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

[Sebowski]

Two home brews, 2 OB Pizza Port Stouts, Maui Coconut Porter (really, really, loved it. Can't stress that enough. Tried it a year or so ago and wasn't too impressed so never bothered to revisit. Will now always order when it's on tap. Loved it.), Alpine Nelson, sang Paint it Black at Karaoke, Alpine Duet, sang Revolution.

 

[Please See Mine]

Thanks to those here who have recommended Racer 5. I found a six last night and really enjoyed it. That is a damn nice IPA. I still like 2 Hearted and Founder's Centennial better, but this will definitely be purchased again. As for Victory's Hop Wallop, I was honestly disappointed. Hop Devil was good and Hop Wallop has such a beautiful color and poor, but I found myself wishing I had cracked open another Racer 5. Hopslam it is not.

 

[Ilov80s]

Thanks to those here who have recommended Racer 5. I found a six last night and really enjoyed it. That is a damn nice IPA. I still like 2 Hearted and Founder's Centennial better, but this will definitely be purchased again. As for Victory's Hop Wallop, I was honestly disappointed. Hop Devil was good and Hop Wallop has such a beautiful color and poor, but I found myself wishing I had cracked open another Racer 5. Hopslam it is not.

I take it you're a big Hop Wallop fan?

 

[urbanhack]

Anyone in Chicago want to go to Revolution Brewing next Friday night for Chicago Craft Beer Week? $40 for 3 hours of unlimited drinking.

Revolution Brewing is hosting the BEER FISTIVAL closing party for Chicago Craft Beer Week on May 27th. This will be a 3 hour beer tasting featuring the best beers made in the City of Chicago. Proceeds benefit the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild.Purchasing this E-ticket will get you admission to the AFTERNOON SESSION FROM 4pm to 7pm. Admission includes unlimited tastings of at least 13 Revolution Beers as well as beers from Half Acre, Goose Island, Rock Bottom Chicago, Metropolitan and more breweries to be named soon! We will publish a beer list online once we find out what everyone is bringing. We'll be releasing Red Scare, a big hoppy red that night and will also put one of our last kegs of Barrel Aged Sodom on tap while it lasts.We are closing the restaurant down to the public on Friday night to host this event and space is very limited. If you do not have a ticket you will not be able to get it to the brewpub that night. Food will be available for purchase for cash only.This is a ticketless event and we recommend printing a copy of the email receipt to bring when you come in. **You must show ID at the door that matches your credit card info**. You may buy multiple tickets, but all members of your party must enter at once. Re-entry will not be allowed and we ask you not to bring outside alcohol into the event. Must be 21 years old. No refunds or exchanges.

 

[The Gator]

What beer should I drink warm, if any? I have an itch here, but of course my mini hotel fridge will only hold so much and will take some time to chill... Any suggestions?

Drink the viscocsity warm

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Trader Joe's had a nice selection of Two Brothers beers. Picked up some Dog Days Lager and Prairie Path Ale.

http://www.twobrosbrew.com/index.html

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Anyone in Chicago want to go to Revolution Brewing next Friday night for Chicago Craft Beer Week? $40 for 3 hours of unlimited drinking.

sure

 

[urbanhack]

Anyone in Chicago want to go to Revolution Brewing next Friday night for Chicago Craft Beer Week? $40 for 3 hours of unlimited drinking.

sure

from 4 to 7...you ready to buy tickets?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Anyone in Chicago want to go to Revolution Brewing next Friday night for Chicago Craft Beer Week? $40 for 3 hours of unlimited drinking.

sure

from 4 to 7...you ready to buy tickets?

Yeah, I think so.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

 

[The Gator]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

 

[Please See Mine]

Anyone in Chicago want to go to Revolution Brewing next Friday night for Chicago Craft Beer Week? $40 for 3 hours of unlimited drinking.

Revolution Brewing is hosting the BEER FISTIVAL closing party for Chicago Craft Beer Week on May 27th. This will be a 3 hour beer tasting featuring the best beers made in the City of Chicago. Proceeds benefit the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild.Purchasing this E-ticket will get you admission to the AFTERNOON SESSION FROM 4pm to 7pm. Admission includes unlimited tastings of at least 13 Revolution Beers as well as beers from Half Acre, Goose Island, Rock Bottom Chicago, Metropolitan and more breweries to be named soon! We will publish a beer list online once we find out what everyone is bringing. We'll be releasing Red Scare, a big hoppy red that night and will also put one of our last kegs of Barrel Aged Sodom on tap while it lasts.We are closing the restaurant down to the public on Friday night to host this event and space is very limited. If you do not have a ticket you will not be able to get it to the brewpub that night. Food will be available for purchase for cash only.This is a ticketless event and we recommend printing a copy of the email receipt to bring when you come in. **You must show ID at the door that matches your credit card info**. You may buy multiple tickets, but all members of your party must enter at once. Re-entry will not be allowed and we ask you not to bring outside alcohol into the event. Must be 21 years old. No refunds or exchanges.

In a similar vein, Philly beer week is coming up from June 3-12, if anyone is hitting up any of the events.

 

[Please See Mine]

Thanks to those here who have recommended Racer 5. I found a six last night and really enjoyed it. That is a damn nice IPA. I still like 2 Hearted and Founder's Centennial better, but this will definitely be purchased again. As for Victory's Hop Wallop, I was honestly disappointed. Hop Devil was good and Hop Wallop has such a beautiful color and poor, but I found myself wishing I had cracked open another Racer 5. Hopslam it is not.

