Beer Thread

[Kass]

Any beer lovers on here?

I am just getting into it. Seems to be the natural progression after Scotch. I just had some Big Rock espresso stout. It is a limited holiday release from the local brewery here in Calgary. Very nice. I also picked up a 6er of Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout from the Winter 07-08 release. Pretty hefty at 10.6% but apparently it drinks nicely. I was surprised to see it locally though. Apparently there are only 180 cases in all of Canada.

Espresso Stout
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

I like the big rock grasshopper, not sure if they have any of the others around here.
Blue moon belgian white is pretty damn good, had it when I was down in the states, havent ben able to find it here, although it is brewed in Toronto (Atleast thats what the label said). Rickards white is also a great wheat beer, along with schneider weisse.
Sleemans original draft is a great summer beer.
I also really like Stella.

[drew_goring]

I like the big rock grasshopper, not sure if they have any of the others around here.
Blue moon belgian white is pretty damn good, had it when I was down in the states, havent ben able to find it here, although it is brewed in Toronto (Atleast thats what the label said). Rickards white is also a great wheat beer, along with schneider weisse.
Sleemans original draft is a great summer beer.
I also really like Stella.

I love the Grasshopper as well as the XO which is a Pilsner. I actually had some Stella on the weekend when I was watching the game and forgot how good it was.

I am not a huge fan of the Rickard's White. I got a taster's pack over the summer and really only liked the Honey Brown.

All of the specialty and limited beers is just overwhelming now. The store that I frequent is one of the larger in province and seems to be able to get almost anything.

[597]

Beer is great. I like to try some of the local brews around me. The ones I like around Maryland are Clipper City (golden ale, and their heavy seas brands which are 8%+ beers). I also had a beer I liked when I visited Maine (Shipyard Pumpkin Head it tasted like pumpkin pie).

[cigar no baka]

Shiner Bock is my go to beer, but when I'm living large, it's Duvel. Course most of the time I'm a Scotch man, drinking The Macallan 12 or 16, and I've also been known to buy a bottle of Bushmills single malt 16 as that is the finest Irish whiskey ever made.

[spiffykyle]

Beer, and I mean good beer, is one of man's greatest achievements.

Drew, you mentioned the Brooklyn Chocolate Stout. I love that stuff. Every time I go to NYC we hit up the brewery. Last time I was there we ended up carrying home like 4 cases of the stuff on the subway.

McEwans Scotch Ale and also their IPA are probably my 2 favorites right now. I also like Boddingtons Pub Ale.

I wish I lived in the Northeast again because there are so many microbrews up there. I just don't see them down here.

spiffy

[597]

Ah yes McEwans Scotch Ale is a great beer. I haven't been able to find it around here but was lucky enough to try some in Scotland.

[Cabaiguan Juan]

When I lived in Colorado, I was in beer heaven. Every town had a microbrewery and they were all fantastic. Now that I'm on the east coast, I have to actually look to find good beer. Anythign microbrew and anything from colorado would be my favorites.

[chefchris]

I've fallen in love with Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale. Too bad I can't get it here in MS.

[nhcigarfan]

I have Miller lite and a medium bodied, brown lager (homebrew) on draft right now. I have a German Pils/rye ale kegged and a light lager aging.


Hmmm.. Beer......

[WOXOF]

I've fallen in love with Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale. Too bad I can't get it here in MS.

Yep MS sucks when it comes to big beers or microbrews. Fortunately, I live close enough to TN and AR to make a beer run.

I did pick up some Sam Adams Cream Stout at Kroger(in MS). Pretty damn good stuff, look for it.

[BigMacFU]

Tyler, miller lite, really, so a lawyer and a piss-water drinker, man, I don't know if I can interact on the same board as you anymore Don't try to act like the homebrewing saves you either.

I'm having a belgian beer tasting and cigar night tonight, so lots of great varieties to be tried. Feel bad for Chris and Wox, in NYC we get all the great microbrew selections.

[cigarsarge]

I landed a bottle of St. Bernardus Abt 12 60th Anniversary Special Edition. That is gonna be good. I also landed a bottle of Stone XI.

I think I'm gonna ring in the New Year with the St. Bernardus.

[BigMacFU]

Those sound delicious!

[drew_goring]

I landed a bottle of St. Bernardus Abt 12 60th Anniversary Special Edition. That is gonna be good. I also landed a bottle of Stone XI.

I think I'm gonna ring in the New Year with the St. Bernardus.

I went to the store last night to pick up a case of Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout and was really eying up that St. Benardus Abt stuff. Just couldn't pull the trigger though. Let me know how it is.

[nhcigarfan]

What can I say, I needed a barrel that everyone can enjoy going into the holidays. So Miller lite it is, along with my lager.

[cigarsarge]

I went to the store last night to pick up a case of Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout and was really eying up that St. Benardus Abt stuff. Just couldn't pull the trigger though. Let me know how it is.

It's a bit pricey...I paid $14.99 plus shipping out the wazoo to try it. I really think it is going to be nice. I'll do a review of it after the 1st of the year.

[WOXOF]

Tyler, miller lite, really, so a lawyer and a piss-water drinker, man, I don't know if I can interact on the same board as you anymore Don't try to act like the homebrewing saves you either.

I'm having a belgian beer tasting and cigar night tonight, so lots of great varieties to be tried. Feel bad for Chris and Wox, in NYC we get all the great microbrew selections.

Yep it sucks, MS is beer hell. Nothing above 5% is legal here. Linky

Hey chefboy, here's a couple of more good links to read while to screwing around at work.
http://www.msbrew.com/
http://www.meba.ms/

[WOXOF]

I have a couple bottles of Sam Smith's Imperial Stout left from my last beer run. With the nice warm weather we have right now, I think I'm gonna enjoy them with a cigar or two tonight after our poker game.