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You can just re-cork the bottle with most meads right? I've certainly done it with Schramm's and never felt there was a significant decline in quality.
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How relaxed is San Francisco with public drinking, is it like New Orleans where it's total anarchy or is it just sorta like nobody cares in certain areas. I walked by a few parks with normal looking people having drinks and I want to do a cheap European bum lunch in a park but don't know if I should grab a beer. It'd be really funny if it turns out that I can smoke a blunt on the street but it's illegal to drink a beer in the park.
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Yeah you could do it. I split a Cellarmaker growler with some buds at Mission Dolores Park, so that was cool. And a vendor sold some super good cookies (the fun kind)
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Jan 29, 2018 01:39
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air- posted:Yeah you could do it. I split a Cellarmaker growler with some buds at Mission Dolores Park, so that was cool. And a vendor sold some super good cookies (the fun kind) gently caress yes, having picnics in the park was one of my favorite things in Spain.
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Anyone who ever says anything bad about toronado SF is an autistic piece of poo poo who can't hang out with stoners or hipsters. Also I'm extremely surprised at how good blind pig tastes. I thought it was straight up hype but I could drink that forever.
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Is there any love for Australian "craft beers"? We don't seem to be as adventurous as the Americans (pastry beers? The hell?) and to that I'm a little disappointed. However we have some really good stuff, but I've been limited to what I can buy locally. Currently drinking drinking a Cricketer's Arms Spearhead Pale Ale, but my favourite beer I've ever had thus far is Gage Roads Atomic Ale. Yeah, Gage Roads is fairly big (not sure if they'd count as craft) but drat it's good. Any brands to watch out for in Aus? America seems to have no shortage but given they have trouble selling enough for their local customers I am not gonna hold my breath that I'll ever have one.
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syntaxfunction posted:Is there any love for Australian "craft beers"? We don't seem to be as adventurous as the Americans (pastry beers? The hell?) and to that I'm a little disappointed. However we have some really good stuff, but I've been limited to what I can buy locally. Two Metre Tall Brewing is loving dope and I wish I could get more in the states.
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Isn't epic aus? They make some decent stuff.
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syntaxfunction posted:Any brands to watch out for in Aus? America seems to have no shortage but given they have trouble selling enough for their local customers I am not gonna hold my breath that I'll ever have one. do you like lambic? i have a friend outside of Melbourne and he's able to find a fair amount of Drie Fonteinen stuff that American nerds would tear out their neckbeards to get. i only ever remember him mentioning two Aussie breweries- Little Creatures and i think Feral- but i've had a bunch of good stuff from Kiwiland, namely Garage Project, Epic, 8-Wired, Mike's, Liberty, Twisted Hop, and Tuatara, so hopefully some of that makes it out your way. oh, yeah- i dunno who paid what for this, but i guess i'll take it: another top beer destinations list! funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 10:13 on Jan 30, 2018 |
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funkybottoms posted:oh, yeah- i dunno who paid what for this, but i guess i'll take it: another top beer destinations list! Someone paid nicely for it, like no London, Brussels/Bruges, Munich, Portland etc. What a weird list. I mean they seem to be discounting Germany and Belgium because they're far away but include China and South Korea. Aramoro fucked around with this message at 10:26 on Jan 30, 2018 |
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Fat Lou posted:Two Metre Tall Brewing is loving dope and I wish I could get more in the states. funkybottoms posted:do you like lambic? i have a friend outside of Melbourne and he's able to find a fair amount of Drie Fonteinen stuff that American nerds would tear out their neckbeards to get. i only ever remember him mentioning two Aussie breweries- Little Creatures and i think Feral- but i've had a bunch of good stuff from Kiwiland, namely Garage Project, Epic, 8-Wired, Mike's, Liberty, Twisted Hop, and Tuatara, so hopefully some of that makes it out your way. I've had Little Creatures and Twisted Hop and I believe an Epic somewhere. I gotta say as jealous as I get of people in this thread about their "blackforest gateau lagers" or whatever I do appreciate that I can basically buy any craft beer here and it'll probably be good. Except Love Tap and Big Head. gently caress that poo poo off. Love Tap is the worst beer I've ever had (worse than Pure Blonde :O ) and I even tried it three times to check. Big Head is just pricey and mediocre. White Rabbit does great stuff, especially their dark ale. Gage Roads is pumping out great stuff too, although at large quantities (which may or may not be bad depending on your view). Stone and Wood are solid as gently caress too. I've tried a bunch of different smaller breweries but it'd take effort to remember a lot of them. Cheers for the suggestions guys! Edit: Also yes I enjoy lambics so that's definitely on my list to check!
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Aramoro posted:Someone paid nicely for it, like no London, Brussels/Bruges, Munich, Portland etc. What a weird list. I mean they seem to be discounting Germany and Belgium because they're far away but include China and South Korea. the intro part clears that up: "Yes, there are obvious American beer travel destinations, like Denver, Portland, and even Asheville. And there are bucket-list beercations abroad, like Belgium and Germany. But for the beer lover looking to delve a little deeper into craft beer culture, an array of less obvious cities are becoming prime destinations for beer travel." and i work at one of the places mentioned in the number one slot, so, again, i'll take it!
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Spanish Manlove posted:Anyone who ever says anything bad about toronado SF is an autistic piece of poo poo who can't hang out with stoners or hipsters. Is this 2010?
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Munkaboo posted:Is this 2010? Blind Pig is better than any hazy IPA I've ever had.
