Picked up an interesting beer by Dogfish Head- "Robert Johnson's Hellhound Ale." Named after the famous blues musician, it's brewed with lemons as a tribute to another bluesman, Blind Lemon Jefferson. Not something I'd buy normally (sounds like a shandy), I'm a fan of Robert Johnson so I thought it be fun to but Robert Johnson on vinyl and drink a beer named after him.

Yeah, they did the Hellhound on My Ale the first time a year or two back - in celebration of Johnson's 100th birthday, as I recall. A good beer. 11% if I recall correctly. Been awhile since I had some.

John Benbo wrote:

Picked up an interesting beer by Dogfish Head- "Robert Johnson's Hellhound Ale." Named after the famous blues musician, it's brewed with lemons as a tribute to another bluesman, Blind Lemon Jefferson. Not something I'd buy normally (sounds like a shandy), I'm a fan of Robert Johnson so I thought it be fun to but Robert Johnson on vinyl and drink a beer named after him.

Yeah, they did the Hellhound on My Ale the first time a year or two back - in celebration of Johnson's 100th birthday, as I recall. A good beer. 11% if I recall correctly. Been awhile since I had some.

I'll probably wait until it gets a little warmer to have it. Sounds like something that would be good on a hot day. Now for the winter- the other night I had Smuttynose Zinneke- a belgian style stout (made with belgian yeast) aged in bourbon barrels. Very good. It had a nice smooth finish that went very well with the cigar I was smoking.

Ain't nothing more satisfying then a ice cold bottle of Fort Garry Dark.

I think I'll have one right now!

*heard barleywine mentioned thrice and was summoned from his demiplane*

Brooklyn Brewery's Monster Barleywine.

I fished one out of my dad's beer cooler back around xmas.

Didn't look at the label and poured it in a pint glass.

Took it at my normal speed... didn't notice.

Damn.

in the town Wächtersbach, here in my County, there has been a brewery owned by the Lords of Ysenburg-Büdingen since 1578 the "Princely Court-Brewery Wächtersbach"
In 2001 the very broke current Lord sold the brand name to a big company and the brewery was closed.

in january a new brewery was opend by a cooperative of citizens of Wächtersbach, the "Bürgerbräu Wächtersbach" (Peoples Brewery), they will produce high quality, organic beer in the varieties Pils, Kellerbier, Hefeweizen, Doppelbock
It is still hard to get but I am very excited and can't wait to taste it

"Bürgerbräu Wächtersbach" (Peoples Brewery)

Sorry for the correction, but its "Citizen's Brew", rather. "People's Brewery" would be "Volksbrauerei".

Not that it's important.

in the town Wächtersbach, here in my County, there has been a brewery owned by the Lords of Ysenburg-Büdingen since 1578 the "Princely Court-Brewery Wächtersbach"

In 2001 the very broke current Lord sold the brand name to a big company and the brewery was closed.

in january a new brewery was opend by a cooperative of citizens of Wächtersbach, the "Bürgerbräu Wächtersbach" (Peoples Brewery), they will produce high quality, organic beer in the varieties Pils, Kellerbier, Hefeweizen, Doppelbock
It is still hard to get but I am very excited and can't wait to taste it

Mmmm, lords of beer. If I was beer owning lord, that's what I would call it.

I had Harpoon 100 barrel series "Director's Cut" the other night. It is supposed to be a blend between a pale ale and stout. Tastes like a darker pale ale with a slight malty finish. It was ok. I would have rather had either a pale ale or a stout.

Tonight I'm going over to my buddy's house for some gaming. I'm also going to receive three bottles of Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA he picked up for me at a store near his house. That's one I've never had before. Can't wait to try it.

I tried a new one last week which should have a special appeal to Paizonians: 8th Sin black lager from Hop City Brewery

Quite tasty. Unfortunately, it is currently only available on tap.

I recommend that folks in the Toronto area keep an eye out for it.

And, it opens up the possibility of another Runelord!

Finally got around to drinking some of that Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA. Really good beer. Made with maple syrup. A nice 7.5% ABV.

Bought 24 cans of Guinness and 24 bottles of Harp for my next Kingmaker session which happens to fall on St. Patty's day. I used to get Bass but I find I don't really like Bass anymore (than learned that its no longer brewed in England but NY now).

