Tastiest Craft beer you have tried?

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Anonymous wrote:Revolver Blood and Honey. Granbury, TX.

Well the name makes me curious.

It is so good. This is a pretty good summary:

Blood & Honey is described on the Revolver website as an American wheat ale finished with blood-orange zest, local Fall Creek Farms honey, and other spices. Clark calls it a bridge beer, one that’s not too hoppy or malty, but rich and medium-plus bodied. The 7 percent alcohol content never hurts either, he adds.

“It has this nice and very pleasant sweetness that comes on,” Clark says. “It’s a beer that women and men enjoy equally. ... The questions we’ve had from our customers have been almost equally been spread among the gender gap.”

http://www.dfw.com/2013/07/31/814706/revolver-brewing-blood-honey-to.html

This sounds GOOD. Do they distribute?

[Anonymous]

Deschutes Black Butte Porter. Any sour from Wicked Weed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Revolver Blood and Honey. Granbury, TX.

Well the name makes me curious.

It is so good. This is a pretty good summary:

Blood & Honey is described on the Revolver website as an American wheat ale finished with blood-orange zest, local Fall Creek Farms honey, and other spices. Clark calls it a bridge beer, one that’s not too hoppy or malty, but rich and medium-plus bodied. The 7 percent alcohol content never hurts either, he adds.

“It has this nice and very pleasant sweetness that comes on,” Clark says. “It’s a beer that women and men enjoy equally. ... The questions we’ve had from our customers have been almost equally been spread among the gender gap.”

http://www.dfw.com/2013/07/31/814706/revolver-brewing-blood-honey-to.html

This sounds GOOD. Do they distribute?

I think it's limited only to Texas right now. But if you are ever down here, I highly recommend you get one on tap or pick up a six pack for sure!

[Anonymous]

Maine Beer Company Lunch IPA

[Anonymous]

Summit Extra Pale Ale - http://www.summitbrewing.com/brews/extra-pale-ale

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Deschutes Black Butte Porter. Any sour from Wicked Weed.

I'll second that. Just had one for the first time. So smooth.

Also agree with posters recommending Devil's Backbone (I like the Vienna Lager best) and Heavy Seas (Loose Cannon, the IPA, is too heavy for me, but I like the Gold Ale and the Cutlass Amber.)

[Anonymous]

There's tons of great craft beer out there- the market may be reaching its tipping point. Anyway, craft beer brands I really like are Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Troeggs, and Left Hand Brewing. Lately, when I get overwhelmed with the choices, I go with Sam Adam Boston Lager, or if in a IPA mood go with anything by Sierra Nevada. Neither are microbrews, but they've both have been making great beer for a long time. Finally, when I'm watching calories it's Corona Light (which is kind of gross) or Guinness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's tons of great craft beer out there- the market may be reaching its tipping point. Anyway, craft beer brands I really like are Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Troeggs, and Left Hand Brewing. Lately, when I get overwhelmed with the choices, I go with Sam Adam Boston Lager, or if in a IPA mood go with anything by Sierra Nevada. Neither are microbrews, but they've both have been making great beer for a long time. Finally, when I'm watching calories it's Corona Light (which is kind of gross) or Guinness.

I'm with you! When I just want a beer and can't choose and want something familiar and damn good, it's Sam Adams FTW. If I want something a little lighter, it's Yeungling. I'm never in an IPA mood, but if I were, probably a Dogfish. They are so mainstream now. But I don't want to derail the thread. Consider this a bump. I'm loving all the suggestions, descriptions and especially availability in this area!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's tons of great craft beer out there- the market may be reaching its tipping point. Anyway, craft beer brands I really like are Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Troeggs, and Left Hand Brewing. Lately, when I get overwhelmed with the choices, I go with Sam Adam Boston Lager, or if in a IPA mood go with anything by Sierra Nevada. Neither are microbrews, but they've both have been making great beer for a long time. Finally, when I'm watching calories it's Corona Light (which is kind of gross) or Guinness.

I'm with you! When I just want a beer and can't choose and want something familiar and damn good, it's Sam Adams FTW. If I want something a little lighter, it's Yeungling. I'm never in an IPA mood, but if I were, probably a Dogfish. They are so mainstream now. But I don't want to derail the thread. Consider this a bump. I'm loving all the suggestions, descriptions and especially availability in this area!

