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Mar 9, 2015 12:54
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Kind of a rough weekend for my liver.... haha Saturday : Ran to the Pizza Boy/Intangible Ales release of Acidulated Hive. Super small bottle count (Only around 1300 down from 2700 for Future Primitive). Was actually very low key. I"m thankful for the way it was handled. Got there around 11:30, went into Pizza Boy and got a bottle of Acidulated hive to share before decided on how many we wanted to buy. Ordered a pizza, finished up our bottle, and I went and got in line while she waited for our food. The line was super small but we missed the initial hour where apparently it was a decent sized line and they sold over half what they had. Wound up buying a case, as the beer reminded me very much of a HF Anna Lite. Lots of tart honey... was really quite nice. Came home that night and went thru some PB crowlers.. Stone Delicious IPA - Around here when it came out, stores were asking for $6-$8 a bottle and limit one per person... then it showed up in the new Stone variety pack.... but then I saw it available for a $9 crowler, so I got it.... it was good. I guess. Not enough Pine and not enough Tropical to really say it's an East or West Coast IPA... it just kinda was OK. It wasn't bad, or great. It was just another IPA in a very crowed field. Pizza Boy snIPA Clausenii (sp?) - Wild IPA . Uh, it was OK. It had very little hop presence and was more sour... which I would normally love... not sure what to make of this one to be honest. Pizza Boy/Benders Colloboration Barleywine : Really good barleywine. Not really worthy of getting again though. Then, Sunday night... Blushing Monk : Erm. May go get another one or two today and cellar em. It was great for a raspberry beer, but it's not like I remember it last time. Perrin : With Kindness : Supposedly aged in Pappy Reserve bottles. Totally undercarbed and almost no bourbon character. Wonder if I got a bad bottle. 077xx : Still fantastic. Definitely one of my favorites. Wish Carton was slightly more available to me. New Glarus Enigma : I got 3 bottles from American Zero ; Cranbic, Enigma and Oud Bruin. Cranbic was my favorite, this was a close second. Really enjoyed it. My buddy was up in VT and grabbed me two growlers What is Enlightenment? and Legitamacy ... also a bottle of Norma  So those will be fun soon.
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Mar 9, 2015 14:59
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Stone Delicious is regular priced in a 6-pack here. It's their gluten-removed offering, and good for that imo. I don't think I'd take it over a glutenhaving beer, though.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:44
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Bag of Sun Chips posted:So.... I'm going to a wedding in Tampa the weekend after, I'm hoping they'll be some leftover stuff but I'm assuming everything will be depleted lol
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Mar 9, 2015 17:12
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Furious Lobster posted:CCK's hype is justified and it is the best beer Lost Abbey has ever produced hands down even beating Izzy, which I had last weekend. The cherry smell is ever present, there are actual bits of cherries scattered throughout the beer and the taste is really well done. Unlike most of their stuff, this was definitley over-carbed leading us to lose a couple of ounces. I've had CCK but not Isabelle, but I had CCK with three people who had. They like CCK very much (and it's probably the best LA beer I've had, Veritas 007 being the other contender), but Isabelle has some kind of mythic status that set it even higher for them.
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Mar 9, 2015 17:32
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funkybottoms posted:Framboos was available online a minute ago... If it's the same place I saw it, it was all (100+ bottles) gone within half an hour, amusingly before the site's newsletter actually went out announcing its arrival.
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Mar 9, 2015 17:39
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bartolimu posted:I've had CCK but not Isabelle, but I had CCK with three people who had. They like CCK very much (and it's probably the best LA beer I've had, Veritas 007 being the other contender), but Isabelle has some kind of mythic status that set it even higher for them. taste the rarity, bro
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Mar 9, 2015 18:22
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pantsfree posted:If it's the same place I saw it, it was all (100+ bottles) gone within half an hour, amusingly before the site's newsletter actually went out announcing its arrival. That's the one... They posted it on Facebook about 30min before the email went out and it was sold out by then.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:28
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http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/03/jolly-pumpkin-la-roja-du-kriek-sour.html Nice!
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Mar 9, 2015 19:50
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Yisssssss. La Roja is probably my favorite standard JP offering, so this sounds great. I also just picked up a bottle of JP Saison X, which I can't wait to crack open. I would tonight, but as I just polished a whole bottle of Blushing Monk off last night (REALLY good), I'm going to moderate myself today.
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Mar 9, 2015 20:25
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a worthy uhh posted:That's the one... They posted it on Facebook about 30min before the email went out and it was sold out by then. poo poo sold out between putting it in my shopping cart and going to check out. kinda glad, honestly... dibs?
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Mar 9, 2015 20:34
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Judging by the release in 750ml bottles, La Roja Kriek will probably get distro. Anxiously anticipating chasing a couple bottles and then promptly see them on shelves for months (undeservingly) much like Biere de Mars.
