What Was the Last Beer You Drank?

FlyerACE1 · August 7, 2006

This one was from last week...

WOW! Thumbs up! Loved this one. Nice complex hop flavor with an orange/citrusy finish. Good stuff. Thanks Heath!

Another one supplied by Heath. Davidson Brothers IPA. Had no idea what to expect with this one.

saturday97 · August 7, 2006

Oh...my...God...wings from the Anchor Bar, the Holy Grail!! SO jealous!

Nicole, I spit out my soda at you "modeling" the nachos. You sure are a good sport!!

DerekRx · August 7, 2006

Today I start out by drinking another Thunderhead. At some point I'll need to go back to the distributor for more beer, but I'm hoping to hold out until the Fall stuff comes out.

Awesome IPA, I can't wait until the CalIPAs in a few weeks

New photo spot for the thread

DerekRx · August 8, 2006

Next up, time to try something I forgot I bought earlier this summer, the Weyerbacher Blanche, their hefe.

Eh, its ok. Not my favorite hefe by a long shot

Yup, smells like Hot Dog Water, just like Victory's Sunrise

Its all like, German and stuff

Rugged One · August 8, 2006

The Lake Placid Frostbite. Got this when we were in upstate New York back in June. The guy at the brewery kept calling it an IPA but it's an amber. A really hopppy and delicious amber.

A quick bit of trivia, while we were at the brewery the guy there told us that they had recently sold the name "Frostbite" to Anheuser-Busch for $150K. I wouldn't be surprised if their winter craft beer, the Winter's Bourban Cask Ale, had a new name come November.

The Lake Place Frostbite Ale or whatever the new name is going to be. No matter what it's called, it a darn fine hoppy amber ale.

DerekRx · August 8, 2006

Today starts off with one of Vermont's finest, Magic Hat #9, a pale ale with a little apricot tinge.

OK, now I can start my evening routine

Really nice on a summer day, but I'm eyeing that empty bottle of Vertical Epic and wondering when I can drink another one of those

TheMan · August 8, 2006

I just drank some A&W Root beer as I am too young to drink real beer

Rugged One · August 9, 2006

The Big A IPA for Smuttynose Brewing in Portsmouth, NH. This Double IPA may not be as complex as some of the others out there but it is all about the Hops. And the warmer it got, the more the hops came out. My mouth is still puckered as I write this. Good stuff!

The Smuttynose Big A Double IPA. Feels like a solid hop jab to the face!

mcjaco · August 9, 2006

Another swap with my baseball buddy. This time I got a Lake Front Fuel Cafe. It's a coffee flavored stout.....my first thought was, a real "Buzz Beer." I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Yuck....I think the over carbonation did this one in.

Nice dark color.....once again a Lake Front with no head...wierd.

PhishyBrewer · August 9, 2006

I was looking at craft breweries I can visit while I'm in Japan and I came across this.

DerekRx · August 9, 2006

Time for some Dogfish Head tonight!

Really strong alcohol flavor, not very citrusy. Highly alcoholic (10%!) and really tasty.

Burton Baton, the oak-aged Imperial IPA

Rugged One · August 10, 2006

Tonights selection is the Blackberry Wheat from Long Tail Brewing in Vermont. Not too bad. Definitley has a "some-kind-of-berry" taste to it.

The Longtail Brewing Blackberry Wheat. I'll stick with my Raspberry Wheat for fruity beers thank you.

mcjaco · August 10, 2006

Ah, nice and humid here. the perfect time for a workout followed by a Berghoff Soltice Wit. Nice flavor and light and zesty.

I'm being daring, but not as daring as Derek, as I sport a sleeveless t-shirt.

Grrr. I'm gorgeous!

Berghoff, America's second oldest brewery.

Ahh the perfect summer brew.

DerekRx · August 10, 2006

^Brave AND stylish!

Since its finally cooling off here a bit, I'm really starting to enjoy summer. Let's have a Hefe!

My look of refreshness

Pyramid's masterpiece, the Hefe Weizen, in a Bethlehem Brew Works Hefe glass

DerekRx · August 11, 2006

I figured I'd have another Three Floyd's to follow up tonight, as I want a taste to compare with the real deal this weekend. Of course, now I won't be able to bring any back with me, how lame.

Finish all liquids now! (Sorry Wally, this also means I won't be able to bring you out any Victory or Great Lakes stuff!)

Alpha King IPA , a Three Floyd's favorite of mine

RBOrrell · August 11, 2006

May last beer was a Mill Street Brewery Tankhouse Ale. http://www.millstreetbrewery.com/ Very flavourful!

This weekend is the annual Festival of Beer - http://www.beerfestival.ca/ - A must-attend for any beer lover.

DerekRx · August 11, 2006

^Cool! If you go, you'll have to post pictures (just make sure its in this forum). Apparently Buffalo had an IPA Festival last weekend, but none of us knew about it. Have fun if you go!

Rugged One · August 11, 2006

Well in anticipation of Derek and I hitting up another top brewery this weekend, I decided to try something that will probably be on tap anyway. The Three Floyds Gumballhead Wheat Beer.

These guys brew some pretty wild stuff and this one is no different. Bascially, it's light and malty like a wheat beer but balanced out in the other direction with a buttload of hops. Absolutely awesome.

I'm going to have to pick up some more bottles of this. I was going to bring some Three Floyds back home on the plane with me this weekend but I guess that's not going to happen now. Thanks terrorists!

They even have directions to the brewery on the bottle. Who need mapquest, when we can just bring the bottle along?

The Three Floyds Gumballhead Wheat Beer. A hoppy wheat beer? Only in Indiana.

PhishyBrewer · August 11, 2006

^"Yeah, um... Officer. It's not really an open container. I'm using the map on the bottle."

mcjaco · August 11, 2006

^ Scary, I was typing the same thing.

Scaparri · August 11, 2006

Ah, finally, my first beer review. I just turned 21 so I haven't had a chance to explore too much into the microbreweries nor am I terribly familiar with the terminology so please bear with me. Here's my first beer on the big day, a Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss.

I was quite impressed. It has a very nice, sweet blackberry flavor to it, with a crisp wheat after taste. I'm definately a big fan.

Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss

PhishyBrewer · August 11, 2006

^Happy Birthday and welcome to the club!

I really hope that photo wasn't taken at Cedar Point housing

DerekRx · August 12, 2006

^^As Wally said, welcome to the club! and happy 21st!

Its another jet set weekend for me, this time out to Ohio and Indiana. Hitting up the less traveled parks like Wyandot, Fun Spot, Coney Island, Strickers, and hopefully Indiana Beach and Kings Island, as well as a stop at Three Floyds. Stay tuned!