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Beer Snobs Unite! 100+ IBU or GTFO

$14 a 4 isn't bad when you're employed, but I make about $200 a month.

I'm also trying to get my hands on those Bell's, 3 Floyds, etc... no luck in Baltimore.
 
ive never been fond of ales but i would consider myself quite a lager & pilsener aficionado. can't say i've tasted many american microbrews but there are a fair number of breweries in ontario that produce pretty fine beer. i've tasted plenty of regional beers in western, central and eastern europe and been prodded in the ribs and clapped on the back by many a grinning local who thought i would be bowled over by the quality of their proud brew. at the end of the day, there is always just one beer i'd rather be drinking:

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Changed said:
$14 a 4 isn't bad when you're employed, but I make about $200 a month.

I'm also trying to get my hands on those Bell's, 3 Floyds, etc... no luck in Baltimore.
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Werd. I would be drinking PBR. As far as Bell's go, just roll over to VA. They've had Bell's for the last couple years now (my folks still live there so I hunt for beers in the area now and then). 3 Floyds doesn't distribute outside of Indiana, Illinois and MAYBE Wisconsin (saw some on a recent trip there but I don't know how official it is).
 
Two-Hearted is delicious! Thanks for introducing me, @Finder.
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+1 on Yuengling. definitely my favorite. as far as lagers go, not at all skunky and bitter. this one is smooth with a slight bit of sweet. definitely yum.
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its unfortunate i cannot get it in cincinnati.


hi @WindingVines - good to see you again too <3
 
^Yuengling is a good session beer for sure, especially for how fucking cheap it is. It sucks when you get some skunky ones though.

btw, saucy, that is an impressive collection. Meant to say that earlier. I bet it was fun to drink all those.
 
Finder said:
I don't mind Pabst, but it doesn't have any place in this thread.
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What's Pabst?


How do people feel about Guinness and other such stouts?
I personally love one every now and then. But it has to be cold, and I can't usually drink more than one stout beer in one sitting :D


And yes Saucy, that is a brilliant collection!!
 
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juniortha3rd said:
yo, I'm in curtis bay. All that fancy stuff really is hard to find out here

you gotta go down to Annapolis to get your beer snob on

try: http://www.bayridgewine.com
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I only go to Well's Discount Liquors--York Road aka just outside the ghetto, Baltimore (which is rated pretty well on RateBeer.com). they have a nice little selection, thought some stuff from up north (where I'm from) is overpriced.

Most of their belgians sit on the shelf too long collecting visible dust. only gripe I have against them
 
n3ophy7e said:
What's Pabst?
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It's a beer company which that has been around for a long time. Their brewery is HQ'd in a suburb of Chicago but it use to be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They hold the brewing rights to Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR) & a bunch of other beers (including Old Style which is fairly famous for being a semi-shitty beer in Chicago).

Anyway, Pabst is cheap and a lot of people don't mind it so much. Plus it was the 'cool' beer for a while a couple years ago. Think douchey hipsters. ;)

Brace for lameness...

NSFW:

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There are many worse pics than those of people acting all sorts of cool with their PBR... but that's just a sample. ;)
 
those people are extremely prevalent in the Baltimore, MD region.
 
This thread is wonderful and making me thirsty :D

The beers I've been drinking lately aren't anything special or snob-worthy:
Tooheys Extra Dry (cheap and inoffensive, my flatmates and I always keep some in the fridge and drink a ton of this because it's most likely to please anyone who randomly drops by for a drink).
Asahi Dry or Kronenbourg lagers (again, both inoffensive and easy to put away a lot)
Coopers Sparkling Ale (picture from Klue above - tasty and high alcohol %, bonus for alco's like moi)
Beez Neez and Fat Yak (from matilda bay brewery when I feel like something a little different but still affordable)
Tooheys Old, Guiness or Killkenny when the weather is cold and I want something heartier.

I recently tried Hoegaarden and Kriek but wasn't overly impresed by either.

I'll try some more exotic brews over the next few months when finances permit and will report back to this thread :D I keep hearing good things about Samuel Adams and Dogfish Head breweries in the states but haven't seen any imported here yet.
 
I have no love for PBR.

However, certainly a beer snob has a right to argue the finer points of his shit beer of choice. Of all the cheap local suds I've ever drunk by the case, this one wins. It used to only be available in Beijing, and was one of the things that made that place truly a world class city.
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In the US, I'm all about the small breweries' dark beers, stouts and porters. The creamier the head, the better.

Sometimes, though, a beer that's heavy on the malt and easy on the hops just scratches the itch. Sapporo and Red Stripe are two of my favorites.
 
crusing this thread yesterday had me really jonesing for some crafty beer. :D went out to dinner last night at this spot with an extensive beer selection (not many around cincinnati). i was able to get some two-hearted ale, and that made me very happy.

after i finished, the bartender recommended i try southern tier IPA (here's a pic: http://twitpic.com/164e57) it was quite delicious. wasn't as hop'y as two-hearted ale but the flavor was all still there. brewery is out of lakewood, nj i believe. although i do like the bite of a nice ale, i did like southern tier because it wasn't as edgy. definite compliment to the two-hearted and huge burrito i had. ;)
 
badboybrian said:
crusing this thread yesterday had me really jonesing for some crafty beer. :D went out to dinner last night at this spot with an extensive beer selection (not many around cincinnati). i was able to get some two-hearted ale, and that made me very happy.

after i finished, the bartender recommended i try southern tier IPA (here's a pic: http://twitpic.com/164e57) it was quite delicious. wasn't as hop'y as two-hearted ale but the flavor was all still there. brewery is out of lakewood, nj i believe. although i do like the bite of a nice ale, i did like southern tier because it wasn't as edgy. definite compliment to the two-hearted and huge burrito i had. ;)
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Southern Tier is located maybe 50 miles from my home, in Lakewood NY

their best beers come in the bombers (22oz)... Jahva, Pumpking, Un*Earthly, etc...
 
AmorRoark said:
It's a beer company which that has been around for a long time. Their brewery is HQ'd in a suburb of Chicago but it use to be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They hold the brewing rights to Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR) & a bunch of other beers (including Old Style which is fairly famous for being a semi-shitty beer in Chicago).

Anyway, Pabst is cheap and a lot of people don't mind it so much. Plus it was the 'cool' beer for a while a couple years ago. Think douchey hipsters. ;)
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Southern Tier is located maybe 50 miles from my home, in Lakewood NY
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Oh no way, dude. I grew up in Elmira, which is actually in the region known as the Southern Tier. It's an area with a good bit of history of and culture, but poor all of my life.

Great beer, and definitely something to be prouder of than Mark Twain's grave.
 
MyDoorsAreOpen said:
Oh no way, dude. I grew up in Elmira, which is actually in the region known as the Southern Tier. It's an area with a good bit of history of and culture, but poor all of my life.

Great beer, and definitely something to be prouder of than Mark Twain's grave.
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8o

I was the last baby born at Arnet Ogden

I now live in Ithaca/Baltimore
 
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