Best New Beer You've Tried Recently?

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Just got a 6-pack of this at Spec's for $7. Pretty solid.


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Holy Balls! They can this now?!?!?! I love that friggin beer. It was my perfect TX summer beer. I wasn't the biggest Weedwacker fan so I opted for Hans.

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This was in the past 3 months or so.

Please drink this out of a snifter or tulip next time or even a wine glass. You'll thank me later.

[reticulan]

Please drink this out of a snifter or tulip next time or even a wine glass. You'll thank me later.

I have both, but they were dirty because we had just used them for Dogfish Head Bitches Brew.

I need to get another set of glasses though. They get broken too easily towards the end of the night.

[Laser04]

Please drink this out of a snifter or tulip next time or even a wine glass. You'll thank me later.

I drank this straight from the bottle....

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I drank this straight from the bottle....

You hear that? That is the baby Jesus crying.

[adrew]

Holy Balls! They can this now?!?!?! I love that friggin beer. It was my perfect TX summer beer. I wasn't the biggest Weedwacker fan so I opted for Hans.

Yep, they are starting to ramp up a bit. They also have this one, a hoppier version of Fireman they put out for their anniversary -- haven't tried it yet, but it's next on the list. Having a huge brand-new Spec's a mile from my house has definitely improved my quality of life, haha.


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Yep, they are starting to ramp up a bit. They also have this one, a hoppier version of Fireman they put out for their anniversary -- haven't tried it yet, but it's next on the list. Having a huge brand-new Spec's a mile from my house has definitely improved my quality of life, haha.


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Sounds good. #4 was a solid summer beer, too.

[pat_ernzen]

I have both, but they were dirty because we had just used them for Dogfish Head Bitches Brew.

I need to get another set of glasses though. They get broken too easily towards the end of the night.

That doesn't sound good... And why not just rinse the glasses quick? That being said, between tulips and snifters and chalices and specialty beer glasses, I have probably 30 glasses. Maybe too many, really.

[Laser04]

All I have for beer glasses are your standard pint glasses and maybe one 22oz glass. Oh and of course DAS BOOT!!!! for drinking all of my really expensive fancy pants beers out of... next time I'll take a pic of DAS boot while drinking my Crown Ambassador Reserve out of it

[reticulan]

That doesn't sound good... And why not just rinse the glasses quick? That being said, between tulips and snifters and chalices and specialty beer glasses, I have probably 30 glasses. Maybe too many, really.

i'm really neurotic about glassware, and i usually place them in the freezer for 20 minutes after thoroughly washing em.

[Zmacs]

Third Shift Amber Lager is phenomenal

[pat_ernzen]

i'm really neurotic about glassware, and i usually place them in the freezer for 20 minutes after thoroughly washing em.

I've done that to try to get rid of off flavors on occasion. I just rinse my glasses with nice hot water, though, never soap (except on very rare occasions).

[jnm2.0t]

Its... interesting. Kinda like eating Mexican food and drinking Tecate in one bottle.

[jnm2.0t]

All this talk about glasses, all I have is one remaining glass from Crate & Barrel wedding gift that hasn't broken. If it's not that it's either the bottle or some standard water glass. Even out wine glasses for our fancy pants wines are actualy from wineries... Silver Oak, Regusci, etc.

[aceclimber722]

Had this last night, it was really good. I need to pick up a couple more to keep on hand.

[Laser04]

finally got around to trying this for new brew Thursday.... been on my list for awhile. It did not disappoint. Classic IPA.

[reticulan]

Past two weeks:

Top three:

-Shawnee Craft Belgian Tripel
-Victory Lager
-Dogfish Head Bitches Brews








(Belgian Tripel 10% ABV-below)

[jnm2.0t]

Found some more Green Flash at Safeway of all places. This new one by me is trying to go super up scale, bottles of Dominus, Cask 23, Insignia aren't even the most expensive.

Today was Le Freak. Pretty good but I prefer the Stone Cali-Belgique in terms of blending a CA IPA with a Belgian ale.

[Matt]

I had a 2010 Dark Lord and a pretty recently brewed Heady Topper this past weekend. These beers seem to have a massive following in the beer geek crowd. I'm guessing that's only because of their limited availability and not their quality. Both were good, but nothing to write home about.

I prefer most IPAs in San Diego to the Heady Topper and think that Alesmith Speedway Stout and 50/50 Eclipse are better stouts than the Dark Lord.

[VW-Pssst]

Probably been posted but...

[Shawn O]

Got a case of Heady Topper and its as good as they say!

Waiting on a shipment with some Lunch, Lawson's Sunshine, and Hill Farmstead.

[smittyATL]

Ode to Mercy Imperial Brown Ale was a very nice find last weekend.