Beer!

My wife and kids were out of town for a few days, so I took the opportunity to have an adult beverage or 12.......a sixer of Sam Adams Cream Stout and another of Newcastle Brown Ale.

And now, since my wife and I are very rarely apart, it will be another year before I get to do it again.

bassman wrote:

My wife and kids were out of town for a few days, so I took the opportunity to have an adult beverage or 12.......a sixer of Sam Adams Cream Stout and another of Newcastle Brown Ale.

And now, since my wife and I are very rarely apart, it will be another year before I get to do it again.

I'm self-employed and alcohol dependency is strong in my genes so it's rare for me since we don't keep beer in the house (also it tends to be a trigger for me atrial fibrillation woes). But when I do, anything New Belgium is my choice. Anyway, it used to be all about Newcastle, a sixer a day. And you can't go wrong with Sam Adams anything.

corplhicks wrote:

bassman wrote:

My wife and kids were out of town for a few days, so I took the opportunity to have an adult beverage or 12.......a sixer of Sam Adams Cream Stout and another of Newcastle Brown Ale.

And now, since my wife and I are very rarely apart, it will be another year before I get to do it again.

I'm self-employed and alcohol dependency is strong in my genes so it's rare for me since we don't keep beer in the house (also it tends to be a trigger for me atrial fibrillation woes). But when I do, anything New Belgium is my choice. Anyway, it used to be all about Newcastle, a sixer a day. And you can't go wrong with Sam Adams anything.

Yes you can. Sam Adams has recently tried to "branch out" and prove they're still a microbrewery by producing these bombers of weird concoctions. I made the mistake of buying some smoked double bock of their's (I wish I could remember the name) and I swear it was like drinking smoked meat. Just awful; I couldn't even finish one glass and poured the rest of the bottle down the drain.

Never had a Sam Adams I liked.

DallasBlack wrote:

Never had a Sam Adams I liked.

Try their Black Lager.  It's great.

(But it's no Belgian.  )

tohostudios wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

Never had a Sam Adams I liked.

Try their Black Lager.  It's great.

(But it's no Belgian.  )

Their summer ale is good too.

I picked up some of this:




the one thing i need to get is a Schlaflys mug or glass though.

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the one thing i need to get is a Schlaflys mug or glass though.

Can you get them up there?  If not, I can get you one; they're plentiful here. I have two Schlafly glasses

tohostudios wrote:

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the one thing i need to get is a Schlaflys mug or glass though.

Can you get them up there?  If not, I can get you one; they're plentiful here.  I have two Schlafly glasses

i have not seen any.

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

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the one thing i need to get is a Schlaflys mug or glass though.

Can you get them up there?  If not, I can get you one; they're plentiful here.  I have two Schlafly glasses

i have not seen any.

I'll check my local grocery store next time; if they still have them, I'll let you know how much they are. I think they were like $3 when I bought mine.

corplhicks wrote:

bassman wrote:

My wife and kids were out of town for a few days, so I took the opportunity to have an adult beverage or 12.......a sixer of Sam Adams Cream Stout and another of Newcastle Brown Ale.

And now, since my wife and I are very rarely apart, it will be another year before I get to do it again.

I'm self-employed and alcohol dependency is strong in my genes so it's rare for me since we don't keep beer in the house (also it tends to be a trigger for me atrial fibrillation woes). But when I do, anything New Belgium is my choice. Anyway, it used to be all about Newcastle, a sixer a day. And you can't go wrong with Sam Adams anything.

I have a history of alcoholism in my family as well....I might drink 2 or 3 times a year.

tohostudios wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

Never had a Sam Adams I liked.

Try their Black Lager.  It's great.

(But it's no Belgian.  )

I wasn't super impressed with the Cream Stout....it was ok, but I'll probably not get it again.....too many other brands I need to try.

I think I may be a Sam Adams superfan, but I just realized something: I hate their original lager. Took me a while to realize this because I haven't had one in over five years. It's the dullest and most lifeless brew I've had outside of cheap domestics. Other than that, the smoky and the cream stout are great stuff.

