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codswallop
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Does Brooklyn Brewery do a weizen with Berliner weiss yeast? A local brewery (Mountain Goat, Cross Breed Hopfweizenbock) in Australia did a collab with them which is a weizen with Berliner weiss yeast and from the description it was unclear whether they (Brooklyn) make that same beer or just a Berliner weiss.
Wasn't impressed with the local one, so just trying to gauge if it's a good/popular beer in the US if they do make it.
Wasn't impressed with the local one, so just trying to gauge if it's a good/popular beer in the US if they do make it.
weremichael
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Going on a brewery/tap house sojourn this afternoon for a buddy's birthday. Here's the list:
New Belgium
Odell
Funkwerks
Fort Collins Brewery
Pateros Creek
Coopersmith
Equinox
Jax (for an Oyster Stout from Odell)
Crankenstein (for some Epic Brewing)
Choice City Butcher (for something sour)
Wynkoop/Breckenridge Brewing's new tap house
Gonna be a lot of samplers going around.
New Belgium
Odell
Funkwerks
Fort Collins Brewery
Pateros Creek
Coopersmith
Equinox
Jax (for an Oyster Stout from Odell)
Crankenstein (for some Epic Brewing)
Choice City Butcher (for something sour)
Wynkoop/Breckenridge Brewing's new tap house
Gonna be a lot of samplers going around.
The Total Wine near me just got in Ommegang Take The Black Stout. Bought myself a bottle and probably gonna open it tonight. If it's good I'll have to grab another bottle or two, don't think the stock will last very long.
Still no Sam Adams Fat Jack near me, but a friend in Naples grabbed a bottle for me.
Still no Sam Adams Fat Jack near me, but a friend in Naples grabbed a bottle for me.
Jest Chillin
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So I tried Dogfish Head 90 minute tonight. Like'd it. Definitely not as hoppy as other IPA's. On a lark I tried Dogfish Head's Tweason'ale and.. not so much. Tastes more like a champagne to me for some reason. 1 for 2 isn't that bad though.
distantmantra
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Tweason'ale is a gluten free beer with strawberries. Very different beast.
Jest Chillin
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Yeah I noted that before I bought it along with the whole Strawberry and Buckwheat Honey aspects of it. I'm pretty new to Craft Beers though and there's not a lot of educated information available where I am so I've just been trying a lot of stuff blindly to see what I like.
So I take it that Gluten-free is the biggest offender here in terms of not being very beer like (for lack of a better description)?
Found some Trappistes Rochefort 10 at the liquor store. Excited to try it, a perfect 100 on BA is a lot for a beer to live up to. Gonna drink it during Breaking Bad.
Interesting that for once, the price at the Utah State Liquor store is actually not close to double what out of state places charge. It was 5.85 per bottle, when it seems a lot of places charge $8-10
Interesting that for once, the price at the Utah State Liquor store is actually not close to double what out of state places charge. It was 5.85 per bottle, when it seems a lot of places charge $8-10
distantmantra
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Okay, not that one. Was looking at their website and didn't see that
Looks like there are still a few out there I haven't tried on Untappdwoahitsreeo
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Might check out Perry's Liquor out in Livermore sometime this week. Will keep ya posted.
distantmantra
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Haven't posted one of these in a while. Pickups since August or so...
From let to right: Ale Apothecary "Sahati", Deschutes "Green Monster" (x2), Fremont "Bellingham Beer Week Imperial Porter" (x2), Grassroots "Arctic Saison," Justice "Pinot Didactic," Epic Ales "Black Cherry Void," Commons "Madrone," Commons "Urban Farmhouse," Crux "Insider IPA," Crux "Outcast IPA," and Firestone Walker "PNC" (x3).
From let to right: Ale Apothecary "Sahati", Deschutes "Green Monster" (x2), Fremont "Bellingham Beer Week Imperial Porter" (x2), Grassroots "Arctic Saison," Justice "Pinot Didactic," Epic Ales "Black Cherry Void," Commons "Madrone," Commons "Urban Farmhouse," Crux "Insider IPA," Crux "Outcast IPA," and Firestone Walker "PNC" (x3).
Snytbaggen
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I think it's awesome. I bought three bottles a few months ago and I still have one left and now I really want one, but I currently have a cold so I probably wouldn't be able to taste it very well.
Haven't posted one of these in a while. Pickups since August or so...
From let to right: Ale Apothecary "Sahati", Deschutes "Green Monster" (x2), Fremont "Bellingham Beer Week Imperial Porter" (x2), Grassroots "Arctic Saison," Justice "Pinot Didactic," Epic Ales "Black Cherry Void," Commons "Madrone," Commons "Urban Farmhouse," Crux "Insider IPA," Crux "Outcast IPA," and Firestone Walker "PNC" (x3).
dayum, excellent,
i have that arctic saison, still havent cracked it yet
also Cards Against Humanity, i see you hiding there, had a lot of fun playing that game
I had one a little while ago. It's not quite my thing, but it's clearly a high-quality beer.
