The Beer Thread

[Yada]

Anyone going to 3 Stars on Sunday?

what's going on there on sunday?  they're usually closed so i assume some special event.  i've looked around and couldn't find any mention...

i might be there tomorrow (saturday), or my buddy will go for me.  3 Stars has hooked up some local homebrewers with a deal on bulk grain. we'll be picking up the malt in the morning.  an exceptionally cool move on their part.  3 Stars' support of the the homebrewing community has been incredible.  thank you 3 Stars!

Illuminati kick off.

[sweetcell]

Illuminati kick off.

oh, right.  i hemmed and hawed, and the club sold out before i made a decision... so the decision was made for me.

please let us know what the beers are, as they come out.  i'm very curious about these limited releases.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

Illuminati kick off.

You know nothing of our organization. Our fiscal year starts in May and we certainly wouldn't have our annual kickoff anywhere you'd know about it.

[stevewizzle]

just built this guy today

[sweetcell]

sweet!

per your own words, "very jelly".

[Yada]

Illuminati kick off was awesome, sounds quite promising...hopefully they continue to deliver with some killer brews.

Had  pandemic porter, zombie date night, and two to the dome. All fresh and delicious.

[sweetcell]

did you get your first limited-edition beer?

[Yada]

did you get your first limited-edition beer?

Negative... this was more of just a welcome party/celebration. The first bottles will be distributed close to the end of Feb.

[James Ford]

Sam from Dogfish Head appearing on CNBC

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000241265&play=1


http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000241289&play=1

[Bagley]

I know there are a lot of haters out there but I can't wait to get up to Pa to claim my case of 2014 Hopslam.  Anyone give it a try?

[sweetcell]

a good IPA top-ten list: http://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/the-definitive-top-10-ipas-as-chosen-by-a-hopped-up-panel-of-beer-writers

and for the IPA haters, this is what you sound like when you go on your "i hate IPAs" rant: http://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/why-i-hate-ipas-thrillist-nation.  it's a great look, isn't it?  yeah.  that's you.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

it's a great look, isn't it?  yeah.  that's you.

Yeah, fuck people for not all liking how the exact same things taste. What a cretin, with their taste buds and different preferences and shit.

[sweetcell]

it's a great look, isn't it?  yeah.  that's you.

Yeah, fuck people for not all liking how the exact same things taste. What a cretin, with their taste buds and different preferences and shit.

nothing wrong with not liking something, and voicing one's opinion on the dislike.  it's that IPAs seem to engender a stupid kind of hate.  every IPA hater i've come across doesn't hate the beer so much as the idea of the beer - and that's just f*cking annoying.  dunno if you read that article, but the author comes across as a douche IMO.  he doesn't like it because you can't chug it.  how refined.  that opinion is just calling out for respect.

[stevewizzle]

a good IPA top-ten list: http://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/the-definitive-top-10-ipas-as-chosen-by-a-hopped-up-panel-of-beer-writers

didn't we already see this a few months ago?  or am i thinking of something else? why is deadbeat brews overachiever ipa not listed?

[stevewizzle]

i've really grown to appreciate the lager over the past month.  it kind of started with a destination wedding which only served light beer and budweiser... i drank A LOT of budweiser that weekend, and really enjoyed every one i had.  crisp, fresh, mildly tasteful, and easy drinking.  i've had some other quality lagers as of late, notably jack's abby smoke and dagger and edelstoff helles lager, but that budweiser was damn good in comparison.  just like IPAs, it has it's time and place and it really can be paired perfectly with food.