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I'm drinking a Jersey beer, Climax brewing's 15th anniversary which is a barleywine. The nose smells like bourbon and vanilla but it's not barrel aged. I drink bourbon straight and know what it smells like so I'm not sure how the heck they managed that. In their description they say vanilla aromas, so I'm guessing maybe vanilla extract combined with the booze coming through giving a bourbon aroma? But the aroma is really complex with toffee, caramel, vanilla, bourbon and cherries/raisins, but the taste is just raisins. They messed up really bad in combination with the lack of carbonation and thin body for the style and lack of depth in the flavor. This is just a weird beer that misses so many marks, but I mainly bought it for the cool as gently caress 500ml swing-top it came with.
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Sirotan posted:I dunno, do you think I should have a theme? The one tasting I went to with a theme was super dumb so I'm inclined to not have one.... Not so much a theme as hey, everyone bring at least one beer of X type. Stout, sour, Belgian, etc. It's your party, I'm just gonna show up with booze 
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Had a farmhouse beer from newish Denver brewery Strange Brewing tonight and it was really good. They did a nice job keeping everything in balance even in a relatively big beer. They're still at "owner has to drive the kegs to bars himself" stage so they don't really distribute outside of Denver/Boulder but if you're in the area and see them on tap, give it a shot.
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Nov 12, 2012 06:53
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Any of you guys have suggestions on a nice beer shop in San Francisco? I frequent Ales Unlimited, Healthy Spirits and if I *have* to The Jug Shop. Any other ones I should look out for?
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Nov 12, 2012 10:47
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obi_ant posted:Any of you guys have suggestions on a nice beer shop in San Francisco? I frequent Ales Unlimited, Healthy Spirits and if I *have* to The Jug Shop. Any other ones I should look out for? City Beer Store
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Nov 12, 2012 13:20
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my straight-edge coworker went to Europe as the merchandise guy for his friends' band and offered to bring me back some beer. he ended up stopping in Amsterdam, showing a clerk a list, and coming back with Mamouche, Fou'Foune, HORAL's Megablend, and de Cam's gueuze and kriek. so loving pumped- i might even drink the Fou'Foune out of a frosted mug!
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Nov 12, 2012 15:55
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I had a very tasty Breckenridge Vanilla Porter yesterday. Had a pretty strong vanilla aroma and I got some roasted malt, coffee, and toffee flavors from it. Definitely more on the sweet side but I really liked it. I'll have to look for a six pack the next time I'm out.
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Nov 12, 2012 18:36
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Does anyone know what the availability of Surly Abrasive is, I see they are releasing it November 15th but am wondering how long it generally lasts (stores and their brewery). Some friends and I are planning a trip to Minneapolis December 1, but if it is not going to be available by then I might need to make a special trip.
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Nov 12, 2012 19:24
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broom posted:Does anyone know what the availability of Surly Abrasive is, I see they are releasing it November 15th but am wondering how long it generally lasts (stores and their brewery). Some friends and I are planning a trip to Minneapolis December 1, but if it is not going to be available by then I might need to make a special trip. Abrasive is pretty readily available. I was up in February and still saw lots of it around (~2-3 months after release). You should be fine. Also: Best IIPA on the planet. Buy lots.
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Nov 12, 2012 19:26
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danbanana posted:Abrasive is pretty readily available. I was up in February and still saw lots of it around (~2-3 months after release). You should be fine. Agreed with all of this, also its fairly available on tap.
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Nov 12, 2012 19:29
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funkybottoms posted:i might even drink the Fou'Foune out of a frosted mug! Come on man, I thought you had better taste than that. Proper etiquette demands you use one of these babies: 
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danbanana posted:
Yes I completely agree, had it for the first time at the Great Taste of the Midwest in August and have been fiending for more ever sense. broom fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Nov 12, 2012 |
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Nov 12, 2012 20:51
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funkybottoms posted:so loving pumped- i might even drink the Fou'Foune out of a frosted mug! Please do. Make sure to post it on BA so I can see the ensuing beer nerd rage. Maybe I started a thing 
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I'm introducing a friend into the wonderful world of stouts tonight. Training wheels was Young's, which he loved. Next is a Left Hand Milk Nitro, he's liking it. Should I hover there or step up to the chocolate oak Yeti or FBS? Don't want to overdo it.
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I'm guessing he liked the chocolate of the Youngs and maybe didn't like the espresso flavors in the milk stout or was it the nitro? If it was the former then another coffee forward stout wouldn't be a great idea.
