Cool, that's reassuring. They're releasing a barrel-aged version of it as well? I'm gonna have to hunt that down too.. it's hard to pass up on BA stuff. The six pack was pretty pricey (17.99), but I heard they weren't doing bombers anymore because it ends up being cheaper, still like 3 bucks a pop.
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Cool, that's reassuring. They're releasing a barrel-aged version of it as well? I'm gonna have to hunt that down too.. it's hard to pass up on BA stuff. The six pack was pretty pricey (17.99), but I heard they weren't doing bombers anymore because it ends up being cheaper, still like 3 bucks a pop.
OMG I gotta get a sixpack too, hype
They did a few months (Charred and Extra Anjeo) ago but it was brewery only due to a lot of the barrels being infected (which they recently released as Locoveza). Great beers and sounds like there is another batch in the works
I hope there is...and that some comes to Richmond. ..come on stone have to prime the market over here with tasty brews.
MacGurcules
Member
Oh shit. Xocoveza's back? Happy to hear that. One of the best Stone special releases in some years.
Seems like they're doing sixpacks of several of their beers that were previously bomber only. Enjoy By most particularly.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh, shit. Six packs? Hell, yes!
So...Utopias is on the shelf at the local shop...anyone iso?
$200 a bottle.
That shit is $20 for 1.5 ounces at my local bar. I want to try it but there is no way I can justify that to myself in any way
it is worth it.
100%
MacGurcules
Member
I've got a buddy who shared a short pour from a 2012 bottle with me last year. It was by far one of the most interesting and well constructed beverages I've ever had. I'd have a hard time passing up a bottle, even at $200.So...Utopias is on the shelf at the local shop...anyone iso?
$200 a bottle.
Marty-esque
Member
You guys ever had Mad Elf from Troegs? Got a case of it last week.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
brought some beers that was recomneded to me few pages back and also ordered some others which are these below
Siren Quadrophenia (really nice
Siren Broken Dream (not tried )
Rochefort 10 (amazing by far my fav so far )
Schneider Aventinus (Tap 6) (not tried yet )
Durham Temptation (really nice)
Left Hand Brewing Black Jack Porter (not tried)
Thornbridge Beadeca's Well (this was very nice)
Leffe Radieuse (not tried )
Siren Quadrophenia (really nice
Siren Broken Dream (not tried )
Rochefort 10 (amazing by far my fav so far )
Schneider Aventinus (Tap 6) (not tried yet )
Durham Temptation (really nice)
Left Hand Brewing Black Jack Porter (not tried)
Thornbridge Beadeca's Well (this was very nice)
Leffe Radieuse (not tried )
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Did you have the Rochefort ice cold or a bit warmer. I'm a fan of that one at just below room temp.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
Below room temp. Probs try it cold too thougg got a few bottles
distantmantra
Member
Off to Oregon bright and early tomorrow. Lunch in Portland and then off to Tillamook for the de Garde party.
Come on beer Gaf- Black Friday is almost here.
Need to be guided on where to search for the annual holy grail- Bourbon County lineup.
I am not even a huge craft beer aficionado but damn- last years Imperial Stout was fantastic.
I have bought into the hype.
Need to be guided on where to search for the annual holy grail- Bourbon County lineup.
I am not even a huge craft beer aficionado but damn- last years Imperial Stout was fantastic.
I have bought into the hype.