Huzzah! The owner of the beer store I usually shop at has expanded into the space next to his store with a separate store - Bottles, Packs & Growlers!!! He serves food, which means he can bypass the usual Pennsylvania law of only selling by the case. He's got singles, six packs, four packs, you name it!!

After getting a Facebook notification they had opened, I finally got a chance to stop in yesterday. Picked up a 4 pack of 90 Minute IPA, a 4 pack of Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout, and 3 big bottles of Hellhound On My Ale!

Iron Maiden introduces their own beer:

video on maiden page
ironmaidenbeer.com

Blandford Fly made by Badger Beer in Dorset - lovely history to it too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blandford_fly

Bought 24 cans of Guinness and 24 bottles of Harp for my next Kingmaker session which happens to fall on St. Patty's day. I used to get Bass but I find I don't really like Bass anymore (than learned that its no longer brewed in England but NY now).

Huzzah! The owner of the beer store I usually shop at has expanded into the space next to his store with a separate store - Bottles, Packs & Growlers!!! He serves food, which means he can bypass the usual Pennsylvania law of only selling by the case. He's got singles, six packs, four packs, you name it!!

After getting a Facebook notification they had opened, I finally got a chance to stop in yesterday. Picked up a 4 pack of 90 Minute IPA, a 4 pack of Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout, and 3 big bottles of Hellhound On My Ale!

Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout is ace. Good choice.

John Benbo wrote:

Bought 24 cans of Guinness and 24 bottles of Harp for my next Kingmaker session which happens to fall on St. Patty's day. I used to get Bass but I find I don't really like Bass anymore (than learned that its no longer brewed in England but NY now).

** spoiler omitted **

Probably a New England thing, all the radio stations refer to it as St. Patty's.

I remember a couple of years ago, Nike got into trouble for making a Black and Tan sneaker because that's also offensive, though, black and tans (Guinness and Bass) are on the menus of all the English pubs I've been too. So this year, I'm going less offensive with half and halfs (Guinness and Harp).

Just for those who don't get the black and tans reference, the article is accurate enough:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans

And Geraint - the Sammysmiths reference marks ye as someone with a Yorkshire connection.

John Benbo wrote:

Bought 24 cans of Guinness and 24 bottles of Harp for my next Kingmaker session which happens to fall on St. Patty's day. I used to get Bass but I find I don't really like Bass anymore (than learned that its no longer brewed in England but NY now).

** spoiler omitted **

Paddy is also just a name, y'know. It's used pejoratively as a "they're all the same" type reference, but since St Patrick's name actually was Patrick (or more likely Pádraig if you're gaelicizing it), it is perfectly acceptable to say St. Paddy's Day.

St. "Patty's" day is wrong.

here is a helpful guide.

Interestingly, another affectionate sub for Patrick is "Packie" which in New England is also an affectionate name for the local liquor store... So I'll be using St. Packie's from now on.

Just saw this on Kickstarter for those of you that homebrew- it's supposed to help keep the beer fresh longer-
TapIt

Aberzombie wrote:

Huzzah! The owner of the beer store I usually shop at has expanded into the space next to his store with a separate store - Bottles, Packs & Growlers!!! He serves food, which means he can bypass the usual Pennsylvania law of only selling by the case. He's got singles, six packs, four packs, you name it!!

After getting a Facebook notification they had opened, I finally got a chance to stop in yesterday. Picked up a 4 pack of 90 Minute IPA, a 4 pack of Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout, and 3 big bottles of Hellhound On My Ale!

Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout is ace. Good choice.

Yes, it's been on my list of favorites for a good while. I just haven't had any for some time. I even made a homebrew clone once - pain in the ass, but it turned out pretty decent.

Had a bottle of Stone's Vertical Epic last night. Pretty good stuff - dark, but spicy. It was a recommendation from a guy who works for Yards. He was in the bar/store where I've been getting my beer lately. Apparently, this is the last time Stone is brewing this particular beer.

I really hate Landshark.

I'm not a beer drinker myself, but my wife loves Smithwick's and Saranac Blueberry Blonde Ale.

Enjoyed some Hellhound on my Ale last night. I'm paying for it today though....

Enjoyed some Hellhound on my Ale last night. I'm paying for it today though....

