What kind of beer is everyone drinking tonight? (2 Viewers)

[mr. furley]

i've actually seen that... New Years eve a couple times. bars don't close here.'

 

[Duckboy]

Posted this in the BIF thread but figured I'd load it here too:

Widmer buys stake in Chicago brewery

This will in theory give Goose Island more markets (AB is a minority owner of Widmer Brothers), so those who don't see it much (I only get a few up here) may get it stocked more often.

 

[Nucular George]

What has this thread come to?  At least there was some beer talk I guess.  I blame Wingnut for starting this.

f'n Wingnut

Beer talk = Last night for me was The Bitter End from Two Brothers. Good stuff. Was going to follow that up with a GI Imperial IPA. Didn't quite make it, as it was getting late.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/689/4307

 

[mr. furley]

never seen the Two Brothers up this way... i'm intrigued.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I'm going to Cincy in 2 weeks. I know that I can get some Founders and hopefully some Three Floyds. As far as the Founders, I am going to try and get some Breakfast Stout (or one of their other stouts) and I will be pursuing some 3F Dreadnaught. Are there any other beers by these guys or others that are widely distrubute up there that I should be on the look out for? (I know I have seen Great Lakes up there before).

Edit: obviously this is directed at our Midwest posters.

Nipsey.Other beers that I know distrubute up there are Bells and Goose Island. From reading others' post, it looks like I need to pick up the Goose Island DIPA and the Bells Two Hearted. Anyone esle have any other suggestions?

 

[mr. furley]

someone else might have said it but.... any of the Bell's Stouts

 

[3C's]

I'm going to Cincy in 2 weeks. I know that I can get some Founders and hopefully some Three Floyds. As far as the Founders, I am going to try and get some Breakfast Stout (or one of their other stouts) and I will be pursuing some 3F Dreadnaught. Are there any other beers by these guys or others that are widely distrubute up there that I should be on the look out for? (I know I have seen Great Lakes up there before).

Edit: obviously this is directed at our Midwest posters.

Nipsey.Other beers that I know distrubute up there are Bells and Goose Island. From reading others' post, it looks like I need to pick up the Goose Island DIPA and the Bells Two Hearted. Anyone esle have any other suggestions?

Founders: Devil Dancer and Dirty *******.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

someone else might have said it but.... any of the Bell's Stouts

Expedition Stout, right? That's the highest rated at BA. That and their Batch 7000.

 

[mr. furley]

someone else might have said it but.... any of the Bell's Stouts

Expedition Stout, right? That's the highest rated at BA. That and their Batch 7000.

Kalamazoo Stout as well..... and they have a Java Stout but i haven't heard anything about it.

 

[mr. furley]

Founders: Devil Dancer

should you find any of this... grab it all.it's only produced once in September ( as i found out from the brewer ).

 

[potsie]

I think Alabama has the most opressive and strange beer laws. They have a 6% cap, AND they limit the bottle size to a pint. So no bombers, and no big beers. Here in NC we finally got over that arcane 6% cap last August. Our only strange beer law is no beer is to be sold before noon on Sunday. The start selling right after church gets out.

Of course, not all counties can sell beer. Some can sell on Sunday, while others can sell only in restaurants on Sunday, and others can sell 6 days a week, but they can't sell any, including restaurants, on Sunday. Free the Hops!

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Of course, not all counties can sell beer. Some can sell on Sunday, while others can sell only in restaurants on Sunday, and others can sell 6 days a week, but they can't sell any, including restaurants, on Sunday. Free the Hops!

Oh, I forgot about the dry counties down there. But we have a handful of dry counties ourselves. There are a few out here in the mountains. I remember going to visit some friends who moved about an hour away from here. I stopped by the grocery store for some beer and spent 15 minutes looking around for it, until I finally asked someone about it. There's a couple down east too.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

And thanks for the suggestions. I'm afraid I'm going to drop a few bucks on beer on my trip.

 

[3C's]

My order from Vintage Cellar just arrived and I got an email that said my order from Liquid Solutions just shipped. Can't remember what I ordered from Vintage it was so long ago

All that with the BIF and a case of 666, I'm freakin' swimming in beer.

