beer hauls

[Bill86]

Yeah it sucks here, badly....I've literally drank about 75% of the available beers here. The other 25% aren't worth mentioning...high gravity that is. I don't drink anything that isn't 7%+

[awsmith4]

Originally Posted by Bill86

Yeah it sucks here, badly....I've literally drank about 75% of the available beers here. The other 25% aren't worth mentioning...high gravity that is. I don't drink anything that isn't 7%+

You're could be missing out then, a good brew isn't always high abv. High alcohol does tend to help with the complexity but isn't what makes craft beer good. I've had many a good brew under 7%. For example the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout I drink frequently is only 5.7% but its a damn fine beer. I've seen you mention Rate Beer, they score it a 94. Sure most Imperial Stouts (my favorite) are higher, but my advice would not to go by abv alone but let taste dictate what you drink. With that said I do find myself gravitating (excuse the pun) towards higher abv beers but I will never limit my experience based on a alcohol content.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by Bill86

Yeah it sucks here, badly....I've literally drank about 75% of the available beers here. The other 25% aren't worth mentioning...high gravity that is. I don't drink anything that isn't 7%+

Then you are missing out on an awful lot of good/great beer.

Edit: Looks like Albert beat me to the punch.

[Bill86]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Then you are missing out on an awful lot of good/great beer.

Edit: Looks like Albert beat me to the punch.

Better late then never, but you did miss my post where it said I do dip into the low gravity beers occasionally but I like the complexity of the high gravity brews. Just a preference, again though you have to factor in TN's HORRIBLE distribution. I drink the best of what is available to me....you can bet on that.

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by Bill86

Better late then never, but you did miss my post where it said I do dip into the low gravity beers occasionally but I like the complexity of the high gravity brews. Just a preference, again though you have to factor in TN's HORRIBLE distribution. I drink the best of what is available to me....you can bet on that.

Low gravity beers with complexity include many Belgians & American craft beers brewed with Belgian ale yeast strains (seems to be a growing trend,) as well as your brown ale/porter/stout category beers. Try those if you get them in your area.

Here's a pretty timely article from a DC paper, interviewing the brewers at SN & Allagash about this topic:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/b...ecialty-beers/