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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:Oh hey a place in Tampa will be tapping a keg of Hopslam on Saturday. Finally I get to try this west coast wonder! You meant to type Hopslam right? There are a couple of odd things about this sentence.
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^^^^^ It's Florida, anything further west than Tallahassee is the West Coast.
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Jul 12, 2013 02:02
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:^^^^^ It's Florida, anything further west than Tallahassee is the West Coast. ... Also, that keg is 6 months old. Not exactly going to be ideal.
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Jul 12, 2013 02:17
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danbanana posted:... Yeah, I wouldn't really judge HopSlam on an old keg like that. Definitely keep the age in mind when trying it for the first time.
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Cracked my first two bottles from the beer-it-forward extravaganza (which you should think about joining if/when it happens again, as it's been a blast). Columbus IPA and 3Floyds Zombie Dust! Both are really outstanding, and Zombie Dust deserves all the hype it gets. Great pineapple-grapefruit combo from the hops, very refreshing. Citra is a good hop. Columbus IPA is very nice, too, certainly one of the better IPA's I've had from any region. West coast in spirit, comes on with grapefruit and peaches and finishes nice and dry.
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Update on the Hoptimum vs. Ruination. I'm a big believer in deck beers, and it's surprisingly nice out in KC. Gnats prefer Ruination 7 to 4 over Hoptimum. I must increase the sample size. (Seriously, gnats love IPAs.)
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Angry Grimace posted:Is it okay if I add my wife to the Untappd list/have her add friends off of here? She's all sad because she only has like 5 friends on the thing. If anything, you can always laugh at her tendency to describe any Belgian beer as "offensively yeasty." My girlfriend is always looking at my Untappd and asking who these people are. I had to explain to her that they are people that I talk to on the internet and that I don't know them. I should add her to the list too so I stop getting these questions. Also, bars that save kegs of beers like Hopslam should be removed from the list of ever getting it again. They obviously have no understanding of why serving an IIPA old is a bad idea and are going to ruin the experience of people like the poster above. I understand things happen some time, but Hopslam isn't a beer that you usually tuck into a corner and forget about. I'd imagine every bar would be thrilled to get a keg and would tap it near immediately. Midorka fucked around with this message at 02:56 on Jul 12, 2013 |
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Midorka posted:My girlfriend is always looking at my Untappd and asking who these people are. I had to explain to her that they are people that I talk to on the internet and that I don't know them. I should add her to the list too so I stop getting these questions. It's even worse when a bunch of your Untappd friends are women. "SHE TOASTED YOUR CHECK-IN WHO IS SHE DID YOU CHECK IN TOGETHER SOMEWHERE OR SOMETHING WHAT DID YOU CHECK IN TO!?" 
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Met a pal up at Toronado last night, took a look at the bottle list and thought everything interesting was too expensive (like batch 01 Temptation - $75 for 375mL), but I noticed they had Fantome Pissenlit for a reasonable price, so I ordered one to split. Cracked it open and it was tasting transcendent - I'd had it before, but didn't remember it tasting this well. Then I took a closer look at the label and realized it was a 2003 Pissenlit.  Needless to say, I took the last two bottles home with me. Holy poo poo.
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Jul 12, 2013 04:23
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I had a few of the beers I got from Docjowles in the beer it forward the last few days: Crooked Stave Hop Savant - This was a really strange beer. It had a hoppy aroma, a strong funk from the Brett, and an aftertaste of oak from the foeders it was aged in. I think maybe this brew had too much going on, but it was definitely unique. Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti - An excellent imperial stout; nice and viscous, thick and hoppy. The only Yeti I've had so far, but I'd like to try the rest. Firestone Walker Wookey Jack - A solid black IPA. If I didn't have access to New Glarus Black Top, I'd want to be able to pick this up regularly.
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Jul 12, 2013 04:29
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If you ever get the chocolate yeti again, try it with roasted marshmallows. It brings out the cocoa and hit of cayenne. It's a campfire staple for me.
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Saison is one of those beer styles that's getting super popular, and I've never had any I liked, and I've had many examples. Speaking of Hopslam, I wonder if we're even going to get any once Bell's is in Southern California (not that this is going to occur "soon" of course. We're just the next "target" market). Generally when a brewery expands here, I seem to recall not getting much of the more sought after stuff. Angry Grimace fucked around with this message at 04:58 on Jul 12, 2013 |
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FreelanceSocialist posted:It's even worse when a bunch of your Untappd friends are women. "SHE TOASTED YOUR CHECK-IN WHO IS SHE DID YOU CHECK IN TOGETHER SOMEWHERE OR SOMETHING WHAT DID YOU CHECK IN TO!?" This exact thing happened last night, except I toasted her for drinking Left Hand Milk Stout, after I'd just toasted like 4 other people. I had a North Coast Brother Thelonious tonight, really solid quad though a bit simple. I guess that's what's nice about it though, it's just crafted nicely. I'm drinking an Allagash Victor now and I just get a sweet honey with a mild fruitiness. I can't help but feel that Allagash brews good beer, places elegant packaging on it, and charges a lot (comparatively anyway). This was $17. I couldn't justify that for this beer again. Edit: And I split a Cigar City Cucumber Saison earlier with the guys at work, thanks Swickles. Huge cucumber on the nose with honeydew. The flavor was of a lightly brined pickle with hints of spice and a honeydew rind flavor. Everything I could have hoped for. blue.eyed.ash posted:I'd had it before, but didn't remember it tasting this well. It likely didn't. Fantome isn't one known for their consistency. Midorka fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Jul 12, 2013 |
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Jul 12, 2013 04:56
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Has anyone here been to the Bruery lately? I'm going to be there Saturday and hoping to pick up a couple of bottles of Tart of Darkness. They don't currently list it on their list of bottles available. Have you guys seen the beer there? Also I had Or Xata at Cinco yesterday, their Horchata beer. It didn't really taste like Horchata but it had an interesting flavor.
