Guest xhado123 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Howdy folks. Didn't find a beer thread. There was a general drinks thread, but someone in the new user thread suggested a beer thread. So, Beer. Grains. Sugars, turned to alcohol, and a bitterant to counter cloying sweetness, typically hops. Drank across the globe. What's your favourite style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 IPA. All else is weak. That's not true. But still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Do you brew your own? I like wheats, sours, saisons, and most especially pumpkins. What is your favorite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xhado123 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 IPA is a good go-to beer, but I am currently on a barelywine kick, sour and high ABV... I've brewed one batch of IPA, and we ended up with an onion flavour if consumed warm. (Chilled, the taste was gone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Mm...onion IPA. Excuse me while I barf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I'd like to try mead one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xhado123 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Mead is delicious! Drink of the gods, it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Come visit us in Seattle? We have a meadery. Sky River Mead, if you can find it in stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Good to know! I'm thinking of attending the next Emerald City Comic Con. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I've had mead and didn't really care for it. Too sweet for my taste. I had a great pilsner last night. Paired really well with a burger and fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Yeah I'm not too big on mead either. It's intriguing but never lives up to my expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xhado123 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I've had mead and didn't really care for it. Too sweet for my taste.Try dry mead. It's closer to drier white wine with honey flavour. great pilsner.Yes, it's possible. But For burger and fries, Belgian trippel. But don't take my word for it! Found Hopcat in Lansing. Ooooh, so many beer. But not as many as Ashley's. Lucky me, Ashley's is in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I thought mead was too sweet too, but I didn't know that dry mead was a thing. I would try it. I had a blueberry cream ale after my 5k last night and it hit the spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xhado123 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Fruity beer is my guilty pleasure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I like most any fruity beer other than watermelon. That crap is nasty. I had an awesome lemon mint IPA awhile back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xhado123 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Watermelon is a difficult flavour, it doesn't come through in most brews. Many brewers add watermelon flavour post brew... same with strawberries. Got to use a prohibitive crapton of fruit to flavour the beer.Who brewed the lemon mint IPA? I want try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The Seattle/Portland International Beer Festival usually has a few different types of mead on tap. Not at the same time as Emerald City Comic Con, unfortunately. But it's pretty epic. I don't like IPA, buy even I'm intruiged by this lemon mint one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Yeah, I am in the IPA is just okay catagory. My big thing is cider beer. A friend had a cask of mead made especially for his wedding. It is super sweet like muscato sweet. I will have to try dry mead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I've had mead and didn't really care for it. Too sweet for my taste.Try dry mead. It's closer to drier white wine with honey flavour. great pilsner.Yes, it's possible. But For burger and fries, Belgian trippel. But don't take my word for it! Found Hopcat in Lansing. Ooooh, so many beer. But not as many as Ashley's. Lucky me, Ashley's is in town. There was a pretty small beer list, the place is mainly local/organic with jus a few beers to appease the hipsters. I agree that a pilsner is hard to do well, but the 2 I've had that were really good make up for it. It's so simple that it almost always tastes like beer flavored water. But with the best burger in Columbus, something understated was due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 The lemon mint was a small batch from a local microbrewery. I wish you could all try it. It was so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Though technically not a beer.... in wintertime nothing beats a pint of Guinness. Nothing. Not a fan of Pale Ales myself, or fruity beers. More often than not they always come with a super strong hoppy aftertaste, which Im not into personally. The exception to this rule though is Einstock Pale Ale. For some reason I like it. Summer time I usually stick to Lager. Camden Hells or Asahi Super Dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xhado123 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Encountered while judging yesterday: Mint Porter Jalapeno Pilsner Habanero Stout Mint Pumpkin Licorice Cream extract and tangerine Not allowed to say how they did until the results are revealed. Just saying I had them. Homebrew competition, nothing commercial. Odine, on 04 Aug 2014 - 12:28 PM, said: Though technically not a beer.... in wintertime nothing beats a pint of Guinness. Nothing. Actually is a beer. Anyone telling you otherwise is wrong. BJCP recognises it as style 13a, dry stout. One of the world's first light beers. Stands up to a lot of things in mass production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 "One of the world's first light beers." Guinness? Really? I always considered Smithwick's (YUM!) a lighter version of Guinness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Guinness is surprisingly low calorie. I have had beers with all of the ingredients you listed, xhado, except licorice. My new goal in life is to never try a licorice beer. I bet I would love the tangerine cream. And a local microbrewery in Lancaster, PA makes a chocolate mint stout that is to die for. My guess is that it would be good in a porter too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 And I think the "light beer" tag for Guinness is about it's low Alcohol % content. It's 4.3% (I think) might even be less. 3.6% comes to mind but I can't e certain. One or the other. Whereas a Stella or something is a 5% wife-beater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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