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What do you have on hand????

Flamingo — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:49:59 GMT

Just wondering what you all have on hand for you brew pleasures.

Mine are:

Laughing Buddha's Panda Brown Ale
Bridgeport's Old Knucklehead No. 021
't Hofbrouwerijke's Hofblues Belgian Stout
Fantome Brewery's Ghost Black
Unibroue's 16 (anniversary special) Ale
Alaskan Smoked Porter 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
Oregon Trails Bourbon barrel Aged Porter
Full Sail's Top Sail Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter
Castle Brewery's Samiclaus Helles
JoshephBrau's Dunkelweizen
Blue Moons Honey Moon Summer Ale
Shock Top Belgian White

Mmmmm, what a line up for the coming weeks!!

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1st Release- Southern Hemisphere Harvest

Shiretripper — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:25:43 GMT

Just got back from making a run to restock the pantry and in addition to loading up on various staples I came across an interesting find. I picked up a couple bombers of the first release of Sierra Nevada's Southern Hemisphere Harvest Fresh Hop Ale.
I am NOT the world's biggest Sierra Nevada fan, but I have been enjoying their fall Harvest Fresh Hop Ale for a while now. As a matter of fact, I still have a single bomber squirreled away from the case of '07 11th edition that I drove 25 miles for last Thanksgiving. Their PR says that they've rushed fresh hops back from the New Zealand spring harvest to combine with native malts for this first time off-season offering. At 6.7% ABV, it's a match for their domestic fall brew.
I've got the two bombers chilling in the fridge right now while I'm savoring another surprise find, a nice cold Lagunitas Lucky 13 red. (Can you tell that it's WAY HOT here?)
So I'm just wondering, is anyone else also a fan of Harvest? If so, have you tried this Southern Hemisphere yet?

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sippin a 40 !

SkOrPiTaRiO — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:54:08 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YGOQ5BVGDI&feature=related

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Jubalale

timbo — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:42:20 GMT

Good brew from Deschuttes...just sayin'.

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Chimay

Shantao — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:11:58 GMT

nectar of the gods or swill of the swine?
Discuss

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Firestone - Union Jack

freetheweed — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:36:04 GMT

Anyone tried this yet? Thoughts?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986792/posts

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Cheers

freetheweed — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:19:07 GMT

A conversation between Cliff & Norm from Cheers

'Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the lowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.'

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Kick ass!

Jen — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:32:35 GMT

If you're in the salem oregon area check out my friends new place featuring some Ninkase beer on tap! Three of their beers to choose from plus a great place to kick it...Brownstowne Lounge :) You might run in to a brewer or two down there also * ****

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Sam Adams - glass pieces in bottles

SkOrPiTaRiO — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:17:26 GMT

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSBNG27827620080407

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cool....

magnathree — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:01:45 GMT

anyone see the profile of one of our own "beersnobs" tribe members in
"Beer Northwest" magazine?

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Disappointments

Shiretripper — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:30:00 GMT

So I've been rummaging the ranks of a few lesser-known microbrews lately and I've come across a few that have left me quite wanting in various respects. Just wondering if I've hit upon some bum batches or if the few in question never have achieved more than this level of mediocrity. So does anyone have opinions on:

Nimbus Pale
Peak Organic Pale
Grand Teton's Sweetgrass IPA

???????????

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drinking mead?

MickD — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:36:25 GMT

So how does one drink it? Chilled? Room temp? With a straw? In a slushie?

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Mead

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:23:34 GMT

Has anyone tried it? I had a friend who was into homebrew and one time he gave me what he said was mead. It was awfully awfull. I could not drink the whole thing and of course he was offended. After that, I was tasting it the whole night. No matter what ever I drink, it was still there.

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Brew Master in the Smithsonian

timbo — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:46:24 GMT

For all you snobs out there, here is someone who is in the National Museum's mag-rag:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/hire-brewer.html

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Warsteiner

Phil — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:56:34 GMT

Do you guys recommend this? My Russian boss told me about this the other day and that I should try it. I am a big fan of an eclectic range of beers rangings from Belgian pale ales to German lagers to Thai lagers and Vietnamese pale ales.

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Help support my local 7-11

Datig — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:26:04 GMT

If you're not in Los Angeles, this probably doesn't concern you. In any case, here we go...

So I get my beer at 7-11. "7-11? And this guy's posting on the beer snobs tribe?" Yes, this guy is posting about a 7-11 on the beer snobs tribe. A 7-11 at which, in the last 16 months or so, I've had over 150 high quality beers. Chimay, Unibroue, Corsendonk, Delirium, etc.

Anyways, it's in Highland Park. Ave 52 and Figueroa. Just west of the 110. Everything he's got is a 90%+ rating, most of it 97% or higher. Well, not everything. they've got Corona and Heineken and what not, but I don't look in those coolers.

Alright, well that's about it. If you're in the area, check it out. And try not to think of it as a 7-11.

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Mad River John Barleycorn

freetheweed — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:27:48 GMT

9.5% abv Barleywine Ale from Humboldt, CA.

I had 3 of these on Saturday night, along with a Steam brewery Summer Beer (which I did not like at all) and some marijuana, and within two hours of popping my first bottle I was passed out on the couch for an hour, I had no choice but to do so.

