time to play the "can you name this style by the pictures" game.

[chocotaco]

Well, considering that I had never heard of this brewery before today, and since chocotaco did all of the work: I'll give it to you sir. ipe:

The game is the game and the rules are the rules... I had fun figuring it out and (assuming TCGoose confirms your guess) I'll have just as much fun figuring yours out! Sleuthing is more fun than posting anyway!

 

[chocotaco]

Also, TIL that Almanac is well-known for their sours. I see their Farm-to-Barrel series all the time at the LHBS but haven't picked one up because "farm-to-barrel" sounds so pretentious. But next time I will, because of this thread. Whether I should thank TCGoose for this or not remains to be seen, but I have high hopes because I love a good sour.

 

[TCGoose]

Golden Gate Gose!!!

Yes!! But I guess chocotaco is up!

Farm to barrel is totally a pretentious slogan, but the beers are damn good. Don't get the sourdough wild ale though, not a sour, and pretty meh.


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[chocotaco]

Yes!! But I guess chocotaco is up!

Nah, I humbly yield the floor to Mr. Dogly.

 

[TooDogly]

Alright, here we go.

 

[drainbamage]

Brown porter

 

[chocotaco]

Winter warmer

 

[MrFeltimo]

Dark mild?


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[TooDogly]

Winter warmer

I do believe it could fall in that category, but not the style given by the brewery.

 

[MrFeltimo]

Christmas/ winter, specialty spices beer.
21 B


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[chocotaco]

Winter Ale


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[drainbamage]

Spiced brown ale.

 

[JordanKnudson]

Scottish ale

 

[TooDogly]

Winter Ale


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I think I'll give it to ya, since the label has three different descriptors of the beer on it and you've guessed two of them (winter warmer, winter ale), although not technically the style that the brewery states on their website: English-style Old Ale ("Old Ale" would have been fine). http://hopvalleybrewing.com/beer/

To further complicate things, BA lists it as a winter warmer, and RB lists it as an American Strong ale (probably more correct for this beer since it is fairly heavily hopped). However, the beer does have a very English flavor, I think they used a lot of English hops and malts for this one...

And yes, it does say "contains alcohol" on the label. IDK why.

 

[JordanKnudson]

Hey chocotaco...

 

[chocotaco]

Here's the next one. Sorry guys, had a busy weekend.

Should we do specific beer again or is that getting old? Yeah, let's do it. Brewery and beer, please!

 

[chocotaco]

P.S. the glass is not dirty, just the branding hasn't held up very well. Don't put your Enjoy By pint glasses through the dishwasher, folks!

 

[JordanKnudson]

Stone Go-to IPA

 

[TooDogly]

That looks like a kolsch, don't know which one. Maybe Colorado Kolsch.

 

[chocotaco]

Stone Go-to IPA

The glass says "Stone", but Stone didn't brew this beer. Like Stone, this brewery is in California. But it would be a long walk from one to the other.

 

[MrFeltimo]

Mother Earth, Cali creamin
Cream ale?


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[chocotaco]

Mother Earth, Cali creamin
Cream ale?

Much further than that. If you walked from Stone to this brewery, your legs would be on fire by the time you got there and you'd probably be using a walker for the rest of your life.

 

[MrFeltimo]

Firestone walker
pilsner?


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[TCGoose]

Drakes alpha session ipa

 

[chocotaco]

Someone is warm. Like unseasonably warm. But nobody has it yet.

I need the brewery and the name of the beer. Style is not enough. Maybe I'm just a bitter old man, but I can't just allow someone to name a style and say "roger". There are many fish in the sea of hints, and those last two were low in the spectrum. But the Scandanavians would go for it anyway, if it were pickled.

 

[MrFeltimo]

I'm sure it's firestone, so the only thing that your picture looks like is the pilsner.
Pivo, hoppy pilsner.


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[MrFeltimo]

Double post

 

[TooDogly]

Firestone Walker Pale 31

 

[TCGoose]

Firestone easy Jack


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[chocotaco]

You all missed it by a month.