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Post by 9 on Aug 29, 2006 19:52:38 GMT -5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, so I stole this idea from Section39.com, too (might have been Tom), but I had two great beers to mention, so I figured I'd run with it. In the favorites category: Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout One of my all-time favorites, if not my favorite. From Northern California, so it's difficult to find around here (I found it in Brielle, N.J. -- go and figure). STRONG, strong, robust, strong oatmeal stout. LOVE it. In the new beer (for me, anyway) category: Dogfish Head Punkin Ale Thumbs up. The pumpkin taste is strong enough to make its presence felt, but it doesn't bop you over the head. Very well done.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 29, 2006 21:35:16 GMT -5
I really, really like Pumpkin Ale. At least the kind I grabbed last fall. I need to start poking around for some again. Cheers to that lofty pick.
My favorite remains some of the Pale Ales, Saranac in particular. In fact, I like a lot of what Saranac has going, the "12 beers of summer" has been a nice grab. Especially the Heifeviessen (sp) - as for Pales, I also like Bass of course, and Sierra Nevada fills me with glee.
An inexpensive and easy option for me recently has been Yeungling. Years ago I thought it was Asian and finally figured out why (it sounds like what the Chinese name those fucking panda bears) but its one of our fine lands older brews, out of Pennsylvania. Smooth stuff, I really pound those down.
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Post by 9 on Aug 29, 2006 22:00:24 GMT -5
I drink Yuengling a lot during the summer because it's generally the only non-Bud/Miller/Coors offering at the bars on LBI. So I tend to avoid it like the plague during the winter. It's good beer, though. Some of Yuengling's other beers besides the flagship lager are yummy, too:
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Post by sancho231 on Aug 29, 2006 22:15:44 GMT -5
Just picked up Aggroant bastard ale had it a bunch of times very aggressive and bitter it will kick your ass ive also been drinking some Serria nevada and Brooklyn Ale
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Post by 9 on Aug 29, 2006 22:17:22 GMT -5
Great pick. Arrogant Bastard is outstanding.
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Post by crazilyz on Aug 29, 2006 22:48:14 GMT -5
Great pick. Arrogant Bastard is outstanding. Where can I buy some?
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Post by 9 on Aug 30, 2006 8:43:25 GMT -5
I've seen it in Sparrow's in Hoboken, but that doesn't help you too much.
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Post by gijane on Aug 30, 2006 8:55:03 GMT -5
mmm Arrogrant Bastard steak. I love cooking with beer.
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Post by Chris on Aug 30, 2006 11:46:20 GMT -5
Any of ever tried this (from Cave Creek Arizona) At first one might think the Serrano pepper at the bottom of the bottle is nothing but a gimmick...but after a few sips, this shit is HOT!
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 30, 2006 11:48:43 GMT -5
Hell yeah! I had that stuff many a moon ago, I was drinking it whenever I could find it. Funny thing is the beer itself without the pepper probably sucks balls, but the pepper is a nice touch. It was like drinking and eating a hot wing at the same time. Have not been able to find that stuff for years, though. I miss it.
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Post by 9 on Aug 30, 2006 11:56:08 GMT -5
I had a beer with a chili pepper in it, but I don't remember if it was Cave Creek or not. The pepper was no joke, however.
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Post by gijane on Aug 30, 2006 12:00:55 GMT -5
Wouldn't mind trying that sounds interesting. Doubt I can get it up here. I used to like Hogtown Hemp Beer from a local microbrewery close by, but they closed a couple of year ago.
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Post by Chris on Aug 30, 2006 12:08:17 GMT -5
Yeah, the few times I had it, it was HOT. And once I even drank enough of it to get drunk off it....Drunk and heatburn amd the runs....no fun!
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Post by sancho231 on Aug 30, 2006 15:52:37 GMT -5
I Got that bottle of Bastard at the Pioneer on 74th and columbus ave
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Post by Chris on Aug 30, 2006 16:09:33 GMT -5
The Pioneer?
I used to buy cigarettes from the Pioneer/Sunoco station on Bloomingdale Rd. in Levittown, when I was about 13.
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Post by BigAl115 on Aug 30, 2006 17:39:15 GMT -5
I love beer
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Post by Chris on Aug 30, 2006 17:41:13 GMT -5
When I drank, I was always just a straight up Budweiser guy. The king of beers.
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Post by 9 on Aug 30, 2006 17:43:53 GMT -5
As much as I tend to rip Bud/Miller/Coors, a really fresh, really cold Bud is not half bad. I still prefer trying different stuff.
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Post by Chris on Aug 30, 2006 18:32:55 GMT -5
I was never a fan of the Colorado Cool Aid....especially the oh-so-popular Silver Bullet variety.
