/beer/ general

[Anonymous No.12094097]

What are you drinking / brewing / trading, bros?

[Anonymous No.12094152]

Burnt out on beer. Thinking of switching to wine. Had a beaujolais the other day that was great. Not nearly as overwhelming as a lot of other wines I've tried

[Anonymous No.12095503]

Had a 2019 KBS yesterday but other than that I haven't been drinking much in preparation for a bender at a beer fest this weekend.

[Anonymous No.12095509]

>>12094152
just switch to weed and dont be such a degenerate

[Anonymous No.12095511]

been losing weight so i stopped drinking beer. i still get smashed on liquor every once in a while though.

[Anonymous No.12095821]

A Danish beer called FAXE. I bought it once as a joke because the can was 1l and fucking huge, but it's actually the bets canned beer I've ever had. I'm drinking it right now with a few shots of peppermint liqour on the side

[Anonymous No.12095841]

Only the finest

[Anonymous No.12095849]

i like to get wasted on the cheap. this has been my go to for the last several months.

[Anonymous No.12096000]

>>12095509
Don't really care for weed brah

[Anonymous No.12096714]

>>12095509
Weed is far more degenerate than beer.

[Anonymous No.12096871]

IPAs are fucking disgusting

[Anonymous No.12096911]

>>12095841
Bud light isn't beer

>>12095849

[Anonymous No.12096916]

>>12094097
Left: Australian golden ale. Right: Rauchbier.

[Anonymous No.12096922]

>>12096916
Fuck me im an idiot.

[Anonymous No.12098204]

>>12096916
Australian golden ale ain't a style, spazzo.

[Anonymous No.12098817]

>>12096916
Do you mean sparkling ale?

[Anonymous No.12099338]

>the local has stocked up on trappist ales
No big bottles yet, but impressive range.
Achel, St Bernardus, Rochefort, Zundert, Mont des Cats, La Trappe, Westmalle
What should I go for? From limited experience with Chimay:
White > Blue > Red

[Anonymous No.12099486]

>>12094152
You've got plenty of great French and Italian options, then
Beaujolais, chianti, lambrusco and Cote du rhone are all good and balanced

[Anonymous No.12099544]

Not the best I've had from this company but still good

[Anonymous No.12100403]

>>12098204
Okay kid.
>>12098817
Nope, golden ale with Pride of Ringwood hops.

[Anonymous No.12100409]

>>12094097
semen

[Anonymous No.12100411]

Just picked up some warsteiner pilsner, hope its good.

[Anonymous No.12100492]

>>12095849
Same my man. Any new scars or bruises on your end?

[Anonymous No.12100604]

>just tapped

[Anonymous No.12100775]

>>12100604
I just crapped

[Anonymous No.12100871]

>>12100775
This isn’t /b/, kid. Feel free to take your grade-school tier trolling attempts elsewhere.

[Anonymous No.12100883]

>>12095841
bud light always instantly gives me a headache for whatever reason
if we're talking watered down piss water beer, I'd prefer a Coors, they're somehow refreshing like lemonade despite being what it is
that being said I don't really have great taste in booze, just get me a sixer of pic related so I can die already

[Anonymous No.12100913]

Local craft peanut butter Porter and double IPA

[Anonymous No.12100928]

Was about to crack some open. Got it from a liquor store thats complete shit but has boatloads of KBS and BCBS of many ages. Are these more widespread now or is this store just an oasis? I know Founders has doubled productivity under San Miguel

[Anonymous No.12100942]

>>12100883
god FUCKING dammit I wish we had yellow bull here
we just get /bluebull/

[Anonymous No.12100979]

>>12100871
>>>/reddit/

[Anonymous No.12100982]

>>12100775
Why?
Just a trip to the store

[Anonymous No.12100987]

>>12094097
Fucking hipsters and their craft beer that makes you full after 3.

[Anonymous No.12100992]

>>12100982
>fuck you for eating the pic.

[Anonymous No.12100996]

>>12100928
Widespread from what I can tell. I live in Grand Rapids and they used to be hard to find even here. Now I can get KBS and CBS at my nearest ghetto liquor store.

[Anonymous No.12101008]

>>12100928
Centenial is the best midwestern ipa. Congrats.

[Anonymous No.12101028]

>>12100928
It's an oasis. If its shit why would people seek expensive shit there? Bcbs is a different brewer than cbs/kbs

[Anonymous No.12101053]

>>12100987
>banquet, king of hipster
Dont catch your soul patch and flannel on that stubby bottle, fag.

[Anonymous No.12101069]

>>12100987
Johnny pls

[Anonymous No.12101095]

>>12094097

[Anonymous No.12101105]

>>12101008
Its not even the best IPA featuring primarily centennial hops from the state of MIchigan

[Anonymous No.12101130]

>>12101105
All classic Michigan ipas feature centenial...

>say 2 hearted bitch

[Anonymous No.12101136]

>>12101130
yeah, obviously I was referring to Two Hearted

[Anonymous No.12101160]

>>12101136
>Two Hearted
Fight me. Also: San miguel ba shit is garbage and getting rid of imperial stout and crumudgeon means the ipas(centenial, mosaic) are their best product.

[Anonymous No.12101167]

>>12101160
KBS is still good, don't be ridiculous, also is Curmudgeon gone for good? I still have one bottle of Imperial Stout left in my collection

I would say Azacca is their best IPA for that matter (and better than Two Hearted), but I would definitely call Two Hearted the best old school midwestern IPA, and probably the best old school IPA overall

[Anonymous No.12101235]

>>12101167
Hipster newschool shitm. I can hate all I want (and do) founders makes good ipa.

[Anonymous No.12101242]

>>12094097

[Anonymous No.12101243]

>>12101235
Modern IPA is pretty much universally better than old school IPA, but Old School Midwest IPA is the best Old School IPA

[Anonymous No.12101253]

>>12101243
And centenial is the better of the 2.

