2018 Beer

[SmokeyTheBear 5562]

1 hour ago, Anton Chigurh said:

All New Glarus is Wisky only, isn’t it? I think it’s in their motto or something. I have a glass from them my mom brought back for me when she went there, but I haven’t had any of their swill. 

Yes, only Wisky like Al_4_ISU stated. If you can try their fruit beer, do it. I have a cousin up there that comes down to Texas every year and gives me a few bottles of all their offerings. Incredible stuff. 

[Jerry Callo 8699]

2 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Yesterday, I had a 2017 Deschutes The Abyss Tequila barrel aged stout.  That barrel may not have been empty yet since that was one seriously alcoholic beer.  Also had a Friends & Allies White ale. I couldn't even taste it after The Abyss.

 

I had the same experience with the Abyss Rum barrel aged stout.  I like high ABV beer, but the rum barrel aged was way too boozy.

[Al_4_ISU 12452]

1 hour ago, SmokeyTheBear said:

Yes, only Wisky like Al_4_ISU stated. If you can try their fruit beer, do it. I have a cousin up there that comes down to Texas every year and gives me a few bottles of all their offerings. Incredible stuff. 

I will second this.

Their fruit beer/sour program is great.  Especially the R&D releases.  Those are harder to come by, but absolutely worth it.

[nivek3 83]

3 hours ago, twosheds said:

THis has been my go to favorite for the past year or so.   I don't think I ever contributed to the old thread, but what the hell, tell me how nasty it is.  I will still enjoy it.

I brought up this beer previously, but I don't believe it is well liked here. 

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Somebody mentioned Gose early on. 

Martin House has a barrel aged one. I haven’t tried it 

[utee94 15808]

7 minutes ago, nivek3 said:

I brought up this beer previously, but I don't believe it is well liked here. 

It's just that a lot of people around here prefer to focus on actual craft breweries.  Once a place gets bought out by a macro, it loses that craft appeal.

Revolver was never any better than ok for me, but a lot of people seemed to like it.

 

Edited March 26, 2018 by utee94

[nivek3 83]

9 minutes ago, utee94 said:

It's just that a lot of people around here prefer to focus on actual craft breweries.  Once a place gets bought out by a macro, it loses that craft appeal.

Revolver was never any better than ok for me, but a lot of people seemed to like it.

 

I wouldn't pay for a 6 pack of Keystone, but if I'm at a cookout this summer and the ice chest is full of Pepsi and stones? I'll gladly cool off with the beer. I'm beyond trying to impress a click in society. But it is pleasing to try all the variations of the beverage and I am always open to new recommendations.

[utee94 15808]

23 minutes ago, nivek3 said:

I wouldn't pay for a 6 pack of Keystone, but if I'm at a cookout this summer and the ice chest is full of Pepsi and stones? I'll gladly cool off with the beer. I'm beyond trying to impress a click in society. But it is pleasing to try all the variations of the beverage and I am always open to new recommendations.

I hear ya.  Most people on the shaggy/surly beer threads aren't trying to impress any "clicks"  in society.  Just usually about sharing and celebrating good beer.

Since the macro breweries take rigorous and active measures to attempt to crush craft beer, there are simply a lot of us beer drinkers who choose not to support them in any ways at all, ever.  That's one reason you'll occasionally see some folks around here with less than positive opinions of craft breweries that have sold to macro.

[nivek3 83]

1 minute ago, utee94 said:

I hear ya.  Most people on the shaggy/surly beer threads aren't trying to impress any "clicks"  in society.  Just usually about sharing and celebrating good beer.

Since the macro breweries take rigorous and active measures to attempt to crush craft beer, there are simply a lot of us beer drinkers who choose not to support them in any ways at all, ever.  That's one reason you'll occasionally see some folks around here with less than positive opinions of craft breweries that have sold to macro.

Sounds fair enough. I'm a big fan of supporting the mom & pop's of the world over any corporation for sure. 

Quick story about Revolver's new owner. My cousin is an electrician and had to do some work at the Miller plant in south Fort Worth a few years back. He said he would never drink a Miller product again after seeing some of the things he saw while working there. He said it was one of the most filthy and poor conditions he had ever seen for a factory. So there you go. Think about that the next time your enjoying that Lite beer.

[Yankee 39]

Had the martin house salty lady with fresh jalapenos added to the hop rocket at craft pride's hot pepper beer party. Would make a hell of a brunch beer on it's own or with a little clamato / tomato juice added. 

[Biscuits And Groovy 21]

A lot of these bought out craft breweries aren’t changing their operations after getting bought. It’s just a change in revenue stream. Karbach and Ballast Point haven’t seen any drop in quality after they were purchased by macro. The decision to stop buying a beer after its bought out by macro is a purely sentimental one IMO, and that’s all right. 

