The Beer Thread

I've definitely found that to be true. Whereas beeradvocate.com has an ipa love affair going.

Relaxer wrote:
Well they certainly favor stouts on that RateBeer site.

all i know is the backstage lounge at rams head comes with a 6-pack of these bad boys.  it's rams head live's official beer, or something.  they also serve a single layer cake, provide a veggie platter, and have wifi.  it's quite nice.

The entire weekend of the Vermont beer fest sold out in ten minutes this year… I'm glad I got to attend last year.

Having one of these right now. Strange beer. A bit boozy. Ultimately, good stuff. Brother sent it for birthday (2012?2013? can't recall) Too bad it was a one off. Will probably never have another.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/deschutes-conflux-no-1--collage/168450/

says that is has The Dissident in it - any sourness?

james, you've been quoting RateBeer a lot recently… has BA fallen in your esteem?

A bit of sourness, but not really mouth puckering.

I like the percentiles on ratebeer. For example, Budweiser scores a 0 on ratebeer, and a 56 on beer advocate. A Stella scores a 13 on ratebeer (90 for its style). The beer advocate score in 71.

Percentiles just make more sense to me and are more telling. The Beer Advocate numbers are meaningless.

sweetcell wrote:
says that is has The Dissident in it - any sourness?

james, you've been quoting RateBeer a lot recently… has BA fallen in your esteem?

tried an above mediocre grade beer at 3 Stars last night - Queen of the Damned (a Knob Creek Rye Barrel-aged version of the 3 Stars Southern Belle). Pretty, pretty tasty.

[Sounds like your $100 was well spent.

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tried an above mediocre grade beer at 3 Stars last night - Queen of the Damned (a Knob Creek Rye Barrel-aged version of the 3 Stars Southern Belle). Pretty, pretty tasty.

I agree.

James wrote:
Having one of these right now. Strange beer. A bit boozy. Ultimately, good stuff. Brother sent it for birthday (2012?2013? can't recall) Too bad it was a one off. Will probably never have another.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/deschutes-conflux-no-1–collage/168450/

i see it in gas stations, i wouldn't go that far.

Did they continue making it? Mine was probably two years old.

I just went to the gas station and checked…they were all out.

stevewizzle wrote:

James wrote:
Having one of these right now. Strange beer. A bit boozy. Ultimately, good stuff. Brother sent it for birthday (2012?2013? can't recall) Too bad it was a one off. Will probably never have another.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/deschutes-conflux-no-1–collage/168450/

i see it in gas stations, i wouldn't go that far.

200 barrels is pretty limited, but i think it comes with a high price tag so it just doesn't sell.  maybe they had another release to distribution… who knows.

I've never seen this brew local… any good? I grabbed a four pack for the weekend.

Sun King Osiris Pale Ale

virtual brewery tours/beer porn:

Dieu du Ciel: http://brewbokeh.com/place-dieuduciel.html
Cantillon: http://brewbokeh.com/place-cantillon.html
Firestone Walker: http://brewbokeh.com/place-firestonewalker.html

additional breweries at the bottom of each page… drool.

Yada wrote:
I've never seen this brew local… any good? I grabbed a four pack for the weekend.

Sun King Osiris Pale Ale

Not good.

had another nice sour from Bluejacket over the weekend….Rheinard De Vos. Would drink again.

You're going to call me a Debbie Downer…I had a bottle of Bluejacket Twit last weekend…then had a glass of Goose Island Madame Rose and a bottle of  the Bruery Sour in the Rye this weekend, and…Bluejacket still has a ways to go.  ;)

Yada wrote:
had another nice sour from Bluejacket over the weekend….Rheinard De Vos. Would drink again.

you know who is making really impressive sours these days? almanac.  if you ever get the chance to get some in a trade… jump on that opportunity. i'd go so far as to say i'd skip over almost all of russian river's sours (save for beat) in order to get almanac.

i just sent sweetcell a bottle of valley of the heart's delight, so he might be able to chime in soon enough.

James wrote:
I had a bottle of Bluejacket Twit last weekend…then had a glass of Goose Island Madame Rose and a bottle of  the Bruery Sour in the Rye this weekend, and…Bluejacket still has a ways to go.  ;)

slightly unfair compasion, doncha think?  twit is a small beer (low alcohol), mild, and only slightly sour.  comparing it to a flanders red, and whatever hell SitR is, is apples to oranges.  they're almost twice as strong and intend to put sourness front and center.

"sour" is a wide category.  those beers share the label but doesn't mean we can directly compare them.  it's like comparing a 4.5% session porter to a 10% barrel-aged imperial stout because they're both dark roasty ales.

that madame rose was damn delicious.  too bad those beers take over a year to age out, and are priced accordingly… otherwise i would be drinking a lot more of this one.

stevewizzle wrote:
i just sent sweetcell a bottle of valley of the heart's delight, so he might be able to chime in soon enough.

or i might just age it in the cellar for a while and keep you all in suspense   ;D