Beer

[Allen]

The subject of beer came up recently. I'm just adding to it a little. While not much of a beer drinker and have to watch my gluten intake I bought these for my son the other day. I wondered why someone didn't combine beer with wine---I guess this may be a start.

Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat. A little sweet, a little cherry. Anyone but me tried them?

"They're so good I can drink ONE of them".

[oscars]

Can you get Dogfish Head or is it only a Middle Atlantic thing?

[Allen]

Can you get Dogfish Head or is it only a Middle Atlantic thing?

I haven't noticed it down here but used to see Boston, a company they bought out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfish_Head_Brewery

[Johnny P]

Never cared for the wheat beer. Just have an occasional beer, and then it it Shiner from Shiner, Texas.

Watched a U-Tube video about people that collect rare bourbons. They go on trips visiting liquor stores looking for hard to find bottles of bourbon. One guy didn't even drink, but collected.

Maybe my nose just isn't fine tuned, but they can smell the bourbon and smell chocolate, vanilla, orange, apple, etc. They all smell basically the same to me.

[Former Cav]

I've been making my own beer since 1990, about 340 five gallon batches in that amount of time. I just put together a batch of Oak Barrel Bourbon Porter. My "old reliables" are typically, A Belgian Ale...I try to clone Corsendonk or Orval, a really good IPA that is not way to over hopped like the commercial stuff is these days. Something similar to say a dogfish head 60 or 90 minute beer. A Scottish ale that has a smokey peaty taste.
Years ago I made a "pam adams" (named as such to not encroach on Sam Adams Boston Lager). After about 2015 or so I bought a 6 pack of sam adams boston lager and I thought "they have changed and cheapened this". then I thought, well maybe my tastes have changed, I bring out that old recipe and compare. Turns out they didn't change anything tastes very close to the "pam adams boston lager"
I still buy micro beers as I am always looking for something special. I'm not into the cherry "creek" type beers.

[lyman]

I Started out drinking budweiser,, then had a few Heinekens, and a Grolsh after I got married and jumped on the import and micor brew train and rarely step off it,

I wil have a Miller High Life or a Modelo Negro once in a while but generally speaking, the majority of what I drink is Ales, and preferrably English


we have a pile of good microbrews here in RVA, and in VA as well,


I have not really liked many German beers, a good Berliner Wiess and a Marzen or Octoberfest is about my limit,


I think the Belgians do a better job with the Wheat ales,

[Allen]

I Started out drinking budweiser,, then had a few Heinekens, and a Grolsh after I got married and jumped on the import and micor brew train and rarely step off it,

I wil have a Miller High Life or a Modelo Negro once in a while but generally speaking, the majority of what I drink is Ales, and preferrably English


we have a pile of good microbrews here in RVA, and in VA as well,


I have not really liked many German beers, a good Berliner Wiess and a Marzen or Octoberfest is about my limit,


I think the Belgians do a better job with the Wheat ales,

Don't really care for the wheat beer myself. I just like the added cherry flavor.

[Allen]

Can you get Dogfish Head or is it only a Middle Atlantic thing?

Went to the store yesterday and bought some. So it IS available way down here.

[lyman]

Don't really care for the wheat beer myself. I just like the added cherry flavor.

Get a bottle or 2 of Troegs Mad Elf,
or Ommegang Three Philosphers,

much much ,, and much better than any SA products

[lyman]

Can you get Dogfish Head or is it only a Middle Atlantic thing?

DFH has an Alehouse near the gunshow I will be at this weekend , and has a delicious menu,

one of the local conveneince stores near the hotel sells DFH 60 and 90 minute in 24oz cans
one of each, and make an Alehouse 75 which is an excellent blend (pour the 90 and 60 in one glass)

[Allen]

Get a bottle or 2 of Troegs Mad Elf,
or Ommegang Three Philosphers,

much much ,, and much better than any SA products

Thanks for the info.

Unfortunately, after checking several stores including World Market I discovered neither are sold in my state.

The Mad Elf, like so many things with cherry, pumpkin, or cranberries, is seasonal at Christmas only.

I can't even find the common Samuel Adams in cherry now.

[Former Cav]

any beer by Ommegang is awesome.
https://www.totalwine.com/beer/lager/rauchbier/c/001275
try the Marzen or the Urbock Rauchbier
this is REALLY good stuff.