The official supp misc OFFICIAL BEER LOVER thread V2.0

[bodomwarrior13]

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.

love golden road's berliner but the rest of their beers are mediocre

[thefleshlight]

drink ur damn nelson!

This weekend when am smoking pork roast stuffed with andouille and wrapped with bacon

with bacon burtangos.

[IrishPilot]

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.

Depends what part, but for the most part its very easily attainable.

[Vibrio]

Cracked open one of dem dere Narwhals. Holy chit, this is delicious. Initially a lot more bitter than other RIS's. Old Rasputin, you got some competition.

[spak]

Just got back from the store



yuuuup

[icetrauma]

Just got back from the store



yuuuup

Ooooooooooooohhhhh. Looks delicious!!!

[whiskeyboarder]

Just got back from the store



yuuuup

Just read about Bolt Cutter in some magazine, maybe Imbibe or Beer. Really wish to try. Barleywines are not necessarily my thing, but Founders never disappoints.

Please provide your review.

Also, for my East Coast peeps, I just posted a review of a Devil's Backbone beer on my blog. Check it out!

Thanks. Cheers!

[blinkers88]

Cracked open one of dem dere Narwhals. Holy chit, this is delicious. Initially a lot more bitter than other RIS's. Old Rasputin, you got some competition.

In that case, I must try it

[thefleshlight]

Just got back from the store

[img]http://beerstreetjournal.com/images/Founders-Bolt-Cutter-Barleywine-570x514.jpg[img]

yuuuup

Ooooooooooooohhhhh. Looks delicious!!!

Just read about Bolt Cutter in some magazine, maybe Imbibe or Beer. Really wish to try. Barleywines are not necessarily my thing, but Founders never disappoints.

Please provide your review.

Also, for my East Coast peeps, I just posted a review of a Devil's Backbone beer on my blog. Check it out!

Thanks. Cheers!

Saw it at the grocery store today. Almost bought it till I saw it's a barley wine. Set it down and bought Double Simcoe instead

[Vibrio]

Barleywines are my shyt, like the Liam Neesons

[OmniscientCause]

Photo dump from the last few days.....



this is drinking really well right now still






making sure I get every last drop



Me trying to be spak with the lighting...

So glad I got this after not having it for 18 months...very very good lots of citrus up front with a grassy finish that I didnt remember being as prominent before but still very good.


Add one more to the party

[thefleshlight]

Barleywines are my shyt, like the Liam Neesons

Barleywines are equally as bad as pilsners, lagers, lambics, and farmhouse crap/saisons to me.

Drinking my first Double Simcoe of the season.... Man this stuff has really fallen off. No bueno with respect to the previous years batches Sorry Waffle, Fugitive, and I think Ice T

[OmniscientCause]

Barleywines are equally as bad as pilsners, lagers, lambics, and farmhouse crap/saisons to me.

Drinking my first Double Simcoe of the season.... Man this stuff has really fallen off. No bueno with respect to the previous years batches Sorry Waffle, Fugitive, and I think Ice T

I agree...not a fan of that stuff.

And you bight ur tongue about barleywines....ive been aging big foot since 2010 batch. Tied as my 3rd favorite style it goes.

IPA/DIIPA
Saison
Barleywine/RIS

[thefleshlight]

I agree...not a fan of that stuff.

And you bight ur tongue about barleywines....ive been aging big foot since 2010 batch. Tied as my 3rd favorite style it goes.

IPA/DIIPA
Saison
Barleywine/RIS

Bigfoot does not taste and feel like a barleywine, but more like an IPA, at least the 09 or 08 batch I have (where you at hoe?).

I have a Hop Stoopid bomber here, had it in the fridge, yes the FRIDGE, for a few weeks. Man this beer really dropped off in awesomeness being so "old". Do NOT recommend aging it remotely at all.

[TheFugitive]

Great balance

[thefleshlight]

Nice. Hopsickle makes me think of Hop Dam from Hoppin Frog.

[TheFugitive]

Nice. Hopsickle makes me think of Hop Dam from Hoppin Frog.

Its a nice beer, wish I had another

[TheFugitive]

Photo dump from the last few days.....



this is drinking really well right now still






making sure I get every last drop



Me trying to be spak with the lighting...

So glad I got this after not having it for 18 months...very very good lots of citrus up front with a grassy finish that I didnt remember being as prominent before but still very good.


