/ck/ - Food & Cooking

drinking this
i've decided that goses are my least favourite kind of sours, not sure why they are the most common among western breweries
are they the easiest to brew or something?

>>10127644
I think straightforward goses are crazy good in the summer, but weird fruity ones are never good and normal ones don't hold up when it's cold

also I don't think goses are the most common in the US, I encounter a lot of more traditional sours than goses. at least in the midwest

>>10127581
>>10127644

I've always hated IPAs - they taste like soap to me - but loved sours. I see more people talking a lot about sours lately, I hope they take over IPAs as the new microbrew hipster thing and they become really popular. Theres never enough new sours to try.

Pic related is my absolute favorite beer now, too bad 4 packs cost $20.

Not usually an IPA drinker but I picked up 4 of these today

>>10127973
>I've always loved sours

ifyou can getyourhands onpic related,tryitout
shared this with a friend and we were both happy about it, along with Sori's Tropical punch (good but not fantastic, Sori is much more of a dark and heavy beers brewery)

bump

Found a crowler of this at a hyvee in Brooklyn park. It was only 6$ so I gave it a try. Not a huge fan of lavender, but it honestly wasn't terrible. I wouldn't buy it again but it was better than I expected. Even my gf who hates lavender thought they did a decent job balancing it out.
I hope more breweries start selling crowlers at liquor stores. I like them

No pic, but I tried West Sixth Brewing new England style IPA called low beam and it blew my mind. now I can't stop drinking the New England style.

>>10128050
i hate this name, and I hate IPAs. those dumb fucks at the brewery were like "yeah dude! jai alai! top kek gr8 name m8!" absolutely no sort of creativity

>>10127973
kek yes, i too love sours. they can sometimes taste like bile but overall they are fun and tasty and refreshing

one of my all time fave beers. put it in the freezer for a couple hours, it turns into a slushy. tasty

>>10129526
They probably hate you back

>>10129531
plus you can make crazy shit with lactic products

>>10129538
I hope they do. Fuck IPAs.

>have a seasonal dopplebock
>It's $19 for a six pack before tax and deposit

Honestly it's ridiculous how this average brewery milks the shit out of their prestige just because they were at the forefront of the market and an inivator a decade ago, they have some solid staples but they overcharge for everything not in regular rotation. All their beers are so one dimensional and overmalted. IPA's and DIPA's (other than 2 hearted) are always underhopped and sweet, stouts lack body, depth and are very singular note. Bells is just sugary normie swill with the exception of a handful if beers that all the girls and hipsters bring up when they talk about how much they love craft beer but they really just want something unoffending and easy to drink.

>>10129581
I think it's somehow a good thing that most breweries are begining to overcharge beers that are nothing out of the ordinary, because people will end up being fed up with paying this much and will start to brew their own everyday beers
the brewery market will crash and only the interesting/not overpriced ones will eventually survive

>>10129581
I really like their expedition stout and third coast old ale. Best brown is alright. Rarely buy their overpriced special release shit though. Why would I pay more than celebrator for a doppelbock that's not as good?

>>10129533
fucking gross

>>10129533
Rubaeus is the worst fucking beer Founders has ever made what are you smoking

The local super hype ipa just came out a few days ago at a local brewery and people literally lined up for HOURS by the hundreds just to get a couple 8oz portions.
If that's not crazy, I don't know what else is.

>>10129981
>>10130111
I think its pretty tasty. I dump in a shot of vodka to take it further

>>10127581

bumping with this excellent stout

is this going too far ?
yes, I'll admit it's actually good, but can this still be considered as beer ?

>>10127581
For a long time, when I was more retarded, I wouldn't drink IPA because I didn't want to consume any liquid from India. Nothing against India, but their water sources and shitting in the streets.

>>10129533
>founders

who /blue moon/

I have an absolute fucking shit ton of it so Im stuck with it for a while

>>10131743
This is actually a pretty okay beer. I could chug a good few in a night

>>10131743
unexceptional but totally drinkable. good for chain-drinking all day

>friend in Belgium bought me a bottle of
Westvleteren 12 and is sending it to me

I'm just overjoyed I can finally scratch it off my bucket list

Been on a kick of drinking these since the holidays, still not sick of it yet.

