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Tennessee Jedi

08-24-2009, 01:16 PM

I was in Lexington, KY this weekend for my son's soccer tournament (went 0-3) so bought some beers to lift my mood at Liqour Barn, a fantastic store(why can't Knoxville not get a decent liquor/party store like Liquor Barn?).

Anyhoo, bought a bunch of stuff, but what I've had so far is:
1) Ommegang Biere de Mars
2) Dogfish Head Olde School barleywine
3) Sheltowee Imperial IPA
4) Kentucky Bourbon Barrel ale
5) Founders Double Trouble IPA

All good stuff, and all NOT available in f-ing Knoxville. I swear, if I did not love UT football/basketball so much, I'd leave this damn town just because of the sorry beer selection!

Also, hate to admit it, but Lexington is far nicer than Knoxville.

NeilMcCauley

08-24-2009, 01:17 PM

fluffy

08-24-2009, 10:47 PM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/3603577677_79a0b7b29b.jpg?v=0

aroma is astringent of the alcohol. flavor is very sweet with strong pear and apple notes. leaves a slickness on the tounge and a mild alcohol burn. actually gets sweeter as it warm. its ok, but its a bit off balanced for my tastes.

Tennessee Jedi

08-26-2009, 01:45 PM

I had Harpoon's Leviathan Imperial IPA and North Coast's La Merle saison last night...both great beers, both NOT AVAILABLE IN KNOXVILLE! :confused:

JMG

08-26-2009, 02:10 PM

My wife brought back a couple of quarts of Mississippi Mud Black and Tan from Atlanta. Not bad, I thought a bit weak tasting. I think she just liked the bottle design (like an old corn likker jug).

Tennessee Jedi

08-27-2009, 12:39 PM

Yes, Mississippi Mud is a neat bottle, but a mediocre beer.

I had Anderson Valley's 20th Anniversery Imperial IPA last night...great stuff but honestly I'm getting a bit tired of the imperial IPA category.

fluffy

08-27-2009, 04:29 PM

last night had the Sierra Nevada Kellerweis, basically their version of a hefe. im not a fan of most of their products as their are all hop heavy. but this is an exception. like a decent german hefe with the hoppy tang of most of their line. hefe's for hopheads, as it were.

Scott

08-27-2009, 10:09 PM

You spend up to 45 minutes in a beer store - a beer store you were in just last week, for 45 minutes.
I know my local beer store better than the people that work there

You've spent up to $200, or even more, on a single bottle of beer, so you can cellar it and drink it at some unknown but special occasion. Or, you've spent what most people spend on groceries for two weeks on a single purchase of vintage beers because your beer cellar was looking slim (aka - just for the bragging rights). I never spend more than $30 dollars a weekend on beer. I try and just spend $20.

You have a second fridge dedicated solely to beer. nope I would like one though for cellaring

You plan your vacations around where you can find good beer, and attempt to hit every establishment and event. You're also close to being single again, or already are, because of it. Nope

People at work refer to you as "the beer guy." You like it and feel warm every time you hear the words. But you're still shy, socializing with other beer geeks, but only after you've gotten to know them. Everyone else seems like they're from a different world.Nope

You collect one or more of the following: beer cans, beer labels, beer trays, beer caps, beer T-shirts ... you get our point. Oh, and you know what "breweriana" means, and that it's not a small island off the coast of Maine inhabited by brewing hippies.
Nope

When out to lunch with work colleagues, you order a beer and explain to the iced-tea and soda drinkers before you the relaxing, social and nutritional benefits of a beer at lunch. You are also known to walk out of restaurants that don't serve good beer, and refuse to dine at those that don't serve beer entirely.
Nope

You own one or more books by Michael Jackson, or at least you know that we're not referring to that baby-dangling freak of nature. Also, you read publications dedicated to beer or go to sites like BeerAdvocate.com for hours on end.
I do go to Beer Advocate a lot but no books

You've gotten into arguments over beer, because you knew that everyone else was wrong, and you were right. And you were. Of course you were.
Yep! on here even

You're a mug club member at a local brewpub or beer bar, or you're striving to become one. In that establishment, everyone knows your name, but not in a gay Cheers way.
Nope

You can drink more than all of your friends without making a complete ass of yourself.
Nope

You send back an improperly served beer at the bar; i.e. served in a frosted mug, wrong glass, stale beer or get shorted. And you get annoyed if you have to wait too long for a beer, or if the staff attempt to pour your beer for you.Nope

You cry over spilt beer. I just sorta whine

You still get those annoying "365 Bottles of Beer for the Year Page-A-Day Calendars" by Bob Klein. You barely get through January and throw it in the trash.

BigAl

08-28-2009, 12:59 AM

fluffy

08-28-2009, 07:35 AM

I want to try this, but of course it can't be found in Knoxville. I'll have to wait until I go somewhere else.

wtf is up with ktown, anyway? is there not one actual beer store there? anyone try Fresh Market or is there a Whole Foods?

mgdrum

08-28-2009, 08:08 AM

wtf is up with ktown, anyway? is there not one actual beer store there? anyone try Fresh Market or is there a Whole Foods?

The liquor stores CANNOT carry alcohol LESS than 6%, so there aren't traditional beer stores. The only 'beer store' is Leaf and Ale, but their stock isn't different than most of the good grocery stores in town.

Because of Tennessee's liquor laws, special releases, anniversary ales, or seasonals are generally not available. Breweries have to apply for a license to sell their beer PER FLAVOR and pay $1000 ANNUALLY to maintain each license. All to sell their product in a state that may or may not maintain their product correctly. Some states require licenses, but it is unusual (even in the south) for such brewers to pay such a high charge just to sell their product.

With the recent legalization of wine shipping, maybe someone can hellp us repeal this stupid law. For pete's sake, shouldn't Tennesseans be embarrassed that people drive places like Georgia and Kentucky to buy beer!

I wonder if this is some kind of violation of free trade laws.

fluffy

08-28-2009, 08:21 AM

I wonder if this is some kind of violation of free trade laws.

at the very least it goes against the laws of capitalism, as its government intrusion on free markets. see if you can get Tennessee Teabaggers to get behind repealing the laws. they dont seem to know what they are blathering about half the time anyway. might as well get them on your side for something worthwhile.

weird thing is, if this is a Tennessee law, some places must be dealing. When it was up in johnson city a few months ago, there was a place out in gray called Libation Station that had an awesome beer selection. i dont ever pay attention to alcohol content on beer anyway so dont remember what they did and didnt have, but the selection more than made up for that.

fluffy

08-28-2009, 08:23 AM

maybe some knoxblabbers need to get together and make a list and do a beer run to neighboring states to pick up the good stuff.

samorost

08-28-2009, 08:25 AM

see if you can get Tennessee Teabaggers to get behind repealing the laws.

teabaggers drink bud light & miller high life, so no help there.

fluffy

08-28-2009, 08:26 AM

teabaggers drink bud light & miller high life, so no help there.

yeah but they are all about dismantling the government regardless of the implications, so they could probably rally with this cause.

samorost

08-28-2009, 08:32 AM

yeah but they are all about dismantling the government regardless of the implications, so they could probably rally with this cause.

With certainty, the WNOX yakk heads will decry the movement as "elitist liberal beer snobbery" or sommat and the hoards will resume trudging down the streets looking for brains to eat.

samorost

08-28-2009, 08:37 AM

Breweries have to apply for a license to sell their beer PER FLAVOR and pay $1000 ANNUALLY to maintain each license. All to sell their product in a state that may or may not maintain their product correctly.

Damn. No wonder I couldn't find the Anchor crimbo brew last year.

Alright, fluffy's idea is a good one. We need to mobilize and start canvasing the state; petition to change these back assward laws and get some good beer up in here!

Tennessee Jedi

08-28-2009, 12:38 PM

wtf is up with ktown, anyway? is there not one actual beer store there? anyone try Fresh Market or is there a Whole Foods?

selection is pretty lame at both in ktown

Tennessee Jedi

08-28-2009, 12:40 PM

I had Goose Island's Matilda last night...golden Belgian ale w/ brett yeast...fantastic!

Also had Great Divide's 15th anniv. wood-aged imperial IPA...not bad, but kinda funky, and not in a good way

Back to tthe usual shit tonight...my Liquor Barn haul is all gone!

Scott

08-28-2009, 09:00 PM

thanks for the info about the great divide, I have been tempted to get it a few times. I've heard the Blue Label Yeti is wonderful.

I have had their Barley wine and it was great.

Scott

08-28-2009, 09:23 PM

Allright so tonight I got some Paulaner Octoberfest Marzcan and

this brute from Ithaca New York

http://theviceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/100_0830-225x300.jpg

Not my picture.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/651/43335

fluffy

08-29-2009, 09:23 AM

and? how was it?

Scott

08-29-2009, 10:17 AM

The Brute was really great, my first sour beer.

Once opened it smells like apples and licorice or anise.

It had a good 1 inch fluffy head that dissipated soon enough and was a hazy golden color.
Monica tasted it first and said that it tasted like green apples. It had a tart with a bit of a licorice a dry and crisp finish like you would expect from champagne(champagne yeast)

Impossible to drink fast it is a sipper.

A great beer horrible label trying to look all fancy like a champagne bottle. It would be fun at an art show or a dinner party to compare to wine with some good cheese.

samorost

09-04-2009, 12:54 PM

Last weekend I had two more beers from the Orkney Brewery: Dark Island and The Red MacGregor.

Dark Island has everything that Dragonhead has, but more so. Bold smoky toasted malt and rich chocolaty flavors without a hint of bitterness. The body is full and satisfying. Overall, a well balanced beer with outstanding flavor.

I didn't care much for the Red MacGregor, but I'm not much of a red fan anyway. There were strong, sweet fruity flavors and I found the hops a bit much. It had a lingering bitter finish that made me want another Dark Island to cleanse the palate.

Scott

09-05-2009, 01:07 AM

Fluffy I can't see the image if yoiu have one posted<shrugs>

I got one of these to drink this evening, i'm excited.

http://www.hetanker.be/images/stories/compocuveebl.jpg

Gouden Carolus Carolus D'Or - Cuvée Van De Keizer

number 77 in the worlds top 100 beers

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1534/6947

http://beeradvocate.com/top_beers

Allright so tonight after the Pumkin Southern Tier at Redbones and bowling. I am back at home sipping on the Gouden Carolus Carolus D'Or - Cuvée Van De Keizer, this time I got the blue label. I got this pint for $10.00 dollars.

It pours a very dark reddish amber and has a large fluffy head like you would expect from a decent belgium beer. Smells like vanilla, very flowery with some lavender smells.

The taste is strong with dark fruits and with some caramel with a wonderfully carbonated 11.00% alcohol has totally given me a buzz.

it feels kindof silky in the mouth.

This is a great beer to have with some dessert or fruit, this is a great beer.

fluffy

09-05-2009, 06:31 PM

pro-beercan article;

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112575361&sc=fb&cc=fp

fluffy

09-05-2009, 10:06 PM

the wonderful wife picked me a mix pack today of various octoberfest/fall varieties. this was the first i tried tonight;

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GO0Q9VKVbM8/RucNHKkL8kI/AAAAAAAABDs/jC38YQhaMUw/s400/100_3098.jpg

pours ruby red with a lacy head and champagne bubbles. aroma is nutty and malty. flavor is sweet and buttery, almost more of a nut brown, probably contributed by the pecans. kinda oily finish with some caramel and burnt sugar notes. better than most abita beers ive had.

Keef Riffers

09-05-2009, 10:14 PM

Always and forever.

beer

fluffy

09-08-2009, 10:04 PM

a couple of new ones;

http://thefullpint.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/punkin_ale.jpg

aroma is heavily clove, cinnamon and nutmeg. flavor is strongly burnt sugar, banana and pumpkin obviously. alcohol burn with a slightly oily finish, like a nut brown almost. more malty than most of the Dogfish beers. nice, but the sweetness and spice are a bit too overpowering.

the other was this;

http://www.beerblitz.com/sitebuilder/images/Paulaner_Oktoberfest_Marzen_beer_bottle_beer_cap_b eer_glass_beer_head-789x1036.jpg

aroma is somewhat malty with some caramel notes. flavor is bright and tangy, with some honey notes and a little soda bread bite. aftertaste has some mild astrigent character and a little butteriness. I love Paulaner’s hefe but in the end this is kinda blah.