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Jul 12, 2013 05:02
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JackDarko posted:Has anyone here been to the Bruery lately? I'm going to be there Saturday and hoping to pick up a couple of bottles of Tart of Darkness. Its been a few weeks, but they didn't have it either bottled or draft when I was there.
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Jul 12, 2013 05:05
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Angry Grimace posted:Its been a few weeks, but they didn't have it either bottled or draft when I was there. Thank you sir, it makes sense considering it's going out for Nationwide release late July. I won't get my hopes up.
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Jul 12, 2013 05:08
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JackDarko posted:Has anyone here been to the Bruery lately? I'm going to be there Saturday and hoping to pick up a couple of bottles of Tart of Darkness. Tart of Darkness is being released to Reserve Society on Friday and to the general public on Monday. Just missing out on it sadly.
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Wet Tie Affair posted:Crooked Stave Hop Savant - This was a really strange beer. It had a hoppy aroma, a strong funk from the Brett, and an aftertaste of oak from the foeders it was aged in. I think maybe this brew had too much going on, but it was definitely unique. Yeah, Hop Savant is a pretty unique beer. It helps if you've had some of their other stuff or similar sours that lean very heavily on or are brewed entirely with Brett instead of just using it to add moderate sour notes. It's also possible you got one with a weird variety of hops used for the dry hop process as they change them from batch to batch. I dunno, I really like it personally.
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Zam posted:Tart of Darkness is being released to Reserve Society on Friday and to the general public on Monday. Just missing out on it sadly. Looks like i'll have to make another trip next week then. I thought it was really odd that they just added it to the online store with no fanfare.
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Jul 12, 2013 05:18
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JackDarko posted:Looks like i'll have to make another trip next week then. I thought it was really odd that they just added it to the online store with no fanfare. If you miss Tart of Darkness then I have a bottle I could trade you. It was on the shelf in NJ and is still in some stores.
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Midorka posted:If you miss Tart of Darkness then I have a bottle I could trade you. It was on the shelf in NJ and is still in some stores. For sure, I'll make sure to talk to you if it comes down to that. I only have Supplication and Consecration bottles that are worth trading.
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Midorka posted:It likely didn't. Fantome isn't one known for their consistency. Fair enough, but I was thinking in terms of comparing "good" to "great." I have certainly had my share of drain pour-worthy Fantomes, though.
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Angry Grimace posted:Speaking of Hopslam, I wonder if we're even going to get any once Bell's is in Southern California (not that this is going to occur "soon" of course. We're just the next "target" market). Generally when a brewery expands here, I seem to recall not getting much of the more sought after stuff. To their total credit, Boulevard's been awesome about distributing the whole enchilada to us, and in easily-obtainable quantities too. They've really entered the market in a strong way. Now, if Jester King or Prairie wants to let a little Atrial Rubicite or Bomb slip into the state, I wouldn't bitch about it. Hell, GI is in California, yet BCBS never makes an appearance in bottle form. That might take the crown for "best beer from a brewery we get that doesn't make it here."
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wattershed posted:Hell, GI is in California, yet BCBS never makes an appearance in bottle form. That might take the crown for "best beer from a brewery we get that doesn't make it here." Same for us  In fact some of their staple beers are now literally brewed in my town thanks to our local Bud plant, but no BCBS to be found. Maybe we'll see it in with the next release.
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wattershed posted:To their total credit, Boulevard's been awesome about distributing the whole enchilada to us, and in easily-obtainable quantities too. They've really entered the market in a strong way. We got Bomb up here in San Francisco at both Healthy Spirits and City Beer, but it sold out with the quickness.
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wattershed posted:To their total credit, Boulevard's been awesome about distributing the whole enchilada to us, and in easily-obtainable quantities too. They've really entered the market in a strong way. Boulevard has been awesome here in California. Good amount of everything thus far to prevent the limit hunters/"Pliny Only" crowd from catching on. Prairie Bomb actually did make it to California, sadly it was 20 cases for the state. I managed to grab one, but not even sure which other stores "local" to me managed to land a case.
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Have any of you tried Anchorage Anadromous, or Darkest Hour yet? Both sound pretty good, and I picked up a bottle of each today. Wondering what everyone's thoughts are regarding the two, I'll probably wait to drink them for a little while.
