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Post by fjenkins on Jan 16, 2020 15:53:15 GMT
If you ever get to San Francisco, I highly recommend Bare Bottle. Their stuff is amazing and they churn out so much.
A lot of good breweries will go with their usual 3 or 4 standards and put out one or maybe two new ones a year - Bare bottle is constantly putting out stuff and it's all amazing, from the hazies, to sours and stouts.
Outside SF I have to go with Trillium and Tree House in Boston, both amazing.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jan 16, 2020 16:26:53 GMT
Using recency bias as my barometer, The Great Divide in Denver was incredible. Their beers almost all tasted like juice, except their stout which tasted like delicious beer coffee. All of them were just perfectly fresh and clean.
Also, when I was in Denver, I went to the First Draft Tap Room on Larimer St, which had about 40 different microbrews and you go around pouring your own glasses as you wish, no bartenders. Almost all of them were local, but there was one from Long Beach, CA that was hands down the best beer I've ever tasted. In my half drunken state (it was my 40th bday), I forgot to take a picture of the tap to remember its name, but I recall it smelling and tasting like what I imagine sunshine smells/tastes like. Just pure happiness in a glass. Tasty but not so grossly hoppy and heavy. It's not on their current tap list so I can't narrow it down, I just know it's not Ballast, which I also really like but I can get that anywhere.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jan 16, 2020 16:32:35 GMT
I like Anchor, also from Frisco.
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Post by DC-Fan on Jan 16, 2020 17:09:19 GMT
If you ever get to San Francisco, I highly recommend Bare Bottle. Their stuff is amazing and they churn out so much. A lot of good breweries will go with their usual 3 or 4 standards and put out one or maybe two new ones a year - Bare bottle is constantly putting out stuff and it's all amazing, from the hazies, to sours and stouts. Outside SF I have to go with Trillium and Tree House in Boston, both amazing. I don't drink liquor.
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Post by tristramshandy on Jan 16, 2020 17:51:08 GMT
I feel like I drink beer types rather than breweries' offerings outside of San Diego; not sure if I've consumed enough different types from the same brewery to know who I like the most there. But in San Diego, where I can get all of their styles and go to tasting rooms, my favorites would be:
1) Mike Hess 2) Ballast Point 3) Karl Strauss
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jan 16, 2020 18:00:46 GMT
Very timely thread, tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) going into effect. Well done fjenkins!
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Jan 16, 2020 20:57:15 GMT
North Coast Brewery, Fort Bragg CA Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA Alosta Brewing, Covina CA Claremont Craft Ales, Claremont CA
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Post by stickman38 on Jan 16, 2020 21:01:20 GMT
I haven't been drinking that much beer lately but for a while I really enjoyed anything from Boulevard Brewing and FireStone Walker.
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Post by bluerisk on Jan 17, 2020 6:24:35 GMT
If you ever get to San Francisco, I highly recommend Bare Bottle. Their stuff is amazing and they churn out so much. A lot of good breweries will go with their usual 3 or 4 standards and put out one or maybe two new ones a year - Bare bottle is constantly putting out stuff and it's all amazing, from the hazies, to sours and stouts. Outside SF I have to go with Trillium and Tree House in Boston, both amazing. I don't drink liquor. Why?
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Post by bluerisk on Jan 17, 2020 6:27:40 GMT
I never liked the taste of alcohol: bitter and burning, and by now, also for health reasons.
But I have no problem if other drink, as long as the do not drive or conduct other potential dangerous activities while under influence e.g. being drunk.
I would even go that far to consider a deadly DUI car accident as murder.
