/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13806105
i'm from texas and so far the only consistently good texan beer i've had was revolver's blood & honey, and real ale's devil's backbone.

>>13806105

>>13806112
How prevalent are microbreweries there? Here in NC every town has at least one or two

>>13806105
There's two microbreweries in my city but honestly one is trash and the other isn't anything special. For me, it's pic related.

>>13806120
i'm in dfw, there seems to be at least 1 brewery per every other town, and at least a few per city. i tried the closest local brewery (armadillo ale works in denton) and it wasn't good.

>>13806119
What's your favorite? I'd go for the hefe
>>13806125
>>13806128
Yea it can be pretty hit or miss, the trend is new enough that many are still in the learning phase

There's three or four breweries in my town, despite being less than 30,000 people. This one is my favorite. There's breweries opening (and closing) all the time around here. Back when I lived in Jersey, there were only a handful of mediocre brewpubs in the whole county, although maybe times have changed.

>>13806105
Red Oak and the Hummin'bird are some of the best I've ever had off draft.

Also really fond of Bad Penny.

These guys are honestly incredible. I haven't had much new craft that wasn't from them in years.

>>13806181
Looks good, what's their best brew?
>>13806185
Had Bad Penny once or twice, been doing the lighter stuff lately. Do you get into Doppelbock or Belgians often?
>>13806224
What's the beer scene like in NY, major German influence or something else?

>>13806105
Bent paddle probably. Hammerheart is my favorite but primarily make smoked and barreled stuff. Overall bent paddle is the most balanced. Castle danger and indeed are great too

Riding out that quarantine in my Eno in my comfy backyard with these boys

Oregon has so many god damn microbreweries it'd be impossible to limit it down. Boneyard is great for IPAs, Deschutes is actually pretty great once you go past their flagship stuff, Rogue is alright, they have a amazing brews but most of the stuff is decent and overpriced.

>>13806105
Piss off alcoholics.

>>13806493
Everything in moderation?

>>13806493
piss us off? you're the one who sounds pissed off.

>>13806451
Deschutes and Sierra Nevada are the best widely available craft breweries imo

>>13806105
Living in Wisconsin, it's essentially impossible to pick. I do prefer the "old fashioned" ones over the typical hipster shit. And growler guys is ok, it's funny that I live near the only one not in the northwest.

>>13806722
OP probably should have just included, "not counting Oregon and California", because there's just too much, and as good as those breweries are, I rarely drink them unless I'm traveling or on a plane or something.

>>13806105
need to explore further, but this is current winner

>>13806105
I'm from Ontario and I'd probably say that Folly's in Toronto has been my favourite in terms of overall quality.
They do a shit ton of weird stuff with yeast strainsand never overprice their beers like Burdock and Bellwoods do. That and they also rarely get stuck on one style at a time. They do Farmhouse ales, Sour ales, IIPAs, porters, stouts, berliner weisses and then weird shit like bieres du gard, dark malt sours and cognac barrel aged Flanders red ales. Almost everything they do is fucking fantastic. Their main brewer left a year ago but the current guy there is doing a good job to keep up the quality.

In terms of newer brewers, I really like Willibald Farm's stuff out in Ayr, Ontario. Their double IPA is really really good. Also Godspeed makes crazy good shit but I sadly never go to them often as they're more east end.

>>13806105
live in manchester uk
Cloudwater brewery

>>13806105
I hate glasses like that
>Look at our glass of beer, there is so much beer in here, its just as high as the bottle

>>13806748
Yeah that's fair, unless it's something not widely known.

In that vein, Stickmen brewing out of Oregon has done a couple great brews. One being a melon sour called "Kissed by Melons" and the other being a double Dunkelweizen called "Bananas on Fire" that has a lot of caramel and banana tones with a malty back.

Would recommend them if anyone ever is in Oregon

>>13806445
I miss Dixie more than I'm willing to admit

>>13806105
New York, none worth note. It's real bullshit here.

>>13806971
Southern Tier is pretty damn good

>>13806128
Fellow DFW anon. Have you tried anything from Deep Ellum? I've only had Dallas Blonde once a few years ago and it tastes like straight up piss. Idk about anything else from them though, but so far not a great first impression.

>>13806989
I'm in southern tier also but it still sucks, I'm just here for work and that's that.

the tour is great too

>>13807099
>>13806112

Revolver is owned by Miller, fuck Coors.

For DFW beers, Tupps is pretty decent.

The problem with a lot of DFW breweries is that they have one or two good beers with a lot of filler. Take Rahr, Martin House, or Community for example.

This is why I'm glad I live in texas beer nirvana: Austin. ABW, Southern Heights, Oddwood Ales, or even Hopsquad are all preferable to what dallas has to offer.

Did have some turning point a while back and it was pretty decent.

Recently tried a few American lite beers. Wish we had those for cheap in Germany. Perfect beer for getting drunk.

Either Parish brewing or Abita. Parish has more critical acclaim and can make an IPA that actually tastes good and isn’t only a bottle of liquid hops. Abita has been around much longer from before microbreweries were the hot thing and probably has more popular support. Pic related is one of my favorite Abita offerings but now they have a bunch of gay New Orleans-y art on the bottle to attract hipsters instead of the old clean style they had before.

>>13806105
>um, hello, based department?

>>13806105

>>13806105

Skinners is great.

i dunno but i'm drinking this

>>13810053

That looks mighty crushable :) would like to try it out.

>>13806105
The best beer I've had from Ontario is Stone City. I think Quebec's Dieu du Ciel and Unibroue are consistently great pretty much across the board, but the guys at Stone City are a bit more playful - for every less than stellar beer they're pushing at any given moment, they've got three or four stone killers.

>>13812459
I don't think I've ever had a bad, or even mediocre unibroue beer. Haven't seen Terrible around in awhile. That and la fin du monde are my favorite from them

>>13812505
I wasn't big on their Megadeth Saison. I like everything else they make... but it's hard to screw up with Belgian.

