Oh what a wonderful thread I've discovered. I need to venture out of AMT more often.
Shep, would love to hear more thoughts on Immort Ale. I'm hoping it ages into something more palatable, but so far it just takes like bottled campfire to me. The smokiness overpowers everything else. My wife went a step further and said it tastes like bandaids. As a huge DFH fan, I hate to admit it, but I tend to agree with her. I defy you to drink another one without tasting band aids now that I've put the thought in your head. Desperately hoping a few months in my beer closet will allow some of the other complexities to breakthrough the campfire shield...
As for 120min, I came across a random wine store in the metro DC area that had a shelf full of it. I don't think the owner was a beer guy b/c he was willing to sell me as much as I wanted for under $10/bottle (not much under, mind you, but anything under $10 is a deal for 120). I had one as soon as I got home and plan to store the rest to see how it ages. I like it, don't get me wrong, but at this point the sweetness of the residual sugars overtakes the hops on my tongue, which is not what I'm looking for in an uber-DIPA. Curious to see how aging treats it, since for an 18% abv beer, the alcohol is already very balanced.
edit: for DFH hops, I can't recommend Burton Baton enough. 90min was my first DIPA and so will always have a special place in my heart, but BB in my opinion is a more well-rounded, balanced beer.
Had The Reverend by Avery Brewing last night... good stuff. It's a Quad, in typical quad fashion, and packs a good punch at 10% ABV... not overwhelming fruity, which is nice. Very pretty dark red color when I held it up to the light...
Then we went out for Mexican... and into the wash of Mexican beers... I had a Negro Modelo, Pacifico, and Corona (of course bottles only, no taps)... and I could of sworn they were all the same beer... My week in Mexico next month is going to a boring experience for the beer palate :(
After that, was at a bar and a had a glass of Sympathy for the Lager on tap by Karabach (previously had cans).... I am really starting to enjoy this brewery (it's a new start up on the edge of Houston)... if you can get a glass, I'd recommend a taste...
Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
We spent yesterday at Dark Horse Brewing Co. in Marshall, MI. Great beers and food. Crooked Tree IPA is fantastic!!!
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Picked up Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale today.
I've had a bottle in the fridge for 6 months or so. I haven't been motivated to try it yet after hearing some bad things about it. I really need to crack it open and see for myself.
Picked up Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale today.
I've had a bottle in the fridge for 6 months or so. I haven't been motivated to try it yet after hearing some bad things about it. I really need to crack it open and see for myself.
I didn't get around to it this weekend, I think I have to be in the right mood to try it. Also the guy at the store said he's been told its one to share and not drink all myself.
Picked up Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale today.
I've had a bottle in the fridge for 6 months or so. I haven't been motivated to try it yet after hearing some bad things about it. I really need to crack it open and see for myself.
I didn't get around to it this weekend, I think I have to be in the right mood to try it. Also the guy at the store said he's been told its one to share and not drink all myself.
He told you right...one glass will be enough for sure
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Then we went out for Mexican... and into the wash of Mexican beers... I had a Negro Modelo, Pacifico, and Corona (of course bottles only, no taps)... and I could of sworn they were all the same beer... My week in Mexico next month is going to a boring experience for the beer palate :(
I was in Mexico back in January. I tried a bunch of different beers. The only ones I found that were worth actually seeking out where Bohemia which was a pretty good pilsner that actually had some hops to it:
I've just placed an order for
Alaskan Amber 6pack
Big Sky Moose Drool 6pack
Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale 6 pack
2 bombers of Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale from Stone
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
The bill to raise Mizzip's ABV limits to a shade over 10% is officially done with all the committees and bullshit and is one to the guv'na's desk. We should be enjoying some higher quality stuff (lots of it too) around the first of July.
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Headed to Seattle then Oregon coast for a holiday in April. Can any westcoasters recommend some places in either of those areas to buy some craft beer? I'll have my 1 yr old son with me so pubs/on tap isnt really an option but I'm hoping there are some good shops people can point me to so I can get some bottled goodies. Hope someone can help. Thanks!
