Beer!!!!

CantKeepMeHere

corona is my fav - but living in VT my real passion is reserved for
LONG TRAIL

Johnny Abruzzo

cantkeepmehere wrote:

corona is my fav - but living in VT my real passion is reserved for
LONG TRAIL

I'm a big fan of Long Trail's beers too. I had one called, I think, Double Bag. Tasted nice and a funny label of a well-endowed cow!

Ok, I don't want to be that guy, but Corona? $25 a case for a beer with such little flavor it needs a lime? Really? What does this beer have going for it besides a slick marketing campaign?

As far as cheap, macro-produced beers go, my fav (the only one I really like actually) is Miller High Life. Maybe you feel the same about that as I do about Corona, but at least it sells at an appropriate price range.

Get_Right

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Ok, I don't want to be that guy, but Corona? $25 a case for a beer with such little flavor it needs a lime? Really? What does this beer have going for it besides a slick marketing campaign?

As far as cheap, macro-produced beers go, my fav (the only one I really like actually) is Miller High Life. Maybe you feel the same about that as I do about Corona, but at least it sells at an appropriate price range.

Well I was going to agree with you about the corona, it was a novelty in 1988, but I cant see how anyone drinks that stuff by choice

Then you had to go and mention miller.
Life is too short to drink cheap beer.

dcfaithful

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

cantkeepmehere wrote:

corona is my fav - but living in VT my real passion is reserved for
LONG TRAIL

I'm a big fan of Long Trail's beers too. I had one called, I think, Double Bag. Tasted nice and a funny label of a well-endowed cow!

Ok, I don't want to be that guy, but Corona? $25 a case for a beer with such little flavor it needs a lime? Really? What does this beer have going for it besides a slick marketing campaign?

As far as cheap, macro-produced beers go, my fav (the only one I really like actually) is Miller High Life. Maybe you feel the same about that as I do about Corona, but at least it sells at an appropriate price range.

I was going to agree on the Corona too. I've always felt it has such a weak flavor for how much they promote themselves. Plus, it's overpriced.

Although I have heard that Mexican Corona's are much better. However, I cannot say I know from experience.

Johnny Abruzzo

You're right. It's not worth it to drink cheap beer. I really just mean, in the absence of good alternatives, High Life is the best one IMO. Don't worry. I'm drinking St Bernardus Tripel right now.

Get_Right

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

You're right. It's not worth it to drink cheap beer. I really just mean, in the absence of good alternatives, High Life is the best one IMO. Don't worry. I'm drinking St Bernardus Tripel right now.

hahaha nice!

I just cant seem to spend my money on anything other than a sierra beer. Ive tried so many others, and I just keep coming back. Although I do enjoy guiness and boddingtons pub cans as a change of pace from the IPA.

81

corona is ok once in a while

put i prefer porter's and stouts. i've tried dozens and most small brewing companies make a good one. really can't go wrong with a good beer

ZiggyStar

I'm having a month off drinking....I've just completed week 3....but fuck I'd love a handful of beers followed by a few red wines.

Today is a public holiday for Australia Day and do you know how un-Australian it is to not drink on Australia Day? And I don't even have any weed!! :shock: It's wrong....W-R-O-N-G!

Feel good though!

dunkman

dcfaithful wrote:

I want to homebrew so badly, but I don't have a dishwasher, and frankly I don't want to manually sanitize...I just don't have that much free time.

by one of these bad boys

dunkman

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Ok, I don't want to be that guy, but Corona? $25 a case for a beer with such little flavor it needs a lime? Really? What does this beer have going for it besides a slick marketing campaign?

I don't know if its one of those myths or not, but i think they use a lime wedge to both sanitize the bottle neck and most importantly it keeps the flies out of your bottle... don't think it's a taste thing although mexican cooking uses a fucktruck of lime right enough... so it might just be that it started off as a taste thing.

regardless... i quite like Corona.. it's my favourite mass produced lager i suppose.

intodeep

Thanks to a friend in California that i do beer swaps with i have some wonderful Russian River Beers in my fridge:

Pliney the Elder
Blind Pig
Consecretion
Temptation

It sucks because i want to drink them on a special occasion and i ain't got nothing good to celebrate

I was going to have Temptation after the Jets went to the superbowl... that did not happen though.

