The Craft Beer Thread....

intodeep

so mikkeller is not a "craft" beer but it is a good beer.

There are so many hoppy options by them. Anyone have any suggestions of which to try?

Yellow Ledbelly

I've not had any of theirs but my recommendation is always...TRY ALL OF THEM!

mfc2006

gonna pick up some tasty beers in a little bit.

Jearlpam0925

My best bud is having a baby sometime this weekend. Well, he's not; his wife is. Think I'm gonna stop by the Whole Foods and get her some flowers and him a nice bottle of Curieux(sp?).

helplessdancer

brewed in small batches
real wild blueberry beer
yum

shep

Was out to my local craft bar last night for darts and a couple of glasses... got to try:

Clown Shoes - Hoppy Feet
Santa Fe - State Pen Porter
Real Ale - Hans' Pils
Smaltz - Coney Island Mermaid Pilsner

Really enjoyed the State Pen Porter... have had a thing for porters lately. Been trying to stay away from the super heavy IPAs the last little while cause it's just so damn hot here in Texas and sipping them 1/2 warm just doesn't go with the season . The Hans' Pils was tasty as well, if I catch it next time I'm in specs and it's still on the shelves I'll pick up a sixer.

Also tried the DFH Festina Peach and Sam Adams Latitude 48 IPA... wasn't a big fan of the Festina, but I'm not much of a wheat guy...

I was in my local specs there yesterday and was super-surprised to find Burton Baton on the shelf.... Hasn't been any DFH coming around in a long time, and then this great IPA... only problem was a 4-pack was $17. I picked up 1.... put two bottles in the cupboard to try and two in the beer-aging fridge.... I'm pretty much outta space in there! :fp:

FenwayFaithful

Last night was pretty good:
Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin Ale
Pyramid Apricot Ale
DFH 90 minute IPA

Yellow Ledbelly

Celebrated Mizzip Beer Day with a trip to the store yesterday morning and a Torpedo for the first round of celebration. Last night we tried the new Lazy Magnolia Timber Beast Rye IPA (8%!!!!!) and it was delicious. I'm not sure if it is as good as Ruthless Rye but it's right up there I think...or maybe I was just so excited.
Picked up several Abita offering previously unavailable here as well and the store will be getting a ton of new stuff today with even more expected by the end of the week. Good times.

The cool thing was that Abita and Yazoo loaded up for midnight runs into the state Saturday night because the beer wasn't even allowed to be within the state borders until after midnight. and lazy magnolia had a midnight bottling run on the Timber Beast....great work in getting as much new stuff in the stores as possible on the day the law changed

adam42381

intodeep wrote:

so mikkeller is not a "craft" beer but it is a good beer.

There are so many hoppy options by them. Anyone have any suggestions of which to try?

I'd say Mikkeller definitely makes craft beer despite not having a brewery.

strilo

Go Beavers wrote:

strilo wrote:

This weekend is the Organic Beer Fest in Portland. I've never been, but am hoping to go.

If you go, give us a review of your faves.

I did do a few RateBeer ratings and reviews...

Laht Neppur Strawberry Cream- Rating: 4.3 "Nice refreshing nose, smooth and sweet. This beer is drinkable and nice. Good for summer"

Uncommon Brewers Siamese Twin Ale- Rating: 5 "Very smooth and drinkable, especially for an 8.5% ABV beer. Rich tasting and perfect for cool cloudy days."

Eel River Acai Berry Wheat- Rating: 3.6 "Nice berry flavor, a bit weak on the wheat side. Has an aftertaste that reminds me of Captain Crunch with berries."

Mt. Emily Ale House Heifer-Weizen- Rating: 4.7 "Excellent Bavarian style Hefeweissbier. Low carbonation and smooth drinking."

Yellow Ledbelly

Had Abita's Save Our Shore pilsner Tuesday evening which was pretty nice and at a good price, I'd pick it up on a fairly regular basis.
Last night – this may or may not be craft – had Mons (canada) Abbey Blonde...not a big fan of the style at all but it was probably the most flavorful I've had...B+ We've got two more Mons beers to try....one a Dubbel and I don't remember what the other one is
Planning on another trip to the store in the next couple days for new to here high gravity beers from Tallgrass, Tommyknocker, Rogue and Red Brick

I'm really really loving the Lazy Magnolia Timber Beast but now am wishing i'd bought a couple more 4packs...I got three....because there has been a huge run on it...gonna be hard to find for a little bit I guess. But it's definitely a keeper

adam42381

Just got these today via trade from a member on BeerAdvocate. Russian River Pliny the Elder (2X), Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Bean, The Lost Abbey & New Belgium Mo Betta Bretta, The Lost Abbey Red Poppy, Russian River Beatification and Founders KBS '11.

adam42381

Holy shit, this stuff is good. You guys who live in their distribution area are some lucky bastards.

Go Beavers

adam42381 wrote:

Holy shit, this stuff is good. You guys who live in their distribution area are some lucky bastards.

The Holy Grail. A place in town had a keg a few weeks ago and sold $10 10oz. tasters for charity.

Horos

First trip to the store in over a month.

Had to cut back on the beer budget.


There's: Ninkasi Radiant Red Ale, Nuptial Cream Ale, and Maiden the Shade Summer Ale. A 10th Anniversary Stone Ruination IPA, Elysian Wasteland Elderflower Saison the 6th beer of the apocalypse and a couple of DFH Saison du Buff.