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Mar 9, 2015 20:59
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crazyfish posted:Judging by the release in 750ml bottles, La Roja Kriek will probably get distro. Anxiously anticipating chasing a couple bottles and then promptly see them on shelves for months (undeservingly) much like Biere de Mars. To be fair, that only happened to BDM last year. In 2013 and prior, I do remember it disappearing pretty rapidly. I'm actually not the biggest fan of La Roja, but I'll definitely hit the Kriek.
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Mar 9, 2015 21:27
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danbanana posted:http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/03/jolly-pumpkin-la-roja-du-kriek-sour.html They had it on tap at their tasting room for several months, it's really, really good.
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Mar 9, 2015 21:57
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danbanana posted:http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/03/jolly-pumpkin-la-roja-du-kriek-sour.html I've had this on tap at their brewpub a couple of times, it's excellent. Edit: And ok I guess ExtremistCow beat me to that. Coming back from a trip to CA, currently sitting at Chicago Midway drinking Revolution Anti-hero. Beer selection here kinda blows, no one in this terminal even has Goose Island on tap. Sirotan fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Mar 9, 2015 |
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Mar 9, 2015 22:10
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Just a reminder that since Wednesday is the second Wednesday of the month, we're fast approaching cellar raid day! I'm tired from working so no witty quips on this one; just dig in the cellar, find something, open it, and review it.
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Mar 10, 2015 00:21
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Just had Skull Ole.. My stomach hurts. Real bad... it was a two way split but I feel like I want to die.
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Mar 10, 2015 00:49
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Something to make krustster happy: Haymarket just announced a production brewery/brewpub in Bridgman, MI. I'm not sure how often I'll buy their packaged goods but hopefully this means Clare's Thirsty in bottles...
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Mar 10, 2015 03:14
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danbanana posted:Something to make krustster happy: Haymarket just announced a production brewery/brewpub in Bridgman, MI. 
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Mar 10, 2015 13:28
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Taplist coming together for Hellshire Day on Saturday, any other Oregoons going?quote:Oakshire- Hellshire V, Hellshire IV and more as the kegs blow. Rotating throughout the day! Very excited to try a lot of these, BA Dino S'mores, Straight Jacket, Cuvee de Tomme especially. Just praying my sense of taste comes back in time after the weird cold/sinus issues I'm getting over. dphi fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Mar 10, 2015 |
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Mar 10, 2015 15:24
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dphi posted:Taplist coming together for Hellshire Day on Saturday, any other Oregoons going? I hope you can taste carbonation OK
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Mar 10, 2015 15:30
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^ loldphi posted:Taplist coming together for Hellshire Day on Saturday, any other Oregoons going? wow, crazy to see Hardywood and Adroit Theory represented, but i'd be lining up early for Golden Canary... of course, as an Oregoon, you might have already had it
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Mar 10, 2015 15:30
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funkybottoms posted:^ lol Yeah, I kinda forgot about Adroit Theory since somebody (Midorka?) posted about them a while back when they were first getting started. Have they done anything good?
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Mar 10, 2015 16:22
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dphi posted:Yeah, I kinda forgot about Adroit Theory since somebody (Midorka?) posted about them a while back when they were first getting started. Have they done anything good? depends on whether or not you like seeing me foam at the mouth. beer-wise, nothing that i've tried has been very good, and i haven't really heard anything positive from people i know.
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Mar 10, 2015 16:31
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Also Trinity - are they distributing in the PNW now? Worth trying their stuff at least, I've had nothing but solid sours from them.
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Mar 10, 2015 16:33
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air- posted:Also Trinity - are they distributing in the PNW now? Worth trying their stuff at least, I've had nothing but solid sours from them. Their sours and saisons are superb, their more standard offerings are not bad but, well, standard. The one big exception being Red Swingline, especially the variants.
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Mar 10, 2015 17:03
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air- posted:Also Trinity - are they distributing in the PNW now? Worth trying their stuff at least, I've had nothing but solid sours from them. Yeah, they're all over shelves in Portland. Really enjoyed the Swingline variants but haven't ventured much further than that besides the baltic porter and Seven Day Sour. They definitely pique my interest with some of their beers.
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Mar 10, 2015 17:16
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In case you're in town today for TBBW leading up to Hunahpu day, Coppertail is going to have BA Sabotage at New World Brewery. There's probably better things going on that I don't know about but that's an awesome beer and an awesome place and I recommend stopping by.
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Mar 10, 2015 18:55
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Vertigo posted:Just had Skull Ole.. I split this four ways and that was about right. Way too tart for me to enjoy more than a few ounces of. My wife loved it though! Also, glad you enjoyed the Cranbic. I've still got two bottles sitting here that I won't drink, it really didn't do it for me, so I'll hold on to them for you next time I ship something out to you. I had a Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter last night. It's a good IPA in a sea of other good IPAs. I'd get it again if I'm at a restaurant that has it and not many other craft offerings, but for the same price at the liquor store, I'd rather go with Anti-Hero.
