Anyone had this? Evidently it was some special limited release from Guinness back in early May for their 250th anniversary - I just recently heard about it (not sure how I missed out on it) and am having a hell of a time trying to locate some to try it out.
We had plenty of it around here for a while. It's nice... and definitely worth a try if you can still find it. Now you have me curious if I can still get it.
Finally found some yesterday at a local "hard to find" beer place! I'll be giving it a try this week.
Tried Dogfish Head's Raison d'Etre and Indian Brown Ale this last week based on this thread. Thanks for the recommendation. I liked them both. Is their Midas beer worth $14 for a 4-pack? Not sure if you can get this outside of Colorado, but I really like Steamworks's Steam Engine Lager. http://www.steamworksbrewing.com/main/do/Steam_Engine_Lager Q
Picked up some of this on clearance at a local beer place - Belgian Golden Strong Ale - it's rather tasty.
Picked up a case of this when I picked up my daughter from summer camp over the weekend before Labor Day at State Liquors in Maryland (just across the border from Delaware). AWESOME!
Did you know that Guinness is actually one of the lightest beers in terms of calories? Despite the fact that it tastes like chocolate milk, it's better than Miller, Fosters, etc. I'm still searching for the elusive Guinness Red.
Did 2 Brewery tours this weekend up in Fort Collins, CO. Started at Odell's Brewery. A short tour of a small but well-known locally brewery. They had beer (6) tasters for $4. My wife and I split their traditional taster and one with some of their special brews. They had a nice strong Imperial Bourbon Stout. Moved on to New Belgium Brewery. This may be the tour of all tours. An hour and a half of walking from stop to stop and trying different beers around their facility. Awesome. Our guide poured us beers from their small or special Lips of Faith series. Got at least 5 or 6 different beers. The best of the bunch for me was Transatlantic Kriek, which was a blend of a cherry lambic from Belgium and a lager? made by NB. It was terrific.
Sort of. There are MANY versions of Guinness produced and sold around the planet, and they vary widely in their alcohol/caloric content. The "dark stuff" I'm fond of is, as you say, a pretty mild beer, in terms of alcohol/calories. But when I lived in Kenya, the 250ml bottles of locally contract-brewed Guinness Foreign Extra Stout I'd lug home in my back-pack every week were filled with a much stronger, sweeter beer. Wikipedia has a nice run-down: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness But, yeah, there are few questions more meaningless than those that question one's preference for "dark beer." Duvel has about twice the alcohol as Guinness, but in the glass looks a lot like a pilsner (well, except for that gorgeous, billowy head). Is it 5pm yet?
Had a couple of these on Sunday: Sprecher's not all that well known outside of the Midwest, but that's a shame. Randy Sprecher was in that first wave of American craft brewers (Sprecher dates from 1985), and has consistently produced a wide range of great brews. Their beers hadn't been available in central Ohio, though recently I've seen a couple of stray offerings pop up. Good stuff.
i love russian imperial stouts i cant find too many other than Old Rasputin over here, i need to search a little more
The Dogfish Punkin is the best pumpkin beer I've ever had. You can actually taste pumpkin - not just pumpkin pie spices.
I liked it quite a bit as well. I thought it had a nice subtle spiciness that wasn't over the top. I haven't tried any other Punkin ales though.