Topic: The Big Fat Beer Thread (Read 108285 times)

Patrick · « **Reply #350 on:** 22 Oct 2014, 07:34 »

Oh yeah PS my manager and I have started home brewing together and this is the next recipe we're going to use. Except the malt got changed to chocolate malt instead of black malt.

It's named after me since I'm the one who suggested making a red ale, since fall is upon us and it's a great style for the season.

http://brewology101.com/AleAbacus/21904/Paddy-s-Red#

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Masterpiece · « **Reply #351 on:** 22 Oct 2014, 09:29 »

The man speaketh the truth!

Patrick · « **Reply #352 on:** 22 Oct 2014, 13:48 »

Yep. Also, you'd be surprised what the shape of the glass is capable of doing. My manager (hereby referred to as Alex) showed it to me. He took a bottle of his homemade saison, poured some into a standard pint glass and some into a Belgian tulip style glass, and had me sample them both. Damned if that tulip didn't make the flavor downright explode!

The vessel absolutely does have a noticeable effect on the flavor and you cannot tell me otherwise.

Patrick · « **Reply #353 on:** 22 Oct 2014, 13:49 »

I don't have friends anymore, only beer

Masterpiece · « **Reply #354 on:** 22 Oct 2014, 14:38 »

I've missed you mate.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #355 on:** 22 Oct 2014, 15:55 »

I'm gonna start brewing my own beer as soon as I get a better job and can afford an apartment and the equipment for brewing.

Carl-E · « **Reply #356 on:** 24 Oct 2014, 19:55 »

Somebody returned a quarter keg of Bud the other day. Not from our store. The old style steel quarter keg - covered with filth. They haven't made them for over 20 years.

It's still about half full. Been sitting in his father's garage for he-had-no-idea-how-long.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #357 on:** 24 Oct 2014, 20:18 »

Did they try and get the deposit back? Why would your store even take it?

Patrick · « **Reply #358 on:** 24 Oct 2014, 20:34 »

who would return something that dope! that's a keepsake for sure. or at least something you can empty and then scrap the fuck out of. bet it smells like horse jizz

Quote from: Masterpiece on 22 Oct 2014, 14:38

I've missed you mate.

likewise amigo! <3

Carl-E · « **Reply #359 on:** 24 Oct 2014, 23:25 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 24 Oct 2014, 20:18

Did they try and get the deposit back? Why would your store even take it?

Any beer distributor will take returned kegs. The deposits are set by the state at $30, but since no one will take that one, we gave him $10 (which was the standard deposit before they were made of aluminum).

I think by law we have to sell it to the scrap yard, but after a quick look, I'm going to suggest cleaning it up and selling it on e-bay... though shipping it may be kind of expensive!

Method of Madness · « **Reply #360 on:** 25 Oct 2014, 11:53 »

If I worked there, I'd ask if I could have it myself.

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #361 on:** 26 Oct 2014, 18:52 »

That keg would make a great lamp!

Or ballast.

Or container for Earthquake Water.

etc

Carl-E · « **Reply #362 on:** 26 Oct 2014, 19:05 »

The owner already has a buyer for it. We're selling off a bunch of other stuff, too - old neons & mirrors, accumulated over 27 years of selling beer in the same location.

She has until mid-feb to move. Can't find store space to rent in the area yet, and if we move to another part of town we'll lose most of our clientele, and be in direct competition with other beer distributors.

It can also take 3 - 4 months to go through the process of moving a state liquor license, assuming the state approves it.

She may wind up losing the whole business over this.

TRVA123 · « **Reply #363 on:** 26 Oct 2014, 21:24 »

Wait, why does your store have to move? Is the landowner refusing to renew the lease?

Carl-E · « **Reply #364 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 07:16 »

He sold the property to a car dealership that's been trying to expand for several years. They never offered him anywhere near enough in the past.

They finally did.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #365 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 14:57 »

Drinking a Stone Ruination I found in the fridge from a while back. One of my favourites. Intense.

TRVA123 · « **Reply #366 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 20:24 »

It starts.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #367 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 20:41 »

Gimme.

TRVA123 · « **Reply #368 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 21:40 »

They also have a 10% tap version that is commonly found around Chicago, and an elusive 20% version.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #369 on:** 09 Nov 2014, 08:37 »

Holy shit.

Patrick · « **Reply #370 on:** 17 Nov 2014, 02:00 »

Ommegang Valar Morghulis. It's not terribly impressive.

TRVA123 · « **Reply #371 on:** 17 Nov 2014, 11:02 »

I like it better than Fire and Blood, the previous GoT beer they released.

Honestly, I wish they would re-release Take the Black.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #372 on:** 17 Nov 2014, 17:00 »

Fire and Blood was the only one I've tried. I think the place near me has Valar Morghulis, I may pick up a bottle if I get the chance, but it's not a terribly high priority.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #373 on:** 29 Nov 2014, 20:58 »

Found a six-pack of Flying Dog's Double Dog IPA. Trying one now, it's delicious. 11.5%, I can't believe this wasn't a four-pack.

explicit · « **Reply #374 on:** 29 Nov 2014, 22:15 »

Well I thought I was cool for drinking Rebel IPA which is 6.5%, but I guess I'm just a huge wuss.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #375 on:** 29 Nov 2014, 22:27 »

It's not that it's only 6.5%, it's that it's Sam Adams attempting an IPA

explicit · « **Reply #376 on:** 30 Nov 2014, 02:00 »

Hey, to be fair, it's pretty fuckin' good. And if I drink higher alc content stuff I have to fear for my safety, but that's neither here nor there.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #377 on:** 30 Nov 2014, 08:32 »

Well yeah, I remember it being pretty good when I tried it.

