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internet celebrity posted:Those are clearly the actions of a rogue private citizen waxing everything he can. The double-waxed Hop Box was waxed, signed, and hand-numbered by the CEO of the brewery.
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Apr 19, 2012 17:13
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How much would a Red Poppy fetch in a trade? I found like 6 at a Whole Foods in Laguna Beach (only bought 1 though)
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Apr 19, 2012 17:18
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Phanatic posted:If you're that worried about BPA, you probably shouldn't be drinking what comes out of those cans on a regular basis, then. I'm more concerned about the inks etc. on the outside of the can. I thought can liners didn't use BPA anymore? If that's not the case then I think my can love-train just went off the tracks.  Edit: Well, poo poo. Sirotan fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Apr 19, 2012 |
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Apr 19, 2012 18:25
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deadwing posted:Drink directly from the can for notes of rare wax. Alternatively, if you dislike wax taste, shotgun it.
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Apr 19, 2012 20:43
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kwantam posted:Alternatively, if you dislike wax taste, shotgun it. Both are perfectly fine ways to fully appreciate this rarest of rare brews.
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Apr 19, 2012 20:45
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I would be impressed by that. To celebrate my first paycheck at a new job, I got a Storm King and three little pieces of cheese to eat with it. Hopefully with some homemade bread, too.
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Apr 19, 2012 20:55
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Have you tried Hop Box before? It's got crazy low rating on RB, although I've never tried it so I can't say as to whether the reviews actually hold any credence.
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Apr 19, 2012 21:23
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Union Jack is awesome. Right behind Sculpin as it tastes pretty similar. Tonight is Berkshire Russia Imperial Stout and Orval.
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Apr 19, 2012 21:26
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More Williamsburg Alewerks Bitter Valentine is showing up around NOVA  Nice IIPA for $7/bomber.
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Apr 19, 2012 21:51
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Kudosx posted:Have you tried Hop Box before? It's got crazy low rating on RB, although I've never tried it so I can't say as to whether the reviews actually hold any credence. RB's rating is based on the original formula, which was definitely subpar. They retooled the recipe this year, and it's decent now - you can actually taste some hop, which is a welcome change. Talking to the new head brewer (Alex Graham), it sounds like he's still not completely satisfied, so they'll keep tweaking. Same goes for their other beers, especially the Red Fox stout, which started out watery and mediocre but has turned into something nearly world class. For Red Fox it's easy to tell which is new batch and which is old - only the new stuff is sold in four packs. It's not so easy with Hop Box, unfortunately.
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Apr 19, 2012 21:51
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Cant wait for CCB Hotter than Helles cans to come out. Gonna be my beach beer alllll summer.
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Apr 19, 2012 22:11
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I found some Stone IRS for 6.50/bomber at World Market and I grabbed 4 because that price is insane. Was it marked wrong or is this just a gem of a cheap beer?
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Apr 19, 2012 22:59
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^^^i saw them for $7 today, that's pretty standardair- posted:More Williamsburg Alewerks Bitter Valentine is showing up around NOVA it didn't already show up, did it? haven't seen it back in Richmond yet and i need a bottle to trade. on that note, their Coffeehouse Stout should still be kicking around, so try that if you dig coffee beers, but most of their offerings are mediocre (porter, barleywine, and Cafe Royale being the exceptions). also, you DC/NOVA folks might be interested in the VA Cask Fest in Richmond on Saturday
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Apr 19, 2012 23:12
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internet celebrity posted:I found some Stone IRS for 6.50/bomber at World Market and I grabbed 4 because that price is insane. Was it marked wrong or is this just a gem of a cheap beer? They make a lot of Stone IRS when they make it. It shouldn't be either rare or expensive.
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Apr 20, 2012 01:36
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It's just a gem of a "cheap" beer. It's an excellent RIS.