Headed to Seattle then Oregon coast for a holiday in April. Can any westcoasters recommend some places in either of those areas to buy some craft beer? I'll have my 1 yr old son with me so pubs/on tap isnt really an option but I'm hoping there are some good shops people can point me to so I can get some bottled goodies. Hope someone can help. Thanks!
If you are near Newport, go to the Rogue Public House. It is a family friendly Taproom. If you are going to Portland, check out Belmont Station. Loads of craft beer there! We have heard Pyramid Brewery in Seattle is family friendly...but haven't checked it out.
Headed to Seattle then Oregon coast for a holiday in April. Can any westcoasters recommend some places in either of those areas to buy some craft beer? I'll have my 1 yr old son with me so pubs/on tap isnt really an option but I'm hoping there are some good shops people can point me to so I can get some bottled goodies. Hope someone can help. Thanks!
If you are near Newport, go to the Rogue Public House. It is a family friendly Taproom. If you are going to Portland, check out Belmont Station. Loads of craft beer there! We have heard Pyramid Brewery in Seattle is family friendly...but haven't checked it out.
Thanks for the suggestions! Will definitely check them out.
I'm also hoping to find bottled Dogfish Head IPA as it is literally impossible to buy in BC. Anyone know if it's readily available in WA?
Then we went out for Mexican... and into the wash of Mexican beers... I had a Negro Modelo, Pacifico, and Corona (of course bottles only, no taps)... and I could of sworn they were all the same beer... My week in Mexico next month is going to a boring experience for the beer palate :(
I was in Mexico back in January. I tried a bunch of different beers. The only ones I found that were worth actually seeking out where Bohemia which was a pretty good pilsner that actually had some hops to it:
Those were the only ones I tried out of like 9 different Mexican beers that actually didn't taste like standard Mexican beer (or worse.
Cool... I'll keep my eyes peeled...
We're staying at an "all-inclusive" in Cancun, so I'm not expecting much selection other than Corona and probably Negro Modelo.... but we'll see how it goes...
I've just placed an order for
Alaskan Amber 6pack
Big Sky Moose Drool 6pack
Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale 6 pack
2 bombers of Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale from Stone
I've had the Moose Drool. Nothing spectacular... worth a try, but I wouldn't go out of my way looking for it.
Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
I've read reviews like yours all the way up to "it's the best beer i've ever had" so I was interested to see how it is.
Similar things about the Alaskan Amber as well.
Also, my drinking buddy and I started a bottle collection last summer...everytime we have a new one we keep a bottle...and we are on a mission to have at least one beer from every state....so with that order we can scratch Montana, Alaska and Hawaii off the list. Problem is we haven't been keeping up with it so the plan is to one day soon sift through the mass of bottles crowded on the shelves in my garage and make a list of states/countries/breweries we've had. Getting every state will become problematic eventually but hell i guess that will be part of the fun of it....we've got a pretty good start though just off the top of my head
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
I've read reviews like yours all the way up to "it's the best beer i've ever had" so I was interested to see how it is.
Similar things about the Alaskan Amber as well.
Also, my drinking buddy and I started a bottle collection last summer...everytime we have a new one we keep a bottle...and we are on a mission to have at least one beer from every state....so with that order we can scratch Montana, Alaska and Hawaii off the list. Problem is we haven't been keeping up with it so the plan is to one day soon sift through the mass of bottles crowded on the shelves in my garage and make a list of states/countries/breweries we've had. Getting every state will become problematic eventually but hell i guess that will be part of the fun of it....we've got a pretty good start though just off the top of my head
I've read reviews like yours all the way up to "it's the best beer i've ever had" so I was interested to see how it is.
Similar things about the Alaskan Amber as well.
Also, my drinking buddy and I started a bottle collection last summer...everytime we have a new one we keep a bottle...and we are on a mission to have at least one beer from every state....so with that order we can scratch Montana, Alaska and Hawaii off the list. Problem is we haven't been keeping up with it so the plan is to one day soon sift through the mass of bottles crowded on the shelves in my garage and make a list of states/countries/breweries we've had. Getting every state will become problematic eventually but hell i guess that will be part of the fun of it....we've got a pretty good start though just off the top of my head
Cool. I see you have lots of Rogue, which I suppose is available all over the place there, and I love Rogue's beers. I've got a good collection of them going myself. The thing I don't understand about Rogue is that they ship beer and I'm unaware of any other brewery that does. The plan is on my next big beer expenditure to order several of the Rogues we don't get around here.
