The Beer Thread

Looking forward to my "hard hat" tour of the new Sierra Nevada Brewing Co on Friday in North Carolina

If you get the chance, check out Wicked Weed in Asheville.

Bagley wrote:
Looking forward to my "hard hat" tour of the new Sierra Nevada Brewing Co on Friday in North Carolina

yada, i am breaking into one of my uber, special ride delivery rides of 120 minute this evening, because, you know, i can.  the day to day doles can decay you in this life, and you know what i miss, i miss, the grades.  i almost gave one to hutch the other day, or was it today, i cant remember, because this one beer, is getting me dr,unk.  the end.

more on that Stone/Richmond thing:

http://allaboutbeer.com/news/stone-brewing-richmond/

walkonby wrote:
you know what i miss, i miss, the grades. 

what grades do you speak of?

i had a chance to taste two highly-touted IPAs last night at brouwer's hopfest…  barley brown's tankslapper and hop truck crossing (made with fresh mosaic).  both were incredible in their own unique ways, but tankslapper was the best IPA i've ever had. easily. if headytopper was a unit, which often times i feel like it is, it'd be equivalent to 1.5 headytoppers.

Hopefully Stone isn't near this crematorium or that smokey stout you're tasting might not be from the malt or barley.

500 lb. body causes grease fire at Henrico crematory
http://www.nbc12.com/story/26737161/crews-battle-fire-at-henrico-crematory-off-mechanicsville-turnpike

"The body was so obese that the actual body fat came off and went straight up the sack and hit the roof material, the rubber roof we have up there and that's what made it go up like it did?It was no negligence involved in it.", said Hendrix.  :o

Enjoy your lunch!

17 years in DC area, and only my third trip to Philly…(did go to Philly more often when I lived in Baltimore for three years).

Of course I've read much about the Philly beer scene, so decided to combine some beer spots with kid spots over the weekend in the Philly area….

Both Tired Hands (in Ardmore) and Earth, Bread, and Brewery were top notch. All of the house beers I tried from both were excellent (the former serves only their own, the latter a mix). Food was excellent, and laid back ambiance (probably helped that we went to both at lunch time) was very cool. Kid friendly vibe at both. I'll be back to both.

Monk's, on the other hand, was a bit overrated. Not that it was bad, but it wasn't great like it was supposed to be. Loud with football fans and plagued by indifferent service. Probably won't return.

Philly area was nice too. Enjoyed stops at Valley Forge, Ben Franklin Museum, Smith Memorial Playground, and hiking in Fairmount Park.

Was in San Diego on a quick business trip last week - beervana

Hit up Alpine, Societe and Council brewing in person - all were amazing - The Pupil at Societe is fantastic as are the tart saisons at Council

had to surrender a bottle of pliny at the airport because my bag was 52 lbs

Pliny was he worst thing you had in your bag?

  :o :o :o

brennser wrote:
Was in San Diego on a quick business trip last week - beervana

Hit up Alpine, Societe and Council brewing in person - all were amazing - The Pupil at Societe is fantastic as are the tart saisons at Council

had to surrender a bottle of pliny at the airport because my bag was 52 lbs

James wrote:
I'm actually more excited for the Answer than Stone.

http://www.richmond.com/food-drink/dish/article_15b98904-9736-11e3-a8d1-0017a43b2370.html

I went to the Answer the weekend it opened and it left much to be desired at that point.  The only had three beers at that point that they actually collaborated on making and they were all unremarkable to say the least.  The space was still a bit of a shell and it really looked like they rushed the opening.  Nevertheless, with Mekong providing the beer list, it certainly has potential, it just may take them a bit longer to get there.

