Great Beer/Alcohol Thread

[Eecen]

This stuff is great. The Green Apple flavor specifically.

Looks like I'm dumb. La Fin Du Monde is just one of the beers these guys make.


Unibroue is the brewery.

Ephemere Apple is the one I like..

http://www.unibroue.com/en/beers/ephemere_apple/product

Really wish liquor stores here stocked more of these beers.

[z31maniac]

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.

Yep.

Vodka is the only spirit I can think of where higher quality gets you less taste.

We picked up a bottle of White Cake Vokda yesterday. It's amazing birthday cake in a glass.

Mix with OJ for a dreamcicle, pineapple juice for Pineapple upside down cake, etc etc

[jrobie79]

only on the east coast, but Smuttynose brewery out of Portsmouth NH, their pumpkin ale is top notch....nothing crazy like shipyard, good balance of the flavor.

[KenC]

only on the east coast, but Smuttynose brewery out of Portsmouth NH, their pumpkin ale is top notch....nothing crazy like shipyard, good balance of the flavor.

Southern Tier out of NY has a PumKing ale that's really good. You can prob find it in Mass.

[Ziggens96]

Southern Tier out of NY has a PumKing ale that's really good. You can prob find it in Mass.

Yeah, that one is good. Brooklyn's Post Road pumpkin ale is also good. It's quite true to style, which means it tastes like ale brewed with pumpkin, and not pumpkin pie-flavored beer, being overwhelmed by spice.

I drank this this afternoon as a post-hurricane treat:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saison

[kronus]

drinking this right now



and it's fantastic. PNW guys, you should be able to get this stuff fairly easily. It's good.

[KenC]

I've definitely had it before at their brewpub in Portland. Is it a black IPA? I can't remember.

[klavender1]

I really like Southern Tier's Unearthly imperial IPA. What does saison taste like? I've been meaning to try it.

[KenC]

I really like Southern Tier's Unearthly imperial IPA. What does saison taste like? I've been meaning to try it.

The Saison is a bit florally, but not as much as some of the hardcore Belgians.

[RCWells]

enjoying a Liberty Ale right now. Ohh, it's sooo good.

[Ryann]

Ken have you tried Einbecker's Mai-Ur-Bock? A very interesting German beer imo, brewed under the Reinheitsgebot.

[KenC]

Ken have you tried Einbecker's Mai-Ur-Bock? A very interesting German beer imo, brewed under the Reinheitsgebot.

I haven't actually. Is it easy to find?

I've had a lot of Bavarian lagers brewed under the Reinheitsgebot, which is pretty constraining. What makes it interesting?

[DragonOrta]

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.

If you're near the city, you should be able to get a hold of some Cantillon, Drie Fonteinen (two of the top lambic brewers/blenders), Hanssens, or Oud Beersel, which are all Belgian brewers of sour beer.

If you can't get a hold of any of the Belgian traditional lambic producers (stay away from Lindemanns), Russian River (almost any of their -tion beers, ie. Beatification) and Cascade make some of the best American interpretations of Belgian sours. Since you're in New York, you might be able to get a hold of Ithaca Brewing Company's Brute.

[Dagamus(NM)]

It is hot out. I prefer silver mullet or lone star when thirsty. Torpedo by the case from costco and then an assortment of other dank beers when in the mood. Mackeson triple stout is great when I can find it.

Liquor, jameson when drinking volume. Aberlour A'Bunadh cask strength or germain robain california brandy when drinking for quality. Delamain, Herradura Suprema Selecion, Don Julio 1942, or Patron Platinum if in the mood.

I don't just hoard car parts. I keep the well stocked under the kitchen counter.





These are great, just don't really fit on the shelf.

[Ryann]

I haven't actually. Is it easy to find?

I've had a lot of Bavarian lagers brewed under the Reinheitsgebot, which is pretty constraining. What makes it interesting?

Eh, I can't get too geeked out on trying to describe it other than it's a properly balanced and relatively easy drinking beer with some % and a good set of flavors depending on drinking temp. I used to pick it up at John's Market on Multnomah (near the curves).