Drain pour tales...

Was trying to dig myself out of the pile of paperwork I was buried in during that game, the score alerts haunt me to this day. Can't imagine trying to stomach an Infinium and watch that game.

 

I poured the Lips of Faith Brett Beer I tried tonight.

Only other one in recent memory was a B Nektar Vanilla and Cinnamon I had bought for a tasting. We took sips and could barely kill our samples, let alone the bottle. Tried simmering the alcohol out so I could use it as a glaze, but it stunk up the entire house in a way that did not smell pleasantly of vanilla and cinnamon.

 

I have honestly never drainf pours a beer... I ALWAYS check the site before I buy beer and this helps me never buying a bad beer

 

Two come to mind. Most recently a Amager Bryghus Batch One tasted like old baseball cards and couldn't handle it. Maui's version of Sobrehumano Palena'ole was also a drain pour out of the can. Something was off. I had it later on tap and at first it was delicious but over time (about 30 minutes) it took a serious turn for the worse and picked up qualities I tasted from the can. I've been marinating chicken with the rest of the six pack of cans, that has been working out for me.

 

Drainpoured only a few beers in my day.

Samichlaus: I seriously don't understand what people like about this. I believe it gets a high rating on this site, but I remember bringing a bottle of this from my holiday in Berlin last year, when I hadn't really digged any deeper into the world of craft beer and actually believed it might be the strongest beer in the world, as they advertise so willingly. Cloyingly sweet, boozy, hot and horrible. I would rather chug my ex's bottle of nail polish remover than to open a bottle of this filth ever again. Dark Lord might have been a let-down in the sweet booze department, but it was nowhere near as bad as this.

Leffe Triple 1997: got a few vintage bottles from my hairdresser of all people. This one didn't age well. Ugh.

 

During my BMC drinking years my first was a Bud Chelada. I was out bowling and the bar had it on sale for 50 cents for a 16oz can. I like Clamato and have had red beers so I thought why not. The bartender gave it to me and I had a drink while she was bringing back the change. I gave it back and asked her to throw it out and get me a Bud instead. She said that was happening a lot.

3 weeks ago I dumped a Tripel Karmeliet. It was an infected bottle. As soon as the cap came off it started foaming. I poured maybe an ounce in the Duvel glass and it filled the whole thing with head. I let it settle down and got a some more in it and tried it. It was just awful and I dumped it. My next bottle was just fine.

For the people who have had bottles of Delirium Tremens is it supposed to have so many floaters that it looks like extra pulp orange juice? That happened with a bottle on Monday. I didn't have another one in the fridge to compare it with. It tasted ok but I couldn't get past what was going on in the glass.

 

Rogue Voodoo Donut Maple Bacon whatever. I've had a few drain pours but this really the only one where I literally couldn't stomach another sip. I could only get a few swigs of this down. While in the mouth it really didn't have much of a taste at all, but the aftertaste was like someone put water, maple syrup, and campfire ashes in a bottle and mixed it up.

The only other drain pour I can think of right now is Brainless on Peaches.

DFH Ta Henket didn't end up as a drain pour, but it took considerable effort to finish. That stuff was just awful. Low ABV and some extreme stubbornness on my part are probably the only things that got me through that one.

 

I forgot about Dogfish Head Theobrama. The description on the bottle made it sound really good but it tasted like watered down Niquil

 

I'll second that. I used the trest of the sixpack in the breadmaker instead of water.

 

haha that was your video? i was wondering what that was all about.

 

Reading posts like the ones in this forum, though, might make you consider not buying the best pumpkin beer ever brewed.

 

Mamma Mia Pizza Beer, last night. Woofburgers.

Drank about 5 ounces, and that was a challenge. Had to down an entire bottle of Panil Barriquee '06 to wash the taste out, and THAT beer was SOOOOO GOOOOOD.

 

Pumking is rated a 90 here...yet people are talking about drainpouring it, goes to show you can't go by ratings or peoples personal tastes. While I use this site to get an idea of what I am getting myself into, and to be honest to control cost I won't buy anything less than a good rating, I still like to try things people seem to dislike.

Take Infinium for instance, I enjoy it very much, and I buy it every year to crack at new years in lieu of champagne.

 

Probably steers you away from buying a lot of beers you'd enjoy though too.

 

less than 80 IBUs is usually a death sentence

 

Further proof regarding personal tastes...

 

This is kinda different drain pour story I was outside with both my daughters blowing bubbles and I had my Last Heady Topper(which I got in trade) I just cracked it open drank one sip I turn away for a minute I look back and my 2 1/2 yr old daughter poured the rest of her bubbles into the glass ................In one word Devastated

 

I was lucky enough to have only grabbed the one off of the loose beer shelf.

 

ISO: soap-bubble-infused Heady

 

Big Sky Kriek is the last beer I drain poured.