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General Discussion => WHATEVER => Topic started by: RaunchyKid on July 09, 2009, 03:14:53 PM
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I'm not too picky with beer when it's at a party but when I buy my own it has to be Corona. Kingfisher is second best, to me, but it's more expensive and I don't know where it's from. I never bothered to look it up.
What's your favorite beer?
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i'll be honest, im pretty down with the cheap beer. PBR and Budweiser and i'm all set. no high life though, that stuff ruins my insides.
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i'll be honest, im pretty down with the cheap beer. PBR and Budweiser and i'm all set. no high life though, that stuff ruins my insides.
We aint got PBR in Norway, but we got some Budweiser, and to tell you, it aint cheap. Like 3-4 bucks for 0.5l.
I like Dahls!
(http://www.carlsberggroup.com/brands/PublishingImages/Bottles/NO/dahls.png)
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(http://www.devilgraphics.com/pabst/pabst-_1.gif)
also coors regular, blue moon, magic hat, and joose will do equally as well
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I grew up with Heineken. Sure, it's bitter, but I don't mind it. My dad hates domestics.
I'd like to try Red Stripe just for the cute stumpy bottles.
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(http://ivettedeleon.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/stella-artois-bottle.jpg)
(http://blog.samhendricks.com/images/london/020708/leffe.jpg) especially the 50cl's hit you hard
(http://belgischbiertje.be/JupilerPils.jpg)
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newcastle. not always though.. blue moon is def up there.
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newcastle. not always though.. blue moon is def up there.
Blue moon is kickass, I happen to dig Schlitz
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o.g. leinenkugel's
point special
new glarus spotted cow
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too many to list, but lately:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2iX7sZYSc5E/Ru8EMpqJeuI/AAAAAAAAAEI/krWCSlC25uA/s1600/1554.jpg)
(http://dailybrewski.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/single-wide-ipa-284x300.png)
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Pacifico, Carta Blanca, Dos Equis, Corona, Olde English (only in 40 form), PBR's ok, High Life is good, New Castle (even though the bottles always smell sulfuric), Heineken, Peroni, Yella Pills, Fat Tire isn't bad, Tsing Tao, Killians... Pretty much all of them except bud light or lime flavored.
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If I had to pick my favorite I'd say
Heineken.
Kona (all of em)
San Miguels
Hinanos
Spaten Optimator
Corked Beer
Scotch Ale's, IPA's, Pale Ale's,
Domestics
Imports
Shots and then smoke some weed in the parking lot,
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im curious as to how much people are drinking? blackout drunk every night? 3 nights a week? once in a while? i havent in a few nights because i was on a few week streak of going out every night and i felt shitty about it.
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skate_bored I got wasted last night and I'm on my way to getting more wasted tonight! bACK ON THE WAGON
Tsing Tao
Fuck yeah, next time you drink this beer smell it, and tell me it doesn't smell like chronic
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This shit is gross but when you're broke...
(http://www.faxe.com/Files/Filer/faxecom/images/Products_etiketter/faxe10.gif)
I don't get super tanked every night, but a couple of those equals out to a six'er and gives me a nice buzz. Hopefully I'll be able to afford beer that tastes good soon.
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(http://ivettedeleon.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/stella-artois-bottle.jpg)
if I'm looking to get shit-faced, I prefer PBR, Bud or Joose.
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This shit is gross but when you're broke...
(http://www.faxe.com/Files/Filer/faxecom/images/Products_etiketter/faxe10.gif)
I don't get super tanked every night, but a couple of those equals out to a six'er and gives me a nice buzz. Hopefully I'll be able to afford beer that tastes good soon.
How much does this cost? When I'm low on money, I buy a six pack of Budweiser for $5.
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I'm a Budweiser guy and everyone knows it. Preferably tall cans. One time I was even at a skatepark in a city three hours away from me drinking a Budweiser and this ghetto kid came up to me and was like "Hey man I know you." And I was like "Nah dude, I'm not even from here." And he was like "Yeah I know, you're from Saskatoon, you're always drinkin those beers!" I realized, damn, this kid MUST know me.
But lately I've been on a streak of Corona in the bottle.
And when you're in Japan there's nothing better than rolling around drinking tall cans of Kirin all day.
(http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/images/devcentral_f5_com/weblogs/Joe/WindowsLiveWriter/DevCentralTokyoDay1_10A31/KirinBeerCan.jpg)
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Anchor Steam
Budweiser
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Bud!!!! And PBR cause it's cheap.
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This shit is gross but when you're broke...
(http://www.faxe.com/Files/Filer/faxecom/images/Products_etiketter/faxe10.gif)
I don't get super tanked every night, but a couple of those equals out to a six'er and gives me a nice buzz. Hopefully I'll be able to afford beer that tastes good soon.
I'm from Canada where 6'ers cost 12 bucks. Two Faxe is 6 bucks, half a sixer but twice as strong. I thankfully came across a few bucks though so I'm gonna pick up my one or two of my faves;
(http://www.productwiki.com/upload/images/strongbow_cider-400-400.jpg)
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Steel Reserve son STEEL RESERVE
ughhhh fuck that
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bud. sometimes i dont mind a miluakees best or coors.
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Budweiser,Mississippi Mud,Becks,Sam Adams,Corona,Negro Modelo,Dos Equis,Lowenbrau and Hamm's. Pabst and Miller High Life tear up my insides pretty good so I try to avoid it.
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Budweiser,Mississippi Mud,Becks,Sam Adams,Corona,Negro Modelo,Dos Equis,Lowenbrau and Hamm's. Pabst and Miller High Life tear up my insides pretty good so I try to avoid it.
I want to try it just because of this dude
(http://www.adhaiku.com/images/dosequis_interesting.jpg)
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Steel Reserve son STEEL RESERVE
ughhhh fuck that
I had a 40 of that the other day and it was pretty gross for the last swig so I agree.
I'm having an "800" in the 40 form again, right now.
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Newcastle and PBR
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Newcastle and PBR
Has your 12 pack ever smelled like sulfur?
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Kinda trashy, but it's my favorite. labatt blue king cans are what keep me going
(http://www.frontiersaloon.com/BeerTakeOut/TakeOutImports/images/CanLabatts_Blue.jpg)
if I'm at a bar or whatever, definitely kokanee
(http://www.bluedogkitchen.com/product_images/uploaded_images/kokanee_bottle.jpg)
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And when you're in Japan there's nothing better than rolling around drinking tall cans of Kirin all day.
(http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/images/devcentral_f5_com/weblogs/Joe/WindowsLiveWriter/DevCentralTokyoDay1_10A31/KirinBeerCan.jpg)
There are so many better beers in Japan, I mean Kirin is good, and they have a bunch of good varieties in addition to regular Kirin actually but my top 5 Japanese brews are
Orion
(http://tokyo5.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/orion.jpg)
Yebisu
(http://altjapan.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/06/hopp)
Echigo
(http://www.tangmeister.com/081101_echigo/Beer.jpg)
Suntory
(http://static.squidoo.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens4070512module27560862photo_1239824753Japanese-beer.jpg)
Asahi
(http://www.viewpoints.com/images/review/2008/15/17/1200440393-24115_full.jpg)
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this is some good japanese beer, too
(http://www.notcot.com/images/2009/02/hitachino7.jpg)
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mgd forsure, coors would be my next favorite.
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just posted this in "things you are stoked on" last night. Cheaper than a 24 of budweiser, twice the alcohol, and tastes incredible:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/SkateNerdEvan/1050322326Zywiec_Porter-033.gif)
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Canada
(http://www.taverntrove.com/beerpics/Old-Style-Pilsner-Beer-Labels-Molson-Breweries-Of-Canada-Ltd_30613-1.jpg)
Costa Rica
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/141364014_6f8c30e1c9.jpg?v=0)
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I'm also down for a Corona with a slice of lime or lemon and salt
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I would like that beer from Belize but I've never seen it in The States. Belicans? I can't be the only one who's had it.
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ahhhh mickeys!!
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I think Yuengling is probably my favorite beer, due to the excellent taste/cost ratio and the nostalgia factor. I cant get it anymore since I recently moved to Colorado, so Ive been trying out the plethora of local microbrews.
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most of them
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I'm glad you scrubs have finally hardened up a little, and stopped mentioning PBR as often in this thread... remember the time I had to educate all of you little fags about the pleasures of drinking a man's drink, like rum?
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are you even old enough to buy?
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are you even old enough to buy?
Hell yeah. I'm old enough to give my 21+ year old friends cash to run down to the liquor store and cop me a 40oz.
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when im drinking at the bar just trying to drink a lot, its all about coors light or blue moon. when i can afford good beer i really enjoy St. Pauli or carlsberg
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are you even old enough to buy?
Hell yeah. I'm old enough to give my 21+ year old friends cash to run down to the liquor store and cop me a 40oz.
How cute...you have "friends." How much do they charge you, like commission, aside from the price of beer?
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i'm fair game. bud, corona, newcastle, refajo, whatever.
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are you even old enough to buy?
Hell yeah. I'm old enough to give my 21+ year old friends cash to run down to the liquor store and cop me a 40oz.
so you aren't old enough to buy...
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Canada
(http://www.taverntrove.com/beerpics/Old-Style-Pilsner-Beer-Labels-Molson-Breweries-Of-Canada-Ltd_30613-1.jpg)
Fuck yes, my go-to beer.
Stella, Kronenbourg, Hoegaarden, or Tsingtao if I feel like spending money, but I'm not really picky. Anything but those horrid citrus flavoured wheat beers or Guinness is fair game.
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(http://www.davidcantwellphotography.com/photography/AWARDS/COPYRIGHTED/Amstel350H.jpg)
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(https://www.beerstore.com.au/beerstore/uploads/beerImages/Badger_Golden_Champion_L.jpg)
(http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/beer/archives/London%20Pride.jpg)
For the summer:
(http://www.beerstore.com.au/beerstore/uploads/beerImages/Sol_Large.jpg)
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(http://www.beerstore.com.au/beerstore/uploads/beerImages/Kronenbourg_1664_Large.jpg)
(http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/media/amstel.jpg)
(http://scottbrandolfski.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/d978miller-high-life-brew-posters.jpg)
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favorite new bullshit beer
(http://beer.fishtownbriefcase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lone-star-new.jpg)
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yueng fucking ling, george killians irish red, coors, amstel, shock top
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Canada
(http://www.taverntrove.com/beerpics/Old-Style-Pilsner-Beer-Labels-Molson-Breweries-Of-Canada-Ltd_30613-1.jpg)
can't drink that stuff, burns the hoop.
i like becks when i got the cash or blue king cans when i dont.
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Best Lager sold in the States:
(http://thehungariangirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/czech-beer2.jpg)
Favorite Mexican (not keen on Blanco or Negro):
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh149/brody831/My%20alcoholic%20drinks/modelo_bottle1.jpg)
Favorite Micro:
(http://instinctivebehavior.com/Food/Drinks/Wine%20and%20Spirits%20Reviews/Beer%20Reviews/Anchor%20Steam%20Beer/anchorsteam_bottle.jpg)
But honestly Highlife Lite 18pk bottles is what's on the grocery list.
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a new bar opened up near my house, has a shitload of beers ive never heard of. My favorite one that ive tried so far is Hebrew Messiah Bold... anyone hear of it? its pretty good. Another good one is Bluepoint Blueberry, its made on Long Island, NY and is the best blueberry ale ever. try it if you can find it. otherwise coors lite to get fucked up
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(http://members.lycos.nl/sneewitje/hpbimg/jupiler.bmp)
(http://www.receptjes.be/pics/bieren/st_louis_kriek_premium.jpg)
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most of them
haha gnard
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I'm glad you scrubs have finally hardened up a little, and stopped mentioning PBR as often in this thread... remember the time I had to educate all of you little fags about the pleasures of drinking a man's drink, like rum?
wellllll, when you go to bars (especially in the city) PBRs are cheap. $1 talls, a tallboy and a shot of whiskey for $3.. feel me? so yeah, PBR is def a go-to beer. i like when people say they hate Milwaukees Best but love PBR...
for me..
Beers when i have Money::: Magic Hat #9 is my fav for sure, those go down like water.. but also... all Yards, all PhillyBrewingCo, most Victory and Troegs (especially Nugget Nectar), Sam Adams Cherry Wheat, if Liverpools playing i drink Carlsberg, Fat Tires good, all Stone Brewing Co, Flying Fish, Dogfish Head, it pretty much goes on and on.... i like most beers, but i cant do stouts. thats some heavy stuff doc.
Budget Beers::: Hurricane 40s (high gravity or regular, they are $2), Private Stock 40s, Mickeys, PBR, Bud is always in my house.
long overdue thread...
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keystone ice. it sucks. but at 10 bucks a 30 pack, you sorta have to join the frat boys
Haha..."Black Death"....that stuff usually makes me feel like 20 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag the next day.....same with Natty Ice.
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today it's fat tire. it's in cans, tastes good and is pretty cheap.
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that looks fucking gross but id try it, i had Keith's White the other day which has an orange in it if you buy it on tap, my friend is all like "ill have mine without the orange" hes like " i dont want to look like a fag ordering a drink with fruit in it", fucking pussy
Drinking it with an orange might be alright, because it's pretty nasty on it's own. Rickard's and Hoegaarden are my white ales of choice.
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that looks fucking gross but id try it, i had Keith's White the other day which has an orange in it if you buy it on tap, my friend is all like "ill have mine without the orange" hes like " i dont want to look like a fag ordering a drink with fruit in it", fucking pussy
Drinking it with an orange might be alright, because it's pretty nasty on it's own. Rickard's and Hoegaarden are my white ales of choice.
hoegaarden is one of the best white ales indeed!
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i recently discovered sierra nevada pale ale for when i have money and keystone whatever when im at a party. Where are you guys buying 10 dollar keystone 30's? It's about 20 dollars for light or ice in MA
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^^^they usually have it on sale here in Washington state...I'm not sure where "cool spot" is from but that's how much it is around here most of the time.
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does guinness count as a beer? if it does than that my favorite...
asahi is good too...
(http://www.darkdata.org/ghz/images/eu/amsterdam%20explorator,%20navigator,%20maximator.jpg)
really good if your broke and you want to get hammered in a hurry.... i have yet to see any one of my friends finish a can without struggling to finish the last 1/4 of it....
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(http://i40.tinypic.com/mowic.jpg)
4 for a 4 banger
7 for a 12
10 for the 24
gets you hard rock 8)
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some of these bottles look like bottles where they put cough syrup in
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i just had some budweiser and im pretty sure it might be all i ever need.
but how about this: cans, bottles or tap? bottles for sure here. seems like it tastes better for some reason.
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i'll be honest, im pretty down with the cheap beer. PBR and Budweiser and i'm all set. no high life though, that stuff ruins my insides.
yellow-tinted poops and the worst gas ever..
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that looks fucking gross but id try it, i had Keith's White the other day which has an orange in it if you buy it on tap, my friend is all like "ill have mine without the orange" hes like " i dont want to look like a fag ordering a drink with fruit in it", fucking pussy
Nah, fuck that. Fruit does not belong in beer.
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Fave's:
(http://www.nubo.ru/pavel_egorov/banka/rba2553.jpg)
(http://www.taevas.ee/assets/2009/5/12/Alexander_1_pint_purk.jpg)
When i'm poor:
(http://www.smarket.ee/static/body/pildid/pilt_143.jpg)
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(http://myboxingfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tecate_snow_040405.jpg)
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<img src="http://www.broox.com/beer/photos/blue-moon-4.jpg">
<img src="http://www.darbyspub.ca/images/dog_fish_head_ipa.jpg">
<img src="http://justbeer.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/sam-adams-winter-lager.gif">
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that looks fucking gross but id try it, i had Keith's White the other day which has an orange in it if you buy it on tap, my friend is all like "ill have mine without the orange" hes like " i dont want to look like a fag ordering a drink with fruit in it", fucking pussy
Nah, fuck that. Fruit does not belong in beer.
rob, i dont think i can chill with you anymore.....
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favorite new bullshit beer
(http://beer.fishtownbriefcase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lone-star-new.jpg)
The National Beer Of Texas, fuckin' A.
I'm backing that big pile of Tecate cans, too.
It's usually one of those two for me.
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it should be one of these. there are too many beers that i tried, but one stood out a rauchweizen. dond't know the company who did that one, but it was damn tasty.
(http://www.alte-brennerei-hellmann.de/images/dynamic/erdinger.jpg)
(http://birreria.ch/shop/images/rothaus_braeu.jpg)
i drink this one the most - it's really cheap and taste like beck's
(http://www.geo.uw.edu.pl/GALERIA/BEER/D/DORTMUND/dortmund_wickueler001.gif)
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fuck, i just love beer. Natty Ice, Steel Riz, High Life, and Yuengling are a no go though.
Budweiser or Heineken is the staple at dive bars and the house.
during Summertime i drink Corona with lime at the house.
other than that i'm game for good seasonal beers, preferable ales.
Berkshire Brewing Company makes good beer, Lost Sailor IPA is dope, as is the oatmeal stout.
It's 837am and i drank shit beer last night, my brain is mutilated and i can't think of anymore beers
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it should be one of these. there are too many beers that i tried, but one stood out a rauchweizen. dond't know the company who did that one, but it was damn tasty.
(http://www.beerme.com/graphics/brewery/0/634/3267.jpg)
was it that one? if so, it is really good. can't really have more than one or two at a time, though.
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I'm glad you scrubs have finally hardened up a little, and stopped mentioning PBR as often in this thread... remember the time I had to educate all of you little fags about the pleasures of drinking a man's drink, like rum?
1.) Fuck you.
2.) Don't knock pabst, its held the midwest together for longer than your families bloodline
3.) You are a child, don't talk about the pleasures of drinking until you are ridded of this title.
4.) Fuck you again, pabst is delicious, affordable, and easy on the bowels the morning after.
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Erdinger is fucking awesome. So is Stella and Lowenbrau, from the can to a frozen beer mug, of course.
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so i was lucky a friend was just in NY and picked me up one of these.
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4687/40363917.png) (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/40363917.png/)
sooo good and a great buzz. stoked on life and having tomorrow off
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(http://www.labatt.com/english/lbc_brands/images/reg/bottle_keiths.jpg)
(http://files.myopera.com/edwardpiercy/blog/kokanee-2.jpg)
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kokanee is fuckin good
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(http://files.myopera.com/edwardpiercy/blog/kokanee-2.jpg)
kokanee is fuckin good
i can't believe a kokanee got posted in this thread
i fucking HATE, kokanee, labatt, and canadian
is it your grad party? frisco rules but seriously
can't do it
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hahaha i think its just as comparable to some coors, which i also dig.
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its always been my go to next to bud and when i have the money, keiths, its fairly cheap and doesnt taste like shit, i seriously cant drink Canadian or Labatt though I agree with you there
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COLT 45
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just posted this in "things you are stoked on" last night. Cheaper than a 24 of budweiser, twice the alcohol, and tastes incredible:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/SkateNerdEvan/1050322326Zywiec_Porter-033.gif)
put aside the fact that i don't know how to pronounce the name, and this is the best shit ever
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ive been on a tecate kick for about two years.
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(http://iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca/photos//2007s-2/Sleeman.jpg)
Love that Honey Brown.
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are you even old enough to buy?
Hell yeah. I'm old enough to give my 21+ year old friends cash to run down to the liquor store and cop me a 40oz.
Best part of this quote is the fact that it turned out he, as a high school senior, couldn't find an 18 year old to buy him a cigar
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If it wasn't for the cruelest shit ever the next morning, I'd say living the High Life would be tight but Dundee "Honey Brown" kills it for sure. That and Brooklyn Lager are a close tie.
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lately i've been on a sierra nevada kick
(http://news.draftmag.com/files/2009/01/sierra-nevada-torpedo-extra-ipa.png)
(http://www.kegliquors.com/sierra_nevada_bigfoot_09.jpg)
(http://www.thebeerspot.com/blogs/images/514.jpg)
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hipsters drink pbr
i like anchor steam
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A 6 pack of these and im good
(http://www.slosar.com/list/uploaded_images/usa-stone-arrogant-bastard-ale-769613.jpg)
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favorite is amstel light or corona
but i also enjoy
micky's
hurricane
bud
bud ice cause they're 1 . 50 at the deli near the shop
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(http://www.ab-inbev.com/images/brands/bouteille_lakeport.png)
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(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/Burrent/DSCN0232.jpg)
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(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/Burrent/delirium-tremens-beer-16001.jpg)
(http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/Burrent/sierra-nevada-torpedo.jpg)
..to name a few
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the best dutch beer: Hertog Jan, try it if you get a chance!
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I drink Coors Light lately because they had 8 packs for cheap here, but beer in Canada is apparantly way more expensive
PBR is great but it gives me the shits
Love budweiser
used to drink Olympia buut they dont have it here
Alexander Keiths or Rickards Red for draught beer
for imports, san miguel, Carlsberg and red stripe are good, that Leffe shit made me wanna die
and once in a blue moon all I want is a 40 of OE
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favorite is amstel light or corona
but i also enjoy
micky's
hurricane
bud
bud ice cause they're 1 . 50 at the deli near the shop
gtfo with hurricane , so gross.
yuengling or die
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lately i've been on a sierra nevada kick
(http://news.draftmag.com/files/2009/01/sierra-nevada-torpedo-extra-ipa.png)
(http://www.kegliquors.com/sierra_nevada_bigfoot_09.jpg)
must...find...these...
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lately i've been on a sierra nevada kick
(http://news.draftmag.com/files/2009/01/sierra-nevada-torpedo-extra-ipa.png)
(http://www.kegliquors.com/sierra_nevada_bigfoot_09.jpg)
must...find...these...
Good luck finding the barley wine. It is so god damn good, and so god damn hard to find. If you live in the bay area you can get it on tap at barclays in berkeley.
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lately i've been on a sierra nevada kick
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(http://www.kegliquors.com/sierra_nevada_bigfoot_09.jpg)
must...find...these...
Good luck finding the barley wine. It is so god damn good, and so god damn hard to find. If you live in the bay area you can get it on tap at barclays in berkeley.
you can find it at a spot in Glendale, CA too called Red Carpet Wine.
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lately i've been sipping on and enjoying the fuck out of:
summit great northern porter
sierra nevada anniversary ale
surly furious
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Enjoy most any Mexican beer anyway but Corona as of late. I can't believe they make a 'light' version.
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Steeel reserve is cheap and gets the job dooooone.
Or O.E, wish we had 40s down here thouh
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steel reserve gets the job done but tastes horrible... my favorite beer they sell at most convenience stores is blue moon.
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Made locally in town. Double IPA, 8%. Three of these will get you fucked. Only downside is that they're four dollars and change each.
Absolute favorite, though.
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..to name a few
Oh shit, didn't think this was posted before, that's awesome. Where'd you get yours? You'll cream your pants tasting it from the tap.
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Made locally in town. Double IPA, 8%. Three of these will get you fucked. Only downside is that they're four dollars and change each.
Absolute favorite, though.
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..to name a few
Oh shit, didn't think this was posted before, that's awesome. Where'd you get yours? You'll cream your pants tasting it from the tap.
haha sick! you know about Pliny.
This liquor store in Walnut, CA carries it. it's called Walnut Liquorette. They have so many hard to find crafts there, most of the time at reasonable prices too. I bet tap is ridiculous. Have you had The Younger yet? i know its only tapped locally right now.
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Anyone heard of this stuff? Absolutely amazing. They make some kind of weed beer too, but only sell it in Cali.
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Made locally in town. Double IPA, 8%. Three of these will get you fucked. Only downside is that they're four dollars and change each.
Absolute favorite, though.
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..to name a few
Oh shit, didn't think this was posted before, that's awesome. Where'd you get yours? You'll cream your pants tasting it from the tap.
haha sick! you know about Pliny.
This liquor store in Walnut, CA carries it. it's called Walnut Liquorette. They have so many hard to find crafts there, most of the time at reasonable prices too. I bet tap is ridiculous. Have you had The Younger yet? i know its only tapped locally right now.
No I haven't even heard of that yet. What's it like? I don't really keep track, I'm not even 21 yet. I only tasted the tap because my buddy knows the bartender, it was like christmas. In a few months though, I'll probably be riding back from the brewery out of my wits from the stuff. It's only a few blocks from my house.
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hey you, got a light? nah, bud light
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I took a tour of this brewery while on a Colorado road trip. The True Blonde is really smooth:
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Made locally in town. Double IPA, 8%. Three of these will get you fucked. Only downside is that they're four dollars and change each.
Absolute favorite, though.
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..to name a few
Oh shit, didn't think this was posted before, that's awesome. Where'd you get yours? You'll cream your pants tasting it from the tap.
haha sick! you know about Pliny.
This liquor store in Walnut, CA carries it. it's called Walnut Liquorette. They have so many hard to find crafts there, most of the time at reasonable prices too. I bet tap is ridiculous. Have you had The Younger yet? i know its only tapped locally right now.
No I haven't even heard of that yet. What's it like? I don't really keep track, I'm not even 21 yet. I only tasted the tap because my buddy knows the bartender, it was like christmas. In a few months though, I'll probably be riding back from the brewery out of my wits from the stuff. It's only a few blocks from my house.
You sir, are one lucky motherfucker. Russian River is a great brewery. & when i said The "Younger" i was referring to their newer brew.
It's called "Pliny The Younger" which has some sort of story behind it. Guess Pliny was a crazy successful & highly respected Philosopher & naturalist of rome way back in the day, & i guess his nephew Pliny the Younger had things that the Elder lacked, which is why they named their new DIPA that. guess its amazing seeing how Pliny the Elder is rated one of the top 5 IPA's. check it out http://www.russianriverbrewing.com/web/limited.html
& the first time i've ever had it, i said the same exact thing, that it reminded me of an ideal Chirstmas morning. i would kill for some right now.
You have my respect Foray. Gnar'd
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not too big on beers, but ive been sipping these lately.
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Made locally in town. Double IPA, 8%. Three of these will get you fucked. Only downside is that they're four dollars and change each.
Absolute favorite, though.
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..to name a few
Oh shit, didn't think this was posted before, that's awesome. Where'd you get yours? You'll cream your pants tasting it from the tap.
haha sick! you know about Pliny.
This liquor store in Walnut, CA carries it. it's called Walnut Liquorette. They have so many hard to find crafts there, most of the time at reasonable prices too. I bet tap is ridiculous. Have you had The Younger yet? i know its only tapped locally right now.
No I haven't even heard of that yet. What's it like? I don't really keep track, I'm not even 21 yet. I only tasted the tap because my buddy knows the bartender, it was like christmas. In a few months though, I'll probably be riding back from the brewery out of my wits from the stuff. It's only a few blocks from my house.
You sir, are one lucky motherfucker. Russian River is a great brewery. & when i said The "Younger" i was referring to their newer brew.
It's called "Pliny The Younger" which has some sort of story behind it. Guess Pliny was a crazy successful & highly respected Philosopher & naturalist of rome way back in the day, & i guess his nephew Pliny the Younger had things that the Elder lacked, which is why they named their new DIPA that. guess its amazing seeing how Pliny the Elder is rated one of the top 5 IPA's. check it out http://www.russianriverbrewing.com/web/limited.html
& the first time i've ever had it, i said the same exact thing, that it reminded me of an ideal Chirstmas morning. i would kill for some right now.
You have my respect Foray. Gnar'd
haha thanks. I looked on that link and it's a triple IPA??? 10.5 percent. Going to have to try that one.
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just got the variety pack and the granny smith one is exquisite
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I'm sure it's been posted already, but it gives me a chance to post this commercial....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSRr7-w_Kwk&feature=related
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just had delirium this weekend. it's my new favorite. it was 9.50 a glass. it was fucking awesome. some irish bartender fed them to me because they ran out of sam adams.
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Made locally in town. Double IPA, 8%. Three of these will get you fucked. Only downside is that they're four dollars and change each.
Absolute favorite, though.
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..to name a few
Oh shit, didn't think this was posted before, that's awesome. Where'd you get yours? You'll cream your pants tasting it from the tap.
haha sick! you know about Pliny.
This liquor store in Walnut, CA carries it. it's called Walnut Liquorette. They have so many hard to find crafts there, most of the time at reasonable prices too. I bet tap is ridiculous. Have you had The Younger yet? i know its only tapped locally right now.
No I haven't even heard of that yet. What's it like? I don't really keep track, I'm not even 21 yet. I only tasted the tap because my buddy knows the bartender, it was like christmas. In a few months though, I'll probably be riding back from the brewery out of my wits from the stuff. It's only a few blocks from my house.
You sir, are one lucky motherfucker. Russian River is a great brewery. & when i said The "Younger" i was referring to their newer brew.
It's called "Pliny The Younger" which has some sort of story behind it. Guess Pliny was a crazy successful & highly respected Philosopher & naturalist of rome way back in the day, & i guess his nephew Pliny the Younger had things that the Elder lacked, which is why they named their new DIPA that. guess its amazing seeing how Pliny the Elder is rated one of the top 5 IPA's. check it out http://www.russianriverbrewing.com/web/limited.html
& the first time i've ever had it, i said the same exact thing, that it reminded me of an ideal Chirstmas morning. i would kill for some right now.
You have my respect Foray. Gnar'd
haha thanks. I looked on that link and it's a triple IPA??? 10.5 percent. Going to have to try that one.
yeah, ridiculously intense huh?
if you can get your hands on it, please PM & let me know how much better it is than the Elder.
Once again, you got my respect 8)
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i had some eichhof in switzerland and that was probably the best beer i've had
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just had delirium this weekend. it's my new favorite. it was 9.50 a glass. it was fucking awesome. some irish bartender fed them to me because they ran out of sam adams.
Fuck yeah man. Delirium's the shit. And the bottles are awesome. I bought their Noël Beer a few days ago and split it with a buddy (it was one of those corked, pint bottles) and it was great.
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Might have to track that down next time it's available. Most places around either don't get any pumpkin beer or they get the crap stuff.
Guinness
Yebisu
Kirin
Asahi
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flying dog pale ale. tastes amazing, and i love the flying dog labels. ralph steadman does the artwork...
http://www.crackedkettle.com/store/images/Flying_Dog_Pale_Ale.jpg
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chimay and bass
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For mass produced, Heiniken is the best. For a while I took to a liking of Keystone because I could drink it like water
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Staropramen granat
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This stuff is good and cheap.
If i'm out I usually drink Rickard's Red draft
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my everyday favorite right now:
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picked up another good one by those guys, too:
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and this one. cheap and highly recommended, made for them by unibroue . you can't beat it for 5 bucks a bottle:
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Cheers to all you Czech beer fans. I can't wait to brew my own shit--maybe this summer it'll go down.
Max, I'ma have to try that trader joe's beer, I like their prices and I LOVE unibrou.
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<img src=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2488339684_315d28f707.jpg>
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(http://ivettedeleon.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/stella-artois-bottle.jpg)
(http://blog.samhendricks.com/images/london/020708/leffe.jpg) especially the 50cl's hit you hard
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I wanted to post those (and La Chouffe too), you must be Belgian
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My peoples beer, helping me through rainy northwest winters since 2002.
Also great to get buzzed on and bomb hills on cruisers with friends.
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this is my new favorite beer
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where has it been all my life?
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in my stomach then out my ass every morning, love that beer.
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Fuuuuuuuckkkkk! How have I not seen this thread before. This is sick.
Damn I don't think I've got just one. I've got five, I always switch up between these.
1. Anything Mill St. makes is awesome but the Tank House is gold.
(http://ayearofbeer.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/img_49322.jpg)
2. So is the Mill St. Wit. Best White beer I've ever had. Being from Toronto they're also a local brew so that's nice too.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wMcqKu3gIcY/SovoMYICtjI/AAAAAAAAA04/YIV8ptakap4/s320/mill+street+belgian+wit.jpg)
3. Innis & Gunn. This stuff's amazing, they barrel age it and everything.
(http://www.jimmiedave.com/gallery2/d/2470-3/Innis_amp_Gunn.jpg)
4.Amsterdam does some rad shit but the Nut Brown Ale is fucking sick. Another local brew as well so I like them more for that.
(http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/full_size/8513.jpg)
5. Creemore Pilsner.
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Shiner, hands down, then maybe Red Stripe or PBR.
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Always enjoy a pint of this if I'm at a pub or pub setting:
(http://www.dasein.gr/content/content/data/upimages/GuinnessBeer.jpg)
Actually pretty good:
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Gotta throw this in here
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Deeelish.
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^ yuk, can't stand Kriekbier. Way too sweet for my taste. I want my beer to taste like beer
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(http://sasco.gm/images/becks3.jpg)
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USA USA USA
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Gotta throw this in here
(http://www.brouwketel.nl/files/bieren/types/kriek_lambic.jpg)
Deeelish.
This might be a tad bit better, but Cherry beer is good in general.
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Heineken ftw! also, i've drunk lots of Kronenburg while i was in Paris they taste awesome...
and when it's hot outside these can be so fucking refreshing:
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Root.
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New favorite beer.
(http://legalbeer.com/images/tyranena%20rockys%20revenge.jpg)
So fucking good. It's a brown ale that is aged in bourbon barrels, so it has a bourbon aftertaste. Love it.
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Michigan's finest!
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a damn good beer!
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Oskar Blue's Gubna: Best beer in a can... all of oskar blue's line kills it. Perfect for camping.
Colorado
(http://www.parchednomore.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/blue_1.jpg)
Blue Point's Hoptical Illusion: Killer hoppy IPA. The name is definitely corny, and the label looks fruity, but it's fantastic.
Long Island
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Dogfish Head's 60 minute IPA: Pretty much the most balanced IPA. I love strong hops, but this one is mellower, but still present. A staple.
Delaware
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I tried a few of them when I was in the West Indies. Wasn't a huge fan of it, but I loved this stuff.
(http://hywelsbiglog.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/spm_a0423-cl-bottle.jpg)
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TYSKIE, no competition.
(http://www.globalsupply.be/images/TYSKIE.jpg)
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(http://www.desras.com/images/bottle_hoegaarden.jpg)
Never seen a red stripe in a can!
That hoegaarden is an amazing beer, love it. Is there any other beers similiar to hoegaarden?
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the one in my hand
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Worst
beer
ever
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Going to the world beer fest today, can't fucking wait. My roommate turns 21 today to--maybe they'll hook us up with fat samples.
Lately I've been trying these Anderson Valley beers and every single one has been soo good. Like:
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and
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Makes my mouth water
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Worst
beer
ever
(http://pagesperso-orange.fr/yves.bou/brasseries/images/heineken/heineken07.jpg)
fuck that shit!!
(https://www.orange.co.uk/images/editorial/hopper_may07rex_350.jpg)
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(http://www.drinkapint.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/landsharklager.jpg)
Don't know why but I've always been partial to this stuff
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When I'm poor:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/SkateNerdEvan/yuenglingbeer2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/SkateNerdEvan/3687361814_4991952298.jpg)
When I'm less poor:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/SkateNerdEvan/chimay-bleu.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/SkateNerdEvan/threephilosophers.jpg)
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First off, when it come to beers it don't usually discriminate, I love 'em all, but here are a few faves.
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn237/03wrxer/hdh39_okocim.jpg)(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn237/03wrxer/zywiec_3.jpg)(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn237/03wrxer/260px-franziskaner_weisse_169_ozgla.jpg)
I've been alternating between these two for skate brews.
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn237/03wrxer/miss-budweiser-w1.jpg)(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn237/03wrxer/Tecate_Bikini_Cleavage.jpg)
and I can drink the shit out of some Dos Equis Amber draft
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this shit is fantastic, even though i don't really drink anymore.
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you think you are funny, dont you?
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this shit is good
(http://www.corebrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IPA-Label.jpg)
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this is kind of wet dream if you're into Sierra Nevada and Anchor Steam (and other west coast breweries)
http://www.sierra30.com/#/home (http://www.sierra30.com/#/home)
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New favorite... Ice-cold on a hot day.
(http://www.gat.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lemon-tea-can-and-glass.jpg)
So fucking good!!
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(http://www.kegblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pabst-blue-ribbon.jpg)
(http://popsop.com/wp-content/uploads/budweiser_fifa.jpg)
(http://www.neytri.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/heineken_beer.jpg)
(http://www.ziegenbock.com/Images/Golden/RollingRock/Bottle.jpg)
(http://ckelly.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c562353ef01156fc5dbaa970b-800wi)
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newkies if i have the money
peebers if i'm broke.
and i can't remeber the last day i didn't have a drink. and no, i'm not bragging. this shit is killing me and i can feel it.
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A buddy brought me a growler of War Horse black ale, and one of amber ale. Holy shit that stuff is good.
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Tried this the other day. Belgian IPA. Best beer I've had in a long time--if it didn't say 9 percent alcohol on the bottle, you'd have no idea. Gotta try everything these silly little elves make now..
Never heard of that sweet tea beer. Sounds interesting.
This is always good too:
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Why are Belgian/Belgian style beers so fucking good? Am I alone on this?
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I'm not a huge fan of belgians. some can be a bit too floral for my taste. these on the other hand are fantastic:
(http://www.lagunitas.com/images/beers_hairyeyeball_main.jpg)
(http://ciceronito.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/dsc00698.jpg?w=450&h=600)
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(http://www.kegblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pabst-blue-ribbon.jpg)
(http://popsop.com/wp-content/uploads/budweiser_fifa.jpg)
(http://www.neytri.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/heineken_beer.jpg)
(http://www.ziegenbock.com/Images/Golden/RollingRock/Bottle.jpg)
(http://ckelly.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c562353ef01156fc5dbaa970b-800wi)
POSER!
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tastes like chocolate!
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fukking stella and corona
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favorite cheap beers: tecate, pabst, bud, milwaukees best. and i'd like to add i heard somewhere that coors and all its affiliates (blue moon included) fund money for anti medicinal marijuana things. so i haven't drank any of those in about 2 years and dont plan to either.
good beers: widmer, red stripe, sierra nevada, theres a shitload more i know but these are all i can think of, and normally what i would go for first if i have the cash.
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(http://www.ziegenbock.com/Images/Golden/RollingRock/Bottle.jpg)
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POSER!
Pretty sure this guy must pee sitting down.
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rolling rock and heineken are complete wastes of money. pbr and bud have their time and place, but if they are truly your favorite beers, i feel bad for your taste buds.
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rolling rock and heineken are complete wastes of money. pbr and bud have their time and place, but if they are truly your favorite beers, i feel bad for your taste buds.
Thus far, yes. I haven't really tried a shit ton of beers. At least I didn't post Natty ::)
I did try Guinness once, come to think of it, and it wasn't all too bad from what I remember.
OH! And Killian's is pretty rad.
PBR in particular because it's cheap AND good. Something about its sweet taste just gets me.
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tastes like chocolate!
Probably my favorite beer to drink in the winter. That and this:
(http://www.naganotrading.com/CMS/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/old-rasp.JPG)
And Skwisgar, you need to broaden your beer palette. Right now.
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i like old stuff.
(http://40ouncebeer.com/pics400/oe3bottles.jpg)
(http://ilmot.co.uk/OldMilwaukee.jpg)
and though not technically relevant to this thread...
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One of the best things about being an alcoholic is you always have a great excuse for acting like an asshole.
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Budweiser is my favorite beer. Im a broke 'Merican college student. I love dark, stout beers but nothing is more practical or enjoyable than a cold Bud when skating, grilling, getting shithoused, whatever. Like it best in the can. Im a redneck.
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get outta here with that shit. i drink it sometimes too but id never list it as a favorite. that is just some bandwagon shit right there. ill even let the budweiser one slip cause i hear americans like those.
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(http://popsop.com/wp-content/uploads/budweiser_fifa.jpg)
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(http://www.ziegenbock.com/Images/Golden/RollingRock/Bottle.jpg)
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POSER!
(http://image.bayimg.com/eaoimaaci.jpg)
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(http://www.ziegenbock.com/Images/Golden/RollingRock/Bottle.jpg)
(http://ckelly.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c562353ef01156fc5dbaa970b-800wi)
POSER!
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My sister's husband pees sitting down because his mother forced him to growing up. She always wanted a girl and was very sad that she had a son, so she made him act like her daughter. He just got a nose job that was somehow paid for by the military.
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tastes like chocolate!
Haven't had that but a bar a block from my place has the ranger on tap. so good
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tooheys platinum. tastes great and at a respectable 6.5% alcohol and 1.8 standard drinks in each bottle it works wonders
(http://www.beerstore.com.au/beerstore/uploads/beerImages/Tooheys_Extra_Dry_P_largejp.jpg)
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tooheys platinum. tastes great and at a respectable 6.5% alcohol and 1.8 standard drinks in each bottle it works wonders
(http://www.beerstore.com.au/beerstore/uploads/beerImages/Tooheys_Extra_Dry_P_largejp.jpg)
not a fan of those. tooheys old is damn good, though. of australian beers, coopers and james squire are my favorites.
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Monteith's Black Beer
the bottle looks like it is from the 1930's
(http://1300wineonline.com.au/images/monteiths%20black.jpg)
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For some reason beer always makes me vomit now. I really love the taste of beer but after 8 I start feeling bad. I stick to wine now like a true faggotismo.
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tooheys platinum. tastes great and at a respectable 6.5% alcohol and 1.8 standard drinks in each bottle it works wonders
(http://www.beerstore.com.au/beerstore/uploads/beerImages/Tooheys_Extra_Dry_P_largejp.jpg)
thats fair, I like all tooheys but this is my go to. good call on james squire it is amazing. it tastes great but I also like that the bottles have a little story about the making of the beer on the label, kinda strange but its a good little read.
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extra dry sucks so bad, i can't stand it, old is alright i guess
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yea wassup
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(http://www.cellarbar.co.uk/budvar1.jpg)
Weißbier! It has a little banana flavour and can be mixed with banana juice, which makes you want more and more...
And Budvar, it's a bit like Beck's, expensive but very tasty.
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And Budvar, it's a bit like Beck's, expensive but very tasty.
Budvar's probably the best pilsner I can find around here but tasting like Becks??? Come on now.
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you guys ever had maclay's? its not bad. its not my favorite by any means but its hella cheap and it doesnt taste like cheap beer at all.... it is probably 5 bucks more per case than the cheap shit though.
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tasting like Becks??? Come on now.
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ok it is way better, but there is also psychology involved, the good design of the Budvar bottle makes you feel like a king drinking it...
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I have to stock a lot of beer at the little grocery store I work at, It's always fun to just read what those brewer dudes say. Beer is their life.
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Anyone ever go to www.beeradvocate.com (http://www.beeradvocate.com)
It's a sick site to read reviews about any beer imaginable (You don't have to join, just search the beer in google and it should come up) and about all the different types of styles.
The forums though, are a different story. Most of them are fucking weirdos. Topics like:
What is the best "flagship" beer on the market?
In my opinion, the best "flagship," or regular line-up (not a reserve or seasonal) beer is the Three Floyds "Alpha King." But heck, there are a lot of great ones out there and many I would put a close second. Thoughts?
and
What is the biggest example of just how far your beer geekdom goes?
Let me preface my example by saying that, in my work, I've done a lot of work with statistics and graphs. I actually enjoy using spreadsheets.
My ultimate example of geekdom is that I've created a "beer dashboard". In this dashboard, I have listed all of the breweries that I want to sample the beers from. For each brewery, I could how many beers I have already sampled, how many I have in the fridge, and how many are remaining to be purchased. Then, each brewery has a pie chart....with a corresponding color for ones that I've sampled (blue), have in the fridge (yellow), and remaining (red).
Oh, and I have copied the brewery logo for each of them off of the internet, and put it on its pie chart. Right now, I have 20 breweries with a chart.
So that's the greatest example I have. My wife rolled her eyes. I guess I can't blame her.
I mean, I love the stuff more than the average person, but in the end it's just beer. I guess you can be super-passionate about anything.
Sick site though overall.
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Budvar is not even close to Becks.
Becks is the shittiest beer i've ever had. I bought a 24-pack having never tasted it and ended up shotguning most of it cause i didnt wanna taste it
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This must have been the worst beer I've ever had....
(http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/9497/atlas12bp7.jpg)
On the top it says: You feelyou drink beer. Also, strickly for shotgun and insta-drunkie
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Budvar is not even close to Becks.
Becks is the shittiest beer i've ever had. I bought a 24-pack having never tasted it and ended up shotguning most of it cause i didnt wanna taste it
well, when you're 14 years old beer tastes very bitter but you will get used to it.
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Basically porters are good, ipas are good, I love me some stout, pale ales and regular ales are good but red ales are shitty. Too much hopps for dis nigga.
You do realize that IPA's are usually some of the hoppiest beers you can find right?
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The one I have for breakfast, or the first after work.
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Basically porters are good, ipas are good, I love me some stout, pale ales and regular ales are good but red ales are shitty. Too much hopps for dis nigga.
I can't stand eating mushrooms but I like cream of mushroom soup.
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Basically porters are good, ipas are good, I love me some stout, pale ales and regular ales are good but red ales are shitty. Too much hopps for dis nigga.
I can't stand eating mushrooms but I like cream of mushroom soup.
Terrible analogy.
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http://www.schlafly.com/ (http://www.schlafly.com/) Without a doubt.
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Since beer has been my girlfriend for the past 6+ years I feel it necessary to "kiss and tell" :D......
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...anyway...
Domestic wise (with the most marketing) Coors in the cream colored can is what I prefer, not to mention all the smaller independent breweries that are just fucking radical. Karl strauss, hanger 24, left coast...etc are all awesome.
Basically porters are good, ipas are good, I love me some stout, pale ales and regular ales are good but red ales are shitty. Too much hopps for dis nigga.
I can't remember the maker, but I had a double chocolate stout that was hella good.
I have a friend from high school that works at a brewery now and he gave me a ticket to go to a beer tasting convention, which to an alcoholic is like the scene in willy wonka where they finally make it to that room with the candy and the chocolate waterfall. Anyway, all the belgian style beers were the best. It was funny because there was a tent for joose there and there was actually people in line for it. You have hundreds of gourmet/exotic beers at your disposal from around the world and you choose that shit?
Newcastle and boddingtons are always worth a go. Sam adams is a great domestic now that I think about it with a diverse arsenal.
My "bottom bitch" would have to be tall cans of Old E. I really don't like 40s. By the end of the bottle all the beer has been sloshed around and is fucking gross. Plus when you buy two tall boys you get 8 extra ounces. Aluminum gets a better recycling return too.
PBR does have the hipster factor, but I was surprised when I tried it. For the price it is actually a pretty good beer.
The new bud light golden wheat is pretty damn good. As is the bud light lime.
The only beer I don't like is "miller chill". That stuff is so salty and gross I couldn't drink more than one.
i had never seen coors in the cream colored can up until about 5 months ago. some guy in gulf breeze, a rich ass city about a 15 minute drive from my house, offered to pay me to till his backyard. dude even paid to rent the tiller. after i got done (it was hot as fuck, i live in northwest florida) he came back with two hundred dollar bills and kept offering me beers while i chatted with him, and it was the cream colored coors. shit was delicious after that work.
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http://www.schlafly.com/ (http://www.schlafly.com/) Without a doubt.
can't stand most of their beers. their AIPA was the best one i've had though, definitely. give me a boulevard, any day.
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(http://www.austrianbeer.co.uk/images/murauerbeer.jpg)
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going to their bar in copenhagen over thanksgiving. can't fucking wait.
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shit is so good. i've never been a huge hefeweizen guy. it's ok, but was always too watery for me. and not enough of a beer taste. but this sutff is awesome . really has a more pronounced taste to it. almost spicy aftertones..
they have that at my local Trader Joe's.. throw some fresh lemon from our lemon tree and it's a perfect summer afternoon in the making
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free beer is my favorite
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going to their bar in copenhagen over thanksgiving. can't fucking wait.
I've been meaning to sample some Mikkeller stuff, I've seen a lot of different beers of their's around. Before christmas I saw one that had like 20% alcohol and I hoped that Santa would get me some, but butt fuck that dude.
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(http://www.majestic.co.uk/Assets/Majestic/Client/products/2/8/8/28812_p.jpg)(http://www.majestic.co.uk/Assets/Majestic/Client/products/2/8/6/28657_p.jpg)
Hoegaarden or Erdinger Weissbie.
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Found this the other day and it's pretty fucking good.
(http://www.beermelodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/GOOSE-ISLAND-HARVEST.jpg)
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This one is a smoked porter from sweden and its my favorite to drink in the fall
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nGulvehh-g8/Sc_Aj8zC4vI/AAAAAAAABt0/xtmvoGvpBkQ/s400/nils-oscar-rokporter.jpg)
This is my favorite brittish beer
(http://pilsnerpunktnu.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/innis-gunn-oak-aged-beer-highland-casc.jpg?w=224)
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(http://www.foundersbrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/the-lineup/bottle_backwoods-bastard.png)
so good.
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(http://www.ericronning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/hop-stoopid-480x566.jpg)
(http://legalbeer.com/images/ninkasi%20tricerahops.jpg)
straight IPAs all day
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fan of rolling rock
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Hell's Belle is pretty good and will fuck you up.
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duke john bitch!
(http://www.munckhof.nl/uimg/d3a757.arcen--hertog-jan-brouwerij-logo.jpg)
i mostly drink this though, fuckin good for store-brand beer, and really cheap
(http://www.goedkoopbier.nl/supermarkt/logobiersoort_groot/237-ah_pilsener_set_blik_6_33_groot.gif)
by the way, is it really true that most beers in the US only have like 3% of alcohol in them? if so, shit is weak.
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anyone who posted a macro, adjunct lager, or tasteless swill should die, unless you stated that it is strictly for budgetary purposes.
anyway, you can't really have one favorite beer. Are you going to drink a stout outside in the summer heat, or a citrus wheat beer by the fireplace in the winter? no. right now I'm getting into scottish beers, and the category of wee heavy. Oskar blues has a ripping scottish ale, and they have an awesome restaurant/brewery in Lyons Colorado.
(http://www.fermentnation.com/pics/oskar_blues_old_chub.jpg)
don't be fooled by the can. environmentally friendly packaging is big in the craft beer industry.
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duke john bitch!
(http://www.munckhof.nl/uimg/d3a757.arcen--hertog-jan-brouwerij-logo.jpg)
i mostly drink this though, fuckin good for store-brand beer, and really cheap
(http://www.goedkoopbier.nl/supermarkt/logobiersoort_groot/237-ah_pilsener_set_blik_6_33_groot.gif)
by the way, is it really true that most beers in the US only have like 3% of alcohol in them? if so, shit is weak.
i think that's only true in utah
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Stella Artois or Sam Adams Boston Lager
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http://www.wimp.com/secretingredient/ (http://www.wimp.com/secretingredient/)
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i usually go with the becks or lowenbrau if i got the money
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Good calls E Flems. You from Wisconsin? I love the New Glaurus Spotted Cow.
Tried this beer the other night. So good. 11% Stout, and it was the chocolatiest beer I've ever had. It was like they made it with hershey's syrup.
(http://legalbeer.com/images/southern%20tier%20choklat.jpg)
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^F Dave, no sir, just south of their border. Spotted cow is the stand by, just tried that Moon man a bit ago and it was a nice change of pace.
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Nothing special, just a regular pils beer. But it's really good and way better than most famous brands.
(http://www.rtbf.be/maregion/sites/rtbf-maregion/files/imagecache/DetailImage/node_images/capturer.jpg_manneken_pils.jpg)
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Nothing special, just a regular pils beer. But it's really good and way better than most famous brands.
(http://www.rtbf.be/maregion/sites/rtbf-maregion/files/imagecache/DetailImage/node_images/capturer.jpg_manneken_pils.jpg)
Hah, great name, though maybe the reference to urine would make me shun from it.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dPvDDO8DKjo/SokgCGpZloI/AAAAAAAACms/Nhm_Lxo-Gb4/s400/haandbryg+2.JPG)
This was a good one
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This was a good one
a really good one
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(http://www.anheuser-busch.com/images/brandScroll/stella.jpg)
(http://static.zlacnene.sk/foto/vyrobky/517000/516842.jpg)
But Ive been more into good white wine recently. Anyway, good beer is never bad.
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I've been trying to expand my taste horizons lately. We've got a Belgian Brewery nearby called Sharp Edge. They have tons of different kinds. I've tried a few from the menu, but haven't found a favorite. Here's the bottle menu, any recommendations?
http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm (http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm)
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(http://www.anheuser-busch.com/images/brandScroll/stella.jpg)
(http://static.zlacnene.sk/foto/vyrobky/517000/516842.jpg)
But Ive been more into good white wine recently. Anyway, good beer is never bad.
I had Stella the other day, I'm on the shelf about it..
I do like Blue Moon and *Bud Light*...
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I've been trying to expand my taste horizons lately. We've got a Belgian Brewery nearby called Sharp Edge. They have tons of different kinds. I've tried a few from the menu, but haven't found a favorite. Here's the bottle menu, any recommendations?
http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm (http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm)
Duvel, La Chouffe and Malheur 10 would be my top 3.
Can't go wrong with Chimay, Triple Karmeliet or Kwak either.
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(http://toddisrad.com/resources/Smith$27s+Oatmeal+Stout.jpg)
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Trying this out, taste more like home-made Blueberry Wine, but damn, its good.
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I've been trying to expand my taste horizons lately. We've got a Belgian Brewery nearby called Sharp Edge. They have tons of different kinds. I've tried a few from the menu, but haven't found a favorite. Here's the bottle menu, any recommendations?
http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm (http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm)
Can't go wrong with Chimay, Triple Karmeliet or Kwak either.
Awesome, thanks. I'll give em a try next time.
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I've been trying to expand my taste horizons lately. We've got a Belgian Brewery nearby called Sharp Edge. They have tons of different kinds. I've tried a few from the menu, but haven't found a favorite. Here's the bottle menu, any recommendations?
http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm (http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm)
Can't go wrong with Chimay, Triple Karmeliet or Kwak either.
orval might be my favorite belgian beer, lindemans gueuze cuv?e ren? (if you like sour) and the de ranke xx bitter is a good belgian ipa
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I've been trying to expand my taste horizons lately. We've got a Belgian Brewery nearby called Sharp Edge. They have tons of different kinds. I've tried a few from the menu, but haven't found a favorite. Here's the bottle menu, any recommendations?
http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm (http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/Brasserie_bottles.htm)
Can't go wrong with Chimay, Triple Karmeliet or Kwak either.
Can't beat Blanche de Bruxelles on a hot summer day. Ok, you can, but it's still pretty nice.
Also, for something completely different, try Spezial Rauchbier
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http://liquorama.biz/images/Picture%20066.jpg (http://liquorama.biz/images/Picture%20066.jpg)
favorite japanese beer
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i love so many kinds of beer but if i was going to my grave and had to pick one it would be this
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(http://toddisrad.com/resources/Smith$27s+Oatmeal+Stout.jpg)
Coconut beer. Coconut and alcohol in one can together might be too much. The Oatmeal Stout is a classic one too.
I've been drinking the cheapest shit I can find. But what I was doing at the supermarket with buying a six pack of cheap tall cans is buying a a six pack of IPA that is on sale, you could break even, or even save money on a better tasting, stronger beer. I prefer IPA's so I look at the cost on cheap beer vs IPA's and make my decision. Cheap beer is usually PBR, Miller High Life, Busch, Natty Ice, Mickey's Ice. Pyramid's IPA Thunderhead has been on sale pretty much all winter, it is by far the best tasting IPA, well one of the best. You could easily drink a 12 pack and be so shit faced.
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you guys like some fruity ass beer.
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i usually go with the becks or lowenbrau if i got the money
Un Becks?
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you guys like some fruity ass beer.
KING OF BEERS BUDWEISER!!!!!!!!
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http://liquorama.biz/images/Picture%20066.jpg (http://liquorama.biz/images/Picture%20066.jpg)
favorite japanese beer
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RKnsIisEb8c/THsQGMkRphI/AAAAAAAAANw/r1LWRtHkCcg/s800/hitachino.jpg)
Take your pick. They are all SO much better than Kirin.
Also, this company is doing it proper right now:
(http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/firestone-walker.jpg)
The Union Jack IPA is amazing, and I'm probably gonna pick up some Solace tonight if i can find it.
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favorite japanese beer
Take your pick. They are all SO much better than Kirin.
i never had any of those but i prefer Asahi over Kirin any day of the week.
this is the best japanese beer i've ever had
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/3998247375_a5277c2e92_z.jpg)
took a pic so i'd remember it. not super easy to find but you can
i like Orion too
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2CcCYAr57-E/TSC6q1Dn05I/AAAAAAAABFs/fTV-40_F-vI/s1600/Orion.jpg)
for your happy time
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Schlafly Coffee Stout boggles my mind, it is so good. Especially if you keep a few bottles stashed away in the basement. Hit them up about 6 months later, and it's a completely different beer. The coffee mixes with the stout more and makes it more of a sweet cream with a stout finish. I also had two different bottles of this Boulevard Chocolate Ale last week. I swear one must have gone bad in the barrel, because the difference between the two was night and day.
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We dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan, what a crazy prank.
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We dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan, what a crazy prank.
hahahahhahaahahahahahahahha indeed it was
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Had some Anchor Steam this week. Freaking delicious.
(http://www.benekeith.com/upload/web_brand_item/image/785/Anchor_bock.jpg?1269030565)\
and some Tied House San Francisco Style porter which was great, too
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(http://www.crackedkettle.com/store/images/san-miguel-especial-33.jpg)
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There will never be better beers than this 2:
(http://www.rumbacaracas.com/contenido/pics/soleraretornable-x_2.jpg)
(http://www.parasaber.com/fotografiadigital/media/200912/28/20091228psafdi_8_Ies_LCO.jpg)
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Sierra Nevada
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favorite japanese beer
Take your pick. They are all SO much better than Kirin.
Also, this company is doing it proper right now:
(http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/firestone-walker.jpg)
The Union Jack IPA is amazing, and I'm probably gonna pick up some Solace tonight if i can find it.
went to ye olde Beverage Warehouse recently and picked up one of these . i gave it to my girlfriend as a present (cuz it has a cute label) but i'll definitely be trying it .
here's some stuff i picked up to sample:
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1507/photo8qd.jpg)
(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1201/photo7im.jpg)
(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/3807/photo6rn.jpg)
i love this Beverage Warehouse place because they literally have everything. i'm a big fan of a lot of the West Coast breweries, but i like all kinds of shit
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Those Bastard brews from Stone are really good.
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if you're going to drink the arrogant bastard, try to find the Oaked Arrogant Bastard, oak barrel brews have a more flavorful aftertaste.
I'm sitting on a Berkshire Brewing Company "Gude Gregg" wee heavy bourbon barrel aged Scotch Ale. limited run was put out this fall and i was able to drink one. i got another as a Christmas gift and i plan on letting it sit in the closet for another year. it's an awesome beer.
great divide oak aged Yeti imperial stout is another great one from last season
Founders Brewery made some awesome beers this year as well, the Breakfast Stout is choice as is the Dirty Bastard.
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nothing better than Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
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nothing better than Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
I had one of those last week. It's was good. I'm more into Porters and Stouts than IPA myself.
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nothing better than Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
i've got it in my fridge as i type. think i'll have to break that open when i get home. i love Lagunitas and love IPAs
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i've had the bastards but i'll have to find that owl brand cause my lady loves/collects/is obsessed with owls and someone said they are good. you guys are making me want to cruise to bevmo with all these delicious looking and sounding brews. but i didnt get my check today so i'll hold back. i will probably be keepin it cheap with pabst tallboys or tecate tonight for my homebwayes birthday downtown.
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managed to get a 4 pack of this today:
(http://www.beergeeknation.com/wp-content/labels/kbs.jpg)
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Good ole Pbr geter done
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When I drank it was PBR, but I dont drink anymore so I dont have a favorite beer.
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whatevers cheap or free
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When I drank it was PBR, but I dont drink anymore so I dont have a favorite beer.
so what was the point of you telling us this?
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When I drank it was PBR, but I dont drink anymore so I dont have a favorite beer.
Idk, Pbr is good and it used to be my favorite.
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Had some Anchor Steam this week. Freaking delicious.
(http://www.benekeith.com/upload/web_brand_item/image/785/Anchor_bock.jpg?1269030565)\
and some Tied House San Francisco Style porter which was great, too
So good. Wish I had one right now.
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Had some Anchor Steam this week. Freaking delicious.
(http://www.benekeith.com/upload/web_brand_item/image/785/Anchor_bock.jpg?1269030565)\
and some Tied House San Francisco Style porter which was great, too
So good. Wish I had one right now.
i had the anchor steam pale ale and shit was hella bomb. i also tried a pale ale from a brand called cable car from rochester, ny. the one from ny was sweeter so i liked the anchor steam better.
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(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s92/budde420/miller.jpg)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm295/thebrewclub/McSorleys.jpg)
anyone one of these are good too
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/htramitz/05-31-02.jpg)
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I wish I could afford to drink Belgium White ales more often
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speaking of white ale, i tried one of these recently
(http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/2177/photo6o.jpg)
tasty. definitely in the light, refreshing, drink-during-an-outdoor-bbq type category
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^ Thats what I've been talking about! And Anchor's Liberty Ale is an awesome session beer.
My mom's boyfriend recently turned me onto this:
(http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/Corsendonk_pater_beer.jpg)
Simply delicious.
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this shit's good
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/259/bastardw.jpg)
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http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17962/43974 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17962/43974)
We just got this in a few weeks ago at the beer distributor I work at, and it was fucking awesome.
Got to try the siamese twin and the golden state, really want to try the baltic porter.
Also jut finished my case of Williamsburg coffeehouse porter
-http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14952/48782
Really awesome, and very affordable.
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(http://berkshirebrewinginboston.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/saintipa.jpg)
limited run IPA from Berkshire Brewing Company... so very choice.
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Newcastle brown ale.
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Honey Brown!
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throwing out an idea here, well actually saw it done on another forum, but anyone down for a beer exchange? People from opposite coasts pick up local craft beer or home brews and mail it to the person they're assigned.
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One of our local breweries, Empyrean, just came out with a Black Pepper Porter that's really good. I hope they decide to bottle it. Right now you have to go to the bar to drink it, which I'm also okay with.
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One of our local breweries, Empyrean, just came out with a Black Pepper Porter that's really good. I hope they decide to bottle it. Right now you have to go to the bar to drink it, which I'm also okay with.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14154/31336 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14154/31336)
If you ever see this you should try it. It's really interesting.
I wouldn't commit to an entire case, but the Futhermore Variety case is pretty great.
Pretty dope beers from Wisconsin.
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first off, how the fuck did I not know that this thread existed.
next,
http://www.conistonbrewery.com/coniston-ales.htm (http://www.conistonbrewery.com/coniston-ales.htm)
the blue bird bitter
and Ridgway bitter and Ale
anyone know where to get these in LA?
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http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm295/thebrewclub/Heineken-1.jpg (http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm295/thebrewclub/Heineken-1.jpg)
You american basterds know this beer? coming from amsterdam baby, best drunken stages you can reach with a beer I would swear by it
europe is lying in the grass voyaging through the universe and you fools trying to get drunk with bud light, fucking assholes
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http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm295/thebrewclub/Heineken-1.jpg (http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm295/thebrewclub/Heineken-1.jpg)
You american basterds know this beer? coming from amsterdam baby, best drunken stages you can reach with a beer I would swear by it
europe is lying in the grass voyaging through the universe and you fools trying to get drunk with bud light, fucking assholes
Blue Velvet Pabst Blue Ribbon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snhiofL2Rh4#ws)
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Well, if you want to get hammered with Dutch Export beer
(http://www.mrcapetown.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bavaria_beer_can.jpg)
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i bought a bottle of this stuff one night, before i flew out for a weeks holiday so when i returned broke i could sit back drink some awesome beer and remember all the fun i had in sydney.
while i was away my shit head younger brother drank it.
he reckons it was hands down the best beer in the world, shame its $20 a bottle.
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just picked up a twelve of negra modelo for ten bucks
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sweetwater pitchers with buddies
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i bought a bottle of this stuff one night, before i flew out for a weeks holiday so when i returned broke i could sit back drink some awesome beer and remember all the fun i had in sydney.
while i was away my shit head younger brother drank it.
he reckons it was hands down the best beer in the world, shame its $20 a bottle.
it's 8 bucks here, fucking australia and their ridiculous beer prices.
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Not saying it's my favorite but I'm enjoying some of these at the moment.
(http://truecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Pilsner-Urquell.jpg)
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first off, how the fuck did I not know that this thread existed.
next,
http://www.conistonbrewery.com/coniston-ales.htm (http://www.conistonbrewery.com/coniston-ales.htm)
the blue bird bitter
and Ridgway bitter and Ale
anyone know where to get these in LA?
i've never tried that beer but if anywhere in LA has it this place probably does: http://www.beveragewarehouse.com/ (http://www.beveragewarehouse.com/) it's in Marina Del Rey
if you're more East Side the Cap n Cork in Los Feliz is pretty thorough for beer selection http://www.yelp.com/biz/cap-n-cork-junior-market-los-angeles?start=40 (http://www.yelp.com/biz/cap-n-cork-junior-market-los-angeles?start=40)
cheers
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Does anyone else think Pilsner Urquell smells like weed?
My friend got me one of these for my birthday:
(http://www.etruth.com/staffBlogs/images/www_etruth_com/staffBlogs/EricStrader/04-05-10%20IPA%20lunch%20with%20Dick/Hopslam%20at%20home.JPG)
Holy shit it was good. I like all kinds of beer, but I wouldn't consider myself a fiend for hops. This beer was pretty hoppy but it actually quite balanced despite the name. Apparently they're really hard to find but gat dayum if you can find one buy it. Easily one of the top 5 beers I've ever had.
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Anybody here watch that documentary Beer Wars? It's on Netflix instant if you have that.
I'm applying for a job at Dofish Head out of boredom.
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This was pretty good (http://www.beerandmicrobrews.com/bluestar-wht.jpg)
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i bought a bottle of this stuff one night, before i flew out for a weeks holiday so when i returned broke i could sit back drink some awesome beer and remember all the fun i had in sydney.
while i was away my shit head younger brother drank it.
he reckons it was hands down the best beer in the world, shame its $20 a bottle.
You could get any 2 unibroues of that size for 9 dollars at this corner store in Montreal near where my girlfriend used to live. Fucking best deal ever.
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(http://images1.makefive.com/images/entertainment/culture/best-beer/hoegaarden-7.jpg)
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(http://images1.makefive.com/images/entertainment/culture/best-beer/hoegaarden-7.jpg)
that shits good too. Germans know what's up
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(http://images1.makefive.com/images/entertainment/culture/best-beer/hoegaarden-7.jpg)
that shits good too. Germans know what's up
Belgium, son.
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Favorite beers:
1. Ugly Pug
2. Imperator
3. Fat Tire
Last choice, but usually because bills got me on broke.....Miller High Life
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first off, how the fuck did I not know that this thread existed.
next,
http://www.conistonbrewery.com/coniston-ales.htm (http://www.conistonbrewery.com/coniston-ales.htm)
the blue bird bitter
and Ridgway bitter and Ale
anyone know where to get these in LA?
i've never tried that beer but if anywhere in LA has it this place probably does: http://www.beveragewarehouse.com/ (http://www.beveragewarehouse.com/) it's in Marina Del Rey
if you're more East Side the Cap n Cork in Los Feliz is pretty thorough for beer selection http://www.yelp.com/biz/cap-n-cork-junior-market-los-angeles?start=40 (http://www.yelp.com/biz/cap-n-cork-junior-market-los-angeles?start=40)
cheers
thanks man, they are really hard to find anywhere, shit, brits I know have never heard of it. And cap n' cork is pretty solid but a no go. too bad, I live pretty close by.
next hoe garden sucks. it's the budwieser of witbier beer. I would prefer Allagash for a white or Franziskaner which is a similar style in a Hefe-weisse.
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(http://images1.makefive.com/images/entertainment/culture/best-beer/hoegaarden-7.jpg)
Also
(http://fl.worldclassbeverages.com/wp-content/beer_spy/images/prodimages/Lefebvre/lBlanchedeBruxellesBottle.jpg)
Oh and I just had some of this:
(http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/Newton_Beer.jpg)
Fucking apple beer! Very light and refreshing, super tasty, but why not just have cider. I don't know, but it was special for sure.
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I just discovered this for me
(http://www.saveur-biere.com/biere-magazine/images/Licorne-Elsass.jpg)
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This shit is fucking awesome:
(http://atlantabeermaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Odell-Double-Pils.png)
Also, Mojo Risin' on nitro tap is fucking delicious. A double IPA with the smoothness of an imperial stout? Yes please.
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Well, if you want to get hammered with Dutch Export beer
(http://www.mrcapetown.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bavaria_beer_can.jpg)
wow! you got bavaria in 'Murica?
I like this beer a lot:
(http://www.slijterij-hetplein.nl/pics/bier/Jupiler%20Pils.jpg)
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picked up some of this the other day:
(http://aleheads.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/left-hand-milk-stout.jpg)
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picked up some of this the other day:
(http://aleheads.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/left-hand-milk-stout.jpg)
thats a yummy stout. I'm so glad my beer store has left hand. If you're into stronger stouts with a little less sweetness in that price range I'd try Weyerbacher Old Heathen and Victory Storm King. Storm King received an A- on beer advocate, is 9.1%, and if you're lucky enough to have a 12oz singles selection it will only cost you about $2.50. Definitely on some motor-oil steez but damn its good.
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There's a bar by my place that I frequent because the bartender makes the best white russians. She mixes expresso vodka, vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur a splash of milk and then tops it off with that left hand milk stout. It's fucking amazing. Only $3 too on happy hour.
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Tuborg Guld - aka 'Golden Lady'. Its a strong Danish beer, they taste great and gets you drunk rather fast. They often sponsor rap koncerts (the real ones, not the fake shit).
(http://www.linnetbeer.dk/tuborg/den%20gyldne%20dame.jpg)
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http://youtu.be/xIneaJxEBko (http://youtu.be/xIneaJxEBko)
i like tuborg julebryg
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http://youtu.be/xIneaJxEBko (http://youtu.be/xIneaJxEBko)
i like tuborg julebryg
No doubt! The julebryg is tight - where do you know it from? Are you from around here?
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I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but Magic Hat #9 being in cans has definitely upped my beer swag this summer. No more shitty beer during sessions!
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http://youtu.be/xIneaJxEBko (http://youtu.be/xIneaJxEBko)
i like tuborg julebryg
No doubt! The julebryg is tight - where do you know it from? Are you from around here?
nah, i was in copenhagen last winter. the best danish beer, without question is mikkeller. n?rrebros is good, too.
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http://youtu.be/xIneaJxEBko (http://youtu.be/xIneaJxEBko)
i like tuborg julebryg
No doubt! The julebryg is tight - where do you know it from? Are you from around here?
Yeah, every november, the day the Julebryg is released, its like a national selebration! Mikkeller is crazy, quite expensive though. But really does something different with his beer! He experiments a lot with the ingredients. Im stoked on it being a one man company!
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picked up some of this the other day:
(http://aleheads.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/left-hand-milk-stout.jpg)
thats a yummy stout. I'm so glad my beer store has left hand. If you're into stronger stouts with a little less sweetness in that price range I'd try Weyerbacher Old Heathen and Victory Storm King. Storm King received an A- on beer advocate, is 9.1%, and if you're lucky enough to have a 12oz singles selection it will only cost you about $2.50. Definitely on some motor-oil steez but damn its good.
Picked up storm king last year not knowing it was a 9.1 made for an interesting Sunday night to say the least. They're Golden Monkey was also delicious
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picked up some of this the other day:
(http://aleheads.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/left-hand-milk-stout.jpg)
thats a yummy stout. I'm so glad my beer store has left hand. If you're into stronger stouts with a little less sweetness in that price range I'd try Weyerbacher Old Heathen and Victory Storm King. Storm King received an A- on beer advocate, is 9.1%, and if you're lucky enough to have a 12oz singles selection it will only cost you about $2.50. Definitely on some motor-oil steez but damn its good.
Picked up storm king last year not knowing it was a 9.1 made for an interesting Sunday night to say the least. They're Golden Monkey was also delicious
we are friends now
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Here's my dog with her first Oskar Blues beer
Cola Tests a Beer (http://vimeo.com/24301243)">Cola Tests a Beer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2318318">Matt Eaton</a> on <a href=
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Here's my dog with her first Oskar Blues beer
Cola Tests a Beer (http://vimeo.com/24301243)">Cola Tests a Beer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2318318">Matt Eaton</a> on <a href=
cola has a great palette
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There's a bar by my place that I frequent because the bartender makes the best white russians. She mixes expresso vodka, vanilla vodka, a splash of milk and then tops it off with that left hand milk stout. It's fucking amazing. Only $3 too on happy hour.
wow, that sounds so good. maybe while bowling?
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i never really liked pilsners that much but this shit is so good
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6125/5962513703_30a34e88f4_z.jpg)
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(http://www.brazilian-products.com/images/10054%20-%20Itaipava%20Pilsen%20Can%2012x350ml.jpg)
Brazilian Pilsner. Tasty.
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(http://newsandbrews.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/steamwhistle.jpg)
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i just tried this. its pretty plain like any cheap beer really. at least i have a cool bottle now
(http://www.etruth.com/staffBlogs/images/www_etruth_com/staffBlogs/EricStrader/11-04-09%20Raise%20a%20glass%20to%20Monty%20Python/Holy%20%28Gr%29ail.JPG)
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Im not sure if I have a favorite. I seem to buys Coors Light a lot. When I go out I usually end up buying Fat Tire. PBR seems to be the go to beer since is kinda cheap, but I do not prefer it. Guinness is good.
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green flash just became available in missouri. so good.
(http://www.theperfectlyhappyman.com/uploads/green-flash-hop-head-red-ale.jpg)
(http://www.loreschofcourse.com/blog/media/GFDS1.jpg)
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The bottle shop near me has a draft system where you can buy a 64oz bottle and choose a draft to fill it with, and you can test all that shit.
fucking awesome!
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Couple of recent discoveries:
(http://deepstudy.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/chimayb_130714896.gif?w=391&h=450)
9% !!!
(http://images.forbes.com/media/2008/07/01/usbrewery_7.jpg)
Haven't tried the far right or third from right, but i'm sure they're excellent aswell.
Got thirsty.
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(http://jogarja.com.sapo.pt/imagens/AMelhorImagemdaCervejaSuperBock_13948/mulher_cerveja_super_bock.jpg)
(http://media.uvinum.net/wines/carlsberg-beer-435226.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/4079302181_f7e08ef19f.jpg)
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(http://jogarja.com.sapo.pt/imagens/AMelhorImagemdaCervejaSuperBock_13948/mulher_cerveja_super_bock.jpg)
please only post beers in here. there is clearly no beer to be found in this picure!
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cv2_Clep3CM/R6RY5StCdkI/AAAAAAAAAFc/T3xm8NrKlj0/s1600/Yuengling.bmp)
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Not much of a beer drinker, more of a liquor man myself, but if I'm buying I do enjoy myself some Hoegaarden when it comes to brewski's. Really though any beer thats free at a friends or a party will do just fine as well.
I will say though my favorite thing ever when it comes to getting super banged up off booze was the recipe for Champiple that was in an issue of Big Brother. Mix MD 20/20 (in my case I prefer the Bling-Bling Blue Raspberry) and a cheap, under 5 dollar bottle of Champagne. Had many a great black out nights thanks to that delicious concoction. Another great life lesson taught to me by Big Brother (R.i.P)
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(http://www.artzberger.com/BeerCans/newcans/canpics/ColdSmoke.jpg)
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finally got some Stone Arrogant Bastard Oaked
could be a new favorite beer.
stepping into the light
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6057428311_1674cd01a4_z.jpg)
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Best beer on earth.
(http://schizosoph.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/rochefort10.jpg)
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who is this 'Raunchy Kid'?
Oh yeah, Shock Top is pretty sweet I just got turned on to it. I love cheep beer tho, pbr or busch rolling rock every now and again.
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shock top just tastes like a cheaper Blue Moon to me. I'm all for cheap beer, but there's better wheat beers out there.
I bought a six pack of Magic Hat's "Hex" the other day, it's pretty damn good. Also got a 12 pack of Black Label for $7.85, it's not great beer by any standard but it's solid for getting drunk.
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i have no job, so big flats is my favorite beer
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(http://liquiddiets.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3631024452_0566afc2ba.jpg)
(http://mustlovebeer.com/uploads_user/1000/1/986.jpg)
Been drinking these 2 as of late.
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(http://www.fanfaron.it/Images/franziskaner_hefe-weisse_.jpg)
Franziskaner, this will be useful for the european slap pals, not sure about usa.
I love weiss beers and this is my favourite, paulaner is my second choice, but franziskaner got an amazing taste really.
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I haven't been in here for awhile, and I don't know if this has been posted, but Magic Hat #9 is the best thing ever. I think it's brewed in Brooklyn, and only available on the East Coast so I can only drink it when I visit my father.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q6OatMvDRb4/TUtghEBryBI/AAAAAAAAADA/yPyzP5RIaVU/s1600/magic%2Bhat%2B9.jpg)
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I haven't been in here for awhile, and I don't know if this has been posted, but Magic Hat #9 is the best thing ever. I think it's brewed in Brooklyn, and only available on the East Coast so I can only drink it when I visit my father.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q6OatMvDRb4/TUtghEBryBI/AAAAAAAAADA/yPyzP5RIaVU/s1600/magic%2Bhat%2B9.jpg)
actually, it's brewed in Vermont, but yeah magic hat is the shit.
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I haven't been in here for awhile, and I don't know if this has been posted, but Magic Hat #9 is the best thing ever. I think it's brewed in Brooklyn, and only available on the East Coast so I can only drink it when I visit my father.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q6OatMvDRb4/TUtghEBryBI/AAAAAAAAADA/yPyzP5RIaVU/s1600/magic%2Bhat%2B9.jpg)
I apologize, I thought I was told Brooklyn. Have you had any of their other beer that you could recommend?
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I haven't been in here for awhile, and I don't know if this has been posted, but Magic Hat #9 is the best thing ever. I think it's brewed in Brooklyn, and only available on the East Coast so I can only drink it when I visit my father.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q6OatMvDRb4/TUtghEBryBI/AAAAAAAAADA/yPyzP5RIaVU/s1600/magic%2Bhat%2B9.jpg)
I apologize, I thought I was told Brooklyn. Have you had any of their other beer that you could recommend?
haha it's all good, I just know because my dad is all about them. Umm, their fall beer that's out right now, "Hex" is really good. I haven't had their spring season, but their summer "wacko" and winter "howl" are both great too. if you like wheat beers, "circus boy" is really good too. That's all that I've had from them though
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I dont know if the best beer, but the best brand and I feel proud of holding the can, Australia rocks!
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Best beer on earth.
(http://schizosoph.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/rochefort10.jpg)
Always found the Trappist beers hard to get into - either they're crazy fighting strong or just it's an acquired taste.
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that shits good too. Germans know what's up
Belgium, son.
This is my booze of choice. Costs a fair bit in my neck of the woods, but it's worth paying a little more for quality and taste over the foul pisswater that is Stella, Heineken, Bud, etc.
(http://www.fanfaron.it/Images/franziskaner_hefe-weisse_.jpg)
Franziskaner, this will be useful for the european slap pals, not sure about usa.
I love weiss beers and this is my favourite, paulaner is my second choice, but franziskaner got an amazing taste really.
Always been a fan of this, Paulaner, Weihenstephaner and the like. Bit more filling and I don't seem to get that bad a hangover the next day, which I'm guessing is down to the Rheinheitsgebot.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8wpk_QAox-Y/TFqvzfSk2hI/AAAAAAAABfM/fpMWi2rDEeY/s320/Keisari+EloWehn%C3%A4.JPG)
Picked up some of this when I was in Finland recently, tasted suprisingly good, even straight out of the can which is something new for wheat beers.
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(http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt94/core0802/BrouwerijLindemansFramboiseLambic.jpg)
What are people's opinions on Lambics? I had lindemans framboise, which was interesting, but im interested in trying others
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I dont know if the best beer, but the best brand and I feel proud of holding the can, Australia rocks!
nobody drinks fosters in australia , most ppl dont even consider it frekkin australian ...
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I dont know if the best beer, but the best brand and I feel proud of holding the can, Australia rocks!
nobody drinks fosters in australia , most ppl dont even consider it frekkin australian ...
He's Spanish. They don't exactly have a lot to choose from when it comes to beer.
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Haven't had one yet but just picked up a six of this:
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that looks amazing
Dude its absolutely great. If you see it dont hesitate to pick it up.
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This was on skate and annoy today.
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I haven't been in here for awhile, and I don't know if this has been posted, but Magic Hat #9 is the best thing ever. I think it's brewed in Brooklyn, and only available on the East Coast so I can only drink it when I visit my father.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q6OatMvDRb4/TUtghEBryBI/AAAAAAAAADA/yPyzP5RIaVU/s1600/magic%2Bhat%2B9.jpg)
No clue why, but I've never really liked Magic Hat. I do have mad respect for East Coast beers though so maybe I should give it another shot!
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They've had this on tap at my local bar lately. It's a really nice sour. If you're into that type of thing, definitely worth checking out.
(http://bhamweekly.com/birmingham/imgs/media.images/1256/RodenbachGrandCru.widea.jpg)
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every now and then, good things actually come out of orange county.
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Probably Olde English, but I'd drink almost anything that's not flat.
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every now and then, good things actually come out of orange county.
that's funny dude. i'm actually from the OC originally. a friend of mine told me about this place. they have it on tap at a few places in LA. the shit is good
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So Burnside turned 21 this year, and is getting it's own beer.
http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/story/_/id/7237714/burnside-skatepark-teams-local-brewery-custom-beer (http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/story/_/id/7237714/burnside-skatepark-teams-local-brewery-custom-beer)
"It's something we're all interested in doing," says Jay Gilbert, a partner at the brewery, which opened its doors just 10 month ago. "Now we're in the process of wracking our brains for a beer style and doing some test batches. We're thinking something more aggressive, with a higher alcohol content and a full-hop style. And we're hoping by spring to get label approval to sell 22-ounce bottles in and around Portland at first, with [wider distribution after that]."
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Last time I was in Portland, Burnside already had it's own beer. They sold it as 18 packs of tall Bush cans for $10.
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every now and then, good things actually come out of orange county.
that's funny dude.? i'm actually from the OC originally.? a friend of mine told me about this place.? they have it on tap at a few places in LA.? the shit is good
yea i'm just messing dog, i grew up a few minutes from northern OC, and most of my homies are from the brea/placentia/fullerton area, so i say that all in jest.
but yes, the bruery is the real deal! check out their bottle shop in downtown orange. i'm always surprised how many "industry people" i've seen there (i'm talking skateboard, not film industry). total rich hipster trash, but you cant beat the $3 beer & cheese flights.
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Just got my first one of this tonight. Made some homemade vegetarian chilli and monday night football with this has been one of the most enjoyable nights in awhile. This is one of the best oatmeal stouts I have had.
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every now and then, good things actually come out of orange county.
that's funny dude.? i'm actually from the OC originally.? a friend of mine told me about this place.? they have it on tap at a few places in LA.? the shit is good
yea i'm just messing dog, i grew up a few minutes from northern OC, and most of my homies are from the brea/placentia/fullerton area, so i say that all in jest.
but yes, the bruery is the real deal! check out their bottle shop in downtown orange. i'm always surprised how many "industry people" i've seen there (i'm talking skateboard, not film industry). total rich hipster trash, but you cant beat the $3 beer & cheese flights.
i assure you i take no offense to dissing the OC. there's plenty to diss. it's a nice place to raise a family though and they have good taco places and my parents still live there. i grew up in Fullerton
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Looks like everyone is posting some exotic stuff. For me, you can't go wrong with
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Newcastle is so great.
picked up some of this the other day:
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I just picked up a sixer of this (they had it at the 7-11 by my apartment, I was pleasantly surprised). I just cracked the first bottle and I'm already a huge fan.
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Been drinking Molsons a lot, and I dont know why.
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right outta Eureka, quite nice for a low ABV, a good daytime brew
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sierra nevada and dogfish head made this one.... a really good brew
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Always an easy choice when at a bar and I just want something basic but still tasty.
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I just bought a six pack of New Belgium's Trippel. It's brewed with coriander (I don't know exactly what coriander is but it sounds fancy) and it is fucking delicious. ABV's not super high (7.8%) and it's super mellow, so easy to drink. Plus it was on sale for like $6.98 which was awesome.
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picked up some of this the other day:
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I just picked up a sixer of this (they had it at the 7-11 by my apartment, I was pleasantly surprised). I just cracked the first bottle and I'm already a huge fan.
They just came out with a non-widget nitro version! can't wait for it to come out to the public
Left Hand Brewing's New Nitro Milk Stout Bottles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVMc8hlRS3k#ws)
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That's definitely a top 3 favorite stout of mine.
In other news, the liquor store down the street from me does $9.99 mix a 6. You can take any 6 12oz bottles out of the fridge, whether it's in a six pack or not, and its $9.99. I think the 6 pack I just got should be double that price.
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got some of the 2011 today. not gonna open it until school's done, but i had it last year and it was amazing.
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I just bought a six pack of New Belgium's Trippel. It's brewed with coriander (I don't know exactly what coriander is but it sounds fancy) and it is fucking delicious. ABV's not super high (7.8%) and it's super mellow, so easy to drink. Plus it was on sale for like $6.98 which was awesome.
i think coriander is called cilantro (silantro?) in the states
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I just bought a six pack of New Belgium's Trippel. It's brewed with coriander (I don't know exactly what coriander is but it sounds fancy) and it is fucking delicious. ABV's not super high (7.8%) and it's super mellow, so easy to drink. Plus it was on sale for like $6.98 which was awesome.
i think coriander is called cilantro (silantro?) in the states
coriander is coriander
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Why is there both a "Best beers" and a "Favourite Beer" thread? Re-post:
this means home to me, haha
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and anything these guys do.
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moosehead. shiner 101. bohemia. negra modelo. stella artois.
domestic: coors original
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Reminds me of home
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This is the new jam right here.
(http://www.samueladams.com/_assets/beers/bottles/large/138f4f82-fb35-4e16-b0ec-1ad9df7ffe65.jpg)
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I just bought a six pack of New Belgium's Trippel. It's brewed with coriander (I don't know exactly what coriander is but it sounds fancy) and it is fucking delicious. ABV's not super high (7.8%) and it's super mellow, so easy to drink. Plus it was on sale for like $6.98 which was awesome.
i think coriander is called cilantro (silantro?) in the states
coriander is coriander
yes, coriander is coriander, but coriander is also cilantro.
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I just bought a six pack of New Belgium's Trippel. It's brewed with coriander (I don't know exactly what coriander is but it sounds fancy) and it is fucking delicious. ABV's not super high (7.8%) and it's super mellow, so easy to drink. Plus it was on sale for like $6.98 which was awesome.
i think coriander is called cilantro (silantro?) in the states
coriander is coriander
yes, coriander is coriander, but coriander is also cilantro.
this blew my mind
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I just bought a six pack of New Belgium's Trippel. It's brewed with coriander (I don't know exactly what coriander is but it sounds fancy) and it is fucking delicious. ABV's not super high (7.8%) and it's super mellow, so easy to drink. Plus it was on sale for like $6.98 which was awesome.
i think coriander is called cilantro (silantro?) in the states
yes, coriander is coriander, but coriander is also cilantro.
this blew my mind
Wow I was being ignorant. Coriander is in fact coriander and cilantro. News to me
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the best dutch beer: Hertog Jan, try it if you get a chance!
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I just bought a six pack of New Belgium's Trippel. It's brewed with coriander (I don't know exactly what coriander is but it sounds fancy) and it is fucking delicious. ABV's not super high (7.8%) and it's super mellow, so easy to drink. Plus it was on sale for like $6.98 which was awesome.
i think coriander is called cilantro (silantro?) in the states
yes, coriander is coriander, but coriander is also cilantro.
this blew my mind
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Well thanks burm for dropping knowledge.
But in other news I've still been getting awesome mix-a-6packs down the street for cheap. One of the beers that usually finds its way into the bunch is the Titan IPA by Great Divide. I thought it was better than the Stone IPA actually.
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It's not my favorite beer, but its currently trending.
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that's a good one. the great divide claymore scotch ale was something i drank a lot of last winter...
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i drank my last bottle of founders breakfast stout
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i'm trying to get my hands on the founders kentucky breakfast stout. breakfast stout aged in a bourbon barrel. i've drank it once and it was a dank fucking beer. there's not much i can say other than that...
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KBS is awesome! I still have a few left from last year. But I just had a CBS this week. Its a pretty damn good. It was on tap at my local watering hole. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1199/47658 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1199/47658)
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It's 7 percent which rules and it's good. Saint Arnold in general is party in the USA shit.
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Oh and good ole Shiner. Their entire line kicks ass cause i get alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll DRUNK!
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fresh shiner on tap is like the best shit ever
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416 urban wheat. Local flavor.
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It's been almost three months.
This needs a bump.
Had this for the first time last night. Good for being in a can, and better graphics than most.
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Oh shit, sorry that's so big.
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had some of this the other week it's so fucking good, and to boot there's no nitro widget which is pretty dank
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^I wish Nitro was available in VA, or at least DC. I love the milk stout but apparently the Nitro is even better. The fact that there's no widget is really cool, too.
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got a bottle of the bourbon county coffee, too. it's amazing. i wish this shit was easier to get.
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had some of this the other week it's so fucking good, and to boot there's no nitro widget which is pretty dank
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I've never seen the nitro bottled before, but I had it on tap once. One of the best glasses of anything I've ever had.
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i support this
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904716604576546753382884420.html (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904716604576546753382884420.html)
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I wish Left Hand hadn't pulled out of Nebraska.
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dinkelacker privat ... some local stuff. maybe not the best ever, but a good one for sure
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Been really into these lately.
(http://www.omega-level.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Allagash-White.jpg)
(http://www.benekeith.com/upload/web_brand_item/image/203/Ommegang_Witte.jpg?1252963543)
(http://www.samueladams.com/_assets/beers/bottles/large/138f4f82-fb35-4e16-b0ec-1ad9df7ffe65.jpg)
(http://www.dogfish.com/files/imagecache/bottleGridSize/dfh_namaste.png)
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flying dog and dogfish head.....keep it local
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Stella Artois and Boulevard Wheat.
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how is the namaste?
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I went to the magic hat brewery this weekend. It was rad! I got to sample all the beers for free! I highly recommend it to all!
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how is the namaste?
Its great. Well worth the try.
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I went to the magic hat brewery this weekend. It was rad! I got to sample all the beers for free! I highly recommend it to all!
whats your jam? #9 is delicious
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#9 is easily my favourite and got me into Magic Hat. I was surprised how much fruitier it was fresh from the tap than the bottled version is.
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Picked both of these up on pay day. Just waiting for the right time to crack them.
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managed to get some again this year. this shit is nectar of the gods.
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Been really into these lately.
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that shit is really good
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i just learned that they have Stone IPA 24 packs at Costco for 26 dollars
there is a god
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that left hand milk stout is fucking amazing!
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managed to get some again this year. this shit is nectar of the gods.
every beer geek i know says this is one of the best beers they have ever had. cant find it anywhere here in socal though...
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Shit's expensive though, around a dime for six. Hits the spot with the citrus taste, and it fucks me up with just one bottle. Great skating companion.
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every beer geek i know says this is one of the best beers they have ever had. cant find it anywhere here in socal though...
yeah, it's kind of ridiculous. i go to the one liquor store enough that dude kept some for me. i've heard of people tailing the distributor trucks to get it.