Add one more to the party

Mirin your FFF goblet

[SpeedCheeser]

Barleywines are equally as bad as pilsners, lagers, lambics, and farmhouse crap/saisons to me.

Nikka, you fukkin gay, or just gay as fuk? What fukkin ABinbev loving beer noob could ever compare a barleywine to a pilsner/lager/lambic/farmhouse???

[D3Baseball]

I'm always caught between the fun of trying new things and looking for the "world's best beer" and wanting to just find the thing that will be reliable. To some extent, I have to wonder if I even want an amazing beer that I can only have once or otherwise extremely infrequently. At this point, I can at least say that I am just as eager to seek out the best readily available beers to me as I am the limited season, limited production, only x amount of states carry beers.

[thefleshlight]

Nikka, you fukkin gay, or just gay as fuk? What fukkin ABinbev loving beer noob could ever compare a barleywine to a pilsner/lager/lambic/farmhouse???

I'm not. I just said it's equally as bad as those other styles. So I guess in a sense that I'm comparing how bad they suck.

[Vibrio]

I agree...not a fan of that stuff.

And you bight ur tongue about barleywines....ive been aging big foot since 2010 batch. Tied as my 3rd favorite style it goes.

IPA/DIIPA
Saison
Barleywine/RIS

Barleywine/RIS are my #1 and 2

[SpeedCheeser]

I'm not. I just said it's equally as bad as those other styles. So I guess in a sense that I'm comparing how bad they suck.

What the fuk do you even like in a beer!?!?

[thefleshlight]

What the fuk do you even like in a beer!?!?

Good beer

Depends on the style. Stouts, I like the sharp, semi-burnt malt flavor with hop balance. IPAs, I like the citrusy hop flavor; whether malted balance or not, idgaf. Porters, I also like the semi-burnt flavor, but a bit more mellow.

I'm always caught between the fun of trying new things and looking for the "world's best beer" and wanting to just find the thing that will be reliable. To some extent, I have to wonder if I even want an amazing beer that I can only have once or otherwise extremely infrequently. At this point, I can at least say that I am just as eager to seek out the best readily available beers to me as I am the limited season, limited production, only x amount of states carry beers.

Trying the world's best beer will just leave you disappointed, IMO. Sure, it will be good, but then you'll say, wtf, I had something very similar to this at 1/5th the cost and I can go get it at the store right now.

[OmniscientCause]

Mirin your FFF goblet

Its a Teku. I made a trade just so I could get it. Best glass for drinking ipas.

[cyde]

Finally got around to trying a new brewpub/pizza parlor that opened up next to work. The brew master from Odell Brewing is running the show, so the beers are pretty decent and cheap during lunch specials. More reason to crush a couple beers during my lunch break.

How's everyone's weekend going so far?

[thefleshlight]

How's everyone's weekend going so far?

IDK why but I'm feeling in a bad mood, semi-depressed, semi-sad no emo. Can't explain how or why I feel this way... am debating whether it's worth it to drink Nelson tonight in said mood with hopes of cheering me or tomorrow when I'll be in a much better mood when smoking my pork roast and working on the car.
What should I do brahs? Will check back after Bama/Georgia game

[giggitybrah]

IDK why but I'm feeling in a bad mood, semi-depressed, semi-sad no emo. Can't explain how or why I feel this way... am debating whether it's worth it to drink Nelson tonight in said mood with hopes of cheering me or tomorrow when I'll be in a much better mood when smoking my pork roast and working on the car.
What should I do brahs? Will check back after Bama/Georgia game

Definitely save it for when you're feeling good, too risky otherwise!

[icetrauma]

I'm always caught between the fun of trying new things and looking for the "world's best beer" and wanting to just find the thing that will be reliable. To some extent, I have to wonder if I even want an amazing beer that I can only have once or otherwise extremely infrequently. At this point, I can at least say that I am just as eager to seek out the best readily available beers to me as I am the limited season, limited production, only x amount of states carry beers.

Chasing Thr limited releases gets old reaaaaaaal fast!

[spak]

Chasing Thr limited releases gets old reaaaaaaal fast!

This. Unless you have friends who own the liquor stores like I do. Most of the time I just get beer I havent had before. Last night I bought a Mix 6 of Brooklyn and Heavy Seas beer I havent had before. I dont care about only drinking the best all the damn time.