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avalon420
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shoo wrote: avalon420 wrote: Good list, however you forgot Old English and Hurricane. Utterly deplorable excuses for beer, I know, but alcohol:weight ratio is through the roof (like tripled, plus the flavour is no worse hot or cold) and perfect for us wall rats or light/ fast alpenises. Yeah, that krap is only beat by a nice red vino (perfect at room temp but I'm not that gay) or R.J. Rockers' Black Pearl(TM). If I may ask, why? If alcohol per pound is what you're looking for, why not something harder, like whiskey? Or better yet, why not a higher quality beer that has a higher ABV? With so many brews out there that kick upwards of 12% and aren't all that expensive, what brings you as a climber to these?
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brownie710
Dec 15, 2009, 6:14 PM
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beer. (read that beer... Period)
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cracklover
Dec 15, 2009, 6:38 PM
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I associate it with big walls. Because it's in a steel can that won't get punctured when the bag gets the crap beat out of it, and it tastes pretty good warm (or even hot).
GO
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milesenoell
Dec 16, 2009, 5:27 AM
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Anybody else notice that all the ads on the side bar have gone from climbing ads to beer and wine ads for this thread?
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mttgross
Dec 16, 2009, 6:00 AM
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I like all your reasons for this beer + Climbing list however, I feel as though you are forgetting something, especially being from the east.
best after climbing beer (not from personal experience of course):
Number 9: Magic Hat Brewery
Based out of wonderful Burlington Vermont. This beer has a happy (as opposed to hoppy) feeling to whoever drinks it and always brings satisfaction through its different flavor than most beers, especially the summer one with a bit of apircot, it is a staple to any drinking and climbing experience in the east coast
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CaptainPolution
Dec 16, 2009, 8:01 AM
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ill stick to my malt liquor. hurricane, king cobra, 4loko
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sbaclimber
Dec 16, 2009, 8:06 AM
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mttgross wrote: I like all your reasons for this beer + Climbing list however, I feel as though you are forgetting something, especially being from the east. best after climbing beer (not from personal experience of course): Number 9: Magic Hat Brewery ..... 
#9 has been mentioned at least 2 or 3 times already.
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zeke_sf
Dec 16, 2009, 9:41 AM
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dlintz wrote: Sitting around a campfire after a day of climbing: 1. Good bourbon. It warms me up, it's compact, doesn't need a cooler, and unlike drinking a bunch of beers I don't have to get out of my sleeping bag in the middle of the night to pee. 2. Old Chub Scottish Ale by Oskar Blues. It's become a part of our climbing trips over the past few years. Even after the ice has melted in the cooler it still tastes great. 3. PBR. Pure nostalgia. d.
1. Weed, man. Compact as fuck, doesn't need a cooler, but you will have to get out of your sleeping bag for munchies (unless you're one of those well provendered, thinking man kinda stoners).
2. YES!!! Great stuff. High alcohol content. Tasty.
3. Those are memories I could do without.
I find my standby is Sierra Nevada. Yes, there are better, but SN is usually available almost anywhere, and, dammit, it's good.
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stredna
Dec 16, 2009, 1:56 PM
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brownie710 wrote: beer. (read that beer... Period)
doesnt even matter if its warm in the summer!
However, ADKs=Frostbite. Possibly my favorite beer ever, unfortunately referred to as IPA for marketing reasons i'm sure.
and lets not forget Glenfiddich or Glenlivet when on a budget.
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cracklover
Dec 16, 2009, 5:56 PM
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sbaclimber wrote: mttgross wrote: I like all your reasons for this beer + Climbing list however, I feel as though you are forgetting something, especially being from the east. best after climbing beer (not from personal experience of course): Number 9: Magic Hat Brewery ..... You didn't actually read through the thread, did you!? #9 has been mentioned at least 2 or 3 times already.
Plus, it tastes like something went horribly wrong in the fermentation process. Actually, it probably did, and they cover it up with all those spices and shit. And then sell it to people who don't know better.
Yech. I'd take PBR over that shit in a heartbeat.
