The official supp misc OFFICIAL BEER LOVER thread V2.0

[thedarce]

just finished drinking my last hop shortage. god i miss it.

[IrishPilot]

Surly you gest?

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[thefleshlight]

just finished drinking my last hop shortage. god i miss it.

I miss pure hoppiness

[thedarce]

I miss pure hoppiness

yup. gotta look for another bottle this weekend.

on a side now any socal/LA people been to golden road brewing or eagle rock brewery. thinking of taking a drive out there, but i dont think I've ever had either of their beers.

[TopsecretWaffle]

I miss pure hoppiness

drink ur damn nelson!

[TopsecretWaffle]

just finished drinking my last hop shortage. god i miss it.

i know a few small liquor store that still have it.



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[whiskeyboarder]

People down south rave about that stuff...I wonder how it compares to east or west coast ipas.

Jai Alai is monumental.

I can't speak for the entire Cigar City collection, but i grabbed a handful of the IPAs when I was last in Tampa. And, as I recall, it was a delicious IPA. Very well balanced and with pine up front, but some citrus in the background.

Totally going from memory. But, in a world where many IPAs taste the same, I recall specifically enjoying Jai Alai

[spak]

YESSSS. Huge tropical fruits with citrus zests and floral hops. just tons of hops in here. Well balanced rye spiciness and a rock solid malt backbone.

[TopsecretWaffle]

^do want

[OmniscientCause]

YESSSS. Huge tropical fruits with citrus zests and floral hops. just tons of hops in here. Well balanced rye spiciness and a rock solid malt backbone.

Im calling ps on all ur photos...ur using some sort of lighting trick to make them all look amazing...haha jk. I have a FFF package coming my way next week maybe this will be in it. I know its a 6 of zombie dust and a couple bombers.

[spak]

Im calling ps on all ur photos...ur using some sort of lighting trick to make them all look amazing...haha jk. I have a FFF package coming my way next week maybe this will be in it. I know its a 6 of zombie dust and a couple bombers.

It will probably be Dreadnaught and Arctic Panzer Wolf. Could be Broo Doo too, which is a fuking kick ass fresh hop IPA. They are the most easily available IPAs right now I would say. But honestly you cant go wrong with any IPA they make, they are all god damn fantastic. I just recently got into the possession of other styles they have made(shopping 20 minutes from the brewery at beer stores helps), so I am looking forward to them. Baltic Porter, Helles, Saision, and Kolsch to name a few. If you complain about camera shortcuts now, just wait until I get my Nikon D5100 for the holidays

I also had a Nogne O before that FFF. It was a Smoked Rye Barelywine. Huge depth and complexity of flavors, I was quite impressed. Caramel, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, wood, rye spiciness, tobacco, toast, pine, citrus rind, herbal, earth. Hardly carbonated but it worked out so well.

[icetrauma]

drink ur damn nelson!

He just likes to biatch

[icetrauma]

It will probably be Dreadnaught and Arctic Panzer Wolf. Could be Broo Doo too, which is a fuking kick ass fresh hop IPA. They are the most easily available IPAs right now I would say. But honestly you cant go wrong with any IPA they make, they are all god damn fantastic. I just recently got into the possession of other styles they have made(shopping 20 minutes from the brewery at beer stores helps), so I am looking forward to them. Baltic Porter, Helles, Saision, and Kolsch to name a few.

How is the Dreadnaught and Arctic Panzer Wolf? Balanced or hop bombs?

[OmniscientCause]

It will probably be Dreadnaught and Arctic Panzer Wolf. Could be Broo Doo too, which is a fuking kick ass fresh hop IPA. They are the most easily available IPAs right now I would say. But honestly you cant go wrong with any IPA they make, they are all god damn fantastic. I just recently got into the possession of other styles they have made(shopping 20 minutes from the brewery at beer stores helps), so I am looking forward to them. Baltic Porter, Helles, Saision, and Kolsch to name a few.

It wont be panzar he sent me that last month and I had the kolsch...really not my thing at all. He said one would be the barlywine i forget the name. And the others he hadnt picked up yet but would be hop forward. I asked for dreadnaught though. The zombie dust was more important though.

