Goddamn, i wish I could find more CC brews up here in Jax...i can only find Jai Alia (one of my favorites, mind you) Madura Brown, and that Cucumber Saison or whatever it is they do.
We're lucky down here in Fort Myers. Despite being 2 hours from Cigar City in Tampa, Total Wine gets pretty much everything from Cigar City that hits distribution with only a few exceptions.
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
Goddamn, i wish I could find more CC brews up here in Jax...i can only find Jai Alia (one of my favorites, mind you) Madura Brown, and that Cucumber Saison or whatever it is they do.
We're lucky down here in Fort Myers. Despite being 2 hours from Cigar City in Tampa, Total Wine gets pretty much everything from Cigar City that hits distribution with only a few exceptions.
So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...
Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?
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.
So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...
Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?
I would recommend going to Cigar City first. Their tasting room is fantastic and they always have a decent bottle selection. A block or so away from the brewery are Total Wine and Whole Foods, both of which have very good beer selections. I'm not sure about any other bottle shops, but the bar staff at Cigar City should be able to give you recommendations.
Here's a link to their 2013 release calendar. They do one off batches constantly, but the calendar will give you an idea of what they should have when you're there.
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...
Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?
I would recommend going to Cigar City first. Their tasting room is fantastic and they always have a decent bottle selection. A block or so away from the brewery are Total Wine and Whole Foods, both of which have very good beer selections. I'm not sure about any other bottle shops, but the bar staff at Cigar City should be able to give you recommendations.
Here's a link to their 2013 release calendar. They do one off batches constantly, but the calendar will give you an idea of what they should have when you're there.
I guess my question is: what would you recommend? We're actually staying on St. Pete's Beach, and the wedding is there as well, so I don't think I'm going to have a lot of time for sampling....
We get there late Wednesday night... Thursday is the wedding, Friday is the "after party" for the wedding (i.e. all the guests are invited to join them at the beach house they have rented)... I'm hoping I might be allowed to go out and search some of the local shops to find a beer I want to drink instead of whatever they're stocking for the party... so saturday is really my only day to explore... might try to hit up the tasting room if we have the time... doubt it though... the girlfriend is probably going to want to spend every waking moment on the beach.... :(
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.
That 3 Floyd's Permanent Funeral is excellent. Consensus said it was basically imperial Zombie Dust. It hit distro a bit around Chicagoland, so scoop that up.
Any Chicagoland craft beer lovers, I would like to invite you to Niche Restaurant on 3rd Street in Geneva on Wednesday May 22nd. There is a bottle share there every Wednesday night (not the 15th due to private party). You can check out their website for additional details. Basically, you bring a 22 oz bomber or 750 mL bottle to share. Sometimes we're sampling new releases like Permanent Funeral, Doom, Perennial's beers, etc. Other times folks open up their cellars with CW Fifteen, King Henry, and others. Lots of times there are beers that we can't get here in Chicagoland as well. 7PM is a pretty typical start time. It can go well past 10PM depending on the group/beers. I expect the 22nd to be fairly decent given it is Chicago Craft Beer Week. It's fine dining there. The food is great. Jeans are still fine for the bottle share though. 1/2 price drafts and bombers on Wednesdays too. Hope to meet some fellow PJ/craft beer lovers.
Oct 00 - East Troy aka The Ice Bowl
Apr 03 - Champaign
Jun 03 - East Troy
May 06 - Chicago
Jun 06 - Summerfest 1 & 2
Aug 09 - Chicago 1 & 2
May 10 - Noblesville
Sept 11 - PJ20 1 & 2
July 13 - Wrigley
Oct 13 - Pittsburgh
Oct 14 - Moline & Milwaukee
Aug 16 - Wrigley 1 & 2
So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...
Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?
I would recommend going to Cigar City first. Their tasting room is fantastic and they always have a decent bottle selection. A block or so away from the brewery are Total Wine and Whole Foods, both of which have very good beer selections. I'm not sure about any other bottle shops, but the bar staff at Cigar City should be able to give you recommendations.
Here's a link to their 2013 release calendar. They do one off batches constantly, but the calendar will give you an idea of what they should have when you're there.