Thanks for your review. Can't say that it completely surprises me. I'll make sure I hold off on going until some time in 2015. The fact that I'm 100 miles away from Richmond makes it pretty easy.

imbecile wrote:

James wrote:
I'm actually more excited for the Answer than Stone.

http://www.richmond.com/food-drink/dish/article_15b98904-9736-11e3-a8d1-0017a43b2370.html

I went to the Answer the weekend it opened and it left much to be desired at that point.  The only had three beers at that point that they actually collaborated on making and they were all unremarkable to say the least.  The space was still a bit of a shell and it really looked like they rushed the opening.  Nevertheless, with Mekong providing the beer list, it certainly has potential, it just may take them a bit longer to get there.

It was the cheapest, maybe not the worst  >:(

James wrote:
Pliny was he worst thing you had in your bag?

  :o :o :o

brennser wrote:
Was in San Diego on a quick business trip last week - beervana

Hit up Alpine, Societe and Council brewing in person - all were amazing - The Pupil at Societe is fantastic as are the tart saisons at Council

had to surrender a bottle of pliny at the airport because my bag was 52 lbs

brennser wrote:
It was the cheapest, maybe not the worst  >:(

James wrote:
Pliny was he worst thing you had in your bag?

  :o :o :o

brennser wrote:
Was in San Diego on a quick business trip last week - beervana

Hit up Alpine, Societe and Council brewing in person - all were amazing - The Pupil at Societe is fantastic as are the tart saisons at Council

had to surrender a bottle of pliny at the airport because my bag was 52 lbs

that's then you stuff a pair of sneakers into your carry on.

GQ.com - David Chang rants on why he hates "fancy beer"

http://www.gq.com/life/food/201410/david-chang-cheap-beer

James wrote:
GQ.com - David Chang rants on why he hates "fancy beer"

http://www.gq.com/life/food/201410/david-chang-cheap-beer

I'll be the first to say there is a time and place for shitty beer and sometimes it's better than "good beer." But he sounds pretty douche-y in this article.

Yada wrote:
But he sounds pretty douche-y in this article.

"I am not being falsely contrarian or ironic in a hipsterish way. " - says falsely contrarian, ironic hipster

there's no reason to write a "rant" in support of light beer.  it's still, what, >95% of the beer sales in this country?  sure beer snobs and neckbeards can be annoying and overly snobbish, but fuck 'em. 

trust me - that was not a possibility - it was 52 lbs of beer and bubble wrap - there was nothing to put in my carry on

Yada wrote:

brennser wrote:
It was the cheapest, maybe not the worst  >:(

James wrote:
Pliny was he worst thing you had in your bag?

  :o :o :o

brennser wrote:
Was in San Diego on a quick business trip last week - beervana

Hit up Alpine, Societe and Council brewing in person - all were amazing - The Pupil at Societe is fantastic as are the tart saisons at Council

had to surrender a bottle of pliny at the airport because my bag was 52 lbs

that's then you stuff a pair of sneakers into your carry on.

brennser wrote:
trust me - that was not a possibility - it was 52 lbs of beer and bubble wrap - there was nothing to put in my carry on

Yada wrote:

brennser wrote:
It was the cheapest, maybe not the worst  >:(

James wrote:
Pliny was he worst thing you had in your bag?

  :o :o :o

brennser wrote:
Was in San Diego on a quick business trip last week - beervana

Hit up Alpine, Societe and Council brewing in person - all were amazing - The Pupil at Societe is fantastic as are the tart saisons at Council

had to surrender a bottle of pliny at the airport because my bag was 52 lbs

that's then you stuff a pair of sneakers into your carry on.

hahhaha… nice!

The full list of 'Best Beer Town' winners in our USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice contest is as follows:
1. Grand Rapids, Mich.
2. Tampa
3. Asheville, N.C.
4. Bend, Ore.
5. Fort Collins, Colo.
6. San Diego
7. Portland, Maine
8. Portland, Ore.
9. Denver
10. Burlington, Vt.
Cheers to all our winners!   

I dunno about this list?Tampa ahead of any of those other 8? Portland ME>Portland OR? And Philly doesn?t make the list at all? It was funny that the only Burlington brewery the accompanying article mentioned by name was Magic Hat.