I brew, you brew, hopefully we don't spew: The Beer Thread

[Violentvixen]

I'm going off alcohol temporarily for Reasons, so I've been reading back through this thread for N/A beer recs. Thanks to all who posted, but if you've made any new discoveries since last year or have any further suggestions, please share! The stuff on shelves nearby is limited, so all I've really tried so far is Athletic's All Out Dark which is... fine. Took a moment for me to get used to it and I don't think I'd really call it a stout, but it's better than nothing when I'm feeling like a dark beer. I might try ordering some things off the Better Rhodes site mentioned above, though people's comments about shipping costs are making me preemptively wince a bit.

So one thing I reminded myself about after traveling out of state is how much easier it is to buy it elsewhere. Bevmo and Total Wine aren't in Oregon but should have a LOT of selection including NA stuff. I saw the Busty Lush brand I liked at a Bevmo in CA but have never seen it in any stores in Oregon.

But yeah, NA stuff in general is exploding in popularity right now so I'd be curious if you find some new ones you like. And if you do decide to try Better Rhodes let me know and I'll dig up that referral code, doesn't offset shipping but should help.

 

[Violentvixen]

Miller Lite, I'm proud of you. Requesting people send back all their sexist advertising, offering $10 in merch as a thanks, and then donating the fertilizer and hops to female brewers?

I love that they acknowledge their role too:

“We recognize that Miller Lite played a contributing roe in this in the past,” she says. “We’ve been collecting our and other brands outdated, old sexist ads, displays and posters for months. We have been buying and removing any pieces we could find on the internet.”

Also if any of you don't know the Pink Boots Society is a legit brewing group and I pay attention when they're included in something this big.

 

[Kirin]

Nice. Afraid I’m still not interested in drinking Miller but the gesture is appreciated. 😉

 

[Kirin]

So while keeping an eye out for convenient NA beer, I noticed my local coop now has NA Guinness of all things. Now, as a fan of big bad aged craft stouts, Guinness has always seemed a little thin to me and basically the epitome of “...yeah, it’s fine”. (I hear it’s better in Ireland, but haven’t gotten a chance to try that.) Anyway the NA version is... still fine. Nothing amazing in itself but probably the closest NA to regular comparison I’ve come across. So I guess it’ll be a nice thing to keep on hand if I just feel like an okay lightish stout.

 

[Kirin]

Due to both the weather warming up and the dearth of readily available NA dark beers, I’ve been trying some NA Hazy IPAs. I found Sam Adam’s “Just the Haze” at a local pub and it’s actually quite good. Could barely tell it’s NA really, though I’m not exactly a connoisseur when it comes to IPAs. Sadly though, Althletics “Free Wave” contribution isn’t as good and I just don’t like it very much, which is a pity because I picked up a whole 6pack...

 

[John]

So while keeping an eye out for convenient NA beer, I noticed my local coop now has NA Guinness of all things. Now, as a fan of big bad aged craft stouts, Guinness has always seemed a little thin to me and basically the epitome of “...yeah, it’s fine”. (I hear it’s better in Ireland, but haven’t gotten a chance to try that.) Anyway the NA version is... still fine. Nothing amazing in itself but probably the closest NA to regular comparison I’ve come across. So I guess it’ll be a nice thing to keep on hand if I just feel like an okay lightish stout.

The AirBnB house we rented a few weeks ago had some of this in the fridge, so I tried one. I agree, it's "fine", not something I'd buy, but it was pretty close to the regular version. I preferred their Extra Stout to the regular light stout, but all Guinness were only good for the novelty of getting a black & tan.

 

[Issun]

Athletic Brewing (which specializes entirely in NA beer) has a new Witcher tie-in beer called Geralt's Gold. It's a hoppy Helles lager and it's honestly one of the best NAs I've ever had. It's a couple of dollars more than Athletic's other offerings, but it's good enough that I'm willing to toss a coin their way.

 

[Violentvixen]

Athletic Brewing (which specializes entirely in NA beer) has a new Witcher tie-in beer called Geralt's Gold. It's a hoppy Helles lager and it's honestly one of the best NAs I've ever had. It's a couple of dollars more than Athletic's other offerings, but it's good enough that I'm willing to toss a coin their way.

I have tried so much Athletic Brewing stuff and just haven't been impressed by any of of it. But I like Helles so I will give 'em another shot with this one.