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If you want something with a maltier base, try Victory Hop Devil. IPAs are a pretty broad style. Get a Stone IPA and a Hop Devil, and see which you enjoy most.
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Just bought a 4 pack of Burton Baton along with a St. Somewhere Saison. I'm excited to try the St. Somewhere, they say on their website they do all open fermentations for their beers (all Belgians) making them pretty unique. Or I'll try my Lagunitas Alt. Or Unibroque 17. Or more homebrew. Or LA 31 Passion Fruit Wheat. I have too much beer, I must drink it all. CalvinDooglas posted:If you want something with a maltier base, try Victory Hop Devil. Hop Devil is still one of my all time favorite beers, it's just extremely drinkable and hoppy all at the same time. Edit: The saison is really delicious, I'm not sure if they distribute outside of FL but this is one excellent beer the yellow dart fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jun 17, 2012 |
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Found a great bottle shop in Pittsburgh (finally) - picked up six packs of Oberon and Hopslam (which I've actually never seen anywhere). I've had the former, and can't wait to try the latter.
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Speaking of good everyday single IPAs, I picked up a couple sixers from the store last time I ran in: Summit's Saga IPA, and Widmer's Shaddock IPA. They're both excellent daily drinkers, and will hang around in my normal Jai Alai/Two-Hearted/West Coast IPA/Stone IPA/Torpedo rotation as long as they hang around my area.
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CYBER SLIMER posted:Welp I got incredibly plowed at Cigar City last night. Xenu is an amazing loving lager. God I love lagers The wife and I went to the sour festival today. That prickly pear berliner was pretty excellent. Do y'all ever bottle it?
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Bought some Boulevard Zon tonight. Still tastes like lemon water. Light enough for summer, but not much heft to it.
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Captain Shortbus posted:Bought some Boulevard Zon tonight. Still tastes like lemon water. Light enough for summer, but not much heft to it. Speaking of Boulevard, I really hope I can track down bottles of Saison Brett and Love Child when I'm in Indy at the end of the month.
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Retemnav posted:Duckworth's Park had a KBS breakfast tapping this morning, so I'm guessing it was them. Actually down here in Charlotte visiting some breweries, so I might give them a call to see if they have any left for lunch. Oh, wow. I totally forgot that our "market" includes Charlotte. That's actually a pretty good possibility. Did you make it down for a pint?
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Chicago Goons: hope everyone had a good time tonight. Unfortunately (though maybe not...) I had other plans and ended up at a friend's bbq where I was able to have: Half Acre's Galactic Double Daisy Cutter (Good but not great in my opinion. It was more on the sweet/boozy side of DIPAs than hop-bomb- which I prefer- but didn't really hold up to the better versions of the style), Williamsburg Alewerks' Grand Illumination (solid barleywine), FFF's Baller Stout (Very good, extremely complex imperial stout blend), and... Why didn't anyone tell me GANDHI-BOT existed!?! Not because it's terribly good (it's okay) but because HOLY poo poo THAT'S THE BEST CAN EVER. EDIT: Also had Mikkeller's Texas Ranger. Good but was kind of weak on the pepper side. Almost non-existent. I greatly prefer Pipework's End of Days in regards to a pepper beer. Chicago folks should look out for that one. I think it's great. danbanana fucked around with this message at 05:52 on Jun 17, 2012 |
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lazerwolf posted:I'm in sort of a beer funk lately. I've been drinking a ton of pale ale and IPA and am looking for a bit of a change. My buddy is having a bbq tonight for his birthday and I am going to mix a 6 to bring over. What's everyone drinking recently? I'll take brewery and style suggestions. I'm in NJ area so no Bell's, Boulevard, FFF etc. Late as heck, but Carton Brewing's 077XX is out of this world, they're starting to compete for my favorite NJ brewery. Apollo from six point is also a solid choice. So I've never heard of Goose Island before, and I have a store that has tons of Sofie, Matilda, Pepe Nero, and Pere Jacques 2012 on the shelf at $8 a pop. What's so special about them?