>>13806971
Are you literally retarded? We have the best breweries in the country and probably the world

>>13812620
No you dont

For me, it's Exile in Iowa, Deschutes in Oregon, Etna Brewing Co in California, and Balter Beerworks in Tennessee. Those are all the states I've lived in and my favorite breweries.

>>13807099
Does Debbie still do Dallas?

Beer is bad and people just drink it to attempt to appear hip

Here in MA you can't get much better than Night Shift. '87 and Whirlpool are the best. Had them on tap when I bartended

>>13812632
Any variety of beer you would ever want is made here and is top of its class.

>>13812703
>night shift
>not tree house

>>13812717
You can say that about Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Oregon, Colorado, etc

>>13812720
I've only had Tree house once. We got lights on as a temporary draft and it was honestly just ok. Do they have any stand-out shit?

>>13812724
I've been to a few of those in person and tried brews from most of their top breweries and I stand by my statement. Beer ratings agree with me too

>>13812732
I'm the NY guy replying to above posts so I'm kinda double bumping here but;

Juice machine, haze, super treat, summer, Julius, tree sap have all been delicious. Tree house is one of the GOATs as well, it's a top tier company and I wanna stop by them some day for their tap room

>>13812734
Top breweries like? I've been to a lot of them too. They all offer world class stuff. New York isn't special in any way and is mostly still a wine state

>>13812775
The Hudson valley and Brooklyn based beer scenes are both doing remarkably well right now (barring the pandemic of course)

>>13812775
NYC microbreweries are world class, though there's even a few decent ones upstate

It's gotten to the point that the financefags that throw lavish parties in LI go for hard to get NYC craft instead of rare wines

I've seen NYC crafts on tap/in cans/in bottles in other several countries breweries and craft bars(usually pretty expensive though). Other states shit can't even compete tbdesu

>>13812796
Yeah they also get Sierra Nevada. Beer being on tap somewhere doesn't really mean anything. Cantillon makes the best of the best but finding it in the states is damn near impossible, let alone on tap.
Almost every state now puts out something world class. Some have more options than others. Again, new York really isn't special. I'd genuinely argue more world class stuff comes out of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest

>>13806451
Barley Brown's deserves a nod too

>>13812620
Ok, mutt.

>>13806105
I'm pretty sure that is the most popular beer in NC, it's definitely the best selling one in my bar (excluding Bud Light out of 41 taps).

I'd probably go for Raleigh Brewing's Hell Yes Ma'am (Belgium Golden) or Duck Rabbit Milk Stout. Best seasonal is definitely Big Boss Brewing's Aces and Ates.

>>13813918
I'd a retard and just listed beers. One of the better breweries in the state is probably Deep River. Downside the town it's in is a shithole.

>>13806797

Have you tried Blood Brothers? Expensive like Bellwoods but lots of interesting IPA / Funky things going on. Left field is decent if you ever go to godspeed, theyre like right beside them

>>13812734
>Beer ratings agree with me too
they absolutely do not

>>13812796
New York is a mid tier state when it comes to brewing, Not competitive with its New England neighbors, and especially not with Uppermidwestern/Colorado/West Coast states
Better than Mid Antlantic and Southern states though

>>13814033
Name a great Brewery from there and I'll compare its ratings to a similar NYC area brewery

>>13814117
Rating sites are completely skewed towards flyover regions, but even the Midwest actually blows New York out of the water.

>>13814143
>Rating sites are completely skewed towards flyover regions
Beeradvocate has long been skewed New England and New York since it is based there

>>13812674
>I enjoy beer just fine, I just repost reposted memes in order to feel important

>>13814143
>>13814165
I'm a fan of untapped because I found their ratings to be fairly (mostly) accurate for beers/breweries I tried

>>13814187
If I'm just glancing at overall ratings I'll go to untapped since a lot more people are rating beer while they're actually drinking it on their phone, but if I'm going to read through individual review I find a lot more people take it seriously/autistically on BA/RB.

>>13814117
there are good breweries everywhere, really good ones (well maybe not the south)
What are your top five NY breweries?

What New York brewery does better IPA than Toppling Goliath, better lambic style sours than New Glarus or Une Annee, better barrel aged beers than Central Waters or Revolution, better pastry stouts than Forager

These are all just from a small section of the upper midwest, and not to mention the much stronger tradition of german style stuff you find there

>>13814203
BA has much more in depth reviews when it comes to text, Untappd has more realistic aggregate rating just boiling it down to one number

But also Untappd just bought BA a few weeks ago so we will see how they integrate their systmes

>>13814219
Other Half, evil twin have better IPAs than toppling Goliath (I like their stuff but look at untapped ratings, they agree)
Grimm and KCBC have better sours (same as above)
SingleCut has better barrel aged ones
Evil twin has better pastry stouts

These are only a few of the breweries in NYC too - compare their ratings to the breweries you listed and you'll see what I mean

>>13814203
I hate BA because of their super long winded pretentious reviews. Untapped keeps it simple and has a larger user base for more accurate ratings

>>13814243
Evil Twin is a national brewery man

>>13814247
You're actually right, thanks. Even international considering where they started. They're fresh on my mind because I visited their tap room right before everything got shut down because of Corona...

