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post #691 of 699
11/26/09 at 11:28am
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Trader Joe's 2009 Vintage Ale...

While the last several years have yielded less then tasty results this years is quite different, in fact, it's fantastic. A Belgium style (near black) dark ale, light bodied, with hints of citrus and cocoa, and a medium tan colored head. It pours quite bubbly but mellows out in about 10 minutes. At $4.99 for a 750ml it cannot be beat.

If you live near a TJ's and like Belgium style ales pick up a bottle.
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post #692 of 699
11/26/09 at 11:37am

Some other beers I love:

Pelican Brewery: Scotish Ale
Pelican Brewery: Porter
Stone Brewery: Smoked Porter
Stone Brewery: Arragent Bastard
Stone Brewery: Arragent Bastard Oaked
Stone Brewery: Pale Ale
Firestone DBA
Firestone 31
Blue Moon: Honey Moon
Bare Knuckle Ale
Sam Adams: Chocolate Stout
Sam Adams: Black Lager
Sam Adams: Octoberfest
Kostirer Schwarzbier
La Chouffe
Dragon Lore's Stout


That is all I can think of off the top of my head.... man there are soooo many beers, to little time!!!

 Any chance if I was to send you money, you could hook a fella up with some Dragon's Milk!!!!  I have been soooooo wanting some of this and nobody in my area has it.  I would be forever grateful!!!!!!
 

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Originally Posted by adams82 View Post

Michigan beer all the way... Bell's, Founder's, New Holland, Kuhnhenn, Sherwood... I could go on and on.
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post #693 of 699
9/6/10 at 12:05am
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A couple of weeks ago I attended the Stone Beer Fest in San Marcos, CA. There were 42 breweries attending with 4-6 beers at each. I bought a ticket that got me into a limited tent with some beers that were aged over 8 years. Simply put...FANTASTIC. One of a kind beers that no one will be able to ever have again.

 

This was the fist time I tried some "Sours"as well, one comes to mind called "Supplication". It's brewed by Russian River, you know the guys that make "Pliney the Elder". Well, let me just say, I am hooked. Next year I will attend the Stone Sour Beer Fest as well as this one.

 

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post #694 of 699
11/10/10 at 10:43am
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If any of you fine ale drinkers live near a Karl Strauss you owe it to your taste buds to go and have a pint of their FLAN-DIDDLY-ANDERS RED. 
 

This is one amazing ale. Here's a breif discript from their website...

 

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Our version of a Flanders-style Red Ale is as tart as it is complex. A special lactic fermentation in the brew kettle provides its distinct sour fruit character that comes through in overtures of cherries, pomegranate, and black currants. 

 

Only on tap this month. I picked up a growler yesterday and will be going back for another tomorrow. It is now one of my top 10 favorite ales.

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post #695 of 699
11/25/10 at 7:53pm

A question about storing beer: in my younger days I was told that once a beer was refrigerated, it should not be allowed to come to room temp.  This would produce a beer not in the peek of condition after re-refrigerating.  Anyone else heard of this?  Is it accurate?

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post #696 of 699
11/25/10 at 7:56pm
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As long as it is unopened you are fine, letting refrigerated beer reach room temp and then cooling it back down again will not affect the beer, at least from my experience and it's happened on many, many occasions. But, once opened, it will go flat if refrigerated for a second time.

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post #697 of 699
11/26/10 at 9:50am

Ok, thanks.

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post #698 of 699
11/27/10 at 7:09am
mmm... beer....
500
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post #699 of 699
11/27/10 at 7:20am

Come to Munich! yum.gif - however I am not a beer drinker! eek.gif

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