Beer, Beer, and More Beer

[imref]

For anyone in the Fredericksburg, VA area - if you haven't tried Spencer Devon Brewing, you might want to check them out.  They are downtown.
Their beer is phenomenal, and their food is good too.  They have a few mainstay brews, but much of what they make is seasonal.  I recently had their "Nine Daughters Ale," and it may have been the best beer I have ever tasted.  Cheers!   

ever been to the battlefield country store?

[GburgNatsFan]

Ales suck. Drink lager or drink nothing. 

Kidding. I'm looking forward to True Respite's Bobcat "Tmave Pivo" dark Czech-style lager.

For anyone in the Fredericksburg, VA area - if you haven't tried Spencer Devon Brewing, you might want to check them out.  They are downtown.
Their beer is phenomenal, and their food is good too.  They have a few mainstay brews, but much of what they make is seasonal.  I recently had their "Nine Daughters Ale," and it may have been the best beer I have ever tasted.  Cheers!   

[DCFan]

After binging on Longmire on Netflix and watching Walt Longmire drink nothing but Ranier beer I've got to try and find it. Since it's a west coast beer that might be tricky. Road trip!! 

[Mathguy]

Do you care if it's in a bottle/can or does it have to be on tap ?

After binging on Longmire on Netflix and watching Walt Longmire drink nothing but Ranier beer I've got to try and find it. Since it's a west coast beer that might be tricky. Road trip!! 

[OldChelsea]

Britain to go on national lock-down this coming Thursday - the Wetherspoon pub chain is offering pints during the run-up to the lock-down for 99p (=about US$1.30): https://www.standard.co.uk/reveller/bars/wetherspoons-99p-pints-national-lockdown-b40259.html

[MonsterUSMC]

ever been to the battlefield country store?

Yes.  It is amazing.  Some of the best sandwiches I have ever eaten.  They also do a different specialty milkshake every week.  My kids are big fans of those. 

[MonsterUSMC]

Ales suck. Drink lager or drink nothing. 

Kidding. I'm looking forward to True Respite's Bobcat "Tmave Pivo" dark Czech-style lager.

I am a big fan of lagers as well.  I enjoy pretty much any beer that is not an IPA. 

[DCFan]

I enjoy pretty much any beer that is not an IPA. 

 

[imref]

I am a big fan of lagers as well.  I enjoy pretty much any beer that is not an IPA. 

and isn't fruit flavored.

[MonsterUSMC]

and isn't fruit flavored.

Agreed.

[OldChelsea]

and isn't fruit flavored.

I like both lagers and ales (really enjoy the latter on my annual London trips) but am in total agreement on no fruit flavour. When I was in Riga in 2013 I had a cherry-flavoured brew that was sweeter than most soda pop I've had - put me off fruit beers for good.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

If you don't like fruity Belgian krieks, lambics, and sours, I am glad (more for me)

[GburgNatsFan]

I like both lagers and ales (really enjoy the latter on my annual London trips) but am in total agreement on no fruit flavour. When I was in Riga in 2013 I had a cherry-flavoured brew that was sweeter than most soda pop I've had - put me off fruit beers for good.

Water, yeast, hops, barley. Maybe wheat sometimes. It's not that hard.

[DCFan]

I like both lagers and ales (really enjoy the latter on my annual London trips) but am in total agreement on no fruit flavour. When I was in Riga in 2013 I had a cherry-flavoured brew that was sweeter than most soda pop I've had - put me off fruit beers for good.

The Sam Adams cherry wheat is pretty good.

[HalfSmokes]

If you don't like fruity Belgian krieks, lambics, and sours, I am glad (more for me)

sours are awesome on a hot day. No marco brewery seems to make a good one though

[imref]

I'm OK with an occasional sour, but I've seen far too many local breweries that seem to have nothing but IPAs and fruit-flavored beer, probably because their brewer has no idea what he's doing.

[HalfSmokes]

I'm OK with an occasional sour, but I've seen far too many local breweries that seem to have nothing but IPAs and fruit-flavored beer, probably because their brewer has no idea what he's doing.

a good New England IPA is hard for an incompetent brewer to pull off

[imref]

a good New England IPA is hard for an incompetent brewer to pull off

True, but it seems every new brewery in our area starts with a ton of IPAs until they figure out how to brew other stuff.  I'm just not a big fan of them.

[HalfSmokes]

True, but it seems every new brewery in our area starts with a ton of IPAs until they figure out how to brew other stuff.  I'm just not a big fan of them.

it's what people buy. No one is paying $20 for a four pack of pilsner

[Natsinpwc]

True, but it seems every new brewery in our area starts with a ton of IPAs until they figure out how to brew other stuff.  I'm just not a big fan of them.

Me neither.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

When the Flyers were in town, people at RFD were running up big tabs on Bud Light - kind of like ordering Kraft Dinner at the French Laundry 

it's what people buy. No one is paying $20 for a four pack of pilsner

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Black Ox Rye Porter season at CCSP!

[Mathguy]

Sounds great.  Where is it brewed ?

Black Ox Rye Porter season at CCSP!

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Sounds great.  Where is it brewed ?

Ashburn.

[tomterp]

If you don't like fruity Belgian krieks, lambics, and sours, I am glad (more for me)

That would be me.  You'd like Pen Druid down in Sperryville, emphasis on sours with their unique approach to yeasts.

http://www.pendruid.com/

Me, give me the porters, stouts, barrel aged darks of any variety, scotch ales, brown ales, etc.