Craft Beers...

[w00tah]

Freshman comp? wtf?

ENG150, Freshman Composition, glorified writing refresher course.

Fucking sucks balls. At least I can sorta move my foot now. Got the trusty cane out of the closet, helps me walk around a bit quicker.

[Captain Ahab]

ENG150, Freshman Composition, glorified writing refresher course.

Fucking sucks balls. At least I can sorta move my foot now. Got the trusty cane out of the closet, helps me walk around a bit quicker.

That is what I thought it was. You just starting college?

[w00tah]

Yeah, this is my first quarter, we are switching to semesters in the fall, summer quarter is going to blow hard, 10 weeks of classwork in 8 weeks time. Current classes are cake stuff that are needed for my degree in Business Management. "Hardest" class I'm taking right now is MTH111, and I have a 97% so far.

I'm probably going to take my credits to Franklin after I'm done at Zane State, since all of my credits will transfer towards a 4 year degree, most likely in Marketing.

And on a brighter note, the ankle isn't nearly as bad today, soaking it in alternated hot/cold water, ibuprofen, and stretching it helped a ton. Beer thirty may be in order.

[_AnGeL_]

mth111, is finite?

I took that online and never studied and aced it, easy class is easy.

[w00tah]

mth111, is finite?

I took that online and never studied and aced it, easy class is easy.

Business Math. Next quarter is Technical Writing, Principals of Business Management, and Accounting I. Summer Quarter isn't decided yet, but will probably be something like Public Speaking and Marketing, and then the third class, we'll see. I know that the only options for Microeconomics and Macroeconmics in the summer quarter are online-only. I'm not going to take them until the fall semester starts.


Beer is happening tonight for sure. Last night I fell asleep on the couch, I guess the lack of sleep from the night before caught up to me. Glad my alarm for school on my phone was on, else I wouldn't have woke up :P

Pics, I promise them.

[_AnGeL_]

Business Math. Next quarter is Technical Writing, Principals of Business Management, and Accounting I. Summer Quarter isn't decided yet, but will probably be something like Public Speaking and Marketing, and then the third class, we'll see. I know that the only options for Microeconomics and Macroeconmics in the summer quarter are online-only. I'm not going to take them until the fall semester starts.


Beer is happening tonight for sure. Last night I fell asleep on the couch, I guess the lack of sleep from the night before caught up to me. Glad my alarm for school on my phone was on, else I wouldn't have woke up :P

Pics, I promise them.

I'm taking account and econ now, as well as comm and MIS. :/ FML.

[w00tah]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/ca7f0b34.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/9887562a.jpg


It's quirky. It is darker than a standard amber in my book, and it's not as hoppy as most ambers I've had, but this beer is good. Almost has a barleywine-lite kind of flavor to it. It has a slight fruitiness up front that turns to a toasty, caramel sweetness and a slightly bitter earthy hop and a long, sweet finish. This is very, very solid.

Might drink the Ruthless later.

Angel, I feel for you bro. I'm going to hate my life next quarter most likely, unless accounting isn't as bad as it seems.

[w00tah]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/1dc6c82c.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/dfc2e827.jpg

Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye. Smells like Citra, kinda piney and tropical fruit, and tastes like Torpedo with a rye spiciness and a bit more bitterness. Very good for a rye IPA.

Hoss, if you haven't had it, try it.

[hoss]

Had it weeks ago bro.

[_AnGeL_]

Had a red stripe, does that count as craft beer? lols

[w00tah]

Had it weeks ago bro.

Pretty solid eh?

I might drink the JP tonight. Pics if I do.

[Hagabro]

some bros from jolly pumpkin came into the pub thurs or friday nite and swapped us some bears. I didnt end up with any this time :(

[w00tah]

some bros from jolly pumpkin came into the pub thurs or friday nite and swapped us some bears. I didnt end up with any this time :(

That sucks bro.

I had a Petrus Pale tonight and holy fuck balls was it good. My friend Steve gave me an Alpine Spring to drink and I got a 375 of Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueze. Dunno when I'll drink that one. Pretty sure it's an 09, if it's the same batch that Steve had.

[w00tah]

Birthday beer number 1 was Sam Adams Alpine Spring, which is fucking solid.

Birthday beer number 2 is:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/06cd900d.jpg

Columbus IPA baby. There's a reason I have my avatar as the logo :)

Got a single of La Fin Du Monde tonight too, 2.29 for a 12oz bottle is a fucking steal.

[SyKo13]

St. Peters Old Style Porter?

[w00tah]

St. Peters Old Style Porter?

Que? No.

[SyKo13]

No like? No tried?

[w00tah]

No like? No tried?

Never seen it, as far I as I know.

[brynm]

I need some shipping tips for 4 750ml bottles. Where I can get something decent to ship them in that they won't get busted in?

[brynm]

I'd love to find something like this:

http://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/Boxes/Kitchen-moving-boxes/Wine-Shipping-Kits?mid=169

http://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/StoreHandler.ashx?media=297&id=3575

but have no idea where to look in Minot, ND.

[w00tah]

I'd love to find something like this:

http://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/Boxes/Kitchen-moving-boxes/Wine-Shipping-Kits?mid=169

http://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/StoreHandler.ashx?media=297&id=3575

but have no idea where to look in Minot, ND.

A U-Haul store should have them, or could get them in for you. Those are sweet, I'm going to have to buy a couple of those, so I'll be able to ship some stuff out. I'll have to throw some extra padding in for the smaller format bottles, but that's okay.

Columbus yet again:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/d3a2abe1.jpg

Look at this lacing:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/4be621b4.jpg

[Hagabro]

just roll the bottles up individually bubble wrap and put them in a box so they cant move around too much. Should be fine. I shipped a few beers to hawaii like that and they made it.

[Enigma]

Would sell my soul for a pint of " Yorkshire Bitter " right now.

[Pootie]

Just picked these up never had any of them will report back.
http://i41.tinypic.com/11b5h5u.jpg

[DUSSIN]

Just picked these up never had any of them will report back.
http://i41.tinypic.com/11b5h5u.jpg


would drink pooter and then

:fag:

[w00tah]

The Palo Santo is the best of those IMO.

[Hagabro]

nice saturday at the pub this morning. Super busy and some bros from Flossmoor Station as well as some other bros from Great Lakes brewing came to visit. The Great Lakes group brought beer. :)

http://i.imgur.com/6d1eE.jpg

I got two brews, Dopplerock and Commodore Perry. Will be a bit until I get to them. No more room in the fridge for beer right now. Have not had any time to drink.

[evildave101]

you need a second fridge - problem solved...

[tommyk90]

nice saturday at the pub this morning. Super busy and some bros from Flossmoor Station as well as some other bros from Great Lakes brewing came to visit. The Great Lakes group brought beer. :)

http://i.imgur.com/6d1eE.jpg

I got two brews, Dopplerock and Commodore Perry. Will be a bit until I get to them. No more room in the fridge for beer right now. Have not had any time to drink.

