the "post your thoughts/review on the alcohol you have been drinking" /thread

[KillerGremlin]

Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout - Wonderful. I love oatmeal, chocolate, coffee, and cream, and this beer had all of these things. I've heard a lot of good things about this Stout, and I am glad that it did not disappoint. I think I enjoyed it more than Goose Island's Oatmeal Stout, but I may need to revisit that one.

Sam Adam's Cherry Wheat - A fruity wheat beer from Sam Adams. I think this is an okay beer, and it would make a nice session "get drunk" beer. It is low in calories and goes down pretty easily. The cherry flavor in this beer is completely artificial, and it does have a kind of cough syrup vibe. Due to the artificial nature of the flavoring, I will wager that this is going to be very hit or miss for most people. Either you like it, or the flavor will gross you out. Unlike a straight wheat beer, this one is a little more creamy. I found that at cold temps this beer is quite tasteless. As the beer warms up it gets nice and creamy which is a huge perk since the creaminess seems to balance out the cherry flavor. And then if it gets too warm it kind of gets skunky and unfun to drink.

Sam Adam's Blackberry Witbier - The second of the "fruity" beers. I enjoy wheat beers, so this one was not too offensive for me. Unlike the Cherry Wheat, this one has a much more organic taste to it. This smells like blackberry, but the taste is a little on the weak side. Like the Cherry Wheat, this beer peaks at a certain temperature. If it is too cold it has no taste, when it is just right it is very creamy and that really lets the beer "hit the spot." Too warm and bleh. I'd say try it. If you have no preference for Cherry/Blackberry, go with this one.

Blue Moon Winter Abbey Ale - Another average offering. I like what Blue Moon does and I like that they are available. This beer was slightly roasted and had some caramel flavoring. All-in-all it was nothing special, but I would pick it up again for 6 bucks.

Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA - Magical. This is really a great IPA. The 60 Minute IPA has a lot of pine and hops that come through, but it is remarkably balanced for an IPA. This one is actually really light and refreshing, which is amazing since it clocks in at like 6% ABV. I need to drink a few more to really see where this beer stands, but this is a not-offensive IPA that should work for people who are not hop heads and for people who do love hops.

Guinness Extra Stout - I cannot say this beer is remarkable, but for the price, availability, and consistency, what is there to lose? I think this is a great stout, and it is available at almost any major grocery store. If you are looking for your stout fix and do not have access to a Binny's or other place that sells import/micro beers, then this is a good fit.

That's all for now. I picked up a 6-pack of some brand I never heard of, it's an IPA. So far I'm not impressed, but we will see how that goes. I also tried the whole Sam Adam's Holiday Collection. The Old Fezziwig Ale was probably the most holiday of the bunch. The Holiday Porter and Winter Ale were both okay and had similar flavors. The White Ale was crap as I already mentioned, and the Chocolate Boch was great but obviously a very niche beer.

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

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Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA - Magical. This is really a great IPA. The 60 Minute IPA has a lot of pine and hops that come through, but it is remarkably balanced for an IPA. This one is actually really light and refreshing, which is amazing since it clocks in at like 6% ABV. I need to drink a few more to really see where this beer stands, but this is a not-offensive IPA that should work for people who are not hop heads and for people who do love hops.

Excellent choice! 60 minute IPA might be my favorite go to beer ever. Of course I have some hometown pride because it's brewed right in downstate Delaware. If you find the 90 minute IPA out there, definitely try it. It's 9% ABV and maybe even better than the 60 minute.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by The Germanator

Excellent choice! 60 minute IPA might be my favorite go to beer ever. Of course I have some hometown pride because it's brewed right in downstate Delaware. If you find the 90 minute IPA out there, definitely try it. It's 9% ABV and maybe even better than the 60 minute.

I either had the 90 or the 120 back when I was less knowledgeable of beer. I remember thinking it was a very sweet brew and very strong...but maybe that was the batch. I do believe Dogfish Head suggests you drink the super hopped brews like a brandy or wine, so it isn't really intended to be a session beer. The 60 minute is a session beer though (imo).