I'm headed to VA for a family reunion Father's Day weekend. I'm planning on a little side trip to Vintage.

I'd buy you a beer, but sounds like you'll be on the wrong side of the state as I think Vintage is in Blacksburg.

 

[Nucular George]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

 

[Nucular George]

nah, not a beer trader... I am lazy and PA laws are prohibitive at times.

Laws?

well... PA case laws are a pain. I don't want to be picking up an entire case of some local beer just so I can trade a couple to some dude in utah, and be stuck with the rest.

Easy solution:Send the rest of the case to me. I'll send a self-addressed postage-paid pallette.

What's that address again?

:takingnotes:

 

[Tip Top]

never seen the Two Brothers up this way... i'm intrigued.

It's solid. I usually pick up a couple 6 packs when in Chicago.

 

[Tip Top]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

Well, by that rational, let's do some trades of Masala Mama for Goose Island IIPA.

 

[Nucular George]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

Well, by that rational, let's do some trades of Masala Mama for Goose Island IIPA.

And apparently Two Brothers. Which I can include some Hop Juice in there too.http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/689/22484

 

[The Gator]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

No way. If he sent a growler of the lowest rated beer in the shipment then maybe. But a growler of a 4.38 =

 

[Nucular George]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

No way. If he sent a growler of the lowest rated beer in the shipment then maybe. But a growler of a 4.38 =

C'mon. Seriously. He was wayyyyy underweight on that shipment. If you weight the packages by volume and rating then you will see the balance of value tips away from Tip Top and therefore Tip Top is a cheapskate. The truth sometimes hurts, but those of us in the "real world" will continue to open your eyes.Tip Top = cheapskate

Learn it, live it, hate it.

On another note..... So Tip Top when are we trading?

 

[culdeus]

Got my BOTM1 shipment today. Too lazy to find that thread.

 

[mr. furley]

Got my BOTM1 shipment today. Too lazy to find that thread.

 

[Tip Top]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

No way. If he sent a growler of the lowest rated beer in the shipment then maybe. But a growler of a 4.38 =

C'mon. Seriously. He was wayyyyy underweight on that shipment. If you weight the packages by volume and rating then you will see the balance of value tips away from Tip Top and therefore Tip Top is a cheapskate. The truth sometimes hurts, but those of us in the "real world" will continue to open your eyes.Tip Top = cheapskate

Learn it, live it, hate it.

On another note..... So Tip Top when are we trading?

I was just disproving your rational. Since the GI IIPA is $19 per 48oz and I can get 64oz. of Masala for $13 and the Masala is rated higher, then I should get more of the IIPA than 64oz, even though the money part isn't even close. Doesn't make any sense, but then again, you never really do.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

I'm going to Cincy in 2 weeks.  I know that I can get some Founders and hopefully some Three Floyds.  As far as the Founders, I am going to try and get some Breakfast Stout (or one of their other stouts) and I will be pursuing some 3F Dreadnaught.  Are there any other beers by these guys or others that are widely distrubute up there that I should be on the look out for? (I know I have seen Great Lakes up there before).

Edit: obviously this is directed at our Midwest posters.

Nipsey.Other beers that I know distrubute up there are Bells and Goose Island. From reading others' post, it looks like I need to pick up the Goose Island DIPA and the Bells Two Hearted. Anyone esle have any other suggestions?

Missed this earlier. Two hearted ale and Expedition stout are definite must-haves. I'm not too big on the Kalamazoo stout, but it's all right. Best Brown Ale is pretty decent, too. But in addition to those, I'd say that you need to try Bell's Oberon. It's their summer brew, and it's a nice wheat beer. Really good flavor, IMO. Some people put an orange slice in it, but it's not like Corona where you need the lime or it tastes like piss. It's really good as is.

 

[Nucular George]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

No way. If he sent a growler of the lowest rated beer in the shipment then maybe. But a growler of a 4.38 =

C'mon. Seriously. He was wayyyyy underweight on that shipment. If you weight the packages by volume and rating then you will see the balance of value tips away from Tip Top and therefore Tip Top is a cheapskate. The truth sometimes hurts, but those of us in the "real world" will continue to open your eyes.Tip Top = cheapskate

Learn it, live it, hate it.

