Utica Boilermaker 15K post-race party has kegs of free Adirondack Amber flowing for the runners. A good draft beer after competition is the nuts! The major sponsor is FX Matt, brewers of some fine Adirondack products. A 10 AM buzz on Sunday morning in summer - Awesome!
"Beer - So Much More Than a Breakfast Drink!"
onetwenty09 wrote:
Calvin Trilling wrote a very funny piece a while ago that many wine "experts" when blind tested couldn't even tell the difference between red and white wine, let alone tell what region or vintage.
A lot of sense of taste comes from smell, appearance and preconceived notions, often this is from marketing or perceived status.
I don't know what "experts" he tested, but they must have been complete morons.
I occasionally get dragged to wine tastings, and we taste everything double blind and most people can pick out the grape and the "serious" winos can usually pick out the region.
I can't pick anything out, because I don't know much about wine. But there are two guys at these tastings that I'm always amazed with the accuracy of their comments when we reveal the wines at the end of the night.
bland euro lager + extensive marketing = Stella Artois
don wrote:
bland euro lager + extensive marketing = Stella Artois
I agree...
It is hard to tell the difference between lagers...
Belgian Fan wrote:
Abt 12 baby!
i like your style dude. just picked up a 60th anniversary bottle.
a houblon ipa is a fantastic thirst quencher too!
Sam Adams .....Always available and easy to find. I cant believe this hasnt be brought up yet. Another that is hard to find is:
Red Nectar Ale - A Gold Medal winner at the 2006 California State Fair
don wrote:
bland euro lager + extensive marketing = Stella Artois
I've never been a big fan of Stella either. Or Heinoken. But if that's what some people like, more power to them. Tonight, I'm in the mood for Fat Tire and I can't wait to get out of work, get my run in, and hit the liquor store.
PDubbs wrote:
can't beat a yuengling, makes me feel sorry for anyone west of the mississippi...
Yuengling is a great beer for the price, but If I'm not on a budget there are a number of beers that I'd rather drink.
PDubbs wrote:
can't beat a yuengling, makes me feel sorry for anyone west of the mississippi...
Don't feel too sorry for us. Here's my selection:
Spring: Deshutes Mirror Pond (preferably cask condition)
Summer: Bridgeport Blue Heron/Rogue's Pilsner
Fall: Widmer Alt Beer
Winter: Deshutes Jubel Ale
Of course the plethora of brewers' seasonal specials can turn this list upside down and inside out...
Just another note. The reason the macro's have such a unique "taste" is because they use a rice/corn blend to brew their beer. The rice/corn has a higher glycemic index and therefore a shorter brewing process. Typically it would take 2 to 3 days to brew with rice/corn...
Additionally, they send their beer in concentrate to local "mixing plants" to lengthen freshness dates or avoid refrigeration costs. Hence the cheaper costs plus cheaper flavor. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It just takes a less sophisticated palate to appreciate them...
For Micro Breweries it will take about 2 weeks to brew an ale with hops, barley, malts and up to 6 weeks for a good lager/pilsner/Weiss Bier. Therefore requiring a more sophisticated sense of taste and style...
Cheers!
abita...purple haze/turbo dog/restoration ale
yum
If you ever find yourself on the East Coast and unable to find Abita Turbo Dog, purchase a Brooklyn Brewing Brown Ale. It's the exact same formula, but you didn't hear it from me. (Micro brewmaster share recipes if they don't directly compete)