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funkybottoms posted:yeah, nothing wrong with aged hops in a lambic, but the worst beer i've ever had was a saison made with old hops and holy poo poo did it smell like feet (covered with powdered cheez). That's because they age them past the gross phase. They're aged 2-3 years generally. I just opened my second to last bottle of Anchorage's The Tide and It's Takers, a triple aged in chardonnay barrels with brett. Holy loving poo poo, the best beer I've ever had. Huge complexity from sweet banana/vanilla from the triple with overlying oak and chardonnay with light tartness and funk from the Brett. Wow. I am buying any I see on the shelves from now on, especially since Shelton Brothers pulled out of NJ and Anchorage is distributed by them.
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Captain Shortbus posted:You're lucky. My beer guy emailed me when it came in. I'm guessing you're in CO. (KC here). I paid $14 vs $9 for a 750 or $11 for a 4 pack of Tank 7. I've paid a lot more for far worse beers.
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Captain Shortbus posted:Odell Celestrina Saison just landed on the shelf. It won't stay there long. Odell is purely incapable of making a bad beer. It's a completely different Saison than Tank 7, with a bit more sweetness, but it's every bit as good to drink. It's pretty solid but a bit expensive. I enjoyed having a glass on tap, but I wouldn't buy it regularly. I found it tasty but wouldn't put it as really outstanding or something.
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Midorka posted:That's because they age them past the gross phase. They're aged 2-3 years generally. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA, I just had that tonight too. In fact, I was going to send you a bottle in the BIF, but you said you don't like sours and I thought it would have been too sour for your taste.
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Midorka posted:a triple aged in chardonnay barrels with brett  I need
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swickles posted:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA, I just had that tonight too. In fact, I was going to send you a bottle in the BIF, but you said you don't like sours and I thought it would have been too sour for your taste. Too sour? Nah. I love Brett, I just don't like super sours. The most sour beer my tongue has appreciated was a 2007 Bon Chien. @Tenacious, I'd trade you but since Shelton is done distributing here for a while I'm going to hoard this. It shouldn't be hard to find though in it's distribution network.
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Jul 13, 2013 06:18
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Having 2xStout on nitro for the first time right now. OMG! That is all.
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SUPER HASSLER posted:Having 2xStout on nitro for the first time right now. OMG! That is all. did i send you one of those a while back? i really liked it at first, but the bottles fell of a cliff faster than most beers i've encountered, so maybe i didn't.
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danbanana posted:Chicagoons: Get to Haymarket and get the ADHA 483 Experimental Pale. New, unnamed hop. Tastes like Citra crossbred with a loving passion fruit. This is gorgeous. And only Peach Humidor Jai Alai smells better. Seconded. Its awesome, go check it out if you're in town. In more boring news Matilda is still delicious. Is there anything else I should try that is similar?
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I've not seen this in NY yet, but I checked out their website and read their...description? Sam Calaglone posted:
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Jul 13, 2013 13:48
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swickles posted:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA, I just had that tonight too. In fact, I was going to send you a bottle in the BIF, but you said you don't like sours and I thought it would have been too sour for your taste. Brett doesn't always imply sour, but more earthy and funk character (see Orval, Rayon vert). Some strains of brett can be sour, but for most part, it's due to another yeast like lactobacillus.
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air- posted:Brett doesn't always imply sour, but more earthy and funk character (see Orval, Rayon vert). Some strains of brett can be sour, but for most part, it's due to another yeast like lactobacillus. Brett has gotten painted with some pretty broad strokes due to Orval and casked real ale that has gone off but its oddly versatile.
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Jul 13, 2013 14:17
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Mikey Purp posted:I've not seen this in NY yet, but I checked out their website and read their...description? Galaxy White was pretty weak, though I didn't have it fresh. Whiteout Wit and The Tide and It's Takers are out of this world good though.
