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Midorka posted:Hey guys, I'm going to Burlington Vermont for a day, April first to the second. I would like to know where would be a good place to pick up some Heady? I'm looking at a possible 5 cases total. I love the Farmhouse as a good place for local beer and good food. As far as Heady you can try to call around some grocery stores to see when they expect their delivery. lazerwolf fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Mar 14, 2015 |
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lazerwolf posted:
Pretty solid list, just missing a double ipa(looks like they're fixing that soon though). Most of the Mo' line of beers are good, because mosaic is a great hop. I wanna go try that Riwaka pale ale.
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Mar 14, 2015 06:14
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lazerwolf posted:I love the Farmhouse as a good place for local beer and good food. Thanks for the advice, hopefully I can get at least 2 cases. I have a few friends who really want me to get it for them.
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Mar 14, 2015 08:54
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loving lol, Toppling Goliath is pouring Budweiser in their taproom
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funkybottoms posted:loving lol, Toppling Goliath is pouring Budweiser in their taproom That is loving fantastic.
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Mar 14, 2015 18:25
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funkybottoms posted:loving lol, Toppling Goliath is pouring Budweiser in their taproom Is it actually Budweiser? Not them just being cheeky about another, better beer flying under the radar?
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Mar 14, 2015 18:25
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Merkin Muffley posted:Is it actually Budweiser? Not them just being cheeky about another, better beer flying under the radar? Yeah, they've done that before.
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Mar 14, 2015 18:31
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Merkin Muffley posted:Is it actually Budweiser? Not them just being cheeky about another, better beer flying under the radar? Haaaaaa well played! How stealthy.
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Midorka posted:Hey guys, I'm going to Burlington Vermont for a day, April first to the second. I would like to know where would be a good place to pick up some Heady? I'm looking at a possible 5 cases total. Hunger Mountain Co-Op and Winooski Bev have cases on Thursdays. If you manage to score 5 cases you are a superhero at this point. Farmhouse in Burlington is awesome. Go. (Do Zero Gravity if you can too).  In other news, Dogfish made a new batch of Festina Lente! It's not an acid bomb! To be honest I'm curious how it will age. As of now I'm willing to liken it to Peche n Brett Lite. I'm not sure how big the batch is, but I'm guessing that this will be festival/event only like all of their good beers.
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Mar 14, 2015 20:17
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cryme posted:Hunger Mountain Co-Op and Winooski Bev have cases on Thursdays. If you manage to score 5 cases you are a superhero at this point. Farmhouse in Burlington is awesome. Go. (Do Zero Gravity if you can too). Thanks for the options. If I could get 2 cases I would be totally fine. The other 3 are for the two other people coming with me who also want them. I'll check out those places, it works out since I'm leaving Thursday!
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Mar 14, 2015 20:27
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Merkin Muffley posted:Is it actually Budweiser? Not them just being cheeky about another, better beer flying under the radar? Apex did something similar last year, but it was actually PtY.
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Mar 14, 2015 21:10
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Heady Topper and PtY are not that special anymore with all the other great beers out there, and people hunting down multiple cases of Heady are weird.
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Mar 14, 2015 21:31
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Podima posted:Heady Topper and PtY are not that special anymore with all the other great beers out there, and people hunting down multiple cases of Heady are weird. 10000x this. These were remarkable beers 10 years ago that are equalled or bettered by much more readily available beers now.
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Mar 14, 2015 22:12
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MunchE posted:10000x this. These were remarkable beers 10 years ago that are equalled or bettered by much more readily available beers now. PtY sure, but Heady is a pretty unique beer IMO. What readily available beer out there tastes like Heady?
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Mar 14, 2015 22:32
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internet celebrity posted:PtY sure, but Heady is a pretty unique beer IMO. What readily available beer out there tastes like Heady? First batch of Dirtwolf did, unfortunately they changed the hoppiglng schedule.
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Mar 14, 2015 22:41
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I still love Heady. It's probably one of my favorite all time beers . I've had swish and sip and mastermind ... I always go back to Heady
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Mar 14, 2015 22:52
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Nothing will replace my precious 3-way ipa though... 
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Mar 14, 2015 23:02
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internet celebrity posted:PtY sure, but Heady is a pretty unique beer IMO. What readily available beer out there tastes like Heady? Big aroma fruit forward low bitterness IPAs are the trend everywhere now. There are tons of places making great ones. air- posted:Nothing will replace my precious 3-way ipa though... Beer was god damned awesome.