I guess my question is: what would you recommend? We're actually staying on St. Pete's Beach, and the wedding is there as well, so I don't think I'm going to have a lot of time for sampling....
We get there late Wednesday night... Thursday is the wedding, Friday is the "after party" for the wedding (i.e. all the guests are invited to join them at the beach house they have rented)... I'm hoping I might be allowed to go out and search some of the local shops to find a beer I want to drink instead of whatever they're stocking for the party... so saturday is really my only day to explore... might try to hit up the tasting room if we have the time... doubt it though... the girlfriend is probably going to want to spend every waking moment on the beach.... :(
It really depends on the styles you like. Cigar City makes a ton of good beer and honestly it's hard to go wrong with anything you find. Here's a list of their beers sorted by the most popular/most reviewed on BeerAdvocate:
If you let me know the styles you like I can try to make some recommendations. My personal favorites from their normal bottling line include Tocobaga Red, White Oak Jai Alai IPA and Jose Marti Porter.
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
That 3 Floyd's Permanent Funeral is excellent. Consensus said it was basically imperial Zombie Dust. It hit distro a bit around Chicagoland, so scoop that up.
Any Chicagoland craft beer lovers, I would like to invite you to Niche Restaurant on 3rd Street in Geneva on Wednesday May 22nd. There is a bottle share there every Wednesday night (not the 15th due to private party). You can check out their website for additional details. Basically, you bring a 22 oz bomber or 750 mL bottle to share. Sometimes we're sampling new releases like Permanent Funeral, Doom, Perennial's beers, etc. Other times folks open up their cellars with CW Fifteen, King Henry, and others. Lots of times there are beers that we can't get here in Chicagoland as well. 7PM is a pretty typical start time. It can go well past 10PM depending on the group/beers. I expect the 22nd to be fairly decent given it is Chicago Craft Beer Week. It's fine dining there. The food is great. Jeans are still fine for the bottle share though. 1/2 price drafts and bombers on Wednesdays too. Hope to meet some fellow PJ/craft beer lovers.
I would agree on the Permanent Funeral. Outstanding.
WI '98, WI '99 (EV), WI '00, Chgo '00, MO '00, Champaign '03, Chgo '03, WI '03, IN '03, MI '04, Chgo '06:N1 & 2, WI '06, Chgo '07, Chgo '08 (EV:N1), Chgo '09:N1 & 2, Chgo '11 (EV:N1), WI '11:N1 & 2, Philly '12, Wrigley '13, Pitt '13, Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2
That 3 Floyd's Permanent Funeral is excellent. Consensus said it was basically imperial Zombie Dust. It hit distro a bit around Chicagoland, so scoop that up.
I would agree on the Permanent Funeral. Outstanding.
I'll have to try and find this Permanent Funeral.
0
Options
81
Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
never realized until today that gumball was a wheat beer. i did not make the purchase. almost tried the other special 22oz, but it was lunch time
I read a review in the local paper of a bar in town. They said they have 12 beers on tap. Everything from Leinenkuegels to Bud Light. Wow, what a vast array of beers...
It really depends on the styles you like. Cigar City makes a ton of good beer and honestly it's hard to go wrong with anything you find. Here's a list of their beers sorted by the most popular/most reviewed on BeerAdvocate:
If you let me know the styles you like I can try to make some recommendations. My personal favorites from their normal bottling line include Tocobaga Red, White Oak Jai Alai IPA and Jose Marti Porter.
My favorite's for drinkability are Pale ale's, love IPA's - be it black, belgian, regular, imperial, or DIPA's - but I've been consuming a shit-ton of bourbon barrel aged stouts and porters lately when I beer geek out :ugeek: . Also a number of quad's and trippels... Enjoy regular stouts and porters as well.
There's not really a lot of stuff I don't like... not a big fan of wheats... and I tend to stay away from Saison's... I do like certain ones in the style, but I find when I have something I don't like, i really dislike it and normally don't finish the glass/bottle, so I tend not to risk 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.
Had a bottle of 3 Floyd's dark lord last night. How anyone drinks this stuff and enjoys it is beyond me. Can only be described as a mix of coffee and motor oil....
