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Cuvee Rene is sour as gently caress  So good edit: babby's fifth sour 
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Tried sixpoint Apollo again today. Maybe my mouth was acting weird or it was served too warm, but today it tasted a lot better-still had the bacon flavor come through a bit, but not early as much.
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Jun 16, 2013 23:56
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Midorka posted:Sorry, try again. The doc is setup read only.
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Jun 17, 2013 00:06
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HatfulOfHollow posted:The doc is setup read only. Okay, I promise that the document is set up right this time. I added a column for the beer you intend to bring so I and anyone who plans to come will know not to bring. You're welcome to bring some food if you'd like, as I said the pool will be open and we'll be grilling and hanging out all day. I think noon is a good time to meet up and I'll be starting my brew then. Just to put the information out there again, I'm 45 minutes from Philly, 20 minutes from Cherry Hill, 45 minutes from Atlantic City. I live in a small town called Atco. I have your Sour in the Rye so if you just wanted to open it there then cool, don't worry about bringing a bottle to trade. If you wanted to bring a bottle we'll discuss something to trade.
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Jun 17, 2013 00:55
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nwin posted:Tried sixpoint Apollo again today. Maybe my mouth was acting weird or it was served too warm, but today it tasted a lot better-still had the bacon flavor come through a bit, but not early as much. I had this last night during the cup final and didn't get any bacon aftertaste at all
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Jun 17, 2013 00:58
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Apollo tasted like sour bubblegum to me. All set
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Jun 17, 2013 01:04
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TenaciousTomato posted:Apollo tasted like sour bubblegum to me. All set With a touch of strawberry and banana in there. I love Apollo very much. I'm about to have a Bruery Hottenroth, will report back. Edit: Pretty awesome. It's like adult lemonade. Midorka fucked around with this message at 02:08 on Jun 17, 2013 |
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Jun 17, 2013 01:14
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I'm looking forward to the BIF thing. Picked up something for that today...
confonnit fucked around with this message at 02:35 on Jun 17, 2013 |
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Jun 17, 2013 02:33
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I'm having my first ever Sucaba. It's surprisingly sweet. I'm guessing this is an English style Barleywine, which would be my first ever of the style. Can anybody point me in the direction of some other, more attainable examples?
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Jun 17, 2013 03:46
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Captain Shortbus posted:I'm having my first ever Sucaba. It's surprisingly sweet. I'm guessing this is an English style Barleywine, which would be my first ever of the style. Can anybody point me in the direction of some other, more attainable examples? Blithering Idiot by Weyerbacher comes to mind.
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Jun 17, 2013 04:13
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Any Oregoons had stuff from Long Brewing? I'd heard good things but only just picked up a bottle of their Pinot barrel-aged porter. Also grabbed bottles of Crux's saison and imperial stout. Not sure which I'll pop tonight.
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Jun 17, 2013 04:15
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Midorka posted:Blithering Idiot by Weyerbacher comes to mind. I guess I should have specified Midwest distribution.
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Jun 17, 2013 04:28
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swickles posted:Well, if you don't get it, let me know and I can trade ya for it. Where are you from? I'm halfway between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. I can get most basic Founders stuff since I seem to remember you liking it. Local, Good People IPA the folks at Paste magazine seemed to really like it if that matters anything, it's about as good as Monkeynaut from Straight to Ale in Huntsville. Lot of people around here are big into Beer Engineers Peanut Butter Imperial Porter, but it's way out of season and kind of a gimmick anyway. The rest of the local bottles and cans are fairly solid showings. Some pretty good bombers from Straight to Ale (Unobtainium Old Ale) and Blue Pants (Bourbon barreled Wee Heavy) It's probably old hat to everyone else but our beer scene is very new here and I'm loyal. EDIT: Also Snake Handler DIPA is real good, it's thick as gently caress and a grapefruit bomb so if that's your thing I highly recommend. EDIT2: Yellowhammer Saison de Detente is chardonnay aged and is also a thing I really like, kind of perfumey and lots of stonefruit flavors. Allahu Snackbar fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Jun 17, 2013 |
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Jun 17, 2013 04:34
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Captain Shortbus posted:I guess I should have specified Midwest distribution. I haven't had it yet, so I can't vouch for it personally, but I hear New Glarus's Barleywine is one the sweet side. Especially ones that have let the hops fade a bit.
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Jun 17, 2013 04:35
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FreelanceSocialist posted:I'm going to hell. What is this, are we a big box store? Do we have to roll the seasonal hate merchandise out earlier and earlier every year, until we are celebrating Halloween before Christmas in July?
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Jun 17, 2013 04:44
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Jahoodie posted:What is this, are we a big box store? Do we have to roll the seasonal hate merchandise out earlier and earlier every year, until we are celebrating Halloween before Christmas in July?