Strong stuff, I look forward to trying the barleywine again. It's very thick and flavorful, I was shocked at the first sip, not having had a drink like that in a long while. The last one I had was Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot over two years ago, which I also enjoy very much, and is likely much easier to find than the John Barleycorn.

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Your fearless leader has returned to tribe!

Benjamin — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:47:46 GMT

Thanks to all for making this an active and interesting group in my absence. I hope my absenteeism did not cause too much difficulty.

I did have two messages about some guy posting something and being attacked by someone with a vendetta about their opinion or whatever. Fortunately, it was months or years ago so the annoyance and drama is long gone!

Let me know how I might be of service, assuming there's no system in place for the individuals here to serve themselves.

The main thing that interests me in any management (if any) is to remove totally off-topic posts if the group isn't interested in them.

Example: a post about knitting with no relationship to beer, I'd be interested in removing (and first notifying the originator of the post what I'm doing and why so they have a chance to save their text).

Example 2: If someone posted about cigars, I'd be more likely to keep it as cigars have a known and popular association with beer (at San Francisco Brewing Co. is a perfect example of this relationship).

Benjamin

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Old Beer

MickD — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:36:23 GMT

So how long should I be able to keep commercially produced beer (Corona, SweetWater) in my fridge before I should throw it out? I have some stuff which has been in my 'fridge for at least a year, and it seems to be okay. But I'm no connoissuer...

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Worst Beers in the World

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:16:21 GMT

There are good beers...
There are great beers...

And then there are THE WORST BEERS IN THE WORLD...

* "Goldstar", the Israeli version of Bud-Light, ranks among the worst beers in ther world. If you've ever tasted brown tap water (like when the plumbing is off), that's pretty much what it tastes like.

Beer Snobs: feel free to contribute your pick of the worst beers!

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Who got beer for Christmas?

Benjamin — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:17:27 GMT

If you're like me, and most of you are, you'll find that others are aware of your love of good beer. Of your desire for constant new and interesting varieties of beer.

And for most of you, this will mean that people give you beer.

Nice how that works out, huh?

I got a variety of different beer for Christmas. How about you guys? What did ya get?

My uncle brought a few different Russian and Armenian beers as well as a Czech beer. I also got a variety pack from a close friend of winter seasonals, the pack was based from a company in Oakland, CA so I ended up with largely local brews.

Erebuni and Kotayk were the Armenian brews. Erebuni was an okay European lager. Kotayk tasted a lot like Heineken which is okay, but there are far too many of those beers.

Zhiguiliovskoye was the Russian beer. Try saying that 3 times fast!

And Gold Bohemia Beer was the beer from Czecha. Decent pilsener. Nothing special.

To me, these beers were noticably superior to Asian beers, which makes sense since they're all from Europe (well, the region of Kotayk is in the middle of a country straddling Europe and Asian so I don't REALLY know...).

The variety pack had Lagunitas (that hoppy brewery), Bison (I used to live 2 blocks from them), Cooper's, Anderson Valley, Shipyard, Bridgeport, Mendocino (I met that brewer), Full Sail, Pyramid, and Big Sky breweries winter brews. Montana, Maine, Australia, 2 Oregon, and 5 Northern California brewing companies (Pyramid also does WA, but the Berkeley, CA brewery is bigger and I think it does the CA distribution).

I've had beers from all of these companies and most of the seasonals from them in previous years. I'm generally fond of winter seasonals because they tend to be richer than other seasons (often rich, heavily malted lagers and ales) and sometimes brewers add Christmasy spices like nutmeg.

So, who else scored some beer for Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or any other seasonal (celebration of vacation from work?) celebration?

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How Many?

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:39:56 GMT

How Many different brewskies have you drunk or is it at all possible to endeaver such a rememberance. WTF, give it a try. I myself lost count a thousand beers ago.

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Samual Smith, Oatmeal Stout

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:30:01 GMT

Now this is good stuff. Not much can compare. What's da verdict?

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Christmas Blessings

Shiretripper — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:32:46 GMT

What graced your table for the Christmas celebration?
We started out the day with a taste of Marin's Hoppy Holidaze. Next up was Affligem Noel, followed by a bottle of Corsendonk Christmas Ale.
After that we popped in the 1951 Allistair Sim "Christmas Carol" DVD and popped open the Gulden Draak Vintage Ale, then finished off the evening with the St. Bernardus Christmas Ale and "It's a Wonderful Life".
Filled in a few of the lulls and gaps with an occasional Sierra Nevada Celebration, Lost Coast Winterbraun, or Anchor Xmas Brew.
Of course one of the best things about holidays is the left-overs, so we've got a nice 750 of St. Feuillien Cuvee de Noel, a sixer of Rogue Santa's Private Reserve, and a couple of Sierra Nevada Harvest Fresh Hops to help ease us on into the new year.
So, what did you drink on the big day???

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Samuel Adams 24% beer

Kama_ — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:41:00 GMT

Has anyone seen this yet?

I saw a special on beer while on vacation this past summer and one of the topics during the show was that Samuel Adams created a beer that was about 24%. It was really thick looking and packaged in a bottle shaped like the "I Dream of Jennie" bottle. I don't recall the name of it. It was also served in a small glass.

