distantmantra
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You shut your mouth, Sucks is way better than Brown Shugga. I shed no tears when it replaced Brown Shugga a few years ago.
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You shut your mouth, Sucks is way better than Brown Shugga. I shed no tears when it replaced Brown Shugga a few years ago.
Parmadillo Marshmallow
Member
Well, TBH, my daily drinker is Censored, aka Kronik. All malt and barely any hops. I can drink that stuff for days. Sounds like we have different tastes.
distantmantra
Member
I was just joking around, but I tend to dislike super malty strong ales. Way too sweet.
Yeah, I had my first Brown Shugga last night and didn't like it all that much. We also just got Sucks (quart bottles) and Hairy Eyeball, so hopefully I'll like those a bit more. I wasn't so impressed with Sumpin Sumpin and the plain IPA either, but Sumpin Extra, Imperial Red, and Hop Stoopid are great.
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The Autumn Wind
Like Jarnet said, we have good distribution down here, and we can generally walk into Total Wine and have a damn good selection to choose from, but yeah, we don't have a lot of breweries. Funky Buddha opened last year, and we have a few brewery-affiliated taphouses, but it's nothing like Seattle when it comes to getting stuff on draft, unfortunately.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
And cheap. Always reliable, easily found, and relatively inexpensive. They don't make anything crazy or crazy rare, but are easy to get and always make me happy.
Speaking of that, I do need some Sucks this season.
bumbillbee
Member
Yeah I prefer Sucks too. Brown Shugga was directly responsible for a couple of especially bad hangovers in college ugh. The 32oz bottles are great but I really prefer the 6-packs, even though it's so tasty/easy to drink that a quart is nothing it's still nice not to feel obligated to finish it.
Picked up an Allagash Farm to Face today, gonna drink it this weekend. I fucking love peaches so I'm really excited to try this.
Picked up an Allagash Farm to Face today, gonna drink it this weekend. I fucking love peaches so I'm really excited to try this.
Yeah, they've been my favorite brewery I think. Whenever I get overwhelmed I grab one of their beers.
Need to try sucks.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
And Lagunitas is what my wife always grabs for me if she stops at the store. She knows I will be happy with anything by them so it is easy for her.
Id be willing to participate, sounds like fun.
a few of us have already traded successfully here,
you would just need to know what you want to drink that you can't get in your own distribution area, and likewise, what you can offer someone else, that they cannot get, but would enjoy.
having Untappd helps
A Craft-Beer Tour of Chicago
Well I will get on putting together a list of local breweries in the Richmond Area and some of the distributions available. Also can post a list of my collection and wants.
On a side note...a new pub opens near me on Thursday and they have taps of KBS, BA Stone IRS 2008 and BA Ten Fidy...and are filling growlers.
On a side note...a new pub opens near me on Thursday and they have taps of KBS, BA Stone IRS 2008 and BA Ten Fidy...and are filling growlers.
damn that would be a tough growler without a crew!
Correct me if I'm wrong but we don't get Sucks up here in the big bottles...? I've only seen it in a 6-pack as a one-off order. In BC.
MacGurcules
Member
Sounds like they know how to get people in the door. It'd work on me.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Jesus. Well, there is no kill like overkill.
We do in Edmonton at least. They came out pretty recently out here and have been in consistently in stock since. I'm sure you'll get them eventually.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I grabbed two bottles of Avery's Bourbon Barrel Aged Tweak today. I had never had it, and the ratings were really high on Beer Advocate, so I gave it a shot. At $13 a bottle it better be good.
Well, it was very good, but not $13 a bottle good. I was expecting a bit stronger flavor from the coffee and bourbon, but in the end it tasted more boozy than I wanted. It did improve as the night went on though and it warmed up. That brought out the coffee and bourbon much more.
Maybe I should go get the last bottles of Beer Geek Brunch Weasel and Au Mas Cafe Jesus.
Well, it was very good, but not $13 a bottle good. I was expecting a bit stronger flavor from the coffee and bourbon, but in the end it tasted more boozy than I wanted. It did improve as the night went on though and it warmed up. That brought out the coffee and bourbon much more.
Maybe I should go get the last bottles of Beer Geek Brunch Weasel and Au Mas Cafe Jesus.
Wish my stores had some Weasel. I'd buy it. They have plenty of the Vaesel blend though.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The Weasel was so damn good, but it is pricey. I still need to get Brown Shugga and Sucks this season though.
And earlier today at Mellow Mushroom they had some awesome stuff on tap. Breakfast Stout, Christmas Bomb, St. Bernardus Christmas.
And I know they are getting Abyss on tap soon. As is Liquor Barn.
I remember having to work out in some really small town for a bit so I visited the local liquor store. As you would expect, typical piss lagers and whatnot. However, a literal diamond in the rough, Beer Geek Brunch Calvados Edition for $2.50 a bottle.
I bought it all.
Where in SoCal are you?
Orange county
Guess I should drink my Double Barrel Jesus then. Didn't even know BA Even More Jesus existed.