I take it you're a big Hop Wallop fan?

yep.

 

[Sebowski]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Alright. I've gotta know. What the brac is bracfest?

 

[Ilov80s]

Thanks to those here who have recommended Racer 5. I found a six last night and really enjoyed it. That is a damn nice IPA. I still like 2 Hearted and Founder's Centennial better, but this will definitely be purchased again. As for Victory's Hop Wallop, I was honestly disappointed. Hop Devil was good and Hop Wallop has such a beautiful color and poor, but I found myself wishing I had cracked open another Racer 5. Hopslam it is not.

I take it you're a big Hop Wallop fan?

yep.

Im not saying I didn't like it. It was really really good. I just had a bit higher expectations. It just a notch below the top Double IPAs. That said, I did like it better than Lagunitas Hop Stoopid.

 

[Fantasy_Freak]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Wooden Hell and Sexual Chocolate are items I've been trying to chase down. Impressive list.

 

[The Gator]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Alright. I've gotta know. What the brac is bracfest?

Something we need to do here on the west coast

SebowskiFest '12

 

[Steve Tasker]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Alright. I've gotta know. What the brac is bracfest?

Annual TBS get together....last year was in Ithaca, this year's is in Tennessee. I'm leaving in 10 minutes.Gator>see you there??

 

[Steve Tasker]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Wooden Hell and Sexual Chocolate are items I've been trying to chase down. Impressive list.

I have a Sexual Chocolate waiting for me via trade when I get there...

 

[The Gator]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Alright. I've gotta know. What the brac is bracfest?

Annual TBS get together....last year was in Ithaca, this year's is in Tennessee. I'm leaving in 10 minutes.Gator>see you there??

I.#######.wish

Have at least a few samples of what I sent.

 

[Sebowski]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Alright. I've gotta know. What the brac is bracfest?

Annual TBS get together....last year was in Ithaca, this year's is in Tennessee. I'm leaving in 10 minutes.Gator>see you there??

Gotcha. Cool.

Something we need to do here on the west coast

SebowskiFest '12

Let's do it. Might try a Europe trip to coincide with The Euro next summer though. Eurofest?

 

[snitwitch]

Prima Pils

 

[Ilov80s]

Currently drinking a Bells Oracle, on tap from the tap at the brewery...nirvana

 

[The Gator]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Alright. I've gotta know. What the brac is bracfest?

Annual TBS get together....last year was in Ithaca, this year's is in Tennessee. I'm leaving in 10 minutes.Gator>see you there??

Gotcha. Cool.

Something we need to do here on the west coast

SebowskiFest '12

Let's do it. Might try a Europe trip to coincide with The Euro next summer though. Eurofest?

Whoa...how long you plan on going?As for a local one, there are at least 6-7 from TBS guys from Cali that could go. Maybe some out of staters make it.

 

[Sebowski]

I'll be drinking these all weekend.

Gator>hi

Alright. I've gotta know. What the brac is bracfest?

Annual TBS get together....last year was in Ithaca, this year's is in Tennessee. I'm leaving in 10 minutes.Gator>see you there??

Gotcha. Cool.

Something we need to do here on the west coast

SebowskiFest '12

Let's do it. Might try a Europe trip to coincide with The Euro next summer though. Eurofest?

Whoa...how long you plan on going?As for a local one, there are at least 6-7 from TBS guys from Cali that could go. Maybe some out of staters make it.

Depends on how things shake out. Ideally, at least two weeks. SoCal Beer Fest writes itself. Let's do it.

 

[Hastur]

Sweet Water IPA

Yum!

 

[beer 30]

Troegs Dream Weaver Wheat

 

[Dickies]

Firestone DBA

 

[Sebowski]

Big John

 

[Steve Tasker]

Whoa...how long you plan on going?

As for a local one, there are at least 6-7 from TBS guys from Cali that could go. Maybe some out of staters make it.

DonFest 2012 - Aurora, ILbe there

 

[Steve Tasker]

Also, I will post the entire list of what was consumed on Friday and Saturday (and Sunday morning) at some point tonight, hopefully. Unbelievable list...

 

[Ilov80s]

I had a real amazing weekend: the wife and a couple friends did a tour of Michigan breweries. Within 3 hours are some of the finest craft breweries in the country- all with really fun and lively bars. We went to Jolly Pumpkin, Dark Horse, Bell's, Founders, and New Holland. Drank a ton of good beer. The craft brewery in Michigan is booming. Every brewery we were at was making record profit and rapidly expanding business. Definitely recommend it for anyone in the midwest who likes world class beer.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Also, I will post the entire list of what was consumed on Friday and Saturday (and Sunday morning) at some point tonight, hopefully. Unbelievable list...

