Random Beer Thoughts

[andrewdrinks]

Speaking of Tomes, I opened a bottle of the Grimm collab over the weekend and it was terrible. Like bad apple cider. 180 from fresh, hopefully just a bad bottle.

Wheel! Of! Fantome!

 

[JCastle1]

Speaking of Tomes, I opened a bottle of the Grimm collab over the weekend and it was terrible. Like bad apple cider. 180 from fresh, hopefully just a bad bottle.

I've never tasted a good Fantome. I keep trying them because I hear good things for some reason. I just got a Ghost Turtle, we'll see how it goes.

 

[BadJustin]

I've never tasted a good Fantome. I keep trying them because I hear good things for some reason. I just got a Ghost Turtle, we'll see how it goes.

They exist, trust me.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Isn't their a Fantôme version? I've seen it before out in Maine.

I have both.

 

[JCastle1]

They exist, trust me.

I will keep searching for these mythical delicious tomes.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Everyone has a broke ass palate sometimes.

 

[FoudreGuy]

No, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a lot of the Shelton catalog out here. We get the leftovers in Seattle.

Let me preface that, we actually do get Fantome and other Shelton bottles, but they all end up at The Masonry for elevated on-site prices.

 

[JulianB1]

Oh no...

‘Juicy or Hazy’ Ales Debut in BA Beer Style Guide, Representing New England IPAs

The Brewers Association, publishers of CraftBeer.com and the trade organization to protect and promote small brewers, has released its 2018 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines. The release includes a trio of beer styles identified in the guidelines and Brewers Association competitions as “Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale,” “Juicy or Hazy IPA” and “Juicy or Hazy Double IPA.” These styles represent what some beer geeks and brewers popularly refer to as New England IPAs or Hazy IPAs.

The addition of “Juicy or Hazy” ales are among several other updates to the 2018 Brewers Association’s Beer Style Guidelines. The annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) 2018 competition in September will be the first national competition which will include the new style guidelines.

The style additions come as the New England-Style IPA continues the popularity of the India Pale Ale or IPA. The so-called New England variation of the American IPA deemphasizes hop bitterness, a key trait of the American version, often showcasing hop flavor and aromas that can be reminiscent of tropical fruit juice. As a group, “juicy or hazy” beers often exhibit relatively low perceived bitterness, high hop aroma and flavor and a softer texture than other types of IPAs. The New England IPA versions often are highlighted by some level of visual cloudiness or haze which is an effect attributed by a multitude of different ingredients and brewing techniques.

The category name doesn't even make sense. I could make a crystal-clear "juicy" IPA (and have done so before).

 

[MooseLang]

I could make a crystal-clear "juicy" IPA (and have done so before).

 

[FTowne1]

Oh no...

‘Juicy or Hazy’ Ales Debut in BA Beer Style Guide, Representing New England IPAs



The category name doesn't even make sense. I could make a crystal-clear "juicy" IPA (and have done so before).

They left out the part about your digestive system revolting against you if you have more than 2-3 servings in one sitting.

 

[JulianB1]

I eagerly anticipate the new category "Buzzword IPA" in the 2019 BA style guideline update.

 

[jivex5k1]

I eagerly anticipate the new category "Buzzword IPA" in the 2019 BA style guideline update.

Seems cromulent to me.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Is this supposed to be something special?

What year is that Anchor magnum?

 

[ASUBeer]

I've never tasted a good Fantome. I keep trying them because I hear good things for some reason. I just got a Ghost Turtle, we'll see how it goes.

Ghost Turtle is really good. I need to grab a couple more of those myself.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Seems cromulent to me.

Hey man, as long as the beer groin-grabbingly embiggens my spirit we're good.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

Seems cromulent to me.

You’re just going to embiggen this type of behavior

 

[matedog]

The fact this exists as a gif told me he was going to injure himself, but I'm kind of surprised how spectacularly the trampoline failed.

I thought he was going to be worse off, actually. I didn't think he'd be able to crawl out.

 

[Saind]

I've picked up that exact bottle three times and put it back, slowly coming to my senses each time. I am curious though.

They're """"only"""" €100 on his webshop

 

[litheum94]

No, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a lot of the Shelton catalog out here. We get the leftovers in Seattle.

I actually saw Printemps on tap at 2 different locations in Portland this weekend. Would love to see that more often.

 

[davey101]

What year is that Anchor magnum?

2017. I think it was like $13 too. I should probably just get one at that price.

 

[JCastle1]

2017. I think it was like $13 too. I should probably just get one at that price.

hello friend

 

[JCastle1]

They're """"only"""" €100 on his webshop

No shipping overseas though, I wish I could keep buying the new stuff they're putting out

 

[Saind]

No shipping overseas though, I wish I could keep buying the new stuff they're putting out

I don't mind sending more boxes your way if you want me to

 

[boogercrack]

I thought they also brewed a version at Fantome? I just got the JK version so I wanted to do a side by side but if it doesn't exist then never mind.

The version brewed at Fantome was released in 2014.

**** all yall with shelf Fantome. Im jealous.

 

[TripleSixHoppia]

The version brewed at Fantome was released in 2014.

**** all yall with shelf Fantome. Im jealous.

Yeah but we still got tire fire tomes mixed in with new tomes so you never know what you are about to get.

 

[Sage1]

Well this was inevitable. http://beerstreetjournal.com/evil-t...-mexican-biscotti-toasted-coconut-cake-break/

 

[JulianB1]

Well this was inevitable. http://beerstreetjournal.com/evil-t...-mexican-biscotti-toasted-coconut-cake-break/

A peanut butter version will be next, just to make sure they get every newmoney adjunct into a single beer.

 

[purephase]

To be fair, I think it's possible it's just a BA coconut stout without any of the other stuff added. I believe it's still the case that Jeppe doesn't always use the "base adjuncts" of IBB for all these variants unless they're actually listed on the label. Lots are actually just Lil B variants with diferent adjuncts used in place of the coffee/vanilla/almonds, but obviously marketing them honestly like that isn't nearly as lucrative as sticking the Imperial Biscotti Break name on them.

 

[JulianB1]

To be fair, I think it's possible it's just a BA coconut stout without any of the other stuff added. I believe it's still the case that Jeppe doesn't always use the "base adjuncts" of IBB for all these variants unless they're actually listed on the label. Lots are actually just Lil B variants with diferent adjuncts used in place of the coffee/vanilla/almonds, but obviously marketing them honestly like that isn't nearly as lucrative as sticking the Imperial Biscotti Break name on them.

All the previous versions of this line have definitely had all the Mexican Cake adjuncts (vanilla, cinnamon, peppers, chocolate) and coffee in them, per what I've been told at Westbrook (the coffee, peppers, and cinnamon are all fairly obvious in the flavor, at least) and based on various pics/stories on Instagram showing them infusing batches with bags of adjuncts. I guess it's possible they are cutting out the almonds, but with everything else in there I don't see why they'd skim on one single adjunct.

 

[JCastle1]

Looks like reddit's beertrade community just got banned. I expect an influx of lost users asking for the trade forum in the next few days...