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Chicagoans: West Lakeview just got in some 3 Fontienen gueuze and also a few bottles of the (ludicrously expensive) Golden Blend. Not sure how much they have left, but given how hard it is to find this stuff in a way that doesn't involve ordering it from Belgium, I thought I'd give a heads up.
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For those of us not in Chicago, how expensive is ludicrously expensive?
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Oct 9, 2012 20:44
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okay, so i'm not a huge fan of either Bell's Expedition or Double Cream Stout- am i gonna be kicking myself if i don't go to the one place in my city Black Note has been tapped in a few years? VVV what i'm asking, i guess, is, "it it a whole different beast, or does it taste exactly like it sounds?" I like Parabola and BCBS quite a bit. double VVV- that's what i was getting at, thanks funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Oct 9, 2012 |
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Oct 9, 2012 21:08
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funkybottoms posted:okay, so i'm not a huge fan of either Bell's Expedition or Double Cream Stout- am i gonna be kicking myself if i don't go to the one place in my city Black Note has been tapped in a few years? Well, your first problem is not being a fan of the base beers... If you like BA'd stouts, I personally think Black Note is the next best thing to Bourbon County. Better than Parabola, Black Ops, Black Tuesday, etc. ^^^ It's similar to Bourbon County. If you like that, you'll like Black Note. Just think "really great BA'd stout" and that's what it is. danbanana fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Oct 9, 2012 |
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Oct 9, 2012 21:11
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Sirotan posted:For those of us not in Chicago, how expensive is ludicrously expensive? I'm seeing it on beermenus in NYC for $35 to $42 a 375 at bar/restaurants. So I'd expect we're talking around $25?
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Oct 9, 2012 21:18
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Even at 3 Fonteinen it's 8 euro per small bottle (375 ml). That's just over ten dollar with no middleman, transportation or import costs. Armand explained the price has to do with the extra delay of turnaround on that 25% 4 years old lambic used - as opposed to 10-20% 3 years old.
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Oct 9, 2012 21:32
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Sirotan posted:For those of us not in Chicago, how expensive is ludicrously expensive? $28/375 I know it was because of the 4 year old lambic involved, but it's simply too much for me to spend on a single bottle right now, especially when I think I'll be taking a short trip to Brussels later this year...
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Oct 9, 2012 21:35
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Bag of Sun Chips posted:Has anybody tried any Belgian lambics that have been aged for an extended period of time? I'm just curious how they compare to a fresh lambic. I've had some Cantillon from the 90s, generally they get much tarter.
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Oct 9, 2012 22:10
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Heading to Avenue Pub after dinner. The bottle list is quite reasonable  If anyone's in New Orleans, come by and I'll buy you a beer!
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Oct 9, 2012 23:08
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danbanana posted:Well, your first problem is not being a fan of the base beers... Black Note is such a polarizing beer around these parts (Michigan), lots of beer nerds either think it's amazing or overrated. I've had it both on tap and from the bottle and it's way better on tap.
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Oct 9, 2012 23:08
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air- posted:Heading to Avenue Pub after dinner. The bottle list is quite reasonable sigh i loved staying a block away from that place; too bad they didn't have any ridiculous bottles while i was there. pretty sure you know the city, but just in case, hit up Stein Market. passed on the Black Note; haven't been feeling so hot today and i don't want to be one of fifty other people crowding into a place we never go to get one beer and then leave.
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Oct 9, 2012 23:24
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Has anyone had the mint chocolate stout from stone yet? My normal place in AZ won't get it until Friday but a tiny bar here got a keg of it early I guess. Wondering if it's worth making the trip.
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Oct 9, 2012 23:31
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Dammit, now there's tappings of Otto In Oak and Avery's Rumpkin tonight. My wallet and waistline cannot take GABF week.
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Oct 9, 2012 23:41
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funkybottoms posted:sigh i loved staying a block away from that place; too bad they didn't have any ridiculous bottles while i was there. pretty sure you know the city, but just in case, hit up Stein Market. From what I see, the bottles seem a little more appealing right now. I've used up the space left in my car for what I'd bought at the other two stores actually. I even threw a Mad Fox growler away for the sake of making room, but that was no major loss since it didn't have a government warning label for some reason 
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Oct 9, 2012 23:46
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air- posted:From what I see, the bottles seem a little more appealing right now. I've used up the space left in my car for what I'd bought at the other two stores actually. I even threw a Mad Fox growler away for the sake of making room, but that was no major loss since it didn't have a government warning label for some reason you can fit a gang of bottles under the seats
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Oct 10, 2012 00:05
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air- posted:From what I see, the bottles seem a little more appealing right now. I've used up the space left in my car for what I'd bought at the other two stores actually. I even threw a Mad Fox growler away for the sake of making room, but that was no major loss since it didn't have a government warning label for some reason Government warning label on a growler? What state is that, I've never seen such a thing.
