I like beer . . .

[sunvalleylaw]

Cold, hoppy, fragrant, beer . . . . Mmmmm, beer. Just sayin'. :beer:


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[mainestratman]

:beer:

[Spudman]

Last couple of weeks have been most enjoyable for me too. Cheers.
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[poodlesrule]

Homebrew Coffee-flavored stout here, an experiment that worked well. I wish I had taken better notes..!

More to come: there is 1 lb of Fuggles (British-style ales) and 1/2 lb of Cascade (typical American IPA) hops in the fridge.

[Monkus]

Carib - our local beer

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The best reason for beer...!

[Tig]

I like beer, good beer, never the mAcro swill from the big US brewers.
However, it can be months between beers sometimes. :eek: Mrs. Tig and I don't hang out in clubs or anything, and I drive when we eat out (she likes margaritas!), so I just don't get around to a beer enough.
I got out of the habit of keeping beer in the fridge back when the step son was in high school and kept stealing them!

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[FrankenFretter]

I am lucky enough to live in the Willamette Valley, where they grow some legendary hops. We have our fair share of fantastic breweries in Oregon, and no shortage of great beers. This last weekend I had brews from Ninkasi, Rogue and Seven Brides. I was a little disappointed in the Seven Brides Oatmeal Stout, but other than that they were all good.

[Robert]

St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout - makes me happy every time! My goodness, I love this beer so much... it's almost scary.

http://www.mcauslan.com/images/stout540.jpg

[bcdon]

http://www.brasserie-st-sylvestre.com/index.php/en.html
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http://www.bestbelgianspecialbeers.be/main_eng.html
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[bcdon]

Almost every beer from Rogue in the Great State of Oregon!

http://www.rogue.com/

http://www.realbeer.com/blog/images/20081002-rogue.jpg

[mainestratman]

Likewise with Gritty McDuff's... from the great state of Maine!

http://images.vimeo.com/11/40/73/114073850/114073850_300.jpg

[Spudman]

This is one of the best sampler lists I've ever seen. Every one of these beers looks yummy. I just got to be careful not to try them all at the same time.

[Bloozcat]

Had these two Monday night...
http://www.mikelovesbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/monk-bottle.jpg
http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/full_size/10569.jpg
Mmmmmm.....GOOD!

First one, Monk In The Trunk is a locally brewed (Jupiter Florida) amber ale made in Belian style.
The second is the Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial Pale Ale.

[sunvalleylaw]

This is one of the best sampler lists I've ever seen. Every one of these beers looks yummy. I just got to be careful not to try them all at the same time.

I'll come on over, or better yet, you come over here and I'll help you! Some good looking bevs on this list!:AOK

That would be fun to have a Guinness Stout Les Paul too! Though for some reaon, a Guiness tele seems more appropriate somehow.

[Spudman]

This is my local brew. They have many different flavors but I was around for the beginning of this beer. Charlie and I used to race bikes together and he started the company making small batches of Teton Ale and Moose Juice Stout in 5 gallon steel soda pop canisters. Every summer we have lots of this and the reason I like it is because of the water. Teton water is really good!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3838610940_91d5fd9bd0_o.jpg

This photo was taken in the cabin where Charlie started brewing. It is a small resturant now and is located next to the Fire Department at the base of Teton Pass.

[mainestratman]

Yeah.. that looks REALLY good....

[deeaa]

This is my favorite:

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'Bear' in English. Left to right a pint, a quart and a 1/3 litre can. 4,6% in markets, stronger version available in liquour stores. Also available in bottles up to litre.

[otaypanky]

It's not a micro-brew, it's from Yuengling, the oldest brewery in the U.S.
But they make some good beer :beer: Cheers

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[SuperSwede]

Heres a nice ice cold Mariestad öl for you all :)

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[markb]

The local brew. Almost like proper beer from the old country ;)

http://www.tuatarabrewing.co.nz/Images/Beers/ipa.png

[Kazz]

I am lucky enough to live in the Willamette Valley, where they grow some legendary hops. We have our fair share of fantastic breweries in Oregon, and no shortage of great beers. This last weekend I had brews from Ninkasi, Rogue and Seven Brides. I was a little disappointed in the Seven Brides Oatmeal Stout, but other than that they were all good.



I would say the beer is what I miss most about Oregon....and the Willamette Valley....well that and you can play golf every day of the year (as long as you do not mind a little rain)

the Hefewiezen was my favorite. Not really sure which brewery it came from but whatever Hefe the bars had on tap in Springfield worked for me as long as it was ice cold and had a lemon or orange wedge with it :-)

[Bloozcat]

I am lucky enough to live in the Willamette Valley, where they grow some legendary hops. We have our fair share of fantastic breweries in Oregon, and no shortage of great beers. This last weekend I had brews from Ninkasi, Rogue and Seven Brides. I was a little disappointed in the Seven Brides Oatmeal Stout, but other than that they were all good.

