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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    Horos wrote:
    MayDay10 wrote:
    got some big microbrews opening in Buffalo...


    Oh and best craft beer: Dogfish Head 90 minute
    Not even close to Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder.
    That's not really a fair comparison.

    There are few beers that can come close to Pliny the Elder. Pliny is unreal!
  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I finally had Heady Topper last week. My god it was worth the wait :D .

    I still have two in the vault...for a special day.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    Really enjoying Sierra Nevada's Flip Side Red IPA...delicious and a great beer to ease from summer IPA's to football season!
    Yay beer!
    PROST!
    I'm having one right now. Tasty IPA/red combo! :thumbup:
    Beer has a beautiful nose, with a nice smooth yet slightly bitter hoppy bite. Good stuff! I love how they made this beer a "mid-seasonal". Between their Summerfest and Tumbler...perfect!
    Tumbler is always good but I'm mostly looking forward to Celebration. Oh man, that's some good stuff!

    Does anyone remember Sierra Nevada's Anniversary Ale? It was replaced by Tumbler/Celebration 4-5 years ago. That was one of my favorites!
  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    mca47 wrote:
    Horos wrote:
    MayDay10 wrote:
    got some big microbrews opening in Buffalo...


    Oh and best craft beer: Dogfish Head 90 minute
    Not even close to Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder.
    That's not really a fair comparison.

    There are few beers that can come close to Pliny the Elder. Pliny is unreal!
    I wasn't comparing, notice I said, "Not even close".

    I've drank some that are comparable but not from Dogfish Head. Stone has some beers I could argue about.
    #FHP
  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    ajedigecko wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I finally had Heady Topper last week. My god it was worth the wait :D .

    I still have two in the vault...for a special day.

    I hope you already know this, but i'll say it anyway.... IPA's are not meant to be aged. The hop flavors and aromatics fade with time and become muddled. The best IPA in the world can turn into a barely drinkable beer if you age it...

    Enjoy those heady's fresh! and if you not, send them to me! I'll replace it with something you can age! ;) (assuming of course the heady's aren't already old.... :fp: )
    Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    shep wrote:
    ajedigecko wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I finally had Heady Topper last week. My god it was worth the wait :D .

    I still have two in the vault...for a special day.

    I hope you already know this, but i'll say it anyway.... IPA's are not meant to be aged. The hop flavors and aromatics fade with time and become muddled. The best IPA in the world can turn into a barely drinkable beer if you age it...

    Enjoy those heady's fresh! and if you not, send them to me! I'll replace it with something you can age! ;) (assuming of course the heady's aren't already old.... :fp: )


    Thanks for the concern...as i meant until the next weekend.

    Our state fair is in town. Celebration time.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • Dru_Cortez
    Dru_Cortez Posts: 953
    Going rafting in Golden, BC this weekend.
    + a trip to BC means several things, including...
    690594.jpg

    Ahhh, sweet!
    Cheers.
    'Cause you don't give blood and take it back again.
  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,540
    Just had some tacos and BBQ jerky along with 2 zombie dusts at 3 Floyd's for lunch, grabbed two cases of gumball head for the road......gonna be a good weekend!
  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    A couple of notes / comments for the posts on this page alone:

    1. I couldn't agree with Horos more re: Russian River's Pliny, as well as Dogfish possibly being inferior to Stone. At times I get accused of being Stone-washed but a) I live 10 mins from the brewery b) their quality is superior and c) Dogfish is over-rated. If you like raisin - y malty IPA's, 90 min is the way to go...I like mine Cali style - heavy pine, resin, grapefruit, fresh etc...Which leads to:
    2. Shep is right, if you have some delicious Heady Topper, drink it immediately!!! Like tonight. Alchemist in VT blows away Dogfish, and their Heady Topper is a superior IPA by far (IMO)...in fact, it is in the Pliny conversation for sure, its that good...which leads me to:
    3. If you like Pumpkin Beer - cheers! Personally, my pumpkin intake is Thanksgiving day and 1 piece w/ loads of whipped creme after meal. Thats it. I don't even wish for pumpkin pie any other day of the year, let alone Pumpkin Beer.
    4. If you are a IPA fan- specifically the DIPA/Imperial type - you must RUN to the package store, beer distributor, whatever is in your area - and grab a few 22's of Mother Earth's "Primordial" - holy jeezy crow its magnificent!!!! So good and what a great DIPA should be....which leads to..
    5. Gumball Head is so yummy, I am so jealous, can't get it in SD unless its at a brewery for a special night.
    PROST all, and enjoy whatever you're drinking!
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    A couple of notes / comments for the posts on this page alone:

