The Craft Beer Thread....

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    Sam Adams blows, just like the city it's from. :lol:
  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    I guess my issue with Sam Adams is that all of their beer just sucks. It's not much better than Bud, Coors or Miller.
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,998
    strilo wrote:
    I guess my issue with Sam Adams is that all of their beer just sucks. It's not much better than Bud, Coors or Miller.

    The bigger Sam Adams gets, the more people that say this. I think they have some great beers and some that I will enevr touch again.
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,998
    JK_Livin wrote:
    I tried the DFH Black and Blue last night. Not my bag baby.

    I had one the other night and loved it. You have to be a fan of a fruity beer, but I love that this one clocks in at 10% ABV. I feel like the head of the beer has a bluish tint because of the blackberries and blueberry puree.
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    strilo wrote:
    I guess my issue with Sam Adams is that all of their beer just sucks. It's not much better than Bud, Coors or Miller.

    The bigger Sam Adams gets, the more people that say this. I think they have some great beers and some that I will enevr touch again.

    Agreed. Sam does have some great recipes, and some not so great. People don't realize that they brew so many different beers... and just drink the Boston Lager (which is still decent in my opinion).

    Also, BTW, the craft brewers association (or whatever it's called), raised the limit this year on production for the definition of a "craft brewery" to something like 6,000,000 bbls a year... In the article that I read on it, this would mostly to accomodate breweries like Sierra Nevada, New Belguim, and Sam Adams, which were all due to exceed the current cap (which was 2,000,000 bbls/year) sometime in the next few years. The bottom line was that the brewers association felt that these breweries still supported the craft beer "culture" and "philosophies", and that people turning to them was/is a bridge to explore deeper into the craft brewing industry. (if i remember correctly Sam Calgonie (DFH) said this in his interview with BA about becoming head of the craft brewers association in 2012 or 2013)....

    On a side note, when I went to go get a growler fill last night (which I filled with Buffalo Bayou 1836 Copper Ale), I got to have a 1/2 pint of Jester King Noble Pils on cask... it was delicious.
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  • 81
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    Lagunitas Undercover investigation shut down ale

    that shit will fuck you up.

    9.8%

    but it's tasty, so it's worth it.
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    9.8 might be wrong. the cardboard sleeve states 9.9, bottle is 9.8, online showed 9.5

    wtf are they doing out there in cali :x
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Boulevard Dark Truth :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    strilo wrote:
    I guess my issue with Sam Adams is that all of their beer just sucks. It's not much better than Bud, Coors or Miller.

    The bigger Sam Adams gets, the more people that say this. I think they have some great beers and some that I will enevr touch again.
    i agreee with both of you....

    i think sam adams is over rated, but i agree, the more popular something becomes, teh more hate it gets
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  • 81
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    mfc2006 wrote:
    Boulevard Dark Truth :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

    that is some serious shit. :thumbup:

    i'm liking this Lagunitas a little more than the dark truth. the truth had a very noticiable acholholllhhoool (sp) taste. the lagunitas is a lot smoother.
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  • awilkins
    awilkins Posts: 984
    Picaroons.

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  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    Had a couple of Lagunitas this week myself: Maximus IPA 8.2% and Lucky 13 Anniversary Ale 8.9%. Both were rather tasty.
    #FHP
  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    Yeah I have no doubt that Sam Adams does a lot to perpetuate and support the craft beer culture. Their commercials alone do that. Still, I've never had one Sam Adams beer I would order again. Not in Portland, with SO many other choices.

    That said, someone mentioned Boulevard. They are a fucking fantastic brewery I discovered when I was in Kansas City for business. Who would have known beer that good would come from there?? I love their Unfiltered Wheat, it's been my summer go-to beer since last year. Their other stuff is fantastic too, especially their Smokestack series. The Sixth Glass and their double wit are two of my favorites.

    The brewery that replaced Boulevard as my newest brewery obsession is Great Divide. I don't think I've had one beer from them that is not excellent.
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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    81 wrote:
    Lagunitas Undercover investigation shut down ale

    that shit will fuck you up.

    9.8%

    but it's tasty, so it's worth it.
    what's the IBU on that bastard?
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    Newbies this weekend:

    Alaskan - IPA
    Saint Arnold - Homefront IPA
    Santa Fe Brewing Company - Imperial Java Stout

    The java stout was quite enjoyable... looking forward to trying another of the 6-pack i picked up.... the coffee notes in it are quite intense (as I guess you would imagine)....
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  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    Here's what we tried a couple of weeks ago:

    Ninkasi Radiant Ale
    Belhaven Scottish Ale
    Trappistes Rochefort
    Widmer Kill Devil
    Black Bass Porter
    Buffalo Bills Orange Blossom
    7 Brides Lil Pils
    Bridgeport Dark Rain
    McTarnahans Summer Grifter IPA
    Pyramid Thunderhead

    Last night we went the the Eugene City Brewery and sampled these selections from Rogue:

    Dad's Black IPA
    Smoke
    Hazelnut Brown Nectar
    The Swarm
    Yellow Snow
    Old Crustacean Barleywine
    Morimoto Imperial Pilsner
    Shakespeare Stout
    Honey Orange Wheat
    Oregasmic
    John John Dead Guy
    St Rogue Dry-Hopped Red
    Tracktown Brown
    #FHP
  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    strilo wrote:
    They are a fucking fantastic brewery I discovered when I was in Kansas City for business. Who would have known beer that good would come from there??
    I felt the same way about Tampa, FL, until I tried Cigar City Brewing Company. Really good stuff.
    strilo wrote:
    The brewery that replaced Boulevard as my newest brewery obsession is Great Divide. I don't think I've had one beer from them that is not excellent.
    I've been very happy with the Great Divide stuff I've tried. See if you can get your hands on their Espresso Oak Aged Yeti or their 18th Anniversary Wood Aged DIPA. Holy shit.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    81 wrote:
    Lagunitas Undercover investigation shut down ale

    that shit will fuck you up.

    9.8%

    but it's tasty, so it's worth it.
    what's the IBU on that bastard?

    74 according to rate beer
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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    81 wrote:
    81 wrote:
    Lagunitas Undercover investigation shut down ale

    that shit will fuck you up.

    9.8%

    but it's tasty, so it's worth it.
    what's the IBU on that bastard?

    74 according to rate beer
    I'll have to see if I can find it. I like most everything that Lagunitas puts out. Lil sumpin sumpin is my go-to
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    Horos wrote:
    Here's what we tried a couple of weeks ago:

    Ninkasi Radiant Ale
    Belhaven Scottish Ale
    Trappistes Rochefort
    Widmer Kill Devil
    Black Bass Porter
    Buffalo Bills Orange Blossom
    7 Brides Lil Pils
    Bridgeport Dark Rain
    McTarnahans Summer Grifter IPA
    Pyramid Thunderhead

    Last night we went the the Eugene City Brewery and sampled these selections from Rogue:

    Dad's Black IPA
    Smoke
    Hazelnut Brown Nectar
    The Swarm
    Yellow Snow
    Old Crustacean Barleywine
    Morimoto Imperial Pilsner
    Shakespeare Stout
    Honey Orange Wheat
    Oregasmic
    John John Dead Guy
    St Rogue Dry-Hopped Red
    Tracktown Brown


    Man, I wish I was allowed to try that many beers a week... I usually get a dirty look if I open just 1 on a weeknight... :nono:
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