Tennessee Jedi

09-09-2009, 11:40 AM

Do not bother with the Harpoon mix-pack that is in the Knoxville stores right now...just more mediocre beers that do nothing but take up shelf space.

Also, the New Belgium Hoptoberfest is alright, but nothing special.

Damn, when will these distributors bother bringing in the good stuff from these two breweries?!

Hank IV

09-09-2009, 11:53 AM

Hey fluffy. Have you tried the "Saint Somewhere" brewed in Tarpon Springs?

fluffy

09-09-2009, 02:09 PM

Hey fluffy. Have you tried the "Saint Somewhere" brewed in Tarpon Springs?

never even heard of it, but given the info i just looked up, im not too surprised. sounds like they are still pretty small in the scope and offerings. the website is basically a single page, in fact. i know ive never seen any of their stuff down in the beer stores around here anyway. which is too bad, consider the bottled local offerings are pretty slim (basically Dunedin Brewery or Ybor City, which the latter isnt even made in Ybor, and is pretty awful stuff to boot). id be curious to try their stuff though.

fluffy

09-09-2009, 08:45 PM

tonight's selection;

http://www.beeronsunday.com/wp-content/images/beerlabels_com-04566.jpg

aroma is strongly cloves and vanilla. flavor is vaguely citrusy at first, with some mellow sweet yams and pumpkin background notes. some weird candied sugar aftertaste that is also vaguely chemical tasting. its not bad but there are better pumpkin ales out there. about as good as a Saranac product gets, which doesnt say much.

mgdrum

09-11-2009, 08:32 AM

2208

Had this beauty last weekend. Absolutely delicious!! Also, Pete's Rally Cap is PERFECT this year.

2209
Shiner SmokeHaus Sommer Bier, mesquite smoked rauchbier. This was surprisingly good. The best Shiner beer I've ever had actually. I do love smoked beers though, so some of you may hate it.

I also thought the NBB Hoptoberfest wasn't too exciting, but the impressive part was that it was consistent with their concept, I just wasn't too into the concept.

We have a dozen or so limited release bombers to try that we had to leave back home in CO. We'll pick them up in two weeks when we're back for GABF.

I am officially taking requests as we are driving to CO rather than flying.

Scott

09-11-2009, 11:10 PM

What do you mean "I am officially taking requests as we are driving to CO rather than flying." Do you mean that you will try Colorado beers that we suggest?

Scott

09-11-2009, 11:27 PM

So I could not find anything that I had not already drank from the top 100. Instead I opted for local beers.

After walking home from Davis square in the rain(great beer store) I started with the people's pint Imperial Stout. the peoples pint are located in Greenfield MA. It has a black and white label that is cobbled together with hand drawn shield imagery. The bottle is hand numbered 650

It had a large head with a gentle pour that stuck around for a bit. It looked completely black and smells like vanilla and black strap molasses.

the taste is dominated by the molasses but there are coffee, cherry and nutty tones as well with a slight woody finish. It has low carbonation and high alcohol content but it is not overpowering almost unnoticeable in the taste.

I find this beer could be better if the molasses were not such a such a strong element. So I give it a solid B or 4 out five pancakes.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/231/20964

The next one is Pretty Things Saint BoTolpsh's Town. a rustic dark Ale

Scott

09-11-2009, 11:38 PM

So I am currently drinking a pretty things Saint BoTolph's town Pretty things is brewed in Holyoke MA.

It poured into a large fluffy head that did not want to dissipate it has some bready yeast smells is very dark almost opaque but stll transparent with amber tones.

I love this brewery but the beer is still young like a really good complex homebrewer. There are some spicy tones that I cannot place.

I am blessed.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18371/47905

mgdrum

09-12-2009, 07:33 AM

What do you mean "I am officially taking requests as we are driving to CO rather than flying." Do you mean that you will try Colorado beers that we suggest?

No, that means I will bring back beers for trade, etc., that are requested.

fluffy

09-12-2009, 12:26 PM

went to friends house to to watch the rained out Rays/Sox game last night and picked up a mix pack of some stuff. the ones i had last night included;

Orlando Right on Red Ale-amber with a thin head. aroma is somewhat similar to a scottish ale, kinda malty and grassy. flavor is of light caramel, somewhat floral but had a odd chemical finish that hits the back of your tongue. a little hoppy bite in the end, but overall its kinda unbalanced. better red ales out there.

Wolaver's Will Stevens Pumpkin Ale-aroma is typical for the style of beer of course-nutmeg, cinnamon, clove. but its too sweet, the spices are off balanced and its a little "raw" tasting of the pumpkin flavors. the aftertaste is missing any hoppiness and its got a funky bitterness and stale bread flavor that lingers. id take Shipyard's or Dogfish Head's pumpkin beers any day over this.

La Caracole Ambrée-kind of a ruby/sunset kinda color. aroma is a little yeasty and tangy. flavor is a little citrus-y with some pear and apple flavors, almost like a cider. a little bit of matly finish with more of that tang of the citrus. no real aftertaste to speak of, fairly clean finish. kinda interesting.

Tennessee Jedi

09-14-2009, 01:33 PM

fluffy

09-14-2009, 04:47 PM

Spaten Oktoberfest last night. meh.

fluffy

09-14-2009, 10:28 PM

tonight was my first foray into rauchbier (smoked beer);

http://www.nwmicrobrews.com/Fort_Collins/Z_Lager.jpg

color is like dark apple juice with a thin head. aroma is like charred wood and toasted bread. flavor is smoky and tastes similar to a black lager, lots of cocoa and caramel notes. its got a stronger hop presence that i expected as well, like maybe a pilsner. aftertaste you definitely get some of the smokiness, and a little bit of a oily coating on the tongue. kinda neat but i wouldnt want a sixer of the stuff.

Scott

09-15-2009, 06:15 AM

Sounds good, I've had cambridge brewing companies smoked beer and have been wanting to try Stone's smoked porter.

mgdrum

09-15-2009, 08:21 AM

Z lager is my fave smoked LAGER

My fave smoked beer that is bottled:
1) O'Fallon Smoke
2) Alaskan Smoked Porter
3) Z lager
4) I hate to say this but....Shiner Sommer Bier!!!
5) Rauchenfelzer

Other notables that I've had off tap:
1) Smoke on the Water the Sandlot Brewery (inside Coors field)
2) Smoky and the Beer Bosco's
3) Fort Collins Double Smoked Dopplebock

I looovve smoked beers. You should truly try drinking these beers with a BBQ piece of meat, particularly a hamburger with smoked gouda. The flavor enhancement is unreal. I can session these beers though, so I realize I'm in the minority. They also go GREAT with smoked almonds!

fluffy

09-15-2009, 09:24 AM

I looovve smoked beers. You should truly try drinking these beers with a BBQ piece of meat, particularly a hamburger with smoked gouda. The flavor enhancement is unreal. I can session these beers though, so I realize I'm in the minority. They also go GREAT with smoked almonds!

see, i would have thought going the opposite direction would work better-going with something unsmoked, say a non-charcoal burger and fries, and then let the beer add the smokiness. i woulda thought a smoked beer with smoked critter and smoked cheese would be overkill.

i will have to hunt out some more of these at some point, but again its not something i could session. do any of the smoked beers come in cans? my wife makes a chicken dish where stick a can of beer up the rump and put it standing on the grill for a few hours. i would think this beer would be perfect for that.

Michael

09-15-2009, 01:53 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a problem (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327253.400-climate-change-depresses-beer-drinkers.html).
~m.

fluffy

09-18-2009, 09:44 PM

tonight was another beverage mistake;

http://brewnette.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/pumpkinsix-2.jpeg

pours cloudy amber red with a thick lasting head, almost like a dark wheat. aroma is clove and pumpkin, but a weird metallic odor. flavor is more of raw pumpkin though, with some light malt and butterscotch in the background. too hop heavy in the aftertaste though, making it unbalanced. mild alcohol burn. overall, pretty disappointing. which is too bad; its a beautiful beer. might be good to cook with though, like a pumpkin soup.

last night had;
http://www.mendobrew.com/images/seasonal/spring/bock_6Pk_224x248.jpg

pours light reddish orange with a slight whitish head. smells of floral and spice. light caramel taste with yeasty notes. taste is a little hoppy at the end, but nothing remarkable. a bit of a bang of alcohol on the palette. it was ok, nothing special.

Scott

09-19-2009, 12:05 AM

I'm telling ya don't trust smuttynose...

Scott

09-19-2009, 12:11 AM

Tonight I had a pint of Ølfabrikken Porter

http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/images/beers/Olfabrikken_Porter.jpg

It poured dark with a dark beige 1.5 inch head. You could smell the alcohol even though it was only 7.5%, along with vanilla and dark musky fruit.

The taste was surprising not sweet but woody and bitter with light carbonation, vanilla and coffee tones.

yum.

fluffy

09-19-2009, 10:34 PM

tonight's offering;

http://www.blatzcave.com/beers/hook_and_ladder_backdraft_brown.jpg

pours mahogany brown with quickly dissipating head. aroma is buttery and nutty. flavor is very sweet, like toffee brittle. leaves and oily coating on the tounge with some woody caramel notes. a tad too sweet for me. very good though otherwise.

mgdrum

09-20-2009, 12:55 AM

Holy crap! Only 4 more days 'til GABF! I wish they let volunteers take beer home. Even if a brewer gives you beer you can't take it out of the convention center. All the extra beer goes to the po-lice!

Tennessee Jedi

09-21-2009, 12:16 PM

Still impressed by Shiner's Smokehaus...even my wife craves it now.

Another good beer in Knoxville for the first time - tho apparently only available, like the Smokehaus, at World Market - is the Drifter Pale Ale by Widmer. I've never liked their other beers, but this is one of he best pales I've had in awhile.

mgdrum

09-25-2009, 12:41 PM

fluffy

09-25-2009, 05:06 PM

this past week has seen me drinking;

Spaten Munchen Dunkel-meh. as good as could be expected.

Highland Brewing Clawhammer Oktoberfest-another middling offering from an overrated brewery.

Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale-after Shipyard's Pumpkinhead, this is the best pumpkin beer ive had. secret i think is that they roast them beforehand. again, not something id drink a lot of, but still pretty good for what it is.

tonight heading to Datz Deli, which always has some fun stuff on tap;

http://www.datzdeli.com/menus/bar/

BigAl

09-25-2009, 09:50 PM

I may be going to Chattanooga soon. Does anyone know of any place there that has a good beer selection?

I recently heard from a guy at Leaf & Ale that Knoxville probably won't be getting any German Oktoberfests this year, like Hacker-Pschorr or Paulaner which I really want. In fact, there are many great Oktoberfests and Pumpkin Ales that Knoxville doesn't get (no surprise there). Looks like I'm going to have to plan on making seasonal beer runs somewhere from now on.

Scott

09-25-2009, 11:04 PM

I've had the Paulaner Octoberfest and well it was just mediocre. I enjoyed the Sam Adams Ocktoberfest a bit more.

The Southern Tier Pumpkin ale kicks ass, stay away from Shipyard's pumkin ale it taste like a spiced ale with pumpkin extract added.

fluffy

09-26-2009, 08:38 AM

at Datz' last night, had the Dogfish Pumpkin again, and some brown ale that was so unmemorable i dont remember its name. the only thing that i had that was really that interesting was the Blanche De Bruxelles, a very bright wheat ale. very refreshing, but was about 2 steps from lemonade.

rikki

09-26-2009, 08:41 PM

I like the Highland Clawhammer Oktoberfest, a straightforward harvest lager, better than most of their regular offerings. They ought to brew it all year.

Tennessee Jedi

09-28-2009, 12:10 PM

I picked up Highlands boxed mix pack this weekend...it had the Kashmir IPA and Black Mocha Stout that are never available otherwise in the Knoxville market. Both good beers. I like HIghland quite a bit, though their wheat beer is truly perfunctory.

fluffy

09-30-2009, 09:14 PM

tried this tonight;

http://marketpower.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345158c869e201157128ac6a970c-800wi

boy howdy, was this mislabeled. calling this a "brown ale" is a stretch, as its more of a IPA or pale ale. i know that Dogfish has a "india brown ale" too, and its similar to this. personally not my thing as im not a fan of IPAs but the hybridization of the IPA and the brown is an interesting style all the same. quite complex but not my thing.

BigAl

10-01-2009, 03:34 AM

Scott

10-01-2009, 06:59 AM

Yeah I enjoyed the Ølfabrikken Porter and would get it again, It was a bit pricey, around $13 for a pint but they had to import it from Denmark.

