The Craft Beer Thread....

Yellow Ledbelly

adam42381 wrote:

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/

I'd be very interested in trying that myself but of course no dice around here. But a cucumber beer is kind of like the rogue maple bacon...just too intriguing not to give it a try...the maple bacon wasn't as bad as I feared but could never have finished a bottle solo

shep

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

I'd be very interested in trying that myself but of course no dice around here. But a cucumber beer is kind of like the rogue maple bacon...just too intriguing not to give it a try...the maple bacon wasn't as bad as I feared but could never have finished a bottle solo

The beer is actually one of my "rare beers of the month" for July.... i guess it should be getting delivered sometime soon.... will be interesting I guess... not sure how I feel about the concept of a cucumber beer either...

the June shipment (which only showed up on monday) was Flanders Fred and Zomberhop, both belgians.... they should be interesting to try... hopefully I'll get to crack at least one of them the weekend, although the 75 minute IPA is on deck first...

gonna head back to the beer store this evening and see if I can grab some more Burton Baton... had 2 of them last weekend for the first time, and it was amazing... such a good brew that i must have more...

adam42381

Burton Baton is good stuff.

shep

adam42381 wrote:

Burton Baton is good stuff.

oh man... I got to try it for the first time last week... stupidly i only bought a four pack... I drank two of them and went back to the beer store to get another 4-pack... and it was all gone... ...we don't get a lot of the good stuff from DFH in Texas, and what we do get doesn't last long....

Drinking an Imperial Java Stout from Santa Fe Brewing right now... it is a fantastic brew...

RFTC

adam42381 wrote:

Picked these up at Total Wine yesterday.

jealous of those 120's, need to trade for 1 of those as they never see light of day down in tx. is the 10th anniv ruination exact same recipe of regular ruination? i saw those last week but have not checked out BA.com for any info...

RFTC

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.

that's a damn good haul right there. i had a mini-run on pliney's last year after a trip to RR brewery but no more trips to cali until 2013. i will seek out some RR brews if i make to philly for the MIA festival as i am pretty sure they distribute most of their beers in philly.

i've heard via ba.com that lost abbey is having some QC problems w/their beers, wonder if that is still an issue...

JK_Livin

Picked up 1 Founder's Devil Dancer, 1 DFH 120 and a 12 pack of Dales Pale Ale last night. This portion control of specialty beers is annoying. Now I have to go back today to get one more of each on the way home.

Yellow Ledbelly

RFTC wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

Picked these up at Total Wine yesterday.

jealous of those 120's, need to trade for 1 of those as they never see light of day down in tx. is the 10th anniv ruination exact same recipe of regular ruination? i saw those last week but have not checked out BA.com for any info...

Man Ruination is awesome. I picked up just one bottle when i stocked up in memphis a while back...idiot buddy was settin em up for us and knocked the bottle over...wasted half of it....after i tasted it i think that may have a crime punishable by at least a good, solid ass whippin but he's a rather large dude

We've gotten Rochefort 8, Red Brick Hoplanta and double ipa and lots of other exciting brews at my store down the road but i haven't had the chance to go...my buddy is supposed to be in that neck of the woods tomorrow though so we're going to restock the fridge. There's supposed to be a shipment of Sierra nevada stuff hitting stores today or tomorrow too...will be nice to pick up a 6er of torpedo or bigfoot whenever i get ready to

Horos

I'm going to drink the 10th Anniversary Ruination when I get off work tonight. 10.8%

shep

Horos wrote:

I'm going to drink the 10th Anniversary Ruination when I get off work tonight. 10.8%

Was at the my usual store last night checking with the beer guy, trying to see if he had any more burton baton outback on the stash he could slip me.... no dice.

anyway, he said he was getting his shipment of the 10th anniversary today... told me to stop by after work and he'd have a couple of bottles for me, so gonna do that at 5... excited to try it... probably won't get to it for a week or two yet though... 75 minute is up first, then my "rare beers of the month"... then the 10th anny... damn so many beers to try, too little drinking time... :fp:

JK_Livin

Horos wrote:

I'm going to drink the 10th Anniversary Ruination when I get off work tonight. 10.8%

I just found a total wine near me has 9 left. Only 1 per person again. Ugh!

JK_Livin

I also picked up a sixer of Weyerbacher Last Chance IPA. I'll be back once I sample. I can't drink until Saturday night because of some meds I'm taking.

adam42381

RFTC wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

Picked these up at Total Wine yesterday.

jealous of those 120's, need to trade for 1 of those as they never see light of day down in tx. is the 10th anniv ruination exact same recipe of regular ruination? i saw those last week but have not checked out BA.com for any info...

The 10th Anniversary Ruination is a different recipe. I think it's even more bitter (in a good way) and has more alcohol. I liked it a lot.

