New Beer Snob

[Reed422]

Ayo!  I'm a new beer snob, so what MUST I try.  So far my favorite is founders bfast stout.

[fish'nmagician]

What styles do you like?

 

Founder's makes a good stout....

they also have some hard to get limited release stuff that is VERY good.

 

If you are a Stout fan, try Rouge Shakespeare.

 

[fish'nmagician]

hmmmmm,

dogfish head 90 minute IPA,

Lagunitas Lil' Sumpin Sumpin

Blue Point Toxic Sludge (black Ipa)

Stone Arrogant Bastard

Dogfish head Aprihop

Firestone Walker Union Jack

 

are stand out beers to me that serve as benchmarks for their style.

[Reed422]

Oh nice I've never had anything by Rouge.  I have a Founders Imperial Stout in my fridge just waiting for the right moment.  I'm not 100% sure what styles I like.  What I do know is that I prefer my beer to have flavor.  Not a big fan of lighter tasting beers.  But at the same time I don't want it to be overly boozey or bitter like 120 min. 

[fish'nmagician]

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Originally Posted by Reed422 

or bitter like 120 min. 

I put the 120 in my basement for 10 years,

tastes like brandy now.

[Reed422]

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Originally Posted by fish'nmagician 

hmmmmm,

dogfish head 90 minute IPA,

Lagunitas Lil' Sumpin Sumpin

Blue Point Toxic Sludge (black Ipa)

Stone Arrogant Bastard

Dogfish head Aprihop

Firestone Walker Union Jack

 

are stand out beers to me that serve as benchmarks for their style.

like that 90 minute

 

I will see what i can find in the others.  I have a fridge full of beers I need to get through first.  In my fridge is left hand milk stout, nugget nectar, founders bfast stout and founders imperial stout.  Should be fun drinkin my way through that.  The milk stout is ok but I think that I will feed to my lady.

[Reed422]

I wouldn't call that 120 beer ehh

[fish'nmagician]

Stone makes a Russian Imperial Stout and Smoked Porter that is pretty good for the dark stuff.

[fish'nmagician]

I just googled "best beers" to see what came up,

 

here's a link

 

 

http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/bestbeers_012013x.asp

 

I was shocked to see how many Cigar City entries came up,

They are a Tampa Bay Brewery that I heard good things of and visited last fall.....

DAMN good beer....

may be going there with P down the road.

[Mokes]

I'm a wheaty and an IPA guy, but I am constantly let down by my chance taking. Stone IPA is good. Pricey though.

[fish'nmagician]

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Originally Posted by Mokes 

I'm a wheaty and an IPA guy, but I am constantly let down by my chance taking. Stone IPA is good. Pricey though.

Have you had Lagunitas Lil' sumpin sumpin?

 

I HATE wheat beers,

but it claims to be a wheat based beer,

it's a very good spring/summer beer,

very good.

 

[Reed422]

Here is a place I may hit on friday for dinner this is their beer on tap list:

 

I think they offer beer on cask and flights

 

• 
  
• 
  SIERRA NEVADA LOVE POTION 69 (CA) 6.9% ABV
  
• 
  SIERRA NEVADA RUTHLESS RYE IPA (CA) 6.6% ABV
  
• 
  OSKAR BLUES DEVIANT DALE'S DOUBLE IPA (CO) 8% ABV
  
• 
  SIERRA NEVADA HOPTIMUM (CA) 10.4% ABV
  
• 
  DOGFISH HEAD 90 MIN IPA (DE) 9% ABV
  
• 
  FIRESTONE WALKER DOUBLE JACK IPA (CA) 9.5% ABV
  
• 
  21ST AMENDMENT BITTER AMERICAN (CA) 4.4% ABV
  
• 
  BUTTERNUT PORKSLAP PALE ALE (NY) 4.3% ABV
  
• 
  SIERRA NEVADA PALE ALE (CA) 5.6% ABV
  
• 
  BLATANT! SESSION ALE (MA) 3.7% ABV
  
• 
  ANCHOR LIBERTY ALE (CA) 6% ABV
  
• 
  TROEGS NUGGET NECTAR (PA) 7.5% ABV
  
• 
  THREE HEADS LOOPY OATMEAL RED ALE (NY) 6.5% ABV
  
• 
  DOGFISH HEAD INDIAN BROWN (DE) 7.2% ABV
  
• 
  REISSDORF KOLSCH (GER) 4.8% ABV
  
• 
  PRETTY THINGS 1945 X ALE (MA) 2.8% ABV
  
• 
  PABST BLUE RIBBON (IL) 4.74% ABV
  
• 
  ORIGINAL SIN CIDER (NY) 6% ABV
  
• 
  LEFT HAND MILK STOUT (CO) 6% ABV
  
• 
  AVERY NEW WORLD PORTER (CO) 6.7% ABV
  
• 
  ALLAGASH WHITE (ME) 5.2% ABV
  
• 
  FRANZISKANER HEFE-WEISSE (GER) 5% ABV
  
• 
  SIERRA NEVADA SUMMERFEST (CA) 5% ABV
  
• 
  SPATEN LAGER (GER) 5.2% ABV
  
• 
  NOTCH SESSION PILS (MA) 4% ABV
  
• 
  JACK'S ABBY JABBY BRAU (MA) 4.5% ABV
  
• 
  SMUTTYNOSE STAR ISLAND SINGLE (NH) 5.1% ABV
  
• 
  GRIMBERGEN DUBBEL (BEL) 6.5% ABV
  
• 
  PRETTY THINGS FLUFFY WHITE RABBITS (MA) 8.5% AB
  

[fish'nmagician]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reed422 

Here is a place I may hit on friday for dinner this is their beer on tap list:

 

I think they offer beer on cask and flights

 

• 
  
• 
  SIERRA NEVADA RUTHLESS RYE IPA (CA) 6.6% ABV
  
• 
  OSKAR BLUES DEVIANT DALE'S DOUBLE IPA (CO) 8% ABV
  
• 
  DOGFISH HEAD 90 MIN IPA (DE) 9% ABV
  
• 
  FIRESTONE WALKER DOUBLE JACK IPA (CA) 9.5% ABV
  
• 
  ANCHOR LIBERTY ALE (CA) 6% ABV
  
• 
  TROEGS NUGGET NECTAR (PA) 7.5% ABV
  
• 
  DOGFISH HEAD INDIAN BROWN (DE) 7.2% ABV
  

stuff I know and like.

[Reed422]

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Originally Posted by fish'nmagician 

stuff I know and like.

cool

[Reed422]

The firestone would have been my first selection, been meaning to try it.