[Anonymous No.12101254]

>>12100987
The best beer is from subsidiaries of the big companies like >>12101242
and Blue Moon.

[Anonymous No.12101260]

>>12101254
why did you even say this?

[Anonymous No.12101291]

Snow has finally melted, that means its time for wheat beers

[Anonymous No.12101304]

>>12101291
where's your hefeweizen glass you scrub?

[Anonymous No.12101320]

>>12101304
I downloaded this image from google image years ago

But I also am drinking mine from a tulip glass because this is my 3rd beer of different styles tonight and I don't switch glasses with every beer

[Anonymous No.12101341]

>>12101260
Balance between big names like Coors and hipster microbrews.

[Anonymous No.12101353]

>>12101341
Honestly, I would say non-light macro beers are way more hipster than any craft beer is these days. Coors Banquet, High Life, even PBR still have more hipster cred than normie ass craft beers

But why would you need to strike a balance between macro beer and good beer? Just drink good beer?

[Anonymous No.12101418]

>>12101353
>Pbr and highlife ARE light beers.

[Anonymous No.12101425]

>>12101418
They aren't branded light beers though, they are definitely "light" relative to good beer, but compared to beers branded as light they are actually somewhat flavorful

[Anonymous No.12101454]

>>12098204
>Americans thinking they’re the final authority on beer styles
Go have another quadruple dry hopped choc mint fudge pale wheat stout you fucking cancerous faggot.

[Anonymous No.12101461]

>>12094097
for me it's the pina colada with the umbrella, pineapple piece and straw.

[Anonymous No.12101469]

>>12101454
lol what?

[Anonymous No.12101483]

>tfw Hudson Valley Brewery opens up shop 20 mins from where i used to live a year after i moved across the country
true suffering, no way in hell i'm going to find them out here unless i pay out the ass on that one beer-trade site
pic related is what i can easily found by me and its easily the best lagunitas offering

[Anonymous No.12101489]

>get home from gym
>want to enjoy a few pacificos i bought
>mom's friend drank all but one

[Anonymous No.12101507]

>>12101489
i hope your moms friend was female. if she passed out in the couch then fuck her silly. cum inside her then leave a note in the morning. tell her drinking too much pacifico causes pregnancy.

[Anonymous No.12101519]

>>12101507
i'd do that but she's leaving with her husband. besides, i'm secretly in love with her daughter. what are you drinking?

[Anonymous No.12101580]

>>12101454
>mikkeller
>evil twin
>omnipollo

Jokes on you euro faggot.

[Anonymous No.12101627]

What region in the US has the best beer?

[Anonymous No.12101675]

>>12101627
New England, the Upper midwest and the Northwest all have legitimate claims depending on criteria. Southern parts of the country, not so much

[Anonymous No.12101696]

>>12101675
California > Northwest and it's not even close.

[Anonymous No.12101703]

>>12101696
nah. California has ok beer and bad culture

[Anonymous No.12101713]

>>12101028
I don’t follow what you’re saying. And I know BCBS is Goose Island but this place has cases and cases of them, a lot of vintages. Sticks out like a sore thumb to an otherwise pedestrian alcohol selection in a dinky store

[Anonymous No.12101714]

>>12101483
Where are you at? You can always buy your local hypebeast can drop and trade it for Hudson.

Pic related is my evening beer, traded for at a recent brewery release. It's like odwalla made a beer. Zero detectable alcohol but it's 8% ABV.

[Anonymous No.12101724]

>>12101703

[Anonymous No.12101738]

>>12101724
Why do California people think they are so good at beer when they are pretty much middle of the road? Like there is definitely plenty of good beer there, but not nearly as much as you would expect from a state that massive if they were top tier in beer production and culture

[Anonymous No.12101767]

>>12101738
I don't know what your idea of California beer is founded upon, but we basically created craft beer as it exists today. Whether you choose Anchor as the OG or go with Sierra Nevada as the more modern starting point, it began here and we're still among the very best. IPA became popular and fueled the emergence of craft brewing in the 2000s on the backs of Stone and Russian River. San Diego remains the very best beer city in the world. I don't know why you keep crying about our beer culture; we created craft beer culture.

[Anonymous No.12101770]

>>12101713
The definition of an oasis is an unassuming rathole that only degenerates like you would travel through who has a distributor rep who dumps high dollar items alongside natty daddy and md20/20.

>apparently it's in the right kind of neighborhood for an illiterate fuck such as yourself to be frequenting it so yeah, you ran right into an oasis.

[Anonymous No.12101789]

>>12101767
You created California beer culture which is: thousand person lines for 150 case releases, 300 emails about joining the brewers reserve club for this special limited time offer, only extended these 15 times and giving dick heads in Chicago the idea to over I flare prices on fair to Midland regional shit.

>you get bonus points for Firestone Walker and many negatives for trying to pass Sierra pale off as some great fucking contribution to anything other than phish concert concessions revenue. Celebration is a great beer, so I dont just hate Sierra, but also you and fucking Alvarado street.

[Anonymous No.12101791]

>>12101767
>it began here and we're still among the very best
California definitely had some good, influential early stuff, but you are overstating things quite a bit and now its fine, but among the very best is a stretch
>IPA became popular and fueled the emergence of craft brewing in the 2000s
Thanks to the northwest, and west coast IPA just is worse than Midwest and NE IPA
> San Diego remains the very best beer city in the world
Its tough because SD has a bunch of great brewers, and a huge number of breweries overall but its still not even a beer city, you have to specifically go to the breweries to take advantage of them. The selection available at bars, restaurants, grocery and liquor stores is just sub par, and going to other parts of California it only gets worse. This is what I am referring to when I say your culture problem, you just are not a beer state, and not much to say for your drinking culture overall either, closer to religious wastelands like the deep south than places with good beer culture like central Europe or the northern parts of the US

[Anonymous No.12101796]

>>12101789
Inflate not I flare.

