CAG Beer Drinkers Unite! Beer Snobs and Cheap Ass Drunks Welcome!

Just watched Beer Wars on Netflix Instant Watch. It's a documentary about the beer industry and how craft brewers struggle to compete against the big 3. Definitely worth a watch, especially for my fellow beer snobs.
 
I actually had a new beer the last couple nights - Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. Was pretty darn good! 10% abv and pretty complex. Not very chocolate-y though. Had some funky effects though - made me pretty sleepy both nights and I only had one each night. I suppose that could have been the time change though.

Also had a year old Hennepin from Ommegang (saison) that had been in the back of the fridge. Tasted great but didn't have a freshly bottled one to compare it with. Tasted better than I remember from a year ago even haha so I guess it aged pretty nicely!

I'm having a Ruination tonight - since it has green on the label and all ;)
 
[quote name='rabbitt']Drinking Great Lakes Blackout Stout now. This is a pretty good interpretation of the style.[/QUOTE]

Glad to see another Great Lakes fan in there. Blackout Stout, Nosferatu, Burning River, and Lake Erie Monster are all A+ in my book. It's too bad more people outside of NE Ohio don't have the opportunity to try them.
 
[quote name='rabbitt']I picked up some Founder's Kentucky Breakfast Stout yesterday. I'm excited to try this.[/QUOTE]

It's damn good. Though I like their Imperial Stout even more.
 
[quote name='aheineken']Glad to see another Great Lakes fan in there. Blackout Stout, Nosferatu, Burning River, and Lake Erie Monster are all A+ in my book. It's too bad more people outside of NE Ohio don't have the opportunity to try them.[/QUOTE]

Nosferatu's probably my favorite GL, but I overdid it last year by drinking a case of them, a whole 24 bottles.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']It's damn good. Though I like their Imperial Stout even more.[/QUOTE]

Oops, misread that. I've not had the Kentucky Breakfast Stout yet. Just their regular breakfast stout.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Oops, misread that. I've not had the Kentucky Breakfast Stout yet. Just their regular breakfast stout.[/QUOTE]

Breakfast stout is one of my personal favorites. I was drinking some last night.

KBS might be worth looking for, if you have the extra money and time.
 
Went down to Lexington, Kentucky for the weekend. Tried the Kentucky Ale and the KY ale Bourbon Barrel.

The Ale is very similar to most lagers in this part of the country. I'd peg it closest to Yuengling but not quite as good.

The Bourbon Barrel was a mess. Every drink makes it feel like your taking a slug of bourbon. Not bad for a first beer of the day but would've made any late night beers very interesting.
 
[quote name='rabbitt']Breakfast stout is one of my personal favorites. I was drinking some last night.

KBS might be worth looking for, if you have the extra money and time.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'll keep an eye out for it for sure. The Breakfast Stout is damn good, one of the best coffee stouts I've had. I liked their Imperial Stout better, but that's just style preference as I prefer the thicker body, chocolate hints etc. of an imperial. And I'm biased as Imperial Stouts are my favorite type of beer!
 
[quote name='aheineken']Glad to see another Great Lakes fan in there. Blackout Stout, Nosferatu, Burning River, and Lake Erie Monster are all A+ in my book. It's too bad more people outside of NE Ohio don't have the opportunity to try them.[/QUOTE]

Some of the more popular Great Lake beers are available in a few stores around central NY. I had Elliot Ness, Edmund Fitzgerald, Burning River and Dortmunder Ale just this past weekend. I've never had a Great Lake beer I didn't love.
 
Not many Great Lakes beers make their way over here for whatever reason. Dayton has all sorts of places that have it on tap. Indy? Damn near zero.
 
Can you guys suggest a good tasting beer for my 21st Birthday? I have been told wheat beers taste good, but my brother called me a pussy when I asked him what a good wheat beer would be. I normally drink Bloody Marys and I am turning 21 in October and want to have a good list of what beers to buy when that time comes.
 
Now if any cag wants to come for a real drinking experience, come up to my neck of the woods here in Burlington Vermont.

In 2006, we were ranked the 4th best beer city and we just made the top 24 list here: http://www.gadling.com/2010/02/26/greatest-cities-in-the-world-for-drinking-beer/

The best thing is, Montreal is about an hour away, so 2 great beer drinking places, under an hour away from each other...Brilliant and delicious!

With that said, we have some many local beers around here that the sections in gas stations and supermarkets are usually the same size as the "domestic" beers-

If you can ever get your hands on it, try to get some Rock Art beer (Ridge Runner Ale is the most widely known and most preferred) and I don't know how wide Magic Hat is distributed, but #9 is killer, and of course, Long Trail Ale is a staple around here.
 
Magic hat is quite widely distributed. I've not had anything from them I really cared for yet, including the #9. But again, I'm an Imperial Stout, IPA/DIPA, Barleywine kind of guy. :D
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Magic hat is quite widely distributed. I've not had anything from them I really cared for yet, including the #9. But again, I'm an Imperial Stout, IPA/DIPA, Barleywine kind of guy. :D[/QUOTE]

I can respect that. If you are an IPA man then I would strongly suggest trying to find the Rock Art IPA II. It is an American Double/Imperial IPA that will knock your socks off.

Here's a great site to check out other Rock Art brews http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1805


If you are looking for something more on the stout side I would suggest trying to find the Long Trail Brewmaster Series Imperial Porter (read about it here http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/long-trail-brewmaster-series-imperial-porter/81134/) It is an amazing brew but is a little on $$$$ side (when I say a little, its like 18-20 bucks for a 12 pack)
 
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Unfortunately I can't get Rock Art here in Atlanta (Nor in DC/MD where I lived before). From the website they only distribute in VT, PA, NJ, MA, CT, and for some reason AZ!

