hynds 
Grape Sorter
Posts: 288
 | | 10-09-2008 10:38 PM |
| Deschutes The Dissident
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Seamus Campbell
Portland, Oregon
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 441
| | 10-15-2008 01:01 AM |
| How was it?
I had a bottle of '07 Abyss last night. Amazingly smooth for a beer of such power. | | | |
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hynds
Grape Sorter
Posts: 288
| | 10-15-2008 10:23 PM |
| Outstanding, I tracked down a case of it.
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3411
| | 10-18-2008 09:30 PM |
| Wow. Friend hosted a Rocktoberfest tonight... Beers that I remember-
Spaten Octoberfest (on tap): this stuff kicked ass
Konig Heffeweisen: meh. was ok, but not spectacular
Mac & Jack Pale (growler) - great stuff
71 Pale - smelled like floor cleaner, taste to match
Japanese White Ale - (had a penguin, was from Japan) - meh
German Ale (white label, baby blue writing) - fan-freakin-tastic - I know, but the stuff was all in german
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rickym13
los angeles
Wine Thief
Posts: 2933
| | 10-21-2008 03:59 AM |
| just came back from hawaii and had one of their local beer and loved it!
kona brewing co. longboard lager and fire rock pale ale | | | |
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Vine
Milwaukee, WI
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1162
| | 10-26-2008 12:15 PM |
| Nothing special, but I had a gig at an Irish pub last night so I had to have a Guiness & a Murphy's from tap. Both were outstanding, very fresh.....and so much better from tap. | | | |
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4086adrian
Grape Picker
Posts: 7
| | 11-01-2008 07:14 AM |
| The idea of a Rocktoberfest sounds great, seems like I have to suggest that to my friends. :) | | | |
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DukeRiley
McMinnville, OR
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3868
| | 11-01-2008 11:43 AM |
| A word of caution, just because a European beer is on tap doesn't mean it's fresh. I recently tried an Ayinger Octoberfest from tap that was brewed in April, 2007! It tasted flat - a shadow of its former self. Definitely not fresh.
I think that there is a real difference between the European beers that get imported to the East Coast and the West Coast. Most of the West Coast's European beer comes by ship through the Panama Canal. It takes a lot more time getting here, and spends a lot of it at higher than desired temperatures. And this is after the beers get pasturized before they make the trip. We air-freighted from Munich in a bunch of Spaten Oktoberfest for a party several years ago and it was amazing stuff. I haven't had a Spaten to match it since. | | | Heater Allen Brewing - www.heaterallen.com | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3575
| | 11-03-2008 11:03 AM |
| A few Anchor Steam Liberty Ales with homemade bouillabaisse, clams, mussels and thyme/garlic croutons. About as good as it gets - that beer was made for seafood soup! | | | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3177
| | 11-03-2008 11:49 AM |
| Along the same lines...Fairweather IPA, perfect with a pound of steamers in a chipotle cilantro beurre blanc. | | In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is...
.ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3575
| | 11-26-2008 10:10 AM |
| Like rickym, I picked up a six pack of kona brewing co. fire rock pale ale - tasty stuff! | | | |
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Seamus Campbell
Portland, Oregon
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 441
| | 11-26-2008 02:05 PM |
| '07 Stone Double Bastard | | | |
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DukeRiley
McMinnville, OR
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3868
| | 11-26-2008 05:46 PM |
| Hey Seamus, I'm going to be at Belmont Station on Dec 11 for the release of my Christmas beer, Sandy Paws. Stop by. | | | Heater Allen Brewing - www.heaterallen.com | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3411
| | 11-26-2008 08:43 PM |
| Hit Harmon Brewery in Tacoma today. 10oz glasses for $1 a piece!
Brown's Point ESB
Pinnacle Peak Pale Ale
Point Defiance IPA
Mt. Takhoma Blonde Ale
Maple Brown Ale (Seasonal) | | | |
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Seamus Campbell
Portland, Oregon
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 441
| | 11-28-2008 12:55 PM |
| That's a Thursday, eh? How early will you be there? My symphony rehearses from 7, so I'm probably tied up after 5:30 or so. | | | |
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Bradley Molzen
VinoCellar.com Admin
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5097
| | 11-28-2008 07:40 PM |
| at andy's orner bar we had: winter bourbon cask ale, troeg's mad elf, Brooklyn winter ale, slyfox Christmas ale, Brooklyn chocolate stout, slyfox oatmeal stout, franziskaner hefeweiss, insanely bad elf imperial red ale, slyfox christmas ale, and some other stuff | | | If you drink wine, you get smarter.... | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12721
| | 12-05-2008 07:15 PM |
| Rogue Shakespeare Stout. Tasty stuff. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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DukeRiley
McMinnville, OR
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3868
| | 12-06-2008 11:06 AM |
| Seamus, it won't work. Our event starts at 6. Maybe another time... | | | Heater Allen Brewing - www.heaterallen.com | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3177
| | 12-19-2008 10:10 PM |
| Dogfish Head
60 minute IPA
hop heaven
| | In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is...
.ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Master of Wine
Posts: 10205
| | 12-20-2008 11:58 AM |
| brad, the slyfox lineup is starting to hit, eh?
last week in cali i went thru some mammoth brewing company beers that were surprisingly good.
http://www.mammothbrewingco.com/
no notes but i tatsed thru 3 beers that were all decent.
also finally stopped at the indian wells brewing company on the way back to los angeles.
http://www.mojave-red.com/
also no notes but i tasted thru 8 beers that were all good. i recall the orange blossom amber, lobotomy bock and the blackout stout being the standouts.
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