Comments on: Saint Arnold Brewery Review: Looking for a New Patron Saint of Brewing

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:05:10 +0000

Sounds good. Shoot me an email on the contact page telling me if there’s a certain beer like Pliny the Elder that I can send you. I’d love to try some stuff. I’ll leave it to your discretion as to what you think is good to send.

By: Jglass (the juiceman)

Jglass (the juiceman) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:38:07 +0000

I’d agree. Normal Dead Guy is wayyy overrated…

I could send you a can of Bombshell Blonde and their newest offering, Buried Hatchet Stout. The Stout is a breakfast/desert beer hahaha… it’s really creamy and chocolatey– but not PURE chocolate. Great beer. Rahr has a couple quality offerings as well… they’re my “local” brewery.

We could do a trade if you wanted to send back a cali brew or two… pretty much any non-major (micro-)brewery out there I’d be interested in (stouts and IPAs generally).

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:16:02 +0000

Double Dead Guy. I like it much more than the normal Dead Guy. Rogue is hit and miss for me but I do like a few of their brews. I’d love to try some of the Southern Star stuff. Just let me know what you have in mind. I shoot you an email for too long.

By: Jglass (the juiceman)

Jglass (the juiceman) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:06:54 +0000

I’ve got to send some beers to a friend who hooked me up with a Double Dead Guy (he got a case for $40 from their “garage sale”).. I’d be down to send out some Southern Star or something for you if you’d like.

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By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:59:44 +0000

I didn’t get to drink any Blondes when I was there. I’d love to try some more of Southern Star stuff. I will next time I visit Andrea’s bro in Tex.

By: Jglass (the juiceman)

Jglass (the juiceman) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:51:24 +0000

What are your thoughts on TX Blonde Ales if you got to try? Southern Star’s Bombshell Blonde is one of my favorite session beers and mixes PERFECTLY with practically anything.

I envy you being in CA.

From now on I will no longer be the Juiceman.. Just Jglass

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:39:12 +0000

The Southern Star Pine Belt Pale I had was pretty decent. I didn’t get to try too much outside the Saint Arnold stuff. I think we ought to support local stuff that’s around us too, which is really easy here in CA.

By: the juiceman (jglass)

the juiceman (jglass) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:32:43 +0000

Got here from Nate’s “Everyone’s A Critic” blog.

I was lucky enough to get a 6pack of the Divine Reserve and was largely impressed by it. As someone who believes in supporting your local breweries as much as possible, I always make sure to keep some St. Arnold, Real Ale, Southern Star, and Rahr on hand but have found most TX breweries tend to make a pretty middle of the road beer. Too much BMC around these parts…

By: Everyone's A Critic | Thank Heaven for Beer

Everyone's A Critic | Thank Heaven for Beer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:24:03 +0000

[...] In a recent review, Mike objectively reviewed a line of beers, walking a tight line between truthful… Here at Thank Heaven for Beer we revere those who create our favorite beverage and never desire to insult a brewer while reviewing their product. In his review of St. Arnold Brewery, while he found some of their beers refreshing, Mike honestly stated that one beer in particular, the Oktoberfest, was a sink worthy beer and stated why he rendered such judgment. The breweries PR/Marketing guy responded with a sublte air of offense. I was a little surprised. [...]

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:31:24 +0000

I agree with the sentiment. For the most part, I would drink Sam’s Lagers. There is room to make the Pilsner awesome for Saint Arnold. I would drink 4 or 5 of the Saint Arnold’s on a regular basis. They’ve got some good stuff and could afford to rework some, too.