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Haha, as a fellow texan, I expected you to say Lone Star....the national beer of texas.
I always reach for a pabst before a lone star though. Birdsnest wrote: "Thinking Man's Beer"... huh. I prefer the Luddite approach: Less thinking more drinking. ![]() |
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For All The Pabst Blue Ribbon Fans Out There!
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Jeremy W wrote: Rover Eric wrote: Jeremy W wrote: In the US that would be any beer that has a TV commercial. Top five beers 1) Fullers ESB 2) Firestone Double Barrel Ale 3) Redhook ESB 4) Samy Adams or Fat Tire 5) Coors Light, cold on a hot day. Honorable Mention: Cask Condition amber ale from Rockbottom Brewery, Long Beach Ca. |
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Time to bump the beer thread....
I was in Minneapolis last weekend for my daughters cheerleading competition at the Mall of America. 8.5 hours in the MoA is too much for any human being. The good part was Saturday when we hit Blue Max Liquors in Burnsville, MN on the way up. They have literally 1000's of different cold beers arranged by country of origin. Picked up some Bell's Hopslam, and finally got to give that monster a go. Outrageously good beer. That night, we headed to the Town Hall Brewery, one of my local favs up there. Great meal with great beer. I've still got a growler of their Masala Mama IPA in my fridge for this weekend. One of my best beer days ever... 8) |
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3 Beers Fermenting
I hadn't brewed any beer for about a year. For XMas, I got some money in the form of gift certificates to buy beer equipment. So, I did the smart thing and bought myself a wort chiller.
Now I have three batches fermenting in the basement: - British Pale Ale - 2-6-2010 - Weizenbock - 2-13-2010 - Red Hook ESB - 2-28-2010 I figure I'll be able to bottle the British Pale Ale sometime next week and the Weizenbock the following week. The Red Hook is going in a keg when it gets done in the bucket. Gonna be a fun spring and summer. |
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just got turned on to dogfish head 90 minute IPA o boy is it good strangely smooth for 90 I.B.U.s and 9% abv
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these guys are amazing......
http://www.brewdog.com/ Their Sink the Bismark is meant to awsome, tho the punk IPA is a favorite of mine |
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I just found this a couple of weeks ago. Not just a trendy label, but good brew too.
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I hadn't paid much attention to this thread 'cause I don't drink (any more). It is gratifying to see that I am not alone in this choice. I also like an NA beer in the summer months and yet find that they grow too sweet and cloying if you drink them too often. But there is much to say for Scooting Sober! R
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Jeremy W wrote: Iowa has archaic beer laws... Additionally, any beer brewed outside of Iowa above that alochol content, was treated as "liquor". In Iowa, "liquor" is bought and sold by the state, not distributors, adding additional tax and expense. Of course a 7% beer is no where close to liquor. The worst part, wine was the exception. Wines are in the 10% range but didn't have to follow the same rules. All of this is gone now, no state purchasing of liquors, no limits on ABV! My faith in government has been restored, somewhat. |
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Some of my faves:
Dogfishead Indian Brown Ale Three Floyds Dreradnaught Shorts Brewing Huma Lupa Licious Bells 2 Hearted Anything I brew myself, I will be making a Blood Orange Hef Friday. I haven't been brewing much at all lately due to make scooter addiction. I just need to do some minor carb work to my Rally and V90 and then I should be good for the season, then its brewing time! Cheers! |
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Man, this is a thread up my street!
I have been brewing my own for over 20 years, and I am a fully paid up CAMRA member, (Campaign for Real Ale). Drinking some kiwi wheat beer at the moment, and got some oatmeal stout bubbling away in one of the fermenters I am in the fortunate position to be down in Kent, the garden of England, which used to be where all the British hops were grown. Most of the hops come from mainland europe now, but there are still plenty of small breweries round and about. I am also only about 2 hours from Belgium, so can get my hands on there loony brews at a reasonable price. Current favs:- Fullers Discovery, Hook Nortons old Hooky, Bernard Dark (Czech Lager), and my old favorite, Hoegaarden. I have just come back from a long weekend in Budapest, and a few very good Hungarian Pilsners have followed me home as well. |
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I drank quite a lot of this stuff on my travels if I wanted to or not.
Brewed in Sikkim. Only for sale in Bhutan. Drunk in 'Nepali' India. 'Knockout 2000' was another great named Indian beer. All washed down with lashings of Black Mountain Whiskey I guess the glycerine put me off it for a while. It made me laugh that they didn't quite know how much the alcoholic volume was so they just put 'Alcoholic content not exceeding 8% volume. The premium beers were anywhere between 5% and 8% Volume And the weaker beers are for pussys so I never bought any. In England a lot of the IPA and real ales are drunk by old men with beards. Is that correct Neil? I ain't drunk I' m just drinking ![]() Hit beer
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Ha Ha Ha, I haven't grown a beard yet, and I'm still (just about) in my 30's, but I have been to many Beer festivals, so I know where your coming from.