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Have you guys ever heard of Pliny the Elder? There is a bunch of hype about it on the homebrewing forums I go on. People swear up and down it is one of the best beers ever. It's only available on the West Coast and people have all these crazy stories of the things they went through and how much they paid to get their hands on one.
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Have you guys ever heard of Pliny the Elder? There is a bunch of hype about it on the homebrewing forums I go on. People swear up and down it is one of the best beers ever. It's only available on the West Coast and people have all these crazy stories of the things they went through and how much they paid to get their hands on one.
it's really good, but i'm not sure i understand all the hype. their sour beers are much better IMO.
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Currently drinking Stone's Arrogant Bastard Ale, it's good, but I'm not sure I understand what's so great about it.
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Have you guys ever heard of Pliny the Elder? There is a bunch of hype about it on the homebrewing forums I go on. People swear up and down it is one of the best beers ever. It's only available on the West Coast and people have all these crazy stories of the things they went through and how much they paid to get their hands on one.
i really want to try it, but yeah i'm skeptical. when something has that much hype you have to wonder..
they opened a few kegs around town here a month ago or so and people were reportedly lining up when places opened in the afternoon, and were limited to one pint etc..
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If any of you gentlemen are living in Dallas, TX, or plan on visiting, do yourself a favor and try the "Velvet Hammer" (the stuff lives up to its name) by Petticolas brewing company...
(http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/peticolas%20logo.jpg)
It's made by some guy who just does it for fun. His friends liked it so much that they forced him to sell the beer to a few local bars. Also, Deep Ellum brewing company is kicking ass right now. I like their IPA. Again, none of this means anything unless you're living or visiting Dallas.
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there's an event coming up here later this month where deep ellum, real ale and rahr & sons are coming to pour beer. petty sure im gonna go check it out.
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there's an event coming up here later this month where deep ellum, real ale and rahr & sons are coming to pour beer. petty sure im gonna go check it out.
Where u at, bro?
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I've been drinking blue moon winter abbey all winter....
but last weekend I tried the shock top lemon shanty and that stuff was great.
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there's an event coming up here later this month where deep ellum, real ale and rahr & sons are coming to pour beer. petty sure im gonna go check it out.
Where u at, bro?
st louis
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I've been drinking blue moon winter abbey all winter....
but last weekend I tried the shock top lemon shanty and that stuff was great.
all good and well but shock top=owned/created by bud
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PBR Budweiser Which widely distributed basic beer can I go to from here?
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coors original is the new pbr
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Ltd. Edition New Castle - Founder's Ale
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Heavy Seas Loose Cannon and Gold Ale (their distribution is finally beginning to come to New York)
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Goose Island Matilda - Stuff can age for 5 years a la Dogfish 120 Minute IPA.
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Is Budweiser the next hipster PBR, "Look at me, I drink working man's beer."?? I've seen a lot of people drinking them at bars lately, kinda weird.
I don't know...could be. It's usually my go to when I'm not in a city. Somebody called me an n word for drinking one a month or two ago. That was kinda weird too. If I'm in the city I usually drink PBR because it's the cheapest shit in Chicago. I also like an occasional Guinness or Heineken if I'm switching it up. I don't have much class when it comes to beers.
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I think I just realized that, while I like many a good beer, my favorite is PBR with a shot of Jameson.
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got these beers from an exchange, super excited to try them
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coors original is the new pbr
Yeah I like that one. It's just ugly enough the hipsters won't touch it.
I think I just realized that, while I like many a good beer, my favorite is PBR with a shot of Jameson.
PB&J! Go to Brady's in Santa Cruz. 2nd most jameson consuming bar(possibly first?) in california. It's a semi skate bar too. Down the street from NHS.
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I've been drinking blue moon winter abbey all winter....
but last weekend I tried the shock top lemon shanty and that stuff was great.
all good and well but shock top=owned/created by bud
Oh I didn't know that thanks for the trivia. I like shock top all the same anyway.
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I've been drinking blue moon winter abbey all winter....
but last weekend I tried the shock top lemon shanty and that stuff was great.
all good and well but shock top=owned/created by bud
Oh I didn't know that thanks for the trivia. I like shock top all the same anyway.
Blue Moon is owned by Coors, too.
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I've been drinking blue moon winter abbey all winter....
but last weekend I tried the shock top lemon shanty and that stuff was great.
all good and well but shock top=owned/created by bud
Oh I didn't know that thanks for the trivia. I like shock top all the same anyway.
Which is owned by Anheuser Busch, which is owned by Unibev.
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SAB Miller isn't owned by AB Inbev.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABMiller_brands#section_2 (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABMiller_brands#section_2)
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anheuser-Busch_InBev (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anheuser-Busch_InBev)
I still buy the some of the goose island special beers and will keep doing so unless there is a dramatic change in quality
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Sierra Nevada = "bread and butter"
however, this shit is amazing:
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has anyone ever drank Hercules ipa? i got it once in Tampa and have been unable to find it ever since
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and god forbidd
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Happy National Beer Day
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SAB Miller isn't owned by AB Inbev.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABMiller_brands#section_2 (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABMiller_brands#section_2)
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anheuser-Busch_InBev (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anheuser-Busch_InBev)
I still buy the some of the goose island special beers and will keep doing so unless there is a dramatic change in quality
Hmmm, didn't know that, I thought Molson Coors was under AB Inbev and SAB Miller was separate. Now I know.
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^Stone is mad good
#ipalife
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got fvcked up the other night drinkin Bud Light Platinums
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i've been doing some training for an upcoming Beerathon
video (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9795061@N08/6929092344/#secretfac15f945a)
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Must have !
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not to sound like a total prat, but what logo is that? my first thought was Alexander Keiths from canada, which is similar but it's not
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not to sound like a total prat, but what logo is that? my first thought was Alexander Keiths from canada, which is similar but it's not
Its a australian beer
(http://11even.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tooheys-corporate-logo.jpg)
I guess this doesnt help to dissprove Shane is a robot ( futurama reference )
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Saint of Circumstance IPA aged in Jack Daniels barrels. Bought two one for drinking and one for aging, can't wait to try it out
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i'm liking this shit
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on a side note, i finally got to try some Pliny The Elder, on tap. the shit really is good. it's definitely up my alley flavor wise. i'm not good at pinpointing types of hops or specific afternotes and shit, but the combo going on in that i dig. similar to Russian River IPA and Eagle Rock Populist, and the Sierra Nevada Hoptimonium. kind of piney and grapefruitey and really strong.
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I bought a bottle of Arrogant Bastard and am drinking it right now - I think good beer is wasted on me. Maybe I just haven't developed the sophisticated palate to discern the subtleties in these beers that all snobs seem to write/talk about. It does drink and feel a lot more, I don't know, substantial than your regular mass market stuff (and yes, I do catch a faint whiff of grape haha)
'sup with all these dudes drinking their beers out of snifters and stuff? Purely aesthetic purposes?
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This one is only made part time out of the year, but it's amazing. Karl Strauss basically kills it all around. Went there last night in downtown SD and got a bunch of samplers, a red trolley, and the tower 10 IPA. All great stuff.
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Had this today, gooood. Didn't taste as strong as it was.
So can anyone give me some opinions on Goose Island? I know that at least some of their beers are supposed to be top notch, but their stuff is pretty hard to get here and some that I've seen have been fairly expensive...
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goose island makes some amazing beer, despite being owned by AB-inbev. the bourbon county brand stouts are second to none. juliet, lolita, madame rose, matilda and sofie are all really good belgian style beers. their regular lineup is ok, but noting special.
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got this yesterday and it's bottle date was less than two weeks ago. fresh, this might be my favorite ipa.
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k, thanks!
I also read an article about "the best beer in the world" as selected by ratebeer.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westvleteren_Brewery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westvleteren_Brewery)
Seems like a real experience to get to experience it, but of course the exclusivity might be a strong reason for it's hype.
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goose island makes some amazing beer, despite being owned by AB-inbev. the bourbon county brand stouts are second to none. juliet, lolita, madame rose, matilda and sofie are all really good belgian style beers. their regular lineup is ok, but noting special.
(http://www.firestonebeer.com/images/catalog/our_beers_UJ.png)
got this yesterday and it's bottle date was less than two weeks ago. fresh, this might be my favorite ipa.
Union Jack is really fucking good. probably in my top 5 IPAs
i finally got to try Pinly The Elder on tap. overhyped or not, that stuff is right up my alley as far as what i like.
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s'good
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these are also in heavy rotation right now:
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http://www.hairofthedogdave.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/pumpkinhead.jpg (http://www.hairofthedogdave.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/pumpkinhead.jpg)
had this last night..would recommend it.
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Had this today, gooood. Didn't taste as strong as it was.
So can anyone give me some opinions on Goose Island? I know that at least some of their beers are supposed to be top notch, but their stuff is pretty hard to get here and some that I've seen have been fairly expensive...
I guess they have a line of more "higher end" beers.
I've had the Sophie - it's amazing if you can find it.
It's only in a 4 pack though and it's kinda pricey, but give it a try, Burm!
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If I had to limit myself to this list the rest of my life then I would be fine with it:
1. Delerium Tremens
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2. Shiner Black Lager
(http://texasbrews.org/images/tx_brews/beer/shiner_bohemian_black.jpg)
3. Avery White Rascal
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3578379059_6ce37595aa.jpg)
4. Mahoney's Kilt Lifter
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5. Tripel Karmeliet
(http://365beers.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/tripel-karmeliet.jpg?w=470)
6. Franziskaner Hefe
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sy8Qko80lXA/S7t4Yj97KaI/AAAAAAAAADI/Y4BDNdy9NHs/s400/Franziskaner.jpg)
7. Oskar Blues Deviant Dales
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7118634215_ff03b97331_z.jpg)
These guys have a bitching sampler pack out right now also: Uinta
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I saw Magic Hat's #9 in cans today at the beer store, what the fucks up with that?
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seems like a trend lately that more craft breweries are offering cans. i'm not sure how i feel about it exactly. i took a tour of Golden Road brewery here in LA (where they only sell in cans - aside from on tap at bars and in the brewpub) and he made the argument that the beer is actually better protected in cans. said that as long as you pour it into a glass before you drink it you're good. he claimed that the "can" taste you get from some shit beers is mainly due to drinking from the actual can. but also that can technology has come a long way, with inner linings and such..
personally i don't know if i buy it, but i'm cool with places offering cans, as long as they also offer bottles (like Sierra Nevada is doing with Torpedo)
as for when i'm drinking white trash beer like Bud, i actually like the can taste. it's just part of the experience
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franziskaner also makes a good dunkel
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seems like a trend lately that more craft breweries are offering cans.? i'm not sure how i feel about it exactly.? ? i took a tour of Golden Road brewery here in LA (where they only sell in cans - aside from on tap at bars and in the brewpub) and he made the argument that the beer is actually better protected in cans.? said that as long as you pour it into a glass before you drink it you're good.? he claimed that the "can" taste you get from some shit beers is mainly due to drinking from the actual can.? but also that can technology has come a long way, with inner linings and such..
personally i don't know if i buy it, but i'm cool with places offering cans, as long as they also offer bottles (like Sierra Nevada is doing with Torpedo)
as for when i'm drinking white trash beer like Bud, i actually like the can taste.? it's just part of the experience
There is probably some truth to it as far as regulating temperature, therefore saving the flavor, but I'm all about bottles. Tastes better and you're not going to get a flat beer out of a bottle (which has happened quite often when buying cans).
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seems like a trend lately that more craft breweries are offering cans.? i'm not sure how i feel about it exactly.? ? i took a tour of Golden Road brewery here in LA (where they only sell in cans - aside from on tap at bars and in the brewpub) and he made the argument that the beer is actually better protected in cans.? said that as long as you pour it into a glass before you drink it you're good.? he claimed that the "can" taste you get from some shit beers is mainly due to drinking from the actual can.? but also that can technology has come a long way, with inner linings and such..
personally i don't know if i buy it, but i'm cool with places offering cans, as long as they also offer bottles (like Sierra Nevada is doing with Torpedo)
as for when i'm drinking white trash beer like Bud, i actually like the can taste.? it's just part of the experience
yeah, seems like there's just inherently less that could taint the beer with glass as opposed to a can. even if it's lined, what is it lined with? so the beer is stored in some kind of thin plastic lining? i'll always opt for bottles for home usage.
but on a camping trip or wherever the fuck, i would not be opposed to having actual good beer in a can vs. shit beer in a can
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Show me a wizard staff made of bottles, I dare you!
And 40 hands? I Faxe with that!
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seems like a trend lately that more craft breweries are offering cans. i'm not sure how i feel about it exactly. i took a tour of Golden Road brewery here in LA (where they only sell in cans - aside from on tap at bars and in the brewpub) and he made the argument that the beer is actually better protected in cans. said that as long as you pour it into a glass before you drink it you're good. he claimed that the "can" taste you get from some shit beers is mainly due to drinking from the actual can. but also that can technology has come a long way, with inner linings and such..
personally i don't know if i buy it, but i'm cool with places offering cans, as long as they also offer bottles (like Sierra Nevada is doing with Torpedo)
as for when i'm drinking white trash beer like Bud, i actually like the can taste. it's just part of the experience
From what I have heard I think there is actually some merit to the whole canning thing. I thought the same thing you did in terms of wondering why the hell they would'nt put good beer in a bottle. The first good microbrewery that I started seeing do it is Oskar Blue's and I think they have been credited with kicking off the change to an extent and dialing in the process.
Here's a pretty good article from their webpage that explains the rationale behind them choosing cans exclusively:http://www.oskarblues.com/about-us/brewery-history (http://www.oskarblues.com/about-us/brewery-history)
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I see 21st Amendment producing all their beers pretty much in cans. I love the stuff, but I rarely buy it because it's like 15 bucks or so for a 6 pack of cans! I'm out here in NY, so I guess that's why it's so expensive since it's coming out from San Francisco. Any heads out west drink this stuff - is it that expensive out there too?
(http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b474/CraftCans/21amendbeers.jpg)
Also - Pork Slap and Dale's Pale Ale are good brews in a can. Porkslap is great for the beach or out in public, because their cans look more like a soda than a beer..!
(http://www.adrants.com/images/PrintNiceCans.jpg)
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On another note - anyone ever try this? I saw it once at the distributor, but it was like 10 bucks a bottle.
Rouge Ale X Voo Doo Doughnut BACON MAPLE ALE
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I saw Magic Hat's #9 in cans today at the beer store, what the fucks up with that?
saw the same...apparently it's to celebrate the fact that it is 16 years old this year. probably going to grab some this weekend.
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Ballast Point Sculpin, Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, Firestone Union Jack, Pliny the Elder of course(never tried younger). Pretty much any IPA if its fresh.
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My guess is that the beer in bottles v. cans debate is like the wine bottles with corks v. screw cap, meaning it's more about traditional technique versus industrial.
Since the beer is most often (?) brewed in metal containers, I don't think storing it in a metal container should affect it too much, especially considering how advanced the technology is today. I think the "can taste" could be just the smell of the can when you're drinking from it.
But you sure brew some crazy beers in the states, the watermelon wheat sounds wild.
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Tuborg at the moment
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My guess is that the beer in bottles v. cans debate is like the wine bottles with corks v. screw cap, meaning it's more about traditional technique versus industrial.
Since the beer is most often (?) brewed in metal containers, I don't think storing it in a metal container should affect it too much, especially considering how advanced the technology is today. I think the "can taste" could be just the smell of the can when you're drinking from it.
But you sure brew some crazy beers in the states, the watermelon wheat sounds wild.
The majority of the mainstream brands come in cans in the states but a very small number of the smaller (craft) breweries can, I think there was some prejudice against cans with beer snobs, but its a growing trend with the craft breweries now too.
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coopers sparkling ale, that is all!
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seems like a trend lately that more craft breweries are offering cans. i'm not sure how i feel about it exactly. i took a tour of Golden Road brewery here in LA (where they only sell in cans - aside from on tap at bars and in the brewpub) and he made the argument that the beer is actually better protected in cans. said that as long as you pour it into a glass before you drink it you're good. he claimed that the "can" taste you get from some shit beers is mainly due to drinking from the actual can. but also that can technology has come a long way, with inner linings and such..
personally i don't know if i buy it, but i'm cool with places offering cans, as long as they also offer bottles (like Sierra Nevada is doing with Torpedo)
as for when i'm drinking white trash beer like Bud, i actually like the can taste. it's just part of the experience
From what I have heard I think there is actually some merit to the whole canning thing. I thought the same thing you did in terms of wondering why the hell they would'nt put good beer in a bottle. The first good microbrewery that I started seeing do it is Oskar Blue's and I think they have been credited with kicking off the change to an extent and dialing in the process.
Here's a pretty good article from their webpage that explains the rationale behind them choosing cans exclusively:http://www.oskarblues.com/about-us/brewery-history (http://www.oskarblues.com/about-us/brewery-history)
(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/twilightsaga/images/b/b2/The_more_you_know.gif)
yeah, golden road says pretty much the same things http://goldenroad.la/beer/#/why (http://goldenroad.la/beer/#/why) the environmental aspect makes a lot of sense. it would be interesting to take a blind taste test. i bet the beer does taste just as good. there's just still the stigma of drinking out of a can i think that makes it seems less good
i never really thought or knew about the damaging effects of sunlight on beer. the more you know
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as a side note i think i'm going to be in CO in August. i'll have to check out Oskar Blues Brewery
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I saw Magic Hat's #9 in cans today at the beer store, what the fucks up with that?
Magic Hat's done #9 in cans the last two summers, it's so that you can still drink nice beer at festivals/outdoor events where glass bottles aren't allowed. I was pretty psyched, but I've yet to find anywhere near me that stocks them :'(
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I recently discovered Anderson Valley's Poleeko Gold and I can't get enough of it
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I'm supposed to try and brew some beer this summer with a friend of mine. Didn't sound like too much of a hassle to make a basic lager...
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Tripel Karmiliet is my favorite beer at the moment. Delirium Tremens is up there as well.
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My guess is that the beer in bottles v. cans debate is like the wine bottles with corks v. screw cap, meaning it's more about traditional technique versus industrial.
Since the beer is most often (?) brewed in metal containers, I don't think storing it in a metal container should affect it too much, especially considering how advanced the technology is today. I think the "can taste" could be just the smell of the can when you're drinking from it.
But you sure brew some crazy beers in the states, the watermelon wheat sounds wild.
The majority of the mainstream brands come in cans in the states but a very small number of the smaller (craft) breweries can, I think there was some prejudice against cans with beer snobs, but its a growing trend with the craft breweries now too.
Oskar Blues Brewery (dales pale ale, old chubb) sell all of their brews in cans for the reason that bottles can't be brought into music festivals. I'm pretty sure that they are one of the first, if not the first, major/respected craft brewery to have done cans and I don't mind at all but I do drink faster when drinking from a can.
there is a trend this year too, Brooklyn Brewery has released their summer brew in cans as well. Which is a great, atypical summer pop
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cans affect that taste of a beer, it's always better bottled if possible. obviously draught is bestest. not a snobby thing, just better.
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cans affect that taste of a beer, it's always better bottled if possible. obviously draught is bestest. not a snobby thing, just better.
cans don't affect the taste of the beer, if anything they are better for the beer since they protect it from being light struck. cans are lined nowadays so no beer actually touches the aluminum.
in fact, one of the most highly sought after IPA's, heady topper, only comes in cans.
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certainly not Becks
Had a bunch of them at a works meeting\presentation this evening and already I feel shite
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figured some people would be interested in this list
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=2012-best-beers-in-america (http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=2012-best-beers-in-america)
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figured some people would be interested in this list
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=2012-best-beers-in-america (http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=2012-best-beers-in-america)
damn, dogfish head and sierra nevada really dominate the top ranked beer category. I'm not sure how I feel about those choices but there are some good beers in there.
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best ipa for sure
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figured some people would be interested in this list
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=2012-best-beers-in-america (http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=2012-best-beers-in-america)
damn, dogfish head and sierra nevada really dominate the top ranked beer category. I'm not sure how I feel about those choices but there are some good beers in there.
i have to say i'm seeing eye to eye with the home brewers association. most of the top 10 ones are among my favorite.
i'm going to make it a goal to try every beer on that list
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best ipa for sure
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gonna hafta try it
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looking at that list, i haven't had three. younger, abyss and 120 minute.
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I always wanted to try 120 minute until I found out it's almost 20 percent alcohol. Still curious, but doubt I'd like it.
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I always wanted to try 120 minute until I found out it's almost 20 percent alcohol. Still curious, but doubt I'd like it.
I dig strong hoppy IPAs but the 120 is not a fave. If you have had Southern Tier's Unearthly IPA, the 120 minute is doubly as strong and flavorful. it's just too much.
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figured some people would be interested in this list
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=2012-best-beers-in-america (http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=2012-best-beers-in-america)
damn, dogfish head and sierra nevada really dominate the top ranked beer category. I'm not sure how I feel about those choices but there are some good beers in there.
i have to say i'm seeing eye to eye with the home brewers association. most of the top 10 ones are among my favorite.
i'm going to make it a goal to try every beer on that list
i overlooked a few, for sure, such as founders breakfast stout, new belgium fat tire, anchor steam, and a few others i really like, but for larger craft breweries such as stone, sierra, and dogfish head to dominate seems kind of limiting.
ok, maybe i'm being a dick. there are some damn good beers in there. it's hot, I was sick, puking from dehydration for a day, and have none of these beers right now. It's too bad the Sierra/Dogfish collabo Life and Limb isn't in there
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i don't think i've had the 120 now that you mention it, but he 90 min and 60 min are excellent. i'm sure i'd like it
speaking of Dogfishead, if you've never seen it there was a great New Yorker article a few years ago (which turned me onto them in the first place).. pretty cool http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/24/081124fa_fact_bilger (http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/24/081124fa_fact_bilger)
this is my recent favorite IPA of late
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very much in the Racer 5, Pliny The Elder, Blind Pig realm..
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Pretty much any beer that isn't a light beer I'm fine with.
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new fav
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picked up some supplies
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the only one i've tried before is the Mongo, which is actually really fucking good. never knew anything about Port Brewing before but recently had their Wipeout IPA and Mongo and they're both excellent. there should be a "beer you're drinking" thread
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I'm supposed to try and brew some beer this summer with a friend of mine. Didn't sound like too much of a hassle to make a basic lager...
Brewing an ale would be easier because the yeast is top fermenting, where as lagers are bottom fermenting yeast. Without getting technical lagers have to be stored at a lower temp like 55˚ as opposed to ales, which can be stored close to room temperature. Fellow slappers feel free to correct me if I'm wrong
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picked up some supplies
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the only one i've tried before is the Mongo, which is actually really fucking good. never knew anything about Port Brewing before but recently had their Wipeout IPA and Mongo and they're both excellent. there should be a "beer you're drinking" thread
port brewing kills it, they are the beer side of the "pizza port" chain in the north SD/south OC area. they also are somewhat affiliated/connected to lost abbey. both brew houses share the same headquarters (which is the former location of stone brewery before they blew up). its not quite a girl/chocolate thing, but kind of.
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Was crushing these all winter but I'm on a wine vibe these days.
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picked up some supplies
the only one i've tried before is the Mongo, which is actually really fucking good. never knew anything about Port Brewing before but recently had their Wipeout IPA and Mongo and they're both excellent. there should be a "beer you're drinking" thread
port brewing kills it, they are the beer side of the "pizza port" chain in the north SD/south OC area. they also are somewhat affiliated/connected to lost abbey. both brew houses share the same headquarters (which is the former location of stone brewery before they blew up). its not quite a girl/chocolate thing, but kind of.
that's interesting. it looks like port brewing is up in San Marcos. is that the new headquarters? do they still brew at all down south?
my dream is to take a skate / brewery road trip through northern cal soon. seems like a mecca of beer
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i also thought san marcos was in nor cal, but its actually a north SD county suburb. it's between carlsbad and escondido.
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labatt 50 as of late.
deffinatly not moosehead.
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i also thought san marcos was in nor cal, but its actually a north SD county suburb. it's between carlsbad and escondido.
well i'll be damned. you're right
i was in the oc today sadly, but checked out the Bruery in Orange. good place
got some more supplies to add to my bounty
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sorry for the huge picture but i had this last night and it was really good. it was smooth with a small finish of watermelon that i thought was pretty proper. not overbearingly sweet at all. can't wait to try it like this
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oh yeah and thanks to whoever posted that list of the top beers, i'm definitely gonne look for the ones i haven't tried yet. i hope to find the number one pliny the elder soon, since i live in the bay and its made in santa rosa. anybody know if bevmos got it? or is my hunt not gonna be that easy?
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hey man it's a good beer. don't knock it till you try it. if the slice of watermelon on top is too much for you then hey, by all means chug it from the can. that's what I did. but the sound of fresh watermelon with a cold beer sounds better than say an orange or lemon with another hef. (which isn't bad but not really necessary)
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i hope to find the number one pliny the elder soon, since i live in the bay and its made in santa rosa. anybody know if bevmos got it? or is my hunt not gonna be that easy?
I don't know about up north, but in LA there are only a handful of liquor stores that sell it. The places I usually buy it from don't even put it on the shelf, you have to ask for it, then one of the places only sells one per customer, and the other two. It is a little tricky, but just try to find one of the better beer liquor stores around you, they should have it.
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This is a collaboration between Stone, Dogfish Head, and Victory brewing company. One of my favorite beers I've ever tasted.
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i've had the dogfish head and victory versions of that. those herbs have no place in a beer.
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i hope to find the number one pliny the elder soon, since i live in the bay and its made in santa rosa. anybody know if bevmos got it? or is my hunt not gonna be that easy?
I don't know about up north, but in LA there are only a handful of liquor stores that sell it. The places I usually buy it from don't even put it on the shelf, you have to ask for it, then one of the places only sells one per customer, and the other two. It is a little tricky, but just try to find one of the better beer liquor stores around you, they should have it.
and what liquor stores might those be? :)
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i hope to find the number one pliny the elder soon, since i live in the bay and its made in santa rosa. anybody know if bevmos got it? or is my hunt not gonna be that easy?
I don't know about up north, but in LA there are only a handful of liquor stores that sell it. The places I usually buy it from don't even put it on the shelf, you have to ask for it, then one of the places only sells one per customer, and the other two. It is a little tricky, but just try to find one of the better beer liquor stores around you, they should have it.
and what liquor stores might those be? :)
Liquor Mart in Whittier and Vendome in Fullerton and Beverly Hills.
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i hope to find the number one pliny the elder soon, since i live in the bay and its made in santa rosa. anybody know if bevmos got it? or is my hunt not gonna be that easy?
I don't know about up north, but in LA there are only a handful of liquor stores that sell it. The places I usually buy it from don't even put it on the shelf, you have to ask for it, then one of the places only sells one per customer, and the other two. It is a little tricky, but just try to find one of the better beer liquor stores around you, they should have it.
and what liquor stores might those be? :)
Liquor Mart in Whittier and Vendome in Fullerton and Beverly Hills.
you can add lonehill liquor in glendora to that list.
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not to be anal but Fullerton and Whittier are not in LA, but thanks for tip. i've been going to Sunset Beer Company in Echo Park lately. specialize in craft beer exclusively. and have beer on tap, or you can pay a corkage fee and drink there. a liquor store you can drink at. genius
by the way that Firestone Wookey Jack was amazing. can't describe it other than it tastes like a cross between Guiness (Guiness in Ireland) and an IPA. no beer yet, in the states, has been closer to what Guiness tasted like to me in Ireland. with is ironic since it's not a stout at all but hey
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'The first Brazilian beer'
For the price, this just can't be beat.
The best beer I've found anywhere.
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I don't know about favorite but these are pretty delicious. Despite it's name it's pretty mild and not too heavy.
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recent provisions
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another interesting article about canned beer, if anyone is interested in such things
http://cabrasse.ca/on-beers-cans/ (http://cabrasse.ca/on-beers-cans/)
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Warsteiner from Germany is a pretty good beer for those "Imma get shitfaced" days.
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Stopped by a coffee shop that sold beer. Walked out with a 6 of this, before I'd even woken up.
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Stopped by a coffee shop that sold beer. Walked out with a 6 of this, before I'd even woken up.
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not even trying?
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French Beer Kronenbourg is my fav. also other Beers from Alsace are good
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Stopped by a coffee shop that sold beer. Walked out with a 6 of this, before I'd even woken up.
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not even trying?
Haha.
My go to beers aren't that gay.
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French Beer Kronenbourg is my fav. also other Beers from Alsace are good
The fuck? Kronenburg is France's Keystone...
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Had a rep come by the restaurant a few months ago when we changed our menu/beer/wine lists. Ordered this on name alone, he was out of samples. Really, really good. And I don't often branch out from my usual beers.
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not my favorite, but pretty damn good. if you like peated whisky and chipotle peppers, then this is a good but expensive beer.
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so far I've had Wipeout IPA, Mongo and Shark Attack from Port Brewing
all have been top notch. seems like they can do no wrong
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so far I've had Wipeout IPA, Mongo and Shark Attack from Port Brewing
all have been top notch. seems like they can do no wrong
Floop, from what I've read of your posts, I believe you would extremely enjoy BottleCraft in San Diego where I live. My friend started it and it's done very well so far. It's basically all craft beer and imported beer that you can sample and drink there, but doesn't have the bar vibe. They have beer to buy to take home and fridges to drink from. You can get a solid beer for 2 bucks which is amazing compared to bar prices. If you ever come to SD, check it out.
http://bottlecraftbeer.com/ (http://bottlecraftbeer.com/)
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so far I've had Wipeout IPA, Mongo and Shark Attack from Port Brewing
all have been top notch. seems like they can do no wrong
all their beers are good, I especially like Mongo, but I've had a problem with over carbonation from them. And even for an unfiltered beer, there's a shitload of yeast at the bottom of those things sometimes.
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so far I've had Wipeout IPA, Mongo and Shark Attack from Port Brewing
all have been top notch. seems like they can do no wrong
Floop, from what I've read of your posts, I believe you would extremely enjoy BottleCraft in San Diego where I live. My friend started it and it's done very well so far. It's basically all craft beer and imported beer that you can sample and drink there, but doesn't have the bar vibe. They have beer to buy to take home and fridges to drink from. You can get a solid beer for 2 bucks which is amazing compared to bar prices. If you ever come to SD, check it out.
http://bottlecraftbeer.com/ (http://bottlecraftbeer.com/)
cool man. will check it if i get down there
want to go down to SD some time anyway and go to all the other breweries (especially Stone) some time
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i've never had a beer i didn't like
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i've never had a beer i didn't like
Keep trying. ;)
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No im just not a milk drinker
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Carlsberg whenever I can get it, Coors Light is fine otherwise. I really prefer dark liquor, but I'm starting to branch out.
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I've been on this tip lately, It's the best shit going at my local vendor. I love the cream ale and am usually left with the honey browns for last, which aint a bad thing at all
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Support your local Bier! I just realized we have four local beer brands over here^^
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got some provisions. taking this Port Brewing thing all the way
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Im drinking arrogant bastard right now, but I also like alot of Karl Strauss and Shiner beers as well.
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I've been on this tip lately, It's the best shit going at my local vendor. I love the cream ale and am usually left with the honey browns for last, which aint a bad thing at all
Sir, I like your style
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I've been on this tip lately, It's the best shit going at my local vendor. I love the cream ale and am usually left with the honey browns for last, which aint a bad thing at all
really? the packaging and logo kind of turns me off.
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I've been on this tip lately, It's the best shit going at my local vendor. I love the cream ale and am usually left with the honey browns for last, which aint a bad thing at all
Then you probably wouldn't like my favorite beer.
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http://lifehacker.com/5930420/beertextus-delivers-descriptions-ingredients-and-alcohol-content-with-a-text-message (http://lifehacker.com/5930420/beertextus-delivers-descriptions-ingredients-and-alcohol-content-with-a-text-message)
Check this shit out - you Text (315) 679-4711 with a beer you want to know more about.
It will text you back and give you full run down on the brew in question. Already tried it with Loose Cannon.
Cheers!
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http://lifehacker.com/5930420/beertextus-delivers-descriptions-ingredients-and-alcohol-content-with-a-text-message (http://lifehacker.com/5930420/beertextus-delivers-descriptions-ingredients-and-alcohol-content-with-a-text-message)
Check this shit out - you Text (315) 679-4711 with a beer you want to know more about.
It will text you back and give you full run down on the brew in question. Already tried it with Loose Cannon.
Cheers!
Where are you from?
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Does anyone know Franziskaner Royal is available in the U.S.?
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in heaven, the only thing to drink will be high ABV sours
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well, motherfucker, that may be true. but not everyone has access to cascade and russian river beers.
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http://lifehacker.com/5930420/beertextus-delivers-descriptions-ingredients-and-alcohol-content-with-a-text-message (http://lifehacker.com/5930420/beertextus-delivers-descriptions-ingredients-and-alcohol-content-with-a-text-message)
Check this shit out - you Text (315) 679-4711 with a beer you want to know more about.
It will text you back and give you full run down on the brew in question. Already tried it with Loose Cannon.
Cheers!
Yo my man, CRD - I'm over here in Long Island, NY. I've read you're from Bodymore, Murdaland. So you must get this stuff SO fresh...I only know of one bar in Queens that carries Loose Cannon on top, stuff is the best. Probably gona go pick up a sunken sampler or a sixer of Loose Cannon after work. Cheers brother.
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well, motherfucker, that may be true. but not everyone has access to cascade and russian river beers.
in heaven we all will
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Wrong mothafucka's!!!!
The Whoopee John Orchestra - In Heaven There Is No Beer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzF42HGmduk#)
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http://lifehacker.com/5930420/beertextus-delivers-descriptions-ingredients-and-alcohol-content-with-a-text-message (http://lifehacker.com/5930420/beertextus-delivers-descriptions-ingredients-and-alcohol-content-with-a-text-message)
Check this shit out - you Text (315) 679-4711 with a beer you want to know more about.
It will text you back and give you full run down on the brew in question. Already tried it with Loose Cannon.
Cheers!
Yo my man, CRD - I'm over here in Long Island, NY. I've read you're from Bodymore, Murdaland. So you must get this stuff SO fresh...I only know of one bar in Queens that carries Loose Cannon on top, stuff is the best. Probably gona go pick up a sunken sampler or a sixer of Loose Cannon after work. Cheers brother.
Damn, didn't know that stuff gets anywhere else haha. My campus' bar has Loose Cannon on tap so I've grown quite fond of it.
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recent supplies
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That Stone Anniversary's bomb. Had one last night. Crazy lemon/hop flavor.
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River Horse Hippo-lantern is pretty damn good. Just tried it over the weekend. Its a perfect fall beer.
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here's to me
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just had Port Hop 15 on tap today. holy fuck that is good. if you like hoppy beers that is
going to San Diego next weekend. hoping to check out Port and some of the other breweries while I'm down there (as many as my girlfriend will put up with)
Hop 15 gets a 100 on ratebeer http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/port-brewing-hop-15/16654/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/port-brewing-hop-15/16654/)
not too shabby
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the homie gave me an 8er of assorted beers brewed by Hopfen Und Malz Brewing company in San Jose. they brew Gordon Biersch as well as some Trader Joe's beers and apparently these Kirkland Signatures that were made for Japan. His tattoo shop is right across from the brewery so they always get a bunch of goodies. I've only tried this Pale Ale but it's pretty tasty with no bitter after taste and i still have IPA, Belgian style White and some Amber Ales to try.
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the homie gave me an 8er of assorted beers brewed by Hopfen Und Malz Brewing company in San Jose. they brew Gordon Biersch as well as some Trader Joe's beers and apparently these Kirkland Signatures that were made for Japan. His tattoo shop is right across from the brewery so they always get a bunch of goodies. I've only tried this Pale Ale but it's pretty tasty with no bitter after taste and i still have IPA, Belgian style White and some Amber Ales to try.
Just picked up a case of those from Costco (in Japan) the other day because they were dirt cheap. Not bad at all. I was quite surprised.
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Thanks to everyone who posted about Firestone, I put together a build-your-own six pack with the DBA, Pale 31, Union Jack and Solace and thought they were all really good. I wouldn't have tried it otherwise because their labels are boring as shit and I never noticed it at the liquor store until I was actually looking for it.
I am a pretty big fan of Black Lagers but there aren't a lot to choose from, my go to is Shiner Black Lager. I spotted a bomber of this at the liquor store and it's some really good shit...
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Don't go all beer snob and avoid this one because it's from Coors, it's good and worth checking out. Don't know how to explain the flavor but if you are into pale ales then you'll probably like it...
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Any of you dudes in California gotten your hands on some of the Mikey Taylor "Saint Archer Brewery" action yet?
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:D American "K?lsch" (meaning from cologne), that's funny to me.
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Just spent a couple days and went to Maine. I took the Allagash Brewery tour and I'd definitely recommend it. It's free and you get 4 generous tasters of some of their best beers. I really liked this one:
(http://refugesc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/allagash-curieux.jpg)
Also, my favorite was a collaboration beer they did with the breweries down the street from them call Prince Tuesday, but unfortunately they don't sell it anymore.
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allagash puts out some amazing (and expensive) beer.
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Thanks to everyone who posted about Firestone, I put together a build-your-own six pack with the DBA, Pale 31, Union Jack and Solace and thought they were all really good. I wouldn't have tried it otherwise because their labels are boring as shit and I never noticed it at the liquor store until I was actually looking for it.
I am a pretty big fan of Black Lagers but there aren't a lot to choose from, my go to is Shiner Black Lager. I spotted a bomber of this at the liquor store and it's some really good shit...
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Don't go all beer snob and avoid this one because it's from Coors, it's good and worth checking out. Don't know how to explain the flavor but if you are into pale ales then you'll probably like it...
(http://theawesomer.com/photos/2010/05/050510_batch_19_t.jpg)
Any of you dudes in California gotten your hands on some of the Mikey Taylor "Saint Archer Brewery" action yet?
speaking of Firestone and Black beers, had another Firestone Wookey Jack. holy christ this is good stuff. you should give it a try
i'm literally planning a weekend getaway with the girlfriend up to Paso Robles just so i can go to the brewery and drink Firestone from the source.
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Thanks to everyone who posted about Firestone, I put together a build-your-own six pack with the DBA, Pale 31, Union Jack and Solace and thought they were all really good. I wouldn't have tried it otherwise because their labels are boring as shit and I never noticed it at the liquor store until I was actually looking for it.
I am a pretty big fan of Black Lagers but there aren't a lot to choose from, my go to is Shiner Black Lager. I spotted a bomber of this at the liquor store and it's some really good shit...
Don't go all beer snob and avoid this one because it's from Coors, it's good and worth checking out. Don't know how to explain the flavor but if you are into pale ales then you'll probably like it...
Any of you dudes in California gotten your hands on some of the Mikey Taylor "Saint Archer Brewery" action yet?
speaking of Firestone and Black beers, had another Firestone Wookey Jack. holy christ this is good stuff. you should give it a try
i'm literally planning a weekend getaway with the girlfriend up to Paso Robles just so i can go to the brewery and drink Firestone from the source.
(http://www.firestonebeer.com/images/catalog/2_our_beers_wookey-jack.png)
Damn, I'll be on the look out for that one. Bonus points that it's unfiltered.
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Just spent a couple days and went to Maine. I took the Allagash Brewery tour and I'd definitely recommend it. It's free and you get 4 generous tasters of some of their best beers. I really liked this one:
(http://refugesc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/allagash-curieux.jpg)
Also, my favorite was a collaboration beer they did with the breweries down the street from them call Prince Tuesday, but unfortunately they don't sell it anymore.
I'm kicking my own ass for not visiting their brewery when I was up there.
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About to drink some 3 dollar 16 oz. Ale Smith IPA's at my favorite place downtown after a long day of work. Stoked!
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Not my favourite, but very cheap, very drinkable, and better than a lot of higher-priced local beers. Oettinger has gotten me through many a bad/good time. The perfect companion for a shred, whether solo or with a good crowd.
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^^this is the worst.
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Tough times call for tough measures. I said it isn't my favourite. I do drink a lot of it though.
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Thanks to everyone who posted about Firestone, I put together a build-your-own six pack with the DBA, Pale 31, Union Jack and Solace and thought they were all really good. I wouldn't have tried it otherwise because their labels are boring as shit and I never noticed it at the liquor store until I was actually looking for it.
I am a pretty big fan of Black Lagers but there aren't a lot to choose from, my go to is Shiner Black Lager. I spotted a bomber of this at the liquor store and it's some really good shit...
Don't go all beer snob and avoid this one because it's from Coors, it's good and worth checking out. Don't know how to explain the flavor but if you are into pale ales then you'll probably like it...
Any of you dudes in California gotten your hands on some of the Mikey Taylor "Saint Archer Brewery" action yet?
speaking of Firestone and Black beers, had another Firestone Wookey Jack. holy christ this is good stuff. you should give it a try
i'm literally planning a weekend getaway with the girlfriend up to Paso Robles just so i can go to the brewery and drink Firestone from the source.
(http://www.firestonebeer.com/images/catalog/2_our_beers_wookey-jack.png)
Damn, I'll be on the look out for that one. Bonus points that it's unfiltered.
it is unfiltered. so smooth
had this for the first time last night. really good. lives up to the hype
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in other beer news, i'm headed to San Diego this weekend (CA beer mecca). i'm planning on visiting as many breweries as my girlfriend will tolerate
Stone is at the top of my list
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Floop, I know I already recommended it, but I would make it a priority to go to Bottlecraft in downtown. The address is 2161 India Street.
Also, The Neighborhood is a little more pricy, but a cool place with a ton of great beers. Its on the corner of G and 7th street.
Just some suggestions if you've got the time.
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picked up a bottle of Dogfish Head's Positive Contact. A beer done in conjunction with Dan the Automater. I guess these were supposed to come in six packs at like 100 dollars a pop, but it came with a 12 inch with four new songs and a recipe book?
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not my picture
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god, craft beer is such a waste of money
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Wrong fuckhead! Craft beer is made with mostly natural ingredients and is aged from 3-5 weeks or 4-6 weeks depending on the yeast used. Its also unpasturized and has a far more complex flavour profile depending on the malt mix and hop blend. You sir have a juvenile pallet and hopefully you get sick from your cheap shitty beer and you repent your sins against beer.
Ps it takes Enbev 9 days to age a batch of bud then they pasturize it.
Pps I work at a craft brewery and i love beer more than mOst things.
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Crooked Tree IPA has been my favorite as of late along with good ol' Budweiser of course.
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getting a case of heady topper tomorrow from a buddy who muled it here from vermont. pretty pumped, as it's the best ipa i've ever had.
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god, craft beer is such a waste of money
your signature is a pic of a bunch of baker skaters, which means you're probably 14 years old. don't trip, when you get out of high school your taste in beer will probably start changing a bit. till then!
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this stuff is so fucking good.
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Floop, I know I already recommended it, but I would make it a priority to go to Bottlecraft in downtown. The address is 2161 India Street.
Also, The Neighborhood is a little more pricy, but a cool place with a ton of great beers. Its on the corner of G and 7th street.
Just some suggestions if you've got the time.
thanks for the rec RCB3. i actually ended up making it over there on Saturday. really cool place. they're definitely doing it right. it reminded me of our local place around here Sunset Beer Company, which is the same set up - only sell specialty beer, and have a tap room too - and you can drink your beer there too if you want. Bottlecraft kind of blows Sunset Beer Company out of the water though. don't get me wrong, it's good, but it seemed like they had a way huger selection at Bottlecraft. plus, the place is a little more inviting to hang out at. anyway, thanks again. enjoyed it. i should have asked you for skate recommendations
ended up going to 6 breweries in 3 days (god bless my girlfriend for tagging along)
Stone is king but Port is probably the favorite one just because most of their beers are my type (hoppy west coast IPAs). Mission had great ambiance. Ballast Point has fucking epic beers, their logo design is kind of a shame. Green Flash Imperial IPA is liquid gold. Stone is mecca
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Glad you had fun and got to check out so many breweries. Looked like a good time and if you come to SD again soon I'll give you some spots too!
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had this tonight. amazing. i'm coming around to stouts. fucking 10.5 percent and you wouldn't even know it. so smooth
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sunk a few of these yesterday
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sooo fucking nice
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never had a pumpkin beer before. like it more than i thought i would
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god, craft beer is such a waste of money
your signature is a pic of a bunch of baker skaters, which means you're probably 14 years old. don't trip, when you get out of high school your taste in beer will probably start changing a bit. till then!
I guess deciding not to spend $10+ on a six pack, or even a four pack makes me a high school student.
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god, craft beer is such a waste of money
your signature is a pic of a bunch of baker skaters, which means you're probably 14 years old. don't trip, when you get out of high school your taste in beer will probably start changing a bit. till then!
high school student broke ass dropout.
got a couple of these for $2.99/22oz the other night. A really nice tripel. 8.5% not too boozy. Shit, at this price, clonebro might give it a taste.
anyone is southeastern Massachusetts should swing by Muckey's Liqour's on 44. they're letting go of some good brews at low prices to make way for the fall stock. cases for $18
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this makes me think maybe Joe Biden isn't so bad after all
http://dcist.com/2012/09/no_bullsht_biden_offers_to_buy_pen.php (http://dcist.com/2012/09/no_bullsht_biden_offers_to_buy_pen.php)
"This is no malarkey. You come to the White House. I?ll buy you a beer.?
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god, craft beer is such a waste of money
your signature is a pic of a bunch of baker skaters, which means you're probably 14 years old. don't trip, when you get out of high school your taste in beer will probably start changing a bit. till then!
high school student broke ass dropout.
got a couple of these for $2.99/22oz the other night. A really nice tripel. 8.5% not too boozy. Shit, at this price, clonebro might give it a taste.
anyone is southeastern Massachusetts should swing by Muckey's Liqour's on 44. they're letting go of some good brews at low prices to make way for the fall stock. cases for $18
(http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4664541357672204&id=e4d207c8d3d50fb6726dbe7dbdfe687d)
how big are the cases? 12 or 24? cause that's a hell of a price for 24 if it's decent craft beer. Our liquor store in WMass was doing 24 mixed for 32 dollars?
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FAG!
never had a pumpkin beer before. like it more than i thought i would
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never had a pumpkin beer before. like it more than i thought i would
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i hope that's some kind of intentional meta-irony. if not it's good as straight irony
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ive been drinking alot of these lately
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Mmmm...Sammy Smith.
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My wife got me a plethora of IPA's as part of her gift for our first anniversary this weekend and I tried this one for the first time. I love white ales and IPA's and I wasn't disappointed. As for my recent love of IPA's, I still find myself going to back to Racer 5 all the time. Love that beer.
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i feel like a kid at christmas time
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i feel like a kid at christmas time
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damn you're chilling right now dog! that firestone imperial bitter is amazing. if you have good access to that beer i would say buy a couple to cellar for a year or two.
have you been to stone's new shop in pasadena?
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if you have good access to that beer i would say buy a couple to cellar for a year or two.
have you been to stone's new shop in pasadena?
i have been to the Pasadena Stone store. i think it's cool that there's a place to fill growlers, and the tasting room, but i kind of don't understand why they don't just have a full on bar, with more seating and stuff. also, was hoping they'd have more of their harder to get beers. the bottles they sell there is all stuff you can get at most other good beer shops. not complaining though
they actually have that Firestone DBA at Bev Mo. tons of it. maybe i'll buy some more. what happens after you age it?
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That time of year again for the fresh hops. Had the Sierra Nevada Estate last year and it was great. The Great Divide is a pale ale but is so fresh(10/05) it tastes like an IPA. Mmmm . . .
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That time of year again for the fresh hops. Had the Sierra Nevada Estate last year and it was great. The Great Divide is a pale ale but is so fresh(10/05) it tastes like an IPA. Mmmm . . .
i just had my Great Divide last night. i didn't even realize it was a Pale Ale. i assumed it was an IPA. it was delicious
going to have my High Tide tonight. gotta drink those things asap
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Floop, as a fellow lover of beer, I love your commitment to the Favorite Beer thread. I haven't had too many new beers in a while, but just had the Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale and really enjoyed it. Not usually my style, but it was really smooth and nice to drink.
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I love me a good saison, and that Lost Abbey is no joke!
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Crazy new flammable beer:
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At 65%, I can't see how it would actually be good. When whiskey hits 50% I stop liking it. Shits way too expensive anyway... 40 Euros on the site.
And I know this isn't the "beers you wont buy and liquor you like" thread, but I just bought a 1.75l of Sailor Jerry for $24.99 and it's pretty delicious.
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what happens after you age it?
some beers are meant to be consumed as soon as possible: these are your mainstream beers (anywhere from mass produced bud light to your more corporate "microbrews" such as stella artois, etc), as well as any pale ale's, IPAs, wheat beers, lagers. pilsners, etc.
other beers are actually meant to be consumed later, and can be aged in a similar fashion to wine. these are typically darker, bigger beers (barleywines, imperial stouts, belgian strong ales, belgian quads, any bourbon/barrel-aged ales, etc.). when stored properly the beer actually becomes more and more complex over time.
so for example:
- if you come across bottles of pliney the elder, stone ruination, etc. you want to buy and drink immediately (the closer to the "bottled on" date the better).
whereas
- if you come across FSW parobala, the bruery's black tuesday, or alesmith's decadence you want to buy 2 of each immediately. one should be drunken soon, while the other should be stored for at least 12 months before consumed.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store)
http://www.dogfish.com/community/news/press-releases/5-things-you-should-know-about-aging-beer.htm (http://www.dogfish.com/community/news/press-releases/5-things-you-should-know-about-aging-beer.htm)
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what happens after you age it?
some beers are meant to be consumed as soon as possible: these are your mainstream beers (anywhere from mass produced bud light to your more corporate "microbrews" such as stella artois, etc), as well as any pale ale's, IPAs, wheat beers, lagers. pilsners, etc.
other beers are actually meant to be consumed later, and can be aged in a similar fashion to wine. these are typically darker, bigger beers (barleywines, imperial stouts, belgian strong ales, belgian quads, any bourbon/barrel-aged ales, etc.). when stored properly the beer actually becomes more and more complex over time.
so for example:
- if you come across bottles of pliney the elder, stone ruination, etc. you want to buy and drink immediately (the closer to the "bottled on" date the better).
whereas
- if you come across FSW parobala, the bruery's black tuesday, or alesmith's decadence you want to buy 2 of each immediately. one should be drunken soon, while the other should be stored for at least 12 months before consumed.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store)
http://www.dogfish.com/community/news/press-releases/5-things-you-should-know-about-aging-beer.htm (http://www.dogfish.com/community/news/press-releases/5-things-you-should-know-about-aging-beer.htm)
I went to the Bruery's Christmas party a few years ago and won a Black Tuesday in a raffle that I was entered in for a two dollar stocking of paddle ball and jax and shit I bought from 7-Eleven. I gave it to a friend and then it was like 200 dollars on EBay a month or so later. As far as I know he still has it aging.
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what happens after you age it?
some beers are meant to be consumed as soon as possible: these are your mainstream beers (anywhere from mass produced bud light to your more corporate "microbrews" such as stella artois, etc), as well as any pale ale's, IPAs, wheat beers, lagers. pilsners, etc.
other beers are actually meant to be consumed later, and can be aged in a similar fashion to wine. these are typically darker, bigger beers (barleywines, imperial stouts, belgian strong ales, belgian quads, any bourbon/barrel-aged ales, etc.). when stored properly the beer actually becomes more and more complex over time.
so for example:
- if you come across bottles of pliney the elder, stone ruination, etc. you want to buy and drink immediately (the closer to the "bottled on" date the better).
whereas
- if you come across FSW parobala, the bruery's black tuesday, or alesmith's decadence you want to buy 2 of each immediately. one should be drunken soon, while the other should be stored for at least 12 months before consumed.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store)
http://www.dogfish.com/community/news/press-releases/5-things-you-should-know-about-aging-beer.htm (http://www.dogfish.com/community/news/press-releases/5-things-you-should-know-about-aging-beer.htm)
thanks for the informative post. i knew most beers were supposed to be consumed as fresh as possible, but i have heard of people cellaring some of the higher alcohol beers. just always wondered what was supposed to happen. i heard somewhere that the alcohol content goes down too..
i was going to join the Bruery reserve society (which includes two bottles of Black Tuesday) but it's pretty steep for 10 bottles of beer ($295), however rare or good they are
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alcohol content doesn't go down by cellaring beers. technically, if it was a bottle conditioned beer, it would probably increase, but the amount would be negligible.
had this tonight:
(http://www.foundersbrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Better-Half-750ML-630x568.jpg)
it was alright. way over hyped, though.
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Not sure if it's been mentioned yet (b/c I didn't check) but this is a mighty brew.
Not on the cheap side but if you can find it, sit down & enjoy it.
Beer aged in Rum barrels...GENIUS!
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Not sure if this beer has been posted yet, but as of a few months ago, it's my favourite...
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It's one of my go-to beers. Cheap but ok taste.
How's that Israeli (I guess) beer? I've seen it in shops around here but always buy something else...
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just reserved 2 of these
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Crazy new flammable beer:
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At 65%, I can't see how it would actually be good. When whiskey hits 50% I stop liking it. Shits way too expensive anyway... 40 Euros on the site.
I was just about to put this up here. It looks crazy. I want to try it, but don't want to buy it.
I can't believe I haven't been in this thread lately. I've missed about posting a bunch of the beers I've had and what I've thought about them.
As for aging bottled beer, Stone has actually been releasing specific annual brews that they place a drink after date on. So you're supposed to have started collecting them and, if I remember correctly, drink the previous year after the next year's is released or collect them until all of them are released.
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The thing about that 65% beer is that you have to drink it like a fine liquor, which in my opinion really ruines what beer is all about
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All time favorite, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Lagunitas IPA. Tecate is my go to, summer, dirt bag beer.
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i only drink light beers.
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recent additions to the quiver. been wanting to try some brew dogs for a while
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recent additions to the quiver. been wanting to try some brew dogs for a while
prepare to be underwhelmed. especially by the punk IPA. tokyo* is probably decent, though.
i love this time of year for this reason:
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celebration is one of my favorites. thanks for reminding me to pick some up
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i rly enjoy cold budweisers (the drink not the poster..., well kinda both atcually)... dont hate
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recent additions to the quiver. been wanting to try some brew dogs for a while
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It's funny, I've heard that this brewery on the whole is kinda meh in terms of making good beers
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i've been curious to try their beers ever since seeing that mini documentary about the Stone / Brewdog collabo
i'll let you know!
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i accidentally bought more beer
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recent additions to the quiver. been wanting to try some brew dogs for a while
i love this time of year for this reason:
(http://www.captainkeithblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sierra-nevada-celebration09.jpg)
Oh shit. Is it out yet? I haven't been able to find it anywhere. If so, this makes me excite bike.
As for my favorite beer...if you like IPAs and haven't had this, you're fucking up:
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it's out. heady is amazing. i got a case at the end of the summer. wish I lived closer to vermont. hill farmstead makes incredible beers up there, too.
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gonna age those stouts?
nope, gonna drink em
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got off early from work. been waiting for the right moment to open this, and it presented itself
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that looks pretty headies, just got these in a trade, sorry for the shit photo
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These three right now.
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This will be making sweet love to my mouth buds tonight. Our first date went well, so...
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Any of you guys drink cider? There's a spot that I drive by everyday going to school. Recommendations?
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zombie dust and alpha king are amazing. wish i could get them regularly.
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lately, this has been treating me right. since i can't be home and drinking stone & wood pacific ale, this is a pretty decent substitute.
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get this shit:
- 6 pack = ~$11
- %10 abv
- barleywine/american strong ale
- borracho
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Any of you guys drink cider? There's a spot that I drive by everyday going to school. Recommendations?
Original Sin and Wood Chuck (especially their Granny Smith variety) are both really good.
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get this shit:
- 6 pack = ~$11
- %10 abv
- barleywine/american strong ale
- borracho
Lagunitas always know how to make a good, strong but still decent tasting beer. If you ever see their limited release "little sumpin" get it!
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recent additions to the quiver. been wanting to try some brew dogs for a while
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It's funny, I've heard that this brewery on the whole is kinda meh in terms of making good beers
the Tokio was pretty fantastic. not overpowered by the alcohol surprisingly. complex and carameley. i actually liked the Punk IPA. had an interesting flavor. the 5am was so so.
on a separate note the Oak Aged Yeti (seen in other pic) was fucking amazing. going to stockpile as much of that as i can
recent additions
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^ these all look like they want me to drink them, but that's only beacause of the artwork. i kinka like these logos way more than the ones over here in europe.
i just drank this, it was awesome:
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Found a sixer of Celebration yesterday. Ooo . . . Yeah!
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I seriously fuckin love natty ice.
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Found a sixer of Celebration yesterday. Ooo . . . Yeah!
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i just got some at Trader Joe's. best shit ever. my favorite time of year
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finally got some of this years batch:
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great beer. i have a 2011 to have side by side with the 2012 over thanksgiving.
had this years black xantus last weekend. as far as barrel aged coffee stouts go it might be the best i've ever had. i prefer it over KBS.
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What's the dilly with the Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale? Is it a really limited release? I love the normal one and the torpedo but it seems like it may well be impossible to get my hands on any of the celebration ale here in Scotland
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Drinking this now:
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What's the dilly with the Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale? Is it a really limited release? I love the normal one and the torpedo but it seems like it may well be impossible to get my hands on any of the celebration ale here in Scotland
Not sure about it's international availability, but it's their winter seasonal release. It goes kind of fast but they seem to make a decent amount of it. You could always trade beers with people on beeradvocate.com forum.
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finally got some of this years batch:
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great beer. i have a 2011 to have side by side with the 2012 over thanksgiving.
Fuuuuuuck I'm waiting on a friend of mine to come and visit. he has 09-12 of bourbon county stout. Also when did everyone start venturing out and trying new/ different beers? I started my second year at college thanks to a fake I.D.
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I really like the Trader Joe's Vintage Ale and it's only 5 bucks for 2 pints worth. Has a lot of flavor.
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pretty good article on how fucked Bud / InBev is
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2012/11/is-anheuser-busch-inbev-destroying.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2012/11/is-anheuser-busch-inbev-destroying.html)
kind of like the Nike argument i guess.. but it's true that these huge companies are threatening diversity in craft beer
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i'm still gonna buy goose island until the quality drops off, their stouts are near untouchable.
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pretty good article on how fucked Bud / InBev is
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2012/11/is-anheuser-busch-inbev-destroying.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2012/11/is-anheuser-busch-inbev-destroying.html)
kind of like the Nike argument i guess.. but it's true that these huge companies are threatening diversity in craft beer
If you haven't you should check out the documentary Beer Wars. It was before the In Bev acquisition I think, but talks about how Budweiser hits small breweries with bogus lawsuits to run them out of business on legal costs, and how they produce the same beer in a million different packages(think 6,12,18,20,24,30 pack) to leave less shelf space available for the craft beers. Fortunately, unlike Nike, the industry seems to be trending towards the smaller companies.
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finally got some of this years batch:
(http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bourbon-county-stout-new.jpg)
great beer. i have a 2011 to have side by side with the 2012 over thanksgiving.
Fuuuuuuck I'm waiting on a friend of mine to come and visit. he has 09-12 of bourbon county stout. Also when did everyone start venturing out and trying new/ different beers? I started my second year at college thanks to a fake I.D.
The liquor store by me has a bunch of cases. I picked up 2 four packs the other week.
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pretty good article on how fucked Bud / InBev is
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2012/11/is-anheuser-busch-inbev-destroying.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2012/11/is-anheuser-busch-inbev-destroying.html)
kind of like the Nike argument i guess.. but it's true that these huge companies are threatening diversity in craft beer
If you haven't you should check out the documentary Beer Wars. It was before the In Bev acquisition I think, but talks about how Budweiser hits small breweries with bogus lawsuits to run them out of business on legal costs, and how they produce the same beer in a million different packages(think 6,12,18,20,24,30 pack) to leave less shelf space available for the craft beers. Fortunately, unlike Nike, the industry seems to be trending towards the smaller companies.
Yeah I get the feeling that the small niche that has been cornered by craft brewers isn't going anywhere, but up. Sure you'll have people drinking Macros, but anyone that appreciates flavors will definitely choose Micro over Macro any day
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just scored a 2012 bottle of this:
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Found? a sixer of Celebration yesterday. Ooo . . . Yeah!
(http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/images/2010_Beer_Celebration.jpg)
i was pretty let down by these, i bought a sixer for thanksgiving and it just tasted like regular old sierra to me. i had the anchor steam holiday brew last year and i remember it being super tasty. so maybe i had my hopes too high expecting something very flavorful like the anchor was.
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pick this up today:
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got this last week:
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That Narwhal is fucking tasty.
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i'm really dying to try the bourbon county now. also the narwhal
recent hauls:
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That enjoy by ipa is incredible. Somebody said they've been released before but I never saw them til this year. Might give sculpin a run for its money as my favorite beer.
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Damn Floop, you're a boss.
Had this last night. I love "wee heavy" beers.
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floop knows what's up, also the narwhal is amazing
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finally tried it and would have to say it's the best beer I've ever had. But because I can never get this: 90 Minute IPA, Stone IPA, and Smuttynose Finest Kind are my 3 go to's
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from my experience: fat tire... as of now.
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finally tried it and would have to say it's the best beer I've ever had. But because I can never get this: 90 Minute IPA, Stone IPA, and Smuttynose Finest Kind are my 3 go to's
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im so jelly man, still havent got my hands on one yet.
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i was pretty underwhelmed when i first had it. really good, for sure, just not the life changing experience it was made out to be. had it draft and from the bottle really fresh. i choose blind pig over pliny every time. that's their real standout ipa. heady topper on the other hand...
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it's definitely up my alley as far as what i like. i'm not sure about the best beer in the world thing. local bar has it on tap quite a bit so i was getting spoiled, taking it for granted.
some day i shall try Pliny The Younger
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Just picked this up last night after work. Has anyone tried it? How is it?
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worst thread on slap.
and thats coming from me!
just drink to get drunk. fuckers.
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I really like the Tricerahops Double IPA from Ninkasi, wish it wasn't five and a half bucks here for the 24oz. :(
Red hook ESB is really good too, I like their IPA too.
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I really like the Tricerahops Double IPA from Ninkasi, wish it wasn't five and a half bucks here for the 24oz. :(
Red hook ESB is really good too, I like their IPA too.
yea i like red hook esb too, sometimes you can find it for cheap, i got a twelver for 6.99 closeout one time at a save mart in manteca and they have the 24/32oz? (can't remember but its the bigger bottle not a single 12OZ) at the grocery outlet in milpitas close to my place for $1.89
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Aptly nick-named "Gross."
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I really like the Tricerahops Double IPA from Ninkasi, wish it wasn't five and a half bucks here for the 24oz. :(
Red hook ESB is really good too, I like their IPA too.
yea i like red hook esb too, sometimes you can find it for cheap, i got a twelver for 6.99 closeout one time at a save mart in manteca and they have the 24/32oz? (can't remember but its the bigger bottle not a single 12OZ) at the grocery outlet in milpitas close to my place for $1.89
Damn. Those are $2.79 at the Albertsons here I'm fairly sure
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Read this today, $85 6-packs!!!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/12/166987378/a-sign-from-above-needing-new-roof-monks-sell-rare-beer-in-u-s (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/12/166987378/a-sign-from-above-needing-new-roof-monks-sell-rare-beer-in-u-s)
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worst thread on slap.
and thats coming from me!
just drink to get drunk. fuckers.
I'd rather you drink to die.
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heheheh
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Read this today, $85 6-packs!!!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/12/166987378/a-sign-from-above-needing-new-roof-monks-sell-rare-beer-in-u-s (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/12/166987378/a-sign-from-above-needing-new-roof-monks-sell-rare-beer-in-u-s)
Good? yes
Rare? Only in the states, but even then not really
Apparently numb nuts have been going to beeradvocate.com and trying to up trade their Westy 12's for some 500 bottle stuff
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pick this up today:
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that narwhal was tasty, but my new favorite has been:
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i just got some Narwhals too. shit is amazing.
finally had it for the first time last week on tap at the Sierra Brewery. immediate favorite
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You miller lite yankees should definetly try Hoegaarden (and Euros too!)
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Never heard of it.
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Hoegaarden is superb. Especially when drank out of a frozen glass, the authentic way to enjoy it.
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drinking this right now
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its really smooth for being over 7%. i would definitely buy it again, it was only 3.69 at bevmo. i watched erik ellingtons misled youth part as i took my first sip of course.
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Didn't check to see if anyone has mentioned it but I have been on a big Bell's Two Hearted kick for the past two weeks. Breaking the bank.. Back in D.C. for the holidays so I've also been drinking DC BRAU "the public", too.
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guiness isnt to bad either
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21st amendmant's Drop Da Boom, I implore you to drink it!
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Didn't check to see if anyone has mentioned it but I have been on a big Bell's Two Hearted kick for the past two weeks. Breaking the bank.. Back in D.C. for the holidays so I've also been drinking DC BRAU "the public", too.
Bells is the shit. Their brown ale is the fucking bomb. Xmas ale yo
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Had some for the first time today, not too bad.
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You miller lite yankees should definetly try Hoegaarden (and Euros too!)
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fuck off, not all americans drink that miller trash. have you had anchor steam? their liberty ale and fall seasonal humming ale are both quite fantastic, in fact just their regular steam beer is always delicious. what about russian river? sannctification sour ale? its like a straight punch in your god damn worthless fucking taste buds. bet your triflen self has never had that shit. its like nothing you'll never have because you drink pussy ass wheat beers like whore garden. sure wheat beers are nice every once in a while during the summertime but in the winter time, its dark beers and liquor. maybe next time instead of fingering your dead mother, try anderson valley winter solstice or shiner holiday cheer? yeah i said shiner, and yes i know their regular beer sucks balls but their holiday cheer is something worth waiting a whole god damn year for. fuck you and everything you do because you dont know what good beer is you cunt, kill yourself and happy holidays!
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Had some for the first time today, not too bad.
try a bottle of orval dawg. or chimay blue. red and white chimays are chill but blue has more abv. :-)
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guiness isnt to bad either
yeah guiness is pretty sick.......if your fucking ghey
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21st amendmant's Drop Da Boom, I implore you to drink it!
never had it. details now. did you enjoy out of the can or pour into a glass? is there significant lacing if you poured? what flavors pop out and the first and last gulps?
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Didn't check to see if anyone has mentioned it but I have been on a big Bell's Two Hearted kick for the past two weeks. Breaking the bank.. Back in D.C. for the holidays so I've also been drinking DC BRAU "the public", too.
BELLS!!!!! fuck yes. enjoyed a bells porter while in motown a few months back and have been thinking about that shit ever since. too bad they dont sell in california. but that porter gives anchor steams porter a run for their money fosho.
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Never heard of it.
you should very well keep it that way
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i'm still gonna buy goose island until the quality drops off, their stouts are near untouchable.
i best be getting my triflen self some goose stouts then. their 2010 matilda was awesome too, nothing but flavors of apricot and it was damn guuud. the 2011 matilda, on the other hand sucked balls.
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finally got some of this years batch:
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great beer. i have a 2011 to have side by side with the 2012 over thanksgiving.
Fuuuuuuck I'm waiting on a friend of mine to come and visit. he has 09-12 of bourbon county stout. Also when did everyone start venturing out and trying new/ different beers? I started my second year at college thanks to a fake I.D.
OMG!
The liquor store by me has a bunch of cases. I picked up 2 four packs the other week.
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Found? a sixer of Celebration yesterday. Ooo . . . Yeah!
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i was pretty let down by these, i bought a sixer for thanksgiving and it just tasted like regular old sierra to me. i had the anchor steam holiday brew last year and i remember it being super tasty. so maybe i had my hopes too high expecting something very flavorful like the anchor was.
thats a shame to hear about the celebrations for you. anchor christmas beers this year taste like root beer floats. and like martha stewart always says. "its a good thing"
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pick this up today:
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got this last week:
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oh my god. details on the narwhal please. and i would kill a toddler to get my grimey hands on some founders. any founders.
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Been pretty stoked on the Christmas brews as of late. The anchor steam one is really good if you're into hearty beers with spices and it's surprisingly east to put down a few in one sitting.
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have you tried the 2012 one yet by any chance? tryna get my hands on it
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Ah yeah, the 2012 is the one that I've been repetitively consuming haha. There's a bar down here in LA that has it on draft which, speaking of, just remembering that I might go for a lone Sunday night brew there. It's super good - highly recommend it. Try going to a local beer store or non chain liquor store.
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21st amendmant's Drop Da Boom, I implore you to drink it!
never had it. details now. did you enjoy out of the can or pour into a glass? is there significant lacing if you poured? what flavors pop out and the first and last gulps?
First off, calm down man
Also I was mistaken on the title it's Lower De Boom, and it's a keg beer only. Coming in at 10.5% it's incredibly dark, rootbeer colored, tan head. Real malty and traces of dates/ raisons/ figs. Great full mouth feel. Careful though it definitely put me on my ass
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Does anyone else wish these beers came with some sort of useful description instead of a poem? I've had most of them by now, and they're all good, but I didn't really know what I was buying.
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sixpoint diesel is the shit.
narwhal was alright, a solid RIS. I much prefer founders imperial stout or bells expedition.
drinking some victory headwaters pale at the moment. really like it.
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have you tried the 2012 one yet by any chance? tryna get my hands on it
i tried one the other day, it was not as sweet as last years, almost piney i would say. i liked it a lot.
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have you tried the 2012 one yet by any chance? tryna get my hands on it
i've been drinking these lately too. seems like the they dialed back the spices a bit in this years batch, which i kind of like. it's very drinkable. at 5.5 percent you can drink these all day. which i plan to do since i'm off for a week
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You miller lite yankees should definetly try Hoegaarden (and Euros too!)
(http://www.thebrewskireport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/hoegaarden-tbr.jpg)
fuck off, not all americans drink that miller trash. have you had anchor steam? their liberty ale and fall seasonal humming ale are both quite fantastic, in fact just their regular steam beer is always delicious. what about russian river? sannctification sour ale? its like a straight punch in your god damn worthless fucking taste buds. bet your triflen self has never had that shit. its like nothing you'll never have because you drink pussy ass wheat beers like whore garden. sure wheat beers are nice every once in a while during the summertime but in the winter time, its dark beers and liquor. maybe next time instead of fingering your dead mother, try anderson valley winter solstice or shiner holiday cheer? yeah i said shiner, and yes i know their regular beer sucks balls but their holiday cheer is something worth waiting a whole god damn year for. fuck you and everything you do because you dont know what good beer is you cunt, kill yourself and happy holidays!
the best and most impassioned response i've seen on slap in a minute
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These two ain't too shabby when it comes to seasonal brews.
My sister got me a $100 gift card to this amazing liquor/beer/cigar store. It's like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory except with Alcohol.
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For Christmas I got a home brewing set-up from my dad and I'm so stoked to start my first batch. The first batch is going to be a double IPA that's around 9% abv which I'll start next week after more research and preparation. I was also checking out some clone recipes and am going to try to replicate some go-to favorites like Sierra Nevada Torpedo and Arrogant Bastard. I like beer. It's good for you.
Special Poetry Slam: Beer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee2rDzqlywQ#)
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had Stone's Vertical Epic 10-10-10 at Amherst Brewing Co while at lunch, my god it was good, super fruity/ grapes (gropes?)
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Picked these up last night along with about 15 other beers and a bottle of Birch Nemiroff Vodka.
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LONESTAR
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i'm in austin and all these fuckers drink is lonestar, i'm sick of it already
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I love the Trader Joe's vintage ales and it's such a good deal for 4.99. This year they had a new seasonal ale which is a belgian style golden ale and it's awesome too. It's 5.99 for a 24 oz bottle and it reminds me of a Avery white rascal. Not sure if they sell this at all the Trader Joe's but I love it and it's 7.5% too.
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i'm in austin and all these fuckers drink is lonestar, i'm sick of it already
I drank a shit load of good beer in Austin.
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i pretty much stick to austin amber now
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80' double sided painted curb inside of a brewery.
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These are good. Only in Wisconsin for now though.
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not the very best, but my favorite german mainstream beer
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80' double sided painted curb inside of a brewery.?
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heaven is that you?
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recent haul. small one but a good one
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picked up a few of these recently..
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found a bar last night that has Tilquin Gueze on tap along with a variety of Cantillon bottles on reserve (cheapest being like 32 dollars for 750 mL)
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found a bar last night that has Tilquin Gueze on tap along with a variety of Cantillon bottles on reserve (cheapest being like 32 dollars for 750 mL)
nice. tilquin might be my favorite gueuze, even over cantillon classic. $32 is steep, but i'd pay it for rose de gambrinus, iris or fou foune. had a really good sour on nye, cisco monomoy kriek from nantucket. expensive, but really well done.
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Got that strictly for the bottle, and then I lost the bottle. Oh beer
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list i came up with for another group. top new (to me) beers of 2012, by style
i realize that my drinking styles are pretty idiosyncratic
Pale Ales
3 Summer Pale Ale (Port Brewing)
2 Fresh Hop Pale Ale (Great Divide)
1 Bridal Veil Rye Pale Ale (Telluride Brewing)
IPAs
3 Sculpin IPA (Ballast Point)
2 Stone 16th Anniversary (Stone)
1 20th St - Citra (Sierra)
Double IPAs
3 Denogginizer (Drake's)
2 tie: Mongo (Port Brewing), Imperial (Green Flash)
1 Hop 15 (Port Brewing)
Imperial Stouts
3 Black's Noctourne (Cismontane)
2 Santa's Little Helper - oak barrel aged (Port Brewing)
1 tie: Narwhal (Sierra), Yeti (Great Divide)
Barleywines / Winter Warmers
3 Our Special Ale 2012 - (Anchor)
2 Tunbledown Shack (Golden Road)
1 Barrel Aged Bigfoot 2013 (Sierra)
Weird Beers
3 Smashed Pumpkin - Pumpkin Ale (Shipyard)
2 Indra Kunindra - Curry-spiced Stout (Ballast Point)
1 Wookey Jack - Black IPA (Firestone)
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I haven't drank a beer in over 3 years, but when I did, I always enjoyed free ones the best.
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got an EKU 28 in a mystery six pack last night. Holy Malt levels batman! 11% too
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so this happened the other night...
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^ how was it? i've got 2 bottles. 1 i'm going to age a year (at least) and one i'm getting ready to drink. definitely going to need to share it with a friend though. as much as i can drink, i don't think i want to try man handling a whole bottle of that myself [edit] referring to the Black Tuesday
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dude it's amazing, you'll love it. at ~18% abv it's dangerously smooth. i've tasted 10% beers that have had more of an alcohol burn than this one. good call on cellaring a bottle, i'm not sure i could be that patient. and dont be that scared to take a bottle to the dome, i've definitely done it before...just takes a couple hours.
also, it looks like the bruery closed down their provisions shop in old town orange. bummed.
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and some "best of 2012" lists are out:
one east coast (Philadelphia )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6jGHOjZmQ0&list=UUpACreb1E23Z3anMUkHi0qg&index=1
and one west coast (San Diego)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw_9R4k8sng
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Just finished up my second home brew, now we play the waiting game. Did partial grain, I hope I haven't messed anything up! Will report back when everything is said and done
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love this beer. so much.
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just got done this weekend brewing a clone of this beer:
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really miss it, and it won't likely ever be available here so why not? we used extracts, because i don't have the setup for grain. apparently the recipe is pretty dead on.
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Never had it before the other day. Real good.
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my homie bought me a couple pliny the elders and i'm stoked. i'll report back my opinion on it after i try it.
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Never had it before the other day. Real good.
it's not bad. you really should try their stouts, if you like stouts. the Black's Noctourne is fucking incredible
checked out their brewery a few months ago, which is not far from Etnies Skatepark. nice little tasting room. cool dudes working there. recommendy
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There's a lot of hype around this beer and it fully lived up to it. My hands down favorite IPA. It's difficult to get though.
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Flying Dog's Gonzo Imperial Porter
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North Coast Brewing Company's Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale
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This stuff is nice as hell.
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love this beer. so much.
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picked some of that up. looking forward
been digging this a lot
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/anheuser-busch-grupo-modelo_n_2590960.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/anheuser-busch-grupo-modelo_n_2590960.html)
Fuck Buddy.
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Furthering the oligopoly that is the beer industry
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Groupo Modelo can chupa mi juevos
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recent hauls
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Floop, you're killing it. Out of curiosity, how much coin do you drop on choice beverages in a given month?
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recent hauls
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Woo-wee that founders breakfast stout.
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Floop, you're killing it. Out of curiosity, how much coin do you drop on choice beverages in a given month?
i don't want to know. most likely too much. i definitely have more beer than i can drink at the moment. and my girlfriend finds it humorous and frightening when i come home with another haul of beer even though i have a fridge and cabinet full already.
some of the beers i've been "cellaring" (putting in the olde cabinet).. only the age-able ones. got a lot of good imperial stouts and barleywines goin on in there. i try to drink my IPA's and other "meant to be drank sooner" beers first, and sort of cycle through. i do manage to drink a good amount of beer though, not going to lie.
i'm starting to try to get beers that i can trade too, to get some of the beers i want to try but can't get easily here.
it's definitely an expensive habit, but if you compare it to wine it's inexpensive. people drop 50 / 100 dollars on good bottles of wine all the time. for 10 dollars you can get an amazing bottle of beer (the same strength as wine)
cheers
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Woo-wee that founders breakfast stout.
yeah, was stoked to get that. can't find it out here but a beer bro at one of the beer stores i frequent hooked me up. so good
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Floop, you're killing it. Out of curiosity, how much coin do you drop on choice beverages in a given month?
i don't want to know. � most likely too much. � i definitely have more beer than i can drink at the moment.� and my girlfriend finds it humorous and frightening when i come home with another haul of beer even though i have a fridge and cabinet full already.
some of the beers i've been "cellaring" (putting in the olde cabinet).. �only the age-able ones. �got a lot of good imperial stouts and barleywines goin on in there. �i try to drink my IPA's and other "meant to be drank sooner" beers first, and sort of cycle through. �i do manage to drink a good amount of beer though, not going to lie.
i'm starting to try to get beers that i can trade too, to get some of the beers i want to try but can't get easily here.
it's definitely an expensive habit, but if you compare it to wine it's inexpensive. �people drop 50 / 100 dollars on good bottles of wine all the time. � for 10 dollars you can get an amazing bottle of beer (the same strength as wine)
cheers
I was going to ask where you get Founders, but that might explain it. But for that matter, where do you get Narwahl?
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Supermarket spree!
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Christmas present ;D
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Floop, you're killing it. Out of curiosity, how much coin do you drop on choice beverages in a given month?
i don't want to know. most likely too much. i definitely have more beer than i can drink at the moment. and my girlfriend finds it humorous and frightening when i come home with another haul of beer even though i have a fridge and cabinet full already.
some of the beers i've been "cellaring" (putting in the olde cabinet).. only the age-able ones. got a lot of good imperial stouts and barleywines goin on in there. i try to drink my IPA's and other "meant to be drank sooner" beers first, and sort of cycle through. i do manage to drink a good amount of beer though, not going to lie.
i'm starting to try to get beers that i can trade too, to get some of the beers i want to try but can't get easily here.
it's definitely an expensive habit, but if you compare it to wine it's inexpensive. people drop 50 / 100 dollars on good bottles of wine all the time. for 10 dollars you can get an amazing bottle of beer (the same strength as wine)
cheers
Floop are you on beer advocate?
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Floop, you're killing it. Out of curiosity, how much coin do you drop on choice beverages in a given month?
i don't want to know. most likely too much. i definitely have more beer than i can drink at the moment. and my girlfriend finds it humorous and frightening when i come home with another haul of beer even though i have a fridge and cabinet full already.
some of the beers i've been "cellaring" (putting in the olde cabinet).. only the age-able ones. got a lot of good imperial stouts and barleywines goin on in there. i try to drink my IPA's and other "meant to be drank sooner" beers first, and sort of cycle through. i do manage to drink a good amount of beer though, not going to lie.
i'm starting to try to get beers that i can trade too, to get some of the beers i want to try but can't get easily here.
it's definitely an expensive habit, but if you compare it to wine it's inexpensive. people drop 50 / 100 dollars on good bottles of wine all the time. for 10 dollars you can get an amazing bottle of beer (the same strength as wine)
cheers
Floop are you on beer advocate?
yes sir. you?
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Nah, I figure that if I sign up now, I'll be beyond broke hahah. I do use it frequently to see what people have to say about beers though
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Floop killin the Beer and Food game!
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some of this tonight:
(http://beerstreetjournal.com/images/Bells-Hopslam-Label2.png)
also this:
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hopslam is as amazing as always. rye on rye was good, but i've had it a few times now and while solid, i'm kind of over most whiskey barrel aged beers.
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Floop killin the Beer and Food game!
which is probably why I'm not killing the skate game
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(http://www.uffordproduce.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/budweiser-budvar-large.jpg)
gotta be this not the imposter american shit
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(http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv105/scheik69/Ciechan_Miodowe.jpg)
Probably the best honey beer I've ever had....actually, no, it is. Poland has some damn good beers.
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Christmas present ;D
(http://www.beershop.be/modulefiles/products/products/source/198_trappist-westmalle-dubbel-33-cl_nl.jpg)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I'm drinking one of these right now,
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(http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Ballast-Point-Sculpin.jpg)
I've posted in this thread before about Sculpin being my favorite beer, but I've had a lot of trouble finding fresh ones, and have gotten a little jaded spending seven bucks on an IPA I can't taste the hops in. I've especially had this problem with the six packs. But the other day I found a six pack where in the bottom left corner of the bottle label says best by 06/07/13, and it tastes fuckin fantastic. Reminded me why it's my favorite beer. So I'm guessing they give the date about a five month window, which is really two to three months too long. So to sum up, look for Sculpin thats best by like three or four months from now.
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Favorite Beer Ad:
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb8aa741317abac6e474565c1ded765c/tumblr_mhj78wdcHq1qbklpto1_500.jpg)
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supposedly they're going to can sculpin.
last saturday night i opened a bunch of bottles since my wife was actually drinking.
(http://blog.twobeerdudes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/founders_brewing_company_founders_imperial_stout.jpg)
(http://www.trbimg.com/img-5051f488/turbine/chi-goose-island-312-20120911-002/600)
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(http://365beers.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/bells_expedition_stout.jpg?w=470)
the mikkeller had pretty terrible reviews, but i liked it. just goes to show you can't always trust the assholes on BA. rum barreled beers are cool.
the 2011 bourbon county coffee was awesome. beats KBS any day of the week.
expedition is my favorite regular imperial stout. so hoppy.
slowing down on drinking now. no alcohol during the week.
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(http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Ballast-Point-Sculpin.jpg)
I've posted in this thread before about Sculpin being my favorite beer, but I've had a lot of trouble finding fresh ones, and have gotten a little jaded spending seven bucks on an IPA I can't taste the hops in. I've especially had this problem with the six packs. But the other day I found a six pack where in the bottom left corner of the bottle label says best by 06/07/13, and it tastes fuckin fantastic. Reminded me why it's my favorite beer. So I'm guessing they give the date about a five month window, which is really two to three months too long. So to sum up, look for Sculpin thats best by like three or four months from now.
yeah, i think that goes for almost any IPA. always best freshest
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^ max power, making me jealous. still have not scored a bourbon county stout. one thing that sucks about being on the west coast
bought this bad boy last night
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8451767679_2df9b4fd68_c.jpg)
keepin my eyes peeled for Barrel Aged Bigfoot
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IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!
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supposedly they're going to can sculpin.
last saturday night i opened a bunch of bottles since my wife was actually drinking.
(http://blog.twobeerdudes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/founders_brewing_company_founders_imperial_stout.jpg)
(http://www.trbimg.com/img-5051f488/turbine/chi-goose-island-312-20120911-002/600)
(http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BA-Santas-Little-Helper-20101.png)
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(http://365beers.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/bells_expedition_stout.jpg?w=470)
the mikkeller had pretty terrible reviews, but i liked it. just goes to show you can't always trust the assholes on BA. rum barreled beers are cool.
the 2011 bourbon county coffee was awesome. beats KBS any day of the week.
expedition is my favorite regular imperial stout. so hoppy.
slowing down on drinking now. no alcohol during the week.
That shit is fucking 14.3% Alcohol - but they do such a nice job at Goose Island with the vintage ales, I bet it STILL goes down smooth.
I just bought a case of these recently - gona let them sit under the house and drink them at Xmas and see how it changes as it ages.
(http://www.whitehorsewine.com/prodimages/goose-island-matilda-4pk.jpg)
Thinking about selling all my old's SB's and just buying more vintages ales to stock and age.
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My uncle got me some Bourbon County for the family Christmas party and it definitely is a lot smoother than it should be. I was really happy to finally try it.
It was posted above, but I didn't like the Kentucky Bourbon Barrell Ale. I didn't think it tasted enough like beer. I like bourbon, but I want my beer to taste like beer.
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this thread has come a long way.
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Not really cool micro brews or anything but Delerium Tremens and Stone IPA are both amazing. I've always liked really strong biting flavors, even when I was a kid I hated mayo but loved the weird strong mustards and sauerkraut my dad would buy. Ranger is good but doesn't have that edge that Stones pale ale does. Delerium Tremens is just insane. If I was loaded I would drink a snifter with every meal.
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Delerium Tremens not a cool micro brew? what? I picked up my first bottle of Dogfish 120 and cellared it along with a couple cans of Oskar Blue's Old Chub. Should be interesting
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Obviously not beer, but....
(http://www.liquorsnob.com/pictures/perfectpint.jpg)
This is always the first pint of the night regardless. Live in Ireland so its always(most the time)perfect!
Beerwise...
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D3HCCcHpGCQ/TG-2jL77jxI/AAAAAAAAAEk/kOLlIkAtTzs/s1600/Karpackie_Premium_puszka.jpg)
Super cheap, 8 cans/tins for 10 euros, more than substantial before you hit the pub!
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cheers
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Obviously not beer, but....
(http://www.liquorsnob.com/pictures/perfectpint.jpg)
whatchu talkin bout not beer? nothing wrong with Guiness
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rounded out my 5 years of bigfoot today.
4 x 2009
4 x 2010
6 x 2011
6 x 2012
4 x 2013
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rounded out my 5 years of bigfoot today.
4 x 2009
4 x 2010
6 x 2011
6 x 2012
4 x 2013
dedication
what's the plan for that? you going to do a side by side tasting of all at some point?
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drinking this.. it's no bigfoot but pretty good
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8106/8462561039_ccc1d8e3fe_b.jpg)
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what's the plan for that? you going to do a side by side tasting of all at some point?
yeah, to do side by sides. now i just need a special occasion. i'll do 09-13 this year and eventually should have 09-16. started keeping stone IRS's in '11. stone IRS gets amazing after a few years.
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(http://www.mustlovebeer.com/public/album_photo/02/53/52af_79fd.jpeg?c=0597)
Drinking Hopocalypse right now. It's good, but a little malt heavy in the flavor for my taste. I wish with more double ipas they just said fuck balance, this is going to be excruciatingly hoppy. Haven't tried Dr. Tongue yet, but sounds interesting. Not a big Bootlegger's fan, but Knuckle Sandwich is great.
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haven't tried hopocalypse yet, but i love their other IPAs. Denogonizer is amazing. as is Aroma Coma
still haven't had any Bootleggers, but i gotta check out soon. my home town yo
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Im drinking this bad boy as we post right now. I dont normally drink barley wines, but I like this one.
(http://www.ttahko.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Old-Ruffian.jpg)
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just put my homebrew into bottles this afternoon, we'll see how well they do
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all about this as of late
(https://untappd.s3.amazonaws.com/photo/2012_03_17/d660260d635abe8dd0fb005144c6ad0a_320x320.jpg)
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all about this as of late
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When I was up in Vermont - Long Trail made a really nice Blackberry Wheat if you can find it, Rusty...
(http://www.theperfectlyhappyman.com/uploads/long-trail-blackbeary-wheat.jpg)
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i like PBR when i ride skateboards
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Obviously not beer, but....
(http://www.liquorsnob.com/pictures/perfectpint.jpg)
This is always the first pint of the night regardless. Live in Ireland so its always(most the time)perfect!
Beerwise...
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D3HCCcHpGCQ/TG-2jL77jxI/AAAAAAAAAEk/kOLlIkAtTzs/s1600/Karpackie_Premium_puszka.jpg)
Super cheap, 8 cans/tins for 10 euros, more than substantial before you hit the pub!
Last thing I expected to see in here was karpackie. Certainly the best of the 6 for 8's.
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Budwisest
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Not really cool micro brews or anything but Delerium Tremens and Stone IPA are both amazing. I've always liked really strong biting flavors, even when I was a kid I hated mayo but loved the weird strong mustards and sauerkraut my dad would buy. Ranger is good but doesn't have that edge that Stones pale ale does. Delerium Tremens is just insane. If I was loaded I would drink a snifter with every meal.
Hell yeah man. I love everything I've had from Delirium. I stopped by the Delirium Village when I was in Brussels. It's an awesome experience-wish I could have spent more time there.
I really like Stone too but I'm not a huge IPA fan and it seems like that's all they keep putting out. Their IPAs outnumber their porters and stuff (I love their vanilla and chocolate porters though).
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Not really cool micro brews or anything but Delerium Tremens and Stone IPA are both amazing. I've always liked really strong biting flavors, even when I was a kid I hated mayo but loved the weird strong mustards and sauerkraut my dad would buy. Ranger is good but doesn't have that edge that Stones pale ale does. Delerium Tremens is just insane. If I was loaded I would drink a snifter with every meal.
Hell yeah man. I love everything I've had from Delirium. I stopped by the Delirium Village when I was in Brussels. It's an awesome experience-wish I could have spent more time there.
I really like Stone too but I'm not a huge IPA fan and it seems like that's all they keep putting out. Their IPAs outnumber their porters and stuff (I love their vanilla and chocolate porters though).
i hear you dude. i'm a big fan of craft beer but cant stand the hop war that is the san diego beer scene. as you said, stone does come out with some cool non-hoppy stuff. try their vertical epic series, russian imperial stouts, and old guardian (barleywine).
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When in Spain last summer, I fell in love with this 1 euro whore
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/EstrellaDamm33clEnCopa.jpg)
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rounded out my 5 years of bigfoot today.
4 x 2009
4 x 2010
6 x 2011
6 x 2012
4 x 2013
That's borderline pornographic. I found a 2010 pack at this shitty corner store near my place a few months back, couldn't believe my luck
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Cerveza_Xibeca_botella_vidrio_1l.jpg/180px-Cerveza_Xibeca_botella_vidrio_1l.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nGulvehh-g8/R69h1lucoEI/AAAAAAAAAaU/1f0cAsMvToY/s400/smaland-52.jpg)
(http://www.ocado.com/catalog/images-hires/27506011_H.jpg?identifier=bfe24702a7cb81c4620880adb1bf9ffe)
(http://m.vcst.net/wines/cruzcampo-can-549091.jpg)
this is what i actually drink.
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"Jameson barrel aged Certified Evil"
This is one that I'm looking forward to trying. Local brewery.
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I'm not too picky with beer when it's at a party but when I buy my own it has to be Corona. Kingfisher is second best, to me, but it's more expensive and I don't know where it's from. I never bothered to look it up.
What's your favorite beer?
