Author Topic: Beer Recommendation Thread Prt 2601 (Read 1793 times)

MrAngryFace · « **on:** January 03, 2014, 09:48:09 AM »

My current favorite.

Need to branch out from my IPA routine, so any recommendations outside of that would be cool.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2014, 11:28:42 AM »

Try some saisons. Crux's Impasse is good, as is Logsdon's Seizon Bretta. Both are available in Seattle.

chronovore · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2014, 06:21:14 AM »

It's like this thread was put here to make me cry.

Try a few reds. My friends who like IPAs also tend to enjoy reds, and they're not as boisterous. The Evil Twin or Evil Cousin was really nice.

MAF, are you on Untappd? If not, JOIN US.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2014, 11:35:46 AM »

I am! I just don't have an iPhone so I forget to check in.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2014, 08:27:32 PM »

that bottle is sex. i'd put it up my butt.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2014, 08:44:14 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on January 05, 2014, 11:35:46 AM

I am! I just don't have an iPhone so I forget to check in.

No app for Windows phone?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2014, 08:54:26 PM »

Oh wait, looks like there might be now? Back when I first signed up there wasn't. Installing now.

Polari · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2014, 10:38:48 PM »

I've been drinking a lot of black IPAs lately, although I can't really recall the names.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2014, 10:42:27 PM »

I've been chugging Weihenstephaner Korbinian lately. I mean, you are required to when someone buys you a german stein

Also, the sierra nevada bigfoot ale is quite nice too.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2014, 10:44:59 PM »

I watched the Packers-Niners game at a friend's house today. They happened to be from Wisconsin, so I brought a bottle of New Glarus' Wisconsin Belgian Red. Also brought a growler of Maui Brewing's HI Standards IPA. Some friends lugged the growler back in their check baggage and gave it to me for Christmas. It was really nice, much better than the IPA that they can and sell over here.

chronovore · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2014, 06:10:44 AM »

Went out and bought four small-bottle beers today, set me back $14 dollars. Jesus. This country.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2014, 09:55:07 AM »

That sounds like Beer Hell

chronovore · « **Reply #12 on:** January 07, 2014, 11:07:20 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on January 06, 2014, 09:55:07 AM

That sounds like Beer Hell

Racer 5, when it is in stock, which it wasn't, is ¥760 for a 12 oz. bottle. The few Ballast Point offerings are all in that range as well. When the exchange rate was ¥80 to US$1, it was screamworthy. Anchor Steam Liberty Ale, which is usually out, was in for ¥380/bottle. Nabbed. Also got their barley wine for ¥460 or so. Import beers are hard to find and expensive. Basic Sam Adams Boston Lager is ¥400 a can. Corona and Bud are even ¥260 or so; not that I'd stoop that low.

Japanese macrobrews are about ¥220~280 per 12 oz. can, and there is almost no variation in taste, despite a plethora of limited-time brews being cranked out seasonally, all year long. There are Japanese microbrews taking off, but they're expensive due to Japanese beer-specific taxes, and in my region I'd have to order them on the net, paying Japanese postal rates for shipping heavy items.

Every time I am in the USA and in front of any decent supermarket beer aisle, I shed a single tear.

That tear tastes like Pilsner.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #13 on:** January 07, 2014, 12:52:21 PM »

Is Minoh still hard to find around you?

chronovore · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2014, 12:34:23 AM »

Stunningly, yes.

The brewery is only like an hour away from me by train. I've only been to the town of Minoh once, in 2011, with friends who wanted to see the waterfall and the very first Mister Donut, and had NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER in beer. So I still haven't seen that brewery. Maybe we can get out there in April?

Minoh Beer has several pubs in downtown Osaka. They're called "Beer Belly" and carry Minoh exclusively, except for one in Tenma which is independent, but still features them primarily.

That said, Minoh Beer in bottles, I've only seen in south Osaka once, at a shop which no longer carries it.

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Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2014, 12:49:35 AM »

I was trying to tell my wife we should go to Minoh cause there is a waterfall and it's pretty.

Her response?

"There's a brewery there, right?"

As for bottles, I've heard they're really easy to find at shops in Osaka that cater to tourists.

chronovore · « **Reply #16 on:** January 08, 2014, 03:18:41 AM »

Shit! I should go to tourist shops. Didn't think about that.

The actual solution is for me to just order beer on teh internets via goodbeer.jp -- but it works out to be ¥500 a bottle, which still feels a bit irresponsible to order when I'm low-ish on funds while working on my startup. So I'm sticking with larger bottles of ¥255 Asahi Heartland (pale lager), which doesn't suck -- not even a little.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2014, 07:51:42 PM »

has anyone had this? I'm sliiightly terrified haha.

