New beer thread

[Anonymous No.6202366]

The old one is dead so here. Picked this stuff up off an anon's suggestion. 4.99$ for the 6 pack and it's pretty damn good. Will be getting again.
Anyone pick up anything new or interesting lately?

[Anonymous No.6202393]

>>6202366

Sprecher is made here (Milwaukee) and a lot of their stuff is delicious. Also awesome soda. Their russian imperial stout and anniversary porter (limited run raspberry porter) are so damn good. Black Bavarian is always a good safety beer.

Drinking some of this atm, very tasty.

[Anonymous No.6202426]

>>6202393
I'm waiting for more of their stuff to show up at my liquor store (MN here). I wish New Glarus would just suck it up and distribute to us already.

[Anonymous No.6202738]

I wanna try Stone's Go To IPA.

I need some beers that I can just drink without catching a slight buzz off of just one. The beers I have in my fridge right now are 9.5%, 10%, and 10.5%.

They're all delicious fuckin beers, but I can't really drink them in the middle of the day cause they make me tired.

[Anonymous No.6202739]

Thank you based Wisconsin microbrews.

[Anonymous No.6202819]

>>6202366
>4.99
Where?!?!
>6pack
Though sprecher came in 4 packs

[Anonymous No.6202821]

>>6202426
New Glarus doesn't NEED you. New Glarus doesn't WANT you. It fucking runs Wisconsin, and with that, it is pleased.

[Anonymous No.6202828]

I figure this is a good place to ask, how do I get into liking beer?

I haven't had much exposure to it, the few times I've been offered to try a beer I just couldn't take another sip. Am I doomed to miss out on the wonderful world of beer?

[Anonymous No.6202837]

>>6202828
What kinda beer did you try? For me, beer is kinda gross if you drink it in the same way as water or soda, especially something thick like a stout. You have to pay attention to the flavors to really appreciate them.

For example, my favorite stouts taste like coffee, chocolate, dark cherries, vanilla, oats, etc. When I first started drinking them, I didn't understand why people said they could taste those flavors cause I sure as fuck could not.

After your palate becomes more accustomed to roasted barley, hops, malt, etc. t'll be much easier to appreciate the beer for how delicious it is.

[Anonymous No.6202847]

>>6202828
Also, as I've become more accustomed to drinking heavier beers, just sucking on the insides of my mouth after its been coated with a thick stout or porter is absurdly delicious. You get different flavors and, in my opinion, can get a better impression of the quality of the ingredients and of the brew since the flavors your tasting are more delicate and nuanced.

Fuck, I sound like such a faggot. I apologize. It's part of my job to evaluate beer.

[Anonymous No.6202852]

>>6202819
Total Wine had it. All the other sprecher came in 4 packs.
>>6202821
I get that, I just WANT New Glarus out here.

[Anonymous No.6202856]

>>6202847
I love that feeling. Some beer gives that same feel as a super sharp cheddar and its fucking great

[Anonymous No.6202862]

>>6202819
Sprecher used to be all 4 packs, but I think a lot of their year round stuff is 6 pack now

Thats a pretty good price though

[Anonymous No.6202870]

It seems Stone is bottling their next Enjoy By in 12oz bottles instead of or in addition to the usual bomber format. Probably in 4-packs I'd imagine,

[Anonymous No.6202875]

Ale Asylum
Madtown Nut Brown.
Yummy.

[Anonymous No.6202877]

>>6202875
did you try either of their 2 new beers yet?

[Anonymous No.6202886]

>>6202828
I've been wondering the same thing lately. Well, sort of. I just turned 21 recently and have tried some of the local breweries (I know I should be glad I live in Michigan). Mostly been drinking Stouts, but I dunno if that's just because I ha done stout I liked and as a result only try those.

I do enjoy Bell's, Frankenmuth Brewery, Atwater Brewery and I think I had some of Founder's Imperial Stout when I was at the Drafthouse in Kalamazoo.

Any other good Michigan beers I should try out? I know I've been meaning to try out some of Short's, especially since a Hopcat opened up not too far from my university.

[Anonymous No.6202889]

>>6202837
It was a long time ago so I don't remember the brand, and I have a feeling it was a light beer as well.

I definitely haven't tried any heavier beers, should I look into that?

[Anonymous No.6202893]

>>6202886
>I ha done stout
had one*

fucking space bar

[Anonymous No.6202928]

>>6202886
Founders Breakfast Stout for sure

[Anonymous No.6202931]

>>6202393
aww sheet, didn't know that new glarus was doing a porter this year.

gotta get some of that!

[Anonymous No.6202938]

>>6202931
also the just announced they are gonna put Enigma out this month

[Anonymous No.6202942]

>>6202928
I've always wondered if that's something I actually want to have with breakfast, or if I'm just an idiot who's reading too much into a name.

[Anonymous No.6202956]

>>6202942
Its a great thing to have for breakfast if you are gonna be doing some day drinking

[Anonymous No.6203104]

Had this recently. Really enjoyed it. Everything a coffee milk stout should be.

[Anonymous No.6203139]

Drinking a motherfucking Hi-Res right now. Had Maharaja last night. Barrel aged Jackie O's Dark Apparition comes into my place of employment tomorrow and Hopslam on Friday. I am pumped.

[Anonymous No.6203324]

>>6202870
Awesome. I'm picking up a four-pack if I see it.

Right now I'm eating a sandwich. Gunna have a Victory at Sea Vanilla Coffee Porter for dessert.

[Anonymous No.6203328]

>>6202738
Mix it with kool aid

>>6198274

[Anonymous No.6203342]

>>6203328
>reminding me that I've wasted most experiences in my life by being a pleb

Why does everyone do this?

[Anonymous No.6203353]

>>6203328
This. Cherry Kool Aid powder (unsweetened) and Stone IPA = heavenly flavor profile.

[Anonymous No.6203497]

>>6203328
Holy shit, my roommate did this in college
>hey you want a beer?
>"sure, I guess"
>1 day later
>"Well, I tried drinking it, mixing it with kool-aid, but I couldn't get it down. You can have it back, it's in the fridge"

what a dickslice

[Anonymous No.6203533]

>get taken out for Greek by gf's mom
>try new beer on a whim
>tfw buying a growler of it tomorrow

Based R&B Raven Cream Ale.

[Anonymous No.6203578]

>>6202931

Road Slush and Coffee Stout have been around a number of years but the seasonal window seems to be really short and a lot of stores here won't get any Coffee Stouts some years. Not sure if they do them both every year or not.

Edmund Fitzgerald is another goto midwest porter for me since it's awesome and available at all the supermarkets here.

[Anonymous No.6203600]

>>6202393
>all this love for WI microbrews

making me proud, guys.

[Anonymous No.6203687]

>>6202366
I'm drinking Samuel Adams Rebel IPA.

Sue me /ck/. It's actually pretty decent. I do like good craft beer though, I just didn't have the time or gas to go to my regular store.

[Anonymous No.6203693]

>>6202738
Stone's Go To IPA literally tastes like orange juice.

[Anonymous No.6203760]

as much as I love Sprecher's sodas
I have never actually tried out their actual beers

as for the topic on hand
never tried it as well, but all my friends seem to love Horny Goat

[Anonymous No.6203768]

Any of you guy's been to those Sprecher's Restaurants & Pubs?
are they any good? cause I was thinking about trying one of them out

[Anonymous No.6203781]

>>6203768
>going to an "official" pub in WI

brewery tour or bust, plenty of awesome unaffiliated bars in this state

[Anonymous No.6203795]

Deschutes is some good shit. I went to the tap room in Portland and got to try nearly all of their beers (Fresh Squeezed being one of my favorites). Lots of variety, each beer has something interesting that separates it from the others.

