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i am not drinking anything because i am not a degenerate alcoholic that indulges in harmful forms of escapism and also because i am not a retard that pretends building and tasting various flavor profiles around ethanol is actually a 'thing'

dumbass

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>green flash palate wrecker
>9.5% abv
>100+ ibu
>6lbs of hops per barrel

The final boss of the best coast style IPA and the arch nemesis of the /ck/ beer pleb.

Truly an exquisite ale.

>>8585331
>100+ IBU

what's the point?

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Had one of these, good buzz.

>>8585338

Flavor?

>>8585323
If it's everyday but after 3PM it's not alcoholism

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Got a variety pack from these guys because it was on sale. All of these are great, but the lager seems like a lacking version of their pils desu. Not sure why it's there. Not bad, but extremely forgettable with the better option available at all times.
One of my favorite minnesota breweries.

>>8585367
Damn as an arts student that jerks off to minimalism this makes my dick gold

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>>8585369
Yeah they're aesthetic af

>>8585323

>“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of e-cig vapor, thoroughly memed, fingers arthritic from decades of anonymous virtue signalling, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”

-Hunter S. Thompson

>>8585308
I totally thought this was a made up beer from a webcomic I read. Is it available in the states? I'd love to try some.

Bought a bottle of the seasonal double red ale from Ninkasi waiting for me at home after work, very excited to try it out.

Home brew is fermenting in basement, probably 2 more weeks in secondary before bottling.

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>>8585323
>i am not a degenerate
>i am not a retard

>>8585331
suffers from a debilitating case of not-hopslam

>>8585502

>can occasionally get hopslam

Just turned 21. Where the fuck do I start? I was so excited to go to the beer store, but I had no idea what the hell to get. I got a bottle of raspberry lambic and some random stout. What's a good stout or lambic? I'll try anything, as long as it's not a super-duper strong stout. I know the ABV in those can get pretty high.

>>8586173
I live in southern California, if anyone wants to recommend a local brewery.

>>8586177

You live in the best beer culture in the world, anon...

What's something mid range alcohol that goes well with beef dishes?

I'm not sure where to start so I just drink cheap bourbon mostly, sometimes get nicer stuff but realistically only routinely drink the cheap bourbon out of familiarity

>>8586177
Socal is a big area m8
Where in SoCal? San Diego? LA area? More inland?

>>8586173
Some stuff I like that's widely available:

Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Pilsner
Lagunitas IPA
Lagunitas Pils
Coney Island Pilsner
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

>>8586208
Best? Not even close
Over saturated? Yes

>>8585544
I saw it in my beer store a few weeks back. 28.00 for a six pack. I don't care how good hopslam is, thats just obscene

>>8587336
It's 16$ where I am, which isn't much at all, but I've had it before and didn't care.

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>drinking beer inspired by anal sex and hipsterism
>not drinking beer inspired by god
lmaoing @ your lives

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>>8585323
You mean I'm a degenerate alcoholic? I had no idea. Thanks for the heads up.

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Very nice Gose.

>>8587987
10 ftw

>>8588024
Looks like soda.

I'm getting sick of Guinness
What's some good draught beer I can find at the supermarket next door

>>8588068

>draught beer I can find at the supermarket next door

Why don't you go up to your supermarket's bar and ask them what they have on tap?

>>8588068
Try a real stout

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>>8588066
It is very pale indeed. Great beer!

Had this one just now and it is very good as well. Very easy going ipa.

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currently drinking this, this is really good.
like, really good.

>>8586173
I've brought a chepass Youngs Double Chocolate stout last week and it was pretty enjoyable

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I keep buying this stuff. It's just so damn refreshing. Some wheat, light hops, and the carbonation is somehow perfect. It's what I imagined a sparkling ale would be like. Shout out to missouri

how do i know when too much is too much?

i have OCD so thats why im asking. tonight, i have had three beers, at 8.7% alcohol, about over a 3 hour period. is it safe to have more? i just dont want to a) permanently effect my memory or perception or b) cause permanently health damage

>>8589339
You're fine. Have 2 more

>>8589369

Thanks man. I'm always just paranoid that I'm going to destroy my brain, or my perception. I know that sounds retarded but I literally have OCD, and every action I take seems significant.

