The Craft Beer Thread....

ckravitz

St Patty's weekend, must have been some new crafts enjoyed? What are they?

I had my first go at the DFH 120. The taste was :shock: to say the least. I know this is probably sacrilegious, but I like the 90 much better.

rearviewross

rearviewross wrote:

Gonna crack open my Samuel Smith Imperial Porter tonight. Anyone else try this?
http://www.samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk/imperialstout.html

Gotta say it was not my favorite. It had an unusual taste that I couldn't quite put my finger on. It wasn't bad, I actually thought it got better as I drank it but I probably wont run back out to buy another.

dougfloyd

Wife found some Spaten Optimator at Trader Joe's today Love this stuff although I think it's better on draft vs bottles or maybe that's just because I'm usually having it with some awesome German food.

Also had some Fountain Square Oatmeal Stout and Sun King Cream Ale this weekend.

PJFAN13

Dayman Coffee IPA - Aleman/Stone/Two Brothers collaboration is quite good...enjoying one as I type this... http://www.stonebrewing.com/collab/

Anyone tried this yet? Wow...I'm surprised how much I like it...can't wait to have one for breakfast If you are a fan of good coffee and fresh hops, I’d can't recommend this beer enough!

PROST!

shep

big day today... ran around town getting a whole bunch of divine reserve #13 from the local brewery, Saint Arnolds.... excited to try it tomorrow night.

just finshed a 1.25 year old bottle of Palo Santo Maron from DFH....

The beer has aged very well from when I tried the first bottle back when i bought the 4-pack.... but it's not ready yet... I think another year and it will be just about right.

PurduePete55

PJFAN13 wrote:

Dayman Coffee IPA - Aleman/Stone/Two Brothers collaboration is quite good...enjoying one as I type this... http://www.stonebrewing.com/collab/

Anyone tried this yet? Wow...I'm surprised how much I like it...can't wait to have one for breakfast If you are a fan of good coffee and fresh hops, I’d can't recommend this beer enough!

PROST!

Just picked up a pair of bombers at Two Brothers this afternoon. I'm pretty excited to try it. The reviews have been good. The hop presence is apparently there, but not overly bitter. I know Two Brothers can bring quality coffee to their beer because their Red Eye Porter is the best beer they make in my world.

This weekend I tried a hop flight on Friday night all via trades. Started with Fat Head Headhunter, then Ithaca Flower Power, and ended with Troegs Nugget Nectar. I liked them in reverse order. The Nugget Nectar was hoppy, sweet, and creamy. Nice balance with the malts, but the hops come through. The Flower Power had a sort of lemony taste to it. Not a citrus bomb of an IPA, just a really interesting taste. The Headhunter was certainly solid. Not overly bitter but not overly citrusy either. At $12 for a 4 pack though, I don't really need any more.

Saturday I got my quarterly trade box from my buddy in California. Last quarter were heavy hitters like Russian River, Alesmith, and Hair of the Dog. This one was very random. Had the Marin County Peach, which I liked because I love peaches and effervescent brews. The 21st Amendment Bitter American was a really nice brew that is sessionable. I could drink a few of those. Nothing stood out about it, just that is was tasty for 4.4%.

he.who.forgets

Hosting the second annual "Malt Madness" blind beer tasting this afternoon. 32 different craft & import brews chilling in the fridge now; nice variety of stouts, porters, IPS's, Belgians, Germans, ales & lagers. Cant wait.

ckravitz

rearviewross wrote:

rearviewross wrote:

Gonna crack open my Samuel Smith Imperial Porter tonight. Anyone else try this?
http://www.samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk/imperialstout.html

Gotta say it was not my favorite. It had an unusual taste that I couldn't quite put my finger on. It wasn't bad, I actually thought it got better as I drank it but I probably wont run back out to buy another.

I had a bottle of this on Friday night and feel almost exactly the same as you.

ckravitz

shep wrote:

big day today... ran around town getting a whole bunch of divine reserve #13 from the local brewery, Saint Arnolds.... excited to try it tomorrow night.

just finshed a 1.25 year old bottle of Palo Santo Maron from DFH....

The beer has aged very well from when I tried the first bottle back when i bought the 4-pack.... but it's not ready yet... I think another year and it will be just about right.

Yep. I have 3 of 4 still in the four pack where they will stay. For a long while. Was way too sweet off the store shelf IMO.

Question if you don't mind... I made the egregious error of tossing the entire 4 pack in the fridge but would now like to age the remaining bottles. Am I going to kill the beer by letting it warm after chilling to 40 F?

madtowndave

ckravitz wrote:

shep wrote:

big day today... ran around town getting a whole bunch of divine reserve #13 from the local brewery, Saint Arnolds.... excited to try it tomorrow night.

just finshed a 1.25 year old bottle of Palo Santo Maron from DFH....

The beer has aged very well from when I tried the first bottle back when i bought the 4-pack.... but it's not ready yet... I think another year and it will be just about right.

Yep. I have 3 of 4 still in the four pack where they will stay. For a long while. Was way too sweet off the store shelf IMO.

Question if you don't mind... I made the egregious error of tossing the entire 4 pack in the fridge but would now like to age the remaining bottles. Am I going to kill the beer by letting it warm after chilling to 40 F?

I have moved beer from the fridge to the basement on occasion, and I have never had any difficulties.

shep

madtowndave wrote:

ckravitz wrote:

shep wrote:

big day today... ran around town getting a whole bunch of divine reserve #13 from the local brewery, Saint Arnolds.... excited to try it tomorrow night.

just finshed a 1.25 year old bottle of Palo Santo Maron from DFH....

