The Beer Thread

[James Ford]

I paid $7/bottle for 11.2 oz bottles of Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge. Comparable in taste/quality, imo. So $12 for 26 ounces is actually pretty fair. Still, that's like half the price of the Bruery's Oude Tart.

Sours aint cheap. Unless you're comparing them to high quality wine.

Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me.  Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.

ack...now I know the math and can't go back!
but a lot of things in bombers are not available in 6packs and have much higher ABV

An 11.5% bomber contains 2.92 ounces of ethanol -- at $11.99, that's $4.11 per ounce.
A 7.5% six-pack contains 5.40 ounces of ethanol -- at $11.99, that's $2.22 per ounce.

So the question becomes, is the flavor that you're paying so dearly for worth that much more, or is there something close to it that's a better value?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol

ok...consider me 'schooled'
Don't think I've seen people refer to alcohol content in beer as ethanol before?

[James Ford]

If the price per ounce were the same for 11.2 oz bottles and 25.4 oz bottles, I'd still pick the 11.2 oz bottle every time, because who in there right mind would want to drink 25.4 oz of beer on their own in one sitting anyway? 

[James Ford]

Poor 3 Stars can't even land a beer in the top 20 for DC.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/dc/

I'm afraid they're going to lose a star.

[i am gay and i like cats]

when you have the opportunity to drink a founders harvest ale . . . you realize that sculpin is not a good beer.

[James Ford]

I think it all depends on which is the freshest.

Hey Walky, you ever been to the Three Brothers taproom?

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31460/
http://threebrosbrew.com/

Is that out your way?

That Resolute they are releasing on 11/15 at the brewery looks pretty damn good.

when you have the opportunity to drink a founders harvest ale . . . you realize that sculpin is not a good beer.

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3 bro's Resolute (Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout) is great stuff
bought a bomber for like $18 last year....waited about 4 months to drink it and it was delish

[James Ford]

Best beer brewed in VA according to this list.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/va/

3 bro's Resolute (Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout) is great stuff
bought a bomber for like $18 last year....waited about 4 months to drink it and it was delish

[James Ford]

Holy cow. 26 of the top 50 in PA from Tired Hands. Two from Victory. Two from Troegs. None from Weyerbacher.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/pa/

[stevewizzle]

Holy cow. 26 of the top 50 in PA from Tired Hands. Two from Victory. Two from Troegs. None from Weyerbacher.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/pa/

meanwhile in OR, HOTD adam clocks in at #47.  the concentration of excellent beer in that state is absurd.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/or/

[James Ford]

Only 15 Oregon beers would crack the top 50 CA list. (Actually less because that would extend the list to 65..)

Holy cow. 26 of the top 50 in PA from Tired Hands. Two from Victory. Two from Troegs. None from Weyerbacher.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/pa/

meanwhile in OR, HOTD adam clocks in at #47.  the concentration of excellent beer in that state is absurd.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/or/

[stevewizzle]

Only 15 Oregon beers would crack the top 50 CA list. (Actually less because that would extend the list to 65..)

Holy cow. 26 of the top 50 in PA from Tired Hands. Two from Victory. Two from Troegs. None from Weyerbacher.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/pa/

meanwhile in OR, HOTD adam clocks in at #47.  the concentration of excellent beer in that state is absurd.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/or/

CA has the best, most inaccessible beer in the states.

[James Ford]

Has a small growler of this yesterday. Yum. Right up there with Nugget Nectar, Cigar City Tocabaga, and MBC Zoe for best in class for amber ales.

[sweetcell]

because who in there right mind would want to drink 25.4 oz of beer on their own in one sitting anyway? 

me.

depending on the situation, i can kill a bomber of just about anything.  obviously not when i have responsibilities, but late on sunday when i'm going to spend 2 hours watching football before going to bed?  so the second glass will be a little flatter than the first.  i can deal with it.

[Yada]

Holy cow. 26 of the top 50 in PA from Tired Hands. Two from Victory. Two from Troegs. None from Weyerbacher.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/pa/

I'm not sure multiple beers that have ratings from less than 100 people qualify as the best in the state.