Beer-a Obscura - Page 66

nepg · 10-18-2011, 07:03 PM

Also... Avery tasting going well! Samaels inc!

nepg · 10-18-2011, 09:23 PM

Yeah... I am lit. Amazing!

Brothgar · 10-19-2011, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by nepg

My bar is getting a keg of it.

I ******* hate you.

Jughead10 · 10-19-2011, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nepg

it's coming (well...it's here, actually)...

One of, if not the best stout in the world! CBS FTW!

I've actually had one as my breakfast.

Brothgar · 10-30-2011, 10:42 PM

Beer of the week. Breckenridge Brewery's Lucky U IPA it was a very good standard IPA without many frills but it went great with the BBQ that I had. I likely won't pine for this beer a month or two down the road but its really worth having.

Brothgar · 11-03-2011, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by hobbes2053

Just cracked open 10 bottles of our first homebrew. Yuuuuuuum.

Hobbs how good have you gotten at homebrew? (or if there is another home brewer on the board) I'm thinking of starting with a semi decent homebrew equipment kit. I have a recipe in mind but I'm having trouble thinking of the best way to balance hop and malt. Anyone care to offer advice.

nepg · 11-04-2011, 08:51 AM

I made a Kiwi Extra Pale Ale and it is fantastic.

Doing a Vanilla Macadamia Nut Porter tomorrow.

hobbes2053 · 11-04-2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by broth223

Hobbs how good have you gotten at homebrew? (or if there is another home brewer on the board) I'm thinking of starting with a semi decent homebrew equipment kit. I have a recipe in mind but I'm having trouble thinking of the best way to balance hop and malt. Anyone care to offer advice.

My roommate and I have only done 3 batches, though the first (IPA) was by far the best. The second, Bavarian wheat and lemon, was came out great, but the combination of the banana-ish from the wheat with the lemon was odd. For some reason our latest didn't turn out well at all due to not enough priming sugar upon bottling :( We we so excited for it (meant to be an DIPA) and now we have 2 cases of undrinkable beer.

What's in this recipe?

Brothgar · 11-05-2011, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by nepg

I made a Kiwi Extra Pale Ale and it is fantastic.

Doing a Vanilla Macadamia Nut Porter tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by hobbes2053

My roommate and I have only done 3 batches, though the first (IPA) was by far the best. The second, Bavarian wheat and lemon, was came out great, but the combination of the banana-ish from the wheat with the lemon was odd. For some reason our latest didn't turn out well at all due to not enough priming sugar upon bottling :( We we so excited for it (meant to be an DIPA) and now we have 2 cases of undrinkable beer.

What's in this recipe?

Well I'm trying to get together a Black IPA here is my ingredient list

4 Gallon batch

Malts

American Crystal Dark (77L) 3lbs
Amber Malt 3lbs
Chocolate Malt 3lbs
American two row 3lbs
American Crystal 3lbs

Hops

60 Min Chinook 1oz
60 Min Yakima Gold 1oz
30 Min Cascade .5 oz
30 Min Centenial .5 oz
15 Min Citra .5 oz
Dry Hop in secondary with an oz of chinook

Yeast
either England Dry Ale Yeast or California yeast.

Current calculations estimate 7.7ABV 95.2 IBU 63 SRM but a final gravity of 1.029

I'm concerned that my final gravity may be too high.

Brothgar · 11-05-2011, 11:28 PM

In other beer news

My beer of the week is Troges Mad Elf. 11% abv of the weirdest winter warmer I've ever had. Brewed with cherries and honey you can taste the cherries. not over powering the brew though.

Brothgar · 11-20-2011, 02:40 PM

I bought the Magic Hat winter variety pack and this one was the best of the bunch. A Wheat IPA it really put together the best of both worlds the hop character of an IPA with the sweet/cardamon/orange peel type hints of a wheat beer very enjoyable.

nepg · 11-20-2011, 02:43 PM

I had a taster of the new Sam Adams conconction... The Chocolate Cherry Bock. Tastes exactly like what they were going for, cordial cherries. Unfortunately, cordial cherries are disgusting and so is this beer.

Also, I'm sad that 2-Below is no more, but New Belgium's replacement is really good. Snow Day is a Black IPA. Very solid.

draftguru151 · 11-20-2011, 02:47 PM

Trying to do my own home brew. Anyone have advice or know of a kit to do it?

Brothgar · 11-20-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by draftguru151

Trying to do my own home brew. Anyone have advice or know of a kit to do it?

It depends on how deep you want to get into it. If you want to calculate a recipe.

http://beercalculus.hopville.com/recipe

you can hit that up. Be careful if you are making an IPA to be very weary of your final gravity. Mr. Beer comes highly recommended for first time home brewers but there is no secondary fermenter or brewpot so you are limited in what you can really do with it.

JoeJoeBrown · 11-20-2011, 03:46 PM

If anyone has a chance go buy Great Lakes Christmas Ale. Awesome stuff. How I miss it so.

jrdrylie · 11-20-2011, 04:04 PM

Drinking something called Truck Stop Honey from Back Forty Brewing Company (an Alabama brewery). I've had three and I can't decide if I like it or not.

nepg · 11-20-2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by draftguru151

Trying to do my own home brew. Anyone have advice or know of a kit to do it?

I use Midwest and Northern.

They both have great kits.

If it's your first time, I'd recommend a Wheat or a Brown because those two are almost impossible to **** up (so are Ambers, but they're gross).

jrdrylie · 11-20-2011, 05:29 PM

Switched to a beer called #9 by magic hat brewery. May be my new favorite beer. If you like a wheat ale, you have to try this!

SuperMcGee · 11-20-2011, 05:36 PM

#9 is good stuff. I've been having mainly Magic Hat and Long Trail, lately.

Brent · 11-20-2011, 09:13 PM

I got drunk during brunch at this brewery:

http://nxnwbrew.com/

Goddamn, I love Austin.

draftguru151 · 11-20-2011, 10:14 PM

Yea I have #9 kinda regularly because a decent amount of ****** bars here have it. Had a three philosophers tonight. Was really good.

TitansCJftw · 11-20-2011, 10:27 PM

Had this on tap at bar pretty damn good

njx9 · 11-20-2011, 10:43 PM

bleh, i'm not a fan at all of #9. it's not bad, but it's just so boring. though maybe i just got annoyed with all the stoners at umass who tried to fight people who didn't think magic hat was the greatest thing ever.

Rob S · 11-20-2011, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by njx9

bleh, i'm not a fan at all of #9. it's not bad, but it's just so boring. though maybe i just got annoyed with all the stoners at umass who tried to fight people who didn't think magic hat was the greatest thing ever.

It is boring, but certainly a solid beer. I think its a pretty good beer to have in your back pocket as you can find it at most places and it is better than the usual "premium" selections like Stella, Heineken, Corona, etc. Number 9 and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale are my go to choices at bars that have crappy selections.

Brent · 11-23-2011, 03:58 PM

I want to try it.