What kind of beer is everyone drinking tonight? (2 Viewers)

[Fullback Fro]

I'm having a Farmhouse Oathouse IPA.  Not bad, not great.  Good session beer.

I like that bier. Solid crafted bier.

It is solid. Great nose. Not really complex but has a nice flavor and decently balanced.Judges give it a 3.6

Have you gotten your hands on the Drakes Expedition Ale yet. Top Notch.

I get most of the boring Drake beers. I do get the IPA & Imperial Stout but then the rest are the amber, blonde and hefe. The really high scoring beers haven't crossed my path yet (or my timing at Bevmo is poor). Quite a few beers listed I'd like to try by them.

I picked it up at bevmo on monday. Hadn't seen it in there before.

 

[3C's]

found my Rogue Chocolate Stout tonite, also picked up a Bear Republic Pete's Brown and did some shopping for the Beer-it-Forward.... those beers shall remain nameless.

I had it the other night...wasn't all that impressive.

 

[mr. furley]

I had a couple of Hacker Pschorr's with dinner. After countless minutes at the liquor store for Mr. Furley, I brought home (which we are splitting):

-6-pack Great Lakes Brewing Dortmunder Gold

-6-pack Great Lakes Brewing Edmund Fitzgerald

-6-pack Three Floyds Alpha King

-6-pack Bell's Third Coast Ale

-6-pack Tyranena Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Brown

-2-Singles Samuel Smith's Nut Brown

I had a Third Coast and a Dortmunder. Both completely different, but very good beers.

Hope ya like everything, Mr. F!

welcome to the thread!

 

[mr. furley]

found my Rogue Chocolate Stout tonite,  also picked up a Bear Republic Pete's Brown  and did some shopping for the Beer-it-Forward.... those beers shall remain nameless.

I had it the other night...wasn't all that impressive.

at $3.49 for the bottle i couldn't pass up the chance to try another Bear Republic.

anyone have opinions on the Blackbear (i think) Stout?

 

[mr. furley]

Hey Fro, Im puttin together a list of beers Im gonna send out to ya next week....Did you say youve never had any Jolly Pumpkin brews?? If not Im gonna put one or 2 in there for sure...I gotta go back and see which ones Skylord liked the best...

Skylord can chime in with his recommendation on which ones he thinks you might like...Ive never tried em so I cant describe the taste of any of em...

Well neither of the three are hoppy...but I liked the white and amber the best. The gold was a decent but common triple.

saw all 3 of these last nite. they were running between $9 - $11 a bottle. worth it?

 

[mr. furley]

Skylord: LOS ANGELES, CA, US 04/28/2006 4:12 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY

 

[3C's]

found my Rogue Chocolate Stout tonite, also picked up a Bear Republic Pete's Brown and did some shopping for the Beer-it-Forward.... those beers shall remain nameless.

I had it the other night...wasn't all that impressive.

at $3.49 for the bottle i couldn't pass up the chance to try another Bear Republic.

anyone have opinions on the Blackbear (i think) Stout?

You might like it, don't take my word for it. It has really good reviews at BA. Haven't had the Big Bear yet. Been meaning to, everytime I go to the beer store it's there staring me in the face, but I keep picking up IPAs instead. It's hard to pass up Racer 5 or Hop Rod. Maybe when it gets cold out again I'll pick up Big Bear.

 

[mr. furley]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well. had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

 

[Skylord]

found my Rogue Chocolate Stout tonite, also picked up a Bear Republic Pete's Brown and did some shopping for the Beer-it-Forward.... those beers shall remain nameless.

I had it the other night...wasn't all that impressive.

at $3.49 for the bottle i couldn't pass up the chance to try another Bear Republic.

anyone have opinions on the Blackbear (i think) Stout?

The big bear black stout is very good. At 8.1% alcohol it gets close to imperial stout realm. Definately pick some up.

 

[FatMax]

found my Rogue Chocolate Stout tonite,  also picked up a Bear Republic Pete's Brown  and did some shopping for the Beer-it-Forward.... those beers shall remain nameless.

I had it the other night...wasn't all that impressive.

at $3.49 for the bottle i couldn't pass up the chance to try another Bear Republic.

anyone have opinions on the Blackbear (i think) Stout?

