I was told that Cafe Amsterdam up here is supposed to get some Westvletern for Christmas. I'll make a reconnaissance run tonight and try and get a confirmation. :)
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I was told that Cafe Amsterdam up here is supposed to get some Westvletern for Christmas. I'll make a reconnaissance run tonight and try and get a confirmation. :)
Guinness...you check out that Gray's yet? Seriously, I don't barhop as much as I used to, but for an excellent tasting dark beer (Snake loves all dark beers)..this beats Guinness....and I love that beer.
Anytime out, I always ask if they have bottles of Gray's...A bit pricey, but just excellent tasting dark beer. Check it out, bro and holla back. Once you go big, bold, and black, you can't go back, homey. :D
that would be awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by Freak Out
Had something specific in mind when I saw the Gray's, but asked at the checkout, and they're carrying it now, so it's on the list for next time. Thanks for the tip Snake 8-)
I lean towards dark ales myself. The Young's double chocolate I mentioned earlier in this thread, Guinness (shocker), Beamish is another one I like, but haven't been able to find it in at least a couple of years; Fuller's London Porter is nice. Hockley Valley Stout and 10W30 (Canadian craft breweries) are excellent as well, not so sure if you would be able to find them.
Last beer I made started with a Cooper's Dark Ale kit as the base. I bottled it last night, and a taste test showed that it had that burnt/roasted characteristic that Porters and Stouts exhibit. I was pretty happy about that!
Put in another batch, a malty, lightly hopped cider (!). Anxious for that one.
Snake, I like the darker stouts like this. There was one I tried a long time ago, but couldn't find recently, at least in my area.. it's Mackeson Triple XXX Stout. It's a milk stout. If you like Sam Smith Oatmeal stout, give this one a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by SnakeLH2006
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Having a devil of a time finding it in the NE Wis. area. Even Flanagan's, which has tons of microbrews hasn't stocked it.
Well the 12 days of Barleywine has started at the Glacier Brewhouse once again and I must say the first two days were loaded with some amazing brews....heading out now to hit day three.
http://glacierbrewhouse.com/brewery.htm
I'm drinking some Moose Drool as I type
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Just had a look at Glacier House's website - looks great! I love their policy on refilling corny kegs - $11/gallon, and they clean the keg for you at the same time. It's like bringing your travel mug into a coffee shop!Quote:
Originally Posted by Freak Out
They brew some really nice stuff there....none of it ever makes it into a bottle but that's ok..I only live 10 blocks away so I don't miss much. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Guiness
There are some stellar brews in the lineup this year...so far the cherry and raspberry XXX, and many of the barrel aged barley wines have stood out from the crowd. The barrel aged imperial stouts are always fantastic...they have been aging in some Ukrainian oak the past few years and that is a interesting taste. The eisbocks start tomorrow and I have been rather fond of those from my years in Germany.
Did I mention the food is great?
Dark beer drinkers unite. Just drank 3 Gray's tonite at the bar...Too bad I forgot those other great beers listed on here. I was trying to remember them, but couldn't.
I woke up this morning with an empty bottle of this...(with thanks to Freak Out, this was another very good one).
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And two empties of this....
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....and a headache. The guy I split them with (who can out drink just about anybody), was quite impressed with the ABVs.
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Very nice. Hoppy, but not overly with a slight cranberry taste initially, with a nutty hint of burnt caramel and a sharp clean finish. Good stuff I dare say!
Just got back from the liquor store...I was about to pick up some of that 2 Below stuff....it is good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparkey
Got this instead....getting raeady for the blizzard:
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The Westvleteren hype continues... Ever since some American beer magazine voted it the nr1 beer in the world, the monks had to change their way of selling it, since some were just buying loads of it to ship to the US. Right now - if it hasn't changed again - the procedure is that you have call in advance, give your license plate number & than you are allowed to get a couple of bottles on that day with that car. I'm from Belgium myself, but since I don't drink beers/wine, I haven't tried it myself. My friends tell me it's pretty good, though.
Some other Belgian beers which they recommend; Duvel (very popular over here), Leffe and all trappist beers (there are only 7 of those in the world of which 6 are from Belgium). (Westvleteren,) Chimay, Achel, Orval, Rochefort & Westmalle.
unless it changed just recently, its two cases, not just two bottles. and i think you're only allowed to do it once per monthQuote:
Originally Posted by wootah
i've had leffe and didn't care for it at all, i almost couldn't finish one bottle
the trappist beers are just in a class all on their own, i have had them all except for achel, including the 7th one (la trappe). the westmalle dubbel is my favorite out of all of them
and duvel is just simply a great beer, i love it, i could drink it every day at every meal
How is it possible that you know these details from another continent? :)
Some other beers my friends like to drink; Kwak (with the special glass) & Lachouffe.
Rodenbach Grand Cru is an all time favorite.Quote:
Originally Posted by wootah
America imports beer from everywhere especially Europe wootah....pretty much anything brewed/bottled on the Continent we can get.....even in Alaska. :)
America has/is undergoing a full on brewing Renaissance while European brewing is contracting with certain notable exceptions (British Isles and Belgium).
It's almost time for another shipment Howard......I needs me some New Glarus and some Great lakes. :lol:
i like beerQuote:
Originally Posted by wootah
you can find chimay all over the place over here. its a little tougher to find the other trappist beers, but they are imported by one company and distributed to certain liquor stores. all except achel and westvleteren.
theres a great store in green bay that sells all of them available in the states and many other hard to find beer from around the world
i knew the legend of westvleteren and had to try some, so i ordered some off the internet from a guy who lives in brussels. had it shipped here
very expensive, but well worth it, just to see what all the hub bub was about
I can't get Great Lakes up here in Minnesota. I don't think you can buy it in Wisconsin either. You may have to have Rand send you some. Although I will be seeing my brother over the Holidays, and he lives in Ohio....so I can ask him again. I put in an order last year for some of that Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, but he forgot it (he told me it was good and thanked me for the tip). I think I will call him and request some more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freak Out
As far as the New Glarus, I can get that no problem. What kind do you like? I first tried Spotted Cow about 12 years ago when it was VERY local. I frequented an excellent restaurant in Pepin (Harbor View), and was turned on the the brewery back then.....but I think I need to be re-sold on their stuff lately. It's everywhere around Wisconsin nowadays. Have you ever had any Sprecher or Capital Brewery? They both have some good beers. Sprecher makes a good one called Special Amber.
I will get some together after the Holidays. I will try for the Great Lakes too, unless Rand sends you a case.
Your first shipment was good. That Obliteration was like drinking a potpourri. If I am feeling unusually charitable, I might throw in some Grain Belt.