What are you drinking now?

[Qhrumphf]

Hell yeah it is! :rockin:

My Lamebic was primarily soured via Tilquin dregs. You can taste a bit of the same character.

I haven't had it in at least a year. I suppose I should pick up a bottle (or several).

 

[Jupapabear]

Saint Arnolds barrel aged RIS. Limited release. The bar literally had only recieved 4 cases, and only three other businesses have this brew today.
Bishop's Barrel #7

 

[finsfan]

My Lamebic was primarily soured via Tilquin dregs. You can taste a bit of the same character.



I haven't had it in at least a year. I suppose I should pick up a bottle (or several).

Dang i should throw these bugs in my lambic. Thanks for the idea!

 

[aharri1]

Homebrew Kolsch and honey pale ale

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Vandal Eyes. next time I brew that, it's gonna be a 10 gallon batch. have I ever mentioned that I love my 14 gallon heated/cooled conical? if not, I do. sometimes I rub my berries on the si...


errr....


nothing.

Thats what the berry flavor you get in your beers. Makes it taste homemade

Saint Arnolds barrel aged RIS. Limited release. The bar literally had only recieved 4 cases, and only three other businesses have this brew today.
Bishop's Barrel #7

Mellow mushroom by any chance? If si how much are they charging?

 

[BrewinHooligan]

My gold medal California Common. Giddyup!

 

[jimmerz]

Drank one of these right from the bottle #oldschool

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Homebrew. Framboise. First homebrew I bottled that was fermented with ECY20, good stuff

 

[bob1852]

This is very good.

A bit more malt background than Ruination, so it's not as much of total hop bomb.

 

[bob1852]

Don't like this one...

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Vandal Eyes. next time I brew that, it's gonna be a 10 gallon batch. have I ever mentioned that I love my 14 gallon heated/cooled conical? if not, I do. sometimes I rub my berries on the si...


errr....


nothing.

Do you have the Vandal Eyes recipe or was it the kit?

 

[aharri1]

Don't like this one...

I agree with you on both accounts go 2 IPA is way bitter ruination 10 is the perfect balance

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

I agree with you on both accounts go 2 IPA is way bitter ruination 10 is the perfect balance

Stone is on the verge of becoming the next Rogue.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Coffee and now water after the treadmill.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Stone is on the verge of becoming the next Rogue.

I hope not... $14.99 for a 6 pack of dead guy is just outrageous considering I don't live in an area with high prices.

I find all session IPAs too bitter; it's just too hard to pack all those hops in a beer with low gravity. At first I thought session IPAs are interesting, but after trying many of the popular breweries, I've given up on them. I'll just drink a pale ale or IPA. That being said, I think Go To is brewed the best in its class.

Drinking a protein shake.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Stone is on the verge of becoming the next Rogue.

Stone has been dropping out of favor for me. I do not buy their stuff much anymore. mostly their not over bitter beers. They need to cut the bitterness back a little then they will be fine

 

[Hello]

Iced coffee and water.

Stone has been dropping out of favor for me. I do not buy their stuff much anymore. mostly their not over bitter beers. They need to cut the bitterness back a little then they will be fine

I find Stone obnoxious in some cases. They have a couple of beers like the Ruinten and Collective Distortion. I am hoping to get my hands on a bottle of WootStout but otherwise, I have found that a lot of what is available to me today is just too bitter. It is not a good bitterness to me either. I find many more IPAs out there that are well balanced and worth my cash.

 

[plath]

Coffee . Gotta go pack lunches. I hate packing lunches.


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[Ridire]

Coffee.

Anyone ever make the Dead Ringer IPA from Northern? Does it really turn out like Two Hearted (it is really a clone)?

If you have ever had Two Hearted but have never made this clone, does this recipe look like it has the right hop additions to get to something like Two Hearted? I know the hop variety is right, it just seems a little light to me.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-DeadRingerIPA.pdf

 

[coldcrash]

I don't know. Stone are still badasses in my book.

Not every beer in their lineup blows me away, but they're getting it done. Enjoy By 0704 made it from bottling line in Escondito CA to a retail shelf in Frederick MD in six days. By contrast, Ithaca just debuted in MD with a two month old Flower Power.

Not knocking Ithaca; I'm sure that wasn't their intent, but they likely had little control over it.

 

[Ridire]

From the limited sample size I've tasted, Ithaca > Stone. I don't get the fuss about Stone IPA's. I think Ruination is below average.

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Iced coffee and water.