In spoiler tags below because it's so long...Thursday was noted by someone else, we were not there on Thursday

Spoiler

Thursdayaisey CutterBambic batch 1Bambic Batch 2Hair of the Dog MichaelHair of the Dog MattBell's Batch 10,000Bigfoot 20112011 CBC Symposium Sour BrownTwo Brothers AskewHop Cat Oil RiggerOudbeitje LambicDFH Hellhound On My AleNew Holland Cellar Series - EnviousBlack AlbertClown Shoes Tramp StampBrewers Art OzzyFounders Backwoods BastardFridayEvans (Pumpstation) Kickass BrownFranklin's Brewpub Bel-yeastie BoysFreetail Rye InterloperHill Farmstead EarlEast End Coffee PorterSt. Arnold Divine 11Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Barleywine 2010 (Solstice?)Saison DupontMountain Dew Baja Blast (growler)Half Acre Daisy Cutter (2 day old)Stone Imperial Russian Stout - 6-YEAR VERT - 2004 through 2009, 6 bottlesPizza Port Santa's Little Helper 2003Sprecher 25th Anniversary Kriek LambicJackie O's QuincedenceNorth by Northwest Flemish SourNorth by Northwest KriekUpland Persimmon LambicSurly Bitter Brewer (1 day old)Town Hall Harvest JimCascade Bourbonic PlagueBlue Pants Corduroy Rye IPAJackie O's Cellar Cuvee 4Southern Tier Creme BruleeWeyerbacher XIIIStraight to Ale Monkeynaut IPA (keg)Rush River Uber-AltHite (delicious)Surly FourGood People Dark Farmhouse SaisonCascade Vlad the ImpalerGood People Barrel Aged Coffee Oatmeal County LineIthaca Dark HumorFreetail Fortuna RojaNew Belgium La Folie512 Double Whiskey Barrel Pecan PorterFitger's DeceptionHalf Acre Ginger TwinFitger's **** do not know if this is Superior or MichiganHalf Acre Wild AmericaPeace Tree Imperial StoutFreetail La MuertaSam Adams MillenniumFreetail AnankeAlaskan Smoked Porter - 2007Foothills Sexual Chocolate - 2011Ithaca Flower PowerAlesmith DecadenceFifty-Fifty Concentrated Evil3 Fonteinen Millennium GeuzeIndependence ESBSaturdayYazoo Hop Project 50Yazoo Brett IPADark Lord - 7-YEAR VERT - 2005 through 2011, 7 bottlesUpland Blueberry Lambic - batch 1Destihl Strawberry BlondeUpland Kiwi LambicUpland Cherry LambicUpland Dantalion Dark Wild AleJolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza - batch 1 (2007)Jolly Pumpkin IO SaisonDeschutes The Dissident - 2 bottles, 2008 and 2010Goose Island Juliet - 2010Ithaca Brute - 3-YEAR VERT - 2008 through 2010, 3 bottlesBakes' friend's homebrew mead?Town Hall Honey VCigar City Hunahpu - 2011?Tallgrass Buffalo SweatKuhnhenn 4DFreetail Old Bat RastardFitger's ErieFreetail Barrel Aged Old Bat RastardNew Belgium La TerroirMikkeller Chipotle PorterShort's S'more StoutYazoo Sue (keg)Oakdale Farm The Aurich's HornGood People Coffee Oatmeal StoutCrossroads Outrage IPAGood People Snake HandlerShorts Cup a JoeFitger's HuronFitger's OntarioEarth Bread GruetFordham Tavern AleBootknocker Mean Bean (Coldchill brew)Jolly Pumpkin Biere de MarsSmellysell homebrew (not sure what style, I think I missed this one)Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin (Gator)Half Acre Meat WaveJolly Pumpkin Winking Lizard Bambic - batch 1Cascade Apricot AleLawson's Double Sunshine IPACascade Kriek AleSouthampton RIS - 2011Drake's 15th AnniversaryRussian River Beatification - 2 bottles, batch 2 and batch 3Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus ("hey everyone, we're about to drink $600 worth of beer) - 2 bottlesCascade The VineThe Bruery Bourbon Levud - batch 1Cantillon Classic GueuzeLost Abbey Duck Duck GoozeCuvee de ChampionGoose Island LolitaRussian River Temptation - batch 1Firestone Walker 13 (thanks Gator)Ithaca LeBleu - batch 1The Bruery Black Tuesday - batch 1, 2009Deschutes The Abyss - 2007Lawosn's Fayston Maple Imperial StoutThe Bruery Traumatic Insemination 2011Bells Expedition Stout - 6 bottles, batches: 7251, 8145, 8183, 8270, 8311, and 1 unmarked from earlier than the restCoast Jack Daniel's BA Blackbeerd ("not a white whale")Andech's Doppelbock DunkelHonda Accord Pineapple Exhaust DunkelShorts Uber GooberLou Pepe Frambois 2001Cantillon Vigneron 2008Cantillon 50 N, -4 ESchlafly Biere de GardeBells Bourbon CherrySunday - we left pretty early, could have been some more beers afterHill Farmstead FloraYazoo Rye SaisonUpright Five

 

[Hastur]

I've been on a huge New Belgium Brewing kick for the last 2 months.

:Yum:

 

[Steve Tasker]

Week old cans of Daisy Cutter

 

[The Gator]

Also, I will post the entire list of what was consumed on Friday and Saturday (and Sunday morning) at some point tonight, hopefully. Unbelievable list...

