Beer Nerds Unite!

[AutumnDayKink]

Who here loves craft brews? Can't get enough experimental hops IPAs? Crave a stout porter on a cold winter's night? Can't make it through the week without an amber ale?

Let's appreciate the beers that we love and talk new and exciting bottle and tapped finds.

 

[AngelRae420]

I recently started working at a tap house and am learning a toooon about beer.
That being said, I love pale ales and a good cider

 

[AutumnDayKink]

Yesterday, I went to my local pub that's generally full of craft brews to find the beer list chalkboard totally re-written. There were four new beers (all IPAs of some kind, I think - spring is coming!) and I ended up with the Imperial IPA called Sneaky Pete by Laughing Dog. Whoo! Packs a punch! But in a 12oz snifter serving, it's a delightful accompaniment to a hearty meal (I'd serve it with a pork chop or maybe a hearty salad with candied nuts and pears - can you tell I'm a food nerd, too?).

 

[GrannyPants]

These are two I particularly enjoy, both are from the UK and go well with a hearty meal:

http://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/brands/ales/1698-bottle-conditioned-ale

http://innisandgunn.com/

I'm slowly working my way through as many different types of beers and ales as possible - purely for research purposes of course!

 

[shylurkerdude]

Not exactly a craft beer but Guinness have come out with Guinness Nitro. Seems it is only in 12oz cans atm. It is a good mixed between Guinness and a pale ale, very smooth to drink and has a nice creamy head. When you pour it in to a glass it is fun to watch it settle and form the head. It would make more sense if it came in a 16 or 20oz size though so it would fill a normal beer glass size

 

[AmberCutie]

Tried it for the name. Became my favorite for the taste.

 

[SaffronBurke]

My grocery store/liquor store (HyVee) has a lovely section where you can mix and match your own 6-pack from a certain section, including both big names and craft brews. I often take advantage of that to try out new beers. My recent favorite find is Boulevard Brewing Co's Irish Ale. Delicious.

I've also tried three different brands of vanilla porter that I loved, but I can't remember the brands for the life of me.

 

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It's all about Deschutes, Ska and Odells.

 

[Johndoe91]

My grocery store/liquor store (HyVee) has a lovely section where you can mix and match your own 6-pack from a certain section, including both big names and craft brews. I often take advantage of that to try out new beers.

That's the best way to go about trying new stuff. I've bought way too many 6 packs of shitty beer that I only drink one of