If you have had a good (or bad) beer recently report the results here

[indeedproceed]

I had this:


I loved it. I tried over 45 beers at a tasting recently...and it was my favorite

[jdub1660]

Never liked beer till recently. Once I started drinking it more often, my taste buds adjusted to it and now it's great. The very thought of drinking something like a Smirnoff or Mikes Hard Lemonade makes me sick. Weird how that works...

Anyways, I had a Michelob Ultra, tasted awesome. And now my wife has me hooked on Bud Lights. Great stuff...

And for the sorry stuff - Arrogant Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again.s. Smooth foamy taste going in, hard bitter bottom of shoe taste going down. BLAH! But the label was kinda funny, how it makes fun of other beers and their devotion to fancy commercials with weak taste. Either way, not my fav.

[Lucky17]

Recently picked up the Unibroue taster pack, four 12 oz samples of their flagship beers (Fin du Monde, Maudite, Don de Dieu, and Trois Pistoles), and quite enjoyed them.

That initial positive experience led me to pick up a larger 750 ml version of their Don de Dieu when I saw it on sale.

Very much like a Hennepin, except a little sweeter, and less dry and effervescent. Still, a very nice beer, if you are partial to farmhouse/saison-style ales.

Even better when served with a playoff victory against the Cavs. And I have another taster pack in the fridge, for Games 5 and 6 (and 7, if necessary).

[fairweatherfan]

Had one of these this weekend; it was different, not amazing or anything but worth a try maybe.  Describes itself as "very blonde, very bitter"...from here on out I'm calling this "the Ex-Girlfriend" 

[Eja117]

Yuengling Light and yuengling Black and Tan. No I can't spell this beer. Both were pretty good

[ACF]

If possible, try to get your hands on any beer made by Danish brewery, Mikkeller. Delicious.

[jarufu]

I knew the U.S. had gone ga-ga for micro/craft brewing but didn't realise it had gone this far!

Manly men .. talking about aromas, nose and body.  Slight aftertaste of thyme and a hint of chocolate ... good for you !

 

[Roy Hobbs]

I had black and tan with Guinness and Newcastle (instead of Harp) today.  Good stuff.

[Cman]

Two beers recently at Gingerman in NY (which is an awesome place if you are a fan of craft/micro brews):

Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale
- a red ale that had a bitterness to it that I liked.

Clipper City Heavy Seas Siren Noire
- an imperial stout, that was really good, but a little too high in alcohol (which I should have expected given it was an imperial stout).

[fairweatherfan]

Pretty solid - the saison part of it was just OK but the cherry flavor wasn't overwhelming and made a good complement.



I'm not a big hop guy but this was a very tasty hoppy beer - it avoids the real bitter edge a lot of beers like this get.  Very flavorful, but at 11.5% make sure you know what you're getting into.

[ACF]

Fuglsang Early Bird - 5.5%.

Very, very good.

[Donoghus]

Goose Island Summertime.

This may be better than Sam Summer. Notice I say "may".  Haven't quite come to a conclusion on it quite yet.

[indeedproceed]

I made this, Dry Irish Stout. Guinness-esque in taste. The head, and texture is not the same without the nitrogen, but the coffee/chocolate undertones are awesome, plus it is session strength which means I won't wake up with the IPA homebrew hangover I'm used to tomorrow.

I used this kit: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/dry-irish-stout-extract-kit-2.html

Its not guienness but at 35 bones with shipping included for 2 cases (50 beers), as opposed to 8.99 a sixer where I live for the real mccoy, I will take it every time. 

[jarufu]

I knew the U.S. had gone ga-ga for micro/craft brewing but didn't realise it had gone this far!

Manly men .. talking about aromas, nose and body.  Slight aftertaste of thyme and a hint of chocolate ... good for you !

 

Since I put this (rather dumb in retrospect) comment in the thread I've been on a little journey and had, somewhat, of an epiphany.

I would hereby like to rescind the above comment and it's sarcastic undertones.

A few things happened.  My wife spotted me leafing through a book called '1001 beers to try before you die' and my son "bought" it for me for fathers day.  That, coupled with the fact that I have lost my drinking partner for the last 6 months (another C's fan is due in January) means that I've been trying a frikkin lot of beers !!!

So ... if it's okay, I want in on this thread?!


I'm not gonna gush all at once .. so here's a few bits ..

--fairweatherfan mentioned it earlier and I got a case of it for my birthday (he's a good boy, my boy!) .. but Brooklyn Breweries Black Chocolate Stout is a must ..  it is 10% though so be careful 

--Maredsous 8 is a phenomenal Belgian beer if you can get it.

--Porterhouse stout (brewed in Ireland) is great in bottles (plain, celebration, wrasslers) and is now my go-to beer ..

--Yes, yes .. you American types make some very very nice beers!!!
 

[Edgar]

Something like bud light lemon or flavored, man thats the most disgusting thing i try since carao juice.

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