Beer in the new era

Got a KBS to try, it tastes big on coffee but not so much on barrel.

Got a Hitachino Nest wheat beer. It’s ok I guess.

Can anyone recommend a good Japanese brew?

hitachino seemed really novel and cool when I had my first one back in like... 2005? I miss simpler times

KBS apparently much easier to find than usual this year (was for me at least), but I've heard from the usual nerds that it's a particularly unimpressive batch.

Seems like Founders made a whole lot more KBS this year, seeing it everywhere.

re: Japanese beer, are you talking in Japan or what gets exported? Japanese craft beer is not great (esp. Baird & Hitachino Nest), I've found 2 breweries in my travels that I think stand up to the best German, Belgian, USA, British, & Baltic beers:

Yorocco:
Their recent mixed fermentation saisons and "new england" (lol) IPAs really blew me away on my tour of the brewery. Great spot in a cool area in Kanagawa-ken.

Minoh:
Culty and niche Kansai brewery, they tackle a million styles and have a high strike-rate.

I stick mostly to mass-produced rice lagers as they pair well with food, I'd rather save my beer/brewery credit for trips to locations with more interesting beer scenes tbqh.

Oh wow, that is great info. I may be going in June and could potentially check those out.

I’ve been to the Sapporo brewery - the beer is what it is but the huge beer hall aspect is enjoyable

Export recs welcomed

Cigar City Guayabera is a nice option to have available in cans. I’m a sucker for anything with a crisp Citra hop flavor.

(Sorry that’s not a Japan recommendation. I do like Sapporo.)

I just had Worcester, MA's own Exhibit A's Briefcase Porter. It was really pleasant and smooth, fairly sweet for a porter

wow the city of framingham, ma does not appreciate that.

Hey, what was the DC-area beer bar that got talked up a lot itt a few years ago? No way I'm loading all messages to ctrl-f it…

The Brickskeller?

ChurchKey?

Went to Atlanta last week -- drank some good beers there and brought a lot home. So far:

1. Verhaeghe Duchesse de Bourgogne
2. Rochefort 6 (2010 or 2011 vintage)
3. Lagunitas Sucks
4. Boulevard Tequila Barrel Lime Gose
5. some beers on tap at the Iberian Pig and Brick Store that I don't remember being bad but otherwise eh
6. Lagunitas Dark Swan

Unfortunately I got a single of the Sucks and six of the Dark Swan instead of vice versa.

xp that rings a bell

Has anybody tried anything from Singlecut Beersmiths? They're in Queens, do mostly IPAs, and have these cool cans with really arcane musical references. One brew is called "Does anybody remember laughter?" Another one has a graphic of Paul Westerberg's plaid coat on it. This recent one is driving me crazy. It's called "Is this the real life?", which I get ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), but the graphic is totally going over my head. Anybody out there know what this means?

https://singlecut.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ITTRL-SLIDE.jpg

wow the city of framingham, ma does not appreciate that.

Ha, the pub was totally advertising it as a Worcester brew!

i'm having something called an "extra session barleywine" from flat tail brewing. it's really hitting the spot!

Singlecut is almost always excellent, but in my neck of the woods they're also almost always $20+ for a 4-pack of tall boys. Doesn't stop it from being a solid weekend pick.

At brunch I got to try the Lagunitas Waldo, a seriously huge IPA which clocks at like 11.3% so I stopped at a 4oz taster but man, I would go for that again in a bigger glass for sure.

The Waldos were a group of kids in the early 70s from San Rafael, CA who would meet at 20 past 4 pm at a statue of Louis Pasteur to partake in some of the local devil's lettuce:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hIC7F-qe9Q

Lagunitas (used to be and now still) is located just up the road from San Rafael, if that wasn't clear.

xxp lol beyond the inaccuracy, the people of framingham would probably be more offended at the idea that they are proximal to worcester (i'm allowed to say this, i'm a lot more proximal to worcester than they are).

damned if i've ever been able to tell any singlecut ipas apart from each other and their prices are truly insane.

It’s all pretty delicious though. I think I’ve only regretted one Singlecut purchase and that was because of misplaced anchoring bias, I thought it was going to be like $14 for the 4-pack but then it wasn’t.

NY IlxorZ : you will be happy to hear that I recommendt to Top Hops on the LES

The container that §ucaba comes in has gotten smaller but the price hasn't 🤔

Been going through a lot of duds lately

Then i had three decent ones in two days, in order of preference:

Arrow lodge guava berliner
Novo brazil pool party haze
Jai alai (took me a while to get to this one, had it a couple weeks ago)
Great divide yet imperial stout

I was just complaining to a friend that my beer collection is currently bigger than I can drink. Ergo, I'm ok with smaller sizes or better yet, stupid pricing that convinces me not to buy at all.

I’d heard about Jai Alai for ages but never had one til last week. It’s pretty good but I don’t know if it’s changed in any way to get to the point where it shows up at a massive regional chain 1200 miles from its origin.

Ya I’d heard about it 3? years ago

Trying it was a never a priority and i happen to find it at whole foods sold in singles

I'm a big fan of Jai Alai and glad to have it here now. I'm pretty sure it's not being brewed in Florida but by ... Oskar Blues in NC? Regardless, tasted pretty close to what I remember of the beer last time I was in Florida.

It's $11 for a 6-pack at trader joe's. I thought the Cigar City collab in the SN Beer Camp box of a few years ago was the best of the lot, so I was happy to see it show up locally. Haven't had it in Florida but it's well worth that price.

Oh it’s so nice that you can buy singles of anything at TJs

Now that you mention it i did see it there as well

Any Buffalo NY area recommendations?

http://thinmanbrewery.com/our-beer/

Craft Beer’s Moral High Ground Doesn't Apply to Its Workers

Today’s haul
What’s good?
Cucumber sour will be the first
https://imgur.com/gallery/UtIcyXw

Also; fuck imgur
Can we please get image hosting on ilx already JC

Continuing my obsess9with sour beers. Enjoying Dogfish Head Sea Quench Ale Session Sour and Blue Owl Little Gose Salty Sour Wheat.

So the cucumber tastes melon-y and the sour is mellow. Nice, make sure it’s cold

Sounds good

civil society's pulp pale wheat ale is pretty darn good

this is the local beer bar in my town. whattyathink? i never go there. i just thought i'd ask. it's a nice spot though. warmer weather has me drinking some beer.

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Have you ever been to Tree House in Monson? Kind of out of the way but the locals & internet seekers line up for hours for the hazy IPAs craze.

21st amendment watermelon wheat and watermelon funk are about as boring as they come. The funk is advertised as a sour but is anything but.

this is the local beer bar in my town. whattyathink? i never go there. i just thought i'd ask. it's a nice spot though. warmer weather has me drinking some beer.

Lord Hobo tap handle should be an actual hobo imo

i liked the one fox farm beer i tried. jack's abby pretty reliable although i like their traditional lagers much more than their hoppy ones.

21st amendment watermelon wheat

This is one of those drinks that tastes like someone filled a mug with watermelon juice, dumped it out but didn't rinse, then poured in a nondescript beer.