A Beer Thread.

[baseline bum]

Sig worthy

LOL. Seriously, awesome beer though.

[JudynTX]

OMG! Please, somebody try it and let me know how it tastes.

If its decision to start selling groceries wasn't enough of a sign that Walgreens is trying to shake up its image and reach a new audience, now comes news that the drugstore chain has begun selling its own private-label beer.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Walgreens has been rolling out the beer, called Big Flats 1901, in more than 4,600 of its 7,655 U.S. locations.

Since private-label booze is rarely purchased because of superior taste, Walgreens is selling the suds cheap, around $3 for a six-pack and around $11.50 for a case of 24 cans.

http://consumerist.com/2011/01/walgr...for-50can.html

[RandomGuy]

my 21st bday in 30 minutes. going downtown to sample some of these.

So how'd it go?

Get thee unto the local store and findeth some Brother Thelonius ale.

http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/bee...Thelonious.htm

[Viva Las Espuelas]

OMG! Please, somebody try it and let me know how it tastes.




http://consumerist.com/2011/01/walgr...for-50can.html

Eek. I don't think I'd try it. A friend of mine did a post on Facebook about it but he was happy simply because of the price.
Big Flat 1901?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Pilsner Urquell is great stuff. Anyone drink Duvel?



That stuff has enormous head retention down to the last drop.

Damn. I saw the price of that and realized it was only a 4-pack. I'll have to be pretty drunk to pull the trigger on that now. Plus I'm not sure a banana taste in beer would be all too tasty to me.

[JudynTX]

Eek. I don't think I'd try it. A friend of mine did a post on Facebook about it but he was happy simply because of the price.
Big Flat 1901?

You can't beat $3 for a 6-pack.

[baseline bum]

Damn. I saw the price of that and realized it was only a 4-pack. I'll have to be pretty drunk to pull the trigger on that now. Plus I'm not sure a banana taste in beer would be all too tasty to me.

You gotta be thinking of a different beer when you're talking about a banana taste; Duvel is nothing like that. It is crazy expensive though. As for banana flavor in beer, I have only had two beers that had it. One was called banana bread beer or something like that, and it was comically bad. The other is Paulaner Hefeweizen, which has a little bit of banana hiding behind a pretty strong wheat flavor, and it's outstanding.

[leemajors]

You gotta be thinking of a different beer when you're talking about a banana taste; Duvel is nothing like that. It is crazy expensive though. As for banana flavor in beer, I have only had two beers that had it. One was called banana bread beer or something like that, and it was comically bad. The other is Paulaner Hefeweizen, which has a little bit of banana hiding behind a pretty strong wheat flavor, and it's outstanding.

Diacetyl and phenols can impart that flavor/aroma. Fermentation by products.

In other news, Freetail's bottle release is next saturday and I am looking forward to it:

22 oz bombers of Old Bat Ras , Barrel Aged Old Bat Ras , and Fortuna Roja (barrel aged prickly pear wild ale). Bottles on sale promptly at 11:30am. Limit 2 per person.

[The Reckoning]

So how'd it go?

Get thee unto the local store and findeth some Brother Thelonius ale.

http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/bee...Thelonious.htm

looks like a great ale.

it was back when it was cold as and it was a monday so there was noone on 6th street. drank scotch at midnight, shiner, couple of lone stars, ziegenbock, jager, tequila, guinness and then took b-day shots of some drink i had no idea what was in it...all in about 2 hours.

threw up all over 4cc's apartment

[scott]

I'm going to be cracking into to some cans of Southern Star Buried Hatchet Imperial Stout tonight. Great people and great beers from Conroe, TX.

[scott]

Diacetyl and phenols can impart that flavor/aroma. Fermentation by products.

In other news, Freetail's bottle release is next saturday and I am looking forward to it:

I just dropped off the artwork at the printer for the Fortuna Roja bottles this morning. It's some bad ass artwork. And if you've missed the Spurs logo from the early 90's, you'll be happy

The beer is tasting great too

[leemajors]

I just dropped off the artwork at the printer for the Fortuna Roja bottles this morning. It's some bad ass artwork. And if you've missed the Spurs logo from the early 90's, you'll be happy

The beer is tasting great too

Awesome. The two wilds you were serving for the anniversary were great, I don't doubt this will be too.

