great beers

[Tyrone Bigguns]

{ilr]3]I have been enjoying "Shock Top" here lately. Even found it on tap in a few bars. I guess Anheuser Busch bought them out awhile ago, still a good beer.

i bought a 6 of that once

honestly didn't care for it at all

Agreed. Thought it was junk.

And, and don't think AB bought it, was there creation from the start.

[Iron Mike]

Yeah, I've actually had that.

[MJZiggy]

Was it drinkable?

[Iron Mike]

Was it drinkable?

Yes.....it actually tasted like pizza. :P

[MichiganPackerFan]

where exactly is founders? is that by the big GVSU building? i have been wanting to try them for awhile but haven't yet

i pretty much grew up on bells, having gone to western. oberon is still a must for me. i bought a 6 of hopslam though, and i couldn't drink it. way too spicy for me, i still have 5 bottles in the fridge

I don't know how I missed your post : (

Founder's is pretty close to GVSU - near the new bus station downtown. They used to be on Monroe NW, but they relocated a few years back. I have such a craving for their IPA right now!

Every good local joint should be carrying their product too.

[MichiganPackerFan]

I'm glad you brought up Bell's and New Holland. Those are probably 2 of 3 favorites of easily available craft breweries. Believe it or not, my friends dad owned a Brewery, and he's friends with the owner of Bell's.

We grew up stealing his dad's beer and bells out of the giant freezer they had. Good times. Oberon and Hopslam are insanely good. Just don't fall for their annual Imperial stout, it changes every year and it's way overpriced from the hype. Last few years that I've had it, it's been awful.

I haven't had much in my life that beats hopslam. It's not the sixpack that you want to buy at the end of the night though. "Holy shit, I spent $20 on a six pack" is not what you want to be saying the next day when you look at your wallet.

As good as bell's can be, i have noticed a lot of inconsistency keg to keg. I've had it here in DC a couple times now and noticed it's a thinned down version, almost filtered.

[MichiganPackerFan]

Try Great Lakes' "Elliot Ness". It's an amber lager that I found quite refreshing.

I'm a big fan of the Nosferatu as well.

[MJZiggy]

Try Great Lakes' "Elliot Ness". It's an amber lager that I found quite refreshing.

I'm a big fan of the Nosferatu as well.

Now that you're here, we need to go to Dogfish.

[MichiganPackerFan]

Try Great Lakes' "Elliot Ness". It's an amber lager that I found quite refreshing.

I'm a big fan of the Nosferatu as well.

Now that you're here, we need to go to Dogfish.

I do need to check that out. I got to have their 60 & 90 minute on draft back at my home pub in MI and also their 120 and a few other bottled varieties as well. Pretty solid brewery for sure!

[Freak Out]

Anyone available to go to Surly on Darkness Day and load up on this years release? I'll pay for the six they sell to the individual and give you two? At least I think it's six...? I know it's $20 a bottle.

[CaptainKickass]

All my fave's have been mentioned already:

Dinkel Acker
Chimay
Fat Tire
Sprecher
etc.

A note on Sprecher:

I miss all of their beers. Can't get 'em where I'm at. A friend of mine brought me an 8 pack variety deal for xmas 2 years ago. He was dumbstruck at how thankful I was for what I was calling "the best present of all time".

I do want to nominate this particular thread for "thread of the year".

Now I am very thirsty and must go and find beer.

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[HowardRoark]

Anyone available to go to Surly on Darkness Day and load up on this years release? I'll pay for the six they sell to the individual and give you two? At least I think it's six...? I know it's $20 a bottle.

Remind me and I will go down there. But you have to remind me!!! I have two monkeys running around the house humming Wilco songs all day that make me lose my mind a little.

Maybe we can make a trade for some of that Berserker Stout.

[denverYooper]

This talk of Monks brewing beer reminded of one of the best beer experiences I have ever had. A monastery in Salzburg. Go in and pick out your litre mug out of a cleaning bin and get it fresh out of the wooden barrel.

http://www.augustinerbier.at/index.php?id=23&L=1

Twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays, we deliver our Augustiner beer direct to your door in the Salzburg city region – free of charge from as little as one crate of beer!

....that's too bad about Fat Tire being bought out, that was an old skiing favorite back in the day. Also, Freak Out, that stuff looks really good, they need to deliver down here twice a week.

Fat Tire is not a Miller product.