The big bear black stout is very good. At 8.1% alcohol it gets close to imperial stout realm. Definately pick some up.

Agreed. Very good beer.

 

[Wingnut]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well. had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

 

[mr. furley]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.  had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

 

[bakes]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.  had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

Hop Rod is a long time favorite. Between that, HotD Fred (I think) and Terrapin Rye Pale Ale, I'm sold on rye in hoppy brews. Definitely adds depth and spiciness.Just got this email from Weyerbacher:

Weyerbacher HopHead News Double Simcoe IPA coming in May Fast on the heels of our fantastically reformulated Hops Infusion, our brewers have picked up the gauntlet and brewed a Double IPA using exclusively Simcoe® Hops! This west coast Hops was created in 2000 by Select Botanicals, Inc. and carries a fantastic flavor profile abounding with citrusy-grapefruit, piney, resiny notes that pushes this Double IPA over the top. 9.0% ABV in the brew gives it a nice malt foundation as well. Draft and bottles, 12 oz. in PA, 22 oz. out of state (as we have no 6-packs), this beer will hit most markets May 10 to 15th or so. Check our website around May 10th or 15th for details on wholesalers, so you can tell your favorite brew store who to get the beer from. As always, news appears first on our website: www.weyerbacher.com

Where's a salivating smiley when you need one?

 

[Wingnut]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well. had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

 

[mr. furley]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.  had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

 

[3C's]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well. had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

mulitple replies from the hopheads in 3..2..1

 

[heckmanm]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.   had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

[ ]First, yes, there's a lot of difference between hop varieties.

Second, hops contribute different characteristics depending on when they are introduced in the process. Hops contain "alpha acids" which are very bitter; however, the amount of these acids that actually dissolve (isomerize) into the beer is dependent mainly on the amount of time the hops are boiled with the beer. Different varieties have higher or lower alpha-acid concentrations, as well, so the *potential* bittering varies, but the main factor is the boil time.

Hops added later in the boil contribute less bitterness, but more flavor and aroma. Those added early contribute more bitterness, but the volatile flavor and aroma components are mostly lost in the boil.

[/ ]

 

[Wingnut]

so there's that much difference in the hops?

i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

mulitple replies from the hopheads in 3..2..1

I had a post ready but cut it and saw if there was a better response first....heckman had a better explanation than I could have come up with

 

[mr. furley]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.  had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

mulitple replies from the hopheads in 3..2..1

Beer 101

 

[mr. furley]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.   had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

[ ]First, yes, there's a lot of difference between hop varieties.

Second, hops contribute different characteristics depending on when they are introduced in the process. Hops contain "alpha acids" which are very bitter; however, the amount of these acids that actually dissolve (isomerize) into the beer is dependent mainly on the amount of time the hops are boiled with the beer. Different varieties have higher or lower alpha-acid concentrations, as well, so the *potential* bittering varies, but the main factor is the boil time.

Hops added later in the boil contribute less bitterness, but more flavor and aroma. Those added early contribute more bitterness, but the volatile flavor and aroma components are mostly lost in the boil.

[/ ]

now, how do i know when the hops were boiled just from looking at the bottle?

 

[Wingnut]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well. had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

[ ]First, yes, there's a lot of difference between hop varieties.

Second, hops contribute different characteristics depending on when they are introduced in the process. Hops contain "alpha acids" which are very bitter; however, the amount of these acids that actually dissolve (isomerize) into the beer is dependent mainly on the amount of time the hops are boiled with the beer. Different varieties have higher or lower alpha-acid concentrations, as well, so the *potential* bittering varies, but the main factor is the boil time.

Hops added later in the boil contribute less bitterness, but more flavor and aroma. Those added early contribute more bitterness, but the volatile flavor and aroma components are mostly lost in the boil.

[/ ]

now, how do i know when the hops were boiled just from looking at the bottle?

Wrap the bottle in green cellophane and hold it up to a 150 watt lightbulb. The darker green it is, the earlier the hops were added. Then set it in a sink full of water. The lower itr sinks, the longer the hops have been left in the boil.

 

[bakes]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.   had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

[ ]First, yes, there's a lot of difference between hop varieties.

