JCC The Official Craft Beer/Microbrew Beer Thread

I live in Portland, OR, so pretty much the beer capital of the U.S. haha. and I live downtown in the Pearl, where the breweries are, so it's kind of ridiculous. I drink beer too often lately especially, not to excess, but we go out for happy hours a lot and I will try two beers each time, usually new ones for me, so I can get an overall better idea of what's out there. We have a Fathead Brewery I went to last night and tried some Belgian style ale, which I love (my favorite is a Belgian triple), and then this thing called Zeus Juice that's 10% ABV! It packs a punch but tastes amazing.

We also have Rogue near us, Bridgeport, Henry's, Deschutes, and 10 Barrel just opened a place here as well. The craft brewers convention took place in Portland a few weeks back, just before Star Wars Celebration, and Portland Brewfest is coming up next month (although I'm headed to WhiskeyTown USA here tomorrow).

 

The Purple Monkey Dishwasher was a hit with my half-brother and sis-in-law.

And does Moe's sell Duff?

 

I had a milk stout today too!

 

It's my wife's birthday tonight. She's had two haha.

 

Well then happy b-day Mrs. WookatMe!

 

Weyerbacher Old Heathen!! And Hardywood oak barrel aged stout. Yummmmmmm

 

I grabbed a couple of bombers of this for $3 a piece off the clearance table the other day. Good stout with a nice sweet finish from the Belgian yeast and nice price to boot!

 

I tried about 50 different beers today at the Sour, Berliner Weisse and Lambic Festival today. If you are my friend on Facebook or Untappd I have spammed you with all my check ins. What a day!

 

That sounds so interesting! I kinda have a hard time imagining those flavors in a witbier.

Was lucky to try all sorts of delicious beer today thanks to an Amazon Local deal and brilliant local brewers. My favorites were probably the Chocolate Peanut Butter Milk Stout, Salt & Pepper Black Saison, and the Jalapeno Rye IPA. Also got 2 64-ounce growlers with it (you have to pay for the fills) and I can't wait to go back to fill them and try more creative beer.

 

I bought a season pack of Blue Moon.

 

Which one?

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hiphops/hiphops-the-beer-card-game

 

I did a taste test last weekend with friends of top notch IPA's -- Heady Topper, Pliny the Elder, Jai-alai and Grapefruit Sculpin. HT still takes the prize!

For contrast, we followed it up with a Jack's Abby Coffee Barrel-Aged Framinghammer -- I really am impressed with just about everything from this Lagers-only brewery -- and then split a growler of BBC Drayman's Porter.

 

Those IPAs are all so ****ing phenomenal, but I feel like Grapefruit Sculpin is my fave? But that could also be seasonal bias because that is all I want this summer (with the occasional Habenero Sculpin thrown in).

I've had three training shifts, but tomorrow is my first solo shift working at my favorite local beer bar. So happy I decided to dive in and pick up a few shifts there! I need to take advantage of my discount and start buying some bottles I normally wouldn't splurge on and treat myself.

 

I got a 4 pack of Funky Buddha More Moro Blood Orange IPA. Fantastic. A mild IPA with citrusy hops and just a hint of blood orange sweetness at the end. Very nice.

 

5 Rabbit Paletas Guava: A beer that captures the summer fun of Paletas, the Spanish word for "popsicles". Brewed with Brazilian guava, pink peppercorn, tarragon and orange blossom water, this sessionable wheat beer is a more sophisticated alternative to shandies and radlers.

Very refreshing. Nice tropical fruit flavor. Goes down too easy.

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Just received a special delivery from one of my best beer friends! She's the absolute best

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Ah, those both sound great! I was eyeing up the Southern Tier at work today, but bought this instead



Haven't tried it yet, but hoping to open it up this weekend.

 

Double posting oops.
Haven't opened that bottle yet, but had it on tap last night. Not as sour as I had hoped and more bitter. Still good, just doesn't make your mouth pucker like some other goses.

BUT GUYS. Had this beer from 7venth Sun called Everything Went Black (with cocoa, strawberry, and vanilla bean). It's a crazy imperial porter that tasted like a chocolate dipped strawberry washed down with some coffee. HEAVENLY and I'm kinda sad that I'll probably never have it again hahah.

 

I have been to 7venth Sun a few times. They make some pretty big beers down there.

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In heaven ... Having a Great Lakes for the first time in a long time. I drove back from Ohio and brought a six-pack of Elliott Ness with me.

 

I just found a nice score for my beer buddy

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