Also: fuck you

[Anonymous No.12101813]

>>12101767

[Anonymous No.12101821]

>>12101770
Thats not the definition of an oasis. You must be on meth. Your syntax is completely fucked

[Anonymous No.12101825]

>>12101791
>just not a beer state
Yet we have twice as many breweries as the next closest state. The whole reason why grocery store selection here is shit is AB InBev and their distribution strength. We've had this discussion before in previous threads. The model out here is brewery centric rather than based on visiting the bottle shop or bar or restaurant, and the model is thriving.
>>12101789
Chicagoans line up by the hundreds to buy BCBS from shitty liquor stores. I'll take my 700 person line for Monkish-Other Half collab cans over that, thanks.
Sierra Pale is your beer's daddy btw and you should show it respect.

[Anonymous No.12102166]

Bernard Bohemian Ale, from bottle because i was lazy to go outside.

[Anonymous No.12103315]

Bretty gud

[Anonymous No.12103343]

>>12101627
Vermont

[Anonymous No.12103424]

>>12103343
Does Vermont have anything of value? It's just a bunch of loser hippies

[Anonymous No.12103441]

>>12101825
>Yet we have twice as many breweries as the next closest state.
You realize that California is also more than twice the size of every other state besides Texas and Florida. The highest populated good beer state is Michigan which is only a quarter the size of California.
This is an absurdly misleading statement that makes it look like you are actively trying to trick people. This is like Belgium does not make better beer than the rest of Europe because the rest of Europe actually has more breweries than Belgium

>The whole reason why grocery store selection here is shit is AB InBev and their distribution strength
This is true in literally every state

You view of the beer scene is a tiny portion of what it is overall, and an incredibly privileged white male one at that. Most people, even most people who are pretty into beer do not get the majority of their beer waiting in line for $20+ 4 packs of California knockoffs of NEIPA every Saturday. If your good beer is that hard toa ccess you are not a top tier beer state

[Anonymous No.12103615]

>>12101714
>supposed to be a Berliner-Weisse
>8% abv
>smoothie style
I'm intrigued

[Anonymous No.12103688]

>>12103441
What does race have to do with anything

[Anonymous No.12103712]

>>12103688
hype line waiting breweries are almost always in white neighborhoods so they are less accessible to other people

[Anonymous No.12103745]

>>12103712
Because most other races dont give a shit about craft beer

[Anonymous No.12103760]

i drive out of state every few months to buy a few cases of treehouse

[Anonymous No.12103879]

>>12094097
I hope you get raped for pouring your beer like that.

[Anonymous No.12104421]

>>12094097
It's a pretty comfy brew.

[Anonymous No.12104773]

Bought this (not my photo, and 2017 edition not 2016)

Never had Unibroue before and thinking of aging it, seriously considering buying another one and putting one in the cellar. I'm not particularly a patient guy, I always want to taste a beer when I buy one....

[Anonymous No.12104783]

>>12104773
>all that foam
anon...

[Anonymous No.12104812]

>>12104783
can you read?
>not my photo
not that many candid photos that show the Reserve 17 with the new label design and poured into a glass. just picked a random one from the few that I saw.

[Anonymous No.12104848]

>>12104773
In my opinion, theres no point in aging something you havent tried yet.

[Anonymous No.12104942]

>>12104773
>3 million years on google

[Anonymous No.12104947]

Why do people call corona beer? It's not fucking beer.

[Anonymous No.12104971]

>>12104947
is mexican beer any good at all? i work as a beer merchandiser and my corona and modelo regularly get cleaned out by the massive mexican population down here in texas.

[Anonymous No.12104991]

>>12104971
I don't know I'm a europoor

[Anonymous No.12104994]

*sips*

>>12101254
kek
Leini is pretty fucking bad, and I'm a Wisconsinigger.

[Anonymous No.12105005]

>>12104947
Its no more or less beer than Bud Light or Heineken

[Anonymous No.12105010]

>>12104971
Mexican cheap beer is essentially the same thing as American cheap beer. Mexico has very little in the way of mid and high tier beer though. The only decent common mexican brand is Negra Modelo

[Anonymous No.12105212]

>>12105010
Before craft breweries recently began brewing Vienna Lagers, Negra Modelo was the only one being brewed in the world. I guess it's due to the Austrians having been cucked by the nazis in ww2 when they quit brewing it.

[Anonymous No.12105215]

>>12105005
It's a level below that desu.

[Anonymous No.12105311]

>>12101425
Light beer is just rebranded beer watered down to have less alcohol and calories anon. Holy shit this pretentious retard doesn't know what he's talking about.

[Anonymous No.12105335]

>>12105311
how does this contradict my post in any way?

[Anonymous No.12105349]

>>12105335
There's not comparing ***light beer*** like that. It's just watered down -insert brand flagship-
It's like comparing Diet Coke to cider instead of Coke Classic.

[Anonymous No.12105360]

>>12105349
I am genuinely confused with what any of this has to do with my post, did you quote the wrong guy?

[Anonymous No.12105379]

>>12103441
>white male
Opinion invalidated; absolute moron level statement
I'm not even white, and at least half of each beer line in SD LA OC is Mexican and Asian.

[Anonymous No.12105393]

>>12105379
Asians count as white people in America when discussing lack of privilege

[Anonymous No.12105633]

>>12104773
>>12104942
had this shit, it was overcarbonated as fuck

[Anonymous No.12105638]

>you have to buy this new beer in a 4-pack of tallboys
i hate that but im gonna do it anyways

[Anonymous No.12105646]

>>12105638
If you see 4 packs as an alternative to bombers they are actually great because bombers suck ass

[Anonymous No.12105693]

Bought a 4p of this off a friend's recommendation. It's really fucking nice, actually.

[Anonymous No.12105964]

>>12096714
this is true. I smoke weed and I'm hella degen

[Anonymous No.12106137]

>>12105393
As an Asian, fuck right off with your identity bullshit.

