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  • RFTC
    RFTC Posts: 723
    adam42381 wrote:
    Drinking this bad boy right now. My first Fantôme saison and it doesn't dissapoint.

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    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.
    San Diego Sports Arena - Oct 25, 2000
    MGM Grand - Jul 6, 2006
    Cox Arena - Jul 7, 2006
    New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - May 1, 2010
    Alpine Valley Music Theater - Sep 3-4 2011
    Made In America, Philly - Sep 2, 2012
    EV, Houston - Nov 12-13, 2012
    Dallas-November 2013
    OKC-November 2013
    ACL 2-October 2014
    Fenway Night 1, August 2016
    Wrigley, Night 1 August 2018
    Fort Worth, Night 1 September 2023
    Fort Worth, Night 2 September 2023
    Austin, Night 1 September 2023
    Austin, Night 2 September 2023
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    RFTC wrote:
    one of the best if not THE best saison.
    It's the best saison I've ever tried.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    picked up the hoptimum....better be good.
    81 is now off the air

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  • RFTC
    RFTC Posts: 723
    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.
    San Diego Sports Arena - Oct 25, 2000
    MGM Grand - Jul 6, 2006
    Cox Arena - Jul 7, 2006
    New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - May 1, 2010
    Alpine Valley Music Theater - Sep 3-4 2011
    Made In America, Philly - Sep 2, 2012
    EV, Houston - Nov 12-13, 2012
    Dallas-November 2013
    OKC-November 2013
    ACL 2-October 2014
    Fenway Night 1, August 2016
    Wrigley, Night 1 August 2018
    Fort Worth, Night 1 September 2023
    Fort Worth, Night 2 September 2023
    Austin, Night 1 September 2023
    Austin, Night 2 September 2023
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    81 wrote:
    picked up the hoptimum....better be good.
    I really liked it actually. But Headdy Topper was better.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    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.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • RFTC
    RFTC Posts: 723
    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.
    San Diego Sports Arena - Oct 25, 2000
    MGM Grand - Jul 6, 2006
    Cox Arena - Jul 7, 2006
    New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - May 1, 2010
    Alpine Valley Music Theater - Sep 3-4 2011
    Made In America, Philly - Sep 2, 2012
    EV, Houston - Nov 12-13, 2012
    Dallas-November 2013
    OKC-November 2013
    ACL 2-October 2014
    Fenway Night 1, August 2016
    Wrigley, Night 1 August 2018
    Fort Worth, Night 1 September 2023
    Fort Worth, Night 2 September 2023
    Austin, Night 1 September 2023
    Austin, Night 2 September 2023
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Mr hoppy was prettu damn smooth
    81 is now off the air

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  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,519
    adam42381 wrote:
    RFTC wrote:
    adam42381 wrote:
    Picked these up at Total Wine yesterday.

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    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. :cry: Have to buy more. :D
    #FHP
  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,519
    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.
    #FHP
  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,519
    81 wrote:
    picked up the hoptimum....better be good.
    One of the few beers over the last few months I've bought more than once. Several times actually.
    #FHP
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,022
    I posted this in another thread but it has to be mentioned here. Got 10 bottles of DFH 120 IPAD the last few weeks and got 8 left :D. Got 11 750ml various DFHs in my basement too, with 7 being aged and 4 to drink soon 8-).
    severed hand thirteen
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
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  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    Finally had the Saison du Buff from Stone/Dogfish/Victory, sadly I didn't enjoy it that much...I listened to a guy at the brewery recommend it, and man it was a dissapointment...
    That being said, I had a fresh Smoked Porter w/ Chipotle Peppers and it was delish!
    The 10th Anny Ruination is sublime and I'll be filling my ample belly and a growler of it next Tuesday!
    Finally had a Pliny the Elder (Stone serves it) and it is worth the hype. What a tasty bevvy...
    PROST!
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    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    81 wrote:
    picked up the hoptimum....better be good.
    It does not disappoint. It may not be the balanced masterpiece that Pliney is, but when you drink Hoptimum, you damn well know you're drinking Hoptimum. Love it. Cheers!

    Today's haul, very excited! Only one bottle per customer allowed, but I schemed for three:
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  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    Wow I clearly don't know how to post pics properly. Any tips? I don't see a FAQ or sticky. I'll delete that image once it gets enough attention to make this post make sense. :D
  • RFTC
    RFTC Posts: 723
    MotoDC wrote:
    Wow I clearly don't know how to post pics properly. Any tips? I don't see a FAQ or sticky. I'll delete that image once it gets enough attention to make this post make sense. :D

    your not the only one, i fkn gave up 3 years ago.
    San Diego Sports Arena - Oct 25, 2000
    MGM Grand - Jul 6, 2006
    Cox Arena - Jul 7, 2006
    New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - May 1, 2010
    Alpine Valley Music Theater - Sep 3-4 2011
    Made In America, Philly - Sep 2, 2012
    EV, Houston - Nov 12-13, 2012
    Dallas-November 2013
    OKC-November 2013
    ACL 2-October 2014
    Fenway Night 1, August 2016
    Wrigley, Night 1 August 2018
    Fort Worth, Night 1 September 2023
    Fort Worth, Night 2 September 2023
    Austin, Night 1 September 2023
    Austin, Night 2 September 2023
  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    MotoDC wrote:
    Wow I clearly don't know how to post pics properly. Any tips? I don't see a FAQ or sticky. I'll delete that image once it gets enough attention to make this post make sense. :D
    Weird, the image seems to have resized in the night. When I first posted (the image of Ruination 10th Anniv, a couple posts above), it was super tall and skinny. Took up half the scrolling height of the thread page. Now it has resized to what I was going for -- smaller and lower-res.
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Grabbed a 10th Anny Ruination and the reg Ruination because I've never had it before. Also, one more 120 IPA and a Founders Devil Dancer. Should I bother grabbing another 10th? It was only $1 more than the regular. $33 for 4 beers! I could have bought 60 MIller Lites for that. Sometimes I think spending that much is a little crazy but "It's so good when it hits your lips."
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    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 a large set of shelves in my garage that is packed to the gills with one each of every different kind of beer we've had since last summer...almost out of room. I keep the bomber size bottles on top of my fridge usually but that's about to change because there's no more room to stuff one. This was my friend's idea and somehow now it's all my clutter.....I keep thinking...one day i'm going to have to get rid of all this shit...but people who come to the house always enjoy digging around the shelves
    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
  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 496
    Yeah that's way too much clutter for me. I say recycle the glass and keep the memories.
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