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King Henry  Favourite beer of all time, for sure. Had it three times this year, and I've thought the exact same thing every time I've had it.
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crazyfish posted:King Henry I really hope GI brews this again, although I feel it's unlikely for the foreseeable future. It didn't get distributed to OH because of the 12% abv cap, so I never got the chance to buy a bottle. I also never got the chance to try CBS, which is another beer I would have really loved to try when it was fresh. CBS was distributed to OH, I just never got the chance to buy a bottle, because it was released right around the same time I got into beer... and at the time I didn't quite think $18/bottle was worth it  Maybe I'll get the chance to taste/trade for a bottle of King Henry/CBS... until then, I can dream.
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Kudosx posted:I really hope GI brews this again We already have.  Although it won't be called King Henry, since we don't have the Pappy Van Winkle barrels to age it in this time, but more barleywine is already snoozing away in bourbon barrels as we speak.
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Dec 21, 2012 11:23
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Alesmith reportedly hitting Illinois in the next week (central first, then "northern"). I wonder if their distro area will be similar to Ballast Point, who basically hit every part of Illinois except around the Chicago area.
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Dec 21, 2012 13:21
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Vertigo posted:I know everyone is going to say "just go buy a Duvel set" but are there any good deals on quality tulip glasses out there? Wine glasses are plus or minus the same thing and can probably be bought a couple bucks per from a restaurant supply or something otherwise you are pretty much stuck buying them with beer or arranging a deal with a bar owner for distributor glasses because the volume isn't really there for good prices on straight to consumer.
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I had Goose Island's Night Stalker and it had a strong soy sauce/vinegar aroma and finish, is this normal?
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Angry Grimace posted:When I was in Vegas, Blue Moon was the best beer I could get. For free, I mean. My wife went to Vegas for a conference last month and she called me up to bitch that she saw La Folie at a bar she asked about it and they told her it was 25 bucks.
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bartolimu posted:La Folie was $7 a pour at Aces while it lasted. They had Tart Lychee for $6 until it kicked this week. Whoa, that's pricy? Just asking since that's the usual price I've seen for them (or well, any other sour)  Though there have been bars in Dallas that have reduced it for $3/pour mostly because the masses don't like sours and they want to get the keg killed off and rotated. Hey, more for me!
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Dec 21, 2012 16:40
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air- posted:Whoa, that's pricy? Just asking since that's the usual price I've seen for them (or well, any other sour) I think he meant that $7 is good (at Aces) while Grimace's wife's $25 per bottle (at Public House?) isn't. Again, any opportunity to praise Aces and Ales I'll take: place was fuckin' boss.
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Dec 21, 2012 17:02
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Vertigo posted:I know everyone is going to say "just go buy a Duvel set" but are there any good deals on quality tulip glasses out there? If you have a Goodwill-type thrift store near you, check it out. They usually have shelves and shelves of glassware, and you can often find some quality stuff. I've gotten pints, pilsners, tulips (including a nice Ommegang one) and snifters there, all for $1 or less.
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Tons of people get gift sets for Duvel, Chimay, etc. and never use the glass so it ends up at thrift stores for cheap.
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Glottis posted:Tons of people get gift sets for Duvel, Chimay, etc. and never use the glass so it ends up at thrift stores for cheap. What the hell? Show me these people, I have a word for them  I would totally buy 5 more Karmeliet glasses if I saw them at a thrift shop
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TenaciousTomato posted:What the hell? Show me these people, I have a word for them Who needs fancy glasses? Sublimer sure didn't: 
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danbanana posted:Who needs fancy glasses? Sublimer sure didn't: Nice poster, x-files I'm guessing? Slightly more on topic, props to Sublimer for introducing me to Cantillon amazing brewery!
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Hanging out at an airport bar in Philly waiting for a flight, and I have to say I'm pretty impressed by their selection: Definitely considering getting the Blackout Stout, as I don't see Great Lakes much in my area of NJ.
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Podima posted:Hanging out at an airport bar in Philly waiting for a flight, and I have to say I'm pretty impressed by their selection: god drat, which terminal? i'm always in terminal A which is awful
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Podima posted:Hanging out at an airport bar in Philly waiting for a flight, and I have to say I'm pretty impressed by their selection: Ew, they don't list the prices. That's not a great sign to begin with, I can only image what it means in an airport bar.
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Dec 21, 2012 20:32
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Terminal B. There's apparently a location in D too but no idea if it's the same. Also honestly, like half the bars I go to (exaggeration) don't list prices for drafts. It's an airport bar so I don't expect $3 pours though! Still worth it to try some new stuff on draft I haven't before. On that note, Great Lakes Burning River is pretty darn drinkable!
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Dec 21, 2012 20:39
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Vertigo posted:I know everyone is going to say "just go buy a Duvel set" but are there any good deals on quality tulip glasses out there? I've had great luck with e-bay. Total Wine near me has the new cool red-painted Duvel tulip goblet for a decent price, too. World Market has some surprisingly cheap/good glassware also, and I keep meaning to go back and get some plastic tulips for snobby drinking at the lake. Yesterday I grabbed some WIlliamsburg Alewerks Cafe Royale. I am very much hoping that the lactose flavor isn't too prominent. I can handle it, but not a ton of it, and it may turn friends off completely. I also grabbed some of Anthem's "Hops" cider to mess with my family over the holidays.
