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frylock

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2. i used to drink Sam Adams till a buddy of mine up at UC Davis turned me on to Sierra Nevada..

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 04:38 PM

Sep 2013

now I rarely drink anything that's brewed outside of CA. I can remember getting into a few bottles of Sammy's back in the 90s that tasted a bit "off," and haven't had one since.

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The Guy Who Brews Sam Adams Is Officially A Billionaire [View all] onehandle Sep 2013 OP

Better than Miller/Busch/Coors, OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #1

Lager... trumad Sep 2013 #3

I once dropped a pine cone in a vat of piss Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #4

You need a bottle of Hopslam to bring you around to the hoppy side of life. alfredo Sep 2013 #25

No thank you. Lagers and an occasional pale ale are enough for me. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #38

It's not just the bitterness, it is the different flavors and aromas. Hopslam tastes like alfredo Sep 2013 #44

How did it taste? bmbmd Sep 2013 #37

Exactly like the IPAs my friends rave about. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #40

try the dogfish iBa before you slam em. the indian brown kicks the indian pale's ass. dionysus Sep 2013 #47

Or Founders Centennial IPA. It's a laid back IPA. A dry hopped ale alfredo Sep 2013 #62

Allow me to retort, Sam-I-Am. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #65

Great! Maybe you are a super taster. alfredo Sep 2013 #66

Their Noble Pils is pretty good. Pilsners are Lagers too. alfredo Sep 2013 #11

Lagers are the off-white of craft brewing. OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #22

yum trumad Sep 2013 #29

I tried the Sam Adams "IPL" recently. Pretty bad. I like their regular brew, though. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #7

I think their Boston Ale is better than Boston Lager. OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #17

Great Lakes Silver and Gold IPL OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #39

i used to drink Sam Adams till a buddy of mine up at UC Davis turned me on to Sierra Nevada.. frylock Sep 2013 #2

Yup. Sierra Nevada pale ale. Stone Brewery in San Diego, Deschutes Brewery in Oregon....so many Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #10

Hush! Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is our west coast secret Brother Buzz Sep 2013 #16

"...the United States was basically a 'beer wasteland.'" KansDem Sep 2013 #5

The Reinheitsgebot is pretty easy to understand jmowreader Sep 2013 #21

My daughter's favorite. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #6

does he have a brother? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #8

Because some of us don't like IPA? jmowreader Sep 2013 #23

then head over to Spokane Valley to a Fred Meyer and try a pale ale or stout among others Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #27

Craft beer comes in every style you've heard of KamaAina Sep 2013 #32

Maybe in YOUR town it does... jmowreader Sep 2013 #46

That's Coeur d'Alene? KamaAina Sep 2013 #50

The white supremacists are mostly in Bonner County, not Kootenai jmowreader Sep 2013 #59

"Souza" does not sound like a very American name. KamaAina Sep 2013 #60

Some Breweries specialize. We have a new one in town that seems to like German Lagers. alfredo Sep 2013 #63

IPA: The Kardashians of craft beer. Throd Sep 2013 #64

So a non-evil billionaire Koch exists? bullwinkle428 Sep 2013 #9

Good for him. He is a great success story IMO. denverbill Sep 2013 #12

Give thanks to Jimmy Carter. He made this industry possible by making home brewing legal. alfredo Sep 2013 #15

Cheers to Jimmy! That reminds me I have grain in the freezer and hops on the fence! denverbill Sep 2013 #19

I used to make honey wine, but never tried beer. alfredo Sep 2013 #24

Octoberfest FTW, if you ever come to Boston, take the tour of the brewery. Crimson76 Sep 2013 #13

My favorites come from Great Lakes, Founders, Bells, Stone, Sierra Nevada, Schlafly. alfredo Sep 2013 #14

+1. nt OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #18

Dortmunder Gold is heaven. nt onehandle Sep 2013 #26

Bells :thumbsup: Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #42

Ommegang, now and always, nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #20

how do you like their 3 Philosophers? dionysus Sep 2013 #49

I like 'em all, Three Phils is a winter beer. nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #51

i even like their limited edition game of thrones blonde ale, Iron Throne Ale dionysus Sep 2013 #52

Eagerly awaiting the Take the Black stoudt. nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #53

are they making that, for real? i love stouts. dionysus Sep 2013 #54

Get ready to contain yourself: geek tragedy Sep 2013 #56

oh shit is it out yet? the iron throne ale was sold out in less than a week at my supermarket. dionysus Sep 2013 #57

I remember when Sam Adams was still pretty exotic by American standards phantom power Sep 2013 #28

He makes a product that people desire. Turbineguy Sep 2013 #30

Boston Beer Co. is the largest American owned brewery thelordofhell Sep 2013 #31

Not so fast.... CANDO Sep 2013 #41

Yuengling also busted thier union years ago AwareOne Sep 2013 #45

I'm back into boycott mode... CANDO Sep 2013 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author CANDO Sep 2013 #43

I prefer Samuel Jackson TlalocW Sep 2013 #33

I think they should make a movie with Samuel Jackson as God BainsBane Sep 2013 #36

Good for him BainsBane Sep 2013 #34

Kiltlifter is currently my favorite Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #35

Hope he sends some of that money for Jimmy Carter's malaise Sep 2013 #48

He produces a good product, that people want to buy, and it's made him a billionaire. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2013 #55

Achieving his dream was his most ferment desire pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #61