Food Thread: Memorial Day Beer [Beerslinger]

This Memorial Day weekend we are free to drink and brew great beers thanks to all of those who made the big sacrifice.
Here's a feel good story about a WWII soldier, his helmet, and beer in Belgium.

Vincent Speranza, a former infantryman machine gunner with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment during WWII, inspects an M249 machine gun weapon system during an installation visit Oct. 6, 2013, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Speranza was at the base to visit paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, and to be a special guest at their regimental ball. Jeffrey Smith/U.S. Army

For those here who don't like beer, there's always kittehs and turntables....

Craft beer is now so widely available that most morons can find either a micro brewery or taproom within a 30-mile radius of wherever they may be. BeerMenus.com. tells you what good beers are currently on tap in your neighborhood. Here are some of the good beers I've found locally and would recommend...

Green Flash East Village Pilsner is a full bodied and somewhat hoppy Czech style pilsner, 5.3%, CA.

Downeast Cider House's 'Hard Honey' may well be the best cider I've ever had. 5.1% They're out of Massachusetts.

Stone scrapped its Ruination recipe and have come back with a bigger, better imperial IPA with their Ruination 2.0 series. It's divine. CA, 8.5%

Grapefruit Sculpin by Ballast Point in CA is ridiculously good. If you like IPAs, and you like Sculpin, then you really need to try this beer. 7%

Sometimes it takes a beer to face the press...Hillary Clinton answers questions at Smuttynose Brewery in New Hampshire...

For more beer news check out Ale Street News.

Anyone else around here had any good beers recently?

Posted by: Open Blogger at 05:45 PM

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1 Brandy new!

Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at May 24, 2015 05:44 PM (AMUZ1)

2 bells 2 hearted ale 7 % alc. very nice. hoppy, but not obnoxious

Posted by: redclay at May 24, 2015 05:45 PM (GM8B7)

3 I miss my SAW.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at May 24, 2015 05:50 PM (OsWis)

4 Two Brothers's Domain DuPage French Country Ale - 5.9% not spectacular, but pretty good..

And Goose Island Ten Hills Pale Ale (6.2% I think)

These are both brewed here in the Chicago area. Not sure if available outside the area, but should be.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 24, 2015 05:52 PM (UpGcq)

5 Yo, Speranza! Bigfoot: 3 o'clock!!!

Posted by: Nancine at May 24, 2015 06:00 PM (OfXB2)

6 I like the 2 hearted ale. I think it's named for a fish that has two hearts or something weird.
I like obnoxious hops!

Haven't seen Two Brother's but Goose Island is widely available. Distribution opened up more after Anheuser Busch bought them out....they tinkered with a lot of the recipes but some are still good.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 24, 2015 06:02 PM (JV3uj)

7 Bell's Best Brown Ale is good on tap. There was a local restaurant that had it on tap last winter, and it was great with a meal. Then I found some in 16 oz cans at a store, and drank one over Christmas.

Not as good.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....lost in America at May 24, 2015 06:06 PM (+1T7c)

8

Steeellllaaaaa!!!

(nice story)

Posted by: A Streetcar of beer desired at May 24, 2015 06:07 PM (zqrZE)

9 That cat has some skills.

Posted by: MaddAddam at May 24, 2015 06:07 PM (3/PfD)

10 Obligatory link to Airborne Beer:

http://tinyurl.com/ma4gnob

Posted by: Country Singer at May 24, 2015 06:09 PM (nL0sw)

11 Elk Head Blonde in Buckley WA.
But for store goers try the Rogue River Dead Guy Pale ale. . PRICEY. But worth it.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 24, 2015 06:09 PM (R7HUj)

12 In my state the liquor control board controls beer production, even craft beers.So even home brewers come under their iron fist.Some enterprising home brew guys fought back against the LCB by naming their brew, 'Nanny State'. It was begrudgingly approved.

