The Craft Beer Thread....

carolinabeerguy

capthowdy1027 wrote:

Damn I love this shit.

So a couple people have said "drink it fresh", so does that mean it's not a good beer to age?

Hoppy beers such as Hopslam have a tendency to lose a lot of their original flavors very quickly. While I still think it's a good beer with some age on it, it's truly at its best within 3 weeks of bottling. The citrus notes really fade quickly after a month or so. I wouldn't sweat it too much. It will still be enjoyable, but most likely it will have a much stronger malt profile if that bottle is from last year.

Horos

shep wrote:

Last night's consumption consisted of a 22 oz bomber of Clown Shoes Belgan IPA called Tramp Stamp, followed by a few Windmere Bros winter warmers, called simply Brrrrr!

both were pretty good, the Brrrr! I would highly recommend trying if you have access... very hoppy for a warmer, if you're a hop head you'll like it....

Had a bourbon aged Brrr a couple of weeks ago, pretty good stuff. Widmer Bros. Hef is my beer of choice.

Yellow Ledbelly

Made a trip this morning...a good one

SA brewmasters choice variety with
Irish red
Mighty oak ale
Whitewater ipa
Alpine spring...none of which I've had

Also
Red hook nut brown
Shipyard ipa
Tommyknocker ipa
Covington brewhouse bayou bock
Tallgrass buffalo sweat
And 2 bombers of rogue john john hazelnut

Kinda went crazy a bit

SVRDhand13

Today I had Captain Lawrence's ROSSO E MARRONE and CUVEE DE CASTLETON- both sour beers. Wow they were both incredible.

Horos

Having a Moustache Rye'd Red Ale from Flat Tail.

BIGDaddyWil

SVRDhand13 wrote:

Today I had Captain Lawrence's ROSSO E MARRONE and CUVEE DE CASTLETON- both sour beers. Wow they were both incredible.

Good stuff! :thumbup:

JK_Livin

:( I just found out that Hopslam is not available in NJ :(

FenwayFaithful

Smuttynose Brewing Company "Big A" IPA
Portsmouth, NH

Fantastic double IPA.

Wobbie

if you guys are not subscribing to this, you should be:

http://draftmag.com/

only drawback for me is that 90% of the beers are impossible to find in Salt Lake except for at one bar. I need to make a road trip back down to Vegas

shep

imalive wrote:

if you guys are not subscribing to this, you should be:

http://draftmag.com/

only drawback for me is that 90% of the beers are impossible to find in Salt Lake except for at one bar. I need to make a road trip back down to Vegas

Is it that good?

I subscribed to BeerAdvocate mag just before Christmas.. it's a pretty interesting read...

Don't know if I have time for 2 magazines though - still haven't finished the Jan issue of BA and my Feb issue turned up yesterday... A Clash of Kings has been taking up all my reading time lately...

Wobbie

shep wrote:

Is it that good?

I subscribed to BeerAdvocate mag just before Christmas.. it's a pretty interesting read...

Don't know if I have time for 2 magazines though - still haven't finished the Jan issue of BA and my Feb issue turned up yesterday... A Clash of Kings has been taking up all my reading time lately...

maybe you could find DRAFT at barnes and noble or whatever and compare the two. DRAFT does a lot of beer related food and travel, too.

fanch75

I brew my own beer, it's pretty much the only beer I drink now. That's about as "craft beer" as you can get.

mickeyrat

fanch75 wrote:

I brew my own beer, it's pretty much the only beer I drink now. That's about as "craft beer" as you can get.

how is the "fanchylight"?

Wobbie

fanch75 wrote:

I brew my own beer, it's pretty much the only beer I drink now. That's about as "craft beer" as you can get.

"craft" or "crap"?

I've had some pretty nasty homebrew.

Yellow Ledbelly

fanch75 wrote:

I brew my own beer, it's pretty much the only beer I drink now. That's about as "craft beer" as you can get.

Me and my boy have been fooling around with a kit for while and are preparing to take the next step to making it more of our own brew shortly....even with the kit its fun but still it kind of feels too easy not really personal. I look forward to mixing up some hopefully great stuff. We shall see...

