BrewGuru
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User since: Aug 25 2010
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"Goes great with a Chinese Food luncheon special."
"Grabbing a draft pint before a hockey game is a time honored tradition."
"This bottle keeps beer colder than any other means I've seen yet."
"This is a nice red ale from Troegs Brewing Company, with strong hints of cherries, honey, and spices. Perfect this time of year for several reasons,...taste being foremost."
"This is not as dry or "hoppy" as an IPA, though it is made with four types of hops, malts from Maine. A true New England original. It was full bodied and almost unique in taste. This is served at most of the ski slopes in the White Mountain Region."
"Not the exact time of year that you'd see this one, but it kept my Irish blood flowing. Looking forward to March."
"This is a medium weight ale, with are very creamy texture. This is a lot like Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale; seen here on SeeMyDrink."
"This is a really good year for Sam's Octoberfest. Don't forget the chips and dip!"
"This is just-out from Sam Adams! It's made with Italian and French Apples. Smooth and full of flavor."
"This Marzen Style Ale is excellent, though maybe not as good as last year, whereas Sam Adams Octoberfest was lackluster last year, but this year is top notch."
This is one of the standards. A baseline for good beer quality.
Now that you've had the Smuttynose OBD Ale, can you attest that it is superior to Brooklyn Brown?
Brooklyn Brown is good. But I know Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale, and frankly Senator, BB is no Smuttynose!
I like this. It's like the scotch of good beer.
From the people who bring you Dos Equis....Cervesa Tecate! THE Baja beer. Great alternative, when you've tried all things Mexican.
This is really good beer,...year 'round. So many other beers try to be this beer. One of my all time favorite brews.
Allegedly they have an all French apple version that is supposed to be more tart and dry. Looking forward to trying that one.
Genesee Beer is one of the many products coming out of the Rochester, NY brewery. It changed its name a few years back, then was bought out by Labatt and changed back to Genesee. The Cream Ale was the company's most successful product. I haven't seen back on the shelves yet. (Genesee is the east coast producer of the Mike's Lemonade brand) It's like the Schlitz and Narragansett story.
That's a first for me....adding vodka to beer. Sounds like a frat-boy move to me. Any good?
Boy, this stuff is everywhere. I see you opted for the cinnamon-sugar rimmer!
RE your comment on Spaten Oktoberfest: Dry beers like Michelob Dry? Sure! But haven't had one in ~20 yrs. what happened to them? As far as German Oktoberfests go Spaten is great, but my favorite is Paulaner's. Amazing.
I recall you don't like the IPAs... I would say don't be afraid of the Otter Creek Alpine Black IPA, because it's not a hop-monster at all, though it is odd.
I'll be interested to hear what you think about the Woodchuck Granny Smith. As for the Rum in the Caribean Apple, I don't know. It was gift from my brother, and it comes from a trip he took to PR. The bottle says Puerto Rico's Finest (almost sounds like something else) and doesn't have a brand name. I'll add it as a drink and include a shot of the bottle -- it's very good on the rocks, though not my favorite Rum. I'd probably put that as a tie between Appleton Estate V/X and Barbancourt 8 y/o.
BrewGuru, I'd recommend the Flying Dog Raging Bitch, definitely. It's brewed in Maryland, here's some info on the beer itself: http://www.flyingdogales.com/Beer-Anniversary.aspx Enjoy!
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