Author Topic: The beer thread (Read 2582 times)

DocSavage · « **on:** April 30, 2015, 05:59:28 PM »

Because the last beer thread is locked up with Taxi Driver.

I've come to a revelation: I'm a stout guy, through and through. You can take your wheats, IPA's, pumpkins, porters.. Just leave me with a chocolate, oat, Imperial.. ESPECIALLY Imperials.

I know stouts aren't for everyone, and ten/fifteen years ago I could barely finish my first Heart of Darkness, but I guess tastes change.

Too bad most stouts are so expensive.

BobbyR · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2015, 06:31:48 PM »

There is a beer made by Budweiser of all people called Oculto, infused with blue agave and aged in tequila barrels. It's light and a little citrusy, pretty good

DocSavage · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2015, 07:39:01 PM »

Is it comparable to a Shock Top? Or more like a Corona, maybe?

Here's a seasonal beer I'm sorry I missed:

BobbyR · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2015, 08:21:10 PM »

never tried shock top, it's better than corona

DocSavage · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2015, 09:43:11 PM »

Got this in a bomber/pint/growler

Double barrel bouron aged, and has a bite to prove it.

This is a fantastic beer. Not as good as ten fidey, but still very good.

Granted, my palate can't really taste the flavors experts claim they taste. Peat, vanilla, tin, leather... It all tastes like beer to me.

DocSavage · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2015, 09:59:52 PM »

This is the stuff. It might not be the best Imperial Stout ever, but that's only because other limited edition stouts are impossible to get. And this is near the top regardless.
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As good as a draft beer, imo.

DocSavage · « **Reply #6 on:** May 20, 2015, 09:16:37 PM »

About 10-11 bucks for 12 bottles here in CT, so nearly a dollar a bottle. That's less then Bud and Coor's, and it's actually drinkable.

I'd assume it's even cheaper in states that don't have outrageous sin taxes or a package store association artificially shoring up prices (The argument is that the big chains shouldn't be able to undercut the small mom and pop stores, so make everybody charge inflated small shop prices. CT...

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BobbyR · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2015, 11:28:54 PM »

Oldest independent brewery in America. Their lager is my favorite beer

DocSavage · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2015, 02:34:13 PM »

Youngs double chocolate stout is one I'd highly recommend to anybody. It's kind of like a hot chocolate that's cooled down. Not too sweet, not too bitter. Really easy drinking.

Comes in a bottle and a can, but I've never tried the bottle. I know the can has nitro though, which tends to make beers more like a draft.

As for what I'm trying tonight:

Only just discovered Old Rasputin. It's an Imperial, in the Russian style (My first), and it's rated even higher then Ten Fidy. Yet it costs about 6 bucks less. Ten dollars and change after taxes.

Try and find a top shelf Imperial stout that's 2.50 a bottle.

DocSavage · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2015, 10:40:52 PM »

http://www.foodbeast.com/news/man-drops-14-pounds-by-only-drinking-beer-and-eating-sausage/

Two sausages a day and six beers a day.

I guess it's no worse then those stupid barley water/liquid fasts? Still, doesn't sound too healthy, as this doesn't exactly sound like a well rounded diet..

DocSavage · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2015, 08:53:32 PM »

They had samples of this Tequila. White and gold on offer. I ask the difference, and they feed me some line about white being less spicy, and intended for women.

But when I look up "white tequila", I find gold IS white with coloring in it.

Were they just ignorant sales people.

BobbyR · « **Reply #11 on:** July 20, 2015, 09:35:21 PM »

Gold is aged longer. I wouldn't call white less spicy but the gold is supposedly more flavorful

DocSavage · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2015, 09:41:05 PM »

Was looking around for another Imperial stout, when I noticed all the pumpkin beers. Guess the seasons arrived for them, so decided to change things up.

This is supposed to be one of the best Pumpkin ales. I don't have much experience with them, but it IS tasty.. Kind of like a pumpkin pie in beer form. Strong, too, at about 8 and a half abv.

