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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Sept 27, 2008 20:57:03 GMT -5
Favorites right now:
Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA - high-hopped, high ABV with incredible smoothness. Delaware brewery. This one might not qualify (do they distribute too widely now?) but I hope so. Lagunitas IPA - "homicidally hopped". Good Nor Cal brew co, tasty, crisp, light, IPA. Enjoying one right one. Piraat Ale - discovered this one the other day. 10.5%ABV, smooth Belgian ale (imported through Santa Barbara), kind of a tripel-pale ale combo. Dee-lish. Great Divide Oak-aged Yeti Imperial Stout - haven't had one in a while but it's gooood. Colorado brewery. Toasty oak, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, and malt on the front end, hop on the back. 9.5%ABV. Yum.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2008 10:55:13 GMT -5
Dogfish 120 Min. is probably the most ridiculously hopped beer I've ever had. I love hoppy beers, but 120 is overkill.
90 Min. is nice, but it is priced way too high... for FOUR PACKS.
Lagunitas and Great Divide make some sweet beers, too. Good call C2C.
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Post by thornski on Sept 28, 2008 13:42:47 GMT -5
Ahhh...gotta love Dogfish and their 18% beers (not just 120 but the World Wide Stout). But I agree...definitely prefer 90 min to 120.
Not sure if they've been mentioned, but Bear Republic makes some great IPAs and Pale Ales...Hop Rod Rye (Imperial IPA), Racer 5 IPA, and XP Pale Ale are all excellent.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Sept 28, 2008 13:47:35 GMT -5
I think my favorite beer may be Aventinus by G. Schneider & Sohn. 8.5% abv and not terribly overpriced where I've seen it. I don't have the skills to describe it any other way than "really Editeding good." It even has a wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventinus_(beer)Ditto on this recommendation. I once had the opportunity with friends to drink a bar in Philly dry of this beer. It was unbelievable. RFD occasionally has it on draft.
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Post by TC on Sept 28, 2008 14:57:05 GMT -5
My two favorites of the summer :
Leinenkugel Berry Weiss : Very berryish without tasting like a wine cooler. I have about 3/4 of a case of this left now.
Leinenkugel Summer Shandy : Sorta what you'd get if you mixed lemonade and Corona - light and sweet. Unfortunately out of season now.
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Post by TBird41 on Sept 28, 2008 15:16:43 GMT -5
My two favorites of the summer : Leinenkugel Berry Weiss : Very berryish without tasting like a wine cooler. I have about 3/4 of a case of this left now. Leinenkugel Summer Shandy : Sorta what you'd get if you mixed lemonade and Corona - light and sweet. Unfortunately out of season now. I'm a big fan of Leine's beers. Their Honey Weiss is a solid drinkable beer as well. I'm not a huge fan of the Sunset Wheat though--it tastes like Fruity Pebbles
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Post by hifigator on Sept 29, 2008 15:08:27 GMT -5
Edited.
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Post by TC on Sept 29, 2008 15:11:58 GMT -5
What beers does your husband like? Can you make one post without being racist or homophobic?
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Post by Bando on Sept 29, 2008 15:39:26 GMT -5
What beers does your husband like? Can you make one post without being racist or homophobic? No. HiFi, is it really necessary to personally attack another poster in a thread about microbrews?
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Post by hifigator on Sept 29, 2008 16:45:10 GMT -5
Lighten up Francis and Francis (there are two of you). I take it neither of you is a golfer. That is an age old golf joke that anyone who plays has probably heard 100 times. It's typically said when you leave a put a good bit short. "Does your husband play?" It is totally harmless and meant to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. I'm really surprised that you presumably didn't know that.
In a sense, it's akin to people at baseball game that yell things like "what did they name the boy?" to someone with a name like Marion.
Sorry, if that truly offened anyone, but in all honesty, if it did, then I think that shows a might of a skin-thinned nature on your end, moreso than insensitivity on mine.
On Edit: I'm not racist at all. As for "homophobe," that is a difference on opinion as to what is acceptable verbiage. I am abiding by others' opinions while I'm here. We have already covered that. I do take offense at being called racist however. I am, and have always been all about what you do, not what you look like. I have many friends that are not caucasian and know many whites that I can't stand. I'm an in an industry where a majority of my customers are minorities. I have no problem with skin color whatsoever, and am kind of sensitive to that issue for a number of reasons.
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Sept 29, 2008 17:04:20 GMT -5
thornski -- good call on the Bear Republic brews. love most of their stuff.
TC -- my Leine's is the honey weiss. Good stuff. I liked the berry weiss ok but it was a little too fruity for my tastes.
Tbird -- Not a big fan of the Subset Wheat either. I got spoiled drinking 16th Street Wheat and Easy Street Wheat in Denver. Also, I'm just not that into weisse anymore...dunno why.
Buffalo -- thanks, and good call to you for starting an excellent off-season thread!
hifi -- do you really have to hijack another thread with long-winded rationalizations for your unwelcome and off-topic thoughts? wait, don't answer that. i really don't want to have to read it.
