The Beer Thread • Page 183

120 was rough to get through

 

Age 120 for like 3 or 4 years and it's really great.

 

I had a 2015 bottle someone cracked open in November, so 2+ years old and it was miserable.

 

I've liked most of the stuff I've had from Bruery Terreux (except Frederick H., overly sour imo). Last night I tried one called Summa Vitis that was pretty simple but delicious. The Bruery's other offerings have never enticed me all that much, but I'm also not into many super high abv or BBA stouts. So I'm honestly not even sure if I've had anything non-sour from The Bruery. Do you have any recommendations? Besides sours, my go-to styles are Belgians and stouts, just not BBA.

 

Sours are my definite favorites (berliner weisses, goses and wild ales) but I've grown to like IPAs over the years with all the good stuff that Other Half and Grimm is putting out in NYC.

Stouts I like too, but tend to struggle with the ones that are super boozy. Thats where I am inclined to age them to take the "heat" off.

 

Any interest in a trade? I've had 1 or 2 Other Half and they were delicious and have never had Grimm before but have heard good things.

 

Despite being a little gimmicky, I really like Grimm’s dessert Berliner Weisses.

 

I don't really like Frederick H either. I dig Summa Vitis however, made with wine grapes! If you aren't into BBA or high ABV then definitely stick to Terreux for the most part, but defintitely try Or Xata at some point, really great example of a unique beer that doesn't get too crazy. Where are you located? Do you have regular access to Bruery beers?

 

Their Pop! series is great. They're continuing to experiment with new versions (Passionfruit, Mango, Galaxy, etc) but imo Cherry-Raspberry, Boysenberry and Blackberry-Orange are the best they've done.

 

I'm open minded. Still a inexperienced when it comes to trades. DM me and we can look into something.

 

Had my favorite beer, Big Bad Baptist from Epic Brewery this past weekend. Something was off about the taste though, might explain why its still in stock this late into the year.

 

I think I even saw an apricot one recently. I've only had a couple of them, so far Boysenberry is my favorite. Need to try more!

 

Yes, it's weird, I'm not a fan of wine but I like a lot of beers that taste like wine. I will look out for Or Xata! I'm located in the SF Bay Area, we get a good amount of Bruery stuff up here. Don't think I've seen Or Xata before though!

 

It's one of their most popular overall and most distributed, so you should be able to find it somewhere!

Horchata is a traditional, sweet, milky drink originating in Spain and Latin America that has become quite popular in Southern California, particularly with Mexican cuisine. Our homage to the traditionally non-alcoholic drink is a blonde ale brewed with a heavy dosing of rice, cinnamon and fresh vanilla beans along with lactose for a little extra creamy character. These ingredients meld together to create a taste and experience that hints at horchata, but it’s much more than that. The flavor is hard to describe, but for those who know it, you know you love it.

 

The apricot was just okay. One of their best beers was an apricot wild ale called Apricot Rebus. Shame it was draft only.

 

Looking at their beer finder for SF area (The Bruery | Beer Locator), here a few suggestions if you are so inclined... @djwildefire

The Frucht series, a series of sour berliner weisses made with different fruit. I see Raspberry, Peach, Cran Orange in the area, all solid choices.

Train to Beersal is really, really great and won awards at the Great American Beer Festival, a worthwhile one to seek out.

Otherwise there's a fair amount of other ones that I love, but probably not quite your style

 

Not kidding, I had a 120 on tap a while back (only time I've had it) and it made me puke it was so gross. Only way I could describe the taste would be a 60 min with some amount of vodka thrown in it. Similar reason as to why I'd rather not really drink many imperial stouts that are 11-12%. I hate booziness. Thats typically why I drink beer and not hard liquor.

Anyways, over the weekend I hit up a local pub that brews their own beer in house and has the most varied/interesting tap list around the Cape. Had Rainbow Dome by Grimm, Pastiche by Allagash, and tried a few of their in house brews. It still amazes me, after becoming pretty huge, Allagash still manages to make interesting stuff like this. Its for sure one of my favorites I've tried from them and the whole process of making it is pretty cool in itself. Also Rainbow Dome was my first beer from Grimm and it did not disappoint. Sours have become my favorite style for sure.

 

Tryna get me some of that new Daisy Capra

 

Had a shitty (half) day at work and had to drive home through this god damn nor'easter, so I'm rewarding myself with some Morning Bell. Mexican Brunch may be next.

 

Now were in the Vinyl Thread and the Beer Thread together. DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS

 

ON THE COUNT OF THREE, NAME YOUR FAVORITE DINOSAUR

 

I don't know if anyone else watches Top Chef, but last's season's winner, Brooke Williamson, teamed up with The Bruery for two beers (the second isn't out yet), and I just had this one on Saturday and it's quite great. Really solid summery beer, I wasn't sure how I would feel about the flavors combined, but they work surprisingly well. I love Brooke's food and it really seems she brought her abilities of combining flavors to this beer. If anyone sees it, I highly reccomend

 

awesome! I haven't had it yet, but this makes me really excited.

also, I understand all the hate for 120, but I really enjoy it. I tend to enjoy boozy beers though.

 

Alright, what's InBev? People keep telling me not to drink anything associated with it because it's not really craft beer. I thought you guys would be able to help me out on this.

 

InBev is a giant corporation that owns a bunch of big, mass produced breweries, such as Anheiser Busch (Budweiser, Bud Lite, Michelob, etc.). They have, however, started buying up smaller craft breweries to add to their catalog. This has caused a bunch of arguments over whether those breweries are still considered craft and whether you should stop supporting them after they get bought out. Ultimately, none of it matters and you should drink whatever you like. Drink local if/when you can but don't let anyone tell you what you can or cannot drink if it makes you happy.