darksabre Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 Can I just say that while the Sabres have me thoroughly pissed off at them, this forum may keep me in the fold until I come out of the valley. Threads like this make hanging out in this forum mandatory: a consistently high quality internet experience. Thanks! Long live the beer thread! Quote
LTS Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 Hell yea. And now onto beer. Last night I had Elysium Space Dust. Quality beer. really.. really.. good IPA. Quote
... Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 Anyone ever tried one of Harpoon's UFO series? Quote
LTS Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 Anyone ever tried one of Harpoon's UFO series? It's been a few years. Generally I am not a Harpoon fan. I find their beers unimpressive. Still, that's me and others really like them. Quote
Weave Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Posted September 5, 2013 Anyone ever tried one of Harpoon's UFO series? I have in the past. Can't say I recall which one or what my opinion of it was. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 had some of the Stone "Enjoy By [insert date]" (9/13/13) courtesy the local Consumers having it on tap recently. Talk about a blast of pleasant citrus on the nose. One of the 5 (3?) best IPA's I've ever had. The alcohol content was goodly (9.5, IIRC) and the body was substantial but not syrupy (a gripe I've developed about certain strong/double/imperial IPA's that I used to enjoy more). Quote
Claude_Verret Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) So I've been on a month long pretty serious detox (I've had one beer), after June and July had me reeling from indulging a bit too heavily in the food and beer department. It's also pretty amazing what cutting out beer and eating sensibly has done in a short 4 weeks as I'm down 18 lbs... Anyway, I'm back off the wagon just for this weekend for the annual pub crawl on Bills home opener weekend. I'm looking forward to enjoying some great WNY craft beer to dull my senses during what looks to be yet another Bills- Pats debacle. Edited September 5, 2013 by Claude_Verret Quote
MattPie Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 So I've been on a month long pretty serious detox (I've had one beer), after June and July had me reeling from indulging a bit too heavily in the food and beer department. It's also pretty amazing what cutting out beer and eating sensibly has done in a short 4 weeks as I'm down 18 lbs... Anyway, I'm back off the wagon just for this weekend for the annual pub crawl on Bills home opener weekend. I'm looking forward to enjoying some great WNY craft beer to dull my senses during what looks to be yet another Bills- Pats debacle. I never did put much stock into beer and weight being linked, until last spring. I drank a *lot* of beer and liquor one party Sunday. Since there wasn't any beer left in the house, I didn't drink any and lo and behold, I lost around 10 lbs in 3 weeks (leading up to my wedding reception). I put those 10 lbs back on pretty quickly afterwards when I started drinking beer again. Quote
Weave Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Posted September 5, 2013 For living in a dumpy little town in the middle of nowhere I've got a pretty good neighborhood bar. I just stopped in for a rare-for-me weekday beer. The owner told me tomorrow they are putting Hennepin and Sierra Nevada Ovila on tap. That is in addition to the already-on-tap Duchesse De Bourgonge. Three Belgian styled beers in one small town bar. And a shelf of over 25 bourbons. Gat dam II love this town. Quote
Claude_Verret Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 The Hamburg pub crawl begins with an ithaca flower power Quote
darksabre Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 Grabbed a six of Southern Tier Harvest "special ale" tonight. It says it's brewed with 4 varieties of hops and 2 types of malts. I couldn't tell you if that's true, but I like this beer. It's crisp with a nice hop finish. Some citrus notes right away and a pleasant aroma. This is a beer I could kill a six of without batting an eye. Rated at 6.7% so you know you're drinking beer. ST might be my favorite NY brewery for the time being. Looking forward to what Buffalo's new horde of micro breweries will bring to the shelves. Quote
MattPie Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 http://www.victorybeer.com/news/victory-is-brewing-new-beers-announced-changing-autumn-and-winter-offerings/ Can't wait for the new IPA and new Wheat beers. I picked up a case of an old favorite, Hop Devil on Saturday to facilitate working in the garage. Quote
biodork Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Oktoberfest craft beer event in Harrisburg on 10/5 for anyone interested: http://www.hersheyharrisburgbeer.com/events/ Quote