Just curious. I've been keeping an eye out for it, but obviously I haven't seen it yet.

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Worst beer brewed in your local area?

timbo — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:41:50 GMT

Okay, get your snob up, what's the worst around you that you've actually had the nerve to try?

SF Bay Area

I'd say that Pacific Coast in Oakland and Eldos in SF are low on my list (Eldos is now defunct but some evil-sorcers are rumored to be trying to revive it again!). I don't actually mind hanging at Pacific Coast but I'm not a big fan of their line up. Not that I would begrudge them customers or anything...just that you shouldn't be going to a brew pub for "the atmosphere" if one is truly snobby about beer! And, to be fair, there are probably some worse brew pubs out there somewhere!

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Pumpkin Beer

twistedchick — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:30:41 GMT

What's your take on it?!! I had a friend sneeer at me the other day when I said I wanted to search around n buy a 6-pack before the season ended.

He wasn't hearing a damn word of it - as if there was no fruity tinged beer out there that didn't taste like an appletini in drag.

What say you yay or nay?

Any suggestions?

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New belgium's 1554

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:32:35 GMT

Nector of the Gods. Pure Enlighenment.

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post road brewery

TheNewt — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:03:22 GMT

Anyone here into beers made by Post road?

They have a pumpkin spice ale that's pretty good that I enjoy drinking around this time of the year.

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Favorite beers

Benjamin — Wed, 08 Oct 2003 00:33:48 GMT

A few come to mind immediately:

Samuel Adams Triple Bock (late 1994, not 1995 issue)
Grottenbier (Belgian)
Echt Kulmbacher Edelbock (from EKU (in Kulmbach) brewery, not sure if this particular beer is available)

I'll start a favorite brewery thread soon... unless someone beats me to it.

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Oktoberfest

SkOrPiTaRiO — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:19:50 GMT

Anyone marking the occasion with a lot of good Marzen style Lager and eating sausages and so on ???

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Colorado prodces the most beer.

trouble-sturm — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:06:31 GMT

http://www.9news.com/money/article.aspx?storyid=78102

We DO have lots of microbrews. I'm hoping the micros are a big part of the beer total, and not just the crappy coors and budweiser breweries...

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Different Beers around the World

Zahira — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:06 GMT

Hello,

I just joined the tribe. I am a beer drinker and often the odd one out in the group when I go out with friends.
Like ' 3 white wines, 2 red, a Vodka Cruiser, some fluffy drink with an umbrella - oh and a beer for Zahira.
Any other chicks find themselves the only beer drinker in their group when they go out?

Anyway, I'm trying to drink different beers from different countries and while I've tried a few good ones, tonight I tried a bad one.
It's called Original Schlenkerla Smokebeer - yecch! It's German

I tried, I really tried but I couldn't finish the beer!

So far my faves are Boags Premium (best stuff out) and Sakkara Gold.

Hope to learn lots about different beers from the tribe :-)

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Awesome new brewery find.

macguys — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:59:36 GMT

Check out Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales ( http://www.jollypumpkin.com/beers.htm ) and especially their La Roja sour red ale. Woo hoo! I like it so much that I had the local packey special order a case.

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German beer more expensive?

marmelade27 — Thu, 31 May 2007 18:30:29 GMT

Apparently the demand for biofuel in Germany is creating a barley shortage because farmers are abandoning that crop to raise governement subsidized biofuel crops.

More info at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-05-28-biofuel-beer_N.htm

Drink more beer now before the prices go up :)

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New Belgium Tour De Fat.

trouble-sturm — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:12:28 GMT

I'll be riding my bike at the Fort Collins, Colorado Tour De Fat, tomorrow, which ought to keep me hanging out at the New Belgium Brew Pub a good part of the day...

Should be fun.

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1554

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:27:25 GMT

Whaddya think of New Belgium'1554. I love it, so smooth and rich. Never tried a black ale before and now I'm hooked. New Belgium, you have my for life or until something better cums along

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Beer is food?

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:21:55 GMT

YES!!!!!!! and am now am drinking good beerr. gooood beer, nice beer, i love my beer, thank u god for beer, com'on down that stairway to heven and have a few with the ol creation. right now i am drinking new belgium's 1554 enlightened black aleand i've only had two and i,m already enlightened.

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Neww tribe

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:42:50 GMT

Only when yr drunk. http://tribes.tribe.net/bongsboobsandbeer

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Cheers, Michael

Barndog — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:20:36 GMT

Michael Jackson, the world's foremost authority on beer, passed away this morning.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art52716.asp

There are angels getting tanked in heaven tonight.

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Germany...

kytty — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:39:19 GMT

My husband and I will be heading to in Berlin, Munich and Prague at the end of September. We will be going to Oktoberfest for a few days. Does anyone have any recommendations for places/breweries/whatever not to be missed?

Cheers!

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I-95 beer stops?

Thomas — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:01:16 GMT

Anybody know any good pubs, breweries or beer related places en route to Florida from New York off of I-95? So far Dogfish Head looks like the only one.

