What BEER are you drinking?

Fulton Sweet Child of Vine.

Urthel Hop-It

Ones I've had recently -

Ayinger Celebrator - awesome
Bell's Amber Ale - really liked
Furst Wakkerstein Zwickel - don't bother
Paulaner Original Munich - very solid
Reissdorf Kolsch - don't bother
Scuttlebutt Porter - good
Trappistes Rochefort 8 - liked better than 10
Victory Prima Pils - very rich for pilsner
Weihenstephaner Korbinian - better than Guinness
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier Dark - just don't like wheat beers

I've become a huge fan of anything from New Belgium and Odell brewing both out of CO. Also Great Divide

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Originally posted by vinole:
Ones I've had recently -

Weihenstephaner Korbinian - better than Guinness

Sounds good.

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Originally posted by Rothko:

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Originally posted by vinole:
Ones I've had recently -

Weihenstephaner Korbinian - better than Guinness

Sounds good.

It is. It's a doppelbock, which is similar to Irish stout with lots of toasted malt and coffee flavors, but sometimes can have a little sweetness on the finish. The Korbinian doesn't have much, but the Ayinger Celebrator (also a doppelbock) does, and is incredibly rich and complex. I would try that one too.

Goose Island Sofie

Red Stripe w/ Papa John's...mmmmm...

Elysian Space Dust IPA, VERY tasty.

Chimay Blue label.

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Originally posted by VinT:
Blanche de Chambly
Mill Street Organic

Question for our Ontario forum members:

Any Ontario craft beers you've tasted recently and would recommend?

I've recently been drinking Amsterdam Big Wheel and King Brewery Vienna Lager and enjoying both of them... but am always on the lookout to try something different.

Muskoka Summer Weiss

Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA

I've enjoyed both of these Ontario beers.

Bfw

The Web, I had fun last summer drinking Muskoka Brewery's Mad Tom IPA. I thought it was over-the-top hoppy but now I see they have something called Twice As Mad Tom IPA which I'm guessing has twice the hops. For true hopheads, I guess.

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Elysian Space Dust IPA, VERY tasty.

I'll have to grab some. I LOVED the prior release in this manic IPA thing: the Savant IPA, so this is encouraging news!

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Originally posted by The Web:

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Originally posted by VinT:
Blanche de Chambly
Mill Street Organic

Question for our Ontario forum members:

Any Ontario craft beers you've tasted recently and would recommend?

I've recently been drinking Amsterdam Big Wheel and King Brewery Vienna Lager and enjoying both of them... but am always on the lookout to try something different.

Anything by Beau's. Especially the limited runs.

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Originally posted by BRR:

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Elysian Space Dust IPA, VERY tasty.

I'll have to grab some. I LOVED the prior release in this manic IPA thing: the Savant IPA, so this is encouraging news!

I found this in a hidden, little hole-in-the-wall place in Woodinville, called "The Collective". Many taps; definitely worth seeking out.

Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA.

Red Cockaded by Souther Star brewery out of Texas. It's a red IPA. Interesting.

Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge Flemish Sour Ale

Good ol' Shiner Bock tonight

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Originally posted by The Web:

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Originally posted by VinT:
Blanche de Chambly
Mill Street Organic

Question for our Ontario forum members:

Any Ontario craft beers you've tasted recently and would recommend?

I've recently been drinking Amsterdam Big Wheel and King Brewery Vienna Lager and enjoying both of them... but am always on the lookout to try something different.

Anything by duggans.

Flying monkeys offerings are always interesting.

+1 on the muskoka mad toms.

Still love creemore even post-molsons.

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Originally posted by seanr7:
Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA.

Good choice. I can't get enough of the 60 and the 90. So good.

- Ballast Point Sculpin

The balance of this beer is ridiculous. I'm confident that this, DH 90 Minute, & Pliny represent the best of the bunch in terms of IPA's.

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Originally posted by Shane T.:
- Ballast Point Sculpin

The balance of this beer is ridiculous. I'm confident that this, DH 90 Minute, & Pliny represent the best of the bunch in terms of IPA's.

You need to find Coop F5. My favorite IPA, and I'm a huge DH 90 minute fan.

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Still love creemore even post-molsons.

Thanks to bfw, VinT, Rob and vinoevelo for all the good suggestions.

@Rob - Beau's is right in my own backyard and I'll definitely search out their latest releases. Their Nightmarzen Oktoberfest Lager from last fall is head shoulders my favorite beer of 2012.

Recent ones:

Cigar City Jai Alai IPA (draught) - solid
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale - didn't care for the finish
Dogfish Head Midas Touch - liked
North Coast PranQster Ale - a slightly dialed back Belgian style ale
Rogue Dead Guy (draught) - dark & malty, really nice
St Bernardus Abt 12 - Awesome! Probably my favorite Belgian to date.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale - good balance for a hopbomb
Weihenstephaner Pilsner - good, but no better than Pilsner Urquell

Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse.

Waltzing with (Goose Island) Matilda again tonight.

A question for the beer gurus: I notice Matilda and Sofie have "2013" on the caps. If I cellar these, will they get better? If so, when will they peak?

Sound Brewery Monks Indiscretion Belgian
Goose Island Sofie

Unibroue La Fin du Monde
Goose Island Summertime Ale

Yesterday, New Belgiams Ranger IPA. Pretty good stuff nice balance.

Today

Beau's Sticke Ale (Festive)
Sam Adams Summer Ale

Bfw

North Coast "La Merle" Saison. Very complex mix of fruit, hops, yeast, creaminess. Quite nice.

Goose Island Matilda

Allegash White.

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Allegash White.

You are drinking that stuff like it's WesMar!

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Originally posted by thelostverse:
Allegash White.

You are drinking that stuff like it's WesMar!

I can't drink Pere Jacques all the time. I had to stay focused for the game.

Mother's Brewing Spring Batch Farmhouse Style Ale. After almost 6 days of nothing to drink but water with a little coffee I want a cold beer!

Went to a comedy club last night where the waitresses are all hot, hot, hot! But it comes at a price.
The beer menu states brewers, but not which beer is being served. So we ask our very statuesque, blonde waitress which Shocktop they have.
"Uh, I forget."
"Okaaaay, then give us another pitcher of the Ninkasi IPA." (Which we had been previously drinking.) She returns a few minutes later with, of course, a pitcher of Shocktop.

If you like IPA's, try Tricerahops and Total Domination IPA, both made by Ninkasi.

Real Ale Firemans 4