Oh and we had a bottle of the Rogue Voodoo Doughnut last nght...it is definitely something to try so you can say you've had bacon beer. Strong maple flavor in the beginning but a definite bacon flavor on the back end. Not bad but not something i would be interested in sitting and drinking a whole bottle of by myself

SVRDhand13

imalive wrote:

if you guys are not subscribing to this, you should be:

http://draftmag.com/

only drawback for me is that 90% of the beers are impossible to find in Salt Lake except for at one bar. I need to make a road trip back down to Vegas

Does this magazine ever give a bad review?

carolinabeerguy

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

Oh and we had a bottle of the Rogue Voodoo Doughnut last nght...it is definitely something to try so you can say you've had bacon beer. Strong maple flavor in the beginning but a definite bacon flavor on the back end. Not bad but not something i would be interested in sitting and drinking a whole bottle of by myself

I've got a bottle I've been sitting on for a few months. I'm taking a break from alcohol right now (trying to get in shape). I'll get around to drinking it eventually. I was excited when I saw it, but after reading the reviews my expectations have been greatly lowered.

Yellow Ledbelly

adam42381 wrote:

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

Oh and we had a bottle of the Rogue Voodoo Doughnut last nght...it is definitely something to try so you can say you've had bacon beer. Strong maple flavor in the beginning but a definite bacon flavor on the back end. Not bad but not something i would be interested in sitting and drinking a whole bottle of by myself

I've got a bottle I've been sitting on for a few months. I'm taking a break from alcohol right now (trying to get in shape). I'll get around to drinking it eventually. I was excited when I saw it, but after reading the reviews my expectations have been greatly lowered.

Well i can't give it a rave review either....it's definitely different as I said...and overall not as bad as I feared it would be but as my drinkin buddy's daughter asked one day....'are y'all goin to drink EVERYTHING?'...yeah, we'll try

81

picked up a second 4 pack fo the dark truth stout. wow.

Yellow Ledbelly

81 wrote:

picked up a second 4 pack fo the dark truth stout. wow.

Did i say before that i recently got Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat....that shiz is pretty damned tasty as well

Yellow Ledbelly

I've mentioned here before how we get a very limited selection in Mizzip due to the 5.9% ABV limit and I've been browsing around the net a lot lately on beer related topics/laws/etc and I've become somewhat confused. The state's department of revenue site plainly says alcohol may not be shipped directly to individuals in the state, however, I've seen several online beer/wine stores, several of which say they cannot ship here and several of which say they can. Possibly someone with a bit more knowledge on such things could enlighten me?

carolinabeerguy

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

I've mentioned here before how we get a very limited selection in Mizzip due to the 5.9% ABV limit and I've been browsing around the net a lot lately on beer related topics/laws/etc and I've become somewhat confused. The state's department of revenue site plainly says alcohol may not be shipped directly to individuals in the state, however, I've seen several online beer/wine stores, several of which say they cannot ship here and several of which say they can. Possibly someone with a bit more knowledge on such things could enlighten me?

It's technically illegal to ship alcohol to an individual in the US. From what I've heard, FedEx asks the least amount of questions. Many people claim they are shipping "yeast samples" if FedEx asks. I would definitely say to avoid USPS. It's basically up to the shipper to decide if they want to take on the risk of shipping alcohol across state lines. I don't think anyone is prosecuting, but some businesses go strictly by the letter of the law.

Yellow Ledbelly

Right, it's a definite no-no to ship USPS. It's just confusing to me that the online stores list the states they are capable of shipping to. It doesn't give the impression that they pick and choose which ones they will and won't ship to but rather that they are legally sound in doing so. Oh well...shipping is expensive but I'll be getting some tasties I otherwise would not be able to sample

FenwayFaithful

Where can I get 3Floyds? They don't distribute around here.

Horos

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

Right, it's a definite no-no to ship USPS. It's just confusing to me that the online stores list the states they are capable of shipping to. It doesn't give the impression that they pick and choose which ones they will and won't ship to but rather that they are legally sound in doing so. Oh well...shipping is expensive but I'll be getting some tasties I otherwise would not be able to sample

Is that how you got the Rogue? I'm in Oregon and haven't seen that one. I like to collect their bottles with the painted on labels.

Last few nights:
Southern Oregon Brewing(SOB) Nice Rack IPA
Caldera Brewing Co. Hopportunity Knocks
Gilgamesh Brewing Lager(this is a beer the non-craft brewing fans would love)

Tonight Eugene City Brewing Triple Jump IPA

Yellow Ledbelly

Horos wrote:

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

Right, it's a definite no-no to ship USPS. It's just confusing to me that the online stores list the states they are capable of shipping to. It doesn't give the impression that they pick and choose which ones they will and won't ship to but rather that they are legally sound in doing so. Oh well...shipping is expensive but I'll be getting some tasties I otherwise would not be able to sample

Is that how you got the Rogue? I'm in Oregon and haven't seen that one. I like to collect their bottles with the painted on labels.

