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SUPER HASSLER posted:Not on my GABF list at all Is that 3 BPB supposed to be 3 Balls Per Bottle or something? That's kinda funny even if the beer itself sounds like a DFH gimmick beer.
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I'm going to be all round upstate NY this week/end...what's good that I can't get here in southern California? Founders doesn't do bottles but they do kegs, does Bells distribute in NY? I've gotten Cigar city stuff in NYC before but I don't know thats regular. Southern Tier for sure...anything else?
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Oct 3, 2012 21:04
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Casual Yogurt posted:I'm going to be all round upstate NY this week/end...what's good that I can't get here in southern California? Founders doesn't do bottles but they do kegs, does Bells distribute in NY? I've gotten Cigar city stuff in NYC before but I don't know thats regular. Southern Tier for sure...anything else? No Bells. Victory, Troegs, Weyerbacher, Southampton, Captain Lawrence, Sixpoint, Ommegang
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Oct 3, 2012 21:13
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Just picked up some Cigar City Good Gourd and Humidor Series IPA. Also picked up Nostrodamus because I have never had it before. That will be tonights drinking. Cigar City is quickly becoming my favorite brewery. Living in Florida helps with that, but god drat they make some delicious things.
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Oct 3, 2012 21:26
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Casual Yogurt posted:I'm going to be all round upstate NY this week/end...what's good that I can't get here in southern California? personally, i'd be on the lookout for Captain Lawrence, Ithaca, Founders, and Southampton. Troegs, Weyerbacher, Smuttynose, Brooklyn, Ommegang, Cisco, and Great Lakes all make some good beers, too. looks like some Hill Farmstead might make it into the state, too, but that's probably only for special tappings at places in NYC or something.
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Oct 3, 2012 21:39
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TenaciousTomato posted:Definitely drinking some fresh Milk Stout Nitro. If you haven't had this beer you need to ASAP. I wish that Milk Stout Nitro was in bottles here, I've only had it on nitro tap, which was loving delicious. The bar couldn't sell the beer, for some reason, so they were having $3 pints of nitro Milk Stout. Needless to say I was very drunk 3 nights on Milk Stout. funkybottoms posted:personally, i'd be on the lookout for Captain Lawrence, Ithaca, Founders, and Southampton. Troegs, Weyerbacher, Smuttynose, Brooklyn, Ommegang, Cisco, and Great Lakes all make some good beers, too. looks like some Hill Farmstead might make it into the state, too, but that's probably only for special tappings at places in NYC or something. I'm very confused as to what people recommend Ithaca for. They make Flower Power, but nothing else has been good by them that I've had. Also most of Weyerbachers beers are pretty mediocre and even grainy (Last Chance IPA, Old Heathan, Merry Monks, and Heresy to name a few).
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Oct 3, 2012 22:20
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Midorka posted:I'm very confused as to what people recommend Ithaca for. They make Flower Power, but nothing else has been good by them that I've had. Some of their excelsior series beers are pretty good.
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Midorka posted:I'm very confused as to what people recommend Ithaca for. They make Flower Power, but nothing else has been good by them that I've had. Also most of Weyerbachers beers are pretty mediocre and even grainy (Last Chance IPA, Old Heathan, Merry Monks, and Heresy to name a few). Fresh Flower Power on tap is so good. Cascazilla is tasty too. Weyerbacher and Smuttynose are both average-at-best in my experience, though some people seem to disagree. Brooklyn and Great Lakes both offer really high quality examples of common styles, but if you're looking for something exciting and different, you want to avoid anything they sell in a 6 pack. It will be very well done, but it won't break new ground, because that really isn't the goal. Troegs, Victory, Ommegang, everything they do is excellent.
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Oct 3, 2012 22:32
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RiggenBlaque posted:Is that 3 BPB supposed to be 3 Balls Per Bottle or something? That's kinda funny even if the beer itself sounds like a DFH gimmick beer. I thought that Wynkoop beer was an April fool's joke. Here's hoping SUPER HASSLER is just months behind, because otherwise, 
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Docjowles posted:I thought that Wynkoop beer was an April fool's joke. Here's hoping SUPER HASSLER is just months behind, because otherwise, My Facebook friends post old stuff 
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Docjowles posted:I thought that Wynkoop beer was an April fool's joke. Here's hoping SUPER HASSLER is just months behind, because otherwise, It may not be a joke. http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/wynkoop-to-release-rocky-mountain-oyster-stout-no-joke.41839/
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danbanana posted:Ten Fidy is in Chicago. GET PUMPED. Definitely come to Tampa. It'll be an awesome time.