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So who else is going to visit Ubik today? I'm loading up a cooler of stuff to share, and looking forward to it. I would love to stop by Haymarket and try that experimental IPA afterward, CHAOS is also having their barbecue today, which was a lot of fun last year, getting trashed on the best homebrew I've ever had.
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umop apisdn posted:So who else is going to visit Ubik today? I'm loading up a cooler of stuff to share, and looking forward to it. I would love to stop by Haymarket and try that experimental IPA afterward, CHAOS is also having their barbecue today, which was a lot of fun last year, getting trashed on the best homebrew I've ever had. I'll be there! Just got into Chicago, gonna kill some time and then head to the brewery. Brought a cooler full of stuff to share.
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Jul 13, 2013 16:03
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Ithaca Flower Power dry-hopped with Citra is on cask at my bar. All the positive buzz about Flower Power and Citra hops makes me want to try.
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Jul 13, 2013 16:10
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A few weeks ago I was asking for recommendations of English style barleywines that would be easier to get than Sucaba. Somebody mentioned Arcadia Cereal Killer. I had one last night at a little bit below room temp, and it was really good. So thank you, whoever you are!
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Jul 13, 2013 17:27
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umop apisdn posted:So who else is going to visit Ubik today? I'm loading up a cooler of stuff to share, and looking forward to it. I would love to stop by Haymarket and try that experimental IPA afterward, CHAOS is also having their barbecue today, which was a lot of fun last year, getting trashed on the best homebrew I've ever had. I'll be there too. Might have to take it easy, as I had quite a bit last night, though I'll have a few things to share.
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zedprime posted:Less relevant to the beer being discussed but its even possible to get super juicy tropical fruit out of brett as the earthy, musky flavors are associated with stressed brett from long term aging. So the guys making brett IPAs aren't actually insane. Absolutely, brett only gives off a lot of funk if it's stressed, ie pitched in secondary or at bottling. As a primary fermentation strain, brett is very clean which complements hops nicely. I haven't had a commercial brett IPA, but plenty of delicious homebrew.
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funkybottoms posted:did i send you one of those a while back? i really liked it at first, but the bottles fell of a cliff faster than most beers i've encountered, so maybe i didn't. You did not. (BTW Southern Tier distributes in OR but the non-comedy-flavor varieties seem to be quite rare, so this was a great surprise for me.)
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Mikey Purp posted:I've not seen this in NY yet, but I checked out their website and read their...description? Buy all bottles of all Anchorage beers; drink them fresh or aged. Even their weakest beers are really tasty and interesting imo. I've had some fairly sour batches of Tide and its Takers, but Love Buzz is probably my favorite. I really like the Galaxy White IPA, too. The hops are very present fresh, but I think it ages into a different sort of beer that's still very good.
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On the train to OTC now for the goose island meetup! Haulin a backpack full of beers and anxious to lighten the load a bit.
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Awesome tasting last night: 3 week old Pliny (thanks Capt. Awesome!) - The real strength of this beer is how well it hides its 8% abv. I think Heady Topper is better, but there's a reason why this beer gets hyped. Struise Kabert - Really good beer. Roasty port. Very complex, would be great to drink around a campfire. Wish I had more bottles. 2012 Cantillon gueuze - My bottle might have been a little oxidized but it was otherwise tasty like usual. Founders CBS - At first it tasted like a really nice coffee stout with just the hint of barrel on the backend, but as it warmed it tasted a *lot* like Hardywood GBS, those same ginger type flavours. Great beer, but not exactly a maple bomb. 3 Floyds/Surly Urine Trouble - So much pineapple. One of the strangest beers I've had in a while. Did not get nearly as much pee smell/taste as expected. My group took forever to come up with a consensus on how to describe it. Bourbon County Rare - I was going to save this until next year then I thought, gently caress it, I should drink it while I know it's still good because who knows what another year in the closet will do. This is the pinnacle of what Bourbon County can be, and still incredibly delicious. Would I pay or trade what it costs to get another bottle? Probably not, but a really wonderful beer that I hope everyone gets a chance to try while it's still good. 2008 Dark Lord - The last time I had this was two years ago and it was really good, was really cherry heavy with that ever so syrupy feel. This one however was very "meaty" and didn't have a whole lot of cherry. Wish I could recapture what I tasted two years ago because back then it was magical.
