Why Shouldn't I Be LGT's Resident Beer Connaisseur
by LGT Patrick on Apr 6, 2009 7:11 PM EDT
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I have had this unofficial title since last season, I'm not really attached to it, but I had figured no one else enjoyed many finer beverages than PBR or Blue Moon, or whatever. Not really a judgement, just an assumption I guess.
So why shouldn't I be LGT's Resident Beer Connaisseur? Or better yet, why should you be?
Take this as a chance to enlighten me with your beer knowledge as I took all of you for swill drinkin' baseball folks.
Once we are done doing that, we can talk about homebrewing and beer. Maybe I can make some recommendations to you guys.
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Since I don’t know you at all, I can only say you should be LGT’s Resident Beer Connoisseur because you can’t even spell connoisseur.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 6, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
And I shouldn’t because I flubbed that up myself.
“I can only say you shouldn’t be…”
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 6, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
French spelling son.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 6, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that’s reason enough for you not to be the beer connaissuer then.
Wine, maybe… not beer.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 6, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shame on you….shame on you.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 6, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes sir.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, does that mean beer garden?
by cleveland teamer on Apr 8, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It means “beer for keeping”. In Belgium and France farmers would make lots of their own beer, but the summer was too hot to control fermentation. Lots of brewing was done when it was cooler out. This one just happened to be one that wasn’t for daily consumption, like a saison was.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was supposed to be a joke. But I really didn’t know what bier de garde meant. Thanks for the info.
by cleveland teamer on Apr 8, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over my head, sorry.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This ain’t France, buddy. Over here, that’s just a misspelling. And you know how we feel about those.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 6, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Le snap!
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 6, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Boy those French, they have a different word for everything!
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on Apr 7, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s even worse in Quebec – vendors sold maïs soufflé at Expos games.
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge..." C. Darwin
by Spidey on Apr 7, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh man I got a great story about that. My wife and I honeymooned in Montreal and I convinced her to go to an Expos game with me. Stade Olympique was a real dump, it turns out, and I don’t blame Expos fans one bit for staying home. Anyway the series was against the Cardinals, and this was 2001 when Mcgwire was still playing, so they got what was at the time a really good turnout — about 8000 souls, if I remember correctly.
So the game happened to be pretty tight, and in the bottom of the 8th with the Expos done a run or two, Geoff Blum hit a deep home run to left center and as the ball is leaving the yard, the Quebecoi dude behind me stands up and yells “OUI MONSIEUR! OUI MONSIEUR!!” And I decided that that was absolutely the most awesome home run call of all time, and if I’m ever a PBP guy that is totally going to be my signature home run call.
by mrich on Apr 7, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wow, great story. On an unrelated note, now I feel like I should brush the taste out of my mouth.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To quote Pepper Leach from Major League, “Look at this effin’guy.” Thanks for the french lesson. If you’re new, forget about the kid gloves treatment. Welcome.
Favorite beers at a ballpark
Coors Field
Fat Tire
Easy Street Wheet
Do they serve Odells 90 Schilling?
Other favorites
Yuengling
Chimay
I’ll let you know if I have any favorites at Yankee Stadium later this year.
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic. - Robert S. Wieder
by jerseywahoo on Apr 6, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I heard Citi Field will have some nice stuff: Brooklyn Lager, Sixpoint (not sure which beer), etc.
Glad to see you have had some nice beer. Chimay is top notch, though I’m not really into Belgians. Fat Tire is solid and I have heard good things about everything Odells makes. Can’t say I’ve had the Easy St. Wheat though.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 6, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The minor league park out this way has Long Trail on tap, which is solid ballpark beer.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What park is that? I am from eastern CT.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So did you catch any Imperial Stout Trooper when it came out? What about Wet Willy?
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason that doesn’t show up. What park are you near? I am from easter CT originally.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What part of eastern CT? I’m in Groton, atm. (moving to RI in a few weeks, though) I’m talking about Dodd Stadium in Norwich
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I figured. I used to work at World Gym right there. I grew up in Griswold/Canterbury. My dad actually works at EB. Where about in RI you moving to?
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh: the Long Trail that I’ve had is undrinkable swill. From out in these parts (Northeastern CT), I think that Otter Creek is the best that I’ve had.
Railing against the sacrifice bunt since 2000.
by jdudas on Apr 12, 2009 7:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am currently on year three of a Belgian-style binge with no end in sight…
Koningshoeven Dubbel
Dutch Trappist brewery. The only non-belgian trappist. I have downed many of these at the Hop Haus in Chicago.
Fin Du Monde
This has replaced Delirium Tremens for me. Great beer.
Troubadour Blonde
A little lighter ABV (like 6.5%), so I can actually drink more than two of them without embarrassing myself (that starts to happen halfway through my 4th), yet very tasty. It can be tough to find, but it’s worth it. B Bar in New York has it, and I’m trying to find it in Chicago.
Quatre-Centieme (made by Unibroue.. same brewery as Fin Du Monde above)
I’ve only had it once, so confirmation is required, but I really liked it.
