that's funny about mcneill's. the packaging is horrible but i spent an evening at the brattleboro brewpub and every beer i tried was outstanding. i've seen their beer in stores but due to the ugly packaging i never have given them any thought or even associated the bottles with the brewpub -- i didn't even know they bottled stuff!
and fwiw as good as the beer was, most of the beer i tried didn't strike as me as stuff that would translate well in the bottle. not sure how to phrase it but there is often a difference in quality between draft and bottle and just tasting the draft i feel like i could anticipate it not working in a bottle. i'll have to test out my hypothesis though
― marcos, Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:47 (ten years ago) link
ah xp jjjusten i guess i don't have to do any testing then!
Struck out at 2 of 3 KBS spots thus far today, but the place that's the best chance for some hasn't gotten their delivery yet.
― dan m, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 15:52 (ten years ago) link
Binny's Lincoln Park lasted an hour and 15 minutes. Limit a surprising 1 4-pack per customer. Previously I believe they did one bottle.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 15:54 (ten years ago) link
I do like those Jon Langford DFH designs, but then I would.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 15:57 (ten years ago) link
Binny's HP put all theirs on hold for individuals, I'm pretty sure. I got there 4 minutes after they opened and the beer guy said it was all gone.
― dan m, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:00 (ten years ago) link
honestly i kind of hope that my local didnt squirrel any of that away for me - its good, but ive got a million other beers id rather spend money on right now
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:01 (ten years ago) link
a bar in the boston area put on a ton of out-of-distro stuff today (crooked stave, russian river, three floyds, etc.) and used april fools day for the purpose of plausible deniability
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
oh wow that is a dick move
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:57 (ten years ago) link
naw it's cool they're just trying to not get in trouble--basically they printed menus with the actual taplist and a disclaimer saying some of these are april fools jokes/please don't post on social media
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:00 (ten years ago) link
skunked on KBS in my 'hood, might as well kill myself
― dan m, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 19:59 (ten years ago) link
ha, was that lord hobo cad?
― marcos, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
yep
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 20:02 (ten years ago) link
Rank in descending order: Furious, Abrasive, Blakkr, Bender
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 23:40 (ten years ago) link
I have been drinking a lot of abrasive. Should probably learn to like Furious more. Cheaper.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 23:47 (ten years ago) link
AbrasiveFuriousBlakkrBender
― dan m, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 00:45 (ten years ago) link
But how would you rank:
AbrasiveZombie Dust (I know it's not a double IPA, but still ... )SucksHopslam
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 01:15 (ten years ago) link
Apples oranges bananas grapes.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 01:37 (ten years ago) link
hah
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 01:38 (ten years ago) link
Grapefruit pine ...
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 01:49 (ten years ago) link
Had a customer bring in a haul today for end of work sampling, Cigar City Helles Lager, Cigar City Cubano style espresso brown ale, and dogfish head sixty-one. It pays to treat people right.
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 02:50 (ten years ago) link
Oh and ranking wise:
FuriousAbrasiveBlakkerBender
SucksAbrasiveHop slam
Never had zombie dust
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 02:51 (ten years ago) link
For those in the LA area, I had an Angel City bourbon barrel aged "dark rye lager" that was pretty good, especially for $6.50/bomber (Bevmo). Will buy more.
― nickn, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 05:53 (ten years ago) link
It pays to treat people right.
Is Dogfish Head 61 hard to find? I see it at Walgreens these days.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 13:25 (ten years ago) link
Its Pilsner time...beer me some good ones.
― Nerd Trombones (thebingo), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 14:15 (ten years ago) link
ha neither dogfish head or cigar city distro to MN, so yes, impossible around here in both cases
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 16:45 (ten years ago) link
dogfish head not being available there is one of those weird things for me, first learned about it when my brother in law requested I bring him a bottle of their Sahti
― dan m, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 16:47 (ten years ago) link
are pilsners the most regionally-oriented beer style? just thinking that breweries probably export the stuff that will stand out the most in a beer case, seems like microbeweries rarely consider pilsners their flagship signature brew or w/e
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 16:49 (ten years ago) link
just realizing that most of my favorite pilsners are probably not distributed very far... i really like the upright engelberg pils for subtle yeastiness, the southern oregon brewing za ndravi czech-style pilsner has some nutty flavors that i dig, and the heater allen one is pretty well balanced
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
I tried that Heater Allen pilsner last night! pretty good but I prefer the Bitburger (?) that's on tap locally
― sleeve, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 17:09 (ten years ago) link
Trumer Pils
― Jeff, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 17:24 (ten years ago) link
xp i need to try more german import pilsners this summer
i predict summer will also bring lots and lots of berliner weisse this year, seems to be the NEW HOT STYLE tho obv it's been around forever
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 17:30 (ten years ago) link
dogfish head doesnt distro here because MN liquor distro laws are totally fucked and wrong, basically you have to pay one of the two big monster corporate dudes (inbev and sabmiller) to put your stuff on their truck/palatte. DH guy specifically singled out MN in a doc for this and said that as a result he would never sell his beer here.