...o'dules
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was drinkin budwiser black crown last night has 6% alcohol level pretty good tasting too
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Got some of this and thought the "Brewed with Oysters" bit was a joke but the bottle and website claim it http://flyingdogales.com/introducing-pearl-necklace-oyster-stout/ (http://flyingdogales.com/introducing-pearl-necklace-oyster-stout/)...
(http://www.jamesclay.co.uk/beer-suppliers/images/stories/news_events/pearl%20necklace.jpg)
I don't really get how oysters would ever be involved in the brewing process so I am kind of confused about it. Anyways' it's pretty good if you like stouts and there isn't really anythin crazy about the flavor that I can tell.
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http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/12/27/getting-know-oyster-stout-beer-made-oysters (http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/12/27/getting-know-oyster-stout-beer-made-oysters)
A quick google search gave me this and then I went ahead and looked up this beer for your reading pleasure
http://www.wynkoop.com/beer-blog/item/172-update-on-rocky-mountain-oyster-stout-cans (http://www.wynkoop.com/beer-blog/item/172-update-on-rocky-mountain-oyster-stout-cans)
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http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/12/27/getting-know-oyster-stout-beer-made-oysters (http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/12/27/getting-know-oyster-stout-beer-made-oysters)
A quick google search gave me this and then I went ahead and looked up this beer for your reading pleasure
http://www.wynkoop.com/beer-blog/item/172-update-on-rocky-mountain-oyster-stout-cans (http://www.wynkoop.com/beer-blog/item/172-update-on-rocky-mountain-oyster-stout-cans)
Nice, thanks for that. Blows me away that they drop oysters into the wort when they are brewing, that shit just sounds nasty but the review seems to be in line with my opinion that it just tastes like a good stout and you don't really catch any oyster in the flavor.
But we?ve sampled a handful of oyster stouts that are widely available in the bottle ? and while not one was disappointing, we couldn?t help but notice that the oysters keep a low profile in a brawny, bitter stout. That is, you cannot taste the oysters. At best, you may detect a faint ?marine? essence.
Flying Dog Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout
At 5.5 percent ABV, this one, made in Maryland with whole oysters from Rappahannock River Oysters, in Virginia, drinks like a traditional stout ? roasty, toasty, delicious and malty, with a lovely butter-toffee finish as the bitterness fades. The oyster, as many of us know, is a faintly flavored creature, and its effects in the Pearl Necklace seem to add up to little more than a great beer name.
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I've been meaning to try that Flying Dog. Maybe I'll grab some tomorrow.
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Flying Dog's Raging Bitch is a swell B.I.P.A.
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http://prairieales.com/ (http://prairieales.com/)
This is a new beer company started by one of my close friends. They started halfway through last year and are probably coming to a town near you. Blowing up. If you find it, drink it. Their Saison style Prairie ale is excellent and award-winning. The Oatmeal stout, aged in whiskey barrels, is intense with notes of fruit and coffee. Good stuff. Do it.
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This is officially released on (i think) March 4th, but has been available locally every few months in the past year I've been here.
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(http://www.x929.ca/shows/newsboy/wp-content/uploads/maudite.jpg)
If I were a rich man, I'd make a routine out of this stuff.
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If I were a rich man, I'd make a routine out of this stuff.
I dig all the Unibroue stuff that I've tried. I feel like a demon drinking that stuff. Trois Pistoles and Terrible are also great beers.
Recently I've been addicted to Sixpoint Resin. That sticky icky.
SIXPOINT RESIN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4neeh3ziWw#ws)
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Anyone ever try Founders Backwoods Bastard? Had one tonight and it overtook Bourbon County Stout as my new favorite beer. Similar in taste, but a lot less viscous and a lot less alcohol burn. Vanilla aftertaste didn't hurt either.
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If I were a rich man, I'd make a routine out of this stuff.
I feel like a demon drinking that stuff.
Amen, brethren.
Every once in a while Trois Pistoles or La Fin Du Monde will magically appear on draught at my bar and it's guaranteed debauchism.
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it seems like founders may have brewed more breakfast stout than in years past. I've been finding it in the strangest of places for a few months now.
This one is a killer! I'd never had a Barleywine style until last week. Man, oh man, I was missing out!
(http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4826440329397895&pid=15.1)
Victory Red Thunder is awfully bitchin too
(http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4821848999068466&pid=15.1)
this is a small beer company a few miles from my home. It's a small gig, everything is wood fired. Surprisingly, the beer is high quality. It's nice, living in this shithole, to have regular convenience stores sell bombers of a good local IPA, coffee Porter, and Ale.
(http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4651063901226743&pid=15.1)
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it seems like founders may have brewed more breakfast stout than in years past. I've been finding it in the strangest of places for a few months now.
This one is a killer! I'd never had a Barleywine style until last week. Man, oh man, I was missing out!
(http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4826440329397895&pid=15.1)
Victory Red Thunder is awfully bitchin too
(http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4821848999068466&pid=15.1)
this is a small beer company a few miles from my home. It's a small gig, everything is wood fired. Surprisingly, the beer is high quality. It's nice, living in this shithole, to have regular convenience stores sell bombers of a good local IPA, coffee Porter, and Ale.
(http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4651063901226743&pid=15.1)
only barley wine beer I've had is Sierra Nevada Big Foot Ale and I didn't like it. Is there another brand that would give me a better experience, or is that pretty much it? I could barely drink one...so sludgy, maybe they're best cold..?
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(http://www.pompeabiere.com/images/delirium-tremens-biere-33cl.jpg)
best beer i ever drank, and it was 10 years ago
seems like there's cocaine or lsd in it, very good trip
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(http://tipples.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/franziskaner-hefe-weissbier-hell.jpg)
if you're counting calories/don't want to get too fucked up. I will have one robust brew, then switch to these babies....
(http://www.yuengling.com/userfiles/image/rethink_your_light_beer.jpg)
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If I were a rich man, I'd make a routine out of this stuff.
I dig all the Unibroue stuff that I've tried. I feel like a demon drinking that stuff. Trois Pistoles and Terrible are also great beers.
Recently I've been addicted to Sixpoint Resin. That sticky icky.
SIXPOINT RESIN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4neeh3ziWw#ws)
that video really makes me want to have an IPA (not that i need an excuse)
this is what the beer cabinet is looking like at the moment. more stuff in fridge
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If I were a rich man, I'd make a routine out of this stuff.
I dig all the Unibroue stuff that I've tried. I feel like a demon drinking that stuff. Trois Pistoles and Terrible are also great beers.
Recently I've been addicted to Sixpoint Resin. That sticky icky.
SIXPOINT RESIN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4neeh3ziWw#ws)
that video really makes me want to have an IPA (not that i need an excuse)
this is what the beer cabinet is looking like at the moment. more stuff in fridge
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8498627064_c39bb80d3e_c.jpg)
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If I were a rich man, I'd make a routine out of this stuff.
I dig all the Unibroue stuff that I've tried. I feel like a demon drinking that stuff. Trois Pistoles and Terrible are also great beers.
Recently I've been addicted to Sixpoint Resin. That sticky icky.
SIXPOINT RESIN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4neeh3ziWw#ws)
that video really makes me want to have an IPA (not that i need an excuse)
this is what the beer cabinet is looking like at the moment. more stuff in fridge
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8498627064_c39bb80d3e_c.jpg)
I spy some Port Brewing bottles. I just tried their Wipeout IPA the other day, up there with the best
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i'd keep those sucks in the fridge if I were you
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i'd keep those sucks in the fridge if I were you
they're fresh, and i'm definitely going to be drinking them first.. you think warm vs cold makes a big difference for IPA?
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picked these up yesterday
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8522/8501205516_fe3da0374e_z.jpg)
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I spy some Port Brewing bottles. I just tried their Wipeout IPA the other day, up there with the best
you gotta try the Mongo now, the double IPA. it's even better. one of my favorite IPAs easily
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how do i know whats ageable and whats not? i want to start collecting like you floop, once i get some steady income.
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how do i know whats ageable and whats not? i want to start collecting like you floop, once i get some steady income.
Anything above 10% will age well due to the high alcohol content. Barleywines and Imperial Stouts are among the most common to age.
Most (single/double)IPA's are recommended to drink fresh. An exception to this is the very strong double/imperials such as dogfishhead 120 minute. One of my favorite ipa's is bell's hopslam, and even at 10% alcohol I much prefer it fresh than aged for even a month or two.
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I spy some Port Brewing bottles. I just tried their Wipeout IPA the other day, up there with the best
you gotta try the Mongo now, the double IPA. it's even better. one of my favorite IPAs easily
That sounds amazing. I need to drink it based on the name alone
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I spy some Port Brewing bottles. I just tried their Wipeout IPA the other day, up there with the best
you gotta try the Mongo now, the double IPA. it's even better. one of my favorite IPAs easily
i was blown away the first time i had it. same with wipe out. love Port beers
mongo
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5318/55342 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5318/55342)
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so does it have to be over 10% or are those just the best ones to age? i'll look up more on them later but i frequent slap the most so of course ill ask here first.
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floop, if you're storing those beers, I would suggest placing them rightside up. If you're drinking them almost immediately then never mind
also... drunk
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Can't get the photos up, but I got the Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale and their "Perfect Crime" collaboration ale.
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only store on the side if they are corked and caged. dark, stronger beers usually age better ie. barleywines, imperial stouts, imperial reds, imperial whatevers except ipa's. if it's over 8.5% and you don't mid if the hop flavor fades, then age that too. belgian ales generally age well. if they have brett, then they generally get more 'bretty'. sour beers usually get better, especially gueuzes (cantillon, tilquin, boon, oud beersel, hanssens) krieks and other lambics the fruit flavor fades and they get more sour. american wild ales like the russian river 'ations' may or may not improve. in my experience they are better fresh. they are already aged by the time they reach market.
as far as coffee, fruit or anything else, that shit fades/mellows over time. if you like a coffee stout fresh, chances are you may not like it after a year. coffee can get pretty stale tasting after too long. there's always exceptions but this is generally what i've found.
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good info max. i haven't really delved into aging seriously, but my collection is growing. i love imperial stouts, barleywines and strong ales, which luckily are great for aging. that's interesting about coffee not aging as well. what about chocolate i wonder?
living in LA it's hard to have a real cellar although we do have a space under our house, on a hill, which could work. not sure how good it would be humidity wise though. i'm jealous of all these people in the midwest who have basements. i don't know if i have the patience to really wait and catalog my beer, take notes etc.. but in the mean time it doesn't hurt to have beer
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yea thanks for that info max, i live in an apartment so i will have to look into storing techniques also.
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chocolate fades as well. wine fridges are good for cellaring and you can also use a chest freezer (which you can get for nothing off craigslist) and a temperature controller.
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chocolate fades as well. wine fridges are good for cellaring and you can also use a chest freezer (which you can get for nothing off craigslist) and a temperature controller.
so im assuming just dont plug it in and i won't have to try to regulate the temp or anything? would it be ok outside all year? i live in the bay area so the weather doesnt get too extreme. but that might work on the porch haha.
edit: just cracked a bud and now i'm gonna lurk this thread and think about what to buy tomorrow, i'll be hitting up some thrift stores to look for baby clothes and beer glasses and im gonna try to make a pit stop at bevmo or whole foods.
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it would probably be fine outside, but you need one of these guys:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/johnson-controls-a419-digital-temp-controller.html (http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/johnson-controls-a419-digital-temp-controller.html)
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I've also heard of people putting their beer in a nondegradable box and burying it for some time, not sure how well that works though. I've found that my tastes for beers has changed noticeably over the last couple years, started out really liking IPA's and now have noticed that I'm more of a sour ale/ malt kind of guy.
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i have a dining room set that has a bench that opens for storage, do you know if that would work? i havent tried the beer yet but i almost bought a delerium tremens tulip glass at savers, but i didnt like that it rocked back and forth a bit when it was on a flat surface.
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bought this snifter glass for 99 cents at savers and this brew at trader joes. its pretty tasty. i also bought one of their $1.99 bottles of boatswain double ipa that tastes really good.
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went to bevmo looking for anything i could remember from this thread and ended up getting sculpin. im diggin the flavor so far and im barely on my first glass. i remember dudes on here liking it a lot and the assistant manager at bevmo was super knowledgable and recommended it too so it was an easy choice in the end. i was gonna get something cheaper but thought i would splurge since my bday is tomorrow. oh yeah im going here tomorrow with my old lady and baby girl http://www.originalgravitypub.com/ (http://www.originalgravitypub.com/) anybody ever been there? or anyone recommend any of the beers on their list? cheers pals!
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if you've never had a sour get the madamin loverbeer or petrus aged pale. speedway stout is really good as well. you kind of can't go wrong with that list.
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the Palo Santo Marron is amazing. never seen it on tap before. it could cut your night a bit short if you had too many though (at 12%)
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the Palo Santo Marron is amazing. never seen it on tap before. it could cut your night a bit short if you had too many though (at 12%)
Definitely a great one. Ever tried their Festina Peche? It's more malt beverage than beer, but damn if it isn't awesome on a nice summer evening
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Backing this lately.
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I'd store some but I'd just drink it all very quickly.
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I'd store some but I'd just drink it all very quickly.
Right?
I just couldn't see myself broke and a week away from pay day, sipping Miller Lite with a treasure chest full of top shelf beer in my closet and a chip on my shoulder. This is either a rich man's hobby, or the hobby of a man with a finely tuned self control mechanism.
But, more power to the dudes out there doin thangs. Drinking beer is often an art.
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if you've never had a sour get the madamin loverbeer or petrus aged pale. speedway stout is really good as well. you kind of can't go wrong with that list.
i've never had a sour so i will definitely try one of those ones, thanks.
the Palo Santo Marron is amazing. never seen it on tap before. it could cut your night a bit short if you had too many though (at 12%)
dont think ill be diving into one of these beasts since its on the stronger side and i wanna sample a few. the old lady is getting ready right now so ill be headed down there shortly. ill post pics later. thanks pals!
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enjoy your birthday!
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just got three whole cases of Berkshire Brewing Co dropped off at my house, stoked on not having to buy beer for a good while
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thanks floop! and thanks max power for the recommendation, i went with the Petrus Aged Pale first and i really liked it. sorry for the huge pictures but the photobucket editor isnt working right now.
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next i went with the Vicaris Tripel Gueuze another sour ale. since ive been drinking a lot of ipas and i liked the petrus i thought it would be a good choice. i wasnt disappointed, it was a little sweeter and more tart than the petrus but very good.
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stopped at good karma right across the street next cause i heard they have a pretty good selection going, got to sample the Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine, the taste was good but ended super strong, not sure if im gonna be a fan of barleywines. anyway, i got Drakes Hopocolypse, it was hella good.
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ended the downtown trip with a Ninkasi Tricerahops also hella good.
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sippin on this right now, cheers pals!
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tangar if you can find it on tap look for 21st Amendments Lower De Boom. It's their barley wine and it's super fucking good, but unfortunately on tap only
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I'd store some but I'd just drink it all very quickly.
A while back I got an old refrigerator for free and put it in my garage. Inititially, I would go to the liquor store and buy shopping carts full of beer with the thought that I wouldn't have to go buy beer for a long time. I stopped doing that shit after I realized that I was buying beer just as often and instead was spending most evenings walking around half-cocked. Smoke 'em if ya got 'em I suppose.
I've posted this before but for the dudes that really like Delerium Tremens, you have to try this...
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tangar if you can find it on tap look for 21st Amendments Lower De Boom. It's their barley wine and it's super fucking good, but unfortunately on tap only
thanks ill keep an eye out for that, ive liked all the 21st amendment brews i have had so far.
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I used to think that was delicious when I first started drinking beer and it's 8%, which is crazy, but since my tastes have changed a lot with alcohol over the years and I'm more into IPA's and Belgians, I tried it again and it tasted terrible to me. Kinda just tastes like cider to me. But I got fucked up on that shit while waiting in like for Halo 3 a couple of years back.
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likey
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post tits pls
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drinking this right now. fire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AekkaIp6I5w
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^ how is it?
this is a serious DIPA. i think up there with the best of them (that i've had).. really want to visit the Firestone Walker brewery (and Barrelworks) one of these days soon
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Lots of great beers posted! My personal fav is unibroue's FIN DU MONDE.. Just perfect, award winning IPA (99 on ratebeer).. after you try this stuff you will never drink bud light again
Maudite, trois pistoles also deserve recognition
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likey
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"God - he's taking pictures of his beer again...why can't he take pictures of me like that?"
Good sampler to buy if you want to try sour brews out:
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where did you snag that from?
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"God - he's taking pictures of his beer again...why can't he take pictures of me like that?"
ha. you have no idea. i probably have more beer pictures than new parents have baby pictures
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ha. you have no idea. i probably have more beer pictures than new parents have baby pictures
haha - you're the man, Floop. I know the look all too well myself...Cheers to that!
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man, i've been broke as fuck. making $75/day leaves me drinking pbr and bud. ain't creaking down to the steel level. fuckin a.
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Had this one last night and was quite surprised at how good it ended up being. I was standing in front of the beer section googling beer reviews between this one and another from Latvia.
Floop, you live in LA right? What's your local beer spot/recommendation? I usually go to Sunset Beer Co., Cap N' Cork, or Red Carpet Wine and Liquor in Glendale. That store Jon's is also really good for Russian/Eastern European beers at ridiculously cheap prices.
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I love my mom, she's bringing me two 4 packs of this from Cleveland during Easter.
I think it's a new one, haven't tried it yet, GL does good IPAs so not worried.
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Had this one last night and was quite surprised at how good it ended up being. I was standing in front of the beer section googling beer reviews between this one and another from Latvia.
Floop, you live in LA right? What's your local beer spot/recommendation? I usually go to Sunset Beer Co., Cap N' Cork, or Red Carpet Wine and Liquor in Glendale. That store Jon's is also really good for Russian/Eastern European beers at ridiculously cheap prices.
Sunset Beer Co is my local go to, and favorite. can always count on getting fresh stuff, and they post up when they get new stuff (they just got some Alpine. will probably be gone before I get off work). cool dudes who work there. cool tasting room. usually good music playing.
55 Degree Wine in Atwater is good too, though highish prices. I like Beverage Warehouse in Marina Del Ray if I'm on that side of town.
my recent discovery is Valley Beverage Company in Sherman Oaks. really good selection. cool dude who works there. one of the only places i've seen that gets Pliny The Elder regularly
someone turned me on to this place Wades Wines in Agoura Hills recently. really nice selection. cool tasting room
that place Buzz downtown is pretty good, though maybe too heavy on Belgians for my taste
i'm always on the prowl, looking for new places
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i went to Firestone Walker Barrelworks yesterday, in Buelton (also went to Solvang skatepark which is sick)
it is a barrel aged beer wonderland.
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parabola
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jesus! did you bring anything to take home floop? if so, post some pics!
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jesus! did you bring anything to take home floop? if so, post some pics!
i wouldn't let you down
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bonus points if you can find the cat in this photo
parabola is fucking amazing. definitely up there with the best Imperial Stouts i've had, if not the best
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Right now it's http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5318/33243 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5318/33243)
But the market ran out, so I got http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4146/74599 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4146/74599)
and it's not so good...
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i went to Firestone Walker Barrelworks yesterday, in Buelton (also went to Solvang skatepark which is sick)
it is a barrel aged beer wonderland.
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parabola
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I guess we're taking the inlaws to solvang for easter(I have no idea why) thank you for giving me shit to do...
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i get these for $2.29 at trader joes, they taste like beer and make me feel funny
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i get these for $2.29 at trader joes, they taste like beer and make me feel funny
The annual trader joes beer is usually pretty good. for 60 cents more you could have gotten a 6 of simpler times. just sayin.
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i get these for $2.29 at trader joes, they taste like beer and make me feel funny
The annual trader joes beer is usually pretty good. for 60 cents more you could have gotten a 6 of simpler times. just sayin.
these are 1.99 in SJ at trader joes, they are almost twice as strong (8.4) and taste twice as good as simpler times (i like simpler times too by the way).
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the only trader joes beers worth a damn are the mission street ones. they are brewed by firestone walker.
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are these Trader Joe's beers nation wide or select groups like the Misson St batch only found in certain areas?
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i've heard the Trader Joe's Vintage Ales are supposed to be good too. my girlfriend bought me a Boatswain shopping once. it wasn't horrible but not so great.
it's pretty funny to read some of the bitchy reviews on Beer Advocate
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/435/76402 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/435/76402)
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I got a Trader Joe's holiday ale this year at the same time as Stone 12.12.12. and they were really similar in style. Drinking them side by side the difference in quality was very apparent. The Trader Joe's one had so much less body and flavor. That being said, the Stone one was a really good beer and more expensive, so might be an unfair comparison. And it is cool you could get pilsner 6 packs for 6 bucks or whatever.
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oh yeah, the vintage ales are made by unibroue. they are ok, belgian dark ales aren't my favorite style, though.
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i get these for $2.29 at trader joes, they taste like beer and make me feel funny
The annual trader joes beer is usually pretty good. for 60 cents more you could have gotten a 6 of simpler times. just sayin.
I'll have to check it out. I've had some bad "double" ipa's lately, mainly that karl strauss one, fucking horrible. I don't really even like simpler times haha, but sometimes on a hot summer day, it's quantity over quality.
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from ma home town
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i get these for $2.29 at trader joes, they taste like beer and make me feel funny
The annual trader joes beer is usually pretty good. for 60 cents more you could have gotten a 6 of simpler times. just sayin.
I'll have to check it out. I've had some bad "double" ipa's lately, mainly that karl strauss one, fucking horrible. I don't really even like simpler times haha, but sometimes on a hot summer day, it's quantity over quality.
I thought simpler times is close to 6%. maybe depends on which one.
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yea for simpler times i think one is 4.something and the other is like 5.7 or something, but yea after having the boatswain and then having like the Sculpin you can definitely tell the difference in quality but hey 1.99 is 1.99 (mine is just sitting there in my fridge surrounded by superiorness at the moment). bought a couple locals at the Sprouts in san jose off prospect (using my employee discount hoody hooo) they got a better selection than my location (fremont) and they are right next to a bevmo so i doubt they sell out of the good stuff, i will definitely be using my discount at this place frequently.
had this last night, Hermitage from San Jose
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it was pretty good. cupcake topper from my baby's first bday with the BGPs.
having this right now, i saw it in this thread so thought id give it a go. from San Leandro
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its got more flavor than the Hermitage and is stronger at 9.75. the label says it has like 6 different kinds of hops in it i think.
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i've heard the Trader Joe's Vintage Ales are supposed to be good too.? my girlfriend bought me a Boatswain shopping once.? it wasn't horrible but not so great.?
it's pretty funny to read some of the bitchy reviews on Beer Advocate
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/435/76402 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/435/76402)
i never double post so forgive me fellas, but i read some of the reviews and i asked myself "why the fuck did i even drink that stuff?" then i remembered, its because i want to be a beer nerd, not a beer snob. thats why i never ventured too deep into beeradvocate, i can't relate with those dudes and their picky ass tastes. but i can relate with rad dirtbag opinionated skateboard dudes that drink beer cause its beer, not to spit it out and say stuff like:
If I was a homeless bum and this was $1, it might be an option versus MD 20/20 or Boone's Farm every now and then.
fuck that, id drink trader joes cheap beer over MD everyday of the week. sorry for the rant. this denoginizer is good.
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My local bar got a keg of Pliny The Younger yesterday. So good.
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i've heard the Trader Joe's Vintage Ales are supposed to be good too.? my girlfriend bought me a Boatswain shopping once.? it wasn't horrible but not so great.?
it's pretty funny to read some of the bitchy reviews on Beer Advocate
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/435/76402 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/435/76402)
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If I was a homeless bum and this was $1, it might be an option versus MD 20/20 or Boone's Farm every now and then.
yeah, a lot of people on there suffer from know-it-all syndrome. i do find it a good place to read and learn about beer. and, admittedly, use it as a gauge to see if i'll like a beer or not (usually my tastes match up with the ratings they have, though not always)..
i don't consider myself a beer snob nor will i ever be. i'm not going to judge people who like a certain type of beer. i drink Bud and Coors and Corona still sometimes, when the time is right. that said, i think my palette has definitely changed a lot in the last 5 years or so. it's a fun hobby and the more you get into it the more you seek out different types of things
anyway, i agree. there's no room for beer snobishness
some of those reviews are pretty hilarious though. i like this summary "Boatswain does disappointment really well."
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hahaha so glad I'm not the only one that finds some of the reviewers on BA obnoxious. I do enjoy my friends reviews though, especially the ones he does drunk ie http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/106/44315/?ba=davey101 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/106/44315/?ba=davey101)
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I love my mom, she's bringing me two 4 packs of this from Cleveland during Easter.
I think it's a new one, haven't tried it yet, GL does good IPAs so not worried.
Visiting my sister near Cleveland for spring break. Got to tour the brewery and enjoy a few of these, perfection!
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yumyumyum
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i brew and consume a lot a beer. my 2nd favorite pastime after skating. looking forward to inspecting this thread and laughing at your choices. in the meantime, here is how i dial in
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one of my favs
im not big fan of shout/coffeish beerish , but this as close as i can get
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yea, i do need to lurk around on beeradvocate some so i can learn more about beers and expand my knowledge for sure.
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Just went through my alloted 2 bottles of Pliny for Kelly's. Who's down to make a pilgrimage to santa rosa to the brewery? I'll have to get by with more of this in the meantime. I really like it.
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Miller Sharps [I saw Vince Neil order one once]
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BOOZE IS A NASTY HABBIT
COME ON SIMON
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BOOZE IS A NASTY HABBIT
COME ON SIMON
Ha. Sharps is a N/A beer. I've been sober for 16 years.
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got this tonight, thought id try an organic beer and this was only 4.49 at my work. the first sip i thought tasted really clear and smooth, but now i feel like it might taste a little flat. still not bad tho.
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COME ON SIMON
Ha. Sharps is a N/A beer. I've been sober for 16 years.
i brought a six pack of those when i was younger and had no clue it was n/a. i was wondering why i wasnt getting a buzz, turns a few months later i found out it was n/a I AM STILL PISSED ABOUT THAT.
anyway not to be a dick or anything i was wondering what do you get out of drinking beer that doesnt get u buzzed? do you just like the taste?
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Just went through my alloted 2 bottles of Pliny for Kelly's. Who's down to make a pilgrimage to santa rosa to the brewery? I'll have to get by with more of this in the meantime. I really like it.
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i love Port beers. their Wipeout and Mongo are actually pretty similar to Pliny. someone mentioned that to me once, and the last time i had Mongo i agreed.
i really want to go to the brewery some time. not sure when i'll get a chance though. need a weekend to make it all the way up there
last night's conquests.
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just about finished this bottle, a friend got it for me as a birthday gift along with a Brother Thelonious which i havent got to try yet.
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at first i wasnt really impressed with the flavor (ive been drinking a lot of really hoppy beer lately) but as i kept drinking it grew on me. a little subtle fruit flavor thats not too strong and didnt linger around, and i got a nice mellow buzz after finishing the bottle. plus popping the cork with a day off tomorrow made it feel extra special.
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Belgian ales are always a good time, you gotten around to trying any sours or flemish ales yet?
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Belgian ales are always a good time, you gotten around to trying any sours or flemish ales yet?
This shit rocks - similar to Monk's Cafe. Great Steak Marinade too!
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I fucks with this when the beer shop doesn't have anything more interesting
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just about finished this bottle, a friend got it for me as a birthday gift along with a Brother Thelonious which i havent got to try yet.
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at first i wasnt really impressed with the flavor (ive been drinking a lot of really hoppy beer lately) but as i kept drinking it grew on me. a little subtle fruit flavor thats not too strong and didnt linger around, and i got a nice mellow buzz after finishing the bottle. plus popping the cork with a day off tomorrow made it feel extra special.
North Coast is one of my favorite breweries. The Old Rasputin Russian Imperial stout is dope, comes in a 4 pack, and will destroy you.
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Belgian ales are always a good time, you gotten around to trying any sours or flemish ales yet?
dont think ive tried any flemish ales?? yet, but a couple pages back i posted pictures of two sour ales i tried and i really liked them, one was called Petrus Aged Pale and i forgot the other and am too lazy to go back and look. whats a flemish you recommend and how would you describe it? or is it the same as a sour? forgive my ignorance.
^lesbianPUNCH ive always seen the rasputin but never tried it, maybe i will soon tho.
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I can't fuck with the Old Rasputin, or stouts in general. I'm a vagina. I just never acquired the taste.
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Belgian ales are always a good time, you gotten around to trying any sours or flemish ales yet?
^lesbianPUNCH ive always seen the rasputin but never tried it, maybe i will soon tho.
Petrus makes a flemish ale called Oud Bruin and if you can find it New Belgium La Folie
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i can only find this at one bar in my area
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so Founder's Everyday IPA really is an everyday IPA. I picked up a sixer of it this evening and could have easily drank the entire six pack. nice mellow grapefruit nose followed by a nice crisp bite that wasn't in your face hops. Also picked up Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot Ale
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(http://beerstreetjournal.com/images/Stone-Aleman-Two-Brothers-Dayman-Coffee-IPA-690x612.jpg)
had this yesterday, way better than i thought it would be. very coffee forward. the coffee bitterness actually complements the bitterness of the hops.
god that sounded gay.
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^ want
best los angeles-brewed IPA
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Hoppy Daze from Coronado Brewing Company
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finally got to try this Stone
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had this yesterday, way better than i thought it would be. very coffee forward. the coffee bitterness actually complements the bitterness of the hops.
god that sounded gay.
had it over the weekend. wanted to like it but really didn't. didn't work for me
in other beer news i got banned from Beer Advocate heheh. i don't recommend getting drunk and going on there to discuss beer. they are pretty uptight actually
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hahahah what happened?
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ha that's fucking great, Floop - fuck em...
Had this over last weekend...Gets you fucked up the same way espresso Vodka does. You have 14.3% booze in there, but it's offset from the Coffee in it. You get drunk and buzzed at the same time; probably great for your heart...wouldn't mind trying the coffee from Intelligentsia that's in this beer...but i'm with Nallid when it comes to Stouts...I always give it another shot after some time, but can never really dig it.
(http://www.gooseisland.com/goosefilebin/images/products/full/BCS_Coffee_Full_BeerPage.jpg)
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Thought I'd give my homies a shout-out since I just had a new brew from them last night that blew my mind. Check out this web site, and if you're lucky enough to be anywhere where these beers are offered check them out. I had the Prairie Funky Galaxy last night. It was intensely hoppy but yielded strange floral spices and strange citrus fruit notes. The aroma from this beer is unbelievable, and the taste is about the same. Also, if any of you are in the market for some graphic design and like the labels on these beers, hit up Colin. He's a talented genius.
http://prairieales.com/Beers.html (http://prairieales.com/Beers.html)
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had this yesterday, way better than i thought it would be. very coffee forward. the coffee bitterness actually complements the bitterness of the hops.
god that sounded gay.
had it over the weekend. wanted to like it but really didn't. didn't work for me
yea i could understand that. i personally don't really get down with the whole hoppy/dipa craze, so the fact that this didn't really taste like an ipa was a big plus for me.
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(http://forum.gon.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=691490&stc=1&d=1349456937)
this shit so good it tastes like no other beer ive ever had before
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hahahah what happened?
honestly don't totally remember. i did post some harmless jokes i think. also, i posted a topic about why there aren't any african american owned breweries, which they deleted immediately. then i mentioned that in another thread where someone was complaining about them deleting threads. they definitely run things with an iron fist over there. i can kind of respect it - wanting to keep it all beer related, and no off topic. they i think they're a little uptight
Nose Face, where did you get that Bourbon County? i really need to get my hands on some of that
LesbianPunch, your friend is killing it. the artwork is great. is it just me or is that supposed to be two fat gay guys in that one label? that would be pretty hilarious / ballsy.
please send samples
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Fun fact there's a brewery a african american owned brewery in Harlem! www.harlembrewingcompany.com (http://www.harlembrewingcompany.com)
god I love doing random research projects on beer
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Fun fact there's a brewery a african american owned brewery in Harlem! www.harlembrewingcompany.com (http://www.harlembrewingcompany.com)
god I love doing random research projects on beer
that's cool man. that's what i'm talkin about!
i love beer and i think the whole craft beer scene is filled with cool people, but it does seem like a "stuff white people like" thing. just kind of wondered why.. think it would be cool to see some more diversity is all
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had this yesterday, way better than i thought it would be. very coffee forward. the coffee bitterness actually complements the bitterness of the hops.
god that sounded gay.
had it over the weekend. wanted to like it but really didn't. didn't work for me
yea i could understand that. i personally don't really get down with the whole hoppy/dipa craze, so the fact that this didn't really taste like an ipa was a big plus for me.
for me it's kind of the opposite. i love IPAs, DIPAs so.. i was open to something different, but at the end of the day my feeling was like, get this iced coffee out of my IPA. wanted to taste the IPA element alone.
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thats fucking hilarious floop, have a gnar. and ill take some samples of those prairie ales too por favor.
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budweiser all day
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honestly don't totally remember.? i did post some harmless jokes i think.? also, i posted a topic about why there aren't any african american owned breweries, which they deleted immediately.? then i mentioned that in another thread where someone was complaining about them deleting threads.? they definitely run things with an iron fist over there.? i can kind of respect it - wanting to keep it all beer related, and no off topic.? they i think they're a little uptight
Nose Face, where did you get that Bourbon County?? i really need to get my hands on some of that
LesbianPunch, your friend is killing it.? the artwork is great.? is it just me or is that supposed to be two fat gay guys in that one label?? that would be pretty hilarious / ballsy.
please send samples
They had them at one of the beer distrbutors I go to, but it was a fucking rip off. If i see another one around i'll buy you one and mail it to ya, Floop. I'll keep you posted, fuck the people on B.A. - you got better beer geeks on this thread.
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honestly don't totally remember.? i did post some harmless jokes i think.? also, i posted a topic about why there aren't any african american owned breweries, which they deleted immediately.? then i mentioned that in another thread where someone was complaining about them deleting threads.? they definitely run things with an iron fist over there.? i can kind of respect it - wanting to keep it all beer related, and no off topic.? they i think they're a little uptight
Nose Face, where did you get that Bourbon County?? i really need to get my hands on some of that
LesbianPunch, your friend is killing it.? the artwork is great.? is it just me or is that supposed to be two fat gay guys in that one label?? that would be pretty hilarious / ballsy.
please send samples
They had them at one of the beer distrbutors I go to, but it was a fucking rip off. If i see another one around i'll buy you one and mail it to ya, Floop. I'll keep you posted, fuck the people on B.A. - you got better beer geeks on this thread.
i would happily paypal you the money (plus extra for your troubles), or send you something in trade. been on the hunt for that for a while
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I'd be down to do a small trade in like a month or two if anyone is interested
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budweiser all day
This is where the adults post, get the fuck out.
I've been on a tight budget lately, so those Boatswain double IPA's have been the standard around the house. Thanks for the heads up.
edit: Has anyone tried Simtra triple IPA? I found out my liquor store gets it every so often, curious to try it.
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"This is where the adults post, get the fuck out...."
you need to get off your high horse, just cause home boy likes to drink budweiser doesn't mean he's any less than the rest of us. Fuck my go to beer is Rolling Rock. I love the smells, taste, and appearance, everyone needs their after work cheap beer
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sippin on this right now after a long work week, it is similar to that pranQster i had recently with a little bit of fruityness and lots of carbonation, i like it a lot. might pick up a "self righteous ale" from Stone tomorrow from my work when i pick up my check, anyone had it yet? is it good?
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might pick up a "self righteous ale" from Stone tomorrow from my work when i pick up my check, anyone had it yet? is it good?
best CDA around, apart from wookey jack. the 4 pack is better value than the bombers, too.
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i love Firestone Walker with all my heart, even if the owners are big republicans
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8601104719_f8974f3c3d_c.jpg)
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i love Firestone Walker with all my heart, even if the owners are big republicans
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8601104719_f8974f3c3d_c.jpg)
well, they are those firestone's...
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ill be honest max, i had to google CDA last night and i still didnt know exactly what to expect. all my work had was the bomber for $6.49 but atleast i got my 15% discount. I really like it so far, its a strong flavor but it doesnt linger around and its not too bitter, i was surprised how fruity it smelled being so dark too. floop, i have to start trying firestones, seeing as you praise them fairly often on here. oh yeah and im still trying to find a proper tulip glass at a thrift store so thats why i only use my snifter for the time being.
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you'll find that darker beers tend to have more fruit notes than expected. Most of the time raisin, dates and such
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Had this last night:
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super boozey as it warmed up, but great fruit, chocolate, and leather notes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lntQNqdyGCQ
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Brewer's Art Ozzy Ale
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all you fags drinking your gay hipster beer.
budweiser.
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all you fags drinking your gay hipster beer.
budweiser.
Budweiser uses corn and rice as adjuncts for barley. Its hardly beer. Go feed the ducks.
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budweiser is a real man's beer
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shared this with a friend this weekend. holy shit. one of the best beers i've had
Firestone really is doing some amazing shit. gonna have to take another road trip to barrel works soon
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8122/8610752494_e846b29a0c_c.jpg)
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hell yeah ^ have you tried their union jack ipa?
the restaurant I work at just asked me to expand their beer menu. currently we have:
Founders centennial ipa
Founders breakfast stout
Stone sublimely self ritcheous
ommegang rare vos
a few lambics/ etc.
any recommendations for any more sessionable ales for the warmer months to come floop? I'm thinking dales pale ale/ 60 minute ipa/ and maybe anchor steam
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I suggest trying Saisons, Hefeweizens, and Pilsners for the upcoming warm months
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all you fags drinking your gay hipster beer.
budweiser.
Are you even old enough to buy beer?
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you need to get off your high horse, just cause home boy likes to drink budweiser doesn't mean he's any less than the rest of us. Fuck my go to beer is Rolling Rock. I love the smells, taste, and appearance, everyone needs their after work cheap beer
I want an apology.
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all you fags drinking your gay hipster beer.
budweiser.
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"This is where the adults post, get the fuck out...."
you need to get off your high horse, just cause home boy likes to drink budweiser doesn't mean he's any less than the rest of us. Fuck my go to beer is Rolling Rock. I love the smells, taste, and appearance, everyone needs their after work cheap beer
I want an apology.
im not old enough but i got spots where they let me buy alcohol cuz im such a boss
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all you fags drinking your gay hipster beer.
budweiser.
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"This is where the adults post, get the fuck out...."
you need to get off your high horse, just cause home boy likes to drink budweiser doesn't mean he's any less than the rest of us. Fuck my go to beer is Rolling Rock. I love the smells, taste, and appearance, everyone needs their after work cheap beer
I want an apology.
An apology, no, but I do regret not knowing this twerp before writing that comment. I still stand by my previous statement, while I do enjoy high end beers, I will always have a soft spot for Rolling Rock/ PBR they have never done me wrong
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all you fags drinking your gay hipster beer.
budweiser.
Are you even old enough to buy beer?
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"This is where the adults post, get the fuck out...."
you need to get off your high horse, just cause home boy likes to drink budweiser doesn't mean he's any less than the rest of us. Fuck my go to beer is Rolling Rock. I love the smells, taste, and appearance, everyone needs their after work cheap beer
I want an apology.
An apology, no, but I do regret not knowing this twerp before writing that comment. I still stand by my previous statement, while I do enjoy high end beers, I will always have a soft spot for Rolling Rock/ PBR they have never done me wrong
heyy i was just joking bro. fancy beers are cool n shit. i just like budweiser. i even drink newcastle winter ipa sometimes
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about 2 years ago I got my dad turned onto drinking good beers. He's always had a fridge full of beer in the basement, mostly whatever he could afford, Golden Anniversary, then Budweiser, and Bud Light. He went through a Guinness spell for a year or so. Now he's still got the BL, but only an 18 as opposed to 2 30 racks. I looked in there this weekend and we had some
Founders Dirty Bastard
Sierra Nevada BigFoot Barleywine
Laguintas Brown Shugga Substitute
Founders Breakfast Stout
Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye
a couple bombers of Arrogant Bastard
it's a good looking fridge
I also drank a Goose Island Bourbon County stout which was fucking potent!
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all you fags drinking your gay hipster beer.
budweiser.
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"This is where the adults post, get the fuck out...."
you need to get off your high horse, just cause home boy likes to drink budweiser doesn't mean he's any less than the rest of us. Fuck my go to beer is Rolling Rock. I love the smells, taste, and appearance, everyone needs their after work cheap beer
I want an apology.
An apology, no, but I do regret not knowing this twerp before writing that comment. I still stand by my previous statement, while I do enjoy high end beers, I will always have a soft spot for Rolling Rock/ PBR they have never done me wrong
No hard feelings. Tecate is my go to, PBR if I'm really broke.
Edit: Drinking some Wookie Jack for the first time right now, HOLY SHIT it's smooth. So good.
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^i almost bought the Wookey from my work today but went with the Double Jack instead. Ive enjoyed the double IPAs ive had lately and said fuck it and splurged the extra buck and change. As soon as i cracked it and smelled the brew i knew i was gonna like it. Thanks for the indirect recommendation floop. i cant wait to try more Firestone, especially the Wookey. im trying to get on your level haha.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/DoubleJack_zps8c6403ad.jpg)
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nice one. for my money (and as far as what I've had so far) Double Jack is up there among the best double IPA's
I felt the same way, as soon as I smelled it I knew it was going to be amazing, and the taste lives up to the smell
it's definitely got that grapefruit, pine, floral thing going on, like Pliny or Mongo
Budweiser is still better though. just kidding
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http://realmendonthaveblogs.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/alcohol/ (http://realmendonthaveblogs.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/alcohol/)
Real Men drink beer, but only between shots. Real Men don’t care about microbreweries. Real Men drink budweiser. Real Men only drink beer that tastes like diluted piss, and is brewed by a massive corporation.
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Real men are old enough to buy their own beer.
Now shut your fucking mouth and let the real men talk about real beer.
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ok ok im done but in all honesty the fact is real men drink budweiser.
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got a day off tomorrow and had a long fuckin day at work so i decided to crack this bad boy. its pretty tasty. its 9.4% and you can tell its strong but its not overbearing at all. on an unrelated note i had another Boatswain Double IPA last night and after drinking a lot of better quality IPAs that shit tasted pretty bad, almost like apple juice with a gnarly alcohol burn. am i becoming a beer snob guys? jk, no im not. but im definitely able to taste the difference in quality now which is cool. Beer nerd levels are rising.
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^^Had that a couple of months ago. I really enjoyed it, but pretty expensive for my broke ass.
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bought a 4 pack of these at one of my work's locations and it was dated 11/28/12, i hesitated but pulled the trigger anyway. i didnt drink any and then today i had a training at a different location and they had ones bottled on 2/1/13. so i bought the fresher pack and decided to age the already old one so we will see how that goes. if it was already refrigerated should i take it out and store it somewhere dark or should i just let it age in the fridge? on my second one of the night, its gooood.
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had this as my second beer of the night tonight, its a lot mellower at 4.9% but super tasty, i can definitely see myself buying more of this as something to sip on all day during the summer months so i dont get too drunk too quick.
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my father in law is visiting from the phillipines and staying with us for a couple months and he brought me this little bundle of joy.
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^ The 90 Min is good. They also make a 120 Min, 20% alc, and it tastes like the 60 Min mixed with rubbing alcohol.
(http://www.drunkenpolack.com/images/centennial.JPG)
I have been loving these recently.
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i'm no expert but from what i understand you generally don't want to age IPAs. the hop flavor and aroma is the first thing to drop off in a beer. that's not to say you can't, or that it will taste horrible, but it will probably not be anything near what the brewers intended it. drink your IPAs fresh
age other higher alcohol, non hop heavy beers.. imperial stouts, barleywines, strong ales etc..
speaking of imperial stouts, i can't wait for this:
http://beerpulse.com/2013/04/3500-cases-of-firestone-walker-parabola-imperial-stout-set-to-ship-151/ (http://beerpulse.com/2013/04/3500-cases-of-firestone-walker-parabola-imperial-stout-set-to-ship-151/)
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^ I remember you or someone else telling me that a few pages back. but on the box it says "lush and enjoyable now, this beer ages with the best of em." maybe I'll just wait till the five month mark later this month and crack em then.
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Oh man let me know how that San Miguel ice is haha. Ask him about red horse!
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had dark lord tonight. don't believe the hype.
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Took a trip down to the beer distributor yesterday and picked up the following cast of characters:
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Oh...and some Dogfish Head 90 Minute.
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really liked this one, much more than the regular fresh old guardian.
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Anybody know about this? Skater/surfer/snowboarder owned brewery? ???
http://www.skateboardermag.com/industry-news/saint-archer-brewing-company-is-alive/ (http://www.skateboardermag.com/industry-news/saint-archer-brewing-company-is-alive/)
Some local brews I enjoy.
(http://beergeno.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Summit-Saga-IPA.jpg)
(http://www.funkstrong.com/beer/surlyfurious1.jpg)
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Anybody know about this? Skater/surfer/snowboarder owned brewery? ???
http://www.skateboardermag.com/industry-news/saint-archer-brewing-company-is-alive/ (http://www.skateboardermag.com/industry-news/saint-archer-brewing-company-is-alive/)
Some local brews I enjoy.
(http://beergeno.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Summit-Saga-IPA.jpg)
(http://www.funkstrong.com/beer/surlyfurious1.jpg)
my first response watching that was "does everything have to become gay?" but, I shouldn't judge. haven't tried the beer. and, there's nothing wrong with skateboarding and beer
guess I'm just tired of lifestyle-shot / poler / loser machine etc... type videos
really want to try Furious
I'm drinking this now. only my 2nd scotch ale (old chub). like it. nice to have something more balanced and subdued in between some if the crazy beers I usually drink
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got one in the fridge
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had dark lord tonight. don't believe the hype.
i've been told the same thing recently multiple times. apparently previous years batches were better?
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Bud. Heineken. Corona. Simple as that.
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I might check this out between work and an art show but it's probably a travesty to you guys haha. Honestly, not sure how I feel about it and if anything would probably just go for trying GR's new brew along with eating a cookie.
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Had this one the other night which ended up being a pretty good, fair priced, standard Hefeweizen.
On a different note, I've noticed a lot of you guys are pretty into IPA's which is the one beer that no matter how hard I've tried I just can't get into - Witbiers are my strong preference.
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i've never had a beer float. i'm kind of against them, on principle. but i can see how as a dessert, it could work with a really strong, chocolatey imperial stout. maybe.
i love Golden Road (the brewery and pub). i hope they end up making better beers now that they have a new brewer. the only really good one i've had of theirs is the Tumbledown Shack barleywine
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I'm sure I'm biased because it's local, and because I love variations of hoppy ambers (when not trying to imitate nugget nectar... leave that to the best), and because ambers remind me of Spring and its finally consistently okay weather (or more accurately, the median is okay weather ::) )
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Just picked this up, my weekend begins... now.
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update:
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I've been going out of my way to try to aquire a taste for beer. It's not working out. I find myself reaching for wheat beers because they're easiest to drink and IPAs because they have the highest alcohol content. Even though I find the IPAs absolutely disgusting, I just power through them and hope to god that one day that beer love makes sense to me. Maybe you beer veterans can give me suggestions on my next purchase. I've been buying local beers because a lot of the big grocery stores carry them. This is the latest brew I've purchased.
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I've been going out of my way to try to aquire a taste for beer. It's not working out. I find myself reaching for wheat beers because they're easiest to drink and IPAs because they have the highest alcohol content. Even though I find the IPAs absolutely disgusting, I just power through them and hope to god that one day that beer love makes sense to me. Maybe you beer veterans can give me suggestions on my next purchase. I've been buying local beers because a lot of the big grocery stores carry them. This is the latest brew I've purchased.
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What is it about the IPA's that you don't like? The bitterness?
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Yeah. I figured if I could get used to it, I could used to anything.
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Yeah. I figured if I could get used to it, I could used to anything.
Damn, that's what I like about it. Ales in general are going to be more bitter. Check out a good blonde ale(sorry I don't know any really). If you really can't get down, try some pilsners. Or, my wife fucking hates beer but she loves
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It's pretty good and you can get it at bevmo or trader joes.
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That looks delicious.
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L33
first off, Green Glash is an amazing double IPA. but that is a seriously bold beer. honestly, you're diving in head first with that. I love it, but I'm a hop head. if you don't like IPAs you don't like IPAs. no need to force it. you might come to like them. try them again periodically. but in the mean time I'm sure you can find a style you'll like. if you want an intro to IPAs try starting with pale ales, like Sierra or Stone. honestly, Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale is very drinkable.
if you like wheat beers, Belgians are not too far off from that. Try a Chimay. or Allagash White (Belgian wheat beer).
I'm convinced that most people would like beer if the just find the style they like. my mom liked some pumpkin beer I brought over for Christmas, and I recently got my mom and sister digging some Sierra Ovila Quad
try different styles. find something you like
do you live near Green Flash?
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This is literally 100 feet from my apartment next month, Bay Area dudes, heads up. I'm not a big GB fan, but fuck it, it's $10 and I can crawl home. www.gordonbiersch.com (http://www.gordonbiersch.com)
(http://www.gordonbiersch.com/brewery/images/GB25Cel_Upper.jpg)
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L33
first off, Green Glash is an amazing double IPA. but that is a seriously bold beer. honestly, you're diving in head first with that. I love it, but I'm a hop head. if you don't like IPAs you don't like IPAs. no need to force it. you might come to like them. try them again periodically. but in the mean time I'm sure you can find a style you'll like. if you want an intro to IPAs try starting with pale ales, like Sierra or Stone. honestly, Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale is very drinkable.
if you like wheat beers, Belgians are not too far off from that. Try a Chimay. or Allagash White (Belgian wheat beer).
I'm convinced that most people would like beer if the just find the style they like. my mom liked some pumpkin beer I brought over for Christmas, and I recently got my mom and sister digging some Sierra Ovila Quad
try different styles. find something you like
do you live near Green Flash?
I live probably like 25 minutes southeast of Green Flash. Stone is from San Diego too. I'll definitely try those other beers.
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Yeah. I figured if I could get used to it, I could used to anything.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc4qiiLUhW1qjzsuko1_400.jpg)
It's pretty good and you can get it at bevmo or trader joes.
Guinness + Framboise
Good combo. Haven't had one in ages...
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L33
first off, Green Glash is an amazing double IPA. but that is a seriously bold beer. honestly, you're diving in head first with that. I love it, but I'm a hop head. if you don't like IPAs you don't like IPAs. no need to force it. you might come to like them. try them again periodically. but in the mean time I'm sure you can find a style you'll like. if you want an intro to IPAs try starting with pale ales, like Sierra or Stone. honestly, Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale is very drinkable.
if you like wheat beers, Belgians are not too far off from that. Try a Chimay. or Allagash White (Belgian wheat beer).
I'm convinced that most people would like beer if the just find the style they like. my mom liked some pumpkin beer I brought over for Christmas, and I recently got my mom and sister digging some Sierra Ovila Quad
try different styles. find something you like
do you live near Green Flash?
you are near beer mecca then. so many great breweries around there.
you should try having flights next time you're at a beer bar or brewery. can taste a bunch of different stuff with less commitment.
i did a brewery tour a while back in SD over the course of a couple days. went to Green Flash. pretty cool tasting room there.
sounds like you're probably pretty close to Ballast Point. you should check it out
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Got a bottle of Bolt Cutters and a bottle of a Smuttynose short batch called Bloom. It's a belgian wheat brewed with certain flowers such as yarrow, lavender, chamomile, rose buds, elder flowers, calendula, nasturtium and dianthus. Have yet to crack it open, but with it being my birthday on Sunday I don't see a more fitting time
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went to Firestone Barrelworks on Saturday for the release of the 2013 Parabola
might have gotten a bit overzealous
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8647715042_2ce1e9566e_c.jpg)
on the plus side, these things can be aged for years. are fucking delicious. make great gifts
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Oh Floop I like you. A lot.
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scored some 12 packs of Ruthless Rye for 9.99 and a few 6ers of Victory Yakima Glory for 4.99.
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went to Firestone Barrelworks on Saturday for the release of the 2013 Parabola
might have gotten a bit overzealous
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8647715042_2ce1e9566e_c.jpg)
on the plus side, these things can be aged for years. are fucking delicious. make great gifts
i like your style dude
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2013 Stone IRS with coffee is releasing today. it's getting harder and harder to explain to my girlfriend why i'm buying beer when i have cabinets full of beer
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-big-stouts-invade-los-angeles-from-the-north-and-south-20130412,0,5726529.story (http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-big-stouts-invade-los-angeles-from-the-north-and-south-20130412,0,5726529.story)
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Yeah. I figured if I could get used to it, I could used to anything.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc4qiiLUhW1qjzsuko1_400.jpg)
It's pretty good and you can get it at bevmo or trader joes.
Guinness + Framboise
Good combo. Haven't had one in ages...
Like as a black and tan? I like fucking around with different stout IPA/pale ale combos. Black and tan definitely doesn't have to be relegated to Guinness and Bass.
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Yeah. I figured if I could get used to it, I could used to anything.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc4qiiLUhW1qjzsuko1_400.jpg)
It's pretty good and you can get it at bevmo or trader joes.
Guinness + Framboise ?
Good combo. Haven't had one in ages...
Like as a black and tan? I like fucking around with different stout IPA/pale ale combos. Black and tan definitely doesn't have to be relegated to Guinness and Bass.
Yea, exactly. here are some others, Blunt.
•Guinness + Bass Ale = Black & Tan
•Guinness + Harp Lager = Half & Half
•Guinness + Blue Moon = Black & Blue
•Guinness + Smithwicks = Blacksmith
•Guinness + Newcastle = Black Castle
•Guinness + Strongbow Cider = Black Velvet
FLOOP going HAM again!
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apparently dogfish head worldwide stout and 120 minute ipa make a killer black & tan.
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Yeah. I figured if I could get used to it, I could used to anything.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc4qiiLUhW1qjzsuko1_400.jpg)
It's pretty good and you can get it at bevmo or trader joes.
Guinness + Framboise
Good combo. Haven't had one in ages...
Like as a black and tan? I like fucking around with different stout IPA/pale ale combos. Black and tan definitely doesn't have to be relegated to Guinness and Bass.
Snake Bite
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all of the lindemans fruit lambics are way too sweet for me, but i do like the cuvee renee. that's a gueuze, which is my favorite style, hands down. pretty sour and most are good to age up to 25 years
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4270709020_36a5ac9bff.jpg)
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i've been trying more sours lately. they're admittedly not my favorite style, but i want to see what all the fuss is about. people seem to love them to death
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all of the lindemans fruit lambics are way too sweet for me, but i do like the cuvee renee. that's a gueuze, which is my favorite style, hands down. pretty sour and most are good to age up to 25 years
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4270709020_36a5ac9bff.jpg)
I've found Boon Kriek to be a lot less sweeter than Lindemans or St Louis Kriek, so maybe try that if you can find it. To me it's too sour.
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A nice pale ale to start the day
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boon, hanssens and drie fonteinnen's krieks and framboise are pretty awesome, but IMO cantillon makes the best lambics. in fact, the best beers i've ever had were by them. it's too bad that they're so hard to find now in the US. a few years ago you could find it sitting on shelves.
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Another good Black and Tan style for the East Coast
Guinness & Longtrail's Double Bag (Triple Bag if you can find it)= Cow Tipper
Guinness & Rouge Dead Guy = Black Death
Guinness & Magic Hat #9= Black Magic
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Russian River trilogy
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8661485619_8d55174257_c.jpg)
spoiler alert: it ends with me going to county jail
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Russian River trilogy
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8661485619_8d55174257_c.jpg)
spoiler alert: it ends with me going to county jail
lol, I just bottled an IPA that I dry-hopped with simcoe and amarillo hops and the hydrometer sample tasted and smelled like tropical fruit. I'm so stoked for it to carb up. I read somewhere that Pliny dry hops with that combo. I wish I could find RR stuff around my area. I guess I'll just make a clone one day to see what all the fuss is about.
Edit: I just remembered that it was Pliny the Younger that was dry-hopped with those hops. PTE had a lot more hop varieties involved.
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Russian River trilogy
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8661485619_8d55174257_c.jpg)
spoiler alert: it ends with me going to county jail
My brother lives in Santa Rosa, it's an hour and a half north of here, so I'm heading up there May 4th with the intent of buying everything I can afford from the brewery. Wife gave me the ok.
Right now my favorite is
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g98/dillanharp/2013-04-11_15-51-08_688_zpsab12d681.jpg)
9.6%, super smooth. Should be out another month or so, I'm trying to stock up.
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awesome. i've never been. definitely planning a Northern California brewery tour soon. did most of the SD breweries recently.
i just bought a 6 pack of Undercover, haven't tried yet. looking forward
Chicago is stoked because Lagunitas is opening a 2nd brewery there soon
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this just arrived at my work (gift from someone at Sierra)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8662867731_28180a1d0b_c.jpg)
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pretty jealous. didn't get any of that here.
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i'm jealous of your Bourbon County exploits
dipping my toes into the dark world of beer trading. there are some beers i've been hearing about for too long and have to try
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Careful dere floop, it's a slippery slope
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this just arrived at my work (gift from someone at Sierra)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8662867731_28180a1d0b_c.jpg)
You know what? Fuck you.
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(http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Red-Thunder-label-03-575x459.png)
this tonight. had it before, but i like it. worth searching out.
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this just arrived at my work (gift from someone at Sierra)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8662867731_28180a1d0b_c.jpg)
heheheheh
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Careful dere floop, it's a slippery slope
truth. i'll add home brewing to this
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Don't drink an entire 6 of Undercover in one sitting. I feel like I don't have an ounce of water in my body.
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Don't drink an entire 6 of Undercover in one sitting. I feel like I don't have an ounce of water in my body.
that's hardcore. i can drink, don't get me wrong. but i'm getting old.
had my 1st Undercover last night. enjoyed it. it's definitely boozy. almost 10 percent. a 6 of those would make for an unpleasant next day for me, unless it was over the course of an all day session
beeeeeeeeeeer
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8258/8665036362_fd39a4143e_c.jpg)
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(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g98/dillanharp/2013-04-21_18-43-17_157_zpsfe81bc3d.jpg)
Drinking an IPA out of a can is weird... It's not bad, but its not good either.
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anyone try their Come Hell or High Watermelon wheat beer?
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anyone try their Come Hell or High Watermelon wheat beer?
I was looking at it today, I'm not a big fan of wheat beers, and really just the novelty of IPA in a can grabbed me on this one. I'm 4 deep and not buzzed... I do kinda need to cool it on drinking for a while though.
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You will notice the flavors less drinking it straight from the can. Craft cans are becoming much more common. Blocks out light, and seems to preserve the floral (alpha??) acids of hops. They are cheaper to ship and will just be fresh longer. Most people like draught beer and a freshly cracked can is just its baby brother.
(http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/0d0ce9b2a86311e2a16822000a9e076a_7.jpg)
Drinking this now, not my first of the day either. It might be my new go-to at 10$/6pack
(http://distilleryimage1.s3.amazonaws.com/be1a9132a7a011e2b8e322000a1f97ed_7.jpg)
edit:
Drank the first one of
http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/ (http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/)
5/17 Friday night.
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I'm now 6 deep on the Brew Free or Die, its not bad. 7%. I like drinking from a can, it reminds me of summer. I haven't seen the sierras in a can, maybe it's a regional thing.
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The art and science of beer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QFQVblxzSk&feature=player_embedded#ws)
In case some of you haven't seen this. He touches on the can subject as well.
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I'm now 6 deep on the Brew Free or Die, its not bad. 7%. I like drinking from a can, it reminds me of summer. I haven't seen the sierras in a can, maybe it's a regional thing.
I should consider myself more lucky! I'm a little bit east of st. louis now.
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The art and science of beer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QFQVblxzSk&feature=player_embedded#ws)
In case some of you haven't seen this. He touches on the can subject as well.
i'd like to have a beer with that guy.
yeah, the can thing is still a stigma. i'm personally a believer. i like bottles too though. i like it all. i guess it depends on what you're going for. to me there's nothing better than fresh canned Torpedo.
on a side note, had this yesterday. really good (took it out of the sun soon after photo)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8671688255_169e83f24c_c.jpg)
on another side note, i got a tip that Bourbon County Stout is on tap at a local brewery (Golden Road).. went there last night and couldn't believe it was true. my first time. that is a serious beer.
think i'll be going back this week for seconds
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Look for bottles of rampant floop! It's a new release and was bottled no sooner than a month ago. Though the wrong store could easily spoil bottles in a month I've been lucky at my local go-to, and thats just a value grocery store. Not quite Aldi's but close. Shop n Save.
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Wild request, but Sweetwater Brewery out of Georgia just put out So Fine Red, a wheat wine ale, for their 16th anniversary, and I really want to try it. Anyone willing to help me out? Willing to trade for it
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(http://www.beerforum.com/images/1/3/5/0/founders-breakfast-stout.jpg)
The second-greatest drink mankind has ever created behind Coca-Cola. I usually get a little slap happy after drinking a heavy-bodied beer (I'm a skinny dude), but just thinking about this stuff makes me happy. I swear to god it's magical.
(http://legalbeer.com/images/bells%20hopslam.jpg)
A not-so-close second place.
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I'd love it if Hopps made a beer graphic. Jahmal if you're reading this that one was a freebie
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definitely my favorite ipa at the moment.
(http://i33.tinypic.com/96gadu.jpg)
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the homie brought this over last week, (he bought it purely because the A's mascot is an elephant) it was super tasty and brewed locally in concord.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/DSC08359_zpse7f5e7c1.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/DSC08359_zpse7f5e7c1.jpg.html)
had this the same night, like the other dudes said in this thread it was strong but really tasty too.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/DSC08361_zps79e0071a.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/DSC08361_zps79e0071a.jpg.html)
on my third, about to be on my fourth of this tonight (plus one undercover), its 6.8% and tastes pretty good, a little bit of spice at the finish. i only bought it cause a co-worker said he tried it recently and liked it and the sale on it is over tomorrow. probably wont buy it again anytime soon, but dont regret it either.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/DSC08364_zpseccfc18e.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/DSC08364_zpseccfc18e.jpg.html)
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Finally tasted a shitty weissbier. I actually thought that would never happen. My recommendation, steer clear of Valentins.
(http://www.bier-universum.de/fileadmin/BierDaten/BierBilder/valentins_weissbier_front.jpg)
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Finally tasted a shitty weissbier. I actually thought that would never happen. My recommendation, steer clear of Valentins.
(http://www.bier-universum.de/fileadmin/BierDaten/BierBilder/valentins_weissbier_front.jpg)
Say it ain't so...
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Finally tasted a shitty weissbier. I actually thought that would never happen. My recommendation, steer clear of Valentins.
You found a unicorn. I just got back from a two week trip to Munich and I am pretty sure that my blood stream is still running at least 15% weissbier.
Pretty much had a steady flow of...
Franziskaner:
(http://thelivingroomsaratoga.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/franziskaner-hefe-weissbier-hell.jpg)
Spaten (actually a Lager):
(http://beerandvideogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/spaten-lager.jpg)
Paulaner:
(http://intothetrade.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/paulaner-hefe-weizen_bg.jpg)
I can't explain how rad it was skating to spots on this smooth brick with a huge can of good, cheap beer in my hands...
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRcKgJuHy-NMIyG2-61Ewv2z0a-S2YZNUsKvts6F_OvYV_wXOwK)
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Wild request, but Sweetwater Brewery out of Georgia just put out So Fine Red, a wheat wine ale, for their 16th anniversary, and I really want to try it. Anyone willing to help me out? Willing to trade for it
anyone?
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doesn't distribute here
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I'm not here enough to know if any brewer whose a bit chemistry oriented will see this, but how well does hop extract fair against degredation to beta acids??
My grocer got a shipment of these in yesterday (which is what sparked the extract question for anyone familiar with lagunitas), which means my fridge did, too. 5 bombers for under 20$ and my taste buds will be happy through tomorrow when I go get more.
(http://gratefulhubby.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/111022-HopStoopid-SR-MVBLFeast-011-31.jpg)
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(http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4872864684312086&pid=15.1)
damn, what a fine beer! too bad i've got to wake up in 4 hours and drive someone to the airport...
(http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4805463789797784&pid=15.1)
after finding this stashed away in the corner of a closet where it had been for 4 years I refrigerated and drank it tonight.
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went to this place last night, its amazing, http://www.sanpedrosquaremarket.com/market-beer-company/ (http://www.sanpedrosquaremarket.com/market-beer-company/)
had this there, along with some amazing food. it was really good, you can definitely taste the Belgian yeast.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/StoneCaliBelgique_zps73dfdb55.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/StoneCaliBelgique_zps73dfdb55.jpg.html)
took this one home, some of the brews the dude recommended were pretty pricey but this was the IPA that he suggested and it was only 10 bucks, and very tasty. i cant wait to go back and try more new brews. there was a few oak barrel aged brews and i want to start trying some stouts and other ales.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/CoronadoIdiot_zpse72f0c18.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/CoronadoIdiot_zpse72f0c18.jpg.html)
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looks cool. that would make for a good channel street / beer road trip
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came up on this at the grocery store this afternoon:
(http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Founders-Brewing-Co.-Doom-Label.png)
will post thoughts if i open it tonight
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My mouth iss watering... I'm fortunate to have access to a lot of their beers, and now I know what I will be keeping an eye out for tomorrow.
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received my first trade package today. finally get to try these dogs
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8683799391_25408c598c_c.jpg)
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nice! don't bother aging the kbs, it's better fresh, like most coffee beers.
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Floop, you're opinion on Founder's Everyday IPA?
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never had it man. want to try. i live in California and we don't get Founders here.
lot of good mid west and east coast stuff i've been dying to try, so i'm finally biting the bullet and doing some trades.
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as far as good stuff from California though, picked these up recently
(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/733925_10200848504276855_1178543647_n.jpg)
should be a good weekend
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Damn man, I've never seen that. It looks awesome. I like Stone, but they do so many IPAs, which I don't like, that it gets hard to buy something new from them.
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their regular russian imperial stout is really fucking good (and pretty affordable when you compare it to similarly rated beers in the style). so far i've only heard great things about the espresso. haven't drank one yet
am drinking this though:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8115/8684289721_41b50c732a_c.jpg)
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it's alright, don't go out of your way for it. significantly better after it warms up, but there's been better barrel aged ipa's.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/350s2td.jpg)
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as far as good stuff from California though, picked these up recently
(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/733925_10200848504276855_1178543647_n.jpg)
should be a good weekend
the odd year espresso RIS is good. apparently they use Ryan's Bros Coffee.
AleSmith's Speedway Stout also uses Ryan's Bros.
battle of the SD coffee stout?
should we care?
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as far as good stuff from California though, picked these up recently
should be a good weekend
the odd year espresso RIS is good. apparently they use Ryan's Bros Coffee.
AleSmith's Speedway Stout also uses Ryan's Bros.
battle of the SD coffee stout?
should we care?
i care. i think i'll need to do some research to see who wins
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Extensive and ongoing research.
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if you have a trader joes nearby that sells beer they have a great unibroue 4 pack at the moment for $7.99. it has a maudite, trois pistoles, don de dieu and la fin du monde and they're all pretty fresh. trois pistoles was one of the beers got me interested in craft and i hadn't had it in ages.
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Bought a 6-pack of Founders All Day IPA
It's a local brewery that I've taken for granted. I've never tried any of their beers and will crack open a bottle when the Barca/Bayern game starts.
Shoulda bought some nachos too now that I think about it.
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I have never been disappointed with anything from Founders. Granted, I'm partial to Bell's, but they both never fail.
(http://greatbrewers.com/sites/default/files/images/Product%20-%20Goose%20Island%20Honkers.preview.jpg)
Got a 6 of this to drink today. It's almost near beer at 3.9%, but I lost about a pint of blood yesterday (ulcer) and am drinking it for the calories (though the taste doesn't hurt) since I haven't been able to stomach more than a cup of chai tea last night. Couldn't even drink that until after I ingested some cannabinoids. But that stuffs not medicine, at all.. ::)
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I'm coming from mostly big-brand lagers like Heineken and shit so IPAs are kind of weird still. I mean, I've drank Stone IPA and stuff a number of times and just couldn't get into them that much.
I dunno, it's too rich I guess. Maybe it's an acquired taste.
Also, that really hoppy stuff gives me heartburn more than usual.
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try pale ales, esb's or brown ales. they are all a bit more mellow, but can have a lot of flavor. since you can get it, try the founders pale ale, dirty bastard or the porter. the porter is really good.
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The last beer I really enjoyed was Lagunitas Sucks.
I've been hearing a lot of good things about Ninkasi Total Domination IPA so I'm gonna have to try it whenever I go to the store again.
http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/beers/total_domination (http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/beers/total_domination)
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Some really good brews coming out of Chambly PQ
Tried the Trois Pistoles in a bottle, very rich tripel, 9% alcohol which makes you smell like Ned the Wine-o
(http://www.thebeerstore.ca/sites/default/files/styles/brand_medium/public/brand/hero/troisHERO.jpg)
Pretty much everything unibroue is world class, minus the blanche ???
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Some really good brews coming out of Chambly PQ
Tried the Trois Pistoles in a bottle, very rich tripel, 9% alcohol which makes you smell like Ned the Wine-o
(http://www.thebeerstore.ca/sites/default/files/styles/brand_medium/public/brand/hero/troisHERO.jpg)
Pretty much everything unibroue is world class, minus the blanche ???
One of my favorites.
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I'm coming from mostly big-brand lagers like Heineken and shit so IPAs are kind of weird still. I mean, I've drank Stone IPA and stuff a number of times and just couldn't get into them that much.
I dunno, it's too rich I guess. Maybe it's an acquired taste.
Also, that really hoppy stuff gives me heartburn more than usual.
This is just a suggestion, so roll with it or not, but I may suggest rolling with New Castle to get acquired to a new type of taste while still being mild(er) and being a bigger name brand. Then work your way into pilsners for Lagers and Heffeweizens for ales, from there you can start being adventurous
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revisiting this old gem
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8265/8699939213_42dddf4714_c.jpg)
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I had some Goose Island IPA and Stone Levitation ale. The Levitation didn't do much for me, but the Goose Island IPA was very nice, very fruity.
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Had this tonight.
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picked up a bottle of this today. still have a no.2 from last year in the basement. it was really good fresh last year, too bad i only got one bottle this time.
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You miller lite yankees should definetly try Hoegaarden (and Euros too!)
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fuck off, not all americans drink that miller trash. have you had anchor steam? their liberty ale and fall seasonal humming ale are both quite fantastic, in fact just their regular steam beer is always delicious. what about russian river? sannctification sour ale? its like a straight punch in your god damn worthless fucking taste buds. bet your triflen self has never had that shit. its like nothing you'll never have because you drink pussy ass wheat beers like whore garden. sure wheat beers are nice every once in a while during the summertime but in the winter time, its dark beers and liquor. maybe next time instead of fingering your dead mother, try anderson valley winter solstice or shiner holiday cheer? yeah i said shiner, and yes i know their regular beer sucks balls but their holiday cheer is something worth waiting a whole god damn year for. fuck you and everything you do because you dont know what good beer is you cunt, kill yourself and happy holidays!
who do you suck off to get a gnar around here?
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21st amendmant's Drop Da Boom, I implore you to drink it!
never had it. details now. did you enjoy out of the can or pour into a glass? is there significant lacing if you poured? what flavors pop out and the first and last gulps?
First off, calm down man
Also I was mistaken on the title it's Lower De Boom, and it's a keg beer only. Coming in at 10.5% it's incredibly dark, rootbeer colored, tan head. Real malty and traces of dates/ raisons/ figs. Great full mouth feel. Careful though it definitely put me on my ass
I'll calm down when I'm dead......and thanks for the details
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Lots of new black IPAs coming out lately it seems like, this ones probably still my favorite. Enjoying one now. Such piney hops.
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This is spicier than I imagined. I can't taste much beer flavor at all. Pretty disappointed.
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You miller lite yankees should definetly try Hoegaarden (and Euros too!)
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fuck off, not all americans drink that miller trash. have you had anchor steam? their liberty ale and fall seasonal humming ale are both quite fantastic, in fact just their regular steam beer is always delicious. what about russian river? sannctification sour ale? its like a straight punch in your god damn worthless fucking taste buds. bet your triflen self has never had that shit. its like nothing you'll never have because you drink pussy ass wheat beers like whore garden. sure wheat beers are nice every once in a while during the summertime but in the winter time, its dark beers and liquor. maybe next time instead of fingering your dead mother, try anderson valley winter solstice or shiner holiday cheer? yeah i said shiner, and yes i know their regular beer sucks balls but their holiday cheer is something worth waiting a whole god damn year for. fuck you and everything you do because you dont know what good beer is you cunt, kill yourself and happy holidays!
who do you suck off to get a gnar around here?
If I could I would, but none the less thank you, for reminding me why I hate European trash.
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America, the best. Fuck the rest.
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America, the best. Fuck the rest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-germany-a-us-beer-invasion/2013/04/30/0d03f6e6-adf3-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-germany-a-us-beer-invasion/2013/04/30/0d03f6e6-adf3-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop)
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this is what I got into with a couple people
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drank these over the past couple nights, had a few days off in a row and took full advantage.
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i found out about farmhouse ales a couple weeks ago and realized my work had this one, it was just over 8 bucks and totally worth it. it was super carbonated and super flavorful. will buy again.
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this one was pretty good but not as much flavor as Le Merle
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San Miggy straight from P.I. smelled like chronic and tasted just as good.
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another super tasty brew, i think this one costs 11.99 at whole foods, there is a Belgian Style from the same Brewery at my work for 12.99 i will be trying soon.
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Yeah the Jack D'or is super mellow, but really really tasty. How did you manage to get that bottle? If you have a chance, pick up Pretty Thing's Baby Tree, it's a great Quad
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this is what I got into with a couple people
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curious to try the bolt cutter
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recent beer
this is really good:
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this i did not like at all
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made some more new friends:
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Yeah the Jack D'or is super mellow, but really really tasty. How did you manage to get that bottle? If you have a chance, pick up Pretty Thing's Baby Tree, it's a great Quad
Love Baby Tree - I got it because my fiance loved the name and bottle at the store! I wanna try more from P.T.
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Founders All Day IPA is growing on me.
Helps being hungry and having it with some food.
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Honestly, the Bolt Cutter scares me. 15% is no joke.
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Yeah the Jack D'or is super mellow, but really really tasty. How did you manage to get that bottle? If you have a chance, pick up Pretty Thing's Baby Tree, it's a great Quad
Love Baby Tree - I got it because my fiance loved the name and bottle at the store! I wanna try more from P.T.
my buddy works at Whole foods and the employees got 40% for a day last week. i had him randomly pick a few brews for me. Jack D'or was one of em. ill let him know about baby tree and have him keep an eye out for it. thanks.
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America, the best. Fuck the rest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-germany-a-us-beer-invasion/2013/04/30/0d03f6e6-adf3-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-germany-a-us-beer-invasion/2013/04/30/0d03f6e6-adf3-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop)
That's that shit I do like
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Yeah the Jack D'or is super mellow, but really really tasty. How did you manage to get that bottle? If you have a chance, pick up Pretty Thing's Baby Tree, it's a great Quad
Love Baby Tree - I got it because my fiance loved the name and bottle at the store! I wanna try more from P.T.
ahhh so you're either in MA, RI, or CT... nice!
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Lots of new black IPAs coming out lately it seems like, this ones probably still my favorite. Enjoying one now. Such piney hops.
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I've been feelin' 21st Amendment's Back in Black black IPA lately...it's one of my go-to park/river/etc beers. Not too hoppy, though, so maybe not what you're looking for. I don't like IPAs, do like dark beers, and I like that one a lot.
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an east coaster was kind enough to send me one of these. really good shit
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in other news i have acquired a fuckload of upper-eschalon imperial stouts. pics to come.
ironically all i want to drink lately are fresh IPAs
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My friend showing off his collection...i hate him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEaZ42H4TOg
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10 minutes of cellaring and it's only part 1? oh lawdy
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that's a pretty enviable surplus of beer.
i don't mean this as a judgement call (because i'm guilty too) but there's a fine line between "aging" and "hoarding"
your friend needs to drink some of that shit up!
that Lost Abbey "box set" is pretty over the top. and yes, i would want one
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oh dont worry, he drinks (read: gets hammered) at least 4-5 days a week. he's part of the sd beer industry, so he's been getting tons of shit for free over the last 4 years or so.
he also just won the stone homebrewers competition a couple months ago, so look for his coconut ipa in 22oz bottles in the summer time. it's this year's stone collaboration series.
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That stuff is the divine nectar. Fucking yums.
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This is just my small collection right now, the beers in front of the Old Chub box are the ones I'm cellaring and the ones to the right are the ones in my fridge, considering storing the KBS and the Back Country Bastard though
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and sipping upon this now
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was sippin 40s and climbing trains last night. now i've got me a dales pale ale. mighty fine can o' beer.
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what did you think of the dragons milk? IMO its a pretty bad barrel aged beer. not a lot going on with it. I haven't had much from new holland that was really enjoyable.
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love old chub
tonights beers so far. abrasive is fucking amazing
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oh dont worry, he drinks (read: gets hammered) at least 4-5 days a week. he's part of the sd beer industry, so he's been getting tons of shit for free over the last 4 years or so.
he also just won the stone homebrewers competition a couple months ago, so look for his coconut ipa in 22oz bottles in the summer time. it's this year's stone collaboration series.
I heard about that stuff. Looking forward to it. Got a 4 pack of Maui Brewing coconut porter the other week which was enjoyable. It feels nice drinking good beer from cans.
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what did you think of the dragons milk? IMO its a pretty bad barrel aged beer. not a lot going on with it. I haven't had much from new holland that was really enjoyable.
yeah it wasn't anything to write home about, I'd have to agree with my friend when he said that the barrel and chocolate flavor was pretty forced
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Tonight I'm drinking one of these. Then, tomorrow night the other. I'm excited.
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Love Baby Tree - I got it because my fiance loved the name and bottle at the store! I wanna try more from P.T.
got one today, havent tried it yet but will in the next week or two. also got a new Sierra Nevada with new zealand hops and the Stone Espresso Stout. will post pics as i try them.
had these tonight
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thought it was gonna be too strong at 9.7% but it was actually really smooth, my homie bought it but i would buy it again. and you can age it.
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first try of a gluten free beer, its a little different, almost wine like but not too strong. the alcohol smell is stronger than the alcohol taste, which i think is a good thing. its pretty smooth and sort of sweet.
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^ for a second i misread that as Triple Ejaculation. that would be a bold beer name
enjoying this with my lady (i doubt she'll even finish her glass)
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That's awesome about the Stone collaboration award.
I'm drinking the 3 Floyds X Pig Destroyer Permanent Funeral Pale Ale right now. I'm glad I found it (even though I was looking for that Stone Espresso Stout) and got to try it since I really like PxDx, but it's way too hoppy for me. It's the first time I can taste the citrus and sweetness in an IPA, but the hops is still too prevalent. I was hoping it would be an actual pale ale instead of another IPA. I guess it's supposed to be almost the exact same thing as 3 Floyd's Arctic Panzer Wolf, maybe a minor difference here and there.
I really don't like IPAs. That's one of the reasons I get frustrated with Stone because it seems like all they release is some slight variation on a IPA.
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had evil twin falco tonight, which was great. the falconers flight hop blend is awesome.
also had stone espresso irs. gets wayyyyyy better as it approaches room temp, like most bigger stouts. the coffee isn't as overwhelming then, either. right out of the fridge the coffee is almost too much.
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Michigan is killing the game.
Dark Horse - crooked tree IPA
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Yeah Michigan has really been kicking ass in the beer industry
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had evil twin falco tonight, which was great. the falconers flight hop blend is awesome.
I made a Falconer's Flight Pale Ale that I'll bottle in the next few days. I've heard a lot of good things about that blend of hops. Yesterday I brewed a West Coast Pale Ale that should be like Sierra Nevada but hoppier because I dry-hopped when the recipe didn't call for it. I am excite.
I'm also stoked that different craft beers are becoming more and more accessible in my area. Founders and Firestone Walker have started showing up everywhere.
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Michigan is killing the game.
Dark Horse - crooked tree IPA
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Michigan is killing the game.
Dark Horse - crooked tree IPA
that's a cool label
Yeah, not bad for a little central Michigan brewery. Where are you located floop?
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i'm in Los Angeles. we don't have any great breweries (yet) in LA proper, but have lots of stuff nearby, obviously. San Diego, central coast and Northern Cal have a shite load of good stuff. also some great beer bars and bottle shops
i wish every brewery distributed everywhere. tons of mid-west and east coast beers i want to try
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You would have a ball in Ohio and Michigan alone. Fly into Cleveland and drive to Grand Rapids Michigan. I can think of 6-8 great breweries on that route. Have you ever shipped beer? I wouldn't mind trading.
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i'm in Los Angeles. we don't have any great breweries (yet) in LA proper, but have lots of stuff nearby, obviously. San Diego, central coast and Northern Cal have a shite load of good stuff. also some great beer bars and bottle shops
i wish every brewery distributed everywhere. tons of mid-west and east coast beers i want to try
For real! I'm in SF, and I miss all the midwest + east coast beers from when I lived back east. Not that we're not in Beer Paradise already, but still...
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I can set up a beer trade if we wanted to do something along those lines? Yay/ Nay?
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I can set up a beer trade if we wanted to do something along those lines? Yay/ Nay?
I'm down. What are the risks of sending beer through the mail/ups?
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Go UPS and follow these instructions and you should be fine. These are instructions from a member of another forum I post on so all the pictures and directions belong to Sparkchaser.
I think there is another OT beer exchange in the works as well, so I decided to share with you my technique for shipping bottles of delicious, refreshing "root beer".
As you know, shipping alcohol via the USPS is verboten. I think this has more to do with the exchange of alcohol over state borders than "safety", but whatever. If the box never leaks then they won't know what's in it, will they? I suppose that is more a philosophical question anyway.
Anyhoo, let's begin, shall we?
You're going to need:
Your "root beer".
Plastic shopping bags. You will want one per bottle but two is more desirable. Paper bags works just as well and maybe a bit better. If you don't have bags, then use newspaper.
Scissors.
Newspaper. Lots of it..
Packing tape. Duct tape works too but don't use it to seal your box. Use packing tape for that.
Bubble wrap. I tend to save bubble wrap from stuff that comes to me in the mail.
Box to ship your "root beer". I recommend the USPS flat rate priority mail flat rate medium box.
Optional: Ziplock gallon sized bags.
The "root beer":
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The materials:
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The Process:
1. If you have the gallon-sized ziplock bags, stick one bottle into one, roll the bag around it forcing the air out, then zip it shut. Tape the bag going from top to bottom of the bottle.
2. Stick the bottle into a bag and wrap the bag around the bottle. Then tape it end over end instead of round the bottle.
When you are done, they should look like this:
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3. If you are using newspaper instead of plastic (or paper) bags, roll the news paper around the bottle. Use multiple sheets. Five should be plenty.
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4. Get your box. I don't have access to USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes at the moment so use your imagination.
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5. Line the bottom of the box with bubble wrap. If you do not have bubble wrap, then start wadding up newspaper. Cover the bottom with tightly wadded newspaper. I have bubble wrap.
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Edit: Recent USPS experience has shown that only using bubble wrap probably won't cut it, so line the bottom, sides and top with tightly wadded newspaper.
6. Wrap the bottle in bubble wrap. Normally I tape this up too but since I am going to be drinking at least one of these, I don't want to waste good bubble wrap.
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7. Put the bottle in the box. The open areas stuff with packing peanuts, wadded newspaper, those air bags you get from amazon, bubble wrap, old underwear, whatever. The point is that you want to fill that void with something soft and that will absorb blows.
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8. Enclose a note if you want. Watch out because your penmanship might get called into question later.
9. Tape up the box and address.
10. When you go to the post office, if you have the choice of using the self-service kiosk, DO IT. That way you won't have to verbally answer any questions.
If you do decide to use a counter, if they ask if there is anything liquid or fragile, say yes but say that it is packed very well and it should be fine as long as it doesn't fall out of a plane or get run over. Are you shipping alcohol? No ma'am, this is root beer. Interesting bit of trivia: some root beers are very regional and are almost impossible to find outside of their home state. Kinda like micro brew beers. Isn't that interesting?
11. BOOM. Done.
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Perfect timing pancake man. HATE! and I are setting up a trade and I was just looking for shipping advice.
Had that Stone Espresso IRS and it was as good as I had hoped. The espresso wasn't too strong when it was cold and I liked how the flavored changed as it warmed up. I'd definitely get it again. Maybe not as a summer beer though.
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You would have a ball in Ohio and Michigan alone. Fly into Cleveland and drive to Grand Rapids Michigan. I can think of 6-8 great breweries on that route. Have you ever shipped beer? I wouldn't mind trading.
i've done a few trades on Beer Advocate. i've shipped UPS and had no problems. i'd be down. feel free to message me
i have some friends in Chicago i go visit when i can. hoping on my next trip to do a side brewery road trip. hit up the ones in Chicago and ones that are not too far away. would love to make it to Founders too. definitely want to go to Three Floyds, Revolution, Goose Island, Pipeworks.. i know there are others
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last night a local bar had KBS, black xantus, doom and a bunch of other great stuff on. needless to say, i'm hungover.
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had these yesterday (and other non pictured beers)
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Wipeout is great but Mongo is even greater. if you're going to have a wipeout you may as well go full Mongo
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Oddly enough I don't think I had ever had this one from Stone before (maybe as a taster once). it's really nice. hoppy and smooth. still prefer Wookey Jack or Uinta Dubhe for black IPA though
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last night a local bar had KBS, black xantus, doom and a bunch of other great stuff on. needless to say, i'm hungover.
you and me both. i'm still gonna skate though!
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Did a side-by-side last night with a Heady Topper and Stone Enjoy By 05.17.13. Enjoy By wins, in my opinion.
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are you guys on untappd? im trentsteel
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I'm not on there. I see some people on my Facebook on there and posting every time they have a beer. I think if I did that on Facebook my family and coworkers would be horrified
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yeah, mine doesn't post to anything. i like it because it's a good way to keep track of what i've tried and liked.
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You would have a ball in Ohio and Michigan alone. Fly into Cleveland and drive to Grand Rapids Michigan. I can think of 6-8 great breweries on that route. Have you ever shipped beer? I wouldn't mind trading.
i've done a few trades on Beer Advocate. i've shipped UPS and had no problems. i'd be down. feel free to message me
i have some friends in Chicago i go visit when i can. hoping on my next trip to do a side brewery road trip. hit up the ones in Chicago and ones that are not too far away. would love to make it to Founders too. definitely want to go to Three Floyds, Revolution, Goose Island, Pipeworks.. i know there are others
Revolution is awesome. Their beers and food are great. At the brew pub, they have a cocktail called the Scythe. It's whiskey based, but it's a great summer drink. I highly recommend it.
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max - maybe i'll get on there. seems like it could be fun. i usually take pics of new beers i've had so i can keep track that way, sort of
oyolar - thanks for the tip. will definitely check out
went skating today, ate tacos and now i'm at home reading the Sunday paper
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i'm in Los Angeles. we don't have any great breweries (yet) in LA proper, but have lots of stuff nearby, obviously. San Diego, central coast and Northern Cal have a shite load of good stuff. also some great beer bars and bottle shops
i wish every brewery distributed everywhere. tons of mid-west and east coast beers i want to try
Craftsman Brewing is in Pasadena and makes some damn tasty beers. Theres probably a shout out in that article. But if not, Id say check it out. Local and killer.
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i'm in Los Angeles. we don't have any great breweries (yet) in LA proper, but have lots of stuff nearby, obviously. San Diego, central coast and Northern Cal have a shite load of good stuff. also some great beer bars and bottle shops
i wish every brewery distributed everywhere. tons of mid-west and east coast beers i want to try
i've heard good things about them. haven't seen any of their beers. i don't think they bottle do they? do they have a tasting room? i've checked out their website and it doesn't seem like they do. i have seen them on tap here and there but have yet to have any.
Eagle Rock Brewery makes some pretty good stuff, but nothing mindblowing. i'm rooting for Golden Road but they have yet to make anything really great. i hear Smog City is supposed to be really good. thinking of checking out the grand opening next Saturday. thanks for the tip though!
in other news, drinking this now. trying to open up to sours but i really don't think they are going to be my thing
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more trader joes, $1.99
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Floop, I would highly suggest Tilquin Gueze. It's much drier than some of the Flemish reds, which I find a tad too sweet/ fruity
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Never really paid much attention as my grandfather always called it "near-beer" but I've been on a bit of a Corona kick since the weather got better. I want a two-tone Corona tank top more than anything in the whole world!
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had this the other night. the only sierra nevada ive ever liked is the regular green one. this one unfortunately didnt change that. i feel like all of their different brews taste the same.
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had this tonight and it was really good, super hoppy obviously and almost 11% but with no alcohol burn. pretty fruity but in a good way with no after taste.
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finally got this Wookey Jack after reading good things about it here from floop. i really like it, i think i read that someone said the Stone Self Righteous was supposed to be a black IPA too but this Wookey tastes way better than the Stone Self i had (not to say i didnt like the Stone Self cause i did really like it). I will definitely buy this again.
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edit: straight from Manila, Phillipines. my nightcap.
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Anyone here fuck with Lagunitas stuff at all? It's rare that we get that kind of thing here in the UK but I came up on some of their IPA recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Anyone here fuck with Lagunitas stuff at all? It's rare that we get that kind of thing here in the UK but I came up on some of their IPA recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.
their ipa is decent though I find their little sumpin sumpin ale to be fantastic.
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Anyone here fuck with Lagunitas stuff at all? It's rare that we get that kind of thing here in the UK but I came up on some of their IPA recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.
their ipa is decent though I find their little sumpin sumpin ale to be fantastic.
Haven't come across that at all, would definitely be interested to try it. On this note if anyone from the US wants to trade for any particular English/Scottish beers at all feel free to ask.
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i'm a pretty big Lagunitas fan. especially after Sucks. Sucks is one of my top favorite double IPAs now. shit is amazing. it used to be a once a year release but now they're supposedly going to start brewing it year round, starting in Oct.
people in Chicago should be stoked they are opening another brewery / pub in downtown in a month or two there
their IPA was one of my "gateway" beers to craft beer. still a fave. also like their PILS
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Anyone here fuck with Lagunitas stuff at all? It's rare that we get that kind of thing here in the UK but I came up on some of their IPA recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.
their ipa is decent though I find their little sumpin sumpin ale to be fantastic.
Haven't come across that at all, would definitely be interested to try it. On this note if anyone from the US wants to trade for any particular English/Scottish beers at all feel free to ask.
pm'd
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had this the other night. the only sierra nevada ive ever liked is the regular green one. this one unfortunately didnt change that. i feel like all of their different brews taste the same.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/DSC08541-1_zpsb284c5f7.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/DSC08541-1_zpsb284c5f7.jpg.html)
had this tonight and it was really good, super hoppy obviously and almost 11% but with no alcohol burn. pretty fruity but in a good way with no after taste.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/FirestoneWookeyJack_zps1b71e06c.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/FirestoneWookeyJack_zps1b71e06c.jpg.html)
finally got this Wookey Jack after reading good things about it here from floop. i really like it, i think i read that someone said the Stone Self Righteous was supposed to be a black IPA too but this Wookey tastes way better than the Stone Self i had (not to say i didnt like the Stone Self cause i did really like it). I will definitely buy this again.
