Let's talk good beer

[mlmdub130]

SN is by far and away my favorite brewery, I always have something from them in my fridge. I just had a four pack of Bigfoot Ale Barley Wine recently, I'd never seen it before. For a barley wine style w a 9.6 alc % it was damn smooth. If you happen to spot it I would highly recommend picking some up if you like SN.

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[MTK]

Originally Posted by mlmdub130

SN is by far and away my favorite brewery, I always have something from them in my fridge. I just had a four pack of Bigfoot Ale Barley Wine recently, I'd never seen it before. For a barley wine style w a 9.6 alc % it was damn smooth. If you happen to spot it I would highly recommend picking some up if you like SN.

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico, CA | BeerAdvocate

Good stuff, goes down a little too easy

[TheMalcolmConnection]

SLY FOX BEER | Phoenixville & Pottstown Pennsylvania | Craft Brewed Beer | Microbrewery & Restaurant in PA

This is just making it down to our favorite watering hole here and man, it is amazing. Only the pils and lager right now, but both are ultra complex considering the styles. The lager is one of the best I've had in a while (Helles I believe?).

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

SLY FOX BEER | Phoenixville & Pottstown Pennsylvania | Craft Brewed Beer | Microbrewery & Restaurant in PA

This is just making it down to our favorite watering hole here and man, it is amazing. Only the pils and lager right now, but both are ultra complex considering the styles. The lager is one of the best I've had in a while (Helles I believe?).

As much as the Philly area sucks (Eagles fans etc.) it is a great area for craft beer. If you like Sly Fox, do yourself a favor and try anything by Victory Brewing or Troegs.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

SLY FOX BEER | Phoenixville & Pottstown Pennsylvania | Craft Brewed Beer | Microbrewery & Restaurant in PA

This is just making it down to our favorite watering hole here and man, it is amazing. Only the pils and lager right now, but both are ultra complex considering the styles. The lager is one of the best I've had in a while (Helles I believe?).

i tried the sly fox IPA when i was waiting for my food from ohhs and ahhs on U street .... and holy cow that is a great beer. better than anything flying dog makes and those guys are my go to.

might have to drive up to pottstown to grab a few cases

(i name dropped Ohhs and Ahhs in there bc thats the best soul food ive ever eaten .. not really your traditional soul food bc they dont cook pig and there is no pig feet or chitlin but it was amazing)

[RedskinMike]

Had Stone Go to ipa last night and I must say it was absolutely wonderful. Great session IPA at 4.2 %.

[Schneed10]

I'm throwing these down right now. Beats SN Pale in hop flavor, smooth finish, and best of all alcohol content!

DirtWolf | Victory Brewing Company | Downingtown, PA | BeerAdvocate

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Orange, lemongrass, coriander, and peppercorns.

[BDBohnzie]

So many beers, so little time...

During Preakness weekend, I finally got my mitts on Dead Rise | Flying Dog BreweryFlying Dog Brewery and wasn't disappointed. It's a good summer beer. You don't get the Old Bay flavor in the beer itself, but I got it in the back of my throat as I drank it down. I know this beer has been a love it or hate it beer for most people, but I enjoyed it.

My favorite beer of late has to be Summer Helles - New Belgium Brewing - Great beer, easy drinking. I always feel being in the minority when I tell people I don't like Fat Tire, but everything else I've tried by New Belgium I've liked, and their Summer Helles is no exception.

https://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/porch-rocker - Wife got a 6er of this for her, and I had one. It's a shandy style beer, but to me it was more of a beer with a slight lemonade taste, whereas most shandy beers I've had were lemonade heavy. I found it refreshing.

Took a mini vacation over the past weekend and got a 6er of Summer Lager :: Cisco Brewers, Triple Eight Distillery, Nantucket Vineyard - Decent beer. First thought in my mind was a better tasting Natty Boh.

Also got the misses a 6er of Saranac Shandy and wished I had gotten another 6er of Sam Adams Porch Rocker. Very lemonade forward. Geared towards those who live off of Mike's Hard Lemonade.

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This is not the best thread to catch up on at work. 😰

[over the mountain]

drank a couple flying do blood orange ale last night.

not bad. about 7% abv so it just barely passes one of my mandatory requirements. i think im turning into the cheapest dude around. i wont pay $8-10 bucks for a sixer unless it is at least 7%.

im finding with flying dog, there isnt much difference taste wise btw their raging bitch, snake head, the truth, blood orange (noticeably more fruity)

interested in the Sly Fox. will try to find when im up there

[MTK]

I've been loving me some Hop Nosh lately.

Hop Nosh IPA | Uinta Brewing Company | Salt Lake City, UT | BeerAdvocate

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Dogfish Head Namaste.

[over the mountain]

I think we need to agree to a definition of a micro brew -

for me, it has to be localized. any beer i can get coast to coast is a domestic beer, not a micro beer.

Microbrewery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

seems some consensus is that a micro brewery cannot produce more than 15k barrels per year.

this is kinda interesting below re craft beers (which i think a lot of folks are talking about in this thread)

"regional craft breweries, which make between 15,000 US beer barrels (1,800,000 L) and 6,000,000 US beer barrels (700,000,000 L), of which at least 50% is all malt or contains adjuncts that are used only to enhance flavor"

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

I think we need to agree to a definition of a micro brew -

for me, it has to be localized. any beer i can get coast to coast is a domestic beer, not a micro beer.

Microbrewery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

seems some consensus is that a micro brewery cannot produce more than 15k barrels per year.

this is kinda interesting below re craft beers (which i think a lot of folks are talking about in this thread)

"regional craft breweries, which make between 15,000 US beer barrels (1,800,000 L) and 6,000,000 US beer barrels (700,000,000 L), of which at least 50% is all malt or contains adjuncts that are used only to enhance flavor"

I think this is an evolving definition, but alot of businesses often referred to the "dark beers" as 2 or 3 beers on their menu as "micro brews." So that was the term that tended to stick if anything A) wasnt a mass produced american light beer or B) anything that wasnt an import.