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TenaciousTomato posted:Literally the best thing that happened to me today was finding a Racer 5 12 pack in my local store. It was $20 but, so worth it. I don't know if it's just me but for $5 more this stuff beats the hell out of SN Torpedo. wow, $20? where are you again? SUPER HASSLER posted:"In the case of Shane's '08 WWS, roommate...you ARE the drinker!" hahaha. god, can you imagine goons "settling" their differences on Maury?
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TenaciousTomato posted:Across the country, Massachusetts i missed the fact that it was a twelve pack; $20 seems reasonable, now.
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Mar 29, 2012 03:21
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Kudosx posted:Had you tried it previously? I'm wondering if I should pick up a 6 pack over A Lil Sumpin Sumpin'... that's the only American Pale Wheat Ale that I've tried, and I *really* liked it, but I've been thinking about picking up Oberon since my local shop got in a few cases. i like Oberon okay- it's mild, easy to drink, and good with food- but i can't imagine people waiting in line for it/freaking out about it. also, last year there was so much Oberon in my neck of the woods that stores were discounting six-packs to make room at the end of summer. you might as well buy one, especially since that Lagunitas is year-round, but don't expect some sort of revelatory experience.
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Mar 31, 2012 00:54
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Visiting a brewery should be about more than the beer.... If it was just about the beer, and nothing else, why even visit? so, what's wrong with saying the beer at those particular places suck? someone asked how best to spend a limited amount of time in a particular place and Josh Wow gave him his opinion on the best and worst options available. also, you know, if a brewery or brewpub produces lovely beer, why wouldn't the quality of the beer make a difference?
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Apr 1, 2012 20:38
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air- posted:Thanks for all the suggestions! are you going to be in DC, or nearby? also, depending on your route, i might have suggestions for another stop or two Mahoning posted:Anyone recommend any of their other brews? can't comment on the IPAs, but Black Marlin is a really solid porter, Sea Monster was underwhelming, and Wahoo Wheat is... not very good. haven't had any of their limited-release stuff yet.
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Apr 2, 2012 03:17
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air- posted:Nearby (Rockville, MD is where I'll be staying for now) and I'm leaving Wednesday and shooting to be there by Friday. So gonna be in Asheville on a Thursday. well, since you're gonna want to take your time and not drive into DC during rush hour on a Friday.... if, after Asheville, you're jumping back onto 81, you could stop at Wolf Hills in Abingdon, VA, for a growler or two- they're small and relatively new, but have some excellent beer- and the timing might work out well for lunch at Blue Mountain in Afton. if you take 40 to 85 and go through NC, the drive won't be as pretty, but you'll have a lot more awesome beer-related shopping and eating options (although at this point you'll probably just want the driving to be over with).
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Apr 2, 2012 12:11
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Mahoning posted:I don't often go for stouts... that stuff is delicious, but, yeah, you might need to build up to it. i would suggest snagging a nitro can (or four) of Young's Double Chocolate Stout and some sort of lower-ABV oatmeal stout- New Holland's The Poet and Anderson Valley's Barney Flats are both good and relatively easy to find. all of these have a good bit of sweetness to them and practically no booziness, and the latter two exhibit the roast/bitter tastes that you'll find in most stouts. Old Rasputin, Storm King, and Stone RIS are not beers you're going to enjoy just yet. if you don't like stouts, though, that's fine- less chasing poo poo down and dropping tons of cash for ultra-limited $15 barrel-aged bombers. a little less variety in the winter, maybe, but i deal with IPA season pretty well.
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Apr 2, 2012 14:34
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Vertigo posted:Bottle shop got ONE bottle of Firestone Walker XV in... saving it for me. eh. had it on tap and out of a bottle and would've been much happier drinking something else, as it tasted mostly like alcohol and barrel to me. had XIV at a tasting the other night (wanted to post about it, but don't have a list of everything we drank), though, and it was loving amazing, but it was a very different blend. so, yeah, maybe sit on it for a bit?
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Apr 2, 2012 15:16
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internet celebrity posted:I completely missed out on KBS this year but I'm still curious about the style. What are some good bourbon barrel aged imperial stouts I can find in southeastern North Carolina? I've had Dragon's Milk and it was way too sweet for me, tasted more like Bailey's than beer. i'm wondering if danbanana means Williamsburg Alewerks' Cafe Royale, which is indeed very good and not too heavy on the barrel/booze side of the equation. unfortunately, you're going to be incredibly lucky to find any at this point, as it came out months ago and is their most popular and highly-rated beer.
