The Beer Thread

ok, I don,t drink beer like I used to, but even I was deeply impressed to see a list of beer selections such as that, at an eating establishment.

in case you want to get an idea of how massive Stone's RVA brewery is going to be: http://rvanews.com/features/photos-inside-stone-brewing-co-s-new-massive-facility/127778

On May 13, a Sun King employee who has been identified as Biscuit, stamped more than 20,000 cans of beer with ?Tom Brady Sux? during the height of ?DeflateGate?.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/08/12/brewery-employee-stamps-20000-cans-beer-with-tom-brady-sux/

jaded wrote:
employee who has been identified as Biscuit,

Human Resources is doing a hell of a job attracting top talent.

also known as, to his friends only, as "n'gravy."

walk,on,by wrote:
also known as, to his friends only, as "n'gravy."

Actually you have it backwards. His full name is "Biscuit n'gravy" but his pals just call him "Biscuit" because he's casual as fuck.

I bought a six pack of all different beers, just because, and something has happened to someone I know, so I need a beer right now.

firestone  easy jack ipa
deschutes   fresh squeezed ipa
dog,fish,head   burton baton
ballast point   dorado
lagunitas sucks   brown shugga sub
sierra Nevada   hoptimum

^ solid sixer.  i'm not nuts about burton baton but i'd happily drink any of those.

Zwanze Day
Saturday 19/09/2015
ChurchKey – Washington, D.C.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/zwanze-day-2015-locations-sep-19-2015.319204/

They sure do gots some good beer out here in the PNW.

pnw, as in the pacific nor,thwest?  I went out there for a week, but it was before everybody and their brother,s uncle drank all the interesting beers.  we didn,t know nothing back then, and thought duvel was the shit.

walk,on,by wrote:
and thought duvel was the shit.

it still is.

Homework for Homebrewers

To pay tribute to their homebrewing roots, Ballast Point?s Homework Series includes the actual recipes to their beers with the beers themselves

Sidehatch wrote:
Homework for Homebrewers

To pay tribute to their homebrewing roots, Ballast Point?s Homework Series includes the actual recipes to their beers with the beers themselves

This is an excellent development.

went to a place that had over fifty excellent only beers / ciders on tap and twenty something beers in bottles, and that is pretty good for our area.  fresh squeezed ipa on draft, and though tasty, not as good as it in the bottle, which I found odd.  second, and last beer of the day was a stone ruinten triple ipa.  damn fine cup of beer.

walk,on,by wrote:
fresh squeezed ipa on draft, and though tasty, not as good as it in the bottle, which I found odd. 

that is kinda weird, but it could be a function of how the keg was treated, how old or carbonated it was, etc. 

walk,on,by wrote:
second, and last beer of the day was a stone ruinten triple ipa.  damn fine cup of beer.

i'm still kinda on the fence about the new ruinten.  it's solid but not my favorite DIPA/TIPA. 

but i'm not so on the fence that i wouldn't finish a 32 oz half-growler to myself, like i may or may not have done last weekend.

Space wrote:
They sure do gots some good beer out here in the PNW.

Breweries visited:

Portland:


Hair of the Dog:
Great atmosphere, tasty food, always solid high abv beers. But they don't seem to come up with much new stuff.
Favorite beer(s) tried: Adam


Cascade:
I was there four years ago and hated sours. I love sours now, but Cascade still really doesn't do it for me. Oh well, our server was very nice.
Favorite beer(s) tried: Cascade Rouge


Upright:
Love this place. Hard to find, in the basement of an office building. We ran into the one guy running the tasting room as he was in the hallway of the office bulding running errands. We asked for directions, he said "just follow the music." Not only was he pouring beer and selling bottles (all cash only), but he as also spinning the vinyl (old school reggae, some old N'awlins stuff, all excellent).
Favorite beer(s) tried: Upright #7, also their first attempt at an American Barleywine

Hopworks Urban Brewpub:
Surprisingly excellent food for a brewpub.
Favorite beer(s) tried: the standard IPA



Hood River:

Double Mountain:
Great pizza and very good beer. What not to love about that.
Favorite beer(s) tried: Devil's Kriek

Pfriem:
Everything was solid. Nice location down by the river.
Favorite beer(s) tried: the Belgian pale



Seattle:

Holy Mountain:
Most eclectic and interesting brewery in Seattle. Too bad it was 21+. At least I got to go.
Favorite beer(s) tried:Kiln and Cone Pale Ale. Ok, so there were some more interesting beers I tried at HM (the foudre aged Belgian pale comes to mind), but this one was one of the best pale ales I've ever had.

Reubens Brews:
I didn't make it here, but my wife did, and she didn't sound too impressed. Oh well.

Fremont Brewing:
Best beer spot to hand out in Seattle. Beers all good, though they had nothing special on draft.
Favorite beer(s) tried:Interurban IPA



Other:
Belmont Station (Portland) Best bottle shop, and maybe best draft list in Portland. So awesome that this place was literally around the corner from our airbnb.

Chuck's Hop Shop (Seattle, Cap Hill): Great bottle shop in Seattle

The Wurst Place (Seattle): Sausage place with vegan options, great draft list, slightly punk rock vibe.

Space wrote:Holy Mountain:
Most eclectic and interesting brewery in Seattle. Too bad it was 21+. At least I got to go.

it is funny that one would actually say a bar is 21+
but I have noticed that most breweries cater to the 35-45 year old male who likely has 1-2 kids
therefore they have cater to that audience by allowing kids and sometimes having playgrounds or things for them to do

20 years ago people wouldn't even consider bringing kids to a drinking establishment (at least that's my perception)

Sausage place with vegan options

blasphemy!

The kid thing was interesting. I'm not sure what the laws were. But in Portland, it all seemed to be at the discretion of the establishment. Some let kids in all the time, some not at all, some had signs fro minors only at certain hours.

I thought I read that you had to at least serve food in order for minors to be present, but at least for Upright, that was not the case.

There were several breweries (and restaurants) I didn't even bother with, because my homework had already indicated "no kids at any time". But the Seattle portion of the trip was business, so i went with a work colleague to Holy Mountain and left the family behind.