Any Craft Beer , Beer Geeks in here ?

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  • webdevsoup
    webdevsoup Posts: 384 Member
    A friend of mine got me 8 bottles of Pliny the Elder. A long time dream of mine to try. I have had a couple but I am trying hard not to drink them, they set my progress back a bit every time! lol

    8 Bottles?!?!?!?!?!?!? You lucky, LUCKY dog! I'm officially jealous. I'm yet to have Pliny.
  • 79Carms
    79Carms Posts: 2
    I love my stout!! :-)
  • msimm29
    msimm29 Posts: 5
    A friend of mine got me 8 bottles of Pliny the Elder. A long time dream of mine to try. I have had a couple but I am trying hard not to drink them, they set my progress back a bit every time! lol

    8 Bottles?!?!?!?!?!?!? You lucky, LUCKY dog! I'm officially jealous. I'm yet to have Pliny.

    http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii196/SK360_PGH/SWTank/82069AAB-B9DE-4B75-BC36-2453FDA76295-37554-00000E7A3E3FA858.jpg

    Had them smuggled from Cali... lol
  • exacerbe
    exacerbe Posts: 447 Member
    Mmmm craft beer. My entire bottom shelf of my fridge is all beer.... everything from Firestone's 16th Anniversary to Deschutes Abyss to Saint Arnold's Divine Reserves... more of an aging beer hobby than drinking. But I do drink a fair amount.
  • esjaygee
    esjaygee Posts: 148 Member
    I love craft beer and it's perhaps my biggest hobby. I take a lot of day-trips and extended weekend trips just to try new beers I haven't had before - especially to Beer City, USA Grand Rapids, MI and Madison, WI. I'm a hophead and prefer IPAs and double IPAs but enjoy trying everything. I really like experimental brews (aka Rhubarb Stout, Peanut Butter Porter, Spruce Tipped IPA, etc) and spend way too much money chasing around all the one-offs put out by the Midwestern Breweries.

    Just in case anyone is interested - there is a craft beer group on MFP. Feel free to join.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/11910-craft-beer-and-home-brewing
  • TeamEdwardJenn
    TeamEdwardJenn Posts: 400 Member
    My hubby is the big beer geek of the family. He cellers beer , and goes bananas for a brews lol. We do alot of beerventures which are super fun. He also is has over a grand or so in beer glasses. Its our hobby :)

    He wants to get his cisarone licence at somepoint
  • olDave
    olDave Posts: 557 Member
    I like stouts, porters and IPAs myself. However I would never criticize other people's tastes. It's SIMPLY a matter of personal preference. Variety in tastes is a good thing. Otherwise, I might not be able to find beer at all.:smile:
  • esjaygee
    esjaygee Posts: 148 Member
    My hubby is the big beer geek of the family. He cellers beer , and goes bananas for a brews lol. We do alot of beerventures which are super fun. He also is has over a grand or so in beer glasses. Its our hobby :)

    He wants to get his cisarone licence at somepoint

    Nice collection! I have a pint glass collection that's growing out of control - I buy one from every brewpub/brewery I visit. I just took all of my Michigan glasses from the cupboard and lined the perimeter shelf of my condo with them to make room in my cupboard for all the ones I have. And now I just got 16 new pint glasses (and four growlers) for attending Milwaukee Beer Week events I have no idea what to do with lol.

    I cellar beer too, mainly because I buy more than I can drink.
  • tobyhurst
    tobyhurst Posts: 13 Member
    I love IPA, Stouts and Porters. Cigar City in Tampa produces dozens of amazing brews.

    Would anyone be interested in doing some trades? I'm looking for Founders/3 Floyds stuff.
  • tattygun
    tattygun Posts: 447 Member
    Some great IPA's from the states, love Goose Island

    UK is awash with awesome ale's, it's one of the few things will still do really well!
  • esjaygee
    esjaygee Posts: 148 Member
    I love IPA, Stouts and Porters. Cigar City in Tampa produces dozens of amazing brews.

    Would anyone be interested in doing some trades? I'm looking for Founders/3 Floyds stuff.

    I'd be interested in trading. I have access to most of the Founders and Three Floyds stuff and I'd love to try Cigar City and other tasty beers that aren't distributed in the Midwest.
  • kennie2
    kennie2 Posts: 1,170 Member
    i went to a beer festival once....
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    ...and drank cider
    beer is :sick:
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    i love all beer but i drink the crap domestics most often because they are 99 calories compared to 200+ in the "good beer".
  • Cpt_Kirk_2013
    Cpt_Kirk_2013 Posts: 27 Member
    Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale all the way!
  • raiderrodney
    raiderrodney Posts: 617 Member
    I live just outside Asheville (Beer City USA) and have many great local options :)

    Highland
    Pisgah
    LAB
    French Broad
    Wedge
    Green Man
    Asheville Brewing

    Sierra Nevada and New Belgian are also opening new breweries in the next few years!

    I honestly love so many it's hard to pick a favorite...maybe Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale?
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    I've become more of a beer snob, the older I've gotten. I prefer porters, brown ales, scotch ales/wee heavies, and Vienna-style lagers that are more roasty and malty than hoppy, but I'll try and find something I like in most styles darker than a pilsner.