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^^^not gonna say anything^^^Jack Skeleton posted:Welp, it's going to be a good birthday weekend. enjoy yourself, but save me one. drinking a Mercury Brewing Co Local Harvest Five Mile Pumpernickel Rye Porter (jesus). the malt profile reminds me a bit of Founders IS, but it's not quite as rich and chocolaty with maybe a bit more earthy hops at the end. still pretty darn good and worth snagging a bottle or two if you see it (looks like they distribute to New England ((minus Maine)) and NJ). edit- poo poo you Philly people might wanna put this on your calendars. Evil Twin is moving to the US, huh? edit again- all the rye was hiding in the second glass of Five Mile Long Name- it was much more bitter and less chocolaty than the first glass, as well as a bit dry. weird, it was like an entirely different beer... maybe because i ate a cookie between glasses? funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 11:54 on Apr 7, 2012 |
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Docjowles posted:Tried "Upslope Craft Lager" for the first time with dinner tonight. In a word: i thought the Upslope brown and export stout SUPER HASSLER sent me were both pretty good, although the brown had this oddly strong chocolate taste for the first few sips.
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poo poo was awful, if I had to choose between that and say PBR or High Life at the same price, I'd take the PBR. I know a touch of sulfur is acceptable in lagers but this smelled and tasted like a fart with a bit of corn and diacetyl for good measure. It's like they ran down the list of off-flavors you can have in a pale lager and dutifully ticked them all off. Truly loving gross, avoid.
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Kosher man posted:I made a video for the Ratebeer Scavanger hunt. I will say ahead of time never drink a beer this way. pretty gross, but i did get a chuckle out of the very end.
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Apr 8, 2012 11:51
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those of you who live in Total Wine country might be interested to know that they've done a site redesign, making their inventory searchable and sortable and including release status (year-round, seasonal), a brief description of the beer, BA scores, and, in some instances, estimated in-stock dates. marked-down seasonal beers have their reduced pricing posted, although there is no indication that it is a special price.
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Rogue's jobs page is pretty ridiculous/damning: "Aggressive people appear to do well here, passive aggressive – not so well." no follow up on any of this?
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Apr 10, 2012 14:18
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^^^anything, really^^^Retemnav posted:It's not year round, but Laughing Dog's Sneaky Pete is out now and is probably the closest thing I've had to Hopslam. It's not the same, but it is really, really good and it has a little bit of sweetness to it. You should be able to get it in Asheville. that was going to be my suggestion- i've not had it, but it's been described to me as a Hopslam clone
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mysterious frankie posted:Can anyone confirm whether Chicago is a dead zone for this style, or do I need to look harder next time? look in the previous Let's Talk Beer for a lot of pumpkin beer
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Apr 10, 2012 23:00
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Midorka posted:Also, Epic Brewing's Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout is a delicious bourbon barrel aged coffee forward imperial stout. I would definitely buy it again, it's got good balance to it and the oak isn't forward like you find in other beers. i actually found this to be quite an unbalanced beer- taste was all over the place and the coffee was way too much (and i'm a coffee drinker who likes coffee beers). i think it's almost a really good beer, though, with great chocolate flavor and a nice mouthfeel, so i'm gonna sit on one for a while and hope it settles down. added: contrast Rogue's jobs page with Allagash's employment page. funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 12:56 on Apr 11, 2012 |
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Vertigo posted:I'd probably share it with someone, especially at that price. I guess my issue is the $30 price tag on it. Thats a chunk of change for something as "trivial" as a bottle of beer. if this was your only chance ever to buy a Parabola, i'd say go ahead, but for these... no, not unless you're a barleywine fiend.
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Apr 11, 2012 19:07
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Kudosx posted:It looks like my local store has Tripel Karmeliet, and Westmalle's Tripel. What are your thoughts on those two, and do you have any other recommendations that would be somewhat widely available? De Dolle Dulle Teve aka Mad Bitch. also, if that's your boy's favorite style and he hasn't had one from Belgium yet, he's got some 'splaining/catching up to do.
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Valencia posted:Had a New Holland Envious on draft tonight. i tasted it and felt that it was a complete mess, but that was off a small sample and i don't recall specifics. i asked a couple different beer guys about it and they all felt the same. also, i know BeerAdvocate and all, but our new craft brewery, Hardywood Park, got a 100 score on their Gingerbread Stout in the latest issue- cue ISO threads!