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Mar 14, 2015 23:08
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MunchE posted:10000x this. These were remarkable beers 10 years ago that are equalled or bettered by much more readily available beers now. I have yet to try PtY but PtE (lol abbreviations) is still one of the best IPAs I've had. GI Stout fest was filled with a bunch of stouts today that may or may not have tasted whale like. I also saw Leafhouse who can back me up on my assessment of the day.
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Compusaurus posted:I have yet to try PtY but PtE (lol abbreviations) is still one of the best IPAs I've had. Pliny is a fantastic IPA (Elder is better than Younger IMO). I buy it every time I see it because it's great. I'm not going to drive for hours and buy a case of it, because I can buy 10 other great IPAs at my local liquor store. There was a time when it was in another class than other IPAs, but that time has passed. I can get IPAs that are great from tons of breweries now.
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Mar 15, 2015 01:42
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air- posted:Nothing will replace my precious 3-way ipa though... Except this year's 3 Way... MunchE posted:Pliny is a fantastic IPA (Elder is better than Younger IMO). I buy it every time I see it because it's great. I'm not going to drive for hours and buy a case of it, because I can buy 10 other great IPAs at my local liquor store. Pretty much how I feel. I drink it whenever I get the chance, but I'm never unhappy that it is a little hard to come by.
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Mar 15, 2015 01:54
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Wellp, Bells Jupiter is a pretty darn good (imperial) brown ale. But also "just a brown ale" so whatever. Brown ales are a bit strange to me in that they seem to exist in a weird phantom zone where they taste good but don't seem to serve a particular purpose. Like there's almost always something else I'd rather have than a brown ale, even though I enjoy them.
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I basically agree about the HT over hype. Between the 3 ultra hype beers in my area - heady topper, Gandhi bot and sip of sunshine - the least hyped Gandhi bot is easily the best, imo. However I'd take any of NEBCOs one off beers over Gandhi any day of the week. Everything they put out is world class but because they don't have the stupid beer nerd hype train they get a lot less attention than Gandhi. And while I'm at it, if anyone is trying and failing to get Fuzzy Baby Ducks, you are missing absolutely nothing. It's a great beer, but no better than most of the stuff they put out.
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no, it was definitely Bud at TG- there's a big ITK in another group who posted about it. another guy who was there last week saw someone in the taproom drinking a bottle of Bud, as well.
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cryme posted:In other news, Dogfish made a new batch of Festina Lente! It's not an acid bomb! To be honest I'm curious how it will age. As of now I'm willing to liken it to Peche n Brett Lite. I'm not sure how big the batch is, but I'm guessing that this will be festival/event only like all of their good beers. I tried an old bottle of Festina Lente last year, and it's probably the best Dogfish Head beer I've ever had. It aged rather gracefully, and impressed me quite a bit. I don't think it's one of the best AWAs ever produced or anything, but it was pretty awesome for a Dogfish beer. I'm typically pretty disappointed with their offerings, so it was a nice change of pace.
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Mar 15, 2015 08:05
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Shabadu posted:im losing my poo poo aaaaaaa Yes please.
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RiggenBlaque posted:I basically agree about the HT over hype. Between the 3 ultra hype beers in my area - heady topper, Gandhi bot and sip of sunshine - the least hyped Gandhi bot is easily the best, imo. However I'd take any of NEBCOs one off beers over Gandhi any day of the week. Everything they put out is world class but because they don't have the stupid beer nerd hype train they get a lot less attention than Gandhi. And while I'm at it, if anyone is trying and failing to get Fuzzy Baby Ducks, you are missing absolutely nothing. It's a great beer, but no better than most of the stuff they put out. We always stop at NEBCO on our way up to Vermont.... because her parents live a few minutes from NEBCO and it makes life easier to have a midway point. I disagree about the hype train... Fuzzy Baby Ducks and that barrel aged stout trooper had the place going nuts.... and there's almost always a packed house when we stop for our fills.