[Anonymous No.12106159]

>>12106137
Jet li?

[Anonymous No.12106200]

>>12105638
But 4x16oz cans are the patrician beer format.

[Anonymous No.12106370]

I'm moving to California this summer. I live in PA now and my favorite beer here is Golden Monkey from Victotory. Does anyone know what good beers I will be able to get in Cali that taste like Golden Monkey, or that are available nationwide? Basically that nice saison/wheat taste combined with high ABV?

[Anonymous No.12106377]

>>12106370
What city? California is a big place.

[Anonymous No.12106384]

>>12106370
>>12106377
Also you can find Golden Monkey out here. Victory distribute in CA.

[Anonymous No.12106448]

>>12106377
>>12106384
LA

[Anonymous No.12106510]

>>12101095
I never like how weirdly grey it is, or the price. A brewery right in my town, Mikerphone, does better IPAs.

[Anonymous No.12106522]

>>12106510
Mikerphone is good too, but I think King Sue is a really top tier beer

[Anonymous No.12106543]

>>12106448
You're going to have fun here. Lots of places make a good Belgian style tripel. On tap, visit Monkish for Feminist or Brouwerij West. Both are known for hazy IPA, but started out as Belgian style breweries.
In bottles, look for Russian River Damnation. You can find it at Whole Foods or good bottle shops like Redondo Beach's Select Beer Store or Craft Beer Kings in El Monte. You might like the OG Delerium Tremens, which is available locally in 4x16oz cans. Most craft beer shops will have La Fin du Monde, which is pretty good. There is also Mischief by The Bruery, which is commonly available. It's a hoppy Belgian style ale.
Do you like other styles besides tripels?

[Anonymous No.12106569]

>>12101825
Nah, the BCBS liners are mainly doing it for the spectacle. They meet up and trade. It's silly. You can still find this year's lineup in smaller liquor stores. I was just visiting my sister in a large suburb and we went to the local shop. They still had all of the line up on their shelf. The hype for bourbon barrel beer is dying slowly. It's very common and there are many excellent options. I just had a Stranahan's whiskey barrel aged stout from Brickstone that was leagues more memorable than bourbon county. Chicagoland has loads of excellent breweries. Some, like Mikerphone, do the california method because they're too small to distribute to shops. Their beer is top quality, but the liquor stores fane plenty of top quality beer as well.

I'm not shitting on cali, but i'm not sucking their cock either. I love this Alminac cherry sour, but I love this weisse just as much. (They also have a version with lactose and vanilla that's crack cocaine).

Shit on chicago if you want, there's plenty that deserves that, but our beer scene is excellent. Just as good as cali from my experiences there.

[Anonymous No.12106588]

>>12106522
It's just never wowed me or stuck in my memory. I'm pretty tipsy right now though. I like king sue well enough but I don't think the price is justified, so I don't pick it up. Stuff from Hubbard's Cave is just as good and more cheap. I dunno man, I work in beer at binny's for uni cash. I've gotten more picky with time. I don't consider that a good thing necessarily, since it used to be more fun to be more excited for every beer, you know?

[Anonymous No.12106643]

>>12106569
The upper midwest has an amazing beer scene. Even just the lake Michigan coast from Milwaukee, through Chicago to Grand Rapids is an amazing section of beer in a small area, but the whole region from the Twin Cities to Detroit is top tier

[Anonymous No.12106647]

>>12106569
Is Hop Butcher worth the hype? Of all the Chicago breweries it seems to be the one I hear the most recently

[Anonymous No.12106677]

>>12106647
I really, really like Milkstachio. They're definitely worth trying. Pick up one that intrigues you and see how it is. I can't say I've regretted trying any of their beers, that's for sure.

>>12106643
True. There's so many options man. Went to St Louis recently and their beer scene is great as well. We live in a good time for beer.

[Anonymous No.12106685]

[Anonymous No.12106703]

>>12106685
Central Waters does great things. I love that rum barrel coconut beer they have. Lotta coconut.

Try boulevards chocolate ale too if you can. Great chocolate vanilla flavor.

[Anonymous No.12107935]

I can't stop drinking weissbier. What's the best one?

[Anonymous No.12108382]

P A U L A N E R

[Anonymous No.12108386]

>>12107935
Weihenstephaner

[Anonymous No.12108391]

>>12106685
malt liquor & chocolate cream soda, not beer

[Anonymous No.12108438]

>>12106685
>>12108391
>malt beverage
>aged in rye barrels
holy shit why

[Anonymous No.12108485]

>>12108438
You realize that "malt beverage" just means barley, right? That is the legal designation of beer in general

[Anonymous No.12108491]

>>12108391
As someone who has drank it, I can confirm it is indeed beer (as is malt liquor itself but that is beside the point). Also there is no vanilla or lactose so not sure what any of this has to do with cream soda

[Anonymous No.12108498]

>>12107935
Hacker-Pschorr

[Anonymous No.12108523]

>>12108485
but the "malt beverage" designation is only used when a product can't be legally described as something more dignified. Mike's hard lemonade and Smirnoff Ice are "malt beverages".

[Anonymous No.12108549]

>>12108523
that is in fact not true. It is commonly put on beer of all quality tiers as well as other fermented beverages origination with malt

[Anonymous No.12108553]

>>12107935
this
>>12101291

[Anonymous No.12109326]

>>12107935
not sure about the best, but Revolver's Blood & Honey is bretty good

[Anonymous No.12109682]

>>12099338
St Bernardus or La Trappe. Not Westmalle.

[Anonymous No.12110319]

>>12101767
This post is the equivalent of Gwyneth Paltrow thinking she invented yoga

[Anonymous No.12110329]

>>12104971
Corona and Modelo aren't bad especially if you put a slice of lime in the bottle. Not a fancy beer or anything but not bad to have with a few friends or something

[Anonymous No.12110807]

>>12106543
Sorry I didn't respond to this sooner. Thank you so much for the recommendations. I will be sure to check them out.