[Anonymous No.6203800]

>>6203795
I'm still wondering what the fuck a North West Pale Ale is.

Just a way for OR and WA to corner a market I guess.

[Anonymous No.6203833]

how pleb is my favorite beer /ck/

[Anonymous No.6203835]

>>6203833
bretty good, but I would say 3/4 of the shit we get in the states is already skunk on account of the clear bottle and shipping over an ocean.

[Anonymous No.6203837]

>>6203835
ive never tried any other imported beers but when people come over and look in my fridge, i dont think a single one has recognized the newcastles. just wanted to make sure im not drinking some obscure hipster beer or something

[Anonymous No.6203846]

>>6203837
If you want some obscure hipster beer, get IPAs, preferably from a microbrew. Newcastle isn't an obscure beer, but it is pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6203898]

>>6203833
I can't stand Newcastle. Tastes like shit.

[Anonymous No.6203949]

>>6203898
i wouldnt say shit but its far too syrupy to drink more than 1. there are far better drinks to come out the uk

[Anonymous No.6204152]

>>6203949
Idk man. I liked the stuff when I first started drinking beer, but then I tried actually good brown ales and was blown away by them. Going back to Newcastle all I could think was, who thought this was a decent excuse for a brown ale?

[Anonymous No.6204194]

>>6204152
Geordies, that's who and that tells you enough.

[Anonymous No.6204207]

Picked up some Deep Ellum Oat Meal Pale Ale yesterday and it was actually really good. I am going to try some of their other beers when I can find them.

[Anonymous No.6204215]

>>6204207

[Anonymous No.6204240]

>>6203833
>putting beer in clear bottles

Why is this even a thing?

[Anonymous No.6204273]

>>6204240
Isn't it cheaper or something? I don't get that Innis and Gunn shit because of the clear glass. I can't trust it.

[Anonymous No.6204296]

Had some of this last night. 10/10 couldn't recommend it enough.

[Anonymous No.6204299]

>>6204296
God damn I'm going to look for this today.

[Anonymous No.6204325]

>>6204299
It's no longer brewed afaik

[Anonymous No.6204329]

>>6204325
It is, but it's not bottled. Only kegs in my area and they last for about a day once tapped.

[Anonymous No.6204345]

>>6202886
Go to Motor City Brewing which is right near Hopcat. It's a lowkey place with some pretty solid brew choices.

[Anonymous No.6204360]

I drank about 40 pints (read: 568ml) over the last weekend.

All sorts of varieties ;^)

[Anonymous No.6204408]

>>6204329
Do you live right near the brewery? I heard that they release kegs only locally now.

[Anonymous No.6204417]

>>6204408
I live in MN and they have been randomly tapping kegs all over the cities for the past like, month.

[Anonymous No.6204461]

>>6203833
Whatever- I enjoy Newcastle as well. If you buy the 12 pack, the bottles are totally closed in, so maybe light is less of an issue?

[Anonymous No.6204475]

I had four pints of pic related last. F5 IPA by Coop Ale Works in Oklahoma City. I didn't have high expectations because I've been disappointed by other beers from these guys but I gave them another chance because they're from my hometown.

It turned out to be one of the better IPA's I've tried. It was really fresh and piney on the nose and just enough malt to balance the hops.

[Anonymous No.6204483]

>>6204475
>f5
>not having bork on the can

[Anonymous No.6204496]

>>6204475
the same brewery makes a belgian style golden ale called DNR is that straight up nasty. It tastes frighteningly similar to Pit Bull brand malt liquor and costs $14 for a six pack.

It will get you super fucked up tho.

[Anonymous No.6204499]

>>6204496
forgot pic

[Anonymous No.6204617]

>>6204499
here's a sampling of what I've tried in the last three months or so

[Anonymous No.6204634]

>>6204617
>rogue dad's little helper black IPA- 7.5/10
>newcastle brown ale- skunky and bland, 3/10
>sam smith organic apricot ale- 8/10 if you don't mind sweet stuff
>monty python holy grail ale- 7/10, definitely not just a gimmick beer
>franziskaner dunkel- 8.5/10, one of my all time favs
>point oktoberfest marzen- 4/10, bland and watery
>unibroue raftman ale brewed with whiskey malt- 8/10, loved it
>boulevard 80 acre hoppy wheat beer- 7/10, more breweries should experiment with this style
>bridgeport kingpin triple hopped double red ale- 8.5/10
>left hand 400 pound monkey ipa- 9/10, simply awesome
>koop elevator wheat beer- 8/10 for what it is, a crushable session beer
>tallgrass pub ale- 7/10
>red hook audible ale- 6/10, expected more from this excellent brewery
>sierra nevada kellerweiss- 9/10, fucking loved it

[Anonymous No.6204678]

What's with all the jesus candles.

[Anonymous No.6204681]

I know its a macro, so not as interesting/good as the beers usually talked about in these threads.

But what do you think of this?

[Anonymous No.6204694]

>>6204681
skunked/10

[Anonymous No.6204703]

>>6204681
Pretty uninteresting even for a macro.

[Anonymous No.6204704]

>>6204681
It's crap. Not knocking on you for drinking it, but I assume that if you are it's because you don't have anything better available. If you like light flavored beer, try some Belgians.

[Anonymous No.6204736]

>>6204681
I became a fan of the brand when /a/ found out you could get a free inscribed chalice.

[Anonymous No.6204745]

>>6204681
at least its not heineken

[Anonymous No.6204955]

>>6204745
>>6204703
>>6204694
I posted that and I agree with all of you. Bought some as a one time thing just because I haven't tried it before.

>>6204704
Oh trust me I have way better options available. I just sometimes get curious about the beers I see at every store.

>>6204736
I remember that. I don't think they do it anymore though.

[Anonymous No.6204962]

>>6204736
Got myself 50 of those chalices

[Anonymous No.6205015]

Anyone tired this? Pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6205040]

Good day. Got three hopslam bottles and four bigfeet. Hopslam is overrated as fuck so I'm gonna try to trade them on beer advocate.

[Anonymous No.6205144]

>>6205040
>hopslam is overrated as fuck
Yeah I still don't get the fuss people have made over that shit. It's a good imperial, but I would never pay 20$ for a 6 pack of it.

[Anonymous No.6205449]

anyone else had this stuff. i fucking love it. not my pic btw. pouring a 3 inch head is retarded

[Anonymous No.6205451]

>>6204617
>all those jesus candles
top kek. do you live in south america?

[Anonymous No.6205484]

>>6205451
I live in Oklahoma City

[Anonymous No.6205490]

>>6205484
You a mexican?

[Anonymous No.6205508]

>>6205490
Nope, I just like the art on jesus candles. I'm not even christian.

[Anonymous No.6205553]

>>6205449
That shit is provably my favorite beer. Shame I've never seen it in bottles smaller than 22 oz

[Anonymous No.6205565]

>>6204617
Nice collection. Sierra Nevada Porter is damn good.

>>6204681
Used to like it when I was younger then I figured out the chalice thing just makes people think it's classy when it's an extremely skunky beer with a bad taste.

