The Official Beer Lovers Thread - Page 17 - The Orange Mane

Mediator12 · 07-13-2010, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Naggle Nole

Glad to see a name drop for the Trappist ales. I swear by them as the wines of the beer world. I still think that a Rochefort 10 is arguably the best beer that I have ever tasted.

Out of curiousity, has anyone tried a Schneider Aventinus or it's more elusive (and stronger) cousin the Eisboch? Gotta love it

I am not that impressed with the Rochefort 10. Personally, the best quad I have had is the St. Bernardus abt 12. It is the same recipe as the wesveleteren, without the exclusivity.

As for the Schneider Aventinus, I have both in the beer fridge right now! I think the Eisbock is a top 5 beer for me, and the aventinus is a nice beer. I like the Weihanstefaner Korbinian a little better though for the style.

Currently enjoying a Bell's Two Hearted IPA, my favorite non limited IPA in the US.

Mediator12 · 07-15-2010, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by elsid13

So I am trying Southern Tier Barely Wine (Called Backburner) and it alright, but far to sweet for me. If you are fan of barely wines, then I recommend that you try it, but if are more of traditionalist I would look elsewhere.

I do like the barley wine style. However, it is best drank with friends as you mentioned. It's not a session style beer

The best 2 I have had have been Three Floyds Behemoth and Shipyards Pugbley Sig series.

I have not tried anything from southern tier nor seen it locally. I have never had an Imperial Hefeweizen! So, I looked it up on BA and it looks like something I need to make a trade to get! I have pretty much had almost every German offering of Hefe and Dunkelweizen, and that is my absolute favorite style. The american wheat beers are so inconsistent to the style. Very few taste like the German offerings. Sierra Nevada comes close, but The only other one is Three Floyds Drunk Monk and its not bottled unfortunately....

elsid13 · 07-15-2010, 04:59 PM

Rocking the Avery IPA tonight.

Had a Norwegian beer called "O" last night from Nogne. It is was very malty IPA with a hint of cirtus. Very different, it wasn't bad but wasn't great. Pours very orangery yellow. I understand that Nogene makes some great stouts, so I will keep my eyes out for them.

elsid13 · 07-15-2010, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mediator12

I do like the barley wine style. However, it is best drank with friends as you mentioned. It's not a session style beer

The best 2 I have had have been Three Floyds Behemoth and Shipyards Pugbley Sig series.

I have not tried anything from southern tier nor seen it locally. I have never had an Imperial Hefeweizen! So, I looked it up on BA and it looks like something I need to make a trade to get! I have pretty much had almost every German offering of Hefe and Dunkelweizen, and that is my absolute favorite style. The american wheat beers are so inconsistent to the style. Very few taste like the German offerings. Sierra Nevada comes close, but The only other one is Three Floyds Drunk Monk and its not bottled unfortunately....

Southern Tier is one of the best brewery in the country! Their Stouts are amazing worth paying for.

Mediator12 · 07-15-2010, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by elsid13

Rocking the Avery IPA tonight.

Had a Norwegian beer called "O" last night from Nogne. It is was very malty IPA with a hint of cirtus. Very different, it wasn't bad but wasn't great. Pours very orangery yellow. I understand that Nogene makes some great stouts, so I will keep my eyes out for them.

I had their whole series at a tasting last month and they were all very good. I am not a huge fan of IPA's outside the Bell offerings, but I really liked the Nogne O version as it was a lot smoother. If you like porters and stouts I would highly recommend you try theirs. They were better than most of all I have tried.

Irish Stout · 07-16-2010, 11:16 AM

This past weekend learned about a new brewery in Denver... located right by Mile High Lite - Strange Brewery. Sampled them at the Old South Pearl Street Blues and Brews fest. They only had the Pale Ale and the IPA on tap, both decent, not extremely refined, but good hop and malt flavor to both. Just think its great to have a brewery only a few blocks away from our Broncos!

Mediator12 · 07-23-2010, 08:53 AM

Had a very good time @ the Indiana MicroBrewers festival last weekend. Had some incredible offerings.

