Beer snob discussion thread

• Curly J

  

  vdubb96;1568388 wrote:Curly drunj!

  If they are 3oz pours it will be a little over 6 beers. if they are 4oz pours it's a little over 8 beers. Last year I came home from the event and added all the beers I tried that night on Untappd. I'll go over 500 distinct beers tonight. Back in May I was only at 200.
• gorocks99

  

  Just got done w/ a blind taste test ... ranked Heady 1, Hopslam 2, ZD 3 and Furious 4. To be fair, I think the ZD had aged a bit too long and it had lost some of its balance. Heady is an incredible beer. Not sure I'd give it the nod as #1 in the world, but definitely in my top 10.
• gerb131

  

  Buddy brought me a gotterdamnerung by stone..never had this one before.
  Yes heady is lovely
• Sonofanump

  Curly J;1568404 wrote: I'll go over 500 distinct beers tonight. Back in May I was only at 200.

  Atta boy.
• said_aouita

  

  
  Opening day today for new Dayton brewery
  
  The Warped Wing Brewing Company in downtown Dayton is opening this weekend.
  
  http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/entertainment/bars-clubs-other/opening-day-today-for-new-dayton-brewery/ncscX/?ref=cbTopWidget
• I Wear Pants

  Can't wait for Deschutes to get here.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Curly J;1568404 wrote:If they are 3oz pours it will be a little over 6 beers. if they are 4oz pours it's a little over 8 beers. Last year I came home from the event and added all the beers I tried that night on Untappd. I'll go over 500 distinct beers tonight. Back in May I was only at 200.

  Well? How'd it go, what you try. What were the highlights?
• Curly J

  

  Commander of Awesome;1568902 wrote:Well? How'd it go, what you try. What were the highlights?

  Becareful what you ask for.
  
  It was fairly successful. Very crowded. Last year there were 300 people there. This year there were 600 tickets sold prior to the event and they were looking for another 100 in walk up sales. That put a little damper on it as some of the lines were unreal. We voiced our displeasure about it to the manager of the event center, who we know pretty well. She said next year it will be different...we'll see.
  
  On to the beers. I had about 25 on my list, but only tried 14 or so.
  
  Had the Bzart Lambiek first.They only had six 'big bombers' of it and it goes for $60.00 a bottle. Very nice sour. Huge sour nose, but it finished a bit salty. Reminded me of a Goze style which I've had a few of and liked.
  
  Mikkeller It's Alive aged in White wine barrels. I've had this before and it was as great as I remembered. They ran out of the It's Alive in Grand Marnier Barrels...bummer.
  
  Aventinus Curvee Barrique. Another sour/berliner weisse/Weizenbock/ errrr whatever the style(s) that was very good...if you noticed I was focusing on sours for a while.
  
  Of the local one off beers...
  
  I had the Rhinegeist "Zinther". This was their Panther Porter aged in Zinfandel barrels. Very nice and the only one I tried twice. The second time round was a MUCH bigger pour. Had a wine and chocolate thing happening on the nose which was very nice.
  
  Rivertown Imperial Amber aged in Buffalo Rare barrels. Had some slight bourbon on the nose. Not a lot as you could still smell and taste the beer more importantly. Slight bourbon on the finish. VERY well balanced. The Amber Ale is the base of their Pumpkin Ale and they have done it on cask before (Beer Fest)
  
  Christian Moerlein 'Winter Warmer' aged in Woodford barrels. This was actually a English Strong Ale. Very nice and you could taste the Woodford in the finish.
  
  MadTree Axis Mundi Barrel aged. Great Imperial stout with a bourbon on it. Lots of people were loving it. I'd like to compare it with the non aged version, whenever I get to their brewery.
  
  The others...
  
  Southern Tier Oak Aged Backburner. This was intersecting as it had a huge hoppy nose, but that sweet barley wine finish. Totally different than what I expected from smelling it.
  
  Ballast Point Bourbon barrel aged Sea Monster. meh...I actually preferred the non aged version that I've had better than this one.
  
  Breckenridge Well Built. Kinda disappointing, but I've never had 'great' beers from them before. It was the 'worst' of the night.
  
