Kind of like (when I lived in the East) that I looked forward to a snow storm so I can drink my hot chocolate?
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I remember, fondly, shoveling snow. I lived in the DC area and had clients who were high muckety mucks and HAD to be shoveled out early. Even when it dropped into the teens, shoveling hard made you work up a sweat. I’d come home, go to the basement, and snag an ice cold Heineken from the extra fridge.
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With marshmallow garnish, of course. 
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Marshmallow Heineken. That is something
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…that I wouldn’t willingly drink. 
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Couldn’t be any weirder than the beer names featured on the Not Wine board.
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Let me change this for you 
- go to the basement, and snag an ice cold craft beer from the extra fridge”
Dear God …. I like Ice Cream …. I like Beer …. In separate containers.
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Maybe a kriek or framboise lambic? Nope, I’m not going to experiment. 
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Shit, I wish I had a closet in my bathroom so I could find out.
I think a lot of times the texture to meat is lesser with too much room like that. Love to know that is. Maybe Chemicalkinetics, er some sciency type, could edjicayt us a touch.
Not with those two lambics. One assuredly goes to Haedes for wasting such gold.
I’ve had them ….
Although that would doubtless be wonderful, I like the snap, hyper-carbonation, and crispness of Heineken. It is, to me, perfect for such a moment (and others). Carlsberg or Stella would be ok, too.
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We have le Creuset Dutch ovens in that size aswell as others.
I think they are really versatile and I doubt they will ever leave the house.
Me too, and I imbibed with mucho gusto.
I love some of the craft beers, but they’re soo hit or miss. 1 out of 10 is decent, 1 for 20 in the good category, and 1 out of 100 I’d buy again. Least you know what you’re getting with the Heineken. Problem is, I’d have to waste money on that 100 cans to find the good one. $300. In the meantime, I’m drinking poor/mediocre, but well labeled , brew to find the great one in the canpile.
I’ve tried to find Honkman’s pilsener recs in stores but couldn’t. The craft brews I’ve had, with the open mind of “please be better than a Euro lager” has most times fallen short, even of Heineken. Had a great local Kolsch, though. One of the few pleasant surprises; but not enough to vershadow all the sht I had to sift through to find it.
Heineken is also cheaper. How can I pay $2 for a pint of Guinness, shipped from Ireland, then $3 for an American pint , same amount of malt, etc, from less than 100 miles from my house? The Guinness is also the better beer. Better malt, without doubt.
I bought said $3 pint and liked it. Scotch Ale from WI Brewing Company in Verona, WI. Solid Scottish style (similar to McEwen’s ale). Why is that $3 and the Guinness only $2? Prolly would be worth it if we could grow barley like the Irish can. The WBC can didn’t even have any great art of the can.
Craft beers remind me of the hot sauce craze not to long ago. Lot’s of great advertising, few differences and improvements over anything already established. I’m convinced the pretty can, art aside, is an extra $1. Should have some pretty art for that. I now have 3 I have really liked, out of (gotta be close to 300) hopeful attempts. $900 to find those three.
Honkman, I know you like to call the Heinekens safe beers. You are correct. But most of the craft offerings I’ve had are liquid headaches. I can remember trying some and despising every aspect of the brew, then read people gush on about them. Guess I’d rather stay safe… rather than very frequently be sorry. Sorry.
On the other hand, the US has to do something. I doubt the future is importing products like beer and such, because the fuel is insane, and getting insaner. There are bright spots; but few and very far between in craft/micro USA. The can art will go down in history, though. I collected many a can in my youth. Some of these honeys are cool as hell looking. Wish the contents more frequently justified the art effort and fancy shmansy can as well as the $ that goes with the whole product. Hopefully, someday. Then, when you finally like one, it turns out to be a seasonal offering and it’s gone. Back to the dandelion eating IPA offerings.
I’m glad craft beers are popular and making money. I just don’t see much quality compared to the safe. “Safe” in my opinion means years, decades, centuries of doing and perfecting. Maybe it’s my age. I don’t have youth on my side like Tim. 
No diss, Honkman, you know I’ve agreed to disagree. Just opining on the side of the safe beers. That said, I’m not a Heineken man.
I remember reading an article written by Michael Jackson (not the “yeehee!” singer, but the beer critic from England.) Considered the foremost expert of his day, he was asked which country is the best place to drink beer, and he threw around comparisons of the many places he’s been and imbibed with locals. He said, surprisingly, the USA. Where else can got just about any brew out there? I used to go to a pub that had 300 pulls from everywhere, and another 500 different bottle selections in the cooler. Kid in a candy store.
This is why I love my 5Q CI Dutch oven. Made in the US, like our craft beers.
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I agree on the sad state of most craft beers and that Heineken is safe and undistinguished. Are you really over 75?!
54, and feeling too old to try :
- Tepache smoothie-style sour.
- Oyster gose.
- Pizza Time “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” beer.
- Cake! Coffee cake amber beer.
- Smoked sage beer.
- Vanilla Villain Reserve vanilla barrel-aged stout.
- Light lager with cucumber, cantaloupe, and honeydew.
- Bacon and coffee stout.
With age comes patience, NOT. I can’t try all this crap hoping for a miracle that comes close to safe. I’m having a Guinness when I get home. Good and safe.
I get the rage, though. I would have probably been on the bandwagon when I was 20; save for the expense part. Huber was a craft brewery in the day. $4 a case was pretty reasonable, and better than 98% of the craft/micro I’m tasting now.
Number 5 caught me, because I’ve had Breckenridge Vanilla Porter and would rather drink 12oz of bile mix with vinegar than that shit again. Just the thought makes my head hurt.
Breckenridge Brewery - Vanilla Porter (6 pack bottles)
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| Producer | Breckenridge Brewery |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Region | Colorado |
| Style | Porter |
| Sku | 29584 |
| Size | 6 pack bottles |
Breckenridge Brewery Description
Who would have thought deep in the jungles of Papua New Guinea and Madagascar grew the perfect ingredient to build an extraordinary Porter in Colorado? An ale that has all the chocolate and roasted nut flavor of a classic Porter, with an enigmatic surprise thrown in for good measure, real vanilla bean. Breckenridge Brewery’s Vanilla Porter. A vanilla kiss in a rich, dark sea.
It all translates to a glass o’ ass.
