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Think I might take a half day friday to drive up and attend this Evil Twin showcase (http://www.thefarmerscabinet.com/evil-twin-showcase-w-jeppe/812/), anything in particular I shouldn't miss/or ones i should stay away from? Can't try them all because I'll have to drive home.
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Mahoning posted:I just bought the Great Divide 18th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA. Its goooood. The 17th Anniversary was way too woody but the 18th is real subtle on the wood flavors and is a good IPA.
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Josh Wow posted:I'm gonna be in Madison for two weeks starting this Sunday, where should I go? East Side: Ale Asylem (close to the airport) is one of the best breweries in the state. Their Bedlam seasonal is out, and it's really good. Hopalicious and Ambergeddon are also good. Malt House A huge beer (and whiskey) selection. It's in an old Civil War-era building with no TV's, making it a very unique place to drink. Other noteables: Alchamy Cafe, Dexters. Capital / State Street: Old Fashioned As mentioned, 52 taps, something like 200 beers total, really friendly staff that can help you navigate them, and great food. Downside: always.super.loving.packed. But, always worth it. Great Dane One of the older brewpubs around (I believe?), they have a couple beers that are really solid - Crop Circle Wheat, Stone of Scone Scotch Ale, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt come to mind. Good food as well, especially for the diversity. The brat and bacon pretzel burger is delicious and fattening. Essen Haus German bar, with German beer. I've never heard anyone recommend the food, but they do boots, and that is fun. Coopers Tavern A bigger focus on international beers, which makes it more expensive than other places. But, another place with a big beer selection. Memorial Union If the weather actually gets back to 60, 70 degree days, this is a must. One of the most beautiful places to get absolutely loving hammered. Other places to check out: Capital Taphaus, Vintage. Never go to: Brats, Johnny O's, Brothers. Further west: Brasserie V My favorite burger in Madison, and the home to over 150ish beers, mostly Belgiums. Vintage They have a bar near State Street, but this is the brewery. The food is a little more upscale, and I think they have more beers. Oh, you're coming the first week of May? Good mother loving call. If you need an accomplice, feel free to shoot me a PM. edit: Just remembered, if you have a car, a good day trip is to go to New Glarus in the morning, take the brewery tour, than hit up the Grumpy Troll on your way back for dinner - I've heard their pizza is amazing. Coco13 fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Apr 24, 2012 |
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For those that have been to Alesmith: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6964839952_4642ec0db4_c.jpg
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To any VA folks who might be less well-informed than I am: Old Curmudgeon is out and about. Picked myself up a 4-pack since I've never had it. Can't wait to try one. Also, I tried out a beer on tap the other night called "BBBadass" but for the life of me I can't find it on the internet anywhere. I think it was a black belgian of some sort. Really smokey and not at all what I was expecting.
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Kudosx posted:In OH you can buy beer and kegs directly from breweries, too. I know I have bought beer from just about every brewery in NEOH directly from their brewery, or adjoined brewpub. It makes me sad that some people are generally unaffected by three-tier systems and I'm not one of them.
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cryme posted:Think I might take a half day friday to drive up and attend this Evil Twin showcase (http://www.thefarmerscabinet.com/evil-twin-showcase-w-jeppe/812/), anything in particular I shouldn't miss/or ones i should stay away from? Can't try them all because I'll have to drive home. Freudian Slip is a hoppy barleywine, similar to FFF's Behemoth. Very good in my opinion, and my favorite thing ET makes. Biscotti and Soft DK are both good. Haven't had Imperial Biscotti. Yin and Yang are their standards and both worth a try, but wouldn't do them before the other 3 listed. Had Katz Pis this weekend and was not impressed as all. I've had all of these, by the way, on tap. I love you, Phil's!
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The Mikkeler/3F collaboration Boogoop is boozy as hell and totally forgettable. It's too bad that my introduction to such a storied brewery is so mediocre. Maybe if I knew what they were going for this would have more appeal, but all I'm getting is some cloves and cinnamon and way too much alcohol.
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crazyfish posted:I had a bottle of this. It's pretty good, and I think it could be even better on cask. Not sure it's worth braving a Friday night at Paddy Long's though. Last time I was there for a barrel aged beer night (including variants of Bourbon County), the place was wall to wall packed. Nothing about the description makes me think it would be good. Does it taste like salty oyster juice + alcohol? I did a bacon tasting at Paddy Long's once and, yeah, by the end we were stacking up like cordwood. It was fun, but really packed. I was tempted to skip the movies & brave it, until I realized the beers that sounded the most interesting to me have the greatest chance of being gross.