Johnny Abruzzo

intodeep wrote:

Thanks to a friend in California that i do beer swaps with i have some wonderful Russian River Beers in my fridge:

Pliney the Elder
Blind Pig
Consecretion
Temptation

It sucks because i want to drink them on a special occasion and i ain't got nothing good to celebrate

I was going to have Temptation after the Jets went to the superbowl... that did not happen though.

Drinking one of those babies is, in and of itself, a special occasion. Get to it!

Oh yeah, in Philadelphia, I celebrated that the Eagles didn't lose the NFC Championship Game this year.

Get_Right

mca47 wrote:

Their new spring beer "Glissade" is damn good too!

just picked up a case
we shall see-I am sure its good.

Dissidentman

PBR

weekapaug19

This is the initial lineup for this years Beer advocate extreme beer fest...I can't wait!!!!!! The point of this fest is for brewers to think outside the box, and come up with innovative, extreme beers, not your typical beers you can buy everyday.


Brewers & Their Amazing Extreme Beers

As part of our commitment to ensuring the best damn selection and the highest level of beer education possible, all brewers have been handpicked and are required to have knowledgeable people behind their booths; typically brewers. As a result we have a most awesome line-up of some 100+ Extreme Beers from 27+ brewers!

Important notes on the beers:
All beers are subject to change and availability.
All pours are 2ozs (or less).
Listed percentages are alcohol by volume (ABV).
Friday's Night of the Barrels will be a completely different line-up.
Here's the current list. Please not that we'll be adding more brewers and beers, and that all listings are subject to change/availability.

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Allagash Brewing Co. (ME)
allagash.com

Tripel aged w/ Montmorency cherries
Aged for 7 months; 9.0%

2007 & 2009 Victoria
Brewed w/ 40% Chardonnay grapes, fermented w/ wine yeast; 9.0%

2008 Interlude
Brewed w/ Brett, aged in French Oak Merlot and Syrah bbls; 9.5%

Bourbon Black
Belgian Stout aged in Jim Beam bbls; 9.0%

Victor Frankenstein
2008 Victor aged in a cask w/ bugs and 2009 Cabernet Franc grapes; 9.5%

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Avery Brewing Co. (CO)
averybrewing.com

duganA IPA
Double IPA; 8.5%

Samael's Oak Aged Ale
A very Strong Ale; 16.45%

The Beast Grand Cru
Belgian Dark Strong Ale; 15.07%

Mephistopheles' Stout
Belgian Imperial Stout; 16.83%

Sui Generis Barrel Aged Sour Ale
10 different beers blended from 10 different types of barrels; 10.2%

Brabant Barrel Aged Wild Ale
100% Brett fermented wild ale aged in Zinfandel bbls; 8.64%

Black Tot Imperial Oatmeal Stout (Rum Barrel Aged)
Aged in Gosling's "old rum" barrels; 10.08%

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Berkshire Brewing Co. (MA)
berkshirebrewingcompany.com

Stuck Mash Ale
Brewed w/ 100% wheat malt, 3 types. Very unique and difficult to brew; 6.0%

Nitro Coffee Porter
Brewed w/ organic Dean's Beans and nitrogenated; 6.2%

Raspberry Barley Wine
Brewed w/ 1/2lb of fresh raspberries per gallon; 9.0%

Holidale
Annual Barleywine; 9.5%

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Boston Beer Co. (MA)
samadams.com

Chocolate Chili Bock
Chocolate Bock kicked up w/ an intense chili spicing; 5.5%

Rough Bock
Experimental Bock; 9.0%

Utopias
2009 vintage, blended w/ beers aged in Muscatle, Madeira, and Bourbon bbls; 27.0%

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Cambridge Brewing Co. (MA)
cambridgebrewingcompany.com

2006 Barrel-Aged Heather Ale
Brewed w/ aromatic barley malt, fresh, hand-harvested heather flowers were added to the kettle during the boil along with sweet gale and lavender. It was then barrel-aged with Lactobacillus in Frech oak wine barrels.