Had a bottle of 3 Floyd's dark lord last night. How anyone drinks this stuff and enjoys it is beyond me. Can only be described as a mix of coffee and motor oil....
Do you typically like Imperial Stouts?
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
It really depends on the styles you like. Cigar City makes a ton of good beer and honestly it's hard to go wrong with anything you find. Here's a list of their beers sorted by the most popular/most reviewed on BeerAdvocate:
If you let me know the styles you like I can try to make some recommendations. My personal favorites from their normal bottling line include Tocobaga Red, White Oak Jai Alai IPA and Jose Marti Porter.
My favorite's for drinkability are Pale ale's, love IPA's - be it black, belgian, regular, imperial, or DIPA's - but I've been consuming a shit-ton of bourbon barrel aged stouts and porters lately when I beer geek out :ugeek: . Also a number of quad's and trippels... Enjoy regular stouts and porters as well.
There's not really a lot of stuff I don't like... not a big fan of wheats... and I tend to stay away from Saison's... I do like certain ones in the style, but I find when I have something I don't like, i really dislike it and normally don't finish the glass/bottle, so I tend not to risk it...
Cigar City definitely makes a lot of great beers in the styles you like. Honestly, I'd recommend just getting whatever you see from them. The only ones from their standard line that I wouldn't necessarily recommend highly (not that they're not good) are Maduro, Hotter Than Helles and Florida Cracker.
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
DFH 120. I'll be honest, I didn't like this as much as some others. It was supposed to be the best. Green Flash West Coast fresh is a better IPA.
Comparing DFH 120 to a standard IPA isn't a fair comparison at all. 120 is a huge double IPA that clocks in at 18% ABV. Green Flash West Coast is a highly regarded IPA that comes in at 7.4% ABV. FWIW, West Coast actually gets better reviews than DFH 120.
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
DFH 120. I'll be honest, I didn't like this as much as some others. It was supposed to be the best. Green Flash West Coast fresh is a better IPA.
I absolutely love it when people are honest about beer. Let me tell you, Tenzing - it is absolutely ok to be underwhelmed by Dogfish 120. As a "hophead" myself, whenever I hear someone say this is the best double IPA out there it makes me think of 2 things:
1) they haven't had many DIPA's - and/or-
2) they are major barleywine lovers.
This beer is a hop filled barleywine at best.
Everybody's palette is different, so each person has their own likes and dislikes. That being said - in my opinion - while Dogfish 120 is a bold, sweet and intense beer drinking experience, it is a one bottle and move on to the next beer-kind of beer. Certainly not the "holy grails" of IPA's as some say.
Pour me a Green Flash Palatte Wrecker over Dogfish 120 any day of the week!
Prost!
I bought some Sam Adams Alpine Spring and its got to be one of the best beers I've ever had. You could drink 10 of them in the blink of an eye and not even know it. Too bad it's seasonal!!
Had a bottle of 3 Floyd's dark lord last night. How anyone drinks this stuff and enjoys it is beyond me. Can only be described as a mix of coffee and motor oil....
You bite your tongue!!!!! :shock:
WI '98, WI '99 (EV), WI '00, Chgo '00, MO '00, Champaign '03, Chgo '03, WI '03, IN '03, MI '04, Chgo '06:N1 & 2, WI '06, Chgo '07, Chgo '08 (EV:N1), Chgo '09:N1 & 2, Chgo '11 (EV:N1), WI '11:N1 & 2, Philly '12, Wrigley '13, Pitt '13, Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2
I bought some Sam Adams Alpine Spring and its got to be one of the best beers I've ever had. You could drink 10 of them in the blink of an eye and not even know it. Too bad it's seasonal!!
Sam Adams Alpine Spring, one of the best beers out right now. Seasonal though, sucks!!
Two out of three posts in here. You're really pushing that slightly above average beer, huh?
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
I bought some Sam Adams Alpine Spring and its got to be one of the best beers I've ever had. You could drink 10 of them in the blink of an eye and not even know it. Too bad it's seasonal!!
Comments
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...
Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?
Here's a link to their 2013 release calendar. They do one off batches constantly, but the calendar will give you an idea of what they should have when you're there.
http://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/index.p ... &Itemid=37
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
I guess my question is: what would you recommend? We're actually staying on St. Pete's Beach, and the wedding is there as well, so I don't think I'm going to have a lot of time for sampling....
