Somewhere way the fuck upthread is me extolling the greatness of Two Hearted. Still my favorite beer even though I don't buy it a lot anymore.
Picked up Indeed's Fresh Hop PA last night on the way home. It was canned in the morning and in my fridge by 6. Very good but it could have used a little more booze imho (4.9%).
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Thursday, 5 October 2017 23:50 (six years ago) link
i saw that on the shelf just now but the light body put me off. got a 4 pack of surly wet instead, quite delicious
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 5 October 2017 23:58 (six years ago) link
we couldn't get Bells down here in the Confederacy until a few years ago.
Must admit I am a bit let down by Jai Alai but it's the best beer from Florida.
Gotta admit that the IPA thing is kind of out of control, there are way too many but the upside is that the localization makes it fun to do taste tests when traveling.
Why is it that double IPAs usually disappoint?
― Randall Jarrell (dandydonweiner), Friday, 6 October 2017 01:59 (six years ago) link
two hearted would join the extremely short list of shelf ipas i bother with if it were distributed here.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 6 October 2017 03:53 (six years ago) link
https://punchdrink.com/articles/how-other-half-brewery-become-official-beer-wall-street-finance/
― Jeff, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 21:51 (six years ago) link
Sierra Northern Hemisphere is very nice
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 21:54 (six years ago) link
Darkness Day was surprisingly laid back! No hassle to get in, quickly moving lines for food and drink, and I bought a couple of bottles and could have had more if I had felt like dropping the cash. After the hell stories I've heard about Dark Lord Day and the like, it was positively refreshing.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Sunday, 22 October 2017 19:56 (six years ago) link
just found out my neighborhood bar/restaurant has a tuesday special: 20oz of Bell’s Two Hearted for $5
― mh, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 23:49 (six years ago) link
Greenpoint ‘how austere’Sick to death of these kinds of names, but this is a cross between a stout and a sour. You can kind of taste whichever you’d like but the other one finishes.
― calstars, Sunday, 29 October 2017 18:55 (six years ago) link
Celebration Ale is out! And snagged some Backwoods Bastard, just cracked one. good chilly sunday beer roster
― global tetrahedron, Sunday, 29 October 2017 19:08 (six years ago) link
love Celebration Ale !
i would totally try this https://twitter.com/Gansettbeer/status/926109148651061248
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 2 November 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link
fuck treehouse is great, bit of hyperbole but i feel like why ever buy other beer eh?
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 9 November 2017 03:48 (six years ago) link
welcome to my world dude. i live abt 30 minutes away now and my beer stock is never less than 80% treehouse.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 9 November 2017 04:01 (six years ago) link
Hate both of you tbqh
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 9 November 2017 05:10 (six years ago) link
I've only had Green and Haze, a couple of years ago. Would like to try more. I couldn't imagine just buying on breweries beer all the time tho, just isn't one that would provide me everything I need around here.
― Jeff, Thursday, 9 November 2017 11:38 (six years ago) link
yea im 45 min away, contemplating an xtra fridge
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 9 November 2017 12:31 (six years ago) link
November around here is beer insane. Festival of Barrel Aged Beer this weekend, Revolution releasing Deth’s Tar/Cafe Deth/ Deth by Cherries (13% barrel aged beer in 12 ounce cans), Abraxas release, bourbon county release, Half Acre Benthic release, etc. Wallet takes quite the hit.
― Jeff, Friday, 10 November 2017 15:24 (six years ago) link
Intended to buy fries but got the sour instead
― calstars, Friday, 10 November 2017 22:42 (six years ago) link
Out of nowhere I got two bottles of Black Note on the way home this afternoon, enjoying one now and saving the other for a special occasion. I've been drinking Bell's products for 20 years and this is the first time I've had it. It's basically the most balanced BBA stout I've tasted, not as balls out as BCBS but definitely a more barrel/bourbon flavor present than say Dragon's Milk. Great body too. I wish there were more than two bottles left at my local! Gonna have to lurk and see if they put out any more…
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Friday, 10 November 2017 23:54 (six years ago) link
Love Black Note.
― Jeff, Friday, 10 November 2017 23:55 (six years ago) link
Black Note's been a tough one to find.
I have a ton of stuff I've collectedhoardedaccumulated, and now I don't know what to do with it. That's the downside of these huge beers. I just can't seem to make a dent.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 11 November 2017 01:19 (six years ago) link
I've loved everything I've had from 18th Street and Noon Whistle these days. I keep drinking that stuff.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 11 November 2017 01:23 (six years ago) link
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i am really limiting my purchase of ageable beers these days b/c i never really find the occasion to drink them.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 11 November 2017 04:12 (six years ago) link
I've made a huge dent in my beer, didn't buy anything unless I was going to drink it within a few days. Pulling vintages every week for no reason at all. Probably down to 30 to 40 bottles? BCBS will up that a little bit, but that is always worth it.
― Jeff, Saturday, 11 November 2017 11:33 (six years ago) link
Peak Evergreen anyone?