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Jahoodie posted:Late as heck, but Carton Brewing's 077XX is out of this world, they're starting to compete for my favorite NJ brewery. Apollo from six point is also a solid choice. I take it you mean bombers? Sofie is my favourite of the lot of them; it's a saison aged for a little bit in wine barrels. Really great summer beer.
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Reject posted:The wife and I went to the sour festival today. That prickly pear berliner was pretty excellent. Do y'all ever bottle it? That's cool, I was one of the dude's pouring the CCB beers. And no, we only brewed a small pilot batch. Doing a large batch of it seems nigh impossible considering the way we brew berliners. Not sure how big breweries do it.
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Oh, wow. I totally forgot that our "market" includes Charlotte. That's actually a pretty good possibility. Did you make it down for a pint? Made it just in time. The 2 people that ordered right after me got one and a half glasses. drat that stuff is good! Duckworth's did have a rule of one KBS per person with the breakfast thing they were doing, or it never would have lasted as long as it did.
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I tried out RJ Rockers Black Perle the other night. This is the first black IPA to impress me, as I've usually found the style a bit of a muted compromise. It was like drinking a really nice porter with all the usual fixings, but with the addition of some initially intrusive hops. The balance improves a lot once it warms, though, so I'd recommend serving it more like a porter than an IPA. What really jumped out at me was that it felt and tasted like I was having a light-bodied 5% porter with some hops added in. It's a good thing they don't sell this in sixes--I could see myself plowing through several pretty quick. But it's 9.5%. Ouch. Was it worth the $9 I paid for a bomber? For a redemption of the style, it was a nice one time thing. It's a well put-together beer that drinks well. If it were cheaper and more readily available, though, this'd earn a venerated spot in my fridge. As is, there are better options at that price point. Edit: Oh, and I found out the hard way that Deviant Dale's cans are the exact same dimensions of Monster Energy Drinks. Oops. Kraven Moorhed fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Jun 18, 2012 |
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Kraven Moorhed posted:RJ Rockers I have very limited experience with this brewery but the 3 or 4 brews I had of theirs at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport put them firmly in the "never want to try something from them ever again" category. Speaking of the Carolinas, I'm going to be in the Outer Banks (Buxton area) for a week starting Saturday, driving from Charlotte. Any recommendations on places to stop in Raleigh-Durham or even on the Banks to stock up on a few good brews?
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The Federal in Raleigh NC has Founders Breakfast Stout tonight.  Dan: Stop at Sam's Quik Shop in Durham or Tasty Bev in Raleigh.
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RiggenBlaque posted:If you're in the Syracuse or Rochester area, they get Firestone Walker Double Jack as well as their normal Union Jack, which are both excellent. I'm going to see if I can hunt that down at Wegman's tomorrow. Thanks 
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Got back from Chicago last night after buying all the beers. Highlight of the trip, besides the Saturday night bottle share, was hitting up Half Acre on Sunday and finally collecting my winnings from their Cipher contest. Besides the beer I bought, they gave me all of this for free: T-shirt, beer mug, bottle of Akari Shogun, bottle of a barrel aged beer they haven't released and they only made 94 bottles of, un-applied labels for Akari Shogun because it's so  . Also not pictured: a growler of fresh Daisy Cutter, and a quick tour of the brewery since my friend had not seen it before.Oh Half Acre, why do you have to be so amazing and yet so far away. 
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DC beer goons, help me. I'm going to dc and staying in the DuPont circle area on my honeymoon and am looking for some nice food and beer suggestions (but they don't have to be together). Metro, walking, and taxi are all available. I know of churchkey but not much else.
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danbanana posted:I have very limited experience with this brewery but the 3 or 4 brews I had of theirs at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport put them firmly in the "never want to try something from them ever again" category. If you look back a few pages, an awesome NC goon answered this same type of question for me since I'll be in OBX in mid July.
