Booze The recommend-a-beer thread

[Arrogant Ba$tard]

Finally ventured out to Stone's restaurant with my wife. Had a glass of the Stone Cali-Begique IPA. Nice choice to have with dinner. Followed it up with a glass of Stone's 12th anniversary for dessert. Good stuff. Even better on tap.

Picked up a 2 liter growler and had it filled with the 2007 Imperial Russian Stout. Still love this stuff.

Went to Stone last week and had a ton of great drafts. The Cali-Beglque was very very good. In fact, I got an email saying they bottled it and are only selling it at Stone until they run out. (They started selling it 2 days after I was there) They also have a combo-brew with Alesmith and Mikkeller called Alesmith/Mikkeller/Stone Belgian Style Triple Ale. I have got to find a way to get back down there ASAP.

One bad tasting note - the Ballast Point Sea Monster Stout was slimy. The only reason I tried it is because they don't bottle it and I didn't see it at their tasting room.

 

[Azagthoth]

Went to Stone last week and had a ton of great drafts. The Cali-Beglque was very very good. In fact, I got an email saying they bottled it and are only selling it at Stone until they run out. (They started selling it 2 days after I was there) They also have a combo-brew with Alesmith and Mikkeller called Alesmith/Mikkeller/Stone Belgian Style Triple Ale. I have got to find a way to get back down there ASAP.

One bad tasting note - the Ballast Point Sea Monster Stout was slimy. The only reason I tried it is because they don't bottle it and I didn't see it at their tasting room.

Oh man, I LOVE the Sea Monster Stout ! I was lucky to get a bottle that was probably a year old and it was damn good. Did you have it on draft @ Ballast Point?

 

[Arrogant Ba$tard]

Oh man, I LOVE the Sea Monster Stout ! I was lucky to get a bottle that was probably a year old and it was damn good. Did you have it on draft @ Ballast Point?

I had it on draft at Stone. Must have been a skunked beer line. The slimy taste was not good.

 

[EddyTheEd]

Was in Michigan a few weeks ago and had Oberon for the first time. Nice wheat ale with a good orange taste. I don't think they sell it west of the Rockies though, and they won't ship.
Beamish was recently brought back to the Yard House and BevMo, my all time favorite stout imported out of Ireland. Real clean finish, like water.

 

[rinkrat]

I got a bottle of some **** last night called "Hop Juice Double IPA" that said it was 9% but I swear after a little over half the bottle I was ****-faced. If you like the lethal IPA's try this one. Tastes like hop extract with a hint of citrus in the blend.

 

[irisher]

Enjoying one of these right now.....actually, four of these:

 

[Azagthoth]

90 Minute IPA is one of my favorites from Dogfish Head.

 

[Arrogant Ba$tard]

New beers coming to the Stone Brewery: KJ TAKE NOTE OF THE PALO SANTO ON DRAFT!!!!

Lagunitas- Sonoma Farmhouse HOP STOOPID, on Draft

New Belgium Grand Cru, On Draft

Anchor Brewing Old Fog Horn

Dog Fish Head Palo Santo, On Draft

Lagunitas Imperial Red, on Draft

Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale, on Draft.

Ballast Point Abandon Ship Smoked Lager, On Draft

 

[Genghis John]

New beers coming to the Stone Brewery: KJ TAKE NOTE OF THE PALO SANTO ON DRAFT!!!!

Noted!

Have you tried it yet? What do you think?

 

[Genghis John]

90 Minute IPA is one of my favorites from Dogfish Head.

Of the Dogfish I have tried, I would rank them this way

Palo Santo
ImmortAle
120 Minute
90 Minute
Midas Touch
Burton Baton
Aprihop

 

[Azagthoth]

Of the Dogfish I have tried, I would rank them this way

Palo Santo
ImmortAle
120 Minute
90 Minute
Midas Touch
Burton Baton
Aprihop

Mine would go something like this:

Fort
Red & White
Raison D'extra
90 Minute IPA
Burton Baton
Golden Era
Indian Brown Ale
60 Minute IPA
Immort Ale
Raison D'etre
Aprihop
Olde School Barleywine
Midas Touch
120 Minute IPA

 

[Arrogant Ba$tard]

I've only had -

120 minute IPA (bam! a buttkicker)
Palo Santo (can't wait to try my aged one to compare)
90 minute IPA (decent)
Midas Touch (interesting and different)
Raison d' extra (didn't like this at all. Too sweet for me)

 

[Arrogant Ba$tard]

Anybody up for a caravan roadtrip down to Stone one of these Sundays?
Note: All "Lambic style" beers are 25% off on Sundays for those who like that style.

