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[Susan in FL]

Stoudts Double IPA vs Dogfish Head 90 Minute: i'm almost sure which one reigns supreme

....but as much as i love to hate Dogfish Head, this one is a winner: in terms of aroma and very long finish.

I can't believe you said that! That is how I was for so long, sort of a love-hate relationship with Dogfish Head. To me in the earlier years it was highly inconsistent, even on tap at the brewpub. I couldn't trust that a separate batch of the same beer would taste nearly like the previous one. However, I haven't seen that problem of late and have now been won over on just about all his beers.

This year's OD Spring Brew was amazing. I am in fact drinking my last one right now. The recipe was the same but they dry-hopped it this year and as a result it is stunningly good. Its just dripping with noble hops. mmmmm

I'm so glad you mentioned that. There is a chance of my husband going up north in June and could look for some. Do you think there would still be any available anywhere?

It is still around on most of the store shelves I have seen. There might still be some around in June. Where is he going? If he is in the DC area the Northern VA suburbs are probably the best place to look.

His plan is to drive to Delaware, and can fairly easily be in the DC area. He sometimes makes a stop right at Old Dominion when he goes to Delmarva.
Thanks!

[Bernaise]

Mill Street Brewery Coffee Porter...YUM I think it may qualify as a desert beer

[Country Cook]

Granvile Island English Pale Ale. Good body but I wish it were stronger.

[Chud62120798]

La Fin Du Monde triple fermentation strong ale. 9%. Burnt liquid caramel.

Edited by Chud62120798, 11 May 2005 - 09:49 AM.

[Chocoholic]

Current fridge beer content: Grolsch and Hoegaarden. It is getting sunnier here in Vancouver so sitting on my patio after work with a Hoegaarden (squirt a wee bit of lemon juice in the glass before pouring) is most enjoyable. Fruity, crisp and immensely refreshing.

Grolsch is a more generic lager but with enough body to make it stand up against whatever I am snacking on, ususally while cooking dinner in the evening. This is my staple, I usually have one every day. This has something to do with being Dutch I'm sure.

[mbanu]

My main beers of choice are a couple of local brews by the Palmetto Brewing Company in Charleston, SC. Palmetto IPA in the summer and Palmetto Porter the rest of the year. It's tasty. cheapish, fresh, and local (for me at least). :)

[BrentKulman]

My main beers of choice are a couple of local brews by the Palmetto Brewing Company in Charleston, SC. Palmetto IPA in the summer and Palmetto Porter the rest of the year. It's tasty. cheapish, fresh, and local (for me at least). :)

I really like Palmetto's beers, too, and often pick them up when I am in South Carolina. My favorite is their marvelously well-balanced Amber, but I also enjoy the Porter and the Pale Ale. I didn't realize they also made an IPA.

[TongoRad]

I popped open a Le Coq Imperial Stout last night, the 1999 vintage:

This was given a very vigorous pour- the bottle was at least 8" above the rim of the glass- and still only managed to give about 1/4" of a dark tan head. Color is a dark inky-looking brown/black. The head quickly disappears but is resurrected easily with some swirling.

Aroma is quite strong. There is a lot going on here- the dominant characteristic is 'leathery', but there is also an equally prominent barnyard quality. Then there's some sweet malt, coffee, spiciness (particularly anise), butterscotch, ash and alcohol. It is a very distinctive bouquet, to say the least.

Flavor is definitely 'not subdued'; it is perhaps even a bit coarse, but overall it is balanced in its own way. The mouthfeel hits you first- very full and bordering on oily. Then the roasty/leathery characteristics come on, merging nicely with a good quantity of bitterness. All of the other flavors- barnyard, spices, fruit, butter- come on late and linger a long time in the finish. The alcohol is there as a warming presence only, and not at all out of place.

Everything about this beer screams 'concentrated' and 'saturated' and probably takes some getting used to, but there is nothing else like it. I really do like this beer, though there definitely have been problems with consistency from the very beginning (my club split a few cases at the time). In general it lives and dies with how carbonated each particular sample is- the flat ones tend to be harsh and overbearing. This particular sample wasn't the best I've had, but it was up there.

[BCinBC]

Granvile Island English Pale Ale.  Good body but I wish it were stronger.

Country Cook, do you mean stronger tasting or stronger as in alcohol %? I do like GI but my favourite local brewer is Shaftsbury. I haven't seen the Rainforest Ale in the liquor store lately but that was my pick, followed closely by Cream Ale.

[Susan in FL]

Victory Old Horizontal Barleywine while I was cooking tonight, and Hop Hazard IPA with parts of dinner.

[jeffc666]

I finally cracked open one of my Rodenbach Alexanders. I was going to drink a few weeks back but I had too much of a head cold to appreciate it. For an 8 year old beer it has held up well. Much sweeter than the Grand Cru less acidity. Still very nice. 4 out of 5.

[BrentKulman]

A Cottonwood Almond Stout with dinner and a Caracole Nostradamus for a nightcap.

