A Beer Thread.

[leemajors]

Man oh man, is that Roja just absolutely delicious. Scott - I know I said it at Freetail, but there are some outstanding beers. It was one of my roomie's birthdays last night, and we had a little tasting - the Roja, a Bat Ras , Cantillon 1900 Grand Cru, Alaskan Smoked Porter, and a Port/De Proef Brewerij collaboration. We had the Roja first and everyone raved about it. Preferred it to the draft version, but I did have a taste of Figg Puddin' a couple minutes before I had it at Freetail and it messed with my palate a bit. The fruit stands out in the finish in the bottle for sure.

[scott]

Thanks man! I'm really happy with the way the Roja came out. I had our assistant brewer let me know when the keg was going to kick so I could get the last serving.

I think I may drop by Draught House tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Maybe I'll bump into you guys there.

[koriwhat]

went to the ranger creek brewery this past weekend and man they make some damn good beer... i only tried the mesquite smoked porter there but i've have a couple others at a friends house. if you get a chance, goto their open house they have monthly. $5 for a pint glass and 3 pints of beer during their open house.

[mrsmaalox]

Koriwhat I went on that same tour a few weeks ago For some reason I kept forgetting to post about it. My hubby is a homebrewer so I'm pretty familiar with that whole process, but the distillery side was new to me. Not a whiskey drinker, but I'll definitely try theirs when it's ready. On the beer side, I had La Bestia which was okay. I've never been a fan of porters but I really did enjoy that Mesquite Smoked Porter---I don't like a lingering aftertaste and that one finished up real quick and clean.

http://www.drinkrangercreek.com/

Everyone should try to go to a tour/open house. We went as a group with a homebrewers club, but got to meet a lot of other people. The owners are great and made it a very enjoyable afternoon.

[mrsmaalox]

Also, I believe La Bestia is available in bottles as of this week at Whole Foods

[Viva Las Espuelas]

As for what Viva said about Duvel, I did notice it had a bit of a banana flavor

Yeah. That's what a lot of people commented about it. I didn't know if there was more than one "Duvel" beer so I just left it.

[Sense]

Thanks man! I'm really happy with the way the Roja came out. I had our assistant brewer let me know when the keg was going to kick so I could get the last serving.

I think I may drop by Draught House tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Maybe I'll bump into you guys there.

I'm in San Antonio for the week, cuz of my birthday and I'm trying to find a job... but I'm getting the urge to visit this brewery and get a tour or something...

[scott]

I'm in San Antonio for the week, cuz of my birthday and I'm trying to find a job... but I'm getting the urge to visit this brewery and get a tour or something...

Hey Sense, we do tours every Saturday at noon

[koriwhat]

Hey Sense, we do tours every Saturday at noon

what brewery?

[koriwhat]

Koriwhat I went on that same tour a few weeks ago For some reason I kept forgetting to post about it. My hubby is a homebrewer so I'm pretty familiar with that whole process, but the distillery side was new to me. Not a whiskey drinker, but I'll definitely try theirs when it's ready. On the beer side, I had La Bestia which was okay. I've never been a fan of porters but I really did enjoy that Mesquite Smoked Porter---I don't like a lingering aftertaste and that one finished up real quick and clean.

http://www.drinkrangercreek.com/

Everyone should try to go to a tour/open house. We went as a group with a homebrewers club, but got to meet a lot of other people. The owners are great and made it a very enjoyable afternoon.

i thoroughly enjoyed the tour and $5 for 3 pints of that porter is insanely awesome!

[Sense]

what brewery?

Freetail Brewery

[Drachen]

Freaking finally going to freetail tonight!

[mrsmaalox]

Freaking finally going to freetail tonight!

Have a pizza!

[Drachen]

So they have good food too? Any suggestions on beer?

[mrsmaalox]

So they have good food too? Any suggestions on beer?

Not really. I have a pretty limited beer palate; when i go to a brewpub or microbrew I always ask for the "the lightest beer you make". At Freetail that is La Rubia I think. It's good

[leemajors]

Manny, have you or any other of the peeps here in/have been in Michigan been to Jolly Pumpkin? Everything I have had of theirs has been fantastic.

[Sense]

Going to Freetail tonight!! finally...

[Winehole23]

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I finally tried Chimay blue and oh my. 'Twas great.

[Fpoonsie]

Tonight:



and

[leemajors]

I finally tried Chimay blue and oh my. 'Twas great.

You should try St. Bernardus ABT 12 then:

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Tonight:

That's a good one

[leemajors]

FYI - Double Bas hit Texas this week, dunno if they have it in SA, but this is a great beer that hasn't been available in TX before cause TABC is stupid.

[Fpoonsie]

Had this for the first time at the Saucer (avoided it for a while 'cause of the price tag, but well worth it):



ALSO, just got one of these for the first time in my mix-n-match Central Market Sixer...(wish I'd simply gotten a six a' these by themselves...might by my new favorite):



I'm sure this Rogue specialty has been posted before, but I figure it merits mention again. Just outstanding.

[DPG21920]

You should try St. Bernardus ABT 12 then:

That is hilarious. I went to central market to get Chimay Blue Grande Reserve and they were out, so this beer guy told me about St. Bernardus for about 10 minutes and talked me into buying it. It was different, but very good.