>>10131743
desu this shit is really good

>>10132514
https://youtu.be/PNHGL-s0lm8

>>10132514
the mango wheat is better

Guinness Extra Stout really improved since they stopped brewing it in Canada and moved all operations back to Ireland. If you hated it a couple years ago, try it again.

>>10134308
when i drink guinness, murphy's, similar stouts i only taste soy sauce. am i retarded? it's really gross. i enjoy other stouts, like imperial stouts

>>10132514

desu you have shit taste

Lancaster Brewing's Shoo Fly Pie Porter.

This kills the Pennsylvania Dutchman.
Not really a huge fan of porters generally but had to get this one for the novelty. It's actually really good imo, might have to pick up a case.

>>10131743
a shit beer made by big beer to try and tap into the craft beer market

it legitimately tastes like urine

>>10132480
Very good beer. Wish I could get it out west.

>>10135242
I have a weakness for aesthetic labels. The beer could be bud light and I'd buy it

>>10129526
well considering the brewery is based in miami (iirc) and it having a significant latinx population, a few of which play jai alai, it's not that lolsorandom of a name. evil twin has more lolsorandom beer names than jai alai.

>>10127581
i might crack open one of my bottles of CBS tomorrow after gorging myself on pazcki.

>>10129533
much better on nitro

>>10129981
>>10130111
mango magnifico and lizard of koz fresh.

>>10129581
ever since the children took over the company, this has been happening. honestly, i couldn't even tell you the last bell's beer i had, and none of my collection contains anything from them.

>>10131743
tastes like you're walking through the perfume department at Macy's with your mouth open.

Bow to your king.

>>10127973
I enjoyed this last time I tried a sour.

>>10136867
not any more. they're not even in the top 3 for sales. how does it feel losing out to light beer? not once, not twice, but three times over?

>>10136733
>well considering the brewery is based in miami
tampa

>>10129526
>i hate this name, and I hate IPAs.
edgy

>>10136867
I had one of those not too long ago. Pretty good for a 21 year vintage. Just kidding it was kinda vile.

>>10137135
which also has a high latin population.

>>10136905
i like this

>>10127973
I had a raspberry sour the other weekend, that shit was fucking good

>>10134453
fuck you

>>10137434
the very best best raspberry sour I had was from Sweden (Orebro)
I never buy more than 3 at a times during summer, because you can only chug them down once you took the first sip and they're a bit expensive

>>10136665
don't worry, Lervig are good at what they're doing

>>10129494
>New England style

hell yeah

Second time i managed to get some! Not as good this time around!

>>10136733
i still dont get why founders decided to suck off the leafs with that name. couldnt they have also called it alaskan or vermonter breakfest stout?

>>10136993
What do sales have to do with it? It's literally the king of beers. Anything else is second banana

>>10136743
Lizard of koz was one of the most disgusting craft beers I have ever had. The blueberry and vanilla combo just didnt work for me.

Founders makes my go to year round available stout. But i cant stand old crumudgeon or dirty bastard.

>>10138851
Isn't Canada the number one producer of maple syrup? It's synonymous with the country

>>10127581
Moose Drool tonight fellas. Montanan here.

>>10131743
Haven't had it in years, I think I wore myself out on the whole range of Blue Moon drinks some years back. Still great brews that I wouldn't turn down if offered but I can't seem to bother buying anymore.

>>10131743
not hard to beat this beer. Many other belgian wits out there. If you're in Texas try out celis wit instead. They have a cool story for their brewery too.

>>10136733 just blew a keg of the CBS. Pretty popular stuff

>>10136867
not drinking based coors light lol give me a break

>>10136905
Any mikkeler blows this out of the water

bump

We need more Ausfag craft beers in here.

I'm drinking this

i love this stuff. it tastes like any other piss water but it get's me drunk for $2.

founders all day ipa is excellent and i hope to drink it more in the future

>>10127581
>general

>>10140924
nice can of Coke

pic related, the superior Feral beer

>>10139105
but theyre not the only ones who produce it. founders could have just as easily included something related to america but instead they bent over for the leafs. its retarded.

>>10141201
If you're paying $2, that's too much. I think they are like $1.29 at my local liquor store.

>>10141609
Frankly I think it's retarded that you're getting so butthurt over Canada. What even did they do to you?

