GIVE ME YOUR BEER SUGGESTIONS!!

[UVM2003]

For many that missed a lot of Founders Backstage Series (Canadian Breakfast Stout, Blushing Monk, Better Half), Frangelic Mountain Brown is around PGH now. Since it's not a barrel aged stout like CBS or barrel aged old ale like Better Half it's cheaper and easier to find. I grabbed a few bottles today for 14.99. It's an American Brown Ale brewed with hazelnut coffee. I'll be cracking one in an hour or so and am pretty pumped for it.

[count2infinity]

local bottle shop is giving this away:

[Eismann]

Had Leffe Brown tonight. Not my taste, but it was very smooth and well put together.

[jimjom]

I think I'm going to the Millvale thing. I think I have convinced my wife too.

[shafnutz05]

Starting out the night with "Mean Old Tom", a smooth stout from the Maine Beer Company. Aged on natural vanilla beans, but nothing too overpowering. A nice amalgamation of flavors.

[MWB]

That sounds really good Shaf. Have you had Breckinridge Vanilla Porter before. Good stuff.

Think I'm going to crack Fin du Mode now.

[shafnutz05]

That sounds really good Shaf. Have you had Breckinridge Vanilla Porter before. Good stuff.

Think I'm going to crack Fin du Mode now.

I have not had it yet, I'll try it.

Funny about Fin du Monde (and all those Unibroue beers). For a while, Wegman's (which offers $11.99 flat price make your own six packs) had several Unibroue varieties available. As you probably know, that stuff goes for upwards of $70/case. So when you included a couple Unibroue offerings in there, you were almost getting back to even money. Sadly, they wised up to it and removed all of them from that section

Fin du Monde is awesome though.

[MWB]

It's been about ten years since I've had Fin du Monde, and i like it more now. Not a huge fan if Tripels, but I'll take this for sure. Also got Maudite, which I liked more, so we'll see if that's still the case.

[shafnutz05]

It's been about ten years since I've had Fin du Monde, and i like it more now. Not a huge fan if Tripels, but I'll take this for sure. Also got Maudite, which I liked more, so we'll see if that's still the case.

Yeah, my wife is a much bigger fan of tripels than I am. I'm not a huge fan of hefeweizens either.

[MWB]

We seem to have similar beer tastes. I lean more towards porters and stouts overall. In the summer more IPAs though. Not a fan of hefeweizens either. Something about the wheat that I don't like in flavor and an almost stickiness in the texture.

[shafnutz05]

We seem to have similar beer tastes. I lean more towards porters and stouts overall. In the summer more IPAs though. Not a fan of hefeweizens either. Something about the wheat that I don't like in flavor and an almost stickiness in the texture.

haha, we have very similar tastes. I love porters/stouts, I like ales, but not a fan of wheats/hefeweizens, and a lot of the summer beers.

While we are on the subject of IPAs, also tried the Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA tonight. Solid, solid beer.

[Troy Loney]

We seem to have similar beer tastes. I lean more towards porters and stouts overall. In the summer more IPAs though. Not a fan of hefeweizens either. Something about the wheat that I don't like in flavor and an almost stickiness in the texture.

haha, we have very similar tastes. I love porters/stouts, I like ales, but not a fan of wheats/hefeweizens, and a lot of the summer beers.

While we are on the subject of IPAs, also tried the Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA tonight. Solid, solid beer.

Agree on the commodore. I don't care for wheats either, but I really like Unibrou Ephmere, that is my favorite summer beer.

[columbia]

I'm drinking a PBR out of a tall glass with Vishnu on the side: a poor man's IPA.

[shafnutz05]

I'm drinking a PBR out of a tall glass with Vishnu on the side: a poor man's IPA.

Now I understand why you took offense to my hipster comments earlier...

Spoiler:

Not gonna lie, PBR is a great value if you have a kegerator.

[MWB]

And my cat just hit me while I was drinking my beer and spilled some of it on me.

[the wicked child]

It's been about ten years since I've had Fin du Monde, and i like it more now. Not a huge fan if Tripels, but I'll take this for sure. Also got Maudite, which I liked more, so we'll see if that's still the case.

Yeah, my wife is a much bigger fan of tripels than I am. I'm not a huge fan of hefeweizens either.

[columbia]

I'm drinking a PBR out of a tall glass with Vishnu on the side: a poor man's IPA.

Now I understand why you took offense to my hipster comments earlier...

Spoiler:

Not gonna lie, PBR is a great value if you have a kegerator.

Spoiler:

[shafnutz05]

haha

[legame]

I admit to drinking PBR regularly AND to being a hipster.

[shafnutz05]

I find nothing wrong with PBR.

[columbia]

It's cheap and tastes reasonably good.

[columbia]

PBR > Miller > Strohs > Bud > Schlitz > Busch

[jimjom]

Fair enough. I'm probably going to hit the day session, I love beer festivals.

Bought a ticket for the day session also

[the wicked child]

I'm going to the evening session.

[Troy Loney]

I think the evening session of these things can turn into to a **** show.