they're pretty forgettable. i've had hazy little thing and couldn't tell you anything about it.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 9 August 2018 23:30 (six years ago) link
They don’t compare with a fresh local. I don’t think anything with a widespread distribution is going to compete with the best locals.
― Jeff, Thursday, 9 August 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
my in-laws are visiting and the only thing that makes it palatable is that they brought some beers from IL inc ninja vs unicorn and this beer i've never had before but is delicious + refreshing snaggle tooth bandana
― Mordy, Thursday, 9 August 2018 23:35 (six years ago) link
I like Hazy Little Thing but mostly because it's cheap (was going for about $8 6-pack).
― nickn, Thursday, 9 August 2018 23:57 (six years ago) link
Well, it's that time of the year again: https://program.greattaste.org/
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 9 August 2018 23:59 (six years ago) link
since the entire province of bc is going up in flames i guess this is a good time to rank some of bc's best beers, i've been to about a dozen breweries here so far and have tried all types of brewskies
one thing to note is that beers here tend to be extremely mild compared to the us and a lot of pubs/restaurants/bars don't even show abv numbers
the mild thing goes both ways -- sometimes it's good if it's a heavy beer like a stout, because it doesn't mess you up so much and you can enjoy it a bit more; but lighter or hoppy beers tend to be so mild it borderlines on lager or pilsner
i never used to like pilsners, but i've grown to like them here because bc actually makes decent pilsners
anyway here we go (ranked)
brassneck geezer (porter)brassneck staircase hibiscus witbrassneck changeling raspberry (american wild ale)
postmark juicy pale alepostmark stout
luppolo tart wild with apricotluppolo oatmeal stout
parallel 49 cowboy crusher (session ipa)
bomber park life passionfruit ale
backcountry widowmaker ipa
doan's rye stout
yellow dog high five hazy ipayellow dog shake a paw smoked porter
moody ales affable ipa
33 acres of darkness (schwarzbier)33 acres of ocean (american pale ale)
best breweries (ranked)
brassneck (tie)postmark (tie)luppoloparallel 49 (it gets a lot of hate from the hipsters who chilled there before it got big)yellow dog
like in most cities, lots and lots of duds, i have lined up another 5 breweries in the next few weeks, then probably heading to the island to check out the scene over there
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 03:52 (six years ago) link
Of that list I've only had 5 beers from Brassneck & Parallel 49 and all were fair to below-average in my opinion (including the Changeling Raspberry which always seems to be on-tap at the Alibi Room).
I did find a raw bar in Kits that had Cantillon Iris on tap which made me forget all the mediocre local brews.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 04:43 (six years ago) link
brassneck changes their beers like almost every week
i go there often
they bring back the raspberry changeling because it's so popular though
if i rate them against us beers, i think they're all pretty average though
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 04:49 (six years ago) link
i find that the popular beers are all bad weirdly enough
so i have to pick wisely or just keep going back til i find the right one
but ya, check out postmark, but i can't see a huge difference between postmark and brassneck
p49 has a huge selection tho
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 04:51 (six years ago) link
I visited Brassneck for the first time recently and tried 8 beers (2 flights of 4) and while they were all enjoyable to some degree, there wasn't one that I would take the trouble to go back for.
For me the most consistently good brewery around here is Dageraad, but that may just be because I love Belgian(-style) beer. Their Lake City Farmhouse is back on the market now and it is delicious stuff.
Another favourite is Four Winds, but while they hit some high highs they have also had numerous duds or average beers. Many of their special releases have been excellent... That said, the most recent one, "Meli", was pretty bad. They have good food at their tasting room.
Other worthwhile breweries in the region: Steel and Oak, Twin Sails (right next door to Yellow Dog), Strange Fellows.
Worst I've experienced in the area is Fuggles and Warlock. I've tried 7 or 8 of their beers and they were all disgusting except for the Yuzu Berliner Weisse which was at least drinkable.
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 05:55 (six years ago) link
Oh and Field House is worthwhile too but further afield.
