What's your favorite BEER?

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My favorite Yum. 25.4oz/750ml is the way to go. 9% on the bottle but some of them continue to ferment in the bottle up to about 24%. When you get one that tastes a little minty and don't remember anything after the first one you'll know it was one of the ones that kept going.


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jatoxico said:
I heard somewhere that this Trippel is real good so I picked some up on my way home tonight and a 12 pk of my current fav. I'll report back...tomorrow ;).
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Opimator... meh. Not my thing, but others like it.

Three Philosphers is typically classified as a Quad, not a tripel. It's damn good, too. I hope you enjoy it.

Truly, I'm not sure "Quad" means anything, other than being higher ABV than that same brewery's tripel. There are established methods of making, and taste expectations for Dubbels and Tripels (see my previous post about type of yeast used). However, there are only a few Quads on the market, and I think it's a fairly new thing, versus centuries of establishment in Dubbels and Tripels. That said, most Quads do have a similar taste and color, being darker and sweeter than a tripel, almost a more nosey Dubbel, with much higher ABV. I suspect a lot of them start off as a Dubbel with more sugars, but the wine-maker's yeast used to make Dubbels won't get you much past 8% - 9% ABV, so they must be using some other yeast or trick to push those ABV's up to the 10 - 12% range.
 
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Some of the wine yeasts and turbo yeasts out there now can go as high as 18%. I use a similar mash for the base when I am making.....errrrr, ummmmm....fuel. Yeah, yeah..fuel.
 
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Opimator... meh. Not my thing, but others like it.

Three Philosphers is typically classified as a Quad, not a tripel. It's damn good, too. I hope you enjoy it.

Truly, I'm not sure "Quad" means anything, other than being higher ABV than that same brewery's tripel. There are established methods of making, and taste expectations for Dubbels and Tripels (see my previous post about type of yeast used). However, there are only a few Quads on the market, and I think it's a fairly new thing, versus centuries of establishment in Dubbels and Tripels. That said, most Quads do have a similar taste and color, being darker and sweeter than a tripel, almost a more nosey Dubbel, with much higher ABV. I suspect a lot of them start off as a Dubbel with more sugars, but the wine-maker's yeast used to make Dubbels won't get you much past 8% - 9% ABV, so they must be using some other yeast or trick to push those ABV's up to the 10 - 12% range.
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You're right the Three Philos is called a quad but ABV is only around 9-10% I think. I liked it it and not too pricey. From what I read I think you're right about the quad designation too, sounds more like a marketing thing.

For me Optimator is a good every day fall/winter beer. At around 7.5% it's not too strong and plenty of flavor.
 
When Ommegang first started, they only had the abbey ale, then put out the hennepin and rare vos. It was $3.59 for one of the corked bottles at the local general store. Those days are long over, but I still enjoy the hennepin on occasion.

La Fin du Monde is modeled after a Belgian triple style. While it does undergo a secondary fermentation in the bottle, that's typically to carbonate/condition the product. Any increase to alcohol content is negligible. I used to drink that on trips north of the border. I had a Quebecois
friend who told me what all of the names meant along with the associated legends in the regional folklore. Pretty neat stuff.

Whoever mentioned Bourbon County Stout by Goose Island.. that is some fine beer. They were sold to InBev a couple of years ago, but kept much of the same staff. Thankfully, it hasn't seemed to diminish the product any.
 
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Smutty Nose and Sierra Nevada Pale Ales
Smutty Nose and Sierra Nevada IPAs
Smutty Nose and Sierra Nevada Summer Wheats

Okay, so not my favorite beer, singular... but my favorite 6pk of beer.
The best of both coasts

If I had to narrow it down to one, it would be... none of the above.
Pilsener Urquell.
 
I try not to be too much of a beer snob, but...... I can't remember the last time I had a generic beer (Coors light, Bud, Canadian)
Pretty lucky where I live. We have a good supply of craft brew options within 1 hour.