Posted by: se pa moron at May 24, 2015 06:12 PM (xQX/f)

13 Did some reefer diving and found an old bottle of B. Nektar Evil Genius IPA-style mead I bought for last Halloween. Very fruity and floral, but dry, almost like a light cider. Not genius, but gifted. I like it.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at May 24, 2015 06:13 PM (jR7Wy)

14 OT, Brush of Honor is on INSP, narrated by Gary Sinise.

Posted by: Infidel at May 24, 2015 06:15 PM (86Sny)

15 OT: Debka (large grain of salt) reports huge explosion in central Teheran. ISIS or Mossad?

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at May 24, 2015 06:18 PM (g33Eq)

16 About the only time I drink beer is when I am mowing grass. I am mostly on the brown diet now.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 24, 2015 06:21 PM (GpgJl)

17 In my state the liquor control board controls beer
production, even craft beers.So even home brewers come under their iron
fist.Some enterprising home brew guys fought back against the LCB by
naming their brew, 'Nanny State'. It was begrudgingly approved.

Posted by: se pa moron

Yet, just next door in Ohio, we have alcohol and beer freedom (sort of). You can buy hard liquor in supermarkets (the local Kroger has an excellent liquor and wine selection), and craft beers are everywhere.

Seems strange.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....lost in America at May 24, 2015 06:21 PM (+1T7c)

18 > Anyone else around here had any good beers recently?

I spent a few hours on May 15th at the Berlin Braufest.

www dot braufest-berlin dot de/en/about.html

Good local brews. My favorite was an ale brewed with lime leaves.

Posted by: HopToIt at May 24, 2015 06:22 PM (xvDUW)

19 Because I'm a sucker for root beer, I picked up a six pack of some ale called, " Not Your Father's Root Beer" at the grocery. Big display just as you round the corner to the baked goods section. Meant to entice. I fell for it. Damn. The stuff really tastes like root beer with a 5.9% kick.

Posted by: Tuna at May 24, 2015 06:23 PM (JSovD)

20
18 > Anyone else around here had any good beers recently?

I spent a few hours on May 15th at the Berlin Braufest.

www dot braufest-berlin dot de/en/about.html

Good local brews. My favorite was an ale brewed with lime leaves.
Posted by: HopToIt at May 24, 2015 06:22 PM (xvDUW)

Had a good Pilsner last week.

From a brewery in Berkeley CA

Posted by: eman at May 24, 2015 06:24 PM (MQEz6)

21 Molson XXX Super Premium beer. Good beer, not real hopsy like an ale. 7.2% alcohol, and currently $12.99 for 12 bottles in our area. Why not?

Posted by: bergerbilder at May 24, 2015 06:24 PM (+jijM)

22 Bossy Conservative -- my daughter is in Ohio. Her supermarket only sells 'half proof' booze. Is that a county by county thing, or do I need to disown my daughter for serving me watered down booze?

Posted by: se pa moron at May 24, 2015 06:27 PM (xQX/f)

23 Posted by: eman at May 24, 2015 06:24 PM (MQEz6)

Pyramid?

My old stomping ground....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 24, 2015 06:27 PM (mwmFU)

24 Because I will.

Posted by: se pa moron at May 24, 2015 06:28 PM (xQX/f)

25 Stroh's Stroh's and Stroh's, fire brewed and it was the Beer that they gave the inmates in the Movie Shawshank Redemption , I could tell you many stories of Stroh's fueled history in the Motown and Up vicinity, that is early Stroh's history,before the lava lamp bottle change...but I may run for political office.

Posted by: No Bob Here at May 24, 2015 06:28 PM (/WmRg)

26 22
Must be a county thing.

Posted by: Tuna at May 24, 2015 06:30 PM (JSovD)

27 se pa moron - it's a state thing. She means no disrespect.

Posted by: bergerbilder at May 24, 2015 06:30 PM (+jijM)

28 The check's in the mail.

Posted by: Greece at May 24, 2015 06:31 PM (GGY3t)

29 In central Ohio most of the state stores are located in the grocery stores. You can buy the half booze in the beer and wine section though.

Posted by: Tuna at May 24, 2015 06:34 PM (JSovD)

30 Somebody needs to start a beer brand called Asberger's.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at May 24, 2015 06:36 PM (jR7Wy)

31 805 ( the local area code here in California ) is a good beer made by the Firestone Walker brewery

Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 24, 2015 06:37 PM (dULJN)

32 Samuel Smiths pale ale is a great beer

Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 24, 2015 06:39 PM (dULJN)

33
Wookie out of costume!

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 06:41 PM (iLVH9)

34 Ontario has state controlled Beer Stores and Liquor Stores.

When I moved to Ohio and found that I could go through a DRIVE THRU and buy a case of beer, that absolutely blew my freaking mind!

