Rhinegheist still not doing it for me, so many different styles and beers and none of them actually wow me. Jack of all trades, master of none.
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Rhinegheist still not doing it for me, so many different styles and beers and none of them actually wow me. Jack of all trades, master of none.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
I feel the same way about them. Nothing they do really impresses me that much. They'll be bought by Bud in a few years anyways.
newdayrocks
Member
Ok, that's stupid good. Has a bit of that NE haze shit going on too.
Enjoying it right now on tap at Block 15's Tap House, and it's really great. Has a crazy bitter/odd finish that I'm loving.
distantmantra
Member
Nice little haul. Another bottle release from Holy Mountain today, then had lunch with my daughter at Urban Family and snagged a couple things to go. Great beers, but they really feel like the black sheep of the Seattle beer scene.
Got a bunch of mbcp, let's work something out. Anyone else looking to trade pm me.
Wish they had last snow snowed in and morning wood bottles!
got 2 bottles. The even went well, although the main complaint was 1 or 2 beers were infected, and the fact there were only timed taps at 7 causing giant lines for a few beers. Snowed In and Morning Wood had a bottle event in September.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Local place still had Backwoods Bastard sitting around. That is hitting the spot right now.
distantmantra
Member
Totally forgot today was DWTD dayall gone all because I was lazy.
WHOOOOOPS!!
Not sure if I would've spent $50 on a bottle, though.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Shit. And no nationwide distribution this year right?Totally forgot today was DWTD day
distantmantra
Member
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Thought I remember that being posted in here. Insane. So brewery only, or did it get to some states?
Edit: FOMO?
distantmantra
Member
Fear of missing out
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Gotcha. Thank you.
FOMO is what made me buy four bottles of Abyss this week. If anything, I have bottles to drag on over the years and do verticals, or to trade.
distantmantra
Member
My rule is two max. One for now one for later.
Speaking of FOMO, friend and I went in halfsies on a Cognac Abyss bottle. Figured it was cheaper that way just to split between us and our wives.
Speaking of FOMO, friend and I went in halfsies on a Cognac Abyss bottle. Figured it was cheaper that way just to split between us and our wives.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Usually only go two bottles lately, but since there was more available the next day I decided to bite. Getting more bottles paid off to trade earlier. But it is expensive doing it.
On another note, I am heading to L.A. this weekend, and Las Vegas early next week, then Grand Canyon at the end of next week. Any beers or bars I need to hunt down while out there?
distantmantra
Member
Saw this on BA about DWTD:
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I don't know if my eyes are rolling more at the bottles going for that much already, or the "real" beer drinkers comment.
distantmantra
Member
Definitely Craigslist. Using the phrase "real beer drinkers" causes eye rolls, but mules and shady shit people do to get beer pisses me off.
The guy who managed to get 57 bottles of Parabajava at the release and then bragged on Facebook about selling them needs to rethink his life.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The people who jump through hoops or go out of their way to get multiples of anything just to resell at a higher price almost instantly piss me off in any kind of market.
Talk to them and they say they are providing a service. People are willing to pay for it, and they are providing it. But they fail to realize that since they are removing the option for people to get it at a normal price, they have no recourse but to pay extra if they want it.
Of course, there are also the idiots that pay those insane prices that help create this market in the first place.
If ever I buy multiples of something (usually LEGO sets that are hard to find and I stumble across them), I always end up trading or selling for the amount I bought it for. I don't want profit. I just want to help others that missed out on them.
distantmantra
Member
Buying extras of super limited stuff solely for trading purposes makes things hard as well. A lot of times those bottles are 1) sent out of market preventing locals from having a shot at them and/or 2) held for ransom to people willing to trade outrageous shit for them.
I know it's just beer and it shouldn't bother me. I get it. But it still kinda does.
I know it's just beer and it shouldn't bother me. I get it. But it still kinda does.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
As I kind of feel like an ass for buying a couple extra bottles of Abyss to maybe trade. Or just drink a few years down the line.
But I did go back the next day and they were still there. I remember going to the store to get KBS and a guy brought his girlfriend and her friend to buy 4 packs since there was a limit per person, and they cleaned out most of the stock, leaving it to just two bottles a person after them. And then they talked about how much they got from other stores and were planning their route to buy even more.
distantmantra
Member
There's a ridiculous amount of Abyss made every year, no worries. That KBS story is common and stupid. People are stupid sometimes.
