The Craft Beer Thread....

shep

MotoDC wrote:

Nice! I live near Delaware (I'm just outside of DC) and that's more or less the price we pay for it here, too. If that makes you feel any better.

It didn't bother me too much, as this morning I phoned around the local bottle shops and found another Houston location that had more in stock and bought another 3 at lunch! Thinking about it now $60 for 6 beer is a retarded price and I may have gotten a little carried away in my excitement, but yeeeeaaaahhhhh!

I absolutely cannot wait to try it on Friday... gonna hold off until then I from what I hear 1 bottle is probably enough to get me hammered

madtowndave

shep wrote:

MotoDC wrote:

Nice! I live near Delaware (I'm just outside of DC) and that's more or less the price we pay for it here, too. If that makes you feel any better.

It didn't bother me too much, as this morning I phoned around the local bottle shops and found another Houston location that had more in stock and bought another 3 at lunch! Thinking about it now $60 for 6 beer is a retarded price and I may have gotten a little carried away in my excitement, but yeeeeaaaahhhhh!

I absolutely cannot wait to try it on Friday... gonna hold off until then I from what I hear 1 bottle is probably enough to get me hammered

It'll be worth it. Paying $60 for 6 DFH 120's is a helluva lot more worth it than paying $60 for 2 or 3 DFH PJ20 brews.

shep

madtowndave wrote:

shep wrote:

MotoDC wrote:

Nice! I live near Delaware (I'm just outside of DC) and that's more or less the price we pay for it here, too. If that makes you feel any better.

It didn't bother me too much, as this morning I phoned around the local bottle shops and found another Houston location that had more in stock and bought another 3 at lunch! Thinking about it now $60 for 6 beer is a retarded price and I may have gotten a little carried away in my excitement, but yeeeeaaaahhhhh!

I absolutely cannot wait to try it on Friday... gonna hold off until then I from what I hear 1 bottle is probably enough to get me hammered

It'll be worth it. Paying $60 for 6 DFH 120's is a helluva lot more worth it than paying $60 for 2 or 3 DFH PJ20 brews.

Have to take your word for it. Texas never approved the sale of the PJ20 beer in the state, so I never got to try it... but having read all the descriptions and reviews, I can't say that I really have a desire too..


So I realized today that with the storage of 5 bottles of 120, I have officially exceeded the capacity of my beer aging fridge (yes, the fridge is necessary, as they don't build cellars in houses here (due to bugs), and running the AC at 72 all day for 8 months of the year that it is 90 degrees + will cost you way too much money)... Actually going to lease a wine storage locker as of tomorrow for $30 a month to support my habit.... on the plus side of things it has about 3 x the capacity that I actually need....

MotoDC

madtowndave wrote:

shep wrote:

MotoDC wrote:

Nice! I live near Delaware (I'm just outside of DC) and that's more or less the price we pay for it here, too. If that makes you feel any better.

It didn't bother me too much, as this morning I phoned around the local bottle shops and found another Houston location that had more in stock and bought another 3 at lunch! Thinking about it now $60 for 6 beer is a retarded price and I may have gotten a little carried away in my excitement, but yeeeeaaaahhhhh!

I absolutely cannot wait to try it on Friday... gonna hold off until then I from what I hear 1 bottle is probably enough to get me hammered

It'll be worth it. Paying $60 for 6 DFH 120's is a helluva lot more worth it than paying $60 for 2 or 3 DFH PJ20 brews.

Yeah I scoured the DC area to scoop up a bunch of PJ20 but it was just average at best. I just like it for the label. I have a couple left but probably won't drink them.

MotoDC

SVRDhand13 wrote:

youngster wrote:

Waiting for Dogfish Head to come out with the Olde School Barleywine. Should be out late next month.

That is the one DFH beer I have not tried. I forgot every year to look for it :x. Thanks for the reminder!

