What kind of beer is everyone drinking tonight? (3 Viewers)

[berndog]

Alpine Hoppy Birthday - delicious.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

 

[steelerfan1]

Just scored some BOMB! when it popped up on one of the local bottle shop's FB pages as I was killing time in between my daughters' volleyball games. Probably my ATF non-BA stout.

Crap. I passed on these because they were pretty steep here. I won't be such a cheapskate next time...

PAA beers certainly aren't cheap, but they're really good. According to my wife, I drink way too much of their beer LOL.

Hi coeur, I know this is very unchristian of me but when my wife tells this to me I will usually mention her purse and shoe closet which in turn shuts things down pretty quickly

Oh, I know. But I have to admit that she has a point when it's so easy to blow way past the $100 mark in beer in a single weekend. Love me some sours and BA beers, but the price tags can get pretty brutal.

Add trading into the mix and it really gets out of hand.

That's why I gave up trading a few years ago.....

If I lived in New England I'd never trade again, I'd be all set. I can't get enough of their delicious beers though.

Hey wing, I'm doing a new england trip in may. what should I be looking for?

Oh man...Depends on where in NE you're going, as breweries like Tree House and Trillium only sell beer at the breweries (no distro). New England Brewing Co has a good shelf IPA called Sea Hag, then there's Lawson's Sip of Sunshine, Alchemist Heady Topper (and Focal Banger in some bars, but none to go)...Second Fiddle, Other Half, Lost Nation...just a bunch of great breweries for hoppy stuff.If I had to.pick 2 places to go and was anywhere near Boston, I'd go to Trillium and Tree House. Neither makes a bad hoppy beer.

Hill Farmstead is effing ridiculous IMO. And Maine Beer Company also. Lots of great breweries up there.

Thanks guys. Planning MA, ME and VT. Will look at those breweries you gave me and see if feasible.

 

[steelerfan1]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

 

[Wingnut]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

 

[Hawks64]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

 

[Coeur de Lion]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Local pub is tapping Evil Twin Molotov Heavy at 5pm and next week is the Goose Island BCS vertical '12-'15

 

[Hawks64]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

 

[steelerfan1]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

 

[steelerfan1]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

 

[Hawks64]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Well there may not be a better place in the country for IPAs so you definitely need to try one or two and if you still don't like them then nothing will convince you. And to be fair I also started with stouts but then I had a PipeWorks Citra Ninja and was converted. So you may come back a IPA/DIPA fan

 

[Coeur de Lion]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Sweet / milk stouts, or bitter / roasty stouts? If you like sweetish stouts, do yourself a favor and dip a toe into the world of Belgian dubbels and quads -- those were the "gateway" dark beers for me.

 

[Hawks64]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Sweet / milk stouts, or bitter / roasty stouts? If you like sweetish stouts, do yourself a favor and dip a toe into the world of Belgian dubbels and quads -- those were the "gateway" dark beers for me.

And what IPAs did you try?

 

[Coeur de Lion]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Sweet / milk stouts, or bitter / roasty stouts? If you like sweetish stouts, do yourself a favor and dip a toe into the world of Belgian dubbels and quads -- those were the "gateway" dark beers for me.

And what IPAs did you try?

Two-Hearted and then Stone Ruination were the game-changers for me in terms of hop-forward beers IIRC.

 

[Hawks64]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Sweet / milk stouts, or bitter / roasty stouts? If you like sweetish stouts, do yourself a favor and dip a toe into the world of Belgian dubbels and quads -- those were the "gateway" dark beers for me.

And what IPAs did you try?

Two-Hearted and then Stone Ruination were the game-changers for me in terms of hop-forward beers IIRC.

Sorry meant Steelerfan....but Ruination is excellent as well.

 

[steelerfan1]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Well there may not be a better place in the country for IPAs so you definitely need to try one or two and if you still don't like them then nothing will convince you. And to be fair I also started with stouts but then I had a PipeWorks Citra Ninja and was converted. So you may come back a IPA/DIPA fan

BLASPHEMY!

