Beer general

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Not worth the price, but this is the best pumpkin beer I've had yet.

Guys have any cool brew fests coming up?
'Elysian Great pumpkin brew fest' is happening in Seattle pretty soon. should be pretty solid,

>>8120142
You have a straight up pumpkin beer fest? I'm jelly anon.
I've got Oktoberfest starting in my town tomorrow, hope the local micro breweries come out of the woodworks for it

What's your opinion on Hoegaarden? I find it to be great this time of year. Refreshing with flavor and too good to just swallow down real fast.

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For me, it's a cool refrigerated Bud, the only beer for the working man.

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This is my current favourite stuff, local supermarkets have started selling it too which is nice

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I discovered Celtia at a friend house and it became my favourite beer.
Becks is my second favourite.

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>>8120588
Excellent in its own style, however could be more exciting. Great summer drinking, light wheats and gose are goto for that time of year.

Cooking a meal tonight, have pic related for dessert. Same beer template with different hops, it is called "hop discovery"

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Sipped on one of these last night, it was pretty nice. Evil Twin does a really good job at hiding their beers high ABV.

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>>8118746
My fucking nigga. My buddy and I roadtrip'd to twin cities and basically did a beer crawl. Dangerous Man, Surley, Town Hall, to name a few. Twas grand.

>mfw Size 7

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drinking a lidl beer

2.8/5

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White pride world wide

>>8120590
I'm beginning to think these budweiser posts are literally paid shills. who goes out of their way to praise the worst thing in the market?

>>8122113
Burgeoning alcoholics and normies who never try beers outside their comfort zone.
I'm about to drink a quart of homebrewed 4% wheat beer that I overhopped.

>>8120064
that does sound really good, a lot of pumpkin beers like pumpking and the New Belgium one are just too strong on pumpkin I've yet to try a really good one.

>>8122113
I always figured it was a meme playing off the mcdonalds shills

>for me it is the mcchicken, the perfect sandwich
vs
>For me, it's a cool refrigerated Bud, the only beer for the working man

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wat do

>>8122444
drainpour because good bba ales are a diamond dozen

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This shit was a lil expensive, but I am not disappointed at all

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>>8122483
>diamond dozen

>>8122444
Pour it in a glass and lets see it. Then you may drink it.

>>8120629
Are you tunisian?

>>8120596
>4.2%

LMAO even Corona is stronger than that.

>>8122509
Im thinking about aging it for a year or 2

>>8122544
That idea sucks. pour it in a glass and drink that motherfucker.

>>8122549
but take pictures first so we can see what it looks like.

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Got this only because the abv is 6.66%

>>8122549
no, im already buzzed, I wont appreciate it. plus it was $35

>>8122544
explain how you are going to age it in a glass bottle.

>>8122591
um, aging glass bottles of beer is pretty common
You just have to not drink it for a while, thats all it takes

>>8122591
are you literally brand new to heavy stouts

>>8122595
>>8122601
i figured it was akin to stuff like scotch but i did some research and i was wrong.

Bud lite sponsered my local Oktoberfest. No craft beers this year, just $5 cups of bud lite :'^(

Anyone going to New Glarus tomorrow for their release and want to bring m back one? It sounds fucking good

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Hamm's is pretty good desu.

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Melvin just opened up a satelite here in Bellingham, WA.
Not my pic, but it's bretty good.
So many breweries opening up in this town, it's crazy. From the brewery that I work at, in the alley, I can view the sunset over the Pacific, a pot store, a brewery adjacent, our brew pub, the distillery next to us (gin & vodka), and the club upstairs from them.
Brew pubs everywhere.

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M N B O I S

>>8122113
Bud is shit, but its far from the worst.

>>8123194
wtf are you talking about

>>8122514
No, my friend is tunisian though.

