Beer

Everybody should read this, because it's well worth the time:
http://foodbabe.com/2013/07/17/the-shocking-ingredients-in-beer/

Not surprising that the high volume brews are less healthy than drinking piss. Then, there's wisdom in praising Reinheitsgebot, the German purity law. They knew hundreds of years ago what was healthy. As a consumer product, a lot of beer is becoming like cigarettes. Tobacco, in and of itself, is probably not that harmful to the human body, but it's the additives that are the main carcinogens. It's the same as here with beer. Adding lime is the only thing that makes Corona half-way drinkable. It otherwise tastes awful, and not coincidentally is dangerous. Disappointed about Guinness and Foster's.

Would've liked to have seen a more comprehensive investigation, but this is still useful information. Generally, Stella Artois is my "go-to," but am more of a wine drinker anyway.
 
Adding lime is the only thing that makes Corona half-way drinkable. It otherwise tastes awful

I'm sure there's plenty to complain about with respect to what goes into Corona, but the reason it "otherwise tastes awful" without the lime isn't because of ingredients, per se, but because of the clear glass in which it's bottled and sold.

Hops contain and impart to beer substances called isohumulones, which are photoreactive and degrade into much less palatable compounds when exposed to excessive amounts of light. Since Coronoa is packaged in clear glass—which is much cheaper than, say, brown- or green-tinted glass—it is especially susceptible to this process, which creates "skunking." Adding a lime—now a fetishized component of the Corona experience—was originally a very necessary step to combat skunky flavors.

Interestingly, Miller gets around this whole issue with High Life because they've genetically engineered a proprietary strain of hops that possess non-photoreactive isohumulones.
 
i am down. i would love a steady hook up for Zombie Dust

not sure what you are looking for that you might not be able to get up there. i live in Georgia

haven't had Apocalypse Cow, through 3 floyds as well?

I would be interested well. Live in Southeast,TN ut travel to Nashville and towards Atlanta frequently. Sounds like a cool idea
 
Interesting styles. There's a brewpub up here that's kind of similar to that. Lots of german styles. Few Czech as well.
 
Sierra Nevada IPA Sampler is well worth the sample. I love Torpedo but I also really enjoyed their Snow Wit. I mean the concept rocks super hard and I like the execution as well. Would probably bring a bit more hoppy nose to it if it was me but it's hard to balance that with the Belgian Yeast
 
Anyone tried Yazoo, out of Nashville? Pretty good local brewery. I'm a big fan of their Hefe and Pale Ale.
 
IPAs are basically the only beers that I drink.

Dogfish 120 is my Moet.

120 is great but it's hardly the best example of an IPA. It's more like what happens if you throw an insane amount of malts and hops and see what happens.

I got a beer delivery from NJ today so I have Riverhorse Hop-a-lot-amus, Carton Boat Beer, and Victory's Dirt Wolf. I'm a happy hop head today. This is after I already have some Everyday IPA, Otter Creeks IPL, and the Sierra Nevada IPA sampler.
 
120 is great but it's hardly the best example of an IPA. It's more like what happens if you throw an insane amount of malts and hops and see what happens.

Moet meaning that it is my favorite beer to celebrate with, because I'm basically catatonic after 3-4. I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone on the fence in any way about the taste of IPAs.
 
Well considering that 3 of those is about the equivalent of like 16 shots yeah you should be pretty catatonic. 120 minute is JMO the perfect beer to share with someone. Cause after a while the taste just starts to not be as impactful. We have some bottles aging to see what the flavor and aroma develop to over time.
 
IPAs are basically the only beers that I drink.

Dogfish 120 is my Moet.

Veuve Clicquot is my Moët.

For beer: I love IPAs, but I've got to have extreme variety. The recent trend of even more APA, IPA, IIPA, et cetera—at the expense of diverse, weird, or under-represented styles—has been pretty disheartening. Case in point: Goose Island just recently did away with their stylistically-diverse seasonal offerings (a kölsch in the spring/summer, an ESB in the fall, a mild in winter) with a seasonally-rotating selection of what are, effectively, IPAs.
 
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