I see there stuff at a couple stores, dont pay too much attention so I don't know what we're getting. All the labels look the same :| Bought this one because of anchorage.
They are distributed by the same folks that do Cantillon and Fantome
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I see there stuff at a couple stores, dont pay too much attention so I don't know what we're getting. All the labels look the same :| Bought this one because of anchorage.
They are distributed by the same folks that do Cantillon and Fantome
bumbillbee
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oh sweet jesus no way I can match that kinda stuff but uh yes we do
I've seen some De Molen around in California but it's not a lot and it's their more widespread releases. I've only had Hel & Verdoemenis from them but it was good, I'm sure the barrel-aged versions are delicious. Never had the time to go pay them a visit when I've been in Amsterdam though.
I've been drinking Coors Banquet all day, btw, not ideal
Damn that's amazing. I just had some local brews by my favorite local brewery...Madtree, Psychopathy was the most drank one
codswallop
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A few American beers floating around Melbourne this weekend worth mentioning. Drank a Ballast Point Sculpin tonight, a Brash The Bollocks, Brooklyn Hammerby Syndrome, Rogue 7 Hop and Prairie Bomb! among some others last night.
In particular, the Sculpin and Bomb! were incredible. I have a bottle of the Prairie RIS aged in wine barrels, so I'm going to leave that for a few months, am really excited for it after the Bomb!.
And finally, some of my homebrew beer inspired by Ruination (but even more hoppy!). Good weekend of American beers.
In particular, the Sculpin and Bomb! were incredible. I have a bottle of the Prairie RIS aged in wine barrels, so I'm going to leave that for a few months, am really excited for it after the Bomb!.
And finally, some of my homebrew beer inspired by Ruination (but even more hoppy!). Good weekend of American beers.
You don't wanna know what that shit costs by the time it's grey imported into Australia.
ramoisdead
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Drinking this beauty in time for the Dandy season 2 premiere.
bumbillbee
Member
Tried the New Belgium/3 Floyds Lips of Faith Gratzer tonight. Never had the style before so I figured I'd give it a shot. Not really worth the 9 dollars for a bomber but it was decent, seemed true to the descriptions of the style which isn't exactly up everyone's alley. I'm not the biggest fan of smoked beers but I was okay with this. The lacto part came through more as it warmed and mostly impacted the mouthfeel, which is a bit thin but it's pretty low in alcohol. It reminded me of a couple of Moonlight sour mash lagers I've had in the past.
How was it? Just picked over up the other day
I have access to a vast selection of their beers here in Lexington, KY. They are expensive in bottles but reasonably priced when I get them on tap.
Pretty great weekend of beer for me. Picked up a 6-pack of newly released Grapefruit Sculpin at Ballast Point for 4th of July. It was strangely delicious and refreshing considering it's bitter + bitter, really like it. Then on Sat. I went to a Tap Takeover by Avery Brewing + The Lost Abbey and had a lot of great tasters.
Two of those were sold out by the time we got there (Lilikoi Kepolo and Spontaneous Cheer) but I ended up trying a bunch of these thanks to friends. Got to try 2013 The Beast Grand Cru Ale, Trogdor the Burninator, 2013 Tweak (Meph Addict), Framboise de Amorosa, 2013 Red Poppy Ale, and Track # 8 - Number of the Beast.
Gotta say that Track #8 was probably my favorite of the bunch. Just amazing raisin and cinnamon aroma and delicious bourbon-y taste that I just couldn't get enough of. Trogdor was pretty good too, I've only had a few other doppelbocks but I like the style for the most part (Rogue Dead Guy is one of the other one's I've tried.) Sours were also pretty good but I think I liked the Red Poppy more than the Framboise, probably because the sourness wasn't as prominent.
I also saw the Beer Camp collab out in the wild already but don't really have the funds for it yet (24 pack for $38 at my local Costco.)
Two of those were sold out by the time we got there (Lilikoi Kepolo and Spontaneous Cheer) but I ended up trying a bunch of these thanks to friends. Got to try 2013 The Beast Grand Cru Ale, Trogdor the Burninator, 2013 Tweak (Meph Addict), Framboise de Amorosa, 2013 Red Poppy Ale, and Track # 8 - Number of the Beast.