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Sublimer posted:Please do. Make sure to post it on BA so I can see the ensuing beer nerd rage. kinda want to use the beat-to-poo poo anodized aluminum cups the girlfriend insists on keeping (i can't even drink water out of those loving things), but the troll might be too obvious. i doubt i'll actually post anything, though, as that would require starting a BA thread. Captain Shortbus posted:I'm introducing a friend into the wonderful world of stouts tonight. overthinking it, maybe- if you're willing to finish/dump out whatever he doesn't like, then fire away, man. also, give him some Founders Porter. VVV if he likes a lot of chocolate and coffee in his water, give him the Lips of Faith funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Nov 13, 2012 |
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Wish I had some. I'm working with FBS, Milk Stout Nitro, Lips of Faith Coffee Chocolate, Nommo Dubbel, Monk's Cafe, and then some Lovechild and Dissident that I won't be wasting on a new drinker. He seems to be settling in on the Milk Stout. I also have some Harvest Ale that I didn't like. Maybe I'll try to pawn that off on him.
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Nov 13, 2012 03:47
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Left Hand's Fade to Black Volume 4, the black ipa, is the best of the style I've had, though really I don't have much to compare it to, it still kicks rear end. It's exactly how I imagined the style would be when I first heard it, a wonderful blend of cocoa, roasted malts, and earthy/woody/piney hops. I am glad I bought a 6 pack.
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Captain Shortbus posted:I'm introducing a friend into the wonderful world of stouts tonight. Nitro Milk Stout would be perfect, don't push him off the deep end. Avery Tweak was rightfully deserving of the name. Was shaking at some point Saturday, but I almost never have caffeine so it works extremely effectively on me. Definitely the second best Avery beer I've had behind Avery 13.
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I couldn't resist, since I wanted some Lovechild, so I have him a small glass. His response: "I didn't know beer could be like this". I think I have a convert. Downside is now I have to share the whole bottle.
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Midorka posted:Left Hand's Fade to Black Volume 4, the black ipa, is the best of the style I've had, though really I don't have much to compare it to, it still kicks rear end. It's exactly how I imagined the style would be when I first heard it, a wonderful blend of cocoa, roasted malts, and earthy/woody/piney hops. I am glad I bought a 6 pack. Wookey Jack, seek it out. (Havent had FTB Vol 4 though)
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Ok, tried some of these...SnowDog posted:Hit up the store this afternoon, hoping to see what was new (Celebration? No such luck). Quite happy with my haul: Jack's Abby Smoke & Dagger was tasty! Couldn't find any fault with it, and will enjoy it again. I think it suffered a bit from being a couple hours after I finished... Sierra Nevada Estate Ale kind of blew me away. I don't know how much of it was just in my head, but I really enjoyed drinking this. I couldn't drink it every day, or even every week, but it was an experience. Southern Tier Old Man Winter ... I had one last night, and it disappointed me. Now, I probably drank a dozen of these last winter, one or two per seating, at a local restaurant who was offering it as a seasonal. Always with food. Last night, just on its own, there was some weird flavor, aftertaste or something. I wish my palate was sophisticated enough for me to be more specific. Something just didn't taste "right." Anyway, will try it again later this week, maybe with some food.
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Munkaboo posted:Wookey Jack, seek it out. (Havent had FTB Vol 4 though) Wookey's definitely my number 1, Sublimely Self-Righteous is pretty great, too. Hard to think of many others I've enjoyed, I'll have to snag a sixpack of the Left Hand one at some point.
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I was definitely not expecting Celebration to be an IPA. I was happy as a pig in poo poo, but my guests seemed like they wanted one of those overly-sweet spice bombs that usually gets put out as Christmas beer. Oh well, more for me. Narwhal is the jam of the winter, IMO. I'm grabbing more to stuff in my beer closet.
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A friend got a bottle of Five Squared last night through a trade (somehow really really cheap). Five squared went for 100 euros a bottle in auction, and he traded an Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Church on a Hill Barleywine from CCB. Five Squared is 25%, and you can see sugar crystals in it, its ice distilled. It tastes like a liqueur, strong with cherries and apple, and has finish not entirely dissimilar from Jagermeister. Overall, its pretty good, not worth the 100 euros, but worth the trade value.
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The reason why I've avoided Wookey Jack is because it was already 3 months old by the time it hit stores in NJ, I'm going to wait for a fresher batch. I'm assuming that since it's a black IPA that the hops are one of the defining characterstics of the beer and 3 months is enough to not get the full experience. I've been burnt enough on old IPAs so I can wait. Also, it's about 4 months old now, it was bottled late July. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Midorka fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Nov 13, 2012 |
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Midorka posted:The reason why I've avoided Wookey Jack is because it was already 3 months old by the time it hit stores in NJ, I'm going to wait for a fresher batch.  Really man? 3 months isn't THAT bad. Maybe a little mellowing lets the roasted malts come out further. What I'm trying to say is, buy Wookey Jack. Saying that, I've had it on tap and 
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Docjowles posted:Wookey's definitely my number 1, Sublimely Self-Righteous is pretty great, too. Hard to think of many others I've enjoyed, I'll have to snag a sixpack of the Left Hand one at some point. Co-sign on Wookey Jack being #1. Deschutes Hop in the Dark CDA's second, then SSR.
