Controversial Beer Opinions Thread

Kinda like "he/she's articulate" or "she's not shrill" meant possibly to be complimentary.

 

Or a solid brown with chewy mouthfeel.

 

...and you know this how?

 

He was talking about people using descriptors such as "solid brown" in regards to an ale or watery brown. I was saying that it's also better than calling it a solid brown beer with a chewy mouthfeel.

 

just devil's advocating here, but maybe there's something about a brown that goes with "solidness". Something midwestern, Ohio-ish, Taft-Republican, Sherwood Anderson, brown suit/brown belt/brown shoes, middle-of-the-road, you know, solid.

Across the pond, something very "North of England." You just know they drink brown ales--solid brown ales--at Downton Abbey.

I mean, you want a flighty, frivolous, fashion-conscious, coastal brown ale? A "le dernier cri" sort of brown ale? I think not.

You want a solid brown ale. You know you do.

 

I think you know all of this.

EKU 28 refers to the Original Gravity in degrees Plato, or 28% sugar content. So that 28 degrees Plato is confused with % alcohol.

 

Yup, and noted it as well, just before that quote about the beer from "Kulmback, West Germany":

....but, yeah, probably should have worded it better and/or explained what the Plato scale measures.

 

Well said. Whenever I see Natty Greene's Old Town Brown I buy it. It is a calming, satisfying, and very food friendly beer.

 

A pal left a beer in my fridge last week, one of the Lawson's Super Session varieties, and I just popped it and poured it and only then did I think, Wait: when was this canned? Before sampling I looked at the bottom of the can: October twentysomething, 2018. Whoops, we've got a hoppy, smallish beer here that's five months old...

...but it's not bad at all! I don't know if it's the can allowing less oxidation than a bottle might or if Lawson's is just super estupendo or what, but this brew has stood up to the passage of time much better than I have myself. Kudos.

 

I've been drinking on a 15 pack of mosaic promise from founders that I got for 13 bucks because it was 6 months old. And while it's not what it is fresh it's still a super tasty beer. Freshness it's important but this idea that hippy beers made by serious pros will become garbage at 90 days is pretty silly

 

I def. agree that some hoppy beers don't turn to garbage with some age (though more than 4 months is REALLY pushing it). If ever I am forced to try to save a few bucks on my hoppy beer purchases I think I will not mind having to drink beer that isn't garbage, and will not greatly miss beer that is fresh and wonderful.

 

Not sure if this qualifies as controversial, bit I only grudgingly tolerate floaties. Yes it's a hazard of my favorite beer styles, but its always irritating seeing yeast bits or sediment in my glass.

 

I want EvenMoreJesus back. Haven't seen him lately, so assuming he got banned.

 

I concur on floaties. Check out this Avery Raspberry Truffale I had recently...those are chunks of raspberry, and the picture was taken after I drank some of them. Ended up taking them out.

 

I agree here, but they’re few and far between though. But my first trip to Vt was in May, we went to the beach in July, so those beers were right at 3 1/2 months old in my possession, Alchemist released them at two weeks old. They were as good in July as they were at purchase, I’d dare anyone to date them based on taste. I think the Hop itself holds a big part of the key to longevity, some hops age better than others. Just my opinion.

 

This was the last post: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/double-dry-hop.599865/#post-6316386, wonder what's happened.

 

Looks like someone spunked in your brew- Pretty disgusting

 

Just read a thread where a farily new user to the site posted like 6-7 times on one page, so....maybe he is back.

 

Hope not, because I ate some. It was clearly sliced raspberry, but didn't have much flavor left in it. Not sure why they wouldn't have filtered it. I'd had one bottle a few months ago and no issue. Maybe this bottle was bottom of the barrel. I have several bottles left and will filter them.