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2 new belgians

magnathree — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:32:08 GMT

thats knocked my socks off-
Abbaye des Rocs Triple Impériale
I've had their 'grand cru' and 'brune' before so i knew it would be awesome.
this was a murky brown triple, had a bit or a funky sourness when the bottle was popped and on the pour but only a hint of sourness in the flavor. earthy, spicy with a little candy sweetness, got fruiter as it opened up in the glass, the alchohol became more pronounced too. way too complex for me to do it justice. great beer! 10 percent abv
and Lozen Boer, a Quadrupel brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Much lighter than the Des Rocs, lots of candi sugar sweetness with hints of bubble gum or even cotton candy, along with dates and cherries. Enough yeasty bite and alchohol warmth (again 10%abv!) to keep it from beeing too sweet. I'll have to try it again when its not the 6th beer of the night...

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portland

magnathree — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:12:12 GMT

i was in portland the other night so i tried to drink some stuff we cant get in indiana, had the deschutes 'inversion &, amnesia 'desolation' both excellent IPAs. my favorite was the desolation though.
the deschute's was out of a bottle and was really crisp, but the desolation, i think was the bottom of a keg. it was thick and cloudy, really rich.
i'm trying to remember the others.

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beer tasting last night . . .

magnathree — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:21:07 GMT

We ran through a pretty good roster last night-

* Koenings Hoeven (formerly 'La Trappe') - Quadrupple

*Rodenbach - 'Grand Cru' , a Flemish Sour, one of my all time favorites.
Prettymuch the benchmark of the style.

*New Holland 'Moxie' - an american 'Flemish Sour' - I really enjoyed it, but it could have been more sour, but really, wasnt fair to this beer to drink it after the Rodenbach. Nothing is going to stand up to the Grand Cru!

*New Glarus 'Beligan Red' - a delicious cherry beer -It tasted like fresh cherry pie!

*And 2 new beers from Upland Brewery that arent even on the market yet. (thanks Caleb!)
A raspberry and a blueberry lambic.
Its their first foray into lambics and i was quite impressed.

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best beer brewed in your area

alison2 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:19:43 GMT

since we have a worst thread i thought we should have a best thread as well.

http://www.pisgahbrewing.com/

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The Good Beer Show needs your help!

magnathree — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:18:01 GMT

The Good Beer Show, the original beer and music podcast on the 'net has won the People's Choice Podcast Award in the food and drink catagory two years in a row.
We need help making it a threepeat!
Go to http://podcastawards.com/index.php?option=nominate
and enter
The Good Beer Show
http://goodbeershow.com
into the "food and drink" catagory.
It only takes a second and you will not get spammed from this site.
You will get one e-mail afterwards confirming your nomination.
If you can, please lend a hand. We'd do it for you....

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The brewer needs advice...

Jen — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:51:34 GMT

I've been assigned to make an English bitter/ESB for a brew fest that we're doing...I've read up on the history and all of that but don't ever really drink them....any of you bitter drinkers and care to share with me what you like about them or suggestions on ones to try? This one has me stumped for there aren't a ton of of different grains in it to play the palate up....and working IPA's are still something that I haven't really completely perfected...they're getting better but not to anything that "I say I really like it" to.....let me know.....

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The Beer's Prayer

freetheweed — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:01:51 GMT

Our Lager,
Which art in barrels,
Hallowed be thy drink.
Thy will be drunk, I will be drunk,
At home as it is in the Pub.
Give us this day, our foamy head,
And forgive us for our spillage,
As we forgive those who spill on us.
And lead us not into incarceration,
But deliver us from hangovers.
For thine is the beer, the bitter and the lager.
For ever and ever
BARMEN.

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tonight . . .

magnathree — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:26:17 GMT

I'll be drinking a Fantome 'Printemps'. (A friend is in town all the way from Guam, so I'm busting it out) I'm excited!
Fantome specialises in Saisons (Belgian Farmhouse Ales) and I have loved every beer I've had from them.
They are all funky and strange brews with great 'wild' flavors and every batch is different. I have heard they even use different water sources for different batches. Relying on the various artesian wells at the different farms in the area. Some of their beers I have tried had a definite 'hard/mineral water' thing going on, but I dont know if that was really from the water or from some other ingredients.
They brew 4 seasonal beers each year (in addition to other beers) and even these change recepies from year to year, using various herbs and spices etc. from batch to batch. 'Printemps' is their Spring Saison.
I highly recoment their 'Pissenlit' (translates as 'wet the bed') - a saison brewed with dandylions (they steep dried dandylion blossoms for a few days in big kettles - then strain them and brew with the dandylion 'tea').
Their beers are not for the bud light crown, thats for sure, but if you are an adventurous beer drinker - try them!
http://www.fantome.be/
http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/brasserie-fantôme/1289/

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piraat !

magnathree — Mon, 07 May 2007 12:35:21 GMT

I've had piraat from a bottle a few times over the years but I had it on tap this weekend for the first time and I think I'm in love.
(hell, I have a new "favorite beer" every few weeks . . . . oh well)
A belgian strong ale from Brouwerij Van Steenberge - makers of Gulden Drak, Atomium and many other fine beers.

