Best New Beer You've Tried Recently?

[kweetech]

Hey Matt, is that new/larger brewery done yet? This **** is delicious!

not yet...a little behind schedule I think....but soon I hope.

[pat_ernzen]

I've been to Ale Asylum twice (and have drank a number of their beers from bottles), but I don't believe I've ever had their Bedlam. Have been wanting to, though. Hoping to make it out there again this fall.

Currently drinking another Ruination 10th. Good stuff.

[leitmotif]

I'm in Austin right now and have the chance to try all these new awesome breweries but for some reason I'm on an old fashioned kick. And it's Belgium independence day!

[Yo_Delprad]

I'm in Maine for the weekend and picked up a Smuttynose Brewing Variety Pack of it I have only had the Robust Porter and man is it "Robust" holy dark

[pat_ernzen]

Yesterday was:
Stone Ruination 10th
Stone Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla Bean
Deschutes The Abyss (2007)
Oud Beersel Oude Geuze (2008)
Harveys Imperial Stout (2001)

And I may be setting up a pretty crazy trade. Have some rarer stuff I'll be sending him, but seriously impressed/surprised by his offerings.

[phingding]

Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #4 (Citra/Galaxy DIPA)



also:

[pat_ernzen]

HF is a brewery I'd really like to try. Have heard nothing but great things.

Drinking some Palate Wrecker. First time having it on tap and while i still like it, I'm just thinking about how much more in like Ruination 10th...

[Symphony]

Best beer from Bosnia.

[1.8Tquattro]

[rdubVr6]

Bitter American is good! if you can find Allies Win the War that is another good pick-up i've gotten from 21st

[Allen416]

Went to santa barbara brewery on vaca and had cry baby ipa. god damn[img]http://www.**********/ht7.jpg[/img][img]http://www.**********/jh88.jpg[/img][img]http://www.**********/dh6.jpg[/img][img]http://www.**********/ht3.jpg[/img]

[leitmotif]

Went to santa barbara brewery on vaca and had cry baby ipa. god damn[img]http://www.**********/ht7.jpg[/img][img]http://www.**********/jh88.jpg[/img][img]http://www.**********/dh6.jpg[/img][img]http://www.**********/ht3.jpg[/img]

Sb brew house or sb brewing co? Next time drive a few minutes to Goleta and hit up Hollister brewing. Some of the best beers I've ever had.

[thebestever]

had the scrumtrulescent saison by new england brewing company at dinner last night. it was so delightfully light and fresh. i should have gotten a second glass.

[pat_ernzen]

Only IPA I have in the fridge is a few bottles of 120 Minute. Not really what I want to drink for IPA Day. :/ Might need to do a little shopping...

[kweetech]

just had a Great Lakes Erie monster, and an Ale Asylum Hopalicious...good choices for the day

[pat_ernzen]

I THINK I've had Hopalicious, but I can't say for sure. :S I've had a decent number of Ale Asylum brews, just don't remember if that was one of them or not. Don't know that I've had any Great Lakes beers. Don't think I have. But Edmund Fitzgerald is on my "to drink" list. Wouldn't mind some of others, too.

Didn't drink a 120 Minute, but drank my 100th+ ounce of Ruination 10th instead, haha. Has definitely faded pretty quickly, though, unfortunately.

[jollyrodgers]

finally got a bottle of 120 minute. although i probably overpaid for it, it was on my list of beers i need to try(i paid $10 for the single bottle).

also got a sample pack from tommy knockers, and so far those have been pretty good.

[pat_ernzen]

$10 isn't much more than the cheapest you'll find 120 Minute. It's like $8.50 bare minimum and I've paid more than $10 (regrettably). I had a bottle of it the other night (9-12mo of age on it) but unfortunately don't really remember it at all, haha... Ugh...

[Heathcliff Huxtable]

got a bunch of nice bottles in a trade with a buddy. included a case of 2012 batch new holland black tulip. just as tasty as i remember. delicious.

did not like the new holland black saison. too much of a jager taste/

[nittodub]

Innis & Gunn Rum Cask

Appearance: Dark amber with tan head.

