The Beer Thread

stevewizzle wrote:
They are brewing a second batch of Sucks, aren't they?

They did back in late December. What's available now is the last of it for the year.
Lagunitas ran into trouble expanding their operation. They had a giant new tank coming from Germany that was damaged in a hurricane on the way over by a crane on the ship.


A new one is on the way but their operations are reduced for a few months. The cool part is the new owners of Anchor are working on a collaborative IPA with them in the mean time.

Shemp wrote:
America's 100 Best Beer Bars

Huge oversight not to include the Pony Bar in Hell's Kitchen NYC (45th and 10th)

And if I were limited to only two picks for the entire DC area, I sure wouldn't have used one of them in Bier Baron.

Brouwers Cafe is without a doubt the best beer bar in Seattle and it was left off the list as well.

Mobius wrote:

Shemp wrote:
America's 100 Best Beer Bars

Huge oversight not to include the Pony Bar in Hell's Kitchen NYC (45th and 10th)

James wrote:
And if I were limited to only two picks for the entire DC area, I sure wouldn't have used one of them in Bier Baron.

Brouwers Cafe is without a doubt the best beer bar in Seattle and it was left off the list as well.

Mobius wrote:

Shemp wrote:
America's 100 Best Beer Bars

Huge oversight not to include the Pony Bar in Hell's Kitchen NYC (45th and 10th)

Haven't even stepped foot in the Bier Baron. Is it basically the Skellar renovated?

To be honest, neither have I  ;)

I did read something to the effect of what you said. But if someone can point out some good reasons to go when there's a Pizza Paradiso around the corner, i'm all ears.

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
And if I were limited to only two picks for the entire DC area, I sure wouldn't have used one of them in Bier Baron.

Brouwers Cafe is without a doubt the best beer bar in Seattle and it was left off the list as well.

Mobius wrote:

Shemp wrote:
America's 100 Best Beer Bars

Huge oversight not to include the Pony Bar in Hell's Kitchen NYC (45th and 10th)

Haven't even stepped foot in the Bier Baron. Is it basically the Skellar renovated?

Hopslam $26 at Whole Foods in DC. Hopslam $20 at Whole Foods in the burbs.

$22 with tax at Rick's.

James wrote:
Hopslam $26 at Whole Foods in DC. Hopslam $20 at Whole Foods in the burbs.

That is crazy.  That beer is not worth that price at all!  It is good though, but not that good.

Finally had Founders Breakfast Stout over the weekend.  Tasty.

wasn't canadian breakfast stout selling for $18-20 for a 750 ml bottle, i.e. the equivalent of two regular 12 oz bottles?   that makes hopslam a bargain: you're getting 3 times as much for about the same price! ;D

if anyone hears about it on tap anywhere, please let us know.  might be the only way i'll end up trying this.

REally? I still think it's a good value when you compare it to comparable double IPA's.

I'm talking about $13 750 bombers of FFF Dreadnaught, $7 500 ml bottles of Pliny the Elder, $20 for a four pack of Founders Devil Dancer……and well, what other double IPA's are really comparable to Hopslam?

K8teebug wrote:
That is crazy.  That beer is not worth that price at all!  It is good though, but not that good.

Finally had Founders Breakfast Stout over the weekend.  Tasty.

yes exactly. won't be buying another one of those at that price!

Other than the big shindig at Churchkey, haven't heard of any keg tappings yet.

sweetcell wrote:
wasn't canadian breakfast stout selling for $18-20 for a 750 ml bottle, i.e. the equivalent of two regular 12 oz bottles?   that makes hopslam a bargain: you're getting 3 times as much for about the same price! ;D

if anyone hears about it on tap anywhere, please let us know.  might be the only way i'll end up trying this.

Just dropped $23+ for a six o' slam at Magruder's Chevy Chase.  Got lotsa other good stuff too ;)

$8 a pint at meridian pint this evening…

tapping here this evening…

http://www.louscitybar.com/

I cringe in posting this, but since there are probably more hipsters on the board than beer lovers…

Friday 1-Day Deal. PBR. Regular price is $8.99, but for just Friday they are $5.99/12pk. Whole Foods.

James wrote:
I cringe in posting this, but since there are probably more hipsters on the board than beer lovers…

Friday 1-Day Deal. PBR. Regular price is $8.99, but for just Friday they are $5.99/12pk. Whole Foods.

My ass pities the person who drinks PBR at home.

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
I cringe in posting this, but since there are probably more hipsters on the board than beer lovers…

Friday 1-Day Deal. PBR. Regular price is $8.99, but for just Friday they are $5.99/12pk. Whole Foods.

My ass pities the person who drinks PBR at home.

ditto.

Blact Cat, Black Cat tapping Hopslam today

C'mon guys. There more good beer in New England than just Smuttynose.

UTICA, N.Y.?The Democratic senators from New York and New Hampshire are betting some of their states' finest craft brews on the outcome of the Super Bowl on Sunday.

If the New England Patriots prevail, New York Sen. Charles Schumer will buy New Hampshire's Smuttynose beer for every member of the Senate. If the New York Giants win, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen must offer her colleagues beer from six New York breweries – Brown's, Brooklyn, Blue Point, Saranac, Captain Lawrence and Ithaca.

Schumer used the occasion of the friendly wager Tuesday to tout his "I Love NY Brew" campaign.

He's pushing to expand New York brewers' market share so that they can grow their business and hire more employees. The industry currently supports nearly 60,000 New York jobs.

brennser wrote:
Blact Cat, Black Cat tapping Hopslam today

amusingly enough while there was a near riot at Churckey yesterday to get Hopslam, its been on tap for 3 days just 4 blocks up the street at Black Cat and still hasn;t kicked yet - guess those hipsters just like PBR