What's your favorite BEER?

[Jan Pijpelink]

What are you making this time around?

Two blonde ales with Hallertau and Amarillo hops. Estimated ABV 6-6.5%. Made with Briess LME.

 

[Ashful]

Almost scored some Curieux from a friend coming to visit from KoP this weekend but had to postpone. Im eager to try everything from this brewer. I even like the allagash white, it may be an IPA, but its a damn good IPA. The triple is worth picking up by the case if i can find it.

The white is a standard belgian blonde. We call it "Allagash wife", around here. It's what the wives drink, when the guys order big beers.

Their Tripel is probably better than average, but Curiuex has ruined me, for it. It's just that much better.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

The white seemed kind of hoppy from what i remember. I usually equate anything hoppy with IPAs . I had the Black Satin Dancer Russian Stout tonight. It was just OK . Strong bourbon barrel aged imperial stout. Not really outstanding. 10.8%

 

[Ashful]

Today, Weyerbacher’s “tiny”. Like calling a bald guy “curly”, or a fat guy “slim”.

This is one you’d like, Oak. So dark it almost hurts.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Iv had that from their variety pak along with Merry Monks,Blithering idiot and Double Simcoe . All very good. They mix and match that variety pak changing out the Simcoe for other styles. Its usually available around here year round. About $60

 

[begreen]

Maritime Pacific's Navigator is sooo dark it'll suck the light out of the room. It's a delicious Dunkel Weizenbock.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

 

[Seasoned Oak]

You know its rich when the foam is dark.

 

[HisTreeNut]

Today, Weyerbacher’s “tiny”. Like calling a bald guy “curly”, or a fat guy “slim”.

This is one you’d like, Oak. So dark it almost hurts.

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Now that's my kind of brewski...

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[begreen]

You know its rich when the foam is dark. View attachment 229436

That's dark, kind of the way my porter looks.

 

[Ashful]

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Been a few years since I've had a Hobgoblin. Still good? It was one of my regular go-to brews in the 1990's.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

Been a few years since I've had a Hobgoblin. Still good? It was one of my regular go-to brews in the 1990's.

I have it when I am in the UK.

 

[Ashful]

I have it when I am in the UK.

I've never had it warm.

The brew pub crowd in the UK loves their unpasteurized beers, made from local yeasts, but they don't agree with my stomach. That, and their love of low-ABV session-style beers makes drinking beer in the UK less fun for me.

Now Belgium... I'd probably hurt myself, if I lived in Belgium.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

I've never had it warm.

The brew pub crowd in the UK loves their unpasteurized beers, made from local yeasts, but they don't agree with my stomach. That, and their love of low-ABV session-style beers makes drinking beer in the UK less fun for me.

Now Belgium... I'd probably hurt myself, if I lived in Belgium.

I grew up near the Belgium border. We had access to almost all their beers. I guess I am spoiled. And BTW more and more UK pubs serve their beers cold or ambient what ever the customer prefers.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Not all brewers get coffee infused brews right. Here s a good one and Rusty Rail has more than one that are excellent IMO.

 

[Ashful]

Not all brewers get coffee infused brews right. Here s a good one and Rusty Rail has more than one that are excellent IMO.View attachment 229506

Looks nice!

Since you've been on a bit of an Allagash quest, add James Bean to your list. It's basically coffee-infused Curieux.

 

[fbelec]

But I know what to ask for my birthday coming up. [/QUOTE]

a gift certificate to the brew store for 2 hundred to make some great brew

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

But I know what to ask for my birthday coming up.

a gift certificate to the brew store for 2 hundred to make some great brew[/QUOTE]

My birthday is on 10/31, so ship me some. I will write an honest review here.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

I smashed my finger with a hammer today at work and its throbbing so my pain medication is 10% ABV ..And if that s not enough i have some 12s 13s and 18s i can follow up with.Edit: Im working my way thorough a 12.7 % after the 10. Its beginning to subside.

 

[bholler]

Not all brewers get coffee infused brews right. Here s a good one and Rusty Rail has more than one that are excellent IMO.View attachment 229506

We live 10 mins from rusty rail. We actually put a couple chimneys in their restaurant. We have worked for the owners for years. They typically have a nice assortment on tap. And its not all ipas either.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

We live 10 mins from rusty rail. We actually put a couple chimneys in their restaurant. We have worked for the owners for years. They typically have a nice assortment on tap. And its not all ipas either.

I live about an hour from their but its worth the drive. Only been there once but ill be back. Very well done rehab of an old commercial building into a modern Brewery and Restaurant. Great food and great brews .Yur lucky Bholler,if i lived 10 min from there, id be there once or twice a week for sure.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

I live about an hour from their but its worth the drive. Only been there once but ill be back. Very well done rehab of an old commercial building into a modern Brewery and Restaurant. Great food and great brews .Yur lucky Bholler,if i lived 10 min from there, id be there once or twice a week for sure.

And walking!

 

[bholler]

I live about an hour from their but its worth the drive. Only been there once but ill be back. Very well done rehab of an old commercial building into a modern Brewery and Restaurant. Great food and great brews .Yur lucky Bholler,if i lived 10 min from there, id be there once or twice a week for sure.

We were there last weekend but its a little pricey to go that often. And yes the building is beautiful. If you saw it before you would be even more impressed. I dont know how much they spent on it but it was allot.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

We were there last weekend but its a little pricey to go that often. And yes the building is beautiful. If you saw it before you would be even more impressed. I dont know how much they spent on it but it was allot.

I didnt think it was pricey at all,but we were in the gameroom ,the regular restaurant i dont know about. I had a cheese steak sandwich and wife had the wings. Some of the best wings i ever had and the brews are first class. We didnt want to wait the 2 or 3 hours to get a table so we went to the game room and ordered from the appetizer menu. I also had the taster tray for beer where you pick 6 brews per tray. 2 of which were coffee infused and both were outstanding. I remember thinking they had to spend a few million there to get that old building in the shape they have it now.

 

[bholler]

I didnt think it was pricey at all,but we were in the gameroom ,the regular restaurant i dont know about. I had a cheese steak sandwich and wife had the wings. Some of the best wings i ever had and the brews are first class. We didnt want to wait the 2 or 3 hours to get a table so we went to the game room and ordered from the appetizer menu. I also had the taster tray for beer where you pick 6 brews per tray. 2 of which were coffee infused and both were outstanding. I remember thinking they had to spend a few million there to get that old building in the shape they have it now.

The apps and beer are not bad. And for the quality the dinners are not out of line at all. But every time we go our bill is around $100. Not unreasonable for what you get but i cant do it that often.

And yeah a few mill at least. When we were working there they were installing the windows. There were 2 tractor trailers packed full of those massive windows. They are doing very well though so it will pay off for them eventually atleast.