This stuff is a beautiful deep gold color. Huge aroma of sweet spice and bubblegum.
Yeasty and Bready with a candy sweetness (think pixi stix) and a nice warmth from the alchohol (10.5 percent !!!).
This is a huge beer - try it!

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Good selection in Chicago

wonderbreadsoul — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:21:56 GMT

Found a place in Andersonville, Chicago that has a purdy good selection of beers. If you're a beer lover in Chicago, and you don't know about this place, well you definately should.

Hopleaf

http://www.hopleaf.com/bottle_menu.html

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Oregon Beers....

magnathree — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:52:56 GMT

I was camping last week and a friend had a cooler full of Deschutes beers.
We cant get them here in indiana, so its a rare treat.
I had forgotten how much I love the Black Butte Porter and especially the Obsidian Stout.
You Oregon folks have it good...

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St Bernardus

bradleybuck25 — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:11:00 GMT

A local pub was serving their Witbier on tap and I fell in love.
Now if I can just figure out where to get it in bottles I'll make it my summertime sipper.

http://www.sintbernardus.be/en/beers.html#witbier

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European trip

Thomas — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:54:59 GMT

I am going to Prague, Munich, Brussels and London... any good advice on what to drink? Moreso, what breweries to go to.

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Unibroue - can it be bought in San Francisco?

missadventure — Fri, 11 May 2007 19:24:58 GMT

If so, where?

How about LALA land???

Thanks!
m

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Cinco de Mayo

Darrel — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:44:02 GMT

Okay, so other than the typical Tecate and Corona, what's a "different" Mexican beer to try for Cinco de Mayo? Preferably something with some bite, but still light bodied. Kind of along the lines of a Mexican Samuel Adams, maybe. Anyone? Anyone?

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Struise

magnathree — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:02:35 GMT

I had 2 new belgian beers last night -
Struise Aardmonnik (Flemish sour ale - 8%abv) Deep mahogany colored and almost flat with a great winelike body. Funky! - sour cider vinegar nose - bites yer salivary glands when it hits your mouth. Sweet up front with overripe apples and sour cherries (and i mean sour!) but acidic enough to dry out to a woody finish. Just awesome!
and
Struise Pannepot ( Fisherman’s Ale - 10%abv)
This one is darker and with big carbonation. Huge lumpy tan head giving off a great sweet aroma of dates, honey and bubble gum. Tastes sweet too - but balanced with some spice and a little of the alchohol. So much going on with this beer, I'd have like to spend more time with it!
Both are really 'wild' and estery tasting - really complex
both are in my "best beers evar" list.

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barley wine recommendations

toomanyTomcats — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:34:36 GMT

The search function is broke in tribe, otherwise I'd search the archives.
Anyone have a favorite barely wine they'd like to share?

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY 4/20 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

freetheweed — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:47:18 GMT

Happy 4/20, everyone! If you've never tried one, now is a perfect time to try a Hemp Ale for the first time. Humboldt Hemp Ale is a great one. An excellent way to get low while you get high.

http://sublimespot.com/beer/hempale.htm

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Dark Lord Day @ Three Floyds

magnathree — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:29:10 GMT

One day a year, known as DarkLord Day,
Three Floyds Brewing Co. sells DarkLord Russian Imperial Stout.
Next Saturday April 28 - noon
http://www.threefloyds.com/events.html
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-dark-lord-russian-imperial-stout/15917/

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Bev Mo and the Beer Fest

ukpilot66 — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:47:20 GMT

I am hosting a lil beer fest tomorrow where you bring your fave beer and your worst tasting beer....that said, what do you think the worst beer is that Bev Mo sells, so I can get some in the morning ;)-

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Springtime Beer Picks -

magnathree — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:42:22 GMT

Bell's Oberon
Saison DuPont
Fantome Printemps
Blanche De Chambly
Reissdorf Kolsch
and of course - Hoegaarten (ive been drinking it with a spash of framboise in it lately)

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in hell

Jillian — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:04:37 GMT

is where I am. My partner has decided that beer is the root of weight gain. I have NOT had a good brew in over two weeks.

Poop.

I just wanted to complain.

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Interesting Article?

Lorenzo-g — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:27:58 GMT

I never knew that Mexico was once part of the Austrian Empire...

http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/drink/story/0,,2044475,00.html

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In the Springtime

robinfletcher — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:46:01 GMT

I especially love a nice cold frosty mug of Newcastle. Anybody with me here? Hefeweizen too with the lemon. Yum!

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Daleside brewery Morocco Ale

iLikeToEatCombos — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:12:08 GMT

Just had this for the first time last night, and wow I was impressed.

just saw it sitting on a wall and grabbed on a whim and boy was I happy. Had flavors of ginger, and molasses with something else that was familiar, but couldn't quite place. good for something different. totally loved it.

http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/index.html?beerid=468

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Brew Geography

sugarbritches — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:59:40 GMT

I recently moved to a totally new part of the country for me (that would be TX) and I am enjoying trying all the local brews I had never seen before. Lately, I am obsessed with Real Ale Brewery, particularly their Fireman's #4 Blonde Ale, which I cannot seem to get enough of on hot, sunny days. Also v.good are their Rio Blanco Pale Ale and Full Moon Pale Rye Ale. I don't know how far these brews migrate, but if you see them anywhere, I recommend taking a good long draught!