South Korea was the same way, soju sold in every Family Mart and convenience store. Absolutely incredible.

When you've tasted freedom you never had before, you never forget or lose that. Western civ could use a few rounds of freedom all around.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at May 24, 2015 06:42 PM (AC0lD)

35 Gila suit? That Ginger cop show had one once.

Posted by: Greece at May 24, 2015 06:42 PM (GGY3t)

36 Small Town Brewery out of Il makes the root beer ale. Looks like they have a 10% version and a special 19.5% version. I need to look around for those.

Posted by: Tuna at May 24, 2015 06:43 PM (JSovD)

37 The booze section in the Giant Eagle grocery store (we have only 1 place in town to buy full strength booze) is fenced off and only open during certain hours. It's technically a "state store".

Posted by: bergerbilder at May 24, 2015 06:44 PM (+jijM)

38
805 ( the local area code here in California ) is a good beer made by the Firestone Walker brewery

Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 24, 2015 06:37 PM (dULJN)

On the short list of things I miss about my beloved Clownifornia, now that I'm in Texas.

Ellis County is "moist" so I can buy beer/wine, but no liquor. Takes some getting used to. Had to cross the county line yesterday to buy a bottle of Buffalo Trace (you degenerates that recommended it are right, goooood stuff). Only the mass-market beers are available here, so I'm sticking with Blue Moon for my daily beer fix. Meh, drinkable, but nothing to write home about.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 24, 2015 06:44 PM (ynQIy)

39 Ghillie, or Gillie

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 24, 2015 06:45 PM (F2IAQ)

40
Achtung:

I now believe it is dumb to use your A/C on normal setting. You should always use it on "max." The difference between normal and max is normal allows for outside air to enter the cabin, max recirculates the cabin air.

Why allow for hot and humid to enter your car; it makes no sense? You want fresh air? Roll down the frikkin windows, dummy. Or do you want to be cool and dry?

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 24, 2015 06:46 PM (9uYwf)

41
Hop Nosh IPA Uinta Brewing Co SLS UT

er... Hoppy!

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 06:46 PM (iLVH9)

42 Ale lovers dont take this the wrong way...I had a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale phase that lasted nearly a decade but is now over and gone forever...but why cant i walk into a hoppin' bar with 40 taps without seeing 39 ales and one orange wheat cream stout?

Posted by: MikeD at May 24, 2015 06:46 PM (uKJIC)

43 Gila suit? That Ginger cop show had one once.
Posted by: Greece at May 24, 2015 06:42 PM (GGY3t)

Umm...

Gilly or Gille suit is a way to camoflauge your outline and hide in the bush.

THIS is a gila suit
http://tinyurl.com/gila-suit

Posted by: Kindltot - who is feeling pedantic at May 24, 2015 06:46 PM (t//F+)

44 Blue Moon for my daily beer fix. Meh, drinkable, but nothing to write home about.
---------------

Sue them.
http://tinyurl.com/mu8zeg2

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 24, 2015 06:47 PM (F2IAQ)

45 Why allow for hot and humid to enter your car; it makes no sense?
---------------------------

Oxygen deprivation?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 24, 2015 06:48 PM (F2IAQ)

46
I love A/C. I couldn't live without it. I need to move to Antarctica.

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 24, 2015 06:49 PM (9uYwf)

47 The WWII generation is rapidly approaching 100 years old.

I can remember the last Civil War Veteran passing away in the 1950s. There was little note taken of the last Spanish American War, or WW1 vet passing away. I hope somebody is keeping track of the WWII vets, somebody outside of the government that is, since Precedent Obama's administration wouldn't give a flying fcuk about something like that.

