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Yada

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 04:36 PM UTC #

James wrote:
Great! Having the 2.14.14 with dinner tonight! 11 ozs of 9.4 abv beer on a Friday night, getting a little wild.

Yada wrote:
James wrote:
It's good enough to drink the three I have left, but agree, won't be buying it again. Definitely prefer Dirt Wolf.

Yada wrote:
Victory Hop Ranch… not worth drinking again.

I bought a single for the James Ford approved price of $2.99, did not enjoy.

I will say the 2.14.14 Enjoy By IPA is the best of that bunch that I've had.

Had one of these yesterday, pretty tasty… A little light bit of a light mouth feel, but a good snowday beer.

James Ford

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 04:55 PM UTC #

We split a barrel aged stout yesterday brewed by one of our own 9:30 forum members. Not quite BCBS quality, but a nice effort nonetheless. My wife commented that it didn't have too much of a certain taste component that she dislikes about some stouts, so the brewer didn't quite live up to his board screen name (a good thing in her book).

sweetcell

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 05:49 PM UTC #

Yada wrote:
I will say the 2.14.14 Enjoy By IPA is the best of that bunch that I've had.

had a growler of that during the Sub-par Bowl, essentially split it with a buddy. one might say it was too delicious… at least i sure did the next morning, didn't need to plow through that thing as fast as we did :D tasty indeed!

jrpa

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 05:57 PM UTC #

I had a Hopslam on Wednesday as my bi-annually consumed beer. It was less hoppy than I recall.

sweetcell

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 07:49 PM UTC #

Julian, wrote:
I had a Hopslam on Wednesday as my bi-annually consumed beer. It was less hoppy than I recall.

i haven't tried this year's batch, and i'm not sure that i will. there are too many other amazing super-hoppy beers out there to justify hopslam's high price. the whole foods by my office just tweeted that they have 'slam for sale today. at twice the price of other craft sixers, imma gunna pass. i might splurge for a glass if i see it at a bar.

i'm also IPA'ed out these days. i have a basement full of really hoppy homebrew that i'm plowing through. a buddy has been gifting me OTWOA and a few other hop bombs, had a growler of Enjoy By, went through a lot of The Truth over the holidays… time to go on a belgian kick ;D

Yada

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 08:16 PM UTC #

Nice little draft list this weekend at Perfect Pour…I wonder what the cost of BCBS is?

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James Ford

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 08:25 PM UTC #

My local Whole Foods got a keg of Hopslam. This particular WF does growlers only. But they are holding off tapping it "because we're low on growlers".

Don't most people have growlers already? Geez Louise, let's let the beer get old because we don't have enough growlers to sell.

James Ford

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 08:35 PM UTC #

Probably way more than it should be, but less than the two Struise beers.

Yada wrote:
Nice little draft list this weekend at Perfect Pour…I wonder what the cost of BCBS is?

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Growlers Not Flowers!

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atomic

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 08:44 PM UTC #

Drank a Piercing Pils from Dogfish Head last night. Waitress told me it was a Pilsner. It was not. Too much hops. Fail.

Union Craft is so much better than any of the other local brewers. The only brewer that actually knows how to brew different styles of beer and does it well.

grateful

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 09:00 PM UTC #

Ermm, I think piercing pils is a czech pilsner with adjuncts. It sounds like you got exactly what you ordered, didn't like it, and are now blaming the brewer. Sorry you had to pay $10 for this lesson. Thats part of the joy of trying new things. Maybe you'd be better off sticking to what you know…less disappointment that way.

From BA:

The Czech Pilsner, or sometimes known as the Bohemian Pilsner, is light straw to golden color and crystal clear. Hops are very prevalent usually with a spicy bitterness and or a spicy floral flavor and aroma, notably one of the defining characteristics of the Saaz hop. Smooth and crisp with a clean malty palate, many are grassy. Some of the originals will show some archaic yeast characteristics similar to very mild buttery or fusel (rose like alcohol) flavors and aromas.

atomic

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 09:14 PM UTC #

grateful wrote:
Ermm, I think piercing pils is a czech pilsner with adjuncts.  It sounds like you got exactly what you ordered, didn't like it, and are now blaming the brewer.  Sorry you had to pay $10 for this lesson.  Thats part of the joy of trying  new things.  Maybe you'd be better off sticking to what you know…less disappointment that way.

From BA:

The Czech Pilsner, or sometimes known as the Bohemian Pilsner, is light straw to golden color and crystal clear. Hops are very prevalent usually with a spicy bitterness and or a spicy floral flavor and aroma, notably one of the defining characteristics of the Saaz hop. Smooth and crisp with a clean malty palate, many are grassy. Some of the originals will show some archaic yeast characteristics similar to very mild buttery or fusel (rose like alcohol) flavors and aromas.

The waitress didn't charge me for the beer so it didn't cost me anything. I drank it. She said it was a Pilsner before I ordered. She didn't go into details about its type.

Yada

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 09:14 PM UTC #

atomic wrote:
Drank a Piercing Pils from Dogfish Head last night.  Waitress told me it was a Pilsner.  It was not.  Too much hops.  Fail. 

Union Craft is so much better than any of the other local brewers.  The only brewer that actually knows how to brew different styles of beer and does it well.

I've had that pils and can't say I found it hoppy at all… probably the second best beer Dogfish Head makes imo.

atomic

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 09:20 PM UTC #

Yada wrote:
atomic wrote:
Drank a Piercing Pils from Dogfish Head last night.  Waitress told me it was a Pilsner.  It was not.  Too much hops.  Fail. 

Union Craft is so much better than any of the other local brewers.  The only brewer that actually knows how to brew different styles of beer and does it well.