Flossmoor station has some good brews. They are right down the street from me.

[brynm]

bears were sent to haga today, should be there around Tuesday.

[hoss]

Westbrook brewing Mexican cake = fucking nom and a half...

Impy stout brewed with vanilla, then aged on cocoa and habeneros.

[w00tah]

Westbrook brewing Mexican cake = fucking nom and a half...

Impy stout brewed with vanilla, then aged on cocoa and habeneros.

Lol. Nice sounding beer, minus the habaneros. There's a beer from Cali called Ghostface Killah, it's a DIPA, and you can guess what it's brewed with.

Edit: On that note, look at the homebrew thread hoss :)

[hoss]

No it's still a good beer with the peppers.

[w00tah]

No it's still a good beer with the peppers.


Not a fan of peppers in beer. That's just me.

[bluecar]

Yazoo Pale Ale

Had this Italian Beer called ...?... Birra. Was nice
Had Kirin Ichiban...while not craft, is probably the best beer ever

[Hagabro]

Looks like I ended up with a steady sunday morning shift behind the bar at work, they keep scheduling me on it. I must be doing good then, I enjoy it.

I was rocking these taps like a boss all day.
http://i.imgur.com/INTEG.jpg

17 3 Floyds beers, 3 guest beers on tap every day.

[w00tah]

Yazoo Pale Ale

Had this Italian Beer called ...?... Birra. Was nice
Had Kirin Ichiban...while not craft, is probably the best beer ever

I've had Sapporo, not Kirin. Sapporo was like Bud Light but fuller bodied and not as grainy.

Usually with Italian beers, the brewery is called Birra. I had a beer from Birra Del Borgo that was a collaboration with Cantillon, and it's one of the best sours I've had so far.


And haga and hoss, probably Summer Quarter I'ma throw you 2 a care package. Can't guarantee the contents much at this point, but if space/money/time allows, I'll send you some locals and some cool stuff that you may have never had. We'll have to see.

[Hagabro]

Working on a Founder's dry hopped pale ale that I started on with a late lunch. Pretty good stuff. Has a little too much corn taste to it for my liking but it's still a very good beer.

[Pootie]

Had a bet with my cuzo on the Cowboys Giants game just now got a chance to pick up my winnings.

http://i44.tinypic.com/20h3oy1.jpg

:brrr:

[Hagabro]

now that is a care package! LOL

[brynm]

Had a Ballast Point Yellowtail pale ale draft with supper. Was a little meh.

Had a Stone Pale Ale with lunch, was noms.

[hoss]

Most anything compared to a stone will be meh...

Just a fwiw. Yellow tale is a rather solid pale ale. Stone is a stellar pale ale.

[brynm]

May have just been the draft, I've never been crazy about a beer poured off draft compared to out of a bottle.

[hoss]

It's not a huge beer, which may have been what you were expecting? Just a nice easy drinking pale ale.

Stone's pale ale is WAY more huger than yellow tale, which a lot of people percieve as better. And it is a better pale ale IMO, but it is a different beast altogether.

[brynm]

could be part of it, I'd like to try it out of a bottle because it was by no means bad. I find that a lot of the draft beers I've tried never live up to the same brew coming from a bottle. Could be a psychological thing. And the Stone tasted very much like what most of the Canadian craft breweries are marketing as an IPA. Would have liked to try the Ballast Point Ipa , but they had just ran out.

[hoss]

could be part of it, I'd like to try it out of a bottle because it was by no means bad. I find that a lot of the draft beers I've tried never live up to the same brew coming from a bottle. Could be a psychological thing. And the Stone tasted very much like what most of the Canadian craft breweries are marketing as an IPA. Would have liked to try the Ballast Point Ipa , but they had just ran out.

It could also be age, IPA's don't last for very long, and if that keg was just a few months old, if could have changed its flavors.

I don't want to sound like I am making excuses for that beer, because I will agree with you that it is not an overwhelmingly great pale ale, but it is a pretty damn good pale ale.

Was it the ballast point sculpin that you missed out on? If so, you missed out on a fucking good one....

[brynm]

I think it was Big Eye.

[Hagabro]

my bro Brynm sent me some bears from north of the border, ey!

http://i.imgur.com/RU7SL.jpg

A couple thumper IPAs as I requested + a La fin du monde and raftman from Unibroue! Thank you sir! Will be sending something out to cali later this week to reciprocate bear!

[Pootie]

The du monde is noms

[brynm]

Glad they showed up ok, Bought a 220oz bottle of Stone Ipa and another of Ruination. I wanted to try SN Torpedo, but they just had 12 packs. I'm going to try as many different kinds as possible while here.

Also tried Mississippi Mud Black & Tan yesterday. Not my taste.

[Hagabro]

I think the mississippi mud bottle is awesome but I recall not caring much for the beer inside. I have not had one in many years though.

[w00tah]

The du monde is noms

Indeed it is, but Raftman is Canada only in that format. We only get the 12oz bottles RARELY in the 4 bottle taster packs. They aren't available very often.


I've got a 12oz of LFDM in the fridge, will probably drink it tonight.


And brynm, there's way too many good beers available in Cali. Old Guardian from Stone should be available, and I suggest picking up at least 2, one to drink now, and one to age. It's FANTASTIC with even 1 year, and the 2009 that I had a few months back with a friend was ridiculously good.

[brynm]

Will look for, haven't seen it yet.

[bhsdriller]

How do you go about aging beer....was gonna pick up some of the Old Guardian. Just in a cool closet or something?

[w00tah]

How do you go about aging beer....was gonna pick up some of the Old Guardian. Just in a cool closet or something?

Best way to do it so it won't oxidize is to keep it at 55 degrees or colder, and wax the cap so the seal between the cap and the bottle is completely sealed. Oxygen is the biggest enemy to beer once it's bottled. Also, keep it out of sunlight and UV light at all costs.


Old Guardian is fucking tasty, a friend of mine has a 2008-2011 vertical of it, and I'm waiting for an invite to drink it. I'm sure it won't be long :P

[hoss]

Keep it in a dark and cool place. Try your absolute best to keep it at or below 67 degrees, but not too cold. You could keep it in the fridge, but I would advise against that since at those temps it will slow down most of the flavor shifts that you would normally get from aging.

[_AnGeL_]

going to a brew pub in Columbus Saturday :fuckyea:

[bhsdriller]

My grandpa has a cooled walk-in wine fridge/storage room whatever you call them. I could throw them in there

[w00tah]

going to a brew pub in Columbus Saturday :fuckyea:


Nice! :hi5:


Hossy, 60 or under is cellar temp.

From http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store:

We recommend that you store your beer in a cool area, away from direct light, sources of heat and in a constant temperature environment. Speaking of which, temperature is very important, and a major factor in the storing and serving aspects of beer. It also can become a real balancing act. Beer benefits from cool constant temperatures; usually around 50-55 degrees F is ideal for most beers, and most beer collectors. Higher temperatures and you'll risk shortening the lifespan of your beer, lower and you'll induce chill haze (cloudy). For you beer geeks out there, we'll break it down a bit further ...