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edit: straight from Manila, Phillipines. my nightcap.
glad you liked the wookey. if you like wookey and self righteous you should try and find some Uinta Dubhe. i would say it almost ties Wookey. delicious
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i was gonna wait to find a big bottle of the Dubhe so i didnt have to get a 6er, but i trust you so ill get that 6er next time. i really wanted to try the Port Mongo that you recommended but the one at bevmo was brewed last august and id rather have a fresher one.
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Unspectacular, but worth trying if you like black IPAs or Racer 5.
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My friend showing off his collection...i hate him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEaZ42H4TOg
Round 2...FIGHT!
ok floop, you may be right...i think he has some hoarder tendencies...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCh-pbVKmU
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Those are definitely all for trading haha
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My friend showing off his collection...i hate him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEaZ42H4TOg
Round 2...FIGHT!
ok floop, you may be right...i think he has some hoarder tendencies...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCh-pbVKmU
i can't deny I'm jealous of all that beer. he has a lot of good stuff
curious about his temp controlled storage. i'm trying to figure out a way to make a ghetto "cellar" under our house. we live on a hill so it could be doable to have a partially underground area. now that it's getting hot this summer I'm starting to worry about my precious beers :)
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Absolute new favorite.
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Strong, I can only drink one a night. I mean, I SHOULD only drink one a night.
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And fresh, bottled on 5/7/13
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Knee deep is from Lincoln, tiny town near Sacramento. Great fucking brew.
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curious about his temp controlled storage. i'm trying to figure out a way to make a ghetto "cellar" under our house. we live on a hill so it could be doable to have a partially underground area. now that it's getting hot this summer I'm starting to worry about my precious beers :)
Your cellar should be enough no? Unless your cellar gets retardedly hot
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curious about his temp controlled storage. i'm trying to figure out a way to make a ghetto "cellar" under our house. we live on a hill so it could be doable to have a partially underground area. now that it's getting hot this summer I'm starting to worry about my precious beers :)
Your cellar should be enough no? Unless your cellar gets retardedly hot
my "cellar" is just a cabinet. temp in summer is probably around 70 but without ac on can get hotter. i guess it depends on the beer, and there are various arguments etc, but they say ideal cellar temp is 55-60. for aging. i think most beers i have would probably be fine for a year or so, but the warmer the temp the faster the aging process. i would hate to ruin some expensive beers. but, it's just beer. they also say that not that many beers get better with age anyway. but even for the storage factor it would be nice to have a proper set up. i'm jealous of people with basements.
scored these gems today (haven't tried the black racer or nelson before)
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got these dogs recently too
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max, i'm on untapped now. how does this shit work?
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i was gonna wait to find a big bottle of the Dubhe so i didnt have to get a 6er, but i trust you so ill get that 6er next time. i really wanted to try the Port Mongo that you recommended but the one at bevmo was brewed last august and id rather have a fresher one.
I don't know if you've been to Kelly's liquor, on 4th and Empire, but they've always got fresh stuff. If you like them on facebook they update as soon as they get Pliny or anything else good in.
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i was gonna wait to find a big bottle of the Dubhe so i didnt have to get a 6er, but i trust you so ill get that 6er next time. i really wanted to try the Port Mongo that you recommended but the one at bevmo was brewed last august and id rather have a fresher one.
I never have, but thank you, i will make it a point to stop there when i get a chance.
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Anyone tried Dogfish Head's Burton Baton? Would love to hear what you thought of it before I pull the trigger on buying it
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Anyone tried Dogfish Head's Burton Baton? Would love to hear what you thought of it before I pull the trigger on buying it
i loved it. do buy
it's an unusual twist on IPA, but in this case it works. the wood flavor is subtle. it's really smooth and delicious
if you don't like it i'll give you your money back
not really but i think you will
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word, you take my advice on the Gueze by any wild chance?
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word, you take my advice on the Gueze by any wild chance?
i will try it. and get back to you
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finally tried Lagunitas Sumpin Sumpin tonight, im loving it, bout to crack my third right now.
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Had this last night.
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had some great beer this weekend. perennial barrel aged sup coffee stout and barrel aged 17 mint chocolate stout.
the real highlight was a friend bringing me another four pack of heady topper. this continues to be the best IPA i've ever had.
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First time drinking this in almost a year.
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could've posted in the stoked on thread.
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a bro of mine brought me a bunch of beer from Chicago when he came out for my birthday. this is just one of the many excellent beers. fucking great
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could've posted in the stoked on thread.
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This is an IPA right? I love IPA's but the Stone IPA isn't my favorite one. I prefer Racer 5 and Ale Smith IPA's over it, but I wanted to try this. How does it compare to the normal Stone IPA if you've tried it?
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could've posted in the stoked on thread.
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This is an IPA right? I love IPA's but the Stone IPA isn't my favorite one. I prefer Racer 5 and Ale Smith IPA's over it, but I wanted to try this. How does it compare to the normal Stone IPA if you've tried it?
it's a shit ton better, if you see it you should pick up a few. stone's RuinTen IPA should be available soon as well.
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could've posted in the stoked on thread.
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This is an IPA right? I love IPA's but the Stone IPA isn't my favorite one. I prefer Racer 5 and Ale Smith IPA's over it, but I wanted to try this. How does it compare to the normal Stone IPA if you've tried it?
it's a shit ton better, if you see it you should pick up a few. stone's RuinTen IPA should be available soon as well.
I know a place where they have it, so I'll definitely pick it up. Thanks for the recommendation.
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anytime doggy. also, do you write for irvinesucks?
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i loves me some banana-weissbier. just add a drop of banana juice. stoked how cheap this was, only 70 cent for 0.5 l bottle. only got small glasses though
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anytime doggy. also, do you write for irvinesucks?
Ya, me and my friend Nick Petrilla started it back in the day and have been trying to revive it again over the last couple of months.
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had the newest enjoy by yesterday, along with a bunch of stillwater and evil twin beers. the enjoy by was good, but there was too much oniony hops flavors.
brewed a beer yesterday. galaxy hopped saison. now just have to wait until the saison yeast ferments out to start the secondary brett fermentation.
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Supposedly the fastest way to get something cold is to submerge it in icy salt water.
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Yum. Kind of expensive ($11) but as good as some of the stouts that sell for twice as much.
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Supposedly the fastest way to get something cold is to submerge it in icy salt water.
(http://www.beeronthewall.com/media/beers/alesmith-speedway-stout-lg.jpg)
Yum. Kind of expensive ($11) but as good as some of the stouts that sell for twice as much.
got that from Trader Joe's recently. good stuff
more Chicago beer from my Chicago bro
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anyone try their Come Hell or High Watermelon wheat beer?
I'm having trouble finding this. I'm almost certain that I would love it. Anyone know how I can get some in San Diego? I've been to their website, but it said the beer wasn't on sale anywhere near me.
I finally tried the Framboise.
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I had high hopes, but it's not for me. It's so sickly sweet I felt like I was blushing every time I took a sip. It smells fantastic though. Almost wanna buy a few bottles and just leave them open in my room as air fresheners.
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Rolled the dice on a sixer of this and it's quite tasty.
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haven't had that one but I like Ska Brewing. got to go to the brewery when I was in Durango. recommend. nice skate park in Durango too
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ive been pretty busy with work and family but here is some stuff ive had over the last few weeks. sorry for the long post.
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strong, but loved it.
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i don't like coconut but i really liked this.
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got this on recommendation from a pal, i think it was Max Power but i apoloagize if im remembering wrong. it was super good, thanks!
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my first real stout experience, loved it, bought another one to age.
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finally got my hands on this baby, loved it. thanks for the recommendation floop.
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second stout experience, it was also very good. i really want to try the speedway as ive heard good things about it as well.
i plan on becoming a regular at Cork and Bottle in Fremont which has a pretty awesome selection so ill have more goods to post soon. anybody tried a brewery called Clown Shoes? i think its from Mass.
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Clown Shoes is alright, they're pretty much contract brewed along with brash and ipswich. They do make a great RIS called Blaecorn Unidragon. Also twas I who suggested the Baby Tree. You get that in a trade? Another brewery I high suggest is Jack's Abbey, they absolutely kill it in the Lager game
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yea clown shoes just got distribution in california, so expect to see a lot of it out here. now if only founders, brooklyn, and cigar city would get on board...
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dude Cigar City needs to get on board with everything
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they seem to make good stouts. i liked their Vampire Slayer and Chocolate Sombrero. my hat goes off to them for having pretty ridiculous labels and not taking themselves too seriously.
the only people who seem to one up them in that regard are Ass Clown Brewing
http://assclownbrewery.com/Official_Ass_Clown_Brewery_Site.html (http://assclownbrewery.com/Official_Ass_Clown_Brewery_Site.html)
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more Chicago beer from my Chicago bro
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If that's your balcony, I'm jealous as fuck.
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these tonight. the stillwater is a decent saison, like most of their beers. i guess they brew in connecticut at the same place as evil twin. ryan and the beaster bunny is a better saison for the same price. rayon vert is a nice cheap brett beer. half the price of orval, but a bit hoppier.
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more Chicago beer from my Chicago bro
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ha. it is. we got pretty lucky with a good spot. cheers
drinking this and somewhat disappointed
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i guess all the Alpine hype set me up. i would like to try others. i know they're supposed to have great IPAs, but this one is not doing it for me. not bad, but not my shit. Firestone Double Jack is my shit. Lagunitas Sucks. Founders Double Trouble. Port Mongo. i guess i really like those more grapefruity west coast style ipas more. i'm not that good at writing about beer but i know what i like
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my bad pancake man, and thanks again for the recomendation, it was really good. i bought it at whole foods here in SJ with my homies employee discount.
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Not sure I'd say its a favorite but I'm drinking this tonight. Its from Cigar City in Tampa and is sold most corner stores where I live.
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more beer gifts from my Chicago friend. this shit is amazing. great beer. and great name for a beer
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5545/9037436501_d0a15964a8_c.jpg)
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/91670 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/91670)
ps, glad you liked the Mongo tangar
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was gonna buy the Dubhe but since ive had a few darker beers lately, i decided to try this first. as much or more flavor than some double IPAs ive had. up there with Ballast Point Sculpin as one of my favorites so far. i love it. will definitely buy again.
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lagunitas delivering the goods as usual.
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Been stoked on Tusker from Kenya lately. Nice refreshing beer on a hot day.
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was gonna buy the Dubhe but since ive had a few darker beers lately, i decided to try this first. as much or more flavor than some double IPAs ive had. up there with Ballast Point Sculpin as one of my favorites so far. i love it. will definitely buy again.
definitely pick up some Dubhe next time you have a chance. don't think you'll be disappointed. check the bottling dates though. luckily Uinta puts good dates on their stuff. some places suck and keep old IPA around forever
i've found Uinta hit and miss. Dubhe is amazing. Hop Notch is really good. their summer canned offerings are pretty bland, but i guess better than drinking Bud if you want to drink light lagers all day. i do like their artwork and look they have going. hope to visit the brewery some day
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Had these bad boys the other day. I wish more beers came in the 550ml bottle instead of the 650 or 750. If I want a beer and don't really want to get buzzed, one pint is perfect, if I want a nice buzz, two is good. When I open one of the 22 oz bottles I feel like I'm committing to getting buzzed, and if I open a second one I feel like I'm committing to getting kind of drunk.
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this is refreshing as fuck:
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this is outstanding. great pineapple flavors:
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really nice. the blueberry isn't overwheming:
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Dude, sculpin is a phenomenal IPA. Finally had Burton Baton from Dogfish Head, barreling really mellowed out the hops and added a nice vanilla background
(http://i.imgur.com/s8tVKUhl.jpg)
Also I highly suggest doing a hard cider, preferably drier, and fireball whiskey... it's fan-fucking-tastic
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Got sixer of this
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Smells super fruity. The taste starts off with apricot then recedes to weat then back to a pretty strong apricot aftertaste. I thought it was great, but I can tell you guys like the bitter stuff.
Also picked up a Lagunitas Lucky 13.
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I haven't tried it yet, but as a new beer drinker, I get the sinking suspension it's going taste awful to me. Doesn't matter though, with it's 8.something% alcohol content, it is bound to get me buzzed and that's all I want out of it. I'm still learning to like the taste of the stuff.
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Had these bad boys the other day. I wish more beers came in the 550ml bottle instead of the 650 or 750. If I want a beer and don't really want to get buzzed, one pint is perfect, if I want a nice buzz, two is good. When I open one of the 22 oz bottles I feel like I'm committing to getting buzzed, and if I open a second one I feel like I'm committing to getting kind of drunk.
can't go wrong with either of those. i agree on size. i like bombers and all, but i usually like to try several different beers when i'm drinking. on a weeknight, if i break out a bomber of a double ipa, that's probably going to do it for me (though it depends on the night). 2 would definitely put me in danger territory. i like my local beer store because they let you buy singles from 6 packs. it's nice to mix and match, and try different things. buying 1 12oz is pretty risk free too if you don't like it
as an aside, i went to the Solvang area again over the weekend (skatepark there is amazing more the bowls, street not so much) and visited Firestone Barrelworks. definitely worth checking out if you like Firestone, and especially their barrel-aged beers. they have stuff on tap there that you can't get anywhere else (not even at the main brewery). plus you can buy all their hard to find bottles. it's pretty much Firestone mecca.
http://www.firestonebeer.com/barrelworks/on-tap.php (http://www.firestonebeer.com/barrelworks/on-tap.php)
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travel tip: if you are ever actually planning on going there to stay with your girlfriend or whatever, i recommend staying in the Santa Ynez area (3 miles from Solvang). Solvang is actually really annoying and touristy and like Disneyland. tons of kids and old people. the only reason to be in Solvang itself is the Paula's Pancake House http://www.paulaspancakehouse.com/ (http://www.paulaspancakehouse.com/) and the skatepark. and, of course, Firestone Barrelworks, which is actually down the street in Buelleton. also in Buelleton is Figureoa Mountain Brewing Co.( http://www.figmtnbrew.com/ (http://www.figmtnbrew.com/) ), worth stopping in as well.
this has been a floop travel tip
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Wow, I'm incredibly jealous. Do they make their own barrels or do they source them from other Distilleries?
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they get their barrels from various distilleries and wineries. pretty good article about the place here http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/01/jeffers_richardson_firestone_walker.php (http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/01/jeffers_richardson_firestone_walker.php)
Jeffers Richardson was actually there pouring beers. Cool guy.
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i went to Solvang a few years ago before i started drinking good stuff and i am incredibly jealous right now. on another note, does anyone have any lagers they would recommend? i want to buy my dad a couple beers (late fathers day gift) to try, he used to drink bud back in the day but now drinks heineken but only occasionally. i will probably give him a couple IPAs to try and see if he likes em but i thought i should get him a good lager or two as well. any tips would be appreciated.
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Like I said previously if you can get your hand on some Jack's Abbey, they almost exclusively do lagers
http://jacksabbybrewing.com/# (http://jacksabbybrewing.com/#)
specifically the Jabby Brau, Smoke and Dagger or Private Rye
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i went to Solvang a few years ago before i started drinking good stuff and i am incredibly jealous right now. on another note, does anyone have any lagers they would recommend? i want to buy my dad a couple beers (late fathers day gift) to try, he used to drink bud back in the day but now drinks heineken but only occasionally. i will probably give him a couple IPAs to try and see if he likes em but i thought i should get him a good lager or two as well. any tips would be appreciated.
Went to a baseball game last night night and had a Kona Longboard Lager which was pretty good. I think New Belgium makes some good lagers too.
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i will probably give him a couple IPAs to try and see if he likes em but i thought i should get him a good lager or two as well. any tips would be appreciated.
victory prima pils is really good, sierra nevada summerfest, sam adams noble pils is actually decent too. surly hell is great and new glarus does really good lagers, but those would probably need to be traded for.
i've heard really good things about jacks abby. not available here, though.
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I am slowly getting into fancy beers, I had the Sierra Nevada summerbrew thing, was pretty nice. I also had warsteiner premium dunkel, sooo good. kinda tastes nutty or has a coffee thing going on, I don't have the vocab for the beer world unfortunately. also had a kronenberg blanc, which I enjoyed at the beach on a hot day, it barely tasted like beer tho, some kind I zeSty lemonade, I'm assuming its looked down upon by aficionados because its so sweet tho.
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I am slowly getting into fancy beers, I had the Sierra Nevada summerbrew thing, was pretty nice. I also had warsteiner premium dunkel, sooo good. kinda tastes nutty or has a coffee thing going on, I don't have the vocab for the beer world unfortunately. also had a kronenberg blanc, which I enjoyed at the beach on a hot day, it barely tasted like beer tho, some kind I zeSty lemonade, I'm assuming its looked down upon by aficionados because its so sweet tho.
i don't think anyone would diss you for what kind of beer you drink, and if they did that would be lame. but, i think if you start getting into it you'll realize what you're missing out on and probably start wanting to try more and more good stuff. i don't consider craft beer "fancy".. it's just good
Sierra is a good example of a pretty affordable excellent beer. all their beers are pretty great, and most are priced pretty nicely. not as cheap as Bud, but, once you cross over into the light you will probably not want to drink Bud very often (not that there'd be anything wrong with that)
i like trying and drinking different beers and my tastes have expanded a lot. and i definitely seek out bolder and bolder beers. but on a hot day with friends i'd rather drink a bunch of almost tasteless beers (like bud) that are crisp and refreshing. like, when you're in for the long haul and going to be literally drinking all day. if i tried doing that with Firestone Double Jacks i would end up in the hospital (or county jail)
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thanks for the suggestions, i was also recommended victory by a co-worker so ill look for that. and ill look for the abbey but im not sure if its available in CA. gonna buy a twelver (or get a rain check if it doesn't come in) for $7.99 at my work of the Sessions Dark beer i heard its good from a co-worker.
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was able to visit the New Glarus brewery last weekend (one of my Top 5 brewers) and build some pick-you-own-cases...
my favs out of the bunch (aside from Spotted Cow of course) are
(http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/Photos/Beer/150/BlackTop.png)
and
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was also able to get two bottles of their 20yr Strong Ale
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Put in 11 hours at my local brewery yesterday, totally chill, but such grueling work. Art, did they have their Wisconsin Belgian Red ale on tap?
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Put in 11 hours at my local brewery yesterday, totally chill, but such grueling work. Art, did they have their Wisconsin Belgian Red ale on tap?
i worked in a brewery for a while when i lived in philly. it's fun. were you on the packaging line?
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Yeeeup, filled up growlers by hand and then I was building pallets for a little bit. My back and fingers are killing me
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Had these bad boys the other day. I wish more beers came in the 550ml bottle instead of the 650 or 750. If I want a beer and don't really want to get buzzed, one pint is perfect, if I want a nice buzz, two is good. When I open one of the 22 oz bottles I feel like I'm committing to getting buzzed, and if I open a second one I feel like I'm committing to getting kind of drunk.
Ugh, fuck you. Thanks to your beautiful picture of Pliny I suddenly want one but have no means of getting one right now.
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Got sixer of this
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Smells super fruity. The taste starts off with apricot then recedes to weat then back to a pretty strong apricot aftertaste. I thought it was great, but I can tell you guys like the bitter stuff.
Also picked up a Lagunitas Lucky 13.
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I haven't tried it yet, but as a new beer drinker, I get the sinking suspension it's going taste awful to me. Doesn't matter though, with it's 8.something% alcohol content, it is bound to get me buzzed and that's all I want out of it. I'm still learning to like the taste of the stuff.
Lucky 13 is great. You're right, you probably won't like it at first. I didn't like beer, coffee or cigarettes at first. Shit I even like wine now. Went for groceries earlier, came out with a 4 pack of these. They're alright.
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this stuff is a keeper
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yup, it's great. I can drive across the river and get it now, along with ballast point.
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broke one of these open for a night cap with some friends. really nice
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5318/34094 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5318/34094)
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When I was in you guys' continent, I became a fan of Colt 45. Also because you can buy the big bottles (0,845378z34 liter or whatever). The merch/ advertisement is legit too.
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https://vimeo.com/10132773 (https://vimeo.com/10132773)
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Put in 11 hours at my local brewery yesterday, totally chill, but such grueling work. Art, did they have their Wisconsin Belgian Red ale on tap?
They did not... they were currently reppin the Two Women, Dancing Wheat, Totally Naked, and Blacktop
I've also been enjoying these post-weeknight skate sessions or post-yard work
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And just for a "fun fact", my overall two favorite "standard" beers are
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and
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thanks for the suggestions, i was also recommended victory by a co-worker so ill look for that. and ill look for the abbey but im not sure if its available in CA. gonna buy a twelver (or get a rain check if it doesn't come in) for $7.99 at my work of the Sessions Dark beer i heard its good from a co-worker.
Sessions is great stuff....have some of the dark and light in the fridge
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Alot of Sculpin love in here, and rightly so, but have any of ya'll tried the Dorado?
Saw it on tap at the place down the street last week. Was much obliged to fillith mine 64 ounce growler.
Drank the whole damn jug and did some wild stuff. Next time I find it I plan to enjoy it in a decidedly more adult fashion.
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i remember liking it. had the pleasure of going to the brewery once. need to do another San Diego brewery tour soon
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picked up a sixer of Firestone Pale 31 for only $5.99 at my work on sale. so hyped, ill probably get a few more before the sale ends. also, one of the other meat clerks at work turned 21 yesterday and i made a bet with him about a fillet of fish we had being halibut (he didnt think it was) and so his first beer ever purchased as a 21 year old was a Stone IPA and is in my fridge as i type this. gonna have a few cold ones tomorrow night, tomorrow will be my 7th day of work in a row and i get sat and sun off. im hyped.
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Yo, Tangar lemme know if you want me to send you some of those Jack's Abbeys beers. Also I keep trying to push for this, but I'd be willing to do some trades on here
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I was walking around my neighborhood and stumbled into Half Acre Brewery. Everything I've had there has been so good thus far, it was an awesome discovery.
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stoked on this
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stoked on this
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Ah my liquor store just got a ton of this in, going back tomorrow for some, no bottle limit. Would have picked up today, but we got some pliney that was 5 days old.
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Fuckin wow. If you like IPAs try this. Smells like fresh fruit.
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Fuckin wow. If you like IPAs try this. Smells like fresh fruit.
want
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friend from Chicago sent me some of this. i wish all beer distributed everywhere. guess that's what makes it fun?
great shit. if they had it here i would drink this all day long
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tried all of these last night, all amazing.
15% old ales aged in different types of wood (bourbon, rye, brandy, american oak). if you're in socal check your legit bottle shops for the bourbon barrel-aged version (far left). it's not black tuesday, but it's really up there.
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I'd take a regular bud lite over a bud lite lime any day, do not want. That being said, currently crushing a coors light cause it's so damn hot out
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I'd take a regular bud lite over a bud lite lime any day, do not want. That being said, currently crushing a coors light cause it's so damn hot out
I've grown to love nicer beers, but still can fully enjoy a nice budweiser, pbr, coors, or coors light, but for some reason a bud light is the shittiest tasting beer I've ever had.
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I enjoy a cold banquet beer or pbr on a hot summer day. olympia or genesee cream ale are my favorite shitty beers.
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tried all of these last night, all amazing.
15% old ales aged in different types of wood (bourbon, rye, brandy, american oak). if you're in socal check your legit bottle shops for the bourbon barrel-aged version (far left). it's not black tuesday, but it's really up there.
i just got back from the OC (visiting parents) and stopped by the Bruery on the way home. had the Bois per your recommendation. i like the aroma but wasn't completely taken with it. interesting though. different strokes? i'm not positive it was the bourbon one though. i asked the girl and she didn't seem to know
brought some Ballast Point Dorado and Sierra Hoptimum to my parents just because. my mom took a sip of the Dorado and said "this is terrible"
bro in law is down with trying different stuff.
when i bring good beer to family events and no one likes it it's a win win (more for me)
as an aside, i checked out Chino Hills Skatepark. not too shabby. there were some grisly 30 year old dudes drinking PBR and shredding, which is always a welcome site for an old timer such as myself
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alcoholism kills
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another Chicago beer. really fucking good
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Fuckin wow. If you like IPAs try this. Smells like fresh fruit.
Going to visit my family in Bend, Oregon tomorrow for 5 days and am planning on consuming much of this at the Deschutes Brewery. Can't wait.
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There are so many breweries in Bend, OR to check out
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Went to the Russian River brewhouse over the weekend, didn't realize a case of Pliny the Elder was $120, which isn't bad at $5 a bottle, I just thought it'd be less. So I bought a growler for me and one for Tangar, if we go back it's $13 to refill. I drank mine in a day....
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Went to the Russian River brewhouse over the weekend, didn't realize a case of Pliny the Elder was $120, which isn't bad at $5 a bottle, I just thought it'd be less. So I bought a growler for me and one for Tangar, if we go back it's $13 to refill. I drank mine in a day....
so you can just buy a case of Pliny there?
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Going over Russian River's beer list is insane. Their sour program looks incredible and I'm interested in seeing what their Framboise is like
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looks like i'm going to be going there this weekend. dream come true
can't fucking wait
going to hit Lagunitas, Russian River and Bear Republic
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fuck. i cant wait to move to SF.
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looks like i'm going to be going there this weekend. dream come true
can't fucking wait
going to hit Lagunitas, Russian River and Bear Republic
Stop by Santa Rosa skatepark at least just to cruise for 15 minutes. Petaluma as well if you have time.
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Went to the Russian River brewhouse over the weekend, didn't realize a case of Pliny the Elder was $120, which isn't bad at $5 a bottle, I just thought it'd be less. So I bought a growler for me and one for Tangar, if we go back it's $13 to refill. I drank mine in a day....
so you can just buy a case of Pliny there?
Yea, they'll do a case or a 12 pack, growlers whatever. It was great, since my liquor store here in san jose posts on facebook whenever they get it in, then you have to rush down there and you're limited to 2 bottles.
It tripped me out a little, it's a restaurant. Packed at 11am. I didn't eat but everyone I know up there swears the food is great.
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Get the fuck out.
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Far from my favorite beer, but there was a cheap sampler pack at the store, and I like blackberry anything. I'm not disappointed. Not too sweet, and a real blackberry tartness. Also, my Gonz Thrasher koozie.
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this weekend had some cool stuff. the pictures are amazing. my thumb is even in the 3rd one. some stuff from crooked stave, which is incredibly good. 100% brett beers. i really love that stuff. the last is terra incognita, a boulevard/sierra nevada beer that's kind of like an old ale partly aged in barrels then fermented with brett. not as interesting as it sounded, but still good and i have another bottle. in the background of one of the pics you can see my friend sanitizing the carboy. we put our latest beer into secondary fermentation on sunday. should be good to go in a few weeks.
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I'm not fancy...I'm happy with a plain old Bud or PBR. If I'm at a bar and they have it on tap sometimes I'll enjoy a Blue Moon or a local from this brewery called "Flying Bison" but that's really it.
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yea Nallid! I'm so stoked. if you haven't broke down and drank that growler, I got a nice sampler pack going for you. my lady's birthday is this weekend but maybe Monday or sometime next week we can link up.
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stoked on this
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I honestly couldn't get into RuinTen, which is odd because I usually love imperial IPAs...particularly Enjoy By. This, however, I felt was a little too intense for me to enjoy.
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i had this on thursday
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so much licorice/darkest thing ive tried. got me so drunk i had to stay by myself at the park for a while to sober up, i couldnt even skate for a lil while.
then before snorkelling today i had this
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triple fermented? i dunno what that means, it tasted like a mix of wine and beer.
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Coming soon to a bodega near you.
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Hopefully it will taste like cheese.
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You mean cheese product right?
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then before snorkelling today i had this
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triple fermented? i dunno what that means, it tasted like a mix of wine and beer.
"The name "Tripel" actually stems from part of the brewing process, in which brewers use up to three times the amount of malt than a standard Trappist "Simple." Traditionally, Tripels are bright yellow to gold in color, which is a shade or two darker than the average Pilsener. Head should be big, dense and creamy. Aroma and flavor runs along complex, spicy phenolic, powdery yeast, fruity/estery with a sweet finish. Sweetness comes from both the pale malts and the higher alcohol. Bitterness is up there for a beer with such a light body for its strength, but at times is barely perceived amongst the even balance of malts and hops. The lighter body comes from the use of Belgian candy sugar (up to 25% sucrose), which not only lightens the body, but also adds complex alcoholic aromas and flavors. Small amounts of spices are sometimes added as well.
Tripels are actually notoriously alcoholic, yet the best crafted ones hide this character quite evil-like and deceivingly, making them sipping beers."
source: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/58 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/58)
and that stout looks amazing!
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GWAR BQ BREW (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQBB8VQNOgs#ws)
I'm going on a mission, not unlike the time I drove to ever 7-11 in the bay area until I found Duff beer.
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one of 12 i brought home from the brewery
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That looks amazing.
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so glad i can head across the river and get ballast point now.
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one of 12 i brought home from the brewery
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you lucky duck
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I think Red Stripe or Session might be my favorite every day beers.
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I picked this up today because it looked so good. I really like it, but I wish I could get a vanilla porter with a stronger vanilla taste. All I got was a coffee porter taste with a vanilla aftertaste as it warmed up. I want a smack of vanilla. But that's probably because I really like vanilla.
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from the last few weeks:
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looks like ocean water and tasted even worse, really dissapointing since im such a huge fan of the show. Sig's Salmon Burgers from grocery outlet were good tho.
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not my favorite from Firestone but good nonetheless
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got this for cheap from my work but it was flat (i think when it was dropped the little thing inside exploded or something) so that kinda sucked, will have to try ? it again.
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this was good. but after trying a couple of the red ones i think i like those better. just easier to drink. like Nallid said, really good everyday beer.
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i never heard of this company so i was really surprised at how good this was. i know they sell one called Hop Czar at one of my stores so ill try that when it goes on sale.
also big shout out to Nallid who got me the growler of Pliny thats sitting cozy in my fridge. ill probably sip a few glasses on thursday cause my next day off isn't til friday.
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Dude, I don't want to complain but that glass needs to go. The shape and the bubble formation is driving me nuts.
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I always found it funny how beer connoisseurs drink from those snifters.
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These ones are the worst... who would drink from these glasses?
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yuppies
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recent brewery adventures
21st Amendment
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Lagunitas
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Russian River
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some tiny ass brewery called Stumptown Brewery
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Bear Republic
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Smog City
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Beechwood Brewing
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Russian River spoils
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sorry a zillion pics of me. what can i say, going to breweries is my thing (skateboarding too)
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yuppies
not to sound like 'one of those guys' but beer is more enjoyable from a glass than from the bottle or can. when you get into types of glasses that's a more finicky area that beer snobs will argue over. but there is a difference between drinking something from a glass vs out of the bottle, because aroma is part of taste. when you put your nose in a glass (even a pint glass) and drink a good beer, it's more enjoyable
if it's a beer that you don't really care what it smells (or tastes) like then it doesn't matter. if i'm drinking a bud light (which i do sometimes) i don't give a shit about putting it in a glass. if i'm drinking Sierra Hoptimum it would be a shame not to pour it into a glass. it's like an insult to the brewers to not enjoy it as it's meant to be appreciated
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not to sound like 'one of those guys' but beer is more enjoyable from a glass than from the bottle or can. when you get into types of glasses that's a more finicky area that beer snobs will argue over. but there is a difference between drinking something from a glass vs out of the bottle, because aroma is part of taste. when you put your nose in a glass (even a pint glass) and drink a good beer, it's more enjoyable
if it's a beer that you don't really care what it smells (or tastes) like then it doesn't matter. if i'm drinking a bud light (which i do sometimes) i don't give a shit about putting it in a glass. if i'm drinking Sierra Hoptimum it would be a shame not to pour it into a glass. it's like an insult to the brewers to not enjoy it as it's meant to be appreciated
agree with everything you said. and you're a dick for not inviting me to the russian river brewery, fuck you.
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This is back. One of my all time favorites.
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preach on floop. suck my weiner Tale Crab.
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I just think the beers would be more enjoyable if you didn't need to lure them out of a fish bowl.
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bottled a few days ago
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Spuyten Duyvil
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Just brought this from Vermont (I live in Montreal). To make a long story short, it took me about 3 hrs to get to the boarders (fucking traffic), then, the boarder patrol officer coudn't belive me when I told him I was going to the Alchemist Brewery in hopes of buying a 4 pack of Heady Toppers so I got sent to the boarder lobby where 3 officers questionned me while 2 other dudes searched my whole car. When I finally arrived at the alchemist BP, they we're just out of booze, so I spent $ 120 (25 beers = extra $25 of duty fees at the Canadian boarder) at the Winooski Beverage House instead ...
I'm showing these pictures so that all you West Coast dudes can be grateful of living in the world's craft beer capital because over here in eastern Canada, we have to spend a whole day just to get a hold of some west coast beers ! It was all worth it thought, I've been dreaming of trying these brews for a while, I'm drinking the '10 stone IRS atm and it's fucking amazing! can't wait to drink the speedway and try out the 1000 IBU mikkeller !!!
Sorry for shitty quality pics
(http://s17.postimg.org/u8o1414wv/IMG_0235.jpg)
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Spuyten Duyvil
for a 15 year old you know your brooklyn bars. torst just opened and is better, so is beer table.
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Just brought this from Vermont (I live in Montreal). To make a long story short, it took me about 3 hrs to get to the boarders (fucking traffic), then, the boarder patrol officer coudn't belive me when I told him I was going to the Alchemist Brewery in hopes of buying a 4 pack of Heady Toppers so I got sent to the boarder lobby where 3 officers questionned me while 2 other dudes searched my whole car. When I finally arrived at the alchemist BP, they we're just out of booze, so I spent $ 120 (25 beers = extra $25 of duty fees at the Canadian boarder) at the Winooski Beverage House instead ...
I'm showing these pictures so that all you West Coast dudes can be grateful of living in the world's craft beer capital because over here in eastern Canada, we have to spend a whole day just to get a hold of some west coast beers ! It was all worth it thought, I've been dreaming of trying these brews for a while, I'm drinking the '10 stone IRS atm and it's fucking amazing! can't wait to drink the speedway and try out the 1000 IBU mikkeller !!!
Sorry for shitty quality pics
(http://s17.postimg.org/u8o1414wv/IMG_0235.jpg)
(http://s18.postimg.org/agms7im3t/IMG_0238.jpg)
dude, i would be willing to do a trans-america trade. i can send you a shit load of cali beers, almost whatevs you want, in exchange for some cool east coast beers that i've been itching to have. pm if you're interested.
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Just brought this from Vermont (I live in Montreal). To make a long story short, it took me about 3 hrs to get to the boarders (fucking traffic), then, the boarder patrol officer coudn't belive me when I told him I was going to the Alchemist Brewery in hopes of buying a 4 pack of Heady Toppers so I got sent to the boarder lobby where 3 officers questionned me while 2 other dudes searched my whole car. When I finally arrived at the alchemist BP, they we're just out of booze, so I spent $ 120 (25 beers = extra $25 of duty fees at the Canadian boarder) at the Winooski Beverage House instead ...
I'm showing these pictures so that all you West Coast dudes can be grateful of living in the world's craft beer capital because over here in eastern Canada, we have to spend a whole day just to get a hold of some west coast beers ! It was all worth it thought, I've been dreaming of trying these brews for a while, I'm drinking the '10 stone IRS atm and it's fucking amazing! can't wait to drink the speedway and try out the 1000 IBU mikkeller !!!
Sorry for shitty quality pics
(http://s17.postimg.org/u8o1414wv/IMG_0235.jpg)
(http://s18.postimg.org/agms7im3t/IMG_0238.jpg)
dude, i would be willing to do a trans-america trade. i can send you a shit load of cali beers, almost whatevs you want, in exchange for some cool east coast beers that i've been itching to have. pm if you're interested.
I'd definitly be down but I live in Canada ... can we still do this ? Our alcohol laws are pretty fucked... I can get ahold of every major breweries in the area but I can't get anything from the american east coast unless I drive back down there
http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/dieu-du-ciel/364/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/dieu-du-ciel/364/)
http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/le-trou-du-diable/6444/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/le-trou-du-diable/6444/)
http://www.ratebeer.com/brewer/10456/sort/2/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/brewer/10456/sort/2/)
http://www.ratebeer.com/brewer/12142/sort/2/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/brewer/12142/sort/2/)
etc...
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I'm showing these pictures so that all you West Coast dudes can be grateful of living in the world's craft beer capital because over here in eastern Canada, we have to spend a whole day just to get a hold of some west coast beers !
you're the man Julz! enjoy the speedway stout...and everything else you came up on!
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Julz, the craft beer scene seems to be on the up and up in Montreal if I remember correctly. Brutopia on Crescent was a great little brewpub
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Just brought this from Vermont (I live in Montreal). To make a long story short, it took me about 3 hrs to get to the boarders (fucking traffic), then, the boarder patrol officer coudn't belive me when I told him I was going to the Alchemist Brewery in hopes of buying a 4 pack of Heady Toppers so I got sent to the boarder lobby where 3 officers questionned me while 2 other dudes searched my whole car. When I finally arrived at the alchemist BP, they we're just out of booze, so I spent $ 120 (25 beers = extra $25 of duty fees at the Canadian boarder) at the Winooski Beverage House instead ...
I'm showing these pictures so that all you West Coast dudes can be grateful of living in the world's craft beer capital because over here in eastern Canada, we have to spend a whole day just to get a hold of some west coast beers ! It was all worth it thought, I've been dreaming of trying these brews for a while, I'm drinking the '10 stone IRS atm and it's fucking amazing! can't wait to drink the speedway and try out the 1000 IBU mikkeller !!!
Sorry for shitty quality pics
(http://s17.postimg.org/u8o1414wv/IMG_0235.jpg)
(http://s18.postimg.org/agms7im3t/IMG_0238.jpg)
dude, i would be willing to do a trans-america trade. i can send you a shit load of cali beers, almost whatevs you want, in exchange for some cool east coast beers that i've been itching to have. pm if you're interested.
i too could try to lend a hand
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YO, I'm driving up to Montreal at the beginning of August. I could easily transport the beer over to Julz. Get this, each person gets to personally bring over 24 twelve ounce bottles of beer, a litre of wine, and 750 mL of liquor. EACH FUCKING PERSON
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YO, I'm driving up to Montreal at the beginning of August. I could easily transport the beer over to Julz. Get this, each person gets to personally bring over 24 twelve ounce bottles of beer, a litre of wine, and 750 mL of liquor. EACH FUCKING PERSON
oh god that would be fuckin' amazing !!! Thank you for the support everybody but I don't think we can trade beers, I'll ask on the local beer geek forum to see if there's anything we can do. I'd love to exchange beers and get some foreign feedbacks on my local products.
Pancake, If you're seriously planning on going to MTL, make sure you stop by Brouhaha pub
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YO, I'm driving up to Montreal at the beginning of August. I could easily transport the beer over to Julz. Get this, each person gets to personally bring over 24 twelve ounce bottles of beer, a litre of wine, and 750 mL of liquor. EACH FUCKING PERSON
oh god that would be fuckin' amazing !!! Thank you for the support everybody but I don't think we can trade beers, I'll ask on the local beer geek forum to see if there's anything we can do. I'd love to exchange beers and get some foreign feedbacks on my local products.
Pancake, If you're seriously planning on going to MTL, make sure you stop by Brouhaha pub
i pm'd you this morning julz
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Julz, I'll try. I usually stick around the Concordia (Maisonnueve) area with my sister or we'll go up to St. Laurent Blvd
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got these in a trade from someone in Florida
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3738/9331310756_eaa59d721f_z.jpg)
doing an in person trade later today for some Heady Topper.
this is like black market shit. i'm going to start having to carry a gun
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finally getting to try this
it's really good, but it might have been overhyped for me. don't know that i would go to crazy lengths to get it again, but would definitely have it on tap or buy it if it was readily available
for my money the west coast still has the IPA crown. too many good ones to name, right here in my own backyard
good shit though. happy to get to try it
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I dunno man, the only brewery from the 'major' west coast breweries I haven't had stuff from is Alpine and I still think Heady has most beat. Everyone's tastes are different.
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Gotta have Heady Topper fresh, also just read in that Alchemist is going to start brewing other beers as well
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the Heady is fresh. July 1st. maybe it's a bad batch, but yeah, everyone's tastes are different
i don't think it is better than Double Jack, Pliny, Sucks, Mongo, or others..
for me i think Sucks and Double Jack tie for the best IPAs i've had. i can't wait till they start making Sucks year round
i do have 3 more cans of Heady so i'll do more research and let you know my findings
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Huge fan of this brewery, specializing in lagers only, with the exception of a baltic porter
(http://i.imgur.com/vd2LnTNl.jpg?1)
also just realized, after slightly knocking glassware weirdos, I'm a glassware weirdo
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technically a baltic porter is a lager, but that's debatable.
had the stone w00tstout last night. it was great. the pecans, rye and bourbon/oak give it really interesting flavors. 13% and $7.49. once again stone comes though with an awesome beer that would be nearly double the price from any other brewery.
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having this with lunch, post skate session. really good
i'm ready for a nap now
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technically a baltic porter is a lager, but that's debatable.
had the stone w00tstout last night. it was great. the pecans, rye and bourbon/oak give it really interesting flavors. 13% and $7.49. once again stone comes though with an awesome beer that would be nearly double the price from any other brewery.
See that's what I figured, but from my understanding it's more of a cream ale type deal..?
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most use bottom fermenting lager yeast, so they get classified as lagers.
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had the stone w00tstout last night. it was great. the pecans, rye and bourbon/oak give it really interesting flavors. 13% and $7.49. once again stone comes though with an awesome beer that would be nearly double the price from any other brewery.
I'll have to find this. I like Stone a lot, but all I find are their ales and pale ales which I can't drink all of the time.
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What's up fellas, I'm thinking about going all grain in my homebrewing and therefore will be needing to build myself a little Mash Tun. I was going to go with those 10 gallon water jugs with the spigot at the bottom and building a false bottom. Unfortunately, my findings haven't been as useful as I would have hoped. I just need a simple materials list and directions on building, which I find strange that I couldn't exact instructions. Anyway, if anyone has a site that I may have missed or has the materials/ instructions that would be awesome
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came across this beer on a trip to france. it's mixed with tequila, and it has a sweeter taste to it. not seen anyone post it on here but i could be wrong, it's pretty popular there;
(http://weirdbeers.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/arton39.jpg)
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finally getting to try this
it's really good, but it might have been overhyped for me. don't know that i would go to crazy lengths to get it again, but would definitely have it on tap or buy it if it was readily available
for my money the west coast still has the IPA crown. too many good ones to name, right here in my own backyard
good shit though. happy to get to try it
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/9332218966_d9ab6cee3e_z.jpg)
Agreed. Heady is great, don't get me wrong...but I did a side by side with it against Stone Enjoy By 05.31.13 a few months back and Enjoy By was the clear winner to me.
How do you like the Jai Alai? I bought two sixers of it this month and enjoyed it greatly. Probably my second favorite IPA behind Sculpin.
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Current collection is starting to show potential:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/SkateNerdEvan/photo_zps80e0ba43.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/SkateNerdEvan/media/photo_zps80e0ba43.jpg.html)
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What's up fellas, I'm thinking about going all grain in my homebrewing and therefore will be needing to build myself a little Mash Tun. I was going to go with those 10 gallon water jugs with the spigot at the bottom and building a false bottom. Unfortunately, my findings haven't been as useful as I would have hoped. I just need a simple materials list and directions on building, which I find strange that I couldn't exact instructions. Anyway, if anyone has a site that I may have missed or has the materials/ instructions that would be awesome
any reason for not going with the usual Coleman/spigot? cost?
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I guess I could go larger, but the cylindrical 10 gal. setup makes more sense for how much I'm brewing right now, which isn't a lot
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finally getting to try this
it's really good, but it might have been overhyped for me. don't know that i would go to crazy lengths to get it again, but would definitely have it on tap or buy it if it was readily available
for my money the west coast still has the IPA crown. too many good ones to name, right here in my own backyard
good shit though. happy to get to try it
How do you like the Jai Alai? I bought two sixers of it this month and enjoyed it greatly. Probably my second favorite IPA behind Sculpin.
i'm liking it. it's one of the more unusual IPAs i've had, but in a good way. i have no idea how they did it but the pineapple and mango aroma/taste is off the hook. that's one of the things i like about most west coast IPAs. with this it's really pronounced. like it. want to try more cigar city beers. ps, your collection looks real nice there (enjoy the sucaba)
in other news, still have a shitload of these in my fridge from my Santa Rosa expedition. still within 1 month and drinking great
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floop im so extra jelly of those plinys. and i dont remember if i posted it but that picture of those 12 plinys you posted was my computer background image for like 2 days. in other news, i think this years hoptimum is not as good as last years......but it's still rootin tootin guuud.
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this is admittedly tasting better on revisiting. i still stand by opinion though
would definitely order this in a heartbeat if i saw it on tap
noone, cheers. i don't remember last years Hoptimum enough to really compare. only had it once on tap. did love it then though. and love it now. to me Hoptimum is almost a triple IPA. it's like a fucking hop soup. in a good way
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this is admittedly tasting better on revisiting. i still stand by opinion though
would definitely order this in a heartbeat if i saw it on tap
noone, cheers. i don't remember last years Hoptimum enough to really compare. only had it once on tap. did love it then though. and love it now. to me Hoptimum is almost a triple IPA. it's like a fucking hop soup. in a good way
yeah, but i think i enjoyed it last year better because it was my first hoptimum experience and i didn't really know what to expect except for a kick in the face via hops, therefore it could've been just a pleasant surprise last year as opposed to me expecting to not only get a face full of hops but get hit by car of hops so i guess my expectations were very high........ ehh it probably is just my thick skull fucking with me
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this is pretty cool yos
http://beerlabelsinmotion.tumblr.com/ (http://beerlabelsinmotion.tumblr.com/)
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aside from the flats of warsteiner dunkel ive been burning through(seriously someone else try this beer plz, its one of my favorites ever for easy drinking), i also tried these ones lately
(http://www.lighthousebrewing.com/images/weeds.jpg)
dont remember, too drunk. nothing special i guess
(http://www.adriantrimble.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/okanagan-summer-weizen.jpg)
seriously great out of the tap, was pretty sweet but (like other hefeweizen's it tastes like juice for adults)
(http://thehobbyists.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/beerImg_king.png)
really liking hefeweizen lately, where i never have before. this was a good one, but my friends decided to leave the skatepark 10 minutes after i started it. so i drank 3/4 of it in two chugs, probably not the best way to go about it.
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mainly though ive been drinking saison's. id never even heard of this type of beer before. its for seasonal farm workers (traditionally). i dunno why but just that thought makes me like it 100 times more, but they are really just amazing. the few ive tried at least. again, i dont know anything about beer. could be super common or something.
unfortunately i think i may be becoming an alcoholic, i didnt have a drink yesterday and couldnt stop thinking about it/felt weird. previous to that i'd been strongly buzzed to drunk for most of the past week or 2 (after work obviously). Its terrible, im going to have to stop drinking soon i think.
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just refilled my growler at russian river. got the redemption instead of pliny, but any choice there is a good choice, it seems.
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super late post, but I drank this Pliny last week. hopefully will get to Russian River soon to refill it with something. I've still never been there but thanks again to Nallid for hooking this thing up.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/Pliny_zpsb5ddf43b.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/Pliny_zpsb5ddf43b.jpg.html)
also tried these in a sampler 12 pack minus the 312, they were all good.
(http://media.cleveland.com/taste_impact/photo/goose-islandjpg-8db0852c4ca35781_large.jpg)
bought this on sale at my work, it was pretty good. and only 6.99 for a sixer. Sumpin Sumpin and Censored from Lagunitas are both 6.99 a sixer this week so ill probably be grab a couple sixers each next week.
(http://beerimages.pintley.com/11147/alaskaipa_large.png)
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What's up fellas, I'm thinking about going all grain in my homebrewing and therefore will be needing to build myself a little Mash Tun. I was going to go with those 10 gallon water jugs with the spigot at the bottom and building a false bottom. Unfortunately, my findings haven't been as useful as I would have hoped. I just need a simple materials list and directions on building, which I find strange that I couldn't exact instructions. Anyway, if anyone has a site that I may have missed or has the materials/ instructions that would be awesome
almost forgot, I asked my co-worker who is a huge beer nerd and he recommended these websites brewyourown.com and northernbrewer.com hopefully those help. he then went into a long explanation about how to do it with an igloo cooler and screens and such, but as with most of our beer conversations, he got super into detail and I got lost. so if you want I can probably get more info from him.
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super late post, but I drank this Pliny last week. hopefully will get to Russian River soon to refill it with something.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/Pliny_zpsb5ddf43b.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/Pliny_zpsb5ddf43b.jpg.html)
heaven
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Went to Jack's Abby today and picked up this:
(http://i.imgur.com/wzmrsBWl.jpg)
6x Sour Time Lager, 1x each of 2nd Anniversary and Hoponious Union and a growler of 2012 Framinghammer
I have two, my friend Dave gets two, and one of the brewers I work with gets two of the sours, the 2nd Ann./ Hoponious go to my boss/ head brewer. The dude serving me these drinks also happen to recognize me from UMass Amherst, small fucking world man
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aside from the flats of warsteiner dunkel ive been burning through(seriously someone else try this beer plz, its one of my favorites ever for easy drinking), i also tried these ones lately
(http://www.lighthousebrewing.com/images/weeds.jpg)
dont remember, too drunk. nothing special i guess
(http://www.adriantrimble.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/okanagan-summer-weizen.jpg)
seriously great out of the tap, was pretty sweet but (like other hefeweizen's it tastes like juice for adults)
(http://thehobbyists.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/beerImg_king.png)
really liking hefeweizen lately, where i never have before. this was a good one, but my friends decided to leave the skatepark 10 minutes after i started it. so i drank 3/4 of it in two chugs, probably not the best way to go about it.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/1011469_10151516293159716_1760586231_n.jpg)
mainly though ive been drinking saison's. id never even heard of this type of beer before. its for seasonal farm workers (traditionally). i dunno why but just that thought makes me like it 100 times more, but they are really just amazing. the few ive tried at least. again, i dont know anything about beer. could be super common or something.
unfortunately i think i may be becoming an alcoholic, i didnt have a drink yesterday and couldnt stop thinking about it/felt weird. previous to that i'd been strongly buzzed to drunk for most of the past week or 2 (after work obviously). Its terrible, im going to have to stop drinking soon i think.
Ice nine, you're definitely on my level. I want to try all of those - especially the summer weizen. It's got Apricot in there too, yeah? Just had this one the other day:
(http://www.beerfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Lakefront-Anniversary-Belgian-Style-Apricot.jpg)
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Smells like malt liquor, tastes like sweet beer. You smell like an alcoholic after 2 of these
overall 8/10
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wow fuck you tracer but my friend bought some 'scotch ale' for a camping trip not knowing what it was. definately the weirdest beer i've had in recent memory. it tasted like 'light' scotch, if that makes sense. super hard to drink and i love beer and am ok with scotch, it just seemed bizarre as fuck to me.
ya the summer weizen has apricot, which accounted for the sweetness, i meant to mention that.
now that i know about growlers and like craft beer so much, i hate living in the suburbs.
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yeah scotch ales definitely got a weird taste fosho.
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I really like Scotch ales.
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midwest belgian beer festival is tomorrow. I'm getting drunk.
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I really like Scotch ales.
do you like red/amber/blonde ales?
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I do!
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yoooo scotch ales are the shit! gotta love that peat moss smoked malt mmmmmmm
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sippin some of that Lagunitas Sumpin Sumpin right now, anyone try the Sumpin Wild yet? it's 8.8%. I saw it for the first time tonight at trader joe's but didn't pull the trigger.
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I got the new beer camp 12 pack. I've been getting this the past three years or so. Always some solid stuff. Curious why its 3 instead of 4 types of beer this time.
(http://beerstreetjournal.com/images/Sierra-Nevada-Beer-Camp-2013.png)
IPA is solid. Belgian black IPA is real good. Imperial red tastes like all the other imperial reds I've had before, though I'm not a fan of the style. Definitely worth trying out.
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probably more cost effective to do three rather than four. More tank space for three beer versus four beers
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For a long while it used to be New Castle Brown Ale...it was seriously the best. Then thanks to a recent study that came out (no thanks, but thanks) it contains caramel coloring, which is notorious for being a carcinogen. So that definitely turned me off to NCBA. I even emailed the company and told them to get their shiit together before I ever have another sip.
But it's all good, now time to start experimenting more local/craft breweries in my area and neighboring states Support the lil guy!
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For a long while it used to be New Castle Brown Ale...it was seriously the best. Then thanks to a recent study that came out (no thanks, but thanks) it contains caramel coloring, which is notorious for being a carcinogen. So that definitely turned me off to NCBA. I even emailed the company and told them to get their shiit together before I ever have another sip.
But it's all good, now time to start experimenting more local/craft breweries in my area and neighboring states Support the lil guy!
im drinking newcastle right now. lol at me.
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For a long while it used to be New Castle Brown Ale...it was seriously the best. Then thanks to a recent study that came out (no thanks, but thanks) it contains caramel coloring, which is notorious for being a carcinogen. So that definitely turned me off to NCBA. I even emailed the company and told them to get their shiit together before I ever have another sip.
But it's all good, now time to start experimenting more local/craft breweries in my area and neighboring states Support the lil guy!
im drinking newcastle right now. lol at me.
Edit: Woops, I didn't even mean to post this. What I was going to say is I bet you drink Coke or Pepsi too. Your fucked.
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I do!
we would not be good friends.
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Took a week off from beer, celebrating my return to the world with some Drake's Denogginizer. Amazing. They brew their shit next to a Wal-Mart too.
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g98/dillanharp/4D73E23E-DEB5-4999-951F-F6392DCB4F15-7284-00000419FFE805FC_zpsbc4a1538.jpg)
Snoop shining through the glass.
(http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Denogginizer-10.png)
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I got the new beer camp 12 pack. I've been getting this the past three years or so. Always some solid stuff. Curious why its 3 instead of 4 types of beer this time.
(http://beerstreetjournal.com/images/Sierra-Nevada-Beer-Camp-2013.png)
IPA is solid. Belgian black IPA is real good. Imperial red tastes like all the other imperial reds I've had before, though I'm not a fan of the style. Definitely worth trying out.
not sure if I mentioned in this thread (definitely the stoked thread) but I wa part of Beer Camp 95, the Imperial Red. one of the greatest experiences of my life, no exaggeration
I'm jealous still haven't seen it here but I've been busy all weekend and haven't made it to my shops
speaking of busy all weekend, had a pretty debaucherous one (I'm getting too old for this shit). but did have some great beers. got to try the Sierra Barrel Aged Maple Stout on tap (awesome). finally tried Kern River Outstanding IPA (wasn't blown away). had Beachwood Dank Matter on tap (fucking amazing). had a pint of Humulous Lager at the Bruery (amazing). had Three Floyd's Apocalypse Cow (really fuckin good). among other stuff
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Took a week off from beer, celebrating my return to the world with some Drake's Denogginizer. Amazing. They brew their shit next to a Wal-Mart too.
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Snoop shining through the glass.
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denogginizer fucks you up.
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Fuck yeah, thats rad Floop. I wish I liked imperial reds more so I could appreciate it more. The last one I had was Lagunita's and it reminds me of that one. They're just a little too much on the malt side for my taste. I should to try to get up there for beer camp some time.
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Floop, I would search out The Bruery's Hottenroth Berliner Weiss mmmmm
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had too many good beers to list on saturday, but a few highlights were toppling goliath's (north-west iowa) pale ale pseudo sue and their IPA's zeelander and golden nugget. going to take it easy for a while, i think.
also bottled the galaxy saison that we fermented with brett lambicus. should be good to go in 2 weeks. really looking forward to it. it tasted really good, even uncarbonated.
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Fuck yeah, thats rad Floop. I wish I liked imperial reds more so I could appreciate it more. The last one I had was Lagunita's and it reminds me of that one. They're just a little too much on the malt side for my taste. I should to try to get up there for beer camp some time.
i couldn't recommend it more. looks like they are going to start video submissions for this years beer camp in a week
couple clips of my submission in here https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152110389557516 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152110389557516)
for you filmmaker-ey types i def recommend it too. most of the entries (at least that i saw) were pretty bad - people talking to the camera saying why they should go to beer camp. if you come up with something creative your chances will be much higher
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Floop, I would search out The Bruery's Hottenroth Berliner Weiss mmmmm
i'll check it out next time i'm there. been heading OC more lately it seems to see fam etc.
are you a member of any of the beer societies there? i'm Preservation and debating whether i should bump up to Reserve this year
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Beer societies? Preservation? Reserve? Essplain please
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here's info that explains it pretty well
http://www.thebruerystore.com/t-membership.aspx (http://www.thebruerystore.com/t-membership.aspx)
they have 3 different membership levels. Preservation Society (quarterly one I'm a member of), Reserve Society (i think also quarterly but way more beer), Hoarders Society (i think this is invite only. not sure. but i know you get invited to limited tastings, get way more beer etc....)
if you're a member of the Preserve Society you get priority options to join the Reserve Society
basically, you pay in advance to get limited release bottles. not have to wait in line etc.. when the beer is ready you go and pick it up (you can even have it shipped too, if you're in CA). you also get discounts on other beer. i'm in the lowest one but i'm thinking of bumping up to Reserve after this quarter. I don't like all Bruery beers, but they are very sought after so always good to trade for stuff
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Cariboos sponsors a bunch of BC skaters
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here's info that explains it pretty well
http://www.thebruerystore.com/t-membership.aspx (http://www.thebruerystore.com/t-membership.aspx)
they have 3 different membership levels. Preservation Society (quarterly one I'm a member of), Reserve Society (i think also quarterly but way more beer), Hoarders Society (i think this is invite only. not sure. but i know you get invited to limited tastings, get way more beer etc....)
if you're a member of the Preserve Society you get priority options to join the Reserve Society
basically, you pay in advance to get limited release bottles. not have to wait in line etc.. when the beer is ready you go and pick it up (you can even have it shipped too, if you're in CA). you also get discounts on other beer. i'm in the lowest one but i'm thinking of bumping up to Reserve after this quarter. I don't like all Bruery beers, but they are very sought after so always good to trade for stuff
Ahhh curses, I'm in Massachusetts. That does sound pretty fucking cool though. Also you brewed the Imp Red Ale? That's boss as fuck man!
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about to have this with some slow cooked chile made from peppers from our garden. i'm coming around on this beer. cheers
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Awesome. Go buy it while it lasts. Mostly get the coconut in the nose, and even thats pretty subtle.
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Awesome. Go buy it while it lasts. Mostly get the coconut in the nose, and even thats pretty subtle.
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my friend co-brewed this (he is the second "r" in the "r&r"). looks like the stone version is a lot different than their original homebrew version i got to try a bit back.
glad you liked it though!
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that's awesome your friend won that contest. i'm interested in trying this. some of the Stone collabs are hit or miss (like all beers i guess). this one sounds interesting, and sounds like something my girlfriend would actually like
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cheers to your bro pancake man. it's good. coconut is hard to detect but a really good ipa
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hey floop I wanted to ask, is your firestone glass pretty thick? is it worth the 9 bucks if I order it online? on an unrelated note I heard that today 8/1 is National IPA day so I bought a sixer of Lagunitas IPA at my work on sale for only 6.99 (also got Censored for the same price) and im enjoying one right nowwwww. its beer week here in silicon valley and although my funds are low and most of the events aren't exactly baby friendly, im drinking good local beer at home that I got for cheap so I ain't complaining. cheers pals!
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cheers to your bro pancake man. it's good. coconut is hard to detect but a really good ipa
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(i think this is directed towards me)
hell yea, nice! i'll let him know you gave props, thanks floop!
this is also the dude whose vids i posted on here a month ago - the guy with the crazy cellaring/hoarding problem.
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I wish my friend did the Stone R& R Coconut IPA, but alas it was not me :( That being said Happy IPA Day errrbody!
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sorry reality / pancake, got you guys mixed up for a sec.
a friend from Maine sent me some Lunch IPA (never had before) that i plan to break out tonight
tangar - it's not very thick. it's a nice glass but 9 sounds high. i got 2 at the brewery and remember them being like 4 bucks each. are you looking on the Firestone website?
for 9 bucks you could probably get a better glass. this seems like it will break pretty easily
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Maine Beer Co. is pretty decent. I really love their minimalistic labels. Plus they have a beer called Mean Old Time, which really makes me chuckle
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I think this is a good 1000th post.
Super hyped to get all these in.
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You're the only person, so far, that I've seen with a Grimbergen blonde ale haha
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bro of mine from the East Coast sent me this. 1st time having. really good
happy IPA day
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bro of mine from the East Coast sent me this. 1st time having. really good
happy IPA day
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Happy IPA day to you and all fellow SLAP friends who enjoy IPA's. The wife and I had to make sure to pick up a nice one to celebrate the night.
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that's a good one, the can is the best. diesel is my favorite 6 point beer.
i had a 2nd shift el gato grande today. pretty pumped i have some hill farmstead and heady coming my way very soon.
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It's IPA day (was, yesterday)? I'm out the loop but I'm still awake and drinking this so..... it counts....
Plus one of my favorite breweries and a top 10 beer for sure.
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I think this is a good 1000th post.
Super hyped to get all these in.
congrats on becoming a PAL first of all. secondly, where do you live and where did you get that Petrus Aged Pale? that was the first sour I ever tried and I loved it. this one liquor store I go to pretty much never has any sours at all.
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bro of mine from the East Coast sent me this. 1st time having. really good
happy IPA day
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Great name for an IPA. Had a few Union Jacks yesterday for IPA day. Found a six pack at the grocery store brewed only a couple weeks ago.
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I love when you finally find a beer you love (from bottles/cans) on draught somewhere...just makes a good thing better.
btw, the Sycamore in SF has 21st Amendment's Back in Black on draught right now!
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Had this on IPA Day. Ninkasi has been one of my favorite breweries lately.
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Last night. Second beer I've tried from Speakeasy which was very enjoyable.
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I think this is a good 1000th post.
Super hyped to get all these in.
Thanks dude! I live up in Arcata, Ca about 4.5 hours north of SF up in the trees. I work at a wine/beer bar and I picked up the Petrus from a distributor out side of SF on my last trip down there. We cant get a lot of shit up here so when I go to the city I always pick up cases/kegs for the shop.
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Still a simple Newcastle man.
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I think this is a good 1000th post.
Super hyped to get all these in.
haha weird, i took a similar dorky picture a few days ago, with that lil white gulden dragon thing in the same spot and everything, il post it soon. it was one of the worst beers ive probably ever had. felt like i was drinking ooze or something, a witches brew. made u burp and feel stomach queasiness under 5 seconds after swallowing. also was my last beer for a while
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Had this on IPA Day. Ninkasi has been one of my favorite breweries lately.
i like the Total domination IPA so much more than the Tricerahops.
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I think this is a good 1000th post.
Super hyped to get all these in.
haha weird, i took a similar dorky picture a few days ago, with that lil white gulden dragon thing in the same spot and everything, il post it soon. it was one of the worst beers ive probably ever had. felt like i was drinking ooze or something, a witches brew. made u burp and feel stomach queasiness under 5 seconds after swallowing. also was my last beer for a while
Not a Belgian fan? It's a pretty heavy one.
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East Coast IPA yo
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breaking out some good shit. another 1st
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this years? it's much better fresh. aging that is a waste of time.
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yeah it was this years. really good. wish i had more than 1
do you have a good place to age beer max? i have a bunch of good beers i keep in a cool dark place, but it's generally hovering around 68 / 70. i'm kind of concerned actually. not sure if i should buy a 2nd fridge or what
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my basement is good 80% of the time. I'll bring it upstairs if it gets too warm down there. I've become a bit lazy with it. beer is tougher than most people think. it goes through so many temp. swings before it even hits the shelf. after I move I'll probably pick up a wine fridge from craigslist. 50-55 is the supposed ideal. higher temps usually speed up the aging process.
went to toronado tonight. great tap list. had the almanac dogpatch sour and a cuvee Jacobins rouge. both really good.
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found a sculpin at grocery outlet for under 6 bucks out the door. sure its like 3 months past the "enjoy by" date, but who gives a shit. 3 bucks is 3 bucks. im gonna try it tomorrow and if its not terrible ill be going back this weekend when I have more money to buy lots and lots more. also, I woke up from a evening nap around 8pm and my old lady said they were showing a movie at the park, perfect for our baby, near our house. in my rush to leave I grabbed 2 lagunitas thinking they were both censored and filled up my klean kanteen. I accidentally grabbed one censored and one ipa, it tasted a little weird but I drank that shit anyway cause I ain't letting no lagunitas go to waste damnit.
picked this up at my work, sippin on it right now, its pretty damn good. and 10%.
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my basement is good 80% of the time. I'll bring it upstairs if it gets too warm down there. I've become a bit lazy with it. beer is tougher than most people think. it goes through so many temp. swings before it even hits the shelf. after I move I'll probably pick up a wine fridge from craigslist. 50-55 is the supposed ideal. higher temps usually speed up the aging process.
went to toronado tonight. great tap list. had the almanac dogpatch sour and a cuvee Jacobins rouge. both really good.
I've been checking out wine fridges. I don't like how most of them store bottles sideways, and have glass front doors, but the temp control would be good
I'm with you, I think beer is tough. Most if the beers I have that I'm storing are around 12 percent or over. but it would suck to have some get ruined. Guess ill have to monitor my supplies by sampling every night
I had the 2012 Firestone Double DBA the other night, which is one if my favorite beers, and it seemed off. not sure if it was the store I got it at, my storage situation, or just an off bottle, but it got me a little concerned. going to do some sampling this weekend and check the integrity of my quiver
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found a sculpin at grocery outlet for under 6 bucks out the door. sure its like 3 months past the "enjoy by" date, but who gives a shit. 3 bucks is 3 bucks. im gonna try it tomorrow and if its not terrible ill be going back this weekend when I have more money to buy lots and lots more. also, I woke up from a evening nap around 8pm and my old lady said they were showing a movie at the park, perfect for our baby, near our house. in my rush to leave I grabbed 2 lagunitas thinking they were both censored and filled up my klean kanteen. I accidentally grabbed one censored and one ipa, it tasted a little weird but I drank that shit anyway cause I ain't letting no lagunitas go to waste damnit.
picked this up at my work, sippin on it right now, its pretty damn good. and 10%.
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at least they started using bottling dates on the cans
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Excited to try the Smuttynose/ Stone Collaboration, also the PBR dry doesn't hurt
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cider all day
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I've been checking out wine fridges. I don't like how most of them store bottles sideways, and have glass front doors, but the temp control would be good
you take the shelves out and replace them, usually, so the bottles can stand up straight.
firestone says to age at 55 degrees, but i think that so they can be sure that it will hold up well. just like heat ages quicker, cold slows aging down.
heading over to the mikkeller bar now for a couple. VERY excited for that. the bar in copenhagen is my favorite bar that i've been to.
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Finals tomorrow, drinking Lagunitas in preparation... Found out a dude I know just got sponsored by them for racing motorcycles, so Tangar, we need to up our noseslide game.
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can't we just mooch off your buddy instead? haha
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I try to always have a few of the following in the fridge at all times...
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Half Acre Daisy Cutter
Cigar City Jai Alai
New Belgium Ranger (or Rampant)
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My girl is bringing me beer from New Glarus on Sunday. This could also go in the stoked on thread.
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Currently having one of these:
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It's pretty good.
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Currently having one of these:
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It's pretty good.
I'm not normally that into pilsners and I really really liked this.
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Pick up a bottle of their Blaecorn Unidragon, it's a great representation of a Russian Imp
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i truly love this beer.
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sorry for out of focus pic
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yo beer guys what are the bes tpumpkin beers. i like that shit but im always lost when i try to pick one and am often bummed out by my choice. or do beer guys not fuck with that shit?
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this is my favorite. the only really great one i've had. this years batch was just released in fact
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yo beer guys what are the bes tpumpkin beers. i like that shit but im always lost when i try to pick one and am often bummed out by my choice. or do beer guys not fuck with that shit?
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even though super gimmicky, don't forget to add that little cinnamon/ sugar to the rim. Personally I like M?rzen lagers when it comes to Autumn/ Oktoberfest beers
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Interesting IPA. A little like Cali-Belgique and other Belgian/American IPAs but definitely has something unique to the taste. It's made with what they call a "new experimental German hop" and pilsner malts. Not as good as the coconut IPA, but pretty damn solid. And Realitycontrol, props to your buddy. I ended up buying like 4 of those. Really dug that stuff.
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My beer shop had this the other day. I was stoked as they rarely have anything Sierra Nevada except torpedo. This was really strong tasting, delicious and had a lingering aftertaste.
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^ tried the Hoptimum on tap today at this awesome liquor store with Nallid, it was hellllla good, thanks again duuuude. also tried Evil Twin Red Ale by Heritic Brewing, also pretty good.
brought these two home and tried em for the first time:
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super good, smelled crazy fruity.
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tasted as fruity as Ruination smelled, super good, reminded me of Sculpin in how sweet it was but had almost like a tart after taste, would buy again.
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my buddy brought these over and they were also very good, would buy too.
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Indica huh? Interesting name
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My girl is bringing me beer from New Glarus on Sunday. This could also go in the stoked on thread.
sahweet
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Indica huh? Interesting name
brewed in Humboldt County brah! I tried a few new brews today but im too tired to post the pics. ill post em in the next few days.
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From last night.
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^ whatchu think?
had many beers over the weekend. too many to keep track. highlight? i had this year's batch of Firestone Double DBA. amazing.
i had a bottle of the first batch recently and either it doesn't age well it they didn't age well in my "cellar" because it was no where near as good a beer. the new one reminded me of how awesome that beer is, and what i loved about it when i first had it. recommend
sometimes i think this aging thing is for the birds. better to have a beer fresh, then maybe try to age and extra one for kicks?
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^ whatchu think?
It's the second pumpkin ale I've tried but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Very easy drinking for a 9% abv.
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^ whatchu think?
had many beers over the weekend. too many to keep track. highlight? i had this year's batch of Firestone Double DBA. amazing.
i had a bottle of the first batch recently and either it doesn't age well it they didn't age well in my "cellar" because it was no where near as good a beer. the new one reminded me of how awesome that beer is, and what i loved about it when i first had it. recommend
sometimes i think this aging thing is for the birds. better to have a beer fresh, then maybe try to age and extra one for kicks?
I've discussed this with a friend and we came to a similar conclusion. Certain beers are definitely meant to be aged such as Gueze (Tilquin has a cellaring life of like 15 years or something wild) or Russian Imps, but other than that drink that shit fresh
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^ whatchu think?
had many beers over the weekend. too many to keep track. highlight? i had this year's batch of Firestone Double DBA. amazing.
i had a bottle of the first batch recently and either it doesn't age well it they didn't age well in my "cellar" because it was no where near as good a beer. the new one reminded me of how awesome that beer is, and what i loved about it when i first had it. recommend
sometimes i think this aging thing is for the birds. better to have a beer fresh, then maybe try to age and extra one for kicks?
Way too high of a percentage of aged beers I've had have tasted like vinegar to convince me to invest time and money into it. Maybe I just have a lame pallet.
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Just tried this and I loved it. It's reasonably priced and apparently New Zealand hops are something special so if you like IPA's, i'd definitely recommend it.
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Just tried this and I loved it. It's reasonably priced and apparently New Zealand hops are something special so if you like IPA's, i'd definitely recommend it.
looks like you're in my neck of the woods
Golden Road has admittedly improved since they got a new brewmaster. i like the new recipe for wolf among weeds. hope they keep stepping it up
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friend from Chicago brought be a bunch of great Chicago shit. mostly Three Floyds. this is a fine IPA
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Did he bring Zombie Dust as well? I thought it was delicious, but seriously walking the line of an IPA it was so hoppy
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yeah, brought me some fresh zombie dust too. i've been lucky to have him bring me tons of their stuff when he comes out (also Pipeworks, Revolution, Half Acre)
it's true ZD is really almost an IPA. i think it's 7 percent right? either way, excellent beer
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Yeah it's right around there. Looking at the bottle I saved after consuming, I must say the label art is fucking awesome
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the green flash citra session ipa is amazing if you can find it on draft anywhere. so much flavor and only 4.5%
had SO much good beer lately. loads of cantillon and mikkeller last week. can't wait to get back west again.
don't know if i ever put this in here, but i have a beer blog that's pretty much pictures and some text about beers i had. boring, but here it is:
http://sparklingmountaingoat.blogspot.com/ (http://sparklingmountaingoat.blogspot.com/)
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the green flash citra session ipa is amazing if you can find it on draft anywhere. so much flavor and only 4.5%
had SO much good beer lately. loads of cantillon and mikkeller last week. can't wait to get back west again.
don't know if i ever put this in here, but i have a beer blog that's pretty much pictures and some text about beers i had. boring, but here it is:
http://sparklingmountaingoat.blogspot.com/ (http://sparklingmountaingoat.blogspot.com/)
nice dude. i see you finally did your Bigfoot vertical. jelly
i should bite your shit and start a blog like that but i'm too lazy.
and pancake man, agree about zomb dust lable. all the Three Floyds art is awesome
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yeah man, now THAT's a beer worth cellaring. non barrel-aged imperial stouts and barleywines seem do the best with a couple of years on them. those are the only things i'm keeping, along with sours/wilds nowadays.
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Yo max power, I'm telling you right now. Oskar Blue's Old Chub cellar that shit for like 6- 12 mos. fucking bomb titties. Also congrats you just made the bookmark bar on my browser
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friend from Chicago brought be a bunch of great Chicago shit. mostly Three Floyds. this is a fine IPA
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I really want this from those guys: http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/three-floyds-x-high-on-fire-razor-hoof-saison.110197/ (http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/three-floyds-x-high-on-fire-razor-hoof-saison.110197/)
Mostly to stay metal.
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Yo max power, I'm telling you right now. Oskar Blue's Old Chub cellar that shit for like 6- 12 mos. fucking bomb titties. Also congrats you just made the bookmark bar on my browser
ha, thanks. alas, i can't get oskar blues currently. that will change soon.
My girl is bringing me beer from New Glarus on Sunday. This could also go in the stoked on thread.
what did she get you? i just had some of their berliner weisse and wild sour. both pretty damn good. still have a bottle of strawberry rhubarb to open.
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Spotted Cow, Raspberry Tart, Stone Soup and Staghorn Octoberfest.
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nice. their fruit beers are awesome.
this is so great. it's a 4.5% beer made with adjunct grains (corn and rice) and saison yeast. i could drink it by the case.
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all about any beer victory brewing co. makes, especially golden monkey and summer love.
also has anyone tryed st archer, is it good if so
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How did you like that? I had one that might have been last years version and couldn't really get down with it; having said that though I've never had a barleywine style that I've really liked so my opinion on them may as well be void.
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finally got to try something from the Bruery, I loved it, want to try the Tart of Darkness next.
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my buddy was sitting on this one he got in texas earlier this year, its a pecan wood smoked saison if you can't read the label. it tasted sour and I loved it.
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only drank half of this cause I had to drive home after the previous two beers but it was good, it was the first thing ive tried other than Fat Tire from New Belgium.
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Dang, there's a ton of pages so I don't know if this has been posted, but I discovered this a while ago.(It's called Underdog Atlantic Lager in case the picture doesn't show up for some reason haha)
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Had the habanero Sculpin yesterday. It was a trip. The front of the taste was just like Sculpin then like 3 seconds later your mouth burns like you ate a fuckin pepper. Cool novelty but that's about it.
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How'd it age, I have two sitting in my basement right now
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very nice. a little bit of age on it takes away some of the bite you get from fresh Bigfoot. i personally like Bigfoot fresh but this was good. i could drink Bigfoot of all ages any day of the week. would love to do a vertical like Max
in other news (this should go in stoked thread) Firestone Walker is opening a tap room / restaurant in LA
http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/08/david_walker_firestone_walker.php (http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/08/david_walker_firestone_walker.php)
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in other news (this should go in stoked thread) Firestone Walker is opening a tap room / restaurant in LA
http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/08/david_walker_firestone_walker.php (http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/08/david_walker_firestone_walker.php)
damn! i heard rumors of this a while back, but didn't know it was actually going down. wish i was still living on the westside!
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Dang, there's a ton of pages so I don't know if this has been posted, but I discovered this a while ago.(It's called Underdog Atlantic Lager in case the picture doesn't show up for some reason haha)
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Flying Dog is the shit.
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in other news (this should go in stoked thread) Firestone Walker is opening a tap room / restaurant in LA
http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/08/david_walker_firestone_walker.php (http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/08/david_walker_firestone_walker.php)
damn! i heard rumors of this a while back, but didn't know it was actually going down. wish i was still living on the westside!
yeah, i live on the east side but make my way out there enough. this will make for a perfect post venice skatepark spot. it'll be nice to be able to get limited release stuff here in LA too, without having to drive to Barrelworks
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The wife and I are heading on a week long trip up the Coast of California and was wondering if anyone knows some good brewery stops along the way. We live in San Diego and will he heading up to SF as our highest stop. Cheers in advance!
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Wrote up my first all grain recipe last night so stoked:
4.5% abv
O.G. 1.044
F.G. 1.01
IBU 35-40
10 lbs of pale malt (maris otter)
3 types of hops (which ever I can get my hands on):
Cascade
Citra
Willamette
Centennial
Simcoe
60 min: .5 oz hop addition
30 min: 1 oz hop addition
0 min: 1-2 oz hop addition
Mash in 12 qts at 166 degrees
Mash stand at 154 +/- degrees
Also www.beertrading.org (http://www.beertrading.org) I'm lookin at you floop
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ha, i'm always up for a trade for something good. i've been kind of on a trade hiatus lately. went crazy and traded a bunch of shit on beeradvocate but the shipping prices were killing me
good luck with your brew. i have still never brewed. have not free time, but have nothing but respect for people who do it
different beer topic - does anyone else get burnt out on the bomber format? not just price wise.. i'm at a point where i have all these amazing beers in the fridge but most of them are 10% or more. i can handle a 10 percent bomber myself, but i'm slightly less likely on weekdays to break something out that's approaching 15 percent, to have for myself. i wish more breweries offered smaller bottle formats. i get why they do it (mostly to make more money) but it would be nice. Great Divide Yeti is now available in 12oz 4 packs. wish more imperial stouts would follow suit.
maybe i just need to take the tampon out?
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nah, i feel you. i have 3 bombers in the fridge above 12%. i've been cutting down lately, so i need to wait until i have someone to share with.
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Been lurking this thread a bit, but what's a bomber? Like 750ml/25oz? I don't like going too much into double figure ABV, tbh. So as to contribute right now having a 6-point Sweet Action, pretty good but not my ideal type, looking to try some of their IPA's etc. while out here.
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Latest VT beer haul ...
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.... and here's about an hour ago, brought a 4 pack of HT to the circe du soleil show !
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Damn Julz, that's a fucking haul. Where did you get the Bruery beer?
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Damn Julz, that's a fucking haul. Where did you get the Bruery beer?
At Winooski's beverage house.
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some nice ones in there.
pancake, i go to the Bruery pretty regularly. if you're ever wanting something specific let me know
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Damn Julz, that's a fucking haul. Where did you get the Bruery beer?
At Winooski's beverage house.
Ah, Winooski...brings back memories...The heady topper sells out EVERY time from what people tell me who still live around there...but I think they're good about it and sell half of it in the morning, and the other half to people who get out of work later on.
I had the Sour in the Rye recently - REALLY good.
The Asian beer with the owl - try the "red rice" one next time if you can find it, really good as well. Let us know how the espresso stout one if you got.
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Been lurking this thread a bit, but what's a bomber? Like 750ml/25oz? I don't like going too much into double figure ABV, tbh. So as to contribute right now having a 6-point Sweet Action, pretty good but not my ideal type, looking to try some of their IPA's etc. while out here.
Yeah. Bombers are the single bottles. They can be any size really I guess, but they're usually the bigger ones.
Nose Face--I had that Stone espresso stout and really liked it. The espresso really comes out as the beer warms up. The flavor really changes a lot through the entire bottle which was pretty cool.
EDIT: I had the one with vanilla bean now that I think of it.
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The wife and I are heading on a week long trip up the Coast of California and was wondering if anyone knows some good brewery stops along the way. We live in San Diego and will he heading up to SF as our highest stop. Cheers in advance!
RCB3, i meant to respond and guess i didn't. which route are you taking? that will factor in. 1, 101, 5?
also depends on if you go on a weekend or not.
I'd say checking out Firestone Walker in Paso Robles is a must, for starters
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Damn Julz, that's a fucking haul. Where did you get the Bruery beer?
At Winooski's beverage house.
Ah, Winooski...brings back memories...The heady topper sells out EVERY time from what people tell me who still live around there...but I think they're good about it and sell half of it in the morning, and the other half to people who get out of work later on.
I had the Sour in the Rye recently - REALLY good.
The Asian beer with the owl - try the "red rice" one next time if you can find it, really good as well. Let us know how the espresso stout one if you got.
I bought 4 x 4 packs of HT at the brewery so I didn't even bother checking if Winooski's had some left... I don't understand why the locals don't make the 30 minutes drive down there ?! I can't wait to taste all those bad boys !!! So far i've only drank the stone IPA's and some HT since I want to drink them as fresh as possible !
Btw is there any skateshop selling exclusive stuff in the area ? ( something similar to seasons in NY )
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The wife and I are heading on a week long trip up the Coast of California and was wondering if anyone knows some good brewery stops along the way. We live in San Diego and will he heading up to SF as our highest stop. Cheers in advance!
RCB3, i meant to respond and guess i didn't. which route are you taking? that will factor in. 1, 101, 5?
also depends on if you go on a weekend or not.
I'd say checking out Firestone Walker in Paso Robles is a must, for starters
Thanks floop, and we're going to be driving up the 1 the whole way basically. We will be in San Luis for 2 days, Santa Cruz for 2 days, camping in Big Sur, a day in SF, and also a day in Santa Barbara.
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Floop, I may take you up on that offer. Just give me some time haha their berlinerweisse was awesome and I'm curious about the Tart of Darkness
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Floop, I may take you up on that offer. Just give me some time haha their berlinerweisse was awesome and I'm curious about the Tart of Darkness
Don't you live in VT ? If so, hurry up and buy while supplies last !!
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Nah, I live in Massachusetts
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a friend of mine gave me a Stone growler as a gift. i've never been a growler person. kind of always thought they were pointless. but i get it. ultra-fresh beer to take home (fresher than any bottle you'll find in a store most likely). i plan to make regular trips to the Stone Store in Pasadena (even though it kind of sucks) to fill up my growler and have a taste
sublimely self righteous
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beer is killing you and making you fat
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Lately I do High Life once in a while, maybe a case or two, but for the most part it's Schlitz all the fucking way. Schlitz is where it's at, and no, I am not kidding.
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Nothing wrong with that man. I really don't get the whole "I drink craft beer therefore I'm better than you" schtick that some have going on. I for one love a goddamn PBR/ Naragansett/ Rolling Rock tall boy
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ha, i'm always up for a trade for something good. i've been kind of on a trade hiatus lately. went crazy and traded a bunch of shit on beeradvocate but the shipping prices were killing me
good luck with your brew. i have still never brewed. have not free time, but have nothing but respect for people who do it
different beer topic - does anyone else get burnt out on the bomber format? not just price wise.. i'm at a point where i have all these amazing beers in the fridge but most of them are 10% or more. i can handle a 10 percent bomber myself, but i'm slightly less likely on weekdays to break something out that's approaching 15 percent, to have for myself. i wish more breweries offered smaller bottle formats. i get why they do it (mostly to make more money) but it would be nice. Great Divide Yeti is now available in 12oz 4 packs. wish more imperial stouts would follow suit.
maybe i just need to take the tampon out?
You can get a capper that people use to bottle home brew or one of those plugs people use to keep opened wine fresh. Should work for at least a few days.
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THAT IS NOT REAL CZECH BEER, SAME IWTH URQUELL PILSNER. THEY CHANGE THE RECIPE FOR NORTH AMERICA
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Tough titties mate, I don't have the means to be going to the Czech Republic every time I want a beer. Don't have an anal fissure over my liking of a reformulated beverage though, I was under no grand illusions that it was authentic "Czech" beer.
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Nothing wrong with that man. I really don't get the whole "I drink craft beer therefore I'm better than you" schtick that some have going on. I for one love a goddamn PBR/ Naragansett/ Rolling Rock tall boy
Ditto
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beer is killing you and making you fat
my life in eight words
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ha, i'm always up for a trade for something good. i've been kind of on a trade hiatus lately. went crazy and traded a bunch of shit on beeradvocate but the shipping prices were killing me
good luck with your brew. i have still never brewed. have not free time, but have nothing but respect for people who do it
different beer topic - does anyone else get burnt out on the bomber format? not just price wise.. i'm at a point where i have all these amazing beers in the fridge but most of them are 10% or more. i can handle a 10 percent bomber myself, but i'm slightly less likely on weekdays to break something out that's approaching 15 percent, to have for myself. i wish more breweries offered smaller bottle formats. i get why they do it (mostly to make more money) but it would be nice. Great Divide Yeti is now available in 12oz 4 packs. wish more imperial stouts would follow suit.
maybe i just need to take the tampon out?
You can get a capper that people use to bottle home brew or one of those plugs people use to keep opened wine fresh. Should work for at least a few days.
That capper idea won't really work. The beer will still go flat due to the oxygen that has gotten inside the beer bottle. What I really want is this: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1691296505/the-growler-savertm-the-last-pour-is-as-good-as-th (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1691296505/the-growler-savertm-the-last-pour-is-as-good-as-th)
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Pulled it out of the 4 pack with the label like that. Regardless of shitty label, this is really good.
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thanks for finally letting me try that the other day Nallid, that shit was maaaad good. its similar to wookey jack but a little sweeter for anyone who wants to try it.
went to original gravity house last week and tried some good shit, Ommegangs Hennipin which is a farmhouse ale and was delicious, my lady got the Rare Vos from the same brewery which was an amber and had a very similar taste to the Hennepin but not as big an after taste. second round I got Dorado Double IPA from Ballast Point, it was good but not as smooth as sculpin and my lady got the evil twin Amber ale, I think it was Heritic and was a lot darker than the Rare Vos. Had a Pliny two nights ago and traded my buddy a Wookey Jack for his other bottle. Most likely will drink it Tuesday with Nallid.
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I had Goose Island's Night Stalker (I think?) a few weeks ago and that was awesome. It was almost a mix between a stout and a porter. I've been trying some of Sam Adams's "rate blend" series where they try to replicate old/rare beer recipes. Even though I'm not a huge Sam Adams fan, it's cool to try something a little different and they're usually pretty good too. The most recent one was their Grifin's Bow oaked blonde barleywine ale. It had the kick of a barleywine but didn't stay with you or was hard to drink. Strong too obviously so it could turn really bad since it feels like you can drink a few of them. I had the Norse Legend Sahti ale with juniper a few months back and it wasn't my favorite, but definitely a unique beer.
I bought my dad some Great Lakes Oktoberfest since Bells discontinued their version and he really liked it. I heard that they were really similar except Great Lakes was better.
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Pulled it out of the 4 pack with the label like that. Regardless of shitty label, this is really good.
the Baba black lager is good stuff. had it for the first time in Salt Lake City, but recently found it here in cans
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Things to not spend you're money on:
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This was just sort of bland, and if you think about the source too much, a little gross. Yeast from the brewers beard.
Need to find that fresh squeezed IPA from deschutes.
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yeah, the beard beer is a little unappetizing to me. kind of like the bull testicle beer
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holy shit beard beer is the most hipstery thing ive ever heard of
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better than vaginal yeast
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just had a 2003 Stone Russian Imperial Stout. definitely the most aged beer i've ever had in my life. pretty amazed at how well that beer can hold up
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^ that's awesome floop! sippin on some more Sculpin from the Grocery Outlet, as long as they have it, I will buy it.
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just had a 2003 Stone Russian Imperial Stout. definitely the most aged beer i've ever had in my life. pretty amazed at how well that beer can hold up
No oxidation? I had an '01 Old Crustacean Ale and needless to say it succumbed pretty badly to killer Oxygen
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estrella damm. maybe just because of how much I love barcelona
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Fuck that shit! Mahou!
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picked up some favorites since I got a day off tomorrow, Uinta Hop Notch and a Stone Cali-Belgique
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just had a 2003 Stone Russian Imperial Stout. definitely the most aged beer i've ever had in my life. pretty amazed at how well that beer can hold up
No oxidation? I had an '01 Old Crustacean Ale and needless to say it succumbed pretty badly to killer Oxygen
it tasted solid to me. the chocolatey notes were really prevalent.
it was at a Stone tasting event, and on tap. not sure if they aged in the keg or what.
also, somehow it didn't seem to loose too much alcohol because i got pretty tanked that night (but that could have had to do more with other tastings)
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better than vaginal yeast
it's been done.
on the way back from a weekend in philly. had some good stuff. bringing some fresh resin, maine peeper and a prairie merica back.
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Resin is up there for my favorite DIPA. Also I don't about you other guys but it's starting to become porter/stout/ English barleywine weather up here in New England yussssss
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shitty pics that don't really show what i have, or even all of it, but the point of the post is that i really need to get a house with a cellar
(i also want to come clean about my beer hoarding problem)
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no velvet merkin? that's by far my favorite of their barrel aged stuff.
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they just bottled it like a month ago. I don't think you can get it anywhere outside the brewery yet
I would like to get some but for me Sucaba is their barrel-aged champ
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drinking this and for a $14 6-pack im pretty not stoked.
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better than vaginal yeast
on the way back from a weekend in philly. had some good stuff. bringing some fresh resin, maine peeper and a prairie merica back.
Fuck yeah. I've been hoping someone on here could get their hands on some Prairie brew. My homie does the labels and his brother is the brew master. You have to get your hands on BOMB. Best stout I've ever had, and two 12oz. bottles will tear you up at 14% ABV. 'Merica happens to be one of the only ones I haven't tried.
Recently had a Deschutes, North Coast, and Rogue collaboration beer. Class of '88 Barley Wine. I remember it being delicious as fuck. We don't get Deschutes here in Tulsa, so I was hyped to try it.
And Floop, props on being able to hoard beer. If it's in my house, I have to drink it. Alcohol doesn't have a very long shelf life in my home.
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bomb was so good. no way you can tell it's 14% and all the flavors are awesome. seriously good beer.
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Wil Wheaton and a tasty-ass stout? I'm sold. This beer is fucking good.
...and high gravity, like 13%. Just killed a 22 and wooooooo =)
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Fuck that shit! Mahou!
I'm down with Estrella and Mahou but used to live next to the Alhambra factory, so my allegiances lie there.
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Sampled the Velvet Merkin on tap tonight! it was super smooth for a stout, would like to have a whole glass next time, got a Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu and shared it with my lady, super sweet but no aftertaste. the dude told us its a 9000 year old recipe with Hawthorne flower honey and cardamom and some other shit I think? I liked it but probably wouldn't spend too much money on it. also sampled that coconut IPA it tasted hella good but had like no coconut flavor, which isn't a bad thing to me.
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Some of the better stuff I've had lately:
Left Hand Milk Stout (I'm all about the Nitro Tap when now I'm out at a bar. Makes the beer tastes great.)
