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KingsOvAllKings said:
So i saw the Maui Brewing Co. "Sobrehumano Palena'ole" 4 pack at a liquor store, anyone try this? Is it good? I want to make sure before i drop $19 on a 4pack.

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No idea, I had a blast at their brewery/restaurant though watching game 7 of the bruins/nucks finals. Ahhh good times.
Seems over priced in general though.
 
Concur that Stone is coasting lately. Besides their new releases being just 'meh' I ate there a couple of weeks ago and it wasn't very good. We actually sent back the hummus plate. It just wasn't edible. All the nice landscaping in the world cannot make up for substandard food.

That said, I am suitably impressed by their Drink By 9.21.12 IPA. It clocks in at 9.4% ABV. It's a freakin hop wagon with a slight peach tone. Very nicely colored for an IPA. And no toasty bitterness at the end. I'd say I like it better than their regular IPA but need a bit more to be sure (or a LOT more).

More write ups on it here

Enjoy By 9.21.12 IPA - Stone Brewing Co. - Escondido, CA - BeerAdvocate

http://www.brewbound.com/news/stone-...2-ipa-released
 
mitchrock said:
Tried this last night and hated it. Pure crap. Stone is slipping. For 2 years now, their Old Guardian has been crap too. They've gotten too big.
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While I wouldn't call it crap, I wouldn't buy it. Had it on tap at Blue Palms last night. Interesting. Had a certain dank quality that was a bit off putting. Also had a pour of their 15th Anni with espresso beans and that was much more to my liking. Then finished with a pint of The Dude which was awesome yet again.
 
the beers that I had over the weekend...

Stone's 16th: I was told it had some cinnamon hint to it. nope, couldn't sense anything while trying to finish a pint of it.
Stone's Drink By 9/21: what a stupid name for it. great on the nose but the palate was odd.
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum: harsh drink. like Stone's 16th, not easy to finish. was expecting a better drink because it was made with whole cone hops.
 
Finished up today with Deschutes Obsidian stout (very good, but also very similar to Black Butte, which I guess, isn't a bad thing at all), GF WC IPA (solid), and Allagash Curiex (not bad, but not really my style either). Oh, yesterday had a bottle of Flying Dog Horn Dog barley wine. Very good stuff!
 
UnholyGoalie said:
Finished up today with Deschutes Obsidian stout (very good, but also very similar to Black Butte, which I guess, isn't a bad thing at all), GF WC IPA (solid), and Allagash Curiex (not bad, but not really my style either). Oh, yesterday had a bottle of Flying Dog Horn Dog barley wine. Very good stuff!
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I had the obsidian a couple weeks back and I think I got a bum sixer, tasted pretty burnt. Going to give it another shot and hope it's not so smokey (the smoke was ok, it was the charred that bothered me).

Had the Lagunitas little sumpin sumpin for the first time this weekend. Nice beer, perfect for preseason football.
 
KingsOvAllKings said:
So i saw the Maui Brewing Co. "Sobrehumano Palena'ole" 4 pack at a liquor store, anyone try this? Is it good? I want to make sure before i drop $19 on a 4pack.

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It's a sour, which explains the high price. I had it on tap yesterday at Eureka Burger, and it is fairly mild for a sour, but a nice introduction if you haven't tried that style. I also had Stone's Enjoy By 9/21, and I agree with Beerman on that. I tried it, now I can move on to other beers that represent the style much better.
 
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If pressed I'd probably wouldn't be able to tell a Black Butte from an Obsidian. Didn't get any smokey qualities in it. Like BB, all I got was some very nice dark malty sweetness with typical cocoa/coffee tones.
 
Mammoth Brewing Company 2012 Blondibock Bock

not a fan of bocks including Shiner's, but this one hits the nail for me.
 


Got this years version. Huge "Bret" flavor profile. Huge. I LOVE this stuff. As he says in the video, "not for the faint of heart". If you don't like big flavors and smells, this is not the beer for you. It doesn't taste like anything else that I can note for comparison sake. I'd just suggest finding a bottle, buying it, and sharing with other beer friends. It's delicious.
 
While I won't say Guinness here in Ireland is much different, it does seem to be a tad more robust.
 
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I like it like I like Point The Way.

best bet is to shop for it at Whole Foods. don't bother stopping by the brewery because they hardly have it in stock as WAW sells out quickly.
 
In Ireland on vacation with friends. Needless to say we've had our share of Guinness and Jameson. To settle the issue of how Guinness tastes here in Ireland compared to back home: it really isn't much different. A tad more barley depth, but that's about it. We plan on going to St James Gate when we're in Dublin, so I'll confirm there.

As for other beers, there's been Murphy's and Beamish. Tried a pint of Bonaparte Stout which while good, wasn't a whole lot different than Guinness, or Murphy's and Beamish to be honest.

Two surprises has been Galway Hooker and Caladonia Smooth. Both medium bodied ales that were quite tasty. Hope to get more later. If there is a craft beer scene here it must be in it's infancy. Heineken and Carlsberg seem to be quite popular here for some reason.

Oh, and you can find Bud, MGD, Coors, and Corona pretty easily. Not that I would try.

Funny enough, the young bartender (very cool lad) we met at Courtney's Pub said he preferred Guinness to Murphy's because he said Murphy's was far too sweet. I could only imagine the mind:blown if he had some American craft beer. Dark Lord? Haha.
 
Finally found a proper craft beer bar here in Ireland (Porterhouse Brewery in Dublin). Figures it would be on our last night here. They had SNPA on tap and it nearly brought a tear to my eye. They had some Brooklyn Brewery stuff but no black chocolate stout. I had a pint of their oyster stout and it was pretty damn good. You definietly get a different flavor from that style. Minerally and kinda briney. Heading back to L.A. Today.
 
has anyone tried any pumpkin beers lately?

Epic Pumkin Porter was surprisingly good, as was Uinta Punk'n Ale.
 
Beerman, had a good one recently but I'll have to wait till I get back from Istanbul.
Just had Turborg here. Its not bad for a cheap beer that's local but not really. Paid 6TL for a bottle and it was lightish but the malts gave it just enough heft to not be pisswater. I wouldn't pay much for it but compared to 12TL for a corona it's a winner all day long
 
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