The Beer Thread
thought the Great lakes Edmund Fitzgerald was the best of its kind until I tried the Founders Porter last night at the Big Hunt. Wow what a roasty gem!
Anybody know how it holds up in a bottle?
Anybody know how it holds up in a bottle?
I've always preferred Founders Porter to Edmund Fitzgerald, both bottle and draft versions. Though they're both obviously good.
I recently had the Hill Farmstead Everett on draft up in Vermont, which may be the first porter I've had that beat the Founders. Though I'd have to try them side by side to truly compare.
I recently had the Hill Farmstead Everett on draft up in Vermont, which may be the first porter I've had that beat the Founders. Though I'd have to try them side by side to truly compare.
Bagley wrote:
thought the Great lakes Edmund Fitzgerald was the best of its kind until I tried the Founders Porter last night at the Big Hunt. Wow what a roasty gem!
Anybody know how it holds up in a bottle?
I had the Deschutes regular Black Butte and Black Butte XXIV porters over the weekend, 2 of the best beers I've tried
Have you tried their Obsidian Stout? It's the base beer for the Abyss, and better than the regular Black Butte, imo.
fatskippy wrote:
I had the Deschutes regular Black Butte and Black Butte XXIV porters over the weekend, 2 of the best beers I've tried
I didn't get to try that one but I did also have their Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Inversion IPA, Chainbreaker White IPA, and Twilight Summer. All of them were outstanding and tasted exactly like you'd imagine the style should taste without anything fancy going on. The pale ale actually tasted like a pale ale and not a mislabeled IPA. I wish I could get Deschutes around here.
i tried one of my Trader Joe 2011 Vintage ales on wednesday… t'was decent, respectable, but i can think of othe Unibroue offerings that probably age better. this wasn't particularly intense, per my hopes.
finally hit up perfect pour in columbia… woa. brought back:
- pumpking: i must have had a bad bottle, 'cause this one had the distinct "corn" taste of DMS. other than this fault, tasted like liquid pumpkin pie
- allagash reserve dubbel (had their reserve tripel previously, very nice!)
- long trail coffee stout
- the bruerie saison de lente
haven't tried the last 3. i'm brewing today, once i've finished off my last 2 belgian blonds i might sip the coffee stout.
also checked out MD Homebrew in columbia. nice staff, good selection - except for the fact that they don't sell wyest. since i wanted their 3711 French Saison yeast, i left empty-handed. it was the point of my drive out there, i should have called ahead. i ended up driving to both myLHBS and the flying barrel to get all my supplies (myLHBS had the yeast, but couldn't mill the grains… *sigh*). i was going to call this batch "Saison & On & On", but i'm now tempted to re-name it "160-mile Farmhouse Ale".
finally hit up perfect pour in columbia… woa. brought back:
- pumpking: i must have had a bad bottle, 'cause this one had the distinct "corn" taste of DMS. other than this fault, tasted like liquid pumpkin pie
- allagash reserve dubbel (had their reserve tripel previously, very nice!)
- long trail coffee stout
- the bruerie saison de lente
haven't tried the last 3. i'm brewing today, once i've finished off my last 2 belgian blonds i might sip the coffee stout.
also checked out MD Homebrew in columbia. nice staff, good selection - except for the fact that they don't sell wyest. since i wanted their 3711 French Saison yeast, i left empty-handed. it was the point of my drive out there, i should have called ahead. i ended up driving to both myLHBS and the flying barrel to get all my supplies (myLHBS had the yeast, but couldn't mill the grains… *sigh*). i was going to call this batch "Saison & On & On", but i'm now tempted to re-name it "160-mile Farmhouse Ale".
That's funny…i tried the first of the two TJ's 2011 Vintage Ale bottles that I had bought earlier this week as well. With basically the same thoughts. Sold but unspectacular. Less impressive than other Unibroue darks. Not sure how well it aged because it was the first I've tried.
sweetcell wrote:
- the bruery saison de lente
saison de lente is an excellent classic saison. has just a hint of brett and a nice subtle sourness.
the bruery is climbing in my esteem. only had 3 of their beers so far, but all 3 have been excellent. helps that they do mostly belgians.
that is all.
the Founder's Breakfast Stout is out!
love this time of year . . . when it comes to beers. except pumpkin beer. you can have that throwup.
walkonby wrote:
love this time of year . . . when it comes to beers. except pumpkin beer. you can have that throwup.
how to make a pumpkin beer:
make a shitty beer
add a bunch of pumpkin spice
CHURCHKEY BEER - A golden Pilsner that comes in a flat-top can.
http://www.churchkeycanco.com/home.html
http://www.churchkeycanco.com/home.html
sweetcell wrote:
the bruery is climbing in my esteem. only had 3 of their beers so far, but all 3 have been excellent. helps that they do mostly belgians.
this looks like a great event:
The Bruery Rare and Obscure Night at Rustico Ballston
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 6:00pm
details: http://www.dcbeer.com/event/bruery-rare-and-obscure-night-rustico-ballston
just might trek out to that one, TBD. in other news:
Snallygaster
DC Yards Park on the Waterfront
Oct 13, 1-5 pm
http://www.snallygasterdc.com/
Funny…I generally can't stand any flavored beers, but I cannot get enough of pumpkin.
What's also funny is seeing the hoopla here about Dogfish Head's Pumpkin…I was in Ocean City last weekend, and you can even get that stuff in 7-11.
What's also funny is seeing the hoopla here about Dogfish Head's Pumpkin…I was in Ocean City last weekend, and you can even get that stuff in 7-11.
walkonby wrote:
love this time of year . . . when it comes to beers. except pumpkin beer. you can have that throwup.
nkotb wrote:
What's also funny is seeing the hoopla here about Dogfish Head's Pumpkin…I was in Ocean City last weekend, and you can even get that stuff in 7-11.
Dogfish, Evo, Burley Oak and Flying Dog are everywhere in OC with the exception of Burley Oak which can only be found on tap or at their brewery in Berlin. They don't have the bottled distributorship together yet but they are getting it out to the bars.
Sorry I missed you. The bikers are here this weekend so lots and lots of beer will be flowing.
I'm actually back this weekend too. My mother-in-law lives in OC part time, so while my wife is still on maternity leave, she and the kids took a three week trip to the beach. I was bummed at first…then realize it means I can sleep more than four hours at a time :)
Jaguar wrote:nkotb wrote:
What's also funny is seeing the hoopla here about Dogfish Head's Pumpkin…I was in Ocean City last weekend, and you can even get that stuff in 7-11.
Dogfish, Evo, Burley Oak and Flying Dog are everywhere in OC with the exception of Burley Oak which can only be found on tap or at their brewery in Berlin. They don't have the bottled distributorship together yet but they are getting it out to the bars.
Sorry I missed you. The bikers are here this weekend so lots and lots of beer will be flowing.
Lower Dens expand fall tour, but really, let's talk about the beer that got named after them
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/lower-dens-expand-fall-tour-but-really-lets-talk-about-the-beer-that-got-named-after-them
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/lower-dens-expand-fall-tour-but-really-lets-talk-about-the-beer-that-got-named-after-them
sweetcell wrote:
Lower Dens expand fall tour, but really, let's talk about the beer that got named after them
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/lower-dens-expand-fall-tour-but-really-lets-talk-about-the-beer-that-got-named-after-them
i missed there show at rnr a few months back, partly because it was at rnr, but mainly because they didn't have a beer named after them.
would be nice to see them at a '930 presents at usmh', with their beer on tap. hey seth…