sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 12, 2016 at 05:05 PM UTC
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oxygen is the enemy of beer. beer in fermentors, brite tanks, kegs, bottles and cans are in an O2-free enviro. when filling bottles, the bottle is purged with CO2 before being filled. (aside: cans are very rarely flushed first - takes a super-high-end machine to do this - so the beer is exposed to O2 before being sealed. but once sealed, no O2 can get in - vs. bottles that start with almost no O2 but some will eventually creep in because crown caps aren't perfect seals).
as soon as beer is exposed to oxygen, it starts to degrade. during a growler fill the beer is exposed to a lot of O2 so the clock starts ticking as soon as it's filled. 2 or 3 days is the standard answer you'll get for "how soon should i drink it", but the real answer is "as soon as possible, ideally right away."
BAGLEY
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 13, 2016 at 05:00 PM UTC
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thanks folks
another ?—-
My local beer store's having a Maine Beer Co tap takeover as follows-
Maine Beer Peeper Pale Ale
Maine Beer Mo Pale Ale
Maine Beer Zoe Red IPA
Maine Beer King Titus Porter
Maine Beer Mean Old Tom Stout
Maine Beer Another One IPA
I've had the peeper, moe and zoe (and the Lunch which I love)
Any of the three others a must have?
BTW, they had the Kirsch Gose on tap yesterday
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 13, 2016 at 06:03 PM UTC
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Bagley wrote:
thanks folks
another ?—-
My local beer store's having a Maine Beer Co tap takeover as follows-
Maine Beer Peeper Pale Ale
Maine Beer Mo Pale Ale
Maine Beer Zoe Red IPA
Maine Beer King Titus Porter
Maine Beer Mean Old Tom Stout
Maine Beer Another One IPA
I've had the peeper, moe and zoe (and the Lunch which I love)
Any of the three others a must have?
BTW, they had the Kirsch Gose on tap yesterday
Dinner is their only must have beer. I think it's brewery only.
Another One is very good. Some people like it better than Lunch, though I don't. The porter and stout….meh.
gellman
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 13, 2016 at 07:05 PM UTC
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Space wrote:
Bagley wrote:
thanks folks
another ?—-
My local beer store's having a Maine Beer Co tap takeover as follows-
Maine Beer Peeper Pale Ale
Maine Beer Mo Pale Ale
Maine Beer Zoe Red IPA
Maine Beer King Titus Porter
Maine Beer Mean Old Tom Stout
Maine Beer Another One IPA
I've had the peeper, moe and zoe (and the Lunch which I love)
Any of the three others a must have?
BTW, they had the Kirsch Gose on tap yesterday
Dinner is their only must have beer. I think it's brewery only.
Another One is very good. Some people like it better than Lunch, though I don't. The porter and stout….meh.
I would also throw in A Tiny Beautiful Something, it's very good.
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 16, 2016 at 05:27 PM UTC
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hey sidetoast, bring back any of dat wakefield fruit, brah?
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 16, 2016 at 05:53 PM UTC
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Yada wrote:
hey sidetoast, bring back any of dat wakefield fruit, brah?
dude was in the Space coast area…when to three different places and only thing I could find was jai alai
but that was really it…slim pickins where I was
but did get to see some dolphins in the indian river
medeski7
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 12:57 PM UTC
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Thoughts on world of beer? The rockville restaurant is opening soon and I'm curious.
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 02:32 PM UTC
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medeski7 wrote:
Thoughts on world of beer? The rockville restaurant is opening soon and I'm curious.
i'd check it out. based on what i've read, WoB sounds like a chill sports bar with a great beer selection. nice that it's so close to the movie theater, sounds like date night to me.
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 05:04 PM UTC
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I was wondering the same about Mellow Mushroom, opening yesterday in Rockville.
BAGLEY
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 05:22 PM UTC
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Finally -
As per Downtown crown wine and beer in Ghettosburg, MD—-
Big News!! Mark the date!!
Founders Brewing Company is finally coming to Maryland!
We're kicking things off in a HUGE WAY!
Friday May 27th, 5-8pm..
The official Montgomery County
Launch Party & Tap Takeover!
walk,on,by
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 05:26 PM UTC
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new brewery, coming to the old town walking mall, Winchester, va!! this summer. I think it will be called aleliscious, or something like that.
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 05:56 PM UTC
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Kind of had a different beer in mind tonight to pair with what I'm cooking, but realized this would be the perfect beer to serve tonight to the person I was married to 13 years ago today…might have to drink more than six ounces of beer on a Tues.
BAGLEY
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 05:59 PM UTC
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Happy Anniversary Space!
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 06:19 PM UTC
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Bagley wrote:
Happy Anniversary Space!
yes…that woman must have a heart of gold
congrats
fitting to find a beer perfect for the ocasion
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 06:53 PM UTC
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Sidetoast wrote:
Bagley wrote:
Happy Anniversary Space!
yes…that woman must have a heart of gold
congrats
fitting to find a beer perfect for the ocasion
Possible proof that there's somebody in the world for everybody…
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 07:34 PM UTC
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WoB, mellow mushroom, downtown crown… has craft beer become so mainstream that even
rockville is developing a scene?!? all welcome new for me!
ja,ded wrote:
I was wondering the same about Mellow Mushroom, opening yesterday in Rockville.
MM strikes me as the Mickey-D's of craft beer:
bright colors, all plastic, chintzy, very family friendly, loud. i look forward to taking my little tykes there some day for 'za and a brew (for me), but doesn't strike me as a place that i would hang out at on my own or with buddies - unless maybe they had something amazing on tap, but MM never posts their draft list online which is a big minus for me. sounds like they
had a few issues on opening day. i'll give the place a try but expectations are low.
Bagley wrote:
Finally -
As per Downtown crown wine and beer in Ghettosburg, MD—-
Big News!! Mark the date!!
Founders Brewing Company is finally coming to Maryland!
We're kicking things off in a HUGE WAY!
Friday May 27th, 5-8pm..
The official Montgomery County Launch Party & Tap Takeover!
so there.
(and LOL @ "Ghettosburg")
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 07:41 PM UTC
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I had lunch at Full On the other day. Good food, decent beer list for MoCo. Not sure what the evening vibe is…
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 08:23 PM UTC
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ja,ded wrote:
I had lunch at Full On the other day. Good food, decent beer list for MoCo. Not sure what the evening vibe is…
we've stopped in there a few times, we live down Norbeck (towards R'ville). love the sandwiches. wish they had more than 4 taps, but at least they always have 4 good choices. never been there at night.
vansmack
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 17, 2016 at 10:02 PM UTC
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sweetcell wrote:
never been there at night.
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Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread
May 18, 2016 at 12:53 PM UTC
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The Veil - Master Shredder
Have enjoyed a few cans of this over past couple of weeks. What a delicious beverage.
Light, tropical, lil' juicy… and only 5.5%. I also hope to get to this brewery by 2019.