The Beer Thread

[James Ford]

Did they continue making it? Mine was probably two years old.

I just went to the gas station and checked...they were all out.

Having one of these right now. Strange beer. A bit boozy. Ultimately, good stuff. Brother sent it for birthday (2012?2013? can't recall) Too bad it was a one off. Will probably never have another.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/deschutes-conflux-no-1--collage/168450/

i see it in gas stations, i wouldn't go that far.

[stevewizzle]

200 barrels is pretty limited, but i think it comes with a high price tag so it just doesn't sell.  maybe they had another release to distribution... who knows.

[Yada]

I've never seen this brew local... any good? I grabbed a four pack for the weekend.

Sun King Osiris Pale Ale

[sweetcell]

virtual brewery tours/beer porn:

Dieu du Ciel: http://brewbokeh.com/place-dieuduciel.html
Cantillon: http://brewbokeh.com/place-cantillon.html
Firestone Walker: http://brewbokeh.com/place-firestonewalker.html

additional breweries at the bottom of each page... drool.

[Yada]

I've never seen this brew local... any good? I grabbed a four pack for the weekend.

Sun King Osiris Pale Ale

Not good.

[Yada]

had another nice sour from Bluejacket over the weekend....Rheinard De Vos. Would drink again.

[James Ford]

You're going to call me a Debbie Downer...I had a bottle of Bluejacket Twit last weekend...then had a glass of Goose Island Madame Rose and a bottle of  the Bruery Sour in the Rye this weekend, and...Bluejacket still has a ways to go. 

had another nice sour from Bluejacket over the weekend....Rheinard De Vos. Would drink again.

[stevewizzle]

you know who is making really impressive sours these days? almanac.  if you ever get the chance to get some in a trade... jump on that opportunity. i'd go so far as to say i'd skip over almost all of russian river's sours (save for beat) in order to get almanac.

i just sent sweetcell a bottle of valley of the heart's delight, so he might be able to chime in soon enough.

[sweetcell]

I had a bottle of Bluejacket Twit last weekend...then had a glass of Goose Island Madame Rose and a bottle of  the Bruery Sour in the Rye this weekend, and...Bluejacket still has a ways to go. 

slightly unfair compasion, doncha think?  twit is a small beer (low alcohol), mild, and only slightly sour.  comparing it to a flanders red, and whatever hell SitR is, is apples to oranges.  they're almost twice as strong and intend to put sourness front and center.

"sour" is a wide category.  those beers share the label but doesn't mean we can directly compare them.  it's like comparing a 4.5% session porter to a 10% barrel-aged imperial stout because they're both dark roasty ales.

that madame rose was damn delicious.  too bad those beers take over a year to age out, and are priced accordingly... otherwise i would be drinking a lot more of this one.

[sweetcell]

i just sent sweetcell a bottle of valley of the heart's delight, so he might be able to chime in soon enough.

or i might just age it in the cellar for a while and keep you all in suspense  

[James Ford]

Ok then the Twit was like drinking a Port City IPA whereas Sour in the Rye is like drinking Heady. There's my comparison. I have any extra Twit that you're going to get to try.  Hopefully it will be more like a Union Jack for you than a Port City IPA, if I continue the analogy.

I had a bottle of Bluejacket Twit last weekend...then had a glass of Goose Island Madame Rose and a bottle of  the Bruery Sour in the Rye this weekend, and...Bluejacket still has a ways to go. 

slightly unfair compasion, doncha think?  twit is a small beer (low alcohol), mild, and only slightly sour.  comparing it to a flanders red, and whatever hell SitR is, is apples to oranges.  they're almost twice as strong and intend to put sourness front and center.

"sour" is a wide category.  those beers share the label but doesn't mean we can directly compare them.  it's like comparing a 4.5% session porter to a 10% barrel-aged imperial stout because they're both dark roasty ales.

that madame rose was damn delicious.  too bad those beers take over a year to age out, and are priced accordingly... otherwise i would be drinking a lot more of this one.

[stevewizzle]

i just sent sweetcell a bottle of valley of the heart's delight, so he might be able to chime in soon enough.

or i might just age it in the cellar for a while and keep you all in suspense  

it's a great summer beer.  do what you want, but i'd drink it either now or hold off until next summer.

[James Ford]

I had a friend bring me back a bottle from San Diego a couple of months ago.

 

you know who is making really impressive sours these days? almanac.  if you ever get the chance to get some in a trade... jump on that opportunity. i'd go so far as to say i'd skip over almost all of russian river's sours (save for beat) in order to get almanac.

i just sent sweetcell a bottle of valley of the heart's delight, so he might be able to chime in soon enough.

[stevewizzle]

I had a friend bring me back a bottle from San Diego a couple of months ago.

 

you know who is making really impressive sours these days? almanac.  if you ever get the chance to get some in a trade... jump on that opportunity. i'd go so far as to say i'd skip over almost all of russian river's sours (save for beat) in order to get almanac.

i just sent sweetcell a bottle of valley of the heart's delight, so he might be able to chime in soon enough.

valley? or something else? they've had 5 or 6 released this year, ranging from good to excellent. u drink it yet, or are you storing it in your bomb shelter/beer cellar?

[James Ford]

Dogpatch. Haven't drank yet.

I had a friend bring me back a bottle from San Diego a couple of months ago.

 

you know who is making really impressive sours these days? almanac.  if you ever get the chance to get some in a trade... jump on that opportunity. i'd go so far as to say i'd skip over almost all of russian river's sours (save for beat) in order to get almanac.

i just sent sweetcell a bottle of valley of the heart's delight, so he might be able to chime in soon enough.

valley? or something else? they've had 5 or 6 released this year, ranging from good to excellent. u drink it yet, or are you storing it in your bomb shelter/beer cellar?