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Beer said:
Update - apparently you can only bring so much across the border so he brought me 2 mini bottles of cheap *** brandy. Thanks guy.
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wtf?

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I've begun an experiment to determine the best abv/$ for beer at Utah state liquor stores.

First up: Peter's Brand Classics -- Dutch Style Pilsner $1.39/16.9oz can, 5%abv

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Strong showing. Setting the bar high out of the gate. Few beers cost less per can and most are 12oz vs 16.9oz, although at 5% ABV I imagine the abv/$ criteria will kill this one pretty fast.

This is a pilsner along the lines of Budweiser or Stella Artois (yeah, no real distinction there). As such it is very acceptable. More malty than either, it would be my preference in the light (not a diet term) lager category. Certainly worth the money if you're buying light lagers at the LQ.

This guy rates a 0.61oz of pure ethanol per $1.

5%abv*16.9oz/$1.39=0.61


More to come in my Cheapest Bang for Your Buck at the Utah State Liquor Store series....
 
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Gameface said:
I've begun an experiment to determine the best abv/$ for beer at Utah state liquor stores.

First up: Peter's Brand Classics -- Dutch Style Pilsner $1.25/16oz can, 5%abv

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Strong showing. Setting the bar high out of the gate. Few beers cost less per can and most are 12oz vs 16oz, although at 5% ABV I imagine the abv/$ criteria will kill this one pretty fast.

This is a pilsner along the lines of Budweiser or Stella Artois (yeah, no real distinction there). As such it is very acceptable. More malty than either, it would be my preference in the light (not a diet term) lager category. Certainly worth the money if you're buying light lagers at the LQ.

This guy rates a 0.64oz of pure ethanol per $1.

5%abv/16oz/$1.25=0.64


More to come in my Cheapest Bang for Your Buck at the Utah State Liquor Store series....
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Love this experiment.

Fwiw..... icehouse, : 1 dollar per beer, 5.5%
 
Chamomile tea with orange blossom honey, does that count?
 
Beer said:
It was crazy how well the alcohol was hidden.
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It's basically made from the same ingredients I make my favorite beer with, but about twice as potent.

It's brewed with classic Maris
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Otter malt and Fuggles and East Kent Goldings hops, all imported from England.
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mmmmm, otter malt and fuggles.
 
Marris Otter is a winter harvested barley that is malted using the traditional and much more labor intensive floor malting technique. Is is the gold standard English malt and the only base grain I use any more.

Fuggles...I don't really like. They are common in the kinds of bitter I brew but I have switched to using exclusively East Kent Goldings hops. Many people describe fuggles as having a distinct cat piss quality and I pretty much agree. If in that beer they are the bittering hop then the cat piss character will be minimal to nonexistent. If they are the finishing hop then I might end up not liking that beer.

East Kent Goldings has a somewhat earthy and floral character. Germany has the corner on what are called noble hops, but EKG is often considered either a noble or a nearly nobel hop. Nobel hops are low in alpha acids and cumulone, making them especially smooth and plesant.

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I brewed today so I'm feeling especially frisky when it comes to beer.

I made an Imperial Irish Red Ale, but I'm flipping the script and calling my imperial ale a Dynastic ale, because this beer was originally brewed in honor of my wife.

Just to throw extra info out there that no one probably cares about but the first version of the beer I brewed today I brewed under a blood moon. It was called "Young Red Dragon Dynasty" but I'm still working on the name. The first one was a 5%ABV beer, this one is an "imperial" version meaning that it has a higher abv, which should come in a little above 7%. So, instead of calling it "Young Red Dragon Dynasty" I'm going to call it "Red Dragon" a Dynastic Irish Red Ale. I think it's a funny play on the use of the word imperial and it still honors my wife.

Just for unneeded clarification, my wife has red(ish)--don't tell her I said red(ish), she's pretty sure it's red--hair and was born the year of the dragon and her name is Dynasty.

Here's a pic I want to use for the label but it is copyrighted.

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Gameface said:
I brewed today so I'm feeling especially frisky when it comes to beer.

I made an Imperial Irish Red Ale, but I'm flipping the script and calling my imperial ale a Dynastic ale, because this beer was originally brewed in honor of my wife.

Just to throw extra info out there that no one probably cares about but the first version of the beer I brewed today I brewed under a blood moon. It was called "Young Red Dragon Dynasty" but I'm still working on the name. The first one was a 5%ABV beer, this one is an "imperial" version meaning that it has a higher abv, which should come in a little above 7%. So, instead of calling it "Young Red Dragon Dynasty" I'm going to call it "Red Dragon" a Dynastic Irish Red Ale. I think it's a funny play on the use of the word imperial and it still honors my wife.

Just for unneeded clarification, my wife has red(ish)--don't tell her I said red(ish), she's pretty sure it's red--hair and was born the year of the dragon and her name is Dynasty.

Here's a pic I want to use for the label but it is copyrighted.

the_young_red_dragon_postcard-r58edb95717854155b3df01cdd131b0b1_vgbaq_8byvr_324.jpg
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That a picture of danaerys?
 
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