What beer are you drinking (or rating) II: second bottle

ThatGermanDude · #1 04-02-2011, 07:54 PM

The what beer are you drinking (and or rating) thread.

Following suggestions in the old thread, here is part 2.

Tonight I found a store that sells individual bottles so I picked up:

As well as Flying Dog Hefeweizen and India Pale Ale.

And still in the fridge I have Flying Dog Raging B**** and Goose Island

stratovani · #2 04-02-2011, 08:42 PM

I don't drink anything fancy. I like Killian's Irish Red, nice and smooth going down. That's good enough for me.

SundanceChile · #3 04-02-2011, 08:43 PM

I've found Newcastle Brown Ale to be quite pleasant. Tried Red Stripe for the first time last night. Eh.

Eric Cioe · #4 04-04-2011, 04:37 PM

I did a vertical tasting of 08-10 Bourbon County Brand Stout a few weeks ago, it was amazing.

I'm having the very sweet Ska Brewing Nefarious Ten Pin imperial porter right now.

skulletwhip · #5 04-04-2011, 07:32 PM

I fell in love with New Holland Brewery Dragon's Milk.

http://newhollandbrew.com/beer/high-...n-oak-barrels/

**jmattbassplaya** · #6 04-04-2011, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stratovani

I don't drink anything fancy. I like Killian's Irish Red, nice and smooth going down. That's good enough for me.

I'm a fan of Killian's myself, but I've found that they can be somewhat inconsistent in quality. It seems that in every six pack I buy, two will be great, three will be okay, and one will be pretty bad.

spade2you · #7 04-04-2011, 08:34 PM

Tried a Sam Adams Nobel Pils last night. Very interesting and complex. Great session beer.

My Belgian saison won 2nd place in the French-Belgian category at a local homebrew competition. Not bad. No points for my Russian imperial stout, although it was only 2 weeks into bottle conditioning and I rushed it a bit to get it to appropriate carbonation in time for the competition.

jp58 · #8 04-04-2011, 08:39 PM

I can't wait for the summer. The new apartment should yield homebrewing opportunities.

lneal · #9 04-04-2011, 08:54 PM

It's been 2 weeks now and I still have that blasted sinus thing going on that I mentioned in part 1 of this thread, and I can't taste or smell a thing. I was standing next to a fire today (neighbor was burning brush), smoke billowing in my face and couldn't even smell that! So, since I can't taste or smell I'm just sucking down a Yuengling Lager. Meanwhile that Chatoe Rogue Black Lager and Weihenstephaner Korbinian in the fridge continue to mock me....

Joe Gress · #10 04-04-2011, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Cioe

I'm having the very sweet Ska Brewing Nefarious Ten Pin imperial porter right now.

Ska Brewery is pretty popular around here, good brews. Had a Modus Hoperandi last night.

Also had a Guinness Foreign Extra Stout the other night. Definetly better than a Guinness as it just had more flavor and bite in the hops and malt departments, and it was nice and strong too at 7.5%.

A.Diva · #11 04-07-2011, 07:39 PM

Did ya'll know it was National Beer Day!!!!!

Why didn't you tell me!?!?

I have no beer in the house to celebrate.

Celebrating National Beer Day, Looking Back at Prohibition | All Over Beer

99 bottles of beer on the wall | Photos | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Big_Daddy · #12 04-07-2011, 08:29 PM

Does this count?...

I also did pick up a six pack of Heineken. I decided to not venture outside the box.

Eric Cioe · #13 04-08-2011, 06:58 PM

Halfway through a bomber of Great Divide's Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout. One of my favorite beers. I had it on tap a while back and when I saw it on sale (April is craft beer month at Binny's locations in Chicago) I had to get it.

Last night I had two new-to-me Bear Republic beers, their Big Bear Black Stout and Hop Rod Rye. The stout was okay but the rye was a great variation on an IPA.

lneal · #14 04-08-2011, 07:05 PM

Finally started getting my sense of taste back after that long bout of sinus crap. So, I popped open the Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel and am enjoying it now. May do the Korbinian tomorrow, haven't decided yet; got a long day of yard work ahead.

Darth Handsome · #15 04-08-2011, 07:14 PM

I'm enjoying Dos equis a lot lately.

Stay thirsty, my friends.

UncleFluffy · #16 04-08-2011, 07:23 PM

Tonight shall be margarita night.

But I'll be back to beer tomorrow.

**jmattbassplaya** · #17 04-08-2011, 07:46 PM

Okay guys. I've had six different brews in six days and this is how they stacked up:

Sam Adams Boston Lager - Meh. The flavor is weak, and yet super hoppy. I wouldn't buy it again.
1554 Belgium Black Ale - I enjoyed this. There's a slight coffee flavor, but it's very smooth and clean tasting.
Magic Hat #9 - A unique but solid brew. I like it, but can understand others finding it kinda funky.
Tap Room Amber - This one was a bit of an enigma to me. It wasn't bad as a darker amber beer, but it didn't scream 'buy me again' either. I'd like to try this on tap before I judge it.
St. Paul - It's a pale lager, that's for sure. If that's your thing then it's pretty good, but if you're a fan of darker brews then I'd skip it.
Purple Haze - My friend said it tasted fruity. Honestly, I couldn't taste it much at all thanks to my sinuses acting up. It tasted like a very smooth, but fizzy glass of water. I'd buy it again though, cuz it wasn't bad at all.

HaMMerHeD · #18 04-08-2011, 07:50 PM

I'm not so much into beer, but I'll drink a bit of this to my bass fellows tonight...

Sonic_Death · #19 04-08-2011, 07:59 PM

I found a Sam Adams Holiday Porter in my cabinet yesterday. It's been there for at least 5-6 years.

Worth drinking?

**smperry** · #20 04-08-2011, 08:26 PM

Stella Artois. Clean. Keeping it simple.