The BEER thread.

I wouldn't go that far.

 

Great thread! Yinz have mentioned some great beers. I'm living in N San Diego County and this place has so many micro brewerys is almost impossible to keep up. But I try. It's a blur of wonder. We are living a beer renaissance.
Stone brewery is absolutely amazing, great food, special tastings of experimental and cask aged beers. Pizza port brewing co. Is has so many great beers. Breakwater brewing company is really poised to expand soon.I like IPA's with less hoppy and more of a citrius.
There are so many that I don't have any regular beers I drink, I drink the one I never had. It's not uncommon to go into a bar out here and have 40 tap handles of all craft beer. I'll try to post some,pics.

 

Files are too big to post pics here. I'll see what I can do.

 

I love oatmeal souts. I know the place I go to sells Founders, I'l have to give it a try.

 

Finally got to try that Guinness Foreign Extra Stout...
I thought I had died and went to heaven... THAT is what a beer should be!
I took the gf out for her b-day over the weekend, and we went to a bar-n-grille called "The Winking Lizard Tavern".
I`m not sure if they are a national chain, but there are several of them statewide, in Ohio.
I HIGHLY recommend!
The food was OUTSTANDING, and at average pub prices. They sell their own award winning bbq sauce, which is better than Sweet Baby Ray`s, in my opinion, and as good as the milder ones from Quaker Steak and Lube. Not very hot, but very good, from the "sweet and spicy", variety.
They have over a hundred craft brews available bottled, and roughly a dozen or so on tap, that they rotate monthly.
I was hoping I could try some of those Founder`s stouts, but they didn`t have them, so I started with a plain Founder`s Porter, which was quite good, then I got to try one of the Imperial Stouts, but not the "Creme Brulee" one. It was VERY good, but didn`t compare to that Guinness. I saved that for last, guessing it would be the best available, based on what I read here.
I wasn`t disappointed, AT ALL!!! That is one Helluva beer!
Still looking forward to trying some of the Founder`s stouts, and Bourbon Barrel aged brews, in the future... But those quenched my thirst for some tasty beer, for a minute.
Thanx for the inspiration, to try some more flavorful brews! :hello:
I also, got lucky, that my Mom gave me a sampler 12 pack from Sam Adams tonight, as a thank you, for taking my girl`s son over to mow her lawn all summer.
Don`t remember exactly which varieties are in it off the top of my head, but I just had one called "Hazel Brown", that was a VERY good ale. (I`m a sucker for Hazelnut flavor, even if it`s in my coffee creamer )
I know the traditional Adams Lager is in there, And one of their pumpkin flavored ones, but I don`t think it has the "Oktoberfest", may have the "Winter" one...
Looking forward to sampling those during the rest of the week.
See yinz when the board returns. (PLEEEEAAASSSEEE make it fast, Towel raying: )
GO STEELERS!!!

 

Wow, Can`t believe that Foriegn Extra wasn`t selling well there. It`s still on the shelves of drive-thru`s around here.
The Sam Adam`s didn`t have anything that I liked better than the Hazel Brown, and it DID have the Oktoberfest. I do still like that one.
None of the others overly impressed me, but they were decent.
I picked up a 6 pack of Leinenkugle`s(sp?), Vanilla Porter, over the weekend, and it was very good. I forget the exact name, something wintery, Like "Snowdrift Vanilla", or sumthin, but it was quite tasty.
Good luck on finding a replacement for the Foriegn Extra Stout Guinness... Having tasted it, I can`t imagine living without it!

 

Been drinking a lot of Heiney lately.
Tis the Season!

 

Having a beer exchange at work tomorrow. I'll be coming home with 24 different beers.

 

For those that have access to Founders' beers their Backwoods Bastard is on shelves now(bourbon barrel aged scotch ale).

 

Looking forward to trying some of the beers I got in our exchange.

Great Lakes Elliot Ness (Had it)
Flying Dog Old Scratch
Flying Fish Abbey Dubbel (Had it)
Leffe Blonde
Rogue Hazelnut Brown
Long Trail Harvest
Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Starr Hill Northern Lights
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3 (Had it)
Evolution Lot #3 (Had it)
Elysian
Founders Centennial IPA
Unita Hop Notch
Evil Eye
Great Divide Titan IPA (Had it)
Blue Point Burnt Lager
Otter Creek Hop Session
RJ Rockers Son of a Peach
Smuttynose Robust
Harpoon Chocolate Stout
Southern Tier 2x Milk Stout
Allagash White (Had it)
Abita Christmas
21st Amendment Fireside Chat

 

Has anybody tried Guinness Black Lager? I'm Curious. It sounds good.

 

Yuck.

 

Sounds like a successful exchange!
I`ve had the Elliott Ness(Pretty good), the Rogue Dead Guy Ale(Ehhh, had better), The Rogue Hazelnut Brown(...LOVED it, but I`m a sucker for Hazelnut flavor)...
I`m finding that I`m a fan of the stouts, have yet to get my hands on a chocolate, or oatmeal flavored one, but I`m keeping my eye out for them.

Let us know, if any of the others on your list, turns out to be a "gotta try, Damn it`s good"...

 

Thanks. I'm looking for a good Lager. Something different. I'm a Heineken drinker. Any recomendations?

 

Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout is yummy!!! I highly recommend it if you can find it.