Anyone try these beers?

[Dash87]

Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Younger
Spaten Optimator
Surly Furious Ale
Surly Abrasive Ale
The Abyss
Parabola
Darkness
Chocolate Rain (some stay dry while oth... Just kidding)
Heady Topper

[d_r]

1. I've had the Spaten

it is a dopplebock, brown and malty. It's pretty good. How come?

[Dash87]

2. Just curious. I've had Spaten Optimator too, but none of the others.

I'm trying to figure out what to try next, or if anyone had an opinion on any of these.

Edit - I also had the two Surly Ales on the list too - forgot I put those. Definitely love those two.

[Brother Buzz]

3. Have you tried Whistling Colon Irish Stout w/Oatmeal

[Dash87]

5. Nope - I'll look it up. Thanks!

[RebelOne]

4. I am not a beer drinker unless it is Guinness Stout.

But the Chocolate Rain seems interesting.

[Dash87]

6. I thought that said "Guinness Draught" at first. I was about to cry.

[nomorenomore08]

7. Of those I've only had Optimator and Pliny the Elder.

Optimator is probably one of the better German imports you can get easily, a pretty tasty dark lager. Pliny the Elder I've only had once, but it was incredible - definitely one I'd go out of my way to try again.

[LWolf]

8. No, but I'll be happy to.

Line them up!

[Callalily]

9. Nope. Never heard of any

of them, but I did try some blueberry something or other on the weekend. Was good. Wish I could remember the name!

[Agschmid]

10. Heady Topper is great!

I just drove up to Waterbury VT to get some the other day and it was well worth the ride!

The "factory" is tiny but they have samples and sell out EVERY weekend.

[HarveyDarkey]

11. Pliny the Elder & Optimator

Working on getting someone to send me the Surly brews, they're not available where I live, but I've heard good things. Pliny the Younger is only available on tap at "selected locations" for a two week period once a year. Hope to taste all of the others eventually, thanks to the kindness of my You Tube subscribers. Here are my thoughts on the two I've had:

[In_The_Wind]

12. Thanks for all of your hard work tasting beers.

Somebody has got to do it.

[Dash87]

14. Ahaha! - I can't believe it, but

but I've seen this very video before! I think I found it while looking for others' opinions on Spaten Optimator, and had no clue that was you. Thanks for the reviews!

Now I'm gonna be watching beer reviews all day (who wants to work anyhow? )

[awoke_in_2003]

13. When I get my sauerbraten...

at Der Linden Baum in Fredericksburg, Tx, I always get an Optimater. It is a fantastic beer.