There's a crazy amount of sediment floating in it, that's for sure.
Haven't posted one of these in a while. Pickups since August or so...
From let to right: Ale Apothecary "Sahati", Deschutes "Green Monster" (x2), Fremont "Bellingham Beer Week Imperial Porter" (x2), Grassroots "Arctic Saison," Justice "Pinot Didactic," Epic Ales "Black Cherry Void," Commons "Madrone," Commons "Urban Farmhouse," Crux "Insider IPA," Crux "Outcast IPA," and Firestone Walker "PNC" (x3).
Awesome linueup! Not sure what your plans are for the Green Monster but I opened up mine tonight and its really damn good! I'm not sure why they would have a best after date on it.
distantmantra
Member
I actually bought three and already had one of them. Deschutes does a lot of "best after" dates on their beers, for good reason. I can see Green Monster changing with time.
woahitsreeo
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Agree or disagree with this list?
America's best craft breweries: the state-by-state breakdown
America's best craft breweries: the state-by-state breakdown
Thrillist said:
distantmantra
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I've got big issues with Rogue being considered the best Oregon brewery. I wouldn't consider Elysian the best Washington brewery, but they make good beer and I actually like them, unlike Rogue.
Kinda funny seeing Alchemist listed as the best VT brewery, seeing how they currently make only one or two beers. Figured it would be Hill Farmstead or Lawson's Finest Liquids.
Illinois should be Goose Island (I don't care if AB owns them).
Besides that I think Revolution and Pipeworks are better than Half Acre.
For Vermont Hill Farmstead should be there, The Alchemist only makes Heady Topper now.
Some states are hard to choose like Michigan and California, but I think they made good choices. Oregon has lots of options and Rogue is not the best choice.
Besides that I think Revolution and Pipeworks are better than Half Acre.
For Vermont Hill Farmstead should be there, The Alchemist only makes Heady Topper now.
Some states are hard to choose like Michigan and California, but I think they made good choices. Oregon has lots of options and Rogue is not the best choice.
Nobody gets Florida right. There is a huge following for Cigar City, but it really isn't that good. Maduro is crap, Jai Alai isn't anything special for an IPA, and Florida Cracker is an atrocious white. Their specialties like Cucumber Saison are overly flavored to the point where the original beer ingredients are hardly noticeable.
sharkmuncher
Member
Nailed Nebraska, but that was easy
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Agreed
matt360
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I would as well. Maybe it's Brooklyn's variety that put them over the top? I'm also a huge Southern Tier fan. I think they also may lack variety, but Pumking is my favorite beer of all time, and I've enjoyed everything else I've had from them. Most of their dessert beers are too sweet for me to drink by myself, but if I have someone to split it with, it's perfect.
Four Peaks just does run of the mill beers and just in the last few months they have started experimenting with barrel aged stuff now that a lot of other high quality breweries are opening up. Dragoon is Tucson is knocking it out of the park lately. Az Wilderness is making some incredible stuff and are one of the first breweries here to start into the saison/sour stuff.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Ommegang is probably one of my favorites on the East Coast, oh my god I can never get enough.
Tried the Dominion Oak Barrel Aged Stout, probably the sweetest stout I've ever had that doesn't talk about their chocolate malt use. They use vanilla bean with oak chips which gives it that dessert taste and a bit of body. Goes down like water though, I blew through my 6pack absurdly quickly without even thinking about it. Might be a go-to for if I ever feel the need for a stout during the summer because of the drinkability but for the winter months I'd absolutely prefer a heftier brew like Old Rasputin or Founders' Breakfast.
codswallop
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Picked up a Moon Dog Brewing Jumping the Shark last night. 15.4% imperial stout, barrel aged four months, 800g of black truffles dumped into the barrel too. I think they only made one barrel and they're supposedly not making any money on it.
Now that's what we want from our craft brewers. Well, occasionally.
Also looks like some Dogfish Head, Stone and Great Divide stuff is coming out next week in Australia. When I asked one supplier how they got it they were pretty coy (meaning some US distributor saw easy money), but said it was definitely being refrigerated.
Now that's what we want from our craft brewers. Well, occasionally.
Also looks like some Dogfish Head, Stone and Great Divide stuff is coming out next week in Australia. When I asked one supplier how they got it they were pretty coy (meaning some US distributor saw easy money), but said it was definitely being refrigerated.
woahitsreeo
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Strolled through the Whole Foods on 4th in SF before a meeting... They "had" Green Monster. May drop by again after my meeting is done, looks like a decent selection there.
They got Texas right. Jester King are fantastic.
Who'd you pick? Going to Florida next year, would be nice to keep your recommendation in mind.
Swamp Head and St. Somewhere.
Swamp Head is your typical brewery with a line up range from light to dark. Standard beers include:
Wild Night - Honey Cream Ale that you can drink for days
Cottonmouth - A nice wheat beer for hotter climates
Stumpknocker - A killer pale ale made for session drinking
Big Nose - IPA not to be trifled with. I generally don't drink it, but I'm not huge on IPAs right now.
Midnight Oil - The best of the bunch in my opinion. Coffee Oatmeal Stout for the ages. Love this at the end of the night. I think it beats Anderson Valley's Oatmeal Stout and it rivals Left Hand's Milk Stout (though they are different beasts and I love each equally)
They also do season and weekly taps on all sorts of things.
St. Somewhere is a brewery that only makes farm ales. Fermented in the bottle, they run about 10-20 bucks, depending on if you get it at a store or bar. Each ale comes in a champagne style bottle with cork and metal cage. Beware, they are extremely lively and the cage actually does hold the cork on. My first bottle just about came uncorked before I fully got the cage off. Made for quite the loud bang. It isn't a beer to really drink alone though. I mean you can, but it is best enjoyed with a friend or two. 2-3 people can split a bottle and still get a buzz, as the ales usually top out at 8-10%. Really worth hunting down if you find yourself near a Total Wine or ABC while in the state.
Taco_Human
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Hey beer GAF. Got a few questions. I happen to work at a redemption center in MA, and some guy left behind an unopened bottle of Sam Adams Triple Bock. Apparently it was only brewed between 1994 to 1996, and I was told by my boss to not open it because it would taste terrible.
Now my questions, is it legal to sell alcohol online? Is anyone here interested in buying it? I could post a picture if no one believes me. Also, I wonder how much it's worth? My boss said he could sell it through the store and give me the money it makes, but when he looked it up in the computer system, it's only worth 5 bucks. I checked ebay, and a empty bottle is going for a little under 20 bucks. I'm not trying to be greedy, but I'm sure I could get a little more than 5 dollars for it.
It's a nice bottle, I wonder if I should hold onto it for the future, I mean, it's nothing special but it could be cool to own a beer that's never going to be brewed again.
Now my questions, is it legal to sell alcohol online? Is anyone here interested in buying it? I could post a picture if no one believes me. Also, I wonder how much it's worth? My boss said he could sell it through the store and give me the money it makes, but when he looked it up in the computer system, it's only worth 5 bucks. I checked ebay, and a empty bottle is going for a little under 20 bucks. I'm not trying to be greedy, but I'm sure I could get a little more than 5 dollars for it.
It's a nice bottle, I wonder if I should hold onto it for the future, I mean, it's nothing special but it could be cool to own a beer that's never going to be brewed again.
I bet you could get around $50-75 for it. It does have some novelty value and some collectors may want a bottle. From what I have heard it won't taste that great these days, but being a high ABV beer it should be able to age decently and still be drinkable.
Try Craigslist selling it local, or just hold on to it and open it on some special occasion with other beer fans just for the hell of it.
Interesting fact, Sam Adams Utopias include a little bit of Triple Bock in them.
Taco_Human
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Thanks for the reply. Yeah I figured craigslist would be my best bet. I don't think I have the guts to drink it though. It's probably 2-5 years younger than me. It's just a 12 oz bottle so I don't know how or if that'll bring the price down a bit.
Well, I guess it'll remain a good luck charm for now.
That's kind of cool. BeerAdvocate has some recent reviews that make it sound drinkable. I don't suppose you have any idea of how it was stored during the interim, do you?
Taco_Human
Member
No idea at all. I'm still at work right now. I sit here and wait for people to bring their empties back. I found it in one of the boxes the guy left. My guess is either he forgot he left it in there, or he doesn't don't want it anymore.
Sam Adams' Wee Heavy is pretty good. I was always a bit hesitant to try their Imperial 4-packs for $10+, but I picked one up on sale for $8 the other day.
Yeah, it would be hard to tell. Did he return a bunch of old bottles?
krameriffic
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Acquired 12 bottles of Rumpkin from Avery on Sunday. Drunk off of 1 bottle. 18.53% ABV. Good shit.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30/62449
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30/62449
Taco_Human
Member
It was the only one that wasn't empty. Everything else was new people recent craft beer bottles.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
18.53%? Holy shit. I need to find this, lol.
EDIT: Checked online, they stopped shipping to CT in 2011. NOOOOOOOO!
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