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beetlo posted:I can get this stuff in DC or NOVA, but that drive is such a PITA. Really looking forward to Breakfast Stout. has anyone compared this year's batch to last year's yet? i didn't like it that much last year, but i think i will be drinking a lot this time around.
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funkybottoms posted:has anyone compared this year's batch to last year's yet? i didn't like it that much last year, but i think i will be drinking a lot this time around. I actually think the opposite. I thought last year's was wonderfully coffee heavy.
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crazyfish posted:I'm willing to bet he just hosed up the pricing or something, because it does not sound like Chris to gouge at all. I would go in and talk to him about it or at least call him up. Sure enough: @TheBeerTemple Posted: Hey guys we were accidentally charged a keg deposit for our Victory Dirtwolf, and as a result our prices were $6 too high. If you bought any, please stop in with you receipt for a refund. Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience. Cool dude.
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Cervixalot posted:Sure enough: Yeah, I contacted him and he cleared things up right away. Another reason to love his store.
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Anyone going to be in Santa Barbara for the beer festival Saturday? Mixed feelings about going vs. spending the day getting caught up on work.
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Ubik posted:Goose Island... Can you tell me about the Matilda Lambic? I had it on tap recently and thought it was good, but not great. It had notes of funkiness and sourness, but not enough for my liking. I assume the color was from being aged in barrels, but that's just a guess.
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funkybottoms posted:has anyone compared this year's batch to last year's yet? i didn't like it that much last year, but i think i will be drinking a lot this time around. This year's is perfectly fine. Great balance on the coffee and chocolate. I've had 4 4packs and it's turning (once again) into my fall/winter daily drinker.
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Cointelprofessional posted:Can you tell me about the Matilda Lambic? I had it on tap recently and thought it was good, but not great. It had notes of funkiness and sourness, but not enough for my liking. I assume the color was from being aged in barrels, but that's just a guess. It's "Matilda Lambicus" and, from what I understand, it's Matilda dosed with brett lambicus rather than brett brux like it is normally. It's not a lambic and not intended to be a sour in the traditional sense (though some brett strains *can* contribute a little bit of sour). crazyfish fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Oct 18, 2013 |
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crazyfish posted:It's "Matilda Lambicus" and, from what I understand, it's Matilda dosed with brett lambicus rather than brett brux like it is normally. It's not a lambic and not intended to be a sour in the traditional sense (though some brett strains *can* contribute a little bit of sour). Yeah, this is spot-on. It's the same as regular Matilda in every way other than being dosed with Brett Lambicus instead of Brett Brux. Personally I think the difference is subtle but nice - slightly more vinous and funky. But if you're not a huge fan of regular Matilda, don't go out of your way for it. Do, however, get this year's Bourbon County Coffee Stout once it comes out. It's made with a single-farm El Salvadoran coffee called Los Immortales that's loving killer. The samples I've had off of the bright tank are the best BCBS coffee I've ever had.
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Ubik posted:Yeah, this is spot-on. It's the same as regular Matilda in every way other than being dosed with Brett Lambicus instead of Brett Brux. Personally I think the difference is subtle but nice - slightly more vinous and funky. But if you're not a huge fan of regular Matilda, don't go out of your way for it. Well, ISO BCBCS more so than usual.
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HatfulOfHollow posted:Likewise if anyone near Philly is looking for Jai Alai, Kunda Beverage in King of Prussia has one case left. I just bought the other one. By the way, Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA is awesome. I really like it! Midorka posted:I really feel bad for those not in Troegs distribution, Troegenator is such an excellent doppelbock. Cromlech fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Oct 18, 2013 |
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Cromlech posted:Can't discount Dead Reckoning being a drat fine porter, either. What do you think of Sunshine pils? Actually, east coast people, what are some good pilsners? I've been on a huge kick. I've had Victory's (Prima pils, not braumeister sadly), Stoutds, and Lagunitas' and I've been dying to try more. Great Lakes Wright Pils is the best pils I've ever had Sunshine Pils is near the top. NJ is really blessed with the pils that come through the area.
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I think Neshaminy Creek's Trauger Pils is actually really good for a smaller name, not sure if you get that where you are.
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If Victory bottled their Hallertau Braumeister Pils I would be in heaven.
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I bought a six pack of Sunshine Pils when visiting family in PA once and it was the best pils I have ever had. I wish they sold in CT.