Last few nights:
Southern Oregon Brewing(SOB) Nice Rack IPA
Caldera Brewing Co. Hopportunity Knocks
Gilgamesh Brewing Lager(this is a beer the non-craft brewing fans would love)

Tonight Eugene City Brewing Triple Jump IPA

Rogue shipped through UPS. Ordered directly from their site, which I do not believe is legally sound either. But what the hell do I know obviously

Mamasan23

81 wrote:

picked up a second 4 pack fo the dark truth stout. wow.

Never tried it. What's the ABV?

intodeep

My local Growler store has increased their taps and they currently have the below on tap. Decsions Decisions So many choices but it is so hard to say no to Avery's Maharaja on tap


Amstel Wheat
Allagash White
Palm
Mikkeller Jackie Brown
Cain's Bitter
Brooklyn Lager
Hacker- Pschorr Weisse
Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi
Rogue McRogue Scotch Ale
Southern Tier Krampus
Smuttynose Winter
Avery Maharaja
Widmer Pitch Black IPA
Founders Red's Rye
Bridgeport Dark Rain
Dale's Pale Ale
21st Amendment Bitter American
21st Amendment/Ninkasi Allies Win the War
New Belgium Abbey
New Belgium Belgo
New Belgium Jared's Porter
Abita Andy Gator
Hebrew Genesis
Kona Koko Brown
Old Chub
Abita Rootbeer
Crispin Cider
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan
Lazy Magnolia Jefferson Stout
Victory Storm King Stout
Victory Prima Pils
Duck Rabbit Milk Stout
Murphy's Irish Stout
Highland Thunderstruck Porter
Red Brick Hoplanta
Jailhouse Mugshot IPA
Jailhouse Slammer Wheat
Jailhouse Misdemeanor
Jailhouse Breakout Stout
Terrapin MooHoo
Terrapin Hopsecutioner
O'Dempsey's Big Red
O'Dempsey's Inukshuk IPA
Monday Night Drafty Kilt
Monday Night Eyepatch IPA
Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy
Wild Heaven Invocation
Wild Heaven Eschaton Quad
Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy Winter
Red Hare Long Day Lager
Sweetwater Exodus Porter
Sweetwater IPA
Sweetwater 420
Sweetwater Georgia Brown
Sweetwater Blue

guitar59

intodeep wrote:

My local Growler store has increased their taps and they currently have the below on tap. Decsions Decisions So many choices but it is so hard to say no to Avery's Maharaja on tap


Amstel Wheat
Allagash White
Palm
Mikkeller Jackie Brown
Cain's Bitter
Brooklyn Lager
Hacker- Pschorr Weisse
Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi
Rogue McRogue Scotch Ale
Southern Tier Krampus
Smuttynose Winter
Avery Maharaja
Widmer Pitch Black IPA
Founders Red's Rye
Bridgeport Dark Rain
Dale's Pale Ale
21st Amendment Bitter American
21st Amendment/Ninkasi Allies Win the War
New Belgium Abbey
New Belgium Belgo
New Belgium Jared's Porter
Abita Andy Gator
Hebrew Genesis
Kona Koko Brown
Old Chub
Abita Rootbeer
Crispin Cider
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan
Lazy Magnolia Jefferson Stout
Victory Storm King Stout
Victory Prima Pils
Duck Rabbit Milk Stout
Murphy's Irish Stout
Highland Thunderstruck Porter
Red Brick Hoplanta
Jailhouse Mugshot IPA
Jailhouse Slammer Wheat
Jailhouse Misdemeanor
Jailhouse Breakout Stout
Terrapin MooHoo
Terrapin Hopsecutioner
O'Dempsey's Big Red
O'Dempsey's Inukshuk IPA
Monday Night Drafty Kilt
Monday Night Eyepatch IPA
Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy
Wild Heaven Invocation
Wild Heaven Eschaton Quad
Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy Winter
Red Hare Long Day Lager
Sweetwater Exodus Porter
Sweetwater IPA
Sweetwater 420
Sweetwater Georgia Brown
Sweetwater Blue

Wow! A growler store...does this mean you can go in with a jug and leave with a different draft to drink that night? We have nothing like that in Alberta (Canada sucks sometimes!) There is on brewpub in Banff that will fill up a growler, and I know of some places in Vancouver that fill growlers with their own brews, but I don't even know if it would be legal to do such a set up here. If it was I think I would quit my current line of work and run a Growler Store.

Cliffy6745

Just picked up a case of Ruthless Rye