Quality Beer Thread

[chico]

i've been a pretty big fan of the trader joe's vintage ales, $4.99 and they are actually very tasty

oh and 9% too

i've had a couple of these since i moved, and you're absolutely correct, tasty, cheap, and gets the job done.

worth mentioning they're contract brewed by unibroue

[chico]

does anyone know of a place with a good selection in the southern NH/northen MA area?

not really but julio's in westborough is worth the trip

[Todd Margaret]

I've heard that Kona/Macadamia collaboration is a winner. I had the black lager in the same series and wasn't blown away, especially considering the price/size.

These were $7 per 12oz bottle. It's really good, but definitely not good enough to justify the price, when you can get 22oz Stones of equal or beter quality for $5-$6.

[9.5]

Doppelganger!

hah!

Kill it! Kill it!

[Savage]

i dont remember if i said this in the last thread but founders old curmudgeon is fucking terrible

tastes likes straight syrup. overpoweringly sweet.

[9.5]

i dont remember if i said this in the last thread but founders old curmudgeon is fucking terrible

tastes likes straight syrup. overpoweringly sweet.

Some Founders can be pretty crappy, but Red's Rye and the Breakfast Stout are amazing.

[i was drunk last night]

i've been a pretty big fan of the trader joe's vintage ales, $4.99 and they are actually very tasty

oh and 9% too

i've had a couple of these since i moved, and you're absolutely correct, tasty, cheap, and gets the job done.

worth mentioning they're contract brewed by unibroue

this is cool, i didn't know that.

[lights]

Getting Schlafly's beers at bars/liquor stores again was a pleasant surprise when I moved to Louisville. Although I've only had their Pale Ale and Pumpkin Ale, both are fantastic and are my go to beers.

[mike]

i'll be in st. louis for the holidays. a growler of schlafly's hefe is one thing i am sure to spend some time with.

edit: deleted image wasn't working.

no offense, but that's their worst beer.

[bankhead]

mike you should start an elitist beer snob thread

[mike]

so i think life and limb is worth the hype if you can find it - a bar here (actually a bw3's) ended up getting two kegs - sierra is distributed through the miller/coors distributor (not their craft wing) and i'm pretty sure those guys are clueless.

finding bottles has been difficult...

[mike]

mike you should start an elitist beer snob thread

to be completely honest, i'm trying to help the guy out. schlafly's hefe is only hefe i've ever had where there's no banana sort of flavor. it's lighter than their pilsner.

it wasn't just me, no one in our group gave it a score that would warrant a repeat drinking. anyway.

http://hoosierbeergeek.blogspot.com/200 ... party.html

seriously i don't want to come across as a snob, that shit drives me nuts.

[mike]

i can't be a snob if i searched out the cereal beer, can i?

http://groceryeats.com/2009/10/26/cerea ... challenge/

i hope not, anyway. i'm picking up some bottles over xmas. according to the brewer "it has not aged well"

should be fun.

[bankhead]

oh no i don't think you're a snob per se

i just think this thread is out of sync with the rest of the board

as far as elitism goes

[shiv]

i bought a bottle of this but haven't opened it up yet. probably for my birthday on friday.



also bought this but giving it to a friend.

[botanical illustrations]

no offense, but that's their worst beer.

you'll notice that i said a growler of hefe--which indicates that i would be getting it fresh. key.

i miss it here in nyc, i had no idea it was in louisville. a friend of mine is visiting his family in louisville for the holidays, i'll have him keep an eye out.

[botanical illustrations]

but on a day-to-day basis, i would really just like one of their pale ale's. just great.

didn't know they were in indianapolis too.

[chico]

i just think this thread is out of sync with the rest of the board

as far as elitism goes

?

[Guy Incognito]

i think he means cause we're generally nice and friendly and un-snobbish in this thread, but i dunno


man, so my store got a single case of life and limb in and virtually ever bottle was claimed by employees on days i wasn't working and now they're gone, so i missed out

hopefully beers of the world or wegmans has it in when i head back to rochester for christmas, but i'm not optimistic

[chico]

it's just strange that mike saying a beer wasn't good would elicit that post. he wasn't condescending.

I had a couple moonglows last night. that's a good one, that moonglow.

[pissydan]

philly fuckers, check this out:

@dogfishbeer: Big Dogfish night tomorrow in Philly: http://bit.ly/5IElmC Btw, I think the TBA is Life & Limb!!!!

[Turner_Brown]

it's just strange that mike saying a beer wasn't good would elicit that post. he wasn't condescending.

I had a couple moonglows last night. that's a good one, that moonglow.

My wife loves moonglow (I think it's pretty good too), so I brewed a weizenbock. Carbing it up now...but it's pretty good so far. Weighs in right at 8% abv...she approves.

[pissydan]

also bought this but giving it to a friend.

btw - i find this pretty dang tasty. maybe you should just SHARE this with a friend...

[chico]

My wife loves moonglow (I think it's pretty good too), so I brewed a weizenbock. Carbing it up now...but it's pretty good so far. Weighs in right at 8% abv...she approves.

nice. one of my favorite styles. i keep telling myself I need to start brewing but never do. but maybe this time...

[pissydan]

i feel like i'm becoming a street teamer, but since i got DFH's twitter feed, i've been hearing about cool shit. this one is for the chicago folks:

Ancient Ales Dinner

Jan 17
7:00pm
Chicago IL
Location: The Publican

Join us for this Chicago stop in our Ancient Ales Tour. This dinner will feature the beers of our Ancient Ales series - including Midas Touch, Theobroma, Sah'tea and more.

Monday, January 18th, 2010

The Publican

837 W. Fulton Market

Chicago, IL 60607

312-733-9555

Chef Brian Hustons four-course menu with beer pairings is available family-style from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Space will be limited so please make your reservations early.

Additional details on the menu and beer pairings will be posted soon.

[Turner_Brown]

i feel like i'm becoming a street teamer, but since i got DFH's twitter feed, i've been hearing about cool shit. this one is for the chicago folks:

Ancient Ales Dinner

Jan 17
7:00pm
Chicago IL
Location: The Publican

Join us for this Chicago stop in our Ancient Ales Tour. This dinner will feature the beers of our Ancient Ales series - including Midas Touch, Theobroma, Sah'tea and more.

Monday, January 18th, 2010

The Publican

837 W. Fulton Market

Chicago, IL 60607

312-733-9555

Chef Brian Hustons four-course menu with beer pairings is available family-style from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Space will be limited so please make your reservations early.

Additional details on the menu and beer pairings will be posted soon.

Awesome restaurant.

Their food is fantastic and their beer offerings are pretty great...sometimes wild. They were selling Westy's for a little while.

Not a fan of DFH's ancient beers though

[Render]

Yeah Publican is great. I wonder how much that will cost.

[pissydan]

Yeah Publican is great. I wonder how much that will cost.

they added a second location, too:

Our Ancient Ales Tour is stopping in Chicago - join us! Find out about the inspiration behind some of our Ancient Ales like Midas Touch, Theobroma, Sah'tea and Chateau Jiahu!

Monday, January 18, 2010

The Gage Restaurant & Tavern

24 South Michigan Ave

Chicago, IL

312-372-4243

Space will be limited so please make your reservations early.

Additional details on the pricing, menu and beer pairings will be posted soon. For more information, please call The Gage at 312-372-4243.

[neurot]

I understand that the publican usually does their monthly beer dinners for like $45 + $15 or so if you want the beer pairings, so I imagine the price would be similar. really, pretty great price for the quality of food and beer you'd be getting.

[bankhead]

oh man this beer dinner

http://www.homebrewchef.com/EbenezerPub ... Story.html