Beer appreciation thread

KSigkid · #1 12-12-2006, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Lil' Hannah

I'm pulling a Valkyrie and quoting myself here. I got my first Snow Goose six pack of the season on Saturday and it was AWESOME! I've been keeping an eye out for new winter beers at my regular store and unfortunately the selection isn't that great. Maybe the winter beers are still coming in?

Also, what's up with Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale? Any good? The packaging just looks so ugly to me and it turns me off so I've never tried it.

I'm not sure - I've tended to stay away from Sierra Nevada at times because it's a bit overpriced for the quality. It's good, but not among the top tier of beers.

In this area, the winter beers have been coming in since August. Maybe it's because Sam Adams and the local breweries come out with their brands early around here.

If I try it I'll post though. I'm going to be picking up a couple of six packs of something once exams are over.

33girl · #2 12-12-2006, 10:39 AM

Too lazy to look back over the thread, but I tried Magic Hat #9 over the weekend. It didn't really do anything for me.

Re Blue Moon, I drink it with a lemon, not an orange.

macallan25 · #3 12-12-2006, 10:56 AM

........far better with an orange.

33girl · #4 12-12-2006, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

........far better with an orange.

I've had it w/ both, and I just don't like the orange.

shinerbock · #5 12-12-2006, 11:35 AM

You two should get a room for your beer and fruit. Why don't you just trade it in for a grapefruit and stoli or something.

On a serious note, when I moved to Athens, anytime I ordered a bourbon and coke, it came with a lime. What the hell is with this? God I hate UGA.

KSigkid · #6 12-12-2006, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Too lazy to look back over the thread, but I tried Magic Hat #9 over the weekend. It didn't really do anything for me.

Re Blue Moon, I drink it with a lemon, not an orange.

#9 is the weakest of the Magic Hats, in my opinion. The limited time varieties are much better than their usual beers. Their holiday beer this season is awesome.

People serve bourbon and cokes come with lime around here all the time; that's why I usually just order bourbon on the rocks. No one dares to put a lime in that.

Edited because I apparently can't type in complete sentences...

shinerbock · #7 12-12-2006, 11:53 AM

You would think. I usually order knob creek and ice, and the other night the guy goes, "would you like a lime?" I don't understand what the deal is. Even if you get a well bourbon and coke at a bar in bham or atlanta, they don't ask if you want one. Florida is even worse, a bartender in Orlando didn't understand when we didn't want Canadian Mist after they ran out of Makers...apparently "its pretty much the same thing"...

KSigkid · #8 12-12-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

You would think. I usually order knob creek and ice, and the other night the guy goes, "would you like a lime?" I don't understand what the deal is. Even if you get a well bourbon and coke at a bar in bham or atlanta, they don't ask if you want one. Florida is even worse, a bartender in Orlando didn't understand when we didn't want Canadian Mist after they ran out of Makers...apparently "its pretty much the same thing"...

Since they always put them in up here, I've just gotten used to asking them not to put the lime in when I order it.

It's funny, I don't mind fruit in my beer (like in a Harpoon UFO or a blueberry beer, etc.), but I don't want it in my bourbon or bourbon and coke.

valkyrie · #9 12-12-2006, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

I'm not sure - I've tended to stay away from Sierra Nevada at times because it's a bit overpriced for the quality. It's good, but not among the top tier of beers.

Really? I think Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the shit -- I always refer to it as our "default beer" -- it's yummy and I don't get sick of it.

I haven't had the celebration ale since last year, but I know I like it, so I say go for it.

In other news, there's a beer fest in Vail next month. We're trying to figure out if we should go -- they have some sweet hotel discounts, so it's probably worth it even though it's ski season. Also, I think I'm almost finished with my list of Colorado breweries -- there are 106. I actually made an Excel spreadsheet, LOL. BEER DORK.

KSigkid · #10 12-12-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

Really? I think Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the shit -- I always refer to it as our "default beer" -- it's yummy and I don't get sick of it.

I haven't had the celebration ale since last year, but I know I like it, so I say go for it.

In other news, there's a beer fest in Vail next month. We're trying to figure out if we should go -- they have some sweet hotel discounts, so it's probably worth it even though it's ski season. Also, I think I'm almost finished with my list of Colorado breweries -- there are 106. I actually made an Excel spreadsheet, LOL. BEER DORK.

It's not that it's necessarily bad; for some reason I've just always thought of it as a good, but not great, beer. Maybe it's because I haven't had it in a while. I'll have to pick up some this week and do another taste test.

That's awesome that there are so many breweries around you. Out east there are a few really good ones, but not as many as you would think.

The place I like around here is CitySteam. The Baghdad Black is awesome, and overall their stuff is solid. Plus, the prices are pretty reasonable, especially for beer of that quality.

http://citysteambrewerycafe.com/

shinerbock · #11 12-12-2006, 01:02 PM

I like Sierra Nevada, but its sort of a 2nd choice behind sweetwater for me.

valkyrie · #12 12-12-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

The place I like around here is CitySteam. The Baghdad Black is awesome, and overall their stuff is solid. Plus, the prices are pretty reasonable, especially for beer of that quality.

http://citysteambrewerycafe.com/

So I was just looking at this, and their beer list doesn't include an IPA. Do they have one? IPA is more common in the western U.S., isn't it?

KSigkid · #13 12-12-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

So I was just looking at this, and their beer list doesn't include an IPA. Do they have one? IPA is more common in the western U.S., isn't it?

They have one, but I don't think it's one of their "usuals." I had it the last time I was there, and it was pretty good.

A few local breweries (most notably Harpoon) make IPAs; I wasn't aware it was a regional thing.

Lil' Hannah · #14 04-16-2007, 09:54 AM

Over the weekend I tried Old Dominion's Spring Brew which is "a Doppelbock (double bock) beer in Bavarian tradition." I was actually disappointed...it just wasn't that great. Their plain old Ale is still one of my favorite drinks, though.

I don't know if we finally started getting Shiner Bock up here in the Mid-Atlantic or if I've just started noticing it, but I've tried that a few times and I've been happy with it...it reminds me a bit of Yuengling in that it's a decent beer for a good price. I've seen the Kölsch and the Blonde as well so I'll probably give those a try sometime soon.

ISUKappa · #15 05-29-2007, 05:27 PM

I've decided I want to marry Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout and have a million of its babies. The husband and I drank all the Sam Smith Oatmeals the bar had on hand. Once those were gone, I switched to Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout which wasn't too bad. Either that, or by then I didn't care anymore. Or maybe it was Boulevard Oatmeal... my memory's a little hazy by that time.