Warning: developing a habit for these beers is a terrible financial decision.
by baerga1 on Apr 6, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Have you tried any Flemmish stuff yet? Like Rodenbach or Rodenback Grand Cru? They are have an awesome sour character to them, very different from most Belgian stuff.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 6, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have not, but it’s now on the list.
by baerga1 on Apr 6, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since you are in Chicago, if you haven’t already, check out Metropolitan Brewing. I hear they make some good lagers.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny you should mention Metropolitan, because I just tried their lager for the first time on Saturday. To be frank, I didn’t like it… a little too watery with a bitter finish. But I waited to reply until I got home, where I knew I had a bottle of their copper lager waiting for me… much better. Quite good, actually. A little flat, but that may be an aberration.
by baerga1 on Apr 7, 2009 5:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Above I mention they have Troubadour Blonde at B Bar. I meant B Cafe. Big difference in feel and location so just in case..
by baerga1 on Apr 12, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Delirium tremens = overrated. Try the Westmalle Tripel.
by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love me the delerium. Had that in a pub in the W. Village last summer and loved the smack out of it.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yah I could never see it being called overrated…overpriced maybe, but not overrated
by Chief Wahoo on Apr 8, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fin du monde = express train to batsh*t craziness. Please start your night with this if you’re intending on drinking, because if you attempt it halfway through the night, bad things happen.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just got back from the “friends and family” opening of Matt Cole’s (former Rocky River brewmaster) new venture on the corner of Columbia and Lorain in North Olmsted. He had 9 amazing brews on draft. I don’t venture that far out to the suburbs for anything very often, but I imagine that I will make the trip again in the near future. Take note Westsiders and Beer Lovers alike: they open at 11am tomorrow, get there any later and you’ll be fighting to get close to the bar.
No, not you. Your helmet!
by PatBordersHelmet on Apr 6, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah yes the one bartender/manager at the Beer Engine was talking about this place…seems to be creating alot of buzz.
by hans on Apr 7, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So where is everyone from exactly? I want to get an idea of what you can get regionally, like local breweries. I know a lot of you have Great Lakes, and the only beer I’ve had from them (Edmund Fitzgerald) has been awesome. Some of you might be close to Three Floyds, maybe Upland, Founders, not sure what else.
I’m from Boston by the way, so I can get tons of stuff from all over, just not a whole lot from the mid west. I have to trade for that stuff.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 6, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Eddy Fitz is my favorite porter ever, probably number two favorite beer ever. Rounding out my top five beers, I’d go with Stone’s Arrogant Bastard, Bell’s Hopslam and… man, I dunno… Stone’s standard IPA and Ruination are up there, Rogue’s Mocha Porter and Green Flash’s West Coast IPA too… it’s like choosing favorite children.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 6, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LGT Patrick, I will trade with you if you’d like to try more GLBC or others available in Cleveland that you can’t get in Boston (do you get Troegs?). I’ve been wanting to get involved in trading for a while but haven’t done it yet.
I agree with Turk that Ed Fitz is at the top of the GLBC list, though I love most of their stuff.
by jds16 on Apr 7, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Troegs is here, but beer funds are tight at the moment. I will let you know when I can spend a bit more freely though.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just to clear the air, I certainly didn’t mean to call you out earlier today. On the contrary, I’m sure you’ll think it’s a good thing that there are a lot of beer enthusiasts here for you to chat you.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 6, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t think you were calling me out at all, and yes, it is awesome that some of you guys like great beer.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 7:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s my problem in these beer debates. While there are certainly beers that are flat-out, undeniably bad, even good beers are attempting to be a variety of things. Which means it is very hard to identify “the best beer (evah!)”. There are good beers and there are beers that are good for certain occasions/settings. When I was at spring training two weeks ago I was mainly drinking Fat Tire, which I do find tasty. But for whatever reason at one of the games I could only manage to find Miller Lite, which I normally find tastes like tin. However, sitting in the sun, eating a hot dog, watching baseball, that cold Miller Lite (from a keg) was pretty damn good. As I was drinking it I actually had the thought – “man, this is the best Miller Lite I’ve ever had. And I did not expect to have that thought pass through my head ever.” Beer should be celebrated and appreciated in a variety of forms.
by APV on Apr 7, 2009 8:44 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Strangely enough, the best Miller Lite i’ve ever had was at Bubba’s Q in Avon. I was disappointed with their draught selection (only cheap domestics with Ness thrown in, and I wasn’t in the mood for Ness), so was stuck with that. But for whatever reason, it tasted like gold… cheap, bottom of the barrel gold.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, except for the part about Miller Lite. As I’ve said numerous times here, I just refuse to drink it. Makes me gag. It has nothing to do with being a beer snob… I’ll pounds some Coors Light or Bud Light or even PBR or Natty, but Miller Lite makes me want to puke.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 7, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But once you’re drunk, does taste still matter?
by jhon on Apr 7, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. The true quality of a beer is revealed after the fourth or fifth liter.
by odradek on Apr 9, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny, I have the exact opposite relationship with Miller Lite and Bud Light. I really, really like Miller Lite (see below…) but Bud Light makes me feel like hurling instantly. That stuff is like syrup of ipecac for me.
by mrich on Apr 7, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it doesn’t make me nauseous, but Bud Light is on the bottom for me as far as cheap domestic lights go. I’d go Mich light, Coors Lite, Miller Lite, and then Bud Light only if it’s free.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta go with Turk here. I can drink Mich light, bud light, and coors light, but Miller lite is just no bueno.
by bewwolv on Apr 7, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even discussions about the flat-out bad beers is a moot point. As Turk points out – Miller Lite makes him gag. For me, Coors Light makes me gag and Bud Light is barely drinkable. For me, they are the beers I have when I’m having only one. (I’m okay with Bud, but still can’t stomach anything from Coors – I think it is the yeast strain). Mich Light and Busch Light – now, that’s what I’m talking about!
