The Craft Beer Thread....

carolinabeerguy · May 2013

he.who.forgets wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

Currently enjoying a Cigar City Moat Water Imperial Stout. Damn tasty! Here's a link to my review:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17 ... =adam42381

Goddamn, i wish I could find more CC brews up here in Jax...i can only find Jai Alia (one of my favorites, mind you) Madura Brown, and that Cucumber Saison or whatever it is they do.

We're lucky down here in Fort Myers. Despite being 2 hours from Cigar City in Tampa, Total Wine gets pretty much everything from Cigar City that hits distribution with only a few exceptions.

shep · May 2013

adam42381 wrote:

he.who.forgets wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

Currently enjoying a Cigar City Moat Water Imperial Stout. Damn tasty! Here's a link to my review:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17 ... =adam42381

Goddamn, i wish I could find more CC brews up here in Jax...i can only find Jai Alia (one of my favorites, mind you) Madura Brown, and that Cucumber Saison or whatever it is they do.

We're lucky down here in Fort Myers. Despite being 2 hours from Cigar City in Tampa, Total Wine gets pretty much everything from Cigar City that hits distribution with only a few exceptions.

So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...

Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?

carolinabeerguy · May 2013

shep wrote:

So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...

Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?

I would recommend going to Cigar City first. Their tasting room is fantastic and they always have a decent bottle selection. A block or so away from the brewery are Total Wine and Whole Foods, both of which have very good beer selections. I'm not sure about any other bottle shops, but the bar staff at Cigar City should be able to give you recommendations.

Here's a link to their 2013 release calendar. They do one off batches constantly, but the calendar will give you an idea of what they should have when you're there.

http://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/index.p ... &Itemid=37

shep · May 2013

adam42381 wrote:

shep wrote:

So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...

Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?

I would recommend going to Cigar City first. Their tasting room is fantastic and they always have a decent bottle selection. A block or so away from the brewery are Total Wine and Whole Foods, both of which have very good beer selections. I'm not sure about any other bottle shops, but the bar staff at Cigar City should be able to give you recommendations.

Here's a link to their 2013 release calendar. They do one off batches constantly, but the calendar will give you an idea of what they should have when you're there.

http://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/index.p ... &Itemid=37

I guess my question is: what would you recommend? We're actually staying on St. Pete's Beach, and the wedding is there as well, so I don't think I'm going to have a lot of time for sampling....

We get there late Wednesday night... Thursday is the wedding, Friday is the "after party" for the wedding (i.e. all the guests are invited to join them at the beach house they have rented)... I'm hoping I might be allowed to go out and search some of the local shops to find a beer I want to drink instead of whatever they're stocking for the party... so saturday is really my only day to explore... might try to hit up the tasting room if we have the time... doubt it though... the girlfriend is probably going to want to spend every waking moment on the beach.... :(

PurduePete55 · May 2013

That 3 Floyd's Permanent Funeral is excellent. Consensus said it was basically imperial Zombie Dust. It hit distro a bit around Chicagoland, so scoop that up.

Any Chicagoland craft beer lovers, I would like to invite you to Niche Restaurant on 3rd Street in Geneva on Wednesday May 22nd. There is a bottle share there every Wednesday night (not the 15th due to private party). You can check out their website for additional details. Basically, you bring a 22 oz bomber or 750 mL bottle to share. Sometimes we're sampling new releases like Permanent Funeral, Doom, Perennial's beers, etc. Other times folks open up their cellars with CW Fifteen, King Henry, and others. Lots of times there are beers that we can't get here in Chicagoland as well. 7PM is a pretty typical start time. It can go well past 10PM depending on the group/beers. I expect the 22nd to be fairly decent given it is Chicago Craft Beer Week. It's fine dining there. The food is great. Jeans are still fine for the bottle share though. 1/2 price drafts and bombers on Wednesdays too. Hope to meet some fellow PJ/craft beer lovers.

