newdayrocks
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Nice! Looks like they've got some nice beers available!
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Nice! Looks like they've got some nice beers available!
Drinking this at the moment, Glazen Toren Saison d’Erpe-Mere. Brewed by this gentleman:
Probably the best saison ive drank beside Saison Dupont. Just amazingly well balanced, especially regarding the bitterness.
However, its not always one likes a balanced saison, in which case i think vieille Ville saison is great. Its like drinking a damn farm, it just taste and smell hay, grass and chicken.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
120 Minute showed up in town today, so got what I could at one store. Then I drove to another across town to see if they had some, and they actually had some 2014 Abyss on the shelf. The owner said they found the box in the back of a storage room the other day and he was shocked to see it. That was a lucky find.
Dr.Horrible
Member
I'll be in downtown San Francisco next week with just a little time to explore. Any recommendations? I've had and enjoyed Anchor so that may be a requirement, but otherwise I'm open to suggestions for breweries in the downtown area.
distantmantra
Member
Cellarmaker for sure.
Drinking this at the moment, Glazen Toren Saison dErpe-Mere. Brewed by this gentleman:
Probably the best saison ive drank beside Saison Dupont. Just amazingly well balanced, especially regarding the bitterness.
However, its not always one likes a balanced saison, in which case i think vieille Ville saison is great. Its like drinking a damn farm, it just taste and smell hay, grass and chicken.
I'm going to have to track this down. Good looks.
Mitch
Banned
I've got a good lineup for tonight.
Tomorrow my girlfriend and I are going to her cousin's new brewery, Market Garden. Going to buy a growler and then head over to Fat Head's tap house for some good food and their pale ale.
Tomorrow my girlfriend and I are going to her cousin's new brewery, Market Garden. Going to buy a growler and then head over to Fat Head's tap house for some good food and their pale ale.
distantmantra
Member
Anyone going to DLD tomorrow? I hope to hear rainstorm/mud people stories.
I really liked their Mosaic/Galaxy pale wheat ale that I had in Amsterdam over the summer. Super solid.
I really liked their Mosaic/Galaxy pale wheat ale that I had in Amsterdam over the summer. Super solid.
theSlacker
Member
And if anyone is traveling to that area for it, make sure to make the trip up to Wisconsin for New Glarus. You can get their stuff right across the state line and everything they make is great.
Still bitter that I didn't get a ticket even though I was waiting on the site right when they went live.
distantmantra
Member
You probably shouldn't force yourself.
I would think stuff like a hefeweizen or american wheat ale. maybe a fruit beer. maybe a low abv porter or stout. I think those are good starting points.
I definitely don't. I only drink for taste and if something doesn't taste good I won't drink it. When I say I don't like beer my friends say I'm drinking the wrong beer. There seems to be a lot of different beers so I think there might be some truth to that.
distantmantra
Member
So... what have you had before?
Dr.Horrible
Member
I intend to make my way out there tomorrow night hopefully. Tonight I ended up at Thirsty Bear and 21st Amendment. Would recommend both, but 21st was pretty consistent with the three that I tried.
That said, Panda Bear was very unique and delicious at Thirsty. The best way I could put it is that it tastes like hot cocoa if it was cold and alcoholic. Very good.
The Hell or High Watermelon was the highlight at 21st though the North Star Red was very good as well. The watermelon beer was surprisingly good and not too in your face with the watermelon flavor. It also tasted very natural and not a "fake" watermelon flavor.
theSlacker
Member
A friend that went to dark lord day told me that they now have a new meter in which to judge shitshows. Don't think they will go back.
Ron Mexico
Member
So I accepted a new job that will have me training outside of DC for 3 weeks (out near New Carrolton station). Anyone have suggestions on places to hit while I'm down there? I live outside of Philly so the best of DC I've had thus far is DC Brau.
MacGurcules
Member
Seems there's a pretty wide range of personal experience at work there. I was there and found it to be about the best organized that DLD has ever been. Weather not withstanding, everything ran rather smoothly. And even the weather wasn't as big of a deal as last year. They did a lot of work to help the mud situation in comparison.
I'll probably be back.
I miss3d out this year...will be back next year. Have any to trade? Btw what variants did you get? Pics?
MacGurcules
Member
I got Quit Hitting Yourself (Madeira and Port barrel) and my buddy got Dwarven Power Bottom (Muscat). We were group C, so the bourbon and vanilla variants were all gone, of course. But I think sweet wine barrels could add something nice to DL. Wine Barrel Noir does that and it's one of my favorite barrel stouts. Unfortunately, I've got enough other friends that couldn't make it so most of my allotment is pretty much accounted for already.
The variant labels are pretty cool, though. If I can remember, I'll get a photo and post it when I get home from work.
