yeah one of many!
also i just noticed that the best beer store in mn BOOZE MART is about to start bringing in the Brooklyn Brewery stuff. Which seems to be waning according to this thread but fuck it, any new beer is good beer imo.
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link
i still fuck with brooklyn stuff if only cuz the little place by my house usually has them it at a good
― Aerosol, Thursday, 17 March 2011 18:44 (thirteen years ago) link
price
If ever looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon in Westchester, NY Captain Lawrence Brewing Company has free tasting from 12-6 and basically there is no limit to the amount of refills you can get.
― Aerosol, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link
i have heard that half acre brewery in the lincoln square area of chicago is quite fantastic. t/f?
two nights ago here in l.a. i had a Speakeasy Ritual Coffee Porter and a new Stone beer, Highway 78 Scotch Ale. A+
― omar little, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
It's pretty good. They don't have a lot of releases but the quality is consistent.
― Jeff, Thursday, 17 March 2011 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Kona beers have started to show up here, but only sporadically and not many varieties. I see their coconut porter pretty regularly but haven't tried one yet.
― joygoat, Thursday, 17 March 2011 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
coconut porter
color me intrigued
― lowfat dry milquetoast (WmC), Thursday, 17 March 2011 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i had that in maui and it was really good! and i normally hate fruit/coffee/tin foil/guano whatevers jammed in my beer but it was very impressive
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 17 March 2011 21:47 (thirteen years ago) link
actually wait the coconut porter i had was from the Maui Brewing Company (came in a can, v tasty) does kona make one as well?
http://www.mauibrewingco.com/mbc/MBCCannedBeer.html
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 17 March 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Town Hall did a coconut porter recently. It was awesome, and yeah fruit/sweet beers are generally not my thing.
― Partyin', partyin', fun fun fun fun (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 17 March 2011 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
i suck for neglecting town hall so much, they really do a great job most of the time.
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 17 March 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
tbf spending half my latter undergrad years boozing it up there in between afternoon and evening classes prob is partly to blame for my lack of excitement
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 17 March 2011 22:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, that might do it. I'm there a couple times a month for sure; it's close to work and their IPA is like crack to me.
― Partyin', partyin', fun fun fun fun (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 17 March 2011 22:24 (thirteen years ago) link
My mistake, it's the Maui that makes the coconut one, and they're the ones I started seeing only recently. Kona beers have been around here for a long time and I know I've had a couple but it's been a while.
There are a shitload of Hawaiians around here which might have something to do with it.
― joygoat, Friday, 18 March 2011 02:25 (thirteen years ago) link
why do i keep buying the magic hat seasonal samplers when i almost never like most of their beers? this Demo IPA tastes like fucking bongwater.
on the plus side Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee is selling 4 pack samplers of their 22 oz beers and i had the first one and it was FANTASTIC. Bridge Burner special reserve ale. damn its good, hits like a pale ale, middle is sorta tasty portery and finishes/aftertastes like a really good stout. also, super drinkable while still being 8% ABV! srsly buy immediately if you see it.
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I've never had a magic hat beer that I like. And that #9 beer is vile.
― Jeff, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:15 (thirteen years ago) link
magic hat is awful...again, i've never liked any of their beers either.
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I concur with both of you. Who likes their stuff? Or is their entire business model predicated on one-time suckers?
― Partyin', partyin', fun fun fun fun (Dan Peterson), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
ha! i was just thinking the same thing
― Aerosol, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link
same people who probably consider "petes wicked" a micro-brew.
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link
or good.
Pete's Wicked Ales's brand owner, The Gambrinus Company, has sent letters to their distributors saying that as of March 1st, 2011 the Pete's Wicked Ale brand will be discontinued, citing "rapidly declining sales volumes"
dream come true.
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link
There was a time years ago when pete’s was considered a micro brew around where i was
― Aerosol, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
BUT THIS IS THE NEW ERA
aero, same here. in fact it was one of about three at the time.
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
and to be honest, it was my first foray into craft beer.