Maybe I'll get another this weekend.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/11063/31956

Scott

10-01-2009, 07:14 AM

Although I am sad my favorite session is over, it was a great year. New Glarus brought their beer ON TAP for the first time, and I can't believe how different it tasted (in a GREAT way).

Brooklyn's Cuvee de Cardoz was the best beer of the night.

http://beernews.org/2009/05/brooklyn-cuvee-de-cardoz-next-in-brewmaster-reserve-series/

Also, Black IPAs are a new one this year for us. Deschutes was outstanding and it will be interesting to try others.

The other notables of the evening:

Erie Brewing Railbender Ale (scotch style)
Heavy Seas/Clipper City's Marzhon (Vienna style lager/Marzen/Oktoberfest) Sam Adams Bourbon Barrel Aged Utopias 2009 (defintely worth the wait)
Blue Moon Peanut Butter Ale
America's Brewing Double Bourbon Barrel Imperial Cherry Stout

Tonight is the real push for tasting!!! I hope I'm still standing!!!

Glad to hear that the Brooklyn's Cuvee de Cardoz is doing well. Earlier in this thread folks were dissing the Brooklyn Brewery. Glad to hear that they are putting out some good brews. It is also nice to hear that Samuel Adams Brewery is still in the game.

I'm always on the lookout for something from Deschute, I would like to get hold of the Black Butte XXI or the The Abyss. Someday.

The Blue Moon Peanut Butter Ale that just sounds terrible lol. Was this Blue Moon Brewing Company @ Sandlot or the Coors Blue Moon.

fluffy

10-01-2009, 12:13 PM

Glad to hear that the Brooklyn's Cuvee de Cardoz is doing well. Earlier in this thread folks were dissing the Brooklyn Brewery. Glad to hear that they are putting out some good brews.

their Local #1 is to die for.

The Blue Moon Peanut Butter Ale that just sounds terrible lol. Was this Blue Moon Brewing Company @ Sandlot or the Coors Blue Moon.

god, i thought he was joking. please tell me this product doesnt exist.

Tennessee Jedi

10-01-2009, 04:20 PM

their Local #1 is to die for.

god, i thought he was joking. please tell me this product doesnt exist.

yes, and I wish I could do that

fluffy

10-01-2009, 09:23 PM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/2461935418_f927cc30d9.jpg

had this tonight. without a doubt the single best domestic replica of a german hefe ive had so far. and given that the stuff coming in from overseas is about a dollar more a bottle, the next time i want the real thing im picking this up.

Tennessee Jedi

10-02-2009, 11:56 AM

Penn does a great job with their German-inspired beers...they clearly know their stuff. Too many American hefeweizens just don't cut it.

mgdrum

10-02-2009, 01:19 PM

Yes peanut butter ale is real, and actually very good. It's a light ale with a peanut aftertaste. It is made by Blue Moon brewing NOT the Sandlot @ Coors Field (which is actually the superior brewery).

I LOVE the Black Butte XXII. I got to bring back a bottle and it's so exceptional. The Abyss is a top ten Imp Stout all time. I just had a bottle that I aged for a year. Yum.

There are so many on my list. One night I should sit down and list/comment on all the ones from GABF.

Scott

10-02-2009, 09:04 PM

Scott

10-02-2009, 10:27 PM

Tennessee Jedi

10-04-2009, 08:30 AM

Good news! North coast brewing is now in the knoxville market!

fluffy

10-04-2009, 06:13 PM

http://thefullpint.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lazy-mag-indian-summer.jpg

for some reason, i really want to like Lazy Magnolia brewing. from the outset their products sound really good. and its not that their stuff is bad. its just a couple of the ones ive tried have been kind of a letdown. this one is basically a watery wheat ale. and a while back i had the Southern Pecan Brown Ale and while id be intrigued to cook with it, i just wasnt that impressed with the flavor. oh well, all i can is keep trying some of their other stuff.

and in related local beer news;

Ybor brewery Cigar City has rocked the beer world since its first release last year, with ratings on beer review sites that put some of its brews at the top of the heap, along with widespread critical acclaim. Now the local brewery can add another bauble to its trophy case.

In the annual Great American Beer Festival National Beer Competition, Cigar City’s Cedar-aged Humidor Series India Pale Ale took a gold medal for the Wood Aged Beer category. Here’s a quote from judge and UK beer writer Melissa Cole that sums up why:

“The stand-out beer for me that I judged, in terms of innovation, was the winner of the gold category in wood-aged beers, the Humidor Series IPA, Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, FL. It is aged on the wood of cigar boxes, which is called cigar cedar but is actually from the mahogany family, and the spice and aroma it imparts to the beer is absolutely incredible. The base beer IPA itself was technically flawless and the pepper, sandalwood, vanilla, cinnamon, cedar, leather and tobacco notes that poured off it were more akin to a rum descriptor than a beer but still incredible nonetheless.”

Over 3,300 beers entered the competition, in a wide variety of categories, with only 78 garnering the gold. It’s a clear sign that Cigar City’s owner Joey Redner and brewmaster Wayne Wambles have entered the national beer scene in a big way, quickly morphing from their enterprise from a local craft brewer to a beer force to be reckoned with.

http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/30/cigar-city-brings-home-a-gold-from-the-great-american-beer-festival/

ive been meaning to get down to Ybor to try their stuff. maybe this was just the goosing i needed to do so.

mgdrum

10-04-2009, 07:20 PM

Unfortunately the IPA was only for judging not tasting, but I was impressed with their other beers (that I can remember!).

Scott

10-04-2009, 10:32 PM

Allright I got one of these

Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2541/6317

and a southern tier pumking ale which I am drinking right now.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/38394

The southern Tier is an odd beer, small head a bit warm. I think this should be chilled. I am gonna stick it in the freezer.

Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label

So this was my first sour, i poured it fairly vigorously and got a 1 inch head. It has an amber color and smells like apples. The taste like you would expect is very sour after a few sips it becomes tastier, and something you want to sip with some good cheese.

I have now drank 30 of beer Advocates top 100 and I am pleasantly surprised at the diversity that beer offers and I wonder if wine has the same breadth of variety?

Tennessee Jedi

10-05-2009, 12:08 PM

I have now drank 30 of beer Advocates top 100 and I am pleasantly surprised at the diversity that beer offers and I wonder if wine has the same breadth of variety?

The honest answer is: no

And why all the foodie mags choose to hamstring themselves by only pairing food with wine is beyond me.

It all comes down to wine snobbery.

Scott

10-09-2009, 11:37 PM

Tonight I had a Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic $8.59 for 12 ounce bottle.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/388/1632

It had both a bottle cap and a cork the first time that I have saw that. I opened and poured carefully so as not to get all of those live sediment in my glass. I got a very small head which dissipated leaving a ring around the glass that reminded me of grape juice. This would be fun to slip into a baptist communion and watch them pucker up.

This however is made with cherries and has a cloudy red hue with hints of amber.

It really sour with a cherry/raspberry aftertaste it goes well with the blueberry pie that I am eating with it sweet and sour.

mehem

10-15-2009, 04:39 PM

the fight for gravity is on(feel free to use that volume button and ignore the music)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh6oGwOMVeY

Scott

10-18-2009, 12:39 AM

the fight for gravity is on(feel free to use that volume button and ignore the music)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh6oGwOMVeY

man what a horrible beer store they could have called him a cab <grins>

Scott

10-18-2009, 12:49 AM

Last night I had a Pech Mortel I have had this beer before and I love it. The labels on all of the beer from Brasserie Dieu Du Cieli are beautiful that I am sure cheese and wine have been consumed in admiration of. They remind me of Mr Crowley's tarot deck.

Last night I learned how to drink it. I found that if I tasted the beer on the back and sides of my tongue that it transcended into a great beer. This is a beer made from coffee and taste a great deal like a good French roast with Alcohol.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vbczmt9LYRw/SaDepch5cTI/AAAAAAAACRU/QR_dE1qPSc8/s320/Peche+Mortel.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1141/10325

I need to get Pech Mortel, Old Rasputin and Stone's Russian Imperial stout together some night for a comparison.

What is your favorite coffee beer?

Also does anybody suggest any of the other beers from Brasserie Dieu Du Cieli?

BigAl

10-18-2009, 08:48 PM

Penn does a great job with their German-inspired beers...they clearly know their stuff. Too many American hefeweizens just don't cut it.

I would love to try that Penn Hefe - their Oktoberfest is incredible as well. I recently had a Goose Island Hefeweizen that was on tap in one of their brewpubs in Chicago that also was outstanding.

BigAl

10-22-2009, 05:25 AM

Spaten Oktoberfest last night. meh.

I don't know - I just had a few of these and thought they were pretty decent - no accounting for taste, I guess. I like it a little better than the Paulaner Oktoberfest. Left Hand's Dogtoberfest isn't too bad. Leinenkugel's is OK, and you can get it in Knoxville, so that's a plus.

I've had some Brooklyn Pumpkin Ale, which is a little bitter in the finish, IMO. Dogfish Head Punkin Ale is probably a little better, as is Catawba Valley Pumpkin Ale (from Asheville, NC).

If you can find Ayinger's Oktoberfest, do yourself a favor and grab it - this is my favorite so far:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/39/1361

Scott

10-22-2009, 09:28 AM

I've been thinking about trying the Ayinger Ocktoberfest maybe I will this weekend.

Southern Tier's pumkin beer is pretty good, and I like Samuel Adams Oktoberfest.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/38394
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/35/102

Tennessee Jedi

10-23-2009, 11:54 AM

I've had them all, and I'll stand on a stack of Bibles and promise you that Sam Adams Oktoberfest is the best in the world...the German Ok's are just weak nowadays.

Scott

11-06-2009, 09:42 PM

Allright tonight I am going to try Brooklyn Breweries Black Chocolate Stout.

Check it out.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/680

yum

Tennessee Jedi

11-07-2009, 06:31 AM

Allright tonight I am going to try Brooklyn Breweries Black Chocolate Stout.

Check it out.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/680

yum

ditto

Scott

11-07-2009, 10:49 AM

Allright tonight I am going to try Brooklyn Breweries Black Chocolate Stout.

Check it out.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/680

yum

Allright this beer poured so dark that flashlight would not shine through the black goodness. It had a strong 1 inch head beige head and I can subtly smell it from 4 feet away.

The first smell is a of chocolate and alcohol the 10.0% ABV comes out in the smell and the taste.

It has some woody tones and I find that it's better chilled slightly. The alcohol is prevelant in the smell and the taste putting the experience out of balance unless your just looking to fall out of the window with a beer in hand.

This really reminds me of the Ølfabrikken Porter it has the same woody taste. The chocolate taste not sweet. taste approximatly 80% cocoa.

For personal taste I tend to like sweeter stouts but this the taste on this beer is excellent except for the alcohol being out of balance.

Tonight I am going to drink the Southern Tier ChoKlat. I am going to have to find some dessert to go with it any suggestions?

mgdrum

11-07-2009, 05:44 PM

something with Chocolate ganache.

Scott

11-26-2009, 08:15 AM

Last weekend I found a speedway stout by alesmith brewery.

I can't seem to find my notes on it but it poured dark with a slight head and was slightly bitter went well with the 72% cacao chocolate I had.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/396/3833

Ranks 35 in the top 100
http://beeradvocate.com/top_beers

Scott

11-27-2009, 08:25 PM

So I got a pint of the Alesmith Holiday ale

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/396/7284

and the Alesmith IPA for the weekend.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/396/3916

Scott

11-27-2009, 10:38 PM

Wow the Ipa has a huge head with float like lacing.

Tennessee Jedi

11-28-2009, 11:29 AM

Picked up a bunch of high-grav Victory and Terrapin beers yesterday while in Nashville at Frugal McDoogals...man, will someone please explain to me why Knoxville's beer selection is so piss poor compared to Nashville? It's getting to the point that I don't even want to look when I'm outta town because it is so damn depressing!

fluffy

11-28-2009, 05:58 PM

somehow i accumulated 3 cases of various beers in the fridge. no idea how it happened. not that im complaining.

Scott

11-28-2009, 09:39 PM

Tennessee Jedi

11-30-2009, 11:50 AM

I haven't had any Terrapin's as of yet but Victory's Storm King stout is one of my favorite beers.

Yep, I got that one...iz good.

