JCC The Official Craft Beer/Microbrew Beer Thread

I got you started on sours!!!

 

Has anyone had the Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale? It's quite good.

 

Too soon for pumpkin stuff. Needs to be like October.

 

I had a Bell's Two Hearted Ale the other day which was really good.

 

Despite its detractors, I pick up at least one Pumking a season. Great dessert beer for sipping and savoring.

Speaking of dessert beers, I recently had Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout. Probably the most chocolatey beer I've ever tasted. Lots of coconut flavors as well if that's your thing.

Also had a Smuttynose Homunculus last week. Its a Strong Belgian-style Golden Ale. Lots of flavors there -- starts with a Saison spicyness and finishes like a Belgian Tripel. Really strong kick at just below 10% abv as well.

Right now I opened my first 16 oz Narragansett Fest Lager of the season!

 

It's never too soon.

 

That's probably in my beer top 5. I always have to have one whenever I go back home.

Now I want to go out and buy some pumpkin beer, guys. Thanks

 

I live for all things pumpkin, and that includes my beer. Blue Moon is my favorite mass produced pumpkin ale, but now that I live in Seattle I have discovered the holy grail of pumpkin beer. I am talking of Elysian Brewery's Pumpkin Ale Fest. That's right, a beer festival with nothing but pumpkin ales. Elysian's Night Owl is my favorite so far, but I'm looking forward to trying many others.

For non-pumpkin beers, I'm loyal to my hometown's local brewery, Firestone. If you like dark beers and haven't had their DBA, do yourself a favor and go buy one immediately. (If you can find it. It's scarce outside the California Central Coast.)

 

Finally broke down and bought a six pack of Great Divide Rumble. I'd seen it in tap at my soccer bar, but didn't want to pay their price to try it. It's a wonderful beer. Smooth. An IPA that doesn't try to knock you over with hops, and the barrel aging worked very nicely.

 

I might have to trek up to Seattle for that Pumpkin Ale Fest.

 

I bought some Southampton Pumpkin Ale and was pleasantly surprised. New York beers really haven't impressed me thus far but this one is really delicious. Now I'm just anxiously awaiting the release of Great Lakes Nosferatu so I can have a pack or two of that shipped my way...

Also, has anyone had Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale? I had it last fall and was so, so disappointed (especially for the price). I heard nothing but good things about it and it really just fell flat for me. Am I missing something?

 

You should check out Ommegang.

 

I saw Warlock on Facebook today and I need to try it!

 

Has anyone tried the new Redd's Apple Ale strawberry flavored? It's horrendous.

 

It was. I could only drink 3 of them. I'll stick with the original flavor.

 

I just recently tried that on tap (I previously had a bottle of it and didn't really pick up on the banana at all so I was curious to taste the difference) and it seriously tasted like banana Laffy Taffy. Never again.

 

Nano Beer!

 

Bought myself a growler of Barrier's SaazSquash tonight from the neato beer store down the street. Brewed with butternut squash, ginger, Szechuan peppercorns, and honey...AND SO DELICIOUS.