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Oct 10, 2012 00:05
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danbanana posted:Well, your first problem is not being a fan of the base beers... I absolutely loved it, and really wish getting a bottle didn't involve trading away my life for one. My wife isn't the biggest fan of barrel aged stouts, but she drank two glasses of it and was raving about it for days.
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Oct 10, 2012 00:29
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I Dont Like You posted:I absolutely loved it, and really wish getting a bottle didn't involve trading away my life for one. My wife isn't the biggest fan of barrel aged stouts, but she drank two glasses of it and was raving about it for days. I think it's great too, but with Bourbon County's drastically increased production I don't ever see a reason to try and trade for a bottle, because as good as Black Note is, BCBS is the beer to beat.
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Oct 10, 2012 00:53
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Staying in a Portland airport hotel overnight because I've got stupid work  I knew I should have just told all my contacts to take a hike and gone to Denver a day early...
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Oct 10, 2012 01:37
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SUPER HASSLER posted:Staying in a Portland airport hotel overnight because I've got stupid work At least you can take the Max into town to get some good beer.
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Oct 10, 2012 01:41
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Jahoodie posted:Government warning label on a growler? What state is that, I've never seen such a thing. California has a warning label. poo poo, when I bought a couple from different breweries, they also had the cancer warning sticker thanks to Prop 65. Which warn us that the ink used on the exterior of the bottle can cause cancer. Found out that Stone's Pasadena store will have growler fills of Best By 11-9-12 I wonder what the reaction will be to coming in with the 9-21 bottle in hand?
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Oct 10, 2012 01:50
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crazyfish posted:I think it's great too, but with Bourbon County's drastically increased production I don't ever see a reason to try and trade for a bottle, because as good as Black Note is, BCBS is the beer to beat. Oh, I agree. Being able to buy 2 4-packs of BCBS this year instead of a single bottle was very, very, very nice.
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Oct 10, 2012 02:05
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Docjowles posted:Dammit, now there's tappings of Otto In Oak and Avery's Rumpkin tonight. My wallet and waistline cannot take GABF week. Are you planning to hit any Cigar City event? We're at Hops & Pie now. Gonna do Star Bar tomorrow at 5pm.
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Oct 10, 2012 02:24
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XxGirlKisserxX posted:Are you planning to hit any Cigar City event? We're at Hops & Pie now. Gonna do Star Bar tomorrow at 5pm. i'm not out there, but i told my boy Nick from Hardywood Park to keep an eye out for you- if you run into any of those guys, say what's up.
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Oct 10, 2012 04:07
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XxGirlKisserxX posted:Are you planning to hit any Cigar City event? We're at Hops & Pie now. Gonna do Star Bar tomorrow at 5pm. Doubt it unless you have something Saturday night  It's a long rear end drive down to Denver especially for a work night, not planning to be down there til the session on Saturday. Just been hitting up events locally this week.I'll be sure to hit up the CCB booth on the floor, though.
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Oct 10, 2012 04:36
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Nask26 posted:Has anyone had the mint chocolate stout from stone yet? My normal place in AZ won't get it until Friday but a tiny bar here got a keg of it early I guess. Wondering if it's worth making the trip. Verdict? It's good. Does really evolve as it sits. Not an overwhelming amount of mint. Sort of like a girls scout thin mint cookie, but a bit milder with the mint up front but as it gets to room temp it'll come out a little more.
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Oct 10, 2012 05:08
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Docjowles posted:Dammit, now there's tappings of Otto In Oak and Avery's Rumpkin tonight. My wallet and waistline cannot take GABF week. Did you have it? I wound up at Fox and Hound in Philly last night, they had $2 drafts of everything so I had: Milk Stout on nitro, Elysian Split Shot which is a great coffee stout, Southern Tier 2xIPA which is okay kind of grassy, and a Sam Adams Fat Jack. We then went to Monk's since the event finished and had Pliny the Elder on tap, which I still don't love it's good but there are many other IIPAs I'd take over it, and the we bought a 2007 bottle of Raison d'Extra and we all liked it despite it being pretty loving heavy on the raisins that had a musky flavor and aroma to them. It was a good night.
