Beer Thread

[mrtr33]

So, I live in a beer-deprived shithole. Any time we go out of state, I make sure to pick up some kind of beer we can't get here. I don't drink a whole lot of beer, and I prefer microbrews. When I do drink it I want it to taste like something. But in a pinch, I prefer the Beast Lite. But that's for another thread....

Anyways, my pick this past weekend was Dale's Pale Ale, from Oskar Blues brewery in Colorado. Anyone have any opinion on this brew? What enticed me was the fact that it's a Pale Ale with a high alcohol content and it's presented in a can. I've long heard that beers are best in cans (plus you can crush them on your forehead), but have seen very few that opt for the can instead of the bottle.

Any opinions?

[badwhale]

So, I live in a beer-deprived shithole. Any time we go out of state, I make sure to pick up some kind of beer we can't get here. I don't drink a whole lot of beer, and I prefer microbrews. When I do drink it I want it to taste like something. But in a pinch, I prefer the Beast Lite. But that's for another thread....

Anyways, my pick this past weekend was Dale's Pale Ale, from Oskar Blues brewery in Colorado. Anyone have any opinion on this brew? What enticed me was the fact that it's a Pale Ale with a high alcohol content and it's presented in a can. I've long heard that beers are best in cans (plus you can crush them on your forehead), but have seen very few that opt for the can instead of the bottle.

Any opinions?

I like this beer. It's strong, yes, but it has a nice clean straight up IPA flavor. Crisp and delicious. It reminds me a lot of Stone IPA.

Will
PS the Ten Fidy Imperial Stoudt is pretty good from them too.

[Eville]

Has anyone tried Goose Island's "Bourbon County" stout?

Had a couple of these this summer and picked up a 4pack from 2007 this weekend. I must say that it is very much to my liking. Considering that the local beer pub sells many beers for 4$/pint, I don't mind the $5 price tag.

Another great stout I've found is the Founder's Kentucky Breakfast Stout. It really is a full breakfast in a bottle

Also, today, just bottled my first brew, a pumpkin spice porter.

[Chè]

Had a couple of these this summer and picked up a 4pack from 2007 this weekend.

Nice acquisition. I recently picked up a 4 pack of the 2008. Was contemplating a second - $19 is a bit pricey, but then again, that comes with a lil' age attached.

Heard a lot about the Founder's but haven't ever had the pleasure.

What about "the Abyss"?

[lgabrick]

I do like Founder's brand, especially Double Trouble. My favorite (though a bit pricey at $20 a six pack) is Bells Hopslam. They come out with it once a year during the winter-spring time. It is delicious. Bells Oberon is good too, they come out with that every summer. I wonder who owns budweiser because I don't know what they were thinking about when they came out with Bud Light wheat. It is way too expensive for a cheap wheat beer that is not that good.I was really surprised by Sam Adams Noble Pils. It is delicious and cheap.

[Eville]

Just opened up a bottle (22oz) of Great Divide Dunkel Weiss. Ever since I got back I have been on a quest to find a good German style dunkel, and this hits the spot. Not perfect, but I knew it was going to be good when the label said "just dont put any lemon in it."

[RamyG4]

Right now I'm aging a bottle of Chimay Blue (2.5 years), 4 bottles of Westvleteren 12 (a little over 2 years), and a six pack of Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. At 70 degrees it might be a little warm, but I think it's fine. Since it's either extremely tough or extremely expensive to get Westvleteren, I want to save these for as long as I can.

Has anyone ever tried Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock?