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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/2/2010 2:50:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Some recommendations from me..... and I really do recommend keeping these in bottle as suggested - as they taste dramatically better. Westvleteren is overhyped, even if it is very good.... but these are really only slightly behind and you won't miss the westy:

- St Bernardus abt 12 (I personally think this is the best of the style in the world)
- Chimay Bleu (which does need a good 2-5 years in bottle to integrate)
- Rochefort 10 (needing maybe up to 2 years in bottle)
- Westmalle Tripel (no age needed) and Dubbel (not too bad in young bottles, but improves slighly after around a year)
- Orval (no age needed)
- La Trappe (De Koeningshoeven) Dubbel (not too bad in young bottles, but improves slighly after around a year - I rate this much higher than their tripel and quadrupel)
- Schlenkerla Rauschbier (an accquired taste though!)
- Köstritzer Schwarzbier
- Corsendonk Christmas Ale
- Anything at all produced by the superlative Durham Brewery

I also play with LONG aging of Thomas Hardy ale and Samichlaus ale (~20 years aging), when you can get some extraordinary results.

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/3/2010 10:05:18 AM   
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Orval is another beer on your list that I'm quite find of, but paying $6 per 11.2oz is not something I can bring myself to do very often.


Other beers over the past few days (included stops at Pizza Port Brewing, Stone Brewery, and favorite local watering hole)
Duchesse de Bourgnone
Stone - Double Dry Hopped IPA
Stone - Levitation Ale
Stone - IPA
Stone - "Ruination" Double IPA
Port Brewing - "Jetty" IPA
Port Brewing - (a very tasty Hazelnut Brown ale)
New Belgium Brewing - "La Folie" Sour Brown Ale
Moose Drool - Brown Ale
Monk's- Flemish Sour Red Ale
Sierra Nevada - Pale Ale
Green Flash - IPA
"Old Speckled Hen" - English Ale (on nitro)
Bear Republic - "Racer 5" IPA
Dale's - Pale Ale
Dale Brothers - "Winter Haze" Winter Ale


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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/3/2010 10:07:03 PM   
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had these last night:
Kronenburg 1664
Drakes 1500 Pale Ale
Moose Drool

Going to Stone Brewery tonight ... will be fun to see what special brews they have on tap!


curious what you thought if these three...as for me, I had a Cucapa "Chupacabra" Pale Ale, from Mexico...quite a nice beer...also, I had a St. Feuillian Cuvee du Noel, which was also very good, if a little boozy


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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/8/2010 4:31:05 PM   
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yummy

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/8/2010 11:33:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		"Rochefort 8, 10 and 12 - BIG FAN

Has anyone tried the 14?"

At the risk of sounding like a know-it-all, there is no such thing as a Rochefort 12 or 14.

They make a 6, an 8, and a 10.

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/9/2010 1:52:47 PM   
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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/9/2010 2:05:50 PM   
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I never drink beer--to me, it tastes like what I would imagine bilgewater to taste like--but after reading these threads, maybe I'll give some of the more popular reccomendations a try.


first of all, you are drinking the wrong beer!  there's a beer out there for everybody

second, welcome to the forum!

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/15/2010 12:17:43 AM   
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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/15/2010 3:53:40 AM   
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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/15/2010 4:04:10 AM   
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I never drink beer--to me, it tastes like what I would imagine bilgewater to taste like--but after reading these threads, maybe I'll give some of the more popular reccomendations a try.


Try your local Anchor Steam (San Francisco), or Samuel Adams - both great beers.
If those fail you we'll start on British Bitter.
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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 1/19/2010 11:43:34 AM   
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Bear Republic - "Racer 5" IPA --- ol' standby
Dogfish Head - "60 Min" IPA
Anderson Valley - "Hop Ottin'" IPA --- was happy to find this at local liquor store for $8.99 for a sixer.


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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/5/2010 8:24:34 AM   
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http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/


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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/10/2010 11:04:56 AM   
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Jolly Pumpkin - Bam Biere Farmhouse Ale
Bockor Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge - Red Flanders Ale
New Belgium's new IPA (Ranger IPA)
Russian River Brewing Co. - "Supplication"
New Belgium - "Fall Wild Ale"
Bear Republic - Racer 5 IPA
Firestone - Union Jack IPA
Tecate
Nectar - IPA
Stone - IPA

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/10/2010 12:19:25 PM   
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Alesmith - “My Bloody Valentine” American Red Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Bam Biere Farmhouse Ale
Bockor Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge - Red Flanders Ale
New Belgium's new IPA (Ranger IPA)
Russian River Brewing Co. - "Supplication"
New Belgium - "Fall Wild Ale"
Bear Republic - Racer 5 IPA
Firestone - Union Jack IPA
Tecate
Nectar - IPA
Stone - IPA


what did you think about that Alesmith "My Bloody Valentine"? I had their "Yule Smith" Imperial Red Ale @ my holiday beer tasting, and though it was really good, despite not being "seasonal" at all

