The Beer Thread

[sweetcell]

that list does a couple of things really well:
(...)
-ranks a wonderful and popular IPA very low, showing that the system of ranking IPAs is inherently flawed

one list completely invalidates rankings based on thousands of votes? 

[stevewizzle]

that list does a couple of things really well:
(...)
-ranks a wonderful and popular IPA very low, showing that the system of ranking IPAs is inherently flawed

one list completely invalidates rankings based on thousands of votes? 

i can see how you read it like that, but i'm saying the opposite. thousands of data points (i.e., untappd ratings, BA reviews) trumps some list that rates a beer style that is so heavily dependent on one crop and fades in flavor/aroma in an insane time frame.

[Yada]

Anyone crushing these guys yet?

So good.

[Space Freely]

Anyone crushing these guys yet?

So good.

I hope to try that one. Westbrook Gose is the best American gose I've had so far.

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

Going to Charleston in June and now plan to check out WestBrook's brewery as I love a good gose

[Yada]

Anyone crushing these guys yet?

So good.

I hope to try that one. Westbrook Gose is the best American gose I've had so far.

I unfortunately assumed these would be an easy find at any six pack shop but I've hopped into three and none of them had it in stock. I was drinking it on tap last night though and it was great.

Edit: Just found three four packs.

[sweetcell]

i've been meaning to try the kirsch gose.  sounds pretty tasty.

i've got a ton of homebrew that is just coming online so it's tough to justify buying anything at the moment.

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

So I'm 7 batches in on the homebrewing of 1 gallon batches
By far my favorite was the Chocolate Maple Porter (OG 1.070 FG  1.025)

close second was the Warrior DIPA (OG 1.065 FG 1.000)

Just bottled a black barrel ale and added one of these to the fermenter

[Unsanity]

Galaxy Hut had that Kirsch Gose on tap last night. I enjoyed two goblets of it. Very nice.

[shemptiness]

Picked up the Blood Orange Gose from Anderson Valley the other day.  Good stuff.  Was just down in SC recently - had the Westbrook IPA, but not the gose.  Besides that and the Kirsch what else should a gose novice be checking out?

[sweetcell]

So I'm 7 batches in on the homebrewing of 1 gallon batches

fun hobby, innit?

close second was the Warrior DIPA (OG 1.065 FG 1.000)

jeebus, nice attenuation... although i might have asked for a bit more body.  how was the hoppiness?  warrior makes for a great bittering hop, but everything i've read says that it's a sub-par flavor/aroma hop.

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

So I'm 7 batches in on the homebrewing of 1 gallon batches

fun hobby, innit?

close second was the Warrior DIPA (OG 1.065 FG 1.000)

jeebus, nice attenuation... although i might have asked for a bit more body.  how was the hoppiness?  warrior makes for a great bittering hop, but everything i've read says that it's a sub-par flavor/aroma hop.

I really liked the flavor of the finished product, I'm a little bias as I made it with my own bare hands
some of the other batches the body/bubbles have been way off and I've been using carbonation drops now and think that has helped

and it is fun, although little time consuming. 
Now that the weather is nice...those sunday mornings are usually dedicated to long bike rides

I think in the next few months I may go up to brewing 3 gallon batches.
I'm interested in using the spent grains to make some food next

[Space Freely]

Picked up the Blood Orange Gose from Anderson Valley the other day.  Good stuff.  Was just down in SC recently - had the Westbrook IPA, but not the gose.  Besides that and the Kirsch what else should a gose novice be checking out?

I think Westbrook only cans theirs from April or May-October or something like that. Probably why you missed it.

Anderson Valley also cans THe Kimmie, Yink and Holy Gose for the six months that it's not doing the Blood Orange.

Destihl cans a really good one (almost as good as Westbrook but not quite), but I don't think they ship here yet.

Off Color Troublesome is ok and can sometimes be found in VA and DC, but tastes more like a hefeweizen. Not very tart at all.

Union Craft just announced they're going to start canning theirs in May, but imo it's not in the same league as the others that have been mentioned.

One of the best I've had is Ritterguts, from Gemany. Though maybe I loved it because i had an overpriced serving on draft at Churchkey.

Rapp and Cigar City also make very good ones that are draft only if you're ever in the Tampa area.

[i am gay and i like cats]

what, did you go to beer college, or something?

[i am gay and i like cats]

had grapefruit sculpin for the first time.