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Paul Proteus posted:DC beer goons, help me. Birch and Barley if you hadn't done it of course. Bier Baron is nearby and usually has some solid taps. My favorite bar in all of DC is Meridian Pint in Columbia Heights. Just a chill neighborhood bar and doesn't seem to get all clusterfucky like Churchkey does. I also really like RFD in Chinatown. Whole Foods on P Street is nearby and they might actually still have Parabola left. You have to ask for it. Overall favorite place for beer and food for me is Granville Moore's, mostly becuase of lower prices than Brasserie Beck and more casual vibe. If you're willing to front the cash though, definitely check out Brasserie Beck. There are some other places nearby that are supposed to be good but I can't vouch for them. They are around Adams Morgan/Dupont: Scion, The Black Squirrel (pricy), Bourbon, Smoke & Barrel (said to have good food+beer)
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Paul Proteus posted:DC beer goons, help me. Galaxy Hut The Big Hunt Smoke and Barrel Meridian Pint Pizzeria Paradiso
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Found two bottles of curmudgeon's better half at a local grocery store - score!
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Anyone have any experience with Blue Mountain? I picked up a Mandolin and a Dark Hollow since they were just shipped in today, but I see the ratings are kind of all over the place on ratebeer. Hope I didn't pick up a clunker, but even if I did, it led to a discovery that may be relevant (or already known) to other Richmond area goons--Total Wine Midlo has a surprising stock of Goose Island Sofie, Matilda, Pere Jacques, and Pepe Noir. I'm proud to say that I came out with my new friend Pere.  According to the cashier, this has only been the case for the past three weeks or so. Is this likely to continue? I might have to scramble for more disposable income to stock up if it's not the case.
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Kraven Moorhed posted:Anyone have any experience with Blue Mountain? I picked up a Mandolin and a Dark Hollow since they were just shipped in today, but I see the ratings are kind of all over the place on ratebeer. Hope I didn't pick up a clunker, but even if I did, it led to a discovery that may be relevant (or already known) to other Richmond area goons--Total Wine Midlo has a surprising stock of Goose Island Sofie, Matilda, Pere Jacques, and Pepe Noir. I'm proud to say that I came out with my new friend Pere. Dark Hollow is great, as is their Full Nelson Pale Ale (which I have never seen outside of Charlottesville). Many of their best offerings are tap-only though. Not a fan of Mandolin but havent tried their new batches from the new barrel house. Munkaboo fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Jun 19, 2012 |
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Kraven Moorhed posted:Anyone have any experience with Blue Mountain? I picked up a Mandolin and a Dark Hollow since they were just shipped in today, but I see the ratings are kind of all over the place on ratebeer. Hope I didn't pick up a clunker, but even if I did, it led to a discovery that may be relevant (or already known) to other Richmond area goons--Total Wine Midlo has a surprising stock of Goose Island Sofie, Matilda, Pere Jacques, and Pepe Noir. I'm proud to say that I came out with my new friend Pere. Those Goose Island brews are year-rounds, so I'm going to bet they're there to stay. You can find them on the shelves in every beer store in Chicago, pretty much. Sofie is my favourite, but they're all good beer.
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Paul Proteus posted:DC beer goons, help me. Make sure to go to the DC Brau brewery. They are fairly new, and all of their beer is delicious.
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kcncuda71 posted:Make sure to go to the DC Brau brewery. They are fairly new, and all of their beer is delicious. Problem is, it's a pain in the rear end to get to without a car 
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kcncuda71 posted:Make sure to go to the DC Brau brewery. They are fairly new, and all of their beer is delicious. I find their Belgian not very good at all. Their Pale Ale is very very awesome, as good as Dale's imo.
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Kraven Moorhed posted:Blue Mountain? Goose Island? all of the GI stuff is pretty easy to find, so i don't think you need to stock up on it just yet. Dark Hollow is loving good, so i'm gonna buy extras. i know they just opened up the new barrel house, so hopefully that stuff will get regular distribution here, but considering none of that particular line made it the hour and a half to Richmond until now, i'm worried there might be a contraction as they figure out their new demand/production ratio. Joe's Inn tapped the line today and Mekong is tapping it tomorrow. Paul Proteus posted:I'm going to dc and staying in the DuPont circle area on my honeymoon and am looking for some nice food and beer suggestions (but they don't have to be together). Metro, walking, and taxi are all available. I know of churchkey but not much else. for food and beer, Pizza Paradiso, definitely. for food (trying to come up with places in areas where you might want to be, anyway), some Ethiopian (Dukem was my spot), Pete's Diner if you want to sit in a legit greasy spoon with members of Congress, the Majestic in Old Town Alexandria (maybe you can hit up Port City while you're there), Umi for sushi, Rasika for Indian, Kabob Palace if you're in Crystal City/on the way from National... not necessarily for food or drink, but E Street Cinema is a really excellent movie theater.
