A New Beer Thread

Dogfish Head is good, if you like beer that tastes and weighs you down like brandy.

 

Some of Dogfish Head's offerings are really good. But they do often try too hard with the booziness.

That said, the 90-minute IPA is fantastic.

Had a Pliny the Elder on Monday. Outstanding as always. Just a terrific, terrific DIPA.

 

My wife's favorite. I do have to say...those guys and gals know how to get you drunk fast and good!

 

Strand Brewing here in SoCal is doing some really nice things i think. I really like their Beach House, 24th Street and Atticus

This from today's LATimes:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-made-in-california-brewers-20120701,0,6511149.story

and here's their website showing where their stuff is available

http://www.strandbrewing.com/locate.html

 

I just saw and tried today Newcastle Werewolf limited edition. It's not bad at all.

 

Drinking a New Glarus Thumbprint Barley Wine now. Priming for next Saturday's Great Taste of the Midwest.

 

Good stuff, Fly. New Glarus is one of the great, little-known breweries in the country. Small distribution, and they're damn good across the board. Depending upon where you are in the midwest, another small one most don't know about is Flossmoor Station, in northern Illinois. Such a great little brewery. Cheers.

 

Not a huge Flossmoor fan anymore. They were a must-visit in the past but after both Todd Ashman (Fifty Fifty in Truckee) and Matt Van Wyk (Oakshire in Eugene) headed westward they've gone downhill hard. I'd rather spend my Chitown time at Half Acre, Piece or Revolution (in addition to Goose Clybourn).

 

Now, here's a guy who knows how to file a FOIA request:

 

I have never heard of this. Must try this, wonder if they will take my empties back.

Years ago I knew a guy who delivered for one of the pizza joints near me and he would hit the beer store to get us a case on the way to deliver our pizza.

 

The WH Beer recipe has been released:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/09/01/ale-chief-white-house-beer-recipe

 

It would surely be interesting to try a high class beer like the WH beer. But beer itself is not all that bad on the body depends on how you mix it and what materials you use to make it.