Posted by: Underground Nuclear Tests at May 24, 2015 06:49 PM (Bn/5Q)

48 I drank so much Labatt's Blue when I was in Ohio, that after I left, I am certain that someone at the head corporation looked at a spreadsheet and noticed a slight dip in monthly sales in my area code.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at May 24, 2015 06:49 PM (AC0lD)

49
That's the problem! Hops! And India! But mostly hops.

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 06:50 PM (iLVH9)

50
Cars are not hermetically sealed. You're always sucking in outside air, especially when moving.

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 24, 2015 06:50 PM (9uYwf)

51 If you find yourself in Columbus, GA, try out some of the beers at The Cannon Brew Pub. I'm partial to the Red Jacket Ale. The Special 'Ops IPA isn't bad, either.

http://tinyurl.com/mc2lykx

Posted by: Country Singer at May 24, 2015 06:50 PM (nL0sw)

52 Charlotte, NC. Natty Greene's (seasonal, sadly) Old Town Brown Ale. Very highly recommended (when in season, sadly).

Posted by: Doomed at May 24, 2015 06:52 PM (bGLSw)

53
On the front page of Boston Globe today was how Ireland accepted men having husbands with a "resounding yes." 62-38 the Irish rejected their Catholic heritage, the Globe writes.

The writer was literally gloating.

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 24, 2015 06:52 PM (9uYwf)

54
Glub

Posted by: Zombie Marie Jo at May 24, 2015 06:53 PM (iLVH9)

55
brb, takin a shower

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 24, 2015 06:54 PM (9uYwf)

56
Well, Its 5:00 somewhere!

CHUG!

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 06:57 PM (iLVH9)

57
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 24, 2015 06:37 PM (dULJN)

Also, make sure you stop at the brewery in Paso Robles when passing through. Used to get growlers when I drove through on the way to my brother's place to visit every month or so. They keep the really, really good stuff strictly on tap at the brewery or restaurant across the street. About 2 years ago they had their Taphouse Brown in the winter, and it was heaven. Bastards never brewed it again after the single growler I picked up. I asked.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 24, 2015 06:57 PM (ynQIy)

58 30 Somebody needs to start a beer brand called Asberger's.

Sh*t! I wish there was a fu*king brew called that damn Tourette's Ale.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 24, 2015 06:57 PM (R7HUj)

59
22 Bossy Conservative -- my daughter is in Ohio. Her supermarket only sells 'half proof' booze. Is that a county by county thing, or do I need to disown my daughter for serving me watered down booze?
Posted by: se pa moron at May 24, 2015 06:27 PM (xQX/f)

It's not a county by county thing. It might be based on local decisions. A lot of walmarts in Ohio will have the diluted versions. And for comparison in my home county: hometown the IGA grocery store has a liquor section, not even walled off or departed in any manner. You get your hard liquor and bring it up to the main cashier. The next town over I don't even know if they have an actual liquor store but their grocery store is only diluted. And then the next town over there is a dedicated liquor store, complete with drivethru.

Posted by: Buzzion at May 24, 2015 06:58 PM (mwbWQ)

60
Bossy Conservative -- my daughter is in Ohio. Her supermarket only sells
'half proof' booze. Is that a county by county thing, or do I need to
disown my daughter for serving me watered down booze?
Posted by: se pa moron

It actually varies from store to store, depending on what the policy of any particular store is.

Some stores (like Giant Eagle and Meijer's) sell the watered-down stuff. Kroger's and some other stores have regular liquor for sale. It is really weird here-and-there kind of thing. And there are still normal liquor stores.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....lost in America at May 24, 2015 07:00 PM (+1T7c)

61 Ya gotta love the M-249. But us old farts learned that if you took care of your Hawg, your Hawg would take care of you.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 24, 2015 07:00 PM (R7HUj)

62 Best Beer I ever had was at the Evil Chech Brewery in Mishiwaka Indiana.

They have an Imperial Stout that clocks in at 13%ABV.

Ridonkulous.

Posted by: Kreplach at May 24, 2015 07:02 PM (dvoaF)

63 61,

My SAW served me well during first two deployments.