Second, hops contribute different characteristics depending on when they are introduced in the process. Hops contain "alpha acids" which are very bitter; however, the amount of these acids that actually dissolve (isomerize) into the beer is dependent mainly on the amount of time the hops are boiled with the beer. Different varieties have higher or lower alpha-acid concentrations, as well, so the *potential* bittering varies, but the main factor is the boil time.

Hops added later in the boil contribute less bitterness, but more flavor and aroma. Those added early contribute more bitterness, but the volatile flavor and aroma components are mostly lost in the boil.

[/ ]

now, how do i know when the hops were boiled just from looking at the bottle?

Wrap the bottle in green cellophane and hold it up to a 150 watt lightbulb. The darker green it is, the earlier the hops were added. Then set it in a sink full of water. The lower itr sinks, the longer the hops have been left in the boil.

Eh, just look at the reviews at BA or go to the brewery website. In a brewpub, ask to talk to the brewer. Which, coincidentally, is what I plan on doing in about, ohh, 90 seconds.

 

[3C's]

so there's that much difference in the hops?

i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

mulitple replies from the hopheads in 3..2..1

I had a post ready but cut it and saw if there was a better response first....heckman had a better explanation than I could have come up with

I saw you and Max and heckman replying, so I figured I'd throw a little funny out there since the best I would be able to do is say "Yeah, there's Cascade, Liberty and Nugget and a bunch of other types of hops and they taste and smell different. I'm not so beer smart.

 

[FatMax]

Also, beers that have been dry hopped are generally cloudy.

 

[3C's]

Hops aplenty

Good book BTW.

 

[mr. furley]

i'd like to be able to bring a laptop with me to the store.... that way i know what i'm getting in to.

saw so many beers last nite but had to pass them by cause i just didn't expect them to be there and knew nothing about them.

 

[3C's]

i'd like to be able to bring a laptop with me to the store.... that way i know what i'm getting in to.

saw so many beers last nite but had to pass them by cause i just didn't expect them to be there and knew nothing about them.

Thank god for a web enabled phone and BA.

 

[Wingnut]

i'd like to be able to bring a laptop with me to the store.... that way i know what i'm getting in to.

saw so many beers last nite but had to pass them by cause i just didn't expect them to be there and knew nothing about them.

When I first started drinking craft brews, Id go into a store like that and buy mixed 6packs. If your store allows it, its the way to go. You already know youre not big on bitter, hoppy beers, so maybe stay away from IPAs and IIPAs for now, but try lots of different brands and styles...Youll probably find a new style that you never knew you liked.Thats part of the fun of craft beer - trying new ones. I have my favorites but rarely buy anything more than a 6 pack of one beer -- I HAVE to keep trying ones I havent tried. I cant stop.

 

[Wingnut]

i'd like to be able to bring a laptop with me to the store.... that way i know what i'm getting in to.

saw so many beers last nite but had to pass them by cause i just didn't expect them to be there and knew nothing about them.

Thank god for a web enabled phone and BA.

You must not have Cingular....their mobile web sux0r. Bad. So bad I cancelled it after 3 days.

 

[3C's]

i'd like to be able to bring a laptop with me to the store.... that way i know what i'm getting in to.

saw so many beers last nite but had to pass them by cause i just didn't expect them to be there and knew nothing about them.

Thank god for a web enabled phone and BA.

You must not have Cingular....their mobile web sux0r. Bad. So bad I cancelled it after 3 days.

Nope. A Treo 600 (650 or 700 soon I hope) with Verizon.

 

[Fullback Fro]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.   had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

[ ]First, yes, there's a lot of difference between hop varieties.

Second, hops contribute different characteristics depending on when they are introduced in the process. Hops contain "alpha acids" which are very bitter; however, the amount of these acids that actually dissolve (isomerize) into the beer is dependent mainly on the amount of time the hops are boiled with the beer. Different varieties have higher or lower alpha-acid concentrations, as well, so the *potential* bittering varies, but the main factor is the boil time.

Hops added later in the boil contribute less bitterness, but more flavor and aroma. Those added early contribute more bitterness, but the volatile flavor and aroma components are mostly lost in the boil.