I think they have a bunch of NYC exclusives, especially stuff that's only on tap, regardless you're correct

>>13814243
So I decided to dig into one of these claims. Single cut vs Central Waters and Revolution.
The best BA beers from single cut on untappd:
4.29 Polemically Sent
4.28 Heavy Boots of Lead Rye Whisky With Toasted Marshmellows
4.26 Rye Whisky Barrel-Aged Heavy Boots of Lead With Oregon Honey
4.25 Mr. Alarming
Central Waters:
4.71 Ardea Insignis
4.63 Three Year Aged Bourbon Barrel Barleywine
4.63 Aman's Beer & Wine Bourbon Barrel Stout
4.59 Butter Pecan Maple Barrel Stout
Revolution:
4.61 Project Sanctuary #6 - Double Barrel X.O.D. Rye (Single Barrel)
4.59 V.S.O.J. (Very Special Old Jacket)
4.54 Café V.S.O.D.
4.51 Straight Jacket Rye Limited

Like its not even close man, these breweries blow your suggestion out of the water

Beer time is the best time on a Sunday afternoon, for me it's Budweiser, the KING of beers! There's nothing quite like opening a bottle or cracking a can on a hot beach.

>>13814286
>Heavy Boots of Lead Rye Whisky With Toasted Marshmellows
u wut m8?

>>13814294
I didn't name the beer

>>13814286
What's next on that list?
"Padded room after electroshock therapy"

>>13809790
gtfo with this shit

>>13814299
there are like 8,500 breweries in the US, often making 50-150 unique beers in a year. Everyone is quickly running out of names

>>13814286
Don't bother. They can't fathom somewhere being better than New York, let alone anywhere in the Midwest. They'll deny all day

>>13814359
has there ever been a more overrated beer than Pliny? Trying to convince people California is relevant in beer for over a decade

>>13814286
Kek look at Central waters overall rating vs any of the breweries I listed. Also include how many people actually logged in their beers vs how many from SC/OH/KB etc

The overall rating for the NYC breweries is higher and has far more check ins (imo making the rating more valid - what's better, 100k check ins or 2k?

I've had a few central water beers and they were pretty good. Some anon above pointed out these Midwest beers are overhyped because they generally have less ratings and it's mostly locals drinking them while the NYC ones are tourist destinations and even get exported

I have a hard time believing any beer rated above a 4.5 due to this. I've no doubt these are good beers but I still say ours are better

>>13814669
NY one actually had fewer ratings on its top beers

You really swung and missed here. You specifically cited these ratings as why your brewery was better when they do not show your brewery is better you come and say they aren't accurate

I have drank beer in a lot of different cities, always seeking the best stuff, usually focused on big barrel aged beers. No one does that style better than the upper midwest, and no one has been doing it longer than them. NYC's beer scene is just too small and insignificant to have the sorts of barrel aging programs people like CW, Revolution, Goose Island, Toppling Goliath, Lakefront, Surly etc have.

Until very recently any NYC restaurant or bar that wanted a legit beer menu had to go way outside the region let alone the city to fill out a good menu, but beer is getting better everywhere and has been for a long time. Very recently I was in similar but slightly further behind beer scene in DC and was just amazed at what a small portion of beer menus was devoted to local stuff

>>13814669
No. You specifically pointed out barrel aged so Anon posted their barrel aged series which has better ratings. Just admit you're wrong and get over it

>>13814669
Overall brewery rating on untappd is fairly meaningless. Its more a measure of what portion of a brewery's beer is high end special release stuff, so it will always favor smaller newer ones with high end taproom releases being the bulk of the business model. Take Central Waters for instance, they have been around twenty some years, most of their beer ratings come from their every day grocery store stuff, and most predate the current taproom sales trend. CW has done a great job staying and even becoming more relevant as the industry trends forward but the bulk of their sales will always come from just ok everyday beer, not their absolutely amazing barrel aging program (though they have one of the largest barrel aging stock of any brewery in the country, the only brewery of that size to have even close to that much experience with barrel aging)

The vast majority of smaller recent breweries need to constantly pump out new hype styles like overfruited kettle sours and milkshake IPAs and pastry stouts, all styles that generate huge average ratings, and they sell very few classic craft beers that inherently belong to styles that generate lower average ratings

>>13814699
>>13814696
I mean the ratings don't lie on the barrel aged ones, I'm contesting them because they have a fairly low amount of check ins compared to the NYC beers. Grimms barrel aged (plus SC and OH) have anywhere from 2 to 10 times the check ins. Plus these breweries are expanding outside the NYC region as we speak.

Regardless whenever I travel anywhere in the US for work/road trips/vacations I like to check out local breweries. I doubt I'll make my way to Wisconsin any time soon but if I do I'll stop by

>>13814712
That's true in that they're constantly pumping out new beers but they're doing it in decent amounts; some hit up to 200k rates before the beer is d/c'd. I think it's a reflection of the market, in that people want to try new beers constantly instead of drinking the same stuff over and over again. They might have a flagship for a year or two but most of these places have a revolving menu. That's why I tend to trust a better overall rating; keeping up with solid content is harder than having solid hyped flagships (see: alchemist beer)

>>13814734
>I'm contesting them because they have a fairly low amount of check ins compared to the NYC beers
Not compared to the brewery you specifically mentioned

>>13814734
>I think it's a reflection of the market,
Oh, it absolutely is, and I am definitely not trying to say this is a bad thing. Just pointing out that older craft breweries are in a very different market position than the new ones. As the number of breweries has skyrocketed over the last 10 year, grocery store sales are basically not an option for newcomers now, but they still make up the large majority of sales for older craft breweries, so trying to boil down an average untappd rating for a brewery just by averaging all beer ratings is not a great way of comparing different breweries of different scopes because these primary sources of sales lend themselves to both different customers and different sales strategies

I personally buy the large majority of my beer at taprooms, and a lot of other people, especially those disproportionately likely to use untappd. But still way more craft beer is sold through retail overall

>>13814741
>>13814753
The taproom is a more affordable way for me to try the beers, plus it's fun. The 16oz cans are getting ridiculously expensive - some are regularly above 20 bucks and it's annoying. Buying the cans at the Brewery is at least cheaper. Whenever I'm in NJ I marvel at the price of cans in stores there, even with high tier beer.