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge..." C. Darwin
by Spidey on Apr 7, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry Spidey, this is a discussion about beer.
by jds16 on Apr 7, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree 100% with this statement. Not sure what debates you are referring to though.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There have been a few beer debates scattered across numerous threads. Last year there was a big debate about seasonally appropriate beers. Debates about cheap vs. (more) expensive beer have sprung up periodically. Beer vs. liquor. Gin vs. whiskey. There is a history.
by APV on Apr 8, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chuck’s personal history could take this ongoing theme to a new level. Worst drinking incidents. Who here has been blacked out drunk at Jacobs Field? Escorted away by cops? At age 16?
/raises hand
by jhon on Apr 8, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Banned from sleepovers at age 15, broken xbox games after fight with you age 19, 50% tear in tendon in left foot, age 20.
by joeee on Apr 8, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(this list is supposed to be self-deprecatingly tame). But my roommate got arrested in Virginia two weeks ago! I swear!
by joeee on Apr 8, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we old enough yet to play Madden without getting in a fist fight?
by jhon on Apr 8, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think our last fight was half serious, half ironic. But back in the day, you and me were playing NFL 2K on the dreamcast and I got so frustrated at your consistent torching of my defensive backs that I screamed at you, causing you to chuck a control at my head.
by joeee on Apr 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It must have been QB sacks. I remember how you could pull a DE off the line and swing around, and there’s no way to block it without giving up control of the QB. That was a frustrating aspect of the game. I think we instituted a ban on the technique, but the policy always fell apart in close / late situations.
Ben did this too, and more often than not we’d end up throwing down. I guess that makes me the bad guy. No more Madden.
The point is, even without beer these contests could get intense. And when you add beer, it just gets ridiculous.
So bringing this chain back to where this started, Chuck brings up a good point. It’s fun to talk about beer. Many people like good beer. But beer will make you do stupid stuff. Fighting with your brother and breaking stuff is a moderately stupid thing. I’ve done many dumber things while under the influence of beer—many of which are too dumb to repackage into a funny drinking story. We all gotta take it easy on the beer.
by jhon on Apr 8, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it maybe it should be. I’m having a crisis of conscience. There are recovered alcoholics within the community, you know.
by jhon on Apr 8, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Recovering, you mean.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 8, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forgive me for over stepping boundaries as a minor commenter here, but that’s a problem with embarking deeply into off-topic stuff (a trap I’ve fallen into more than a few times), even something as broad-based as this. It will always alienate some people here, unlike the subject of baseball and the Indians in particular.
by jhon on Apr 8, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotcha, I must have missed all of those.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do not like my beer loaded down with hops just for the sake of being extra hoppy. I equate that to wearing a bad toupee, driving a Hummer only on paved roads and only ordering the atomic wings.
I have no problem with your sig, but I’m pretty sure LGT doesn’t really need a resident beer connaiseur that takes the title seriously. A good number of people on this site know much about all things beer, but you can never know everything and even if you did, your tastes will never coalesce with everyone. Most folks who enjoy good beer know that their own tastes will evolve as beer trends shift and brewing swings. My initial point about hops was an illustration of that. Ten years ago, nobody would drink the super hoppy beers that saturate the market now. I imagine that ten years from now there will be far less all-out hoppy brews as the trend subsides and a backlash brews (bad pun), but a higher hop tolerance will always remain to some degree I suppose.
I love beer, especially good craft brews (Cleveland is a great place to live if you do), but I cannot stand beer snobs. You don’t have to brew beer in your basement to be a beer lover, and just because you drink Coors Light you are not automatically a rube.
No, not you. Your helmet!
by PatBordersHelmet on Apr 7, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Amen to this. I love all different kinds of beer, and while I can appreciate the finest in obscure craft beers (Maudite and Fin du Monde from Unibroue are personal faves, along with Portland Brewing’s Mactarnahan Ale), I also count Miller High Life and Miller Lite among my favorites. And basically, I think one person anointing hisself the "resident beer connaisseur " is just going to lead to a big d—k measuring contest that we don’t need.
by mrich on Apr 7, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thirded (except for the miller lite part). Patrick, if you want to be the macramé connoisseur I don’t think you’ll get a fight, but being a beer connoisseur certainly isn’t a singular title in these here parts. Personally, I think a beer advocate is a better way to be.
by Thommy on Apr 7, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I will respond to the group here. I already am a beer advocate, maybe I should change the sig to that. I added what is there now to my sig when someone labeled themself as “LGT resident kinesiologist” or something of the sort. Not really a d—k measuring contest at all. Not sure who was present for opening day, but it was brought up there, I didn’t just create this post to see if it was OK with the community, I did so because someone brought it up. I almost felt like people were offended by me having it there, though it had been there for months already. Lastly, I wouldn’t label myself a beer snob, but I would rather not drink Bud, Miller, or Coors due to them lobbying to keep states with insane alcohol laws the way they are. This essentially makes it so the only beer that can be sold in some places are BMC. This is what I have read anyway. Not a beer snob thing. I have Narragansett Lager as my semi-local yellow fizzy beer.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"LGT resident kinesiologist"
bahahahaha. whew. that’s good times.
by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever at hops straight? I was recently on the Anheuser-Busch brewery tour down in St. Louis. When we came to the room with the hops, our tour guide warned us not to eat it. Of course, like an idiot, I didn’t listen. Egh!
by matt7 on Apr 7, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I’d rather be the resident bourbon connoisseur.
by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This does seem like a silly conversation. But, I will throw out some of my favorite brews, from America:
- Great Lakes Christmas Ale
- Great Lakes Commodore Perry
- Bud Light
- Goose Island 312
- Dog Fish Head 60 or 90 minute IPAs
I also have a soft spot for any Belgian witbeir, German bocks (Anyone ever been to Cincinnati’s Bockfest?), and English ales that are too numerous to remember, let alone list here.
by Ryan Kelsey on Apr 7, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This post should be linked to the “One of These Things Is Not Like the Others,” song from Sesame Street.