There are 3 storage temperatures used to lay beer down for maturation and/or storage. Not only will you want store your beers at these specific temperatures, but also you'll want to serve them at the same. Your strong beers (like barleywines, tripels, dark ales) will be their happiest at room temperature (55-60F), most of your standard ales (like bitters, IPAs, dobbelbocks, lambics, stouts, etc) will be at cellar temperature (50-55F) and your lighter beers (like lagers, pilsners, wheat beers, milds, etc) will be at a refrigerated temperature (45-50F). Usually the higher alcohol, the higher temperature and lower alcohol, the lower temperature ... you get the point.

Obviously it'll be near impossible to regulate some of the above temperatures, unless you have a second fridge for beer or a cool basement. A compromise is to at least store those beers that are ideal at slightly higher temperature in a closet, away from light and environmental changes, or stay within the 50-55F range. As you get into beer cellaring, you'll probably see many variations of these recommended temperatures, but ours are good averages to go by.



Cheers.

[hoss]

My grandpa has a cooled walk-in wine fridge/storage room whatever you call them. I could throw them in there
Sounds perfect. Any beers that I am aging I store in my dads temp and humidity controlled wine cellar. It is probably overkill for them, but keeps them safe, and since they live in another state, it keeps me from drinking them :drunk:

[hoss]

This is where I will be on Saturday:

http://brewvival.com/

[w00tah]

Sounds perfect. Any beers that I am aging I store in my dads temp and humidity controlled wine cellar. It is probably overkill for them, but keeps them safe, and since they live in another state, it keeps me from drinking them :drunk:

Lolol. I know the feeling, I want to crack that Marriage Parfait so bad :P


BTW, I have 4 oz of Amarillo leaf hops on their way to me as we speak :)

[w00tah]

This is where I will be on Saturday:

http://brewvival.com/

You lucky bastard, 2008 Stone BBA Imperial Russian Stout? Fuck. I had 3 bottles of the 2008 that I drank in the last year. It's aged soooo well. I wish I had another.

And a cask of Hopslam and Black Note from Bell's. Enjoy bro.

[hoss]

Lolol. I know the feeling, I want to crack that Marriage Parfait so bad :P


BTW, I have 4 oz of Amarillo leaf hops on their way to me as we speak :)
Werd yo. I used 5 ounces of whole leaf in my pale wheat.

[hoss]

You lucky bastard, 2008 Stone BBA Imperial Russian Stout? Fuck. I had 3 bottles of the 2008 that I drank in the last year. It's aged soooo well. I wish I had another.

And a cask of Hopslam and Black Note from Bell's. Enjoy bro.
Lots of casks bro ;).

And lots of breweries pulling out some big guns. I'm fucking pumped.

[bhsdriller]

thanks guys

[w00tah]

Werd yo. I used 5 ounces of whole leaf in my pale wheat.

4 oz of Amarillo, 4 oz Simcoe, 1 oz of Centennial, and it's an IPA.


Yeah buddy.

[brynm]

Picked up a six pack of SN Torpedo. Drank Ruination with supper last night, yummy.

[brynm]

Had a big buy day today:


http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/brynm/IMG_0245.jpg


Front row: Old Rasputin x4, New Belgium Snow Day x2, Abita Turbodog, Ruthless Rye x6, Buffalo Bill Pumpkin Ale

Middle row: Stone Levitation Ale x2, Well's Banana Bread, 90 minute IPA, Midas Touch

Back row: Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, Arrogant Bastard, Stone Cali-Belgique IPA, Stone Old Gaurdian x2

[w00tah]

Had a big buy day today:


http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/brynm/IMG_0245.jpg


Front row: Old Rasputin x4, New Belgium Snow Day x2, Abita Turbodog, Ruthless Rye x6, Buffalo Bill Pumpkin Ale

Middle row: Stone Levitation Ale x2, Well's Banana Bread, 90 minute IPA, Midas Touch

Back row: Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, Arrogant Bastard, Stone Cali-Belgique IPA, Stone Old Gaurdian x2

Rundown of hads etc: Old Rasputin is the best dollar for dollar imperial stout in America, haven't had that NB, Turbodog is meh, Ruthless is like a spicy version of Torpedo, and never heard of the Buffalo Bill.

Stone Levitation is fucking noms and hard to believe it's under 5%, I won't try the Wells on principal, 90 minute is good when it's fresh, and Midas Touch is odd.

I hated Hop Stoopid (smelled and tasted like green onion), Arrogant Bastard is good, the Cali-Belgique is weird, and Old Guardian is fucking noms.

That said, I am sick and feel like shit. Good night.

[brynm]

Wells was had last night. very meh. Banana taste threw me off, but wanted to try, just because.

Had a Ruthless with supper, and first sip was very strange, grew to like it though. I'm liking the Midas Touch I'm drinking now though.

[w00tah]

Wells was had last night. very meh. Banana taste threw me off, but wanted to try, just because.

Had a Ruthless with supper, and first sip was very strange, grew to like it though. I'm liking the Midas Touch I'm drinking now though.

Even though I am sick, today involved me drinking a Sam Adams Griffon's Bow, a 2010 New Holland Charkoota Rye, a 2009 Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze, and 3 different homebrews from my friend Paul, an English mild brown, a hazlenut version of said brown, and an American stout.

Griffon was fucking odd, blonde barleywine aged in oak and with Nelson Sauvin hops, the Oude Geuze was great, super sour and acidic, and the Charkoota was AMAZING. Smoked dopplebock ftw.

[_AnGeL_]

Had a few bears at the brew pup in GA.

Most of their beers were noms (got a sampler). I've discovered I'm not a fan or IPA's.

Their stout was pretty tits there, and there seasonal beer (some berry flavored beer) was straight up noms.

[hoss]

Brewvival was surprisingly meh. Lots of stellar beers there, but very few that really stood out as amazing...

It was also kind of overwhelming that all of the beers were high gravity extreme brews, there really wasn't anything that was poundable there, just pallet destroying behemoths. We had fun, but probably won't make another trip.

[w00tah]

Brewvival was surprisingly meh. Lots of stellar beers there, but very few that really stood out as amazing...

It was also kind of overwhelming that all of the beers were high gravity extreme brews, there really wasn't anything that was poundable there, just pallet destroying behemoths. We had fun, but probably won't make another trip.

No surprise there, most of the festivals are nothing more than dick waving from the breweries.

Fwiw, most people don't go to festivals to find poundable, lower alcohol brews.

Angel, one IPA doesn't mean you don't like them, you may not like that brewpubs' take on the IPA. I'd suggest trying a couple English IPA's first, as English IPA's are much less bitter than American IPA's. Goose Island's IPA is one of the better examples.

