Is there anyone else that would rather have a Sam Adams or another mass produced domestic beer than one of these overly hyped and overly hopped craft beers? Although I did have an apple beer in Winston Salem that I liked.
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I like lots of micro brews but you left out over priced. I like regular Sam Adams.
I do like Sam and Yuengling, can't stand Miller, Bud and Coors. But I do much prefer craft beers over the domestic brands.
I can’t stand that over hoppy ********. IPAs taste like a sweat sock. The nano/microbrew craze and the amateur “brew-snobs” annoy the piss out of me. They’re worse than the “cork dorks”.
Nothing worse than ordering a beer and then having them say, oh try X, it’s tastes just like X. No, it doesn’t. It tastes like you put too many hops in it and it tastes like ****.
Agreed, not an IPA fan. Funny thing is that they were created as a means to keep the beer from rotting in long, hot trips to India centuries ago and they didn't really liked them that much. Now they're the craze.
I'm a very simple guy with beer. Hate IPA 's and most stuff that is currently popular I grew up drinking basic blue collar beer and prefer it over anything "fancy" . But to each his own.
I prefer beer in bottles versus draft or cans but I purchase cans for consumption at home as recycling aluminum is easier and better on the environment.
I prefer beer in bottles versus draft or cans but I purchase cans for consumption at home as recycling aluminum is easier and better on the environment.
I agree, the over-hopped IPAs taste like skunk piss. If a beer has enough malt to balance out the bitterness of the hops, its delicious. Dirt Wolf by Victory and the 60 & 90 minute by Dogfish Head are excellent. Jai Alai by Cigar City might be the perfect beer.
I don't mean to rain on your rant, but Sam Adams IS a craft beer. One of the first on the East Coast to become commercially successful in the late 80's.
BTW, their Octoberfest which is currently on the market is, IMO, consistently one of the best beers made domestically.
I used to be a certified beer judge. You've got to drink a lot of crappy beer at competitions to rate that. There's a lot of "Tastes like kerosene and pickle juice" in judges notes before you get a "Wow!" from them.
BTW, their Octoberfest which is currently on the market is, IMO, consistently one of the best beers made domestically.
I used to be a certified beer judge. You've got to drink a lot of crappy beer at competitions to rate that. There's a lot of "Tastes like kerosene and pickle juice" in judges notes before you get a "Wow!" from them.
I love a good IPA. Just like every other type of beer, there are good ones and bad ones. Also, as with anything extreme on the palate...it’s an acquired taste.
I’m by no means a beer snob. I stick to domestics during WVU games because I have a nervous habit of drinking excessively. Cool Fall evening? Malty beers. Grilling out? Citrusy IPAs. Cold winter nights? Barrel aged porters. There’s a time and place for every type of beer.
Don’t try to divide this board further.
I’m by no means a beer snob. I stick to domestics during WVU games because I have a nervous habit of drinking excessively. Cool Fall evening? Malty beers. Grilling out? Citrusy IPAs. Cold winter nights? Barrel aged porters. There’s a time and place for every type of beer.
Don’t try to divide this board further.
We are going to make it down there sooner than later. My wife is a big New Belgium mark. We’ve been talking about it for years.
With craft breweries and craft beer stores popping up everywhere, there is no reason to ever pop open a bud or miller ever again.
Im more of the Highlands Amber and my wife likes Hi wire what is that stuff called it’s tart I don’t remember.
Did you watch the second half of our TT game? If I were throwing back the Flying Dog Gonzos that were in my fridge during that time...I wouldn’t have remembered Sunday.
I’m basically immune to light beer.
Oh yea. Those are tart. I like the Sierra Nevada Otra Vez...it’s pretty mild. Also, Dogfish Head Seaquench Ale. If you ever come across Southern Tier Imperial Cherry Gose, buy it immediately. It’s dangerous.
If you ever come across a true sour beer you should try it. I like sours but can only have one before I need some alka-seltzer chewies. lol
There’s a place in Pittsburgh that specialized in sours. Draai Laag. They brewed some wild things. They actually got so known for sours that when they decided to branch out to other beers they had to change their name because so many people associated them with sour beer. Now they are called Strange Roots. Still doing funky beers though.