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Post by Bando on Sept 29, 2008 17:39:39 GMT -5
Lighten up Francis and Francis (there are two of you). I take it neither of you is a golfer. That is an age old golf joke that anyone who plays has probably heard 100 times. It's typically said when you leave a put a good bit short. "Does your husband play?" It is totally harmless and meant to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. I'm really surprised that you presumably didn't know that. In a sense, it's akin to people at baseball game that yell things like "what did they name the boy?" to someone with a name like Marion. Sorry, if that truly offened anyone, but in all honesty, if it did, then I think that shows a might of a skin-thinned nature on your end, moreso than insensitivity on mine. On Edit: I'm not racist at all. As for "homophobe," that is a difference on opinion as to what is acceptable verbiage. I am abiding by others' opinions while I'm here. We have already covered that. I do take offense at being called racist however. I am, and have always been all about what you do, not what you look like. I have many friends that are not caucasian and know many whites that I can't stand. I'm an in an industry where a majority of my customers are minorities. I have no problem with skin color whatsoever, and am kind of sensitive to that issue for a number of reasons. Ok, I apologize in advance for furthering the threadjack, but I hope this is my last word on the subject. HiFi, no one can actually know if you're a racist or a homophobe. That's something that's entirely within one's own mind, and since there's no such thing as psychics, no one can confidently make that judgment about another person. I and others on the board have used our language way too casually in this regard, and for that I apologize. However, while one cannot with confidence say "you are a racist", one can quite confidently say "what you said/did was racist". It's an issue of mindset v. actions. You claim not to be a racist or homophobe personally, and that's admirable. But it is nonetheless true that you have made racist and homophobic statements on this board. Every time this happens, you make attempts to universalize your personal experience in order to cast us as unreasonable for being offended (see: "it's a regionalism" or "it's a golf saying"). While they remain your primary defense, they are not valid reasons for writing epithets (the world is not north Florida). Your statements were offensive because they caused others offense, the context in which you used them matters not. Your reaction to being called out on your words should not be to defend them, but to apologize and try to avoid them in the future. All we're asking is that you refrain from making racist and homophobic statements when you are on this board; whether you think your statements are hunky dory is besides the point, people here find them offensive. By continuing to use this language after you've been repeatedly asked to stop, you show disrespect to your fellow posters, the mods, and DFW. We're not asking a lot here, so please comply.
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Post by Boz on Sept 29, 2008 17:53:54 GMT -5
I didn't think he was calling TC gay. I thought he was calling him a girl.
These are types of jabs of which I wholeheartedly approve (regardless of whence they come).
In this particular case, I believe you are assigning guilt based on prior behavior, not the substance of the matter at hand.
Some things are indefensible, but this? Really? Let's not turn the board into PCU.
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Post by tgo on Sept 29, 2008 18:13:30 GMT -5
have to agree with Boz, someone mentioned two light wussie beers as their favorites and hifi called him a girl, seems like everyone here is a little to quick to jump on hifi here.
now, back to the topic at hand, i cant believe i didnt notice a beer thred until it was already on page #3 since i am a huge beer geek.
i am a hop guy, i dont like hefeweisse beers and generally not a fan of belgian's, that said, here are my favorites that i have tasted in the last 5 years. more later on this when i have more time to post
Brewery, Brew anderson valley, Winter Solstice Bells, amber blind dog, pale Brooklyn, IPA Charma River BC, Jack Rabbit IPA Dogfish head, April hop Dogfish Head, Shelter Pale Ale Elysian, The wise esb Grants, IPA Grants, Hopzilla IPA mad river, jamaica red ale Marin, IPA Oggis, ipa on tap, hop maniac ipa sacramento brew co, red horse ale Sierra Nevada, celebration SLO Brewing, IPA steelhead, Bombay Bomber IPA steelhead , Turtle rock stout stone, ruination ipa stone, ruination ipa triple dry hopped Townhall brewery, masala mama ipa White Hawk, Original IPA wynkoop brewery, drunkin pumkin ale
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Post by Badger Hoya on Sept 29, 2008 21:34:31 GMT -5
i am a hop guy, i dont like hefeweisse beers and generally not a fan of belgian's, that said, here are my favorites that i have tasted in the last 5 years. more later on this when i have more time to post Brewery, Brew anderson valley, Winter Solstice Bells, amber blind dog, pale Brooklyn, IPA Charma River BC, Jack Rabbit IPA Dogfish head, April hop Dogfish Head, Shelter Pale Ale Elysian, The wise esb Grants, IPA Grants, Hopzilla IPA mad river, jamaica red ale Marin, IPA Oggis, ipa on tap, hop maniac ipa sacramento brew co, red horse ale Sierra Nevada, celebration SLO Brewing, IPA steelhead, Bombay Bomber IPA steelhead , Turtle rock stout stone, ruination ipa stone, ruination ipa triple dry hopped Townhall brewery, masala mama ipa White Hawk, Original IPA wynkoop brewery, drunkin pumkin ale If you're a hop guy, what say you about Delirium Tremens? It's Belgian, but incredibly hoppy. Also, I'm w/you completely on the Celebration Ale. Xmas beer season is definitely one of the best times of the year
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Sept 29, 2008 21:53:39 GMT -5
great GREAT list tgo. i love the Sierra Celebration -- tough to find in DC though. haven't had the Stone Ruination IPA triple dry hopped....but from the sound of it, i would love it. where can you get it?
and for the record, i don't mind somebody being called a girl for liking girly beer. that's what message boards and beer-camaraderie were built on. i just don't need somebody to give me the cognitive narrative afterward.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Sept 30, 2008 8:44:26 GMT -5
The people who jumped on hifi for making fun of TC drinking the beer equivalent of wine coolers should all be banned for being stodgy tools. And I hate hifi.
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Post by Elvado on Sept 30, 2008 8:50:18 GMT -5
Edited. Thread closed. --Admin
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