smokinjoe Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 If you like it in that bottle you should have it on draft!:bowdown:The bottle say "Cases Bottled: 600". Doesn't sound like many. I'm sure the availability of kegs are is pretty slim, too? Timothy, I think I read that you had it on tap at the event you went to last week. It sounds like you enjoyed it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 The wife and I shared a Moorhouse Black Cat Ale yesterday after a beautiful day of spring skiing...very tasty grog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polyamnesia Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I too found some Stone Ruination on tap, and it was worth the wait. Also had the Sierra Nevada Union Jack IPA, and did not appreciate it's lightness at all.the stone is amazing.amazing SN is the Torpedo. a true session brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ziegler Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Tonight I am drinking a very Nice Porter ( Anchor Porter ) It is one of the Better Porters I have drank and has a perfect Balence.Dave Z-----------------------------------------------Beer Its Not Just A Beverage Beer Is Food---------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Green beer. A couple green beers. Then a Guiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanSheen Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Jever tonight. Nothing like a good bitter Friesland Pils to hit the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Three Floyds Brian BoruUpland Ard-Ri Stone Russian Imperial Stout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I am drinking the last bottle of the Sierra Nevada ESB (Early Spring Beer) right now. I have finally gotten used to the super bitter flavor, but I won't be buying it again.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna56 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 If I'm not mistaken, Tim, "ESB" stands for "Extra Special Bitter." The Red Hook ESB we get up here states that, maybe the Sierra is different.I'm not a fan of real bitter beers anymore, India Pales and the like. The aftertaste is hard to handle.Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 If I'm not mistaken, Tim, "ESB" stands for "Extra Special Bitter." The Red Hook ESB we get up here states that, maybe the Sierra is different.I'm not a fan of real bitter beers anymore, India Pales and the like. The aftertaste is hard to handle.Cheers!Sierra actually does call its ESB Early Spring Beer. and really pumps up the hops in it to IPA range. Most Bitters and ESB are in the low 20's to mid 30's IBU whereas IPAs are in the mid 40's on up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Another unusally warm day and I even broke a sweat picking up empty green barrels and cleaning up after the St.Pat's nightmare,.....so I got myself a 6 pack of Grolsch.BTW, St. Pat's is about the stupidest holiday ever.In Ireland the pubs are closed because it is a religious holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Another unusally warm day and I even broke a sweat picking up empty green barrels and cleaning up after the St.Pat's nightmare,.....so I got myself a 6 pack of Grolsch.BTW, St. Pat's is about the stupidest holiday ever.In Ireland the pubs are closed because it is a religious holiday.It's no less stupid than Christmas, Easter, Mardi Gras or any number of public holidays.According to this article, that is no longer true, pubs are open these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 If I'm not mistaken, Tim, "ESB" stands for "Extra Special Bitter." The Red Hook ESB we get up here states that, maybe the Sierra is different.I'm not a fan of real bitter beers anymore, India Pales and the like. The aftertaste is hard to handle.Cheers!Well, this one is labeled "Early Spring Beer" on all the labels. But it is certainly extra bitter. :bigeyes:Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Went over to an ex-co-worker's house tonight after work and her husband fashioned me a couple Smuttynose IPAs from his kegerator. He's a beer distributor (and serious collector) and sent me home with a cool Leute glass as well as a Dogfish Head Tee, 50mls of MM, Michael Collins Blend, Glenfiddich 12yr and a bottle each of Anchor Christmas '04 & '05 for a sode-by-side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna56 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Well, this one is labeled "Early Spring Beer" on all the labels. But it is certainly extra bitter. :bigeyes:TimGotcha, Tim. Timothy (Barturtle) says:"Sierra actually does call its ESB Early Spring Beer. and really pumps up the hops in it to IPA range. Most Bitters and ESB are in the low 20's to mid 30's IBU whereas IPAs are in the mid 40's on up."I assume that Sierra sort of co-opted the ESB designation for the "Early Spring Beer" name. Correct me if I'm wrong, Poobah!Cheers, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I think the ESB thing is a play on words, but I don't find it nearly as bitter or hoppy as the Sierra Nevada standard Pale Ale. I always reach for one of those when I get a hankerin' for something hoppy and I think it comes closer to an IPA in my mind than even their IPA designated brew does, which comes off a lot less floral to me.I was having a similar conversation last night with a beer conoisseur friend who was saying his wife didn't really like hoppy brews, but preferred the Dogfishead 90min to the 60min. He claimed even though there was more hops in the 90, that it was balanced out by the presence of more malt as well....I wonder if the Sierra Nevada IPA has a similar thing happening or if I just prefer the Pale Ale and the extra hoppiness is in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna56 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Interesting point about the malt maybe smoothing out the hops. I was in Slovakia a few years ago and had the honor of sampling many of the beers from there and the Czech Republic and was absolutely blown away by nearly everything I tried. The character of the hops is fully in evidence but the beers were never bitter, just big and solid. I hope to go back sometime, those beers still haunt me. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Pollito Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Just had a pint of Big Foot, and I feel like sasquatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 After a long day of lugging crushed granite sand and fieldstone for a patio that I'm putting in, a couple of Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA's really hit the target last night. The citrusy tightness was a real thirst quencher. I have just 2 more left, that I'm looking forward to these evening when I finish up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ziegler Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Tonight I am drinking Dock Street Bohemian Pilsner Beer and I find it delightful. Especialy after walking around Kinsey for about 3 Hrs! Never had this one before but it was on special for $9.99 because the box got wet and no one would by it so I got it for 1/3 the normal price and it is a very nice beer!Beer Its Not Just A Beverage Beer Is FoodDave Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkyBanjo Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Yesterday I had two beers from the Defiant Brewery in Pearl River NY. I had a Porter and a Chocolate Porter. Both were good but the Chocolate Porter was very creamy and had some more flavor. Last night I had a Rogue Santa's Private Reserve Ale, that was VERY tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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