The Craft Beer Thread....

guitar59

rcs wrote:

guitar59 wrote:

A tasty imperial Pumpkin from Howe Sound (located in Squamish) Love the fall seasonals!

YUM!
We should probably have some of that for Canadian Thanksgiving!

I bet it goes great with turkey and pie! I will put a couple in the fridge...but none for me until the bird is served...

Bentleyspop

Not to brag or anything but I did 2 volunteer shifts this past wekend at the Great American Beer Festical in Denver. There were over 2400 beers from 466 breweries. I was a beer pourer in the mid-west section. I believe I got to sample just over 140 differnt beers over the 2 nights.

I hate to say that nothing stood out and made me go WOW!! Guess I'm jaded living in Boulder and having 9 breweries and or brewpubs within walking and or cycling distance. And so many more throughout the state. But I did like a bunch of the Michigan breweries including Bells, and Arcadia. Wish I had had more time to take notes.

81

Bentleyspop wrote:

Not to brag or anything but I did 2 volunteer shifts this past wekend at the Great American Beer Festical in Denver. There were over 2400 beers from 466 breweries. I was a beer pourer in the mid-west section. I believe I got to sample just over 140 differnt beers over the 2 nights.

I hate to say that nothing stood out and made me go WOW!! Guess I'm jaded living in Boulder and having 9 breweries and or brewpubs within walking and or cycling distance. And so many more throughout the state. But I did like a bunch of the Michigan breweries including Bells, and Arcadia. Wish I had had more time to take notes.

Bells is good. mmm as is Great Lakes

Goose island blows.

FenwayFaithful

So it appears the supply of Pumpkinhead is running out quickly. I went to 3 places today and all I could find were 2 twelve-packs. If you enjoy Shipyard Pumpkinhead and you are within their distribution range, grab what's left. They never make enough of that stuff every year.

81

anybody know anything about this pj20 beer?

81

FenwayFaithful wrote:

So it appears the supply of Pumpkinhead is running out quickly. I went to 3 places today and all I could find were 2 twelve-packs. If you enjoy Shipyard Pumpkinhead and you are within their distribution range, grab what's left. They never make enough of that stuff every year.

seriously...does it taste like pumpkin?

do i need to pick some up?

rick1zoo2

81 wrote:

anybody know anything about this pj20 beer?

http://www.dogfish.com/community/news/p ... estone.htm

FenwayFaithful

81 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

So it appears the supply of Pumpkinhead is running out quickly. I went to 3 places today and all I could find were 2 twelve-packs. If you enjoy Shipyard Pumpkinhead and you are within their distribution range, grab what's left. They never make enough of that stuff every year.

seriously...does it taste like pumpkin?

do i need to pick some up?

Oh yeah. It's amazing 81. Served in a 22oz glass rimmed with cinnamon is a delight. I had never seen it served like that until a wedding we went to a few weeks ago. If you can find it, get it. My buddy just called me earlier and said there's none left at places west of boston.

edit: It's brewed in Portland ME, but it might be distributed to Chicago.

81

Dissidentman wrote:

Finally got me some Pumking in house!

http://www.southerntierbrewing.com/for%20download/body_pumking%2022oz%20bottle.jpg

you fuckers owe me 5 bucks...

after hearing all the "great" things about pumpkin beers


i tried the Pumpking

it was by far one of the worst beers i have ever had. that includes busch light, natty light and milwaukee's best.

absolute shit.

i could not finish it that is how bad it was....

i tried adding whipped cream to help it go down....nope....still god aweful....

i will NEVER EVER try anouther pumpkin beer so long as i live.

whomever inveted this crap should be taken out behind the brew house and beat

disgusting

dcfaithful

Drinking this right now, such a delicious local brew:

81

dcfaithful wrote:

Drinking this right now, such a delicious local brew:

never had it....but i'll wager it's better than pumpkin beers


i've got a chocolate stout in front of me...not bad

Cliffy6745

81 wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

Finally got me some Pumking in house!

http://www.southerntierbrewing.com/for%20download/body_pumking%2022oz%20bottle.jpg

you fuckers owe me 5 bucks...

after hearing all the "great" things about pumpkin beers


i tried the Pumpking

it was by far one of the worst beers i have ever had. that includes busch light, natty light and milwaukee's best.

absolute shit.

i could not finish it that is how bad it was....

i tried adding whipped cream to help it go down....nope....still god aweful....

i will NEVER EVER try anouther pumpkin beer so long as i live.

whomever inveted this crap should be taken out behind the brew house and beat

disgusting

Really? I'm suprised at that. I have been drinking pumpkin all fall. Took me a while to get into it but I love it now. I didn't like it at all at first a couple years ago.

81

Really aweful

If you like it....great.....but that stuff is shit in my book

dcfaithful

81 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

Drinking this right now, such a delicious local brew:

never had it....but i'll wager it's better than pumpkin beers


i've got a chocolate stout in front of me...not bad

I honestly think pumpkin beers aren't that great. I like pumpkin a lot, I truly do... but I'm also a believer that just because it's fall and pumpkin is good doesn't mean that everything has to be pumpkin. It gets out of hand sometimes.

Cliffy6745

Funny, I don't like pumpkin but like pumpkin beer.

81

Love pumpkin pie


Hate pumpkin beer

The Juggler

when you don't have time for a full fledged tailgate, always opt for the golden monkey. few of those little guys and you're feeling kinda good heading into a game. :thumbup:

FenwayFaithful

I've been hooked on http://www.beeradvocate.com

I love looking for new brews to try.

To paraphrase Jimmy Fallon "Thank you craft beer industry for making my alcoholism seem like a cool hobby"

edit: I'm nursing the last of my Pumpkinhead 12 pack. I'm gonna miss you Pumpkinhead.

81

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I've been hooked on http://www.beeradvocate.com

I love looking for new brews to try.

To paraphrase Jimmy Fallon "Thank you craft beer industry for making my alcoholism seem like a cool hobby"

edit: I'm nursing the last of my Pumpkinhead 12 pack. I'm gonna miss you Pumpkinhead.

if i had a twelve pack of them in the fridge, i would be taking 11.5 of them back for a refund.

i like ratebeer.com, but i normally just go to binnys and wander around for a bit looking to see what catchs my eye.

FenwayFaithful

Thanks for the heads up on that site. Nice alternative to BA.