The Beer Thread

Bagley wrote:
Interesting!….. Was that Saturday night?  I overheard someone a couple tables away  (2 dudes) complaining to the manager about their steak coming out too rare TWICE.  My complaint was that our server was not well informed on the draft  beer menu selections.  Not only what the particular beer was like but whether it was even available,  many of which were not. I actually filled out the comments card after the meal to reflect my concern.

No, this was last Friday… but our complaints were basically the same as above. I was really excited for this place, so I'm a bit bummed but may be best to just steer clear on really busy evenings like Friday/Saturday.

Nothing beats a home cooked meal with retail store beer, or homebrew.

Not crazy about pumpkin beer but had a Big Lizz at rar in Cambridge.  Butternut squash.  Yum.

Space wrote:
Nothing beats a home cooked meal with retail store beer, or homebrew.

lol

Anthony Bourdain blasts the craft beer scene

I was in San Francisco, and I was desperate for beer, and I walked into this place…and I noticed there was a wide selection of beers I'd never heard of," said Bourdain,

"I don't need to know what's out of the f—ing hill, or who put the grapevines in, or that they were transplanted. I don't need this. I drank it already, dude"

"Which is fine…But I looked around: the entire place was filled with people sitting there with five small glasses in front of them, filled with different beers, taking notes.

"This is not a bar. This is f—ing Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This is wrong. This is not what a bar is about."

He added that the entire point of a bar is to "get a little bit buzzed" and not "sit there f—ing analyzing beer."


hmmm space…that seems to negate your 'I only drink 8oz of beer" in a sitting argument

Da'Hatch wrote:
Anthony Bourdain blasts the craft beer scene

I was in San Francisco, and I was desperate for beer, and I walked into this place…and I noticed there was a wide selection of beers I'd never heard of," said Bourdain,

"I don't need to know what's out of the f—ing hill, or who put the grapevines in, or that they were transplanted. I don't need this. I drank it already, dude"

"Which is fine…But I looked around: the entire place was filled with people sitting there with five small glasses in front of them, filled with different beers, taking notes.

"This is not a bar. This is f—ing Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This is wrong. This is not what a bar is about."

He added that the entire point of a bar is to "get a little bit buzzed" and not "sit there f—ing analyzing beer."


hmmm space…that seems to negate your 'I only drink 8oz of beer" in a sitting argument

I'm not sure what you're getting at. I've never met this Bourdain guy, let alone had a drink with him. Though I see to remember that Sweetcell met him.

Having a Pagan Science, while listening to the album.

Aslin moves crowler pick ups to Thursday only for the foreseeable future.

Yada wrote:
Aslin moves crowler pick ups to Thursday only for the foreseeable future.

So basically if you don't skip out of work prior to 3pm on a Thursday, you're SOL. Nice.

Space wrote:

Yada wrote:
Aslin moves crowler pick ups to Thursday only for the foreseeable future.

So basically if you don't skip out of work prior to 3pm on a Thursday, you're SOL. Nice.

This doesn't really impact me as I never went on Saturdays either, but yea, pretty much screwed… and them being pretty vague about timelines for the brew house is lame. That could take months if not years.

Well not to get all Spacey, but who cares? There are plenty of other great, cheaper options in the world. We pretty much *only* drank hoppy beers the last three days. Ranked in order of preference:

1. Lagunitas Born Yesterday (best new mass produced beer since ?)
2. Three Floyds Zombie Dust (last of a three month old case, but still damn good).
3. Ocelot Watch Me Disappear (growlers at Whole Foods notably cheaper than at brewery, this *might* be their best IPA)
4. Founders Harvest Ale (overpriced compared to #1 and #2 but still glad I picked up a four pack)
5. Lagunitas Sucks (still a fan, but its not quite as good as it used to me and it can't beat those above)

Tonight, Sierra Nevada Celebration.

Interesting that my two favorites are allegedly pale ales, and not IPA's.

I like that Ocelot beer quite a bit. Planets Align is very good as well.

I saw Brown Sugga on the shelves last week. Love the stuff but I have a few bottles and crowlers to plow through before I pick up any of that.