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funkybottoms posted:all of the GI stuff is pretty easy to find, so i don't think you need to stock up on it just yet. Dark Hollow is loving good, so i'm gonna buy extras. i know they just opened up the new barrel house, so hopefully that stuff will get regular distribution here, but considering none of that particular line made it the hour and a half to Richmond until now, i'm worried there might be a contraction as they figure out their new demand/production ratio. Joe's Inn tapped the line today and Mekong is tapping it tomorrow. In that case I may drop by tomorrow to pick up an extra and grab the Isabel that's coming in. A bourbon-barrel cocoa orange porter sounds like something I need to experience, and this looks to be the first bottling, to boot. Glad to hear Goose Island is becoming a mainstay as Pere Jacques is treating me pretty well at the moment, and my experiences with Sofie and Matilda (the latter on $3 drafts  ) point towards GI brews being a regular thing. Now I just need to try out Pepe Nero for the full Belgian exposure.Edit: VV If they don't have like 30 instances of subtle wordplay on the bottles for that I'll be incredibly disappointed. Kraven Moorhed fucked around with this message at 04:48 on Jun 19, 2012 |
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Pepe Nero* there's also Lolita, but I haven't seen that appear in NJ yet. Their Nut Brown Ale is loving delicious as well and their IPA is no slouch.
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Any FL goons oughta head to Cigar City soon, we tapped a pretty special beer and are selling growlers.
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CYBER SLIMER posted:Any FL goons oughta head to Cigar City soon, we tapped a pretty special beer and are selling growlers. What special beer is this? I wouldn't be able to make it until tomorrow at around five thirty or six anyway, so it'd probably be gone by then anyway.
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funkybottoms posted:for food and beer, Pizza Paradiso, definitely. for food (trying to come up with places in areas where you might want to be, anyway), some Ethiopian (Dukem was my spot), Pete's Diner if you want to sit in a legit greasy spoon with members of Congress, the Majestic in Old Town Alexandria (maybe you can hit up Port City while you're there), Umi for sushi, Rasika for Indian, Kabob Palace if you're in Crystal City/on the way from National... I really need to check out E Street Cinema. Big supporter of the Landmark theaters in Dallas and I'm sure the one here screens quality movies too. Besides Dukem, I'm pretty fond of a lot of places along U Street. Oohs and Aahhs has legit soul food/meat and three (ie: fried chicken, collard greens, shrimp and grits, think that sort of thing). Plus keep in mind this is coming from someone who's lived in the South for most of his life. The Standard and American Ice are both good places where you can be outside and have a beer with good food. Taylor Gourmet on 14th has kickass sandwiches. Bistro La Bonne is one of the more affordable French restaurants (mussels, frites, and a beer for $15 at happy hour) and most of their drafts are American craft. The SE area (Eastern Market/Capitol Hill) seems pretty interesting too, but I haven't really explored it outside the market. May wanna look that neighborhood up on Wikitravel/Chowhound for some highlights. It's great place to wander early on a Saturday/Sunday and unlike the Mall, it didn't have a huge swarm of people. Here's an interesting article on sours at SAVOR: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-we-can-eat/post/craft-beer-takes-a-sour-turn-at-savor-festival/2012/06/11/gJQAVz9LVV_blog.html
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deadwing posted:What special beer is this? I wouldn't be able to make it until tomorrow at around five thirty or six anyway, so it'd probably be gone by then anyway. It will be. Be there. Seriously.
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Rogue Ales to create beer using yeast from brewmaster's beard follicles Rogue - biggest troll brewery or just assholes?
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Retemnav posted:Rogue Ales to create beer using yeast from brewmaster's beard follicles Honestly can't decide if I'm now more horrified of this or the Dogfish Head spit-beer. 
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Retemnav posted:Rogue Ales to create beer using yeast from brewmaster's beard follicles Better(?) brewing through deplorable personal hygiene.
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