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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7725 on: December 05, 2016, 10:51:37 pm »
I walked through a Total Wine in Northern Virginia this evening because my partner wanted to get a nice bottle of Rose, for a Christmas get together.  The amount of individual brands of beers from American breweries to all the old standard Belgium and foreign imported breweries made me realize that there are too many beers out there.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7726 on: December 05, 2016, 11:55:35 pm »
Anchor Steam


I like Anchor Steam.. its a reliably tasty beer for me.

i'm shedding a tear over here... our little hutchie is growing up!
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7727 on: December 06, 2016, 11:35:04 am »
Was very impressed by BA Ten Fidy, that's a great beer. I also have to give props to this year's release of BCBS because that sombitch is drinkable now. No need to age it.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7728 on: December 06, 2016, 11:40:38 am »
Anchor Steam


I like Anchor Steam.. its a reliably tasty beer for me.

i'm shedding a tear over here... our little hutchie is growing up!

I can't wait till he tries a Foster's Oil Can!

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7729 on: December 06, 2016, 12:08:45 pm »
there are too many beers out there.

The market is indeed saturated. That goes for breweries, too.

Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7730 on: December 06, 2016, 06:10:27 pm »
Anchor Steam


I like Anchor Steam.. its a reliably tasty beer for me.

i'm shedding a tear over here... our little hutchie is growing up!

I can't wait till he tries a Foster's Oil Can!
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7731 on: December 06, 2016, 06:22:19 pm »
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7732 on: December 06, 2016, 06:53:58 pm »
I entered.  Looks pretty cool. 

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7733 on: December 07, 2016, 01:49:58 am »
i'll answer pasteurization=improved? later...

better put a few thoughts down before i forget...

pasteurizing a beer affects it in two ways: biologically and chemically.

the heat will kill anything in the beer - yeast, bacteria, mold, etc.  for a clean (non-sour and non-funky) beer, this is generally a good thing (as long as you're not trying to bottle-condition the beer).  so for a beer like BCBS, which is force-carbonated before going in the bottle, pasteurization should be beneficial from a biological point of view.  whatever bug ruined last year's batch won't appear again this year, thanks to the flash-heating.  (aside: some sour/funky beers are pasteurized, like rodenbach or new belgium.  their stated goal is to "freeze" the development of the beer - they release it when it's just the way they want it, and they don't want it changing in the bottle.  i'm not a fan of this, i like my sours to evolve over time.  let me decide when the beer is at its best, dammit).

chemically, pasteurizing does impact the make-up of a beer - and thus impacts the flavor.  supposedly flash pasteurization, which a lot of breweries use, has minimal impact on the beer.  i have not had the opportunity to taste pasteurized vs. unpasteurized beer, but i have had pasteurized vs. unpasteurized milk and there is a noticeable difference.  the impact on beer might be different (maybe the fat in milk is more affected than the carbohydrates in beer) but it can't be positive IMO.

overall i'm not a fan of pasteurizing beer.  beer is supposed to be alive.  plenty of breweries send live beer out the door so it can be done.

however, from a business perspective pasteurization makes a lot of sense.  GI lost a lot of money and consumer goodwill because of last year's infection. 
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7734 on: December 07, 2016, 01:11:52 pm »
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7735 on: December 07, 2016, 09:11:56 pm »
Did not Enjoy - by 12.25.16
wasn't like a drain pour thing, but not even close to a top 10 DIPA that I've had in 2016
but somewhat glad I over paid for a single than a 6 pack
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7736 on: December 08, 2016, 10:40:49 pm »
Steep mark up, but no line for Bourbon County Regular and Barley at Yes market in Eastern market.  $15.99 ad $19.99 I think.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7737 on: December 09, 2016, 09:55:33 am »
Steep mark up, but no line for Bourbon County Regular and Barley at Yes market in Eastern market.  $15.99 ad $19.99 I think.

Just say NO to Yes Market.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7738 on: December 09, 2016, 01:07:00 pm »
yeash.  barleywine was $13.99 at whole foods.
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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #7739 on: December 09, 2016, 02:44:36 pm »
yeash.  barleywine was $13.99 at whole foods.

Definitely won't hear me defending them.  If only Eastern Market had a Whole Foods.