Im always just so worried. Drinking is the only thing that helps me relax. As long as it doesn't permeantly effect my brain I am willing to take part. I just want to have fun like everyone else.

>>8589339
Dude, don't worry about it. There's nothing to suggest that alcohol in and of itself causes permanent effects to memory or perception. I mean, your other organs, sure, but not your brain.

Drinking Voodoo Ranger IIPA
Pretty good stuff, nicely balanced, drinkable and definitely doesn't taste like it's 9%
Decently cheap too

>>8589339
The general consensus in the scientific community is that 14 servings of alcohol per week over a long period of time has the potential to cause damage to your liver. One serving = a 1.5oz shot, a 12 oz 5% beer, 5oz glass of wine, etc...

This is just a broad rule of thumb. Obviously it depends on things like genetics and if you're using any other substances which can potentiate the harmful effects on the liver.

But it's not going to fuck with your memory or perception in the long term. There is no evidence that really suggests that other than intense mental decline for prolonged extreme abuse

>>8589339
Any amount of alcohol greatly increases your risk of some cancers, as far as I know it doesn't make you dumber until 30th+ drinks/week though

>>8589339
Certain populations have elevated cancer risk, for example Asians have significantly elevated esophageal cancer risk.

I feel like it messes with my memory and face recognition but that might just be lack of sleep.

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>>8585308

>drinking anything other than this masterpiece

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I live 10 mins away from the mills river brewery.

>incoming jealousy

>>8589478

>limiting to yourself to the first okay beer you discovered when you were 13
>being literally retarded

>>8589478

1/10 made me reply

Reminder german pils is best

>>8589518

Reminder to leave your village some day.

>>8586173
Wherever you want. Read the labels on the bottles to see what sounds appealing, try a range of different styles and find out what you like.

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>tfw you have your first Old Rassy in a long while
me gusta mucho

tfw morning beer

>>8590334
tell us, what are you drinking on this fine morning?

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>>8590338
Having a Gilde Ratskeller (my go to beer) for breakfast.

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>>8585308

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What do you boys think of pic related? I think it's the beer version of Goldilocks's just right porridge.

>>8590407

you have great taste

>>8590407
If I could only drink one beer for the rest of my life it would be SNPA.

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Panakeja Earl Grey IPA. IPA spiced with bergamot. Sounds very weird but it is delicious.

I was about to drink this :) Unfortunately I've cought the flu so I shouldn't have any alcohol tonight. Or should I..

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My second favorite stout

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What is /ck/ drinking tonight?

old english w oj. is better with sunny d thou.

>>8591608

whereisyourvape/10

>>8591290
Cool glass you fucking dweeb

>>8585361
fuk you man. some people work different schedules so drinking during the day is normal

>>8585338

it's the same point as Scoville units

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Non-IPA master race :^)

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>>8585308

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>Implying you aren't drinking the literal godtier

>>8585308
Alcoholic beverages are neither food nor cooking

>>8590955
of course. just make sure to avoid the really tasty stuff for now since you won't taste much anyhow and you're good to go.

Tonight I'm going to try my first ever Biere de Garde. Granted it's made here in Finland and I don't know how well it 's going to represent the style. I've avoided all spoilers on purpose but anyway. I'll have it back to back with a Saison also made here.
Lastly I'll have an imperial porter from To Ol. Looking forward to that.

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What is /ck/ drinking tonight?

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Nice beer to start the evening with
Goes down the tongue easy without lacking flavour at all

>>8594279

Beer is literally both food and cooking, dum dum.

