The Craft Beer Thread....

Go Beavers

tempo_n_groove said:

Go Beavers said:

Merkin Baller said:

Has anyone tried Left Hand's Extrovert IPA?

It's my new favorite. (Sorry if it's been brought up in the past, I'm just getting into the thread now)


Extrovert & Space Dust IPA from Elysian are the two best beers I discovered in the last 8 months or so.

I wish they sold SD in New England, but not as of yet.

Both are amazing, and go down WAY too easily considering their ABVs.

Elysian, also AB inbev beer.

They got bought out too?!?

Yeah. A year or two ago.

Bentleyspop

tempo_n_groove said:

Go Beavers said:

Merkin Baller said:

Has anyone tried Left Hand's Extrovert IPA?

It's my new favorite. (Sorry if it's been brought up in the past, I'm just getting into the thread now)


Extrovert & Space Dust IPA from Elysian are the two best beers I discovered in the last 8 months or so.

I wish they sold SD in New England, but not as of yet.

Both are amazing, and go down WAY too easily considering their ABVs.

Elysian, also AB inbev beer.

They got bought out too?!?

Yup
Here's a year old article about breweries bought by in-bev...

https://consumerist.com/2016/04/13/here-are-the-8-u-s-craft-brewers-bought-by-anheuser-busch-since-2011/

HesCalledDyer

I don't mind AB InBev and MillerCoors making deals with craft brewers as long as it's for distribution and they allow the craft brewers to maintain the integrity of the brews.

Indifference71

HesCalledDyer said:

I don't mind AB InBev and MillerCoors making deals with craft brewers as long as it's for distribution and they allow the craft brewers to maintain the integrity of the brews.

Unfortunately the integrity of the brews hasn't remained the same. At least for Goose Island. 312 and Green Line are garbage now compared to what they used to be.

HesCalledDyer

Indifference71 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

I don't mind AB InBev and MillerCoors making deals with craft brewers as long as it's for distribution and they allow the craft brewers to maintain the integrity of the brews.

Unfortunately the integrity of the brews hasn't remained the same. At least for Goose Island. 312 and Green Line are garbage now compared to what they used to be.

Yeah, I used to love both. Now I couldn't successfully take the Pepsi challenge with 312 against Shock Top. I've never been able to find Green Line here in Maryland, but it was one of my favorites when I visited Chitown.

Indifference71

HesCalledDyer said:

Indifference71 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

I don't mind AB InBev and MillerCoors making deals with craft brewers as long as it's for distribution and they allow the craft brewers to maintain the integrity of the brews.

Unfortunately the integrity of the brews hasn't remained the same. At least for Goose Island. 312 and Green Line are garbage now compared to what they used to be.

Yeah, I used to love both. Now I couldn't successfully take the Pepsi challenge with 312 against Shock Top. I've never been able to find Green Line here in Maryland, but it was one of my favorites when I visited Chitown.

Yeah, green line used to be available on tap only around Chicago, but they recently started putting it in cans and bottles....it is not good.

Merkin Baller

I've been to the Magic Hat brewery once since it was bought out, and I was incredibly disappointed in the selection of beers. In years past they would have 4-5 beers I loved, this last time they had all of 1 beer that I liked.

Maybe I'm too finicky, maybe it has nothing to do with having been bought out, but it was a lousy experience. (the staff sucked too, when in years past they were super friendly & accommodating)

darwinstheory

Got 2 bombers and a 4 pack of KBS today.

As was mentioned earlier, Zombie Dust is literally like crack. Now, I say that having never tried crack, but you get the point. The closest I've found to this was Simcoerella from One Well Brewery in Southeast Kalamazoo, MI.

If you're ever in the Northwest Indiana/Northeast Illinois/Southwest Michigan area, my top 5 breweries are:

1. Three Floyd's (Munster, IN)
2. One Trick Pony (Lansing, IL)
3. Greenbush (Sawyer, MI)
4. Burn Em' (Michigan City, IN)
5. Haymarket (Bridgeman, MI)

tempo_n_groove

Stopped by Finback yesterday to pick up my mixed sampler and to my surprise they had a new BA on the counter!!!

darwinstheory

Zombie Dust fresh out of the tap at FFF!

Indifference71

darwinstheory said:

Zombie Dust fresh out of the tap at FFF!

That is awesome. I haven't had any in a couple months...may have to go on the hunt for it this weekend.

darwinstheory

Indifference71 said:

darwinstheory said:

Zombie Dust fresh out of the tap at FFF!

That is awesome. I haven't had any in a couple months...may have to go on the hunt for it this weekend.

I'm telling you, I'll buy it bottled out the door the same day it is bottled....better than when it's even 5 days old. On tap at the brewery itself...legit addiction. So fucking good!

rw160510

My last can of Cloudwater dipa v13. Happy and sad at the same time. And quite badly poured too

rw160510

Double post

mfc2006

I enjoyed the latest Stone Enjoy By IPA yesterday. Very tasty.

Merkin Baller

Jim Koch of Sam Adams spoke out recently against all the acquisitions of small breweries.

https://www.boston.com/news/business/2017/04/09/samuel-adams-founder-jim-koch-says-lax-government-oversight-could-kill-american-craft-beer

HesCalledDyer

Sam Adams sucks. Porch Rocker is about the only thing halfway decent they make.

Merkin Baller

HesCalledDyer said:

Sam Adams sucks. Porch Rocker is about the only thing halfway decent they make.

Agreed, I used to love the Noble Pils, but I've moved on to beers w/ more flavor.

Bentleyspop

HesCalledDyer said:

Sam Adams sucks. Porch Rocker is about the only thing halfway decent they make.

Tried some "Hopscape" recently. They need to take the word "hops" out of the name.
Absolutely tasteless.

The Juggler

HesCalledDyer said:

Sam Adams sucks. Porch Rocker is about the only thing halfway decent they make.

Their Rebel IPA's aren't bad