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What kind of beer is everyone drinking tonight? (3 Viewers)

Wooderson said:
Schlzm said:
Wooderson said:
Single Hop IPA at SN

Now enjoying Pliny at a local watching hole.
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Elder or Younger?Working my way through a Winter Celebration mixer; Widmer Alchemy, Winterhook, Kona Pipeline, and Widmer Brrr.

Schlzm
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Elder never had a chance to try Younger
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They are both delicious in their own unique right. If you are a fan of Elder definately try and find Younger though, it is not the same but just as amazing.Schlzm

 
Zow said:
Odell's Perfect Pale

Lost Coast Ginger

College St. Creamy Demons

Dogfish Head Punkin
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How does this compare to other pumpkin spice beers you hae had? DogFishhead is not available in my area but I am curious. As a measuring stick New Belgium Pumpkick sucks.Schlzm

 
Just took a crack at using the export data feature on untapped. Here is what I had during San Diego Beer Week (11/2-11/10)

Firestone 16 (XVI) Anniversary Ale Firestone Walker Brewing Company

Scoundrel Pizza Port

Framboise de Amorosa (2013) The Lost Abbey

Dry School Hop Out Amplified Ale Works

Old Stock Ale (2009) Cellar Reserve North Coast Brewing Company

Salvation (2012) Russian River Brewing Company

Caught In A Rip Rip Current Brewing Co.

Sea Monster Stout Rum Barrel Aged Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits

Flying Ace Ipa Automatic Brewing Co.

Bravo Firestone Walker Brewing Company

Stone IPA Stone Brewing Co.

Sculpin IPA Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits

Duet Alpine Beer Company (CA)

West Coast IPA Green Flash Brewing Co.

The Pupil Societe Brewing Co.

IPA AleSmith Brewing Company

Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale W/Cherries Stone Brewing Co.

Citra Kern River Brewing Company

Citra Kern River Brewing Company

Black Lagoon Oaked Scottish Strong Rip Current Brewing Co.

Big Deal! Pizza Port

SMELl Ya Later! (Ocean Beach) Pizza Port

Bagby's Last Stand (Carlsbad) Pizza Port

Volunt Plus Erat Avery Brewing Company

Rumpkin (2013) Avery Brewing Company

Bad Apple Avery Brewing Company

Ross's's' Melange Avery Brewing Company

Mephistopheles' Stout Avery Brewing Company

Uncle Jacob's Stout (2013) Avery Brewing Company

Thensaurum Avery Brewing Company

Hamilton's 7th Anniversary Junior IPA Green Flash Brewing Co.

Momi Hiwa Avery Brewing Company

Class V Stout Kern River Brewing Company

Amarilla Gorilla IPA Smog City Brewing

Hoptonic IPA Smog City Brewing

The Bachelor: Chinook Societe Brewing Co.

The Dominator Beachwood Brewing

Hoptonic IPA Smog City Brewing

Barrel Aged Rare Form Amplified Ale Works

Electrocution Amplified Ale Works

Silva Stout (2013) Green Flash Brewing Co.

Electrocution Amplified Ale Works

Hamilton's 7th Anniversary Junior IPA Green Flash Brewing Co.

Cable Car Ale (2013) The Lost Abbey

West Ashley Sante Adairius Rustic Ales

PNC - Tequila Barrel-Aged Imperial Buckwheat Stout (2013) Firestone Walker Brewing Company

Toronado 25th Anniversary Ale Russian River Brewing Company

Surette Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

L'Brett D'Or Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Batch 50 G.F.A.R. (Grand Funk Aleroad) The Bruery

Delicious IPA Stone Brewing Co.

Makers Mark Aged Wreck Alley Karl Strauss Brewing Company

Surette Provision Saison Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

West Coast IPA Green Flash Brewing Co.

Sculpin IPA Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits

Sculpin IPA Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits

Kriek Ale Cascade Brewing Company (USA)

Bourbon County Brand Stout (2008) Goose Island Beer Co.

