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

'Slapdash said:
'17seconds said:
This has become a Top 3 reason why I like living here. Going to a tasting room at a brewery is like going to a bar without going to a bar. Casual and not weird for a married guy with kids. Most of these places allow kids (and dogs). They also have awesome gourmet food trucks and football or basketball on TV. Pretty much an ideal hangout.America's Best Beer Towns

Number One: San Diego, CaliforniaWith superstars like AleSmith, Green Flash, Coronado, Port, Lost Abbey, Alpine, Stone, Societe, Ballast Point, Iron Fist, Mike Hess Brewing, the remarkable and venerable Karl Strauss Brewing, and the emerging AutomaticBrewingCo., and Rip Current, it’s inarguable that SDCA has more sheer brilliance per square mile than any other American city. Hosting Stone, Port/Lost Abbey, Alpine, and AleSmith alone would have made the SD area Top Dawg but both the numbers and quality seal the deal. According to the state of CA, the metro area surrounding SD currently has 39 pending brewery licenses. Obviously, quality breeds quality and the future for this SoCal vacation paradise is so bright they have to brew wearing shades. San Diego is simply the best brewing city in America.
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Asheville gets way too little credit on this list because their beers (outside of Highland) aren't widely distributed and bottled. French Broad and Green Man are very solid breweries, both make a good ESB, but it is hard to find their stuff even here in nearby Charlotte. Speaking of beers that aren't distributed, I had a really great time in the Thirsty Bear in SF.
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HONORABLE MENTION/EMERGINGAsheville, North CarolinaThis tiny city was tragically saddled with the single worst trick Fate could have handed them: they were named Beer Town USA” in a completely suspect “poll” in the shadowy examiner.com. Simply put, it laid a silly and needless burden on what is a really fine, growing brewing community. Expectations were raised to a ridiculous level, when the truth is that, out of the nine total breweries in Asheville, seven are sorta solid and only two are really accomplishing in any major way: Highlands and French Broad. Asheville, if it keeps growing and supporting this very healthy scene, will become a serious contender for any Best Of list in maybe as little as eight – ten years. But, if you go there, have realistic expectations. It’s not happenin’ quite yet.
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I think that is fair. Overall I do think it is the best one of these lists I've seen.
 
'Sebowski said:
'Please See Mine said:
Anyone recommend some good sours?I have historically been a hophead, but getting into these now. Aside from a couple small local ones, I've liked Rodenbach's and St. Louis Gueuze.
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Sure. Where are you? Do you get Russian River, Bruery, Goose Island, Cascade?
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Good question.Philadelphia.A little Russian River. I know that several of those are good, but they seem to be few and far between.Goose Island, yes. Mostly the 312 is what I see.Cascade and Bruery do not sound familiar. I do have a good bottle shop where they will usually order stuff for you, though.
 
'Please See Mine said:
'Sebowski said:
'Please See Mine said:
Anyone recommend some good sours?I have historically been a hophead, but getting into these now. Aside from a couple small local ones, I've liked Rodenbach's and St. Louis Gueuze.
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Sure. Where are you? Do you get Russian River, Bruery, Goose Island, Cascade?
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Good question.Philadelphia.A little Russian River. I know that several of those are good, but they seem to be few and far between.Goose Island, yes. Mostly the 312 is what I see.Cascade and Bruery do not sound familiar. I do have a good bottle shop where they will usually order stuff for you, though.
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Pretty much anything you can get from Russian River is top notch. I've had the "three sisters" from Goose Island - Juliet, Lolita, Madame Rose - and they're all superb. I'm not sure how widely they are/were distributed. I've only had a handful of Cascade and Bruery beers. I have a Cascade Sang Royal waiting for a special occasion.Sebowski is your go-to guy for sours in here.
 
Went to Whole Foods this evening, which has a nice beer selection, and I was lying about a few things, apparently.Forgot about Goose Island Honker's Ale and Nut Brown, so maybe I should keep an eye out for those sours you mentioned, Tasker.And apparently The Bruery does distribute here. There were bombers of Tradewind, Rugbrod, Mischief and Smoking Wood at WF.

 
So now I'm looking on the website of my bottleshop and see the following:Consecration (just in singles)Cascade Kriek Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)Cascade Apricot Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)The Bruery Rueuze Bomber (Gueuze)Tilquin GueuzeAnd some European sours, too.

 
'Please See Mine said:
So now I'm looking on the website of my bottleshop and see the following:Consecration (just in singles)Cascade Kriek Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)Cascade Apricot Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)The Bruery Rueuze Bomber (Gueuze)Tilquin GueuzeAnd some European sours, too.
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Consecration and Tilquin are great. All Cascade sours I've had are good, though I can't recall if I've had those two. Never heard of that Bruery beer.
 
