The Real TNL Pub 2009

Also! Now because it's approaching fall I can drink Oktoberfests!

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Woo!

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

Speaking of, tried Dogfish's Chateau Jiahu the other night. I like it!

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It's a touch too sweet for me, but still has a pleasant flavor. Get one for the lady too.

Grabbed the Southern Tier Pack of Pales the other day. It included their IPA, Pale, Extraordinary Ale & 422 Wheat Ale. The beers aren't particularly memorable compared to Southern Tiers imperial offerings, but at $33 a case I went in with lowered expectations and was pleasantly surprised.

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

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I eyed the 120 min at the store the other day, but hesitated at dropping $11 on it.

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It's like scouring your mouth with a wire brush.

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

Also! Now because it's approaching fall I can drink Oktoberfests!

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Pumpkin spiced beers > Oktoberfests imo.

Fall is wonderful.

I tend to not like pumpkin beer, it is kind of gross!

Last year, or possibly the year before last I had a pumpkin stout that was AWESOME, but I can't remember what it was called :(

Every year I see more and more pumpkin beers at the store, do people really like them that much or is it just kind of gimmicky? I am not entirely sure if I've had one.

I can stomach maybe 1 pumpkin beer each season. Weyerbacher imperial pumpkin is usually it. Spice really doesn't belong in beer. Yes MrK it is a total gimmick but at least regular joes are buying something other than pilsner... I have to special order Avery's Kaiser (a real man's märzen) because for some reason it isn't really out there this year >:-(

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Originally Posted by Hubbitron

I can stomach maybe 1 pumpkin beer each season. Weyerbacher imperial pumpkin is usually it. Spice really doesn't belong in beer. Yes MrK it is a total gimmick but at least regular joes are buying something other than pilsner... I have to special order Avery's Kaiser (a real man's märzen) because for some reason it isn't really out there this year >:-(

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I dunno, I LOVE having pumpkin beers around for a month every year. I doubt I could stomach them for longer, but they're great while around, and I find they have no more spice than some of the heavily spiced wits. (Fuck you, Sam Adams Imperial White)

Saranac's go at it is wonderful.

Southern Tier's Imperial Pumpking Ale is my favorite, but it is very heavily spiced.
Weyerbacher's Imperial Pumpkin Ale is also good and much less "OMG this tastes like pumpkin pie!" and more "OMG great beer!" Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale is also very, very good.

I wasn't really impressed by Saranac's, but it wasn't bad and the price is right compared to the ones I listed.