Beer

[Dove]

Wings and RR are not the same. Wings are great. RR is like saying that the official mojo food is moldy cheese wiz on stale Ritz. Besides Wings are made in loads of ways, so it's more like saying "beer", or maybe even "Lager".

Well...in '99 Rolling Rock stoked the mojo. It just did.

 

[storrsroars]

Well...in '99 Rolling Rock stoked the mojo. It just did.

RR was still being brewed in Latrobe for the 99/04 runs, when UConn had squads ranked #1 for parts of the season. Although it moved after being bought by A-B (and later consumed by InterBev), it still kept the traditional glass lined tanks for brewing RR. Some of the mojo was gone (no longer #1 rankings) but enough left to fuel two tourney runs. Now the glass lined tanks are gone as of 2015 and we've all seen the team the past two years. Doubtful there's any mojo left in that green bottle.

Just putting the facts out there for consideration by the folks who decide these things.

 

[Fishy]

Rolling Rock works because of a) tradition and b) suffering.

Every major religion has sacrifice and suffering somewhere at its core and here, that suffering involves Rolling Rock.

You drink it because in 1999, we drank it. It didn't matter where it was made, what mattered was that for some reason we drank it and we've done so ever since. It's like going to church and asking why you have stand and sit and stand and sit....no one really knows, but God hasn't blown up the world so you keep doing it.

 

[auror]

Boneyard is terrific.

RPM, Hop Venom, Notorious, etc.

Just about the best West coast-style IPAs out there (aka best non-NE style).

They'll be at the Copenhagen Beer Fest in Boston this upcoming weekend.

 

[storrsroars]

Rolling Rock works because of a) tradition and b) suffering.

Every major religion has sacrifice and suffering somewhere at its core and here, that suffering involves Rolling Rock.

Every major religion believes in superstititions and wrongly interpreted texts originally written in inscrutable language and accepted by illiterates. I strongly suggest following your personal God. Ollie be with you.

 

[joober jones]

I'm telling you, Heileman's Old Style can't be beaten.

 

[storrsroars]

I'm telling you, Heileman's Old Style can't be beaten.

Old Style is actually fine if you're consuming it inside Wrigley during a year the Cubs suck and their fans aren't azzes.

Other than that, it's a Heileman's. Like Wiedemann.

 

[auror]

You guys know Heileman's hasn't existed for over 20 years, right?

The beer still exists, but the company does not.

 

[storrsroars]

You guys know Heileman's hasn't existed for over 20 years, right?

The beer still exists, but the company does not.

Heileman's still serves as shorthand for cheap, crappy beers. Except Hacker-Pschorr, which was pretty decent. You call it "Stroh's" and you almost legitimize it.

 

[Bryan Lord]

Idk about Guys but last year I had to drink hard liquor in hefty quantity.

 

[HuskyHawk]

If you all want a nice, basic Lager you can get behind, I'd vote for Jack's Abby House Lager. I'd be happy to drink that for games.

 

[Waquoit]

Visited Beer'd for the first time this weekend. That Hobbit Juice is really good.

 

[Dove]

Visited Beer'd for the first time this weekend. That Hobbit Juice is really good.

Made with tasty Nelson Sauvin hops. Hobbit Juice is deeply seeded in my Top 10 CT Beers. Getting out to Stonington is tough for me, tho. Especially with Outer Light (Groton) between me and them.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Visited Beer'd for the first time this weekend. That Hobbit Juice is really good.

It's good stuff. So is Dogs and Boats, or whatever it is called. I've only had their stuff at Beervana. Which reminds me, is anyone here going to Beervana this year? Best fest in the region in my opinion.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Has anyone been to the new Tree House? Any tips or is the protocol obvious?

Not yet. I can ask on Beer Advocate and see how the line and availability are now. I've been waiting until it becomes a more Trillium like experience. It's hard to drive out there for 12 beers that may or may not be sold out.

 

[Bezzz]

Not yet. I can ask on Beer Advocate and see how the line and availability are now. I've been waiting until it becomes a more Trillium like experience. It's hard to drive out there for 12 beers that may or may not be sold out.

Actually, things have settled a bit and limits are up. Last Wednesday there was a 20 can limit and lines were fairly short all day. Then there was a silent release (rare beer) on Friday and the lines ballooned again. There is a Facebook page for Tree House line updates that is crowd sourced and real time.

 

[storrsroars]

If you all want a nice, basic Lager you can get behind, I'd vote for Jack's Abby House Lager. I'd be happy to drink that for games.

Doesn't help those of us out in the Hinterlands w/o access.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Doesn't help those of us out in the Hinterlands w/o access.

Where would those hinterlands be?

 

[storrsroars]

Where would those hinterlands be?

<Pittsburgh.

Best regional lager/pils out this way: Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold or Elliot Ness (Cleveland).

 

[Hurleyman216]

I think there's a misprint on that bottle label. Isn't it supposed to read "Bend Oregon Over"? I thought that was our early season mantra here that if we lose that game we could be in for a long year.

 

[QDOG5]

Old Style is actually fine if you're consuming it inside Wrigley during a year the Cubs suck and their fans aren't azzes.

Other than that, it's a Heileman's. Like Wiedemann.

