/beer/

You admit when hipster beer is awful. I appreciate you. I prefer cider now. Try woodchuck or some shit with a high percentage

Had this last night. It was okay, something different. Not worth the price imo.

Do you live in 2002? Craft beer is considered hipster where you are from?

Its insanely expensive. I chose not to buy it. I don't understand how Three Floyds gets away with their absurdly high prices (this was even more than normal). Three Floyds is a really good brewery, but there are a lot of equally good breweries that charge significantly less. I went to their taproom a few months ago and their taplist instead of saying volume of the pour only said the type of glass. The one I ordered was a glass type I was unfamiliar with and it ended up being like a 3oz pour for $9

Miller High Life. I'm serious.

I picked up and tried a can of this based off the last thread, it's really good!

I like the honey Crispin. I'll probably pick a couple up this weekend; but it seems ciders are silly expensive. For example, a bottle of crispin is $6 and its only like 8%. Its beer prices for whatever reason.

And yeah, hipster beer is shit hence why I dislike 99% of the IPAs I've ever tried. And i've tried dozens of them. They've all been super bitter, hoppy, and just awful. I'm old enough to remember beer companies advertising how not-bitter their beer is and thats why you should drink it. Nowadays its a contest to see how bitter they can make it, for whatever reason.

Its funny seeing people talk about how much they love bitter IPAs, then won't drink a stout or any other dark because its too bitter. I have a feeling its trendy people trying to fit in.

cool. will give them a try.

Whenever i drink i make a point of trying a new beer/ale. Its fun stuff. world of beer has a lot of hidden gems.

Tried pic related tonight, liked it quite a bit. Other than Sam Adams, I haven't tried many Oktoberfest beers before. Are there any other widely available ones in the US worth trying?

In true German fashion, most Oktoberfest beers are pretty fucking similar to each other

Pic related was distributed at the Denver Oktoberfest, its breddy gud. I fucking hated Shiner's Oktoberfest beer but you might like it.

Two Hearted has become a normie meme but it's legitimately the best beer I've had.

I always end up with PBR in the end though for the value.

>General

I'm such a slut for Sierra Nevada. Wish they would move away from IPAs though

I dig their Kellerweiss

I keep coming back to them. They're just consistently good.

Mah nigga right here knows what's up

Just put a splash of high octane gasoline in your Natty Ice.

I just had the original Ritterguts Gose.
It was 'alright'. I've had modern versions that I've enjoyed more.

And a few days ago I had pic related. It was really good and actually the first bretta beer I've really enjoyed.
I had to give the fucker a high rating. 4.75/5

damn it - of course that happens

>Cider drinker
>Complaining about bitter beers
>Stop liking what I don't! You're a hipster!! ;_;

Get over yourself.

Also, I'm a big stout drinker, but a lot of these imperial stouts or new craft stouts are too sweet. I like a strong, burnt, coffee-ish stout. Wrassler's XXXX is a good example of what I like. On tap, it's smooth but really strong in flavour.

Where my /vb/ bois at?

In UK, can I find any other good commercial ciders outside of Aspalls, Thatchers and Westons?

I am looking for something sweet, full bodied and strong. Are scotch ales my only option?

A lot of stouts would be that, some barleywines would work too

>scotch ales
What do you mean, like whiskey beer or something?

They are a missinterpretation of what scottish ales are. Brown, strong and malty/caramelly/whatever in flavour.

Right.
Scotch isn't really a word used to describe Scottish stuff.
What brands have you tried?

McEwans Champion is the only available one where I live and it is pretty decent.

in modern beer nomenclature there exists both 'scotch ale' and Scottish ale', typically 'scotch ale' is just a stronger maltier form of the other

I like both styles honestly. The huge rich flavor you get out of imperial stout and the more bitter styles as well.

If you live anywhere near BC, there's a brewery that does some great bitter (but still strong) stouts called Howe Sound. Their regular oatmeal stout and standard imperial stout would probably both be right up your alley, as would one of their annual releases that's an imperial stout brewed with molasses, licorice root, and star anise. It generally runs 60-70 IBU i believe so it's far from sweet, and the licorice flavor goes amazingly well with stout imo.

Barleywines, some brown ales/nut browns, Belgian dubbels and quads are all fairly sweet and strong. Also quite a few stouts, particularly milk stout.

I'm not really a cider drinker, I've drank a total of 4 bottles of cider. Hops and bitter don't make great beers.

>High Life
literally the most underrated beer, even Miller doesn't know what to do with it so it's marketed as second-choice swill.

I think it's the Wisconsin water. If Miller starts brewing it regionally like PBR, Miller Lite or Genuine Draft then I'll be sad.

Its easily the best macro and one of the cheapest as well

What are some beers that actually taste like pumpkin, or have a strong pumpkin taste? All the pumpkin beers I've tried have a very subtle, almost non-existent, pumpkin flavor.

> It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth.
Nah senpai, it's just shit

Then you've been drinking shit pumpkin ales lol.

try Southern Tier, Weyerbacher, Dogfish, or literally anything.

Or just give up and eat pumpkin pie idc

Went to this brewpub recently, their Dubbel Vision was great. Had the seared salmon too, was also good.
beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9617/

/v/irgin here, has anyone tried these? Are they just a joke?

It's a pretty great beer. Stupid description aside.

Reminder IPA is a meme style

Reminder IPA was historically shit-tier ale.

All styles of beer are memes by definition, retard.

I like sweeter stouts like Left Hand and Duck Rabbit Milk Stout, and Southern Tier Creme Brulee.
I like stronger stouts like Old Rasputin.
But I think Founders Breakfast Stout is revolting. Sickeningly sweet, syrupy in texture, and a cacophany of flavors on the palate. I actually poured this one down the sink.

