OT: Beer chat

[BrockLobster]

I just try to drink local..ive been to most breweries on the island. There is some great stuff out there.

 

[eoin92]

I just try to drink local..ive been to most breweries on the island. There is some great stuff out there.

I like Sand City the best.

 

[BrockLobster]

I like Sand City the best.

Sand city
Barrier
Are probably the best.

New one opening in my town LB in a month. The new one in oceanside South shore is a good spot.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

I hate sours...and im still IPA strong.

Your area was late to the IPA game (after new england and west coast) and be will be among the last out.

 

[notDatsyuk]

I saw in the game that they sell Modelo at the rink. One of the better Mexican beers (I hate Corona). Anyone tried their Negra? Pretty good - I'm having one now.

 

[The Real JT]

I had the local Black Hog Brewing Co. Coffee Milk Stout this weekend.

Good call if you're into stouts.

 

[notDatsyuk]

I had the local Black Hog Brewing Co. Coffee Milk Stout this weekend.

Good call if you're into stouts.

I'm a big fan of stouts,but I find a lot of microbreweries make them too sweet/chocolaty/coffeey for my taste.

I had one a couple of years ago that tasted like I was licking an ashtray.

GLB (Great Lakes Brewery, in Ontario) makes a good one, called Shinny Pants.

I'll see if I can find yours.

 

[The Real JT]

I'm a big fan of stouts,but I find a lot of microbreweries make them too sweet/chocolaty/coffeey for my taste.

I had one a couple of years ago that tasted like I was licking an ashtray.

GLB (Great Lakes Brewery, in Ontario) makes a good one, called Shinny Pants.

I'll see if I can find yours.

The one I mentioned is not sweet but as the name suggests, there's a coffee-like taste to it.

I'll see if I can find Shinny Pants. There's an enormous store called Total Wine near me and if they don't have it, I'm SOL.

 

[Axel574]

Now here is a fella that hates craft beer more than I do...

https://nypost.com/2020/02/08/craft...outside-brooklyns-other-half-brewing-company/

 

[BrockLobster]

Now here is a fella that hates craft beer more than I do...

https://nypost.com/2020/02/08/craft...outside-brooklyns-other-half-brewing-company/

How does one hate craft beer? Thats like saying you hate a better steak.

 

[Axel574]

How does one hate craft beer? Thats like saying you hate a better steak.

You're making my point.... Craft beer is like putting ketchup on a steak.

 

[BrockLobster]

You're making my point.... Craft beer is like putting ketchup on a steak.

Non craft mass produced beer is like putting mustard on a steak.

 

[Axel574]

Non craft mass produced beer is like putting mustard on a steak.

Go drink a mustard, orange, pumpkin beer with extra hops. I'll stick with what a beer is supposed to taste like... And I'm not talking about Bud so don't bother going there.

Great comeback BTW.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Sand city
Barrier
Are probably the best.

New one opening in my town LB in a month. The new one in oceanside South shore is a good spot.

Nice! Where in LB?

Used to go to Barrier a bunch when I lived in LB but having one on the island itself would've been great.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Non craft mass produced beer is like putting mustard on a steak.

Mass produced beer is a McDonald's hamburger: craft breweries are steak houses.

 

[BrockLobster]

Go drink a mustard, orange, pumpkin beer with extra hops. I'll stick with what a beer is supposed to taste like... And I'm not talking about Bud so don't bother going there.

Great comeback BTW.

I think you confuse "craft beer" with extra hoppy IPAs. They also make pilsners, lagers, etc.

 

[BrockLobster]

Nice! Where in LB?

Used to go to Barrier a bunch when I lived in LB but having one on the island itself would've been great.

Right across from the LB train station. Bright Eye Beer Company. Its in the place that used to be that variety store that closed up. Its the owner of Heneghans in Pt Lookout. Feb 21 opening! (I cant make it due to having tix to john tonelli night at the barn.)

 

[Axel574]

I think you confuse "craft beer" with extra hoppy IPAs. They also make pilsners, lagers, etc.

I see, yes I associate craft beer with breweries that make beer that doesn't taste like beer. Lagunitas for example … tastes like bitter vomit.

 

[BrockLobster]

I see, yes I associate craft beer with breweries that make beer that doesn't taste like beer. Lagunitas for example … tastes like bitter vomit.

Well i do agree with you on lagunitas. Not a fan. I stick to local brews the majority of the time..

 

[Strummergas]

I think you confuse "craft beer" with extra hoppy IPAs. They also make pilsners, lagers, etc.

They do, but they tend to be a bit too hoppy for the types of beer they're supposed to be. The only local "craft" Pilsner I've ever had that didn't taste like an ale was Singlecut's. They did a fantastic job!

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Right across from the LB train station. Bright Eye Beer Company. Its in the place that used to be that variety store that closed up. Its the owner of Heneghans in Pt Lookout. Feb 21 opening! (I cant make it due to having tix to john tonelli night at the barn.)

Would be a nice spot to head to after some Gino's! If I still lived in Long Beach I would definitely check it out

 

[crasherino]

They do, but they tend to be a bit too hoppy for the types of beer they're supposed to be. The only local "craft" Pilsner I've ever had that didn't taste like an ale was Singlecut's. They did a fantastic job!

How about the Vliet from Threes? I went there before last night's games - didn't have a Vliet but had several delicious IPAs. Not that its a bad thing, but these breweries seem to make a whole bunch of beers that are seemingly very similar. Good for them I guess - as the consumer, not sure I need it, but if it makes them happy, more power to them.

They also had Hill Farmstead George on draft. That's a great Brown Ale. Yup - got to the game a bit late.

 

[Strummergas]

How about the Vliet from Threes? I went there before last night's games - didn't have a Vliet but had several delicious IPAs. Not that its a bad thing, but these breweries seem to make a whole bunch of beers that are seemingly very similar. Good for them I guess - as the consumer, not sure I need it, but if it makes them happy, more power to them.

They also had Hill Farmstead George on draft. That's a great Brown Ale. Yup - got to the game a bit late.

Haven't had the Vliet or the George, but of course I'm willing to try both. That is, if I ever actually drink again. Been dry since Thanksgiving and have had zero desire to imbibe. Am I maturing or simply becoming boring?

 

[nyisles]

Non craft mass produced beer is like putting mustard on a steak.

Yeah, that was a terrible analogy. More realistically, craft beers are like Morton's while mass-produced swill is like Outback. You can enjoy Outback and that's fine, but don't try to convince anyone it's better.

That's not to say that all craft beer is great, because there's plenty that sucks, but most of it is very good.

 

[crasherino]

Haven't had the Vliet or the George, but of course I'm willing to try both. That is, if I ever actually drink again. Been dry since Thanksgiving and have had zero desire to imbibe. Am I maturing or simply becoming boring?

Are you sure you're asking the right bunch here?

I had a slight inclination to dabble with the dry January as December was pretty rife with drinks but then my brother in law swung by for a bit in the afternoon on the first Saturday in January and said "wanna have a drink?" and just like that, my dry January lasted 4 days.