VSalon Cider/Spirits/Wine/Beer Drinkers Thread (merged)

[DarrenCT]

120 bittering units

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Gimme a Rochefort Tappist 10 or give me death.

[DarrenCT]

Gimme a Rochefort Tappist 10 or give me death.

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[Cookietruck]

the dogfish head beers are good.
i've been enjoying the lagunitas correction ale alot lately.
the deschutes hop henge pale ale is real good, seems to imperial IPA looking at the abv and IBU's.
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew...e/default.aspx
i got a deschutes red chair IPA to try but haven't yet
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew...r/default.aspx


tried a small batch 417 IPA by breckecnridge brewery last night...the tag talked it up with lots of different malts and lotsa hops, centennial, simcoe, fuggle...but it was just too malty and not hoppy enough for me.

i got some DIPA i just bottled that i think is gonna be real good. it came out at just 7.3% abv so eff. was a little low somewhere. probably in the mash.
got a pale ale in primary fermenter right now. gonna be good i think. i'm gonna add a dry hop to it though to get a little more aroma and hop flavor reinforcement. base malt is 2row, also .5lb of crystal 60 i think it was. hops are ahtanum and amarillo. grain bill didn't say the IBU's and i didn't calculate it but i'd guess it's around 40-50.

[rydesteel]

Darren, Big IPA's were a favorite of mine back in the day. Scroll down to the Double Crooked Tree IPA, this was my favorite dipa. If you can't find it let me know I'll send you a care package marked bike parts ;>). Enjoy the day, Frank

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It comes in 6, 8 or 10 varieties. 10 is the best, IMO.
It's like Maudite, but better. A strong brown Belgian, like the soiled-chamois Boonen at the end of the '07 Paris Roubaix.



Bicycling's list is pretty good, but like DarrenCT, I also prefer the strong ales year 'round.

[dookie]

...like the soiled-chamois Boonen...

sounds delicious.

[El Chorizo]

It comes in 6, 8 or 10 varieties. 10 is the best, IMO.
It's like Maudite, but better. A strong brown Belgian, like the soiled-chamois Boonen at the end of the '07 Paris Roubaix.



Bicycling's list is pretty good, but like DarrenCT, I also prefer the strong ales year 'round.

Thanks for the excellent picture! It really captures the interelationship between fine bikes and fine beer (or, better yet, fine Belgian ale).

[WadePatton]

local brewery made a 1000-gallon batch just for our 12-hour race. there's a connection. :thumbs_up: i'll have to look for pics. 3-5 hour 11-mile laps is what conditions brought and i stayed home...didn't want to drink all the racers' beer before they finished.

aye hops are good, but can be overdone for my tastes. never met a belgian beer i didn't like. give me malt!

ft. collins Chocolate Stout = my new fave.

[Cookietruck]

here is the correction ale. like an american ale or 1.5....
http://www.lagunitas.com/pdfs/2009_CorrectionAle.pdf

also this one is pretty good too, but i do prefer the clean bright flavor and the hop profile of the correction ale the most lately.
http://www.lagunitas.com/pdfs/little_sumpin_sumpin.pdf

[Baroudeur]

Every bottle I've tried from these guys has been top-notch and they are relatively cheap too.

Their Unearthly-IPA is awesome.

[WanderingWheel]

My latest favorite is Bear Republic's Hop Rod Rye. Generally I'm not a rye fan, but this beer does it for me.

[Shinomaster]

seems as though they went with mostly lighter summers beers and some fruity ones. i've had a handful of those but i'll usually drink the higher % stuff even in the summer.

the flying dog tire bite is a good choice as are there other offerings. on the other end, the tangerine wheat is a fruity wheat that you should stay away from.

did you guys see this?

"This double India Pale Ale is the height of hoppiness and clocks in at 8.7-percent ABV and 85 bittering units (Dale's has 65, Sierra Nevada has 37, and Budweiser has 9)."

I'm with ya' Darren. I like the new Lagunitas Hop Stoopid. It dulls the pain after a hard afternoon in the saddle.

[SpeedyChix]

Darren, Big IPA's were a favorite of mine back in the day. Scroll down to the Double Crooked Tree IPA, this was my favorite dipa. If you can't find it let me know I'll send you a care package marked bike parts ;>). Enjoy the day, Frank

Do you live close to Marshall? I rode for Dark Horse the year I had a side of broken ribs (made for a season of more beer drinking than racing). Founders for a few after that. What am I doing on a non-beer team these days????? Michigan mtb racing seems to mean fine beer. Double Crooked is a good one. Founder's IPA is mighty fine too.

[WadePatton]

endurance racing tennessee style, team yazoo brewing company member doing his duties:

[hmbatrail]

tried a small batch 417 IPA by breckecnridge brewery last night...the tag talked it up with lots of different malts and lotsa hops, centennial, simcoe, fuggle...but it was just too malty and not hoppy enough for me.

Do you mean the 471? I like it.

[John M]

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the deschutes hop henge pale ale is real good, seems to imperial IPA looking at the abv and IBU's.
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew...e/default.aspx
i got a deschutes red chair IPA to try but haven't yet
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew...r/default.aspx

I like the Deschutes stuff. Generally near the top of the crop of what is available in a typical grocery store in Seattle without having to go to specialty store with a better selection.

[rydesteel]

Do you live close to Marshall? I rode for Dark Horse the year I had a side of broken ribs (made for a season of more beer drinking than racing). Founders for a few after that. What am I doing on a non-beer team these days????? Michigan mtb racing seems to mean fine beer. Double Crooked is a good one. Founder's IPA is mighty fine too.

I'm about 200 miles west of Chicago on I80, IA-IL border. Friend of mine was a manager at a liquor shop and a beer lover. He'd get his suppliers to sample some and then make orders. Dark Horse is/was a favorite of mine, one the few beers I miss. I don't miss the 30lbs I lost since I quit drinking though so it's all good. Founders Devil Dancer is a great IPA as well.

[dsteady]

This is my favorite post ride recovery drink:
http://beeradvocate.com/im/c_beer_image.gif


A near perfect IPA.

dn'l

[riceburner]

Bad cameraphone pic but here's the setup from last nite:

Working on Pegos, buddy over with his dog, wife in pajamas, drinking Stellas....