>>10141609
What's wrong with referencing canada when they use a product mostly made and celebrated in canada? They probably even used Canadian maple syrup bourbon barrels

>>10141201
Terrible, possibly more so than even Steel Reserve. In that price range, Icehouse Edge and Hurricane are better choices. The former is only 1.29

>>10138928
it was the king of beers because it was the top selling beer. now it plays fourth banana to light beers.

>>10139637
i went to a brewery in missoula that had some very good BBA scotch and stout ales.

why does your state have so many casinos?

>>10141609
you do know that the maple syrup used for CBS is made also in michigan? it's canadian in name only.

hell, if you're that salty, evil twin made a michigan maple bba EMJ and biscotti break, which were both made by Dark Horse, using the same maple syrup that founders used for CBS.

What's the best mass-market beer I can find anywhere?

>>10142789
Boston Lager or Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

Currently enjoying Settle Down Brown by Odell. Tastes like a malty IPA.

>>10143398
their IPA is the tits.

>>10141609
You realize Founders also makes Kentucky Breakfast stout, named after a place in America?

>>10142789
High life

>>10127581
just got back from a local for their mardi grace promotion, had a pretty good time with some pretty good beer.
Southern Brewing Company for reference, sour stout was pretty good

>>10136733
>latinx
Not even ironically

>>10141609
They're not pandering to leafs you dumbass. It's just a way of saying "we used maple syrup, a stereotypical canadian product, in this beer"

Or are you the kind of idiot who will run into a pizzaria screaming that everyone is a liar because some fat guy name Tito didn't make your "hawaiian" pizza?

Drinking some of pic related and working on my senior thesis tonight

>>10143398
I need to find some of this. Although I haven't been super impressed with their malty offerings (Isolation suuuuucks) I love brown ales

>>10142328
Not him but it's because of rather lax gambling laws. and a decent amount of indians.

>>10144314
i forgot where i was, apparently.

>>10141583
>>10140924
War Hog is the best Feral brew and I'm not even an IPA fan.

>>10144500
Ha, fag.

What's your upper limit on what you're willing to pay for a single can/bottle of craft beer? Silver Peel and others are like £6+, I personally don't think it's worth paying that much for one beer.

>>10141637
i buy 2 of them for $.97 each. hence the $2 comment.
>>10142302
all those other brands are just as bad and more expensive where i'm at.

>>10146587
I buy them once to make up my mind, but unless it's something mind boggling (like, say, Hoppin' frog stouts) I don't buy them again
There are more than enough good beers at affordable prices
About to enjoy pic related by the fireplace

>>10131743
This was my first beer. I remember those early HS days with my awkward friends cuddled around a computer screen in someone's room with a movie on, downing blue moons and smoking weed late at night.

>>10146587
It really depends on the beer.
I once spent on $15 USD for a 750ml (25oz) bourbon-barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout that was a limited release by a good local brewery and it was worth every penny

>>10146259
no u

>>10146587
where i live has incredibly high alcohol tax. for a bottle of CBS this winter, i paid 30 USD. in the goddamn state that it's produced in.

>>10147164
Michigan? $30 USD for a 12oz bottle of CBS? jesus, and I thought we leafs get shafted when it comes to alcohol tax

>>10147597
bomber, not 12oz. though they did make 4 packs of most of the other barrel aged series, they did not for the release of CBS.

though i have seen 12oz bottles of some evil twin releases come close to that much.

>>10147631
Founders made 12 ozers of CBS for Canada apparently

>>10143398
Fellow Odell bro

Having some classic 90 Shilling at the moment

>>10148239
i just cracked one open earlier, shared with a friend. although it was a very good beer, i feel like it just had way too much hype. kind of like what KBS gets every year, and i've had better BBA imperial stouts.

it poured an extremely thick head, which dissipated relatively quickly. could definitely taste the vanilla and maple, but not as alcohol-y as you would expect for being almost 12 abv.

>>10148239
i was just reading the beeradvocate reviews for it, and i swear to god some people just write the most random ass flavor profiles, to sound sophisticated.

beer has finally reached the level of wine and coffee.

Currently working on a 6-pack of Snowdrift Vanilla Porter from Leinenkugel's.

A "Stout Bout" from Schlafly's comes later, but the only good beer in that pack is the traditional oatmeal stout.

Got a six pack of this for 4 dollars. it tastes worse every time. Honestly pretty funny if you know what the affiliated university is going through.