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  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    MotoDC wrote:
    I've been very happy with the Great Divide stuff I've tried. See if you can get your hands on their Espresso Oak Aged Yeti or their 18th Anniversary Wood Aged DIPA. Holy shit.

    I've had like 3 different varieties of the Yeti line. They are all spectacular stouts. As for DIPA, I am not a fan of IPAs. I don't like bitter beers. It makes me quite the reject here in Hop Stoopid Portland.
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  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    strilo wrote:
    MotoDC wrote:
    I've been very happy with the Great Divide stuff I've tried. See if you can get your hands on their Espresso Oak Aged Yeti or their 18th Anniversary Wood Aged DIPA. Holy shit.

    I've had like 3 different varieties of the Yeti line. They are all spectacular stouts. As for DIPA, I am not a fan of IPAs. I don't like bitter beers. It makes me quite the reject here in Hop Stoopid Portland.
    I used to be right there with you, but I'm addicted to them now.
  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    Lots of people tell me that, but it's been decades and it hasn't happened yet. :P
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  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    strilo wrote:
    Lots of people tell me that, but it's been decades and it hasn't happened yet. :P
    Hahaha we will convert you yet, damn you! :twisted:

    Are you into sours? Seems like folks who aren't hopheads are often into sours and vice versa. Might just be my imagination.
  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    I love sours. We have Cascade Brewing here in Portland and I love their "House of Sour" barrel house.
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    Had a bottle of Full Sail - Alt (Phil's Existental Alt)... not bad... not quite what I was searching for though when I picked put an Alt though....

    For my birthday (which was yesterday) my girlfriend signed me up for the "Rare beer of the Month" club... through a website that one of her co-workers who is also into beer recommended... The list is apparently curated by a lot of Michael Jackson's recommedations... I can't wait to see what turns up. It was an awesome gift.... :D
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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    shep wrote:
    Had a bottle of Full Sail - Alt (Phil's Existental Alt)... not bad... not quite what I was searching for though when I picked put an Alt though....

    For my birthday (which was yesterday) my girlfriend signed me up for the "Rare beer of the Month" club... through a website that one of her co-workers who is also into beer recommended... The list is apparently curated by a lot of Michael Jackson's recommedations... I can't wait to see what turns up. It was an awesome gift.... :D
    I've wanted to join that club myself but I've held back because I'd have to share it with #1 drinking/brewing buddy and that would just suck for the cost...maybe i need to order it and not let him know i did :lol:

    We tried Rogue's Dad's Little Helper Black IPA last night and thought it was awesome. Actually of the many Rogue selections we've had it may well be my favorite...it's on the short list for sure. We also bottled up our latest home brew so looking forward to that in a couple of weeks
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    If you can get your hands on a case of Victory's Summer Love, pack it in a cooler with ice, head to the beach, and proceed to sit there for the next 8 hours basking in the sun while drinking.

    **Bottle coozies are also a must**
  • madtowndave
    madtowndave Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,013
    I picked up Stone 13th Anniversary and Two Brothers Hop Juice DIPA. I won't be able to try them until next week, but I'm looking forward to it!!
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  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    Picked up a bottle of DFH World Wide Stout (08), 120, and ta henket.... :D
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    incrediblehop.jpg
    this shit is gooooood
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Ommegang Aphrodite
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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    incrediblehop.jpg
    this shit is gooooood
    I was pleased to find out Fort Collins will be distributing its full line here come july :D
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

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  • chromiam
    chromiam Posts: 4,114
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    If you can get your hands on a case of Victory's Summer Love, pack it in a cooler with ice, head to the beach, and proceed to sit there for the next 8 hours basking in the sun while drinking.

    **Bottle coozies are also a must**

    I'd agree and also throw Appalachian Brewing Anniversary Maibock and Leiney's Summer Shandy in there as well.
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  • Jnich2424
    Jnich2424 Posts: 608
    When I was home for a couple days I got to try the Stone Russian Imperial Stout 2010 release. Oh so good. The store had two bottles of it left so I bought both and have the other one awaiting my return :)
  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Going to try the DFH IPA challenge. Start off with a 120 and go down to 90, 75 and 60. One bottle each (the 75 will be in a 16 oz pint glass) Should be good. Should get a decent buzz out of that.

    Oh, and Fenway brought over some Sierra Nevada Hoptimum last night. Some good shit right there.
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  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    youngster wrote:
    Going to try the DFH IPA challenge. Start off with a 120 and go down to 90, 75 and 60. One bottle each (the 75 will be in a 16 oz pint glass) Should be good. Should get a decent buzz out of that.

    Oh, and Fenway brought over some Sierra Nevada Hoptimum last night. Some good shit right there.
    the 90 is my favorite.
    A friend of mine that works at Harpoon just sent me a case of 100 barrel series from April. Catamount Maple Wheat. I'm in heaven.
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    I'm gonna be wrecked. No way I make it through them all.
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  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    I had some Arrogant Bastard Ale today. Meh... nice beer but too bitter/hoppy for me.
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    We tried Rogue's Dad's Little Helper Black IPA last night and thought it was awesome. Actually of the many Rogue selections we've had it may well be my favorite...it's on the short list for sure. We also bottled up our latest home brew so looking forward to that in a couple of weeks

    Nice! I actually bought myself a home brewing kit from Northern Brewer last week as a birthday gift to myself.... Can't wait to give it a try. I've been reading the "How to Brew" text by John Palmer. It's pretty informative - my plan is to follow his Cincinnati Pale Ale receipe for my first batch, and move on from there... My parents are visiting from Canada this weekend so I won't get to do it until June the 30th, but I'm super excited.
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