How much is a 4 pack of your higher tier beers in your states? Even in Vermont, the high tier alchemist wasn't as crazy as what some of these stores charge

>>13814767
Prices have really climbed in the last few years, most high end 4 pack tap room releases are in the $14-22 for NEIPA/Fruited sour/pastry stout

>>13814791
It's retarded. I'll spend that once in a blue moon, but half the stuff is old when I get around to wanting to try it

>>13814791
>>13814915
Because of the prices I run everything through untapped so I at least know I'm drinking good (4+)beer. As a downside my days of just grabbing whatever looks/sounds good is past me, considering the pricing; I'll be fucked if I'm dropping that kinda money on a 4 pack (72oz total) of meh beer

Also, old as in the date from when it was canned? I started paying more attention to that in the last couple months

>>13814931
If you are buying IPA, especially NEIPA or related styles date is very important. Less so with classic IPAs. If you are drinking darker beers or lager its not as big of a deal

Bump

NYC friend from above posts; about to drink this brew. Obligatory untapped screenshot

>>13814359
I went to california last month and decided to try some beer of russian river. By far the most overrated brewery I've ever tried.

My favorite beers are a few christmas special edition ones that return each year. Haven't quite found anything as good from the regular stock even though I'm sure lots of them are of a similar brew.

Warren MI here, and we have two excellent brewpubs (used to have three);

Kuhnhenns - the first one in town with great beer and now two locations, the original joint on Chicago and Mound Rd and their much larger new place (that is also their production facility for sale to bars and such) on Groesbeck south of 16 Mile Rd (that also has food, the original place only has pizza)

https://kbrewery.com

Dragonmead - this place is on 11 Mile service drive east of Groesbeck and they have a smaller bar with their brewing operation in the back of the building. Also lots of great beers and they also have food.

http://www.dragonmead.com/index.php?p=home

Falling Down Brewery - was on 10 Mile Rd. west of Ryan and had great beer and food but I heard the owner died right when they were expanding to other locations and now it’s sadly out of business.

>>13818212
>Dragonmead

>>13818212
>Falling Down Brewery

>>13806105
Minnesota here. Surly and Bent Paddle are the kings of their respective metro areas obviously but recently I've really been enjoying Modist and Lupulin as well.

>>13812663
Never heard of that one

Little surprised not to hear anything about Ohio/Cincy. Bought a couple of these a couple months ago. Was looking forward to them but they're 750ml 16.5%, my wife doesn't like it so its not a good time for a bottle share.

>>13806105
Sam Adams ; )

>>13818673
Lupulin is based. Best ipas in mn

I don't drink beer, but everyone raves about Brewdog.
They do some sheisty shit, like interview people for PR positions, not hire them, then steal w.e. pitch they use during the interview.
Apparently it's happened more than once.

Best in Milwaukee is either this

>>13820164
or this

>>13820164
>best in milwaukee
no its not this is it says it right on the can

>>13820188
honestly, people don't really drink that often in Milwaukee, Old Milwaukee either
Most Miller Light or High life for the people who drink shitty beer, but all quickly being replaced by Spotted Cow

>>13820199
Spotted Cow is the superior budget beer.

>>13820209
absolutely, and it outsells Bud Light in Wisconsin which is quite an accomplishment

>>13820209
Spotted cow is like 15 for a 12 pack that's not budget

>>13820247
ha, have you seen the trend that high end beer has been going? Thats damn cheap compared to the $16 4 packs dominating from new breweries

>>13820254
I'm not saying it's super expensive but budget beer for me is pabst. The other day 12 packs of session lager was on sale for 7$ and I was happy with that even when not on a budget

>>13820262
Pabst is not for drinking. PBR is for slamming yourself into blackout and these days the preferred for that is Hamm's.

>>13820247
People in Wisconsin definitely drink Spotted Cow as though it is a cheap beer. It is on tap in basically every bar and restaurant in the state for only marginally more than Miller Light even the most divey of shitty bars

New Glarus is amazing a top 15 craft brewer in size despite only selling to Wisconsin's 6 million people. All of the bigger ones are national, or near national brands

>>13806105
How much beer you storing up in case they shut down the breweries? I'm down to my last 6 ( ._.)

Need to go out, don my gloves and mask, and buy more soon.

>>13821133
Dude you'll be fine. Just wash your hands

>>13807099
yeah i'm not a huge fan of blonde ales so dallas blonde is meh to me, i've had deep ellum's ipa and it was decent but that's all i've had from them.

>>13821226
dude. I'm wearing gloves, not interested in taking kung-flu home to my parents.

Cider>beer

>>13821271
mead>cider>beer

>>13821273
Never tried mead

>>13806105
Tooheys. When I go country people laugh at me for getting Tooheys and feel pleased with themselves for getting VB. But VB is not made in this state, it is made in Victoria. It's in the name. Country people in NSW are retards who don't even know how to be properly parochial.

XXXX

>>13821282
Toohey's is owned by Japan lmao, same with VB and other swill. Smoothbrains think either are patriotic. They both taste the same anyway

'Schon das Kindchen in der Wiege trinkt das Pils von Moritz Fiege'
all their other stuff is between good and really great aswell.

Bochum, NRW, Germany

>>13806451
Rogue? Deschutes? You need to get out more often. Step aside, beerlets- real ass Oregon poster comin’ thru.
Y’all should try DeGarde in Tillamook, Logsdon or Pfriem in Hood River, Hair of the Dog, Cascade, or Upright in Portland, honorary mention to Block 15 in Corvallis. These are the guys pushing the envelope, not some big ass corporate brewers that sell 100k bbl/yr

>>13806739
Easy: New Glarus, especially any R&D bottles

Making quarantine tolerable with Sucré, a 16.9% old ale from the Bruery. Strongest beer I've ever had, holy hell not even through the first glass and I'm already buzzed.

