James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 03:01 PM UTC
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Already beat you to the story. Check two posts prior.
The amount of beer ignorance shown in 95% of the comments is unbelievable. Probably ten time as much ignorance out their regarding beer as there is pretentiousness regarding it.*
*No mathematical computation went into that statement, so take it with a grain of hops and a pint of ale.
grateful wrote:
US Craft Brew invades Germany
?I have worked in pubs all my life, but never has anybody asked for an American beer,? said Uwe Helmenstein, 52, a barkeeper in the middle-class neighborhood of Friedenau.
?I don?t think it would work here,? he said, because perceptions run strong that American beers are flavorless and thin.
But with small-scale breweries springing up around Germany?s cities, many of them creating beers that emulate American craft-beer styles, the seeds of a broader shift may have been planted, some advocates say.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-germany-a-us-beer-invasion/2013/04/30/0d03f6e6-adf3-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 03:03 PM UTC
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Who is "we"? Some place called chixndonuts?
They tapped that one at Whole Foods in Fairfax a couple of weeks ago but we missed it. Had it in the bottle…very good, if a bit overpriced.
stevewizzle wrote:
‏@GBDchixndonuts 5m
We're tapping @mainebeerco Lunch IPA TONIGHT! Don't miss out on one of the best IPAs in the USA…will go fast!
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 03:12 PM UTC
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James wrote:
Already beat you to the story. Check two posts prior.
Ahhhh shiznit. Well, great minds or sumpin'
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 03:53 PM UTC
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i was going to ask the same question as Ford… glad he took the LMGTFY bullet :)
i was thinking of having a quick beer on the way home tonight, and the original plan was to hit up PP since they appear to still have BFM Abbaye de St. Bon Chien and Harviestoun Ola Dubh… and now i have to pile on Lunch?!?
yes, that's right, i "have" to.
stevewizzle
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 04:11 PM UTC
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i snagged a BFM last night. good stuff, but maybe too much vinegar.
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 05:02 PM UTC
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really? i had it last friday and while sour i didn't get too much vinegar (and acetic acid, aka vinegar, is what i hate in sour beers). admittedly the BFM came after 3 glasses of strong stuff, including the Ola Dubh, so who knows how shot my palette was at that point.
interesting that you detected too much vinegar. you've enjoyed beers in the past that were borderline too acetic for me…
further reason to investigate tonight :)
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 06:22 PM UTC
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My wife and I split two Enjoy By's, one Ola Dubh, and one Palo Santo at PP Old Town last night.
After two nights of Pizza Paradiso, i'm ready to go back to drinking just six ounces with my dinner at home….at least until my birthday next week.
gellman
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 07:21 PM UTC
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Cracked open a Southern Tier Creme Brulee last night that I aged for a little over a year. The vanilla was incredibly overpowering, especially aroma-wise while I was drinking it out of a snifter. Was not a big fan suffice to say.
Just picked up a bottle of Firestone Double Jack since we've been splitting stouts the last few nights. I would have bought more Enjoy By but Village Pump was sold out. >:(
i am gay and i like cats
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 02, 2013 at 10:40 PM UTC
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that is so funny . . . the owner of a neat country beer supplier store like thing in my area, and i got into it about the fact there are too many stupid fucking flavours (yes i put a fucking "u" in it) in beers now, where then he told the story of how southern tier creme brulee was a brilliant example of why it works. i told him that he hates ipas, because that is the new thing to do, and wont admit it.
Sieve-Fisted
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 03, 2013 at 11:54 AM UTC
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Gilly's in Rockville just tapped a keg of Stone's "Enjoy By 5/17/13".
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 03, 2013 at 07:09 PM UTC
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big beer night last night. started off at GBD where i had Lunch. solid IPA, nice firm bitterness but a tad weak on the aroma. at $9 a glass i tried offsetting that extravagance with the happy hour special, Bise Noire Menthe - a mint stout. it was not impressive. mouthfeel was watery, mint tasted artificial, yuck. i then sauntered over to Pizza Paradiso to have another crack at the Ola Duhb and the BFM. gawd those are great beers. stevewizzle, the BFM is not too acetic.
later that evening my brewing buddy picked me up and we went to:
Sieve-Fisted wrote:
Gilly's in Rockville just tapped a keg of Stone's "Enjoy By 5/17/13".
i like this the Enjoy By more than the last one i had (i believe it was 3/17, something like that). had 2 of those, then went back to my place to have a Rampant IPA (too sweet, avoid) since we talked about it at gilly's, and we shared one of my 09.09.09 clones.
not sure which i prefer between the lunch and the enjoy by… probably the enjoy by, but both are excellent.