240B and an M4 did the trick during my third one.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at May 24, 2015 07:03 PM (OsWis)

64 25 Stroh's Stroh's and Stroh's, fire brewed and it was the Beer that they gave the inmates in the Movie Shawshank Redemption , I could tell you many stories of Stroh's fueled history in the Motown and Up vicinity, that is early Stroh's history,before the lava lamp bottle change...but I may run for political office.
Posted by: No Bob Here at May 24, 2015 06:28 PM (/WmRg)

My dad was a stroh's drinker in the 80s

Posted by: Buzzion at May 24, 2015 07:04 PM (mwbWQ)

65 sicker than crap

baby keeps coming up and offering his blanket lol

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at May 24, 2015 07:05 PM (/nRj6)

66 So OT. On United. Aircraft has wifi. Except they have blocked weasel zippere as being unsuitable for viewing.

We are way more fucking vulgar than weasel zippers

I am insulted

Posted by: Thunderb, the things I have seen at May 24, 2015 07:05 PM (MkWDT)

67
Diogenes,

Glad you made it back, My dad did too, lucky for me, He Lugged a B.A.R. back in WWII in the Solomon Islands.

And a shout out to heaven for all those that didn't.

Hoist a glass.

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 07:06 PM (iLVH9)

68 I can remember the last Civil War Veteran passing away in the 1950s.
There was little note taken of the last Spanish American War, or WW1 vet
passing away. I hope somebody is keeping track of the WWII vets,
somebody outside of the government that is, since Precedent Obama's
administration wouldn't give a flying fcuk about something like that.

One of the most poignant things I ever heard was a few years ago on a TV show about excavating WWI trenches. The haul from the trenches wasn't very impressive, but the prof in charge noted that we were on the cusp of living memory turning into history. We've since moved past it.

He also noted that it was only a few years since the last WWI shellshock victim had died, in an insane asylum, after all those years. God bless his soul.

Posted by: pep at May 24, 2015 07:08 PM (LAe3v)

69
Used to have a 1st shirt that was a maintenance freak. He had a saying he'd spout religiously that went "If you take good care of your gear, it'll take good care of you--if you don't, some day it will take care of you good."

Once I understood what he was saying, I took it to heart.

Posted by: irongrampa at May 24, 2015 07:08 PM (jeCnD)

70 50
Cars are not hermetically sealed.

---------

That fact cost me the presidency.

Oops, here comes the guy with the pitchfork again. Gotta go.

Posted by: Zombie Ted Kennedy at May 24, 2015 07:10 PM (2AlPN)

71 The Tecate I just had was pretty good. Little known fact: Tecate is Spanish for diarrhea.

Posted by: Mr. Naron at May 24, 2015 07:12 PM (UOik0)

72 70
50

Cars are not hermetically sealed.

---------

That fact cost me the presidency.

Oops, here comes the guy with the pitchfork again. Gotta go.

**Cough**

Posted by: Volkswagen at May 24, 2015 07:13 PM (LAe3v)

73 If you are inclined to drink a Stone IPA, check out the "Enjoy By" series.

In Ohio, try Jackie O's, Fatheads, or MadTree.

Posted by: Rabidsquirrel at May 24, 2015 07:13 PM (NbaC+)

74 Don't much care for IPAs. I know there are lots of hops fans out there, but it's just not for me. Give me a good Belgian tripel any day.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 24, 2015 07:14 PM (mx5oN)

75 Loved me some Park Export when I was stationed at Ramstein.

I've never seen it anywhere back on this side of the pond.

"Export", my ass!

Posted by: Spun and Murky at May 24, 2015 07:15 PM (4DCSq)

76 Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 07:06 PM (iLVH9)

Thank you.
And I invite all the Hoards and Hoardettes to join me at 1800 hours (that's 6:00PM for you Air Force guys) on Memorial Day to raise a beverage of choice in memory of all who gave their last full measure.
This is something I have been doing for several years now and I have friends, allies and colleagues all around the world joining in.

To Absent Comrades.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 24, 2015 07:17 PM (R7HUj)

77
23 Posted by: eman at May 24, 2015 06:24 PM (MQEz6)

Pyramid?

My old stomping ground....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 24, 2015 06:27 PM (mwmFU)

Trumer

Posted by: eman at May 24, 2015 07:18 PM (MQEz6)

78 And I invite all the Hoards and Hoardettes to join me at 1800 hours (that's 6:00PM for you Air Force guys) on Memorial Day to raise a beverage of choice in memory of all who gave their last full measure.

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In honor of Memorial Day we're offering 25% off Dem logo hoodies for a limited time.