On another note..... So Tip Top when are we trading?

I was just disproving your rational. Since the GI IIPA is $19 per 48oz and I can get 64oz. of Masala for $13 and the Masala is rated higher, then I should get more of the IIPA than 64oz, even though the money part isn't even close. Doesn't make any sense, but then again, you never really do.

Ohhhhhh, you wanted to make SENSE. Right..

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I got nuthin'.

 

[Tip Top]

Ohhhhhh, you wanted to make SENSE. Right.

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I got nuthin'.

 

[The Gator]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

No way. If he sent a growler of the lowest rated beer in the shipment then maybe. But a growler of a 4.38 =

C'mon. Seriously. He was wayyyyy underweight on that shipment. If you weight the packages by volume and rating then you will see the balance of value tips away from Tip Top and therefore Tip Top is a cheapskate. The truth sometimes hurts, but those of us in the "real world" will continue to open your eyes.Tip Top = cheapskate

Learn it, live it, hate it.

On another note..... So Tip Top when are we trading?

By the GBTS(Gator Beer Trading Scale) the value comes out like this.My shipment - 32.6

Tip Tops - 26.9

The lower the score the better. It takes into account total volume,volume of highest rated beer,average of BA rating.

 

[Tip Top]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

No way. If he sent a growler of the lowest rated beer in the shipment then maybe. But a growler of a 4.38 =

C'mon. Seriously. He was wayyyyy underweight on that shipment. If you weight the packages by volume and rating then you will see the balance of value tips away from Tip Top and therefore Tip Top is a cheapskate. The truth sometimes hurts, but those of us in the "real world" will continue to open your eyes.Tip Top = cheapskate

Learn it, live it, hate it.

On another note..... So Tip Top when are we trading?

By the GBTS(Gator Beer Trading Scale) the value comes out like this.My shipment - 32.6

Tip Tops - 26.9

The lower the score the better. It takes into account total volume,volume of highest rated beer,average of BA rating.

Wow, you make your trades like ffl. I just try to get the money in the same range and make sure both are getting good brews they don't have access to.

 

[bakes]

Deschutes Mirror Pond followed by Hair of the Dog Adam tonight.

What was the batch number on the Adam?Adam is by far...bar none...the most under rated beer on the planet. Adam is in my top five...probably four or five.

Batch 65. Excellent beer and stronger than it tastes; the 10% abv snuck up on me. I picked up 4 a couple weeks ago - 2 for drinking and a couple to put up for a few months to see how it ages. HOTD is an easier to find one for me that others don't have as much access to - other 2 I like in general that are "local" are Deschutes and Rogue. There are others around though - not sure there are as many good ones as CA but adequate.

If Adam is anything like Fred, it'll age nicely over 2 years - after that it starts to go downhill a little. LOVE that brewery. I need to drink something hearty tonight, as this weekend will be a lot of ST Hop Sun and a couple of growlers. Heading down to NJ to do some paintballin' with my best bud and his brother.

 

[Wingnut]

Missed this earlier. Two hearted ale and Expedition stout are definite must-haves. I'm not too big on the Kalamazoo stout, but it's all right. Best Brown Ale is pretty decent, too.

But in addition to those, I'd say that you need to try Bell's Oberon. It's their summer brew, and it's a nice wheat beer. Really good flavor, IMO. Some people put an orange slice in it, but it's not like Corona where you need the lime or it tastes like piss. It's really good as is.

:adds Oberon to my shopping list:

 

[The Gator]

Wow, you make your trades like ffl. I just try to get the money in the same range and make sure both are getting good brews they don't have access to.;shrug:

After looking at the trade this way, i expect a beer to be named later added.

 

[Tip Top]

Wow, you make your trades like ffl.  I just try to get the money in the same range and make sure both are getting good brews they don't have access to.;shrug:

After looking at the trade this way, i expect a beer to be named later added.

I only added one additional beer to your shipment, and I think you probably know what it is. Added something else, but did that just for the heck of it.