(Samichlaus Classic Bier)

tiesto · « **Reply #18 on:** January 11, 2014, 11:14:13 AM »

Had a Cellar Door Farmhouse-style ale last night and was in love. If you're into saisons, I highly recommend it. Goes down extremely smoothly, with light citrus and herbal notes.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #19 on:** January 13, 2014, 11:30:29 PM »

Stillwater makes good saisons. Kinda pricey but good.

chronovore · « **Reply #20 on:** January 14, 2014, 07:52:18 AM »

What's characteristic of saisons?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #21 on:** January 14, 2014, 11:51:40 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on January 14, 2014, 07:52:18 AM

What's characteristic of saisons?

Barnyard funk, earthy, lightly tart, slightly dry with some spice and citrus notes. Very refreshing in the summer and one of my favorite styles.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/129/

I know Baird does one. You probably have access to Saison Dupont over there.

chronovore · « **Reply #22 on:** January 24, 2014, 02:15:28 AM »

I had my first one tonight; Prairie Artisan's Eliza5beth, at the Mikkeller taproom in San Francisco.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #23 on:** January 24, 2014, 12:03:51 PM »

Prairie Artisan Ales makes some killer stuff, mang.

So I can bring you two or three bottles of beer based on Japanese custom regulations. Must choose wisely.

chronovore · « **Reply #24 on:** January 25, 2014, 05:37:26 AM »

Sweet! I will leave my beer fate in your experienced hands.

As you have likely seen on Untappd, I have been tearing it up here. Mikkeller yesterday, West End Tap and Original Gravity today. I am just stoked to have so much good beer around!

chronovore · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2014, 02:07:14 AM »

Ah, that's OK. I like Blue Moon and Sam Adams just fine.

Corona can go wait with the lime soda.

tiesto · « **Reply #26 on:** January 26, 2014, 02:11:10 AM »

Didn't realize Blue Moon was more popular than Bud Light in many states (such as my own)... would take Blue Moon over Coors, Miller, Corona, Bud any day of the week...

Pickles the Firecat · « **Reply #27 on:** January 26, 2014, 12:44:10 PM »

I won't front, I have zero problems with Corona. Maybe that's the Californian in me but I'll take it over anything else on that map.

Spent the past three days paying an average of $8.50 a pop for Stone IPA at different venues. And it was the best thing anyone had on tap. Can't wait to be out of LA and back in SD.

chronovore · « **Reply #28 on:** January 26, 2014, 12:47:05 PM »

I like Stone IPA just fine, but it isn't anywhere near my favorite IPA.

Pickles the Firecat · « **Reply #29 on:** January 26, 2014, 12:56:31 PM »

Stone IPA is a very, very fine baseline IPA. I will gladly order it if it's the best thing on tap and have zero complaints. But at $8.50? Yeesh. Killing my wallet out here

My favorite right now is probably Sculpin. Also been really digging Green Flash's West Coast IPA lately, but I get phases with it. Sculpin is like consistently my go to.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #30 on:** January 26, 2014, 02:27:09 PM »

Ballast Point needs to get over themselves and lower their prices. Sculpin is no better than other mass market IPAs, yet it's consistently more expensive than other options.

Pickles the Firecat · « **Reply #31 on:** January 26, 2014, 02:47:05 PM »

I think Sculpin is better than most others, but not so much so that it should have a premium attached to it. Feels like their pricing is high because they're expanding pretty rapidly. Their spirits operation is growing and they just built a new tasting room for it. Plus a new restaurant, another beer tasting room, the brand redesign that just went through, brewing expansion...they got a lot going on. Always felt like they were floating all these projects by charging a bit more. Maybe not the best decision to make, maybe not even happening.

Victory at Sea and Sculpin will keep me around at just about any semi reasonable price point tho.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #32 on:** January 26, 2014, 02:50:02 PM »

I'm ALL about Humulo Nimbus oh god so good

The Sceneman · « **Reply #33 on:** January 26, 2014, 09:31:35 PM »

whats the brand on the beer map, which is on some of the eastern/southern states (including Florida)? I recognise the others.

edit: oh, theres a Key at the bottom

I actually like american piss beer, its kind of a novelty here. I often grab a case of Miller if I see one discounted. It's ideal for pounding down on a hot day

chronovore · « **Reply #34 on:** January 27, 2014, 04:00:04 AM »

I had some exceptional stuff today: Clown Shoes' Vampire Hunter, Tsjeesus, and a smoked double-porter called Where There's Smoke. It was a good day.

chronovore · « **Reply #35 on:** February 02, 2014, 07:59:38 PM »

I finished my US trip with some super good stuff, and then had a Kirin Lager on the plane. I'm not sure how I managed to finish it. It was like punishment from the Beer God.

I miss all the good beer, but I was seriously beginning to get a beer gut from rushing through so much good stuff.

And those grapes were probably sour anyway.

tiesto · « **Reply #36 on:** February 05, 2014, 02:57:29 PM »

Sigh... Long Island's best-known craft brewer gets absorbed into the In-Bev grinder:

http://www.brewbound.com/news/2014/anheuser-busch-inbev-to-acquire-blue-point-brewing

News:

Author Topic: Beer Recommendation Thread Prt 2601 (Read 1793 times)