Greatest Beer Thread Ever!

Todd said:
I see the Sierra Nevada Torpedo all the time, but have not tried. SN does not make a bad beer in my experience.
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The big caveat with any brand of alcohol is "will it cause a headache?" As much as Sierra Neveda has a great selection, sometimes they are headache beers. Maybe it's that sometimes they have been on the shelf too long? Much better on tap. This summer I have had a bad case of their Summerfest, and also some bad Torpedo. Gonna stick with tap if it's Sierra...
 
Tried this Russian Imperial Stout recently from Big Eddy which seems to be a spinoff label from Leinenkugel's

I think this new Big Eddy line of beers shows some promise. This Russian Stout could use a little more refining in the recipe, but it really isn't bad at all. It does have a good roasty character and is fairly smooth.


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smithtg said:
ok, so ive been drinking and sort of reading this thread:

1. The libertarian man stance: Get off your arse and brew your own beer. Its fresh and personally satisfying. Its not that damn hard with the right yeast, recipes and equipment. You won't have to post pictures of an overrpriced commerical beer you can make yourself with not much effort.
2. ok, so im lazy too. The guy with the trippel - my fav style. The Lagunitas IPA poster - awesome shit. same for dogfish head.
3. now my two cents advertizing - southern tier double ipa is heaven. drink it while you can and then learn how to make it yourself!
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Matthew5 said:
Hear, Hear! Been working my way through some batches this year. Did a blonde first, then a red (Irish), and now I've got a brunette in the secondary. :D
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My wife bought me a starter kit 3 years back for an American Amber. Problem was I waited 2 years to use it and left it in primary a little too long. So my first ever try at this was a fail because I was so novice not realizing that using the kit when it was fresh was best. The beer had weak flavor and worse, it had that soapy taste from prolonged fermentation because I left it for 10 days instead of the recommended 7. I plan on doing it correctly this fall. A gentleman in my area who is an award winning homebrewer teaches free lessons and highlights common mistakes. He guarantees he can teach how to make beer as good as commercial. He opened his own micro-brewery this year and has already won 2 gold medals in regional competitions. I'll try to post some pics once I begin.
 
Brian4Liberty said:
The big caveat with any brand of alcohol is "will it cause a headache?" As much as Sierra Neveda has a great selection, sometimes they are headache beers. Maybe it's that sometimes they have been on the shelf too long? Much better on tap. This summer I have had a bad case of their Summerfest, and also some bad Torpedo. Gonna stick with tap if it's Sierra...
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I have not tried Summerfest, but did try the Torpedo recently. I think that any beer is better fresh. Living in Virginia, most of the SN we get is inevitably going to be effected by the cross country trip. I am not a strong Hop-head so I'm probably not the one to say, but Torpedo lacked freshness. It's a great beer and will satisfy alot of hop-heads, but I prefer 90 minute Dogfish head for more juiciness. Torpedo tasted like drinking a big pine tree. It smells wonderful though.
 
Man I love me some Fat Tire. But only from the tap.... bottle tastes way different, but tap Fat Tire is wicked good.
 
smithtg said:
ok, so ive been drinking and sort of reading this thread:

1. The libertarian man stance: Get off your arse and brew your own beer. Its fresh and personally satisfying. Its not that damn hard with the right yeast, recipes and equipment. You won't have to post pictures of an overrpriced commerical beer you can make yourself with not much effort.
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It's been about a year, but I used to do it a lot. I ferment in a carboy with fermentation lock, then siphon off into a spigoted pail for priming, then into the 16 oz ceramic popper-top bottles. I really need to get a triple tap kegerator, as bottling is the cumbersome part. But yeah, you can brew good beer for 1/2 the cost of the microbrew (i.e. the $8/sixpack). If you drink swill, then it's not economical.
 
madengr said:
It's been about a year, but I used to do it a lot. I ferment in a carboy with fermentation lock, then siphon off into a spigoted pail for priming, then into the 16 oz ceramic popper-top bottles. I really need to get a triple tap kegerator, as bottling is the cumbersome part. But yeah, you can brew good beer for 1/2 the cost of the microbrew (i.e. the $8/sixpack). If you drink swill, then it's not economical.
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Ditto on the triple tap. Been doing the carboy method, but I can certainly see the benefits of the Kegerator.

I can usually brew for around $0.55 a bottle.
 
Friday night and just sitting listening to some Iron Maiden Powerslave album
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and drinking a Stone IPA waiting for the wife to get home. A big piney beer with enough hops to qualify for a Double IPA I think... :)

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Been running and doing resistance exercises 5 days a week since first of August, so as long as I monitor myself, I think I'm going to be able to balance my little vice of imbibing good craft beer and fine wine.
 
Todd said:
A gentleman in my area who is an award winning homebrewer teaches free lessons and highlights common mistakes. He guarantees he can teach how to make beer as good as commercial. He opened his own micro-brewery this year and has already won 2 gold medals in regional competitions. I'll try to post some pics once I begin.
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Interesting, I know a guy like that down there too. Maybe we know the same guy :p
 
This beer compliments a bbq better than anything I can imagine.

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Mendocino Brewing Co. Red Tail Ale

Was the favorite high end beer in college for all my friends.
 
I<3Liberty said:
I agree that the current drinking age is ridiculous and that 21 has no significance whatsoever, but I refuse to break the law. I know several hardcore democrats that drank underage. While they're drinking the real deal, I'm like...
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lol seriously? An unjust, immoral law is no law at all. The government has no right to tell an adult what they can and cannot drink.
 
In all seriousness, in the history of the internet, this is only like the 138th greatest beer thread ever.
 
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