MattPie Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Oktoberfest craft beer event in Harrisburg on 10/5 for anyone interested: http://www.hersheyha...eer.com/events/ Oh, Boo! That's the same day my friend is having his party. 4 taps, mostly his own brew, a BBQ truck, and he lets us race dirtbikes on his property. Quote
biodork Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Oh, Boo! That's the same day my friend is having his party. 4 taps, mostly his own brew, a BBQ truck, and he lets us race dirtbikes on his property. lol your friend's party sounds like a better time! Except maybe the beer selection, but BBQ and dirtbikes sounds like a fair trade-off. ;) Quote
biodork Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 This is an interesting idea -- anyone here tried it? (Paging weave to the beer thread.) http://gizmodo.com/turn-your-favorite-beer-into-your-favorite-cocktail-1264419266 Do you want a beer, or do you want a cocktail? The answer is yes. You want both. Right now. Simultaneously. In a single glass.Today we're going to show you how to turn your old favorite beer into your new favorite syrup, and how to use it in a cocktail. Quote
MattPie Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 lol your friend's party sounds like a better time! Except maybe the beer selection, but BBQ and dirtbikes sounds like a fair trade-off. ;) Earle's beer is pretty good. On par with most microbrews you run in to. Last year he made the mistake of putting all the high-octane stuff on tap with predictable results. Quote
Weave Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Posted September 13, 2013 This is an interesting idea -- anyone here tried it? (Paging weave to the beer thread.) http://gizmodo.com/t...tail-1264419266 Dammit Bio. Now I've got to try this. Quote
biodork Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Dammit Bio. Now I've got to try this. :lol: Quote
That Aud Smell Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 i have some outstanding porters on-hand. if i can find the time, i will mos def give this a whirl. Quote
Claude_Verret Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 This is an interesting idea -- anyone here tried it? (Paging weave to the beer thread.) http://gizmodo.com/t...tail-1264419266 Sounds like you could accomplish the same thing by just purchasing some liquid malt extract from your local homebrew store and combining it with a hop tea. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Sounds like you could accomplish the same thing by just purchasing some liquid malt extract from your local homebrew store and combining it with a hop tea. malt extract? that'd be a big hit with tigger, no doubt. what you're proposing, though, sounds like it would be quite different from a porter reduction transformed into a syrup. a reduction made into a syrup would, i think, be quite different in consistency and taste than an extract. i dunno. might be interesting to experiment. another passing thought: once the porter is reduced, its alcohol content's likely gone or greatly diminished, yeah? Quote
Weave Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Posted September 13, 2013 malt extract? that'd be a big hit with tigger, no doubt. what you're proposing, though, sounds like it would be quite different from a porter reduction transformed into a syrup. a reduction made into a syrup would, i think, be quite different in consistency and taste than an extract. i dunno. might be interesting to experiment. another passing thought: once the porter is reduced, its alcohol content's likely gone or greatly diminished, yeah? Most of the alcohol will be gone. I would think that an extract w/ hop tea would get you close flavor-wise but wouldn't have whatever flavors fermentation brought to the party. :lol: And now I am contemplating what whiskey would work paired with a reduction of Sierra Nevada Tumbler. Quote
Claude_Verret Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Most of the alcohol will be gone. I would think that an extract w/ hop tea would get you close flavor-wise but wouldn't have whatever flavors fermentation brought to the party. And now I am contemplating what whiskey would work paired with a reduction of Sierra Nevada Tumbler. The alcohol would be gone along with hop flavor and aroma, I also think many of esters and such produced by fermentation are volatiles that would be lost when boiling. Quote
Weave Posted September 14, 2013 Author Report Posted September 14, 2013 The alcohol would be gone along with hop flavor and aroma, I also think many of esters and such produced by fermentation are volatiles that would be lost when boiling. Sounds like an experiment that needs doing! Quote
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