Beer Thread

**Paddy** · 11-21-2010, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by badwhale

Got a sampler case of Smuttynose brewing Co. with the following:

Smuttynose IPA ~ Pretty complex IPA. Nice an bitter and good citrus notes
Star Island Single ~ Belgian Ale, brewed with spice. Not my bag, and I've had other Belgians that are betterOld Brown Dog Ale ~ Brown ale. Good, but not awesome. Yards ESA is better, I think.
Shoals Pale Ale ~ Another nice and bitter Ale. Not as complex as the smuttynose IPA.

Will

Will,
Are you a fan of Belgian sour ale's?

**badwhale** · 11-21-2010, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by Paddy

Will,
Are you a fan of Belgian sour ale's?

Paddy, I'm not even sure what that is

I'm more an IPA guy, or imperial or regular stout, porters.

Will

**Paddy** · 11-21-2010, 02:55 PM

I am a big fan of Monk's Cafe Flemish sour ale.
I just discovered Panil Barriquee Sour red - single batch
Wonderful stuff, although a bit pricey.
I'm a sucker for a good Belgian ale.

**wild** · 11-22-2010, 07:46 AM

Saturday I racked 10-gallons of Irish Red Rye to secondary, brewed 10-gallons of Chipotle Smoked Porter, smoked a turkey, and smoked a Man O’ War Ruination Belicoso, a Graycliff G2 Turbo, and a 5 Vegas Cask-Strength Toro. I can multi-task!

**badwhale** · 11-28-2010, 05:22 PM

We have a couple concurrent beer splits going on. In addition, I bought a case of Terrapin Brewing Co. Sampler. Came with the following:

Sunray Wheat Beer ~ I know, this will sound a little wussy, but I kinda like the Heffes for certain situations. One being woodworking. Something makes the smell of wood sawdust, pine especially go well with this.
Hop-Karma Brown IPA ~ I didn't have high expectations for this, but it was pretty darn good. You can ID the brown ale profile, and the IPA profile. Good stuff.
Rye Pale Ale ~ Another one that I didn't have high expectations for, but again impressed me. Good Rye flavor, but not overpowering like one I have from Lancaster brewing Co.
Hopsecutioner ~ I've had this IPA before. Good, but not my favorite IPA. The bitter is really toned down on this one, but good citrus and other hop flavors. Might be for someone who doesn't like high IBUs in their IPA.

Right now, I'm having a Bell's Expedition Stout (Imperial) ~ Excellent example of an Imperial Stout. Smooth, creamy, heavy, strong but mellow at the same time.

Will