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A gift from my sis in law. Purchased at Grand Central in NYC.
A Westie IIPA called 4242. A collab from Weldwerks and Fremont Brewing out in Colorado.
Damned tasty today.
Hudson Valley Brewery’s apple cider donut Silhouette is a delicious sour IPA fall beer.I have to ask:
What would possess someone to create (or try) a peanut butter and jelly beer or a cider donut beer?
To each his own I guess, but sour and IPA, especially with apple cider donut flavoring added seems to me that they're tryng to pile on as many things as possible into a beer.Hudson Valley Brewery’s apple cider donut Silhouette is a delicious sour IPA fall beer.
The same way I feel about clams on a pizza. You just answered it…. To each his ownTo each his own I guess, but sour and IPA, especially with apple cider donut flavoring added seems to me that they're tryng to pile on as many things as possible into a beer.
I love hops way more than the next guy, but has anyone enjoyed a pilsner or kolsch lately? Something that's difficult to brew well without hiding behind 5+% alcohol, pb&j (or donuts or duck fat, lemongrass or whatever), and a lot of hops?
I loved the original Dogfish Worldwide stout. But beer doesn't have to stop you in your tracks and attack your taste buds to be great.
And "New England" style IPAs didn't exist for the 40 years that I lived in New England. I assume that the lazy/hazy IPAs are largely a response to Heady Topper? The Alchemist tapproom (RIP) was one of a kind, as was their beer. In general, the majority of the current "hazy" IPAs that have flooded the market suck IMHO. So there"s that!![]()
I agree on your beer take. Clam pie from Pepe’s is the best however.The same way I feel about clams on a pizza. You just answered it…. To each his own
A precedent has been set! Exclusive | Deli offers surprising take on NYC classic: ‘My initial thought is diabetes’I have to ask:
What would possess someone to create (or try) a peanut butter and jelly beer or an cider donut beer?
There were loads of people in line for the PBJ beer once word got out. It wasn‘t sour at all. Just had a light base. It smelled like fresh peanut butter and fresh jelly. I agree it’s weird and I wouldn’t have tried it if one of our group hadn’t suggested it.To each his own I guess, but sour and IPA, especially with apple cider donut flavoring added seems to me that they're tryng to pile on as many things as possible into a beer.
I’m the opposite. Hate Torpedo. Don’t like Stone stuff either. Can’t tolerate all that bitterness. The real key to the New England style is that you get the actual hop flavor profiles rather than just bitterness, because most aren’t added to the boil. So much more variety.West Coast IPA. New England “juicy” IPA is clingy, grapefruity, floral.
Give me Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA. Hophead Heaven.
Hazy Little Things were a revelation. Little 12oz hop grenades.I’m the opposite. Hate Torpedo. Don’t like Stone stuff either. Can’t tolerate all that bitterness. The real key to the New England style is that you get the actual hop flavor profiles rather than just bitterness, because most aren’t added to the boil. So much more variety.
Fortunately we can all drink what we like.
I stopped going out of my way lookinig for Marzens years ago. We're lucky in Pgh to have Penn Brewery, which is more or less a traditional German-style brewery, although it does some newer stuff at times. Very good Marzen, no need to look around. We also have one of three Hofbrauhaus locations in the US, and they have tanks of the stuff come September. Absolutely no need to check out the microbreweries to sate that particular style.How are the Oktoberfests going for you folks? Alvarium Hedwig was great and Firefly Hollow's was a very good Marzen. I'm not a huge Norbrook Brewing fan but their Okt was pretty decent as well. Sierra's Oktoberfest is again a collaboration with Brauerei Gutmann and is always good.
They all wrapped up a few weeks ago around here (metro-west Mass/northern RI). Missed most of them. I got the Lawson's Fest beer and pronounce it to be quite good. Neighbor gave me a Spaten the other day, obviously good.How are the Oktoberfests going for you folks? Alvarium Hedwig was great and Firefly Hollow's was a very good Marzen. I'm not a huge Norbrook Brewing fan but their Okt was pretty decent as well. Sierra's Oktoberfest is again a collaboration with Brauerei Gutmann and is always good.