Beer

[alexander]

hey, i am not complaining, i have probably a hand full of breweries (restaurants) within driving distance.... :lightning

[Southtown]

That's cool. I only have a few microbreweries close to me, and I live about three hours from Portland, but my stores all carry their microbrew, darnit ta hell. =P

 

Hey PS guys I scored a Young's Double Chocolate. It was good, but I'm not big on chocolate really, so I prefer some of the other stouts like Guiness or that local Double Eagle I mentioned.

 

For my next batch, I'm brewing an imperial stout, but it's from a kit, so I don't know how it will turn out. But after that, I plan on hand picking the ingredients depending on how I think the kit stout can be improved.

[Southtown]

My batch is looking better. Four days into bottling it's clearing up and carbonating nicely. It still tastes like priming sugar though. ;) I'm trying to get to the bottom of my overflow jug so I can use the yeast at the bottom on a gallon of apple juice. =P

 

[Southtown]

My new favorite. Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout =P

 

[InfiniteNow]

Looking at the woods in the background of your picture, I find myself longing to share a beer with you on your porch. Nice shots, mate!

 

I went to the store today with the intention of buying some good beer, but chose instead to get some great cheese to share with my girlfriend instead. One of these days, I'll be able to finish my house, nix the budget, and buy both.

 

 

Cheers all. :)

[Southtown]

Thanx you sir. On that note, I shall upload some of my favorite view photos to my album, lol. And I understand about that budget jazz, I just ran out of tax return. =/ I still owe the wife for that bottle of oat stout I just photographed. haha :) f-it

[alexander]

ooh, i am going to have to find it now, that outmeal stout looks delicious :)

 

On another note another good beer maker, any of you that have had anything by them, would probably agree. Anyone drink any of the Chimay beers?

 

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[InfiniteNow]

On another note another good beer maker, any of you that have had anything by them, would probably agree. Anyone drink any of the Chimay beers?

 

Does a bear **** in the woods?

Does the pope wear a funny hat?

 

:D

:beer:

[Southtown]

Does a bear **** in the woods?

Does the pope wear a funny hat?

 

:beer:

LOL

 

I have not, sadly... something else i need to look out for, obviously. :D

[InfiniteNow]

If you like Chimay, then you'll likely agree with me that Duvel is also quite good.

 

Duvel

Duvel

 

 

 

 

 

Also, important to note the glasses in the pictures Alex and I have shared. These types of beers are best enjoyed in glasses that allow your nose to enter. :D

[Southtown]

Also, important to note the glasses in the pictures Alex and I have shared. These types of beers are best enjoyed in glasses that allow your nose to enter. :D

Are those what the Chimay website refers to as "Gourmet" glasses? When reading about the Magnum Grande Réserve, they also recommend serving it at "cellar temperture." I have regular non-stemmed glasses that would probably suffice, though.

[InfiniteNow]

Are those what the Chimay website refers to as "Gourmet" glasses? When reading about the Magnum Grande Réserve, they also recommend serving it at "cellar temperture." I have regular non-stemmed glasses that would probably suffice, though.

 

In my world, cellar temperature translates roughly to "chilled, but not cold."

 

Also, don't worry much about the glasses. A simple large wine glass has served me well on more than one occasion, or once in a while a brandy snifter. It's a lot like wine, actually, where you want it to breathe, and the olfactory experience is a significant part of the taste encounter.

 

Glasses are really the least of the concern though. These beers are expensive and high quality, and tend to be enjoyed pretty infrequently by most of us. It's not like they come in 18 packs, ya dig? Due to the craftsmanship involved in their production, I'd go so far as to say that they can still be enjoyed even when partaken from a plastic cup, but it's well worth a few extra minutes of searching if you can find something nicer than that before pouring. :D

[alexander]

f you like Chimay, then you'll likely agree with me that Duvel is also quite good.

Yep :doh:

 

I like those more traditional beers, eloquent taste that says a lot about the craftsmen master brewers at those breweries and traditions kept throughout generations of family brewers...

 

Here are some more good ones i have found:

 

Ayinger Celebrator (mmmm Doppelbock)

 

some old school top fermenters:

Düsseldorf Altbier

Cologne's Kölsch (Dusseldrof rival actually)

 

oh get ready for super heavy weights, eisbocks:

Schneider Aventinus Eisbock

Kulmbacher Reichelbrau Eisbock

 

Eisbock is a bock that is distilled by freezing the water content and removing it off the top of the beer to further concentrate the flavor and alcohol content.... tis an acquired taste... like french fries with barley vinegar (wanna hear shouts for that too :) )

[alexander]

Another brewery worth mention, Dogfish, they make a lot of really awesome beers. Here's an article of one they are planning to release as a limited production in August: Dogfish Head - Theobroma

 

one of the most ancient alcoholic drinks :doh:

[Southtown]

I can't find Chimay or the others at my usual stores. I'll keep looking but my selection is limited in the closest town to me. (pop. 25k)

[freeztar]

I've tried Chimay, and I must say, I didn't care for it too much. :)

 

I'm not saying it is a bad beer, but just not a type that I prefer.

I'd rather have a Newcastle personally.

[alexander]

:shrug: freez, hey, everyone has a different taste, if you are into old school german lagers, that's one thing, if you like ales and dont care for lagers much, its a totally different animal and you just won't enjoy the bottom fermenters as much as you do tops... and that reminded me, i'll have to come up with a list of decent top fermenters as well... (been mostly posting lagers)