Posted by: The Democrats at May 24, 2015 07:20 PM (2AlPN)

79
74 Don't much care for IPAs. I know there are lots of hops fans out there, but it's just not for me. Give me a good Belgian tripel any day.
Posted by: Insomniac at May 24, 2015 07:14 PM (mx5oN)

There are good IPAs, but also plenty where they turn the bitter hops dial to 11.

Posted by: eman at May 24, 2015 07:21 PM (MQEz6)

80
Crap, Don't remind me of belgian Beer, I was IN Belgium, drinking a few (big mistake) went to bed, woke up w/warped brain from recently noted mistake, and was advised by the staff to turn on CNN, because of the Loma Prieta Earthquake had just hit.
THAT is when you don't NEED a head full of mush.
(I lived there) (All my liquor bottles flung, flung, I tell you across the room.)

#WhitePeoplesProblems

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 07:28 PM (iLVH9)

81 One of my favorite summer beers is to take an icy cold Corona and squeeze a lime into it with a pinch of salt and fill the neck up with tequila cover it with your thumb and invert the bottle to mix the lime, salt and tequila.

Goes down down smooth.

Posted by: Kreplach at May 24, 2015 07:30 PM (dvoaF)

82 "Ale lovers dont take this the wrong way.."

I think a lot of Microbrewery's and bars make a huge mistake by ignoring the Lagers/Pilsners. I like a good ale but even the heartiest beer drinker can only drink a couple of them at a sitting. A good lager though, you can drink a ton, why do they think people drink Budweiser and Miller by the gallons.

Posted by: lowandslow at May 24, 2015 07:33 PM (dItuC)

83
What's that German thing about; Half beer and half lemonade, I like that myself, since I learned it.
What's it called?

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 07:34 PM (iLVH9)

84 "What's it called?"

Personally I'd call it wreaking a good beer or crap.

Posted by: lowandslow at May 24, 2015 07:36 PM (dItuC)

85

I think a lot of Microbrewery's and bars make a huge mistake by ignoring the Lagers/Pilsners. I like a good ale but even the heartiest beer drinker can only drink a couple of them at a sitting. A good lager though, you can drink a ton, why do they think people drink Budweiser and Miller by the gallons.
Posted by: lowandslow at May 24, 2015 07:33 PM (dItuC)

Could somebody get me a spreadsheet here?!

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 07:36 PM (iLVH9)

86 > What's it called?

Radler.

Posted by: hic at May 24, 2015 07:37 PM (xvDUW)

87 Radler is the german name for a beer mixed with lemonade.
Leinenkugels calls their version Summer Shandy.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 24, 2015 07:37 PM (XmOA9)

88 What's it called?
Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 07:34 PM (iLVH9)

****

Zima?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 24, 2015 07:37 PM (3F6F8)

89 IllTemperedCur-What part of Ellis Co? I'm 20 miles over the line in Navarro. Napa Valley transplant. Some things take a little getting used to, but I have never looked back. Welcome!

Posted by: Ben Had at May 24, 2015 07:39 PM (rAMjG)

90 BTW: Radlers are often compared to shandies. Some use citrus juice only, others get mixed with sodas. Traditional Lime and Lagers are even better, though, but all are refreshing on hot summer days, if anyone needs an excuse.

Posted by: hic at May 24, 2015 07:42 PM (xvDUW)

91 84 "What's it called?"

Personally I'd call it wrecking a good beer or crap.
Posted by: lowandslow at May 24, 2015 07:36 PM (dItuC)

Well, I agree, but what is bud lite?
I know crap.
But, sometimes you gotta make the best of it.
en famil so, strike a compromise.
eh

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 07:42 PM (iLVH9)

92 Then again you have to throw some lemon into wheat beer to be able to drink that.

Posted by: lowandslow at May 24, 2015 07:44 PM (dItuC)

93 We call it a Groper.

Posted by: Duggar Family Dumbass at May 24, 2015 07:45 PM (3b9U4)

94 The citrus juices bring up fond childhood memories...sigh.

Posted by: Duggar Family Dumbass at May 24, 2015 07:46 PM (3b9U4)

95
That's it Radler!
I went to the Berlin Zoo, then the Bombed Church, then had a Radler.

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 07:50 PM (iLVH9)

96 I'm not one to make a big deal about it, but I'm looking
at a picture of a dude handling an M240B or later model (I've never seen that bipod before) with a caption saying something about an M249 SAW. Not pictured is an M249 SAW.