Sam Smith is another Sammy I admire and take pleasure in.

corplhicks wrote:

I think I may be a Sam Adams superfan, but I just realized something: I hate their original lager. Took me a while to realize this because I haven't had one in over five years. It's the dullest and most lifeless brew I've had outside of cheap domestics. Other than that, the smoky and the cream stout are great stuff.

Sam Smith is another Sammy I admire and take pleasure in.

i still think Yuengling is the best mass produced lager in the normal consumers pricepoint.

corplhicks wrote:

I think I may be a Sam Adams superfan, but I just realized something: I hate their original lager. Took me a while to realize this because I haven't had one in over five years. It's the dullest and most lifeless brew I've had outside of cheap domestics. Other than that, the smoky and the cream stout are great stuff.

Sam Smith is another Sammy I admire and take pleasure in.

I've liked every Samuel Smith brew I've had except their Russian Imperial Stout.  I thought that thing tasted like turpentine; total drainpour.  But other than that, Sam Smith rules.

Oh, and about the Sam Adams Boston Lager, I think it's OK and since they insist on sticking several in every seasonal variety pack they produce, I've gotten used to it. But it DOES taste a lot better on tap. When I lived in CT, the Chili's Restaurant near me had Sam Adams Lager on tap and that stuff was great. Of course that was 20 years ago and my tastes have evolved immensely since then so who knows if I'd still feel the same way.

exact33 wrote:

i still think Yuengling is the best mass produced lager in the normal consumers pricepoint.

+1. And its finally available in Ohio!

Okay, so its been available for most of a year, but still...

QuothTheRaven wrote:

exact33 wrote:

i still think Yuengling is the best mass produced lager in the normal consumers pricepoint.

+1. And its finally available in Ohio!

Okay, so its been available for most of a year, but still...

i live in the footprint  

tohostudios wrote:

exact33 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

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the one thing i need to get is a Schlaflys mug or glass though.

Can you get them up there?  If not, I can get you one; they're plentiful here.  I have two Schlafly glasses

i have not seen any.

I'll check my local grocery store next time; if they still have them, I'll let you know how much they are. I think they were like $3 when I bought mine.

i was taking a look at their web and they have two cool glasses:

My two are like the one with the white logo

 
 
 
Got the Samuel Adams Variety Pack case for my birthday from the wife. I've tried each type and think their all pretty good,the Summer Ale being the best.

007 wrote:

 
 
 
Got the Samuel Adams Variety Pack case for my birthday from the wife. I've tried each type and think their all pretty good,the Summer Ale being the best.

i really enjoy the summer ale - its the best thing i have had from SA in awhile.

Yeah, I was surprised how much I enjoyed the summer ale. I actually liked that Blueberry Lager too which surprised me even more because I usually hate "fruity beers".

tohostudios wrote:

Yeah, I was surprised how much I enjoyed the summer ale.  I actually liked that Blueberry Lager too which surprised me even more because I usually hate "fruity beers".

Same here. The Blueberry flavor doesnt overwhelm you when you drink it. It just has the right amount of flavor.

exact33 wrote:

007 wrote:

 
 
 
Got the Samuel Adams Variety Pack case for my birthday from the wife. I've tried each type and think their all pretty good,the Summer Ale being the best.

i really enjoy the summer ale - its the best thing i have had from SA in awhile.

Me too. The summer ale is really good. I've tried to stay away from SA the last few years after drinking a lot in the past, but this was a good surprise.

GrandNational wrote:

exact33 wrote:

007 wrote:

 
 
 
Got the Samuel Adams Variety Pack case for my birthday from the wife. I've tried each type and think their all pretty good,the Summer Ale being the best.

i really enjoy the summer ale - its the best thing i have had from SA in awhile.

Me too. The summer ale is really good. I've tried to stay away from SA the last few years after drinking a lot in the past, but this was a good surprise.

I normally stay away from SA but i had some Summer ale at a work event and was actually pretty impressed. It is flavorful but light.