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CalvinDooglas posted:Those sound good. I've thought about getting the Chocolate Stout, but have been afraid it would be too sweet. no, it's not, and it ages wonderfully, so pick up a couple extra if you like it. Sorachi Ace is also excellent and i'll agree that the Local brews are worth a shot, too, but i can't say i'm a particular fan of their other beers (although a friend of mine loves their lager)
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mysterious frankie posted:Catillon Gueuze, because you ALL KEEP TALKING ABOUT CATILLON AND NOW I HAVE TO TRY IT. hope that's a typo and you didn't get ripped off, but if you've never experienced the style before, it's... different and maybe even a little off-putting. if you can get it that easily, you should buy a bunch to either sit on or *cough* trade with goons.
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The Dregs posted:Do any of you guys often buy 32oz growlers? I have tried them twice now and each time they lost most of their carbonation from the ride home. I could hear air hissing out of them. Is this a normal thing, or does my beer store stock lovely growlers? yeah, lovely growler. if it's a flip-top, i bet the rubber seal is cracked/dry-rotted. VVV huh, that sucks. for me, a properly-filled flip-top left unopened in the fridge holds its carbonation for a couple weeks, easy. funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 14:20 on Apr 16, 2012 |
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Phanatic posted:The DeProef/Sly Fox collab, Broederlijke Liefde, was awesome. totally love this beer. Marron Acidifie is really good, too, but i'm not sure i've had another collaboration beer that was better in a glass than on paper. just drank an 8-Wired iStout and that is a goddamn good beer, a rich, creamy stout with loads of chocolate and coffee flavors and a nice, slightly bitter hop finish. 10%, but practically chuggable.
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also, if Ron and the Beast Ryan counts as a collaboration, i liked that, too. drank my bottle of Westbrook's Mexican Cake this evening and i'm not sure i've had a sweeter beer outside of Southern Tier. like, if i took a sip and then licked my lips, i could taste sweet. the beer had a fair amount of roastiness, along with a lot of vanilla, but the sweetness was really too much and the peppers couldn't do enough in the finish to balance it out. interesting, but not that great.
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wattershed posted:I keep seeing their beers, they brew a bunch of styles I really like but I haven't heard any positive reviews until now. Just saw the beer you tried for the first time tonight, I literally passed on it only because I didn't have the ability to carry one more bottle to the register. didn't care for their smoked porter, but the iStout was fantastic.
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LeeMajors posted:Where did you get that? I didn't know westbrook distributed much beyond charleston. picked it up when i was passing through Greenville.
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that'll probably happen with the bigger craft brewers, but with the locavore movement gathering steam and gas prices getting higher and higher, i think we will see tons of small, local micros thrive with fierce regional support. i didn't check the link, though, so i might be off on a tangent.
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internet celebrity posted:On the topic of sessionable beers, has anyone had the Anderson Valley Summer Solstice? One of my local bottle shops got it in and god drat it tastes exactly like cream soda. This is definitely going to be my beach beer this year. i agree about the taste, but it's so sweet and sticky that i wouldn't consider it a session beer. to each their own, of course. was fortunate to attend a fairly exclusive sour tasting last night. among the more notable of the many bottles were Cascade Vine, which had a honeysuckle and grape thing going on that i didn't really care for; RR Sanctification, Supplication, and Consecration, all of which were excellent, with the latter being one of my favorites for the evening (also some fresh Pliny, which my non-IPA self found rather tasty, although that may have had something to do with it being a palate cleanser); decent-but-unremakable Hair of the Dog Michael; Lost Abbey Red Poppy, one of the other highlights for me; Le Terroir, which tasted more of grapefruit juice than beer; and, well, you get the point. there was enough that by the time the Cantillon Gueuze and 2006 Bon Chien got popped hardly anyone got excited. interestingly enough, most people's highlights were the bottles i brought; Bruery Oude Tart and Kriek de Ranke. the former i found excellent, complex yet balanced, but the latter... it was good- tart, dry, light, and funky- but kind of lacking in cherry. people were loving it, but after more than a dozen sours, i'm hoping that was more palate fatigue on my part. i have a feeling the rest of my week will not be nearly as cool as my Wednesday night.
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^^^i saw them for $7 today, that's pretty standardair- posted:More Williamsburg Alewerks Bitter Valentine is showing up around NOVA it didn't already show up, did it? haven't seen it back in Richmond yet and i need a bottle to trade. on that note, their Coffeehouse Stout should still be kicking around, so try that if you dig coffee beers, but most of their offerings are mediocre (porter, barleywine, and Cafe Royale being the exceptions). also, you DC/NOVA folks might be interested in the VA Cask Fest in Richmond on Saturday
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CalvinDooglas posted:I'm excited that West Coast is finally in Maine. I really enjoyed their regular IPA. Green Flash?
