The Beer Thread

Yada wrote:
Ballast Point is the beer of Top Chef this year… movin' on up!

I wonder if that deal was done before or after they were bought by Constellation Brands…

here's hoping GGW gets one of these and brings it to the next bottle trade

This Is the World?s Most Expensive Beer

What's the shelf life for a gose?  the anderson valley blood orange, in particular?

Bagley wrote:
What's the shelf life for a gose?  the anderson valley blood orange, in particular?

Probably six months… I don't think it will be awful if it sits a bit longer, but I know the Victory and Westbrook Gose suggest six months.

I just drank a victory about a week ago that said drink by October and it still tasted delicious.

gose in a can should last a long time.  little to no oxidation with the can and low pH of the beer will protect it from infection.

Sidehatch wrote:
here's hoping GGW gets one of these and brings it to the next bottle trade

This Is the World?s Most Expensive Beer

there is an error in the url.  this link should work: http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/drink/world-s-most-expensive-beer

Can someone please explain to me the appeal of the overpriced three liter bottle of beer?

I mean you can get five 650ml bottles of Stone Double Bastard for under $50, or you can get a three liter bottle (less total beer) of the same beer for $100.

Heck, you could five Stone Box of Bastards, which would give you 20 650ml bottles of beer, including five Double Bastard bombers, for just slightly over $100.



I suppose if holding the big bottle makes you look as cool as this guy, there's your answer.

Thought of Julian yesterday in Total Wine and saw they were selling the GWAR Oderus Ale is a American Pale Ale

BA gives it an 88!


I'm surprised that this beer hasn't received a bit more acclaim. usually one-offs are mediocre despite the pedigree.

L - A beautiful straw color, this beer looks like a pal ale should

S- a little sour and a little funky, grass notes and a bit of citrus abound.

T- a wonderful dank grass, with citrus and a hint of pine. slight hints of tropical fruit and an ever so slightly minty aftertaste.

F- a smooth and pleasing mouth-feel, very well executed.

O- While this beer might not be a powerhouse, the sweet yet subtle hops, and the light tropical tastes make this an amazing beer. It works perfectly as a compliment to spicy food, for instance a Calinete grilled cheese from Mr. C's food truck at the brewery, or a nice pot of chili. Additionally, I can't think of a beer I would rather have while sitting at the beach reading, or casting a line of a pier.

Sidehatch wrote:
Thought of Julian yesterday in Total Wine and saw they were selling the GWAR Oderus Ale is a American Pale Ale

I'm really going to need a TRIGGER WARNING for my PTSD before you post stuff like that. . .

Carlos wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:
Thought of Julian yesterday in Total Wine and saw they were selling the GWAR Oderus Ale is a American Pale Ale

I'm really going to need a TRIGGER WARNING for my PTSD before you post stuff like that. . .

Sorry man, but I'd love to see your review

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Sidehatch wrote:

Carlos wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:
Thought of Julian yesterday in Total Wine and saw they were selling the GWAR Oderus Ale is a American Pale Ale

I'm really going to need a TRIGGER WARNING for my PTSD before you post stuff like that. . .

Sorry man, but I'd love to see your review

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My review was in video form and it is still there on the Instagram page. "Bad, even by beer standards."

Look - Like that fecund swimming hole with green drossy vileness and fake blood intermingling.

Smell - Actually not that offensive in this regard.

Taste- Like a normal beer had soured like milk.

Feel - Like swallowing fake blood.

Overall- "Bad, even by beer standards."

Space wrote:
Can someone please explain to me the appeal of the overpriced three liter bottle of beer?

this may come as a shock to you, but sometime it's not about the price or value.

there is something baller about drinking from such a big bottle.  it's a cool communal thing to all be pouring from the same vesel.  it's as much something to taste as it is something to look at (i.e. you can display it).  some just like to show off that they overpaid.  etc.

sweetcell wrote:
this may come as a shock to you, but sometime it's not about the price or value.

there is something baller about drinking from such a big bottle.  it's a cool communal thing to all be pouring from the same vesel.  it's as much something to taste as it is something to look at (i.e. you can display it).  some just like to show off that they overpaid.  etc.

You like Coldplay, don't you?

sweetcell wrote:

Space wrote:
Can someone please explain to me the appeal of the overpriced three liter bottle of beer?

this may come as a shock to you, but sometime it's not about the price or value.

there is something baller about drinking from such a big bottle.  it's a cool communal thing to all be pouring from the same vesel.  it's as much something to taste as it is something to look at (i.e. you can display it).  some just like to show off that they overpaid.  etc.

I must confess, I had to google the word "baller".

I poured from a 650ml Double Bastard to a community of four at Thanksgiving. Then we proceeded to pour beer of comparable quality from three more 650-750ml bombers. I'm pretty sure the end result was the same.  ;)

I have one of these sitting empty on a shelf.  IIRC, the beer was delicious.  I'm thinking the bottle would make an excellent lamp.

http://alchemicale.com/monsters

vansmack wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
this may come as a shock to you, but sometime it's not about the price or value.

there is something baller about drinking from such a big bottle.  it's a cool communal thing to all be pouring from the same vesel.  it's as much something to taste as it is something to look at (i.e. you can display it).  some just like to show off that they overpaid.  etc.

You like Coldplay, don't you?

how, dare you.

Space wrote:
Can someone please explain to me the appeal of the overpriced three liter bottle of beer?

I mean you can get five 650ml bottles of Stone Double Bastard for under $50, or you can get a three liter bottle (less total beer) of the same beer for $100.

Heck, you could five Stone Box of Bastards, which would give you 20 650ml bottles of beer, including five Double Bastard bombers, for just slightly over $100.



I suppose if holding the big bottle makes you look as cool as this guy, there's your answer.

America, equals indulgence.  jesus, james freely, you don't know that.  we are talking on a expensive toy machine connected to an invisible created sparkle space called the internet which satisfies all things 24 hours a day as we jerk off to left over materialism.  that's why that guy buys that big bottle.  thats why we look at it and think it is cool.  the end.

What's even worse is that's a terrible beer,.at least buy a good magnum.

Yada wrote:
What's even worse is that's a terrible beer,

a very large majority disagrees with you ;D