Beer in the new era

i love a citrus-y IPA, but there's a small brewery here who is selling their NE-style IPA for at least $15 per four pack, fuck that (especially for a 6% beer).

I have never heard this phrase before now, though I live in the NW. I've also had at least a few beers east of the Rockies that have been described as "west coast" but are way closer to regular pale ales than what I'm used to.

i live in the west coast and yes west coast style ipa is a thing but you hardly hear east coast or ne style because theyre not imported here

the popular one from vermont or whatever, i dont recall the name, cannot even be legally brought into california from what ive heard

huh? what kind rule would stop someone from transporting a beer into a state?

http://www.ncsl.org/research/financial-services-and-commerce/direct-shipment-of-alcohol-state-statutes.aspx

Eight states allow the direct shipment of beer and wine as specified: Delaware, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Virginia. The remaining states only allow direct wine shipments.

it can legally be confiscated. it is rarely enforced so it kind of creates a vague environment where people trade/ship to particular states at their own risk

oh you're talking about shipping i get it

I'm in NE Iowa rn drinking crazy NE IPAs from LA, PDX, NE and Brooklyn.

Everybody's talkin' 'bout a workin' man
Nobody's talkin' 'bout Rolin' Dany

this looks gimmicky but i want to try it

http://www.hoofheartedbrewing.com/beers/konkey-dong.html

At least it's not called Donkey Punch

Or Donkey Sauce.

Both actually good names for bad beers

The kind of name you expect from...
Hoof Hearted = Who Farted

Donkey Kumquat

lol i've heard rumors that they're one of the breweries that has used flour to try to make hazy beers

http://www.eater.com/2017/1/18/14312686/the-rise-of-the-beer-poptimist

i believe laurel was first to this position

Having a Peak Organic Pilsner rn and wow this is nice + refreshing.

Also, beer poptimism = madness, at least as far as mass-market US 'beer' is concerned.

Pilsner definitely underrated in north america

I don't about American mass-market brands in general, but for many types of food, especially spicier ones, a light-bodied, milder beer does pair well. I would definitely rather have a Modelo with Mexican food than an IPA.

I'm back into drak shit you guys!!! I had an Atlas Silent Neighbor tonight (http://www.atlasbrewworks.com/beer/pumpernickel-stout/) it was good.

i'm having jackie o's coffee stout right now and it's pretty good

the only seed of truth in that beer poptimism article is that a lot of craft beers a created w/out a thought for why they should exist or why anyone should drink them

jfc eater really is terrible

The underlying theoretical arguments of beer poptimism run largely in tandem with its musical counterpart. Much in the way that critic Maura Johnston explained that poptimism is about "understanding that the underlying musical complexities of Britney Spears's 'Toxic' can be as intricate as, say, those lurking within Jellyfish's 'New Mistake,'" a beer poptimist might posit, for instance, that the precise engineering that goes into every can of Coors Light is perhaps as artful as the tang of a prized lambic.

"might posit, for instance"

ffs drink what you like and stfu about it

says guy who has posted 700 times to the beer thread?

I think I know what you meant though

i'm having jackie o's coffee stout right now and it's pretty good

― marcos, Saturday, January 21, 2017 7:26 PM (one hour ago)

Jackie O's stouts (esp the bourbon barrel aged ones) are pretty low-key slept on.

last jackie o's stout i had was infected :(

they make some great stuff tho

jfc eater really is terrible

good lord that was the worst thing I've read about beer in forever

Drinking Narragansett just because it's cheap
Also to alternate it with something with more character

http://www.foodandwine.com/beer/craft-beer/25-most-important-american-craft-beers-ever-brewed

have had three of those

lol at #2 tho

and ive had their #1 which wasnt very memorable

might try it again just in case

really enjoyed that article, and I feel like the ranking was more about historical importance/trend-driving than "quality"

have had 9 of those, which i guess shows how much the list leans on the classics, given i live in the uk.

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had number 25 for the first time last night, currently in usa

I remember serving a keg of #1 at my birthday party in 2002 and people were utterly spitting it out because they thought it was so bitter. These days there are pilsners and milds that are the same IBU.

still think it's a great beer

Has Hopslam always been $17 a sixer?

great list

and ive had their #1 which wasnt very memorable

might try it again just in case

― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:04 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i've posted this before i'm sure but #1 is still a perfect beer in every respect, and despite the number of blown-out hoppy beers i've consumed that little piney cascade kick always gets me.

Surprised at all the Anchor. I know Anchor has its place in history, but that was a lot.

I've had 15 of those beers and am drinking one right now,

Yeah I am never disappointed to have #1. I also fucking love their celebration ale, listed in there too.

gonna add it to the list

#1 that is

I just had a Gouden Carolus Noël 2011. I'm okay with basically everything

victory prima (on that list) is really good

i don't think i've ever had anchor porter or liberty, would like to try if i had a prayer of finding them fresh around here.

Hopslam has always been spendy, yeah.

I have had 18 of the beers on that list. In about 2001 or so a friend had a comically large bottle of Anchor Christmas ale that got shamefully consumed after all other drinks ran out at a party.

i think i've had 14 unless i accidentally drank a widmer hefe 10 years ago