Barrel Aged Speedway Stout (2003) AleSmith Brewing Company

Framboise de Amorosa The Lost Abbey

Ad Lib The Lost Abbey

Tart of Darkness (2013) The Bruery

San Diego Beer Week Peanut Butter Cup Porter Karl Strauss Brewing Company

Angel's Share (2011) The Lost Abbey

Cuvee de Tomme (2012) The Lost Abbey

Wet Hump Latitude 33° Brewing Company

Black Lightning Porter Lightning Brewery

OBehave (Ocean Beach) Pizza Port

Sanctification Russian River Brewing Company

Z Man (Ocean Beach) Pizza Port

Melange No. 1 The Bruery

Autumn Maple (Bourbon Barrel Aged) (2013) The Bruery

Bad Boy Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Old Numbskull In Rye Whiskey Barrels AleSmith Brewing Company

Nelson Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Nelson Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Dry Hump IPA Latitude 33° Brewing Company

Nut Brown Ale AleSmith Brewing Company

Firestone 17 (XVII) Anniversary Ale Firestone Walker Brewing Company

Barrel Aged Loose Booty Amplified Ale Works

Nelson Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Nelson Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Nelson Alpine Beer Company (CA)

 
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I watched the Broncos game last night at a brewpub called Bull & Bush, which brews their own English-style beers. They are one of Denver's oldest brewpubs and have won a bunch of GABF medals over the years.

I'm generally not that big of a fan of English-style ales, as I find that they tend to be more middle-of-the-road and conservative from a flavor standpoint compared to the big hoppy American imperial IPAs and American barrel-aged imperial stouts that I usually enjoy drinking. However, Bull & Bush had this thing that they called the Hop Inciter 3000, which was essentially a French Press for hops that allowed you to steep whole fresh hops of your choice in the house beer of your choice for a post-fermentation dry-hopping. You just let the hops sit in there for like 10-15 minutes, then push the hops down with the press as the beer filters up to top from where you can pour it. It was pretty cool. I wasn't sure how much hop flavor would come from steeping the hops for only 10-15 minutes, but I thought the fresh hop flavor was prominent and really transformed the beers with a West Coast-style dry-hopping. I had a couple amber ales, one infused with Nugget hops and one with Cascade hops, which were both delicious and quite different and more adventurous than the base amber ale. I might look into getting one of those hop-infusing presses for my home.

 
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Buckfast 1 said:
I watched the Broncos game last night at a brewpub called Bull & Bush, which brews their own English-style beers. They are one of Denver's oldest brewpubs and have won a bunch of GABF medals over the years.

I'm generally not that big of a fan of English-style ales, as I find that they tend to be more middle-of-the-road and conservative from a flavor standpoint compared to the big hoppy American imperial IPAs and American barrel-aged imperial stouts that I usually enjoy drinking. However, Bull & Bush had this thing that they called the Hop Inciter 3000, which was essentially a French Press for hops that allowed you to steep whole fresh hops of your choice in the house beer of your choice for a post-fermentation dry-hopping. You just let the hops sit in there for like 10-15 minutes, then push the hops down with the press as the beer filters up to top from where you can pour it. It was pretty cool. I wasn't sure how much hop flavor would come from steeping the hops for only 10-15 minutes, but I thought the fresh hop flavor was prominent and really transformed the beers with a West Coast-style dry-hopping. I had a couple amber ales, one infused with Nugget hops and one with Cascade hops, which were both delicious and quite different and more adventurous than the base amber ale. I might look into getting one of those hop-infusing presses for my home.
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Sounds similar to a Randall, which is pretty popular in the PNW. I think Dogfish invented it. Anywho, literally just saw this 1 minute ago:

http://www.dogfish.com/store/other-accessories/randall-jr.htm

 
Sebowski said:
Buckfast 1 said:
I watched the Broncos game last night at a brewpub called Bull & Bush, which brews their own English-style beers. They are one of Denver's oldest brewpubs and have won a bunch of GABF medals over the years.