I personally get over half of my daily caloric intake from it, and if it weren't for it my ancestors would have likely died from the bubonic plague.

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What are some comfy activities you guys do alone while enjoying a cold one?

>>8594712
watching the 4chin cup, even though /ck/ aren't playing

>>8594712
Watch podcasts or sit outside with my dog

>>8594712
Listening to loud music or enjoying the view from my window if i'm home.

>>8594712
Sit outside on my patio and watch the sunset

this board is constantly spammed by you alcoholic retards.

You know what I drink to feel good? Coffee. I don't need alcohol.

>>8594712
Listen to the albums that I have downloaded but haven't got around to fully listening to yet
That or crying

>>8594813
This is the beer thread m8, think you meant to post in
>>8590598

>>8594813
Get yourself a Stout

>>8594813
Cool. Go start a coffee thread.

>>8594813

i like both beer and black espresso.
i literally only drink for the flavor

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Just had an Hertog Jan Tripel.
Decent beer but not great, the ceramic bottle stands out more than any of the elements on the glass.

>>8589486
Mad jelly senpai, I hate that I can only get shit like that in the occasional seasonal pack that they put out. They are hands down probably my favorite brewery.

The only beer of theirs I've had that I didn't like was their Gose that they released not too long ago, but I think that's just because I'm not a fan of the style.

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>>8594813

I'm a raging alcoholic and I don't need caffeine to feel good.

Al/ck/ threads have been a part of the board culture long before your sorry ass showed up, and they'll be here long after you get tired of complaining about the drunk line cooks who contribute the daily OC are still around.

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Hello /ck/ I can't really drink but my sister loves to and I'm hoping you folks can help me out a bit. This is her 'favorite' beer (La Chouffe, but specifically the Mc Chouffe) and whenever she finds one she likes while we're out it's almost always served in a snifter or similar glass. Is there a particular reason for this that I can use to help me find beers to send her as gifts?

>>8594929
search/ask for trappist beers, dubels or trippels

>>8591290
this is going to sound wierd, but do you live up on 110th and LCW?

Drinking a Gold Ochsen Original right now.

>>8594813
Tip: Put a finger in your Mangina and stir. You won't no longer even need coffee to feel the euphoria.

>>8594929

i've seen less head in a porno

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Severely disappointed in this. It's pretty weak, both in taste and ABV. I'm on my fourth of these (with a couple shots of whiskey in between) and I can still type coherently. Should've stuck with the Surly Furious.

On a tangentially-related note, I really should try getting up to Duluth one of these days. I need to spend more time innawoods.

>>8595485
It's just more balanced than furious. I prefer it desu. Don't care for super hop forward ipas with no strong malt back bone. Furious is good once in awhile, but I could always pound back bent hop.

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>>8594452
Epic Tart n' Juicy Sour IPA from Epic Brewery. Glass is from O'Dell thought.
>>8593598
FYE and Hastings went out of business so I have a lot of useless shit. Awesome shit though. Paid $4 for 4 Doctor Who glasses.
>>8594933
Don't even think that is in my state (pic sorta related)

>>8595578
damn, i saw the fremont brewery and thought you were in seattle. Also because the backdrop in your photo was suuuuper similar to my apartment

>>8589339
As someone who was raised by recovering alcoholics:

I understand your fear. I too have had this fear. But only you know when you've had enough. It's all about what you yourself feel comfortable with. Some people can have one beer and be done with it. I don't usually drink more than one or two beers a night. It's okay to drink more, and it's okay to drink less. Just do what you're comfortable with. Don't let other people tell you how to drink.

If you're really worried, just stop and think every once in a while about how much you're drinking, and how often. It never helps to think about things. If you're getting blackout drunk on a regular basis, then it's probably time to take a serious look at your life. If you're just getting tipsy every once in a while, you're probably okay.

Sorry if I'm rambling; I'm drunk right now. I got a new job and I'm celebrating my better pay and less-shitty work environment with beers and whiskey.