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Post by fjenkins on Jan 17, 2020 16:10:04 GMT
Using recency bias as my barometer, The Great Divide in Denver was incredible. Their beers almost all tasted like juice, except their stout which tasted like delicious beer coffee. All of them were just perfectly fresh and clean. Also, when I was in Denver, I went to the First Draft Tap Room on Larimer St, which had about 40 different microbrews and you go around pouring your own glasses as you wish, no bartenders. Almost all of them were local, but there was one from Long Beach, CA that was hands down the best beer I've ever tasted. In my half drunken state (it was my 40th bday), I forgot to take a picture of the tap to remember its name, but I recall it smelling and tasting like what I imagine sunshine smells/tastes like. Just pure happiness in a glass. Tasty but not so grossly hoppy and heavy. It's not on their current tap list so I can't narrow it down, I just know it's not Ballast, which I also really like but I can get that anywhere. Now I really want to know what this Long Beach beer is.
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Post by fjenkins on Jan 17, 2020 16:11:10 GMT
I feel like I drink beer types rather than breweries' offerings outside of San Diego; not sure if I've consumed enough different types from the same brewery to know who I like the most there. But in San Diego, where I can get all of their styles and go to tasting rooms, my favorites would be: 1) Mike Hess 2) Ballast Point 3) Karl Strauss I went to Karl Strauss last year, loved it. But Aurora Hoppyalis is one of the best IPAs that exist.
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Post by WullieFort on Jan 17, 2020 16:28:06 GMT
I am a dedicated fan of Doombar, a beer from Sharp's brewery in Cornwall, although only the cask version is brewed there. The bottled version is brewed at Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
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Post by DC-Fan on Jan 18, 2020 1:45:14 GMT
Never had an urge to or a need to drink liquor.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jan 18, 2020 2:02:35 GMT
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Jan 18, 2020 4:51:11 GMT
Molson (Canadian) and the like. Stella and Guinness are as exotic as I'll willingly go. I can't believe anyone actually likes the taste of craft beer. Wheat beers fvck up my stomach and smell like yeasty dough. Fruli is an exception but drinking even a single, small bottle makes my stomach cranky. Hoppy beer is unpalatable. 'Chocolate' infused beers are horrible. I'm almost gagging just thinking about the different 'flavours' I've endured over the years.
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Post by tristramshandy on Jan 18, 2020 8:28:35 GMT
Molson (Canadian) and the like. Stella and Guinness are as exotic as I'll willingly go. I can't believe anyone actually likes the taste of craft beer. Wheat beers fvck up my stomach and smell like yeasty dough. Fruli is an exception but drinking even a single, small bottle makes my stomach cranky. Hoppy beer is unpalatable. 'Chocolate' infused beers are horrible. I'm almost gagging just thinking about the different 'flavours' I've endured over the years. There are craft beers that are just better lagers and pilsners; they aren't hoppy or bitter, just a higher quality of mass produced beers.
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Post by damngumby on Jan 18, 2020 9:24:43 GMT
I can't believe anyone actually likes the taste of craft beer. Wheat beers fvck up my stomach and smell like yeasty dough. Fruli is an exception but drinking even a single, small bottle makes my stomach cranky. Hoppy beer is unpalatable. 'Chocolate' infused beers are horrible. I'm almost gagging just thinking about the different 'flavours' I've endured over the years. "Craft beer" doesn't mean it has to be some sort of exotic, weird flavor. It just means the beer was made in small batches - which usually means higher quality and a better taste. I'm no fan of fruity or flavored beer, but the rise of craft beers and small regional breweries is a great thing. Much better than when I was a kid and our choices were Budweiser, Miller, Schlitz, Narragansett ...
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Post by Zos on Jan 18, 2020 9:50:49 GMT
I am a dedicated fan of Doombar, a beer from Sharp's brewery in Cornwall, although only the cask version is brewed there. The bottled version is brewed at Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire Doombar, like Speckled Hen and many other ales seem to have been weakened in pubs these days, the ABV has been lowered, probably to sell more as a "session" beer rather than a "we've only got an hour, let's hit the high strength beers" beer. Harveys is a decent and pretty consistent Brewery and Youngs should get a special mention for the "Special" and "winter warmer".
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 18, 2020 13:34:25 GMT
I recommend Jameson's brewery in Dublin. They do great tours and you get to sample old whiskey and rums. That's a distillery.
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