I got a few of those chalices but 1 already broke from barely touching the thing.

Drinking more New Glarus Road Slush but here's another favorite of mine in pic. Hands down one of the tastiest beers I've ever had and very chocolatey :)

[Anonymous No.6205571]

>>6205553
i think it's only in 22. at least outside of california. im just glad they have it at my local grocery store all the way at the beach on the east coast

[Anonymous No.6205588]

>>6204681
Of all the beers I've ever tasted, this is probably the worst.

I'd rather drink bud light.

[Anonymous No.6205595]

>>6205588
Really? My vote goes to Heineken

[Anonymous No.6205744]

>>6204345
I've been thinking about that a lot lately. I'm at Wayne State and usually have some time to kill between classes on Tuesdays. How's their food there?

[Anonymous No.6205805]

>>6205744
Everyone in the D knows their pizza is good.

Do you have a car? The suburbs have some amazing beer as well. You are in luck my friend, Michigan beer is god tier.

[Anonymous No.6205823]

tonight's selection:

Tallgrass Ethos IPA

it's like a michael bay movie. bombastic, predictable and short on surprise. 6/10.

[Anonymous No.6205841]

Troegs Nugget Nectar at my local bar. Next I'm going to have a "ginger ale".

[Anonymous No.6205884]

>>6205823

Buffalo Sweat, ftw. That stuff is perfect for session drinking.

[Anonymous No.6205885]

>>6205805
Yeah, I'm out on the east side. I know some good places and a brewery just opened about a mile away from me. There's even a good chance I could end up working there too.

[Anonymous No.6205896]

>>6205565

Great chocolate stout, with an almost fruity aroma to it.

>>6205841

So glad Troegs started canning that this year, shit's amazing.

[Anonymous No.6205899]

>>6205884
Buffalo Sweat rules

[Anonymous No.6206937]

>>6204704
>implying stella isn't belgian

I spoke to a loads of belgians (my friend is belgian), they all drink stella as their go-to beer because it's the best of a bad bunch and at least vaguely belgian

[Anonymous No.6207128]

>>6203833
So this is why Americans think British beer isn't good.

[Anonymous No.6207157]

>>6207128
>>6207128
Newcastle is perfectly fine if you get it in cans or from a keg. Not great by any means but certainly drinkable. The bottled shit is always skunky as hell.

I have lived in the US all my life and never heard anyone say anything bad about English beer except for the occasional super-pleb who thinks that all beer should pale yellow, flavorless lager served at arctic temperatures.

[Anonymous No.6208354]

>>6207128
What are some good english beers?

[Anonymous No.6208422]

I picked up the Sierra Nevada 2015 Beer Camp Hoppy Lager.

I've never had a decently made lager, only ales.

I've gotta say, it isn't that bad. I see the semblance to the shitter lagers I've had, though. Not a bad thing.

What's the difference between a laglager and pilsner? Same thing?

[Anonymous No.6208437]

>>6208422
>I've never had a decently made lager
really? Do you live on the west coast?

[Anonymous No.6208438]

>>6208422
Pilsner is a specific type of lager

[Anonymous No.6208452]

>>6208437
Nope. East coast. I'm just relatively new to drinking non-shit beer.

[Anonymous No.6208553]

>track down local brewery to pick up a growler
>walk 20 minutes in the pouring rain with a leaky jacket right after getting off work
>"closed today, sorry"

[Anonymous No.6208578]

>>6202366
fug I thought that was root beer for a sec
That's what I get for living in WI for a while as a kid.

[Anonymous No.6208586]

>>6204681
On that note, am I a turbopleb for liking Carlsberg?

[Anonymous No.6208597]

>>6207157
Newcastle comes in cans?

[Anonymous No.6208614]

>>6205565
Sam Smith's is really great. Haven't had a bad one from them

[Anonymous No.6208623]

>>6208354

I posted a great example here:

>>6205565

Samuel Smith makes top tier beer.

Here's another great midwest stout :)

[Anonymous No.6208625]

>>6208586
That's better than Stella but not by much

Still, ice cold in the summer sun... hard to beat a shitty lager

[Anonymous No.6208626]

>>6208623
another good upper midwest stout is Ale Asylum's Big Slick

[Anonymous No.6208635]

>>6208626
I'll have to try it sometime if I see it. I've had some of their other beers that were good.

Here's a good porter I used to drink a lot when I lived in CO although made in OR.

Midwest has a great microbrew scene but damn CO is really doing it probably better than almost any place in the world. Also more people seem to drink decent beer there. Here 95% of the people I see checking out are buying Miller, Bud, or some other garbage.

[Anonymous No.6209229]

Had Hobgoblin today with lunch. I must say it's kinda overrated. I can't say it's bad in any way though. Just expected more.

[Anonymous No.6209353]

>>6209229
I couldn't agree more It's probably largely the branding and stuff

[Anonymous No.6210603]

>>6209229
I support this post. I don't buy any of those brews anymore. Most are disappointments.

[Anonymous No.6210768]

>>6204345
Hey, that one Michigan anon here. I went to Motor City Brewing today for lunch. Didn't drink since I had to be ready to drive at a moment's notice at the time, but I did have their pizza and some of their black cherry pop. Both were really good and I'm definitely coming back there when I have time to kill between classes and can drink.

A friend who went with me liked their cider and fucking loves the place since he lives on campus and his residence hall is a like a block and a half away.

[Anonymous No.6210798]

My friend and I are trying Blue Moon belgian white and Sam Adams winter lager tomorrow night.

How are they?

[Anonymous No.6210804]

Fuck Pilsners.

Should have just stuck with my double IPA's and stouts.

>it did say enjoy by Nov '14

[Anonymous No.6210810]

>>6210804
>Drinking hop-flavored hops with a side of hops

[Anonymous No.6210824]

>>6210798

Belgian White is meh. Too sweet even for a wheat beer. If you like wheat beers you'll probably like it. Sam Adams Winter Lager is always a solid safety beer. It's better than Boston Lager imo.

I wish I could still find Sam Adams Cream Stout and Honey Porter but I think they were limited runs.

[Anonymous No.6210828]

>>6210804
That prima pils isn't that good of a pilsener though. It tastes like liquified flowers. Not in a good way.

[Anonymous No.6210837]

>>6210824
Those sound tasty as hell.

What beers do you associate with winter and/or freezing your balls off?

[Anonymous No.6210848]

>>6210837

Anything really dark but that's usually what I drink anyway. Another solid Sam Adams beer in pic.

[Anonymous No.6210851]

Just bought some of this and drinking it right now, its pretty good

[Anonymous No.6210860]

>>6210824
>Honey Porter
Thanks for reminding me asshole. I wanted to hate that stuff when it came out but ended up loving it. I had until now finally forgot that it existed.

[Anonymous No.6210863]

>>6210851
Also I picked up some Bells Hopslam, New Glarus Enigma, a bottle of a Central waters ghost pepper stout, and a bottle of this

[Anonymous No.6210868]

>>6210768
Their cider is awesome.

[Anonymous No.6210948]

>>6203578
based ohibro.

[Anonymous No.6210986]

>>6210863
Drinking this Ghost Pepper beer right now, its way better than I was anticipating

[Anonymous No.6211004]

Any other ontario bros tried shit stuff? Drinking it now, pretty good if not a little heavy on the coffee flavour

[Anonymous No.6211045]

I'm not a beer drinker, as I mainly drink hard alcohol.

