The Craft Beer Thread....

adam42381 wrote:

Holtzmn wrote:

Picked up Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale today.

I've had a bottle in the fridge for 6 months or so. I haven't been motivated to try it yet after hearing some bad things about it. I really need to crack it open and see for myself.

I didn't get around to it this weekend, I think I have to be in the right mood to try it. Also the guy at the store said he's been told its one to share and not drink all myself.

shep wrote:

Then we went out for Mexican... and into the wash of Mexican beers... I had a Negro Modelo, Pacifico, and Corona (of course bottles only, no taps)... and I could of sworn they were all the same beer... My week in Mexico next month is going to a boring experience for the beer palate :(

I was in Mexico back in January. I tried a bunch of different beers. The only ones I found that were worth actually seeking out where Bohemia which was a pretty good pilsner that actually had some hops to it:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/57/1283/

and León which was a bit of a darker style beer, not as good as Bohemia though.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/75/8332/

Those were the only ones I tried out of like 9 different Mexican beers that actually didn't taste like standard Mexican beer (or worse.

The bill to raise Mizzip's ABV limits to a shade over 10% is officially done with all the committees and bullshit and is one to the guv'na's desk. We should be enjoying some higher quality stuff (lots of it too) around the first of July.

ekwipt wrote:

Headed to Seattle then Oregon coast for a holiday in April. Can any westcoasters recommend some places in either of those areas to buy some craft beer? I'll have my 1 yr old son with me so pubs/on tap isnt really an option but I'm hoping there are some good shops people can point me to so I can get some bottled goodies. Hope someone can help. Thanks!

If you are near Newport, go to the Rogue Public House. It is a family friendly Taproom. If you are going to Portland, check out Belmont Station. Loads of craft beer there! We have heard Pyramid Brewery in Seattle is family friendly...but haven't checked it out.

Kel Varnsen wrote:

shep wrote:

Then we went out for Mexican... and into the wash of Mexican beers... I had a Negro Modelo, Pacifico, and Corona (of course bottles only, no taps)... and I could of sworn they were all the same beer... My week in Mexico next month is going to a boring experience for the beer palate :(

I was in Mexico back in January. I tried a bunch of different beers. The only ones I found that were worth actually seeking out where Bohemia which was a pretty good pilsner that actually had some hops to it:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/57/1283/

and León which was a bit of a darker style beer, not as good as Bohemia though.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/75/8332/

Those were the only ones I tried out of like 9 different Mexican beers that actually didn't taste like standard Mexican beer (or worse.

Cool... I'll keep my eyes peeled...

We're staying at an "all-inclusive" in Cancun, so I'm not expecting much selection other than Corona and probably Negro Modelo.... but we'll see how it goes...

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

I've just placed an order for
Alaskan Amber 6pack
Big Sky Moose Drool 6pack
Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale 6 pack
2 bombers of Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale from Stone

I've had the Moose Drool. Nothing spectacular... worth a try, but I wouldn't go out of my way looking for it.

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

I've read reviews like yours all the way up to "it's the best beer i've ever had" so I was interested to see how it is.
Similar things about the Alaskan Amber as well.

Also, my drinking buddy and I started a bottle collection last summer...everytime we have a new one we keep a bottle...and we are on a mission to have at least one beer from every state....so with that order we can scratch Montana, Alaska and Hawaii off the list. Problem is we haven't been keeping up with it so the plan is to one day soon sift through the mass of bottles crowded on the shelves in my garage and make a list of states/countries/breweries we've had. Getting every state will become problematic eventually but hell i guess that will be part of the fun of it....we've got a pretty good start though just off the top of my head

Started a bottle collection 4-5 months ago.

Pix are too big to post here so here's a link to make Facebook album:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?s ... 150&type=1

Actually I started collecting the Rogue years ago because I liked the painted on labels so they are the oldest in the collection. As you can see I have lots of junk in my garage too. Hoping to one day clean it up and make some kind of display to cover the walls with bottles.

As the NCAA tourney winds down a few buddies and I decided to have a lil beer tournament. We've selected 32 different beers and we're going to blind taste them bracket style until we finally have a clear cut winner. Not all of these are craft beers but this should be fun. We tried to be as diverse as possible. Here's what we picked up:
Ipswitch IPA
Terrapin Hop Karma Brown
CIgar City Jai Alai
Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin
Lagunitas Cappaccino Stout
Thomas Creek Up the Creek
FCB Chocolate Stout
Weyerbacher Old Heathen IMperial Stout
Great Divide Wild Rasberry
Sea Dog Rasberry
BUffalo Bills Orange Blossom Cream Ale
Rogue Mocha Porter
Unibroue Don De Dieu
Great Divide Hades Belgian Ale
Winterbruan
Smuttynose Star Island
Peak Organic Simco Spring Ale
Magic Hat Vinyl Spring Seasonal
Dog Fish Head Tweason Ale
Monty Python's Holy Ail
Widmer Brothers Drifter Pale Ale
Tommyknocker Imperial Nut Brown
Spaten Dunkel
Sierra NEvada Pale Ale
Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot
Billy's Chilies Ale (some sort of hot chili beer) :?
Dog Fish Head Raison D'Etre
Native Lager
Lion IMperial PIlsner
Mammas Little Yella Pils
Primator Double Bock
Lagunitas Maximus

Thats a lot of beers he.who. Well done.

Only 8 more Troegs Nugget Nectars left in my stash after tonight.

Really? I'll have to look into that...