My utility beer is Beau's Lug Tread. All around good beer. Nothing fancy. Nothing crazy. I am pretty sure it would appeal to everyone. Available everywhere (around here).
http://www.beaus.ca/beer/lug_tread

I also support my local brew pub. So lucky to have this place. Right between my work and my house. Sells Growlers for $12, and Boston Rounds for $7.
http://ashtonbrewpub.ca/ABC_ales.html
Love their Cream, Amber and Harvest Brown. They also run seasonal batches. Their summer Blueberry Wheat, fall Pumpkin Spice and Christmas Cranberry Cinnamon were amazing.

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Very cool times to be a beer fan. So many craft beer options now.

Now I'm thirsty and heading to the fridge!
 
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Had a bottle of Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball with dinner this evening. Not my typical style, but tasty, nonetheless. Also been working (quickly) thru a case of Guiness this week. Been doing more of the high-ABV trappist ales at lunch (Allagash Curieux, Weirbacher Quad, Delirium Nocturnum) lately, so favoring something a little more mellow when I'm home. I had gotten away from Guiness for many years, but my recent trip to Ireland brought me back 'round to it.
 
For me it's either A&W. I don't know how some people can actually enjoy something that tastes like it belongs in the cat box. No offense, but beer is not my thing. Truthfully I have never tasted any alcoholic beverage that I would want again... And I'm 21. Never had more than a sip.
 
Dustin92 said:
I don't know how some people can actually enjoy something that tastes like it belongs in the cat box. No offense, but beer is not my thing. Truthfully I have never tasted any alcoholic beverage that I would want again... And I'm 21.
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Thanks for setting us straight. I suppose you think an 18 year scotch tastes like cat piss, too?

At 21, I thought Molsen Golden was primo beer. ;lol
 
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Dustin92 said:
For me it's either A&W. I don't know how some people can actually enjoy something that tastes like it belongs in the cat box. No offense, but beer is not my thing. Truthfully I have never tasted any alcoholic beverage that I would want again... And I'm 21. Never had more than a sip.
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Root Beer it is! Beer is an acquired taste. Some like it. Some don't. Sometimes our tastes change. Root Beer for you. Hoegaarten for me. Scotch and obscure monk brewed beers for old Joful. Cans of Natties for the Veteran. Etc, etc... But we all burn wood like fiends.

*Strange of you to come on to a "what's your favorite beer" thread and call beer cat piss. That's like chiming in over at the Pellet Mill and complaining that the pellet flame looks like match lit farts.
 
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Dustin92 said:
For me it's either A&W. I don't know how some people can actually enjoy something that tastes like it belongs in the cat box. No offense, but beer is not my thing. Truthfully I have never tasted any alcoholic beverage that I would want again... And I'm 21. Never had more than a sip.
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Noted. Thanks for the thoughtful insight.;hm
 
Dustin92 said:
For me it's either A&W. I don't know how some people can actually enjoy something that tastes like it belongs in the cat box. No offense, but beer is not my thing. Truthfully I have never tasted any alcoholic beverage that I would want again... And I'm 21. Never had more than a sip.
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Actually, I think most soda tastes like malted battery acid. For non-beer drinkers, I usually recommend Lindemans Framboise (raspberry beer from Belgium). It tastes like raspberry soda.
 
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BrotherBart said:
And just how do you know this? >>
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I believe I have deduced it from the pellet-to-split mass ratio... which actually suggests the pellet flame may be closer to a mouse-fart than a cat-fart... not that I personally have have had the opportunity to ignite the farts of any species, human or non-human, in a scientific and controlled manner... at least not that a I recall, blackouts not withstanding.

Which brings us to the fact that mostly it was a reference to the cat-litter box statement on alcohol, which begged refutation and mocking on all possible levels... blackouts not withstanding.
 
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But tonight is wine >>
 
A very tough question, but my current fave is Ninkasi Oatmeal Stout.
 
I am kind of fond of the Yuengling Light Lager myself these days.
 
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For the NH folks, and the "you know it's not the center of blah blah..." nay sayers- a documentary is in the works about why the beer scene here rocks so hard (it has to do with very cheap licensing for "nano- breweries")

 
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