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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Had Abita's Save Our Shore pilsner Tuesday evening which was pretty nice and at a good price, I'd pick it up on a fairly regular basis.
    Last night – this may or may not be craft – had Mons (canada) Abbey Blonde...not a big fan of the style at all but it was probably the most flavorful I've had...B+ We've got two more Mons beers to try....one a Dubbel and I don't remember what the other one is
    Planning on another trip to the store in the next couple days for new to here high gravity beers from Tallgrass, Tommyknocker, Rogue and Red Brick

    I'm really really loving the Lazy Magnolia Timber Beast but now am wishing i'd bought a couple more 4packs...I got three....because there has been a huge run on it...gonna be hard to find for a little bit I guess. But it's definitely a keeper
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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Just got these today via trade from a member on BeerAdvocate. Russian River Pliny the Elder (2X), Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Bean, The Lost Abbey & New Belgium Mo Betta Bretta, The Lost Abbey Red Poppy, Russian River Beatification and Founders KBS '11.

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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Holy shit, this stuff is good. You guys who live in their distribution area are some lucky bastards.

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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,588
    adam42381 wrote:
    Holy shit, this stuff is good. You guys who live in their distribution area are some lucky bastards.

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  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    First trip to the store in over a month.

    Had to cut back on the beer budget. :cry:

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    There's: Ninkasi Radiant Red Ale, Nuptial Cream Ale, and Maiden the Shade Summer Ale. A 10th Anniversary Stone Ruination IPA, Elysian Wasteland Elderflower Saison the 6th beer of the apocalypse and a couple of DFH Saison du Buff.
    #FHP
  • Jnich2424
    Jnich2424 Posts: 608
    adam42381 wrote:
    Just got these today via trade from a member on BeerAdvocate. Russian River Pliny the Elder (2X), Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Bean, The Lost Abbey & New Belgium Mo Betta Bretta, The Lost Abbey Red Poppy, Russian River Beatification and Founders KBS '11.

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    :drool: :clap: I have someone who is sending me a bottle of Pliny when I get back home in December :D
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,030
    I have to get my hands on a bottle of Pilney. Have a buddy who has talked it up so much. I try to keep my expectations at bay.
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I have to get my hands on a bottle of Pilney. Have a buddy who has talked it up so much. I try to keep my expectations at bay.
    It was excellent. I still preferred last year's Hopslam (this year's was too boozy, IMO).
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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Picked these up at Total Wine yesterday.

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  • strilo
    strilo Portland OR Posts: 496
    Sometimes I think we should have this thread renamed to the IPA Thread.
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I have to get my hands on a bottle of Pilney. Have a buddy who has talked it up so much. I try to keep my expectations at bay.

    it's kind of hard to do that when the beer takes the crown as best beer in america for the 4th year in a row according to the AHA...

    I've never got to try it either... Russian River does not do business in the state of TX :cry: ... like so many other breweries who don't deal with the backwards policies of the TABC.... Anyone wants to hook me up I'll make it worth your time...

    Did manage to get a bottle of 75 minute IPA there yesterday... I know I'm late to that boat, but can't wait to try it... I've been off work since Tuesday, got a try a pile of different beers:

    Brackenridge - Summerbright
    Live Oak - Big Bark
    Brooklyn - Summer Ale
    Avery - Salvation
    Red Hook - ESB

    I know there's more... i just can't remember 'em all... problem is I try not to judge a beer until I've had at least 2 glasses (or 2 bottles, depending on the size of the bottle), so I don't log them in my BA reviews.... :|
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  • State of Love is a Must
    State of Love is a Must Maryland Posts: 110
    Question for you Stone fans...

    I've got a complete set of the Vertical Epic Ale series. Obviously, we're only five months away from being able to enjoy these brews. A buddy and I have been discussing whether or not it's worth it to keep the set or sell 'em.

    While I've thoroughly enjoyed a bottle of each through the years (except the first one), I've seen 02-02-02 go for as much as $600 bones on the 'bay. The complete set for about $300 more.

    I've suggested selling the first bottle, enjoying the other 10, and having cash in my pocket. My buddy says I'm crazy, and that it's worth the experience after holding on to it for over a decade. The way I look at it, five-and-a-half bottles each, and we will quickly forget what 02-02-02 even tasted like! Anyone have thoughts on the matter?
  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    got my June shipment of beer from the "Rare Beer Club" yesterday... looks tasty... I can't remember the names now, but I'll snap a pic of the two bottles when I get home and post it for everyone to "oooh" and "aaaaahhhh" enviously ;)
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  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    State of Love is a Must wrote:
    Question for you Stone fans...

    I've got a complete set of the Vertical Epic Ale series. Obviously, we're only five months away from being able to enjoy these brews. A buddy and I have been discussing whether or not it's worth it to keep the set or sell 'em.

    While I've thoroughly enjoyed a bottle of each through the years (except the first one), I've seen 02-02-02 go for as much as $600 bones on the 'bay. The complete set for about $300 more.

    I've suggested selling the first bottle, enjoying the other 10, and having cash in my pocket. My buddy says I'm crazy, and that it's worth the experience after holding on to it for over a decade. The way I look at it, five-and-a-half bottles each, and we will quickly forget what 02-02-02 even tasted like! Anyone have thoughts on the matter?
    Pretty nice having the whole set. Would be hard for me not to sell them especially if you've tasted them already. Then again if you've been waiting to party with them all these years.
    #FHP
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    State of Love is a Must wrote:
    Question for you Stone fans...

    I've got a complete set of the Vertical Epic Ale series. Obviously, we're only five months away from being able to enjoy these brews. A buddy and I have been discussing whether or not it's worth it to keep the set or sell 'em.

    While I've thoroughly enjoyed a bottle of each through the years (except the first one), I've seen 02-02-02 go for as much as $600 bones on the 'bay. The complete set for about $300 more.

    I've suggested selling the first bottle, enjoying the other 10, and having cash in my pocket. My buddy says I'm crazy, and that it's worth the experience after holding on to it for over a decade. The way I look at it, five-and-a-half bottles each, and we will quickly forget what 02-02-02 even tasted like! Anyone have thoughts on the matter?
    That's a tough one. On the one hand, you had the patience to keep them all without drinking them. On the other hand, that's a lot of cash. Personally, I'd either sell them all or trade for some ridiculously rare beers. If you sold the first bottle, it kind of defeats the purpose of doing the vertical in the first place.
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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Had Cigar City's Cucumber Saison last night. It was very different and worth trying, but I couldn't finish my second glass. The cucumber flavor was just too much to polish off a 750ml bottle by myself. 2sl6l.jpg
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    adam42381 wrote:
    Had Cigar City's Cucumber Saison last night. It was very different and worth trying, but I couldn't finish my second glass. The cucumber flavor was just too much to polish off a 750ml bottle by myself. 2sl6l.jpg

    A cucumber beer? :think:
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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Picked up a 6-pack of Troegs Perpetual IPA.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    dcfaithful wrote:
    adam42381 wrote:
    Had Cigar City's Cucumber Saison last night. It was very different and worth trying, but I couldn't finish my second glass. The cucumber flavor was just too much to polish off a 750ml bottle by myself.

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    A cucumber beer? :think:
    Yep.

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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Tonight, I'm watching the MLB All Star Game and drinking an Oskar Blues Deviant Dale's. Good stuff.

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