Seeing some people talking about Lawson's and Heady Topper which are VT IPA I believe so I may attempt those if I can find them.

 

[Coeur de Lion]

That was a long, long time ago for me in any case. One of the local bars that I hung out at in my 20s did the "beers around the world" schtick where they punched a passport and had 100+ different bottles to try and when you did, you got a free pair of pint glasses and your name on the wall in the "Hall of Froth." Bunch of us made it in under two weeks LOL. I did discover some decent beers that way though.

 

[steelerfan1]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Sweet / milk stouts, or bitter / roasty stouts? If you like sweetish stouts, do yourself a favor and dip a toe into the world of Belgian dubbels and quads -- those were the "gateway" dark beers for me.

Going to try a left-hand milk stout tonight, but for most part I guess the real bold stouts are what I seem to enjoy now. Yeti, Big Bad Baptist, Fumapapa, ET stuff, etc.

 

[steelerfan1]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Sweet / milk stouts, or bitter / roasty stouts? If you like sweetish stouts, do yourself a favor and dip a toe into the world of Belgian dubbels and quads -- those were the "gateway" dark beers for me.

Going to try a left-hand milk stout tonight, but for most part I guess the real bold stouts are what I seem to enjoy now. Yeti, Big Bad Baptist, Fumapapa, ET stuff, etc.

 

[Coeur de Lion]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Well there may not be a better place in the country for IPAs so you definitely need to try one or two and if you still don't like them then nothing will convince you. And to be fair I also started with stouts but then I had a PipeWorks Citra Ninja and was converted. So you may come back a IPA/DIPA fan

BLASPHEMY!

Seeing some people talking about Lawson's and Heady Topper which are VT IPA I believe so I may attempt those if I can find them.

Sip of Sunshine and Heady are absolutely world class -- if you don't like those than just totally give up on IPAs, at least for a while (your tastes will change and evolve over time, though). Treehouse Julius and Maine Dinner also are just phenomenal beers. If you make it to Hill Farmstead, definitely try a saison or two.

 

[steelerfan1]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Sweet / milk stouts, or bitter / roasty stouts? If you like sweetish stouts, do yourself a favor and dip a toe into the world of Belgian dubbels and quads -- those were the "gateway" dark beers for me.

And what IPAs did you try?

I have tried Sculpin, Grapefruit Sculpin and Founders all day ipa

 

[Steve Tasker]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.

Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

 

[Hawks64]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Sweet / milk stouts, or bitter / roasty stouts? If you like sweetish stouts, do yourself a favor and dip a toe into the world of Belgian dubbels and quads -- those were the "gateway" dark beers for me.

And what IPAs did you try?

I have tried Sculpin, Grapefruit Sculpin and Founders all day ipa

So two very good IPAs and one meh. Be interested in your opinion of Heady Topper and Sip of Sunshine.

 

[steelerfan1]

Bissell is a sneaky good New England brewery.

I like to try to make it up to northern VT once a year if I can swing it. Montpelier and Waterbury are jam-packed with incredible beer bars, and you're a short drive from Burlington and Hill Farm (in opposite directions, of course). I've done the Hill Farm trip once and it was cool, but not sure I'd be up for it again....it's a ####### trek and I hear they're insane packed now all day. I went in 2011 when it was getting really popular in beer circles but was relatively unknown outside of it. I think BA Mag had run a feature on Shaun not long before that and it spurred some interest. I don't even want to know what it looks like now.

If you're further south, I'll second the Tree House and Trillium suggestions. Tree House is kinda in the middle of nowhere on the MA/CT border I think....been there once but I wasn't driving and not familiar with the area. It looks like a shed on the side of the road. Cool guys though, and phenomenal beer.

Thanks task. Sad, as I was in Burlington VT for my friends wedding about 6 months before I jumped on the beer wagon. Probably missed out on a lot...