MotoDC

adam42381 wrote:

RFTC wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

Picked these up at Total Wine yesterday.

jealous of those 120's, need to trade for 1 of those as they never see light of day down in tx. is the 10th anniv ruination exact same recipe of regular ruination? i saw those last week but have not checked out BA.com for any info...

The 10th Anniversary Ruination is a different recipe. I think it's even more bitter (in a good way) and has more alcohol. I liked it a lot.

Yup, per Stone's website, the 10th Anni brew is basically a more badass version all around than "normal" Ruination (which is anything but normal haha). More hops, more booze, more flavor. Still looking for it in my area. Need to make some calls.

JK_Livin

Does anyone save their bottles? I started to save some but with this craft beer boom, I'm going to run out of room quickly.

adam42381

JK_Livin wrote:

Does anyone save their bottles? I started to save some but with this craft beer boom, I'm going to run out of room quickly.

I recently started saving large format (750ml & 22 oz) bottles and displaying them on top of my kitchen cabinets. Thinking about putting cheap shelving in my garage to do the same once I run out of room in the kitchen.

adam42381

Drinking this bad boy right now. My first Fantôme saison and it doesn't dissapoint.

Go Beavers

adam42381 wrote:

JK_Livin wrote:

Does anyone save their bottles? I started to save some but with this craft beer boom, I'm going to run out of room quickly.

I recently started saving large format (750ml & 22 oz) bottles and displaying them on top of my kitchen cabinets. Thinking about putting cheap shelving in my garage to do the same once I run out of room in the kitchen.

Still single, huh?

I've kept one bottle (Brother Thelonious) and it sits on my amp in "my room".

adam42381

Go Beavers wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

JK_Livin wrote:

Does anyone save their bottles? I started to save some but with this craft beer boom, I'm going to run out of room quickly.

I recently started saving large format (750ml & 22 oz) bottles and displaying them on top of my kitchen cabinets. Thinking about putting cheap shelving in my garage to do the same once I run out of room in the kitchen.

Still single, huh?

I've kept one bottle (Brother Thelonious) and it sits on my amp in "my room".

Nope, the wife is just cool like that.

RFTC

JK_Livin wrote:

Does anyone save their bottles? I started to save some but with this craft beer boom, I'm going to run out of room quickly.

i do, but just for my homebrew, are you talking about saving for like collector stuff?

RFTC

adam42381 wrote:

Drinking this bad boy right now. My first Fantôme saison and it doesn't dissapoint.

one of the best if not THE best saison. side note, i am brewing a west coast saison right this moment. will be ready late august for a late summer/early fall gulper.

adam42381

RFTC wrote:

one of the best if not THE best saison.

It's the best saison I've ever tried.

81

picked up the hoptimum....better be good.

RFTC

81 wrote:

picked up the hoptimum....better be good.

umm, good luck w/that. i am a hophead and hoptimum was over the top for me.

i tried a single 3 different times and each one was ok, but i'd rather have a $3.99 750ml hopstoopid any day of the week.

FenwayFaithful

81 wrote:

picked up the hoptimum....better be good.

I really liked it actually. But Headdy Topper was better.

adam42381

RFTC wrote:

81 wrote:

picked up the hoptimum....better be good.

umm, good luck w/that. i am a hophead and hoptimum was over the top for me.

i tried a single 3 different times and each one was ok, but i'd rather have a $3.99 750ml hopstoopid any day of the week.

That's a great price. I've never seen a 750ml bottle of any beer for $3.99.

RFTC

adam42381 wrote:

RFTC wrote:

81 wrote:

picked up the hoptimum....better be good.

umm, good luck w/that. i am a hophead and hoptimum was over the top for me.

i tried a single 3 different times and each one was ok, but i'd rather have a $3.99 750ml hopstoopid any day of the week.

That's a great price. I've never seen a 750ml bottle of any beer for $3.99.

edit, $4.29 at specs (cash only), deal o' century for hops goodness.

i take that back, deal o' century would be $1 Pliny's and/or Hopslams by the fkn bucket before a pj gig.

81

Mr hoppy was prettu damn smooth

Horos

adam42381 wrote:

RFTC wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

Picked these up at Total Wine yesterday.

jealous of those 120's, need to trade for 1 of those as they never see light of day down in tx. is the 10th anniv ruination exact same recipe of regular ruination? i saw those last week but have not checked out BA.com for any info...

The 10th Anniversary Ruination is a different recipe. I think it's even more bitter (in a good way) and has more alcohol. I liked it a lot.

Drinking mine now and down to the last 4-5 oz. Have to buy more.

Horos

JK_Livin wrote:

Does anyone save their bottles? I started to save some but with this craft beer boom, I'm going to run out of room quickly.

I have more than 100 I collected over the last 6 months. I had them around my garage but have packed them in boxes. Originally I just collected the painted labels but a lot of the beers I'm buying are limited. One day I hope to wallpaper with them.