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

[TheAristocrat]

Mama's Little Yella Pils

 

[Christo]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

 

[Christo]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Alesmith Grand Cru

Cheers to Alesmith for making it to Wisconsin!!

I did a tasting with Peter Zien in Milwaukee last week. Good guy, very good beer. I've got some in the cellar thanks to Sebowski but hadn't tried it yet so it was treat to have the owner taking us through the lineup. The Grand Cru was a highlight.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

Stone's own description of the beer might be appropriate here :

"This is an aggressive ale. You probably wont like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territorymaybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you its made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps youre mouthing your words as you read this.

At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant ******* Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant ******* Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant ******* Aleeven outright attempts to copy it but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!"

 

[Buckfast 1]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

Stone's own description of the beer might be appropriate here :"This is an aggressive ale. You probably wont like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territorymaybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you its made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps youre mouthing your words as you read this.

At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant ******* Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant ******* Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant ******* Aleeven outright attempts to copy it but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!"

Well-played.

 

[Wooderson]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

I enjoy the AB. I found that allot of bars that have a crap selection will have this in bottle. Found this a few times at my last trip to Vegas a few of the big boys and have a nice beer buzz.

 

[Wooderson]

Got myself a growler of Beer Camp 93 IPA from Sierra Nevada. Great hoppy beer that SN can pull off at ease.

Love being able to get one of a kind beers at the brewery.

 

[Christo]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

Stone's own description of the beer might be appropriate here :

"This is an aggressive ale. You probably wont like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territorymaybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you its made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps youre mouthing your words as you read this.

At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant ******* Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant ******* Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant ******* Aleeven outright attempts to copy it but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!"

In other words: We produce very strong beer that sucks to drink.

 

[The Gator]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

Stone's own description of the beer might be appropriate here :

"This is an aggressive ale. You probably wont like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territorymaybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you its made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps youre mouthing your words as you read this.

At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant ******* Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant ******* Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant ******* Aleeven outright attempts to copy it but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!"

In other words: We produce very strong beer that sucks to drink.

My Rink

 

[Christo]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

Stone's own description of the beer might be appropriate here :

"This is an aggressive ale. You probably wont like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territorymaybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you its made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps youre mouthing your words as you read this.

At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant ******* Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant ******* Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant ******* Aleeven outright attempts to copy it but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!"

In other words: We produce very strong beer that sucks to drink.

My Rink

THERE IS NOTHING ENJOYABLE ABOUT DRINKING ARROGANT ******* ALE!

 

[Christo]

I'm drinking a Goose Island 312 right now and it's absolutely delightful in comparison.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Had some New belgium 1554 last might, great stuff.

Dieu Du Ciel on tap for tonight.

 

[Sebowski]

Alesmith Grand Cru

Cheers to Alesmith for making it to Wisconsin!!

I did a tasting with Peter Zien in Milwaukee last week. Good guy, very good beer. I've got some in the cellar thanks to Sebowski but hadn't tried it yet so it was treat to have the owner taking us through the lineup. The Grand Cru was a highlight.

Peter is awesome. One of the nicest people I've ever met. What else did you get to try?

I just got my annual keg of X for my FF draft next week. Appeases the beer geeks and the yet to be converted folk at the same time.

 

[Sebowski]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I wouldn't call AB "hoppy stuff". Yes, it has a ton of hops, but that isn't the focus of the beer. It is just as heavy on the malt profile as the hop.

If you don't like Sculpin, you don't like hoppy stuff.

 

[Wooderson]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

Stone's own description of the beer might be appropriate here :

"This is an aggressive ale. You probably wont like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territorymaybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you its made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps youre mouthing your words as you read this.

At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant ******* Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant ******* Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant ******* Aleeven outright attempts to copy it but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!"

In other words: We produce very strong beer that sucks to drink.

My Rink

THERE IS NOTHING ENJOYABLE ABOUT DRINKING ARROGANT ******* ALE!

Yelling does not make you right.

 

[Christo]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I just looked up this stuff on beeradvocate.com and it's rated 93 and on ratebeer.com it's 99. That's bull####. It's just not fun to drink.