That being said, any good beers for someone like me? Most of my friends drink shit like Bud and Coors, and I can't stand those.

That being said, I'm willing to try what you suggest if I can get it.

[Anonymous No.6211056]

>>6211045
You provided no information of your actual taste. Not even the type of hard alcohol you drink. Just go buy whatever

[Anonymous No.6211062]

>>6210868
Yeah that's what my friend told me and I'm definitely gonna try it next time I go. I'll just have to make sure no one's in need of emergency rides before I go I guess.

[Anonymous No.6211067]

>>6211056
Okay, I drink mainly dark alcohols like whiskey, rum, and scotch.

Sorry, I didn't know I'd need a resume handy.

[Anonymous No.6211068]

>>6211067
>Sorry, I didn't know I'd need a resume handy.

>hey guys I like food but mostly soups can someone recommend some sandwiches for me?
>well what kind of soups do you usually like?
>woah sorry didn't know I'd need a resume handy

[Anonymous No.6211071]

>>6211067
>Sorry, I didn't know I'd need a resume handy.
Are you mentally handicapped in some way? Srs question

[Anonymous No.6211076]

>>6211067
I just asked for a base level amount of information to suggest something you'd actually enjoy.
There are a lot of bourbon barrel aged stouts and ales out right now. Seasonal stuff. Try out Dragon's Milk. It's easy drinking and great. There are a lot of peated scotch ales out there too.
I'd just go to a popular brewery in your area and do a flight of whatever sounds good on their beer menu thing. Local is best 9 times out of 10

[Anonymous No.6211078]

>>6210804
>Should have just stuck with my double IPA's and stouts.
I felt the exact same fucking way when I bought a pack of lagers. I was like "oh yeah, this is why I started drinking Ales"

That said, got a bomber of Stone Ruination IPA tonight. It was just bottle 2 weeks ago. It's fucking glorious and much, much better than I remember (maybe cause its more fresh?). I seriously can't believe how great this IPA is.

[Anonymous No.6211079]

>>6211067
>>6211045
try some dark beers, try some IPA's
there are a wide fucking range of beers out there
best bet is to go somewhere like total wine that has a large number of craft beers by the bottle and make your own six pack of things that look nice
get 12 beers and get as many different types as you can

lager, (dopple)bock, dunkel, IPA(very popular right now), porter, stout, and maybe a barleywine

if you drink two beers a day, after a week you will have determined your beer of preference

[Anonymous No.6211116]

So I just finished the last of a four pack of Victory Storm King Stout. Initially I was put off by how hoppy it was. It was more bitter than their Hop Ranch which I also got a four pack of, but once I got past that, I liked it a lot.

[Anonymous No.6211122]

>>6211116
Maybe try letting a pack of it sit for 6 months to a year next time to let that hoppiness mellow out. I still have yet to try Storm King, but I got Worthy Adversary last year and it was way to hoppy at first, so I let my second bottle sit for about 8 months and it was perfect.

[Anonymous No.6211211]

Drinking this stuff while bottling my homebrew. Its a pretty good feel.

[Anonymous No.6211218]

What are your thoughts on this beer? I really enjoy the flavor, I can down bottle in like 4 minutes without even noticing

[Anonymous No.6211230]

>>6211211
>Bazinga Beer

[Anonymous No.6211250]

I like sweet drinks, what is a good sweet beer?

[Anonymous No.6211265]

>>6211250
big stouts are usually sweet

especially cream/milk stouts

[Anonymous No.6211354]

>>6211250

Wheat based beers, lambics, fruit beers (some are good but most aren't), cream/milk/oatmeal/chocolate stouts. Lambics are very low in alc % though and expensive so it's usually just something people drink 1 for the taste and not something to catch a buzz from.

[Anonymous No.6211826]

>>6211211
Ben ZKraus, top bloke, good beer.

[Anonymous No.6211829]

>>6211826
*Kraus

[Anonymous No.6211857]

Had one of these today at a burrito place in straya.

Haven't seen it for sale here in stores, wasn't too bad.

[Anonymous No.6211885]

Best stout, coming through

[Anonymous No.6211941]

>>6202366
>Black Bavarian

I can tell you that beer would be illegal to make and sell in Germany because it has all kinds of disgusting shit in it that Germans don't consider beer.

[Anonymous No.6211943]

>>6211218
If your beer is good it doesn't need to be called "flying mexican fish dog ale" with a neon yellow label. I avoid any beer that needs to attract my attention with crazy names and labels.

[Anonymous No.6212172]

How is Sam Adams Rebel IPA?

[Anonymous No.6212234]

>>6211941
And I can tell you that Wisconsin beer is better than German beer.

[Anonymous No.6212237]

>>6211943
If the beer is good, I drink it because I'm not some neo-hipster who won't buy on the basis that it "offends" my sensibilities.

[Anonymous No.6212239]

>>6212234

What is it with lifelong wisconsinites on /ck/ thinking that their shit doesn't stink? How much time have you spent outside the state? I don't mean a 2 day high school trip to chicago where you ate at the hot dog swearing place and everyone had a good giggle, I mean like, 6+ months in an entirely different part of the country, and preferably an entirely different country altogether?

[Anonymous No.6212240]

>>6212237
This.

[Anonymous No.6212243]

>>6212239
Wisconsin produces world class beer, cheese, and sausage. This is objective fact. Cry harder faggot.

[Anonymous No.6212246]

>>6212243
>third rate novelty bratwurst that oozes nauseating yellow pasteurize process cheese food when you eat it

You realize that's not actually something decent people want to eat? Have you ever actually had good charcuterie? I doubt it.

[Anonymous No.6212263]

>>6212246
Are you legitimately retarded, or just pretending to be?

[Anonymous No.6212267]

>>6212263

So the answer is no, then. It's all fine and good to have pride in your state, but you are severely lacking in perspective.

[Anonymous No.6212280]

>>6212267
So actually retarded, got it.

No point in arguing with an ignoramus. To answer your completely unrelated questions, I have lived out of state, and spent months with family across seas. I have a local butcher, and have sampled good charcuterie (although it's pretty expensive, so usually I stick to their sausage).

None of this has anything to do with the objective fact that I stated about Wisconsin having world class cheese, beer, and sausage. Fuck off retard.

[Anonymous No.6212310]

>>6211941
>I can tell you that beer would be illegal to make and sell in Germany because it has all kinds of disgusting shit in it that Germans don't consider beer.
like what?

[Anonymous No.6212313]

>>6212267
Fuck off you aspie

[Anonymous No.6212321]

>>6211004
NY here. Holy shit was this overcarbed. Pretty average little amber ale with coffee.

[Anonymous No.6212323]

Reminder that Sprecher Black Bavarian is better than any beer of that stye brewed in europe

[Anonymous No.6212326]

>>6212172
Below average. Their new Rebel Rouser Double IPA is surprisingly average though.

[Anonymous No.6212328]

>>6212310

naga jolokia extract and a pound of bacon in every bottle. europe is shit because they don't know how epic beer is meant to be, because they don't know how to innovate. muh hops!

[Anonymous No.6212329]

>>6212310
He's referencing Bavarian purity laws stating that beer could only be made with water, hopes, barley, and yeast.

[Anonymous No.6212336]

>>6212329
Sure, but what besides those things is in Black Bavarian?

[Anonymous No.6212342]

>>6212328
No europe is bad at making beer because they are afraid to break from any tradition and 95% of german beer is the exact same lager.

