Another Great Tasting Beer Thread

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Dis, i see your from the Cleveland area, which means I'm sure you've had MOST of the Great lakes brands.

I've had them all. You can buy all 6-8 variates (depending on the season) at pretty much any corner store in town. I even go eat dinner at the brewery a few times a year. Their menu is surprisingly pretty vegetarian friendly which is a plus. I'll give you a rundown of my thoughts on all of their brews.

Year round brews:

Dortmunder Gold Lager: this is their flagship beer but I cannot stand it. In a word, I find it "boring" to say the least. It is sweet yet hoppy and just gets confusing on the pallet. 4/10

Burning River Pale Ale: very hoppy considering the low ABV and has one of the best aftertastes ever. I am satisfied with either one of these with dinner or six of them in a session. 8/10

Elliot Ness Amber Lager: a decent brew in the bottle but light years better on tap. This one is just above average to me but is my girlfriend's favorite. Very good with food. 6/10

Edmund Fitzgerald Porter: I am not the biggest fan of porters but this is by far the best one I have ever had and considered their best beer by many. This is as good as it gets from GLB. 9/10

Commodore Perry IPA: not bad, but IPA is my favorite style of beer and I have had fifty brews I prefer over this one. I have tried and tried to really enjoy it but I just can't for some reason. 5/10

Seasonal six packs:

Conway's Irish Ale: this was my daily brew while it was in season a year and a half ago and I got burned out on it. It's really good, but don't mix it with hard liquor or you'll puke! 7/10

Grassroots Ale: this is their subpar replacement for the formerly awesome brew called Holy Moses. This one is just okay, but the Holy Moses was great. I miss Holy Moses. 6/10

Oktoberfest: I'm not the biggest fan of this one, but have only had it 2-3 times. Just based on what I can remember of it though it is not something I would buy again. 5/10

Christmas Ale: this is the best winter warmer in the world, bar none. I would take this beer over anything when it is winter time. It doesn't hold up well in the summer months though. 10/10 in winter. 7/10 otherwise.

Seasonal four packs:

Blackout Stout: this stuff is potent yet fairly easy to drink. I love stouts and this one is no disappointment for a Russian imperial. Very good with chocolate or other heavy desserts. 8/10

Glockenspiel: basically their version of an Aventinus. Not as good as Aventinus, but not too shabby either. I only had it once so far, but will definitely try it again soon. 7/10

Nosferatu: this is in season right now and pours a gorgeous blood red color and has a very unique taste and feel. Quite simply, there is nothing else I can compare this to. 8/10

That sums them all up in short. There are many other brews they make but you can only get on tap at the brew pub. I'll spare you my thoughts on those for now though.

[TheMatrix31]

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Do you find Blue Moon in the liquor stores? Their fall brew is Harvest Moon which is a pumpkin one...that and the Jack's listed above should be the easiest to find.

Yeah, but I don't think those are that high quality.

[Motown]

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Yeah, but I don't think those are that high quality.

Not if they're @ Wal Mart...which they are.

[Stumbleweed]

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Picked up an Avery Hog Heaven barley wine, Stone's Arrogant Bastard (finally trying this after hearing it mentioned all over the place), and another Weihenstephaner, which I had with some mushroom and asparagus risotto last night. I'll report back on the others, but I still love the Weihenstephaner... just a very nice beer to drink.

[Phobia]

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Picked up an Avery Hog Heaven barley wine, Stone's Arrogant Bastard (finally trying this after hearing it mentioned all over the place), and another Weihenstephaner, which I had with some mushroom and asparagus risotto last night. I'll report back on the others, but I still love the Weihenstephaner... just a very nice beer to drink.

Tell me what u think of the Arrogant Bastard. We about to get Stone here and that is one of the first on my list to try from Stone.

[Motown]

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Yall notice MOST of the beers w/ a 9+ ABV is alot sweeter...almost like a wine if you will. I think i''l hover around the 5 to 7 % ABVs...& you?

[Phobia]

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Yall notice MOST of the beers w/ a 9+ ABV is alot sweeter...almost like a wine if you will. I think i''l hover around the 5 to 7 % ABVs...& you?

Depends. I tend to hover around the same mark between 5 to 7 ABV. But I still drink stronger beers once a week or so. Couple examples of my recent ones.