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on Apr 7, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The best beer is the one you have when you’re celebrating. That said, some of the aforementioned Belgians (Fin du Monde) are stand-alone causes for celebration.
by jhon on Apr 7, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I took this as LGT Patrick knowing the most about beer, not having the most distinguished taste in beer.
by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As was said earlier, taste is relative. I for one enjoy beers that are hoppy as hell, though I do not consider them “hoppy for the sake of hoppy”. All of our tastes differ. I just wanted to start a beer convo and included a question up there that was directed at one person who brought up a good point. I had a seemingly meaningless sig, and someone asked me why I thought I was deserving of it. I thought to myself, that maybe there are people on this board who also like good beer. Not knowing anything about anyone on here, I never thought about this before. When I am not thinking about the Indians or work or whatever, I am thinking about beer (in a non-alcoholic sense). I am addicted to the site beeradvocate.com, I write homebrew recipes all the time, I want to work for a brewery after I get student loan stuff figured out, I can’t get it off my mind.
I guess now I have to apologize for my sig? I changed it, but still. My bad.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t mind. I think claiming titles is funny especially when people get rubbed the wrong way
by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is good to know. Though I don’t really enjoy Red Stripe myself.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t either, but I tend to go through beer phases. I had a Red Stripe phase after spring break my freshman year of college
by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what? I think Red Stripe is my least favorite beer I have ever tried.
by Ryan Kelsey on Apr 8, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why shouldnt I be chancellor of the exchequer
by mrich on Apr 7, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, for one, you don’t capitalize your sentences or use periods.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or apostrophes or question marks
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 8, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like rubbing people the wrong way. Is this still about beer and not women?
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever you do, never, ever, ever drink Stella. (Not Stella Artois, just Stella).
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 7:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Egyptian Stella? Yeah no thanks.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s god awful, but really there’s not much else to find in Egypt.
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any NA Bud there?
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t see any, but I also didn’t look all that hard, was content to just smoke a lot of Shisha.
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Efes?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 7, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the jaunts I was at.
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should say that for the record, getting drunk in Egypt would be a terrifying prospect, simply because you’d raise your chances of getting killed by a car crossing the street from abnormally high to almost certainly.
Yes, Egypt really made me respect traffic laws.
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You haven’t lived till you’ve had Baltika 9 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 8, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baltika 9 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
or Patara Dmanisi, Georgia. Watch out for the cow/pig/chicken/donkey/sheep poop.
by APV on Apr 8, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The worst beer I’ve ever had was this crap called “Black Pulsar” that I got from a street corner stand in Samarkand. No kidding, it was gritty, as if it had been brewed with dirt.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 8, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is an awesome name though. “Black Pulsar”. That rules.
by mrich on Apr 8, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I ever start another band, that’s our name.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 8, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Black Pulsar: The one to have when you’re having more than one.
by odradek on Apr 9, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baltika 6 is pretty good, and the only Baltika I’ve had.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I had to rank, I’d say 5, 3, 6 then 9 waaaaaay down the line out of the ones I’ve had.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 8, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
now we’re talking. efes has been the only beer i’ve had for over two months now …
by macasson on Apr 8, 2009 2:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last beer drunk at a bar: Sierra Nevada ESB.
Currently in the fridge: Leinenkugel 1888 Bock and Michelob Light.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My fridge is stacked: Pliny the Elder, Pure Hoppiness, Coffee Bender, Bigfoot, Devil Over a Barrel, Red Poppy, Stone Russian Imperial Stout, Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 7, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What does that equal in inches?
No, not you. Your helmet!
by PatBordersHelmet on Apr 7, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, if anything, I’m a Red Stripe commercial fan.
by matt7 on Apr 7, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So lefties shouldn’t drink Red Stripe?
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
on the contrary, everyone knows the Caribbean is a stronghold of Marxist theory
by APV on Apr 7, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
[deleted, politics]
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 8, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m reccing this on the assumption that it’s what you wrote.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 8, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
spot on. pulled it once to perfection. one time only…
by JK in CBus on Apr 7, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK so you think you know something about beer is that right? Let’s compare bona fides.
Got any DUI convictions – I have. Ever pick a fight with half a dozen motorcycle hoodlums after consuming 4+ gallons of draft? Didn’t think so – but I’ve done that too. Wake up in the morning with The Bride of Frankenstein after wrestling a case of Bud to the ground? Too numerous to count. Finally, ever marry one of the original Harpies because you promised her mother you would after an all-nighter at the local watering-hole? Got a stack of cancelled alimony checks for that little escapade too.