Heavy Seas Siren Noire (Another Nitro)
R.J. Rocker Gruntled Pumpkin Beer (7.0 ABV - pretty good for a pumpkin)
Green Flash Imperial IPA
Rodenbach Grand Cru (Great sour beer - had it on tap recently)
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Thinking about picking up a beer (or nicer whiskey/ bourbon) for a friends birthday this weekend, any suggestions?
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i've always liked Buffalo Trace. great stuff for a decent price. same for Bulleit. can find at Trader Joe's for around 20
someone got me a bottle of Woodford Private Reserve recently and it's amazing. that will be more like 30 but worth it if it's a special occasion
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tip of the day: i heard that all Whole Foods in CA (maybe even outside CA) are offering 20% off on all bombers, today only - 9/26
you're welcome
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word thanks Floop!
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breaking out some good shit
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You have pretty toes.
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Heheheheh. that's awesome. my toes are distinctly fucked. girlfriend is horrified
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vokka
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Heheheheh. that's awesome. my toes are distinctly fucked. girlfriend is horrified
I can get you new toes. By six o'clock. With nail polish.
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If floppy doesn't want those toes, I'll take them. I don't need a new set, but it never hurts to have a back up set.
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a local beer where i live. shit is ballin out of control
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if you can get velvet merkin, i would advise it.
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And after years of only having Coors Light at the liquor store, they finally carry the real deal Banquet shit. That and Rolling Rock are my go to domestics.
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if you can get velvet merkin, i would advise it.
just got a few bottles over the weekend
i've had it before at Barrelworks.
it's nice to have a barrel-aged imperial stout from them that isn't 12%. don't get me wrong, i love all their beers, but breaking out one of those on a weeknight is more of a commitment, dome wise
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tried these two recently, both dark but also both very smooth. also tried an angry orchard hard cider and couldn't finish it cause it was disgusting, same thing with a shock top apple. gross. first two "beers" I haven't finished in a long time.
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Had two over the weekend that full on, grabbed my attention:
Uinta Brewing Hop Notch
Avery Brewing duganA IPA
Both were phenomenal beers. The duganA is a double and is a citrus bomb. The Hop Notch is one of the fullest, tastiest IPA's I've had in a while. I'm a pretty big fan in general of IPA/APA style beers.
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Nice looking label. When you say it's dark, was it a dark amber, porter, or stout? Something along any of those lines?
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tried these two recently, both dark but also both very smooth. also tried an angry orchard hard cider and couldn't finish it cause it was disgusting, same thing with a shock top apple. gross. first two "beers" I haven't finished in a long time.
old viscosity is really good. you should try older viscosity some time. the barrel aged version. it's expensive but amazing. closest thing i've had to Bourbon County Stout thus far in my drinking career
in other news i'm drinking this (2012). love this beer. for sentimental reasons, and because it's a fucking great imperial stout
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Bell's Best Brown Ale.
Sierra Nevada Flipside Red IPA.
Both perfect this Fall season.
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Rough day at work, I'm throwing back Pliny The Elder in place of what would be my dinner.
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Had a Firestone Walker barrel aged DBA last night at a local pub (105 on tap :O ), fucking phenomenal. I really need to get some variety into my life. Working at a brewery is a blessing and a curse. On one hand free beer/ saving money on the other hand same beer time and time again woof
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I have ODell Myrcenary on the docket for tonight.
I tried Ithaca Flower Power last night. Started out REALLY promising, citrus hop bomb. I thought, damn I am going to love this. But it finishes way too floral. Like drinking perfume. I couldn't even finish the bottle.
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Nice looking label. When you say it's dark, was it a dark amber, porter, or stout? Something along any of those lines?
I honestly couldn't tell you, ive only had a couple stouts and haven't tried a porter before, its only 6.7% so not as strong as a stout I think? maybe it would be similar to an amber? it does say winter ALE?
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I honestly couldn't tell you, ive only had a couple stouts and haven't tried a porter before, its only 6.7% so not as strong as a stout I think? maybe it would be similar to an amber? it does say winter ALE?
That's perfect. I'm going to hit up the bottle store after work and look for this.
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http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/63/2178 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/63/2178)
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http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/63/2178 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/63/2178)
Hell yeah. Good look, brycickle. Thanks for the link.
They didn't have Jubelale at the local bottle store last night so I went with New Belgium Rampant Imperial IPA. I have a little banger this morning.
8.5abv sneaks up on you.
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PBR
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@Nallid - How'd you like that Flipside? It's one of my current favorites. Full on citrus bomb. I can honestly say I wasn't expecting it to taste like it did.
Last night I took it easy from the 'big beers'. Just had a few PBR and Rolling Rock.
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@Nallid - How'd you like that Flipside? It's one of my current favorites. Full on citrus bomb. I can honestly say I wasn't expecting it to taste like it did.
Last night I took it easy from the 'big beers'. Just had a few PBR and Rolling Rock.
It was good. I haven't been drinking a lot lately so 3 got me a buzz. Like you said it's really fruity, and I don't like fruity beers, but was hoppy enough to counter that. Would buy again.
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Damn, nice haul brycickle. New Glarus is one of my favorite breweries.
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Beer most left.. Victory at Sea?
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Beer most left.. Victory at Sea?
it's a stillwater.
nice brycickle. i have a strawberry rhubarb in the fridge right now. the wild sour and berliner are really nice, too. enjoy.
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Oh we most definitely did enjoy.
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Damn, nice haul brycickle. New Glarus is one of my favorite breweries.
visited this summer and will probably make another visit this fall on the way to madison
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Visiting my brother back East.
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Stoked to finally try the breakfast stout. It was great. The two-hearted ale wasn't super fresh but was good. Out here a few more days, will report more.
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Apparently we'll be getting founder's here in Nebraska come December. I'm pretty stoked on that.
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beer is for fagotz
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Then what is spelling for? And give me that dick.
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took a six pack of batch 1919 to a party and it was good, got me nice and drunk but it was super heavy on the stomach. I cant really drink a six pack of craft brews or anything like that, even though i have tried time and time again. I drink really fast and I end up getting super sick afterwards because Ive finished my six pack and bum coors light/bud light/pbr/beast ice from anyone willing to donate for a smoke
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Sounds like you're drinking craft beer for the wrong reason. Stick to Busch Light bro.
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Sounds like you're drinking craft beer for the wrong reason. Stick to Busch Light bro.
sounds like youre a pretentious fuck
i really like drinking craft brews but when its at a party or something i cant help myself, hence the reason i said i cant drink anything "like that." As in i cant drink it in a situation where im trying to get fucked up
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Welp fortunately for you, Batch 19 is brewed by Coors (http://i.imgur.com/OUG28S1.gif)
oh also finally getting around to bottling my beer tonight, jesus christ I've been lazy
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Welp fortunately for you, Batch 19 is brewed by Coors (http://i.imgur.com/OUG28S1.gif)
oh also finally getting around to bottling my beer tonight, jesus christ I've been lazy
i know, i didnt say it was a microbrew or anything, y'all are some assholes forreal. I was just giving an instance into my personal life like all of you are doing, sorry im not up to par. faggots 8)
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Damn, nice haul brycickle. New Glarus is one of my favorite breweries.
visited this summer and will probably make another visit this fall on the way to madison
You gonna be in MKE at all? Since you're into craft brew I'm gonna send you the chillest spot in the Bay View section you have to check out.
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Just got some of the Rhizing Bines and 61 from Dogfish head on tap at work. STOKEDDD.
(http://www.dogfish.com/files/imagecache/bottleGridSize/SixtyOneWebbottle.png)
http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/sixty-one.htm (http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/sixty-one.htm)
(http://www.dogfish.com/files/imagecache/bottleGridSize/RhizingBines%5B1%5D.png)
http://www.dogfish.com/node/47576 (http://www.dogfish.com/node/47576)
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In case you guys haven't gotten down on this yet: https://untappd.com/
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In case you guys haven't gotten down on this yet: https://untappd.com/
Yup, add me, Deeelon
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In case you guys haven't gotten down on this yet: https://untappd.com/
Yup, add me, Deeelon
trentsteel
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this shit is great:
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In case you guys haven't gotten down on this yet: https://untappd.com/
Yup, add me, Deeelon
tangar
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hard to pick a favorite, but this stuff is great
(http://www.artzberger.com/BeerCans/newcans/canpics/Ballantine_June_Cans_014.jpg)
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headed to Chicago next week. looking forward to checking out 3F, pipeworks, revolution..
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headed to Chicago next week. looking forward to checking out 3F, pipeworks, revolution..
lets meet up and skate
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In case you guys haven't gotten down on this yet: https://untappd.com/
I'll set this up later and add you cats. Have any of you guys ever done beer trades? I was mentioning it to Art Hellman. I am down if anyone wants to. I have 'references' and so forth. Have done a lot of trades on BeerAdvocate.
headed to Chicago next week. looking forward to checking out 3F, pipeworks, revolution..
Check out Half Acre!!
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Check out Half Acre!!
YES. definitely. try some off color brewing beers, too.
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headed to Chicago next week. looking forward to checking out 3F, pipeworks, revolution..
http://www.longmanandeagle.com/drink/ (http://www.longmanandeagle.com/drink/)
My lady kept raving about this place...
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thanks for the tips bros. pencil, i'll be skating Wilson with my friend sporadically. i'm kind of on his schedule (he has 2 kids and shit). also, i'm old and fat so you might not want to skate with me. but i'd be happy to skate. i can't kickflip
in other news
was at my local having a Pliny earlier
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now i'm having this (dedicated to max power)
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definitely the most amazing 8.5 stout i've had. Firestone consistently killing it (apparently Republicans know how to do something sometimes)
did i mention i'm on vacation for 7 weeks?
cheers
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just got back from an event at a bar. had bourbon county rare, cherry rye, coffee, king henry and madam rose. feel like i'm not going to top that any time soon.
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Fucking love Pliny. Great stuff.
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just got back from an event at a bar. had bourbon county rare, cherry rye, coffee, king henry and madam rose. feel like i'm not going to top that any time soon.
LOL yeah, that is a damn good evening.
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thanks for the tips bros. pencil, i'll be skating Wilson with my friend sporadically. i'm kind of on his schedule (he has 2 kids and shit). also, i'm old and fat so you might not want to skate with me. but i'd be happy to skate. i can't kickflip
in other news
was at my local having a Pliny earlier
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now i'm having this (dedicated to max power)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3751/10336614914_3a49d80fce_c.jpg)
definitely the most amazing 8.5 stout i've had. Firestone consistently killing it (apparently Republicans know how to do something sometimes)
did i mention i'm on vacation for 7 weeks?
cheers
I've heard that FW are super conservative too, makes for weird thoughts. Regardless I still love their Double DBA and I'm on the constant search for Velvet Merkin after trying Velvet Merlin
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old republicans. dude is a firestone firestone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Firestone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Firestone)
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old republicans are adorable
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just got back from an event at a bar. had bourbon county rare, cherry rye, coffee, king henry and madam rose. feel like i'm not going to top that any time soon.
that sounds amazing
i'm considering going to this tomorrow. the original ticket price was 95 which would be stupid, but you can get tickets for 50
http://goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2013/9/26/special-event-uppers-downers-with-intelligentsia-and-gbh (http://goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2013/9/26/special-event-uppers-downers-with-intelligentsia-and-gbh)
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todays haul
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nice. only one i haven't had is on the left. got a solid line up there.
of the ones i had to me they're all awesome except i wasn't cray about the grape Dogfishead. Dubhe and Jai Alai are awesome
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Lambic Week started last night
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I hate your fucking face.
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nice. only one i haven't had is on the left. got a solid line up there.
of the ones i had to me they're all awesome except i wasn't cray about the grape Dogfishead. Dubhe and Jai Alai are awesome
yeah for sure. the 61 minute wasn't my style either.
hoping this one will be better (tonights offerings)
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Let me know how American Beauty is, I'm interested how they will make the granola work
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@bust.factor - Jai Alai is hands down one of favorite beers, any style and from any brewery. If I had to choose only one beer for the rest of my life, Jai Alai would most likely be it. What sucks though is that I can't get it too often here in Philly.
Where do you live?
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This. Oklahoma exclusive. Sold out in one day everywhere. I was lucky and had a small liquor store hold three for me. One of the best beers I've ever had. The first batch of Bomb scored perfect 100 points in Beer Aficionado Magazine.
http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Prairie-Rum-Barrel-Aged-Bomb-Imperial-Stout-label-e1378576387193-200x200.jpg (http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Prairie-Rum-Barrel-Aged-Bomb-Imperial-Stout-label-e1378576387193-200x200.jpg)
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Let me know how American Beauty is, I'm interested how they will make the granola work
American Beauty really surprised me. it's pretty fucking fantastic. a lot of subtle honey/granola notes with enough of a hop presence to balance it out. the granola/honey didnt smack me in the face, you have to dig for it slightly. they definitely practiced some restraint in making this beer which I'm glad about. Not sure why but it's reminding me of duvel. maybe because of the high abv/amazing drinkability. don't go into it expecting it to taste like an ipa. It's an imperial pale ale, not imperial ipa.
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@bust.factor - Jai Alai is hands down one of favorite beers, any style and from any brewery. If I had to choose only one beer for the rest of my life, Jai Alai would most likely be it. What sucks though is that I can't get it too often here in Philly.
Where do you live?
I didn't actually get a chance to try it. gave it to a friend with a few others for his birthday. I'll definitely get my hands on it soon though. I live in new york city and got it at a beer store in the east village.
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some stuff i picked up this weekend:
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sorry if this post is long but ive been lagging on uploading
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(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/FirestonePils_zps80f511d0.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/FirestonePils_zps80f511d0.jpg.html)
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didn't pay for the cider but it wasn't bad, got a few more from this haul in the fridge that ill post as I drink.
this next haul I got hooked up by my homie who works at whole foods, 20% off sale plus 20% employee discount makes me very happy.
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so far ive had the dogfish punkin and it was super good. about to crack the prairie right now. check my UNTAPPD for photo soonish.
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whole foods homie also came thru with this when we went to some haunted house last week, super good.
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i dont have a favorite beer really, but i love trying different shit all the time. ive checked out this thread a few times and some of you guys definitely seem to know your shit. has anyone ever tried this shit called chili devil? i just started going to this new store that has a really awesome selection and saw saw this beer and it was one of those "well, i have to try that" type of purchases. i really love spicy stuff which is why i picked it up, and ive had a few pepper infused liquor drinks and theyve all been pretty good. this beer on the other hand is probably some of the nastiest shit ive ever had. there is no carbonation what so ever and it tastes like your drinking the juice out of a jar of pickled serrano peppers. i sort of expected it to be gross, but like i said it was one of those things that i saw and for some stupid reason needed to buy. anyone else ever tried this shit? if you havent, dont. it sucks.
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it looks like satan's piss
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clear bottles are usually a good indicator of how it will taste
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does anyone know if Jai Alai is available in California, the bay area to be exact. or is anyone willing to do a trade for some and possibly some Heady Topper. Im in the bay like I said so I can get Pliny, Drakes and tons of other stuff.
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you're going to have to trade for those burrs. cigar city and alchemist don't (and for the reasonable future, won't) distribute out here. it's like finding alpine nelson in a liquor store in Delaware, good luck.
if you're from nor cal, acquire as much good shit from firestone, russian river, and cascade as you can. people from the east love that shit.
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Definitely down to do a beer trade. I love Russian River stuff but can't get it out here.
@tangar - I might be able to get my hands on a case of Jai Alai tomorrow. My distro is getting in a Cigar City order. They requested 3 cases of Jai Alai, but don't always get everything they req. That said if even one case comes in, it's mine. I'll post in here when I get back tomorrow.
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let me know dude, id like to get a sixer at least. I can try to get Pliny if it comes to my homies whole foods Thursday or next week and im going to the valley this weekend so I can get my hands on some other Russian River stuff from a liquor store out there.
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Picked these up last night
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^ ive been wanting to try that Tart, let me know how it is.
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thought i'd seen the last of Velvet Merkin on shelves over the past few weeks as it's so sought after. just went to my local Trader Joe's and they had a bunch of it sitting there. pretty surprised. and, naturally, i bought some
got back from Chicago yesterday. had some awesome beer journeys. Three Floyds was the highlight. That place is fucking amazing. anyone living near there is lucky. also went to Revolution (twice), Haymarket, and this killer beer bar / bottle shop in my friends neighborhood Maria's ( http://community-bar.com (http://community-bar.com) ), and another bar Jerry's that had a pretty impressive list
i need to let my liver rest for a little bit.
even though i'd had it before, the highlight for me was a fresh pint of Zombie Dust from the source. if they sold Zombie Dust here it would be in my fridge constantly. also had Founder's All Day IPA which i'd never had. really impressed.
i love how at 3F they have the darkest most over-the-top death metal music playing. there was some local old guy there, obviously not into the music, but probably wanted to get a beer. pretty hilarious that that place is in the middle of butt fuck egypt
my friend broke out his Dark Lord while I was there, which was pretty great. i brought a bottle of Cacaonut (Bruery) along to try, which was ok but didn't live up to how it was described - as a chocolate covered macadamia nut - interesting though
too many other beers to mention
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also went to Zacataco (another highlight)
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Positively no Jai Alai to be had here. Instead the distro received another Cigar City product called 'Dry Hopped on The Open Seas' IPA, so I bought a case of that. It tastes similar to Jai Alai but maybe not quite as citrus heavy and finishes a little more bitter. Loaded with Simcoe hops. For 7% abv it's a really smooth drinker.
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Ice Cream beer float... next to godliness
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oh my
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oh my
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^ ive been wanting to try that Tart, let me know how it is.
I didn't care for it all that much, personally. The flavor profile is like 97% sour, 3% roasted malt. Was hoping for more balance. I thought Sour in the Rye was the superior of the two.
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thanks for the info, I tried Love Child No. 3 from Boulevard the other day. I liked it a lot but it was super sour, like a fuckin warhead sour. so not sure if you'd like that. Heres some others ive tried recently
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(http://www.boulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/Brands/Brand_Love_Child_No3.jpg)
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really like the Oaked Arrogant and Love Child No. 3, He Said was good and was my first porter, Punkin was good, Dust Bowl surprised me.
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the love child beers are awesome. I still have a 2 and 3 in keeping for a special occasion.
sierra nevada celebration is out. this is the most wonderful time of the year.
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had this guy on draft a few days ago and was pretty impressed
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shared this with a friend yesterday. it never ceases to blow my mind. hope i can get more. in a perfect world i'd like to have one of these at least once a month
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2850/10659071373_842a83578f_c.jpg)
stopped by the Stone store to fill up my growler (with some sublimely self righteous)
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couldn't resist buying these
http://beerpulse.com/2013/10/four-bastards-double-bastard-2013-crime-punishment-coming-114-1707/ (http://beerpulse.com/2013/10/four-bastards-double-bastard-2013-crime-punishment-coming-114-1707/)
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they are taking all my money lately
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Honestly one of the most solid beers I've had to date
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^ don't disagree with you. shit is amazing. think it's good aged but even better fresh
planning on taking a pilgrimage to Paso Robles this week to check out the brewery. hoping to drink lots of good stuff fresh on tap, and pick up some bottles of Anniversary XVII
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Have they dipped their hands into any souring program yet? Also have a Sucuba chillin in my basement right meow
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they are definitely doing sours. don't think any that have been bottled yet but i'm sure they will. i'm not a sour guy myself but i'm sure you'd like what they have. if you are ever on the west coast you should make it out to Barrelworks
http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/01/jeffers_richardson_firestone_walker.php (http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/01/jeffers_richardson_firestone_walker.php)
Jeffers Richardson is often there pouring samples, talking about his beers. it's like their experimental lab where they come up with a lot of their barrel aged shit, and they have lots of tap-only beers that you won't find anywhere else
in other news, i opened my 2nd to last BCS. couldn't resist. and i don't have to work tomorrow
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Ugh I wish I had time and money to fly out west and drink some nectars, but alas I'm broke and in college. That being said, if you ever find yourself in New England, I'd be more than happy to meet up and drink some beers
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right on. i'll take you up on that if i ever get out there
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Have they dipped their hands into any souring program yet? Also have a Sucuba chillin in my basement right meow
i've had lil mikkel a couple times, which was a sour they did with mikkeller. not bad at all.
lately trying to save some money, so i had a couple busch this weekend and some boulevard nutcracker ales. nutcracker ale is an awesome wet hop winter warmer that's 7.8%. at $7.49 a sixer, it's great value.
i did pick up a bottle of new belgium le terroir as well. now that's a great sour.
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new article about barrel works (they mention the mikkeller collab)
http://beerappreciation.com/firestone-walker-roll-out-the-barrels/ (http://beerappreciation.com/firestone-walker-roll-out-the-barrels/)
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Had some interesting ones the other week.
(http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/10-Barrel-Bluejacket-Stone-Suede-Imperial-Porter.png)
(http://www.totalwine.com/_static/webupload/730/1_129004226_3.jpg)
I really liked the Suede. The honey sweetness was a nice balance to the roasted malts and such in the imperial porter. The Lips of Faith one was super interesting and pretty good. Like most of the Lips of Faith series I probably wouldn't drink it on a regular basis but was glad to have tried it.
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I just saw them putting out some Sam Adams Winter Lager in the super market today. That makes me happy.
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Honestly one of the most solid beers I've had to date
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I can honestly say I like this more than I like Parabola or Sucaba. Probably my second favorite beer behind Backwoods Bastard.
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Had some interesting ones the other week.
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I really liked the Suede. The honey sweetness was a nice balance to the roasted malts and such in the imperial porter. The Lips of Faith one was super interesting and pretty good. Like most of the Lips of Faith series I probably wouldn't drink it on a regular basis but was glad to have tried it.
That Suede one looks awesome, especially because I really like Stone, but last time I ate honey, it made me sick so I don't really wanna risk it.
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tis the season
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i liked the Suede. had a glass at the Stone Company store and have a bottle on deck. very smooth and "dangerously drinkable" as they say. would not guess it's a 9.5 percent
picked these up last night at the Bruery.. i may have gotten overzealous but i figure i can potentially use one of these to trade for something good like Bourbon County Stout.
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OH HERRRO!
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This belongs here:
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a) That's an Anchor Steam pint glass... (nerd!)
b) Stoked that Firestone Walker is blending their first sour Feral One. It should be out first quarter of 2014
http://www.beertrading.org/community/threads/firestone-walker-barrelworks-feral-one-bottling.3033/#post-85186 (http://www.beertrading.org/community/threads/firestone-walker-barrelworks-feral-one-bottling.3033/#post-85186)
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guess where I am
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guess where I am
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probably at an all you can eat buffet
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chupa mi huevos
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floop, were you able to try that tequila barrel-aged whatever stout that they have just released?
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floop, were you able to try that tequila barrel-aged whatever stout that they have just released?
PNC? i'm kicking myself. i could have bought bottles of it at toronado when i was out there a couple months ago.
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realitycontrol, i've had it before at Barrelworks, quite a while back. it's really good. they didn't have it on tap at the brewery. and i did miss that bottle round unfortunately.
was surprised that they didn't have any Velvet Merkin bottles (or on tap) at the brewery. i guess it was even more limited than Parabola and Sucaba. i'm glad i got a few bottles at least. wish i had bought more when i could have
here's my Firestone review i wrote up for my nerdy Facebook beer / bro group
Firestone Walker review:
yesterday round 1 at the brewery tasting room had samples of Parabajava (parabola with coffee), Agrestic Ale (wild red ale), Vessel 8 Saison, Helldorado (American style barleywine) and a pint of Double Jack (for old times sake).. i prefer regular Parabola but it's good. Agrestic i liked more than i thought i would. Saison was decent. Helldorado is amazing.
went to some hot springs..
later in the evening went to the taproom / restaurant.. with dinner had a Wookey Jack (for ots), tried some XVII (really good, but like XVI better) and Stickee Monkee (wish they bottled it, i'd say it's as good as Sucaba), and the Taproom IPA (guess it's only available there. it's nice. like somewhere in between Union Jack and Double Jack)
food was ok. i wish the restaurant taproom had more harder to find stuff on tap, like the brewery tasting room. i guess they had some, but most of the stuff is the usual suspects. it's not like the Sierra restaurant where you can order all kinds of crazy, tap room only shit.
nonetheless, it's a really nice set up. definitely recommend if you're passing by on the 101
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getting ready to hibernate
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chupa mi huevos
mis*
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Sam Adams octoberfest was killing it up until this past week when they quit selling it
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Sam Adams octoberfest was killing it up until this past week when they quit selling it
all of their stuff has fallen off in the past 5 years...i think they got too big. The winter ale used to be really good.
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should be a nice weekend
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Heading to the Shawnee Brewery Today in PA. Really hoping I can take home a growler of their Weizenbock. If anyone is ever in Scranton you guys should check out the Backyard Alehouse. Tons of great beers on tap, hundreds of bottled beers from all over, great food, and relatively cheap.
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had my first Black Tuesday the other night (brought it with me here to Hawaii). lived up to the hype.
the only barrel-aged beer I would say is better than Bourbon County Stout. it's like BCS on crack
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had this on cask yesterday. fucking stellar. kinda pricy though.
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I loved the Heal the Bay IPA from Golden Road and then was disappointed with their wolf among weeds one. I just picked up a few of these and they are definitely in my top 3 favorite beers I've had. It's only 3 bucks for a pint and it's 9.4%. If you like IPA's, I'd definitely recommend this.
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It's between double bag and Sierra Nevada for me.
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i usually bounce around with beer, picking out something new every time. i bought a 12 pack of this and a 6 of something else for a hunting weekend 2 weeks ago and its all ive been drinking since.
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had this on cask yesterday. fucking stellar. kinda pricy though.
(http://brooklynbrewery.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/BlackOpsBeautyShot.jpg)
A fan of Brooklyns but never seen that one. Is it a limited time beer?
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bunch of alcoholics in this thread. you guys need help.
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Any Thanksgiving day suggestions?
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Any Thanksgiving day suggestions?
bruery autumn maple
jolly pumpkin la parcela
saisons generally work really well with nearly any food. actually sours do too.
for hoppier beers boulevard nutcracker or sierra nevada celebration
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had this on cask yesterday. fucking stellar. kinda pricy though.
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A fan of Brooklyns but never seen that one. Is it a limited time beer?
they make like ~1000 cases a year
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bunch of alcoholics in this thread. you guys need help.
It's true. Can you help me pick out some good seasonal beers?
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i can safely say this is one of my favorite beers
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i couldn't be bothered tracking any down this year. it always turns up on draft every now and then around here. i'm tempted to trade for the coconut one, though.
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I managed to snag the barley wine along with the stout myself, pretty tasty, but at 12.5 and 14.5% respectively they'll last me some time haha. Also drank my bottle of Sucaba last night, decent, but I couldn't get into it at all.
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Been into these lately.
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and if i'm broke...
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or
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Been into these lately.
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(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XMmfs1xu06U/SoiPPI3RoHI/AAAAAAAAAPA/eR7365H3gF0/s400/racer5_01.JPG)
and if i'm broke...
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or
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coors cans are so aesthetically pleasing
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been falling off on posting since ive downloaded untappd but heres a few things ive tried recently
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Firestone Unfiltered DBA
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plus Big Daddy IPA, Mirrorpond Pale Ale from Deschuttes, Redhook Winterhook.
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i never post on untapped but maybe i should start
add me, yo's
Sam_Frank
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scored some of the Bourbon County Barleywine (Backyard Rye). look forward to trying
want to try and get all the other variants of Bourbon County Stout if possible. pretty sure i'll be able to get the coffee. cherry and coconut will be harder
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scored some of the Bourbon County Barleywine (Backyard Rye). look forward to trying
want to try and get all the other variants of Bourbon County Stout if possible. pretty sure i'll be able to get the coffee. cherry and coconut will be harder
cherry rye was so great, definitely seek that one out. had a couple of bramble rye a while ago, too. cherry was better. the only variations i haven't had are vanilla and proprietors reserve (coconut). it's excellent (if a little overhyped) beer, but once every season is enough for me.
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been falling off on posting since ive downloaded untappd but heres a few things ive tried recently
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yup this shit right here
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The more I drink the better looking I get
Jack's Abby Double IPL using hops only from New Zealand
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i'm really looking forward to getting some jacks abby when i'm in boston over christmas.
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Tastes so nice and you can drink it so easy.
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i'm really looking forward to getting some jacks abby when i'm in boston over christmas.
Honestly, they are flipping the lager game on its head right now. They recently released a 14% lager aptly called Baby Maker
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Tastes so nice and you can drink it so easy.
Hell yeah. It's the ultimate session beer now with summer coming on. If you haven't tried the new Mountain Goat summer ale you should, it's almost on the same level as the Pacific.
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Tastes so nice and you can drink it so easy.
really liked that one while i was in australia. also all the other stonewood brews.
as well as this stuff
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this is incredible
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http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2011/10/14/1318609962_4471/539w.jpg (http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2011/10/14/1318609962_4471/539w.jpg)
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christmas present to self
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christmas present to self
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atta boy!
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The Imperial IPA and pilsner from Garrison in halifax, straight from the brewery, ohhh fuck yea bud. One thing I miss most about living there.
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Does anyone here have access to Hitachino Nest White? If so let me know, I would be interested in a beer trade. I have a lot to trade, especially if you're into IPA's.
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The Imperial IPA and pilsner from Garrison in halifax, straight from the brewery, ohhh fuck yea bud. One thing I miss most about living there.
nah
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The Imperial IPA and pilsner from Garrison in halifax, straight from the brewery, ohhh fuck yea bud. One thing I miss most about living there.
nah
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Aight Propeller was tight as fuck too, especially with the 6 packs, the bitter is a classic
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You guys ever heard of River Horse?
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floop, you hit those crime and punishments yet? i picked up a crime to have with my brother in law over christmas. didn't spring for both, just because they were expensive. southern charred sold out quick here, but i'm sure i'll try it at some point.
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Went to my first beer tasting on Friday night. None of these were new to me except Vanilla Oatis. Still had a lot of fun and can't wait to attend more in the future.
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I have this waiting in the fridge to be cracked open on New Years Eve.
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floop, you hit those crime and punishments yet? i picked up a crime to have with my brother in law over christmas. didn't spring for both, just because they were expensive. southern charred sold out quick here, but i'm sure i'll try it at some point.
actually broke out the Crime a week ago. sorry to report but i hated it. hopefully you will have a different experience.
let me say.. l LOVE super spicy stuff, spicy food, hot peppers etc.. and i actually have enjoyed a few pepper beers before (liked the habanero sculpin, and enjoyed indra kunindra quite a bit). i'm the guy who can eat the hottest shit and not bat an eye. i've actually eaten super hot peppers on a dare quite a few times blah blah..
the beer is way too peppery. not even so much heat, but just pure hot pepper aroma and flavor. i actually dumped more than half of it out, and i rarely dump out beer
if you're gonna have it i would say have it last. it will ruin your palette for the next 24 hours
i can honestly say that beer ruined my night
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that said, i hear Southern Charred is supposed to be amazing
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Bell's Oberon and Winter White as of lately.
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floop, you hit those crime and punishments yet? i picked up a crime to have with my brother in law over christmas. didn't spring for both, just because they were expensive. southern charred sold out quick here, but i'm sure i'll try it at some point.
actually broke out the Crime a week ago. sorry to report but i hated it. hopefully you will have a different experience.
let me say.. l LOVE super spicy stuff, spicy food, hot peppers etc.. and i actually have enjoyed a few pepper beers before (liked the habanero sculpin, and enjoyed indra kunindra quite a bit). i'm the guy who can eat the hottest shit and not bat an eye. i've actually eaten super hot peppers on a dare quite a few times blah blah..
the beer is way too peppery. not even so much heat, but just pure hot pepper aroma and flavor. i actually dumped more than half of it out, and i rarely dump out beer
if you're gonna have it i would say have it last. it will ruin your palette for the next 24 hours
i can honestly say that beer ruined my night
haha, it seem like it's been super divisive. people either love it or despise it. i'm honestly not expecting a whole lot, it's more of a novelty. that said, i actually didn't mind the ghost face killah beer, so i'm pretty curious about it. i'll definitely report back.
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Bell's Oberon and Winter White as of lately.
Bell's is consistently one of my favorite breweries. I'm not real big on Winter White, only because I'm not a fan of the witbier style, but Two Hearted and Best Brown is always in my fridge. Also, Bell's Special Double Cream Stout is one of the finest stout representations in the world. It's phenomenal.
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really good
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decent
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finally tried it and loved it
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strong, delicious
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Trader Joes Vintage 2013 my nizzlez
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FINALLY GOT MY PAWS ON SOME! 3.99 a can butt fuck it i NEEDED to try it. it was really good but different than the west coast IPAs im accustomed to. would buy again, but only once in a while. the store i got it at also has Founders Breakfast Stout (4.99 a bottle) so ill be trying that soonish.
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tried this for the first time tonight, really good, a little sour and i liked that.
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fingers crossed i might get my hands on a couple Bourbon County Stouts (floop hasn't let me down yet with any of his recommendations so im stoked)
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You guys ever heard of River Horse?
Yes I have. Belgian Freeze is my favorite beer of all time.
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^nice run there tangar. not a bad beer in the bunch. haven't tried Sleighr or Avant Garde. want to explore more Lost Abbey beers. everything i've had from them (and Port) is awesome
in other beer news, i got to try Grey Monday over the weekend (Black Tuesday aged on hazelnuts) and it absolutely blew my mind. i think it ruined me forever for beer. all other beers taste like shit in comparison
not really, but it was amazing.
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Does anyone here have access to Hitachino Nest White? If so let me know, I would be interested in a beer trade. I have a lot to trade, especially if you're into IPA's.
we get all the Hitachino stuff here. i could hook you up, but it will be a week or so till i get to a store
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Got a couple of the Sierra Nevada black IPAs and they are awesome. Like the other Estate ones almost all of the ingredients are grown organically on their property adding to their awesomeness. Got the Delirium Noel for tonight. Never had it, but I like Delirium Tremens, although maybe not enough for as much as it costs, but got to give it to them, coolest looking bottles there are.
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came across some bourbon county barleywine and stout on the shelf here in boston. its gonna be a good christmas day. also really loving the jacks abby beers, too. great stuff.
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came across some bourbon county barleywine and stout on the shelf here in boston. its gonna be a good christmas day. also really loving the jacks abby beers, too. great stuff.
I managed to snag a bottle of each a couple of weeks back myself. Looking forward to cracking them open. My local is going to put them on tap on Thursday too.
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Just scored another case of this today!
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merry christmas fellow skate brethren
(this is pretty cheap at Trader Joe's and pretty fucking good)
cheers
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My dad got the lady and I a three month trial to the beer of the month club. This should be good.
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it's 80 degrees in LA but we're still having a fire. cheers
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Any of you ever heard of River Horse? It's a local brewing company here in NJ, not sure how far it's distributed.
Oh and my stepbrother got me a das boot glass for christmas, stoked.
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Any of you ever heard of River Horse? It's a local brewing company here in NJ, not sure how far it's distributed.
Oh and my stepbrother got me a das boot glass for christmas, stoked.
Yes for the second time. Its my favorite brewery. They are distributed through Hunterdon, and if you go on the Hunterdon website they list the states they distribute to. River Horses Belgian Freeze and Double Wit are must tries.
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Had this last night.
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welp since I rock a crackberry there will be no pictures, except one.
1 Maine Brewery MO
1 FW 17th Ann.
1 Jack's Abby Jabby Brau
and SN Narwhal
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Dat Narwhal... mmmmm
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love narwhal
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Awesome funny New Zealand drinking AD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kAopGs9gSY#)
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Just got a bottle of Firestones Anniversary ale, and was lucky enough to have Bourbon County stout on tap as well as Stones 2010 Old Guardian.
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Really enjoyed this tonight.
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Just scored another case of this today!
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Hell yeah. So good.
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so dope. definitely one of my recent faves
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Their Mass Rising is kickass as well!
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drank this at midnight on new years
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one of my other favorites Uinta Hop Notch, cheers with my baby and my old ladys sriracha.
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also finally tried this, like it more and more as i keep drinking it.
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got these in a trade
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nice beret on that biscotti break
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heh. i don't know what happened with that, but don't care. that was actually an extra in a larger trade so i'm stoked
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Had some of this yesterday. Pretty damn good.
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Floop, you see that whole controversy Jeppe of Evil Twin started the other day?
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Any of you ever heard of River Horse? It's a local brewing company here in NJ, not sure how far it's distributed.
Oh and my stepbrother got me a das boot glass for christmas, stoked.
Yes for the second time. Its my favorite brewery. They are distributed through Hunterdon, and if you go on the Hunterdon website they list the states they distribute to. River Horses Belgian Freeze and Double Wit are must tries.
Oh, my bad. I've only had their Tripel Horse. But I work at a liquor store and we have both of those so I'll be sure to try them.
And tangar, had the Sierra Torpedo the other night, quite good. You should try their Celebration if you haven't already.
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Floop, you see that whole controversy Jeppe of Evil Twin started the other day?
i didn't but i looked it up.
seems like someone pissed in his cheerios?
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Sucaba 004 is releasing tomorrow at the Paso Robles brewery and Barrelworks. apparently they're going to have all versions on tap. i'm tempted to do a road trip, skate Solvang, have some samples / buy bottles combo
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And tangar, had the Sierra Torpedo the other night, quite good. You should try their Celebration if you haven't already.
sampled it on tap the other day but wasn't too impressed, but i only had a sip so id probably have a full one before i can say i dont like it.
tried these the same day at OG after a fun sesh.
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it was hella good
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also hella good as you can probably tell, thanks Nallid!
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union jack right nuh
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visited a few breweries over the weekend
Noble Ale Works - cool place. Citra Showers (that everyone is jizzing about) is really good but i don't think as good as other similar citra IPAs.
Pizza Port San Clemente - finally went to one of these. great place. the Pseudo IPA really fucking good
Bruery - first time being there and using my Reserve Society membership. had Chocolate Rain on tap. amazing.
Bootleggers - the have some amazing IPAs (Knuckle Sandwich, Far Out) but the tasting room staff leave a bit to be desired
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Anybody on here have recommendations for good beer stores in NYC/Brooklyn?
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Anybody on here have recommendations for good beer stores in NYC/Brooklyn?
whole foods in the bowery is pretty good.
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Anybody on here have recommendations for good beer stores in NYC/Brooklyn?
we stumbled upon this store when we were there, im pretty sure it was called Good Beer and it was really close to DQM and a few blocks from Supreme and Katz Deli.
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Tangar, you're an angel.
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Anybody on here have recommendations for good beer stores in NYC/Brooklyn?
http://www.beermenus.com/ (http://www.beermenus.com/)
Just type in your address or where you want to search and you can find LOTS of stuff.
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(http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lagunitas-Daytime.jpeg)
tried this last night, it was so damn delicious. would buy again, and again and again.
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of the new "session ipa's" that's the best easily available one i've had. boulevard's is kinda whatever and founders all day is decent. green flash citra session is off the hook, but was draft only.
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would really like to try the Founder's one, as well as their breakfast stout. Bought a Port Mongo for later. fuck it, gonna have a Union Jack right now haha. cheers homies.
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I enjoyed the Founder's All Day, but I have nothing to compare it to.
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Session Ales really need to become more prevalent in the beer scene. While I do love heavy hitters, I hate being that guy that gets slammed at 3 pm due to DIPAs and the like
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Speaking of session ales, has anyone had any of the Full Sail Session Lagers?
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Speaking of session ales, has anyone had any of the Full Sail Session Lagers?
first time i drank one i had the red one out of a snifter glass and it was super good, when i tried it out of the bottle it wasnt as amazing. so my advice would be use a glass if possible. black one is good too.
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@Tangar - the Uinta Hop Notch you posted on the last page, that's one of my favorite IPA. It's a perfect representation of the style. It's one of the fullest, and most well balanced IPA's on the market anywhere. Love that stuff.
Been killing Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale this week. Phenomenal and I want to try more brews out of the Half Acre Brewery.
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Been killing Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale this week. Phenomenal and I want to try more brews out of the Half Acre Brewery.
so good, everything i've had has been awesome. their ipa's are incredibly well done.
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Been killing Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale this week. Phenomenal and I want to try more brews out of the Half Acre Brewery.
I'm trying to arrange a beer trade with someone in the Chicago area. All I can get from Half Acre out here in Philly is Daisy Cutter. I've heard their Heyoka IPA is unreal.
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From last night. Very enjoyable.
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I wonder who made the label/ I hope they saw the redundancy of IRA Ale
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgtHwyBEBus
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i got banned from beer advocate (again). think it was a combo of things, but it probably didn't help that i said Suicidal Tendencies are a terrible punk band, unless you're 13-16 years old
in other news, i picked up my first Reserve Society haul today from the Bruery. 2014 is going to be a good year
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgtHwyBEBus
i always like his reviews. don't always agree, but i think we like the same type of beer for the most part. also, at least he's articulate and concise. even if sometimes it sounds like he's pulling things out of his ass (as far as what notes he's getting). most other online reviewers are painful to watch
i've had 5 of the 10, and have 1 in the fridge. hope to seek out the others
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really nice. brett beers can be hit or miss, but this is awesome.
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i got banned from beer advocate (again). think it was a combo of things, but it probably didn't help that i said Suicidal Tendencies are a terrible punk band, unless you're 13-16 years old
hahaha god, they fucking suck (BA).
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My good friend is the head brewer at a new brewery called Bottle Logic in Anaheim. Went there for some bottle share thing Friday night and tried a bunch of new stuff. Notably I spent 30 bucks on a Concannons sour that I didn't appreciate at all. And there was a Fantome that smelled and tasted exactly like great weed. I believe it was this one ?
(http://beeradvocate.com/im/beers/92197.jpg)
I know the word science was in the name. Other than that my favorite was probably an overly bitter home brewed IPA somebody brought that was given to them by the chef at some pizza place they eat at. I'm beginning to think my pallet is just kind of lame. Enjoying this right now.
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heard about bottle logic. that's cool your friend is the brewer.
Orange County is getting more breweries than LA lately it seems. we need to step up our game.
i visited Noble Ale Works in Anaheim last weekend and was pretty impressed.
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imagine you dropped a handful of tootsie rolls into a bottle of piss and left it for a week
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i got banned from beer advocate (again). think it was a combo of things, but it probably didn't help that i said Suicidal Tendencies are a terrible punk band, unless you're 13-16 years old
Yo, I'm tellin you... www.talkbeer.org (http://www.talkbeer.org)
It's like BA but more fun and zero heavy handed moderation. Check it out I'm Skittle34 over there
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i got banned from beer advocate (again). think it was a combo of things, but it probably didn't help that i said Suicidal Tendencies are a terrible punk band, unless you're 13-16 years old
Yo, I'm tellin you... www.talkbeer.org (http://www.talkbeer.org)
It's like BA but more fun and zero heavy handed moderation. Check it out I'm Skittle34 over there
I joined a few days ago. I think that might be part of why I got banned actually. Heard they were going on there and deleting all defectors
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Ehhh better off without them haha.
Did a huge tasting of BCBS saturday night with some folk from Talkbeer.org
http://adam-jackson.net/beer/reviews-the-bcs-tasting-that-will-never-be-repeated/ (http://adam-jackson.net/beer/reviews-the-bcs-tasting-that-will-never-be-repeated/)
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i'll still read the site and probably do trades there - under a new user - but yeah, they are way too uptight
that BCS tasting looks mind boggling. how do the older coffee versions taste? I imagine that would be the one clearcut one where the most recent would be the best. any stand outs?
i rented a cellar space today. i'd like to get something build under my house, but in the mean time i'm going to use this place http://www.thecavewinestorage.com (http://www.thecavewinestorage.com)
i'm sure the closet thing is fine for keeping things for a year or so, but i'm getting to the point where i have so much beer - and so much really good beer - that i want to make sure it's stored properly
jealous of midwest people and their basements
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2013 Coffee was out of this world. The stand outs for BCBS were definitely '09/'11 BCBS, Rare and I really liked Vanilla, but I think the beers that stood out to me the most were Hill Farmstead's Florence and Flora. Cracked those open at like 2:30 am but they were just so damn good
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tried this last night, it was so damn delicious. would buy again, and again and again.
grabbed over the weekend. not a fan of HUGE IPAs, so this is good stuff. very drinkable.
also grabbed some
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very good
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that site seems cool. need to come up with a handle, though. made my BA one up a long time ago and not really jazzed on it.
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i'm Sam Frank on there, as i was on BA
kind of ready to start a new one
i'm also Black Rider on BA (created that one 1st time i got banned), but might start fresh with a new one
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also grabbed some
(http://www.uintabrewing.com/images/lightbox_brew_photos/bristlecone.png)
very good
This looks great. Everything I've had from Uinta has been excellent: Hop Notch, Dubhe, Yard Sale... and I'm a big fan of brown ales, so I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
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Yo, I'm tellin you... www.talkbeer.org (http://www.talkbeer.org)
It's like BA but more fun and zero heavy handed moderation. Check it out I'm Skittle34 over there
just signed up as 'picture_of_randal' over there.
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I've been wanting to get a nice glass for beer, but I can't decide on a style. I don't want to spend a lot so I'm only gonna buy one glass. Thoughts?
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get a tulip. i think it's perfect for most styles. brings in the aroma to the nose well, looks cool. best all around glass
you should check your thrift store / goodwill.
i found this at a thrift store for a dollar (it's like an oversized tulip)
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tulip or goblet is my vote
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Yeah I see lots at my thrift store. They had some cool old school Budweiser chalices last time I went. Good call.
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I've been wanting to get a nice glass for beer, but I can't decide on a style. I don't want to spend a lot so I'm only gonna buy one glass. Thoughts?
might be more than you are willing to spend, but spiegelau tulip glasses are my absolute favorite. they are around $15 for 2. I'm on my second set after some 'accidents'. like floop said, thrift stores can be good, but also keep an eye out for bars doing 'keep the glass' nights. there is a place here (flying saucer) that has that every wednesday night. you buy a beer from the sponsoring brewery and keep the glass. i've got some nice ones going to those.
this is the spiegelau tulip. i rarely use anything else.
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thats a beaut max, i might have to get some for my bday in feb. just picked up two 12.12.12 vertical epics at grocery outlet for under 6 bucks each. dont know what to expect as ive never had it.
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I've been wanting to get a nice glass for beer, but I can't decide on a style. I don't want to spend a lot so I'm only gonna buy one glass. Thoughts?
this is the spiegelau tulip. i rarely use anything else.
http://blog.chron.com/beertx/files/2011/09/Sp-TulipSIZED.jpg (http://blog.chron.com/beertx/files/2011/09/Sp-TulipSIZED.jpg)
Damn, beautiful. Unfortunately I'm not old enough to go to bars so that's a no-go on keeping the glass.
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im not a fan of the goblets...
my preferred:
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also grabbed some
(http://www.uintabrewing.com/images/lightbox_brew_photos/bristlecone.png)
very good
This looks great. Everything I've had from Uinta has been excellent: Hop Notch, Dubhe, Yard Sale... and I'm a big fan of brown ales, so I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
Brown Ales are definitely my favorite...just above black lagers and porters
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This is tasty.
Also forgot to mention in my last post in here that at beer exchange thing I went to had a Two Turtle Doves from the Bruery that had been aged 2 or 3 years that was fuckin amazing.
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^ Going to a beer tasting the end of the month hosted by Drakes Brewing. Really looking forward to it.
Tonight:
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^ in the bay area?
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2013 Coffee was out of this world. The stand outs for BCBS were definitely '09/'11 BCBS, Rare and I really liked Vanilla, but I think the beers that stood out to me the most were Hill Farmstead's Florence and Flora. Cracked those open at like 2:30 am but they were just so damn good
What about the barleywine! That's my favorite, I'm a big fan of the rye too. One that stood out this year for me was Founders Harvest. Don't get me wrong, I liked it before, but this year's was incredible.
To whoever mentioned Half Acre in Philly(?), we don't even get any in Southern IL >:( Used to, used to get 3F too, but no more. On a better note, DFH started distributing here again after 3 years ;D Green Flash started just a couple months ago
(http://files.shroomery.org/files/14-003/008685032-DFH_640x426.jpg)
And next week for me-
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Which barley wine? King Henry or BCBBW? The latter won the competition hands down. They're both of the same recipe and King Henry is fairly old, so it didn't quite hold a candle to the recent Barrel Aged Barley Wine
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^ in the bay area?
We should go and just mean mug anyone that looks like they skated at one time or another.
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The staple right now.
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More like the paperweight.
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We should go and just mean mug anyone that looks like they skated at one time or another.
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The staple right now.
lol i got bitched out for liking Coors so FUCK YOU THATS NOT REAL BEER LOL
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original Coors is my favorite American adjunct lager (i.e., shit beer)
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Anyone experiences with self-made beer? I recently "brewed" some myself with one of these ready-made brewing kits... the result is allright but not overwhelming, I think I won't try it again. However, it was worth a try, kinda
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I was actually considering purchasing a Mr. Beer kit that was on sale today, but skipped on it. Home brewing seems awesome but I'm strapped for time as is. One of my friends started out home brewing and now is the owner of a brewery thats blowing up.
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Is there anywhere to get The Bruery's Grey Moday in SF? I'm going out there for a weekend with the girlfriend and am desperate to try it.
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Is there anywhere to get The Bruery's Grey Moday in SF? I'm going out there for a weekend with the girlfriend and am desperate to try it.
it's a reserve society beer, so unless you can organize a trade you are probably shit outta luck.
if you can get your hands on a bourbon county brand proprietors and something else like a limited pipeworks ipa or a 4 pack of heyoka i bet you could probably get one.
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Gotta say the best inexpensive macro is still Labatt 50
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Not favorite but last night I got this
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Pretty good, yet >4euros.
How's La Chouffe? I'm interested but it costs 7 euros lol.
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Is there anywhere to get The Bruery's Grey Moday in SF? I'm going out there for a weekend with the girlfriend and am desperate to try it.
if you can get your hands on a bourbon county brand proprietors and something else like a limited pipeworks ipa or a 4 pack of heyoka i bet you could probably get one.
Damn it. I definitely don't have the access to rare enough bottles to trade.
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Anyone experiences with self-made beer? I recently "brewed" some myself with one of these ready-made brewing kits... the result is allright but not overwhelming, I think I won't try it again. However, it was worth a try, kinda
Did you do a nollie halfcab flip the first time you stepped on a skateboard?
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Which barley wine? King Henry or BCBBW? The latter won the competition hands down. They're both of the same recipe and King Henry is fairly old, so it didn't quite hold a candle to the recent Barrel Aged Barley Wine
Either/both. I can't say I could pick a favorite, but I did really enjoy this years.
For the glassware thing- I usually try new stuff out of a tulip first, but I drink almost everything out of an imperial pint glass. I just love the wide mouth.
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Key word being almost, as I'm using my tulip now :D Anyone else a fan of old ales or wee heavies? This one is kind of both IMO
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Is there anywhere to get The Bruery's Grey Moday in SF? I'm going out there for a weekend with the girlfriend and am desperate to try it.
if you can get your hands on a bourbon county brand proprietors and something else like a limited pipeworks ipa or a 4 pack of heyoka i bet you could probably get one.
what max said. your best is to to trade for it. this years batch doesn't come out till June.
i know that this won't soften the blow, but i was lucky enough to have it on tap earlier this year (2013 batch) and i can honestly say it's the most amazing beer i've ever had. try and find some good shit to trade, and around June hit the Beer Advocate trade section. i'm guessing tons of bottles will be changing hands
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scrumptious
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Is there anywhere to get The Bruery's Grey Moday in SF? I'm going out there for a weekend with the girlfriend and am desperate to try it.
if you can get your hands on a bourbon county brand proprietors and something else like a limited pipeworks ipa or a 4 pack of heyoka i bet you could probably get one.
what max said. your best is to to trade for it. this years batch doesn't come out till June.
i know that this won't soften the blow, but i was lucky enough to have it on tap earlier this year (2013 batch) and i can honestly say it's the most amazing beer i've ever had. try and find some good shit to trade, and around June hit the Beer Advocate trade section. i'm guessing tons of bottles will be changing hands
Yeah, you mentioned it earlier and that's what got me so intrigued. Where did you get it on tap? At The Bruery brewery itself? Thanks for the heads up though. I'll definitely keep an eye out for some Goose Island rarities for trading.
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;D Midwest has its perks
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Having this right now:
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Having this right now:
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same. was good.
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And next week for me-
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thats really funny
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Has anyone on here tried Kane Brewings a night to end all dawns?
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Nallid, im down.
(http://drinkdrakes.com/wp-content/uploads/Drakes_IPA120z-219x300.jpg)
tried this recently it was damn good.
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also very good, and only 2.99 at bevmo
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this on tap today, hella good.
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my homies homebrewed Czech Pilsner, really sweet but decent for his first go. his next pre-mixed pack is a "mexican cerveza" so im trying to convince him to throw some random ingredient in there for extra flavor.
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Hermitage Brewing. pretty much had this brewerys whole lineup the other day at a tasting with my bro-in-law. stuff was pretty good and right here in SJ. that brewery also brews Cali Coast, Highwater, Almanac and Strike stuff.
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A crisp lager dry-hopped with a little Sorachi Ace hops sounds good to me, they are really lemon-y. Seems like it could be as easy drinking as ice water with lemon :P
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This and Sierra Nevada Celebration are my favorite beers. So balanced, so much drinkability. Really sucks about the price increase, and going to a seasonal, but then again that's only incentive to getting a kegerator (draft is year-round) and to start brewing my own
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Had one of these as an appetizer before dinner
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Andrew, have you had this?
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Having it right now, delicious. It has a lot of flavor but is so drinkable.
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also very good, and only 2.99 at bevmo
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my homies homebrewed Czech Pilsner, really sweet but decent for his first go. his next pre-mixed pack is a "mexican cerveza" so im trying to convince him to throw some random ingredient in there for extra flavor.
Sorry to be that guy but your glasses are dirty ... bubbles = soap stains
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Andrew, have you had this?
Having it right now, delicious. It has a lot of flavor but is so drinkable.
I'm on my second case since we started getting it ~a month ago ;D So I guess I could say I'm a fan. I think it's super drinkable too, the rye adds a really crisp finish. No doubt you'd probably really like Red's, it's got a more subtle hop profile (though I think higher IBU) and a bigger (caramel) malt.
For tomorrow-
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And right now-
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Nice, I'm a fan of the All Day IPA. We just got the Ruthless this week. Oh and I tried this last night:
(http://sixpoint.com/img/cans/hi-res-can-web.png)
For 11.1% ABV and 111 IBU, it's incredibly light. I definitely recommend trying it if you can.
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I dunno if light is the word I would use haha. Definitely a great beer though! A lot of tropical flavors coming through and almost syrupy on the mouthfeel
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Yeah I was trying to find the right word to describe it. By light I just mean that it's not at all as intense as you'd expect with those numbers.
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Having this right now:
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this is what i'm sippin' on. love it.
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Nice, I'm a fan of the All Day IPA. We just got the Ruthless this week. Oh and I tried this last night:
For 11.1% ABV and 111 IBU, it's incredibly light. I definitely recommend trying it if you can.
Ugh, jealous. Sixpoint Resin is one of the best beers I've ever had.
Then again, I shouldn't complain. Gotta remember to sip my blessings
(http://files.shroomery.org/files/14-004/053732243-Mmmm_640x640.jpg)
This ones damn easy-drinking for 10%. Just dry enough to keep me constantly taking a sip, just juicy (really grapefruit-y) enough to quench my thirst.
I'm a huge fan of All Day too. And come March... ;D
(http://cdn.foundersbrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AllDay_15pk-920x549.jpg)
With no increase in cost (~$15/12). I have to head to the city for cans, but fortunately bottles went down to $7.99/6 for me. I can't remember when, but 12-packs of Centennial IPA cans come out this year too.
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8.5% abv. It's amazing
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just had one of these, not bad.
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it's also bock season !
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Sierra Nevada really fucked up by not calling that a "RyePA."
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just got some 12 day old two hearted ale. gonna miss this in a few weeks.
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Hyped on seeing some Founders love in here. Great brewery, I'm looking forward to finally trying their Backwoods Bastard. Other than that I think the only brewery I've discovered recently that I enjoy is Southern Tier. Their Creme Brulee stout is fucking ridiculous.
I love that stout. The only bad thing about Southern Tier is their sub-par beers are really bad and forgettable. I had the Plum Noir one and it was horrible.
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it's also bock season !
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worst hangovers ever
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Nice, I'm a fan of the All Day IPA. We just got the Ruthless this week. Oh and I tried this last night:
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For 11.1% ABV and 111 IBU, it's incredibly light. I definitely recommend trying it if you can.
traded for some of this, on the way. back in the trading game. it's a slippery slope (of money leaving my account)
- recent trade stokage: Hopslam (amazing), Fat Heads Head Hunter IPA (one of the best IPAs i've ever had. holds it's own up against anything you can throw down. and from BFE Ohio), On The Wings Of Armageddon (outa DC. really nice IPA. east coast represent)
- local stokage: Citra Showers and Nelson Showers (really impressed with Noble Ale Works. Orange County is going off lately), Monkish Brewing (went there 1st time this past weekend. liked every beer i tried. the South Bay is becoming a beer hotbed), Modern Times Blazing World (tasty)
- beers in fridge i'm most looking forward to: got a bunch of Prairie Artisan Ales stuff recently, Founders Sweet Repute, Stone Southern Charred, North Coast 2011 Brandy Barrel Aged Old Stock, Sexual Chocolate, Chocolate Rain
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Sippin' one right now...
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Slackin if it doesn't list sassafras as an ingredient
Best Root Beer soda I've ever had was at a drive in that makes its own
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And for the most part I like Birch Beer better.
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But Ginger Beer made with real ginger (or extract) is really good for stomach issues.
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Nice, I'm a fan of the All Day IPA. We just got the Ruthless this week. Oh and I tried this last night:
(http://sixpoint.com/img/cans/hi-res-can-web.png)
For 11.1% ABV and 111 IBU, it's incredibly light. I definitely recommend trying it if you can.
traded for some of this, on the way. back in the trading game. it's a slippery slope (of money leaving my account)
- recent trade stokage: Hopslam (amazing), Fat Heads Head Hunter IPA (one of the best IPAs i've ever had. holds it's own up against anything you can throw down. and from BFE Ohio), On The Wings Of Armageddon (outa DC. really nice IPA. east coast represent)
- local stokage: Citra Showers and Nelson Showers (really impressed with Noble Ale Works. Orange County is going off lately), Monkish Brewing (went there 1st time this past weekend. liked every beer i tried. the South Bay is becoming a beer hotbed), Modern Times Blazing World (tasty)
- beers in fridge i'm most looking forward to: got a bunch of Prairie Artisan Ales stuff recently, Founders Sweet Repute, Stone Southern Charred, North Coast 2011 Brandy Barrel Aged Old Stock, Sexual Chocolate, Chocolate Rain
too many beers to drink and not enough time
sad day when a person at the heineken factory gets to draw the logo
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You know, you could try talking. It's hard, but everyone has to start somewhere.
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Green Flash Palate Wrecker (Bottled Dec 16)
Alpha Brewery Bruer (American barleywine bottled Dec 8 ) Great new brewery that started last year
Schlafly AIPA bottled 1/22. For anyone that hasn't had it, definitely Simcoe dominant. Catty and grapefruit rind-y
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this years AIPA is pretty bad. first batch 3 years ago was awesome, but they have definitely gone downhill. there is a weird melony taste in the back end that reminded me of this years TIPA.
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Bold words :P As opposed to "I'm not digging____"
They haven't changed the bill, and I've enjoyed it every year, but I'm sorry you haven't. Perhaps you're gravitating away from Simcoe? You're not alone if so, cue "This year's Hopslam sucks!"
I've always noticed a bit of ripe green taste I could say is melony, but I get that from early additions of Centennial. As for any other similarities, TIPA is solely pale malt, AIPA is pale and crystal, both use their AAle yeast.
I crave more AIPA than I can TIPA, the candy-orange flavors of T start to taste unappealing to me.
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nah, it's not a simcoe thing. i still really enjoy many simcoe forward ipa's and pales. hopslam was fine this year, too.
tipa this year was weird and not because of any recipe change, just because of the hops they got. i was talking to one of the brewers about it because i thought they may have tweaked it a bit, but it seems like it was something with this years harvest of galaxy. apparently some people liked the melony flavors, but to me that's not galaxy. galaxy is usually passionfruit forward.
aipa is always pretty vegetal, but there's just been something up with it to me in the last couple years and it bums me out because i really enjoyed the first batch.
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this was a homebrew i made with a buddy last year. galaxy hopped saison fermented with saison yeast and brett lambicus. it turned out really well and is drinking great at the moment. after this growler is done i'll have 2 one liter bottles left. i'll probably keep them for a while and see what the brett does. really looking forward to doing some more stuff, but it won't be for a while after we've moved. i think i'm just going to do sours from here on out, but those need so much patience.
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nice work max. and nice growler
send me some
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as an aside, drinking a Swami's IPA from Pizza Port. it's cool they started canning. i know they get a lot of respect. especially in San Diego. have to admit, i haven't been blown away by too many of their beers, but this one i do like. the one in Carlsbad is cool.
the new Oceanside skatepark is fucking awesome too
i digress
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sucaba 2014 on deck
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send me some
if i had more left i would. next batch.
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sucaba 2014 on deck
can't wait to have this years. bought 4 of em. greedy?
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not at all! i think i have already drank 4, with only one being shared.
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My new job. So hyped http://www.albanytaproom.com/ (http://www.albanytaproom.com/) Happy SF BEER week!
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I'm getting married that day, so we won't be there. Fortunately this is the next week: http://beercornerusa.com/extremebeerfest2014/ (http://beercornerusa.com/extremebeerfest2014/) and we will be there.
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There's a local brewery that sells bottled 6 packs of 6.5% IPA for 13 bucks. It's the best bang for buck you can get around here without stooping to Colt 45 or strong imported tallboys. It was harsh at first, but after a couple weeks I can appreciate how much fresher it is than domestics and imports. Wish I had enough coin to stock up on expensive single bottles like some of you dudes.
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my fav is the rarest and trendiest ipa ever.
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my fav is the rarest and trendiest ipa ever.
something from Hill Farmstead?
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my fav is the rarest and trendiest ipa ever.
younger?
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Good god, I still can't believe how awesome HF's Florence and Flora was to drink. It was incredible. also this is on deck
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and this drunkenly happened
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not at all! i think i have already drank 4, with only one being shared.
you're an animal
Sucaba is probably my favorite FW beer. i do think it's best fresh. it ages well, but fresh you really get that FW barrel character.. all the vanilla and toffee notes.
i went overboard last year and bought a shit load. have traded a bunch but still have a lot. planning on sitting on them. i don't consider myself a lightweight but i can't take a Sucaba to the dome myself on a weeknight, so it's harder to get through my bottles
i do find they are usually a crowd pleaser for non-beer people. like as an after dinner thing
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drinking a Pizza Port Swami's. that's the one beer i've had from them that i can say is really fucking good. i think they are possibly overrated, just because of their status and history in SD. no disrespect, but i have had a shitload of their beers and not been that impressed. i think it's funny how people in San Diego think they are the craft beer center of the universe when nowadays there are epic breweries cropping up in every nook and cranny of the country. no doubt SD has a fuckload of good stuff coming out of it, but they are no longer the epicenter of craft beer /end rant inspired by douchey SD people on beer advocate, which i am banned from
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i think it's funny how people in San Diego think they are the craft beer center of the universe when nowadays there are epic breweries cropping up in every nook and cranny of the country. no doubt SD has a fuckload of good stuff coming out of it, but they are no longer the epicenter of craft beer
totally agreed, it reminds me of the stranglehold california (specifically southern california) has had on the skate industry. the more shit that develops outside of the imperial capital, the better.
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as an aside, drinking a Swami's IPA from Pizza Port. it's cool they started canning. i know they get a lot of respect. especially in San Diego. have to admit, i haven't been blown away by too many of their beers, but this one i do like. the one in Carlsbad is cool.
the new Oceanside skatepark is fucking awesome too
i digress
Got a 6 pack of Ponto yesterday. Cool packaging, good price, mediocre beer.
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as an aside, drinking a Swami's IPA from Pizza Port. it's cool they started canning. i know they get a lot of respect. especially in San Diego. have to admit, i haven't been blown away by too many of their beers, but this one i do like. the one in Carlsbad is cool.
the new Oceanside skatepark is fucking awesome too
i digress
Got a 6 pack of Ponto yesterday. Cool packaging, good price, mediocre beer.
it is pretty mediocre. if you can find some fresh Swami's i don't think you'll be disappointed
a bro in SF picked this up for me. fucking stoked
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I'll drink whatever the magenta, polar, palace or bronze guys drink.
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I'm so glad every brewery and their dog is brewing their variation of the coffee stout. My favorite kind of beer.
Favorites I've had of this variety:
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-beer-geek-brunch-weasel/97034/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-beer-geek-brunch-weasel/97034/)
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/prairie-artisan-ales-pirate-bomb/234388/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/prairie-artisan-ales-pirate-bomb/234388/)
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as an aside, drinking a Swami's IPA from Pizza Port. it's cool they started canning. i know they get a lot of respect. especially in San Diego. have to admit, i haven't been blown away by too many of their beers, but this one i do like. the one in Carlsbad is cool.
the new Oceanside skatepark is fucking awesome too
i digress
Got a 6 pack of Ponto yesterday. Cool packaging, good price, mediocre beer.
it is pretty mediocre. if you can find some fresh Swami's i don't think you'll be disappointed
a bro in SF picked this up for me. fucking stoked
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Fuck, jealous of that Sierra Nevada. Will definitely give the Swami a try.
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my fav is the rarest and trendiest ipa ever.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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just got some founders centennial ipa canned 2/1. it's nice. really going to miss founders.
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I don't if this is local or national, but within the last day or so all my friends have been calling each other out. The "challenge" is to slug a pint early in the morning. It's been kinda wish-wash over the time of day, but it's still hilarious. Do any of our renowned beer drinkers get into similar shenanigans? I'm contemplating calling everyone out and drinking a litre of Perpetual IPA hahah
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maybe if i was in college. as a general rule i only drink in the morning if i'm on vacation
sometimes i'll have a beer at lunch at work, but then it's just harder to go back to work. i don't like mixing business and pleasure
i think if i slugged a pint before going to work i probably wouldn't get anything done all morning and would end up talking shit to people
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there's nothing worse than having a drink or two before work/school/real life is done for the day. it's fun for the next 90-120 minutes or so, but once that short-termed euphoria wears off you're just tired and over it.
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You guyses know I'm no beer connoisseur. Although I can drink gallons of it, I don't particularly like the taste of most brews. Luckily for me I came across a big brand seasonal beer that I can just about inhale. It's the Honeycrisp Apple Shock Top. I've always found witbiers to be a lot more palatable for me than other beers and I quite like apple. This beer is not like those other apple "ales" which are pretty much just hard apple cider. It actually tastes like apple + wheat beer. If you know someone that's not really that much into the taste of beer, this would be the one to start to get them into it.
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mah new favoritee
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Was given 2 bottles of the Bruerys White Oak as a gift for shoveling my neighbors entire house. Had one last night and it packs a punch. So delicious though.
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Was given 2 bottles of the Bruerys White Oak as a gift for shoveling my neighbors entire house. Had one last night and it packs a punch. So delicious though.
2 bottles? that's a nice gift
i've only had one wheatwine before (white chocolate). looking forward to trying more. i have a Founder's Sweet Repute on deck
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Was given 2 bottles of the Bruerys White Oak as a gift for shoveling my neighbors entire house. Had one last night and it packs a punch. So delicious though.
2 bottles? that's a nice gift
i've only had one wheatwine before (white chocolate). looking forward to trying more. i have a Founder's Sweet Repute on deck
Sweet repute is a good beer, drank it after Christmas dinner. Yeah I was surprised by the 2 bottles and was very thankful.
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my fav is the rarest and trendiest ipa ever.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
http://russianriverbrewing.com/brews/pliny-the-younger/ (http://russianriverbrewing.com/brews/pliny-the-younger/)
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Triple India Pale Ale
Pliny the Younger in a Glass
Pliny the Younger, the man, was Pliny the Elder?s nephew and adopted son. They lived nearly 2,000 years ago! Pliny the Elder is our Double IPA, so we felt it was fitting to name our Triple IPA after his son. It is almost a true Triple IPA with triple the amount of hops as a regular I.P.A. That said, it is extremely difficult, time and space consuming, and very expensive to make. And that is why we don?t make it more often! This beer is very full-bodied with tons of hop character in the nose and throughout. It is also deceptively well-balanced and smooth.
Availability
Pub draft only, VERY limited distribution locally and to distributors on draft only, seasonal- released at our pub the first Friday of February and is available for just 2 weeks, available at select accounts during February.
Original Gravity: 1.088
Alcohol by Volume: 10.25%
Color: Copper
Bitterness: Medium
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#GTWYC as the kids say.
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anyone fuck with great lakes brewing company? mainly talking about the christmas ale. it used to be 10% i believe, but people were wolfing it down at bars like it was a normal beer and getting fucking wasted so the company lowered it to i believe 7.5%. i got to try the 10% once, and it was great. anyone have that christmas ale tradition?
best beer i think i've ever had was from the switchback brewery in vermont, but only the straight from the keg, in the brewery form of their ipa. shit lifted me off the ground. bought a 22oz and it was a few steps down.
anyone down with barleywine or other such wine ales? shit tastes like candy
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Today's haul, also stoked I can post pictures from my phone now, will be posting more frequently In here dudes. Kinda bummed I start work at 5am the next two days so won't be drinking these that soon but oh well.
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I wish they didn't kill prairie standard. birra isn't quite as good, but it's still a great beer.
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nah, it's not a simcoe thing. i still really enjoy many simcoe forward ipa's and pales. hopslam was fine this year, too.
tipa this year was weird and not because of any recipe change, just because of the hops they got. i was talking to one of the brewers about it because i thought they may have tweaked it a bit, but it seems like it was something with this years harvest of galaxy. apparently some people liked the melony flavors, but to me that's not galaxy. galaxy is usually passionfruit forward.
aipa is always pretty vegetal, but there's just been something up with it to me in the last couple years and it bums me out because i really enjoyed the first batch.
I just thought TIPA this year was super flavorful if anything. I still got mostly passion fruit, but I'm pretty sure we're talking about the same "melony" flavor. Given how much more available Galaxy and other Southern Hemisphere hops are getting, I wonder if quality is becoming better, or more consistent?
& That Centennial from Wine and Cheese? I have yet to try any canned, but I love Centennial; might go so far as to say a little more than Two Hearted.
@Floop
Hope you like maple syrup, if so Sweet Repute might be your favorite beer ever. I'm not the biggest maple fan, but it was more than drinkable. My first wheatwine. REALLY excited for my second ;D
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2nd Shift is probably my favorite local.
Mostly more Red's Rye, and these the past couple of weeks
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Cheers
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Just got this:
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So good.
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Had to buy the Bomb even tho it cost me $15.99. You assholes got me all curious about it. Grabbed the Vendetta to try cause it's limited whatever.
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Nice! Where'd you find Bomb? I have a couple from a trade haven't tried yet
Met a brewmaster from Maine today at a skatepark. He works at Sebago Brewing
I feel like craft beer and skateboarding somehow go hand in hand (not always at the same time, but sometimes)
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Had to buy the Bomb even tho it cost me $15.99. You assholes got me all curious about it.
that's some gnarly gouging. Should be $7.99-$8.99 tops. Great beer, though.
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a liquor store in Fremont called Cork and Bottle had it. i think ive talked about them before on here. they said its about 10 bucks in OK but the shipping was steep, the dude told me he could charge 19.99 and people would still buy it, i believe him.
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he's def lying, not about people willing to pay that, but about that other jazz. it was cheaper at mikkeller bar in sf even with bar pricing. that happens all the time, though. I've seen liquor stores selling bourbon county stout for over $14 a bottle, yet people still buy it.
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nah, it's not a simcoe thing. i still really enjoy many simcoe forward ipa's and pales. hopslam was fine this year, too.
tipa this year was weird and not because of any recipe change, just because of the hops they got. i was talking to one of the brewers about it because i thought they may have tweaked it a bit, but it seems like it was something with this years harvest of galaxy. apparently some people liked the melony flavors, but to me that's not galaxy. galaxy is usually passionfruit forward.
aipa is always pretty vegetal, but there's just been something up with it to me in the last couple years and it bums me out because i really enjoyed the first batch.
I just thought TIPA this year was super flavorful if anything. I still got mostly passion fruit, but I'm pretty sure we're talking about the same "melony" flavor. Given how much more available Galaxy and other Southern Hemisphere hops are getting, I wonder if quality is becoming better, or more consistent?
& That Centennial from Wine and Cheese? I have yet to try any canned, but I love Centennial; might go so far as to say a little more than Two Hearted.
@Floop
Hope you like maple syrup, if so Sweet Repute might be your favorite beer ever. I'm not the biggest maple fan, but it was more than drinkable. My first wheatwine. REALLY excited for my second ;D
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2nd Shift is probably my favorite local.
Mostly more Red's Rye, and these the past couple of weeks
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Cheers
i do actually. think i'll dig it
i actually read about how they age it in bourbon barrels that were used to age maple syrup. it sounded so good to me i bought some. it's really good. you can get it here http://blisgourmet.com/home/ (http://blisgourmet.com/home/)
in other news, having this for the first time. pretty mind blowing. think it lives up to they hype
prob best non barrel aged imp stout i've had
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cigar city is fucking amazing. would make going to Florida and risking face eating worth it
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Has anyone tried Blue Points sour cherry imperial stout? I picked up a bottle last night but haven't opened it yet. Seems pretty intriguing to me.
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You ever try Founders Imperial Stout, Floop? (http://www.shroomery.org/forums/thumbs/14-001/898754719-thumb_impy_640x640.jpg) It comes off as really dry to me; not very chocolatey or coffee-y at all. Great for me as I'm in the mood for drier stouts (or wee heavies) much more often than many (super sweet IMO) RIS's.
As for that syrup, I'm a cook at a beer-bar+pizza joint, and we make a desert with "Sweet Sophie" brand Bourbon Barrel Maple Syrup. Pretty much a cinnamon roll with bacon and drizzled with the syrup ;D Delicious
Had one of those local barleywines last night; only ~9 weeks old, but no heat or hint of unbalance. A little maltier than Bigfoot, and a little more caramel-y malt. Really wish it didn't cost $12/bomber, I'd love to have one of these almost every day.
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Oh wait, you were talking about bourbon, weren't you :P I got that backwards. I'm not a huge fan of maple or honey finished whiskey, but every once in a while when I do crave it, it sure hits the spot. I'm partial to straight Rye. Islay, too, when I feel like hurting my wallet.
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I split this bottle with my brother, it was damn good. Not overpowering on the coffee taste, just enough of it to be awesome. Hardywood's doing some awesome stuff in Richmond, I'm not sure how available they are outside of Richmond/NOVA/parts of surrounding states.
Between this and the best beer bar down there getting Flying Dog's 2012 barrel aged Gonzo on tap, I really need to get my shit together and move back.
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Had Victory's Hop Ranch, which is a delicious beer, but the color did not scream Imperial India Pale Ale. It the color was that of an extra pale ale, straw colored if you will. I want to say it was an extremely hoppy Imperial Extra Pale Ale, but fuck that's so convoluted haha. Regardless 9% and deliciously citrus is a good time
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just missed beer week here, but toronado still had their barleywine event going and i got some almanac heirloom pumpkin and dogfish olde school. the almanac was great, it's a blend of fresh and brandy barrel aged pumpkin barleywines. one of, if not the best pumpkin beers i've had. the dogfish head was nice, the "dark fruit" flavors are turned up since it's brewed with dates and figs. drinks a lot smoother than 15%.
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i got into revolution for a minute, due to this store selling either a bunch of craft brews and PBR like right next to my girlfriends dorm. I just got my tax return and will be going back to Cincinnati to claim it. Does anyone have anything that I should pick up while Im in town this weekend?
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Drank the Prarie Standard last night, it was really good. Picked these up today at a craft beer store that's actually close by my place. The selection wasn't huge but the prices were good compared to other spots around here.
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Also had an Avery IPA and Dales Pale both out of cans that Nallid bought. Both were good.
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Jealous, I really wish we saw Oskar Blues around here. G'Night (imperial red) and their Scotch Ale were incredible, and Dale's was great too. So was their Pils.
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Gonna do a side-by-side tomorrow with a friend. Fresh always wins for me, but still great with some age on it.
Also excited that Stone's Old Guardian ships out next week, and REALLY excited to try the BBA version (Guardian's Slumber). I never got to try the old one.
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you may like this thread: http://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/project-bigfoot.5487/page-2#post-162959 (http://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/project-bigfoot.5487/page-2#post-162959)
drinking this right meow
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Picked up a sample pack today... I know the Revolution is good but I've never tried the French beers. We'll see how it goes..
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Almost bought a 4 pack of these for $16, seems like a fair price for 9% beer.. maybe next time.
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French canadian*
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J'm'excuse... J'ai tellement aimer ces bieres, c'est difficile a croire quil son 9%. Tu peut aussi acheter un 4pack de chaque sorte pour $9, un deal fou!.. J'ai poigner la Trois Pistoles desoir. Est-ce qu'Unibroue c'est populaire au Quebec, ou il y a t'il d'autre marques que'j'devrait rechercher si je demenage a Montreal?
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Jealous, I really wish we saw Oskar Blues around here. G'Night (imperial red) and their Scotch Ale were incredible, and Dale's was great too. So was their Pils.
it's coming:
http://beerpulse.com/2014/02/oskar-blues-brewery-expands-distribution-to-delaware-next-week-with-standard-dist-2442/ (http://beerpulse.com/2014/02/oskar-blues-brewery-expands-distribution-to-delaware-next-week-with-standard-dist-2442/)
"Oskar Blues will add distribution in Kansas, Nevada and Missouri as well in 2014"
have yet to pick up the 2014 bigfoot. i'll be able to do a 6 year vertical this year. did a 5 year one last year, it's somewhere in this thread. 2 years seems to be about the magic spot. it's one of the few beers i age anymore.
going to bring back a bunch of 2nd shift when i drive out here in march. have you been out to the tap room? it's pretty great. definitely worth the hours drive and growler fills are super cheap ($11-12). they were closed for renovations recently, though.
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J'm'excuse... J'ai tellement aimer ces bieres, c'est difficile a croire quil son 9%. Tu peut aussi acheter un 4pack de chaque sorte pour $9, un deal fou!.. J'ai poigner la Trois Pistoles desoir. Est-ce qu'Unibroue c'est populaire au Quebec, ou il y a t'il d'autre marques que'j'devrait rechercher si je demenage a Montreal?
unibroue est disponible partout au qc et tout le monde connait ca. dieu du ciel, dunham, trou du diable brasseurs des temps font partie des nombreuses micros que j'aime. D'ou viens-tu?
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Nouvelle-Ecosse. J'vient d'une communaute Acadienne mais j'habite a Halifax maintenant. J'ai passer Noel a Montreal avec la famille and des amies qu'habite en NDG, et j'ai decider c'est pour moi. TRHbar c'est y cool comme qu'il disons? Merci pour les renseignments de brasseurs! Quand j'etait la j'ai seulement pris advantage des cheap 12 de PBR...
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Drank the Prarie Standard last night, it was really good. Picked these up today at a craft beer store that's actually close by my place. The selection wasn't huge but the prices were good compared to other spots around here.
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Also had an Avery IPA and Dales Pale both out of cans that Nallid bought. Both were good.
What is that middle one? Hipster wet-dream!
You guys got it good price wise. UK prices are out of hand, think it might be a tax thing.
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Jealous, I really wish we saw Oskar Blues around here. G'Night (imperial red) and their Scotch Ale were incredible, and Dale's was great too. So was their Pils.
http://beerpulse.com/2014/02/oskar-blues-brewery-expands-distribution-to-delaware-next-week-with-standard-dist-2442/ (http://beerpulse.com/2014/02/oskar-blues-brewery-expands-distribution-to-delaware-next-week-with-standard-dist-2442/)
"Oskar Blues will add distribution in Kansas, Nevada and Missouri as well in 2014"
have yet to pick up the 2014 bigfoot. i'll be able to do a 6 year vertical this year. did a 5 year one last year, it's somewhere in this thread. 2 years seems to be about the magic spot. it's one of the few beers i age anymore.
going to bring back a bunch of 2nd shift when i drive out here in march. have you been out to the tap room? it's pretty great. definitely worth the hours drive and growler fills are super cheap ($11-12). they were closed for renovations recently, though.
Well that's good news ;D Thanks for the tip. I'm about 15mi East of the river (and a little north), and since the only thing I regularly buy in the city is local stuff, it'll be nice to have some every-day stuff to pick up, too.
And I haven't been to 2nd Shift, but the growler price is really good to know. Might have to call them and beg them to let me know if/when they're tapping any of their wheat wine soon, so I can toss my bottle aside for a little while. MAYBE even share a little bit ;)
As for Bigfoot, jealous of that stash! I'd love to have them if only for sentimental reasons- Bigfoot was my first american strong ale (excluding stouts) and set my love for SN in stone (if it wasn't already). Not that I'm trying to knock stouts- I enjoy them when I have them, but pale/red ales will probably always be my favorite. And honestly, my favorite malt-bombs are wee heavies.
As for the tasting, fresh won as expected. The crisper finish and longer resin-y aftertaste is what really makes it for me. Can't say the same for my friend, he finished his half of the 2013 in just a few minutes
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^the hipster beer is Potlatch by Prairie.
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Tonight's menu
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How is their Pale 31? I haven't seen it on the east coast, which is strange because I've bought Sacuba and Double DBA
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^the hipster beer is Potlatch by Prairie.
(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/brewskis/AEFE3781-24BB-413A-821B-F6BCFDD8DFBE_zpszmb1llo8.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/brewskis/AEFE3781-24BB-413A-821B-F6BCFDD8DFBE_zpszmb1llo8.jpg.html)
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Tonight's menu
tangar we're drinking the same thing tonight. cheers!
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How is their Pale 31? I haven't seen it on the east coast, which is strange because I've bought Sacuba and Double DBA
Try Whole Foods, I think I saw it in there...went into one last night and was surprised with the selection. You might get lucky. You're in Vermont right, Pancake?
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you're in Vermont? nice
still want to try the Hills Farmstead stuff
currently i'm in the jury pool in downtown LA. could use a beer
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Pancake: I like the Pale 31 a lot.
Art: cheers!
Gonna pick up an Oak Aged Yeti today, stoked.
Edit: just ordered a set of these for about $20 on amazon
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I know this is a beer thread, but right now I'm enjoying this fine drink:
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Wedding gift from some friends of ours.
Going to this tomorrow though:
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Nice. I picked up (and soon finished :P) Glenfiddich's "Age of Discovery Bourbon Cask" in December. I'm not the biggest fan of Speysides, at all, but man was that stuff flavorful. The sweet and fruity Speyside flavors went really well with the heavy vanilla and caramel from the bourbon (and barrel). Drank almost like a light, and brighter rye.
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How is their Pale 31? I haven't seen it on the east coast, which is strange because I've bought Sacuba and Double DBA
Try Whole Foods, I think I saw it in there...went into one last night and was surprised with the selection. You might get lucky. You're in Vermont right, Pancake?
Nah I'm in Western Mass, roughly 45 minutes south of Brattleboro VT. I ended up seeing some Pale 31 and some DBA at my local liquor store shortly after I posted that first comment
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Tried this yesterday, little more malty than I like but it wasn't bad at all. First time drinking out of one of these cans. Drank it while I was playing on the playground with my baby, win win.
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Haul from the other day. Old Lady wanted to try the Birra.
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almanac's sours are so great. just had the bourbon sour porter. it was excellent.
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almanac's sours are so great. just had the bourbon sour porter. it was excellent.
Almanac is the shit. We just had the Valley and the Sourdough on tap at work. I just drank a bottle of the Peche last night. Had the Birra a few nights ago too, my first Prairie upon recommendation of this thread. It was good. Really simple belgian blonde, I was hoping for more tartness but I want to revisit it again. Gotta get some of their other stuff too...
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i think eli5abeth is my favorite prairie beer (after bomb!). 'merica, prairie gold and funky galaxy are all really good too. birra isn't bad, but for a lighter farmhouse/saison I prefer stillwater classique.
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drank a hi-res this weekend can i join the circle jerk
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Had Sucaba last night............. It's fucking amazing I went back today and bought 3 more bottles. 2 of them I shall age with all my other liquid treasures I've stored away.
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Another haul from a few days ago. Just got back from an overnight trip to Santa Rosa to visit Russian River. Will post pics later if I get a chance.
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Homie got me one as an early birthday gift.
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Only one growler is mine, filled the others up for Nallid and my other buddy. 2 Plinys and the 2 Sours also aren't mine, I didn't really like their sours. The Hop 2 It was amazing. The Bling Pigs were bottled yesterday. Stoked on that. Does any one know how long my growler will stay fresh and carbonated before I open it?
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I'm super jealous of all you pals being able to indulge in Pliney the Elder. Can get it here in jersey. I want to try that beer more than anything. That Sucaba is delicious though.
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Stoked on that. Does any one know how long my growler will stay fresh and carbonated before I open it?
should be good for 3 or so days unopened. 24 hours or less once you pop. unless they were counter pressure filled, then you're good for a while.
looking forward to driving up there in a few weekends. really want to hit bear republic and lagunitas, too.
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Homie got me one as an early birthday gift.
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Only one growler is mine, filled the others up for Nallid and my other buddy. 2 Plinys and the 2 Sours also aren't mine, I didn't really like their sours. The Hop 2 It was amazing. The Bling Pigs were bottled yesterday. Stoked on that. Does any one know how long my growler will stay fresh and carbonated before I open it?
fuck yes
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Stoked on that. Does any one know how long my growler will stay fresh and carbonated before I open it?
looking forward to driving up there in a few weekends. really want to hit bear republic and lagunitas, too.
Thanks max, I really wanted to hit Lagunitas too but oh well, next time. If you have some free time to stop in San Jose let me know and we can have a beer or a sesh or both.
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Another thing to consider is how well the cap is sealed. We use a machine to cap our growlers (overflow technique to purge oxygen), and I've had my growler last at least a week or two unopened.
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Lagunitas is awesome. in my opinion Bear Republic is skippable if you are on a tight schedule. i did the extra drive from RR doing the same thing one weekend. being a long time fan of Racer 5 i was excited to check it out. was pretty disappointed.
the brewpub looks like a TGI Friday's interior decorated by Guy Fieri. and they didn't really have any pub-only taps. maybe like 1
if you are passing though it's worth checking out
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Yea I called Russian River today and they said it should last at least a couple weeks unopened. Thanks tho dudes. Had a Lagunitas Sucks earlier as a birthday brew, wanted to drink my All Day IPA but didn't have enough time to enjoy it.
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If you have some free time to stop in San Jose let me know and we can have a beer or a sesh or both.
definitely. just gotta get fully settled out here. likewise if you are in the city.
floop, thats a bummer. racer 5 seems to be on tap at every shitty bar here and i'm thankful. sucks to hear their brewery isn't that cool.
in related news the anchor ipa is pretty damn solid.
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Are you moving here?
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Are you moving here?
i'm here.
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Let's skate Novato park!
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Novato looks rad. i gotta get up there again
if i lived in SF i'd probably take a RR road trip almost every weekend
as an aside, that St Helena skatepark is pretty amazing up in there
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Cheap Beer Reviewed By A Wine Expert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCpLerLKD2k#)
Looks like I should go pick up some steel reserve.
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3 Flowers from Marin Brewing Company was hella good.(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/tangar07/brewskis/4CB342C6-019D-4F64-B365-7545525831B3_zps37sintkp.jpg) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/user/tangar07/media/brewskis/4CB342C6-019D-4F64-B365-7545525831B3_zps37sintkp.jpg.html)
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STOKED!
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Hyped we started getting Santa Fe Brewing this week, but at the same time it's sadly nostalgic. Might have to try and visit this Fall (Chile harvest ;D)
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No idea why Happy Camper isn't even close to being as popular as Sucks. Very similar IMO, Happy Camper just holds up better and is a bit more piney and vegetal. More of a caramel malt than Lagunitas, too, but not quite as present as in something like WCIPA.
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been wanting to try some Santa Fe for a while. coolest labels. you from there?
used to date a girl who's family was from there. been out a few times. all about Ten Thousand Waves and Cafe Pasqual's
christmas baby
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Santa Fe's awesome, but it's no Albuquerque :D Nah, I just lived in ABQ for a couple years; great little big city. Didn't spend too much time in Santa Fe but Pasqual's is great food. Tons of great food in ABQ, too. Las Cruces isn't bad either but it falls a bit short of the other two. ABQ's great for skating, too; so many ditches and a handful of very decent parks for such a small area.
Speaking of ABQ and badass labels, La Cumbre Elevated IPA is making a name for itself, especially since distro started in Denver. IMO it's really similar to Sucks and Happy Camper, but it probably is the best (again IMO of course). A fruitier and just stronger aroma/nose, but drinks a little pinier and more vegetal which I really like.
Wish Beerjobber was still running, Elevated shipped straight from the brewery.. ah :P
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More Citra forward than I remember, though these could just be very fresh cans. And I'm not complaining :P I get piney, green/vegetal pineapple
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This one tasted extremely fresh too, smelled like a Noble hopped IPA as soon as I cracked it. Toffee with a strong grape-y flavor I get from some fresh barleywines. IIRC it's from the pale malt?
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12x Bells Third Coast Old Ale (Not to be confused with Third Coast Beer, APA)
8x 4 Hands Reprise Centennial Red (Single hop)
And another 6 of Happy Camper.
Didn't think I'd see any of the spring Third Coast release, now I'm trying to figure out how much I can afford to pick up :D Cheers
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lemme know if you want to trade anything for some happy camper
best beer of 2014 so far
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Marin Brewing IPA, very good.
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really good
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drank all three bottles of this i have, still have a growler full.
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decent, got it on sale at my work for $6.99 a sixer.
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loved it, very similar to Lagunitas Daytime. Cant wait to try the Stone Go To IPA.
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good, not that sour.
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Super good
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Hated it, sorry Matt.
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good, very sour.
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one of the best.
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ordered a case of this for the true detective finale
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Hated it, sorry Matt.
yea that was an awful beer, first one i've poured down the sink in a very long time.
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Hated it, sorry Matt.
yea that was an awful beer, first one i've poured down the sink in a very long time.
Damn, me too dude, me too.
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Really? I liked it. I had it on tap though, so maybe there is a difference.
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I just moved to Bend, OR this week and drank some of this tonight. 10 Barrel is one of my favorite breweries up here and this is definitely in my top 3 IPA's. Stoked to be living in such a huge beer town!
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driving cross country at the moment. tight schedule, but managed to hit some spots. tallgrass being in manhattan ks. love their 8 bit pale ale and oasis dry hopped ESB. csame in late denver, but just made it to crooked stave. It was great. pics from both forthcoming.
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Hated it, sorry Matt.
yea that was an awful beer, first one i've poured down the sink in a very long time.
Mine tasted like sour burnt ass hairs. It was awful and I was really looking forward to it. Immediately dumped it out.
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Prairie x Omnipollo Potlatch
Didn't realize it was a collabo, never heard of Omnipollo. But this thing is delicious!
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Damn fool, you went to OG house without me?! :'( let's go to that new place next to ike's this week. I'll hit you up tomorrow.
