i stayed at a great b&b in duxbury last year. nice area.
we'll see if distribution patterns have changed at all by fall but friday will be the day to go places most likely. if you can get up to the area by midmorning friday you shouldn't have much trouble getting heady topper.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
can anyone recommend any breweries/bars in phoenix?
― Mordy, Thursday, 23 April 2015 07:10 (nine years ago) link
I got to say as a native Hoosier, I tip my hat to these guys as this as this sounds like it is going to be a hell of a party. Some of the best beer in the world, New Orleans' Bounce music queen, C.O.C., giving Mike Pence a double barreled nasty bird and hopefully becomes a news story that gets carried around the world to remind anyone and everyone that Pence is a complete idiot. Three Floyd's Robert the Bruce is the business, it's fantastic beer.
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150423/ukrainian-village/three-floyds-says-bleep-indiana-politics-with-pro-gay-dark-lord-day
― earlnash, Friday, 24 April 2015 03:20 (nine years ago) link
― Mordy, Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:10 AM (Yesterday)
Go to Gilbert (SE PHX):
Arizona Wilderness has solid pale ales combined with some great barrel aged saisons and stouts.
There was a bottle shop (Gilbert Convenient Mart) a few miles away that had an impressive selection, chat up the owner a bit and he may unleash some good stuff not on displays.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 24 April 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
hey if anybody is ever in Gold Beach, Oregon (southern coast), there is a brewery called Arch Rock that is making one of the best pale ales I have ever had
it's findable on tap around Oregon, not sure about other states
― sleeve, Friday, 24 April 2015 15:57 (nine years ago) link
Saw Surly Pentagram at the store this morning, it's good but not $25/bottle good.
― dan m, Sunday, 26 April 2015 18:31 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, tried it once, wouldn't pay that much for it again.
― Jeff, Sunday, 26 April 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Three-Floyds-FFF-3Floyds-Dark-Lord-Head-Huntress-Hot-Sauce-/201337621829?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee0a84d45
― dan m, Sunday, 26 April 2015 21:38 (nine years ago) link
Sixpoint The Crisp is pretty nice. If you covered the label and told me it was German or Czech I'd probably believe it.
― o. nate, Monday, 27 April 2015 02:10 (nine years ago) link
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x398/jplopez21/Mobile%20Uploads/received_10153239594948770_zpstaggul00.jpeg
Bourbon County in 16.9 ounce bottles, no more 4 packs.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 11:34 (nine years ago) link
nooooo
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 11:56 (nine years ago) link
wow is that ugly. will be surprised if the per bottle price doesn't go up too
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
per oz, rather
disgraceful use of the city flag stars in that poster
― dan m, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
Hmmm... What's been the typical cost of BCBCS 4-pack at Binny's vs. the bomber?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
$20 vs $more?
― dan m, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link
Bottle shop/bar in my neighborhood (M@ri@'s, Chicagoans) has a bottle of Dark Lord in the cooler for $60.
― dan m, Friday, 8 May 2015 20:28 (nine years ago) link
Not worth it.
― Jeff, Friday, 8 May 2015 21:05 (nine years ago) link
Just reg?
I think so, I just noticed it while paying.
― dan m, Friday, 8 May 2015 21:08 (nine years ago) link
I noticed that Pilsner Urquell is now coming in 330ml bottles instead of 12oz bottles. But they also claim they've cut the shipping time from Czech Republic to US in half, so I guess it's a net positive. It did taste pretty fresh.
― o. nate, Friday, 8 May 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
I saw some Stone bourbon barrel aged Arrogant Bastard in six packs so I bought one. It didn't strike me as good as the bomber in the 4-pack sampler they had last year, but maybe my memory or others factors caused that. $17 at WF.
― nickn, Saturday, 9 May 2015 00:30 (nine years ago) link
later this evening i'll be cracking open Grimm's "Rainbow In Curved Air" -- sour farmhouse ale aged on oak, brewed with peaches. Also it's named after a Terry Riley composition, so there is that. Really enjoyed the last Grimm sour I had, "Telekinesis" and their double IPA "Tesseract" was hella good as well.
― ian, Saturday, 9 May 2015 01:59 (nine years ago) link
Hi ian! That beer sounds perfect for you :)
I have really been enjoying the Anderson Valley Gose, and marcos' phrase "sour, salty, delicious" keeps coming back to me.
― sleeve, Saturday, 9 May 2015 04:38 (nine years ago) link
anyone try the victory kirsch gose?
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 9 May 2015 13:57 (nine years ago) link
I liked it.