I don’t wanna hear about no “hickory notes” or “bitter finish” – what the hell has that got to do with drinkin’ beer? Show me your rap-sheet kid, if you wanna be the local beer expert here.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Apr 8, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I really hope that this is very tongue in cheek and not actually a moment of braggadocio that begins by extolling the virtues of a DUI.
by fwembt on Apr 8, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nope God’s honest truth. Just too drunk – and too young – to walk home.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Apr 8, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can’t say I’d be proud of any of that actually.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brick killed a guy. Did you throw a trident?
by matt7 on Apr 8, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
motorcycle hoodlums
Motorcycle hoodlums? When was this, the late 1940s?
No, not you. Your helmet!
by PatBordersHelmet on Apr 8, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on Apr 9, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are LGT’s resident Doing-Really-Stupid-Crap-While-Drunk Connaisseur.
by jds16 on Apr 8, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like endangering other people’s lives? That does make a good catch line.
by fwembt on Apr 9, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to pick on you chuck at all, but I hope today’s news about Adenhart losing his life to a drunk driver will tone done the bravado of having a DUI (for anyone).
I luckily have never had one, although there have been times I know I am still lucky to be here, as well as anyone else I luckily avoided in those nights.
Let’s keep the talk about good beer, liquor, whatever …. but I for one do not want to discuss DUIs or how “manly” they may or may not seem.
PSA rant end.
by talonk on Apr 9, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
It’s not about “manly” – it’s about stupid. My point is this: just about every really stupid thing I’ve ever done in my life involved beer. I’m opposed to the whole idea of “manly” and “connaisseur” and all that other elitist crap when it comes to beer. Any idiot can consume vast quantities of toxins – don’t hafta be real smart or “manly”. As my ol’ man usta say, “if you’re gonna be stupid, ya gotta be tough”.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Apr 10, 2009 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
6 recs be damned, this was just sanctimonious, sentimental preaching and utterly without point.
Pitcher dies, everyone is sad. DUI, hit and run, everyone is outraged. Naturally and rightly.
What’s funny one day might not be funny another day; humor is contextual, always. If you were a whiny little prig and didn’t like Chuck’s comment on the day he posted, surely you still won’t like it after Adenhart’s tragic death.
None of which changes the fact that nobody here needed to be lectured on driving drunk, including Chuck, and when we are a few months or even a few days removed from this one tragedy, Chuck’s post will stand as amusing bit of hole-poking over the spectacle of people debating who has the more tasteful, sophisticated way to get hammered, and Dean’s post will stand as … what … another self-righteous PSA posting of stuff that everyone already knew.
FLAG.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 10, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love you Jay, but you’re wrong here. Maybe Dean was a bit over the top, maybe not. However, a DUI/OVI is never just an “amusing bit of hole-poking.” It’s not funny, it’s not something to be put forward as a bona fide, it’s not even ironically humurous. There is no discernible difference between driving drunk and firing a gun in a school, and I don’t see anyone poking fun about that. Drunk driving is, and always has been, ridiculously stupid and should never, ever be taken lightly. It’s an asinine behavior to be deplored and derided at every opportunity. So, no, it’s not funny one day. It’s not funny ever.
by fwembt on Apr 10, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure sign of sanctimony — didn’t actually read the post. It was not about DUIs.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 10, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it was in defense of DUI/the other stuff Chuck said or the idea he espoused as ironic humor, free from the madding crowd who would take it to literally. I get that, I can read. Look, get on your high horse all you want about who is sanctimonious and who isn’t. At the end of the day, Chuck put it forward as something to take some sort of perverse pride in and you, even if tangentially, defended him.
I’m not getting into a pissing contest with you on here because there is not point in it. I’m a police officer, I’ve seen what happens when people drink and then get behind the wheel. It’s not appropriate to use it as bona fide, as ironic humor, or anything else. Nor is it appropriate to make a further comment defending a post in which someone put forth a DUI in even a mildly positive light, regardless of the overarching theory behind the comment you made.
I’m not going to change your mind, I’ve been on here long enough to know that. But, frankly, some sanctimony about drunk driving is probably a good thing. When people who say something against it are called “whiny little prig” so that a precious few can go through life without feeling preached to, there has been a disconnect between the intellectual exercise and actual reality.
by fwembt on Apr 10, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your problem isn’t convincing me that I’m wrong. Your problem is that you haven’t read and understood Chuck’s original post.
What did he just post this morning?
It’s not about "manly" – it’s about stupid. My point is this: just about every really stupid thing I’ve ever done in my life involved beer.
Chuck’s post talked about:
- DUI convictions
- Getting into ill-advised brawls
- Waking up with an ill-advised bedmate
- Promising to marry a harpy
How much was his post about DUI’s? Six words.
How much was it about doing all kinds of incredibly stupid things? All of it.
How many of you guys have missed Chuck’s point completely? At least six of you.
Chuck’s point — since you’re so locked into Mr. Garrison mode that you can’t actually read I guess — was:
- The primary function of beer is that it makes you do stupid things.
- Glorifying it behind a thin veil of sophistication is pretty dubious.
- “Experience with beer” is not necessarily something you brag about.
Chuck’s post was provocative — yes — but also funny and actually wise. It never glorified DUI’s; it de-glamorized heavy drinking. And quite unlike all this sanctimonious BS, Chuck’s post may actually change someone’s mind and do some good.
READ THIS MORALIZERS
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 10, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are reading what Chuck wrote in a completely different way than I am and, I am relatively certain, in a different way than it was written. Nothing he has said, before or after, conforms to the picture you are painting, other than one quote you found. Like I said, it’s an intellectual exercise to you, it isn’t to me.
