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Cellar Raid July 2016. Crooked Stave Vielle with Cranberry and Spice, "holiday 2014" vintage. I got this a little under a year ago on a trip to Boulder and Denver, and in a bit of buying frenzy I picked up an unhealthy number of bottles at Crooked Stave. Vielle is probably my favourite beer they make, though I haven't had a whole ton beyond the shelfies and what I had on the trip. The nose is mostly standard Vielle, maybe a bit of cranberry in there too. Nothing spectacular there. The taste is basically a tarter Vielle with some mild cranberry sprinkled in there. Not really any spices evident, though it could be just because they were a subtle inclusion or they've aged out of the beer. Regardless, the fact that this tastes like a slightly fruitier and tarter Vielle is not at all a bad thing though I think I prefer the OG version. 3.5/5
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Control Volume posted:Only thing you can make with biscotti break is a better purchasing decision I used to agree, but its a solid beer and not a terrible deal now that you can get a four pack of 16oz cans for $12-14. The Pappy aged version is really loving good, wish it had actually hit distro.
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Jul 14, 2016 06:02
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i haven't bought beer for myself in weeks, so i've been cellar raiding a lot lately. last night was a 2015 bottle of Brothers' Drunken Morning, which tasted like i remember KBS the first time i had it- a big beer, but nicely balanced between coffee, chocolate and roast, and boozy barrel presence. too thin, as their stouts tend to be, but far better than Resolute in my opinion.
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Jul 14, 2016 10:40
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Cellar raid was a 2014 Zhukov. Definitely better fresher. The 2015 I had earlier this year tasted much better, less soy saucey.
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Jul 14, 2016 21:06
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Apache posted:Cellar raid was a 2014 Zhukov. Definitely better fresher. The 2015 I had earlier this year tasted much better, less soy saucey. Yeah, don't age zhukov. So much better within 6 months.
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Jul 14, 2016 21:50
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XxGirlKisserxX posted:Our beers are poo poo after like 6 months
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Jul 14, 2016 22:05
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"XxGirlKisserxX" posted:There is absolutely no need to show up early
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Jul 14, 2016 22:10
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lol. now get a bunch from Kosher man, Bo Pepper, and... aw, the Chicago guy who had the corgi riding a rainbow avatar... oh, ShaneB!
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Jul 14, 2016 22:29
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Still completely correct. BTW I wish Invasion was more common around here because that beer's so much better than jai alai.
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Jul 14, 2016 23:02
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I didn't really feel like a cellar raid beer last night, so I tried the new Kiwami plum sour from Fuggles & Warlock. Beautiful pink color, nicely tart and refreshing, but pretty one-dimensional, and had an absolutely ridiculous amount of sediment. Their other limited sours were a lot better.
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Jul 14, 2016 23:49
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GGA was way better with age as was Forgotten Island.
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Jul 15, 2016 01:40
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I was in a similar boat so I had Bottle Logic's Berlinear Equation (Stone Fruit). It was quite pleasant on a hot day, and served the purpose of being a fruity berliner quite nicely.
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Jul 15, 2016 01:47
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I worked a double so I went to the local and got Apple Brandy El Lechedor. I worked another double today and it was still on tap so I got another. Tomorrow I will not get yet another since Im going to CT. Probably just stopping by nebco since it's in the vicinity of my destination and OEC is closed fridays.
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Jul 15, 2016 04:52
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Shabadu posted:I worked a double so I went to the local and got Apple Brandy El Lechedor. Check NEBCO's Facebook first, their tap lines were busted yesterday so they couldn't do growler fills.
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Jul 15, 2016 10:23
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Goose Island announces more BCBS infected. Refunds on prop and regular. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160715/BLOGS09/160719858/goose-island-recalls-two-more-stouts?utm&X-IgnoreUserAgent=1 At this point, Rare has to be infected right?
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Jul 15, 2016 16:44
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Any Michigoons need a ticket for the Saturday session of the Michigan Beer Fest in Ypsi? Looks like I am only going on Friday this year and I have tix for both days. lmkPaul Proteus posted:Goose Island announces more BCBS infected. Refunds on prop and regular. Well, poo poo. Guess I better finish up those bottles in my basement.