>>8595524
I find that Furious is far, far better on tap than it is from a can. Maybe that has something to do with it. But I just like that super-hoppy taste, especially paired with salty foods.

>>8589384
>Drinking is the only thing that helps me relax.

Are you on Lexapro (escitalopram)?

I'm on it for depression, but I find it's also helps with my OCD tendencies. And it's not addictive. I don't believe it's approved to treat OCD, but it's certainly helped me. Ask your doctor about it. It's not good to be self-medicating. Plus, since it's gone generic, it's cheaper than booze.

I don't mean to sound like a drug peddler, but it seriously changed my life.

So I'm going to San Diego next week and supposedly there is good beer there what should I drink?

>>8595731

Port! Port! Port!

what are your favorite Imperial stouts? I am pretty new to beer, mostly drink whiskey and gin, and really enjoyed Old Rasputin.

>>8595881
I had a glass of Dark Arts from Wicked Weed last night and it was absolutely delightful. 15% Aged in rum barrels with brettanomyces.

Living in Asheville is fucking rad.

>>8595881
I've tried a lot of the "rare" BA stouts and my favorite is still espresso oak aged yeti from Great Divide. All the yeti variants are outstanding.

>>8585331
Did your fedora fall off tipping it that hard?

>>8587987
For sure my man. Belgian trappist ales are top tier

>>8587987
Having St. Bernardus ABT 12 tonight
For how obtainable this is it's damn good

>>8595621
>It never helps to think about things.

that's why I get drunk in the first place

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Drinking a Orval right now.

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Just had an Vedett IPA and tomorrow i'm having a Delirium Red i brought. Last month i tried the Nocturnum and the Tremens and ended up liking the Nocturnum quite a bit more, it was a more remarkable beer imho.
Wanna see how the Red stands on the lineup.

>>8585323
fpbp

>>8595929

Fuck yeah! I'm in Hendo

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I'm going to go to a gas station, get as much bug juice money can buy, and mix it with vodka and see where the night takes me.

>>8599184
this is not the alcoholism thread or the degenerate thread

>>8599184

>vodka

you're either a sissy or a slav
pick one.

>>8595627
I used to really like it when I first started drinking beer. It seemed much more piney than it is now. Same goes for Abrasive. The first time I had it, it was insane. Best DIPA I had ever had. Now it just tastes like another double.
Maybe my tastes changed, but it seems like their recipe got tweaked to meet distribution demands

Currently drinking some Chimay White now, had a weird local session IPA yesterday.

Beer used to be cool but it has unfortunately turned into a nu-male activity. Real men don't associate with these twinky faggots (other than for a nut bust). We drink Whiskey.

You guys all use untappd right?

>>8599841
hit 900 unique beers and my 3 year anniversary in the last week

>>8599841

Never owned a smartphone.

>>8599911
Never owned a cellphone.

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>>8585502
>>8585502
>>8587336
Sucks to not be in michigan

>>8599937

>this is what flyovers actually believe

>>8599952
Where do you live?

>>8599957

Lived all over; currently best coast.

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quite good.

>>8599971
The best coast has fresh water and is without hurricanes/typhoons and earth quakes.

>>8599990

Plenty of water here right now.

>>8585308
Funky Buddha's Nib Smuggler

>>8600000
>this Califaggot got 8600000

kys

>>8600000
What a waste

>>8586173
Get to know the styles, and what makes flavor, and you'll start to zero in on your tastes.

Try something balanced (English Style Bitter, Amber Ale), something malty (Stout, Porter), something hoppy (Pale Ale, India Pale Ale), and see what you like most. Try a wheat bear (Hefeweizen, Witbier), and an abbey style (Dubbel, Tripel), and a sour. Try a crisp lager (Pilsner, Pale Lager).

Somewhere in there, you should like something, and you can go after the styles that are similar, and get to know which breweries have the manufacturing and ingredients that hit your buttons.

