Random Beers

[bigbog]

Well I guess this has some potential for "News of the Weird". My first Guiness last week....really liked it.

[drjeff]

Well I guess this has some potential for "News of the Weird". My first Guiness last week....really liked it.

Mmmm, Guinness! Easily one of my all time favorites!

[drjeff]

Magic Hat Elder Betty - their special summer offering this year -- labeled as a Weisse Beer flavored without Blueberries with a 5.5% ABV - Pours as a medium amber, clear beer with a mild amount of head - the aroma definately is of blueberries - first taste is of mild hops that for me atleast was less than the amber color had me thinking it would be and the hops flavor lingered for a little bit before the blueberry flavor/sweetness kicked in at the finish. All in all a solid summer offering from Magic Hat that had me quite happy while sitting in my chairlift bench seat on my patio on a summer evening!

[RootDKJ]

A little frustrated. Almost all the beer I made is somewhat flat. I'm not sure if I did something wrong? Alternatively I have only tried the grolsch style bottle and I haven't changed the rubber stoppers on them and this is the 4th batch. Are they shot by now? Maybe it just isn't sealing and letting out the carbonation.

What did you try to brew? I've got my first homebrew fermenting. Bottling next weekend.

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[HD333]

Magic Hat Elder Betty - their special summer offering this year -- labeled as a Weisse Beer flavored without Blueberries with a 5.5% ABV - Pours as a medium amber, clear beer with a mild amount of head - the aroma definately is of blueberries - first taste is of mild hops that for me atleast was less than the amber color had me thinking it would be and the hops flavor lingered for a little bit before the blueberry flavor/sweetness kicked in at the finish. All in all a solid summer offering from Magic Hat that had me quite happy while sitting in my chairlift bench seat on my patio on a summer evening!

Dam! I passed on that this weekend for a camping trip. Sounds like I should have rolled the dice. Went with Harpoon Summer and Long Trail in cans so all was not lost.

Enjoyed a can of Harpoon at the summit of Gunstock after a nice hike (found some potential stashes on the way up, if I can remember the entrances come winter)

[jaja111]

Just spent a week on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Found a new favorite in Peak Brewing's 12 pack sampler. I especially liked their summer ale which resembled a hop tea lawnmower beer, full of Amarillos. This excellent Portland beer was not to be replaced until the end of the week, leaving poor substitutes that were still new to me. Geary's - I'll pass. Its not bad, but not at all good either. A 12 pack of their "pale ale" should have had the quotation marks around "pale ale". Shipyard brewing - garbage. All of its brews taste like they have corn syrup in them. Its sad to see more bad micro / macro brews being made out there.

Honorable mention for Madison Brewing Co.'s Pale Ale in Bennington, VT on the way home. Wicked hoppy goodness closer to an IPA than a straight pale, but dryhopped with Cascades for a good hit of citrus flowers. Bit too much body though, maybe maltodextrin?

[soposkier]

Just spent a week on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Found a new favorite in Peak Brewing's 12 pack sampler. I especially liked their summer ale which resembled a hop tea lawnmower beer, full of Amarillos. This excellent Portland beer was not to be replaced until the end of the week, leaving poor substitutes that were still new to me. Geary's - I'll pass. Its not bad, but not at all good either. A 12 pack of their "pale ale" should have had the quotation marks around "pale ale". Shipyard brewing - garbage. All of its brews taste like they have corn syrup in them. Its sad to see more bad micro / macro brews being made out there.

Honorable mention for Madison Brewing Co.'s Pale Ale in Bennington, VT on the way home. Wicked hoppy goodness closer to an IPA than a straight pale, but dryhopped with Cascades for a good hit of citrus flowers. Bit too much body though, maybe maltodextrin?

Gearys and Shipyard both are both ringwood style breweries, which definitely do produce a different tasting beer. Id agree though that some of shipyards stuff is very mediocore, although Ill take an Old Thumper anyday. Id give Gearys HSA and London Porter a second shot though (if you didnt have them already), those two beers might change your opinion.

[ctenidae]

Cat Cora pale ale, made by Sierra Nevada- pretty tasty, as would be expected from Sierra Nevada.

[marcski]

The LBS had a keg of the Deviant Dale's. Definitely one of my top 3 IPA's. So, I picked up 2 growler's of it. A 64 z and a 32 z. Also picked up a 32 of the Ithica Brewing Co. Flower Power and a 32 of the He-brew Hop Manna.

I also picked up a 6-pack of the Laguinitas Maximus, which is a delicious IPA. But, I also picked up a 4-pack of the Sierra Nevada Hoptimun. Which, I have to say it really, really good. They brand it "The ultimate whole cone hop experience.". And I have to say, iy's awesome. Has a really good balance. Strong hops up front with a really nice malty finish.

These angus sirloin and beef short rib sliders will help get another coupe down!

[Nick]

What did you try to brew? I've got my first homebrew fermenting. Bottling next weekend.

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It was an Alt Bier. Actually I think I just didn't let it ferment long enough. The bottles I have been opening recently have all been delicious