1. Three floyds Dark Lord: This is what a RIS should taste like! This was the perfect balance of flavors for me. Hands down the best Stout I have ever tasted.

2. North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout (nitro): WOW! The nitro made this taste even smoother than the regular Draft I have had. Not in the same league as the Dark Lord, but definitely pushing for advancement.

3. Boulder Planet Porter (Nitro): Man this was an incredible Porter. Nitro makes a tremendous difference in mouthfeel smoothness here. This is a very good beer to begin with, again having it Nitro tapped just makes it even better.

4. Boulder Mojo IPA (Nitro): Not a Hophead guy and generally not an IPA lover. However, the smoothness of the NITRO made this beer a lot more balanced and smooth. The taste was even a lot more balanced than the bottles of this I had tried before.

5. Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous (bottle): Nice offering from stone. A lot more bite than I like, but great taste nonetheless.

6. Bee Creek Hoosier Honey Wheat (Bottle): I am a big fan of wheat beers in general, and this offering was really smooth and a little sweet from the honey. This was my favorite wheat beer offering.

7. Three Floyds Gorch Fock Helles (tap): This was one of the only non doppelbock lagers I have every really enjoyed. This was very refreshing and more like a wheat beer in flavor than most lagers.

8. Bells Bourbon Barrel Hell Hath No Fury Belgian Dark Ale (Tap): This was just incredible. This is a new offering from Bells and it was a lot better than some of the actual Belgian Trappist Ales I have had. It was better than Chimay Blue, of Which is one of my favorite beers. It was Better than Rochefort 10 by far IMHO. This is one of only 2 beers I had a second tasting!

9. Bell's Poolside Cherry Wheat (Tap): This was a very nice wheat addition to Bell's strong Lineup. I Have not liked a lot of their Ale's in the past outside of their Stout's and Porter. However, this was much better than any of their other ale's to date.

10. Dogfish Head Midas Touch Golden Elixir (Bottle): Really like this brewery, and this just upped the ante. Never had an average beer from Dogfish, but this took the crown From Their 120 Minute IPA. This was just a great beer.

11. Founders Cerise (Tap): Very nice Fruit beer. I like the sweeter style beers so this was a real treat. Would definitely buy a 4 pack of this.

Los Broncos · 07-23-2010, 09:05 AM

Arrogant Bastard Old Guardian and some Sierra's for $2 all day.

I've really gotten into more beer in the last year, was never much of a beer guy in the past.

elsid13 · 07-23-2010, 03:44 PM

Just opened Heavy Seas - Letter Of Marque 2010 (Rye Porter). Very usually porter because the rye really breaks through on the taste. Pours dark with tan head, and looks like a porter but really drinks like hopped imperial ipa. It worth picking one up and trying for different experience.

Mediator12 · 07-26-2010, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Iron Clady

Arrogant Bastard Old Guardian and some Sierra's for $2 all day.

I've really gotten into more beer in the last year, was never much of a beer guy in the past.

You know what, I think the Arrogant Bastard is average. However, the Double Bastard is worth the price difference. I would much rather pay 3$ more to drink the double.....

Their Smoked porter and Sublimely-self Righteous are also much better than AB. I still need to get a bottle of their Russian Imperial Stout.

Speaking of Stout's, I am going to get the chance to homebrew A RIS with a friend who has made his own beer for years. He just moved closer to INDY from Florida and has a really sophisticated homebrew setup. So, I am trying to learn about Homebrewing the next few days. I can not wait to make that RIS and then a Hefeweizen!

elsid13 · 07-26-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mediator12

You know what, I think the Arrogant Bastard is average. However, the Double Bastard is worth the price difference. I would much rather pay 3$ more to drink the double.....

Their Smoked porter and Sublimely-self Righteous are also much better than AB. I still need to get a bottle of their Russian Imperial Stout.

Speaking of Stout's, I am going to get the chance to homebrew A RIS with a friend who has made his own beer for years. He just moved closer to INDY from Florida and has a really sophisticated homebrew setup. So, I am trying to learn about Homebrewing the next few days. I can not wait to make that RIS and then a Hefeweizen!