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wattershed posted:Now, if Jester King or Prairie wants to let a little Atrial Rubicite or Bomb slip into the state, I wouldn't bitch about it. From what JK has said, it's near guaranteed that AR will only be available at the brewery sometime in August/September, and that time frame is because the period for TABC to approve a brewpub license can take up to 40 days. I'm going to the bottle release assuming that Prairie doesn't have a conflicting event up in Tulsa.
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blue.eyed.ash posted:Met a pal up at Toronado last night nevermind, i guess there are two locations, he's not in SF JackDarko posted:I only have Supplication and Consecration bottles that are worth trading. "only"
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Zam posted:Boulevard has been awesome here in California. Good amount of everything thus far to prevent the limit hunters/"Pliny Only" crowd from catching on. Prairie Bomb actually did make it to California, sadly it was 20 cases for the state. I managed to grab one, but not even sure which other stores "local" to me managed to land a case. We still have saison brett sitting on shelves, the only thing I saw go moderately quickly was LC3 and for good reason.
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Zwanze Day locations for Sept. 14 this year are online. Wondering how is Jester King gonna pull this off considering Belgian distribution in Texas kinda sucks? https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=583474015037912&id=110627652322553
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air- posted:Zwanze Day locations for Sept. 14 this year are online. Wondering how is Jester King gonna pull this off considering Belgian distribution in Texas kinda sucks? Ugh, the Denver one is at Crooked Stave. Guess I'm ready to stand in a blacktop parking lot for a few hours to get into an area about the size of a janitor's closet! e: Not that CS doesn't seem like the logical choice stylistically, but logistically there are way better options.
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It was there last year, too, and I passed for that reason. People were lining up before it was light out IIRC.
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air- posted:Zwanze Day locations for Sept. 14 this year are online. Wondering how is Jester King gonna pull this off considering Belgian distribution in Texas kinda sucks? At West Lakeview again. Last year, it was a little packed between the two spots and got really... pushy... when Cantillon stuff was tapped. But they may have a little more room to fit people this year, which is great! ...Except I have other plans that day. gently caress.
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Has anyone tried Moonlight Meadery's "Wild" I came across a lonely bottle at Whole Foods and I grabbed it. I've hated meads like Viking Blod before, but I have high hopes for this one, even if it isn't their best. If anyone has any experience with it, though, I'd be interested to hear so that I can figure out who I should share it with.
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I opened a Deschutes Inversion IPA that was sent to me by my BIF bud, Studebaker Hawk. Really really malty, a piny hop taste, slight honey flavor, no citrus at all, and a bitter aftertaste. I enjoyed this one and will have to look for other Deschutes offerings by me. I'm bringing the Upright Brewing Four saison to share this weekend, can't want to crack that one. Big thanks again to Studebaker Hawk for the killer Oregon beers!
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ChickenArise posted:Has anyone tried Moonlight Meadery's "Wild" The Brewing Network guys jack off about how awesome Moonlight is constantly (as I'm sure you know), but he's clearly a sponsor so it's a little hard to take seriously. I would like to try his stuff sometime, though. I've enjoyed very few meads--commercial or homebrew--but the elusive good mead tends to be really good. americanzero4128 posted:I opened a Deschutes Inversion IPA that was sent to me by my BIF bud, Studebaker Hawk. Really really malty, a piny hop taste, slight honey flavor, no citrus at all, and a bitter aftertaste. I enjoyed this one and will have to look for other Deschutes offerings by me. I'm bringing the Upright Brewing Four saison to share this weekend, can't want to crack that one. Big thanks again to Studebaker Hawk for the killer Oregon beers! Deschutes just doesn't make bad beer, I don't think you'll be disappointed with any random thing you buy from them. I really love their Chainbreaker White IPA, so refreshing. Someone will probably bring up the infected Abyss batch but that was a while ago and the only knock I can think of.
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Hello Beergoons. I've spent the last year really getting into beer for the first time and have discovered I'm huge into IPAs/DIPAs or anything thats really hoppy. I also really like wheat beers. I had this beer from Beau's called Wag the Wolf which was really hoppy and "wheaty" tasting simultaneously and I loved it. Unfortunately its a seasonal beer and its gone. I want to find more beers like it but they described it as a hopfenweisse and apparently thats not a real thing? Does anyone have any suggestions for beers or beer styles that I should be looking out for if I want something similar tasting?
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Are galaxy hops supposed to have this absolutely horrible smell? The Beer is delicious but smells like surströmming so I'm not sure if this is some hilarious joke from a norwegian brewery.
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Phisty posted:Hello Beergoons. I've spent the last year really getting into beer for the first time and have discovered I'm huge into IPAs/DIPAs or anything thats really hoppy. I also really like wheat beers. I had this beer from Beau's called Wag the Wolf which was really hoppy and "wheaty" tasting simultaneously and I loved it. Unfortunately its a seasonal beer and its gone. I want to find more beers like it but they described it as a hopfenweisse and apparently thats not a real thing? Does anyone have any suggestions for beers or beer styles that I should be looking out for if I want something similar tasting? Where do you live?
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