The Craft Beer Thread....

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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,908

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    i'll be having a few of these tonight...


    Oh boy, this is some good stuff. Watch out though.

    My other piece of advice....GO.TO.OMMEGANG. Quite possibly my favorite place on earth.
    it's so fucking good.

    one of these days, i'll get up to cooperstown and will have visit ommegang. hennepin is another one of theirs i am quite fond of.
    Yessir. There are a couple different ways to do it but my recommendation would be to plan it around a concert at Ommegang. They have some sweet shows and you can camp out on the property and it is basically the greatest thing ever. For the bigger shows I doubt they do it, but they have a massive bon fire all night after the show too.

    I would plan that at the end of a couple night trip. One night or so stay in cooperstown, do the hall of fame and all that jazz, go out to dinner, then the next night head to ommegang for a concert. You will most definitely not regret it.
    That sounds awesome. I think I remember you and JP or someone talking about this before.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,447
    Picked up some Laurelwood Ironhorse IPA on my way home tonight. Yum. Love this beer.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,175
    on a day like today that might involve a LOT of beer drinking, might it be best to stick to a lite macro-brew? B-)
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,769
    edited February 2014

    imalive said:

    imalive said:

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    i'll be having a few of these tonight...

    Quadruple?? One might be enough.

    at least it's not pumpkin but the brandy snifter glass is kind of femmy

    you're kidding. right?
    I'd probably just go straight out of the bottle.

    When you order a beer with an alcohol content that high at a bar or something, it usually comes in a snifter. Someone else here can probably tell you the exact reason but I think it has something to do with the aroma or something.
    Usually its a combo of the high alcohol content as well as cost of production in addition to the shape of the snifter made for enjoying the hoppy aroma. It varies from beer to beer and bar to bar.

    But you can sometimes find places that do full pours of high alcohol beers. I go to a local pizza place the does full pours of Breckenridge 471 and that sucker is 9.2%
  • Just scored 12 Bells Hopslams,fkn amazing stuff.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • shepshep Posts: 5,797

    Just scored 12 Bells Hopslams,fkn amazing stuff.

    GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!! I have easy access to Prairie Bomb! 's.... let's talk deals before that awesome IPA goes stale ;)

    Enjoying a melange No. 3 right now... 16% ABV beer was a bad choice on a thursday.... i mean, it's an awesome beer, but I have to work tomorrow morning.....
    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.
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    shep said:

    Just scored 12 Bells Hopslams,fkn amazing stuff.

    GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!! I have easy access to Prairie Bomb! 's.... let's talk deals before that awesome IPA goes stale ;)

    Enjoying a melange No. 3 right now... 16% ABV beer was a bad choice on a thursday.... i mean, it's an awesome beer, but I have to work tomorrow morning.....
    I want in.
    #FHP
  • There's 10 singles left for 4.95 still. I might grab them all for trade or a rainy day:)
    Go Birds!!!!
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518

    There's 10 singles left for 4.95 still. I might grab them all for trade or a rainy day:)

    Haven't tried it and would like to. I'm in Eugene, Oregon. Let me know if there's something local of PNW that you'd like to try.

    Also, yearly KLCC Brewfest this weekend.
    #FHP
  • shepshep Posts: 5,797
    edited February 2014

    There's 10 singles left for 4.95 still. I might grab them all for trade or a rainy day:)

    seriously.... buy them and trade them to me.

    I will happily send you anything I can get my hands on here in Texas (which is growing day-by-day.... a huge population and being in the middle of the country has opened us up to a lot of breweries in the past few months with the loosening of some beer laws.... despite TABC's best efforts)....

    mike - or jammin - if you guys want to trade for any Bombs! let me know (they're around $8 a pop in texas, which is terrible compared to Oklahoma prices, but at least we get them).... Prairie is pretty much the "hottest" brewery in the country right now and I have good access to both Noir and Bomb!.... there is a fresh batch running through houston right now... shouldn't bee too much issue to land either... I just wish the TABC would hurry up and approve both vanilla and coffee noir, and pirate bomb..... dying to try all three and the texas allotment is literally sitting in shelton brothers warehouse waiting on the approval.....

    finally had my first Abyss tonight.... 2013 reserve.... it was great, but once again (apologies to people at deschutes) i should have waited for the "best after" date.... some more time in the bottle definitely would have done the blending of all the different strains of beer some good....

