Beer Snobs Unite! 100+ IBU or GTFO

[SirTophamHat]

guinness is fantastic, easily my favorite macrobrew. there is next to nothing wrong with it. definitely a fair price when considering the importation.

 

[Max Power]

i love how its the quintessential european "this sort of almost tastes like bananas" beer.

Hefeweissens are a quintessential German wheat beer, mate. They have that banana/clove taste to them as opposed to Belgian wheats that have orange/coriander flavors. You ever try Erdinger or Franziskaner's hefes? Then there's Tucher. Paulaner. So many beers so little time. But there's no other way to discover your favorite.

ABT 12 is good stuff. Give Gulden Draak 9000 a spin for a different take on the same style.




[Also, mandatory 'Enjoy By' shout out.]

 

[SirTophamHat]

I haven't tried any of those, Max! I know hefes are wheats but for some reason so many Euro beers taste like banana. Also, wasn't Leffe a belgian beer before they sold out? THAT'S the one beer I think of when say bananas.

I do listen to ya, Max.

The beer you may not recognize is this one.

 

[Roger&Me]

lol my dad and I brewed a batch of banana stout a couple years ago and we called it "Pirate's Banana Brew".

Anyone who catches that literature reference automatically possesses an over level 9000 cool factor.

 

[His Name Is Frank]

Sounds delicious! I love banana-flavored beverages.

 

[desertshore]

I haven't tried any of those, Max! I know hefes are wheats but for some reason so many Euro beers taste like banana. Also, wasn't Leffe a belgian beer before they sold out? THAT'S the one beer I think of when say bananas.

Leffe it's still a belgian beer But yes, Leffe blonde is quite banana-ish

 

[SirTophamHat]

They're owned by Anheiser-Busch IIRC and it's no longer exclusively brewed in Belgium. Yeah though, that's what I mean by banana beer.

 

[Max Power]

Sounds delicious! I love banana-flavored beverages.

Well's Banana Bread Beer has your name on it.

 

[SirTophamHat]

oh fuck

looks like the days of buying 48 cans at once are gone.

 

[Finder]

Dear Finder (wherever you are), please come mod The Lounge's beer snob thread.

Thanks,
aep

Wow, this thread is still going?

This time of the year is actually my least favorite for seasonals. I've found myself being progressively less interested in pumpkin beers over time. Places are too heavy handed with the spices. I guess I would prefer to eat my pumpkin pie, not drink it.

I would love some of that Saison Brett you're drinking though.

You guys aren't drinking winter beers yet? Peasants.

I feel bad about it but I am kinda glad to hear that Pumking wasn't as good this year. My favorite pumpkin beer was DFH's Punkin Ale as it was less pumpkin pie and more pumpkin flavored though I do want to bake something pumpkin-y (pumpkin ale muffins with grahm cracker streusel topping, anyone?)using a more baking spice forward beer like Shipyard's Smashed Pumpkin.

And speaking of baking with beer, I need both of these in my life: Anchor's Big Leaf Maple Popovers and Rhubarb Tart with Boulevard's Saison Brett. Seriously. Just look at this.

NSFW:

More things that I need- Cigar City to distribute out here. Jai Alai is lightweight one of my new favorites.

 

[Max Power]

oh fuck

looks like the days of buying 48 cans at once are gone.

I finally had a fresh can (brewed a few weeks ago). This was my third time drinking Heady but it was by far the most pleasurable. Now I get the hype, but not quite since I've yet to try it on tap. All in all, it's hard to rank something as 'the best', which is why I don't trust ranking sites too much. Sometimes, I'd rather reach for a Jai Alai.

Hello Finger.

 

[Finder]

Fresh Heady is a damn fine beer, but I enjoy plenty of other big IPAs just as much. The best IPA is the freshest one you can get imo. My current go to has been Revolution Anti-Hero which has generally been canned within days of purchase.

I'm quite keen to get my hands on some Hill Farmstead at the moment. I think I need to take a beer vacation to Vermont. Maybe in the spring.