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 05:58 (six years ago) link
Thanks for the recsOut of the 12 i went to, the ones I didn’t mention all had disgusting beersWay way upthread and a couple years ago I expressed my love for a particular four winds beerDageraad and strange fellows are two I’ll be going to next, actuallyAlso i should probably say again that I don’t think these are my favourite beers of all time, just the best ones in Vancouver, which I don’t know, i feel like it doesn’t do beers too well. I’m very disappointed so my search continues because I’ll be in this city for at least a couple more yearsThat and i keep drinking them because i like beer in general🍻
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 06:03 (six years ago) link
My search continues too. I like trying the local stuff and supporting the local breweries. I don't often have anything that's outright bad, but it's rare to find something outstanding, and it frequently seems to be the case that my favourites are brewed once and then disappear.
When I drink something like Saison Dupont, as I did last night, I think to myself I should just drink this all the time because it's so much better (and often cheaper) than the dizzying variety of average beers I sample. But curiosity and hope keep me going I suppose!
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 06:21 (six years ago) link
Re: supporting local, the Washington Beer Lovers' (WABL) passport has been a good excuse to visit new breweries and revisit others. 20 breweries visited gets you a hat, pint glass / opener, growler, or whatever item they annually put out. 50 breweries gets a free membership renewal ($30) which includes a t-shirt. Plus discounts. Pretty simple to get 50 just by checking out one or two new ones a week in the Seattle area. After a few years of hitting 50 fairly easily, relaxing into prioritizing the favorites.
Fun to trade recommendations with friends, re: the great ones. Having so many good ones in the area, the bar is raised for the ones you'd make an effort to visit. Also makes for a good weekend trip, hitting a concentration in a different city (Bellingham, Olympia, Vancouver in the South, etc.) or sidetrips when crossing the Cascades.
Top 5 is always open to finding a new standout, but would rate Georgetown, Reuben's, Skookum, Triplehorn, and Bale Breaker as my current.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 14:33 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/QioXAQh.jpg
You guys are getting too high brow for me, taking it down a notch
Bought these two beauties in Tokyo tonight
The strong zero tastes like grape scented windshield wiper fluid - truly awful. Aftertaste is horrid. Alcohol presence at 9% is less noticeable than expected. Not as sweet as grape mad dog or other cheap crap
The suntory “craft” pale ale tastes like a flat, soapy Harp
Good times await
― calstars, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 09:24 (six years ago) link
In Tokyo, I recommend avoiding Japanese beer (with a few exceptions) and drinking easily accessible Belgian lambic/gueuze from depachika, specialty liquor stores or even Amazon.co.jp (who can deliver to your hotel):
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s/?ref=nb_sb_noss_1%3F__mk_ja_JP%3D%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3A%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3
Never ceases to amaze me how Japan is almost as cheap for Belgian beer as in Belgium.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 14:03 (six years ago) link
Belgian beer is preferable to any craft beer anywhere in the worldI see some breweries try to copy a belgian aleI try them and I’m like uh not even close and when they are they’re pricey enough that i might as well get the original stuff
― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 15:01 (six years ago) link
i found a three musketeers gose in my fridge and was all "why do i have a gose, i hate gose", and then i drank it and i was all "why did i think i hated gose"
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 23:44 (six years ago) link
https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2018/08/24/surly-brewing-announces-2018-darkness-variants-revamped-darkness-day/
I gotta say, making this into a camping fest absolutely turns me off, although I can see the appeal for some people. Last year was my first Darkness day and I had a lot of fun, but part of that was it being a good afternoon out with food, beer, and a few bands, and that was it. Moving it out of the cities and making it a weekend sounds like work.
(And getting the namesake product, at least the regular stuff, is easy. I saw it for sale last week. Given the easy availability of all other Surly variants, I can't imagine them being any different in the months following the big party.)
