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― RSD-rolled (sleeve), Friday, 25 April 2014 17:53 (ten years ago) link
so instead of getting drunk and fat from drinking you just get fat. sounds awesome.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 25 April 2014 17:55 (ten years ago) link
btw - had the 2014 version the other day and it was fantastic
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2210/41815/
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 25 April 2014 17:56 (ten years ago) link
You'd have to get me drunk to convince me to eat several spoonfuls of active yeast before I drink.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 25 April 2014 18:01 (ten years ago) link
I always thought the Sam Adams dude sounds drunk as shit in his commercials.
― dan m, Friday, 25 April 2014 18:45 (ten years ago) link
lol otm
― call all destroyer, Friday, 25 April 2014 19:00 (ten years ago) link
Koch told me he keeps a breathalyzer around at all times just to assure he’s never too drunk.
― marcos, Friday, 25 April 2014 19:04 (ten years ago) link
i dunno, sounds like a sober guy to me!
― marcos, Friday, 25 April 2014 19:05 (ten years ago) link
He probably poops bread.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 25 April 2014 19:42 (ten years ago) link
Decided to check out the beer shop on the other side of town, they have a pretty good selection (even basic US stuff is rare enough here).
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/14023092162_ffa209b3e1_z.jpg
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Sunday, 27 April 2014 00:34 (ten years ago) link
what's the fourth bottle from the right?
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 27 April 2014 00:38 (ten years ago) link
Wild Beer Company Sourdough, it's the one beer I bought that I'd had before - nice and sour and refreshing.
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Sunday, 27 April 2014 00:45 (ten years ago) link
had the weyerbacher Riserva today - delicious
― Mordy , Sunday, 27 April 2014 00:55 (ten years ago) link
The New Glarus black IPA is one of the better examples of the style I've tasted, I think. Real delicate balance of hops and roasty darkness.
― dan m, Sunday, 27 April 2014 04:32 (ten years ago) link
This just in - 21st amendment hell or high watermelon still shit, but not as awful as it used to be. Evil twin smoked porter (don't recall the name) quite good, evil twin barley wine (same) really good, evil twin imperial porter (and again) HORRENDOUS HORSESHIT AVOID AVOID.
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Sunday, 27 April 2014 07:56 (ten years ago) link
These are all 4 packs if that helps.
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Sunday, 27 April 2014 07:57 (ten years ago) link
thank you for that valuable public service, will avoid
― RSD-rolled (sleeve), Sunday, 27 April 2014 15:31 (ten years ago) link
Evil Twin is usually good ime. I really, really like the one they have that's called (I think) "bikini" which is 2% abv and an apa. What do we think about scotch ales?
― très hip (Treeship), Sunday, 27 April 2014 23:22 (ten years ago) link
i will drink a skull splitter every so often by they don't usually have the types of flavors i'm interested in
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 27 April 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
was it the Lil B Imperial Porter you had, JJusten? Cuz I liked that one..
EVIL TWIN FOR ME:
LOVE:Femme Fatale Yuzu/Femme Fatale Brett
LIKE JUST FINE:Lil B Imp. PorterYIN/YANG both good but too strong for regular drinkingCHRISTMAS EVEN IN A NEW YORK CITY HOTEL ROOM (stupidest name though.)
DID NOT LIKE AT ALL:Bikini Beer
― ian, Monday, 28 April 2014 18:18 (ten years ago) link
i've probably tried more of their beers that i'm just not remembering right now..
I don't think Evil Twin has Oregon distro? Portland folks would know.
― RSD-rolled (sleeve), Monday, 28 April 2014 18:23 (ten years ago) link
i see evil twin around at a bunch of places. apex always has their imperial biscotti break on tap, i was fairly impressed by that one. they have tonssss of evil twin bottles at belmont station and john's marketplace and probably other places too, never for super cheap but yknow
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Monday, 28 April 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link
the biscotti beers are the best
― Mordy , Monday, 28 April 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
black people are cowards
if you read this far, i actually mean all humans are cowards.
man, gtfo
― marcos, Monday, 28 April 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
looool wrong thread, i'm sorry everybody
― marcos, Monday, 28 April 2014 18:37 (ten years ago) link
meant for ILH thread re: some shitty gawker piece on the sterling comment
Need to make a new thread & leave that as the last comment ;)
― dan m, Monday, 28 April 2014 18:44 (ten years ago) link
btw I picked up a grip of New Glarus (Barleywine, Dubbel, & Belgian Red) while in 'sconnie + one of those awes Central Waters Brewhouse Coffee Stouts in a bomber for $4
there is a lot of weird WI beer now that I wasn't ready to drop extra coin just to try -- O'so, Hinterland (knew about them but didn't know they bottled), MKE, Stone Arch, etc
― dan m, Monday, 28 April 2014 18:47 (ten years ago) link
Bought a couple bottles of Brewhouse Coffee today, plus a pack of the Dubbel. Best of all, I found a 4-pack of the Barrel Aged Cherry Stout, which I guess is more scarce than usual this year, even up in the WI.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 28 April 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I didn't see that one. Lots of the Apple Beer, Spiced Ale, and Winter Warmer, all of which I say "thank you, no" to.
