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What kind of beer is everyone drinking tonight? (3 Viewers)
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Sebowski
Footballguy
Alpine finally made Nelson again. Just drank 4 growlers between 4 of us while practicing cornhole for the brewery cornhole tournament I put together for Monday. 16 breweries. Going by how I threw the bags tonight I better get real lucky real quick to not look like an ### out there. Good thing I'm a lucky son of a #####. I hope. ?
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Jules Winnfield
Footballguy
Surly Mango Todd the Axe Man
Fantasy_Freak
Footballguy
While watching the Bear/Packer game Sunday night, I enjoyed a 2016 Sunday Morning Stout and a 2014 KBS.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Went to a party at Founders detroit
open bar
uberingb back now
open bar
uberingb back now
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Heading to Denver for work for a few days. What beers should I seek out while I’m there?
Carlsberg glues beer cans together becoming one of the first breweries to abandon plastic rings 
I drank a butt load of Carlsberg when I was a teenager. That and Guinness we my go-tos.
I drank a butt load of Carlsberg when I was a teenager. That and Guinness we my go-tos.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
i am a fan of new belgium lips of faith series..plus their collaborations.Don Quixote said:
avery does a nice job with their beer.
trinity
as for places i liked to grab a beer in denver:
falling rock
celtic tavern
rhein haus
fado's
wynkoop brewery
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Don Quixote
Footballguy
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Went to Falling Rock tonight. One of the best tap lists I’ve seen. I had Comrade Superpower and Pliny the Elder. Wish I had a bit more sobriety to spare to explore a bit more tonight. May have to try to squeeze a return visit.Thanks. Falling Rock and Wynkoop look pretty close to my hotel/work.
mr. furley
Footballguy
looking to pull the trigger on a beer/wine fridge.
looking for temperature control down to 36-39 degrees, big enough to hold both wine and beer bottles/cans, glass doors because it will go in the dining room and wife doesn't want a dorm fridge.
looks like those sub-300 either don't hold temperature consistently and/or get loud.
not trying to spend a grand on one, though.
what are people using at home?
looking for temperature control down to 36-39 degrees, big enough to hold both wine and beer bottles/cans, glass doors because it will go in the dining room and wife doesn't want a dorm fridge.
looks like those sub-300 either don't hold temperature consistently and/or get loud.
not trying to spend a grand on one, though.
what are people using at home?
Drunken knight
Footballguy
Optimal temps vary for beer, white wine (and different varietals), and red wine
mr. furley
Footballguy
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
I'm not much for this stuff, but wonder whether you would ever need to get any kind of beer or wine into the 30s? I use the 15 minute rule at home - for whites, take the bottle out of the fridge and let it sit 15 minutes to bring the temp up; for reds, put the bottle in the fridge for 15 minutes to bring the temp down a bit.
mr. furley
Footballguy
oh, i agree but based on what i'm reading if the fridge advertises temps as low as 36 degrees what it really means is "gets as low as 45 when filled with bottles". i'd probably store beer in the 45-50 range.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
there are systems with multiple climate zones. very common to find dual climate. so you will likely have to choose 2 of the three (beer/white wine or white and red wine are prob your best options).
I typically keep my regular fridge between 37-39, which i am fine with for my beer. i would not want my wine down there.
FairWarning
Footballguy
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Going to Cask Days in Toronto next weekend. 403 beers in all, so obviously way more than I'll get the chance to sample, but there are some U.S. breweries there with stuff that doesn't make it up this way as often. Full list is here. If anyone has a comment on breweries to try/avoid, thanks in advance (some are only sending one or two casks, and obviously styles that are meant to be enjoyed that way).
California - Beachwood, Celladoor, Los Angeles Aleworks, Modern Times, Riip Beer, Smog City, Trustworthy, Yorkshire Square
Oregon - Cascade, Culmination, Gigantic, Hair of the Dog, Ruse
Pennsylvania - East End, Grist House, Rock Bottom, Roundabout
New York - Barrier, Finback, LIC Beer, Single Cut, Thin Man
Maine - Allagash, Bunker, Liquid Riot, Oxbow, Rising Tide
California - Beachwood, Celladoor, Los Angeles Aleworks, Modern Times, Riip Beer, Smog City, Trustworthy, Yorkshire Square
Oregon - Cascade, Culmination, Gigantic, Hair of the Dog, Ruse
Pennsylvania - East End, Grist House, Rock Bottom, Roundabout
New York - Barrier, Finback, LIC Beer, Single Cut, Thin Man
Maine - Allagash, Bunker, Liquid Riot, Oxbow, Rising Tide
Sebowski
Footballguy
Awesome! We used to have a cask festival here and I loved it. I'm a sucker for cask beer. Hard to find done well around here now though. Too much new school in this scene.Northern Voice said:
Don't miss Beachwood, Modern Times, Haor of the Dog. If you love sours: Cascade.