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Casual Yogurt posted:I'm going to be all round upstate NY this week/end...what's good that I can't get here in southern California? Founders doesn't do bottles but they do kegs, does Bells distribute in NY? I've gotten Cigar city stuff in NYC before but I don't know thats regular. Southern Tier for sure...anything else? Where in upstate NY? If we're talking Syracuse I can give you the complete rundown of where to go and what beers you could get. Cigar City doesn't distribute anywhere outside NYC area (if it even distributes to NYC). Also, RobBorer mentioned Captain Lawrence, but, oddly enough, they don't make it to Syracuse or Rochester, although there has been rumors they would start distributing there (edit: just checked, Captain Lawrence won't be in that area until January). Jolly Roger also distributes to both of those cities, if you can't get that stuff in California. Troegs is very worth buying, especially troegenator, and Victory as well. Great Lakes also makes nothing but extremely great beers.
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Arnold of Soissons posted:Fresh Flower Power on tap is so good. Cascazilla is tasty too. The Ithaca Brute series is quite good. I agree with you on Weyerbacher but I can't agree with you on Smuttynose. The Smuttynose Baltic Porter is the bomb. Seriously good beer. Lots of smooth tasty rounded character with subtlety and nuance. Don't know about their other stuff but Baltic Porter is good enough in my books.
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rage-saq posted:The Ithaca Brute series is quite good. Re: Smuttynose, their regular old robust porter is pretty outstanding too.
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I kinda like Old Brown Dog as far as run of the mill brown ales go. Smuttynose also makes some decent beers in their big beer series.
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Have you had Really Old Brown Dog? No, but I do have one, why?
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rage-saq posted:The Ithaca Brute series is quite good. yes, Brute is loving awesome, one of the best east coast sours, and the other stuff i've had has been good. Smuttynose is pretty solid all-around, and while i'm not a fan of Weyerbacher outside of a few beers, a lot of people seem to like them, so... i'll also agree with AofS that Brooklyn's seasonal/large format stuff tends to be much more interesting than their year-round offerings.
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Midorka posted:No, but I do have one, why? I'd like to hear what you think of it, if you liked OBD. A lot of the same toasted malt character, some nice, dark fruity sweetness. I think it's a nice spin on Old Brown Dog. I enjoy Weyerbacher's barleywines and their belgians, but the rest of the lineup never seems to really grab me.
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drank my marshal zhukov today at work with my boss and coworker & holy poo poo that is a thick imperial stout. Very good but I'm glad I shared with 2 other people.
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FreelanceSocialist posted:I'd like to hear what you think of it, if you liked OBD. A lot of the same toasted malt character, some nice, dark fruity sweetness. I think it's a nice spin on Old Brown Dog. I'll open mine up tonight or tomorrow then and see what it's about!
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So anyone going to Hunahpu day wanna pre-arrange trading me a bottle? I'll provide a cellar list.
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Huge_Midget posted:So anyone going to Hunahpu day wanna pre-arrange trading me a bottle? I'll provide a cellar list. If you want to PM me a cellar list, that would be cool. Its a little early, and my list may change a good bit, but I can supply you with one in a day or two (away from the computer with the list atm).
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RiggenBlaque posted:Where in upstate NY? If we're talking Syracuse I can give you the complete rundown of where to go and what beers you could get. Albany area and Lake George. I bought Jai Lai ipa bottles in Brooklyn before, I seen Smuttynose stuff before, their Barleywine is fantastic. They have Victory stuff here in California.
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Casual Yogurt posted:Albany area and Lake George. I bought Jai Lai ipa bottles in Brooklyn before, I seen Smuttynose stuff before, their Barleywine is fantastic. They have Victory stuff here in California. Ah, that's a shame. I've only been to the Albany area a couple times but was surprised at how much less of a beer culture they have than all the rest of NY. Most of what was said still applies, though. I don't know why I said Jolly Roger, I meant Jolly Pumpkin
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So my girlfriend wants to go to see the cake boss bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. I know there are some good breweries and brewpubs up north, what is near Hoboken?