Scott

12-12-2009, 01:39 AM

Hunahpus Imperial Stout

Fluffy your next assignment is to drink this beer and report back.

Do not disappoint us.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17981/47022

fluffy

12-19-2009, 09:09 AM

I haven't had any Terrapin's as of yet but Victory's Storm King stout is one of my favorite beers.

tried the Terrapin Wake n Bake or whatever its called last night. bleh. like drinking fermented molasses.

Scott

12-19-2009, 10:42 AM

Fermented Molasses could be a good thing but I guess if that is all there was it wouldn't be to good.

I had a dark beer that was black as molasses but a bit more complex.

Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast

I poured it into a pint glass and it had a wonderful mocha coloured 3 inch head. It smelled like beer lol with vanilla, cherry like a good dark chocolate.

It starts with a woody strong coffee taste but is well balanced a bit to much carbonation and as it sits out for a bit it really becomes a wonderful beer. I'm gonna get another one soon.

http://drfermento.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/mikkeller_beergeek.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/28877

Scott

12-19-2009, 10:44 AM

so fluffy have you seen the Hunahpus Imperial Stout down florida way?

Scott

12-19-2009, 08:06 PM

Tonight per mgdrums recommendation I got a Duchesse De Bourgogne.

http://ruination.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/duchesse-de-bourgogne-331.jpg

I will tell you'ns about it later.

Scott

12-20-2009, 01:02 PM

All-right this beer had a large foamy 1 1/2 inch head the smell is sour earthy and fruity.

The taste is a surprise it is just a bit sour with a raisins or dark fruit taste some cardemon tastes with a dry finish.

It would be really good with some sharp cheese.

Tennessee Jedi

12-21-2009, 12:11 PM

As is my Xmas time habit, I picked up the Sam Adams winter sampler, which has all the usual suspects except this year they decided to add their Costal Wheat beer (which I actually enjoy unlike most other Sam wheats) but which absolutely does not belong in THIS box.

Anyhoo, am I the only one who really enjoys the Cranberry Lambic? I love this beer...it's hardly a true lambic, but I've always wondered about all the hate for this beer.

NeilMcCauley

12-21-2009, 02:34 PM

Anyone care that Guinness was burning?

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irish-firefighters-contain-blaze-at-Guinness-factory-in-Dublin-79816847.html?1=1 (http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irish-firefighters-contain-blaze-at-Guinness-factory-in-Dublin-79816847.html?1=1)

Tennessee Jedi

12-22-2009, 11:15 AM

Scott

12-23-2009, 01:08 AM

they could use a bit darker malt lol

toby

12-23-2009, 01:10 AM

http://shrani.si/f/2y/eh/19kFwXHS/lasko-pivo.jpg

promateur

01-01-2010, 07:56 AM

A Hoppy New Year to all you ale-drinkers, and may it nae be as bitter as your ill-fermented brew. Learn to love the lagers' malt and turn your feeble existence to the smoooooth.
Che Zed is the only answer.

mgdrum

01-01-2010, 05:38 PM

Had Founder's Backwoods Bastard last night, much better than Dirty Bastard (less hoppy). Wonderful bourbon notes, and super smooth with little carbonation as most oaked/bourbon barrel aged beers do.

Disappointed that all the Anderson Valley Winter Solstice Ale I bought was spoiled! So pissed off. There's nothing more that I hate than a spoiled batch of my fave beers.

Did catch a huge deal on NBB Sunshine Wheat ...$4.99 a sixer because it was past it's date...which isn't a big deal for the regular NBB brews because their quality standards are so high. Beer is still perfect!

Tennessee Jedi

01-11-2010, 12:08 PM

My brother dropped off some of the Goose Island Belgian beers that they have been making lately, and all I can say is, anybody want to roadtrip to Chicago?

Scott

01-16-2010, 12:06 PM

Cool I would love to try something from goose island

check this out:

Ray Daniels of the Cicerone Beer Certification Program comes to Asheville

Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Asheville beer people get to meet another beer “celebrity” when Ray Daniels comes to town. You can rank Ray right up there with Charlie Papazian with his incredible wealth of beer knowledge. Ray is in town to teach courses at the Grove Park Inn for Cicerone Certification Program. The Cicerone is the beer equivalent to a wine sommelier. In recent years with the resurgence of craft beer, there has been much debate as to what you call a true beer professional—the one that knows all things beer, inside-and-out. Daniels stepped to the challenge. Harvard educated with a storied career in beer (and marketing), Daniels has worked previously for the Real Ale Fest in Chicago and The Brewers Association before creating the Cicerone Program in 2007.

http://blogasheville.blogspot.com/2010/01/ray-daniels-of-cicerone-beer.html

Tennessee Jedi

02-03-2010, 11:45 AM

JMG

02-03-2010, 12:08 PM

Boris

02-03-2010, 12:12 PM

While not huge, I like Food City's beer selection, and they're cheaper than Kroger.

Stay away from that beer, or you'll soon be huge.

Tennessee Jedi

02-04-2010, 11:39 AM

Saw Terrapin wheat and an ale at Food City yesterday. Where are they on tap? While not huge, I like Food City's beer selection, and they're cheaper than Kroger.

Terrapin is at the Half Barrel fo sho. And I agree on Food City vs. Kroger...kinda weird how that works.

CAFKIA

02-04-2010, 01:01 PM

bump!

damn, has no one drank a beer round here lately? :-)

word is that Terrapin is finally in town on tap...haven't seen any bottles yet in stores

i regularly check in to McScrooges to see what they have, but 95% of their stuff is from Europe...not sure why they can't get their hands on the best US microbrews

anybody know?

Liquor stores cannot sell standard beers. They can only sell the so-called "super beers" or high gravity or high alcohol. The Europeans produce a lot of those. You will find that Dogfish Head and Stone Brewing Company beers are pretty standard fare in liquor stores right alongside the Belgians and such. If a beer is in the supermarket it is 5% or lower, if it is in the liquor store, it is higher.

Boris

02-04-2010, 01:59 PM

Liquor stores cannot sell standard beers. They can only sell the so-called "super beers" or high gravity or high alcohol. The Europeans produce a lot of those. You will find that Dogfish Head and Stone Brewing Company beers are pretty standard fare in liquor stores right alongside the Belgians and such. If a beer is in the supermarket it is 5% or lower, if it is in the liquor store, it is higher.

I bought some Fat Tire in a grocery store that was 5.2%, according to the label.

Boris

02-04-2010, 02:03 PM

I bought some Fat Tire in a grocery store that was 5.2%, according to the label.

Well, maybe not Fat Tire, but some New Belgium product, maybe Hoptoberfest. Their web site says it's 6%.

CAFKIA

02-04-2010, 02:08 PM

Well, maybe not Fat Tire, but some New Belgium product, maybe Hoptoberfest. Their web site says it's 6%.
IIRC there are two methods of stating the amount and they produce different numbers, perhaps by weight or by volume. I think it can be legally stated either way and the rules still apply. Anything over the "standard" amount sends the beer to the liquor aisle.

Boris

02-04-2010, 02:10 PM

IIRC there are two methods of stating the amount and they produce different numbers, perhaps by weight or by volume. I think it can be legally stated either way and the rules still apply. Anything over the "standard" amount sends the beer to the liquor aisle.

That's what surprised me about finding it at Three Rivers Market.

Scott

02-04-2010, 08:14 PM

I've been getting Beer Geek Breakfast recently

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/28877

I plan on getting one tomorrow night I'll right a review for it this weekend.

Tennessee Jedi

02-05-2010, 11:35 AM

Liquor stores cannot sell standard beers. They can only sell the so-called "super beers" or high gravity or high alcohol. The Europeans produce a lot of those. You will find that Dogfish Head and Stone Brewing Company beers are pretty standard fare in liquor stores right alongside the Belgians and such. If a beer is in the supermarket it is 5% or lower, if it is in the liquor store, it is higher.

Actually, American micro-brewers produce far more high-gravity beers than Europeans do...there must be a distribution issue to explain the discrepancy between foreigh and domestic beers in the liquor stores.

Scott

02-05-2010, 11:26 PM

Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout I got this instead of the cat shit beer <grins>

Opaque black with a large, tan colored head. It had beautiful lacing that held up as I went to find my writing pad.

The smell reminds me of berries and of coarse oak which leads makes me think of an old skateboard by logan earth and ski. I loved that board with the nails stuck in it, barefoot skateboarding in North Carolina sigh...

It doesn't have a broad taste but a subtle one with hints of vanilla and hops with malty chocolate.

Just a bit of carbonation for a wonderful mouth feel. This is a great Imperial Stout.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/158/19216

yum I had it with some Stone Ground Chocolate from Taza.

Batch Information
Variety: 80% Stone Ground Dark Bar
Made On: November 11 2009
Ingredients: Organic roasted cacao, cane sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla bean.
Last Made: November 2 2009

Cacao Origin:
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Provincia: María Trinidad Sánchez
Municipality: El Factor (El Pozo)
Area: Reserva Científica Loma Guacanejo
Fermentery Location: Lat. 19.293363, Long. -69.904128
Varietal: Mostly Trinitario; Some Criollo.
http://www.tazachocolate.com/OurProcess/See_How_Your_Batch_was_Made/?batchNum=247&searchBtn.x=0&searchBtn.y=0

BigAl

02-07-2010, 09:32 PM

Paulaner Salvator Double Bock
Bell's Porter
Bell's Third Coast Beer (American Blonde Ale)
Founder's Breakfast Stout
Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale
Stoudt's Pils
Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold

Scott

02-07-2010, 10:37 PM

I've had the founders Breakfast Stout and it's subtle but good for a breakfast stout, Founders is a great brewery.

Founders Kentucky breakfast stout is like whiskey it's so strong. Paulener also consistently make good beer. You will have to tell us about the rest.

Tennessee Jedi

02-08-2010, 11:27 AM

Uncapped my first batch of homebrew in over 11 years last night...pretty damn tasty I have to say. It was a basic pale ale, and my next one will be a Belgian Tripel.

Scott

02-08-2010, 10:16 PM

I've been wanting to do that but have yet to start that project.

Tennessee Jedi

02-09-2010, 11:44 AM

Honestly, even though it is cheaper than buying store beer (assuming the batch comes out well...not always guaranteed), once you figure in the cost of equipment and labor (even at minimum wage) it really is about pride in brewing your own, not the economy of it.

mgdrum

02-09-2010, 10:20 PM

Just got the word that New Belgium has swapped Sunshine Wheat (one of their earliest beers) for Mothership Wit in Knoxville! Everyone should rejoice!!!!

Scott

02-09-2010, 10:31 PM

Hey Tennessee Jed

Yeah I've been wanting to make an imperial stout with Ancho peppers. I will do it one of these days.

check this out
http://www.33beers.com/

Tennessee Jedi

02-10-2010, 12:34 PM

Just got the word that New Belgium has swapped Sunshine Wheat (one of their earliest beers) for Mothership Wit in Knoxville! Everyone should rejoice!!!!

I saw both at Earth Fare a few days ago...they both bore me to tears frankly.

Tennessee Jedi

02-10-2010, 12:37 PM

Hey Tennessee Jed

Yeah I've been wanting to make an imperial stout with Ancho peppers. I will do it one of these days.

check this out
http://www.33beers.com/

I'm planning on making an oatmeal stout...I really think that darker beers are easier to pull off with simple brewing techniques. The last time I tried to make one, I attempted a high-grav version, and the feermenter lid blew off 3 times!!! Ruined it becuase of the infections of the new wort unfortunately.

That was 11 years ago, and I hopefully have learned a few things since then.

Scott

02-13-2010, 01:16 PM

So I found a Bourbon County Stout by Goose Island
http://www.gooseisland.com/filebin/images/products/thumbs/bourbon_county_stout_2009.gif

Chicago huh so what are they trying to do here.

It has a serious bare bones label and pours with barely any head and it dissipated quickly I think that this may be a bit flat. This beer has is 13% alcohol by volume. I have had this experience in the past with high alcohol beers being a bit flat.

It smells like apple and vanilla the alcohol is very present in the nose like a barleywine. It also taste like barelywine with the alcohol very present burning with caramel tones that warm me up on this cold winter evening.

It goes well with the Spaghetti squash gratin I made with smoked Gruyere cheese.

There is a bourbon and woody taste from the Bourbon Barrels that it was brewed in. I'm a bit disappointed in the lack of carbonation maybe it seeped out in the bottle cap, I think a beer like this should be corked. It remands me of a cheap tawny port that I used to drink ever now and then what was her name?

