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Boglehead Beer
What is a Boglehead beer? It should have good taste but it should be reasonable in cost, right?
What is the beer of choice for the Boglehead? Also, what is the beer of choice when splurging?
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What is the beer of choice for the Boglehead? Also, what is the beer of choice when splurging?
:lol:
My personal top secret two beers:
* Yuengling - light, tasty, often the cheapest beer in the store. Not a lot to it, but an unoffensive refreshing summer brew. Go figure.
* Killian's Red - Often belittled just for being a Coors product, actually has good flavor, and again -- readily available and cheap.
* Yuengling - light, tasty, often the cheapest beer in the store. Not a lot to it, but an unoffensive refreshing summer brew. Go figure.
* Killian's Red - Often belittled just for being a Coors product, actually has good flavor, and again -- readily available and cheap.
YoungLion wrote:I drink Ninkasi Total Domination IPA. One on Friday night and one on Saturday night. I don't drink during the work week.
$5.19/single 22 oz beer?
http://www.northwestliquidgold.com/prod ... -22oz.html#
I buy good beer. Mostly small brewery beers from California (where I live). When I go to the store, I see which of my favorites beers are on sale and I stock up. At any given point I have 12 to 24 beers waiting to go into the fridge.
If I don't buy when on sale, most of the beer I drink is $8-10 on sale for a 6 pack. On sale, most of the time what I like is $6-7.
If figure, I'm going to drink alcohol, I might as well drink something I'm going to appreciate.
If I don't buy when on sale, most of the beer I drink is $8-10 on sale for a 6 pack. On sale, most of the time what I like is $6-7.
If figure, I'm going to drink alcohol, I might as well drink something I'm going to appreciate.
$11 a four pack?dkdoy wrote:Agree about Ninkasi, very good. However, my favorite is Dogfish head 90 min IPA.
http://www.thewinestop.com/dogfish-head ... inestop_en
About $3.99/bottle in the store . . . $38 for 12 in the local Costco. Not real Boglehead, but I don't drink that much and don't mind shelling out $6.33 a week for something I enjoy. Now if I could only find a $5000 watch . . .DRiP Guy wrote:YoungLion wrote:I drink Ninkasi Total Domination IPA. One on Friday night and one on Saturday night. I don't drink during the work week.
$5.19/single 22 oz beer?
http://www.northwestliquidgold.com/prod ... -22oz.html#
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Look at some of the other leading brewers like Russian River or Founders - $11 is a fair price for the 90 min IPA. Any Dogfish Head brews are good with me. I also like some Ommegang brews like the Three Philosophers Quadrupel. It has a somewhat better price point at ~$9 for a 24oz.DRiP Guy wrote:$11 a four pack?dkdoy wrote:Agree about Ninkasi, very good. However, my favorite is Dogfish head 90 min IPA.
http://www.thewinestop.com/dogfish-head ... inestop_en
Beer is one thing I don't skimp on, but I would agree with your earlier comment that one of the best value beers is Yuengling.
Edit: My most recent pink up was the Bear Republic brewing companies Racer 5 IPA. Brewed in Cali all year round - at $9 for a 6-pack and 7% ABV it's a great value, IMHO. It's IBU is ~75, which is pretty inline with my tastes considering my #1 is Dogfish Head's 60 IPA, which ironically has a ~60 IBU.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/61 ... =7&start=0
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Beer, coffee, and wine (to a lesser extent, IMO) are not things to go all cheap-o with.
My beers:
Bass
Blue Moon or Leinenkugel wheat offerings
Sapporo
Pilsner Urquell
Shiner!
Have to agree with Yeungling, too. Comes in cans for poolside but better in glass!
My beers:
Bass
Blue Moon or Leinenkugel wheat offerings
Sapporo
Pilsner Urquell
Shiner!
Have to agree with Yeungling, too. Comes in cans for poolside but better in glass!
"By singing in harmony from the same page of the same investing hymnal, the Diehards drown out market noise." |
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--Jason Zweig, quoted in The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
You should try the Dogfish Head 120 min IPA, if you can find it. I think Dogfish Head is getting a bit too popular and dropping in quality, as I haven't been impressed with their latest stuff. The pumpkin ale was a disappointment.dkdoy wrote:Agree about Ninkasi, very good. However, my favorite is Dogfish head 90 min IPA.
Try Old Dominion or Weyerbacher (enable browser cookies). I really like any beer from Weyerbacher.
I would agree that Yuengling (enable browser cookies) is a good "Boglehead" beer. It's inexpensive, but not poor quality, and you won't be disappointed. Good value. As the oldest brewery in the US, it's also got a proven track record. They're only 75 miles from Vanguard.
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Kona Brewing company (on the Big Island) distributes throughout Hawaii. Their Fire Rock Pale Ale is quite delicious - it's light and not too bitter, but still maintains a decent ABV at 5.9%.woof755 wrote:Visiting a friend in Hawaii in a week (a friend indeed!). Any beers there I shouldn't miss?