Anyone else had the experience of moving to/visiting a new part of the U.S. and discovering a local gem? One of these days I'm going to do a cross-country drive and I'd like to compile a list of all the local-only breweries to hit along the way. Hmm, guess I'd better get myself a designated driver, too...

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10th Annual Strong Ale Festival in Carlsbad, CA

tkingsleyb — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:12:28 GMT

Did anyone else on this list make it to the fest on December 1st and 2nd? My wife and I went with wto friends (one of whom came into the San Diego area from Colorado for the event). This is the 4th time we've been to the event, which this year had over 65 beers of 8% abv or higher.

We shared the samples we got, and so we each tried about 30 of the beers. Yum.

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Go Defiantly

Thomas — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:35:08 GMT

If you live in New york or the east coast, be on the look out for Defiant Brewing Co. They are based out of Pearl River and have only been open since September. They make a Belgian Triple, a strong Blond ale, (Like duvel but lighter so it really hits you without you realizing) a very tasty English Porter an above average AMber Lager and a very flavorfull bu tnot overwelmingly bitter IPA. Be on the lookout for it in cask only because they havn't started bottling yet. the lower east side and brookllyn are your best bets to find it. Cheers!

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Breckenridge Vanilla Porter

Pam-cake — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:13:03 GMT

http://www.breckbrew.com/beer/vanillaporter.html

anyone else had this? it's definitely an acquired taste but after the initial shock (i didn't realize it was vanilla spiked) it went down easy. not sure i could drink a sixer of it but it was tasty in a small dose.

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how do ou actually start a micro brew?

julius — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:42:19 GMT

you know... home made. and then how does one go about altering taste and consistency at home?

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Deschutes The Abyss......?

skoi — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:42:24 GMT

Curious if anyone from around the Tribe was able to get their hands on this wonder of a brew...here's my rating from RateBeer.com:

"On tap into a English Pint at Duck Island in Seattle, WA, and out of a 22 oz bottle. I will compare the differences later. This black beauty pours that ever so wonderous dark-as-night black with almost no head whatsoever, but with traces of dark tanned lacing. Ruby colored edges can be seen when held up to the light. The aroma wafting of this one brings a huge hint of vanillad coffee, roasted dark malts, an intense woody note, and a tiny touch of bourbon. The onslaught to the palate begins with that ever so delicate vanilla flavor intertwined with sweet malts before being overtaken by the dark molassesy and roasty malt body. As this happens the depth of this brew comes out. The bourbon soaked wood flavor touches the tongue very lightly (lighter than expected). A deep chocolate and coffee note moves into the flavor and begins to finish the taste. Bourbon, wood, and light vanilla resins linger on the palate as you feel a slight alcohol singe up the nostrils and on the edge of the back of your tongue. Definitely can feel the warmth on its way down. Thick and silky smooth feel on the palate. Very full bodied. On tap this felt much smoother and not as intense in most of the areas. Enjoyable in both ways, but if you want the fullest experience, let a bottle warm to 55 degrees and drink it out of a Snifter. Overall an amazing brew (the best from Deschutes in a while), but definitely is second still to the Full Sail Black Gold (which is not a bad place to be at all!!). Delightfully intense!!"

Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Flavor: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20 for a combined score of 4.2/5.

Anyone else been blessed by this one?

~spiral out~
shawn de skoi

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Germany

MickD — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:39:33 GMT

Going to Germany in a couple of months. I will get to try my first genuine German beers. Any suggestions on what to try?

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All that AND SB's Telegraph beers on tap!

SYNR — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:30:58 GMT

Everything is now in place for a fantastic time brought to you by the TCO. We are very proud to have Dj Rilla back with us, for those of you who have been paying close attention, you remember he was booked for one our very first parties Peak Frontier. Unfortunately due to our local friendly men in uniform, the satisfaction of hearing his blazing skills were postponed until now. Danny Mesa is back with a vengeance, representing the 805 like few can, as old school and true as a dj can be. We finally have Puppy Kicker on board, this talented artist and dj is a force to be reckoned with, and what would a jungle party without a Loud Ass Bastard? Synr will be sharing a set with StepCorrect so expect conscious hip hop,trip hop,dubstep goodness. For the first time we are going to offer shuttle service, yes, we will come and pick you up at home and take you home at the end of the night! Please take full advantage of this if you have been drinking, you're too valuble to lose. 570-4299 for a ride. Muddy Waters does have a nice beer and wine selection for those of you interested. The location is 508 E. Haley St
See you there,
Synr

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Tribe for beer related travel

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:03:02 GMT

Hello all... Just wanted to see if there was any interest in a tribe I have started. It concerns beer related travel...both domestic and international. Take a look http://tribes.tribe.net/welltraveledbeerdrinker if you're interested or have questions, criticizms etc. let me know.

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Best beer store...most complete Lambic selection?

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:47:09 GMT

Hello All-

After moving from California some 12 years ago, I have returned. Though not a Bay Area resident I am a relatively frequent visitor. Having been out of the loop for so long I have lost track of the Liquor stores with decent beer selections.