We get there late Wednesday night... Thursday is the wedding, Friday is the "after party" for the wedding (i.e. all the guests are invited to join them at the beach house they have rented)... I'm hoping I might be allowed to go out and search some of the local shops to find a beer I want to drink instead of whatever they're stocking for the party... so saturday is really my only day to explore... might try to hit up the tasting room if we have the time... doubt it though... the girlfriend is probably going to want to spend every waking moment on the beach.... :(
Any Chicagoland craft beer lovers, I would like to invite you to Niche Restaurant on 3rd Street in Geneva on Wednesday May 22nd. There is a bottle share there every Wednesday night (not the 15th due to private party). You can check out their website for additional details. Basically, you bring a 22 oz bomber or 750 mL bottle to share. Sometimes we're sampling new releases like Permanent Funeral, Doom, Perennial's beers, etc. Other times folks open up their cellars with CW Fifteen, King Henry, and others. Lots of times there are beers that we can't get here in Chicagoland as well. 7PM is a pretty typical start time. It can go well past 10PM depending on the group/beers. I expect the 22nd to be fairly decent given it is Chicago Craft Beer Week. It's fine dining there. The food is great. Jeans are still fine for the bottle share though. 1/2 price drafts and bombers on Wednesdays too. Hope to meet some fellow PJ/craft beer lovers.
Apr 03 - Champaign
Jun 03 - East Troy
May 06 - Chicago
Jun 06 - Summerfest 1 & 2
Aug 09 - Chicago 1 & 2
May 10 - Noblesville
Sept 11 - PJ20 1 & 2
July 13 - Wrigley
Oct 13 - Pittsburgh
Oct 14 - Moline & Milwaukee
Aug 16 - Wrigley 1 & 2
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17 ... view=beers
If you let me know the styles you like I can try to make some recommendations. My personal favorites from their normal bottling line include Tocobaga Red, White Oak Jai Alai IPA and Jose Marti Porter.
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
I'll have to try and find this Permanent Funeral.
I have a Black Butte Porter 24th B-day release that I've been holding onto for almost a year. It's almost coming of age.
I like that stuff. Been one of my go to beers the last couple of months.
That's as Crafty as it gets, for me.
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Get outta here with that :P
My favorite's for drinkability are Pale ale's, love IPA's - be it black, belgian, regular, imperial, or DIPA's - but I've been consuming a shit-ton of bourbon barrel aged stouts and porters lately when I beer geek out :ugeek: . Also a number of quad's and trippels... Enjoy regular stouts and porters as well.
There's not really a lot of stuff I don't like... not a big fan of wheats... and I tend to stay away from Saison's... I do like certain ones in the style, but I find when I have something I don't like, i really dislike it and normally don't finish the glass/bottle, so I tend not to risk it...
Hartford 5-13-06, 6-27-08, 10-25-13
Mansfield, MA 6-30-08, 6-28-08, 7-2-03, 7-3-03, 7-11-03, 8-29-00, 8-30-00, 9-15-98, 9-16-98
Worcester 10-15-13, 10-16-13
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2743/22505
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/64/9086
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
I absolutely love it when people are honest about beer. Let me tell you, Tenzing - it is absolutely ok to be underwhelmed by Dogfish 120. As a "hophead" myself, whenever I hear someone say this is the best double IPA out there it makes me think of 2 things:
1) they haven't had many DIPA's - and/or-
2) they are major barleywine lovers.
This beer is a hop filled barleywine at best.
Everybody's palette is different, so each person has their own likes and dislikes. That being said - in my opinion - while Dogfish 120 is a bold, sweet and intense beer drinking experience, it is a one bottle and move on to the next beer-kind of beer. Certainly not the "holy grails" of IPA's as some say.
Pour me a Green Flash Palatte Wrecker over Dogfish 120 any day of the week!
Prost!
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
So went to FBC, Odells, Funkwerks, and Equinox!!
From Temecula...
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
__________________________________________________________
Shameless beer-related plugs:
Instagram/Twitter/Untappd: FtMyersBeerGuy
Tom O.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
-The Writer