The unofficial all things BEER thread!

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Originally Posted by mikeandsheleen

One to try IF you can find it...
Spaten Optimator
(makes Guiness look and taste like milk):gj:

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Optimator is a phenomenal beer, and one of my personal favorites. It's a doppelbock, so not really directly comparable to Guinness (an Irish dry stout) except in that it's very dark. For that matter, Spaten's Munich Dark is quite good as well - a bit less sweet, though, and I think a bit lower alcohol content (Optimator is pretty strong).

Another good doppelbock you might enjoy if you like Optimator is Paulaner Salvator.

gonna be aging some Back Burner Barley Wine in whiskey barrels this season :D

what a job i have ;)

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Originally Posted by sho220

Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA...close to 20%abv...doesn't take many of those... :D

Who makes Batch 9001?

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I have no idea, I just picked up 3 singles, by the time I was done, I was so buzzed that I just threw away the bottles without reading them, lol :rolleye2:
I'll google it and see...

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Originally Posted by olstyn

Optimator is a phenomenal beer, and one of my personal favorites. It's a doppelbock, so not really directly comparable to Guinness (an Irish dry stout) except in that it's very dark. For that matter, Spaten's Munich Dark is quite good as well - a bit less sweet, though, and I think a bit lower alcohol content (Optimator is pretty strong).

Another good doppelbock you might enjoy if you like Optimator is Paulaner Salvator.

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Thanks! I'll try those!
There is another one I found last year that is brewed locally....Dirty Helen.
Pretty hoppy, but very tasty!

I love me some Dog Fish Head but no one close by carries them. I usually pick up some Sierra Nevada at my local Publix. I would say the green lable one is comparable to the Dog Fish Head 60 IPA.

Im a college student, so Keystone Light all day :D but when I want a nice beer I usually drink 312, Leinenkeugels, or Yuengling (Yuengling is my favorite by far but I have to order it from the east coast :()

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Originally Posted by cecilbturtle

do you get a lot of our beers out your way? southern tier?

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Just tried your Old Man Winter Ale last night, and liked it quite well. Interesting aroma, hoppy without being overwhelming, and a nice flavor. It was the first Southern Tier brew I'd tried, and it certainly left me willing to explore more of your catalogue. :)

Mostly I drink Sam Adams cherry wheat. :o I love the cherry taste and smell.
Just saying. xD

Yuengling Traditional Lager, Sam Adams Summer Ale, and Red Stripe :)

Uhhhhh I think its time to re-stock.

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Dead Guy from Rogue Brewery is by far my favorite, but I always keep Fat Tire in the fridge. I am also a fan of Spaten Optimator, Black Butte Porter, Guinness and pretty much any beer that you have to chew before swallowing. I am not a fan of frat water or anything in a green bottle though.