i p a - a BEER thread!! (aka sasha's favorite beer)

[saucercrab]

Re: i p a - a BEER thread!! (aka sasha's favorite beer)

i just stumbled upon a sweet, dark dopplebock dubbed "Spaten Optimator" - like 7.5%
local tiki bar serves it in bottles & i had never seen it b4 - i love it.
anyone else had this stuff?

[picklemonkey]

Re: i p a - a BEER thread!! (aka sasha's favorite beer)

An interesting note:

A few months ago we went to the Boulevard Brewery in KC and did the tour and tried all their beers. In the presentation, they were talking about how they got off the ground, and what direction they're headed etc etc. When they started their goal was something like 1500 barrels for the year. The first year, they sold 6000+. And then he said, just to put that into perspective...our friends across the state in STL, anheuser busch, brewed that amount by 8am on January 1st. 1 Hour. LOL!!

Boulevard Wheat is my favorite. by far.

[diggler20]

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Harpoon IPA is my favorite. Boston brewery...

[Jenks]

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yeah, i know. but really, that's number is impressive no matter how you look at it.

[peloquin]

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fucking budweiser

[Jenks]

Re: i p a - a BEER thread!! (aka sasha's favorite beer)

An interesting note:

A few months ago we went to the Boulevard Brewery in KC and did the tour and tried all their beers. In the presentation, they were talking about how they got off the ground, and what direction they're headed etc etc. When they started their goal was something like 1500 barrels for the year. The first year, they sold 6000+. And then he said, just to put that into perspective...our friends across the state in STL, anheuser busch, brewed that amount by 8am on January 1st. 1 Hour. LOL!!

[peloquin]

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i never said there were rules for preference, to each their own.

[nyy77]

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no offense, but if thats your top 5, you are not a connoisseur

no offense, but that is my opinion and since when is there rules for what your preferences are

[Kobe]

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Do you live in PA?

Yuengling is money. Never had it till I moved to the burgh.

As for IPAs, can't say I'm fond of any I've had.

Central NJ, Yueng is considered a local beer around here. Oddly enough, some bars charge import prices. I'm all like, "Do you realize they are closer to here than Bud/Miller/Coors?"

[peloquin]

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yeah im not a huge fan of bridgeport beers actually, but there esb is good, and the stout aint bad either. the ipa sucks, which is strange because its probably their best known

[Jenks]

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the cask conditioned esb available at the bridgeport ale house in portland is fucking awesome

Bridgeport's IPA, unfortunately, isn't all that or a bag of chips. bought a 6 of it a few weeks ago, and wasn't overly impressed. I still drank it mind you, it IS beer afterall, but i won't be buying it again when it's sitting right next to Thunderhead.

[palmer]

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Yuengling light lager

Do you live in PA?

Yuengling is money. Never had it till I moved to the burgh.

As for IPAs, can't say I'm fond of any I've had.

[peloquin]

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Best ESB/Extra Special Bitter in a bottle (BridgePort ESB)

the cask conditioned esb available at the bridgeport ale house in portland is fucking awesome

[nbpgt]

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i liek american pale ales better, but depending mood & occassion will indulge in some ipa.

[Kobe]

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not a beer snob (Scotch snob):
Yuengling light lager
Bass
New Castle
New Jersey Ale (out of production )

I like Ale.