12 oz bottles of Ola Duhb were $14 at gilly's!
stevewizzle wrote:
my alcoholism is really showing these days.
phsaw.
stevewizzle
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 03, 2013 at 07:35 PM UTC
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i missed the lunch, traffic was terrible and didn't make it. but $9 is a lot, and ended up buying a 4-pack of hoptimum for $10, and a bottle of bcbs to age instead.
re: bfm. maybe i had a funny glass or pour. something was there making it less enjoyable.
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 03, 2013 at 07:49 PM UTC
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stevewizzle wrote:
i missed the lunch, traffic was terrible and didn't make it. but $9 is a lot, and ended up buying a 4-pack of hoptimum for $10, and a bottle of bcbs to age instead.
re: bfm. maybe i had a funny glass or pour. something was there making it less enjoyable.
I find Hoptimum basically undrinkable.
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 03, 2013 at 08:47 PM UTC
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Too bitter? Too harsh?
I find 120 Mins too harsh, but I like Hoptimum for what it is.
Yada wrote:
stevewizzle wrote:
i missed the lunch, traffic was terrible and didn't make it. but $9 is a lot, and ended up buying a 4-pack of hoptimum for $10, and a bottle of bcbs to age instead.
re: bfm. maybe i had a funny glass or pour. something was there making it less enjoyable.
I find Hoptimum basically undrinkable.
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 03, 2013 at 08:49 PM UTC
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I've had the Enjoy By 5.17.13 from two different kegs (Churchkey and PP Old Town) and the bottle this time around, and actually thought it tasted much better from the bottle. The hops really sing coming from the bottle, tasted more muted on draft.
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 03, 2013 at 08:56 PM UTC
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James wrote:
Too bitter? Too harsh?
I find 120 Mins too harsh, but I like Hoptimum for what it is.
Yada wrote:
stevewizzle wrote:
i missed the lunch, traffic was terrible and didn't make it. but $9 is a lot, and ended up buying a 4-pack of hoptimum for $10, and a bottle of bcbs to age instead.
re: bfm. maybe i had a funny glass or pour. something was there making it less enjoyable.
I find Hoptimum basically undrinkable.
I haven't had it since last year's release but I remember it being completely bitter.
brennser
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 04, 2013 at 10:47 AM UTC
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Yada wrote:
James wrote:
Too bitter? Too harsh?
I find 120 Mins too harsh, but I like Hoptimum for what it is.
Yada wrote:
stevewizzle wrote:
i missed the lunch, traffic was terrible and didn't make it. but $9 is a lot, and ended up buying a 4-pack of hoptimum for $10, and a bottle of bcbs to age instead.
re: bfm. maybe i had a funny glass or pour. something was there making it less enjoyable.
I find Hoptimum basically undrinkable.
I haven't had it since last year's release but I remember it being completely bitter.
me too
atomicfront
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 06, 2013 at 02:11 PM UTC
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I visited the EVO Brewery in Salsbury, MD had a tour and tasted a bunch of brews and here are my grades:
Evo Brewery
Lot 3 IPA = C
Lucky 7 Porter B+
Exile ESP = B
Rise Up Stout B+
Summer Session = A
Prelude Gold = B
Special 608 Belgian Amber = A+
Incubator # 1 = B+
Then I went to Dogfish Head brew put and had the following brews:
Dogfish Head
Ancient Ale: Nordicthern Europe = F
Brewed for Naught = D
atomicfront
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 06, 2013 at 02:13 PM UTC
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Oh one more thing. On my tour of the brewery at EVO I asked them why they didn't do Lagers (as I saw they had cooling equipment) and he said they take too long to ferment and condition that it ties up their equipment. He said it takes more than twice as long to make a lager.