I'm new here - just wanted to say "hi!"
btw, who else is into dark brews?
btw, who else is into dark brews?
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Re: hey y'all
Tue, July 19, 2005 - 6:58 PM<btw, who else is into dark brews?>
i'll guard you from the stampede...
the darker, the better for me. although my main interest is flavor. -
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Tue, July 19, 2005 - 10:50 PMMight need some help with holding back the stampede T-Bird :)
oh I love dark flavorful brews -
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Wed, July 20, 2005 - 1:43 AMi think we get free beer for guarding the newbies simon, right?
i'll take an anchor porter, thanks! :D -
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Wed, July 20, 2005 - 9:32 AMWell now, good rule, hmmm what to have perhaps a stout... damn dreaming of beer at 9:30 cant be a good thing LOL -
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Wed, July 20, 2005 - 6:00 PMwhat??
<donald trump voice and finger-waving> you're fired!!
LOL...
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Re: hey y'all
Wed, July 20, 2005 - 6:01 PMso cool dawn, what dark brews do you like? -
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Wed, July 20, 2005 - 7:19 PMmost often I drink Fat Tire, cuz I can find it around here and I know I like it. How about y'all? -
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Wed, July 20, 2005 - 7:23 PMthere's so many...
anchor porter, guinness (bread in a glass/can/bottle), murphy's (nice change-up), beamish (kinda fiending for some now), young's oatmeal stout...
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Thu, July 21, 2005 - 10:46 AMMe!
But Guinness sometimes I cannot stomach, as it can be bitter to my tastebuds. -
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Thu, July 21, 2005 - 12:55 PMso what do you drink when not consuming "the beer you've been practicing for" (aka guinness?) -
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Thu, July 21, 2005 - 1:53 PMGood stuff ... Stella Artois, Red Tail Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Miller Draft. Corona tastes like water to me. Talking about water ... the other night during dinner I reached for my frosted glass and drank heartily from it and -- gulp -- it was water! See what happens when you leave glasses of water and beer nearby. And I've always loved the taste of water. But this time, not so much. -
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Thu, July 21, 2005 - 2:01 PMI drink alot of water too, but when you're wanting beer it just doesn't cut it!
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Thu, July 21, 2005 - 2:07 PMwhat is the fascination with stella? i really don't get it.
i was with you on the others, till you said you liked miller, but corona tastes like water... ok, miller doesn't taste like water, but not my fave unless limited to that or bud. corona is a light beer (in all senses--cept calories.) but sometimes i want something light and inoffensive (other than water.)
easy way to tell beer from water (w/o tasting): beer has head. if the water has a head DON'T DRINK IT!!! LOL... same goes for flat beer. -
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Mon, August 1, 2005 - 11:56 AMHey CD , just got back from Texas and I LOVE , to the max , I love "LONE STAR' , I really dig that beer..............have you drank that ? -
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Sun, September 18, 2005 - 9:07 AMnope - I've heard of it but never tried it. I stumbled across an apricot ale a couple of weeks ago that was pretty yummy - perfect for dessert on a hot summer night down here ;)
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Thu, July 21, 2005 - 5:30 PMme me me!
Last night was CHristmas in July beer fest at my favorite bar. .lots of sweet, dark, aged beers. I loved everything I had - Heavyweight Old Salty 2002, Dogfish Snowblower (a light, sour golden ale of sorts), and I just had to get the Gonzo Imperial Porter cuz I haven't seen it anywhere else yet.
I like summer wheat beers, and golden ales and tripels, but overall I love me some great bocks, porters, stouts and barleywines. -
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Thu, July 21, 2005 - 5:40 PMis fat tire really considered a dark ale? i wouldn't think so, amber yes but dark, we're talking baron schwartz and black butte porter. -
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 10:28 AMnope, your right - it's an amber. Bars down here don't sell dark brews and I'm hestitant to buy a 6 pack of something I haven't tried (not that there is a wide selection in 6 packs here either), so I stick with something I *know* I'll drink.
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Re: hey y'all
Fri, July 22, 2005 - 10:28 AMfat tire is not a dark ale.
1554, now that's a dark ale :)
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 10:25 AMmmm...bocks and summer wheat - don't throw rocks at me or anything, but Coors microbrew makes a decent summer wheat called Harvest Moon (I think), I think...orange and coriander give it a bit of personality. -
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 10:29 AMit's blue moon.
at least you recognize that it's made by coors. i guess it's not bad, but there are so many wonderful true belgian or belgian style wheats. -
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 12:13 PMfat tire is a poor excuse for an amber...
widmer's drop top amber, much better, or there's Red Hook's ESB, or Gorden Birsch's Marzen. -
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 2:14 PMpeople remember she's not in a metro area--her choices are limited. -
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 2:30 PMi'm not metro either... just west coast.
but just don't ever believe that fat tire is a good beer just because it's all you can get....
Loft by the same brewing co. is pretty good though. and I'll bet Dos XX Amber is available everywhere... Dos Eckies? have no clue how to spell it, but it's a better amber. -
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 2:38 PMXX will do just fine for the spelling (it dos equis = two x's)
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 3:15 PMLOL, I think the attachment I've got to Fat Tire is more sentimental than anything else - a dear friend of mine was the brewery manager for about 5 years....used to send me care packages of beer while I was in college! -
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 4:10 PMFat Tire was one of the most popular beers on Phish Tour.. people'd buy cases of it and sell it in the parking lot.. that and Magic Hat #9. RUmor has it, it used to be an awesome brew, and something happened at the brewery where they expanded or tweaked the recipe and it went downhill. I think they just put all their concentration on Belgian styles (given that it is New Belgium, and all).
They're definitely one of my favorite breweries but I just can't stand FT. Loft is quite nice, as is Sunshine Wheat, 1554, Abbey, La Folie.. -
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Sat, July 23, 2005 - 7:04 PMyou're right about the change in Fat Tire... it used to be good...
i figured it got bought out or something.
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Fri, July 22, 2005 - 3:13 PMgrowing up alot of my friends parents worked at the brewery - we drank that stuff like water
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Wed, August 17, 2005 - 4:34 PMI would have never guessed Blue Moon was made by Coors!
While usually I like beer that drinks like I should be using a fork, I was charmed into trying a sampler glass of it. Its nice with a slice of orange for dessert. :-)
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Wed, August 17, 2005 - 4:31 PMI adore dark beers, but as a recent devotee of Ninkasi, Tenenit, and all the other Goddesses of Beer... I'm not certain that my love of a dark brew is because I prefer them, or because I just haven't happened onto anything I like better, yet.
I find that hard to believe, but am open to the possibility. :-)
