OT: The Avalounge (mod warning - No Politics)

[Ceremony]

Me, watching the England game before turning it off the exact second they score:

 

[sethro109]

I beat God of War Ragnarok. I'm kinda disappointed in how it ended. I'm not really sure why I'm disappointed though. It just didn't feel as epic as I had hoped I guess. The ending of 2018 God of War was much better and had a much more epic finish.

 

[The Merchant]

I beat God of War Ragnarok. I'm kinda disappointed in how it ended. I'm not really sure why I'm disappointed though. It just didn't feel as epic as I had hoped I guess. The ending of 2018 God of War was much better and had a much more epic finish.

While I don't necessarily agree, I do see what you mean. There were plenty of fantastic moments throughout, but you could definitely tell that this game was missing Cory Barlog's input. There were just too many questions left unanswered.

 

[Murzu]

Old Fashioned and Whiskey Sour are magnificent drinks.

 

[UncleRisto]

Old Fashioned and Whiskey Sour are magnificent drinks.

Had a vodka Red Bull and Jaloviina mule yesterday. I'm a simpler man.

 

[Murzu]

Had a vodka Red Bull and Jaloviina mule yesterday. I'm a simpler man.

I get you, but those two aren't complex drinks either!

 

[ABasin]

Old Fashioned and Whiskey Sour are magnificent drinks.

The distressing trend towards hazy/fruity IPAs, is destroying IPA drinking.

That is all.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Give me a Pabst draft and a shaker of salt. I'm good to go for an hour or so.

Won't take a taste of that stuff but pouring salt into a glass of it is mesmerizing!

 

[ABasin]

The distressing trend towards hazy/fruity IPAs is ruining IPA drinking.

That is all.

 

[sethro109]

The distressing trend towards hazy/fruity IPAs is ruining IPA drinking.

That is all.

IPAs are disgusting anyway. I will never fathom why that peasant beer got so popular. Any Loggers, Stouts, Porters and Pilsners are better than any IPA always.

Also f*** hefeweizens too.

 

[CharlesPuck]

IPAs are disgusting anyway. I will never fathom why that peasant beer got so popular. Any Loggers, Stouts, Porters and Pilsners are better than any IPA always.

Also f*** hefeweizens too.

Stouts and porters are absolute trash beers.

 

[The Merchant]

Stouts and porters are absolute trash beers.

There's nothing quite like a good ol' a pint of Guinness. It's the smoothest-drinking mainstream beer and I don't think it's particularly close. The Breckenridge nitros are all great, too. They did a raspberry vanilla nitro at one point and that shit was mind-blowing.

 

[henchman21]

All beer types are good... there are plenty of good examples of great stouts and porters, plenty of trash examples of pilsners. Just about finding the right ones. I personally can't stand Guinness because of the weird lactic twang it has. I don't mind some sourness in a lot of beers, but in a stout it just increases the astringency bite. I think for a relatively common beer.. The Poet is about the best stout out there. Being an oatmeal stout it is a little heavier than a dry Irish, but it isn't overly heavy and has amazing flavor.

I think the problem with NE/Hazy IPAs is simply that there are SO many bad ones. Nearly every brewery has them now and simply thinks dumping hops in (regardless of quality) or adding a bunch of unfermentable sugar makes them great. Plus the who oxidation aspect of it. Most NEIPAs are utter trash... a few of them are still incredible beers. Weldworks might be the best in the Rockies with them. Juicy Bits is still one of the best NEIPAs in the world. That said, I do hope the growing movement back to west coast style continues. Of at least make it more middle ground like Toppling Goliath's IPAs.

I think my overall favorite, any time I see one it sounds good sort of beer is Orval. Young it is a bright, hoppy take on a pale ale with subtle funky notes. As it ages the dark fruit really comes out with a nice funkyness and super dry. There is a whole interesting history to it all, but Orval is probably the closest thing to a traditional British IPA as we have today.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I certainly prefer lighter beers. I can’t stand IPA’s and heavier/hop forward beers of the like. I much prefer an easier drinking lager or pils.

Also Corona is the most overrated beer of all time and not even close to the best Mexican beer.

 

[henchman21]

I certainly prefer lighter beers. I can’t stand IPA’s and heavier/hop forward beers of the like. I much prefer an easier drinking lager or pils.

Also Corona is the most overrated beer of all time and not even close to the best Mexican beer.

Corona sucks... most mass market beers like them suck. Modelo/Jalisco are probably the two best mass market Mexican lagers. Bohemia is my favorite Mexican lager, but it is more of a bock than a pils.

Famosa is a super underrated beer out of Guatemala.