  Stone Double Bastard in Red Wine and Arrogant Bastard in Templeton Whiskey barrels. I'd give the nod to the Arrogant Bastard in these two. Not overly impressed by either as they were both a little 'barrel' forward.
  
  Now the really good Bourbon Barrel aged...
  
  Revolution Mean Gene and Bean Gene. Both were very impressive. I've only ever had their Anti Hero IPA before, which is good. The Mean Gene had lots of bourbon and vanilla notes with some sweetness. Very smooth. The Bean Gene had lot bourbon and coffee. Also very smooth with some Woodford on the finish.
  
  I passed on severial others that I've had before. (Thisty Dog BA Wulver and Siberian Night, Brooklyn Black Ops, Samuel Smith Stingo, Anderson Valley, Alltech, Victory, and others) I was really suprised on how long the line was for the Alltech. They had their Kentucky Ale, which is OVER 'bourboned', their Stout which is decent, and their Pumpkin which cuts through their Kentucky Ale nicely, but is not worth the wait.
  
  Hardly got a buzz, which is why I went home and had a Weyerbacher Viridis Lopulus, Sam Adams Stony Brook Red, Sam Adams Tetravis, and a Trappist Rochefort 10. (Well I shared those with The Wife)
  
  Sorry for the tl;dr /Otrap'd post.
• captvern

  I finally get to finish my Christmas beers today. I have insanely bad elf, mad elf , and 12 dogs of Christmas . Pumped it's my first time having any of them
• O-Trap

  

  Curly J;1568955 wrote:Becareful what you ask for.
  
  It was fairly successful. Very crowded. Last year there were 300 people there. This year there were 600 tickets sold prior to the event and they were looking for another 100 in walk up sales. That put a little damper on it as some of the lines were unreal. We voiced our displeasure about it to the manager of the event center, who we know pretty well. She said next year it will be different...we'll see.
  
  On to the beers. I had about 25 on my list, but only tried 14 or so.
  
  Had the Bzart Lambiek first.They only had six 'big bombers' of it and it goes for $60.00 a bottle. Very nice sour. Huge sour nose, but it finished a bit salty. Reminded me of a Goze style which I've had a few of and liked.
  
  Mikkeller It's Alive aged in White wine barrels. I've had this before and it was as great as I remembered. They ran out of the It's Alive in Grand Marnier Barrels...bummer.
  
  Aventinus Curvee Barrique. Another sour/berliner weisse/Weizenbock/ errrr whatever the style(s) that was very good...if you noticed I was focusing on sours for a while.
  
  Of the local one off beers...
  
  I had the Rhinegeist "Zinther". This was their Panther Porter aged in Zinfandel barrels. Very nice and the only one I tried twice. The second time round was a MUCH bigger pour. Had a wine and chocolate thing happening on the nose which was very nice.
  
  Rivertown Imperial Amber aged in Buffalo Rare barrels. Had some slight bourbon on the nose. Not a lot as you could still smell and taste the beer more importantly. Slight bourbon on the finish. VERY well balanced. The Amber Ale is the base of their Pumpkin Ale and they have done it on cask before (Beer Fest)
  
  Christian Moerlein 'Winter Warmer' aged in Woodford barrels. This was actually a English Strong Ale. Very nice and you could taste the Woodford in the finish.
  
  MadTree Axis Mundi Barrel aged. Great Imperial stout with a bourbon on it. Lots of people were loving it. I'd like to compare it with the non aged version, whenever I get to their brewery.
  
  The others...
  
  Southern Tier Oak Aged Backburner. This was intersecting as it had a huge hoppy nose, but that sweet barley wine finish. Totally different than what I expected from smelling it.
  
  Ballast Point Bourbon barrel aged Sea Monster. meh...I actually preferred the non aged version that I've had better than this one.
  
  Breckenridge Well Built. Kinda disappointing, but I've never had 'great' beers from them before. It was the 'worst' of the night.
  
  Stone Double Bastard in Red Wine and Arrogant Bastard in Templeton Whiskey barrels. I'd give the nod to the Arrogant Bastard in these two. Not overly impressed by either as they were both a little 'barrel' forward.
  