Holy crap, me neither. And I love barleywine. Thanks for the heads up! :cheers:

Om Remedy

I have an idea of fermenting everything seperately, and adding it together according to people's specifications. Would wheat, barley groats become grain alcohol and unfavorable tasting without the yeast? I also want to ferment poison hemlock seeds, lotus seeds and sensitive plant seeds.

shep

MotoDC wrote:

Yeah I scoured the DC area to scoop up a bunch of PJ20 but it was just average at best. I just like it for the label. I have a couple left but probably won't drink them.

Any chance someone might like to send me one?

I would like to try one, but I'm not going to pay an atrotrious amount to get one... given the reviews and all....

shep

Had a Stone smoked porter with vanillia beans last night... interesting brew... don't think i'd have another though.

Scored a bunch of Avery's "the beast" and "Samuels" the weekend.... stashed it in the cellar for down the road... anybody ever aged a few of these before and know about when they're ready?

JV130312

If the PJ20 is from the original release date, don't drink it...it's out of date...lol. Most likely breaking down. :nono:

shep

Picked up my first 2 bottles of Bitches Brew tonight... gonna try one the weekend and attempt to age the other - depending on if I like it or not I may go back the weekend and try and grab a third bottle (assuming they still have it of course...)

Chief Broom

Just grabbed a 4-pk of Founder's "Devil Dancer". About to have one now.
Anybody had it before? Thoughts?

madtowndave

Chief Broom wrote:

Just grabbed a 4-pk of Founder's "Devil Dancer". About to have one now.
Anybody had it before? Thoughts?

Devil Dancer is great!!! For a Triple IPA at 12%, it is really nice. It is a big beer, but I was worried it would be over the top. I find it to be quite balanced, with not too much alcohol on the finish.

madtowndave

Have these at home that I might open today:

St. Stefanus Blonde
Goose Island Bourbon County 2012
Alaskan Baltic Porter 2012
Southern Tier Oat
B.Nektar Funky Monkey 2011

Go Beavers

Nice to see Ninkasi's Sleigh'R in the beer gym at the Missoula show. Only $5 when they could've charged more since they had us trapped in there. At one bar, I ordered 2 pints of Black Butte Porter for $7, and the guy next to me got 2 bottles of bud light for $6 :fp:

Go Beavers

shep wrote:

So I realized today that with the storage of 5 bottles of 120, I have officially exceeded the capacity of my beer aging fridge (yes, the fridge is necessary, as they don't build cellars in houses here (due to bugs), and running the AC at 72 all day for 8 months of the year that it is 90 degrees + will cost you way too much money)... Actually going to lease a wine storage locker as of tomorrow for $30 a month to support my habit.... on the plus side of things it has about 3 x the capacity that I actually need....

Isn't there some way to tweak an old fridge so it doesn't run as cold so you could use that instead of renting something? I've heard of people doing that.

madtowndave

You can also buy replacement thermostats to have a more accurate temp reading.

Timewaits4no1

shep wrote:

Picked up my first 2 bottles of Bitches Brew tonight... gonna try one the weekend and attempt to age the other - depending on if I like it or not I may go back the weekend and try and grab a third bottle (assuming they still have it of course...)

You my friend are in for a treat! Dogfishhead are well known for their adventurous beers and this 1 is a great example. If you like Stouts, Porters, or darker ales(pretty much all I drink), this combo of 3parts Imperial Stout/1 part Honey beer is going to be like nirvana on your taste buds. Really, really good. The only negative is that its part of Dogfishheads Sony releases so you never know when or if it will be brewed again. Its part of the same series that Faithfull was released under although its a totally different beer so don't worry if you didn't like Faithfull. I was so siked to hear that they were brewing it again. I only wish I had more $ cause I would go buy a case in a hot second if I did. Turn on some Pj, get yourself a nice set of etched beer glass's (the 1 Dogfishhead sells are really nice), pour, and enjoy with somebody.