― Jeff, Saturday, 9 May 2015 13:59 (nine years ago) link
me too!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 9 May 2015 15:31 (nine years ago) link
i can't make my mind up abt the victory kirsch gose. i have consumed several of them though so obviously i don't hate it. maybe just wish the cherry was a little more subtle.did not actually make it to the Grimmmmmm sour last night, so tonight or tomorrow maybe. going to have a drink at Other Half with a few friends in an hour. my fave brooklyn brewery.
― ian, Saturday, 9 May 2015 15:55 (nine years ago) link
yeah the cherry is def not subtle but it was balanced enough for me
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 9 May 2015 16:31 (nine years ago) link
looks like there's a sixpoint gose in cans now too (albeit their embarrassing red bull-style skinny cans)
dig the grimm stuff i've tried, barrel aged double negative and gradient were nice. curious about the terry riley thing
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Saturday, 9 May 2015 18:06 (nine years ago) link
https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/11147117_10152438831798039_6832224328554212139_n.jpg?oh=de4fe8d31d68c6bbe282cd4841a75e19&oe=5607D6CA
― scott seward, Saturday, 9 May 2015 18:08 (nine years ago) link
Need to get some of the victory gose
― marcos, Sunday, 10 May 2015 01:12 (nine years ago) link
anyway, this was a "9.5% rye tripel" from two roads brewing and it was awful.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 10:10 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wow yea i did not head this warning & this beer is super terrible
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 10 May 2015 03:26 (nine years ago) link
i saw the grimm terry riley beer on the menu at a bad brooklyn restaurant the other night, it was $17 so i didnt fuck w it tho, curious
― adam, Sunday, 10 May 2015 12:27 (nine years ago) link
sixpoint gose "jammer" is garbage fwiw
― marcos, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:41 (nine years ago) link
That's a little harsh I guess
― marcos, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:42 (nine years ago) link
it just totally lacks the sourness that is kind of the main attribute of a gose imo besides the saltiness
― marcos, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
av gose is good but Westbrook is still the best American gose I've tried
― marcos, Sunday, 10 May 2015 21:45 (nine years ago) link
i can not hang with any of sixpoints beers really. sometimes yer at a shitty bar and their ipa is the best thing on tap and yer like "ok, well, fine" but i am not a fan of them in general. i am not a big fan of the two roads 'rye 95' beer but i like their saison, double IPA and pilsener.
currently drinking "the terry riley beer:" and it is fuckin delicious. you can prob find a bottle in brooklyn for $12ish.
― ian, Sunday, 10 May 2015 23:14 (nine years ago) link
pretty sure i've said this up thread but i am not a big gose fan. i like the ritterguts but most of them are too salty for me. i wld rather drink a berliner weiss or other light sour .
― ian, Sunday, 10 May 2015 23:16 (nine years ago) link
sixpoint must have some slick as hell marketing b/c their beers certainly don't stand on their own.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 10 May 2015 23:49 (nine years ago) link
ya definitely. I think I mentioned this before but the "Brooklyn" location on the label probably helps a little too. I've been disappointed by pretty much everythkng I've tried from them
― marcos, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:07 (nine years ago) link
Ian I also thought the two roads Pilsner was pretty good despite the rye 95 being shit
― marcos, Monday, 11 May 2015 00:08 (nine years ago) link
I liked the Sixpoint Crisp that I bought not too long ago, but yesterday I had it out, and it did not taste good at all. I wonder if it had been stored improperly or something.
― o. nate, Monday, 11 May 2015 02:42 (nine years ago) link
spotted and picked up rainbow in curved air today....very curious b/c if it is what it's described as for $10.50 they'll have themselves a winner
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 May 2015 17:49 (nine years ago) link
it is great. not super sour but tart and delicious with a hint of peach. i am going to buy two more bottles probably.
― ian, Monday, 11 May 2015 17:59 (nine years ago) link
smuttynose hayseed "country table beer" is a pretty good low abv (3.8%) summer saison i thought, a wonderful lunchtime beer imo
― marcos, Monday, 11 May 2015 18:00 (nine years ago) link
tried Breakside's Lunch Break session IPA yesterday, very nice. Also went down to the Hop Valley brewery and had Citrus Mistress on nitro, that was delicious.
― sleeve, Monday, 11 May 2015 18:05 (nine years ago) link
Blakkr seems way sweetr than last year, maybe 'cause I got the Surly version instead of 3Floyds.
― dan m, Monday, 11 May 2015 21:46 (nine years ago) link
― marcos, Sunday, May 10, 2015 5:41 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― marcos, Sunday, May 10, 2015 5:42 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
second time around and no this was not harsh this beer is garbage
― marcos, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 00:43 (nine years ago) link