Random Beer Thoughts

[quirk6]

Wait, is that a good thing?

Hater. Whirlpool is ******* great.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Just making a lame joke, I'm not a fan of that beer... carry on.

Same here. Jokes ahoy.

 

[JulianB1]

I've never had a bad hoppy beer from Night Shift, maybe I've been lucky. Nothing has blown me away, but Whirlpool, Santilli, and Morph have all been very solid each time I've drank them. Definitely the sours have been hit-or-miss though. Had some that were excellent, others that tasted like tuna water.

EDIT: and that Apple Brandy Lechudor or whatever it's called is really good.

 

[litheum94]

Fort George is awesome but Three Magnets IPAs have SUUUUCKED since the brewer in charge of them left and started up his own brewery, Matchless. Which, by the way, makes awesome IPAs.

Speaking of new-ish hops, this year's 3-Way uses Ariana which I'd never heard of before. Looks like a German strain related to Huell Melon and Mandarina.

Citra +Simcoe Forever is hhhhnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg

 

[quirk6]

others that tasted like tuna water.

Well, I'm glad I haven't had one of those, then.

 

[JCastle1]

I've never had a bad hoppy beer from Night Shift, maybe I've been lucky. Nothing has blown me away, but Whirlpool, Santilli, and Morph have all been very solid each time I've drank them. Definitely the sours have been hit-or-miss though. Had some that were excellent, others that tasted like tuna water.

Admittedly I moved away from Boston in 2015 and haven't had any since then but their hoppy stuff was insanely inconsistent back then. Like even stuff from the same batch. Santilli was ok but Whirlpool always tasted like watery hop tea and had a strange lingering mouthfeel. The first few batches of Morph were even worse.

 

[Lutter]

Man, between this thread and the RTT, you guys are doing my job for me.

NB Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA is a good beer. Fite me.

 

[coach1]

Citra +Simcoe Forever is hhhhnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg

Everyone says it's great, but I was very meh on it the one time I had it. Might need to revisit, if they still make it.

 

[ggfunk]

Man, between this thread and the RTT, you guys are doing my job for me.

NB Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA is a good beer. Fite me.

I was on a flight and the server asked me if I wanted a drink. I asked what kind of beers they had. One of them I'd never heard of before. It was an Eepa. I asked her who made it. She said it was New Belgium. "New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Eepa."

 

[JCastle1]

I was on a flight and the server asked me if I wanted a drink. I asked what kind of beers they had. One of them I'd never heard of before. It was an Eepa. I asked her who made it. She said it was New Belgium. "New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Eepa."

Was the flight attendant foreign? That's a pretty common way to call it in Latin America/Spain. I've never heard anyone call it an "eye-PA" here, it's always "eepa".

 

[coach1]

I was on a flight and the server asked me if I wanted a drink. I asked what kind of beers they had. One of them I'd never heard of before. It was an Eepa. I asked her who made it. She said it was New Belgium. "New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Eepa."

About 5 years ago, I was on a flight from Pittsburgh to Charlotte and happened to get an upgrade to 1st class. Who sits next to me but Dan ******* Marino. At the time, I had a sub to BA mag. He noticed I was reading it and mentions to me that he'd recently drank "a beer from India." I ended up schooling him a bit on beer styles.

Unrelated, but at the end of the flight, he gave me his copies of Wine Spectator & the Robb Report, because I clearly gave him the impression that I was in the market for a yacht and/or a $25,000 watch.

 

[RyanG1]

"a beer from India."

 

[FoudreGuy]

Everyone says it's great, but I was very meh on it the one time I had it. Might need to revisit, if they still make it.

Matchless doesn’t remake much. Maybe All Fluff.

 

[coach1]

The only ones they make regularly are the Big/Little Juice series. Everything is one off cans for intensified hype.

I was referring to the Matchless citra + simcoe. But your point probably still stands in reference them as well.

 

[FoudreGuy]

I was referring to the Matchless citra + simcoe. But your point probably still stands in reference them as well.

Yeah, realized and actually just changed my post. Matchless seems to make their pilsner and All Fluff regularly but that’s about it. Gotta sell to your demographic who only want new stuff sadly. I wish they’d do Voss IPA again, that was killer.

 

[coach1]

Matchless doesn’t remake much. Maybe All Fluff.

Ninja edit out ninja'd

 

[stupac2]

Yeah, realized and actually just changed my post. Matchless seems to make their pilsner and All Fluff regularly but that’s about it. Gotta sell to your demographic who only want new stuff sadly. I wish they’d do Voss IPA again, that was killer.

They might change their mind about that. I think repeating the hits helps a lot. Fieldwork for a while was pretty much only brewing new stuff, but eventually figured out what they wanted to do and started rebrewing things while also experimenting. I have a feeling that the "OMG NEW STUFF ALL THE TIME" thing is only so sustainable, and might lead to a backlash when they inevitably start giving new names to old recipes.

