BEER: a thread

All posts in the beer thread should remain broken like this. It's the spirit of things.

I literally have no idea how that happened. But in the spirit of drunkeness, it makes sense.

bump! we need to talk about beer again!

We have this awesome brewery by my house. It's set up like a college campus coffee house. They usually have an open mic. They serve homemade pizza and burgers and stuff like that. They have wifi. It's just really chill. And they're always having really good specials on their food and beer. Last time we went in - it was like $2 mugs of any of their microbrews.

$2 beers sounds right up my alley

I do enjoy a nice beer.

What isn't right up your alley?

ZING!

Yes Bitburger is good. There was a little wine shop that would carry it on draft. Very excellent choice.

Bump again. I've tried many a beer since last we spoke. I think my tastes have change a bit. I love my Irish reds and Smithwick's is my favorite. I've been drinking Boddingtons like water too. I've been into beers with a more floral note to them as well lately, lots of craft beers.

I have 3 bottles of this:

It's only released one day a year in limited quantity. I'm supposed to let it age until at least the end of the year before opening it. It's a really dark beer and it's kind of hot as well. Looks good. 3 Floyds makes it and every beer i tried from them was great, specifically their Gumball Head and Alpha King.

Mmmm

Awwww

I'm gonna miss beer.

I've never had beer.

weirdo.

I had one of these last night.

It's the END OF THE WORLD!!!

One of the scariest beers I've ever stumbled across was here in Japan, at a shrine - one with my own name on it, BERGEN BRAU.

After the initial shock wore off (you know, offering to the gods and all that), I then located the unopened version in a supermarket in Yokohama, and it was dirt cheap.

It also sadly tasted like crap.

Don't let the "BRAU" bit fool you. It's not German. Apparently it's Korean. Bah.

But it says Clean and refreshing taste!

Also, I'm 19 and what is this.

Beer. Here, have some more.

Those bottles you posted look awesome. Is the yellow stuff at the top just foil? I guess since you have to stare at it for 6 months they had to pretty it up.

It's wax. I really want to try it, yes. But i can wait. They released some even rarer beers that day and those are going for like $500 on Ebay.

Wax! So cool!

But wait, does it say Dark Lord on it? And is that some sort of demon thing? So nerdy.

It's a viking, thank you very much.

Yes, and that's Dirk Lørd, master brewer.

I posted this picture in the may picture thread already but it's relevant so I'll repost. Alaska beer is pretty tasty. this is a white wheat ale. my friend got pale, haven't tried it yet. I tend to lean towards lighter to golden ales.

WHY DID THIS THREAD HAVE TO BE TWO PAGES BACK

Camille you are so lovely! Yay for being the recipient of my Secret Santa-ing! And for being in my home stateee and seeming like you're having an awesome time yayayayay

ANYWAYS YAY BEER

some recent faves:

Sam Adams - Noble Pils

Dos Equis - Amber Lager

Harpoon - Harpoon IPA

Harpoon? I will have to try to find that one. IPA's are my favorite. Double Mountain makes an IRA that is perfectly balanced.

I'm drunk right now. Thank you, beer.

i'm still sober but i'm craving all these beers!

Tried this recently. Damn good.

Three Philosophers and Rogue Dead Guy are still my favorites, though.

Dead Guy is my favorite as well. I've been meaning to try Three Philosophers.

Isaac,I like both those beers. Shit who am I kidding, of course I do, they're beer. I have hit Rogue in Newport a couple times too.

More yummy:

And:

Jaz, I so need to climb on that wagon with you. Maybe around Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years.

YOu can't get sober at the holiday. That's sacrilege.

Yeah I'm planning to get drunk on new years to celebrate a year of sobriety Hahaha in all honesty though and horse play aside I don't think I'm an alcoholic because if I were I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have lasted this long without having taken a drink. Although I will admit I've let my drinking get out of hand from time to time and I think that's why I made this commitment to myself. I'm trying to shoot for the three years I'll be on probation but right now I'm just focusing on making it through the year. I'm thinking in three years I'll start my bar hopping adventure by meeting up with my fellow alky culties.
Cheers! See you all in three years.

Probation?

i drink candy beer like Coors light, Bud Light Lime, and Asahi.

Old Rasputin. The one beer I've found that has an effectiveness to its expense.
Probation girl. Oh, probation girl.

drinking Keegan Ales 'Hurricane Kitty' in honor of hurricane Irene...I liked it better when I had it on draft

When I was in Melbourne this month I was digging this microbrewed drop. Think you can guess why!

Haha nice. Love that label.

Drinking Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvesr 2011....very nice American IPA

I'm about to drink a six pack of corona after i finish this blue moon. And then maybe some more margaritas later.

Dakota, if you and I are ever in the same place at the same time, it could be glorious trouble.

One day sir...one day. And i'll have a bottle of everclear with me.

Tonight is $2 imports at the bar. I might be adventurous and have a Shiner Bock.

I wish they had more imports I liked.

I tried this one yesterday - a relatively new Japanese drop called Shiso Ale, which actually refers to the herb "shiso" (紫蘇), otherwise known as perilla, a kind of mint. You often find it neatly tucked under sashimi.

Quite superb it was too, but I do love my shiso.

Oh and don't worry, this isn't my picture - I snatched it off a blog that belongs to a mate of mine.