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ART / Re: the beer thread

« on: May 09, 2010, 04:23:56 am »

Interview with my favorite brewery Mikkeller's Mikkel: http://vimeo.com/10439829

More good stuff at their blog: http://www.mikkeller.dk/index.php?id=4&land=1

Going to Copenhagen in July!

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ART / Re: the beer thread

« on: March 10, 2010, 04:31:42 pm »

Ohhh yes!

Sorry for the late entry, but here goes, a list of some great ones from recently.

Pretty much anything by the Danish Mikkeller is fantastic, and this is one of the best new ones I tasted last year (not only from Mikkeller but by any brewery, highly recommend to check this out if you have a chance) - http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-santas-little-helper-2009/112988/

These two by the same brewery are really light, good with food, but SURPRISINLY tasty considering the low alcohol: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-drinkin-the-sun/105133/ and http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Beer-Ratings.asp?BeerID=110815 (the latter reminds me a bit of Brooklyn Lager, which I really like too, but only a bit since this is more intensely hoppy)

And another one from Mikkeller, this also is a good 'session beer', not too strong, not too light: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-single-hop-nugget-ipa/102814/

Something for dessert, perhaps, or breakfast: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-beer-geek-breakfast/53853/, and this is worth a taste too, definitely: http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Beer-Ratings.asp?BeerID=85835

This one, by Goose Island, is INTENSE. Wow. The sweetness might be too much, or not, depends... a really interesting beer anyhow: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout/8909/

I need to get more by Dogfish Head, this is my favorite so far, a very personal double IPA, love it: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/dogfish-head-90-minute-imperial-ipa/10569/

The usual suspects, Rochefort 8 and 10, always good to have around, both my all-time favorites: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/rochefort-trappistes-10/2360/

This one is very much like a Trappist, but is actually not: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/st-bernardus-abt-12/2530/ - FANTASTIC, I recommend highly for friends of the Rochefort's, Westvleteren's and such...

And other Belgian ones, which I never get tired of, like the Hercule Stout, just fantastic: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/ellezelloise-hercule-stout/6701/ and Orval (just make sure it's at least a year from bottling) http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/orval/835/

I've been getting more and more to some really sour Gueuzes, Belgian as well, like http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/3-fonteinen-oude-geuze/11168/ and http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/cantillon-gueuze-classic-organic-bio/6925/

Cantillon has other great lambics too. If you are like me and prefer your lambic very sour, then you need to check this out: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/cantillon-kriek/6013/, almost as good as their Gueuze.

Back to Denmark. This is one of my all-time favorites as well, a very elegant, well-balanced double IPA: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/norrebro-north-bridge-extreme/38980/

Scottish BrewDog has some I like, some I don't, and this is one of their better ones I think, at least if you're into strong IPA's: http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Beer-Ratings.asp?BeerID=76701

And last but not least, two HUGE beers from the US. This by Sierra Nevada is supposed to be a Barley Wine, but I think it's definitely more like a double IPA. HIGHLY recommended for those who like IPAs! Double that! http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Beer-Ratings.asp?BeerID=371 And this one is a bit weird pehaps, but I really love it (some say it tastes like it's gone bad or something.. but they are WRONG), http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Beer-Ratings.asp?BeerID=1653

That's all for now. Thanks for all those tips above, Taylor and others! I'll have to try and find some!