The Beer Thread

[amm0409]

Fullstream Sweet Potato Lager

[The Evil Genius]

Sounds pretty good..I might try it sometime soon.

Alright, I used the store locator on it through the DF website and hopefully will be picking some up tonight on the way home from work....not a lot of options since its a Va brewery and I live 3000 miles away...

[Koolblue13]

Rant- Ice cold beer is a plain stupid comment. If it was ice cold, it would be solid or at least very slushy. Also, the reason you want your coors light so cold, is because it masks the flavor of the little amount of beer in that bottle. Coors is so aware of their followers dislike for beer, they have put color bars on the actual bottle, to warn their people that if it's not blue, it may actually taste like beer and you won't like it. Drink something else coors light faithfuls, you're wasting your money.

/rant thank you.

Carib, Banks, Red Stripe, Presidente. Drink Caribbean!

[MattFancy]

Going off Koolblue's rant:

Is there anything more idiotic than the Miller Lite Punch Top Can? Okay, maybe the the Coors Light cold strips, but seriously, who is punching holes in the top of their beer can to get a "smoother pour"? Anyone? Same with their stupid Vortex bottle. I mean come on, seriously?! Are people rushing out to get Miller Lite because you can punch a hole in the top of the can? Sure punching holes in beer is fun in college when you want to shotgun your beer. But this has to be one of the dumbest marketing campaigns ever. How about you take that money and invest in making your crappy beer taste better!

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I believe it's to encourage shotgunning. I'd laugh to myself to see someone sporting that thing in a casual setting. Like a boss.

I put a dent right below the mouth of the can when I want to chug.

Think the demographic it appeals to the most are 18-22 year olds.

[RVAbrendan]

Did anybody ever used to 'shotgun' beer out of a bottle by putting in a straw and bending it to the side of the bottle? Works like a charm!

[chaaarmndr]

Bells Two Hearted, Bells Brewery - Comstock, MI



Trust me on this one

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Did anybody ever used to 'shotgun' beer out of a bottle by putting in a straw and bending it to the side of the bottle? Works like a charm!

Brilliant! Car key and aluminum can was the only way i thought

[Skinsfan1311]

Rant- Ice cold beer is a plain stupid comment. If it was ice cold, it would be solid or at least very slushy. Also, the reason you want your coors light so cold, is because it masks the flavor of the little amount of beer in that bottle. Coors is so aware of their followers dislike for beer, they have put color bars on the actual bottle, to warn their people that if it's not blue, it may actually taste like beer and you won't like it. Drink something else coors light faithfuls, you're wasting your money.

/rant thank you.

Carib, Banks, Red Stripe, Presidente. Drink Caribbean!

Agreed, however, the only time I drink Caribbean is when I'm in the Caribbean! We put a hurtin' on some Presidente in Punta Cana!

[FLRedskins]

Bells Two Hearted, Bells Brewery - Comstock, MI

http://mikesbrewreview.com/wp-conten...earted-ale.jpg

Trust me on this one

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Brilliant! Car key and aluminum can was the only way i thought

Love Two Hearted Ale it is one of my Summer go to beers(along with Gumball Head,Zombie Dust,GI Summertime....etc) I just picked up a case on Sat

[The Evil Genius]

The gluten free Dog Fish Tweason'ale was pretty damn good.


Thanks!

[GoSkins561]

The gluten free Dog Fish Tweason'ale was pretty damn good.


Thanks!

The only other gluten free beer I have tried is New Grist...I want to try the Tweason..

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Otter Creek 20th Anniversary.....

Hmmm, at 12% this beer is all booze with some malts and burns all the way down, two thumbs down....i'll give it a a two out of ten, this beer is a failed effort at a "big beer"

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Saranac Pale Ale, widely available around here (Montgomery County). It stood out in the Saranac Mix Pack, I think it's a great beer for the price. Still get the Saranacs at $8.50 a sixer (which is really low nowadays).

The finish on this one is somewhat weak, however the initial flavor is chock full 'o nuts, with a caramel malt overtone. Hops balance well, being the backbone to this beer's flavor. Fluffy/creamy texture with a light mouthfeel makes this a scrumptious one to session. It ain't the deal I get with Sierra Nevada's stuff, which is still below $10 a sixer here, but the Saranac Pale Ale is still an easy purchase to make.

[Warpath11]

Goose Island IPA: Hard to get the well received Goose Island around my part so when my local store got a case of this stuff I had to get a 6er to try. It is a very good IPA more to the English style rather than the American (hop bombs). The hops are good but subtle if I had to guess this beer is somewhere around 50-60 IBUs with the classic English hops doing the bittering and the in your face American hops adding to the flavor (Id guess Cenetennial and/or Cascade perhaps). There is enough pale malt to make this easy drinking ale for the summer months. Overall not a bad beer but I had higher hopes for this one.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

http://dcist.com/2012/05/crack_one_o...ecomes_but.php

Marion Barry just can't catch a break, can he?

Today the mayor-for-life became the butt of a joke when Frederick-based Flying Dog Brewery used an image of him alongside the text "Crack One Open D.C." on a poster advertising a release party this Saturday at Jack Rose Saloon for its Underdog Atlantic Lager.

The slogan not-so-subtly draws upon Barry's arrest 22 years ago for smoking crack at the Vista Hotel in downtown D.C.

(more at link)

1.7% alcohol?! Break out your favorite glassware for this one fellas.

Edit: It's actually 4.7%

[Enforcer_FFX]

1.7% alcohol?! Break out your favorite glassware for this one fellas.

Edit: It's actually 4.7%

The last time I was at Flying Dog Brewery - one of their guys described it as the "gateway drug" to Flying Dog craft beers and the type of beer to take to a tailgate - I think they are going for a broader appeal w/ this one.. So while it is not the most impressive of their line it is solid for what it is!