[brynm]

Tried to drink that turbodog and pumpkin ale last night, yuck.

Went to Coronado Brewing Company for supper tonight, food was amazing and drank a pint of their Idiot IPA. Liked it very much, currently having a dogfish head 90 min IPA which isn't quite as good as the Idiot.

[w00tah]

Tried to drink that turbodog and pumpkin ale last night, yuck.

Went to Coronado Brewing Company for supper tonight, food was amazing and drank a pint of their Idiot IPA. Liked it very much, currently having a dogfish head 90 min IPA which isn't quite as good as the Idiot.

Different kind of IPA, IMO.


If you are in Cali and not drinking any Kern River or Alpine, you are missing out.

[brynm]

Different kind of IPA, IMO.


If you are in Cali and not drinking any Kern River or Alpine, you are missing out.

Haven't seen either. Had a Tower 10 from Karl Strauss brewing tonight, I liked it even though it only had mediocre reviews on beeradvocate.

[w00tah]

Surprised. Alpine is everywhere in Cali from what I've heard from a couple Cali Advocates.


Kern may be harder to find, but if you see bottles of their Citra DIPA, you better be grabbing them up.

[hoss]

Haven't seen either. Had a Tower 10 from Karl Strauss brewing tonight, I liked it even though it only had mediocre reviews on beeradvocate.
Never trust the reviews on beer advocate... That place is full of dickface snobs who think their shit doesn't stink and that their opinion is the bottom line...

If I want to know about a beer I will go there to get some flavor descriptions, but I will completely ignore their opinions about the beers.

[w00tah]

Never trust the reviews on beer advocate... That place is full of dickface snobs who think their shit doesn't stink and that their opinion is the bottom line...

If I want to know about a beer I will go there to get some flavor descriptions, but I will completely ignore their opinions about the beers.

Hey, I don't resemble that comment at all. Fuck off.

[brynm]

Had to leave all my beers in California, didn't want to risk them in luggage so my parents will bring them back for me. Since I was beerless in Minot I stopped and picked up 12 bottles of SN Torpedo and 6 of their Pale Ale.

[w00tah]

Had to leave all my beers in California, didn't want to risk them in luggage so my parents will bring them back for me. Since I was beerless in Minot I stopped and picked up 12 bottles of SN Torpedo and 6 of their Pale Ale.

Still solid choices there :P

[bhsdriller]

The kern river Citra Dipa is hard as hell to find....they sell out of it quick. Still haven't tried it yet
Can get their just outstanding ipa easily

[w00tah]

The kern river Citra Dipa is hard as hell to find....they sell out of it quick. Still haven't tried it yet
Can get their just outstanding ipa easily

Yeah, I know. And you can get JO easily? Wanna trade? :P

[bhsdriller]

Lets do it. I'm 45minutes-an hour away from the Kern River Brewery, the stores here in town carry all of them. Let me know of any other one's from Cali you might want to try and I can stop in and see if they have it

I've been wanting to try the breakfast stout...can't find it here. Or the gumballhead

[hoss]

Going to founders brewery this weekend to get Kentucky breakfast stout :woot:

[w00tah]

Lets do it. I'm 45minutes-an hour away from the Kern River Brewery, the stores here in town carry all of them. Let me know of any other one's from Cali you might want to try and I can stop in and see if they have it

I've been wanting to try the breakfast stout...can't find it here. Or the gumballhead

I can get the Breakfast Stout, Gumballhead hasn't been available here yet. How about Bell's Two Hearted 6er and a 4 pack of Breakfast Stout for a bomber of JO and maybe another bomber or two of local stuff.

[w00tah]

Going to founders brewery this weekend to get Kentucky breakfast stout :woot:

Be prepared for craziness and expensiveness.

[bhsdriller]

I can get the Breakfast Stout, Gumballhead hasn't been available here yet. How about Bell's Two Hearted 6er and a 4 pack of Breakfast Stout for a bomber of JO and maybe another bomber or two of local stuff.


sounds good...I'm just not sure what else I'd throw in. I'm gonna go by the shop right now and see what they have

any certain style/type you like?

[bhsdriller]

yay or nay?

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg137/bhsdriller/Picture023-1.jpg

[w00tah]

Minus the Cali-Belgique, it'd be fantastic. Hm... Can you get any Alpine stuff?

[bhsdriller]

I'd have to check...or sierra Nevada torpedo, harvest 2011
Edit: Alpine is special order only he said

[w00tah]

I'd have to check...or sierra Nevada torpedo, harvest 2011
Edit: Alpine is special order only he said

We get SN and Stone here.

Dammit on the Alpine tho. I would love to try Duet or Nelson.

[Hagabro]

A guy came into the pub today with a couple different brews he shared with the bartender and I for tasting purposes.

I tried Lambickx by Vanberg & Dewulf as well as Damnation by russian river.

[hoss]

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[hoss]

Minus the Cali-Belgique, it'd be fantastic. Hm... Can you get any Alpine stuff?

You clearly suck at life.

Cali belgique = yes
Old guardian = no
The third one = no idea

[w00tah]

You clearly suck at life.

Cali belgique = yes
Old guardian = no
The third one = no idea

I hated Cali Belgique, I love Old Guardian, and Just Outstanding is like it's name says.

Haga, Damnation is good, but Supplication is NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM.

[hoss]

I just can't drink anything that overbearingly sweet... I would like to try an aged old guardian, but what I had of it tasted like alcohol laced diahbeetus.

[w00tah]

My friend Steve brought a couple beers down tonight. The Jolly Pumpkin was mine:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/97495a37.jpg

The Bruery Saison Rue, Jolly Pumpkin Oro De Calabaza, New Belgium Abbey Dubbel, and Sixpoint Resin. Jackie O's has a release on the 24th, going to be heading there with a Life and Limb. They are re-releasing Kentucky Monk. Triple aged in bourbon barrels = one of their best beers.

[icpurplepplalot]

Had these at the bar the other night.

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSd36XTq0fnIG1oyzCeC-hHMJ3uHmvRgc3B5tsqOi8LgtwoxoD1orN9c43B

Was pretty good, but wasn't so much of a sweet stout as I was told. Was very drinkable though.

http://www.bunitedint.com/media/resources/tap_stickers/hitachino_sweet_round.jpg

Body was rather thin for a stout, but overall very drinkable and among the top of my favorite lactose stouts.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__nAd50xTIYs/R6tExb5DJNI/AAAAAAAAASo/VEd4rDiJWUc/s400/black_20albert.jpg

Was by far my favorite of the 3. Great drinkability, even though it is super heavy, that hid the alcohol content perfectly. Bits of chocolately stoutness with hints of oranges.

We held a light up to it and it was completely opaque with lots of sediment. Only thing suck about this beer, was the $16 price tag on it :(

[w00tah]

Shit, that De Struise isn't even their biggest, Double Black is, and it is over 20%, 25 if I remember right.