>>8123266
This is my favorite seasonal thing they've made. I got it fresh last time and it was phenomenal. Their imperial sparkling ale was bretty good as well

>>8120064
fucking hate this brewery. i live near and it's fucking everwhere and people go apeshit for it. sad thing is I can name 10 breweries around it that are incredibly better. Hanger 24 is like Red Hook, good job you found the second beer fridge welcome to not drinking shit.

>>8118746
i want that glass

>>8123455
hair banger is great, just picked up a pack brewed not too long ago, savoring them.

i cheated on minnesota with a deschuttes sagefighter IPA, good lord that beer was incredible, blew my fucking mind

>>8123455
also hell yeah uberduber was refreshing

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>>8118746

This is the PBR for people who love themselves.

>>8123260
You didn't listen when we told you the PNW is the promised land.

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Last year's SN Oktoberfest collaboration was better but this is pretty good.

>>8118746
>general

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Trying this now. Pretty tasty. I love blonde ales but I wish I could get that same taste with less alcohol. Any recommendations? I'm small and just a few 8% beer knock me down pretty good.

Duvel is another one I like but also pretty strong.

>>8124941
session lagers

>>8124972
Thanks. I'll try it out.

>>8124941
Follow up: very good blonde ale, strong orange-like flavor. I live in the tropics so that's a good thing but probably as the seasons turned up north wouldn't be as hot on it.

>>8124720

anon you are the best!! god its nice to find someone with taste as good as me

>>8124941
La Chouffe is pretty good, try >>8121894 and Hoegaarden they are not that strong but will have that fresh fruty bannana and citrus end.

>>8124941
La chouffe is one of the few foreign brews I'll buy once in awhile. Their ipa rules as well.

>>8125048
Thank you! I've had hoegaarden but forgot about it. I'lol try the other as well.

>>8125258
I'll try the IPA at some point also thank you.

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why is ballast point so fucking legit?

>>8125578
Sculpin is pretty good, but why is it like $4 more per six pack that other similar tier beers?

>>8125587

its the same price as most stone shit here and way cheaper than those overpriced rogue asshats

>>8125590
Some Ballast Point stuff is normal priced, but Sculpin is usually higher
Seems like its usually $13-14 for a six pack while something like Two Hearted or most local things are $8-10

>>8125578
the sculpins are okay. watermelon dorado is swill tho

>>8125612
Since they were bought by whoever it was that bought them, they have really been pumping out the fruit varieties

>>8125578
Mediocre at best desu senpai.

>>8125628
Sculpin is probably the best year round west coast IPA, but thats not really saying much

>>8125632
That's because it's the only widely available somewhat balanced west coast ipa. The grapefruit is good, but not over 10$ good. The Sam Adam's version was a solid replacement for a way better price.

>>8125639
fuck sam adams

>>8125642
Sam Adam's is fine. Better than new belgium at least.

Wrong! The amusement of triggering fags like you is payment enough

>>8125647
Ballast point>stone>rogue>sierra nevada>bud light>milwakees best>colt 45>new belgium>sam adams

>>8125658
Stone and SN are leagues ahead of ballast point brah.

>>8125666
Stone is the memest of meme beers (besides maybe Rogue)

>>8125697
Except they actually put out good stuff. Arrogant bastard is still one of my favorites and that mexican stout thing they made was phenomenal. Double bastard and their Russian are definitely worth mentioning as well.

>>8125735
I'd take Sculpin over arrogant bastard

Neither of these breweries are amongst my top ones though

>>8125749

what are your top ones nigga

>>8125759
Im an upper midwest guy, I'd say Toppling Goliath is my top one, probably New Glarus second

>>8118746
Steel toe is just mediocre to me, in terms of twin cities breweries, although admittedly I'm not into happy stuff at all. I like Lake Monster a lot.

>>8125749
Arrogant bastard isn't an ipa though.
Stone ipa and sculpin are interchangeable imo. Both are whatever and around the same price I think.

>>8120795
All of their stouts have a soy sauce character that kind of annoys me.