I find Stone obnoxious in some cases. They have a couple of beers like the Ruinten and Collective Distortion. I am hoping to get my hands on a bottle of WootStout but otherwise, I have found that a lot of what is available to me today is just too bitter. It is not a good bitterness to me either. I find many more IPAs out there that are well balanced and worth my cash.

Yeah when I said that it wasn't about their prices it was about their "look at our super cool super bitter yet another IPA" and increasingly absurd "collabs"

 

[DrunkleJon]

Just picture him as BK in his skivvies and you'll do fine! You definitely have this - just stick to the English styles you know & love!

If that is the case today, make sure to wear a cup. The last thing you want is a berry punch in the middle of your interview. Good Luck.


Finished my coffee. Trying to figure out when I will have time to brew again.

 

[Remmy]

Coff!

 

[Remmy]

From the limited sample size I've tasted, Ithaca > Stone. I don't get the fuss about Stone IPA's. I think Ruination is below average.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hype

 

[Hello]

Yeah when I said that it wasn't about their prices it was about their "look at our super cool super bitter yet another IPA" and increasingly absurd "collabs"

I wasn't on about their prices either.

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

I wasn't on about their prices either.

I know. I thought I quoted someone that said something about their prices........ I need more tea.....or possibly beer

 

[mcbaumannerb]

I hope not... $14.99 for a 6 pack of dead guy is just outrageous considering I don't live in an area with high prices.

I find all session IPAs too bitter; it's just too hard to pack all those hops in a beer with low gravity. At first I thought session IPAs are interesting, but after trying many of the popular breweries, I've given up on them. I'll just drink a pale ale or IPA. That being said, I think Go To is brewed the best in its class.

Drinking a protein shake.

I think the only way a session IPA can work is to keep the bitterness balanced, add a bunch of maltodextrin so you get some sense of mouthfeel and then late hop the crap out of it for the hop aroma and flavor. Nobody has hit the mark yet in my tasting (which I will admit, is not super extensive.)

 

[WesleyS]

Water water water. Will definitely be drinking some beer after work. There are some IPAs in the fridge calling my name.


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[Hello]

I think the only way a session IPA can work is to keep the bitterness balanced, add a bunch of maltodextrin so you get some sense of mouthfeel and then late hop the crap out of it for the hop aroma and flavor. Nobody has hit the mark yet in my tasting (which I will admit, is not super extensive.)

Founders all day IPA isn't horrid. Not my super fav, but definitely better than Stone's.

 

[Ridire]

Founders all day IPA isn't horrid. Not my super fav, but definitely better than Stone's.

All Day is solid. I admit that I buy it so that I'm not drinking a ton of 7.5%+ beer, and I usually mix in a Two Hearted or something with it, but I enjoy All Day and it is only 4.7% ABV.

 

[jak1010]

Just hit the button by accident and went back to the first post in this thread. Guess what I saw? 8 years and 3 months later and we're talking Stone.

 

[W0GWT]

Great iced coffee.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Just hit the button by accident and went back to the first post in this thread. Guess what I saw? 8 years and 3 months later and we're talking Stone.

Circle of life...

 

[finsfan]

At least we have made progress from the first page haha

Boulevard wheat. It's a little on the sour side. Nothing to write home about, but not too shabby.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I think the only way a session IPA can work is to keep the bitterness balanced, add a bunch of maltodextrin so you get some sense of mouthfeel and then late hop the crap out of it for the hop aroma and flavor. Nobody has hit the mark yet in my tasting (which I will admit, is not super extensive.)

I personally like a lot of the session IPAs that are out now, Firestone Walker Easy Jack being my favorite and All Day a close second. Not a huge fan of Stones though. I prefer unbalanced IPAs that peel the enamel off my teeth and are more bitter than a woman that was left at the altar though so personal taste has a lot to do with it. I plan to brew a session IPA soon, I refuse to use maltodextrine or things like that, but I plan to mash around 158 to keep some mouthfeel, first wort hop to around 30 ibu and then hop burst to get up to around 50ibu.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Oh, and to stay on topic I'm drinking lots of coffee today.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Founders all day IPA isn't horrid. Not my super fav, but definitely better than Stone's.

What's your fav?

Terrapin recreation ale isn't bad.

Drinking water.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

I'm not a fan of session ipas due to the lack of body and too bitter. My favorite is Easy jack. Stone is too bitter not enough flavor to justify it. All day taste oniony to me.

 

[onetoeddogbrewery]

Curiosity got to me and I went back to look at the first page. What happened during the summer of '06? I noticed nobody posted from May till September.