Drank my 2014 BCBS vanilla rye last night and holy hell it was tasty.― Jeff, Friday, September 23, 2016 10:29 AM (eight hours ago)
― Jeff, Friday, September 23, 2016 10:29 AM (eight hours ago)
I'm down to my last one, I'm waiting for the right occasion to crack it, great to hear that it's still banging.
lagunitas is one of the best west coast breweries that distribute widely
They currently produce the majority of their beer in their massive Chicago facility, and they're distributed via Miller/Yuengling/SamAdams/Sierra.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 24 September 2016 01:55 (seven years ago) link
"... not that there's anything *wrong* with that."
I don't think I've bought any Sucks since their buyout, but I have noticed it sticks around in the stores longer than it used to.
― nickn, Saturday, 24 September 2016 03:23 (seven years ago) link
Four Winds NectarousDriftwood Raised by WolvesDriftwood 2015 SingularityPhillips Amnesiac4 Mile Thunder BomberCentral City Red Racer Pumpkin Ale
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link
I had an Arrogant Bastard + Campari at home the other night and it was delicious and refreshing.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 18:41 (seven years ago) link
oh i had an ommegang hennepin saison ale last night and it was pretty refreshing too
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link
hennepin is a great beer
― marcos, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 18:51 (seven years ago) link
Cracked open my Double Bastard in the Rye last night, and was very impressed. Great rye spice and subtle vanilla. Can't remember what I paid for it, likely $14-16 for the 500ml bottle.
― nickn, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 21:18 (seven years ago) link
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-goose-island-bourbon-county-beers-get-pasteurized-20160929-story.html
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link
rip goose island
― marcos, Thursday, 29 September 2016 20:34 (seven years ago) link
The one commenter has a point.
"Good. This should tone down BCS' trade value. Now the people with actual lives to live will finally be able to find it.
Freakin neckbeards...."
― nickn, Thursday, 29 September 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link
stone is set to release their seasonal stout Xocoveza again. i'm interested to hear about everyone's fave seasonal beers. a search and destroy, if you will. for whatever reason i haven't bought a huge number over the years, save some of the early Bruery ones, St Bernardus, and a couple others. this year i kinda want to remedy that and stock up a bit for the "winter" months.
― nomar, Thursday, 29 September 2016 23:01 (seven years ago) link
Just saw this (Xocoveza-based ice cream):
https://jenis.com/blog/meet-xocorosa-spicy-collaboration-stone-brewing/
I have a Stone store near me, I will try to get there for this.
― nickn, Thursday, 29 September 2016 23:29 (seven years ago) link
great divide barrel-aged yeti is a pretty darn good shelf stout for the winter months. i think it comes out in november.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 30 September 2016 00:43 (seven years ago) link
happened on a small cache of unsold Firestone Walker Helldorado barleywines today, oh joys!
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Saturday, 1 October 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
also picked up a 4pk of the central waters bba scotch ale, which I am currently drinking. their products are so f'n good and sensibly priced, I love them.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Saturday, 1 October 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
Drinking a 2013 Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout as I type, actually, tasting great. I for one welcome our fall weather overlords!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 October 2016 22:48 (seven years ago) link
<3 Xocoveza.
Hey guys, if I theoretically wanted to acquire a bottle of Goose Island Night Stalker (which hasn't been around for a few years) for my wife's birthday, is there any way to do that? The internet is not being helpful.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
http://www.gooseisland.com/our-beers/night-stalker
you're going to have an extremely hard time if it's not being brewed
if they recently stopped brewing it, check where they stock other beers by this brewery or try a beer trade forum; something like beer trade reddit
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:12 (seven years ago) link
the last time night stalker was brewed was 2012 i think? you'd have to try to trade for it. idk how hard that would be, certainly somebody is aging it somewhere but it wasn't a high-value item at the time.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
k thanks. i wish it was as easy/legal to get discontinued beers as it is out-of-print records.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:59 (seven years ago) link
Twin Cities beer fans, I just got some sad news: Harriet Brewing is closing early 2017.
― Their all losers and I like associating with loser (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link
Re: Nightstalker, trade for it. The nerds should have plenty around and you can maybe juts buy it off someone.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
So is reddit the best place to try? Is this what finally drives me to create a reddit account?
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
Man, when Night Stalker was last around it lingered on shelves forever.
Loving the Xocoveza right now. Well, would be if it wasn't almost 80 outside.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
Reddit, Beer Advocate, or many times there is a local FB group set up for trades.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link
Night Stalker is the base beer for BCBS, just dry hopped iirc?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 04:13 (seven years ago) link
that's what i thought.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 10:25 (seven years ago) link
Tis the season... to spend way too much money on beer.
― Jeff, Saturday, 26 November 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
50% off Black Friday sale at Cost Plus, bought a few Belgian 750 ml bottles for about $7 ea, and an Allegash Currieux for $11 (figured I'd never cough up $20+ for one).
