What beer, ale, or similar are you drinking?
Jul 3, 2019, 7:28 pm
#5446
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(1) Fall River Brewing Hexagenia IPA. First alcohol in 7.5 months. Heaven.
Jul 8, 2019, 6:18 am
#5447
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You want yech? You should try alcohol-free wine. It's basically a really half-donkey'd effort of making grape juice.
In Sweden, the BAC limit is 0.02 and the first offense is a massive fine and one-year suspension of your driver's license. Since I was driving, I had to stick with alcohol-free beers. This one from Brooklyn Brewery was actually nice.
Jul 8, 2019, 8:54 am
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Maybe they added a lot of sugar or simple syrup. The sangria we make at home (and the ones I had in Barcelona) is certainly not what I would call sweet.
You want yech? You should try alcohol-free wine. It's basically a really half-donkey'd effort of making grape juice.
In Sweden, the BAC limit is 0.02 and the first offense is a massive fine and one-year suspension of your driver's license. Since I was driving, I had to stick with alcohol-free beers. This one from Brooklyn Brewery was actually nice.
You want yech? You should try alcohol-free wine. It's basically a really half-donkey'd effort of making grape juice.
In Sweden, the BAC limit is 0.02 and the first offense is a massive fine and one-year suspension of your driver's license. Since I was driving, I had to stick with alcohol-free beers. This one from Brooklyn Brewery was actually nice.
Jul 8, 2019, 10:04 am
#5449
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I'd rather drink 1/2 pint of a good beer than a full pint of some lite, low-calorie, low-alcohol beer - about the same calories but a lot more taste.
Jul 8, 2019, 10:08 am
#5450
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Good Sangria is wonderful. The stuff bought at the store and/or served at many places is simply a alcoholic version of fruit punch.
Like making good bread, it's easy to make a good Sangria and control the sweetness of it yourself. Some descent wine (red or white), some brandy and a sweet liquor, some juicy fruit and maybe be some added sugar to taste. Let it age a few days, and you are ready. There are a zillion recipes on the Internet.
Like making good bread, it's easy to make a good Sangria and control the sweetness of it yourself. Some descent wine (red or white), some brandy and a sweet liquor, some juicy fruit and maybe be some added sugar to taste. Let it age a few days, and you are ready. There are a zillion recipes on the Internet.
Jul 8, 2019, 10:09 am
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Along with a multitude of beers I did enjoy yesterday, I had one of the most putrid brews I've ever encountered. The Drongo Half Sour from Clown Shoes - a sour IPA. It just has wrong written all over it.
Jul 8, 2019, 10:18 am
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Personally, I am about done with IPA's. They are becoming like Merlot was in the 90's and early 2000's - to many brands of to low quality. I have been trying to find the Sam Adams summer collection with no IPA's but so far no luck. Instead I am buying beer by the six pack at Trader Joes where the prices are still reasonable for a good mass produced bottled beer. and I can skip the IPA's. Or I hit my local craft brewers. I wish more of them sold in 12 oz bottles.
Jul 8, 2019, 2:53 pm
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Personally, I am about done with IPA's. They are becoming like Merlot was in the 90's and early 2000's - to many brands of to low quality. I have been trying to find the Sam Adams summer collection with no IPA's but so far no luck. Instead I am buying beer by the six pack at Trader Joes where the prices are still reasonable for a good mass produced bottled beer. and I can skip the IPA's. Or I hit my local craft brewers. I wish more of them sold in 12 oz bottles.
Jul 9, 2019, 9:16 am
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Personally, I am about done with IPA's. They are becoming like Merlot was in the 90's and early 2000's - to many brands of to low quality. I have been trying to find the Sam Adams summer collection with no IPA's but so far no luck. Instead I am buying beer by the six pack at Trader Joes where the prices are still reasonable for a good mass produced bottled beer. and I can skip the IPA's. Or I hit my local craft brewers. I wish more of them sold in 12 oz bottles.
Find myself sticking to a few favorites.
Jul 9, 2019, 2:38 pm
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Personally, I am about done with IPA's. They are becoming like Merlot was in the 90's and early 2000's - to many brands of to low quality. I have been trying to find the Sam Adams summer collection with no IPA's but so far no luck. Instead I am buying beer by the six pack at Trader Joes where the prices are still reasonable for a good mass produced bottled beer. and I can skip the IPA's. Or I hit my local craft brewers. I wish more of them sold in 12 oz bottles.
Jul 9, 2019, 3:14 pm
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pbiflyer, there are a few breweries out that that do make a variety of IPAs and they're all a little different and still all good. Ninkasi, out in Eugene was one. I feel like when we visited the brewery taproom, something like 7 out of 10 taps were an IPA and there were noticeable taste differences. But even with the different hops out there, most breweries probably shouldn't attempt more than 2 or 3.
Jul 9, 2019, 7:04 pm
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On my recent vacation, I sampled a lot of pilsners and only one or two IPAs, simply because I questioned if the IPAs would be good.
Jul 10, 2019, 8:04 am
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Jul 10, 2019, 10:11 am
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Jul 10, 2019, 2:18 pm
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Since I've had difficulties finding it at home, I've been enjoying a decent amount of Innis & Gunn Bourbon Barrel and Rum Barrel beers. They also have a very clever non-alcoholic pale ale called Innis & None. 
I've also been sampling a plethora of Czech beers not named Pilsner Urquell or Staropramen.
I've also been sampling a plethora of Czech beers not named Pilsner Urquell or Staropramen.
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