 

[SirTophamHat]

Max: I hear Jai Alai is another fantastic east coast style IPA, more juicy rather than piney. Really cannot wait to get my hands on some! I'm glad HT is growing on you. Gotta say however... the hype is definitely somewhat overblown and almost ruins the whole show up here. Too many people hoarding it so they can trade it to the four corners of the world or make a buck. What makes topper so attractive to me is the price factor relative to other brew on the same tier. Also, you aren't really missing anything with not getting it on draught. Virtually every restaurant that serves it serves cans; you can probably count the places that it's on tap on one hand. I've had both and there is no huge difference. The last time I had it on draught I thought it tasted a little off and was a little sad. Dunno what happened.

Finder: I agree with you about the fresh IPA being the better IPA. I just looked up anti-hero and it looks like something I'd love to try. If you come here for a beer vacation you will not be disappointed. HF has a strong presence in restaurants too and they are looking to expand more than The Alchemist is, so their visibility in the state overall will be going up as time marches on. Send me a PM or something if you do wind up visiting, as there is one tiny bar hidden in the woods that you just can't miss.

Cheers fellas.

 

[YIAut2]

Arrogant Bastard is the beer for me.


Arrogant Bastard Ale!


Cheers fellas.

 

[Max Power]

Cheers.

We just tapped Double Bastard at work a couple nights ago. Stone brews are aggressively flavored like no others. Amazing.

 

[Finder]

Ah, Stone Brewing. Not super into their stuff these days but I have really loved their "Enjoy By" series. Some of the best beer from them I've had in years.

Finder: I agree with you about the fresh IPA being the better IPA. I just looked up anti-hero and it looks like something I'd love to try. If you come here for a beer vacation you will not be disappointed. HF has a strong presence in restaurants too and they are looking to expand more than The Alchemist is, so their visibility in the state overall will be going up as time marches on. Send me a PM or something if you do wind up visiting, as there is one tiny bar hidden in the woods that you just can't miss.

Will definitely try and remember to hit you up before that happens. I already have a small list of places I want to check out over that way. I don't spend much time on this site any more. Appreciate the offer!

 

[Max Power]

Max: I hear Jai Alai is another fantastic east coast style IPA

Oh it's fantastic alright. Nice to have it so close.

Ah, Stone Brewing. Not super into their stuff these days but I have really loved their "Enjoy By" series. Some of the best beer from them I've had in years.

Enjoy By is in my top IPAs ever. RuinTen was also kickass. What sucks about Enjoy By is that it's only distributed to like 6 states each batch. It's understandable. Looking forward to December because we're getting that one. Wonder how long they'll continue?

 

[hydroazuanacaine]

the current talk is all about IPAs, which i don't have much comment on. but someone mentioned how this is their least favorite time for seasonal beers because of pumpkin stuff. this is the best time for seasonal beers because of stouts!

and i had to get a bottle of rochefort 10 because i was reading through this thread and it got me hungry.

 

[SirTophamHat]

Max: Enjoy By is only distributed to 6 states? Damn! I figured that since we get it here, it must be everywhere, albeit in limited #s. Probably my favorite Stone brew which is saying a lot.

hydro: How's the 10, have you had it before? I've had the 8 and loved it, passed on the 10 because of $ difference. I think the Rocheforts are similar to St. Bernardus abt 12 --also bombdiggity.

 

[Max Power]

The Black Chocolate Stout is very solid. I want to get my hands on some Black Ops again but that's more than likely not happening. Speaking of Brooklyn Brewery (hydro, you might appreciate this on some level), while watching Mike Birbiglia's film Sleepwalk With Me I noticed the beer they were drinking was Brooklyn by the label. Then later in the movie they were drinking it again which made me wonder if they were sponsors. Then 15 minutes later they blatantly show cases of Brooklyn stacked up in the background and it left no doubt.

Speaking of stouts/porters, my local brewery is tapping Last Snow this weekend. It's their coconut/caramel/coffee/milk-stout heaven in a glass. I'm so there.