Jnich2424

adam42381 wrote:

Just got these today via trade from a member on BeerAdvocate. Russian River Pliny the Elder (2X), Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Bean, The Lost Abbey & New Belgium Mo Betta Bretta, The Lost Abbey Red Poppy, Russian River Beatification and Founders KBS '11.

:drool: I have someone who is sending me a bottle of Pliny when I get back home in December

Cliffy6745

I have to get my hands on a bottle of Pilney. Have a buddy who has talked it up so much. I try to keep my expectations at bay.

adam42381

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I have to get my hands on a bottle of Pilney. Have a buddy who has talked it up so much. I try to keep my expectations at bay.

It was excellent. I still preferred last year's Hopslam (this year's was too boozy, IMO).

adam42381

Picked these up at Total Wine yesterday.

strilo

Sometimes I think we should have this thread renamed to the IPA Thread.

shep

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I have to get my hands on a bottle of Pilney. Have a buddy who has talked it up so much. I try to keep my expectations at bay.

it's kind of hard to do that when the beer takes the crown as best beer in america for the 4th year in a row according to the AHA...

I've never got to try it either... Russian River does not do business in the state of TX ... like so many other breweries who don't deal with the backwards policies of the TABC.... Anyone wants to hook me up I'll make it worth your time...

Did manage to get a bottle of 75 minute IPA there yesterday... I know I'm late to that boat, but can't wait to try it... I've been off work since Tuesday, got a try a pile of different beers:

Brackenridge - Summerbright
Live Oak - Big Bark
Brooklyn - Summer Ale
Avery - Salvation
Red Hook - ESB

I know there's more... i just can't remember 'em all... problem is I try not to judge a beer until I've had at least 2 glasses (or 2 bottles, depending on the size of the bottle), so I don't log them in my BA reviews....

State of Love is a Must

Question for you Stone fans...

I've got a complete set of the Vertical Epic Ale series. Obviously, we're only five months away from being able to enjoy these brews. A buddy and I have been discussing whether or not it's worth it to keep the set or sell 'em.

While I've thoroughly enjoyed a bottle of each through the years (except the first one), I've seen 02-02-02 go for as much as $600 bones on the 'bay. The complete set for about $300 more.

I've suggested selling the first bottle, enjoying the other 10, and having cash in my pocket. My buddy says I'm crazy, and that it's worth the experience after holding on to it for over a decade. The way I look at it, five-and-a-half bottles each, and we will quickly forget what 02-02-02 even tasted like! Anyone have thoughts on the matter?

shep

got my June shipment of beer from the "Rare Beer Club" yesterday... looks tasty... I can't remember the names now, but I'll snap a pic of the two bottles when I get home and post it for everyone to "oooh" and "aaaaahhhh" enviously

Horos

State of Love is a Must wrote:

Question for you Stone fans...

I've got a complete set of the Vertical Epic Ale series. Obviously, we're only five months away from being able to enjoy these brews. A buddy and I have been discussing whether or not it's worth it to keep the set or sell 'em.

While I've thoroughly enjoyed a bottle of each through the years (except the first one), I've seen 02-02-02 go for as much as $600 bones on the 'bay. The complete set for about $300 more.

I've suggested selling the first bottle, enjoying the other 10, and having cash in my pocket. My buddy says I'm crazy, and that it's worth the experience after holding on to it for over a decade. The way I look at it, five-and-a-half bottles each, and we will quickly forget what 02-02-02 even tasted like! Anyone have thoughts on the matter?

Pretty nice having the whole set. Would be hard for me not to sell them especially if you've tasted them already. Then again if you've been waiting to party with them all these years.

adam42381

State of Love is a Must wrote:

Question for you Stone fans...

I've got a complete set of the Vertical Epic Ale series. Obviously, we're only five months away from being able to enjoy these brews. A buddy and I have been discussing whether or not it's worth it to keep the set or sell 'em.

While I've thoroughly enjoyed a bottle of each through the years (except the first one), I've seen 02-02-02 go for as much as $600 bones on the 'bay. The complete set for about $300 more.

I've suggested selling the first bottle, enjoying the other 10, and having cash in my pocket. My buddy says I'm crazy, and that it's worth the experience after holding on to it for over a decade. The way I look at it, five-and-a-half bottles each, and we will quickly forget what 02-02-02 even tasted like! Anyone have thoughts on the matter?

That's a tough one. On the one hand, you had the patience to keep them all without drinking them. On the other hand, that's a lot of cash. Personally, I'd either sell them all or trade for some ridiculously rare beers. If you sold the first bottle, it kind of defeats the purpose of doing the vertical in the first place.

adam42381

Had Cigar City's Cucumber Saison last night. It was very different and worth trying, but I couldn't finish my second glass. The cucumber flavor was just too much to polish off a 750ml bottle by myself.

dcfaithful

adam42381 wrote:

Had Cigar City's Cucumber Saison last night. It was very different and worth trying, but I couldn't finish my second glass. The cucumber flavor was just too much to polish off a 750ml bottle by myself.

A cucumber beer? :think:

youngster

Picked up a 6-pack of Troegs Perpetual IPA.

adam42381

dcfaithful wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

Had Cigar City's Cucumber Saison last night. It was very different and worth trying, but I couldn't finish my second glass. The cucumber flavor was just too much to polish off a 750ml bottle by myself.

A cucumber beer? :think:

Yep.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17981/73070/

adam42381

Tonight, I'm watching the MLB All Star Game and drinking an Oskar Blues Deviant Dale's. Good stuff.