Chimay Grande Reserve (Blue) - 9%
Old Rasputin RIS - 9%

I drank 2 Rasputins and a flying dog IPA last night. After 2 Rasputins you are feeling it for sure. Throw in a IPA of around 7% and it was a good chill night. I killed the two Rasputins with you in mind stumble lol

[Motown]

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Depends. I tend to hover around the same mark between 5 to 7 ABV. But I still drink stronger beers once a week or so. Couple examples of my recent ones.

Chimay Grande Reserve (Blue) - 9%
Old Rasputin RIS - 9%

I drank 2 Rasputins and a flying dog IPA last night. After 2 Rasputins you are feeling it for sure. Throw in a IPA of around 7% and it was a good chill night. I killed the two Rasputins with you in mind stumble lol

lol...grab ya rack of Brooklyn's Monster Ale...it'll KICK YO AZZ!!!

[Phobia]

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lol...grab ya rack of Brooklyn's Monster Ale...it'll KICK YO AZZ!!!

Wish I could get it. I like a good azz kicking

Edit: At 11.8% I can see why LMAO

[Stumbleweed]

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I saw a few at the store (one double IPA, can't remember what it was.. so tempted to try it) that were 13%+ and not all of them were barley wines, which was kinda crazy. I'll try one sometime soon, they were all $9+ for a small bottle, so I passed this time. Just looked on BA and noticed the 120-Minute IPA from Dogfish Head is 21%... good lord.

A normally stay in the 6-7% range for most beers I buy. Darker beers I tend to like them with more alcohol since it makes the feel "warmer" (and seems to bring out sweetness) and I tend to drink them in the winter time... so 9%ish is great for those.

[Phobia]

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I saw a few at the store (one double IPA, can't remember what it was.. so tempted to try it) that were 13%+ and not all of them were barley wines, which was kinda crazy. I'll try one sometime soon, they were all $9+ for a small bottle, so I passed this time. Just looked on BA and noticed the 120-Minute IPA from Dogfish Head is 21%... good lord.

A normally stay in the 6-7% range for most beers I buy. Darker beers I tend to like them with more alcohol since it makes the feel "warmer" (and seems to bring out sweetness) and I tend to drink them in the winter time... so 9%ish is great for those.

I am going to have a good session tonight. I got a buddy from the Army coming over and I have beer ready to drink.

2 - Rasputins left
6 - Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan
4 - Flying Dog IPA
4 - Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber

Let the night begin........then don't even get me started on my liquor cabinet.

My damn girl came home with 20+ bottles of wine just couple weeks ago.

Going to be smoking, drinking, playing some video games and chilling out. Sounds like a good night to me.

[Cyros]

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Aiight, my NEXT "great tasting beer" endeavor will be this one peeps:
yall cracked open this yet?

Commercial Description:http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/great-d...l-stout/37652/
Crack open Yeti Imperial Stout’s sophisticated sibling -- Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout. Although these beers come from the same clan, they have entirely different personalities. Aging on a blend of French and toasted oak chips infuses a subtle oak and vanilla character into Yeti’s already intense chocolate, roasted coffee malt flavor and hugely assertive hop profile. Who says you can’t tame a Yeti? 75 International Bittering Units (IBUs).

Not a beer drinker (not much of a drinker at all), but looking at the head on that beer just looks delicious for some reason.

[Motown]

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Not a beer drinker (not much of a drinker at all), but looking at the head on that beer just looks delicious for some reason.

That's the way it starts man.
"everyone say hello Cyros"

[Stumbleweed]

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Hahaha, it started with me smelling that damn 90-Minute IPA... total hop head now. And yes, the Yeti Oak-Aged Imperial Stout is crazy... the normal version is good too.

Whoo, this Arrogant Bastard is like an IPA without the smells. I guess I've acquired a taste for bitter beers. I like it, but I'd stick with an IPA for my hop kick since it has the aroma component. Probably wouldn't like this one much Phobia, based on what I know aobut your tastes. 100 IBUs haha.. love the bottle "Nothing but the finest barley, most aggressive hops, clearest water, our proprietary yeast strain, and abundant arrogance."

[gopadres]

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Having some Widmer Bros Oktoberfest.