Random Beer Thoughts

[claaark13]

Sitting on a bunch of known infected BCu don't know the acronoms.

Got I wish I glcared. Srs.

I ave 3/4 bottles. I'll drain pour them in 10. Years, aybe.

The long version of the story is best told when you and I are inevitably drunk together sometime over the next 10 years.

The short version of the story is that in my last job, I was imitating a guy working from me from deep Kentucky saying ridiculous **** to me. He had apparently heard me (and was there the whole time insert storytime), and a few minutes later when he and my friend and I were talking decided to imitate me imitating him speaking Kentucky.

I feel like you just did that for me but instead used your British Motherland accent. I love you.

 

[tosh1]

The long version of the story is best told when you and I are inevitably drunk together sometime over the next 10 years.

The short version of the story is that in my last job, I was imitating a guy working from me from deep Kentucky saying ridiculous **** to me. He had apparently heard me (and was there the whole time insert storytime), and a few minutes later when he and my friend and I were talking decided to imitate me imitating him speaking Kentucky.

I feel like you just did that for me but instead used your British Motherland accent. I love you.

I do not understand what just happened. But ****, it felt good, damn good.

 

[gregkoko]

59.62 for a ******* 6 shipper from NY to TX? Fed Ex ground. Two charges, one for 37 and change on 10/18 and one for 22 something yesterday. The ****? Not impressed. I don't think it cost me that much to send 12 to CO for the n00b bif 2.0. I'll be calling them tomorrow. "I need you to help me understand why you hate my and are stretching my ass out on this box."

Have you shipped out any other boxes recently? FedEx lumps charges together for me sometimes. If you log on to the site it'll show you exactly what you were charged for the TX box

 

[BadJustin]

Have you shipped out any other boxes recently? FedEx lumps charges together for me sometimes. If you log on to the site it'll show you exactly what you were charged for the TX box

Nope, just this one. Just got to the office, going to make coffee and check it out. I'm also surprised that 8 days after deliver i was charged again.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Nope, just this one. Just got to the office, going to make coffee and check it out. I'm also surprised that 8 days after deliver i was charged again.

Party is 11/12. Don't be a bad hombre.

 

[BadJustin]

You guys remember when we liked IPAs because they were hoppy and bitter and didn't taste like juice?

NE IPA, the beer for people who don't like the taste of beer. See also: adjunct riddled stout.

 

[Jnorton00]

You guys remember when we liked IPAs because they were hoppy and bitter and didn't taste like juice?

NE IPA, the beer for people who don't like the taste of beer. See also: adjunct riddled stout.

They taste plenty beery to me.

 

[BadJustin]

They taste plenty beery to me.

I guess I should rephrase "juice bomb IPAs"

 

[sherm10161]

All this talk of IPAs... Anyone seen SN Celebration on the shelves yet? Should be soon methinks.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

Once somebody figures out they can carbonate Sunny D and stick it in 16oz cans the whole NEIPA thing dies.

 

[trickytunadicky]

When is someone going to break it "juicy IPA" fans that they like fruit beer.

 

[JulianB1]

Sometimes I feel like the only beer drinker left who enjoys both well-executed NE-style IPAs and west coast-style IPAs.

 

[gregkoko]

Got a case and a half of Schlafly Tas IPA at home (wedding leftovers). **** is so good.

 

[FTowne1]

Got a case and a half of Schlafly Tas IPA at home (wedding leftovers). **** is so good.

I keep forgetting that this is out. Need to grab some ASAP.

 

[nanobrew1]

You guys remember when we liked IPAs because they were hoppy and bitter and didn't taste like juice?

NE IPA, the beer for people who don't like the taste of beer. See also: adjunct riddled stout.

See also: Sours that are 90% fruit juice. I wish for these sours on untappd in the suggestion box it would list Welch's and Minute Maid.

 

[MooseLang]

See also: Sours that are 90% fruit juice. I wish for these sours on untappd in the suggestion box it would list Welch's and Minute Maid.

I feel like the majority of AWA's I have are overly sour, with no underlying funk, and barely any notes of whatever fruit was used. Just sour. (cough...Bruery...cough)

It's rare that I have one that is overly juicy. Any examples?

