The Beer Thread

sweetcell wrote:

Sïdehätch wrote:
This also was very interesting…super light and hop smell off the charts, but not a pallet buster
FLOORED NELSON - Pen Druid Collab w/ The Veil Brewing.
Coolshipped hoppy farmhouse N/A IBU  (is that weird? definitely had zero bitterness)

nope, not weird.  zero IBUs, or single-digit IBUs, are very typical of coolship beers.  one of the reasons you normally want IBUs is that they prevent beer from going sour: lactobacillus, a souring bacteria, is inhibited by just a few IBUs. 

but in case case of a coolship beer, or any sour beer, you want lacto to provide sourness - so you cut down, or cut out, the bittering.  another approach is to use aged hops where the alpha acids (which get isomerized into bitterness) have faded.

edit: just noticed on the Wit The Funk page: IBU = 0.

forgot to mention: the sourness in sour beer replaces the bitterness in clean beers.  if you don't add bitterness, or sourness, beer ends up being really sweet (and uninteresting, IMO) so you need to cut the sweetness with something.

and in a weird twist, bitterness and sourness don't go well together.  i once made a sour with a heavily hopped base - ended up tossing the whole batch, after a year of aging and then putting it on 10 pounds of apricots.  t'was heartbreaking (and undrinkable).

sweetcell wrote:
if you're ever in Fredneck again, check out Idiom Brewing Co.  they just released a pineapple and mango sour which is getting rave reviews, and are about to package a barrel-aged old ale that i'd love to try.

Idiom Brewing Co.
BEER RELEASE: BARREL-AGED OLD TIMES SAKE
(OLD ALE - 8.4%)
Remember back in December when we brewed an Old Ale and had it on tap? Well, the rest of that batch went into both McClintock Distilling Rye and Bourbon barrels.
We let the Old Ale age for 4 months and tasted the resulting product. Each variant was amazing in its own rite, but blending them together allowed the Old Ale to be something truly special!
We are super proud of it as it has all of the flavor contributions of both the Bourbon (vanilla, caramel, smooth) and the Rye (spice, oak).

i'd hit that.

Had a good week, so decided to buy some beer from my local beer shoppe

DFH  Dragons and YumYums. The Flaming Lips collab

Cascade mini bottles of  Valley Flora and Brunch Line

walkonbyeeeeeeeee wrote:
Had a good week, so decided to buy some beer from my local beer shoppe

DFH  Dragons and YumYums. The Flaming Lips collab

Cascade mini bottles of  Valley Flora and Brunch Line

Flaming Lips, the band . . . god like.  Flaming Lips the beer . . . strange and not really a flavor forward liquid, which shouldn't that be a bad thing?

walkonbyeeeeeeeee wrote:
Flaming Lips the beer . . . strange and not really a flavor forward liquid, which shouldn't that be a bad thing?

depends what you like.  if you're into easy-drinking, don't-challenge-or-even-wake-my-palette beers, then it sounds great.  i try not to judge. i often fail.

let's hop (!) on the topic of band beers: band and brewery collaborations…. in my mind, the track record isn't great. 
- the sour clutch beer was pretty awful (they also called it a "Collabeeration", so they lose even more points for that)
- avoid the AC/DC beer.
- megadeth did a beer with unibroue that was pretty good. 
- i haven't had the iron maiden beer but its reviews aren't stellar.  they have a few others, like "hallowed" - also forgettable, apparently.
- predictably enough, primus beer sucks (both of them).
- i think i tried the gwar collab beer, but can't remember for sure

(to be clear, i'm talking about beers where the band/musician actually "collaborated" in its production, for whatever that's worth… i'm not talking about beers that were named after a band with no involvement, a la Abita Purple Haze…)

It’s gotten hard to find Rolling Rock….few stores carry it and even fewer bars serve it

sweetcell wrote:

let's hop (!) on the topic of band beers: band and brewery collaborations…. in my mind, the track record isn't great. 