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Picked up a few bottles of dogfishhead 120 minute today. Such a good beer. Do any of you guys happen to know if stones bourbon barrel aged old guardian is sold at the stone brewery only? Or if it will be distributed to stores nation wide?
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picked up some stuff during my cross country drive.
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those black new mexico cans look native and menacing... nothing better than an ipa in a can though.
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Picked up a few bottles of dogfishhead 120 minute today. Such a good beer. Do any of you guys happen to know if stones bourbon barrel aged old guardian is sold at the stone brewery only? Or if it will be distributed to stores nation wide?
it's been bottled in the past, i haven't seen it in stores around here in a long time though (i'm in the greater LA area). but yes, it has been available outside of official stone stores in the past, although i think distribution is limited.
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Picked up a few bottles of dogfishhead 120 minute today. Such a good beer. Do any of you guys happen to know if stones bourbon barrel aged old guardian is sold at the stone brewery only? Or if it will be distributed to stores nation wide?
it's been bottled in the past, i haven't seen it in stores around here in a long time though (i'm in the greater LA area). but yes, it has been available outside of official stone stores in the past, although i think distribution is limited.
Pretty sure I've seen it here in Mass. Anyone else kind of getting sick of this whole Bourbon Barrel Aged deal?
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those black new mexico cans look native and menacing... nothing better than an ipa in a can though.
it's a real nice black ipa, too.
pancake man, i've been heading that route for a while. much prefer wine or other spirit barreled beers, unless it's really interesting like almanacs bourbon sour porter.
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A Gin barrel aged Radler would be absolutely delightful. That being said I do have two bottles of BCBS and a bottle of Jack's Abby BA Framinghammer haha
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Picked up a few bottles of dogfishhead 120 minute today. Such a good beer. Do any of you guys happen to know if stones bourbon barrel aged old guardian is sold at the stone brewery only? Or if it will be distributed to stores nation wide?
it's been bottled in the past, i haven't seen it in stores around here in a long time though (i'm in the greater LA area). but yes, it has been available outside of official stone stores in the past, although i think distribution is limited.
Pretty sure I've seen it here in Mass. Anyone else kind of getting sick of this whole Bourbon Barrel Aged deal?
Yeah there's way too many beers that are bourbon barrel aged and they are not good. I had some 2010 bourbon barrel aged old guardian however and it was amazing.
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Picked up a few bottles of dogfishhead 120 minute today. Such a good beer. Do any of you guys happen to know if stones bourbon barrel aged old guardian is sold at the stone brewery only? Or if it will be distributed to stores nation wide?
are you talking about the new one, Guardian's Slumber? pretty sure that's just brewery / Stone store for right now but i'm guessing it will be distributed
been meaning to pick one up at the Pasadena location
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Picked up a few bottles of dogfishhead 120 minute today. Such a good beer. Do any of you guys happen to know if stones bourbon barrel aged old guardian is sold at the stone brewery only? Or if it will be distributed to stores nation wide?
it's been bottled in the past, i haven't seen it in stores around here in a long time though (i'm in the greater LA area). but yes, it has been available outside of official stone stores in the past, although i think distribution is limited.
Pretty sure I've seen it here in Mass. Anyone else kind of getting sick of this whole Bourbon Barrel Aged deal?
Yeah there's way too many beers that are bourbon barrel aged and they are not good. I had some 2010 bourbon barrel aged old guardian however and it was amazing.
not all of them are good, but man, the good ones are really fucking good.
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Picked up a few bottles of dogfishhead 120 minute today. Such a good beer. Do any of you guys happen to know if stones bourbon barrel aged old guardian is sold at the stone brewery only? Or if it will be distributed to stores nation wide?
are you talking about the new one, Guardian's Slumber? pretty sure that's just brewery / Stone store for right now but i'm guessing it will be distributed
been meaning to pick one up at the Pasadena location
Yeah that's the one. Damn I really hope they distribute it.
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Picked up a few bottles of dogfishhead 120 minute today. Such a good beer. Do any of you guys happen to know if stones bourbon barrel aged old guardian is sold at the stone brewery only? Or if it will be distributed to stores nation wide?
it's been bottled in the past, i haven't seen it in stores around here in a long time though (i'm in the greater LA area). but yes, it has been available outside of official stone stores in the past, although i think distribution is limited.
Pretty sure I've seen it here in Mass. Anyone else kind of getting sick of this whole Bourbon Barrel Aged deal?
Yeah there's way too many beers that are bourbon barrel aged and they are not good. I had some 2010 bourbon barrel aged old guardian however and it was amazing.
not all of them are good, but man, the good ones are really fucking good.
Touch?, FW DDBA was amazing, and I love Jack's Abby BA Framinghammer. Honestly I'm just gonna swing on JA's dick for awhile, they're killing it in my opinion.
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I'm pretty sure Floops right about only being available at company stores, unfortunately. I asked about it on their Facebook and they never got back to me. Speaking of Stone, that new session IPA is pretty good, but I like Levitation more. Really wish that one was more available and a little cheaper.
Maybe I've been spoiled by having a local BBA stout available year-round, and Dragon's Milk for pretty cheap, ($14/4) but I don't feel the need to try a lot of BBA beers. I'm kind of picky about them. My (BBA) favorites are barleywines and ryewines, then scotch ales, then flavored stouts. Big fan of rye barrels (and the whiskey inside) too, just more flavorful. I agree that plenty are "eh" but the good ones are goooood.
@Floop
Sure I'll let you know when we get in more Happy Camper. As for what I'd want to trade, I'm not much of a ticker.. can you get Golden Road brewing easily? Their Wolf Among Weeds was great, but I think they just released a mixed 4-pack of (canned ;D) IPAs, too.
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I've only
Picked up a local IIPA (4 Hands War Hammer) that was released this past Saturday. Had to pick up some every day stuff too, Bells Amber and Old Coast are on the right. Didn't snag a pic of the bomber, but I will when it's poured in a few hours.
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Cheers
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A Gin barrel aged Radler would be absolutely delightful. That being said I do have two bottles of BCBS and a bottle of Jack's Abby BA Framinghammer haha
off color brewing out of chicago did one for a festival not long ago. wish i got to try it. his beers are really good and get decent distribution. the dude used to run the goose island barrel program before starting his own shit. plus, he's pretty cool.
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both New Belgium Snapshot and Spring Blonde are very very sessionable
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A Gin barrel aged Radler would be absolutely delightful. That being said I do have two bottles of BCBS and a bottle of Jack's Abby BA Framinghammer haha
You have my attention
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I'm pretty sure Floops right about only being available at company stores, unfortunately. I asked about it on their Facebook and they never got back to me. Speaking of Stone, that new session IPA is pretty good, but I like Levitation more. Really wish that one was more available and a little cheaper.
Maybe I've been spoiled by having a local BBA stout available year-round, and Dragon's Milk for pretty cheap, ($14/4) but I don't feel the need to try a lot of BBA beers. I'm kind of picky about them. My (BBA) favorites are barleywines and ryewines, then scotch ales, then flavored stouts. Big fan of rye barrels (and the whiskey inside) too, just more flavorful. I agree that plenty are "eh" but the good ones are goooood.
@Floop
Sure I'll let you know when we get in more Happy Camper. As for what I'd want to trade, I'm not much of a ticker.. can you get Golden Road brewing easily? Their Wolf Among Weeds was great, but I think they just released a mixed 4-pack of (canned ;D) IPAs, too.
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I've only
Picked up a local IIPA (4 Hands War Hammer) that was released this past Saturday. Had to pick up some every day stuff too, Bells Amber and Old Coast are on the right. Didn't snag a pic of the bomber, but I will when it's poured in a few hours.
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Cheers
hey Andrew, thanks for the offer. i already got some lined up actually . doing a trade with someone from NM and asked if he could hook me up some Happy Camper. he's also insisting i try Project Dank. ever had it? looking forward to trying
i can easily get you Golden Road. live like 2 miles from it. it's all over. funny that's the one you'd want. they do make some decent IPAs now. had a rough start. Wolf Among Weeds is good.
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... so who scored an Hunnapuh ?
i'm getting some
i picked up a gaggle of Feral One's at Barrelworks last weekend (i went to the Feral One opening and the Parabola opening, up in Paso Robles).. trading the fuck out of the Feral Ones. i don't even like sours. just got them because i knew they'd be good trade beers
by the way the Parabola tour in Paso was the absolute best brewery tour i've ever been on. fucking incredible. granted i'm an FW fanboy, but they really treated people right. liberal pours of Merkin, Parabola, Parabajava and Stickee Monkee
here are a bunch of shitty pics of my saturday
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templeton skatepark near Paso
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Anyone else kind of getting sick of this whole Bourbon Barrel Aged deal?
nope
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Floop did you get to keep those glasses? All three look amazing!
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nope
I love Founders breakfast stout, so this must be awesome.
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Edit: Founders > Bells
I tried the Bells stuff since it started coming around NY lately...the porter and stout are okay, but nothing compared to Founders. Just my two cents.
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I love Founders breakfast stout, so this must be awesome.
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Edit: Founders > Bells
I tried the Bells stuff since it started coming around NY lately...the porter and stout are okay, but nothing compared to Founders. Just my two cents.
it's fucking great. will have to trade your first born to get some this year
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I'm pretty sure Floops right about only being available at company stores, unfortunately. I asked about it on their Facebook and they never got back to me. Speaking of Stone, that new session IPA is pretty good, but I like Levitation more. Really wish that one was more available and a little cheaper.
Maybe I've been spoiled by having a local BBA stout available year-round, and Dragon's Milk for pretty cheap, ($14/4) but I don't feel the need to try a lot of BBA beers. I'm kind of picky about them. My (BBA) favorites are barleywines and ryewines, then scotch ales, then flavored stouts. Big fan of rye barrels (and the whiskey inside) too, just more flavorful. I agree that plenty are "eh" but the good ones are goooood.
@Floop
Sure I'll let you know when we get in more Happy Camper. As for what I'd want to trade, I'm not much of a ticker.. can you get Golden Road brewing easily? Their Wolf Among Weeds was great, but I think they just released a mixed 4-pack of (canned ;D) IPAs, too.
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYYujUB-SVb__25sH98QJ7hM_UphFQT8HzlHSNxMfBkZ-Aq417ww)
I've only
Picked up a local IIPA (4 Hands War Hammer) that was released this past Saturday. Had to pick up some every day stuff too, Bells Amber and Old Coast are on the right. Didn't snag a pic of the bomber, but I will when it's poured in a few hours.
(http://i.imgur.com/QlJBpIF.jpg)
Cheers
I know everyone has different opinions on IPA's, but I thought the Wolf Among Weeds was their worst IPA. It's not bad, but if you haven't had the Heal the Bay or Better Weather ones, I'd definitely recommend it. Heal the Bay is 9.4% too and doesn't even taste that strong at all.
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Floop what do I need to do to get a Feral One off you?
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Smashed this growler of Pliny last night.
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My bottle is expected to arrive tomorrow. Had to trade away a bottle of Westy 12 for it, but I regret nothing.
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Floop what do I need to do to get a Feral One off you?
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Smashed this growler of Pliny last night.
i've been trying to get some of the heavier hitters that haven't had (usually for multiples or combo of feral one and something else), but i'd trade one with a fellow skate bro if you have something decent. even some fresh pliny. we get it down here, but it's spotty. i usually get it when i can, and not even for me but for friends who haven't had it yet. message me
Bourbon County Cherry Rye is at the top of my list.
i like imp stouts and barleywines, especially barrel aged. and ipas
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had my first one about a month ago (2012). it's hands down the best non barrel aged imperial stout i've ever had.
hoping to try the double barrel version and the rum barrel version soon
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@Floop
That's pretty funny, I saw you mention Pasadena and Golden Road came to mind as an L.A. brewery.
@RC
I've only had Wolf Among Weeds, so I can't speak for the others. I remember it as having a pretty bright/floral nose, but drinking mostly piney and bitter. I can get down on super fruity/floral IPAs when I'm in the mood for them, but something about a mostly green/vegetal bitter flavor just really hits home for me.
Speaking of Green Flash, new packaging and WCIPA and Hop Head Red are getting jacked up to 8.1%. Will be out late April.
As for Bell's vs. Founders, I may have a preference but I think it's silly to say one is marginally better than the other.
-Founders Imperial Stout is my favorite "regular" stout between the two, but I like Bell's Expedition more than FBS. Just the type of stout I prefer.
-Not sure if I can pick between Black Note and KBS. Two Hearted comes across as more floral/fruitier than Centennial, but I enjoy the pinier Centennial more. And I like Red's Rye more than either.
-Founders Double Trouble over Hopslam as an Imperial IPA, but Hopslam for an extremely-crushable Imperial. I was fortunate enough to try Bell's Oracle this past August, now THAT stuff is a hop slam.
-I enjoy Bell's Old Ale more than Dirty Bastard, but I love Dirty Bastard too. (I know they're listed as different styles, but are very similar. Same with other super malty old ales like Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball IMO).
-Founders Curmudgeon is great, nothing by Bell's really compares
-Bell's Amber is a really mild beer, pretty similar to Dead Guy Ale. Nothing from Founders to compare it too.
-Bell's Double-Cream Stout is my favorite sweet stout. Again nothing comparable.
..That's enough for now :D My point is that it's very close for me. I drink/buy more Founders for the most part, but I couldn't pick between the two.
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Ended up saving this one til tonight (it's my Friday work-wise). Mostly CTZ, all sour pine. No hint of booze at 9%
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Local grocery store had a 3rd year anniversary thing going on today, came back with all of this. Coasters and SN bottle opener were freebies.
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This is awesome.
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Sunday Funday
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This Sammy Adams glass held the full 22 oz
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that sammy glass is cray.
killed my growler of pliny the other night, yum.
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nallid got me this for my bday and i shared it with him after a sesh today, didnt really taste much maple other than in the head that i poured too thick but it was a super good beer. Edit: Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA brewed with maple syrup
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had this at dinner, pretty damn good and my wife's corned beef murdered my hunger.
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Dale's Pale Ale at the most crucial of moments. soon after my baby came in the bathroom and took over my iphone to watch Yo Gabba Gabba.
next up is Evil Twin Evil Cousin i think, or possibly 4 more Dale's haha. Cheers to Sunday being my Friday.
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Tangar, install one of these:
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it's brought me many a free hand and zero fear of feet spilling
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visited the Potosi brewery in WISCO. good beer and good bar/restaurant.
http://www.potosibrewery.com/ (http://www.potosibrewery.com/)
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@Floop
That's pretty funny, I saw you mention Pasadena and Golden Road came to mind as an L.A. brewery.
i just thought it was funny someone was interested in them. glad actually. they do seem to get a lot of flack on Beer Advocate and in the craft scene in general. but i think that's partly because their beers were not that great starting out, and also LA just gets flack in general from everywhere else
usually when people are interested in LA breweries it's Beachwood or Smog City (or any of the other South Bay ones - Monkish, Strand, El Segundo)
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Super bitter, started off good but flavor kinda died as I drank it more. Last one was better IMO.
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I liked it. Plus it was free from work cause it wouldn't ring up. Can't beat that.
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had some Long Trails tonight. great brew. long time no drink.
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Brewed yesterday. I was going to take more pictures, but it's a lot harder than one would think
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It's another extra pale ale exclusively hopped with Galaxy
10 lbs of 2 row
.5 lbs of cara-malt 20
1 oz at 60
1 oz at 10
1 oz at 05
1 oz at flame out
Super excited about this beer, but I definitely need a better propane burner. Took me almost 7 hours rather than the 4 or so that it should have taken
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a pale ale you drink out of a pail eh? i'm in.
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I don't think you quite understand the brewing process Rusty.
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all of them'
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last night we all had a taster of pliny the elder (bottled 3/3/14) and another one of stone's enjoy by 4/20/14 immediately after. i think i may be cursing inside The Church of Craft Beer, but the stone offering was the preferred choice, almost unanimously.
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Had the drink by 4/20/2014 last night. It's started off great and then got pretty meh and lost it's pizazz.
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last night had logsdon seizoen bretta and almanac brandy barrel peche. the seizoen bretta was one of the nicest bretted saisons I've had. it definitely beats out boulevard's in my opinion. the almanac was great as always. good sourness, oak and fruit flavors. I'm really glad that stuff is easy to find.
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Albuquerque is like a little burgeoning beer mecca, I like living here. Only stuff worth drinking is La Cumbre, Marble or Sante Fe Brewing. Oh, 2nd St. Brewery has a nice Kolsch too, can't really find another homegrown Kolsch regularly on tap in the state from what I know.
Couple nights ago I introduced my underage friend to LC's Slice of Hefen (amazing yeasty unfiltered wheat ale) and SF's Saison 88 (one of the best pale ales i've had in a while).
My sister from NYC came out a while ago and tried Happy Camper and was hooked, she needs a care package of some a couple times a year now ;)
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been doing a lot of trading on beeradvocate for a while now. it's kind of a bad habit, but anyway.. finally had a bad package experience. apparently something broke in my package on the way to my trader. really fucking bummed. was a NICE package. now i'm gonna have to send again, all new beer. UPS discarded the whole package apparently (i.e., one bottle must have broken and they opened it and kept the rest).
on the plus side, i got my package from him
how you like me now?
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this is only a portion, but the main portion, of the package
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I liked it. Plus it was free from work cause it wouldn't ring up. Can't beat that.
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totally agree about 4/20. i actually dumped the last part of mine. and i LOVE these beers usually and loved the last one. thought it was just way too onioney (i guess that's how people would describe it). just really sharp and one dimensional. not dank and delicious like the last one
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thought the 4/20 was just ok. all the enjoy by's are pretty oniony/vegetal. they missed an opportunity not making it ridiculously dank to coincide with that date, but it was also the biggest batch they ever made. i get why the consistency was maybe not there for this one.
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yes. a 4/20 enjoy by should be dank as fuck. like Hoptimum dank
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been doing a lot of trading on beeradvocate for a while now. it's kind of a bad habit, but anyway.. finally had a bad package experience. apparently something broke in my package on the way to my trader. really fucking bummed. was a NICE package. now i'm gonna have to send again, all new beer. UPS discarded the whole package apparently (i.e., one bottle must have broken and they opened it and kept the rest).
on the plus side, i got my package from him
how you like me now?
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Damn, dude. Quite the pick-up for someone on the west coast.
I drank my bottle of Hunahpu with a friend last Sunday. To be honest I thought it was a little to indulgent for me. Even after splitting the bottle I had to give a little more away. Didn't expect the cinnamon to dominate so much. Tasted like a liquid, chocolate-covered cinnamon roll. If it was sold in individual 8-12 oz bottles I would make an effort to seek it out yearly, but I personally don't think it's worth $20 for a 750mL.
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I liked it. Plus it was free from work cause it wouldn't ring up. Can't beat that.
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totally agree about 4/20. i actually dumped the last part of mine. and i LOVE these beers usually and loved the last one. thought it was just way too onioney (i guess that's how people would describe it). just really sharp and one dimensional. not dank and delicious like the last one
I was gonna get one of these, but after reading these comments I decided against doing so. Instead, I went with the Mission St Ipa from Trader Joes, pretty tasty and easy on the wallet at $5.99 a sixer.
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the mission st beers are made by firestone walker. good stuff.
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Dang did not know that! ^ will definitely try one next time I'm in a TJ.
Started the day with a fresh Pliny brewed less than two weeks ago.
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This was good, but I thought Lagunitas Daytime was better but my Go To was so cold I might have been missing out on some flavor.
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This was really good. Reminded me a lot of Double Jack, will definitely be buying again.
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Drinking this right now, just as good as last time. It says "keep refrigerated - live ale" on the bottle (but this was not refrigerated at bevmo) anyone know what that means?
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been doing a lot of trading on beeradvocate for a while now. �it's kind of a bad habit, but anyway.. � finally had a bad package experience. �apparently something broke in my package on the way to my trader. �really fucking bummed. �was a NICE package. �now i'm gonna have to send again, all new beer.� UPS discarded the whole package apparently (i.e., one bottle must have broken and they opened it and kept the rest).�
on the plus side, i got my package from him
how you like me now?
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Damn, dude.� Quite the pick-up for someone on the west coast.
I drank my bottle of Hunahpu with a friend last Sunday.� To be honest I thought it was a little to indulgent for me.� Even after splitting the bottle I had to give a little more away.� Didn't expect the cinnamon to dominate so much.� Tasted like a liquid, chocolate-covered cinnamon roll.� If it was sold in individual 8-12 oz bottles I would make an effort to seek it out yearly, but I personally don't think it's worth $20 for a 750mL.
had my first Huna a few months ago and was blown away. i can see saying it's not worth 20, but yeah, it's a fucking epic beer in my opinion. for me it is the perfect blend of spice and cinnamon. the one i had was over a year old so maybe the cinnamon had mellowed? don't know. everyone has different tastes.
heard nothing but good thing about Double Barrel Huna so had to try. i'm lucky now to have an awesome AWESOME regular trader in FL now. in a perfect world i would have an awesome person like this in every area i'm interested in . that said, trading is kind of a jerk off. it's a hobby. i'm interested in trying beers i read about etc.. it's like a never ending rabbit hole of chasing world class beers. at the end of the day, pretty much most people have great beer in their own backyard. i could easily just drink local CA beer and be a happy camper for the rest of my life.
but, i'm curious
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Drinking this right now, just as good as last time. It says "keep refrigerated - live ale" on the bottle (but this was not refrigerated at bevmo) anyone know what that means?
i'm guessing they mean it's bottle conditioned. don't know. all ipas should be refrigerated regardless. how is it?
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its really good man ^, as ive said in here before, their 3 Flowers IPA was really good too. had a super fresh 90 minute from Dogfish and it was too malty for my liking. drinking a Dale's Pale Ale right now with this salami lettuce wrap bout to catch up on skate vids, cheers homies.
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the marin brewing beers i've had were great. i wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised.
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If y'all haven't had it yet, you go got the Iron Springs Casey Jones DIPA.
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Just terrible label BUT a double that contends with Pliny and other heavy hitters.
Also.... I AM NOW THE BUYER FOR ALBANY TAPROOM. 32 TAPS AND 200 BOTTLES. FUUUUUCKKKKKK! Skate career done. So fucking stoked and lucky and happy and overwhelmed. I'm going to need some help for sure. If there are bay area pals, LET'S KICK IT AND DRINK GOOD BEER!
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^ I like you Matt, but nobody ever goes to Albany. Every time I'm on that stretch of 80, I want to kill myself. Come to SJ.
That Stone Best by 4:20 suuuuucked, thanks Tangar for the hook though. I just liked it because it was over 9% and I'm an alcoholic.
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New to me, as is Victory in general. Just started getting it around here. Bottled Feb 27th based on their apparent 5-month "Best By" dating. Really citrusy, super easy-drinking. I'm not the biggest fan of overly citrusy IPAs but I enjoy them when I have them.
Also picked up the SN 4-Way Pack. I liked them all- black IPA was definitely roasty and definitely hoppy, snow wit was a nice Belgian IPA, and Nooner comes off as a light Torpedo to me. And I'm a huge fan of Torpedo.
Found a bunch of FIS last Monday so I got to restock.
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Most of my menu for the next week. The Two Hearted was bottled on the 4th ;D And my first go with the new Fresh Squeezed (different than the bombers last fall). Undercover Shut-Down is one of my favorite beers from Lagunitas, and Curmudgeon is one of my favorites from Founders.
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Cheers
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Super good.
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Very similar to the Maharaja just maybe not as carbonated or not as much bite. still good.
definitely gonna keep an eye out for the fresh squeezed, and gotta re-try the Undercover. I tried it last year but i think my palllet changed a lot since then.
and Matt, definitely come to SJ, i have a couch you can crash one as long as you dont act a fool.
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had a nice trip to santa rosa today. the growlers are pliny and row 2, hill 56 pale ale. had a bunch of great stuff there, too.
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^ as much as I like pliny, I loooove blind pig. It's my Friday so I'll be back in a bit posting.
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tried enjoy by 4/20 again and it was better the second time around, more hop flavor.
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amazing for a pilsner, almost tasted like a saison. homie that works at whole foods got his hands on this one.
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very similar to the Maharaja. super good, bottled the day before my bday 2/25/14
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Pliny, yum!
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expected this one to be very malty according to the duede at Wine Club but it was super smooth and delicious.
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good, im tired.
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My daily go to: Tecate
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Cracked one of these last night. Super good.
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This was good, but I thought Lagunitas Daytime was better but my Go To was so cold I might have been missing out on some flavor.
Nah, that's just how Go To is. The nose is deceiving. I was pretty disappointed by it as well. I've not tried DayTime, how does it compare to Founders All Day?
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Has anyone been able to get KBS in store yet? The wait is killing me. Also has anyone been collecting the Game of Thrones beers?
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Has anyone been able to get KBS in store yet? The wait is killing me. Also has anyone been collecting the Game of Thrones beers?
isn't kbs one of those beers that pretty much sells out within minutes? i doubt you'll see it on shelves, but i hope you do
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Has anyone been able to get KBS in store yet? The wait is killing me. Also has anyone been collecting the Game of Thrones beers?
isn't kbs one of those beers that pretty much sells out within minutes?? i doubt you'll see it on shelves, but i hope you do
Yeah it sells out really quick. Im friends with the bartender at this craft beer bar, and hes getting a keg Kbs on the 14th. Hes going to let me get a growler of it which is really generous. I want to hopefully get a bottle or two to have for special occasions. I was lucky enough to get Backwoods Bastard this year, so im hoping im lucky enough to get Kbs
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I was lucky enough to get two bottle of KBS yesterday. I think most distributors around my way don't even have it yet. Probably gonna get it sometime this week.
Also was able to snag a can of Heady Topper in the process. I can't tell if the quality is falling off or I'm just not that into it anymore, but the last few cans I've had have been lackluster. Still great, but certainly not "best beer in the world" great.
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This was good, but I thought Lagunitas Daytime was better but my Go To was so cold I might have been missing out on some flavor.
I've only had one can of All Day but I liked Daytime better. Need to revisit All Day tho. I want to have all the new session IPAs side by side and hopefully I can include All Day in that.
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you guys realize that those glasses look like buttplugs right?
Paging GAY.
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Finally got some KBS. On tap to boot.
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Finally got some KBS. On tap to boot.
it's good, but i wouldn't lose my shit over it. there's better beers out there that aren't as hard to get. if you do get some, aging it is not a good idea.
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Finally got some KBS. On tap to boot.
Why do you say that? I got some KBS and some regular breakfast stout to age it. i figured it would be a good beer down the road.
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The coffee flavors fads a lot, and the chocolate fades slightly too.
I missed my chance to grab some bottles (online reservations=sold out in 2 minutes) but I wasn't expecting to get any. Might go to a tapping next week, though; A bar had a Founders night in December featuring KBS (and Backwoods ;D) so I'm not sure. Same with Black Note, we had a Bell's night the first week in March with it, but I'm still going to keep an eye out for bottles. Also missed out on Deschutes Mirror Mirror, but I might see it at the bigger chain stores in the next few days.
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Said it before, but Centennial tastes like Fruity Pebbles to me.
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This is a nice surprise. Pretty green, nowhere near as citrusy as I thought it'd be, it reminds me a lot of Torpedo. Just a little bit more lemony, and a little bit more floral.
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Rich bitter-sweet Lagunitas malt and hops. A little more toffee than Brown Shugga, a little less than Gnarlywine.
No shortage of Curmudgeon either, stuff is so well blended. Got a local Falconer's Flight blend IIPA coming out next week, that's always a treat.
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Also missed out on Deschutes Mirror Mirror, but I might see it at the bigger chain stores in the next few days.
You didn't really miss out on much.
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Also missed out on Deschutes Mirror Mirror, but I might see it at the bigger chain stores in the next few days.
You didn't really miss out on much.
Was just going to say the same thing. I just moved to Bend and you can go into the Deschutes brewery and get 4 free 4 oz. samples every day for free, which is amazing and I tried it out. Wasn't impressed and it's damn expensive for 1 bottle. I'm not sure if it's cheaper in stores, but they had 22 oz.(I think) bottles for 17 bucks.
I've been trying a bunch of new breweries since Bend is such a huge beer town and I really like Boneyard RPM IPA. It's awesome how all of these places have growler happy hours so you can go on certain days and get one filled for super cheap.
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Finally got some KBS. On tap to boot.
Why do you say that? I got some KBS and some regular breakfast stout to age it. i figured it would be a good beer down the road.
The coffee and chocolate flavors don't really hold up all that well.
I've given KBS a chance on multiple occasions, and while it's definitely good I have to agree with max power. I cracked a bottle open on Monday night and ended up giving the last 1/3 of it away. I prefer the regular Breakfast Stout and Founders Imperial stout over it, not to mention Backwoods Bastard (my personal favorite Founders beer). As far as barrel-aged imperial stouts go, I'd say Bourbon County and Parabola have this beat.
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Finally got some KBS. On tap to boot.
Why do you say that? I got some KBS and some regular breakfast stout to age it. i figured it would be a good beer down the road.
I've given KBS a chance on multiple occasions, and while it's definitely good I have to agree with max power. I cracked a bottle open on Monday night and ended up giving the last 1/3 of it away. I prefer the regular Breakfast Stout and Founders Imperial stout over it, not to mention Backwoods Bastard (my personal favorite Founders beer). As far as barrel-aged imperial stouts go, I'd say Bourbon County and Parabola have this beat.
I finally had one last night - it pours like syrup and drinks pretty easy for something with 11% alcohol. I'm going to store a couple KBS and BS and drink em' at Christmas. I didn't get too much coffee or chocolate compared to the Breakfast Stout. They really are heavy as fuck - my head feels like a weight is attached to it today. It's definitely a special occasion beer. I'm with you on the Breakfast stout - when that's on tap nothing is better and drinks easy.
I saw some Creme Crulee Stout i wanna try next, or this Sour Cherry Blue point Stout.
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Are any of you dudes from Arizona? My girlfriend is visiting her sister in Chandler which is just outside of Phoenix and grabbing me some craft that I can't get in CT. I like IPA's, Stouts, and Sours mostly. I do alot of trading so I've had a ton that aren't available here (drinking a Pliny right now!), but I don't think anything from AZ. Any suggestions from out there? or even things from CA (Russian River, Firestone Walker, etc, I have no idea what distributes out there). If anyone lives there specifically, any suggestions for good beer stores would be cool too. Thanks!
And yeah....I know, my Slap name is Busch....i know
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That cr?me brl??e stout is awesome.
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I was able to get some KBS. I bought a bottle at one store and was able to score a 4 pack and a second store. Had the one bottle and it was not worth the hype. It was good but it wasn't outstanding. Anyone have it on tap? I'm about to try it on tap tomorrow. Also Anderson valley bourbon barrel stout on tap is delicious.
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on the 8th day God said "let thine hath beer, bros"
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Cheers floop and homies! Thanks Nallid for the growler of Hop 2 It! It might be my favorite session beer at 4.2%. I wish they bottled it. Its so damn tasty. Having a glass with my father in law celebrating his promotion and a little raise I got at work recently. I'm gonna annihilate this growler.
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Cheers fellas.
You Nor Cal dudes and your beautiful Russian River growlers make me envious. If I lived in SF I'd probably go up there every weekend
on to this now. holy shit. this is outstanding. one of the best barrel aged stouts i've had aside from Bourbon County
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Happened to get another bottle of KBS. I might be willing to trade it considering I have 2 other bottles. I've never traded beer before and I figured it might be worth a shot if I can trade it to somebody who hasn't had it, and I'd be able to get a rarity I can't get here on the east coast. Is shipping beer legal?
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Tried this last night. It was really good. I think my work just got their regular IPA in recently so I'll be trying that soon.
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Just bottled up my Galaxy extra pale. I call it A Hitch Hiker's Guide
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Happened to get another bottle of KBS. I might be willing to trade it considering I have 2 other bottles. I've never traded beer before and I figured it might be worth a shot if I can trade it to somebody who hasn't had it, and I'd be able to get a rarity I can't get here on the east coast. Is shipping beer legal?
It depends what state you're in. However, you can just say it's something else if your state prohibits it.
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Happened to get another bottle of KBS. I might be willing to trade it considering I have 2 other bottles. I've never traded beer before and I figured it might be worth a shot if I can trade it to somebody who hasn't had it, and I'd be able to get a rarity I can't get here on the east coast. Is shipping beer legal?
it's illegal to ship alcohol through USPS (though you can). with FedEx and UPS it's merely against their rules (as opposed to illegal). I've done all. i've never heard of anyone actually getting arrested but it's a safer bet to go through FedEx or UPS. if they found out the worst case scenario is they would give you a warning.
i've had 1 mishap in all my trades (which i've done a lot now).. had a growler break, which was a fucking drag. UPS basically said the contents were damaged and they had to discard the package. no mention of the fact that delicious vietnamese coffee imperial stout was spilling out of it
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All of this screams awesome, I really want to hit the Portland ME festival. Any Slap Pals?
http://beercamp.sierranevada.com/festival/northwest_edition (http://beercamp.sierranevada.com/festival/northwest_edition)
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^I was just checking out the Chicago one, I'm gonna try to go
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Today's little haul. The Expedition Stout was a nice surprise, I got the last 6 of the two cases that showed up today. Was expecting to walk out with some Consecrator, but it was already gone, so the Expo definitely helps. Also glad I checked the dates on Stone's stuff besides the Oaked Bastard I was already planning on getting- Levitation was bottled on Feb 15th and Ruination March 7th :) Been a while since I've had either fresh, their stuff tends to sit a while here.
Excited to try Cinder Cone and Farmer's Tan, too. I'm a huge fan of hoppy reds, and really enjoy Southern Tier's IPA's and most of their non-flavored beers. I can definitely see why people like Pupking, Crem Brulee, and Choklat, though.
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Always nice filling an imperial pint glass :) Great stuff, reminds me of Celebration. Just a little lighter body and a little more citrusy dry-hop. Really hope this stuffs stays available for $3.50/bomber.
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not a big haul but i'm stoked on this. will be drinking later in the week
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oh, that one sounded good.
had DRAKkeller tonight. pretty nice DIPA. could be more bitter, but it's really easy to drink at 8%.
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Colin from HenHouse (new dudes out of Petaluma) dropped off their flagship Saison and a new Oyster Stout and left me a swing top of the saison to sip on. Heavy on the spices, coriander and star anise, good body but refreshing. Fuck with these dudes.
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Happened to get another bottle of KBS. I might be willing to trade it considering I have 2 other bottles. I've never traded beer before and I figured it might be worth a shot if I can trade it to somebody who hasn't had it, and I'd be able to get a rarity I can't get here on the east coast. Is shipping beer legal?
it's illegal to ship alcohol through USPS (though you can).? with FedEx and UPS it's merely against their rules (as opposed to illegal).? ? I've done all.? i've never heard of anyone actually getting arrested but it's a safer bet to go through FedEx or UPS.? if they found out the worst case scenario is they would give you a warning.
i've had 1 mishap in all my trades (which i've done a lot now)..? had a growler break, which was a fucking drag.? UPS basically said the contents were damaged and they had to discard the package.? no mention of the fact that delicious vietnamese coffee imperial stout was spilling out of it
This made me laugh, and thanks for the info. Would love to know how the Agave Maria ale is after youve had it. Definitely going to pick up a bottle or two when it hits stores.
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Anyone else hear about tequila making a beer "slick"? I was reading an article about using oak cubes soaked in tequila give the beer slick qualities and that other adjuncts were needed to cut down on that oily feeling
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Anyone else hear about tequila making a beer "slick"? I was reading an article about using oak cubes soaked in tequila give the beer slick qualities and that other adjuncts were needed to cut down on that oily feeling
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Really, i'm confused on this, i've never had an oily beer or tequila. Got a link to that article?
I'm really excited to have a beer tomorrow. I've been on some wild meds since breaking my leg and can't drink, it all stops tonight. There is a new brewery in Pomona next to me, they do this blonde ale with apples brewed into it. Normally i would be bummed, i like my hops, but for some unholy reason it is fucked up good.
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not a big haul but i'm stoked on this. will be drinking later in the week
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I don't know about american beer but you guys have the best artwort for sure! Make the holy mother appear like an action figure? Only in america.
right now I drink beer from the region. Support you local beer
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That cr?me brl??e stout is awesome.
This shit rocks. Super strong dessert brew.
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Anyone else hear about tequila making a beer "slick"? I was reading an article about using oak cubes soaked in tequila give the beer slick qualities and that other adjuncts were needed to cut down on that oily feeling
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Really, i'm confused on this, i've never had an oily beer or tequila. Got a link to that article?
I'm really excited to have a beer tomorrow. I've been on some wild meds since breaking my leg and can't drink, it all stops tonight. There is a new brewery in Pomona next to me, they do this blonde ale with apples brewed into it. Normally i would be bummed, i like my hops, but for some unholy reason it is fucked up good.
I believe I read it in a BeerAdvocate BYOB article. Talking about reaching into the pantry for random ingredients and such, I'm trying to dig for it, but having the hardest time finding it
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I've had tequila barrel aged beer before. it wasn't 'slick'. probably some weird infection if the article is taking about homebrew.
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That may be it. I'm now intrigued to try some tequila aged beers
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i've only had one other one, and it was a few years ago. El Hefe, by Golden Road. it was interesting but i'm not crazy about hefs. This one sounds good. I'll let you guys know. most likely be breakin out this weekend, if not tonight
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I probably wouldn't pick anything up with agave just because it would remind me of Tequiza.
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i think we are in good hands with Lost Abbey though
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After sesh brew and sandwich last night. This was my last one that was bottled 2 days before my bday.
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Broke down and drank this too, it's been sitting for a while and I was supposed to trade it for some Bourbon County but I'd rather give my cousin something fresher and I don't know when I'm gonna see her.
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After sesh brew and sandwich last night. This was my last one that was bottled 2 days before my bday.
nicely done. that's a meal for champions
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the new anchor steam ipa is pretty crucial. i also have a lagunitas cappuchino stout 22oz that i havent had in a while so im looking forward to pounding the shit out of it when i get off work tomorrow night to start me weekend off right.
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Just got the SN 4-Way IPA pack:
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One of their reps was at my job the other day so I got some sweet stuff for free: SN polo shirt, Ruthless Rye IPA glass, bottle opener, carabiner with built in bottle opener, pen, and SN lip balm made with cascade hops and mint.
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That four way 12 pack is pretty kick ass. I'll probably be getting a lot more Torpedo, that was a hell of an IPA
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Yeah but the other ones aren't available in six packs (at least to my knowledge). The Nooner is pretty good, nothing amazing though. Maybe I need to have another to get a better opinion but I gave the other two away. All Day IPA is still the benchmark session for me. Snow Wit I only had a few sips of, which I enjoyed. I'll have to have one tonight maybe. Blindfold is a winner, albeit the first black IPA I've had so I have nothing to compare it to. It's got strong caramel notes but still retains that SN crispiness in the hops flavor. Not thick though, which is nice. It's like a bourbon barrel stout and an IPA had a lovechild.
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Yeah Blindfold was a close second followed by the white IPA and Nooner was just lack luster. Good, but nothing to write home about. I'm hoping my beer that I brewed is close to All Day, but more floral/ citrus with all the fucking Galaxy I used
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Yeah but the other ones aren't available in six packs (at least to my knowledge). The Nooner is pretty good, nothing amazing though. Maybe I need to have another to get a better opinion but I gave the other two away. All Day IPA is still the benchmark session for me. Snow Wit I only had a few sips of, which I enjoyed. I'll have to have one tonight maybe. Blindfold is a winner, albeit the first black IPA I've had so I have nothing to compare it to. It's got strong caramel notes but still retains that SN crispiness in the hops flavor. Not thick though, which is nice. It's like a bourbon barrel stout and an IPA had a lovechild.
Try 21st Amendment's Black IPA - Back in Black. It's a good one.
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I had some of this last night, and holy fuck was it good.
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the Agave Maria was interesting. i think you have to like tequila to enjoy it (which i do) otherwise it might come as a shock. I'm talking like aged tequila (anjeo). definitely get the tequila barrel. think i still prefer bourbon or whiskey barrels so far for barrel aging, but was interesting to try
in sad news, this happened
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Gravity is bullshit!
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I hope you dropped to your knees and started sucking away at the floor
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i sat there in horror, watching the Parabola ooze out of the box onto my garage floor. it was like a murder scene. the beer was thicker and darker than the oil puddles
i actually did get on my knees and smell the aroma. amazing. there were small shards of glass mixed in.
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On a whim I decided to look for Enjoy By 4/20 via Stone's Beer Finder (My regular stores sold out of it very quickly), called a few to hear "Sorry, all gone", but one place still had some. Got there and was excited to find a "Shelf Turd" I didn't think I'd see again until November :) Both were $6.99, too; as cheap as I'll ever see them.
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(On the right is "Repent Rye", a very decent local rye-wine I found for about 2/3rd the price I usually see it)
Hop Devil is new to me (Distro just started last month), and I'm a big fan of English IPA's, so I'm excited. Haven't had the DFH in a while, either. Cheers
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Randomly picked one of these from the store last weekend, what a pleasant surprise. I'll definitely try and make this one a somewhat regular fancy import beer if it's regularily available.
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On a whim I decided to look for Enjoy By 4/20 via Stone's Beer Finder (My regular stores sold out of it very quickly), called a few to hear "Sorry, all gone", but one place still had some. Got there and was excited to find a "Shelf Turd" I didn't think I'd see again until November :) Both were $6.99, too; as cheap as I'll ever see them.
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(On the right is "Repent Rye", a very decent local rye-wine I found for about 2/3rd the price I usually see it)
Hop Devil is new to me (Distro just started last month), and I'm a big fan of English IPA's, so I'm excited. Haven't had the DFH in a while, either. Cheers
Hop Devil is anything but an English IPA. That beer right there is a hop bomb. If you want an english style IPA/ in New England, look at Berkshire Brewing Company's Lost Sailor IPA
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every few months ill buy a beer from flying dog because the label looks cool, and every time it tastes like chemicals and/or bile
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@pancake
That is a bit of a disappointment, it's hard for me to find good English IPA's; Tallgrass' Oasis "Imperial ESB" is my favorite I've had. It was bottled 3/10 (Aug 10 best by) so if it's supposed to be a hop bomb, it should be. I'll find out soon enough ;) And not to say I don't enjoy American IPA's
I'm in/around St. Louis too by the way.
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PM your address, I can easily send you a few bottles
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Recognise
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Eh, I wouldn't even know it was supposed to be Belgian style if the bottle didn't say so.
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Flavor wasn't bad but it tasted kinda flat. Was hoping for more from a localish brew.
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Super good. Loved the flavor, could really taste the Belgian yeast. Would buy again.
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Pitcher of Sculpin, GO SHARKS! Thanks Nallid!
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This was good, and not bad for somewhere around 4 bucks at bevmo.
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Had a Dales Pale, a Sneak Attack and a Heineken earlier, now enjoying this. Cheers to having two Saturdays off in a row! #HELLARARE
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Any of you guys ever order beer online? Got any sites you'd recommend? NYC is severely lacking in some of my old staples. Most of the beer stores out here I find to be lacking or insanely overpriced. Does New Belgium exist out here?
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Welllp, I'm headed over to The Rare Barrel to do some R & D. Hit me up if you are in the East Bay and want to grab a sour beer...
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This beer is so horrible.
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Any of you guys ever order beer online? Got any sites you'd recommend? NYC is severely lacking in some of my old staples. Most of the beer stores out here I find to be lacking or insanely overpriced. Does New Belgium exist out here?
Unfortunately New Belgium does not exist out on the East Coast
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Any of you guys ever order beer online? Got any sites you'd recommend? NYC is severely lacking in some of my old staples. Most of the beer stores out here I find to be lacking or insanely overpriced. Does New Belgium exist out here?
Unfortunately New Belgium does not exist out on the East Coast
they're building a brewery in north carolina, so you won't have to wait too long.
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Any of you guys ever order beer online? Got any sites you'd recommend? NYC is severely lacking in some of my old staples. Most of the beer stores out here I find to be lacking or insanely overpriced. Does New Belgium exist out here?
Unfortunately New Belgium does not exist out on the East Coast
You sure you aren't thinking of Sierra Nevada?
Edit: Looks like both breweries are going to out in NC.
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oskar blues, too. might have to make a trip out there at some point in the future. i hear asheville is really nice.
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Oskar Blues already distributes out this way, or we're you just saying that they are building a brewery in NC?
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Lagunitas just finished the Chicago plant and will have a much stronger east cost wise also.
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Oskar Blues already distributes out this way, or we're you just saying that they are building a brewery in NC?
New Belgium will be there soon enough. I heard they had some issues with there NC factory development initially but it is coming. I believe the distribution center will be close to the oskar blues brevard spot. Asheville fuckin kills it with the craft/microbrews. Im at Fort Collins CO and there is a new brewery every other week. Fort Collins is Beer heaven. One of my favorites is this beer at Coopersmiths (in foco) called steamship ale. It has that biscuity yeasty flavor kind of like a scottish ale but a little smoother and lighter in color. Any beer fanatic in the US should visit Colorado at some point, not to mention the other newly legal activities
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Oskar Blues already distributes out this way, or we're you just saying that they are building a brewery in NC?
yup
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Any of you guys ever order beer online? Got any sites you'd recommend? NYC is severely lacking in some of my old staples. Most of the beer stores out here I find to be lacking or insanely overpriced. Does New Belgium exist out here?
You're over in BK, right?
You ever try this place right near the BQE on metropolitan and union: http://www.beerboutiquenyc.com/template_view.cfm?PageID=12 (http://www.beerboutiquenyc.com/template_view.cfm?PageID=12)
Good selection - single bottles too. So you can try a beer out.
Of if you want to go over to Queens - i'd say try Mr Vino's Cucina in Forest Hills, or Euro Mart over in Astoria. Euro Mart is the same deal as beer boutique, but has a huge selection - definitely go there if you're in the area.
Maybe these might help you out.
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Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely check those spots out.
For reference, I've already made ventures to Top Hops, Good beer, Brouwerij Lane, Bedstuy Beer Works, Bushwick Sampler and Eagle Provisions. The latter definitely has the best selection but it's a bit annoying how the place won't let you take one from a six pack.
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Currently drinking some Flying Dog Amarillo imperial ipa. Don't know how I feel about it. Also picked up two bottles of Shipyards Prelude series bourbon barrel aged xxxxipa. Any of you guys had either? I would post pictures but I don't know how to upload pics from my iphone.
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this was a super good session pale ale, untappd had it listed at under 5% i think but it was so delicious. Wyld by Uinta Brewery enjoyed at Golden Gate Park
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tried this again but let it warm up a little this time, flavor totally changes and is super good.
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had this for the first time tonight, it was hella good and about half the price of their Sculpin which is one of my favorites.
having a good ol' Union Jack right now, cheers Pals!
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Just bought my ticket to the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp fest in Portland ME. An impulse buy, but it'll be good for me. Anyone going to any of the other fests?
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Beer is too much for me, but these little guys are outstanding.
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More than three and I'll cry my eyes out and urinate in my knickers.
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my first yeti, was really good, coffee flavor was intense but delicious. i bought this about a month ago, and didnt notice til i cracked the bottle that one of the recommended food pairings was a cinnamon donut. i just happened to pick that donut tonight when i went and picked up a random half dozen for my lady, baby and little cousin after dinner. stoked.
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just finished this, its been a long time since i had one, crisp and tasty.
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going down to santa cruz and hitting sante adairius today. can't fucking wait.
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tangar, how was it with the donut?
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Tried some of this tonight. Holy fuck. Bourbon barrel cider sounded weird at first, but this shit is fucking awesome.
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my first yeti, was really good, coffee flavor was intense but delicious. i bought this about a month ago, and didnt notice til i cracked the bottle that one of the recommended food pairings was a cinnamon donut. i just happened to pick that donut tonight when i went and picked up a random half dozen for my lady, baby and little cousin after dinner. stoked.
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just finished this, its been a long time since i had one, crisp and tasty.
that's awesome. i don't really do a lot of food parings. or, at least don't plan in advance.
certain beers you can definitely imagine going well with certain things though
went to the Bruery today and had their Rue d' Floyd collaboration with Three Floyds. was pretty tasty. know there are infection concerns but it's drinking great right now
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sante adairius is some seriously incredible shit. if you're in the bay area, you need to visit.
their IPA, 831 is really impressive. the saisons are great too. i had suns out, a simcoe opped saison and little quibble, made with rye, oats and wheat malts. little quibble was so nice at 4.8%. they happened to be releasing saison bernice batch 6 with brett and lactobacillus yesterday, too. picked up a few bottles and had one there. it was great. slightly tart and a bit funky.
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This is the beer I brewed about a month ago. A pale ale hopped exclusively with galaxy. I still don't know the science behind bottle conditioning yet, which in my opinion is the hardest part, but it still has enough carb to give a small bite. I call it Hitch Hikers Guide
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I tried another Southern Tier beer today (Goat Boy--it's an Imperial Weizenbock) and it is horrible.
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tangar, how was it with the donut?
it was so damn delicious, i havent been on slap much lately but here are a few new things ive tried recently.
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pretty strong but still tasty. 12.5%
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the fucking best, also had two plinys the same night.
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this this was interesting and super tasty, i didnt know it was 9% until i checked it on on untappd. very smooth for that % i thought.
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going to the Bruery anniversary party tomorrow. readying my liver
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going to the Bruery anniversary party tomorrow. readying my liver
sup wit dat sucre?
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Just picked up a four pack of Founders Rubaeus. Never tried this before, it was either this or the Porter (which was cheaper and came in a 6 pack)
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went to cellarmaker on monday for their second release of taco hands, an ipa they made with tired hands.
from their website:
Taco Spiced IPA w/Cilantro, Lime Juice, Lime Zest, Cumin, Pasilla Chilis + Citra and Motueka hops. 6.6% ABV, 50 ITUs.
it's nice. the hops cover most of the additions, but you get a bit of lime. much better than it sounds.
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earlier tonight had a few of these while my dad handled the tri-tip.
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fuckin with one of the best right now. rest in peace to my parents dog "Fat" Jack and my best friends dog Chacha aka Chacharoo aka 20+ years old you were a fucking champ, who both passed away on the same day last week. you will both be missed.
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Whole foods 20% off ALL BEER today guys. Extra 10% when you buy 6 singles. Handle.
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not beer i know but holy fuck
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Whole foods 20% off ALL BEER today guys. Extra 10% when you buy 6 singles. Handle.
took advantage of that biz. got some agave maria, a few almanac blackberry sours and some allagash saison.
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I've had every beer ever.
and I like Hamms.
I even follow them on instagram.
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I've had every beer ever.
ya rite
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Spaceman, form Brew Fist. (IBU 70 7.0% Alc. Vol.) Quite bitter, but still really fruity when served fresh.
Didn't expect an italian IPA to be that great. Try it if you can. But it says "Very american beer..."
so, I guess you could easily find the equivalent in the U.S.
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http://www.brewfist.com/index/en/birra/show/spaceman.html (http://www.brewfist.com/index/en/birra/show/spaceman.html)
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I've been loving the 15 packs of All Day and Stone mixed 12's.
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Looks more like this now, though.
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One of my shops broke up the pack for the $10/Mix-6, so I've been able to get $10/6's of Arrogant Bastard ;D
Also,
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Had a Hopslam on a whim last night, forgot how well that stuff holds up. A little less aromatic, but still tastes like juicy grapefruity Simcoe, almost juicier now that any hint of booziness is gone. Cheers
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Whole foods 20% off ALL BEER today guys. Extra 10% when you buy 6 singles. Handle.
I want that tapestry. The beer is cool too.
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Have you had the OPAL yet, Tangar? I was big fan
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went to bear republic yesterday and called in to russian river to grab some bottles and fill a couple of growlers. got a couple bottles of pliny, some blind pig and sanctification. filled the growlers with defenestration and blind pig.
had some excellent stuff at bear republic. a barrel aged blackberry tripel that used wild yeast. really nice. mach 10 dipa was pretty awesome, too.
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Having this Great Lakes Chillwave DIPA. Not much in the nose but wow does it pack a serious punch in taste. Excellent DIPA and represents all the great qualities of the style. Hard to believe it's 9.4, the alcohol is barely noticeable. Really nice brew. Evidently it previously went by the name 'Alchemy Hour'.
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Pancake, I had it on tap a couple weeks back side by side with Stone Saison and Opal was waaaaaay better IMO. But I haven't drank my bomber of it yet. Had The Alesmith last night and it was really good, also had the Almanac Extra Pale and was disappointed. Just had a Dales with lunch and a Easy Jack for dessert.
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allagash saison beats both stone and opal imo. so good.
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I don't think I've had anything from Allagash but I'll definitely start with the saison. Thanks max.
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I've been thinking of my next home contemplating doing a Sour Mash Saison, thoughts/ feelings?
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Went to a friends house last night to watch some movies and have a few beers. He decided to buy some Shock Top rasperberry wheat ale. It was actually pretty damn good.
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Having this Great Lakes Chillwave DIPA. Not much in the nose but wow does it pack a serious punch in taste. Excellent DIPA and represents all the great qualities of the style. Hard to believe it's 9.4, the alcohol is barely noticeable. Really nice brew. Evidently it previously went by the name 'Alchemy Hour'.
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Seek out that stuff fresh at the beginning of next year, delicious and a huge nose. Also from the area, I like Fat Heads' Hop Juju even more, and AFAIK JuJu is now a year-round beer. Love that Fat Heads uses bottle dates too, vs. Great Lakes Best By date.
Picked up another 15 of All Day canned 5/14 today. Also, O'Dell Myrcenary on a whim, Bell's Consecrator, a SN So.Hem. Harvest, 750mL Boulevard Saison-Brett (Mosaic hopped brett saison, really great) and a new local beer- 4 Hands "City of Dreams" APA hopped with El Dorado, Centennial, and Amarillo. Can't wait to try it tonight or tomorrow.
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Do it pancake, saisons rule.
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Started my weekend yesterday with this Sopressata Sammie after work.
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This was pretty good.
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This was amazing!
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Started tonight with this. Damn good.
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Just cracked this.
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I had a Monks Cafe Flemish sour ale the other day. It was tasty.
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Castelain Ch'Ti de Printemps - some french beer I found on tap. Some of the best beer I've had in a while. Excellent amber beer.
Tried Goose Island's "The Ogden" too - decent Tripel.
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Taste of summer:
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this is one of my favorite beers
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just tried some of their beers a week or so ago. they did a mini tap takeover at mikkeller. nice stuff. i really liked the booming rollers and funky lomaland.
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I keep hearing/seeing a lot about Modern Times. The amber sounds best to me (given that it's about my favorite style) but I'm sure all are great.
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For whatever reason, we've been getting a lot of Sculpin in my market. Haven't seen any BP period since last September, and then a couple of weeks ago, saw some ~3wk old Sculpin and Bigeye. Bought the two 6s of Sculpin and one of Big Eye. Was really dreading running out, not expecting to see any for a while. Went there today, and saw some dated 171. Sweet. Also.. Johnsonville Hot Brats are terrible. Way too salty, which I should have expected based on their regular brats.
I almost ran out of beer completely the past few days. Made a pretty big dent in the back of my fridge.
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Caramel malts really shining at this point. Crazy how long it takes to mellow out even a little
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Never get tired of this one
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Crazy how available and affordable this is.
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Drank great, but that was expected. Surprising amount of chinook still present, but it's been in the fridge since it was just a couple weeks old.
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These weren't in the back of the fridge :P Well there are a couple back there, but I always have a hard time making these last.
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So juicy.
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Finishing up this now. Great how available it is
Cheers
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nice Andrew. a man after my own heart. nice lineup
the MT is epic. Blazing World is now a regular rotation beer for me. it's like no amber you've ever tasted. hopped up like crazy with Nelson. it's practically an IPA, except with that nice malty amber carameleyness
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Just picked up one of each of these. New off shoot label from Russian River.
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I'm pretty stoked I'm in PA right now and was able to get a bottle of Clown Shoes Blaecorn Unidragon, a bottle of Bells Hopslam, a bottle of Wyerbachers Althea, and a case of Bells Two Hearted Ale. My cousins from Indiana are coming today and are bringing some Zombie Dust, Gumballhead, a New Belgium sampler, and Dragonfly IPA. Pretty stoked I'm able to get beers I've wanted to try for a while but can't get because I live in NJ.
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that sierra nevada beer camp across america 12 pack is pretty boss.
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I love how Oskar Blues and Cigar City are coming in cans like "Fuck you"
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I've been able to get a few bottles of Satan Red at the Binny's by my girlfriend's house so I've been hoarding them every chance I get. I was only been able to find it in Belgium and the Netherlands for the longest time so I'm afraid I'll lose it again.
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Thanks Floop. I can't wait to try the SN Pack, supposed to be here next week. The whole areas only allotted 10 cases, so it might be a shit-show.. Wish me luck
Can't remember if I've mentioned but we started getting Victory here on the East side of St. Louis a few months ago, Great stuff.
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Can't wait to see it again
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Love the brandy notes in the malt
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I might call it an imperial porter, but damn if this didn't instantly become one of my favorite beers.
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As did this one. Not that DW and HD didn't, either, we've just only had these two for the past couple months.
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Speaking of Porters, been on a little kick with this the past week.
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"Enjoy By 9/29", so 8 days old. Always a treat; great balance of centennial and chinook. (dirty glass, I know)
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Bottled 6/3 and still as juicy as any other 1-2wk old IPA. Cheers
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Does anyone know if certain states aren't receiving Beer Camp Across America 12s? been checking in with all the local stores and still no sign of it.
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We just ran all 12 on tap. Very nice. Alt Route is the last man standing.
Got a bottle of the SN Rain Check from a friend, http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/140/122667/ (http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/140/122667/) , going to open that up tonight I think.
Went over to Cellarmaker two days ago to drop off kegs and talk to Tim and the guys and drink some beer. Some of the best beer in the Bay Area hands down. Plus City Beer is right around the corner....
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Went over to Cellarmaker two days ago to drop off kegs and talk to Tim and the guys and drink some beer. Some of the best beer in the Bay Area hands down. Plus City Beer is right around the corner....
it seriously is. only sante adairius has it beat, but that's not really bay area.
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i've yet to get my hands on the Beer Camp pack. heard they had it at Costco here. been too busy
in other news our house is getting tented for termites. out of paranoia i moved all my beer to a friends last night. i'm sure sealed bottles would probably be ok but for peace of mind i didn't want to risk it. i was shocked to see how much beer i have just in my house. mind you, i also rent an off site cellar where i have way more beer. the take away is, i have way too much beer. need to slim down my collection
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i've yet to get my hands on the Beer Camp pack. heard they had it at Costco here. been too busy
just find a bar that's doing the tap takeover. the 3 floyds chico king and the ballast point were the hoppy hilights. torpedo pilsner is nice, too. the russian river yvan the great is great, too as you might expect. the double latte stout is pretty outstanding as well. that leaves 7 i could i easily take or leave.
gonna grab some w00tstout 2.0 tonight, hopefully. the first one was pretty incredible. too bad this one is an SD only release.
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i've yet to get my hands on the Beer Camp pack.? heard they had it at Costco here.? been too busy
gonna grab some w00tstout 2.0 tonight, hopefully. the first one was pretty incredible. too bad this one is an SD only release.
Im pretty bummed that w00tstout 2.0 are only being released in California and Kentucky.
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woot's not SD only. like stoop said, CA and KY
got some last week. heard they even had it at Costco
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woot's not SD only. like stoop said, CA and KY
got some last week. heard they even had it at Costco
that's good to know, now i don't need to bring any back with me. must have misread the release notes.
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This happened on Saturday
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nice one
i need to go to Belgium some day
spent the weekend in El Segundo as our house was being tented. El Segundo Brewing has some great IPAs. for you LA dudes, strongly recommend picking up Hop Tanker if you see it. it's easily the best double IPA i've had to come out of the LA area. Nelson and Citra. dank as fuck, tropical, oily mouthfeel. it's amazing
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photo uploading (http://postimage.org/)not my favorite by a long shot but at three bucks a sixer it was all I could afford today. Cheap beer beats no beer.
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This happened on Saturday
did you side by side with rochefort and st bernadus?
IMO the experience of drinking a westy far outweighs the quality.
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stone brewery setting up shop in berlin? crowdsourcing?
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stone brewery setting up shop in berlin? crowdsourcing?
Yep and the east coast as well.
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photo uploading (http://postimage.org/)not my favorite by a long shot but at three bucks a sixer it was all I could afford today. Cheap beer beats no beer.
you know when you let a coke with ice get really watered-down? that's what this shit is
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I went to a bar I don't normally go to with some buddies last night and they had The Lost Abbeys Agave Maria on tap. It was delicious. The oak and chocolate really meshed well with the tequila. I had 2 glasses and was majorly buzzed. They were selling growlers of it but they want $80 a growler. No thanks to that price.
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that's pretty frickin high, but the bottles were not cheap either.
i can't imagine a scenario breaking open a growler of Agave Maria, unless it was a doomsday scenario
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While in the States
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My jam during the Holidays
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Now that I'm in der Schland
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Though I usually end up drinking this:
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photo uploading (http://postimage.org/)not my favorite by a long shot but at three bucks a sixer it was all I could afford today. Cheap beer beats no beer.
true about the taste, but the watered down coke has no alcohol. I wanted a piss poor buzz.
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that's pretty frickin high, but the bottles were not cheap either.
i can't imagine a scenario breaking open a growler of Agave Maria, unless it was a doomsday scenario
I just wanted the growler because NJ(at least my area) didn't get any in bottle. Also they even said the keg would be kicked by today. I just wanted the growler because I knew it would be all I could hold on to.
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pretty sure i've still seen it on a shelf here recently. if you were desperate i could probably get you a bottle
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pretty sure i've still seen it on a shelf here recently.? if you were desperate i could probably get you a bottle
Wow thanks! I may take that offer in the near future. Appreciate it.
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I have a bottle that I picked up and decided I didn't want, I will easily send it to you as well if Floop can't find anything
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Been really diggin this lately. Nothing crazy but really damn good.
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Any pals going to the Mid Atlantic Beer Camp Festival? Trying to book a room for that day was a nightmare.
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had these over the weekend
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Had the Allagah x Sierra Nevada out of the beer camp collabo on tap - awesome
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that cucumber saison is the shit. best summer beer.
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went to buy the sierra pack yesterday but it was gone. i have so much beer though i'm not extremely crushed
stoopid, i saw Agave bottles at one of my stores. it's 16 though. pretty steep. but if you want it lemme know
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went to buy the sierra pack yesterday but it was gone. i have so much beer though i'm not extremely crushed
stoopid, i saw Agave bottles at one of my stores. it's 16 though. pretty steep. but if you want it lemme know
Yeah that is pretty steep, and thanks for the offer but another bar is tapping it on Friday near me and they are doing normal priced growlers of it because they have a few kegs of it. I appreciate that you would do that though.
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Also I'm kind of dissapointed with the Beer Camp packs. So far I've only liked 3 out of the 9 I've tried so far.
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Saw this on my newsfeed, thought some of you beer artisans might find it funny/stupid/aggravating... I went to a large SEC school so I have some questionable facebook friends
http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/ (http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/)
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Saw this on my newsfeed, thought some of you beer artisans might find it funny/stupid/aggravating... I went to a large SEC school so I have some questionable facebook friends
http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/ (http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/)
Whoever wrote that is a giant fucking tool.
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Saw this on my newsfeed, thought some of you beer artisans might find it funny/stupid/aggravating... I went to a large SEC school so I have some questionable facebook friends
http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/ (http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/)
Whoever wrote that is a giant fucking tool.
indeed
ps, sorry for calling you stoopid stoop. i guess i always misread your name as stoopid kid. alas, i am ashamed
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Saw this on my newsfeed, thought some of you beer artisans might find it funny/stupid/aggravating... I went to a large SEC school so I have some questionable facebook friends
http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/ (http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/)
Whoever wrote that is a giant fucking tool.
indeed
ps, sorry for calling you stoopid stoop. i guess i always misread your name as stoopid kid. alas, i am ashamed
Haha it's cool man. Just found out this bar I just found that only deal with craft beer is doing a vote on their Facebook page to tap a rare beer on Friday for international beer day. There you can vote for are North Coast barrel aged Old Rasputin XV, Maine Beer Lunch, the Lost Abbey Agave Maria, the Bruery Sucre, and Allagash Fluxus 2014. So far Rasputin is winning in votes. I for one think they should tap Rasputin in the fall or winter. It's too heavy for the summer even though I love it. I really wish Sucre would win because I am very anxious to try it. I really hope somehow it wins.
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Sucre is pretty incredible
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Yeah I really want to try it. I've only heard great things.
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i got to try all the variants at the anniversary party but still think the regular Sucre is the best, which is the only one that is widely available. pricey though, but then all their stuff is
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Saw this on my newsfeed, thought some of you beer artisans might find it funny/stupid/aggravating... I went to a large SEC school so I have some questionable facebook friends
http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/ (http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/)
Whoever wrote that is a giant fucking tool.
indeed
ps, sorry for calling you stoopid stoop. i guess i always misread your name as stoopid kid. alas, i am ashamed
Guy does have a point though. I'm all for education of beer, but when a bartender acts like the way described in that horribly written piece, it is incredibly obnoxious.
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One of the best Spanish beers Voll Damm
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A bit strong (7,2?) you can find it easily in Spain.
Also, if you are into strong beers you can't go wrong with this one 9?
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i got to try all the variants at the anniversary party but still think the regular Sucre is the best, which is the only one that is widely available. pricey though, but then all their stuff is
my friend sprang for it on the 4th - 3 of us split it. It's like beer syrup - now that i would love to age for a few years...
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Saw this on my newsfeed, thought some of you beer artisans might find it funny/stupid/aggravating... I went to a large SEC school so I have some questionable facebook friends
http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/ (http://totalfratmove.com/people-i-hate-snobby-hipster-bartenders/)
Whoever wrote that is a giant fucking tool.
indeed
ps, sorry for calling you stoopid stoop. i guess i always misread your name as stoopid kid. alas, i am ashamed
Guy does have a point though. I'm all for education of beer, but when a bartender acts like the way described in that horribly written piece, it is incredibly obnoxious.
the articles on that site are parodies of how frat bros talk. even though its mostly frat bros making fun of, while also glorifying, themselves.
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Yeah that's what I figured, but still, reading that was a struggle
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So I decided to have my last bottle of White Oak tonight. As im drinking it enjoying some Family Guy and my girlfriend is adjacent me reading a book. My fat ass pug walks over and plops his ass right next to the glass knocking it over. I leapt up so quick and for a second I even contemplated sucking it off of my hardwood floors. Was having a crumby day and I was looking forward to it more than anything. Also Sucre did not win the vote. They are tapping Maine Lunch (which ive heard shotty reviews of) and Old Rasputin XV.
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maine lunch is a great east coast ipa, especially fresh. i liked it every time i've had it.
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maine lunch is a great east coast ipa, especially fresh. i liked it every time i've had it.
I hope the keg they have is fresh.
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I'm not a huge beer drinker, but I do enjoy pilsners the most.
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These guys kick serious ass, a grisette
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Beer Camp was absolutely amazing. I tried so many beers I wanted to indulge in and some more. Although one beer I wanted to try for years now I finally had and was very dissapointed.
Jai Alai: it's was my favorite beer of the event and also my first time having it. Wasn't expecting to see it but as soon as I did I was right there. It was great. I felt like I was drinking the freshest squeezed hops fruit mix known to man.
Maple Mistress: pumpkin beers to me are usually hit or miss but this one was a direct hit. The nutmeg and cinnamon flavors were extremely present in this beer and worked we'll with the maple and pumpkin. Definitely worth a try and will be one of my regulars for the upcoming fall season.
Love Lamp: it's the pineapple version of Franziskaner. It's delicious and I could drink it all day. If you love pineapples it's a must.
So many good beers but those were the standouts to me. Now the big dissapointment. The Russian River line was outrageously long all day. Luckily I planned ahead and was one of the first people let into the event and when directly to Russian Rivers stand. I had only heard great things about Pliny the Elder for years. I have tried very hard to get it and never succeeded. Today I finally had it and was extremely let down. Was pretty bummed about that.
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Also I had the Old Rasputin XV. It was pretty darn good but I got ripped off. They charged me $20 for an 8 oz. glass. Maines lunch was kicked before I could get there.
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WE MAKE THE BEST BEER ON EARTH, HANDS DOWN. MOST UNIS GET 95 + ON RATEBEER
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WE MAKE THE BEST BEER ON EARTH, HANDS DOWN. MOST UNIS GET 95 + ON RATEBEER
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Not the best beer on earth, but I do enjoy Trois Pistoles and Raftman.
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my new favorite beer is landshark beer i can drink like a whole bunch of them in a row and i think theyre just the greatest
great mouthfeel
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Also I had the Old Rasputin XV. It was pretty darn good but I got ripped off. They charged me $20 for an 8 oz. glass. Maines lunch was kicked before I could get there.
Were you in Portland Maine? Maine had Lunch and Dinner on tap at the SN Beer Camp... sooofaking good
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in all seriousness though i do love me a heady topper
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Also I had the Old Rasputin XV. It was pretty darn good but I got ripped off. They charged me $20 for an 8 oz. glass. Maines lunch was kicked before I could get there.
Were you in Portland Maine? Maine had Lunch and Dinner on tap at the SN Beer Camp... sooofaking good
No New Jersey. This bar called Maloneys always has 125 beers on tap and most of them are rare craft beers and limiteds. If you are ever in NJ check it out. I went to the SN beer camp in Philly. Sadly Maine or 3 Floyd's were not there.
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If anyone will be up round Albany on Thursday, swing by.
Going to tap a few rad kegs, Altamont Smoke N Dank 12% IIIPA, Mikkeller/Prairie American Style Brettanomyces IPA, Iron Springs Casey Jones IIPA, Sierra Nevada Equinox and Hoptimum, Ale Industries Uncle Jesse, Faction Spring IPA, and a ton of other stuff.
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If anyone will be up round Albany on Thursday, swing by.
Going to tap a few rad kegs, Altamont Smoke N Dank 12% IIIPA, Mikkeller/Prairie American Style Brettanomyces IPA, Iron Springs Casey Jones IIPA, Sierra Nevada Equinox and Hoptimum, Ale Industries Uncle Jesse, Faction Spring IPA, and a ton of other stuff.
Damn I really wish I could go to this.
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WE MAKE THE BEST BEER ON EARTH, HANDS DOWN. MOST UNIS GET 95 + ON RATEBEER
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Not the best beer on earth, but I do enjoy Trois Pistoles and Raftman.
We ?? you're from ontario...
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Also I had the Old Rasputin XV. It was pretty darn good but I got ripped off. They charged me $20 for an 8 oz. glass. Maines lunch was kicked before I could get there.
that's bullshit. bottles were 22 (or so)
did they not post the price?
i hate when places try to do that
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Althought, I havent been drinking much lateyl. I'm trying to convince the bar I work at to tap it but they're not really into it.
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Also I had the Old Rasputin XV. It was pretty darn good but I got ripped off. They charged me $20 for an 8 oz. glass. Maines lunch was kicked before I could get there.
that's bullshit. bottles were 22 (or so)
did they not post the price?
i hate when places try to do that
Yeah they did not post the price. Also the bartender I had was a dick/snob. I complained because I saw people getting normal sized snifters of it. I left him not a single dollar as a tip and I go to this place very frequently.
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Pretty bummed that in order to get one of the Stone limited collabos where the sales go to the new east coast and Berlin breweries has to be picked up at a Stone location. I don't live near a Stone location or plan on going to Berlin anytime soon. Would love to donate but I don't want a lousy t-shirt.
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i'm in the camp that think's it's pretty lame they are trying to fund it that way.
happy they are expanding. will be great for Europe. usually they are really good with marketing but think they fucked up on that one
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Also I had the Old Rasputin XV. It was pretty darn good but I got ripped off. They charged me $20 for an 8 oz. glass. Maines lunch was kicked before I could get there.
that's bullshit. bottles were 22 (or so)
did they not post the price?
i hate when places try to do that
that's shameful.
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i'm in the camp that think's it's pretty lame they are trying to fund it that way.
happy they are expanding. will be great for Europe. usually they are really good with marketing but think they fucked up on that one
Greg made a decent apology about it, but I agree.
Speaking of, we got more Stone packs a few weeks ago, so they have been most of my daily beers.
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Family brought me back a case of this stuff recently too; hands down my favorite sessionable pale ale
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These two finally showed up last week; imperial red might be my favorite Lagunitas
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i'm in the camp that think's it's pretty lame they are trying to fund it that way.
happy they are expanding. will be great for Europe. usually they are really good with marketing but think they fucked up on that one
Greg made a decent apology about it, but I agree.
Speaking of, we got more Stone packs a few weeks ago, so they have been most of my daily beers.
his apology seemed kind of insincere to me. it kind of came across as condescending, like he was insulted people didn't get what they were going for
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Today:
Drank this...
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Hiked around here
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Right now...
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In the fridge right now..
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beer
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Had this last night - unreal...my favorite one out of Beer Camp, I wish they'd promote this one to production
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these are awesome to sip on ice cold during a hot day
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I've been feeling these recently though
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and last time i went to the us i picked up a pack of these and can't wait for them to come to canada
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rasta mon luv da RED STRIPE!!!
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tried this last night and I was not disappointed:
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Today:
Drank this...
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Hiked around here
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Right now...
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In the fridge right now..
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beer
good work
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Was up early today and decided to run some errands. There's a Wine Academy a few towns over that I don't really frequent. Boy am I glad I went in today. The treasures I found. I bought a bottle of Agave Maria(finally) two bottles of Dogfish Head 120 minute, a six pack of Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, and some Duclaw Serum XXIPA aged in bourbon barrels.im currently drinking the Duclaw and holy crap is it delicious. Nice okay smell to it and the taste is just a rich bourbon,oak,vanilla, hops fusion. Will be picking up more tomorrow. Also last night I had some Aecht Schlenkerla Oak Smoke, and it seriously smells like you are at a fire pit on a fall night, and tastes like charred embers, bacon, and pper. So good.
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Any pals on untapped here? Just found out about it a few weeks ago. Don't know how I let that one slip bye.
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Had this in England. Delicious.
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Any pals on untapped here? Just found out about it a few weeks ago. Don't know how I let that one slip bye.
Yeah I honestly hate it in a way. Everyone sitting around updating and tagging photos in the middle of a bottle share or at a bar, kinda killing the social vibe, but like anything else it's how you use it.
I have one for work, The Albany Taproom. I'm in the process of going through and taking flicks of everything we have on tap.
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Here's what the summer haul has brought to our house.
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Who has tried St Archer? Need to know if it's the real deal
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Who has tried St Archer? Need to know if it's the real deal
I had it and hated it. Pretty generic shit in my opinion.
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Any Pals try Founders Mosaic Promise or Bells new DIPAs Mars and The Oracle? Also Im really stoked for Sierras barrel aged Narwhal coming out at the end of October.
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Who has tried St Archer? Need to know if it's the real deal
I've only heard bad things about it. My guess is they are trying to gain notoriety by all the people involved who can just instagram to their million followers to try it and people will buy it, rather than gaining recognition by actually having good beer.
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Who has tried St Archer? Need to know if it's the real deal
I've only heard bad things about it. My guess is they are trying to gain notoriety by all the people involved who can just instagram to their million followers to try it and people will buy it, rather than gaining recognition by actually having good beer.
Their beer isn't bad. Their Head brewer Kim Lutz came from J Lohr Winery and was Lead Brewer at Maui Brew Co and Yiga Miyashiro, Director of Brew Operations came from Port Brewing and is a pretty decorated home brewer.
Nothing spectacular but definitely not relying on PRod to sell their beer.
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st archer is fine, just something that you'd pick up a 6 pack of cans for a bbq/whatever. i think it's coming to the bay area next month. what i really want up here is modern times.
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st archer is fine, just something that you'd pick up a 6 pack of cans for a bbq/whatever. i think it's coming to the bay area next month. what i really want up here is modern times.
i live off of Blazing World
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I extremely recommend getting Bells Mars. I love it more than Hopslam.
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Any Pals try Founders Mosaic Promise or Bells new DIPAs Mars and The Oracle? Also Im really stoked for Sierras barrel aged Narwhal coming out at the end of October.
Do tell
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i live off of Blazing World
would if I could, that shit is delicious.
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Any Pals try Founders Mosaic Promise or Bells new DIPAs Mars and The Oracle? Also Im really stoked for Sierras barrel aged Narwhal coming out at the end of October.
Do tell
i can't wait for BA Narwhal. seems overdue. Sierra is one of my favorite breweries but they have lagged a bit in the barrel aged department. i'm confident that when they start putting more stuff out though it will be done right
as an aside, got to try the new more "sessionable" Black Tuesday that's coming out next month at The Bruery. it's 11%. called So Happens It's Tuesday. people on beer advocate are already up in arms because of the SHIT acronym. think Patrick Rue just has a sense of humor
anyway, got to try a coconut infused one (incredible), raisin and cacao infused (also incredible) and cherry vanilla (ok). look forward to trying the base beer
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i live off of Blazing World
they'll probably start shipping up north sooner or later i imagine. they're doing really well from what i understand. starting to get accounts with Trader Joe's in the San Diego area
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Any Pals try Founders Mosaic Promise or Bells new DIPAs Mars and The Oracle? Also Im really stoked for Sierras barrel aged Narwhal coming out at the end of October.
Do tell
i can't wait for BA Narwhal. seems overdue. Sierra is one of my favorite breweries but they have lagged a bit in the barrel aged department. i'm confident that when they start putting more stuff out though it will be done right
as an aside, got to try the new more "sessionable" Black Tuesday that's coming out next month at The Bruery. it's 11%. called So Happens It's Tuesday. people on beer advocate are already up in arms because of the SHIT acronym. think Patrick Rue just has a sense of humor
anyway, got to try a coconut infused one (incredible), raisin and cacao infused (also incredible) and cherry vanilla (ok). look forward to trying the base beer
BA narwhal is going to be a heavy hitter. It gained 4% abv in the barrels. I'm hoping to see it here within the coming weeks.
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Any Pals try Founders Mosaic Promise or Bells new DIPAs Mars and The Oracle? Also Im really stoked for Sierras barrel aged Narwhal coming out at the end of October.
Do tell
i can't wait for BA Narwhal. seems overdue. Sierra is one of my favorite breweries but they have lagged a bit in the barrel aged department. i'm confident that when they start putting more stuff out though it will be done right
as an aside, got to try the new more "sessionable" Black Tuesday that's coming out next month at The Bruery. it's 11%. called So Happens It's Tuesday. people on beer advocate are already up in arms because of the SHIT acronym. think Patrick Rue just has a sense of humor
anyway, got to try a coconut infused one (incredible), raisin and cacao infused (also incredible) and cherry vanilla (ok). look forward to trying the base beer
Seems like Sierra Nevada releases a decent amount of Barrel stuff at the taprooms. Lots of other one-offs that sound tasty, too.
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I love The Oracle, but unfortunately none of the distributors got any Mars. Oracle is all tongue-puckering sour candy. Very little booze for 10%.
Still been on a serious Lagunitas Imperial Red kick, but I've been drinking a ton of Founders Centennial too. Think I just may prefer it to Two Hearted, not that I could say anything bad about it. Also, lots of SN Flipside.
Cheers
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Haven't been paying much attention to this thread lately.
I'm surprised by how many people were stoked on the Beer Camp set. I honestly thought it was a huge letdown. Other than the Double Latte and Maillard's Odyssey, I thought they were all sub-par.
Also surprised to see that no one has posted about Stone Xocoveza. I've been admittedly cynical about Stone's collaboration beers recently considering that they've been releasing so many and they've all been fair-to-middling. Xocoveza, however, was pretty god damn fantastic. It's not on the level of Hunahpu, Mexican Cake, or Abraxas...but it's not too far off either. My only real complaint was that the mouthfeel was a little thin.
To the person that asked about Mosaic Promise: I picked up a 6 pack when I went to buy a case of Breakfast Stout. I didn't have very high hopes going into it, but color me impressed. I polished all of them off last week and went back for another 6 pack yesterday. Reminds me of a more flavorful All Day IPA. Really good stuff.
I have a case of Westbrook Gose coming to me this Friday. Between that and the case of Breakfast Stout, I should be set for awhile.
Cheers, pals.
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I'm cynical of Stone in general. They could easily make out of the park home run beers, as seen by many of their Enjoy- By's, but they just try too hard with these collaborations and end up making mediocre beers. The SN autumn variety pack on the other hand is actually quite enjoyable. I really enjoyed the vienna lager
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i don't usually bother with many of the Stone collabs or new IPAs (though i do usually pick up the Enjoy Bys), unless they're on tap and i want to try. i do think Stone has been upping their barrel aging game though. Fyodor's Classic and Southern Charred were amazing. Also thought Woot 2.0 was fantastic, even though it was only aged for a few months
i'll be interested in anything they put out in that series (except if they make more Crime or Punishment)
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I'm cynical of Stone in general. They could easily make out of the park home run beers, as seen by many of their Enjoy- By's, but they just try too hard with these collaborations and end up making mediocre beers. The SN autumn variety pack on the other hand is actually quite enjoyable. I really enjoyed the vienna lager
To each his own. I really liked Unapologetic, and am happy to see them putting out so many different beers. Their classics are some of my favorite beers, and I can now buy a few of them in the Stone Mixed 12's, which also comes with a few delicious black ales.
Speaking of Stone, I liked the 18th anniversary. Can't wait to try a hop-bursted brown showcasing something besides Dorado.
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Speaking of Stone, I liked the 18th anniversary. Can't wait to try a hop-bursted brown showcasing something besides Dorado.
that beer was such an immense let down.
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I really enjoyed Stones 18th. A few beers I just picked up were Shipyards BA Smashed Pumpkin, Schlafly Pumpkin Ale(which for some reason is hard to get), Stone/Smuttnose Custers Last Stand, Big Muddy Galaxy IPA, Fireston Parabola and Velvet Merkin, and Green Flash Green Bullet.
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Schlafly Pumpkin is good stuff, 8% too. So far I've only had that, Dogfish Punkin, Ichabod from New Holland, and Smuttynose Pumpkin. They're all pretty good, light on the spicing with the exception of Ichabod. I like that style of pumpkin ale.
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Schlafly Pumpkin is good stuff, 8% too. So far I've only had that, Dogfish Punkin, Ichabod from New Holland, and Smuttynose Pumpkin. They're all pretty good, light on the spicing with the exception of Ichabod. I like that style of pumpkin ale.
If you like pumpkin ales definitely give Saucony Creeks Maple Mistress a try.
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So when you guys pop open a bomber do you always share them with someone or ever just down one on your on in a sitting? Also, I'm personally not that into pumpkin beers but pretty keen to try Pumking since my sister was raving about it. One of the few fruity beers I"m actually into is this one:
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So when you guys pop open a bomber do you always share them with someone or ever just down one on your on in a sitting? Also, I'm personally not that into pumpkin beers but pretty keen to try Pumking since my sister was raving about it. One of the few fruity beers I"m actually into is this one:
I like to share bombers whenever I can, but usually I end up buying one that I personally want to drink by myself and take notes on. Then the rest of the night is just High Life. Also Pumking is pretty legit, but I thought Warlock was better overall. Much more balanced out, not in your face pumpkin.
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i usually drink bombers myself but it depends on the beer, the situation, and abv. sharing is always better, but there's not always someone to share.
IPA's i'll take down all day.
for my higher abv bombers that are more rich stouts (like, over 12%) i usually always try to share. i have beers that are 15% and over. they are limiting for me because i don't have as many chances to break one out. not exactly going to take down a Chocolate Rain by myself, but i will if i need to
i've done the wine stopper method people use (drink half, save for the next night) but i firmly believe the beer tastes like shit the next day. it's highly compromised. i think if you're going to open one you should plan on drinking it
on the pumpkin beer thread, if you can find it this is a pretty amazing one. released about a month ago.
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"This is a beer made with real pumpkins. We hand-roasted over 500lbs of heirloom pumpkins from La Tercera Farms in Bodega Bay. The caramelized gourds were then added to our velvety American Barleywine and aged in brandy barrels for a year. Finally, we blended the barrel-aged beer with freshly brewed ale and added a delicate hint of pumpkin pie spices to round out this decadent autumn sipper."
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Speaking of Stone, I liked the 18th anniversary. Can't wait to try a hop-bursted brown showcasing� something besides Dorado.
Haha, anything in particular you disliked? I'm not a big fan of Dorado, and I thought it tasted a little more golden than brown, but overall it was enjoyable for me. �
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I usually share bombers with my girlfriend or just down them myself. Also floop thank for letting me know about that Almanac. Going to try and get one ASAP.
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I don't live in Canada and it's totally not my style of beer but I was wondering if any Pals have had The Tom Green Beer?
Anyone care to check it out and let me know?
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I actually just drank the Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin about an hour ago. For someone that has a general disdain for pumpkin beers, this one was a winner. I liked the fact that the rye and brandy barrels acted as a compliment to the base beer, rather than overpowering it completely. Also had a nice warmth to it when it went down your throat. Glad I picked up two.
Stoked that Almanac is finally making its way to NY. So far I've only had the Heirloom Pumpkin, Farmer's Reserve Blackberry+Pluot, and the Dark Pumpkin Sour (the only one I didn't really care that much for). I have the Cerise Sour Blond, Dogpatch Sour+Strawberry, and Farmer's Reserve Citrus on deck. Really like what they've got going on.
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I actually just drank the Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin about an hour ago. For someone that has a general disdain for pumpkin beers, this one was a winner. I liked the fact that the rye and brandy barrels acted as a compliment to the base beer, rather than overpowering it completely. Also had a nice warmth to it when it went down your throat. Glad I picked up two.
Stoked that Almanac is finally making its way to NY. So far I've only had the Heirloom Pumpkin, Farmer's Reserve Blackberry+Pluot, and the Dark Pumpkin Sour (the only one I didn't really care that much for). I have the Cerise Sour Blond, Dogpatch Sour+Strawberry, and Farmer's Reserve Citrus on deck. Really like what they've got going on.
Is Almanac available in Manhattan? If so I'll be stoked.
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I actually just drank the Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin about an hour ago. For someone that has a general disdain for pumpkin beers, this one was a winner. I liked the fact that the rye and brandy barrels acted as a compliment to the base beer, rather than overpowering it completely. Also had a nice warmth to it when it went down your throat. Glad I picked up two.
Stoked that Almanac is finally making its way to NY. So far I've only had the Heirloom Pumpkin, Farmer's Reserve Blackberry+Pluot, and the Dark Pumpkin Sour (the only one I didn't really care that much for). I have the Cerise Sour Blond, Dogpatch Sour+Strawberry, and Farmer's Reserve Citrus on deck. Really like what they've got going on.
Is Almanac available in Manhattan? If so I'll be stoked.
I know Beer Boutique in Williamsburg has it.
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Any NY pals ever been to Torst?
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Yep, I've been to Torst.
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Any NY pals know what's good in the Poughkipsee area? I'm potentially moving out that way within the year, and want to know what's good for breweries
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I actually just drank the Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin about an hour ago. For someone that has a general disdain for pumpkin beers, this one was a winner. I liked the fact that the rye and brandy barrels acted as a compliment to the base beer, rather than overpowering it completely. Also had a nice warmth to it when it went down your throat. Glad I picked up two.
Stoked that Almanac is finally making its way to NY. So far I've only had the Heirloom Pumpkin, Farmer's Reserve Blackberry+Pluot, and the Dark Pumpkin Sour (the only one I didn't really care that much for). I have the Cerise Sour Blond, Dogpatch Sour+Strawberry, and Farmer's Reserve Citrus on deck. Really like what they've got going on.
Is Almanac available in Manhattan? If so I'll be stoked.
if you strike out let me know kid. can get some
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I actually just drank the Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin about an hour ago. For someone that has a general disdain for pumpkin beers, this one was a winner. I liked the fact that the rye and brandy barrels acted as a compliment to the base beer, rather than overpowering it completely. Also had a nice warmth to it when it went down your throat. Glad I picked up two.
Stoked that Almanac is finally making its way to NY. So far I've only had the Heirloom Pumpkin, Farmer's Reserve Blackberry+Pluot, and the Dark Pumpkin Sour (the only one I didn't really care that much for). I have the Cerise Sour Blond, Dogpatch Sour+Strawberry, and Farmer's Reserve Citrus on deck. Really like what they've got going on.
Is Almanac available in Manhattan? If so I'll be stoked.
if you strike out let me know kid. can get some
Thanks man. I'm going to take a train in this weekend to get some more bBells, Clown Shoes, and hopefully Almanac. I found a place that would ship to NJ online but for 2 bottles it was 31.99 for shipping.
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You guys noticed I said that Beer Boutique in Williamsburg has the Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin right?
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You guys noticed I said that Beer Boutique in Williamsburg has the Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin right?
Yes and I appreciate it but its a real bitch for me to get to Williamsburg from South Jersey.
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i was just sayin if kid can't get any i could. i know Almanac sells pretty fast
don't get butthurt bro
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Not butthurt, just also trying to help a guy out. Seemed like you guys read over that and I didn't know the reasoning for him not wanting to go there - they sell it in growlers and for the cheapest I've found here in the city.
You can also get it at Proletariat in East Village.
Just a tip ;)
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Not butthurt, just also trying to help a guy out. Seemed like you guys read over that and I didn't know the reasoning for him not wanting to go there - they sell it in growlers and for the cheapest I've found here in the city.
You can also get it at Proletariat in East Village.
Just a tip ;)
Thanks for the tips bud. Hopefully I can get my hands on it. Also just so you guys know Union Square has no bottle limit on Bells Mars. Bought 3 six pks.
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i live off of Blazing World
they'll probably start shipping up north sooner or later i imagine. they're doing really well from what i understand. starting to get accounts with Trader Joe's in the San Diego area
They had a launch party at Beer Rev like 3 months ago its available up here....
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Come see me in a year, bluhhh.
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Any NY pals know what's good in the Poughkipsee area? I'm potentially moving out that way within the year, and want to know what's good for breweries
I live just over the river in Orange County.
Poughkeepsie has a place, haven't been there yet though http://www.millhousebrewing.com/ (http://www.millhousebrewing.com/) also just outside the city there is a great make your own 6pack type place with hundreds/thousands of beers, that place is called Half Time
Beacon (a town maybe 15 mins from PK, right on the river) has a new craft beer place, as well as a few great bars.
then just over the bridge on my side of the river there is http://www.newburghbrewing.com/ (http://www.newburghbrewing.com/) also in Newburgh is a great burger/craft beer place called The Wherehouse http://www.thewherehouserestaurant.com/ (http://www.thewherehouserestaurant.com/)
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Any NY pals know what's good in the Poughkipsee area? I'm potentially moving out that way within the year, and want to know what's good for breweries
I live just over the river in Orange County.
Poughkeepsie has a place, haven't been there yet though http://www.millhousebrewing.com/ (http://www.millhousebrewing.com/) also just outside the city there is a great make your own 6pack type place with hundreds/thousands of beers, that place is called Half Time
Beacon (a town maybe 15 mins from PK, right on the river) has a new craft beer place, as well as a few great bars.
then just over the bridge on my side of the river there is http://www.newburghbrewing.com/ (http://www.newburghbrewing.com/) also in Newburgh is a great burger/craft beer place called The Wherehouse http://www.thewherehouserestaurant.com/ (http://www.thewherehouserestaurant.com/)
Awesome, I've been to the Wherehouse with my cousin, but I will definitely make an effort to check out Newburgh Brewery and Half-Time
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i live off of Blazing World
they'll probably start shipping up north sooner or later i imagine. they're doing really well from what i understand. starting to get accounts with Trader Joe's in the San Diego area
They had a launch party at Beer Rev like 3 months ago its available up here....
haven't seen it since that same week when they had it on tap at mikkeller.