Edit: Noticed the Bruery barrel in your avatar after the post. Wasn't trying to be a dick.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

I feel like the majority of AWA's I have are overly sour, with no underlying funk, and barely any notes of whatever fruit was used. Just sour. (cough...Bruery...cough)

It's rare that I have one that is overly juicy. Any examples?

deGarde is heavily fruited.

 

[tennispl]

deGarde is heavily fruited.

You're heavily fruited.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

You're heavily fruited.

but you like-a da juice.

 

[MooseLang]

deGarde is heavily fruited.

I still need to get around to trying de Garde. That was one of the ones I assumed nanobrew was talking about. Does the fruit come through? Not overly sour? I have heard conflicting things...

 

[Beerontwowheels]

I still need to get around to trying de Garde. That was one of the ones I assumed nanobrew was talking about. Does the fruit come through? Not overly sour? I have heard conflicting things...

I enjoyed pretty much everything I've had from deGarde, and I think I've had a pretty decent sample size after being in the club for year 2 and visiting the brewery this past March.

The fruited sours definitely show case the fruit well. Some of the better examples for me were The Purple, The Peach, etc. A few beers were probably overly sour for my tastes, but I think that's been dialed down over the past year or so.

 

[nanobrew1]

I still need to get around to trying de Garde. That was one of the ones I assumed nanobrew was talking about. Does the fruit come through? Not overly sour? I have heard conflicting things...

Don't fret about my avatar. I just took that picture when at a BT party years ago, I don't work there, though i do like a fair amount of their sours.

I agree a lot of sours are overly acidic and not much balance funk. The Bruery is very guilty of this on some of their beers, though I do think it works well for a few of them, such as Sans Pagaie.

The sours I feel are heavily fruited and not much else are de Garde (some, mainly earlier stuff), ToolBox, Council, JWB, and many other sours (typically kettle sours) that honestly I cannot remember.

Now I am not saying these are bad tasting, in fact I typically do like de Garde. Same as adjunct laden stouts can be good. They just rely more on the adjuncts more than the base beer.

I just had some of MT BA Devil's Teeth adjunct stouts and I thought they were great.

And I do love juice, I was happy to see this back in stores and bought up a bunch

 

[caaam]

All this talk of IPAs... Anyone seen SN Celebration on the shelves yet? Should be soon methinks.

Hit in NC this week

 

[arren]

Once somebody figures out they can carbonate Sunny D and stick it in 16oz cans the whole NEIPA thing dies.

Sometimes I feel like the only beer drinker left who enjoys both well-executed NE-style IPAs and west coast-style IPAs.

What even is a West Coast IPA anymore? I think the old-school, IBU-heavy resiny pine bombs of yore - all of which are passe now and all but dead on the actual West Coast.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

What even is a West Coast IPA anymore? I think the old-school, IBU-heavy resiny pine bombs of yore - all of which are passe now and all but dead on the actual West Coast.

Cal ale yeast instead of London Ale III and no flour.

 

[wuntrikpony]

I just love opening bring on the beer emails now.

 

[Sam Fu]

I just love opening bring on the beer emails now.

Next month they'll be marked down...



Illegally Low

 

[JulianB1]

What even is a West Coast IPA anymore? I think the old-school, IBU-heavy resiny pine bombs of yore - all of which are passe now and all but dead on the actual West Coast.

I'm thinking of things like Russian River IPAs, Boneyard IPAs, some Alpine IPAs (or at least what they were pre-merger). The beers are really clean, have a biting bitterness but aren't bitter just for the sake of bitterness, malt body is fairly light, low final gravity, etc. I was never really into the "IBU-heavy pine bombs of yore", and I know mostly what you're referring to.

To me there's a clear difference between beers like Pliny the Elder and Notorious and beers like Julius and DDH Fort Point. Both sides are very enjoyable in their own respects. Overly malty and bitter IPAs are not, regardless of what coast they are brewed on.

 

[BadJustin]

I just love opening bring on the beer emails now.

**********, lol.

 

[FoudreGuy]

What even is a West Coast IPA anymore? I think the old-school, IBU-heavy resiny pine bombs of yore - all of which are passe now and all but dead on the actual West Coast.

They're still pretty common in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.