The Imperial Stout is darn good, not as good as Bear Republic's but it kicker.

elsid13 · 07-26-2010, 04:28 PM

Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti from Great Divide Brewing - AWESOME. Pours black as midnight and the head is dark rich brown. You get the chocolate right off the top when you sip it and finishes extremely smooth. I don't get the hint of oak that I expected because the chocolate really does overpower it. But a great stout.

BTW it does have high ACL which is hidden by the chocolate

ksBRONCOfan · 07-26-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by elsid13

Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti from Great Divide Brewing - AWESOME. Pours black as midnight and the head is dark rich brown. You get the chocolate right off the top when you sip it and finishes extremely smooth. I don't get the hint of oak that I expected because the chocolate really does overpower it. But a great stout.

BTW it does have high ACL which is hidden by the chocolate

Damn, that sounds tasty.

I just picked up a great ESB from Bridgeport Brewing Company out of Oregon. It's the first American brewed ESB I've had and I will make sure I get it again.

elsid13 · 07-26-2010, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ksBRONCOfan

Damn, that sounds tasty.

I just picked up a great ESB from Bridgeport Brewing Company out of Oregon. It's the first American brewed ESB I've had and I will make sure I get it again.

Be prepare there is pepper like taste that build up after you drink it for awhile. I think that is the oak showing through.

Edit - Just found out that they use cayenne pepper in brew which explains the bite at the end.

Requiem · 07-26-2010, 06:42 PM

How about Bell's Two Hearted Ale?

elsid13 · 07-26-2010, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Requiem

How about Bell's Two Hearted Ale?

Darn good. It worth the price

Requiem · 07-26-2010, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by elsid13

Darn good. It worth the price

You can get that **** by the growler and jug up at a place called JL Beers in Fargo. Like you said, damn worth the price. Great beer!

Los Broncos · 07-26-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mediator12

You know what, I think the Arrogant Bastard is average. However, the Double Bastard is worth the price difference. I would much rather pay 3$ more to drink the double.....

Their Smoked porter and Sublimely-self Righteous are also much better than AB. I still need to get a bottle of their Russian Imperial Stout.

Speaking of Stout's, I am going to get the chance to homebrew A RIS with a friend who has made his own beer for years. He just moved closer to INDY from Florida and has a really sophisticated homebrew setup. So, I am trying to learn about Homebrewing the next few days. I can not wait to make that RIS and then a Hefeweizen!

DB is great beer, I love the Firestone Walker stuff as well.

Their porter is to die for, I only know one place that has it on tap.

Two hours east of here.

The Russian Imperial is great, if you need a bottle let me know.

Mediator12 · 07-26-2010, 08:10 PM

Having a Mad River Steelhead Scotch Porter. Not all that impressed, unfortunately. Looks good, smells good, tastes dead average. Not the ideal combo

Had some amazingly good Doppelbocks recently though. EKU 28 was a dream beer for me. Got it for a $1 a bottle on sale and went back and cleaned them out. Very high ABV (11%), but a great nightcap beer. Extremely complex and very tasty.

Weihenstephaner Korbinian was much better than I had anticipated. Very smooth and had a terrific malt characteristic to it. Weihenstephan is slowly becoming my favorite brewery. Never had anything from them that was below very good.

The Paulaner Salvator is still my favorite Doppelbock though. It beats the more highly touted Ayinger Celebrator. However, I am still not sure if the batch I had of Celebrator was not bad. I will have to get another of those to try.

Mediator12 · 07-28-2010, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Requiem

How about Bell's Two Hearted Ale?

This is a great Beer. I am not a big Hophead, but this one and Hopslam Bell's honey DIPA are just great tasting beers. I usually keep a 6 pack of this around for those who like IPA's...

Los Broncos · 07-29-2010, 09:20 AM

Picked up a sixer of Firestone Walker Solace, great beer.

Just need to find the porter in bottles!

Broncobiv · 08-07-2010, 11:59 AM

Alright, new 1/2 barrel for the kegerator!