Cerise Cassée
The world's first solera-style beer, produced via spontaneous fermentation along with sour cherries in French oak wine barrels, after aging between one and six years in oak; 8.5%

Reckoning
100% Brett (from Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen) beer fermented in both stainless steel and French oak; 8.6%

Weekapaug Gruit
Brewed with malted barley, wheat, oats, and fermented with our Belgian yeast, and incorporating the traditional brewing herbs sweet gale, yarrow, and wild rosemary, along with licorice root and nettles; 5.0%

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Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. (NY)
captainlawrencebrewing.com

Captain's Reserve Imperial IPA
Served on cask; 9.0%

Nor Easter Winter Warmer
Strong dark ale w/ elderberries, aged in oak; 12.0%

Golden Delicious
Tripel aged in apple brandy bbls; 10.0%

Xtreme Blend 2010
Special Sour Ale aged in oak

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Cigar City Brewing (FL)
cigarcitybrewing.com

Bourbon Barrel Aged Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout
Barrel Aged Imperial Stout; 11.5%

Barrel Aged Hunahpu's Imperial Stout
Barrel Aged Spiced Stout; 11.5%

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Cisco Brewers (MA)
ciscobrewers.com

Lady of the Woods
New French oak and Chardonnay bbl aged Grey Lady, 6-12 months; 4.4%

Dark Woods
Syrah and rum bbl aged dark beer blends. One of these bbls sat on cranberries for 13 months, another 100% Brett; 7.7%

Baggywrinkle
Single hop English-esque Barleywine; 12.0%

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Dark Horse Brewing Co. (MI)
darkhorsebrewery.com

Double Double Crooked Tree India Pale Ale
QPA Quad India Pale Ale; 20.0%+

Hibiscus Trip on Wood
Sapient Trip Ale w/ hibiscus and aged in brand new oak cask; 10.0%

The Donut Beer
Brown Ale made w/ world famous Marshall, Michigan's Louie's nut rolls. "This product was made w/ nuts"; 8.0%

Wiggs' Little Red Rocket
Red Ale made w/ candied Red Hots; 8.0%

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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (DE)
dogfish.com

Dogfish Head is the official sponsor of Extreme Beer Fest. Swing by and say hello to Sam Calagione and crew!

Burton Baton Meets Randall w/ Wood Chips
A blend of oak-aged English strong ale and 90 Min IPA, poured thru Randall the Enamel Animal packed w/ wood chips; 9.0%

Red & White Meets Randall w/ Orange Peels
Big, belgian-style Wit brewed w/ coriander and orange peel, and fermented w/ Pinot Noir juice, some aged in giant oak tanks, and then poured thru Randall filled w/ brewer's orange peels; 10.0%

World Wide Stout Meets Randall w/ Expresso Coffee Beans
Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley; dark, rich, and roasty. Poured thru Randall filled w/ expresso coffee beans; 18.0%+

120 Min IPA Meets Randall w/ Whole Leaf Hops
The Holy Grail for Hopheads at 120IBUs! Brewed to a colossal 45-degree plato, boiled for a full 2 hrs while being continually hopped w/ high alpha American hops, dry-hopped daily in the fermenter for a month and aged for a month on whole leaf hops. Poured thru Randall packed w/ whole leaf hops; 18.0%+

Black Thai
An inordinately fruity and roasty Imperial Stout brewed w/ edamame, black berries, and Thai basil; 9.0%

Wrath of Pecan!
A collaboration between the Alström brothers, Sam Calagione and Bryan Selders, brewed for EBF and named by the BeerAdvocate community. It's a brownish ale brewed w/ malt smoked over pecan wood and fermented w/ plantains and carob. Congrats to BA "strangefate" and his winning entry: Wrath of Pecan!

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Founders Brewing Co. (MI)
foundersbrewing.com

Black Biscuit
Syrup bbl aged Baltic Porter/Old Ale; 9.5%

Canadian Breakfast Stout
Syrup bbl aged Chocolate Coffee Stout; 9.3%

Newaygo County Cherry
Syrup bbl aged Cherry Ale; 7.2%

Nemesis
Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Wheat Wine, 70IBUs, 9 months cave aged; 12.0%

Double Trouble
Imperial IPA; 9.4%

Founder Imperial Stout
Imperial Stout; 10.5%

Spite Pepper Pale Ale
Pale Ale fermented w/ 5 varieties of peppers; 5.4%

Hand of Doom
Bbl aged Imperial IPA; 10.3%

Mister E Froot
Special bbl aged fruit beer; 7.0%

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS)
Bbl aged Chocolate Coffee Stout; 11.2%

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Harpoon Brewery (MA)
harpoon.com

Harpoon 100 Barrel Island Creek Oyster Stout
Brewed w/ Island Creek Oysters; 5.5%

