GIVE ME YOUR BEER SUGGESTIONS!!

[PensFanInDC]

8% cider? WANT! My only grip was the low ABV of the cider. Then again, at 5% it was probably for the best.

[columbia]

Considering how ancient hard cider is, you'd think that there would be some obviously good choices on the market.

[count2infinity]

I put brown sugar in the cider i have fermenting right now. Should boost the alcohol up to about 8%. If I hadn't added the sugar and everything goes to plan, It would have been 4.5-5%

[JS©]

place down the road from my old place was doing dollar beers tonight. I was drinking some sort of lemon beer that was $1 for a pint., even if it was only 2.5% per beer.

Still, not a bad deal.

[MRandall25]

Was it Amstel Radler?

Erdinger Weiss is pretty good, and I'm sure I've mentioned the positives of Black Butt(e). Had it on tap.for the first time, even better than it was out of bottle.

[canaan]

I washed some mickeys grenades down with some milwaukeee special deserve. Whatever

[columbia]

Why is Guinness selling an American Lager?

[Eismann]

Why is Guinness selling an American Lager?

Because they're now the Budweiser of Europe.

Snobbish, yes, but Guinness no longer is palatable to me, given all theother choices now readily available.

[stopper40]

Why is Guinness selling an American Lager?

Because they're now the Budweiser of Europe.

Snobbish, yes, but Guinness no longer is palatable to me, given all theother choices now readily available.

Agreed, I'll drink Guinness if I'm out and there's nothing else available. Occasionally people will comment about how thick and heavy it is, I just usually say not really and that's it's a good beginners stout

[MWB]

Yeah, Guinness is a very blah beer.

[slappybrown]

I still enjoy it. Only have it a few times a year at this point but still good stuff.

[BigMcK]

Drake's, Barrel House Rock. Flanders aged 1 year in a Wente wine barrel. Does it taste so perfect about right now? Yes. Yes, it does. Next: Bourbon Drakonic. Imperial Stout with 6 months of bourbon barrel love in age.

Cheers.

[columbia]

I still enjoy it. Only have it a few times a year at this point but still good stuff.

It;s an enjoyable beer, which is available just about everywhere.
You could do a lot worse, when buying beer at a gas station or whatever.

[MRandall25]

Depends on which state the gas station is in...

Found Wells Banana Bread on tap for the 1st time. So much better than the bottle version, and the bottle version is also pretty damn good.

[columbia]

That's true....you can't do that in PA.

I can go to one about 5 blocks from my house, which carries 3-4 of the Belgian offerings from Goose Island.
Capitalism is a good thing.

[MRandall25]

Yeah, the one next to my apartment complex in Ohio had a fairly decent selection. Had a few Oskar Blues to choose from and a few local Ohio brews, amongst other things. They had Guinness with the cheaper stuff.

[columbia]

I started drinking beer when I was ~ 15 and - trust me - the presence of Guinness was greatly appreciated.

With the explosion of micro brews and availability of genuinely good imported beers (aka not Moosehead, Moulson, Labbatts and Heieken), us older beer drinkers definitely appreciate both the expanded market and some of the old and quality classics, amidst a sea of Strohs, Iron, Bush, Miller, Bud and Old Milwaukee, which were generally the only things around.

[eddysnake]

Drake's, Barrel House Rock. Flanders aged 1 year in a Wente wine barrel. Does it taste so perfect about right now? Yes. Yes, it does. Next: Bourbon Drakonic. Imperial Stout with 6 months of bourbon barrel love in age.

Cheers.

Cheers indeed, do they bottle the bourbon drakonic? And please update with how good?

[BigMcK]

Drake's, Barrel House Rock. Flanders aged 1 year in a Wente wine barrel. Does it taste so perfect about right now? Yes. Yes, it does. Next: Bourbon Drakonic. Imperial Stout with 6 months of bourbon barrel love in age.

Cheers.

eers indeed, do they bottle the bourbon drakonic? And please update with how good?

Not bottled. The pending flavor of bourbon gets your attention really quick from the nose. Heavy beer. Thick, dark and a huge texture. The alcohol has a slight burn on the finish.

[eddysnake]

Drake's, Barrel House Rock. Flanders aged 1 year in a Wente wine barrel. Does it taste so perfect about right now? Yes. Yes, it does. Next: Bourbon Drakonic. Imperial Stout with 6 months of bourbon barrel love in age.

Cheers.

Not bottled. The pending flavor of bourbon gets your attention really quick from the nose. Heavy beer. Thick, dark and a huge texture. The alcohol has a slight burn on the finish.


Cheers indeed, do they bottle the bourbon drakonic? And please update with how good?

Is Drakes a big brewery?

[BigMcK]

Drake's, Barrel House Rock. Flanders aged 1 year in a Wente wine barrel. Does it taste so perfect about right now? Yes. Yes, it does. Next: Bourbon Drakonic. Imperial Stout with 6 months of bourbon barrel love in age.

Cheers.

Not bottled. The pending flavor of bourbon gets your attention really quick from the nose. Heavy beer. Thick, dark and a huge texture. The alcohol has a slight burn on the finish.


Cheers indeed, do they bottle the bourbon drakonic? And please update with how good?

Is Drakes a big brewery?

in scale: Stone. Next, Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada. Next, Drakes, Bruery, Green Flash, Hangar 24. Next, Anderson Valley, Bootleggers, Anchor Steam, Ale Smith, Russian River.

From visits and grain silo size. Not official.

[Eismann]

Why is Guinness selling an American Lager?

Because they're now the Budweiser of Europe.

Snobbish, yes, but Guinness no longer is palatable to me, given all theother choices now readily available.

Agreed, I'll drink Guinness if I'm out and there's nothing else available. Occasionally people will comment about how thick and heavy it is, I just usually say not really and that's it's a good beginners stout

The other problem with getting out in a bar or at someone else's house is that the US version is thinner and usually cold. I did enjoy it better in UK at a reasonable temp.

I also haven't made a black & tan in a long while with Guinness/Bass, which was quite enjoyable to both make and drink.

[Kraftster]

Pretty good introduction to sours article here:

http://www.marthastewart.com/1086810/so ... nkers-love" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[JS©]

Was it Amstel Radler?

It might have been Amstel Radler. Radler sounds familiar but I didn't think it was Amstel.

I have it in my untapped. Once my phone charges, I'll have to look it up.

[MWB]

Pretty good introduction to sours article here:

http://www.marthastewart.com/1086810/so ... nkers-love" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks. This seems like a simple summary that someone like me needs.