Beer!

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

BTW, you are well on your way to being a beer snob. Once you taste non-massproduced beer, there's no going back.

back to milwaukees best i go!!!

Actually, when I was in college I preferred Milwaukee's Best to Budweiser. Even in my pre-snob days, there was always something about Anheuser Busch products that didn't agree with my palate.

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

BTW, you are well on your way to being a beer snob. Once you taste non-massproduced beer, there's no going back.

back to milwaukees best i go!!!

Actually, when I was in college I preferred Milwaukee's Best to Budweiser. Even in my pre-snob days, there was always something about Anheuser Busch products that didn't agree with my palate.

i dont care for bud etc either. Guess i have been a beer snob from the beginning...

Best canned beers? That's an oxymoron. I'm surprised to see Fat Tire makes a canned beer. And even more surprised that FF's precious PBR made the list.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/805/best-canned-beers-to-drink-now/

tohostudios wrote:

Best canned beers? That's an oxymoron. I'm surprised to see Fat Tire makes a canned beer. And even more surprised that FF's precious PBR made the list.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/805/best-canned-beers-to-drink-now/

I saw Yuengling cans their beer.

Broke into my stash from the holidays and opened another "bomber" of Schlafly's Holiday Ale. I don't think the 3 months in the basement has changed it much but this stuff still tastes great. Sorry King, this won't be available at your store; it's not distributed outside the St. Louis area.

tohostudios wrote:

Broke into my stash from the holidays and opened another "bomber" of Schlafly's Holiday Ale. I don't think the 3 months in the basement has changed it much but this stuff still tastes great. Sorry King, this won't be available at your store; it's not distributed outside the St. Louis area.

only to beer snobs??

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Broke into my stash from the holidays and opened another "bomber" of Schlafly's Holiday Ale. I don't think the 3 months in the basement has changed it much but this stuff still tastes great. Sorry King, this won't be available at your store; it's not distributed outside the St. Louis area.

only to beer snobs??

Actually, it's a collaboration between Schlafly and a local grocery chain.

tohostudios wrote:

Best canned beers? That's an oxymoron. I'm surprised to see Fat Tire makes a canned beer. And even more surprised that FF's precious PBR made the list.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/805/best-canned-beers-to-drink-now/

... Genesee Cream Ale gets a "One to Avoid" rating? Boooooo!!

Tried a new beer style last night. Schlafly's Barleywine. One word: Bleccccchhhhhh!!!!!!. Sure it's almost 12% ABV but between the alcohol taste and the fact that it was aged in oak barrels, the stuff tastes like fruity bourbon. Cross that one off my beer snob list.

tohostudios wrote:

Tried a new beer style last night. Schlafly's Barleywine. One word: Bleccccchhhhhh!!!!!!. Sure it's almost 12% ABV but between the alcohol taste and the fact that it was aged in oak barrels, the stuff tastes like fruity bourbon. Cross that one off my beer snob list.

Yeah, I tried some beer with that contnent while still in Sacramento and it tasted like rum and coke that had sat out overnight.

James B. wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Tried a new beer style last night. Schlafly's Barleywine. One word: Bleccccchhhhhh!!!!!!. Sure it's almost 12% ABV but between the alcohol taste and the fact that it was aged in oak barrels, the stuff tastes like fruity bourbon. Cross that one off my beer snob list.

Yeah, I tried some beer with that contnent while still in Sacramento and it tasted like rum and coke that had sat out overnight.

Thing is, it's not the high ABV that turned me off. I've recently been drinking lots of high ABV beers that "hide" the alcohol in various malts or hops. But this barleywine thing didn't do anything to disguise it's ABV and actually accented it with the oak-aging.

One of my favorite beers is "Dragon's Milk" which is also oak-aged and very high ABV. But it's much smoother than this barleywine crap. I'm currently aging several 4 packs in my basement in hopes that Dragon's Milk will "mellow with age" and lose the harsh alcohol edge it has when it's fresh. Reviews say it does.

That barleywine crap just tastes awful period and I don't think aging would affect my opinion.

Its Sunday night and time for some Christmas Ale

exact33 wrote:

Its Sunday night and time for some Christmas Ale

You go King!!

When I told my cube-neighbor/fellow beer snob that you scored some Schlafly's Christmas Ale, his response was "Oooohhh man.....".

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Its Sunday night and time for some Christmas Ale

You go King!!

When I told my cube-neighbor/fellow beer snob that you scored some Schlafly's Christmas Ale, his response was "Oooohhh man.....".

in maryland of all places!!!

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Its Sunday night and time for some Christmas Ale

You go King!!

When I told my cube-neighbor/fellow beer snob that you scored some Schlafly's Christmas Ale, his response was "Oooohhh man.....".

in maryland of all places!!!

This post has inspired me to break into one of the last of my 3 remaining Pumpkin Ales. And it's your fault dammit!

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Its Sunday night and time for some Christmas Ale

You go King!!

When I told my cube-neighbor/fellow beer snob that you scored some Schlafly's Christmas Ale, his response was "Oooohhh man.....".

in maryland of all places!!!

This post has inspired me to break into one of the last of my 3 remaining Pumpkin Ales. And it's your fault dammit!

your taste buds will thank me...

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Its Sunday night and time for some Christmas Ale

You go King!!

When I told my cube-neighbor/fellow beer snob that you scored some Schlafly's Christmas Ale, his response was "Oooohhh man.....".

in maryland of all places!!!

This post has inspired me to break into one of the last of my 3 remaining Pumpkin Ales. And it's your fault dammit!

your taste buds will thank me...

You have no idea.

Wait until next year...

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

Its Sunday night and time for some Christmas Ale

You go King!!

When I told my cube-neighbor/fellow beer snob that you scored some Schlafly's Christmas Ale, his response was "Oooohhh man.....".

in maryland of all places!!!

This post has inspired me to break into one of the last of my 3 remaining Pumpkin Ales. And it's your fault dammit!

your taste buds will thank me...

You have no idea.

Wait until next year...

i wont miss out this year. I said thanks to the guy for carrying the stuff.

Now drinking Schlafly's Quadrupel Belgian Ale.

Belgian Ales are my new style du jour and this one packs a punch. 12%ABV but you'd never know it; it just tastes like a Belgian Ale.

having a Yuengling

Yuengling is a decent "session beer". Too bad it's not available here. I last had it when I visited my brother in Lancaster County, PA a long time ago.

Had Augusta Tripel Belgian Ale last night. I need to taste it side by side with Schlafly's version to see if there's much difference.

OK, it's not even close. Schlafly's is definitely better.

Workin' my way thru a 12 pack of Yuengling Lager (bottles) this weekend...

I like Yuengling!