newdayrocks
Member
Definitely want to go check out Bend. Some amazing breweries over there.
My favorite of the AAs I had tonight was Sahalie. Just delicious.
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Definitely want to go check out Bend. Some amazing breweries over there.
My favorite of the AAs I had tonight was Sahalie. Just delicious.
It's pretty good, I wish they would bring back Monk's Blood, was like a really affordable version of Maudite (a previous favorite)
It's even better with the weather dropping below 20F again. I like a spicy beer with high ABV in the winter time
distantmantra
Member
AA isn't normally open to the public, but they're working on a tap room in town near Good Life. They have random member events out at the brewery in the forest and sometimes Paul responds to emails and let's people visit. Pretty damn cool if you find yourself out there. Super tiny set up in the garage. But make sure you buy stuff. Kinda like visiting tiny wineries in Napa/Sonoma.
I've got family friends in Bend who own Crux. We typically go there three or four times a year. Love it.
ramoisdead
Member
So I bought this:
Guess I gotta look for draft exclusives now. God, I hate being an aficionado of beer.
Guess I gotta look for draft exclusives now. God, I hate being an aficionado of beer.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Had it a little over a year ago. A really tasty beer. I was tempted to get another one, but relented.
Might I recommend Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quad if you want another fine Belgian beer. Always a sucker for a good quad since I can enjoy it over the course of the night.
distantmantra
Member
Hydroflask growlers are awesome. I've got a 64 oz Crux one, and then I've got a 19 oz one I use for coffee, but is also a badass single serving growler.
Had it a little over a year ago. A really tasty beer. I was tempted to get another one, but relented.
Might I recommend Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quad if you want another fine Belgian beer. Always a sucker for a good quad since I can enjoy it over the course of the night.
havent seen that, but maybe that's because I never knew to look, going to now.
distantmantra
Member
Stopped by Fremont earlier today with my daughter for Coffee Cinnamon BBomb.
This is at the Ballard (Seattle) Fred Meyer right now.
Have fun.
This is at the Ballard (Seattle) Fred Meyer right now.
Have fun.
Did you get me some?Stopped by Fremont earlier today with my daughter for Coffee Cinnamon BBomb.
This is at the Ballard (Seattle) Fred Meyer right now.
Have fun.
Lionel Mandrake
Member
I'm loving this stuff, man...
distantmantra
Member
Did you get me some?
I offhandedly mentioned doing a trade in the vicinity of my wife. Shot down.
Sorry dude.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I'm loving this stuff, man...
Good shit. Evil Twin's stout game is very strong. I think Soft DK is my favorite regular stout from them. All the Jesus stouts are amazing though. I wish I had gotten two bottles of Double Barrel Jesus instead of just one. But thankfully I can get Even More Jesus or Aun Mas Cafe Jesus from a local place since they seem well stocked and people foolishly ignore it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Frozen pizza and bank notes? Ewwww. Sounds like something Rogue would try and make.Speaking of Evil Twin's stouts, I just tried their collaboration with Norway's Lervig. 17.5%, brewed with frozen pizza and bank notes:
Intense as expected, but it also left a weird feeling on the tongue. Not necessarily awesome.
newdayrocks
Member
Speaking of Evil Twin's stouts, I just tried their collaboration with Norway's Lervig. 17.5%, brewed with frozen pizza and bank notes:
Intense as expected, but it also left a weird feeling on the tongue. Not necessarily awesome.
Sounds incredible. Gotta find that.
Well, it's a pure gimmick. Just tastes like a overly strong stout with a weird aftertaste.
I've had somewhat similar beers that were nice. BrewDog Tokyo at 18% in particular. Took me like 4 hours to get through the 330 ml bottle, but I at least enjoyed those 4 hours.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The aftertaste is what worries me honestly. There are things that taste really good going down, but leave a horrible aftertaste. And then there are the opposites, which taste okay going down but leave a good aftertaste.
Depending on how much they charge for it when (if) it arrives here, I might try it, but am already hesitant because of the pizza gimmick. That just seems like something that should not be in a beer.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Don't give Rogue any ideas for new flavors.