[Anonymous No.12110856]

>>12104971
Modelo is actually solid. Corona is not. Victoria is good too and tecate is the Mexican pbr. Imo dos equis is the best Mexican beer readily available

[Anonymous No.12110944]

>>12110319
Offer a counter narrative of the origins and recent history of craft beer then.

[Anonymous No.12110966]

>>12110944
Well I can sure as fuck say that Russian River's super hard to find old school whale isn't the reason IPA got hyped

[Anonymous No.12110968]

Goose Island IPA for me today

[Anonymous No.12111015]

>>12110966
Pliny and Blind Pig absolutely influenced the Stone and Lagunitas IPAs of the early 2000s which drove the style's popularity. I don't know what you're getting at. They're also still great and actually easy to get these days since RR expanded and upped their capacity. I had a Pig this afternoon.

[Anonymous No.12111029]

>>12111015
But Pliny is good so they obviously didn't influence the west coast IPA much

[Anonymous No.12111249]

>>12100492
no, but apparently i pissed myself while sitting at my computer on friday. i wasn't even sleeping at the time. first time that's happened without being fucked up on xanax.

[Anonymous No.12111363]

>>12094097
>Two hours untill i start my first day at a microbrewery
I'm excited bros

[Anonymous No.12111390]

bretty gud

[Anonymous No.12111435]

>>12101627
Depends on what you like. If it's hop-forward brews, you're gonna want to get it in the area they actually grow hops i.e. Norcal/Idaho/Oregon/Washington. Most "west coast" styles are pretty aggressive with the hops. For more English-inspired ales, east coast is probably the best.

[Anonymous No.12111448]

>>12111363

you'll hate it soon enough. it may take a few years but you'll be looking for a way out

[Anonymous No.12111457]

>>12100992
How's the agamemnon?

[Anonymous No.12111486]

>>12094097

What beer is this?

[Anonymous No.12111495]

>>12111457
Not him, but I got a 4 pack from my bottle shop about a month ago. Very tasty stout, but the maple isn't as strong as you would expect. Drinks a bit like Expedition or Even More Jesus.

[Anonymous No.12111626]

>>12101291
YO this stuff goes in.

[Anonymous No.12111636]

>>12094097
For me

[Anonymous No.12111661]

>>12095821
>Faxe
Eugh, fucking cough medicine inna can. 10% will get you fucked off a couple cans though. Somehow, a shipment of Atlas 14% got shipped here to New Brunswick, Canada. That stuff is pretty vile, but tolerable for a 14% “beer”

[Anonymous No.12111832]

>>12111486
Trickle Down Tekunomics DDH DIPA ft. Galaxy, Cashmere, Citra
Monkish w/ Other Half
Torrance, Los Angeles, CA
2/23/19

[Anonymous No.12111855]

>>12111832
Matching glassware

[Anonymous No.12111977]

Ya like Founders Brewing Company?

Their early work was a little too west coast for my taste. But when Solid Gold came out in '18, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole flavor profile has a clear, crisp taste, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives their product portfolio a big boost.

[Anonymous No.12112003]

just had this tonight was good

[Anonymous No.12112128]

Bottled my golden ale Saturday and my rauchbier today, going to do a simple Pilsner next. I have Saaz and Hallertau hops, I’m just wondering if I should go single hopped or a 50/50 mix.

[Anonymous No.12112858]

>>12112003
>LA Aleworks
yikes

[Anonymous No.12113106]

>>12111977
>cancer

[Anonymous No.12113146]

>>12111977
Owned by Spaniards
No thanks

[Anonymous No.12113193]

>>12111977
West coast? Eat dick.

>they also suck ass. Congrats on not being a shitty barrel series cuck.

[Anonymous No.12114456]

>>12103615
It was pretty incredible. Like Odwalla or Naked Juice made a beer. Thick and full of fruit.

[Anonymous No.12115128]

>>12111977
no

[Anonymous No.12115896]

>>12096871
FINALLY someone said it.

I will never understand the appeal of a hoppy beer.

[Anonymous No.12116504]

>>12115896
That gets said once every thread. Not our fault you're new and have pleb taste.

[Anonymous No.12116847]

>>12115896
You are a fucking baby with childlike tastes for sugar water and your mother's tit.
>FINALLY someone said it.

[Anonymous No.12116865]

trying this, I don't really care for it

[Anonymous No.12117332]

for me, it's braupakt

[Anonymous No.12119089]

>>12117332
more like brapakt

[Anonymous No.12119766]

>>12105693
I thought it was good too. Well perhaps a little boozy. And the weird wood that tastes like cinnamon/allspice overshadowed everything else a little. But I enjoyed it.

[Anonymous No.12119815]

>>12101627
I live in Oregon and since California has alesmith and Washington has Fremont then I'd say West Coast in a general sense.

If you're really into "beer culture" then I guess the Northwest. We have Fremont, Deschutes, and Barley Browns, though, so maybe we are the best. But there is quite a bit of pretension and overly enthusiastic mediocrity to go with that.

>saison brewed with brettanomycs and mosaic hops
>"english style" beer like an esb or nut brown completely fucked up by using astringent/fruity hops

[Anonymous No.12120156]

Drinking this rn. Bretty gud

[Anonymous No.12120368]

[Anonymous No.12121395]

>>12120368
rednecks already considered $8 six packs of craft beer overpriced, we passed their classist threshold long ago

[Anonymous No.12121604]

>>12104773
Did Hillary Clinton pour that for you?

[Anonymous No.12121960]

>>12121395
$20/4pack is cheap
t. non white guy

[Anonymous No.12121970]

>>12121960
like 99.9% of beer sales are cheaper than that

[Anonymous No.12121976]

>>12121970
$5-6 cans are normal in haze boi world

[Anonymous No.12121980]

>>12121976
Yeah, thats kind of my point. Haze boi world is tiny tiny portion of beer sales, even just of craft beer

[Anonymous No.12122069]

>>12121960
I'd pay that for a really nice BA stout. $16/4pk is more reasonable, even for NEIPAs.

