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Hypnolobster posted:Seriously though, Stone might seem sort of strangely omnipresent and Greg Koch might come off as a bit of a dick sometimes, but they make some of the cheapest big beers in the business and they're mostly really great. Also their beer garden is preeety and their sour fest is the best.  e: Some of the most established people in the California beer business are less than impressed with Greg Koch's personality. I'm sure he's been an rear end in a top hat to some/all of them at various points. But from the perspective of a beer fan who shows up to events and sees Greg in his element, I have to say he does a decent job of representing the brand. What he does in business or in other settings I have no idea.
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Casual Yogurt posted:Where do you live?! Everything Stone makes is cheap as gently caress and properly delicious. Stone has been around since the 90's I think they have proven their worth. Stone's bombers are priced low here, but their 6 packs are $13 here and 4 packs are $15 and higher, depending as well as collab brews coming in at $4-$5 for a 12 ounce. I know I said $12 for a 4 pack the first post, but I went after work to another store and realized Ruination was $17 for a 4 pack and Subliminally Self-Righteous was $15. As for Greg, the first thing that rubbed me wrong about him was this Saison du Buff tasting. In the first 2 minutes it comes off to me that Greg doesn't care about the mediator at all, like he's better than him. The sales packet I got from Stone was another problem, it came off as extremely arrogant when they're comparing their prices to other craft brews showing that they are higher and still sell better. I'll scan the folder for you guys to see. Lastly the whole trust fund vibe I got from those two quotes is where I drew the line. It just rubs me wrong. Edit: Also, I have no problems with their size at all, I mean I enjoy Sam Adams still. I was also a bit harsh earlier, I have liked a lot of Stone's brews, but not enough at their price point to justify buying them again. Beer talk: Victory's Oak Horizontal is great, well until drank. The aroma is spot on with a lot of sweetness of caramel/toffee and vanilla with the barrel notes very restrained, but when drank the barrel presence is too much. The finish is too hot with bourbon. The beer isn't bad, but it is certainly too hot to fully enjoy right now. This might be better in a few months. vvvvvvvvvvvvvv @captain shortbus: Those prices are mostly why I don't regularly buy Stone. Midorka fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Mar 19, 2013 |
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That's insane. A 4 pack of Ruination is under $11 otd here. Yay low cost of living!
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crazyfish posted:Not sure where you're from, but if you don't get Russian River, I've seen Pliny and Supplication in Denver before. I'm from OH, so this could be pretty awesome. Even though I'm a pretty big hophead, and I love IPAs, I don't think I'm even that interested in having him try to find me some Pliny. I've had it before, and while it was good, I'd rather have him bring me back something else. I'm more interested in having him grab me a few RR sours, maybe a bottle or two of something from Crooked Stave, and Funkwerks, and then just a whole bunch of year round/sessionable beers. I actually enjoyed Oarsman a good bit. It definitely wasn't the best sour (if you even want to call it that) beer I've ever had, but it was far from the worst. It's pretty awesome they release this stuff in six packs, I think it could be awesome to drink a few of these while grilling out in the summer.
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Midorka posted:Stone's bombers are priced low here, but their 6 packs are $13 here and 4 packs are $15 and higher, depending as well as collab brews coming in at $4-$5 for a 12 ounce. I know I said $12 for a 4 pack the first post, but I went after work to another store and realized Ruination was $17 for a 4 pack and Subliminally Self-Righteous was $15. $2.17/bottle for stuff that's as good as what Stone puts in a six-pack *rubs you wrong*? What the gently caress. What do you consider a reasonable price for a six-pack of beer?
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For CBC people, we are having an event next Friday with Oskar Blues and several other canning breweries. We'll have our four core canned beers at the very least.
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Midorka posted:Stone's bombers are priced low here, but their 6 packs are $13 here and 4 packs are $15 and higher, depending as well as collab brews coming in at $4-$5 for a 12 ounce. I know I said $12 for a 4 pack the first post, but I went after work to another store and realized Ruination was $17 for a 4 pack and Subliminally Self-Righteous was $15. Well, the "mediator" is Wesley Crusher. What do you expect?