I'm still waiting for a nice weekend to enjoy it on my porch with some Robert Johnson playing in the background. I'm beginning to think it will never get warm this year.

GeraintElberion wrote:

John Benbo wrote:

Bought 24 cans of Guinness and 24 bottles of Harp for my next Kingmaker session which happens to fall on St. Patty's day. I used to get Bass but I find I don't really like Bass anymore (than learned that its no longer brewed in England but NY now).

** spoiler omitted **

Probably a New England thing, all the radio stations refer to it as St. Patty's.

I remember a couple of years ago, Nike got into trouble for making a Black and Tan sneaker because that's also offensive, though, black and tans (Guinness and Bass) are on the menus of all the English pubs I've been too. So this year, I'm going less offensive with half and halfs (Guinness and Harp).

Real ones, the ones in England, don't have it.

In fact, I'd never heard of it before now. Probably because I live in a country where a lot of people have heard of the actual Black and Tans and they're about as fun as a very not fun thing.

Sorry, I shouldn't be jumping on stuff in Paizo's second best thread but this is just weird. Who ever came up with that name?

Back to the beer...

Every pub i've been into in the last few months has had some kind of coffee, chocolate or coffee and chocolate flavoured stout for sale.

Has the brewing industry gone mad!

Real ones, the ones in England, don't have it.

In fact, I'd never heard of it before now. Probably because I live in a country where a lot of people have heard of the actual Black and Tans and they're about as fun as a very not fun thing.

Sorry, I shouldn't be jumping on stuff in Paizo's second best thread but this is just weird. Who ever came up with that name?

Probably some Northern Irish unionist who thought he was being clever.

Relevant musical interlude (with a tip of the hat to the Anklebiter).

Yeah, let's keep the political crap out of the beer thread, please.

Last night, we had a spur of the moment dinner at Applebees. It's nice to see they finally started serving Dogfish Head. Had a nice 22 oz 60 Minute IPA. Always welcome.

i don't like to play favorites... but Brother Thelonius, Belgian style dark ale is one I'm glad to know...

I think that's the beauty of this thread. It's evolved into a "let's just mention any beer we enjoy" forum, partly through my own doing.

Enjoyed some Laughing lab last night.

Uno's has Widmer Pitch Black IPA on tap now which makes me very, very, happy.

Nantucket's Grey Lady, good.

Nantucket's Grey Lady, good.

One of my favorite breweries. I worked a couple of summers back in college for my father on Nantucket. After a day's work, we'd go down to the brewery and get a growler of the Whale's Tail Pale Ale.

I was over at my buddy's house yesterday and had some Bear Republic Race 5 IPA. Very not bad.

I'm always impressed with the beers that come out of California. But then I remember this is the state where Sebastian lives......

I had Birds & Bees from a scottish brewery (Williams?) at the weekend. Nice, flavoursome summer ale: bit early for all that but I enjoyed it.

Sunday night drank a bottle of Shipyard's Double Scottish Ale aged in bourbon barrels (seems to be the new thing I'm seeing). At almost 12% alcohol, it tasted closer to hard liquor than beer.

WOOT!! I was able to get three more cases of Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager!!! That's 4 total!!! Should last me a good bit.

Also, Abita had a new beer out - Spring IPA. Picked up a six-pack. I look forward to trying it.

Update: Abita Spring IPA = FAWESOME!

toady is GERMAN BEER DAY here in Germany

many brewerys make special editions for that day, the rules for that are batch size of max. 6000liters and every bottle numbered

me, I drink a Schlappeseppel Kellerbier, naturally clouded, 5.5%
why, because it was the only one in my fridge :-)
but it is quite good

in the town Wächtersbach, here in my County, there has been a brewery owned by the Lords of Ysenburg-Büdingen since 1578 the "Princely Court-Brewery Wächtersbach"

In 2001 the very broke current Lord sold the brand name to a big company and the brewery was closed.

in january a new brewery was opend by a cooperative of citizens of Wächtersbach, the "Bürgerbräu Wächtersbach" (Peoples Brewery), they will produce high quality, organic beer in the varieties Pils, Kellerbier, Hefeweizen, Doppelbock
It is still hard to get but I am very excited and can't wait to taste it

I finally bought the new "Wächtersbacher Bürgerbräu"