Hitachino used to be commonplace here, now you rarely see them. And the first one I've never seen.

I'm geared up for Jackie O's, going to be a great time. Got some news from them today, Brad got a hold of a 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle barrel, which he is putting their quad into. I'm so looking forward to when it is ready.

[icpurplepplalot]

The Black Albert I had, had 14% on the label. Twas good shit though.

[hoss]

.

[hoss]

Shit, that De Struise isn't even their biggest, Double Black is, and it is over 20%, 25 if I remember right.

Hitachino used to be commonplace here, now you rarely see them. And the first one I've never seen.

I'm geared up for Jackie O's, going to be a great time. Got some news from them today, Brad got a hold of a 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle barrel, which he is putting their quad into. I'm so looking forward to when it is ready.
You do understand why they have gotten scarce, right?

[w00tah]

You do understand why they have gotten scarce, right?

The tsunami. I r not tard. When I say they were super available, I mean I could get them at Winerak here. Now I have to go to Columbus to see them.


That said there was something on BA about them contracting out. Whether it happened, I don't know.

[Hagabro]

I was given a 750ml bottle of 3 floyd's alpha klaus barrel aged with plums today. This morning the brewery sold tickets to dark lord day as well as three different barrel aged beers, all of which sold out quickly.

[w00tah]

I was given a 750ml bottle of 3 floyd's alpha klaus barrel aged with plums today. This morning the brewery sold tickets to dark lord day as well as three different barrel aged beers, all of which sold out quickly.


You should have seen how quickly the online sales went. Thread on Beer Advocate said something along the lines of less than 10 minutes.

That's why I go to Jackie O's. I can go to their bottle releases and get a ticket for bottles without any issues or having to pay for the ticket. Besides that, Kentucky Monk is being rereleased and I'm fucking pumped for it.

[Pootie]

Found a new spot to pick up brews
http://i39.tinypic.com/1ouhjk.jpg

[brynm]

If that's all beer I'm jelly. Also see some Hobgoblin there, like the stuff but it's near $5/ bottle here.

[Pootie]

It is and mostly craft all the domestics are in the cooler. Gonna stop by on my way home and pick a few.

[hoss]

Looks like a total wine.

[Pootie]

Layout is similar. It's called Party Liquors.

[w00tah]

I'll have to get a pic of Beverage Source and Winerak next time I am there.

[w00tah]

So the bottle release at Jackie O's went awesome, and I came home with:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/795ad89b.jpg

6th Anniversary mini snifter, logo tulip, Baklava Braggot, and 2 Kentucky Monk.

Got to try a shitload of good beers, Labyrinth, Mother Funker, Heady Topper, Troegs Scratch 58 (which wasn't available to go ;) ), Black Tuesday, Bourbon Barrel Cuir, Upland Persimmon, a couple Blind Pirate beers (one of which hoss would love, amber ale with Zythos, Galaxy, and Sorachi Ace), Cascade Sang Royal, 9 day old Pliny The Elder, Jackie O's Stoutella (Chocolate Hazlenut stout), Jackie O's Single Hop Columbus (3.5% ABV and tasted like Torpedo minus the Citra), Jackie O's Vanilla Bean Rum Barrel Dark Apparition, Jackie O's Dark Apparition Nano Raisin (5 gallon Bourbon Barrel with DA, raisins, and chiles), Jackie O's Dark Apparition Nano ICE (3 gallon bourbon barrel with previously bourbon barreled Dark Apparition and then freeze distilled, definitely huge ABV, but drank like regular BBDA), a German Kolsch that I can't remember the name of, and probably 15 other beers that are slipping my mind right now. Such a good
time.

[icpurplepplalot]

Tonight I had a boegedal 156 pale ale from 2008, ola duph 18 year, mikkeller simcoe ipa as well as a single hop ipa from them, and a hop burn dipa from mikkeller as well. Had those after I had already drank a Black Albert, and a hitachino sweet stout, twas a pretty good night and I'm definitely feeling it...

[w00tah]

Tonight I had a boegedal 156 pale ale from 2008, ola duph 18 year, mikkeller simcoe ipa as well as a single hop ipa from them, and a hop burn dipa from mikkeller as well. Had those after I had already drank a Black Albert, and a hitachino sweet stout, twas a pretty good night and I'm definitely feeling it...

Ola Dubh is sooo good. Try to find the 30 year. It's worth the extra scratch.

[SiZcO]

drinking this now so good

http://www.merchantduvin.com/images/i-samuelsmith-orgstraw.png

[brynm]

Had a big buy day today:


http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/brynm/IMG_0245.jpg


Front row: Old Rasputin x4, New Belgium Snow Day x2, Abita Turbodog, Ruthless Rye x6, Buffalo Bill Pumpkin Ale

Middle row: Stone Levitation Ale x2, Well's Banana Bread, 90 minute IPA, Midas Touch

Back row: Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, Arrogant Bastard, Stone Cali-Belgique IPA, Stone Old Gaurdian x2


My beers made it back to Canada the other day, hoping to see my parents before I go back to work to pick it all up.

[w00tah]

Brew day tomorrow. Making an IPA with Simcoe, Amarillo, and Centennial hops. Should be ~7% and 60 IBU. Going to take the Baklava Braggot to drink while brewing.

[hoss]

Brewing today as well. Gonna make a honey rosemary saison with brett. I also have a berlinner weisse festering away that will need boiled soon.

As far as beers ready to drink, we will have a 2012 la folie, le freak, TBA, tweasonale, some hopslam, and a few others.

[w00tah]

Starting out at 1.053, estimate was 1.055. Nice color to it, no aroma yet, but that's how the last one was, the aroma didn't come out for 3-4 days after being put in the fermenter. Still has 2 oz each of Amarillo and Simcoe for dry hop. Going to sit 14 days on primary and then 7 days on the dry hops. Pretty happy with the malt character, it's very light on the malt. IBU/SG of .996 :)

[kurnlesbiskuits]

Finnegans Irish Amber. May only be found in Northern Midwest. 100% of proceeds to poor bitches.