[Al_4_ISU 12452]

5 minutes ago, Biscuits And Groovy said:

A lot of these bought out craft breweries aren’t changing their operations after getting bought. It’s just a change in revenue stream. Karbach and Ballast Point haven’t seen any drop in quality after they were purchased by macro. The decision to stop buying a beer after its bought out by macro is a purely sentimental one IMO, and that’s all right. 

Same with Lagunitas or Goose Island.

I get why someone would avoid these products to keep the money away from InBev, but as long as the product is good, I'm still drinking it some.

[nivek3 83]

Thinking about grabbing something new tomorrow to stretch my horizon a little. Any suggestions? I saw someone earlier mention The Abyss.

Looked it up. ABV: 11.90%

Wow.

[Okie State 3815]

Blood and Honey to Abyss may be a rough transition.

Pick up some Buried Hatchet and Breakfast Stout if you want to get into stouts.

[shnsajax 3591]

You were drinking a dark Belgian strong on the last page. Maybe go for a Belgian triple.

[longhorndude 146]

28 minutes ago, nivek3 said:

Thinking about grabbing something new tomorrow to stretch my horizon a little. Any suggestions? I saw someone earlier mention The Abyss.

Looked it up. ABV: 11.90%

Wow.

Lone Pint Yellow Rose is my recommendation if you haven’t tried it.  It’s like IPA crack.  

[nivek3 83]

2 minutes ago, longhorndude said:

Lone Pint Yellow Rose is my recommendation if you haven’t tried it.  It’s like IPA crack.  

Is this something I can go pick up a the store or do I need to find it on tap somewhere?

[longhorndude 146]

Just now, nivek3 said:

Is this something I can go pick up a the store or do I need to find it on tap somewhere?

It’s available at most HEB’s around Austin...comes in a four pack of pints.  I think it’s on draft some places but I’ve always just had the bottles. 

[utee94 15808]

1 hour ago, Biscuits And Groovy said:

A lot of these bought out craft breweries aren’t changing their operations after getting bought. It’s just a change in revenue stream. Karbach and Ballast Point haven’t seen any drop in quality after they were purchased by macro. The decision to stop buying a beer after its bought out by macro is a purely sentimental one IMO, and that’s all right. 

For some people it's sentimental.  But as I already stated, the macro breweries actively try to crush craft beer competition. Sometimes they do it illegally, or at the very least operating at the fringes of the law. For me, it's not a sentimental decision not to support a company that is actively and sometimes viciously attempting to destroy breweries and beers that I love.

 

Edited March 26, 2018 by utee94

[nivek3 83]

Gracias! I will add this one to the list and see if I can find it.

[Okie State 3815]

4 minutes ago, nivek3 said:

Is this something I can go pick up a the store or do I need to find it on tap somewhere?

If buying in bottles, check the date on the back and buy something that was bottled within the past month. Past couple weeks is even better.

[Bottlecap 1523]

goose has DEFINITELY dropped in quality. Even with their craft division. QC is really poor, but going from 50 barrel batches to 1000 will do that. probably using beachwood instead of hops too.

[PhatAtUT 11]

3 hours ago, Biscuits And Groovy said:

A lot of these bought out craft breweries aren’t changing their operations after getting bought. It’s just a change in revenue stream. Karbach and Ballast Point haven’t seen any drop in quality after they were purchased by macro. The decision to stop buying a beer after its bought out by macro is a purely sentimental one IMO, and that’s all right. 

that’s a supremely uninformed opinion

[Okie State 3815]

9 minutes ago, PhatAtUT said:

that’s a supremely uninformed opinion

Agreed. It's been discussed before the kind of bullshit inBev pulls. That's the reason I don't buy their beers.

I understand the vast majority of people couldn't care less about stuff like that though.

[Biscuits And Groovy 21]

4 minutes ago, PhatAtUT said:

that’s a supremely uninformed opinion

I wasn't saying that its a bad or good decision. I was just saying that no one stopped buying Karbach, Lagunitas, Ballast Point, Goose Island because the quality tanked after they were bought out. I don't buy those beers when other options are available but they're all still just as good as they were before being bought out. Hell, Love Street is still one of the best Kolsh beers made in Texas. I like it better than Lawnmower, but I still usually buy Lawnmower when both are available, for sentimental reasons. I guess this is a more practical reason to avoid macro beer, but its nothing related to quality of the product. That's what I was getting at. 

[CrownKing 55]

Still buy Lagunitas, but I am wary of Goose Island. I had to drain pour a few bottles of their BCCS due to infection which would of never happened under original ownership. IMO.   

still buy a couple bottles of the BCBS each year but it's no longer special. 

[CrownKing 55]

Oh, Oberon is out. I recommend drinking it fresh. 

[Biscuits And Groovy 21]

I think I might make a sunrise mini mart run in a little bit to browse their selection. Y'all had Haze County IPA from Hops & Grain? Probably my favorite beer out of Austin right now. I love the hop bursted IPAs that have been coming out recently. Got so bored of the west coast IBU bombs. 