Plus it's a reason to leave the house Friday am before the wife tries to go shopping
newdayrocks
Member
Local beer place had their twice-annual Cellar Sale (bottles the owner stashes away for future sales), with some beers reaching back to the early 2000s. My purchases:
2012 Block 15 Bourbon Barreled Belmont Station 15
2010 Block 15 Pappy's Dark
2013 Shmaltz Brewing Jewbelation Fifteen (this stuff is incredible)
2015 De Garde Saison Premiere
2013 Stone Southern Charred
2012 J.W.Lees Harvest Matured in Lagavulin Whiskey Casks
2012 J.W.Lees Harvest Matured in Port Casks
2014 Block 15 Figgy Pudding
2012 Block 15 Bourbon Barreled Belmont Station 15
2010 Block 15 Pappy's Dark
2013 Shmaltz Brewing Jewbelation Fifteen (this stuff is incredible)
2015 De Garde Saison Premiere
2013 Stone Southern Charred
2012 J.W.Lees Harvest Matured in Lagavulin Whiskey Casks
2012 J.W.Lees Harvest Matured in Port Casks
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
Rochefort 10 4 of these later
hold me gaf lol
hold me gaf lol
ErnieMcCracken
Member
This Buxton/Omnipollo Yellow Belly is interesting to say the least. Not sure it's worth $12, but it's tasty. Hard to follow a Prairie Bomb! though.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Wait, 4 Rochefort 10s in a night? How are you still coherent?
They finally released Axis Mundi in bottles. $12 for a 16 ounce, nope. It's like they've trolled me at this point.
Bruh have you had this, had this over a friend's house and gotta say it was so piff:
...I think it's as good as some of the whalez
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Yep, love Jackie O's. If you liked that you'll love the Rum barrel-aged and Bourbon barrel-aged versions they did (have both in the cellar...).
MacGurcules
Member
Had an impromptu bottle share last night. Not a bad lineup for short notice.
That Revolution Ryeway to Heaven is pretty outstanding. I recommend it.
That Revolution Ryeway to Heaven is pretty outstanding. I recommend it.
distantmantra
Member
The de Garde party was good. Got to try stuff from Creature Comforts and Casa Agria for the first time. Also, The Archer is one of the best beers I've ever had. No joke.
Jealous about that de Garde party. Everything I've tried from them is fantastic. I'd trade the Bruery for de Garde anyday (saying this as they seem to both be kind of wild/experimental beer companies.)
Looks like a fun time.
Tried the Xocoveza yesterday and it's fantastic. Very nice spice to it, very much a holiday beer, didn't disappoint at all. Also went to a Mostra Coffee anniversary shindig and tried a bunch of stuff. M2 from Abnormal Beer co. was really nice, vanilla shines giving it a somewhat butterscotch/toffee flavor. Also had Locoveza which tasted exactly like an infected Xocoveza I had earlier haha, go figure! Had about 3 other dark beers throughout the day and finally got to try the Citra Sour from Almanac. Fun day.
Looks like a fun time.
Tried the Xocoveza yesterday and it's fantastic. Very nice spice to it, very much a holiday beer, didn't disappoint at all. Also went to a Mostra Coffee anniversary shindig and tried a bunch of stuff. M2 from Abnormal Beer co. was really nice, vanilla shines giving it a somewhat butterscotch/toffee flavor. Also had Locoveza which tasted exactly like an infected Xocoveza I had earlier haha, go figure! Had about 3 other dark beers throughout the day and finally got to try the Citra Sour from Almanac. Fun day.
newdayrocks
Member
Jealous. I need to make the two-hour drive from Corvallis sometime soon. Maybe their next party.
Had their Imperial Black Raz Bu yesterday, and bought a bottle of their Saison Premiere.
distantmantra
Member
I've done the drive from Corvallis to Tillamook before, it's beautiful. Make a stop in Pacific City for some Russian River beers at Twist and the amazing view at Pelican.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Plowing through the rest of my Born Yesterday. Damn, is this beer right in the sweet spot.
Incredibly tasty and refreshing, a moderate abv of 6.5%, and damn cheap.
Incredibly tasty and refreshing, a moderate abv of 6.5%, and damn cheap.
Feelings on Casa?
distantmantra
Member
I only had their Agria de la Casa saison. It was pretty good, but some people thought it smelled like sulfur.
