nice!
a brewery just opened about 5 minutes from the office i work out of sometimes: http://www.trilliumbrewing.com/
i think i'm going to check it out today despite the shitty prospect of lugging a 2l growler back on the train.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 22 March 2013 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
I found a place nearby that has a great build-your-own-sixer selection, so I've been trying a bunch of stuff lately. Nice not to have to commit to six bottles of the same thing, or to a single bomber that might set me back for nearly as much.
― jaymc, Friday, 22 March 2013 19:24 (eleven years ago) link
(CHILXors: It's Evolution, on Lincoln. I feel like at a lot of places, even at a well-curated store like Bottles & Cans, the build-your-own selection is kind of random and seems like overstock. Here, there are about a couple dozen breweries represented with several beers each, as orderly as you'd find them if if they were six-packs instead of individual bottles.)
― jaymc, Friday, 22 March 2013 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, that used to be Armanetti's, which I used to go to all the time. Until they took away the Lincoln bus.
― Jeff, Friday, 22 March 2013 19:40 (eleven years ago) link
Hmm, I'll check that out, not sure if I've been there since it was Armanetti's...
― herr doktor (askance johnson), Friday, 22 March 2013 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
I went there occasionally when it was Armanetti's; this was the first time I've stopped in since it changed over. And I only went because I got my hair cut across the street, but I'll make a point to return.
― jaymc, Friday, 22 March 2013 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
attn: jeff--big hugs was delicious. shared it as a dessert pour with my regular beer tasting pppl, really outstanding coffee in that beer.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 26 March 2013 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
Dark Matter Coffee, which I've never actually had but people say is awesome.
http://www.darkmattercoffee.com/
― Jeff, Tuesday, 26 March 2013 11:32 (eleven years ago) link
planning a big order off this shop at the moment:
http://www.bottle-shop.co.uk/beers/
any us beer fans got any tips? that's about as good a selection as i can get in the uk, but i'm not familiar with which of the american stuff is good on that list, or if any of it is worth trying in particular.
i will be ordering stuff i'm familiar with too but it's obviously quite a big list.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 26 March 2013 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
Dark Horse and Jolly Pumpkin are two of the best non-Bells/Founders beers from Michigan.
― a monolithic testament to shiftlessness and lost productivity (dan m), Tuesday, 26 March 2013 19:22 (eleven years ago) link
those cigar city dos costas oeste saisons are really cool, especially if you get the set and compare them.
would be cautious ordering anything hoppy unless you can confirm that it's fresh.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 26 March 2013 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah I think that's a big part of why US stuff is often disappointing here, not that the selection is radical either, but all my favourite beers are British.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 26 March 2013 19:45 (eleven years ago) link
It is.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 26 March 2013 21:08 (eleven years ago) link
hey gang,
i'll shut up abt trading after this but if anyone is interested in a 4-pack of heady topper (aka beer advocate's #1 beer at the moment) in exchange for, like, a 6-pack of your favorite most delicious local pale ale/ipa, let me know, i have a couple extras.
love,
cad
― call all destroyer, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:20 (eleven years ago) link
ygm
― Mordy, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:22 (eleven years ago) link
I'd trade again, but I need to think about what to send.
― Jeff, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:29 (eleven years ago) link
mordy, you got ilxmail. jeff, if you agree in principle then that's cool, no rush. one beer i'm super interested in is zombie dust but i have no clue how common it is.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:34 (eleven years ago) link
ZD does pop up every now and then, I'll keep an eye out.
― Jeff, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:38 (eleven years ago) link
That's really be the only worthy IPA/PA from the region I can think of. Maybe some Alchemy Hour if you haven't had that.
― Jeff, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:41 (eleven years ago) link
What are you interested in from the Mpls/STpl area?
― My Chemical Romance did 9/11 (jjjusten), Friday, 29 March 2013 03:47 (eleven years ago) link
i haven't but i actually just received a bottle of it, curious to try since i was not a fan of edmund fitzgerald.
tbh i may have a lead on zd elsewhere so i'd be up for whatever (since i trust yr taste), basically i'll earmark a 4-pack for you and we can figure it out.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:47 (eleven years ago) link
Also someone needs to explain me how the shipping of the beers works
― My Chemical Romance did 9/11 (jjjusten), Friday, 29 March 2013 03:48 (eleven years ago) link
xp i'm interested in whatever you think is good! i've gotten a chance to try surly furious and abrasive, was v. impressed by both of them but also up for other stuff if i can't get it in massachusetts.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:48 (eleven years ago) link
Hmmmm. Maybe indeed? I could try to do a mixed six of day tripper and midnight Ryder.