I've had great hoppy beers from Riip. Don't know them super well though.
I've been to Singlecut in Queens and really liked them.
East End is known for their barleywine. If they bring that and you like the style, make sure you try it.. Ot sure about their other beers.
Allagash rules. I imagine you get them regularly though? They're so close and pretty big at this point.
Don't miss Beachwood.
Binky The Doormat
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Brewing your own IPA is surprisingly easy. The key is finding the right balance of grass clippings and Lysol.
Brewing your own IPA is surprisingly easy. The key is finding the right balance of grass clippings and Lysol.
Worm
slimy ninja
@Foosball God got this for me last year. He's awesome.
I loved most of the beers. There was one that tasted like rotting pine needles, but other than that would recommend!
Wingnut
Footballguy
Living just outside Tampa now and am enjoying all the goodness. Been hammering Tampa Beer Works' Joosy Froot IPA and a crap ton of 7venth Sun beers the past week and a half. Bullfrog Creek, Leaven, and Bootleggers are in my queue of places to visit for the first time in the coming weeks.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Living just outside Tampa now and am enjoying all the goodness. Been hammering Tampa Beer Works' Joosy Froot IPA and a crap ton of 7venth Sun beers the past week and a half. Bullfrog Creek, Leaven, and Bootleggers are in my queue of places to visit for the first time in the coming weeks.
badmojo1006
Footballguy
Bud Light 
Osaurus
Footballguy
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
The New York list is excellent. LIC and Finback are two of my favorites. Single cut is good but usually way overpriced so get somee if you are on a drink all you can pass.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Osaurus
Footballguy
Wingnut
Footballguy
Volunteered at Garagiste today to help them bottle Mead X, their black currant/blackberry/cherry/vanilla bean mead...total was about 1200 375ml bottles, I corked about half of them. The best part is they compensated the volunteers (all 8 of us) with 2 bottles, which go for about $35 each...not bad for a little less than 2 hours of work. Also got to sample their upcoming Black Forrest mead...damn tasty!
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Highlights of what I tasted:
- Cascade - Fruitopian Noyaux
- Oxbow - First Fruits
- Beachwood - Citraholic
- LIC Beer - Peace and Love
- SingleCut - Some Cat from Japan
- Dieu Du Ciel - Solstice D'ete
- Bellwoods - Double Chocolate Hazelnut 3 Minutes to Midnight
- Les Trois Mousquetaires - Double IPA
- Modern Times - Black House
- Finback - Duplicate
- Thin Man - Bliss
- RIIP - Super Cali IPA
- Pit Caribou - No. 13 Tennessee
- Tatamagouche - Crack of Dawn
Epic Problem
Footballguy
Jutz
Footballguy
I visited New Hope, PA this past weekend with my wife. We ate dinner at a place called The Salt House.
They had Fuller's ESB on tap and it was one of the best beers I can recall drinking in a long time.
When I first heard that ESB stood for Extra Special Bitters I thought it would produce a bitter taste but that is not the case. It was a very smooth, copper, amber, malty beer... but not too strong and not too boozy. It was very balanced.
Any other ESB recommendations?
They had Fuller's ESB on tap and it was one of the best beers I can recall drinking in a long time.
When I first heard that ESB stood for Extra Special Bitters I thought it would produce a bitter taste but that is not the case. It was a very smooth, copper, amber, malty beer... but not too strong and not too boozy. It was very balanced.
Any other ESB recommendations?
Hawks64
Footballguy
Yep, have already had it. It's good, not their best though. It's interesting that Planters pushed them to make an IPA instead of a stout or porter.
Epic Problem
Footballguy
That was my first instinct too, but IPAs are the craze right now and I'm sure some marketing genius in a board room pushed for it.
Brony
Footballguy
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Bitter beers rarely taste anywhere near as good from a bottle as they do on tap, especially if they're being served properly from a cask/hand pump or a nitro tap. You just don't get that creaminess that you describe that goes really well with the moderate malts and sweetness.
Great Lakes (both the USA and Canada ones) make good ESB's but best IMO if you can find the English ones (Wells, Fuller, Wychwood, etc...) on tap/cask at a proper English pub.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
