Random Beer Thoughts

[jbeezification1]

When I was a craft beer noob back in 2009 I had an Old Curmudgeon and absolutely HATED it. I avoided it for many years and eventually had another one last year and I now like it. That's taste bud change for you.

Anyone else experience something like that?

First time I had SN Celebration I hated it. Now I buy a case a year.

 

[Sam Fu]

Is there any stout better than this?

No seriously, especially for the $12.99/6pk MSRP

 

[drgarage1]

Is there any stout better than this?

No seriously, especially for the $12.99/6pk MSRP

No.

 

[pjs234]

Is there any stout better than this?

No seriously, especially for the $12.99/6pk MSRP

I need to get off my ass and find some of this

 

[masterovkhaos]

Is there any stout better than this?

No seriously, especially for the $12.99/6pk MSRP

Maybe not. There are a few shelfie stouts that I prefer but they're all more expensive and not barrel aged.

 

[JBP]

Is there any stout better than this?

No seriously, especially for the $12.99/6pk MSRP

Not buying multiple cases of it this year will go down as an all-time beer regret for me.

 

[boogercrack]

I still have yet to see a single 6 pack and only the one 22 I bought on black Friday. I'd buy a fuckload if I could.

Spoiler: To all yall buying 6 packs and calling it shelf

 

[furley]

Is there any stout better than this?

No seriously, especially for the $12.99/6pk MSRP

probably not but it's not 2018 yet.

next year it will be the worst stout on the market by a wide margin that no one ever really liked

 

[FoudreGuy]

The one nice thing about Lagunitas opening a facility in Seattle is that this beer is always on tap at the brewery and it's like $5 or $6 for a big ass pour.

With that said, I really have no interest in going back to Lagunitas Seattle until they've got their pilot brewery system up and running in May. Seems weird going there and drinking a bunch of beers made in California.

 

[AndresR]

When all these middle-of-the-road breweries switch over to producing hazy ass IPAs, and can them to create 2 hour lines every 10 days or so, of folks that previously didn't give 2 ***** about said brewery......is that considered Pivoting?

Sorry, run on sentence there.

 

[daniel1]

When all these middle-of-the-road breweries switch over to producing hazy ass IPAs, and can them to create 2 hour lines every 10 days or so, of folks that previously didn't give 2 ***** about said brewery......is that considered Pivoting?

Sorry, run on sentence there.

 

[2plums4one]

 

[Arbitrator]

RIP Speakeasy

http://www.sfexaminer.com/speakeasy-brewery-halts-operation-sf/

Lel at ad for brewing equipment in the middle of the article.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Farewell old guard.

 

[beerandraiderfan]

Holy **** I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder.

So what is the backstory, what "happened" to that dude?

 

[Lutter]

Is there any stout better than this?

No seriously, especially for the $12.99/6pk MSRP

I never saw 6-packs in Austin... everyone broke these for singles at a higher price.

 

[Lutter]

RIP Speakeasy

http://www.sfexaminer.com/speakeasy-brewery-halts-operation-sf/

Lel at ad for brewing equipment in the middle of the article.

I can't even imagine what they paid for rent in SF.

 

[drgarage1]

I can't even imagine what they paid for rent in SF.

Honestly, bigger issue was a massive expansion, new taproom and new canning line that increased their debt load and they eventually couldn't service the debt. Rent was not the main driver.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Speakeasy stopped distro to WA about six months ago, it didn't work well for them. At all. You can stil find old bottles of Big Daddy at Safeway.

 

[sunnrider]

Drunk posted on BA for the first time in a while

The Emperors New IPA
Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by sunnrider, 11 minutes ago.

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1. 
   sunnriderAspirant (256)Jul 4, 2013Spain
   Beer Trader
   OK, for a while now certain breweries have been selling very cloudy IPA beer, and doing very well from it.
   I´m not talking Heady Topper cloudy, this is full on liquid hummus with an orange juice aroma.
   
   Let´s try to be honest here, I´ve tried a few of the popular cans (they´re usually in cans) and they´re nice enough but it´s really hard to drink something that looks like pureed vomit. It takes a certain amount of skill to achieve a clear, properly carbonated IPA with a nice hoppy profile. I´m of the impression that it takes a lot less know how to make a soupy orange juice ipa. Add a little hype and an apparently limited production run ??? profit.
   
   The elephant in the room is after drinking a few of these you usually wind up redecorating the nearest bathroom in some unintentionally amusing autumn shades. Massive amounts of flour and yeast will do that.
   
   Am I deluded, wrong or just plain out of touch?
   
   #1sunnrider, 11 minutes ago

was prompted by this pic:

 

[jbeezification1]

I opened an Anchorage beer from 2015 today. I've never experienced a cork actually bust the cage. I unwound one twist of the cage and the bottle sort of vibrated, and the cork just bust free. Then the bottle kind of wobbled on the table and gushed like 2 ounces. Barely anything was lost.

 

[sunnrider]

I opened an Anchorage beer from 2015 today. I've never experienced a cork actually bust the cage. I unwound one twist of the cage and the bottle sort of vibrated, and the cork just bust free. Then the bottle kind of wobbled on the table and gushed like 2 ounces. Barely anything was lost.

Try some of the first batch of 3F Armand and Gaston gueueze, better than fireworks

 

[jmgrub]

Vast improvement over the base cheese, but still pretty hot. Could use a couple months.

 

[Sam Fu]

Vast improvement over the base cheese, but still pretty hot. Could use a couple months.

No limit?

 

[trickytunadicky]

Try some of the first batch of 3F Armand and Gaston gueueze, better than fireworks

Golden Blend has left a few dents in my celiling.

 

[Ziggy]

Vast improvement over the base cheese, but still pretty hot. Could use a couple months.

Feta in a barrel tho.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Drunk posted on BA for the first time in a while

The Emperors New IPA
Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by sunnrider, 11 minutes ago.

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1. 
   sunnriderAspirant (256)Jul 4, 2013Spain
   Beer Trader
   OK, for a while now certain breweries have been selling very cloudy IPA beer, and doing very well from it.
   I´m not talking Heady Topper cloudy, this is full on liquid hummus with an orange juice aroma.
   
   Let´s try to be honest here, I´ve tried a few of the popular cans (they´re usually in cans) and they´re nice enough but it´s really hard to drink something that looks like pureed vomit. It takes a certain amount of skill to achieve a clear, properly carbonated IPA with a nice hoppy profile. I´m of the impression that it takes a lot less know how to make a soupy orange juice ipa. Add a little hype and an apparently limited production run ??? profit.
   
   The elephant in the room is after drinking a few of these you usually wind up redecorating the nearest bathroom in some unintentionally amusing autumn shades. Massive amounts of flour and yeast will do that.
   
   Am I deluded, wrong or just plain out of touch?
   
   #1sunnrider, 11 minutes ago

was prompted by this pic:

you got one dude to write three full paragraphs and say your analogy isn't valid. well done!

 

[ant880]

RIP Speakeasy

http://www.sfexaminer.com/speakeasy-brewery-halts-operation-sf/

Lel at ad for brewing equipment in the middle of the article.

The timing of this post is incredible. I just came across a pint glass of theirs in my basement on Saturday that I was going to toss in the trash. Now I can put it up on eBay as "CLOSED BREWERY!!!" and list it for $69.95 plus shipping.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

Maybe we should flood BA with threads attacking liquid hummus until the NEIPA dies and these neckbeards are stuck with their ****** cans.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

If the Bros can't kill of the NEIPA style themselves by writing a bad review who can?