I found a lone bottle of Hopslam. The guys that worked at the store told me they had guys waiting 3 hrs for the store to open to buy Hopslam. I tried it after seeing all the glowing reports here. It was good....but I don't see all the fuss. IMO anything by Bell's is usually overrated. But what do I know?
The best beer I ever had was this Sweetwater one time dank tank, kegs/bars only, double IPA... not the border hopper but something else.
I found a lone bottle of Hopslam. The guys that worked at the store told me they had guys waiting 3 hrs for the store to open to buy Hopslam. I tried it after seeing all the glowing reports here. It was good....but I don't see all the fuss. IMO anything by Bell's is usually overrated. But what do I know?
The best beer I ever had was this Sweetwater one time dank tank, kegs/bars only, double IPA... not the border hopper but something else.
Beer is a matter of personal taste. I love Hopslam - probably my favourite IPA/DIPA. I also love Bell's Expedition Stout & Two Hearted Ale but I do agree with your general point that Bell's is a somewhat overrated brewery.
1996: Toronto
1998: Barrie
2000: Saratoga Springs
2003: Buffalo, Toronto
2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1
2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla
2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon
2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4
2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford
2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton
2012: Missoula
2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC
Maybe New Glarus should brew a special beer for the festival at Alpine Valley?
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I just watched a show called Brew Masters where Dogfish Head did a special beer with Sony called Bitches Brew for the 40th anniversary rerelease of the Miles Davis album.
It would be totally sweet if we could get Dogfish to do the same for the PJ20 festivities, and have it on draft at the shows.
My favorite breweries are ommegang, unibroue and troegs.....troegs nugget nectar is amazing prob my favorite
did unibroue discontinue "la fin du monde"? i haven't been able to find it lately (since before christmas) it's definitely my favorite unibroue...blows away the "trois pistoles" in my opinion, although "three pistols" is a great tragically hip tune
My favorite breweries are ommegang, unibroue and troegs.....troegs nugget nectar is amazing prob my favorite
did unibroue discontinue "la fin du monde"? i haven't been able to find it lately (since before christmas) it's definitely my favorite unibroue...blows away the "trois pistoles" in my opinion, although "three pistols" is a great tragically hip tune
No they did not. It is a great beer and it is on the shelf at the local liquor stores.
1996: Toronto
1998: Barrie
2000: Saratoga Springs
2003: Buffalo, Toronto
2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1
2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla
2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon
2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4
2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford
2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton
2012: Missoula
2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC
I found a lone bottle of Hopslam. The guys that worked at the store told me they had guys waiting 3 hrs for the store to open to buy Hopslam. I tried it after seeing all the glowing reports here. It was good....but I don't see all the fuss. IMO anything by Bell's is usually overrated. But what do I know?
The best beer I ever had was this Sweetwater one time dank tank, kegs/bars only, double IPA... not the border hopper but something else.
I waited too long. My liquor store started selling it on 1/20/11 and I didn't get there until 10 days later - all gone! Now I have to wait until next year!!!
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Somewhat unrelated, but I'm getting ready to go pick up a 6 pack of Bell's Hopslam that Total Wine is holding for me. I've never had it before so I'm pretty pumped.
I took a 2.5 hour trip the other day for a case and 5L mini-keg.
Well worth it.
Hopslam in the bottle was my favorite beer ever until I had it on draft at Ice House Pub in Punta Gorda, FL on Thursday. Unbelievably delicious. I've never had Pliny, but if it's better than Hopslam, it may be the best beer on earth.
I really wish I'd bought more than a six pack of Hopslam. I drank 3 so far and am trying to hold on to at least one for when my brother comes down next month so we can split it. I did hear that Total Wine got in 6 more cases this week so I might pick up another 6 pack. $20 for a 6 pack before tax is a budget strainer for sure though.
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Inspired by Dogfish and a few other great microbrews, I started home brewing about a year ago.