 

[Wingnut]

Wow, you make your trades like ffl. I just try to get the money in the same range and make sure both are getting good brews they don't have access to.;shrug:

After looking at the trade this way, i expect a beer to be named later added.

I only added one additional beer to your shipment, and I think you probably know what it is. Added something else, but did that just for the heck of it.

I smell collusion

 

[Tip Top]

Wow, you make your trades like ffl.  I just try to get the money in the same range and make sure both are getting good brews they don't have access to.;shrug:

After looking at the trade this way, i expect a beer to be named later added.

I only added one additional beer to your shipment, and I think you probably know what it is. Added something else, but did that just for the heck of it.

I smell collusion

With whom?

 

[The Gator]

Wow, you make your trades like ffl.  I just try to get the money in the same range and make sure both are getting good brews they don't have access to.;shrug:

After looking at the trade this way, i expect a beer to be named later added.

I only added one additional beer to your shipment, and I think you probably know what it is. Added something else, but did that just for the heck of it.

Big City Ice!

 

[Tip Top]

Wow, you make your trades like ffl.  I just try to get the money in the same range and make sure both are getting good brews they don't have access to.;shrug:

After looking at the trade this way, i expect a beer to be named later added.

I only added one additional beer to your shipment, and I think you probably know what it is. Added something else, but did that just for the heck of it.

Big City Ice!

 

[Nucular George]

, I sent his yesterday.

I was just starting to edit my post to ask what the trade was. But alas, I had to write a new post.I'm about to send off to FatMax. Once things get settled around here, I will branch out with my trading.

Gator sends-1 22oz Hoptown IPA

1 22oz Marin IPA

1 22oz Reaper Deathly Pale Ale

3 22oz Stone Ruination

Tip Top sends -

1 12oz Hopdevil

1 12oz Two Hearted

1 12oz Tyranena Stone Tepee Pale Ale

1 12oz Aprihop

1 growler Masala Mama

Like I told TT, I will prob. throw in a few other goodies since I am sending the stuff late.

is there a beer value chart for this sort of thing? kind of like how they value draft picks in the nfl?

The only thing I could think of would be the BA rating''s.

BAs rating weighted by volume?If so, then Tip Top = cheapskate

No way. If he sent a growler of the lowest rated beer in the shipment then maybe. But a growler of a 4.38 =

C'mon. Seriously. He was wayyyyy underweight on that shipment. If you weight the packages by volume and rating then you will see the balance of value tips away from Tip Top and therefore Tip Top is a cheapskate. The truth sometimes hurts, but those of us in the "real world" will continue to open your eyes.Tip Top = cheapskate

Learn it, live it, hate it.

On another note..... So Tip Top when are we trading?

By the GBTS(Gator Beer Trading Scale) the value comes out like this.My shipment - 32.6

Tip Tops - 26.9

The lower the score the better. It takes into account total volume,volume of highest rated beer,average of BA rating.

Wow, you make your trades like ffl. I just try to get the money in the same range and make sure both are getting good brews they don't have access to.

No kidding. Who the hell puts that much effort into ratings and such?WTF?

F'n Gator!

 

[culdeus]

I'm starting to find that RB's ratings seem to jive more with what I think of the beers I've had recently on a 1 to n ranking. I think it's possible their scale and format lends itself to better rankings and discourages crap ratings of all 111111 or 555555 like you get on BA sometimes.

 

[The Gator]

No kidding. Who the hell puts that much effort into ratings and such?

WTF?

F'n Gator!

I came up with that just incase you and i trade. i need to keep an eye on you.

 

[Tip Top]

So, I was going through some of my old stuff and found tasting menu from the 2003 Real Ale Festival in Chicago that I went to. Thought it would be interesting to see what was there. This was towards the beginning of my entry into craft beer, so I really didn't know what to make sure to taste or anything. Also I am sure my taste buds have changed a ton. I made no tasting notes except next to Rogue Smoke I wrote "worst beer ever". That must have been the beer that I thought tasted like fish way back when that turned me off of smoked beers. Anyways I thought I would list what I marked as tasted (yeah, I know it's a lot) and beers that I regret not tasting. Here goes...