Also keep in mind that all of germany's best and brightest immigrated to america and brought all of their beer knowledge with them, leaving behind mediocrity

[Anonymous No.6212348]

>>6212342
>Also keep in mind that all of germany's best and brightest immigrated to america and brought all of their beer knowledge with them, leaving behind mediocrity
This is why the eurotrash get so upset. Their ancestors missed the boat to the US and they're pissed.

[Anonymous No.6212353]

>>6212342
>>6212348
>I can only find beck's at my local store

I'm looking forward to the day when america finally recovers from the beer holocaust and we can focus on producing beers that taste good, rather than beers that try as hard as possible to prove to neckbeards that they're no longer drinking "normal beer" (bud light)

[Anonymous No.6212355]

>>6212342
This is correct. Europeans shit on American beer because they don't know anything but Bud and Coors exist, meanwhile Americans for some reason think Europeans have anything of interest.

[Anonymous No.6212357]

>>6212353
what are you talking about?

At any grocery store you can get a huge variety of different well made styles of beer in america. A far greater selection of quality things that any other place in the world

[Anonymous No.6212359]

>>6212355

I like it how seeing room for improvement is "shitting on beer", and having an opinion that doesn't conform to the midwest isolationist hive mind is being a eurotrash traitor america-hater.

[Anonymous No.6212361]

>>6212353
I agree with that but it doesn't change that we have far surpassed europe in beer quality. It's just a lot irrational exuberance now until the hype settles down.

[Anonymous No.6212362]

>>6212357
>he doesn't get it

No, you don't get it.

Does this picture of an avocado make you wild with animal rage, or does it just confuse you.

[Anonymous No.6212369]

>>6212359
Did you just read the first six words of my post before typing yours?

[Anonymous No.6212372]

>>6212359
>midwest isolationist hive mind
What are you even talking about? The midwest is probably the best american market for Euro beer as people in the midwest drink the most beer and the widest variety of stuff

[Anonymous No.6212376]

>>6212362
what?

[Anonymous No.6212377]

>>6212369

I got you just fine, buddy. Some people understand that good beverages come from many different places. You see, beer is made from relatively stable ingredients which is why people in Japan can produce beer that is every bit as good as what many Europeans or a few Americans are producing.

tl;dr you are dumb

[Anonymous No.6212378]

>>6212372
but, like flyover, man

[Anonymous No.6212383]

>>6212378

Basically, this. The "why should I give a fuck what happens outside of how far I can drive in my truck" mentality prevails.

>>6212372

Nah, not really. I mean sure Carlsberg and Harp and stuff like that, but then it's pretty much skunked by the time it gets to you anyway.

[Anonymous No.6212385]

>>6212377
Do you seriously think europe is even close to being competitive with america in beer quality?

and you seem to misunderstand, the problem with Euro brewer's isn't skill, its their lack of desire to improve and being stuck in shitty markets that aren't interested in good beer yet

[Anonymous No.6212396]

>>6212383
my local super market has i think has 4 cooler door segments (is that a standard measure) of euro beer, compared with 12 of american craft beer, and 4 for american macros (including mexican and canadian) in addition to the walk in full of mostly 24 and 30 pack macros

and I think thats pretty typical its not just 1 or 2 euro brands

[Anonymous No.6212397]

Three time Wold Beer Cup champion passing through.

[Anonymous No.6212398]

>>6212385

What does "competitive in beer quality" mean? The top selling beer in the US is bud light. The top selling beer in most european countries is something pretty much identical. The fact that europeans who want something other than that would rather drink something balanced, and americans would rather drink an epic sugar bomb with real bacon bits, isn't about "lack of interest in good beer". It's about different perceptions about what good beer is.

[Anonymous No.6212405]

>>6212398
much fewer europeans look for something better than macros, and their access to quality outside one or two styles depending on the region is extremely limited

and you have obviously never been to america, there is a massive selection of different well made beers of any style, both balanced and strange. I genuinely have no clue where you got this idea of what the american beer market looks like.

In europe (besides Belgium) good beer is usually a mediocre lager that is slightly better than the macro lagers and most breweries just make a slight variation of this

Competitive in beer quality means america makes the vast majority of the world's quality beer and europe is stuck far behind

[Anonymous No.6212409]

>>6212397
why do southerners drink Bud Light when it is the worst of the huge macros?

[Anonymous No.6212412]

Its sad when the beer selection available in most of europe is even worse than in Mississippi or Alabama

[Anonymous No.6212415]

>>6212405
>and you have obviously never been to america

I was born here and I've lived 34 out of 37 years here. The other years were spent in Asia and Latin America - nowhere near the continent of Europe.

Why do people in the midwest believe that diversity of opinion = unamerican? No coincidence that Joe McCarthy was from wisconsin.

[Anonymous No.6212421]

>>6212415
>No coincidence that Joe McCarthy was from wisconsin
And was/ is being proven correct

[Anonymous No.6212426]

>>6212421

...aaaand, that's my cue to leave. Have fun arguing about murrifats vs eurolards

[Anonymous No.6212432]

>>6212426
Noting is more pathetic than a 37 year old liberal moonbat, friendo.

[Anonymous No.6212442]

Probably one of the best imperial stouts I've tasted.
$170 a case so I might pick one up to sit on for a while

[Anonymous No.6212456]

>>6212412
There are some seriously good breweries coming out of Alabama. Straight to Ale started shipping to my state and I tried some from a few other places on a trip to Birmingham.

I drank the Straight to Ale Unobtainium last night and it was way too much. It was like drinking syrup. Their Velvet Evil is fantastic though.

[Anonymous No.6212461]

>>6212415
>Why do people in the midwest believe that diversity of opinion = unamerican?
What are you talking about?

The midwest has the most beer diversity. People are countering you because you are saying dumb, factually incorrect things, it has nothing to do with oinions

[Anonymous No.6212464]

>>6212456
I'm sure Alabama will get up to speed way before most of europe

[Anonymous No.6212555]

Sure are a lot of ignorant children that have never been outside the U.S. in this thread.

You Mid-West kids don't even live in a good part of the U.S., let alone a good part of the world. I'll just leave it at that because I don't want your suicides on my conscience.

Enjoy your fruit/coffee/chocolate flavored shit beer. Not to mention all those IPAs that are so fucking popular in the U.S. Disgusting.

On average beer is far superior in Europe. There are some really great American beers, but there is also a ridiculous amount of awful beer being brewed and sold in the U.S. The fact that IPA was so popular among the hipster/beer snob crowd in the U.S. for years shows you that it's marketing, not taste, that drives the U.S. beer market.

[Anonymous No.6212557]

>>6212555
Have you never been to the upper midwest?
It is the nicest part of america outside New England

[Anonymous No.6212560]

>>6212555
but midwest IPAs are much better than what is available in most of europe

[Anonymous No.6212561]

>>6212555
I'll be drinking a great German beer on public transportation here in Germany without anyone giving me a second look or getting beaten up by the cops. Share it with a 15 year old and nobody will say a word.

You silly children can't even drink legally until you're 21 LOL. And you think you know beer.