Much better then Shipyard pumpkin beer, at any rate.

DocSavage · « **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2015, 08:53:13 PM »

Been trying a lot of pumpkins, and came to the conclusion it just isn't for me. So, I picked out a new Imperial Stout called Victory: Storm King.

I like it, but it has me a little confused. It's supposed to have a lot of hops.. I mean, a LOT of hops. There aren't many beers that have more.

Yet, I like it more then less hoppy beers. This might be sacrilegious to admit, but I normally don't like hops.. Can't stand the flavor, which is why I don't drink IPA's. So that means, there must be something in Storm King that I do like, and there's enough of it to balance out the hops? Malts, I guess? Am I into malts?

Unless hops come in different flavors? Like, the kind in Bud makes me.sick, and that's the most common "beer" flavor..

DocSavage · « **Reply #14 on:** September 11, 2015, 05:31:53 PM »

http://www.theperfectlyhappyman.com/victory-storm-king-imperial-stout/

A good review of Storm King, by Victory.

Dark, rich coffee about sums up the appeal. I love the full bodies dark brews, so this beer is right up my alley. And it's the only 4 bottle Imperial I've found that's priced at 8.99, where 10-14 is the norm, so a single 10 dollar bill is all you need without scraping for change or breaking down a 20 too badly.

BobbyR · « **Reply #15 on:** September 11, 2015, 05:44:58 PM »

I've never tried this, but it's owned by the cousin of the husband of a friend of mine. (You follow that?) So if you're in Maine check it out and let me know what you think

http://www.bandedhorn.com/

DocSavage · « **Reply #16 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:34:56 PM »

Next time I'm up that way, I'll check it out. . Might be awhile though, as the friend I usually crash with is busy caring for his mother who has dimensia..

Anyways, kind of a random question: How accurate are ABV values on craft beer? Asking, because I'm feeling the effects of my second 10 Fidy rated at 10% ABV, yet two beers rated at 9.2% or 8% won't have anywhere near the same buzz.

Surely, 1% difference won't have that big a difference, will it?

Hell, eve two or three shots of 80 proof whiskey doesn't get me this buzzed..

BobbyR · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2015, 10:30:24 AM »

Have you eaten?

DocSavage · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2015, 01:12:44 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on October 20, 2015, 10:30:24 AM

Have you eaten?

Yes. A good sized portion of sausage and peppers, coated with a liberal amount of grated cheese.

BobbyR · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2015, 01:28:33 PM »

then i got nothing

DocSavage · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2015, 09:22:49 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on October 20, 2015, 01:28:33 PM

then i got nothing

Guess there's only one sensible thing to do.

Try drinking them on an empty stomach.

Gorged myself on about 20 wings for lunch, including ghost pepper (Can still feel the burning), so I'm not really hungry for food.

DocSavage · « **Reply #21 on:** October 28, 2015, 09:24:10 PM »

Thinking of getting a tequila.

I think my last one was..... Jose Cuervo? Gold label.

And that would be my only experience with Tequila. No idea if it was good or not with that sort of experience, but I'd like to try a good one. Any recommendations?

BobbyR · « **Reply #22 on:** October 28, 2015, 09:30:30 PM »

Patron is excellent
Camarena is about as good but less pricey
Suazo is decent as well

BobbyR · « **Reply #23 on:** October 28, 2015, 09:31:36 PM »

of course i'm drinking American Pride right now which is cheap tequila but acceptable

BobbyR · « **Reply #24 on:** October 28, 2015, 09:33:48 PM »

Quote from: DocSavage on May 20, 2015, 09:16:37 PM

About 10-11 bucks for 12 bottles here in CT, so nearly a dollar a bottle. That's less then Bud and Coor's, and it's actually drinkable.

I'd assume it's even cheaper in states that don't have outrageous sin taxes or a package store association artificially shoring up prices (The argument is that the big chains shouldn't be able to undercut the small mom and pop stores, so make everybody charge inflated small shop prices. CT... )

I pay $17 for a case of 24 bottles