I'll try another one next week to see if it was the one bottle or the whole shipment.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1146/10672

Tennessee Jedi

02-15-2010, 12:05 PM

I've had that stout before, and while I thought it was really good - apparently better than you thought it was - I have to admit that after hearing so many critical hosannas about it that i was somewhat underwhelmed.

Personally, I prefer a plain old oatmeal stout at conventional strength most of the time.

Scott

02-15-2010, 12:44 PM

The disappoint I had was in the flatness. It was head and shoulders above anything else that I have drunk this weekend.

I'll try another one next weekend and see what I think.

Tennessee Jedi

02-16-2010, 11:52 AM

The disappoint I had was in the flatness. It was head and shoulders above anything else that I have drunk this weekend.

I'll try another one next weekend and see what I think.

Any beer that starts getting above 13% in my experience is prone to being less carbonated, but I have also had way too much experience - especially in Knoxvville - with beers simply not being properly cared for in the stores. One store in particular likes to put their "on sale" high-grav stuff in the store window!!!

Scott

03-07-2010, 02:27 PM

I had another Bourbon County Stout and it had more of a head on it. I think that the first one had gone a bit flat.

Other news that I found:

Another Carolina brewery will launch next Thursday in Asheville: Mother Earth Brewing from Kinston, NC. Owner Trent Mooring and Brewmaster Josh Brewer (great name, eh?) will be coming along to chat beer and put beverages in your hands. The evening starts with a tasting at the humble storefront from 5:00-7:00 p.m. followed by four Mother Earth taps at The Thirsty Monk. Please join us, beer people, as we welcome a new North Carolina brewery into the mountains! We had the great opportunity to share a beer with Brewmaster Josh way back in late 2009 and we’re excited to have him back.

http://blogasheville.blogspot.com/2010/03/mother-earth-brewing-launch-in-wnc-next.html

Tennessee Jedi

03-08-2010, 11:43 AM

Well, the beautiful weather derailed my plan to resume homebrewing after a 12 year hiatus...got an oatmealstout and IPA to make the next time there is a rainy weekend.

Other than that, a good weekend to sip beer after yardwork...too bad teh beer selction in this town is so limited.

Has anyone tried any of the Lazy Magnolia beers that were recently introduced to the Knoxville market?

Scott

03-19-2010, 08:01 PM

The last two weekends I've been getting a couple of wonderful beers that I want to talk about.

Once upon a time is a historical recreation beer.

Once Upon A Time:

The first historical recreation from Pretty Things. February 27th, 1832 is a London XXXX Mild Ale first brewed on Brick Lane. It is a 10.5% alcohol beer: golden coloured, with Kent Golding leaf hops. It was brewed without refrigeration, and we followed the original brewday document, as collected by brewing historian Ron Pattinson.

Breweries in London at that time were enormous: our batch is a drop in the size of the batch that was originally brewed. In those days, it was common to use a LOT of hops: ours has around 4.5lb/bbl, but it was not unheard of to use a ton of hops in a single brew: insane.

This beer poured a good 1 inch head

Smells like caramel and Hops and has a depth of flavour that concedes to a nice belly warmth from the alcohol.(edit no it doesn't, have belly warmth that is) I will take a picture later tonight. This beer has a distinct spiced ale liquorice taste.

http://funhouserock.com/funhouse/blab/picture.php?albumid=78&pictureid=793

http://prettythingsbeertoday.com/site/node/83

Scott

03-19-2010, 08:07 PM

The second beer is Nugget nectar an imperial Amber by the Troeg brothers in Pennsylvania.

I've been drinking these right out of the bottle once again it has lots of caramel flavours and is very hoppy but has more piney overtones. I keep mistakenly thinking that this beer is an IPA but it is obviously not. Tonight I had one with a spicy tempura roll for supper.

http://www.drunkenpolack.com/images/nuggetnectar.JPG

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/15881

and I love the label. If this beer was available year around it would be my standard session beer. It's like a hoppy sam adams lager

Tennessee Jedi

03-22-2010, 10:44 AM

tried the new Noble Pils from Sam Adams this weekend...whoop-dee-freaking-doo.

Also had Stone's new Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale...well made beer as always, but I always seem to have to choke their beers down as they are just too far out of whack with regards to balance. perhaps I am not "worthy" as their labels like to say

mgdrum

03-22-2010, 11:02 AM

tried the new Noble Pils from Sam Adams this weekend...whoop-dee-freaking-doo.

I have to disagree. Very hop forward solid pilsner. No it wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it was a good hoppy pilsner.

Mark Steel

03-22-2010, 11:18 AM

Kind of amazed noone's mentioned the Stout to End All Other Stouts....

http://www.kerrianddave.com/updates/spb2.jpg

St. Peter's Cream Stout ... Good stuff ...

Scott

03-22-2010, 10:19 PM

Hmm I'll have to try St Peter's cream stout some time. Milk's stout's for me are sort of an acquired taste. My favorite stout currrently would be Ten Fidy but that's an imperial Stout. I love imperial Stout's

The only milk stout that I have had is left handed's milk stout and that took some getting used to, but it was good.

Mark Steel

03-23-2010, 09:33 AM

The only milk stout that I have had is left handed's milk stout and that took some getting used to, but it was good.

Not a fan. Can't stand them, actually, with it's overcooked malt. Given the choice, I'll take a Miller Lite. ;-)

It's gotten weird lately ... so many of these microbrews just seem to miss the point any more. They're either way too sweet, overcooked or poorly mixed ... and some of these "problems" can really bring on some rather unpleasant physical problems, such as bad hangovers, instant migraines, or even diarrhea.

Someone handed me a Cherry Wheat beer last summer ... speaking of bad mixing and instant migraine.... *shakes head*

I wish they'd start selling Oberdorfer again ...

Tennessee Jedi

03-24-2010, 11:50 AM

I have to disagree. Very hop forward solid pilsner. No it wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it was a good hoppy pilsner.

Well, my remark is that Sam makes such a to-doo about the beer and it is nothing special. Of course, that may have something to do with my general disinterest in pilsners anyway.

Tennessee Jedi

03-25-2010, 11:52 AM

Went to Lakeside Tavern's beer dinner last night featuring North Coast's high-grav lineup...had a great time, tho I wish they could have been a little more generous with the pours. But considering how strong they are, I can sorta understand. I might have chosen some different food pairings, but that's half the fun.

Mark Steel

03-31-2010, 02:37 PM

In other beer news ... UK Citizens Get Fucking Hell from Austria (http://dailyshite.com/2010/03/uk-citizens-get-fucking-hell-from-austria/)...

fluffy

03-31-2010, 06:10 PM

lately;

Mad River Golden Ale-i guess its supposed to be a belgian ale, but its kinda one dimensional, so maybe its really supposed to be a blond/gold ale. either way, not that interesting.

Tommyknocker Imperial Nut Brown Ale-pretty darn good, lots of that nutty oiliness. there are better ones out there but this one is pretty tasty.

Southern Tier Pale Wheat Ale-another one trying to be too many things. too bitter to be a hefe, too yeasty to be a pale. not really good either way.

Hooker Blond Ale-yup its a blond ale. bout all i can say for it.

Tennessee Jedi

04-05-2010, 03:52 PM

my homebrewing adventure has taken a big hit...I was ready to bottle when this weekend my dishwasher exploded and destroyed my kitchen! gotta find a place to bottle - stat!

fluffy

04-05-2010, 05:04 PM

Red Brick Blonde-tasted exactly like saltines. no joke.

Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier-classic german lager. perfect example of the style.

Scott

04-05-2010, 09:42 PM

Saltines... It's hard to imagine. did you get thirsty while drinking<grins>

I've been drinking in the spring with these

http://www.troegs.com/assets/images/troegs/pictures/beerPhotos/troegs-beer-nugget-nectar.jpg

Nugget Nectar is exactly like you would expect a hoppy Imperial Amber to taste.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/15881

mgdrum

04-06-2010, 10:00 AM

Red Brick Blonde-tasted exactly like saltines. no joke.

Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier-classic german lager. perfect example of the style.

I'm not surprised. They have a HUGE problem with QC. I was so excited when I first tried their brown, as that's my favorite style. After the first sixer I got, I proceeded to buy a case. The whole damn thing was rotten!!! Poured it all out. What a waste.

smalc

04-06-2010, 01:21 PM

tried the new Noble Pils from Sam Adams this weekend...whoop-dee-freaking-doo.

I had Blue Moon's Rising Moon (yes I know it's from Miller Coors) and liked it much better than the Noble Pils. Then I had another Rising Moon from a another sixer. Absolutely horrible. Something bad wrong on that batch.

Tennessee Jedi

04-07-2010, 12:38 PM

Hank IV

04-07-2010, 03:00 PM

Scott

04-07-2010, 09:36 PM

I try and buy beer that's close to home, thankfully I have a large variety. Pretty things is one of my favourites lately.

http://www.prettythingsbeertoday.com/site/

Scott

04-10-2010, 09:01 PM

All right I had a wonderful beer last night that I want to tell you all about. This was not a local beer but a Saison from Belgium. The Fantome Saison.

http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/images/beers/Fantome_Saison.jpg

This beer had a large bubbled head that would not dissipate easily, it has an earthy yeasty smell like that you would expect with berry overtones I think strawberries. You can almost imagine being in a field and smelling strawberries mixed with the smell of dirt.

Mine was a cloudy blonde color and had a light earthy yeast taste that is slightly sour, highly carbonated.

It's so light and fruity that I drink it all and quickly become drunk a wonderful beer that I will by again soon or as long as they last. I want to put strawberries in it next time.

So is this what they drink on the farm in Belgium?

spinetingler

04-10-2010, 09:08 PM

I don't know from beer, but I'm buzzing off the 1/2 a dozen shots of this I just did at the suburban redneck party across the street:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VsO7DutiFEw/SlwC1BgoUsI/AAAAAAAABoY/BedYmmo2uZk/s320/three-o-bubble.jpg

Bubble gum vodka.

No, we're not targeting kids!

fluffy

04-11-2010, 09:05 AM

I am constantly amazed at how bad the quality control is on alot of beers like Blue Moon or Sam Adams, and I'm of the opinion it is due to indifferent storage/transport of the beer, not the brewery itself.

remember the commercials where the sam adams guy goes and checks the dates on the bottles at the stores himself to make sure they are "fresh"? maybe he needs to spend a little more time making sure the stuff is decent coming out of the breweries in the first place..

fluffy

04-11-2010, 09:07 AM

fluffy

04-11-2010, 09:09 AM

I try and buy beer that's close to home, thankfully I have a large variety. Pretty things is one of my favourites lately.

http://www.prettythingsbeertoday.com/site/

we have maybe 1 and a half decent breweries in the area.

http://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/Cigar_City_Beer/Welcome_to_Cigar_City_Beer_in_Tampa_Florida.html

http://www.dunedinbrewery.com/

cigar city makes good stuff. dunedin is hit and miss.

Scott

04-11-2010, 11:09 AM

Hunahpu's Imperial Stout from Cigar City Brewing has some good reviews have you tried it yet Fluff n Stuff?

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17981/47022

spinetingler

04-11-2010, 12:06 PM

just dont spill any on your gucci purse or pencil skirt, martha.

Never wear Gucci to a BBQ - Prada is required.

Scott

04-24-2010, 01:54 PM

Here in Somerville MA it is still somewhat cool last night it was about 48 degrees around 10:00 so I opted for some coffee stout's to enjoy my friday with.

I had Java Head by Troeg's and Jah*va by Southern Tier.

The Troeg's Java head has a great designery label with a skull made from squiggles and coffee pots.

http://beerez.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/6052e_Troegs-JavaHead-Stout.png

The smell is wonderful with oak and chocolate but mainly just coffee. It had a very small head which could use some improvement and not much carbonation. At first sip I find it acceptable but not great. Guiness lovers might like it because it's kinda of light for my taste. But I love the Imperial Stout's that are like motor oil, so that is to be expected.

The mouth feel is a bit to light for me not a creamy as a Guinness.

It's not a bad beer at all but some carbonation would help.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/52128

I opened up Southern Tier's jah*va and it is everything I have come to expect from this brewer.

The bottle sports Southern Tier's usual mod graphics,

It has a large head that sticks around for a good bit smells like vanila and chocolate and while cold has some soapy tones that are distracting as it warms up these fade.