I've had that pils and can't say I found it hoppy at all… probably the second best beer Dogfish Head makes imo.

Yada:

Shit taste in beer - check

Yada

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 09:35 PM UTC #

atomic wrote:
Yada wrote:
atomic wrote:
Drank a Piercing Pils from Dogfish Head last night.  Waitress told me it was a Pilsner.  It was not.  Too much hops.  Fail. 

Union Craft is so much better than any of the other local brewers.  The only brewer that actually knows how to brew different styles of beer and does it well.

I've had that pils and can't say I found it hoppy at all… probably the second best beer Dogfish Head makes imo.

Yada:

Shit taste in beer - check

atomic

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Re: The Beer Thread February 14, 2014 at 09:45 PM UTC #

Yada wrote:
atomic wrote:
Yada wrote:
atomic wrote:
Drank a Piercing Pils from Dogfish Head last night.  Waitress told me it was a Pilsner.  It was not.  Too much hops.  Fail. 

Union Craft is so much better than any of the other local brewers.  The only brewer that actually knows how to brew different styles of beer and does it well.

I've had that pils and can't say I found it hoppy at all… probably the second best beer Dogfish Head makes imo.

Yada:

Shit taste in beer - check

Cute photo. Those kids look very happy.

sweetcell

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Re: The Beer Thread February 15, 2014 at 04:20 AM UTC #

grateful wrote:
Ermm, I think piercing pils is a czech pilsner with adjuncts.  It sounds like you got exactly what you ordered, didn't like it, and are now blaming the brewer.  Sorry you had to pay $10 for this lesson.  Thats part of the joy of trying  new things.  Maybe you'd be better off sticking to what you know…less disappointment that way.

From BA:

The Czech Pilsner, or sometimes known as the Bohemian Pilsner, is light straw to golden color and crystal clear. Hops are very prevalent usually with a spicy bitterness and or a spicy floral flavor and aroma, notably one of the defining characteristics of the Saaz hop. Smooth and crisp with a clean malty palate, many are grassy. Some of the originals will show some archaic yeast characteristics similar to very mild buttery or fusel (rose like alcohol) flavors and aromas.

pilsner is by definition a bitter and hoppy style. it's the hoppiest of all lagers. and really, PP clocks in at 35 IBUs… is this in relation to something idiotic that a'front said?

from the BJCP (AKA the people who define beer styles):
Aroma: Rich with complex malt and a spicy, floral Saaz hop bouquet. Flavor: Rich, complex maltiness combined with a pronounced yet soft and rounded bitterness and spicy flavor from Saaz hops. Bitterness is prominent… (http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style02.php#1b)

sweetcell

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Re: The Beer Thread February 15, 2014 at 04:34 AM UTC #

Julian, wrote:
I had a Hopslam on Wednesday as my bi-annually consumed beer. It was less hoppy than I recall.

agreed. couldn't bring myself to spend 27.99 + DC tax on a sixer, but they also had singles for 4.99 so i grabbed one just to say that i tasted this year's batch. my tasting notes:

bottled on 1/21, so a little over 3 weeks old
initial impression: interesting mix of bitter and sweet
with a few more sips, sweetness overpowers the bitterness so it's not crazy bitter (despite the reputation)
aroma was decent but underwhelming
complex hop layering - nice. i'm getting some chinook in there, and not much simcoe despite what beels said (maybe 3 weeks is enough for the aroma hops to drop out?)
hint of hot alcohol
strangely enough this beer became less interesting as it warmed. aroma receded, bitterness became softer, mouthfeel became spongy - overall, became quite similar to ranger IIPA
respectable IIPA with an interesting twist (sweetness) but not mind-blowing
glad that i only bought a single, and instead of a full pack and instead of a full pack i got 2 packs of Founders Breakfast Stout.

StoneTheCrow

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Re: The Beer Thread February 16, 2014 at 03:07 PM UTC #

James wrote:
Don't most people have growlers already?

I don't. Should I?

Living in MD is such a buzzkill. That Perfect Pour Valentine's Day line up would have been a good way to get introduced to Growlers. Not sure anywhere else around here makes it worthwhile. Most of the shops I go to in DC don't sell them.

James Ford

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Re: The Beer Thread February 16, 2014 at 04:02 PM UTC #

Try this growler offer from Whole Foods P Street. $8 gets you the 32 oz growler and up to $10 worth of beer. About 2/3 of the way down the page.

http://realdeal.washingtoncitypaper.com/deals/all/3

StoneTheCrow wrote:
James wrote:
Don't most people have growlers already?

I don't.  Should I?

Living in MD is such a buzzkill.  That Perfect Pour Valentine's Day line up would have been a good way to get introduced to Growlers.  Not sure anywhere else around here makes it worthwhile.  Most of the shops I go to in DC don't sell them.

Yada

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Re: The Beer Thread February 16, 2014 at 05:18 PM UTC #

StoneTheCrow wrote:
James wrote:
Don't most people have growlers already?

I don't.  Should I?

Living in MD is such a buzzkill.  That Perfect Pour Valentine's Day line up would have been a good way to get introduced to Growlers.  Not sure anywhere else around here makes it worthwhile.  Most of the shops I go to in DC don't sell them.

I guess it depends on your style of drinking. If you're purchasing a growler be ready to drink 64oz of beer within a day or two or have a few friends over to drink it all with you.

Regarding MD, yes, the laws are quite lame. Cool places like Perfect Pour will actually trade you one of their growlers for whatever growler you bring in, but unfortunately most places in MD make you purchase a growler from them unlike in DC (and most places in general) you can bring a growler in from anywhere for a refill.