I have been known to take long train rides out to good Real ale pubs, and the first thing I do when travelling is try the local brew. I met actually "her indoors", at Clapham beer festival in '95. She was a friend of a friend, and the leather biker jacket, and purple hair may have helped, but we still met over a few frothy pints of ale! |
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I've been to ska brewing, nice people....mediocre beer.
Anyone try New Belgium's new Ranger IPA? Awesome stuff. |
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nigelthefish wrote: Anyone try New Belgium's new Ranger IPA? Awesome stuff. |
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Jeremy W wrote: nigelthefish wrote: Anyone try New Belgium's new Ranger IPA? Awesome stuff. |
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uncommon brewer Siamese twin Belgian double is strange and delicious if you can find it, it's brewed in Santa Cruz and has hints of lemongrass and coriander and 8.5%a.b.v.
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I was pleasantly surprised by the Ranger, I was expecting sub-par at best. I am a big fan of the Simcoe hop which is the primary hop in ranger.
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Now that winter is over it's time to get brewing again in Iowa.
Hitting my ferementer soon will be: 1: American Wheat Beer 2. British ESB 3. Rogue Dead Guy Ale Clone (made with their proprietary yeast!) |
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Jeremy W wrote: Now that winter is over it's time to get brewing again in Iowa. Hitting my ferementer soon will be: 1: American Wheat Beer 2. British ESB 3. Rogue Dead Guy Ale Clone (made with their proprietary yeast!) |
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crackhead wrote: I have to say though I thought winter WAS brewing season. Not that I didn't brew a lot in the summer before. I just knew not to expect much shelf life out of the finished product. I brew heavily in the Spring and Fall, and drink heavily in the winter and summer! |
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Jeremy W wrote: crackhead wrote: I have to say though I thought winter WAS brewing season. Not that I didn't brew a lot in the summer before. I just knew not to expect much shelf life out of the finished product. I brew heavily in the Spring and Fall, and drink heavily in the winter and summer! |
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Sam Adams scotish ale
Sam Adams cherry wheat Sam Adams Chocolate bock Sam Adams Utopia Delirium Tremens/ Nocturno Jeremiah Red from B&J pizzeria pete's wicked ale medalla light from Puerto Rico |
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joshzingzing wrote: have made a few brews of.... black rock cider from NZ recently very nice stuff have put down the result today to mature. Made from squashed apple only! Has anyone else got experience in making cider/scrumpy from scratch? |
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Twin01 wrote: Has anyone else got experience in making cider/scrumpy from scratch? The cider I've got bottled right now came from fresh pressed apples sourced from a local orchard. I fermented this with some Wyeast Sweet Mead Yeast as I wanted to leave some residual sweetness. It turned having great apple flavor and aroma, with some back-end sweetness and mild alcohol content. |
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I made some cider from just juice from pressed apple pulp, and some ordinary ale yeast. It took ages to clear out, and still had a bit of yeast bite to it. I put a few bottles in the cupboard under the stairs, nice and cool and dark, and forgot about it for a couple of years. When I found it again it was clear, lightly sparkling, and like nectar. I wish I had the patience to stash it all away.
I got talking to a guy selling real cider in Borough Market, and he leaves his alone for at least a year, and the best stuff is even older. |
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I've always been intrigued by brewing, but I don't drink, so I always assumed I was SOL. Recently I discovered that you can brew your own ROOT beer, and I decided to poke around with it. I enjoy being slightly odd with my hobbies (hey, I'm here aren't I?) so I thought it was an interesting twist.
I've looked around at recipes and realized I needed to either get real sassafras root, which happens to be carcinogenic and banned here in the US (cancer in my root beer? ![]() Any other non-alcoholic brewers around? *ducks* |
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i use a champagne yeast for apple cider an ale type yeast is an interesting idea i might try it,, id imagine an ale yeast would be a faster brew in the fermenter than champagne
ive got a coopers lager and a black rock cider bubbling away now can you buy Coopers beer in america and england? |
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We have Founders Brewery over on the West Side of Michigan, in Grand Rapids..Every Monday, $2 pints after 7pm...... Guess they were ranked 2nd in the US in a beer taste off.....Good sandwiches too!
They also have dedicated Motorcycle, Scooter, and Moped Parking out front! http://www.foundersbrewing.com/ |
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You certainly can get Coopers in England, my local homebrew shop has Black Rock as well.
I will be having a boil up, and trying my hand at some oatmeal stout over the weekend. I am very fortunate to have these guys half an hours drive away:- http://www.eastgrinsteadhomebrew.co.uk |
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