[w00tah]

Getting ready:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/97092943.jpg

Bad cutting job is bad:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/bfbdc0a7.jpg

Grain, anyone?
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/4b02e8ee.jpg

Mash draining:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/cff066fb.jpg

Looking good so far:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/4d006b6b.jpg

Boil started:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/f18162c2.jpg

Hey, those look like hops:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/3bcd27ea.jpg

Me adding the Centennial @ 60 minutes:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/02279a24.jpg

The chiller, post use (Side note, if you don't use a chiller, you need to):
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/bbd8c650.jpg

Into the fermenter you go:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/55fc99a7.jpg

9PM on brew night:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/487a971b.jpg

Next day at noon:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/2159d49d.jpg

SG sample:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/1fa0b953.jpg

And currently, thanks to Robert's Android Webcam feed:

http://kc8tad.homelinux.net:9999/videofeed

[w00tah]

So, today was a good day:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/57a04f7e.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/110e5d24.jpg

[kurnlesbiskuits]

Miller Light :crap:

[w00tah]

A list of everything I got:

Beers:
750ml Petrus Aged Pale Ale
Evil Twin Without You I'm Nothing "Sour Ale"
2011 Goose Island Lolita
2x Mission Street 2012 Anniversary Ale
2008 Boon Mariage Parfait Kriek
2007 Boon Mariage Parfait Geuze (I have the same bottle in 750ml format in the fridge for my reception)
Stone Vertical Epic 04/04/04 (released in 2004, extremely hard to find now)
Timmermans Framboise
Stockyard Oatmeal Stout
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
North Peak Dubious Black Chocolate Stout
Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12 Year

Glassware:
2 unmarked 16oz snifters
2 Unibroue La Fin Du Monde tulips
Great Lakes mini snifter
Breckenridge 471 Small Batch IPA mini snifter
Bruery tulip


Drinking the Boon Geuze right now, pretty solid, not quite as good as Drie Fonteinen, but still solid.

[icpurplepplalot]

Drank a fairly nice Mikeller stout aged inna tequila barrel tonight among a lot of whishcekey, I is teha druhnkzorws

[icpurplepplalot]

yeah bros

[hoss]

Whoah, jealous of the VE find...

I have multiples of 09, 10, and 11. I also still have all 4 SN anniversary brews from a few years back.

Last night I had a three Floyd's dreadnought. It was nom.

[w00tah]

Whoah, jealous of the VE find...

I have multiples of 09, 10, and 11. I also still have all 4 SN anniversary brews from a few years back.

Last night I had a three Floyd's dreadnought. It was nom.

Yeah, when Jamie at From The Vine told me what the price was, I jumped on it. The Geuze was noms. Hoptimum was far too boozy. The Timmermans was really good for what it was. Going to open the Dubious later.

[icpurplepplalot]

Had a mikkeler black hole aged in a tequila barrel last night, twas perty good.

[w00tah]

Had a mikkeler black hole aged in a tequila barrel last night, twas perty good.

I've heard some varying reviews on those barrel aged Black Hole. Some seem to be good, some seem to want to pour them out. Personally, I don't buy Mikkeller due to the price. Holy shit their beers are pricey.

[icpurplepplalot]

Haha, did not realize till just now I had already posted in here.

As for the mikeller, I enjoyed it though I have heard that it is wishy washy on the other black holes.

[icpurplepplalot]

Just picked up one of these.

http://www.geekalerts.com/u/Rogue-Voodoo-Doughnut-Bacon-Maple-Ale.jpg

Will try in a few.

[w00tah]

Just picked up one of these.

http://www.geekalerts.com/u/Rogue-Voodoo-Doughnut-Bacon-Maple-Ale.jpg

Will try in a few.

Had it at Jackie O's. Super smoky. Twas okay.

[w00tah]

And it wasn't even a vigorous pour:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/58fbfe52.jpg

After it settled and I poured the rest of the bottle in:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/faeffcb8.jpg


Damn nice stout, very easy drinking and only 5.3% ABV.

[Hagabro]

saturday at dark lord day I drank several delicious brews, the few I remember are listed below

vanilla bean dark lord
surly furious
lagunitas cappuccino stout

[w00tah]

saturday at dark lord day I drank several delicious brews, the few I remember are listed below

vanilla bean dark lord
surly furious
lagunitas cappuccino stout

Cappuccino is good. Surly Furious is delicious. Dark Lord is too syrupy sweet in it's regular iteration, so I don't know how adding vanilla bean would make it any better.

[Hagabro]

the barrel aged vanilla bean DL blows regular dark lord out of the water, it's absolutely delicious. It's rated world class on beer advocate, read some of the comments.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/68691

[w00tah]

the barrel aged vanilla bean DL blows regular dark lord out of the water, it's absolutely delicious. It's rated world class on beer advocate, read some of the comments.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/68691

I have bro, but for me to enjoy Dark Lord, it'd have to be a completely different base beer. I can't stand regular Dark Lord, it's so syrupy sweet and boozy that I don't understand the love it gets. Same thing with Black Tuesday from The Bruery, tried it at Jackie O's, and honestly, it tastes like chocolate, roast, and everclear mixed together. Just not appealing to me.

For an example though, Jackie O's has Dark Apparition, their Russian Imperial Stout. There is a Rum Barrel Vanilla Bean variant that was fantastic in the bottle, but it was TERRIBLE on draft. The batch on tap tasted like rum cake covered in butter. Vanilla didn't make it better. I don't think it would make me want to drink Dark Lord anymore than I do.

[w00tah]

So I made a comment on Beer Advocate in the Beer Haul thread, my friend Mike (InebriatedJoker) posted a picture of his most recent trade box that he'd received and one of the beers was the Russian River Beatification. I quoted the picture and said "You are bringing that to my bachelor party, right?" The Cali BA that sent that box to Mike sent me a message and asked me for a list of stuff that we were opening for the party, and asked for my address so he could send me an unsolicited box of beers. I'm in awe of his generosity. I'm going to take him a growler and some of my homebrew to the next Jackie O's release in exchange.

[Hagabro]

the generosity and nobility of the craft beer community never ceases to amaze me.

currently drinking a FFF brew called live a rich life.
http://i.imgur.com/XYGBk.jpg

this used to be called shark pants and they changed the name to commemorate a guy who worked at FFF and passed away.

[J31Bro]

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/533448_420254227998240_100000410007431_1443373_1367147626_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/541232_421067851250211_100000410007431_1446553_2103432199_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/528533_421068074583522_100000410007431_1446555_1657319928_n.jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/543199_421067971250199_100000410007431_1446554_324178144_n.jpg

.

[w00tah]

the generosity and nobility of the craft beer community never ceases to amaze me.

currently drinking a FFF brew called live a rich life.
http://i.imgur.com/XYGBk.jpg

this used to be called shark pants and they changed the name to commemorate a guy who worked at FFF and passed away.


Good beer from what I've heard.

Someone had 2 BA Plum Alpha Klaus stolen from DLD. Bullshit that someone would do something like that at an event like that.


Going to drink a Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro in about 10 minutes :P

[w00tah]

.


There's some good ones in there, what all Unibroues are in there?

[J31Bro]

There's some good ones in there, what all Unibroues are in there?

I r beer snob newb mane. I went to Ohio to help one of my dad's friends move and that was his fridge. I just helped him drink it. :sssh:

[J31Bro]

..but after Googling and seeing what you're talking about.. I am guessing 2-3. At one point he was just bringing glass after glass out. He had a glass for every different brew. I stopped paying attention after the St. Bernardus came out.

[w00tah]

..but after Googling and seeing what you're talking about.. I am guessing 2-3. At one point he was just bringing glass after glass out. He had a glass for every different brew. I stopped paying attention after the St. Bernardus came out.

