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What kind of beer is everyone drinking tonight? (1 Viewer)
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Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Community Beer Works Interrobang growler - their former single-hop Mosaic IPA with an extra addition of Amarillo - very nice
2013 Founders Imperial Stout
2013 Founders Imperial Stout
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
I'm no longer a Chicagoan, but have been to Haymarket a dozen or so times in the past few years. They make lots of great brews, but I never leave that place without having at least one of their Angry Bird IPAs. Its a style I love - a rye ipa with belgian yeast.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
Had a 2011 olde hickory event horizon last night.
Got a 6 pack of ballast point victory at sea was told they do not make a 22 oz anymore which is a bummer. Gotta say dissatisfied. Not like I remember it.
Also got a 4 pack of great lakes blackout stout. Not bad has an olive smell to me which was different.
Got a 6 pack of ballast point victory at sea was told they do not make a 22 oz anymore which is a bummer. Gotta say dissatisfied. Not like I remember it.
Also got a 4 pack of great lakes blackout stout. Not bad has an olive smell to me which was different.
Hawks64
Footballguy
How was that? Not sure about a Tequila aged beer.
BCBS Regal 2015 - So ####### good. Smooth, no alcohol heat whatsoever. Much better than the BA Plead the 5th from Dark Horse I had yesterday which was very good.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
I was with some big time beer gurus last night, way out of my league. Told them I just was a stout guy and 1 of them said to me that beer is a book and I keep re reading the 1rst chapter and move on to the next chapter. I tried a wicked weed sour for him but wasn't feeling it. Any FBG suggestions for another style as a smooth transition?
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Coeur de Lion
Footballguy
If you are a fan of toasty-malt-forward stouts, I'd recommend trying porters and brown ales next. Best way to figure out what you like is just trying a bunch of different stuff. Find a bottle shop that sells singles and go to town. www.beeradvocate.com is a good place to read about different styles and get a feel for what easily available beers are good vs. crap.
As a sidebar, they didn't do you any favors having jump into the deep end with sours. Radically different from a stout, and definitely an acquired taste. There are a ton of styles I'd personally recommend to a stout fan and relative newcomer before a sour / wild ale.
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Osaurus
Footballguy
Wingnut
Footballguy
You'd really like the raspberry, it's probably my favorite of the lacto groves.Did I send you that one?
Amused to Death
Footballguy
Flying Dog Spiced Pear
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale - always great this time of year.
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale - always great this time of year.
It was ####### awesome. Had the bourbon barrel aged version over FOBAB weekend and thought it was a little too much. The bourbon completely overpowered everything else. This one had more balance. Great stout on its own and the tequila barrel added some milder barrel goodness.
To be honest, going in I didn't know what to expect but it exceeded expectations big time. Now...$20 a bomber is a bit steep but after a few pours at the brewpub, the decision was much easier to purchase one to go.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Maybe try a hoppy stout/porter or even a black IPA as a transition into hoppier beers. I agree with CDL, sours are on the opposite side of the spectrum. I can send you a few from Chicago that are pretty good if you want to work something out.
I know man...love these barrel aged beers. And it's hurting the bank account big time....
Did you go up to Half Acre for the Big Hugs release?
Hawks64
Footballguy
Hawks64
Footballguy
I didn't but was close (@UIC for a swim meet) and by the time we could leave the line was over an hour and half and the vanilla big hugs was already gone.
Tonight..
Pacific Rim west coast pale ale from Hailstorm
Lizard King
Duet (from a 6 pack)
Going to echo what 80's said...big thanks to Sebowski for hooking me up with some OG Alpine beers. The first Green Flash versions I had on tap were "meh" but these are getting better and closer to the amazing bottles Sebowski sent.
Pacific Rim west coast pale ale from Hailstorm
Lizard King
Duet (from a 6 pack)
Going to echo what 80's said...big thanks to Sebowski for hooking me up with some OG Alpine beers. The first Green Flash versions I had on tap were "meh" but these are getting better and closer to the amazing bottles Sebowski sent.
I try to avoid all of that wait in line crap. Ended up with one from The Open Bottle anyway. Regular, not vanilla.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Yeah I have a couple regulars as well but really wanted a vanilla. Might try to get vanilla yesterday but not sure. You getting more BCBS on the 2nd release?
Not going to chase it. Guy at a local ####hole store I have found said he will put another aside for me. Only one I would go out of my way for is coffee I think. Otherwise I am cool with a few regulars.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Only missing coffee and I'll get one on Tuesday. Getting another rare as well, might get a few more regals too, but so f'ing expensive.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yeah you did. I was trying to think where it came from. Really nice neer, thanks.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Seems to me like a doppelbock would be a decent transition away from stouts. Dark enough to have some of the same character but at the same time vastly different. And then I think you can move in a lot of different directions from doppelbocks...regular bocks of other styles, barleywines and wheatwines, etc. Most people transition from lighter beer from darker beer so it's a little odd to see people moving the other way across the spectrum.
