Beer in the new era

Wasn't able to find any Hopslam this evening, kind of surprising. Consoling myself with Smitten instead.

Went into one of the overpriced places on my street and they were charging $40 for a bottle of Surly Darkness. No fucking thank you.

I managed to get a 6-er of Lagunitas Sucks on Monday ($11 at Whole Foods). None there when I went today.

40 for darkness??? that's insane.

scored cans of jai alai white oak aged + dry hopped on the high seas w/ citra!

And I stopped by Bevmo after work and was at the Lagunitas section (no Sucks) but an employee did find an out-of-way case when I asked if they had any. Only bought one 6-pack because I didn't want to be that guy.

tangentially related to thread but so cool:
http://www.penn.museum/press-releases/1031-patrick-mcgovern-nordic-grog.html

i've had the Epic Big Bad Baptist imperial stout a couple times lately, one bottle and once on tap, super coffee-ish (and great).

Excited for this, assuming I can make it:

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should be dece

oh wow, that looks great. i've heard amazing things about pipeworks sours but i've never tried them myself. cantillion obv most epix.

does tilquin stuff sit on the shelves where you guys live? because you should buy it if so.

I see Tilquin occasionally. I think it sits a little because of the price, and perhaps ignorance to it's awesomeness. I buy it relatively frequently, especially since I can get it in a 375ml bottle. Typically it's about $12.

I should say I buy it frequently, when I see it, which is still occasionally.

my friend brought over a big bottle of the quetsche tilquin for football on sunday and it was fabulous. pricey but it stands up to cantillon/3f stuff for sure.

i'm doing a tasting-share w/ some friends this sunday. i'm bringing the proprieters bcbs and they're bringing a fou foune (!) and a Hunahpu's Imperial Stout (!!!)

I finally tried a bottle of the regular BCBS. I don't think it's really my thing. Too sweet and syrupy plus I remembered that I don't really like the taste of bourbon. There is something to be said for 15% ABV though.

we carry tilquin stuff where i work; they are NOT huge sellers, but once in a while someone will come in and be super stoked and buy a couple at a time.

for example, the bottles of geuze tilquin we have are 2011 and the quetsche from 2012.

many xps: i want to try ancient grog!

i scored 1/2 price tickets to this last weekend - http://brewpublic.com/beer-to-do-list/the-inaugural-big-woody-barrel-aged-beer-whiskey-festival/. so many single-batch brews, and literally everything was good. the bourbon-barrel-aged super jubel from deschutes was great, there were tasty imperial stouts from hopworks (theirs was voted #1) and crux and lagunitas, i tasted trinity (from colorado springs apprently) brews for the first time and they were amazinggg (a sour ipa and a regal saison!), and my favorite was probably the imperial stout made with coca nibs and aged in pinot barrels ("sex panther") from three creeks.this is the only place i've been able to see any of the beers listed out on the interwebs but i would recommend every single one

Inspired by our FOBAB. Awesome.

yeah, i guess it started in bend as "little woody" so the participating breweries were concentrated mostly in that area. which is definitely not a bad thing

are you in Bend or just general Pac NW, psychgawsple?

pdx!

oh that makes sense, thanks! hit me up if you are ever down in Eugene, I can get ILX webmail.

definitely! i have spent zero time in eugene since i moved up here so i am totally clueless

i realize it's pointless to talk about all this single-batch stuff online but the trinity beers were in bottles so i'd definitely seek them out if you can. ale apothecary also makes delicious sour/farmhouse style beers that they bottle, and i've seen their beer in a bunch of shops. they are sorta gimmick-y, but that gimmick is mainly just "the entirety of our brewing process takes place in barrels" (even dry-hopping)

Block 15's Sticky Hands IPA is also bottled, as long as we're cataloging "available" NW beers

also Ninkasi has an IRA (Imperial Red Ala) that I believe has a limited bottling

oops Ala = Ale

Eleleololololol at my favorite overpriced corner liquor store today.

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wow

I probably would have been tempted if it was 40 or under. 56 is much more than even bars are marking up.

block 15 bottles a bunch of stuff right? i haven't tried the sticky hands yet but they've yet to let me down

$56 is outrageous. we could really make a killing with a cross-country beer smuggling operation, i can't imagine how much someone would pay for that proprietors in another state

i've been anticipating sucks this year since it was first mentioned itt but apparently sepa was like last area to get-- today was the day! and when it rains…

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mmmm Hop Henge

would also try Nugget Nectar

you guys weren't lying about the sucks this year, really impressive. i need to stockpile as much as i can while it's still $10 for a sixer

iirc it ages poorly so drink fresh@!

I had two Sucks last night and started to wish I had bought two 6-packs at BevMo instead of one.

yeah i doubt that even the biggest stockpile would last any later than march at my household

BTW, is that Stone Enjoy By 2-14-14 any good? Almost bought one yesterday.

all of the enjoy bys are fantastic

yeah if it's anything like last year's it will be great

has anyone tried that 'class of 88' collaboration thing?

btw i am super jealous of chicago's sour/funk fest

I'm drinking the two Jacks Abbey beers that CAD sent back-to-back. Currently on the schwartzbier, double IPL next. Been a while since I've had a black lager, tastes thinner than I remember for the style but still heavy on the roast and malt.

Also fucking lol at that Proprietor's.

Psychgawsple I am gonna be out in pdx in March, St. Patricks day weekend actually, would love some suggestions for beers to try and ways to avoid green beer drinkers.

there are so many beers here! is there any style you're looking for in particular? or maybe it's easier to ask what you don't like

portland breweries that are consistently great:
cascade (killer sours)
occidental (solid german-style brewer)
the commons (mostly farmhouses)
hair of the dog (mostly barleywine)
gigantic (less of a specialty brewery, pretty well-rounded variety)
ecliptic (brand new, nothing mindblowing but very solid)
upright (farmhouses)

if you want a nice day trip:
de garde (sours and farmhouses. in tillamook, towards the coast)
pfriem (really really good belgians. in hood river, up the gorge)
double mountain (well-rounded with great seasonals. also in hood river)
logsdon (my #1 in the area. super solid farmhouse-style brewer. hood river valey, tasting room is closed for the winter and i'm not sure when they're coming back but you can find this at any bottle shop or classy taproom)
solera (also farmhouse. also hood river valley. also closed for the winter)

you might see these, order them (stuff from eugene, bend, corvallis, etc.):
crux
block 15
agrarian
ale apothecary
boneyard (you will DEFINITELY see this. the best ipa in the state imo)

i am probably forgetting a ton of stuff, i'm sure sleeve can help complete this list

oh, and don't forget dean's scene!

Been a while since I've had a black lager, tastes thinner than I remember for the style but still heavy on the roast and malt.

yeah this beer was more good than great but i was impressed at how chocolatey it was given the light body.

i'm drinking my first sucks of the season. good as always but i think victory hop ranch has momentarily ruined me for other readily-available double ipas.

We get victory stuff, but I don't think I've seen hop ranch around here.