The Beer Thread

[Skinz4Life12]

I love how early this thread gets bumped every single day.

You guys are no joke

lol and we don't even live in the USVI!

---------- Post added October-19th-2012 at 12:09 PM ----------

gonna get some of The Fear today! Gonna be buzzing off two of those bad boys!

[Skinz4Life12]

13.99 for a 6 pack of The Fear. Good deal?

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

13.99 for a 6 pack of The Fear. Good deal?

That's what it is here as well. I say that's just about right. It matches the quality of their Double Dog and Gonzo.

Today I got the New Belgium Red Hoptober again to see if I like it more or less than The Fear.

[Skinz4Life12]

That's what it is here as well. I say that's just about right. It matches the quality of their Double Dog and Gonzo.

Today I got the New Belgium Red Hoptober again to see if I like it more or less than The Fear.

give us a review on that bad boy

[GoSkins561]

Tried the Great Divide Hercules tonight, had the Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearthly last weekend, this is a tough call, but i'm going opposite of Double and saying the un-earthly is slightly better because of the oak aged deliciousness. Both are very good.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Tried the Great Divide Hercules tonight, had the Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearthly last weekend, this is a tough call, but i'm going opposite of Double and saying the un-earthly is slightly better because of the oak aged deliciousness. Both are very good.

I said the Un*earthly was better too. Had the regular though, not oak aged.

[GoSkins561]

I said the Un*earthly was better too. Had the regular though, not oak aged.

Word, oak aged is really silly I didn't want it to end. Thought the Hercules was excellent with a nice KICK.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Word, oak aged is really silly I didn't want it to end. Thought the Hercules was excellent with a nice KICK.

Damn, I love when a great beer is aged in barrels. All great beers should have a spinoff aged in complimentary barrels. If I see that oaked Un*earthly, there won't be any hesitation. Just like when I saw the regular stuff, snatched it. It's an automatic.

give us a review on that bad boy

On it!

New Belgium Red Hoptober

I must say, it really depends on the temperature of this beer when it comes to what you taste. When it's on the colder side, grassy hops are the theme, malt is chocolatey but sutble. When you exhale through your nose the chocolate is more apparent. When it's warmed up, the malt becomes the overwhelming theme, which is great, you even start to taste a lot of caramel. Drink this beer at close to room temperature. Body is light, silky, fairly dry. After going through the big-bad Fall beers, this just isn't among the elite. I do enjoy the chocolate malt in a hoppy beer though, it's good when it's on the warmer side. Absolutely aging one of these bad boys for a couple years hoping that the strength of the chocolate/caramel flavor quadruples.

[Edwardpena69]

Time to troll. Budweiser is the best beer Eva!!!!!!! Everything else is crap

(Shiner bock is really good dark lager.)

[Sebowski]

I thought I'd share some reviews for some of my favorite local brews, specifically a few from Hill Farmstead. I just so happen to think their the best brewery in the country right now. And yes, I fully understand the weight behind that comment.

First up: Hill Farmsteads Society & Solitude #5 in my lucky Cal Ripkin Jr. glass. (The O's were still in it when I had this beer.)
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The one sentence description of this beer at the brewery was "Think grapefruit...", and that was very apparent from the first smell. Very fragrant, citrusy, and clean. Almost no malty taste or bitter after taste. Lightly carbonated and pretty dry in the finish. Virtually no taste of alcohol despite being 7.8%. Very drinkable.

I still like their Abner a bit more, but this is up there with my favorite DIPAs. I think it's my favorite of the Society & Solitude series so far.

And from this past weekend: Hill Farmstead Arthur

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I'm a big fan of Saisons, but I'll be the first to admit that I don't have an expert's palette for them. The Hill Farmstead Ann is often called the best Saison in the world, but I'd still never had the chance to try it, so I'm giving one of their other Saisons a shot. I brought this down to VA this past weekend to share with my girlfriend (lives in Fairfax).

After pouring the beer and a funky tart and sweet aroma with a good fluffy head, as you can see it's hazy and bright yellow in appearance. The taste is quite citrusy with a lot of immediate spice, maybe peppery? I think I prefer the Saison Dupont over this one, its a bit more subtle on the tongue, but hey, I'm no expert.

I love the few beers I've had from Hill Farmstead. Would also love to try a lot more. Interested in a trading parker in San Diego? I don't think there is anyone in the world making IPAs like Alpine and Pizza Port. Be happy to send you some of those to test your "best brewery in the country" theory.

[GoSkins561]

Time to troll. Budweiser is the best beer Eva!!!!!!! Everything else is crap

(Shiner bock is really good dark lager.)

no trolling there, what ever floats your boat homie!!

[Warpath11]

2012 SN Tumbler is an excellent brown get after it for gameday

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Troegs HopBack Amber Ale vs. New Belgium Red Hoptober Amber Ale

(Review for the Hoptober is a few posts above)



The HopBack's aroma is mandarin orange up front with a touch of caramel. Usually don't get much of an aroma out of these, this is the best one so far. Wow, the flavor is ENORMOUS for an amber ale. Troegs punches me in the face again. Hops are flourishing across the board. An extremely well balanced citrus, earth, pine and grass -- hot damn. Body stays strong, it seems like it will tail off in to something light, but it doesn't in the end. Caramel malt is a nice and chill backbone. This crushes every Amber I've had, it comes off as an extremely well done American Pale Ale. Hoptober never stood a chance. This is a must-buy I think.

[HBnotBlades]

I love the few beers I've had from Hill Farmstead. Would also love to try a lot more. Interested in a trading parker in San Diego? I don't think there is anyone in the world making IPAs like Alpine and Pizza Port. Be happy to send you some of those to test your "best brewery in the country" theory.

I think we could work something out, although there is a very limited selection of beers that they actually bottle. All the wonderful DIPA's they make are only available on tap or with a growler.

[Enforcer_FFX]

Man, this is a great thread. Always new posts about great beers on the regular! ....

Anyways, I've never had a Scottish Ale before until this past weekend at the NOVA Fall Brewfest.

Devil's Backbone Kilt Flasher (great label art, haha):


It was GREAT and the standout of the fest for me and my buddy. It was rich, but the right balance - it was not overly sweet at all. I found a review that can wordsmith the details better than I can:
http://beerdork.wordpress.com/2011/0...her-review-80/

The Devil's Backbone rep said that it will be in northern VA Total Wine stores in the coming weeks.