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Midorka posted:Stone's bombers are priced low here, but their 6 packs are $13 here and 4 packs are $15 and higher, depending as well as collab brews coming in at $4-$5 for a 12 ounce. I know I said $12 for a 4 pack the first post, but I went after work to another store and realized Ruination was $17 for a 4 pack and Subliminally Self-Righteous was $15. Was just at Orlando total wine and 4 pack ruination was $9.99 (along with oaked arrogant bastard) and highest six pack was $12. I wouldnt purchase a $12 six pack from Stone but why would you when lagunitas/*local whatever* is cheaper and just as good. *edit* - I understand prices vary with region SketchyNick fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Mar 19, 2013 |
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Phanatic posted:$2.17/bottle for stuff that's as good as what Stone puts in a six-pack *rubs you wrong*? Dogfish Head, Left Hand, Lagunitas, Victory, Yards, and Founders, just to name a few off of the top of my head, are all $10 or less for a 6 pack. I don't mind occasionally buying Sculpin for $14 for a 6 pack, but that's a rare occasion. $2 twice a week adds up. There are other variables though about the attitude as well that you're ignoring. Many here may not agree, but Greg rubs me the wrong way in the scenarios I've mentioned. I just recently had Stone's IPA and it was very good, but I'd rather buy Lagunitas IPA every time over it for $9.49. This is just my opinion and views from what I've seen though, I guess I'm in the minority here. Midorka fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Mar 19, 2013 |
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SketchyNick posted:Was just at Orlando total wine and 4 pack ruination was $9.99 (along with oaked arrogant bastard) and highest six pack was $12. I wouldnt purchase a $12 six pack from Stone but why would you when lagunitas/*local whatever* is cheaper and just as good. I think the main point that we can pull from this is that more breweries should charge $10/6 like Lagunitas does. Seriously, how the hell do they charge so little for so many awesome beers? They're my go-to brewery. Their stuff only costs $1 more/6er than local beers do (GLBC, Columbus brewing), and I enjoy them quite a bit more than the local stuff since I'm a bit of a hop-freak.
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XxGirlKisserxX posted:For CBC people, we are having an event next Friday with Oskar Blues and several other canning breweries. We'll have our four core canned beers at the very least. What are you guys sending up for DLD?
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oH GOD OH GOD OH GOD Wednesday, March 27 The Debut of Bluejacket-Three Floyds-Revolution-Half Acre Collaboration Brew + a Slew of Drafts & Casks from each Brewery -ChurchKey - 4pm Pouring the collaboration brew, an unbelievable American-style India Pale Ale called Fistcal Cliff, and many more kegs and casks from Bluejacket, Three Floyds, Revolution & Half Acre. The Beer List: Bluejacket, Half Acre, Revolution & Three Floyds Fistcal Cliff IPA (Brewed for CBC 2013! World Premier!) Bluejacket, Allagash & Peakskill Share the Rainbow Bluejacket & Mystic Vespula Mysticus Bluejacket & Mad Fox Instigator Three Floyds Zombie Dust Three Floyds Alpha King Three Floyds Toxic Revolution Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf Three Floyds Dreadnaught Three Floyds Gumball Head Half Acre Space IPA Half Acre Chocolate Camaro Half Acre Daisy Cutter Half Acre Akari Shogun Half Acre Lager Half Acre & Three Floyds Annica Revolution A Little Crazy Revolution Working Woman Revolution Moby Wit Revolution Samadhi Revolution Anti-Hero IPA Revolution Bean Jean
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Munkaboo posted:oH GOD OH GOD OH GOD This tap list makes me feel real proud to work in Roscoe Village and have half of my family hail from Munster  .
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Let's talk homebrewing. Has anyone ever tried Mr. Beer? http://www.mrbeer.com My girlfriend got this for me for Christmas after I expressed a bit of interest in brewing my own beer. I made my own beer, a "Bavarian Weissbeer" (in quotes because who the gently caress really knows), following the instructions to the T. However, the beer I produced was somewhat weak and really rather thin tasting, nothing like Hoegaarden or Leffe. Did I do something wrong? Is this beer kit just crap? I had to boil some sort of weird goopy mix which I then fermented with yeast, which was not what I was expecting at all, and I'm rather disappointed with the end product. Is there anything I can do to thicken the next beer I make (a "Mexican Cerveza" ((lmao)) to the point of drinkability? Anything I can add to customize it? Any other homebrewers in this thread?
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3437782
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Aha, thank you. I'd still like opinions, since I'm sure this thread gets more traffic. But I'll post there too.
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Darth Windu posted:Aha, thank you. I'd still like opinions, since I'm sure this thread gets more traffic. But I'll post there too. This thread doesn't really get significantly more traffic than the homebrewing thread.
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Angry Grimace posted:This thread doesn't really get significantly more traffic than the homebrewing thread. The OP claims it is the most popular thread in Goons With Spoons?
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It's close! A number of successful pro brewers got their start with Mr. Beer, but what all of them agree upon is that Mr. Beer is not useful for producing much of anything good and they only got places once they purchased a real kit from a homebrew shop.
