The Craft Beer Thread....

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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,517
    That's a start!
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,517
    Soooo.....
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Malroth
    Malroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,563
    .....it seems the craft beer craze has died down considerably
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • Weston1283
    Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 5,027
    edited October 2024
    Malroth said:
    .....it seems the craft beer craze has died down considerably
    The last 7-8 years, I have been ALL IN on craft beer.  Spending hundreds regularly, trading for beers cross country, the whole thing.

    The last 6 months, I have been drinking whatever is in the coolers at my local Wegmans.  The only exception is I may trade for some TreeHouse or Fidens for a special occasion or holiday weekend.

    For me, as a mainly hazy IPA fan, too many places began doing the same thing, often not that well at the end of the day, and some of the top tier places had a dip in quality.  Combine that with how expensive it has gotten to drink craft beer, and yeah, I have slowed down significantly.
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  • Malroth
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    Weston1283 said:
    Malroth said:
    .....it seems the craft beer craze has died down considerably
    The last 7-8 years, I have been ALL IN on craft beer.  Spending hundreds regularly, trading for beers cross country, the whole thing.

    The last 6 months, I have been drinking whatever is in the coolers at my local Wegmans.  The only exception is I may trade for some TreeHouse or Fidens for a special occasion or holiday weekend.

    For me, as a mainly hazy IPA fan, too many places began doing the same thing, often not that well at the end of the day, and some of the top tier places had a dip in quality.  Combine that with how expensive it has gotten to drink craft beer, and yeah, I have slowed down significantly.

    i mainly look for beer from 4 or 5 breweries now myself. not looking for hard to get stuff at all.
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,925
    Weston1283 said:
    Malroth said:
    .....it seems the craft beer craze has died down considerably
    The last 7-8 years, I have been ALL IN on craft beer.  Spending hundreds regularly, trading for beers cross country, the whole thing.

    The last 6 months, I have been drinking whatever is in the coolers at my local Wegmans.  The only exception is I may trade for some TreeHouse or Fidens for a special occasion or holiday weekend.

    For me, as a mainly hazy IPA fan, too many places began doing the same thing, often not that well at the end of the day, and some of the top tier places had a dip in quality.  Combine that with how expensive it has gotten to drink craft beer, and yeah, I have slowed down significantly.

    Same here.  Got really into the whole craze 5-6 years ago but it has really died down.  Now it has to be a beer that I know I really like to commit to an $18 4 pack of hazy IPAs.  There are a couple bottle shops around me where you can get single cans which is really nice.  Have also been getting more into bourbon lately as well.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,234
    Indifference71 said:
    Weston1283 said:
    Malroth said:
    .....it seems the craft beer craze has died down considerably
    The last 7-8 years, I have been ALL IN on craft beer.  Spending hundreds regularly, trading for beers cross country, the whole thing.

    The last 6 months, I have been drinking whatever is in the coolers at my local Wegmans.  The only exception is I may trade for some TreeHouse or Fidens for a special occasion or holiday weekend.

    For me, as a mainly hazy IPA fan, too many places began doing the same thing, often not that well at the end of the day, and some of the top tier places had a dip in quality.  Combine that with how expensive it has gotten to drink craft beer, and yeah, I have slowed down significantly.

    Same here.  Got really into the whole craze 5-6 years ago but it has really died down.  Now it has to be a beer that I know I really like to commit to an $18 4 pack of hazy IPAs.  There are a couple bottle shops around me where you can get single cans which is really nice.  Have also been getting more into bourbon lately as well.
    Join us in the whiskey thread for bourbon!

    https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/268319/whiskey-clique/p65
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,626
    Bump.


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  • mookieblalock
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    They opened a Treehouse in Saratoga, so obviously I had to try everything over vacation 
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,190
    My buddy took a drive to treehouse yesterday and snagged me these.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    Oh baby. Look at that.

    Agreed with others in that I am not quite into the craft scene as before and tend to stick to my few favorites mostly. I'd def make an exception for any Tree House I stumble upon though...which sadly is hardly ever.

    Honestly, I think my current fav is Ommegang Hennepin. I was a little pissed to see my sister in law take that out of the beer fridge on xmas eve. Thought I sufficiently hid it towards the back lol
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  • mookieblalock
    mookieblalock Posts: 3,616
    The Juggler said:
    Oh baby. Look at that.

    Agreed with others in that I am not quite into the craft scene as before and tend to stick to my few favorites mostly. I'd def make an exception for any Tree House I stumble upon though...which sadly is hardly ever.

    Honestly, I think my current fav is Ommegang Hennepin. I was a little pissed to see my sister in law take that out of the beer fridge on xmas eve. Thought I sufficiently hid it towards the back lol
    Ommegang Is great, too. It’s like 90 mins away from me. Plus they have bands there and you can camp out. I saw Cake there once. Awesome place. 
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    mookieblalock said:
    The Juggler said:
    Oh baby. Look at that.

    Agreed with others in that I am not quite into the craft scene as before and tend to stick to my few favorites mostly. I'd def make an exception for any Tree House I stumble upon though...which sadly is hardly ever.

    Honestly, I think my current fav is Ommegang Hennepin. I was a little pissed to see my sister in law take that out of the beer fridge on xmas eve. Thought I sufficiently hid it towards the back lol
    Ommegang Is great, too. It’s like 90 mins away from me. Plus they have bands there and you can camp out. I saw Cake there once. Awesome place. 
    I was there over the summer when we were in Cooperstown. Cool spot. The food was really bad though. Beer was awesome. 
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,190
    The Juggler said:
    mookieblalock said:
    The Juggler said:
    Oh baby. Look at that.

    Agreed with others in that I am not quite into the craft scene as before and tend to stick to my few favorites mostly. I'd def make an exception for any Tree House I stumble upon though...which sadly is hardly ever.

    Honestly, I think my current fav is Ommegang Hennepin. I was a little pissed to see my sister in law take that out of the beer fridge on xmas eve. Thought I sufficiently hid it towards the back lol
    Ommegang Is great, too. It’s like 90 mins away from me. Plus they have bands there and you can camp out. I saw Cake there once. Awesome place. 
    I was there over the summer when we were in Cooperstown. Cool spot. The food was really bad though. Beer was awesome. 
    It really is an awesome spot.  I need to get back there.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,190
    Oh wow 


    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,190

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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