Tasted (all casks)-

21st Ammendment Brewery - Lower De Boom Barleywine

America's Brewing Co. - Tripple 777 IPA

Anderson Valley - Hop Ottin' IPA

Barley's Brewing Co - Barley's Barley Wine

Bell's Brewery - Two Hearted Ale

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Piranha Pale Ale

Boscos - Boscos Wee Heavy

Boscos - Boscos Stock Ale

Boston Beer Co - Sam Adams Secret Ale

Buckeye Brewing Co - Yuppie ESB

Firehouse Restaurant & Brewery - Spotted Dog Pale Ale

Firestone Walker Brewing Co - Firestone IPA

Flossmoor Station Brewing Co - Old Conundrum Barley Wine

Mickey Finn's Brewery - Ridiculously Conspicuous IPA

Middle Ages Brewing Co - Druid Fluid

Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Co - Big Guy Double IPA

Pelican Pub & Brewery - India Pelican Ale

Port Brewing Pizza Port (Carlsbad) - Wipeout IPA

Rocky River Brewing Co - Space Monkey

Rogue Ales - Rogue Smoke

Stone Brewing - Ruination

Three Floyds Brewing Co - Behemoth Barleywine

Victory Brewing Co - Hopdevil Ale

Missed (cask) -

Bear Republic - Racer X and Racer 5 IPA

Bell's Brewery - Wendy and Larry's Wedding Ale

Deschutes - Double Bale Quail Imperial IPA

DFH - Chicory Stout, 90 Min, Indian Brown

Goose Island - Naughty Goose

Marin Brewing - Old Dipsea

Middle Ages - Tripel Crown, Dragon Slayor Imp Stout

Oggi's - Colossus

Pizza Port - Hop 15, Bombshell Barleywine

Rogue - Imperial Stout

Russian River - Russian River IPA, Pliny the Elder

Stone - Levitation Ale, Oaked Arrogant *******

Three Floyds - Dreadnaught, Alpha Claus Christmas Porter

Victory - Storm King Stout

Tasted (bottle) -

Bell's - Eccentric Ale

Boscos - Bombay IPA

Rock Bottom (Bethesda) - Trouble

Missed (bottle) -

Bear Republic - Racer 5, Sammy's Stong Ale, Hop Rod

Bell's - Expedition, Third Coast Old Ale

Pizza Port - same as cask

Man, I tried a bunch of good stuff, but missed a ton of goodies!

 

[Kilgore Trout]

So, I was going through some of my old stuff and found tasting menu from the 2003 Real Ale Festival in Chicago that I went to.

Going to beer festivals is what I imagine heaven must be like. Good beer, good food, often good music. We are lucky enough to have one here locally in the fall every year. As mentioned earlier in this thread, I will be hitting at least one night at the Oregon Brewers Festival. The granddaddy is the GABF in Denver, and I one day hope to make it there.

 

[bakes]

Missed (cask) -

Bear Republic - Racer X and Racer 5 IPA

Bell's Brewery - Wendy and Larry's Wedding Ale

Deschutes - Double Bale Quail Imperial IPA

DFH - Chicory Stout, 90 Min, Indian Brown

Goose Island - Naughty Goose

Marin Brewing - Old Dipsea

Middle Ages - Tripel Crown, Dragon Slayor Imp Stout

Oggi's - Colossus

Pizza Port - Hop 15, Bombshell Barleywine

Rogue - Imperial Stout

Russian River - Russian River IPA, Pliny the Elder

Stone - Levitation Ale, Oaked Arrogant *******

Three Floyds - Dreadnaught, Alpha Claus Christmas Porter

Victory - Storm King Stout

Man, I tried a bunch of good stuff, but missed a ton of goodies!

Those four would have been among the first 10 I tried.MA Dragonslayer, on cask, is one of the five best brews I've ever had, and one of the three (WWS and Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel being the others) that I've given perfect 5s to across the board at BA. The stuff goes down like an ordinary bitter. Had it at Mahar's and literally had to slow myself down - the lace lines on the pint glass were an inch apart, which is a dangerous way to drink 9.2% ABV beer when you have keys in your pocket. Scary, scary beer on cask.

Dreadnaught on cask gives me goosebumps.