So, you live in Willamette, Damnit, FrankenFretter?

The wife and I will be there the beginning of April. Landing in Seattle to visit two nephews, then to the Willamette to check out some Pinot Noir in the local wineries, then it's off to Bend to see another friend. We've never been to Oregon, so this should be fun.

[marnold]

So, you live in Willamette, Damnit, FrankenFretter?
Legitimate LOL. Classic.

It'd take me too long to list all the beers I like. I've been on a hop binge lately: Sierra Nevada Torpedo and Bigfoot, Tyranena Hop Whore, New Belgium Ranger, Titletown (local brewpub) Hop Monster. I recently got to try an Uerige Doppelsticke Altbier that was very good.

[Eric]

Sierra Nevada Torpedo
That's one of my wife's new faves.

[poodlesrule]

Hefewiezen was my favorite.... had a lemon or orange wedge with it



When a hefe comes to me like that, I usually growl a bit...!

[ibanezjunkie]

:P

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tastes like dishwater. mmmm. xD

[bcdon]

:P
tastes like dishwater. mmmm. xD
2% Alcohol? That's not beer, that's "near-beer." If you take a random sample of my blood you'll find more that 2% alcohol! :crazyguy

[FrankenFretter]

This is Ninkasi Oatis, an oatmeal stout. Ninkasi Brewing Company is in Eugene, Oregon; about an hour south of my place.

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Don't forget to drink your oatmeal!

[mainestratman]

I had plans for enjoying some Smithwicks last night, but got a belly full of pizza and managed to pass out while we were watching Bones.

I hate getting old. lol

[ZMAN]

Likewise with Gritty McDuff's... from the great state of Maine!

http://images.vimeo.com/11/40/73/114073850/114073850_300.jpg

I will have to try that one out when I am down in a couple of weeks.
My favourite is the Sea Dog in Topsham. Another great place is the Liberal Cup in Hallowell just outside Augusta.
Great beers and fantastic reasonable food.
http://www.seadogbrewing.com/seadogbrews.php

[mainestratman]

Sea Dog is okay.. in fact, they bottle Gritty's, although Gritty's kegs their own beer. IMHO, Gritty's makes a MUCH better beer than Sea Dog.

If you can get it on tap, that's the absolute best, but if you live 4 hours from the closest one, bottles are acceptable substitute. :-)

There are three Gritty's locations: the Old Port in Portland, Lewiston/Auburn and Freeport.

[bcdon]

This is Ninkasi Oatis, an oatmeal stout. Ninkasi Brewing Company is in Eugene, Oregon; about an hour south of my place.

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Don't forget to drink your oatmeal!
Awesome! I love the "drink your oatmeal" line. :dude

[ZMAN]

Hey Mainstratman: I picked up a "Gritty's dozens" pack today, and tried a couple of them out. They are really quite good. Close your eyes and you are sitting in a pub. I had the pub style and the brown. Very nice beer!
I was in Brunswich and drove past the Sea Dog. Heading out to 99 restaurant for dinner so we skipped it. Not a great day wather wise but a good family day.

[mainestratman]

:beer:

Glad you got some!

[FrankenFretter]

I had guests last weekend, so I picked up some beer at Costco. I figured I'd try the house brand, since there wasn't a huge selection. Turns out it's pretty decent. Included in the 24 pack are 6 of each: German Lager, Amber Ale, Pale Ale, and Hefeweizen. My favorite so far is the German Lager. I'm usually an ale fan, but there's something about a really good lager...

It's not quite the quality of a Deschutes, or a Rogue, but quite good all the same. Try some if you have the chance!

[mainestratman]

Silver Bullet for me this weekend.

[sunvalleylaw]

Yeah, the kirkland house brand is ok, though I prefer the Deschutes Red Chair pale, and the Black Butte porter I enjoyed tonight. Cheers for the weekend!:beer:

[FrankenFretter]

Yeah, the kirkland house brand is ok, though I prefer the Deschutes Red Chair pale, and the Black Butte porter I enjoyed tonight. Cheers for the weekend!:beer:

My weekend was over at 5 AM today, but I did have a Kirkland Pale last night. You know Steve, Black Butte is one of my all-time faves as far as bottled beer goes. Deschutes makes some mighty fine brews. Sumi is lucky to live right there where they brew it.