Beer snob discussion thread

• O-Trap

  

  vdubb96;1757865 wrote:Lagunitas sucks, Dirty little freak from DuClaw

  Just tried my first DuClaw beer the other day. Bought a sixer of their Devil's Milk barleywine. It's not the best barleywine I've ever had, but it was damn good.
  

  Commander of Awesome;1759858 wrote:[video=youtube;D6ZPQTROOMw][/video]
  
  Damn cool beer fridge!

  This guy might be my hero.
• lhslep134

  

  Had my first Stone "Enjoy by" last weekend for Halloween it was fantastic
  
  http://enjoyby.stonebrewing.com/stone-enjoy-103115-ipa
  
  
• Curly J

  

  And Another gets bought out. --> http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/leading-craft-brewer-ballast-point-joins-constellation-brands-20151116-00593
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Damn, and so it begins.
• Curly J

  

  While other breweries are selling out, MadTree in Cincinnati is expanding. ---> http://www.thegnarlygnome.com/2016/01/infiltrating-the-new-madtree/
  
  (got to plug The Gnarly Gnome as he's a friend of mine)
• Sonofanump

  I was not aware that Founders and Lagunitas sold partial (I think 50% each?) to macros.
• Curly J

  

  Sonofanump;1773677 wrote:I was not aware that Founders and Lagunitas sold partial (I think 50% each?) to macros.

  Yes. Founders sold 30% of theirs in Dec of 2014 to Mahou San Miguel, a family-owned company that operates seven brewing operations in Spain and one in India.
  
  Lagunitas sold 50% to Heineken last September.
• Sonofanump

  Curly J;1773683 wrote:Yes. Founders sold 30% of theirs in Dec of 2014 to Mahou San Miguel, a family-owned company that operates seven brewing operations in Spain and one in India.

  Well, the KBS & CBS (humble brag) that I had last year was as good as ever.
• Curly J

  

  Sonofanump;1773690 wrote:Well, the KBS & CBS (humble brag) that I had last year was as good as ever.

  I concur. I finally got to try the CBS last year....and I concur.
  
  I'll be hitting this up on January 16th. http://www.junglejims.com/barrelagedbeer/
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Curly J;1773697 wrote:I concur. I finally got to try the CBS last year....and I concur.
  
  I'll be hitting this up on January 16th. http://www.junglejims.com/barrelagedbeer/

  Damn that sounds epic!
  
  Tried a cantaloupe saison from DuClaw this evening. Was alright, more interested in seeing how they did the fruit, it was subtle.
• iclfan2

  

  Tried the Sierra Nevada beer camp. Pretty solid.
  
  
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• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  Had a Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin and an Ommegang Hennepin. Both very good.
• Sonofanump

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1774953 wrote:Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin

  my go to at lower quality establishments, some reason they carry that quality brew
• Apple

  

  According to the Brewers Association, America now has the most operating breweries than at any time in history! As of 12/1/15 there are 4,144 breweries, exceeding the previous high of 4,131 in 1873.
  
  Interesting story:
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/america-now-has-more-breweries-than-ever-and-that-might-be-a-problem/2016/01/15/d23e3800-b998-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html
• Devils Advocate

  

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  Apple;1776492 wrote:According to the Brewers Association, America now has the most operating breweries than at any time in history! As of 12/1/15 there are 4,144 breweries, exceeding the previous high of 4,131 in 1873.
  
  Interesting story:
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/america-now-has-more-breweries-than-ever-and-that-might-be-a-problem/2016/01/15/d23e3800-b998-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html

  Thanks Obama!
• TBone14

  

  Had 3 Hopslam's (Bells) last night. 2016 is a great version. Highly recommended if you can find it.
• Sonofanump

  Had lunch this weekend, very very good, I now need to find dinner. As far as IPAs, I'd go with this ranking:
  
  Russian River Pliny the Elder
  Dogfish head 180 minute
  Maine Lunch
  Dogfish head 90 minute
  Lagunitas Sucks
  Heady topper
  Green flash green bullet
  3 Floyds Dreadaught
  Stone Ruination
  Bells hopslam
• OSH

  

  Went to Denver this weekend, had some really tasty brews.
  
  Had a couple Hefeweizens that were good, some Blondes that were alright, and some apricot Ales that were real good. Denver is fun.
• gerb131

  

  Enjoying a Guinness. Such a good beer if poured correctly at correct temp.
• Curly J

  

  TBone14;1779201 wrote:Had 3 Hopslam's (Bells) last night. 2016 is a great version. Highly recommended if you can find it.

  I picked up 2 six packs last night, but didn't try it yet. Will have some tonight.
• BRF

  

  So I happened to be at the Clifton American Legion in Fairwiew Park last Friday and tried Red Hook Pumpkin Ale on tap, 8%.
  
  It was very good, especially at the price of $1.50/pint!
  
  God Bless the USA!
• GOONx19

  

  Budweiser commercial goes straight at craft beer again this year!
• MontyBrunswick

  

  GOONx19;1780378 wrote:Budweiser commercial goes straight at craft beer again this year!

  Good!!! craft beer enthusiasts need brought down a peg. sound like a bunch of pretentious doush bags!!!!!!
• O-Trap

  

  MontyBrunswick;1780418 wrote:Good!!! craft beer enthusiasts need brought down a peg. sound like a bunch of pretentious doush bags!!!!!!

  Appreciate the sweeping generalization. Not all of us think you're a terrible person for drinking Bud Light.
  
  However, if we need a reminder of AB InBev's hypocrisy on the subject, this happened for last year's Super Bowl:
  
  
• OSH

  

  Also, worth noting, the ad pokes at "imported" beers. InBev itself isn't domestic.
  
  It's dumb. Get off the high horse and drink whatever beverage one wants to drink.