Beer in the new era

That's a great price for a single; they're $30/4-pack around me! It's a real tasty beer, although like a lot of hyped beers it's probably less mindblowing today than it was a few years ago when it was one of the few of its kind on the market (see the Pliny discussion upthread). I find it a bit bourbon-forward when fresh, so if that's not your thing might encourage you to sit on it 6 mos or so.

drainpoured a beer for the first time in recent memory tonight. background: i've been drinking less beer (not less overall, just less beer) so i've been buying more singles just to try stuff without the risk of commitment. i guess this approach can lead to carelessness.

anyway, this was a "9.5% rye tripel" from two roads brewing and it was awful.

I went out with coworkers yesterday and everyone else was drinking the most generic bottled beer, so I followed suit. Except for the coworker who was drinking PBR -- it turns out they did not have Busch Light so it was her second pick :)

I am in Kansas City MO and have been moderately (but not excessively) enjoying the work of Torn Label and Boulevard. Exciting times.

IPAs rated by Paste magazine (for what that's worth).

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/04/blind-tasting-116-of-the-best-american-ipas-we-hav.html?a=1

boulevard is great imo xp

really? it is so run of the mill around here now that bars don't really have boulevard on tap anymore! not sure how far their distribution goes but central iowa has been inundated with boulevard product for years now

yea there is a lot of boulevard here in Boston too and I think most beers in their smokestack series are really good

boulevard just arrived in NYC in the last month or so

Rye-on-Rye is incredible, not sure if that's easy to find around here (NYC) but def my favorite Boulevard

Yeah, I'll rep for Rye on Rye too.

First time I had Boulevard a dude I know had jacked a few cases of the stuff from a party they were providing beer for, so I got to try like 3-4 different varieties all at once.

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-beer-idiot-lucky-buddha-1693623595

Lol I"ve had lucky buddha beer in china

I've seen it in BevMo, but never bought it. Many, many years ago I bought an Italian white wine that came in a fish-shaped bottle, and still have the bottle.

Had some Chicago treats tonight: Pipeworks Citra (insanely dank nose, really juicy) and Dino S'mores (which I thought was a less refined Vanilla Rye), both nice surprises.

KC,MO has some good breweries, but I prefer Perennial and Side Project from STLouis.

That's good to know, off to St Louis this morning! Will keep my eyes peeled.

does it come in that bottle shape in china? xxp

Perennial really is great, tho definitely harder to come across on the coasts. They do surprisingly delicious things with ideas that sound kinda disgusting at first (ie: a mint chocolate imperial stout, a key lime cocktail-inspired sour, etc). Side project stuff I've tried is more straightforward / subtle wild yeast business, not as wacky and equally tasty

Side Project and Perennial are actually the same brewer (just different formats & financing partners iirc).

Side Project is actually pretty amazing, I think they could be one of the top sour beer producers in America. That said, Perennial's BA Abraxas is one of the best stouts I've ever had.

drainpoured a beer for the first time in recent memory tonight. background: i've been drinking less beer (not less overall, just less beer) so i've been buying more singles just to try stuff without the risk of commitment. i guess this approach can lead to carelessness.

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

haha yea this beer is terrible, so bad. I bought a two roads mix 12-pack the other day and these are just brutal. I still tend to drink drainpour-deserving beers because I can't stand to waste them (I'm someone who eats leftover meals way after everyone else in the house has already given up) but rye 95 is is a drag

8 year vertical of KBS this past Sunday (plus a bottle of CBS). Kind of fun, but much like the bourbon county one, you just kind of lose your palette and are like eh, whatever, it's all good.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/32931/168260/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ZkmgU32GU

haha yea this beer is terrible, so bad. I bought a two roads mix 12-pack the other day and these are just brutal. I still tend to drink drainpour-deserving beers because I can't stand to waste them (I'm someone who eats leftover meals way after everyone else in the house has already given up) but rye 95 is is a drag

― marcos, Tuesday, 14 April 2015 23:03 (Yesterday) Permalink

the brewmaster is supposed brewing great Phil Markowski from Southampton Brewery. Based on SH's regularly available beers it doesn't surprise me that any Two Roads beers would be garbage.

i think i've only had two, an ipa that had an off flavor and the aforementioned rye tripel nightmare (marcos thx for backing me up on this btw), it will be a long time before i have another one b/c i'm pretty sure they have no idea what they're doing. southampton brewed some pretty legendary belgians back in the day but i'll go ahead and assume there's no lineage to this current garbage.

Josh, there will be a live filming of Just Keep Tastin' at CCBW, http://chibeerweek.com/event/?eid=553

File under Beers You Thought You'd Hate:

Stone Chai-Spiced Russian Imperial Stout

Every one of my friends hated this and I couldn't get enough, it's spicy... hot ginger but lots of garam masala blend chai spice. Who knew?

But I also liked that Ballast Point indian food beer way more than anyone else as well.

Oh man. I'm finalizing plans to go to VT for my cousin's wedding in the fall, just realized that the place we're staying is only about 3 miles from The Alchemist and about a 40 minute drive from Hill Farmstead. CAD I'm gonna need some advice on visiting these places.

tbf everything in vermont is nearly within a 40 minute drive from every other point in vermont

xp no prob, get in touch when you have some idea of your plans!

dan m: ISO your post-wedding suitcase.

Xp we are staying in Duxbury, will have access to a car. Looks like a Friday-Monday visit.

And yeah I will likely be bringing an extra bag.

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.

can anyone recommend any breweries/bars in phoenix?

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

can anyone recommend any breweries/bars in phoenix?

― 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.

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

Saw Surly Pentagram at the store this morning, it's good but not $25/bottle good.

Yeah, tried it once, wouldn't pay that much for it again.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Three-Floyds-FFF-3Floyds-Dark-Lord-Head-Huntress-Hot-Sauce-/201337621829?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee0a84d45

Sixpoint The Crisp is pretty nice. If you covered the label and told me it was German or Czech I'd probably believe it.

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x398/jplopez21/Mobile%20Uploads/received_10153239594948770_zpstaggul00.jpeg

Bourbon County in 16.9 ounce bottles, no more 4 packs.

nooooo

wow is that ugly. will be surprised if the per bottle price doesn't go up too

per oz, rather

disgraceful use of the city flag stars in that poster

Hmmm... What's been the typical cost of BCBCS 4-pack at Binny's vs. the bomber?

$20 vs $more?

Bottle shop/bar in my neighborhood (M@ri@'s, Chicagoans) has a bottle of Dark Lord in the cooler for $60.

Not worth it.

Just reg?