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got back from a Ballast Point event at my local beer store. grapefruit sculpin and rye whiskey barrel aged victory at sea were highlights
think i'm sleeping in tomorrow
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got back from a Ballast Point event at my local beer store. grapefruit sculpin and rye whiskey barrel aged victory at sea were highlights
think i'm sleeping in tomorrow
Nice. Rye whiskey barrel Victory At Sea sounds delicious. Wish Ballast Point came more often around here. When we get a shipment it's good, but then we go months without. Pretty pumped that they put Victory at Sea in 6 pks. I'm hoping with the next shipment we get some.
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Haha, anything in particular you disliked? I'm not a big fan of Dorado, and I thought it tasted a little more golden than brown, but overall it was enjoyable for me. �
it just lacked depth. the malt bill could have been better and i don't usually mind the flavor of dorado, but here it wasn't great. bummed me out. the last couple anniversary beers have been whatever. the last stone beer i had that i really enjoyed was the draft only collaboration with j. wakefield from florida. it was a tropical berliner weisse with fruit and habanero. seriously amazing.
almanac is all over up here. love their sours, but wasn't a fan of the ipa they just did.
lately i've been all bout alpine's beers. nelson and duet are my favorite ipa's right now.
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Haha, anything in particular you disliked? I'm not a big fan of Dorado, and I thought it tasted a little more golden than brown, but overall it was enjoyable for me. �
almanac is all over up here. love their sours, but wasn't a fan of the ipa they just did.
lately i've been all bout alpine's beers. nelson and duet are my favorite ipa's right now.
i too was disappointed in the stone anni dorado one. did not care for
stoked Alpine is brewing on a larger scale. it's on tap often now around town. still hard to get nelson or duet bottles but it happens.
just had Galaxy Showers the other day (Noble Aleworks) and it blew me away. their single hop ipa series is awesome. it's a great learning lesson too, finding hops you like and don't like. Galaxy is now in my top. the beer is so complex, even though it's a single hop beer. if anyone is near the OC you should check out the brewery. they're doing great stuff
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My case of Westbrook Gose arrived on Saturday. Dude threw in a can of Gandhi Bot as an extra. Can I be real and say I wasn't that impressed by it? Definitely a good beer, but not worth the hysteria surrounding it.
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joined the rare barrel's 'ambassadors of sour' yesterday for next year. expensive, but i like their beer. a lot.
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joined the rare barrel's 'ambassadors of sour' yesterday for next year. expensive, but i like their beer. a lot.
Still on the fence, I think I'm going to take the plunge (into delicious sour beer).
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I'm debating joining a brand new Hanger 24 membership club that goes on sale Saturday. I'm already a member of Bruery Reserve Society though and am afraid of becoming even more inundated with huge barrel aged stouts. Except, they're so good
Introducing the Hangar 24 Barrel Roll Membership Club, a chance to reserve a bottle of every single Barrel Roll release in the next 12 months, and receive a bottle of a club-exclusive, single-barrel release every quarter.
Club Memberships will go on sale October 4th at the Falling Leaf & Gourdgeous Release Celebration in our Tasting Room. 400 memberships will be sold, and once they're gone, they're gone.
A $300 one-time payment will be due when you sign up. You'll get at least that much in beer over the year that follows.
You will receive a box of beers every quarter for four quarters. These beers must be picked up from the brewery by you, or by a designated representative. We are not able to ship them. The first pickup will be ready on Pugachev's Cobra release day in December of this year.
Each quarter's box will include a combination of Barrel Roll releases, special Barrel Roll variants, limited release sour beers, and whatever else we can dream up to push the limits of brewing and barrel aging. Every box will contain at least one bottle that is 100% exclusive to our club members.
Now let's talk about the beers! Here's what your first box will look like:
1 750ml bottle of 2014 Pugachev's Cobra, our Russian Imperial Stout brewed with maple syrup and aged for 8 months in bourbon barrels.
1 750ml bottle of the brand new 2014 Pugachev's Cobra 25, a special batch of Pugachev's Cobra aged for 14 months in 25 year Heaven Hill barrels.
1 330ml bottle of our ultra limited 2014 Pugachev Royale, a select few barrels of Pugachev's Cobra with additions of cocoa nibs and vanilla beans which see an additional 12 months of aging in brandy barrels on top of the standard 8 months in bourbon barrels.
1 330ml bottle of club-exclusive 2014 Pugachev Black Maple, a single barrel of Pugachev's Cobra that spent 6 months resting in a 25 year Heaven Hill barrel, then 8 months in a bourbon barrel that we soaked in maple syrup for 3 months prior to filling with the beer. Yeah, we did that, and it's a one-of-a-kind treat reserved only for our club members.
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I fuck with Hangar 24!! We have a rad event planned out this month with them, we will have the Anniversary Saison and the Barrel Roll #8 Falling Leaf on tap as well as 3/4 others. We just kicked a keg of the Polycot, too. Great beer.
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you work at a bar? where at?
Hanger makes some great shit. i think they get ignored because they are in the middle of nowhere. not sure. the barrel roll series is amazing. really want to try some of those Pugachev variants, they sound incredible
i go out to the desert a lot and always make a stop there. good IPAs too
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I'd say do it, why the fuck not? Merry Christmas to yourself
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Two bottles of Double DBA arrived at my house today. Currently drinking one right now. The fact that they're no longer bottling this is fucking criminal. I don't care what anyone says, this is my favorite barrel-aged FW beer.
Are they really replacing it with Helldorado bottles? because that might just be my only consolation.
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fuckin' a
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Two bottles of Double DBA arrived at my house today. Currently drinking one right now. The fact that they're no longer bottling this is fucking criminal. I don't care what anyone says, this is my favorite barrel-aged FW beer.
Are they really replacing it with Helldorado bottles? because that might just be my only consolation.
Hold the fucking phone, they're not bottling Double DBA anymore!? FUCK. THAT.
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I heard this is the last year of SN Flipside.
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I heard this is the last year of SN Flipside.
Im not a big fan of Flipside, but it flies off the shelves here in NJ. Sierra has some cool shit coming out this year. Also Stones Drink After 10.31.15 is $16?? They expect me to pay that much for a beer I cant drink for a year? Fuck that.
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O'Doul's baby, O'Doul's.
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I heard this is the last year of SN Flipside.
Im not a big fan of Flipside, but it flies off the shelves here in NJ. Sierra has some cool shit coming out this year. Also Stones Drink After 10.31.15 is $16?? They expect me to pay that much for a beer I cant drink for a year? Fuck that.
Yeah I work at a liquor store in Jersey and heard a rep say they were discontinuing it.
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I heard this is the last year of SN Flipside.
Im not a big fan of Flipside, but it flies off the shelves here in NJ. Sierra has some cool shit coming out this year. Also Stones Drink After 10.31.15 is $16?? They expect me to pay that much for a beer I cant drink for a year? Fuck that.
Good. I'm a huge SN fan. Not flipside tho.
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I heard this is the last year of SN Flipside.
Im not a big fan of Flipside, but it flies off the shelves here in NJ. Sierra has some cool shit coming out this year. Also Stones Drink After 10.31.15 is $16?? They expect me to pay that much for a beer I cant drink for a year? Fuck that.
What liquor store in Jersey? I bartend on weekends in Matawan.
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Crabbies with a slice of lime is one of my favorites at the moment
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fuckin' a
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Easily Southern Tier's best beer.
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Two bottles of Double DBA arrived at my house today. Currently drinking one right now. The fact that they're no longer bottling this is fucking criminal. I don't care what anyone says, this is my favorite barrel-aged FW beer.
Are they really replacing it with Helldorado bottles? because that might just be my only consolation.
Double DBA is underrated and nice that it's usually easier to find, but i still think Sucaba kicks it's ass.
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velvet merkin is my favorite of their non-wild barrel aged beers.
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Two bottles of Double DBA arrived at my house today. Currently drinking one right now. The fact that they're no longer bottling this is fucking criminal. I don't care what anyone says, this is my favorite barrel-aged FW beer.
Are they really replacing it with Helldorado bottles? because that might just be my only consolation.
Double DBA is underrated and nice that it's usually easier to find, but i still think Sucaba kicks it's ass.
I have a few bottles of last years DBA and some of this years DBA still on the shelves, along with two or three Sucaba and Parabola that I've been slowly leaking out from a dark hidden closet. Trying to get Merkin and the Bretta Weisse soon as they get to the distributors up here. Fingers crossed.
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Easily Southern Tier's best beer.
Really want to try this one. Tried Pumking the other day which is a little on the sweet side for me. My sister was telling me that Southern Tier's beers like this seem to pretty well all be on the sweet side and that this one literally tastes like Creme Brulee but still I really want to try it. Anyone know where to get it in NYC?
Picked up these the other day:
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Also have a bottle of the Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin I bought 2 weeks ago but haven't had yet.
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velvet merkin is my favorite of their non-wild barrel aged beers.
merkin is probably my least favorite actually, of the non wild barrel aged series
if it was like 12 dollars i'd buy more of it. it's nice they offer a barrel ged stout that's more drinkable at 8.5, but for the same price as Parabola or Sucaba it doesn't make sense to me to me
in other news, i did go to Hanger 24 over the weekend and join the Barrel Roll membership. it's kind of a gamble, but we'll see how it pans out
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Two bottles of Double DBA arrived at my house today. Currently drinking one right now. The fact that they're no longer bottling this is fucking criminal. I don't care what anyone says, this is my favorite barrel-aged FW beer.
Are they really replacing it with Helldorado bottles? because that might just be my only consolation.
Double DBA is underrated and nice that it's usually easier to find, but i still think Sucaba kicks it's ass.
I used to prefer Sucaba over Parabola, but my palate must be changing because the last time I had it I was a little turned off by the dark fruit notes that it has. Still a great beer, though.
Either way, excited to finally try Helldorado if the rumors are true.
Anyone ever try anything from La Cumbre? I have a hookup in New Mexico that lives 10 minutes from the brewery, so he sends me fresh stuff from them pretty regularly. Elevated IPA and Project Dank are the fucking TRUTH.
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i did a trade with a dude from New Mexico and he sent both of those as extras. Project Dank blew my mind. amazing shit
will definitely stop by there next time i'm in New Mexico
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My bro brought me back some Garrison from Halifax, :D
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I haven't drank for almost two years but this was my jam when I lived in Salt Lake. Local, 8.2%, cool label. The original artwork had the ram destroying the Wells Fargo building as well as the temple and the capitol. Wasatch brewing also had a box truck with the label as a decal the size of the whole truck too.
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I haven't drank for almost two years but this was my jam when I lived in Salt Lake. Local, 8.2%, cool label. The original artwork had the ram destroying the Wells Fargo building as well as the temple and the capitol. Wasatch brewing also had a box truck with the label as a decal the size of the whole truck too.
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I want this beer. I just found out that not all states will be getting BA Narwhal due to some stupid law. Just heard I from the rep yesterday morning. Really bummed on that one.
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it might just be the states that don't allow sale of beer over 12%. pretty sure ohio is like that and a few others.
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it might just be the states that don't allow sale of beer over 12%. pretty sure ohio is like that and a few others.
NJ isn't like that which is why I find it really odd it's one of the states not getting it.
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Where did you hear this and any idea which states will see distro?
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La Cumbre's Elevated is great, I imagine the newer ones are just as good if not better.
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'Tis the season. Sour I may have missed out on Harvest Ale, but fortunately got a pack of Backwoods. Fresh 4 packs of Wookey Jack made up for Dark Penance selling out so quickly (before I got some), and two week old Union Jack help a little about the Harvest. Picked up some Green Bullet and 3 week old All Day cans, too.
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La Cumbre's Elevated is great, I imagine the newer ones are just as good if not better.
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'Tis the season. Sour I may have missed out on Harvest Ale, but fortunately got a pack of Backwoods. Fresh 4 packs of Wookey Jack made up for Dark Penance selling out so quickly (before I got some), and two week old Union Jack help a little about the Harvest. Picked up some Green Bullet and 3 week old All Day cans, too.
Wait wut?
Where do you live? Harvest Ale and Backwoods Bastard haven't hit NY yet, and I'm fairly certain that Backwoods is a November release.
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VB. the best an aussie can get
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VB. the best an aussie can get
try stone & wood pacific ale or feral hop hog. vb is shit.
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Where did you hear this and any idea which states will see distro?
Heard it directly from the Sierra rep. He said not every state will get it. PA is getting it.
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heard it's releasing later this month
definitely going to be getting my hands on as many as i can
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heard it's releasing later this month
definitely going to be getting my hands on as many as i can
might have to head to the berkeley taproom to grab some.
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good call. i'm sure they'll have it. you guys are stoked to have that in the East Bay. i wish they'd do one in LA
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Where do you live? Harvest Ale and Backwoods Bastard haven't hit NY yet, and I'm fairly certain that Backwoods is a November release.
St. Louis, neither have hit the IL side of the metro yet. I seem to recall some markets receiving it a little early last year, but I could be mistaken. Last year it showed up around the second week of November, but this year it showed up with Harvest.
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Where do you live? Harvest Ale and Backwoods Bastard haven't hit NY yet, and I'm fairly certain that Backwoods is a November release.
St. Louis, neither have hit the IL side of the metro yet. I seem to recall some markets receiving it a little early last year, but I could be mistaken. Last year it showed up around the second week of November, but this year it showed up with Harvest.
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Well I must be wearing orthopedic shoes...
because I stand corrected.
Love Backwoods though. Bought a case last year. Still have some, but I might just have to do the same this year.
Currently drinking Track #8 from Lost Abbey. A little underwhelmed, to be honest. Was expecting more cinnamon and chile heat. It's dominated by the bourbon, which isn't terrible...but I was hoping for more. On the bright side: it drinks very easy for almost 14%.
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VB. the best an aussie can get
Very Best
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Nice ;D I would have loved to pick up a case this or any year, but the stuff has been super popular here since I started. Hard to pick between it and Sucaba, but it is one of my favorite bourbon aged beers. I drink a lot of Dirty Bastard, and every now and then I have to make a poor man's Backwoods
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My cider is bubbling away. White Labs English Dry cider yeast on the left and White Labs Belgian Saison on the right
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Damn Andrew you are lucky. Backwoods is my favorite beer. Just recently took a trip to my house up in Scranton PA. Came back with some Avery Rumpkin, Pum[ky]n, Bells Expedition stout, and Cigar City Maduro Brown which really caught me by surprise because I thought only Florida carried Cigar City. Today I just picked up a 4pk of Harvest Ale and I must say I'm not impressed. It smells like BO and doesn't taste that great.
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;D That pungent, sharp B.O. funk is the epitome of "dank" to me, and the flavor I'm after in that beer and in wet hopped beers. I can easily see why someone wouldn't care for it, for obvious reasons. Not sure if you've had their All Day, but it and others dry hopped with a lot of Simcoe give me a similar dank funk. Nothing compared to Harvest, though. I hope you enjoy the next one, or have an IPA loving friend who hasn't tried it.
2014 Expedition Stout? We haven't gotten any '14 yet, nor Third Coast Old Ale for that matter.
I love Backwoods, too :) The official release is 11/3 per a Founders tweet, good luck!
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Picked up a 4 pack of Founders Harvest Ale today. About half way through my first one. I'm a little underwhelmed, to be honest. It's a good beer, don't get me wrong, but there's nothing that really stands out about it to me. I put it in the same tier as beers like Union Jack, Alesmith IPA, etc.: good beers, but somewhat run-of-the-mill when it comes to the style.
Had my first Velvet Merkin last night. After hearing about its thin mouthfeel and having people tell me it's almost like a "session" barrel-aged stout, my hopes weren't too high going into it. It turned out to be for the best because I was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting much worse. I thought it had some pretty strong barrel notes. Reminded me a lot of the Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout. It's thin and "sessionable" compared to Parabola, but you can't expect an 8.5% barrel-aged stout to be Parabola. A winner in my book.
In other news...my sour-hoarding is coming along nicely:
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Just had Schlaflys Tasmanian IPA and it is easily one of the top 3 IPAs I've ever had. It's absolutely delicious.
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Not that I can't enjoy it, but the flavors are too bright for me to drink more than one of. My 6-pack will last a month easy.
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Scored a case of Founders Harvest today ;D Half case of Dark Penance, too. Having an All Day now while they chill. Cheers!
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Just bought some Saint Archers IPA and Pale Ale...have to say it is really fucking good, a bit pricey tho
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Lowenbrau! Lowenbrau! Lowenbrau! Lowenbrau! Lowenbrau! Lowenbrau! Lowenbrau! Lowenbrau! Lowenbrau!
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In other news...my sour-hoarding is coming along nicely:
jealous of those cascade beers
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Just had Schlaflys Tasmanian IPA and it is easily one of the top 3 IPAs I've ever had. It's absolutely delicious.
Heard a lot of good things about TIPA. A distributor by me just got a few cases in today. Definitely stopping in there tomorrow on my lunch break.
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Just had Schlaflys Tasmanian IPA and it is easily one of the top 3 IPAs I've ever had. It's absolutely delicious.
first year was amazing. second year was ass. sounds like this batch is back on track.
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If you're from WA and you don't fuck w/ Redhook, you're whack as fuck.
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delirium nocturnum.
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Any pals out there willing to ship me some maple stout and BA narwhal? Sadly jersey is not getting them an I really would like to get some. Also sierra has a new IPA coming out called hop hunter.
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hi guys! my computer is back up and running im happy to say. i was very sparingly going on slap (mostly to check what new videos dropped) but now i can hopefully keep back up with my favorite beer crowd too. i just read the last 4 pages to catch up, i had the Beer Camp a while back and i thought it was one of the better things to come out of SN, since i think most of their "specialty" stuff (Beer Camp Bombers ive previously had) usually taste the same. The Cigar City was my favorite. ive had a lot of other stuff in between but eh whatever. i really came here to brag about my first beer trade. i sent this dude down in la habra a bunch of Russian River stuff and in return i got
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just cracked this one, i know it says drink by 9/30 but it is still damn good.
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gonna try to send him some Faction and Rare Barrel soon, speaking of which does anyone know how often RB bottles and how long they last? I saw they are doing a release Nov. 1st but ill be out of town. thanks, CHEERS DUDES!
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nice haul. enjoy the Noble stuff. they are killing it. Nelson and Galaxy are amazing! Swami's is a go-to for me too.
speaking of North South trade winds, a friend from SF scored this for me at the Berkeley Tap Room. my most anticipated beer of the year. fucking stoked
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had Narwhal last night, strongly recommend it. Really easy drinking,strong chocolate flavor, you wouldnt guess it was 10%.
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does anyone know how often RB bottles and how long they last? I saw they are doing a release Nov. 1st but ill be out of town. thanks, CHEERS DUDES!
usually a couple of weeks, going by the last few.
looks like i'll be needing to head over to berkeley soon for some ba narwhal soon.
heading down to sante adairius in capitola again this weekend. they might be my favorite brewery in the area, though i do love cellarmaker and rare barrel. i feel really spoiled for choice since moving out west.
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nice haul. enjoy the Noble stuff. they are killing it. Nelson and Galaxy are amazing! Swami's is a go-to for me too.
speaking of North South trade winds, a friend from SF scored this for me at the Berkeley Tap Room. my most anticipated beer of the year. fucking stoked
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Really? I laid down a 4 or 5 photo haul a couple of pages back and not a sing comment. This gets a commendable though?
Sorry, I'm drunk and butt hurt about no one paying attention to anything I post.
Also, I'm currently drinking this:
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heh. sorry brycickle. i went back and looked and that was a commendable haul. people here are rude to not acknowledge it
i just got excited seeing Noble
i need to start holding bottle shares. i have so much shit and not enough time to drink it
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Alchemist's Heady Topper!!! All day!!!
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nice haul. enjoy the Noble stuff. they are killing it. Nelson and Galaxy are amazing! Swami's is a go-to for me too.
speaking of North South trade winds, a friend from SF scored this for me at the Berkeley Tap Room. my most anticipated beer of the year. fucking stoked
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Just got 3 cases in. HYPEDDDD
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heh. sorry brycickle. i went back and looked and that was a commendable haul. people here are rude to not acknowledge it
i just got excited seeing Noble
i need to start holding bottle shares. i have so much shit and not enough time to drink it
It's cool, I was drunk and should have been denied internet access at the time.
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grapefruit sculpin is pretty nice. hope i can try the habanero one soon. also real psyched le terroir is back. that shit was excellent.
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Anyone know where I can get some BA Narwhal in NY? Drove to PA yesterday and was unsuccessful. Also does anyone know if it did in fact release in NJ? Someone told me the rep I talked to is a dick and makes shit up.
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Anyone know where I can get some BA Narwhal in NY? Drove to PA yesterday and was unsuccessful. Also does anyone know if it did in fact release in NJ? Someone told me the rep I talked to is a dick and makes shit up.
It did. I sent you a PM about it the other day. My store is getting it in soon, not sure when though.
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grapefruit sculpin is pretty nice. hope i can try the habanero one soon. also real psyched le terroir is back. that shit was excellent.
grapefruit sculpin was amazing. bought 3 six packs. wish it would never end but all good things must come to an end
just got back from a Bruery trip. tap list was particularly good. wish that place was in LA. mash and coconut was absolutely amazing
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grapefruit sculpin is pretty nice. hope i can try the habanero one soon. also real psyched le terroir is back. that shit was excellent.
grapefruit sculpin was amazing. bought 3 six packs. wish it would never end but all good things must come to an end
just got back from a Bruery trip. tap list was particularly good. wish that place was in LA. mash and coconut was absolutely amazing
where do you get your beer in LA, store wise? been looking for a better selection than bev mo.
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grapefruit sculpin is pretty nice. hope i can try the habanero one soon. also real psyched le terroir is back. that shit was excellent.
grapefruit sculpin was amazing. bought 3 six packs. wish it would never end but all good things must come to an end
just got back from a Bruery trip. tap list was particularly good. wish that place was in LA. mash and coconut was absolutely amazing
where do you get your beer in LA, store wise? been looking for a better selection than bev mo.
Sunset Beer Company is my favorite. cool dudes, and they have great stuff on tap. have a beer and look for beer.
Bill's Liquor in Atwater gets the good shit.
Ramirez Liquor (the new one on Olympic) is amazing
for west side: Beverage Warehouse.
Valley: Valley Beverage
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Bell's 2hearted been on steady repeat for the past 6 months. that and anything from cigar city
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Man, I wish MA allowed pints in the liquor store. I'd love to drink a pint while looking for something to purchase, it'd also help satiate my ever yearning thirst for fresh Maine Beer Co./ Treehouse IPAs
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It's here ;D
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Any recommendations for good Asian beers?
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Man, I wish MA allowed pints in the liquor store. I'd love to drink a pint while looking for something to purchase, it'd also help satiate my ever yearning thirst for fresh Maine Beer Co./ Treehouse IPAs
Speaking of Maine Beer Co...Another One is easily one of my favorite IPAs. I prefer it over Lunch, personally. Such an amazing beer.
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Any recommendations for good Asian beers?
not really. i like having Asahi with Japanese food. but it's basically a typical adjunct lager like Budweiser at the end of the day. i have a friend who lives in Osaka and he said some stuff is starting to happen over there, craft wise. but laws are more strict. there's a brewery there called Baird owed by an American guy that's doing some good stuff. but nothing i'd go out of my way to get and not exactly "Asian" per se other than that it's made in Japan
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Any recommendations for good Asian beers?
Kiuchi Brewery is in Japan and they make all the Hitachino beers.
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;D Cheers
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;D Cheers
This is one hell of a purchase.
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With a dash of cinnamon
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kinda disappointed with celebration this year. lagunitas born yesterday is pretty fucking boss, though.
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Had Lucky Bastard last night, really good. Also tried Vanilla Oatis which was good as well. Had Kalamazoo Stout and Milkshake Stout the night before. Both were good. Hopefully have my Arctic Saison from Grassroots when I get back from helping my parents move today.
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@Stoop
The purchase was really three Bastard boxes and three packs of Backwoods ;D
Forgot how juicy Lucky was, but I have been drinking more AB this year than ever via the mixed 12s. Anyone have info on the "classified" dry hop? I get a very bright flavor that reminds me of El Dorado, but finishes much cleaner than any ED hopped beer I've had. Not much of the lemony tanginess I usually get. I'm sure it could easily be the rich malt flavors playing with it, though.
I'm loving Celebration this year, but SN themselves said their hops turned out significantly different (and later) this year. Super jealous of that Born Yesterday
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Chose this swill for my small party last night, finishing up the last few today. Cheers!
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Nectar of the Gods.
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hit up the torpedo room today and got a couple things. 2 BA maple stouts, a BA narwhal, 2 regular ass narwhals, an ovila quad and 3 2014 bigfoot's. the bigfoots were to round out the 3 6 year (soon to be 7) verticals i've been holding on to. sorry for the shitty pic.
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Nectar of the Gods.
I'm def. an IPA slut. In Spain they call them "ee-pa" which i think is cute when a sexy Spanish bartender corrects you.
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Man I am getting really jealous of all these rad purchases. Wednesday is going to be a big day for me to spend cash. Backwoods and a bunch of other goods are being delivered to the local. Also BA narwhal is not being distributed in Nj because theres no UPC on the bottle. Really dumb.
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I'm patiently waiting on the BA Narwhal to hit distro up here in MA. Some pretty nice hauls all around on here
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couple of my favorites.
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Gonna BART over to SF and ride my bike up to Fort Point for industry night over there.
Check them out if you are in SF/Bay area. Great dudes, setting them selves up to be major players in the bay area scene.
view from the brewery
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Gonna BART over to SF and ride my bike up to Fort Point for industry night over there.
Check them out if you are in SF/Bay area. Great dudes, setting them selves up to be major players in the bay area scene.
view from the brewery
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nice. they have a tasting room? planning on making an SF trip soon. a few bay area breweries i have yet to check out
a friend of mine brought back some Westy 12 from Belgium this past weekend. it was good but it's kind of hard not to be let down by a beer with that much hype. also Belgians are not my favorite style. was appreciative to get to try it though
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gonna have to check them out. I enjoyed the beer I had at mikkeller (manzanita).
westy is a disappointment compared to the hype. st bernadus 12 or rochefort 10 is every bit as good and available everywhere.
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Man I am getting really jealous of all these rad purchases. Wednesday is going to be a big day for me to spend cash. Backwoods and a bunch of other goods are being delivered to the local. Also BA narwhal is not being distributed in Nj because theres no UPC on the bottle. Really dumb.
Where are you getting this info? I looked through the ABC Handbook and couldn't find anything pertaining to UPCs being required. And there are plenty of wines at my store without UPCs. Here's the label for BA Narwhal:
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gonna have to check them out. I enjoyed the beer I had at mikkeller (manzanita).
westy is a disappointment compared to the hype. st bernadus 12 or rochefort 10 is every bit as good and available everywhere.
Having had all 3, Rochefort 10 is my favorite of the bunch. Then again, I'm not the biggest Belgian Quad fan.
I'm assuming some of you have Untappd? I'm DentalPlan_LisaNeedsBraces.
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gonna have to check them out. I enjoyed the beer I had at mikkeller (manzanita).
westy is a disappointment compared to the hype. st bernadus 12 or rochefort 10 is every bit as good and available everywhere.
I'm assuming some of you have Untappd? I'm DentalPlan_LisaNeedsBraces.
i'm trentsteel on there,
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I'm Sam_Frank
cold night in LA tonight (as in, 65 degrees or so). warming up with this
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Added you on UNTAPPD FYC. so I had the Heirloom Pumpkin from Almanac the other day and it was incredible, highly recommend it. Just cracked this right now, hella good.
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I'm Sam_Frank
cold night in LA tonight (as in, 65 degrees or so). warming up with this
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I want to try this so bad but have had no luck finding it.
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Man I am getting really jealous of all these rad purchases. Wednesday is going to be a big day for me to spend cash. Backwoods and a bunch of other goods are being delivered to the local. Also BA narwhal is not being distributed in Nj because theres no UPC on the bottle. Really dumb.
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I'm getting the information straight from the sales guy. I could be wrong on what the issue was I'm pretty sure he sai the UPC, but there's a legal issue and NJ isn't getting it. I even called a store south of me and they said the same thing.
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Also if any of you guys are on untappd add me if you feel like it names DylanMH.
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anyone here brew their own beer?
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I have in the past and am going to start again soon.
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Went to 8 different places in Long Island and was unsuccessful in getting BA Narwhal. I even found a place that's selling it online but doesn't ship to NJ. My hopes of ever getting some is pretty much shattered. On a side note had 2013 BCS and 2013 Port Older Viscosity on tap. Older was so much better. This years Backwoods is also phenomenal. I was lucky enough to snag a case of it.
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Interesting. I love older visco but for me BCS still wins. Also Port / Lost Abbey prices can be a bit ridiculous. I'll still get some sometimes, but but I don't think Older Viscosity or BA Santas Little Helper are worth more than BCS or Parabola
Hope you get some Narwhal Stoop. There's always trading
I read they made 50% more than they did BA Bigfoot last year, so hopefully there'll be some out there
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Went to the Bruery again this weekend. Been going almost every weekend lately.
They had their Mash (barrel aged barleywine) infused with coconut on again. It's indescribably amazing.
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VB. COOPERS the best an aussie can get
have a feeling a few of you would love this place:
http://www.australianheritagehotel.com/content/drink (http://www.australianheritagehotel.com/content/drink)
always stop by when i'm back in sydney.
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considering i'm NOT in sydney at the moment the best beer i recently had was a yona yona ale which was surprisingly good (especially because i don't like most japanese beer)
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Interesting. ? I love older visco but for me BCS still wins. ? Also Port / Lost Abbey prices can be a bit ridiculous. ? I'll still get some sometimes, but but I don't think Older Viscosity or BA Santas Little Helper are worth more than BCS or Parabola
Hope you get some Narwhal Stoop.? There's always trading
I read they made 50% more than they did BA Bigfoot last year, so hopefully there'll be some out there
Yeah Port/Lost Abbey are way over priced. $18 bucks for a 375ml? No way.
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The local just got 2 quarter kegs of Backwoods. just picked up a growler for $20.
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i love Backwoods. just had last years the other night.
in other news, i scored a few more Narwhal today at a place in the valley. as a huge Sierra fanboy and big fan of Narwhal i am eagerly awaiting breaking this open.
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Miraculously stumbled upon some Zombie Dust last night. Honestly a little underwhelmed. Definitely a good beer, but don't believe the hype. I would take a MO from Maine Beer Co. over Zombie Dust any day of the week.
Got to revisit some Carton Beers while I was at it. Really wish I had regular access to Boat Beer and 077XX.
I also have a 6'er of Lagunitas Born Yesterday arriving at my house on Monday. Anyone try this yet? BeerAdvocate seems to be singing its praises.
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how fresh was the zd? I haven't had it for a while, but I loved it when I did.
born yesterday is pretty great. really enjoyed that one. have to get some more while it's still around.
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Picked this up last night - def. worth a try if you're into porters - this one was different
Avery Brewing Co. - New World Porter
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anyone here brew their own beer?
I've been brewing my own beer for about two years now. I started off with a kit from Northern Brewer that I got as a gift. Pretty much done only their recipe kits (with occasional substitutes) until now. I've been doing a lot of reading the past few months, going to spend the winter upgrading my equipment and learning how to grow my own hops so I can start my own recipes. It's a ton of work and research but there's nothing better then cracking open a beer that you made yourself.
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I'm a home brewer as well. Upgraded to full grain about a year ago? I don't get to brew as often as I would like, but when I find time I have a lot of fun. I'm thinking about doing another farmhouse pale ale and a kolsch that I will dry hop with either Saaz or Nelson Sauvin.
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I got to hang out with Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River) and Brian Grossman (Sierra Nevada) on Wednesday night, so that was pretty cool.
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Miraculously stumbled upon some Zombie Dust last night. Honestly a little underwhelmed.? Definitely a good beer, but don't believe the hype.? I would take a MO from Maine Beer Co. over Zombie Dust any day of the week.
Got to revisit some Carton Beers while I was at it.? Really wish I had regular access to Boat Beer and 077XX.?
I also have a 6'er of Lagunitas Born Yesterday arriving at my house on Monday.? Anyone try this yet? BeerAdvocate seems to be singing its praises.
I live 10 minutes from Carton. The owner is a fucking dickhead, but I love their SS2014 & 07747(galaxy hops).
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Recently I enjoyed this a lot
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pains me to say but i'm disappointed
Stoop i have extra bottles. you can make your own assessment.
still a Sierra fan-boy but this is not in the same league as Bourbon County Stout or Parabola. as a straight imperial stout Narwhal is still one of my favorites. in this case i don't think the barrel aging did much. does pain me to say it but being honest
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went against my instincts and tried celebration two nights ago, and was let down as usual. i fucking hate you Sierra Nevada. but in a twist of fate that could only be the beer gods smiling down on me, my local target had Sculpin sixers tonight that werent in the system yet and the cashier gladly sold me two of them for $5 each and no crv. score is an understatement. cheers homies.
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pains me to say but i'm disappointed
Stoop i have extra bottles. you can make your own assessment.
still a Sierra fan-boy but this is not in the same league as Bourbon County Stout or Parabola. as a straight imperial stout Narwhal is still one of my favorites. in this case i don't think the barrel aging did much. does pain me to say it but being honest
Damn your disappointment in this is scaring me haha. I'm going to pa today so if I can't find a bottle I will definitely buy one from you later tonight.
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it was fine, but nothing mind blowing. I'll probably trade my bottle. more curious about how the maple stout is, honestly.
I was disappointed with celebration, but only the first bottle. it's a great IPA, just a bit different from what's popular.
the Anderson valley blood orange gose is awesome. wish it were beach weather.
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I didn't get any BA Narwhal, and I'll be the first to say I hate picking favorites, but FW, BCB, Stone, Founders etc. all seem like they prefer a certain level of intensity. Founders the most drinkable for me, BCB the most intense, FW in a happy medium. Only have had Southern Charred from Stone, but I loved it.
Sierra Nevada satisfies my bitter cravings in a way that most contemporary IPAs can't, Hoptimum being an exception. English bitters/pub ales can fit the bill, though. Speaking of-
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Oskar Blues made their way to MO :)
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Local 4 Hands started canning-
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And that's about it on my end. Finishing up my Bastard boxes, going to have to get more DB. Having a Founders Harvest right now. Cheers!
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Boom
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Best 30 pack money can buy
Bam
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Diabetic's favorite sauce
Take your pudding beer to hell
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Nectar of the Gods.
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Superior to any Southern Tier product
Also who ever posted the Sierra Nevada Celebration 2014, it's the same as their regular IPA and massively weak shit. Good thing they cost the same.
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PETRUS period knock the label art fandom off and taste these fucking things.
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Yeah so I now have 2 1/2 cases of Backwoods and Im pretty content with it. I picked up some Celebration as well and I was really disappointed. So far I think Sierras best IPA is there Southern Hem. Aussie hops for the win always. Struck out with BA Narwhal again and got really pissed at one shop owner. Don't know if any of you live in Media PA which is right near Widener Unniversity, but I went to a place called Pinnochios. It was a cool little shop, but when I saw the staff I could tell they were going to be hipster snobs. I politely asked "Hey do you guys have any BA Narwhal?' his response was him turning to the chick behind him and laughing followed by him saying " Pfff a little late there buddy it came in on Tuesday doubt youll see any more". That really pissed me off so I got really nasty and just shot back " I live two hours away dickhead, learn how to talk to customers before you open your fucking mouth." his face basically turned to stone and I just walked out. Fuck that place. even though there were other goods I wanted in there.
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Cracked this one last night. serious deliciousness. Also had the Boulder Brewing Killer Penguin. Not my favorite barleywine, but it was still pretty decent.
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i usually try to call ahead if i'm going to drive somewhere. although often times people on the phone don't know what they're talking about or they're too lazy to check. the problem with ba narwhal is that people are confusing it with the regular, and saying they have it
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So psyched on this
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So psyched on this
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It's an imperial pilsner right? Have you tried it? I'm interested in it but I don't want to spend $15 on a 4pk and not even like it.
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My fav beer is.....
Cheap and cold ..
Just like my women
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So psyched on this
http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Dogfish-Head-Beer-Thousand02.jpg (http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Dogfish-Head-Beer-Thousand02.jpg)
It's an imperial pilsner right? Have you tried it? I'm interested in it but I don't want to spend $15 on a 4pk and not even like it.
That's how BeerAdvocate classifies it, but the Dogfish site just says "imperial lager." Haven't tried it yet, but my store just got it in so I will soon. By the way, did you get my PM?
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i have been experimenting with IPAs i never really had them. Maybe a beer or two but never bought a case or anything. I had goose island at my sisters wedding and i loved it. When i got home that night my neighbor gave me flying fish ale which also tasted really good, thinking about picking up a case of one of those two.
but my go to six pack is yuengling, its pretty cheap and it doesn't taste like shit
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it was fine, but nothing mind blowing. I'll probably trade my bottle. more curious about how the maple stout is, honestly.
I was disappointed with celebration, but only the first bottle. it's a great IPA, just a bit different from what's popular.
the Anderson valley blood orange gose is awesome. wish it were beach weather.
The Maple Stout is killer. Also just drank a 3month bourbon barrel aged torpedo. VERY GOOD. Just a touch of oak/vanilla still bitter and hoppy. Unlike anything I've ever had. Very well done.
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allagash farm to face
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so dope. sour with great peach flavors. could drink this all day.
cellarmaker mo' nelson
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another nice cellarmaker ipa. their pale ales and ipa's are consistently good.
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cellarmaker mo' nelson
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another nice cellarmaker ipa. their pale ales and ipa's are consistently good.
These dudes fucking rule Earth.
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I'm in the Chicago burbs. My local craft brew bar got a keg of BCBS 14. Apparently a bunch of other local bars in the area got them too. Pretty psyched on getting to try before the Black Friday release. I've had 12, 13, and 14. 14 is by far the best year. It kind of tastes like 13 Backyard Rye oddly enough.
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I like BCBS in the bottle over it being on draft. I had the '12 and '13 and they didn't wow me like they did in the bottle. I'm going to try the '14 on draft once we get it at the bar and hopefully it will taste just as good as it does in the bottle to me.
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I have a '13 BCBS sitting in the fridge, don't know when I'm gonna drink it, but I will be drinking it soon
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not even going to bother trying to get any BCS this year. i got plenty of it the 4 1/2 years i lived in the midwest. always interested in the variants if i stumble across them, though.
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I'm in the Chicago burbs. My local craft brew bar got a keg of BCBS 14. Apparently a bunch of other local bars in the area got them too. Pretty psyched on getting to try before the Black Friday release. I've had 12, 13, and 14. 14 is by far the best year. It kind of tastes like 13 Backyard Rye oddly enough.
What bar is this? I moved to Florida, but still nice to know about these places.
I had the Delirium Deliria beer last night. It was good. Imagine a drier Delirium Tremens and you're pretty close.
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So i finally had one the other night - did not like it...it tasted like straight bourbon. Going to age the others and see if it changes the flavor.
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Had a Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA this weekend and it was phenomenal. Regular Sculpin IPA is great when it's fresh, but this was even better.
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So i finally had one the other night - did not like it...it tasted like straight bourbon. Going to age the others and see if it changes the flavor.
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Aging it will definitely change the flavor. Had a 2010 backwoods the other day a customer brought in and it was very mellow in the bourbon and smooth overall. I prefer it fresh with that very pungent bourbon taste with the hint of vanilla and dark fruits at the end.
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Had a Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA this weekend and it was phenomenal. Regular Sculpin IPA is great when it's fresh, but this was even better.
habanero sculpin is quite boss as well.
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So i finally had one the other night - did not like it...it tasted like straight bourbon. Going to age the others and see if it changes the flavor.
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Aging it will definitely change the flavor. Had a 2010 backwoods the other day a customer brought in and it was very mellow in the bourbon and smooth overall. I prefer it fresh with that very pungent bourbon taste with the hint of vanilla and dark fruits at the end.
Good to know, Stoop - I remember saying you went to Long Island looking for brews...this place is fucking unreal for beer selection - 300+, DeCiccos 21 Center St., Ardsley NY, 10502. It's about an hour north of the city.
Me and a friend usual skate the bowl at second nature in winter and then go to this place for brews afterword - get on that regiment.
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Maybe I'm soft, but Habanero Sculpin was too much for me. I like beers with peppers in them (Xocoveza, Hunahpu, Mexican Cake, Bomb/Bible Belt), but Habanero Sculpin takes it a little too far for my liking. A beer like that needs to come in 3 oz. bottles.
Grapefruit Sculpin, however, is fantastic. They're gonna be releasing it in cans pretty soon. The owner of one of the distributors I frequent told me that they're gonna make it a year-round release. Not sure how much I trust him, but here's to wishful thinking.
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So i finally had one the other night - did not like it...it tasted like straight bourbon. Going to age the others and see if it changes the flavor.
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Aging it will definitely change the flavor. Had a 2010 backwoods the other day a customer brought in and it was very mellow in the bourbon and smooth overall. I prefer it fresh with that very pungent bourbon taste with the hint of vanilla and dark fruits at the end.
Good to know, Stoop - I remember saying you went to Long Island looking for brews...this place is fucking unreal for beer selection - 300+, DeCiccos 21 Center St., Ardsley NY, 10502. It's about an hour north of the city.
Me and a friend usual skate the bowl at second nature in winter and then go to this place for brews afterword - get on that regiment.
Didn't see this until today. Thank you for letting me know that place and spot ill check it out during my vacation. Now onto the beer. Just got this years BCBS, and I'm super let down. I was little weary with it considering it was bought out by Budweiser, but this was different. This years is a lower Abv and it tastes like straight Hershey's chocolate milk syrup. I'm saving one for a later date and hopefully it balances out an I'm not as dissapointed. Still on a huge backwoods kick. It's crazy how available it is this year. Picked up Founders Big Luscious which was pricey, some Southern Tier rum barrel aged Pumking, and Stone Master of Disguise. Btw Dogfish Beer Thousand is fucking delicious.
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Maybe I'm soft, but Habanero Sculpin was too much for me. I like beers with peppers in them (Xocoveza, Hunahpu, Mexican Cake, Bomb/Bible Belt), but Habanero Sculpin takes it a little too far for my liking. A beer like that needs to come in 3 oz. bottles.
Grapefruit Sculpin, however, is fantastic. They're gonna be releasing it in cans pretty soon. The owner of one of the distributors I frequent told me that they're gonna make it a year-round release. Not sure how much I trust him, but here's to wishful thinking.
i can see how you feel that way about Habanero Sculpin. I actually like it, but can admit it's on the high end of the spice scale. i'm a huge spice person and do like some spice beers (including the ones you mention) but i also know when it's gone too far (like with Crime and Punishment, which were undrinkable).. to me with Hab Sculpin it's all about timing. i wouldn't drink it as my first beer of the night because it will ruin your palette. but as an ender, or combined with some mexican or bbq, it hits the spot.
semi related, i just read they're going to start canning grapefruit sculpin. i will be buying that by the case
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Must be nice getting fresh sculpin haha. Any idea if Brother Thelonius will age well?
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it'll age fine, but I'd just drink it. there's better belgian strong darks and quad's age better.
I will be purchasing copious amounts of grapefruit sculpin.
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my precious
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my precious
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It's really good, but in retrospect I wouldn't go crazy looking for it again. I actually liked Backyard Rye more, believe it or not.
Coffee, on the other hand...whoa mama.
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i'm looking forward to trying it.
i'd like to try coffee again this year to see if i feel the same, but last year i wasn't as crazy about it as everyone else is. to me it was too coffee forward. like, all i got was coffee
i just had Avery Tweak on the other hand and was blown away. for my money, it's better than BCBCS. probably the best beer i had all year actually (but expensive)
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Tweak hits next week in jersey. I'm so pumped to get it. Avery is one of the best breweries.
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Found a store nearby that has some good craft beers so I splurged in Brooklyn Brewery's Local 2. It's pretty awesome.
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The bar I work at is tapping BA santas little helper and I'm pretty stoked about it. Also any jersey dudes looking for something to do come on New Year's Day at 10am. All our food is all you can eat and were tapping all the BCBSs, two different years of Dogfishhead World Wide Stout, Dogfishhead 120 minute, Bruery Sucre, Bruery White Oak, Lost Abbey Agave Maria, Founders KBS, Founders Backwoods, and much more. Maloneys Mattawan.
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Holy Jesus that's going to be sick
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The bar I work at is tapping BA santas little helper and I'm pretty stoked about it. Also any jersey dudes looking for something to do come on New Year's Day at 10am. All our food is all you can eat and were tapping all the BCBSs, two different years of Dogfishhead World Wide Stout, Dogfishhead 120 minute, Bruery Sucre, Bruery White Oak, Lost Abbey Agave Maria, Founders KBS, Founders Backwoods, and much more. Maloneys Mattawan.
I'm from Jersey and this is awesome, I'm going to have to consider bailing on my plans.
Also, I'm sure I've missed it in previous pages but is anyone within reach of some heady topper and willing to hook a brother up?
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I'm gonna go ahead and say it. I think I prefer regular narwhal to BA narwhal
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I'm gonna go ahead and say it. I think I prefer regular narwhal to BA narwhal
Fuck really? my Local finally got it in and I just came on here to post that I finally got some.
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The bar I work at is tapping BA santas little helper and I'm pretty stoked about it. Also any jersey dudes looking for something to do come on New Year's Day at 10am. All our food is all you can eat and were tapping all the BCBSs, two different years of Dogfishhead World Wide Stout, Dogfishhead 120 minute, Bruery Sucre, Bruery White Oak, Lost Abbey Agave Maria, Founders KBS, Founders Backwoods, and much more. Maloneys Mattawan.
I'm from Jersey and this is awesome, I'm going to have to consider bailing on my plans.
Also, I'm sure I've missed it in previous pages but is anyone within reach of some heady topper and willing to hook a brother up?
Yeah man its going to be awesome and whats even better is I don't have to work the bar that day so Im going to just drink all day there.
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I'm gonna go ahead and say it. I think I prefer regular narwhal to BA narwhal
Fuck really? my Local finally got it in and I just came on here to post that I finally got some.
i wouldn't say i like regular better, but i was disappointed with it, to be completely honest. one of my most anticipated beers of the year. i'm a big Sierra fanboy. love Narwhal. love BA stouts. for me there just wasn't that much barrel. it's very subtle. it's there. and it's a smooth beer. balanced. but when you put it up against Parabola, Bourbon County Stout etc.. it doesn't hold up (for the price)
i actually have 4 more. i will drink them. and enjoy them. but wish i hadn't gotten so many before trying it
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I'm gonna go ahead and say it. I think I prefer regular narwhal to BA narwhal
Fuck really? my Local finally got it in and I just came on here to post that I finally got some.
i wouldn't say i like regular better, but i was disappointed with it, to be completely honest. one of my most anticipated beers of the year. i'm a big Sierra fanboy. love Narwhal. love BA stouts.  for me there just wasn't that much barrel. it's very subtle. it's there. and it's a smooth beer. balanced. but when you put it up against Parabola, Bourbon County Stout etc.. it doesn't hold up (for the price)
i actually have 4 more. i will drink them. and enjoy them. but wish i hadn't gotten so many before trying it
Thanks for the feedback. Wish I had bought 2 bottles instead of 4 now.
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It's funny cause I thought the barreling was a little aggressive. Hands down though my favorite bourbon barrel aged beer to date is FW Double DBA. So I would say you're gonna be fine Stoops, maybe cellar one or two for science
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beer makes you fat which overall effects your ability to skateboard at your peak levels.
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beer makes you fat which overall effects your ability to skateboard at your peak levels.
Yeah, it makes you better.
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beer makes you fat which overall effects your ability to skateboard at your peak levels.
Being stupid makes you dumber.
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(http://cdn.beeradvocate.com/im/beers/46504.jpg)my sisters husband is all about this beer, he had so many cases for his wedding and he gave me the leftovers which is about 2 cases. I like it, it tastes pretty damn good
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I opened one of the Ba Narwhals I picked up and I actually loved it. Lots of coconut flavoring and very mellow. Is it worth $17.99 though? No.
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Just picked up Duclaws Retribution. Now that is one hell of a bourbon barrel aged stout. It seriously is a must try. $10 for a 22 oz. Also has anyone on here had Thirsty Dogs Wulver? Opinions on it?
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Did a blind tasting of like 15 different beers at a christmas party last night. Smog City's coffee porter. So good.
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Did a blind tasting of like 15 different beers at a christmas party last night. Smog City's coffee porter. So good.
Im going to have to check that out. any other good ones from the tasting?
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Did a blind tasting of like 15 different beers at a christmas party last night. Smog City's coffee porter. So good.
Im going to have to check that out. any other good ones from the tasting?
The only stand outs were the smog city, the grapefruit sculpin that I brought. Some stuff from dust bowl and knee deep was in there just nothing I can remember. It's pretty fun since everyone contributes a selection and not everyone is in to beer. Modelo was in the mix along with reds apple ale. But the reactions of the non beer people to some of the hoppier or like a strong Belgian is pretty hilarious. One chick said the gf sculpin tasted like mop water.
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If that's what mop water tastes like then I've been doing it wrong for years
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Took the Cert. Cicerone test Wednesday and celebrated by popping a 2013 Black Tuesday, 2014 Black Tuesday (speaking of barrel aged imperial stouts...), and Roble Blanco.
mmmm
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This weekend got to sample some decent brews:
Avery 21 (Anniversary Ale)
They claim it's an American Brown Ale - but it tastes more like a black IPA. Pretty good, def. worth a try if you're feeling something along those lines. Avery is climbing the ranks for me - every time I try their stuff, it never disappoints. You guys were right about TWEAK - that's the new hotness beer geeks are talking about everywhere. I think it comes out this weekend or so.
Almanac Golden Gate Gose
Salty and Sour - really nice. Reminded me of white wine in a weird way.
Lagunitas Brown Shugga'
Great Holiday brew - almost 10% and incredible deceiving for what it is. I guess they tried making Barley Wine and ended up with this. Got hammered off of these.
Victory Earth And Flame (Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale)
My friend got this - gave me a sip. WAY better than Backwoods Bastard - my 2 cents...
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This weekend got to sample some decent brews:
Avery 21 (Anniversary Ale)
They claim it's an American Brown Ale - but it tastes more like a black IPA. Pretty good, def. worth a try if you're feeling something along those lines. Avery is climbing the ranks for me - every time I try their stuff, it never disappoints. You guys were right about TWEAK - that's the new hotness beer geeks are talking about everywhere. I think it comes out this weekend or so.
Almanac Golden Gate Gose
Salty and Sour - really nice. Reminded me of white wine in a weird way.
Lagunitas Brown Shugga'
Great Holiday brew - almost 10% and incredible deceiving for what it is. I guess they tried making Barley Wine and ended up with this. Got hammered off of these.
Victory Earth And Flame (Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale)
My friend got this - gave me a sip. WAY better than Backwoods Bastard - my 2 cents...
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Hahaha just kidding of course, but you have me intrigued now. I hope I can find a bottle of it. I was able to order some Wulver online which I heard competes with Backwoods. For anyone who likes backwoods on here another beer to try is Big Muddys Backwoods Monster. Not as good as backwoods, but damn close.
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going to this on new years eve:
http://perditionbbq.com/nye-beer-dinner-warpigs-pop-mikkeller-three-floyds-chef/ (http://perditionbbq.com/nye-beer-dinner-warpigs-pop-mikkeller-three-floyds-chef/)
should be cool.
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^ you gotta tell me how that place is, might have to check it out in the future.
Brown Shugga has been my joint the last few weeks. as my daughter says when talking about food, "try it, you must like it"
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^ you gotta tell me how that place is, might have to check it out in the future.
Brown Shugga has been my joint the last few weeks. as my daughter says when talking about food, "try it, you must like it"
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^This is my shit! You better switch to the sober bullets after 2 though unless you want to be the poster child for the evening lol!
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Did a blind tasting of like 15 different beers at a christmas party last night. Smog City's coffee porter. So good.
Smog City is doing some great stuff. stoked they are finally bottling. hoping they bottle some of their IPAs soon. went to their anniversary party a year ago and was blown away. barrel aged OE is also incredible.
speaking of grapefruit sculpin, i was in SD for a few days and hit a few of the newer breweries I hadn't been to yet. Societe is doing some amazing IPAs. Modern Times has the coolest tasting room of any brewery. also checked out the new Ballast Point tasting room / brewery in Little Italy. was impressed. really good food and huge list of stuff on tap. all their regular offerings, specialties, and experimental beers. they also have pretty much every beer they make ready for takeaway. got 3 six packs of gf sculpin (which is hard to find in LA)
it's a must stop if you down that way. (then check out bottle works down the street)
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still haven't made it to societe or modern times. next time I'm down there. have been to the ballast point testing room bunch. their one offs are pretty killer. had a guajillo calico amber and chocolate chipotle marlin last time. they reply know how to add shit to their beers.
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agree. they always seem to get it right. grapefruit sculpin is sublime. i think grapefruit IPA should become a new established style. it's fucking incredible
in other news, on vacation in desert. this is going down. beer porn:
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Have any of yall tried radlers? Im loving the Stiegl grapefruit, perfect for skating too because its fruity and only 3%
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agree. they always seem to get it right. grapefruit sculpin is sublime. i think grapefruit IPA should become a new established style. it's fucking incredible
in other news, on vacation in desert. this is going down. beer porn:
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I hope not. We would then be subjected to a host of shitty iterations and the good ones would be lost
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Have any of yall tried radlers? Im loving the Stiegl grapefruit, perfect for skating too because its fruity and only 3%
So if something is fruity, then it's good for skating. Ok, got it.
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So my friend is the manager at the local shop I buy my booze from, and when I went in to make my usual purchases he told me to follow him into the back. When I walked back there and saw his allocated section my jaw fucking dropped. He has basically all of Firestones heavy hitters from every year, Some KBSs and other Founders rarities, BCBSs, and a bunch of other shit. I immediately asked him why he has those and his response was "They never sold, because I don't put allocated stuff on the shelf.". I then said why didn't you sell them to me? He then goes "You never asked". So basically because no one ever asked including myself hes sitting on boozey gold. Next week when I get my Christmas bonus im going to town. Also any Brooklyn pals know of any good bottle shops in the Bay Ridge area? Heading there on Saturday and wanted to get some goods I cant get in Jersey.
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agree. they always seem to get it right. grapefruit sculpin is sublime. i think grapefruit IPA should become a new established style. it's fucking incredible
in other news, on vacation in desert. this is going down. beer porn:
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dude i fucking love barleywine ales. sam adams did a limited run of some about two years ago, holy fuck the flavor was amazing and fucking smooth for 11.5%. it was a blonde ale, called griffin's bow. hadn't thought about it until i saw your post, i gotta get out there and get some more. it might have been my favorite beer
for regular beers i really like the triple hopped ipa from heavy seas. fruity as shit and just the right amount of bitter, really really good
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agree. Â they always seem to get it right. Â grapefruit sculpin is sublime. Â i think grapefruit IPA should become a new established style. Â it's fucking incredible
in other news, on vacation in desert. Â this is going down. Â beer porn:
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dude i fucking love barleywine ales. sam adams did a limited run of some about two years ago, holy fuck the flavor was amazing and fucking smooth for 11.5%. it was a blonde ale, called griffin's bow. hadn't thought about it until i saw your post, i gotta get out there and get some more. it might have been my favorite beer
for regular beers i really like the triple hopped ipa from heavy seas. fruity as shit and just the right amount of bitter, really really good
Sam Adams Griffins Bow is really good. I like all of Sam Adams small batches. Theyre are hard to get a hold of.
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Have any of yall tried radlers? Im loving the Stiegl grapefruit, perfect for skating too because its fruity and only 3%
Nope. Tracer is all the frutiness skateboarding needs.
And 3% shouldn't even be condsidered beer.
I prefer 7.5% or above, and 80 IBU or more.
Needless to say, I am an IPA man!
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Have any of yall tried radlers? Im loving the Stiegl grapefruit, perfect for skating too because its fruity and only 3%
And 3% shouldn't even be condsidered beer.
I prefer 7.5% or above, and 80 IBU or more. Â
Needless to say, I am an IPA man!
I like you.
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Anyone in New York should go to 86 Bagel and Deli on 86th St and 3rd ave in Bay Ridge. They are selling 4pks of the BCBS and they have a lot. They also still have Founders Sweet Repute. Bought a bunch of Bells stuff there, and of course BCBS stout and barleywine 4pks. Was surprised I could not find any Evil Twin or Thirsty Dog stuff. Went to 3 different places.
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Any Vermont pals have any suggestions of good places to get beer in Stowe? I'm going to Vermont for 10days this Saturday and googled it and found the Alpine Mart. I'm trying to get some Heady topper, focal banger, and other various brands. Any suggestions? Pancake man aren't you from VT?
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I'm in MA, but you're not too far off from Waterbury VT, which has Prohibition Pig and Reservoir. Right around the corner from Pro Pig is a nice little bottle shop as well. You're also an hour out from Hill Farmstead in Greensboro. You can also check out Three Penny in Montpelier as well. And you're probably about 45 minutes from Burlington, you picked a pretty central location my friend
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Any Vermont pals have any suggestions of good places to get beer in Stowe? I'm going to Vermont for 10days this Saturday and googled it and found the Alpine Mart. I'm trying to get some Heady topper, focal banger, and other various brands. Any suggestions? Pancake man aren't you from VT?
You're in VT - get some switchback on tap, and bring a bottle or two home.
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You should def. go check out Burlington - They have Vermont Pub and Brewery, and a couple of other new places since I went to school there
http://www.vermontbrewery.com/ (http://www.vermontbrewery.com/)
Magic Hat Brewery is in South Burlington too
http://www.magichat.net/ (http://www.magichat.net/)
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Thanks for all the spot and brew info guys. Really appreciate it. Looking forward to this trip even more now.
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I'm glad other people like the Sam Adams Small Batch stuff. There's a liquor store by my parents' place that has it and I'd pick up a bottle from there every once in a while. They're super interesting brews and styles. Like, they have a Sahti too which was crazy.
Had Stone's Master of Disguise Imperial Golden Stout on NYE. It was really good. Had a nice stout flavor, some dark chocolate notes towards the end with a great malted out mouthfeel. A huge factor in enjoying it was definitely the novelty of a golden stout though.
I found a barrel-aged Narwhal too so I picked that up. Might have that tonight. Maybe with a cigar.
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Anyone getting ahold of st archers...lately ive been getting it and the store down the street has them...kind of expensive tho
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Out here in Stowe they have Heady Topper everywhere. I'm in heaven. I also found a bunch of Prarie, Stillwater, and Evil Twin stuff. I also got to meet the head brewer from BFM because he's out here on a ski trip.
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You should totally gopickitupformebro some heady topper, that would be chill. Any luck getting to Hill Farmstead? I heard it's kind of a pain in the ass, but totally worth it
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You should totally gopickitupformebro some heady topper, that would be chill. Any luck getting to Hill Farmstead? I heard it's kind of a pain in the ass, but totally worth it
I'm going to try and go there on Thursday. We've been up here for 1 day so far and we got a monster snow storm and I drank heady like it was water.
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picked up some pugachevs cobra '14 and avery tweak yesterday. should be good.
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tweak was one of my favorite beers of last year. i think barrel aged coffee stouts are becoming me favorite style
this years pugachev is excellent.
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Tweak is awesome - should be called "meth" though.
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wasn't that what it originally was called (or something like that) but they had to change it?
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i renewed my cellar storage rental for another year, although somewhat hesitatingly.
i'm at a phase now where i don't really believe in "cellaring" per se. i think if you are storing beers, big beers, it's better to store them at cellar temperature instead of in your fridge or in a place where the temp fluctuates a lot daily. but at the end of the day i think it's probably usually better to drink any beer fresh, or within the first 4-6 months. i'm sure there are exceptions, but i think those are outweighed by most beers.
after last year i'm realizing that i have way too much beer to get through for one person. most of my cellar is untouched (that's just the stuff in the cellar, not in my house)..
broke open a Huna recently that was about a year and a half old and it was pretty disappointing. i've had it fresh and it's amazing. on the flipside i broke open a 2012 parabola and it was amazing. but then, i'm sure it would have been great fresh. i think overall you're better off drinking fresher
this year i'm going to a) drink more of the beers i have b) consider more events "special occasions" c) try to buy less beers
i'd like to get back to a place where i have a manageable number of beers.
these are my 2015 beer resolutions
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Drinking Firestone right now, i like it
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You should totally gopickitupformebro some heady topper, that would be chill. Any luck getting to Hill Farmstead? I heard it's kind of a pain in the ass, but totally worth it
I'm going to try and go there on Thursday. We've been up here for 1 day so far and we got a monster snow storm and I drank heady like it was water.
FUCK HEADY TOPPER (no not really) GO TO HILL FARMSTEAD/GRASSROOTS!!!!!!!!
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wasn't that what it originally was called (or something like that) but they had to change it?
Ha, I don't know - but the upper/downer combo wreaks havoc on your senses. I'm guessing this is what Meth must feel like.
I feel you on Cellaring though, Floop - I just store shit in the basement underneath the house. I give them to my friends for a wedding, or drink them around Christmas or something. I think stouts are the way to go when it comes to cellaring, or something real boozy like Backwoods Bastard.
I have this - and it's about 4 years old at this point, it can go to 5. Could be good, could be vinegar. who knows...
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I've been aging a case of Matilda's though - and holy shit are they awesome. I kinda wonder since InBev bought out Goose Island though all that cool shit is gone.
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i don't 'cellar' that much anymore, but what i do keep now is mostly sours. it's more just keeping shit for when i have an occasion/person to share it with that will appreciate it.
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Been enjoying the hell out of Six Point for the last year, most recently this:
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You should totally gopickitupformebro some heady topper, that would be chill. Any luck getting to Hill Farmstead? I heard it's kind of a pain in the ass, but totally worth it
I'm going to try and go there on Thursday. We've been up here for 1 day so far and we got a monster snow storm and I drank heady like it was water.
FUCK HEADY TOPPER (no not really) GO TO HILL FARMSTEAD/GRASSROOTS!!!!!!!!
Could not make it to Hill Farmstead due to all the snow storms. Driving conditions have been terrible. I was able to get two of there beers in bottle form however. Heady out here sells so ridiculously fast though. Had to wait in line for that shit this morning. It's sold out in minutes.
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Not surprised, I happened upon a secret shipment at the place around the corner from ProPig. Probably one of the luckiest moments of my life. Also bought supplies for my Hitch Hikers Guide beer (all galaxy pale ale). That was a damn good day
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wasn't that what it originally was called (or something like that) but they had to change it?
Ha, I don't know - but the upper/downer combo wreaks havoc on your senses. I'm guessing this is what Meth must feel like.
yeah, i guess it used to be called Meth Addict. think it was taproom only
http://tenemu.com/news/avery-to-release-tweak-in-november/09/2014 (http://tenemu.com/news/avery-to-release-tweak-in-november/09/2014)
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cold day in LA
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cold day in LA
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Looks tasty.
ITSSSSS BAAAAAACKKKK
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nice paraquat. would like to try that some day
picked up some supplies today
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tweak is real good. what's in the boxes, floop?
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I had that Barrell-aged Narwhal on Friday and was definitely disappointed in it. It was too heavy on the bourbon and not enough of a strong stout backbone. It taste a little sour or off too because of the mix of flavors. Like when you get that little sour flavor from bad or burnt coffee. Definitely not worth how much it costs in my opinion.
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floop, y u no nose slide!?
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floop, y u no nose slide!?
heheheeh. because i sucky
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tweak is real good. what's in the boxes, floop?
more huge barrel aged beer that i will never have a chance to drink and already have a ton of beer but still want it
got my first allocations for Reserve Society, plus some extra stuff.. mocha wednesdays, mash and grinds, old richland
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We finally got Oskar Blue's in Nebraska. Got a sixer of Dale's PA in the fridge right now. I think I'll have one right now.
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Had this last night, fucking delicious.
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Had this last night, fucking delicious.
Is that the rum barrel aged one? I have one of those and the Evan Williams ba one. Expensive but I'm hoping they're worth it.
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It's the Rittenhouse Rye one. Here's the color key: http://fiftyfiftybrewing.com/style-guide/?age-verified=29f951e02f (http://fiftyfiftybrewing.com/style-guide/?age-verified=29f951e02f)
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I'm in the bathroom drinking a lagunitas IPA, shitting, taking a break from my wife and kid. Right now that's my favorite beer.
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been just buying whatevers good and cheap at work but "splurged" tonight and went to wine club
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9.99 instead of regular 14.99 in the bargain bin and the reviews said it was sour so i snagged it, about to pop it.
also a Standard from Prairie and a Dirtwolf.
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Stoop Kid. How are you enjoying your New England adventure?
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Stoop Kid. How are you enjoying your New England adventure?
It was fucking awesome except for the last day when me and my gfs brother got into some shit with the locals at a bar because I was wearing my ravens gear and obviously everyone there was patriots fans. We got the boot from the bar and avoided the cops an I was still able to get one last heady topper in. Probably the best snowboarding trip I've taken.
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Stoop Kid. How are you enjoying your New England adventure?
It was fucking awesome except for the last day when me and my gfs brother got into some shit with the locals at a bar because I was wearing my ravens gear and obviously everyone there was patriots fans. We got the boot from the bar and avoided the cops an I was still able to get one last heady topper in. Probably the best snowboarding trip I've taken.
what a bunch of jergoffs
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not bad!!
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Stoop Kid. How are you enjoying your New England adventure?
It was fucking awesome except for the last day when me and my gfs brother got into some shit with the locals at a bar because I was wearing my ravens gear and obviously everyone there was patriots fans. We got the boot from the bar and avoided the cops an I was still able to get one last heady topper in. Probably the best snowboarding trip I've taken.
what a bunch of jergoffs
Yeah pretty much. I was fine with all the shit they were talking, because I find it extremely funny whenever a Pats fan tries to talk shit on the Ravens. What I wasn't cool with was when we were trying to shoot (me and her bro were playing pool) they would purposely knock into the table. Then one of them decided to smack my stick. Well me having my face being made out of shit at this point walked over to their high table which had all their wings and beers on it flipped it over onto them. Next thing I knew it was just a tornado of fists and shoves. Some locals had my back which was cool because I had played pool with most of them all week. I'm not proud of it but it was a fun bar rumble.
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Oh man, I would have loved to see that hahaha! Rumble in the Bramble
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PBR for a backyard bowl sesh and coors if I want something that tastes good.
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Oh man, I would have loved to see that hahaha! Rumble in the Bramble
It was pretty wild. My gf brother hit a guy with a pool stick. We made real good friends with the bartenders and they let us get out of there without consequences. The only reason for that is because the bar is in the resort and they're giants fans and hate when people not staying in the resort come to the bar which is every Friday because its a sick bar. I'm really glad I wasn't arrested. Never been arrested out of state and don't want to be.
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Just picked this up:
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Hopefully I'll have it tomorrow night.
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Had that last night okdad. I love Avery's stuff. It was really boozey, bitter chocolatey, and roasty. Got me pretty buzzed.
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Mephistopheles is amazing. one of the best non BA stouts in the game
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Currently drinking this years Weyerbacher Insanity, and fuck is it delicious! Its better than the previous years. Hands down my favorite Barleywine. So much vanilla, oak, and caramel. Really boozey too. Im maxing out on 2 right now. Also picked up a bottle of Terrapins French Toast Wake N Bake. Anyone on here try it? Im expecting good things considering their regular WNB is basically delicious crack. Also NJ pals rejoice! Hunterdon is going to be getting Bells!!
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would love to get FTWNB
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i had magic hat last night, it honestly didn't taste like anything, i like the firestone more. Thats probably going to be my go to beer after i try a couple of other six packs
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Currently drinking this years Weyerbacher Insanity, and fuck is it delicious! Its better than the previous years. Hands down my favorite Barleywine. So much vanilla, oak, and caramel. Really boozey too. Im maxing out on 2 right now. Also picked up a bottle of Terrapins French Toast Wake N Bake. Anyone on here try it? Im expecting good things considering their regular WNB is basically delicious crack. Also NJ pals rejoice! Hunterdon is going to be getting Bells!!
My store got the FTWNB and it sold out in a couple hours. Wish I could have picked some up.
Where'd you hear about Bell's?
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Currently drinking this years Weyerbacher Insanity, and fuck is it delicious! Its better than the previous years. Hands down my favorite Barleywine. So much vanilla, oak, and caramel. Really boozey too. Im maxing out on 2 right now. Also picked up a bottle of Terrapins French Toast Wake N Bake. Anyone on here try it? Im expecting good things considering their regular WNB is basically delicious crack. Also NJ pals rejoice! Hunterdon is going to be getting Bells!!
Where'd you hear about Bell's?
Heard it from one of the Hunterdon Reps, the owner of the Bar I work at, and a few other people. Theyre working on a deal. I hope Hunterdon gets it over Shore Points because they suck at distribution in Southern NJ. New Belgium should be hitting NJ in the summer I believe which is awesome because I like their stuff as well.
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I'm tapping a keg of this Monday.
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Stoked.
I'm trying to finish the flyers and info details for SF BEER Week events. Let's just say 32 taps of Barrel Aged Beers (plus epic bottles) for Friday the 13th.... The list is pretty good.
Saturday the 14th, Bitter Valentines Day, will be 5 breweries (Altamont, Auburn Alehouse, Berryessa, Six Rivers, and Heretic) Single IPA, Double IPA, and special "Triple IPA" releases (ZZ Hop, Scarcity, Evil3, Six Rivers is brewing me a special "triple ipa" just for us.)
Stoked.
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I'm tapping a keg of this Monday.
(http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/BLAUGIES-la-vermontoise.jpg)
Stoked.
I'm trying to finish the flyers and info details for SF BEER Week events. Let's just say 32 taps of Barrel Aged Beers (plus epic bottles) for Friday the 13th.... The list is pretty good.
Saturday the 14th, Bitter Valentines Day, will be 5 breweries (Altamont, Auburn Alehouse, Berryessa, Six Rivers, and Heretic) Single IPA, Double IPA, and special "Triple IPA" releases (ZZ Hop, Scarcity, Evil3, Six Rivers is brewing me a special "triple ipa" just for us.)
Stoked.
Where is this event happening?
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Albany Taproom
www.albanytaproom.com (http://www.albanytaproom.com)
I'm tapping a cask of Berryessa Mini Separation Anxiety stuffed with El Dorado hops tomorrow too. That is going to be fucking KILLER.
Here is a little info on the SF Beer Week stuff with a list of some of the BA beers:
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List:
Here are a few from the list:
101 North Sour Cherry Stout
Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme 2014
Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin Barleywine
Deschutes 2014 Mirror Mirror Oak Aged Barleywine
Schubros Reil Barrel Aged Quadruple
Petrus Aged Pale
Allagash Curieux
Allagash James Beam
Uncommon Brewers Oaked Twin
Hoften Dormaal Zure Van Tildonk
Rockmill Bourbon Aged Belgian Doubbel
Goose Island Bourbon County Bourbon Imperial Stout
Firestone Walker 2014 Parabola Imp. Stout
Anderson Valley Rye Barrel Stout
Humboldt Brews 2014 Black Xantus Imp. Stout
Abita Bourbon Street Imp. Stout
Deschutes The Abyss Imp. Stout
Henhouse Batch 100 Rye Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Anderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout
Allagash Odyssey Dark Wheat Aged In Oak
Tahoe Mountian Bourbon Barrel Aged Smoked Mai Bock
Eel River Bourbon Barrel Triple Exultation
Six Rivers Barrel Aged Sasquatch
Heretic Incubus
Other stuff from:
Sierra Nevada TBA
Sierra Nevada TBA
Sierra Nevada TBA
Drake's TBA
Woodfour TBA
Headlands TBA
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Here is a list of all upcoming events on thaaa FB
https://www.facebook.com/AlbanyTaproom/events (https://www.facebook.com/AlbanyTaproom/events)
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I may take off work that Friday and drive up Thursday.
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I may take off work that Friday and drive up Thursday.
DOOO ITTT!
I'll pull something cool out of my cellar for us to drink.
We will also be opening a bunch of bottles (everything on that list is draft)...Eclipse, Cascade, Almanac, tons of cool stuff.
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I just came back from Portland. God damn they got way to many beer spots out there.
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Still sour at no bottles of Red's this year, but this is delicious. Green hop flavor up front quickly yielding to a ton of roasty rye flavor.
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Pardon the glass. Have been drinking these a little quicker than I'd like :P Need to try to make them last all year, though I rarely successfully do with anything. Besides that, I've mostly just been enjoying the seasonals and case discounts-
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Need to get a case of the January batch while it's still a week old.
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Drinking this now out of that new DB glass. Cheers!
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I may take off work that Friday and drive up Thursday.
DOOO ITTT!
I'll pull something cool out of my cellar for us to drink.
We will also be opening a bunch of bottles (everything on that list is draft)...Eclipse, Cascade, Almanac, tons of cool stuff.
Id be stoked on that. Ill keep you updated. Im going to put in for that day off tomorrow, and look at hotels.
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Just had the French Toast Wake & Bake, and it sucked. Super watered down, cinnamon didn't work well with the initial flavors/ingredients, and it was jujst bullshit all around. Really disappointed considering regular WNB is the shit.
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Fuck, I wish I didn't have to be in Boston at fucking 6 am on 2/14, I would totally go to that Albany event >:(
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I might have to drive up for that too.
EDIT: Just realized that's Albany, California not Albany, New York...Fuck.
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Matt what time does the valentines event start and is the taproom 21 and over only or are kids allowed?
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Matt what time does the valentines event start and is the taproom 21 and over only or are kids allowed?
Or you and I can go hold hands and leave the women and children at home.
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I might have to drive up for that too.
EDIT: Just realized that's Albany, California not Albany, New York...Fuck.
Man I am such a jackass I already took off of work. Fuckkkkkk I thought it was Albany NY as well!
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Well, at least you have Valentine's Day off now...
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Matt what time does the valentines event start and is the taproom 21 and over only or are kids allowed?
all ages, open at noon
sorry east coasters
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I'm not against the holding hands part nallid, but I am against neither of us being a capable DD.
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Picked these up today:
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Picked these up today:
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How are you liking Hi-Ress new recipe? I like it but I miss how last years was super boozey and hoppy. Hows the beast mode?
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Haven't had Hi-Res yet but it was awesome last year. Beast mode is a disappointment. I'm glad I didn't get a whole six-pack.
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Haven't had Hi-Res yet but it was awesome last year. Beast mode is a disappointment. I'm glad I didn't get a whole six-pack.
Good to know about the beast mode. Ill just buy one can from whole foods.
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Picked these up today:
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hopped pils lager reads in my mind a watered down ipa
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I picked up so much booze for this blizzard. Going to crack open some Sucaba and maybe a 4 yr old world wide/120 minute and make me a heaven and hell. apparently were getting 3 ft of snow. Im pumped.
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was up in Seattle for the weekend. went to a few breweries, some i had been to and some hadn't. Fremont seems to win, in my opinion. Bourbon Abominable and Barrel Aged Coffee Darkstar are incredible. they also do some solid IPAs
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I picked up so much booze for this blizzard. Going to crack open some Sucaba and maybe a 4 yr old world wide/120 minute and make me a heaven and hell. apparently were getting 3 ft of snow. Im pumped.
I'm not pumped on having to shovel it though.
The Citra Mantra is interesting. It's hoppy like an IPA, but has the malt qualities of a lager underneath. I'm not crazy about it but I can appreciate it.
I also picked up Maine Brewing's Lunch the other day. Has anyone had that? I'm excited to try.
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I just came back from Portland. God damn they got way to many beer spots out there.
You said it, I live out here and when I visit the center of the country I'm always asking where you hiding the breweries? Then I realize I'm in Kansas, Iowa and North Dakota and feel dumb for what I just said. Thank you for enjoying the Portland beer scene!
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I picked up so much booze for this blizzard. Going to crack open some Sucaba and maybe a 4 yr old world wide/120 minute and make me a heaven and hell. apparently were getting 3 ft of snow. Im pumped.
The Citra Mantra is interesting. It's hoppy like an IPA, but has the malt qualities of a lager underneath. I'm not crazy about it but I can appreciate it.
I also picked up Maine Brewing's Lunch the other day. Has anyone had that? I'm excited to try.
I had lunch not to long ago. I wasn't impressed really. I thought it was bland. I think it's super overrated just like Pliny. Some kid I know tried telling me its just as good as Heady. I was flabbergasted by his preposterous statement. As for the blizzard we barely got a foot. Fucking meteorologists.
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Lunch has definitely fallen off, I would say go with Another One for their IPAs
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Lunch has definitely fallen off, I would say go with Another One for their IPAs
Definitely this. I want to try Dinner but getting Maine stuff is pretty hard. Still waiting on Grapefruit Sculpin. Distro in Jersey sucks balls. Its at Hunterdon but they have yet to deliver it. Bummed that all the stores are going to limit it.
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have they made a beer with weed in it yet?
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have they made a beer with weed in it yet?
People who homebrew have been doing it for years. There are a few microbreweries who do it like these guys http://mirthprovisions.com/products/ (http://mirthprovisions.com/products/). But it's going to be limited to Washington and Colorado since they're the only states so far with recreational weed laws.
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have they made a beer with weed in it yet?
There is hemp beer out there. It's actually cheaper than regular beer.
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have they made a beer with weed in it yet?
i think it's the opposite. from what i've read about the subject, it's not really financially feasible to brew beer with pot. though people have done it (home brewers [and probably home growers]).. the amount of weed that would be needed to impart any kind of flavor would cost too much money. think about how much hops are used, even for smaller batch beers. now imagine if that's all weed, and how much that would cost
on the subject tough, as weed and hops are in the same family, some beers naturally have a marijuana aroma. Oskar Blues just came out with this session IPA that sounds interesting
http://www.thecannabist.co/2015/01/26/oskar-blues-beer-pinner-marijuana/28560/ (http://www.thecannabist.co/2015/01/26/oskar-blues-beer-pinner-marijuana/28560/)
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I believe there's a beer infused with hemp sold in Amsterdam and Prague (although I can't seem to find the name online).
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I'm not against the holding hands part nallid, but I am against neither of us being a capable DD.
BART drops you off 5 minute walk away....2 minutes on skateboard...
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This shit is awesome.
Crushed a 6 pack of these this week. Need more.
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Went to the beer store this morning and just stared at the coolers. Decided on a 6 pack of Tallgrass 8 Bit.
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Went to the beer store this morning and just stared at the coolers. Decided on a 6 pack of Tallgrass 8 Bit.
Good choice. I can't get Tallgrass products here but had 8-Bit this past Summer when I was in Milwaukee.
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Right now:
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Drinking some Stone Enjoy By 2-14-15 and its my favorite one so far. Really juicy. About to crack open a Neshaminy Jawn. Fuck carton.
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used to get 8-bit all the time in st louis. solid beer.
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Nugget Nectar in cans.
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Nugget Nectar in cans.
Best shit ever.
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I love cabs. Chiantis are my favorite though.
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Any pals going to Extreme Beer Fest in March? Ill be there Saturday for session 2.
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Nah, I don't feel like dealing with Neckbeards all day hahah. Should be a fun time though
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Nah, I don't feel like dealing with Neckbeards all day hahah. Should be a fun time though
Hahaha I hope its not that bad. I looked at the beer list so far and Firestone is bringing some heavy hitters.
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I'm not against the holding hands part nallid, but I am against neither of us being a capable DD.
BART drops you off 5 minute walk away....2 minutes on skateboard...
if i get that day off, wifey is driving me home and you WILL meet my child #BESSBELEEDAT
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I'm not against the holding hands part nallid, but I am against neither of us being a capable DD.
BART drops you off 5 minute walk away....2 minutes on skateboard...
FUCKKKKK YEAHHHHH
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modern times coming to SF in may. fuck yeah.
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Stella's pretty good. Same with Guinness. I'm not much of a drinker to begin with, so my opinion is pretty weightless.
Weed's my personal preference.
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Drinking one of these right now.
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Drinking one of these right now.
How is it? Huge Evil Twin/ Mikkeller fan. Going to their bar Torst this weekend. Just had Stones Green Tea IPA, and wow. Must try. Also had victorys Hop Ranch. Love it. Ordered some Deschutes The Abyss and Avery Tweak.
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I love cabs. Chiantis are my favorite though.
I've been super into Malbecs lately. They're pretty much the only wine I have been drinking since May or so.
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I love cabs. Chiantis are my favorite though.
I've been super into Malbecs lately. They're pretty much the only wine I have been drinking since May or so.
I will have to check them out. Just had blended wine the other day. It was a cab and idk what else. it was amazing.
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I have a Malbec blend that I'm saving to share with the girlfriend: 70% Malbec, 18% Bonarda, 12% Syrah. The guy who recommended it says he likes it better than a lot of straight Malbecs that he has had. Malbecs can have a very pronounced aftertaste (dry and not bad at all, just very distinct) and apparently the Syrah helps smooth and round out the aftertaste so its not as pronounced and the flavor is more consistent.
It's the first one on this page:
http://www.wine-blog.org/index.php/2014/08/11/red-wine-delicious-dishes/ (http://www.wine-blog.org/index.php/2014/08/11/red-wine-delicious-dishes/)
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Drinking one of these right now.
How is it? Huge Evil Twin/ Mikkeller fan. Going to their bar Torst this weekend. Just had Stones Green Tea IPA, and wow. Must try. Also had victorys Hop Ranch. Love it. Ordered some Deschutes The Abyss and Avery Tweak.
Great beer. Super rich, but not overly sticky. Blueberrys were right there the whole time, on the nose and very present throughout the taste. Finished super clean, a little bit of toasty/light smokey bitterness to clean the palate, super sippable for 12%
I just brought a Green Tea home. I'm working on SF Beer Week stuff so I might be up late late late and pop it open. It's 10%+ :o
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I love cabs. Chiantis are my favorite though.
I've been super into Malbecs lately. They're pretty much the only wine I have been drinking since May or so.
Great Cheap Malbec is Antigal Uno - give that one a try, Oyolar
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I love cabs. Chiantis are my favorite though.
I've been super into Malbecs lately. They're pretty much the only wine I have been drinking since May or so.
Great Cheap Malbec is Antigal Uno - give that one a try, Oyolar
(http://amateurgastronomer.com/index/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/antigalmalbec-96x300.jpg)
Fuck with Argentina (Mendoza region specifically) grown Malbec. Great region.
Fun fact: Malbec is one of six Bordeaux varietals that make up Bordeaux Blends. This is the home of Cab Sauv (left bank of Bordeaux, the right bank is dominated by Merlot).
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You gonna work the Bitter valentines Matt? Cause I got the day off so me and my fam will be there.
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went to this today and tried SLO Ambic, it was really good. sorry for the huge image. not sure if ill hit any other events this week since im working 6 days straight until next saturday.
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also picked this up for only $9.99 at costco, the one on Coleman in San Jose has some pretty good stuff right now if there is any South Bay Pals.
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also picked this up for only $9.99 at costco, the one on Coleman in San Jose has some pretty good stuff right now if there is any South Bay Pals.
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erryone be cashin in on the dead right now
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beer week's been pretty good so far. only went to a couple of events, rare barrel yesterday and cellarmaker on saturday. everything is crowded as fuck. highlights so far have been 'tangerang' dry hopped sour from rare barrel and cellarmaker and 'i see a dankness' ipa from cellarmaker and sante adairius.
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I love cabs. Chiantis are my favorite though.
I've been super into Malbecs lately. They're pretty much the only wine I have been drinking since May or so.
Great Cheap Malbec is Antigal Uno - give that one a try, Oyolar
(http://amateurgastronomer.com/index/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/antigalmalbec-96x300.jpg)
Nice, thanks for the tip. I'll pick it up next time I see it (although I'm trying to cut back on booze purchases this month).
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In the never ending lawsuits against craftbrewers world... red bull files complaint against Virginia's Old Ox Brewery, cause apparently the consumers might confuse the brands because “An ‘ox’ and a ‘bull’ both fall within the same class of ‘bovine’ animals and are virtually indistinguishable to most consumers.
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In the never ending lawsuits against craftbrewers world... red bull files complaint against Virginia's Old Ox Brewery, cause apparently the consumers might confuse the brands because �An �ox� and a �bull� both fall within the same class of �bovine� animals and are virtually indistinguishable to most consumers.
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Read about this. Red Bull and Lagunitas( they recently tried to sue Sierra) can suck a dick. Also any NJ pals im going to be bartending at a new up and coming gastropub called the Gaslight. Amazing food and beers. Im pretty sure im getting Alpine( yes Alpine!) in a week or two.
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Didn't Alpine get bought out by Greenflash or at least contracted out by them? Also drunk off of my own hard cider, fucking getting high of your own supply
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they did, but alpine had been brewing at green flash for a long time before they got bought. hasn't hurt the quality, though. nelson is as amazing as it's ever been.
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In the never ending lawsuits against craftbrewers world... red bull files complaint against Virginia's Old Ox Brewery, cause apparently the consumers might confuse the brands because �An �ox� and a �bull� both fall within the same class of �bovine� animals and are virtually indistinguishable to most consumers.
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Read about this. Red Bull and Lagunitas( they recently tried to sue Sierra) can suck a dick. Also any NJ pals im going to be bartending at a new up and coming gastropub called the Gaslight. Amazing food and beers. Im pretty sure im getting Alpine( yes Alpine!) in a week or two.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/01/05/369445171/craft-brewers-are-running-out-of-names-and-into-legal-spats (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/01/05/369445171/craft-brewers-are-running-out-of-names-and-into-legal-spats)
Here is the article that goes into detail on this - lawyers will get rich off of this stupid shit
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they did, but alpine had been brewing at green flash for a long time before they got bought. hasn't hurt the quality, though. nelson is as amazing as it's ever been.
yeah, since it means more Nelson going around in kegs i'm happy with it. i like Alpine quite a bit, but at this stage i don't understand why people from LA drive all the way down there for IPAs when we have so much good shit going here
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I haven't had it, but I'm not surprised that you'll see a few kegs making it out east since they are now owned by Greenflash
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First off, respect to sir pancake. Bubblegum is to shoes as you are to beer for this slap shit. If you had to recommend a malt heavy beer what would you go with?
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pretty much had a career drinking day on Valentines day thanks to mattofallmatts, Berryessa Brewing is killing it right now. the only ones i didnt try were the Auburn ones and of course the few that i had already tried. Had some Barrel Aged Hangar 24 weighing in at 18% that i could only describe as Chocolaty Chocolateness, and a brandy barrel aged Sasquatch. Albany Taproom is super sick and connected to a restaurant that had great food (lamb burger killed it), i highly recommend it to Bay Area pals. and i wanna thank mattofallmatts for being a great host/server, and i can vouch for his computer being stolen cause i asked him about the vid and he told me haha, sorry about your comp bro! we will continue to try and be patient. you tha man!
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First off, respect to sir pancake. Bubblegum is to shoes as you are to beer for this slap shit. If you had to recommend a malt heavy beer what would you go with?
Malt heavy in what sense? Like high ABV or just a really nice malty beer? If you wanna go high ABV go with an english style barleywine (I can't think of one right now that isn't barrel aged/ stupid hard to get ahold of) or if you want just a nice malt forward beer go with Andechser vollbier hell or if you can still find it, Sierra Nevada's Vienna style lager.
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Just booked my trip out to California for my cousins wedding in July. Super excited because its also around my birthday. Staying in Cambria for the first 2 days and then the next 5 in San Francisco. Already have the breweries I want to go to mapped out.
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where ya gonna go?
I did a Nor Cal beer trip a few years back. there are a few new ones and some i missed.
I'm assuming you're going to go to RR. i really want to check out Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
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Anyone in the Hudson Valley area tried Newburgh Brewing? I sent in a resume without trying their stuff, as I may be moving out that way within the next six months, so I was hoping to get some insight? Beeradvocate.com really only helps so much
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i really want to check out Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
the best.
fieldwork bring just opened in Berkeley, too. haven't been to check it out yet, though. maybe this weekend.
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Anyone in the Hudson Valley area tried Newburgh Brewing? I sent in a resume without trying their stuff, as I may be moving out that way within the next six months, so I was hoping to get some insight? Beeradvocate.com really only helps so much
I'll give them a try next time I'm around there...Keegan Ales Brewery is about 45 mins north from there too.
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i really want to check out Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
fieldwork bring just opened in Berkeley, too. haven't been to check it out yet, though. maybe this weekend.
Those my dudes at Fieldwork. Good shit.
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
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Sorry if that pic is huge, posting from my phone. This shit is fire! Drakes Hopocolypse Double on deck.
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Sorry if that pic is huge, posting from my phone. This shit is fire! Drakes Hopocolypse Double on deck.
holy shit i thought this was will easleys new album cover
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
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Try the other shit from them - anything from Weyerbacher is really good.
Blithering Idiot, Merry Monks , Old Heathen...
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popped my Younger cherry finally. was stress free. walked in. no line. got one.
was expecting to be disappointed but it's a fucking great beer
other beer news: Modern Times Booming Rollers is awesome.
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First off, respect to sir pancake. Bubblegum is to shoes as you are to beer for this slap shit. If you had to recommend a malt heavy beer what would you go with?
Malt heavy in what sense? Like high ABV or just a really nice malty beer? If you wanna go high ABV go with an english style barleywine (I can't think of one right now that isn't barrel aged/ stupid hard to get ahold of) or if you want just a nice malt forward beer go with Andechser vollbier hell or if you can still find it, Sierra Nevada's Vienna style lager.
Thanks, not really into the barleywines. They are definitely interesting but i guess i meant "malt forward". I will keep my eye out for that Andechser. Gracias
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
Edit: typo
Try the other shit from them - anything from Weyerbacher is really good.
Blithering Idiot, Merry Monks , Old Heathen...
Yea ill try again if i find a six back of them, i like just started to treat myself when it comes to beer. Like i would usually just get a six pack of rolling rock pounders but now that i don't drink as much i would like to treat myself to something that actually tastes good. Like i have magic hat, yards brawler, firestone (which has been my favorite), and Jawn. Don't get me wrong i haven't tasted a beer that i didn't mind drinking but some i like drinking more than others but my go to cheap six pack has been yuengling. When i have an extra couple of bucks i just try a IPA that i haven't had before, thats why i like this thread gives me more suggestions
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First off, respect to sir pancake. Bubblegum is to shoes as you are to beer for this slap shit. If you had to recommend a malt heavy beer what would you go with?
Malt heavy in what sense? Like high ABV or just a really nice malty beer? If you wanna go high ABV go with an english style barleywine (I can't think of one right now that isn't barrel aged/ stupid hard to get ahold of) or if you want just a nice malt forward beer go with Andechser vollbier hell or if you can still find it, Sierra Nevada's Vienna style lager.
Thanks, not really into the barleywines. They are definitely interesting but i guess i meant "malt forward". I will keep my eye out for that Andechser. Gracias
malt forward could mean a lot of things. all beers have malts. most beers have a lot of malt (even IPAs). any beer that doesn't emphasize hops could be described as malt forward. stouts, barley wines, old ales, scotch ales. should just check out what beers are considered good in their particular styles, and see if you like them.
one that popped out when i thought about his is North Coast Old Stock. that's an old ale style, which is the first thing i think of when i think "malty".. along with english barleywines.