>>13821278
It's good, but the best stuff is ridiculously expensive since honey is way more expensive per pound than barley or hops.

>>13806105
I like this more than perrie bomb. Orlando has some good breweries like pic related. Also Tampa with Big Storm and Gainesville with First Magnitude.

>>13806105
Based N.C. nigger. For me, it’s red oak as well.

for me it's beer with extra water and without grains yeast hops or fermentation

>>13823701
why tho?

Having a Left Hand Galactic Cowboy imperial stout and I gotta say it's pretty good. I prefer their milk stouts but on a day like today when tomorrow morning is looking like everything will be shuttered for a full month it already tastes like better times.

lucky dog

>>13806105
Had this beauty the other day.
Luckily in the midst of the lockdown most of my favourite breweries are delivering.

>>13806105

Toppling Goliath, Pulpit Rock, Exile and my personal favorite local spot, Dimensional

>>13826198
disgusting

>>13824132
Reminds me of that Simpsons gag with Red Tick Beer having dog in it.
Makes me wonder what Laughing Dog Beer would have.
Catshit maybe.

>>13806105
I used to live right next to the Albani brewery in Denmark, but I doubt that was the best "local" beer. I can't really afford to get into the microbrews even though I'd like to.
They had their big chimney painted in a giraffe pattern. I thought that was nice.

>>13806105
The only beer for me is non-alcoholic caffeine free root beer.

>>13826298
Try drinking sperm, it's also alcohol-free and a great source of protein.

>>13809790
I havent see that shit in years, I grew up drinking kozel with my dad and uncle,I'm from bratislava and have been living in the uk for six years now, where'd you get it?

>>13812796
>>13814033
New York State in general is god tier for brewing. Be it nyc or upstate we have some rad beer. Sixpoint, though now is pretty mainstream, is a brewery that makes some of the best beer ive ever had anywhere. The craft market there is unreal

>>13826969
Indeed. For me, the five Boroughs are where it's at but long Island and upstate has a few good ones too

Not the best beer in the world, but a reliable staple.

>>13827637

>>13827650
Fun fact: Yuengling is an anglicized spelling of the German name Jüngling, which means Youngling.

I dindn't know this as a kid, and always wondered why the fuck my dad was drinking Chinese beer.

>>13827289
You try anything from single cut yet? They make some of the best IPA's ive ever had.

personal favourite

What is the best beer brewed in your home state?

Virginia reporting in.

With the risk of having Stigbergets fags seething, O/O Brewing is superior.

>>13820096
Not a bad call.
Go down to Lexington for Blue Stallion, though.

>>13827892
I'm British, what are the rules for me?
Best brewery in my county of Devon is probably Stannary.
Best in the region would be Verdant from Falmouth in Cornwall.
Best in my home town would be Topsham Brewery.

Overall Verdant's gotta be my fave. Their juicybois are second to none in Bongland.

>>13806105
Кoлopaдo

>>13826969
I mean you guys definitely aren't bad

But its kind of like NY BBQ, yeah you have some places making good stuff, but you are pretty late to the game and not nearly as good as you perceive yourself to be

>>13828192
Show me a state with a better beer culture than ny. Colorado is rad I will say and so is the pac-west but other than that I can’t think of anywhere else.

>>13828282
New England, Upper Midwest, Colorado, Northwest

thats about it though, New York is definitely above average

>>13828282
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon, Colorado

>>13828192

t.flyover losing to coasties again

>>13828371
Beer is one thing that the being mad at flyover meme really doesn't apply to at all

>>13828321
>>13828344
So really just shithole flyover states. Please keep the amazing beer, seriously you guys need it more than I do

>>13828463
um, ok, have fun with the pandemic

>>13828482
Pandemics been fun so far, I stocked up on some god tier brews before I quarantined myself in my manhattan apartment

>>13828540
>in my manhattan apartment
how much does that cost you?

>>13828564
4K a month. My girlfriend and I split it so it's not so bad

>>13828572
thats fucking crazy man

>>13806105
Fun fact: Aurthur Guinness got a 9000 year lease for the Guinness brewery for 45 quid a year.

>>13828032
Doesn’t matter if it’s the Hofbrauhaus or a garage brewery, as long as it’s local and you love it bro

>>13828572
Dude I pay 1400 a month for a house with a yard that I own.

>>13828699
>I own
not yet wagecuck

>>13828727
are you not familiar with property law?

>>13828727
are you implying having a job is bad? People should just have enough cash to buy a house outright from their parents?

>mfw live in brooklyn
>mfw other half, threes, wild east, finback, single cut, strongerope within walking distance

cope

>>13828804
>Brooklyn
RIP anon, seriously though what’s the beer scene like in NYC?

>>13828804
everyone who lives in any halfway large city can walk to really good breweries

>>13828600
>>13828699
I work for a startup and she works for a law firm, we both make pretty decent money. We both graduated from columbia a few years ago, when you have the incomes we have it really isnt so bad however we both feel like we are wasting our time renting.

>>13828804
my buddy's brother is one of the founders of other half, half my fridge is full of their stuff

>>13828812
It's beyond rad my guy

>>13828839
You are. Move to rural new York and buy a nice piece of property. The headache of home ownership is nothing compared to the emptiness of living somewhere you won't ever own

>>13828839
I bought a condo in a midwestern city, spend about $1500 a month on mortgage, condo fees, and taxes combined, which most people I interact with here consider very expensive for housing, though most of the apartments in my direct neighborhood cost a little more, but this is probably the 2nd most expensive urban neighborhood in the state. Now just need to find a woman to charge 50% to

>>13828812
Brooklyn is great. Tons of new breweries opening up, lots of great mainstays. Lots of varieties too, you can find great sours, IPAs (of course), and some places like Threes who more or less specialize in pilsners. In brooklyn you usually are in a smaller taproom or a large place with outdoor seating and food. Manhattan has some good bars but no breweries, not my favorite for beer there. Queens has a bunch of good places in LIC (LIC beer project is like a less memey other half, extremely good). But overall not as much as bk

>>13828853
I grew up working on a farm in ulster county, you arent wrong man. We're both just waiting till the right property goes on the market

>>13828857
smart guy, mind me asking where ya at?

