The Craft Beer Thread....

DrockNJ
DrockNJ Posts: 43
edited January 2014 in All Encompassing Trip
So who around here enjoys a good beer...and when i say good beer i'm not talking the Bud, Miller, Coors giants..Nothing against them but i'm talking about a nice handcrafted micro brew...

One of my all time favorites: Troegs Hopback Amber..

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  • bigeye21
    bigeye21 Posts: 981
    Seattle beer snob here. 8-)

    My favorite local brew:
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    my favorite beer(s)
    http://www.blvdbeer.com/beer.htm
    good, good beer. wish they sold it down here...but i always take some back when we go visit the family.

    and my other favorite..
    http://www.shiner.com/
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  • PatrickBateman
    PatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    friend recently gave me a Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale from Berkshire Brewing company which was pretty delicious
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    The great thing about craft beer is it is so regional. The worst thing about craft beer is it is so regional.....

    I have a buddy out west and we ship some beers to each other. Which is illegal i think, but so is speeding.

    He has turned me onto Russian River beers. The Blind Pig and Elney are two of my favs. I have a Damnation in my fridge that i'm saving for this weekend. It is gonna be awesome! I wish i coudl get those beers here is the south.

    I like some of what Terrapin is doing out of Athens GA they have some neat stuff.

    For my national craft beer Dogfishhead and Flying dog are probably my favs. Both of their IPA's are very nice.

    Asheville NC and the surrounding NC area has some very good stuff going on. I love going there and trying all the new beers.

    Oh and Ommegang usually has very quality beers. I like their 3 Philosophers A LOT, but i've enjoyed all of theirs i have tried ( Hennepin, Abbey Ale, Chocolate Indulgance & Ommegeddon) Although Ommegeddon is just not my style of beer
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,342
    intodeep wrote:
    The great thing about craft beer is it is so regional. The worst thing about craft beer is it is so regional.....

    I have a buddy out west and we ship some beers to each other. Which is illegal i think, but so is speeding.

    He has turned me onto Russian River beers. The Blind Pig and Elney are two of my favs. I have a Damnation in my fridge that i'm saving for this weekend. It is gonna be awesome! I wish i coudl get those beers here is the south.

    I like some of what Terrapin is doing out of Athens GA they have some neat stuff.

    For my national craft beer Dogfishhead and Flying dog are probably my favs. Both of their IPA's are very nice.

    Asheville NC and the surrounding NC area has some very good stuff going on. I love going there and trying all the new beers.


    Oh and Ommegang usually has very quality beers. I like their 3 Philosophers A LOT, but i've enjoyed all of theirs i have tried ( Hennepin, Abbey Ale, Chocolate Indulgance & Ommegeddon) Although Ommegeddon is just not my style of beer


    You listed some good ones!!
  • DrockNJ
    DrockNJ Posts: 43
    intodeep wrote:
    I have a buddy out west and we ship some beers to each other. Which is illegal i think, but so is speeding.

    i've done a bunch of this as well and was able to get some really nice stuff from the west coast...some good Bear Republic before it was available here in Jersey..

    I was also able to get my hands on some Westy's from Belgium which i'll be hanging on to for a couple of years before i crack those beauties open..

    the IPA's that Dogfish puts out are definatley on point....the 90min and even the 120 min are real nice treats everyone once in a while. i can sit down and drink the 60min all night long...
  • pretext
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    Sitting in a Denver airport, I recently had New Belgium's (home of Fat Tire) 1558 Black Ale. Damn fine stuff. But the distributors around me in NY can't even order it. Sucks.

    I too enjoy Dogfish Head (Raison D'etre, Punkin' Ale), though not the renowned IPAs, since I don't fancy IPAs at all.

    A note on the Sam Adams Imperial series: I have not been impressed, and generally I enjoy Sams as standby beers. The Double Bock was alright, but the White Ale SUCKED. A two-second explosion of alcohol and mess of spice, etc.
  • DrockNJ
    DrockNJ Posts: 43
    lralle wrote:
    Sitting in a Denver airport, I recently had New Belgium's (home of Fat Tire) 1558 Black Ale. Damn fine stuff. But the distributors around me in NY can't even order it. Sucks.

    I too enjoy Dogfish Head (Raison D'etre, Punkin' Ale), though not the renowned IPAs, since I don't fancy IPAs at all.

    A note on the Sam Adams Imperial series: I have not been impressed, and generally I enjoy Sams as standby beers. The Double Bock was alright, but the White Ale SUCKED. A two-second explosion of alcohol and mess of spice, etc.


    Have you tried the Imperial Pilsner....not too bad...nothing crazy
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    Lake Placid Pub & Brewery has a beer called Ubu Ale which is out of sight. It packs a whallop too!
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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    mfc2006 wrote:
    my favorite beer(s)
    http://www.blvdbeer.com/beer.htm
    good, good beer. wish they sold it down here...but i always take some back when we go visit the family.

    and my other favorite..
    http://www.shiner.com/

    So you're from KC then? I like Boulevard too. Anything in particular? My favorite is the Bully Porter. They actually sell Boulevard now here in Houston. Do you guys have any decent liquor stores in Waco? You might want to look around.
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    lralle wrote:
    Sitting in a Denver airport, I recently had New Belgium's (home of Fat Tire) 1558 Black Ale. Damn fine stuff. But the distributors around me in NY can't even order it. Sucks.