Either way, I’m done discussing this. What you just wrote is terribly heavy handed from someone who gets so tweaked about supposed sanctimony.
by fwembt on Apr 10, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, really?
Are there more than six words about having a DUI? Really? Where? I can’t find it.
Is it not a list of stupid things done while drunk? Really? What else is it about? I can’t find it.
Here’s my suggested next PSA post for you: I never learned to read!
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 10, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been holding back on making this comment for a while, but we have to keep Chuck’s DUI in context.
He said he got it when he was young and stupid. From that we know it must have been a VERY long time ago. Do not judge what he did at that time against today’s standards. Attitudes about drinking and driving has changed a lot over the last 30 years. Penalties are a lot more severe. These are all very good things, but don’t judge Chuck’s conduct against those standards. Also, be glad he didn’t kill himself or someone else when he made this mistake. I’m sure he is.
Now, let’s take his advice that his experience has allowed him to give us. Drinking and driving is stupid, as are getting into fights with motorcycle hoodlums, sleeping with ugly women, or agreeing to get married while intoxicated.
Now, everyone get off their high horses, relax, kick back, designate a driver, stay away from bikers and ugly women, crack open whatever beer appeals to you, and enjoy some baseball.
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on Apr 10, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m kind of surprised they had cars back when Chuck was young.
by FredOx on Apr 10, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could have been a horse and buggy for all we know.
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on Apr 10, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s what always brings me back to this site – the level of sophistication on just about any topic. Jay’s got my back here – yeah, he describes my intent very accurately.
I was a prime example of what they usta call "instant asshole" back in the ‘hood – just add alcohol. I was just responding to the sanitized, up-scale talk about alcohol. There’s another side to all of this "hoppy, smooth finish" BS and I just thought that it needed to be addressed. Here’s my point: this stuff is like handling a chain saw; you need to be respectful of its power at all times.
And yeah, this all happened back when Johnson was president and gave me another little life lesson – help keep me from getting drafted too. Through a string of unfortunate circumstances, I ended up in the ol’ County Jail on E22nd and Payne for a spell – and this was my first and only offense. And Harry’s right – attitudes about drinking and driving were very different. One of the guys I was locked up with caught 3 days for his sixth conviction – a much, much shorter time than I got.
Not that any of you need to be reminded but I thought I might be able to save at least one of you guys from the same experience. To this day I’m thankful that nobody got hurt – myself included.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
by mauichuck on Apr 10, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Attitudes about drinking and driving has changed a lot over the last 30 years.
In the early 1970s I was driving a lot between Milwaukee and northern Wisconsin, to Rhinelander. It was a long haul on two-lane highways. It was pretty much conducted station to station, which is to say tavern to roadhouse. Hit the tavern, use the john, play a game of pool, have a quick beer, maybe eat a bowl of soup, and get back on the road, with a six pack. When the beer was gone, it was time for another stop.
At that time, it was okay to drive with an open container in Texas and South Carolina, and probably other places I don’t know about. You were not allowed to drive drunk, but if you were pulled over and you had a can of beer in your lap, it wasn’t automatic trouble.
Blood tests were rare. Mostly you were asked to do something to demonstrate sobriety, like stand on one leg, or recite the alphabet backwards.
by odradek on Apr 11, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, rhinelander … that brings back memories of exquisitely cheap beer consumed in college, on the order of $6 a case.
by macasson on Apr 12, 2009 4:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? What else is it about?
It’s about bona fides, which I am sure you are aware, are credentials or a way of establishing standing. Citing a DUI as a bona fide that you are the best or most knowledgeable drinker is using it to establish your reputation. That is glorification of one of the stupidest acts a person can commit. That was my point.
You want to read it as some sort of self-deprecating, teach the world what not to do, wise saying? Be my guest. But that isn’t, by very definition, what it is. So, go ahead and delude yourself into making what was said fit your opportunity to shout down the sanctimonious, but don’t pretend that you are somehow the final authority on the issue. I’m relatively certain the ad hominem attack isn’t needed either. You aren’t defending Chuck anymore, you are advancing your own overblown rhetoric.
I never learned to read.
by fwembt on Apr 10, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m opposed to the whole idea of "manly" and "connaisseur" and all that other elitist crap when it comes to beer.
Chuck wrote this.
Citing a DUI as a bona fide that you are the best or most knowledgeable drinker is using it to establish your reputation.
You wrote this.
I have to agree with Jay that you just misunderstood Chuck’s point
by Roger Dorn on Apr 10, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to agree with Jay that you just misunderstood Chuck’s point
+2
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on Apr 10, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually the bona fides were in chuck’s first post,not his reply to me.
by talonk on Apr 10, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And if so, I apologize. I think the somewhat glib handling afterward is what made me upset.
I never learned to read.
by fwembt on Apr 10, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I will have to disagree with #1 and #2 of the points you are suggesting that Chuck made.
When beer is consumed in excess, yes, it can make you do stupid things. Relate this to point #2, and you might be able to say that what you consider “dubious sophistication” is another man’s appreciation (mine).
Sure I’ve got drunk before, but I honestly don’t enjoy being intoxicated. I know my limits very well. I also think that it takes a very sophisticated palate to fully appreciate the beer you are drinking. Beer can be dissected into a meal full of flavors.
