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Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread July 03, 2023 at 09:48 AM UTC #
SideH@tchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:


pretty solid list if you ask me


Agree, but bump Elder Pine to #3.
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread July 12, 2023 at 02:41 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
SideH@tchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
S.F.’s Anchor Brewing slashes national distribution, cancels cult-favorite Christmas ale


https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/anchor-brewing-company-to-cease-operations-18196284.php
sad news

Obviously the big breweries remember how much money they lost buying breweries they knew nothing about

this has little chance of being bought out
And will just disappear
Hutch
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Re: The Beer Thread July 12, 2023 at 02:50 PM UTC #
Their main beer seemed to get harder to find around here over the past five years.

I really liked them -and Sierra Nevada- for a good stretch.
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread July 16, 2023 at 02:41 AM UTC #
SideH@tchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
vansmack wrote:


https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/anchor-brewing-company-to-cease-operations-18196284.php

this has little chance of being bought out
And will just disappear


Well, be happy to eat my words on this one

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dontse/2023/07/15/narragansett-beer-spearheads-efforts-to-save-anchor-brewing/

TIL they purchased Rhode Island’s Narragansett from Pabst Brewing Company in 2005 and has grown it into the 27th largest craft brewery in America,(Narragansett was founded in 1890)
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread July 23, 2023 at 12:42 PM UTC #
SideH@tchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
SideH@tchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
vansmack wrote:


https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/anchor-brewing-company-to-cease-operations-18196284.php

this has little chance of being bought out
And will just disappear


Well, be happy to eat my words on this one

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dontse/2023/07/15/narragansett-beer-spearheads-efforts-to-save-anchor-brewing/

TIL they purchased Rhode Island’s Narragansett from Pabst Brewing Company in 2005 and has grown it into the 27th largest craft brewery in America,(Narragansett was founded in 1890)


Anchor employee union makes intent to buy it
https://twitter.com/anchorunionsf/status/1682774800308273152
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread July 24, 2023 at 06:52 PM UTC #
What do 750's of Cantillon normally go for?

I was in the El Cortes Ingles Department store at 9:30 pm on our last night in Lisbon before flying home. We had to catch an Uber to the airport at about 4am if I recall. I saw 750 bottles of the Lambic for 26 Euros. My options were:

1. But one and drink it warm 6 hours before our flight.
2. Pay 70 Euros to check a bag (discount fare with carry on bags only)
3. Pass on it.
Hutch
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Re: The Beer Thread July 24, 2023 at 07:07 PM UTC #
El Corte Inglés is awesome! I order stuff from them
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread July 24, 2023 at 07:27 PM UTC #
Space wrote:
What do 750's of Cantillon normally go for?

I was in the El Cortes Ingles Department store at 9:30 pm on our last night in Lisbon before flying home. We had to catch an Uber to the airport at about 4am if I recall. I saw 750 bottles of the Lambic for 26 Euros. My options were:

1. But one and drink it warm 6 hours before our flight.
2. Pay 70 Euros to check a bag (discount fare with carry on bags only)
3. Pass on it.


I mean… that's a loaded question. If it was a shelfie loon, half that… If it was a seasonal (which I'm sure it wasn't), probably about accurate pricing.
sweetcell
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Re: The Beer Thread July 25, 2023 at 06:12 AM UTC #
Space wrote:
What do 750's of Cantillon normally go for?

reddit: Cantillon Prices at Brewery (from 4 months ago)

per this image, to-go 750's were €7.50 for standard geuze, and up to €15 for fruited/dry-hopped (mind you, the two on offer weren't their top-notch exclusives like lou pepe or foufoune).  i'd expect prices at a retail reseller, in another country, to be higher… but still, hopefully €26 was for a non-standard.

paying €70 for a suitcase full of 'loons would have been economical, had you planned for it - but probably impossible to pull off on the spur of the moment the night you're leaving euroland.  paying €70 to bring home 2 bottles wouldn't make sense.
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread July 25, 2023 at 11:38 AM UTC #
It said lambic bio on the bottle. Is that thr standard gueze?
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread July 25, 2023 at 12:22 PM UTC #
Space wrote:
It said lambic bio on the bottle. Is that thr standard gueze?


yes

edit: looking forward to space's beer advocate copy and paste rebuttal.
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread August 10, 2023 at 06:33 PM UTC #
Could have gone in the weed thread

Seattle’s Redhook Brewery has been sold by Anheuser-Busch to cannabis company Tilray Brands in an eight-beverage brand deal
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread August 22, 2023 at 02:14 AM UTC #
Stollen-Hatchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
Space wrote:
Commonwealth Brewing to open an Old Town Fairfax location.

I can thi of a number of others I'd prefer, but I'll gladly take it.

That’s awesome, one of my favorite breweries


Labor Day Weekend

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/08/18/new-brewery-on-tap-to-arrive-in-old-town-fairfax-on-labor-day-weekend/
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread August 22, 2023 at 02:09 PM UTC #
Space wrote:
Stollen-Hatchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
Space wrote:
Commonwealth Brewing to open an Old Town Fairfax location.

I can thi of a number of others I'd prefer, but I'll gladly take it.

That’s awesome, one of my favorite breweries


Labor Day Weekend

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/08/18/new-brewery-on-tap-to-arrive-in-old-town-fairfax-on-labor-day-weekend/


I could've sworn they went out of business years ago.
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread August 22, 2023 at 02:44 PM UTC #
Yada wrote:
Space wrote:
Stollen-Hatchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
Space wrote:
Commonwealth Brewing to open an Old Town Fairfax location.

I can thi of a number of others I'd prefer, but I'll gladly take it.

That’s awesome, one of my favorite breweries


Labor Day Weekend

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/08/18/new-brewery-on-tap-to-arrive-in-old-town-fairfax-on-labor-day-weekend/


I could've sworn they went out of business years ago.


You must be thinking of someone else. They get their cans, bottles, and kegs pretty regularly at Dominion. Probably other places too,
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread September 05, 2023 at 08:17 PM UTC #
Julie confirms on Instagram that Denizen's is closing the Silver Spring location on October 22. Riverdale Park will remain open.
Space Freely
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Re: The Beer Thread September 05, 2023 at 08:33 PM UTC #
Heilung4eva wrote:
Julie confirms on Instagram that Denizen's is closing the Silver Spring location on October 22. Riverdale Park will remain open.


Who is Julie?

Does that mean that Downtown Silver Spring will be left with no breweries?
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread September 05, 2023 at 08:49 PM UTC #
Space wrote:
Heilung4eva wrote:
Julie confirms on Instagram that Denizen's is closing the Silver Spring location on October 22. Riverdale Park will remain open.


Who is Julie?

Does that mean that Downtown Silver Spring will be left with no breweries?


Julie Verratti is one of the co-founders of Denizens. The team laid the groundwork for changing the laws in Montgomery County to allow for brewpubs, local production and distribution. Denizens was the first ever brewpub in Montgomery County, having opened in 2013. They really paved the way for your favorite local MoCo spots…
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