Best (and worst) beers you've ever had

[ShocksMyBrain 9,368]

2 hours ago, Tiger Refuge said:

@ShocksMyBrain I don't know how viable it is, but I have seen some videos of people pouring soft drinks through the gills of bleeding fish to stop the bleeding. It appeared to work, but so does all kinds of stuff on the interwebs. FWIW

 

I picked up a 4 pack of Parish's Opus Vert yesterday. I have officially found the best beer store in town, and there isn't a close second. I need to meet the dude that owns the place. 

Hmm. I'll do some research. May be worth carrying a coke with me when I'm out. 

What's the style on Opus Vert?

[Tiger Refuge 6,674]

It's an American IPA. Pretty new to their lineup, I think. I will be reporting back soon. 

[McLoofus 35,182]

7 minutes ago, Tiger Refuge said:

It's an American IPA. Pretty new to their lineup, I think. I will be reporting back soon. 

I have on good authority that they know exactly WTF they're doing when it comes to IPAs...

[Tiger Refuge 6,674]

1 hour ago, McLoofus said:

I have on good authority that they know exactly WTF they're doing when it comes to IPAs...

I don't often "lol"....but lol.

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

Was in Omaha, NE last night for work.  If you get the shot, try these local brews that I found:

Infusion Vanilla Bean Blonde
It's like drinking a vanilla ice cream cone.

Scriptown Nut Job
Best nutty flavor beer I've ever had.  Not too overpowering, which made it easy to drink.

[ShocksMyBrain 9,368]

Schlafly has a vanilla bean blonde available that's really good too. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,368]

Oh and I need to get my grubby mitts on  this...

http://uncrate.com/stuff/glenfiddich-india-pale-ale-cask-finished-whisky/

[McLoofus 35,182]

16 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Oh and I need to get my grubby mitts on  this...

http://uncrate.com/stuff/glenfiddich-india-pale-ale-cask-finished-whisky/

Interesting. I'd honestly have to find a single pour in a bar or hear a trusted opinion before splurging on a bottle. I'm always wary of novelty whiskies (to the point that I call them "novelties"). 

 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,368]

3 hours ago, McLoofus said:

Interesting. I'd honestly have to find a single pour in a bar or hear a trusted opinion before splurging on a bottle. I'm always wary of novelty whiskies (to the point that I call them "novelties"). 

 

Apparently Amador bourbon did something like this and it wasn't very good. 

[McLoofus 35,182]

NP: Lagunitas Born Yesterday. Definitely recommend. Cloudy and juicy. And I got it at a very reasonable $12/sizer.

[AUDub 11,184]

Ten Fidy finally hit the shelves down here. Gots mine. 

Blue Pants was sampling their beers today. Had some, uh, interesting offerings. Had a gose made with midnight wheat and coffee. It was unique, to say the least. Would not buy. 

The Double Stuff Pinstripe Stout was tasty. Heavy on the coffee and light on the chocolate. Would buy.

[McLoofus 35,182]

2 minutes ago, Bigbens42 said:

Ten Fidy finally hit the shelves down here. Gots mine. 

Blue Pants was sampling their beers today. Had some, uh, interesting offerings. Had a gose made with midnight wheat and coffee. It was unique, to say the least. Would not buy. 

The Double Stuff Pinstripe Stout was tasty. Heavy on the coffee and light on the chocolate. Would buy.

That's my kind of stout. The gose sounds awful. They used to do a strawberry saison that was killer but discontinued it for some reason.

[ShocksMyBrain 9,368]

21 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

That's my kind of stout. The gose sounds awful. They used to do a strawberry saison that was killer but discontinued it for some reason.

They(or maybe it was Straight to Ale) switched brewmasters 2-3 years ago I believe, so they have decided to discontinue it then. I've never had anything from them I truly enjoyed. 

[AUDub 11,184]

41 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

That's my kind of stout. The gose sounds awful. They used to do a strawberry saison that was killer but discontinued it for some reason.

I was trying to be polite, but yes, it was. 

Bout to crack open my first Ten Fidy since the spring and I am tickled pink. 

[AUDub 11,184]

Heaven on earth...

[Tiger Refuge 6,674]

Had this last night.

Very, very tasty. 

 

Also, this.

Also, very tasty. Not as deep as GITM. But that's okay. Lots of citrusy/grapefruit. I'll be making another beer store run today to pick up some more.

[ShocksMyBrain 9,368]

I've been harping on Celebration for a while now. Perhaps because I no longer have access to awesome IPAs year round, I'm finding it quite tasty this year. Not nearly as disappointed as I have been with it in the last few years. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,368]

There is cause for Celebration. Got my new PB in largemouth today. 

[McLoofus 35,182]

@Tiger Refuge, I hope you felt all warm inside after those, lol.

@ShocksMyBrain, I'm a big fan of SN Celebration every year. I enjoyed it last year but I'll be glad to try something new, too. 

'grats on that fishy fish. 

[Tiger Refuge 6,674]

@McLoofus That MNB Laissez-Faire was very very good. Reminded me a bit of Three Philosophers.

[McLoofus 35,182]

Glad you liked it! It's one of those beers that doesn't necessarily stand out, it's just extremely drinkable, especially for double digits ABV. 

[Tiger Refuge 6,674]

Yeah, that ABV caught me

off guard. That was birthday celebration night after one of the best steaks(20oz ribeye....mmmmmmm) at a great steakhouse here. Oh, and two Eagle Rare bourbons on the rocks. Steak and bourbon...apparently I've been doing it wrong all these years.

[McLoofus 35,182]

Talk dirty, Refuge. Talk dirty.

HBD, sir!

[Tiger Refuge 6,674]

Thank you, sir!

[ShocksMyBrain 9,368]

Local place with a decent taplist tapped '14, '15 BCBS and KBS. '14 BCBS is drinking fantastic.