Random Beer Thoughts

[benh123]

What's the deal with prairie dawgs? I know what they are but are they any good? I've never had one but everyone is either trading, selling or trading for. With the amount being sold I cant imagine they're that spectacular but at the same time I'm rather curious.

 

[BadJustin]

What's the deal with prairie dawgs? I know what they are but are they any good? I've never had one but everyone is either trading, selling or trading for. With the amount being sold I cant imagine they're that spectacular but at the same time I'm rather curious.

Member when we used to joke about Bruery beers giving you diabetes? That **** really will. Pretty sure every one of them has oreos in it.

 

[wuntrikpony]

Member when we used to joke about Bruery beers giving you diabetes? That **** really will. Pretty sure every one of them has oreos in it.

I’ve only had a handful, but not all are sugar bombs. The last AB barrel one I tried was fairly dry.

 

[benh123]

Member when we used to joke about Bruery beers giving you diabetes? That **** really will. Pretty sure every one of them has oreos in it.

Oreos arent the worst thing in the world though, not sure I've ever had oreos in beer before.

But then again I buy the majority of my beer from the grocery store and the current Sierra Nevada sample pack is very solid.

 

[JulianB1]

What's the deal with prairie dawgs? I know what they are but are they any good? I've never had one but everyone is either trading, selling or trading for. With the amount being sold I cant imagine they're that spectacular but at the same time I'm rather curious.

It's pretty much newmoney in bottled form: BA stouts with tons of sweet adjuncts, leaning heavily towards the most processed stuff like Oreos, with a few exceptions (there's supposedly a very good double-barrel one with zero adjuncts). Then you add in all sorts of silly pun-type names.

The pinnacle of the whole thing in terms of living up to all the shitlord stereotypes has to be "Dawg Quijote", which has Oreos, Reese's, and Nutella, then a Don Quijote parody label featuring a giant prairie dog. Supposedly the label was put on afterwards (i.e. was not done by Prairie, but rather the group) and Prairie isn't happy about it because Jean Van Roy got upset over an obvious parody and posted as much on social media. I actually think it's kind of cute (the label looks good and it's decent satire) but it was so obviously done to drum up secondary/trade value.

 

[BadJustin]

It's pretty much newmoney in bottled form: BA stouts with tons of sweet adjuncts, leaning heavily towards the most processed stuff like Oreos, with a few exceptions (there's supposedly a very good double-barrel one with zero adjuncts). Then you add in all sorts of silly pun-type names.

The pinnacle of the whole thing in terms of living up to all the shitlord stereotypes has to be "Dawg Quijote", which has Oreos, Reese's, and Nutella, then a Don Quijote parody label featuring a giant prairie dog. Supposedly the label was put on afterwards (i.e. was not done by Prairie, but rather the group) and Prairie isn't happy about it because Jean Van Roy got upset over an obvious parody and posted as much on social media. I actually think it's kind of cute (the label looks good and it's decent satire) but it was so obviously done to drum up secondary/trade value.

There is also one out there that has the HF logo on it as well as BBA syrup listed as an ingredient.

 

[MikeJones]

What's the deal with prairie dawgs? I know what they are but are they any good? I've never had one but everyone is either trading, selling or trading for. With the amount being sold I cant imagine they're that spectacular but at the same time I'm rather curious.

I was in on barrels last year and this year. You could choose bourbon, rum, or AB barrels and there was a list of approved adjuncts where you could pick 3. I guess people were asking about adding other stuff like oreos and **** and they said they would but couldn't guarantee the outcome because they were ingredients they had never used before. Lots of groups decided to roll the dice anyway and those seemed to be the ones most sought after last year.

Last year we did rum barrel double coconut vanilla and called it #notmybeer because we did a poll for the adjuncts and it won out in a last minute victory pissing off some people who don't like coconut. It's great and I still have a few bottles left.

I'm waiting on mine from this year, Apple Bottom Dreamz. AB barrel with marshmallow, cocoa nibs, and coconut. Prairie ****** up and printed the wrong labels and also ran out of labels so we got a bunch of unlabeled bottles.