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so, Clown Shoes doesn't get much/any love here, including from me, but i've got to say that their Vampire Slayer stout is pretty drat good. nothing out-of-this-world, but a rich, chocolaty stout with a slight bit of wood and char flavor that hides its 10% really well, making it incredibly easy to drink. didn't care for Chocolate Sombrero or Blaecorn Unidragon nearly as much, but i'd recommend the latter to anybody who digs Storm King, Yeti, or similarly hoppy imperial stouts.
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air- posted:I'm really gonna have to stop myself from buying another sixer of Oarsman. I know nothing about berlinerweiss beers, so what else is worth picking up? DC gets all kinds of crazy poo poo, so you might be able to find stuff there that i'm unaware if, but you should be able to find Bruery Hottenroth and, with luck, this dude.
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intangir posted:Had a Brouwerij Bockor Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge that's a really good one, maybe my favorite of the style. anybody close to central VA who's got nothing to do this weekend might do well to check out Hardywood Park's terribly-named Spring Frolics, a celebration for the release of their first in a series of barrel-aged beers. i had the base quad and thought it was quite good, so i'm excited about the aged version. their pilot batches are generally pretty decent, too.
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SUPER HASSLER posted:BTW Lazy Magnolia in MS now distributes in Houston. i dug Southern Pecan quite a bit, but found the Jefferson impressively bland considering that it's brewed with both sweet potatoes and lactose- glad i only tried a sample. if any Nola stuff makes it over there, the Channel Stout is really good (thanks to the goon that gave me the heads-up on that). speaking of samples, went to Mekong, a Vietnamese place with an excellent tap selection, after work. ordered a Ten Fidy, eventually got some spring rolls, and was gonna order one more when the owner sets a full glass in front of me and the one other dude at the bar. "here's a Duvel; i just change keg!" he says (in a thick accent). a few minutes later, i ask if they're having some sort of event this evening. "east coast versus west coast ipa challenge!" he says, shortly returning with full glasses of Nugget Nectar and Sculpin for me and the other guy. the owner has a bit of a reputation for getting people shitfaced, but three full beers in ten minutes at four on a Monday afternoon? oh, and ten minutes later, he sets glasses of a new local DIPA in front of us, too.... gently caress, i am going to bed early tonight.
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Munkaboo posted:I need to hit up Mekong next time I'm home... i got five beers for the price of one! if you go late in the afternoon, but before they get busy and sit at the bar, An, the owner, will hook you up for real. the other servers are always really cool about giving you samples, too, though- all you have to do is say "what's ___/in the randall?" and you'll get a few ounces. oh, except it's the Andall, which is always one of their twenty taps (and four or five are always sour). so, yeah, you do need to go there next time you're down.
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Kraven Moorhed posted:Also, I tried out a beer on tap the other night called "BBBadass" but for the life of me I can't find it on the internet anywhere. I think it was a black belgian of some sort. Really smokey and not at all what I was expecting. An told me it was a Belgian stout (fairly certain it's Dupont's Monk's Stout, which they had on tap for a while) run through a randall with three different kinds of wood chips and a bunch of white raisins. tasted like barrel and butterscotch to me; i wasn't that into it.
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Perfectly Cromulent posted:Cascade Brewing in Portland taps a live barrel of sour beer every Tuesday at their brewpub. They do this by hammering a tap into the barrel. Two weeks ago, there were a few problems with the tapping... that could have been so, so much hotter... edit- also missed a chance for a "Cascade" pun. oh, well... funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 11:12 on Apr 25, 2012 |
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edit- crap, top of the page with that, which is of course a joke about the terrible reddit comment quoted below related to the death of a Redhook employeeWamsutta posted:"That man makes beer for a company whose ultimate parent has affiliations with AB-Inbev. YES I THINK HE DESERVED TO DIE AND I HOPE HE BURNS IN HELL" you know who i really hate? those loving seven year-old kids in Bangladesh who stole my manufacturing job- hope those little shits lose their fingers just like i lost my cable! funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Apr 25, 2012 |
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mysterious frankie posted:He likes German beer and... gives you guff for drinking honky brew? that, but... he likes Mexican beer and thinks American beer is swill? unless he's only tried the Buds, Millers, etc, dude has no loving palate (or maybe he's just being "funny.")
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