The "I Hate Beer" Thread

Lutter said:
I think it started mattering a lot less with haze. Pinthouse Pizza actually increased the amount of time their hazy IPAs are in the brite tanks recently because they found they tasted better after a week or two than canned absolutely fresh.
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Yes, I posted their direct quote in the Texas thread 😎
 
Layne said:
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They should have just called that beer "horse cum".

Dallas peeps have tried soooo hard to make Celestial their whale factory but man it's never worked out, lol.

That said, they do make some good hazies occasionally... but nothing I would take over a well made Pinthouse IPA.
 
Lutter said:
They should have just called that beer "horse cum".

Dallas peeps have tried soooo hard to make Celestial their whale factory but man it's never worked out, lol.

That said, they do make some good hazies occasionally... but nothing I would take over a well made Pinthouse IPA.
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I thought Turning Point was supposed to be their whale factory.

Dallas is such a terrible beer city. Lakewood makes a few great beers and a lot of clunkers and Peticolas does pretty well with English styles but very uneven outside of that. There aren't any other breweries in the area I would describe as better than tolerable. I have friends who keep sending me boxes of beers promising these Celestial/Turning Point/Brutal/Martin House/903/etc. beers will change my mind. No but thanks for mailing me drain cleaner I guess.
 
reverseapachemaster said:
I thought Turning Point was supposed to be their whale factory.

Dallas is such a terrible beer city. Lakewood makes a few great beers and a lot of clunkers and Peticolas does pretty well with English styles but very uneven outside of that. There aren't any other breweries in the area I would describe as better than tolerable. I have friends who keep sending me boxes of beers promising these Celestial/Turning Point/Brutal/Martin House/903/etc. beers will change my mind. No but thanks for mailing me drain cleaner I guess.
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Thinking back of my time in Dallas... majority of my regular packaged purchases were from St. Arnold, Real Ale, Firestone Walker, and Deschutes. Would drink Peticolas (personal fave of the Dallas breweries), Community, or Lakewood onsite, and every now and then, an occasional Franconia or Rahr if there was a good seasonal or something. The local stuff really wasn't that impressive which was also why I spent way too much money at places like Common Table/Moth. Sad to hear not much has improved, if anything it's become just more hype.

I did pick up a Tupps ba'd imperial stout since this BA Scallywag which is plentiful on shelves, its supposedly a sleeper hit kinda like when no one was aware of Big Bend's ba stouts
 
reverseapachemaster said:
I thought Turning Point was supposed to be their whale factory.

Dallas is such a terrible beer city. Lakewood makes a few great beers and a lot of clunkers and Peticolas does pretty well with English styles but very uneven outside of that. There aren't any other breweries in the area I would describe as better than tolerable. I have friends who keep sending me boxes of beers promising these Celestial/Turning Point/Brutal/Martin House/903/etc. beers will change my mind. No but thanks for mailing me drain cleaner I guess.
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Tupps, Pelicolas, Lakewood, and Rahr are all solid imho. Tupp's probably makes the best hazy IPAs you can buy at the supermarket here. I might be getting Turning Point and Celestial mixed up in my head... I remember having a good hazy from Turning Point but I think I've had approximately 1 of their beers in my life (they in no way make it down here).

903 is the woooorst. I have no idea how they're still around.
 
sameasiteverwas said:
coach just think what an epic glow stick that would make, flying through the air during the next Harry Hood you get to see.
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Where....do....you..........go?

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Am I the only one who is totally fine with Anchorage (or whoever) charging as much as they want for a beer? Go ahead and charge $75 for a 375ml. I mean, there's no fucking way I'd pay that, but look at wine or mead or whisk(e)y, and all of those markets have recognized that there is a very high ceiling of what people will pay per ounce. Sure, beer is slightly different because it should probably be finished in a single session, but that just shows that it makes all the more sense to bottle in 375ml.

First off, beer has been a historically democratic drink - it's the cheap booze of the people. This seems to explain the pearl clutching when someone releases a $75/375ml or a $100 12oz. However, look at the secondary prices out there - there is a market for people who will pay hundreds of dollars for sugar water. Why should all of the cash go to those with no talent/art/skill/whatever other than standing in line as opposed to those who actually craft the product?

The other thing about breweries charging more for beers is that there will not be the instantaneous sell-out that we see for so many hype releases (which are then flipped for hundreds of dollars on secondary). Price out the secondary market, these beers will be available for longer, which will actually provide greater access to those who want them (not just those who can instantly pay for them), and beer will be democratized again (though differently).

There will always be lots of $15-30 BA stouts and barleywines out there.
 
bramsdell said:
Am I the only one who is totally fine with Anchorage (or whoever) charging as much as they want for a beer? Go ahead and charge $75 for a 375ml. I mean, there's no fucking way I'd pay that, but look at wine or mead or whisk(e)y, and all of those markets have recognized that there is a very high ceiling of what people will pay per ounce. Sure, beer is slightly different because it should probably be finished in a single session, but that just shows that it makes all the more sense to bottle in 375ml.

First off, beer has been a historically democratic drink - it's the cheap booze of the people. This seems to explain the pearl clutching when someone releases a $75/375ml or a $100 12oz. However, look at the secondary prices out there - there is a market for people who will pay hundreds of dollars for sugar water. Why should all of the cash go to those with no talent/art/skill/whatever other than standing in line as opposed to those who actually craft the product?

The other thing about breweries charging more for beers is that there will not be the instantaneous sell-out that we see for so many hype releases (which are then flipped for hundreds of dollars on secondary). Price out the secondary market, these beers will be available for longer, which will actually provide greater access to those who want them (not just those who can instantly pay for them), and beer will be democratized again (though differently).

There will always be lots of $15-30 BA stouts and barleywines out there.
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They should absolutely be pricing their beers higher. Nathan has mentioned this several times that I know of.

But I will disagree with you when it comes to finishing wine in a single session. Don’t re-cork—tomorrow is a new day!
 
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