Garlic Beer (To Be Named)
Brown Ale brewed w/ garlic; 6.0%

Wood Aged Chocolate Stout
Aged in a whiskey bbl served from a firkin; 5.9%

Wood Aged Baltic Porter
Leviathan Baltic Porter aged in a whiskey bbl; 9.5%

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Haverhill Brewery (MA)
haverhillbrewery.com

Ascension
Belgian IPA w/ a TON of Saaz hops; 7.2%

Triskelion '07
Aged single malt, single hop, decoction mashed, long boil Barleywine; 10.3%

Beerstand '08
Aged sour-mashed Berlinerweiss. The last keg ever; 2.9%

Leatherlips
Uniquely sessionable super-hoppy IPA, dry-hopped too; 5.0%

Wisp of Smoke
Czech-style Pilsner w/ just enough German smoked malt to make it slightly confusing; 5.2%

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Ithaca Beer Co. (NY)
ithacabeer.com

alpHalpHa
Brewed w/ NY hops and local honey, unique spin on the DIPA style; 9.0%

La Mieux
Fermented w/ "Roeselare" bugs for 1 year, dry-hopped liberally w/ Amarillos. Sneak preview of Ithaca's next epic American Wild Ale; 7.0%

LeBleu
The much sought after Blueberry Sour; 5.5%

$5 Shake
Last year's controversial anniversary ale (ELEVEN) confined in a Heaven Hill Barrel for 9 months, finally set free; 8.5%

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Lagunitas Brewing Co. (CA)
lagunitas.com

Hop Stoopid
Crazy hopped IPA; 8.2%

Bourbon Barrel Aged (brett) Razzberry Imperial Stout
Razzberry Imperial Stout; 12.0%

Cappucino Stout
Stout infused w/ coffee; 9.2%

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Rogue Ales (OR)
rogue.com

Chaote Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager
A roasty lager; 6.0%

Chipotle Ale
Amber Ale infused w/ roasted chipotle peppers; 6.0%

Morimoto Soba Ale
A light speciality ale brewed w/ Soba; 6.0%

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Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly)
schlafly.com

Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine 2008
Vintage wood aged Barleywine; 12.0%

Schlafly Reserve Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout 2008
Vintage bourbon bbl aged Imperial Stout; 12.0%

Schlafly will also pour any beers leftover from Night of the Barrels; subject to availability.

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Shmaltz Brewing Co. (NY)
shmaltz.com

He'brew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah
13th Anniversary Strong Dark Ale; 13.0%

He'brew Rejewvenator
Belgian-style Dubbel/Doppelbock w/ dates; 7.8%

Coney Island Albino Python
White lager w/ sweet orange peel, crushed fennel seed, and ginger; 6.0%

Coney Island Human Blockhead
Vienna/Munich Lager Barleywine; 10.0%

He'brew Bittersweet Lenny's RIPA
Rye Double IPA; 10.0%

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Short's Brewing Co. (MI)
shortsbrewing.com

Key Lime Pie

Plum Rye Bock

Turtle Stout

Descriptions and more offerings to follow.

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Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (CA)
sierranevada.com

Vintage 1994 Bigfoot Barleywine
A special treat; 9.6%

Brady Barrel Aged Belgian Trippel
Belgian Trippel aged in brandy bbls; 8.66%

Chocolate Chili Imperial Stout
American Imperial Stout w/ cocoa nibs & chipotle chiles; 10.0%

Hoptimum
Triple Torpedoed Strong Ale; 9.8%

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Sixpoint Craft Ales (NY)
sixpoint.com

Double Sweet Action
Strong Blond/Cream/Golden Ale; 9.0%

Dry-Hopped Diesel Stout
American Stout w/ some extra hops; 7.0%

Sixpoint Enterprise Pilot Batch #1
Style? No idea.

Sixpoint Enterprise Pilot Batch #2
Indefinable.

