iamalegionnaire
Member
Enjoyed my first Zombie Dust tonight. Lived up to the hype. Just about as delightfully drinkable as you can imagine. I wish 3 Floyd's had distribution here!
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B For Bendetta
Member
Yeah they are pretty consistently quality. Except for Dark Lord which sucks
iamalegionnaire
Member
I'd like to try dark lord, although I have a feeling that the hype behind that one comes entirely from the difficulty of obtaining it.
B For Bendetta
Member
It comes from the history. Dark Lord was conceived before the boom and that's when it gained its reputation. Nobody made anything like it then. Now everyone does, and, frankly, you can walk into any random brewery that makes an imperial stout and getting something better.
FreddieQuell
Member
I'm planning on hitting up a bunch of breweries in San Diego tomorrow and grabbing some growlers. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Nah. The De Molen stuff has a bit of a single malt character while the Aecht Schlenkerlas taste/amell like black forest ham to me, which I just can't handle in a beer.
Fro. My experience, mostly people from the Bamberg area or wacky foreigners (Australians, Americans,..) like that stuff.
distantmantra
Member
Societe in the city, then Alpine outside.
iamalegionnaire
Member
Go to Intergalactic and Societe please! Stone is completely skipable -- in fact, I would. If you need bar recommendations let met know.
Also, I'm drinking this:
Against the Grain (Louisville) 70k Imperial Stout. 13.1% of chocolate and pure grain alcohol.
FreddieQuell
Member
Thanks for the suggestions guys. Also, this is my first time getting growlers. Are the breweries going to have bottles that I can buy, or should I come with my own?
Seriously though, please go to Intergalactic. I promise you won't regret it, it is right by Ballast Point (you must go) and they have free pretzels from CostCo! And also Star Trek on projector.
FreddieQuell
Member
I'll check em out. What about the bottles tho?
They don't bottle anything so if you want to try it that is the only way. Ballast Point has a nice bottle section.
FreddieQuell
Member
I was wondering about growler bottles. Will breweries have empty bottles I can buy and then get filled?
Almost all of them do, yes.
In CA most breweries actually have rules against filling anything but their own growled so they should all have them available. You won't be able to reuse them at different breweries as a result.
FreddieQuell
Member
FreddieQuell
Member
I can get used to this San Diego beer scene 
you should buy another 40oz, duck tape one to each of your hands and make a night of it. Friends recommended. If someone asks, it's called 'edward forty-hands'.
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The Autumn Wind
distantmantra
Member
You should check it in on Untappd and watch beer nerds freak out.
It's like they've never heard of "having fun" before.
I was going to disagree with you on the basis that I've never had fun while drinking PBR (try as I might) but I checked the ABV. At 6%+ I can have fun with anything.
My man!
Part of the reason I go beer shopping at Hy-Vee is that they occasionally put excess stuff on great sales, generally as it nears the best by date. I got a 4-pack of the Plum Farmhouse Ale from Tallgrass for $2.99 today. Best by January 11th, so hopefully it will taste alright.
iamalegionnaire
Member
I actually bought a case from someone in Chicago and was a bit concerned because it was a big commitment for something I'd never tried (considering shipping and a slight mark up), but my gamble paid off!
sharkmuncher
Member
For $2.99 its not a bad deal, but set your expectations low. That beer was definitely not made with aging in mind and was not great the last time I had it in October...
Yeah, I had one earlier. It wasn't very good. I would have liked it more tart, and the fruitiness didn't help anything. Still, for less than a dollar per pint, I can't complain too much.
Sounds like you're going to be drunk! Definitely a good way to end a bad day
codswallop
Member
Jeez, I'm at 650 uniques/1150 checkins since February 2011 (I think).
You should make it a Bud or Miller Light or something equally awful just to piss everyone off.
Or maybe if you want to pay for ultra express shipping I might be able to get you a Jumping the Shark (imperial stout, cognac barrel aged, dry black truffled) if there's any left...
You should make it a Bud or Miller Light or something equally awful just to piss everyone off.
Or maybe if you want to pay for ultra express shipping I might be able to get you a Jumping the Shark (imperial stout, cognac barrel aged, dry black truffled) if there's any left...
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Keystone or Coors Light
I only had a couple of pints from it (and another couple of homebrew cider). Definitely tough to get out of bed today though...
Natty Ice
No badge for you!
distantmantra
Member
Steel Reserve Blkbry.
yikes....i got it and i don't even know how to use it. not intuitive at all.
nothing is showing up in a beer/brewary list.
Untappd is so bad, there is another app for iOS that my buddies have, it seems pretty cool. I think it's called beerhunt.
My buddy came through with a Southern Tier Choklat last night, great Christmas gift!
We also started brewing our first Stout! I'm so excited.
Merry Christmas, beer bros.
My buddy came through with a Southern Tier Choklat last night, great Christmas gift!
We also started brewing our first Stout! I'm so excited.
Merry Christmas, beer bros.
Gonna crack my 2012 BCS Coffee and BCS Backyard Rye tonight. This will be an excellent, excellent christmas.
I decided to get my family some beers in addition to other stuff.
Mom- Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge - Kind of a gamble on if shes gonna like sours. Really could go either way.
Sister - Brookyln Sorachi Ace and Southern Tier Choklat
Bro in law - Hitachino Nest White and St Bernadus Wit
Dad - Pipeworks Citra Ninja and Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti
Merry Christmas, nerds!
I decided to get my family some beers in addition to other stuff.
Mom- Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge - Kind of a gamble on if shes gonna like sours. Really could go either way.
Sister - Brookyln Sorachi Ace and Southern Tier Choklat
Bro in law - Hitachino Nest White and St Bernadus Wit
Dad - Pipeworks Citra Ninja and Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti
Merry Christmas, nerds!
untappd does everything i need it to, "leaderboards" isnt something i want in a beer app,
Tomorrow night a local bar is tapping a keg of 2011 BCBS. They should also have some W00tstout on tap.
lemme know how my wootstout is doing