Seeing that you like Yeungling (even though it's a lager) chances are you will like Kona's Fire Rock.
When you hit up the ABC store or wherever you get your beer - look out for Deschutes Brewery six packs. I found a few places (actually some in Kauai) that carried this beer (brewed in Oregon) and managed to pick up their Inversion IPA. It will be quite different than the beers you like, but Beeradvocate gives Deschutes pretty good ratings.
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Thanks! Great tips! I generally find a way to like almost any beer that finds its way into a frosty mug and my grubby mitts. (almost) I'm sure I'll enjoy Fire Rock!XtremeSki2001 wrote:Kona Brewing company (on the Big Island) distributes throughout Hawaii. Their Fire Rock Pale Ale is quite delicious - it's light and not too bitter, but still maintains a decent ABV at 5.9%.woof755 wrote:Visiting a friend in Hawaii in a week (a friend indeed!). Any beers there I shouldn't miss?
Seeing that you like Yeungling (even though it's a lager) chances are you will like Kona's Fire Rock.
When you hit up the ABC store or wherever you get your beer - look out for Deschutes Brewery six packs. I found a few places (actually some in Kauai) that carried this beer (brewed in Oregon) and managed to pick up their Inversion IPA. It will be quite different than the beers you like, but Beeradvocate gives Deschutes pretty good ratings.
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I loved their pumpkin ale and haven't noticed a drop in quality - sorry you had a bad experience.LadyGeek wrote:You should try the Dogfish Head 120 min IPA, if you can find it. I think Dogfish Head is getting a bit too popular and dropping in quality, as I haven't been impressed with their latest stuff. The pumpkin ale was a disappointment.dkdoy wrote:Agree about Ninkasi, very good. However, my favorite is Dogfish head 90 min IPA.
120 min IPA is only made three times a year - it will be for sale in May, September and December of this year.
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Many Bogleheads are DIY investors. I'll suggest homebrew.
As a homebrewer:
1. I always try to have a large selection of different styles available-I emulate the market.
2. My beer is at least as good as the professionals, and it costs less-5 gallons of quality homebrew starts at $30.
3. I pay attention to my pipeline, making sure to make more if I am low, or to brew something new if I need to diversify.
4. Most people don't learn how, so they are very impressed with the results of my efforts.
Homebrewing: Indexing for beer snobs. 8)
As a homebrewer:
1. I always try to have a large selection of different styles available-I emulate the market.
2. My beer is at least as good as the professionals, and it costs less-5 gallons of quality homebrew starts at $30.
3. I pay attention to my pipeline, making sure to make more if I am low, or to brew something new if I need to diversify.
4. Most people don't learn how, so they are very impressed with the results of my efforts.
Homebrewing: Indexing for beer snobs. 8)
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According to #3, you are constantly rebalancing.Keim wrote:Many Bogleheads are DIY investors. I'll suggest homebrew.
As a homebrewer:
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3. I pay attention to my pipeline, making sure to make more if I am low, or to brew something new if I need to diversify.
...Homebrewing: Indexing for beer snobs. 8)
Indexing? For beer, searching for alpha puts active management in an entirely different perspective.
Not really. Once I was properly diversified, I found I needed to "rebalance" about once every six months.LadyGeek wrote:According to #3, you are constantly rebalancing.Keim wrote:Many Bogleheads are DIY investors. I'll suggest homebrew.
As a homebrewer:
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3. I pay attention to my pipeline, making sure to make more if I am low, or to brew something new if I need to diversify.
...Homebrewing: Indexing for beer snobs. 8)
Indexing? For beer, searching for alpha puts active management in an entirely different perspective.
5 gallons=approx. 50 12 oz bottles. That lasts a while, esp. once you've brewed a few different styles.
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+1Steelersfan wrote:Pabst Blue Ribbon at home (I'm obviously not a beer connoisseur), Yuengling when I go out.
When I travel to Germany, it's whatever brand of Weiss bier they have in the area.
-2If you ask some of the critics on the recent car threads, Natural Light or Milwaukee's Best. Preferably 5-year old cans obtained at a salvage sale after the local beer store burned to the ground.
I love PBR. Not only did it see my grandpa and uncles through 3 wars, it's actually not half bad and less than 8 bucks a 12 pack
I do buy yingling now and then for variety, or if PBR isn't available.
Oh, and I absolutely dont touch Natty or 'the Beast'. I *do* have standards you know. :roll:
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A mixture of everything in their market weights? Say 22% Budweiser, 7% Sam Adams, 3% Molson, 1% Guinness, etc...
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I personally would recommend a tilt, to take advantage of the DmL (dark minus light) premium.
Brad
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I personally would recommend a tilt, to take advantage of the DmL (dark minus light) premium.