In spoiler tags below because it's so long...Thursday was noted by someone else, we were not there on Thursday

Spoiler

Thursdayaisey CutterBambic batch 1Bambic Batch 2Hair of the Dog MichaelHair of the Dog MattBell's Batch 10,000Bigfoot 20112011 CBC Symposium Sour BrownTwo Brothers AskewHop Cat Oil RiggerOudbeitje LambicDFH Hellhound On My AleNew Holland Cellar Series - EnviousBlack AlbertClown Shoes Tramp StampBrewers Art OzzyFounders Backwoods BastardFridayEvans (Pumpstation) Kickass BrownFranklin's Brewpub Bel-yeastie BoysFreetail Rye InterloperHill Farmstead EarlEast End Coffee PorterSt. Arnold Divine 11Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Barleywine 2010 (Solstice?)Saison DupontMountain Dew Baja Blast (growler)Half Acre Daisy Cutter (2 day old)Stone Imperial Russian Stout - 6-YEAR VERT - 2004 through 2009, 6 bottlesPizza Port Santa's Little Helper 2003Sprecher 25th Anniversary Kriek LambicJackie O's QuincedenceNorth by Northwest Flemish SourNorth by Northwest KriekUpland Persimmon LambicSurly Bitter Brewer (1 day old)Town Hall Harvest JimCascade Bourbonic PlagueBlue Pants Corduroy Rye IPAJackie O's Cellar Cuvee 4Southern Tier Creme BruleeWeyerbacher XIIIStraight to Ale Monkeynaut IPA (keg)Rush River Uber-AltHite (delicious)Surly FourGood People Dark Farmhouse SaisonCascade Vlad the ImpalerGood People Barrel Aged Coffee Oatmeal County LineIthaca Dark HumorFreetail Fortuna RojaNew Belgium La Folie512 Double Whiskey Barrel Pecan PorterFitger's DeceptionHalf Acre Ginger TwinFitger's **** do not know if this is Superior or MichiganHalf Acre Wild AmericaPeace Tree Imperial StoutFreetail La MuertaSam Adams MillenniumFreetail AnankeAlaskan Smoked Porter - 2007Foothills Sexual Chocolate - 2011Ithaca Flower PowerAlesmith DecadenceFifty-Fifty Concentrated Evil3 Fonteinen Millennium GeuzeIndependence ESBSaturdayYazoo Hop Project 50Yazoo Brett IPADark Lord - 7-YEAR VERT - 2005 through 2011, 7 bottlesUpland Blueberry Lambic - batch 1Destihl Strawberry BlondeUpland Kiwi LambicUpland Cherry LambicUpland Dantalion Dark Wild AleJolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza - batch 1 (2007)Jolly Pumpkin IO SaisonDeschutes The Dissident - 2 bottles, 2008 and 2010Goose Island Juliet - 2010Ithaca Brute - 3-YEAR VERT - 2008 through 2010, 3 bottlesBakes' friend's homebrew mead?Town Hall Honey VCigar City Hunahpu - 2011?Tallgrass Buffalo SweatKuhnhenn 4DFreetail Old Bat RastardFitger's ErieFreetail Barrel Aged Old Bat RastardNew Belgium La TerroirMikkeller Chipotle PorterShort's S'more StoutYazoo Sue (keg)Oakdale Farm The Aurich's HornGood People Coffee Oatmeal StoutCrossroads Outrage IPAGood People Snake HandlerShorts Cup a JoeFitger's HuronFitger's OntarioEarth Bread GruetFordham Tavern AleBootknocker Mean Bean (Coldchill brew)Jolly Pumpkin Biere de MarsSmellysell homebrew (not sure what style, I think I missed this one)Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin (Gator)Half Acre Meat WaveJolly Pumpkin Winking Lizard Bambic - batch 1Cascade Apricot AleLawson's Double Sunshine IPACascade Kriek AleSouthampton RIS - 2011Drake's 15th AnniversaryRussian River Beatification - 2 bottles, batch 2 and batch 3Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus ("hey everyone, we're about to drink $600 worth of beer) - 2 bottlesCascade The VineThe Bruery Bourbon Levud - batch 1Cantillon Classic GueuzeLost Abbey Duck Duck GoozeCuvee de ChampionGoose Island LolitaRussian River Temptation - batch 1Firestone Walker 13 (thanks Gator)Ithaca LeBleu - batch 1The Bruery Black Tuesday - batch 1, 2009Deschutes The Abyss - 2007Lawosn's Fayston Maple Imperial StoutThe Bruery Traumatic Insemination 2011Bells Expedition Stout - 6 bottles, batches: 7251, 8145, 8183, 8270, 8311, and 1 unmarked from earlier than the restCoast Jack Daniel's BA Blackbeerd ("not a white whale")Andech's Doppelbock DunkelHonda Accord Pineapple Exhaust DunkelShorts Uber GooberLou Pepe Frambois 2001Cantillon Vigneron 2008Cantillon 50 N, -4 ESchlafly Biere de GardeBells Bourbon CherrySunday - we left pretty early, could have been some more beers afterHill Farmstead FloraYazoo Rye SaisonUpright Five

:deadbanana:

 

[Steve Tasker]

Where can I get a coaster of Furley? Seriously...

 

[The Gator]

Where can I get a coaster of Furley? Seriously...

I'll see if I can find the site that did it.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Where can I get a coaster of Furley? Seriously...

I'll see if I can find the site that did it.

The crowd was clamoring for Mrs. Gator, then you left and came back with a picture of ####### Furley...epic

 

[The Gator]

Where can I get a coaster of Furley? Seriously...

I'll see if I can find the site that did it.