    I too enjoy Dogfish Head (Raison D'etre, Punkin' Ale), though not the renowned IPAs, since I don't fancy IPAs at all.

    A note on the Sam Adams Imperial series: I have not been impressed, and generally I enjoy Sams as standby beers. The Double Bock was alright, but the White Ale SUCKED. A two-second explosion of alcohol and mess of spice, etc.

    The Dogfish Head Raison D'etre is so malty good you forget how much alcohol it has. It sneaks up on your ass. Definitely a truly great American microbrew.
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    edited May 2009
    One of my favorites is a local brew, Red Oak Amber Lager. Mmmm...

    http://redoakbrewery.com/home.php
    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2951/7330 (You should definitely sign up for a Beer Advocate account. Excellent resource for finding new brews).
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  • bmwweirdoguy
    bmwweirdoguy Right of Seattle Posts: 228
    bigeye21 wrote:
    Seattle beer snob here. 8-)

    My favorite local brew:
    mannysPaleSM.gif

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    It seems the Manny's/Mac and Jacks crowds are the Jets and the Sharks of Seattle...me? I'm just happy to have sooooooooo many good beer choices around here! Also, check out Big Al Brewing - http://www.bigalbrewing.com/ It's my friend Alejandro's brewery, and they're making some REALLY good beers!
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  • lephty
    lephty Posts: 770
    Keegan Ales - Mothers Milk!

    I visited the brewery in kingston ny a month ago... they had a vanilla beer on tap that they don't normally sell. it tasted like awesome!

    i love trying craft beers. there is a distributor in my area called half-time that has hundreds of different beers! its almost overwhelming!
  • DrockNJ
    DrockNJ Posts: 43
    adam42381 wrote:
    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2951/7330 (You should definitely sign up for a Beer Advocate account. Excellent resource for finding new brews).

    Love Beer Advocate...that's were i've done all of my trading through
  • bigeye21
    bigeye21 Posts: 981
    bigeye21 wrote:
    Seattle beer snob here. 8-)

    My favorite local brew:
    mannysPaleSM.gif

    I'm a Mac and Jacks man myself 7286.jpg
    It seems the Manny's/Mac and Jacks crowds are the Jets and the Sharks of Seattle...me? I'm just happy to have sooooooooo many good beer choices around here! Also, check out Big Al Brewing - http://www.bigalbrewing.com/ It's my friend Alejandro's brewery, and they're making some REALLY good beers!
    I like me some Mac & Jacks too! Thanks for the Big Al's recommendation -- I'll have to check them out. If you ever make it out to Snoqualmie, check out the Snoqualmie Falls Brewery & Taproom: http://www.fallsbrew.com/index.html They make awesome beer and have a good menu for lunch. Watch out for the crowds on weekends though. My favorite is their nitro oatmeal stout: n614141056_1967062_7154.jpg Yummy! Living in North Bend, I'm in there at least once a week. :ugeek:
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  • _Crazy_Mary_
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    Does Dogfish Head make Midas Touch? That's an interesting beer; Barley, honey, saffron - definitely worth a try.
    Lately I've been enjoying Sierra Nevada's Torpedo Ale and Speakeasy's Big Daddy, Also Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale. Yummmm
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  • mca47
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    It's only 9:30 here and this thread makes me want to have a beer! Hehehehe!

    Not gonna, but I will be watching the clock until it's happy hour! :D
  • DrockNJ
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    Does Dogfish Head make Midas Touch? That's an interesting beer; Barley, honey, saffron - definitely worth a try.
    Lately I've been enjoying Sierra Nevada's Torpedo Ale and Speakeasy's Big Daddy, Also Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale. Yummmm


    they sure do...Official name is Midas Touch Golden Elixir
  • pretext
    pretext Posts: 1,294
    gabers wrote:
    lralle wrote:
    Sitting in a Denver airport, I recently had New Belgium's (home of Fat Tire) 1558 Black Ale. Damn fine stuff. But the distributors around me in NY can't even order it. Sucks.

    I too enjoy Dogfish Head (Raison D'etre, Punkin' Ale), though not the renowned IPAs, since I don't fancy IPAs at all.

    A note on the Sam Adams Imperial series: I have not been impressed, and generally I enjoy Sams as standby beers. The Double Bock was alright, but the White Ale SUCKED. A two-second explosion of alcohol and mess of spice, etc.

    The Dogfish Head Raison D'etre is so malty good you forget how much alcohol it has. It sneaks up on your ass. Definitely a truly great American microbrew.

    I'm having one with my hockey tonight!

    Although I can't get so many west coast beers, one of the best things about NY is being able to buy a single beer at a time. Sometimes what I try sucks, but it's only a $2 commitment.