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Homebrewing is officially legal in Mississippi. Congratulations! http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/SB/SB2183.xml
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air- posted:Homebrewing is officially legal in Mississippi. Congratulations! Welcome to the 1930s, Mississippi. Maybe you'll manage to attain Cold War-level civilization before the rest of us are flying around in hovercars and teleporting our lunches to the moon every day. I swear, watching politics in the South feels like playing Civilization on easy.
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Speaking of legalizing homebrewing, this video from a homebrew debate in Alabama is hilarious and sad at the same time.
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Oh, this conversation again? I'll just drop this here: http://watchdog.org/75381/pa-liquor-privatization-vote-a-first-step-towards-free-market-industry/
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Sour in the Rye is drat delicious. Shared a bottle with some friends during the ACC tourny and everyone went out the next day to buy more at Total Wine. Also, Total Wine had some ridiculous prices yesterday. Weyerbacher Quad 4-pack for $3.99? And a shelf of Liefman's Goudenband for $6.99? Ok, sure. Had one of the Quads last night and picked up more bannana flavor than I'm used to for a quad, but overall it was pretty good. Certainly worth $1 a bottle.
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Midorka posted:Speaking of legalizing homebrewing, this video from a homebrew debate in Alabama is hilarious and sad at the same time. "M-E-A-D mead what's that?" That man sounded drunk on the very (healthy!) Chivas Regal he spoke so highly of. We have florida.gif; this seems like a sufficient choice for alabama.avi.
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Colorado receives limited release of Stone Enjoy By 04.20.13 IPA Their little beer finder app has it available at a butt-ton of places so hopefully I can score a few.
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Picked up a growler of Columbus Brewing Co's Bodhi DIPA for $10.99 
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So despite the price, mead rules. Have tried four B. Nektar offerings within the past month and all have been very good. Zombie killer was the sweetest but Mango blackpepper, vanilla cinnamon and evil genius were pretty amazing coming from a mostly beer palette.
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SketchyNick posted:So despite the price, mead rules. Have tried four B. Nektar offerings within the past month and all have been very good. Zombie killer was the sweetest but Mango blackpepper, vanilla cinnamon and evil genius were pretty amazing coming from a mostly beer palette. Mead is indeed awesome, B. Nektar is having their Mead Fest on 4/20, I'll be there. They'll be re-introducing their Bourbon Barrel Mead, which is amazing. Make sure you track down NecroMANGOcon when it hits shelves in the next month or so: 
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wattershed posted:Here they come... Hopefully they're less than $15/6er in OH 
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wattershed posted:Here they come... Holy poo poo. Those cans look so much better than the bottles.
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Kraven Moorhed posted:Holy poo poo. Those cans look so much better than the bottles. Bottles are being redesigned too. They're just slow in getting that going because they were trying to get the cans done.
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since people are posting taplists, here is Mekong's answer to CBC (for the entire week, spelling/grammatical errors not mine, my italics, sorry it's so long): ALL on DRAFT at Mekong is for Beer Lovers NEXT WEEK Goose Island Bourbon County 2012 ( Vietnamese Coffee )  (assuming it's going through a Randall)Hardywood Bourbon DIPA 2012 Hardywood Bourbon Hoplar Hardywood Barrels Blend #3 Hardywood Barrel blend Blackberry/Grand Cru Hardywood Bourbon barrel Imperial Stout Hardywood Sidamo Stout aged in Marker's Mark barrel Hardywood Bourbon GBS 2012 Hardywood Bourbon Pumkin 2012 Hardywood Barrel Aged Singel Del Ducato Blueberry nightmare BFM abbaye de St Bon Chien 2011 BFM Sq Rt 225 Saison Aged in Bon Chien barrel Baladin Wayan Sour Allagash Curieux 2009, 2010, 2011 Allagash Interlude 2011 Allagash Bourbon Black Allagash FV 13 Loverbeer Madamin t'Smisje Oudanarde Imperial Sour Red De glazen toren cuvée Angelique ransom barrel Barley Friska Romanto barrel Hofstetten Kuelbelbier Ransom barrel Firestone walker 16th Anninersary The Bruery Smoking Wood The Bruery Rye the Sour COTU Oak Aged PocaHOPtas COTU Barrel Aged Scotch Ale2012 COTU Bourdon Barrel 13% Imperial Milk Stout Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti 