The former corporate form is being dissolved but the beer isn't going away
― Moo Vaughn, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
i am enjoying trying "green bottle" beers (most recently Peroni) that now come in cans and tasting what they are like when they are not skunked.
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 April 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
good experiment
― mh, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 19:29 (six years ago) link
What happens when Michigan bests Loyola in the Final Four:
Have you gotten your hands on any 2018 KBS (the superior bourbon barrel-aged stout)? pic.twitter.com/hSMV6bDNpS— Goose Island Beer Co (@GooseIsland) April 4, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:30 (six years ago) link
lol
i was pleasantly surprised to be able to pick up two 4-packs of KBS when i was in michigan last week
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
Haven't seen any here, then again there was CBS back on the shelves a week or two ago.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:09 (six years ago) link
saw a few 4 packs of kbs at whole foods yesterday
never really liked it but whatevz
really like cbs though, but haven't seen those since december
some really good stuff i've been drinking recently:
epic's neipa/pulp addictioncraftsman el prieto sour black ale
kern river's river buddy was a pleasant surprise
modern times' fraxos is quite nice as well
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 5 April 2018 19:31 (six years ago) link
yeah, best shelfturd in the town where I'm staying.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 5 April 2018 19:56 (six years ago) link
we are getting a modern times taproom here. should be good.
― Tapes 'n Tapes of Osho (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 5 April 2018 20:00 (six years ago) link
their sour/tropical fruit gose is not the worst
it has passion fruit and guava flavours
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 5 April 2018 20:06 (six years ago) link
good for southern california weather
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 5 April 2018 20:07 (six years ago) link
I'll still stan for the Golden Road mango sour - more tart than sour, definite mango flavor but not sweet, 4% abv - as a SoCal summer beer.
I think I had that Craftsman El Prieto a couple months back, loved it.
― nickn, Thursday, 5 April 2018 20:26 (six years ago) link
i had it at stout in hollywood
digging stout's beer menu actually
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 5 April 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
I like the Alesmith Sublime Mexican Lager - goes well with food.
― o. nate, Friday, 6 April 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
Got a KBS to try, it tastes big on coffee but not so much on barrel.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Friday, 6 April 2018 02:26 (six years ago) link
Got a Hitachino Nest wheat beer. It’s ok I guess.
Can anyone recommend a good Japanese brew?
― calstars, Sunday, 15 April 2018 01:39 (six years ago) link
hitachino seemed really novel and cool when I had my first one back in like... 2005? I miss simpler times
― alvin noto (mh), Sunday, 15 April 2018 02:41 (six years ago) link
KBS apparently much easier to find than usual this year (was for me at least), but I've heard from the usual nerds that it's a particularly unimpressive batch.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 15 April 2018 03:06 (six years ago) link
Seems like Founders made a whole lot more KBS this year, seeing it everywhere.
re: Japanese beer, are you talking in Japan or what gets exported? Japanese craft beer is not great (esp. Baird & Hitachino Nest), I've found 2 breweries in my travels that I think stand up to the best German, Belgian, USA, British, & Baltic beers:
Yorocco:Their recent mixed fermentation saisons and "new england" (lol) IPAs really blew me away on my tour of the brewery. Great spot in a cool area in Kanagawa-ken.
Minoh: Culty and niche Kansai brewery, they tackle a million styles and have a high strike-rate.
I stick mostly to mass-produced rice lagers as they pair well with food, I'd rather save my beer/brewery credit for trips to locations with more interesting beer scenes tbqh.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 15 April 2018 16:38 (six years ago) link
Oh wow, that is great info. I may be going in June and could potentially check those out. I’ve been to the Sapporo brewery - the beer is what it is but the huge beer hall aspect is enjoyable
― calstars, Sunday, 15 April 2018 21:14 (six years ago) link
Export recs welcomed
― calstars, Sunday, 15 April 2018 21:30 (six years ago) link
Cigar City Guayabera is a nice option to have available in cans. I’m a sucker for anything with a crisp Citra hop flavor.
― o. nate, Monday, 16 April 2018 00:56 (six years ago) link
(Sorry that’s not a Japan recommendation. I do like Sapporo.)
― o. nate, Monday, 16 April 2018 00:57 (six years ago) link
I just had Worcester, MA's own Exhibit A's Briefcase Porter. It was really pleasant and smooth, fairly sweet for a porter
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:08 (six years ago) link
wow the city of framingham, ma does not appreciate that.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:14 (six years ago) link
Hey, what was the DC-area beer bar that got talked up a lot itt a few years ago? No way I'm loading all messages to ctrl-f it…
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:34 (six years ago) link
The Brickskeller?
― WilliamC, Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:36 (six years ago) link
ChurchKey?