'Please See Mine said:
So now I'm looking on the website of my bottleshop and see the following:Consecration (just in singles)Cascade Kriek Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)Cascade Apricot Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)The Bruery Rueuze Bomber (Gueuze)Tilquin GueuzeAnd some European sours, too.
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Do you get Ithaca?If so...grab all the Brute you can when it comes out.
 
'urbanhack said:
'Please See Mine said:
So now I'm looking on the website of my bottleshop and see the following:Consecration (just in singles)Cascade Kriek Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)Cascade Apricot Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)The Bruery Rueuze Bomber (Gueuze)Tilquin GueuzeAnd some European sours, too.
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Do you get Ithaca?If so...grab all the Brute you can when it comes out.
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Brute may or may not be dead....it wasn't released in 2012, IIRC. I have 1 bottle left of the 2010. 2011 was extremely difficult to find and may or may not have been brewery-only....I can't recall.
 
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'Please See Mine said:
So now I'm looking on the website of my bottleshop and see the following:Consecration (just in singles)Cascade Kriek Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)Cascade Apricot Bomber (Sour Wild Ale)The Bruery Rueuze Bomber (Gueuze)Tilquin GueuzeAnd some European sours, too.
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Philly has great distribution. You will be fine. I highly recommend all the beers you mentioned except Rueze. Bruery sours are mostly hit, but sometimes miss. Rueze is a miss, imo. If you see tha one you should be able to see some of their better ones like Oude Tart, Sour in the Rye... If you see Consecration, that same place will eventually have the other great RR sours: Supplication, Temptation, Sanctification... Anything from Cascade is worth it. 3F(Drie Fonteinen) and Cantillon are the kings of foreign style sours. Your best bottle shops will have those on occasion, but they're expensive. Stay away from all Lindemans except Cuvee Rene.
 
La Folie from New Belgium is a very good sour brown that is widely available and reasonably priced. Jolly Pumpkin has several excellent sour beers but is harder to find outside the Midwest and costs a lot more. I don't go much for the fruity sours, prefer the wild yeast varieties, but would say that New Glarus has a few highly regarded fruity sour/tart beers.

 
'Please See Mine said:
Anyone recommend some good sours?I have historically been a hophead, but getting into these now. Aside from a couple small local ones, I've liked Rodenbach's and St. Louis Gueuze.
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Cuvée des Jacobins is an amazing sour that likely can be found at a local beer store. Amazing stuff...also Jolly Pumpkin Maracaibo Especial.
 
Russian River poured their Pliny the Younger IPA this morning. One day, before I die, I will be there for this event.

 
Today I tried Budweiser's new Black Crown. It's not horrible, better by far that any other Budweiser product I've tried. It's smooth with a slightly heavier feel than normal Bud products. Not overly hoppy or malty, it won't switch anyone away from their preferred microbrew. But it's much better than Bud or Bud Light.5 out of 10, with Bud being a 3 out of 10.

 
Bottling a homebrew black ipa tonight. Considering shotting over to 3 Floyds for some Dust and their new black ipa, In the Name of Suffering (I think). Or just going to grab some random stuff nearer the house.

 
Either Surly Bender or Surly Furious when I get to the restaurant. Either is excellent, not sure which to have yet.

 
Working on my last New Glarus Iced Barleywine.I'm always ISO this, if anyone has some....but I'm pretty sure everyone else is always ISO this too. One of the best beers I've ever had.

 
'Ursa M said:
'Steve Tasker said:
'Ursa M said:
Either Surly Bender or Surly Furious when I get to the restaurant. Either is excellent, not sure which to have yet.
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Furious all day
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I did go with the Furious mainly because last time I had Surly, I went with Bender. Either is awesome. Their destination brewery when it gets built is going to be great.
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:thumbup: I bet.I've been to their brewery (Tip Top>hey), great people and great beer. Wish they distributed out here.
 
'Ursa M said:
Either Surly Bender or Surly Furious when I get to the restaurant. Either is excellent, not sure which to have yet.
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I'd start with a Bender and switch to Furious when you get your food. I love starting with something mild as an aperitif and having an IPA with my dinner.
 
Deschuttes Hop Henge Experimental IPA and a couple Sculpins for me tonight. Sebow - do you ever shop for brews at Litickers on Voltaire? Supposedly they get Russian River stuff on the regular.

 
'Don Quixote said:
'3C said:
'Don Quixote said:
Thought this was a good place to ask this... having a Presidents' Day party next weekend keeping true to the Presidential theme. For example, picked up some 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die (with Mount Rushmore on the can) yesterday. Any other beers people would recommend that I look for?
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http://www.williamsburgalewerks.com/Beers-Ales/williamsburg-alewerks-washingtons-porter-ale.aspx
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Thanks. :thumbup:
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Another. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/450/13450
 
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