Beer (and beer pics!)

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#7,826
San Diego Vol said:
Enjoying this again tonight

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You been to that brewery? Isn't it in your neighborhood?
 
#7,827
#7,827
SmokeySteve said:
You been to that brewery? Isn't it in your neighborhood?
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Yeah, its about 30 mins north of me. We took a beer bus there last year for my brother in law's birthday. It is outstanding. They have a full restaurant with it. If you are ever out this way, you definitely need to take a trip
 
#7,830
#7,830
Just polished this off. Had tried the Shatea by Dog Fish Head a while back. It has Juniper Berries in it which I think originally came from a Viking 9th Century formula. Inspired me to put Juniper Berriers in a home brew my buddy and I did. Another acquired taste, all depends on if you like that evergreenish pine type taste. I kinda like it, makes me want to jump in a boat and pillage somewhere like the coast of France.

Milo is pretty high on the Rogue brewery, I think I'm starting to see his point. Goes quite nice with some old Cult playing in the background.
 

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#7,831
Juniper Pale was originally a Thanksgiving seasonal. Rogue designs beers specifically around food pairings, that one was made to be paired with turkey. Try it with a turkey cranberry sammich if you get the chance. Great stuff.
 
#7,832
#7,832
San Diego Vol said:
Yeah, its about 30 mins north of me. We took a beer bus there last year for my brother in law's birthday. It is outstanding. They have a full restaurant with it. If you are ever out this way, you definitely need to take a trip
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Hope I get the chance. Boss and I have talked bout retiring there. Would love to scuba dive the Kelt forests except for the big guppies they have swimming round there.

Will be touring the Old Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte next Saturday with my old man. He still home brews in his retirement home. He's wheelchair bound but still has his help brew and bottle for him. Gotta love it! Wish OMB had a wider distribution, hard to find their stuff outside of the Charlotte area.
 
#7,833
#7,833
SmokeySteve said:
Hope I get the chance. Boss and I have talked bout retiring there. Would love to scuba dive the Kelt forests except for the big guppies they have swimming round there.

Will be touring the Old Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte next Saturday with my old man. He still home brews in his retirement home. He's wheelchair bound but still has his help brew and bottle for him. Gotta love it! Wish OMB had a wider distribution, hard to find their stuff outside of the Charlotte area.
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That's awesome about your dad. Can't believe they let him do that there lol
 
#7,834
#7,834
On a related topic, if anybody is coming up here for the Ducks game in 2013, I've got an open invitation for a pub crawl the week of the game in Portland.
 
#7,835
#7,835
milohimself said:
On a related topic, if anybody is coming up here for the Ducks game in 2013, I've got an open invitation for a pub crawl the week of the game in Portland.
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I'm definitely coming up for that one. How far is Portland from U of O
 
#7,836
#7,836
milohimself said:
Juniper Pale was originally a Thanksgiving seasonal. Rogue designs beers specifically around food pairings, that one was made to be paired with turkey. Try it with a turkey cranberry sammich if you get the chance. Great stuff.
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Milo - plan to take you up on the Rogue Chatoe Single Malt. Next Thursday should be able to get one. Total Wine expects to have some by then. Any idea what type of Single Malt they use? From the looks of the photo, seems to be a light one that isn't roasted too much.
 
#7,837
#7,837
San Diego Vol said:
I'm definitely coming up for that one. How far is Portland from U of O
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About two hours normally. Sometimes closer to three on game day.

SmokeySteve said:
Milo - plan to take you up on the Rogue Chatoe Single Malt. Next Thursday should be able to get one. Total Wine expects to have some by then. Any idea what type of Single Malt they use? From the looks of the photo, seems to be a light one that isn't roasted too much.
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It's a proprietary one called Dare malt.

Rogue Ales
 
#7,838
#7,838
San Diego Vol said:
That's awesome about your dad. Can't believe they let him do that there lol
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What's even better is the old baptist conservative blue hairs try to casually swing by with the hope he will offer them a brew to try.

