Beer appreciation thread - Page 2

SigmaChiCard · #16 08-08-2005, 04:38 PM

chimay is really good - i liked chimay red
sam smith oatmeal stout is great - and really any of the sam smith's are great
arrogant bastard ale is a good one - pretty strong - and the bottle story is funny
Lindemans Framboise Raspberry is good is you like fruity drinks
Goose Island Oatmeal Stout is a really strong heavy stout beer
Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot is too
I'm a big grolsch fan...it's just kind of the hipster beer
and staroprammen dunkle is great too
single track is good, and rogue too
i don't recall who it was by, but there was a chocolate and pumpkin spice stout that was realy good that i drank last year.
Yuengling is really good and it's really pretty cheap
Liberty and Anchor Steam are both good too
duvel is another trappist made beer that is good

i love beer. beer..beer...beer

aephi alum · #17 08-08-2005, 04:56 PM

Okay, time for my Sunset story.

I think I've posted this before, but it fits here.

My now-husband took me to the Sunset for a yard for my 21st birthday. It was actually a couple of days after my birthday - can I tell you how much it sucks to have your 21st birthday on Thanksgiving??

We weren't carded until we ordered our yards (you have to give them an ID as collateral, to ensure you pay for the glass if you break it - yard glasses are expensive), and even then, the server accepted my expired driver's license.

So there we were at the Sunset, drinking our yards (I had Harpoon IPA; I don't remember what he had). Over at the next table were two young women...

...drinking Bud.

Why would you go to a place that specializes in beer and has 110 beers on tap (many of them unusual), and drink BUD???

To the Sunset's credit, they had not wasted any of their taps on the Bud; they carry it only in bottles.

KSigkid -- where's Publick House?

KSigkid · #18 08-08-2005, 07:51 PM

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Originally posted by aephi alum
Okay, time for my Sunset story. I think I've posted this before, but it fits here.

My now-husband took me to the Sunset for a yard for my 21st birthday. It was actually a couple of days after my birthday - can I tell you how much it sucks to have your 21st birthday on Thanksgiving??

We weren't carded until we ordered our yards (you have to give them an ID as collateral, to ensure you pay for the glass if you break it - yard glasses are expensive), and even then, the server accepted my expired driver's license.

So there we were at the Sunset, drinking our yards (I had Harpoon IPA; I don't remember what he had). Over at the next table were two young women...

...drinking Bud.

Why would you go to a place that specializes in beer and has 110 beers on tap (many of them unusual), and drink BUD???

To the Sunset's credit, they had not wasted any of their taps on the Bud; they carry it only in bottles.

KSigkid -- where's Publick House?

Haha - I've seen that too many times before. I don't get it either, especially since Bud isn't really cheaper than many of the good brands they have.

The yard is definitely the way to go - haven't been to Sunset in a while, but the next time I go I'll have to have one.

SigmaChi - It's funny, I went through a period sophomore year where I really liked Grolsch, and it was all I would get. That passed, but I don't know why. It's just funny I was drinking it all the time at one point.

Publick House is in Washington Square (upper Beacon St. in Brookline). It actually is supposed to have really good food as well.
http://www.thepublickhousebrookline.com/

mu_agd · #19 08-08-2005, 10:23 PM

Hey Collin, we had another $12 tab tonight.

Lil' Hannah · #20 08-09-2005, 08:40 AM

Last night I tried Tupper's Hop Pocket from Old Dominion Ale, a VA brewery. It was, as the name suggests, hoppy and also a bit floral. It took a bottle to sort of get used to it, but after that I did enjoy it. And half the proceeds go to charities benefiting the homeless!

Old Dominion hosts a great beer festival at their brewery in Ashburn at the end of June (where I tried the Left Hand) so if you're in the DC area I recommend it.

KSigkid · #21 08-09-2005, 08:51 AM

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Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
Last night I tried Tupper's Hop Pocket from Old Dominion Ale, a VA brewery. It was, as the name suggests, hoppy and also a bit floral. It took a bottle to sort of get used to it, but after that I did enjoy it. And half the proceeds go to charities benefiting the homeless!

