Pickles the Firecat
Banned
BevMo opened a new location across the street from my apartment complex. Across the street! Old BevMo was a whole four blocks away! Picked up an assortment tonight.. My life is going to be a whole lot more convenient.
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PhoncipleBone
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Wish I could still find RuinTen. Old Guardian is filling the gap nicely though.
Picked up Weyerbacher Simcoe Double IPA tonight. Shall try it tomorrow.
Picked up Weyerbacher Simcoe Double IPA tonight. Shall try it tomorrow.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
They sell RuinTen at Costco here in San Diego.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Lucky SOB. It is long gone here in CT. Loved that beer. A beer nearly as bitter as I am.
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The Autumn Wind
I know how you feel. My life changed forever when they opened a Total Wine down the street.
Oh man, Total Wine is indeed amazing. Too bad there's no way one will open in Oklahoma anytime soon without a massive revision to our liquor laws.
Can you find regular Ruination? I think it is just as good.
JLateralus
Member
Just moved down south after living up north my whole life. Gotta try something local.
ramoisdead
Member
It's August meaning pumpkin season is finally here. I bought a Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin Ale from their new Brush and Barrel series and I have a leftover bottle of Ol' Rasputin. Gonna enjoy these during the UFC fite and some PC Skullgirls action afterwards.
I'm really starting to discover Belgians. I found a store that boasts the largest selection of Belgians in my state. So far I have had Unibroue Trois Pistoles, La Fin Du Monte, and Maudite. Loved them all. Can't wait to try more. I have some Kwak in the fridge that I got also but haven't tried it yet.
Pretty much every Unibroue beer is excellent. I'm not big on their fruit beers (Ephemere) but they're still ok. Most of their beers have the same distinctive Unibroue yeast character. Delicious.
That's it, I'm going to have a Chimay Blue lol.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Currently working my way through a bomber of this:
Pretty yummy stuff. Not Stone Ruin Ten levels of bitterness, but still bitter as hell. Which I love.
And I do need to try the regular Ruination from Stone. Just to compare to Ruin Ten.
Pretty yummy stuff. Not Stone Ruin Ten levels of bitterness, but still bitter as hell. Which I love.
And I do need to try the regular Ruination from Stone. Just to compare to Ruin Ten.
Pickles the Firecat
Banned
Went to Pizza Port (Port Brewing), Lost Abbey, and Stone this weekend. Finally tried Angel's Share and it was real, real, real good.
Was at IKEA yesterday and was surprised they have their 'own' beer now - Öl Ljus Lager (pilsner) and Öl Mörk Lager (dark lager). For a regular bottle of lager 1 at IKEA seemed a bit pricey and hey, IKEA beer, can't be good, right? But curiosity won - other products in their food market are pretty good value for money. Wasn't bad, wasn't great either. Just beer. Nothing stands out. Sorta dissapointed getting to that conclusion 
. Supposedly the dark lager is pretty bad. For the price, there's dozens of better options to be had.
. Supposedly the dark lager is pretty bad. For the price, there's dozens of better options to be had.A short documentary about American Craft beer.
Craft Beer - A Hopumentary
http://youtu.be/ETnlrYq7btE
Craft Beer - A Hopumentary
http://youtu.be/ETnlrYq7btE
Just moved down south after living up north my whole life. Gotta try something local.
Where down south? Get some Terrapin stuff if you can. I've liked what I've had from Sweetwater Brewing Co as well.
Snytbaggen
Member
Saw that the store near me carried Orval, so I bought a few bottles. It's pretty different from the other Trappist beers I've tasted, but I like it! I wonder how it'll be when it has aged for a bit...
excellent to superb
Snytbaggen
Member
That's what I'm hoping for. I looked closer and saw that the one I drank was bottled in January, dunno if that makes any difference.
As a side note I finally had time yesterday to try one of the Old Rasputins I imported with some friends. It's as good as I remembered.
distantmantra
Member
Unloke other trappist ales, Orval is made with Brettanomyces. And yeah, it does neat things with age.
