Booze The recommend-a-beer thread

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Sam Adam's White Ale. I wait all year long for this beer.

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Speaking of "Cold as Possiblle", a word of advice about the New Belgium 2 degrees below... throw it in the freezer and let it get cold enough that it just begins to get little gel globs going and pour it into a frosted mug. No joke, that beer is ten times better when it's on the doorstep of freezing- the recommended serving temp. is like 3 degrees celsius or something.
 
Funkin-A said:
Speaking of "Cold as Possiblle", a word of advice about the New Belgium 2 degrees below... throw it in the freezer and let it get cold enough that it just begins to get little gel globs going and pour it into a frosted mug. No joke, that beer is ten times better when it's on the doorstep of freezing- the recommended serving temp. is like 3 degrees celsius or something.
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Very interesting. My belief is that if a beer has to be served really cold, they are trying to hide bad flavor.
 
Arrogant Ba$tard said:
Very interesting. My belief is that if a beer has to be served really cold, they are trying to hide bad flavor.
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It went from bust to one of my favorite winter seasonals just by freezing 'em down. For sh#ts and giggles, have one out of the fridge and then out of the freezer- brings out a nice crisp "spruce-y" taste with a little typical nutmeg, but not very much. Tell me how it goes ;)
 
For everyday usage, I strongly recommend:

Beck's
and
Erdinger Hefeweizen (wheat beer)

And my personal insiders' tip:

Leffe Brune from Belgium, brewed in a cloister or something, and really one of the best tasting beers I've ever had. If you ever run across Leffe, try it and you will be simply amazed.
 
Snagged a bottle of Stone's Vertical Epic. The store had 3 left. Good stuff. Also saw they had Stone's Double AB still.
 
I'm having a Lagunitas Brown Shugga right now.

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I was kind of expecting it to be maltier, caramellier. It's a little thick, but not overly so. Actually, it's a little fruity and sweet at the beginning (though, again, not as much as I expected), with a hoppy bite at the end. The bitterness really surprised me. It was still pretty good, though you have to expect that from Lagunitas.
 
Fooferah said:
I'm having a Lagunitas Brown Shugga right now.

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I was kind of expecting it to be maltier, caramellier. It's a little thick, but not overly so. Actually, it's a little fruity and sweet at the beginning (though, again, not as much as I expected), with a hoppy bite at the end. The bitterness really surprised me. It was still pretty good, though you have to expect that from Lagunitas.
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One of my favorites. I'm always happy when I find it on the shelf at my local liquor store.
 
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