 

[Tip Top]

Missed (cask) -

Bear Republic - Racer X and Racer 5 IPA

Bell's Brewery - Wendy and Larry's Wedding Ale

Deschutes - Double Bale Quail Imperial IPA

DFH - Chicory Stout, 90 Min, Indian Brown

Goose Island - Naughty Goose

Marin Brewing - Old Dipsea

Middle Ages - Tripel Crown, Dragon Slayor Imp Stout

Oggi's - Colossus

Pizza Port - Hop 15, Bombshell Barleywine

Rogue - Imperial Stout

Russian River - Russian River IPA, Pliny the Elder

Stone - Levitation Ale, Oaked Arrogant *******

Three Floyds - Dreadnaught, Alpha Claus Christmas Porter

Victory - Storm King Stout

Man, I tried a bunch of good stuff, but missed a ton of goodies!

Those four would have been among the first 10 I tried.MA Dragonslayer, on cask, is one of the five best brews I've ever had, and one of the three (WWS and Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel being the others) that I've given perfect 5s to across the board at BA. The stuff goes down like an ordinary bitter. Had it at Mahar's and literally had to slow myself down - the lace lines on the pint glass were an inch apart, which is a dangerous way to drink 9.2% ABV beer when you have keys in your pocket. Scary, scary beer on cask.

Dreadnaught on cask gives me goosebumps.

If only I would have known then what I know now

 

[bakes]

Missed (cask) -

Bear Republic - Racer X and Racer 5 IPA

Bell's Brewery - Wendy and Larry's Wedding Ale

Deschutes - Double Bale Quail Imperial IPA

DFH - Chicory Stout, 90 Min, Indian Brown

Goose Island - Naughty Goose

Marin Brewing - Old Dipsea

Middle Ages - Tripel Crown, Dragon Slayor Imp Stout

Oggi's - Colossus

Pizza Port - Hop 15, Bombshell Barleywine

Rogue - Imperial Stout

Russian River - Russian River IPA, Pliny the Elder

Stone - Levitation Ale, Oaked Arrogant *******

Three Floyds - Dreadnaught, Alpha Claus Christmas Porter

Victory - Storm King Stout

Man, I tried a bunch of good stuff, but missed a ton of goodies!

Those four would have been among the first 10 I tried.MA Dragonslayer, on cask, is one of the five best brews I've ever had, and one of the three (WWS and Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel being the others) that I've given perfect 5s to across the board at BA. The stuff goes down like an ordinary bitter. Had it at Mahar's and literally had to slow myself down - the lace lines on the pint glass were an inch apart, which is a dangerous way to drink 9.2% ABV beer when you have keys in your pocket. Scary, scary beer on cask.

Dreadnaught on cask gives me goosebumps.

If only I would have known then what I know now

That's the way I felt after my first few beer fests back in the early 1990s. Had some excellent beer, but passed on a bunch of epic brews. Still the ones on the "had" list were solid, solid brews - hoppy brews on cask generally float my boat. Drink and learn.

 

[Tip Top]

I thought posting those lists would generate more discussion than this. Maybe Skylord and Wingnut are offline. Oh well.

 

[The Gator]

I thought posting those lists would generate more discussion than this. Maybe Skylord and Wingnut are offline. Oh well.

Here is my discussion.asted (all casks)-

21st Ammendment Brewery - Lower De Boom Barleywine - Never had it

America's Brewing Co. - Tripple 777 IPA - Never had it

Anderson Valley - Hop Ottin' IPA - Never had it

Barley's Brewing Co - Barley's Barley Wine - Never had it

Bell's Brewery - Two Hearted Ale - Never had it

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Piranha Pale Ale - Never had it

Boscos - Boscos Wee Heavy - Never had it

Boscos - Boscos Stock Ale - Never had it

Boston Beer Co - Sam Adams Secret Ale - Never had it

Buckeye Brewing Co - Yuppie ESB - Never had it

Firehouse Restaurant & Brewery - Spotted Dog Pale Ale - Never had it

Firestone Walker Brewing Co - Firestone IPA - Good brew.

