BinghamtonEd
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I apologize if the sarcasm did not come through when I said DFH's Grateful Dead granola beer "should be interesting." I assure you, it was there.
BinghamtonEd said:I apologize if the sarcasm did not come through when I said DFH's Grateful Dead granola beer "should be interesting." I assure you, it was there.
BinghamtonEd said:I apologize if the sarcasm did not come through when I said DFH's Grateful Dead granola beer "should be interesting." I assure you, it was there.
Pyramid Thunderpants or whatever the **** their regular IPA is. God ****ing awful.
I can understand you saying its not a great IPA, but the worst commercial beer you've had? That's hard to believe, but I guess it could be.
gometz said:Just saw Goose Island at Kroger yesterday, but considering what everyone has been saying I think I might be careful.
Got some Alaskan Amber Ale though (supposedly Alt-style), not sure what to think of it. Very strong apple flavor, but in a clean way.
mragin said:I've seen a lot of knocks on Goose Island IPA. It's milder than some others because it's an English IPA, but I thought it was great for what it was. The BJCP guidelines actually have the Goose Island IPA listed as a sample of the style. I like the Matilda too...it's usually well priced on tap.
bottlebomber said:Those of us who have tried several of their beers got the sarcasm just fine
bleme said:.....I just assumed it was old and mis-handled.....
I think their 60/90 min. are by far their best offerings. I think I've had maybe one or two others that were Ok.bleme said:I've only tried 60min. Since it came from World Market, I just assumed it was old and mis-handled.....
I see how it isWesleyS said:No, that's bottlebomber's mom.
I like it as well. So many people now days are expecting a hop punch to the mouth with anything that's labeled an IPA. I enjoy those types of IPAs, but realize that if a brewery is going for an English IPA, it's not going to have that same character that an American IPA does. Taking the Goose Island IPA for what it is, they nail the style on the head. And it's a good beer. If someone doesn't like it, then they probably just don't like English IPAs.
Boatswain IPA and dipa from trader joes! Also Nero's Italian beers.
That Nero's is nasty.
gometz said:Thought of another, which I bet I will get flack for:
Stone/Dogfish Head/Victory - Saison du Buff
None of those spices belong in a beer. I felt like I was drinking cold unfinished broth.
m3n00b said:Yeah. So gross! When I first got into brewing I drank like 20 for the bottles....never again.
At $1.99 a bottle, I drink it for the swing top. My LHBS sells empty swing tops for $2.00 ea. No pain, no gain.
When I see someone say a DFH beer "should be interesting" I assume they're being sarcastic or they don't have the ability to taste.
I actually like the 60 and 90 minute IPA's, but other than that I have no had anything from DFH that I liked. Their 120 was terrible (and friggin expensive!), Midas Touch was just a waste of money, etc.
I agree here. I also like the Palo Santo Marron. 90 minute is awesome. I had a tweason'ale yesterday and was very disappointed.
Saison du Buff was way to bland. Definitely lacking in esters and saison funk. Totally with you on this one.
m3n00b said:New belgium sucks in general.
Rolling Rock. Used to be a solid beer when I was in college 10 years ago. Sold to Bud and it's absolute dog piss now.
If you are going that big, I would add Heineken to that list. If I wanted skunked beer I would leave my beer opened to the air in the sun!
If you are going that big, I would add Heineken to that list. If I wanted skunked beer I would leave my beer opened to the air in the sun!
Jumping in on DFH hate. Just had a 90 min the other night. Fresh bottle too. Under-attenuated, cloying, weird hop aroma. Their beers are just not drinkable and not good. And for Christs sake, just brew a new straight up beer for once. The "exotic wood barrel aged cardamom raisin carrot ale brewed with Egyptian goat berries" is getting tiresome.
Rolling Rock. Used to be a solid beer when I was in college 10 years ago. Sold to Bud and it's absolute dog piss now.
I had that one too. YuckSome kind of bacon smoked porter I tried last year at a beer festival in Quebec. To say it was godawful is an understatement. It tasted like sucking on a band-aid that had been roasted over a fire.
I also had a dead guy ale that must've been mishandled. It tasted like a whole team of sweaty football players had taken a foot bath in it.
I had that one too. Yuck
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