The QuadraphonicQuad Craft Beer/Microbrew thread

[GOS]

looks very delicious !! ... looks like a clean finish hazer...yummy

It was good! And, lower alcohol for a switch. 5%!! Some of these damn beers get so high in alcohol and I drink them all the same speed. haha

 

[GOS]

 

[cbmmm3]

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ABV on this one ?

 

[GOS]

ABV on this one ?

5.5 on this one.

 

[cbmmm3]

all of a sudden I am thirsty

 

[GOS]

So, for those that LOVE locally brewed craft brews (me included) this will come as no surprise. But, it's amazing. Go back how ever many years it was......Sam Adams came into the scene. At least, here in the midwest, it was a shock to our senses. I mean, Drinking a Sam Adams was like a major mind blower. Certainly didn't taste like Busch or Budweiser. I really thought I was on the cutting edge of cool. All the while, thinking......how can I drink this beer at the same rate as my beloved Busch beer?

Fast forward to now. Sam Adams tastes like complete CRAP. Compare their beer to the regional craft brews of today....no comparison. I mean, it's not even close. Can high quality, craft beer of today get even better in the next 15 years? I don't see how that could happen, honestly. I think today, we are having the greatest beers ever brewed........all on a shelf near you.

 

[Marplot]

Sam Adams Octoberfest is my go to beer for making beer cheese with. It used to be Sierra Nevada Tumblr but they stopped making that.

 

[cbmmm3]

I remember going to Bells Brewery in the early nineties to drink 'weird beer'. I remember it all being very unique, very different. Very Eccentric.
But I thought Molson Ice at the time was The Beer. Fast forward - there is so much high quality beer being produced by artists - yes artists. The folks
making the wonderful swill are artisans in my eyes. So getting back to Gene's point --can it get better in the next 15 years ? Yes.

 

[user 1679]

From last night, a crowler of Sidetrack Brewing "Intergalactic" IPL (6.2% abv, 52 ibu). Hoppy and smooth, really good beer.

And now, it's Ex Novo "The Darkest Timeline" dark lager (4.5% abv). Nice malty dark lager that's light on the abv.

 

[user 1679]

Into the hoppier stuff now...

Ex Novo "Pacific Southwest" IPA (6.8% abv, 70 ibu). Citra and El Dorado...clear and crisp. Love the can motif - pine trees and cactus....I bought two 4-packs...might need to get more.

Last can of Bow & Arrow "Cactus Flats - El Dorado" NEIPA (7.5% abv). I'm guessing the next in the series should appear soon? Really liking this new glassware too - hand-blown glass, thick and sturdy, easy to grasp. Not cheap but I'm tempted to buy another more unusual one....

 

[GOS]

 

[DuncanS]

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A few of those at 6.8% and I'd be Hazy!

 

[GOS]

A few of those at 6.8% and I'd be Hazy!

No doubt! I Just finished up a Teams meeting, so thought I'd get some nutrition.

 

[GOS]

Into the hoppier stuff now...

Ex Novo "Pacific Southwest" IPA (6.8% abv, 70 ibu). Citra and El Dorado...clear and crisp. Love the can motif - pine trees and cactus....I bought two 4-packs...might need to get more.

Last can of Bow & Arrow "Cactus Flats - El Dorado" NEIPA (7.5% abv). I'm guessing the next in the series should appear soon? Really liking this new glassware too - hand-blown glass, thick and sturdy, easy to grasp. Not cheap but I'm tempted to buy another more unusual one....

I dig that funky beer glass next to your Cactus Flats brew. How cool. Where you get it??

 

[DuncanS]

No doubt! I Just finished up a Teams meeting, so thought I'd get some nutrition.

For post Teams I reckon a 16.8% would be in order!

 

[user 1679]

I dig that funky beer glass next to your Cactus Flats brew. How cool. Where you get it??

I'd love to say I'm not crazy enough to spend $50 on a single glass.....but it is hand-blown, thick and sturdy, and cool...I bought it through "Pretentious Beer Glass" shop on Etsy and have my eyes on one or two other ones. Their shop is temporarily closed as they're so backlogged with orders and need to get caught up....
Formal Ware for Craft Beer Wine Whiskey by PretentiousBeerGlass

 

[Marplot]

yeah it is nice looking but so is the fancy pint glass I use.

 

[user 1679]

yeah it is nice looking but so is the fancy pint glass I use.
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Heh....for Christmas I got Mrs D one that's Hello Kitty "Wonder Woman" motif....she loves it.

 

[user 1679]

Home from another work week...always busy and always just having fun - will be going in tomorrow for 4 or 5 hours too since Mrs D got called in for a shift at the hospital.

First up, a can of "X-IPA v3.2" from local Brew Lab 101. Really good brewer and super nice guy...a home-brew gone pro, won several awards...just the kind of guy you want to see do well, even under the current restrictions.

Then a pour from our keg of Boxing Bear "Headlock Hazy" IPA while I wait for Mrs D to get here with the dinner she's picking up....

 

[cbmmm3]

X-IPA v3.2

well ? How is it ?