The Beer Thread

We held our seventh 9:30 bottle share this past weekend. Highlights (at least for me) included de Struise Black Albert, Cascade Sang Noire, and an Upslope/Crooked Stave Collaboration beer.

We also held an interesting blind tasting of six IPA's with nine people tasting.

The results from first to worst were:

1. Fatheads Hop Juju
2. Cigar City Hopped on the High Seas
3. Brew Bus Last Stop IPA
4. DC Brau OTWOA
5. Great Lakes Chillwave
6. Cigar City Jai Alai

Anybody else who was there can chime in…

the Sang Royale was the highlight for me, the two geuzes (3 Fonteinen and St Louis) were nice too.  that upslope/CS collab had a delicious unique brett character to it.  don't think i've ever tasted anything quite like it.  once again, the sours & wilds were the best things on offer!  i quite enjoyed the Prairie saison.  the Black Albert was good but didn't leave me with much of an impression.  the Even More Jesus was too sweet, hence the missus loved it.  the God Damn Raspberry Pigeon Porter was a let-down, less like raspberries and more like cough syrup.  as we were packing up i noticed that we hadn't finished off the Evolution Rum Barrel Golden Ale, so i did the super-classy thing of swigging from the 750 bottle as i gathered my things.  good times! ;D

I'm surprised the St Louis Gueuze

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/st-louis-gueuze/6101/

is so lowly rated compared to the 3 Fonteinen:

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/3-fonteinen-oude-geuze/11168/

ratebeer?  who the hell references THAT site?!? ;)

you were looking at the wrong St. Louis: we had the "Fond Tradition", not their standard gueuze (which is apparently way too sweet).  the Fond Tradition has a much more respectable 94 on RB.

BA scores: 88 vs. 97.

To me, comparing percentiles within style (ratebeer) has much more meaning than those seemingly arbitrary beer advocate numbers. RB percentile scores 88 vs. 32.

sweetcell wrote:
ratebeer?  who the hell references THAT site?!? ;)

you were looking at the wrong St. Louis: we had the "Fond Tradition", not their standard gueuze (which is apparently way too sweet).  the Fond Tradition has a much more respectable 94 on RB.

BA scores: 88 vs. 97.

to me, it seems that you're picking and choosing the rating system that happens to back your argument at any given time ;D

sweetcell wrote:
to me, it seems that you're picking and choosing the rating system that happens to back your argument at any given time ;D

Why do we need a rating system at all.  You either like the beer or not.  No one elses opinion should matter. 

I know this is hard for you to fathom, but sometimes it's interesting to know the opinions of someone other than yourself.

I can probably count the number of people I know whose opinions I trust on beer on less than three hands. I suppose I could just email them all and ask them what they think about a certain beer and if they've had it and are willing to email me back, I can form some kind judgment call on what other people think of the beer.

Or, I can look at a site like Ratebeer, where 1326 people have rated a beer, and trust that most of them have taste since they went out of their way to find the beer and took the time to write a review.

atomic wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
to me, it seems that you're picking and choosing the rating system that happens to back your argument at any given time ;D

Why do we need a rating system at all.  You either like the beer or not.  No one elses opinion should matter. 

Just noticed that there's a Maine Beer Co "Dinner"-their DIPA.  Anyone check it out?

Bagley wrote:
Just noticed that there's a Maine Beer Co "Dinner"-their DIPA.  Anyone check it out?

i'd be interested in checking it out if available, but the luster on MBC has faded for me.  lunch is an above-average IPA but nothing mind-blowing. 

Props the Sweetcell for pointing out this fascinating article:

Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


And props to my wife, whose reply gets the atomic award:

"Who cares, they both make beers that suck."

Interesting!  I always assumed they got along…

An excellent article. I thought they worked together. I would buy more Evil Twin or Mikkeller, but their beers are always so expensive.

James wrote:
Props the Sweetcell for pointing out this fascinating article:

Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


And props to my wife, whose reply gets the atomic award:

"Who cares, they both make beers that suck."

Does your wife read Beer Advocate as well?  I didn't think any women would read that.

No, she does not read Beer Advocate. She came about her love for hoppy IPA's all on her own.

Does your wife read the 9:30 forum?

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
Props the Sweetcell for pointing out this fascinating article:

Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


And props to my wife, whose reply gets the atomic award:

"Who cares, they both make beers that suck."

Does your wife read Beer Advocate as well?  I didn't think any women would read that.

James wrote:
No, she does not read Beer Advocate. She came about her love for hoppy IPA's all on her own.

Does your wife read the 9:30 forum?

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
Props the Sweetcell for pointing out this fascinating article:

Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


And props to my wife, whose reply gets the atomic award:

"Who cares, they both make beers that suck."

Does your wife read Beer Advocate as well?  I didn't think any women would read that.

No, why would she?  I am glad your wife doesn't read Beer Advocate.

Do you think she would be amused by the atomic character you play on here?

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
No, she does not read Beer Advocate. She came about her love for hoppy IPA's all on her own.

Does your wife read the 9:30 forum?

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
Props the Sweetcell for pointing out this fascinating article:

Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


And props to my wife, whose reply gets the atomic award:

"Who cares, they both make beers that suck."

Does your wife read Beer Advocate as well?  I didn't think any women would read that.

No, why would she?  I am glad your wife doesn't read Beer Advocate.

James wrote:
Do you think she would be amused by the atomic character you play on here?

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
No, she does not read Beer Advocate. She came about her love for hoppy IPA's all on her own.

Does your wife read the 9:30 forum?

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
Props the Sweetcell for pointing out this fascinating article:

Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


And props to my wife, whose reply gets the atomic award:

"Who cares, they both make beers that suck."

Does your wife read Beer Advocate as well?  I didn't think any women would read that.

No, why would she?  I am glad your wife doesn't read Beer Advocate.

Probably not.  Would your wife be amused by your posts on here? 

Some of my best zingers are quotes stolen from her.

Others as ones she wholeheartedly approves of.

Others are ones she thinks make me look like an asshole.

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
Do you think she would be amused by the atomic character you play on here?

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
No, she does not read Beer Advocate. She came about her love for hoppy IPA's all on her own.

Does your wife read the 9:30 forum?

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
Props the Sweetcell for pointing out this fascinating article:

Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


And props to my wife, whose reply gets the atomic award:

"Who cares, they both make beers that suck."

Does your wife read Beer Advocate as well?  I didn't think any women would read that.

No, why would she?  I am glad your wife doesn't read Beer Advocate.

Probably not.  Would your wife be amused by your posts on here? 

Ozzy vs. Brewers Art

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bal-brewers-art-ozzy-osbourne-cease-desist,0,7413324.story