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Stormy2213
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This has become my everyday beer, replacing their Pale Ale. I love this stuff. Somebody also posted their Harvest Ale. Great, great stuff as well. Go and find their Torpedo as well. Not a bad beer in the lot.
This has become my everyday beer, replacing their Pale Ale. I love this stuff. Somebody also posted their Harvest Ale. Great, great stuff as well. Go and find their Torpedo as well. Not a bad beer in the lot.
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Stormy2213
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Alright Dunkel fans.(Especially Beerman and AB$) This is very good Dunkel. I like it as much as Hofbrau's. Definitely better than Warsteiner's
The beer is organic now, the bottle is a little different
Giant pic alert of new bottle design
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Great beer! Almost too good
Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr ,and Ayinger all make excellent Dunkels. All are available in the States in bottle as well. Sometimes you will find a good beer place that has all 3 on tap and you can do a side by side tasting. Love that clove and banana aroma. As a side note, if you can make it to Germany for Oktoberfest - GO. It is worth the money spent to at least make it once in your lifetime. You can try all of these on tap along with the the Marzens from all the Munich breweries. Beer heaven and pork knuckle sandwich heaven.
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UnholyGoalie
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Went to a cigar gathering last night and had a Blue Moon, Widimer, and a Gosser, all on draft. All of them were good but the Gosser was exceptional! I'll have to look for that next time I make a beer run.
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After some pick up hockey last night the crew and I headed to Spikes in SLO and had a few pitchers. I'm the beer snob but I didn't get to pick all the pitchers. The one I did get to pick, Bear Republic Apex IPA, was farging spectacular. All the guys agreed we should have been drinking just that as long as they had it there. I've never been to Healdsburg but when I take my Sierra Nevada pilgrimage this Spring I am definitely going to make Bear Republic a side trip. The Apex was amazingly fresh smelling and the hops hit you from about a foot away. And it wasn't an overpowering, too much hop in your face aroma. It was a very pleasant sticky/resiny, citrusy, a bit floral maybe pine aroma - just very fresh hop smelling. The pine/citrus flavor of the hops was delicious and for a highly hopped ale is was surprisingly light and fresh on the palate. They have done a great job of balancing the hops with a smooth malty finish. I love this beer. It stands right up there with my favs from Sierra Nevada. Wow. Seriously, it was a wow beer. Try and find it if you can. I'm headed back to SLO later today and will make a stop just to grab another pint. It is THAT good.
Fooferah
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Tried that when I went to Beachwood BBQ last week. Fantastic beer.
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UnholyGoalie
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Reminds me of St. Pauli Girl. The bottle of Malibu rum is an ironic juxtaposition for me, given my stomach churning hatred of the stuff.
BTW, even though regular Spaten is not for me, I hear great things about the Optimator!
BTW, even though regular Spaten is not for me, I hear great things about the Optimator!
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Stormy2213
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**** you guys for not telling me about this beer earlier
My fav....
served like this....
with a side of....
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dl_king_11
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These threads are funny because I really don't want to go through the entire 59 pages...
Has anyone had Schlitz? Apparently, with this beer you get all the concentrated hops of the beer batch. Needless to say it was great.
Has anyone had Schlitz? Apparently, with this beer you get all the concentrated hops of the beer batch. Needless to say it was great.
DougW8
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If you think Schlitz is great, you really need to start at page 1 and read the whole thing.
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My brother in law just turned us on to this very cool beer from Belgium which isn't your classic beer. It is a Framboise Lambic. It appears you can get various different flavors but we chose raspberry. It has a very high alcohol content. Give it a try. Looks like wine but it is a beer.
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DougW8
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I may be heading up for a conference the end of July. That the conference is being held during the Portland Brewfest, is a major bonus.
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UnholyGoalie
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My buddies and I had a bit of a beer tasting this weekend. Here are my bare-bones notes on what we had:
Moylans Hopsickle Imperial Ale - harsh way to start things off. I learned a valuable lesson from this beer: I don't like overly hoppy beer. Far too bitter for my taste. Hops were like punches to the jaw. Not my style.
Full Sail 21st Anniversary - now this one was much more like it! Less hoppy bitter and more of a "savory" barley and malted sweetness. Nice and smooth.
Bison Organic Belgian Ale - I'm still getting used to the different types of beer but this reminded me a lot of Blue Moon. Complex, vibrant taste with a strong sense of coriander. I liked this one.
Moylans Moylander Double IPA - another hop bomb, but this time thankfully not as unyielding as the Hopsickle. I've had IPAs before and enjoyed them but I must remember to stay away from double IPAs.
Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout - this was another winner for me. Reminded me a lot of Gosser. Not as dark and robust as a typical stout, but still very smooth, complex, and savory.
Bayhawk Chocolate Porter Ale - this one was the polarizing beer of the night as some liked it and others hated it. I've never had a lambic style before but this is what I'd imagine they'd be like. Not as creamy and thick as we were expecting. Fruity taste, heavy presence of raspberry. Had the aftertaste of wine. Personally, I liked this one however disappointing as it was. I was expecting something akin to Youngs Double Chocolate Stout which I love, but still this one was intriguing for me.
Yesterday had a bottle (not my first) of Killian's Irish Red. Much smoother than I would've imagined. Very much lager-style. I also picked up a bottle of Victory 12th Anniversary at Vendome.
Moylans Hopsickle Imperial Ale - harsh way to start things off. I learned a valuable lesson from this beer: I don't like overly hoppy beer. Far too bitter for my taste. Hops were like punches to the jaw. Not my style.
Full Sail 21st Anniversary - now this one was much more like it! Less hoppy bitter and more of a "savory" barley and malted sweetness. Nice and smooth.
Bison Organic Belgian Ale - I'm still getting used to the different types of beer but this reminded me a lot of Blue Moon. Complex, vibrant taste with a strong sense of coriander. I liked this one.
Moylans Moylander Double IPA - another hop bomb, but this time thankfully not as unyielding as the Hopsickle. I've had IPAs before and enjoyed them but I must remember to stay away from double IPAs.
Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout - this was another winner for me. Reminded me a lot of Gosser. Not as dark and robust as a typical stout, but still very smooth, complex, and savory.
Bayhawk Chocolate Porter Ale - this one was the polarizing beer of the night as some liked it and others hated it. I've never had a lambic style before but this is what I'd imagine they'd be like. Not as creamy and thick as we were expecting. Fruity taste, heavy presence of raspberry. Had the aftertaste of wine. Personally, I liked this one however disappointing as it was. I was expecting something akin to Youngs Double Chocolate Stout which I love, but still this one was intriguing for me.
Yesterday had a bottle (not my first) of Killian's Irish Red. Much smoother than I would've imagined. Very much lager-style. I also picked up a bottle of Victory 12th Anniversary at Vendome.