(April 9, 2015 at 8:42 pm)Polaris Wrote:

(April 9, 2015 at 8:29 pm)c172 Wrote: I like Budweiser. I may be a hipster as far as my music tastes, but beer? No. I like the taste, and smell, of Bud out of a bottle. Out west, we have Coors, a big ol' Colorado brewery. Never had it, though. I like the design, though.

Really, I prefer a caipirinha if I ever drink.

Even tough Bud is not that great, I find it tastes better than Coors.

I always found it terribly amusing that people used to pay a premium for smuggled Coors. Bear piss is still bear piss even if it's illegal in your state.

For me, Coors, Bud, and Miller are not worth the money. I cannot stand how they taste. Just carbonated piss water. No es bueno.

I need the complexity of smell and taste that comes with a good IPA or Session Ale. I have been into Porters lately as well. I also enjoy being able to try a whole bunch of new beers all the time.

(April 9, 2015 at 9:32 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: For me, Coors, Bud, and Miller are not worth the money. I cannot stand how they taste. Just carbonated piss water. No es bueno.

I need the complexity of smell and taste that comes with a good IPA or Session Ale. I have been into Porters lately as well. I also enjoy being able to try a whole bunch of new beers all the time.

Yeah. I used to just order beers by the pint, but have shifted to sample trays myself since it may be months before I hit the same brewery.

Charlotte's craft brew scene is fierce. The only mass-marketed beer I buy is Guinness. We try to bring our local atheist scene to as many breweries and pourhouses carrying local brews as possible.

One of my good friends is trying to open up a brewery as well, and he makes a breakfast coffee porter that tickles my nipples.

And then there's Triple C. Oh Triple C. They have a breakfast porter as well called "Up All Night." They sell it, then they also sell a bourbon-barrel-aged version. But the reason I'm telling you all this is there was a small-batch they did that was aged in a special barrel that had held rye whiskey, then maple syrup, then Up All Night. It was an orgasmic dessert beer at that point, treacle-y but not too sweet, smooth as melted chocolate with that back-waft of bitter like someone had sprinkled coffee grinds onto a godiva truffle.

Birdsong does a Jalapeno pale ale that tastes like liquid lime-kissed tostitos, which sounds disgusting but I promise you is a spicy refreshing drink on a hot summer day.

And Heist does "Shepard of Fire" which is a chocolate-and-chilis porter that swims over you in a wave of mocha and kicks you on the back draft with a tingling mouth full of ancho chili.

I had a co-worker who came back from Charlotte and said that the beer was great. If I have the opportunity to go there on a business trip, I will be sure to try some local brews.

Craft beer, most commonly drunk by dudes with ugly beards and stupid hats who ride fixed gear bikes.

(June 4, 2015 at 10:17 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Craft beer, most commonly drunk by dudes with ugly beards and stupid hats who ride fixed gear bikes.

Funny I notice more women craft beer drinkers than men with beards who do the same...the ones you are thinking of may be more prone to drinking PBR than a beer that costs three times as much.

(June 4, 2015 at 10:25 pm)Polaris Wrote:

(June 4, 2015 at 10:17 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Craft beer, most commonly drunk by dudes with ugly beards and stupid hats who ride fixed gear bikes.

Funny I notice more women craft beer drinkers than men with beards who do the same...the ones you are thinking of may be more prone to drinking PBR than a beer that costs three times as much.

How about women with beards?

I'll crochet myself a beard?

(June 4, 2015 at 10:17 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Craft beer, most commonly drunk by dudes with ugly beards and stupid hats who ride fixed gear bikes.

Oh, yes; that describes me perfectly!  TSQ also!