What beer, ale, or similar are you drinking?
Dec 12, 2014, 11:21 am
#2716
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I will always have a nice pack of Stella in my fridge no matter what.
Always nice after a long day.
Always nice after a long day.
Dec 12, 2014, 12:49 pm
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It doesn't have the same place in my heart and life that beer does, but I've been known to order a mixed case of craft root beers on-line to try something different. There was a chain of restaurants called Hops that brewed a root beer in house that I thought was the best I'd ever tasted. I think Abita is close to that.
Footnote: I used to have lunch at Hops with my boss, otherwise I'd have been ordering beer.
Footnote: I used to have lunch at Hops with my boss, otherwise I'd have been ordering beer.
Dec 12, 2014, 1:12 pm
#2718
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I have a Stone Enjoy By 12-26-2014 waiting for me when I get home.
Dec 12, 2014, 2:09 pm
#2719
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Hey that's fun. If you can find some, Saranac Root Beer was always my favorite. A treat every year when we'd go to Cooperstown.
Dec 12, 2014, 3:33 pm
#2720
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I have nothing in the fridge right now... well i think my dad bought some stouts 
random question- does anyone have any suggestions for a beer that some one who likes fruity flavors could drink? trying to get the GF to try it once but i feel that will be better for her.
she likes wine, specifically whites... :P
random question- does anyone have any suggestions for a beer that some one who likes fruity flavors could drink? trying to get the GF to try it once but i feel that will be better for her.
she likes wine, specifically whites... :P
Dec 12, 2014, 3:40 pm
#2721
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I have nothing in the fridge right now... well i think my dad bought some stouts
random question- does anyone have any suggestions for a beer that some one who likes fruity flavors could drink? trying to get the GF to try it once but i feel that will be better for her.
she likes wine, specifically whites... :P
random question- does anyone have any suggestions for a beer that some one who likes fruity flavors could drink? trying to get the GF to try it once but i feel that will be better for her.
she likes wine, specifically whites... :P
Dec 12, 2014, 3:50 pm
#2722
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Dec 12, 2014, 6:39 pm
#2723
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I was pouring Belgians once at a festival and couples would come up to the table. The girlfriend/wife would often say, "Nothing for me; I don't like beer." One sip of a good Belgian fruit beer would generally convince her to have one. Then by the end of the evening, she'd come up and say in a slurred voice, "I never realized it, but I do like beer!"
Sam Adams, no, IMO. Poor imitation. Some kind of chemical for the flavor.
Dec 13, 2014, 2:00 pm
#2724
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Susquehanna Brewing Company HopFive IPA
Dec 13, 2014, 3:05 pm
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How about a shandy? Another that comes to mind is Abita Purple Haze. Sweetwater Blue if you're in the Southeastern US or can get someone to ship you some.
Brewery websites indicate that Abita is available to you, Sweetwater is not.
Brewery websites indicate that Abita is available to you, Sweetwater is not.
Last edited by BamaVol; Dec 15, 2014 at 9:14 am
Dec 13, 2014, 11:13 pm
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Not my fridge, but the ice bucket from earlier today: Red Stripe!
-J.
-J.
Dec 14, 2014, 8:26 am
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In my fridge until last night was a recapped Miller High Life bottle containing BamaVol Jr#3's latest homebrew with an uncap date of 12/11. I poured it into a Sam Adams glass. Medium gold in color, short head, slight lacing, hoppy and bitter as all get-out. I savored it between bites of a homemade salami-pastrami sub. He has aspirations to go work for one of the Asheville craft breweries and I believe he may have the talent and passion to do alright there. Well done, son.
Dec 14, 2014, 8:48 am
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In my fridge until last night was a recapped Miller High Life bottle containing BamaVol Jr#3's latest homebrew with an uncap date of 12/11. I poured it into a Sam Adams glass. Medium gold in color, short head, slight lacing, hoppy and bitter as all get-out. I savored it between bites of a homemade salami-pastrami sub. He has aspirations to go work for one of the Asheville craft breweries and I believe he may have the talent and passion to do alright there. Well done, son.
Dec 15, 2014, 7:35 am
#2729
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I have nothing in the fridge right now... well i think my dad bought some stouts
random question- does anyone have any suggestions for a beer that some one who likes fruity flavors could drink? trying to get the GF to try it once but i feel that will be better for her.
she likes wine, specifically whites... :P
random question- does anyone have any suggestions for a beer that some one who likes fruity flavors could drink? trying to get the GF to try it once but i feel that will be better for her.
she likes wine, specifically whites... :P
Dec 15, 2014, 9:13 am
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Another possibility for people who prefer sweeter and fruitier fermented beverages: mead, which is essentially beer made from honey and then (I think) diluted.
Many meaderies are experimenting with fruit and other flavors like chocolate and mint. Wild Blossom in Chicago makes a fantastic cranberry mead IMO.
Many meaderies are experimenting with fruit and other flavors like chocolate and mint. Wild Blossom in Chicago makes a fantastic cranberry mead IMO.