The Official Huddle Beer Thread

[Brandon]

I'm definitely going to check out their other beers. I think tonight I'm going to treat myself to a Lindeman's Kriek, been a tough month that I'm finally done with.

[Brandon]

If your in G'boro and haven't been over to the Bestway at the corner of Walker and Elam do yourself a favor.

Leave Total Wine for the people looking for wine and Coronas and go to a real beer store.

Haven't been there yet but it's on the list of things to do this week. I really only go to Total Wine since I used to know a few people who worked there. I do like the Pipe & Pint, can't wait to see their new location.

[TheSaint]

Haven't been there yet but it's on the list of things to do this week. I really only go to Total Wine since I used to know a few people who worked there. I do like the Pipe & Pint, can't wait to see their new location.

total wine has a poo ton of beers. Old Rasputin included.

[House]

Tonight was French Broad's "WEE-HEAVY-ER Scotch Ale".

Thought I would give it a try since I liked the "13 Rebels ESB". It was excellent.

If you tried anything French Broad was putting out 5+ years ago and didn't really like it. Try it again. They have come a long way.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Tonight was French Broad's "WEE-HEAVY-ER Scotch Ale".

Thought I would give it a try since I liked the "13 Rebels ESB". It was excellent.

If you tried anything French Broad was putting out 5+ years ago and didn't really like it. Try it again. They have come a long way.

I tried both of those beers five years ago in Asheville and loved them. They had one that was really great called the "Goldenrod Pilsner." Very nice easy drinker pilsner that didn't compromise flavor for refreshment. I don't think they make that one anymore; for that matter, I don't think it was every bottled.

I'm heading back to Asheville in September for this huge beer festival called "Brewgrass." Should be able to sample all of French Broad's new offerings, as well as those of the other WNC and NC breweries.

:cheers2:

[CharlotteBeer.com]

The menu for tonight was:

Traquiar Jacobite - Nice smooth ale with a sweet chocolate & caramel flavor. Dark color about the color of a cola. Very drinkable beer.

Great Divide Old Ruffian Barley Wine - One of the better barley wines Ive tasted. Big hops up front break into a nice balance with the sweetness of the malt and a nice long hoppy aftertaste.

Petrus Oak Aged Pale Ale - fuging cold piss. Too sour for me. Poured it out.

Langunitas Hop Stoopid - Now thats more like it. Big Big hops with that citrus undercurrent that reminds me of why I love the Weyerbacher Simcoe IPA. This is a top shelf IPA and a serious contender.

Very nice! I like both the Old Ruffian and the Hop Stoopid.

Here's what I had tonight:

Dogfish Head Theobroma: Very disappointing. Tasted like watered-down white wine. No presence of cocoa or ancho peppers.

Weyerbacher 15: I've had many smoked beers, but this if my first smoked imperial stout. Very tasty. I'll look for this again, for sure. If you like smokey beers, pick it up.

Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock: Never had a Weizen-doppelbock (or an eisbock). This is a nice introduction to a hybrid of styles. A bit of tartness from the wheat before the traditional doppelbock flavors (dark fruit, raisins, fig) hit your tongue. At 12%, it made quite the night cap.

Cheers, guys.

:cheers2:

[pstall]

I have been partaking in Modelo's more often lately. Mexican Busch?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I've heard Modelo isn't all that bad. I've been meaning to pick some of that and some Tecate up. I've also heard Bohemia is one of the better "Mexican" beers around.

[Future of the Funchise]

Still not stickied huh? I think it's time to pull out a petition.

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Currently sippin' on some Sea Dog Wild Blueberry Wheat Ale. Very refreshing with some grilled up classics like burgers and steak. Has just the perfect amount of blueberry flavor, a slight hint. Not sure if any of you had tried this particular beer, I believe its brewed in Maine.

:cheers2:

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I think I've seen the Sea Dog around, but I've yet to try it. I enjoy a blueberry beer every now and then, but I have to be in the mood for it. Sweetwater's Blue is okay.

I didn't have a beer tonight and may not tomorrow, so I can appreciate the beers I have Thursday night all the more.

:cheers2:

[LowDownBrown]

Do you take your user name from Cottonwood's Low Down Brown?

Sort of...

It was one of the beers that broadened my horizons in college.

Plus my last names is Brown.

...Plus I'll fug anything that moves, so it kind of stuck

[LowDownBrown]

You can pick out all the flavors so much more intensely when its the first thing that hits your tounge in the morning.

Now THAT'S what she said

[LowDownBrown]

Picked up a sixer of Bells's Oberon for Thurs night and tried Anchor Steam for the first time at the beach this past weekend. Love me some Anchor Steam!