Posted by: Chuck at May 24, 2015 07:51 PM (fw0ng)

97 > That's it Radler!

beerdorks dot com/articles.php?article_id=157

"...No matter what you call it, radler or shandy, these things can be super refreshing drinks on a muggy Midwest summer day. But in order to make a truly memorable radler, you\u2019ve got to keep a couple things in mind: use real lemonade and good craft beer..."

Posted by: real beer at May 24, 2015 07:58 PM (xvDUW)

98 "...No matter what you call it, radler or shandy, these things can be super refreshing drinks on a muggy Midwest summer day. But in order to make a truly memorable radler, you\u2019ve got to keep a couple things in mind: use real lemonade and good craft beer..."
Posted by: real beer at May 24, 2015 07:58 PM (xvDUW)

I think that's in Poor Richard's Almanack

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 08:06 PM (iLVH9)

99 NOOB!

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 08:12 PM (iLVH9)

100 NOOBILE!

Posted by: Duggar Family Dumbass at May 24, 2015 08:52 PM (3b9U4)

101 When in Seattle drink Manny's from Georgetown Brewing Co.
Only on tap. Smooth Ale not too hoppy medium body.
Also visit the Georgetown Brewing Co. half way between downtown and the airport.
Free tastings. Don't be a jerk and you can sample all afternoon. At least 8 different beers to chooze from at any given time.

Posted by: zzdawg at May 24, 2015 08:53 PM (/WaV2)

102 #42...Stouts are ales!

Posted by: beerslinger at May 24, 2015 08:53 PM (JV3uj)

103 Bundaberg Ginger Beer from down under. No alcohol needed, though I suppose the flavor of gin could be masked well enough in a frosty glass.

Posted by: Eromero at May 24, 2015 08:59 PM (go5uR)

104 Here's an article about how lagers are gaining great popularity in the craft beer market. The brewery they focus on, Jack's Abby out of MA only makes lagers and all of their beers are good.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 24, 2015 09:04 PM (JV3uj)

105 http://www.cnbc.com/id/102699034

Posted by: beerslinger at May 24, 2015 09:05 PM (JV3uj)

106
BOON!

BOOB!

....?

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 09:05 PM (iLVH9)

107

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102699034

http://tinyurl.com/lnvr4lf

Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 24, 2015 09:11 PM (iLVH9)

108 Lagunitas - IPA not new but it is delicious.

St Arnold's - Fancy Lawnmower

Leinenkugel - Sunset Wheat, makes awesome beer cheese soup

Adelbert's - Naked Nun

Mission Brewery - Mission Blonde

AleSmith - Anvil Ale ESB

Posted by: theworldisnotenough at May 24, 2015 09:29 PM (dXobp)

109 IPAs and hoppy ales have jumped up out of Georgia. Red Hare (high alc content), Jekyll, Sweetwater , Terrapin, Southbound, Jailhouse, Burnt Hickory, Strawn, Red Brick, and more importantly, on this holiday.
Service Brewery
http://servicebrewing.com/

Posted by: redclay at May 24, 2015 09:38 PM (GM8B7)

110 Sweetwater's 420 Pale Ale is a good beer!.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 24, 2015 09:49 PM (JV3uj)

111 110
Sweetwater's 420 Pale Ale is a good beer!.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 24, 2015 09:49 PM (JV3uj)

Drinking it as we speak.

Posted by: redclay at May 24, 2015 10:03 PM (GM8B7)

112 Sock off

Posted by: An Observation at May 24, 2015 11:07 PM (qcUG3)

113 My band played at the Belching Beaver Brewery today.
Great crowd. Great music. And Great beer.
The PeanutButterMilk Stout is the best!!!

Posted by: Muddywood at May 25, 2015 02:52 AM (odmJY)

114 Urban Chestnut in St. Louis, MO. Co-owned by a German who worked as an executive for Anheuser-Busch for years and then started his own craft brewery. I believe he also happens to be a certified German Biermeister from Bavaria, and in my opinion his beers can hold up to the best of them. It's great getting a real, unfiltered Bavarian beer here in America.

Posted by: CCC at May 25, 2015 11:00 PM (ZTF1d)

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