I drank another six pack of Lagunitas IPA this weekend.. its probably my go to beer right now…..


Yuengling update: still not missing it…

StoneTheCrow wrote:
I like that Ocelot beer quite a bit. Planets Align is very good as well.

I saw Brown Sugga on the shelves last week. Love the stuff but I have a few bottles and crowlers to plow through before I pick up any of that.

Ah, the Brown Shugga. Another great beer. Just can't get a six pack, have way too much beer already. Sigh. Maybe I'll get a single 12 oz bottle somewhere.

I like the Planets Align too, just not as big a fan of the Nelson Sauvin hop as I am of Citra.

Yada wrote:
http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/former-surly-brewmaster-todd-haug-leaving-minnesota-joining-three-floyds/399332831

Surly partnering with Leinenkugel.

https://twitter.com/surlybrewing/status/795739064054009860

Can't wait to drink a Surly Summer Shandy.

RAR issuing tickets for 3 new releases

11/26 Can Release
11AM. Dropping "Reaper", "Goodnight Apollo", and "Maryland Roast". THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT WHICH WILL SECURE YOU AN ALLOTMENT OF (3) FOUR PACKS OF BEER PER BRAND, 1 TICKET PER PERSON @ $10 WHICH WILL BE APPLIED TO YOUR CAN PURCHASE UPON PICK-UP. PLEASE ARRIVE @ 11AM DAY OF EVENT FOR PICK-UP. DRAFT WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH OR WITHOUT A TICKET THOUGH GROWLER FILLS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE 64OZ GROWLER OR (2) 32OZ CROWLER'S PER PERSON.

200 TICKETS AVAILABLE

REAPER @ $13.99/4-PK PLUS TAX
GOODNIGHT APOLLO @ $14.99/4-PK PLUS TAX
MARYLAND ROAST @ $13.99/4-PK PLUS TAX

Please bring a paper ticket or mobile ticket with a barcode so we can validate you.

Tempting. Any ideas what Maryland Roast is?

StoneTheCrow wrote:
Tempting. Any ideas what Maryland Roast is?

Reaper is a DIPA, Apollo is a Russian Imperial Stout and Md Roast is an Imperial Cream Ale

aslin on tap at falls church Domion Wine and Beer

Aslin Brewing Company / Dominion Wine and Beer  All Eyez On Me - Double IPA

A few weeks ago we got together with our friends over at Aslin Beer Company in Herndon, VA. Local guys making beer that is receiving national recognition? Why wouldn't we want to brew a beer with them? So that's what we did. Aslin has become popular for making juicy, delicious IPAs that we love drinking. After putting our heads together we decided on brewing a Double IPA that we used a combination of Waimea, Vic Secret and Amarillo hops in. The result was fantastic and now we want to share it with you! We received a very limited amount of this beer and want to distribute equally to as many of you as possible. Below are a few details on how we plan to release this beer.

Date: Friday, November 9, 2016
Time: 5PM
Limits: (1) 32 oz Crowler Per Person
100 Crowlers Guaranteed
Price: $12.99 / 32 oz Crowler

sadHatch wrote:
aslin on tap at falls church Domion Wine and Beer

Aslin Brewing Company / Dominion Wine and Beer  All Eyez On Me - Double IPA

A few weeks ago we got together with our friends over at Aslin Beer Company in Herndon, VA. Local guys making beer that is receiving national recognition? Why wouldn't we want to brew a beer with them? So that's what we did. Aslin has become popular for making juicy, delicious IPAs that we love drinking. After putting our heads together we decided on brewing a Double IPA that we used a combination of Waimea, Vic Secret and Amarillo hops in. The result was fantastic and now we want to share it with you! We received a very limited amount of this beer and want to distribute equally to as many of you as possible. Below are a few details on how we plan to release this beer.

Date: Friday, November 9, 2016
Time: 5PM
Limits: (1) 32 oz Crowler Per Person
100 Crowlers Guaranteed
Price: $12.99 / 32 oz Crowler

That would be November 11. I can only imagine what a shitshow the parking lot will be.