Best Texas brew?

Discussion in 'Southwest' started by ChanceK, Apr 19, 2013.

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  1. blatherbeard

    blatherbeard Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2007 Texas

    Buried Hatchet and Devils Backbone.
     
    #21 blatherbeard, Apr 19, 2013
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  2. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    Great minds drink alike. Can't go wrong with anything mentioned already.

    Got to add, Deep Ellum Rye Pils and Farmhouse Wit.
     
    #22 champ103, Apr 19, 2013
  3. Crack2000

    Crack2000 Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Texas

    Zoe is my current fave. Only picked up a sixer last weekend when in Austin. That was dumb.
     
    #23 Crack2000, Apr 19, 2013
  4. channels321

    channels321 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Texas

    We get Hops & Grains in SA, Zoe just hasn't gotten here yet. We are far behind just like with everything else.
     
    #24 channels321, Apr 19, 2013
  5. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    I just got a six pack of Zoe, and opened my first can. This is definitely one of my favorite new beers I have had so far this year. I have some Lakewood to try later...
     
    #25 champ103, Apr 19, 2013
  6. jsboots21

    jsboots21 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2009 Tennessee

    Bottled/canned/etc = Endeavour w/ Temptress in a close second (don't have to have it under 2 weeks old)

    Draft = no brainer; Live Oak Hefeweizen. It's damn near perfect.

    Now, off to enjoy some of the aforementioned brewskis.
     
    #26 jsboots21, Apr 19, 2013
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  7. lokieman

    lokieman Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2011 Oklahoma

    Yea when I heard they were doing a pale lager as their next release a while back I was kind of disappointed...been wanting H&G to release something a little more substantial, but then I tried it. It's hard for me to pinpoint why but it's just good...I can't really explain why I like Zoe so much. I can see myself going through cases of this in the summer...it's just good.
     
    #27 lokieman, Apr 19, 2013
  8. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    Because for years, even lots of "craft" brewers made crappy lagers to try to get the Macro crowd. Now many more breweries are actually taking time to make good lagers, and I love it.
     
    #28 champ103, Apr 19, 2013
  9. zoocircle

    zoocircle Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2013 Texas

    Deep Ellum IPA
    Temptress
     
    #29 zoocircle, Apr 20, 2013
  10. mhenson42

    mhenson42 Maven (1,409) Nov 20, 2011 Texas
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    (512) Pecan Porter
    Live Oak Hefe
    Independence Stash & Convict Hill
     
    #30 mhenson42, Apr 20, 2013
  11. StArnoldFan

    StArnoldFan Pooh-Bah (1,879) Dec 28, 2012 Texas
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    Single - Endeavour hands down

    6 pack - I enjoy both Weisse Versa and Zoe

    Tap - Live oak Hefe and Pecan porter
     
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  12. Danielbt

    Danielbt Initiate (0) May 4, 2012 Texas

    No particular order:

    (512) Cascabel
    Live Oak Hefe
    Live Oak Primus
    Southern Star Buried Hatchet on nitro
     
    #32 Danielbt, Apr 20, 2013
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  13. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas

    Not a single Jester King brew mentioned..... As much as everyone talks about them I would have thought they would have shown up here.
     
    #33 ChanceK, Apr 20, 2013
  14. dumptruck81

    dumptruck81 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2011 Texas

    Most of the stuff we like from Jester King is limited

    I would have also mentioned Freetail... and a few others
     
    #34 dumptruck81, Apr 20, 2013
  15. air

    air Zealot (671) Mar 28, 2007 Texas

    Mostly because the really good stuff is either not year round or not easily available, aka it falls outside the context of this thread.
     
    #35 air, Apr 20, 2013
  16. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    I don't think anything JK has done would make my top five.
     
    #36 champ103, Apr 20, 2013
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  17. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas

    Fair enough.
     
    #37 ChanceK, Apr 20, 2013
  18. starkmarvelo

    starkmarvelo Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    Not into sours?
     
    #38 starkmarvelo, Apr 20, 2013
  19. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    I love sours. JK has a few OK saisons, and a bunch of stuff...I just find to be meh. I am well aware I am in the minority:grinning:
     
    #39 champ103, Apr 20, 2013
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  20. jl28r1

    jl28r1 Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2011 Texas

    Not sure that you are. I support the hell out of JK but I have not been "wowed" in a while. Looking forward to some of the not yet released stuff and anything out of the coolship they now have.
     
    #40 jl28r1, Apr 20, 2013
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