This stuff is really beside the points being discussed, but I felt I needed to say this as half of what Chuck was saying was an insult towards me.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 10, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually respect chuck’s response back to me. I think it was more of the combination of the “have you any DUIs” and the “show me your rap sheet” comment that seemed like bravado.
I was not actually attacking chuck. I have driven drunk before (I’m not infallible). Heck I’ve even been pulled over, but luckily was let go.
I actually had that feeling when I read chuck’s post orignally, I just thought with the tragedy, it made more sense to post it.
If you don’t like it, fine. Delete the whole thing, I honestly don’t care either way. My intent was not to get into a pissing match with chuck or you about this. It was just something I felt inclined to type. My feelings won’t change either way.
by talonk on Apr 10, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t feel it’s necessary to delete any of it (at this point). If you want me to delete it, I will, but not because I don’t like it.
I just felt that Chuck deserved a defense from a third party.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 10, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like i said in my first sentence of my original post, I was not attacking chuck at all. I was trying discourse on DUIs … hence the PSA comment at the end of the post.
Again, it’s just something I felt like saying. Was not trying to direct it at chuck at all. Just a public statement.
by talonk on Apr 10, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 10, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is anyone else getting the banner ad for the alcohol addiction association?
by emil minty on Apr 8, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but it’s not as noticeable as the Red Energy Patch ad on top of the FanPosts column on the right.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 8, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine is for a free Ann Coulter. Sweet.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t have one beer left in my fridge to brag about. I think that makes me more of a beer bottle or bottle cap connaissuer at this point. I declare myself LGT"s resident empty bottle and cap connaissuer.
by jeff kent's moustache HOF on Apr 8, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Me and my roommates actually keep a bucket full of bottle caps, been doing it since the first day of fall semester. But you could have more, who knows?
by Chief Wahoo on Apr 8, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that idea behind this thread is fabulous, if it involves talking about good beer. I’m not a beer snop (I actually don’t like hoppy beers at all) but I feel like there are so many GOOD beers to discuss, you could make 70 threads about it.
I’m a big fan of the Long Trail (VT) brewing company, (very accessible down here in CT) Stone is fab, and I like most things Bells makes. I’ll drink anything at the Brew Kettle (Strongsville, OH) that is more than 7% abv because it ends up super malty and delish.
Also! Christmas Ale and EF are great beers. I generally trade for them every year.
Im not sure what it is about Miller, but generally folks who enjoy the taste hate the other light beers, and vice versa. I love me some miller, but can’t stand the other swill. Nargansett is a solid lager too.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 2:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you manage to get any Imperial Stout Trooper or Wet Willy? Wet Willy should cure that malt itch.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohhh, haven’t seen either of those. Those are made in ct, huh?
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
New England Brewing Co. I forgot which town they are in, maybe New Britain? They can some stuff too like Elm City Lager if you have seen that. I think Cotrell is in CT, maybe RI though, it’s right on the border.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
New Britain is a little bit of a hike for beer, but I have a friend up that way. Maybe I can get her to bring me some down….both of those look super badarse
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It should be in lots of stores, what is your local packy?
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s definitely not in my local packys, or I would have noticed. (at least the stout trooper) I get a lot of redhook, dogfish, and long trail here. And the usual magic hat stuff.
Need to check around.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last time I was down there, the Stop and Shop or whatever grocery it is, in New London or Waterford, I think Waterford now, has a decent selection. Actually maybe it is New London.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I know where you’re thinking. Next time the Aeroes come into play the Defenders, hit me up and we’ll catch a game and discuss brew. I’ve got a few friends that do the home brewing thing, I haven’t had the space but plan on it someday.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven’t been there since they changed from being the Navigators. Back in the day at World Gym right there players would work out there. Noah Lowry came in a lot with his hot gf. He was rolling around in an Escalade back when he was AA. Also, he was a douche ( I worked front desk). This all seems like so long ago.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I go a few times every year. Saw Clemens pitch a few innings when he was rehabbing for the yankees. I just missed Victor doing his rehab stint last year, he went to the big league club a few days before they came through here.
Either way, tickets are like 7 bucks, it’s always nice and cool, and the beer selection is decent. I’ll go to watch the aeroes games and maybe 1-2 others a year.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suckers. It’s mine now, all mine! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
LGT's resident beer connoisseur.
by Thommy on Apr 8, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
I’m ambivalent about New Holland. Loved Dragon’s Milk and Ichabod, hated Cabin Fever.
by joeee on Apr 8, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dragon’s milk is the bizzle, son. Love that stuff.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bought a Dragon’s Milk to help me celebrate the Indians winning the 2007 ALCS. Around the end of game 7, it served a different purpose. I have not had it since.
by jds16 on Apr 8, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cabin Fever. “PANCAKES!”
Did Hammy just say "A two-run jack off the wall!"?
by jeff kent's moustache HOF on Apr 8, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have been trying to cut back on the beer consumption lately for a variety of reasons, i.e. financial, health, productivity. When I have been drinking, I have been trying to go cheap, in particular, High Life and Busch.
This isn’t to say that I don’t appreciate the micro-brews and specialty beers, I do, it’s just been tough to justify spending the money lately.
