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Has to be better than pacman yeast 
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Jun 20, 2012 14:46
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So, guys, which of the Portland, Maine-area breweries are worth a drat? My cousin and I might head up there in August. The only ones I'm familiar with are Allagash (which has tours; we'll stop there regardless) and Shipyard. The latter distributes in Nebraska but I'm not particularly fond of what we get out here. Beeradvocate's list: Allagash Brewing Company - 50 Industrial Way, Portland Maine Beer Company - 1 Industrial Way #3, Portland Rising Tide Brewing Company - 103 Fox St, Portland Sebago Brewing Company - 201 Southborough Drive, Scarborough Sebago Brewing Company - 29 Elm St., Gorham Sebago Brewing Company - 211 Fore Street, Portland Sebago Brewing Co. - 48 Sandford Drive, Gorham Peak Organic Brewing Company - 110 Marginal Way #802, Portland Casco Bay Brewing Co. - 57 Industrial Way, Portland DL Geary Brewing Co. - 38 Evergreen Drive, Portland Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company - 396 Fore St., Portland Shipyard Brewing Co. - 86 Newbury Street, Portland Freeport Brewing Company Inc. - 46 Durham Road, Freeport Bull Jagger Brewing Company - 1 Industrial Way, Portland
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Jun 20, 2012 16:30
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Retemnav posted:Rogue Ales to create beer using yeast from brewmaster's beard follicles They aren't aware that it's just gross, I guess. When are we going to get to the beer fermented via belly button lint?
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Jun 20, 2012 19:10
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Wait, so the brewer at Rogue was found with non-Pacman yeast in his beard? Infidelity!  And, really, it isn't gross. It's yeast.
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Jun 20, 2012 19:48
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They're not putting beard clippings in the yeast starter. They're merely isolating a particular yeast strain that happened to be found in said beard.
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Jun 20, 2012 20:00
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I really wanted to make some sort of joke about brewing with yeast infections but it's really just too disgusting to even think about. Much like beard-yeast.
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Jun 20, 2012 20:12
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Sirotan posted:I really wanted to make some sort of joke about brewing with yeast infections but it's really just too disgusting to even think about. Much like beard-yeast. I seem to remember someone trying to do exactly that, but I don't really want to google for it at work.
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Jun 20, 2012 20:19
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crazyfish posted:I seem to remember someone trying to do exactly that, but I don't really want to google for it at work. I think that was someone making bread, but I am also not looking it up
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Jun 20, 2012 20:42
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Sirotan posted:I really wanted to make some sort of joke about brewing with yeast infections but it's really just too disgusting to even think about. Much like beard-yeast. i thought of some jokes, too, but also kept them to myself. looked it up, though, and the yeast is totally different, so apparently it wouldn't work very well (for bread, either). interestingly enough, i'm drinking a Pearl Necklace right now...
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Jun 20, 2012 20:53
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funkybottoms posted:i'm drinking a Pearl Necklace right now... gross
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Jun 20, 2012 21:08
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Has anyone been to Stillwater's bar that recently opened in Baltimore?
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Jun 20, 2012 21:12
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Phanatic posted:Has anyone been to Stillwater's bar that recently opened in Baltimore? Not yet, but I'm actually planning to go next Saturday! I gotta pick up a friend from BWI so I figure I'll stop by. Baltimore paper recently posted a review too: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/20...love-and-regret gently caress, not open til 5 on weekends? Guess not 
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Jun 20, 2012 21:23
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Munkaboo posted:gross it's got a little hint of brine, but it slides right down! (for the record, Pearl Necklace is an actual/horribly-named beer) funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Jun 20, 2012 |
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Jun 20, 2012 21:31
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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. BTW the special beer is Brandy Barrel-aged Hunahpu's.
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Jun 20, 2012 22:17
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how the gently caress does one get yeast in their beard, let alone a unique strain
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Jun 20, 2012 22:25
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nuncle jimbo posted:how the gently caress does one get yeast in their beard, let alone a unique strain It's probably not a unique strain. It's just a mutated brewing yeast from working in a brewery. It's also loving gross. crazyfish posted:They're not putting beard clippings in the yeast starter. They're merely isolating a particular yeast strain that happened to be found in said beard.