I gotta say Founders Curmudgeon is highly under appreciated in my estimation. I read countless reviews stating that it was overly harsh, booze, and nearly undrinkable. And while the booze is fairly present, I didn't find it to be overly harsh and certainly not bitter. It was just a tad on the sweet side of balanced, but quite smooth and not cloying in my estimation. I drank one fairly cold though, so maybe it tastes a bit harsher as it warms, but I came away highly impressed.
cyber_ninja
Member
Not sure about his voice, but his personality and enthusiasm are pretty amazing (I know him personally as a Dogfish co-worker).
krameriffic
Member
I generally start looking at the Facebook pages for all the local big liquor stores. Well known ones will put up a release schedule some time this week.
Other than that, you can try randomly calling places to see if they are getting any. Based on what I've seen so far in Colorado, liquor stores are getting a much better allotment this year than they did last year. All the varieties will be available in larger amounts than last year.
theSlacker
Member
Just picked up a couple of bottles of Bourbon County Stout from places that didn't seem to care about the black Friday date. Be on the lookout and call around to find some if you want some early.
The new bottle looks kinda cool.
The new bottle looks kinda cool.
sharkmuncher
Member
Apparently Pretty Little Things is calling it quits (or moving onto a real brewery, we'll see)
http://www.prettythingsbeertoday.com/wp/2015/for-a-beginning-there-must-be-an-end/
(This site is apparently getting hammered, so it might be down for a bit)
http://www.prettythingsbeertoday.com/wp/2015/for-a-beginning-there-must-be-an-end/
(This site is apparently getting hammered, so it might be down for a bit)
distantmantra
Member
My buddy grabbed me a regular bottle today. He was shopping at their local grocery store that has a really nice beer selection (North Seattle/Shoreline) and the boxes were out.
I hope they're just moving into their own brewspace. I really hope they're not shutting down due to the pay for play allegations/drunken tweet they made earlier this year. My wife would bring me their beers from Boston from time to time and I always liked what I had.
edit: Sounds like they're calling it quits. My wife is headed to Boston week after next, i'll have her get me one last Jack D'Or.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Finished off my Born Yesterday 6 pack today. So sad that it is gone.
Moving onto Dragon's Milk Triple Mash. Not bad. Not amazing, but hitting the spot.
Tomorrow, time to stock up on a ton of stuff for the long weekend. The in laws are in town, so I need a lot of stuff. I should go get a growler or three of stuff, but it won't last.
Moving onto Dragon's Milk Triple Mash. Not bad. Not amazing, but hitting the spot.
Tomorrow, time to stock up on a ton of stuff for the long weekend. The in laws are in town, so I need a lot of stuff. I should go get a growler or three of stuff, but it won't last.
newdayrocks
Member
I love it. Would definitely recommend.
Been a while since I dropped in here, but still seeing mainly US beers I can't get anyway 
. Here's some Euro stuff as a counterweight, splurged a bit today.
Especially curious about the Mathilda Soleil and the Struise Imperialist. I've never had a imperial pilsner before and Schneider is pretty consistently awesome. The Ayinger is to introduce a big weizener lover into one of the finest examples of its kind and the Celebrator... well, it's the season. Also a fourpack of Chimay's Doree since its such a nice low ABV Belgian.
. Here's some Euro stuff as a counterweight, splurged a bit today.
Especially curious about the Mathilda Soleil and the Struise Imperialist. I've never had a imperial pilsner before and Schneider is pretty consistently awesome. The Ayinger is to introduce a big weizener lover into one of the finest examples of its kind and the Celebrator... well, it's the season. Also a fourpack of Chimay's Doree since its such a nice low ABV Belgian.
Matilda Soleil wasn't really all that mindblowing, tho I guess I'm not the biggest weissbier fan. Have you ever tried the Aventinus Eisbock?
Also, I think Imperial Pilseners used to be simply called Bock around here until maybe a few years ago, when people started associating Imperial with all things strong and awesome. Shouldn't it be roughly equivalent to a somewhat hoppy pale bock?
Also, I think Imperial Pilseners used to be simply called Bock around here until maybe a few years ago, when people started associating Imperial with all things strong and awesome. Shouldn't it be roughly equivalent to a somewhat hoppy pale bock?
krameriffic
Member
I wish there was a better way of acquiring this information than randomly calling/driving to liquor stores.