Hard to find Old Style in Wrigley now. Just one stall down the right field line. Old Style was the number one beer (by a mile) when I moved to Chicago in 1984. Then Miler and Bud made a big push and Old Style and Strohs(probably #2 in sales at the time) countered with the 30 pack. Which in marketing terms says "this stuff REALLY sucks" and both beers were irrelevant by the early 90's. Although Strohs was killed by poor family management more than anything. Damn, I like talking beer. I love drinking beer. BTW, I think Red Stripe is brewed in Latrobe now. Can anyone confirm?

 

[storrsroars]

BTW, I think Red Stripe is brewed in Latrobe now. Can anyone confirm?

We know them mostly for bottling Iron City/Light and Duquesne Pilsner, but it looks like Red Stripe is on the list of contracted beers.

 

[upstater]

I got a little conflict here. Football game at 12 pm.

Or, local bar is one of the hosts nationwide of Zwanze Day. Cantillon is releasing its annual Zwanze beer at 12 pm.
If I watch the game and get there later, it will all be gone.

Hmmmmmm...

8 other Cantillons on tap too.

 

[MadDogRevival]

Bud Light. It's overcarbonated, plain, and drinks like soda. But it's 25 percent of my sales, and 35 percent of my sales for those under 30, which is my target audience.
Reading about the craft beer culture in this thread is really interesting. Out here, if I stock 10 types of craft beer, a twelve pack of bottles each, I will sell out exactly zero after 2 months. I just stopped carrying them. Problem is, only 1 in 40 dudes walking in the door are interested in trying a new beer. Of those 1 in 40, they'll sample a beer once or twice, and that's it. I gave up stocking any craft beer. I still have 8 bottles of Sweet Baby Jesus from 6 months ago.
Definitely something I miss about CT.

 

[Walker11]

Bud Light. It's overcarbonated, plain, and drinks like soda. But it's 25 percent of my sales, and 35 percent of my sales for those under 30, which is my target audience.
Reading about the craft beer culture in this thread is really interesting. Out here, if I stock 10 types of craft beer, a twelve pack of bottles each, I will sell out exactly zero after 2 months. I just stopped carrying them. Problem is, only 1 in 40 dudes walking in the door are interested in trying a new beer. Of those 1 in 40, they'll sample a beer once or twice, and that's it. I gave up stocking any craft beer. I still have 8 bottles of Sweet Baby Jesus from 6 months ago.
Definitely something I miss about CT.

Wow intriguing. Where is this land devoid of hipsters?

 

[storrsroars]

Bud Light. It's overcarbonated, plain, and drinks like soda. But it's 25 percent of my sales, and 35 percent of my sales for those under 30, which is my target audience.
Reading about the craft beer culture in this thread is really interesting. Out here, if I stock 10 types of craft beer, a twelve pack of bottles each, I will sell out exactly zero after 2 months. I just stopped carrying them. Problem is, only 1 in 40 dudes walking in the door are interested in trying a new beer. Of those 1 in 40, they'll sample a beer once or twice, and that's it. I gave up stocking any craft beer. I still have 8 bottles of Sweet Baby Jesus from 6 months ago.
Definitely something I miss about CT.

I don't spend any time in Erie, but that's so different than here in Pittsburgh, so I'm a bit surprised to hear it. Seems you can't swing a cat around here w/o hitting a microbrewery these days. Almost overkill. And pretty much every distributor has a decent selection of micros.

Then again, I get where you're coming from. Even the stores that have the best selections of micros likely wouldn't survive w/o selling dozens of 30 packs of the silver bullet daily.

 

[zepfan]

I grew up on Bud, Schlitz, Shaffer, PBR, etc. We drank a Michelob if we were feeling high class for the evening. Once the craft beers showed up on the scene, I couldn't think of drinking that old crap again. For me it's the difference between McDonald's food and a well-made deli sandwich or a local grill that you visit regularly because they make it just right. JMO

 

[storrsroars]

I grew up on Bud, Schlitz, Shaffer, PBR, etc. We drank a Michelob if we were feeling high class for the evening. Once the craft beers showed up on the scene, I couldn't think of drinking that old crap again. For me it's the difference between McDonald's food and a well-made deli sandwich or a local grill that you visit regularly because they make it just right. JMO

Schaefer is still the best summer lawnmowing/painting beer on the market, crisp, not sweet, very refreshing, not a watered down version of itself like the light beers. Pisses me off I can't buy it around Pittsburgh. Or Rheingold, for that matter.

 

[Dove]

Thimble Island has an amazing NEIPA selection in their Island Hopper series. First was Money. And Reel is now in stores. Up soon will be Governor. Amazing beer here.

 

[zepfan]

Schaefer is still the best summer lawnmowing/painting beer on the market, crisp, not sweet, very refreshing, not a watered down version of itself like the light beers. Pisses me off I can't buy it around Pittsburgh. Or Rheingold, for that matter.

I was born in Pittsburgh and my dad is from Monaca - so I'm going to try a Schaefer again on your say-so to see if I'm missing something. I'll let you know if this guy raised in CT can get back to that old-fashioned backyard beer (I'm thinking no, but hey, you never know)