Official: Beer thread

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@tpgsr

I drain poured the voodoo.

Yeah, we were tempted. Eventually I just slammed it, since the idea of drain pouring a $15 bottle hurt too much.

@Quattro!

I like Two Hearted as a go to now, seems to be brewed often enough to stay fresh and is reasonably priced. Light flavor for the style, not a palate wrecker and excellent with spicy food. Glad Bells ships to NY now, also I got me a 6er of Hopslam today on a 1 pk limit. Was excellent but was a $20 6er unfortunately.

Bought 5 of those Trooper Ale’s but haven’t got around to drinking it yet. Gave three to a friend that collects Iron Maiden stuff.

That Rogue tasted like banana runts when I had it fresh a year or so ago. Not good for the $$ but it’s in a pink bottle so what do you expect. I stay away from Rogue for the most part now. They make great beer but better can be found in NY for less $$.

The bottle I just got of the 2013 Trader Joes wasn’t quite up to par with other Unibroue brews but was good for the price. I don’t think age would of had helped the bottle I had as it seemed a bit papery. Warm beer can go poor pretty quick and TJ’s doesn’t refrigerate this stuff any step of the way unfortunately.

Good point of the Two Hearted Ale being awesome with spicy food. I’m generally not nuts for IPA’s, I usually go more for pales and browns, if I’m not feeling like a porter.

I’m really not a huge fan of rogue, super pricey and I haven’t been blown away by any of their beers. Much prefer Stone, if I’m spending that sort of money. Friends brought it over, and it was mostly purchased for the lulz.

Don’t have super-high expectations for the TJ’s, but I’ve liked other dark ales from unibroue, so for the $10 for two of them it was worth the risk.