Gotta say that Track #8 was probably my favorite of the bunch. Just amazing raisin and cinnamon aroma and delicious bourbon-y taste that I just couldn't get enough of. Trogdor was pretty good too, I've only had a few other doppelbocks but I like the style for the most part (Rogue Dead Guy is one of the other one's I've tried.) Sours were also pretty good but I think I liked the Red Poppy more than the Framboise, probably because the sourness wasn't as prominent.
I also saw the Beer Camp collab out in the wild already but don't really have the funds for it yet (24 pack for $38 at my local Costco.)
PhoncipleBone
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Beer Camp? Will hope it comes to CT. That looks really nice.
Yep! More info here: http://beercamp.sierranevada.com/
Lots of great breweries participating in this.
Seems like it'll make it to all 50 states so just keep your eyes peeled.
Nope
I didn't have much time to try out a bunch I wanted and Spontaneous Cheer was sold out by the time I got there. Will try them the next chance I get though.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Went to the website from before. But seeing your post about it going to all 50 states makes me very happy. I shall keep an eye out soon.
As for tonight, currently enjoying some Old Rasputin.
distantmantra
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The Beer Camp beers are already available out here. No secret handshakes or acting all exclusive necessary.
distantmantra
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Shipping totally kills any interest I have in trading. That and all the good stuff I have easy access to.
We need an abraxas, mexi cake, Hunaphu equivalent on the west coast. Bruery needs to make it happen.
Interesting. I thought most were releasing mid-July? That's according to Sierra nevada's website anyway.
I also had that. It was good, not great.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
my picks up from chicago:
with the exception of the anna (got 2) which i did an in person trade for and the new glaarus scream which my girlfriend brought from me from her trip to wisconsin
edit: the unicorn galaxy is easily my favorite ipa ive had to date....wow....although it has the advantage of being extremely fresh
with the exception of the anna (got 2) which i did an in person trade for and the new glaarus scream which my girlfriend brought from me from her trip to wisconsin
edit: the unicorn galaxy is easily my favorite ipa ive had to date....wow....although it has the advantage of being extremely fresh
distantmantra
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I didn't drink for a couple weeks leading up to my last half marathon . Felt really good.
Wasn't it hard???? Lol
I'm thinking I start by removing everything from the fridge
GamePnoy74
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Two weekends ago my wife and I went to Napa for wine tasting (we're from SoCal). Always a fun trip for us.
This time, though, afterwards we drove a little extra up North to Santa Rosa specifically to go to Russian River Brewery and hunt for Pliny the Elder. It was glorious.
The bar food there is great too...I'd skip the pizzas and just get the Pliny Bites. Their chicken wings are baked instead of fried, that tender roasted taste makes it unique from your typical wing.
Good times, yo.
Pro-tip:
- Get there early if you're gonna get 6-packs or 12-packs. They usually run out by around 1pm. We thought we could casually get a case while we were hanging out at the bar drinking and eating but didn't notice the cases were flying off the shelves right in front of us and eventually sold out for the day. Luckily we were staying in town overnight so we came back once it opened the next day and got our case.
- You can get up to a 6-pack of Pliny and two growlers to bring home for each person.
- As a hoppy double IPA Pliny expires...so only get as much as you can drink for at most a month's worth.
This time, though, afterwards we drove a little extra up North to Santa Rosa specifically to go to Russian River Brewery and hunt for Pliny the Elder. It was glorious.
We were able to pick up a 12-pack case of Pliny and a growler for a friend. Driving back to SoCal, I needed to keep that growler cold on the way home so it stayed nice and chilled in our cooler.
The bar food there is great too...I'd skip the pizzas and just get the Pliny Bites. Their chicken wings are baked instead of fried, that tender roasted taste makes it unique from your typical wing.
We also picked up some merch on the way out, like a couple of shirts, stickers, and a bottle opener.
Good times, yo.