>>8588068
Where do you live that supermarkets have draught beer?

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>>8600000
>adds floods to the list

One of these days god will stop phoning it in and get serious

>>8589948
I will never understand the reverence this beer gets.

It's not bad or anything, but I think it's literally the least impressive RIS I've ever had. That list is not short, and I've given Old Rasputin multiple shots. It just isn't great, yet it's got such a reputation.

>>8590941
Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro

This is an interesting question, though.

>>8594765
Are you me?

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>>8600040
>Michigan again

shophorrocks /tavern

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>>8600066
Ok selection of bottles also.

>>8600010
>>8600029
>>8600046

Kek. The rest of the country looks at California like the rest of the world looks at the US: they're all obsessed and secretly wish they lived there. Must be because the beer is so much superior.

>>8595881
Chocolate and Espresso Oak Aged Yeti are probably my favorites that are easy to find.

Stone Xocoveza and Prairie Bomb! are also great.

If you're in Florida, Marshall Zhukov's and I'm So Excited I'm So Scared are currently out. The latter is probably the best coffee IS I've had, and the former is one of the best period.

Best I've ever had -- and probably the best beer I've had period -- is Hunahpu's, but I don't know if you're just asking because you're curious, or if you want recommendations.

If you're looking for recommendations, Abita's Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout is kind of widely distributed. Left Hand's Wake Up Dead -- and its inferior-but-good nitro version -- Bell's Expedition Stout, and Founder's Imperial Stout are wide spread and quality.

>>8600081

That's all beer you can get anywhere. Post the local/regional stuff.

>>8600081
Michigan gets Deschuttes?

Dammit.

>>8600088
You can't get Deschuttes anywhere. I'll happily give up Terrapin and Sweetwater access for it.

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>>8600088
Nigger a) thats an old picture the place isnt open this time of day b) every grocery store buys regional weird shit. I can buy barrel aged huma and kbs at the gas station. The hoppy holidays 12 pack was at every meijer (a huge chain) in the state. If you are in michigan you have access to beer. Pic related is a launch day for barrel aged bastard at a meijer

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>>8600097

Huh... I could have sworn they were in New England.

>>8600109

>grocery stores aren't open at 10pm in michegan

Yeah, must suck not to live there.

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>>8600093
We get deschuttes

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The last month of its release window. I'm going to miss it terribly.

>>8600116
In my defence its a small grocery store. The big ones tend to have more floor space for beer

>>8600132
>floor space
You do realize vertical stacking is a thing, right?

What retard store in hickville, flyover county, nowhere USA has everything on a single layer on the floor?

>>8600114
Man, I love having Cigar City and Funky Buddha, but I didn't realize just how uncommon it is to not have Black Butte access.

>>8600083
California is way behind the Midwest, Northwest and Northeast when it comes to beer

>>8600135
You do see the vertical wire racks with aisles that are barely wide enough to wheel a cart down right?

Here is that $28 dollar hoppy holiday 12 pack fyi

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>>8600145
Whoops

>>8600123

Didn't know Knee Deep was out there.

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>>8600136
Cigar city eh?

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>>8600172
Colabs are pretty popular here. Also: perrin makes good shit

>>8600136
>>8600172
>when people talk about your city and it's not derisively.
i guess it's technically just the beer but all the same

>>8600172
It's funny calling it a collaboration when it's the brewery that owns you.

I've had some great collabs in their tap room though.

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>>8600191
Vivant has done a bunch of colab stuff. Esscofier with new belgian and bon vivant with victory spring to mind.

>>8599641
both

>>8599641
not op but im a chronically depressed slav and this is also my drink of choice

Chronicly depressed is being a slav. Now post beer.

