Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews)

Cadence said:

I need help.

Q1: What makes something a craft vs. not?

Q2: If I didn't bring the beer, then I don't have much choice. If I did bring beer, why isn't it at least a decent hefe, dunkel, porter, or stout?

(For possibly gas station stocked beer, Killian's I guess?)

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1. If you don't know, well then, put on this pointy cap and go sit in the corner..

2. Which beers do your non beer geek friends/family drink?

3. Yea, Killian's isn't half bad ,as it is, for a slumming beer.

beancounter said:

1. If you don't know, well then, put on this pointy cap and go sit in the corner..

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:-(

beancounter said:

2. Which beers do your non beer geek friends/family drink?

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I even got my dad to try stouts and porters. Since he stopped, I don't know if I know anyone who drinks the huge production run American lagers...

Cadence said:

:-(


I even got my dad to try stouts and porters. Since he stopped, I don't know if I know anyone who drinks the huge production run American lagers...

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Man, I wish I could say the same.

beancounter said:

Man, I wish I could say the same.

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He only drinks half of one at a time anymore, and so is susceptible to someone splitting one with him

payn said:

Thats been creeping up around here in the mid-west. No idea what its like.

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It's pretty close to PBR, actually. It's just another "cheap yellow beer" lager, but I think it has a better flavor than Budweiser.

In that it actually has a flavor, I mean.

beancounter said:

Hey guys, had non-beer geek relatives over this weekend, and they only "craft beer" I got to drink was Sierra Nevada's big little thing.

Big Little Thing | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Big Little Thing is a Imperial IPA style beer brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, CA. Score: 88 with 403 ratings and reviews. Last update: 11-07-2023.

www.beeradvocate.com

This got me thinking - when you're around non beer geeks, what is your "slumming beer".

For me, I'll just take a Bud and be done with it.

Don't be shy. We've all done it, So "fess up"...

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Depends on your idea of a slumming beer. Cheap nasty beer here about $1 usd a can. $18 NZD a dozen. Problem is in special you can usually get something half decent for $20 NZD a dozen.

Budweiser is about 25%-33% more. I don't mind Bud not much flavour but easy enough to drink.

So my slumming beer is probably Carlsberg Pilsner ($20 NZD) Krombacher (was $20 a dozen now $28 they figured out they sold it to cheap).

Baltika was also good for the price haven't bought it since February though if not January.

Otherwise it's whatever on sale at that $20-$22 price point probably a dozen Eurolager or something similar. 4.8-5% vs NZ swill at 4% that tastes bad.

Carlsberg, Heineken, Budweiser, Kingfisher all pass the it'll do test if they're on special.

1 NZD=0.7 USD approx.

Cheap swill is also weaker so 6something good is probably 9 standard drinks, 12 cheap swill is 12 drinks at a similar price point.

$28/dozen vs $20 for 5% which is more like 15 drinks.

Cheap swill kinda pointless.

I checked the other day. 24 pack of swill is $36 bucks.

Or I can buy 12 of these at $3 a can.

Swill is 330ml can 8.6 gold is 500. It's 6.5% and 2.6 standard drinks per can.

31.6 drinks vs 24. If you can find cheap swill that's 5% instead of 4% you get 31.2%.

Buying the stronger imported stuff is roughly the same price per drink or cheaper so buying cheap beers essentially pointless.

18 of our cheapest nastiest beers $23 for 18.

$24 gets 8 8.6 gold which are 20.6 drinks. If you just want to get plastered by imported Eurolagers on special there's always something cheap. $23 is close to normal price for a dozen 4.9-5.5% type beers like Stella Artois, Sol etc which are 15 drinks same price.

Fortune Favors Naturalisy Hazy Pale Ale 5.3%


Went to a new place in town. They're based out of Wanaka (resort town) serving up Wellington (the capital) beer. Wellington is famous for its booze, coffee and food culture.

This one wasn't very hazy. Was nicer than Tuatara not as good as Emersons 7/10.

Also samplef an Amigos Skull lager. Apparently it's another lager with the restaurants name plastered over it.

Who cares it was awesome. Cheap as well delicious generic lager one of the best I've had. No photo but 8.5.

Barmaid gave me a sample of the Fortune Favours Adventurer Pilsner.



This was an awesome pilsner. Kind of a mix between my generic Europilsners andthe NZ hoppy pilsners but leaning towards the Euro ones. Think I enjoyed it even more than the Skull lager.

Free as well. 9/10 for the Pilsner.

El Bier/pivo menu. 1 NZD = 0.7 USD.

Sun Lab brewing Shadows Hanging Over - Pastry stout with cacao nibs, coconut, and milk sugar. 3.7 out of 5 on Untappd. 9% ABV.

Meh. Maybe it's Fullers Porter that the taste reminds me of if you added maybe a tiny bit of coconut. In any case there's a taste behind things I don't care for. Pass. I love me a good coconut beer, so this was disappointing.

South by Southwest said:

Okay, last night I had this IPA that was flat out delicious, but I swear it knocked me on my [naughty word]. Seriously--I was bouncing off the walls of my house after ONE 12-oz BOTTLE. It's called Dogfish Head 120-minute IPA. One of the most complex flavors I've experienced in an IPA and had it not put me onto the floor, I would've run out to the store and bought a six-pack. As it is, I just can't see making a habit of something that strong.

EDIT: I just looked it up: 20% ABV. So yeah--proceed with caution.

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Limit in SC is suppose to be 15% I think. But they go over that sometimes.

payn said:

I cant stand most of them, but came around recently on Coors and Coors light because they remind me of a local beer called Premium Grain Belt.

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I am drinking the silver bullet right now without shame.

It’s cold and smooth. I’m thirsty and want to kick back and relax after commuting from work in a hot car.

Nothing finer.