Jack M Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Found my new favorite beer today... Kasteel Donker. Belgian brown quad. OMG, smooth and delicious. Only downside is that at 11%, which you can't even taste, I can't down a whole 4-pack in one night. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/212/1711/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 what size bottle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I have a neat new little watering hole in my hood: http://www.hopsandpie.com/index.php Not that my waistline needs it, but lots of interesting pizzas, and 18 taps on continuous rotation, none of them wasted on piss water macrobrews, but most importantly they have a pandora ska station on at all times. I am slowly adjusting to the concept of higher IBU brews, and thoroughly enjoying the journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I have a neat new little watering hole in my hood:http://www.hopsandpie.com/index.php Not that my waistline needs it, but lots of interesting pizzas, and 18 taps on continuous rotation, none of them wasted on piss water macrobrews, but most importantly they have a pandora ska station on at all times. I am slowly adjusting to the concept of higher IBU brews, and thoroughly enjoying the journey Nice. Haven't drunk barley wine for for years. Drink a few for me ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 what size bottle? I got a 4 pack of 11.2oz bottles. It's filtered, so I don't think bottle size should matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcarve Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Only downside is that at 11%, which you can't even taste, I can't down a whole 4-pack in one night. Now that is what I call a high quality problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 I got a 4 pack of 11.2oz bottles. It's filtered, so I don't think bottle size should matter.4 of those in one sitting would be a lot. almost the same as two bottles of wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jack M Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 4 of those in one sitting would be a lot. almost the same as two bottles of wine. I would probably pass out after 4. Even if I could tolerate that much alcohol I would probably get bogged down before then by the weight and rich flavor. But the flavor made me ignore my better judgment and crack a second one right after polishing off the first, and this was before dinner so I was definitely feeling it. Woopsies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Nice. Haven't drunk barley wine for for years. Drink a few for me ;) Try Samichlaus. Make sure you are sitting down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Yeah Kasteel. Their Rouge rocks hard as well. Has anyone tried Odell's recent releases of Double Pilsner and Double IPA? The Pilsner is not a Pilsner int he true sense, being at 8%abv, but is so light and elegant, and the hops are so spectacularly balanced, it blew my mind. The IPA was great as well, but the Pilsner took the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 a local restaurant has this on tap...I tried in on a whim and found that I really like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Nice. Double Pilsner, that sounds interesting. Gotta say though, I went through a phase of thinking I was a big hop-head only to find out I'm not really. I think I over-did it. Seems like every American micro these days is out to out-hop the next with these high-octane X-tuple IPA's. Lately I've been more into ESBs, blondes, browns, Belgians, Germans, etc. But when I do want to get my hop on, Schneider Hopfen-Weisse is a great alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Yeah Jack I agree I normally Drink a nice Yankee Ale but that Black Cannon is mellow not ubber hoppy at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie00 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I rarely buy beer anymore since I started brewing. With experience now my beers are starting to taste more and more like I want. I have 2 regular beers that I brew. My pale Ale and my porter are both exactly how I like them. I'm still working on an IPA for the rotation. I buy once in a while beers that I've been wanting to taste and more often than anything else end up disapointed. Once a while I fall in love. La Vache Folle Double IPA is an amazing beer from here. Brewed very limited with only 1 hop and they change hops everytime so you never know. It's pretty hard to find so when I see some I buy some ! The other picture is from a tasting day of my Pale Ale at the cottage. Pretty nice setting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 A friend busted out a. Licorice stout awhile back, quite good, subtle but it was there. Really been into the darker bottom fermented beers as of late, no particular brands I like most any of the German ones I can get in the US Smoked ales, been working on my own, not quite there yet but that genre really is interesting, basically I want a lagavulin flavored skull splitter :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 I recently tired a Wells Banana Bread Beer I was very curious of this weird combination, it really did smell like banana bread and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Another good one was a vanilla Stout made by a local brewer in Glennsfalls, NY call Cooper Cave's Ale Co. Very tasty and smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Try Samichlaus. Make sure you are sitting down. One is enough to give you a buzz, it needs to be drank more like a wine at 14% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmax Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Gutmann Weizenbier in Titting (no joke!), Germany! The best beer ever made! www.brauerei-gutmann.de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 The best beer ever made! Hmm, I haven't seen that around here, but IMO the title of best beer ever still belongs to Leffe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR. JOHN DEERE ! Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Jack, Do you recall when you came to say hello to the fellas at the 2010Stratton ECES, and you went to order one of these classy euro pint's ? Instead WE the team, ordered a PBR pounder for you, remember ? Your face turned green for about a minute, but after that you seemed pretty impressed with the most refreshing beer on the earth ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmax Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Leffe is a really good beer, but there are some better ones! Trust me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Jack, Do you recall when you came to say hello to the fellas at the 2010Stratton ECES, and you went to order one of these classy euro pint's ? Instead WE the team, ordered a PBR pounder for you, remember ? Your face turned green for about a minute, but after that you seemed pretty impressed with the most refreshing beer on the earth ! Yeah... I had an "incident" involving PBR and the Sugarloaf Reggae Fest several years ago. Since then I have to muscle my way past the gag reflex to drink it. Then it gets better. But ya know what, when I want to slum it I like Miller High Life a lot better than Pabst. After all, it's the champagne of beers, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0hn Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Cool thread. I recently started home brewing. The kits make it pretty easy to brew good beer. I did a brown ale which turned out really well. It's almost gone. I brewed a batch of Oktoberfest last weekend, so it's in the fermenter now. I also have some cider in a fermenter. That won't be ready until late June or early July. I'm not a connoisseur, so I can't describe these beers in great detail. But it definitely tastes better when you've brewed it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 4 of those in one sitting would be a lot.Eh. 5 pints of normal beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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