When did NY people start showing up in beer threads and asserting they are a good beer destination? I feel like NY started caring about beer very recently

>>13828881
>mind me asking where ya at?
Milwaukee

>>13828889
We've talked about doing a week long trip or something like that out there before, any recommendations?

>>13814290
goddamn love my local brewery!
>t. stlfag

>>13828899
Beerwise or in general?
For beer I would say Eagle Park, 1840, Vennture, and Hacienda are the best beer, Lakefront's beer isn't quite as good but the atmosphere is great and really a good place for tourists, and probably the best deep fried cheese curds in the city.

If you are going to do a serious beer centric trip to Wisconsin, I would absolutely plan it to coincide with one of New Glarus's R&D releases in the summer if you at all like sour beer, and spend a night in Madison from there too, and if more time make the trip up to Central Waters because their beer is amazing but the place is in the middle of nowhere so probably just worth trying them at bars elsewhere. I actually just went up there for the first time myself this winter, they had a brandy barrel aged version of their anniversary imperial stout with cherry and maple which was one of the best beers I've ever tried

>>13828935
Haha good stuff man, if we go we'll definitly check all that stuff out. I really meant more life in milwaukee in general. What do you like to do over there?

>>13828948
Mainly just drink beer, go to restaurants, go to music stuff. I hang out at breweries a lot, sports stuff sometimes. Milwaukee has a very alcohol centric social culture so there is pretty much always drinking involved, and alcohol is very cheap compared to other cities of its size or larger (though rural Wisconsin is still considerably cheaper), even stuff that other states don't really associate with drinking often has some here

But I really love the food and beer scene here in general

>>13806105
Its made its way into at least a few states, but I've never had something from this brand that I don't like

>>13829059
Love Elliot ness from them

Guys I think I've found a new favourite beer. It's similar to a normal saint bon chien, but a bit sweeter.

>>13814382
>Trying to convince people California is relevant in beer for over a decade

People shit on California beer in spite of the fact that Alesmith, North Coast, Mikkeller SD, all make their home there. Like I'm not saying it's the best state for beer or whatever but it's a good fucking state for beer jesus.

>>13829059
kino label.

I'll have to try this stuff sometime

In North Carolina, Burial is the best.

Also, we are the best beer state in the entire south and it’s not close. Visit Asheville NC for proof.

>>13830012
Here's the issue though, there will always be mediocre to shit breweries in every state, but Cali is LITTERED with them and it makes the good stuff they put out seem negligible

>>13828463
cope

>>13813930
Yes! I love Blood Brothers and totally forgot to mention them too. Might order a mix case from them in midst of the Provincial lockdown while all the breweries are still open, especially if they still have some Balam leftover from Winter.

>>13829764
>To Øl
Helvede

>>13830708
Not my pick, and it's actually from Brasserie franche montagne. I'm not a huge fan of To Ol either, but their pub in copenhaguen airport has some amazing beer.

>>13806105
beer is full of phytoestrogens, i'll pass

>>13830961
How do those interact with the human body

Mohrenbräu.

Thoughts on this brew?

>>13832493
Probably the best American wit.

>>13832527
Seriously? I finally tried it and was unimpressed. I'm not a big wit guy though

>>13832718
It's one of those beers that's a lot better on tap for some reason. I'd say try some other wits and compare it, but if you're not a wit guy I don't know what to say. I don't drink it often, but every time I do I'm always kind of surprised at how good it is. But again, if you're not a fan of the style it's not going to blow your mind.

I like Highland better but I'm just over the state line.

>>13832718
Its more "the classic" American wit, it was the first American wit most people had in the earlier days of craft beer, but it is still well regarded at that

>>13806105
Hiram Walker for your Canadian Club. Local beer through has to be FRANKS Brewing Co, their oatmeal stout is actually really smooth.

>>13832735
The only one I'll buy a 6 pack of is from lakes and legends. Smaller place in mn. It's like, creamy instead of a lot of them that seem too crisp for the flavor profile imo
>>13832786
That makes sense. It wasn't bad I just didn't get the hype

>>13832786
>Its more "the classic" American wit
What would you recommend that you'd say has surpassed it? Currently in NorCal.

>>13832929
bumping this

>>13830090
So? There’s still a fuckton of great breweries out there

>>13834341
Not really. People bring up the same small handful every time.

Bump

I like four winds from delta, bc

>>13806112
Fuck yes, probably 2 of my favorite beers. I'm in the DFW area but Karbach makes some good shit too like Love Street, Hopadillo, and Rodeo Clown

Bump

>>13808609
>turning point
Down the road from where I went to high school. Been 2 or 3 times and have been impressed. They're still at the level of you have to buy their beer there, which probably helps. Of the dfw breweries that do their own distribution I think I like peticolas best, and I think they still just sell beer by the keg to bars. When you compare rahr or real Ale or even revolver to these, you're talking about one or two orders of magnitude larger operations. Of course they're not going to be the same. As for what I drink most? Deep ellum ipa or community Mosaic. Because I'm old and just want to get fucked up without pissing a million times a night like macro lagers cause me to do.

>>13807099
Dallas Blondes never taste good, but they go down easy.

>>13822089
This guy knows what he's talking about.

Also: Wayfinder, Little Beast, Ale Apothecary, and Great Notion

You open a Peche n' Brett lately? Still stupid good

What is the most underrated style of beer and why is it Belgian saison?