>>8125778
The last time I tried lake monster was like 3 years ago and they weren't bad at all, but nothing remarkable. Haven't seen or heard from them since

>>8118746
In MN too. Not a big Steel Toe fan anymore, but Size 7 is pretty good. I have a bottle of Insight Doe Eyes cherry saison I'm super excited for. Saving it for when fall finally arrives.

>>8125972
I've noticed that in some of them, but not all. But yeah, they can be cloyingly sweet.

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>>8124908
It makes me sad when I'm reminded that I will never taste SN Octoberfest 2015 ever again. The one they did this year isn't bad but I probably won't buy it again.

I picked up the SN fall pack the other day and I'm really liking pic related.

>>8122521

>drinking beer to get drunk

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>>8125578
Two-Hearted Ale is my preferred widely-available top-tier IPA.

>>8122113
meh, I drink it when i'm given it. Free beer is my favourite beer, followed by cold beer.

>>8122483
first of all it's a dime-a-dozen and that phrase would mean that good bba ales are common.

>>8128446
>>8122499
baited hard

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I like this place. They have another DIPA called Future Tripping that's pretty good and reasonably priced for a 4 pack.

>>8120064
Hey I work there! It seems hit or miss really. It gets a lot more pumpkin forward with about a month or two of age, fresh it's an unbearable spice bomb.

>>8123561
Our core brands suck desu. I only like Betty and few of our seasonal things.

Claremont Craft is GOAT for hoppy stuff. Most local (Redlands) stuff is swill. You need to go to like Rancho for the better unknown ones.

>>8125578
It's overpriced, even after the GORILLION buyout.

>>8128366
Same. It's usually that or pic related.

For Minnesota beers, I think Surly and Dangerous Man are both pretty good. I'm just not a coffee guy, so I stay away from the coffee varieties.

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current

>>8129042
I love this beer. I don't know why Jack's Abbey makes so many other beers that just end up sitting on shelves and when they make Excess it sells out immediately. They need to stop wasting their time on the worse IPL and making so many of the unpopular beers.

I'm a fan of theirs and it's cool that they've taken what should be a gimmick (only lagers) and proven to be great regardless of it but they frustrate me with this beer.

>>8129095
Yeah I really like the house lager and the hopponious union too.

>>8118746

I'm like 15 minutes away from there, I'll have to drop by when I go to microcenter tomorrow.

>>8122499
>>8128446
>being this new

Might sound like a weeb but I really love asahi

>22
>Haven't had a single beer in my entire life
Thanks(?) psoriasis.

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Do you have all these?
I have the tulip, shaker, weizen, snifter, and a tankard.

Might be heading through Phoenix later on my way home to Albuquerque, anything worth picking up in AZ?

>>8121894
So I looked this up because I like whites, and man, what the fuck is this website?

http://www.vedett.com/

Some time ago, my city's first craft beer store opened. I got a can of Arrogant Bastard Ale and Maiden's Trooper beer and now I'm heading there to get a nice beer for the evening.

Got a couple Bell's Expedition Stouts earlier today, drinking one right now. Loving it.

>>8131205
Is the name deceptive or are they an Arctic Ale knockoff? Wanted to brew one of those for a while.

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Out of curiosity, anyone in Seattle heading to this in a couple weeks? I've meant to go for the past two years but always end up forgetting. It looks fucking sick.

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Ehh
unfortunately dry reds are the only wines I can really drink

>>8131322
no pls, I didn't post that from mobile

>>8130896
LMAO never went to their website.
They are made by Duvel.

>>8131250
The fuck are you talking about?

>>8127448
DAT 2015 THO

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Drinking this currently. For anyone familiar, the base Sunday Morning Stout is better IMO. This shit is still fire though, that speaks more to SMS being dope as fuck. PA beers are top-tier, come here and prove me wrong.

>>8131766
theres nothing in your state that even comes close to anything from minnesota, wisconsin, or even michigan

>>8131766
Is that a swans glass?