Old Dominion hosts a great beer festival at their brewery in Ashburn at the end of June (where I tried the Left Hand) so if you're in the DC area I recommend it.

From the site that looks like a solid brewery. Have you tried any of the other beers they make? The Oak Barrel stout looks really good, as does the one you said that you tried.

I really have to find a hook-up like that in this city. A $12 bar tab is unreal.

Lil' Hannah · #22 08-09-2005, 09:02 AM

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Originally posted by KSigkid
From the site that looks like a solid brewery. Have you tried any of the other beers they make? The Oak Barrel stout looks really good, as does the one you said that you tried.

I really have to find a hook-up like that in this city. A $12 bar tab is unreal.

I remember trying the Starr Hill and the Millennium Ale. The Lager, Old Dominion's flagship beer, was also at the store last night so maybe I'll give that a go next time.

AEPhiSierra · #23 08-09-2005, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by SigmaChiCard
Lindemans Framboise Raspberry is good is you like fruity drinks

That's one of my faves too but I am bigger fan of Lindeman's Peche (Peach)

I also drink Stella Artois but annoyingly they don't have it on tap in a lot of bars in Brooklyn around me. Thankfully it's pretty standard in Manhattan. Belgian beers in general are great.

mu_agd · #24 08-09-2005, 09:22 AM

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Originally posted by KSigkid
I really have to find a hook-up like that in this city. A $12 bar tab is unreal.

Just remember, the $12 tab includes food as well.

KSigkid · #25 08-09-2005, 09:25 AM

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Originally posted by mu_agd
Just remember, the $12 tab includes food as well.

Unreal - if I had that hook-up I don't think I'd go anywhere else.

Stella is on tap everywhere here in Boston; I'm not too big of a fan, but I'll have it depending on what else is on tap.

mu_agd · #26 08-09-2005, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by KSigkid
Unreal - if I had that hook-up I don't think I'd go anywhere else.

I keep trying to tell them that once I move I won't be there as much. they don't seem to believe me.

KSig RC · #27 08-09-2005, 10:20 AM

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Stella is on tap everywhere here in Boston; I'm not too big of a fan, but I'll have it depending on what else is on tap.

Agreed.

Today's beer for the kids: Kronenbourg 1664

Since we have a group who loves any and all things French, regardless of issue or quality, here's a pretty solid French lager - no tricks, and certainly nothing special, but all around a nice beer in the traditional euro lager mold.

Something to think about the next time you're looking to drink an import just to drink an import (read: 'buy me instead of grolsch or heine')

KSigkid · #28 08-09-2005, 10:25 AM

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Agreed.

Today's beer for the kids: Kronenbourg 1664

Since we have a group who loves any and all things French, regardless of issue or quality, here's a pretty solid French lager - no tricks, and certainly nothing special, but all around a nice beer in the traditional euro lager mold.

Something to think about the next time you're looking to drink an import just to drink an import (read: 'buy me instead of grolsch or heine')

Good catch - a better beer than Stella in my opinion, definitely worth a try for those who are looking to expand, but don't want anything overwhelming.

On the import issue; there's a couple of guys here who started a site/group, The Beer Advocate (beeradvocate.com). Generally they have solid ideas on beer, but on top of that they advocate people choosing small American breweries over imports. Their main point is that if you're overseas, try imports native to the area you are visiting, but it's never a bad idea to support the micro breweries here in the U.S. by buying their beer.

moe.ron · #29 08-09-2005, 10:27 AM

I don't drink that much beers anymore. It's now fine wine and some brandy for me. Age must be getting to me.

sigtau305 · #30 08-09-2005, 10:59 AM

Great Lakes Beer is the best local beer around. they're all good , espcially the Elliot Ness beer.

My Standard beer includes MGD, Budweiser, Michalob Ultra, Coors Light, Molson Ice

But the one Beer I would really love to have is :

Michalob Amberbock.

It's hard to find a bar that has this beer either on tap or bottle.