No. It is produced by MillerCoors.
It’s an ok witbier if you add an orange slice.
If you like the style check out Great Lakes Holy Moses, Rivertowne Grateful Wit, Ommegang Witte Ale or Dogfish Head Namaste. No need to add fruits to these.
Nope, it's a Coors copy of Belgian Wit beer. Now, the little brewery at Coors Field is another animal. It's owned by Coors, but the brewers are given a free hand to play around there. The selections are on tap, unfiltered, and I understand, unpasturized.
From the tank or barrel at the brewery is the best way to enjoy Wit's, They're quick to finish and lose a lot when they're stored and shipped around.
For you Belgian fans here is a good source for a limited selection at dirt cheap prices in the States, Aldi's. All of their Belgian beers that look like knockoffs of craft brewery lines in the States, come from well respected Belgian breweries. Aldi's is a European company and has the connections to pull it off.
When you do make it to Asheville check out white labs. It is a pizza and craft beer place is pretty good. They use their yeast for the pizza dough tOo
I'm surrounded by microbreweries, and they all seem to be IPA heavy. A neighbor of mine and I hit the closest one, Pikes Peak Brewery once in a while. They have a good Belgian style beer, and they used to have a really good dark English lager. I think they stopped making that, and it was my favorite. Some of their seasonals are good, but I avoid their IPAs. Their stouts don't impress me either.
I'm surrounded by microbrews as well and know the owners of one very well. He's got 9 taps flowing at all times and he claims that he'll have no less than 3 of those with IPA's. He says they provide 50% of his business.
IPA's sell.
That's probably true, but the local ones I go to have like 6 of 9 taps that are IPA. They tap out on the non-IPAs regularly too.
Yeah, my friend's place is called Copper City and I've been in there at times and he'll sometimes have as many as 6 IPA's but usually 3-5. He claims he'll always have at least one stout, one ale (amber, blonde, brown, red, etc) and something like a wit or pilzner so people getting flights can have a nice selection.
What's the difference between an IPA and a Craft Beer? I go to a place in Winchester VA that has 53 on tap. But.....I go there because they have a great burger. Every time I go they offer me a complimentary flight.
I think WV has a few good craft breweries. Mountain State only has one IPA that I can think of. I might try and go to their Morgantown location this weekend.
My all time favorite beer is from Greenbrier Valley Brewing Co. It's a black IPA. It may sound hipster AF, but Mothman is a bad *** beer.
Weathered Ground outside Beckley is really nice, but I never find their beer anywhere.
My all time favorite beer is from Greenbrier Valley Brewing Co. It's a black IPA. It may sound hipster AF, but Mothman is a bad *** beer.
Weathered Ground outside Beckley is really nice, but I never find their beer anywhere.
Thread reminded me I need to check out the current tap list at Latitude 42 prior to arriving tonight. Like some, I too have about 20 or so breweries within 5-25 minutes away. Damn good ones too. IPA's are the #1 beer choice amongst the craft brew crowd. Unlike Kavanaugh, I pound the **** out of some beers. Close to retirement, but my liver may not make it that far.
I'm telling you - if you get to Parkersburg hit Parkersburg Brewing. I tried their beers a the recent event at Mon County Ballpark and they're all good. And they're not all just IPAs. They have a couple of good stouts.
IPA is a unique style of beer. Back in the 19th century, Indian dignitaries visiting britain fell in love with british ales, so they tried to ship them back to India in kegs. Because of the heat and slow journeys, the beer rotted, so british brewmasters learned that if you change the recipe and increase the hops to 2.5-3 times, the beer lasts longer. Hence the name India Pale Ale. Brits hated it at the time and it's all people from India ever got. Then out of the blue, a hundred years later, IPA's are the ****. Not for me.
I never really cared that much for hoppy beer. Give me a strong ale/amber/red, and I'm good.