The Beer Thread

Space wrote:
This sounds like a Yada event.

We are pleased to announce our Annual Halloween Party will be held on October 28th (Saturday)
Along with our own beer, some of our friends from South Carolina are providing "costume beers" for the brewery with mystery guest taps throughout the evening.
As a special treat, The Last Rewind-DC's Phish Tribute, Will be performing "A Live One" in it's entirety along with another special set!
The band will be performing in the Antelope room(our connected barrel room next door with a cash bar and beer station)
RESQ BBQ Catering will be here all night with their awesome BBQ

Pick your costume and come prepared for some ghoulish fun!
More details will be added soon.

Would be good to know where this is taking place to officially receive the YSOA.

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:
This sounds like a Yada event.

We are pleased to announce our Annual Halloween Party will be held on October 28th (Saturday)
Along with our own beer, some of our friends from South Carolina are providing "costume beers" for the brewery with mystery guest taps throughout the evening.
As a special treat, The Last Rewind-DC's Phish Tribute, Will be performing "A Live One" in it's entirety along with another special set!
The band will be performing in the Antelope room(our connected barrel room next door with a cash bar and beer station)
RESQ BBQ Catering will be here all night with their awesome BBQ

Pick your costume and come prepared for some ghoulish fun!
More details will be added soon.

Would be good to know where this is taking place to officially receive the YSOA.

Sorry, it's Ocelot. Their Halloween Party.

My daughter and I went last year (two years ago?), early, before it got crowded (wife was out of town). Some fun people watching, and guest beers from the Veil.

Wonder who the guest South Carolina breweries are?

ahh the vaunted YSOA is desired by all hip gatherings

Dotard-hatch wrote:
ahh the vaunted YSOA is desired by all hip gatherings

Yale School of Architecture?

Space wrote:

hutch wrote:
I had the Dogfish 120 min for the 10 year anniversary week..I hated it

I'm a hophead and i hate it too. Dogfish was definitely a craft pioneer but do they do anything better than serviceable these days? Sad.

Speaking of high abv beers, i had a five ounce pour of Avery Rumpkin on my way home tonight. 17.5% abv. Hated it, but still one of he best pumpkin beers I've ever had. At least the rum somewhat covered up the horrible pumpkin beer taste.

I still think their Indian Brown is one of the best brown ales out there. It's my go-to every time I see a show at the club.

BrettnotBritt wrote:

Space wrote:

hutch wrote:
I had the Dogfish 120 min for the 10 year anniversary week..I hated it

I'm a hophead and i hate it too. Dogfish was definitely a craft pioneer but do they do anything better than serviceable these days? Sad.

Speaking of high abv beers, i had a five ounce pour of Avery Rumpkin on my way home tonight. 17.5% abv. Hated it, but still one of he best pumpkin beers I've ever had. At least the rum somewhat covered up the horrible pumpkin beer taste.

I still think their Indian Brown is one of the best brown ales out there. It's my go-to every time I see a show at the club.

Indeed it is one of the best brown ales. Probably because it's referred to by DFH as an "indian brown ale" or a IPA/brown ale hybrid (I think?) so more hoppy than most brown ales. It's also very rare that I find myself wanting to drink a brown ale.

while, at the beach, I discovered a nice beer store in Northern VA beach called mix and match, so that is what I did.  I tried, the following

rodenbach  grand cru  flanders red ale  (so, fucking good)

smarthmouth  alter ego  saison farmhouse ale  (it was decent; would drink again)

Stillwater  shoegaze  distorted farmhouse pale ale  (gurl I was a little drunk, I can't remember)

firestone  leo vs ursus  unfiltered dipa  (oh . . . hell . . . yeah)

war flag  grandmaster ipa  (from some place in NY.  I was at the best BBQ place I have ever eaten, and saw this so I got it.  it went well with bbq, but I don't think it was outstanding.  good but not, to die for)

plus a few clownshoes  space cake  dipa.  (I really really like this beer, and will drink it, no matter how 'common' it becomes)

firestone walker  sour opal  wild ale  (dear lord in heaven, I have found a special beer)

space…may want to check your credit history

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/foods-hit-credit-card-data-hack-payment-info-stolen-article-1.3529813?

mazon.com Inc’s Whole Foods Market on Thursday said payment card information has been stolen from taprooms, restaurants and other venues located within some of its stores.

anyone tried the Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout?

Bagley wrote:
anyone tried the Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout?

Yes, and it's not bad.

Just not as good at BCBS, KBS, Lagunitas High Westified, and others of that ilk.

Space wrote:
Yes, and it's not bad.

Just not as good at BCBS, KBS, Lagunitas High Westified, and others of that ilk.

mmmmmm ilk beer

Space wrote:
Indeed it is one of the best brown ales. Probably because it's referred to by DFH as an "indian brown ale" or a IPA/brown ale hybrid (I think?) so more hoppy than most brown ales. It's also very rare that I find myself wanting to drink a brown ale.

When they decided to rename it Indian Brown Dark IPA did they make any changes to the beer at all?  Or is it just a rebranding?

shemptiness wrote:

Space wrote:
Indeed it is one of the best brown ales. Probably because it's referred to by DFH as an "indian brown ale" or a IPA/brown ale hybrid (I think?) so more hoppy than most brown ales. It's also very rare that I find myself wanting to drink a brown ale.

When they decided to rename it Indian Brown Dark IPA did they make any changes to the beer at all?  Or is it just a rebranding?

Feel free to post something that proves me wrong, but I seem to remember it being just a rebranding.

It's sort of weird that they use "Indian" in one of their beer names, and then Sam Calagione denies an Indian guy the ability to name his brewery "Namaste."

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2017/04/07/dogfish-head-fights-protect-its-brand/100049976/

over a week old now, but GABF winners were announced: https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/

Ocelot won a bronze for its Baltic-Style Porter, Powers of Observation - one of 4 medals for VA.  MD and DC* struck out.


* CORRECTION: Gordon Biersch Navy Yard won a gold for their hefeweizen!  for some reason it's listed as CO, i assume because the company's headquarters are there?

well this looks like a barrel of monkeys:

Craft Brewers Seek to Buy Anheuser-Busch InBev and 'Take Craft Back'
The Brewers Association, the parent organization of the American Homebrewers Association, has announced the craft brewing community's intent to Take Craft Back from Anheuser-Busch InBev by purchasing the beverage-alcohol giant outright.

After years of watching Big Beer acquire craft breweries, the country's small and independent craft brewers have decided to flip the script. The website TakeCraftBack.com is now accepting support from craft beer lovers, with the (crazy?) goal of raising $213,000,000,000 to buy AB InBev.

Beer lovers are invited to make a pledge of support—no credit card or actual money required—and get free Take Craft Back swag.


(yes, they will send you some swag if you "pledge"…)

shemptiness wrote:
MARYLAND CRAFT BEER COMPETITION RESULTS!

Citra Splendora is good when fresh but hardly better than Baymore.

The good news is Lagunitas Born Yesterday is great again this year. Best mass produced hoppy beer on the market.

The bad news is it's pretty meh when you have a fridge full Aslin and Veil hoppy beers.

Oh well, it's still better than the Heady Topper clone I'll be bottling Saturday.

Luponic Distortion on tap
Sunset
So Cal

Space wrote:
The good news is Lagunitas Born Yesterday is great again this year. Best mass produced hoppy beer on the market.

The bad news is it's pretty meh when you have a fridge full Aslin and Veil hoppy beers.

Oh well, it's still better than the Heady Topper clone I'll be bottling Saturday.

Back already? I defnitely need to get some, despite not having any room in the fridge.