The Beer Thread

Yada wrote:
I'm assuming Space doesn't have cable, but if he did, I wonder how he felt about those beer commercials last night during the world series?

You don't need cable to get Fox.

Do you mean the Sculpin commercial? I thought it was weird. I thought they should have gotten a better looking spokesmodel. The commercial itself whas kind of boring. What did you think? Were there other commercials I missed?

Space wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm assuming Space doesn't have cable, but if he did, I wonder how he felt about those beer commercials last night during the world series?

You don't need cable to get Fox.

Do you mean the Sculpin commercial? I thought it was weird. I thought they should have gotten a better looking spokesmodel. The commercial itself whas kind of boring. What did you think? Were there other commercials I missed?

Yeah… just quite interesting to all of a sudden see a Sculpin commercial when I'm typically used to tapping the Rockies or Clydesdales during those types of sport events. I thought the commercial was nothing special, there was also the very sentimental Latino veteran commercial with him and the boys crushing Modelos.

Also, when did mini commercials during the telecast start happening?

Is anchor steam really the first US craft beer?

It was either that or Sam Adams, no?

hutch wrote:
Is anchor steam really the first US craft beer?

excontradiction wrote:
It was either that or Sam Adams, no?

depends how do you define craft beer.

i recently listened to a great interview with the head brewer at August Schell which was founded in 1860.  they are definitely "craft" in my books.

so, what do you mean by "craft"?

excontradiction wrote:
It was either that or Sam Adams, no?

Jim Koch for some reason likes to take credit, but Sam Adams was 1984 compared to Sierra Nevada in 1979.

Anchor has them both beat, 1896.

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm assuming Space doesn't have cable, but if he did, I wonder how he felt about those beer commercials last night during the world series?

You don't need cable to get Fox.

Do you mean the Sculpin commercial? I thought it was weird. I thought they should have gotten a better looking spokesmodel. The commercial itself whas kind of boring. What did you think? Were there other commercials I missed?

Yeah… just quite interesting to all of a sudden see a Sculpin commercial when I'm typically used to tapping the Rockies or Clydesdales during those types of sport events. I thought the commercial was nothing special, there was also the very sentimental Latino veteran commercial with him and the boys crushing Modelos.

Also, when did mini commercials during the telecast start happening?

The Latino guy was the first Latino astronaut. Not sure if he's a veteran, though he very well could be.

Yuengling claims some skin in this game.

Oh come on..yuengling may be the oldest American  brewery but craft?

hutch wrote:
Oh come on..yuengling may be the oldest American  brewery but craft?

again: how are you defining "craft"?

if we're using some nebulous "you'll know it when you see it" definition, then there isn't much point in this discussion… a man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest.

I'm sure the for a long time in its history, Yuengling was well below the artificial production levels that some people use to define micros.

Dotard-hatch wrote:
NOVEMBERFEST 2017
This was really good last year….spent most of my time at The Veil and Answer tables
but Penn Druid, Aslin, Commonwealth and Ocelot will likely be sampled too

Managed to fit in a fly by in the middle of an awesome Autumn bike ride

Sorbet - Aslin and Marshmallow Eyes - Commmonwealth…OMFG!
VA is really producing some insane beers.

honorable mention to Cinnamon Streusel Hornswoggler - The Veil Brewing Co

too little time and too many good beers
easily could have had 10 others

Fly by….buahaha

I define craft as a beer the brewer wants to be good…

hutch wrote:
Fly by….buahaha

There Are No Coincidences

Did my first brewery tour of Richmond last week (big mistake not to be there this weekend).

There are a ton of them down there. Am I wrong in thinking that there is a considerable drop-off in quality once you get past the top 2-3 places? For some reason I expected a little more than what I got.

StoneTheCrow wrote:
Did my first brewery tour of Richmond last week (big mistake not to be there this weekend).

There are a ton of them down there. Am I wrong in thinking that there is a considerable drop-off in quality once you get past the top 2-3 places? For some reason I expected a little more than what I got.

Before I share my thoughts, answer this…which ones did you go to and what specifically were your impressions of each?

Also, what is going on this weekend?

Richmond definitely has a lot of places that are “places for white people to drink in public” more than “serious brewers trying to make quality beer.”

Veil, Triple Crossing, Lickinghole Creek, and Answer are all pretty legit according to my beer nerd friends.

Space wrote:

StoneTheCrow wrote:
Did my first brewery tour of Richmond last week (big mistake not to be there this weekend).

There are a ton of them down there. Am I wrong in thinking that there is a considerable drop-off in quality once you get past the top 2-3 places? For some reason I expected a little more than what I got.

Before I share my thoughts, answer this…which ones did you go to and what specifically were your impressions of each?

Also, what is going on this weekend?

I'm willing to answer prior to knowing… Veil and Answer are the only two making a point to hit. Others may have some high points, but nothing that touches Veil/Answer IMO.

Julian, wrote:
Richmond definitely has a lot of places that are “places for white people to drink in public” more than “serious brewers trying to make quality beer.”

Veil, Triple Crossing, Lickinghole Creek, and Answer are all pretty legit according to my beer nerd friends.

This is the correct answer.