Controversial Beer Opinions Thread

South Dakota.... is that considered in the Bible Belt?

 

Beer has always been served in theatres here. Place your order and it is waiting for you at the interval. Very civilised

 

I’ll translate for you @marquis - he means a cinema, not a theatre

 

Me, "It's ok honey. I know you hate food shopping. I want to help you out. I will go to the market again."
Me (2 hours later): "Honey, I am so glad you didn't go to the market. The lines are so huge. They figure about another hour until I am done checking out. Love you too."

 

Have you ever seen Deadwood?

The Bible belt is
"He finds two belts: one more eastern that stretches from Florida, (excluding Miami, Tampa and South Florida), through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky,Georgia, North and South Carolina, and into SouthernVirginia ; and another that concentrated in Texas(excluding El Paso, and South Texas), Arkansas,Louisiana, (excluding ..."

 

Ok, Franklin Brosevelt

 

Amen, brother.

DeCicco's is an upscale chain around here that is known for three things, incredible Italian specialties, excellent assortment of packaged craft beer, and in-store pubs that have super tap lists. I would post a pic of the one I go to (thank god it's not closer lol) in Brewster, but I wouldn't want out of area folks to get jealous.

 

Even great largers and pilsners are hella boring.

 

Here’s my controversial post of the day: If someone can find a drink boring (anything, including water), it says more about the drinker than the drink.

 

ahhhh..... now my feelings are all hurt and stuff

 

Ahhh... mine too now... let’s drink beer and cheer up.

 

18th Street has already surpassed 3 Floyds

 

Blasphemy!

 

As well they should be. Largers are very entertaining.

 

Stouts need no flavors added other than maybe coffee, bourbon barrel, chocolate and vanilla. Fruited stouts don't do it for me at all.

 

I don't see the difference between the flavoring additions you list and the ones you didn't.

What really is the difference between adding vanilla to a stout and adding some raspberries?

Especially because modern stouts that people add the flavorings to are way to sweet regardless if they are fruit or chocolate or vanilla.

 

I've yet to have a fruited stout where I thought, "That beer was better with the fruit added.", but I have had "plain" stouts where I thought, "That coffee/bourbon/chocolate/vanilla REALLY made that stout different and/or better".

Reason? Complementary flavors from the base beer. Don't see many overly fruit-forward base stouts, but you DO see a lot of roasty, charred, and/or chocolaty ones.

 

This exactly. I simply have not had a fruited stout where the fruit complemented the base beer or added complexity. Normally it just covers up the flavor of the base stout and does it no favors in my opinion. I often find fruited ones much sweeter than ones without. I have a few stouts in the fridge right now that I wish I hadn't bought for these reasons. I'm a slow learner when it comes to beer buying decisions.