My buddy and I have had mostly crafts and imports but we've also tried all the big-brew swill we come across. Rule is...if we haven't had it...buy it. Thankfully we've just about gotten through all that mess Ain't nothing like an ice cold King Cobra malt liquor to cool you down, I guarantee that
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Actually I started collecting the Rogue years ago because I liked the painted on labels so they are the oldest in the collection. As you can see I have lots of junk in my garage too. Hoping to one day clean it up and make some kind of display to cover the walls with bottles.
Actually I started collecting the Rogue years ago because I liked the painted on labels so they are the oldest in the collection. As you can see I have lots of junk in my garage too. Hoping to one day clean it up and make some kind of display to cover the walls with bottles.
My woman fussed enough until i cleaned mine up last summer. I'd also like to line the walls with shelves suitable for displaying the beers. As it is....i have a big four-shelf thing that's about five feet deep. The bottles are pretty crowded
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
As the NCAA tourney winds down a few buddies and I decided to have a lil beer tournament. We've selected 32 different beers and we're going to blind taste them bracket style until we finally have a clear cut winner. Not all of these are craft beers but this should be fun. We tried to be as diverse as possible. Here's what we picked up:
Ipswitch IPA
Terrapin Hop Karma Brown
CIgar City Jai Alai
Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin
Lagunitas Cappaccino Stout
Thomas Creek Up the Creek
FCB Chocolate Stout
Weyerbacher Old Heathen IMperial Stout
Great Divide Wild Rasberry
Sea Dog Rasberry
BUffalo Bills Orange Blossom Cream Ale
Rogue Mocha Porter
Unibroue Don De Dieu
Great Divide Hades Belgian Ale
Winterbruan
Smuttynose Star Island
Peak Organic Simco Spring Ale
Magic Hat Vinyl Spring Seasonal
Dog Fish Head Tweason Ale
Monty Python's Holy Ail
Widmer Brothers Drifter Pale Ale
Tommyknocker Imperial Nut Brown
Spaten Dunkel
Sierra NEvada Pale Ale
Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot
Billy's Chilies Ale (some sort of hot chili beer) :?
Dog Fish Head Raison D'Etre
Native Lager
Lion IMperial PIlsner
Mammas Little Yella Pils
Primator Double Bock
Lagunitas Maximus
Abita strawberry harvest is wildly popular round here ...my store sold 70 cases in one day...but my buddy found it elsewhere yesterday. Pretty good I guess but didn't live up to the hype. Kinda tasted like Cap'n Crunch to us but it wasnt over the top with strawberry at all...kind of surprised me, pretty good
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Only 8 more Troegs Nugget Nectars left in my stash after tonight.
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Shep, would love to hear more thoughts on Immort Ale. I'm hoping it ages into something more palatable, but so far it just takes like bottled campfire to me. The smokiness overpowers everything else. My wife went a step further and said it tastes like bandaids. As a huge DFH fan, I hate to admit it, but I tend to agree with her. I defy you to drink another one without tasting band aids now that I've put the thought in your head.
As for 120min, I came across a random wine store in the metro DC area that had a shelf full of it. I don't think the owner was a beer guy b/c he was willing to sell me as much as I wanted for under $10/bottle (not much under, mind you, but anything under $10 is a deal for 120). I had one as soon as I got home and plan to store the rest to see how it ages. I like it, don't get me wrong, but at this point the sweetness of the residual sugars overtakes the hops on my tongue, which is not what I'm looking for in an uber-DIPA. Curious to see how aging treats it, since for an 18% abv beer, the alcohol is already very balanced.
edit: for DFH hops, I can't recommend Burton Baton enough. 90min was my first DIPA and so will always have a special place in my heart, but BB in my opinion is a more well-rounded, balanced beer.
