The Official Beer Thread

[hc4thehc]

Meh - not a fan... Strong taste of red wine (BA), but that's about all...

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/nogne-o-saison-reserve/322280/

 

[alexg]

This was absolutely ******* great. It's a Lambic with cherry blossoms. So fresh tasting, with really cool vegetal notes from the cherry blossoms. It was better than the Cantillon Kriek and draft Cantillon Gueuze I had today.

 

[b1os]



Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

This was absolutely ******* great. It's a Lambic with cherry blossoms. So fresh tasting, with really cool vegetal notes from the cherry blossoms. It was better than the Cantillon Kriek and draft Cantillon Gueuze I had today.

Aww, I was very close to include it in my last order. Good to know though!

 

[indesertum]

I feel like IPAs are reaching market saturation point. Had Zombie Dust, Dreadnaught, Grapefruit Sculpin, Pallet Jack (Barley Brown), Nelson, Duet, Goon Brigade (Bagby), Todd the Axe Man (Surly), and Hopslam today and I feel like the local breweries (Barley Brown, Boneyard, and Block 15) aren't better or worse but just aiming for different flavor profiles. After traveling the whole country I feel like there are excellent options no matter where you live. Sculpin and Lagunitas is practically everywhere now and I think they're both as good as pretty much anything I've tried if a little different in flavors.

Or maybe I'm just a little buzzed after a lot of beers. But honestly I'm wondering how many of these new homebrewer tuned brewers will go bankrupt when the bubble bursts

 

[nahneun]

if only i didn't have gout....... i'd probably be a functional alcoholic..... :foo:

 

[indesertum]

I think I'm already there

 

[erictheobscure]

Tried some BFM √225 yesterday. Was a bit disappointed--a lot milder in flavor than I'd expected.

 

[Ken P]

@b1os that sounds amazing. Maybe @hc4thehc can find me a bottle?

@indesertum I'm pretty curious about the bubble burst too. From reading BA and Instagram, I've noticed a lot hype around new IPA's from new breweries. People sort of have a gotta catch em all mentality versus liking what's actually good. For instance, lately near me there's been a lot of hype around Wormtown's Be Hoppy, Foley Fair Maiden, and Grey Sail's Captains daughter. Hype meaning like pretty much selling out, lots of "where can I find it" questions on the message boards, etc. While all these beers are good, they are nothing great. I think people are ready to hop on the hype train just for the sake of it. What happens when all these beers lose their hype and they end up being another IPA wasting away on the shelves? The liquor stores are already over saturated.

Oh I lied and drank a beer this week. Atleast I took a couple days off... that counts for something right?

When this was cold it had a weird vegetal kind of funk. As it warmed up that faded and it was pretty good. Was pretty much just like Funky Gold Mosaic.

 

[b1os]

Let's start a Prairie theme!

Also very funky. Very tart. And some weird flavor that coats the tongue and stays for a long while.. almost chemical-ish. I think it's the uber-funkiness. Or acetone?

They also have an ume lambic and a yuzu lambic, @Ken P.

 

[budapest12]

Maybe reaching beer-noob burnout and in agreement with a lot of the above comments. Have tried a lot of things, maybe nothing too exotic or hard to get, but realizing that many of the more hyped up products, while very good, are (1) not drinkable on a regular basis, (2) are way too expensive for what they are, and/or (3) just aren't worth going too far out of the way for.

That said, I doubt that will stop me from enthusiastically trying new stuff. So perhaps this is all just some grouchiness without much more.

Few quick thoughts on recent things:

(1) Mikkeller "Wheat is the New Hops" IPA with Brett. I liked this initially but it kind of lost something halfway through drinking. Flavors seemed to go flat. Tasted "expensive" with a good mouthfeel, nice flavors from the wheat, noticeable brett but not too much. Yeah, I liked this and it was my first Mikkeller, but I started to feel like I was drinking an experiment after a while.

(2) Went out for mussels the other night and had 3 bottles of Duvel because it was that or Stella. Duvel - can find it anywhere and it's a great beer.

(3) Retried the Grapefruit Sculpin and was much more impressed this time around. Not sure what changed. Definitely going to seek out more - good summer IPA.

(4) Also retried Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA. Meh. This used to be my definition of good beer but it burns my palette out halfway through. Too much sugar/maltiness.

Was able to snag a few 120 minute IPAs. Maybe I'll be disappointed but will give one a try soon.

 

[hc4thehc]



[Maybe @hc4thehc can find me a bottle? ]

Haven't seen it around, will keep my eyes peeled... Sounds interesting... Etre Gourmet has it but I ain't paying 16 € for it, screw that...

http://www.bieresgourmet.be/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_2_77&products_id=1337

 

[b1os]

Beergium has it for 13 € or 20 € for 75 cl (same for the Ume/Yuzu lambic).

 

[hc4thehc]

I can buy 2 bottles of Cantillon Lou Pepe or Fou Founé with that money...

 

[b1os]

Or you can buy both Cantillons and the Sakura Lambic for 40 €.

 

[brp2]



Maybe reaching beer-noob burnout and in agreement with a lot of the above comments.  Have tried a lot of things, maybe nothing too exotic or hard to get, but realizing that many of the more hyped up products, while very good, are (1) not drinkable on a regular basis, (2) are way too expensive for what they are, and/or (3) just aren't worth going too far out of the way for.

That said, I doubt that will stop me from enthusiastically trying new stuff.  So perhaps this is all just some grouchiness without much more.

Few quick thoughts on recent things:

(1) Mikkeller "Wheat is the New Hops" IPA with Brett.  I liked this initially but it kind of lost something halfway through drinking.  Flavors seemed to go flat.  Tasted "expensive" with a good mouthfeel, nice flavors from the wheat, noticeable brett but not too much.  Yeah, I liked this and it was my first Mikkeller, but I started to feel like I was drinking an experiment after a while.

(2) Went out for mussels the other night and had 3 bottles of Duvel because it was that or Stella.  Duvel - can find it anywhere and it's a great beer.

(3) Retried the Grapefruit Sculpin and was much more impressed this time around.  Not sure what changed.  Definitely going to seek out more - good summer IPA.

(4) Also retried Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA.  Meh.  This used to be my definition of good beer but it burns my palette out halfway through.  Too much sugar/maltiness.  

Was able to snag a few 120 minute IPAs.  Maybe I'll be disappointed but will give one a try soon.

I totally agree on the Duvel -- sometimes it's exactly what you want. Same on the 90 Minute -- sometimes it's just too much.

As for the 120, I'd recommend sitting on those for a while. I got a couple over the winter and opened one up right away. It wasn't enjoyable. I don't remember my exact thoughts, but I posted something about it here.