Beer Appreciation
 

I searched the forum for a beer thread but all the relevant ones were locked.

I wa sinspired by the many weekly beer threads on the NOLA board so thought i would start a general beer disucssion thread.

I have been drinking craft beer for about 4 years now. Absolutely love it.

I am not adverse to any styles by my favourites would be stouts, lambics / sours and IPAs.

Have some brilliant stouts cellared at the moment; Black Damnation XII, To Ol Sort Maelk, 2013 Brooklyn Brewery Black Ops, Brew Dog Paradox Heaven Hill and Brew Dog King Imp.

Love going down to the liquor store and filling my Growler with fresh beer. Have recently joined a beer club that delivers 6x 750ml limited draught beers monthly. Looking forward to getting my first delivery later this month.

Would love to hear some of the beers you guys have tried. The USA has some amazing craft breweries.

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Like the caption says...

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One more

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There's a few by me & one recently teamed up with my favorite barbecue place, so I might have to just give it a shot & get back with ya', ;).

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Too many to list that I have tried... but we do indeed have many great ones. As my wife just finished her goal of running a marathon in all fifty states, we have sampled many a local beer in all fifty states. Some great ones in the NW.

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A marathon in all fifty states ... that is quite an accomplishment! :cool:

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A man is sitting at home on the patio with his wife and he says, "I love you."

She asks, "Is that you or the beer talking?"

He replies, "It's me............. talking to the beer.

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Have you been to Three FLoyds in Indiana?

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UM, what is that ???

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Beer-in-a-bag ... they're taking a poke at Canada where they have milk-in-a-bag (they have cartons/jugs too, :)). I've seen milk-in-a-bag in either Minnesota or Wisconsin, not sure ... maybe both ... beer-in-a-bag does seem a little more practical over milk-in-a-bag, if you ask me, :D.

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LOL I like my beer in a bottle.

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Tried a beer from New Orleans this weekend. Was a beer by Abita Brewing Company called Purple Haze. Had raspberries added post filtration so had a really nice pink hue to it. A lovely easy drinking ale.

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Purple haze isn't bad at all but i prefer the Abita amber. Lately I have gone all hipster and only drink IPAs.

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The bottle shop I go to has a good range of Abita, including the Amber. Might try one of each.

I love a good IPA. Had Sixpoint's Global Warmer on the weekend. Big fruity aroma and was nice and easy to drink (even at 7%).

Do you have a favourite IPA?

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I sure have. I prefer the scottish Punk IPA.

Most beers they produce are excellent.
Buy Punk IPA | BrewDog Beer

I also fancy some local Swedish IPAs.

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I love the Punk IPA. I bought a case of it a few weeks back. All gone now lol.

Their Hardcore IPA is amazing too. If you haven't tried their Jack Hammer, do yourself a favour.

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So many tried, so many want to try, impossible to list.
Just found a Bar in Pensacola, FL that has 112 beers on nitro taps.
Tried a Kentucky Bourbon Stout that was awesome. I drift toward Porters and Stouts lately, not a big fan of real "Hoppy" brews.

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I like stouts, IPAs, Scotch Ales, Brown Ales...I don't discriminate :P

Was that Kentucky Bourbon Stout you tried from Goose Island? I had their Nightstalker Stout while in NYC a year or so ago. Was amazing.

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Just picked an Abita special brew called "Mardi Gras Bock". Not bad.:p

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from Founders Brewing Company, out of Michigan I think.

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Founders are class. I had their Backwards Bastard Scotch Ale on the weekend and it was so good.

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My personal favorite since I was living in Wyoming when I first started drinking beer:

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Not a beer aficionado by any means and I'll admit I ordered my first Fat Tire based solely on the coolness of it's name, but it did open me up to trying Belgian beers when I see 'em, :).

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Just sampled pretty much all of the Greek beers, mostly lighter lagers. They did have one dark one, Fix Dark Premium Lager; not bad.

http://www.bestgreekfood.com/image/j...e?img_id=84803

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I tried this the other week. It's an English Brown. Really enjoyed it. Slowly getting through the Abita range. They are so cheap over here in Australia. Great value.

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Had the Abita Restoration Pale Ale last night. Great session ale. Beautiful colour and lacing. The taste was light lightly hopped flavour and a nice dry crisp finish.

I have found Abita make consistently great tasting beers. They don't have the complexity and wow factor that of some of the more experimental craft breweries create but they are very enjoyable beers.

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OK, so you Abita drinkers need to try the mixes. If you haven't done the Abita tour, I recommend it.

Golden Retriever : Fill bottom of glass with Turbodog and top off with Golden.

Hound Dog : Fill bottom half of glass with Amber and top off with Turbodog.

Purple Pooch : Fill bottom of glass with Purple Haze and top with Turbodog. (I recommend this one)

Turbo-Gator : Fill 3/4 glass with Turbodog and top off with Andygator.

Barney : Fill bottom half of glass with Andygator and top with Purple Haze.

These are straight from the Brewery......enjoy.

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For some reason, establishments are not serving this one much anymore. It's definitely one of my favorites.

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Aus got some Jester King over the last month so I picked up three different ones. Last year I had my first Jester King which was a sour brown. Absolutely amazing beer. Looking forward to having some more.

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Just wondering if any of you guys have access to any of De Garde or Hill Farmstead beers? If so, would you be willing to ship them to Aus for me? I am happy to pay for the beer, shipping costs and a mark-up for your efforts.

It would be much appreciated!!

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Those look like amazing beers, on opposite coasts of the USA. I'll look in my area, South Texas, but no promises. Maybe some other more nearby WhoDat fans can chime in.

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Here's a couple of Michigan Craft Beers I sampled while attending the Detroit Boat Show, not bad. Both brewed by Old Nation Brewing Co. in Williamston, MI (wherever that is). The Detroit Dwarf was an Amber Ale and is named for the Nain Rouge, which is an interesting, historical story around the D and one your parents would use to make you behave as a kid, :neutral:. It really didn't taste like an ale to me, more like a weak Guinness, but I liked it quite a bit. The second one, Two Crow, is a Black Sugar Stout, made with sugar beets, and actually tasted more like an ale to me, go figure. Looks like LSU was up on Texas A&M 72-66 when I snapped that Dwarf pic also, ;) ... you just can't script this stuff sometimes, :lol:.

I'll keep an eye out for the De Garde & Hills Farmstead brands, but like Smash said, they're on opposite coasts & I'm not sure how much of them is gonna' make it to the Midwest ... but we'll see, :).

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Another beer(s) I am keen to get my hands on is Goose Island stouts. If any of you can get those it would be fantastic!!

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UM Im embarassed to admit this a little but I love Bud Lights WatermelonaRita. 8% alcohol.

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:lol: ... j/k, :lol: ... in the word's of one of those great Bud Light commercials, "We love you, man!" ... truth be told, I enjoyed a good Zima and/or Bartle & James back in the day, now & again, ;) ... I'ma actually gonna' go out and try one of those, :).

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Question for the thread/forum:

So, I'm making it a point to drink a craft beer when I do have a beer. I'm noticing a lot of them have a fruity/orangey taste, even though they don't advertise having that ingredients ... and then when I do drink one with orange/grapefruit in it, it tastes the same as the ones that don't. Sooo, I asked a bartender about it, and she said it had something to do with the amount of hops in the beer? But let's face it, I wasn't really looking for her "expert" opinion, was only sitting at that bar because she was a fricken' hammer, there were no other customers in the place, had her undivided attention and was just trying to spark conversation, :).

What say you, my B&G Beer Appreciation aficionados?

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Fruity beer is the devil!!!

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Bass Ale or Sam Adams.