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Guys, just to confirm, I should be going to 1800 West Fulton Street, right?
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Sirotan posted:Guys, just to confirm, I should be going to 1800 West Fulton Street, right? Yes. I'll be there in a little under an hour I think.
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crazyfish posted:Yes. I'll be there in a little under an hour I think. Cool. I thought I was going to be super early but now I'm stuck in horrible traffic so I guess I'll probably be right on time!
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crazyfish posted:FYI, apparently New Glarus's newest thumbprint Wild Sour is now available in stores. As someone who just bought two cases worth from Woodman's Kenosha, I can verify this. Sadly, I won't be able to make the tour / bottle share. Just too much going on today.
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Any homebrewers/pros more familiar with Mosaic hops? Are there any widely distributed beers brewed with them? My two new favorite Texas IPA's are Community Mosaic IPA and Lone Pint Yellow Rose - both single hopped with Mosaic, and their scent/flavor with the super clean bitterness makes for IPA's totally unlike others brewed locally.
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air- posted:Any homebrewers/pros more familiar with Mosaic hops? Are there any widely distributed beers brewed with them? My two new favorite Texas IPA's are Community Mosaic IPA and Lone Pint Yellow Rose - both single hopped with Mosaic, and their scent/flavor with the super clean bitterness makes for IPA's totally unlike others brewed locally. Mosaic is the hot new hop. Been seeing it in a ton of beers around Portland lately. Someone I know said, "it tastes like passionfruit and good weed. What's not to like about that?" To me, it combines some of the best qualities of Simcoe with added stone fruit and tropical fruit.
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air- posted:Any homebrewers/pros more familiar with Mosaic hops? Are there any widely distributed beers brewed with them? My two new favorite Texas IPA's are Community Mosaic IPA and Lone Pint Yellow Rose - both single hopped with Mosaic, and their scent/flavor with the super clean bitterness makes for IPA's totally unlike others brewed locally. Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA has Mosaic and Citra hops I believe.. Sorry Chicago folks, but I wont be able to make the share today... Family event started earlier than I had planned. Have fun!
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NoDa Imperial Coco Loco - drat this beer is delicious. I've had their regular and this one is just as good. Super smooth. I don't think the coconut comes through quite as much on the imperial, but it's still there, and it finishes with a little heat and a great nutty flavor. Only strike against is that there's bits of crystallized coconut actually floating in the beer...which is a little off-putting. They basically melt in your mouth, but it's a weird look and a strange texture. Especially on the first sip when I didn't know they were there, hidden in the foam.
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Just cracked a Funkwerks Solena and  This is a really, really good beer. It's labeled simply as a Belgian-style Ale, but it has some Brett in there somewhere. It's strongly floral and grassy on the nose with a Serta MemoryFoam-style head. It has apple, caramel and grass notes on the taste with real solid Brett spiciness and no real apparent sourness and finishes dry and bitter. There's a bit of additional malt right up front and that candied apple note definitely stands out in the middle of the taste; honestly this really reminds me of my hike today and sitting by a lake at 11.5K ft while eating apple slices and smelling ~mountains~. The mouthfeel is very full bordering on somewhat creamy but it's not really heavy or chewy.Just goddamn, it's incredibly drinkable and really flavorful. Basically, never not Funkwerks. Really excited to go to their brewery in two weeks with some friends.
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Just got back from the Bruery, place was great. Met a really nice dude who pretty much dropped all sorts of knowledge about what places to go to next. I understand the complaints about the pricing of their bottles but their flights are great and inexpensive.