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steelerfan1
Footballguy
thanks lion,
he kind of said the same about me trying a sour, but it was what he was drinking at the time and he poured me 1 just to try. he actually told me to start with maybe a founders curmudgeon or something of the like, maybe even a sierra Nevada big foot as well.
told him I just did not like ipa's. he did say that was at the other end of the spectrum from a stout as well.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
thanks dit,
what would be a hoppy stout to you? I do like a handful of porters I've tried, victory at sea, death by coconut, coco loco etc. will look at black ipa's. I kow I dislike regular ipa's such as sculpin.
I would always be open to getting some good stouts that I cant get where I am if you ever need something from the nc area.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
thanks tasker,
I will add doppelbock to the list o try. I believe the sierra Nevada bigfoot is a barley wine which is what 1 of them told me to try.
they both said the same as you reference to me liking the heavy stouts right from the get go is usually not the case and was odd. I, however realize I am odd so it came as no surprise...
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Yes, barleywine is probably a fine transition and something you will enjoy. I don't think you can really beat Bigfoot in terms of very readily available barleywines.
Coeur de Lion
Footballguy
If you definitely dislike IPAs, I'm guessing you should stay more on the malt-forward or yeast-forward side of the spectrum. Big hop-bombs are definitely more of a US thing for the most part, so you might want to look into exploring some of the classic styles from Germany / Belgium / England. If you're a dark beer fan, Belgian dubbels, quads, and strong dark ales are a great place to start. If you want to explore classic European brewing at it's best, you can do way worse than looking at the various Trappist monastic beers -- Rochefort and Chimay are very easy to get and spectacular. Huge malt character, not hoppy, and will introduce you to the wonderful world of Belgian yeast. Also second the doppelbock recommendation -- Ayinger Celebrator is really easy to find and is one of my all time favorite beers, period. Really, anything from the big old German breweries is likely to be pretty darn good -- Weihenstephaner, Ayinger, Franziskaner, Hacker-Pschorr, etc. Start with Samuel Smith's for English beer IMO -- their Porter is one of the best in the world, and you really can't go terribly wrong with anything they make IMO.
Coeur de Lion
Footballguy
And welcome! Your taste buds will thank you while your bank account (and maybe occasionally your wife LOL) is swearing at you.
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steelerfan1
Footballguy
thanks again lion.
so, my place has this:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/922/40681/ trappist extra
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4/16655/ allagash four
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/392/35774/ weyerbacher blasphemy
those were the closest type stuff that I saw to what you were describing. may try one this weekend.
I'm also becoming aware of the cost factor too which is not good...
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Wingnut
Footballguy
This.
Coeur de Lion
Footballguy
Tried to swing through FFF over lunch to grab a couple of cases -- line was 100+ deep at 11:15 this morning. Evidently Zombie Dust and Gumball Head in the kiosk + neck beards home on Xmas break = no bueno LOL.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
St Bernardus Abt 12
St Bernardus Christmas Ale
Unibroue La Resolution
Mardesous 8 Brune
St Bernardus Christmas Ale
Unibroue La Resolution
Mardesous 8 Brune
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
At the theater with my son waiting for Star Wars to start, options include Fixed Gear, Edmund Fitz and 2 Hearted. I love this place.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Hardywood Bourbon Barrel Gingerbread Stout. Merry Christmas to me.
Buckfast 1
Footballguy
I picked up a nice selection of Christmas treats at a liquor store in Dayton, OH last night:
Thirsty Dog Siberian Night imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels
Clown Shoes Flight of the Angry Beast imperial stout and barleywine aged in bourbon and scotch barrels
Troegs Mad Elf Belgian strong ale with honey and cherries
Brew Kettle White Rajah IPA
Fat Heads Head Hunter IPA
Maine Beer Co. MO pale ale
Jackie O's Brick Kiln barleywine
Rhinegeist Mosiac pale ale
Thirsty Dog Siberian Night imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels
Clown Shoes Flight of the Angry Beast imperial stout and barleywine aged in bourbon and scotch barrels
Troegs Mad Elf Belgian strong ale with honey and cherries
Brew Kettle White Rajah IPA
Fat Heads Head Hunter IPA
Maine Beer Co. MO pale ale
Jackie O's Brick Kiln barleywine
Rhinegeist Mosiac pale ale
