Official HB Good Beer Thread

[carlfense]

I drank A LOT of beers last night at The Mayor of Old Town

Love that place. It's an easy drunken walk/ride from the Armstrong, too.

 

[GSG]

I drank A LOT of beers last night at The Mayor of Old Town

Love that place. It's an easy drunken walk/ride from the Armstrong, too.

Had some tasty poutine last night there as well

 

[carlfense]

 

[carlfense]

Good god. Four Loko is more popular than New Belgium. We've still got a long ways to go.

 

[GSG]

That makes me sad

 

[StPaulHusker]

Happy to see Strongbow make the list

 

[sd'sker]

just had deshutes red chair. pretty good. thought it would be lighter. has that distinct deshutes aftertaste.

enjoyed a couple 1554's tonight. that is a solid brew.

 

[carlfense]

enjoyed a couple 1554's tonight. that is a solid brew.

That's one of those beers that I absolutely love on tap but I think that it tastes completely different from a bottle. (Is that a real thing?)

 

[Ulty]

I gotta remember to get some Fallen Angel Sweet Stout from Empyrean Ales in Lincoln before the spring supply. One of my favorites every year but only a small window of time to actually find it.

 

[sd'sker]

That's one of those beers that I absolutely love on tap but I think that it tastes completely different from a bottle. (Is that a real thing?)

oh, it is definitely a thing. i can not stand bud from a tap, but i am quite fond of it from a can or bottle.

i have never had 1554 from a tap though.

 

[StPaulHusker]

That's one of those beers that I absolutely love on tap but I think that it tastes completely different from a bottle. (Is that a real thing?)

oh, it is definitely a thing. i can not stand bud from a tap, but i am quite fond of it from a can or bottle.

i have never had 1554 from a tap though.

I think just about every specialty or micro brew tastes better from a tap. Or at the very least poured out into a glass in order to oxygenate(if that's a thing).

Domestic beers from a tap are just not good.

 

[carlfense]

Or at the very least poured out into a glass in order to oxygenate(if that's a thing).

I almost always do this . . . unless I'm drinking outdoors.

 

[sd'sker]

yeah, pouring into a glass usually makes a pretty noticeable difference with craft brews.

i usually keep my beer fridge pretty cold. which is great for domestos, not so much for some craft beers. i wonder if that is another reason they taste so much better from tap? better temp. control.

 

[StPaulHusker]

yeah, pouring into a glass usually makes a pretty noticeable difference with craft brews.

i usually keep my beer fridge pretty cold. which is great for domestos, not so much for some craft beers. i wonder if that is another reason they taste so much better from tap? better temp. control.

Craft beers, from my experience, are better if they are consumed at a warmer temp than your normal domestic.

 

[GSG]

The Corona coup: How Constellation sells so much bad beer

After 3,200 reviews at RateBeer.com, Corona has a grade of 1.69 out of 10. The Beer Advocate gives Corona an “awful” rating of 55 out of 100 and the following description: “faded aromas of sulphur, faint skunk, mild cooked veggies.”
Not only is Corona not very good—it’s one of the worst Mexican beers. Here’s how the folks at Beer Advocate rank other suds from south of the border.

Bohemia 77
Negra Modelo 77
Dos Equis Amber 72
Victoria 68
Modelo Especial 66
Pacifico 63
Tecate 60
Sol 58
Oddly enough, Constellation makes and distributes four of those brews: Negra Modelo, Victoria, Modelo Especial, and Pacifico.