The taste is very full with vanilla and Jamaican coffee has an almost syrpy mouth feel with lots of carbonation.

I highly advise this beer if you love imperial coffee stouts

http://www.salsbeverageworld.com/images/southern_tier_jahva.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/28578

Scott

05-01-2010, 02:10 PM

I splurged this weekend and bought this

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/32413.jpg

This is the most I have spent on a beer $17.75 for 12.7 ounces, that is some expensive beer. So was it worth it? My wife wasn't thrilled with the price. Let me tell you what I thought.

It came in a very heavy bottle with a good sized champagne cork with a wonderful celtic cross on the wire cork cover. So I opened this up for desert after eating some curried eggplant. Apparently the liquid that evaporates or seeps into the barrels when the bourbon is cellared is called the Angel's share says the back of the bottle.

The head on this beer is very thin and doesn't stick around long. The beer is a dark eggplant color itself maybe I'm projecting after eating the eggplant but there are some redish tones to this dark ale. The label calls it a malt beverage aged in oak barrels. You can definitely smell the bourbon that was originally in the oak barrel, and alcohol you can smell the alcohol right away. The alcohol in this beer is 12.5% that is a good bit and likely why it's labeled a malt beverage. Aren't there some laws about that. I can also smell vanilla and dark fruity smells.

It taste like port wine the woody tones from the oak bourbon barrels brings it back into the beer world, but if you handed me this without the bottle I would think it was port wine. A beer like this really blurs the line between whiskey, beer and wine. It's really good and I sipped on the beer for a good hour. The differences in this beer and wine are what make it interesting. It's not as subtle and light as a good port wine but this is beer, I don't expect beer to be subtle.

I don't know if it's worth the cost, it is one of the better beers I've had ranks right up there with the Kentucky Stout from Founders. If this was wine I would think that it's overpriced, so I have to say it's not worth it. That said it is a very good beer

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18149/32413

Scott

05-02-2010, 01:33 AM

So what is your favourite style?

Ale Styles

American Ales
American Amber / Red Ale
American Barleywine
American Blonde Ale
American Brown Ale
American Dark Wheat Ale
American Double / Imperial IPA
American Double / Imperial Stout
American IPA
American Pale Ale (APA)
American Pale Wheat Ale
American Porter
American Stout
American Strong Ale
American Wild Ale
Black & Tan
Chile Beer
Cream Ale
Pumpkin Ale
Rye Beer
Wheatwine

Belgian / French Ales
Belgian Dark Ale
Belgian IPA
Belgian Pale Ale
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut
Bière de Garde
Dubbel
Faro
Flanders Oud Bruin
Flanders Red Ale
Gueuze
Lambic - Fruit
Lambic - Unblended
Quadrupel (Quad)
Saison / Farmhouse Ale
Tripel
Witbier

English Ales
Baltic Porter
Braggot
English Barleywine
English Bitter
English Brown Ale
English Dark Mild Ale
English India Pale Ale (IPA)
English Pale Ale
English Pale Mild Ale
English Porter
English Stout
English Strong Ale
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Foreign / Export Stout
Milk / Sweet Stout
Oatmeal Stout
Old Ale
Russian Imperial Stout
Winter Warmer

Finnish Ales
Sahti

German Ales
Altbier
Berliner Weissbier
Dunkelweizen
Gose
Hefeweizen
Kristalweizen
Kölsch
Roggenbier
Weizenbock

Irish Ales
Irish Dry Stout
Irish Red Ale

Russian Ales
Kvass

Scottish Ales
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Scottish Ale
Scottish Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale

Lager Styles

American Lagers
American Adjunct Lager
American Amber / Red Lager
American Double / Imperial Pilsner
American Malt Liquor
American Pale Lager
California Common / Steam Beer
Light Lager
Low Alcohol Beer

Czech Lagers
Czech Pilsener

European Lagers
Euro Dark Lager
Euro Pale Lager
Euro Strong Lager

German Lagers
Bock
Doppelbock
Dortmunder / Export Lager
Eisbock
German Pilsener
Keller Bier / Zwickel Bier
Maibock / Helles Bock
Munich Dunkel Lager
Munich Helles Lager
Märzen / Oktoberfest
Rauchbier
Schwarzbier
Vienna Lager

Japanese Lagers
Happoshu
Japanese Rice Lager

Hybrid Styles

Fruit / Vegetable Beer
Herbed / Spiced Beer
Smoked Beer
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style

My current favourite is a Russion imperial stout. Second would be an American Amber.

mgdrum

05-02-2010, 09:55 AM

English or American Brown Ales are my favorites, but I'm very picky about my Browns. A very close second is Kolsch/Koslch Style beer. I also REALLY like oaked/fruit/smoked beers.

Scott

05-02-2010, 04:54 PM

Apparently nut brown ales are very similar to what folks in new England drank back when It was New England, and you drank beer because you were afraid of the water. There are a couple brewers up this way that make brown ales. I've heard good things about the Brooklyn Brown.

mgdrum

05-02-2010, 05:06 PM

Brooklyn Brown is too hoppy for me. I like the malty browns.

Tennessee Jedi

05-03-2010, 11:41 AM

My fave are the Belgian trippels and French saisons...love the spiciness of them!

Scott

05-08-2010, 10:50 PM

It's a good time of year for a Saison as matter of fact next weekend I plan on getting a pint of Fantome Saison. I think that it's from Belgium though, are the french Saisons spicier and which one do you like?

I can imagine cooking with a good saision as a soup or sauce.

mgdrum

05-09-2010, 08:30 AM

I too am interested in finding out more about the French Saison that you speak of (never heard of this style). How/where did you acquire it and how was is different than a Belgian Saison?

On a different note, I had one of my Black Butte XXI's last night that I had been cellaring. Very disappointing. It did not age well at all. Lost ALL of the oak/Bourbon flavor and became a very one-dimensional coffee porter. It wasn't bad, just disappointment compared to when it was 'fresh'. Usually, cellaring these helps bring out flavors not make them go away!!
2972

CAFKIA

05-09-2010, 09:28 AM

I find the Avery IPA to be one of the most drinkable beers on the market so, it stands to reason that American IPA is one of my favorite styles. The closer to the Avery the better. I also love a good stout. The one at our local brewpub (DTG&B in Knoxpatch) is a fine example but also the Shakespeare Stout from Rogue. When I want to lighten the beer mood for whatever reason, (party in the suburbs, no discreet beer storage and beer ignorami in attendance ...) I grab a twelver of Steel Reserve. I never WANT to drink anything lighter than that though it happens occasionally. When I know I should be doing something other than drinking or am reminding myself to leave early, I drink High Life.

Scott

05-09-2010, 12:09 PM

Bummer Mgdrum

I've not tried cellaring anything don't have the money nor the patience for it. I would imagine that it would b hit or miss due to the fragility of beer. I've heard Good things about Black Butte though and I'm always keeping my eyes open for them.

Cafkia I love a good IPA both British and American with some spicy food curry or barbecue and I'm all set.

This weekend I've been drinking Stone Levitation Ale. One of my favourite session beers.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/6301.jpg

Tennessee Jedi

05-10-2010, 11:26 AM

I'm glad I'm not the only one guilty of drinking Steel Reserve...it packs a bit of a punch, and I like the can graphics. Plus, it is cheap.

As far as Saisons go, it's hard ot go wrong with Saison Dupont...pretty much the standard for the style.

mgdrum

05-10-2010, 07:14 PM

As far as Saisons go, it's hard ot go wrong with Saison Dupont...pretty much the standard for the style.

Saison Dupont is a Belgian beer. Although Saison is a french word, most Saisons are Belgian (the rest are attempts to mimic a Belgian Saison). A large part of Belgium is or was french speaking, particuarly the region where Saisons are common. Biere de Garde (French Countrt Ale) is the classic French style beer as most of the breweries in France disappeared by 1970 or converted to making Euro Lagers.

smalc

05-19-2010, 10:25 AM

Anybody been to the new Bearden Beer Market (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Knoxville-TN/Bearden-Beer-Market/312806276593)?

Tennessee Jedi

05-19-2010, 11:50 AM

I've been to the BBM, but only to purchase beer, which they have a very good selection of. Haven't been able to sample the wit and IPA they have on tap yet, but i hear good things. Chris the owner is a very good guy, and I look forward to checking the place out in depth soon.

Tennessee Jedi

05-19-2010, 11:52 AM

Also, I am the architect working with the new owners of the former New Knoxville property - Marble City Brewing. They had a private tasting last weekend at which I was able to meet the new brewmaster - a lady! - and I was really impressed by the beer. In particular, she had brewed a Belgian amber ale that was really tasty, and I hope that they will bottle that baby, because the world only needs so many more pale ales and such.

Scott

05-19-2010, 10:04 PM

he he

While most of Washington was focused on Tuesday's election results, the House was busy doing something else: Passing a resolution about beer.

House Resolution 1297, sponsored by Rep. Betsy Markey, supports "the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week."

http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1005/house_passes_beer_bill.html

Scott

06-19-2010, 12:41 PM

I volunteered at the Craft Beer festival again this year. The most interesting beer I drank so far is The End Of Reason (Barrel-aged Sour Cherry Beer / 9%)
http://www.duckrabbitbrewery.com/beers.html

Apparently Duckrabbit distributes in Knoxville according to the brewers stated the Milkstout sells well there.

Also this beer from Utah was pretty spectacular

Uinta's
Labyrinth (Oak-Aged Black Ale / 13.2%)
http://www.uintabrewing.com/

List of beers
http://beeradvocate.com/acbf/beer

I will write more about the other beers later.

mgdrum

06-19-2010, 01:49 PM

The problem is that we only get the basic line of Duck Rabbit, not the limited releases. Actually, we only get the basic line of any brewery. When are we going to band together and get this stupid law changed? Why on God's green earth would the state government want to limit free trade!!!!! By requiring a $1000/year license per style, all they are doing is killing beer culture. grumble,grumble,grumble....

Scott

06-19-2010, 02:18 PM

lets do it lets get the law changed...

I will help write some letters, where do we start?

Tennessee Jedi

06-20-2010, 07:10 AM

count me in!

Scott

06-27-2010, 11:35 AM

All right time for a beery update, last weekend I volunteered for the Craft beer festival here in Boston. So I have a lot to tell about that experience.

I want to start with the beers I had just over the weekend. I drank some HopBack Amber Ale from Troegs this has become my session beer for the summer or as long as it's available. It pours with a very small head has a has a malty taste with a good dose of hops nugget hops if I am not mistaken, but isn't over hopped and can be enjoyed at a barbecue or what ever social engagement comes up where you might want to share your beer with folks that aren't hopheads, and if you love it like I do you can find a stronger version in the Spring called Nugget Nectar.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/6322.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/6322

My dessert beer after having a supper of some homeade junkyard dogs with chili. I drank a Beer Geek Brunch Weasel by Mikkeller Brewed at Nøgne Ø, Norway. I'm not sure what the details are on how that works out. I paid 14.75 for a pint, that is a bit expensive. It's 10 percent alcohol so that is like three common beers. So the price per alcohol is comparable and the beer was shipped in from Norway.

The interesting and in some peoples view likely disgusting part of this beer is the Vietnamese coffee used to brew it called ca phe chon. It's made from beans found in the droppings of a weasel called a civet, which apparently are none for their taste in coffee beans. It says so right there on the bottle. My adventurous side is taken in by the idea. I also just like the every changing idea of what is clean or not. So if you killed the Civet and cut the coffee beans out of it's stomach would you feel better about the coffee. Can you eat an animal that has a cloven hoof etc. These ideas entertain me and I hope enhance my enjoyment of this beer. So bring on the Civet Poo beer.

It pours a large dark head that fades into the beer and slowly fades to the point that I can't tell if it's fading at all but it does and has strong lacing. I can smell chocolate, coffee , alcohol and slight soapy tone(so it has to be clean right?)

It has a nice mouth feel with a light carbonation that gives it a silky taste all of the smells show up in the taste but the subtle coffee, chocolaty taste the taste is complex like dark fruit, maybe that is what Civet poop taste like<grins>

The oatmeal is there but just barely and is fine by me because I'm not a huge fan of oatmeal in my beer.

I want to drink this fast just like a grown man's milkshake but my gut warming from the alcohol reminds me to take my time.

