11 Replies to “Extreme Beers [Dan Collins]”

1. Slartibartfast says:

   January 9, 2008 at 8:42 am

   Band name of the week: Aggressively Hopped.

   I wish you could band-name squat like people used to cybersquat.

2. The Lost Dog says:

   January 9, 2008 at 9:12 am

   Nothing better than a beer that makes your throat feel like your nose when you have a head cold.

   Lager, lager, lager!! Crisp, crisp, crisp!!

3. Patrick Carroll says:

   January 9, 2008 at 9:34 am

   I live not too far from The Brick Store Pub in Decatur, GA.

   Their beer menu is *way* larger than the food menu, and the upstairs is done like the cellar of a brewery (yes, vertigo-inducing). They have some brews that pour like liquid chocolate and have alcohol contents in the double digits. It’s like Mudslides in a bottle, from Belgium.

   I am truly blessed.

4. Swen Swenson says:

   January 9, 2008 at 9:50 am

   A good IPA is my favorite beer, so I’m no stranger to hops. But, I’ve got to agree with the guy who said that making the hoppiest IPA is like making the saltiest food, it’s easily overdone. I’ve had a few that tasted like they’d been filtered through a bale of alfalfa, just positively nasty. Then again, there are a lot of different kinds of hops, each with its distinctive flavor. I’ve tried the Flying Dog and Great Divide at the source and didn’t find either one to be excessively hoppy, although the Dog is horribly syrupy sweet for my taste “Like a fruitcake with hops” is apt. I’ll be keeping an eye out for the rest of the beers discussed!

5. Gray says:

   January 9, 2008 at 10:49 am

   I’ve been getting great enjoyment from Arrogant Bastard. It’s balanced.

6. Slartibartfast says:

   January 9, 2008 at 10:52 am

   Yep, I also agree that more hops is not necessarily better. Longhammer IPA and the like have overdone it. I like hoppy beers, but I also enjoy the taste of the other ingredients.

7. Squid says:

   January 9, 2008 at 4:49 pm

   I don’t count myself among the fans of the ultra-hopped brews. I’ve had too many that were so overhopped that they’d become astringent. Others, even some mentioned in the article, may qualify as “balanced” in their flavors, but each element of this so-called balance tends to be overwhelming. Give me a pale ale or an extra special bitter any day.

   Though I’m not thrilled at the prospect of shelling out more cash for my poison, the silver lining may be the end of the ultra-hop movement.

8. Pablo says:

   January 9, 2008 at 4:50 pm

   Longhammer IPA and the like have overdone it.

   Are you kidding me? Are we both talking about Red Hook’s Longhammer? I drink that stuff fairly regularly, several at a time, and enjoy it immensely. Kind of like some losers drink Budweiser. I find it rather pedestrian as IPA’s go. In fact, I have one in front of me right now. (At $11.99 a 12 pack, who am I to complain?)

   For those in search of a snappy IPA, I recommend Smuttynose.

9. Swen Swenson says:

   January 9, 2008 at 9:12 pm

   I’m with Pablo on the Longhammer. For the price it’s pretty darn swillable, and relatively moderately hopped. Nowhere near as hoppy as some of the microbrews I’ve come across, and it’s not too objectionably sweet either. It’s been my usual bottled-beer choice of late.

10. Slartibartfast says:

    January 10, 2008 at 8:49 am

    Could be I have that one confused with another of similar label, Pabs. I’ll have to go check the local liquor store and supermarket to see if that other is still around.

    Redhook makes a decent beer or three; possibly I’ve screwed up, here.

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