The Craft Beer Thread....

FenwayFaithful

Damn. The guy at my place said not till next week. youngster and I are gonna buy up the whole shipment.

edit: give us a review jamminpearls when you crack that baby open. I gotta know how it is.

SVRDhand13

jamminpearls wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

rick1zoo2 wrote:

Is that PJ beer available yet? I haven't tried to find it.

It is available starting today in Delaware.

I got lucky and got some!!!!

Nice. I really hope I am able to get a few bottles. Unfortunately, all the Coors light and Bud Select fans will all of a sudden be interested in good tasting beer.

jamminpearls

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Damn. The guy at my place said not till next week. youngster and I are gonna buy up the whole shipment.

edit: give us a review jamminpearls when you crack that baby open. I gotta know how it is.

I'll have it Monday,Wifes grandparents picked me up some at 11 at the brewery.

FenwayFaithful

jamminpearls wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Damn. The guy at my place said not till next week. youngster and I are gonna buy up the whole shipment.

edit: give us a review jamminpearls when you crack that baby open. I gotta know how it is.

I'll have it Monday,Wifes grandparents picked me up some at 11 at the brewery.

Lucky duck. Are they big bottles or are they coming in 4 packs?

jamminpearls

Big bottles 750ml.

81

went with the Dark Truth Stout tonight

9.7%....with a best by date of 4/27/13

one of the darkest beers ever....

smooth, flavorful and strong

SVRDhand13

I was able to get 2 pints of Faithfull Ale today. It was good, but not great. I will give a full review tomorrow.

The Juggler

jamminpearls wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Damn. The guy at my place said not till next week. youngster and I are gonna buy up the whole shipment.

edit: give us a review jamminpearls when you crack that baby open. I gotta know how it is.

I'll have it Monday,Wifes grandparents picked me up some at 11 at the brewery.

god damn it...my parents were down there this weekend. didn't even think about it.

Cliffy6745

Came out today at noon, didn't miss out

81

SVRDhand13 wrote:

I was able to get 2 pints of Faithfull Ale today. It was good, but not great

doesn't suprise me after reading about what kind of brew they were making.

SVRDhand13

81 wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

I was able to get 2 pints of Faithfull Ale today. It was good, but not great

doesn't suprise me after reading about what kind of brew they were making.

Haha and the reason I am not reviewing it now is that I also had a 120 minutes IPA, a Wet Hop American Summer Ale, and a Bitches Brew .

The Juggler

SVRDhand13 wrote:

81 wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

I was able to get 2 pints of Faithfull Ale today. It was good, but not great

doesn't suprise me after reading about what kind of brew they were making.

Haha and the reason I am not reviewing it now is that I also had a 120 minutes IPA, a Wet Hop American Summer Ale, and a Bitches Brew .

you, sir, are a great american.

81

SVRDhand13 wrote:

81 wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

I was able to get 2 pints of Faithfull Ale today. It was good, but not great

doesn't suprise me after reading about what kind of brew they were making.

Haha and the reason I am not reviewing it now is that I also had a 120 minutes IPA, a Wet Hop American Summer Ale, and a Bitches Brew .

that's like 150 bucks worth of beer....on ebay.

SVRDhand13

The Juggler wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

Haha and the reason I am not reviewing it now is that I also had a 120 minutes IPA, a Wet Hop American Summer Ale, and a Bitches Brew .

you, sir, are a great american.

Thank you lol. Best Wednesday in a long time (maybe ever).

Wobbie

I don't know why I just now got to this thread.....since I absolutely LOVE beer

for those who don't know me, I live in Utah :shock: . let me clear up a few misconceptions....you CAN drink here and there ARE plenty of bars. that said, the LDS influenced government would just as soon all us heathens moved away . but it ain't happening.

they do have some fucked up laws..."low" beer (4% ABV) can be bought at the grocery store. higher % beer, liquor and wine all have to be bought at the state liquor store....and it is fucking expensive . there are a lot of local brewers and they mostly all do high and low beers. I think there's some truth to their assertion that there's more "craft" in the low beers because you can't just rely on high alcohol content for sales. there really are some very good "grocery store" beers.

I subscribe to Draft Magazine. it kind of drives me crazy because the state liquor stores have a crap selection, so a lot of beers we never get. and, as much as I like beer, Draft is often Greek to me...which leads me to: what is the definition of a "session beer"? :?

FenwayFaithful

Beer Advocate defines a Session Beer as:

"Any beer that contains no higher than 5 percent ABV, featuring a balance between malt and hop characters (ingredients) and, typically, a clean finish - a combination of which creates a beer with high drinkability. The purpose of a session beer is to allow a beer drinker to have multiple beers, within a reasonable time period or session, without overwhelming the senses or reaching inappropriate levels of intoxication."

Yellow Ledbelly

I wondered the same thing before.....from http://www.beeradvocate.com

EDIT: Well fenway posted the same thing I did.....beer advocate is still a cool site to roam around some though

Wobbie

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Beer Advocate defines a Session Beer as:

"Any beer that contains no higher than 5 percent ABV, featuring a balance between malt and hop characters (ingredients) and, typically, a clean finish - a combination of which creates a beer with high drinkability. The purpose of a session beer is to allow a beer drinker to have multiple beers, within a reasonable time period or session, without overwhelming the senses or reaching inappropriate levels of intoxication."

thank you, FF . I guess there is actually a new trend afoot to produce LOWER alcohol beer. one advocate said "Why? Because I like to DRINK beer, not SIP beer." makes some sense to me....those double IPAs will fuck you up in a HURRY

P.S. I liked the "inappropriate levels" qualifier....that's always the key...get drunk, but not too drunk

Yellow Ledbelly

We only have one brewery down in Mizzip...Lazy Magnolia...and they do a mean pecan beer.
They also have one with sweet potatoes but I haven't had it. It is not very widely available in this neck of the woods.

supadupa

I love Belgian-style beers. My favorites are probably Delirium Tremens and Delirium Nocturnum.

