Another thing CP has been good for
 

If it wasn't for CP, I doubt I would have taken an interest in beer. I used to think I hated it, but I've actually grown to appreciate it. Someone once posted a thread about favorite kinds of beer, and it got me curious. Now, in participating in some World Beer Tours, I've come to love beer. Thank you, CP!

eh i don't know that thats a good thing. :spock:

You’re headed down a slippery slope.

God made beer to make us happy- Ben Franklin.

I'm headed down a slippery slope because I like beer? I only drink one or two days a week. Generally on Saturdays. I typically have a six pack, and I'm good. About the only time I get drunk is once or twice a year.

You can't even spell "six". You're loaded already.:shake:

My keyboard sticks.

Mmm....beer...

beer = great, hopefully that slope is slippery because it is covered with beer.




cheers . . . .

:BLVD::D

Sure.:rolleyes:
I don't mean to offend, I slipped down that slope years ago and it was a fun ride, (still is).

So this is teed up. WHo's going to swing?

But, yes, good beer is great.

Jizz stains?

What's the drink of choice tonight Luv? I'm getting thirsty just thinking about beer.

The other six of my Sam Adams Summer variety pack.

Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine, a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.
~Benjamin "$100" Franklin

You're welcome! Yay, beer!

Ever try the Winter brew variety?

Get a room.:rolleyes:

Depends. What's in it? I've never bought the variety pack, but I may have tried some of what would be in it.

Boston Lager, Old Fezziwig Ale, Winter Lager, Holiday Porter, Black Lager, and Cranberry Lambic. I haven't tried them all, but will soon enough. It seems like a good enough variation to try.

That Winter Variety Pack is very popular with the East Coast beer scene. Some people think that Old Fezziwig, Holiday Porter and Cream Stout are the best beers that Sam Adams makes (I disagree but Cream Stout and Old Fezziwig are super-popular. And I'm including Cream Stout because it has classically been included in that variety pack).

Boston Lager is in the Summer variety, too.

Jebus, pass me a beer NOW :BLVD:

For some reason, I just can't get into Sam Adams beers. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy them - but I think I've been tainted by living here in Beer Country that Sam Adams seems more like a domestic brewer who produces crafts than a craft brewer. Kind of like Blue Moon.

I'll have one on occasion, but mostly when it's about the only craft beer on tap.

By the way, Luv, I just saw this on my facebook feed:

I was really confused until I realized it was a random girl I went to high school with that hardly ever posts.

ROFL

Heh. See the above. I just can't get into beers made by the domestic breweries trying to fake it.

LMAO

I don't have an opinion of them as being like a macrobrewery but, like you, I opt for other things almost every single time. I think they make very average beers much of the time. I was very impressed with their Noble Pils, however.

Yup. I had a Hop Hound Amber Wheat(Michelob) last week that was an absolute pathetic attempt.

Uh, yeah. Definitely not me. My name has a capital A, and I'm not pregnant.

Their Noble Pils is great. I'm probably in the minority, but the Blackberry Wit was good as well. The Impy stout was average, and the Imperial Wit was not that great.

I think part of the source of my impression is the fact that Sam Adams brews in multiple breweries around the country. It just doesn't seem like you should be able to call yourself a craft brewery when you get big enough to have multiple breweries.

That said, New Belgium is starting to get up there in size, too, and I still try theirs quite a bit. So maybe I'm just a homer.

Interesting factoid I just learned from Wikipedia: Sam Adams is currently the largest American-owned brewery. That doesn't mean it's the largest brewery in the US, though - it's just that all the big ones are owned by international companies.

That's a fair point. I've heard talk of New Belgium planning a second brewing facility, too. Somehow Sierra Nevada still makes all their (mostly great) beers in one facility and they are second only to Boston Brewing Co. in sales amongst craft breweries.

Yeah, NBB has been actively considering opening up a brewery in California for a couple years now. From my NBB insider friend, the big hangup is that they're really big on company culture, and they're not sure if they can replicate that culture anywhere else. Fort Collins pretty much IS New Belgium in terms of culture these days.

I didn't care for the Noble Pils. I think I'm going to go open my other Blackberry Wit, though.

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I like their Mothership Wit.

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I'm actually not much of a fan of that one. Too "spice-y" for me.

This is as good a place as any to throw props out to Reaper for suggesting I hit Flying Saucer in P&L. I tried beers that I couldn't even pronounce, and they were all damned good.

BONUS FACTOID - The waitress working behind the bar had the patrons laugh at a guy that ordered a pitcher of Coors Light.

Awesome. They do offer Bud and Miller Light/Lite in bottles (and not even listed on the menu) but not on-tap. Laughter is the only appropriate response at that guy's order.

my oldest sister is named LeAnn...

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Old Chicago has enlightened me in this area, and they don't even carry some of the better/best brews.

They carry some pretty awful stuff for that beer tour, man.

Speaking of which, I'm drinking some woodchuck right now. Not bad if you like apple cider.
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You don't have to drink the awful stuff, which I appreciate. About once every few weeks they switch out 6 "rotator" taps and that is how i've discovered many of the new beers I enjoy.

The beer stuff kind of makes me laugh period.Some people just like Coors Light,etc.Don't see anything wrong with that myself.I have tried lots of differnt fancy beers and many are truly quite good.There is also some major suckage that goes around that people will hype up just because it comes from a certain brewery.I can see the advantage of drinking more expensive beer like that when going out.The I could spend major $$$ drinking 10 beers thing keeps you under control some.As I said,many good beers are out there.I just don't see any disgrace factor in liking Coors and Bud type stuff also.
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People like to call me a beer snob but I take it as a joke because one thing I try not to do is denigrate people that choose to drink Bud, Miller, Coors, etc. I know that the reasons that I drink beer are different than the reasons other people may drink beer, so I don't hold the people that drink light beer to get a buzz/drunk going cheaply (in both price and caloric content) to my personal standards of why people should drink beer. Truthfully, I'm all about educating people about what beer is and can be, not acting like my shit doesn't stink because I like to drink certain beers.

I would disagree with your passing off non-macro lagers as "fancy beers." That is not a useful term. I'm curious, though, as to what beers you are referring to as "hyped up shit." I might actually agree on some of the beers you mention.