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Jun 17, 2013 04:48
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swickles posted:I haven't had it yet, so I can't vouch for it personally, but I hear New Glarus's Barleywine is one the sweet side. Especially ones that have let the hops fade a bit. My tasting notes for the New Glarus Barleywine, almost 2 years old at that point, says that it has an odd citrus menthol thing going on, but in a really good way. I'm guessing that it would have had a decent hop presence fresh, though I'm not sure. It's good though with a sweet side to it. Barrel Aged Gonzo is close to being amazing. The aroma is like a semi-sweet red wine, raspberry and cherries on the nose with chocolate and bourbon backing it. The flavor follows this, but begins to fade to a watered down bourbon by the end and finished very dry wine like with oak and some tanins. I don't know how old this is, but it's certainly worth trying if you see it.
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Jun 17, 2013 04:52
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Captain Shortbus posted:I'm having my first ever Sucaba. It's surprisingly sweet. I'm guessing this is an English style Barleywine, which would be my first ever of the style. Can anybody point me in the direction of some other, more attainable examples? You've just had what is pretty much the top example of the style that is actually attainable (King Henry IMO is the absolute top). New Glarus's as mentioned earlier is very much an American style barleywine. I've never had it fresh, but I very much disliked it aged. You might also want to look into Old Ales, which share some characteristics with English barleywines. Founders Old Curmudgeon is good and attainable when it's in season, and starts to get really good with about 6 months on it. I also hear Kuhnhenn's bourbon barrel barleywine is an incredible beer as well, but it's brewery-only. edit: Weyerbacher is in Wisconsin IIRC; I picked up some Double Simcoe once at the Kenosha Woodman's.
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Jun 17, 2013 04:54
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Old Curmudgeon I can get. I'm in KC, so Weyerbacher is out. I might have a family connect for some NG, though.
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Jun 17, 2013 05:13
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crazyfish posted:You might also want to look into Old Ales, which share some characteristics with English barleywines. Founders Old Curmudgeon is good and attainable when it's in season, and starts to get really good with about 6 months on it. I also hear Kuhnhenn's bourbon barrel barleywine is an incredible beer as well, but it's brewery-only. North Coast Old Ale is fantastic and only gets better with age.
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Jun 17, 2013 06:05
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Captain Shortbus posted:Old Curmudgeon I can get. I'm in KC, so Weyerbacher is out. I might have a family connect for some NG, though. You might like Arcadia's Cereal Killer as well and should be able to find it there.
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Jun 17, 2013 06:43
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crazyfish posted:You've just had what is pretty much the top example of the style that is actually attainable (King Henry IMO is the absolute top). gotta agree with both this and the Cereal Killer recommendation.
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Jun 17, 2013 11:25
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Governor Perry signed the Texas bills into law last friday and Jester King weighs in. Very hype for their upcoming bottle release and I'll do everything in my power to attend Atrial Rubicite's. http://jesterkingbrewery.com/the-change-in-texas-beer-law-what-it-means-for-us Went on a whirlwind trip to show a friend what Houston has to offer on beer. Somehow my liver still functions  Stopped by St. Arnold where we waited nearly 45 minutes to get in; turns out we happened to show up when they had their biggest attendance on a Saturday to date. and Buffalo Bayou brewing, and the latter had a really nice "Belgian style" IIPA. Also multiple top tier beer bars: D&T Drive Inn, Hay Merchant, Moon Tower, Petrol Station for their Ska b q event, and nearly every one had a stellar selection. Noticed taplists were generally IPA-heavy and says a lot when the decision is between stuff like Sculpin, Enjoy By, Hop Delusion, or Brooklyn Blast. Even Petrol was selling Saison Brett by the pint. But the best part was the bottle share Saturday night. Had all 6 of the Barrel aged Mikkeller Black Holes (more impressed on the fact someone made the effort to get them, but not so much the beer itself. Not a fan of the tequila one at all and the scotch one was super peaty), Sucaba, Bruery Cuir, Prairie Somewhere and Noir, and the main highlight: Crooked Stave Batch 1. Not for the faint of heart as it's one of the most sour beers I've ever had. Lip puckering right up there with Schaerbeekse Kriek. Full on sensory overload like I got cherries and raspberries dumped on my face. Had silky smoothness like Duchesse, but ramp up the flavor with a ton of steroids. Very excellent beer. RE: English Barleywine chat - Deschutes Mirror Mirror was the first one that got the style to click for me, and I actually still have a bottle from the mass Deschutes infection of 2009 so I'm pretty scared of opening it. I love Sucaba but I think MOAS is better, and right up there with King Henry. air- fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Jun 17, 2013 |
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Jun 17, 2013 16:05
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air- posted:Lip puckering right up there with Schaerbeekse Kriek... You mean Drie Fontenein's SK? Maybe it's because we had an old Cantillon Kriek just before it (which was, in fact, the most sour beer I've ever had), but I got only a mild acetic character with the SK. It was far more on the funk-side of a lambic than a sour for me.