Indifference71 · May 2013

Currently enjoying a Lagunitas Hop Stoopid for the first time. God damn is this stuff hoppy.

carolinabeerguy · May 2013

shep wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

shep wrote:

So I'm going to be in Tampa the end of June for a wedding, and I've already informed the significant other that I will need to make a beer run while I am there...

Can you recommend a good bottle shop in Tampa, and what should I be looking for from CC that time of year? The only brew I've ever had from them was the Cucumber Saison, which was absolutely disgusting but for some reason I still finished the bottle.... I have been told they make some amazing brews and I'm curious what I should try?

I would recommend going to Cigar City first. Their tasting room is fantastic and they always have a decent bottle selection. A block or so away from the brewery are Total Wine and Whole Foods, both of which have very good beer selections. I'm not sure about any other bottle shops, but the bar staff at Cigar City should be able to give you recommendations.

Here's a link to their 2013 release calendar. They do one off batches constantly, but the calendar will give you an idea of what they should have when you're there.

http://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/index.p ... &Itemid=37

I guess my question is: what would you recommend? We're actually staying on St. Pete's Beach, and the wedding is there as well, so I don't think I'm going to have a lot of time for sampling....

We get there late Wednesday night... Thursday is the wedding, Friday is the "after party" for the wedding (i.e. all the guests are invited to join them at the beach house they have rented)... I'm hoping I might be allowed to go out and search some of the local shops to find a beer I want to drink instead of whatever they're stocking for the party... so saturday is really my only day to explore... might try to hit up the tasting room if we have the time... doubt it though... the girlfriend is probably going to want to spend every waking moment on the beach.... :(

It really depends on the styles you like. Cigar City makes a ton of good beer and honestly it's hard to go wrong with anything you find. Here's a list of their beers sorted by the most popular/most reviewed on BeerAdvocate:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17 ... view=beers

If you let me know the styles you like I can try to make some recommendations. My personal favorites from their normal bottling line include Tocobaga Red, White Oak Jai Alai IPA and Jose Marti Porter.

Mamasan23 · May 2013

PurduePete55 wrote:

That 3 Floyd's Permanent Funeral is excellent. Consensus said it was basically imperial Zombie Dust. It hit distro a bit around Chicagoland, so scoop that up.

Any Chicagoland craft beer lovers, I would like to invite you to Niche Restaurant on 3rd Street in Geneva on Wednesday May 22nd. There is a bottle share there every Wednesday night (not the 15th due to private party). You can check out their website for additional details. Basically, you bring a 22 oz bomber or 750 mL bottle to share. Sometimes we're sampling new releases like Permanent Funeral, Doom, Perennial's beers, etc. Other times folks open up their cellars with CW Fifteen, King Henry, and others. Lots of times there are beers that we can't get here in Chicagoland as well. 7PM is a pretty typical start time. It can go well past 10PM depending on the group/beers. I expect the 22nd to be fairly decent given it is Chicago Craft Beer Week. It's fine dining there. The food is great. Jeans are still fine for the bottle share though. 1/2 price drafts and bombers on Wednesdays too. Hope to meet some fellow PJ/craft beer lovers.

I would agree on the Permanent Funeral. Outstanding.

Indifference71 · May 2013

Mamasan23 wrote:

PurduePete55 wrote:

That 3 Floyd's Permanent Funeral is excellent. Consensus said it was basically imperial Zombie Dust. It hit distro a bit around Chicagoland, so scoop that up.

I would agree on the Permanent Funeral. Outstanding.

I'll have to try and find this Permanent Funeral.

81 · May 2013

never realized until today that gumball was a wheat beer. i did not make the purchase. almost tried the other special 22oz, but it was lunch time

Horos · May 2013

81 wrote:

never realized until today that gumball was a wheat beer. i did not make the purchase. almost tried the other special 22oz, but it was lunch time

If you see any interesting special releases you could pick some up for me. I like the IPAs.

I have a Black Butte Porter 24th B-day release that I've been holding onto for almost a year. It's almost coming of age.

Indifference71 wrote:

Currently enjoying a Lagunitas Hop Stoopid for the first time. God damn is this stuff hoppy.