I am searching for Cantillon, Drie Fontenien, Girardin, Hanssens and other Lambics. I've been trying to build my cellar back up after doing some sharing over the holidays. I live in Truckee so I'm traveling down I-80; so places near the freeway would be my first choice but I'm willing to venture off the beaten path for the 'ultimate selection'...

Thanks in advance!

Tashbrew

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Ommegang Moved Offshore???

macguys — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:15:37 GMT

I noticed that the last couple of bottles of Hennepin I brought home said that the beer was brewed in Belgium by Duval. In the past, the labels said "brewed in Cooperstown, NY". I know that Duval bought at least a part of the ownership of Ommegang a couple of years back. Have they totally closed the brewery and moved production offshore?

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Lambic?

Jillian — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:38:46 GMT

I've heard that Lindermann's has out a new lambic in apple. Has anyone tried this one? I can't seem to find much of a variety of this style up in the lame north country....

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Sierra Nevada :Celebration Ale

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:50:17 GMT

A gracious roomate donated a beer to the beer-less last night and so forth did the ale gods smile upon him.

Anybody else tried this yet? Pretty darn tasty :)

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best F-in' Brewery in the World

magnathree — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:56:50 GMT

De Dolle
http://www.dedollebrouwers.be/
end of story . . .

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137-year-old brew tastes "absolutely amazing"

magnathree — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:16:32 GMT

137-year-old brew tastes "absolutely amazing"

London, Dec 11: A recently discovered cache of 1869 ale should have been undrinkable, but liquor and beer connoisseurs are claiming that the brew tastes "absolutely amazing".

The Victorian beer was part of a cache of 250 vintage bottles found in the vaults of Worthington's White Shield brewery in Burton-on-Trent. The bottles will not be sold and have yet to be valued.

According to The Telegraph, the 137-year-old ale has the flavor of raisins and sultanas, baked apple and honey.

The 1869 Ratcliff Ale is bright and luminous like an ancient Amontillado sherry and has a meaty character like smoked partridge with hints of molasses.

One of a handful of people to have tasted the 137-year-old beer is Mark Dorber, a beer connoisseur and publican at the award-winning White Horse in Parson's Green, London, who has the largest range of bottled beers in Britain.

"It's amazing that beers this antique can still taste so delicious," he said.

The Ratcliff ale commemorates the birth of Harry Ratcliff into the brewing family, which became part of the Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton Empire.

All the beers were bottle conditioned, which means they were allowed to develop and mature after they were corked, like a wine. They were also strong - around 10 per cent proof.
The high alcohol content, similar to barley wine, stopped them from deteriorating.
The beers will be recorked to preserve them and displayed at the Museum of Brewing at Coors Visitor Centre in Burton.

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What do you do?

Jillian — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:02:42 GMT

You are invited to a party thinking they were cool enough, so you accept the invitation. By doing this, you are also assuming that they have some sort of idea of what is good to drink and serve to the friends they invited. But you are wrong..............
Coors Light
Bud Light
Molsen Ultra

What do you do?
Graciously decline and have NO BEER the whole time you're there whining about how CRAPPY it is that they were somewhat ok to hang out with until this travesty?

Or, drink one and gag while complaining to whomever else you went with, the whole time appologizing about your bad judgement.

I face this problem more times than not. I now have a mini cooler in the car stocked if we go anywhere that just might suck.

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Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse

freetheweed — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:03:16 GMT

I love this Munich beer so much. I recently found out about it via a Beers of the World sampler from Cost Plus World Market that I got for Christmas. Then I saw it at the grocery store and it was only $2.25 for a 13.5 oz or so bottle. It has overtones of banana and the carbonation is so smooth. I'm not usually a banana fan, but this just hits my palette so perfectly.

Another great beer in the sampler was a Lion Red from NZ. I also tried a Croatian beer, a Thai beer, and a Guatemalan beer although I forget their names. Best gift I've ever gotten for Christmas.

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Cachaça Gabriela - Organic

Cachaca Gabriela - Typical from Brazil — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:20:29 GMT

Cachaça Gabriela - Organic

Cachaça Gabriela is my name. Explaining: cachaça is the same of spirit, schnaps, eau de vie. That's a brazilian name for the spirit made from the sugar cane juice. Typical from Brazil.

But, I'm better than the cachaças I know you already know: I'm organic and artisan made.
That means that we follow the principles to being totally integrated with the environment. Plants are grown without any kind of chemical products giving the sugar cane full organic status. And the way I am produced is really similar to an art: we have to have patience and wait for my right time to drink: at least one year I rest at brazilian's wood barrels: jequitibá-rosa, amburana, bálsamo, amendoim.

http://people.tribe.net/552a7710-72b0-461f-abf3-f5615d39f0c1

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jubelale

Penname — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:50:00 GMT

hello everyone. I just thought i would post and let everyone know just how damn happy I am that its Jubel season once agian. I have bought my obligitory 9 kegs and stored them happily in my closet. I am once agian a happy man.

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Portland this weekend

Flamingo — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:43:16 GMT

http://www.holidayale.com/html/frameset.htm

Anyone going?