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Jun 20, 2012 22:57
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Sirotan posted:I really wanted to make some sort of joke about brewing with yeast infections but it's really just too disgusting to even think about. Much like beard-yeast. It's been done. Avoid the comments section because it'll just depress you with the amount of vitriolic misogyny in there. Midorka posted: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. Also keep an eye out for Juliet (sour beer with blackberries) and Madame Rose (lambic with cherries aged in wine barrels). They're harder to find these days but they're still around here and there. I tried the Southern Tier 2XIPA last weekend at my local bar, and it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Pale and dry with a nice bit of malt character, and a good citrus/pine hop character in the aroma and taste. I might have to start picking it up every so often, since it's cheaper than a majority of the DIPAs out there. It also reminded me of the collaboration beer I brewed with Beer Here, but that might have just been nostalgia and the alcohol speaking. Chicago summer's really started kicking in, so I'm glad to have all these free cases of Summertime and IPA from Goose Island.  Now I just need to pick up some Tank 7 or Colette and I'll have the perfect summer trifecta.
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Jun 20, 2012 23:23
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Yeast is everywhere. Dont act like there isnt wild yeast spores on you right now (unless you never leave your house?). Take a leaf, press it on a agar petri plate and wait a couple days and I bet one of the specimens will be a yeast.
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Jun 21, 2012 00:22
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SketchyNick posted:Yeast is everywhere. Dont act like there isnt wild yeast spores on you right now (unless you never leave your house?). Take a leaf, press it on a agar petri plate and wait a couple days and I bet one of the specimens will be a yeast. Saccharomyces covers drat near every square inch of this earth. It's almost like a divine being wanted beer to happen...
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Jun 21, 2012 00:41
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CYBER SLIMER posted:BTW the special beer is Brandy Barrel-aged Hunahpu's. Aww balls. I wanted to stop by tonight but work kicked the poo poo out of me and I didn't feel like dealing with 75/I4 during rush hour.
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Jun 21, 2012 00:44
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Sad news from Boulevard today: No Chocolate Ale this year. The last 2 years have had "off flavors" in one of the batches. (I had a "good" and a "bad" one this year. I couldn't sense any difference. http://www.boulevard.com/chocolate-ale-2013/
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Jun 21, 2012 01:10
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deadwing posted:Aww balls. I wanted to stop by tonight but work kicked the poo poo out of me and I didn't feel like dealing with 75/I4 during rush hour. Hopefully it'll be back soon. And I say this with some awesome news: I'm being promoted as the dude in charge of all the beers in the tasting room! Pretty loving awesome. Basically a dream of sorts.
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Jun 21, 2012 01:48
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CYBER SLIMER posted:Hopefully it'll be back soon. This means growlers for everything, right? 
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Jun 21, 2012 02:09
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Edit: Nevermind. Already covered.
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Jun 21, 2012 02:28
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CYBER SLIMER posted:Hopefully it'll be back soon. So loving cool, congrats!
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Jun 21, 2012 02:30
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Captain Shortbus posted:Sad news from Boulevard today: No Chocolate Ale this year. The last 2 years have had "off flavors" in one of the batches. (I had a "good" and a "bad" one this year. I couldn't sense any difference. "Sad" news. That stuff is terrible.
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Jun 21, 2012 02:32
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I like it. It's not as good as a Chocolate Stout, but it's different. Plus it's rare, so that automatically makes it tasty.
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Jun 21, 2012 02:59
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funkybottoms posted:it's got a little hint of brine, but it slides right down! It's an actual beer, but not horribly named when you realize who brewed it  In-Heat Wheat? Raging Bitch? Doggy-Style?
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Jun 21, 2012 04:41
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Went to the grocery store today and saw that they had 12 packs of Sierra Neveda Torpedo bottles on sale for $12.50, but was not in the cooler. Drinking them now, but they have lost the hops and are more malty then the last batch I got. I saw that the gas station a few towns over has Three Floyds Gumballhead for sale, and seeing as the reviews say it's pretty hoppy I might pick it up tomorrow. Tried that Hop Stoopid the other day, but it actually tasted a bit onion/garlicky to me for some reason. Was still good, just not what I was expecting.
