Author Topic: American Craft Beer Week (Read 4313 times)

galenas · « **on:** May 19, 2010, 10:53:53 am »

Apparently it\'s this week, so drink up! What are some of your local favorites?

- Captain Lawrence (Pleasantville, NY)
- Brooklyn (Love the classic lager)
- Six Point (Brooklyn, NY)
- Defiant (Rockland County, NY)
- Saranac (Best pale ale out there)
- Harpoon (IPA is my favorite)
- Long Trail (Try the Double Bag. It\'s ridiculous!)
- Fat Tire (When I can get it!)

God, I could go on and on!

Just tasted a delicious homebrewed hemp beer over the weekend. Made my eyes roll back in delight!

Spacey · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2010, 10:58:38 am »

My retired Uncle who I hung out with two weekends ago has been taking a train around the country and stopping at all the micro breweries. Some great places and beers.

Unfortunately, years ago, I gave up beer for Miller Lite and love every moment of it. Sure, its water **** but its my water ****.

Steve might be able to shine a good light on beers to try.

galenas · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2010, 11:11:18 am »

that\'s definitely something i\'d want to do in retirement! (god i can\'t wait to retire...) and don\'t worry, spaceman. no one can take that **** water away from you. no one, damn it!

Stephengencs · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2010, 11:20:08 am »

For me its...
Budweiser
Long Trail Blackberry Wheat
...the rest

Lagunitas and Stone are pretty ser craft brews and for you porter fans, you should try the Black Boss. its a polish porter at 9.3%abv for $1.59 a 16oz bottle.....

We do carry the Capt Lawrence Imperial IPA, do great with that....

and of course any of the Berkshire Brewing Co beers......

NickNels · « **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2010, 11:35:50 am »

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For me its...
Budweiser
Long Trail Blackberry Wheat
...the rest

Two of my least favorite.

My favorite (however not local) is Hazed and Infused by the Boulder Beer Company

KEN RAFLOWITZ · « **Reply #5 on:** May 19, 2010, 11:36:34 am »

Just went through some Long Trail unfiltered IPA.
I tend to stick with ales. Hoppy, bitter & strong!!!!
note: Ales were invented for long shipping trips across the ocean.
The strong hops & alcohol made the beer hold up longer.
Learned that from the History channel show on brewing!

Stephengencs · « **Reply #6 on:** May 19, 2010, 11:47:43 am »

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Quote from: Stephengencs;257228
For me its...
Budweiser
Long Trail Blackberry Wheat
...the rest

Two of my least favorite.

My favorite (however not local) is Hazed and Infused by the Boulder Beer Company

nobody asked what your least favorite beer was Flounder.......

Mountain Road carries Hazed and Infused, I would have given you a nice discount on a case if you weren\'t banned for life from the store....

galenas · « **Reply #7 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:15:21 pm »

cool that you do well with the captain lawrence, stevie! scott vacarro\'s my boy. we drink at the brewery just about every weekend.

i like the stone ipa very much.
hazed and infused, eh. not one of my favorites.

definitely want to try that black boss. never had it before. i used to be solely into the hops, but now i\'m getting into some of the meatier, maltier brews as well. gotta round out the palate.

gotta say i also love the sam seasonals --- i mark my calendar by them! oktoberfest is prob my favorite. (love oktoberfests in general...)

celebrator is also a yummy double bock.

beers are amazing!

zuke583 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:51:18 pm »

not really local (delaware), but i love me some dog fish head. just went to the liquor store around the corner and discovered half a shelf of DFH...some i\'d never heard of. they even had some punkin ale left.

dog fish head and mario batali are opening a restaurant in manhattan this summer called eataly. apparently they brew beer right on the roof. i hope that i can make that trip when it opens

tyzack · « **Reply #9 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:56:26 pm »

Favourite Craft Beers:
Black Shack Porter - Wachusett Brewery, possibly the best beer in the world.
Dead Guy Ale - Rouge Brewing
Imperial IPA - Rouge Brewing
Levitation Ale - Stone
Ruination Ale - Stone
Arogant Bastard - Stone
Hop Devil - Victory
Prima Pils - Victory
Storm King Imperial Stout - Victory
Naragansett Lager - Naragansett

KEN RAFLOWITZ · « **Reply #10 on:** May 19, 2010, 01:24:18 pm »

There\'s nothing like a Bitter Ale Buzz!!!
I believe God lives within the Greatest Of Ales!!!
The soul of beer is the hops, alcohol is the twin brother!!!

NickNels · « **Reply #11 on:** May 19, 2010, 01:28:10 pm »

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Quote from: NickNels;257229
Quote from: Stephengencs;257228
For me its...
Budweiser
Long Trail Blackberry Wheat
...the rest

Two of my least favorite.

My favorite (however not local) is Hazed and Infused by the Boulder Beer Company

nobody asked what your least favorite beer was Flounder.......

Mountain Road carries Hazed and Infused, I would have given you a nice discount on a case if you weren\'t banned for life from the store....

This is sort of how it went down:

galenas · « **Reply #12 on:** May 19, 2010, 01:40:28 pm »

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dog fish head and mario batali are opening a restaurant in manhattan this summer called eataly. apparently they brew beer right on the roof. i hope that i can make that trip when it opens

ah yes, how could we forget dog fish head?!

i am 100% down for going to this restaurant.

Vassillios · « **Reply #13 on:** May 19, 2010, 01:59:23 pm »

SWITCHBACK!

sorry folks, you can only get this in vermont

inCognito · « **Reply #14 on:** May 19, 2010, 03:36:48 pm »

i am in for eataly... although i feel like count dracula or chocula while saying that!!! "I vant to go to Eataly... not Eataly, Eataly."

and fave craft beers in no particular order...
Bar Harbor Blueberry
New Belgium esp Fat Tire
Flying Dog!!!!
Sammy Smith esp Oatmeal Stout
Saranac & Long Trail et al

and my favorite heady domestic macro brew is def yeungling lager! i can drink that all of the time!