[Anonymous No.6212565]

>>6212555
>marketing, not taste, that drives the U.S. beer market
and you are gonna say that the shitty Euro beer market is not driven by marketing? You obviously have no clue what you are talking about when you can easily find better examples of european styles in america than you can find in europe in addition to all the great american styles that Europe is behind on.
Maybe once they start growing Citra hops in europe they will figure it out

[Anonymous No.6212569]

>>6212561
>using public transportation

Also americans do not wait until they are 21 to drink, the law is enforced at most stores and some bars, but almost all 18 year old americans drink regularly, at least in the north

[Anonymous No.6212573]

>>6212565
LOL this kid thinks human taste buds have changed in the past 1000 years.

Nope.jpg

The same beer that was good in 1015 is good today. And the Germans brew it. Check BeerAdvocate. The professionals agree.

[Anonymous No.6212575]

Oh, now I get it. I understand why American beer is such shit but you defend it so ferociously.

Europe is the birthplace of all white people while America is full of blacks, Mexicans, and other non-whites. Naturally the tastes of non-whites will be different from whites as we are different species. I will forgive you because you come from a backwards, inferior non-white country and have been raised by a racist anti-white culture and government.

All is forgiven kids.

[Anonymous No.6212577]

>>6212573
>The same beer that was good in 1015 is good today
Sure, but we can afford even better things today

Its not that what used to be good is no longer good, its that we have access to so much better now

>The professionals agree.
The professionals overwhelming recognize that america makes almost all of the world's best beer

[Anonymous No.6212580]

>>6212575
>while America is full of blacks, Mexicans, and other non-whites
Not in the midwest

What is the best american beer that you can even buy at your closest grocery store?

[Anonymous No.6212598]

>>6212328
>epic beer

[Anonymous No.6212603]

>>6212580
I am genuinely curious about this. Can you guys even find good beer in europe? Or do none of the good american breweries send stuff to you yet?

I am going to england and ireland in a few months and am worried I won't be able to find anything good

[Anonymous No.6212616]

>>6212603

I occasionally have to work with an English guy at work, and I've asked him on the phone what people like to drink. He rattled off a bunch of names I'd never heard of and the only thing I was able to recognize from his string of incomprehensible words was "CAMRA". But they do have American beers too, although he seemed mildly dismissive of them when I asked what he thought.

So yeah I'd assume you'll either go to a shitty mass market pub that only serves guinness and harp, basically the UK equivalent of a bad american dive bar, or you'll find a place with a ton of stuff that you won't recognize because it's only consumed in that immediate area. Kind of like American regional breweries, which some people seem to think are a new invention.

Remember that every country in the world has nice places and not so nice places, so it's up to you to find the nice ones, if you care.

[Anonymous No.6212620]

>>6212616
>UK equivalent of a bad american dive bar
Are there really any bars left in america that don't have any craft beer on tap?

[Anonymous No.6212624]

>>6212620

Millions of them. Ever been to an airport? Or the blighted "downtown" areas of third and fourth tier american cities, the types of places that are completely deserted after 6 pm on weekdays?

[Anonymous No.6212625]

>>6212620
I think you're overestimating how shitty a bar can really be.

[Anonymous No.6212628]

>>6212625
underestimating****

[Anonymous No.6212632]

>>6212624
>Ever been to an airport
What the fuck airport bar doesn't have any local craft beer in 2015 and at least Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada?

But seriously I don't recall ever being at a bar or restaurant up here that doesn't have at least a few good beers and its not like I am that picky about where I go

[Anonymous No.6212637]

>>6212632
>up here

I don't know where "up here" is, but you realize there are 50 states? There are a lot of shitty airport bars.

[Anonymous No.6212642]

>>6212637
yeah, I am assuming when you get to the south its a lot of Bud Light, but outside the deep south i don't think there are many bars left with no good beer

[Anonymous No.6212645]

>>6212642

You'd be wrong. Dive bars are still a thing.

[Anonymous No.6212648]

>>6211218
I really like regular hobgoblin. I need to find some of this.

>>6211943
that's fucking stupid, faggot

>>6212237
this

>>6212240
exactly

>>6212243
i've had some incredible beer, cheese and sausage from WI and everyone I know who has spent any time there says it a really chill place. I should visit.

>>6212246
you are also a faggot

>>6212353
>>6212355
>>6212359
this is all just pointless bickering but I would like to point out that pic related is made in Germany and it's one of the best fucking beers I've ever had

[Anonymous No.6212649]

>>6212645
Unless a dive bar wants no customers under 40, they have some good beer

[Anonymous No.6212651]

>>6212649

I don't think you understand what a dive bar is.

[Anonymous No.6212657]

>>6212651

[Anonymous No.6212660]

>>6212651
Maybe its just because I live in the upper midwest so everyone has to have at least some good beer around here

[Anonymous No.6212666]

>>6212651
>>6212660
I live in fucking Oklahoma and there are some bars here that are only permitted by law to sell beer that is 3.2 ABV or lower. These types of bars only sell big 3 macro because only the big 3 bother to make weaker beer just to sell in Oklahoma.

Full service bars here all, and I mean ALL, have at least a couple of craft beers. Even the trashiest dives in the most rural parts of the state.

[Anonymous No.6212669]

>>6212660

There are plenty of places in the upper midwest where they only serve cheap macros.

[Anonymous No.6212672]

>>6212666
>and there are some bars here that are only permitted by law to sell beer that is 3.2 ABV or lower
Thats crazy. How is that a thing? I don;t even think we have any beer that low here

[Anonymous No.6212674]

>>6212669
I bet you would have a hard time finding any bar in Wisconsin without New Glarus, or in Michigan without Bells or Founders, or Minnesota without Surly or Summit

[Anonymous No.6212677]

>>6212674
You would but there are some local small places that aren't exactly looking for new customers. These bars are my favorites. Salt of the earth people in those.

[Anonymous No.6212680]

>>6212674

I can't tell if you sincerely believe this, or if you're just making assumptions based on the 3 bars within a 10 minute drive of your home. Really I think you need to stop pretending your immediate bubble represents the upper midwest, let alone the entirety of the USA like you were doing before.

Pic related, it's in Wisconsin.

[Anonymous No.6212685]

>>6212620
I've been to a bar that only had cans of Miller and Busch. The lady actually blew the dust off a bottle of root beer schnapps when I ordered a shot.

[Anonymous No.6212687]

>>6212680
>based on the 3 bars within a 10 minute drive of your home
In Wisconsin there will always be at least 10 bars within a mile of your home if not many more. All of them sell spotted cow. Spotted Cow outsells bud light in Wisconsin

[Anonymous No.6212692]

>>6212687
>there will always be

First of all, that's wrong.

>all of them sell spotted cow

This is also wrong.

[Anonymous No.6212694]

>>6212692

[Anonymous No.6212699]

>>6212692
I don't doubt there may be one or two bars in the state without Spotted Cow, but they are incredibly uncommon and I have never come across one. Even chain fast casual restaurants like Chipotle have spotted cow.

[Anonymous No.6212700]

>>6212694

What is that supposed to say? If anything, the more bars there are, the more likely that there will be some dive bars among them.

Are you so insecure about your state that you can't accept that SOME bars aren't up to your high standards?

[Anonymous No.6212703]

>>6212699
>one or two bars in the state

It's going to be a lot more than that. You simply choose to ignore them.

[Anonymous No.6212704]

saison dupont made their bottles brown!