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danbanana posted:You mean Drie Fontenein's SK? Maybe it's because we had an old Cantillon Kriek just before it (which was, in fact, the most sour beer I've ever had), but I got only a mild acetic character with the SK. It was far more on the funk-side of a lambic than a sour for me. Subsequent lambic tastings are disqualified without copious amounts of buttery palate cleansers. Palate fatigue is the worst.
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Jun 17, 2013 16:57
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danbanana posted:You mean Drie Fontenein's SK? Maybe it's because we had an old Cantillon Kriek just before it (which was, in fact, the most sour beer I've ever had), but I got only a mild acetic character with the SK. It was far more on the funk-side of a lambic than a sour for me. Yup, the 3 Fonteinen. That Cantillon Kriek is also pretty sour, so the flavors may have muddled a little. I've had SK twice and both times, the sour's been pretty pronounced. On the subject of palate cleansers, table water crackers are a solid contribution to a share when I'm not sure what the crowd will be bringing. Seattle people: anyone know a good bottle shop around 98021? Got a friend coming up there, not sure how much wiggle room he has to get around unfortunately.
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Jun 17, 2013 17:14
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The most sour beer I've ever tasted is a close race between the '05 Cantillon Kriek at the aforementioned tasting or the Beatificaton Batch 5 from...February? Both were glorious, regardless.
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Jun 17, 2013 17:19
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I was not a winner in the Upland sour lottery. 
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Jun 17, 2013 18:15
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Anyone win the Upland lottery? Edit: Yeah me neither
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Jun 17, 2013 18:15
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My roommate won a bottle so he's going to give me a copy of his driver's license and I'm gonna pick it up. I want to go on July 14th so I can try to buy unclaimed bottles, but I don't want them to think my bottle is unclaimed so I may have to get in contact with someone at the brewery about that. If anyone needs me to pick up their bottle and mail it to them PM me and we can work that out as well.
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Jun 17, 2013 18:26
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I lost too
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Jun 17, 2013 18:28
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Jahoodie posted:What is this, are we a big box store? Do we have to roll the seasonal hate merchandise out earlier and earlier every year, until we are celebrating Halloween before Christmas in July? I roll out whatever is in my cellar.  Tonight I am opening a christmas beer.
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Jun 17, 2013 18:38
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I suck at winning beer.
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Jun 17, 2013 18:57
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I won a bottle of Malefactor. Did everyone else sign up for the sour reserve?Sublimer posted:My roommate won a bottle so he's going to give me a copy of his driver's license and I'm gonna pick it up. I want to go on July 14th so I can try to buy unclaimed bottles, but I don't want them to think my bottle is unclaimed so I may have to get in contact with someone at the brewery about that. If anyone needs me to pick up their bottle and mail it to them PM me and we can work that out as well. I will probably have you pick up my bottle if you wouldn't mind, and I'll obviously throw you some $ for doing so. Not sure if I really want to make the four hour drive for a single bottle of beer. Did your roommate choose to have it picked up at the Indianapolis location, or Bloomington? Kudosx fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Jun 17, 2013 |
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Jun 17, 2013 19:36
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Kudosx posted:I won a bottle of Malefactor. Did everyone else sign up for the sour reserve? That may be it. One friend did win and I think he did SR, too.
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People are really complaining about this:  Texans bitched and bitched, and now we got exactly what we wanted. There is no place besides actually going to Jester King where you can get their beers on draft for under $1/oz. That pricing isn't too far off from Russian River if I recall correctly.
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Jun 17, 2013 20:00
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Didn't win
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Jun 17, 2013 20:01
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air- posted:People are really complaining about this: I don't get it, all of those prices are completely reasonable. I'm looking for something to rage about because I don't like expensive beer either, but most of those beers are in the 7%+ range and pouring for $5-6 / 8oz. That's literally completely reasonable bar prices. The only sucky thing I'd say is that their pricing isn't linear, ie. you pay an additional $0.50 for a 4oz vs an 8oz and since I personally would want to try a whole bunch of things there, I guess I might get a little grumpy over that. Or something. Probably not.
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Jun 17, 2013 20:06
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People will bitch about anything and everything. No one is ever happy.
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Eejit posted:The only sucky thing I'd say is that their pricing isn't linear, ie. you pay an additional $0.50 for a 4oz vs an 8oz and since I personally would want to try a whole bunch of things there, I guess I might get a little grumpy over that. Or something. Probably not. That's the gist of whining. People are demanding a flight option and I guess it's a reasonable request for JK to offer one given they'll become a brewpub. I do recall I was able to try every RR beer as a flight, and it cost maybe $15 total.
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