Stone's own description of the beer might be appropriate here :

"This is an aggressive ale. You probably wont like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territorymaybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you its made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps youre mouthing your words as you read this.

At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant ******* Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant ******* Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant ******* Aleeven outright attempts to copy it but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!"

In other words: We produce very strong beer that sucks to drink.

My Rink

THERE IS NOTHING ENJOYABLE ABOUT DRINKING ARROGANT ******* ALE!

Yelling does not make you right.

No, the truth does.

 

[Zow]

Racer 5

This Pliny and Sculpin my top 3 IPA

You must have never had Ninja vs Unicorn than.

Most people haven't had anything by Pipeworks. They barely make any beer and the people that get it don't like to share it. Still, Pliny, Racer, and Sculpin is no list to dismiss. All world class IPAs. None of them Alpine or Pizza Port, or Kern, or Alpine, but all great ####### beers.

I would've bought you some last weekend if I knew you wanted it?

Such a ticker

I'm just a sucker for hype. Always have been. I love cheesesteaks, so when I see a place that claims to have a good one, I always order it. It's rarely as good as they claim, but I go ahead and order the next one at the next place anyway... IPAs are a weird animal. People seem to like different things in them. If anyone tells me they like their IPAs balanced, I completely dismiss their opinions on them for my tastes. I hear good things about Pipeworks, but I line in San Diego. No chance they are worth the trouble when I have so much at my finger tips. No.Chance. Even the Hill Farmstead stuff and Heady aren't as good as my locals which don't rquire haggling and shipping. At best they're "almost as good as Alpine and Pizza Port! Nice job!" beers. Pipeworks is still on my "wish list" though...

Ilove pizza port :jealous:

 

[ditka311]

Went to Three Floyds on Wednesday. Picked up:

Case of Zombie Dust

12 Alpha King

6 Gumballhead

6 Pride and Joy

2 22 oz bombers of Anicca (IPA collaboration with Half Acre, brewers of Daisy Cutter, using only mosaic hops)

Bottling my Two Hearted clone tomorrow so will dive into the above for sure.

 

[Koya]

Anchor Liberty Ale.

 

[Buckfast 1]

Lost Abbey Serpent's Stout (11% ABV) - Really great imperial stout. Lot of roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and roasted malt flavors.

Epic Imperial IPA (9.4% ABV) - Pretty solid imperial IPA. Lot of grapefruit, resiny pine, and citrus hop flavors with a sweet caramel malt backbone. Epic Brewing Company just recently started distributing in Colorado and are opening a new brewing facility in Denver soon. I'll have to check out more of their stuff.

 

[mr. furley]

i don't get this shtick

 

[Buckfast 1]

Went to Three Floyds on Wednesday. Picked up:

Case of Zombie Dust

12 Alpha King

6 Gumballhead

6 Pride and Joy

2 22 oz bombers of Anicca (IPA collaboration with Half Acre, brewers of Daisy Cutter, using only mosaic hops)

Bottling my Two Hearted clone tomorrow so will dive into the above for sure.

Nice haul! I love Three Floyds. That Annica IPA sounds interesting.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Just got back from VT with trips to Hill Farmstead , The Alchemist & Trout River Brewery. Trout River was very forgettable but was the closet to the inn my wife I were staying. The Alchemist was packed , I liked how they served the samples in a snifter. Happy the wife let me drop the $ for the case of Heady

Hill's was a hoot. In the middle of butt blast nowhere. We went later on Wednesday , the gowler line was crowded but the tasting area was empty .The owner of Hill Farmstead was super nice but a little bit out there, odd in a nice way. Went with Edward & Walden .

Did Hill Farm have Everett on? My god I love that beer. Anna, too.....fantastic saison.

 

[Ilov80s]

Founders Doom after my fantasy draft which sums up my feelings on my team.