This thread gave me the idea of brewing up a batch for the anniversary festival and handing them out to fans in the parking lot to enjoy while tailgating. I have this vision of 22oz bottles with the PJ20 logo on the bottle. The big question now is what style should I brew?
well, i am brewing a saison or apa for this gig, so brew something different and we can meet up and do the tasting & distribution together. deal?
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Just read that DFH is scaling back distribution because of the success of the TV show.
what does that mean? They don't want to get too big? Or they made good money from the tv show so now they can just focus on the beer?
It means that there has been such a large increase in demand for their beer that they can't keep it on the shelves in their local area. In order to get more product to local stores they have to cut back on the amount being sent to some other areas. They have officially stated that they will be pulling all of their product from four states (RI, WI, IN, TN) as well as Canada and the UK.
1996: Toronto
1998: Barrie
2000: Saratoga Springs
2003: Buffalo, Toronto
2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1
2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla
2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon
2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4
2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford
2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton
2012: Missoula
2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC
I work for the sole distributor in Massachusetts of Dogfish, Bear Republic, Stone, Great Divide, and Avery to name a few. Aprihop is out but not selling too well (by my rough estimate) up here. Then again, we haven't seen a temp over 65 in going on 4 or 5 months now. Haven't seen the collaboration with Epic yet.
I did, however see a collaboration between Stone Brewing, Green Flash, and Pizza Port that I'm making a point to try sooner than later:
Just read that DFH is scaling back distribution because of the success of the TV show.
what does that mean? They don't want to get too big? Or they made good money from the tv show so now they can just focus on the beer?
It means that there has been such a large increase in demand for their beer that they can't keep it on the shelves in their local area. In order to get more product to local stores they have to cut back on the amount being sent to some other areas. They have officially stated that they will be pulling all of their product from four states (RI, WI, IN, TN) as well as Canada and the UK.
That's too bad. As long as I can still get it in GA I'll be ok.
I'm really looking forward to the Hellhound on my Ale Robert Johnson tribute.
dfh's aprihop is damn good stuff. the ipa bitterness will mellow over the next couple of weeks giving way to more of the apricot in april. i will keep picking up 4 packs every couple of weeks...
in terms of suggested brews, even though i am not a lagerhead, it would appropriate to have a thirst quencher on tap for this gig, so 2 votes for that lager w/lemon, rosemary combo.
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dfh's aprihop is damn good stuff. the ipa bitterness will mellow over the next couple of weeks giving way to more of the apricot in april. i will keep picking up 4 packs every couple of weeks...
in terms of suggested brews, even though i am not a lagerhead, it would appropriate to have a thirst quencher on tap for this gig, so 2 votes for that lager w/lemon, rosemary combo.
Are you saying the apricot flavor will develop over time or it will be better in later batches? I bought a case the other day and I'm keeping the in the basement. Trying to hold onto my Abita strawberry lager until the summer.
just passed the abita strawberry today and pissed i didn't pick up a sixer. it's good eh?
I usually find Abita to taste watered down. When I was first told about a strawberry beer I thought that did not sound good. But it's really good. The strawberry is there but subtle. It's refreshing. It's perferct beer to drink while cutting grass during the summer. I'm trying to save my stash until then.
dfh's aprihop is damn good stuff. the ipa bitterness will mellow over the next couple of weeks giving way to more of the apricot in april. i will keep picking up 4 packs every couple of weeks...
in terms of suggested brews, even though i am not a lagerhead, it would appropriate to have a thirst quencher on tap for this gig, so 2 votes for that lager w/lemon, rosemary combo.
Are you saying the apricot flavor will develop over time or it will be better in later batches? I bought a case the other day and I'm keeping the in the basement. Trying to hold onto my Abita strawberry lager until the summer.
Aprihop is not my favorite. There's just not enough of the Apricot flavor for me. I prefer the Pyramid Apricot. I'll have to try the Abita Strawberry.