I bought Landbier, Pils and strangely: IPA

IPA is complettly unknown here in Germany (I may have drunk some in USA but can't really remember)
The shop assistent was at a loss what an IPA could be, he guessed that it is some mix drink with lemonade and suggested to avoid it - without this thread I would propaply would have.
It does not help that the label of the bottle is a very bright yellowish green

I don't know how a IPA should taste, this one is a bit sourly and tastes slightly lemony
I am not sure if I like it

I keep my hope up for the other two beers

IPA is complettly unknown here in Germany (I may have drunk some in USA but can't really remember)

The shop assistent was at a loss what an IPA could be, he guessed that it is some mix drink with lemonade and suggested to avoid it - without this thread I would propaply would have.
It does not help that the label of the bottle is a very bright yellowish green

I don't know how a IPA should taste, this one is a bit sourly and tastes slightly lemony
I am not sure if I like it

An Imperial Pale Ale is usually very, very hopped. It should have bitter, floral taste and a big floral aroma. It often has the gold-brown color of a pale ale and the same bready finish, though there's been a lot of variation lately (white and black IPAs, etc).

It sounds like what you got was some kind of Shandy, which is actually a European thing that (sadly) has recently come to our shores. Please don't mix beer and soda. At least, don't ask me to drink it. It's funny, if I had to guess I'd say the Americans came up with that, but it wasn't us! We may make beer sugary and carbonated like soda pop, but at least we have the decency not to mix the two outright!

And it may have been the English who dreamt up the IPA, but I think we've improved it. The Black IPA, I believe is an American invention. Apologies if that's untrue.

aeglos wrote:

IPA is complettly unknown here in Germany (I may have drunk some in USA but can't really remember)

The shop assistent was at a loss what an IPA could be, he guessed that it is some mix drink with lemonade and suggested to avoid it - without this thread I would propaply would have.
It does not help that the label of the bottle is a very bright yellowish green

I don't know how a IPA should taste, this one is a bit sourly and tastes slightly lemony
I am not sure if I like it

An Imperial Pale Ale is usually very, very hopped. It should have bitter, floral taste and a big floral aroma. It often has the gold-brown color of a pale ale and the same bready finish, though there's been a lot of variation lately (white and black IPAs, etc).

It sounds like what you got was some kind of Shandy, which is actually a European thing that (sadly) has recently come to our shores. Please don't mix beer and soda. At least, don't ask me to drink it. It's funny, if I had to guess I'd say the Americans came up with that, but it wasn't us! We may make beer sugary and carbonated like soda pop, but at least we have the decency not to mix the two outright!

And it may have been the English who dreamt up the IPA, but I think we've improved it. The Black IPA, I believe is an American invention. Apologies if that's untrue.

no, not a shandy, it is really the first try (that I have heard of) from a german brewery to make an IPA

shandy - beer+lemonade, we call it Radler or Alsterwasser is very popular here in Germany, me personally, I like Schöfferhofer Grapefruit, a yeasty wheat beer (Weißbier) mixed with grapefruit juice, 2% alcohol, great summertime drink if you still got to drive

And it may have been the English who dreamt up the IPA, but I think we've improved it. The Black IPA, I believe is an American invention. Apologies if that's untrue.

IPA = India Pale Ale , originally brewed so the British in India could have access to beer from Blighty.

This past week, I discovered at the local Marriott, Port City Brewing Company's Monumental IPA, which is truly fantastic.

Best part: the Marriott is across the street from my apartment.

Washington DC is the best.

http://www.portcitybrewing.com/beer/monumental-ipa/

Evil Lincoln wrote:

And it may have been the English who dreamt up the IPA, but I think we've improved it. The Black IPA, I believe is an American invention. Apologies if that's untrue.

IPA = India Pale Ale , originally brewed so the British in India could have access to beer from Blighty.

So noted in the quoted post. However, the Black IPA appears to be an american invention.

The New World Porter is a terrific example thereof.

Tonight I shall drink a Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout. I made a clone homebrew of that once. It was a pain in the ass.

Speaking of black IPAs, I just tried Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot at my local drinking establishment this weekend. Very nice!

For the first time tonight, I'm trying a collaboration beer from Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head called Rhizing Bines. It's described as "an East-meets-West Imperial IPA". A nice 8%. Gotta say, once again I'm impressed by these two breweries.