Then we went out for Mexican... and into the wash of Mexican beers... I had a Negro Modelo, Pacifico, and Corona (of course bottles only, no taps)... and I could of sworn they were all the same beer... My week in Mexico next month is going to a boring experience for the beer palate :(
After that, was at a bar and a had a glass of Sympathy for the Lager on tap by Karabach (previously had cans).... I am really starting to enjoy this brewery (it's a new start up on the edge of Houston)... if you can get a glass, I'd recommend a taste...
Last night had the 1st beer of the Apocalypse by Elysian already had the 2nd and the 3rd is waiting in the fridge.
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10-16-2014 Detroit
Edit: Really like this one. Split a bottle with my drinking buddy but now he's gone. I'm thinking bottle #2 may go down tonight
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Had the 3rd beer of the Apocaplypse last night. Elysian Fallout Green Cardamom Pale.
Sounds like you had Fire Rock, my favorite of the ones I've tried.
This stuff is all over the area over the past couple months. Hit really quickly. All the stuff is decent, I don't love any of it.
I didn't get around to it this weekend, I think I have to be in the right mood to try it. Also the guy at the store said he's been told its one to share and not drink all myself.
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
I was in Mexico back in January. I tried a bunch of different beers. The only ones I found that were worth actually seeking out where Bohemia which was a pretty good pilsner that actually had some hops to it:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/57/1283/
and León which was a bit of a darker style beer, not as good as Bohemia though.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/75/8332/
Those were the only ones I tried out of like 9 different Mexican beers that actually didn't taste like standard Mexican beer (or worse.
Alaskan Amber 6pack
Big Sky Moose Drool 6pack
Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale 6 pack
2 bombers of Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale from Stone
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Thanks for the suggestions! Will definitely check them out.
I'm also hoping to find bottled Dogfish Head IPA as it is literally impossible to buy in BC. Anyone know if it's readily available in WA?
Cool... I'll keep my eyes peeled...
We're staying at an "all-inclusive" in Cancun, so I'm not expecting much selection other than Corona and probably Negro Modelo.... but we'll see how it goes...
I've had the Moose Drool. Nothing spectacular... worth a try, but I wouldn't go out of my way looking for it.
Similar things about the Alaskan Amber as well.
Also, my drinking buddy and I started a bottle collection last summer...everytime we have a new one we keep a bottle...and we are on a mission to have at least one beer from every state....so with that order we can scratch Montana, Alaska and Hawaii off the list. Problem is we haven't been keeping up with it so the plan is to one day soon sift through the mass of bottles crowded on the shelves in my garage and make a list of states/countries/breweries we've had. Getting every state will become problematic eventually but hell i guess that will be part of the fun of it....we've got a pretty good start though just off the top of my head
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Pix are too big to post here so here's a link to make Facebook album:
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My buddy and I have had mostly crafts and imports but we've also tried all the big-brew swill we come across. Rule is...if we haven't had it...buy it. Thankfully we've just about gotten through all that mess
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Ipswitch IPA
Terrapin Hop Karma Brown
CIgar City Jai Alai
Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin
Lagunitas Cappaccino Stout
Thomas Creek Up the Creek
FCB Chocolate Stout
Weyerbacher Old Heathen IMperial Stout
Great Divide Wild Rasberry
Sea Dog Rasberry
BUffalo Bills Orange Blossom Cream Ale
Rogue Mocha Porter
Unibroue Don De Dieu
Great Divide Hades Belgian Ale
Winterbruan
Smuttynose Star Island
Peak Organic Simco Spring Ale
Magic Hat Vinyl Spring Seasonal
Dog Fish Head Tweason Ale
Monty Python's Holy Ail
Widmer Brothers Drifter Pale Ale
Tommyknocker Imperial Nut Brown
Spaten Dunkel
Sierra NEvada Pale Ale
Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot
Billy's Chilies Ale (some sort of hot chili beer) :?
Dog Fish Head Raison D'Etre
Native Lager
Lion IMperial PIlsner
Mammas Little Yella Pils
Primator Double Bock
Lagunitas Maximus
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Only 8 more Troegs Nugget Nectars left in my stash after tonight.
I think I'm starting to feel the effects of GOUT! WTF! How can I even begin to be a beer lover?!
Any of you guys have problems with this?
I was just headed to buy a mini/half sized fridge just for my brews :(