 

[Pokecheque]

I tend to stay away from IPAs but have encountered a few good ones. The craft brew scene kinda exploded outta nowhere here in Nebraska, so the variety to be found is astounding.

I can drink a Coors Light from time to time (my old man worked there for over 20 years) but Bud Light makes me want to gag.

 

[UncleRisto]

I drink wine.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Corona sucks... most mass market beers like them suck. Modelo/Jalisco are probably the two best mass market Mexican lagers. Bohemia is my favorite Mexican lager, but it is more of a bock than a pils.

Famosa is a super underrated beer out of Guatemala.

I loveeee Modelo Negra. Ska also has a fantastic dark Mexican lager of people are into that style of beer. Although Ska as a whole has very good beer from my experience.

 

[ABasin]

All beer types are good... there are plenty of good examples of great stouts and porters, plenty of trash examples of pilsners. Just about finding the right ones. I personally can't stand Guinness because of the weird lactic twang it has. I don't mind some sourness in a lot of beers, but in a stout it just increases the astringency bite. I think for a relatively common beer.. The Poet is about the best stout out there. Being an oatmeal stout it is a little heavier than a dry Irish, but it isn't overly heavy and has amazing flavor.

I think the problem with NE/Hazy IPAs is simply that there are SO many bad ones. Nearly every brewery has them now and simply thinks dumping hops in (regardless of quality) or adding a bunch of unfermentable sugar makes them great. Plus the who oxidation aspect of it. Most NEIPAs are utter trash... a few of them are still incredible beers. Weldworks might be the best in the Rockies with them. Juicy Bits is still one of the best NEIPAs in the world. That said, I do hope the growing movement back to west coast style continues. Of at least make it more middle ground like Toppling Goliath's IPAs.

I think my overall favorite, any time I see one it sounds good sort of beer is Orval. Young it is a bright, hoppy take on a pale ale with subtle funky notes. As it ages the dark fruit really comes out with a nice funkyness and super dry. There is a whole interesting history to it all, but Orval is probably the closest thing to a traditional British IPA as we have today.

I'm unaware of any movement back to west coast IPAs, but I'll be happy if its true. Pretty hard to find those in restaurants and bars anymore.

The juicy IPAs are simply terrible.

 

[henchman21]

I tend to stay away from IPAs but have encountered a few good ones. The craft brew scene kinda exploded outta nowhere here in Nebraska, so the variety to be found is astounding.

I can drink a Coors Light from time to time (my old man worked there for over 20 years) but Bud Light makes me want to gag.

The IPA world has a ton of variations just simply due to the flavor and usage differences in hops. I personally think there is an 'IPA' (I use quotes because it has become more marketing than style) out there for pretty much everyone, but has to be found. I personally crack up at some 'IPAs' that are basically heavily fruited smoothie sours than anything resembling an IPA. But hey, I don't make the rules.

I can't stand any of the 'light' beers including Coors Light. Just utter garbage with terrible flavors. Now a Coors Banquet... that is actually a really solid beer.

I'm unaware of any movement back to west coast IPAs, but I'll be happy if its true. Pretty hard to find those in restaurants and bars anymore.

The juicy IPAs are simply terrible.

I've basically only seen it starting in the last year and we are at the beginning of it still. Kinda like NEIPAs ~6 years ago. 18 months from now, West Coast IPAs will be back everywhere again.

I can't paint that broad of brush on things... Heady Topper is a phenomenal beer. So are King Sue and Juicy Bits. 95+% of the NEIPAs are oxidized garbage though.

I drink wine.

I find most wine to be trash... finding actual good wines seems to be a lot harder than finding good beer (and way more expensive).

 

[UncleRisto]

I find most wine to be trash... finding actual good wines seems to be a lot harder than finding good beer (and way more expensive).

Stop buying trash wine. And especially, I don't know how commonly people buy California wines, but you need to not do that.

No argument on the price.

 

[Pokecheque]

The wife loves a good Riesling, I prefer reds.

Also, a lot of wineries and breweries have broken into the cider business and I've found quite a few of those that are good.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I’ve been on a wine kick lately. But I don’t know what the hell I’m doing so it’s been a very up and down experience lol.

 

[henchman21]

Stop buying trash wine. And especially, I don't know how commonly people buy California wines, but you need to not do that.

No argument on the price.

Sadly, don't get a whole lot of good wines sent to Wyoming. No idea why

 

[UncleRisto]

Sadly, don't get a whole lot of good wines sent to Wyoming. No idea why

Maybe it's easier if it's not intercontinental, because shitty places do just fine here.

And I mean really actually shitty places.