Great Beer/Alcohol Thread

[KenC]

How many of these beers can you name? :D

Didn't know you guys got Deschuttes down there.

[KenC]

What's with all the Stella drinkers? It's OK on a hot day, but nothing that great. Their marketing here is unreal. That shit's like the Busch of Europe.

It's like saying you drink vodka for the flavor lol.

[mech3ngn]

I just went to this new brewing company in ashburn, va last week and it was delicious. Theyre called Lost Rhino http://www.lostrhino.com/ and they have 3 types of beers and one root beer.

From Wed to Sat (theyre only business hrs right now) they have a deal where you pay $5 for six 6 oz samples. And they dont really keep track of the tickets your supposed to give them each time you get a refill, so my friends an I were getting a few drinks for free.

Personally I think their root beer is a shit ton better than IBC and Mug. As for the beers, they have a Face Plant (IPA), New River (Pale Ale), and Rhino Chasers (Pacific Pils). Listed in order of best to worst in my opinion.

If you have a chance to check em out, do so. I think theyll make it big in a few years and it would be cool seeing a local company's beers sold across the country.

[klavender1]

No one likes Blue Moon??
I don't see ppl posting that or in your mini fridge...

NO! Cause it's one of the BIG 2! J/k. It's not bad for an american version of a hefe. But, would rather have a german hefe if I feel like drinking a hefe. Usually Maisel's Weisse or Franziskaner.

[emoshun]

Have you had this?

[Eecen]

This stuff is great. The Green Apple flavor specifically.

[Hey_You]

Bomb Diggidy if you are into super hoppy IPA's

[E30_fiend]

3 Skulls brewery. Blood Orange Ale. FUCKIN BOMB.

Other than that, I like Allagash but its like $20 for a 22oz bottle. Fuckin amazing beer though. If I'm just drinking cheap-ish beer, I still to blue moon.


Taylor

[F34R]

What's with all the Stella drinkers? It's OK on a hot day, but nothing that great. Their marketing here is unreal. That shit's like the Busch of Europe.

It's like saying you drink vodka for the flavor lol.

I like Widmer Hefeweizen and some dark stouts. I am more into Belgian styles like: Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Leffe. I also drink Yuengling lagers and some of the Rouge line up. Never tried AB before, I think that is next on my list of beers to buy.

I would have to point out that you don't know anything about vodka ;) Because unlike others I drink it straight and ENJOY different blends(mostly potato). I had a HARD time switching to beer from hard shit like Luksusowa, Chopin, Wild Turkey American Honey, 151 Just to name a few. Had to get used to the bitter ending apposed to smooth spirits. But beer does not affect me and keeps me sober!

FYI Grain vodka has next to no flavor, potato on the other hand taste smooth and thick bodied. Very think going down too.

Shitty ones are mostly grain based vodkas(mixed drinks). They are mostly for mixed drinks. Belvedere, Gray Goose, Skyy, Absolut etc

[KenC]

I like Widmer Hefeweizen and some dark stouts. I am more into Belgian styles like: Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Leffe. I also drink Yuengling lagers and some of the Rouge line up. Never tried AB before, I think that is next on my list of beers to buy.

I would have to point out that you don't know anything about vodka ;) Because unlike others I drink it straight and ENJOY different blends(mostly potato). I had a HARD time switching to beer from hard shit like Luksusowa, Chopin, Wild Turkey American Honey, 151 Just to name a few. Had to get used to the bitter ending apposed to smooth spirits. But beer does not affect me and keeps me sober!

FYI Grain vodka has next to no flavor, potato on the other hand taste smooth and thick bodied. Very think going down too.

Shitty ones are mostly grain based vodkas(mixed drinks). They are mostly for mixed drinks. Belvedere, Gray Goose, Skyy, Absolut etc

Stella is just a lager. Not really a "Belgian style" ale like Hoegaarden. Chimay is probably one of the most well known and widely-distributed Belgian's. They're really complex and admirable, but I find them too sweet and florally.

You may like sour beers if you can get your hands on some put there. There was a recent NYTimes article about them.

Widmer's Hef is actually pretty damn good. Rogue is good, but overpriced IMO. Though we do have a couple kegs of the Imperial YSB at the house right now.

AB is good, but you've gotta be in the mood for an overly malty beer. Not a good hot weather beer. Their Double Bastard is a beast to put down.



Cold vodka is good with oysters. That's about the only situation in which I'll drink it.

I still maintain that 95% of the people that prefer vodka, prefer it because of it's neutral flavor. People drink vodka to get drunk and not taste it. People who say that they love vodka-cran or greyhounds crack me up. They like cranberry juice and grapefruit juice, which masks the vodka.

There are some good vodkas out there. Ultimat, Jewel of Russia, Chopin, to name a few. I can appreciate them on their own in the right context. But it's no coincidence that vodka cocktails are a rarity on the menus of the country's top bars.

(The "thickness" has more to do with the alcohol percentage than the composition. Ethanol becomes much more viscous when it's cooled down.)

[KenC]

Bomb Diggidy if you are into super hoppy IPA's

+1

Their Hairy Eyeball and Brown Shugga are awesome as well.

Lagunitas is probably the best brewery outside outside of Portland, with Stone in a close second.

[KenC]

3 Skulls brewery. Blood Orange Ale. FUCKIN BOMB.

Other than that, I like Allagash but its like $20 for a 22oz bottle. Fuckin amazing beer though. If I'm just drinking cheap-ish beer, I still to blue moon.


Taylor

Where is 3 Skulls located?

[F34R]

You may like sour beers if you can get your hands on some put there. There was a recent NYTimes article about them.

AB is good, but you've gotta be in the mood for an overly malty beer. Not a good hot weather beer. Their Double Bastard is a beast to put down.

Cold vodka is good with oysters. That's about the only situation in which I'll drink it.

I still maintain that 95% of the people that prefer vodka, prefer it because of it's neutral flavor. People drink vodka to get drunk and not taste it. People who say that they love vodka-cran or greyhounds crack me up. They like cranberry juice and grapefruit juice, which masks the vodka.

There are some good vodkas out there. Ultimat, Jewel of Russia, Chopin, to name a few. I can appreciate them on their own in the right context. But it's no coincidence that vodka cocktails are a rarity on the menus of the country's top bars.

First off, can you name a few good sour beers to try? I am getting used to beer aftertaste and it is growing on me. I really HATE the woody bark type ending beers.

Vodka is not bad with oysters, I always have sushi with them so sake is my drink with those types of meals.

I agree 100% with that statement of vodka drinkers. Example: I was at my buddies house and we were doing a party. Some guy said he LOVES vodka, so that made me happy. Started talking about that brands he enjoys. He said he did not spend much on bottles only just had stuff at parties. So I went to the freezer and took out my bottle of frosted Chopin and poured him a dbl shot. His response: where is the juice?

:FACE PALM: I did the double shot and put my bottle back on ice. I said this is a real mans drink and not to be mixed with juice like a woman.

Also I know what you mean by the thickness of vodka. I am just describing how is goes down vs grain and rye vodkas. Vodka was my first drink I ever had and it will be my last if I have the chance while dying =)

[KenC]

Sour beers aren't produced in large quantities by many (if any) breweries. The ones I've had were just out of small firkins that brewers themselves had produced for samples.

I'd call up a specialty beer store and see if they have any.

[Heysüß]

Coronas are good and so are bud lights.