#1 was New Belgium 1554
#2 was Sun Up Horizon Hefeweizen (brewery out of Phoenix...got a ridiculously good price on it)
And #3...........Bell's Kalamazoo Stout

Black as night. Has a very long-lasting aftertaste. To me, chocolate is the most noticeable flavor. Fantastic!

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/287/1117

Broncobiv · 09-10-2010, 06:58 PM

5 weeks later, it is time for keg #4! This time, I decided to go with:

Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat

I've always liked this beer. To me, it tastes like there is anise in it. Don't know if that's one of the ingredients, but I always taste it!

Los Broncos · 09-11-2010, 06:18 PM

Having a Firestone Solace, pretty tasty.

Boomhauer · 09-11-2010, 08:19 PM

I'm a wheat fan, but love porters.
Sunshine from New Belguim is prefered over Blue Moon, just never fruit the beer. Guiness is always a treat, but the best beer I ever had was a one-off batch of vanilla porter at Breck Brewery (in Breck). I had more than my fill for the two weeks before they were out. Oatmeal porter from there or other microbreweries are also good. When funds are short or going for quantity, the only thing better than Keystone Ice is Mickeys malt liquor.

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07-15-2010, 04:59 PM	#403
elsid13 Lost In Space Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: DC Posts: 19,087	Rocking the Avery IPA tonight. Had a Norwegian beer called "O" last night from Nogne. It is was very malty IPA with a hint of cirtus. Very different, it wasn't bad but wasn't great. Pours very orangery yellow. I understand that Nogene makes some great stouts, so I will keep my eyes out for them.

07-16-2010, 11:16 AM	#406
Irish Stout Ring of Famer Run for it Marty! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,804 Adopt-a-Bronco: Wesley Woodyard	This past weekend learned about a new brewery in Denver... located right by Mile High Lite - Strange Brewery. Sampled them at the Old South Pearl Street Blues and Brews fest. They only had the Pale Ale and the IPA on tap, both decent, not extremely refined, but good hop and malt flavor to both. Just think its great to have a brewery only a few blocks away from our Broncos!

07-23-2010, 08:53 AM	#407
Mediator12 OM analyst REAL Front Seven Bandwagon !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INDY Posts: 9,701 Adopt-a-Bronco: Malik Jackson	Had a very good time @ the Indiana MicroBrewers festival last weekend. Had some incredible offerings. 1. Three floyds Dark Lord: This is what a RIS should taste like! This was the perfect balance of flavors for me. Hands down the best Stout I have ever tasted. 2. North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout (nitro): WOW! The nitro made this taste even smoother than the regular Draft I have had. Not in the same league as the Dark Lord, but definitely pushing for advancement. 3. Boulder Planet Porter (Nitro): Man this was an incredible Porter. Nitro makes a tremendous difference in mouthfeel smoothness here. This is a very good beer to begin with, again having it Nitro tapped just makes it even better. 4. Boulder Mojo IPA (Nitro): Not a Hophead guy and generally not an IPA lover. However, the smoothness of the NITRO made this beer a lot more balanced and smooth. The taste was even a lot more balanced than the bottles of this I had tried before. 5. Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous (bottle): Nice offering from stone. A lot more bite than I like, but great taste nonetheless. 6. Bee Creek Hoosier Honey Wheat (Bottle): I am a big fan of wheat beers in general, and this offering was really smooth and a little sweet from the honey. This was my favorite wheat beer offering. 7. Three Floyds Gorch Fock Helles (tap): This was one of the only non doppelbock lagers I have every really enjoyed. This was very refreshing and more like a wheat beer in flavor than most lagers. 8. Bells Bourbon Barrel Hell Hath No Fury Belgian Dark Ale (Tap): This was just incredible. This is a new offering from Bells and it was a lot better than some of the actual Belgian Trappist Ales I have had. It was better than Chimay Blue, of Which is one of my favorite beers. It was Better than Rochefort 10 by far IMHO. This is one of only 2 beers I had a second tasting! 9. Bell's Poolside Cherry Wheat (Tap): This was a very nice wheat addition to Bell's strong Lineup. I Have not liked a lot of their Ale's in the past outside of their Stout's and Porter. However, this was much better than any of their other ale's to date. 10. Dogfish Head Midas Touch Golden Elixir (Bottle): Really like this brewery, and this just upped the ante. Never had an average beer from Dogfish, but this took the crown From Their 120 Minute IPA. This was just a great beer. 11. Founders Cerise (Tap): Very nice Fruit beer. I like the sweeter style beers so this was a real treat. Would definitely buy a 4 pack of this.