Wow, Pete's going under is kinda O_o (or would be, until I considered how I never see it in bars anywhere anymore, and how it's been usurped by so many better (or at least more ubiquitous) beers.)
― Partyin', partyin', fun fun fun fun (Dan Peterson), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
end of an era
lol xxxp
― sleeve, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
these are the same people who praise Blue Moon.
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
lotta competition in the craft brew new era. i've heard some people out here in colorado speak of the "craft brew bubble"...
― tylerw, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah these days there are far too many (in a good way) to choose from when i hit the packie.
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Did the Unibroue 4-pack again and think I may actually like Don de Dieu better than Fin du Monde. I guess I'm a sucker for wheat beers.
― for real molars who ain't got no fillings (Hurting 2), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i just tried this new one (the brewery is right down the street from me, dunno how far and wide it's distributed). pretty solid, though!http://s3.amazonaws.com/user-beer-photos/beer_photos/18173/left-hand-stranger-pale-ale.png
― tylerw, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:49 (thirteen years ago) link
― tylerw, Friday, March 18, 2011 4:47 PM Bookmark
totally. I find the selection these days overwhelming. When it's available, I try to drink local (my recent dislike of Brooklyn Brewery notwithstanding). That not only limits the selection and seems "greener" but also tends to provide beer that's more likely to be fresh. This is especially nice at a bar since more places offer Six Point now.
― for real molars who ain't got no fillings (Hurting 2), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
that logo reminds me of:
1. the stranger 478 up, 74 down
To lay on one's arm so as to deny the passage of blood and ultimately loose feeling in the limb, followed by the act of mastrubation with said limb.
I gave myself the stranger last night.
― omar little, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:53 (thirteen years ago) link
hmm
― tylerw, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
(guess i see what u mean)
hi, i like magic hat fine, my girlfriend really likes the #9
― max, Friday, 18 March 2011 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Has his been posted? http://draftmag.com/features/american-beer-overkill/
― Jeff, Friday, 18 March 2011 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
My take is I don't mind the pretension because the product that is being produced is so good. But I HATE the crowds at events, and trying to get tickets for some of them. Annoying.
― Jeff, Friday, 18 March 2011 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Speaking of events, Dark Lord Day tickets go on sale tomorrow. Better get them early.
― Jeff, Friday, 18 March 2011 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link
I want to go to Eccentric Day at Bell's.
― gtfopocalypse (dan m), Friday, 18 March 2011 21:42 (thirteen years ago) link
i think his fear that cheaper options are being pushed out in favor of 750 ML bottles of artisan beers is one that would be lessened by a trip to most grocery stores with a wide beer selection in any city in this country. anyway i don't think we live in a beer era where it's sommeliers and pairings vs buffalo wings and blue moon. speaking in a biased manner, the best city for beer i've been in is chicago (possibly because of location, it seems to get more beers from everywhere, definitely moreso than l.a. or s.f. or s.d.) and most places with a really supreme selection are pretty casual and low-key joints without any pretense.
― omar little, Friday, 18 March 2011 21:46 (thirteen years ago) link
it really is p. great, some good new brewpubs opening here recently too
― gtfopocalypse (dan m), Friday, 18 March 2011 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
i went in to a sports bar downtown called jake melnick's which kinda looks like your average sports bar with buffalo wings and burgers (the food being a slight cut above), but their beer selection is really, really outstanding and surprising.
― omar little, Friday, 18 March 2011 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
It is, I've been to a few meetups there.
― Jeff, Friday, 18 March 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah! it's been cool to see bars/restaurants that have previously had totally boring selections starting to offer a pretty wide range of beers.
― tylerw, Friday, 18 March 2011 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I wandered over to Jake Melnick's one night last fall when I had some time to kill, but the ambiance sort of put me off, so I went to Clark St. Ale House instead.
My office's traditional happy hour locale is a place called Monk's, which serves basic bar food and puts shelled peanuts on the table. Until a few months ago, the most exciting beer you could get there was a Sierra Nevada, but now they've got a whole menu of craft selections.
― Joseph Beuys II Men (jaymc), Friday, 18 March 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link