What do you usually eat while drinking a darker beer? I want to like it but I just don't, maybe the right food pairing will do it for me

>>8600349
Darker beer has a wiiiiiiiiiide variety of flavor profiles. Even calling beer "darker" shows ignorance and is pretty bitch mode. What style are you thinking you would like to drink to impress your friends? Failing naming a style, describe what you disliked and we can play "lets name what you didnt like"

>>8600377
I'm talking IPA and darker, which is why I went so general.
Not trying to impress anyone, just trying to see what all the fuss is about
I've got double IPAs and stouts from sampler packs clogging up my fridge

>>8599937
Is this actually worth it? The local store is sell these for $22 a pop.

>>8600349
If it is dark enough, nothing at all.

>>8600384

>ipa
>darker beer

Also this >>8600398

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>>8600398
Lost my picture.... again

>>8600384
Coloration in beer comes from alot of dofferent things, but most beers gather the bulk of their color from the graons used. The beers you list are VERY different from each other which makes me think bitterness is a flavor you arent deeling well with. Thats were the "name a real beer characteristic you are struggling with" thing comes from. Start with stouts and porters, which derive the bitterness from burnt grains and not from hops and work your way into the ipas. You should be able to blend the dryness with either a nice starchy meal or compare it with bitter chocolate. Once you acclimate to bitterness you can wrap your head around ipas.

>>8600386
This years and last arent knocking my socks off but w/e double ipas arent what im craving atm. Normaly the honey is more noticeable than this years incase you think im just being picky to be le coool

>>8600430
Also: if you have never had it give it a shot. It is still a great dipa. The price inflation is stupid to me when i can buy off that display i posted a ways up the thread and the shit has been out here for a month. That said it has been sold out everywhere else in the mitten state for most of the month and i can buy it to trade for what ever i want. Whats 28$ anyway?

>>8599841
I actually just made one and i'm logging the beers i remember buying for the last month but apparently it always takes it as if i'm drinking it right at the moment

>>8599841

I'm seeing a specialist doctor for my alcoholism and she makes me keep a journal of all my drinks (names, amounts, abvs).

Is that kind of the same thing?

>>8599841
No, I'm not trying to prove shit to faggots on the internet

>>8600568
If you dont have the shakes you are just a cunt looking for attention. Hope your copay is low other wise an escort may be more cost effective

Drinkin some mike's hard right now everybody. gonna get messed up

It's crazy how popular Bud Light is considering it's not very good. I don't mind drinking Budweiser, it's tolerable and tastes like beer at least. But Bud Light tastes like seltzer.

>>8585331
I've never seen a fedorapost this blatant in a long, long time.

Settle down

>good friend is self-proclaimed beer connoisseur
>he always insists on having the most indie ass obscure ass locally microbrewed IPA hop milkshake
>refuses to touch anything lighter than an ale

have you ever met someone who interprets people's taste in beer as a defining part of their character? it's kind of sad. I mean I'm all for trying out new beers and broadening horizons but this guy takes it to another level with his snobbishness

>>8600980
Sounds like an idiot. Ditch him

>>8600980
That does sound a bit sad, and irritating.

>>8600349
While food pairing can definitely improve beer, if you don't like it, food probably won't help you.

That said, dark ales pair real well with red meat, and dark lagers pair real well with seafood.

>>8600384
You used something that literally has the name, "pale," in it as an example of, "darker beer?"

>>8600980
>anything lighter than an ale

You don't actually know what an ale is, do you?

>>8585387
>>8585369
>>8585367
I want to drink the fuck out of those and I'm not even from minnesota

>>8601152
What this guy said. Stop refering to color until you have even a faint idea what styles are. I bet you think Guinness draught is super strong due to its coloration.

>>8601152
he meant the yeast is so light it levitates above the surface;

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Posting what I'm drinking right now. Pretty decent, even though in Argentina there are almost no good beers

>>8590407
soap/10

>>8601481
Or that a doppelbock is an ale because it's dark.

How would he handle a cream ale?!

