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What's the story DLD-GAF? gaf meetup?
MacGurcules
Member
I'm down. Group B, if it matters.
I won't be full of whalez, but I'll have a local or two along with my RIS and a Belgian Dark Strong made from Dr. Pepper.
I go to The Bruery at least once a month (I'm an RS member, so picking up purchases), never been to Bootleggers though, not a huge fan of them
bumbillbee
Member
Yeah I'd skip Bootleggers as well, never liked a beer I had from them. Definitely hit up The Bruery but also maybe check out Noble Ale Works or Bottle Logic too while you're in Anaheim (if they're nowhere near the others I'm sorry, my knowledge of the area is terrible).
Speaking of Noble, I'm drinking a Citra Showers right now and have a Girardin Black Label lined up for when I catch up on the latest Mad Men episode later tonight, can't complain!
distantmantra
Member
Bottle Logic is good in Anaheim.
bumbillbee
Member
God damn I forgot how tasty lambic and cheese can be. Sipping on this Girardin black label gueuze (labelled 2013 so it's at least a couple years old now) with some sharp cheddar. I'm really glad I picked up the last bottle in the shop today, even the more common lambics are becoming a lot harder to find. Hopefully Cuvee Rene will be around forever but I'm sure people will catch on and ruin it for the rest of us sooner rather than later ;_;
My buddy lives in Fullerton and it isn't that far so if I miss out on one I can go another time. I'll look into Noble Ale and Bottle Logic. Bruery would definitely be my first choice cause those brews look great, but the damn place closes at 10. Not sure we'll get to spend a lot of time there if that's the case.
Mikkeller has been more disappointing than not in my experience. Try the darker stuff.
Prairie is guuuuuuuud. Haven't had a bad beer by them.
I really like Better Half from Mikkeller. 1000 IBU was pretty good too. Haven't tried much else from there.
I've heard good things about Praire, mainly the bomb brews. I tried Merica and maybe it's just I don't like Farmhouse Ales but I thought it was terrible.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Lagunitas Sucks 6 packs are back. Aww yeah!
what ipas have you had that were terrible? and what prices are we talking about?
Looking at my Untappd ratings, I may have slightly exaggerated. Had a pretty bad Mosaic single hop and disliked Peter, Pale & Mary (which I guess is only a pale ale). Tomahawk single hop was meh, Mikkellerberger was meh, etc.
Not the same styles, but Drink'n in the Sun and Gravol were among my least favorite beers from "respectable" breweries last year. Gravol in particular was just terrible.
Prices tend to be in the 4-5€ range for these beers around here. In my experience, To Ol and Omnipollo (and also Evil Twin) have been much more convincing at similar price points and with a tiny bit less hype.
well. Gravol and Drinkin in the Sun are really fucking weird beers, don't judge them with those ones.
Try some more regular ipas, their american style ipas are pretty good, their spontan-anything line is great, they have some interesting stuff.
And To Ol and Omnipollo are awesome breweries, I would put them in line with Mikkeller, specially To Ol.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Fuck yeah! Awesome ipa.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Picked up that and The Calling from Boulevard. I'm loaded on hops now.
Drinking a Victory Kirsch Gose (sour cherry) right now. It's like it's not sure what it wants to be. Nice tart cherry flavor with the gose aspect coming in a little at the end. I think the Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose was done better.
MacGurcules
Member
Just went to a Boulevard/Ommegang/Duvel USA event at my local spot. They were hosting one of the nine Master Cicerones. I brought a bottle of my imperial stout to impose on him.
Got a positive review. Makes me feel pretty good.
Got a positive review. Makes me feel pretty good.
Yeah.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
If you don't score any I can hook you up. Check Jeff's Marathon and any usual haunts. Looks like a lot hit today.
Once I break into summer I'm going to have to make it down there.
bumbillbee
Member
Bell's Saturn sounds delicious, one of my favorite styles in affordable six-packs? Hell yeah. I'm gonna be in Michigan for a couple days next week so hopefully I can find it though I know how crazy things get. Definitely gonna try to get my Schramm's Mead on and see what all the fuss is about. Worst case I'll just drown my sorrows in Odd Side Citra Pale Ale and waffle fries.
Just picked up a Stone Ruination 2.0. It's definitely a clever marketing strategy and a pretty decent DIPA. I haven't had Ruination in years so I can't really tell if anything's changed, it's more tropical than I remember and pretty close to Enjoy By. I can't complain, though, especially since it's several dollars cheaper than most bombers on the shelf.
Just picked up a Stone Ruination 2.0. It's definitely a clever marketing strategy and a pretty decent DIPA. I haven't had Ruination in years so I can't really tell if anything's changed, it's more tropical than I remember and pretty close to Enjoy By. I can't complain, though, especially since it's several dollars cheaper than most bombers on the shelf.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Local store only sold Saturn by the bottle, not 6 packs. Grabbed a bottle to try. Also got a bottle of Green Flash Silva Stout. I didn't know it would be $19 for the bottle until I got to the front. This better be good.
First I have heard of Ruination 2.0 though. I will definitely be on the lookout for it.
First I have heard of Ruination 2.0 though. I will definitely be on the lookout for it.
bumbillbee
Member
Yeah I think Stone relaunched Pale Ale as Pale Ale 2.0 recently and is doing the same for Ruination which is a pretty smart move. It's in six-packs (I guess they're phasing out the four packs) and bombers, I got a bomber but kinda wish I'd gotten a six-pack. Reading the description it seems like they're adding a lot of Simcoe/Citra/Azacca which is a pretty nice combination. If they keep this fresh I'll definitely pick up more in the future.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Now let's hope they relaunch Sublimely Self Righteous Ale as well.
bumbillbee
Member
From what I remember they hinted at remaking their 15th Anniversary imperial black IPA so I'd wager they're gonna relaunch that in place of SSR.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
We had their 18th anniversary black ipa last year and it was ok. Tasted like a less smooth SSRA.
whaaaat, I remember this being pretty good when I had it, best I had from them imo.
never had dorado, the others i think qualify as must haves though, Victory at Sea is a personal favorite. i think VaS is about $15 a 6 pack here,
Sculpin and Victory at Sea are musts. Grapefruit Sculpin is good, but I prefer the original. So I would personally suggest you see how much you like the original one.
Don't know about Dorado, but I haven't heard great things.
VaS is about $5.70 a bottle over here :*(
damn, so basically double, well the shit is coming from san diego....
They also self-imported, which at this point means that they're the only ones offering Ballast Point at least in Germany, if not most of Europe (think you can get some in the UK sometimes).
yeah in that case i would try to spring for it, grapefruit sculpin sold out in a couple of days here on the east coast. i heard it's coming back in cans which is cool.
distantmantra
Member
I picked up a sixer of Grapefruit Sculpin cans yesterday, actually.
distantmantra
Member
We have neither, tho.