A New Nice Beer Thread

two guns holla · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:46 pm

Nice...I figured it might be something easy like that. Thanks.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:13 am

Had this on draft tonight:

http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/th ... ntonia.htm

Quote:

Availability: Limited
My Antonia started out as a Collaboration beer when Sam brewed it at Birra del Borgo (hope you can read Italian) outside Rome, Italy with owner/brewer Leonardo DiVencenzo in October of 2008. In 2010, we began brewing My Antonia here at Dogfish Head brewery in Delaware for U.S. distribution.

My Antonia (named after the Willa Cather read), is a continually-hopped imperial pilsner.

This original 2008 batch was brewed and distributed by Birra del Borgo. A small quantity was sent over to the United States. The 2010 release will go to limited markets here in the U.S.. It should start hitting the shelves by mid-late June.

As an aside, in June of 2009, Leonardo came over to Delaware and brewed our original batch of Namaste beer with us at our Rehoboth Beach brewpub. And Leo is one of the four brewers who (along with Dogfish, Russian River and Baladin) are involved in the Eataly project in New York City. What goes around, comes around.

shiv · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:04 am

i've seen that so many times but never pulled the trigger on it. how was it?

two guns holla · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:58 am

Tasted fine...a nice, crisp pilsner. Wasn't life-changing but I would definitely drink it again.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:24 am

They've got Flying Dog "Flaming Bitch" IPA on tap at my local regular.

Its pretty good, but as I have told them several times before: get 2 Hearted back in this piece.

I tend to stick with one thing if I really like it, and 2 hearted is easily the best beer in Amgergikag, IMO.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:14 pm

I miss it all the time. Nothing wrong with that Flying Dog, but... yeah. For a drinkable-yet-strong IPA, nothing touches the Bell's.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:51 pm

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

I miss it all the time. Nothing wrong with that Flying Dog, but... yeah. For a drinkable-yet-strong IPA, nothing touches the Bell's.

It's just so CRISP. The first time I had it, I literally said outloud "This tastes like awesome"

Kingfish · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:53 pm

Vic Da Baron LooGAR Wrote:

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

I miss it all the time. Nothing wrong with that Flying Dog, but... yeah. For a drinkable-yet-strong IPA, nothing touches the Bell's.

It's just so CRISP. The first time I had it, I literally said outloud "This tastes like awesome"

I wish we had it here. I love it. My favorite American beer too.

Promethium · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:38 pm

I had one of these today at lunch. It is a Zelta Aldaris lager from Latvia with a pull top bottle.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13 ... t&start=30

I also had a pint of Christmas Leroy, a Belgian Dark Ale.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3516/18148

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:41 pm

I'm going to apply for a job at a brewery conglomerate in Portland that owns one of my favorite breweries. I really, really fucking want to get it.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:44 pm

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

I'm going to apply for a job at a brewery conglomerate in Portland that owns one of my favorite breweries. I really, really fucking want to get it.

Quit working for the man. Move to Louisiana and start a brewery. We have several new ones opening right now and I still think the market is underserved. Especially good ones.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:48 pm

Kingfish Wrote:

Move to Louisiana

You had me until

Kingfish · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:53 pm

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

Kingfish Wrote:

Move to Louisiana

You had me until

I bet you would be surprised if you lived in New Orleans to find out it is not what you think. Not to mention, you can spend you weekends at Kingfish bbqs.

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:03 pm

my buddy in houma has been trying for years to get out of houma.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:04 pm

Kingfish Wrote:

We have several new ones opening right now and I still think the market is underserved. Especially good ones.

The only one that makes it up here is Abita. What else is good?

Kingfish · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:07 pm

HaqDiesel Wrote:

Kingfish Wrote:

We have several new ones opening right now and I still think the market is underserved. Especially good ones.

The only one that makes it up here is Abita. What else is good?

NOLA is probably the best and easily my favorite. Heiner Brau, which is owned by German who has been brewing beer since he was 13 is hit or miss. It's also bottled under the label Covington Brewhouse. Teche opened recently but I don't like it at all. There's also 2 or 3 that are in production that I haven't tried.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:08 pm

Black Magic Putin Wrote:

my buddy in houma has been trying for years to get out of houma.

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend it for people not born there. Not sure I can recommend it if you're born there.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:13 pm

I've got a Portland jones, not just a beer Jones, to scratch.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:16 pm

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

I've got a Portland jones, not just a beer Jones, to scratch.

Hey, if your happy working for the man for the rest of your life, I won't try to convince you. But I understand the pull to bicycle lanes, solar panels, men with long beards, and rodney. :wink:

Promethium · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:38 am

I'm not sure a qualified beer master should seek employment in the South or not according to Statististics. The South sort of sucks according to microbrew stats.

discostu · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:08 pm

Promethium Wrote:

I'm not sure a qualified beer master should seek employment in the South or not according to Statististics. The South sort of sucks according to microbrew stats.

1. the South is "behind the times"
2. Bud Light and Miller Lite are the norm here. If you order a Samuel Adams, people think you're gettin' fancy on 'em
3. Because of 1 & 2, a single popular microbrewery can serve an entire region: Sweetwater and Terrapin in ATL/Athens, Yazoo in Tennessee, Abita in Louisiana, Highland in NC, although Asheville's output of quality craftbrews could garner the nickname "Portland of the South".

shiv · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:07 pm

Abita is awful.

Cupcakes · **Joined:** Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:04 am **Posts:** 3271

Well if you actually look at that map.
It's just an inversed population map with darker colors equaling lower population DENSITIES.

You really can't draw any conclusions off of that without the statistics.
I'm sure there are outliers that include state variations.
But this is a population map.

Colors are pretty.
And people are dumb.

Cupcakes · **Joined:** Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:04 am **Posts:** 3271

This is more or less the inverse of the original post

And without the statistical basis, I'm not sure what point anyone is trying to prove.

Cupcakes · **Joined:** Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:04 am **Posts:** 3271

Another pertinent point is, who cares about the absolute number of microbreweries?
It's totally about distribution.
If there are five jackass brew pubs in a city that only serve at their restaurant
it's not very reflective of the actual selection available to consumers in the area/county.
Thus, it may be a map for the beer drinker that can afford a $9 hamburger, but not representative for the "average" beer-drinking consumer.

BUT

It doesn't defeat the brewmaster job availability argument.
the darker states are statistically a better bet...
considering that most of those jobs are family connections

Statistics are fun.
But thinking about what you're looking at might not be as easy.

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