Smell: Strong malt toffee smell with notes of oak, and fruit.

Taste: Very Sweet and malty with notes of spiced fruit and rum.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and VERY smooth with light carbonation.

Drinkability: Its a sipper.

7.4% alc / vol

[Shawn O]

Surly Syx. 15% ABV.

Had four bottles and down to only two already. Got "lucky" and found one today at a liquor store for $26.99.

[Assle]

Incredibly sour. I thought the liquor store employee was kidding when he said it is likely the most sour thing you've ever had in your mouth... but no, spot on

$6 a bottle isn't bad at all.

[adrew]

This is pretty good. Tastes like their Bombshell Blonde with cloves and spices in it.

[pat_ernzen]

Incredibly sour. I thought the liquor store employee was kidding when he said it is likely the most sour thing you've ever had in your mouth... but no, spot on
$6 a bottle isn't bad at all.

I want it. And that's definitely not too bad of a price, compared to many. Don't know that it sees distribution in AZ, though. I've certainly never seen it. Nice photo, btw.

[Assle]

Photo isn't mine but next time I drive through AZ (Spring of 2013), I'll be sure to try to remember to bring some with me. IIRC, the local chain liquor store has them in single or 6-pack.

[Shawn O]

Newer MN brewery north of Duluth on the shores of Lake Superior (Knife River, MN).

Outstanding beer!

[Basscase]

Cross post from the "most recent purchase" thread...

In search of a new IPA...

Well, while I had an enjoyable time drinking an entire six pack of 5 different DELICIOUS IPAs (6.8-7.5%) to myself, I'm sad (?) to say I have not found a new fallback replacement to my Ninkasi Total Domination.

My #1 out of the 5 was the Rumble IPA by Great Divide Brewing, followed by the Firestone Brewing Union Jack.

[leitmotif]

Incredibly sour. I thought the liquor store employee was kidding when he said it is likely the most sour thing you've ever had in your mouth... but no, spot on

$6 a bottle isn't bad at all.

One of my favorite sours! And readily available in TX which is a rare thing.

This is pretty good. Tastes like their Bombshell Blonde with cloves and spices in it.

Walloon is a great summer beer and based on a style from Belgium that isn't really brewed too often anymore. Southern Star makes some decent beers. Love the cans.

[Heathcliff Huxtable]

been going against my no fruit beer policy and have been trying beers with my wife. strawberry, apricot, and apple samuel smiths, angry orchard crisp apple and ginger apple, and wittekerke rose. not my favorite, but surprisingly drinkable.

got a cse of the 2012 batch of new holland black tulip. just as tasty as i remember.

starting a 6er of abita punkn. delicious

i got a bunch of beer in trade i'll take pics and post shortly.

[pat_ernzen]

i got a bunch of beer in trade i'll take pics and post shortly.

Please do. Always enjoy seeing people's hauls for some reason.

[kweetech]

Steel Toe Brewing SIze 7 IPA - great NW style IPA from MN. One of the better MN beers I've had.

Beerfest was last weekend..Highlights were FatHeads HEadhunter IPA (of course), all the beers I had from Bluegrass Brewing, the IPA and DIPA from Piece in Chicago.

[Heathcliff Huxtable]

Steel Toe Brewing SIze 7 IPA - great NW style IPA from MN. One of the better MN beers I've had.

Beerfest was last weekend..Highlights were FatHeads HEadhunter IPA (of course), all the beers I had from Bluegrass Brewing, the IPA and DIPA from Piece in Chicago.

i loved fatheads head trip but for some reason they stopped brewing it a few years ago . we have a local fatheads. great sammiches

[rdubVr6]

i was brewing a pumpkin ale last night and i needed a pumpkin ale to drink while in the process so i picked this up:


one of the best pumpkin ale's have ever had

[Beersix]

I tried this one on my last trip to South America. Good stuff

[jollyrodgers]

Im stoked for pumpkin beer!