 

[FTowne1]

It's only too sweet for the first 1/2 can. Then it's just right for the other 5 and 1/2.

There are a thousand different hazy IPA's on the market that pride themselves as being "juicy" and tasting like pineapple/mango/orange sherbet smoothies, but Hopslam is too sweet?

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[EvenMoreJesus]

Oreos arent the worst thing in the world though, not sure I've ever had oreos in beer before.

Define "worst".

But then again I buy the majority of my beer from the grocery store and the current Sierra Nevada sample pack is very solid.

That's one hell of a plan you have there.

It's pretty much newmoney in bottled form: BA stouts with tons of sweet adjuncts, leaning heavily towards the most processed stuff like Oreos, with a few exceptions (there's supposedly a very good double-barrel one with zero adjuncts). Then you add in all sorts of silly pun-type names.

They are literally liquid *********. Drinking them should make your hair have frosted tips so everyone could take the visual cue to stay away.

I'm waiting on mine from this year, Apple Bottom Dreamz. AB barrel with marshmallow, cocoa nibs, and coconut. Prairie ****** up and printed the wrong labels and also ran out of labels so we got a bunch of unlabeled bottles.

Awesome name for a beer description that made me throw up in my mouth.

 

[BadJustin]

There are a thousand different hazy IPA's on the market that pride themselves as being "juicy" and tasting like pineapple/mango/orange sherbet smoothies, but Hopslam is too sweet?

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yes. Gimme dat bitter West Coast hop flavor and not ******* juice. Blech. Probably why I haven't had an IPA i close to a year.Fuckers and their juice.

 

[Jacco Macacco]

but have you ever had a Fudgie the Whale ice cream cake in your beer before?

(it was aight, lower in beetus than you'd think)

 

[EvenMoreJesus]

but have you ever had a Fudgie the Whale ice cream cake in your beer before?

(it was aight, lower in beetus than you'd think)

Someone make it stop.

 

[tikk]

Someone make it stop.

They tried banning you once. That made it stop for a while. Can we try again?

 

[EvenMoreJesus]

They tried banning you once. That made it stop for a while. Can we try again?

Sure. If that makes you happy.

 

[JulianB1]

Hopslam has been lacquery-sweet for the past few years every time I've had it, it doesn't have enough hop bitterness for me to balance that out. And that's not because I exclusively like tropical fruit juice IPAs either. Had a Blind Pig a few days ago on draft and it reminded me how it's one of my top 5 or so IPAs.

 

[Jnorton00]

We make fun of Veil's social media posts frequently (with good reason), so I think it's only fair to give them props on this one:


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No idea what this even means but **** giving them props and **** them entirely.

 

[BeersMorgan]

We make fun of Veil's social media posts frequently (with good reason), so I think it's only fair to give them props on this one:


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No idea what this even means but **** giving them props and **** them entirely.

Was just going to ask this. Can somebody please tell me what these orange squares mean, I cannot find an answer

 

[JulianB1]

No idea what this even means but **** giving them props and **** them entirely.

It's making fun of that incredible dumpster fire of a "festival" (really just a scam to commit wire fraud) called Fyre Fest, that flamed out in spectacular fashion basically live on Twitter in April 2017. It was the brain child of con artist grifter Billy McFarland and washed-up hip-hop "superstar" Ja Rule, which should basically tell you everything you need to know about its chances of actually being successful. There's two well-received documentaries about it right now on Netflix and Hulu respectively. One of the earliest promotional gimmicks they used was having a bunch of Instagram celebs all simultaneously post pics of an orange square that linked to the Fyre Festival website, which is what Veil's mocking.

 

[EvenMoreJesus]

Hopslam has been lacquery-sweet for the past few years every time I've had it, it doesn't have enough hop bitterness for me to balance that out. And that's not because I exclusively like tropical fruit juice IPAs either.

Last year I got all excited and bought half a case of Hopslam cans. Not that it's a "bad" beer, but it certainly isn't worth the hype or the price and it wears on your palate something awful.