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largest keg ive ever seen

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:37:34 GMT

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7733227003127077671&q=keg+of+beer

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what gives?

magnathree — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:38:32 GMT

No body drinks beer anymore?
Nothing good happening at your local liquor store or bar?!?!?!?!

I had a killer beer last night!
a 'Hiver' from Brasserie Fantôme ( http://www.fantome.be/ )
I dont even know how to descibe this beer!
It's a "winter" saison -
It was pretty cold when i started on it (was out in the garage) it had a big yeasty spicy nose that hit me while i was pouring it - but the first sip was still a (pleasant) surprise!

Very Tart and estery - v e r y(!) dry at first.
The Huge carbonation and dryness of this beer made it seem like it evaporated off my tongue when i swallowed it - Like a good dry mineral water does - with only the spicy/herbal charater left behind - - -

But as it warmed up a little and got some air it just kept getting more complex and fruity- lemon and orange peel and clove and some honey like sweetness as i got further into it - but never losing its Yeasty esters and acidity.
I'm sure i'm not doing this beer justice - One of the more complex beers ive had in a long time.

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It sucks reading posts in this tribe at work

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:47:09 GMT

Because everyone writes these long posts about delicious brews, and I can barely read 2 sentences of them without wanting to enjoy drinking the topic!

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calvados barrel aged Cidre Dupont Réserve

magnathree — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:03:45 GMT

This was my warmup beer (well, cider) saturday for GBS 100 and (although im not that well versed in ciders) it was hands down - the best cider ive ever had -
It had a wonderfull gueuze-like sour funkyness
an odd mixture of fresh crisp apples and old brown mushy apples with a honey-like sweetness that long lingered on the palate.
some spicyness and woody or grassy notes-
but no bitterness at all -
wonderful sparkling carbonation
Huge flavor - but really mellow -
I'll certainly drink this again -

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beer lineup for tonight -

magnathree — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:13:05 GMT

were recording the 100th episode of 'the good beer show' tonight -
its gonna be a blowout -
Were drinking -

Westvleteren Abt 12
Westvleteren Extra 8
Rochefort Trappistes 10
Rochefort Trappistes 8
St. Bernardus Abt 12
De Dolle Stille Nacht
De Dolle Extra Export Stout
Stone Double Arrogant Bastard
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard
Stone Russian Imperial Stout
and Domaine Familial Louis Dupont Calvados Barrel Aged Cidre Réserve (to warm up on)
and im sure a few more i dont even know about yet - The word too all involved was "bring your best"...
I'm so lucky to be a part of this show . . .
It'll be online in a few days at http://www.goodbeershow.com

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Black Boss Porter, this is one you have to try!

Rhonda — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:50:45 GMT

I recently had Black Boss Porter A Baltic Porter brewed by BOSS Browar Witnica. It is 9.4% Alcohol, but is so amazingly smooth and delicious you would never know it. It is not that expensive either.

http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200607/11/04/b0081504_12431866.jpg

I included a link to a picture so you can keep your eye open for it.

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Where to buy Blackened Voodoo?

Kama_ — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:27:34 GMT

Please help. Has anyone seen Blackened Voodoo back on the shelves yet? If so where?

I know that Dixie Brewing Company had some trouble with Katrina, but in interviews they said that they were going to contract out to a couple of other brewers to get back on their feet.

I'm working on a project and work like to incorporate a bottle cap from this beer into it. Plus it's mighty tasty.

Thanks.

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Hoegaarden Wit

Jillian — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:24:16 GMT

Is yet another pint of heaven. Had it for the second time at The Parting Glass Irish pub in Saratoga on Saturday night.
Feel free to agree, discuss, or tell me about others that may be just as good.

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Happy Beer :-)

roisin0908 — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:41:19 GMT

A smiley appeared in the forth of my glass of Belgian Chimay Bleu the other day.

Anyone else had strange images appear in thier froth??

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favorite beer on a hot day

Rhonda — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:01:19 GMT

Today it is supposed to reach 115 degrees in Phoenix. What is your favorite beer to have on a hot summer day?

I really like Anderson Valley Brewing Summer Solstice.

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Q and X beers

Thomas — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:44:32 GMT

Does anyone know of a beer that begins with Q or X? I've had beers that begin with every other letter of the alphabet.

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Attention Drunks.... a somewhat obscure question.

Anesthesiak — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:15:17 GMT

OR maybe not.

One night on the town..getting blasted with my favorite beers, led to a morning in which i had to go to work at 10 am. Made it there on time but my boss wanted to know what i had done the night before. Despite water...brushing of teeth....tongue flossing.... How can i avoid the smell of alcohol after hard partying? Any tricks? Remedies? How do you go about it. I know it comes from your stomach so i was hoping someone would know a way about suppressing Post-Party mouth funk?

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pisgah brewing company

alison2 — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 22:50:01 GMT

just wanted to say yuuuuummmmyyyy! ! ! if ever in the western nc area you should definately give it a try. . .

Pisgah Solstice
Pisgah's first Belgian style. A Tripel ale, this beer contains moderately fruity esters with an alcoholic complexity supported by a soft malt character. This beer is pale gold in color and 9% ABV

www.pisgahbrewing.com/Beers.htm

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