bigblue_dl
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Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Heavy on the Inbev.
Heavy on the Inbev.
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EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
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Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Blah blah blah. There were a ton of non-InBev things, too.
Full Founders' tap takeover, and a bunch of good meads and other craft beers.
Blah blah blah. There were a ton of non-InBev things, too.
Full Founders' tap takeover, and a bunch of good meads and other craft beers.
bigblue_dl
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Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Non Inbev is good. The ones you listed were mostly Inbev. Given their crooked business practices, trying to control distribution and choke out craft brands, to the detriment of the consumer, there is no reason for any craft beer fan to ever drink an Inbev brand again.Blah blah blah. There were a ton of non-InBev things, too.
Full Founders' tap takeover, and a bunch of good meads and other craft beers.
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Technically, the 2010 and 2011 BCS were not InBev.
You're getting as bad as the Anti-Surly people.
Technically, the 2010 and 2011 BCS were not InBev.
You're getting as bad as the Anti-Surly people.
bigblue_dl
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Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Except that I have a valid reason. Have you not read about what Inbev is trying to do to kill the craft beer industry?
Technically, the 2010 and 2011 BCS were not InBev.
You're getting as bad as the Anti-Surly people.
Except that I have a valid reason. Have you not read about what Inbev is trying to do to kill the craft beer industry?
RaceBoarder
Waiting for the Snow to fly...
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Hm. Kinda surprised to see 2010/2011 variety avalible. I thought the projected shelf life was 5 years.
Hm. Kinda surprised to see 2010/2011 variety avalible. I thought the projected shelf life was 5 years.
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
One of the owners brought it out from the cellar. He has a habit of doing things like that for our group. It helps there's around 16-20 of us, and we spend a LOT of money. Next year, some of us are going to gift him some harder-to-find beers like Surly Darkness and such as a thank you.
The 2011 BCS was a little boozy, even after all these years, the 2012 was awesome. The 2010 Vanilla was God*mn glorious.
bbdl: I'm well aware. There are few macros I knowingly buy, and guess what? Cellared old BCS would always be one of them.
One of the owners brought it out from the cellar. He has a habit of doing things like that for our group. It helps there's around 16-20 of us, and we spend a LOT of money. Next year, some of us are going to gift him some harder-to-find beers like Surly Darkness and such as a thank you.
The 2011 BCS was a little boozy, even after all these years, the 2012 was awesome. The 2010 Vanilla was God*mn glorious.
bbdl: I'm well aware. There are few macros I knowingly buy, and guess what? Cellared old BCS would always be one of them.
RaceBoarder
Waiting for the Snow to fly...
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Nice find with the cellared beer. I can only hope the bottles I'm keeping will turn out decent. We'll see...
And in case anyone was un aware of the issues with this year's batch of Bourbon County...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dinin...re-bourbon-county-refunds-20160715-story.html
Nice find with the cellared beer. I can only hope the bottles I'm keeping will turn out decent. We'll see...
And in case anyone was un aware of the issues with this year's batch of Bourbon County...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dinin...re-bourbon-county-refunds-20160715-story.html
bigblue_dl
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Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Oh we're aware. And ****ed. They have ****ed the whole thing up. **********s.
Oh we're aware. And ****ed. They have ****ed the whole thing up. **********s.
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
The Fitzgerald (where we stayed) in Eagle River MI had the 2015 BCS, and the owner that we know said he checked the dates. melmac ordered a bottle, and it was fine. It was part of the reason he brought out the 2011-12 BCSs, in case we wanted to buy those instead (obviously we did).
The Fitzgerald (where we stayed) in Eagle River MI had the 2015 BCS, and the owner that we know said he checked the dates. melmac ordered a bottle, and it was fine. It was part of the reason he brought out the 2011-12 BCSs, in case we wanted to buy those instead (obviously we did).
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Picked up a 6 of Founders Dirty Bastard (one of my favorites) and a 4 of Founders ReDANKulous, which is a special red IPA they just released.
Either way, I now have good, quality beer to drink instead of that sh-tty Mexican beer I bought from Sam's Club.
Picked up a 6 of Founders Dirty Bastard (one of my favorites) and a 4 of Founders ReDANKulous, which is a special red IPA they just released.
Either way, I now have good, quality beer to drink instead of that sh-tty Mexican beer I bought from Sam's Club.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Eauld Alliance from Projekt Brewing in Eau Claire is the best scotch ale I have ever had. You'd swear it had been barrel-aged somehow but it wasn't.
Sweet, strong, and doesn't let you forget it's a beer with a bit of hops
It's one of the best non-barreled beers I've ever had. It might be a top 10-15 beer I've ever had.
I've given a number of non-BA beers fives on Untappd, but none appear to be more traditional than this one. Everything else has something extra like coffee.