Looks like Long Trail is only available in the North East as well, Shame that porter sounds pretty good. I really like the Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter. Price is fine as well, since most beers I buy are $8-15 a six pack (or 4 pack).

Will definitely try to keep those in mind next time I'm in the north east.
 
What's even weirder is that they distribute in almost every state in the northeast except for New York. If I had an account with them, I'd be in every bar in NYC trying to get deals set up.
 
I have a belgian brown ale in the fridge to crack open for the WVU-Kentucky game tomorrow.

Don't recall the name, wasn't one I've had before. Hopefully it's good, but it was only $6.99 for the 750ML--so it's either cheap crap or a good find!
 
You bastard. I wish they sold that down here.
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I picked up the first of Sierra Nevada's 30th Anniversary beers. This one is Fritz and Ken's, and it's an imperial stout. I'm going to let it age a bit before bust it open.
 
[quote name='Liquid 2']You bastard. I wish they sold that down here.
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:cool:

Are Great Divide beers available to you? I had their Titan IPA last night too, and it was also delicious (though doesn't come close to Hopslam).

Tonight's beer will be a Chimay blue.
 
I'll keep my eye out for it. The reviews on BA are great, and it seems like just the kind of IPA I like: really hoppy and citrusy.
 
The Great Divide Hercules Double IPA is damn good too.

I'd also love to try the Hopslam but I've not seen it in Atlanta, despite having a good amount of Bell's beers available.
 
Yes - Hercules would be a better match for Hopslam as they are both doubles. You can put DFH 90 Min. in there as well. Hopslam is a pretty limited seasonal release. I've been drinking on my stash for probably a bit over a month now. It's great stuff. We have a local brewery here called Good People Brewing Co. that makes a great double IPA that I think can hang with any of these called Snakehandler. They don't bottle and only distribute within the state for now though. They also make a great RIS called Fatso.

And speaking of Bell's - I had some of the their porter last night for the first time. It's a very well balanced, easy-drinking beer.
 
Yeah, DFH 90 Minute is probably my favorite Double IPA. Stone Ruination is damn good as well, but very different (more piney, less sweet).

The Bell's Porter is solid. That and the Two Hearted Ale are the one's I've liked the best of their stuff I've tried. Had one of the stouts that was alright (can't remember if it was Kalamazoo or Expedition), didn't care for the Double Cream Stout much.
 
I'm just drinking a Sam Adams tonight to round off the weekend. It was the beer I started with when getting into the hobby about a year ago. I'm enjoying it now, but I've got to say that it just doesn't do much for me anymore when I could be drinking any number of different ales.
 
I had some Sam Adams over the weekend as well.

I still enjoy it, definitely my favorite lager. I'm shifting back to drinking more of that, some ipa's etc. and staying away from high ABV beers for a while now that it's getting hot. Sometimes I'd rather have 2-3 beers to get a nice buzz rather than one high ABV one!
 
My roommate's homebrew saison finished this weekend, so we've been drinking that recently. I also have begun brewing myself. My IPA should be ready within a week or so. :)

I drank Fritz and Ken's stout (the Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary one) on Friday, and it was great. The head tasted exactly like chocolate. Only downside to it for me was the almost syrupy feeling it left in your mouth after you swallowed, but that's the nature of thick, heavy, imperial stouts.
 
Picked up a couple 4 packs of 2010 Terrapin Rye Squared (got two because it was on sale at 7.99.) It's one of my favs of theirs but this year didn't blow me away. I do like that they seem to be putting the year on the bottle now - says 2010 Vintage down one side of the label - good for us who save up some bottles to do vertical tastings. It's an easy drinking 9.5% for me so that's saying something. It's still my favorite from their monster beer tour series.
 
looks like im going to whole foods

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/artic...uclear-penguin-heading-to-us-shelves/19434984

Move over, absinthe. The new high-alcohol import headed to the U.S. is super-strong beer.

At 32 percent alcohol by volume, Tactical Nuclear Penguin is more than six times more potent than the average American Budweiser. It's also among the world's strongest beer, thanks to Scotland's edgy and sometimes controversial BrewDog Brewery, which freezes its formula for more than three weeks at an ice cream factory, removing water and upping alcohol concentration.

Intrigued beer-lovers will soon be able to sip the stout that is almost as strong as liquor, as BrewDog is now in the process of shipping more than 400 bottles to stores in California and New York City, including a Whole Foods supermarket.
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I just can't imagine that being very good. With that much alcohol, I just can't see it being well balanced.

There's aren't many beers about 10-12% I've had that I liked at all. Furthering my skepticism is the only thing I've tried from Brew Dog was their IPA and I thought it was awful, didn't even finish it.
 
Picked up a four of Great Divide's Yeti Imperial Stout and am enjoying one right now. There's a flavor here that I also tasted in their Titan IPA, like a signature of sorts. In any case, this one is a really unique tasting RIS because of the hoppiness.
 
Picked up a sixer of Sweetwaters spring seasonal Roadtrip on the way home.

It's not great, but not bad. Described as a Pilsner made with ale yeast. I'd describe as a cross between a reasonably bitter pilsner (say Sam Adams Nobel Pilsner) and a Hefe Weissen (due to the yeast).

Also picked up a sixer of New Belgium 1554--have had it before. It's an ok black ale.
 
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