Had a Blind Pig a few days ago on draft and it reminded me how it's one of my top 5 or so IPAs.

Indeed.

 

[shanrath]

but have you ever had a Fudgie the Whale ice cream cake in your beer before?

(it was aight, lower in beetus than you'd think)

Did it really look like brewed Ovaltine?

 

[EvenMoreJesus]

It's making fun of that incredible dumpster fire of a "festival" (really just a scam to commit wire fraud) called Fyre Fest, that flamed out in spectacular fashion basically live on Twitter in April 2017. It was the brain child of con artist grifter Billy McFarland and washed-up hip-hop "superstar" Ja Rule, which should basically tell you everything you need to know about its chances of actually being successful. There's two well-received documentaries about it right now on Netflix and Hulu respectively. One of the earliest promotional gimmicks they used was having a bunch of Instagram celebs all simultaneously post pics of an orange square that linked to the Fyre Festival website, which is what Veil's mocking.

So those documentaries are worth the watch?

 

[JulianB1]

So those documentaries are worth the watch?

Absolutely, I watched them back-to-back and it was an entertaining and informative 3 hours. Provides a good look into topics like how con artists get to where they are (and the level at which they are basically addicted to it - this idiot ran a ticket scam *while it was out on bail* and had it filmed!) and the superficiality of Instagram "influencer" culture.

 

[danbanana]

Absolutely, I watched them back-to-back and it was an entertaining and informative 3 hours. Provides a good look into topics like how con artists get to where they are (and the level at which they are basically addicted to it - this idiot ran a ticket scam *while it was out on bail* and had it filmed!) and the superficiality of Instagram "influencer" culture.

Actually, it's about how easy it is to trick white people out of their extra income by using Instagram and FOMO to sell false promises of unrealistic experiences.

It's basically "Beer Culture: The Movie "

 

[Jnorton00]

It's making fun of that incredible dumpster fire of a "festival" (really just a scam to commit wire fraud) called Fyre Fest, that flamed out in spectacular fashion basically live on Twitter in April 2017. It was the brain child of con artist grifter Billy McFarland and washed-up hip-hop "superstar" Ja Rule, which should basically tell you everything you need to know about its chances of actually being successful. There's two well-received documentaries about it right now on Netflix and Hulu respectively. One of the earliest promotional gimmicks they used was having a bunch of Instagram celebs all simultaneously post pics of an orange square that linked to the Fyre Festival website, which is what Veil's mocking.

Gotcha, I watched half of the netflix and the hulu one last week but didn't remember that part.

 

[stupac2]

What's the deal with prairie dawgs? I know what they are but are they any good? I've never had one but everyone is either trading, selling or trading for. With the amount being sold I cant imagine they're that spectacular but at the same time I'm rather curious.

I have a friend who's in a group that's gotten a few of them, and every one I've tried has been just like the rest of Prairie's BA beer: underwhelming.

 

[Jnorton00]

I have a friend who's in a group that's gotten a few of them, and every one I've tried has been just like the rest of Prairie's BA beer: underwhelming.

I actually thing their BA Stout game is very strong overall (if you're in to that sort of thing).

 

[EvenMoreJesus]

Actually, it's about how easy it is to trick white people out of their extra income by using Instagram and FOMO to sell false promises of unrealistic experiences.

It's basically "Beer Culture: The Movie "

If someone made that movie, I'd definitely watch it. I think it would hurt a LOT of butts, WAY more than the AB Pumpkin Peach spot a couple years back, but it'd be funny for people to see how hoarders, shitlords, and dodgy brewery owners roll. I think it would come off like how Jon Peters came off in "The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?" and I found that to be hilarious.

 

[MikeJones]

Underwhelming.

I actually thing their BA Stout game is very strong overall (if you're in to that sort of thing).

AB Noir is perfect.

 

[Jnorton00]

Did it really look like brewed Ovaltine?

 

[FTowne1]

Blind Pig

Ah, an IPA that's still made by putting hops in the brew kettle.

Simpler times.