Beer Thread

[badwhale]

Yup.

A beer is either an Ale or a Lager.

Some ale examples are Pale ale, IPA, Porter, Brown, Stout, and Barleywine.
Some lager styles are Pilsner, Märzen, Bock, and California Common.

And porters and stouts are not the same thing. They can often be very similar. It gets confusing. One of the main differences in that stouts contain roasted barley. But then again, it's become widely acceptable to have roasted barley in porters. My robust porter contains a small amount. Porters came first and were often a more brown color. They used brown malt, usually up to 100% of the grain bill. Stouts later came and nearly wiped out the Porter from it's 200 year reign.

How did you like the Stone XII Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout? I've been looking for it forever.

True. The difference is what type of yeast is used. Bottom or top fermenting.

Will

[chefchris]

True. The difference is what type of yeast is used. Bottom or top fermenting.

Will

And also fermentation temperature.

I tried the Yuengling Porter once. I couldn't finish it.

[badwhale]

What happened? Did you have to leave to go somewhere quickly?

Will

[chefchris]

What happened? Did you have to leave to go somewhere quickly?

Will

hahaha

no, i didn't want to throw up in a beer that I knew my friend would finish for me.

[badwhale]

well, at least you didn't waste it.

Will

[badwhale]

I had a pint of Troeggs mad elf tonight at a restaurant.
Very sweet & thick, and very strong. I almost shit myself when I saw it was 7 bucks on the tab.

I heard troeggs nugget nectar is out. Mmmm

Will

[Cabaiguan Juan]

what is the best way to package and ship, via ups or usps, bottles of beer? How do you guys do it?