[/ ]

Then there's the who dry hopped style and that is where the beer is filtered though hops after the fermintation stage.

 

[Skylord]

i'd like to be able to bring a laptop with me to the store.... that way i know what i'm getting in to.

saw so many beers last nite but had to pass them by cause i just didn't expect them to be there and knew nothing about them.

When I first started drinking craft brews, Id go into a store like that and buy mixed 6packs. If your store allows it, its the way to go. You already know youre not big on bitter, hoppy beers, so maybe stay away from IPAs and IIPAs for now, but try lots of different brands and styles...Youll probably find a new style that you never knew you liked.Thats part of the fun of craft beer - trying new ones. I have my favorites but rarely buy anything more than a 6 pack of one beer -- I HAVE to keep trying ones I havent tried. I cant stop.

After a while you'll know the inventory of every beer store you frequent by memory. A quick scan of the shelves will show you whats new.I would highly recommend starting a friendly relationship with the guy who runs the beer inventory at said stores as well. Anything that their distributors can obtain they will be happy to get for you...they just need to know that there is in interest.

 

[mr. furley]

i'd like to be able to bring a laptop with me to the store.... that way i know what i'm getting in to.

saw so many beers last nite but had to pass them by cause i just  didn't expect them to be there and knew nothing about them.

When I first started drinking craft brews, Id go into a store like that and buy mixed 6packs. If your store allows it, its the way to go. You already know youre not big on bitter, hoppy beers, so maybe stay away from IPAs and IIPAs for now, but try lots of different brands and styles...Youll probably find a new style that you never knew you liked.Thats part of the fun of craft beer - trying new ones. I have my favorites but rarely buy anything more than a 6 pack of one beer -- I HAVE to keep trying ones I havent tried. I cant stop.

trust me, i'm buying beer all over the place.. got cases of it right now.

 

[mr. furley]

any of you guys holding back any Fantome's?

i'm willing to trade... my clothes.. my car... my girlfriend.

TIA

 

[Wingnut]

any of you guys holding back any Fantome's?

i'm willing to trade... my clothes.. my car... my girlfriend.

TIA

pics?

 

[mr. furley]

rofile:

 

[Wingnut]

any of you guys holding back any Fantome's?

i'm willing to trade... my clothes.. my car... my girlfriend.

TIA

pics?

rofile:

ahem...

pics?

 

[Skylord]

any of you guys holding back any Fantome's?

i'm willing to trade... my clothes.. my car... my girlfriend.

TIA

I can send you some Fantome's

 

[mr. furley]

any of you guys holding back any Fantome's?

i'm willing to trade... my clothes.. my car... my girlfriend.

TIA

I can send you some Fantome's

are you ####### serious???

 

[Skylord]

APB

Saturday, April 29th is the ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR that you can purchase Dark Lord from Three Floyds. The beer will NOT be sold by distributors, it will only be sold at the brewery.

Can anybody actually get this thing?

 

[Wingnut]

APB

Saturday, April 29th is the ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR that you can purchase Dark Lord from Three Floyds. The beer will NOT be sold by distributors, it will only be sold at the brewery.

Can anybody actually get this thing?

Roadtrip for heckman!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Fullback Fro]

HECKMAN

HECKMAN

HECKMAN

HECKMAN

HECKMAN

 

[heckmanm]

hmm. .they had the Hop Rod and Red Rocket (god am i bad with names.. place i went was overwhelming) as well.   had to cap my spending or else i would have walked outta there with $300 worth of beer.

Hop Rod and Red Rocket are both excellent as well....I REALLY love the Red Rocket. Both are hoppy as hell though...

your taste and mine are pretty opposite i think. i've discovered that i'm not real big on the aggressively hoppy beers. though you guys are telling me the Racer 5 is hoppy. maybe i'm just wrong about what it is?

Racer 5 has great balance, which helps mellow out the hops. That, and the hops arent mostly the bitter variey, like Bitter Woman. Racer has more of the floral, citrusy hops that dont make you pucker when you drink it .

so there's that much difference in the hops?i'm new to this whole craft beers thing so.... i could use all the help i can get. don't want to cross off a whole style based on my experiences with New Glarus Hearty Hop and Tyranena Bitter Woman.

