Author Topic: WTA's Alcohol Thread (Read 264075 times)

FMJ · « **Reply #150 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:56:26 pm »

Thanks for saving the trouble. I would have fallen into the trap and Beamish would have laughed at me.

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Thernlund · « **Reply #151 on:** June 30, 2009, 09:16:56 pm »

Well, Beamish laughs at all of us. He doesn't need a reason really. He's Beamish, and we're... well... not.

-T.

Beamish · « **Reply #152 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:14:36 pm »

Quote from: Thernlund on June 30, 2009, 09:16:56 pm

Well, Beamish laughs at all of us. He doesn't need a reason really. He's Beamish, and we're... well... not.

-T.

Be glad.

Thernlund · « **Reply #153 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:54:02 pm »

Love you man.

-T.

bmitchell · « **Reply #154 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:31:33 am »

Gunwale, forecastle, studding sail, Green-wich, Glou-cester.
Guil-lotine.

Ben

Canthros · « **Reply #155 on:** July 01, 2009, 09:04:47 am »

Favorite beers:
Weihenstephaner Hefeweiss (mmmmmm....)
Franziskaner Hefeweizen (As a back up, when the Weihenstephaner is unavailable)
Chimay (blue, usually, but it's hard to go wrong)

Blue Moon's usually pretty good for a widely available domestic. Killian's, if I must have a beer and nothing better is available.

Bluegrass Brewing Company has a few that are acceptably tasty, but they're local/regional. I'm generally willing to experiment with stuff in the microbrews or various small imports.

Noteworthy beers:
Dogfish Head 120-Minute IPA -- I'm not really crazy about it, but it's nice as a weird thing, every once in a great while. It's 20%abv (~40proof)! Thick and syrupy like a fruit lambic, though.

Not really a stout guy, though. I'll have a Guinness once or twice a year, which mostly serves as a reminder why I don't drink it more often. (A pleasant reminder, but I'm just not often in the mood for it.)

Outbreak · « **Reply #156 on:** July 01, 2009, 02:53:37 pm »

you don't like stouts but you'll enjoy a 120 IPA? I've tried 60 and 90 minute IPA's and can't finish either. Don't even want to try a 120min.

I have tried some of Dogfish Head's other, non IPA's, and they're quite tasty.

Plebian · « **Reply #157 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:08:53 pm »

Quote from: Outbreak on July 01, 2009, 02:53:37 pm

you don't like stouts but you'll enjoy a 120 IPA? I've tried 60 and 90 minute IPA's and can't finish either. Don't even want to try a 120min.

I have tried some of Dogfish Head's other, non IPA's, and they're quite tasty.

I think his taste buds are surely dead or at least in full retreat.

Canthros · « **Reply #158 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:11:33 pm »

Well, I've met few beers I didn't like at all (Heineken, Molson Ice, some Sam Adams brew that was all bread but otherwise rather bland, Goose Island Hex Nut), a handful I'm rather apathetic about (Bud! for when the water isn't drinkable!) and a fair number that I might drink once in a while, but never on a regular basis. I rather like Guinness, but I don't much want to drink it on a regular basis. I'm not crazy for IPAs, though. Might have one now and again, but I'd generally prefer a wheat beer or lager.

I can't recall if I've tried the 60 or 90 minute IPAs. The 120 is a different critter from the IPAs I have tried, though, and, perhaps, a little variable in exact quality. It's not a beer I'd drink regularly either, even if it weren't $8-10 a bottle. Thought I'd throw it out there, though.

Re: dead taste buds
Possibly! Well, badly impaired. Sinus problems, coated tongue, etc.

FMJ · « **Reply #159 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:36:39 pm »

India Pale Ales are supposed to be very bitter because of extra hops, correct?

Canthros · « **Reply #160 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:38:27 pm »

Quote from: FMJ on July 01, 2009, 03:36:39 pm

India Pale Ales are supposed to be very bitter because of extra hops, correct?

Indeed.

Plebian · « **Reply #161 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:39:11 pm »

Quote from: FMJ on July 01, 2009, 03:36:39 pm

India Pale Ales are supposed to be very bitter because of extra hops, correct?

Correct. Do not count them out though. Your taste buds are your own.

FMJ · « **Reply #162 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:40:25 pm »

I haven't tried IPA anyway. I just heard the above and wanted to confirm with people that actually drink it.

Beamish · « **Reply #163 on:** July 01, 2009, 04:47:51 pm »

Quote from: Plebian on July 01, 2009, 03:39:11 pm

Correct. Do not count them out though. Your taste buds are your own.

I count them WAY out. They will be found no where near my glass. Water first.

Thernlund · « **Reply #164 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:13:43 pm »

^^^^ Agree. I seriously dislike IPAs.

I almost forgot one of my major favs... Big Sky Moose Drool.

http://www.bigskybrew.com/Our_Beers/Moose_Drool

I absolutely LOVE that stuff.

-T.

coyotesfan97 · « **Reply #165 on:** July 06, 2009, 02:14:43 pm »

Another beer I like a lot is Shiner Bock. Fry's had some Shiner Black Label so I tried that the other day. I really liked it. Best of all Fry's had Shiner Bock on sale for $10.99 for a 12 pack.

Shiner Click on the On Tap tab

Outbreak · « **Reply #166 on:** July 07, 2009, 01:34:00 am »

Quote from: Thernlund on July 01, 2009, 08:13:43 pm

^^^^ Agree. I seriously dislike IPAs.

I almost forgot one of my major favs... Big Sky Moose Drool.

http://www.bigskybrew.com/Our_Beers/Moose_Drool

I absolutely LOVE that stuff.

-T.

OOHH! I totally forgot about that stuff! I'll be up in WA State on business in a week or so and I know a great little bar that serves Moose Drool. I'll be drinking my fill.

FMJ · « **Reply #167 on:** July 07, 2009, 01:55:31 am »

Ahem.

Thernlund · « **Reply #168 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:13:13 am »

Ahem...

-T.

chiwar7178 · « **Reply #169 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:22:09 am »

Outbreak · « **Reply #170 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:28:49 am »

Quote from: FMJ on July 07, 2009, 01:55:31 am

Ahem.

What beer?

Quote from: Thernlund on July 07, 2009, 03:13:13 am

Ahem...

-T.

What girl?

FMJ · « **Reply #171 on:** July 07, 2009, 01:21:29 pm »

Quote

What beer?

What girl?

WIN.

THE NORSEMAN · « **Reply #172 on:** July 08, 2009, 01:21:48 am »

Uh..........

WOW.

'nite guys.

Harm · « **Reply #173 on:** July 08, 2009, 11:38:16 am »

Awesome!

um mike's hard lemonade anyone?

FMJ · « **Reply #174 on:** July 08, 2009, 11:41:55 am »

Funny the deli store sandwich shop across the street carries a lot of the non-mainstream brews mentioned on this thread. I saw other Sam Adams flavors as well as three or four offerings from Shiner, including the Bock.