I said it in another thread... So much focus on good food, and all too often no attention paid to the beer that goes with it.
I once was looking for facebook groups and forums for good BBQ, came across the group "BBQ and Beer" and joined right away, only to see countless post after post of ice cold macro lager in beer coozies. I quickly saw myself out
I LOVE me a good stout. Especially an IRS. My favorite is
which is rediculously expensive so I don't get it nearly often enough (though really, not that expensive if you compare it to good IRS in bombers, or drinking most beers at a brewery - bout equal in cost). Old Rasputin is kinda my easy to find go to as its moderately priced (all things considered). Just tried Bourbon County stout, and while I am not that into bourbon, and the taste is very apparent to me in it... Its pretty damn good, would love to try it after a year or so once that has calmed down a bit.
I love hops too. IPAs may be a bit over done... But really so many delicious hops out there to mix many of them offer something different. I think simcoe is one of my favorites right now. Only problem with IPAs is they are hard to buy in stores... They are always really expensive and while they aren't "bad" an IPA after a month or two is no where near as awesome... So its hard to pay that premium if its not at its freshest. REALLY like the stuff Noble Aleworks is doing, but thats not gonna help anyone much if they aren't near by Anaheim
Hoping to move soon enough here so I can get back to brewing. Current place doesn't have enough room fermentation and doesn't have easy enough drainage, ect... But I still have most my equipment and am eager to get back at it.