[ ]First, yes, there's a lot of difference between hop varieties.

Second, hops contribute different characteristics depending on when they are introduced in the process. Hops contain "alpha acids" which are very bitter; however, the amount of these acids that actually dissolve (isomerize) into the beer is dependent mainly on the amount of time the hops are boiled with the beer. Different varieties have higher or lower alpha-acid concentrations, as well, so the *potential* bittering varies, but the main factor is the boil time.

Hops added later in the boil contribute less bitterness, but more flavor and aroma. Those added early contribute more bitterness, but the volatile flavor and aroma components are mostly lost in the boil.

[/ ]

Then there's the who dry hopped style and that is where the beer is filtered though hops after the fermintation stage.

True, although I generally lump those in as "late" hops. They contribute NO bitterness, and lots of flavor and aroma. And the earlier comment about dry-hopped beers being cloudy is true, but I'd say "hazy" rather than cloudy. They won't be brilliantly clear, but they generally won't look like a German hefeweizen either. Although my local BP used to occasionally put out a freshly dry-hopped APA that was almost hefe-like. I called it a "hop milkshake" - good times.

 

[heckmanm]

APB

Saturday, April 29th is the ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR that you can purchase Dark Lord from Three Floyds.  The beer will NOT be sold by distributors, it will only be sold at the brewery.

Can anybody actually get this thing?

Roadtrip for heckman!!!!!!!!!!

Can't do it, guys - actually for FF-related reasons. We have our rookie draft lottery during the NFL draft tomorrow.But I do know a couple guys who live closer to Floyds than I do (I'm about 3 hours away - hell, the Chicago or Kalamazoo guys are closer than I am!).

Let me shoot a note to them and see what I can do. Short notice, so no promises.

 

[3C's]

APB

Saturday, April 29th is the ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR that you can purchase Dark Lord from Three Floyds. The beer will NOT be sold by distributors, it will only be sold at the brewery.

Can anybody actually get this thing?

Roadtrip for heckman!!!!!!!!!!

Can't do it, guys - actually for FF-related reasons. We have our rookie draft lottery during the NFL draft tomorrow.But I do know a couple guys who live closer to Floyds than I do (I'm about 3 hours away - hell, the Chicago or Kalamazoo guys are closer than I am!).

Let me shoot a note to them and see what I can do. Short notice, so no promises.

Good luck. Like Stone, why are they releasing a stout in Spring? You'd figure late fall would be better.

 

[Wingnut]

APB

Saturday, April 29th is the ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR that you can purchase Dark Lord from Three Floyds. The beer will NOT be sold by distributors, it will only be sold at the brewery.

Can anybody actually get this thing?

Roadtrip for heckman!!!!!!!!!!

Can't do it, guys - actually for FF-related reasons. We have our rookie draft lottery during the NFL draft tomorrow.But I do know a couple guys who live closer to Floyds than I do (I'm about 3 hours away - hell, the Chicago or Kalamazoo guys are closer than I am!).

Let me shoot a note to them and see what I can do. Short notice, so no promises.

We'll take it!

 

[Wingnut]

Ooooohhhh....Ill take some of the thunder from the other thread with this beauty....just arrived at my doorstep:

Its BIG

Oh yeah....

No breakage!!!

Not too shabby!



My only gripe?? They gave me an extra Red Rocket instead of a Hop Rod.

 

[Fullback Fro]

Ooooohhhh....Ill take some of the thunder from the other thread with this beauty....just arrived at my doorstep:

Its BIG

Oh yeah....

No breakage!!!

Not too shabby!



My only gripe?? They gave me an extra Red Rocket instead of a Hop Rod.

Call he back and have them ship you out a single, free of charge.

 

[Wingnut]

Call he back and have them ship you out a single, free of charge.

Nah, I like the Red Rocket better anyway...Ill mention it when I order my next case.

 

[TxBuckeye]

Tonight, I don't know what it will be, but it will be German. Much to my chagrine, the Fiesta contract was won by Budweiser this year. :X Every outdoor beer booth at NIOSA sells that crap. Luckily their is a German beer hall that sells three types of German beer, including a Bock. So, that's where I'll be when I want a brew.