Your Beer of Choice? (22 Viewers)

[CraigT78]

Local Belgian White IPA while I set up for poker tonight

 

[bigdome1984]

450 North Birthday Bash Quadruple IPA. Super smooth at 12% abv.

 

[pltrgyst]

Well, shocked I am. Cooperstown, New York's Ommegang beers are being served in some Paris bistros!

 

[detroitdad]

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Oh my. This is amazing. Prairie "consider yourself hugged" Imperial Stout with peanut butter and coffee. 12% :
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Ooh, gotta see if I can find this one around here. I can usually get Prairie Bomb in a few places (which is outstanding) but haven't seen much else.

 

[CraigT78]

Ooh, gotta see if I can find this one around here. I can usually get Prairie Bomb in a few places (which is outstanding) but haven't seen much else.

I'll hold you a bottle for SQM.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

I'll hold you a bottle for SQM.

You are the man, sir! I would offer to bring you something from Florida, but you'll already be here.

You'll have to settle for me buying a round or two at the Rod & Reel.

 

[Brew4u]

Beers that look like pulped o.j. Scare me, well that don't scare me it's just that the Brewer didn't fine or filter the beer, It's lazy, it might be a good beer but it could be a great beer, Finnish the job lazy ass Brewers.

 

[k9dr]

Dogfish Head Liquid Truth Serum

 

[bigdome1984]

Beers that look like pulped o.j. Scare me, well that don't scare me it's just that the Brewer didn't fine or filter the beer, It's lazy, it might be a good beer but it could be a great beer, Finnish the job lazy ass Brewers.

Unfiltered IPA, especially double IPAs, is a style. It's not lazy, it's the way the beer is supposed to be made. New England IPA, or hazy, is a very popular style right now. F'ing delicious I might add.

 

[k9dr]

Lord Hobo’s Boomsauce

 

[CraigT78]

Loving this beer.

 

[Brew4u]

Unfiltered IPA, especially double IPAs, is a style. It's not lazy, it's the way the beer is supposed to be made. New England IPA, or hazy, is a very popular style right now. F'ing delicious I might add.

The difference between hazy and down right mud needs to be defined, and the reason it's a new style is because of the gold rush of new un schooled Brewers that know no better. If you think beers are supposed to be made that way I assume you might like the all natural bush, ( hippy style). Ha! Clean that shit up! I won't talk about shelf life or off flavors because it doesn't matter to people making these beers. This is the first year that the gabf has a category for hazy (juicy) ipa let's see who gets gold this week in the lazy Ipa category.

 

[bigdome1984]

The difference between hazy and down right mud needs to be defined, and the reason it's a new style is because of the gold rush of new un schooled Brewers that know no better. If you think beers are supposed to be made that way I assume you might like the all natural bush, ( hippy style). Ha! Clean that shit up! I won't talk about shelf life or off flavors because it doesn't matter to people making these beers. This is the first year that the gabf has a category for hazy (juicy) ipa let's see who gets gold this week in the lazy Ipa category.

To each their own, my friend. I guess I've just really enjoyed the style, regardless of why it became popular or whatever unwritten rules of brewing it spits in the face of. I drink what I think tastes good, and I'm a fan of the haze.

 

[CraigT78]

new un schooled Brewers

Whom, I might add, are laughing all the way to the double dry hopped bank. To each his own, is it a style that might fade? Sure. But while it’s hot, I’ll enjoy a juicy, hazy IPA. All day long.

 

[CraigT78]

You are the man, sir! I would offer to bring you something from Florida, but you'll already be here.

You'll have to settle for me buying a round or two at the Rod & Reel.

What’s your favorite flavor? I’ll bring a TX variety pack. Just promise not to suck out a $400 pot on me :

 

[Brew4u]

@bigdome1984 @CraigT78 for sure I agree with both its going big right now. Cheers. Just venting, thanks for listening. I just have old school ideas and these youngsters with their I watches and beards... Get off my lawn. Haha

 

[CraigT78]

Keep it juicy my friend

@bigdome1984 @CraigT78 for sure I agree with both its going big right now. Cheers. Just venting, thanks for listening. I just have old school ideas and these youngsters with their I watches and beards... Get off my lawn. Haha

 

[k9dr]

The difference between hazy and down right mud needs to be defined, and the reason it's a new style is because of the gold rush of new un schooled Brewers that know no better. If you think beers are supposed to be made that way I assume you might like the all natural bush, ( hippy style). Ha! Clean that shit up! I won't talk about shelf life or off flavors because it doesn't matter to people making these beers. This is the first year that the gabf has a category for hazy (juicy) ipa let's see who gets gold this week in the lazy Ipa category.

