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What kind of beer is everyone drinking tonight? (5 Viewers)

tommyGunZ said:
Do breweries care if the growler that you bring in is from their brewery? Can I take my Stone growler into Ballast Point and get it filled?
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Every state has different growler laws. Some let you fill any vessel you own with ay beer you want at ay bar you walk in to. California only lets you fill grolwers at the exact manufacturer that have approved labels for the beer they are filling and size they are filling and cannot show any other brewers information on the growler. It is stupid. I can't walk into Green Flash and get my Ballast Point growler filled, but I can mail my brother in Virginia a grolwer of Ballast point Barrel Aged Tongue Bubkley and he can take the Ballast glass into is local Whole Foods and fill it with Green Flash and send it back to me if he wants. Stupid.

 
Sebowski said:
tommyGunZ said:
Do breweries care if the growler that you bring in is from their brewery? Can I take my Stone growler into Ballast Point and get it filled?
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Every state has different growler laws. Some let you fill any vessel you own with ay beer you want at ay bar you walk in to. California only lets you fill grolwers at the exact manufacturer that have approved labels for the beer they are filling and size they are filling and cannot show any other brewers information on the growler. It is stupid. I can't walk into Green Flash and get my Ballast Point growler filled, but I can mail my brother in Virginia a grolwer of Ballast point Barrel Aged Tongue Bubkley and he can take the Ballast glass into is local Whole Foods and fill it with Green Flash and send it back to me if he wants. Stupid.
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In Wisconsin, most of the breweries will say (if asked via email) that they will only fill their own branded growler, but I've found that their policy in practice is often somewhat flexible if you just show up and play dumb, especially the smaller ones. The growler market has changed so much in the past 5 years or so that I rarely get them anymore. Maybe they're getting trendy, I don't know, but the pricing structures I've seen at several places in recent years are upside down imo.
 
In regard to growlers, is it not possible to purchase a non-affiliated growler and get it filled at any brewery? Or do some breweries only fill up growlers with their logo on it?

 
The Ref said:
'Christo said:
Don't worry. You have some friends here. Sam Adams is a damned fine beer. :banned:
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Again i don't consider myself a beer snob, but I am amazed how often people will not spend an extra couple of bucks for Sam Adams and settle for coors light.
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I'm also amazed at people who appreciate a good beer but still opt for the bottom-of-the-barrel stuff. For instance my neighbor and I have traded off great IPAs but every week his recycling bin is filled with the likes of bud light and michelob ultra. My stepfather gets all excited when I come over with milk stouts and other great beers yet if I didn't bring anything over we'd be stuck choking down his Milwaukee's Best. :help:

 
strykerpks said:
Founders KBS in about 15 minutes :pickle: :banned:
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So effing jealous. I LOVE that beer. They had it on tap at a local tavern last month. I downed a growler in one night and was royally hammered and happy (10% alcohol!).

But then I haven't found it since. I've been looking in all the usual beer joints - bottles or on tap - and no one seems to have it. :kicksrock:

 
Crazy Canuck said:
strykerpks said:
Founders KBS in about 15 minutes :pickle: :banned:
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So effing jealous. I LOVE that beer. They had it on tap at a local tavern last month. I downed a growler in one night and was royally hammered and happy (10% alcohol!).

But then I haven't found it since. I've been looking in all the usual beer joints - bottles or on tap - and no one seems to have it. :kicksrock:
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You sure that wasn't just regular Breakfast Stout? I don't think I've ever heard of a growler of the Kentucky Breakfast Stout.

 
eurotrashman said:
Crazy Canuck said:
strykerpks said:
Founders KBS in about 15 minutes :pickle: :banned:
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So effing jealous. I LOVE that beer. They had it on tap at a local tavern last month. I downed a growler in one night and was royally hammered and happy (10% alcohol!).

But then I haven't found it since. I've been looking in all the usual beer joints - bottles or on tap - and no one seems to have it. :kicksrock:
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You sure that wasn't just regular Breakfast Stout? I don't think I've ever heard of a growler of the Kentucky Breakfast Stout.
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I think you're right. :doh:

 
Cunk said:
The Ref said:
'Christo said:
Don't worry. You have some friends here. Sam Adams is a damned fine beer. :banned:
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Again i don't consider myself a beer snob, but I am amazed how often people will not spend an extra couple of bucks for Sam Adams and settle for coors light.
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I'm also amazed at people who appreciate a good beer but still opt for the bottom-of-the-barrel stuff. For instance my neighbor and I have traded off great IPAs but every week his recycling bin is filled with the likes of bud light and michelob ultra. My stepfather gets all excited when I come over with milk stouts and other great beers yet if I didn't bring anything over we'd be stuck choking down his Milwaukee's Best. :help:
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THE BANQUET BEER!​
 
Dark Horse Crooked Tree. I just got the new Founders DOOM, but I'm saving that for another night..

ETA: Just opened my first Palate Wrecker. I wish I had more than a 4 pack of this, it is so tasty. I don't think it quite lives up to it's name, but that may be for the better as it is well balanced.

 
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A bunch of random stuff all day, and now a friend's ridiculous homebrew barleywine. 2+ years old...he told me to hold it, so I did....very good, tons of floaties, good sweetness....I've brewed before, but I'm always in awe of some of the amazing beers great homebrewers can craft. So impressive.

 
Ilov80s said:
Buckfast 1 said:
Please See Mine said:
Buckfast 1 said:
I just had a Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale, which is really a black IPA. It was pretty fantastic. It was a nice blend of aggressive piney and citrus hops with a roasted coffee and chocolate malt backbone. I'm always surprised that black IPAs are not more prevalent than they are. I love the style.
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Feel like I'm seeing a lot of them lately. On a separate note, Victory Headwaters Pale Ale is freaking fantastic.
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Yeah, I mean black IPAs have definitely been growing in popularity over the past few years, but there are still plenty of major craft breweries that haven't touched the style.
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That is a style I can't get into. The description sounds amazing, but for some reason I haven't been a huge fan of the Black IPAs I have tried.
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Green Flash Hop Odyssey last night was probably the best Black IPA I've had. Best hop flavor by far.
 
17seconds said:
This has become a Top 3 reason why I like living here. Going to a tasting room at a brewery is like going to a bar without going to a bar. Casual and not weird for a married guy with kids. Most of these places allow kids (and dogs). They also have awesome gourmet food trucks and football or basketball on TV. Pretty much an ideal hangout.

America's Best Beer Towns

Number One: San Diego, California

With superstars like AleSmith, Green Flash, Coronado, Port, Lost Abbey, Alpine, Stone, Societe, Ballast Point, Iron Fist, Mike Hess Brewing, the remarkable and venerable Karl Strauss Brewing, and the emerging AutomaticBrewingCo., and Rip Current, its inarguable that SDCA has more sheer brilliance per square mile than any other American city. Hosting Stone, Port/Lost Abbey, Alpine, and AleSmith alone would have made the SD area Top Dawg but both the numbers and quality seal the deal. According to the state of CA, the metro area surrounding SD currently has 39 pending brewery licenses. Obviously, quality breeds quality and the future for this SoCal vacation paradise is so bright they have to brew wearing shades. San Diego is simply the best brewing city in America.
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They are seriously bringing it in my neck of the woods.

I now have 10 breweries within 2 miles of my house. The county has over 30 pending applications for breweries and beer pubs, 4 more in my area. So ####### awesome.

 
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New Glarus Black Top

Alaskan Black IPA

(the Alaskan wins this one going away. NG was much lighter and the Alaskan really had some nice roasty malts to balance out the hops.)

 
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