This is a limited one time brewing so drink em if you got em. Now I think of Civet Poo and go yum he he.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/46987.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/46987

I will right about the Craft beer festival in a seperate post.

Scott

07-11-2010, 07:13 PM

Had a pint of stones wonderful smoked porter, I'm not a big fan of smoked beer but that was pretty good.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/90.jpg

smoky, malty had surprisingly few hops didn't have that classic hop taste that most stone beers have. Had a decent head with a bit of lacing.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/90

Tennessee Jedi

07-12-2010, 12:01 PM

i love smoked beers...the best I've ever had is the Aecht Schenklera Smoked Beer. And I'll tell you what...Shiners' Smokehaus helles lager is fantastic and a bargain...unfortunately, I last saw it in Knoxville at World Market last summer, but not since.

Scott

07-12-2010, 08:54 PM

thanks Jed I will try them out.

Scott

07-23-2010, 09:55 PM

I have no idea if this is real or not but it's funny as hell

by Ian Johnston
msnbc.com
updated 7/23/2010 11:51:23 AM ET

http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100723-brewdog-beer-hmed-140a.grid-6x2.jpg

You'd expect a lot from a bottle of beer costing $765. What you get is 55 percent alcohol — and served in a squirrel.

According to Scottish firm BrewDog, "The End of History" is the "strongest, most expensive and most shocking beer in the world."

Just 12 bottles were made and the company has already sold out. They will be shipped out to buyers in the United States, Canada, Italy, Denmark, Scotland and England next week.

The dead animals which were used to create the beers' unusual appearance were four squirrels, seven weasels and a hare. All were roadkill, James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog, told msnbc.com...

The name of the blond Belgian ale is taken from the title of a book by philosopher Francis Fukuyama, "The End of History and the Last Man" which the company said had been chosen to imply "this is to beer what democracy is to history."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38376048/ns/us_news-weird_news/

http://www.brewdog.com

Tennessee Jedi

07-24-2010, 07:40 AM

That's rich...literally.

mgdrum

07-24-2010, 09:41 AM

Not a joke. They have previously made another of the world's strongest beers, Tactical Nuclear Penguin (32% ABV).

http://www.brewdog.com/tactical_nuclear_penguin.php

Tennessee Jedi

07-24-2010, 02:44 PM

I've had their beers...not worth the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

smalc

07-30-2010, 09:47 AM

A new recordholder, 120 proof beer (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100729/od_nm/us_dutch_beer_odd).

mgdrum

07-31-2010, 12:26 PM

My beer of the moment:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1l7_iCBqqT0N-MKd4D_6Zgg6NpIkoGr0y4LdQ1xNeS4OTYx4&t=1&usg=___eIhVTpC9VnKKjf0IWFmkPdnAzk=

Yes, it's a fruit beer, but I LOOOVE fruit beers in the summer. or all year round.

Scott

07-31-2010, 12:37 PM

I love founders but haven't tried the Cerise. What did you think?

mgdrum

07-31-2010, 06:09 PM

VERY stong cherry flavor and sweetness. When fresh, has a cherry cider spiciness to the flavor. You must really like fruit beers to enjoy this beer as it is very aggressively cherry flavored. Many that do not like overly aggressive fruit beers will completely HATE this beer. It is very complex and ages into a wonderful cherry tart ale. Very similar to Wiscoinsin Cherry Red by New Glarus. Very few fruit beers are able to achieve the correct balance of strong forward fruit with a traditional beer backbone. Many try, but most just end up being whatever beer style base plus a hint of fruit flavor. This is a REALLY fruit forward beer. If you can't handle a traditional Framboise or Kriek, then stay away from this beer. That being said, I can drink gallons upon gallons of this beer and never get tired.

See also:
New Glarus Raspberry Tart
New Glarus Wisconsin Cherry Red
Sam Smith's Organic Strawberry or Raspberry Ales
Leinenkugel's Berry Weisse
Lindeman's Framboise

Scott

07-31-2010, 11:41 PM

cool yes I can dig a good lambic or fruit beer especially in the summer. I will give it a try hopefully next weekend.

I had A chocolate Oak Aged Yeti last night and it was wonderful. The oak in these is a bit strong for my taste but I still loved it. They used chocolate nibs instead of full on Chocolate so it is a complex bitter treat.

Right now I am drinking my beer of the Summer Troegs Hop Back amber Ale, tis wonderful.

Scott

07-31-2010, 11:45 PM

Have you tried the Drie Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek I found it excellent but not worth the price(I'm a poor soul grins).

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2216/17647

mgdrum

08-01-2010, 12:30 AM

Have you tried the Drie Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek I found it excellent but not worth the price(I'm a poor soul grins).

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2216/17647

No, but I haven't explored more than a dozen or so Krieks. I have started liking sours in the past few years, but my 'to do' list is just so friggin' long! Oddly though, I'm not as big of a fan of lambics as wild ales and other brown/red sours. Maybe because they have virtually no carbonation??? At any rate, Cerise is definitely not a lambic, but it can age into a cherry tart ale (if that makes sense). This is making me thirsty....

Scott

08-01-2010, 12:40 AM

This is the only sour I've had so far it was great.

Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label (unfiltered)
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2541/6317

As for farmhouse ales I can recommend the Fantôme Saison keep meaning to buy this again.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/738/5057

I loved Ithaca's Brute made with champagne yeast.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/651/43335

Tennessee Jedi

08-01-2010, 04:17 PM

I had Dogfish Head's Sahtea recently, and really enjoyed it...so many of their one-offs can be , well, thankfully one-offs, but this was really nice. Even my wife loved it.

Scott

08-11-2010, 11:24 PM

yeah the sahtea is good but I'm always disappointed that all of their experimental stuff ends up being an ale. <shrugs>

Here an article were geeks discuss beer

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/science-geek-beers/

Apeville

08-11-2010, 11:43 PM

Tonight I had a Thelonious Monk Beer. After that yummy beer- was too full drink the other one: a Ruben And The Jets Beer. FOR REAL!

Tennessee Jedi

08-12-2010, 08:32 AM

Any of you Knoxvillians been down to the Bearden Beer Market? Outstanding place, and as far as non-high-gravity stuff goes, the best place in town. Plus, a very nice owner.

Deanna's Daydreamer

08-14-2010, 02:50 AM

I talked with this one old dude.

He said that his doctor took him off ALL of the boat drinks when he turned diabetic.

Claims that the DOC told him that there REALLY IS.... ONE BEER.... you can drink as a diabetic.

Care to guess what that beer is?

MICHELOB ULTRA.

His doctor claims that this one beer is metabolized differently than others.

The DIABETICS BEER, ladies and gentlemen.....

take it for what it was worth; one doctor says it is NOT like other beers.

crooked-finger

08-14-2010, 06:55 AM

...take it for what it was worth...

OK, I will. One old dude that you "talked with" made a claim(perhaps dubious) and you post about it?

shoetick

08-25-2010, 03:36 PM

Well, I've had knoxbeer.com for a few years now and today I'm finally opening up the wiki that I so long have planned to do great things with but never have. If anyone is interested in adding beer selection/menus/descriptions of your favorite place to relax and have a cold one in knoxville by all means do so:

http://knoxbeer.com/wiki

I don't have much of a help section for people not familiar with wiki start here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors

Scott

08-29-2010, 12:38 AM

good luck with that shoetick. I will help when I can.

Ms Monica wanted to take the weekend off from drinking so I bought two beers to cellar. Not sure how long I will keep them but this is my start.

Gouden Carolus Cuvee van de keizer blauw 2009

This is a great beer taste like spicy apples. I love it.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/6947.jpg

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1534/6947

and the Pannepot Reserva - Old Fisherman's Ale 2008
I have not had this beer before but have heard great things about it.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/34312.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/15237/34312

Deanna's Daydreamer

08-29-2010, 10:19 PM

That's what his doctor told him, Crooked Finger.

I SAID.... take it for what it is worth!

I never stated it as a fact at all; I stated that this guy said his doctor told him that.

Do you actually BOTHER TO READ a poster's words? Or do you just post an insult and then run off into the night like half of the gutless cowards that troll Knoxboards?

Michelob Ultra is a light lager; it has 95 calories and 2 and a half carbs. It stands to reason that it would be better on a diabetic's sugar levels than BOAT DRINKS would be.

That's a tough concept for ya, I KNOW.

Scott

08-29-2010, 11:50 PM

Tonight I had a Thelonious Monk Beer. After that yummy beer- was too full drink the other one: a Ruben And The Jets Beer. FOR REAL!

I've been wanting to try a Thelonious Monk beer how can you deny a beer with Thelonius on it, unless of course our a diabetic.

Scott

09-12-2010, 08:39 PM

Ms. Monica and I drank about three gallons of Cape Cod beer while in Cape cod this weekend.

We drank the red and the IPA would rather have a Troegs on both accounts but it was still good beer.

I'd give the cape code brewery a solid B for effort.
Also Sam Adams Octoberfest is good this year. Pictures from the beach to follow in a few days, cuz well I just got home and it is time for supper.

http://www.capecodbeer.com/cape_cod_beer_brewery.htm

Tennessee Jedi

10-02-2010, 12:09 PM

*beer bump*

Went to Frugal McDougal's in Nashville a week ago and stocked up on some high-grav goodness unavailable in Knoxville...I have no idea what demons conspire to create such a discrepancy in the availability of good beer from city to city, but it's about time that gulf was bridged somehow!

Scott

10-02-2010, 10:31 PM

Well Jedi what did you get?

I have been drinking troeg's Hop Back Amber Ale this week end.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/6322.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/6322

and I have one of these in the fridge that I am looking forward to for another time.
http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/34094.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5318/34094

Tennessee Jedi

10-05-2010, 12:05 PM

Let's see...all these are high-grav's:

Victory Golden Monkey, Old Horizontal
Flying Dog Raging Bitch IPA, Double Dog, Gonzo Porter, a couple others I can't remember
Schafly Imperial Pumkin, IPA, Irish Stout, AIPA
Terrapin Hopsecutioner
Carlsberg Elephant (sentimental favorite...my first 6%+ beer)
Bridgeport Hop Czar
Left Hand 400 LB. Monkey
Brooklyn East IPA
Longshot Barley Wine (Sam Adams homebrew contest winner)
Yazoo Sue Smoked Porter
New Belgium Abbey Dubbel, Trippel

All good so far!

Tennessee Jedi

10-12-2010, 03:21 PM

I forgot to mention I also got the Sam Adams Imperial White and Double Bock...good stuff!

The Yazoo Sue was awful though.

smalc

10-13-2010, 09:26 AM

I posted this over in the random picture thread, but here is a photo of a Billy Beer can. My dad found two empty cans while cleaning some junk out of his sister's house.
Was it any good? According to wiki Billy was actually a PBR man.

3139

James

10-21-2010, 09:59 PM

God, I am so in love, er I mean I love it. This beer.

http://www.naganotrading.com/CMS/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/acme-pa.JPG

Deanna's Daydreamer

10-24-2010, 12:49 AM

One vote for Michelob Ultra.

I love it!

Scott

10-24-2010, 01:00 AM

One vote for Michelob Ultra.

I love it!

http://funhouserock.com/funhouse/blab/showthread.php?24542-Worst-beers-in-the-world-chosen.

Tennessee Jedi

10-24-2010, 09:00 AM

One vote for Michelob Ultra.

I love it!

You don't really like beer at all if that is true...

Hanno

10-25-2010, 04:10 PM

God, I am so in love, er I mean I love it. This beer.

http://www.naganotrading.com/CMS/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/acme-pa.JPG

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s257/spacepope4u/looney_tunes_acme_company_products.jpg

ACME makes a good product!

James

10-25-2010, 08:15 PM

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s257/spacepope4u/looney_tunes_acme_company_products.jpg

ACME makes a good product!

You're right!

http://images.cdbaby.name/a/c/acmeshows.jpg

Tennessee Jedi

11-05-2010, 05:56 AM

Tennessee Jedi

11-05-2010, 08:53 AM

Damn, I need some good beer and I've run out of my Nashville stock...damn you, Knoxville!!!

