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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 Yeah, I drink a lot of Dale's Pale Ale as it's one of the better beers the grocery store I go to (a Kroger's) carries. Victory Hop Devil is another good one that's pretty easy to find around here (and in MD as I lived there before moving to Atlanta a couple years ago).

I tried a Victory 12-pack mixer last week as a present for a friend, including Hop Devil, Golden Monkey, and a third who's name I was too buzzed to remember. Hop Devil lived up to its name! Good stuff.

i havent drank in about a month and im really feeling like some malt liquor tonight.

Originally Posted by sublime90 i havent drank in about a month and im really feeling like some malt liquor tonight.

Colt .45 45 ounce wide mouth?

and now for something completely different... Me and my wife picked up a box of wine (well "sangria" actually because it was the cheapest - because of a slightly lower alc. content) for harvesting the bladder - I figured the wine wouldn't be so bad but she wanted to get the "sangria" and I knew we were in for fun... It's a freakin' 5(+) liter bag so we've got lots of it to drink. I want the bag for a camping (grey) water container and I just wanted to get some normal red of some sort (they had Big House Red in a 3L for a reasonable price - that was my choice.) This stuff is pretty funky for sure - I had 3 or 4 glasses last night with an orange slice. I have had a fair bit of 10-20 dollar a bottle wines in recent years but I haven't gone quite this low in many, many years!

Originally Posted by depascal22 Colt .45 45 ounce wide mouth?

i do love colt 45 but i grabbed an OE and enjoyed it. i havent seen any 45 ounce bottles here unless i havent been looking hard enough or else id have grabbed one. i just wish i was old enough to drink back when they were selling 64oz bottles.

Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat. If you can find it... drink it.

So much yum contained in this bottle. VERY Hoppy like a dry IPA but it doesn't hit you over the head with it either. All in all very balanced and doesn't make you feel full while drinking. Good for hot weather.

I haven't tried the Buffalo Sweat yet. I grabbed the Oasis last time I was at the place that has those brands and was floating on the moon midway through the second can on an empty stomach.

Anyone seen this Ty-Ku stuff? It's a kind of souju and I guess it was meant to be the cool new hip drink to have with sushi or other Asian cuisines. I've been tempted to try it since I like sake and souju but haven't jump on it since it's a little expensive. I think a bottle sells for $40. Anyways this local place had it for sale for $10. I asked the guy why it's so cheap, he said nobody bought the stuff. So I tried it and it's alright, kind of a girly citrus sweet drink, pinky up kinda stuff. I still prefer hot cheap sake but for $10 it's not bad.

Was just given some homebrew from a friend of a friend - robust porter, esb and a pale ale. Had the porter last night and it was sorta surprisingly really nice! My wife really liked it too. Gonna give the esb a try tonight.

Just got back from St. Louis. Found a great bar in the town I went to high school. Founders, Bells, and Schafly were all well represented. It used to be that you could only get Schafly in a handful of bars in the Illinois side but it seems to be everywhere now.

So my local beer bar was having Dogfish Head Heaven & Hell tonight. What is that you ask? a 50/50 blend of 120 Minute IPA and World Wide Stout. Probably the best black & tan you'll ever have. The two compliment each other quite nicely. The flavor of the WWS really balanced out the sweetness of the 120 Minute.

Originally Posted by MtlTom So my local beer bar was having Dogfish Head Heaven & Hell tonight. What is that you ask? a 50/50 blend of 120 Minute IPA and World Wide Stout. Probably the best black & tan you'll ever have. The two compliment each other quite nicely. The flavor of the WWS really balanced out the sweetness of the 120 Minute.

That is a brilliant combination; a must-try this weekend.

I wanted to throw out a question to the forum:

What three breweries do you most respect (in order)?

These are the breweries that you find to be consistently amazing. They not only produce high quality from top-to-bottom of their portfolio, but they're also bold in their brewing philosophy. If they released a seasonal of dish water, you'd probably still buy it because they're that good. Include the state you live in too so we can see local vs. regional influence.

My three most respected breweries (I'm from Colorado):

• Dogfish Head (DE)

• Oscar Blues (CO)

• Left Hand Brewery (CO)

I've had both 120 Minute and WWS on their own before and didn't really care for either. Them being 16-18% ABV or whatever they are the alcohol just overpowered the rest of the flavors in the beer for me.

Love the 90 minute though!

Tough for me to put them in order but Bell's (MI) Dogfish Head (ME) and maybe a regional fav Terrapin (GA) - and I'm in AL.

I lost of a lot of respect for Left Hand when one of their reps who was going to be at our brewfest said on beeradvocate to stop by his booth and ask for somethingoranother and even gave a code word. Several people (I didn't know any of them actually) ran in to the same situation as me and replied to that thread after the fest. Went to the booth and they acted like they had no clue about it (while seeing the rep drinking straight from 22s with people at the back of the booth (reps aren't allowed to pour at fests here in AL - 22s aren't legal either...) Kinda rubbed me the wrong way but I will admit to buying their fade to black II because you just don't see smoked baltic porters around that much.

OB founder is from Alabama - started brewing while in college at Auburn!


Also - here is a neat new pint glass - I want one!

http://www.silipint.com/

I'd probably go with these as my top 3:

Stone
Oscar Blues
Southern Tier

some other favorites would include Dogfish Head, Bells, Founders, Lagunitas, Weyerbacher, Troeg's, Victory etc.

Any fellow Austin CAGs big fans of the 512 brewery? They don't bottle, but their Pecan Porter is so good. Like I'm not a big porter guy and this makes my top 3 beers list. Here's their site: http://www.512brewing.com

Real Ale is another great central Texas brewery I've gotta promote: http://www.realalebrewing.com

I haven't sampled enough to name three, but I feel confident putting Great Lakes at the top of any list. I have yet to drink a style that isn't at least enjoyable, even if it isn't the type I'd drink on a regular basis.

Sierra Nevada might be a close second. I haven't tried any of their seasonals yet, but their year-round brews are great.

This is indeed a tough question. Off the top of my head I'd have to go with:

Dogfish Head (DE)
Cigar City Brewery (FL)
Brooklyn Brewery (NY)

Just outside of that I'd have to say Stone, Sierra Nevada, Oskar Blues, Harpoon, Shipyard, & Sam Adams.

Has this happened to anyone else? Too often to be coincidental, when I tell a friend or family member what brand of beer I drink, the response is almost always, "I don't like dark beers."

Apparently, anything that isn't Bud Light is a "dark beer."

Cigar City is great! I've only had two of their beers but they have just released a mostly Alabama-only brew - Black Whole - in tribute to a Montgomery-area band El Chupa Cobras. It is confirmed in the wild here in bham so I'm gonna have to hunt some down.

http://beernews.org/2011/06/new-beer...idmer-redhook/


Yes, the "I don't like dark beers" is certainly something I've heard. I guess it stems from people most likely trying a Guinness Extra Stout and it not tasting like their miller/bud/coors. Many, many people have A beer - the only beer they drink. It's "their" beer - like it defines them somehow. Straying would mean losing themselves - their identity - seemingly. If they somehow come upon someone they respect and that someone is drinking different beer they could possibly be pulled over to the craft side but honestly I don't have a lot of hope.