    Post edited by shep on
    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.
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    #FHP
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    List of breweries:

    2 Towns Cider House, Corvallis OR
    10 Barrel, Bend OR
    21st Amendment, San Francisco CA
    Agrarian Ales, Eugene OR
    Alameda, Portland OR
    Alaskan, Juneau AK
    Arch Rock, Gold Beach OR
    Atlas Cider, Bend OR
    Barley Brown's Beer, Baker City OR
    Base Camp, Portland OR
    Blue Dog Mead, Eugene OR
    Breakside, Portland OR
    BridgePort, Portland OR
    Burnside, Portland OR
    Calapooia, Albany OR
    Cascade Lakes, Redmond OR
    Claim 52, Eugene OR
    Deluxe, Albany OR
    Deschutes, Bend OR
    Double Mountain, Hood River OR
    Eel River, Fortuna CA
    Elysian, Seattle WA
    Falling Sky, Eugene OR
    Fire Mountain, Carlton OR
    Firestone Walker, Paso Robles CA
    Flat Tail, Corvallis OR
    Fort George, Astoria OR
    Georgetown, Seattle WA
    Gilgamesh, Salem OR
    GoodLife, Bend OR
    Goose Island, Chicago IL
    Green Flash, San Diego CA
    Harvester, Portland OR (serving a gluten free beer!)
    Hop Valley, Eugene OR
    Hopworks Urban, Portland OR
    Humboldt, Arcata CA
    Lagunitas, Petaluma CA
    Laurelwood, Portland OR
    Lost Coast, Eureka CA
    Mad River, Blue Lake CA
    Mazama, Corvallis OR
    McMenamins High St., Eugene OR
    Nectar Creek Honeywine, Corvallis OR
    New Belgium, Fort Collins CO
    Ninkasi, Eugene OR
    Oakshire, Eugene OR
    Oregon Trail, Corvallis OR
    Pelican, Pacific City OR
    Plank Town, Springfield OR
    Portland, Portland OR
    Pyramid, Portland OR
    Rogue, Newport OR
    Rusty Truck, Lincoln City OR
    Sam Bond's, Eugene OR
    Seven Brides, Silverton OR
    Sierra Nevada, Chico CA
    Silver Moon, Bend OR
    Spoetzl, Shiner TX
    Steelhead-McKenzie, Eugene OR
    Stone, Escondido CA
    Three Creeks, Sisters OR
    Track Town, Eugene OR
    Trumer, Berkeley CA
    Uinta, Salt Lake City UT
    Viking Braggot, Eugene OR
    Widmer Brothers, Portland OR
    Wolf Tree, Seal Rock OR
    Woodchuck Hard Cider, Middlebury VT
    Worthy, Bend OR
    #FHP
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,908
    my wife's uncle had a keg of racer 5 ipa at his house last night. pretty, pretty tasty....

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  • Never traded beer before honestly. Not sure of what i'd even want in return besides posters and vinyl:):)
    Go Birds!!!!
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518

    my wife's uncle had a keg of racer 5 ipa at his house last night. pretty, pretty tasty....

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/610/2751/

    You should try one of these then.

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    #FHP
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    Here's what we tried last night:

    Alaskan Hopothermia
    Calapooia Paddle Me IPA
    Deluxe Wild Beaver
    Fire Mountain Cold Cold Billy
    Georgetown Lucille IPA
    Gilgamesh Mean Eileen
    Good Life Comatose Imperial IPA(I was told gets it's name from a PJ song)
    Hop Valley Citrus Mistress IPA
    Hopworks Urban Belgian Tripel
    Humboldt Brown Hemp Ale
    Lost Coast Double Trouble IPA
    New Belgium Cascara Quad
    Pelican Red Lantern IPA
    Rogue Ales 7 Hop IPA
    Rusty Truck Pedal to the Metal Double IPA
    Silver Moon Uncle Jim's Maui Wowie Double IPA
    Trummer Trummer Pils
    Uinta Hop Nosh IPA
    Viking Braggot Honey Bush Pale
    Widmer Brothers Upheaval IPA
    Wolf Tree Camille's Golden IPA
    #FHP
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,175
    been busy as hell. just wanted y'all to know, I'll stick with this dying forum until it is cold and stiff
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,908
    Horos said:

    my wife's uncle had a keg of racer 5 ipa at his house last night. pretty, pretty tasty....

