Fvck the glass... how was the Fresh Hop??
right now i'm drinking....
Mmmm... Green Flash....Just had a couple of pints with sstalder5
Started with iwit 2.0 from ferral brewing in aussie, a 7.5% wheat beer.... Hard to finish more like a half way between a cider and a savignion blanc than a beer.
Next a Nøgne imperial stout. fvcking amazing!
Coranado Islander IPA with some garlic bread that had been liberally "Soaked" in a bitchin chilli sauce.
Then Green flash West Coast IPA.
A good night out.
sstalder5's pretty cool, had a good chat to him, pretty laid back dude.
I'm at ABQ's La Cumbre Brewery, enjoying a Jefè's Hefe...
Had some of this last night:
Was a bit "too" much IMHO.
Was a bit "too" much IMHO.
The hell you say. Where did you find that?Had some of this last night:
Was a bit "too" much IMHO.
It's like prairie dogs - everywhere around here. It's kinda spendy... and as I said - too much. More like a DIPA in its hop wallop.
I had one of these last night.
A truly excellent beer.
A truly excellent beer.
So tonight I've had;
Ballast point Brothers Leovian Saison
Ballast point Dorado IIPA
Invercargil Brewery pitch black stout (Nitro mix)
And I've brought a bottle of Mikkeller "Texas Ranger" Smoked chipolte porter home with me.
Bliss
Ballast point Brothers Leovian Saison
Ballast point Dorado IIPA
Invercargil Brewery pitch black stout (Nitro mix)
And I've brought a bottle of Mikkeller "Texas Ranger" Smoked chipolte porter home with me.
Bliss
Impressions?
I've had this beer quite a few times (seems to be on tap at least once a month at my local), I like it a lot.
The american hops just seem so much more grunty than the Kiwi ones.... even in NZ hopped beers with the same IBU's.
For some reason the NZ hops tend to be a lil sweeter.
But yeah a very very good IPA, nice west coast hopping with a good mix of bittering, flavouring and aroma hops, maybe a smidgin unbalanced towards the hops side but only just.
It's one of my favorites for the style. Right up there with Yulesmith from Alesmith.
It's okay. Body is a bit lacking.
Southern Tier IPA 
The dude would be proud . I'm drinking guinness black lager , good stuff
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Currently sitting at the nelson airport having stoke brewery dark.... workman like boring dunkle.
It's hard to come up with a German style beer that isn't boring. Besides Aventinus, I can't think of one off the top of my head.
I love southern German hefeweizen and the Dunkel version of them.
Yeah, I like a Weihenstephaner Hefe as much as anyone, but they aren't inventive beers that make me sit up and say, "Where is that flavor/aroma coming from?"
Wait..... are you complaining about the brewers or the styles?????
Ever tried a berliner weise?
Ever tried a berliner weise?
I'm complaining about the straightjacket that German brewers have put themselves in. When I think of innovative beer and brewers, I don't think German. So I guess, really, it's a bit of both. I find most of the styles from Germany pretty boring.
It's not bad beer at all. Well made, dependable. But boring. Like a Toyota.
It's not bad beer at all. Well made, dependable. But boring. Like a Toyota.
At least they have an excuse. I have yet to try a Canadian beer that wasn't crap.
Unibroue, St. Ambroise, Dieu de Ciel are all world-class. That's a drop in the bucket though, and if you're considering German macro vs. Canadian macro, it's no contest at all, Germany wins that in a first round knockout.
I don't know. I think Fin du Monde is one of the most over rated beers out there and I like Belgian tripels. Maudite is so-so and some of their contract beers are terrible. I haven't tried the others but Unibroue is only good when graded on a Canadian curve.
Disagree with your appraisal of La Fin du Monde, but agree on the Maudite. I've never had any of their contract beers, so I can't comment on that. I like their darker stuff better, Trois Pistoles and Terrible. I'm probably looking at them with rose coloured (see what I did there? Clever, eh?) glasses though, since I have such fond memories of the 10-15 anniversary beers. I'm pretty sure those were mostly brewed before Sapporo bought them though.
In da fridge:
-SN Bigfoot
-Stone Ruination
-Deviant Dales
-Titan
-Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout
-Deschutes Mirror Pond
-Deschutes Inversion
-Deschutes Obsidian
-Alaskan Black IPA
-Old Chub
-Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
-Celis Grand Cru
-Ale Smith Speedway
-SN Bigfoot
-Stone Ruination
-Deviant Dales
-Titan
-Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout
-Deschutes Mirror Pond
-Deschutes Inversion
-Deschutes Obsidian
-Alaskan Black IPA
-Old Chub
-Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
-Celis Grand Cru
-Ale Smith Speedway
Sam Adams alpine spring .
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Good stuffSam Adams alpine spring
Had a few Green Flash Rayon Vert last night. It's like baby Orval. Going to have to have that side by side with Stone's version, but I have a feeling the Green Flash is better.
Negra modelo .
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had some sixpoint resin last night. wow.
re: differences in hops, could be the difference in alpha vs beta acids, as well as the malt they are brewed with.
i'm kinda the same way with german brews. not much exciting or new, but what is there is reliable and consistent when I want the style. I'm a big fan of franziskaner, hacker pschorr, and ayinger. when the mood strikes that is.
Had this on Sunday up in Breck. OMFG. I hope I can find one down here.
Went to the distillery and brought home a bottle of this. Winning!
Went to the distillery and brought home a bottle of this. Winning!
Dos Equis Amber (I was at a mexican restaurant)