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Oct 10, 2012 15:34
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Alpine in cans? Well sure, I would enjoy that...Alpine Beer Co posted:This is potentially some of the biggest news to ever come out of Alpine Beer Company. With the signing of a couple of hop contracts we have positioned ourselves to produce an additional 2,000 barrels of Duet and an additional 2,000 barrels of Nelson starting in late 2013. A “barrel” is two kegs. We plan on new packaging with a 16 oz. bigmouth twist off can along with 22 oz. bottles and kegs. There is little more I can currently say about how we are going to pull this off but know there is a lot of work to be done to assure the quality and standards are met while stepping up production. And, with Water being the largest ingredient in beer, it becomes the primary flavor contributor and is a highly important part of beer itself. Let’s just say we found a killer water source and a place to make more beer, yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
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Oct 10, 2012 18:15
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wattershed posted:Alpine in cans? Well sure, I would enjoy that... I'm flabbergasted they're still in that ugly old 1950s bungalow.
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Oct 10, 2012 18:18
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wattershed posted:Alpine in cans? Well sure, I would enjoy that... Twist off can? How does that work?
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Oct 10, 2012 18:40
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Tigren posted:Twist off can? How does that work? 
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Oct 10, 2012 18:44
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Oct 10, 2012 21:03
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Angry Grimace posted:I'm flabbergasted they're still in that ugly old 1950s bungalow. I'm surprised they haven't killed that bookstore and hair dresser owner and just taken over that whole thing. Oh, it's probably cause their beer was meant for only locals within a 10 mile radius.
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Oct 10, 2012 21:17
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Yeah it's probably something like that. Earlier this year Oskar Blues had a news piece out about how they were going to try this new kind of can. I don't really see the benefit but whatever. Also they are supposedly going to make and can whiskey (  ) although I haven't seen any sign of that yet
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Oct 10, 2012 21:22
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Ahaha the rumors of that were going around last year even. Such things exist in Japan at least aready. Also the main benefit of those cans is resealability. This is really key if you're drinking while skiing, tubing down the river, etc. SUPER HASSLER fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Oct 10, 2012 |
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Oct 10, 2012 21:43
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Wait, people don't just finish the beer in one sitting. I may have a problem. Didn't Monster have a resealable can that didn't look like a silver bullet? Can't say I dislike the idea, but unless it demands me to do so, I just pour it out into another glass anyway. The big complaint about cans is the metallic taste, which I had thought came from the fact that your taste buds are up against the can if you drink it from the can. While it's not craft beer, by any stretch. Here's a free Guinness event for the following cities https://guinnessbeliever.com/ Denver - 2/28-3/2 LA - 2/6-2/8 NY - 5/1-5/3 Philly - 10/11-10/12 San Diego - 2/15-2/16 San Fran - 1/30-2/1 DC - 10/17-10/19 Free beer and "the perfect pint".
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Oct 10, 2012 22:01
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Wasn't the Sun King brewery talking about using the resealable cans for their sours and barrel aged beers?
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Oct 10, 2012 22:06
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Docjowles posted:Yeah it's probably something like that. Earlier this year Oskar Blues had a news piece out about how they were going to try this new kind of can. I don't really see the benefit but whatever. Canned whiskey sounds badass because I could just pour it into one of those crystal decanters like a supervillain/rear end in a top hat CEO.
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Oct 10, 2012 22:07
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Between softball games and football tailgating, the more opportunities I have to drink quality beer in cans, the better life is.
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This is a little off-topic, but I couldn't really find a better spot for it. So excuse me if I'm not talking about beer, directly... My local bottle shop/draught house recently expanded to a full restaurant and the owner mentioned that he wanted a digital draught menu to display over the bar on a TV. This is something that I can make happen, so I pitched the concept, bid the work, and set it up. Pretty fun little project, and it's benefited me beyond getting paid a little for the work - I get a to-the-minute draught list any time I want it and even when I don't (it automates their facebook updates)! Anyhow, if any of you beer goons do any drinking in/around Snohomish WA and you haven't had a couple at Trail's End, it's worth it. Especially if you're a hop head - the guys who run it always have like 6 IPAs on. 
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