How is the Dreadnaught and Arctic Panzer Wolf? Balanced or hop bombs?

meh i thought it was mediocre. I didnt find it a hop bomb so you might like it.

[icetrauma]

It wont be panzar he sent me that last month and I had the kolsch...really not my thing at all. He said one would be the barlywine i forget the name. And the others he hadnt picked up yet but would be hop forward. I asked for dreadnaught though. The zombie dust was more important though.



meh i thought it was mediocre. I didnt find it a hop bomb so you might like it.

Thanks and I believe the Barleywine is called Behemoth and I do want to eventually give it a try.

[spak]

How is the Dreadnaught and Arctic Panzer Wolf? Balanced or hop bombs?

My reviews in whole:

Dreadnaught:
22 ounce bottle into tulip, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy golden amber color with a dense 2 finger off white head with amazing retention that reduces to a thick lacing cap. Dense lacing clings to the sides of the glass as you drink. Aromas of huge amounts of pine, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, caramel, and spices. Insane aromas with tons of strength. Taste of tons of pine, caramel, pineapple, orange, grapefruit, lemon, and spices. Nice amount of bitterness on the finish that lingers with caramel, pineapple, orange, pine, and grapefruit flavors. The balance is completely perfect in this beer. There is a ton of bitterness, but it does not overwhelm your palate because of the malt balance being just as strong. Slightly syrupy with huge creamy mouthfeel, but still insanely smooth. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied. Alcohol is practically invisible with only a very small warming on the finish. For the alcohol level, this drinks way too easy. Overall this is a mind blowing DIPA. The balance of flavors is insane, and I could drink this all day even though its 9.5% haha. Perfection

Panzer:
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours extremely hazy golden amber color with a nice 2-3 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Good foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of big orange zest, grapefruit, pine resin, lemon zest, pineapple, floral, herbal, grass, and earthy spiciness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity. Taste of big grapefruit, pine, orange zest, lemon zest, floral, pineapple, grass, and herbal spiciness. Good amount of piney bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus zest, pine, floral, grass, and herbal spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome balance of bitterness and sweetness; intense hop flavors, but they are not overwhelming at all. Extremely minimal amounts of cloying bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding DIPA as expected! Big intense hop flavors that are very balanced; and very smooth to sip on. Highly enjoyable and delicious!

Basically Panzer is a huge lemon/pineapple bomb and Dreadnaught is an explosion of citrus and some tropical fruits. All DIPAs FFF makes are the definition of balance. You would not hate them at all. Hardly any pine astringency at all in the ones I had. Dreadnaught is the only perfect score I ever gave.(in Mid 2011 too when I got it super fresh) JW Lees Harvest is in second place(10 year old bottle btw) Seriously everyone in this thread needs to have an old bottle of JW Lees before you know what an amazing barleywine really is. I have another bottle of Dreadnaught on me now to be consumed probably this weekend.

It wont be panzar he sent me that last month and I had the kolsch...really not my thing at all. He said one would be the barlywine i forget the name. And the others he hadnt picked up yet but would be hop forward. I asked for dreadnaught though. The zombie dust was more important though.

Yea it's Behemoth as Ice noted above me. I have a bottle in my cellar aging from last year when they released it to Ohio with yellow wax. I will review it again probably next year(had a bottle in 2010 I think, or early 2011). I am really looking forward to the Kolsch though, its really a style you have to be a style connoisseur to appreciate. Its not supposed to be a hop bomb.

[OmniscientCause]

I think he was saying risgoop not behemoth. Hes sending out monday so we'll see some time most likely a week from today

[icetrauma]

I think he was saying risgoop not behemoth. Hes sending out monday so we'll see some time most likely a week from today

That's there other barleywine.


Edit.............it is there Mikeller collaboration barleywine.

[spak]

I think he was saying risgoop not behemoth. Hes sending out monday so we'll see some time most likely a week from today

Good deal, I have a bottle of that from the Pub I got a few weeks ago. Looking forward to trying it. I had Boogoop earlier this year, which is a Wheatwine and it was delicious.

