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The Official Huddle Beer Thread

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I know some of you guys have mentioned being fans of brown ales, so I wanted to let you know that last night I tried Sierra Nevada's new autumn seasonal, Tumbler.

I'm not a huge fan of brown ales, but I do enjoy them every now and again. Like most American brown ales, this one was hoppier than its English counterpart. I thought it might be a bit maltier, but it just had a light toastiness to it. As a result, it was very drinkable. I could see myself picking this up again when fall is actually here.

I had wanted to try it but was reticent to pick up a whole six-pack, since it's not really a style I enjoy. Fortunately, Harris Teeter had 24 oz. bombers for only $2.99.

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Mother Earth, from our neighbor Kinston, NC, has got a great series of draughts. My present pick is "Sisters of the Moon" a (india) pale from US hops...support your American farmer!

I have got to try that Rasputin...I have a total love for Russian art, music and that slavic female!

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I know some of you guys have mentioned being fans of brown ales, so I wanted to let you know that last night I tried Sierra Nevada's new autumn seasonal, Tumbler.

I'm not a huge fan of brown ales, but I do enjoy them every now and again. Like most American brown ales, this one was hoppier than its English counterpart. I thought it might be a bit maltier, but it just had a light toastiness to it. As a result, it was very drinkable. I could see myself picking this up again when fall is actually here.

I had wanted to try it but was reticent to pick up a whole six-pack, since it's not really a style I enjoy. Fortunately, Harris Teeter had 24 oz. bombers for only $2.99.

I saw that at the store this evening...love a brown ale but not quite ready to let go of summer beer yet. Well, ok I got a Sam Smith Nut Brown bomber :)

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I've had the Mother Earth Weeping Willow Wit and really enjoyed it. You can actually find their bottles around Charlotte now in Harris Teeters, Lowe's Foods and specialty beer stores. I really want to try their Tripel. I'll try that and the IPA next!

Rasputin is such a wonderful beer. Russian imperial stouts were brewed by the British for the Russian court. They had to make the typical stout stronger and more heavily-hopped to stand up to the long voyage at sea (hops are a preservative).

Same basic idea for the India Pale Ale -- it's a stronger version of a pale ale brewed for export to India. An imperial IPA is even stronger.

Sorry for the history lesson. :P

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I saw that at the store this evening...love a brown ale but not quite ready to let go of summer beer yet. Well, ok I got a Sam Smith Nut Brown bomber :)

Nice! I'm actually very tired of summer and looking forward to fall and winter, and all of the wondeful beers that come with those seasons! I still drink porters, stouts and barleywines in the warm months, but to me they are best enjoyed when it's really cold out.

I'm looking forward to the various Oktoberfests and pumpkin beers as well!

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Nice! I'm actually very tired of summer and looking forward to fall and winter, and all of the wondeful beers that come with those seasons! I still drink porters, stouts and barleywines in the warm months, but to me they are best enjoyed when it's really cold out.

I'm looking forward to the various Oktoberfests and pumpkin beers as well!

Yep! Fall and winter are good beer seasons! :P

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Summer is the worst time of year for seasonal beers. Is that even really debatable?

nope...i find myself drinking Miller Lite:eek:...but after watching Beer Wars, i have a hard time buying from one of the big breweries.... never buy AB.

Recently been buying Yuengling.

Looking forward to fall. I need to lose weight to prepare for Beer Season.

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You guys are right: the summer seasonals just can't compare. I do look forward to some nice saisons and hefeweizens, but most of my favorites can be had year-round anyway.

Yuengling's a good, inexpensive lager. Do you have any Trader Joe's near you, TheSaint? They've got a plethora of craft beers for $1 each, putting them right at Yuengling's price point.

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You guys are right: the summer seasonals just can't compare. I do look forward to some nice saisons and hefeweizens, but most of my favorites can be had year-round anyway.

Yuengling's a good, inexpensive lager. Do you have any Trader Joe's near you, TheSaint? They've got a plethora of craft beers for $1 each, putting them right at Yuengling's price point.

yeah, i can get whatever i want, i was just referring to drinking beer in the summer. A few weeks ago, i got back into drinking Belgians and some craft brews, but normally in summer, they are just too heavy for me, and i drink Lite beers.

The Flemish sours are pretty refreshing though this time of year.

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yeah, i can get whatever i want, i was just referring to drinking beer in the summer. A few weeks ago, i got back into drinking Belgians and some craft brews, but normally in summer, they are just too heavy for me, and i drink Lite beers.

The Flemish sours are pretty refreshing though this time of year.

Trader Joe's has a few easy-drinking beers that would be good this time of year. Chief among them is their Kolsch, which is contract-brewed by Gordon Biersch (they brew tons of German styles in accordance with the German purity law). They also have some Hefeweizens, Bocks and maybe even Maibocks that would be good on warmer days.

Not knocking Yuengling at all, because I actually quite like it. I've stopped buying it, though, because it seems every time I do I end up with skunked beer. Damn green bottles! Maybe I should give it a shot in cans.

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