The Beer Thread

Bagley wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

Bagley wrote:
Did Founders stop producing their Double Trouble?

it's not being made this year, at least: http://foundersbrewing.com/availability-calendar/

maybe next year?

That's disappointing.  Don't see an equivalent on that list…….

It's not the same style, but the Sumatra Imperial Brown that's out now is every bit as good. Currently the #1 brown ale on Beer Advocate.

My daughter, in her mom's absence, begged me to go to happy hour yesterday. Who am I to refuse? We tried these beers, reviews are my daughter's:

Oxbow Loretta ( grisette from ME): "Too plain AND too bitter." (Is that even possible?)
Birrificio Del Ducato Beersel Mattina  (lambic/saison hybrid from Italy) "This one is very good."
Panil Barriquee' (Flanders Red Ale from Italy) "This one is very good."

Victory Brett Pils (pilsner with brett from PA, only had a taste) "That one is fine."

So verdict: She likes sours from Italy. She'll enjoy going there when she's 10 when we cash in our airline miles.

sweetcell wrote:
i'm getting amped up for my annual beercation known as HomebrewCon, AKA the National Homebrewers Conference,

I'm really bummed that I can't do this (this year)
Is the mid Atlantic spot a rarity?
but if it is I'll be even sadder

Sidetoast wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
i'm getting amped up for my annual beercation known as HomebrewCon, AKA the National Homebrewers Conference,

I'm really bummed that I can't do this (this year)
Is the mid Atlantic spot a rarity?
but if it is I'll be even sadder

the AHA has been alternating between east, midwest/central, and west.  so the next east coast NHC should be in 2019.  east can mean anywhere along the coast (and some ways inland, palces like pittsburgh and atlanta are considered "east").  in 2013 the conference was in philly, so 2019 could be nearby again (my money is on one of the carolinas) or it could be in florida or maine…

NHC locations are announced one year in advance, at that year's NHC.  in baltimore we're learn where the 2017 one will be.  so we won't know where the 2019 edition is until the 2018 west coast conference.

sweetcell wrote:

Sidetoast wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
i'm getting amped up for my annual beercation known as HomebrewCon, AKA the National Homebrewers Conference,

I'm really bummed that I can't do this (this year)
Is the mid Atlantic spot a rarity?
but if it is I'll be even sadder

the AHA has been alternating between east, midwest/central, and west.  so the next east coast NHC should be in 2019.  east can mean anywhere along the coast (and some ways inland, palces like pittsburgh and atlanta are considered "east").  in 2013 the conference was in philly, so 2019 could be nearby again (my money is on one of the carolinas) or it could be in florida or maine…

NHC locations are announced one year in advance, at that year's NHC.  in baltimore we're learn where the 2017 one will be.  so we won't know where the 2019 edition is until the 2018 west coast conference.

they don't have single day passes either?

Sidetoast wrote:
they don't have single day passes either?

never heard of them selling any before, so i fear the answer is nope.

sweetcell wrote:

Sidetoast wrote:
they don't have single day passes either?

never heard of them selling any before, so i fear the answer is nope.

makes sense…but worth asking

I think this was posted by space
but the savor churchkey events look nice

wicked weed's on tap 6/2
Never heard of their TBD offering…but they've got it on 12 taps  ;D

Anybody been to Selin's Grove Brewpub in PA and have a review? Planning on hitting it for dinner as we drive up to the Southern Tier (the region, not the brewery) for the weekend.

Sidetoast wrote:
I think this was posted by space
but the savor churchkey events look nice

wicked weed's on tap 6/2
Never heard of their TBD offering…but they've got it on 12 taps  ;D

I'll probably be there Friday for the Maine beers. And maybe Wednesday for a quick hit of Barrel Aged Darkness right when they open, before i have to dash home.

Space wrote:
drive up to the Southern Tier (the region, not the brewery) for the weekend.

the brewery is pretty sweet, but if you don't like the beers…then probably not worth it

Sidetoast wrote:

Space wrote:
drive up to the Southern Tier (the region, not the brewery) for the weekend.

the brewery is pretty sweet, but if you don't like the beers…then probably not worth it

It's an extra 3.5 hours from where I'm going, so won't be making it there. My brother went to a festival there recently and gave good reviews. The Choklat is their contribution to my current beer collection.

Speaking of pink beers, had a bottle of this last week.



It was definitely a cut above the Kirsch Gose, but I'm not sure its $14 retail price for 12 ounce bottle was the best deal ever.

Space wrote:
Anybody been to Selin's Grove Brewpub in PA and have a review? Planning on hitting it for dinner as we drive up to the Southern Tier (the region, not the brewery) for the weekend.

Hit it a couple years ago.  I seem to remember their APA hitting the spot.  Food was very good.

ohh….aslin on tap in Falls church!

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American IPA 6% ABV
$11.99 / 32oz Growler
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Limited Release!  Each customer must choose between one 32oz growler of each beer or one 64oz growler of one beer.  While supplies last.

I want to try that Bretta Rose but it was sold out everywhere near me. Oh well.

Bagley wrote:

Space wrote:
Anybody been to Selin's Grove Brewpub in PA and have a review? Planning on hitting it for dinner as we drive up to the Southern Tier (the region, not the brewery) for the weekend.

Hit it a couple years ago.  I seem to remember their APA hitting the spot.  Food was very good.

Their kriek was fantastic (#4 fruit beer in Beer Advocate, right behind the three New Glarus fruit beers) and the APA did indeed hit the spot. Atmosphere/ambience (in an old mansion) was great. Food was just average, but at least they had plenty of choices for vegetarians.

A couple of other (beer) highlights of my visit to the Finger Lakes region:

1. A visit to Abandon Brewing, arguably the best brewery in the region…Everything was very good to great. Brought home a growler of a dark sour…

2. Going to a beer store in Auburn, NY  when coincidentally they were having a tap takeover by Singlecut Beersmiths (hotshit brewery from Queens, NY). All four Singlecut beers i tried were fantastic. One cloudy DIPA was remiscent of and on the level of an Aslin beer.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30452/221622/

I thought it funny that I'm using a local brewery as a barometer of greatness….

Another standout was this sour:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30452/217909/

…which was perhaps the best smelling beer I've ever had. You could literally smell it all around the table we were at.

just found a few more dfh 120 minute, so I bought them.  I have 6 total now . . . no wait, I drank one already to taste this year's batch.

also got a growler of sierra Nevada six rights ipa, just to try it.

Cracked rhe growler.  Drank too much.  Not enough,  commas, to describe how drunk i am.