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Mar 10, 2015 22:28
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So for my birthday my boss got me a gift card to an online craft beer "store." Here's what I ordered: 2x Victory Anniversary 19 Session IPA - 12OZ BTL 3x Saint Archer Blonde Ale - 12OZ CAN 1x Russian River Damnation - 375ML BTL 1x Knee Deep Hoptologist Double IPA - 22OZ BTL 3x Evil Twin Molotov Lite - 16OZ CAN 1x Coronado Devil's Tale IPA - 22OZ BTL 2x Ballast Point Habanero Sculpin IPA - 12OZ BTL 1x Modern Times Protocosmos IPA - 22OZ BTL 1x Maui Lorenzini Double IPA - 4PK 12OZ CAN How'd I do?  I love Ballast Point, but never had the habanero so I felt obliged to order it.
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Mar 10, 2015 22:38
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where do you work? 
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Mar 10, 2015 22:40
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dphi posted:Yeah, I kinda forgot about Adroit Theory since somebody (Midorka?) posted about them a while back when they were first getting started. Have they done anything good? I had two of their beers when they were still homebrewing, definitely solid beers when I had them. No idea what they're doing now.
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Mar 10, 2015 23:36
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GramCracker posted:So for my birthday my boss got me a gift card to an online craft beer "store." Here's what I ordered: Could have completely passed on the Saint Archer & Coronado options. Protocosmos uses the hops in that beer well. Damnation is a classic for the style. Other than that, if you like how they taste, that'll be all that matters.
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Mar 10, 2015 23:41
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Midorka posted:Go to nj, it'll likely be cheaper and you won't have to buy it by the case. The Joe Canals in West Deptford is about 30-45 minutes from the Total Wine and you'll see a great selection plus a great growler station From a few pages back, but thanks for this. I drove up today after work and picked up a few bottles to try. Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga The Bruery Saison de Lente The Bruery Trade Winds Anderson Valley Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout I saw all their lambics and have no idea where to even begin with that. I picked up a Ter Dolen Kriek but I'm not expecting to be blown away, I'm going to try and pick off a few and experiment over time. Also picked up a couple Founder's Breakfast Stouts and Left Hand Milk Stouts.
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Mar 10, 2015 23:46
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Midorka posted:I had two of their beers when they were still homebrewing, definitely solid beers when I had them. No idea what they're doing now. I also had and maybe posted about some of their earlier pilot batches and maybe their stupid poo poo marketing reserve club when that came out. I really like the hazelnut whatever stout but I've heard nothing but disappointment sinch they launched officially. It might be the price point, idk. They've started distributing to NoVA proper, so i might grab more at some point, but the recent zoning changes should allow for 5-6 more breweries to pop up soon and hopefully they're better than AT. Has anyone had the most recent Flying Dog single hop DIPA? http://flyingdogbrewery.com/single-hop-imperial-ipa-hbc-431/ I found some at a random store in Waldorf when I had to go down there on my afternoon off from work, but I think I'm a bit tipsy/stuffed to open or enjoy one right now. They also talked me into taking 5 Dead Guys and 1 60min at 25% off of a 6pack price, which marks the first Rogue beers I've purchased in years.
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Mar 11, 2015 00:06
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ChickenArise posted:I also had and maybe posted about some of their earlier pilot batches and maybe their stupid poo poo marketing reserve club when that came out. I really like the hazelnut whatever stout but I've heard nothing but disappointment sinch they launched officially. It might be the price point, idk. They've started distributing to NoVA proper, so i might grab more at some point, but the recent zoning changes should allow for 5-6 more breweries to pop up soon and hopefully they're better than AT. I grabbed a few Adroit Theory beers last week when they first hit distribution here. One was a barrel aged coffee IPA. It was mighty bourbony, bitter, but no stand out coffee or hops. It was decent, but not even close to worth the price. The other is an imperial porter and one is a barleywine. I suspect the 13.99 per 350 ml mostly goes towards the corked and caged bottle, crazy rear end artwork, little extra label ribbons over the cages, and fancy rear end 3 bottle carrying cases they ship them in. I hope the other two I got are a little more impressive.
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Mar 11, 2015 00:42
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must resist urge... to poo poo-talk... Adroit Theory...ChickenArise posted:in Waldorf when I had to go down there on my afternoon off from work what.
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Mar 11, 2015 01:36
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funkybottoms posted:must resist urge... to poo poo-talk... Adroit Theory... I'd poo poo talk them more if people bought their beers enough to be discussion-worthy  And the Waldorf thing is a dumb long rant about medical care and insurance idiocy in TYOOL 2015. It's a weird lovely place with a handful of cool weirdos, but at least the bourbon at Nick's is a lot cheaper than VA ABC
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Mar 11, 2015 01:48
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My 500th unique Untappd checkin was a Pacifico. 
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http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2015/03/10/bells-brewery-beer-trademark-innovation/24732355/ And here I thought lawsuits over similar beer names was bad, Bell's is taking someone to federal court over a goddamn bumper sticker slogan. 
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Mar 11, 2015 03:33
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