This. This is beer.
 

Fantastic American stout.

Maine Beer Company

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WOW! What's the ZDDP in that?!?!?
Random new favorite beer of my wife pic: (Don't let the pecan fool you)- this is a NICE beer we had in SC on friday- not available in Virginia. New to us.

Love stouts and that looks to be great stout. In general, the new batches of stouts from various breweries should be ready for the fall...

Vin

first time I had that was out one night with the infamous dueler. Fine beer!

This is probably easier to get and less expensive... damn fine tasty too

They have a very good nut brown ale as well.

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This is beer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot

Not that the other stuff isn't tasty, but really it's "interpretive beer" LOL

^^^^This.

Great times to be a Beer lover.

and a book lover: you'll like this one:

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AHHHHH Stouts
 

Aaron Burnham over at Burnham Performance educated me on the wonders of the varieties of beers, including Stouts.

Here is one that my father and I loved to share. (not to expensive either)

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I will be in Czech Republic soon. They have the best beer I have ever had in my life. I cannot wait !

Today I had a small glass of Carte Blanca...the rest of the quart went into the Ranch style beans I gots in the Dutch oven in the smoker....

You Swells is too hoity toity for me...

Beer in a Burgundy wine glass looks great! Loves me a good Stout.

That one looks good. I'll be brewing my fall beers pretty soon. A vanilla Porter is one of my go to fall beers. I'll be doing a Coconut Caramel Brown Ale and probably a nice Scottish Ale then have my Kolsch on tap for a good generic beer with real flavor.
If you can find one, look into a Dark Hallow by Blue Mountain Brewery in VA. I'm jealous of that beer. I'm going to start experimenting but it's going to be a tough one to recreate. Incredibly balanced Bourbon Barrel aged Imperial Stout.

[QUOTE=Skytrooper;9690296]I will be in Czech Republic
Lucky you, pivo................the only word you need to know. :D

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I love that beer. It's right down the street. My wife is friends with the one of the owners of that place. Next time I see him, I will try to wrench the secret formula from his grasp!! (he says he is looking for a 914 btw...) :D:D:D

One thing that he said which was interesting (which might be common knowledge, but was news to me), is that the explosion of microbreweries in America is not a new thing- that before prohibition, there were microbreweries everywhere. Only in the latter half of the 20th century did the mass production beers take off. I could be off on the timeline, but, in general, things are getting back to the way they used to be. Good time to be a beer drinker.

(edit)- I asked my wife about Dark Hollow and she said he plays with the formulation every year, so it's a moving target. She then reminded me we get a free bottle from him every year at christmas. She said "don't you remember, we got two bottles?!?!"
I said.... "Uh... no...."
Must be good stuff!

I have a 12 pack of those in my beer fridge. Cannot beat a good cheap beer with low alcohol content on a hot day working outside.

It is my go to for the beach, boat or around the yard.

When I settle down and want to really relax, I prefer something heavy hitting that is going to make me want to stop after 2 beers.

Coors light? I can drink 5 of those and not even feel them.


When you can find this stout, it is a very good stout. Just be careful, ABV is stated at 18% but can be as much as 20% or more. One or two of these and good night.

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Dad and my Brothers were up at the Lake and we decided to have good old regular Coors. Hadn't had one in a long while. It was the end of an everyone caught their limit and hot as heck day. Funny how that beer tasted so darn good!

You are a man of much wisdom.

I doan get drunk or even goodly buzzed.
Curs lite is safe ;)

Last time I tasted anything stronger than lite beer was when jim bob has some really 'spensive ta-kill-ya at the ventura Porsche show and talked me into taking a sip.

He said the bottle were a hundred dollars worth.
I said it didn't taste like it.
He said that's why it's 'spensive.

Hadta be 10 or 15 years ago.

Dogfish is near me. They used to have a beer called 'lawnmower beer'. Light pilsner type. Not sure if they still do. Not a fan of the hoppy stuff myself.


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Until I can get a living culture unpasteurized beer, there is no REAL ale.

I actually rate the Dark Hallow slightly above the DogFish Head WWS. The primary reason is the DH has a slightly lower ABV which makes is a smoother beer if you want to enjoy one now. If you drink an older WWS, then I give it the edge over the DH. I recently had a 10 year old WWS (yes... 10 years old) that was FANTASTIC.

Have your wife tell them a home brewer in Ohio said "Don't mess with perfection!"
The funny thing about that beer is it's very temperature sensitive. I bought 4 750ml bottles while in VA visiting my brother. We let one get a bit cold and some of the complexity was lost. The next one we hit the right temp on and it was as good as what we had on tap at the Capital Ale House in Fredericksburg.
The grains for that beer wouldn't be hard to hit as most stouts have the same basic grains. The hop schedule and the yeast variety are where it's really at. You can play with fermentation temps as well as the length of time in primary and secondary fermentation to affect the flavor profile as well. That's where the fun comes in home brewing.

I was able to get my hands on a few, I was very lucky. One I drank right off and it was OK.

The others were aged over a 3 - 4 year period and each one was better than the last.

I would have laughed at you 5 years ago if you told me you could age a stout.

I have 8 Dogfishhead 120 Minute IPA's being stored now.

If you haven't yet, check out the Goose Island "Bourbon County" Stouts.

Aside from Guiness which is my go-to (and avatar over there on the left), Anderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout is one of my favorites that I've had a few times

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The WWS has a bit of an alcohol burn if you drink them fresh. They mellow over time and become a much more balanced beer. Probably why I like the Dark Hallow so much, it has all the things I like about the WWS without the waiting. I'm into instant gratification. :D

The last time I tried a Guiness stout, I had bought a 6 pack thinking it would be a wonderful beer. After the first swig, I actually spit it out, and gave the other 5 to a freind of mine. I'm not a beer snob who needs the latest IPA offering, Craft, or Wheat Summer Ale. For the little amount I drink, just give me a tall Bud Light in a frosted glass, bought cheap, can drink more than one, and no headache in the morning.

i think they title of thread should have been.

Beer, this is A beer.

there simply is too many to name, with too many taste to satisfy to call a clear cut winner. i dont even try anymore, and i dont listen to anyone that tells me this is "the one" this may me "the one" for them..i agree. but honestly, i bet dollars to donuts even that will change.