I like that stuff. Been one of my go to beers the last couple of months.

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 2013

MGD-64

That's as Crafty as it gets, for me.

rearviewross · May 2013

I read a review in the local paper of a bar in town. They said they have 12 beers on tap. Everything from Leinenkuegels to Bud Light.

Wow, what a vast array of beers...

shep · May 2013

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

MGD-64

That's as Crafty as it gets, for me.

Get outta here with that :P

adam42381 wrote:

It really depends on the styles you like. Cigar City makes a ton of good beer and honestly it's hard to go wrong with anything you find. Here's a list of their beers sorted by the most popular/most reviewed on BeerAdvocate:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17 ... view=beers

If you let me know the styles you like I can try to make some recommendations. My personal favorites from their normal bottling line include Tocobaga Red, White Oak Jai Alai IPA and Jose Marti Porter.

My favorite's for drinkability are Pale ale's, love IPA's - be it black, belgian, regular, imperial, or DIPA's - but I've been consuming a shit-ton of bourbon barrel aged stouts and porters lately when I beer geek out :ugeek: . Also a number of quad's and trippels... Enjoy regular stouts and porters as well.

There's not really a lot of stuff I don't like... not a big fan of wheats... and I tend to stay away from Saison's... I do like certain ones in the style, but I find when I have something I don't like, i really dislike it and normally don't finish the glass/bottle, so I tend not to risk it...

elvistheking44 · May 2013

Had a bottle of 3 Floyd's dark lord last night. How anyone drinks this stuff and enjoys it is beyond me. Can only be described as a mix of coffee and motor oil....

Hartydog · May 2013

I recently had a little Shipyard Blue Fin Stout. Very good.

carolinabeerguy · May 2013

ofthegirl99 wrote:

Had a bottle of 3 Floyd's dark lord last night. How anyone drinks this stuff and enjoys it is beyond me. Can only be described as a mix of coffee and motor oil....

Do you typically like Imperial Stouts?

carolinabeerguy · May 2013

shep wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

MGD-64

That's as Crafty as it gets, for me.

Get outta here with that :P

adam42381 wrote:

It really depends on the styles you like. Cigar City makes a ton of good beer and honestly it's hard to go wrong with anything you find. Here's a list of their beers sorted by the most popular/most reviewed on BeerAdvocate:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17 ... view=beers

If you let me know the styles you like I can try to make some recommendations. My personal favorites from their normal bottling line include Tocobaga Red, White Oak Jai Alai IPA and Jose Marti Porter.

My favorite's for drinkability are Pale ale's, love IPA's - be it black, belgian, regular, imperial, or DIPA's - but I've been consuming a shit-ton of bourbon barrel aged stouts and porters lately when I beer geek out :ugeek: . Also a number of quad's and trippels... Enjoy regular stouts and porters as well.

There's not really a lot of stuff I don't like... not a big fan of wheats... and I tend to stay away from Saison's... I do like certain ones in the style, but I find when I have something I don't like, i really dislike it and normally don't finish the glass/bottle, so I tend not to risk it...

Cigar City definitely makes a lot of great beers in the styles you like. Honestly, I'd recommend just getting whatever you see from them. The only ones from their standard line that I wouldn't necessarily recommend highly (not that they're not good) are Maduro, Hotter Than Helles and Florida Cracker.

Tenzing N. · May 2013

DFH 120. I'll be honest, I didn't like this as much as some others. It was supposed to be the best. Green Flash West Coast fresh is a better IPA.

carolinabeerguy · May 2013

Tenzing N. wrote:

DFH 120. I'll be honest, I didn't like this as much as some others. It was supposed to be the best. Green Flash West Coast fresh is a better IPA.

Comparing DFH 120 to a standard IPA isn't a fair comparison at all. 120 is a huge double IPA that clocks in at 18% ABV. Green Flash West Coast is a highly regarded IPA that comes in at 7.4% ABV. FWIW, West Coast actually gets better reviews than DFH 120.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2743/22505
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/64/9086

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