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Jun 21, 2012 05:06
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Harminoff posted:Tried that Hop Stoopid the other day, but it actually tasted a bit onion/garlicky to me for some reason. Was still good, just not what I was expecting. I think Summit hops are what give it that "savory IPA" flavor. I first noticed it in Oskar Blues' Gubna I think. It's not bad, but I usually prefer a fruity/floral/piney hop flavor if I'm in the mood for an IPA.
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Jun 21, 2012 05:13
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Captain Shortbus posted:Sad news from Boulevard today: No Chocolate Ale this year. The last 2 years have had "off flavors" in one of the batches. (I had a "good" and a "bad" one this year. I couldn't sense any difference. I'm with ShaneB. No big loss. The "good" bottles aren't even anything special as far as beer, save for the limited quantity. The bad ones have an extremely rancid smell, like vinegar mixed with rotten milk and vegetables, and you can tell right away. I actually was over at a friend's house a while back (he's the beer guy at Hall's if anyone's familiar), and we looked through an entire case where every single bottle was bad.
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Jun 21, 2012 12:36
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For all the talk of demand for Chocolate Ale, there were always a few bottles gathering dust at nearby Hy Vees because nobody knew any better. (Save for the asshats who were buying by the case and selling it with a huge markup, of course)
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Jun 21, 2012 15:12
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Are Goose Island Juliet and Lolita supposed to be like $21? There are two 2012 bottles in a cooler at my local shop, but I'm not sure if I'm getting gouged at that price.
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Jun 21, 2012 15:51
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ShaneB posted:Are Goose Island Juliet and Lolita supposed to be like $21? There are two 2012 bottles in a cooler at my local shop, but I'm not sure if I'm getting gouged at that price. Gouge. I know exactly which spot you're talking about (I really like their cooler upgrades). I spotted Lolita a few months ago at Red Star for like $15. There are still some spots where it's on the shelf, so if you're really intent on grabbing some you can probably find it around. In other news, another one of my local haunts got in some Stone smoked porter with vanilla beans (apparently it's a one-time bottling). I had it on tap about a year ago and it was outstanding, so I came home with a four-pack.
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Jun 21, 2012 15:53
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ShaneB posted:Are Goose Island Juliet and Lolita supposed to be like $21? There are two 2012 bottles in a cooler at my local shop, but I'm not sure if I'm getting gouged at that price. Those are two of the three sour sisters from GI (third being Madame Rose). I've seen them go for a lot more, and that's not too big of a gouge.
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Jun 21, 2012 15:54
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The SARS Volta posted:For all the talk of demand for Chocolate Ale, there were always a few bottles gathering dust at nearby Hy Vees because nobody knew any better. I had a "good" bottle (at least I assume it was) and it still wasn't that great. It tasted like there was chocolate in it and not nasty vinegar vegetables, at least.
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Jun 21, 2012 15:55
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ShaneB posted:Are Goose Island Juliet and Lolita supposed to be like $21? There are two 2012 bottles in a cooler at my local shop, but I'm not sure if I'm getting gouged at that price. Four dollars cheaper than getting a fresh bottle at the pub.
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Jun 21, 2012 15:59
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Went to Hoppin' Frog brewery today because they released their Naked barrel aged barleywine. Picked up two bottles. They took me and my buddy's picture by their aging barrels. Pretty cool little operation they got going there (emphasis on little).
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Jun 21, 2012 17:00
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I haven't seen Lolita for less than $19. For the record, I quite like Chocolate Ale. Like Southern Tier's Blackwater series, it's hard to call it beer as much as dessert, but it's a tasty one at that. It's odd to me that it's rare/gouged, though, because my local shop had bottles for $8 during this year's release and I still see it around the Chicago area on occasion.
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Jun 21, 2012 17:00
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I'll clarify my issues with it: The body is abominable; it's super lean and watery. The chocolate aspect of the beer is also apparently " we want this to taste like watery Hershey's". I had it on tap, so I will assume it was a good example of the beer vs. some kind of messed up bottle. I don't see much of a draw to a "beer" that is essentially watery chocolate-flavored liquid.
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Jun 21, 2012 17:30
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