What kind of beer goes down best with fatty/fried foods? Something thick, heady and mellow.

Porter, Irish dry stout, oatmeal stout.

Historical IPA isn't much like modern IPA

who /brown ales/ here?

Founder's Pale Joe.
Coffee-infused pale ale. I live near beer city, USA so lucky me :)

My top 3 Michigan beers come from Arcadia, Founders and Shorts.

That looks pretty good, OP. Haven't come across it though. Had some of this last night.

What's the best beer in your country or area that's A) inexpensive B) not made by a microbrewery/not "hipster-ish"?

Rainbow IPA.
Seriously.

What's good from shorts? I've had only had one beer from then awhile back and wasn't that impressed.

Oh god I cannot get enough Otra Vez its so goddamn delicious.

I like their Noble Chaos.
>tfw only one store near me stocks it
>tfw I bought the last 6-pack
>tfw only one left
>tfw it's probably gone until next year

why do people fucking like otra vez so much, it's one of the gnarliest goses i've ever had

for such a great style, the gose sure is hard to nail down. the only good ones i've ever had were victory kirsch and anderson valley blood orange

this shit is cheap and hella good. in ontario you can get a 24 of this for like 31 dollars which is absurdly cheap

Super cheap: Lionshead
Less cheap: Susquehanna

Thoughts? What are some other good international high-abv beers? La Fin du Monde is all I know.

Had a couple of encounters with this particular one, from good wort and few not so good. Try other Van Steenberg offerings like The Piraat which clocks at 10,5% and see is it to your liking.

From my expertise most belgian tripels would fit your bill, they hide the abv very well, sometimes even too much.

Try Geyser Gose by Two Roads/Evil Twin, it was pretty good imo.

Im looking for more Belgian beers to try

any suggestions?

Stone is the best US brewery

Where do people insist on putting weird shit in their goses?
All it needs is coriander and salt, fuck that other garbage. Also fuck those prickly pear fruits the juice is shit.

Yuengling

They're made by some unknown brewery so I would assume they're nothing special.

I wasn't crazy about it on my first try but after having it a few times I'm really digging it. I might pick up another 6 pack.

Otra Vez is the best post-lawn mow beer I've found to date.

I like it so much because it tastes delicious.

Also, I grew up snacking on prickly pears that grew in my yard, and so there's a nostalgic flavor, too.

Drinking this. It's pretty good, but not good enough for me to probably ever seek out again. Great on a hot day, though.

The peach is really faint, but that's certainly better than overwhelming.

bretty good

All my life I've hated beer because I've been served nothing but cheap piss shit, but I ordered a Dutch beer of some kind and found it enjoyable so obviously there's got to be other beers out there for me

I know literally nothing about beer because having been misinformed I've always stuck to rum and vodka. How do know what to stay away from and what to look for? This thread is over my head.

I should mention that my main intent is to get drunk. I could probably just google what beer compliments a certain food if I wanted to know this, unless you had something you really think is worth knowing.

First of, where do you live?

Based off country/area, what's readily available to you changes.

From there you generally then need to try different things, figure out what styles you prefer, and then decide what's worth buying based off your budget/wants.

Haven't had it yet but the brewery is pretty close to me. I miss the old Peruvian Morning :(. It was so much better before barrel aging.

After talking to the owner one night he said that batch got infected because they started making sours in the same building (like he told them not to).

East coast US, sounds like trial and error shopping is needed. Damn I might face the reality where maybe I won't be able to enjoy anything decent having a poor income.

I would assume they are just ok at best. Could be shit though trying to tie on with the name/marketing. I've never had any of them or heard of it.

>. I miss the old Peruvian Morning :(. It was so much better before barrel aging.
Drink their Brewhouse Coffee Stout

Most grocery stores allow you to do a mixed 6 pack from a section of single bottles for about$8-9
Its a good way to try different styles without committing to 6 bottles if you don't like it

Also, keep in mind that craft beer typically has more alcohol per volume than shit beer, so even if its more expensive its more alcoholic. Its rarely cheaper per amount of alcohol than shitty beer, but if cost is a concern this offsets some of the difference

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Neat sounds alot easier to manage and a lot less worrying

> golden, co
Extra gold babeee

Damn that's a bummer, I just picked that up tonight.

Ok, I'm from New England, and there's some good beer pretty readily available along the East Coast for decent prices.

This guy has it right. You can generally get 4-6 beers for ~$10 that can be pretty high ABV wise. You'll still be spending more, but you won't break the bank hopefully.

And mix and matching single bottles for trial and error is definitely the way to go.

Definitely try out stuff by breweries in your state/area, since they're usually a bit cheaper.

Otherwise, solid, widely available breweries to look for (imo) are:

Founder's, Sierra Nevada, Dogfish Head, North Coast, Great Divide, Ballast Point, Ommegang, Allagash, Brooklyn, Victory, Evil Twin, Firestone Walker, and (memes aside) Lagunitas.

Fucking A, though Sapporo can't hold a candle to it.

Crisp, savory, negligible IBU.

There's nothing like the label design and packaging, either. The bottles taper beautifully, and a six pack costs $5.

$5. That's a river beer right there

busch suuuucks

I got 3 tall beers for 1.29 per

I'm 3/4ths through the 2nd and fuck this is absolutely miserable

If its made right, it will probably taste exactly the same or only slightly different than what you had.
Yuengling makes a good Oktoberfest if you can find it in your area, and its cheap.

Yuengling.
Its a Pennsylvania beer but its everywhere here in Florida.
I drank it in highschool, college, and now.