    1. I couldn't agree with Horos more re: Russian River's Pliny, as well as Dogfish possibly being inferior to Stone. At times I get accused of being Stone-washed but a) I live 10 mins from the brewery b) their quality is superior and c) Dogfish is over-rated. If you like raisin - y malty IPA's, 90 min is the way to go...I like mine Cali style - heavy pine, resin, grapefruit, fresh etc...Which leads to:
    2. Shep is right, if you have some delicious Heady Topper, drink it immediately!!! Like tonight. Alchemist in VT blows away Dogfish, and their Heady Topper is a superior IPA by far (IMO)...in fact, it is in the Pliny conversation for sure, its that good...which leads me to:
    3. If you like Pumpkin Beer - cheers! Personally, my pumpkin intake is Thanksgiving day and 1 piece w/ loads of whipped creme after meal. Thats it. I don't even wish for pumpkin pie any other day of the year, let alone Pumpkin Beer.
    4. If you are a IPA fan- specifically the DIPA/Imperial type - you must RUN to the package store, beer distributor, whatever is in your area - and grab a few 22's of Mother Earth's "Primordial" - holy jeezy crow its magnificent!!!! So good and what a great DIPA should be....which leads to..
    5. Gumball Head is so yummy, I am so jealous, can't get it in SD unless its at a brewery for a special night.
    PROST all, and enjoy whatever you're drinking!

    lol.... quite a rant.

    I will say , that the best "new-to-me" DIPA i've had in a long time was the Double Jack. Firestone Walker just started distributing to Houston about 6 weeks ago... completely blown away by the awesomeness of Double Jack. The nose is so grapefruit, citrus, and melon... it is beautiful... lately my mantra is to try something new every time i go to the beer store... but that beer was so delicious i'd go back to it in a heartbeat.... even the fiance was in awe over it... she drank almost half the bottle and was like "you should go get more of that!"

    right now, enjoying my first My Antonio from DFH (just started distributing it to Texas) it's quite enjoyable, the 7%ABV is barely noticeable.... contrary to the post above ( ;) ) i enjoy a lot of what DFH has to offer... burton baton is one of my favs.... i recently conducting an aging experiment with the beer though, and will advise that even though it says "ages with the best of them" on the bottle, it is definately better fresh.
    Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
  • guitar59
    guitar59 Posts: 1,221
    Dru_Cortez wrote:
    Going rafting in Golden, BC this weekend.
    + a trip to BC means several things, including...
    690594.jpg

    Ahhh, sweet!
    Cheers.

    Love BC and they have many good craft brews...but you do know that Mt. Begbie can be found in your home town. Our favourites are the Nasty Habit and the Tall Timber Ale.
  • guitar59
    guitar59 Posts: 1,221
    shep wrote:
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    A couple of notes / comments for the posts on this page alone:

    1. I couldn't agree with Horos more re: Russian River's Pliny, as well as Dogfish possibly being inferior to Stone. At times I get accused of being Stone-washed but a) I live 10 mins from the brewery b) their quality is superior and c) Dogfish is over-rated. If you like raisin - y malty IPA's, 90 min is the way to go...I like mine Cali style - heavy pine, resin, grapefruit, fresh etc...Which leads to:
    2. Shep is right, if you have some delicious Heady Topper, drink it immediately!!! Like tonight. Alchemist in VT blows away Dogfish, and their Heady Topper is a superior IPA by far (IMO)...in fact, it is in the Pliny conversation for sure, its that good...which leads me to:
    3. If you like Pumpkin Beer - cheers! Personally, my pumpkin intake is Thanksgiving day and 1 piece w/ loads of whipped creme after meal. Thats it. I don't even wish for pumpkin pie any other day of the year, let alone Pumpkin Beer.
    4. If you are a IPA fan- specifically the DIPA/Imperial type - you must RUN to the package store, beer distributor, whatever is in your area - and grab a few 22's of Mother Earth's "Primordial" - holy jeezy crow its magnificent!!!! So good and what a great DIPA should be....which leads to..
    5. Gumball Head is so yummy, I am so jealous, can't get it in SD unless its at a brewery for a special night.
    PROST all, and enjoy whatever you're drinking!

    lol.... quite a rant.

    I will say , that the best "new-to-me" DIPA i've had in a long time was the Double Jack. Firestone Walker just started distributing to Houston about 6 weeks ago... completely blown away by the awesomeness of Double Jack. The nose is so grapefruit, citrus, and melon... it is beautiful... lately my mantra is to try something new every time i go to the beer store... but that beer was so delicious i'd go back to it in a heartbeat.... even the fiance was in awe over it... she drank almost half the bottle and was like "you should go get more of that!"

    right now, enjoying my first My Antonio from DFH (just started distributing it to Texas) it's quite enjoyable, the 7%ABV is barely noticeable.... contrary to the post above ( ;) ) i enjoy a lot of what DFH has to offer... burton baton is one of my favs.... i recently conducting an aging experiment with the beer though, and will advise that even though it says "ages with the best of them" on the bottle, it is definately better fresh.