Aren't you a stout guy though?

Juicy, citrusy NE-style IPAs might be just what the doctor ordered for someone who isn't a fan of the typical bitter, piney, dank IPAs. Not to mention that most of those breweries make killer stouts as well -- although great stouts are all over the place IMO.

oh I know and have had a couple ( wing) and agree 1000% Just thought he was just dipping his toes in craft and has been focusing on BA stouts....but I could be completely wrong.

You are correct hawks. Stout all the way. Have tried a couple of IPA that were supposed to be good and just not a fan.

Well there may not be a better place in the country for IPAs so you definitely need to try one or two and if you still don't like them then nothing will convince you. And to be fair I also started with stouts but then I had a PipeWorks Citra Ninja and was converted. So you may come back a IPA/DIPA fan

BLASPHEMY!

Seeing some people talking about Lawson's and Heady Topper which are VT IPA I believe so I may attempt those if I can find them.

Sip of Sunshine and Heady are absolutely world class -- if you don't like those than just totally give up on IPAs, at least for a while (your tastes will change and evolve over time, though). Treehouse Julius and Maine Dinner also are just phenomenal beers. If you make it to Hill Farmstead, definitely try a saison or two.

I doubt I make treehouse which is a shame but hillfarmstead is looking good to go.

 

[steelerfan1]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

Bummer about farmstead but sounds like I'll know after these 2 IPA whether to give up or not...

 

[Hawks64]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

Bummer about farmstead but sounds like I'll know after these 2 IPA whether to give up or not...

Never give up, revisit at a later time. Kind of funny most of the hardcore IPA guys I know started out into Stouts. I've grown into Sours now as well. So yummy.

 

[Coeur de Lion]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

Bummer about farmstead but sounds like I'll know after these 2 IPA whether to give up or not...

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

Bummer about farmstead but sounds like I'll know after these 2 IPA whether to give up or not...

I probably over-stated that really -- different types of hops and different techniques of hopping beers can produce wildly varying flavor profiles. Within the IPA / IIPA styles there is pretty massive variety that is well worth exploring IMO.

 

[Coeur de Lion]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

Bummer about farmstead but sounds like I'll know after these 2 IPA whether to give up or not...

Never give up, revisit at a later time. Kind of funny most of the hardcore IPA guys I know started out into Stouts. I've grown into Sours now as well. So yummy.

Mmmm... sours.

 

[Wingnut]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

Bummer about farmstead but sounds like I'll know after these 2 IPA whether to give up or not...

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

Bummer about farmstead but sounds like I'll know after these 2 IPA whether to give up or not...

I probably over-stated that really -- different types of hops and different techniques of hopping beers can produce wildly varying flavor profiles. Within the IPA / IIPA styles there is pretty massive variety that is well worth exploring IMO.

Heady and Sip are a good example. 2 of the highest rated IPAs, but two totally different hop profiles. I like Sip much more than Heady, which I found over rated. Delicious, but not one of my favorites. Julius too...I like Green and Alter Ego much better, even though Julius is considered to be one of the very best.

 

[Ilov80s]

I'll add my comments here instead of replying and making this even more of a mobile mess:

1. 2 Hearted is a good IPA to start out on as it's pretty balanced.

2. All Day IPA is just ok, but it's made to be more of a easy drinking pale ale so if the hops there turned you off, I'm not sure a strongly hopped beer will be tasty.

 

[Ilov80s]

Excited for Founders Cellar Raid this week. I will be there Thursday, looks like they have something called Mackinac Fudge KBS.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

About to have a Buffalo Sweat Oatmeal Cream Stout before league bowling

Ain't ever had one, how are they?

