Beer, Beer, Beer

saltydad · 08-30-2010, 03:19 PM

This thread is for those who appreciate this noble and ancient beverage to post their thoughts preferences, favorites and hates, etc.
While I'm not a heavy beer drinker, I do appreciate a good beer or dark ale. Lately I discovered a dark ale called Old Brown Dog, brewed by Smuttynose Brewing in New Hampshire. It was delicious!

Gardener972 · 08-30-2010, 05:38 PM

I can appreciate a good dark beer though I tend to go for the "sweet" ones as they're called like Dos Equis, San Miguel, Dundee, etc. How does it measure up to those?

saltydad · 08-31-2010, 12:50 AM

I had 6 of them at a party. Very tasty, without bitterness but without the heavyness often found in dark ales or porter. Nice little citrus zing in the aftertaste. I'm not a fan of the others you mentioned.

Jack Daw · 08-31-2010, 05:04 AM

Certainly not soon, but as the semester begins, I might be able to take some exquisite pictures. So Howard, if you could remind me around September 25th.

sandy0225 · 08-31-2010, 06:05 AM

My hubby is a homebrewer. He makes the most awesome brown ale. He calls it honeymoon brown ale because the first time he made it we had just gotten married. It always turns out just slightly different because he uses some different brown malts in it each year, sometimes chocolate malt, sometimes brown malt, sometimes a little black patent malt.
This year we have cascade, nugget, willamette, and glacier hops on our hop vines, so this year I think it's going to be hoppier than usual! I'll take a picture of the vines later on and post it here.
Have you ever tried one called Kostricher? It's a black swartz beer, and it's really black! We both love it, and surprizingly it's not strong or burnt tasting even though it's so dark.

harveyc · 08-31-2010, 10:22 AM

A little over 30 years ago I made my one and only batch of home brew. It was not very good but I was operating with limited supplies and a tight budget as a college student. To keep it from getting too warm I kept my car boy in the bath tub filled with water with a slow trick of water. My roommate was good in tolerating this, waiting for me to remove it when he wanted to shower. It was a lot of work! Although it wasn't very good, us college guys drank it up anyways.

Oh yeah, I should say that this was shortly after I took a Food Science course that taught me how to make wine and beer.

cherokee_greg · 08-31-2010, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltydad

This thread is for those who appreciate this noble and ancient beverage to post their thoughts preferences, favorites and hates, etc.
While I'm not a heavy beer drinker, I do appreciate a good beer or dark ale. Lately I discovered a dark ale called Old Brown Dog, brewed by Smuttynose Brewing in New Hampshire. It was delicious!

well I donnot drink beer but if I did I would probally try that one. I sold all my stock with bud years ago

conejov · 08-31-2010, 12:45 PM

mmm Brown Ale, I havent found one that I havent liked, i especially liked NOLA Brown Ale. Its a small little brewery in new Orleans, I also really like the Saint Arnolds Brown Ale.

Tony O · 08-31-2010, 03:23 PM

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I'll drink to that!!!

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I guess it's Miller time . . . After all, it's 5:00 somewhere!

CoryS · 09-01-2010, 12:48 AM

This is definitely better than Home-Ec!

And I love learning new things!

saltydad · 09-01-2010, 02:17 AM

Another recommendation is for Hook and Ladder Backdraft Brown. The only problem is many of these are probably regional beers, so we all can't partake. But it's fun seeing what others have to offer.

momoese · 09-01-2010, 09:53 AM

Noire De Chambly / Chambly Noire - Unibroue - BeerAdvocate

sbl · 09-01-2010, 04:59 PM

I am definitely a fan of brown beers, I do not like a lot of hops. I had a coworker that made a lot of beers and he had a chocolate brown that was awesome.

momoese · 09-01-2010, 05:41 PM

Another one of my go to beers.

Hitachino Nest Beer

CValentine · 09-02-2010, 07:19 AM

For a generalized everyday kinda beer, Hubby likes Arrogant Bastard.
Shiner Black is an everyday too, Kostriker isn't bad...He likes Dark Island also.

Draft - I like Harp or Bass Ale.
Along with a couple of games of pool with friends...
Don't get out but maybe 2-3 times every 2 years or so.

A beer I tried on a whim...one of our 'try something different - pick 3 random bottles' week-ends at home...
Three Philosophers. It is made with a Cherry lambic...Just WOW & YUM!!

I have enjoyed Lindemans Kriek Cherry Lambic on more than one occassion, maybe it's just the fruity thing because I'm a girl!!