I'm generally not that big of a fan of English-style ales, as I find that they tend to be more middle-of-the-road and conservative from a flavor standpoint compared to the big hoppy American imperial IPAs and American barrel-aged imperial stouts that I usually enjoy drinking. However, Bull & Bush had this thing that they called the Hop Inciter 3000, which was essentially a French Press for hops that allowed you to steep whole fresh hops of your choice in the house beer of your choice for a post-fermentation dry-hopping. You just let the hops sit in there for like 10-15 minutes, then push the hops down with the press as the beer filters up to top from where you can pour it. It was pretty cool. I wasn't sure how much hop flavor would come from steeping the hops for only 10-15 minutes, but I thought the fresh hop flavor was prominent and really transformed the beers with a West Coast-style dry-hopping. I had a couple amber ales, one infused with Nugget hops and one with Cascade hops, which were both delicious and quite different and more adventurous than the base amber ale. I might look into getting one of those hop-infusing presses for my home.
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Sounds similar to a Randall, which is pretty popular in the PNW. I think Dogfish invented it. Anywho, literally just saw this 1 minute ago:

http://www.dogfish.com/store/other-accessories/randall-jr.htm
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Awesome. Thanks.

I feel like this would be a fun thing to do at home after picking up some good fresh hops for homebrewing. It would at least give you a chance to sample different hop varieties before deciding to use them for dry-hopping.

 
Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge

I think if I had to make my own personal bar and could have 5 beers on tap, this makes the list. Celebrator would be my other foreign entry. Add in 2 Hearted, Breakfast Stout, and Dreadnaught DIPA...I think.

 
Had some Ambergeddon over the weekend and it did a heck of a number on my sinuses. Certain Ambers really hit me hard (Third Shift was the worst).

Sad thing is, really enjoyed the Ambergeddon taste. Now I'm giving away 9 bottles at work :cry:

 
Ilov80s said:
Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge

I think if I had to make my own personal bar and could have 5 beers on tap, this makes the list. Celebrator would be my other foreign entry. Add in 2 Hearted, Breakfast Stout, and Dreadnaught DIPA...I think.
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I had one of these on Saturday.

 
Buckfast 1 said:
Sebowski said:
Buckfast 1 said:
I watched the Broncos game last night at a brewpub called Bull & Bush, which brews their own English-style beers. They are one of Denver's oldest brewpubs and have won a bunch of GABF medals over the years.

I'm generally not that big of a fan of English-style ales, as I find that they tend to be more middle-of-the-road and conservative from a flavor standpoint compared to the big hoppy American imperial IPAs and American barrel-aged imperial stouts that I usually enjoy drinking. However, Bull & Bush had this thing that they called the Hop Inciter 3000, which was essentially a French Press for hops that allowed you to steep whole fresh hops of your choice in the house beer of your choice for a post-fermentation dry-hopping. You just let the hops sit in there for like 10-15 minutes, then push the hops down with the press as the beer filters up to top from where you can pour it. It was pretty cool. I wasn't sure how much hop flavor would come from steeping the hops for only 10-15 minutes, but I thought the fresh hop flavor was prominent and really transformed the beers with a West Coast-style dry-hopping. I had a couple amber ales, one infused with Nugget hops and one with Cascade hops, which were both delicious and quite different and more adventurous than the base amber ale. I might look into getting one of those hop-infusing presses for my home.
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Sounds similar to a Randall, which is pretty popular in the PNW. I think Dogfish invented it. Anywho, literally just saw this 1 minute ago:

http://www.dogfish.com/store/other-accessories/randall-jr.htm
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Awesome. Thanks.

I feel like this would be a fun thing to do at home after picking up some good fresh hops for homebrewing. It would at least give you a chance to sample different hop varieties before deciding to use them for dry-hopping.
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Inspired by yearly local bar event (million zillion speedways), my buddy did a tasting party were everyone brought a french press, random ingredients, and a Stone IRS to make their own custom blend.

If you want to really see what hops can do for your own brew they recommend starting with something really light and clean. I've read a lot of brews o that.

 
Sebowski said:
Buckfast 1 said:
Sebowski said:
Buckfast 1 said:
I watched the Broncos game last night at a brewpub called Bull & Bush, which brews their own English-style beers. They are one of Denver's oldest brewpubs and have won a bunch of GABF medals over the years.

