Beer?

Personally I have many fav's. It all depends on the season, food and of course freshness. One of the best beers I ever had was fresh Budvar in Prague..... absolutely delicious...nothing like any pils I've ever had here. Franconia Notches Grail ale on cask is really good and a local favorite of mine. Redhook Blackhook porter is an under rated tasty brew. Victory Hop Devil, Tucher hefe-weizen, ahh the list goes on and on. Some good old standards for me are Sierra Nevada Pale and Saranac Amber lager.

Beer fests are OK to try lots of small samples but for me you have to consume a full pint before you can really decide if you like it. It can also get very annoying when they are packed like a frat party with lots of stinky drunk people.

Homebrewing is cool, and very affordable once you go all grain. i.e. $0.50 a pound for malt.

Cheers :beer:

a good winter topic!!...
i usually tend to like dark beers,and an occasional porter...the vermont longtrails and magic hat brews are prettty good...the pub at work serves woodstock inn brews.....the redrack ale and weasel wheats are pretty good too,,,,i tend to like variety!!!

cheers!!!
:beer:

I prefer the dark stuff too... it's nice that I can leave my beer in the fridge and nobody will touch them because nobody else likes what I drink :) Sams are always good and I try to make it a point to try a new beer everytime I drink. I don't drink too often but I love a good dark beer in the winter!

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Originally posted by brewmaster
Homebrewing is cool, and very affordable once you go all grain. i.e. $0.50 a pound for malt.

Cheers :beer:

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.50 a lb for malt??!?! Where the hell do you get that price? I pay $50 when I buy a 50lb sack o' malt (mostly Belgian pale malt that I buy in bulk), and thats like $1 a lb for bulk...

I don't do a whole lot of all grain brewing in the winter because I can do DME batches inside without taking up too much space...
(can't really do a full mash on the stovetop with 40 Qt pot)...

Cheers,
Chris

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Originally posted by hohum
.50 a lb for malt??!?! Where the hell do you get that price? I pay $50 when I buy a 50lb sack o' malt (mostly Belgian pale malt that I buy in bulk), and thats like $1 a lb for bulk...

I don't do a whole lot of all grain brewing in the winter because I can do DME batches inside without taking up too much space...
(can't really do a full mash on the stovetop with 40 Qt pot)...

Cheers,
Chris

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Oh yeah I forgot they (homebrew shops) really mark up the malt! I pay less than $0.50/# for the specialty stuff and about .25/# for the base malts. I guess $1/# is about right for HBing.

Keep brewing my friend...it is the root of all goodness!:beer:

My favorite kind of beer is COLD beer! :beer:

BBC shabadoo

I think I should get more active in brewing my own beer. Every time I go in to work at the brewery, I get hungry. The smell of half a ton of mash makes me wanna eat!

I'm in a Black Shack mood today....

PS. Anyone who wants a gallon or so of free beer can come over, I haven't been keeping up with my beer quote so I need to lighten the keg a bit. It's Wachusett Winter Ale.

how far is Clinton MA. from Portsmouth? :D

i like root beer.:drool:

makes me happy......

and I'm not wearing pants :D

I brew my own root beer too! Very strage taste, more like Moxy than root beer, but rediculously addictive.

Yeah, I've done a few ginger beers and root beers, but they don't make me nearly as happy as my homebrewed belgian wit, or my abbey style tripel...

And the bottles are more of a bitch to clean after use as well... sugary syrupy... eek.

At some point, those few of us on here who brew should get together to share a few homebrews :) or maybe even an NESR learn to brew day....

I can offer a brew tour for anyone interested. A couple of pints and I'm ready to chat/taste beer all night.

My favorites are Long Trail (any of them, except double bag is my favorite)...Also, Shipyard Export Ale is on the top of my list as well!:drool:

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Originally posted by brewmaster
I can offer a brew tour for anyone interested. A couple of pints and I'm ready to chat/taste beer all night.

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sign me up

Fridays and Sundays are best for me. In fact we could do a homebrew on our pilot system (basically a nice HB set-up) if there is enough interest. By the way I'm talking about Redhook, which is fairly centrally located for NESR.

This kind of leads to another subject. We have a large meeting room that could be used for a NESR off season gathering/meeting. Maybe we could get Pete at GMD and a few other venders or LRRS guys to do a clinic, show off their stuff and get rid of some winter non-riding blues.

Thoughts, ideas, etc. ??????

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Originally posted by brewmaster

This kind of leads to another subject. We have a large meeting room that could be used for a NESR off season gathering/meeting. Maybe we could get Pete at GMD and a few other venders or LRRS guys to do a clinic, show off their stuff and get rid of some winter non-riding blues.

Thoughts, ideas, etc. ??????

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WOW, I would much rather do this then hit a bar or sumthin, start a new thread, start a new thread:beer:

I'm on it. See rides & events.