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shoo
Dec 16, 2009, 6:34 PM
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cracklover wrote: sbaclimber wrote: mttgross wrote: I like all your reasons for this beer + Climbing list however, I feel as though you are forgetting something, especially being from the east. best after climbing beer (not from personal experience of course): Number 9: Magic Hat Brewery ..... You didn't actually read through the thread, did you!? #9 has been mentioned at least 2 or 3 times already. Plus, it tastes like something went horribly wrong in the fermentation process. Actually, it probably did, and they cover it up with all those spices and shit. And then sell it to people who don't know better. Yech. I'd take PBR over that shit in a heartbeat. GO
For the record, I intentionally left #9 off my list. I don't personally associate #9 in any way with climbing. I associate it with my girlfriend (non-climber), whose favorite beers are #9 and Circus Boy. Works out decently. The seasonal mixed packs typically come with those two, that season's Odd Notion (random seasonal brew) and something hoppy (Lucky Cat, HIPA, Roxy Rolles, etc.). The Odd Notions are sometimes pretty interesting, and Magic Hat tends to be a little riskier with their hoppier stuff than their milder offerings. I like risky beer.
#9 and Blue Moon were probably the two beers that taught me that beer doesn't have to be the dyed alcoholic fizzy water crap that passes for beer in the states. However, tasty and interesting beers don't have to be produced by adding extracts and spices, and that said additives often serve to mask the overall blah qualities of the beer itself. #9 and Blue Moon are both prime examples of this.
Also, the "not quite pale ale" label on #9 is crap. Yes, it is pale. Yes, it is also an ale. However, the lack of both significant malt and hop character in the beer means that it in no way resembles a "pale ale."
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IsayAutumn
Dec 16, 2009, 7:38 PM
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Mountaineer Pale Ale -- Mountaineer Brewing Co.
I like this beer because I first had it at Seneca, and I have it every time I'm there. It isn't the best pale ale I've ever had, but it definitely evokes strong climbing memories. And it's pretty good. I am not a fan of any of their other beers, however.
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powerline
Dec 16, 2009, 9:02 PM
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Tuckerman Brewing - b/c these folks couldn't market their way out of a paper bag and happen to make a great tasting after session beer.
Blue Moon - Both types, white label and blue label.
Orval - An amazing Trappist Ale. Not worth the cost, but when you find money to burn this is the way to go
Magic Hat - Howl comes in with a nice English Ale type lager taste. Also try the Lucky Kat
PBR - I wouldn't feed that stuff to my dogs, but I guess to each his own
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gmggg
Dec 16, 2009, 10:15 PM
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cracklover wrote: sbaclimber wrote: mttgross wrote: I like all your reasons for this beer + Climbing list however, I feel as though you are forgetting something, especially being from the east. best after climbing beer (not from personal experience of course): Number 9: Magic Hat Brewery ..... You didn't actually read through the thread, did you!? #9 has been mentioned at least 2 or 3 times already. Plus, it tastes like something went horribly wrong in the fermentation process. Actually, it probably did, and they cover it up with all those spices and shit. And then sell it to people who don't know better. Yech. I'd take PBR over that shit in a heartbeat. GO
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#9 blows. But Magic hat has a pretty cool brewery and they do do some really nice one-offs and seasonal brews. They had a really nice peat infused scotch ale the last time I was up there. A little on the nose in terms of gimmicks, but an interesting (lighter) take on the style.
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milesenoell
Dec 17, 2009, 8:28 PM
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powerline wrote: Tuckerman Brewing - b/c these folks couldn't market their way out of a paper bag and happen to make a great tasting after session beer. Blue Moon - Both types, white label and blue label. Orval - An amazing Trappist Ale. Not worth the cost, but when you find money to burn this is the way to go Magic Hat - Howl comes in with a nice English Ale type lager taste. Also try the Lucky Kat PBR - I wouldn't feed that stuff to my dogs, but I guess to each his own
PBR is cheap piss, no question, but I'd take it over a Blue Moon more often than not. That stuff is just plain nasty.
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shoo
Dec 18, 2009, 3:41 PM
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the_climber wrote: Big Rock Traditional Ale, "Trad" as locals call it. Brewed in Calgary, Alberta.
I need to try this beer, if for no other reason than its name.
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gmggg
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shoo wrote: the_climber wrote: Big Rock Traditional Ale, "Trad" as locals call it. Brewed in Calgary, Alberta. I need to try this beer, if for no other reason than its name.
And it's beer.
And I forgot to complement you on an excellent thread!
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jcrew
Dec 18, 2009, 4:12 PM
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shoo wrote: the_climber wrote: Big Rock Traditional Ale, "Trad" as locals call it. Brewed in Calgary, Alberta. I need to try this beer, if for no other reason than its name.
when i first discovered big rock, they only sold 12-packs, or a "case" in canada. i like the cock of the rock porter as well.
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shoo
Dec 18, 2009, 5:48 PM
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gmggg wrote: And it's beer. And I forgot to complement you on an excellent thread!
Why thanks! I am atoning for previous thread creation sins. Hopefully I'm back to neutral at this point.