Flossmoor Station Brewing Co - Old Conundrum Barley Wine - Never had it

Mickey Finn's Brewery - Ridiculously Conspicuous IPA - Never had it

Middle Ages Brewing Co - Druid Fluid - Never had it

Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Co - Big Guy Double IPA - Never had it

Pelican Pub & Brewery - India Pelican Ale - Never had it

Port Brewing Pizza Port (Carlsbad) - Wipeout IPA - Never had it

Rocky River Brewing Co - Space Monkey - Never had it

Rogue Ales - Rogue Smoke - Never had it

Stone Brewing - Ruination Great Brew.

Three Floyds Brewing Co - Behemoth Barleywine - Never had it

Victory Brewing Co - Hopdevil Ale - Never had it

Missed (cask) -

Bear Republic - Racer X and Racer 5 IPA - Never had it

Bell's Brewery - Wendy and Larry's Wedding Ale - Never had it

Deschutes - Double Bale Quail Imperial IPA - Never had it

DFH - Chicory Stout, 90 Min, Indian Brown - Never had it

Goose Island - Naughty Goose - Never had it

Marin Brewing - Old Dipsea - Never had it

Middle Ages - Tripel Crown, Dragon Slayor Imp Stout - Never had it

Oggi's - Colossus - Never had it

Pizza Port - Hop 15, Bombshell Barleywine - Never had it

Rogue - Imperial Stout - Never had it

Russian River - Russian River IPA, Pliny the Elder - Never had it

Stone - Levitation Ale, Oaked Arrogant ******* - Never had it

Three Floyds - Dreadnaught, Alpha Claus Christmas Porter - Never had it

Victory - Storm King Stout - Never had it

Tasted (bottle) -

Bell's - Eccentric Ale - Never had it

Boscos - Bombay IPA - Never had it

Rock Bottom (Bethesda) - Trouble - Never had it

Missed (bottle) -

Bear Republic - Racer 5, Sammy's Stong Ale, Hop Rod - Never had it

Bell's - Expedition, Third Coast Old Ale - Never had it

Pizza Port - same as cask - Never had it

 

[Fullback Fro]

I thought posting those lists would generate more discussion than this.  Maybe Skylord and Wingnut are offline.  Oh well.

Here is my discussion.asted (all casks)-

21st Ammendment Brewery - Lower De Boom Barleywine - Never had it

America's Brewing Co. - Tripple 777 IPA - Never had it

Anderson Valley - Hop Ottin' IPA - Never had it

Barley's Brewing Co - Barley's Barley Wine - Never had it

Bell's Brewery - Two Hearted Ale - Never had it

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Piranha Pale Ale - Never had it

Boscos - Boscos Wee Heavy - Never had it

Boscos - Boscos Stock Ale - Never had it

Boston Beer Co - Sam Adams Secret Ale - Never had it

Buckeye Brewing Co - Yuppie ESB - Never had it

Firehouse Restaurant & Brewery - Spotted Dog Pale Ale - Never had it

Firestone Walker Brewing Co - Firestone IPA - Good brew.

Flossmoor Station Brewing Co - Old Conundrum Barley Wine - Never had it

Mickey Finn's Brewery - Ridiculously Conspicuous IPA - Never had it

Middle Ages Brewing Co - Druid Fluid - Never had it

Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Co - Big Guy Double IPA - Never had it

Pelican Pub & Brewery - India Pelican Ale - Never had it

Port Brewing Pizza Port (Carlsbad) - Wipeout IPA - Never had it

Rocky River Brewing Co - Space Monkey - Never had it

Rogue Ales - Rogue Smoke - Never had it

Stone Brewing - Ruination Great Brew.

