The Beer Thread

[James Ford]

I'll let a better writer than me answer that one.

http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/883809-129/searchampdistill

ELI5: the difference between IPAs and American Pale Ales, please.

[sweetcell]

IPA is the pale ale's bigger brother.  same yeast types and similar malt bill (grains).  main differences are little more alcohol and a lot more hops in the IPA - to the point where there is not attempt to be balanced, it's all about the hops.  it's a continuum so there is no clear delineation.  it's also a moving target: beers are getting bigger and hoppier, so an IPA from a few years might be considered a PA today.

a separate line of distinction is english vs. american.  english pale ales and IPAs will be maltier and more balanced, american PAs & IPAs will be hoppier and drier.

if you want a technical definition, here's how the BJCP defines american PAs and IPAs:
http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style10.php#1a
http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style14.php#1b

[stevewizzle]

don't forget the distinction of IPLs vs. IPAs

i brewed a black IPL yesterday.  couldn't find anything out there similar to the recipe on the interwebs, so i'm excited to see how this turns out.

[James Ford]

The 100 best beers in the world, listed alphabetically. And sorry, Bobby Dylan, not a one of them from Germany. That sounds about right.

http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/bestbeers-world2014.asp

[sweetcell]

i had a bunch of beers lined up for my super bowl party last night.  things transpired in such a way that i didn't get to open as many bottles as i was hoping to.  the growler of Enjoy By kept me & guests occupied during halftime and the 3rd quarter, and my homebrewed IPAs were treating me just fine all night long.  i had my first bottle of a brett'ed saison after the game, which was a bit of a waste.  it was really nice but it's not like i had a very discerning palate after several hours of eating and drinking.

so tonight, as i cleaned up the last of the left-over party messes i decided to open one of the bottle that i was really looking forward to last night: Jolly Pumpkin La Roja, batch 10 (bottled 4/23/13).  wow.  what a fabulous sour.  not my all-time fav, but definitely top 5.  what an enjoyable beer.

[sweetcell]

has this been posted here yet?  i think so, but it didn't come up in the search...
http://denizensbrewing.com/
https://www.facebook.com/citizensbrewco

and yet another new brewery... does anyone here know sign language?
http://lockthroat.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_1MS9FnQU

[atomic]

Had a Reissdorf Kolsch last night.  It was pretty good.  I thought it wasn't as good as Gaffel so I then drank one of those.  And now I am not so sure.

I think I appreciated Kolsch beer so much because the time I tried to make a Kolsch it turned out so badlly. 

[Yada]

has this been posted here yet?  i think so, but it didn't come up in the search...
http://denizensbrewing.com/
https://www.facebook.com/citizensbrewco

and yet another new brewery... does anyone here know sign language?
http://lockthroat.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF_1MS9FnQU

Yeah... and we discussed how lame it was for DC Brau to issue a cease and desist order against them due to their old, poorly named, "Citizen's Brewing Co."

[sweetcell]

well that explains why a search for "Denizen" didn't come up with anything.  d'oh.

[James Ford]

Neither Citizen's nor Denizens are exactly awe inspiring brewery names that are going to make me want to check out their beers. Talk about generic and lame sounding.

[sweetcell]

who cares about the name.  i'll go to Dad's Brewery if they have interesting beer.  some might equate lack of creativity in naming with lack of creativity in brewing, but i don't make the connection.

maybe Citizen's/Denizens spent all their startup money on equipment, and couldn't afford any marketing

[sweetcell]

drink beer, fight bigotry in russia:

http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/hello-my-name-is-vladimir
http://www.brewdog.com/product/hello-my-name-is-vladimir

[Yada]

Neither Citizen's nor Denizens are exactly awe inspiring brewery names that are going to make me want to check out their beers. Talk about generic and lame sounding.

I have very low hopes for this brewery, however, who cares what they name the place?

[James Ford]

You guys obviously don't work in creative fields (neither do I).

Why so you have very low hopes?

Neither Citizen's nor Denizens are exactly awe inspiring brewery names that are going to make me want to check out their beers. Talk about generic and lame sounding.

I have very low hopes for this brewery, however, who cares what they name the place?

[Yada]

You guys obviously don't work in creative fields (neither do I).

Why so you have very low hopes?

Neither Citizen's nor Denizens are exactly awe inspiring brewery names that are going to make me want to check out their beers. Talk about generic and lame sounding.

I have very low hopes for this brewery, however, who cares what they name the place?

The location is terrible and has had multiple other restaurants/bars fail in the past few years. People in Silver Spring hardly support the restaurants/bars that are already there and people that don't live in Silver Spring sure as hell aren't going to be making trips to a brewery that's not in their neighborhood. It's not a hot spot like the Navy Yard area per se. These issues mixed with the fact that they're trying to pull off some Blue Jacket-esque style and brew over 20 beers sounds like a recipe for a disaster.

I hope to be pleasantly surprised, but unless current trends of Silver Spring denizens change, that place will probably last a handful of years.