07-23-2010, 09:05 AM	#408
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Arrogant Bastard Old Guardian and some Sierra's for $2 all day. I've really gotten into more beer in the last year, was never much of a beer guy in the past.

07-23-2010, 03:44 PM	#409
elsid13 Lost In Space Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: DC Posts: 19,087	Just opened Heavy Seas - Letter Of Marque 2010 (Rye Porter). Very usually porter because the rye really breaks through on the taste. Pours dark with tan head, and looks like a porter but really drinks like hopped imperial ipa. It worth picking one up and trying for different experience.

07-26-2010, 04:28 PM	#412
elsid13 Lost In Space Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: DC Posts: 19,087	Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti from Great Divide Brewing - AWESOME. Pours black as midnight and the head is dark rich brown. You get the chocolate right off the top when you sip it and finishes extremely smooth. I don't get the hint of oak that I expected because the chocolate really does overpower it. But a great stout. BTW it does have high ACL which is hidden by the chocolate

07-26-2010, 06:42 PM	#415
Requiem ~~~ ~ ~ ~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Earth Division Posts: 19,563 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gilgamesh	How about Bell's Two Hearted Ale?

07-26-2010, 08:10 PM	#419
Mediator12 OM analyst REAL Front Seven Bandwagon !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INDY Posts: 9,701 Adopt-a-Bronco: Malik Jackson	Having a Mad River Steelhead Scotch Porter. Not all that impressed, unfortunately. Looks good, smells good, tastes dead average. Not the ideal combo Had some amazingly good Doppelbocks recently though. EKU 28 was a dream beer for me. Got it for a $1 a bottle on sale and went back and cleaned them out. Very high ABV (11%), but a great nightcap beer. Extremely complex and very tasty. Weihenstephaner Korbinian was much better than I had anticipated. Very smooth and had a terrific malt characteristic to it. Weihenstephan is slowly becoming my favorite brewery. Never had anything from them that was below very good. The Paulaner Salvator is still my favorite Doppelbock though. It beats the more highly touted Ayinger Celebrator. However, I am still not sure if the batch I had of Celebrator was not bad. I will have to get another of those to try.

07-29-2010, 09:20 AM	#421
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Picked up a sixer of Firestone Walker Solace, great beer. Just need to find the porter in bottles!

08-07-2010, 11:59 AM	#422
Broncobiv Tee many martoonis Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,265	Alright, new 1/2 barrel for the kegerator! #1 was New Belgium 1554 #2 was Sun Up Horizon Hefeweizen (brewery out of Phoenix...got a ridiculously good price on it) And #3...........Bell's Kalamazoo Stout Black as night. Has a very long-lasting aftertaste. To me, chocolate is the most noticeable flavor. Fantastic! http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/287/1117

09-10-2010, 06:58 PM	#423
Broncobiv Tee many martoonis Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,265	5 weeks later, it is time for keg #4! This time, I decided to go with: Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat I've always liked this beer. To me, it tastes like there is anise in it. Don't know if that's one of the ingredients, but I always taste it!

09-11-2010, 06:18 PM	#424
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Having a Firestone Solace, pretty tasty.

09-11-2010, 08:19 PM	#425
Boomhauer Ring of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,501	I'm a wheat fan, but love porters. Sunshine from New Belguim is prefered over Blue Moon, just never fruit the beer. Guiness is always a treat, but the best beer I ever had was a one-off batch of vanilla porter at Breck Brewery (in Breck). I had more than my fill for the two weeks before they were out. Oatmeal porter from there or other microbreweries are also good. When funds are short or going for quantity, the only thing better than Keystone Ice is Mickeys malt liquor.