 

[Wingnut]

Heads up North Carolina guys...Wicked Weed French Toast Stout is being released Sat Jan 30 at the brewpub...$15 per 4 pack/16oz cans, one case limit.

http://i.imgur.com/cvyjFzU.jpg

 

[Hawks64]

So I recreated a taste test of 3F ZD vs Brickstone APA. Had the wife pout them into glasses so I couldn't see what's in what. APA was much much better to me. Much stronger hop flavor and cleaner finish. If your a Chicago hop head give this beer a try, think you'll be pleasantly surprised

 

[Coeur de Lion]

Excited for Founders Cellar Raid this week. I will be there Thursday, looks like they have something called Mackinac Fudge KBS.

Anything KBS is pretty likely to be really damn good. Pray for CBS.

Having some fresh Double Trouble tonight myself.

 

[Coeur de Lion]

So I recreated a taste test of 3F ZD vs Brickstone APA. Had the wife pout them into glasses so I couldn't see what's in what. APA was much much better to me. Much stronger hop flavor and cleaner finish. If your a Chicago hop head give this beer a try, think you'll be pleasantly surprised

I'll have to try this.

 

[Ilov80s]

Excited for Founders Cellar Raid this week. I will be there Thursday, looks like they have something called Mackinac Fudge KBS.

Anything KBS is pretty likely to be really damn good. Pray for CBS.Having some fresh Double Trouble tonight myself.

CBS is definitely there. There's a deep these things more rare that they slowly leaking clues about.

 

[steelerfan1]

There's so many great breweries up there I forgot two of the best And most obvious ones... Hill farmstead and MBC. Doh!

Yup these 2 look like they have a lot to offer. Saw hill farmstead's Earl stout with a very high rating. Mbc has a Porter that looks good too.

Hill Farm's beers rotate all the time. Seems that they only have a handful in real circulation at a given time. Everett is one of the best beers I've ever had, and I haven't seen it in years, even when I'm in Hill Farm country. Every beer they make is outstanding, but you never seem to know what's going to be around. You might go into it looking for Earl and they might not brew it for like 3 more years.Heady Topper and Lawson's (Sip of Sunshine / Double Sunshine I assume you're talking about) are pretty readily available in bars in northern VT but are still very difficult to find in stores. Lawson's can distribution is extremely limited.

Bummer about farmstead but sounds like I'll know after these 2 IPA whether to give up or not...

Never give up, revisit at a later time. Kind of funny most of the hardcore IPA guys I know started out into Stouts. I've grown into Sours now as well. So yummy.

I agree. The palate is an ever evolving thing. Right now just really enjoying the stouts.

 

[steelerfan1]

I'll add my comments here instead of replying and making this even more of a mobile mess:

1. 2 Hearted is a good IPA to start out on as it's pretty balanced.

2. All Day IPA is just ok, but it's made to be more of a easy drinking pale ale so if the hops there turned you off, I'm not sure a strongly hopped beer will be tasty.

Yeah the hops probably is the issue right now for me.

 

[steelerfan1]

Heads up North Carolina guys...Wicked Weed French Toast Stout is being released Sat Jan 30 at the brewpub...$15 per 4 pack/16oz cans, one case limit. http://i.imgur.com/cvyjFzU.jpg

Probably will give this a shot.

 

[steelerfan1]

Just tried a left-hand bittersweet stout. MEH...

 

[Coeur de Lion]

I'll add my comments here instead of replying and making this even more of a mobile mess:

1. 2 Hearted is a good IPA to start out on as it's pretty balanced.

2. All Day IPA is just ok, but it's made to be more of a easy drinking pale ale so if the hops there turned you off, I'm not sure a strongly hopped beer will be tasty.

Two Hearted is just a damn good beer IMO. One of two beers (Zombie Dust) that I regularly buy by the case to stock my beer fridge.

 

[Hawks64]

I'll add my comments here instead of replying and making this even more of a mobile mess:

1. 2 Hearted is a good IPA to start out on as it's pretty balanced.

2. All Day IPA is just ok, but it's made to be more of a easy drinking pale ale so if the hops there turned you off, I'm not sure a strongly hopped beer will be tasty.

