elkdog

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I'm drinking (and thoroughly enjoying) a bomber of Arrogant Bastard at the moment, but as I drink it, I can't help but think that I wouldn't brew this one, because I wouldn't want 5 gallons of it on my hands. This sort of bigger, heavier beer is a once-in-a-while beer for me, and I find myself gravitating (heh) to session ales of late in terms of what I want to brew. If I want a stronger punch, well, I make apfelwein, and I love bourbon. Anyone else a fan of the sissy beers?

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Evan!

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No. I'm a fan of beers big and small. I've got a 1.047og special bitter on tap right now, I've also got a 15% abv imperial stout aging in bottles. So there's yer spread.

What exactly do you not like about high-gravity beers? Saying you don't like any high-grav beers is a bit like saying you don't like any fruit. To me, the only common element that high-grav beers have is that their alcohol content is higher. Past that, it's a panoply of variety. I've had high-grav beers I loved, and high-grav beers I hated. I just don't get what common characteristic would lead you to dismiss ALL high-grav beers with the same brush.

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.planned:
•Scottish 80/- •Sweet Stout •Roggenbier
.primary | bright:
98: Moss Hollow Soured '09 72: Oude Kriek 99: B-Weisse 102: Brett'd BDSA 104: Feat of Strength Helles Bock 105: Merkin Brown
.on tap | kegged:
XX: Moss Hollow Springs Sparkling Water 95: Gott Mit Uns German Pils 91b: Brown Willie's Oaked Abbey Ale 103: Merkin Stout
98: Yorkshire Special 100: Maple Porter 89: Cidre Saison 101: Steffiweizen '09 (#3)

david_42

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Most of my beers are on the small side. I like having brews around that can be enjoyed with a meal without any impairment. Session beers are also much more difficult to brew well, there is much less room for error.

I make an occasional barleywine, but I'm more inclined to meads for high gravities.

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Fingers

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I do pretty much nothing but smaller beers. I like to quaff many at a time but I don't want to get all sloppy and hung over. I shoot for around 4% ABV. I have to brew more, but that's not a bad thing.

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elkdog

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Sorry if it sounded like I was dismissing them. I just don't have a taste for them in the quantities that homebrewing produces. I LOVE the occasional IIPA, RIS, and Arrogant Bastard is one of my favorite beers, but I don't think I'd drink them often enough to justify brewing them, especially the IIPA's that don't age terribly well. I think it's that they are so intense that they kind of wear out the palate. So it's not that I don't like them, but I don't mind buying them commercially when I get a hankering, and brewing something a bit more quaffable for my day-to-day beers.

BTW, a 15% stout is serious business. Is that the Mephistopheles? How viscous was that wort?

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Tankard

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I know what you mean. I love an occassional "sipping beer" like an imperial stout, but I want to brew beers that I can enjoy anytime, not just when I'm in the mood for it.

boo boo

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All my beers are session beers. Anything under 6% is good for me.

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SteveM

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I like one that smacks you in the face, and my beers do that. To give you an idea, DFH60 is the only bottled beer I've bought for my own consumption in years. My own are generally similar - IPAs and AAs.

BierMuncher

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I keep the 5% and lower on a steady rotation at the taps.

I have two oak aged IPA's 7.5% in the keezer, but they'll go to bottles for long term storage and the occasional "sipping" session.

The RIS (9%) is already in bottles and once every two weeks or so, I'll pull one out and make it last for 45-60 minutes.

In other words, I like em all...I brew em all. But the big beers go to bottles.

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Will b

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I like the big beers because I can drink less and they seem to be more complex. I try to eat right and work out so I'd rather have a couple bigger beers and be set then drink a six pack of 5% beer and feel way too full. Of course the bigger beers also have more calories so maybe this is all in my head