The official supp misc OFFICIAL BEER LOVER thread V2.0

[SpeedCheeser]

ice...funny story about rasputin...it was one of the first beers i bought when i turned 21 when i was just getting into craft. On my 21st bday i went and bought a mixed 6 this is what i got.

stone ipa
stone levitation...the red ale?
rasputin
stormking
and 2 others i cant remember...

i drain poured or gave both storm king and rasputin to my roommates. It wasnt till i was like 23 did I start drinking RIS. And oh do I love them now.

lol, wut? Drain pours and giving beers away on your 21 birthday? I'm pretty sure the goal is supposed to be drink everything you get your hands on. You dun goofed.

[spak]

ice...funny story about rasputin...it was one of the first beers i bought when i turned 21 when i was just getting into craft. On my 21st bday i went and bought a mixed 6 this is what i got.

stone ipa
stone levitation...the red ale?
rasputin
stormking
and 2 others i cant remember...

i drain poured or gave both storm king and rasputin to my roommates. It wasnt till i was like 23 did I start drinking RIS. And oh do I love them now.

I dont care what anyone says about Stone. I had a bottle of Stone Regular IPA that was 3 months old(I drank it on the bottle exp date), and it blew my fuking MIND. And this was middle of this year, nearly 2 years after I had it the first time rating it. I know that it is heavy on whole centennial hops, so I may be biased, but lets be real here. I would even say that normal IPA beats ruination. I will have to give Ruination another go again to compare. But after that I still try to keep the IPA six packs in my IPA rotation in my fridge.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if they would just stop calling them beers. lol. I get what they're going for and everything, but it's just not the flavor I'm looking for. And I had way too many failed beers before I started getting really into craft brewing, and just associate sourness with bad things. Dunno. Just not something I can bring myself around to caring for.

Some people compare sours to wine in that respect, but god damn I love sours WAY more than wine. I was trying to get into wine earlier this year, but single malt scotch and 12 year old Irish whiskey and bourbon took its place in the past 3 months.

[icetrauma]

ice...funny story about rasputin...it was one of the first beers i bought when i turned 21 when i was just getting into craft. On my 21st bday i went and bought a mixed 6 this is what i got.

stone ipa
stone levitation...the red ale?
rasputin
stormking
and 2 others i cant remember...

i drain poured or gave both storm king and rasputin to my roommates. It wasnt till i was like 23 did I start drinking RIS. And oh do I love them now.

One of the 1st craft beer I had was Avery's The Beast and I drain poured it. Thought it was a complete mess. I had one a month ago and enjoyed it. My how times have changed.

[OmniscientCause]

lol, wut? Drain pours and giving beers away on your 21 birthday? I'm pretty sure the goal is supposed to be drink everything you get your hands on. You dun goofed.

I didnt actually drink all of them on my 21st...if its any consolation i had h1n1...i didnt drink till like 2 days later. My bday was on a wed and my school sent me home that tuesday...so I wasnt even at school for my 21st bday.

That being said I wound up drinking lots of captains that weekend but before i started with that i cracked the rasputin and didnt like it so i gave it to a roommate and a day or so later cracked the stomking and no one where i was at like craft so we didnt appreciate it and drain poured it. I was litterally just getting into it. I had, had sierra nevada and sam nobile pills before this that was the extent of craft for me.

and as an aside i went to the biggest drinking school in the nation according to Princeton review.

number 1 in hard alcohol consumption per student and number 4 in beer consumption per student...so it my methodology of drinking had to change drastically from going from keystone to craft. I seriously would kill 2 30 racks of keystone/coors with my 3 other roommates before going out every friday and sat night.

[spak]

One of the 1st craft beer I had was Avery's The Beast and I drain poured it. Thought it was a complete mess. I had one a month ago and enjoyed it. My how times have changed.

That's how my palate was with Beligans. I had Delirium Nocturnum as one of my first Belgians and gave it a meh review. Second time I had it last xmas it was 4.5/5. La Fin Du Monde had the same comparison with 2010 vs 2012 tasting. It is one of the best ever for me now.

[OmniscientCause]

That's how my palate was with Beligans. I had Delirium Nocturnum as one of my first Belgians and gave it a meh review. Second time I had it last xmas it was 4.5/5. La Fin Du Monde had the same comparison with 2010 vs 2012 tasting. It is one of the best ever for me now.

Yea i mean actual good beer is an acquired taste that take awhile to get used to. It took me awhile before I would venture past anything other then ipas and wheat beers.

[icetrauma]

That's how my palate was with Beligans. I had Delirium Nocturnum as one of my first Belgians and gave it a meh review. Second time I had it last xmas it was 4.5/5. La Fin Du Monde had the same comparison with 2010 vs 2012 tasting. It is one of the best ever for me now.

My first craft beer exposure was to Jubel by Joseph Frankishner Sailor which is no longer brewed and the 2nd and 3rd beers where Chimay GR and Corsendonk Abbey Brown Ale. I love me some Belgians.

[icetrauma]

Yea i mean actual good beer is an acquired taste that take awhile to get used to. It took me awhile before I would venture past anything other then ipas and wheat beers.

La Fin Du Monde is not good beer. LOL, btw, I don't like tripels either.

[icetrauma]

Some people compare sours to wine in that respect, but god damn I love sours WAY more than wine. I was trying to get into wine earlier this year, but single malt scotch and 12 year old Irish whiskey and bourbon took its place in the past 3 months.

This time of year I move into bourbons and scotch.

[SpeedCheeser]

One of the 1st craft beer I had was Avery's The Beast and I drain poured it. Thought it was a complete mess. I had one a month ago and enjoyed it. My how times have changed.

lol, I really need to try the beast again. That too was probably the first "high end" beer I had..."dafuq am I drinking?" I'm curious to try it again.

