Beer-a Obscura - Page 61

devinhester=R.O.Y 2006 · 05-03-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HawkEye30

Did you like beer at first or was it more of an acquired taste?

I didn't like beer at first. I hated the taste of macro produced pale lagers that are what most high school/poor college kids drink. I started to become interested in the craft beer scene about 2 years ago. Started tasting different styles and such. I found that them to be much more satisfying than the pale lagers and the like. Much more enjoyable to have a Bells Two Hearted or an Anchor Liberty Ale than to get ripped off Natural Light. For me the taste is much more important than getting drunk.

njx9 · 05-03-2011, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HawkEye30

Real men drink whiskey.... lol jk but seriously I have tried many a time to like beer but I just can't get a good taste from it. I mean if I'm having wings I'll have a yuengling but I can't just crack a beer open and drink it. Did anyone else ever have this problem?

you need to start drinking good beer. no one likes busch or natty unless they like it solely as a vehicle to get wasted.

njx9 · 06-15-2011, 08:18 PM

no one drinks beer anymore. :|

17th Anniversary Party at Great Divide was possibly the greatest beer drinking event of all time. in easily the best beer state ever. yeah, i went there.

http://www.westword.com/slideshow/gr...arty-33530002/

i'm in the deep background of pic 44. lulz.

Jughead10 · 06-15-2011, 08:20 PM

I still drink it but I drink crappy beer more often these days. Cheaper to get f'ed up.

Although anyone ever have anything by Hale's Ales out of Seattle. My gf just brought a 22oz of their IPA back from Seattle on a a trip. Going to have it tomorrow night.

nepg · 06-15-2011, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by njx9

no one drinks beer anymore. :|

17th Anniversary Party at Great Divide was possibly the greatest beer drinking event of all time. in easily the best beer state ever. yeah, i went there.

http://www.westword.com/slideshow/gr...arty-33530002/

i'm in the deep background of pic 44. lulz.

Eh... I had a Houblon Chouffe and a Chimay yesterday and my friend drank Schafly Biere De Garde.

njx9 · 06-15-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jughead10

I still drink it but I drink crappy beer more often these days. Cheaper to get f'ed up.

that, sir, is sad. couple of big bottles for ~$10 does me pretty good. but then, i'm almost as old as sarf, so maybe that factors in.

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Originally Posted by nepg

Eh... I had a Houblon Chouffe and a Chimay yesterday and my friend drank Schafly Biere De Garde.

i've never gotten into chimay. dunno why.

nepg · 06-15-2011, 09:08 PM

It's just a name...it is delicious, but overrated.

I've been really into sours, lambics, and krieks lately. I am jealous of those who live in Wisconsin and can get a Wisconsin Belgian Red whenever they feel like it...

Giantsfan1080 · 06-15-2011, 09:28 PM

I was never a big fan of Chimay either. I need more variety around me but it's always the same beers now which get kind of boring.

Jughead10 · 06-15-2011, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by njx9

that, sir, is sad. couple of big bottles for ~$10 does me pretty good. but then, i'm almost as old as sarf, so maybe that factors in.

I don't think I'm that much younger. When I drink I drink a lot of beers. If I'm just gonna have 2 or 3 beers, I opt for something delcious. If I'm going to be pounding 10 plus, it's bud light.

njx9 · 06-15-2011, 09:52 PM

yeah, i guess the rare nights there are games it's cheap ****... but usually, if i'm going out, a couple of dipas have enough alcohol that i still feel pretty good.

slightlyaraiderfan · 06-15-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by njx9

that, sir, is sad. couple of big bottles for ~$10 does me pretty good. but then, i'm almost as old as sarf, so maybe that factors in.

hey guy, i'm only like a few months older than you but i found your real pic in that link you post, and you look wayyy older than me.

that's you on the left, right?

njx9 · 06-15-2011, 10:04 PM

nah, i don't wear pink shirts on the weekend.

Giantsfan1080 · 06-23-2011, 07:30 PM

I'm having a Green Flash West Coast IPA right now. Very tasty.

njx9 · 06-23-2011, 11:14 PM

was a big fan of that one, actually

Jughead10 · 06-24-2011, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Giantsfan1080

I'm having a Green Flash West Coast IPA right now. Very tasty.

Thats the best. They have a hoppy red ale that is also good.

Giantsfan1080 · 06-24-2011, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Jughead10

Thats the best. They have a hoppy red ale that is also good.

I'm pretty sure I've had it before but yeah I do like it a lot. I also picked up the Great Divide Hercules Double IPA and that new Dogfish My Antonia. Dogfish also had another beer at the place I was but it looked to dark for a summer drink. I should have bought it though and kept for later in the year.

Jughead10 · 06-24-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Giantsfan1080

I'm pretty sure I've had it before but yeah I do like it a lot. I also picked up the Great Divide Hercules Double IPA and that new Dogfish My Antonia. Dogfish also had another beer at the place I was but it looked to dark for a summer drink. I should have bought it though and kept for later in the year.

Great divide is also excellent. I've been drinking a lot of Southern Tier lately if I'm having good beer. Not sure if the guys out West can pick that up or not.

Giantsfan1080 · 06-24-2011, 08:42 AM

Lately I can't fine beers that are hoppy enough for me so I've been going with as many IPA's as possible. It's weird.

njx9 · 06-24-2011, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jughead10

Great divide is also excellent. I've been drinking a lot of Southern Tier lately if I'm having good beer. Not sure if the guys out West can pick that up or not.

if y'all can get it, i virtually guarantee it's in CA. i'm actually shocked it makes it that far at all, they have a *tiny* bottling operation.

hobbes2053 · 06-25-2011, 11:03 AM

Just brewed a double IPA yesterday which should be ready to drink in a month or so. Should be 100+ IBU and around 7-8% ABV :D

slightlyaraiderfan · 07-14-2011, 01:31 PM

Finally, I won't have to drive 10-15 miles for a good pub/ale house!

http://www.congregationalehouse.com/

njx9 · 07-14-2011, 02:10 PM

you don't even drink.

FlyingElvis · 07-14-2011, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jughead10

I still drink it but I drink crappy beer more often these days. Cheaper to get f'ed up.

Although anyone ever have anything by Hale's Ales out of Seattle. My gf just brought a 22oz of their IPA back from Seattle on a a trip. Going to have it tomorrow night.

Yeah . . . get some good, strong beers. Problem solved. See below for recommendation . . .

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Originally Posted by Giantsfan1080

Lately I can't fine beers that are hoppy enough for me so I've been going with as many IPA's as possible. It's weird.

Still my favorite. Stong as hell but still tastes like a real beer. 7% and delicious.

someone447 · 07-14-2011, 03:50 PM

I will say that San Diego has some awesome breweries. The Green Flash West Coast IPA is one of my favorite, but it doesn't hold a candle to Stone IPA. Another very good brewery is Ballast Point, their Yellowtail IPA is very high on my list. Then there is also Port, Karl Strauss, Lost Abbey, and Coronado--those 4 aren't as good as the first three I listed, but they all have some damn good beers.

pierce2walker · 07-14-2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by someone447

I will say that San Diego has some awesome breweries. The Green Flash West Coast IPA is one of my favorite, but it doesn't hold a candle to Stone IPA. Another very good brewery is Ballast Point, their Yellowtail IPA is very high on my list. Then there is also Port, Karl Strauss, Lost Abbey, and Coronado--those 4 aren't as good as the first three I listed, but they all have some damn good beers.

Also can't forget AleSmith, which is regarded by many as one of the best breweries in America. San Diego is pretty tough to top in terms of great breweries in one city.