Miller bought Coors out here, not New Belgium.

I've been to the New Belgium Brewery several times. Their tasting room is a blast and you usually have to wait an hour or more in the summer to get in. That's why I go off peak . In fact, if you go to Ft. Collins, you can spend a nice day going to the local breweries -- New Belgium, Ft. Collins Brewing, and O'Dell. In addition to the brews they ship, they all have some really nice seasonals fresh on tap. Ft. Collins Doppel Bock is one of my favorite beers. O'Dell's 90 Shilling is also a very nice beer. Biere de Mars (New Belgium) is probably my favorite New Belgium offering-- an awesome spring seasonal Belgian-style amber.

Then you can head 25 miles down I-25 and hit Left Hand in Ft. Collins.2 From there you can go another 15 miles to Boulder for Avery, Boulder Brewing Company, Mountain Sun (XXX IPA is killer if you're into IPAs). I lived by the Southern Sun (Mountain Sun) for a couple of years and they had an evening happy hour from 10-close. $2 a pint for strong beers and scrabble, probably my favorite way to get sideways on a Thursday night back in the day.

Boulder Brewing always has a new brew party when they roll out a seasonal with music and specials on whatever they were tappin'. IIRC, Avery used to have an all-you-can drink for an hour in their tasting room.

Denver's mayor owns Wynkoop right in the heart of downtown. They've got some pretty stellar pours too, but I don't think they distribute outside of the pub. They make a Chile ale that's pretty popular. I never really got into it though.

There are several other places around here too. These are just the ones that stirred up some memories.

[Freak Out]

Anyone available to go to Surly on Darkness Day and load up on this years release? I'll pay for the six they sell to the individual and give you two? At least I think it's six...? I know it's $20 a bottle.

Remind me and I will go down there. But you have to remind me!!! I have two monkeys running around the house humming Wilco songs all day that make me lose my mind a little.

Maybe we can make a trade for some of that Berserker Stout.

I'm buying two cases this Friday so I could do that. The Berserker should be around $10 bones and is one of the best Imperial Stouts I have ever had. I will probably come that way for a game at some point this winter so we could trade then and share a few.

Anyone up for a Packerrats tasting?

[Freak Out]

This talk of Monks brewing beer reminded of one of the best beer experiences I have ever had. A monastery in Salzburg. Go in and pick out your litre mug out of a cleaning bin and get it fresh out of the wooden barrel.

http://www.augustinerbier.at/index.php?id=23&L=1

Twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays, we deliver our Augustiner beer direct to your door in the Salzburg city region – free of charge from as little as one crate of beer!

....that's too bad about Fat Tire being bought out, that was an old skiing favorite back in the day. Also, Freak Out, that stuff looks really good, they need to deliver down here twice a week.

Fat Tire is not a Miller product.

Miller bought Coors out here, not New Belgium.

I've been to the New Belgium Brewery several times. Their tasting room is a blast and you usually have to wait an hour or more in the summer to get in. That's why I go off peak . In fact, if you go to Ft. Collins, you can spend a nice day going to the local breweries -- New Belgium, Ft. Collins Brewing, and O'Dell. In addition to the brews they ship, they all have some really nice seasonals fresh on tap. Ft. Collins Doppel Bock is one of my favorite beers. O'Dell's 90 Shilling is also a very nice beer. Biere de Mars (New Belgium) is probably my favorite New Belgium offering-- an awesome spring seasonal Belgian-style amber.

Then you can head 25 miles down I-25 and hit Left Hand in Ft. Collins.2 From there you can go another 15 miles to Boulder for Avery, Boulder Brewing Company, Mountain Sun (XXX IPA is killer if you're into IPAs). I lived by the Southern Sun (Mountain Sun) for a couple of years and they had an evening happy hour from 10-close. $2 a pint for strong beers and scrabble, probably my favorite way to get sideways on a Thursday night back in the day.

Boulder Brewing always has a new brew party when they roll out a seasonal with music and specials on whatever they were tappin'. IIRC, Avery used to have an all-you-can drink for an hour in their tasting room.

Denver's mayor owns Wynkoop right in the heart of downtown. They've got some pretty stellar pours too, but I don't think they distribute outside of the pub. They make a Chile ale that's pretty popular. I never really got into it though.

There are several other places around here too. These are just the ones that stirred up some memories.

What? Not a mention of Great Divide? Blasphemer.

http://www.greatdivide.com/