Another new to me beer. Not bad. 
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Good American Wit beer. It has been around for a least 15 years though.
Probably one fo the FIRST Belgain styles to be brewed in the US.
Probably one fo the FIRST Belgain styles to be brewed in the US.
I'm on the try a new (to me) brew each time to the beer store plan. So many beers, so little time.
black and blue's man....
mix half blue moon half guinness...very good
mix half blue moon half guinness...very good
If you like Blue Moon then you would like Hoegaarden white ale, same style of beer if you are into that kind of thing. Didn't read it but there is a post concerning Hoegaarden on RM somewhere you could check that out and see what you think 
Thanks. Maybe I'll try that next.
Syracuse, huh? I grew up there. Are you going to SU or Lemoyne? Some nice riding up at Splitrock.
Actually I'm going to E.S.F., i'll have to check that out. It is hard to get out here because as of yet I haven't had a car and haven't found anybody to go biking with, hopefully I'll change one of the two so I can hit the trails whenever I want.
Try and hook up with these guys. Splitrock is an old quarry in Camillus with rocky singletrack, atv trails, nasty downhills, a couple of jumps, old roads, rock gardens, and an old quarry area where you can do some 3-4' hucks. Tubeless with Stan's or multiple tubes is a good idea.
hoegaarden is way superior to blue moon. hadnt had a blue moon in a, uh, blue moon, but had some last week in florida. not bad, but won't supplant hoegaarden.
all i drink now is miller light and mgd
once was a molson fan but i moved to texas and drank nuthin but bud now it tastes like a tube
i geusse im a very common beer drinker
ha first post and its in the beer section
once was a molson fan but i moved to texas and drank nuthin but bud now it tastes like a tube
i geusse im a very common beer drinker
ha first post and its in the beer section
step away from the miller.
Ummmmmm..beer......
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That's just Coors...... out here people don't drink it because it's nasty.berkshire_rider said:Another new to me beer. Not bad.
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It's not quite that bad. It's a few steps above water flavored with alcohol.
Probably true. It's a flavored Coors. Literally - Coors is the one who makes Blue Moon in all its forms. I haven't had one in years, so maybe it's gotten better.......?berkshire_rider said:It's not quite that bad. It's a few steps above water flavored with alcohol.
I tend to avoid 3.2 beer, though. If it's available in the grocery store, I don't buy it.
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I never cared for wits and I certainly wouldn't be having one unless it was much warmer out. They are just too thin. I like all my sinful induglences to have a nice body to them.-BB- said:
When I want an abbey ale or a true winter warmer, then I look to Belgium.
Just started opening the latest round of homebrew, a robust porter with honey and molasses. Very tasty.
I've got my first batch of lager, a doublebock, in process right now.
I've got my first batch of lager, a doublebock, in process right now.
I tried a Harpoon Winter Warmer draft. Not bad, but not something I would drink on a regular basis.
I only drink them when it's cold out. As a general rule, I drink pales & weizens over the Summer and stouts & bocks during Winter.berkshire_rider said:
i love beer as a general rule, but there is something about bock beer which i can't stand. not sure what the flavoring is, but i hate it.
No authentic bock is flavored in any way. Just water, malted barley, yeast and hops.narlus said:
Now, now - the barley, yeast and hops impart "flavoring", don't they?llkoolkeg said:
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Not if you're drinking what's on tap at most nightclubs! Fortunately, we have two very nice brewpubs in Fredneck within 10 minutes of my workplace.SkaredShtles said:Now, now - the barley, yeast and hops impart "flavoring", don't they?
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maybe it's the amount of malted barley they use. something's a bit nasty in those concoctions.llkoolkeg said:
They use lots of it. Doppels have about twice as much as a regular bock and trippels have- gulp- three times as much. More fermentable sugars per pint leads to thicker body and greatly increased ABV. Maybe it's the malt(sweet) : hops(bitter) ratio that bugs you. Bocks usually are not hopped very heavily and have a more molasses-like finish.narlus said:
Sleemans Honey brown.
YAY!! firsty's
YAY!! firsty's
Not neccesarily...llkoolkeg said:
Belgain Doubles are much thicker than the "tripples".
I think that the thicker body comes from using darker malts (b/c more non-sugar particles come off during the Worting process)
I am not a big Boc fan either, but that is probably b/c a Boc is a Lager and I greatly prefer ales. The "taste" in this case probably comes from the yeast b/c if they used the same hops (european hops I assume) and the same malts (chocloate malts) but with an Ale yeast, you would get something similar to a strong porter or a light (bodied) imperial stout... which I like.
i just had blue moon about a month ago for the first time and was very impresed.
What kind? Blue Moon actually makes about 6 or maybe 7 different brews........HippieKai said:
http://www.beerlabels.com/labels/beers.pl/55/blue_moon_brewing.html
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It really depends on too many variables, I guess, to speculate with any precision.-BB- said:
Ever tried Mackesson Triple Stout from the U.K.? Not at all like a trippel or an Irish stout.
Have you ever tried Aventinus?-BB- said:
Yeah man, Robert the Bruce is my favorite. The Alpha Claus Christmas porter is really good too...8 bucks for a 22 ouncer is a bit steep though.Mtbike said:
I'v done quite a bit of traveling around the country and have yet to find a micro brew I like more then RTB...and it's brewed only 4 miles from my home!!!
Well, I went to the beer store today with the hope of trying Hoegarden, but they were out. :mumble: However, Long Trail was on sale, so I picked up these:
Well for New Years I decided to go big and get something I've only heard about....I bought a case of Chimay Grand Reserve. I believe it is my new favorite. I will just have to ration it since I can't afford to buy much. I'll keep New Castle in the fridge for friends and year old sierra nevada pale ale for people I don't like.
Hoeggarden is good, but man, i can't drink more than one at a sitting. first time i had it was out of a tap, and i loved it. that was in Canada. got home and bought a 6-er of it expecting to have it down quick. nope.
i was doing the new beer a week thing, and found absolutely nasty beers. i don't know much about beer other than what brands i like. next week is gonna be Dead Man's Ale. my favorite beer is still Fat Tire. i really like the Loft beer, too.
i was doing the new beer a week thing, and found absolutely nasty beers. i don't know much about beer other than what brands i like. next week is gonna be Dead Man's Ale. my favorite beer is still Fat Tire. i really like the Loft beer, too.