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The best beer I ever had was this Sweetwater one time dank tank, kegs/bars only, double IPA... not the border hopper but something else.
Eddie: I don't know whose idea it was but it was turned down.
i had bitches brew a few months back. tasty.
dogfish head is awesome.
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did unibroue discontinue "la fin du monde"? i haven't been able to find it lately (since before christmas) it's definitely my favorite unibroue...blows away the "trois pistoles" in my opinion, although "three pistols" is a great tragically hip tune
I waited too long. My liquor store started selling it on 1/20/11 and I didn't get there until 10 days later - all gone! Now I have to wait until next year!!!
I really wish I'd bought more than a six pack of Hopslam. I drank 3 so far and am trying to hold on to at least one for when my brother comes down next month so we can split it. I did hear that Total Wine got in 6 more cases this week so I might pick up another 6 pack. $20 for a 6 pack before tax is a budget strainer for sure though.
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Also, when I bought that they other day they had the last cases of Hopslam out... $15 a 6-pack.
well, i am brewing a saison or apa for this gig, so brew something different and we can meet up and do the tasting & distribution together. deal?
MGM Grand - Jul 6, 2006
Cox Arena - Jul 7, 2006
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - May 1, 2010
Alpine Valley Music Theater - Sep 3-4 2011
Made In America, Philly - Sep 2, 2012
EV, Houston - Nov 12-13, 2012
Dallas-November 2013
OKC-November 2013
ACL 2-October 2014
Fenway Night 1, August 2016
Wrigley, Night 1 August 2018
Fort Worth, Night 1 September 2023
Fort Worth, Night 2 September 2023
Austin, Night 1 September 2023
Austin, Night 2 September 2023
The Aprihop is out now. Yahoo!
Has anyone had the Dogfish/Epic collaboration?
10% IPA brewed with lemons.
what does that mean? They don't want to get too big? Or they made good money from the tv show so now they can just focus on the beer?
How about a crisp lager with honeydew, lemon and Rosemary.
I work for the sole distributor in Massachusetts of Dogfish, Bear Republic, Stone, Great Divide, and Avery to name a few. Aprihop is out but not selling too well (by my rough estimate) up here. Then again, we haven't seen a temp over 65 in going on 4 or 5 months now. Haven't seen the collaboration with Epic yet.
I did, however see a collaboration between Stone Brewing, Green Flash, and Pizza Port that I'm making a point to try sooner than later:
http://www.stonebrew.com/news/110209pr/index.html
That's too bad. As long as I can still get it in GA I'll be ok.
I'm really looking forward to the Hellhound on my Ale Robert Johnson tribute.
in terms of suggested brews, even though i am not a lagerhead, it would appropriate to have a thirst quencher on tap for this gig, so 2 votes for that lager w/lemon, rosemary combo.
MGM Grand - Jul 6, 2006
Cox Arena - Jul 7, 2006
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - May 1, 2010
Alpine Valley Music Theater - Sep 3-4 2011
Made In America, Philly - Sep 2, 2012
EV, Houston - Nov 12-13, 2012
Dallas-November 2013
OKC-November 2013
ACL 2-October 2014
Fenway Night 1, August 2016
Wrigley, Night 1 August 2018
Fort Worth, Night 1 September 2023
Fort Worth, Night 2 September 2023
Austin, Night 1 September 2023
Austin, Night 2 September 2023
Are you saying the apricot flavor will develop over time or it will be better in later batches? I bought a case the other day and I'm keeping the in the basement. Trying to hold onto my Abita strawberry lager until the summer.
I usually find Abita to taste watered down. When I was first told about a strawberry beer I thought that did not sound good. But it's really good. The strawberry is there but subtle. It's refreshing. It's perferct beer to drink while cutting grass during the summer. I'm trying to save my stash until then.
Aprihop is not my favorite. There's just not enough of the Apricot flavor for me. I prefer the Pyramid Apricot. I'll have to try the Abita Strawberry.