>>13839631
You’re not wrong, the lore behind it is pretty neat too

>>13839631
>>13839801
Can you American recommend me some of your best saison? I like the one from BFM quite a lot

>>13839869
The only American Saison I’ve had is Allagash, was pretty good. I confess to not really knowing much about the style though, really only ever had that and Du Pont

>>13806105
There is a craft brewery in a town approximately 10-15 miles from where I live.

>>13839940
big if true

>>13806105
I couldn't really choose. There's a ton of great small brewers and some larger brewers and they all make good beer here in Wiltshire. Pic related is probably the most popular.

>>13827856
One of the few things I miss about living in London is Sam Smiths. Cheap pubs, great beer and nicely appointed without music or television blaring over everything. I could murder a pint of their on-tap stout right now.

>>13806119
>State's best brewery is Budweiser

>>13839946
https://www.curiousbrewery.com/brewery/

>>13814712
Most brewers openly mock untappd and refuse to take it serious. Probably has something to do with the large amount of reviews that go something like "Tried this beer. Don't like red ales so 1 out of 5"

>>13818212
I really have to hand it to Dragonmead for taking over Shipwreck Brewing. The place was weird to be in.
>Owner was a homebrewer that made ok beer at best
>Opened with only two or three beers
>Most were infected
>Eventually hired a brewer from Atwater so they made slightly less offensively mediocre beers
>Even then fucked up beers (eg their stout was accidentally a black ipa because they put in too much hops)
>The entire taproom had the aesthetic of a Grosse Pointe dad's rumpus room

Serving flights via a small model freighter was kinda cool tho

>>13839869
There isn't a brewery that consistently stocks a really good saison that I can think of. Surly had a limited run of one that I loved. I think north coast has one that's solid, le merle? Haven't seen that in stores for a while now

>>13839996
>Most brewers openly mock untappd and refuse to take it serious
only ones that are mad that people don't like lagers as much as they do, or people stuck in the past (most older brewers)

A lot of newer breweries specifically try and use it as a tool to drive sales by making things they know people will like, rather than just making their favorite traditional style and wishing amber ales still sold like they did in 2005

>>13839996
>>13840133
and to continue, every loves mocking bad untappd reviews, they are hilarious. There is a twitter account I have seen dedicated to them which is pretty fun. But the system overall is still pretty good and useful, the small percent of fucking idiots don't move the dial that much and are present in basically any system, basically unavoidable

>>13806105
Northern light brewery, there's like 10-15 more breweries but i couldn't find any good pics.

Ahhh yes "double barrel" from double barrel brewery, they also do "shotgun" and few more :D

Found "det är som eljest" beer meaning "it's like otherwise" beer, 300 km south of where i am, never tried it but i will :D

Midnightsun Pilsener from Tornedalen Brewery, never tried that one either but i will.

>>13840133
>>13840138
No they don't use untappd to decide to make STRAWBERRY COCONUT DONUT KETTLE SOUR WITH GLITTER. They use instagram and clickbait sites to gauge that since normies don't use untappd

>>13840244
>since normies don't use untappd
If you are a newish small brewery, a very large chunk of your customer base uses, at least casually, untappd. If you are a large brewery that does most of your sales in grocery stores then you probably do not, but its a big deal for small, tap room centric breweries which is the model most new breweries of the last few years have needed to take

Now the fact that some of these use probable untappd outlook in designing recipes also pisses off a significant portion of their peers, its kind of a hot button issue right now amongst brewers at younger breweries

Honestly I think more people engage with Untappd than instagram at most small new breweries as they have a very male centirc customer base, and instagram culture is more of a woman thing

>>13840284
>instagram culture is more of a woman thing

And coincidentally, new hip breweries just happen to be making a fuckton of JUICYYYY ipas, sours, seltzers and other things with a fuckton of adjuncts in there, which coincidentally are the same things loved by your average instagram becky

>>13809463
50/50 chance this is a Tech student, 50/50 chance after that they're underaged
Widowmaker has grown on me over time

>>13840300
everyone fucking likes juicy IPAs, thats why they are making them, they do way better on untappd than old school IPAs

Now they are absolutely turning toward seltzer to attract women, many states have laws saying you can only sell alcohol that you make on site, or other similar restrictions, so this pivot allows people to sell stuff to people that don't really care about their main product widening the type of groups likely to go. A lot of people won't go to a brewery if there is one or two women in their group that just straight up refuse to like beer, but having seltzer available brings the whole group

>>13840284
also, the best part of Untappd is being able to check to a bar or brewery's tap list before you go and decide which place to go based on that

>>13839869
Allagash and Brooklyn brewery are the only breweries that I can think of that make year round saisons that are good enough. Nothing will beat any kind of craft saison of course

Too many breweries where I'm coming at to choose just 1, but now I'm drinking Schnickelfritz by Urban Chestnut Brewing Company and they are one of my favorite breweries

>>13809537
>a 48 year old man typed this out

>>13806105
I pity anyone who has never drank a Treehouse before. it is the absolute king of New England breweries, and I would pit them against any brewery in the world.

>>13842828
I don't like hazy ipas

Bump

>>13842837
They have plenty of non-hazy IPAs.

>>13842828
a little bit of a meme, but pretty good, especially for coasties

>>13806105
>>13806105
this shit is literally made in Orizaba.

>>13818231
what’s that sandwich fuck it looks delicious pls respond

>>13812620
>We have the best breweries in the country and probably the world
LOOOOL

>>13806989
second this, southern tier is god tier. Can't wait for pumpking to come back

>>13842828
Bold words for such a douchy opinion.

Four Hands is probably the only brewery in Missouri that I would stand up against the big name craft breweries in the West.

Logboat is second I guess. Snapper is absurdly drinkable for what it is, and their limited release DIPAs are always good as well.

I’ve been drinking Bur Oak recently too. Their golden cream ale and mango milkshake IPA are both delicious.