I'm generally not that big of a fan of English-style ales, as I find that they tend to be more middle-of-the-road and conservative from a flavor standpoint compared to the big hoppy American imperial IPAs and American barrel-aged imperial stouts that I usually enjoy drinking. However, Bull & Bush had this thing that they called the Hop Inciter 3000, which was essentially a French Press for hops that allowed you to steep whole fresh hops of your choice in the house beer of your choice for a post-fermentation dry-hopping. You just let the hops sit in there for like 10-15 minutes, then push the hops down with the press as the beer filters up to top from where you can pour it. It was pretty cool. I wasn't sure how much hop flavor would come from steeping the hops for only 10-15 minutes, but I thought the fresh hop flavor was prominent and really transformed the beers with a West Coast-style dry-hopping. I had a couple amber ales, one infused with Nugget hops and one with Cascade hops, which were both delicious and quite different and more adventurous than the base amber ale. I might look into getting one of those hop-infusing presses for my home.
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Sounds similar to a Randall, which is pretty popular in the PNW. I think Dogfish invented it. Anywho, literally just saw this 1 minute ago:

http://www.dogfish.com/store/other-accessories/randall-jr.htm
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Awesome. Thanks.I feel like this would be a fun thing to do at home after picking up some good fresh hops for homebrewing. It would at least give you a chance to sample different hop varieties before deciding to use them for dry-hopping.
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Inspired by yearly local bar event (million zillion speedways), my buddy did a tasting party were everyone brought a french press, random ingredients, and a Stone IRS to make their own custom blend.

If you want to really see what hops can do for your own brew they recommend starting with something really light and clean. I've read a lot of brews o that.
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I just ordered one of these Bodum French presses, which was the same model they used at Bull & Bush:

http://bodum.bodum.com/us/en-us/shop/detail/10938-01B/

I think it might be a better design than Dogfish's Randall Jr. because you can actually press the hops in the French press, which I assume releases some additional hop flavors. Plus, I can now use it to make coffee as well. It would be interesting to infuse a stout with some coffee/expresso/vanilla beans using the French press.

 
Buckfast 1 said:
Sebowski said:
Buckfast 1 said:
Sebowski said:
Buckfast 1 said:
I watched the Broncos game last night at a brewpub called Bull & Bush, which brews their own English-style beers. They are one of Denver's oldest brewpubs and have won a bunch of GABF medals over the years.

I'm generally not that big of a fan of English-style ales, as I find that they tend to be more middle-of-the-road and conservative from a flavor standpoint compared to the big hoppy American imperial IPAs and American barrel-aged imperial stouts that I usually enjoy drinking. However, Bull & Bush had this thing that they called the Hop Inciter 3000, which was essentially a French Press for hops that allowed you to steep whole fresh hops of your choice in the house beer of your choice for a post-fermentation dry-hopping. You just let the hops sit in there for like 10-15 minutes, then push the hops down with the press as the beer filters up to top from where you can pour it. It was pretty cool. I wasn't sure how much hop flavor would come from steeping the hops for only 10-15 minutes, but I thought the fresh hop flavor was prominent and really transformed the beers with a West Coast-style dry-hopping. I had a couple amber ales, one infused with Nugget hops and one with Cascade hops, which were both delicious and quite different and more adventurous than the base amber ale. I might look into getting one of those hop-infusing presses for my home.
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Sounds similar to a Randall, which is pretty popular in the PNW. I think Dogfish invented it. Anywho, literally just saw this 1 minute ago:

http://www.dogfish.com/store/other-accessories/randall-jr.htm
Click to expand...
Awesome. Thanks.I feel like this would be a fun thing to do at home after picking up some good fresh hops for homebrewing. It would at least give you a chance to sample different hop varieties before deciding to use them for dry-hopping.
Click to expand...
Inspired by yearly local bar event (million zillion speedways), my buddy did a tasting party were everyone brought a french press, random ingredients, and a Stone IRS to make their own custom blend.

If you want to really see what hops can do for your own brew they recommend starting with something really light and clean. I've read a lot of brews o that.
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I just ordered one of these Bodum French presses, which was the same model they used at Bull & Bush:http://bodum.bodum.com/us/en-us/shop/detail/10938-01B/

I think it might be a better design than Dogfish's Randall Jr. because you can actually press the hops in the French press, which I assume releases some additional hop flavors. Plus, I can now use it to make coffee as well. It would be interesting to infuse a stout with some coffee/expresso/vanilla beans using the French press.
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toasted coconut, various tea, chili pepper, orange peels, cocoa nibs, cucumber, mint, wood shavings and some whiskey, sky is the limit