[2roost]

Pilsner Urquell 500ml can at home post-work, a Sapporo Draught big boy (600ml) shared with my neighbour while making the BBQ sauce for tonight's ribs.

[helenas]

Lancaster Hop Hog IPA became a new favorite - although a bit on a thinner side the tropical flavor of this beer is addictive.

Anderson Valley Hop Ottin' IPA - quite bready and a very long bitter finish, very nice.

[Susan in FL]

Lancaster Hop Hog IPA became a new favorite - although a bit on a thinner side the tropical flavor of this beer is addictive.

Anderson Valley Hop Ottin' IPA - quite bready and a very long bitter finish, very nice.

We have been enjoying the Anderson Vallely Hop Ottin', too.
Thanks for the mention of Hop Hog. I'm putting that on the next Going North Beer Shopping List.

[suzilightning]

friday a disappointing killians red and an ok pilsner urquell on tap for lunch(and still managed to beat the six guys at "who wants to be a millionaire"). yesterday and today - sorry - rose and regular champagne to celebrate johnnybird's and my 23rd wedding anniversary.

more beer tomorrow

[afn33282]

Here's what I've been drinking from the basement brewery.

Least Prestigious Ivy League School Brown Ale? With the crest? I'm rolling....

[sylunt1]

Well, let's see... Friday was my Imperial Red, followed by my blonde ale.... followed by Anchor Summer... Saturday was just Anchor Summer. Tonight has been my blonde followed by my schwarzbier - not a very common style, but excellent. Needless-to-say I have a stash of brews going and I must get to them before they start going south.

It's good to see some excellent choices of beers being had here :)

Cheers

[jeffc666]

Last night I had a beer nirvana moment, namely 500ml of Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock. Lovely in every way. The aroma was so good it took me a full 10 minutes to even think about drinking some.

4.8 out of 5.0

Full review here for those interested.

[helenas]

Started with Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, found it downright nasty, went to ratebeer.com to prove me wrong, proved this, decided something is wrong with my tastebuds today, to verify opened a bottle of Smuttynose IPA - heaven

[BrentKulman]

On a Weihenstephaner kick today.

Had a Weihenstephaner Original during the cocktail hour and then had a Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier with dinner (at a German restaurant, to boot). Excellent beers from a grand old brewery

[Susan in FL]

Until today I wasn't allowed to have any beer -- or anything fizzy/carbonated/with any bubbles -- after periodontal surgery on Monday.
So this morning after breakfast, we split a Wolaver's Oatmeal Stout.

[afn33282]

Last night I had a 750ml Chimay Blue. The first real beer, not counting my Dad's excellent homebrew, I've had since I went to Belgium in '98. Too good! I gave my boss at the wine shop a bottle and he was loving it too.....

Edited by afn33282, 25 May 2005 - 02:52 AM.

[Nick Soapdish]

last night I had a rodenbach grand cru. damned tasty.

ns

[mharpo]

Last night I had a 750ml Chimay Blue.  The first real beer, not counting my Dad's excellent homebrew, I've had since I went to Belgium in '98.  Too good!  I gave my boss at the wine shop a bottle and he was loving it too.....

Have you had the Chimay Reserve in the 750ml? Really good. I am also quite fond of the Westmalle Triples... Nothing like arriving in Brussells early morning and having one for Breakfast.

Been drinking some Chzekvar (Budvar) lately. The Belgian beers are so expensive here.

[jeffc666]

I am currently lost in a haze of beer nirvana, namely Girardin Gueuze. Oh how I love this beer.

[lancastermike]

Lancaster Hop Hog IPA became a new favorite - although a bit on a thinner side the tropical flavor of this beer is addictive.

Anderson Valley Hop Ottin' IPA - quite bready and a very long bitter finish, very nice.

We have been enjoying the Anderson Vallely Hop Ottin', too.
Thanks for the mention of Hop Hog. I'm putting that on the next Going North Beer Shopping List.

Lancaster Hop Hog is on tap at the new Lancaster baseball park. I had one during the game and it was great even out of the ballpark plastic cup. Worth the trip to the beer stand to get this as the vendors were hawking Bud and Coors light. I think this ia a good choice for your north country beer trip

Edited by lancastermike, 27 May 2005 - 07:54 AM.

[afn33282]

Have you had the Chimay Reserve in the 750ml?  Really good. 

The Red, right? Tried one last night. It was wonderful, objectively, but I didn't like it nearly as much as the Blue. I thought the Red was a little less aromatic and more bitter--from the hops? I like a beer that is hardly bitter at all; I have heard that with many Belgian ales you can hardly taste the hops. I might be way off here.....

Chris

[suzilightning]

just finished off the last of a bottle of dogfish head chickory stout that i used to cook some onions. garlic and sundried tomato sausages in .

[Susan in FL]

just finished off the last of a bottle of dogfish head chickory stout that i used to cook some onions. garlic and sundried tomato sausages in .

That sounds good, Suzi. Thanks for the idea!