Timewaits4no1

Go Beavers wrote:

shep wrote:

So I realized today that with the storage of 5 bottles of 120, I have officially exceeded the capacity of my beer aging fridge (yes, the fridge is necessary, as they don't build cellars in houses here (due to bugs), and running the AC at 72 all day for 8 months of the year that it is 90 degrees + will cost you way too much money)... Actually going to lease a wine storage locker as of tomorrow for $30 a month to support my habit.... on the plus side of things it has about 3 x the capacity that I actually need....

Isn't there some way to tweak an old fridge so it doesn't run as cold so you could use that instead of renting something? I've heard of people doing that.

I'm sure you could but I'll tell you what has worked great for me. I found a counter-top Wine refrigerator at my local Good-Will for like $20.00. It holds 8 750Ml beers and has a digital/programable temperature along with a seperate blue LED light which is cool. I know they come in different sizes since I've seen 8 and 16 bottles ones. Eventually i'd like to get another so I can stash 1 in my basement. Its hard to cellar anything when you have an impatient girlfriend that also Loves craft beers.

PJFAN13

Monday, October 15th = NEW BATCH of Enjoy By IPA 11.09.12!!!!
It was bottled/kegged on Friday the 5th!
http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/
Cannot wait. Stone Brewery is tapping 4 kegs of it, starting Monday @ 11am.
This go round, Ohio and Colorado will be getting this deliciousness...
I cannot wait for tomorrow!
(cleaning growlers)

PS - I have it on good authority that if you LIKED the last batch of Enjoy By, this one "blows it away"

shep

Go Beavers wrote:

shep wrote:

So I realized today that with the storage of 5 bottles of 120, I have officially exceeded the capacity of my beer aging fridge (yes, the fridge is necessary, as they don't build cellars in houses here (due to bugs), and running the AC at 72 all day for 8 months of the year that it is 90 degrees + will cost you way too much money)... Actually going to lease a wine storage locker as of tomorrow for $30 a month to support my habit.... on the plus side of things it has about 3 x the capacity that I actually need....

Isn't there some way to tweak an old fridge so it doesn't run as cold so you could use that instead of renting something? I've heard of people doing that.

yea... i wanted to do that, and put one in the garage, but the girlfriend put the kibosh on that alternative. There's already 2 fridges and a deep freeze in the house, she said no way am I getting a 3rd....

Timewaits4no1 wrote:

Go Beavers wrote:

shep wrote:

So I realized today that with the storage of 5 bottles of 120, I have officially exceeded the capacity of my beer aging fridge (yes, the fridge is necessary, as they don't build cellars in houses here (due to bugs), and running the AC at 72 all day for 8 months of the year that it is 90 degrees + will cost you way too much money)... Actually going to lease a wine storage locker as of tomorrow for $30 a month to support my habit.... on the plus side of things it has about 3 x the capacity that I actually need....

Isn't there some way to tweak an old fridge so it doesn't run as cold so you could use that instead of renting something? I've heard of people doing that.

I'm sure you could but I'll tell you what has worked great for me. I found a counter-top Wine refrigerator at my local Good-Will for like $20.00. It holds 8 750Ml beers and has a digital/programable temperature along with a seperate blue LED light which is cool. I know they come in different sizes since I've seen 8 and 16 bottles ones. Eventually i'd like to get another so I can stash 1 in my basement. Its hard to cellar anything when you have an impatient girlfriend that also Loves craft beers.

I actually already have a waist high wine fridge (holds about 50 bottles of wine) with very good temperature control... I keep it set at 55 as that's about middle of the road for everything in there (I have red and white wines, and beers of varying darkness, so I need to cover everything ) I modified a couple of shelves to get beer in there (as beer is supposed to be stored upright, not on it's side like wine), but I've maxed out the space...

The wine storage locker I got actually works out quite nice... it's right next to work, and it actually keeps the beer out of sight, making it easier to age!