― Jeff, Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:38 (six years ago) link
Went to Atlanta last week -- drank some good beers there and brought a lot home. So far:
1. Verhaeghe Duchesse de Bourgogne2. Rochefort 6 (2010 or 2011 vintage)3. Lagunitas Sucks4. Boulevard Tequila Barrel Lime Gose5. some beers on tap at the Iberian Pig and Brick Store that I don't remember being bad but otherwise eh6. Lagunitas Dark Swan
Unfortunately I got a single of the Sucks and six of the Dark Swan instead of vice versa.
― WilliamC, Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:48 (six years ago) link
xp that rings a bell
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:53 (six years ago) link
Has anybody tried anything from Singlecut Beersmiths? They're in Queens, do mostly IPAs, and have these cool cans with really arcane musical references. One brew is called "Does anybody remember laughter?" Another one has a graphic of Paul Westerberg's plaid coat on it. This recent one is driving me crazy. It's called "Is this the real life?", which I get ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), but the graphic is totally going over my head. Anybody out there know what this means?
https://singlecut.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ITTRL-SLIDE.jpg
― henry s, Saturday, 28 April 2018 22:55 (six years ago) link
Ha, the pub was totally advertising it as a Worcester brew!
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 28 April 2018 23:00 (six years ago) link
i'm having something called an "extra session barleywine" from flat tail brewing. it's really hitting the spot!
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Saturday, 28 April 2018 23:08 (six years ago) link
Singlecut is almost always excellent, but in my neck of the woods they're also almost always $20+ for a 4-pack of tall boys. Doesn't stop it from being a solid weekend pick.
At brunch I got to try the Lagunitas Waldo, a seriously huge IPA which clocks at like 11.3% so I stopped at a 4oz taster but man, I would go for that again in a bigger glass for sure.
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 28 April 2018 23:17 (six years ago) link
The Waldos were a group of kids in the early 70s from San Rafael, CA who would meet at 20 past 4 pm at a statue of Louis Pasteur to partake in some of the local devil's lettuce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hIC7F-qe9Q
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 29 April 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link
Lagunitas (used to be and now still) is located just up the road from San Rafael, if that wasn't clear.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 29 April 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link
xxp lol beyond the inaccuracy, the people of framingham would probably be more offended at the idea that they are proximal to worcester (i'm allowed to say this, i'm a lot more proximal to worcester than they are).
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 29 April 2018 00:27 (six years ago) link
damned if i've ever been able to tell any singlecut ipas apart from each other and their prices are truly insane.
It’s all pretty delicious though. I think I’ve only regretted one Singlecut purchase and that was because of misplaced anchoring bias, I thought it was going to be like $14 for the 4-pack but then it wasn’t.
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 29 April 2018 00:56 (six years ago) link
NY IlxorZ : you will be happy to hear that I recommendt to Top Hops on the LES
― calstars, Sunday, 29 April 2018 18:39 (six years ago) link
The container that §ucaba comes in has gotten smaller but the price hasn't 🤔
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Sunday, 29 April 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
Been going through a lot of duds lately Then i had three decent ones in two days, in order of preference:Arrow lodge guava berlinerNovo brazil pool party hazeJai alai (took me a while to get to this one, had it a couple weeks ago)Great divide yet imperial stout
― F# A# (∞), Sunday, 29 April 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
I was just complaining to a friend that my beer collection is currently bigger than I can drink. Ergo, I'm ok with smaller sizes or better yet, stupid pricing that convinces me not to buy at all.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 29 April 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
I’d heard about Jai Alai for ages but never had one til last week. It’s pretty good but I don’t know if it’s changed in any way to get to the point where it shows up at a massive regional chain 1200 miles from its origin.
― joygoat, Monday, 30 April 2018 00:51 (six years ago) link
Ya I’d heard about it 3? years agoTrying it was a never a priority and i happen to find it at whole foods sold in singles
― F# A# (∞), Monday, 30 April 2018 00:58 (six years ago) link
I'm a big fan of Jai Alai and glad to have it here now. I'm pretty sure it's not being brewed in Florida but by ... Oskar Blues in NC? Regardless, tasted pretty close to what I remember of the beer last time I was in Florida.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 30 April 2018 03:05 (six years ago) link
It's $11 for a 6-pack at trader joe's. I thought the Cigar City collab in the SN Beer Camp box of a few years ago was the best of the lot, so I was happy to see it show up locally. Haven't had it in Florida but it's well worth that price.
― nickn, Monday, 30 April 2018 06:47 (six years ago) link
Oh it’s so nice that you can buy singles of anything at TJsNow that you mention it i did see it there as well
― F# A# (∞), Monday, 30 April 2018 06:56 (six years ago) link
Any Buffalo NY area recommendations?
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Friday, 4 May 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
http://thinmanbrewery.com/our-beer/
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 4 May 2018 18:30 (six years ago) link