As well you should, St. Bernardus 12 is fucking tasty.

Got the box from the guy on BA, he sent me a Knee Deep Simtra (Triple IPA brewed with Citra and Simcoe), Lost Abbey Red Poppy, Firestone Wookey Jack Black IPA, and Firestone Sucaba (Barrel aged Barleywine).

Pretty nice bachelor party gift, IMO :P

[J31Bro]

I don't really consider Blue Moon to be a craft beer.. but their seasonal stuff is alright.

http://i.imgur.com/TEoed.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XaWNX.jpg

[J31Bro]

My dick grows as I become more & more of a beer snob.

:hi5: to my bros ITT!

[w00tah]

My dick grows as I become more & more of a beer snob.

:hi5: to my bros ITT!

Lol.


My friend Travis is bringing a bottle of Green Flash Palate Wrecker DIPA. Can't wait to try it, heard it's pretty vicious bitter.

[J31Bro]

woot, would you be willing to send me a nice little package? I'm still a n0ob to this shit.. but I wanna continue on my quest and Indiana is a terrible place to try to find good brew other than 3 Floyds.

[w00tah]

woot, would you be willing to send me a nice little package? I'm still a n0ob to this shit.. but I wanna continue on my quest and Indiana is a terrible place to try to find good brew other than 3 Floyds.

Sure, let me get some money together and I'll get you a little Ohio care package. Paying for a wedding sucks...

[w00tah]

Upland makes some crazy good beers, BTW. They are in Bloomington.

[J31Bro]

Oh wait, you're in Ohio?

[bhsdriller]

you still want me to send you a jo ipa? lol
Let me find something to send it in and I will

[J31Bro]

Sure, let me get some money together and I'll get you a little Ohio care package. Paying for a wedding sucks...

Will PayPal $ bro. You don't need to handle my habit.

Upland makes some crazy good beers, BTW. They are in Bloomington.

Werd? Google is my friend today! Will have to check out as Bloomington is <1 hour from me. Need to get up to 3 Floyds too!

[w00tah]

Will PayPal $ bro. You don't need to handle my habit.



Werd? Google is my friend today! Will have to check out as Bloomington is <1 hour from me. Need to get up to 3 Floyds too!



What styles do you like normally? Here's a list of stuff that we get in Ohio that you don't get in Indiana:

21st Amendment
AleSmith
Anderson Valley
Arcadia
Atlantic Brewing
Avery
Ballast Point
Bear Republic
Brew Kettle
Buckeye
City Brewery
Columbus
D.L. Geary's
Dogfish Head
Epic (Utah)
Fort Collins
Full Sail
Gordon Biersch
Green Flash
Hook & Ladder
Hudepohl (Christian Moerlein brand)
Ithaca
Lagunitas
Lake Placid
Laughing Dog
Lexington (Alltech/Kentucky)
Lion Brewery
Mt Carmel
O'Fallon
Otter Creek
Smuttynose
Speakeasy
Stillwater
Summit
Tallgrass
Troegs
Weyerbacher
Wooden Shoe


Some of those do not do bottles or distribute far, so some of them we don't get in this part of the state. We get Columbus though. Their IPA is my favorite IPA that I've had, and their summer seasonal, Summer Teeth, is out right now. It's a fantastic Kolsch.

And Three Floyds has two beers that blow everything else they make away: Gumballhead and Zombie Dust. Nothing else, IMO, comes close. If you don't try those, you owe it to yourself to do so.

[w00tah]

you still want me to send you a jo ipa? lol
Let me find something to send it in and I will

If you were talking to me, YES.

[bhsdriller]

I was...hit me with your address and I'll get it headed your way

[w00tah]

Messaged you.

What styles do you like? That way I know what to pick up for you...

[bhsdriller]

Honestly I've kinda just started getting into the "craft beers"
Edit: Still want to try the breakfast stout

[bhsdriller]

Having a hard time finding something here in town to ship with....any online recommendations for supplies. Or what do you use

[Pootie]

Honestly I've kinda just started getting into the "craft beers"
Edit: Still want to try the breakfast stout

Founders is :yumyum:

[w00tah]

Honestly I've kinda just started getting into the "craft beers"
Edit: Still want to try the breakfast stout

I'll be able to do that, but just know that Breakfast Stout is so much better when it's a fresh batch, and by this point, it's a couple months old. It's not that it'll be bad, it's just the coffee flavor is so much stronger when it's fresh. I've got a couple things in mind that I can send.

And to ship with, wrap the bottle in bubble wrap, a couple layers thick. Then fill the void of the box with thick paper and packing peanuts, if you have them, and extra bubble wrap. Also, you may want to put the bottle into a thicker plastic bag so that if it does break, the liquid will be inside the bag instead of seeping through the box. The box Kurtis sent me from Santa Clara was packing peanuts and some bubble wrap on the bottom, then the plastic bag in the middle, each individual bottle wrapped in about 2 layers of bubble wrap, then bubble wrap and loosely packed thick paper on top. It was nicely done, and they got here without issue.

I'd ship FedEx, but that's just what I've seen works best with shipping beers.

[bhsdriller]

I don't mind being surprised...I can ship it at work, we have plenty of bubble wrap and other stuff.
Will go out tomorrow

I saw the containers made for shipping bottles of wine and didn't know if that was something that is used

[w00tah]

I don't mind being surprised...I can ship it at work, we have plenty of bubble wrap and other stuff.
Will go out tomorrow

I saw the containers made for shipping bottles of wine and didn't know if that was something that is used

You could certainly use one of those, you just wouldn't want to ship it by itself, you'd want a shipper inside of a box filled with bubble wrap or peanuts or something else. Beer is precious cargo, bro :P

Thanks a ton man. I'm going to go out to Winerak on Sunday and see how old the Breakfast Stout there is. If it comes down to it, I'll make Chad order a fresh case :P

[w00tah]

Glasses washed and ready for tomorrow, and drinking this Mission St. 12th Anniversary, Imperial Brown Ale from Trader Joe's, under 4 bucks a bomber, 8%+, fantastic beer

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/0630b3de.jpg

[w00tah]

The damage:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/DSCN4748.jpg

The "leftovers":

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/Smorganin/DSCN4749.jpg

[hoss]

Congrats to Asheville, NC for three straight years of being voted beer city USA :D

And also congrats to Grand Rapids MI for their awesome showing and first place tie on their first year in the voting. For anyone that doesn't know, GR is host to tons of great breweries.

[w00tah]

Congrats to Asheville, NC for three straight years of being voted beer city USA :D

And also congrats to Grand Rapids MI for their awesome showing and first place tie on their first year in the voting. For anyone that doesn't know, GR is host to tons of great breweries.


Why did Asheville get it? And I know that Sierra Nevada, Oskar Blues, and New Belgium are setting up shop there.

