Comments on: What beer did you did drink on Thanksgiving? I went Belgian, sort of

By: William Brand

William Brand — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:21:23 +0000

OK Craig, I’ll have to try Back Street Brewing next time I’m in La Quinta. Have relatives there.

By: craig

craig — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:08:46 +0000

i was at “back street brewing” in la quinta…they had an “asian holiday” beer on…it was a “wit” beer brewed with ginger..it was very…VERY…well done and was a holiday beer that went perfectly with the 86 degrees weather…

By: William Brand

William Brand — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:09:26 +0000

I just bought the new one. Intend to try it tonight. They’re made by Unibroue in Quebec. A brewer there told me the recipe is similar, but much simpler than the Unibroue annual, the new one, I believe, is 16. Will post how I like it.

By: ST-Hops

ST-Hops — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:14:59 +0000

I served Belgian Abby, Trader Joe’s 2007 (brewed by Unibreu). It was great with turkey and stuffing.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:17 +0000

Had a few buddies over for Thanksigiving and besides the usual beer, we opened up a few “special” bottles… Started with the Full Sail 21 DooppelBock, a few hours later gave the Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout a try and then with dinner we had the Firestone Walker 12. All three were fantastic.

By: Paul S

Paul S — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:35:09 +0000

Went with a few…trying to please a crowd with different tastes. Two interesting ones from my selections, the first was Sierra Nevada Wet Hop Harvest Ale
http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/harvest.html

and for fun, Bison Organic Pumpkin Ale, which I think was the last of its kind for this season.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/609/45147

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:10:01 +0000

We went with Anchor Holiday Ale 2008 ( http://www.beeratjoes.com/?p=126 ) and also cracked open a Temptation from Russian River.

By: William Brand

William Brand — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:09:56 +0000

Love Schneider Hopfen Weisse. Wish there were more of it around. But sadly, it’s been snatched up. Bruery from Los Angeles, right? They’re starting to make a name for themselves. Ditto Alpine, which is somewhere out of San Diego, I believe. Great selection Dave.

By: William Brand

William Brand — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:33 +0000

Full Sail Amber’s an excellent beer. I like it myself. Sometimes, I’ll drink something like that or perhaps Red Tail Ale from Mendocino Brewing and realize what great beers they are. In this era of Pliny the Elder and Bourbon County Stout and the Abyss, it’s easy to forget the great ones that are merely 5 percent.

By: Rich Walt

Rich Walt — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:13:21 +0000

Full Sail Amber Ale. I was traveling and staying with in-laws who don’t drink. It was available at TJ’s. Certainly went down nice with family hospitality and plenty of traditional food.