[Anonymous No.12122083]

>>12122069
BA stouts go for like $22/bottle Ace

[Anonymous No.12122091]

>>12121980
It costs a little bit more to drink the very best brews. Absolutely worth it though.

[Anonymous No.12123208]

https://www.brewbound.com/news/mahou-san-miguel-founders-brewing-partner-to-take-majority-control-of-avery-brewing

In case you were still drinking Avery, don't.

[Anonymous No.12123252]

>>12120368
Where do you live that a 4 pack of neipa is 20? Even king sue is cheaper than that

[Anonymous No.12123260]

>>12123208
I still will

[Anonymous No.12123555]

>>12122083
Stop buying bombers, retard.

[Anonymous No.12123641]

>>12095503
Torille.

[Anonymous No.12123647]

>>12111661
Faxe is a good lawnmowing beer

[Anonymous No.12123650]

>>12099544
that glass is triggering my 'tism

[Anonymous No.12123751]

Soul

[Anonymous No.12123754]

>>12123751
Soulless

[Anonymous No.12123760]

Literally the best hard root beer I've ever had and I've tried a lot

[Anonymous No.12124727]

>>12116504
>>12116847
lmao I bet you feel manly drinking bitter swill
Just lol holy mother of insecurity that your self-esteem is dependent on others seeing you as though you're the mythical macho man in your head.

[Anonymous No.12125053]

>>12124727
>he thinks IPAs are still bitter
Stop living in 2012, palatelet

[Anonymous No.12125103]

>>12124727
Oh no, someone likes beer for the taste that makes it distinct. Call the police.

[Anonymous No.12125246]

>>12125053
At least I have a sense of taste.
>>12125053
You don't like the taste, you drink it with the same idea as someone drinking gross workout shakes.

[Anonymous No.12125261]

Supermarket had 12 packs of Sierra Nevada on sale for $12.99 but they were out of Pale Ale so I got pic related instead.

[Anonymous No.12125288]

>>12125246
>You don't like the taste, you drink it with the same idea as someone drinking gross workout shakes.

[Anonymous No.12125471]

>>12125288
4channel is for 18+ only

[Anonymous No.12125483]

>>12125246
4channel is for 18+ only

[Anonymous No.12125575]

>>12095821
don't tell me you're drinking the 10% version.
Because that fucking tastes like pure spyritus

[Anonymous No.12125594]

>>12100411
it once was my favorite pils.
Nowadays I don't really like it that much.

Try some Becks. That shit is rad.

[Anonymous No.12125626]

>>12123208
they were always hit and miss. Some of their stuff is just too boozey

[Anonymous No.12126054]

>>12101291
My man! Can't get enough of this right now.

[Anonymous No.12126128]

>>12095849
Fairly good calorie/booze ratio for a beer too. Those Naturdays are good too. They taste a little off but for the price, unbeatable

[Anonymous No.12126293]

>>12103441

[Anonymous No.12126303]

>>12111636
It's real now but the cowards are bottling instead

[Anonymous No.12126358]

>>12099338
whoa dude your chimay order is exactly backwards. i've had rochefort and personally i thought 8 > 10 > 6, they were all pretty solid though

[Anonymous No.12126625]

Tonight's hazy: Other Half Nelson Daydream
Single IPA with oats and lactose. Modest ABV, but rich and creamy body. Not the most Nelson-y thing I've tried but this seemed to be more about the texture than the hops anyway. Very good!

[Anonymous No.12126636]

Does anyone else here like to actually drink?

[Anonymous No.12126641]

Really into this lately. Balanced flavor and a good kick. 8/10 sodabeer

[Anonymous No.12126643]

>>12094097
Alexander Keith's and watching the Flames Play the Ducks

[Anonymous No.12126649]

>>12126643

[Anonymous No.12126732]

>>12125483
>tries so hard to feel like a man
>calling anyone underage like it's an insult
adorable ;)

[Anonymous No.12126735]

>>12126641
You should like shandy too. I've been drinking same lately, it's actually great.

[Anonymous No.12126766]

>>12126732
Yup, underage confirmed.

[Anonymous No.12126783]

Anyone know where the al/ck/oholics threads got exiled to?

[Anonymous No.12126795]

>>12126783
I wish, /adv/ sucks (was temporary). And thou that shant be named /cripplingalcoholics is obviously terrible and full of women

Seriously, fuck the mods

[Anonymous No.12126808]

>>12126766
Well you should GTFO since you just admitted to it.

[Anonymous No.12127334]

>>12126795
al/ck/ were some of the purée threads. A refuge. It’s a travesty they took it from us those bastards. Fuck jannies, fuck mods

[Anonymous No.12127340]

Don’t mind me, just posting some fancy shit.

[Anonymous No.12127489]

I came to germany and had this one last night, it was good

[Anonymous No.12128570]

>>12106569
>brickstone
>literally vomiting

I was there a few weeks ago, they have old Budweiser pictures on their wall and dirty as all hell lines.

But I'f you're the Chicago anon talking about hubbards than you're okay with me. Those guyse rule.

[Anonymous No.12129048]

Only the finest today lads

[Anonymous No.12129328]

>>12096922
you brewed a rauchbier! niiiiice...

[Anonymous No.12129335]

>>12117332
this was pretty damn good, they tamped down the usual ester i get from the straight line bavarian weissbiers. good combo

[Anonymous No.12129899]

>>12094097
A cold buddy :)

[Anonymous No.12129927]

pilsners and other light beers are gross and pleb-tier. change my mind.

[Anonymous No.12130668]

>>12101714
>smoothie style

[Anonymous No.12130691]

>>12101767
shut the fuck up

[Anonymous No.12131479]

Just bought a 4 pack of this

[Anonymous No.12131502]

>>12104773
Honest question; how do I pour my beer to get a decent head yet not fill half the glass with foam? I've always heard that one should always pour beer with a big head in order to release all the gas in the glass instead of the stomach.

