The Beer Thread

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Glad folks have liked the Fear. I have a couple bottles left I still need to polish off.

-How is the Heavy Seas Yule Tide?
-And other than the Celebration & Sam Adams' offerings (which I really dig too) - are there any other winter seasonals that y'all are looking forward to?

The Yule Tide was alright, but I'm not a big fan of the Abbey Tripel style, so I'm not the one to ask. As far as other winter seasonals, there are some to mention. The Dogfish Head Chicory Stout is good, the Flying Dog K-9 Cruiser is a lot like the Sam Adams Winter Lager. Also keep an eye out for the Great Divide Hibernation Ale or Rogue Santa's Private Reserve. The thing is, what really WORKS in the winter time is having a heavy Imperial Stout to warm up the belly on a cold night. Chocolate and roasted malts next to the fireplace makes you feel extra toasty. In fact I'd rather have the Sierra Nevada Celebration on a hot summer night, but unfortunately they only release it in the winter. It's just such a good IPA that I don't really give a damn what season it is

[skinsfanevan]

Troeg's Mad Elf may be my favorite winter

Finally got some The Fear, enjoyed the two I've had, saving the other 4 for the 49ers pregame. I Fear frank gore

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Picked up two Widmer Brothers beers today - the Nelson Imperial IPA and Pitch Black IPA. Trying to decide whether or not I should store the Pitch Black for a while.

[HogNose]

Best deal out there right now is the Samuel Adams Winter Classics 12 pack.

2 Boston Lagers
2 Winter Lagers
2 Holiday Porters
2 Black & Brews
2 Chocolate Bocks
2 Fezziwig Ales

Thank god Cranberry Lambic was replaced by Chocolate Bock! Btw, I love the Old Fezziwig Ale. It makes me feel like I should be sharing one with Scrooge while sitting by a roaring fire in Old London. An interesting brew.

I need to hit up Costco for a few cases.

[Coolio47]

Got a case of Sam Adams in the fridge. Cheers!

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

The Chocolate Bock is easily my favorite beer in that mixed pack. Holy smokes! The Black & Brew is damn good if you like coffee, the aroma/flavor is around 70% coffee. I liked the Holiday Porter third, then the Winter Lager, then the Fezziwig. Boston Lager comes in last place, and I'm a fan of that beer

[twa]

Beer rankings by popular vote

http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-li...ound-the-world

not a bad list,though naturally biased towards more available brews....gonna have to try the Chimay one day

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Yeah, that list is mostly a popularity contest.

[twa]

At least Budweiser didn't make the cut

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Speaking of American adjunct lagers, I snagged a 6 pack of Pabst for the game. Figure I'm going to be swigging a lot while watching the Redskins offense, don't want to have to chug something more expensive.

[JMURedskins]

Celebration ale is in the stores now. I picked up a 12 pack tonight.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Sierra Nevada Stout, on deck!

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Holy cow, the Heavy Seas Mutiny Fleet Prosit! is amazing. Think an Octoberfest with an oily body. Pumpkin pie, nuts, a real nice flavor of hops, I love this beer. Might get it again for Thanksgiving dinner.



Also had the Flying Dog K-9 Cruiser Winter Ale. Actually a really decent amount of caramel, with bitter nuts/toast balancing it out...I enjoy the K-9 much more than I remember from the past. Good stuff!

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I went with the Troegs Mad Elf Ale for Thanksgiving Dinner. Very good beer, thick flavor of caramel with a touch of hops, cherries and honey. Delicious, definitely, but pricey @ almost $20 a six pack around here.

[Park City Skins]

A nice full suspension pale from Squatters. Pretty good.