Beer general

Oh and people on here say that New York's craft scene is lacking, but they make up a lot of the big names here which I've tried personally. I've had a lot of great beers brewed here in New York.

>>8525079
forgot link

http://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/articles/brewery-buyouts-rock-the-list-of-2015s-biggest-american-craft-brewers-w201499

>>8525079
That's because that list is biggest breweries, which has nothing to do with quality. It makes sense that breweries up in the super populated part of the country would be big and lucrative.

That said, I'm sure there's plenty of good beer in New York. Lacking compared to California, Michigan, and Oregon doesn't mean there isn't enough beer to keep a person happy. I think just about every state in the union has enough of its own production to get a dude by at this point.

>>8525057
Recommendations don't work if you don't know what you like, or if we don't know what's available where you are. Just go down the BA top 250, I guess.

>>8525083
This list is interesting. I would have been able to guess the top four, down to exact order, pretty easily. Pretty sure I would have gotten 9/10 of the top 10 even, but I didn't know Shiner had a parent company.

But then at 5 is Minhas. Literally never heard of it in my life. Even went to the website, and nothing at all is recognizable.

>>8525057
>>8525079
We get it, you're from new york.

>>8525079
new york's craft scene was lacking until this year. there's so much good shit there now. suarez, other half, sand city, lic, etc

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NORTH CAROLINA REPORTING

Beer is Heist - Citraquench'l

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>>8525892
Wisconsinite here and didnt recognize the name but I did recognize some of their products.
they sell notoriously bad lagers that taste like stale malt liquor and piss.

the Milwaukee niggers must be huge fans or something.

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Currently

>craft beer
this website is for legal adults.

>>8527832
It's inherently juvenile to be triggered by things that you don't like.

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Anyone tried pic related?

I had it on tap a couple night ago and am still on the fence. Something about the bitterness of the chocolate and the bitterness of the hops just don't work together.

>>8527870
im disappointed they would put out a meme beer like this to be honest fampai

>>8527832
Like beer.

>>8527870
>Chocolate
>Coffee
>IPA

triggered

>>8525892
I've never heard of Minhas either. I think they make both shitty beers as well aa crafts.

Is Yuengling a good example if what American beer was like in the olden says?

And something I see repeated around here a lot, is that American beer wasn't shitty until WWII, but Budweiser, Pabst, Miller, and Coors have been around for well over 100 years

>>8528377
All I know is that Yuengling has some of the best beer on the market. Even better than half of these craft breweries.

>>8528377
I posted a pic drinking Yuengling the other day and got negative responses.

>>8528466
You're surrounded by hipsters. What do you expect?

>>8528450
It's good stuff. Would be even better if it didn't come in green bottles.

>>8528466
You got honest responses. It's a locally made coors.

>>8529020
It's way better than Coors. It tastes like actual beer and not adjuncty.

>>8528466
Because it's not actually good.

>>8525057

Was in New York recently (upstate) and they had lots of great craft beer. Apparently the finger lakes region is prime hips growing territory. Empire state brewing company had some great IPAs.

I live in the based Southeast. Sweetwater brewing company in Atlanta is the GOAT

>>8529024
I honestly prefer coors.

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Anyone on /ck/ like Orpheus? Probably my favorite Atlanta brewery, along with Creature Comforts. Transmigration of Souls is a great IPA but I love their saisons and they recently released a pretty great Imperial stout.

>>8529287
I had Sweetwater IPA the other day, was prettt good

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Had to drink some nice beers tonight. Started with this one!

come to me with something that rivals Heady Topper and then we can talk.

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>>8529905

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>>8529905
Not a super big fan of this one though but i hear that people prefer it over Heady!

>meme stouts

But stouts aren't even memes. Are you referring to some stout in particular?

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>>8530023
This next one i had might fit that bill in his mind i guess.
Awesome porter nevertheless. Bit bitter on the aftertaste!

While you all are at it can someone recommend me a good brown ale? I need something to drink other than Old Brown Dog.

>>8530018
This one doesn't do it for me either.
Heady is still where it's at.

>>8530023
>stouts aren't memes
You're a fucking idiot, son.

>>8528301

Yeah... Enjoy By is usually really solid, but this time it felt like they really jumped the shark.

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>>8530192
>>8530018
>>8529905
Focal is okay- certainly in the same ballpark as far as complexity and body's I could see somebody preferring it to Heady.

Pic related is my current favorite.

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>>8527870
Yeah no. Coffee beers need to be stouts or strong ales, not pale ales. Also the coffee should be cold brewed to give a good coffee flavor without imparting bitterness.

>pic related from Alligash in Maine is the best coffee beer

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>>8530215
Probably never will have a chance to try any Treehouse so color me jelly!

Stouts is where it is at for me right now with the cold winter days and all! This one was one of the best coffee ones i ever had!

>>8530235
yeah no. there are a couple really good coffee beers that are not stouts. goose island fulton street blend is a perfect example

>>8530245
don't be jealous man. A friend of mine who consults to breweries (he's my source for Heady, Treehouse and all the other hard to get stuff) had a really interesting take - based on the investment into beer, science and horticulture, the cutting edge stuff we drink now will be crap in 5 years. Just like with food, we're in the middle of a beer revolution, but its not just in brewing recipes. the ingredients are getting better - and that means exponentially better beer.

