The Craft Beer Thread....

guitar59

We have a few imperial IPA's from Alley Kat "in the Cellar", a couple Barley wines and an Imperial Stout or two. All from places in Canada. We drank the DFH Pangaea after about a year...just couldn't wait any longer... :oops: We try to keep some of it around...but sometimes you get thirsty...

shep

guitar59 wrote:

We have a few imperial IPA's from Alley Kat "in the Cellar", a couple Barley wines and an Imperial Stout or two. All from places in Canada. We drank the DFH Pangaea after about a year...just couldn't wait any longer... :oops: We try to keep some of it around...but sometimes you get thirsty...

I really liked the Pangaea when I had it fresh... actually drank 2 bottles of it, and somehow have refrained from drinking the other 2 so far (it's been about 4-5 months)... I don't know how long I'm going to make it before I go back and have one... I'm hoping I can make it to the 1 year mark...

Unfortunately it's not on the schedule for DFH this year... very dissappointed at that, especially seeming how it's one of their few occassional brews that actually has label approval in the state of TX... :(

Indifference71

I've been drinking a ton of this lately. The bar about 100 steps from my front door has it on tap....so good.

http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/green_ ... ale/93.php

81

Indifference71 wrote:

I've been drinking a ton of this lately. The bar about 100 steps from my front door has it on tap....so good.

http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/green_ ... ale/93.php

can you be considered a craft beer when you are produced by one of the big three?

Indifference71

81 wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

I've been drinking a ton of this lately. The bar about 100 steps from my front door has it on tap....so good.

http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/green_ ... ale/93.php

can you be considered a craft beer when you are produced by one of the big three?

Ohhh yea, Bud bought Goose Island, right? Not like anything has changed w/ goose island though...still a lot of good beers.

81

Indifference71 wrote:

81 wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

I've been drinking a ton of this lately. The bar about 100 steps from my front door has it on tap....so good.

http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/green_ ... ale/93.php

can you be considered a craft beer when you are produced by one of the big three?

Ohhh yea, Bud bought Goose Island, right? Not like anything has changed w/ goose island though...still a lot of good beers.

didn't the brewer quit?

i'm not a goose island fan at all. i don't care for any of the chicago brewers that much.

Indifference71

81 wrote:

didn't the brewer quit?

i'm not a goose island fan at all. i don't care for any of the chicago brewers that much.

Not sure. Green line, 312, and summer ale are all pretty damn good. But I guess not good enough for you beer snobs

81

Indifference71 wrote:

81 wrote:

didn't the brewer quit?

i'm not a goose island fan at all. i don't care for any of the chicago brewers that much.

Not sure. Green line, 312, and summer ale are all pretty damn good. But I guess not good enough for you beer snobs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/1 ... 48178.html



i admit, i'm a beer snob.....and i find goose island to be over rated. i've tried a few different brews a few different times and always come to the same conclusion.

that's ok...right? i mean, i'm sure everyone doesn't agree with my beer choices....

FenwayFaithful

I've always liked Goose Island, but yeah a bit overrated. This coming from a Samuel Adams fanatic. Seriously though, this "overrated" nonsense has gotta end with craft beers.

81

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I've always liked Goose Island, but yeah a bit overrated. This coming from a Samuel Adams fanatic. Seriously though, this "overrated" nonsense has gotta end with craft beers.

lets end it with sam adams....

beers can be over rated....there are some beers out there that get talked up so much, like they are the greatest thing ever...and then you try it, and you shake your head and go why

Jearlpam0925

I can't stress enough that if you're in the Philly area to stop by Victory's brewery in Downingtown. Awesome place.

guitar59

Where should we stop and what should we look for in the NW corner of Arizona and SE corner of Nevada (Flaggstaff/Vegas)? The Mr. loves the IPAs and I am a pale ale gal.

81

guitar59 wrote:

Where should we stop and what should we look for in the NW corner of Arizona and SE corner of Nevada (Flaggstaff/Vegas)? The Mr. loves the IPAs and I am a pale ale gal.

Sierra Nevada

Go Beavers

Top 50 beers in the U.S. 2012. Sadly, I've only had one (#7) There might be a keg of Pliny in town, though.

http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/table_2012.asp?title=Best+Beers+of+the+United+States+2012&file=usa_beer_2012.csv

mfc2006

if you guys haven't already tried Boulevard Brewing's Smokestack Series...you should definitely give it a shot. seriously tasty beers.

http://www.boulevard.com/beers/smokestack-series/

Mamasan23

Go Beavers wrote:

Top 50 beers in the U.S. 2012. Sadly, I've only had one (#7) There might be a keg of Pliny in town, though.

http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/table_2012.asp?title=Best+Beers+of+the+United+States+2012&file=usa_beer_2012.csv

Awesome list, thanks! I've actually tried quite a few that are here. One day I will have that Dark Lord beer. It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.

81

mfc2006 wrote:

if you guys haven't already tried Boulevard Brewing's Smokestack Series...you should definitely give it a shot. seriously tasty beers.

http://www.boulevard.com/beers/smokestack-series/

i've had their dark truth and bully porter....

quickly becoming a fan of this brewer.

81

Mamasan23 wrote:

Go Beavers wrote:

Top 50 beers in the U.S. 2012. Sadly, I've only had one (#7) There might be a keg of Pliny in town, though.

http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/table_2012.asp?title=Best+Beers+of+the+United+States+2012&file=usa_beer_2012.csv

Awesome list, thanks! I've actually tried quite a few that are here. One day I will have that Dark Lord beer. It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.

lot of oak/bourbon aged beers on that list....

i remmeber hearing about them a couple of years ago, they were becoming all the rage...

i've two or three and they don't do it for me.

i prefer straight beer.

mfc2006

81 wrote:

mfc2006 wrote:

if you guys haven't already tried Boulevard Brewing's Smokestack Series...you should definitely give it a shot. seriously tasty beers.

http://www.boulevard.com/beers/smokestack-series/

i've had their dark truth and bully porter....

quickly becoming a fan of this brewer.

those are 2 of my favorites. :thumbup:

shep

mfc2006 wrote:

81 wrote:

mfc2006 wrote:

if you guys haven't already tried Boulevard Brewing's Smokestack Series...you should definitely give it a shot. seriously tasty beers.

http://www.boulevard.com/beers/smokestack-series/

i've had their dark truth and bully porter....

quickly becoming a fan of this brewer.

those are 2 of my favorites. :thumbup:

I've had the dark truth, double wide IPA, The Sixth Glass (a quadruple), and a Tank 7... of them the dark truth and the double wide were my favorites...

I also have one of there limited releases in my beer aging fridge... the 2011 Bourbon Barrel Quad... it's clocked in at some ridiculous ABV, so i thought it might be a good idea to age it a bit, judging from the other beers i've had from the brewer...