The Beer Thread

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

blto, does the longboard taste anything like landshark?

I cant remember if I've ever tried Landshark...if the memory I have is correct, the answer is no. I thought it was better....of course, I was also rating it against the bud light they had on tap too that tasted like ****, so anything was better

[Skins4Life6388]

haha good point. i'll have to look for it at the liquor store

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Samuel Adams Honey Porter

Extremely dark brown with a tan puffy head, lacing is moderate for a porter.

Roasted malt and honey is prominent in the aroma, dark chocolate with a slight smokiness; coffee with cream.

Taste is dark chocolate and coffee with roasted malts and smoke all over the place. Honey is the overtone but it's not a "honey flavored beer" by any means; Burnt toast, burnt wood and charcoal all accent a jab of roasted malts. The problems are that this has a very quick finish, a pretty light body and a high carbonation

This beer is a good porter, and if its body and overall potency was tuned up it would be a hell of a beer. Don't let that make you shy away from it if you like beers with a lot of roasted malt. For $9 it's a very good six pack.

B- (80)

[GoSkins561]

Victory Hop Wallop, very nice brew, no where near as bitter as the Torpedo, its similar to Loose Cannon, but IMO better.

Currently grilling some BBQ Chicken, it should pair well with Sweet Baby Rays.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

What are some of the better Oatmeal stouts to try?

[GoSkins561]

Stoudts Fat Dog

[GoSkins561]

After sitting down and enjoying a second Hop Wallop, ill give it a solid A.

[AsburySkinsFan]

Landed some Trappistes Rochfort #10 today, and I had to revisit the #6 as well, also picked up a four pack of Young's Double Chocolate Stout in the nitro can, not tap but certainly worth the time.

BTW, does anyone know of any restaurant chains that serve a real Guinness on tap, and not the nitro-tap. One that practices the Guinness perfect pour would be appreciated. I know The Pub (London themed) does it, but ours is 45 minutes plus away and my wife doesn't like driving in the Lexington traffic, so a pint is out of the question.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Where'd you get the #10 from, ASF?

[AsburySkinsFan]

Where'd you get the #10 from, ASF?

The Liquor Barn in Lexington, KY. They carry all three, and there has only been one time that I can remember that one was sold out on their shelves. It's funny because apparently the #6 is supposed to be the hardest to find, but I get it easily. They even carry a pint bottle of the #10 but it wasn't on the shelf yesterday.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

You lucky SOB! How much does the #6 cost?

[AsburySkinsFan]

You lucky SOB! How much does the #6 cost?

They're about $5.50 each for a 12oz. Not too bad considering you pay $5 for a Guinness at a restaurant.

As for being lucky, you bet, the beer garden there is really amazing, and whenever I want to try something new I go there. The store is grocery store sized, and the craft beer fills one side of a whole isle that's about 5 shelves high. Then there is the macro-cases in the middle of the isle and on the other side you have a healthy portion of Sam's selections with some other mid sized company brews (Corona, Dos Equis etc), not to mention a large regional brew selection. They've yet to let me down.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

They're about $5.50 each for a 12oz. Not too bad considering you pay $5 for a Guinness at a restaurant.

As for being lucky, you bet, the beer garden there is really amazing, and whenever I want to try something new I go there. The store is grocery store sized, and the craft beer fills one side of a whole isle that's about 5 shelves high. Then there is the macro-cases in the middle of the isle and on the other side you have a healthy portion of Sam's selections with some other mid sized company brews (Corona, Dos Equis etc), not to mention a large regional brew selection. They've yet to let me down.

Sweet man, I wonder if any stores around here will do a special order for me. I'm determined to try both soon, 6 and the 10. $5.50 is shocking for how rare the #6 is. Thought it'd be upwards of $15 like the Chimay. Perhaps we can work out a beer mail tradeoff if no stores will oblige. Want any Maryland beers for cheap?

I bought a 12 pack of regular ole Sierra Nevada Pale Ale yesterday and I've had it many times before, but now that I kind of get the gist of the craft scene, I must say it's pretty underwhelming. Hell, I think this is a borderline B-/C+ beer at best. It just doesn't have much body to it and it's really subdued. Yeah it's their basic stuff and it costs a ton because it's from across the country...but having said that it's completely overrated just going by taste alone. Just my opinion, though. Still highly drinkable and much better than anything macro.

[GoSkins561]

Found a place today selling all Stone(even levitation) for 9.99 a sixer.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

What brewery do you guys think is the best of the best? A brewery that consistently puts out incredible beers one after the other. Seems like Stone is one of those breweries that just hits a home run almost every time, all while having a large selection to choose from.