[Anonymous No.6212706]

>>6212680
>Beloit
fucking disgusting, that city is basically illinois

[Anonymous No.6212707]

>>6212706
>no true scotsman

ok buddy

[Anonymous No.6212708]

>>6212703
You dramatically underestimate the ubiquity of spotted cow in Wisconsin

>What is that supposed to say?
It was a reference to your '3 bars within 10 minutes' comment. There are always more than 3 bars within ten minutes

[Anonymous No.6212712]

>>6212707
I'm kind of joking, but seriously I associate Beloit with Illinois more than Wisconsin. I have never done anything there besides drive through it though

[Anonymous No.6212717]

>>6212708
>my favorite beer is popular

You've said that many times already. That doesn't change the fact that there are many places that don't sell it. And, going back to the original argument way back, it doesn't change the fact that real, actual dive bars, the kind that only sell Miller, Bud, and the local equivalent of Leinenkugels, remain popular not just across the US, but in the upper midwest, and, specifically, within the borders of your own state.

I think what you are getting so defensive over is that you believe that I'm saying that people in Wisconsin haven't heard of nice beer. I know they've heard of nice beer, because I've been there. There, and Minnesota, and Michigan. No argument from me on that.

But dive bars are a thing. Why can't you accept this?

[Anonymous No.6212722]

>>6212717
Its not my favorite beer by any means, Its rather mediocre though far better than any macro of course. New Glarus does make some other great beers though

I am not saying dive bars don't exist, I am saying dive bars are not as bad as you think they are up here and they do have some good beer, its near impossible to run a bar of any kind and not have any good beer these days

>I think what you are getting so defensive over is that you believe that I'm saying that people in Wisconsin haven't heard of nice beer
No, I did not think you were implying that at all, I am mostly just defending dive bars as not being quite as shitty as you imagine them

[Anonymous No.6212723]

>>6211045
>>6211076
BOURBON BARREL ALE, MOTHERFUCKER

This shit is how all beer should taste.
It's flavorful (not in the shitty "hoppy" way that makes you want to vomit), kinda sweet, and it'll get you hammered

[Anonymous No.6212725]

>>6212666
Another reason German beer is superior, 5.4% ABV is normal whereas even the "good" beer in the U.S. barely cracks 4.5%.

[Anonymous No.6212729]

>>6212700
I think he's arguing about there being 3 bars within ten minutes of any residential area.

>>6212680
>calls someone out for thinking their area represents a whole country
>posts a picture of an abandoned building implying that it represents an entire state

[Anonymous No.6212732]

>>6212725
>whereas even the "good" beer in the U.S. barely cracks 4.5%.
what? good beer in america is rarely below 5.5%, usually between 6-12% besides the occasional sour which is typically lower

[Anonymous No.6212734]

>>6212725
Is this a joke? I don't remember the last time I drank a beer that was under 6%

There's hundreds of beers I can't even get in my state because it's illegal to sell beer that's over 14% alcohol.

[Anonymous No.6212736]

>>6212732
Cite your sources and provide examples young sir.

[Anonymous No.6212738]

>>6212736
http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/top/

Wow, that was tough.

[Anonymous No.6212746]

>>6212729
>implying that it represents an entire state

It represents the state in the sense that places like that are common, whether or not you choose to ignore them. Just try driving around the economically blighted areas of Milwaukee or even a poorer town in one of the northern counties, you'll find plenty of other places like that.

His argument would be the equivalent of someone in NYC saying that Per Se and Jean Georges are proof that bad restaurants don't exist anywhere within the 5 boroughs.

[Anonymous No.6212747]

>>6212736
Where did you get the idea that craft beer was low ABV? Usually euro beer is significantly lower in ABV because there are so many poor people there so they can't afford beers that are more expensive to make

[Anonymous No.6212752]

>>6212746
No, you are entirely misunderstanding what I am saying. I am saying even bad bars have some good beer, not that bad bars do not exist

Any shitty bar in Milwaukee will have Spotted Cow and probably Riverwest Stein

[Anonymous No.6212759]

>>6212747
I love buying those super cheap >15% euro beers. They all taste the same.

[Anonymous No.6212763]

>>6212736
What have I drank this week?

Dark Penance - 8.9%
Unobtainium - 11%
Hopslam - 10%
Several beers from a local brewery all 6-9%

I have about 30 different beers aging that are 10% or higher. 6% is as low as most craft beers go nowadays unless it's one of the few styles that result in very low abv. Even the sour and the lambic I got this week are between 6-7%.

>>6212746
I didn't read most of the thread. Can't stand the "where u live sux" arguments that run rampant on this site. I agree with you though. There are some sickening bars out there that probably haven't seen the light of day in years. Sticky, smoky, depressing places with depressed customers who don't care what they are drinking.

[Anonymous No.6212765]

>>6212752
>places like that

Unless you are arguing that >>6212680 is "like" a place that serves your favorite craft beers, you're the one who is confused.

This is a pointless argument anyway. For some weird reason you believe that it reflects badly on your state that there are dive bars that only sell cheap macros. Believe what you want, it's clearly not true.

[Anonymous No.6212770]

>>6212765
>Unless you are arguing that >>6212680 is "like" a place that serves your favorite craft beers, you're the one who is confused.
I am saying that place and places like it more than likely at least have a craft beer or two available outside the south.

I am so confused by why you keep trying to change what I am saying

[Anonymous No.6212772]

>>6212759
Ha ha ha oh wow. Reminds me of my first "good" beer. Saw it at a farmer's market with that same red !!!HIGH ALCOHOL!!! tag on it and thus began my journey into alcoholism, hidden under the pretense of "Oh I just like trying new beers! It's my hobby!" Pic related.

[Anonymous No.6212781]

>>6212770

I'm not changing anything.

Me: >>6212616
>>6212624
>there are bad bars around still, in 2015

You:
>>6212620
>>6212632
>>6212687
>every single bar everywhere in the country sells obscuro hipster microbrews la la la I have my head up my ass

Nothing has changed with my argument. First it's "no bars anywhere" then it's "no bars in my region" then it's "b-but that bar doesn't count".

Give it up, you lost.

[Anonymous No.6212783]

>>6212765
Dude, you obviously have never been to Wisconsin, Spotted cow is actually ubiquitous there. It is everywhere from sports arenas, to chain restaurants to dive bar and gas stations.

[Anonymous No.6212789]

>>6212781
Craft beer is not obscure, what are you talking about? Do you live in rural mississippi?

Even the shitty bar you posted, I would be surprised if they had no good beers

[Anonymous No.6212794]

>>6212783
That's how 420 is in Georgia. I've always wanted to try Spotted Cow.

[Anonymous No.6212798]

>>6212789
>Craft beer is not obscure

Are you drunk? At 2 in the afternoon?

>what are you talking about?

Reread my post.

>Do you live in rural mississippi?

No.

[Anonymous No.6212801]

>>6212781
My argument was always that even bad bars have some good beer now. You never did anything to dispute that, you just kept repeating that dive bars are dive bars and they look shitty

[Anonymous No.6212811]

>>6212798
If you think craft beer is obscure you obviously live in the rural south. Its incredibly mainstream now

Surely almost every state has some craft brewery with an incredibly common flagship beer

[Anonymous No.6212812]

>>6212801
>even bad bars have some good beer now

Right, and when they don't, they don't count.

>you never did anything to dispute that

Because it doesn't count when you choose to pretend it doesn't count.

[Anonymous No.6212816]

>>6212811
>If you think craft beer is obscure

You're drunk. Sleep it off and revisit the thread later this evening.