Scott

11-06-2010, 12:07 AM

Alright so I got some standard stuff this evening

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/141.jpg

This was a wonderful beer has a distinct breadiness, and floral tones that makes me think of the country or the French country side, lol I've never been to France.I only imagine that there are good Saison ales to be had there. Has a very smooth mouth feel with lots of carbonation, a great beer to share with someone.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/42/141

Fuller's London Porter
http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/221.jpg
Caramel smells this has the coffee flavor you would expect, the taste is similar but stronger than Samuel Smith's Taddy porter. Has a rye malty flavor with a good dose of coffee yum.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/71/221

Scott

11-11-2010, 07:04 AM

Nov. 5, 1992: Oldest Beer Ever

* By Betsy Mason Email Author
* November 5, 2010

1992: Scientists report evidence in the journal Nature of ancient beer in a 5,000-year-old jug at Godin Tepe in the central Zagros Mountains of Iran. It’s the earliest trace of beer ever discovered.

Researchers just the previous year had confirmed evidence of wine from around the same time at the same site, which became a fortress on the Silk Road. But later texts from the area suggest beer was the more popular beverage in lower Mesopotamia and was drunk by common folk as well as the upper class

http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/11/1105nature-5000-year-beer/

Scott

11-15-2010, 11:31 PM

So I think that I have found my favorite porter. Southern Tier's Porter.

http://www.southerntierbrewing.com/for%20download/lowrez_stbc_2010%20body%20labels_porter.jpg

It only ranks at a B but I found it to be a wonderfully smooth caramel porter with a bit of oak finish.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/10433

Tennessee Jedi

11-16-2010, 06:07 AM

Porter is the one style of ale I've never been a fan of...I just prefer stouts of all stripes for some reason.

Scott

11-16-2010, 06:23 AM

Yeah I prefer stout's as well but I've been trying Porters lately, Stone has a good smoked Porter. Porter's have an odd middle of the road quality, apparantly was George Washington's favorite beer.

Here is the Beer Advocate definition of a Porter for anybody who would like to know.

English Porter

Porter is said to have been popular with transportation workers of Central London, hence the name. Most traditional British brewing documentation from the 1700’s state that Porter was a blend of three different styles: an old ale (stale or soured), a new ale (brown or pale ale) and a weak one (mild ale), with various combinations of blending and staleness. The end result was also commonly known as "Entire Butt" or "Three Threads" and had a pleasing taste of neither new nor old. It was the first truly engineered beer, catering to the public's taste, playing a critical role in quenching the thirst of the UK’s Industrial Revolution and lending an arm in building the mega-breweries of today.

Porter saw a comeback during the homebrewing and micro-brewery revolution of the late 1970’s and early 80’s, in the US. Modern-day Porters are typically brewed using a pale malt base with the addition of black malt, crystal, chocolate or smoked brown malt. The addition of roasted malt is uncommon, but used occasionally. Some brewers will also age their beers after inoculation with live bacteria to create an authentic taste. Hop bitterness is moderate on the whole and color ranges from brown to black. Overall they remain very complex and interesting beers.

American Porter

Description:
Inspired from the now wavering English Porter, the American Porter is the ingenuous creation from that. Thankfully with lots of innovation and originality American brewers have taken this style to a new level. Whether it is highly hopping the brew, using smoked malts, or adding coffee or chocolate to complement the burnt flavor associated with this style. Some are even barrel aged in Bourbon or whiskey barrels. The hop bitterness range is quite wide but most are balanced. Many are just easy drinking session porters as well.

Baltic Porter

Description:
Porters of the late 1700's were quite strong compared to today’s standards, easily surpassing 7% alcohol by volume. Some brewers made a stronger, more robust version, to be shipped across the North Sea, dubbed a Baltic Porter. In general, the style’s dark brown color covered up cloudiness and the smoky/roasted brown malts and bitter tastes masked brewing imperfections. The addition of stale ale also lent a pleasant acidic flavor to the style, which made it quite popular. These issues were quite important given that most breweries were getting away from pub brewing and opening up breweries that could ship beer across the world.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/101

Hmm i don't think that I have had a Baltic Porter something to look for.

Scott

11-26-2010, 08:49 PM

all-right so I had a hit with my apples bake in this beer.
http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/6947.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1534/6947
This is a great beer has fruit and apple tones with hints of winter spices. It is really good.. try it if you can.

I got this one for later.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/27804.jpg

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/321/27804

I'm drinking this currently

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/1153.jpg

It's acceptable but not very intersting the chicory is just to subtle.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10099/1153

Scott

11-30-2010, 10:46 PM

Building with beer and mortar
In partnership with monks at an abbey north of Chico, a brewery will release an ale that pays tribute to the Trappist beers of Europe. Proceeds will help reconstruct a monastery from stones left by William Randolph Hearst.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/29/local/la-me-monks-beer-20101130

theoryofmusicalinfluences

12-02-2010, 12:48 AM

I've got friends named Keith and Pat that should have made their own beer company. They had a recipe with persimmons. I know this recipe sounds awful but no, the beer was really quite good.

I want to make Yerba Mate soda really just haven't gotten around to it.

Hibiscus soda would probably be great.

I wish someone would make diet apple soda, like diet topo sabores?
Maybe Diet Jones Soda in apple?
Diet Rasperry soda!

Oh my goodness! Blueberry booze is out! Time to go get my cocaine charges!
NOT!

hahahaha.
"no....the russians made electro, not some redneck girl!"

I'm FREE without chemistry class.
Has anyone figured this out yet?

Tennessee Jedi

12-02-2010, 08:30 AM

Anybody else watching the "Brew Masters" show on Discovery at 10PM on Sunday nights? It follows Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head as he collaborates with other brewers on interesting beers, as well as his own. It's a bit of an infomercial at times, but pretty informative.

Plus, it features beer, which too foten - by which I mean, always - gets no pub with regards to food and drink shows in general.

Scott

12-03-2010, 11:04 PM

I haven't been watching, only have standard cable.

Is it worth downloading?

Scott

12-03-2010, 11:13 PM

I'm drinking my favorite chocolate beer Choklat by Southern Tier this evening.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/40058.jpg

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/40058

Scott

12-04-2010, 12:55 AM

So I finished the Choklat pint, I thought that I had also bought a 6 pack of Southern Tier's porter's!

the first sip of the porter I was suprised that the taste was a bit sour. I figured that it must be because the Choklat was so rich the comparison was off. I finished one then opened another and continued to drink and finaly read the bottle and realized that I am drinking OLD MAN winter ale.

he he

what I thought I was drinkin
http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/10433.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/10433

what I was actually drinkin
http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/14368.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/14368

I love their beer but what is up with the name Southern Tier!?

Scott

01-07-2011, 10:11 PM

Allright tonight I started off with a Westmall Trappist Ale Tripel.

Opening it up there are some floral tones that make me smile it has a huge foamy head that last a while. It's a very light golden beer with a bit of haze. First taste has a bite of yeast with floral apples, and a very bready aftertaste.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/208/646

http://web.mit.edu/%7Etcarlile/www/images/blog/212westmalletripel.jpg
not my picture

Scott

01-07-2011, 10:21 PM

I've got six storm king Stouts to follow up I love this beer.

Scott

01-07-2011, 10:49 PM

and a great beer story kind of rambly but not bad what do you think does this writing suck?!

GREENSBORO BEND — To find the brewing world’s whiz kid, I drive the can’t-get-there-from-here east-west trek from New Hampshire to Vermont, with dubious cellphone service and dwindling roads that get smaller and narrower like a ball of unraveling string: interstate, state highway, county road, dirt road.

http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/vermont/articles/2011/01/09/following_your_nose_to_a_man_of_his_craft/

Tennessee Jedi

01-12-2011, 11:35 AM

Ehhhh...I've been surprised by just how boring it is. They're trying to make it like "Ace of Cakes", but it just doesn't seem to work. I love sam, and he is a charismatic guy, but the show is meh.

Scott

01-18-2011, 10:22 PM

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2011/01/barley-grains-ancient-celtic-beer-h-p-stika.jpg

2,550-Year-Old Celtic Beer Recipe Resurrected

* By Bruce Bower, Science News Email Author
* January 17, 2011 |
* 9:20 pm |
* Categories: Archeology
*

Early Celtic rulers of a community in what’s now southwestern Germany liked to party, staging elaborate feasts in a ceremonial center. The business side of their revelries was located in a nearby brewery capable of turning out large quantities of a beer with a dark, smoky, slightly sour taste, new evidence suggests.

sciencenewsSix specially constructed ditches previously excavated at Eberdingen-Hochdorf a 2,550-year-old Celtic settlement, were used to make high-quality barley malt, a key beer ingredient, says archaeobotanist Hans-Peter Stika of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. Thousands of charred barley grains unearthed in the ditches about a decade ago came from a large malt-making enterprise, Stika reports in a paper published online Jan. 4 in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences.

Image: Charred barley grains from an Iron Age Celtic settlement, such as these, inspired experiments to determine that they had been malted as part of a brewing operation that produced beer with a smoky and somewhat sour taste./H.-P. Stika

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/01/ancient-celtic-beer/

Scott

01-30-2011, 08:02 PM

So this weekend I had a smoked porter called Gorges by Ithaca beer Company. I think that Tennessee Jedi mentioned liking this one earlier in the thread.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/21816.jpg
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/651/21816

This beer pours very dark and is great for the wintertime. Smokey dark malt flavors with some chocolate and hoppy tones.

Was a good beer and tasted like a porter one of the most full bodied porter's that I have had. It only has a B+ rating at Beer Advocate which seems a bit low. This tasted like a solid A beer, but I haven't had a lot of great porters to compare it to.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/651/21816

As a matter of fact I haven't had any of the ones suggested.

A . Victory At Sea (Barrel Aged) Imperial Porter
(Ballast Point Brewing Company)

A . Oak-Aged Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter
(Midnight Sun Brewing Co.)

A . Porter
(Russian River Brewing Company)

A . Victory At Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter
(Ballast Point Brewing Company)

A . Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
(Great Lakes Brewing Company)

A- . Black Earth Porter
(Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company)

A- . Alpha Klaus Christmas (Xmas) Porter
(Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub)

A- . Founders Porter
(Founders Brewing Company)

A- . Alaskan Smoked Porter
(Alaskan Brewing Co.)

A- . Bourbon Barrel Porter
(Williamsburg AleWerks)

mathew.perry54

01-31-2011, 05:32 AM

hippee...hippee..haha :)

Tennessee Jedi

02-01-2011, 12:18 PM

Porter is one style that has never really interested me...the Alaskan Smoked Porter was good, but mostly because of the extra flavor from the smoke. Anchor Porter is good, but after that I have a hard time thinking of any that I woudl actively purchase.

Scott

02-01-2011, 10:03 PM

I've been getting into porter's this winter. <shrugs> ran out of other stuff to try<grins>

Scott

02-11-2011, 10:05 PM

Allright so I got some standbys this evening.

Starting off with Old Rasputin one of my favorite Russian Imperial Stouts the only one I like better is ten fidy.

my first Old Rasputin pours inky black with a few red tones and a medium sized tan head with a bit of lacing. smells like vanilla and coffee if it was a really good beer lol. Taste like a bit of vanilla and oak with coffee midtones, I wish my coffee at work tasted this good.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/412.jpg
I love the picture of Old Rasputin wouldn't this be a great beer for the pilot light to have !?
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/112/412

and to follow the storm king both picked to warm me up on a cold winter evening.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/1013.jpg
Is that a bad ass graphic or what

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/345/1013

samorost

02-13-2011, 07:35 PM

click for full rez

http://eslack.com/files/goodbeer-small.jpg (http://eslack.com/files/goodbeer.jpg)

good (http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1102/beer-map/flat.html)

Hank IV

02-13-2011, 07:57 PM

WTF Idaho? What are you doing? Making vodka out of all those 'taters?

The Lurker

02-13-2011, 10:44 PM

I picked up a 6 pack of $3.50 Walgreens Big Flats 1901 Lager today just for shits and giggles (America, fuck yeah! .50 cent beer!). Fuck you beer snobs, this shits fo' real! (not really). If you want to get fucked up for $7 this heres your beer. During my first sip I picked up a hint of ass with a lingering after taste of burnt dog shit, followed by a delightful smell of fresh off the cob sweet corn. This was some of the best goddamn $3.50 canned beer ever to pass my lips (and then shoot out of my ass 8 hours later like a mini-Niagra Falls) since my college days.

samorost

02-13-2011, 10:58 PM

Ha!

That reminds me of a friend who insisted on bringing natty light to my house every time he'd come over. I would usually drink one just to be polite. I remember the irony of calling that stuff "natural" when it tasted like robot sweat.

Hank IV

02-13-2011, 11:09 PM