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Eejit posted:Just cracked a Funkwerks Solena and
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Hauki posted:Man, I passed over this at the store last week for other things. I guess now I'll have to go back. And yeah, we'll have to grab that pint at Crooked Stave at some point - I'm out of town for a bit now, but will be back in August. Yeah man, whenever and wherever you'd like. Crooked Stave I feel is the Denver hometown superstar, but there are tons of other legitimately good places down here, too. River North is ramping up bottling and distro and they should be up your way pretty soon, keep an eye out for them. Also yes, definitely grab a bottle of Solenna. Not A+, but definitely an A on that one.
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Tired Hands We Are 138 is what a black/brown IPA should be. Mild roast and cocoa on the intro into a strong and smoothly transitioned pineapple backed by caramel with a light pine bitterness. The finish lingers of pine and dark chocolate and really sticks for a while. Great beer.
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Midorka posted:Tired Hands We Are 138 is what a black/brown IPA should be. Mild roast and cocoa on the intro into a strong and smoothly transitioned pineapple backed by caramel with a light pine bitterness. The finish lingers of pine and dark chocolate and really sticks for a while. Great beer. They really do hoppy dark beers right. I'm not the biggest Black IPA fan, but TH's are usually very good.
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Any pro tips for packing beer in checked luggage for a flight? Stumbled upon some rarities and I couldn't hold back and now I've gotta figure out how to get them home in one piece (and full)...
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Just gonna leave this here.... That's how we roll in Chi-City. There were only 7 of us, and we're not completely insane, so we didn't crack every bottle. Standouts included: Bells Eccentric Ale: 1994 vintage, almost old enough to drink itself. It was surprisingly not terrible, the autolyzed yeast actually added an pleasant woodiness to it. I've had much newer beers that were much more awful. This was the oldest beer I think any of us had ever had. Thanks Sirotan 3F Oude Geuze: My first time trying it, and poo poo, now I'm hooked. Just an amazing sour, I felt like the each sip brought out a new characteristic Jai Alai with White Oak: Really impressed me, and pretty much everybody else. Most people are rightfully wary of wood aged IPA's, but this somehow was able to capture a bit of barrel character, and still come off as a super fresh, pinapple-y IPA. FFF/Surly Urine Trouble: This was my contribution, so I may be a bit biased. Once you get over the name, it's an imperial IPA with Brett. I didn't know what to expect, but it was certainly pleasant. Not something I could see myself drinking every day, but a unique experience. Tasted like somebody mixed Zombie Dust with Saison Brett. Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock: Another first time for something I have kept my eye on. Like a carbonated fruity port, very unique. Probably would make a better ice cream topping than beverage. New Glarus ThumpPlugged (that's what I'm going to call it) beers: Leafhouse brought not only Raspberry Tart, but also the Berliner weise and the wild sour. They were all awesome, I think the wild sour was the best. I don't even remember if we opened the Raspberry Tart. The only things that weren't any good were the Frangelic Mountain Brown (Ugh), and the growler of Strawberry Short's Cake I brought back to try and salvage that brewery's reputation. I guess I'll keep trying. Also not pictured was the horizontal of different versions of Pipeworks Abduction I brought and we decided not to open. There's always next time. Also had some truly excellent homebrew from Ubik and Crazyfish, you guys put me and my bottle gushers to shame. All things told, a great evening! I had a really good time meeting you all, Sirotan, Crazyfish, Ubik, and Leafhouse. Special thanks to Ubik for putting together the tour of the brewery, and giving us all a reason to get together.
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Retemnav posted:NoDa Imperial Coco Loco I am assuming you live within/near the Charlotte metro but they have recently started to tap the regular Coco Loco on nitro. I would agree that I like the Imperial more but the nitro is definitely worth checking out. NoDa has been putting out some solid beers since they have opened, I feel as though they have the best chance of the Charlotte region breweries to "make it" (however one wants to define that).
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