DukeRiley
McMinnville, OR
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2001
 | | 02/07/2008 3:14 PM |
| Yesterday I money down on a 7 barrel brewing system. Four fermenters, seven lagering tanks, glycol chiller, etc. I still have a few more pieces to round up and we have work to do with the space, but hopefully by this time next month I'll be a real brewery!
Also, while in Portland I noticed that the Tualatin Whole Foods had a big stack of Deschutes Abyss 2007... | |
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Seamus Campbell
Portland, Oregon
Grape Fermenter
Posts:401
| | 02/07/2008 4:33 PM |
| Yeah, there was a large return from an out-of-state distributor that got rerouted to Portland, which seems to have met the demand for now. Did you pick up a bottle? It's awesome stuff.
And that's great news about the new brew system. One of these days I'm going to soldier together the pieces for the pickup tube for my 10-gallon kettle and make a whole bunch of beer. | | | |
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PourQue
Barrel Racker
Posts:1812
| | 02/08/2008 10:13 PM |
| | Sierra Nevada "Early Spring Beer" - as Brad said, VERY hoppy | | | |
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Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4992
| | 02/11/2008 11:38 AM |
| That was first ESB I've ever had... don't even know of any others.
The Magic Hat Circus Boy is a nice Weiss Beer... had a couple over the weekend. Like the Magic Hat No.9 as well.. but is a little bit fruity to have more than one in a row. | |
If you drink wine, you get smarter.... | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts:3504
| | 02/13/2008 10:22 AM |
| | Last night I had a Stone Ruination IPA from a recommendation by the beer guy at Whole Foods - aromatic and well made, but I remembered why I don't do IPAs (bitterness). | | | |
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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts:6889
| | 02/13/2008 11:38 AM |
| Jaime,
That's funny, I HATE bitterness in my wine but love it in my beer. | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts:3504
| | 02/13/2008 12:07 PM |
| | Jason, I tend to like the amber ale-type (malty, I guess?) beers the most. As far as bitter wines go... I can't think of that quality in a particular wine region off the top of my head. | | | |
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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts:6889
| | 02/13/2008 12:14 PM |
| | Well it shouldn't be there if the wine is made with care. But Chenin Blanc and Gewurztraminer among many others can tend towards bitterness, I just had an incredibly bitter Oregon Pinot on Sunday. It was gross. | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts:3504
| | 02/13/2008 10:41 PM |
| | I have on occasion tasted bitterness in Gewurtz... tonight it is Abita Mardi Gras Bock - malty and slightly rustic. | | | |
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Winoman
Herndon VA
Grape Sorter
Posts:390
| | 02/14/2008 7:37 PM |
| IPAs, bitter, super hoppy...hmm - my favorite characteristics in beer/ale (but I pretty much do like nearly everything...) | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts:3504
| | 02/19/2008 10:17 AM |
| | With homemade burgers last night, a Guinness draught... it's been a while and I've missed it! | | | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3200
| | 02/25/2008 5:24 PM |
| Posted By Winoman on 02/14/2008 7:37 PM IPAs, bitter, super hoppy...hmm - my favorite characteristics in beer/ale (but I pretty much do like nearly everything...)
Me too! I've got a case of Red Hook Longhammer in the closet that I'm going to take a big whack at tonight...
I pubbed crawled like you would not BELIEVE the last few days in Amerstdam and was drinking off tap - Heineken, Grolsch, Amstel, Brand, Guinness, Murphy's and quite a few others that had schoobertydooberty names that I just can't remember. Not a huge Pils guy, but when in Rome... Was incredibly pissed off that Caffery's tap heads were all over the Irish bars, but I couldn't find a bar that actually had it in stock. Wonder if they pulled out?
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2968
| | 02/25/2008 10:34 PM |
| I've had the Longhammer on tap and enjoyed it. I am also a hop head, the more bitter and hoppier the better. Just had a very nice Stone Ruination IPA.
I've always enjoyed European brew; the smaller/older brauerei in Germany and the ales in the U.K. Had some great great beer in Germany - Aldersbacher - brewed by monks since 1100 AD.
I remember an (older) friend coming back from a trip to the Netherlands and telling me about all the many different Amstel beers they had and I kept thinking he was whack because there's only Amstel Light over here. When I found so many different Amstels in Germany I had to eat my words (- and drink more beers.)
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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Winoman
Herndon VA
Grape Sorter
Posts:390
| | 02/28/2008 8:33 PM |
| | Yeah big time hop head here. I'm very disapointed that my local micro-pub - Dominion - is no longer brewing either Hop Pocket (ale & pils) or the New River pale Ale - 3 of my favorite regular brews (with their Oak barrel Stout my other fav of theirs...). Ruination is certainly the sh*t - great stuff (I've only ever had it in bottle)...I don't know the Longbottom (did i get it right?) or any of the Amstels beyond the light...which is the best light beer i've had...but that ain't saying much... | | | |
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Winoman
Herndon VA
Grape Sorter
Posts:390
| | 02/28/2008 8:34 PM |
| OK Longhammer...i stand corrected... Speaking of - has anyone ever tried "skullsplitter" for the Orkneys in GB? Its name certainly is apt... | | | |
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Seamus Campbell
Portland, Oregon
Grape Fermenter
Posts:401
| | 02/29/2008 12:40 PM |
| | I've had Skullsplitter a couple times. I enjoyed it. | | | |
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Seamus Campbell
Portland, Oregon
Grape Fermenter
Posts:401
| | 03/09/2008 3:37 AM |
| Deschutes Abyss and Bridgeport IPA.
Also, brewed an Irish Red as the inaugural beer on the 10-gallon system. The counterflow chiller is amazing. I think that with a little practice, two batches on the new system is going to feel like the same amount of work as one batch on the old (5 gallon) system. | | | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3421
| | 03/16/2008 9:02 PM |
| | Had a coin flip between Guiness and Erdinger Hefeweissen. Considering the date, I went for the former. It had been a while, so I really enjoyed it. | |
Visit The Butcher Block at http://www.butcherblocktampa.com/ | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2968
| | 03/17/2008 1:33 PM |
| LOTS of Tecate, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo and Bohemia...
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3421
| | 03/25/2008 10:17 PM |
| | Westmalle, one of the lovelies to come from Belgium. God bless those monks. | |
Visit The Butcher Block at http://www.butcherblocktampa.com/ | |
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