The Beer Thread

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I bought a 6 pack of this today. I like their sense of humor!

I love the description Lagunitas gives:

This sad holiday season we didn’t have the brewing capacity to make our favorite seasonal brew, the widely feared BrownShugga’ Ale. You see we had a couple of really good years (thank you very much) and so heading into this season while we are awaiting the January delivery of a new brewhouse we are jammin’ along brewing 80 barrels of IPA and PILS and such every 3 hours. A couple of months back we realized that since we can only brew a mere 60 barrels of Shugga’ every 5 hours, that we were seriously screwed. For every case of Shugga’ brewed, we’d short 3 cases of our favorite daily beers. It’s a drag. This year, we brewed something that we think is also cool and brews more like our daily brews. The new brewhouse will help insure this kind of failure never happens again. It’s a mess that we can not brew our BrownShugga’ this year and we suck for not doing it. There is nothing cool about screwing this up this badly and we know it. Maybe we can sue our own sorry selves. There is no joy in our hearts this holiday and the best we can hope for is a quick and merciful end. F*@& us. This totally blows. Whatever. We freaking munch moldy donkey butt and we just want it to be all over...
So this substitute beer is a ‘Cereal Medley’ of Barley, Rye, Wheat, and Oats…. Full of complexishness from the 4 grains, and weighing in at 7.85% abv, Then joyously dry-hopped for that big aroma and resinous hop flavor.

I had a six pack of Brown Shugga' a couple months ago. Stuff is among the best beers I've ever had.

[HBnotBlades]

I love the description Lagunitas gives:

I had a six pack of Brown Shugga' a couple months ago. Stuff is among the best beers I've ever had.

I've got some Brown Shugga in my fridge right now, one of my favorites.

[TheDoyler23]

I love the description Lagunitas gives:



I had a six pack of Brown Shugga' a couple months ago. Stuff is among the best beers I've ever had.

I've got some Brown Shugga in my fridge right now, one of my favorites.

While it's not my favorite style, it's still pretty damn good. My wife likes the Sumpin' Sumpin' they make as it's very citrus/piney. Looking forward to trying the 'Sucks' for football today.

[TheDoyler23]

Having a can of "Sneak Attack" from 21st Amendment. It's a Saison style farmhouse brew that hits the spot with yeasty, buttery beer flavor.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Picked up a 6 pack of Saranac Red IPA. Dusty, citrusy, piney, bready, caramelelelely. But all not so much...a typically light offering from Saranac. This isn't one of their better beers either, but it again passes for how damn cheap it is.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Sam Adams Cream Stout tonight...also have a 2 year old bottle in the cellar. Might pop it open today or tomorrow to compare fresh and aged flavors.

[Skinsfan1311]

Gonna open my last bottle of Heavy Seas Below Decks, from 2007, and share it with my son tomorrow night.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Gonna open my last bottle of Heavy Seas Below Decks, from 2007, and share it with my son tomorrow night.

WOW. You've been talking about that bottle for years now. I feel nostalgic towards it Your day tomorrow is already made!

[Skinsfan1311]

WOW. You've been talking about that bottle for years now. I feel nostalgic towards it Your day tomorrow is already made!

LOL!

Tell me about it! I didn't crack it open yet, because me and the boys schedules have been conflicted. I'll open it when we both can sit down, kick back and savor it. Hopefully this week!

[HOF44]

I finally had Fat Tire on tap last night and loved it. It was chili-cheese dogs and beer at the Vienna Inn. I had tried fat Tire in the bottle and it was ok, but on tap it's great!

[#98QBKiller]

I finally had Fat Tire on tap last night and loved it. It was chili-cheese dogs and beer at the Vienna Inn. I had tried fat Tire in the bottle and it was ok, but on tap it great!

Bottles are often times a gamble. I've gotten to the point now where I only look at the draft list at restaurants.

The only time I'll switch it up is if it's a place with bad beers on tap but decent stuff in bottles.

[Skinz4Life12]

Gonna open my last bottle of Heavy Seas Below Decks, from 2007, and share it with my son tomorrow night.

Wait, is that the cabernet beer? I just tried this a few weeks ago

[Skinsfan1311]

I finally had Fat Tire on tap last night and loved it. It was chili-cheese dogs and beer at the Vienna Inn. I had tried fat Tire in the bottle and it was ok, but on tap it's great!

The majority of beers are better on tap. With the exception of the beers that are meant to be aged, nothing beats a brewery fresh beer, right out of the keg.

Bottles are often times a gamble. I've gotten to the point now where I only look at the draft list at restaurants.

The only time I'll switch it up is if it's a place with bad beers on tap but decent stuff in bottles.

Same here.

Wait, is that the cabernet beer? I just tried this a few weeks ago

No. The 2007 was produced when they were puttign it in 12 oz bottles and selling it by the 4-pack. A few years ago, they started to only offer it in 22oz bombers.

A couple of years ago, they started to brew it in a couple of different ways, including aging it in barrels that held either bourbon or caberneat. I love the Bourbon aged Below Decks. I don't care for the the stuff brewed in the cabernet barrels.

[twa]

tried the St Arnolds Winter stout....bland and unremarkable
a lightweight in the style

[Skinz4Life12]

Okay, I had the stuff from the Cabernet barrel and I must say that I was not a fan