― dan m, Monday, 28 April 2014 18:51 (ten years ago) link
Enjoyed Dark Lord Day, though for various reasons why ended up just running over to pick up our allotment then headed back to Chicago for a BBQ and bottle share. The '14 Dark Lord is good, but didn't feel much different from '13 to me at all (biggest change is replacing the Intelligentsia coffee with Dark Matter - though the coffee is such a minor part that I'm not surprised it barely registered).
We also went through some of the Pipewoks Abduction variants - Coffee Break (which I already knew and loved), Mint Truffle(which I also loved, but I love mint a ton, and there's a lot of it in here so I can see why the more mint-averse may not like it) and the Cherry Truffle (more subtle than I expected after the mint, and really smooth).
― djenter the dragon? (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 28 April 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link
honestly the MKE stuff is just straight up mediocre, and imo you dodged a bullet with the o'so stuff, ive hated every one i ever tried - super homebrew banana ester thing going on, same reason i hated the evil twin lil b
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Monday, 28 April 2014 18:57 (ten years ago) link
Stuck on a resort for work in Orlando this past week but did get to a liquor store to try some Cigar City. Only had the reg lineup though, so I just got sixers of Jai Alai, Florida Cracker, and Maduro. All good.
― Jeff, Monday, 28 April 2014 18:59 (ten years ago) link
That's kind of what I figured. My wife and I were doing some fancy things (The American Club!) for our anniversary, and all the restaurants/bars there were mostly NG and CW with Ale Asylum and some other more national names thrown in, so I stuck to those. xp
― dan m, Monday, 28 April 2014 19:00 (ten years ago) link
Tasted Jai Alai at DLD too, thought it was pretty decent.
― djenter the dragon? (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 28 April 2014 19:01 (ten years ago) link
I was stuck in florida for a while recently and everyone recommended cigar city v highly.. didnt get to try much except jai alai maybe?
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 28 April 2014 19:02 (ten years ago) link
"Pretty decent." - jon /via/ chi 2.0
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 28 April 2014 19:03 (ten years ago) link
Lol, I guess that was a pretty pointless post. It was just a small taste in the midst of a whole lot of beer tasted that day - it tasted just fine, but didn't stand out as one of the day's highlights.
― djenter the dragon? (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 28 April 2014 19:04 (ten years ago) link
yeah jai alai is not really going to stand out in a day of tasting that includes dark lord
― call all destroyer, Monday, 28 April 2014 19:21 (ten years ago) link
I was also super happy to pick up a couple bottles of the Blakkr, unfortunately they completely sold out of Zombie Dust about 3 hours into the day (was hoping to grab a case).
It was a really well handled event, for the most part, the lines for the actual Dark Lord were super smooth and efficient. Oddly enough the non-DL bottle sale lines were ridiculously long and slow moving.
― djenter the dragon? (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 28 April 2014 19:52 (ten years ago) link
What is the going rate/market price for a bottle of Westvleteren XVII in the USA?
Do any of the Belgian posters post on this thread?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 28 April 2014 22:03 (ten years ago) link
you can buy a westy for 10 euros on etre gourmet, lol
― call all destroyer, Monday, 28 April 2014 22:05 (ten years ago) link
throw in the shipping and risk of seizure and it's probably still only like 20 bucks tops
― call all destroyer, Monday, 28 April 2014 22:06 (ten years ago) link
NG barley wine not bad for a 2 year old beer, hoppier than most barleywines than I've had but nicely mellow.
― dan m, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 01:39 (ten years ago) link
now drinking: maine beer co. 'MO' pale ale; this is very good but not as good as Lunch or Peeper imo. Bottle is abt two weeks old.
― ian, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 02:08 (ten years ago) link
Only had it for the first time somewhat recently but Jai Lai is really good, can't think of many other "flagship" IPAs I like as much
― anonanon, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 03:19 (ten years ago) link
I like it, but when I think flagship I think sculpin, green flash west coast, dales
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 03:21 (ten years ago) link
i like jai alai more than all those, it's fantastic (just could easily get lost in a big tasting).
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 29 April 2014 03:25 (ten years ago) link
Yeah I definitely want to try it again when I can actually focus on it. I should have been able to walk away from DLD with two cans of it and Heady Topper, but the guy I knew who was going to give them to me was so trashed when I saw him that he couldn't even speak coherently. Ah well.
― djenter the dragon? (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 15:33 (ten years ago) link