 

[nathanmiller]

I was on a flight and the server asked me if I wanted a drink. I asked what kind of beers they had. One of them I'd never heard of before. It was an Eepa. I asked her who made it. She said it was New Belgium. "New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Eepa."

Ah! I see you fly United.

These days I just say "the new beer" and they figure out what I mean. When over the years I've tried to actually tell them the name of the thing in their cart, they've had a lot of trouble understanding what I'm asking for.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Ah! I see you fly United.

These days I just say "the new beer" and they figure out what I mean. When over the years I've tried to actually tell them the name of the thing in their cart, they've had a lot of trouble understanding what I'm asking for.

Delta is always really good about knowing what beer they've got available. And if nothing else they always seem to have Sweetwater 420 which is fine for a free airplane beer.

 

[jmgrub]

Ah! I see you fly United.

These days I just say "the new beer" and they figure out what I mean. When over the years I've tried to actually tell them the name of the thing in their cart, they've had a lot of trouble understanding what I'm asking for.

I wonder if there are any flight attendants on this website. Would love to see a flight attendant AMA here.

Also I need to find a flight attendant that flies the Portland to Kona route. Would be a great mule.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Also I need to find a flight attendant that flies the Portland to Kona route. Would be a great mule.

Probably not the preferred nomenclature for folks who are bringing beer, not drugs, on that route

 

[jmgrub]

Probably not the preferred nomenclature for folks who are bringing beer, not drugs, on that route

LOL, let's go with "beer messenger".

 

[FoudreGuy]

I wonder if there are any flight attendants on this website. Would love to see a flight attendant AMA here.

Also I need to find a flight attendant that flies the Portland to Kona route. Would be a great mule.

Wonder if you could put up postings on Craigslist for something like that or if it would be illegal. You know, the whole “did you pack your own bag? Did anyone ask you to pack anything for them?” thing.

 

[jmgrub]

Wonder if you could put up postings on Craigslist for something like that or if it would be illegal. You know, the whole “did you pack your own bag? Did anyone ask you to pack anything for them?” thing.

"Well actually, this stranger from Craigslist asked me to pack some stuff for him, but he said he would give me 4 pounds of coffee and a ZJ if I did it".

 

[Josh2]

Stepped into a brewery in Cody, WY. I instantly noticed a large Bud Light banner on one of their tanks and then order a house beer. They are currently out of all 3 house beers.
The use of Brewing Company in their name is apparently a clever tourist attraction.

 

[furley]

http://www.wisn.com/article/san-die...ands-perfectly-in-womans-cup-of-beer/21103745

In the game of Beer Pong, when a ball lands in your cup then you chug the contents and that is exactly what a patron at Petco Park did when a foul ball crossed her path.

Gabrielle DiMarco was sitting at the San Diego Padres game against the Atlanta Braves when a foul ball landed in her beer. The ball was hit by Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte.


DiMarco told the San Diego Tribune that she heard the ball whizzing past her head during the game and then it hit the seat in front of her and bounced into her cup.

“I felt like I won the lottery,” she said. “I was like, ‘What are the chances?’ I wasn’t even trying to catch this ball and it landed in my cup.’”

She could hear people around her shouting for her to drink the Ballast Point Sculpin and so she did.


(Link to media)

 

[Stubs]

They might change their mind about that. I think repeating the hits helps a lot. Fieldwork for a while was pretty much only brewing new stuff, but eventually figured out what they wanted to do and started rebrewing things while also experimenting. I have a feeling that the "OMG NEW STUFF ALL THE TIME" thing is only so sustainable, and might lead to a backlash when they inevitably start giving new names to old recipes.

Can you tell Weldwerks about this?

 

[Jnorton00]

I've never had a bad hoppy beer from Night Shift, maybe I've been lucky. Nothing has blown me away, but Whirlpool, Santilli, and Morph have all been very solid each time I've drank them. Definitely the sours have been hit-or-miss though. Had some that were excellent, others that tasted like tuna water.

EDIT: and that Apple Brandy Lechudor or whatever it's called is really good.

Pretty much the same for me; I buy a single of every new hoppy beer they put out and they are all pretty decent to good with the occasional one being below average. I take a lot of crap about it though right JCastle ?

 

[dbannister]

They might change their mind about that. I think repeating the hits helps a lot. Fieldwork for a while was pretty much only brewing new stuff, but eventually figured out what they wanted to do and started rebrewing things while also experimenting. I have a feeling that the "OMG NEW STUFF ALL THE TIME" thing is only so sustainable, and might lead to a backlash when they inevitably start giving new names to old recipes.

I was a little frustrated with FW because they would release some pretty good beers and I'd never see them again. Like you said, now they continue to experiment with new stuff while re-releasing the more popular/well received cans, which is great.

 

[JCastle1]

Pretty much the same for me; I buy a single of every new hoppy beer they put out and they are all pretty decent to good with the occasional one being below average. I take a lot of crap about it though right JCastle ?

Well yeah but you also **** on Trillium and Hill Farmstead so I don't take your opinion seriously .