Beer Thread

[cigarsarge]

DFH 90 Minute IPA...Not too shabby.

[badwhale]

DFH 90 Minute IPA...Not too shabby.

I just looked at a case of that tonight. It's good. I prefer the 60min.

Will

[mrtr33]

Anderson Valley Brewing Company - Hop Ottin' IPA - 7%, better when it warms up just a tad.

[Eville]

Probably justgoing to do a couple of Budweisers tonight. At least the can is patriotic.

[Gben-chalice]

arrogant bastard ale...it's now my fave bottled local beer, most cali brewers seem to think the more hops the better; as a long time english ale drinker (CAMRA member sinve 1982) i know better.

[CoventryCat86]

arrogant bastard ale...it's now my fave bottled local beer, most cali brewers seem to think the more hops the better; as a long time english ale drinker (CAMRA member sinve 1982) i know better.

Will you please use your "Shift" key when you post here? Most of the regular members here appreciate people who make intelligent and coherent posts. You're not one of them so please clean up your act.

[mrtr33]

arrogant bastard ale...it's now my fave bottled local beer, most cali brewers seem to think the more hops the better; as a long time english ale drinker (CAMRA member sinve 1982) i know better.

This beer has been around forever, and I like it. I got to visit the brewery in northern San Diego a few years back and was impressed with their in-house selection - we're heading back down that way soon to see family and I think it's time for a revisit.

If you liked Arrogant Bastard, you should try her cousins, Double Bastard and Lucky Bastard. I've really enjoyed the Double Bastards, but haven't yet tried the Lucky Bastards yet. I'm not a fan of any of their "Oaked" series - they aren't bad, but I'm not buying the hype. They put out a few annual releases each year as well. I personally feel that the amount of hops normally added to west-coast beers in general are too high. I agree with your assertion that they think 'the more hops the better', but in my opinion, it ends up getting in the way. I also think, that the alcohol percentage is too high as well. Which I find curious: the higher-alcohol content requires more work, money and time.

[craig]

Had my annual drink-beer weekend ... and had ...

Corona light .

(It isn't like there are any other 100 calorie / 5 g carbs beers that I can stand )

[Chè]

I agree with your assertion that they think 'the more hops the better', but in my opinion, it ends up getting in the way. I also think, that the alcohol percentage is too high as well. Which I find curious: the higher-alcohol content requires more work, money and time.

Interesting thoughts. I agree somewhat, the hop contest is sometimes excessive but considering how fast hops taper in beer, if you don't like something that's too hoped simply sit on it and some of the issue will naturally be mitigated.

The high alcohol is also sometimes challenging to say the least, but in defense, higher octane ales typically stand up better to time. I don't know if it's a Cali thing but my consumption of ales that have seen at least 3 years cellar time has increased dramatically. At the same time, I drink far fewer/less often.