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Azagthoth
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I had the Negro Modelo, best of the Mexican beers I've had.
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UnholyGoalie
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I was told the master brewer of this beer was a German, hence why it's a dark beer. I heard this after making the comment that my people (Mexicans) could not produce a decent beer to save their lives, let alone a decent dark beer.
Is it the weekend yet?
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Stormy2213
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JO IPA is a top 5 IPA in my book. Completely lives UP to it's name. Just Outstanding.
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Watti
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Drake's Hop Salad, on tap at Father's Office in downtown Culver City
Holy crap, this thing gives Pliny a run for its money. Crazy well-balanced, hops pouring out your ears throughout, complex. Find it, drink it.
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Holy crap, this thing gives Pliny a run for its money. Crazy well-balanced, hops pouring out your ears throughout, complex. Find it, drink it.
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If you guys can find it there's a micro in SF that's finally started canning beers (not sure why they don't bottle) anyway it's 21st Amendment. I enjoy going down there and they have lots of different stuff. I think they're canning their fireside chat and it's not too shabby (better draft) for a brown ale. Haven't tried their other stuff to see how it holds up. Good none the less.
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UnholyGoalie
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Went to the bar last night and had some pints:
Stone Vanilla Porter (no way this is a porter. Thick and chewy with a nice vanilla extract flavor)
Firestone Union Jack (solid)
RR Blind Pig (much better and more balanced on tap than from the bottle. Really impressed with this)
Stone Old Guardian '10 (very good. Gonna have to buy some bottles of this one)
Stone Vanilla Porter (no way this is a porter. Thick and chewy with a nice vanilla extract flavor)
Firestone Union Jack (solid)
RR Blind Pig (much better and more balanced on tap than from the bottle. Really impressed with this)
Stone Old Guardian '10 (very good. Gonna have to buy some bottles of this one)
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UnholyGoalie
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Sipping on Irondale Double Chocolate Stout. Has a peculiar bitterness that I wasn't expecting. Anybody else ever have one of these? I'm not sure if the bitterness is intentional or I got a bad bottle.
the only thing about Stone's Vanilla Porter that disappointed me was the apparent lack of vanilla flavor. did you get any of that?
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Stormy2213
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KRBC Class V Stout. Get it. Get a lot of if. Drink it. Highly recommended in case you can't read between the lines.
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Azagthoth
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When compared to their Smoked Porter w/Vanilla Bean, yeah, there is quite a lack of vanilla flavor. The vanilla bean version was over the top.
Stone Smoked Porter With Vanilla Bean - Stone Brewing Co. - Escondido, CA - BeerAdvocate
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Azagthoth
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That is a stout which blew me away. Its better than most of the hyped stouts on the market.
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UnholyGoalie
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I got a good amount of vanilla flavor, as if they dumped a few bottles of vanilla extract into the kettle. It was a good beer but was not as good as the Bourbon Co. Vanilla Stout I tasted a while ago.
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Azagthoth
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I cant believe I forgot to mention what I had over the weekend. Never too late... I'll start with a couple of Danish ales that I picked up while at the Bruery Provisions bottle shop
Bryggeriet Dj?vlebryg ApS - Gudelos
This is an imperial stout, in the American Imperial Stout fashion (not the English Russian Imperial Stout style). And by god (pun fully intended here) they nailed the style! It reflected all of the characteristics of an Imperial Stout, while being incredibly balanced and easy to consume. The coffee/roast was in check, with lots of chewy malt to counter the dryness. Check out the writing on the label below....
http://www.djaevlebryg.dk/produktereng.php#Gudeloes
"About: Bryggeriet Dj?vlebryg and the Danish Atheist Society have entered into an unholy alliance and the result is "Godless": This first batch is a somehow accessible imperial stout with its 8.9% abv. It offers burnt notes from the malt mingled with sweet nuances and a warming depth from the alcohol. Even though "Godless" was originally aimed at members of the Atheist Society, it is now available in more or less all our outlets.
In these times, when companies are expected to show social responsibility, we in the brewery have decided to follow suit: For each unit sold we donate 1 Danish Krone to the Danish Atheist Society"
Next beer of the weekend was their Old Mephisto, which is an English style barleywine. I used to reach for an American barleywine first, but I have really come around to appreciating the English version. Alesmith ruined it for me early on when they were bottling their Old Numbskull in green bottles. However, after having it on tap at their brewery, it completely changed how I felt about the style in general. Back to this one..... very subtle as most english barleywines are. Indeed heavy on the caramel, with some slight hop bitterness. I honestly drank this one way too quick to really focus on it, it was just simply that good! If you want a barleywine that is way too easy to drink, this is a perfect example. I've been saying this for a while - American brewers should watch out for Norway and Denmark. They are just as impressive in my book, and are really dominating the European market as far as innovation and creativity goes.
