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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    MotoDC wrote:
    adam42381 wrote:
    I'm probably going to be trading the Cucumber Saison, but I hear it's interesting. The growler is Cigar City Brandy Barrel Hunahpu's Imperial Stout. They happened to have it on tap today when I visited so I had a snifter and bought a growler to go. It was great.
    Where??? I'm up in Tampa all the time for work and I've never seen it on tap around here.
    Cigar City tapped it this week. They were getting rid of all of it because of infection concerns. It definitely wasn't infected.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    so a sorta kinda buddy of mine was heading to ohio a couple weeks ago to visit family and I asked him to check the stores and bring me at least a couple sixers, which he did. But, whether he being a cheap peckerhead or what he comes back with a pair of mixed winter packs.
    In that...
    Southern Tier Old Man
    Anchor Christmas
    New Belgium Snow Day
    Big Sky...whatever their winter is called
    Goose Island Mild Winter
    and i'll be damned if I can remember the other one

    Some past their prime of course Old Man was ok and Snow Day last night was pretty tasty....nothing like christmas in June when it freakin 95 degrees out
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,521
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    so a sorta kinda buddy of mine was heading to ohio a couple weeks ago to visit family and I asked him to check the stores and bring me at least a couple sixers, which he did. But, whether he being a cheap peckerhead or what he comes back with a pair of mixed winter packs.
    In that...
    Southern Tier Old Man
    Anchor Christmas
    New Belgium Snow Day
    Big Sky...whatever their winter is called
    Goose Island Mild Winter
    and i'll be damned if I can remember the other one

    Some past their prime of course Old Man was ok and Snow Day last night was pretty tasty....nothing like christmas in June when it freakin 95 degrees out

    Sounds like your "sorta kinda buddy" of your's is a dick.....and pretty funny.

    Either way, I don't care what kind it is - if someone wants to bring me free beer then I'm not complaining.
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    so a sorta kinda buddy of mine was heading to ohio a couple weeks ago to visit family and I asked him to check the stores and bring me at least a couple sixers, which he did. But, whether he being a cheap peckerhead or what he comes back with a pair of mixed winter packs.
    In that...
    Southern Tier Old Man
    Anchor Christmas
    New Belgium Snow Day
    Big Sky...whatever their winter is called
    Goose Island Mild Winter
    and i'll be damned if I can remember the other one

    Some past their prime of course Old Man was ok and Snow Day last night was pretty tasty....nothing like christmas in June when it freakin 95 degrees out

    Sounds like your "sorta kinda buddy" of your's is a dick.....and pretty funny.

    Either way, I don't care what kind it is - if someone wants to bring me free beer then I'm not complaining.
    yeah he's a weasel and always has been. He said he didn't find much selection at room temp aside from those. I call bullshit but, as you said, no need complaining....got to try a few I wouldn't otherwise....just about 6 or 7 months late though
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

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  • ponner1us
    ponner1us Posts: 738
    I'm going to NYC for a pubcrawl on Saturday :D:D:D I hope Reissdorf Kölsch and Traunsteiner Fürsten Trunk are still available on draft at Zum Schneider, and I cannot wait to top the night off with some vodka drinks @ Pravda. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    so a sorta kinda buddy of mine was heading to ohio a couple weeks ago to visit family and I asked him to check the stores and bring me at least a couple sixers, which he did. But, whether he being a cheap peckerhead or what he comes back with a pair of mixed winter packs.
    In that...
    Southern Tier Old Man
    Anchor Christmas
    New Belgium Snow Day
    Big Sky...whatever their winter is called
    Goose Island Mild Winter
    and i'll be damned if I can remember the other one

    Some past their prime of course Old Man was ok and Snow Day last night was pretty tasty....nothing like christmas in June when it freakin 95 degrees out

    I really like the the Snow Day. It was a fantastic beer back in Jan/Feb.

    Agreed on your buddy doesn't sound like a real "buddy"... Sounds like he bought everything that the store was trying to unload cause it's been sitting there too long...

    lol... picked up a 4-pack of DFH festina peach the other day... not a big wheat drinker, but it will be interesting to try...

    Haven't been drinking a whole lot for beer the last week... been on a little bit of a scotch kick again... realized i have 4 different bottles of open single malt in the cupboard and 2 un-open ones in the closet, need to catch up... :lol:
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Pyramid finally distributes to Mass! This beer was one of the highlights of my trip to Seattle a few years ago.
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  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    Pyramid? Really? I recently went to their brewpub in Berkeley and thought most of their beer was boring. That said, I found a new beer yesterday from Boulevard. It's a Golden Bock and I am stoked to try it.
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  • JV130312
    JV130312 STATE OF LOVE & TRUST Posts: 2,519
    Finally had some of the DeSchutes styles here in PA...pretty good.
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  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    Deschutes beer is awesome. What did you have?
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale. A great, easy to drink, "generic" beer.

    That shit is dangerous for me. :lol:
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,544
    strilo wrote:
    Deschutes beer is awesome. What did you have?

    Not only is it the best that I get to live in Bend, but where else can you drink excellent beer made 100 yards away when listening to live music at a beautiful outdoor venue? Michael Franti's up next!
  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 495
    I work two blocks from the Portland Deschutes Brewpub. I love it.
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,544
    strilo wrote:
    I work two blocks from the Portland Deschutes Brewpub. I love it.

    Which also means you're a 6 minute stumble from about 10 other brewpubs! Portland is awesome.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,827
    JV130312 wrote:
    Finally had some of the DeSchutes styles here in PA...pretty good.


    Good stuff!
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,827
    Heck, I can't remember if I posted this in here yet, but if any of you ever get to Iowa, look to try some Toppling Goliath beers. A terrific newer brewery. About to expand and put in a bottling line. Currently tap only except for a few rare one off bottling events.

    There beers are delicious. Great lineup of pale ale/ipas using different hops:

    PseudoSue - Citra
    Zeelander - Nelson
    Golden Nugget (their flagship) - nugget
    Biter - can't remember what hop
    Millennium Falcon - falconer's flight
    1492 - columbus
    Twisted Galaxy - galaxy hop

    I think I'm forgetting some.

    Not too mention some great stouts and barrel-aged stouts:

    Rover Truck
    Morning Delight
    Kentucky Brunch
    Assassin

    Just avoid Dorthy's, Tsunami Pale, Tsunami dark is they have any of the above listed. Decent beers but pedestrian and meant for people that need "training wheels" for craft beer.
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    strilo wrote:
    I work two blocks from the Portland Deschutes Brewpub. I love it.

    The girlfriend and I were in Portland last month and we had dinner there before seeing Mark Lanegan at the Wonder Ballroom.

    The Elk Burger is awesome.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,266
    dcfaithful wrote:
    strilo wrote:
    I work two blocks from the Portland Deschutes Brewpub. I love it.

    The girlfriend and I were in Portland last month and we had dinner there before seeing Mark Lanegan at the Wonder Ballroom.

    is that where it started for "the girlfriend"? :shh: :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,266
    strilo wrote:
    Pyramid? Really? I recently went to their brewpub in Berkeley and thought most of their beer was boring. That said, I found a new beer yesterday from Boulevard. It's a Golden Bock and I am stoked to try it.

    yeah, not a fan of the pyramid.

    we did a portland brewpub stumble a few years back. highlights that I remember were lucky lab and bridgeport :mrgreen:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale. A great, easy to drink, "generic" beer.

    That shit is dangerous for me. :lol:
    True that. Bitten me in the ass a few times :lol:
    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

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