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Jan 30, 2018 12:39
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funkybottoms posted:the intro part clears that up: I dunno if I'd call Louisville, Chicago, or NYC "underrated top" (what) beer destinations, but I think Bend surely qualifies for that. Maybe even Boston. Toronado is fine, some people are accustomed to the yuppified sterile "atmosphere" for craft beer places and that's fine. I personally don't see an issue with the way they do things and besides, there's a ton of places to get a good beer.
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danbanana posted:Blind Pig is better than any hazy IPA I've ever had. Nah I just mean the Toronado + Blind Pig combo gave me early beer drinking days vibes. Yes, Blind Pig was great when I had it in Cali. Toronado can suck a dick.
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Munkaboo posted:Nah I just mean the Toronado + Blind Pig combo gave me early beer drinking days vibes. Yes, Blind Pig was great when I had it in Cali. They treated me nicely, why do you hate it?
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deadwing posted:They're sincerely not that bad if you understand that you're going to get exactly what the label promises, it's like drinking sweetened, syrupy peanut butter and jelly, for better or worse Sounds great I'm not at all stunned by that Garagiste guy's behavior. He's always been a part of "that" group of beer geeks, long before I knew he made mead. His whole business is reliant on that sort of behavior. He's selling hype first and foremost. He's the Wakefield of the mead world
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danbanana posted:Blind Pig is better than any hazy IPA I've ever had. Resident culture's Russian River brewer might persuade you...
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danbanana posted:Blind Pig is better than any hazy IPA I've ever had. I was honesty expecting a thick biscuity malt bomb like other grandpas pales ales but it was a definite "tickers gotta tick" choice that didn't go pear shaped.
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Captain Duvel posted:Resident culture's Russian River brewer might persuade you... No.
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Spanish Manlove posted:They treated me nicely, why do you hate it? I enjoyed my visit a few months ago, but the friends I was with said the bathrooms were so disgusting that we left after one beer to go somewhere else. I have never known them to complain about poo poo...
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Lt_Tofu posted:I enjoyed my visit a few months ago, but the friends I was with said the bathrooms were so disgusting that we left after one beer to go somewhere else. I'm a huge germaphobe and thought the bathrooms were immaculate, but I was there Monday afternoon so presumably post cleaning. Sure it's covered in graffiti but that complaint reeks of someone who doesn't go to dive bars a lot.
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Spanish Manlove posted:I'm a huge germaphobe and thought the bathrooms were immaculate, but I was there Monday afternoon so presumably post cleaning. Sure it's covered in graffiti but that complaint reeks of someone who doesn't go to dive bars a lot. Eh, we spend alot of time in bars, so I think it was a bad night. They were laughing at how bad one of them was.
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syntaxfunction posted:I've had Little Creatures and Twisted Hop and I believe an Epic somewhere. I gotta say as jealous as I get of people in this thread about their "blackforest gateau lagers" or whatever I do appreciate that I can basically buy any craft beer here and it'll probably be good. Heaps of good beers to recommend. Boatrocker are probably my favourite brewery - heaps of wild barrel age stuff going on. Modus Operandi, Nail, Feral ... too many other breweries to even mention. Aus craft beer is booming, sucks about the tax on it.
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RoRz0r posted:Aus craft beer is booming, sucks about the tax on it. It really blew me away how expensive it is to drink in Australia. The taxes are so much that you have to be rich to be an alcoholic.
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very stable genius posted:It really blew me away how expensive it is to drink in Australia. The taxes are so much that you have to be rich to be an alcoholic. Just find some people to play "Slap the Bag" drinking game with. Drunkenness will quickly follow. Interestingly it's also called "Goon of Fortune".
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Saw someone post a picture of some high ABV stout and them eating a cake and comparing the two. Didn't read the post just kept scrolling because I felt sick to my stomach thinking about it.
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sterster posted:Saw someone post a picture of some high ABV stout and them eating a cake and comparing the two. Didn't read the post just kept scrolling because I felt sick to my stomach thinking about it. Pairing a stout with a dessert isn't a crazy idea. But you're throwing off your palate if you really want to know what the beer tastes like given the sweetness of the cake. ... These days, I guess you could be loving up the cake with the sweetness of the beer, too.
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Truly having your cake and drinking it too
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danbanana posted:These days, I guess you could be loving up the cake with the sweetness of the beer, too. dphi posted:Truly having your cake and drinking it too lol drank a bottle of The Hollow from Kent Falls that i brought back in July and forgot about in the work fridge. i didn't expect much since it's a pilsner, but it was goddamn good- a little bready with a full, soft mouthfeel and almost zero hop bitterness. insanely crushable. picked up a six-pack of Black Butte (quick grocery stop in my hurry to get home and watch Spurs/United) and it's really bad- not sure what i'm gonna do with the other five going back to brands overextending themselves, i saw a Golden Road six-pack marked down to five dollars the other day. i'm not sure where else they distribute, but i can't imagine they can really justify sending stuff across the country (CA -> VA) to die.
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funkybottoms posted:going back to brands overextending themselves, i saw a Golden Road six-pack marked down to five dollars the other day. i'm not sure where else they distribute, but i can't imagine they can really justify sending stuff across the country (CA -> VA) to die. They're an AB brand now, so the justification is taking shelf space and tap handles away from independent craft.
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funkybottoms posted:
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Papa John Misty posted:They have a show on VICELAND and I hate it That whole network tries so drat hard to pander to millennials and I love it.
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Shame about the Black Butte, I love that beer and drink it any time I am in the PNW.
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