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Started by Fireblade, August 22, 2009, 06:57:26 PM

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Sophie Scholl

#1035
April 18, 2014, 04:17:22 AM
I've been going with Jack's Abbey Smoked Martzen, Bell's Oarsman (Berlinerweisse), and Bell's Consecrator (Doppelbock) for my shift beers of late.  All very damn tasty. :beer:
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derspiess

#1036
April 18, 2014, 09:12:02 AM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on April 18, 2014, 04:17:22 AM
I've been going with Jack's Abbey Smoked Martzen, Bell's Oarsman (Berlinerweisse), and Bell's Consecrator (Doppelbock) for my shift beers of late.  All very damn tasty. :beer:

I had the Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen last fall, and didn't realize it was smoked despite it clearly saying "Rauchbier" on the label.  Could not finish it.  I can handle a tiny bit of smokiness in my beer but damn that was harsh.  Consecrator is nice. 
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

derspiess

#1037
April 18, 2014, 12:03:02 PM
There are a couple new beer bars around here (one opening today) that include language about educating people about beer in their mission statement.  Leaving aside the weirdness of a bar having a mission statement, it seems a little condescending to assume your average patron for one of those places (which by definition specializes in craft beer) needs to be educated. 
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Capetan Mihali

#1038
April 18, 2014, 12:09:49 PM
"The internet's completely over. [...] The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."
-- Prince, 2010. (R.I.P.)

MadBurgerMaker

#1039
April 18, 2014, 10:32:04 PM
Can anyone recommend a good Islay scotch?  I'm rationing my Laphroaig 15yo since it can't be replaced anymore, but since it eventually going to run out, I'm going to need a suitable replacement.  Is the 18yo (which replaced the 15) similarly fantastic, or is there something else I should check out instead?

MadBurgerMaker

#1040
April 19, 2014, 12:32:25 AM
Oh, currently:  Cedar Creek Brewery's Belgian Style Dubbel ("Special Release").  Apparently, this thing was brewed in some tiny little joint in a town called Seven Points, TX.  Looks like a former restaurant or something on Street View.  Pretty good stuff though. 

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29745/102394/

 

derspiess

#1041
April 21, 2014, 09:12:10 AM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on April 19, 2014, 12:32:25 AM
Oh, currently:  Cedar Creek Brewery's Belgian Style Dubbel ("Special Release").  Apparently, this thing was brewed in some tiny little joint in a town called Seven Points, TX.  Looks like a former restaurant or something on Street View.  Pretty good stuff though. 

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29745/102394/

Really small breweries can be hit or miss, but when you find something good from them it's kind of a bonus because it's not something everyone can experience.

My best friend moved from Denver to Houston and went into some sort of beer shock/withdrawal for a few months.  I kept asking him what good local beers he's found and to scout out the scene for whenever I can make it down there to visit and his reply was always "Shiner.  Everything is Shiner down here." 

Finally he has started exploring & has found some apparently decent beers from around Texas.  Hardly anything that gets distributed up here, though. 
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

derspiess

#1042
April 21, 2014, 09:27:57 AM
So the place that opened downtown Friday was a pretty cool little joint and pretty unique for Cincy although I'm sure they have places like it in other cities.  It's relatively small for a bar and you order your beer fast-food style (reminds me of Chipotle for some reason) and then find a table or some other spot to drink it.  They have 20 taps and I think about as many bottled beers available and can do either pints to consume on premises or growlers, half-growlers, and 6-packs to go.  They even have a walk-up window.  I think they have some light fare available or you can bring your own food.

It's not really a destination itself-- it's more of a place to stop by on your way home from work or after dinner.  My office is too many blocks away for it to be convenient for me as a quick after-work stop, but I like the concept.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

derspiess

#1043
April 21, 2014, 07:14:17 PM
Having a Fat Tire, which is still $3 a bomber here somehow.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

garbon

#1044
April 21, 2014, 07:24:21 PM
Daiquiri. I love simple syrup.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

PDH

#1045
April 21, 2014, 07:47:01 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 21, 2014, 07:14:17 PM
Having a Fat Tire, which is still $3 a bomber here somehow.

New Belgium is one of the few reasons I still let Fort Collins exist. O'Dell is alright too.
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
-Umberto Eco

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Queequeg

#1046
April 21, 2014, 07:48:32 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 21, 2014, 07:14:17 PM
Having a Fat Tire, which is still $3 a bomber here somehow.
This was the first beer I ever tasted that I didn't hate.   :lol:

I think my actual words were "Damn, beer tastes like this?"
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

garbon

#1047
April 21, 2014, 09:38:12 PM
I like how 11 hours ago USAToday noted that powdered alcohol had been mistakenly approved in US and that had been reversed. 3 hours later Fox News reported the initial approval. :)
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

derspiess

#1048
April 23, 2014, 12:36:41 PM
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Capetan Mihali

#1049
April 23, 2014, 12:40:09 PM
Any correlation with attendance/performance visible in that chart? :hmm:
"The internet's completely over. [...] The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."
-- Prince, 2010. (R.I.P.)
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