posh beers and ales and stuff thread

[encey]

 

And my other Pacific Northwest IPA recommendation would be this:

 

I prefer Red Hook's Longhammer.

 

 

K, just tried the LH & I can see what you would say that -- the Ninkasi is much sweeter, whereas the LH is crisp and more predominantly bitter. I'd have to try them side-by-side, but atm I like both! Thanks for the recommendation!

[Fred McGriff]

Pretty sure if you ask a bartender for a "gold on gold" he'll pour you half Ninkasi and half LH.

[encey]

A little Andre Brut on top and you have yourself a golden shower!

[keltoi]

what % alcohol are these beverages chaps?

[OneToThirtySix]

 

 

 

And my other Pacific Northwest IPA recommendation would be this:

 

I prefer Red Hook's Longhammer.

K, just tried the LH & I can see what you would say that -- the Ninkasi is much sweeter, whereas the LH is crisp and more predominantly bitter. I'd have to try them side-by-side, but atm I like both! Thanks for the recommendation!

No prob! It's sort of my "catch-all" beer, my absolute favorite was a Ginger beer I tried on a whim from Buckman Botanical Brewery in Portland. It smelled like honey, but had a light ginger pepper finish. GOOSTA MOOY MOOCHO.

[encey]

sounds nice --i've never had a ginger beer

 

but I did have American's oatmeal stout last night and it is fuckin lush!

[jeremymacgregor87]

probably not what you'd call a posh beer but this thing is a hop grenade

 

[keltoi]

probably not what you'd call a posh beer but this thing is a hop grenade

 

 

pretty posh over here. yum.

[Hugh Mughnus]

Speaking of hops grenades.... by now I think everyone knows I LOVE Phillips brewery.. Well, this little guy is amazing. It's incredibly hoppy but it's light, no bitterness and it's extremely bright. Also at 5%, it is so easy to drink all the time (in place of a regular lager, or in place of water lol). It's an incredibly beer for a decent price. A 6 pack is about 13$

[Nebraska]

[ghOsty]

Been drinking some of these this week... It's got the slightly chocolatey taste but also has enough hops to balance it out from being too sweet as well... good stuff

 

[joshuatxuk]

Just about everything Shiner puts out is pretty decent. They also make one of the few explicitly fruity beers I actually enjoy, the Ruby Redbird grapefruit. It completely lives up to the "perfect summer beer" claim.

 

[kaini]

I had a Delirium Nocturnum last week and I didn't think it was THAT amazing.

[SR4]

does anyone know a good ale tasting like feet that they would recommend?

[Candiru]

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. It's a hoppy barleywine.

[Hautlle]

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. It's a hoppy barleywine.

 

Cellar it for 3-5 years and it becomes amazing!

 

 

[Guest disparaissant]

currently sipping on an Ale Asylum Bedlam. It's super good, citrusy and summery and hoppy as fuck.

[Hugh Mughnus]

I had a Delirium Nocturnum last week and I didn't think it was THAT amazing.

 

friends off.

 

lol

 

jk. They aren't that amazing. It's good beer, not your typical budweiser or anything, but there ARE far better beers out there, I'm with ya.

[OneToThirtySix]

Holy SHIT, guys! I went to Stanley's Beer Fest Day in Minneapolis yesterday, tried something like ten ales, or IPAs, or whatever, and I'm not even kidding, the ONLY thing I wanted to purchase at a later date was Fuller's 1845. This stuff tasted like honey or some god-granted thing.

 

Also ranking "really fucking awesome" is O'Dell's Milk Chocolate Stout.

 

Ignore this post if I'm getting a little too jazz.

[spratters]

Went to the Craft Beer Company in Clarkenwell on Saturday. Got completely sozzled. Over 400 different beers. Here's a few...

 

 

This was the second bottled beer I had (started on the taps). I got this one after the next picture because that one was sooooo amazing. Dark and muggy I'd say, in a good way. 7.4%

 

 

This one was fucking beaaauuutttiiiffffuuullll. So what I like about beer. Light and almost fruity. 6.2%

 

 

This one was ok I guess. It had a tequila type taste to it which I wasn't sure about but not too bad. I wouldn't have it again. 9.7%

 

 

 

I didn't visit either but there's a chicken shop and fish & chips just opposite. Perfect for a day on the piss.

[OneToThirtySix]

[joshuatxuk]

Had this on my annual trip to Cloudcroft NM last month, had saved it from January solely for that occasion.

 

[hello spiral]

Went to the Craft Beer Company in Clarkenwell on Saturday. Got completely sozzled. Over 400 different beers. Here's a few...

 

Ooh, looks good.

I've only ever had the Beaverton Smog Rocket (smoked porter) which they had at the bar at the London watmm meetup a few months back.

Gonna check this place out.

 

A friend of mine who has become a massive beer nerd produced this from his fridge last week:

 

 

It's more like a sour white wine but made with grain, so still technically a beer. Bottled in 2010 and apparently gets better with age for up to 20 years (the back of the label says drink within 20yrs of purchase lol)

 

The aftertaste made me want some stilton or some other kind of obnoxiously rancid cheese with it.

 

My mate doesn't stock that kind of thing so the next weekend I went to Utobeer (http://www.utobeer.co.uk/) in borough market and got a bottle for my lady & I to share and some rancid cheese to compliment it (sussex blue):

 

[Silent Member]

nice!

[olo]

Had this on my annual trip to Cloudcroft NM last month, had saved it from January solely for that occasion.

 

 

love a nice Quad. When on a budget, Avery's Reverend is good. When you have more money Straffe Hendrik quad is damn quality.