>>8601496
Lol

I started listing all the ways it was a dumb description, and just got overwhelmed.

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>>8585308
Muh nigga. I'm Belgian and slowly getting into beers, for the longest time I thought they all tasted nasty and the same, but I gave some another chance when I noticed my palate changed (I also didn't like olives before, for instance).
So far Gulden Draak is one of my favorites. I should get me one of them glasses someday.

>>8601649
how do you like the chimay?

>>8601649
Best beer country. Remeber that with great power comes great responsibility to try the bounty you are presented with.

For me it is hurricane high gravity, the disgusting malf liquor for the frugal alcoholic

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I can't get enough of this stuff. I used to think German wheat beers were where it was at but I was wrong.

Also making my own beer using coopers wheat kit with 500g wheat spraymalt and 500g dextrose. Not sure how it's going to turn out because my airlock blew off about 2 days in.

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At this thread nobody knows this beer lol. It's just cheap IPA, with hoppy taste

>gulden draak
>Best Belgian beer

I want the plebs to leave mummy

>>8601755
who even said it's the best anything?

>>8601692
Never again

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Drinking this right now, I like the blue more.

Drinking the Delirium Red and it tastes like fucking "wine draft beer" some people make around here.
I didn't know how the fuck that fanta grape bullshit was considered beer but damn...
I guess i like the flavor a bit but i can't call this a proper beer, it smells like grape perfume or something.
It's like something i'd buy if was 3$ because it's refreshing and tasty but for 8$ or 10$ it's not worth.

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how would you rate each of these regions off their beer scene?

>>8601913
if you want to try a good fruit "beer" try pretty much any from new glarus if you can get your hands on it
they absolutely kill the niche

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>>8601970
>recomends a beer only sold in one state...

Nigger I cant even

>>8602026
>not going on multiday road trips to grab some new glarus beerkino
seriously tho if youre ever in the neighborhood its arguably the most decorated brewery in the united states when it comes to sour beers
if youre an /out/ person you could set up a trip around north Wisconsin and the UP

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>>8602049
Yes, I know. Most people however wont have the opportunity. This makes it a shitty recomendation.

>>8586208
>twenty thousand identical IPAs and meme stouts
>best

>>8588075
sick meme bro

>>8602225

>all ipa's taste the same

Opinion discarded.

>>8594813
do you want your Special Boy medal now?

>>8602235
No, just all le hip and trendy West Coast ones.

Ballast Point is a good exception to the rule.

>>8602253

>bp
>a good exception

Ballast Point is the most overhyped, over marketed, over rated WC IPA on the market right now. You're clearly just talking shit.

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>>8601664
My colleagues all love it, but I didn't find it that special. Though I've only had one so far, the blue, and it's been a while, so maybe I should revisit it.
So many to taste tho, and I've never been a big drinker, usually I max out at 1 per week.

>>8601681
Working on it.

>>8601693
Try the Hoegaarden Citron, on a hot summer day, in a frozen glass.

>>8601941
Yellow Blue Green purple red

>>8602234
What's the meme? Get their extra stout at least. Draught tastes like bitter water

Brought the blue Chimay, a Gulden Draak (the regular one, not the 9000) and a Goose IPA.
I'm already familiar with the Draaks but what should i expect from the Goose?

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>>8585323
wow you da dumbass.

cu/ck/.

>>8602686
Goose island? Nothing good

>>8601941
Northeast
>Pretty good, especially in New England home to the best IPA along with the upper midwest, but pretty fucking hard to get a lot of their good stuff, the rest of the northeast is OK, but not nearly as good as New England
Southeast
>pretty bad, some good pockets such as NC, but overall terrible
Southwest
>bad, not much of note
Midwest
>excellent near the Great Lakes, meh as you you get to the not really midwestern plains areas and the southern border states, gets worse fast as you move south of Three Floyds
The West
>complicated, Northwest was the initial leaders, a higher percentage of the beer people drink there is good than anywhere else, but rather lacking in great beer, some plight of the early adopter going on there. Most of the mountain states have little of note besides Colorado which is pretty good, kind of a cross between the northwest and great lakes. California is real hit and miss, some cool stuff in the lesser populated north and San Diego but the population center around LA is pretty shit, California is about average overall but very regional within

