OK - Your opinion of the three greatest beers known to man

[Taverner]

Mine?

In no particular order


Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye

Just a Beautiful beer. The rye and hops combine to make this a floral, bitter, heavy, yet refreshing beer. It is heaven.



Russian River Pliny the Elder

Dank like a fresh bong hit. Bitter like a morning cup of coffee. Spicy like Thai or Cambodian food. This stuff is it.



Southern Tier Un*Earthly Imperial IPA

Talk about nectar in a bottle, this stuff has all of the citrus flavors and goes down smooth like velvet.

[evlbstrd]

1. I don't buy much beer any more.

I like what I brew better than anything I buy.

[Taverner]

2. Yeah - I would be that way if I brewed

But I'm not sure I would like the man hours involved.

Its not like brewers just plant a seed, wait a few months and then just smoke it :smoke:

[evlbstrd]

6. A typical brew day is about five hours.

That nets us ten gallons. A few weeks in the fermenter and a few more in bottles and you've got beer. It's quite gratifying.

[Taverner]

13. Teach me and I will give you my results

[evlbstrd]

28. You'd love it.

Especially since you already appreciate good beer.

Here's an excellent start:
http://www.howtobrew.com/

[terrya]

3. I'm drinking a pretty good beer right now.

Fat Tire. It's a beer brewed in Chicago.

Nice, smooth taste.

[Taverner]

4. I thought New Belgium brewery was in Longmont, CO?

Not that Chicago doesn't brew amazing beers

(Three Floyds, Goose Island, Flossmoor Station)

[terrya]

5. Whoops!

You're right. My bad.

Goose Island is a fine Chicago beer. I like Fat Tire a lot, though.

[Taverner]

10. Fat Tire is good

Goose Island is good

It's all good!

[terrya]

17. Thanks!

[evlbstrd]

8. I prefer actual belgians.

[Taverner]

11. My problems with actual Belgians is they degrade in their transport to here

Take for example Chouffe Houblon - excellent if fresh. But most of the bottles we get is pure skunk from those green bottles.

Then take something that's nearly the same recipe, but brewed in San Diego - Le Freak by Green Flash. All of the hops, all of the Belgian yeasty madness, none of the degredation.

And at Green Flash they know what they are doing. One of the brewers spent some time as a monk at Orval in Belgium just learning the skills.

[evlbstrd]

29. I would suggest that you're drinking the wrong belgians.

Never buy anything in green glass. It's easily skunked by light.
Try the Trappists: Achel, Chimay, Koningshoeven (the Netherlands), Orval, Rochefort, Westmalle, and Westvleteren.

[Writer]

30. That's brewed in FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, dawg!

[NightWatcher]

7. It's impossible to find 3 favs

I like oh so many

Saison Foret from Brasserie Dupont


I also like Duvel, but I have been sipping Dale's Pale Ale recently. Cheap and goor from the can, just like me

[Taverner]

14. Never had Saison Dupont - I will tho! Love Saisons!

DPA I have had and we are finally getting out here in CA!

[Chan790]

9. Beer!

1. Yuengling


2.Chimay


3. Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

(In that order. Yuengling is the single-greatest invention of all time.)

[Taverner]

12. Beer - is there anything it CAN'T do?

[Sebastian Doyle]

15. Three great winter seasonals - get 'em while you can.

Snow Cap Ale

A rich, full-bodied winter warmer crafted in the British tradition of holiday beers. This deep mahogany colored brew balances complex fruit flavors with a refreshingly smooth texture, making Snow Cap a highly drinkable and desirable cold weather companion.

