theres a really good spanish restaurant in dc (called estadio) that also happens to usually have a couple surlys available (in can form). one of my favorite restaurants, certainly in part because of that.
So I never really drink IPA's but I gave Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA a try and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I guess I will try 90 next. Is it a much different taste than the 60?
Also wondering if anyone has tried 21st Amendment, Brew Free or Die IPA?
Somehow this made it to Ohio. From a brewery in San Francisco and I've heard good things about them. And their name is pretty cool as well.
Very good beer... Got this on tap at my house last year. Bad idea! Took forever to finish the keg because it got you so hung over!
there's more craft brewers doing can these days. Check out modus hoperandi:
Is that Lederer in the middle of that can?
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Reason: never heard of this beer.. but huge IPA guy. adding it to my list if i ever see it on the east coast.
I started drinking a few Steam Whistle when my uncle left a box of it here visiting. Cool looking box w/an opener in it. So any time I have a few now that's what I get.
Everybody who suggests Heineken as a good beer has probably not tried too many beers. You'll have a hard time finding a worse beer in a (non American) supermarket.
is there a scientific reason why good beer would not come in a can?
I've heard that cheaper cans will negatively affect the taste (e.g. bud light) but that microbreweries get more expensive cans that don't, but I am not at all confident that its actually true. It seems pretty unlikely that microbreweries that obviously care a lot about the taste of their beer would use cans instead of bottles if it did have a negative effect though.
AFAIK the primary reason most micro breweries don't use cans is because its more expensive to set up. You need to be making a lot of canned beer for it to be worth it unless you don't mind charging 8-10 a 6pack. At that price point most beer drinkers will opt for bottles.
Had my first IPA last week. Rogue IPA. Enjoyed it, though it was much spicier (?) than I'm used to. That's fine as I love spicy food but it will take a bit of getting used to. It was pretty strong though which is also good news.