Beer

[tzznandrew]

No - there's a brewery on the Cape called Devil's Purse.

I stopped by and had to buy their oyster beer because it was brewed with oysters and it sounded like something that needed to be investigated.

And it has. You can drink beer with seafood. You just should not drink beer made with seafood. It is bad.

Harpoon made an Oyster Stout a few years ago that I thought was quite good. It had some of the minerality of the oyster, but the robustness of the malt really mellowed everything out. Thought it came together well.

 

[Fishy]

Harpoon made an Oyster Stout a few years ago that I thought was quite good. It had some of the minerality of the oyster, but the robustness of the malt really mellowed everything out. Thought it came together well.

You are a crazy person.

I am going to brew beer with flounders and a gopher in it because the world has gone nuts.

 

[Waquoit]

Oyster stout is actually made with oysters? I think I'm gonna be sick.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Oyster stout is actually made with oysters? I think I'm gonna be sick.

It's been a thing for a long, long time, and is making a comeback. The Harpoon one was good. Devil's Purse where Fishy went is pretty so-so as a brewery, so I'm not surprised that their version wasn't good. Love the name and logo though, and their Kolsch is good.

 

[8893]

I agree that the Harpoon one was good.

I also love drinking Guinness when eating raw oysters. Great pairing imo, second only to Sancerre.

 

[Deepster]

You are a crazy person.

I am going to brew beer with flounders and a gopher in it because the world has gone nuts.

There have been people here who turn their nose up at a Schaefer but glow about the "minerality" of a beer thats brewed with oysters. Just think about that.

 

[8893]

There have been people here who turn their nose up at a Schaefer but glow about the "minerality" of a beer thats brewed with oysters. Just think about that.

I think there's a place for both. Growing up a Mets fan, I'll always have a soft spot for Schaefer and Rheingold, but PBR is my usual go-to for that type of beer because it's what my buddy drinks and he's always got a cooler full of it (and he was drinking it long before it became a hipster thing).

 

[Waquoit]

I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for PBR. First beer I ever bought for myself, at Yankee Stadium when I was 17. Sox won.

 

[gtcam]

It's been a thing for a long, long time, and is making a comeback. The Harpoon one was good. Devil's Purse where Fishy went is pretty so-so as a brewery, so I'm not surprised that their version wasn't good. Love the name and logo though, and their Kolsch is good.

We've been there (Devil's Purse) several times - hit or miss and depending on whats on tap - but their logo and merchandise is great

 

[Fishy]

There have been people here who turn their nose up at a Schaefer but glow about the "minerality" of a beer thats brewed with oysters. Just think about that.

Schaefer is gross. Oysters in beer is pretentious and also gross.

All breweries are so-so. The key to overcoming that is artificial scarcity and marketing. (E.g. Whoever makes that Vermont beer that tastes like pine cones that everyone pretends to like.)

 

[8893]

Schaefer is gross. Oysters in beer is pretentious and also gross.

All breweries are so-so. The key to overcoming that is artificial scarcity and marketing. (E.g. Whoever makes that Vermont beer that tastes like pine cones that everyone pretends to like.)

Wearing this tee as I type...

 

[alexd]

I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for PBR. First beer I ever bought for myself, at Yankee Stadium when I was 17. Sox won.

First beer I ever bought myself...Michelob.....in the classic bottle....1980.

 

[Waquoit]

First beer I ever bought myself...Michelob.....in the classic bottle....1980.

That's what we were drinking back then! When we could find an older brother to buy.

 

[SixRings]

Schaefer is gross. Oysters in beer is pretentious and also gross.

All breweries are so-so. The key to overcoming that is artificial scarcity and marketing. (E.g. Whoever makes that Vermont beer that tastes like pine cones that everyone pretends to like.)

Youre really good at basketball threads.

 

[August_West]

I think there's a place for both. Growing up a Mets fan, I'll always have a soft spot for Schaefer and Rheingold, but PBR is my usual go-to for that type of beer because it's what my buddy drinks and he's always got a cooler full of it (and he was drinking it long before it became a hipster thing).

 

[UConnDad]

Question for you NEBCO guys. Heading there Saturday. Do they fill 64oz growlers and how crowded will It be?

 

[Waquoit]

Question for you NEBCO guys. Heading there Saturday. Do they fill 64oz growlers and how crowded will It be?

Yes and it depends. The only time I've run into a long line was when they had Fuzzy Baby Ducks.

 

[8893]

Yes and it depends. The only time I've run into a long line was when they had Fuzzy Baby Ducks.

This. Or other special releases. Check their Twitter for the lineup.

 

[GoUconn7961]

I don't know if any of you are into "dessert" beers or if this one's been mentioned (I'm not going through 66 pages of comments to check) but Shebeen's Cannoli Beer is worth a try. Rim the glass w/chocolate shavings. It comes in a 4-pack of cans, each 16 oz. for around $9.

 

[HuskyHawk]

OK, this is an example of why I have taken up Bourbon and Scotch. Beer has jumped the shark.
A bourbon barrel aged Tangerine Quad.

 

[GoUconn7961]

OK, this is an example of why I have taken up Bourbon and Scotch. Beer has jumped the shark.
A bourbon barrel aged Tangerine Quad.

Bourbon's not immune - honey bourbon - maple bourbon..lol. But I see your point.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Bourbon's not immune - honey bourbon - maple bourbon..lol. But I see your point.

Oh it's not immune, but those things are cheap crap for college girls to buy, like cupcake vodka. The expensive stuff in the whisky world is usually not bizarre, plus it isn't perishable.

 

[Fishy]

Bourbon has jumped the shark just as hard as beer has. Coffee has as well - people are waiting for monkeys to poop out coffee beans these days.

I predict gin will be the next thing people will have to pretend to love. I'm getting an early start - it is not terrible.

 

[Fishy]

And, speak of the devil.....

Capturing the flavor of Cape Cod in an oyster stout - The Boston Globe

 

[HuskyHawk]

Bourbon has jumped the shark just as hard as beer has. Coffee has as well - people are waiting for monkeys to poop out coffee beans these days.

I predict gin will be the next thing people will have to pretend to love. I'm getting an early start - it is not terrible.

Ack. I hate gin. But barrel aged rums and tequilas are still pretty affordable compared to whiskey.