― nickn, Saturday, 26 November 2016 22:41 (seven years ago) link
Didn't even bother grabbing any BCBS this year. Don't like the big bottles, didn't like how so many got screwed up last year (even if Goose Island was great with the rebate). 'Tis the winter for going through the various bottles of big beer I already have on hand.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 26 November 2016 22:47 (seven years ago) link
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2718077
This just sold out in less than 10 seconds.
― Jeff, Friday, 9 December 2016 16:49 (seven years ago) link
I got tickets for the KBBS/Assassin release at Toppling Goliah (Decorah, IA) in January. I have no idea how to plan the logistics.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 9 December 2016 18:02 (seven years ago) link
Goliath*
Btw I managed a trade for the Night Stalker on reddit, it worked out perfectly. Also got a bunch of Pipeworks in the deal.
Also recently had the coconut Dragon's Milk and it's pretty ridiculous.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Friday, 9 December 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
nice one jordan
also while i love beer, i don't get this whole lining up/pre-ordering/etc
if i can score some semi/hard to find brew i'll get it, otherwise i'm not planning an entire day dedicated to acquiring it
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Friday, 9 December 2016 18:44 (seven years ago) link
You mean you don't understand traveling across the country to the frozen great plains in mid-January to pick up 3 bottles for $200?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 9 December 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link
if that's your thing, that's cool
i was in chicago for the bcbs release and i travelled 2k miles
but i ended up not going and just enjoyed the city instead
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Friday, 9 December 2016 19:12 (seven years ago) link
Tis the season for my local grocer to over-stock seasonal brews and not have pilsners. The only thing left that I like is Founder's PC Pils, which they've never entered into their scanning system, so I hold up the line every time I buy it while they do a price check.
― ヽ(´ー`)┌ (CompuPost), Friday, 9 December 2016 19:21 (seven years ago) link
glad you tracked down the night stalker, jordan
― call all destroyer, Friday, 9 December 2016 19:31 (seven years ago) link
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Friday, December 9, 2016 1:44 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yea. my local beer & wine store has an enormous range of outstanding, reasonably-priced beers in an ever-expanding variety of styles. it would take me a long time just to exhaust the options in that one store. i guess there has always been that rarity-seeking impulse among so any type of enthusiast - beer, records, books, whatever -- but i don't share it. obviously just because a beer is rare and expensive doesn't mean that it is any good.
― I've read Ta-nehisi Coates. (marcos), Friday, 9 December 2016 20:05 (seven years ago) link
Thanks, I definitely got some snide replies, but I think my guy took pity on me because it was a birthday gift for my w1fe rather than regular beer nerd hoarding.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Friday, 9 December 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
Lagunitas sour tastes like Christmas trees smell
― calstars, Friday, 9 December 2016 22:19 (seven years ago) link
that actually might be wonderful
always loved the smell of a christmas tree
and i'm really getting into sours these days
best i had: four winds nectarous dry-hopped sour
worst: prairie funky gold mosaic (not technically a sour, i guess)
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Friday, 9 December 2016 22:41 (seven years ago) link
you mad, funky gold mosaic is not only a dry hopped golden sour, but it is also delicious.
that said, the head brewer of prairie left the company so I'm not sure if their quality will continue in the future.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 10 December 2016 01:04 (seven years ago) link
Just had it a week ago and the pineapple or whatever it's supposed to be seriously smells like urine
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Saturday, 10 December 2016 01:33 (seven years ago) link
one time i went to a blind tasting at a beer store near here that was mostly industry ppl and wannabe cicerones and correctly called mosaic as the hop in what turned out to be funky gold mosaic /braggin
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 10 December 2016 02:18 (seven years ago) link
lagunitas sour is really good
― I've read Ta-nehisi Coates. (marcos), Saturday, 10 December 2016 03:31 (seven years ago) link
ive mostly had a bunch of local things lately. the cleveland beer scene has exploded in recent years and there are a bunch of places i've never even heard of before moving back here. platform is probably the best of these. i had an outstanding winter ale from portside brewery/distillery, a murky barleywine-type thing.
also after living on the east coast for 14 years it is really nice to be able to buy bell's anywhere!
― I've read Ta-nehisi Coates. (marcos), Saturday, 10 December 2016 03:37 (seven years ago) link
there are so many places i haven't even tried yet, lots of brewpub places that don't sell bottles too. there's a brewery and meadery place near by, a cider house, all these little places that have sprung up in the past few years.
― I've read Ta-nehisi Coates. (marcos), Saturday, 10 December 2016 03:39 (seven years ago) link
Had a real nice rye IPA from Block 15 the other day. Also on the tap list was Dogfish Head's stout brewed with maple syrup and Scrapple. There's a point in beer experimentation where I just walk away.
Also just want to mention that anyone visiting Seattle should do their best to get some Holy Mountain.
― JoeStork, Saturday, 10 December 2016 03:43 (seven years ago) link