The good local brews in my neck of the woods, St. Louis, are O’Fallon’s 5 Day IPA and Charleville’s Triple Wit. Both breweries generally make solid brews, but are pretty limited in their distribution. The biggest micro-brew in the area, Schlafly, isn’t really that good, though their restaraunt in Maplewood is very good and reasonably priced.
by ClarkM on Apr 8, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
High Life and Busch
One of these is not like the other. High Life, I salute you.
by APV on Apr 8, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I agree, but the problem is that most twentysomething folks do as well. Bars are starting to figure this out and charge more. I don’t mind Busch, it’s 3.99 for a six-pack and there’s also a bar near me that has draught specials on it.
by ClarkM on Apr 8, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m opposite on this one. I’m straight Anheuser-Busch over Miller guy:
- Budweiser over MGD
- Bud Light over Miller Lite
- Busch over High Life
- Natty over Beast, but I have a special place in my heart for Beast because of UD.
by Ryan Kelsey on Apr 8, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really like the restaurant. Some of the beers are not bad
by Roger Dorn on Apr 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just wondering if we could get back to some baseball…Or at least incorporate baseball into this thread. Has anyone here claimed the title of beer connoisseur while attending games? If not, I know someone who went around to nearly all of the concession stands a year ago until they found the large Molson cans and bought them for the same price as the domestic brews because they were in metric and the serving size was larger.
Now THAT’S a connoisseur.
Did Hammy just say "A two-run jack off the wall?"
by jeff kent's moustache HOF on Apr 8, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quality over quantity, my friend. But impressed by his effort.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the ball park the equation is Quan>Qual.
Did Hammy just say "A two-run jack off the wall!"?
by jeff kent's moustache HOF on Apr 8, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to religiously purchase lower reserved seats in right field for two, equal reasons:
1.) I liked the view.
2.) The Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat cart was right up the steps.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 8, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Opening day 2007. Snow game. Totally rocked that exact cart during a two hour delay!
Did Hammy just say "A two-run jack off the wall!"?
by jeff kent's moustache HOF on Apr 8, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was really bombed at that game. Hours of delay on East 4th followed by big Budweisers two at a time til they stopped selling… that’s when we left, I don’t remember most of the rest of that day.
by Ryan Kelsey on Apr 8, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What ‘stache didn’t mention is that the cart was technically closed with nobody behind the counter—but the tap still worked.
No, not you. Your helmet!
by PatBordersHelmet on Apr 8, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure how it is elsewhere, but going to games in California parks is much different than at other places. In Cali, you have to walk to a stand to get beer (max two per person). They don’t have beer vendors that walk up and down the aisles.
Or has the rest if the country gone this way now?
by talonk on Apr 9, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I was in college, I enjoyed the supersize of can of original Coor’s at Braves games. I haven’t had any banquet beer in a long long time, though.
by APV on Apr 8, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At Korean games you can get god-awful domestic beer for about $2 a can. And fried squid to go with it.
by cleveland teamer on Apr 8, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll bust myself before anyone else does…yea, I know that’s not a proper equation….blah.
Did Hammy just say "A two-run jack off the wall!"?
by jeff kent's moustache HOF on Apr 8, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is anyone opposed to a “What are you drinking now?” FanPost?
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Im not, we did that a few times on theclevelandfan.com boards.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on Apr 8, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This one is getting long and a fresh start would be nice. We can still talk beer related stuff too.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 8, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have hidden the other thread.
I’ll gently remind everyone that this is an Indians message board and there’s no reason to have two off-topic threads about the same thing posted one after another. The vast majority of off-topic discussion should remain as just that, off-topic discussion happening within a larger thread not as threads devoted to the off-topic.
by afh4 on Apr 8, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah yes, Andrew. The voice of reason.
-Erik
by drerikbrady on Apr 9, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Picked up some Pete’s Wicked Rally Cap Ale at Whole Foods this afternoon.
I’m saving it in case the Tribe is behind heading into the bottom of the 7th.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Apr 10, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In case? Aren’t you the optimistic one.
by FredOx on Apr 10, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to go with some Brookyln Pennant Ale to appease the baseball gods.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 10, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why did i click on this thread? because it’s a rain delay
by Voltaire on Apr 10, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why did I click on this thread? Because the rain delay wasn’t long enough!
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on Apr 11, 2009 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think that any of these have been mentioned before, but, to my mind, West Coast beers (especially from the Pacific Northwest) are the finest in the nation. Much of this is undoubtedly because I cut my beer teeth, so to speak, in the Northwest. But having lived in every major region of the nation, I feel comfortable declaring the Northwest to be the nation’s most fertile beer region.
Some favorites:
Deschutes
Bridgeport
Alaskan
Pike
Victory
Sierra Nevada (especially the Big Foot barley ale)
Railing against the sacrifice bunt since 2000.
by jdudas on Apr 12, 2009 7:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude Rogue too
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear there is a brewpub, something like Raccoon Lodge, that makes some awesome lambics.
I am going to have to dub San Diego the nation’s most fertile beer region though, at least for my tastes. No one beats the IPAs that come out of San Diego except for Russian River in NorCal.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 12, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that’s a stretch. There are some good beers in San Diego, no doubt, but I wouldn’t say the most fertile. I was at Pizza Port right after New Year’s, which is very good. Stone and several others, too. But in my experience people aren’t huge beer drinkers in San Diego (probably too healthy), so I don’t think I could ever accept the “most fertile beer region” thing.
by APV on Apr 12, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are tons of beer drinkers in SD! Those breweries and brewpubs couldn’t survive if there weren’t.
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by LGT Patrick on Apr 13, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vermont is the most fertile beer state. 1 brewery for every 32,698 people.
by Nat on Apr 13, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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