The crowd was clamoring for Mrs. Gator, then you left and came back with a picture of ####### Furley...epic

http://www.artscow.com/photo-gifts/coaster/rubber-coaster-square-161That site had a special for two free coasters. The deal isn't there anymore, but that's the site that did mine.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Good People IPA

 

[randall146]

Miller High Life tall boy

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I had a real amazing weekend: the wife and a couple friends did a tour of Michigan breweries. Within 3 hours are some of the finest craft breweries in the country- all with really fun and lively bars. We went to Jolly Pumpkin, Dark Horse, Bell's, Founders, and New Holland. Drank a ton of good beer. The craft brewery in Michigan is booming. Every brewery we were at was making record profit and rapidly expanding business. Definitely recommend it for anyone in the midwest who likes world class beer.

Awesome tour. Southern Michian is as good as any place in the country right now for great beer. Some buddies are doing approx. this same tour later this summer by bike/camping; I'm hoping to join them but it looks unlikely at the moment due to things beyond my control.

 

[wadegarrett]

Lake Erie Monster

An outstanding imperial IPA from GLBC. Has quite a bite with 9.1% ABV though.

 

[Sebowski]

Also, I will post the entire list of what was consumed on Friday and Saturday (and Sunday morning) at some point tonight, hopefully. Unbelievable list...

In spoiler tags below because it's so long...Thursday was noted by someone else, we were not there on Thursday

Spoiler

Thursdayaisey CutterBambic batch 1Bambic Batch 2Hair of the Dog MichaelHair of the Dog MattBell's Batch 10,000Bigfoot 20112011 CBC Symposium Sour BrownTwo Brothers AskewHop Cat Oil RiggerOudbeitje LambicDFH Hellhound On My AleNew Holland Cellar Series - EnviousBlack AlbertClown Shoes Tramp StampBrewers Art OzzyFounders Backwoods BastardFridayEvans (Pumpstation) Kickass BrownFranklin's Brewpub Bel-yeastie BoysFreetail Rye InterloperHill Farmstead EarlEast End Coffee PorterSt. Arnold Divine 11Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Barleywine 2010 (Solstice?)Saison DupontMountain Dew Baja Blast (growler)Half Acre Daisy Cutter (2 day old)Stone Imperial Russian Stout - 6-YEAR VERT - 2004 through 2009, 6 bottlesPizza Port Santa's Little Helper 2003Sprecher 25th Anniversary Kriek LambicJackie O's QuincedenceNorth by Northwest Flemish SourNorth by Northwest KriekUpland Persimmon LambicSurly Bitter Brewer (1 day old)Town Hall Harvest JimCascade Bourbonic PlagueBlue Pants Corduroy Rye IPAJackie O's Cellar Cuvee 4Southern Tier Creme BruleeWeyerbacher XIIIStraight to Ale Monkeynaut IPA (keg)Rush River Uber-AltHite (delicious)Surly FourGood People Dark Farmhouse SaisonCascade Vlad the ImpalerGood People Barrel Aged Coffee Oatmeal County LineIthaca Dark HumorFreetail Fortuna RojaNew Belgium La Folie512 Double Whiskey Barrel Pecan PorterFitger's DeceptionHalf Acre Ginger TwinFitger's **** do not know if this is Superior or MichiganHalf Acre Wild AmericaPeace Tree Imperial StoutFreetail La MuertaSam Adams MillenniumFreetail AnankeAlaskan Smoked Porter - 2007Foothills Sexual Chocolate - 2011Ithaca Flower PowerAlesmith DecadenceFifty-Fifty Concentrated Evil3 Fonteinen Millennium GeuzeIndependence ESBSaturdayYazoo Hop Project 50Yazoo Brett IPADark Lord - 7-YEAR VERT - 2005 through 2011, 7 bottlesUpland Blueberry Lambic - batch 1Destihl Strawberry BlondeUpland Kiwi LambicUpland Cherry LambicUpland Dantalion Dark Wild AleJolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza - batch 1 (2007)Jolly Pumpkin IO SaisonDeschutes The Dissident - 2 bottles, 2008 and 2010Goose Island Juliet - 2010Ithaca Brute - 3-YEAR VERT - 2008 through 2010, 3 bottlesBakes' friend's homebrew mead?Town Hall Honey VCigar City Hunahpu - 2011?Tallgrass Buffalo SweatKuhnhenn 4DFreetail Old Bat RastardFitger's ErieFreetail Barrel Aged Old Bat RastardNew Belgium La TerroirMikkeller Chipotle PorterShort's S'more StoutYazoo Sue (keg)Oakdale Farm The Aurich's HornGood People Coffee Oatmeal StoutCrossroads Outrage IPAGood People Snake HandlerShorts Cup a JoeFitger's HuronFitger's OntarioEarth Bread GruetFordham Tavern AleBootknocker Mean Bean (Coldchill brew)Jolly Pumpkin Biere de MarsSmellysell homebrew (not sure what style, I think I missed this one)Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin (Gator)Half Acre Meat WaveJolly Pumpkin Winking Lizard Bambic - batch 1Cascade Apricot AleLawson's Double Sunshine IPACascade Kriek AleSouthampton RIS - 2011Drake's 15th AnniversaryRussian River Beatification - 2 bottles, batch 2 and batch 3Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus ("hey everyone, we're about to drink $600 worth of beer) - 2 bottlesCascade The VineThe Bruery Bourbon Levud - batch 1Cantillon Classic GueuzeLost Abbey Duck Duck GoozeCuvee de ChampionGoose Island LolitaRussian River Temptation - batch 1Firestone Walker 13 (thanks Gator)Ithaca LeBleu - batch 1The Bruery Black Tuesday - batch 1, 2009Deschutes The Abyss - 2007Lawosn's Fayston Maple Imperial StoutThe Bruery Traumatic Insemination 2011Bells Expedition Stout - 6 bottles, batches: 7251, 8145, 8183, 8270, 8311, and 1 unmarked from earlier than the restCoast Jack Daniel's BA Blackbeerd ("not a white whale")Andech's Doppelbock DunkelHonda Accord Pineapple Exhaust DunkelShorts Uber GooberLou Pepe Frambois 2001Cantillon Vigneron 2008Cantillon 50 N, -4 ESchlafly Biere de GardeBells Bourbon CherrySunday - we left pretty early, could have been some more beers afterHill Farmstead FloraYazoo Rye SaisonUpright Five

