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Author Topic: The Beer Thread  (Read 644729 times)

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #375 on: April 14, 2010, 08:14:21 PM »
New season for Oberon.    Always a cause for celebration.   New Holland Sun Dog Amber almost as good. 
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #376 on: April 15, 2010, 05:28:37 PM »
Its not about beer per se, and a lot of you will probably say that Miller Lite is piss water, but those Aluminum Can radio commercials I heard during the brewers games are AWESOME

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #377 on: April 15, 2010, 06:28:29 PM »
Its not about beer per se, and a lot of you will probably say that Miller Lite is piss water, but those Aluminum Can radio commercials I heard during the brewers games are AWESOME

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #378 on: April 15, 2010, 08:11:24 PM »
New season for Oberon.    Always a cause for celebration.   New Holland Sun Dog Amber almost as good. 
Yes, Oberon is the absolute bomb diggity dog in the summer...
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #379 on: April 15, 2010, 11:35:33 PM »
Yes, Oberon is the absolute bomb diggity dog in the summer...

Oberon is overrated IMO. Just like Spotted Cow. Fatty Boomblatty is a great summer beer though. So is Three Floyds Drunken Monk which I had last weekend.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #380 on: April 22, 2010, 11:21:13 AM »
Had a Captial Brewery "Supper Club"

Tastes like Miller.

Good to sip one while grilling, but I won't be buying another 6 pack.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #381 on: April 23, 2010, 09:32:33 AM »
Fort Collins Brewery:
Any recommendations from their line of beers, as my local grocery store just started carrying it.
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #382 on: April 23, 2010, 09:48:11 AM »
Oberon has never done much for me, it's OK but nothing I'll write home about...

I tried the Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout last night, very tasty, strong bourbon flavor but it doesn't have the wonderful complexity of flavors Founders KBS does although it is cheaper, going by memory I thought it was similar to how I remember Goose Island Bourbon County stout was.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #383 on: April 23, 2010, 10:49:53 AM »
Anyone one else going to Dark Lord Days tomorrow at Three Floyds?
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« Reply #384 on: April 23, 2010, 11:51:38 AM »
Anyone one else going to Dark Lord Days tomorrow at Three Floyds?

I would love too, but sadly not this year.
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« Reply #385 on: April 30, 2010, 04:48:37 PM »
Drinking a Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot (WTF).

pretty good.  Its a limited release Ale.  Not hoppy, just lots of malty taste.  Nothing too special.  Just a good overall beer.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #386 on: May 01, 2010, 01:37:14 PM »
12 oz. Can of Miller Lite, on the beach in 80* weather.  They taste like Jesus.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #387 on: May 02, 2010, 10:12:24 PM »
Had a Captial Brewery "Supper Club"

Tastes like Miller.

Good to sip one while grilling, but I won't be buying another 6 pack.

Kind of a micro-macro. I bought a six pack yesterday of this. My thought was it tasted like a High Life, but from better ingredients. For a session beer, I think it serves it's purpose well. I enjoyed it.

I can see an issue though. It's their best selling beer at the brewery, but I can see that being a result of people wanting a familiar, more approachable beer than the other styles. But, if I'm looking at a $3 difference between a six pack of High Life and Supper Club, I'm probably going with the High Life.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #388 on: May 05, 2010, 12:02:16 AM »
Was in the mood for something summerish the other night after golf, and picked up a six pack of Flying Dog's In Heat Wheat. Pretty solid hefeweizen. Has all the right flavors, light, fairly carbonated. A good summer session beer, and one to help pass the time until Dancing Man comes out.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #389 on: May 06, 2010, 10:53:12 AM »
I picked up a four pack of Dark Horse Brewing's special Double Crooked Tree IPA.  They literally double everything in the recipe but the water, and the end result is a kickass 13% ABV beer.  However, unlike the GI Bourbon County Stout, it doesn't have that overwhelming alcohol taste.  This is a big, bold beer with huge flavor, and one of them is going in the cellar for next year.  The only downside is that it's a premium price ($15 / 4 pack).
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #390 on: May 06, 2010, 10:55:09 AM »
mmmm I need to find this beer in the Madison area...

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #391 on: May 06, 2010, 11:00:12 AM »
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #392 on: May 06, 2010, 11:23:43 AM »
so basically, drive to Milwaukee.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #393 on: May 06, 2010, 10:36:05 PM »
This just seems like overkill but some Scottish guys are now brewing 41% alcohol beer, (sink the Bismark).  Although their 32% Tactical Nuclear Penguin has one of the greatest beer names.

http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-coldbeer-20100506,0,2547965,full.story

Anyone up for a month long case race?

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #394 on: May 07, 2010, 01:45:00 PM »
I looked at these last week and it piqued my interest and I might pick these up. Ola Dubh, they have a 12,16,30 and a 40. These are ole ales aged in casks that contained scotch. For instance the 30 is aged in casks once containing 30YO Highland single malt.

Anyone ever try these?

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #395 on: May 09, 2010, 03:34:17 PM »
Just had the new New Glarus Enigma. Just a heads up, enigma is at discount, along with a little iced barleywine. They haven't had iced barleywine in about three months, so i'm not sure where they got it, but as of yesterday they had two 4 packs.

Back to the Enigma, this is an awesome, awesome beer. It is everything the cherry stout should have been and more. It starts as a cherry beer, and it is then aged in vanilla oak barrels. You can really pick up on the oak/vanilla/cherry/and some brown ale characteristics without any one part overpowering. I am definitely buying more of this masterpiece, Dan struck gold with this one.
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #396 on: May 10, 2010, 11:41:24 AM »
Fort Collins Brewery:
Any recommendations from their line of beers, as my local grocery store just started carrying it.

Do you mean New Belgium Brewery?  It is a brewery in Fort Collins that just expanded in the past year or so to WI and some other midwest areas.  They have some good ones, if you go to the brewery you can have a free beer tasting, they give you 4 beers of your choice about 6-8oz each, and they are free.  Also, they are big into the renewable energy kick, their entire brewery is run on wind power.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #397 on: May 10, 2010, 12:05:00 PM »
Do you mean New Belgium Brewery?  ....

No, I do not. 

I am familar with New Belgium, after a recommendation from Hards.  ;)

Fort Collins Brewery is an entirely different company.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #398 on: May 10, 2010, 12:07:58 PM »
No, I do not. 

I am familar with New Belgium, after a recommendation from Hards.  ;)

Fort Collins Brewery is an entirely different company.



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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #399 on: May 11, 2010, 08:50:36 AM »
Just had the new New Glarus Enigma. Just a heads up, enigma is at discount, along with a little iced barleywine. They haven't had iced barleywine in about three months, so i'm not sure where they got it, but as of yesterday they had two 4 packs.
Back to the Enigma, this is an awesome, awesome beer. It is everything the cherry stout should have been and more. It starts as a cherry beer, and it is then aged in vanilla oak barrels. You can really pick up on the oak/vanilla/cherry/and some brown ale characteristics without any one part overpowering. I am definitely buying more of this masterpiece, Dan struck gold with this one.

thanks for the heads up, I cleaned out their iced barleywines last nite  ;)(have about 15 left in the cellar)


did try an Enigma, that will be great on a hot day IMO
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