― My Chemical Romance did 9/11 (jjjusten), Friday, 29 March 2013 03:50 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.indeedbrewing.com/
― My Chemical Romance did 9/11 (jjjusten), Friday, 29 March 2013 03:51 (eleven years ago) link
yeah those sound cool! here's a primer on beer packaging: http://alewatcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-trader-tips.html
ignore the stuff abt ba trading culture, the packaging tips are good. only other thing you need is a fedex account.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:52 (eleven years ago) link
Alchemy Hour is basically the only GL brew I've really liked. Much better than anything in their reg lineup.
― Jeff, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:52 (eleven years ago) link
Nosferatu's pretty tight.
― jaymc, Friday, 29 March 2013 04:09 (eleven years ago) link
i also greatly enjoyed an alchemy hour recently
― Mordy, Friday, 29 March 2013 04:10 (eleven years ago) link
Get it before its name changes:http://www.ohio.com/blogs/the-beer-blog/the-beer-blog-1.273124/widmer-bars-great-lakes-from-using-alchemy-name-1.384628
― jaymc, Friday, 29 March 2013 04:11 (eleven years ago) link
just a bit of a stray thought here --i am a fan of a bunch of breweries on facebook. cuz i like beer, i am mildly interested in beer etc.BUT does anyone besides me get a bit creeped out when you see, for instance, a little baby in a STONE ARROGANT BASTARD onesie? i seem to see this a lot.
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Monday, 1 April 2013 16:20 (eleven years ago) link
i have not noticed that myself but yeah, not in the best taste.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 April 2013 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
Bourbon County Baby.
― Jeff, Monday, 1 April 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
hey CAD I'll trade beer with you oh wait a second
― the pheromones of hot clothing (DJP), Monday, 1 April 2013 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
Tried a bunch of beer over the weekend:
Furthermore Knot StockPipeworks Double IPABruery MischiefSka Mint Chocolate StoutSka ESBBoulevard Tank 7
Highlights were the Furthermore, Bruery, and Boulevard. Mint Chocolate Stout was just weird, the Pipeworks was good but nothing very new.
― a monolithic testament to shiftlessness and lost productivity (dan m), Monday, 1 April 2013 17:58 (eleven years ago) link
The Ska stuff was brought to a party by a dude who does promotional work for them and some other western breweries, v interesting guy to talk to.
lol xp you are welcome to come over and drink beer; much easier on my fedex account tbh
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 April 2013 18:00 (eleven years ago) link
http://beerstreetjournal.com/images/Cigar-City-Forgotten-Island.jpg
― ω (carne asada), Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:20 (eleven years ago) link
This dark complex style of ale originated in the Trappist monasteries of Belgium. It was sipped by monks during fasting and winter months. Forgotten Island adds a tropical twist via agin in Jamaican rum barrels. The barrel lends notes of vanilla, molasses, orange peel, cocoa, brown sugar, nutmeg, hazelnut, apricot and peach.This plethora of flavors and aromas from the rum barrel intermingles with banana, clove, cinnamon,fig, plum and brown sugar aromatics and flavors from the quadruple, creating a contemplative ale perfect for introspective moments far from the cares of the world.
― ω (carne asada), Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
brought home some Revolution Eugene's Porter from Chicago, pretty good!
― shit tie (Jordan), Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:22 (eleven years ago) link
oooh forgotten island sounds rad
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ sounds ah-ma-zing, but what, no notes of wintergreen? Or fenugreek?
― Basil Ironweed (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
Still sad I missed out on Rev's Bean Gene and Mean Gene. Was hoping some bottles show up in stores.
― Jeff, Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:39 (eleven years ago) link
i'm going to start an escrow fund now in preparation for whenever Goose Island comes out with the Bourbon County Stout/Coffee Stout again.
― shit tie (Jordan), Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
Usually in the fall.
― Jeff, Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
I got back from Chicago - on our first day there we would up driving to the Binneys near North / Clybourn and it blew my mind, just in terms of the variety available. Of course I forgot to make a note of what I drank, but amazingly I lucked out and they had put out a bottle of the Bourbon County Coffee Stout, in honour of Stout Week or somesuch. I hadn't expected to see a bottle for sale. I haven't tried it yet, it's safe here in London with me, waiting for the correct moment. It's sitting next to a bottle of Half Acre Baume hopped Rye Stout, no idea how that will go but the Half Acre beers I've tried so far have been pretty good.
I also brought home a bottle of the New Belgium Beer Barrel Bourbon, which is probably something of a stunt but which I like a great deal. That's another thread, of course.
― Tim, Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
The beer guy at the N/C Binnys is awesome. They have the best selection of all the Binnys.
― Jeff, Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
i was at Andersonville Wine & Spirits, the beer selection was pretty decent but not as good as here :)
― shit tie (Jordan), Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
The BC Coffee is my fave.
15% off member sale at Binny's this Saturday!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 April 2013 01:57 (eleven years ago) link
can anyone recommend a good place to buy bottles in san jose?
― Mordy, Friday, 5 April 2013 14:04 (eleven years ago) link