Brad
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Not only read it, but it's bookmarked with numerous recipes that we've tried. Tilt whatever way you want.Keim wrote:I read a book by the John Bogle of homebrewing, Charlie Pappazian.
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing.
Try the Cherry Fever Stout, use 20 oz. of dried cherries if you can't get fresh ones.
(Charlie Papazian.)
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I thought that Fat Tire was too thin, and I've sampled the "real" stuff in CO and also cloned the recipe as a home brew. I use Bud light cans as target practice for my air pistol. Full.yukonjack wrote:A tasty micro brew out of Ft. Collins, CO...Odell Brewing CO. Another good CO brew but with a bigger audience is Fat Tire. On a hot summer day I go with something a bit lighter such as Bud Lt.
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Beers are really personal. I drink all kinds of beer and like the ones that have a bit of flavor. As a result, I tend to like either wheat beers or darker beers.
On the light side, Blue Moon is pretty good and easy to get.
When I lived out East, I always like Yuengling. It's one of the darker beers, but not to everyone's taste. Drink it cold since it gets skunky as it warms up. Now that I live out in the midwest I can't find it any more and people outside of the Eastern Seaboard thinks Yuengling is a Chinese beer. Currently, I drink Shiner Bock from Texas, which is kind of similar.
For foreign beers, I typically like Chimay. There's also a Candian beer that I order by accident I really like call La Fin Du Monde (end of the world).
On the light side, Blue Moon is pretty good and easy to get.
When I lived out East, I always like Yuengling. It's one of the darker beers, but not to everyone's taste. Drink it cold since it gets skunky as it warms up. Now that I live out in the midwest I can't find it any more and people outside of the Eastern Seaboard thinks Yuengling is a Chinese beer. Currently, I drink Shiner Bock from Texas, which is kind of similar.
For foreign beers, I typically like Chimay. There's also a Candian beer that I order by accident I really like call La Fin Du Monde (end of the world).
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Hi, can I come over to your place to "discuss index funds"?billern wrote:I buy good beer. Mostly small brewery beers from California (where I live). When I go to the store, I see which of my favorites beers are on sale and I stock up. At any given point I have 12 to 24 beers waiting to go into the fridge.
I just made one of his Bitters: Ruddles Bitter. Next on the list is a recipe from that book for a raspberry stout.LadyGeek wrote:Not only read it, but it's bookmarked with numerous recipes that we've tried. Tilt whatever way you want.Keim wrote:I read a book by the John Bogle of homebrewing, Charlie Pappazian.
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing.
Try the Cherry Fever Stout, use 20 oz. of dried cherries if you can't get fresh ones.
(Charlie Papazian.)
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For simplicity, and to avoid having to choose which beer is best, I just drink a market cap weighted mixture of all beers, which I call "Boglehead Bock".
. . . Ah, yes, too late, already pointed out a short while ago.
In this case, I will stick with a 100% allocation to belgian.
. . . Ah, yes, too late, already pointed out a short while ago.
In this case, I will stick with a 100% allocation to belgian.
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It gets a bit frothy at times, but I am comfortable with it.baw703916 wrote:That sounds like a good allocation.Keim wrote:I'm a slice and dicer. I have a small beer cap value tilt.baw703916 wrote:A mixture of everything in their market weights? Say 22% Budweiser, 7% Sam Adams, 3% Molson, 1% Guinness, etc...
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Brad
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So I'll take heat for this I know b/c this stuff isn't cheap but I'm just not the beer guy I was growing up (wine is the preference now) and if I get a beer for home now it's probably going to be Three Philosophers from Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown. It's a "beer experience." Well, actually it's a mix of ale and lambic, but you know what I mean.
To make up for it I will say that my favorite beverage with caviar (that somebody else is buying) is Rolling Rock. Blows expensive Champagne and vodka right out of the water with those salty morsels!
To make up for it I will say that my favorite beverage with caviar (that somebody else is buying) is Rolling Rock. Blows expensive Champagne and vodka right out of the water with those salty morsels!
Don't reach for yield.
Corona is the one I keep going back to as long as I can get it reasonably priced at Costco. They had Samuel Adams at Costco yesterday so I picked up a case to try but all of our bridge night gang thought it was a bit too bitter.
Widmer Hefeweizen is decent and Deschutes makes a dark dessert beer with chocolate that is to die for but hard to find except at their brewery in Bend, OR.
Widmer Hefeweizen is decent and Deschutes makes a dark dessert beer with chocolate that is to die for but hard to find except at their brewery in Bend, OR.
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How about Bogle wine?
How about Bogle wine? Boglehead beer? Not really, because I prefer wine. I can buy Bogle wine locally. I can say that I am on the Bogle bandwagon, but not the winery's Bogle Bandwagon (a wine club). http://www.boglewinery.com/wineclub_info.php I see that Indiana residents aren't eligible. Your's might be.
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