 

[Dickies]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I love hoppy beers, but have never understood the love for Arrogant *******. I was just in San Diego last weekend and went to the brewery and decided to try the oaked version there. Aweful. I washed it down with some delicious Ruination and Ruinten

 

[Thorn]

Had an Arrogant ******* at lunch. I keep trying but this hoppy stuff but I'm not getting the love.

I love hoppy beers, but have never understood the love for Arrogant *******. I was just in San Diego last weekend and went to the brewery and decided to try the oaked version there. Aweful. I washed it down with some delicious Ruination and Ruinten

the short answer is it pretty much sucks a penis.

 

[ditka311]

Went to Three Floyds on Wednesday. Picked up:

Case of Zombie Dust

12 Alpha King

6 Gumballhead

6 Pride and Joy

2 22 oz bombers of Anicca (IPA collaboration with Half Acre, brewers of Daisy Cutter, using only mosaic hops)

Bottling my Two Hearted clone tomorrow so will dive into the above for sure.

Nice haul! I love Three Floyds. That Annica IPA sounds interesting.

Thanks. It's about an extra 20 min or so on my commute home so it's not difficult to go there. I think I am going to crack open an Anicca tonight.

Still have the urge to go to the local store to see that they have around too. Can't help myself sometimes.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Mosaic =

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Alesmith Grand Cru

Cheers to Alesmith for making it to Wisconsin!!

I did a tasting with Peter Zien in Milwaukee last week. Good guy, very good beer. I've got some in the cellar thanks to Sebowski but hadn't tried it yet so it was treat to have the owner taking us through the lineup. The Grand Cru was a highlight.

Peter is awesome. One of the nicest people I've ever met. What else did you get to try?

I just got my annual keg of X for my FF draft next week. Appeases the beer geeks and the yet to be converted folk at the same time.

The X was very good and I loved his IPA (not west-coasty, nicely balanced ); the two Belgians were excellent - Grand Cru and Horny Devil. Speedway was the best of the evening - one of those beers that makes me consider giving up homebrewing as a hobby because its so superior to anything I could ever hope to make.

 

[HellToupee]

Just got back from VT with trips to Hill Farmstead , The Alchemist & Trout River Brewery. Trout River was very forgettable but was the closet to the inn my wife I were staying. The Alchemist was packed , I liked how they served the samples in a snifter. Happy the wife let me drop the $ for the case of Heady

Hill's was a hoot. In the middle of butt blast nowhere. We went later on Wednesday , the gowler line was crowded but the tasting area was empty .The owner of Hill Farmstead was super nice but a little bit out there, odd in a nice way. Went with Edward & Walden .

Did Hill Farm have Everett on? My god I love that beer. Anna, too.....fantastic saison.

No , was hoping for Everett. The had Edward,Susan,Walden and 3 different single hoped brews. Big fan of Walden, very quaffableThey had everything but Edward on tasting for $5

 

[Franknbeans]

Whale's Tale Pale Ale

 

[Ilov80s]

Liberty Street Starkweather Stout Nitro, well done. Better than LH Milk Stout.

 

[Christo]

La Fin du Monde

 

[Steve Tasker]

Much better than your usual choices

 

[tommyGunZ]

Alesmith Grand Cru

Cheers to Alesmith for making it to Wisconsin!!

I did a tasting with Peter Zien in Milwaukee last week. Good guy, very good beer. I've got some in the cellar thanks to Sebowski but hadn't tried it yet so it was treat to have the owner taking us through the lineup. The Grand Cru was a highlight.

Peter is awesome. One of the nicest people I've ever met. What else did you get to try?

I just got my annual keg of X for my FF draft next week. Appeases the beer geeks and the yet to be converted folk at the same time.

The X was very good and I loved his IPA (not west-coasty, nicely balanced ); the two Belgians were excellent - Grand Cru and Horny Devil. Speedway was the best of the evening - one of those beers that makes me consider giving up homebrewing as a hobby because its so superior to anything I could ever hope to make.

Alesmith rules.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Yet another Community Beer WYHIWYG for me tonight. Killing this growler. Belgian IPAs usually don't do it for me, but this one hits the spot perfectly.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Sebowski, I'll be at Pizza Port tomorrow night with the family as usual. I still owe you a pint.