    I also have a standing agreement with friends that, should they ever see me drinking a certain frothy yellow liquid advertised by large horses, they're allowed to stage an intervention or straight-up kidnap me into a rehab center. :tongue:
  • underwater77
    underwater77 Posts: 331 Member
    I love a good IPA, but I had a fantastic beer here last weekend called Marble Red out of Albuquerque. I have a brewery across the street from my house which changes its taps every 2 weeks or so. They also have rotating taps - rotating IPAs, rotating Epics, and rotating local taps. I am in love with this place, but I can take down 1200 calories in one afternoon on the patio there in beverages alone.
  • bluetrumpet01
    bluetrumpet01 Posts: 131 Member
    Mmmm beer ...

    I keep a mini fridge (thats not so mini) stocked with craft beer. Usually there's at least 40 in there of all different varieties. I used to be a huge porters and stouts guy until a very bad dogfish head night. Now I'm more partial to witbiers, brown and pale ales.

    Favorite brew: Stone Arrogant *kitten*

    Favorite breweries:

    Sierra Nevada
    Terrapin
    Lost Coast
    Stone

    Least favorite beer ever:

    Key West Sunset Ale

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  • BlackStarDeceiver
    BlackStarDeceiver Posts: 590 Member
    I love dark stout beers.
  • Altruista75
    Altruista75 Posts: 409 Member
    I'm a stout lover as well!! Young's Double Chocolate Stout or Left Hand Milk Stout are 2 of my favs...along with a good ol' Guinness as well!!!
  • ChefTJP
    ChefTJP Posts: 108 Member
    how about heady topper?
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
    yummm love beer. I just moved (well, at this point it's been about a month and a half or so already) up to the St. Pete area here in FL, and there are a ton of little local breweries in the area! Especially in Dunedin - I haven't had the chance yet to stumble in and try many of them, but of those I have tried (and remember...) they were delish and the atmosphere was great! I also have yet to meet a Belgian beer I dislike.

    i'm ashamed to admit that although i'm of Irish descent, I cannot stomach the taste of a Guinness :embarassed:
  • crossfit_lover
    crossfit_lover Posts: 230 Member
    Thoroughly enjoy Craft but not a fan of IPA's or Hef, prefer Ales, Porters along with Ginger & Hard Cider. Always looking to support local brews in the cities I find myself as I travel often for business.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    yummm love beer. I just moved (well, at this point it's been about a month and a half or so already) up to the St. Pete area here in FL, and there are a ton of little local breweries in the area! Especially in Dunedin - I haven't had the chance yet to stumble in and try many of them, but of those I have tried (and remember...) they were delish and the atmosphere was great! I also have yet to meet a Belgian beer I dislike.

    i'm ashamed to admit that although i'm of Irish descent, I cannot stomach the taste of a Guinness :embarassed:
    How do you feel about Harp, or Smithwick's?
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
    yummm love beer. I just moved (well, at this point it's been about a month and a half or so already) up to the St. Pete area here in FL, and there are a ton of little local breweries in the area! Especially in Dunedin - I haven't had the chance yet to stumble in and try many of them, but of those I have tried (and remember...) they were delish and the atmosphere was great! I also have yet to meet a Belgian beer I dislike.

    i'm ashamed to admit that although i'm of Irish descent, I cannot stomach the taste of a Guinness :embarassed:
    How do you feel about Harp, or Smithwick's?

    both of those, I do enjoy :drinker:
  • javajunco
    javajunco Posts: 81
    My go-to beer is Red Hook ESB, but my favorite is BlueBird Bitter. Also love Fuller's ESB. Regular old Pale Ale's for me, if there is nothing Bitter on tap. I really don't like hoppy, wheaty, or sweet. Can't really stand flavored beers. Love to try new/regional beers when traveling.
  • bluetrumpet01
    bluetrumpet01 Posts: 131 Member
    yummm love beer. I just moved (well, at this point it's been about a month and a half or so already) up to the St. Pete area here in FL, and there are a ton of little local breweries in the area! Especially in Dunedin - I haven't had the chance yet to stumble in and try many of them, but of those I have tried (and remember...) they were delish and the atmosphere was great! I also have yet to meet a Belgian beer I dislike.

    i'm ashamed to admit that although i'm of Irish descent, I cannot stomach the taste of a Guinness :embarassed:

    It's ok, we're not judging :) Guiness has surprisingly little flavor for it's really heavy body
  • FireballStrike
    FireballStrike Posts: 85 Member
    Phoenix has become somewhat of a delicious hamlet of craft breweries. SanTan, SunUp and Sleepy Dog have mouth watering IPAs. American Craft Brew week approaches, May 13-19!

    My all time favorite, cannot get enough of beer is Deschutes White IPA, Chainbreaker. So. Good. Thank the heavens it's now an all year round brew.
  • TeamEdwardJenn
    TeamEdwardJenn Posts: 400 Member
    Great, now I'm thinking about beer at 7 am! :drinker:

    I love all kinds of full flavored craft beers. My favorites are the IPAs and belgians, porters and stouts when I'm in the mood. I like the taste of the higher abv ales. A few favs are Bell's Hopslam IPA and Tripel Karmeliet belgian. I am constatly trying what new on tap at my favorite brewpub though. FYI, American Craft Beer Week is May 13-19 :happy:


    Aww i know the feeling :)
    And I cant wait for ACBW
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    Another home brewer. I like the gamet. Peter in the colder months and ambers in the warm. I like apple cider infused beers right now the most, they became my favorite over the fall.

    Cheers :drinker:

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