That is incredible. Awesome job to get all of those together. Did anything knock your socks off (besides most of them)? Did anything kind of disappoint?

 

[Ilov80s]

I had a real amazing weekend: the wife and a couple friends did a tour of Michigan breweries. Within 3 hours are some of the finest craft breweries in the country- all with really fun and lively bars. We went to Jolly Pumpkin, Dark Horse, Bell's, Founders, and New Holland. Drank a ton of good beer. The craft brewery in Michigan is booming. Every brewery we were at was making record profit and rapidly expanding business. Definitely recommend it for anyone in the midwest who likes world class beer.

Awesome tour. Southern Michian is as good as any place in the country right now for great beer. Some buddies are doing approx. this same tour later this summer by bike/camping; I'm hoping to join them but it looks unlikely at the moment due to things beyond my control.

Yep, Michigan beer is amazing right now...enjoying a Bell's Special Double Cream Stout right now and it is near perfection.If you can get to Michigan, I highly recommend it- great time. The best was part was getting great prices on some 6 packs and cases. I am stocked up for a long time now.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Also, I will post the entire list of what was consumed on Friday and Saturday (and Sunday morning) at some point tonight, hopefully. Unbelievable list...

In spoiler tags below because it's so long...Thursday was noted by someone else, we were not there on Thursday

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Thursdayaisey CutterBambic batch 1Bambic Batch 2Hair of the Dog MichaelHair of the Dog MattBell's Batch 10,000Bigfoot 20112011 CBC Symposium Sour BrownTwo Brothers AskewHop Cat Oil RiggerOudbeitje LambicDFH Hellhound On My AleNew Holland Cellar Series - EnviousBlack AlbertClown Shoes Tramp StampBrewers Art OzzyFounders Backwoods BastardFridayEvans (Pumpstation) Kickass BrownFranklin's Brewpub Bel-yeastie BoysFreetail Rye InterloperHill Farmstead EarlEast End Coffee PorterSt. Arnold Divine 11Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Barleywine 2010 (Solstice?)Saison DupontMountain Dew Baja Blast (growler)Half Acre Daisy Cutter (2 day old)Stone Imperial Russian Stout - 6-YEAR VERT - 2004 through 2009, 6 bottlesPizza Port Santa's Little Helper 2003Sprecher 25th Anniversary Kriek LambicJackie O's QuincedenceNorth by Northwest Flemish SourNorth by Northwest KriekUpland Persimmon LambicSurly Bitter Brewer (1 day old)Town Hall Harvest JimCascade Bourbonic PlagueBlue Pants Corduroy Rye IPAJackie O's Cellar Cuvee 4Southern Tier Creme BruleeWeyerbacher XIIIStraight to Ale Monkeynaut IPA (keg)Rush River Uber-AltHite (delicious)Surly FourGood People Dark Farmhouse SaisonCascade Vlad the ImpalerGood People Barrel Aged Coffee Oatmeal County LineIthaca Dark HumorFreetail Fortuna RojaNew Belgium La Folie512 Double Whiskey Barrel Pecan PorterFitger's DeceptionHalf Acre Ginger TwinFitger's **** do not know if this is Superior or MichiganHalf Acre Wild AmericaPeace Tree Imperial StoutFreetail La MuertaSam Adams MillenniumFreetail AnankeAlaskan Smoked Porter - 2007Foothills Sexual Chocolate - 2011Ithaca Flower PowerAlesmith DecadenceFifty-Fifty Concentrated Evil3 Fonteinen Millennium GeuzeIndependence ESBSaturdayYazoo Hop Project 50Yazoo Brett IPADark Lord - 7-YEAR VERT - 2005 through 2011, 7 bottlesUpland Blueberry Lambic - batch 1Destihl Strawberry BlondeUpland Kiwi LambicUpland Cherry LambicUpland Dantalion Dark Wild AleJolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza - batch 1 (2007)Jolly Pumpkin IO SaisonDeschutes The Dissident - 2 bottles, 2008 and 2010Goose Island Juliet - 2010Ithaca Brute - 3-YEAR VERT - 2008 through 2010, 3 bottlesBakes' friend's homebrew mead?Town Hall Honey VCigar City Hunahpu - 2011?Tallgrass Buffalo SweatKuhnhenn 4DFreetail Old Bat RastardFitger's ErieFreetail Barrel Aged Old Bat RastardNew Belgium La TerroirMikkeller Chipotle PorterShort's S'more StoutYazoo Sue (keg)Oakdale Farm The Aurich's HornGood People Coffee Oatmeal StoutCrossroads Outrage IPAGood People Snake HandlerShorts Cup a JoeFitger's HuronFitger's OntarioEarth Bread GruetFordham Tavern AleBootknocker Mean Bean (Coldchill brew)Jolly Pumpkin Biere de MarsSmellysell homebrew (not sure what style, I think I missed this one)Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin (Gator)Half Acre Meat WaveJolly Pumpkin Winking Lizard Bambic - batch 1Cascade Apricot AleLawson's Double Sunshine IPACascade Kriek AleSouthampton RIS - 2011Drake's 15th AnniversaryRussian River Beatification - 2 bottles, batch 2 and batch 3Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus ("hey everyone, we're about to drink $600 worth of beer) - 2 bottlesCascade The VineThe Bruery Bourbon Levud - batch 1Cantillon Classic GueuzeLost Abbey Duck Duck GoozeCuvee de ChampionGoose Island LolitaRussian River Temptation - batch 1Firestone Walker 13 (thanks Gator)Ithaca LeBleu - batch 1The Bruery Black Tuesday - batch 1, 2009Deschutes The Abyss - 2007Lawosn's Fayston Maple Imperial StoutThe Bruery Traumatic Insemination 2011Bells Expedition Stout - 6 bottles, batches: 7251, 8145, 8183, 8270, 8311, and 1 unmarked from earlier than the restCoast Jack Daniel's BA Blackbeerd ("not a white whale")Andech's Doppelbock DunkelHonda Accord Pineapple Exhaust DunkelShorts Uber GooberLou Pepe Frambois 2001Cantillon Vigneron 2008Cantillon 50 N, -4 ESchlafly Biere de GardeBells Bourbon CherrySunday - we left pretty early, could have been some more beers afterHill Farmstead FloraYazoo Rye SaisonUpright Five