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/10/2010 12:28:33 PM   
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Alesmith - “My Bloody Valentine” American Red Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Bam Biere Farmhouse Ale
Bockor Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge - Red Flanders Ale
New Belgium's new IPA (Ranger IPA)
Russian River Brewing Co. - "Supplication"
New Belgium - "Fall Wild Ale"
Bear Republic - Racer 5 IPA
Firestone - Union Jack IPA
Tecate
Nectar - IPA
Stone - IPA


what did you think about that Alesmith "My Bloody Valentine"? I had their "Yule Smith" Imperial Red Ale @ my holiday beer tasting, and though it was really good, despite not being "seasonal" at all

I liked it: it came across as a rich, spicy, hoppy Christmas Ale. By the bottom of the glass it was getting a tad malty for my preferences, but it's a very nice beer.


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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/12/2010 5:17:41 AM   
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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/26/2010 12:26:20 PM   
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had a slew of fantastic beer last weekend as well:
2008 HaandBryggeriet Oud Bruin "Haandbakk" Wild Ale (Norway, Drammen): holy freakin' crap, this stuff is delicious!!
N.V. Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Garde Biere de Mars (USA, Michigan): the best Jolly Pumpkin i've yet to taste
2006 Drie Fonteinen Oude Lambic "Doesjel" (Belgium, Flanders, Brussels): very nice, but not quite as good as their Oude Gueuze.
N.V. Brasserie a Vapeur Saison "Vapeur en Folie" (Belgium, Wallonie): not as good as the "Cochonne", imo. At least this didn't have the yucky nose of the "Cochonne."
N.V. Brewery Ommegang Biere de Garde Biere de Mars (USA, New York): very nice, not as good as the Jolly Pumpkin.


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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/26/2010 1:46:09 PM   
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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/26/2010 1:50:39 PM   
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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/26/2010 3:24:01 PM   
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Just had a local DD Blond at the Hop Valley Brewery in Springfield, Oregon, very nice beer.



what’s a DD Blond? Double [something]?

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/26/2010 4:32:23 PM   
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Just had a local DD Blond at the Hop Valley Brewery in Springfield, Oregon, very nice beer.



what’s a DD Blond? Double [something]?


Their website says "Double D Blond". It's a blond ale with a touch of wheat.

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/26/2010 4:45:47 PM   
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Just had a local DD Blond at the Hop Valley Brewery in Springfield, Oregon, very nice beer.



what’s a DD Blond? Double [something]?


Their website says "Double D Blond". It's a blond ale with a touch of wheat.


so you're tellin' me it's well-proportioned?

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/27/2010 6:37:19 AM   
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so you're tellin' me it's well-proportioned?


Or quite possibly a big beer that's too much to handle. 

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/27/2010 6:54:58 AM   
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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/27/2010 7:00:01 AM   
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I prefer wine. Beer is too alcoholic.


JC.....that's intense. We've got a BrewDog retailer in my area, will have to see if they know anything about it (or happen to have a leftover bottle from the last release). They've got a LOT of treasures hidden on their shelves and in their coolers.

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/27/2010 6:03:05 PM   
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Great lightness up front with some hints of pineapple through the hop filled finish. The thing that amazes me is the freshness and restraint shown in the hops. And as a hop head myself, I dig hoppy beers, but this is a hoppy beer, without it being a hoppy beer, if that makes sense. So balance and layered. I now see why he drinks it so often. Yum!

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/27/2010 8:31:59 PM   
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Ok...so after grafstrb's incessant posting about Racer 5, Racer 5, Racer 5, Racer 5. I have finally gotten around to trying it. good lord this is good beer!

Great lightness up front with some hints of pineapple through the hop filled finish. The thing that amazes me is the freshness and restraint shown in the hops. And as a hop head myself, I dig hoppy beers, but this is a hoppy beer, without it being a hoppy beer, if that makes sense. So balance and layered. I now see why he drinks it so often. Yum!


glad to see you finally tried this...one of my favorite beers...if you get a chance, try the rest of Bear Republic beers now...some really great stuff coming out of Sonoma

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 2/27/2010 9:20:24 PM   
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glad to see you finally tried this...one of my favorite beers...if you get a chance, try the rest of Bear Republic beers now...some really great stuff coming out of Sonoma


I Racer 5!

I will certainly try the other beers from Bear Republic. I can't see them doing wrong after having this beer (and subsequently killing the 6 pack )

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 3/5/2010 1:10:20 PM   
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The Houblon is still a big step up, but I love the smooth texture and lightly citrused finish on this beer. Tasty!

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RE: What BEER are you drinking? - 3/5/2010 1:24:04 PM   
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glad to see you finally tried this...one of my favorite beers...if you get a chance, try the rest of Bear Republic beers now...some really great stuff coming out of Sonoma


I Racer 5!

I will certainly try the other beers from Bear Republic. I can't see them doing wrong after having this beer (and subsequently killing the 6 pack )


dude, you have no idea how i am that you have seen the light.

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