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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #140 on: September 21, 2015, 06:50:24 AM »
LOL! Nah I meant literally exploding bottles like Psalmanazar said. Possible, but I'm one of the lucky few who have not witnessed these happenings.

I had some few really good ones of a brewery in Arizona this year. One was chocolately delicious and one was peachy. Forget the names, but they were very local to that establishment. Would have to ask co-workers where we were that day :) (I wasn't drunk, my mind just drifted that day after a bit of stress on a presentation)

Anything speshul from The Bruery you recommend?

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #141 on: September 21, 2015, 06:57:31 AM »
Quote from: ultrabike on September 21, 2015, 06:50:24 AM
Anything speshul from The Bruery you recommend?
Tart of Darkness
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #142 on: September 21, 2015, 07:04:29 AM »
Will check out Tart of Darkness :)

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #143 on: September 21, 2015, 11:54:39 AM »
Quote from: M3NTAL on September 21, 2015, 04:06:22 AM
Keanex - since you brought up Russian River sours - I will have to mention than I just got around to drinking Consecration and Supplication. They were both amazing with my preference going towards Supplication. I also had the Firestone Barrelworks Piccola twins which were brilliant also!


That's awesome. Russian River is on point with everything they do.

Quote from: ultrabike on September 21, 2015, 06:19:24 AM
All in all, like Blue-Moon (Colorado) and Shock Top (Missouri).
Boulevard hoppy Wheat, Allagash White, and Dogfish Head Namaste are worth trying. There are also some wheat beers made by Weihenstephan and Schneider that are wonderful.
Quote from: Claritas on September 21, 2015, 06:33:53 AM
I went out my way to pick up Victory Prima Pils because a lot of guys on beer forums were likening it to Jever (and Pilsner Urquell) . . . Nope. Fuckin' Presidente is better.

Too bad--or lucky for my waistline--that Courage Directors Bitter isn't widely available in the Midwest.

I can understand someone not liking Prima, but if you like Pilseners and thought it was gross then I'd check the freshness.

Psalmanazar - sorry for the tone, bad night and was shit drunk. You still have a lot of misconceptions that I'll respond to in length after class and work.
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #144 on: September 21, 2015, 01:38:04 PM »
Quote from: keanex on September 21, 2015, 11:54:39 AM
That's awesome. Russian River is on point with everything they do.
The only thing I have against them is the brewpub. They clearly don't want to make it bigger or run it like a high end restaurant on weekends, making it hell.[/quote]

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Boulevard hoppy Wheat, Allagash White, and Dogfish Head Namaste are worth trying. There are also some wheat beers made by Weihenstephan and Schneider that are wonderful.
Yuengling Summer Wheat is excellent too. It won the "German Wheat" gold medal at the US Open Beer Championships over Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier for a reason. The reason being that it's almost a hybrid of a kristalweizen and a hefe. Some batches this year had ultra slight DMS but were still good. I was very surprised.
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I can understand someone not liking Prima, but if you like Pilseners and thought it was gross then I'd check the freshness.
Prima is also hoppy as shit. It's authentic to 19th century German pils and if you're used to drinking what the Germans refer to as "television beers" you will find the 44 IBU blast of noble hops idk. Trumer pils unskunked is probably the best west coast one or whatever the Firestone Walker one is called. Nobody in the US does a great Czech style pils, which is as it's not a real style but basically just ONE beer (Pilsner Urquell). Nobody pays attention to what the actual Czech lager styles are http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2008/05/czech-beer-styles.html
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Psalmanazar - sorry for the tone, bad night and was shit drunk. You still have a lot of misconceptions that I'll respond to in length after class and work.
Yeah the Eagles are so bad. I know I am wrong about trying to imitate the fruitiness of cask bitters but I'd like to think otherwise.
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #145 on: September 21, 2015, 06:27:30 PM »
Quote from: keanex on September 21, 2015, 11:54:39 AM
I can understand someone not liking Prima, but if you like Pilseners and thought it was gross then I'd check the freshness.

I never said it's gross; just doesn't taste like Jever / Pilsner Urquell or other classics. Quite a bit sweeter--American.

I always check the date; if it doesn't have a date, I'll pass. (A friend once got beer poisoning and the taste of beer made him nauseated for the next two years. Not gonna happen to this dude.)

Have you tried 3 Floyd's Gumballhead? It's still kinda the rage here and, to my surprise, I like it. Sweetish but backed up with hops.
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #146 on: September 21, 2015, 06:38:17 PM »
Just because the date says the beer is still good doesn't mean the beer is still good. 5 months is a rather long time for a pils, especially unrefridgerated on a shelf. Pre InBev Budweiser only had a 110 day shelf life and there is a lot more flavor to lose in a hoppy German pils than an adjunct lager.
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #147 on: September 21, 2015, 06:48:05 PM »
If anybody is in the Midwest region 3 Floyds has this thing called Dark Lork Day.

http://darklordday.com/

It does have a pretty big hit of vanilla and chocolate aftertaste, at least for me. Seems to be on the more savory side of craft beers.
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #148 on: September 21, 2015, 06:56:06 PM »
Quote from: Claritas on September 21, 2015, 06:27:30 PM
I never said it's gross; just doesn't taste like Jever / Pilsner Urquell or other classics. Quite a bit sweeter--American.

I always check the date; if it doesn't have a date, I'll pass. (A friend once got beer poisoning and the taste of beer made him nauseated for the next two years. Not gonna happen to this dude.)

Have you tried 3 Floyd's Gumballhead? It's still kinda the rage here and, to my surprise, I like it. Sweetish but backed up with hops.
Sorry for misunderstanding your post. Prima shouldn't be sweet though, quite floral, crisp and bitter. If it was towards the end of the best buy date then that would make sense as to why it tasted sweet. Hops tend to fade first, which would give the beer a malt focused flavor and I could see it being considered sweet then. I live in NJ so lots of Victory drinkers here and to be honest Prima isn't a huge seller so I wouldn't be surprised if you had one that was 4+ months which many would say is past its prime.

As for beer poisoning, that's not possible. Human pathogens can no survive in beer. The only way someone could get sick from beer would be if they drank too much. In fact some people have drank beer that's 100 years old! Many people even have beer cellars!

As for Gumballhead, I absolutely love it. It's a great balance of hops and wheat, really refreshing!

Check this out! http://zythophile.co.uk/2012/06/10/an-1875-arctic-ale-tasting/
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #149 on: September 21, 2015, 07:10:43 PM »
Quote from: keanex on September 21, 2015, 06:56:06 PM
Sorry for misunderstanding your post. Prima shouldn't be sweet though, quite floral, crisp and bitter. If it was towards the end of the best buy date then that would make sense as to why it tasted sweet. Hops tend to fade first, which would give the beer a malt focused flavor and I could see it being considered sweet then. I live in NJ so lots of Victory drinkers here and to be honest Prima isn't a huge seller so I wouldn't be surprised if you had one that was 4+ months which many would say is past its prime.

As for beer poisoning, that's not possible. Human pathogens can no survive in beer. The only way someone could get sick from beer would be if they drank too much. In fact some people have drank beer that's 100 years old! Many people even have beer cellars!

As for Gumballhead, I absolutely love it. It's a great balance of hops and wheat, really refreshing!

Check this out! http://zythophile.co.uk/2012/06/10/an-1875-arctic-ale-tasting/
Yeah nobody got sick from open 18th century porter aging vats that god knows what got into. You can always troll Ebay UK for a bottle of the Bass King's Ale for a couple hundred bucks.

Have you read the Cornell's book?
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