 
I had a couple really good beers last night:

Stone Enjoy By 12/13/13 imperial IPA

Epic Big Bad Baptist whiskey barrel-aged imperial stout

I also picked up a bottle of Firestone Walker's XVII Anniversary Ale, which I'm pretty excited about. I loved their XVI Anniversary Ale last year. This year, the XVII Anniversary Ale consists of a blend of the following barrel-aged Firestone Walker beers:

30% Bravo (13.6% ABV): An imperial brown ale aged in Bourbon and brandy barrels

25% Stickee Monkee (15.3% ABV): A Mexican turbinado (brown sugar)-infused English barley wine aged in Bourbon and whiskey barrels

15% Velvet Merkin (8.7% ABV): A traditional oatmeal stout aged in Bourbon barrels

15% Parabola (12.8% ABV): A Russian imperial oatmeal stout aged in Bourbon barrels

8% Double Double Barrel Ale (12% ABV): A double-strength English pale ale aged in retired Firestone Union barrels

4% Helldorado (11.5% ABV): A blonde barley wine aged in Bourbon and brandy barrels

3% Wookey Jack (8.3% ABV): A Black rye IPA

 
Buckfast 1 said:
I had a couple really good beers last night:

Stone Enjoy By 12/13/13 imperial IPA

Epic Big Bad Baptist whiskey barrel-aged imperial stout

I also picked up a bottle of Firestone Walker's XVII Anniversary Ale, which I'm pretty excited about. I loved their XVI Anniversary Ale last year. This year, the XVII Anniversary Ale consists of a blend of the following barrel-aged Firestone Walker beers:

30% Bravo (13.6% ABV): An imperial brown ale aged in Bourbon and brandy barrels

25% Stickee Monkee (15.3% ABV): A Mexican turbinado (brown sugar)-infused English barley wine aged in Bourbon and whiskey barrels

15% Velvet Merkin (8.7% ABV): A traditional oatmeal stout aged in Bourbon barrels

15% Parabola (12.8% ABV): A Russian imperial oatmeal stout aged in Bourbon barrels

8% Double Double Barrel Ale (12% ABV): A double-strength English pale ale aged in retired Firestone Union barrels

4% Helldorado (11.5% ABV): A blonde barley wine aged in Bourbon and brandy barrels

3% Wookey Jack (8.3% ABV): A Black rye IPA
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I like this year's better than last year's. I had a 15 last night. It is perfect right now.

 
Surly Furious

Surly Overrated

Pliny the Elder homebrew clone

For me, Furious is near perfection. Thanks for coming to Chicago again, Surly!

 
Long Ball Larry said:
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Sebowski said:
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Ok guys:

It's wet;

it's cold (in New Orleans);

the Saints have won yet again and face the Seahawks next...

...what beer do I go get right now?
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Something local.
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Yeah, I'm going to do that, I haven't had an Irish Channel Stout for a while, might be just the occasion.
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Is this in Louisiana? What is good around there? Abita is the only one I know.
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Yes, it's by a brewery called NOLA. - It's on Tchoupitoulas, they do tours on Friday afternoon. Amazingly it is New Orleans' only brewery.

Abita in my opinion is well past its prime. We have recently seen a little growth of local breweries. Abita's dirty little secret is they were partly bought out by the big boys. I think their quality went down a few years ago. - Anything in big bottles is still good (SOS, Abbey Ale, for instance) but even though they have starting freaking out over the competition and have begun offering more varieties, I've largely stopped drinking it. I always like Turbo Dog and Jaquimo IPA in a pinch though and the Amber is basically the fallback for me, over stuff like Bud, national brands, etc.

Today there's NOLA (here, NO), Bayou Teche (LA31) (New Iberia), Chafunkta (northshore), Covington (northshore), Parish (Lafayette), Tin Roof (Baton Rouge), Lazy Magnolia (Kiln), Crooked Stick (Biloxi).

I love that Nola Irish Channel Stout and the Lazy Magnolia Jefferson Stout is really excellent. I do like stouts but I do think they're tough to do well. I really like that Jefferson stout.

Really the Nola and Teche lines are excellent, and Chafunkta is very good and I probably need to try out Parish more than I do.

 
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