Open_Speed
Neo Member
I thought DLD was great. This was our second year - both times down pouring rain - and we had a great time. We had a friend with us who got really sick with a sinus infection/flu, so we took one for the team and left earlier than usual. The two of us in group C ended up with the regular bourbon barrel. I was surprised to see it available, sounds like it must have run out shortly after. My friend in group A got the French Vanilla Militia, I'm excited to try that whenever he opens it up. As he walked out, someone offered him $300 for it, he passed.
We got to try the Dwarven Power Bottom on the south gate taps, it was very good. I think all the wine aged ones should be pretty close, so you should like it a lot.
We got to try the Dwarven Power Bottom on the south gate taps, it was very good. I think all the wine aged ones should be pretty close, so you should like it a lot.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Man, $300 for a bottle of beer...Never.
Got to try the special coffee that my friend bought. Really good (not $50 good, but still). Maybe I'll try 2016 Dark Lord and like it, but previous years haven't done it for me.
Got to try the special coffee that my friend bought. Really good (not $50 good, but still). Maybe I'll try 2016 Dark Lord and like it, but previous years haven't done it for me.
MacGurcules
Member
The bottled Dark Matter cold brew? That was $12 for a bomber (or 4 for $40), if I recall. I'm not a coffee guy, but my buddy got several bottles and says it's worth it.
And yeah, Dark Lord itself is kinda meh most years, though the variants are almost all great. For me, DLD is really more about just going out and having a good time sharing beers with people I don't see very often. That said, last year's Dark Lord was pretty tasty. I had some of the current batch at the festival of course. But having been drinking somewhat steadily for the previous 36 hours, I can't really give it a fair assessment until I open a bottle at home.
Cool...those are the two I was most interested in tbh...snagged a marshmallow hanjee and need to find a French Vanilla but those two are on my radar
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
He said something he bought was $50, but maybe he was wrong. It was really good whatever it was. If it was only $12/bomber, that's fair.
I've never tried a variant for DL. The year I went (2012), there were only 2 types left (pepper and something else). Wasn't interested so I sold my "golden ticket" to a dude in line for $50.
The trade value the Marshmallow joint is receiving is ridiculous. Also been really surprised at the value of BA Scotty Karate considering it's so common around here and it's really not superior the regular Scotty in any facet in my opinion.
MacGurcules
Member
Really? I've tried BA Scotty. Wasn't really even that impressed. You're right that regular Scotty is better. Goes to show that fashion influences everything, I guess.
One of my favorite moments at Dark Lord Day was when a dude behind me in the kebab truck line offered me $40 for a spare bottle of my homebrew. He poured me a sample of Yer Bu and I offered him some of my Lemongrass Cucumber Gose. It had been going over pretty well with everyone and I was getting some pretty good compliments, but there's something about somebody putting their money where their mouth to reinforce the opinion. I didn't sell, incidentally. It was more important for me to spread it around. Dude was a little disappointed, but he seemed to understand.
BVDL always commands a high trade value...and this year's art is just incredible.
MacGurcules
Member
sorry i missed it
looks like a blast
Depending on what time of day it was, if you looked directly to the right of where this photo was taken, you may have seen a puddle of my barf. I overdid it a bit at the Marriott share the night before. Horked up a bellyful of earl grey that I was trying to keep down. But you know, I felt much better after. If you gotta puke, there's nothing like puking to make you feel better.
Cheers to the dude who poured me a splash of Bomb to bring me back around.
sorry i missed it
looks like a blast
Not sure if it's on the patrons or the organisers,probably both, but that's disgusting. Have some respect.
MacGurcules
Member
It's a half-mile standing line with no appreciable disposal facilities. People line up way before the festival opens, they share some bottles, and they set them down when they're empty. Not that I condone it, but it's just kind of the way of DLD. It's actually kind of interesting to see what people have been sharing as you work your way through the line. The local police are fairly tolerant of it and Floyds employs a pretty big crew to clean the whole thing up after.
theSlacker
Member
They aren't the best at handling "unorganized" or crowded events. It's probably a good thing that I didn't get a ticket since I would have went with them and would have wanted to stay all day.
Also they were kind of butthurt that all the variants they wanted were long gone.
Mitch
Banned
The closest bottle shop to me received both yesterday.
$12 for Woodburner and $8 for Oro Negro.
Love woodburner.
BTW if anyone snagged a Bloobs at dark lord and wants to trade I have a ton to offer.
distantmantra
Member
One of my best friends is back in Vermont visiting family. Made the trip to HF.
Vanillalite
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distantmantra
Member
I hope so, the bottles were $40 each!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
In FL for two days, and no time to seek anything of note out. But I was happy to see the store near the hotel had Weyerbacher. No Sunday Morning Stout, but I will take Blasphemy. Oh, how I missed this brewery since leaving CT in 2014.
No Cigar City man, would have driven to trade for some of that lol