Sam Adams technically is craft beer! Here's an interesting article about it: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-sam-adams-too-big-to-be-craft-beer/

So you still have cred, and a place in this discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's tons of great craft beer out there- the market may be reaching its tipping point. Anyway, craft beer brands I really like are Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Troeggs, and Left Hand Brewing. Lately, when I get overwhelmed with the choices, I go with Sam Adam Boston Lager, or if in a IPA mood go with anything by Sierra Nevada. Neither are microbrews, but they've both have been making great beer for a long time. Finally, when I'm watching calories it's Corona Light (which is kind of gross) or Guinness.

I'm with you! When I just want a beer and can't choose and want something familiar and damn good, it's Sam Adams FTW. If I want something a little lighter, it's Yeungling. I'm never in an IPA mood, but if I were, probably a Dogfish. They are so mainstream now. But I don't want to derail the thread. Consider this a bump. I'm loving all the suggestions, descriptions and especially availability in this area!

Sam Adams technically is craft beer! Here's an interesting article about it: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-sam-adams-too-big-to-be-craft-beer/

So you still have cred, and a place in this discussion.

I've run into people who hate Sam Adams because it's too mainstream. They commonly say "it's not real craft beer". What's it matter when it tastes so good?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's tons of great craft beer out there- the market may be reaching its tipping point. Anyway, craft beer brands I really like are Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Troeggs, and Left Hand Brewing. Lately, when I get overwhelmed with the choices, I go with Sam Adam Boston Lager, or if in a IPA mood go with anything by Sierra Nevada. Neither are microbrews, but they've both have been making great beer for a long time. Finally, when I'm watching calories it's Corona Light (which is kind of gross) or Guinness.

I'm with you! When I just want a beer and can't choose and want something familiar and damn good, it's Sam Adams FTW. If I want something a little lighter, it's Yeungling. I'm never in an IPA mood, but if I were, probably a Dogfish. They are so mainstream now. But I don't want to derail the thread. Consider this a bump. I'm loving all the suggestions, descriptions and especially availability in this area!

Sam Adams technically is craft beer! Here's an interesting article about it: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-sam-adams-too-big-to-be-craft-beer/

So you still have cred, and a place in this discussion.

I've run into people who hate Sam Adams because it's too mainstream. They commonly say "it's not real craft beer". What's it matter when it tastes so good?

Agreed! That's just snobbery, caring about a label rather than how it actually tastes.

Don't get me started on Bud or MGD, though...

[Anonymous]

Schlafly Tasmanian IPA. Seriously delightful!

http://schlafly.com/beers/styles/tasmanian-ipa/

[Anonymous]

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Don't get me started on Bud or MGD, though...

Yeah, Bud's beyond bad. I actually took a tour of the Anheuser Busch brewery and smelled all the fresh beechwood and was actually looking forward to a fresh Bud. It was still beyond bad.

Another funny thing with some beer drinkers is those who go to Germany and suddenly deem all American beer bad just because they went to Munich once. Sure, Germany has some good beer, but we've got way more styles and variety. These are the type who will usually settle for a Heineken or Stella, because American beer is so bad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I lived in Baltimore, I fell in love with The Brewer's Art Resurrection Ale. I've actually found it here in Moco at Bradley Wines and Mom's in Rockville.

Ditto! Dawson's market in rockville has it as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's tons of great craft beer out there- the market may be reaching its tipping point. Anyway, craft beer brands I really like are Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Troeggs, and Left Hand Brewing. Lately, when I get overwhelmed with the choices, I go with Sam Adam Boston Lager, or if in a IPA mood go with anything by Sierra Nevada. Neither are microbrews, but they've both have been making great beer for a long time. Finally, when I'm watching calories it's Corona Light (which is kind of gross) or Guinness.

I'm with you! When I just want a beer and can't choose and want something familiar and damn good, it's Sam Adams FTW. If I want something a little lighter, it's Yeungling. I'm never in an IPA mood, but if I were, probably a Dogfish. They are so mainstream now. But I don't want to derail the thread. Consider this a bump. I'm loving all the suggestions, descriptions and especially availability in this area!

Sam Adams technically is craft beer! Here's an interesting article about it: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-sam-adams-too-big-to-be-craft-beer/

So you still have cred, and a place in this discussion.

I've run into people who hate Sam Adams because it's too mainstream. They commonly say "it's not real craft beer". What's it matter when it tastes so good?

New Belgium gets the same treatment but they really do have some great beers, then again I sort of cut my teeth on them as a youngun so I may be biased