He's got a bunch of young entry level kids taking care of him that he's teaching and converting to brewing. One of his proteges made the best damn pumpkin ale I've ever had using a pumpkin he grew himself. I'm offering 2-3 of my home brews for just one of those. This kid nailed it on his first try. I prefer the distinct yet subtle taste, not the usual overpowering you get from standard pumpkin ales.
 
#7,840
#7,840
SmokeySteve said:
What's even better is the old baptist conservative blue hairs try to casually swing by with the hope he will offer them a brew to try.

He's got a bunch of young entry level kids taking care of him that he's teaching and converting to brewing. One of his proteges made the best damn pumpkin ale I've ever had using a pumpkin he grew himself. I'm offering 2-3 of my home brews for just one of those. This kid nailed it on his first try. I prefer the distinct yet subtle taste, not the usual overpowering you get from standard pumpkin ales.
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That's awesome. I really want to start home brewing. Kind of lost on where to begin
 
#7,841
#7,841
SmokeySteve said:
Enjoying this smoked porter from Stone I found at Thursday tasting. Very nice, right blend of smokey. 9296, I think even you would like, not as harsh as German Rauchbiers.
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Funny. About the time you posted this, I had two different styles of smoked beers at the New Albanian pizzeria. The Cone Smoker was awesome.
 
#7,842
#7,842
San Diego Vol said:
That's awesome. I really want to start home brewing. Kind of lost on where to begin
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Very easy, count on $150-$200 initial investment for 5 gallon system, then bout $35-45 per kit. The kits are pretty idiot proof, my buddy that I brew with is an engineer and b*itches that it is like a Beatty Crocker cake kit, no real "brewing" involved. We've since started adding extra ingredients to see what happens.

Check out another VN thread on home brewing. DarthVaul really knows his stuff and lays out the whole deal well. Milo also knows his stuff and can chime in. I'm not as serious about it, just having fun. Main thing I like is how fresh the beer is - you really realize how much store bought stuff spends lots of time on the shelves.
 
#7,843
#7,843
SmokeySteve said:
Very easy, count on $150-$200 initial investment for 5 gallon system, then bout $35-45 per kit. The kits are pretty idiot proof, my buddy that I brew with is an engineer and b*itches that it is like a Beatty Crocker cake kit, no real "brewing" involved. We've since started adding extra ingredients to see what happens.

Check out another VN thread on home brewing. DarthVaul really knows his stuff and lays out the whole deal well. Milo also knows his stuff and can chime in. I'm not as serious about it, just having fun. Main thing I like is how fresh the beer is - you really realize how much store bought stuff spends lots of time on the shelves.
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I think it would be a great hobby
 
#7,844
#7,844
Next Saturday Yazoo is releasing a very limited amount of their fortuitous. A sour version of Sue. Hoping I'll win a raffle so can buy my limit
 
#7,845
#7,845
VolnTitan said:
Next Saturday Yazoo is releasing a very limited amount of their fortuitous. A sour version of Sue. Hoping I'll win a raffle so can buy my limit
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Ever been to Boscos? They are supposed to have a "heated stone" cooking process? Looks like they have place in Nashville and Memphis.
 
#7,847
#7,847
I finally tried a Moose Drool last night. It was good, but I am just not a fan of brown ales. Anyone else like this stuff?

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#7,849
#7,849
VolnTitan said:
I've been to boscos. That is their flaming stone beer. Their beer is decent
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Decent is a good way to describe their beer. They are much better at cooking than brewing, although the have a rare gem here and there.

Obviously I feel the same way about Ghost River, Copperhead Red was above average and I really liked their 1887 IPA. Getting close to them to stop brewing that seasonal, might need to get it somewhere again.
 
#7,850
#7,850
9296potsguy said:
Decent is a good way to describe their beer. They are much better at cooking than brewing, although the have a rare gem here and there.

Obviously I feel the same way about Ghost River, Copperhead Red was above average and I really liked their 1887 IPA. Getting close to them to stop brewing that seasonal, might need to get it somewhere again.
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Wow, so Ghost River is bottling their stuff now. Just a year ago they didn't have the capability to. Must be expanding fast.
 
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