Commercial Beers I Recommend

[ColoradoXJ13]

Ok, this thread is for your recommendations of commercial brews you have recently had and liked...and why....

not a long list, just if you have had one, and liked it, post it up so others can enjoy, I'll start.

Just had Avery's IIPA, Maharaja last week, went out and bought 3 more the next day. I think it is probably the best commercial IPA I have every had, and its 9.8% or so with 102 IBUs. Really great balance of malty-ness and hoppiness, doesn't taste like alcohol, and not too sweet like I found Mojo Risin' to be, the IIPA from Boulder Brewing...which I thought I would like as I love Mojo IPA.

[ColoradoXJ13]

Also, Anderson Valley Brewing Co's Brother David's Double Abbey Style Ale, had it a couple months ago and was really impressed.

[Jake_Blues]

I really like Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout.

-E

[ASCTLC]

Avery's Out of Bounds Stout. For those who like a "meaty" stout like an outmeal style.

The IIPA from Avery, is that the one with the red carry? If so, that's outstanding as well.

Andy

[Snotty]

Great Divide's Yeti Oak Aged Imperial Stout. Yummm...

[jnschwie]

Leinenkugel's Northwoods. No real reason, just my favorite beer. Unfortunately, largely unavailable outside WI.

[Jeepindog]

This year's Maharaja, as noted above, is outstanding. Have many bombers in our beer collection. Odell's new IPA is quite good. So good, in fact, the first sixer we got of it didn't last an evening. :) Unibroue's Quelque Chose was good, but not as good as Lindemann's Kriek, nor as good as New Glarus' cherry offering which is made with Wisconsin cherries. Green Flash's Extra Pale Ale was nice and malty with a great hop aroma and a balanced bitterness. What else did we drink last weekend? :beer: Oh, yeah, Twisted Pine's Hoppy Boy on tap at Falling Rock, and Great Divide Hercules (no longer on cask.) I think that's it for commercial beers in the last week.

[1BGDOG]

Lefthand's Milk Stout had that last night, very good.

[husker267]

What an open ended question! Some are available locally, some are not.
My own homebrew!
Oak aged arrogant bastard (Stone Brewing)
Watermelon wheat (21st Ammendment - San Francisco)
Fat Angel (Magic Hat - Vermont)
Hazed and Infused and Never Summer ale (Boulder Beer)
Raspberry Tart (New Glarus)
Avery Old Jubilation, Salvation , and The Reverend
that's all I can think of now...

[_CJ]

-Alaskan Brewing Amber (can't buy it in Colorado, but I heard they have it in Wyoming.
-Hop Henge and Hop Trip from Deschutes (Seasonal in bombers locally)
-Inversion IPA from Deschutes
-Green Flash West Coast IPA
-Tilburg's Dutch Brown
-Ska's Pinstripe
-Hazed & Infused
-Mountian Sun Kind Ale (in the brewpub only though)
-Dam Brewing's Extra Pale
-Great Divide's Fresh Hop (way too pricey though)
-Anchor steam beer
-Stella
-Tommyknocker imperial nut brown

That enough for now I guess. There are certainly many more.

[denverd0n]

Flying Dog's Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Stone IPA
Smith's Oatmeal Stout
Rogue Porter
O'Dell's Wheat
Fiji Bitters (never seen it except in Fiji, could be the location as much as the beer that I remember being so good!)

[Jeffro600]

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Odell Easy Street and 90 Schilling
New Belgiums Frambozen(when im feelin fruity), Trippel is interesting, Fat Tire is ok
Samual Smith Nut Brown Ale
New Castle Brown Ale

Those are most of what i drink other than my own 'shine.

[Jeffro600]

-Alaskan Brewing Amber (can't buy it in Colorado, but I heard they have it in Wyoming.



I believe Cool River wine and spirits in Cheyenne on Yellowstone has it...i vaguely remember seeing it on their shelves the other day.

[ColoradoXJ13]

Just had Stone's Old Guardian Barleywine this weekend, excellent!

[Snotty]

Well, they aren't a Micro Brew anymore, But I really the Sam Adams Seasonal beers.

[floydcj7]

New Glarus' Spotted Cow.

http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/

Hopefully when they get done with the brewery expansion they will start to distribute outside of Wisconsin.

And they always have a huge line at the GABF for their Raspberry Tart. But you have to be there for the Saturday afternoon session to get any. (sometimes avail on Friday).

[Jeepindog]

And they always have a huge line at the GABF for their Raspberry Tart.

You mean when they actually go to GABF? :D

[floydcj7]

They have been there the last 3 years that I have gone.

[1BGDOG]

Just did a mini tasting tonight

Bam Biere Farmhouse Style from Jolly Pumpkin, 13.50 a sixer. Smeeled of relish, light taste of cukes. Not worth the cost

Oro de Colobaza Golden Ale Jolly Pumpkin that is Oak aged 8% tasty not too Belgiumey.
9.00 a 750ml

Seadog Bluepaw Blueberry Wheat, flavored filtered wheat.....meh.

Floreffer Prima Melier a true Abbey 8% really good

Great Divide Hibernation 2006 Hops have fallen out.......really malty and good.

[D67]

Went to a small bar in Boulder the other day, off Table Mesa and Broadway, I think it took over the place where I got my in-lines back in the day.

They have a really smooth, hefty stout. I'm not exactly a beer taster, I just generally like beer that looks and pours like motor oil.

They also had a good ale, real tasty, almost red. Don't remember the names or much else, first time I'd been there.

The Breckenridge Brewery also has a few good 'uns. Their seasonal Vanilla Porter is awesome if you like porters, the vanilla isn't overwhelming or anything, I guess the vanilla in their porter is comparable to the strawberry in Pete's Strawberry Blonde or something. It's there, you can taste it, but it's not overpowering. Their seasonal Christmas ale is good too.

Dunno about the lighter beers at either place, haven't tried 'em.

x2 on Alaskan Amber :D. Every time my roommate heads to the motherland he brings back a case for the house :thumbsup:. We've heard there's a place in Denver where you can find it, but haven't confirmed it yet.

Any you guys tried the Wasatch Brewery stuff?

[1BGDOG]

Went to a small bar in Boulder the other day, off Table Mesa and Broadway, I think it took over the place where I got my in-lines back in the day.

They have a really smooth, hefty stout. I'm not exactly a beer taster, I just generally like beer that looks and pours like motor oil.

They also had a good ale, real tasty, almost red. Don't remember the names or much else, first time I'd been there.


Southern Sun, great place. The wife and I go there about once a week. :beer:

[ColoradoXJ13]

Southern Sun, great place. The wife and I go there about once a week. :beer:

heh heh heh, we should have a boulder so/mt sun meet-n-greet, I swear I have spent more money at those places over the past 6 years, than any other place in Boulder.:beer: