You should thank its almost 8% alcohol by volume content. Most beers hover around the 4-5% marker. Drinking 6 ABs is like drinking a 12 pack.
I love it though. I think it is a great dinner beer. Drink one of those with a burger and get a buzz going off one drink.
yeah it was delicious! still have a slight buzz going. i’m hoping world market has double bastard. that should be real good!
If you have a Bev’mo, then you would be in luck!
I’m spoiled, SoCal is so close to San Diego (micro-brew capital USA).
If you were a “beer expert” you’d know that when beers are described with these flavors, it’s to give ideas as to the taste of the beverage. We’re not saying the hefeweizen has banana in it.
For example, you can get chocolate/vanilla and coffee notes in lots of Russian Imperial Stouts. Not all RIS’ have chocolate or coffee in them. That flavor can come from the roasted barley and malts.
IPA’s can be described as citrusy or piney. They don’t actually have orange juice or pine in them; it’s the type of hop variety used that can imbue that flavor.
Jesus.
Newcastle is a brown ale, so if you can get your hands on Alesmith’s Nautical Nut Brown, you can see how good Newcastle actually should be.
Aside from that, start on the easier to drink stuff. A good Amber Lager (Karl Strauss) a tasty golden belgian (Duvel, Delirium Tremens) and bitter IPA (Ballast Point Sculpin, Green Flash IPA) or a nice dark beer (Old Rasputin Imperial Russian Stout, Deschutes Abyss)
You’re probably not going to like a lot of stuff your first time. Give it a few tries. Three years ago, I couldn’t drink an IPA, it was a bitter hop bomb to me. Now… I can’t bear to be without them!
Nøgne Peculiar Yule really did it for me this season…
the st. bernardus is great too, all their selections are great tho im not too found of the wit
Dear Beer Thread,
I bought a case of Sierra Nevada Celebration today. It was the last one at the market and I don’t know whether they will keep on stocking it up or not, but I think this case should be a good fix for me.
Today, I tried Shiner Bock, which tasted like a really light/subtle version of a couple of double bocks I’ve had, Ayinger Celebrator and Paulaner Salvator. It was okay.
I also tried a Budweiser American Ale and it was pretty decent. It’s nothing like their lagers. It tasted like what would be a light version of a brown ale, but it was very smooth and easily drinkable. It actually had flavor (lightly malty), which surprised me. Not a bad beer.
Oh, yeah. A couple of days ago, I tried Lindeman’s Framboise and Lindeman’s Pomme(?). It was a raspberry lambic and a green apple lambic. They both tasted like sparkling apple cider, but one tasted raspberry-ish and the other tasted like green Jolly Ranchers. Both were very sweet. I swear, they both just taste like flavored sparkling apple cider or some kind of soda and you don’t taste “beer” until you let the flavor linger on your tongue for a little bit. It’s very sweet stuff.
Lastly, I tried a bottle of Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue) for Christmas. I guess I can really taste the quality/expensiveness. The color was a really strange dirty black-brown. But wow, for a 9% ABV ale, it tasted nothing like I expected. If I recall, it was almost satin smooth in feel with a nice fruity flavor. Me and the fam couldn’t taste or smell the alcohol at all. It was masked so well that I would have thought it was a regular 4-5% ABV beer. In the end, I don’t think I’ll be buying this again. $12 a bottle? Psssssshhhh. It’s a one-time-try beer for a special occasion for me.
Chimay is definitely pricey here. It’s funny, I just went to Brussels this year. The small 12oz bottles of Chimay? 1.25 euro. That’s like 2 American.
My wife and I had a good laugh. Here I am spending 5-7 bucks on 12oz… and it’s 2 bucks in Belgium!
Just tried Ruination IPA! I think i’m in love with anything by stone…i got a good buzz going…just sayin
Chimay Grand Reserve is Trappist beer, stuff is brewed by monks. You know it is gonna be good. When imported to America, there is a stiffer price because part of it is donated to charity.
VangardB: You’ve found quite possibly the best IPA out there. Only problem is that a damn six pack is 16 bucks. Stone is some top notch quality stuff. I have yet to dislike anything from them.
If any of you enjoy Blue Moon, then try Hoegaarden. It is a super tasteful white beer.
I downed a bottle of Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Wild Ale. It was tasty. The smell was amazing. It smelled like Sierra Nevada Celebration, but fresher and better. It had a big hoppy bite that lingers a bit, but the taste was very good.
I also had downed my Lump of Coal Dark Holiday Stout, but it was disappointing. Compared to Guinness, it was similar, but fuller bodied and stronger on the roasted malts. It’s a very one-note brew. I didn’t like it because it had some strange medicinal off-taste. I don’t know how else to describe it.
Lastly, I did some shopping. Here is what I got in stock at the moment:
Finally made it down to a true bottle shop in Downtown San Diego. I was there for about five minutes… and spent $100 bucks. I got:
It’s funny, the main reason I went down was to get a bottle of Deschutes Abyss. The owner says, “Man I had 16 cases last week. All gone.” Ugh, beer is an expensive hobby! But a tasty one.
I’d kill for an Abyss, let alone your Yeti and Victory at Sea. :looney:
I think I’m going to need to research stores outside of Bevmo. 
… anyway :looney:
I think i’m gonna crack open another 2007 mephistopheles tonite… cuz i’m bored =(
The German Purity Law only has 3 ingredients, and Wheat ain’t one of them.
But dude, he’s a “beer expert.”
ok so if wheat isn’t allowed (which it totally is)
how do you explain the PLETHORA of wheat beers being made in germany for almost 1000 years? you know, like Weihenstephaner… the oldest brewery in the world dating back to 1040 who puts out like 4 different wheat beers?
and yes… i work with over 400 beers on a daily basis. i know what i’m talking about.
if you have any serious questions please ask :wgrin:
What do you work as?
Also, it is known that German brewers didn’t always adhere to Reinheitsgebot for ALL their brews. Even Weihenstephaner. Their wheat beers do not follow the German Purity Law. Not that it’s a bad thing.
i’m a bartender at one of the highest rated beer bars in the country with over 400+ beers
and the purity law was repealed some time ago, thank god.
now we can all drink delicious grut beers and goses (german salt beer)