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Jul 15, 2016 16:51
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Paul Proteus posted:At this point, Rare has to be infected right? Only specific BCBS bottling dates are eligible for the refund. Given that it's not a full recall, I'd assume that they've tested all batches (including Rare) and are only recalling those that tested positive for the infection. So no evidence of bad Rare yet. That said... that could all change tomorrow if they detect more. I've had bottles recently from some of the recalled batches that tasted perfectly fine to me.
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Jul 15, 2016 17:00
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any of you California goons gonna try to buy tickets to the RateBeer festival? tickets go on sale at noon today, and I'm definitely trying to get a couple; this past year's lineup was pretty drat great for a West Coast fest.
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Jul 15, 2016 17:12
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Paul Proteus posted:Goose Island announces more BCBS infected. Refunds on prop and regular. Assholes. When the first reports started coming out about infected regular months ago and people were bugging them on their facebook about it, they eventually started telling people to drink their BCBS sooner than later while they figure things out. Now they're requiring labels of beers that have possibly already been consumed and discarded?
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Jul 15, 2016 18:29
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Doing a flight of BCBS, Parabola, and 15 and 16 Stickee Monkey at a local beer bars anniversary party. Good times.
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Jul 15, 2016 21:02
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Fat Lou posted:Agreed. Also, Willy Vanilly is seriously horrible. I don't understand how this beer keeps failing up. FYAD SECRETARY posted:any of you California goons gonna try to buy tickets to the RateBeer festival? tickets go on sale at noon today, and I'm definitely trying to get a couple; this past year's lineup was pretty drat great for a West Coast fest. I thought hard about going this last year. Surprised tickets are up already with the fest so far out. In more current news, I *AM* going to the California Craft Beer Summit.
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Jul 15, 2016 22:16
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Oh drat my bottle is one of those dates. Not really motivated enough to fill out a form and mail it though
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Jul 16, 2016 07:46
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I opened one of my two remaining bottles of '15 BCBS a while back and tasted no signs of infection. Put my last bottle in the fridge to be safe, though. Side Project's second batch of Marietta Ave. is excellent, if anyone was curious. Very similar to Fantome Saison but dry-hopped with Simcoe and something else that I don't remember. Try it if you get the chance. Also got a couple cans of Trillium Mosaic Dry Hopped Fort Point Pale Ale (MDHFPPA). Their canning line seems pretty perfect already; this is exactly as good as the bottles of this that I've had previously. I have no idea what took them so long to move to canning, but it's of course working super well. Excited to try the Omnipollo collab imperial stout with coffee and green cardamom that I have coming in tomorrow, as well as the cans of Sleeper Street.
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we made a Berliner and we got King of Pops- a dope popsicle maker a few blocks away- to make syrups for us. doubly pumped as it was completely my idea and tastes really loving good. also gave them some ginger that i had ZZQ- who will be serving today- smoke, so maybe they'll have a smoked ginger pop at some point in the near future! #facilitatingconnectivity VVV - the ones we chose were tangerine basil, raspberry lime, and watermelon mojito. yesterday they brought raspberry lime and blackberry orange vanilla- the latter of which i actually preferred- and will be making more as needed. our ratio is one pump of syrup- half an ounce- in a twelve ounce pour. a full ounce of syrup and it's basically an alco-pop. oh, yeah- we're gonna get them to make Berliner popsicles, too! funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 13:39 on Jul 16, 2016 |
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Jul 16, 2016 11:53
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What were the syrup flavors? Sounds rad! All I've ever tried was this stuff: http://www.germandeli.com/Gbber-Waldmeister-Sirup-500ml-Woodruff-Syrup-17-6fl-oz
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Jul 16, 2016 13:33
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Podima posted:Check NEBCO's Facebook first, their tap lines were busted yesterday so they couldn't do growler fills. There were no cans for sale, so I walked in at 6 or so, filled 2 growlers in 2 minutes, had a taste of coriolis and walked out pretty happy. Also holy poo poo that tap room is tiny for the size of brewery they are. G-bot is just as delicious as I remember from their brief foray into MA distribution. In other NE news, oh my god Deciduous Auranja is off the chain. Their hoppy beers have been somewhat of a miss for me, but all their sours and darker beers are phenomenal. Shabadu fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Jul 17, 2016 |
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Shabadu posted:There were no cans for sale, so I walked in at 6 or so, filled 2 growlers in 2 minutes, had a taste of coriolis and walked out pretty happy. Also holy poo poo that tap room is tiny for the size of brewery they are. Yeah they're only just starting to release special cans from the brewery - but the liquor store right down the street always has their normal releases in cans available. Glad you got G-Bot though! Also if you think that tasting room is small NOW, it was even smaller (only ONE set of taps for both tastes and growlers) before they renovated - and let's not even talk about their original location across the street...
