The Beer Thread

Been to any good breweries lately Yada?

brennser wrote:
Been to any good breweries lately Yada?

von Trapp Brewery

How’s the rain up north?  Avoiding the mess by hitting up breweries in St Augustine.

Suspect it’ll be hit n miss but Old Coast is a solid start.

apparently it's International Stout Day today.

sweetcell wrote:
apparently it's International Stout Day today.

everyday is stout day in the Hatch-hold

Luciferase-hatch wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
apparently it's International Stout Day today.

everyday is stout day in the Hatch-hold

I'll tell you what, the best bang for your buck stout these days that tastes like a stout and not a grahahm cracker peanut butter swirl banana mouse dessert are the 12oz BA Ted Fidy cans. So good and availalbe basically anywhere.

Yada wrote:

Luciferase-hatch wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
apparently it's International Stout Day today.

everyday is stout day in the Hatch-hold

I'll tell you what, the best bang for your buck stout these days that tastes like a stout and not a grahahm cracker peanut butter swirl banana mouse dessert are the 12oz BA Ted Fidy cans. So good and availalbe basically anywhere.

I still have a couple of cans for a year or two ago so Im' good for now. But a search just now of Total Wine's site seems to say it's currently unavailable in VA.

Yada wrote:and not a grahahm cracker peanut butter swirl banana mouse dessert

yeah, I as a rule have been avoiding these

Space wrote:

Yada wrote:

Luciferase-hatch wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
apparently it's International Stout Day today.

everyday is stout day in the Hatch-hold

I'll tell you what, the best bang for your buck stout these days that tastes like a stout and not a grahahm cracker peanut butter swirl banana mouse dessert are the 12oz BA Ted Fidy cans. So good and availalbe basically anywhere.

I still have a couple of cans for a year or two ago so Im' good for now. But a search just now of Total Wine's site seems to say it's currently unavailable in VA.

I'm not talking about the 19oz large cans that you have to split four ways to enjoy… I think there are other places in VA to buy beer other than TW.

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:

Yada wrote:

Luciferase-hatch wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
apparently it's International Stout Day today.

everyday is stout day in the Hatch-hold

I'll tell you what, the best bang for your buck stout these days that tastes like a stout and not a grahahm cracker peanut butter swirl banana mouse dessert are the 12oz BA Ted Fidy cans. So good and availalbe basically anywhere.

I still have a couple of cans for a year or two ago so Im' good for now. But a search just now of Total Wine's site seems to say it's currently unavailable in VA.

I'm not talking about the 19oz large cans that you have to split four ways to enjoy… I think there are other places in VA to buy beer other than TW.

I know what you're talking about.

Dominion appears to have no Oskar Blues. Their sister store Downtown Crown has BA Ten Fidy, but it's listed as "low stock."

Not seeing it on the garbage Craft Beer Cellar DC site either.

"Basically available everywhere" might be an overstatement! I haven't seen it anywhere in VA in a long time.



On the stout note, I did pick up some Hardywood Bourbon Barrel GBS yesterday, available for the first time in four packs. Not a fan of the base beer, but love what the barreling does with it.Kentucky Christmas Morning, which is bourbon+coffee_GBS will also be available for the first time in four packs. Probably won't be pairing it with the Indian food I'm making tonight though.

Luciferase-hatch wrote:

Yada wrote:and not a grahahm cracker peanut butter swirl banana mouse dessert

yeah, I as a rule have been avoiding these

They're rarely a good Space value ratio beer.

a replica of Moe’s,  from “The Simpsons,” is coming to the Springfield Town Center.

It will look authentic with one big difference from the show: No Duff. Or any beer.

Wait, was all excited, and now angry

in case you haven't heard yet:

Bell's Brewery to be sold to New Belgium Brewing's parent company as founder retires

sweetcell wrote:
in case you haven't heard yet:

Bell's Brewery to be sold to New Belgium Brewing's parent company as founder retires

I've drank one bottle of a Bell's beer during the pandemic…a Double Two Hearted…and it was absolutely terrible.

Space wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
in case you haven't heard yet:

Bell's Brewery to be sold to New Belgium Brewing's parent company as founder retires

I've drank one bottle of a Bell's beer during the pandemic…a Double Two Hearted…and it was absolutely terrible.

I've drank zero New Belgium beers by choice in the past seven years and probably a handful of two hearted ales. This news means nothing!

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
in case you haven't heard yet:

Bell's Brewery to be sold to New Belgium Brewing's parent company as founder retires

I've drank one bottle of a Bell's beer during the pandemic…a Double Two Hearted…and it was absolutely terrible.

I've drank zero New Belgium beers by choice in the past seven years and probably a handful of two hearted ales. This news means nothing!

I'd still happily drink a La Folie or Le Teroir from New Belgium. Seems like New Belgium itself plays no role in the story, it's just easier to get readers if they mention New Belgium instead of Lion.

I’ll happily drink a bottle Two Hearted. Can’t comment on the double but the regular is fine.

Will likely visit New Belgium in Asheville on Friday. Won’t be the best beers of the trip but I understand the spot is top notch.

StoneTheCrow wrote:
I’ll happily drink a bottle Two Hearted. Can’t comment on the double but the regular is fine.

Will likely visit New Belgium in Asheville on Friday. Won’t be the best beers of the trip but I understand the spot is top notch.

I don't dislike Two Hearted (and actually had it somewhere recently, but I can't recall where), I just don't buy it.

The Asheville NB location is fabulous
They always have some interesting stuff

i think the change in the craft brewing scene is fascinating.  nowadays we're all excited about small local craft breweries, and the bigger older boys (bell's, stone, lagunitas, goose island, etc) are of limited to no interest to us.  they're now being bought out.

roll the calendar back 15 years, and beer nerds were all excited about bell's, stone, lagunitas, goose island, etc… is this just a cycle?  will history repeat itself: in 15 year, will aslin buy out your favorite micro-mini-brewery (makes 2 to 3 kegs a year), long after the next generation of beer nerds have stopped caring about aslin?