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Alabama's local breweries have gotten really, really good over the past few years.
Yeah, I was actually there a few nights ago (I'm a grad student at UA). I'll go to Mellow Mushroom way more than I ought to from a financial standpoint just because of the local beer selection.TELL me about it, what with the powers-that-be legalizing 'shine & homebrew, and with those monk fellows moving in to start a brewery, it's been really great. Down in T-town, our local guys are the "Druid City Brewers". They've set up shop right behind the Flowers bakery on 15th. street.
Really. Good. Beer.
Because it's always cheap.
I have a question: a lot of people ask me what my favorite style is, but I can't really answer because there isn't one. Instead, I try to answer what styles I don't really care for, because that list is a lot smaller. Personally, I'm not a fan of golden ales or white ales. You guys?
I've always noticed sort of a lack of breweries out of the American south, which I figured was due to the fact that the whiskey and bourbon industries are so dominant down there. I would love to try more of what's coming out of that region, since my experience is so limited.Pickelchu said:Alabama's local breweries have gotten really, really good over the past few years.
I love pale ales. I love super hoppy stuff. Not all the time - there are a lot of people who love hops for the sake of hops, but I'm not one of them. I appreciate a lot of different styles. But one of those is hoppy beers.I'm not really a fan of pale ales, but I will drink them.
I love pale ales. I love super hoppy stuff. Not all the time - there are a lot of people who love hops for the sake of hops, but I'm not one of them. I appreciate a lot of different styles. But one of those is hoppy beers.
It's a problem with the whole microbrew industry these days. Really, since the genesis of the microbrew explosion. Typically beer in the US goes in trends - 6 years ago belgians were all the rage, 4 years ago black beers were super huge. 2 years ago the trend was IPAs. As if IPAs weren't already all over the place. There's a brewery in Minnesota called Summit, basically our oldest and most signature brewery, you can find it in any bar here. They do a limited release series where they make lots of cool concept beers. Well 2 years ago, they made a beer for that series that was just another IPA. Its actual name was "Another IPA". It really sucked that the microbrew scene focused on a niche that wasn't a niche at all, it felt like nobody was trying anything new for a long time. I'm still waiting for the next big trend to actually kick off something new.I do get what you mean, but sometimes I feel a lot of the brewers (at least over here) do go a bit overboard with the hops.
It's a problem with the whole microbrew industry these days. Really, since the genesis of the microbrew explosion. Typically beer in the US goes in trends - 6 years ago belgians were all the rage, 4 years ago black beers were super huge. 2 years ago the trend was IPAs. As if IPAs weren't already all over the place. There's a brewery in Minnesota called Summit, basically our oldest and most signature brewery, you can find it in any bar here. They do a limited release series where they make lots of cool concept beers. Well 2 years ago, they made a beer for that series that was just another IPA. Its actual name was "Another IPA". It really sucked that the microbrew scene focused on a niche that wasn't a niche at all, it felt like nobody was trying anything new for a long time. I'm still waiting for the next big trend to actually kick off something new.
Put me firmly on the side of the Stouts. Guinness is my first choice, because it's easiest to find. My favorite is Weyerbacher Heresy Imperial Stout. Such chocolate wow
In my fridge right now are... Smith's Imperial Stout, Brooklyn Brewery Oktoberfest, and Woodchuck "Fall" Cider (if Cider is permitted in this thread).
Has anyone here done a vertical tasting? I can't keep the beer long enough.![]()
Is Cider discussion okay in this thread?
I think that's a factor, for sure. In a lot of places, though, it wasn't legal until fairly recently.I've always noticed sort of a lack of breweries out of the American south, which I figured was due to the fact that the whiskey and bourbon industries are so dominant down there. I would love to try more of what's coming out of that region, since my experience is so limited.
Made another thread for other alcoholic drinksIs Cider discussion okay in this thread?