That's there other barleywine.


Edit.............it is there Mikeller collaboration barleywine.

edit: this was the other one:



It was also available through Mikkeller distribution which was nice.

[icetrauma]

Good deal, I have a bottle of that from the Pub I got a few weeks ago. Looking forward to trying it. I had Boogoop earlier this year, which is a Wheatwine and it was delicious.



edit: this was the other one:



It was also available through Mikkeller distribution which was nice.

Really like the FFF labels.

[spak]

Really like the FFF labels.

Apparently artist Jim Zimmer does all of FFF labels for the newer releases. Not sure who did the old ones like Alpha King and Gumballhead

"Three Floyds Brewing Co.

Working full time at a Chicago advertising agency, "I don't get to do super creative stuff," said Zimmer, a DePauw University graduate. "Being an artist by trade, I like to get out there and do some wild stuff whenever I can."

Three Floyds -- where Zimmer, 36, has done graphic design for four years -- offers that chance. In addition to work on bottle art, Zimmer creates promotional materials for the Munster brewery -- everything from playing cards, hockey jerseys and the highly sought "golden tickets" for the annual Dark Lord Day beer release.

The ticket for the 2011 event featured skulls and the sort of kill-markings familiar to military aircraft.

"I got a text from (brewery president) Nick Floyd that said 'We want the theme to be space marines,' " said Zimmer.

But he's most proud of the first Three Floyd's Label he did -- a brightly colored piece combining elements of the brewery with imagery from the film "A Clockwork Orange."

"I always show the Moloko label when I show my portfolio," he said."

Moloko label:

[poison]

Anyone try the 2012 trader Joes vintage ale yet? It's unibroue.

[OmniscientCause]

Apparently artist Jim Zimmer does all of FFF labels

"Three Floyds Brewing Co.

Working full time at a Chicago advertising agency, "I don't get to do super creative stuff," said Zimmer, a DePauw University graduate. "Being an artist by trade, I like to get out there and do some wild stuff whenever I can."

Three Floyds -- where Zimmer, 36, has done graphic design for four years -- offers that chance. In addition to work on bottle art, Zimmer creates promotional materials for the Munster brewery -- everything from playing cards, hockey jerseys and the highly sought "golden tickets" for the annual Dark Lord Day beer release.

The ticket for the 2011 event featured skulls and the sort of kill-markings familiar to military aircraft.

"I got a text from (brewery president) Nick Floyd that said 'We want the theme to be space marines,' " said Zimmer.

But he's most proud of the first Three Floyd's Label he did -- a brightly colored piece combining elements of the brewery with imagery from the film "A Clockwork Orange."

"I always show the Moloko label when I show my portfolio," he said."

Moloko label:

Yea thats a pretty sweet bottle...clock work orange inspired. Cant really argue with that

[SpeedCheeser]

People down south rave about that stuff...I wonder how it compares to east or west coast ipas.

Where down south? I'm about as south as it gets and I don't notice any of that ****s.

YESSSS. Huge tropical fruits with citrus zests and floral hops. just tons of hops in here. Well balanced rye spiciness and a rock solid malt backbone.

sounds good...likes the idea...saw FFF logo...super jelly. I've loved what little I've tried from them. They made a fan beer for my favorite metal band. I wish I had more FFF in my life. In a major way.

[TopsecretWaffle]

^amon amarth right?

[SpeedCheeser]

^amon amarth right?

fukk yes!

Believe the beer was called Ragnarok.

[icetrauma]

Where down south? I'm about as south as it gets and I don't notice any of that ****s.

Cigar City if very localized in Florida.

[SpeedCheeser]

^amon amarth right?

must spread blah blah...

I need to find more people to rep. Find me someone worthy.

[SpeedCheeser]

Cigar City if very localized in Florida.

Right in America's wang...

[giggitybrah]

I live in MN.

How available is Surly in MN? My sister is going there during New Years so need to send her on a mission to grab some for me.