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I'm not really into fancy craft beers but nothing takes me back better then a pint of Stella.

Which craft beer would you recommend to my refined wife beating pallate?

>>8530280
>disagrees with my characterization that good coffee beers need to be be stouts or strong ales, not ale ales
>cites coffee beer that is a blonde ale and falls exactly into one of the two categories i mentioned as being a good backbone for coffee beer
>doesn't realize that he completely agrees with me

its all good bro. Cheers.

>>8530299
if you like stella, try a craft lager. Lots of nice floral and herbal notes without the malty backbone and grapefruit rind bitterness that you get in most craft IPA.

>329 Lager
>Dogfish head Piercing Pils
>Lagunitas Pils
>Bells Lager of the Lakes

and this isn't exactly a craft beer, but as far as floral flavor profile goes, Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat is like drinking a glass of flowers.

>>8530318
nice one mate, I'll take note of the ones you listed for the next time i go down to the shop

>>8525057
pro brewer here, brewing currently brewing a 30bbl batch of pale ale. happy to answer any questions if people care. from california so I know much more about the west coast than the rest of the world.

>>8530348
Dry hopped?

>>8530415
yep. pretty much all our pale beers are dry hopped. IPA, pale, blonde, etc. this one is mostly simcoe and citra.

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This brewery is truly a magical place. If you ever visit there, get the cheese curds and for the love of God drink Crack the Skye.

>>8530348
Do you have any suggestions on how I can determine the AAU of my homegrown hops? I made a Steam Beer that was supposed to be fairly malty and just added the same amount of homegrown hops figuring they wouldn't be that bitter, but I essentially ended up with an IPA brewed with California Lager yeast.

>>8530510
That's a tricky one. I would guess you'd have to send a sample of your hops into a lab to get them tested. Depending on where you live, there may be a local independent yeast manufacturing lab nearby that could do this test for you.

Honestly, I believe that fresh/wet hops are best used as whirlpool (aroma) hops, instead of bittering hops. At the brewery we'll fill large nylon bags with hops, and steep them for ~30 minutes once the boil has ended. You want the aromatic qualities of your fresh hops as opposed to bittering, so the AA% doesn't really matter. Most professional brewers that I know follow this school of thought.

If you're bent on using them for bittering and don't want to send them in to a lab, I'd ballpark it by looking at the AA of hops of the same variety online.

>>8530348

North or South?

Currently applying for brewery jobs in Norcal.

>>8530644
norcal, bay area

>>8530875

Ah, I'm a bit inland from you.

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I prefer cider. Will people judge me for this? Pictured is what I drink.

>>8531031
People judge me because i like ale, but then again anyone I drink with already likes me so it's just bantz.

>>8530195
How exactly? They taste good and stouts aren't always super bitter

>>8531033
BANTZ??

back to /pol/ with you....

>>8531033
I always wondered if people thought I was a sook, like a guy buying vodka cruisers or Somersby.

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Is there anything better? Tfw Michigander.

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>>8525057
Based beer, senpai-a-lams. Atlanta, Georgia represent, /ck!

>>8531116
When I worked at a pizzeria/bar in Florida they would give us a pitcher or two of usually yeungling at the end of every night.

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Drinking the yeungling of Minnesota. Not very good, but drinkable and locally made so I buy it over other macros and convince myself it's worth it.

Anyone got that pic of a godly Lager Pepe vs a homelss IPA wojak?

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picked up a couple 4 packs of these yesterday for my bday. looking forward to drinking a couple of them tonight.

>>8531116
Cracker.

If u are in guadalajara mexico you should try Steinbock. They got 5 different beers brewed by a German brewer! They got a pale ale, a stout, a rauchbier, a doppelbock and a weizen. All of them are really good!

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>>8532959
>tfw it's in every liquor store near me for 10$
You from NY or something? I know their taxes are pretty steep.

>>8530023
Imperial stouts are definitely memes

>>8530072
Brooklyn Brown Ale

>>8533026
california. this is the first time these cans have made it out here. the 4-pack IPA trend is booming right now so there are some big markups... also this was from a specialty beer store that pretty much always has a high markup. not mad about it, they sold out in a couple of hours

>>8531457
Yuengling actually is good, though.

I read the list of top 20 most popular beers in the USA and I was surprised I saw Coors Light as #2, I don't see that many people drink it.

I knew Bud Light would be number 1, and while not surprised I don't get how people love something so flavorless.

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>>8525057
If you live in FL and can find it, Central 28 is awesome. Show Pigeon IPA is my favorite, but they usually have the Up River APA at most bars in central FL.

This is their limited El Bulli, which is a really thick coffee stout made from Trilogy coffee nearby the brewery.

>>8532959
Beer is not particularly expensive in New York.

>>8533068
yeah its good if you like drinking grainy, mealy water

>>8533261
It tastes pretty good, stop being a snobby faggot. It ain't no Keystone Light.

>>8533066
I'd pay 15$ for it anyway desu senpai. It's worth it in flavor, but not alcohol.

>>8533269
honestly it doesn't. it has an offensive grainy taste. i'd rather drink one of the mass-produced american lagers like Bud versus this stuff.

just turned 21
what should i buy

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Anyone been to Yakima WA? Seeing almost the entire hop production in the us is pretty neat.

>>8530018
>tek syndicate
Lmao

>>8534211
Yeah, I grew up near there. Went back for Thanksgiving.