[Anonymous No.6212820]

>>6212789
>I would be surprised if they had no good beers
Not the Anon you're responding to, but it's not that hard to find a bar that has no good beers. They're usually cheap dive bars or old man bars. I was in a dive bar just a couple weeks ago where the "good" option on tap was Shock Top.

[Anonymous No.6212825]

>>6212812
>and when they don't,
When don't they?

You have yet to demonstrate that this is a thing.

Obviously if you look hard enough you will be able to find something, but they are incredibly uncommon and I doubt you can find one in reasonable amount of time.

Also its telling that you jump to a city that is barely even in Wisconsin to try and find your needle in a haystack

[Anonymous No.6212832]

>>6212825

I literally posted a photograph of a bar that only serves coors and old milwaukee.

> I doubt you can find one in reasonable amount of time.
>14:28:32 - assertion made
>14:31:41 - counterexample found

3 minutes isn't reasonable?

[Anonymous No.6212835]

Why are southerners so afraid of alcohol?

[Anonymous No.6212838]

>>6212835
>someone found a bar that I don't like
>hey everyone look! the south!

The funny thing is I've barely even set foot in the south, other than a couple of short business trips to Atlanta.

[Anonymous No.6212839]

>>6212832
>I literally posted a photograph of a bar that only serves coors and old milwaukee.
Except they don't

[Anonymous No.6212842]

I turn 21 in August.
What should my first beer be? I've drank before, but never beer.
Bonus points for Colorado craft beers (my home state)

[Anonymous No.6212843]

>>6212839

Look at the reviews.

[Anonymous No.6212856]

>>6212843
https://untappd.com/user/caratweets/checkin/55855151

Here is a literal picture of some women drinking a Spotted Cow at that very bar

Not looking good for your claim

[Anonymous No.6212857]

Went out with a friend on friday to a bar to have a drink before eating.

Had the Founder's big Lushious, which I didn't care for at all, the dark chocolate and raspberry were overpowering.

I then had the Sierra Nevada Narwhal, definitely made up for the disappointment of the previous beer.

>>6212842
Get rounds of flights when you go to the bar, helps you go through a variety of stuff, and if you don't like it, it's only 5oz of beer.

Obviously don't be a retard and get a flight with stella, heinkien, or coors.

[Anonymous No.6212865]

>>6212856
thank you based untappd

[Anonymous No.6212871]

Downing a homebrewed Mosaic pilsner at the moment, did not come out as i wanted it, to hoppy.

[Anonymous No.6212895]

>>6212865
I will add anyone that posts their untappd name ITT.

[Anonymous No.6212897]

>>6212857
>Get rounds of flights when you go to the bar
This is a good idea, but only do it when the bar isn't particularly busy. If the place is so packed the bartender(s) can barely keep up ordering a flight just makes you look like an asshole.

[Anonymous No.6212902]

>>6212856
>>6212843
You guys are literally insane. This is the strangest argument I've ever seen but I really love your devotion to it.

[Anonymous No.6212905]

>>6212856

Wow this girl is really cute. Do you know her? What's her last name?

[Anonymous No.6212907]

>>6212905
Pilsmalt.

[Anonymous No.6212914]

>>6212905
nah, I just googled the bar's untappd page to see if I could gather any evidence. Unsurprisingly very few check ins there but 3 of the 8 total check ins were craft beer

So what we learned is that even the shittiest looking bars aren't that bad and then the other guy disappeared

[Anonymous No.6212915]

>>6212907
I guess she doesn't have a facebook then.

[Anonymous No.6212964]

>>6212857
I really like Big Luscious, but I split the fifth with 5 friends. A big glass would be too much.

>>6212772
They crack me up. I hada Russian one in a big plastic bottle the other day.

[Anonymous No.6212975]

>>6212964
Baltika? God that stuff is gross

[Anonymous No.6213033]

>>6211941
Oh no, someone added an extra ingredient :(
Fuck. Off.

[Anonymous No.6213041]

>>6212975
Yeah that was it. You're right, it was gross.

[Anonymous No.6213101]

>>6213041
I finished that 53 oz bottle or however big it is and felt really good, but threw up from the taste of the stuff.

[Anonymous No.6213179]

>>6203795
Just had this the other day. The first one was great, but it turned out to be a little too much for by the third bottle.

As a european living in SoCal for a year I have to say that the amounts of different breweries I can get at my local liquor store is astonishing.
But I can't really seem to find the type of experimental beers that I can find at home.

[Anonymous No.6213184]

>>6212857
Solid advice. Thanks anon

[Anonymous No.6213191]

>>6212857

Big Luscious is a damned good dessert beer, but a little goes a LOOONG way. It's very very sweet but it goes well with some chocolate cake. Narwhal is the shit, one of the best imperial stouts that gets large scale distribution in the US, along with FIS.

[Anonymous No.6213201]

>>6213191
yeah, I wish they sold it in 4 pack 12oz instead of the big bottle, thats way more than most people would want in one sitting

[Anonymous No.6213213]

>>6213191

What I'm sipping on, by the by.

[Anonymous No.6213221]

>>6213191
I had a delicious chocolate cake beer the other day, can't remember who made it though.

[Anonymous No.6213222]

>>6213201

Yeah I'm not generally a fan of the bomber format myself. They work for parties and tastings well enough but for one or in the case of a beer like Big Luscious where a little bit will do you, two people, they're just an awkward bottle size.

[Anonymous No.6213238]

>>6213101
This stuff did that to me.

[Anonymous No.6213255]

>>6213222
i agree, I'm glad most midwest breweries usually go for the 4 pack format for their top beers, but bombers seem to be getting more common

[Anonymous No.6213908]

>>6212561
At least we don't call gloves "hand-shoes"

[Anonymous No.6213947]

>>6212964
>I really like Big Luscious
So it's really that good? I'm thinking about splitting it with my gf since she fucking loves chocolate and raspberry

[Anonymous No.6214028]

Sad Californian (Bay Area) drowning in IPAs and looking for a good stout. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.6214167]

>>6205565
I'm very inexperienced with beer so I got 6 random bottles the other day. This was one of them. Drinking it now and it's great. I didn't know a beer could taste so chocolatey.

[Anonymous No.6214189]

>>6214167
you forgot the pic but I'm proud of you for trying out new beers

[Anonymous No.6214196]

>>6213947
I'd give it a shot, just be prepared for something as sweet as candy. Split a bottle on Valentine's Day, she might think it's nice.
>>6214028
You guys in California aren't exactly hurting for good stouts either...Sierra Nevada Stout, Sierra Nevada Narwhal, Modern Times Black House, AleSmith Speedway Stout, Green Flash Double Stout, Port Brewing's Old Viscosity (and Older Viscosity), Bear Republic's Big Bear Black Stout, Ballast Point's Sea Monster, North Coast Brewing's Old Rasputin, Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Firestone Parabola...

[Anonymous No.6214272]

>>6214189
Oh it's the same one from the picture in the post I was quoting. I'm trying this one right now and I think it's a bit too bitter for my taste. Maybe I need to be eating the right thing with it.

[Anonymous No.6214289]

So good.

[Anonymous No.6214423]

>>6204273
Innis and Gunn switched over to amber glass a while back. Its sizeable improvement to what it once was.

[Anonymous No.6214446]

>>6214423

I can confirm, just saw packs of the irish whiskey cask offerings at my local store in the US which were in brown bottles.

[Anonymous No.6215265]

>>6214196
Yeah that's what I was planning on doing. And good, she likes sweeter beers.