Booze The recommend-a-beer thread

[BeerMan]

Kern River Brewing Company is having another Citra lottery.

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2403260
good luck

 

[mudfisher]

go Miller go!

And Inbev wins.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...-in-principle-to-merger-with-budweiser-brewer

 

[BeerMan]

And Inbev wins.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...-in-principle-to-merger-with-budweiser-brewer

I saw that earlier today. major suckage.

 

[Dr. Tran]

Well it's not like SABMiller was some plucky little independent brewer. They probably won't change much.

 

[UnholyGoalie]

My fear is the strong just got much much stronger. At best this is consolidation of the "evil empire". At worst this is a billion dollar corporate conglomerate with a penchant for buying out its competition who has just now absorbed its biggest competitor. SABMiller has shown to be rather benign to the burgeoning craft beer industry whereas AB-Inbev has shown to be more interested in speaking out of both sides of the mouth by mocking craft beer in commercials while strategically buying out key competitors.

I don't like this at all. Only time will tell what this will mean to the craft beer collective. It does make me wonder what monopoly issues this presents.

 

[BeerMan]

^^^ this pretty much sums up my sentiments.

 

[daxx]

I'm not worried one bit about this InBev stuff, because I have no control over it. No control in the sense that my comments to my representatives will fall on deaf ears, and my dollars spent on other non-InBev beers won't hurt them. So, I start drinking beers from Eagle Rock Brewery or Firestone Walker with greater regularity. I believe that with a little research and this can be navigated. If it turns out that InBev already owns them, well I guess I'm done with beer for a bit.

 

[Salty Dog]

Pallet Jack IPA - delicious!

 

[BeerMan]

I'm not worried one bit about this InBev stuff, because I have no control over it. No control in the sense that my comments to my representatives will fall on deaf ears, and my dollars spent on other non-InBev beers won't hurt them. So, I start drinking beers from Eagle Rock Brewery or Firestone Walker with greater regularity. I believe that with a little research and this can be navigated. If it turns out that InBev already owns them, well I guess I'm done with beer for a bit.

well, there are scores of smaller mom-n-pop breweries that will love your support.

Ohana Brew (next door to 38 Degrees in Alhambra
Pacific Plate in Monrovia (on Myrtle south of the 210 and Duarte Rd.)
Timeless Pints in Lakewood/LongBeach (off of Carson right by the airport)

 

[SirJW]

Just my impressions about all the buy outs.

Sorry but it's the American way, buy low - sell high. I'm sure They were offered a number the group could not refuse even if there were some hardliners who didn't want to sell.

On the other hand I have been thinking how In Bev just buys all it's competition. It's just like big as Oil and other big so called huge money makers, is it really in the best interest of the consumer?

 

[Big Red]

well, there are scores of smaller mom-n-pop breweries that will love your support.

Ohana Brew (next door to 38 Degrees in Alhambra
Pacific Plate in Monrovia (on Myrtle south of the 210 and Duarte Rd.)
Timeless Pints in Lakewood/LongBeach (off of Carson right by the airport)

Four Sons Brewing in Huntington is also great (they're also huge Kings fans!)

 

[Dr. Tran]

WOW.

Petrus Aged Red

Little overpowering with sour cherries but really good.

A great sour beer.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/718/90671/

I had a Petrus Aged Pale a few weeks back & I really liked it a lot. I'd like to try this one too.

 

[DMAN3474]

New brewery in Valencia, right around the corner from Ice station, they just opened this last weekend. http://www.pocockbrewing.com

 

[UnholyGoalie]

Blue Palms has a bunch of pumpkin beers on tap so I got a flight and ended with a pint.

Flying Dog The Gourd Standard pumpkin IPA
Avery Gored
Speakeasy Pumpkin Pie Payback Porter
Coronado Punk' In Dublin
Ended with a pour of Avery Rumpkin.

 

[BeerMan]

Hoptoberfest at 38 Degrees in Alhambra this Saturday. here is the list of beers ready for the day:

Bagby Beer Dinkus DIPA
Beachwood Brewing Hop Ramen
Beachwood Brewing Ultrahop 2000
Bear Republic Racer X
Bottle Logic Brewing - Recursion 7.0 IPA
Bootlegger's Brewery Far Out IPA
Boulevard Collaboration No. 5
El Segundo Wet Hop Citramungous
Faction Born Day IPA
Highland Park Brewery - The Achiever DIPA
Hop Concept Tropical & Juicy
Ironfire Brewing Company - Get It - Wet Hop IPA
Kern River Dirty Hippie
Kinetic Brewing Vortex IPA
King Harbor Brewing Post Season Mosaic Fresh Hop DIPA
Modern Times Truelands
Noble Ale Works Galaxy Showers
Noble Ale Works Yoga Pantz - Pumpkin Spiced Lattee Naughty Sauce
Pizza Port Brewing Company (Carlsbad) A-Frame DIPA
Pizza Port Brewing (Bressi Ranch) Barney DIPA
Pizza Port Brewing Fish IPA (Bressi Ranch)
Pizza Port Brewing Hoptoberfest Wet Hop Marzen
Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad) Kung Fu Elvis IPA
Pizza Port Brewing (San Clemente) New Guy IPA
Pizza Port Brewing (San Clemente) Owl Bear DIPA
Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad) Shoulder Hopper Session IPA
Reissdorf Kolsch
Russian River Blind Pig IPA
Russian River Pliny The Elder
Russian River Row 2 Hill 56
Schneider Aventinus Weizenbock
Speakeasy Pop Gun Pils
Stone Enjoy By 10.31.15 IPA With Tangerines
Three Weavers Brewing Company First Rodeo (1st Anniversary IPA)
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weiss

Dirty Hippie, ftw!

 

[UnholyGoalie]

I'd have been all over Dirty Hippie, Aventinus, and that Yoga Pants sounds awesome.

 

[mudfisher]

First off. I dislike coffee. The smell, the taste, just everything about coffee.

However, I found a beer that taste's and smells just like coffee and I love it.

OMG this is good. I wonder if I can convince the boss at work that this is coffee.

 

[UnholyGoalie]

Hmmm. Interesting. I like chocolate, and I like quads....

 

[UnholyGoalie]

Happy Devil's Night.

 

[WingHater]

Happy Devil's Night.

How was it? I have a bottle for tomorrow night.