I will definitely check it out though. Props to Dogfish head, their brews are readily available all over the Chicago area.

I've had the Raison D'Etre too. I do not remember that one well enough to offer a critique, other than I drank that a long time ago back when I knew nothing about beer.

[Seth]

I'm more of a wine guy as of late. My home valley is Canada's Napa so the wine is everywhere.

For beer though I prefer Nelson Brewing Company. Since 2006 they have embraced organic brews and now they're entire stock is certified. Their Paddywhack India Pale Ale is my favourite. Gotta get me to Nelson for some boarding and beer hoarding.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Seth

I'm more of a wine guy as of late. My home valley is Canada's Napa so the wine is everywhere.

For beer though I prefer Nelson Brewing Company. Since 2006 they have embraced organic brews and now they're entire stock is certified. Their Paddywhack India Pale Ale is my favourite. Gotta get me to Nelson for some boarding and beer hoarding.

Yum, I was checking their site out, I will pick some up if I come across it.

Tonight I had a pint of Lindemans Pêche Fruit Lambic (bottled). I've tried their Raspberry Lambic, and it is goooood stuff. Lambic beers remind me a lot of wheat beers, and they have similar tastes. Lambic beer is kind of like wine I guess. It has a sweet taste to it, and it is brewed with wild yeast. The one I had tonight was a peach lambic, and it is apparently brewed with real peaches. The beer was quite complex with a lot of good yeasty flavors coming through. Obviously you get a ton of peach, and it had a nice sugary and syrupy mouthfeel. I'd say this was a heck of a beer and I would get more lambic beers if they were not so expensive.

I picked up a variety pack by Dundee Brewing Co. for 12 bucks at Jewel. 12 bucks, 12 beers. So far I have tried the Dundee Kölsch-Style Ale which is a super light and very average golden ale. I get corn, biscuits and maybe some citrus in this brew. I'd say this is a good summer or easy drinking beer. The Dundee Stout was maybe average to below average; it has all the typical flavors in your average stout, but it was a bit oily. It sort of peaked once it warmed up though, and I may need to revamp my opinion once I have a few more. The Dundee IPA is also maybe a bit below-average. Sort of an unbalanced, not particularly hoppy brew that is not very memorable. And finally, the Dundee Pale Bock seems to be the most complex of the brews with a nice balance of flavors, a good amount of roast, caramel and malt, and a beer that actually tastes multidimensional.

I also picked up a 6-pack of Metolius Dolly Varden India Pale Ale. I wish this brew had more bitterness and more bite. Otherwise, it seems to be on the weaker side of IPAs. If I blindly drank this I wouldn't even peg it as an IPA. This brew is more caramely and grassy than most IPAs I have had, so yeah. I will see how I feel as I finish the 6-pack.

[KillerGremlin]

So I just killed off the final 2 bottles of this Metolius Dolly Varden India Pale Ale while trying to decipher my stats homework. Like I said before, I think I picked this up for 6 or 7 bucks which is not a bad price to pay for a craft 6-pack. This is an okay IPA. It goes down pretty easy because it is on the lighter side, so if you are looking for something a little bit tasty to get drunk on this would do the job. It isn't very balanced...it has some pine and hops, but the bitterness gets washed out by the unbalanced malt. More of a grassy, malty, caramel-ish IPA. If anything, a bit generic. Like I said, goes down smooth and I could see myself putting 5 or 6 of these down in a sitting if I wanted to.

[Typhoid]

On the weekend a friend came back from school in the valley, so we had a box social which involved sports, and alcohol.

Anyways, 3 of us split a big bottle of Glenfiddich Scotch - while others had beer, like chumps.

It wasn't my first time having Glenfiddich, but I forgot how smooth and good it was. We had the 12 year, which is by far the lowest on the Glenfiddich scale, but as far as single malt goes, it's still my favourite.

If there are any fans of scotch/whiskey/rye in here, I do recommend you try Glenfiddich, if you already havent.