[hoss]

Why did Asheville get it?

because people voted for it... Not sure if that was a srs question or not... Asheville has a HUGE craft beer scene, and tons of breweries nestled in it... SN, NB, and OB are just a few of the first big guys to make a move there. They didn't choose western NC just because.

[Spider Monkey]

They didn't choose western NC just because.

Correct. Apparently there is literally something in the water up there.

[w00tah]

because people voted for it... Not sure if that was a srs question or not... Asheville has a HUGE craft beer scene, and tons of breweries nestled in it... SN, NB, and OB are just a few of the first big guys to make a move there. They didn't choose western NC just because.

Sorta srs. I don't know how Asheville could be any better of a beer city than Portland or Grand Rapids. Seriously, GR is an incredible beer city. Hopcat alone makes it worthwhile to travel there.

Edit: So is Philly. Holy shit do they have a beer scene.

[hoss]

Sorta srs. I don't know how Asheville could be any better of a beer city than Portland or Grand Rapids. Seriously, GR is an incredible beer city. Hopcat alone makes it worthwhile to travel there.

Edit: So is Philly. Holy shit do they have a beer scene.
Asheville has more breweries overall than GR, and IMO better places to drink beer than GR.

This is the fourth year that they have held the beer city vote, and the third time Asheville has won. If Asheville isn't on your radar yet, you have been in a cave... There are tons of incredible breweries in western NC.

[w00tah]

Asheville has more breweries overall than GR, and IMO better places to drink beer than GR.

This is the fourth year that they have held the beer city vote, and the third time Asheville has won. If Asheville isn't on your radar yet, you have been in a cave... There are tons of incredible breweries in western NC.

Double, see below.

[w00tah]

Asheville has more breweries overall than GR, and IMO better places to drink beer than GR.

This is the fourth year that they have held the beer city vote, and the third time Asheville has won. If Asheville isn't on your radar yet, you have been in a cave... There are tons of incredible breweries in western NC.

Enlighten me then, since I'm a newb to NC beers, only having had Duck Rabbit and Foothills.

[hoss]

Highland
Greenman
Lexington avenue brewery
French broad
Wedge
Craggie
Asheville brewing company
Pisgah brewing company

Then just outside of Asheville you have:
Heinzelmannchen
Southern Appalachian brewery
Olde hickory
Nantahala brewing company

[w00tah]

I've had Olde Hickory Weizenbock, and I've heard of Pisgah and Highland. Otherwise, I've heard absolutely nothing about the others.

[hoss]

:shrug:

You're missing out.

[w00tah]

:shrug:

You're missing out.

I guess. When I ship you something next month, you should introduce me to a couple of them ;)

[hoss]

I can do that :) .

BTW, the town I live in has recently been declared the second most profitable beer town in my state :woot: . Lots of stuff on is on its way into my city, including (none of which is new to me) founders, AVBC, holy city... More to follow. The last name, google it, they are off the chain.

[hoss]

Also, next homebrew, melon porter.

You saw it here first. I don't know of a single other one, ever seen it, but damn it is a killer combo... I first realized it smoking some melon shisha and drinking some porter, chocolate, melon, NOMZ.

[w00tah]

Also, next homebrew, melon porter.

You saw it here first. I don't know of a single other one, ever seen it, but damn it is a killer combo... I first realized it smoking some melon shisha and drinking some porter, chocolate, melon, NOMZ.

Be careful with that melon flavor. High or High Watermelon from 21st Amendment SUCKS something fierce.

Just sayin.

[hoss]

Be careful with that melon flavor. High or High Watermelon from 21st Amendment SUCKS something fierce.

Just sayin.

A) You're wrong.

B) Wrong type of melon ;)

[w00tah]

A) You're wrong.

B) Wrong type of melon ;)

Hell or High Watermelon*

And no, I'm not. That beer is only better than the Mango Wheat from Weasel Boy, which I'm convinced is actually worse than Natty Light. Seriously, I'd rather drink Natty Light than drink their Mango Wheat, it's that terrible.

Edit: And that's coming from their biggest fanboy.

[hoss]

Hell or high watermelon has to be taken for what it is, and that is NOT as a mindblowing beer...

I was dissapointed with it at first. But on my second and third visit to it, its not a horrible wheat. It's actually pretty nice, light, and refreshing. But you have to take a step back as a beer nerd (and I only say that because that is what it took for me to appreciate it...). On a hot summer day, in the dead of summer, when you just want something light and refreshing, it's pretty damn good.

That being said, and all of that aside....

I'm not using watermelon in my porter. Not even gonna me similar to that...

[w00tah]

Hell or high watermelon has to be taken for what it is, and that is NOT as a mindblowing beer...

I was dissapointed with it at first. But on my second and third visit to it, its not a horrible wheat. It's actually pretty nice, light, and refreshing. But you have to take a step back as a beer nerd (and I only say that because that is what it took for me to appreciate it...). On a hot summer day, in the dead of summer, when you just want something light and refreshing, it's pretty damn good.

That being said, and all of that aside....

I'm not using watermelon in my porter. Not even gonna me similar to that...


Okay, I indeed see your point. And good on you for not using watermelon. What kind of melon you going to use then?

[hoss]

Honeydew and cantaloupe. Soft melon flavor, to blend with light chocolate notes. Melon sweetness, added to a light and dry beer...

I'm a little pumped about it. Mostly because I have NEVER heard of another one similar to it.

[w00tah]

Honeydew and cantaloupe. Soft melon flavor, to blend with light chocolate notes. Melon sweetness, added to a light and dry beer...

I'm a little pumped about it. Mostly because I have NEVER heard of another one similar to it.


Definitely unique.

I'd be down to try it.

[hoss]

The idea came from one night when the gf and I were drinking a phenomenal porter, nice and light, mildly acidic, bright chocolate notes, and smoking a nice melon porter. The two just blended nicely. The beer might need a touch of smoke to bring it all together, but in the end I think it's gonna be the bomb.

[brynm]

My latest purchase

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/brynm/May15/IMG_0426.jpg

[hoss]

I'm afraid to post my two latest purchases...

The first was $20 on 6 beers,

The second was $45 on 4 beers, and I left them at the store lol.

[w00tah]

I'm afraid to post my two latest purchases...

The first was $20 on 6 beers,

The second was $45 on 4 beers, and I left them at the store lol.

Have you seen my purchases lately? Sheesh. I don't want to hear about it :P

[brynm]

Bro, I paid $22 for the Howe Sound and Nasty Habit. We get raped for prices up here, a 6 pack of Rogue Dead Guy Ale is over $20.

[J31Bro]

I'm afraid to post my two latest purchases...

The first was $20 on 6 beers,

The second was $45 on 4 beers, and I left them at the store lol.

:laugh:

[J31Bro]

Woot I forgot to respond to you.. I'm a no0b to this. I'm not a fan of super heavy or dark brews. It has to be a taste good but sit light for me to be a fan. Hell I'll finish just about anything, but for me to continue drinking it I've got to really like it.