[Fpoonsie]

I just dropped off the artwork at the printer for the Fortuna Roja bottles this morning. It's some bad ass artwork. And if you've missed the Spurs logo from the early 90's, you'll be happy

The beer is tasting great too

Reeeeeally? You may want to keep the actual look of the finished product in the dark, but if there's any chance of a Spurs-esque beer floating around, I'd love to pick up a few bottles, even if it's just the retro color scheme...

[scott]

I'm going to post a picture of the label on our FB tomorrow. It's not really Spurs related, the colors just reminded me of the old logo

[Sense]

looks like a great ale.

it was back when it was cold as and it was a monday so there was noone on 6th street. drank scotch at midnight, shiner, couple of lone stars, ziegenbock, jager, tequila, guinness and then took b-day shots of some drink i had no idea what was in it...all in about 2 hours.

threw up all over 4cc's apartment

So you only had one decent beer...

and did totally the opposite of what you said you were doing :P

To try some of the beers on this thread you'd have to go to flying saucer or something..

[The Reckoning]

So you only had one decent beer...

and did totally the opposite of what you said you were doing :P

To try some of the beers on this thread you'd have to go to flying saucer or something..

i decided itd be more appropriate to do a "texas tour" of sorts that night. i do check back on this thread though if i feel like buying a 6 of something new for the evening. and i would go to places like the flying saucer but its a good 20 blocks or so in the other direction, and you cant beat the e-bus to downtown.

[Sense]

I'm having this beast tonight... after nights of looking for it... stupid Lufkin..

[TE]

I'm having this beast tonight... after nights of looking for it... stupid Lufkin..

I'm downing this right now.......

[Sense]

I'm downing this right now.......

Excellent choice!

[baseline bum]

I'm having this beast tonight... after nights of looking for it... stupid Lufkin..

An excellent IPA: one of my favorite SN brews. Last time I was in California I drank nothing but that, as I couldn't find anywhere in the Sierras that had Stone and it was right before Torpedo started really showing up in Texas. SN's Celebration Ale is another really good IPA they make, though I'm definitely a bigger fan of Torpedo.

As for what Viva said about Duvel, I did notice it had a bit of a banana flavor when I looked for it as I was drinking one watching the game earlier (though I think it has a stronger apple-like flavor).

[Sense]

An excellent IPA: one of my favorite SN brews. Last time I was in California I drank nothing but that, as I couldn't find anywhere in the Sierras that had Stone and it was right before Torpedo started really showing up in Texas. SN's Celebration Ale is another really good IPA they make, though I'm definitely a bigger fan of Torpedo.

As for what Viva said about Duvel, I did notice it had a bit of a banana flavor when I looked for it as I was drinking one watching the game earlier (though I think it has a stronger apple-like flavor).

Yeah this one, 90 min from Dogfish head, and Ruiniation IPA from Stone are my favorite IPA's...

[Sense]

I didn't know about this show til recently, not entirely sure when it started or what-not.. but as a beer fanatic I think everyone who enjoys beer or liquor should watch it..




for those of you that don't know about it, they basically go all over the US trying out beers and drinks from certain cities and visiting breweries as well. Quite funny

[koriwhat]

i can't wait... february 5th i'll be going on some brewery tour with a few friends for $5 which gets us entry in to the place and 3 beers, we can buy more while we are there.

anyhow cheers!

oh, and any lagunitas fans in here?

[leemajors]

I didn't know about this show til recently, not entirely sure when it started or what-not.. but as a beer fanatic I think everyone who enjoys beer or liquor should watch it..




for those of you that don't know about it, they basically go all over the US trying out beers and drinks from certain cities and visiting breweries as well. Quite funny

I can't stand that dude or the stupid sound effects on his show, it seems like he has learned nothing despite all his touring. On top of that I hate him for being able to make a living doing that. His previous show had the same shtick.

[Sense]

I can't stand that dude or the stupid sound effects on his show, it seems like he has learned nothing despite all his touring. On top of that I hate him for being able to make a living doing that. His previous show had the same shtick.

The show seems funny to me, I don't really watch it for the comedian, I watch it for the breweries and the drinks and the outrageous amount of food the other guy has to eat...


The dudes can drink though.