The Beer Thread

[Sieve-Fisted]

Sauf Haus Bier Hall in Dupont opens this Thursday, 7/24. http://dc.eater.com/archives/2014/07/21/sauf-haus-opens-thursday-in-dupont-circle.php

[Yada]

How many have you had?

I've had 18 of 25, with a Westy 12 sitting in the basement that will be opened 5/17/15.

http://coolmaterial.com/feature/beer-bucket-list/2/

13

[James Ford]

Hoping they only serve Stone beers.

Sauf Haus Bier Hall in Dupont opens this Thursday, 7/24. http://dc.eater.com/archives/2014/07/21/sauf-haus-opens-thursday-in-dupont-circle.php

[sweetcell]

also at 18 of 25.

CBS is my holy grail, more so than Darklord or Pliny the Younger.

i could easily up my score.  i haven't had La Folie only because i haven't been that interested, though it's on shelves right now.  someday i might get a shot of Utopias at a bar.  i'm trying to set up a trade for Cable Car.  price has kept me away from Speedway Stout but i'm sure i'll break down at some point.  can't say i have much interest in Rogue Chipotle Ale.

[James Ford]

You definitely NEED to have La Folie!

I want to say we had Speedway Stout at at least one bottle share (maybe Steve brought it, memory a little fuzzy....), so if you've been at every hour of every bottle share, you've tried that one...

also at 18 of 25.

CBS is my holy grail, more so than Darklord or Pliny the Younger.

i could easily up my score.  i haven't had La Folie only because i haven't been that interested, though it's on shelves right now.  someday i might get a shot of Utopias at a bar.  i'm trying to set up a trade for Cable Car.  price has kept me away from Speedway Stout but i'm sure i'll break down at some point.  can't say i have much interest in Rogue Chipotle Ale.

[sweetcell]

i've read that La Folie has been in decline in recent years.  i saw it last night at Rodmans.  it wasn't cheap ($15 a bottle?), at that price there were other beers i was going to buy.  but i do love me some oud bruin so i should just pull the trigger.

cool about the speedway stout - clock me in at 19, then!  my memory is swiss cheese.  i'll be in vermont in a few weeks, and a beer store/gas station there always has some.  i'll probably pick up a bottle just to be sure.

[James Ford]

Not a brewery I generally seek out, but this one is a pretty tasty summer beer.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

On a recommendation, I tried the Stiegel Grapefruit Radler yesterday, and found it quite delicious.

[James Ford]

That one is a drink (is it even a beer?) of great contention in our household.

I like it (best after a run in hot weather), my wife does not.

Perhaps that corresponds with me being (an occasional) soda drinker and my wife not drinking soda.

On a recommendation, I tried the Stiegel Grapefruit Radler yesterday, and found it quite delicious.

[Yada]

Does ginger beer count as beer?

I have to say I broke the great gin slump of 1998 a few weekends ago when I had this amazing cocktail.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

That one is a drink (is it even a beer?) of great contention in our household.

I guess from looking it up, it is technically not a beer. (I assumed because it came out of a beer tap.) It's 40% beer mixed with 60% grapefruit soda, lowering the ABV% to below beer standards. Whoops.

Either way, I think its an ideal drink for a hot day.

[sweetcell]

a radler is any mix of beer and a sweet drink.  lemonade is another common mixer. 

is it a beer?  i guess not, since it's beer and something else (and that something else isn't fermented).  if you're holding a rum and coke and someone asks you "is that rum?", how do you answer?  i would say "yes... with coke."

i last had radler in germany many years ago, made with lemonade.  i remember liking it but thinking to myself that i'd rather just have beer. 

[James Ford]

FTFY, lol.

a radler is any mix of beer and a sweet drink.  lemonade is another common mixer. 

is it a beer?  i guess not, since it's beer and something else (and that something else isn't fermented).  if you're holding a rum and coke and someone asks you "is that rum?", how do you answer?  i would say "yes... with coke."

i last had radler in germany many years ago, made with lemonade.  i remember liking it but thinking to myself that i'd rather just have a Belgian or American beer. 

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

if you're holding a rum and coke and someone asks you "is that rum?", how do you answer?  i would say "yes... with coke."

I don't understand your analogy. Under what circumstances do you see me drinking rum? Can you rewrite it to be about Italian cordials or gin?

[James Ford]

Anybody else pick up the Sierra Beer Camp 12 pack?

12 beers, should last me, a long time.