Booze The recommend-a-beer thread

[Goallum]

Not much of a beer drinker, but 5 years ago while in Montana I had some Moose Drool Brown Ale and it was great.

The only one that I've had that I enjoyed as much was the on-tap Paulaner Dark, that I had in Europe. Not sure whether the bottled version sold here comes close.

 

[Fooferah]

Another beer I tried recently was this beer from Ommegang Brewery:

Had some of this tonight. It's pretty good if you eat some ginger snaps with it.

 

[mrsmokes]

I'm a big fan of black and tans (traditional Bass/Guiness) and a couple of years back I was at my local liquor store and decided to buy some. Well the store was out of Guiness so I decided to try Young's double? chocolate stout instead. Buy a pint Bottle of the Bass and a can of the Young's and mix like you would a regular black and tan. The Young's is heavier than Guiness so it will blend with the Bass not sit on top like a regular black and tan.
This stuff is so good but be warned, for some reason if I drink more than four glasses I get a serious hang over for some reason. You don't even have to get drunk to get a hangover. But the taste is so goodd it's almost worth it. Remember to buy the Young's in a can so when you pour it you get a good head.

 

[drivelikejoewho]

I love Moosehead. That is pretty much all I buy and if they don't have it then I buy Molson. I don't know why but that is the best beer I have ever had. It's just regular beer but it's amazing.

I suggest everyone drink it if they haven't already. And if you have buy some more!

Does anyone know if you can buy cases of beer at a discount at bevmo? Like if I wanted to buy 10 cases of Moosehead can I get a discount?

 

[Chateau Bow Wow]

I really like a beer from a small brewery in CO. The beer is called Fat Tire. I have not been able to find it in CA so I try to bring some back with me every time I go to CO.

The brewery is call New Bleguim Brewery in Ft. Collins. http://www.newbelgium.com/

They also have a great wheat beer called Sunshine Wheat, definetly worth a try. No need to go to CO to get Fat Tire, you can get Fat Tire at almost any liquor store in Orange county since December. They currently only distribute the bombers, 6 packs will be coming soon.

 

[16scores]

The brewery is call New Bleguim Brewery in Ft. Collins. http://www.newbelgium.com/

They also have a great wheat beer called Sunshine Wheat, definetly worth a try. No need to go to CO to get Fat Tire, you can get Fat Tire at almost any liquor store in Orange county since December. They currently only distribute the bombers, 6 packs will be coming soon.

Fat Tire is also now available at Costco here in San Diego. It has become a staple at all of my poker games.

 

[GoldJet]

I just tried Longboard Island Lager made by Kona Brewing Company. It is a pretty solid beer.

 

[Creeping Death]

So I picked up a Fat Tire 22oz. Just had a few slices of pizza and the brew. It was pretty tasty. Id definitely pick up a 6/12 pack if they had them out here.

 

[BeerMan]

oyster house in studio city has fat tire now, in bottles. wish they'd come in tap already.

 

[Arrogant Ba$tard]

A coworker from Germany just visited and brought me 2 bottles of one of my favorite beers in the World - Andechs. Can't buy it here. Had one the other night and felt like I was back in Munich. Andechs is an old Monestary Southwest of Munich on a hill. Great place. Good food. The beer is better out of the tap but the bottles are still great even after being schlepped over on a plane in checked baggage.

 

[roenick]

A coworker from Germany just visited and brought me 2 bottles of one of my favorite beers in the World - Andechs. Can't buy it here. Had one the other night and felt like I was back in Munich. Andechs is an old Monestary Southwest of Munich on a hill. Great place. Good food. The beer is better out of the tap but the bottles are still great even after being schlepped over on a plane in checked baggage.

Still have a bottle of a local German villiage brew that I 'schlepped' from one of my business trips to Germany. My biz counterpart took me to his village pub and they had wonderful beer and schnopps. It was in the hill country NE of Frankfurt.

Germans really, really know how to brew beer.

 

[BeerMan]

Germans really, really know how to brew beer.

thank you!

 

[BeerMan]

if you can find it...

this is better than the Fat Tire made by the same company.

 

[BeerMan]

New Belgium's 1551 - Brussels Style Black Ale

very dark with a nice balance of hops and malt.

 

[Arrogant Ba$tard]

Deschutes Cinder Cone Red is out now! Find it at Bevmo. They only carry this once a year. A very good "red ale" if you prefer that type.

 

[Only2Tattoos]

We brought some of this back from Hawaii, and I've been able to find it locally in Phoenix, since we drank everything we'd brought back to the mainland.

 

[BeerMan]

Kona's Longboard Ale isn't that bad either.

 

[Funkin-A]

I've been lagging on updates of my barley and hop adventures- and this thread needed a kick in the butt. Without further ado.....

Stone Old Guardian (2006) This may be my favorite beer. Period. Double Bastard is right up there as well. Typical barley wine style ale kick, with enough flavor to kill a horse. I recommend getting multiplwe bottles to let it age. I had some 2004 last week and it was unreal.

Stone Imperial Russian Stout (2006) - not for the faint of heart, a typical heavy stout with coffee/chocolate tones and dark enough you can't see through it even when it's backlit. If you're a stout lover- don't miss this year's!

Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale Ale - Not too bad for a pale ale. Not necessarily my #1 choice for a pale ale, but it's in the top 5 pale ales I've probably ever tasted. Good enough that I plan on trying Ballast Point's other brews.

Bear's Red Rocket Ale - this stuff was friggin' awesome! If you're an IPA lover, I would recommend this in a heart beat- lots and lots of flavor.

Boontsville Oatmeal Stout - Ummmm, I was under the assumption this was Boontville's best brew. Save the money and get two Stone Imperial Stouts, a Rogue Shakespeare Stoute, or and 8 Ball stout... all of which are better than this weak attempt. Seemed closer to a porter. Young's Oatmeal stout and some of the organic brews blow this oatmeal blend out of the water.

That's all for now, this next weekend our adventure through the land of barley and hops continues.

Happy Drinkin'
Dustin

 

[DarlingNikki]

I recommend the sweet nectar from Belgium known as Hoegaarden. Delicious!

 

[x-wingcamewest]

For a very nice pisner, I recommend Quilmes. its from Argintina and goes great with any Mex/Latin style food.
Availible at Bevmo in Pasadena for sure.