― calstars, Saturday, 11 November 2017 20:45 (six years ago) link
This thread should probably be segregated into east coast / Midwest / west coast Not that Ilx has that many posters thoうgh
― calstars, Saturday, 11 November 2017 21:12 (six years ago) link
I've made a dent in my little beer collection. Moving helped, I basically drank/shared all the large format bottles before packing. I do have 4 year verticals of KBS and Backwoods Bastard, and I've got 2 year verticals going of Central Waters' BBA stout, barleywine, quad, and scotch ale. I might drink the Founders during Tgiving and/or Xmastime, but I'm tempted to keep them going for one more year. I'll probably keep the CW going for a while.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Sunday, 12 November 2017 20:37 (six years ago) link
Peak Evergreen IPA
― calstars, Sunday, 12 November 2017 20:41 (six years ago) link
Dan that sounds like a planFavorite pastime while drinking?
― calstars, Sunday, 12 November 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
I did FOBAB all wrong last night, drank way too much. Most everything was awesome, but it all blends together once you’ve sampled 40 different beers.
― Jeff, Sunday, 12 November 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
That was my feeling a year or two ago, especially with those beers.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 12 November 2017 20:44 (six years ago) link
xp Did you get to try Upper Hand? Their BA stuff is draft only and I've never been able to find it.
My favorite drinking pastime is thinking about drinking more.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Sunday, 12 November 2017 20:45 (six years ago) link
my craft beer consumption has gone up lately and i've been noticing how shit most of them are
so now i mix it up with non-NA macrobrewed beers that i've never had. quite pleased by german and belgian beers
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Monday, 13 November 2017 03:07 (six years ago) link
Had my second Death By Coconut (Oskar Blues) this weekend, having been blown away by it two years ago. First sip, couldn’t tell if it was cartoonishly intense, and then it won me over.
Had another coconut stout in Milwaukee a few weeks ago (Good City), and I think I just really dig this style.
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 13 November 2017 03:37 (six years ago) link
I like it a lot, too. It and Stone's Xocoveza are my two go-to easy drinking seasonal dessert-y porters/stouts.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 13 November 2017 13:56 (six years ago) link
(And by easy drinking, I mean easier than some barrel aged monsters with significantly higher ABV).
had some beers from Great Divide. they were ok.
― mh, Monday, 13 November 2017 14:52 (six years ago) link
For holiday beers, Puyallup River's Mexican Milkshake is delicious. Has a nice body, and the ghost pepper heat pleasantly balances with the Mexican chocolate spices. Unfortunately, no brewery/pub presence to visit. Tried some at multi-tap Beer Star.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 13 November 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
bell's winter white ale is really good. nice to have a holiday/winter ale that isn't gross syrupy nutmeg/cinnamon/vanilla dreck
― marcos, Monday, 13 November 2017 18:41 (six years ago) link
going to go out on a limb and feel free to judge me for crowdsourcing my beer request, but of the beers on tap here, is there anything in particular that's not missable? this place rotates taps often:http://elbaitshop.com/beer-menu/
― mh, Monday, 13 November 2017 18:42 (six years ago) link
damn 212 taps? overwhelming
― marcos, Monday, 13 November 2017 18:43 (six years ago) link
there's another restaurant with 118 beers on tap that is _only_ Iowa beers, it's ridiculous
― mh, Monday, 13 November 2017 18:50 (six years ago) link
Quick 2 minute list:Anchorage Nelson Sauvin SaisonBell's Expedition StoutBell's Two Hearted AleBoon Oude KriekFirestone Walker Pivo Hoppy PilsFounders Breakfast StoutLeft Hand Milk Stout Nitro (never had this variant of it either but would be tempted: Left Hand Bittersweet Imperial Coffee Milk Stout Nitro)Libertine Summer BreezeMikkeller Hallo Ich Bin Berliner Weisse RaspberryNorth Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial StoutOud Beersel Oude GeuzePulpit Rock/Single Speed Coconut MigrationSierra Nevada Celebration IPAStillwater Gose Gone HoppedSurly AbrasiveSurly Todd The Axe ManToppling Goliath Pseudo Sue
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 13 November 2017 18:57 (six years ago) link
much obliged
I've had about half of those, will consider the others
― mh, Monday, 13 November 2017 18:58 (six years ago) link
Of the stuff I’ve had, I would get the Avery Amicitia, CW BB Scotch ale, Breakfast stout. Of the stuff I haven’t had, I’d probably start with the Crooked Stave stuff, I’ve liked a lot by them and can’t get them frequently. Other than that, I’d just pick random locals.
― Jeff, Monday, 13 November 2017 18:58 (six years ago) link
They are an untappd verified venue, so I would take the app, look at their whole menu and sort by rating. Just go down and get what I haven’t had.
― Jeff, Monday, 13 November 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
Twin Cities beer scene seems to be blowing up for Fair State Spirit Foul and Insight Terror Bear tonight. Only had the former, it's good, but prices are kinda out of whack with reality.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Thursday, 16 November 2017 02:48 (six years ago) link
When in Georgia, it's worth picking up a sixer of Terrapin's Golden Ale. That stuff was good.
― earlnash, Thursday, 16 November 2017 04:48 (six years ago) link
Watching BCBS madness unfold on beer forums everywhere
― Jeff, Friday, 24 November 2017 16:04 (six years ago) link
When I was in Atlanta last week I was in a Total Wine and grabbed three of their four Sierra Nevada Beer Camps, two given as gifts. The Raspberry Sundae from The Bruery sounded kind of gimmicky so I drank it early to get it out of the way, but it is a terrific beer.
― WilliamC, Friday, 24 November 2017 17:24 (six years ago) link