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Friday, 24 August 2018 18:10 (six years ago) link
that's gonna be a shitshow
― call all destroyer, Friday, 24 August 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
I know this probably has a very limited interest, but Blue Owl Dapper Devil sour raspberry Belgian-style strong ale has a great, intense flavor, and is indeed very strong. I'm quite drunk after about 440/660 ml.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 9 September 2018 19:04 (six years ago) link
That sounds good actually Really dig any citrus/fruit sours
― F# A# (∞), Sunday, 9 September 2018 19:14 (six years ago) link
Pour one for me brah
― calstars, Sunday, 9 September 2018 19:15 (six years ago) link
recents:Duclaw gose o’sDuclaw blueberry creamIndustrial arts week 104Interboro summertime rolls (couldn’t resist the jane’s Reference)
― calstars, Sunday, 9 September 2018 19:18 (six years ago) link
xp
It would really thrill me if these guys manage to get done kind of national reach. They are truly excellent.
As far as national brands go, how do we feel about Dogfish Head?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 9 September 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
I’ve only had indian brown and wasn’t too thrilled about it
― F# A# (∞), Sunday, 9 September 2018 19:25 (six years ago) link
Dogfish meh
― calstars, Sunday, 9 September 2018 19:33 (six years ago) link
I really like their Sea Quench Ale. And I'm curious about the Flesh & Blood IPA, and the Lupu-Luau IPA.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 9 September 2018 19:35 (six years ago) link
As far as national brands go, how do we feel about Dogfish Head?― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, September 9, 2018 12:20 PM (three hours ago)
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, September 9, 2018 12:20 PM (three hours ago)
Once upon a time 60-minute (& 90-minute, and maybe even 120-minute) were among the best in their style. Feels like 2 decades ago, even though it's been half of that.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 9 September 2018 23:09 (six years ago) link
they made some very good beers but there are few things i’m less interested in than national craft brands and the random shit they throw against the wall these days.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 9 September 2018 23:47 (six years ago) link
attn call all destroyer
Roaring into MA is @FairStateCoop one of @ratebeer’s Top Ten New Brewers in 2015. Check out✅ IPA 6.2%✅ Pils a German style Pilsner✅ The Brut Squad a Brut IPA w Citra and Idaho 7✅ Feeling Good Louis! a Brut IPA w kiwi #cbcdeliveryday #fortpoint #southie pic.twitter.com/GilnlIEnut— CBC Fort Point (@cbc_fortpoint) September 11, 2018
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 19:09 (six years ago) link
2015? lol hope that's a typo
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 19:31 (six years ago) link
sweet, i will keep an eye out for those.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:03 (six years ago) link
xp their website clarifies "Taste why Ratebeer.com named us one of the Top Ten Best New Brewers in the World in 2015."
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:08 (six years ago) link
…or maybe not? I dunno. their product is great.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:09 (six years ago) link
also wtf I haven't seen brut squad in cans anywhere here and I live three blocks from the damn tap room
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:10 (six years ago) link
Ah, didn't click through to see it was a distro expansion, thought it was just a brewery still coasting on a 3-year old top 10 ranking.
Have you been to Barrel Theory yet? I've running about 50/50 on things I've loved/hated from them.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
sadly no. I mostly hit Fair State, Dangerous Man, and Sociable Cider when I have the time/inclination for drinks these days. St Paul might as well be on another planet.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
Platform orange blossom Can almost taste the donuts
― calstars, Saturday, 22 September 2018 22:19 (six years ago) link
gram parsons-cracker notes
― calstars, Saturday, 22 September 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
I like beer. Beer, beer, beer.
Anyways, Zwanze Day tomorrow: anything interesting going on for the lambic quaffers?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 28 September 2018 19:51 (five years ago) link
Platform (heart emoji)
― calstars, Saturday, 29 September 2018 02:56 (five years ago) link
This story is really something in this day and age (in LA of all places!):
https://www.gofundme.com/women039s-beer-forum
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 23:36 (five years ago) link
eh is it? craft beer attracts scumbags.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 00:09 (five years ago) link
Yeah not really surprised?
― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 01:02 (five years ago) link
“Career plaintiff “ is a job I’d never heard of before today
― calstars, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 02:33 (five years ago) link
That in itself tells you how common these people are in California
― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 02:45 (five years ago) link
https://grimmales.com/beer/lucky-cloud/
― calstars, Sunday, 4 November 2018 22:50 (five years ago) link
Smells like 20 year old lemon pledge
i finally had some Bell's Two Hearted, on draft, and.. kool_ade_man.gif
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 4 November 2018 22:53 (five years ago) link