>>8601941
West > Midwest >> Southeast >> Northeast >>> Southwest

>>8599841
ratebeer, untappd has no depth

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>>8585367
>>8585387
did someone say aesthetic

>>8601913
My Belgian friend bought me a bottle of Delirium Nocturnum. Drinking it now and it's pretty good. Not the type of thing I'd drink all the time since it's pretty heavy but it's really enjoyable.

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Very boozy barrel aged one!

>>8605777
Delirium makes good stuff and the anon you are responding to is a low class pleeb with no palate

Having a Just Outstanding. I am so happy they started doing cans of this stuff. Clean tasting hoppy IPA.

>>8600980
>IPA snobs
The worst imo. They're good but it's super easy to get burned out on them, especially the "DANK JEWZCE MILK BOMB" ones.

>>8600773
We did a adjunct lager tasting at the brewery I work at and the clear winner was Miller Lite. Funny because most of us drink Hi-Life or PBR. Busweiser was pretty low but Rolling Rock had like a 80% last place ratio.

>>8600349
Nothing usually, unless it's with dinner. Even then, I don't really care.

>>8600178
How is that? It hasn't made it's way to California yet.

>>8600127
Fuck yeah, Nig Smuggler was the shit.

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>>8606769
Its amazing how hoppy pbr was in our blind test.

Also: decided to open one crazy how much it flipped in 4 yrs

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Costal Empire, Coco Pina Gose
Sweet and tart in your mouth, slightly salty after taste.

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>>8586177
Bootleggers, The Bruery, Stone, Noble Ale Works, Ballast Point, Modern Times, etc..

>>8599841
Yeah but I mostly forget to use it and only have 3 friends on it, none of who live in the same country as me and one of them doesn't use it at all. Don't know why I bother.

West coast beer is overpriced, over-hopped swill produced by meme breweries and slavishly consumed by yuppies and trust fund brats who are either blind or afraid to reveal that the emperor has no clothes.

>>8601941
Colorado beats everyone else all by themselves

>>8608499
Whoa anon, them's fighting words. West Coast does make too many IPAs though

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>>8601693
Blowoffs are normal, just sanitise properly. Also, you might want to stop using dextrose or any other type of sugar in brewing, it gives it a really bad, stereotypical homebrew taste. Better to use a can of unflavored malt extract, really makes a difference.
Other things to keep in mind are sanitation, temperature control, and sanitation.
Pic related, an ipa that I made some time ago using BIAB.

>>8603147
>>Southwest bad

Austin has Live Oak and Jester King which both make world class beer.

Drinking a 2017 Bigfoot Barleywine. Starts off super earthy and hoppy and finished really sweet and caramel. It's good fresh and I would imagine it would be great with a few months on it. Never had it before so I figured I should try one fresh and cellar the rest.

Damn good beer to sip on while cooking.

>>8607675
>4 years
Jelly. Never had it.

>>8607722
Is it just a pineapple gose or one with coconut in there too? A place by here does a piña colada gose but it's just pineapple.

>>8586177
Depends where you are mate. There's a few in the IE (including the one I'm at but I don't like shilling). Even if it's a bit far for you, I would recommend checking out The Bruery, Noble Ale Works, Bottle Logic, and Valiant out in the OC. LA has Mumford, Claremont Craft, Highland Park, El Segundo, Smog City, and Golden Road (Say what you will about the sell out, their actual brewpubs are nice places to eat and grab a few pints). There's like a gorillion breweries in San Diego. There's a few out in Tememcula too. Garage, Ironfire, and Electric are out that way and they make solid stuff.