    We have a My Antonio in the fridge, can't get it in Canada,it's a left over from our trip to Seattle. Wish we had a Double Jack! I love that beer, and I'm not the hop head in our family. I love the aroma. I steal Mr. Guitars glass and huff it!
  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,900
    guitar59 wrote:
    shep wrote:
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    A couple of notes / comments for the posts on this page alone:

    1. I couldn't agree with Horos more re: Russian River's Pliny, as well as Dogfish possibly being inferior to Stone. At times I get accused of being Stone-washed but a) I live 10 mins from the brewery b) their quality is superior and c) Dogfish is over-rated. If you like raisin - y malty IPA's, 90 min is the way to go...I like mine Cali style - heavy pine, resin, grapefruit, fresh etc...Which leads to:
    2. Shep is right, if you have some delicious Heady Topper, drink it immediately!!! Like tonight. Alchemist in VT blows away Dogfish, and their Heady Topper is a superior IPA by far (IMO)...in fact, it is in the Pliny conversation for sure, its that good...which leads me to:
    3. If you like Pumpkin Beer - cheers! Personally, my pumpkin intake is Thanksgiving day and 1 piece w/ loads of whipped creme after meal. Thats it. I don't even wish for pumpkin pie any other day of the year, let alone Pumpkin Beer.
    4. If you are a IPA fan- specifically the DIPA/Imperial type - you must RUN to the package store, beer distributor, whatever is in your area - and grab a few 22's of Mother Earth's "Primordial" - holy jeezy crow its magnificent!!!! So good and what a great DIPA should be....which leads to..
    5. Gumball Head is so yummy, I am so jealous, can't get it in SD unless its at a brewery for a special night.
    PROST all, and enjoy whatever you're drinking!

    lol.... quite a rant.

    I will say , that the best "new-to-me" DIPA i've had in a long time was the Double Jack. Firestone Walker just started distributing to Houston about 6 weeks ago... completely blown away by the awesomeness of Double Jack. The nose is so grapefruit, citrus, and melon... it is beautiful... lately my mantra is to try something new every time i go to the beer store... but that beer was so delicious i'd go back to it in a heartbeat.... even the fiance was in awe over it... she drank almost half the bottle and was like "you should go get more of that!"

    right now, enjoying my first My Antonio from DFH (just started distributing it to Texas) it's quite enjoyable, the 7%ABV is barely noticeable.... contrary to the post above ( ;) ) i enjoy a lot of what DFH has to offer... burton baton is one of my favs.... i recently conducting an aging experiment with the beer though, and will advise that even though it says "ages with the best of them" on the bottle, it is definately better fresh.

    We have a My Antonio in the fridge, can't get it in Canada,it's a left over from our trip to Seattle. Wish we had a Double Jack! I love that beer, and I'm not the hop head in our family. I love the aroma. I steal Mr. Guitars glass and huff it!

    :lol: .... when i first opened the bottle i was like a 5 year old that first discovered glue (terribly analogy I know), but the smell was just so fucking awesome... the fiance is not a hop head in the least, but after I opened it and was smelling it repeatedly, she was like "what's your problem?"and then smelled it herself and drank 1/2 my bottle

    the best part is that the taste matches it... I'm sure it won't be long until i get more.... honestly, it's been a long time since I was that impressed by a beer, and i'm glad that I hadn't tried it before it was available to me on a regular basis....
    Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    Firestone Walker's Double Jack is also a magnificent DIPA, super hoppy/grapefruity and bold. Love the stuff. If you are a fan (sounds like shep & guitar 59 are) - TODAY IS THE DAY!!! Their amazing Oatmeal Stout is released for the first time ever in bottles!!!

    http://www.firestonebeer.com/beers/prod ... vet-merkin

    Tickets went on sale a month ago and sold out in minutes...thank goodness a buddy got one and will be driving down in 2 weeks to place it in my ever-loving hands :lol:

    For the record re: Dogfish - I do think they are over-rated, however they make some fine beers. Last year I had the pleasure of sharing a few 10 year old World Wide Stouts and they were ass-kicking good. Sippers, no doubt.
    Personally, just not a huge fan of their IPA's.

    PROST!
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    If Victory Summer Love is even half way palatable than I just hit the jackpot. 6 packs were $0.99 at Total Wine today :o
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • Dru_Cortez
    Dru_Cortez Posts: 953
    guitar59 wrote:
    Love BC and they have many good craft brews...but you do know that Mt. Begbie can be found in your home town. Our favourites are the Nasty Habit and the Tall Timber Ale.

    Shut the front door!
    I am curious to try the Nasty Habit,
    which brings me to the salient point:
    where in Calgary could I find it?
    I'm pretty sure Willow Park doesn't carry it.
    Any points in the right direction are
    much appreciated!
    Cheers.
    'Cause you don't give blood and take it back again.
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,544
    7 Beer storing myths (and thread bump):

    http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/Features/Brown-Bottles-and-Tall-Tales-7-Myths-About-Storing-Beer.htm?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=cpc
  • Dru_Cortez
    Dru_Cortez Posts: 953
    On a sunny Friday afternoon like today...

    IMG_1090.JPG

    ... this thread deserves a bump!
    Cheers.
    'Cause you don't give blood and take it back again.
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Go Beavers wrote:
    7 Beer storing myths (and thread bump):

    http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/Features/Brown-Bottles-and-Tall-Tales-7-Myths-About-Storing-Beer.htm?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=cpc

    Cool stuff. I'm drinking Sierra Nevada Flipside Red IPA for the 1st time. It's pretty good.
    Alright, alright, alright!
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    -The Writer
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Hop Valley's Alpha Centauri Imperial IPA is quite tasty!
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