Sam adams fresh as helles pretty damn close to how every helles in Germany tasted to me that i haven't been able to find in US.
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Haast
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Yeah, that's ridiculous. Dafuq bottle of beer goes for $1000? Is anal with Kate Upton included or something?
Haast
Lord Nagafen Raider
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Sam Adams' founder Jim Koch prefers malty old world lagers, and IMO that is what they do best.
They used to make a seasonal doppelbock that was REALLY good and a great value for a 6 pack (like ~$7 for 8.5% ABV goodness). It got moved to their pricey specialty 4 pack series at some point (2010ish?), and I haven't seen it in several years. Too bad.
Haast
Lord Nagafen Raider
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brekk
Dancing Dino Superstar
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Their Doppelbock was fantastic. Sam's still has some solid beers. Their current seasonal, Cold Snap, is amazingly good. I get excited for it every year.
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ToeMissile
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And get an extra ~3% abv. I guess $50 isn't too bad if you're outside of their normal distro range.
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Tolan
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Just discovered this thread, nice.
My favs:
IPA's
Blind Pig - Russian River
Alter Ego - Treehouse
Maybe Maine Lunch.
Doubles
Heady Topper - Alchemist
Sip of sunshine - Lawsons
Not third, but honorable mention: Dirt Wolf - Victory
Session/Pale
Air guitar at work - Kent Falls
Super session - Lawsons
Stouts
231 scratch nitro - Troegs
Single shot - Tree house
Double shot / ATIAATEWB - TH
Ale / Blonde Ale
Eureka w/ citra - Treehouse - Can drink this beer endlessly
My favs:
IPA's
Blind Pig - Russian River
Alter Ego - Treehouse
Maybe Maine Lunch.
Doubles
Heady Topper - Alchemist
Sip of sunshine - Lawsons
Not third, but honorable mention: Dirt Wolf - Victory
Session/Pale
Air guitar at work - Kent Falls
Super session - Lawsons
Stouts
231 scratch nitro - Troegs
Single shot - Tree house
Double shot / ATIAATEWB - TH
Ale / Blonde Ale
Eureka w/ citra - Treehouse - Can drink this beer endlessly
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Kiroy
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Tolan
responding here cause topical.Typically drink it on the rocks, although if it's 60-70+ dollar bottle I wont.
i was in the military so was able to drink socially (and on a larger scale) since age 18 since I got stationed in europe. I thought I was cool (i wasnt) so scotch was my drink of choice for many of those years, but deep down there was something I always hated about it, and it fucking wrecked me the next day. After a few years I adventured around all sorts of spirits and just landed on bourbon. I love the taste, I love the drunk, I can easily handle the hangover even when I go overboard. It's just the all round perfect drink for me for whatever reason.
A lot of people think it's weird I hate scotch but love bourbon, but it is what it is. Only other spirits I drink is the odd vodka martini when my wife has them.
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Tolan
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Typically drink it on the rocks, although if it's 60-70+ dollar bottle I wont.
i was in the military so was able to drink socially (and on a larger scale) since age 18 since I got stationed in europe. I thought I was cool (i wasnt) so scotch was my drink of choice for many of those years, but deep down there was something I always hated about it, and it fucking wrecked me the next day. After a few years I adventured around all sorts of spirits and just landed on bourbon. I love the taste, I love the drunk, I can easily handle the hangover even when I go overboard. It's just the all round perfect drink for me for whatever reason.
A lot of people think it's weird I hate scotch but love bourbon, but it is what it is. Only other spirits I drink is the odd vodka martini when my wife has them.
What would you recommend for a bourbon that drinks above its price?
Kiroy
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Evan Williams all the way. It's a rail drink, bottom shelf. 10 bucks for 750ml (at least here in cali), but I've had $100+ bottles you could barely tell the difference. Definately on the low end as far as sugar goes, which is probably why I like it so much. I consider makers mark on the mid-high range of sugar. Basil Haydens is a nice happy medium for a more premium bottle. Four Roses is good, but again a little on the sweater side.
70% of my bourbon intake is evan williams, 20% basil haydens, 10% experimenting with premium bottles.
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Tolan
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Thanks. I've had BH once, per a girl's request. It was the most shameful night of my life, but I'd probably do it again.
I'll give EW a go sometime.
Lost Virtue
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I don't think anything drinks above its price as well as Wild Turkey 101 (this is to me the best of budget bourbon).
Kiroy
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I don't think there's any real evidence other than anecdotes, but I'm a firm believer that diff spirits affect people differently (both during the drunk and hangover) and that's why people settle on what they settle on as far as the hard stuff.
Also, shame is sometimes a good thing. : )
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Kiroy
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This remind I was just telling my wife the other night I needed to get a bottle of wild turkey to compare to even williams. I haven't had it since I became bourbon only cause I found evan williams first. How do you compare sweetness between the two?