Beer in the new era

Monk's was early on most of Craft Beer 1.0 so they (and maybe another few bars?) are rewarded for that.

Central Waters rum barrel coconut porter: I felt like I was taking a chance on this one, but a single was $4, and it's actually pretty good! Low abv porter means the overly boozy rum flavor doesn't dominate too much and it's well moderated by the coconut. A dark beer colada of sorts?

Speaking of regional beers, picked up a six pack of Jai Alai today. I heard it's being made by Oskar Blues, for now, but don't know where. I'm curious to see how it tastes compared to the real thing. When Toppling Goliath first started distro to Chicago it was being made by some Florida company, but now even the local stuff is being made in Iowa, and the beer has gotten much better.

Also picked up some Collective Arts IPA No. 5? A (double) NEIPA? Anyway, heard good things. Great can art.
http://store.collectiveartsbrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IPA5.png

The Chicago bound Cigar City stuff is being brewed in Brevard, NC.

I haven’t had a beer in 52 days. There have been four million new releases in that time.

many will be waiting for you, should you return

many others will be gone forever but they weren’t that great anyway

I had one of these tonight

http://www.indeedbrewing.com/our-beer/lsd

It tasted like soap

I don’t think I’d be brave enough to try a beer with lavender

perhaps one of the artisans who makes soap with beer in it can close the circle

I had a cider with lavender and charcoal in it (it was black, I was intrigued) and it was good. 101 Cider in SoCal.

It was also probiotic, which almost made me avoid it, but the intrigue outweighed the eye-roll factor. And they had a limited tap menu.

I don't think I've ever liked a foodstuff - drink, cake, cookie, savory entree - with lavender in it. It's just gross and smells like an underwear drawer freshener.

lavender is good in a sour or a cider

I hate beer with hibiscus flavors.

vanilla is really the thing i don't like in beer. it's hard to buy a stout or porter these days without it being advertised like some dessert milkshake

that icelandic one is p dece and i don't recall any vanilla in it and it is widely available

I hate beer with hibiscus flavors.

― Jeff, Thursday, March 1, 2018 10:36 AM (nine minutes ago)

You've probably never had this:
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Only grassroots I’ve had is Convival Suarez. That was in 2013, don’t remember anything about it. Other than it was at call all destroyer’s home.

sup. that was fun! until you almost got stranded in boston b/c of the marathon bomber.

My first Brother Soigne was from CAD too... what a sweet dude.

i love floral flavors in beer and other stuff though it's easy to mess up. drinking two vintages of mamouche at my bachelor party is a cherished memory.

Xpost

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now is prime time for me to buy all the winter seasonals that are on clearance :)

s/o to my living room, two living rooms ago

not sure I've had lavender in food, but hibiscus is good imo

It is a bit sour, and the lavender flavor wasn't pronounced. 101 Cider House is the brewery, and Black Dog is that specific one. WF used to carry but hasn't for months, but I think BevMo does. We're getting a Total Wine & More in town soon, so I'm expecting lots of new things to try.

Oh hey Peruvian Morning is back

It doesn't seem to be infected, tastes v good!

I'm guessing that Toppling Goliath has their on-site production ramped up now, judging from the number of variations on their beers I've seen on tap lately!

Golden Nugget w/Mosaic hops was really good

Is there a chicken nugget beer?

https://rvahub.com/2017/07/27/veil-brewing-co-s-new-fried-chicken-beer-was-made-with-a-tray-of-chick-fil-a-tenders/

here you go, man

I'm guessing that Toppling Goliath has their on-site production ramped up now

― mh, Monday, April 2, 2018 1:44 PM (one hour ago)

They have a huge new brewing facility across from the Decorah airport. The original location in downtown Decorah is pretty tiny.

A fellow patron at the bar was telling me about it! Sounds nice.

now I'm wondering if you were the dude at the bar

Scottish Campervan Brewery's Himalaya Gose 4% on draft (5/5) is a darn near perfect Gose. Sea salty freshness. I was at a beer fest a couple weeks ago, and I used about half my tokens on refills of this. Subsequent bottles were also nearly too drinkable.

Other nice sour discoveries:

Danish - To Øl Mr. Blue 2018 Edition (500ml can) 9% - this stuff is a dangerous Berliner Weisse with blackberries and acais and hits you perfectly in the cheeks - one of my favourite high ABV beers ever (4/5)

Swedish - Brekeriet Picnic Sunrise (bottle) 2.7% - tart raspberry but eminently drinkable (4/5)

Irish - White Hag - The Puca Berries, Hibiscus & Ginger Sour (can) 3.6% - doesn't even taste like beer but this is some nice refreshing sour juice (3/5)

Those sound rad

yea for sure

lol @mh, I was there last January (detailed upthread) and had a blast.

oh yeah! I just thought it was funny that you mentioned some details in the same way a dude casually told me about their updates

that is to say, if you’re ever in des moines, there’s a spot at the bar at the iowa taproom with your name on it, apparently

<3

Comerica Bank forecloses on @GreenFlashBeer & Alpine. CEO Mike Hinkley exits company https://t.co/5QYFsFfPun pic.twitter.com/nknKwQ6Ldq

— Beer Street Journal (@BeerSTJournal) April 3, 2018

wow, that happened fast

Alpine Beer Company will be wound down and dissolved

!!!!

Can't decide which is worse between these Private Equity pieces of shit or big beer.

Alpine Nelson will remain a top 5 beer for me all-time.

Crap

I actually like quite a few of alpine’s releases

Duet, mandarin nectar, etc

aw i stayed across the street from them once on a job trip and hit them up a few times. had one of the few spicy beers i've actually enjoyed. rip.

The former corporate form is being dissolved but the beer isn't going away

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.

good experiment