[Anonymous No.12131523]

>>12106569
>Stranahan's
Was that the Dark Secret? Also, aren't there several beers aged with Stranahan's whiskey barrels?

[Anonymous No.12131525]

>>12131502
I pour it smooth and slow with the glass tilted like 2/3 of way with no head then pretty much dump the rest in to release the gasses and give a decent 1 to 2 finger head

[Anonymous No.12131530]

>>12131502
>I've always heard that one should always pour beer with a big head in order to release all the gas in the glass instead of the stomach.
Don't do this. Not saying head is bad but gas in your stomach doesn't matter. Some styles are traditionally served with more head than others, and some form head more readily than others. For general use just pour the beer quickly but steadily along the side of the glass

[Anonymous No.12131741]

>>12129328
Finding smoked malt where I am is not easy, but if I’m going to home brew, I’m going to do something interesting.
I bought some Schlenkerla on a whim about seven years ago and really liked it, but haven’t been able to find it since. Some smoked malt became available so I jumped on it.

[Anonymous No.12132096]

>>12130691
Not an argument

[Anonymous No.12132451]

https://www.brewbound.com/news/ninkasi-brewing-sells-majority-stake-establishes-national-platform-to-acquire-other-breweries
Ninkasi trying to go full canarchy and acquire other craft breweries
Impressive chutzpah for a brand that makes absolutely nothing that is remarkable or worth seeking out in 2019.

[Anonymous No.12133066]

>>12132451
Ninkasi are pretty competent, though they tend to get overshadowed by more exciting brewers. It says a lot when one of their top search results is Wild Beer's Ninkasi, an ale from a completely different country and company.

Still, they've got a bitchin' brewery. Who wouldn't want to work in a place that looks like this?

[Anonymous No.12133069]

>>12133066
Here's a pic of their HQ.

[Anonymous No.12133457]

What's the best beer out there?

[Anonymous No.12133467]

>>12133457
Bush Light.

[Anonymous No.12133522]

>>12133069
Looks gay and uncomfortable

[Anonymous No.12133939]

I'm testing out my cider (7.5% ABV before carbonation) that I started a month ago, and I've got a pretty good buzz going after just two glasses. However, I noticed that it looks like there's oil in the cider, as if someone put a single drop of cooking oil in my fermentation bucket.
Anyone know if this is normal, or has a chance to infect the brew? I used regular, store bought apple juice to make the cider, so maybe it's some kind of additive.
It tastes fine and is completely clear.

The only other thing I can think of that might have resulted in the oil is the new siphon I used. I cleaned it with boiling water, but it might not have been enough.

[Anonymous No.12133971]

What time do you guys usually start drinking?

[Anonymous No.12133978]

>>12133971
You stop?

[Anonymous No.12133979]

>>12133971
I have a beer with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Scotch before bed.

[Anonymous No.12133982]

>>12133971
Dinner.
On Saturdays, I'll sometimes have a sour beer with late brunch.
Usually dinner though.

[Anonymous No.12134022]

>>12133971
whenever i drink, i don't eat anything all day beforehand so that a.) i don't consume too many calories and b.) so i get drunk quicker

[Anonymous No.12134252]

>>12104421
Empyrean is based. Their oatmeal stout is one of my favorite beers

[Anonymous No.12134689]

Alvinne Cuvee Freddy may be becoming my favorite beer. Great dark sour ale. I got to try out their fruit versions.

[Anonymous No.12135401]

>>12131479
>Untitled Art
Absolutely based.

[Anonymous No.12135623]

>>12135401
this one is super good, do recommend

[Anonymous No.12136119]

what are some beers that have a genuinely nutty or acorny taste? i tried this but it just tastes like every other stout

[Anonymous No.12136121]

Not as good as a base as the regular, but this tastes like banana runts, and I love banana runts.

>>12127340
Is that the flamingo nitro that left hand put out?

[Anonymous No.12136520]

>>12126649

[Anonymous No.12136824]

>>12126303
Where do you get this? I live in Ontario and vast majority of supermarkets (and I believe all No Frills) do not have liquor licenses.

[Anonymous No.12138005]

>>12096714
thank you

[Anonymous No.12138066]

>>12136121
Gross dude. Their pepper version was really good though

[Anonymous No.12138140]

Rate haul from craft beer store.

[Anonymous No.12138151]

>>12138140
8.62/10
Good job

[Anonymous No.12138160]

>>12138140
oh forgot names (left to right):

Stone Enjoy By IPA
Modern Times Dreamspeaker (hazy IPA)
Coronado Brewing Cosmic Ocean (Brut IPA)
Mikkeller Passion Pool (Passion Fruit Gose)
Ballast Point White Wine Barrel aged Sour Wench (Sour Ale)
Pliny the Elder (American Imperial IPA)
Rothaus Tannenzäppfle (German Pilsner)

I'm late to the Hazy and Brut IPA trend, has anyone tried any new styles that are worth a damn?

[Anonymous No.12138165]

>>12138066
Wouldn't mind trying that as I like peppers, but do you just not like banana runts? FOR SHAME!

[Anonymous No.12138186]

>>12138165
I dont like them in my beer. Banana is just like coconut. Easy to abuse and a quick way to ruin anything. The only recipe that does well from extra banana is banana bread

[Anonymous No.12138197]

>>12138186
I don't like some hefeweizens because the banana flavor is too strong.

[Anonymous No.12138618]

>https://www.stonebrewing.com/blog/venues/2019/farewell-stone-brewing-berlin#ageGatePassed
Stone is closing selling their Berlin brewery to Brewdog because Germans refuse to buy anything besides mediocre lighter lagers

[Anonymous No.12138648]

>>12138618
t. stout palatelet

Just because you're 90 and can't taste anything thats not bitter as hell doesn't mean the rest of us are, gramps.