 

[Sebowski]

Sebowski, I'll be at Pizza Port tomorrow night with the family as usual. I still owe you a pint.

Fantasy draft party tomorrow. I'm at Port at least twice a week though.

Chargers-Skins this year, so it's been 4yrs since you've owed me that pint!

 

[Buckfast 1]

I've had some really interesting beers over the past few days.

Crooked Stave Hop Savant - Crooked Stave Brewery is a relatively new brewery in Denver that has been getting some national recognition for its barrel-aged Brettanomyces sour wild ales. The Hop Savant is a 100% Brett pale ale that is fermented in oak barrels and dry hopped. It was an interesting blend of that Brett wild sour ale taste combined with a delicious fresh hopped IPA taste. Very unique and tasty beer.

Stone Götterdämmerung IPA - Stone brewed this beer with European hops and malts that are traditionally used in German lagers and pilsners, but used the European hops to an extreme degree as if they were brewing an American double IPA. Instead of the juicy tropical fruit and pine hops that you typically get with a west coast American IPA, the European hops in the Götterdämmerung IPA had more of a floral, herbal, and spicy character. It was certainly an interesting take on what they called a "German IPA." I'm not sure it's a beer that I would buy again, but I really enjoyed the experience.

Copper Kettle Mexican Chocolate Stout - Copper Kettle is a microbrewery pretty close to my house that recently started bottling this beer, which won a gold medal at the 2011 GABF. The beer is apparently inspired by an ancient Maya and Aztec spicy hot chocolate drink. It is a stout brewed with cocoa nibs, cinnamon, and three different types of peppers. I'm generally not a huge fan of chile beers, but this Mexican Chocolate Stout has a perfect level of heat on the finish from the cinnamon and peppers that pairs beautifully with the sweet chocolate malt and cocoa nibs flavors. I really love this beer.

 

[SproutDaddy]

I was drinking Rolle Bolle earlier. After a few shots of Paddy now it's PBR.

 

[17seconds]

OK.. Ballast Point Sculpin is the world's greatest IPA. They have it at Albertsons now for $18 a six pack

 

[Geezil]

labatt blue 6 pk bottle. i just grabbed it from the store. not too crazy about it. i wont make this mistake again.

 

[Buckfast 1]

OK.. Ballast Point Sculpin is the world's greatest IPA. They have it at Albertsons now for $18 a six pack

I need to see if I can find some of this Ballast Point Sculpin IPA that everyone has been talking about lately. It looks like Ballast Point was approved to distribute in Colorado earlier this month and is expected to roll out their distribution in October of this year. I'll have to keep an eye out for this Sculpin IPA.

 

[glock]

BATCH 19: PRE-PROHIBITION STYLE LAGER

Inspired by an authentic pre-Prohibition recipe, this bold, hoppy and balanced lager derives its bold taste by using a rare combination of hops including Hersbrucker and Strisslespalt. Hersbrucker hops provide herbal notes and Strisslespalt hops deliver notes of black currant. We are aware of no brewer in America who uses this combination today.

 

[HellToupee]

labatt blue 6 pk bottle. i just grabbed it from the store. not too crazy about it. i wont make this mistake again.

I like an iced cold Blue on a hot day

 

[Christo]

labatt blue 6 pk bottle. i just grabbed it from the store. not too crazy about it. i wont make this mistake again.

I like an iced cold Blue on a hot day

I think it suffers from the same problem as Heineken and is better in cans than bottles.

 

[Ilov80s]

Great Lakes Erie Monster, not my favorite DIPA I have ever had.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Great Lakes Erie Monster, not my favorite DIPA I have ever had.

A little too sweet for me.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Great Lakes Erie Monster, not my favorite DIPA I have ever had.

A little too sweet for me.

Agreed, unless Great Lakes has another DIPA. I remember having a Great Lakes DIPA and wasn't that excited. In fact, I'm not sure that I'm that thrilled with man of their beers, but for some reason I keep thinking that they are a really good brewery.