Oh nice, I'm just up in Los Angeles. There are a few of us BeerGAF members in the general area.
let me know if Abyss goes on, i'd drive up for that!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I shall. I think they are trying to keep it quiet. But I know for sure that Liquor Barn already has their keg but are waiting to tap it on some unknown day.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Looks like Abyss and others will be the featured beers at Steal the Pint night at Mellow Mushroom this Thursday.
So picked up today:
Hardywood Christmas Morning (coffee gingerbread stout)
Alewerks Jubilee (ale aged in rum barrel)
Alewerks Bourbon Barrel Porter
Alewerks Grand Illumination (Barley wine)
Stone Master of Disguise (golden stout)
Terrapin French Toasted Wake and Bake
Today was a GOOD day!
Hardywood Christmas Morning (coffee gingerbread stout)
Alewerks Jubilee (ale aged in rum barrel)
Alewerks Bourbon Barrel Porter
Alewerks Grand Illumination (Barley wine)
Stone Master of Disguise (golden stout)
Terrapin French Toasted Wake and Bake
Today was a GOOD day!
Looks like Abyss and others will be the featured beers at Steal the Pint night at Mellow Mushroom this Thursday.
It's frustrating how pedestrian the Mellow Mushroom's tap list is here in comparison. I almost never go because it's the same old typical stuff absolutely all the time. They never have special beer events and even if they did I'm not sure how I'd find out about them. For example, where did that list you posted come from? Looks like Facebook. The lat beer special ours posted included Blue Moon, for crying out loud. Their Beer Menu hasn't been updated since 2013.
Sure, there are plenty of other options, especially with Pazzo's right across the street, but the more, the merrier. Also now that the ownership at Pazzo's also have a beer centric gastropub and another beer specific bar, most of the rarer offerings seem to end up at those locations (and sometimes I want rare beer with my pizza).
PhoncipleBone
Banned
It is from the Bowling Green Mellow Mushroom Facebook page. They have a beer menu on there, but it is slightly off. They still list Choklat, but that is gone and replaced with Breakfast Stout. Their Facebook page doesn't list Christmas Bomb on tap either, which they just tapped yesterday morning.
This one does have an awesome rotation since I got here. This month in particular seems great. Lost River Pizza in town is the only one here that can compete with their tap list.
http://lostriverpizza.com
While the beer list at both places is divine, their food is average. Nothing really bad there, but nothing that is great either. And that is bad for me, because if they had great food it would be easier to convince my wife to go. Although at Mellow they apparently make a great margarita according to my wife.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I shall try. Let's see if I can convince my wife. If not I might come alone.
Edit: Shenanigans in bowling green has bottles of it now. Fyi
Meanwhile my local Mellow Mushroom has no beer list online anywhere at all, and never has!
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Helpful site for comparing distribution in various states. Can compare states head-to-head to compare what is shared and not. Useful trading tool.
http://www.seekabrew.com/distro/index.html
Is that really accurate, I looked it and it made it sound like Ohio was this awesome state for beer.
distantmantra
Member
Seek A Brew isn't super accurate, but does a pretty good job.
That is awesome.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
It is cute and all when beer bottles are sealed with foil or wax because it looks fancy, but it is such a pain in the ass to remove it to open the bottle.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Some of those are "local", ie Columbus Brewing, but pretty accurate otherwise. MadTree just hit Columbus for example. List looked good to me.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Having the really expensive bottle of The Abyss that I grabbed earlier. While the beer is really, really damn good, I can't help but feel disappointed in it. With the ridiculous price of it and the rarity, I was expecting something life changing. In the end, it is just a really smooth imperial stout with nothing truly unique to the taste.
Maybe if I get another and age it, but I don't think I will.
And on a different note, a question of etiquette on Untappd. If you drink a bomber of something, like say, The Abyss, do you do only one check in because you only opened one bottle, or do you do two because it is really two glasses worth? I have usually stuck to one check in per bottle opening, but I am curious how others feel on that.
Maybe if I get another and age it, but I don't think I will.
And on a different note, a question of etiquette on Untappd. If you drink a bomber of something, like say, The Abyss, do you do only one check in because you only opened one bottle, or do you do two because it is really two glasses worth? I have usually stuck to one check in per bottle opening, but I am curious how others feel on that.
MacGurcules
Member
It can be very regional. Illinois doesn't look bad, even discounting the stuff listed as limited distribution, but half the stuff they list doesn't get out of the Chicago and St. Louis suburbs, regardless.
Whatever makes you feel good. I'll typically check in anything I get a reasonable impression of. So if I get a couple of ounces at a tasting, that's good enough for a check-in. I've also checked in a 750 twice in a row on account of it being two beer's-worth. But I also had something to say about how it changed as it warmed up. For something that's a yearly seasonal thing, I'd feel bad about checking it in as two different beers (the base beer and the dated variant), but it's not like there are rules.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I have checked in with just samples. Hell, I did it today. But I have never checked in a 750ml twice, even if I have been tempted.
I will admit that I have padded the stats when checking in seasonal stuff with both the regular and the dated variant, but only when it is two different bottles. It isn't really lying, but it is padding the stats.
Of course, there are times where it is legit padding, like having an aged bottle and then a recent one.
I had a shot of whiskey topped with hot, unfermented beer wort once. maybe a 3 or 4/1 ratio. it was incredible