I've had a NOFX IPA released pre-vegas that was drinkable
I wanted to, but was unable to try the  Guided by Voices DFH colab:  BEER Thousand….hutch, did you try this?
The GWAR one wasn't horrible, but wouldn't buy again (so I guess it was horrible)

Hadn't heard of this, but I think Smakie would approve


This also sounds good…great can art

Joe wrote:
It’s gotten hard to find Rolling Rock….few stores carry it and even fewer bars serve it

I get Rolling Rock and Yeungling confused. I had to look up with one was Trumpsters.

Easy to do as both are blue collar beers from Pennsylvania where I am from

Sïdehätch wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

let's hop (!) on the topic of band beers: band and brewery collaborations…. in my mind, the track record isn't great. 

I've had a NOFX IPA released pre-vegas that was drinkable
I wanted to, but was unable to try the  Guided by Voices DFH colab:  BEER Thousand….hutch, did you try this?
The GWAR one wasn't horrible, but wouldn't buy again (so I guess it was horrible)

Hadn't heard of this, but I think Smakie would approve


This also sounds good…great can art

I had the version of Stay Gold that was done with RTJ and Burial.  I also had the one with Interboro.  Both were very good.  If they are continuing to replicate the same beer, it should be quite good.

I had the Iron Maiden Trooper English Brown.  It was pretty good as well. 

I'll be at the Veil tomorrow for lunch and the Answer for dinner…if any of my Richmond or beer geek fans want to say hello…

space freely fan club?
So what are the membership costs and what kind of benefits can we expect

Space wrote:
I'll be at the Veil tomorrow for lunch and the Answer for dinner…if any of my Richmond or beer geek fans want to say hello…

I will probably be in Richmond the week before March 3…

Sïdehätch wrote:
space freely fan club?
So what are the membership costs and what kind of benefits can we expect

Sounds like something we could make a ratio out of!!

Julian, wrote:

Sïdehätch wrote:
space freely fan club?
So what are the membership costs and what kind of benefits can we expect

Sounds like something we could make a ratio out of!!

yeah, like would you get live updates of ALL the songs he heard while grocery shopping
possibly a daily digest of things he and his family didn't recognize in pop culture
VIP members would get old registration forms from his legendary Saturn

the future of beer….amazon

It was good seeing all my fans down in Richmond on SAturday. Next stop on the brewery tour is likely to be Pen Druid on Mother's Day weekend, after a hike.

Though stout season is over, this beer from the Veil was the MVP of the day. Sounds like it would be a hot mess, but it was something special. So smooth and silky. The Answer does some dame fines stouts and Joose, too.

Eternal Slumber is a special blend of Sleeping Forever Imperial Stout aged in Cognac, BliS Maple Bourbon, Muscatel barrels used to finish rye whiskey, and Laird’s Apple Brandy barrels, all conditioned on hundreds of pounds of coconut. Possibly the most complex, layered stout we’ve ever released. Dense, viscous, dark chocolate cake, frosted cinnamon rolls, Mounds bar, and Samoas.

This sounds pretty awesome.

Join The Sovereign on Thursday, May 9th for a very special evening with one of our favorite breweries, Jester King. On this night, we will feature 15 different beers from our friends in Austin, TX.

Located in the Texas Hill Country, Jester King is at the forefront of expressing terroir in American craft brewing. All of their beers are fermented with their house blend of native wild yeast, locally grown malt, and their own well water.

Highlights from the list include an extremely rare keg of Viking Metal, a Swedish farmhouse ale brewed with smoked rye malt, juniper & sweet gale, then aged in Old Tom Gin barrels.

Not to be outdone, we will also feature Vague Recollection, a blend of Das Überkind & Bière de Miel, refermented on Tempranillo & Sangiovese grape pomace.

There is no admission fee for this event and all Jester King beers will be priced individually by the glass and in 4 oz. tasting pours.