That is incredible. Awesome job to get all of those together. Did anything knock your socks off (besides most of them)? Did anything kind of disappoint?Two in particular that really stood out to me - Cascade The Vine and (and it pains me to say this, because I've never once been overly impressed with one of their beers, always way overpriced and overhyped) The Bruery Black Tuesday. The Vine was a white grape sour (IIRC) and was seriously impressive. Black Tuesday was so silky, couldn't really taste the 20% ABV although I wouldn't be able to down a whole 750 mL.A couple of others that were great - Cantillon 50 N -4 E (sour aged in cognac barrels). I'm not sure how old this was, he had been holding onto it for years. Upland Blueberry Lambic was my favorite of theirs, although the Persimmon Lambic (which I missed, somehow) got raves up and down from everyone there - some folks said it was their #1 beer of the whole tasting.Dissident 08 was great, and it was an interesting match with the Dissident 10 (which I've had, courtesy of you). Dissident 10 gets absolutely blown away by Dissident 08, and it's not even close. Dissident 08 was one of the hits of the weekend.Coast JD Blackbeerd was memorable too, as were some of the Dark Lords (06-07? IIRC).I just think it goes to show that you can have these "white whale" beers...Duck Duck Gooze, Isabelle (which was selling for $300 on eBay recently, hence the "we're drinking $600 of beer" comment)....and you can find just as good, if not better, beers from places like Upland and Cascade.

 

[Sebowski]

Also, I will post the entire list of what was consumed on Friday and Saturday (and Sunday morning) at some point tonight, hopefully. Unbelievable list...

In spoiler tags below because it's so long...Thursday was noted by someone else, we were not there on Thursday

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Thursday:

Daisey Cutter

Bambic batch 1

Bambic Batch 2

Hair of the Dog Michael

Hair of the Dog Matt

Bell's Batch 10,000

Bigfoot 2011

2011 CBC Symposium Sour Brown

Two Brothers Askew

Hop Cat Oil Rigger

Oudbeitje Lambic

DFH Hellhound On My Ale

New Holland Cellar Series - Envious

Black Albert

Clown Shoes Tramp Stamp

Brewers Art Ozzy

Founders Backwoods *******

Friday

Evans (Pumpstation) Kickass Brown

Franklin's Brewpub Bel-yeastie Boys

Freetail Rye Interloper

Hill Farmstead Earl

East End Coffee Porter

St. Arnold Divine 11

Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Barleywine 2010 (Solstice?)

Saison Dupont

Mountain Dew Baja Blast (growler)

Half Acre Daisy Cutter (2 day old)

Stone Imperial Russian Stout - 6-YEAR VERT - 2004 through 2009, 6 bottles

Pizza Port Santa's Little Helper 2003

Sprecher 25th Anniversary Kriek Lambic

Jackie O's Quincedence

North by Northwest Flemish Sour

North by Northwest Kriek

Upland Persimmon Lambic

Surly Bitter Brewer (1 day old)

Town Hall Harvest Jim

Cascade Bourbonic Plague

Blue Pants Corduroy Rye IPA

Jackie O's Cellar Cuvee 4

Southern Tier Creme Brulee

Weyerbacher XIII

Straight to Ale Monkeynaut IPA (keg)

Rush River Uber-Alt

Hite (delicious)