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Vertigo posted:We always stop at NEBCO on our way up to Vermont.... because her parents live a few minutes from NEBCO and it makes life easier to have a midway point. I disagree about the hype train... Fuzzy Baby Ducks and that barrel aged stout trooper had the place going nuts.... and there's almost always a packed house when we stop for our fills. yeah, i've seen many pictures of crazy-rear end lines in their lovely, drop-tiled, DMV-looking taproom and read about lots of entitled beernerd assholery, too. however chill (edit- left out a word) the place might have been- or still is on certain days- it's definitely got a reputation, now funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Mar 15, 2015 |
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Mar 15, 2015 12:59
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Got to try a ton of really good stuff at Hunahpu's Day yesterday. The lines were short to non-existent for most of the breweries not named Toppling Goliath. Among the 'whale' beers I tried were CBS, which was good, but not sure I'd want more than a 4-5 oz pour of, Double Barrel Huna, which is still really good a year later, SR-71 from Toppling, which wasn't my favorite stout of the trip, but had the longest line. Darwin's had some good sours and wild ale's, as did Creature Comforts out of Athens.
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RiggenBlaque posted:I basically agree about the HT over hype. Between the 3 ultra hype beers in my area - heady topper, Gandhi bot and sip of sunshine - the least hyped Gandhi bot is easily the best, imo. Gandhi Bot is far and away the biggest pain in the rear end to obtain as well. Kudosx posted:I tried an old bottle of Festina Lente last year, and it's probably the best Dogfish Head beer I've ever had. It aged rather gracefully, and impressed me quite a bit. I don't think it's one of the best AWAs ever produced or anything, but it was pretty awesome for a Dogfish beer. I'm typically pretty disappointed with their offerings, so it was a nice change of pace. Yeah, I've had several tastes of old bottles throughout the years, and it's pretty good - but there is some pretty substantial bottle variation, as well. Some are still extremely peach-forward, and some are incredibly acidic.
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I didn't get a single high five from a random person yesterday 2/10 worst beer fest ever.
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Spanish Manlove posted:I didn't get a single high five from a random person yesterday 2/10 worst beer fest ever. I asked two people if they were spanish manlove and they werent
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Spanish Manlove posted:I didn't get a single high five from a random person yesterday 2/10 worst beer fest ever. man, i even told a whole bunch of dudes to high five you, sad that i don't get to see a "wtf are all these people goons?" post
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Mar 15, 2015 16:33
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I was giving sunblock to pale people and wondered how many were goons.
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Mar 15, 2015 16:49
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Either way, the best things I got to try were Funk'd Blanc from Night Shift, all the sours from NOLA, and a Mango Habanero sour from the homebrew tent. Absolute worst was Regular Coffee from Carton. I was disappointed because I've had good things from them, but a cream ale with coffee is just not my thing.
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Mar 15, 2015 16:53
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Regular Coffee is awesome. But I could see it being less awesome in a florida parking lot.
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Now that my head has cleared a bit, I can put down what was good at GI Stout Fest. GI Clybourn London Fog - BA Oatmeal stout with earl grey tea and cocoa nibs. This was apparently made with the Cthulhu base beer. It was pretty goddamn good and the tea came through really really nicely. Maybe one of the best beers of the day. GI Clybourn Vainglorious - BA stout with coffee and black raspberry. This is probably my third time having it and it changes every time. Coffee is mostly gone and what remains is a very strong raspberry taste. It is still really good, maybe not as good with the coffee having fallen out but still good. 18th St. BA Hunter Vanilla - just as good as I remember it from last year. It makes Vanilla Rye taste like poo poo. PW BA Jones Dog - this batch is just as good as previous ones so at least they didn't gently caress that up. Perennial Imperial Stout with Cherries - really really strong cherry flavor and overall a really well put together stout. Perennial Abraxus - it's Abraxus, of course it is good. BCBS mentions - coffee is way, way to acrid now. It is not good. Vanilla Rye still tastes like extract to me and I really don't like it. If you cut it with regular BCBS it tastes considerably better but the beer itself still hasn't calmed down since FOBAB. Prop is still quite tasty and I would gladly drink more. Prop mixed with Coffee was pretty good. Prop mixed with vanilla was not.
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 Here's Saturday night's lineup! Door Kriek was okay, but Framrood was REALLY good. Extremely strong raspberry smell and taste. Iris and St. lam were awesome as always, but St. Lam is better. I remember Rueuze as being really, really sour, but after all those other sours it seemed dialed back a bit. Not pictured: Not Your Father's Root Beer (5% version) and La Folie. NYFRB tasted just like a really good root beer. La Folie is fun to drink between other sours because it really brings out the brown ale aspect of it. Sublimer fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Mar 15, 2015 |
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