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Pizza Port Carlsbad is doing a Strong Beer Fest on December 7th-8th. Tickets are $30 at the door and include six tickets, additional tickets $1 apiece; VIP tickets are $40 with exclusive beers, early admission (starts at 1 instead of 4) and a couple of extra tickets. I'll probably make the drive over on the 7th and do the regular session - exclusive/rare beers sound great but $10 extra for a VIP ticket and needing to start my drive early in the morning makes that a no-go. There's no taplist out yet but Pizza Port brings in good stuff for their festivals. It should be well worth dropping by.
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Popped a Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XIV last night. Not nearly as heavy as Parabola, but as a consequence a lot more drinkable. I had Parabola on Friday on draft and honestly, as much as I like Parabola, I can't drink more than one half-pint of Parabola without getting Parabola overload. I also had Abyss on Friday and I wasn't particularly impressed at all. Was good, not great.
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Did any of you get to try Hop Heathen by Hoppin' Frog when it was relatively fresh? That's a pretty great Black IPA, and one of the only ones in my area readily available outside of Stone SSR (Which is actually a bit of a pain for me to get, the only shop that I know of that carries it is 40 minutes away). I really hope that someday Firestone Walker will distribute to OH, you folks talk about them an awful lot.
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Kudosx posted:Did any of you get to try Hop Heathen by Hoppin' Frog when it was relatively fresh? That's a pretty great Black IPA, and one of the only ones in my area readily available outside of Stone SSR (Which is actually a bit of a pain for me to get, the only shop that I know of that carries it is 40 minutes away). I really wish FW would distribute to WI as well. I know IL gets them, or at least Chicago. Would love to try Parabola, never heard a bad word about it and it's the time of the year where I just want to drink a big barrel aged stout.
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air- posted:Co-sign on Wookey Jack being #1. Deschutes Hop in the Dark CDA's second, then SSR. That's like picking a favorite child for me. Sometimes I like more than others but they are all pretty awesome.
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I Dont Like You posted:I really wish FW would distribute to WI as well. I know IL gets them, or at least Chicago. Would love to try Parabola, never heard a bad word about it and it's the time of the year where I just want to drink a big barrel aged stout. You live in Wisconsin and want FW? Prepare to have every thread denizen in the western US begging you for trades 
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Kudosx posted:Did any of you get to try Hop Heathen by Hoppin' Frog when it was relatively fresh? That's a pretty great Black IPA, and one of the only ones in my area readily available outside of Stone SSR (Which is actually a bit of a pain for me to get, the only shop that I know of that carries it is 40 minutes away). I'm just gonna buy a bunch of Barrel Aged Blackout this year and trade for stuff like FW, BCS, and others. I'd suggest you do the same.
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Mahoning posted:I'm just gonna buy a bunch of Barrel Aged Blackout this year and trade for stuff like FW, BCS, and others. I'd suggest you do the same. I'll trade for a BA Blackout when you get one, please let me know when you do. I don't have PM here so update the thread and we'll discuss.
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Midorka posted:I'll trade for a BA Blackout when you get one, please let me know when you do. I don't have PM here so update the thread and we'll discuss. Yeah I'll let everyone know as I've already drawn some interest from others too. Last year it wasn't released until January so that's when it will probably be again. Stay tuned.
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Mahoning posted:I'm just gonna buy a bunch of Barrel Aged Blackout this year and trade for stuff like FW, BCS, and others. I'd suggest you do the same. I definitely plan on doing this. I feel like it's the only good one-off release in our area that is good trade bait, everything else is year round. Did you go last year? I'm wondering if people bring bottles along and do bottle shares like Dark Lord Day... P.S. It sounds like we want to trade for the exact same stuff, haha.
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So I thought this was pretty interesting. Lagunitas’ owner calls out MillerCoors, A-B InBev on Twitter. I wouldn't expect anything less from a corporation in terms of arrogance and targeting demographics but I hope more breweries speak out against the disrespect towards better brewers and when the time comes for a craft brewery to have the option to get bought out they deny it.
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TenaciousTomato posted:So I thought this was pretty interesting. Lagunitas’ owner calls out MillerCoors, A-B InBev on Twitter. I'd love to see somewhere with up-to-date org charts showing the webs of ownership and sub-brands for the big breweries. I remember having trouble convincing a friend of mine that Blue Moon is owned by Coors. They'd just point to the label and say "see? It says made by Blue Moon Beer Co.!"
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