Pro-tip:
- Get there early if you're gonna get 6-packs or 12-packs. They usually run out by around 1pm. We thought we could casually get a case while we were hanging out at the bar drinking and eating but didn't notice the cases were flying off the shelves right in front of us and eventually sold out for the day. Luckily we were staying in town overnight so we came back once it opened the next day and got our case.
- You can get up to a 6-pack of Pliny and two growlers to bring home for each person.
- As a hoppy double IPA Pliny expires...so only get as much as you can drink for at most a month's worth.
Thanks for this. What an extremely timely post. We're leaving Vancouver (BC) on Friday and will be driving past Russian River on to San Francisco on Monday. I'd planned on leaving the beer selection to dumb luck, but if there is a schedule of sorts I'll definitely try to time it.
They open at 11am, looks like. If I passed by at noon on a Monday, do you think they'd still have Pliny? Or is that too risky? We could always go by a week later when we go to Napa, as well.
What about their sours? I heard Supplication and Beatification are excellent, though I don't know if any of their sours are even available right now?
bumbillbee
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I think they keep what beers they have on tap/available in bottles up to date on their website. You're not going to be able to get Beatification as the next release won't be for a while. Judging from the website there are bottles of Sanctification, Consecration, and Supplication available. All are excellent, if you had to choose one I guess Supplication although Sanctification is my personal fave.
Pliny is fantastic and I'm sure it goes without saying but don't ignore their other hoppy beer! Row 2 Hill 56 is one of the best pale ales out there, Blind Pig is still maybe my favorite IPA and I've heard great things about Happy Hops.
GamePnoy74
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I think you're okay trying to grab a 6-pack or a case if you get there at noontime. But the earlier the better. Worst-case scenario, you can always grab growlers instead, each one pours about 4 pints worth. But the bottles are much more travel-friendly unless you have a cooler for the growlers.
I didn't get to try any of their other beers since I was just so focused on Pliny. I'll definitely try their Blind Pig and Happy Hops next time. My wife is thinking we should head up north again in February in time for the chaotic Pliny the Younger season =P
distantmantra
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Cascade is suspending online bottle sales. Hopefully this means they'll wise up and lower their ridiculous retail prices here in WA and OR. The beer isn't selling anymore and they got greedy.
Do their retail prices match the online ones, or is it more? Here in LA they are nearly $10 higher than online ($28-30 for stuff like apricot and strawberry, $35-40 for stuff like sang noir)
Good Christ that's worse than The Bruery up in BC
Are the prices reasonable at the brewery itself?
distantmantra
Member
Yep, and they sit around for a long time now. Out of towners still buy them, but the craft beer scene here in the PNW for the most part is fed up with their antics. All their beers have the same basic taste with some random fruit/thing thrown in yet the prices keep skyrocketing.
Kriek and Apricot used to be $12.50-$15 for a 750ml and the top tier stuff was $20 not that long ago. How times have changed.
Cascade has a small distribution market, I'm curious how much gray market stuff will be now.
I am guessing trade value will go up in out of market areas. Hell, they still traded pretty well even when the online shop was open b/c people didn't want to pay shipping.
distantmantra
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My wife brought me some Nebraska Brewing cans back from her trip to Omaha to see her family. I've been to the brewpub before, but the cans are new.
Much improved over having it on tap at the brewery a couple years ago. Citra really shines through.
Much improved over having it on tap at the brewery a couple years ago. Citra really shines through.
id say so, or else you live in the worlds greatest ass distro region!
i had that 2012 a month ago, it tasted great.
My opinion on beer trading might be a little odd to some. I think beer trading is a negative practice in general. It is insanely costly for what usually amounts to gas station beer in terms of availability in the home markets. In addition, there is something special about travelling somewhere in this country and finding a new brew or two to try. Getting that beer shipped back to your home kind of defeats the purpose of local breweries. While some big breweries are distributing nationwide, for most of the smaller shops I think it is a bit of an honor to try their offerings when you are in town. No need to spoil that with getting it shipped and having it regularly. Keep it special.