  Now the really good Bourbon Barrel aged...
  
  Revolution Mean Gene and Bean Gene. Both were very impressive. I've only ever had their Anti Hero IPA before, which is good. The Mean Gene had lots of bourbon and vanilla notes with some sweetness. Very smooth. The Bean Gene had lot bourbon and coffee. Also very smooth with some Woodford on the finish.
  
  I passed on severial others that I've had before. (Thisty Dog BA Wulver and Siberian Night, Brooklyn Black Ops, Samuel Smith Stingo, Anderson Valley, Alltech, Victory, and others) I was really suprised on how long the line was for the Alltech. They had their Kentucky Ale, which is OVER 'bourboned', their Stout which is decent, and their Pumpkin which cuts through their Kentucky Ale nicely, but is not worth the wait.
  
  Hardly got a buzz, which is why I went home and had a Weyerbacher Viridis Lopulus, Sam Adams Stony Brook Red, Sam Adams Tetravis, and a Trappist Rochefort 10. (Well I shared those with The Wife)
  
  Sorry for the tl;dr /Otrap'd post.

  Don't be sorry. Read the whole thing, and it was a good breakdown.
• Curly J

  

  I Wear Pants;1568900 wrote:Can't wait for Deschutes to get here.

  Special Pint Nite this Friday at Jungle Jim's. Dechutes kicks off their presence in Cincy. You know I'll be there.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Guys, hate to let you know, but we irriate pick 6. We're no better than people who smoke weed apparently. Always have to tell people just like people who are religious or something. I'm not sure, I stopped reading as IDAGF.
  
  http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?43603-Sunday-Funday&p=1569310&viewfull=1#post1569310
  
  Currently drinking a 2012 double bastard from the stash. QQ me a river pick6.
• vdubb96

  

  Curly J;1569252 wrote:Special Pint Nite this Friday at Jungle Jim's. Dechutes kicks off their presence in Cincy. You know I'll be there.

  Forgot to wish your drunj ass a happy bday yesterday! Cheers friend!
• Curly J

  

  vdubb96;1569767 wrote:Forgot to wish your drunj ass a happy bday yesterday! Cheers friend!

  Thanks !!!
  
  Just got back from Jungle Jim's with my 2 Sixers of Hopslam. (that was the limit) Now I just need The Wife to make a visit there to grab 2 more. I did hear that it will be going on tap there once the Bell's Double Cream runs out. Should be tonight or early tomorrow.
• I Wear Pants

  Curly J;1569252 wrote:Special Pint Nite this Friday at Jungle Jim's. Dechutes kicks off their presence in Cincy. You know I'll be there.

  Black Butte is one of my favorite beers. Can't wait to have it again.
• Curly J

  

  I Wear Pants;1569861 wrote:Black Butte is one of my favorite beers. Can't wait to have it again.

  I might have had it years ago in Colorado. Looking forward to trying it again.
  
  But tonight it's about the Hopslam. Oh so good. Just want to keep drinking it and not sleep.
• justincredible

  

  Deschutes is in Cincy now? Had them a few years ago in AZ and it was really good.
• Sonofanump

  I Wear Pants;1569861 wrote:Black Butte is one of my favorite beers. Can't wait to have it again.

  Cue post from ETB on your preferences.
• O-Trap

  

  Sonofanump;1570015 wrote:Cue post from ETB on your preferences.

  To be fair, he did lob that one down the plate.
• Devils Advocate

  

  I prefer more like served ass on a platter.
• vdubb96

  

  I need someone to hook a brother up w/ some hopslam. Can't make it to my local Hopslam release party friday!!!!
• vdubb96

  

  Thought this was pretty cool. I wouldn't have picked some of the beers they did for each state (especially Ohio) but it's still cool.
  
  http://www.seriouseats.com/maps/best-beers-usa-craft-beer-in-every-state
• Commander of Awesome

  

  List was IPA heavy for sure.
• vdubb96

  

  Commander of Awesome;1571245 wrote:List was IPA heavy for sure.

  Very IPA heavy.
• O-Trap

  

  The EFitz is their choice from Ohio ... Eh, while I think that's GLB's best year-round brew, I think they could do better from Ohio.