Original Gravity: 17.3
Alcohol By Volume: 7.00%
Malts: 2-Row Barley, Caramel 80L, Chocolate Malt
Hops: Nugget, Willamette, East Kent Goldings
Calories: 225
Availability: October - January
Best Paired With: Shellfish, rich game and even rich chocolatey desserts




Got the holiday blues? Out of ideas as to what to get that special someone? Don't worry, Kurt and Rob Widmer have the answer – give the gift of beer! More specifically, Brrr! Widmer's hard working brewmasters have handcrafted this year's edition special for the holiday season.
availability
Late Oct. - Early Jan.
bitterness
50 IBU
alcohol by volume
7.2%
original gravity
17° PLATO
malts
PALE, CARAMEL 10L & 80L,
MUNICH 10L, CARAPILS, DARK CHOCOLATE
hops
BITTERING: ALCHEMY
AROMA: SIMCOE & CASCADE
goes well with
Holiday favorites like turkey and ham






Frambozen begins with the aroma of fresh red raspberries, followed by the ripe seductiveness of a fruity brown ale with depth and delicate malt notes. It is deep ruby in color, with flavors just as rich. Every year, New Belgium sends a delegate to the Pacific Northwest to oversee the process of turning freshly picked berries into a pure juice to be added in fermentation. The coming of Thanksgiving at New Belgium is ushered in with the first sighting of our cellar operators scuttling about, covered head to tow in a festive crimson berry wash.

(usually I don't like fruit flavored beers, but this one works. Probably because it tastes more like "beer with a hint of berry" than "fruit with a hint of beer".)

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And this just in..... It seems that RedHook Brewery has brought back an old favorite for a limited release:



It's been off the market since about 2000, and very much missed. Beer and coffee all in one? Why the Hell not. At the risk of committing beer blasphemy, I have to say I used to like this stuff better than Guinness back in the day. :beer:

[Taverner]

16. Got me some RH Doubleblack. Haven't popped it yet tho.

I haven't had the Frambozen - but I did have their other Winter offering (2 Below) and it was a standup ESB.

[LostinVA]

18. Mine: Guinness, Guinness, and Front Street Brewery (Wilm., NC) Oatmeal Stout

[Taverner]

20. I get this strange impression you like stouts

:)

[LostinVA]

24. Damn, you ARE good

hehehe -- why yes, I do. Chocolate, cream, etc. YUMMO

[harmonicon]

19. I could never pick three

.... but I'll give it a shot:

Bell's Oberon

Monk's Cafe Flemish sour ale (really, any Flemish red sour ale that's served up nice and fresh - I even had a great one made in the US this summer)

and... fuck.... umm...

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

[Taverner]

21. Anything Bells is OK BY ME!!!

[johnnie]

22. Drinking one of these right now

Check this out - ABV: 8.0% ABW: 6.4% IBU: 75

Its insanely good though. It like downing hops with shot of grain alcohol..lol.

I have begun brewing my own and I am discovering a whole new appreciation for beer.

[Taverner]

23. SEND ME ONE!!!

And I will send you whatever you want from our coasts.

[johnnie]

25. I wonder if that can be done easy enough

I know this particular brew is seasonal and is just about gone so I may have to buy a four pack soon (they only sell these in 4).

[Tommy_Carcetti]

26. Eh. Beer all tastes the same.

Don't get me wrong, I love the stuff, but it's pretty much all the same to me.

[CatholicEdHead]

27. New Glarus Spotted Cow

Schell's Zommerfest and
New Glarus Staghorn Octoberfest

Honorable Mentions:

New Glarus Fat Squirrel
Big Sky Moose Drool
New Glarus Totally Naked Ale

[Common Sense Party]

31. "Greatest"? Do you mean going down or coming back up? n/t

[T_i_B]

32. Never had any of those as they are Yank beers

My own 3 favourites are as follows

Hop Back Entire Stout
Fat Cat Honey Ale
Farmers Ales A Drop of Nelson's Blood

I must warn you that 2 of those breweries are very small. The Honey Ale is only available in 4 pubs in East Anglia for instance. However, they are all magnificent. Other favourites include Railway Tavern Bladderwrack Stout, Jennings World's Biggest Liar, Crouch Vale Brewers Gold and Art Brewery I-Beer

This is what you get for asking a CAMRA member!

[kwassa]

33. The zenith of the brewer's art