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Apr 20, 2012 03:47
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Two beer trip reports. A few pages ago I dogged on Maharaja for being too sweet only to admit to not having had one in at least a year. One of my buddies brought picked up one of the last batches when he was in California and brought it over to my place for a brewday last week. So here I am at it again.  Not quite as heavy on the more intense crystal malts (sugary sweet flavor) as I remember, but there is still some (too much) in there. The label makes you think it has relatively good attenuation but it has an extremely thick mouthfeel and considerable residual sweetness. Its fairly bitter and hoppy yeah, but after my part of a pint from the 3 way bottle split it was definitely all I wanted part of.  Following up from that we opened up some Green Flash Palate Wrecker. At 9.5% it weighs a little less than the Maharaja but crushes it in every way. Crisper character, a good amount of hop flavor, very little residual sweetness/maltiness followed by lots, and lots of bitterness. Seriously this is the flavor of bitterness. This is the beer that fizzy yellow wussy beers scare their little kids around campfires with scary bitter beer face stories. The bitterness is so strong it reminds me of eating hop extract, but infinitely more pleasant. Sure its completely unbalanced bitter but Green Flash pulls it all together and it just works. Drinks great and doesn't mess around. In my heart of hearts the Big IPA and Regular IPA crowns are still championed by the awesomeness of Hoptimum and Sculpin respectively, but Palate Wrecker gets a special spot as the flat out ballsiest most bitter beer I've ever had, and its still good too!  Stillwater has this thing with beers brewed with a great farmhouse yeast and I have a thing for loving the everloving poo poo out of them, and Of Love and Regret is no different. The label declares this as being like a fresh meadow in spring and they aren't exaggerating in the least. There is this wonderful mild grassy fresh hops combined with some flowery botanicals on top of this light, really easy drinking saison and its just delicious. Its a tad on the expensive side or I'd buy this one a LOT.
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Apr 20, 2012 06:17
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So this happened today. Can I live here? Jesus christ gently caress. Fresh Wipeout, Hop-15, and Alesmith IPA... Also got to try Angel's Share 2010 at Lost Abbey. I feel like poo poo but im going back out to this place, look at this tap list: http://www.neighborhoodsd.com/menu-beer-tap.php
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Apr 20, 2012 06:25
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Munkaboo posted:I feel like poo poo but im going back out to this place, look at this tap list:
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Apr 20, 2012 07:12
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bartolimu posted:That is an amazing tap list and I'm going to think strongly about heading there this weekend. My usual spot is Churchill's, which has great things on tap and great things in bottles, but they can't challenge that list. The list on the site was kind of out of date but really the list was equally as good. Pliny, Blind Pig, Damnation, Sanctification, Speedway, Sculpin, etc etc. The Sculpin was fresh as hell too, it was like sticking my nose in a cup full of pellet hops.
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Apr 20, 2012 09:06
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internet celebrity posted:I found some Stone IRS for 6.50/bomber at World Market and I grabbed 4 because that price is insane. Was it marked wrong or is this just a gem of a cheap beer? Yeah, between $6-7 is what I typically see it for in L.A. Which is why I always end up buying a poo poo ton of it and sitting on it. Still got half a case of IRS from 08. After a couple of weeks they become scarcer - well, at least that was the case last year with the odd year Anise version staying on the shelf far longer. But it's worth picking up a couple because it ages very well. Found and loving consumed the ever living hell out of Firestone Walker Wookey Jack. A Unfiltered Black Rye IPA - Trip report: Delicious. Firestone seriously has not let me down in a single beer they have made and I need to make the drive up to their brewery. There's also a bottle date on it.
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Apr 20, 2012 09:59
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rage-saq posted:Following up from that we opened up some Green Flash Palate Wrecker Yes! At least one place here in Austin has it on tap (or, did last weekend; Easy Tiger to be exact). I got an insane Simcoe+Amarillo aroma/flavor from it. Goddamn this is one of the most enjoyable hop carpet bombings my palate has experienced.
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Apr 20, 2012 15:15
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I'm excited that West Coast is finally in Maine. I really enjoyed their regular IPA. I didn't get around to doing the mini cheese pairing for myself last night, but now I might get a single of West Coast Double Stout and do a back to back with Storm King. And some stinky cheese. Is West Coast's Double Stout worth buying?
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Apr 20, 2012 15:22
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CalvinDooglas posted:I'm excited that West Coast is finally in Maine. I really enjoyed their regular IPA. Green Flash?
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Apr 20, 2012 16:01
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CalvinDooglas posted:I'm excited that West Coast is finally in Maine. I really enjoyed their regular IPA. Its Green Flash and yes I enjoyed it the couple times I've had it. I haven't tried it since they now bottle in 12 oz bottles but pick it up GF's stuff is solid rage-saq posted:
My recent appreciation for Saisons makes me sad we don't get Stillwater distro around here. The bottle artwork alone would make me buy it
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Apr 20, 2012 16:03
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Yes, Green Flash... West Coast IPA. I did have Le Freak once and enjoyed it, now that I think about it.
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Apr 20, 2012 19:12
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Just picked up Palate Wrecker (and a duvel glass! yay!) and holy hell is it a big pile of bitter. Up there as the bitterest thing I've ever tried, and I've had 90% of the big well known DIPA's. I'm having trouble forming an opinion. It doesn't really need to be this bitter, but I'm still enjoying the experience.
