Beer?

[ElusiveAppellation]

I didn't see a thread on beer, exactly, so... I figured I'd make one. My basic idea was to list favorite beers and make recommendations to each other... that sort of thing. I suppose I'll just start with a list of ones I've enjoyed.

Bass Pale Ale
Drake's Dunkel Wilson (Dunkelweizen)    ?
Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale
Rock Bottom's ESB*
Snowshoe Twist of Fate (Bitter)
Snowshoe Bony Fingers (Dark Lager)
Smithwick's (Irish Red Ale)
Triple Rock's Tree Frog Ale (Scotch Ale)*
Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock
Pliny the Elder (Double IPA)
Napa Smith Lost Dog (Red Ale)


* : Located at a brewpub.
? : Limited/unknown availability

[Alexis]

Pliny the Elder (Double IPA)

Pliny is quite good, both elder and younger; have you had Consecration or Supplication from them?

[Devlyn]

Beer was nearly my undoing, but it's still a wonderful cooking fluid and ingredient for me. Great idea for a thread, Calvin. Hugs, Devlyn

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Guinness
Guinness
Guinness

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[ElusiveAppellation]

Pliny is quite good, both elder and younger; have you had Consecration or Supplication from them?

I've only had Pliny the Elder, unfortunately, but I'll keep an eye out for the others.

I tend to prefer pale ales, red ales, ESB's, and amber ales. Hefeweizens, dunkelweizens, and bocks are good in my book, too, and I'll occasionally go for stouts. I can't really enjoy lagers, though I can enjoy a kölsch if I'm in the right mood. Additionally, I *hate* porters, for some reason.

Guinness
Guinness
Guinness

Oh and did I mention >>>
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That was actually the first beer I tried. Though I do still like it, there are other stouts I'd prefer, nowadays-- Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout and Young's Double Chocolate Stout, to name a couple.

You should all do yourselves a favour and try Kilkenny! Its a creamy red beer, brewed in Ireland by guiness. I dont usually drink beer, but when I do, its most certainly Kilkenny

Do you know if it's more like Smithwick's or Killian? Either way, I'm into most red stuff, even red lagers. It's just the typical, pale lagers (a la Budweiser) that I don't care for, particularly.

[Jamie D]

Breckinridge-Stranahan "Well Built" ESB

If you have friends in Denver, beg them to get you a bottle.

[Alexis]

I've only had Pliny the Elder, unfortunately, but I'll keep an eye out for the others.

Younger is only on draft at the brewery and it comes out in Feb I think, so its really hard to get
Consecration and Supplication are American Wild Ales, so they're sour. Definitely my favorite style of beer (well Wilds, Lambics, and Geuze, all of which are sours)

[ElusiveAppellation]

Breckinridge-Stranahan "Well Built" ESB

If you have friends in Denver, beg them to get you a bottle.

Barrel-aged, huh? I haven't had many of those, apart from Firestone's DBA.

There are sooo many cool breweries that are only available locally. D:
Somehow, the Breckenridge website and bottle design reminds me of another on the East Coast, Dogfish Head?

http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/index.htm

Everything there looks artisan quality. Seriously.

[Jamie D]

Barrel-aged, huh? I haven't had many of those, apart from Firestone's DBA.

There are sooo many cool breweries that are only available locally. D:
Somehow, the Breckenridge website and bottle design reminds me of another on the East Coast, Dogfish Head?

http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/index.htm

Everything there looks artisan quality. Seriously.

Recycled whiskey kegs.  I was at Stranahan's in May, and had dinner next door at the Rackhouse Pub.

If you are in Denver, and like whiskey and craft beers/ales, this is a do-not-miss stop.

[Jamie D]

When I was about 10 or 11 years old, and visiting my grandparents in Cape Cod, I swiped a bottle of my grandfather's
Genesee Cream Ale and drank it.

They say you never forget your first!       

[ElusiveAppellation]

When I was about 10 or 11 years old, and visiting my grandparents in Cape Cod, I swiped a bottle of my grandfather's
Genesee Cream Ale and drank it.

They say you never forget your first!       

Cream Ale, huh? Is that similar to Boddingtons, then?

[Jamie D]

Cream Ale, huh? Is that similar to Boddingtons, then?

http://geneseecreamale.com/

Cream Ale

Description:

Cream Ales, spawned from the American light lager style, are brewed as an ale though are sometimes finished with a lager yeast or lager beer mixed in. Adjuncts such as corn or rice are used to lighten the body. It is no uncommon for smaller craft brewers to brew all malt Cream Ales. Pale straw to pale gold color. Low hop bittering and some hop aroma though some micros have given the style more of a hop character. Well carbonated and well attenuated.

Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 4.0-8.0%

- Beer Advocate

[Alexis]

Some of my favorites (that I've managed to save bottles of)

Why are these empty

Left to Right
Russian River - Consecration
                     - Supplication
                     - Sanctification
                     - Salvation
Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen - Oude Kreik
                                      - Oude Geuze
Brasserie Cantillon - Classic Geuze
                             - Saint Lamvinus
                             - Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru
                             - Fou Fonne *By far the highlight of this bunch*

[PrincessKnight]

I'm not much of a drinker. I've had Bass and Newcastle, though, and I liked them okay.

Wow, you people are beersome, though. I generally just go root beer- preferably Barqs or A&W.

Love Bailey's Irish Creme, though- right up there with Yoo-Hoo. But those aren't beers.

[NikkiJ]

I don't drink beer like I used to, but I'm appreciative of how many quality brews come in cans these days, with some being better in the can than bottle. I can go across the street and experiment with cans that range from 1.50 to 2 or 3 bucks depending on the brand. I was lucky to meet people that were heavily into quality beer when I was young.

[Jamie D]

CAAAAANNNNNSSSSSS!

[MadelineB]

Jamie D, you made me spit out my Red Hook ESB I was laughing so hard.  So this is for you:


from Hell's heart, I stab at thee! For laughter's sake, I spit my last beer at thee!

[ElusiveAppellation]

I'm not much of a drinker. I've had Bass and Newcastle, though, and I liked them okay.

Wow, you people are beersome, though. I generally just go root beer- preferably Barqs or A&W.

Love Bailey's Irish Creme, though- right up there with Yoo-Hoo. But those aren't beers.

Barq's is the shiz.
A&W is situationally awesome-- from the tap, at an A&W restaurant, in a frosted glass.

To be honest, Bass is my favorite widely available brew. There's something in the esters... it has these bready, banana-like, caramel notes to it that seem just perfect, to me. First-rate, in my book.

Also, I approve of the newfound geekiness in this thread. Excellent work, ladies. 

[Jamie D]

Jamie D, you made me spit out my Red Hook ESB I was laughing so hard.  So this is for you:


from Hell's heart, I stab at thee! For laughter's sake, I spit my last beer at thee!

Did you know the line first came from the early American novel, Moby Dick, by Herman Melville?

"To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee"

[Cindy]

Cooper's Stout.

In winter it reigns