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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    youngster wrote:
    Anyone hear that DFH Pangea is being retired? The kid at my local store looked it up today on his iphone and it said it was being retired. So I picked up the second to last bottle just in case. Other notable acquisitions today for youngster:

    DFH Fort
    DFH Hellhound
    DFH World Wide Stout (x2)
    Weinstephaner

    Fort....quite possibly the most potent beer I've ever had...enjoy sir!
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    http://beerpulse.com/2012/03/did-you-know-brooklyn-brewerys-2-market-to-nyc-is-sweden/

    You see this Cliffy? Amazing. Hell of an operation they got down there.
    "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
  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    youngster wrote:
    Anyone hear that DFH Pangea is being retired? The kid at my local store looked it up today on his iphone and it said it was being retired. So I picked up the second to last bottle just in case. Other notable acquisitions today for youngster:

    DFH Fort
    DFH Hellhound
    DFH World Wide Stout (x2)
    Weinstephaner

    Fort....quite possibly the most potent beer I've ever had...enjoy sir!

    I will. It was described to me today as a "madman". At 18% ABV it should be one to remember......or forget depending on how much I have. :D
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Gonna be one hell of a homecoming in a few weeks youngster. We're gonna get wrecked.

    word. 8-)
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,023
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    http://beerpulse.com/2012/03/did-you-know-brooklyn-brewerys-2-market-to-nyc-is-sweden/

    You see this Cliffy? Amazing. Hell of an operation they got down there.

    Dude, that's fucking incredible. Good stuff.
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    went with the arrogant bastard last night....that is some damn good stuff there.
    I figure I'll have the double bastard tonight to start and then the Vertical Epic on Saturday. Save the other 3 bottles as long as I can hold out....which usually doesn't work so well when I like something
    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
  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    http://beerpulse.com/2012/03/did-you-know-brooklyn-brewerys-2-market-to-nyc-is-sweden/

    You see this Cliffy? Amazing. Hell of an operation they got down there.

    Brookly Brewery is probably one of my favourite US breweries. They don't do the really crazy out there stuff like DFH does, but pretty much everything I have had of theirs has been excellent. The Brooklyn Pennant ale is a great beer, and the Sorachi ace I had was awesome. Even Brooklyn Lager is a perfect example of how to make that style of beer great. I really which that PJ had given Brooklyn the chance to make Faithful ale since it could have been awesome.

    Speaking of faithful I was thinking about something. Unibroue out of quebec makes a beer called Éphémère Cassis which is basically a straight up black currant beer with tons of currant flavour. I wonder if I mixed a bottle of Duvel with a bit of Éphémère Cassis, could I get it to taste like Faithful ale? Because I really thought that faithful tasted like Duvel with a hint of black currant. Unfortunatly I don't really feel like chasing down another bottle of faithful and spending 15 bucks to find out.

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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Have we had this face off yet?
    Hellhound, Bitches Brew, Faithfull Ale
    I've had Faithfull Ale and it was underwhelming. Wasn't really a fan of Hellhound either. However, I did get a bottle of Bitches Brew the other day and waiting to open.
    How would you guys rank em?
    I didn't care too much for Hellhound as I didn't care for the overpowering lemon aroma. Faithfull was an average beer, at best, in my opinion. I've heard really good things about Bitches Brew, but I haven't tried it yet. I've had a bottle since it was originally released in 2010, but haven't gotten around to drinking it yet. To compare, here are the ratings of all 3 on BeerAdvocate and RateBeer:

    Hellhound
    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10099/67219
    http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/dogfish-he ... le/142907/

    Bitches Brew
    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10 ... st&start=0
    http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/dogfish-he ... ew/124599/

    Faithfull
    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10099/74321
    http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/dogfish-he ... le/156828/
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • conman
    conman Posts: 7,493
    anyone try the new Sam Adams Alpine Spring yet?
    i saw it at the store last night but didn't get it.. wondering if it's any good
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    conman wrote:
    anyone try the new Sam Adams Alpine Spring yet?
    i saw it at the store last night but didn't get it.. wondering if it's any good
    It's nothing super exceptional or anything like that....to me....but I've had it several times now and I do enjoy it. Good one to sit around and have several
    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
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    youngster wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    youngster wrote:
    Anyone hear that DFH Pangea is being retired? The kid at my local store looked it up today on his iphone and it said it was being retired. So I picked up the second to last bottle just in case. Other notable acquisitions today for youngster:

    DFH Fort
    DFH Hellhound
    DFH World Wide Stout (x2)
    Weinstephaner

    Fort....quite possibly the most potent beer I've ever had...enjoy sir!

    I will. It was described to me today as a "madman". At 18% ABV it should be one to remember......or forget depending on how much I have. :D

    :lol: Madman it is!! But it's INSANELY sweet, so it's a sipper for sure.
    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, Wrigley '24 N1 & 2
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    conman wrote:
    anyone try the new Sam Adams Alpine Spring yet?
    i saw it at the store last night but didn't get it.. wondering if it's any good
    It's nothing super exceptional or anything like that....to me....but I've had it several times now and I do enjoy it. Good one to sit around and have several

    I agree..they had a free "sampling" of that when I hit the beer store last week..it was ok..but I still left the place with a boxful of DFH and no Sam Adams...
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    youngster wrote:
    Anyone hear that DFH Pangea is being retired? The kid at my local store looked it up today on his iphone and it said it was being retired. So I picked up the second to last bottle just in case. Other notable acquisitions today for youngster:

    Yea, I saw that on BA the other day... was sorely disappointed... I've got 2 bottles on stash, but I was hoping it would come around again cause I really did like it. Never know though, some more might show up down here, as DFH seasonals and limited editions often turn up here much later than everywhere else.

    Was at the beer store today and picked up a 4-pack of Aprihop from DFH, and a bomber of The Reverend from Avery (it's a quad)... haven't had either before...

    Tonight I think I will either be trying Jester King's Thrash Metal or The Immort-ale in the fridge (that I am still yet to try... :oops: ) Somehow life just keeps getting in the way of the 12% beer... :lol:
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  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    Picked up a few Stone's tonight: Double Bastard, Ruination IPA, and Sublimely Righteous.
    #FHP
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    I am off on an epic quest to taste the best the uk has to offer. On to the land of room temperature beer and raised pints. Can't wait.
    "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
  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I am off on an epic quest to taste the best the uk has to offer. On to the land of room temperature beer and raised pints. Can't wait.

    Have a good trip brother and we'll raise a few pints when you return.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    conman wrote:
    anyone try the new Sam Adams Alpine Spring yet?
    i saw it at the store last night but didn't get it.. wondering if it's any good
    Not that great, IMO. I preferred Noble Pils. I know they now bottle Noble Pils year-round, I just preferred to have it on draft occasionally.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    Has anybody ever gone to the DFH Beer Dinners? I'm thinking about this one...

    http://www.dogfish.com/community/events ... angaea.htm
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • madtowndave
    madtowndave Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,013
    I'm hoping to get my hands on a Wells & Young Courage Russian Imperial Stout next week!!!
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,997
    Last night I had DFH Red & White, Bell's Two Hearted Ale, and Captain Lawrence Saison.
    severed hand thirteen
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