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Just drank five Tangerine of my Ryes by Oddside Ales this afternoon. These dudes are consistently making tons of excellent beers and they deserve all of the recognition that they can get. E: Typo in beer name. Nth Doctor fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Jul 18, 2016 |
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http://tenemu.com/news/goose-island-2016-bourbon-county-brand-proprietors-barleywine-stout-details-emerge/07/2016 So they basically replaced the pecans in Prop 16 with chocolate. Yeah, that'll fix the overpowering sweetness! Also, now people who aren't in Chicago can enjoy that garbage!
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danbanana posted:http://tenemu.com/news/goose-island-2016-bourbon-county-brand-proprietors-barleywine-stout-details-emerge/07/2016 Who cares, it's all about that Scotch Whiskey Prop.
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Aw yeah https://twitter.com/jesterkingbeer/status/755045491394490368
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Is that regular or sherry barrel? Either way they're #2 and #1 beers of all time in my experience.
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danbanana posted:http://tenemu.com/news/goose-island-2016-bourbon-county-brand-proprietors-barleywine-stout-details-emerge/07/2016 Can we just save these label shots now so we can return the infected bottles?
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Hey guys there's this beer called Allagash Coolship Red that is half as easy to get. It's pretty tasty and traditional and all that stuff. MunchE posted:Can we just save these label shots now so we can return the infected bottles? I know it's easy to hate on AB-InBev, but chances are they won't have infection issues again - I can't imagine how much money they'll spend ensuring it won't happen again.
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Bag of Sun Chips posted:I know it's easy to hate on AB-InBev, but chances are they won't have infection issues again - I can't imagine how much money they'll spend ensuring it won't happen again. quoting this for posterity
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Drank a couple of Olde Hickory's latest limited release over the weekend, Wavell Gunn and Dread God. Wavell Gunn is a Scotch Ale aged in Scotch Whisky barrels. I was hyped for this beer because their previous BA scotch ale, Seven Devils, was fantastic. WG fell short - it's a good scotch ale but the barrel just got completely lost in the sweetness. Dread God is their imperial stout aged in Scotch Whisky barrels and turned out excellently. Their imperial stout with honey is always extremely smooth, with big roasty notes balanced by some residual sweetness from the honey. I'm always surprised at how much honey flavor manages to come through. In the stout's case, the barrel adds a nice caramel undertone and a peaty finish. It was extremely (too) easy to dome this at 10% and it left me wanting more - it may have surpassed Event Horizon as my favorite OH beer.
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Jul 18, 2016 19:34
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Had a seven month old oskar blues ipa and it was better for it
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Control Volume posted:Had a seven month old oskar blues ipa and it was better for it So the onion flavor ages out?
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Anyone tried SARA Another Alliteration or Southern Sunrise? Got hit up with an IP trade offer to do at Jester King this weekend, but I'm more leaning towards the latter beer.
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Apache is a good dude who sends good locals when FedEx completely massacres boxes. To end a short mini-vacation this weekend, I just cracked a Brew Hub Umatilla Coffee Barleywine. The cherries are subtle and enhance the fruitiness of the barleywine base. And there's a fuckton of vanilla that leads to a green pepper taste. So I guess that's the coffee, which is otherwise not terribly present. And then a ton of heat... So I looked at the bottle again and there's a stamp on this that says "barrel aged" and it has wax and the internet is telling me that this might be aged in Wild Turkey 101 barrels. And yeah, that's something that is definitely here. Apache, is this a BA'd version of this beer or was it all done so? Would be seriously killer if not for the green pepper thing. Really like how the cherries work with it without being overpowering.
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