I did a 12-beer flight a few weeks ago and only checked in the 3-4 worth noting/remembering, mostly for that reason.
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What’s funny is I would balk at that price ($7 for 500 ml), even though I have paid $20 a couple of times for a 750 ml of a stronger, hard to find beer. Maybe I need to do math at the bottle shop more often.
The Barnstormer Series Raspberry Geyser is a 2-year aged Raspberry sour from Blue Star Brewing Company in San Antonio. Available only in San Antonio (and possibly only at their pub). One of the best beers I’ve ever had, the raspberries taste really fresh and add just a touch of sweetness to a deliciously sour beer.
A few years back, I had to spend a lot of time in Oklahoma for work. The only “strong” beer you could get at many of the bars and restaurants was this beer I’d never heard of, called Boulevard Wheat. It was good enough, definitely better than watered-down Bud.
Clear bottle Corona is awful, but the brown quarts (caguamas) of Corona taste different and are almost good.
Love Child #5 is fantastic! This sounds good too, I’ll definitely check it out. Loving the array of sours available, but my wallet hates me.
and a six-pack at the local pizzeria?
I don’t like mushrooms, so I can’t make that comparison. I’d say something like a mildly yeasty brie rind? More of a bite than a gaminess.
We can certainly agree on that!
It’s not that uncommon (and also delicious IMO): http://www.yelp.com/search?find_de…
relax man, it’s just beer.
Funny, because I would hold up Saint Arnold as my choice for “if I could only keep one Texas brewery” because of their consistently good beers across a variety of styles.
Black Star Coop in Austin is similar. They’re also unique in that they pay a living wage and thus are very adamant about no tipping.
Here in Austin it seems like we have a new brewery or brewpub opening every other week, and many of the suburbs are also starting to show up. I keep thinking we’ll hit peak capacity soon, but then again right now Austin is filthy with young folks with money, along with a lot of less rich people with local pride. As…
Texas is now full of amazing beers of all types and styles. Shiner Bock continues to not be one of them. Iconic doesn’t mean good.
I named one of my cats Ruby, after Shiner Ruby Redbird. The other is Wendy, after “Born to Run”
so then their grapefruit IPA tastes like raspberries to you?
My amazing local craft beer specialty store sold out of their allotment, at 1 bottle per customer, before I could find the time and drop by. Guess I'm not a good whale hunter.
Speaking of pilsners, did you review Dogfish Head Piercing Pils yet?