I'm talking more about super small batch releases of things that are often only sold at the brewery (de Garde, SARA, Toppling Goliath, Casey, Holy Mountain, etc.) with strict limits that people manage to circumvent by either recruiting relatives or random strangers so they can get more.
I'm talking more about super small batch releases of things that are often only sold at the brewery (de Garde, SARA, Toppling Goliath, Casey, Holy Mountain, etc.) with strict limits that people manage to circumvent by either recruiting relatives or random strangers so they can get more.
Just popping in to say that az has finally started to get stuff from Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City.
I think it is pretty decent for the most part, and enjoy a lot of their products. May not be as niche as some breweries, but it has got pretty good flavor.
Arizona kind of sucks for craft beer, they have some decent stuff but miss out on a bunch of things that CA and the east coast gets. The breweries around the state aren't very high quality either I don't think. Some are decent but none are really stand out.
I think it is pretty decent for the most part, and enjoy a lot of their products. May not be as niche as some breweries, but it has got pretty good flavor.
Arizona kind of sucks for craft beer, they have some decent stuff but miss out on a bunch of things that CA and the east coast gets. The breweries around the state aren't very high quality either I don't think. Some are decent but none are really stand out.
bumbillbee
Member
I've heard good things about Arizona Wilderness but idk about their availability.
Only 200 bottles so no.
I have had them by going to their brewery itself. I am not sure if they distribute very much. AZ has a silly law where they can only produce 40000 barrels at a single location before they need to go through a distributor. This was recently changes at new year to 70000 across all the breweries locations (tap room, brewery etc.) so there should be a shift soon.
distantmantra
Member
My Dad has been to Arizona Wilderness, he really likes their beer. I don't think they bottle or can anything.
Arizona gets Funkwerks, which makes some of my favorite beers. Worth picking some stuff up.
Arizona gets Funkwerks, which makes some of my favorite beers. Worth picking some stuff up.
I haven't been before, but everyone I've talked to says it's a real good time. Limiting it to only 300 tickets means they can plan out everything so that there's no long lines and everything is well in stock. They said that last year, their goal was to have no one in lines for over a minute.
I'm also going to a food/beer pairing face-off thing at Barrel of Monks where the BoM staff will be facing off against Cigar City staff in pairing beers with a secret menu. Pretty excited!
South Florida beer scene is real great right now.
theSlacker
Member
Sounds like business as usual. For just about every one of my interests at this point.
distantmantra
Member
Things are still pretty good here in Washington state. Lines for Holy Mountain releases but no serious douchebag fuckery.
Link
The Autumn Wind
Shit, when is this? I want in.
I mean, it is called "Deal with the Devil".
Just had half the bottle and so far it's really good. One of the more stronger beers I've had.
If you're in Toronto keep your eye out for this.
Pretty much the single most exciting news regarding beer in Toronto I've heard. If everything works out this has the potential to be amazing.
Nice brew. Bit pricey but I'm a fan.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Enjoying a couple of Dragon's Milks.
Really wish it came in a 6 pack.
Four packs aren't a bad compromise. It is solid and fun. Look for the triple mash version too. The packaging is nearly identical, you kind of have to be looking for it.
Missed out on some Abraxas... It sold out within an hour of my local store getting it. Couldn't do much since I was at work but damn it sounds like something I would enjoy. Settling for some Death by Coconut from Oskar Blues tonight, the taste and aroma is fantastic, lots of toasted coconut and some chocolate/coffee notes. Really wish it was a bit thicker though, seems kinda watery.
Finally about to put my new Hydro Flask to use, gonna check out one of these local IPAs since I've been on such a stout kick lately and need a switchup. Not sure which one sounds the best:
Jackie O's Matriarch Triple
Founders Azacca IPA
Fifty West Tidal Shift IPA
Fat Head's Trail Head Pale
Jackie O's Matriarch Triple
Founders Azacca IPA
Fifty West Tidal Shift IPA
Fat Head's Trail Head Pale
newdayrocks
Member
I had the exact same reaction to Death by Coconut. Should have been much thicker, but was still tasty.
Yeah I was hearing about this from some friends in the area. It's not far from me which is dope. All the good ones are in the west end,so this is nice to see.