The Craft Beer Thread....

[adam42381]

If y'all have access to any of the beers made by the Oskar Blues Brewery you must try them all. I love every one of them. They've won a ton of awards. My favorites are Mama's Little Yella Pils and Dale's Pale Ale. And all of their beer comes in cans. Good thing when you're hiking or tubing. Here's their site.

http://www.oskarblues.com/

Their Gordon Ale is spectacular. Dale's Pale Ale is good stuff too. I've heard great things about Ten Fidy as well but haven't gotten around to trying it yet.

[Local Crew]

I just landed a killer job at Boundry Bay Brewery!!! People in the NW know what I'm talking about, others should check them out!!!

[Kel Varnsen]

Dieu du Ciel (From Montreal...check out Aphrodisiaque, Route des Epices, and Equinoxe du Printemps)

I love Aphrodisiaque I had a bottle of it Tuesday Night, Péché Mortel from the same brewery is really good too. I live in Eastern Ontario so it is a pretty quick trip to Quebec to find a store that carries their beers. Which reminds me I think I might head over there on Friday to pick up some things. I have a cousin who lives like 20 minutes from their microbrewery too, I think I need to go visit him soon.

[Kel Varnsen]

Dogfish Head World Wide Stout... No, not just questionable...TERRIBLE. Seriously, it tasted like Purell. The single worst beer I have ever had. Drank about a third and dumped the rest. Ew.

They are one hit and miss brewery. I refuse to buy a four/six-pack of anything I haven't already vetted. I admire the attempts, but can't afford to try it all at the price. Still think it'd be a cool place to visit though.

I haven't had the Stout, but Dogfish is a consistently great brewery IMO.

I don't recall ever having anything from them I didn't like.

Part of my thing is that I don't enjoy IPAs, which I know is their forte. So my judgment doesn't take those into account. I enjoy the Punkin' Ale quite a bit, and like the Raison D'etre. But sometimes they seem to be trying too hard to make things happen. I can tolerate beers like the ImmortAle, but I prefer more than just tolerating a beer that cost a (relative) ass-load of money.

I am sort of the same way. I love trying new beers but I am totally not a fan of the super hoppy American IPA's. I have sort of gotten to the point where even though there are a ton of these beers that get great ratings and reviews, but I know they are not really my cup of tea so I usually look for something else, since I can usually find other really good stuff I like.

[81]

I just landed a killer job at Boundry Bay Brewery!!! People in the NW know what I'm talking about, others should check them out!!!

can you get me in.

[MrMerkinball]

If this thread has gone 5 pages, and no one has mentioned Innis & Gunn, we should all be ashamed of ourselves.

[adam42381]

Thread revival. Getting ready to crack open a Palo Santo Marron from Dogfish Head. Depending on how I feel, I may end up cracking open a bomber of Oak Aged Yeti from Great Divide as well. Good times.

Here's a shot of a few bombers I picked up this week:


Oh, and here's a link to my BA profile. Feel free to add me to your buddy list.

http://beeradvocate.com/user/profile/adam42381

[PJSerf]

Finally tried Pliny the Elder last night. Very good!! Other recent favs include:

Oskar Blues Ten-Fiddy
Founders Porter
Founders Breakfast Stout
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout

Just getting into these craft beers, and enjoying the experience!!

[81]

Finally tried Pliny the Elder last night. Very good!! Other recent favs include:

Oskar Blues Ten-Fiddy
Founders Porter
Founders Breakfast Stout
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout

Just getting into these craft beers, and enjoying the experience!!

Samuel Smith makes killer beers. some of my favorites.

[81]

currently drinking Magic Hat Winter Lager.

it's very dark, a porter/stout colur, but it has the lager flavor.

not the best beer ever, but certantly not bad

[PJSerf]

Finally tried Pliny the Elder last night. Very good!! Other recent favs include:

Oskar Blues Ten-Fiddy
Founders Porter
Founders Breakfast Stout
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout

Just getting into these craft beers, and enjoying the experience!!

Samuel Smith makes killer beers. some of my favorites.

Yea, I haven't been disappointed yet. Got a bottle of their Nut Brown Ale in my fridge to crack open tonight.

[81]

Finally tried Pliny the Elder last night. Very good!! Other recent favs include:

Oskar Blues Ten-Fiddy
Founders Porter
Founders Breakfast Stout
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout

Just getting into these craft beers, and enjoying the experience!!

Samuel Smith makes killer beers. some of my favorites.

Yea, I haven't been disappointed yet. Got a bottle of their Nut Brown Ale in my fridge to crack open tonight.

i like their taddy porter.

[weekapaug19]

Finally tried Pliny the Elder last night. Very good!! Other recent favs include:

Oskar Blues Ten-Fiddy
Founders Porter
Founders Breakfast Stout
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout

Just getting into these craft beers, and enjoying the experience!!

had pliny the elder once, it was good but I feel it was overrated when I tried it. Founders breakfast stout is one of the best beers ever made

[PJSerf]

Picked up a case of a Founders Variety Pack yesterday at the local distributor. Includes a 4 pack of their Red Rye, Double Trouble, Centennial IPA, Porter, Dirty Bastard, and their Pale Ale. All for $45... thought it was a very reasonable price.

To make room for some of that in my fridge, I finally cracked open a bomber of Arrogant Bastard that I had in my fridge... wasn't really impressed. But I'm not a huge hop head, so that may be why.

[Johnny Abruzzo]

Picked up a case of a Founders Variety Pack yesterday at the local distributor. Includes a 4 pack of their Red Rye, Double Trouble, Centennial IPA, Porter, Dirty Bastard, and their Pale Ale. All for $45... thought it was a very reasonable price.

That sounds like a nice mixed case.

I may pick up the Sierra Nevada Glissade again. Got it last year and it was an awesome spring bock.