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Is BCBS soon? I actually have a bottle from last year to give to a coworker today, and I might recommend that he try them side-by-side
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funkybottoms posted:has anyone compared this year's batch to last year's yet? i didn't like it that much last year, but i think i will be drinking a lot this time around. I want to say the smell of coffee coming off of it is way, way stronger than I remember it being (in a good way). I could be totally wrong. Anyways, it tastes great
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funkybottoms posted:has anyone compared this year's batch to last year's yet? i didn't like it that much last year, but i think i will be drinking a lot this time around. I got a sixer of the first bottling and thought it was intensely coffee heavy compared to last year. I've heard since from at least 2 other people that they thought it was much less coffee flavored than last year. YMMV, apparenlty.
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ChickenArise posted:Is BCBS soon? I actually have a bottle from last year to give to a coworker today, and I might recommend that he try them side-by-side Some people are saying late October for the regular; Black Friday for the variants (including the barley wine). Ubik might have more info...
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Me in Reverse posted:I got a sixer of the first bottling and thought it was intensely coffee heavy compared to last year. I've heard since from at least 2 other people that they thought it was much less coffee flavored than last year. YMMV, apparenlty. a sixer, eh? not sure if i believe you... as for this year vs last year, it's not a matter of how much coffee flavor, but what kind- to me, it was slightly bitter and acidic last year, and this year's is more mellow and chocolaty. i drink black espresso-blend coffee, so that is much more to my liking.
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Bag of Sun Chips posted:Shout out to all my 90's kids, check out CCB's label for their collab with AleSmith: Just released it last night in the tasting room by the way. Come get it. It's a dubbel 
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funkybottoms posted:a sixer, eh? not sure if i believe you... I bought six of them 
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XxGirlKisserxX posted:Just released it last night in the tasting room by the way. Come get it. It's a dubbel Dubbels are awesome
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Ubik posted:Goose Island put out a Fulton & Wood series beer last year called Black Mission, which was a Belgian strong ale with mission figs. It was tasty, but released at exactly the wrong time in Chicago (the height of one of the hottest summers on record), so it more or less disappeared from the public eye almost instantly. Black Mission was one of the best beers I had at the Clybourn brewpub
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Ubik posted:Goose Island put out a Fulton & Wood series beer last year called Black Mission, which was a Belgian strong ale with mission figs. It was tasty, but released at exactly the wrong time in Chicago (the height of one of the hottest summers on record), so it more or less disappeared from the public eye almost instantly. That sounds pretty good. I was thinking of New Belgium's Cascara Quad, but it's got a bunch of other things. Mission Figs and dates seems like a weird combination, but I'm looking forward to Dubbel Dare provided it's Florida-wide.
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crazyfish posted:So uh...who's ready to chase some trucks? What's the blue one on the far right?
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Cervixalot posted:What's the blue one on the far right? Coconut, it seems.
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I'll be incredibly happy if I can score a bottle of BCBBW.
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Welp, sent the email to my buddy who is a Binnys manager. I might chase a bit for a second of each though.
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Cervixalot posted:What's the blue one on the far right? Coconut Rye. There was a trial version on tap at Night of the Living Ales earlier this year. I helped toast several hundred pounds of coconut at Kendall College for this one (and almost broke my rear end like fifty times from the coconut oil that gradually collected on the floor  ).The one on the far left looks like Backyard Rye, which has mulberries and marionberries (the kind that don't have cocaine on them  ).
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I am willing to stand in line for a beer if given a time and date and quantities, but the 'you have to know a guy' or suck dicks or chase trucks or whatever just to get a chance to maybe be able to buy a bottle makes me unreasonably angry.
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Ubik posted:The one on the far left looks like Backyard Rye, which has mulberries and marionberries (the kind that don't have cocaine on them thank you for that one
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Haven't had BCS since my visit to Boston in January but I think I might be willing to make  for the coffee version this time around. It pushes all the right buttons for me.
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I'm hoping the 4-pack nature of the Coffee this year means that it's more readily available. One of my favorite beers ever and now I don't have to pop an entire bomber to enjoy? Nice!
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I hate when the Bourbon County variants come out every year because the distributor in our county is terrible about Goose Island bottles. We never got Coffee, Cherry Rye, Bramble, Lolita, or Juliet over the past couple years. It's really annoying. Corb3t fucked around with this message at 18:42 on Oct 18, 2013 |
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