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theboatmanscall Nov 5, 2006 04:53 AM

Great Titles for Beers

I just saw two beers with the best titles:

- Lenny Bruce R.I.P.A from Hebrew; looks like a double ipa

- Brother Tholonious belgian style from North Coast Brewing

curious to know if anyone tried these yet. any thoughts?

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    jo_mama Nov 9, 2008 08:23 PM

    The Hebrew Lenny Bruce RIPA is delicious. It has a nice full flavor, and the aging process in a whiskey barrel adds a great, uncommon flavor in the background. If you like full-flavored beers, it is a must.

    1. hotoynoodle Dec 2, 2006 06:55 PM

      "pink elephant pachyderm stout"

      "alimony ale"

      1. Chinon00 Dec 2, 2006 06:41 PM

        Nodding Head Brewpub in Philly: Hoptimus Prime!

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          hon Nov 27, 2006 05:26 PM

          "Small Craft Warning" from Clipper Mill Brewery in Baltimore

          http://www.clippercitybeer.com/

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            Nechushtan Nov 27, 2006 05:18 PM

            Arrogant Bastard Ale from Stone Brewing Co. is one of my favorite titled beers, and the text they have to go along with it is quite humorous too. Damn good ale as well.
            http://www.arrogantbastard.com/

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              eleatic stranger Nov 27, 2006 02:52 AM

              Surly Furious is a great name for that particularly hoppy amalgam that comes out of Brooklyn Park, MN...

              1. tuqueboy Nov 24, 2006 02:01 AM

                Hey folks.
                Speaking of funny beer names, if you wanna create one, this Random Beer Name generator is pure genius.
                http://www.strangebrew.ca/beername.php
                Here are some of my faves it came up with:
                Satan's Cranky Shitszu Russian Imperial Stout
                Insane Ewok Porter
                Yellow Retarded Bastard Oud Bruin
                Grunting Gloworm Bière de Garde
                Sizzling Forbidden Donut Wee Heavy
                Brown Full Moon Pale Ale
                Santa's Gnarly Beige Lemur Oud Bruin
                L. Ron Hubbard's Stinky Mantaray Brown Ale
                Fat Mothra Altbier
                The Moose Formerly Known As Mikhail Baryshnikov's El Dente Tripel
                Sneaky Sheep Stout

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                  Luwak Nov 18, 2006 08:39 PM

                  Full Sail's "Wreck the Halls" Christmas brew
                  Lagunitas "Hairy Eyeball Ale"
                  Terrapin's "Wake-n-Bake" Coffee-Oatmeal Imperial Stout

                  I have a can of Schmidt beer from thirty years ago that features a bear overlooking a strip mine on the label.

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                    MakingSense Nov 17, 2006 11:40 PM

                    Ale Mary, Full of Taste - Limited Edition by Rock Bottom Brewery for the Pope's visit to Denver several years ago...

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                      ali patts Nov 17, 2006 05:13 PM

                      I like TEA (can't remember who makes it but very appropriate for my family) and 'old tom' which has a cat winking on the bottle.

                      Though the biggest laugh was when I turned up an old boyfriend's flat with a few bottles of 'duff'. I kid you not. It actually wasn't bad, a dark beer rather than a stout, still makes me smile. D'oh!

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                      1. re: ali patts
                        Jim Dorsch Nov 17, 2006 11:37 PM

                        Probably Hog's Back Traditional English Ale

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                        Herm Nov 17, 2006 06:58 AM

                        'Dead Guy Ale' from Rouge - and totally unrelated, the hot sauce called 'asbirnin' that comes in a little asprin bottle...

                        1. punelle Nov 15, 2006 01:32 AM

                          The Belgian beer Delirium Tremens has always made me chuckle when I see it in the store. At 8.5%, it can live up to its name the next day if you spend a full evening taking it down.

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                            Luwak Nov 15, 2006 01:19 AM

                            When I was in Iceland I drank a bottle of Polar Beer. (There's a polar bear on the label.)

                            1. Chinon00 Nov 14, 2006 07:33 PM

                              There’s a small brewpub near me call General Lafayette. The brewer can give his brews some peculiar names including:
                              1) Over The Hop IPA
                              2) All Fuggled Up Amber
                              3) Dunkel Sam
                              4) I’ll Be Bock
                              5) Alt! Who Goes There?

                              1. Chinon00 Nov 14, 2006 06:56 PM

                                There is a beer recipe called I believe "HOPocalypse"! God I just love that.

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                                  VegaCarpio Nov 14, 2006 06:08 PM

                                  Brother Thelonious is a great beed with a great name.
                                  have you also seen the ad? love it too:
                                  "A Monk's Dream. Straight. No Chaser."

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                                    barndog Nov 14, 2006 05:01 AM

                                    At the GABF in September I tried Old Leghumper Porter by Thirsty Dog Brewing from Centerville, Ohio.
                                    Good porter, but...
                                    best. name. ever.

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                                      jkent Nov 11, 2006 11:14 PM

                                      I have had the Lenny Bruce R.I.P.A. (the R is for Rye, as I recall) and it was very good. I was a little skeptical of the He'brew beers at first...I figured that they probably thought that since they had a good marketing gimmick they didn't need to worry about the quality of the beer...but it's very good.

                                      The most amusing name for a beer I have seen recently is "Kentucky Breakfast". It's a double stout, 10% abv, which was one of the highest-rated beers of all on beeradvocate.com. I believe the brewery is in Michigan. It was described there as having the color and consistency of used motor oil.

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                                      1. re: jkent
                                        ted Nov 17, 2006 12:22 PM

                                        The He'brew tag lines always make me chuckle- Messiah Bold "the beer you've been waiting for" etc.

                                        The one time I made it to Chicago for the Real Ale Festival, before it folded, we had Flossmoor Station's "Train Wreck of Flavor," which was literally that, and quite good.

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                                        ergozum Nov 10, 2006 08:29 PM

                                        Here in Eugene Oregon we have Ninkasi Brewing, a new micro brewery featuring brewmaster Jamie Floyd. His signature Total Domination IPA is over the top. Sorry currently only availabe on draft.

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                                          Chicago Mike Nov 10, 2006 08:23 PM

                                          Some favorite names that always amuse me:

                                          Old Horizontal... drink this and you'll be horizontal

                                          Old Rasputin... stout fit for a raving madman

                                          Dreadnaught... have no fear

                                          Behemoth... this MASSIVE brew

                                          1. J T Nov 8, 2006 03:39 PM

                                            When will a Minneapolis brewhouse come out with Harmon's Killer Brew?

                                            1. mr mouther Nov 7, 2006 10:57 PM

                                              That Brother Thelonius is intense. I went to and wrote about the 'unveling' of that beer in Santa Monica last April for a jazz magazine. Ended up with many bottles. It is very rich - huge flavor, and very strong. I typically do not like sweetness at all in my Belgian beers and prefer white stuff like Blanche de chambly. But Brother Thelonius is incredibly delicious and very well-crafted, even using the mild sweetness it has to keep my tongue on its toes. I think it's very good, and much more drinkable than alot of trappist beers.

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