Another score for the home team.....

Dude · Dec 29, 2005

I got a crapload of new beers to try today.....went to World Market and they had a few newer selections from the last time I visited, so I thought I'd go for some of them.

1. Rogue Mocha Porter
2. Pyramid Apricot Hefe

Also bought an "American Microbrews" sampler. Just one of those goofy samplers that has 1 bottle of a few different american microbrews. Usually 2 or 3 of them catch my eye, in this case it is 5 or 6 of them...anyway, it has these in it:

1. Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout
2. Firestone Double barrel Ale (Supposedly brewed and fermented in oak barrels?)
3. Rogue Brutal Bitter
4. Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (had it before, wanna try it again....)
5. Iron City Premium Lager (yechhhhh...)
6. Backfin Pale Ale (Clay Pipe Brewing Co.)
7. MacTarnahan's Black watch Cream Porter
8. Geary's Pale Ale
9. Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale
10. Newport Amber

Also have a Genessee Cream Ale and a Robert the Bruce to try tonight. If I get to them all.....

usmcruz · Dec 29, 2005

ORRELSE said:
I got a crapload of new beers to try today.....went to World Market and they had a few newer selections from the last time I visited, so I thought I'd go for some of them.

1. Rogue Mocha Porter
2. Pyramid Apricot Hefe

Also bought an "American Microbrews" sampler. Just one of those goofy samplers that has 1 bottle of a few different american microbrews. Usually 2 or 3 of them catch my eye, in this case it is 5 or 6 of them...anyway, it has these in it:

1. Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout
2. Firestone Double barrel Ale (Supposedly brewed and fermented in oak barrels?)
3. Rogue Brutal Bitter
4. Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (had it before, wanna try it again....)
5. Iron City Premium Lager (yechhhhh...)
6. Backfin Pale Ale (Clay Pipe Brewing Co.)
7. MacTarnahan's Black watch Cream Porter
8. Geary's Pale Ale
9. Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale
10. Newport Amber

Also have a Genessee Cream Ale and a Robert the Bruce to try tonight. If I get to them all.....

Im going to be making there pumpkin ale that they had there at world market, but with a little more pumpkin.

You could throw some oak chips into the fermenter to try to copy that firestone double barrel.

Oriondriver · Dec 30, 2005

Nice... Rogue Brutal Bitter is one of my favorites... Snake Dog is just a fantastic IPA... was that a Newport Storm Amber?

Oriondriver

homebrewer_99 · Dec 30, 2005

I picked up a 6er of Pyramid Apricot Hefe while in TX last month, or was that this month? I like the stuff.

I used to drink Genny Cream Ale a long time ago. Good flavor and cheap at the time.

2nd Street Brewery · Dec 30, 2005

Genny Cream was all we had on tap at the Firehouse bar for years when I first joined. Not bad but I had the worst F@rts with it that I can remember

DeRoux's Broux · Dec 30, 2005

ORRELSE said:
I got a crapload of new beers to try today.....went to World Market and they had a few newer selections from the last time I visited, so I thought I'd go for some of them.

1. Rogue Mocha Porter
2. Pyramid Apricot Hefe

1. Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout
2. Firestone Double barrel Ale (Supposedly brewed and fermented in oak barrels?)
3. Rogue Brutal Bitter
4. Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (had it before, wanna try it again....)
5. Iron City Premium Lager (yechhhhh...)
6. Backfin Pale Ale (Clay Pipe Brewing Co.)
7. MacTarnahan's Black watch Cream Porter
8. Geary's Pale Ale
9. Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale
10. Newport Amber

they just open a World Market here in town too. some nice beers to oggle when shopping w/ the wife

i like the Pyramid Apri-Hefe, the Black Watch Cream Porter, Snake Dog IPA. i've read about the Firestone Double Barrel ale. sounds and looks awesome. i think BYO had a clone recipe a while back......
nice selection :cross:

Dude · Dec 30, 2005

DeRoux's Broux said:
they just open a World Market here in town too. some nice beers to oggle when shopping w/ the wife
i like the Pyramid Apri-Hefe, the Black Watch Cream Porter, Snake Dog IPA. i've read about the Firestone Double Barrel ale. sounds and looks awesome. i think BYO had a clone recipe a while back......
nice selection :cross:

I never got around to trying any of them last night. The wife scheduled dinner with the mother-in-law at a Japanese steak house. I had 2 Coronas. Yecchhh. Came home and couldn't stomach any more beer.

DeRoux's Broux · Dec 30, 2005

ORRELSE said:
I never got around to trying any of them last night. The wife scheduled dinner with the mother-in-law at a Japanese steak house. I had 2 Coronas. Yecchhh. Came home and couldn't stomach any more beer.

he! funny, we went out w/ my parents last night for the same thing. i opted for hot green tea

anthrobe · Dec 30, 2005

I have always found a good selection at the world marked by my house. One beer that I have never been able to find anywhere else is Buffalo Bills Orange Blossom Ale. My wife absolutely loves this stuff? Anyone tried this. For a fruit beer, it blows Pyramid Apricot Heffe out of the water...IMHO. Anyone seen a clone for this?

