The Beer Thread

sweetcell wrote:
speaking of VT: i'll be there next week.  i'll have a case of Heady and "some" (a case?) of Sip of Sunshine waiting for me there.  in addition i might hit up the Alchemist and Lost Nation on my own, TBD.

in preparation/as penance i'll be going beer-free this week.  wish me luck.

Assuming you're in close proximity, you should scoop up some Focal Banger and Crusher at the brewery.

oh.. Focal Banger and Crusher..

damn.. I like that name… but it makes me horny…

Yada wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
speaking of VT: i'll be there next week.  i'll have a case of Heady and "some" (a case?) of Sip of Sunshine waiting for me there.  in addition i might hit up the Alchemist and Lost Nation on my own, TBD.

in preparation/as penance i'll be going beer-free this week.  wish me luck.

Assuming you're in close proximity, you should scoop up some Focal Banger and Crusher at the brewery.

that will depend on whether or not i make it out to the brewery.  it's about an 1:15-1:30 drive to get there, so this extended beer run would result in abandoning the family for a whole afternoon… hence, the TBD ;D

the case of heady and the sunshine will be waiting for me, so even if i don't make it to the brewery i'll be having a taste.

I do not get the lengths of trouble people go to just to drink a beer…

if yuengling works for you, you should stick with it. 

At a bar on Winchester.  Firestone Walker special taps.  Bretta Rose / Sucaba / Parabola / Anniversary / Stickee Monkee / Stivo / Nitro Oatmeal Merlin. 

Trying, them all.

Whoa….i've seen the light
Picked up some cans of Even More Jesus by evil twin
Could eat it with a fork…12% is hidden pretty well.  You feel the burn more than taste it
Chocolately with a little licorice and smoke

sweetcell wrote:
if yuengling works for you, you should stick with it. 

no.. I get bored of it… and i need to drink like 80 to get a buzz….its boring…

walk,on,by wrote:
At a bar on Winchester.  Firestone Walker special taps.  Bretta Rose / Sucaba / Parabola / Anniversary / Stickee Monkee / Stivo / Nitro Oatmeal Merlin. 

Trying, them all.

that's a ridiculous line-up.  note sure i could survive full pours of all of those… someone is going to have a headache in the morning.  but it will have been worth it ;D

Sidehatch wrote:
Whoa….i've seen the light
Picked up some cans of Even More Jesus by evil twin
Could eat it with a fork…12% is hidden pretty well.  You feel the burn more than taste it
Chocolately with a little licorice and smoke

good, but not as good as imperial biscotti break

sweetcell wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
At a bar on Winchester.  Firestone Walker special taps.  Bretta Rose / Sucaba / Parabola / Anniversary / Stickee Monkee / Stivo / Nitro Oatmeal Merlin. 

Trying, them all.

that's a ridiculous line-up.  note sure i could survive full pours of all of those… someone is going to have a headache in the morning.  but it will have been worth it ;D

Not full pours. I think they were 3.5 little glasses. You got to keep the glasses but I only took 2. I do not like heavy heavy dark beers so Parabola was the one I would rate the least but it did have interesting flavors to it at least.

walk,on,by wrote:
At a bar on Winchester.  Firestone Walker special taps.  Bretta Rose / Sucaba / Parabola / Anniversary / Stickee Monkee / Stivo / Nitro Oatmeal Merlin. 

Trying, them all.

YSOA.

Yada wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
At a bar on Winchester.  Firestone Walker special taps.  Bretta Rose / Sucaba / Parabola / Anniversary / Stickee Monkee / Stivo / Nitro Oatmeal Merlin. 

Trying, them all.

YSOA.

Yale School of Architecture?

Another reliably good brewery turns to the dark side

http://www.atlantamagazine.com/drinks/terrapin-quietly-sold-big-beer-betrayed-fans/

aslin is tapping How Now Brown Cow w/ Coffee & Maple (milk/sweet stout) This Thursday
Barmaid told us this was not to be missed…of course I'm going to miss it :(

radley17 wrote:
Another reliably good brewery turns to the dark side

http://www.atlantamagazine.com/drinks/terrapin-quietly-sold-big-beer-betrayed-fans/

it's the way they went about it that really sucks: not saying anything, hoping the noise would go away… not only going to the dark side, but going dark.  it's cynical and sad.

terrapin is good, but not great, beer.  i've bought some in the past when it was the best thing available in a supermarket.  but i can't think of any terrapin beer that i seek out, pick up every time i see it, etc.

FFS what the hell is wrong with people.  This is the american dream.  Build a business based on your passion, do it for a couple of years, sell for a billion dollars.  Who here wouldn't do this?

I wrote:
FFS what the hell is wrong with people.  This is the american dream.  Build a business based on your passion, do it for a couple of years, sell for a billion dollars.  Who here wouldn't do this?

Yeah, this. When someone here turns down an 8-digit payday to make beer, they can start talking about "the dark side" or whatever.

Don't forget that thursday is #ipaday

Had Ocelot / Bluejacket Raised On Promises from a growler (arlbrew) and really enjoyed it

but as IPADAY approaches, I'm less and less excited by IPA's
How much of a beating can my tongue take