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  • #391
    Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

    Originally posted by Lady wore Black View Post
    How was the coffee stout?

    Those are my 2 favorite things: coffee and stout beer.
    It was excellent, but I think I prefer the regular BCBS over the Coffee and there wasn't much of a difference.

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    • #392
      Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

      Originally posted by Hockeypuck View Post
      It was excellent, but I think I prefer the regular BCBS over the Coffee and there wasn't much of a difference.
      How cold was it? It makes a big difference in taste. I started mine right from the fridge, purposely took about an hour to drink, and you could easily tell the changes in taste to each beer as it warmed up.
      Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
      Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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      • #393
        Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

        Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
        If he is referring to the Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee Stout, good luck on getting it. It's as difficult as the Founder's KBS to get (comes out once a year, etc). I got 2 12oz bottles last year, and a buddy got 2 of the regular BCS. We traded one bottle of each to each other. Both are absolutely f*ing phenomenal.

        Edit: it also runs about $6/bottle.
        Actually the guy I traded with said he paid $8.99 a piece for the BCBCS which is insane! I can still buy BCBS around here for $17 a 4 pack, but I'm glad I got to try BCBCS and I still have two left although I'm willing to trade for some Surly.

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        • #394
          Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

          Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
          How cold was it? It makes a big difference in taste. I started mine right from the fridge, purposely took about an hour to drink, and you could easily tell the changes in taste to each beer as it warmed up.
          My beer fridge has an electronic control and I keep it at 50 degrees. I definitely agree it gets better as it warms, but the coffee notes weren't as prevalent as I thought they would be.
          Last edited by Hockeypuck; 04-19-2014, 11:10 PM.

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          • #395
            Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

            Originally posted by Hockeypuck View Post
            Actually the guy I traded with said he paid $8.99 a piece for the BCBCS which is insane! I can still buy BCBS around here for $17 a 4 pack, but I'm glad I got to try BCBCS and I still have two left although I'm willing to trade for some Surly.
            If I were closer to Maine.....

            $9 is indeed insane. But.....I'd probably pay it to get 4 of them.

            Example: a store I called about the KBS didn't know what it was, and said that it was a 1 case minimum order for them. I said, "I'll buy it all." After seeing the price, they were REALLY confused, and called the distributor on my behalf. They couldn't get it, they weren't a big enough account quite yet, but expected to be there next year. You know dam well I'll be calling next year, trying to buy all they can get. I don't care what I have to pay.

            Edit: my fridge is a normal one, and by the time I took my last sip, the beer was just about room temp. And still tasty.
            Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
            Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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            • #396
              Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

              Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
              If I were closer to Maine.....

              $9 is indeed insane. But.....I'd probably pay it to get 4 of them.

              Example: a store I called about the KBS didn't know what it was, and said that it was a 1 case minimum order for them. I said, "I'll buy it all." After seeing the price, they were REALLY confused, and called the distributor on my behalf. They couldn't get it, they weren't a big enough account quite yet, but expected to be there next year. You know dam well I'll be calling next year, trying to buy all they can get. I don't care what I have to pay.

              Edit: my fridge is a normal one, and by the time I took my last sip, the beer was just about room temp. And still tasty.
              I bought this about 6 months ago one of my better investments and you can rearrange the shelves to fit bombers etc. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Igloo-Beve...Black/31136427

              I was able to get 16 KBS no problem around here again because in this part of Maine craft beer isn't a hobby so it's trade bait for me.

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              • #397
                Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                Originally posted by Hockeypuck View Post
                I bought this about 6 months ago one of my better investments and you can rearrange the shelves to fit bombers etc. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Igloo-Beve...Black/31136427

                I was able to get 16 KBS no problem around here again because in this part of Maine craft beer isn't a hobby so it's trade bait for me.
                1. I have to keep that in mind. In a year or two, I'll have a Man Cave to build.
                2. Same with the store I called. The average clientele thinks that Surly is the ultimate snob beer "fer folks that ain't like us." This store also somehow got about 5 cases of HopSlam, and those sat there for at least a week (in the Mpls area, stores sold out of that usually within the hour).
                Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                • #398
                  Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                  Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                  1. I have to keep that in mind. In a year or two, I'll have a Man Cave to build.
                  2. Same with the store I called. The average clientele thinks that Surly is the ultimate snob beer "fer folks that ain't like us." This store also somehow got about 5 cases of HopSlam, and those sat there for at least a week (in the Mpls area, stores sold out of that usually within the hour).
                  In Maine they think Sam Adams is the snob beer at least north of Portland. LOL I've gotten Hopslam from two different trades and I actually like it with about 3 months of age on versus fresh. I've never had any Surly and from everything I've read it's fantastic across the board.

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                  • #399
                    Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                    Originally posted by Hockeypuck View Post
                    In Maine they think Sam Adams is the snob beer at least north of Portland. LOL I've gotten Hopslam from two different trades and I actually like it with about 3 months of age on versus fresh. I've never had any Surly and from everything I've read it's fantastic across the board.
                    I'm the wrong guy to ask on that for their regular beers, since I'm not a hops guy. The Bender is about as far as I go. For special releases, the Syxx and the SeVIIn are awesome. The Darkness is on another level.
                    Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                    Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                    • #400
                      Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                      Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                      I'm the wrong guy to ask on that for their regular beers, since I'm not a hops guy. The Bender is about as far as I go. For special releases, the Syxx and the SeVIIn are awesome. The Darkness is on another level.
                      Abrasive, Darkness, Wet, and Furious are the big 4. Too bad they weren't around to drown my sorrows when I was out there in 2002!

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                      • #401
                        Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                        Originally posted by Hockeypuck View Post
                        Abrasive, Darkness, Wet, and Furious are the big 4. Too bad they weren't around to drown my sorrows when I was out there in 2002!
                        Abrasive and Furious are readily available, from what I've seen. They came out with Blakkr recently, and that got good reviews (Black IPA, IIRC). A little pricey, about $15-17 for a tallboy 4-pack.
                        Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                        Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                        • #402
                          Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                          Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                          Abrasive and Furious are readily available, from what I've seen. They came out with Blakkr recently, and that got good reviews (Black IPA, IIRC). A little pricey, about $15-17 for a tallboy 4-pack.
                          Most of the good tallboy 4 packs on the east coast are in that range including Heady which i'm drinking now. Although Bissell Brothers which is a Maine company recently released a 4 pack of a very good pale ale at $12 that has driven down some of the local pricing.

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                          • #403
                            Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                            Overrated is the most recent Surly I've gotten in to. Had one tonight, along with a Fulton Sweet Child of Vine, and quite a few Premiums.
                            the state of hockey is good

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                            • #404
                              Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                              Originally posted by Hockeypuck View Post
                              Actually the guy I traded with said he paid $8.99 a piece for the BCBCS which is insane! I can still buy BCBS around here for $17 a 4 pack, but I'm glad I got to try BCBCS and I still have two left although I'm willing to trade for some Surly.
                              If you lived anywhere in a state touching Minnesota, I'd say buy the lot out and I'd drive to you to get it.
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                              Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                              I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
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                              When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                              He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                              • #405
                                Re: Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome

                                Originally posted by state of hockey View Post
                                Overrated is the most recent Surly I've gotten in to. Had one tonight, along with a Fulton Sweet Child of Vine, and quite a few Premiums.
                                Overrated is one of like two IPAs I can drink and the only one I actually like and will buy on my own.
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                                Originally posted by SanTropez
                                May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
                                Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                                I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
                                Originally posted by Kepler
                                When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                                He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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