What's your favorite Beer?

[zwer]

My father in law passed away unexpectedly this week. I went down to the brewery at the end of my street today and they had this on offer. Figured it was fitting.

At 10% you don't want more than one if you want to remain standing.

[Giles]

Many commiseration's zwer.  But a fitting tribute…..

[Megatron1505]

^ What he said, sorry for your families loss, and enjoy your beer.

[zwer]

Thanks, fellas. I appreciate it.

[urbanwoodsman]

Zwer, looks like that glass is still half full to me. I'm in town btw, if you want to get a beer/coffee or something Sunday/Monday let me know.

[Finn666]

sorry for your loss mate…hope the beer was a good one!?

[Anesthetist]

Drinking Old Rasputin Russian Imperial today. Love this stuff.

[Seul]

Might be picking up some Westvleteren 12 at the monastery soon… Didn't see I could call this morning to order two cases though 

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[FurattoHeddo]

^I've wanted to do that for ages, but from what I've read on various blogs is that you need great luck for them to pick up the phone, some people spent hours trying to get through …

[Seul]

Yeah my mate tried for a couple of years… He gave up... I kinda feel LUCKY though 

[joesaintjohn]

Life is so sweet sometimes. Lori is cooking dinner and we're sipping one of my absolute favorites. Forêt. AKA Organic Saison DuPont.

[Seul]

New Duvel tripel hop… Yeah, I like this..  (A lot…  :o )

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[Giles]

Cheers Chris….

Giles & Winchy

[Winchy]

Indeed, many thanks!

[toddjcoley]

Beer I picked up in Brussels. Only made there and has a sour tang, has something to do with the air there if I remember correctly.

[Seul]

You could've done a lot better… This is like buying Levi's jeans in Japan...

[toddjcoley]

Ha ha I tried a lot more. Wish I bought some back from Prague! Very hard to find good beer in the UK.

[Megatron1505]

Two words…....Brew Dog. That is all you need to know about finding great beer in the UK.

[Winchy]

@toddjcoley:

Very hard to find good beer in the UK.

True dat.

[mclaincausey]

Any other hop-heads?  Not sure that these styles are common outside of the US, though I've had some good variants down under, such as Little Creatures Pale Ale in Perth, seemingly modeled on the northwestern American Pale Ale style. The Belgians have made some hop-forward brews, but none that I've sampled quite have the punch I'm looking for. I think the esters introduced via bottle conditioning and the smaller bubbles take some of the bite away.

Taking this style of hop-forward, malt-backward style to an extreme:

Russian River Pliny the Elder
Three Floyds Dreadnaught
Bell's Hopslam!
Stone Ruination
Surly Abrasive Ale

All American Imperial IPAs in the West Coast tradition, which is to say, super bitter, lots of citrus/pine resin hop flavor, high proof, heavy mouthfeel, and a weak malt backbone, typically pale / crystal malts. Unbalanced, brash, obnoxious, uncouth, and either beloved or hated… American ;).