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Midorka posted:So my girlfriend wants to go to see the cake boss bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. I know there are some good breweries and brewpubs up north, what is near Hoboken? Guidos.  But no, I'm interested in hearing about this as well.Content: I cracked open the Hoppin' Frog Saison IPA the other day with friends, and just got a lot of overwhelming sweetness in the end. Not that exciting! We have discovered, though, that just about any pumpkin beer can be improved by mixing it with cinnamon schnapps. I recommend Great Balls of Fire if you can get it in your area.
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Midorka posted:So my girlfriend wants to go to see the cake boss bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. I know there are some good breweries and brewpubs up north, what is near Hoboken? Are you planning on driving to Hoboken? You brave soul. Hit up the beer garden on the outskirts, Pilsner Haus- it's the same people who do Radegast in Brooklyn. Last I was there they had Ramstein Octoberfest and it's super (Butler NJ brewery). There isn't really much around Hoboken for breweries or brewpubs, closest is probably the Gaslight brewpub in South Orange. Edit: The cake boss bakery will disappoint you, you have been forewarned.
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Jahoodie posted:Are you planning on driving to Hoboken? You brave soul. Are there any breweries within an hour, or brewpubs? Will look into Gaslight and yes I'm driving to Hoboken, I have to go to Camden often enough to not be worried about Hoboken. As for the bakery, I am sure it will disappoint, but she REALLY wants to go so if it makes her happy then she'll return the favor.
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Anyone here tried Schlafly Pumpkin Ale? It seems to have a decent amount of hype, so I picked up a sixer. It's quite good! Tastes like a cinnamon pumpkin pie, crust and all. I also tried New Belgium's Red Hoptober earlier this month, and it's really good! I expected an Octoberfest-style ale, but it's more like a mild IPA with a hint of the usual seasonal spices and malts. I'm usually pretty lukewarm on New Belgium in general, but Red Hoptober is probably my new favorite of their beers.
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Midorka posted:Are there any breweries within an hour, or brewpubs? Will look into Gaslight and yes I'm driving to Hoboken, I have to go to Camden often enough to not be worried about Hoboken. As for the bakery, I am sure it will disappoint, but she REALLY wants to go so if it makes her happy then she'll return the favor. I'm not talking about crime (which is why I assume you bring up Camden?), it's really congested to get to and the town has very very limited parking. An hour drive could get you to Cricket Hill and Ramstein without traffic (there will be traffic), but they're both basically warehouse tours with no restaurants or anything much to do besides drink good beers. You could also hop a train and be at Brooklyn Brewery in a bit over an hour, give or take.
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I think I really like living in Bend, partly for the same reasons I liked to visit Ft. Collins back when I lived in CO. Within biking distance (the easy sort, too, since it's flat and all the cars are aware of bikes and the speed limit is really low throughout), there are what I'd consider four nation-class breweries -- Deschutes, Boneyard, 10 Barrel and Crux (recently founded by an ex-Deschutes guy). The others are at least average, too, so I can't complain. The only thing I can bitch about is that there's no The Mayor of Old Town-ish bar here that has a zillion taps, which is surprising in a way considering.
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WELP we started canning tonight. It's pretty loving awesome.
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Jahoodie posted:I'm not talking about crime (which is why I assume you bring up Camden?), it's really congested to get to and the town has very very limited parking. Oh yeah, my girlfriend looked into it and apparently Hoboken has strict parking rules or something? I think our plan of action is to check out the cake boss place, go to some museum in Newark, go back to NJ Beer CO (maybe) to check out their beers, then hit up Triumph on the way home for dinner and beer since the beer looks decent there. How is Maxwell's? I know it's pretty famous. Any good beer on tap? Also what stores should I check out while in the areas?
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SUPER HASSLER posted:Crux (recently founded by an ex-Deschutes guy). How is Crux? There has been a bit of hype in Oregon about them, but I haven't actually heard anything about the quality of the beer yet.
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