The aftertaste is not really a "taste", it's more like a weird feeling on your tongue. Can't really describe it, maybe because my English's not good enough.
But it definitely doesn't taste of pizza, and while I can't claim to know what money tastes like, I don't think it tastes of it either.
Just a really overly aggressive stout.
Tastes like stout.
LMFAO
In other news last night I drank Stone's Smoked Porter all night as I was in the mood for something dark and that's the only thing the bar had on tap that met those requirements. Anyway, although it was pretty tasty I didn't detect much smoke at all. I mean there was a little in the smell, but it was by and large a regular porter and even seemed to have a higher hop presence than I would have guessed or liked. I almost wonder if they just threw a couple of liquid smoke adjuncts into at the end of the brewing process.
newdayrocks
Member
Anyone have thoughts on aging De Garde beers vs. drinking them fresh? I have a Gose, Pom Blu, and Samson Premiere I'm trying to decide on.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Had Upland Sours tonight - Kiwi, Pawpaw, and Orchid. All great, but Pawpaw was king.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Finally got to have Bo & Luke tonight. Tasty and solid, but nowhere near the hype around here would make me believe. London Balling remains the best Against the Grain beer I've had.
Duly noted, was gonna try that, I've only had Brown Note and Rye Chicken so far.
distantmantra
Member
de Garde ages well, but just remember that fruit fades with time. The Hose and Saison Premiere would age better than the Pom Bu.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh, it is definitely worth getting. Just not worth losing your shit over like people here do.
But I do have another bottle chilling and another stocked to have in a year or so.
Still hoping for more London Balling to hit. That shit was awesome.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Of the crazy hyped ones, the only ones that delivered for me were KBS and Double Barrel Jesus. Still not worth the insanity I have seen people do to get them.
Of any barrel aged beer, the ones that I loved the most were Deal With the Devil, Old Stock, and London Balling. Big fan of aged barleywines. They seem to show off the bourbon (or cognac with DWtD) flavor more than stouts do.
Barrel Aged Bigfoot was damn good too, but the price still hurts.
This is pretty good and easy to get a hold of if you like BBA Barleywines, I agree with you on them btw.
High ABV doesn't automatically make a beer bad
DWTD was 17.3 if I remember correctly and damn good, but not something you'd want to drink every single night.High ABV doesn't automatically make a beer bad
I was just thinking about high abv and then those flavors. Of course high abv doesn't make beer bad. I like Black Tuesday man!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Damn, that looks amazing. Only Hopping Frog here was Boris and Doris, the regular ones and not aged ones.This is pretty good and easy to get a hold of if you like BBA Barleywines, I agree with you on them btw.
DWtD was amazing. I really wish I had been able to get a second bottle but I think only 12-24 bottles showed up for the entire town.High ABV doesn't automatically make a beer bad
Where can I get this?
theSlacker
Member
Went down to Richmond for Hardywood's Bourbon GBS release this weekend. They had a ton of it and were still limiting to 8 bottles per person. I wonder when they are going to start hitting a wider distribution since they seem to be putting out more and more of their stuff every year.
Also finally got around to trying Xocoveza. Glad it is now just a yearly seasonal so I can get more every year. I'm not big on coffee flavors but it has enough other stuff going on that I really like it.
Also finally got around to trying Xocoveza. Glad it is now just a yearly seasonal so I can get more every year. I'm not big on coffee flavors but it has enough other stuff going on that I really like it.
Ha all good
False alarm, they managed to not bring any of the announced intriguing stuff besides Xocoveza.
Idiots. That's the 3rd time in 4 months that they couldn't manage to bring the amount or type of beer that they announced to Hamburg. All that bombast and faux-Jesus acting and they can't do the most basic things.
Only 200 bottles TOTAL this year, because of the distraction of setting up the permanent home.
I'll grab one for sure, and try to rope in my brother to buy a second since it's limit 1 per person.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Man, you really need to get over to my house and I can open up the cellar for you. You'd be able to knock a lot of "wants" off your list. If it's nice again this weekend I'll be firing up the smoker and you're more than welcome to head over.
distantmantra
Member
I heard that they weren't able to brew it this year, so it's an old batch.
Pretty cool.