Eauld Alliance from Projekt Brewing in Eau Claire is the best scotch ale I have ever had. You'd swear it had been barrel-aged somehow but it wasn't.
Sweet, strong, and doesn't let you forget it's a beer with a bit of hops
It's one of the best non-barreled beers I've ever had. It might be a top 10-15 beer I've ever had.
I've given a number of non-BA beers fives on Untappd, but none appear to be more traditional than this one. Everything else has something extra like coffee.
RaceBoarder
Waiting for the Snow to fly...
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Trying Arcadia's Loch Down Scotch Ale for the first time...
Just kinda "meh" in all honesty. Pretty sour for my tastes. Also gives off a "flat" vibe to me... Not a good 1st effort from Arcadia for me. Anyone had and solid options from them? I want to support Michigan brews, but am not seeing much from Arcadia to keep moving forward.
Trying Arcadia's Loch Down Scotch Ale for the first time...
Just kinda "meh" in all honesty. Pretty sour for my tastes. Also gives off a "flat" vibe to me... Not a good 1st effort from Arcadia for me. Anyone had and solid options from them? I want to support Michigan brews, but am not seeing much from Arcadia to keep moving forward.
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
Whitsun Ale.
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Can't say I've had them, but if I did, I don't recall, and not because I was schweeled. Take that with a grain of salt.
Re-tried Surly Ten tonight (hit up the brewery). While their regular offerings are meh at best, they continue to hit it out of the park with their anniversary beers. I think a store or two still has some around, might need to pick up a spare bottle, as my current spare is slated for Christmas dinner this year. I mentioned the review that best suits this beer ("tastes like a Christmas cookie") and have gotten a lot of agreement on that assessment....
Can't say I've had them, but if I did, I don't recall, and not because I was schweeled. Take that with a grain of salt.
Re-tried Surly Ten tonight (hit up the brewery). While their regular offerings are meh at best, they continue to hit it out of the park with their anniversary beers. I think a store or two still has some around, might need to pick up a spare bottle, as my current spare is slated for Christmas dinner this year. I mentioned the review that best suits this beer ("tastes like a Christmas cookie") and have gotten a lot of agreement on that assessment....
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
Arcadia Ales "Cheap Date," their session ale.
I feel about this the same way I feel about Flat Tire. It's there. It's not terrible, but it's not enough to give it space in my refrigerator again.
Arcadia Ales "Cheap Date," their session ale.
I feel about this the same way I feel about Flat Tire. It's there. It's not terrible, but it's not enough to give it space in my refrigerator again.
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
Had KBC Red Jacket Amber and KBC Widowmaker this weekend while in Marquette.
We don't get anything from KBC in the Mitten.
We don't get anything from KBC in the Mitten.
melmac
Math atheist
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False. You don't get anything KBC in your part of the mitten. I can go over to the Meijer and get Widowmaker, maybe one or two others. Other stores have a better variety, but that's all we need.
False. You don't get anything KBC in your part of the mitten. I can go over to the Meijer and get Widowmaker, maybe one or two others. Other stores have a better variety, but that's all we need.
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KBC here in Mpls is pretty much dead.
1. I think the college hockey fans that we know were the only ones buying it.
2. The craft beer revolution pretty much shoved them out of shelf space.
At the State Fair yesterday, saw a map of the taprooms/breweries in MN. There was something like 50 just in the metro area of Mpls/St Paul (for the locals, basically the 494/694 loop).
Mentioned on GPL, yesterday went window shopping at a store that in the past was very sub-par for beer selection. They upped their game:
Found 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Deschutes Abyss, AND 2014 and 2015 Deschutes Black Butte Anniversary.
KBC here in Mpls is pretty much dead.
1. I think the college hockey fans that we know were the only ones buying it.
2. The craft beer revolution pretty much shoved them out of shelf space.
At the State Fair yesterday, saw a map of the taprooms/breweries in MN. There was something like 50 just in the metro area of Mpls/St Paul (for the locals, basically the 494/694 loop).
Mentioned on GPL, yesterday went window shopping at a store that in the past was very sub-par for beer selection. They upped their game:
Found 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Deschutes Abyss, AND 2014 and 2015 Deschutes Black Butte Anniversary.
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!
I was wrong. KBC is in the Muskegon Meijer; we get the Red Jacket Amber and the Widowmaker. I picked up a 6 of the Widowmaker tonight.
I also picked up some original Dragon's Milk, which I'm not sharing with anyone.
False. You don't get anything KBC in your part of the mitten. I can go over to the Meijer and get Widowmaker, maybe one or two others. Other stores have a better variety, but that's all we need.
I was wrong. KBC is in the Muskegon Meijer; we get the Red Jacket Amber and the Widowmaker. I picked up a 6 of the Widowmaker tonight.
I also picked up some original Dragon's Milk, which I'm not sharing with anyone.
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