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Smuttynose Brewing Co. (NH)
smuttynose.com

Oak G-Bock
Doppelbock aged in Jack Daniels bbls for one year; 9.75%

Bacon Brown Dog
Old Brown Dog dry hopped w/ bacon and aged on applewood; 6.7%

Potato Maple Porter
Porter w/ potato added in the mash and maple syrup added in the secondary; 5.5%

Wheat Wine Ale
Hybridization of a Barleywine and Wheat Ale, well-hopped; 11.4%

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Southern Tier Brewing Co. (NY)
southerntierbrewing.com

Unearthly IPA
Imperial IPA at 153IBUs; 11.0%

Backburner
Barleywine w/ tons of hops (85IBUs); 10.0%

Choklat
Imperial Chocolate Stout; 10.0%

Raspberry Porter
Infused w/ fresh fruit; 7.0%

Gemini
Blend of Unearthly Imperial PA and Hoppe (Imperial Pale Ale); 10.5%

Iniquity
Imperial Black Ale; 9.0%

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Stone Brewing Co. (CA)
stonebrew.com

2006 Double Bastard Ale aged in Brandy Barrel
Vintage brandy bbl aged Strong Ale; 10.0%

2008 Stone Imperial Russian Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels
Stone's monster stout aged on bourbon wood; 11.5%

2010 Stone Old Guardian Belgo-Barley Wine
Greg Koch says: Tthis is a new concoction, and if I do say so myself...fantastico!"

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The Bruery (CA)
thebruery.com

Melange No. Sechs
Brewed w/ beets (for color), cocoa nibs, and rose petals; 9.0%

Two Turtle Doves
Imperial Porter brewed w/ cocoa nibs, caramelized sugar, and pecans; 12.0%

Mischief
Hoppy Golden Strong Ale; 8.5%

Rugbrød
Danish Julebyrg Rye Beer; 8.0%

Saison De Lente
Brett-fermented Saison; 6.5%

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The Lost Abbey (CA)
lostabbey.com

Barrel Aged Gift of the Magi
Gift of the Magi, aged for almost 15 months in French Oak; 10.0%

Serpent's Stout 100% Bourbon Barrel Fermented
Special 100% wood fermented/conditioned for 1 month in bourbon bbl version of Serpent’s Stout. Kegged only; 11.0%

Red Poppy Ale
Lost Abbey's version of the Flanders classic, made once a year, first time being poured on the East Coast this year; 5.0%

Sinner's Blend 2009
Special batch for Lost Abbey's bbl program. A blend of at least 3 different batches of beer; 10.0%

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Watch City Brewing Co. (MA)
watchcitybrew.com

Kanaloa Joe
Mid/High gravity expresso/coffee Stout brewed and conditioned w/ Kona Joe's 100% Kona coffee; 6.7%

Cyrus's Oink...Oink Rauchbier
German smoke beer style enhanced w/ Benton's Bacon from Ten; 6.0%

Corkubita's Gourdgeous Troika Ale
Brewed w/ three types of gourds: blue hubbard, buttercup and butternut. Belgian gravity w/ secret spices; 9.2%

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Weyerbacher Brewing Co. (PA)
weyerbacher.com

Beer list to follow.

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Wormtown Brewing Co. (MA)
wormtownbrewery.com

Peter Piper
Sour beer brewed w/ pickling spices and peppers; 5.0%

Medieval Ale II
Brewed 36 hours before the fest w/ no hops or spices, casked the morning of the fest and naturally carbonated in transit.

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Tasty Eats (Pair w/ Your Beer Experience)

We encourage you to compliment your beer tasting experience by pairing it with one of our thoughtful food items to enhance your beer tasting experience. Please note that all items & prices are subject to change and availability and will be served while they last.

Sunset Grill & Tap
[ Visit them at 130 Brighton Ave in Allston, MA ]

Restaurateur, chef and beer lover Marc Kadish and crew from the Sunset Grill & Tap will return to our fest with an amazing selection of items.

Offerings and prices to follow.

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Waffle Cabin
wafflecabin.com

Enjoy traditional Liege-style Belgian "sugar" waffles from the famous Waffle Cabin of Vermont, made with fresh yeast dough and imported beet and pearl sugar from Belgium. All waffles are freshly baked in front of your eyes using cast-iron waffles irons that caramelize the sugars, then served traditionally in a hand-held fashion to create an intoxicating experience that you'll never forget.

** Caution: these waffles are addictive. $4 each

Get_Right

YUM
the sierra nevada Glissade is almost perfect for me
finally a lager like beer with some kick

carolinabeerguy

Enjoying a few from a 6 pack of Sam Adams Noble Pils I picked up today. Good stuff.

thebetterman

Had a shiner bock tonight, great stuff.

mfc2006

thebetterman wrote:

Had a shiner bock tonight, great stuff.

i'm enjoying a Shiner Frost right now!

intodeep

I would love to go to that beer festival mentioned above!