Surly Four

Good People Dark Farmhouse Saison

Cascade Vlad the Impaler

Good People Barrel Aged Coffee Oatmeal County Line

Ithaca Dark Humor

Freetail Fortuna Roja

New Belgium La Folie

512 Double Whiskey Barrel Pecan Porter

Fitger's Deception

Half Acre Ginger Twin

Fitger's **** do not know if this is Superior or Michigan

Half Acre Wild America

Peace Tree Imperial Stout

Freetail La Muerta

Sam Adams Millennium

Freetail Ananke

Alaskan Smoked Porter - 2007

Foothills Sexual Chocolate - 2011

Ithaca Flower Power

Alesmith Decadence

Fifty-Fifty Concentrated Evil

3 Fonteinen Millennium Geuze

Independence ESB

Saturday

Yazoo Hop Project 50

Yazoo Brett IPA

Dark Lord - 7-YEAR VERT - 2005 through 2011, 7 bottles

Upland Blueberry Lambic - batch 1

Destihl Strawberry Blonde

Upland Kiwi Lambic

Upland Cherry Lambic

Upland Dantalion Dark Wild Ale

Jolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza - batch 1 (2007)

Jolly Pumpkin IO Saison

Deschutes The Dissident - 2 bottles, 2008 and 2010

Goose Island Juliet - 2010

Ithaca Brute - 3-YEAR VERT - 2008 through 2010, 3 bottles

Bakes' friend's homebrew mead?

Town Hall Honey V

Cigar City Hunahpu - 2011?

Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat

Kuhnhenn 4D

Freetail Old Bat Rastard

Fitger's Erie

Freetail Barrel Aged Old Bat Rastard

New Belgium La Terroir

Mikkeller Chipotle Porter

Short's S'more Stout

Yazoo Sue (keg)

Oakdale Farm The Aurich's Horn

Good People Coffee Oatmeal Stout

Crossroads Outrage IPA

Good People Snake Handler

Shorts Cup a Joe

Fitger's Huron

Fitger's Ontario

Earth Bread Gruet

Fordham Tavern Ale

Bootknocker Mean Bean (Coldchill brew)

Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Mars

Smellysell homebrew (not sure what style, I think I missed this one)

Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin (Gator)

Half Acre Meat Wave

Jolly Pumpkin Winking Lizard Bambic - batch 1

Cascade Apricot Ale

Lawson's Double Sunshine IPA

Cascade Kriek Ale

Southampton RIS - 2011

Drake's 15th Anniversary

Russian River Beatification - 2 bottles, batch 2 and batch 3

Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus ("hey everyone, we're about to drink $600 worth of beer) - 2 bottles

Cascade The Vine

The Bruery Bourbon Levud - batch 1

Cantillon Classic Gueuze

Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze

Cuvee de Champion

Goose Island Lolita

Russian River Temptation - batch 1

Firestone Walker 13 (thanks Gator)

Ithaca LeBleu - batch 1

The Bruery Black Tuesday - batch 1, 2009

Deschutes The Abyss - 2007

Lawosn's Fayston Maple Imperial Stout

The Bruery Traumatic Insemination 2011

Bells Expedition Stout - 6 bottles, batches: 7251, 8145, 8183, 8270, 8311, and 1 unmarked from earlier than the rest

Coast Jack Daniel's BA Blackbeerd ("not a white whale")

Andech's Doppelbock Dunkel

Honda Accord Pineapple Exhaust Dunkel

Shorts Uber Goober

Lou Pepe Frambois 2001

Cantillon Vigneron 2008

Cantillon 50 N, -4 E

Schlafly Biere de Garde

Bells Bourbon Cherry

Sunday - we left pretty early, could have been some more beers after

Hill Farmstead Flora

Yazoo Rye Saison

Upright Five

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That is incredible. Awesome job to get all of those together. Did anything knock your socks off (besides most of them)? Did anything kind of disappoint?

Two in particular that really stood out to me - Cascade The Vine and (and it pains me to say this, because I've never once been overly impressed with one of their beers, always way overpriced and overhyped) The Bruery Black Tuesday. The Vine was a white grape sour (IIRC) and was seriously impressive. Black Tuesday was so silky, couldn't really taste the 20% ABV although I wouldn't be able to down a whole 750 mL.A couple of others that were great - Cantillon 50 N -4 E (sour aged in cognac barrels). I'm not sure how old this was, he had been holding onto it for years. Upland Blueberry Lambic was my favorite of theirs, although the Persimmon Lambic (which I missed, somehow) got raves up and down from everyone there - some folks said it was their #1 beer of the whole tasting.

Dissident 08 was great, and it was an interesting match with the Dissident 10 (which I've had, courtesy of you). Dissident 10 gets absolutely blown away by Dissident 08, and it's not even close. Dissident 08 was one of the hits of the weekend.

Coast JD Blackbeerd was memorable too, as were some of the Dark Lords (06-07? IIRC).

I just think it goes to show that you can have these "white whale" beers...Duck Duck Gooze, Isabelle (which was selling for $300 on eBay recently, hence the "we're drinking $600 of beer" comment)....and you can find just as good, if not better, beers from places like Upland and Cascade.

Those are two of my favorites. Kicking myself for trading a Black Tuesday. Still have one left. Really hope I score tickets to '11. I have a few Vines. You can order direct from Cascade on their website. They are pricey though. Vine and Blackberry have been my clear favorites from them. Really disappointed in Vlad, but it was young. I have another I'm sitting on. The hype and "beers taste better rare" phenomenon is pretty crazy on some of ebay beers. Nuts that someone would actually spend $300 on a bottle. Who are these people?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Anyone in Chicago want to go to Revolution Brewing next Friday night for Chicago Craft Beer Week? $40 for 3 hours of unlimited drinking.

 

[Please See Mine]

What ####### guy at rogue thought that chipolte ale was a good idea?