New Belgium's Trippel is pretty yummy, too.

Cliffy6745

imalive wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Beer Advocate defines a Session Beer as:

"Any beer that contains no higher than 5 percent ABV, featuring a balance between malt and hop characters (ingredients) and, typically, a clean finish - a combination of which creates a beer with high drinkability. The purpose of a session beer is to allow a beer drinker to have multiple beers, within a reasonable time period or session, without overwhelming the senses or reaching inappropriate levels of intoxication."

thank you, FF . I guess there is actually a new trend afoot to produce LOWER alcohol beer. one advocate said "Why? Because I like to DRINK beer, not SIP beer." makes some sense to me....those double IPAs will fuck you up in a HURRY

P.S. I liked the "inappropriate levels" qualifier....that's always the key...get drunk, but not too drunk

I think session beers are originally a UK thing and I think they are typically served warmer than most beer.

Cliffy6745

supadupa wrote:

I love Belgian-style beers. My favorites are probably Delirium Tremens and Delirium Nocturnum.

New Belgium's Trippel is pretty yummy, too.

Tremens kicks ass. Won best beer in the world. My favorite beer glass I own is the pink elephant glass.

Given to...

imalive wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Beer Advocate defines a Session Beer as:

"Any beer that contains no higher than 5 percent ABV, featuring a balance between malt and hop characters (ingredients) and, typically, a clean finish - a combination of which creates a beer with high drinkability. The purpose of a session beer is to allow a beer drinker to have multiple beers, within a reasonable time period or session, without overwhelming the senses or reaching inappropriate levels of intoxication."

thank you, FF . I guess there is actually a new trend afoot to produce LOWER alcohol beer. one advocate said "Why? Because I like to DRINK beer, not SIP beer." makes some sense to me....those double IPAs will fuck you up in a HURRY

P.S. I liked the "inappropriate levels" qualifier....that's always the key...get drunk, but not too drunk

I'm telling you Rob, get down to Epic and grab one of their award winning Stouts. It is good!!! 625 Stout I believe. Its right on ... 625 State!

If you want to try something off the beaten path, try the "Brainless on Peaches" That shit will spin your head, but at $11/ bottle it should!

81

imalive wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Beer Advocate defines a Session Beer as:

"Any beer that contains no higher than 5 percent ABV, featuring a balance between malt and hop characters (ingredients) and, typically, a clean finish - a combination of which creates a beer with high drinkability. The purpose of a session beer is to allow a beer drinker to have multiple beers, within a reasonable time period or session, without overwhelming the senses or reaching inappropriate levels of intoxication."

thank you, FF . I guess there is actually a new trend afoot to produce LOWER alcohol beer. one advocate said "Why? Because I like to DRINK beer, not SIP beer." makes some sense to me....those double IPAs will fuck you up in a HURRY

P.S. I liked the "inappropriate levels" qualifier....that's always the key...get drunk, but not too drunk

on the flip side a nice high contect beer is good for a concert and avoiding port a potty lines.

SVRDhand13

Cliffy6745 wrote:

supadupa wrote:

I love Belgian-style beers. My favorites are probably Delirium Tremens and Delirium Nocturnum.

New Belgium's Trippel is pretty yummy, too.

Tremens kicks ass. Won best beer in the world. My favorite beer glass I own is the pink elephant glass.

I have to get one of those. This was one of the first strong beers I had and my taste buds were shocked haha.

Cliffy6745

SVRDhand13 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

supadupa wrote:

I love Belgian-style beers. My favorites are probably Delirium Tremens and Delirium Nocturnum.

New Belgium's Trippel is pretty yummy, too.

Tremens kicks ass. Won best beer in the world. My favorite beer glass I own is the pink elephant glass.

I have to get one of those. This was one of the first strong beers I had and my taste buds were shocked haha.

It's great stuff. It was my first favorite craft beer. Highly, highly recommended.

supadupa

Cliffy6745 wrote:

supadupa wrote:

I love Belgian-style beers. My favorites are probably Delirium Tremens and Delirium Nocturnum.

New Belgium's Trippel is pretty yummy, too.

Tremens kicks ass. Won best beer in the world. My favorite beer glass I own is the pink elephant glass.

I kind of want to run out and buy a couple bottles right now, lol.

Wobbie

Given to... wrote:

I'm telling you Rob, get down to Epic and grab one of their award winning Stouts. It is good!!! 625 Stout I believe. Its right on ... 625 State!

If you want to try something off the beaten path, try the "Brainless on Peaches" That shit will spin your head, but at $11/ bottle it should!

I need to try some more Epics....I've pretty much sampled all the uinta/squatters/wasatch stuff....DC brought over some very good Unita Baba (black lager) last weekend

adam42381

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Beer Advocate defines a Session Beer as:

"Any beer that contains no higher than 5 percent ABV, featuring a balance between malt and hop characters (ingredients) and, typically, a clean finish - a combination of which creates a beer with high drinkability. The purpose of a session beer is to allow a beer drinker to have multiple beers, within a reasonable time period or session, without overwhelming the senses or reaching inappropriate levels of intoxication."

Don't let this guy hear that:

http://www.dingsbeerblog.com/

Cliffy6745

For me this evening:

A couple Saranac Caramel Porters left over from a variety case
Dogfish Head 90 Minute
Smuttynose Pumpkin
Weyerbacher Pumpkin
Bluepoint Hoptical Illusion
Victory Feistber
Ommegang Hennepin.