>>8131501
Mea culpa, thought arctic ale was a bit darker than it was

>>8131819
Tired Hands, Weyerbacher, Voodoo, Pizza Boy, Selin's Grove. Shit on my dick, nothing. Out of those three states, you have New Glarus, Surly, Founders and Bells.

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anyone know anything similar to pic related?

I bought it while drunk once and found it to be really nice. but its pricey as fuck.

>tfw you spent a couple of years drinking almost exclusively high end, strong sours
>end up with GERD

bruh

>>8131850
guarantee you more people know those 4 breweries than the 4 you posted

>>8131868
Founders and Bells because they see nationwide distribution. But where you got it in your head that that means they make better beer, I'm not totally sure.

>>8131872
They're probably 2 of the best breweries in america desu senpai

>>8131860
Asahi or kirin ichiban.

>>8131887
you gotta get yo ass learnt, boyo.

What's some widely-available stuff that's similar to Founders' Dirty Bastard? Really find myself liking that Scotch ale style but I'll be damned if I can find many other beers that fit the bill.

>>8131897
make that two boyos then pleb

>>8131897
All around they are. Their seasonals, year round, and special releases are consistently good to great. Can't say the same about 99% of other breweries. Especially considering the scale of their operations.

>>8128366
Truly the patrician choice.

Founder's All Day is good too when I'm in the mood for something lighter,

>>8131911
On a serious note, I'm not saying they aren't good breweries. I love Breakfast Stout as much as the next dude. And I respect that they've maintained that level of quality considering their scale. But there are a lot of smaller breweries not seeing distribution outside of their states that are phenomenal (New Glarus being one in the midwest, Tired Hands being one in PA), and I feel like their beer is overall more memorable in innovative. The Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, Tree House, Trillium, Three Floyds (another win for the sort of midwest), etc. Founders and Bells are legit and pretty OG, but their beers see nationwide distribution because they appeal to a mass audience, the same way music/movies/all art works.

>>8131908
It's not a very common style. Dirty Bastard is pretty much the best that's widely available. Sam Adams does one too but it's not too great.

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just starting my alcohol game, i like this shit / amber ales in general. how can i step my game up?

>>8131927
are there any PA breweries that make their way out to minnesota at all? I would like to try some, the east coast is terribly underrepresented in the midwest.

>>8131908
Old Chub by Oskar Blues and Claymore by Great Divide are the only truly widely available ones (depending on your area).

>>8131927
That doesn't make them not good though. Also it's much easier to experiment on small batch stuff. While those localized smaller breweries do great stuff, bells has the best ipa around with two hearted, founders has one of the best stouts and two of the best barrel aged stouts around.
Bells experimental planet series ruled, founders has been pumping out all kinds of new stuff like their mosaic promise and that Sumatra thing.
I think they easily make the top 5 in the states. They're massive, consistent, and do actually pump out new, interesting things. Bells being a little more conservative than founders in that field though.

>>8131941
Yikes, that might be tough. Yards and Victory maybe make it out that way, but they are by no means the best from the state. They just have the biggest distro to my knowledge. Yards is pretty traditional and brews mostly English-style stuff while Victory is kinda modern, and are pretty good but nothing earth-shattering. Again, they just brew mass appeal. Dirt Wolf is a good one from them that's available year-round and makes it pretty far.

>>8122199
>homebrew
>4%
why get out of bed for anything less than 8? you're in control anon
still, a hoppy hef homebrew, i'd drink it

>>8131935
>>8131943
Well shit, lads. Ah well, thanks for the help in any case; I think I've seen the Oskar Blues stuff around so maybe I'll check that out. Plus I know the Backwoods Bastard seasonal is coming out soon so that'll be nice.

>>8125578
I made a mistake and bought their porter
One of the worst expensive beers I've paid real money for

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Oh mama its good

>>8131981
I got it as a gift and was really glad I didn't pay for it.

>>8132040
My nigga 100%

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>>8132040
Old Rassy's my favorite.

Generally sticking with pic related while it's out though.

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Anyone else had this?