Three Floyds Brewing Co - Behemoth Barleywine - Never had it

Victory Brewing Co - Hopdevil Ale - Never had it

Missed (cask) -

Bear Republic - Racer X and Racer 5 IPA - Never had it

Bell's Brewery - Wendy and Larry's Wedding Ale - Never had it

Deschutes - Double Bale Quail Imperial IPA - Never had it

DFH - Chicory Stout, 90 Min, Indian Brown - Never had it

Goose Island - Naughty Goose - Never had it

Marin Brewing - Old Dipsea - Never had it

Middle Ages - Tripel Crown, Dragon Slayor Imp Stout - Never had it

Oggi's - Colossus - Never had it

Pizza Port - Hop 15, Bombshell Barleywine - Never had it

Rogue - Imperial Stout - Never had it

Russian River - Russian River IPA, Pliny the Elder - Never had it

Stone - Levitation Ale, Oaked Arrogant ******* - Never had it

Three Floyds - Dreadnaught, Alpha Claus Christmas Porter - Never had it

Victory - Storm King Stout - Never had it

Tasted (bottle) -

Bell's - Eccentric Ale - Never had it

Boscos - Bombay IPA - Never had it

Rock Bottom (Bethesda) - Trouble - Never had it

Missed (bottle) -

Bear Republic - Racer 5, Sammy's Stong Ale, Hop Rod - Never had it

Bell's - Expedition, Third Coast Old Ale - Never had it

Pizza Port - same as cask - Never had it

 

[Tip Top]

I thought posting those lists would generate more discussion than this.  Maybe Skylord and Wingnut are offline.  Oh well.

Here is my discussion.asted (all casks)-

21st Ammendment Brewery - Lower De Boom Barleywine - Never had it

America's Brewing Co. - Tripple 777 IPA - Never had it

Anderson Valley - Hop Ottin' IPA - Never had it

Barley's Brewing Co - Barley's Barley Wine - Never had it

Bell's Brewery - Two Hearted Ale - Never had it

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Piranha Pale Ale - Never had it

Boscos - Boscos Wee Heavy - Never had it

Boscos - Boscos Stock Ale - Never had it

Boston Beer Co - Sam Adams Secret Ale - Never had it

Buckeye Brewing Co - Yuppie ESB - Never had it

Firehouse Restaurant & Brewery - Spotted Dog Pale Ale - Never had it

Firestone Walker Brewing Co - Firestone IPA - Good brew.

Flossmoor Station Brewing Co - Old Conundrum Barley Wine - Never had it

Mickey Finn's Brewery - Ridiculously Conspicuous IPA - Never had it

Middle Ages Brewing Co - Druid Fluid - Never had it

Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Co - Big Guy Double IPA - Never had it

Pelican Pub & Brewery - India Pelican Ale - Never had it

Port Brewing Pizza Port (Carlsbad) - Wipeout IPA - Never had it

Rocky River Brewing Co - Space Monkey - Never had it

Rogue Ales - Rogue Smoke - Never had it

Stone Brewing - Ruination Great Brew.

Three Floyds Brewing Co - Behemoth Barleywine - Never had it

Victory Brewing Co - Hopdevil Ale - Never had it

Missed (cask) -

Bear Republic - Racer X and Racer 5 IPA - Never had it

Bell's Brewery - Wendy and Larry's Wedding Ale - Never had it

Deschutes - Double Bale Quail Imperial IPA - Never had it

DFH - Chicory Stout, 90 Min, Indian Brown - Never had it

Goose Island - Naughty Goose - Never had it

Marin Brewing - Old Dipsea - Never had it

Middle Ages - Tripel Crown, Dragon Slayor Imp Stout - Never had it

Oggi's - Colossus - Never had it

Pizza Port - Hop 15, Bombshell Barleywine - Never had it

Rogue - Imperial Stout - Never had it

Russian River - Russian River IPA, Pliny the Elder - Never had it

Stone - Levitation Ale, Oaked Arrogant ******* - Never had it

Three Floyds - Dreadnaught, Alpha Claus Christmas Porter - Never had it

Victory - Storm King Stout - Never had it

Tasted (bottle) -

Bell's - Eccentric Ale - Never had it

Boscos - Bombay IPA - Never had it

Rock Bottom (Bethesda) - Trouble - Never had it

Missed (bottle) -

Bear Republic - Racer 5, Sammy's Stong Ale, Hop Rod - Never had it

Bell's - Expedition, Third Coast Old Ale - Never had it

Pizza Port - same as cask - Never had it

Conclusion. You need to get drinking.

 

[The Gator]

Conclusion. You need to get drinking.

Thats what im here for man. I've tried more beers since BIF started then i had tried ever before.