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the_climber
Dec 18, 2009, 7:18 PM
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jcrew wrote: shoo wrote: the_climber wrote: Big Rock Traditional Ale, "Trad" as locals call it. Brewed in Calgary, Alberta. I need to try this beer, if for no other reason than its name. when i first discovered big rock, they only sold 12-packs, or a " case" in Canada. i like the cock of the rock porter as well.
slight thread drift:
With reference to the term case, it varies depending on ones location within the country (or in some provinces were in the province you are).
Eastern Canada typically refers to a "case" as being a 24 pack (or a "two four" or 2-4).
Within Onterrible it depends on where you are, some areas call a 12 pack a case while others call a 2-4 a case.
Western Canada typically refers to a 12 pack as a case.
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acorneau
Dec 18, 2009, 8:00 PM
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Oops... forgot one:
Fredericksburg Brewery's Enchanted Rock Red Ale!
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jbro_135
Dec 18, 2009, 8:02 PM
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the_climber wrote: jcrew wrote: shoo wrote: the_climber wrote: Big Rock Traditional Ale, "Trad" as locals call it. Brewed in Calgary, Alberta. I need to try this beer, if for no other reason than its name. when i first discovered big rock, they only sold 12-packs, or a " case" in Canada. i like the cock of the rock porter as well. slight thread drift: With reference to the term case, it varies depending on ones location within the country (or in some provinces were in the province you are). Eastern Canada typically refers to a "case" as being a 24 pack (or a "two four" or 2-4). Within Onterrible it depends on where you are, some areas call a 12 pack a case while others call a 2-4 a case. Western Canada typically refers to a 12 pack as a case.
a case is definitely a 12-pack on the east coast
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mascent
Dec 18, 2009, 9:06 PM
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Sierra Nevada and Newcastle! Both have been stashed in my pack by climbing partners to lighten their pack. Good friends, good friends. At least they remembered the beer!
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sherron99
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For me there's only one. Dos Equis Amber.
Once me and my buddy Wayne were training for a trip by parking way off from the wall and humping off trail to get to it. Well his water bladder got a hole in it and he lost most of his water. I told him we could probably just share mine and we did. But it was hot and we drank most of it before we even got to the climb. So we did a few pitches and were ready to rap off when I just bobbled my atc and watched it fall seeming to land on this vegetated ledge. Wayne laughed and made fun but I really wanted it back so I rapped down to the ledge to look for it. I looked all around and couldn't find it anywhere but I did find an old six pack of Dos Equis Amber stashed in a little nook with 4 beers left in it.
Wayne called down, "did you find it?"
I said, "no all I found was some old beer."
he said, "beer? have they been opened?"
"no," i replied.
Real quick like, Wayne raps down to me and asks where they are. I told him that they looked pretty old and held them up. They were kinda crusted with a little dirt and one of the labels was kind of faded.
He walked straight over grabbed one opened it with a biner and started chugging. He let out a big ahhhh and said with a smile, "best goddamn beer I've ever tasted." I laughed and opened another and tried a little sip. Besides being warm and kinda skunky I was thirsty enough to think it was pretty good.
So we sat on our little ledge as the sun was going down just bullshitting and taking in the day. After the second one both of us had a little buzz which was sort of a surprise, but we were greatful. Then after they were gone I said, "lets go find some more Dos Equis." And down we went.
After that, now when I get to a restaurant after a day of climbing it's what I always ask for, and its the only time I drink it. Wayne still calls me up sometimes to go climbing and he'll ask, "Hey, wanna go look for some Dos Equis?"
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chrisJoosse
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My favorite after-climbing beer is: My Own. I love me a hoppy, bright IPA so that's the way I brew it.
Here's how you too can enjoy my 'Model Citizen IPA':
1. Climb with me and drink my beer after, or
2. Make it yourself. Here's how:
all-grain recipe
11.5lbs American 2-row barley
1.5lbs 80L crystal malt
.5lbs cara pils
60 minute single-stage mash@154f
@-60min add 2oz Magnum hops
@-15min add 2oz Amarillo
@-10min add 1oz Simcoe, 1oz Cascade
use 1056 american ale yeast or equivalent
ferment as you would any ale (a week in the primary fermenter, 3 more in secondary, then keg and force-carbonate, bottle the surplus)
Target ~6gallons of ale at 1.058OG, probably ends up at 4-5% alc/vol.
It may sound like a lot of work, but the actual brew process from start to finish is about 3-4 hours, and it's quite a bit of fun to drink your own beer. 
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