Two Hearted is just a damn good beer IMO. One of two beers (Zombie Dust) that I regularly buy by the case to stock my beer fridge.

Go find some Brickstone APA...you'll thank me later. ZD is 3-4 bucks more a sixpack than APA and isn't as good.

 

[Coeur de Lion]

I'll add my comments here instead of replying and making this even more of a mobile mess:

1. 2 Hearted is a good IPA to start out on as it's pretty balanced.

2. All Day IPA is just ok, but it's made to be more of a easy drinking pale ale so if the hops there turned you off, I'm not sure a strongly hopped beer will be tasty.

Two Hearted is just a damn good beer IMO. One of two beers (Zombie Dust) that I regularly buy by the case to stock my beer fridge.

Go find some Brickstone APA...you'll thank me later. ZD is 3-4 bucks more a sixpack than APA and isn't as good.

Plan on grabbing some next time I make a beer run to IL -- as far as I can tell, no Indiana distro.

 

[Hawks64]

I'll add my comments here instead of replying and making this even more of a mobile mess:

1. 2 Hearted is a good IPA to start out on as it's pretty balanced.

2. All Day IPA is just ok, but it's made to be more of a easy drinking pale ale so if the hops there turned you off, I'm not sure a strongly hopped beer will be tasty.

Two Hearted is just a damn good beer IMO. One of two beers (Zombie Dust) that I regularly buy by the case to stock my beer fridge.

Go find some Brickstone APA...you'll thank me later. ZD is 3-4 bucks more a sixpack than APA and isn't as good.

Plan on grabbing some next time I make a beer run to IL -- as far as I can tell, no Indiana distro.

Oh didn't know you were in IN. It's getting in short supply around here, some big taste test/review/whatever put it ahead of ZD so everyone's been buying it.

 

[Coeur de Lion]

I'll add my comments here instead of replying and making this even more of a mobile mess:

1. 2 Hearted is a good IPA to start out on as it's pretty balanced.

2. All Day IPA is just ok, but it's made to be more of a easy drinking pale ale so if the hops there turned you off, I'm not sure a strongly hopped beer will be tasty.

Two Hearted is just a damn good beer IMO. One of two beers (Zombie Dust) that I regularly buy by the case to stock my beer fridge.

Go find some Brickstone APA...you'll thank me later. ZD is 3-4 bucks more a sixpack than APA and isn't as good.

Plan on grabbing some next time I make a beer run to IL -- as far as I can tell, no Indiana distro.

Oh didn't know you were in IN. It's getting in short supply around here, some big taste test/review/whatever put it ahead of ZD so everyone's been buying it.

Live in Valpo but work in Schererville a few miles from the state line, so it's not exactly a major trip. Just long enough though that I can't do it over lunch -- so it's usually a once a month type deal. FFF is literally minutes from my office, so super convenient, and also cheaper at the kiosk and guaranteed to be bottled the day I buy it.

 

[urbanhack]

So I recreated a taste test of 3F ZD vs Brickstone APA. Had the wife pout them into glasses so I couldn't see what's in what. APA was much much better to me. Much stronger hop flavor and cleaner finish. If your a Chicago hop head give this beer a try, think you'll be pleasantly surprised

 

[Coeur de Lion]

On 18th Street's FB page today: 1/28 12pm. We will be releasing Neva Eva Land, our aggresively hopped Wee Heavy Scottish Ale w specialty Austalian hops and smoked lavendar malt. Neva Eva Land is a collab with a little brewery you may have heard of called Three Floyds Brewpub CASH ONLY. $14 per bottle/2 bottle limit. Big thanks to the homie Nick for gettin down.

Hoppy Wee Heavy sounds very interesting.

 

[Wingnut]

Stopped into Proof Brewing in Tallahassee and had a Citra White Oak IPA, now having a Civil Society Lil Juice at a hotel in Alabama.