Beer thread, what you drinkin..

[watchnerd]

2nd beer of the night.

This brewery is about 16 miles from my house, a twisty drive through the Santa Cruz mountains to the Pacific Ocean.

 

[Liberal Democracy]

2nd beer of the night.

This brewery is about 16 miles from my house, a twisty drive through the Santa Cruz mountains to the Pacific Ocean.

Umm, yummy

This is the only San Francisco beer I have easy access to https://www.saveur-biere.co.uk/bott...kles-brown-beer-ale-craft-beer-brown-ale.html

It's decent but possibly not as good as that half moon Amber your drinking..

 

[watchnerd]

German beer is... A little behind imo. In fact Germany is my least favourite place iv been to for beer.

I agree the Germans need to catch up, but I'd rate rate most of the Mediterranean countries (Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey) and most of Asia outside of Japan (Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam) as being pretty boring from a beer POV.

 

[watchnerd]

Umm, yummy

This is the only San Francisco beer I have easy access to https://www.saveur-biere.co.uk/bott...kles-brown-beer-ale-craft-beer-brown-ale.html

It's decent but possibly not as good as that half moon Amber your drinking..

Anchor is an iconic SF beer, one of the grand daddys of the craft beer movement, but the Steam, Porter, and Liberty Ale are better than the brown.

 

[Liberal Democracy]

I really like this ..,

 

[watchnerd]

Nothing special about CAMRA imo, bunch of old guys who don't like their beer to be ' too tasty' .

Ha that's a good way to put it.

I went to some super wonky CAMRA pub in London, up north near one of the universities. No pumps, all the kegs were above the bar and gravity fed.

Aside from the dirty looks I got from the locals (for not being one of the regulars), I agree with the 'not too tasty' part. They were all pleasant beers, but perhaps a bit bland. Or 'subtle' if you're charitable.

Oh, and half the patrons looked like Gandalf.

 

[watchnerd]

I really like this ..,
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I fantasize about becoming a Trappist monk in retirement.

 

[Liberal Democracy]

Anchor is an iconic SF beer, one of the grand daddys of the craft beer movement, but the Steam, Porter, and Liberty Ale are better than the brown.

I drank a fair bit of the anchor porter over this winter, it's decent but we have very good domestic porters ( the Bristol milk stout is a triumph) too so I tend to stick to them.

The anchor -steam- I think is available from the local supermarket.

 

[Liberal Democracy]

I fantasize about becoming a Trappist monk in retirement.

It's a valid choice..

 

[Liberal Democracy]

Ha that's a good way to put it.

I went to some super wonky CAMRA pub in London, up north near one of the universities. No pumps, all the kegs were above the bar and gravity fed.

Aside from the dirty looks I got from the locals (for not being one of the regulars), I agree with the 'not too tasty' part. They were all pleasant beers, but perhaps a bit bland. Or 'subtle' if you're charitable.

Oh, and half the patrons looked like Gandalf.

Maybe tasty beer conflicts with what ever is fermenting in their beards...

 

[Liberal Democracy]

I was drinking this last night https://www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk/our-beers/wolf-rock.html

I don't have a good bottle shop and my local pub does not serve anything Intresting beer wise, this came from the local shop.. It's bland, thinking about it, I really must stop buying 'OK' beer.

 

[Sal1950]

Maybe tasty beer conflicts with what ever is fermenting in their beards...

You guys go all wacky over mud thick beer that's bitter as hell. YUCK

 

[Liberal Democracy]

Even sal might like this..,
http://innisandgunn.com/our-beers/favourites/original/

Fabulous beer, can also be used in the kitchen.

 

[watchnerd]

The anchor -steam- I think is available from the local supermarket.

I would go for the Liberty Ale first given your location.

There is something about the Steam beer that causes it to not travel / age well.

 

[watchnerd]

You guys go all wacky over mud thick beer that's bitter as hell. YUCK

Luckily @Sal1950 the beer market is very diverse and they make beers targeted for your taste preferences, too.

 

[Sal1950]

Totally subjective opinions without measurement or blind testing accepted for what's good at ASR?

 

[Sal1950]

That looks to be a brew for the Kings and Queens of California to me.

Luckily @Sal1950 the beer market is very diverse and they make beers targeted for your taste preferences, too.

 

[watchnerd]

I was drinking this last night https://www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk/our-beers/wolf-rock.html
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I don't have a good bottle shop and my local pub does not serve anything Intresting beer wise, this came from the local shop.. It's bland, thinking about it, I really must stop buying 'OK' beer.

I don't think I've ever had a Sharp's product that impressed me, TBH.

 

[Liberal Democracy]

Luckily @Sal1950 the beer market is very diverse and they make beers targeted for your taste preferences, too.

Hey sal I can see you in that pool of yours floating by with a six pack of these...

 

[watchnerd]

That looks to be a brew for the Kings and Queens of California to me.

Brewed in Wisconsin, debuted in Chicago. They know where the fans of light lagers live.

http://chicagoist.com/2012/10/03/the_chicago_beer_festival_and_chick.php