>>13845693
So all they make is ipas?

I just bought some Paulaner, this shit is delicious. Apparently it's a common beer in Germany. How do Germanfags not drink all day long?

>>13847882
Some do. Hacker pschorr is good too

nothing but incelposting itt

>>13806493
piss off sober fag

>>13806971
Other Half is god tier

NL 075
I only know of two breweries in the region, and have only tried a couple of beers by Breugem. They were pretty good though.

>>13807245
You work in the region of southern tier or the brewery?

>>13806451
The best brewery in Oregon is Great Notion

>>13806971
You’re stupid

>>13847882
germans don't enjoy fun

Personal top ten:
10.) Monkish (CA)
9.) Kane (NJ)
8.) Parish (LA)
7.) Equilibrium (NY)
6.) New Glarus (WI)
5,) Tree House (MA)
4.) Other Half (NY)
3.) Hudson Valley (NY)
2.) Answer (VA)
1.) Troon (NJ)

none of which are in FL, the state I live in....all the best shit here is barrel aged and I just don’t really bother with that stuff anymore

There's far too many good breweries in California to pick one to call the best but Mother Earth brews my personal favorite beer.

What is your favorite thing to drink out of? Mine is a pint glass with a thick heavy bottom and maybe an extra 1/4" of margin on top

>>13827856
Best beer ever

Bini

>>13850903
I fucking hate you.

t. Brewed that beer day in and day out for months.

>>13850903
That beer sucks

Bayern
Kettlehouse can get fucked.

>>13852500
What's wrong with it

>>13818227
based the meades are soo delicious

>>13806112
If you're in DFW Community, Real Ale, Deep Ellum, Franconia and Lakewood are all pretty consistently solid and none of them are macro-owned like Revolver. They all also put out a pretty big variety of styles but you'll have to go to one of the big bottle stores or the breweries to find them. There's usually only one or two decent offerings at supermarkets or what you want is mixed into variety packs with other stuff you don't. It's not Colorado or anything but the stereotype of Texas being a craft beer desert is absolutely untrue.

>>13807099
Deep Ellum's IPAs and seasonal stouts are pretty good. Their lagers and and other stuff aren't great though. I think they wanted some mass-market swill to move and ended up focusing too much on it. I see Dallas Blonde and Neato Bandido at like a third of the restaurant bars in my city so it must be working though.

>>13852516
>Bayern brewing
>not in Bayern

>>13812703
Night Shift sucks you Everett rat. I'd much rather have Treehouse, Trillium, Jack's Abby, and a bunch of little micros around the state. Their Weisses are their one redeeming quality.

>>13812703
I work at the new Lovejoy restaraunt. Or I should say worked, currently furloughed.

>tfw just found out $150 a month beer stipend is suspended until further notice.

>>13840031
>Dragonmead for taking over Shipwreck Brewing

That must be their new “Dragon’s Landing” joint over in St.Clair Shores on Jefferson between 9 Mile and 10 Mile, though I can’t find any info about it on their website. My friends and I were going to check it out back in February but they said their kitchen wasn’t up and running yet.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/dragons-landing-st-clair-shores

>>13854414
Yeah that was it. The food was pretty decent for the price when it was running. Kinda sucks that they aren't filling growlers or doing carryout right now, unlike Jamex around the corner from them, who are straight up doing delivery and hosting food trucks.

>>13846400
>what’s that sandwich fuck it looks delicious pls respond

Dunno, looks like some kinda deep fried corned beef sandwich?

The place is out of business anyways, though I like Falling Down Brewery's poutine with smoked pulled pork when they were open.

>>13853507
>based the meades are soo delicious

Dragonmead has great beers but the attitude in the bar is kinda snooty; they won’t let you pull tables together if you have more than four people in your group, which is stupid.

>>13854425
Oh, those look like their reuben eggrolls. I kept wanting to stop by and try those but kept pushing it off.

>>13854429
They might be better about that sort of stuff now since they have new ownership. One of the owner's kids and a new guy have taken over from what I've heard, which explains all the little things like new logos and merchandise.

>>13854435
> They might be better about that sort of stuff now since they have new ownership.

I hope so because I always got a shitty vibe from the staff whenever my friends and I went there (we’re in our 50s, so it’s not like they were expecting rowdy punks). Waitstaff would ignore you while hanging out and shooting the breeze with regulars and like I said, freaking out over people pushing tables together was stupid; a bunch of friends coming in means a bunch of people buying beer, which is kinda the whole point of the place!

>>13854421
>Kinda sucks that they aren't filling growlers or doing carryout right now

Their kitchen was running when we were going to go there and now with the corona zombiepocalypse, nothing is open.

>>13854466
Their kitchen was running

That is, WASN'T running

>>13854469

I fucking hate it when my kitchen runs.

>>13854466
Baffin, Jamex and Copper Hop are open for carry-out beer

Bump

>>13853532
oh yeah, i like community's mosaic ipa and i've had more of real ale's stuff and those are pretty neat. also lakewood was pretty good too. my dad once bought a keg of franconia's bock and i found it absolutely gross tho, never had anything else from franconia.

MD/Local: Nepenthe (Baltimore)
MD/State: Burley Oak

>>13855793
I think my favorite Franconia beer was the Baltic porter that they made a while back as part of a world tour of styles sort of thing. I think it was popular enough that it's seasonal now. It wasn't some wunderbrau or anything but it's probably the smoothest high-malt beer I've had at that low price point. I liked their kolsch and wheat beer too but in my opinion they do better at non-German styles. Like the other anon said for beer in Texas all we can do is experiment to find what we like.

Oregon checking in

Sours: Cascade Brewing Kentucky Peach

IPA: Culmination Brewing Phadreus

Red: Migration Brewing Cannonball Red

Pilsner: Von Ebert Agostinin Pils

Those are the usual styles i like to drink