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/610/2751/

    You should try one of these then.

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    what is that? the picture doesn't appear for me...
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  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518


    Horos said:

    my wife's uncle had a keg of racer 5 ipa at his house last night. pretty, pretty tasty....

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/610/2751/

    You should try one of these then.

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    what is that? the picture doesn't appear for me...
    It's Racer 15.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,175

    my wife's uncle had a keg of racer 5 ipa at his house last night. pretty, pretty tasty....

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/610/2751/

    That's good stuff.....and you don't need a snifter!

    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,908
    edited February 2014
    imalive said:

    my wife's uncle had a keg of racer 5 ipa at his house last night. pretty, pretty tasty....

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/610/2751/

    That's good stuff.....and you don't need a snifter!

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    quick check to google (just like the last beer i posted) disagrees with you.

    pretty hoppy with lots of citrus aroma (smells like grapefruit). surprised you would like it.
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  • shepshep Posts: 5,797
    Horos said:

    Here's what we tried last night:

    Alaskan Hopothermia
    Calapooia Paddle Me IPA
    Deluxe Wild Beaver
    Fire Mountain Cold Cold Billy
    Georgetown Lucille IPA
    Gilgamesh Mean Eileen
    Good Life Comatose Imperial IPA(I was told gets it's name from a PJ song)
    Hop Valley Citrus Mistress IPA
    Hopworks Urban Belgian Tripel
    Humboldt Brown Hemp Ale
    Lost Coast Double Trouble IPA
    New Belgium Cascara Quad
    Pelican Red Lantern IPA
    Rogue Ales 7 Hop IPA
    Rusty Truck Pedal to the Metal Double IPA
    Silver Moon Uncle Jim's Maui Wowie Double IPA
    Trummer Trummer Pils
    Uinta Hop Nosh IPA
    Viking Braggot Honey Bush Pale
    Widmer Brothers Upheaval IPA
    Wolf Tree Camille's Golden IPA


    that is a ton of IPA. you must not of had any palate left at the end of that tasting session.
    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.
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,908
    stocked up on some beer for our anticipated snow day tomorrow and had 3 of them last night.....centennial ipa. good stuff. founders is always quality.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,175

    imalive said:

    my wife's uncle had a keg of racer 5 ipa at his house last night. pretty, pretty tasty....

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/610/2751/

    That's good stuff.....and you don't need a snifter!

    image

    quick check to google (just like the last beer i posted) disagrees with you.

    pretty hoppy with lots of citrus aroma (smells like grapefruit). surprised you would like it.
    oh, for fuck's sake

    where's the :fp: smilie? oh, that's right.....

    :fp:

    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • JK_LivinJK_Livin Posts: 7,365
    I have an Enjoy by 2-14-14 but I wanted to take off drinking this weekend. Oh well. I can't let it spoil.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,908
    JK_Livin said:

    I have an Enjoy by 2-14-14 but I wanted to take off drinking this weekend. Oh well. I can't let it spoil.

    it is a snow day...

    i'm cracking up another racer 5 as we speak. god bless america.
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  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    Another one this Saturday. Bourbon Barrel Aged festival.

    https://www.facebook.com/events/192720870936278/?ref=25
    #FHP
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
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  • shepshep Posts: 5,797
    Horos said:

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    worth the hype?


    I got a couple of hopslam in a trade last week...

    it's good... but it's lacking that "wow" factor... according to the bottles it was packaged on 12/20/2013.... by the time I got it, it was 2 months in the bottle... guessing that it's a lot better fresh...

    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.
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