This shit is blowing up my mind!
I had this a couple days ago and it was incredible. What are your guys' favorite Unibroue beers? I've only had this and La Fin du Monde, but I want to check out their other beers as well.
JLateralus
Member
Moved to Charleston, SC. I've seen Sweetwater stuff pretty much everywhere down here but haven't tried any yet. I'll check into Terrapin.
BTW, that Palmetto Pale Ale was just eh.
Orval is absolutely wonderful stuff. Very distinct flavour. Just like Goudenband it is supposed to improve over age. Must admit I haven't tried it out yet - haven't had the patience
But I'm thinking about trying it out.Is the Oak Aged La Trappe Quadruple worth the price? I see bottles of it pop up every now, but with the regular stuff costing less then €5 and the oak €15, that's a pretty steep price difference.
Charleston is an awesome city. Terrapin has distribution statewide in SC, so you should be able to find it at local liquor stores, if not grocery stores. You're lucky, I can't get it here in Ohio yet.
B For Bendetta
Member
Good stuff. Stoked for the new location and the distribution expansion. Have you had the Berliner Weiss, Ku' Damm? So awesome. The pilsner is great too
Valkyr Junkie
Member
They're all incredible.
Unibroue 17 is probably my favourite from them. My opinion changes so often though. They make a lot of world class beers so it's hard to choose. I tend to bump whatever beer I've had of theirs most recently to the top of my list from them because of it haha.
This looks potentially great.
The Brew Dog guys travel to America to convert "craft beer virgins" and brew with guys from other breweries (looks like Anchor, Elysian (?) and Stone will be featured,)
Now, the question remains: What the heck is an Esquire Network?
The Brew Dog guys travel to America to convert "craft beer virgins" and brew with guys from other breweries (looks like Anchor, Elysian (?) and Stone will be featured,)
Now, the question remains: What the heck is an Esquire Network?
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The Autumn Wind
The rebranding of G4. And yeah, I'll be DVRing that show.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
So, after falling in love with Ruin Ten, I finally took the advice of others on here and grabbed a four pack of Ruination to satisfy my bitter IPA urges.
Yeah...this thing is awesome. It is as close to Ruin Ten as I can get on a regular basis. The 7.7% is a step down from the 10% or so of Ruin Ten, but the super bitter taste is still there, which i love. Very good sipping beer, and great to relax with. Love it.
Yeah...this thing is awesome. It is as close to Ruin Ten as I can get on a regular basis. The 7.7% is a step down from the 10% or so of Ruin Ten, but the super bitter taste is still there, which i love. Very good sipping beer, and great to relax with. Love it.
woahitsreeo
Member
Stumbled upon this blog and thought beerGAF would appreciate it as well.
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Orval is absolutely wonderful stuff. Very distinct flavour. Just like Goudenband it is supposed to improve over age. Must admit I haven't tried it out yet - haven't had the patience
Is the Oak Aged La Trappe Quadruple worth the price? I see bottles of it pop up every now, but with the regular stuff costing less then 5 and the oak 15, that's a pretty steep price difference.
Well, I think it's expensive. But I would say just try it.
Also keep in mind that every batch is a little bit different. So choose wisely.
distantmantra
Member
Elysian is in Seattle. They do a lot with New Belgium and one of their brew pubs is in my neighborhood.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Ol' Rasputin is great.
Lately I've been drinking:
Turns out we live about 10 minutes walk from the Kooinda brewery. That's...dangerous.
Lately I've been drinking:
Turns out we live about 10 minutes walk from the Kooinda brewery. That's...dangerous.
let me know about the imperial pumpkin, was curious about that one and the one from Harpoon.
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The Autumn Wind
No doubt. Had myself a bottle last night while rewatching District 9.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Just picked up a haul to kick off my weekend
I don't know where to start.
Andygator is quite good.
I think so but it's memory and many more were lost in the midst of the craft beer crawl I was on.
Can't wait for Oktoberfest.
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