I will wager on Calusa to win, place, or show.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

What’s your favorite flavor? I’ll bring a TX variety pack. Just promise not to suck out a $400 pot on me :

If it's dark and 8% or higher, I'm a fan. I really like Belgians (tripels and quads), barleywine, imperial stouts, doppelbock, and so on. I don't have a pic since it's nearly gone, but I'm enjoying a Blithering Idiot right now. (Here comes another post to the out of context thread...)

And I won't suck out on you, because I never get my money in bad, and I resent the implication.

 

[Old State]

450 North Birthday Bash Quadruple IPA. Super smooth at 12% abv. View attachment 200944

Just when I thought the American craft brewing scene had completely exhausted every conceivable incarnation of IPA I see this.

Belgian White IPA, Farmhouse IPA?? Really? Just take a classic style of beer .... add tons of hops...then slap “IPA” on the name and viola!! A new beer! They really need some new ideas.

 

[detroitdad]

solid choice @Psypher1000

 

[mike32]

Won a local tournament last night, celebrating in style tonight!

 

[Brew4u]

Your hazy/juicy ipa winners g.a.b.f. 2018
Le jus alarmist brewing co. Chicago. Gold
Fairy nector. Kros strain brewing la vista NE. Silver
Fokien haze. Eris brewing Chicago. bronze

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Drinking Yuengling out of a plastic boot at the rodeo. Not one of my usual choices, but life gets boring if you don't mix it up sometimes:

 

[Old State]

Unfiltered IPA, especially double IPAs, is a style. It's not lazy, it's the way the beer is supposed to be made. New England IPA, or hazy, is a very popular style right now. F'ing delicious I might add.

Slapping “double” “triple” “quadruple” “imperial” or adding “India pale...” to a traditional and established beer style does not make a “new” style. It’s marketing not brewing.

And making hazy beer doesn’t require skill. It’s actually less work

It’s as creative as Pizza Hut releasing a new double stuffed crust pizza only to be followed the next year by triple stuffed crust then triple stuffed meat lovers ...and so on. And about as original.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Slapping “double” “triple” “quadruple” “imperial” or adding “India pale...” to a traditional and established beer style does not make a “new” style. It’s marketing not brewing.

To me, the terms double and imperial indicate a beer that is similar to the base style but with a higher ABV. In my experience they usually indicate a substantive difference and aren't just bafflegab.

And making hazy beer doesn’t require skill. It’s actually less work

It’s as creative as Pizza Hut releasing a new double stuffed crust pizza only to be followed the next year by triple stuffed crust then triple stuffed meat lovers ...and so on. And about as original.

As an occasional fan of a good witbier or hefeweizen, I couldn't disagree more.

 

[Old State]

To me, the terms double and imperial indicate a beer that is similar to the base style but with a higher ABV. In my experience they usually indicate a substantive difference and aren't just bafflegab.



As an occasional fan of a good witbier or hefeweizen, I couldn't disagree more.

White ales and Hefeweizen are supposed to be cloudy. I don’t think you understand what I meant.

The term “double” was swiped from the Belgian style of beer and “imperial” is taken from the British style of stout originally made to be exported to Russia - Russian Imperial Stout. Very unoriginal

When Sierra Nevada made their first beer they simply called it a pale ale as that is what it was. However they used all American hops (cascade) which gave it a very unique flavor compared to traditional British pale ales. Beer writers and drinkers began to refer to it as “American” style pale ale . This was an honest and organic endeavor that created a sub style. What you see now and really for the last 10+ years is marketing.

 

[rocollis]

Bearded Iris Homestyle! One of my favs!

 

[Schmendr1ck]

White ales and Hefeweizen are supposed to be cloudy. I don’t think you understand what I meant.

I thought what you said was pretty clear: making hazy beer doesn't require skill and is less work. I disagree.

An unfiltered IPA is meant to be cloudy, just like a hefe is meant to be cloudy. Whether or not you like it that way is a matter of opinion, but I think it's unfair and untrue to attribute the cloudiness to laziness or a lack of skill on the brewer's part.

The term “double” was swiped from the Belgian style of beer and “imperial” is taken from the British style of stout originally made to be exported to Russia - Russian Imperial Stout. Very unoriginal

When Sierra Nevada made their first beer they simply called it a pale ale as that is what it was. However they used all American hops (cascade) which gave it a very unique flavor compared to traditional British pale ales. Beer writers and drinkers began to refer to it as “American” style pale ale . This was an honest and organic endeavor that created a sub style. What you see now and really for the last 10+ years is marketing.

So if beer writers and drinkers come up with a name to distinguish a substyle, it's honest and organic, but if brewers do it, it's marketing and wrong?

I won't disagree that there is some marketing to it, since brewers are trying to find ways to distinguish their beers from the 500 others they share shelf space with. But I appreciate descriptive names that help me know what to expect. Regardless of origin, "Double IPA" and "Imperial Pumpkin Ale" have reasonably specific meanings, and I appreciate this when I'm looking to try a new beer.