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
Edit: typo
Try the other shit from them - anything from Weyerbacher is really good.
Blithering Idiot, Merry Monks , Old Heathen...
Yea ill try again if i find a six back of them, i like just started to treat myself when it comes to beer. Like i would usually just get a six pack of rolling rock pounders but now that i don't drink as much i would like to treat myself to something that actually tastes good. Like i have magic hat, yards brawler, firestone (which has been my favorite), and Jawn. Don't get me wrong i haven't tasted a beer that i didn't mind drinking but some i like drinking more than others but my go to cheap six pack has been yuengling. When i have an extra couple of bucks i just try a IPA that i haven't had before, thats why i like this thread gives me more suggestions
treating yourself on a budget? get coors
original coors
the best cheap(ish) beer man has ever made
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First off, respect to sir pancake. Bubblegum is to shoes as you are to beer for this slap shit. If you had to recommend a malt heavy beer what would you go with?
Malt heavy in what sense? Like high ABV or just a really nice malty beer? If you wanna go high ABV go with an english style barleywine (I can't think of one right now that isn't barrel aged/ stupid hard to get ahold of) or if you want just a nice malt forward beer go with Andechser vollbier hell or if you can still find it, Sierra Nevada's Vienna style lager.
Thanks, not really into the barleywines. They are definitely interesting but i guess i meant "malt forward". I will keep my eye out for that Andechser. Gracias
malt forward could mean a lot of things.� all beers have malts.� most beers have a lot of malt (even IPAs).� �any beer that doesn't emphasize hops could be described as malt forward.� stouts, barley wines, old ales, scotch ales.� � should just check out what beers are considered good in their particular styles, and see if you like them.�
one that popped out when i thought about his is North Coast Old Stock.� that's an old ale style, which is the first thing i think of when i think "malty"..� along with english barleywines.� �
appreciated, Scottish ales are my shit
*North Coast Old Stock, Andechser.
On another note, I've been trying to find Weihenstephaner Korbinian. Anyone have some insight on it?
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I haven't have the korbinian, but finding a decent dopplebock shouldn't be too difficult. Another beer to try from Weihenstephaner is their hefeweizen, which is considered the bench mark in terms of wheat beers
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
Edit: typo
Try the other shit from them - anything from Weyerbacher is really good.
Blithering Idiot, Merry Monks , Old Heathen...
Yea ill try again if i find a six back of them, i like just started to treat myself when it comes to beer. Like i would usually just get a six pack of rolling rock pounders but now that i don't drink as much i would like to treat myself to something that actually tastes good. Like i have magic hat, yards brawler, firestone (which has been my favorite), and Jawn. Don't get me wrong i haven't tasted a beer that i didn't mind drinking but some i like drinking more than others but my go to cheap six pack has been yuengling. When i have an extra couple of bucks i just try a IPA that i haven't had before, thats why i like this thread gives me more suggestions
treating yourself on a budget? get coors
original coors
the best cheap(ish) beer man has ever made
Just brew your own
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
Edit: typo
Try the other shit from them - anything from Weyerbacher is really good.
Blithering Idiot, Merry Monks , Old Heathen...
Yea ill try again if i find a six back of them, i like just started to treat myself when it comes to beer. Like i would usually just get a six pack of rolling rock pounders but now that i don't drink as much i would like to treat myself to something that actually tastes good. Like i have magic hat, yards brawler, firestone (which has been my favorite), and Jawn. Don't get me wrong i haven't tasted a beer that i didn't mind drinking but some i like drinking more than others but my go to cheap six pack has been yuengling. When i have an extra couple of bucks i just try a IPA that i haven't had before, thats why i like this thread gives me more suggestions
treating yourself on a budget? get coors
original coors
the best cheap(ish) beer man has ever made
Just brew your own
I don't think i have the ability to make good beer or just beer for that fact, but im good on yuengling. That is the best cheap beer
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I haven't have the korbinian, but finding a decent dopplebock shouldn't be too difficult. Another beer to try from Weihenstephaner is their hefeweizen, which is considered the bench mark in terms of wheat beers
Fuck yeah. The Hef is the pinnacle
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
Edit: typo
Try the other shit from them - anything from Weyerbacher is really good.
Blithering Idiot, Merry Monks , Old Heathen...
Yea ill try again if i find a six back of them, i like just started to treat myself when it comes to beer. Like i would usually just get a six pack of rolling rock pounders but now that i don't drink as much i would like to treat myself to something that actually tastes good. Like i have magic hat, yards brawler, firestone (which has been my favorite), and Jawn. Don't get me wrong i haven't tasted a beer that i didn't mind drinking but some i like drinking more than others but my go to cheap six pack has been yuengling. When i have an extra couple of bucks i just try a IPA that i haven't had before, thats why i like this thread gives me more suggestions
treating yourself on a budget? get coors
original coors
the best cheap(ish) beer man has ever made
Just brew your own
I don't think i have the ability to make good beer or just beer for that fact, but im good on yuengling. That is the best cheap beer
It isn't that hard to brew your own beer.
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
Edit: typo
Try the other shit from them - anything from Weyerbacher is really good.
Blithering Idiot, Merry Monks , Old Heathen...
Yea ill try again if i find a six back of them, i like just started to treat myself when it comes to beer. Like i would usually just get a six pack of rolling rock pounders but now that i don't drink as much i would like to treat myself to something that actually tastes good. Like i have magic hat, yards brawler, firestone (which has been my favorite), and Jawn. Don't get me wrong i haven't tasted a beer that i didn't mind drinking but some i like drinking more than others but my go to cheap six pack has been yuengling. When i have an extra couple of bucks i just try a IPA that i haven't had before, thats why i like this thread gives me more suggestions
treating yourself on a budget? get coors
original coors
the best cheap(ish) beer man has ever made
Just brew your own
I don't think i have the ability to make good beer or just beer for that fact, but im good on yuengling. That is the best cheap beer
Easy as baking cup cakes. And unlike cupcakes even if they come out looking shitty they still get you drunk. And you think coors is cheap, woooooooo, brew a 5g batch of beer. You will be stoked. Plus all your tinder dates will Ohh and Ahhh at you Tobey.
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I am trying this pumpkin beer Weyerbacher and i am not feeling it. I don't really like flavored beer but i have a full case cause my sister had this beer for her wedding so i just grabbed one. Good thing i still have one Yuengling left!
Edit: typo
Try the other shit from them - anything from Weyerbacher is really good.
Blithering Idiot, Merry Monks , Old Heathen...
Yea ill try again if i find a six back of them, i like just started to treat myself when it comes to beer. Like i would usually just get a six pack of rolling rock pounders but now that i don't drink as much i would like to treat myself to something that actually tastes good. Like i have magic hat, yards brawler, firestone (which has been my favorite), and Jawn. Don't get me wrong i haven't tasted a beer that i didn't mind drinking but some i like drinking more than others but my go to cheap six pack has been yuengling. When i have an extra couple of bucks i just try a IPA that i haven't had before, thats why i like this thread gives me more suggestions
treating yourself on a budget? get coors
original coors
the best cheap(ish) beer man has ever made
Just brew your own
I don't think i have the ability to make good beer or just beer for that fact, but im good on yuengling. That is the best cheap beer
Easy as baking cup cakes. And unlike cupcakes even if they come out looking shitty they still get you drunk. And you think coors is cheap, woooooooo, brew a 5g batch of beer. You will be stoked. Plus all your tinder dates will Ohh and Ahhh at you Tobey.
hahaha that would be good ice breaker but lately all the girls i have been getting matched up with don't drink. Also the girl i have been hanging out with only drinks like hard cider. My friend brews his own beer so maybe ill just ask him what to do or to get
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Making hard cider is even easier than brewing beer.
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Making hard cider is even easier than brewing beer.
I was just going to type that.
CIDER + CHAMPAGNE YEAST + TIME = HARD CIDER
DO ITTTTT you will look cool
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^ Stop peer pressuring me in to doing it!!
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If you would just do it, then we wouldn't have to pressure you.
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^ Stop peer pressuring me in to doing it!!
DO IT!!!!
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Hell, you don't even need to add yeast if you press the apples yourself. Just make sure you aerate to give the critters something to survive on
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Also let it be known that when you make your own cider it won't be sweet like commercial varieties, it will be more tart/ tannic, which is the style I prefer, but I know some people don't
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yup, cider is super easy to make. a couple years ago a buddy made cider with crab apples and it was amazing.
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went to Rare Barrel on V-day and picked up two different bottles, went back today and got another. also got some for this dude down south i traded before. hes supposed to get me some more good stuff from the anaheim area. tax season is nice.
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also had Hop Soup from Faction today and it was super good, and my boy picked me up one of these for my bday
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current:
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This shit is awesome.
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I was pleasantly surprised with Hop Hunter. Hopefully they put it into a more concrete rotation.
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I was pleasantly surprised with Hop Hunter. Hopefully they put it into a more concrete rotation.
Yeah it's going to be a year rounder.
Just smashed my Certified Cicerone test yesterday. Results in 6 weeks. Afterwards went to Magnolia in the dogpatch then a few other spots.
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Congrats on completely the test! Did you take the entry level or go into some of the higher levels?
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i'd like to become a cicerone, just so i can be more of an asshole
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Whoa missed out on a lot in this thread. Weyerbacher is definitely the shit. Try mixing the imperial pumpkin with old heathen. New levels of awesome. GF sculpin and habanero sculpin hit NJ not too long ago and in the first week in monmouthy county the assholes at the store thought it was a specialty release( didnt know they would be getting delivered year round) so they broke up the 6pks and did a one bottle limit and were charging $5.99 a bottle. It was outrageous and I refused to pay and waited a week until they got that shit straightened out. Had Neshaminys blitzkrieg hops and that is an amazing dipa and i recommend it very much.
Floop- As for my SF trip im definitely going to go to Russian river, 21st amendment, triple voodoo, and steelhead. Any other spots or breweries you recommend?
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^I heard the Lagunitas tour is good.
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^I heard the Lagunitas tour is good.
the tour guide loves bringing up how much weed the founder smokes.
for me, brewery tours all pretty much run together at this point, unless they are doing something interesting like all wilds or using coolships.
prancake man, try visit cellarmaker and the rare barrel. drakes and faction are good too. sante adairius is awesome, but it's in capitola. they always have one or two of their beers at the rare barrel, though. there's a few bars in the city that are definitely worth a visit, too. toronado, zeitgeist, etc. shit there's so many things.
congrats on the ciceroneship matt. i have to make the trip up there sometime.
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if you're going up to RR Lagunitas is worth a stop over. their brewpub / beer garden has a good vibe. i did the tour too and it was fun, though i don't remember pours on the tour, i remember you could bring a pint with you
whatever you do don't drive up to Racer 5. it's not worth the drive
go to SARA, so i can live vicariously through you
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whatever you do don't drive up to Racer 5. it's not worth the drive
totally. had some good beer there, but not worth it the trip for that alone. i happened to be in headlsburg for something else.
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whatever you do don't drive up to Racer 5. it's not worth the drive
There's other stuff to do in Healdsburg? I was born there.
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whatever you do don't drive up to Racer 5. it's not worth the drive
my brother in law's band was playing a show up there. didn't seem like there was much there except rich people and wine bars.
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http://www.yuenglingsicecream.com/flavors/black-and-tan-icecream/ (http://www.yuenglingsicecream.com/flavors/black-and-tan-icecream/)
any relationnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnship?
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http://www.yuenglingsicecream.com/flavors/black-and-tan-icecream/ (http://www.yuenglingsicecream.com/flavors/black-and-tan-icecream/)
any relationnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnship?
WHAT??? It looks like they are the same, both are from PA, and also yuengling makes a black and tan beer. Going have to find this ice cream
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curious if anyone here has used mybeercellar
i don't think i'd ever buy anything off there but i recently started selling a few things, just to test the waters. mainly because i simply have too much beer. i know that sounds like a good problem, but i've decided to start slimming down the collection. especially on bottles 2 years or older, and ones i have multiples of.
i'm pretty amazed at what people are willing to pay. I'm actually making money on beer. i'm sure it's illegal. and not in keeping with the ethos of craft beer. but what are you going to do? i need to make room for new beer
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I'm sure you're following the thread on TB for mybeercellar, but if you're making money off of someone who desperately wants a beer it would be un-American of you to not take advantage
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I'm going to Denver next month to see Sleep. I'm really looking forward to hitting up Avery, Crooked Stave, and Trve.
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I'm sure you're following the thread on TB for mybeercellar, but if you're making money off of someone who desperately wants a beer it would be un-American of you to not take advantage
i don't go on talk beer as much. i should though, since the beer advocate dudes are fucking douchebags. i'm always drawn back to that though
i started a skateboarding thread on TB.
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my haul from so-cal, some of it was from a trade. others i just picked up down there. just drank the growler from Bottle Logic, it was L-Theory and was really tasty, really light too at only 4.8%. some of them i got multiples. STOKED!
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I'm sure you're following the thread on TB for mybeercellar, but if you're making money off of someone who desperately wants a beer it would be un-American of you to not take advantage
i don't go on talk beer as much. i should though, since the beer advocate dudes are fucking douchebags. i'm always drawn back to that though
i started a skateboarding thread on TB.
I saw that and regularly participate in that thread, much easier haha
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Weyerbacher sunday morning stout > BCBS
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my haul from so-cal, some of it was from a trade. others i just picked up down there. just drank the growler from Bottle Logic, it was L-Theory and was really tasty, really light too at only 4.8%. some of them i got multiples. STOKED!
Nice work getting a Rye Like An Eagle. I didn't even get one of those
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had uncle Jacob's stout on tap last night...one of the strongest and best beers I've ever had.
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I hate randomly getting a taste for a beer that's a limited release. I had Stone's Master of Disguise Golden Stout back on NYE and never gave it much of a second thought until last week or so. And obviously can't find it any more. If anyone has one or finds one, hit me up. Or if anyone knows of something similar.
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damn fine
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damn fine
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Their Sculpin IPA is nectar from the Gods as well...
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Stone Enjoy By 4.20 six packs had me like "whoa".
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They're doing 6 packs of enjoy by? Interesting turn of events
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Been putting down a few of these lately.
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if you're going up to RR Lagunitas is worth a stop over. their brewpub / beer garden has a good vibe. i did the tour too and it was fun, though i don't remember pours on the tour, i remember you could bring a pint with you
whatever you do don't drive up to Racer 5 Bear Republic. it's not worth the drive
go to SARA, so i can live vicariously through you
There is a cool "little" scene in Petaluma by Lagunitas. The brewery is fucking amazing and worth it for sure, but very close is HenHouse and a few others that kill it.
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if you're going up to RR Lagunitas is worth a stop over. their brewpub / beer garden has a good vibe. i did the tour too and it was fun, though i don't remember pours on the tour, i remember you could bring a pint with you
whatever you do don't drive up to Racer 5 Bear Republic. it's not worth the drive
go to SARA, so i can live vicariously through you
There is a cool "little" scene in Petaluma by Lagunitas. The brewery is fucking amazing and worth it for sure, but very close is HenHouse and a few others that kill it.
yes, that's what i meant. i guess Bear Republic is synonymous with Racer 5 for me since that's all i drink from them (do still love it)
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if you're going up to RR Lagunitas is worth a stop over. their brewpub / beer garden has a good vibe. i did the tour too and it was fun, though i don't remember pours on the tour, i remember you could bring a pint with you
whatever you do don't drive up to Racer 5 Bear Republic. it's not worth the drive
go to SARA, so i can live vicariously through you
There is a cool "little" scene in Petaluma by Lagunitas. The brewery is fucking amazing and worth it for sure, but very close is HenHouse and a few others that kill it.
yes, that's what i meant. i guess Bear Republic is synonymous with Racer 5 for me since that's all i drink from them (do still love it)
i know <3
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Hmmmm I guess I'll give Lagunitas a shot. Never really been a fan of there's. NJ just got Knee Deep brewing so ill be picking up some bombers today and Carton even though I hate the shot out of them has a brewery release only IPA brewed with smoked pineapple. Going there to pick some up because people love to trade good beers for their not so good beer. Had Dank&Sticky by the Hop Concept and it was damn good.
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Not a fan of Carton? Por que?
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yards is way closer to you ???
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Not a fan of Carton? Por que?
Personal beef with the owner. Also their beers are really inconsistent beside their shipwreck porter. I can give you a 4pk of 077 and can guarantee each one tastes different in not a good way, but hey if you like carton that's fine. Everyone how's their own personal opinion.
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hahah i know! i used to drink that all the time probably going to pick some up next week
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Not a fan of Carton? Por que?
Personal beef with the owner. Also their beers are really inconsistent beside their shipwreck porter. I can give you a 4pk of 077 and can guarantee each one tastes different in not a good way, but hey if you like carton that's fine. Everyone how's their own personal opinion.
Interesting, I've never had any of their beers, but everyone seems to be gaga over their Boat and 077XX. I did watch a few youtube videos with their owner and the dude seemed incredibly boring. I do want to hear how you and the owner started this beef, that seems like a hilarious story
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UPDATE: I found about 7 bottles of Master of Disguise so I bought 4. Thank you all for your support through this tough time.
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Just finished off a can of Sip of Sunshine. Color me underwhelmed.
In more positive news: I'm glad that NY is finally becoming home to some amazing, relatively accessible IPAs. Other Half, SingleCut, and Barrier have been offering up beers that can hang with the best of them. Tried Daddy Warbucks for the first time the other day and I was blown away. I've spent such a long time being bummed on the local beer scene, and these breweries are finally giving me something I can seek out and really enjoy.
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Not a fan of Carton? Por que?
Personal beef with the owner. Also their beers are really inconsistent beside their shipwreck porter. I can give you a 4pk of 077 and can guarantee each one tastes different in not a good way, but hey if you like carton that's fine. Everyone how's their own personal opinion.
Interesting, I've never had any of their beers, but everyone seems to be gaga over their Boat and 077XX. I did watch a few youtube videos with their owner and the dude seemed incredibly boring. I do want to hear how you and the owner started this beef, that seems like a hilarious story
Honestly I wish I could type up all of the different occasions of beef we have had so ill just quickly go over it.
1. Once on untapped we got into it over brewing and I proved him wrong( I homebrew but am no guru) he got real sour.
2. Again on untapped someone checked in 077xx and claimed it was the new heady if not better. I argued that and low and behold augie came in like a hot gun blaze and that started round 2.
3. Yet again and lastly on untapped he checked in Hopslam and said some snarky remark so I imidiately shot back a remark saying "it's better than what you brew" I completely instigated that one.
4. He somehow found me at a beer event and verbally attacked when we had never met in person. Shit escalated quickly but was resolved.
There's more funnier ones and ones that I completely instigated and he instigated as well. I think he caught words of my upcoming endeavor so he starts sometimes as we'll. I'm not the only one who doesn't like him. I think 86% of people I've met hate him.
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That is amazing hahahaha. What's this upcoming endeavor? Can you speak about it or is it still kinda hush hush?
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That is amazing hahahaha. What's this upcoming endeavor? Can you speak about it or is it still kinda hush hush?
I can't give names or anything, but I'm in the pre birthing stages of opening a brewery in Red Bank. Been brewing for years now and have been slowly gaining a little following. I have two people willing to invest. Right now I'm dealing with patents and copyrights and all that other jazz. Very early early stages. My business loans were approved and I'm just trying to sort it all out. I'm hoping for a 2017 opening at the earliest. It's stressful and I've been putting all my time into it. If you're ever in my neck of the woods hit me up for some free to be named home brew.
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Yeah, my buddy is in the middle of opening his own brewery as well in my area, so I've heard of the trials and tribulations that is state and federal licensing. I actually have a cousin that lives roughly in that area and with my potential move to Upstate NY. I feel like that could be more of a reality than not.
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Yeah it's a real pain in the ass, but I think we've got it covered and its a set thing. It's scary, but totally a dream come true. We have so many ideas. My girlfriend has been co brewing with me for a bit and she came up with some wild brews that I like and taste great. Then we have my cousin who is going to come down and run the barrel operation. He's in charge of the Biltmore Estate Winery in NC. It's coming together very slowly and each day I get more excited. I remember reading an article about NJ not having good craft beer even though carton is around, but I want to change that. As lame as that sounds. Also it's KBS week Pals!
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I'm bummed that Pilsner Urquell switched to 11.2 oz bottles. They were one of the few Euro beers that I enjoy that was still 12oz.
I guess it's just you now, Spaten...
On a side note: I've been more into domestic higher ABV stuff over the winter and I'd forgotten how fast a case goes when I'm drinking bitter-green-bottle-euro-pilsners/lagers. Wallet not happy. On the plus side, no hangovers!
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I'm bummed that Pilsner Urquell switched to 11.2 oz bottles. They were one of the few Euro beers that I enjoy that was still 12oz.
I guess it's just you now, Spaten...
On a side note: I've been more into domestic higher ABV stuff over the winter and I'd forgotten how fast a case goes when I'm drinking bitter-green-bottle-euro-pilsners/lagers. Wallet not happy. On the plus side, no hangovers!
What higher abv beers have you been indulging in? Also Spaten Is darn good.
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KBS is so overrated.
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THANK YOU. I'm a bigger fan of Jack's Abby's BA Framinghammer. I picked up their Vanilla, Coffee, and Regular Barrel Aged.
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THANK YOU. I'm a bigger fan of Jack's Abby's BA Framinghammer. I picked up their Vanilla, Coffee, and Regular Barrel Aged.
I want to try all of those.
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THANK YOU. I'm a bigger fan of Jack's Abby's BA Framinghammer. I picked up their Vanilla, Coffee, and Regular Barrel Aged.
Speaking of Jack's Abby, how you guys liking Hoponius Union?
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Hoponious Union is definitely a great beer, it's fallen off a little bit though. If they ever decide to can that beer, it would most likely be a staple in the fridge. That said, I will take Two Road's Lil Heaven IPA over Hoponious 9 times out of 10
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I wish jersey got Jacks Abby. I've only had Hoponius and Mass Rising. Enjoyed them both.
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Mass Rising is a damn good beer
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This beer is fucking delicious
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Drinking this right now and every time I come out to manteca to visit the in-laws lately.
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went to the Smog City Bourbon OE and Goldie release on Saturday. Smog City is fast becoming my favorite LA brewery (though Beachwood is hard to beat). their last barrel aged release, Infinite Wishes, was incredible and these are just as good. if you're ever in the area (Torrance) check them out
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Six Point has been my favorite brewery for the last year or so. Good variety of options. This is currently my go-to, also drank a lot of the Global Warmer this winter. Hoping I start seeing the Crisp soon, it's the best.
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This beer is fucking delicious
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How hard is this to get? Also I have a beer called Project Dank coming to me tomorrow from a friend.
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Project Dank is fucking great. as is Elevated.
want to visit La Cumbre some day
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Stoop, I had zero problem picking it up. Let me know if you want to grab you a bottle. A caveat is that UPS caught me a couple months ago trying to ship beer, so I am a bit wary. I could go FedEx... Floop any suggestions/ idea?
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Stoop, I had zero problem picking it up. Let me know if you want to grab you a bottle. A caveat is that UPS caught me a couple months ago trying to ship beer, so I am a bit wary. I could go FedEx... Floop any suggestions/ idea?
i wouldn't worry about it. at the end of the day, it's only against their rules, not illegal. shipping alcohol through USPS is illegal though. maybe go to a different UPS location?
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Stoop, I had zero problem picking it up. Let me know if you want to grab you a bottle. A caveat is that UPS caught me a couple months ago trying to ship beer, so I am a bit wary. I could go FedEx... Floop any suggestions/ idea?
putting a pill bottle with some pennies in it to mask the liquid sounds can work.
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Does it come with a beard and glasses?
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Does it come with a beard and glasses?
Oregon joke? hipster joke? not familiar enough with beer coolness to get it completely.
mine just came with 12 delicious bottles of beer. also picked up the lager (red label), which is one of my favorite summer beers.
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Stoop, I had zero problem picking it up. Let me know if you want to grab you a bottle. A caveat is that UPS caught me a couple months ago trying to ship beer, so I am a bit wary. I could go FedEx... Floop any suggestions/ idea?
Yeah I definitely would like a bottle. How does it work? PayPal? Idk how to do this haha I've never bought beer off of a non online liquor store.
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Does it come with a beard and glasses?
Oregon joke? hipster joke? not familiar enough with beer coolness to get it completely.
mine just came with 12 delicious bottles of beer. also picked up the lager (red label), which is one of my favorite summer beers.
Oregon hipster and IPA joke. Seems like the perfect storm. I do like Session as a summer bbq beer, I'll have to try this if I see it around.
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^totally. it's really good actually. I'm not really a fan of the IPAs where it seems instead of putting in some effort to make it taste good, they just overload hops hoping everyone just thinks you're supposed to like it to taste like bitter tree bark
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currently
Can't afford to drink snacks like some of you gents.
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Saison inbound
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Going to the Yards Real Ale Invitational in Philly on Sunday. Should be sick. Huge lineup of cask ales, mostly stuff that's not in production. I believe Mango Sculpin is in the lineup.
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Going to the Yards Real Ale Invitational in Philly on Sunday. Should be sick. Huge lineup of cask ales, mostly stuff that's not in production. I believe Mango Sculpin is in the lineup.
worked there for a summer. great people. enjoy!
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Gonna go to Portland in June, and then road trip around Northern Oregon. Any tips appresh'd
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heading there around then, so i'm interested in any tips, too. de garde and cascade are going to be the main attractions for me. food recommendations would be appreciated as well.
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Saison inbound
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Make sure you ramp up those temps at the end of ferm, those WL saison strains can be needy!
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It's sitting in my closet right meow, I'll probably wrap a sweatshirt around it tomorrow
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Best brew for pouring on BBQ= colt45 or OE. Couple swigs on the grill, couple swigs down the hatchet, set
I've been realling digging Munich Gold lately, 5.5% and it's on sale, that stuff is honestly so good
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Going to the Yards Real Ale Invitational in Philly on Sunday. Should be sick. Huge lineup of cask ales, mostly stuff that's not in production. I believe Mango Sculpin is in the lineup.
My brother in law got me in to Yards and i told him about this and he has his own like food place and he just got a food truck and i guess Yards does like an event every weekend with a food truck and he emailed them to get in to the rotation and im pretty sure hes in. Probably the only time i will go back in the city is when he does that
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It's sitting in my closet right meow, I'll probably wrap a sweatshirt around it tomorrow
Propper. If you have a little heating mat for seedlings or something you could use that too. If that is the Belgian Saison yeast strain (565) it stalls out a little halfway through then the last week of ferm you need to ramp it all the way up to like 90* to help it finish.
Save a few bottles when you are done, lets do a trade!
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It is 565, don't have a heating pad though. I'm hoping the winter coat I wrapped up the carboy in does the trick. I'll try and save a bottle or two. PM in a month or so
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I've been drinking a chocolate stout lately. I got into it and can't seem to enjoy other beers now
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My wife and I went to Colorado this last weekend. Spent about 400 on beer. Whoops.
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I have been beating the shit out of Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin and Deschutes Fresh Squeezed. I decided to give the IPA's a break lately and went on a cheap, macro kick. National Bohemian, Schlitz, Schaefer, Moosehead, Natural. What's known as 'shitty beer' or beer flavored water. There's actually some hidden gems out there.
Anyone with access to Olympia and willing to ship to PA? I would make it worth your time. $$$
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That's a cool looking bottle. Full Sail makes good Summertime beers.
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Ayo StoopKid, how are things coming along? Tried a sample bottle of my saison the other day and it's not what I expected, but I don't hate it. It's a tad sweeter than I anticipated and I got a slight amyl acetate (banana) thing going on.
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Ayo StoopKid, how are things coming along? Tried a sample bottle of my saison the other day and it's not what I expected, but I don't hate it. It's a tad sweeter than I anticipated and I got a slight amyl acetate (banana) thing going on.
It's hard to get those dried out. Lots of time in the fermenter and usually better results if you are pitching with two strains (WLP566 for flavors and WLP029 to dry it out more). You could always do a mini krausening with the WLP029....
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Welp I already bottled it, so it's going to be what it is now, unless it able to dry itself out in the bottle since I carb'd in my first floor closet. Fortunately no bottle bombs. I may have to invest in a seed mat like you suggested for my next go round on the saison. I think my next beer will be my single hop pale with Galaxy
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Welp I already bottled it, so it's going to be what it is now, unless it able to dry itself out in the bottle since I carb'd in my first floor closet. Fortunately no bottle bombs. I may have to invest in a seed mat like you suggested for my next go round on the saison. I think my next beer will be my single hop pale with Galaxy
Ahh. Well, it will dry out in the bottle, too. I'm sure there is a good amount of yeast suspended in there. Unless you pasteurized it...
Let a few bottles rest for 2/3 months.
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Yayyyy
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an East Coast bro sent me some of this. I guess Tree House just started canning (like, a few weeks ago). Stoked to finally get to try it
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sounds about right, I'm roughly 45 minutes from Treehouse and yet to snag any cans or growlers since they released "Ma"
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Yayyyy
apart from the october, i thought those big al's beers were kinda shit. were you at city beer today?
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apart from the october, i thought those big al's beers were kinda shit. were you at city beer today?
I was.... Were you the dude leaving with the electric longboard as I was going in?
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I was.... Were you the dude leaving with the electric longboard as I was going in?
that wasn't me, i ride one of these:
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Oh yeah for sure. We should go Segway around Fishermans Wharf sometime and drink some beers.
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Oh yeah for sure. We should go Segway around Fishermans Wharf sometime and drink some beers.
i'm down
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cool to see you guys fucking with making Saisons. what a great style. went by Total Wine and picked up some Tripels and Blondes for my birthday. revisited Goose Island's Matilda and Sofie. as it gets hotter here though i only want Kolsch...
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stoked
http://la.eater.com/2015/6/24/8838437/lagunitas-brewing-craft-beer-brewery-los-angeles-azusa-coming (http://la.eater.com/2015/6/24/8838437/lagunitas-brewing-craft-beer-brewery-los-angeles-azusa-coming)
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Was back in Aus for a business trip last month. I now change my previous post from coopers pale ale to lord nelson's three sheets:
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I was really on the fence about Sculpin Grapefruit but I'm deciding its a keeper.
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stoked
http://la.eater.com/2015/6/24/8838437/lagunitas-brewing-craft-beer-brewery-los-angeles-azusa-coming (http://la.eater.com/2015/6/24/8838437/lagunitas-brewing-craft-beer-brewery-los-angeles-azusa-coming)
"capacity of 420,000 barrels, which could eventually grow to one million barrels (that’s 31 million gallons of beer, for anyone keeping track)."
HOLY. FUCK.
They are going to need their own desalination plant....
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too bad Russian River is impossible to get or I'd say Pliny, Blind Pig, the whole fucking brewery
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So I was on a Slap hiatus(life hiatus) due to me and the girl splitting up. It was hard. Had an engagement ring and was waiting until this week coming up when we were away in Maine to pop the question. It was not a nice break up let's say and things are still pretty sour, but anyway I bought and had tons of beer due to it and it's been great. Got lots of work done for the brewery. I have shirts being screen printed an what not and some names are now legally mine which is cool. Got neshaminy creeks the shape of hops to come release tomorrow which I recommend going to if you can. Going to other half for my bday gift to myself and then off to sf. Without a gf I have so much more time for beer, skateboarding, and power tools. It's starting to rule.
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Go nail some sluts on tinder
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Go nail some sluts on tinder
I've been trying. Right swiped like 500 girls and only 2 matched me. I'm not a bad looking dude either but damn does that hurt. Okcupid is working though.
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Sorry man. I'll cheer you up with some beer mail. Name a west-coast favorite and I shall procure one for you.
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Sorry man. I'll cheer you up with some beer mail. Name a west-coast favorite and I shall procure one for you.
that's the spirit
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Unibroue
(http://www.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/unibroue3.jpg)
If you see anything but the blonde and fruit versions, pick them up. Maudite is a personal fav
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Stoop kid how much for shirts? and also aren't you from jersey, im in philly so where can i taste your beer?
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Mattofallmatts I've never had blind pig or Pliny in a bottle. That would be rad. I'd definitely send you something rad back.
Tobey the shirts should be done in the next up and coming weeks. Selling the shirts and with the shirts you get the beer. I'm working on some trademarks and finding an ideal space. There's a firehouse that about to go up for sale and I'm going to eye that down. Also all my homies are from philly and yes I'm from jersey.
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Mattofallmatts I've never had blind pig or Pliny in a bottle. That would be rad. I'd definitely send you something rad back.
Tobey the shirts should be done in the next up and coming weeks. Selling the shirts and with the shirts you get the beer. I'm working on some trademarks and finding an ideal space. There's a firehouse that about to go up for sale and I'm going to eye that down. Also all my homies are from philly and yes I'm from jersey.
Like I need a reason to go to RR next week! DM me your address when you get some time and I'll try my best to get them out mid-week.
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I'm pullin for you StoopKid! Lemme get dat addy and I'll send some dollars for a shirt
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I'm pullin for you StoopKid! Lemme get dat addy and I'll send some dollars for a shirt
As soon as the shirts are ready I'm going to make a webstore. And I'm stoked on the support.
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CigBeer.
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(http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad246/pulledit27/Mobile%20Uploads/F5F2957B-F96D-440D-8F27-CEA31CBE6263.jpg)
The hop farm is killing it...
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Still really early, these are going to be massive flowers.
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A quick look at the draft selection at work.
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Summer Ale going into Secondary.
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Gose going into Secondary. Dry hopped it with some Sorachi Ace pellets for a fresh Lemon/Citrus kick.
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What year is your hop bine on?
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These are all year 1! I have a mystery bine in a winebarrel that is year 2 and doing very well also. I think it was cascade...
STOOP KID SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS! I picked up some RR for you yesterday along with some other stuff. Send me your address before I drink it.
I'm not a big beermail trader guy, but anyone else on here who wants to trade shoot me a pm.
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That's year 1 growth? Nice! I would say you should try and reinforce your roof where the bines attach cause them motherfuckers get heavy. Now I'm sure you won't need to, but better safe than sorry!
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Posted this in the things that make you laugh thread, but figured it needs to be here too.
Helium Beer Test | Short Version with English Subtitles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V9QHBgrPNY#)
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My last day managing the Albany Taproom was rad.
(http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad246/pulledit27/Mobile%20Uploads/EFEF7978-F631-410E-ABDD-F858A99723CA.jpg)
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Then I brewed up an IPA on Sunday.
(http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad246/pulledit27/Mobile%20Uploads/E2FEFA2A-5CB0-46FF-8702-B01AF18F1260.jpg)
(http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad246/pulledit27/Mobile%20Uploads/026BF209-E5AC-4D50-952B-6F3CA2E513AE.jpg)
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http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/Brewery-Launches-Delco-Lager-319587641.html (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/Brewery-Launches-Delco-Lager-319587641.html)
im going to pick up a case, im really curious how this will taste. DELCO STAND UP
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Probably like oxycontin and cigarette butts
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Why do people have to be all smug about their beer.
I was at party and i was taking to a dude and started taking about beer. He's like what do you drink?
I was like my favorites are Modelo, Blue Moon, or Stella.
This guy like laughed at me and said have you even tasted real beer?
ya okay dude get all hip on beer ::)
Thats like saying you have a better toothbrush, we all have one but yours is better somehow
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Why do people have to be all smug about their beer.
I was at party and i was taking to a dude and started taking about beer. He's like what do you drink?
I was like my favorites are Modelo, Blue Moon, or Stella.
This guy like laughed at me and said have you even tasted real beer?
ya okay dude get all hip on beer ::)
Thats like saying you have a better toothbrush, we all have one but yours is better somehow
"YOU LIKE NYJAH YER A FEGIT"
People are dumb.
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Why do people have to be all smug about their beer.
As a former brewer myself its shocking how little people know about beer. Budweiser and Coors are bestsellers and they're terrible, people only like it because they're stupid fuck alcoholics.
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Why do people have to be all smug about their beer.
They way i look at it. Im a broke college student who cant afford some beer that is brewed with some magical rainbows and shit with the purest waterfall liquids...
nah you're catching me getting a simple beer that dosent cost an arm and a leg, and gets me a good buzz.
If people like expensive craft beers, go ahead, but PBR for me, i dont mind the metal taste ;)
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25 ounces, 8 percent, $1.49 no tax. ;D
(http://hannaford.gsnrecipes.com/GetImage.aspx?vector=2+YQOJg6SLCjeNjrhJbdVeNgRpRqCxtWAZbG+kWHrkke21xRZClo8jdaqitFi03g)
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Why do people have to be all smug about their beer.
They way i look at it. Im a broke college student who cant afford some beer that is brewed with some magical rainbows and shit with the purest waterfall liquids...
nah you're catching me getting a simple beer that dosent cost an arm and a leg, and gets me a good buzz.
If people like expensive craft beers, go ahead, but PBR for me, i dont mind the metal taste ;)
Yeah i was happy with a six pack of pounders of pbr every time i drink, then i started to drink less and thought maybe try these craft beers or some IPAs since i have some extra money. Changed my world completely, my advice to you is just go to a local deli or food store and just pick out a random six pack. I mean i never tasted a beer i didn't mind drinking so i was always satisfied with my choices. Also stella isn't a bad choice, that dude was probably just super high after inhaling his own farts
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these are about 3 blocks from our skatepark, its a thing of beauty.
(http://i.imgur.com/CW6EB.jpg)
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that ice is a thing a beauty, if i wasnt at work right now :'(
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Why do people have to be all smug about their beer.
They way i look at it. Im a broke college student who cant afford some beer that is brewed with some magical rainbows and shit with the purest waterfall liquids...
nah you're catching me getting a simple beer that dosent cost an arm and a leg, and gets me a good buzz.
If people like expensive craft beers, go ahead, but PBR for me, i dont mind the metal taste ;)
Then what you're looking for is completely different than what craft beer enthusiam are looking for... You want a cheap buzz, we want a good tasting beer, the buzz that comes with it is fun, but that's not the only part of it that I enjoy when drinking a stout/IPA/bla bla bla.
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Why do people have to be all smug about their beer.
I was at party and i was taking to a dude and started taking about beer. He's like what do you drink?
I was like my favorites are Modelo, Blue Moon, or Stella.
This guy like laughed at me and said have you even tasted real beer?
ya okay dude get all hip on beer ::)
Thats like saying you have a better toothbrush, we all have one but yours is better somehow
https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/how-to-be-a-beer-geek-without-everyone-hating-you?share=c (https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/how-to-be-a-beer-geek-without-everyone-hating-you?share=c)
1. Remember: most people don’t give a shit about a beer just because it’s rare or impossible to obtain
2. Never tell anyone what they "should" be tasting
3. Stop talking so goddamn much about the history of beer; most people don’t want to hear this shit
4. Being intentionally esoteric makes you look like a prick
5. Let someone tell you about THEIR beer experiences
6. Spending more on a beer doesn’t make your beer story any more relevant to the average person
7. It’s perfectly fine to let someone order whatever the fuck they want
8. If everyone else thinks a beer is shitty, don't argue with them
9. Always remember: you don't know shit about plenty of other hobbies
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I see you read Don't Drink Beer's blog as well?
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Ayo any of my SLAP dudes ever fuck with Barley Wine Ales? There's a brewery about an hour and forty five minutes away that makes a damn good BWA but I think they only sell it in jugs/growlers. Would be amazing to be able to walk into a convenience store and just get the shit any wednesday afternoon.
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Anyone had this year Oktoberfest from Sierra Nevada?? So good. Can't get enough of it.
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Ayo any of my SLAP dudes ever fuck with Barley Wine Ales? There's a brewery about an hour and forty five minutes away that makes a damn good BWA but I think they only sell it in jugs/growlers. Would be amazing to be able to walk into a convenience store and just get the shit any wednesday afternoon.
Speaking of these and sierra nevada, they brew one called bigfoot that is pretty dank. There is a local one here in upland called Dale Bros and they do a winter haze barley wine, which is outstandingly good.
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Loving this
(http://www.bevmo.com/Media/Images/ProductImagesFull/108807.jpg)
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Loving this
(http://www.bevmo.com/Media/Images/ProductImagesFull/108807.jpg)
They also have what I believe is a double IPA called Hoptimum that tastes awesome and will knock your dick in the dirt. Like 10.25% or something...
edit:I'm sorry, they refer to it as a "whole cone imperial pale ale"....whatever that shit's good
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Hey guys been a long time since I posted on this thread. Lots going on in the phases of opening up. Ran into legal issues and sorted them out. Website is almost up(shirts available) other than that still drinking great beer. Other Half is fucking killing the game and stoked to see beer camp across Anerica return for 2016. Be prepared for TBB. We're coming in hot.
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Anyone had this year Oktoberfest from Sierra Nevada?? So good. Can't get enough of it.
Ah man, I need to get on that. My homies have been talking about it nonstop and I havent had a chance to check it out yet. It got a really good score on beer advocate too: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/140/183580/ (http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/140/183580/)
EDIT: Been drinking so much modelo lately. Tall can or bust
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Had Founder's octoberfest this weekend. Super good. Also picked up a bottle of 120 minute IPA
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Havent been in this thread in a bit. Lets bump it. So Other Half is the shit. Yeah Jessie from carton brews there but its not carton. Ran into legal issues with some stuff, but the beer is coming and the shirts had to be tweaked. Its a long stressful process while working a fulltime job. As soon as I have something to produce ill throw it up on here. Also I have a follow up at the orthopedic center and hopefully I can start skating again come Tuesday. Cheers guys. Also this years Backwoods is fire! New barrels?
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The original Innus and Gunn is fuckin good!
Not a drink a 12 pack kind of beer but 3 or 4 with a bbq steak is fantastic
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I enjoy me some Innus.
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Got my hands on some Carton Boat and Kane Head High, super excited to try both. I also tried Carton's Hop Pun and that beer was the truth man
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Got my hands on some Carton Boat and Kane Head High, super excited to try both. I also tried Carton's Hop Pun and that beer was the truth man
Hop Pun is ok, but I like Head High. I hope Kane starts canning their double ipa. Kanes Barrel aged stout is the truth.
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This was incredible - Saison brewed with blood orange and lime. Traded a friend a supplication sour and he came back from VT with this:
(http://i.imgur.com/D6aeM9F.jpg)
Also got to visit Lagunitas, Woodfour & Russian River breweries when I went out to San Fran recently - Sonoma and Napa are unreal for beer and wine...got to finally have In-N-Out too.
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Anyone going to the Other Half release this weekend?
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Anyone going to the Other Half release this weekend?
You know it. I'll also be hitting up Barrier on the way back for the Daddy Warbucks/Oak-Aged Morticia release. I've only had Daddy Warbucks once, but it blew my mind when I had it.
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This was incredible - Saison brewed with blood orange and lime. Traded a friend a supplication sour and he came back from VT with this:
(http://i.imgur.com/D6aeM9F.jpg)
Also got to visit Lagunitas, Woodfour & Russian River breweries when I went out to San Fran recently - Sonoma and Napa are unreal for beer and wine...got to finally have In-N-Out too.
Just had one of these two weeks ago after a buddy and I drank one of these:
(https://untappd.akamaized.net/photo/2015_10_28/3efa4d575d0b1038e60dc33682a3d66e_320x320.jpg)
Glad you made it out here. Woodfour fucking rules, those my dudes!
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My wife went to the Cantillon brewery. I hate her.
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Bought a six pack of Yuengling IPL ( Inida Pale Lager) and its pretty darn good, i mean Yuengling can do no wrong
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Go to a local beer store and talk to the folks about trying something new, but coming from a position of drinking whatever beer you typically drink. They should be able to lead you in a fairly decent direction. If you wanna go on your own I would say start with pilsners or something of the like. They have more flavor than say Bud, Miller, Coors, but at the same time they won't assault your taste buds. From there, the world is your oyster
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Recently I've been getting into James Squire's porter "The Jack of Spades", really good beer but I didn't know beer could get that dark haha, almost looks like cola
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Good lord the Other Half release was a nightmare.
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That's what I heard, but at least the beer was decent?
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Fuck everyone at the Other Half release who was not ok with a one four pack limit. Fucking pure greediness. Waited in line for four hours and they felt so bad for everyone who didn't get any that they have everyone who actually stayed one can and tapped it. I'm fucking beyond annoyed I only got one can an I'm at every fucking release. There's no excuse for greed like that. They had enough to give everyone in line one four pack. It's bullshit that people can't let everyone else try something. Can't wait for the next release (and here's the kicker) and 80% of those people are not there.
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I tried mus knuckle last night and it was pretty good!
Would drink again
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That's what I heard, but at least the beer was decent?
The beer was awesome imo. I was really stoked that after all those greedy beer hoarding assholes left and the taproom cleared they tapped a keg of it because they felt bad people were going home empty. Needless to say I got smashed and was super bitter.
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The whole atmosphere surrounding yesterday's can release sucked. Professional line-sitters, line-cutters, people openly drinking/smoking weed on line, etc.. Definitely a lot more tense than usual. I'm glad I got my share, but I'm even happier that it's over. Lesson learned. I'm sticking to their regular releases from now on.
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The whole atmosphere surrounding yesterday's can release sucked. Professional line-sitters, line-cutters, people openly drinking/smoking weed on line, etc.. Definitely a lot more tense than usual. I'm glad I got my share, but I'm even happier that it's over. Lesson learned. I'm sticking to their regular releases from now on.
Im going to go to every release like I have from the beginning. They took notice yesterday at what was going on so expect the releases to be different. They were bummed on a lot of people who came for that beer. I was really stoked when they tapped a keg that they weren't supposed to. Im seriously so bitter about yesterday because I fucking love beer and as much as I wanted 3 four packs I was willing to walk away with just 1 so everyone else could enjoy it. Also fuck the people who like brought extended family and shit and the guys that bought 6 glasses each.
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Yeah Neckbeards suck.
That said, I'm sitting out on my deck watching my wort boil and drinking a can of Head High by Kane Brewing. Doing a saison/ farmhouse that should get an ounce of galaxy at whirlpool. Wanted to use Wyeast French Saison, but the shop only had Belgian. \_(ツ)_/
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Yeah Neckbeards suck.
That said, I'm sitting out on my deck watching my wort boil and drinking a can of Head High by Kane Brewing. Doing a saison/ farmhouse that should get an ounce of galaxy at whirlpool. Wanted to use Wyeast French Saison, but the shop only had Belgian. \_(ツ)_/
whoa I like your style.
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I'm a whiskey type of guy. For beer though I got to go with VB. Those OZ know what to do with booze.
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Yeah Neckbeards suck.
That said, I'm sitting out on my deck watching my wort boil and drinking a can of Head High by Kane Brewing. Doing a saison/ farmhouse that should get an ounce of galaxy at whirlpool. Wanted to use Wyeast French Saison, but the shop only had Belgian. \_(ツ)_/
whoa I like your style.
Decided to go with dry hopping instead and by decided I mean I missed my temperature mark for whirlpooling
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Yeah Neckbeards suck.
That said, I'm sitting out on my deck watching my wort boil and drinking a can of Head High by Kane Brewing. Doing a saison/ farmhouse that should get an ounce of galaxy at whirlpool. Wanted to use Wyeast French Saison, but the shop only had Belgian. \_(ツ)_/
whoa I like your style.
Decided to go with dry hopping instead and by decided I mean I missed my temperature mark for whirlpooling
I'm doing a saisony thing next week too. 7lbs Belgian Pale malt, 3lbs White Wheat, 1lb Acidulated Malt. Gonna split it into 3 fermentations one with White Labs Saison I, one with the same plus Giga Yeast Lacto, and a final with the above two and some limes.
Was going to brew today but ended up spending all morning setting up my new plate chiller :/
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i wanted to start home brewing again, but i'm concerned everything will get moldy as fuck in this moist environment. i miss it.
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Buy your ingredients the day off or before your brew day, and then store them in the fridge. That should protect you against mold for dry goods. Making sure everything is clean before, during, and after should make you golden
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ayyyye my internet beer buds are back! i just discovered the brewing network podcasts so have been listening to those a ton. i hope to get out to the hop grenade in concord soon. did the firestone tour back in sept and picked up a bottle of Krieky bones. should i let it age in my fridge or is it better in my closet? anyway, i convinced my boss two weeks ago to buy a case of born yesterday and i got two sixers from it(the day after it released). went to berkeley last saturday and found a liquor store with sixers so bought one more. i was so bummed i missed it last year and almost thought i was going to this year. glad i didnt. just finishing one up right now, might try the Toaster Pastry from 21st thats in the fridge next. i really wanna try homebrewing but live in an apartment and completely have no idea where to start or if it would really be feasible or safe to do with my 3 year old around. few others ive had recently:
Tioga Seqouia Mt. Whitney XPA - damn good
Almanac Citra Sour - incredible
Brown Shugga - still tasty, still dangerous
Libertine Brewery in Morro Bay Pomegranate sour porter - fucking incredible
My wife went to the Cantillon brewery. I hate her.
so do i. cheers guys!
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You can do a brew in bag setup and make like 2.5 gallons on your stove pretty easily
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i was enjoying this gem of an Oktoberfest up until recently.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2878/9945239643_00c834ea78.jpg)
typically though, I go through a steady rotation of Urquell, Santa Fe Pale Ale (possibly the most enjoyable, sessionable pale ale I've ever had) and a witbier like La Cumbre's Slice of Hefen or Avery White Rascal.
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I like you sir, those are some great beers
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(http://getblended.ca/flymetothemoon/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/new-lighthouse-bottles-1024x682-1024x682.jpg)
Tasman Pale Ale is the greatest boooooze
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For Thanksgiving im going to brew this IPA ive been messing around with in my head. Went to Other Half last night and had some pretty tasty beers. Their Imperial Stout Weve Been Out Here In Orbit was amazing. The presence of coffee in that one will please any coffee fanatic. Their Greenbacks IPA was a nice treat too. Definitely worth the growler fill. I didn't know they brewed so much Street Green. I thought last Saturday was a one and done. Limited brew. Needless to say my week long sourness went away last night. I bought a few growlers of it and their other beers. If anyone wants some Street Green they should have it on tap for a while. Also next weekend is the Simcoe and Hop Showers can release.
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I recently tried Matilda Goose Island Belgian Style Ale, that's a good IPA
Have any of you tried it? Mighty Smooth
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Had Two Hearted Ale last night, probably going to pick up another six pack of that tonight
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I should really get down to the City and go to Other Half,seeing that I live in the Hudson Valley... Bacchus is my fucking jam right now
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Definitely worth the trip.
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Fuck release parties.
No thank you.
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Fuck release parties.
No thank you.
Ihate beer releases but I support the shit out of Other Half.
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If you like in the Appalachian part of VA TN or NC then you need to check this place out.
I had some of the honey cream ale and it was amazing.
http://wolfhillsbrewing.com/the-beers/ (http://wolfhillsbrewing.com/the-beers/)
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You should check out Wicked Weed in Asheville
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can anyone recommend a few good sours? hard to find any on tap in my area, but i picked this case up on a whim at bevmo last week and now i'm hooked.
(http://www.mybottleshop.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/petrus-sour-power-box-beer-mybottleshop-2.jpg)
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Constellation Brands (Robert Mondavi Wines/ Importer of Corona, Modelo, Pacifico) acquires Ballast Point for $1 billion.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ballast-point-beer-deal-20151116-story.html
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I knew that was coming. There's a big jaw dropping buy out coming next month.
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I knew that was coming. There's a big jaw dropping buy out coming next month.
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I knew that was coming. There's a big jaw dropping buy out coming next month.
WHAT.
Pretty sure its a Michigan based one.
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I knew that was coming. There's a big jaw dropping buy out coming next month.
WHAT.
Pretty sure its a Michigan based one.
Spill the beans.
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I knew that was coming. There's a big jaw dropping buy out coming next month.
WHAT.
Pretty sure its a Michigan based one.
Spill the beans.
Word is its Founders.
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they already sold 30 percent of their company. did you hear they were selling the rest?
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/12/founders_brewing_sells_30_perc.html (http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/12/founders_brewing_sells_30_perc.html)
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they already sold 30 percent of their company. did you hear they were selling the rest?
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/12/founders_brewing_sells_30_perc.html (http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/12/founders_brewing_sells_30_perc.html)
Yes from someone who works there.
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wow
fuck
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wow
fuck
I hope its not 100% true but apparently Bud bought Oskar Blues and someone else too.
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had not heard about Oskar Blues. source?
i know they just bought Golden Road in LA, which no one really cares about since their beer was so so
so far AB-InBev has acquired:
Goose Island
Blue Point
10 Barrel
Elysian
Golden Road
sure it's only a matter of time before they get more.
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had not heard about Oskar Blues. Â source?
i know they just bought Golden Road in LA, which no one really cares about since their beer was so so
so far AB-InBev has acquired:
Goose Island
Blue Point
10 Barrel
Elysian
Golden Road
sure it's only a matter of time before they get more.
Source is the guy from Founders. Hes told me about all these beer deals and so far hes been 100% right. Hes to invest in his own thing and dropped the ball drunkenly at a BBQ I was at. A friend of mine who works for Hunterdon confirmed as well on some of these.
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it's all pretty crazy. and a bummer.
luckily there will always be smaller up and coming craft breweries. and the ones who will never sell out
it's kind of frightening how with all these acquisitions they have the ability to still give consumers the the illusion of choice.
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I really hope the Oskar Blues thing isn't true. My wife and I have a good friend that works there, and I would hate to see her have to work for those InBev douchers.
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I mean buying out Oskar Blues kinda makes sense... they did just buy out Perrin in MI
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Well, they're a multi-national corporation, so buying out all of the things makes pretty good sense to that.
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The Oskar Blues thing is not true, at least not as of yet. I highly doubt that will/is happening, but times be crazy.
Founders has already sold 30% minority stake to Spanish company, wouldn't be surprised if a complete buyout happened.
Bummer.
EDIT:
"Fireman Capital Partners (a private equity firm) just bought an undisclosed, but majority, stake of Oskar Blues" - this was in May.
= wouldn't be surprised if now that PE firm is selling to AB-INBEV or SABMiller. Sadface.
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In NJ right now, redeye flight from SF last night landed at 8am east coast time. About to go to bed. Rueuze to the dome.
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^ gnarred because of yuengling
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^ gnarred because of yuengling
I fucking back yuengling so hard. Every time I come out east I slam a few down. They bottle date all their cans and bottles, super easy to find a freshly packaged one. The one above was 2 weeks old. The Rueuze on the other hand was the 2013 batch. ;D
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I was just lurking Beer Advocate and reading some guys comments and was Stone bought out? Some guys comments make it seem that way.
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I was just lurking Beer Advocate and reading some guys comments and was Stone bought out? Some guys comments make it seem that way.
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Link?
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would not be surprised, especially with Ballast Point going for a BILLION recently. Stone might not be able to top that number what with not selling 15$ 6-packs but it would probably be close. on second thought, stone has a brewery in Germany and from what i hear very nice locations in so-cal, with a resort/hotel in the works right? a billion might not be so outlandish after all.
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i am now a member of 4 beer societies. it's getting out of hand. have to dial it back. not going to join more than 10
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Shit. Just one homebrew club is more than I can handle sometimes. We just got Crooked Stave here in Nebraska.
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There were dudes dropping hints in the canned arrogant bastard thread in the forums. Apparently they sold arrogant bastard as a whole and name? idk. Couple of guys came in saying "oh they don't know yet". If stone is the big one that guy was talking about my mind will be blown.
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^ gnarred because of yuengling
I fucking back yuengling so hard. Every time I come out east I slam a few down. They bottle date all their cans and bottles, super easy to find a freshly packaged one. The one above was 2 weeks old. The Rueuze on the other hand was the 2013 batch. ;D
Can you find those on the west coast? My cousin just came back from New York and preached the truth to me about them.
sours?
Someone fill me in why people like these. I've had around ten from different breweries and everyone has reminded me slightly of vomit. I feel like everyone got drowned in IPA and forgot there are still good ones out there and for some reason started trying to find turd gems in saisons and sours.
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I'm pretty sure that yuengling is an east coast only thing. As for sour beers, they are some of my favorites. It took me a long time to really appreciate them, but once I did, I fell in love.
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Anyone get their hands on Bourbon County this year? I was able to snag a bunch of the regular and a few of each variant. After cracking a Coffee and a Regular, I can say with confidence that I think Regular is the better beer. Hell...this year's Regular is honestly the best it's ever been. Stock up if you can.
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I drank a 2013 I had been holding on to. It was fantastic!
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got a bunch of reg. no variants.
stoop - don't think theres any way Stone will ever sell out.
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haven't really made any effort to get bcbs since I moved out of the midwest. it's good, but I've had enough of it.
I am a bit bummed I missed the Sierra Nevada beer club registration. seemed like a decent deal.
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haven't really made any effort to get bcbs since I moved out of the midwest. it's good, but I've had enough of it.
I am a bit bummed I missed the Sierra Nevada beer club registration. seemed like a decent deal.
I can pick up any special release bottles at The Torpedo room in Berkeley. Let me know if there is anything in particular you would like.
I'm pretty sure that yuengling is an east coast only thing. As for sour beers, they are some of my favorites. It took me a long time to really appreciate them, but once I did, I fell in love.
99% East Coast only.
Someone fill me in why people like these. I've had around ten from different breweries and everyone has reminded me slightly of vomit. I feel like everyone got drowned in IPA and forgot there are still good ones out there and for some reason started trying to find turd gems in saisons and sours.
They are some of the most complex, long lasting, and interesting beers in the world. Some taste like shit, just like any other beer. Keep looking, avoid the mega tart paint thinner stuff. In the end, different strokes for different folks I guess.
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i grew up in NJ and NY and have had plenty of Yuengling. people west of the Mississippi like to create hype around it, but IMO it's a good, not great, lager that is meant for sessioning. In fact I think most of the time I'd take a normal Sam Adams Boston Lager over a Yuengling
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I am a bit bummed I missed the Sierra Nevada beer club registration. seemed like a decent deal.
i joined. hoping i'll be able to make it up north for some of the events. having a friend pick stuff up
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Was able to get two of the regular BCBS, one barleywine, and one regal :'( the coffee was not shipped to my county. That All Green Everything release this weekend though ;D
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I am a bit bummed I missed the Sierra Nevada beer club registration. seemed like a decent deal.
i joined. hoping i'll be able to make it up north for some of the events. having a friend pick stuff up
nice. i'll try for next year. only did rare barrel again for next year. if you get up here let me know. be cool to grab a beer at toronado or cellarmaker.
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i have lots of bourbon county reg stout in south jersey hit me up if you wanna trade or buy
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I am a bit bummed I missed the Sierra Nevada beer club registration. seemed like a decent deal.
i joined. hoping i'll be able to make it up north for some of the events. having a friend pick stuff up
Come over to the east bay and visit me at Fieldwork, then we can go skate Berkeley park. Literally next door. I watch people skate the park from our back roll up door.
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shit, i didn't know you were there. been a couple times and really like the beer. definitely down.
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I am a bit bummed I missed the Sierra Nevada beer club registration. seemed like a decent deal.
i joined. hoping i'll be able to make it up north for some of the events. having a friend pick stuff up
sounds good, will do
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I hate session beers, but Other Halfs Baby Green is ridiculously good.
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How's the brewery coming along Stoop?
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How's the brewery coming along Stoop?
Its at a big hold right now. I owned the rights to a slogan and someone else used it and mass produced it without the knowledge of me owing it. So legal issues. Beers going great though. Weve been fucking around with some weird shit and expect me to be working somewhere I love before I go on my own.
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Sooooo what you're saying is you'll be my Other Half hook up? Thaaaanks!
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You work at fieldwork now Matt? I'm pretty sure you were talking about them in February when we met. Good shit man! Hopefully I can make it out there soon.
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Sooooo what you're saying is you'll be my Other Half hook up? Thaaaanks!
I could be your Other Half hook up now.
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Ayyyyy
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Stone go to IPA, or grapefruit sculpin. I grew up in Esco, so Stone ended up being the first to get me into craft beers.
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I hate session beers, but Other Halfs Baby Green is ridiculously good.
Agreed. Probably the best session I've ever had. I just finished off some Tree House Eureka w/ Citra and I think Baby Diamonds is the superior session beer.
Also just gave the god at my local shop an Other Half care package in exchange for a free 4-pack of Grimm Cloudbusting. Awesome beer. At this point in time my opinion is Grimm>Other Half.
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Rainbow Dome/ In A Curved Sky were awesome. I had them at this little joint in my hometown. Definitely hitting up Peekskill Brewing on Sunday
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Rainbow Dome/ In A Curved Sky were awesome. I had them at this little joint in my hometown. Definitely hitting up Peekskill Brewing on Sunday
Yo Pancake. theres a release on the 19th. let me know if you want some or a growler. I got you.
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I could get down on that man. PM me and we can talk deets
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I decided to depression session tonight and walked to the local gas station and bought myself a six-pack of Seasonal Gingerbread Spiced Blue Moon. I'm no beer-snob by any means (as you can tell, I'm buying Blue Moon, I'll drink anything) but this isn't that bad.
It's crazy how much better shit gets when you have beer.
Aw, shit, I'm drinking alone. Sorry mom.
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It's crazy how much better shit gets when you have beer.
That's true. I'm over two months sober, trying to take a year off, but it's still true nevertheless.
If I was drinking and I was in the States, I would drink Ballantine 40s:
(http://www.shopritewine.com/media/beer/00413b.jpg)
Maybe not the best but I loved it. When I was 21 and visited NYC for the first time, I discovered this beer and it tasted so good, almost like it was lightly spiced.
If I wasn't drinking Ballatine, I'd drink Steam Whistle:
(http://www.genx40.com/images/2005f/steam.JPG)
Steam Whistle, Mill Street Organic, and Ballantine are my top three beers. And if anyone's interested, this is my six worst beers list:
1) Boris
2) Yankee Jim
3) Sagres
4) Junction Brewery
5) Guinness Stout
6) Colt 45
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just went to asheville NC, wow wicked weed actually makes the best IPA. whats that website where you can buy random bottles?
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I'm not a huge drinker nor have I tried what seems to be millions of IPA's out there, but anything Lagunitas puts out is fucking good. My favorite brew of theirs is called Sucks and it was supposed to temporarily replace their Brown Shugga Ale but they've kept it going and now sell it in sixers. Other than that, I always go for Heineken. It's legit, no shit fillers like glycol and actually tastes like beer unlike run-of-the-mill American piss water.
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Glycol is actually used a refrigerant to keep fermenting beer at a steady temperature
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There's a lot of nasty shit in domestic beers and even if they didn't have it in there, they still taste like piss. If I'm somewhere where it's free I'll drink it but when I'm spending my money I go for better quality.
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i finally had Samuel Smith's Organic Lager. super good, if not expensive, but a bit on the floral, grassy side for me.
also had 1664 for the first time, too. will definitely be getting that again, it's like Stella but better.
but mainly i've been enjoying Sam Adams Downtime Pilsner. just a smooth Dortmund helles lager that never gets old for me (i'm German in heritage and like to try nearly all types of German beer.)
i went to a biergarten in the East Village over break and had a Zwickelbier (bottom fermented beer), unfiltered in all its goodness. too bad you can't really find that on tap consistently...
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long trail limbo IPA changed my life.
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dude I miss Long Trail and Saranac's beers so much. pretty much can't find them out here in NM, even in Total Wine
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im going to san diego first week of march, im already eyeing a few breweries to visit, societe and ballast point are at the top of my list followed by modern times, white labs and a few others. id love to get some recommendations from some of the homies here if your willing to share. if any of you want to meet up for a sesh or a beer or maybe even a trade i can try to acquire some goods for you. cheers.
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A friend of mine has family out there, and every time she goes to visit, she hits up Alpine.
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I've always really enjoyed this stuff, good beer and a decent price. I don't know how available this is outside the South-Western Ontario area, but if you ever come across one I'd recommend it.
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Agreed. I like their pilsner too.
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I tend to stick to US beers in the most part, particularly those from Odell. However this IPA from a local brewery in the UK is the first UK beer I've had that gives a US pale ale a run for its money. I doubt you'll see it in the US but anyone in the UK should look out for it, you won't be disappointed.
http://www.magicrockbrewing.com (http://www.magicrockbrewing.com)
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Having the brewery so close it's not surprising to see why it's popular
(http://www.cdn.sierranevada.com/sites/www.sierranevada.com/files/content/beers/pale-ale/paleale_0.png)
When I'm not drinking this I probably am drinkin Stella Artois
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(http://i4.examiner.co.uk/incoming/article6707357.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/ZZ120214bbcfdmagicrock.jpg)
I tend to stick to US beers in the most part, particularly those from Odell. However this IPA from a local brewery in the UK is the first UK beer I've had that gives a US pale ale a run for its money. I doubt you'll see it in the US but anyone in the UK should look out for it, you won't be disappointed.
http://www.magicrockbrewing.com (http://www.magicrockbrewing.com)
curious how fresh are you able to get US beer over there? obviously it doesn't matter for all beers, but i feel sorry for people living overseas and getting IPAs that are 5 months old and more (like my friend in Japan).
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Heading down to the Bistro Imperial IPA Fest/Competition today.
If we take a gold medal home I'll send the crowlers of beer out to the first 3 pals that message me.
I'll shoot a bunch of photos and post them later.
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(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7349287726_40d5d1f72c.jpg)
I've always really enjoyed this stuff, good beer and a decent price. I don't know how available this is outside the South-Western Ontario area, but if you ever come across one I'd recommend it.
Fuck yea, best bang for your buck in Ontario, as said before the Pilsner is nice too, I also enjoy their mellow IPA
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just filled my growler..it came with chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks!
(http://web.decrescente.com/gotbeer/images/suppliers/north-american-breweries/genesee/genesee-chocolate-porter/chocolate-porter-bottle-lg.png)
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im going to san diego first week of march, im already eyeing a few breweries to visit, societe and ballast point are at the top of my list followed by modern times, white labs and a few others. id love to get some recommendations from some of the homies here if your willing to share. if any of you want to meet up for a sesh or a beer or maybe even a trade i can try to acquire some goods for you. cheers.
i missed this before. Societe and Modern Times are both great. Ballast Point is always good too (even if they sold). the one in Little Italy is great, and has great food. if you go to Little Italy also check out Bottlecraft. are you going to have a car? some of the best skateparks are North of San Diego. Oceanside (Prince Park), Carlsbad and Encinitas are all epic and within 15 min or so of each other. The Carlsbad Pizza Port is a must stop if you're up there. also in the north region, Port / Lost Abbey. Encinitas has a new Lost Abbey tasting room. the original Stone is a must visit if you've never been, but a bit out of the way. Bagby in Oceanside is pretty good if you happen to skate there. Oceanside also has a Stone tasting room
Alesmith's new brewery / tasting room is pretty amazing
here's a good guide
http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/visiting-san-diego-winter-2016.372021/ (http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/visiting-san-diego-winter-2016.372021/)
depends on where you're staying but you could also look into taking the train to Carlsbad or Oceanside from downtown
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I need to start posting in this thread more. So many beers and wild beer stories have happened. Also made some sick connections. I also need to check my pms every day. Sorry if I didn't respond. Anyone going to the Trillium Other half collab release? Will pay extra for someone to ship me a 4 pack of cans and the dusk trill dawn bottle. Also if you seek some Grimm I just got a bunch of Lumen.
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It's the middle of winter in the Southern Hemisphere but I'm obsessed with the Anderson Valley Gose - the briney melon in particular. Really hope this style gets given a bit more attention locally and coming into summer. Ideal beach beer.
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gose is a style i didn't think i would like, on paper, but have really enjoyed the ones i've had. and yeah, great summer beer
interestingly they usually have some salt in them. so gose is like a replacement for gatoraid for skateboarding refreshment on a hot day
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Anyone fuck with Radlers? Half beer half juice..I think I'm hooked
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I'm usually an IPA guy (Jai Alai, Daisy Cutter, Hop Nosh) but I've been going off my usual grid and crushing Carlsberg these past 2 weeks. Nothing mind blowing, standard German style pilsener. But it has a great taste with a slightly bitter finish.
(http://www.homebargains.co.uk/Handlers/ImageHandler.ashx?id=25711&targetSize=300)
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Been drinking quite a bit of Cellarmaker lately. Helps that they are kinda on the way home from work. Went to Santa Cruz yesterday and picked up a couple bottles and a growler fill at Sante. Also checked out Corralitos Brewing Company. The beer there is really good and the taproom is pretty awesome.
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I fuck with this stuff
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After a recent trip to Australia for work I can (re) confirm that Lord Nelson's three sheets is still my fav:
http://www.lordnelsonbrewery.com/ales/ (http://www.lordnelsonbrewery.com/ales/)
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Anyone fuck with Radlers? Half beer half juice..I think I'm hooked
Dude.
I accidentally bought some Bintang Radlers once. The label is very similar and I'm colourblind so I thought it was regular old Bintang catpiss. Bintang Radler is handsdown the most foul liquid I have ever tasted. I'm not willing to entertain the idea that there is a good one out there.
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(https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnewportavemarket.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F02%2Frampant_l.png&f=1)
ABV: 8.5%
IBU: 85
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New Belgium just got dist. in NY but at the moment there's only rampant, fat tire, ranger, and citradelic. I really want to try their new collab pack
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This has been one of my favorites for a good year now
(http://www.holidaywinecellar.com/images/Product/large/18552.jpg)
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Been drinking these lately. A pretty solid pilsner.
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New Belgium collab just hit NJ so should be in NY soon. My vacations starts tomorrow and my first stop is Tired Hands for the release. Also received a nice Trillium collab package in the mail.
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New Belgium just got dist. in NY but at the moment there's only rampant, fat tire, ranger, and citradelic. I really want to try their new collab pack
Rampant is my favorite beer and a great double IPA. Citradelic has a nice citrus taste for an IPA, while Ranger is mediocre. I never cared for Fat Tire but I'm not a huge fan of amber ales. I just picked up the Folly pack on the way back from work:
http://i.imgur.com/uozFFnu.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/uozFFnu.jpg)
I've been wanting to try the watermelon-lime ale for a while, but didn't want to grab a six pack.
(I didn't embed the picture due to the high resolution and not wanting to waste bandwidth.
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BrewDog's Punk IPA is probably my favorite, if whatever bar I'm in has it I'm gonna be buying at least one.
If I'm just drinking with friends or whatever I usually stick to Carlsberg or some other cheap pilsner though.
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I personally just love a cold Corona with a lime in it on a hot summer day. It really doesn't get much more refreshing than that.
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Having the brewery so close it's not surprising to see why it's popular
(http://www.cdn.sierranevada.com/sites/www.sierranevada.com/files/content/beers/pale-ale/paleale_0.png)
When I'm not drinking this I probably am drinkin Stella Artois
same
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Sweetwater has a seasonal pineapple IPA out called "Going Coastal". Cheesy name but I swear I could drink that stuff till I drowned.
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Other Halfs release tomorrow is awesome. I had Debbie Downer months ago and liked it even though they didn't like it and scrapped it. Glad they decided to brew it again. Also the Mouteka + Galaxy Jawn is absolutely delicious. Trillium doing cans now is pretty rad, but the bottles are what set them apart from everyone. Has anyone else had Heady lately? Just got a fresh 4pk and it's the second experience in which it tasted awful and not right.
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Lately been real hyped on Trader Joe's Simpler Times lager. Only $3.49 a six pack and it's 6.2 abv so it does the job nicely. Not amazing taste wise, but you get what you pay for.
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Lately been real hyped on Trader Joe's Simpler Times lager. Only $3.49 a six pack and it's 6.2 abv so it does the job nicely. Not amazing taste wise, but you get what you pay for.
I saw that and was amazed at the price. I'll have to give it a try, thanks for the input
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Anybody remember these? Was like 3 bucks for a sixer. At wallgreens or something. We bought the store out in 3 days. That was the best beer.
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I like alot of beers.
Innus and gunn has some good ones
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Any good recommendations for a light summer beer? Trying to drink something new this weekend
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Anybody remember these? Was like 3 bucks for a sixer. At wallgreens or something. We bought the store out in 3 days. That was the best beer.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRi_X8sOpgcaMnbBGUT9_2b-gl84icDA5Up28Gjh5BIwUr35XnUBw)
Duke, big flats was my shit! Barely found out it was discontinued yesterday. Even made a full length video called "spark city flats" because the whole video was filmed, edited, n premiered under the influence of flats. Have the big flats shirt, I swear I may have drank more flats than any other human. Dunno how to embed a video, but this is the flats video. https://vimeo.com/34801473
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Any good recommendations for a light summer beer? Trying to drink something new this weekend
Corona or Wernesgruner.
Does anyone brew beer? I've been looking at some models and gaining knowledge. Buying beer is a hyper ripoff in Canada. Some 473ML cans go for 3$, that's 20 bucks for a 6 pack. I'd much rather brew it myself so any tips appreciated.
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it's worth it if it's steel reserve 211
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Just got a bottle of Grimm Ale's Present Perfect Berliner Weisse style ale tonight at work and FUCK. Go buy that shit
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Just got a bottle of Grimm Ale's Present Perfect Berliner Weisse style ale tonight at work and FUCK. Go buy that shit
All Grimms shit is killer. I met Joe Grimm at a tap takeover at Double Windsor and he was so cool. Their new spot should be opening soon so their stuff will be easier(sort of) to obtain. I'm hoping they drop some fresh Tesseract soon. Definitely a favorite of mine along with the super spruce.
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Any good recommendations for a light summer beer? Trying to drink something new this weekend
Slow Ride by New Belgium is a light IPA, only 5.5abv
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founders all day is really good. shiner bock ruby red bird is my go to summer beer, but its probably going to be hard to find now since its seasonal and everyone has switched to octoberfest beers now. stiegl radler is really good too if you like grapefruit beers.
Lately been real hyped on Trader Joe's Simpler Times lager. Only $3.49 a six pack and it's 6.2 abv so it does the job nicely. Not amazing taste wise, but you get what you pay for.
what would you compare it to taste wise?
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I'm headed to Russian River in a few weeks. Stoked.
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i have a few i really dig, but today at 5:00 sharp this is whats up >
(http://www.andysfruitranch.com/gallerylarge/6e3d/Negra_Modelo.jpg)
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Where I live in Bend Oregon, it's definitely a craft beer mecca. RPM by Boneyard is my favorite IPA and GoodLife's Sweet As is one I can drink whenever. It's 6%, super tasty, and really easy to drink. If you like beer, you should come visit Bend.
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got (2) 24 case of Sopporo has been on sale for the last 2 weeks
My weekend
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Does anyone brew beer? I've been looking at some models and gaining knowledge. Buying beer is a hyper ripoff in Canada. Some 473ML cans go for 3$, that's 20 bucks for a 6 pack. I'd much rather brew it myself so any tips appreciated.
I don't, but you should listen to brewing network. Tons of home brew knowledge and general beer geekery. Great stuff.
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This thread is huuuugh.
Anyway, just wanted to say Karl Strauss Aurora Hoppyalis is a really nice IPA. Also Boat shoes hazy is excellent as well.
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Dogfish Head Pennsylvania Tuxedo spruce-infused pale ale. Tasty fall and winter beer.
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Every time I go visit in Ontario I try as many different tallboys as possible, this Zodiac IPA is one of few I’ve really wanted to stock up on.
(https://www.lcbo.com/content/dam/lcbo/products/518795.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg)
Also went to a brewery out there called Prince Eddy’s that had some really great beer. Their Haze Brigade 3.0 and Pitted Peach Wheat was really good, as was this sour I tried but can’t remember the name of, and I’m not usually big on sours.
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My two standbys for local beer right now
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And this picture cause why not
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Weirdly I cannot stomach lagers or pilsners anymore. They make me sick. It's weird. At first I thought it was all beer but I have come to realize that ales and Kolsch still agree with me. I never liked stouts or porters.
Here's an old faithful I often get.
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Any of Charlestowne Fermentory IPAs
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This thread has been around a while so I can't remember if I posted this but love to drink a few of these on a cold night.
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Coopers Pale Ale. Mothers milk
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My two standbys for local beer right now
(https://i.imgur.com/6UeueJU.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/dUDDiNg.jpg)
And this picture cause why not
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Love Grimm. Just went to Evil Twin for the first time the other day. So many sour IPAs.
Trying to get to Other Half soon.
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I'm usually an IPA guy (Jai Alai, Daisy Cutter, Hop Nosh) but I've been going off my usual grid and crushing Carlsberg these past 2 weeks. Nothing mind blowing, standard German style pilsener. But it has a great taste with a slightly bitter finish.
(http://www.homebargains.co.uk/Handlers/ImageHandler.ashx?id=25711&targetSize=300)
You say German style, yes - but just to clarify and make sure that there's no misunderstandings, this is Danish! :)
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I am so tired of IPAs, or ales in general. Just give me a nice pilsner or lager and I will be find.
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Coyote you should go to mikkeller on a Sunday they have cheap wings and 4 dollar house beers
Carlsberg is great but EINBECKER is where it’s at
Honorable Pilsner mentions : Von Trapp, Oxbow, Threes
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Sapporo is great
Bear Republic Racer no 5
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Tsingtao and Coors Banquet in a bottle.
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I live near Other Half brewery and nothing really compares
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Old Rasputin lost coast brewery has some dank beers
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Old Rasputin lost coast brewery has some dank beers
Agreed but that's North Coast Brewing out of Fort Bragg... Lost Coast is a bit further up in Eureka. Pranqster's another good one from them.
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Terrapin IPA Survival Kit is pretty shalom. The last two kits I picked up had Senor Krunkles as the exclusive one, apparently there are other packs too. All of them have the hi 5, hoppsecutioner, and recreation.
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I try to get a hold of this one every time it's released
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good price good taste good can art good beer
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Tsingtao and Coors Banquet in a bottle.
After making fun of Coors forever, I finally had a draft Coors Light and I must say, delicioso. I used to guzzle growlers of IPA when I cooked at a brewery, but now, hops makes me sick - I stick to Pilsners like Bitburger these days.
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Yeah, Craft beer has a limit. These days I got for plain and cold. Cass or Orion are my personal favorites, as long as they're ice cold.
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Yeah, Craft beer has a limit. These days I got for plain and cold. Cass or Orion are my personal favorites, as long as they're ice cold.
Adroit Theory has some decent IPAs my local gets there day after the canned date. They just did a stout colab with Cushwas, which is in my little town. Cushwas had his IPAs too. What's wrong with similar beers if they're still good?
Lawson's sip of sunshine still may be my favorite on a summer day.
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Yeah, Craft beer has a limit. These days I got for plain and cold. Cass or Orion are my personal favorites, as long as they're ice cold.
Adroit Theory has some decent IPAs my local gets there day after the canned date. They just did a stout colab with Cushwas, which is in my little town. Cushwas had his IPAs too. What's wrong with similar beers if they're still good?
Lawson's sip of sunshine still may be my favorite on a summer day.
Mate don't get me wrong, i'll smash any Grifter any day, but for a regular sip, keep it chill. Cascade Lager from Tasmania is the kings piss.
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Wiseacre ananda ipa
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3 sheeps - Phone Home
Peanut butter N Cocoa imperial stout
11% abv
"I knoooow you gonna deeig this"
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Asahi or Modelo. If I’m feeling fancy, Anchor Steam or Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I still love Mickey’s 🐝.
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Seriously I like too many too name. I love beer. Definitely like Japanese shit like asahi and kirin a lot. Also modelo and many mexican lagers besides corona because it just suck. Generally I drink lagers or pale ales but also like a good IPA, but I've had so many of them, kind of over em. The IPA trend never seems to end, if you know what I mean. I go to Stone and Trapezium often because they are close by. Both great breweries.
Milwaukees best light is honestly my go to for american macro crap. It beats bud light, miller lite, and coors light in my opinion. PBR is good in that area as well but way too overpriced nowadays. It's considered the Peoples Beer of Richmond here by all the hipster fucks, so it's literally everywhere but still not as cheap as it used to be. Also only malt liquor I can fuck with is mickeys.
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Root+Branch and Other Half for IPA, Hill Farmstead for farmstead & lagers, maybe Three Chiefs for stouts.
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Thanks to my BFF who lives in Boston for this
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My local beer store gets pallets of overstock cases at really crazy prices. A few weeks ago I got two cases of some German Pilsner in half liter cans called Wolter’s for $16.99 each. Wasn’t bad.
I picked up two more cases of Peroni cans today for $22.99 although I go through that stuff like water.
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My local beer store gets pallets of overstock cases at really crazy prices. A few weeks ago I got two cases of some German Pilsner in half liter cans called Wolter’s for $16.99 each. Wasn’t bad.
I picked up two more cases of Peroni cans today for $22.99 although I go through that stuff like water.
Yoooo peroni is so good. It's all I get at this little Italian spot we go to, Maria's. They have it on draft. The family is first gen from Italy and they all work there, so its pretty fun to talk to them. Also, the main reason, the food is great haha.
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My girlfriend has convinced me to join her in going sober for six weeks so currently my favorite beer are the non alcoholic Becks blue and Jever Fun. Kind Strange to call your non alcoholic varities blue or fun now That I think about it...
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one time when I was buying beer underage in baltimore a fellow student who was also in there buying beer underage tried to clown me in the check out line for buying becks because he thought all of it was non alcoholic. honestly pretty wild they never carded any of us. becks was definitely a better decision than the natty boh he was drinkin
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Corona extra with a lime or a lemon its all good when i got running shoes on.
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Haven't had it in about a decade since I guy I knew was able to secure me a case, and am considering one day making the trek to be there on Dark Lord Day so I can actually enjoy it again. Otherwise, it's what's below for my go-to.
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Who remembers Meister Brau
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Bringing this one back from the dead. Been on a brown kick lately. Cigar City Madura Brown is very high on my list. Really good for a widely available beer.
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probably miller lite tbh
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probably miller lite tbh
If I’m camping or doing yard work or it’s a billion degrees out Miller is my go to.
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CL Smooth is a great mow the lawn beer. Got to be super cold. Look for the blue mountains of course.
Sick of all the garbage Hazy IPAs.
I don’t mind them on occasion but now everything is a Hazy. I like a session or west coast tho.
After talking shit about IPAs I am enjoying the New Belgium Citrus Rescue. Otherwise it’s usually local from Flagstaff or east valley.
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For craft beer I’m typically a porter or stout drinker but I can definitely enjoy a good session IPA. Some of these IPAs are way overboard for me though. To each their own. My wife likes a little bit of everything but her favorites are sours. We went to a the Funkatorium in Asheville and she was in heaven.
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On a burnt mill and/ or revision trip atm as far as breweries go, usually west coast or hazy style IPAs
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Don't drink anymore but I do really enjoy good beer. Germany sort of ruined it for me, its an art form there and it's very rare to find anything here that compares. If I had to pick one to drink for the rest of my life it's probably Bischoff pils. I could drink one or I could drink 12 and it was great every time. Just a crisp pils with the perfect amount and combo of hops for me.
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This shit is like crack
https://33acresbrewing.com/mezcal-gose/ (https://33acresbrewing.com/mezcal-gose/)
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Drank that a lot last summer, living in North Van I enjoyed La Cerveceria Paypaya Hibiscus Gose and Ravens Brewing Co Mango Jalapeno Gose.
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Gamma-Ray.
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Paulaner Munich lager and booze bros watermelon taijin gose are my faves
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Drank that a lot last summer, living in North Van I enjoyed La Cerveceria Paypaya Hibiscus Gose and Ravens Brewing Co Mango Jalapeno Gose.
I’d for sure like to try both of those.
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Anyone brew beer? I’ve been brewing since my late 20s and I get a lot of enjoyment out of it. I give a good amount of it away to friends but it’s kind of a therapeutic hobby that doesn’t roll my ankle or give me swellbow.
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Drank that a lot last summer, living in North Van I enjoyed La Cerveceria Paypaya Hibiscus Gose and Ravens Brewing Co Mango Jalapeno Gose.
I’d for sure like to try both of those.
Me too. Are those North Van exclusives? I'll keep an eye out at my local stores..
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Oskar Blues Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA is probably my favorite IPA
Left Hand Milk Stout is my favorite dark beer.
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Pfriem Pilsner is really good. Just got a 6er of a rice lager by ferment brewing. It’s tasty. Honestly spoiled here in Oregon.
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The finest…
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I drink Red Stripe
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I drink Red Stripe
Yooo fuck yes!
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Lately been real hyped on Trader Joe's Simpler Times lager. Only $3.49 a six pack and it's 6.2 abv so it does the job nicely. Not amazing taste wise, but you get what you pay for.
Yooooo, my man. This stuff is the shit. Not the best tasting, but far from the worst. If you’re a drunk on a budget, you can really get a bang for your buck. Trader Joe’s will also let you buy the can individually, so if you need a 9 pack to get the job done, and are tight on funds, then don’t sweat it. TJ’s has got your back
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being so close to coastal oregon has me drinking alot of rogue and pelican brews lately... but then again, ninkasi and oakshire hit the spot every time. every now and then I crave an ice cold labatt blue, in which case I hit up a bills backers bar in eugene 🍺
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Lately been real hyped on Trader Joe's Simpler Times lager. Only $3.49 a six pack and it's 6.2 abv so it does the job nicely. Not amazing taste wise, but you get what you pay for.
Yooooo, my man. This stuff is the shit. Not the best tasting, but far from the worst. If your a drunk on a budget, you can really get a bang for your buck. Trader Joe’s will also let you buy the can individually, so if you need a 9 pack to get the job done, and are tight on funds, then don’t sweat it. TJ’s has got your back
This is the kind of info we need! Helluva scouting report! Cheers!
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Drank that a lot last summer, living in North Van I enjoyed La Cerveceria Paypaya Hibiscus Gose and Ravens Brewing Co Mango Jalapeno Gose.
I’d for sure like to try both of those.
Me too. Are those North Van exclusives? I'll keep an eye out at my local stores..
Raven's no, but real easy to find on the North shore and refreshing. La Cerveceria maybe, but I think they may do delivery in Vancouver.
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This one is tasty, and supports skateparks.
https://www.rogue.com/shop/beer/core/dreamland/
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Been digging the Bodhizafa recently. They have it on tap in a lot of places by me and is noticeably better on draft, but still great in a can.
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Lately been real hyped on Trader Joe's Simpler Times lager. Only $3.49 a six pack and it's 6.2 abv so it does the job nicely. Not amazing taste wise, but you get what you pay for.
Yooooo, my man. This stuff is the shit. Not the best tasting, but far from the worst. If your a drunk on a budget, you can really get a bang for your buck. Trader Joe’s will also let you buy the can individually, so if you need a 9 pack to get the job done, and are tight on funds, then don’t sweat it. TJ’s has got your back
This is the kind of info we need! Helluva scouting report! Cheers!
I cannot wait to go buy some. 7.50 for a 12 pack? I'm gonna stock up my homies house for them
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Favorite depends on time and place...
Ontario summer beer: Neustadt Sour Kraut Lager
England summer beer: Woodforde Wherry
Local (GTA) everyday beer: Cameron's cream ale or Block 3 King Street Saison
Working in USA beer (Washington state): High Five Hefe.
Not a huge hops guy, which my former American co-workers in Alaska and Washington state could never wrap their heads around but generally the selection was so great you could always find a local to your taste.
Cheers!
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can't believe this thread isn't more active. time for an overdue bump.
Portlander here, so definitely spoiled with local brew in the area. ^^ the Bodhi is a fantastic IPA, good looks on that. Lucille from Georgetown also hits nice. was up in Auburn the other weekend and hit this taproom called CRFT and they had Pliny and another seasonal IPA from Russian River on tap, and those were a whole other level of good.
usually my go-to is a local pilsner called Zoiglhaus. crushing a liter of that for 5.50 at their taproom is what I look forward to.
I love all sorts of saisons and farmhouse ales too, not the ones that are too sour though. but Belgians in general, especially tripels. found Saison Dupont on tap at a Beaverton bottle shop a month ago and couldn't not have three. my dad turned me onto saisons through getting Ommegang during the holidays (Hennepin).
fresh hop season is coming up soon and I'm stoked to get to try all the limited stuff around PDX. hoppy lagers are an amazing style.
also have to frequent the German places around here as often as I can. can't get tired of Paulaner hefe, Bitburger, Andechs.
what are we drinkin lately pals?
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Here is a picture of me and my son at Tom’s River Brewery in Tom’s River NJ sharing an American Pale Ale.
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Just look at how he’s reaching for my beer for another sip. A real chip off the old block.
After trying countless beers I know exactly what I like.
Before or during a meal I drink citrus IPA. Doesn’t matter the maker, they all taste about the same. I try to find 5-6% alcohol range so it is not too hoppy—which is why I don’t like IPAs.
After dinner if I don’t have a coffee I like a nice porter. Not too much, 8 oz is enough.
I don’t like porters, lagers or any regular beer. I am over sours and lambics. However, I will get a flight from time to time.
So many good micro breweries everywhere.
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I'm not the biggest beer person. I prefer corona extra with a lemon when I do.
I really like mixed drinks. Why I don't drink much. I was a mad dogger 20/20 sometimes four loco at the end.
Never hard lemonade again. But I'd be stoked foron of those grape sodas
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Lol Simpler Times blew my mind how cheap it is, coming from Australia where a cheap 6 pack is $17.
I'd walk into the house, see my friend, tip a pretend hat, he'd tip his back and we'd crack a Simpler Times.
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I’m curious how much yanks are paying for a 12 pack of coors.
When it first launched down here is was $21 Australian, it’s been the go to for the past few years, but it’s jumped up to $40 since the start of the year and I’m not paying that much for American beer
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I’m curious how much yanks are paying for a 12 pack of coors.
When it first launched down here is was $21 Australian, it’s been the go to for the past few years, but it’s jumped up to $40 since the start of the year and I’m not paying that much for American beer
$12.99 for 12 pack of Coors Light. You like Coors over VB?
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I can’t stand VB, maybe over exposure at a young age but Coors, which I think at one point was brewed by Coopers down here is much better.
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Being sent to rural Newfoundland with work at the end of the week - in the past (haven't been in 9 years) you could get the standard "big" Canadian and US beers (Labbats/Molson/Bud/Coors) plus newfie brewed things like Black Horse, Blue star etc which are the same as any mass produced standards. However in advance of flying out I scanned the provincial liquor store webpage and was really surprised at the amount of island microbreweries listed...so although I'll be offline for 2 weeks hopefully I'll have some new fun finds to share when I get back.
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Before or during a meal I drink citrus IPA. which is why I don’t like IPAs.
I like a nice porter. Not too much,
I don’t like porters,
These statements make no sense.
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Before or during a meal I drink citrus IPA. which is why I don’t like IPAs.
I like a nice porter. Not too much,
I don’t like porters,
I like hazy IPAs that are not too bitter. I find that above 6% alcohol the beer begins to taste too bitter. I like citrus IPAs the best but not the traditional IPAs.
For instance, I would take Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing over Ballast Point Sculpin.
I meant to type pilsner not porter.
Thanks @brycickle , what beer do you like?
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Been into New Belgium Trippel and Modelo Negra lately. They got them across the street from me at Sprouts. Clutch as fuck. The Trippel is 8.5% alcohol, I believe. It tastes a little sweet and wheaty. You will be faded.
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Lately that Michelob Ultra
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The more that time goes on, the more that I want a beer I can barely taste that's super crisp. Cass is the ultimate of this vibe, but I wish some local breweries would do less hoppy, crisp lagers, but apparently it's super hard to replicate.
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