 

[Genghis John]

Of the Dogfish I have tried, I would rank them this way

Palo Santo
ImmortAle
120 Minute
90 Minute
Midas Touch
Burton Baton
Aprihop

Mine would go something like this:

Fort
Red & White
Raison D'extra
90 Minute IPA
Burton Baton
Golden Era
Indian Brown Ale
60 Minute IPA
Immort Ale
Raison D'etre
Aprihop
Olde School Barleywine
Midas Touch
120 Minute IPA

I've only had -

120 minute IPA (bam! a buttkicker)
Palo Santo (can't wait to try my aged one to compare)
90 minute IPA (decent)
Midas Touch (interesting and different)
Raison d' extra (didn't like this at all. Too sweet for me)

I like how different all of our lists are. AB$, let me know how that aged one comes out

Az why did your 120 rank so low, was it too sweet or did you expect to taste the hops more. I had a beer with dinner and then The 120 minute. That thing turned me into a blithering idiot and I called Mitchrock a few times and babbled nonsense to him.

 

[mitchrock]

I like how different all of our lists are. AB$, let me know how that aged one comes out

Az why did your 120 rank so low, was it too sweet or did you expect to taste the hops more. I had a beer with dinner and then The 120 minute. That thing turned me into a blithering idiot and I called Mitchrock a few times and babbled nonsense to him.

Beware of KJ's drunken dials.

 

[Azagthoth]

I like how different all of our lists are. AB$, let me know how that aged one comes out

Az why did your 120 rank so low, was it too sweet or did you expect to taste the hops more. I had a beer with dinner and then The 120 minute. That thing turned me into a blithering idiot and I called Mitchrock a few times and babbled nonsense to him.

Before I begin, let me say I absolutely love beers that are way over the top and too much for most individuals to handle. Some good examples of what I am getting at, would be Mikkeller Black, Mephistopholes, Hop 15, Fort, Samael's Ale, etc....

First off, the 120 Minute IPA smelled identical to "Shoe Goo". Remember that stuff? As far as the taste went, there was zero hop profile, as it was dominated and over ridden by tons of sugar. It had no balance, no malt backbone, and was more or less a stinky smelling watered down type of sugar fluid. I would be willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and sample it again, but the night my friends and I had it, we all had the same disgusted reaction. I have no doubts about how it was stored, since I placed it in my fridge and sat there ever since I bought it cold at Lone Hill Liquor.

 

[Genghis John]

Before I begin, let me say I absolutely love beers that are way over the top and too much for most individuals to handle. Some good examples of what I am getting at, would be Mikkeller Black, Mephistopholes, Hop 15, Fort, Samael's Ale, etc....

First off, the 120 Minute IPA smelled identical to \"Shoe Goo\". Remember that stuff? As far as the taste went, there was zero hop profile, as it was dominated and over ridden by tons of sugar. It had no balance, no malt backbone, and was more or less a stinky smelling watered down type of sugar fluid. I would be willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and sample it again, but the night my friends and I had it, we all had the same disgusted reaction. I have no doubts about how it was stored, since I placed it in my fridge and sat there ever since I bought it cold at Lone Hill Liquor.

I blame that on the high alcohol content numbing your tongue. Next time you get it pour some aside(like a shot glass full) and let it sit out for like 2 hours. You'll taste the hops.

I went back and took one last sip from the bottle after pouring it in a glass and it ws INSANELY hoppy. The hops were harder to get off my breath than cigar smoke

 

[Azagthoth]

I blame that on the high alcohol content numbing your tongue. Next time you get it pour some aside(like a shot glass full) and let it sit out for like 2 hours. You'll taste the hops.

I went back and took one last sip from the bottle after pouring it in a glass and it ws INSANELY hoppy. The hops were harder to get off my breath than cigar smoke

Interesting ! Yeah, I figured the dominant sugar taste was because the insane amount of ABV. The Mikkeller Black was like that, and so was the DogFish Head fort, but they were much better crafted and pulled it off better than the 120. I guess what I am trying to say was that the malt and hop were more present in the other two after being poured cold.

I'll pick another up and let it sit for a couple of hours. Does that still taste alright though at room temperature? Id love to pick up the hop taste, but at that warm??? I'll take your word for it !

 

[Hexisland]

Just tried Arrogant Bastard Ale...very good!
Mirror Pond Pale Ale...very good!
I love Guinness, but did not care for Smithwick's.

 

[Arrogant Ba$tard]

Before I begin, let me say I absolutely love beers that are way over the top and too much for most individuals to handle. Some good examples of what I am getting at, would be Mikkeller Black, Mephistopholes, Hop 15, Fort, Samael's Ale, etc....

First off, the 120 Minute IPA smelled identical to \"Shoe Goo\". Remember that stuff? As far as the taste went, there was zero hop profile, as it was dominated and over ridden by tons of sugar. It had no balance, no malt backbone, and was more or less a stinky smelling watered down type of sugar fluid. I would be willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and sample it again, but the night my friends and I had it, we all had the same disgusted reaction. I have no doubts about how it was stored, since I placed it in my fridge and sat there ever since I bought it cold at Lone Hill Liquor.

That is funny. I thought the same thing about the Raison d"extra. Way to sweet, syruppy and smelled strange.