[Anonymous No.12138655]

>>12138648
Who are you trying to quote?

[Anonymous No.12138660]

>>12138648
What? I like a lot of different styles of beer, I especially like being able to constantly drink different styles, I usually don't even drink the same style twice in a row

[Anonymous No.12138785]

You "craft beer" faggots are HORRIBLE.
Buying some "fancy" beer with weird packaging and colors and flavors doesn't suddenly make you sophisticated. I hate this shit so much.

[Anonymous No.12138804]

>>12138785
shitty b8 m8, i r8 1 outta 8

[Anonymous No.12138858]

>>12138785
I buy craft beer because I an "sophisticated" or "not a fucking redneck" as I prefer to say it, not the other way around

[Anonymous No.12138874]

>>12138858
I appreciate a good hoppy IPA, rich hearty porter, etc. But at the end of the day, I'll go for a macro lager. Hell, even a light lager if I want something more refreshing.

[Anonymous No.12138906]

>>12138874
I very much disagree, if I wanted my beer to taste like carbonated nothing for the "refreshment" whatever that means I would be drinking seltzer water. I cannot think of any situation where a light lager is the best type of choice. Even if you don't want something heavy or bold, a regular APA is much better than a light lager

[Anonymous No.12138997]

If you fucking retarded faggots actually were intellectually minded you'd be spending your precious social time discussing something more interesting than your gay craft beers. You've turned bars into shit. All these craft beer drinkers having convinced themselves that they are interesting because they can talk about some stupid fucking beers with ridiculous flavors that all ultimately taste like malt liquor. You're morons and you're dragging everyone down with you.
Buy a highlife and discuss something that actually takes some risk. You're worse than old women with purses.

[Anonymous No.12139010]

>>12138997
haha, wtf are you talking about?

[Anonymous No.12139090]

>>12138785
I agree. There's no such thing as craft beer it's just a marketing gimmick.
>>12138906
You disagree with someone else's personal taste that's different from yours? What a faggot you are. There isn't even any such thinga s "craft" beer.

[Anonymous No.12139114]

>>12139090
What? Craft beer is definitely a thing

[Anonymous No.12139183]

an old favorite they bring back for spring

[Anonymous No.12140148]

>>12094097
Any suggestions on how to ease my stomach? I was drinking heavily last night, but had a fried egg sandwich for breakfast when I woke up this afternoon, and that helped with the hangover. I picked up a dozen beer but can't drink without puking.Maybe some buttered bread will help?

[Anonymous No.12140558]

>>12140148
Half the fun of drinking is the hangover. Get some sleep or go for a walk or writhe around in bed for a few hours ruminating on all the ways you’ve harmed people.

[Anonymous No.12140681]

>>12140558
I've learned to love hangover days where I watch tv and don't get out of bed, but that day is supposed to be tomorrow, tonight is for drinking.

[Anonymous No.12141058]

>>12140148
Eat some minced fresh ginger and take a vitamin B complex tablet.

[Anonymous No.12141083]

>>12136824
LCBO has a website, you know.

[Anonymous No.12141130]

Trying this Night Shift Brewing Whirlpool, it's alright. I'm not much of a beer guy, I prefer gin tonics or screwdrivers.

[Anonymous No.12141310]

>>12141130
Odd that you're drinking such a niche beer despite your very basic taste in mixers.

I suppose you can make some pretty interesting gin & tonics though.

[Anonymous No.12141313]

>>12139114
It's a highly subjective term at best.

[Anonymous No.12141501]

>>12141310
It's local I guess, so it isn't really as niche for me. I've been going to the local store once or twice a week and grabbing a different beer, trying out a lot of types.

[Anonymous No.12143186]

>>12141310
How is that a niche beer

[Anonymous No.12143369]

>>12136121
>fagging up a spectacular beer with worstfruit banana

Disgraceful.

[Anonymous No.12143415]

>>12143186
He probably is trying to say that all craft beer is niche

[Anonymous No.12143418]

>>12143415
What a idiot

[Anonymous No.12143429]

>>12141313
There are a few different definitions floating around, but none of them are really subjective, the only difference is where the line is drawn

[Anonymous No.12143950]

>>12094097
NEED HELP! I just started a 5 gallon batch yesterday (Weizenbier), and now my bubbler is full of murky water and foam, and bubbling fast. I guess the beer bubbled up into the bubbler.
What do? Just take the bubbler out, sanitize it, and put it back? Is there anything else I need to do? Is there something wrong with my batch if it's bubbling so much that it's going up into the top of my bubbler? Is there any risk of contamination now?

[Anonymous No.12143985]

Got a mango gose in fermentation at the moment pretty keen to see how it goes

[Anonymous No.12144002]

>>12094097
ADOLF HITLER'S BEER -

With the research I've done, I've recreated the theoretical Beer that HITLER drank in WORLD WAR 2

[Anonymous No.12144021]

>>12143950
In the future use a blow off tube (a piece of siphon tube inserted in the stopper and the other end submerged in a 10% bleach solution in a container) for a couple days until the kreusen subsides.

[Anonymous No.12144061]

>>12144021
k, I'll get a blowoff tube for the next time I brew. For now I just rinsed and sanitized the bubbler and put it back. I also turned the thermostat down and put some icepacks on top, hopefully if I get it colder it will slow things down. It was at 70-71 degrees.

[Anonymous No.12144171]

>>12144061
Should be ok, then. I once had that happen brewing in a carboy and it clogged the tube to where it blew out the stopper. It was a real mess. Amazing how much force can build up because it spattered onto my ceiling.

[Anonymous No.12144200]

>>12144171
was the beer still fine after that?

[Anonymous No.12144366]

>>12143369
I'll meet you half way and say the base for this one wasn't as good as the bourbon barrel.

[Anonymous No.12144622]

New thread:
>>12094097
>>12144600