I didnt actually drink all of them on my 21st...if its any consolation i had h1n1...i didnt drink till like 2 days later. My bday was on a wed and my school sent me home that tuesday...so I wasnt even at school for my 21st bday.

That being said I wound up drinking lots of captains that weekend but before i started with that i cracked the rasputin and didnt like it so i gave it to a roommate and a day or so later cracked the stomking and no one where i was at like craft so we didnt appreciate it and drain poured it. I was litterally just getting into it. I had, had sierra nevada and sam nobile pills before this that was the extent of craft for me.

and as an aside i went to the biggest drinking school in the nation according to Princeton review.

number 1 in hard alcohol consumption per student and number 4 in beer consumption per student...so it my methodology of drinking had to change drastically from going from keystone to craft. I seriously would kill 2 30 racks of keystone/coors with my 3 other roommates before going out every friday and sat night.

lol. Just bustin your balls man. All good. When I'm on a mission...which seems to be way too damn often...I can pound some trash beers or liquor away as well.

[Vibrio]

I was expecting it to not be insanely amazing, but it was excellent IMO. Basically met my expectations. I am waiting to see what it turns into in 6-12 months. I have a stockpile of the 2010 30th anniv Imp Stouts and Bwines, and they are fuking incredible right now after 2 years. Seriously, the Jack and Kens Black BWine is one of the best I have ever had(at 2 yrs old)

Hm, never occurred to me to age it. I've got a sixer, might let 2 of 'em hang out till next year.

[SpeedCheeser]

La Fin Du Monde is not good beer. LOL, btw, I don't like tripels either.

It depends on the tripel for me. Some are pretty good, and some are meh or so. La Fin Du Monde works for me alright.


But you better watch out...don't like saison/sours, don't like tripels, starting to not like IPAs...you don't watch out you're gonna turn into ****ing fleshlight.

[OmniscientCause]

despite having h1n1 i went out to dinner with my parents on my 21st bday and drank micholob ultra....hahaahhah and on that note im going to bed. I just dug my own grave there. I used to like that beer.

[SpeedCheeser]

despite having h1n1 i went out to dinner with my parents on my 21st bday and drank micholob ultra....hahaahhah and on that note im going to bed. I just dug my own grave there. I used to like that beer.

[icetrauma]

It depends on the tripel for me. Some are pretty good, and some are meh or so. La Fin Du Monde works for me alright.


But you better watch out...don't like saison/sours, don't like tripels, starting to not like IPAs...you don't watch out you're gonna turn into ****ing fleshlight.

I like IPA's, they just have to be balanced and not straight up piney woods hop bombs. And phucking LOL!

[SpeedCheeser]

I like IPA's, they just have to be balanced and not straight up piney woods hop bombs. And phucking LOL!

I get ya. I'm not too big on beers that taste like I'm fellating a pine cone.

[thefleshlight]

I don't understand you infected beer loving *******s.

lol, brew a few bad batches of beer, you'll learn to not like what was previously considered an off flavor and a failure.

LOL that's the perfect description of it. Spak, want some 08 GLBC Xmas ale that has soured? You may LOVE it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA another perfect response

Hammered three pints of GLBC Xmas ale last night at the only bar near my campus about 45 minutes before I had to go babysit a lab final. Ran in to an ex student who's on the gymnastics team.... she was all over mah balls, got her number and, well, IDK take it day by day.

[blinkers88]

Got a case of Brown Shugga for like $30. Man I love Lagunitas

[D3Baseball]

Pretty good. Lots of ginger on the nose. Ginger and sweetness on the front with quite a bit of roastiness on the finish. Nice holiday option. Next up: Stone Enjoy by 12.21.12

[icetrauma]

Picked up some Avery Samael's and Kaiser along with a Great Divide Hibernation Ale. Sorry Spak, they were all outta Noble King.

[TheFugitive]

Got me some more Pliny and Sculpin looking forward to Blind Pig and Hopsickle

Thanks to giggitybrah

[OmniscientCause]

Lots of trading and beer sharing going on in this thread lately...I like that!

[giggitybrah]

X-Mas came early!!!!! Thanks to TheFugitive and OmniscientCause

[blinkers88]

Got a case of Brown Shugga for like $30. Man I love Lagunitas

Fuarrrk this stuff is awesome. Nice sweetness to counter the hop bitterness. And I can't even taste the alcohol really it just has a nice warming effect. Fuking impressive since it's 9.99%

[TopsecretWaffle]

Fuarrrk this stuff is awesome. Nice sweetness to counter the hop bitterness. And I can't even taste the alcohol really it just has a nice warming effect. Fuking impressive since it's 9.99%

that stuff just completely wrecks you. so awesome

[Vibrio]

So many brahs all excited to receive rare beers. Where in the country do you have to live to have access to most of these highly sought-after brews?

[icetrauma]

So many brahs all excited to receive rare beers. Where in the country do you have to live to have access to most of these highly sought-after brews?

You should have access to some goods in Maryland. We don't get **** in Tx.

[blinkers88]

that stuff just completely wrecks you. so awesome

dude I'm only 2 down and I'm feelin it lulz

So many brahs all excited to receive rare beers. Where in the country do you have to live to have access to most of these highly sought-after brews?

San Diego is the craft brew capital brah

[blinkers88]

Man for the price Lagunitas can't be beat. I've only had 2 of their brews (Hop Stoopid Brown Shugga) but they are AWESOME and cheap as hell

[TopsecretWaffle]

Man for the price Lagunitas can't be beat. I've only had 2 of their brews (Hop Stoopid Brown Shugga) but they are AWESOME and cheap as hell

Just wait till you get your grubby little mitts on some lil sumpin