[D_Goose 489]

1 hour ago, Biscuits And Groovy said:

Hell, Love Street is still one of the best Kolsh beers made in Texas. I like it better than Lawnmower, but I still usually buy Lawnmower when both are available, for sentimental reasons. 

We talking TX kolsch's give me St. Elmo - Carl followed closely by Peticolas - Golden Opportunity and Hops and Grain - 78702. 

[Biscuits And Groovy 21]

I need to try that H&G. Just mentioned them one post above. Been loving their stuff recently. 

[Bottlecap 1523]

Haze County has been wildly inconsistent for me lately.

[Texas007 195]

9 hours ago, shnsajax said:

You were drinking a dark Belgian strong on the last page. Maybe go for a Belgian triple.

Adelbert's quad & tripel are both on point. I believe it's only available in the big bottle (750ml)

[shnsajax 3591]

6 hours ago, Texas007 said:

Adelbert's quad & tripel are both on point. I believe it's only available in the big bottle (750ml)

I would go with a Tripel Karmeliet or St. Bernardus Tripel, but I haven't had anything from Adelbert's in probably 5 years.

[Al_4_ISU 12452]

18 hours ago, longhorndude said:

Lone Pint Yellow Rose is my recommendation if you haven’t tried it.  It’s like IPA crack.  

Great beer.  I traded for it a few times on The Shag.

[Jfoster 2]

13 hours ago, Bottlecap said:

Haze County has been wildly inconsistent for me lately.

Have many others had the same experience?  I recently had Haze County for the first time and the six pack I had seemed to have some off flavors.     

[Scary Stranger 1714]

subscribed, bitches

[nivek3 83]

Alright so I was at my cousin's place earlier and I had a Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale. It wasn't bad, but it seemed to get bitter the warmer it got though. Anyone familiar with this one?

[Bottlecap 1523]

this feels like a bit. is this a bit?

sammy smith nut brown was my first beer crush

[NIUHuskies 504]

On 3/26/2018 at 1:18 PM, Al_4_ISU said:

All New Glarus is Wisky only distribution.  IMO it's their golden goose.  They make really good beer, steer clear from anything trendy, and keep it exclusive.  The fact that it's hard to come by makes people crave it more, and it's also a source of pride for the in-state market.

I'm about an hour from the border, and just happened to get over that way last Wednesday.  My in-laws spend summer weekends boating on the Mississippi, so it stays in my fridge for most of the Memorial Day to Labor Day window.

As the way it should be, last year at my wedding, my Brother and SIL stocked the mini fridge with Spotted Cow at our hotel for the night before the wedding. They drove down with that delivery.

[Okie State 3815]

3 hours ago, nivek3 said:

Alright so I was at my cousin's place earlier and I had a Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale. It wasn't bad, but it seemed to get bitter the warmer it got though. Anyone familiar with this one?

You were probably just tasting the beer. Can't taste ice cold beer...just the way the big boys like it.

[NIUHuskies 504]

Also, recently made the trip out to Guadalupe Brewing Company in New Braunfels. Off the beaten path but worth making the trek. Had the Honey Ale and Belgian White.

[nivek3 83]

33 minutes ago, Okie State said:

You were probably just tasting the beer. Can't taste ice cold beer...just the way the big boys like it.

Oh yeah?  

[shnsajax 3591]

David Walker had an event up here tonight. Parabajava and Walkers Cuvée on tap, really great beers. 

[Al_4_ISU 12452]

12 hours ago, NIUHuskies said:

As the way it should be, last year at my wedding, my Brother and SIL stocked the mini fridge with Spotted Cow at our hotel for the night before the wedding. They drove down with that delivery.

I love how I always feel like a bootlegger when I bring New Glarus home.  It adds to the appeal.

It's almost as much fun as when my cousin went to law school in Tulsa, and I'd head down from Des Moines on a Friday afternoon to party for the weekend.  He had a buddy who loved Coors, but hated that Oklahoma only sold fulls strength Coors at 3.2%.  So I'd fill several coolers with full strength Coors Original that had been bought cold in Iowa, and drive it down to Tulsa to fill his fridge.

I was actually Bandit.

[Bottlecap 1523]

Coors heavy is still awesome

[Al_4_ISU 12452]

23 minutes ago, Bottlecap said:

Coors heavy is still awesome

Yeah, I'm a fan.  Especially when it's discounted.

I'll cheap out for a month or two at times and go with stuff like Coors Original, Hamm's, Old Mil, Grain Belt, etc.

[shnsajax 3591]

Coconut Rye Parabola coming out this year. 

[HenryJames 66038]

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[stupidgringo 66]

On 3/25/2018 at 2:00 PM, Bottlecap said:

Digging on grapefruit gose lately. 

Same here. Very happy about Real Ale’s plan to rotate Goses seasonally. 

[DDD Dad 14326]

Craft Beer Center Dallas has four packs of Prairie Deconstructed Bomb for those interested.