Patrick · « **Reply #378 on:** 01 Dec 2014, 15:35 »

Guys I'm about to receive my share of this beer my friend and I made the recipe for. I can't wait. Here's the recipe for anyone interested!

http://brewology101.com/AleAbacus/21904/Paddy-s-Red#

TRVA123 · « **Reply #379 on:** 12 Dec 2014, 22:10 »

Just imagine this as the sound of opening this beer.

explicit · « **Reply #380 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 07:41 »

Cheapest beer you can think of, OK go. (this message brought to you by 17 miller high life's)

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #381 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 07:59 »

Natty Lite or PBR.

Patrick · « **Reply #382 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 08:28 »

American Patriot. I mighta paid $4 for a 6er.

PS that beer I showed y'all the recipe for? Yeah it came out amazing. Compares quite favorably to Sierra Nevada Flipside.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #383 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 09:36 »

Stuff like Old Milwaukee can probably be picked up for like $12 for a 30. But why are we talking about pisswater? This is a beer thread.

celticgeek · « **Reply #384 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 10:54 »

Many, many, many years ago I picked up a six pack of "Katz" beer, branded for a local drug store chain. It cost less than a six pack of Pepsi which was selling right next to it. I think it was about $1.00 for the six pack.

Many, many, many years ago.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #385 on:** 13 Dec 2014, 21:13 »

I had some homebrewed beer tonight at a party. It was really good! I had a couple IPAs and a stout.

Carl-E · « **Reply #386 on:** 08 Jan 2015, 22:29 »

Cheapest 30 pack we sell is Extra Gold (formerly Coors Extra Gold, they dropped the brand association last summer).

$15 for a 30 pack.

Yes, that's 50 cents a can.

Patrick · « **Reply #387 on:** 09 Jan 2015, 06:11 »

You know a beer is shit awful pisswater when even Coors drops the brand association. That's truly embarrassing.

hedgie · « **Reply #388 on:** 09 Jan 2015, 06:35 »

A guy once showed up to an scientist with a bottle of Coors, and when the results got back, the guy was told that his horse was diabetic.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #389 on:** 09 Jan 2015, 13:59 »

Hehehehehe

Patrick · « **Reply #390 on:** 14 Jan 2015, 02:46 »

My bud and I brewed a pale ale today. Citra, mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, and (don't quote me on this) Olympic or Cascade hops. I did a significant part of the brewing labor, which was daunting at first (I don't cook a lot) but I got a handle on it quickly.

Patrick · « **Reply #391 on:** 14 Jan 2015, 02:51 »

He's going to oxygenate the wort in the morning right before adding the yeast, the variety of which I can't recall. Anyways, I'm excited, this may be the best brew we've done yet. He's certainly the Heisenberg and I'm the Jesse of the operation, but that seems to work out well.

hedgie · « **Reply #392 on:** 14 Jan 2015, 04:28 »

One of the best stouts I have had was at 13. The stuff was what a D&D friend brewed. It was basically opaque in the bottle, but it was *really* damned good.

Carl-E · « **Reply #393 on:** 14 Jan 2015, 07:37 »

Ha! Same with me, except I was 17, it was Mead, and the friend was both D&D and the fucker who got me into the SCA, Flieg Hollander (yes, short for Fleigande).

Patrick · « **Reply #394 on:** 15 Jan 2015, 23:15 »

I love me a good stout, turns out. I previously thought I hated it, but it turns out that import Guinness is just hopeless and I should judge the style by her better examples.

Today, however, I'm drinking Deschutes Armory XPA. God damn it's good. Citrusy hops abound, with some mild bitterant ones too. It's definitely on the hop heavy side. The malt doesn't stand out as much as I'd really like. Still, one of the best West Coast IPAs I've had.

hedgie · « **Reply #395 on:** 16 Jan 2015, 00:27 »

Yeah, I much prefer Murphy's to Guinness. Then again, the last time I got drunk off of stout, I was drinking this one Scottish one that had an alcoholic content about 3x that of Guinness, which I didn't know, and came in a 22 oz. bottle.

TRVA123 · « **Reply #396 on:** 16 Jan 2015, 19:59 »

Stouts are definitely my wheelhouse for beer. Generally I think american stouts kick uk stouts collective ass. (honorable exceptions to Sam Smith, Guinness Foreign Extra, and Fullers London Porter.)

Drinking Breckenridge Whiskey barrel aged Chocolate imperial stout right now. pretty damn awesome.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #397 on:** 16 Jan 2015, 22:33 »

Had Chimay Blue for the first time in over a year, split a big bottle with a friend at dinner. I forgot how incredibly fucking delicious it was. Like I remembered being very impressed when I tried it last, but still, damn that is a tasty brew.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #398 on:** 17 Jan 2015, 04:33 »

Chimay Bleue is awesome.

Patrick · « **Reply #399 on:** 18 Jan 2015, 13:21 »

I will go you a step further and say with firm conviction that I believe Chimay Blue is one of the single greatest beers there has ever been or ever will be.

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