Tawnos
Regular Member
In college I was VP of the brewing club. Our president is now lab manager over at Anderson Valley.
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Stone Brewing Co.
- Thread starter PrayingForWar
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In college I was VP of the brewing club. Our president is now lab manager over at Anderson Valley.
Ya'll trained him well. I haven't found one of their beers I *don't* like!
Tawnos
Regular Member
He trained us
. Andy was naturally really good at making beer and very passionate about it. Plus he had a sweet 1911.
PrayingForWar
Founder's Club Member
You're entitled to your beliefs as well.
I once shared them, in my endeavors to prove my opposition wrong, I found out I was wrong.
I've tried the La Fin du Monde and Maudite, they're great too. Gulden Draak is one of my fav's and is widely available. I love the Three Philosophers, it's alcohol content can knock you on your ass, but I've not had a hangover issue. I did have one once with "Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout". A 4 pack of those can get you tore up.
If you go to a BBQ with one and get your ass kicked, it's probably because you're a douchebag, and you go too BBQ's with bigger douchebags.
HandyHamlet
Regular Member
So sad. Tiny little ego in blue. Thinks the world revolves around him. And he is the first to discover micro-brew.
One day my little blue infant you will discover that every beer has it's place. And time. And the only shame in the whole thing is thinking you, your taste, and opinion somehow matters.
Tawnos
Regular Member
Yet that video doesn't reflect my beliefs. E.g. I don't "hate America", a ludicrous claim by a political pundit fishing for your money. He also sets up a false dilemma (promoting teenage abstinence versus teenage promiscuity), appeals to tradition and fear (morality and the destruction of America's), and other such fallacies. It's 45 minutes of a guy who is speaking his opinion, yet failing to recognize his own internal contradictions.
Gulden Draak is too sweet for me (man, I've tried way too many beers
). Haven't tried any beers from the Brooklyn brewery (not available here), but Bourbon County Stout is amazing if you can get it. Much like your description, bring a four pack and you'll see if your friends have an inner ******* that needs to be let out (or if they sit around laughing like my friends did).Tawnos
Regular Member
Bad beers have their place - in somebody else's fridge
Life's too short to drink bad beer.
HandyHamlet
Regular Member
Bad beers have their place - in somebody else's fridge
Life's too short to drink bad beer.
Bad beer in your opinion. Some live by skunked imports in green bottles. Some would not clean their bong with it.
How do you make beer and brats?
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PrayingForWar
Founder's Club Member
PrayingForWar
Founder's Club Member
Yet that video doesn't reflect my beliefs. E.g. I don't "hate America", a ludicrous claim by a political pundit fishing for your money. He also sets up a false dilemma (promoting teenage abstinence versus teenage promiscuity), appeals to tradition and fear (morality and the destruction of America's), and other such fallacies. It's 45 minutes of a guy who is speaking his opinion, yet failing to recognize his own internal contradictions.
Gulden Draak is too sweet for me (man, I've tried way too many beers
I'm not going to argue politics with you here on this thread. I've been done with that a long time ago. It's pointless.
The one thing we do share is an appreciation of fine fermented beverages (and guns), and I prefer to limit our exchanges to that variable. Past instances where we've clashed notwithstanding, your knowledge on these matters intrigues me.
HandyHamlet
Regular Member
quack quack
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PrayingForWar
Founder's Club Member
You're right!!! What an a$$hole I AM!! I opened up with insults directed at YOU. I'm so ^%$#ing sorry!!! will you ever forgive me O great center of the intellectual universe??
On second thought go ^%$# yourself.
HandyHamlet
Regular Member
I'm sorry. What? I couldn't hear you. I was popping open my Schlitz and Funyuns.
PrayingForWar
Founder's Club Member
Stone
Purely by coincidence, I opened a Stone product last night -- Vertical Epic. Didn't realize when I bought it that it was brewed with chiles and cinnamon.
NOT my favorite. Drinkable, particularly if I didn't inhale as I was tasting, but not something I'll ever try again.
Purely by coincidence, I opened a Stone product last night -- Vertical Epic. Didn't realize when I bought it that it was brewed with chiles and cinnamon.
NOT my favorite. Drinkable, particularly if I didn't inhale as I was tasting, but not something I'll ever try again.
Tawnos
Regular Member
This year's vertical epic was weird. Also not a favorite, and may be the worst beer I've had from them.
Tawnos
Regular Member
Bad beer in your opinion. Some live by skunked imports in green bottles. Some would not clean their bong with it.
How do you make beer and brats?
Yeah, bad beer in my opinion. Which is generally beer which is bought because "it's cheap" or "because I can drink it all day" or similar reasons. Don't get me wrong, there are cheap beers and beers you can drink all day that are good beers. However, the reason you're buying them is "they taste good" instead of any other reason.
davidmcbeth
Banned
Bad beers have their place - in somebody else's fridge
Life's too short to drink bad beer.
I agree .. that's why I only drink PBR ... smooth satisfying brew ....
HandyHamlet
Regular Member
Beer reasoning.
Bad beer for Beer Hunter. Good (enough) tasting canned beer for cooking and beer bongs (if the rookies do not have kegs). Something else for all day/volley ball/beach/lawn mowing/working on the car/fishing beer. Then the low carb ultra light bottles only the women will drink... The craft brews and seasonal micro brews for the more discerning and appreciative friends. The special meal/occasion beers. The Half and Half beers. The Pilsner Flute. The Bavarian Mug. Trappist beer. Then the all important emergency beer stash for after the good whiskey is gone, it's 2:30am, the neighbors haven't called the cops yet, and you are still only half way through the "F's" in the record collection.
Life is too short for one beer.
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Tawnos
Regular Member
No bad beer. My good enough beer is usually the "all day" beer, generally a German hefeweizen (Ayinger Brau Weiss) via keg. Tell the women to stop being irrational and drinking "ultra light beer" - that sh'ts not allowed here. Craft brews when I can, which generally includes meals and special occasions. The rest all fall in line. But no bad beer.