Next
The Bruery Cuadruple - When I checked out the reviews for this one on beeradvocate, I think it was at a B, which usually means its underrated, nobody cares about it, and pretty damn good - which it was! Its a Quadruple, but instead of using the belgian candi sugar, they replaced that with agave syrup. I was impressed! I was expecting a beer with some tequila twist to it, but that certainly was not the case. It really tasted like their Two Turtle Doves (Belgian Style dark Ale) except sweeter compliments of the agave syrup. I am so glad this one isnt hyped and going on Ebay for hundreds of dollars (as some of their other beers are). I will stock up on these, and enjoy them in the years to come. The carbonation was perfect on this, which is hard to come by on a Quadrupel, considering the ABV in that style is generally high, resulting in low to moderate CO2.
The Bruery Old Richland - Hell yeah! Very hoppy, and somewhere between a Double IPA and American Barleywine. I dont know if The Bruery ever officially gave it a style, because its really in the middle. Highly recommend this one, and definitely soon before the floral hop styles begin to fade. Super easy to put this one down, and the hop flavors are more prevalent than the actual hop bitterness. Nicely done.
Finally for the weekend, I had Left Coast's Ale Epeteios. Not too shabby for an American Imperial Stout, but I think I would pass on this one if confronted with it again. Lots of roast and coffee notes, but in the end pretty average. Some more caramel would have been a nice compliment, but Id take a cup of hot coffee over this one and save some liver cells and my $10 bucks for the bottle.
Bryggeriet Dj?vlebryg ApS - Gudelos
This is an imperial stout, in the American Imperial Stout fashion (not the English Russian Imperial Stout style). And by god (pun fully intended here) they nailed the style! It reflected all of the characteristics of an Imperial Stout, while being incredibly balanced and easy to consume. The coffee/roast was in check, with lots of chewy malt to counter the dryness. Check out the writing on the label below....
http://www.djaevlebryg.dk/produktereng.php#Gudeloes
"About: Bryggeriet Dj?vlebryg and the Danish Atheist Society have entered into an unholy alliance and the result is "Godless": This first batch is a somehow accessible imperial stout with its 8.9% abv. It offers burnt notes from the malt mingled with sweet nuances and a warming depth from the alcohol. Even though "Godless" was originally aimed at members of the Atheist Society, it is now available in more or less all our outlets.
In these times, when companies are expected to show social responsibility, we in the brewery have decided to follow suit: For each unit sold we donate 1 Danish Krone to the Danish Atheist Society"
Next beer of the weekend was their Old Mephisto, which is an English style barleywine. I used to reach for an American barleywine first, but I have really come around to appreciating the English version. Alesmith ruined it for me early on when they were bottling their Old Numbskull in green bottles. However, after having it on tap at their brewery, it completely changed how I felt about the style in general. Back to this one..... very subtle as most english barleywines are. Indeed heavy on the caramel, with some slight hop bitterness. I honestly drank this one way too quick to really focus on it, it was just simply that good! If you want a barleywine that is way too easy to drink, this is a perfect example. I've been saying this for a while - American brewers should watch out for Norway and Denmark. They are just as impressive in my book, and are really dominating the European market as far as innovation and creativity goes.
Next
The Bruery Cuadruple - When I checked out the reviews for this one on beeradvocate, I think it was at a B, which usually means its underrated, nobody cares about it, and pretty damn good - which it was! Its a Quadruple, but instead of using the belgian candi sugar, they replaced that with agave syrup. I was impressed! I was expecting a beer with some tequila twist to it, but that certainly was not the case. It really tasted like their Two Turtle Doves (Belgian Style dark Ale) except sweeter compliments of the agave syrup. I am so glad this one isnt hyped and going on Ebay for hundreds of dollars (as some of their other beers are). I will stock up on these, and enjoy them in the years to come. The carbonation was perfect on this, which is hard to come by on a Quadrupel, considering the ABV in that style is generally high, resulting in low to moderate CO2.
The Bruery Old Richland - Hell yeah! Very hoppy, and somewhere between a Double IPA and American Barleywine. I dont know if The Bruery ever officially gave it a style, because its really in the middle. Highly recommend this one, and definitely soon before the floral hop styles begin to fade. Super easy to put this one down, and the hop flavors are more prevalent than the actual hop bitterness. Nicely done.
Finally for the weekend, I had Left Coast's Ale Epeteios. Not too shabby for an American Imperial Stout, but I think I would pass on this one if confronted with it again. Lots of roast and coffee notes, but in the end pretty average. Some more caramel would have been a nice compliment, but Id take a cup of hot coffee over this one and save some liver cells and my $10 bucks for the bottle.
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Fooferah
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21st is awesome. They've been canning for years, and are on the forefront of the canning revolution. You can get some of them here at BevMo sometimes, particularly the Watermelon Wheat.
(Pretty easy to find... they are practically right under the Bay Bridge!)
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Stormy2213
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Stopping by to recommend 2:
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Delicious beer. Excellent hoppiness. Big fan of Sierra Nevada so this was an added treat.
I was lucky enough to have some of this on tap at the Pour House. It lasted 1.5 days before the keg was blown. Outstanding stuff. Seek it out.