THE OFFICIAL JESTER KING EXTRAVAGANZA BEER LIST
– Americaine (Mixed Ferm Saison; Draft)
– Aurelian Lure (Sour Blond Ale w/ Apricots; Draft)
– Blanc du Bois (Sour Blond Ale w/ Blanc du Bois Grapes; BTL Pour)
– Cerveza de Tempranillo (Sour Red Ale w/ Tempranillo Grapes; Draft)
– Das Uberkind (Mixed Ferm Saison; Draft)
– Detritivore (Sour Red Ale w/ Cherries; BTL Pour)
– Gotlandsdricka (Saison w/ Smoked Malt, Juniper & Sweet Gale; Draft)
– Le Petit Prince (Biere De Table; Draft)
– Mad Meg (Mixed Ferm Strong Blond Ale; BTL Pour)
– Noble King (Dry-Hopped Mixed Ferm Saison; BTL Pour)
– Nocturn Chrysalis (Sour Red Ale w/ Marionberry; BTL Pour)
– Provenance: Lemon & Lime (Mixed Ferm Saison w/ Lemon & Lime; Draft)
– Snorkel (Mixed Ferm Saison w/ Mushrooms; BTL Pour)
– Vague Recollection (Sour Red Ale w/ Tempranillo & Sangiovese Pomace; Draft)
– Viking Metal (Oak BA Saison w/ Smoked Malt, Juniper & Sweet Gale; Draft)

This also sounds pretty awesome.

It’s hard to believe, but ChurchKey turns ten years old this October. In true ChurchKey fashion, we’re celebrating with a series of huge events, massive tap takeovers and unbelievable beer dinners from now until the end of the year!

Join us on Saturday, May 11th as we kick off our tenth anniversary series with our friends at The Veil, Trillium, Other Half, Monkish, Bissell Brothers and Hudson Valley. While we’re still finalizing the list, you can expect nearly 30 incredibly rare beers on draft!

Highlights from the lineup include Monkish Foggier Window, Other Half Triple Nelson Daydream and Trillium Double Dry-Hopped Sleeper Street. Not to be outdone, we’re also pouring kegs of Hudson Valley Animal Balloon, Bissell Brothers Industry Versus Inferiority, plus a slew of specialties from The Veil.

There is no admission fee for this event. All featured beers will be priced individually by the glass and in 4 oz. tasting pours.

THE CHURCHKEY TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: VOL. 1 LIST
Bissell Brothers Brewing Company
– Industry Versus Inferiority (IPA w/ Idaho 7)
– Substance (IPA w/ Falconer’s Flight, Centennial, Eureka & Chinook)
– Reciprocal (Double IPA w/ Vic Secret, Ella & Summer)

Hudson Valley Brewery
– Animal Balloon (Oak BA Sour IPA w/ Passionfruit, Lemon Balm & Vanilla)
– Total Internal Reflection (Sour IPA w/ Citra, Azacca & Lactose)

Monkish Brewing Company
– 2-1 & Lewis (Double IPA w/ Motueka & Galaxy)
– Foggier Window (Double IPA w/ Citra, Nelson Sauvin & Galaxy)
– Really Real (Double IPA w/ Galaxy & Amarillo)

Other Half Brewing Company
– DDH All Green Everything (Triple IPA w/ Amarillo, Motueka, Citra & Mosaic)
– DDH Double Mosaic Daydream (Double IPA w/ Mosaic & Lactose)
– DDH Hop Showers (IPA w/ Citra, Amarillo & Ahtanum)
– DDH Small Nelson Everything (IPA w/ Nelson Sauvin)
– Triple Nelson Daydream (Triple IPA w/ Nelson Sauvin & Lactose)

Trillium Brewing Company
– Blueberry Super Soak (Oak BA Sour Red Ale w/ Blueberries)
– Congress Street (IPA w/ Galaxy)
– DDH Sleeper Street (IPA w/ El Dorado)
– DDH Farnsworth Street (IPA w/ Vic Secret)
– Hineksa (Double IPA w/ Citra, Galaxy & Rice; 3 Chiefs Collab.)
– Fated Farmer: Asian Pear (Oak BA Sour Blond Ale w/ Asian Pears)
– Fated Farmer: Plum (Oak BA Sour Red Ale w/ Plums)
– Wild Sinister Kid: Sour Cherries (Oak BA Sour Red Ale w/ Cherries)

The Veil Brewing Company
TBD

Space wrote:
It was good seeing all my fans down in Richmond on SAturday.

Though stout season is over, this beer from the Veil was the MVP of the day.
Eternal Slumber

So do you charge for your autographs now? 
That ES does sound good, I can drink stout's all year long
Only time I don't like a big stout is when arrive via a long bike ride…