Beer Thread

[vinnieg24]

plain ol bud light for me haha

[wild]

The selling of bad beer is a crime against Christian love. -- Law, the City of Augsburg, 13th Century

I'm definately a fan of beer. Currently I have:
In the bottle:
Chimay Grande Réserve
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Hercule
La Moinette Blonde
Bigfoot Barley Wine

On Tap -
Mirror Pond Pale Ale Clone
Oak Aged Bourbon Porter
Espresso Imperial Stout
Obsidian Stout Clone

Primary - Vanilla Wildflower Mead
Secondary - American Red Ale

[Rummstein]

My favorites would have to be heineken, becks and kronenbourg pretty much i like most decent european lagars.
most the beers here i have never heard of have to keep my eye open for some of them.

[cigarsarge]

Just picked up a couple of bottles of Left Hand Warrior IPA. I'm sipping one now. Look for a review real soon.

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

I like the creaminess of Boddingtons Pub Ale and the thickness of a Sam Smith Outmeal Stout. I also am a big fan of New Castle Brown Ale and Blue Moon unfiltered wheat.

[bhands]

we just got a Total Wine by my house and they have every beer you could think of. my friend and i picked up some singles of sam smith all types and a sixer of Kronenbourg 1664 that i first tried while i was in Paris, its pretty good for a lighter beer. we also have newcastle, fat tire, and wicked pete's strawberry blonde (fav for now) in the fridge right now. sacramento has a couple of microbrews and chico has the sierra nevada brewery that we try to visit at least once a year around november cause we love the winter brew.

[CJMaxey]

Guinness and Red Stripe

[PackinHeat]

I like the creaminess of Boddingtons Pub Ale and the thickness of a Sam Smith Outmeal Stout. I also am a big fan of New Castle Brown Ale and Blue Moon unfiltered wheat.

"Prost" Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout is a fantastic beer. Their Tadcaster Porter is also very good. If you like darker beers, New Belgium's 1554 is a great beer as wel..

[jamler]

OAK AGED BOURBON PORTER - If that tastes as good as it reads I want one!

Newbie here, just started reading a bit... Was gonna grab a Sam Smith Nut Brown
tonight with a CAO L'Anniverarie Cammy while watching the ALCS, but this Bourbon
Porter sounds like the Shizzel!!

First Post... Glad to join y'all...

The selling of bad beer is a crime against Christian love. -- Law, the City of Augsburg, 13th Century

I'm definately a fan of beer. Currently I have:
In the bottle:
Chimay Grande Réserve
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Hercule
La Moinette Blonde
Bigfoot Barley Wine

On Tap -
Mirror Pond Pale Ale Clone
Oak Aged Bourbon Porter
Espresso Imperial Stout
Obsidian Stout Clone

Primary - Vanilla Wildflower Mead
Secondary - American Red Ale

[hex1848]

OAK AGED BOURBON PORTER - If that tastes as good as it reads I want one!

Newbie here, just started reading a bit... Was gonna grab a Sam Smith Nut Brown
tonight with a CAO L'Anniverarie Cammy while watching the ALCS, but this Bourbon
Porter sounds like the Shizzel!!

First Post... Glad to join y'all...

Welcome to the forum Jamler! Start up a thread and introduce yourself to everyone!

[Lopaka]

OAK AGED BOURBON PORTER - If that tastes as good as it reads I want one!

Newbie here, just started reading a bit... Was gonna grab a Sam Smith Nut Brown
tonight with a CAO L'Anniverarie Cammy while watching the ALCS, but this Bourbon
Porter sounds like the Shizzel!!

First Post... Glad to join y'all...

Welcome to the board....what do you like to smoke? Other then the CAO.

[Rmac58]

Welcome to the board....what do you like to smoke? Other then the CAO.

Other than the CAO?


WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

[mrtr33]

Primary - Vanilla Wildflower Mead
Secondary - American Red Ale

Just out of curiosity, as I've seen it on other boards, but what does "Primary" and "Secondary" mean?

I was in Portland weekend before last and found a microbrew in a can. I didn't have my wallet or anything, but wished I did. I think microbrews would be much better if they were in the can.

Does anyone else have access to Deschutes Brewery beers?

[chefchris]

Primary is where your fermentation takes place. A secondary is often (wrongly) called a fermenter, but no fermentation should take place. Some people use it as a clearing tank. You move the beer off the sediment in your primary. Secondarys can be used for long term aging or I use them to make extra additions to my beer - coffee, chocolate, chicory, etc ...

Here's my line up.

Primary:
Coffee Malt Stout
Coffee/Chicory Stout

Secondary:
Robust Porter

Bottled:
Nut Brown Ale
Gamera's Double Chocolate Stout
Hall & Oatmeal Stout
Sweet Stout
Christmas Ale

[denver24]

As for beers, my all time favorite is Skinny Dip by New Belgium. It's a summer seasonal, so it's only available in the summer, but it as very refreshing with some great flavors. I am spolied here in CO to have New Belgium Brewery in state and get all of their beers. You guys should try all New Belgium brews you can find and also Odell's which is another Ft. Collins brewery. Good Stuff!

[wild]

+1 on CO. I had the opportunity to stay in Cherry Creek this past summer and tasted several of the offering around there. I loved seeing all of the hops growing along the creek. Makes me want to go back during picking season.
Secondary isn't always a misnomer. I not only use it to finalize my primary fermentation, I also use it for clearing, additional adjuncts, and I may also toss in some more of the same yeast strain just before bottling or kegging a real ale.

[JFellows]

The local place finally got a shipment of Brooklyn's Black Chocolate Stout in...I paid $9.99 for a 6er. I'm looking forward to it!