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Dec 21, 2012 20:42
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Vertigo posted:I know everyone is going to say "just go buy a Duvel set" but are there any good deals on quality tulip glasses out there? Check New Belgium's online store. I'm not sure if they are doing any kind of deals, but usually around Christmas, they run a sale.
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ChickenArise posted:WIlliamsburg Alewerks Cafe Royale Stuff is great.
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Conclusion of the Philly airport trip report: $6.25 for Burning River, $10.40 for Blackout Stout. Not great, not "cut your wallet open" terrible.
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Podima posted:Conclusion of the Philly airport trip report: $6.25 for Burning River, $10.40 for Blackout Stout. Not great, not "cut your wallet open" terrible. Not bad at all. I paid $7.50 for a Sam Adams in the Orlando Airport last week.
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ChickenArise posted:Yesterday I grabbed some WIlliamsburg Alewerks Cafe Royale. I am very much hoping that the lactose flavor isn't too prominent. I can handle it, but not a ton of it, and it may turn friends off completely. more for you. seriously, this is probably the best beer in the state, not to mention one of the easiest-drinking BA stouts you're gonna find. stock up.
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funkybottoms posted:more for you. seriously, this is probably the best beer in the state, not to mention one of the easiest-drinking BA stouts you're gonna find. stock up. Excellent news; I'll see if I can pop one tonight while they're still on the shelf. Their BA porter is fantastic, though not totally consistent among the many bottles I drank. I suspect this was more age-related than anything though. 2-6 months in seemed to be the right balance point for me. I saw that the Schlafly 21st Scotch Barrel thing hit shelves today, but I think it'll be gone from my local bottle shop before I get home. If I want it I'll probably have to hit up my more secret locations.
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danbanana posted:Alesmith reportedly hitting Illinois in the next week (central first, then "northern"). I wonder if their distro area will be similar to Ballast Point, who basically hit every part of Illinois except around the Chicago area. gently caress come to Chicago already (both of these breweries)
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Shared a 2006 Abbaye de Saint Bon Chien and Firestone Walker XV last night, both are tremendous. BCBS tonight. It's been a good week.
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Vertigo posted:I know everyone is going to say "just go buy a Duvel set" but are there any good deals on quality tulip glasses out there? Depending on how tulipey you want it, I've really been loving these glasses http://www.amazon.com/Spiegelau-Cla...=spiegelau+beer e: forewarning, Spiegelau glassware is incredibly thin (wine glass thin) and quite strong. Awesome to drink from. Their tall wheat glass is 24 oz and rules a whole bunch, too. Hypnolobster fucked around with this message at 03:13 on Dec 22, 2012 |
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ChickenArise posted:Excellent news; I'll see if I can pop one tonight while they're still on the shelf. Their BA porter is fantastic, though not totally consistent among the many bottles I drank. I suspect this was more age-related than anything though. 2-6 months in seemed to be the right balance point for me. consistency has been a stumbling block for them, but it seems like their brewer has mostly gotten a handle on poo poo in the past year or two. the BBP was a bit hot this year, but still tasty, and Cafe Royale is never not good. Coffeehouse Stout is also great if you haven't had it, but the lactose is a little more apparent in that one. if you like IPAs and they brew Bitter Valentine again, jump all over that- a lot of people think that's their best beer.
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I drank a bottle of Two Brothers Revelry the other night. I can distinguish the differences between beer and subtleties within different types of beer. However, this beer blew me away and I don't know why. The label claimed it was 124 or thereabouts IBUs, but I was not blown back by any overload of hoppyness. Can any of you (I assume there's a few) help me figure out what I was tasting?
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By the way, I'll be in DC starting the day after Christmas, so if anyone's nearby, let's go have a drink. Very much enjoying being back in
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Black Note is back in bottles at Bell's. Merry Christmas to me!
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So glad Cigar City decided to can their florida cracker wit. Definitely will be replacing wittekerke as my beach/river beer of choice. Tastes dry because of the saison yeast yet still has all those good citrus oils from the curacao.
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SUPER HASSLER posted:By the way, I'll be in DC starting the day after Christmas, so if anyone's nearby, let's go have a drink. guessing you don't have a car, huh?
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Midorka posted:I had Goose Island's Night Stalker and it had a strong soy sauce/vinegar aroma and finish, is this normal? I hate Night Stalker, it's pretty bad. Pretty excited to have the Expedition Stout, havent had it in like a year. Munkaboo fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Dec 22, 2012 |
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^^ Go grab a beer with SUPER HASSLER if you can! In Houston and just picked up more of the Stone Mint Chocolate Stout. Planning to fill a growler of Karbach Bourbon Barrel Aged Hellfighter too. Phenomenal barrel aged porter.
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air- posted:^^ Go grab a beer with SUPER HASSLER if you can! I'm in California and we still haven't gotten Mint Chocolate Stout. We're never going to are we?
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air- posted:^^ Go grab a beer with SUPER HASSLER if you can! i want him to grab a beer with me at Hardywood (and then maybe a side trip to Mekong).
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air- posted:^^ Go grab a beer with SUPER HASSLER if you can! Where? For both, please.
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Whisker Biscuit posted:Black Note is back in bottles at Bell's. Merry Christmas to me!  Do you live really close? If so, could I trouble you for one? Would make a great belated Christmas present for the wife (local bar had it on tap in Feb and she went bonkers for it)..
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