2009 Great Divide Oak aged Chocolate Yeti 2009 Great Divide Oak Aged Espresso Yeti Barley Toccadibo aged in Bella late harvested Zinfandel Barrel J W Lees Harvest Calvados 2011 Flying Dog Barrel Aged Gonzo 2012 Duchesse de Bourgogne Ichtegem Grand Cru Bockor Cuvée de Jacobin Rouge De Proef/Hair of Dog Flanders Fred Blue Mountain Dark Hollow Blue Mountain Dark Hollow w/Coffee Blue Mountain Barrel Aged Dirty Belgian Dogfish Head Palo Santo 2010, 2011 Dogfish Head Red n White 2010 Dogfish Head Burton Baton Terrapin Oak Aged Big Hoppy Monster Founders backward Bastard 2010 Ommegang Biere d'Hougomont Trolls Palanfrina Special Batch aged in Ramsom Spirit barrel Harviestoun Bitter & Twist aged in Gin/Pinot Noir barrel Hitachino Nest Ancient Nipponia aged in Ransom Whisky Bavik Petrus Aged Pale Liefmans Oud Bruin Reisdorf Kolsh aged in Channing Daughter's PAZZO barrel Uinta Sea Legs Baltic Porter aged in 16yrs Ritterhouse Whisky Uinta CockeYe Cooper Bourbon barrel Barleywine Uinta Labyrinth Black Ale aged in Rye and Bourbon barrels Mad Fox Oak Aged Wee Heavy Mad Fox Crazy Ivan Bourbon barrel Imperial Stout Mad Fox Batch 100 Laughing Dog 2010, 2011 Bourbon Barrel Dogfather Imperial Stout St Bernardus ABTO (?) Heavy Seas Bourbon DIPA Heavy Seas Bourbon Barrel Barleywine New Belgium Lip of Faith Julie Kessler Select Lost Rhino Woody Stout Green Flash Mystery #1 (supposedly includes Silva and Shaggy) Green Flash Mystery #2 Green Flash Mystery #3 Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Nawhal Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Bigfoot Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Ovila Quad Midnight Barrel Aged Series #1 Andall #1(Blackberry Gueuze) (An is the owner, that's what they call the Randall) Andall #2 (Untamed Italian Wild ) Andall #3 (Strawberry Gueuze ) Andall #4 ( Bon Berry ) Andall #5 ( Plead the Fifth w/oak chips n vanilla beans ) Andall #6 (Tamarind chili Stout ) New Holland 2009 Dragon's Milk Stout and more to come BEER IS THE ANSWER haven't enjoyed any of the the Zymatore Project beers, but there's still more than enough to make a few trips over the course of the week. any of the aged stuff are kegs he's been sitting on and we haven't been getting Great Divide here for a few years now. oh, and almost all the sour stuff listed he has on tap all the time- in fact, they now have 32 regular taps, ten of which are always sour. okay, now back to people posting insane CBC taplists...
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wattershed posted:Here they come... Aww man, they took off the fish. 
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funkybottoms posted:since people are posting taplists, here is Mekong's answer to CBC (for the entire week, spelling/grammatical errors not mine, my italics, sorry it's so long): I just came here to post this! Do you think I could set up a tent and just crash there?
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Kraven Moorhed posted:Holy poo poo. Those cans look so much better than the bottles. Am I the only one who actually doesn't really dig those cans? I think it's the base color making it look like an old 70's can of Billy Beer that I can't get behind. Has anyone had that Game of Thrones Ommegang release? Is it worth getting or just a marketing gimmick?
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RiggenBlaque posted:Am I the only one who actually doesn't really dig those cans? I think it's the base color making it look like an old 70's can of Billy Beer that I can't get behind. i was thinking the same thing. that or paint. WHEEZY KISS A DUDE posted:I just came here to post this! Do you think I could set up a tent and just crash there? i bet someone could pull an RV into the back lot and make a killing renting out sleeping space. in other local beer news, Hardywood's Firkin Fridays are generally disappointing, but this week's should be good- Andy, a cook at Acacia, has added lactobacillus and cherries to a pin of Singel, so hopefully it will have had enough time to get nice and funky. guaranteed to be better than Virginia Strawberry, anyway.
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RiggenBlaque posted:Am I the only one who actually doesn't really dig those cans? I think it's the base color making it look like an old 70's can of Billy Beer that I can't get behind. Its pre-instagrammed so the filter has to do less work so you can upload pictures of yourself drinking it faster.
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RiggenBlaque posted:Am I the only one who actually doesn't really dig those cans? I think it's the base color making it look like an old 70's can of Billy Beer that I can't get behind. I actually kind of like it. It reminds me of Coors (not Light) or Gennesse. An old school style label. Then again, I also love me some retro NFL jerseys and such.
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