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I finally went to the Taproom in Lancaster, PA. They serve beer from Spring House Brewing Company. I happened to go with a friend on "Oyster Fest," and of course they had an oyster stout on tap. We got a sample, and it was not at all what I was expecting - not "fishy," you know, and I guess it tasted more sort of...open? Than your average stout. Hard to describe. I wouldn't order it, necessarily, but I'm more open to the idea now then I was. I ended up getting a pineapple pale ale that was, surprisingly, delicious. Very strong and unmistakeable taste of pineapple, so you do have to like it, but I was shocked at how well it complemented the bitterness of the hops. The food is good too! My friend got the fried oyster sandwich and said it was great - high praise, coming from a foodie like her - and I got the mile high nachos. Nachos are an easy thing to do, and it's in the extras where a restaurant really proves itself. The jalapenos were relatively fresh, the chili was solid enough to actually be served on its own, and the guacamole was almost authentic. Okay, that doesn't sound like a glowing review, but it actually exceeded my expectations and I'd like to go back soon. If you're in downtown Lancaster, it's a very decent place to get lunch. Service is a little slow, but you can see how busy they are, and they're still friendly and helpful.
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Kraven Moorhed posted:Also, I tried out a beer on tap the other night called "BBBadass" but for the life of me I can't find it on the internet anywhere. I think it was a black belgian of some sort. Really smokey and not at all what I was expecting. An told me it was a Belgian stout (fairly certain it's Dupont's Monk's Stout, which they had on tap for a while) run through a randall with three different kinds of wood chips and a bunch of white raisins. tasted like barrel and butterscotch to me; i wasn't that into it.
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Just polished off a bomber of Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale. Can anyone recommend me more beers within the same style? I really enjoyed it but I want to be able to get it year round since it appears to only be a limited release.
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Apr 25, 2012 00:46
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enthe0s posted:Just polished off a bomber of Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale. Can anyone recommend me more beers within the same style? I really enjoyed it but I want to be able to get it year round since it appears to only be a limited release. Have you had too many of Lagunitas' other beers? Most of them have a very similar feel, I'd say the closest in their year-round catalog is Maximus Double IPA. It's a little less malty, but still close.
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Apr 25, 2012 00:52
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Munkaboo posted:For those that have been to Alesmith: Game of Thrones?
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TenaciousTomato posted:Game of Thrones? You know nothing, TenaciousTomato.
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TenaciousTomato posted:https://www.google.com/webhp?source...cp.r_qf.,cf.osb
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Munkaboo posted:https://www.google.com/webhp?source...cp.r_qf.,cf.osb I think I might be a douche for not reading the books. The last episode was  , though.In the beer realm, had Victory's Saison du Buff tonight and it was great, well balanced, quite hoppy and finishes dry.
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I've been drinking beer for about half my life, and every few years new horizons open up to me. After spending many years insisting IPAs were "not my thing" I find myself snatching them up this Spring for some reason. It is promising to me that tastes change; it means more things to experience even as death creeps closer (yay mortality!). Anyway. I'll be heading down for a family trip with a slew of non-drinkers to Florida in a few weeks. I'll be spending a couple days in Ocala and then a week on Sanibel Island, right off Fort Myers. I did some quick scanning and didn't see anything astounding to hit as far as brewpubs, and I probably won't be dragging my family on some big expedition to some exotic locale. That said, any particular local brands to FL I should try to sample while I'm down there, if the opportunity arises?
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SnowDog posted:Cigar City x 1000
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Holy cow, I wish I'd known that Sam Adam's Cream Stout was this good months ago. It's pretty much Left Hand's Milk Stout with a caramel profile instead of the cocoa. Both are excellent beers though and I'm glad they exist.
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Sam Adams imperial stout is surprisingly decent. It's not "big" like a Yeti, but it's actually very palatable and smooth.
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CalvinDooglas posted:Sam Adams imperial stout is surprisingly decent. It's not "big" like a Yeti, but it's actually very palatable and smooth. Their Imperial Stout is one their beers I hate. It's overly assertive with the dried fig flavor and I drain poured a 2010 (opened recently) and a fresher bottle from 2011. The fig was just too overly assertive in both and it's probably my least liked flavor in beer.
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Phanatic posted:About the last thing Pierre Celis ever did was to work for St. Bernardus to develop their whitebeer. It's basically what Hoegaarden used to be before Inbev screwed it up, and basically what Celis White was before Miller screwed it up: Really, really loving good. That's really cool, I never knew that, thanks. I know I brought it up, but all this Bernardus Wit talk is killing me, the nearest place that I've ever seen it is like an hour away.
