The Beer Thread

vansmack wrote:
The 20 Worst Beer Trends, as told by Brewers

Shockingly, beards isn't one of them.

Yes but the brewers are the ones with the beards and who made this list…not known for their self reflection
but I have to agree with Seltzer

this was a good line I am afraid brewers are complacent with the ‘Chardonnization’ of their beers.

love this packaging/concept….although adding MSG…yuk

Just got back from a combined work trip/family vacation on Colorado.

Fourth time in Colorado and Colorado moves into second place in terms of brewery visits for me. Will write up more at some point if time permits. Coors was my first ever brewery visit.

Laughing-Stock wrote:
although adding MSG…yuk

it's just a salt. gose has NaCl salt, given what they're trying to do here i think the use of MSG is pretty clever.  i suspect they used a very, very small quantity… more of a marketing thing than something that will affect the taste.

sweetcell wrote:

Laughing-Stock wrote:
although adding MSG…yuk

it's just a salt. gose has NaCl salt, given what they're trying to do here i think the use of MSG is pretty clever.  i suspect they used a very, very small quantity… more of a marketing thing than something that will affect the taste.

I 100% agree

Breweries from my Recent Colorado visit, ranked

1. Casey Brewing and Blending, Glenwood Springs. World class sours, an awesome DIPA collaboration with WEldwerks, a very good imperial stout, funny and dynamic tour guide. One of my favorite brewery visits ever, in spite of my cranky 12 year old begging to leave.

2. Wiley Roots, Greeley. I was a little skeptical about a frozen slushy beer, but wow, really good. Yummy fruited sours. Pastry stout was very good. Didn't try their hoppy offerings. Nice vibe playing the indie rock hits.

3. Knotted Root, Nederland. For a brewery open less than three weeks, these guys are on fire. I liked their beers as much as Weldwerks’ beers, and i liked the vibe much better. Nice folks working there too. My wife really liked the Dead stuff they were playing. And though I'm not a big Dead fan, you could do a lot worse.

4. Bierstadt Lagerhaus, Denver. If every pils were as good as their  slow pour pils, i'd drink three or four pilsners a year instead of none. Food was tasty too.

5. Weldwerks, Greeley. The hype was high on these guys. And though their beer was very good, it was a little bit disappointing. NEIPA's and fruity sours very good but not as good as the stuff I get here in VA from Aslin or the Veil, or from the occasional Other Half trip or drop. The best beer of theirs  i drank at Casey. Vibe was sort of lame with mainstream-y music and not particularly attentive service.

6. Crooked Stave, Denver. Some of their funky stuff is amazing, some of it tastes a little off. Not really a fan of the vibe or location, though the service was good and friendly. (Second time here.)

7. Epic, Denver. Quadrupel Barrel Baptist and one of their Oak and Orchard beers were particularly tasty. Everything was good. Bartendress was very friendly. (Second Time here.)

8. Great Divide Barrel House, Denver. Only had a couple of beers, both good. Crashing the trivia night was fun. Location too out of the way. (First time at this location…like this place better than the original, but too much of a hike away from anything)

9. Outer Range, Frisco. I suppose if i never had a NEIPA or pastry stout before, I'd have been blown away, but as i have a steady diet of great versions of those beers here in VA, I found them pretty "meh."

Edit: Totally forgot, we went for lunch in Denver to a place called Liberati. There they brew beers also using grapes, creating some tasty wine-beer hybrids. I'm going to put them at #4 and bump the others down.

Finally went to Sapwood Cellars! Loved it.

Best brewery in HoCo or MoCo, imo.

StoneTheCrow wrote:
Best brewery in HoCo or MoCo, imo.

I'd put in in the top 3 in Maryland along with Burley Oak and RAR.

the 1 hour drive is the only thing keeping me…
but I do need to make a plan to go to sapwood based on these three posts

Space wrote:

StoneTheCrow wrote:
Best brewery in HoCo or MoCo, imo.

I'd put in in the top 3 in Maryland along with Burley Oak and RAR.

Hard to argue with that. I really like Diamondback, too.

^hey we bring our kids with us too…

cruelty wrote:
^hey we bring our kids with us too…

And our kids hate us when we do.

Space wrote:

cruelty wrote:
^hey we bring our kids with us too…

And our kids hate us when we do.

I never said they liked it….

cruelty wrote:

Space wrote:

cruelty wrote:
^hey we bring our kids with us too…

And our kids hate us when we do.

I never said they liked it….

Haha, so true. Those days when my kid enjoyed just going anywhere are gone forever, or until she becomes an adult.. Now it has to be *her* thing for her to enjoy it.

Spaghett!

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/wet-city-brewing-spaghett

excontradiction wrote:
Spaghett!

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/wet-city-brewing-spaghett

could have gone in the smakie thread…
three ingredients—Miller High Life, Aperol, and lemon juice—and had all the characteristics I was looking for without my even knowing it: light, fruity, slightly bitter, and just tart enough to lead you back for another sip.
. I just pour an ounce of Aperol and lemon juice directly into a bottle of High Life, aaaand done

I want to try it!

Founders: No plans to brew top-rated Canadian Breakfast Stout after 2019
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/nightlife/2019/08/28/founders-canadian-breakfast-stout/2052250001/

first they remove the mountie…now this!
I think they are trying to create demand for all those 2018 bottle still on the shelf ;)