Anyone here a beer advocate?

Oh boy..... beer! yeah! There is an awesome beer store here. 3000+ kinds, plus coolers, plus homebrew section, plus taps for refilling growlers.

Im a big IPA fan. Probably my favorite brewery is Dogfish Head. I really like most of the stuff from Rogue as well.


My favorite beer ever? There are 2 varieties Classic and Helles. (The real Bier labeled one is unavailable in the states)

It's from Austria. A brewery called Schloss-Eggenberg. They make it once a year on December 6th. Then it's aged for 10 months before bottling. It's extremely rare and is 14% alcohol. A perfect beer for cellaring, it gets better as it ages. I've had supreme perfection at around 2 years. It's called....

SAMICLAUS

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One of each after a year in the cellar..

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And cracking the Helles (red bottle)

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I threw my brother a pretty intense beer birthday party a couple years ago... at least 12 of each kind
There is some awful swill for people who didn't know better. Good beer would have been a waste.

Beer List:
(Swill) Sparks, Genny Bock, Steel Reserve
Bellhaven Scottish Ale
Kona's Wailua Wheat
2x Blue Moon Samplers
DogfishHead 60min & 90min
Rogue Dead Guy
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon
Young's Double Chocolate Stout (Nitro brew cans)
Otter Creek Copper Ale
Samiclaus
Urbock 23
Unibroue 750ml bottles:
-Terrible
-Ephemere
-Maudite
-Trois Pistoles
-Fin du Monde


I put a lot of the high end ones in the kitchen fridge so he would be surprised to see them all but then in the "party room"

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Nix said:
Oh boy..... beer! yeah! There is an awesome beer store here. 3000+ kinds, plus coolers, plus homebrew section, plus taps for refilling growlers.

Im a big IPA fan. Probably my favorite brewery is Dogfish Head. I really like most of the stuff from Rogue as well.

My favorite beer ever? There are 2 varieties Classic and Helles. (The real Bier labeled one is unavailable in the states)

It's from Austria. A brewery called Schloss-Eggenberg. They make it once a year on December 6th. Then it's aged for 10 months before bottling. It's extremely rare and is 14% alcohol. A perfect beer for cellaring, it gets better as it ages. I've had supreme perfection at around 2 years. It's called....

SAMICLAUS
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Dogfish Head and Rogue are two of my favorites as well.

Is that Samiclaus a double bock? I can't say I'm a fan of bocks, let alone double bocks, but it would definitely be interesting to try :giggle:

I know there are some IPAs that are good aged but I can't say I've tried any personally.
 
The Samiclaus is a malt instead of a true bock. It's very very thick. Worth a try if you have the chance to buy a single. It's unlike anything else Ive ever had. People generally don't like them but I think it's the best!

Dogfish 120min. IPA is fantastic when it's aged. I thought it was not that good when fresh. They are super expensive when you can find them! Like $15 each. If you've got the $$ get a couple and try one right away and put another aside to age. One year makes a huuuge difference. It's really hard aging beers though because I know how good they are and I always just want to drink them right away!
 
I definitely will give it a try if I ever see it. I always enjoy trying new beers even if it's something I don't normally drink.

I've had 120min IPA fresh as well. It was definitely good but not $15 a bottle good. I would like to try an age a bottle.

I agree, it is definitely hard not to drink a good beer as soon as you get them :giggle:
 
My guilty pleasure as far as pricy beers go is Duvel. I love Belgian strong ales and Duvel is one of my favorites. I actually had a glass near the France-Belgium border when I was in France many years back. At that time, I was not even a big beer fan and I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
 
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I also am a fan of Dogfish Head and Blue Moon. I like Blue Moon's Belgian Style Pale Ale too, but it's not exactly Belgian Pale Ale.
 
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I knew I could find you in here, Mr '06.

I'm game for a good beer anytime. I like Rogue, Deschutes, and of course my collegiate-based Sierra Nevada. SN stuff is much better on tap and fresh in their Taproom restaurant. I also live right next to Rogue's Frog brewery in Issaquah. There are better brews but I'm down for the good stuff. Not crappy Piss water.

Fave is a good ale heading to the hoppier IPAs. I'll also enjoy a good stout.
 
I still gotta try that beer, Scott.
 
I could bring you one Chris. I enjoyed one last night. It is very good!
 
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Yeah, good luck finding it. It's only available 1 week out of the year. That's the first week in Feb.
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I'll put it on my schedule. Lol. I hope my liquor store sells them.
 
I'd have to go to PA then. Lol.
 
I always feel bad buying the cheap stuff but sometimes I just want a plain "beer". Something like Dos Equis, Tecate, and sometimes Corona. It makes me feel like I'm on vacation. Leinenkugels Summer Shandy gets the best of me sometimes too.

I did used to like Newcastle on tap. The bottled stuff just always tastes strange or rotten to me.

The Wegmans supermarkets here actually have a really good craft beer section. You can even get growlers from the local places in the cooler. They carry quite a bit of West coast breweries. Firestone Walker, Lagunitas, Green Flash IPA on occasion.


I almost forgot: It's REAL BEER WEEK HERE! RIGHT NOW!

http://rochesterrealbeer.com/rochester-real-beer-week/
 
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I had Dos Equis for the 1st time last summer. It's not bad. I like it much more than Corona which I am not a big fan of.
 
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