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Arnold of Soissons posted:That's really cool, I never knew that, thanks. The only place I know to get any Bernardus around me only carries Abt 12. If any OH goons have any suggestions as to where I might be able to find St. B's Tripel, and Witbier... I would really love to know, and would greatly appreciate it! Kudosx fucked around with this message at 05:43 on Apr 25, 2012 |
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Kudosx posted:The only places I know to get any Bernardus around me only carries Abt 12. If any OH goons have any suggestions as to where I might be able to find St. B's Tripel, and Witbier... I would really love to know, and would greatly appreciate it! The Dubble is really good, too, but it is understandably overshadowed by the others.
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mysterious frankie posted:Nothing about the description makes me think it would be good. Does it taste like salty oyster juice + alcohol? It's like a dry stout with a nice salty brininess to it. It's something different for sure. I don't know if I'd seek it out unless you like dry stouts and oysters (together or separately) though.
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Cascade Brewing in Portland taps a live barrel of sour beer every Tuesday at their brewpub. They do this by hammering a tap into the barrel. Two weeks ago, there were a few problems with the tapping...     That's Black Raspberry sour beer being sprayed everywhere. They got the gusher under control, but it made a huge mess. I got there shortly after it happened and it was all over the ceiling, bar, walls, and even on tables 10 feet away.
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deadwing posted:Have you had too many of Lagunitas' other beers? Most of them have a very similar feel, I'd say the closest in their year-round catalog is Maximus Double IPA. It's a little less malty, but still close. That was actually my 1st by Lagunitas, so I will definitely be checking out more of their stuff in the future. Thanks!
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Perfectly Cromulent posted:Cascade Brewing in Portland taps a live barrel of sour beer every Tuesday at their brewpub. They do this by hammering a tap into the barrel. Two weeks ago, there were a few problems with the tapping... that could have been so, so much hotter... edit- also missed a chance for a "Cascade" pun. oh, well... funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 11:12 on Apr 25, 2012 |
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Midorka posted:Their Imperial Stout is one their beers I hate. It's overly assertive with the dried fig flavor and I drain poured a 2010 (opened recently) and a fresher bottle from 2011. The fig was just too overly assertive in both and it's probably my least liked flavor in beer. Stop wasting all the beer!
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Perfectly Cromulent posted:
This isn't a good week for catastrophes at breweries, apparently. http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120424/NEWS/120429898/-1/NEWSMAP&template=wapart Keg at Redhook blew up and killed a guy. I also read this, which happened a couple months ago: http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17326
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Saw the Redhook story - then saw some rear end in a top hat on Reddit (whose comment I can't seem to find again) say that he deserved it because he worked for a brewer that is part of the CBA which is involved with AB-Inbev. gently caress that kind of beer geek, seriously.
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gently caress that is sad. I was at Redhook last July. 
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Saw the Redhook story - then saw some rear end in a top hat on Reddit (whose comment I can't seem to find again) say that he deserved it because he worked for a brewer that is part of the CBA which is involved with AB-Inbev. gently caress that kind of beer geek, seriously. "That man makes beer for a company whose ultimate parent has affiliations with AB-Inbev. YES I THINK HE DESERVED TO DIE AND I HOPE HE BURNS IN HELL" - Beer Nerd That is a shameful loving comment.
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Some people man... Let's not forget that its just beer. Beer's supposed to be the social drink shared amongst friends. I sure as hell do not agree with some of InBevs 'tactics' but to wish death upon a man trying to earn a living is despicable
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Let's also not take that comment too seriously since it is Reddit, which contains most of the scum on the internet.
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I could keep my family warm with that blanket statement. After Sam Adams Cream Stout I went on to their Noble Pils, which I'm still not a fan of but I appreciate it as a nice refreshing warm weather beer. Cherry Wheat was next and it's pretty overwhelming with cherries compared to what I remember it being 4 years ago.
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Wamsutta posted:"That man makes beer for a company whose ultimate parent has affiliations with AB-Inbev. YES I THINK HE DESERVED TO DIE AND I HOPE HE BURNS IN HELL" This is the moment when he transitioned from "beer nerd" to "beer sociopath". Seriously, how do you type something like that, even if you don't really believe it and are being a weird, posturing hardass online, then push away from the keyboard later feeling ok with yourself? I guess maybe the beer helps...
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