The beer has aged very well from when I tried the first bottle back when i bought the 4-pack.... but it's not ready yet... I think another year and it will be just about right.

Yep. I have 3 of 4 still in the four pack where they will stay. For a long while. Was way too sweet off the store shelf IMO.

Question if you don't mind... I made the egregious error of tossing the entire 4 pack in the fridge but would now like to age the remaining bottles. Am I going to kill the beer by letting it warm after chilling to 40 F?

I have moved beer from the fridge to the basement on occasion, and I have never had any difficulties.

yea, you shouldn't have any problem as long as you keep it out of the sunlight and sub 80F...

It's a little tough on the yeast, but it should be ok.

I age all my beer in the 55-60F range.

Had a delicious bottle of bourbon barrell, coffee, and dark chocolate aged imperial stout last night... called Dark Hollow from Blue Mountain Brewery.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16352/87536

if you can get your hands on it, I definitely recommend a try

ckravitz

shep wrote:

madtowndave wrote:

I have moved beer from the fridge to the basement on occasion, and I have never had any difficulties.

yea, you shouldn't have any problem as long as you keep it out of the sunlight and sub 80F...

It's a little tough on the yeast, but it should be ok.

I age all my beer in the 55-60F range.

Had a delicious bottle of bourbon barrell, coffee, and dark chocolate aged imperial stout last night... called Dark Hollow from Blue Mountain Brewery.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16352/87536

if you can get your hands on it, I definitely recommend a try

Thanks gents!

rearviewross

Drinking a Victory - Storm King Imperial Stout.

Ok, so I dont like hoppy bears, I dont like IPAs. This is a very hoppy stout. I have to say I like it though. I think the bite from the hops is balanced out from the other flavors. My wife who is an IPA drinking loves it. Every time I turn around she has her lips to my glass. Maybe this will be my gateway beer into IPAs, I doubt it though.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/345/1013

rearviewross

rearviewross wrote:

Drinking a Victory - Storm King Imperial Stout.

Ok, so I dont like hoppy bears, I dont like IPAs. This is a very hoppy stout. I have to say I like it though. I think the bite from the hops is balanced out from the other flavors. My wife who is an IPA drinking loves it. Every time I turn around she has her lips to my glass. Maybe this will be my gateway beer into IPAs, I doubt it though.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/345/1013

Edit
This may sound weird but the aftertaste from this beer, about 5 minutes after finishing it tastes like marijuana seeds when you eat them. Does that make any sense? Probably a lot of people wont relate but anyway. Just thought that was weird.

MaxGoldenrod

If I was in DC, I'd figure out a way to get inside...

http://www.craftbrewersconference.com

shep

wow...

I have just been completely blown away by one of our local breweries here in Houston - Karbach Brewing Company.

Bourbon Barrel aged version of their Hellfighter Porter... it is fucking awesome... best local beer I've had in a very long time...

Wish I had of had the foresight to buy more than 2 bottles when it came out a month ago (and gotten around to trying it before now)...

I might wind up in beer stores on the outskirts of the city this weekend, trying to find places that may have a bottle or two left.... it is that f'ing good....

intodeep

rearviewross wrote:

rearviewross wrote:

Drinking a Victory - Storm King Imperial Stout.

Ok, so I dont like hoppy bears, I dont like IPAs. This is a very hoppy stout. I have to say I like it though. I think the bite from the hops is balanced out from the other flavors. My wife who is an IPA drinking loves it. Every time I turn around she has her lips to my glass. Maybe this will be my gateway beer into IPAs, I doubt it though.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/345/1013

Edit
This may sound weird but the aftertaste from this beer, about 5 minutes after finishing it tastes like marijuana seeds when you eat them. Does that make any sense? Probably a lot of people wont relate but anyway. Just thought that was weird.

I understand what you are saying

I have four days to hunt down a bomber of Ommegang's Game of Thrones Iron Throne beer.

MUST have one for sunday night

shep

intodeep wrote:

rearviewross wrote:

rearviewross wrote:

Drinking a Victory - Storm King Imperial Stout.

Ok, so I dont like hoppy bears, I dont like IPAs. This is a very hoppy stout. I have to say I like it though. I think the bite from the hops is balanced out from the other flavors. My wife who is an IPA drinking loves it. Every time I turn around she has her lips to my glass. Maybe this will be my gateway beer into IPAs, I doubt it though.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/345/1013

Edit
This may sound weird but the aftertaste from this beer, about 5 minutes after finishing it tastes like marijuana seeds when you eat them. Does that make any sense? Probably a lot of people wont relate but anyway. Just thought that was weird.

I understand what you are saying

I have four days to hunt down a bomber of Ommegang's Game of Thrones Iron Throne beer.

MUST have one for sunday night

i have one of those in the fridge i've been saving.

might have a tough time finding one, considering it came out about a month ago and most places sold out very quickly.... my beer store went through their cases in 4 or 5 days if i remember correctly...

good luck!

BIGDaddyWil

....back on the shelves.

intodeep

shep wrote:

i have one of those in the fridge i've been saving.

might have a tough time finding one, considering it came out about a month ago and most places sold out very quickly.... my beer store went through their cases in 4 or 5 days if i remember correctly...

good luck!

i got the last one out of all the total wine stores in atlanta. I found it on the back of a shelf hiding. They said they thought they were out they flew through their last shipment.

so happy :corn:

Oh i did see the oberon too. It was nicely priced 6.99 a six pack. I have a ton of ipa's to drink this weekend (six pack of cigar city's Jai Alai, Russian River Blind Pig, Avery's Majaraja, and New Belgium's Rampant) but perhaps next i'll dig into some of that