DeRoux's Broux · Dec 30, 2005

i've seen it in Houston World Markets and Central Market. i've had the pumpkin ale (yechhht!).

anthrobe · Dec 30, 2005

I also did not like the pumkin ale. IMHO, the new Blue Moon Pumkin Ale is excellent but hard to find.

DeRoux's Broux · Dec 30, 2005

my dad p/u a sixer of the pumpkin ale. it's very lonely in the fridge w/ the Hopr Rod Rye, Racer 5, ruination ipa, and Shiner Bock. probably beer there until next Thanksgiving!

El Pistolero · Dec 30, 2005

DeRoux's Broux said:
they just open a World Market here in town too.

Where at?

DeRoux's Broux · Dec 30, 2005

Beaumont. they have one on Richmond right by the 610 loop, and another on the katy freeway (i think near the beltway?). i still prefer Spec's downtown or Central Market.

Dude · Dec 30, 2005

Got to try some of the brews this evening....

1. Genessee Cream Ale-Very surprised at this one. Damn good. Kind of boring but I could drink this if it was a hot summer day, that's for sure.
2. Pyramid Apricot Wheat-Pretty stinking good. The aroma is VERY strong peach/apricot, and the first few sips are what I would say a rotten fruit character. However, once it warmed up a little bit, it was more enjoyable. I'm REALLY glad I got to try this--I'm probably going to brew somethig very similar to this for the summer. I'll definitely buy this beer again though.
3. Rogue Mocha Porter- Guys, I don't understand the love affair a lot of people have with Rogue. This is an ordinary porter to me, nothign groundbreaking. It is drinkable but something in those beers doesn't sit right with me. Can't put my finger on it.

Haven't tried the others yet. "Partial review" part deux coming soon to a thread near you.

Dude · Jan 10, 2006

ORRELSE said:
IAlso bought an "American Microbrews" sampler. Just one of those goofy samplers that has 1 bottle of a few different american microbrews. Usually 2 or 3 of them catch my eye, in this case it is 5 or 6 of them...anyway, it has these in it:

1. Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout
2. Firestone Double barrel Ale (Supposedly brewed and fermented in oak barrels?)
3. Rogue Brutal Bitter
4. Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (had it before, wanna try it again....)
5. Iron City Premium Lager (yechhhhh...)
6. Backfin Pale Ale (Clay Pipe Brewing Co.)
7. MacTarnahan's Black watch Cream Porter
8. Geary's Pale Ale
9. Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale
10. Newport Amber

My thoughts on some of these, now that I've tried some of them....

1. Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout--One of the best oatmeal stouts I've ever had. Could have used more body but it tasted awesome. If the one I have in the fermenter right now is anywhere close to this, I'll be a happy camper!

2. Firestone Double barrel Ale (Supposedly brewed and fermented in oak barrels?)--This is an interesting brew. It definitely had a "different" taste, for sure. I'd say it was an amber in style but the oak barrel came through. It was good.

3. Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA (had it before, wanna try it again....)--Still a damn good IPA. I've had some better ones though....

4. Backfin Pale Ale (Clay Pipe Brewing Co.)--Pretty good american pale ale. Better than SN, really smooth bitterness and a GREAT example of the style. I'd buy more of this.

5. MacTarnahan's Black Watch Cream Porter--This was GREAT. Imagine a sweet stout without the thick body. The sweetness is a perfect balance IMHO, as I think most of the sweet stouts are TOO sweet. This had a hint of it which was outstanding.

DeRoux's Broux · Jan 12, 2006

www.morebeer.com has a all-grain kit for that Firestone Double Barrel ale...but i guess you'd need an oak barrel hu?

Baron von BeeGee · Jan 12, 2006

Or oak chips in the secondary!

AllHoppedUp · Jan 12, 2006

ORRELSE said:
2. Pyramid Apricot Wheat-Pretty stinking good. The aroma is VERY strong peach/apricot, and the first few sips are what I would say a rotten fruit character. However, once it warmed up a little bit, it was more enjoyable. I'm REALLY glad I got to try this--I'm probably going to brew somethig very similar to this for the summer. I'll definitely buy this beer again though.

This beer is good but borders on being too sweet to me. I can only drink one or two before the apricot starts to overpower my tastebuds.

One time in college we had a "fancy" party where we bought a couple pallets of that stuff. The chicks could drink it all night but after a few I had to run to 7-11 to get some regular beer.

Dude · Jan 28, 2006

AllHoppedUp said:
This beer is good but borders on being too sweet to me. I can only drink one or two before the apricot starts to overpower my tastebuds.

One time in college we had a "fancy" party where we bought a couple pallets of that stuff. The chicks could drink it all night but after a few I had to run to 7-11 to get some regular beer.

I can definitley see that happening.

However, this summer I'd like to brew somethign like this--just give it a hint of apricot or peach. I'll probably use extract and forget about trying to use real fruit.

DeRoux's Broux · Jan 28, 2006

and see, i think the fresh fruit in the boil gives a better, subtle flavor than the extracts and puree's. they're too harsh and have a procesed taste....

Another score for the home team.....

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