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Post by BigAl115 on Aug 30, 2006 18:36:29 GMT -5
I would have to say if I had a choice of ice cold beer right now if I was going to have a few ..I would have to say an ice cold Sam Adams is as good as it gets ...but I have a few other Favorites such as Chimay, Duvel, Hennepin..to name a few...
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Post by cactusjames on Aug 31, 2006 0:11:19 GMT -5
Holland is where it's at for me persoanlly. I can drink whatever beer playing beer pong, but usually I just sit and chill with a 12 of Heineken. Homestly, it doesn't really matter I can force myself to dtink whatever if it's the only thing that's around, but Holland, Amsterdam specifally, is a must for me concerning vacations, and for more than the obvious reasons. But all I know is buy me so heiney's, and you're my new best friend. Only beer I can drink out of the can/bottle. I really am screwed up.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 31, 2006 7:27:07 GMT -5
I was never a Heineken fan, but last year I stumbled upon the keg cans. They dont take up a lot of room in the fridge, they look good, and they go down smooth. And they leave the lingerings of a buzz in short order. Good, yet basic, stuff there.
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Post by gijane on Aug 31, 2006 7:46:50 GMT -5
I favour the microbreweries more than the big companies, good ones here are Lakeport, Laker, Lucky. Most of the time I get Lakeport Pils, not too bad. Not a big Bud fan would rather a Blue. Forget the Silver Bullet get a Kokanee up here its actually made near the mountains and not the airport as is Coors.
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Post by Chrissy on Sept 5, 2006 15:55:34 GMT -5
The Pioneer? I used to buy cigarettes from the Pioneer/Sunoco station on Bloomingdale Rd. in Levittown, when I was about 13. I used to go to the Pioneer!! Now, it's Giovanni's Deli. It was a Sunoco station? I don't remember that.
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Post by Chris on Sept 5, 2006 16:06:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I think it had 1, maybe 2 pumps.
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Post by Chrissy on Sept 5, 2006 16:09:10 GMT -5
Did you go to Island Trees?
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Post by Chris on Sept 5, 2006 17:38:23 GMT -5
Nope. I moved out here to California before I became high school age. But I went to Geneva Gallow AND Karopczyc at different times.
I moved around a New York a bit during my childhood...spent some time in Queens, in Shirley, even 1/2 a school year in Poughkeepsie.
Parent, aunts and uncles on both sides all graduated from Island Trees.
Lived on Prentice Rd and Teamster Ln (both right around the corner from the good ole Pioneer)
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Post by Jackass on Sept 5, 2006 18:09:00 GMT -5
I brew my own beer, and it is quite good. I have wild hops growing upstate that I harvest and dry that usually make for a great tasting IPA. Depending on what I am trying to make, I roast the grains immediately before boiling the wurt. It's quite delicious. I like making my beer at our place in the Catskills because we have a well and the water is delicious. Tap water just doesn't do the trick, and since beer is about 95% water, if you start out with shitty tasting water you will have shitty tasting beer.
I'm toying with the idea of purchasing the refrigeration equipment necessary to make my own lager, but I haven't convinced myself that I want to put that much effort into it.
Tom, Yeungling Lager is my favorite domestic beer. They make quite a few varieties, but I think only the lager is available in NY. They also make a beer called Lord Chesterfield's Ale that is absolutely delicious and has a rather high AC (for a commercial brewery). They also brew a porter that is called, naturally, Yeungling Porter. They brew an ale that I believe is called Yeungling Special Ale that they sell individually and that they also combine with their Porter and sell as Yeungling Black and Tan.
Yeungling is America's oldest brewery, also.
When I lived in PA, I visited the brewery many times and let me tell you, it is the best brewery tour I've ever taken (and I've taken quite a few). It is not too far from the NYC, by the way, and if there is enough interest I would be happy to lead an excursion there.
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Post by yanksgooner on Sept 5, 2006 18:21:10 GMT -5
The Lord Chesterfied is good. I drank that in Delaware several moons ago. I tend to be disappointed with much of the Yuengling on tap outside of the PA/DE area. It all kinda tastes like crap up here for whatever reason on draft. The bottles are always a safe bet. I prefer many of the cream ales available from UK breweries. Though you can get a decent Boddingtons and sometimes Tetley in both cans and from the draught, the one I miss the most is John Smiths.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 5, 2006 18:24:30 GMT -5
I would be interested in making that tour at some point down the line. I have never visited a brewery. Some would say that is like a Saint never visiting a church.
I have actually found the Black and Tan on store shelves out here, but thats it. What initially got me buying Yuengling was the fact its now all over around here, I can even buy it at the gas station on the corner, for under $10 for a 12, no less. And I just love to drink the stuff, but given a choice of domestic grabs, I will still reach for a Saranac Pale Ale first. And Jackass, I remember you dont have much use for that particular offering from our friends at Saranac.
Cheers!
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