Can't find it as readily down here - first found it at The Party Source in Bellevue, KY, WOW, what a HUGE selection in that store!!!

Just my 2 cents!! Cheers!!

~Cheryl

saltydad · 09-02-2010, 07:26 PM

Harp was my everyday beer for years. But that's the Irish in me! My son is now a Killian red man.

jeffreyp · 09-02-2010, 09:15 PM

My favorites are Scottish wee heavy beers, lambics, and barley wines...

modenacart · 09-08-2010, 10:30 PM

I good wee heavy is very nice, but if they are not lagered correctly can be really sweet. They have a really nice warming quality to them.

CoryS · 09-22-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CValentine

For a generalized everyday kinda beer, Hubby likes Arrogant Bastard. I have enjoyed Lindemans Kriek Cherry Lambic on more than one occassion, maybe it's just the fruity thing because I'm a girl!!

Arrogant Bastard?! LMAO!

IDK. Cherry lambic sounds awesome and I'm not a girl!

I had no idea how many beers there are!

Very educational!

modenacart · 09-22-2010, 04:58 PM

Arrogant bastard has a very heavy early hop flavor. It can be a bit much if you don't like bitter beer. Another really good one is Rogue Dead guy ale. It is not as bitter and has a good sweetness to it.

08-30-2010, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Gardener972 Location: north Dallas, TX Zone: 7b/8a Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 180 BananaBucks : 160,918 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 35 Times Was Thanked 84 Times in 40 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Re: Beer, Beer, Beer I can appreciate a good dark beer though I tend to go for the "sweet" ones as they're called like Dos Equis, San Miguel, Dundee, etc. How does it measure up to those?

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saltydad saltydad's Photo Gallery Location: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Howard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,552 BananaBucks : 183,414 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 14,712 Times Was Thanked 4,662 Times in 1,778 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 824 Times	Re: Beer, Beer, Beer I had 6 of them at a party. Very tasty, without bitterness but without the heavyness often found in dark ales or porter. Nice little citrus zing in the aftertaste. I'm not a fan of the others you mentioned. __________________ Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" "Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." - Francis Bacon "If by a liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; that is what they meant by a liberal, I am proud to be a liberal." John F. Kennedy, September, 1960 http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/

08-31-2010, 05:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jack Daw I think with my banana ;) Jack Daw's Photo Gallery Location: BA, SK, CEU Find me on the map! Zone: Dfa (Köppen-geiger) <-> 7b/8a? (USDA) Name: Jack Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,525 BananaBucks : 212,763 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,771 Times Was Thanked 2,461 Times in 1,355 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 383 Times	Re: Beer, Beer, Beer Certainly not soon, but as the semester begins, I might be able to take some exquisite pictures. So Howard, if you could remind me around September 25th. __________________ Thnx to Marcel, Ante, Dr. Chiranjit Parmar and *Francesco* for the plants I've received. Zeitgeist - Corporatocracy 101 (~2hrs) Zeitgeist - Moving Forward (~2.5hrs)

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harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,119 BananaBucks : 273,406 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,025 Times Was Thanked 4,460 Times in 1,896 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: Beer, Beer, Beer A little over 30 years ago I made my one and only batch of home brew. It was not very good but I was operating with limited supplies and a tight budget as a college student. To keep it from getting too warm I kept my car boy in the bath tub filled with water with a slow trick of water. My roommate was good in tolerating this, waiting for me to remove it when he wanted to shower. It was a lot of work! Although it wasn't very good, us college guys drank it up anyways. Oh yeah, I should say that this was shortly after I took a Food Science course that taught me how to make wine and beer. __________________

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saltydad saltydad's Photo Gallery Location: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Howard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,552 BananaBucks : 183,414 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 14,712 Times Was Thanked 4,662 Times in 1,778 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 824 Times	Re: Beer, Beer, Beer Another recommendation is for Hook and Ladder Backdraft Brown. The only problem is many of these are probably regional beers, so we all can't partake. But it's fun seeing what others have to offer. __________________ Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" "Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." - Francis Bacon "If by a liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; that is what they meant by a liberal, I am proud to be a liberal." John F. Kennedy, September, 1960 http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/

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09-01-2010, 05:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
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modenacart Senior Member modenacart's Photo Gallery Location: NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 475 BananaBucks : 76,866 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 26 Times Was Thanked 77 Times in 57 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Beer, Beer, Beer Arrogant bastard has a very heavy early hop flavor. It can be a bit much if you don't like bitter beer. Another really good one is Rogue Dead guy ale. It is not as bitter and has a good sweetness to it. Last edited by modenacart : 09-25-2010 at 09:32 AM.

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