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Apr 20, 2012 19:16
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Going to Hopleaf for dinner tonight. Their beer menu is huge and full of things I've never tried. Any recommendations from fellow Chicagoans? Style doesn't matter; I'm to the point where I'll try anything once.
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Apr 20, 2012 19:20
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It needs to be because that is what it was meant to be 
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Apr 20, 2012 19:20
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mysterious frankie posted:Going to Hopleaf for dinner tonight. Their beer menu is huge and full of things I've never tried. Any recommendations from fellow Chicagoans? Style doesn't matter; I'm to the point where I'll try anything once. They have La Chouffe Houblon on tap. It is amazing. Otherwise their tap list last weekend was pretty pedestrian.
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Apr 20, 2012 19:22
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mysterious frankie posted:Going to Hopleaf for dinner tonight. Their beer menu is huge and full of things I've never tried. Any recommendations from fellow Chicagoans? Style doesn't matter; I'm to the point where I'll try anything once. i'm not a belgian guy for the most part (which is part of the reason why i don't feel conflicted with my anti-map room feelings or not making it to hopleaf often), so i can't really make any recommendations there but... the much-beloved colette is wonderful on tap, as is stone's levitation (which kind of sucks out of the bottle to me). revolution's eugene porter is one of my favorites in that style. and they're listing having sofie on tap, which outside of GI's brewpubs, i don't think i've ever seen. or if i have, i ignored it...
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Apr 20, 2012 19:32
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Question for the combined expertise of the beer thread: I have a bottle of DFH 75 minute that I'm considering saving till May 5th for my buddy's birthday. Would this be long enough to mess with the flavor, do you think? (yes, yes, I know, DFH is the devil, etc, but looking for insight on how beers age)
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Apr 20, 2012 19:42
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Should be fine - that's a bottle conditioned beer and its only been in bottles for like 3 months at most.
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Apr 20, 2012 19:45
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Podima posted:Question for the combined expertise of the beer thread: I have a bottle of DFH 75 minute that I'm considering saving till May 5th for my buddy's birthday. Would this be long enough to mess with the flavor, do you think? My birthday is May 4th! Yipee. 2 weeks from now the 75 minute should still be fine... my rule of thumb for IPAs is that if they were bottled longer than 60 days ago, they probably won't taste that fresh. In all reality though, IPAs are still good even up to 90 days after the bottle-on date.
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Apr 20, 2012 19:46
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Podima posted:(yes, yes, I know, DFH is the devil, etc, but looking for insight on how beers age) Where in the world did you get this idea? Rogue is the devil.
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Apr 20, 2012 19:54
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Paul Proteus posted:They have La Chouffe Houblon on tap. It is amazing. Otherwise their tap list last weekend was pretty pedestrian. danbanana posted:i'm not a belgian guy for the most part (which is part of the reason why i don't feel conflicted with my anti-map room feelings or not making it to hopleaf often), so i can't really make any recommendations there but... Good suggestions, noted and queued. Only had Colette in bottle and am pretty interested in trying draft. I saw they have Atomium Grand Cru on tap, which was one of my goto's, back when I was just getting into beer. I haven't had it since and am interested in trying it again, seeing what's there that I missed. Their lambic offerings are pretty great too. I remember really liking the Boon Mariage Parfait (which I guess was my actual first Gueze experience). I'm thinking of trying the Cantillon Bruocsella, if they have it. EDIT: Man, they are gonna end up carrying me out, bottle still in hand, bit of rabbit dangling from my lip. mysterious frankie fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Apr 20, 2012 |
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Apr 20, 2012 19:55
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I found Colette to be pretty comparable between bottle and draft. The citrus notes were a little more vibrant, maybe, and I got a bit more of that nice green apple bite, but overall very consistent. Great beer.
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Apr 20, 2012 20:01
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Any other west Michigan folks going to the Black Party at Founders tomorrow? Want to meet up and drown our cripplingly awkward conversation in Black Biscuit?
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Apr 20, 2012 23:09
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Whisker Biscuit posted:Any other west Michigan folks going to the Black Party at Founders tomorrow? Want to meet up and drown our cripplingly awkward conversation in Black Biscuit? I was thinking about it, but thanks to some goddamn crisis at work, I'll be there instead for most of the day.  Oh well, Big Red Coq releases at Vivant on May 1, and a Coq party on Sunday the 6th! I will almost certainly be at one of those (probably the first, to get a couple packs, since they're canning it).
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Beer porn: 2012 Stone IRS. Only clocks in at 9.4% this year, down from the usual 10.5%. They're getting soft. Pussies.
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