Beer: What did you buy last time and why?

After getting into craft/micro and belgian ales I can never bring myself to buy beer from Bud, Miller, Coors ever again. It really is garbage. For too long these massive corporations kept the wool over the American consumers eyes passing their products off as something they're not.

My last purchases:

Rogue Dead Guy Ale - Probably my favorite beer. Very drinkable with fantastic body and tons of flavor and nuances. I always have this stocked in my fridge
Guinness Draught cans - I know it's not too well respected but it reminds me of my favorite place in the world. Nothing like a good stout
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA - Delicious
Smuttynose IPA - delicious obv.

Originally Posted by Johnny_5

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After getting into craft/micro and belgian ales I can never bring myself to buy beer from Bud, Miller, Coors ever again. It really is garbage. For too long these massive corporations kept the wool over the American consumers eyes passing their products off as something they're not.

My last purchases:

Rogue Dead Guy Ale - Probably my favorite beer. Very drinkable with fantastic body and tons of flavor and nuances. I always have this stocked in my fridge
Guinness Draught cans - I know it's not too well respected but it reminds me of my favorite place in the world. Nothing like a good stout
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA - Delicious
Smuttynose IPA - delicious obv.

I see Rogue at the store all the time and have been tempted to buy it. Perhaps now I shall.

Had Dogfish 120 a couple weeks ago - that is something else - pretty wacky. OK to try, but I don't thin I would purchase it regularly.

Had Smuttynose for the first time around Christmas. A gift from the in-laws - very nice.

Please buy the Dead Guy Ale and get back to me. It is so well balanced unlike many craft beers that are so damn over hopped and bitter/pungent.

Originally Posted by JohnGalt

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this evening i'm drinking kulmbacher eisbock..didn't really buy it - wife signed me up for an international beer of the month thing for a christmas present. it's a good beer, but potent (9.2%)
If you like that, you should look for weizenbocks at the store. It's probably my favorite style of beer. The eisbock is a special kind of weizenbock that's stronger and, imo, less tasty.


and +1 to the Dead Guy recommendation. I like Dead Guy

Sorry about the huge post..I haven't been on here a lot as of late.

I've been doing a lot of beer drinking/stock up:



















Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale
New Holland Dragon's Milk Oak Barrel Ale
Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout
Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Imperial Stout
Founders Breakfast Stout
Harviestoun Old Engine Oil
Southern Tier Krampus
Terrapin Side Project 90 Shelling Scotch Ale



2008 Schlafly Reserve: Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special 30 Year Reserve
Bells Special Double Cream Stout
Bells Kalamazoo Stout
Bells Expedition Stout
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA



Bruery Autumn Maple
Unibroue Terrible
Dogfish Head Black & Blue (trading jeremy this for a Delirium Noël since I can't get it on this side of the water)
Stone Imperial Stout
Stone Double Bastard
Aventinus 2004
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard
Bells Java Stout
J.W. Lee's Harvest Ale 2001

I also picked up 2 bottles of this stuff. Waiting on it to get here...

Originally Posted by lost in va

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Bruery Autumn Maple
Unibroue Terrible
Dogfish Head Black & Blue (trading jeremy this for a Delirium Noël since I can't get it on this side of the water)
Stone Imperial Stout
Stone Double Bastard
Aventinus 2004
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard
Bells Java Stout
J.W. Lee's Harvest Ale 2001

Pretty good stuff!

Originally Posted by Johnny_5

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Please buy the Dead Guy Ale and get back to me. It is so well balanced unlike many craft beers that are so damn over hopped and bitter/pungent.

I had dead guy at a place in the Philippines and it is really really good. I need to get some for my personal stash

Originally Posted by lost in va

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I also picked up 2 bottles of this stuff. Waiting on it to get here...

I'll bet it tastes pretty bad, but I'd still love to try some!

A liter stein of Hofbrau Dunkel and the Old German Beer Hall in Milwaukee.

Gouden Carolus Cuvee of the Emperor at Valhalla NYC, very happy...actually found it at 4th Ave pub in BK as well.

Lost in VA I am so insanely jealousssssss. Canadian beer selection is horrible The grocery store near my parents has a much larger selection than the largest liquor/beer store in Canada. Government controlled liquor/beer and a government granted monopoly to foreign corporations for The Beer Store has ruined selection in Ontario. It's horrible. You'll have to let us know how Tactical Nuclear Penguin is haha what a name, what a concept.

Originally Posted by anon

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you think so? I had it on draft and thought it was really smooth.

Had it the day they rolled it out - on tap - and it was awful.

Originally Posted by Huntsman

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And La Fin du Monde, etc.

because it was cheap, and i was thirsty.