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:29 (ten years ago) link
FSV Pivo Pils
― Jeff, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:30 (ten years ago) link
FSW
beer hauled! :D
http://i62.tinypic.com/30nds9t.jpg
― Mordy , Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
btw, san diego ended up being a beer bonanza. i went to green flash, alesmith, societe, new english, rough draft, pizza port and then on the weekend i drove up to encondido and went to stone (gorgeous) and lost abbey (crowded). there are so many breweries in san diego that i could probably go back and visit the same number of breweries and have no crossover. for instance i didn't get a chance this trip to go to ballast point (close by but just no time), or karl strauss. also thorn street was recommended to me but i didn't get a chance to check it out. i didn't get to visit modern times or belching beaver but i had beers from both (modern times at pizza port and belching beaver made an amazing peanut butter chocolate stout that i had at stone). oh, also scored 2 enjoy by 4-20 glasses from stone :D apparently they're almost always sold out of them since stocking them so i lucked out. of the breweries i went to, i think societe was probably the best. no sours (almost no sours in san diego at all i found!) tho they're aging some in the back. the place is done up like a wild west saloon kinda - and the beers are all named after wild west archetypes - the madame, and the butcher (a big stout) and the widow (an even bigger stout). all really delicious and i highly recommend a visit. (also while i was there i met some dudes - everyone in san diego breweries are super nice apparently - who hooked me up w/ some legit 420 so that was loverly.)
― Mordy , Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
i did drink some karl strauss red trolley and some ballast point beers while i was out there even if i didn't get to visit the breweries bc they are all over the freaking place.
― Mordy , Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
3Floyds Jinx Proof is the only Chicago-area pilsner that springs to mind. I guess Lagunitas Pils will be locally-made soon enough.
― dan m, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:40 (ten years ago) link
lost abbey didn't have any sours? sounds like an amazing trip tho, i've been meaning to visit friends down there but hearing this definitely provides me with some extra motivation
v jealous of the enjoy by 4-20 glasses
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:42 (ten years ago) link
lost abbey had something brett on draft but all the sours were tapped. i did buy two bottles (red poppy + another one) of sours there. also tried their tequila barrel aged beer (agave maria) which was great, and a saison (red barn iirc?) that was good. also tried the witch's wit. so it wasn't a total loss despite the sold out sours. they also had a food truck outside (this turns out to be super common in san diego) which sold me a delicious portabello burger.
― Mordy , Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:44 (ten years ago) link
nice SD report Mordy.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:47 (ten years ago) link
The 3 sours that Lost Abbey puts out that I always try to get my hands on a few bottles:Cable CarDuck Duck GeuzeCuvee de Tomme (this was their very first sour that they did at Pizza Port, pre-Lost Abbey, fond memories)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:49 (ten years ago) link
i think the cuvee de tomme was the other bottle i got there. as i understand it the duck duck geuze is super whale status at this point
― Mordy , Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
the new lighter session one "dead pony club" is really really good and serves a good purpose for when you're not keen to get wasted.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:54 (1 year ago)
not hugely fond of this
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
takeaways from pdx farmhouse fest: logsdon peche n brett is worth the hype, probably the best fruity saison i've ever had (tried it 3-4 times now and it's super consistent); the block 15 caves anniversary saison was also excellent; i've still yet to have anything from ale apothecary or propolis or trinity that wasn't impressive but damn they are $pricey$; hennepin tastes way better on tap; bruery sour in the rye is an amazing beer
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:57 (ten years ago) link
Just got a bottle of the peche n brett, good to hear as it wasn't cheap out here, I'm sure it's much more reasonable in OR.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 19:00 (ten years ago) link
yeah, i think it's pricey ($30 or so?) and rare out here too but i've lucked into finding it on tap all those times. probably helps that the owner of the beer bar closest to my house distributes for logsdon tho.
i highly recommend the seizoen bretta too, and that's usually around $10 for a 750 ml bottle
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 19:07 (ten years ago) link
I was pretty let down by my bottle of 4-20, but after hustling so hard for Parabola it was nice to get a limited beer that was neither hard to find nor pushing $20.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 19:41 (ten years ago) link