The Beer Appreciation Thread

[kaidotech]

Seeing as several members here have a vested interested in good beer (IE not piss water; Budweiser, Miller, etc) I thought it would be cool to post up good beers you've had in the past weeks,months, and have a place to talk about them.

I'll start out...



The beer on the left is a great Belgian. Somewhat sweet, high alcohol - but hides it well. Unfortunately it's almost $10 so I don't buy it often, but it's up there with Chimay for me. The one on the right was good, but not memorable enough to take a mental tasting note.

(pardon the borrowed photo but both shots I have of this beer below were at night and came out a bit blury)


Brooklyn Monster Ale happens to be my favorite beer ever. If you like Barley wine, or havent tried this particular style before - I highly recommend it. It's sweet, with a lot of flavors going on at once. It's 10.80% ABV, and you will feel it after two. I've went from sober to drunk after three. It's one of those beers that is so delicious that despite the alcohol content you can drink it easily. It's also not too hoppy if that is something you look for in beer. I've had two other Barley Wines from Real Ale and Sam Adams that were quite hoppy and bitter; but this one almost tastes like dried fruit mixed with caramel. What sucks about it though, is its only available during Winter.

[Dudermagee]

Some beers I remembered to takes pics of before they were gone
















In case you haven't noticed, I like my beers darker than the back of Forest Whitaker's neck.

[Lukey]

appreciate thread

[kaidotech]

Some beers I remembered to takes pics of before they were gone...

In case you haven't noticed, I like my beers darker than the back of Forest Whitaker's neck.

Damn! I'm so jealous. That is the exact style of beer I prefer as well, and I've never seen or heard of half of those beers. The Youngs is a pretty good beer to sip on and is easily available down here. Never tried the banana one though - was a little freaked out by the idea. The only Mekeller I've ever had was a Barley Wine and was the most horrific beer I've ever had... It was just straight bitter. No hop flavor... no flavor at all really. Almost like what alka seltzer tastes like. Havent tried the one you pictured either.

Have you had Convict Oatmeal Stout?

[kaidotech]

appreciate thread

*Fixed. Thanks for spotting that lol. I havent even appreciated any beers yet!

[Khalil]

Everyone knows Natty Ice is where it's at

[Lukey]

*Fixed. Thanks for spotting that lol. I havent even appreciated any beers yet!

wut.

shouldnt it be appreciation thread, thats what i was trying to get at

[kaidotech]

wut.

shouldnt it be appreciation thread, thats what i was trying to get at

Yes... which is why I changed it to "appreciation thread" instead of "appreciate thread" and thanked you...? *confused*

[kaidotech]

Everyone knows Natty Ice is where it's at

Bro, dont even get me started.

[Dudermagee]

Damn! I'm so jealous. That is the exact style of beer I prefer as well, and I've never seen or heard of half of those beers. The Youngs is a pretty good beer to sip on and is easily available down here. Never tried the banana one though - was a little freaked out by the idea. The only Mekeller I've ever had was a Barley Wine and was the most horrific beer I've ever had... It was just straight bitter. No hop flavor... no flavor at all really. Almost like what alka seltzer tastes like. Havent tried the one you pictured either.

Have you had Convict Oatmeal Stout?

We have a couple dope beer re sellers around here. I drink Youngs when I'm being cheap and nothing better is around, if not that then Guinness. The Banana one is good with Youngs, not really that good by itself. The Mekeller is my favorite but its also the most expensive at about 15-18 bucks a pint or so IIRC so I only drink it every now and then. Another awesome one is the Imperial storm trooper stout, but its local and they don't sell it out of state too much. Founders makes great beer if you can find em, but they are rare as fuck in my area. Rogue is always good, and I love the meantime porters and stouts.

There are alot of others I've had but didn't take pics of.

[kaidotech]

Imperial Storm Trooper Stout...? I must find this beer. I've got like 50 pictures of random beers... my friends all think I'm nuts because I'll open a beer, pour it into a glass then set them aside to take a cool picture. Theyre always like "Yep... he's taking a picture of his beer again" haha

[Lukey]

Yes... which is why I changed it to "appreciation thread" instead of "appreciate thread" and thanked you...? *confused*

it still says appreciate on the forum index

[kaidotech]

it still says appreciate on the forum index

Does a mod have to change that? I went back and changed it in my first post under "Title".

[Lukey]

did you go to advanced?

[AMGwheelwhore]

Ive had nearly all those beers the banana bread beer is amazing! Im more of a porter fan myself Breckinridge Vanilla Porter is really good and there is a new company called Scuttlebutt who makes a great porter.