The recommend-a-beer thread

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Originally Posted by UnholyGoalie

How many beers have you tried? I saw that beer the other day but I didn't pick it up. Pale lagers don't do much for me. The only one I've had thus far that was a cut above the rest was Kona Longboard Lager.

I've basically reconciled it in my mind that Mexican beer just won't give me what I want. Negro Modelo was better, but even that left me wanting a lot more. I was in Total Wine in Thousand Oaks and saw a couple Mexican beers that I'd never seen before, both in cans. One was called Chupacabra, IIRC. Next time I'm there I'll pick up one of each and try them out. There may be hope yet.

I day dream of moving to Mexico and starting up a craft brewery. The names for the beers write themselves.

Aztec Sacrifice Red Ale
Atole Chocolate Stout
Moctezuma’s Revenge Brown Ale
El Cucuy IPA
Padre Hidalgo Dubbel
Cortez Tripel
Me Llamo El Diablo Quad
Abuelito Old Ale
Yo No Saison (my buddy came up with this one)
El Borracho Strong Ale

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You should try beers from the baja mexican microbrewery Cucapa, they make that chupacabras beer and a few others. Really good stuff!

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Originally Posted by KingsOvAllKings

You should try beers from the baja mexican microbrewery Cucapa, they make that chupacabras beer and a few others. Really good stuff!

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I second this. I believe it was a barleywine of theirs that I had....not bad at all!

Dunno if its the hot weather, but I've really been enjoying Dos Equis and Modelo with Mexican food lately.

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Originally Posted by Jaygokings!

Anderson Valley's Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout. hands down best beer I have ever tasted.

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mmmmmm loved their winter solstice, will have to find me some and try it.

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Originally Posted by jammer06

mmmmmm loved their winter solstice, will have to find me some and try it.

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I had a 6'er of the Hop Ottin IPA this weekend, canned.......UNBELIEVABLE! As if the bottled versuib wasn't good enough to begin with........

Going to a a couple breweries (stone, ballast point, green flash, alesmith) and tasting this weekend. Bringing Bruery Cuir and Bruery Batch 300.

Will report back.

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Originally Posted by DRGinLBC

Going to a a couple breweries (stone, ballast point, green flash, alesmith) and tasting this weekend. Bringing Bruery Cuir and Bruery Batch 300.

Will report back.

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let me know when you leave so I can raid your beer cellar.

Had some really good beer at the Telegraph Brewing Company in Santa Barbara.

I had the California Ale, Stock Porter, and the White Ale.

Check it out.

I have seen it sold at Whole Foods if you want to give it a go.

Telegraph Brewing Company

http://www.BUZZwinebeershop.com

Oh man. Someone pinch me. A recently opened high end beer/wine shop in Downtown by the Arts District. Went by it a couple nights ago with moderate expectations. Found some beers I haven't been able to find almost anywhere. Fer godssakes look at their beer list

Buzz wine beer store2

A large wine selection. Picked up a 2008 AU Hales fruit bomb at first.

People dressed in odd gray jumpsuits with BUZZ badges on them offering customers help.

The kicker? THEY DELIVER!! $2.95 to anywhere in Downtown- Go crazy Downtowners! I just ordered the following today--

2 bottles of Hales, AU
2 bottles Man O' War Waiheke Island Sauv Blanc
2 bottles of Duchesse De Bourgogne (sour beer)
6 pack of Maui Big Swell IPA

Not all beer I know but had to put this somewhere. $2.95 fee +tip right to my door. Yay Downtown!!

thanks for that site, but wow. can't they get the source of beers correct? I mean, most of the Stone's beers are from either Escondido or San Diego.

and KRBCfrom San Leandro? WTF is that? no where close to Kernville.

other than that, good find.

Bruery Rugbrod. I think this may be my first rye ale. I wasn't sure I would like it but I've been pretty impressed by it. Dark and fairly malty (honestly by aroma alone I would have pegged this as a stout, perhaps even Alagash Black) with a mild/medium spiciness. Actually, I'm quaffing this down.