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Beer |OT2| Can't stop won't stop the fresh hop
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newdayrocks
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Cascade coming on well. There's a huge cluster 16ft off the ground so going to need a bigger ladder
Nice! Really happy with mine, too, although I've all but given up hope on ever being able to identify them.
distantmantra
Member
Rusty Nail didn't hit Costco up here (but Bbomb has in the past). That's weird they'd say that.
I know Rusty hit Portland and Bend a while back.
newdayrocks
Member
I'm really bummed. I better get a whole bunch of Helldorado later this month, dang it.
LTM are close to me. I've spoken to them a few times and will be going to their August 26th release of their new limited DIPA. That was the best Quebec IPA I've had and my last chance of getting any this year probably. Vox are hit or miss I find. They try a lot of things, though. Learning!
distantmantra
Member
Had two friends over last night while our wives went out for dinner. I grilled some salmon and we drank most gin-barrel aged beers. Nice pre-birthday gathering.
That GGT was stupid good. Wow.
newdayrocks
Member
Got to try Stone's RuinTen Triple IPA W/ Orange Peel & Vanilla Bean and their w00tstout variant with sour cherries & coffee, and they were both really good.
And I'm not even usually a fan of Stone's stuff.
And I'm not even usually a fan of Stone's stuff.
Mitch
Banned
http://beerstreetjournal.com/funky-buddha-acquired-constellation-brands/
Funky Buddha acquired by Constellation.
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Funky Buddha acquired by Constellation.
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lol
distantmantra
Member
Constellation sure does like breweries that dump sugary sweet shit in their beers.
Spuck-uk
Banned
I'm not a huge Stone fan either, but w00tstout this year is fantastic, beats the shit out of KBS
theSlacker
Member
God damn Coconut Hornswoggler. Best one I've had so far and wish I could get more.
Just popped open a Two Beers 2014 Fall Line imperial russian stout. I had another bottle from this batch, back when it was new.
It's a bit weird for an imperial russian stout. Doesn't have the same "thickness" that they tend to have, but it's still very strong. Dark toastedness coming through like crazy. Matured in brandy barrels, weirdly enough. Three years on, some alcohol heat still comes through... but I can't say I mind.
Either way, I remember really liking it then, and I'm really liking it right now.
It's a bit weird for an imperial russian stout. Doesn't have the same "thickness" that they tend to have, but it's still very strong. Dark toastedness coming through like crazy. Matured in brandy barrels, weirdly enough. Three years on, some alcohol heat still comes through... but I can't say I mind.
Either way, I remember really liking it then, and I'm really liking it right now.
Same brewery as Extra Dry, right? Solid stuff, only drank it when I was in the States though, don't think I've ever seen anything from Stillwater in Europe unfortunately.
AlimNassor
Banned
Had my first Coors Light today. Tasted like Stale Watery Beer. No head, no fizz, crack or pop, just a shitty beer. For $99 I got what I paid fer.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Almost $100? You def got what you paid for.
AlimNassor
Banned
Almost $100? You def got what you paid for.
I meant Cents!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The Coors hit hard!
You can sometimes find stuff. Hugely overpriced here, though.
Spuck-uk
Banned
Honest Brew sell a bunch of Stillwater. It's not worth the price over here when Cloudwater/Verdant etc are better and cheaper tbh.
..actually this kinda applies to all the US imports I've had. some of them are very good, but not noticably better than what you can get in Europe, and priced far higher.
Well, at least in Germany, for a lot of styles that's a very recent development. Used to be hard to get something on the level of the US stuff.
Now we're all spoiled. And Cloudwater doesn't even make it over here.
Spuck-uk
Banned
I've had some good German IPAs recently, seems like it took a while to get over there as a style though, you like your traditions
Fuerst Wiacek was the brewery, from Berlin I think.
newdayrocks
Member
You mean On Fleek, right? It's really terrific stuff.
I've had some good German IPAs recently, seems like it took a while to get over there as a style though, you like your traditions
Fuerst Wiacek was the brewery, from Berlin I think.
Yeah, they are very hyped, but super small. Don't have their own brewery and I haven't gotten the chance to try them yet.
I'm just happy that I can get dependable IPAs somewhat easily these days. That wasn't the case even 2 years ago.
Yeaaahhh. That one. It was. High percentage too.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Jesus. Just got five badges on my last Untappd checkin. Don't think I ever got so many unexpectedly on one check in before.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
2246 check ins. 942 unique. 694 badges.
I plan to severely cut back or outright eliminate beer soon for health and financial reasons. But damn, I am close to 1000 and will be gunning for it.
distantmantra
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Screaming_Gremlin
My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
Thanks to the bump to 100 on all of the badges, my last check in gave me 140 badges (Photogenic and Land of the Free jumped straight to 100, IPA to 90).
Also, know this was mainly last page, but I am Screaming_Gremlin on Untappd as well.
distantmantra
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I've been using Untappd since 2012, plus I check in everything and don't only checkin new ticks. ;-)
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I had no idea they bumped it to 100 until tonight. When did that happen?
distantmantra
Member
Today. It's only certain badges that got bumped to 100. Not all of them.
newdayrocks
Member
I think I may be harvesting and brewing a fresh hop cascade next week. Getting there.
Just checked mine, and yep! Looks like I'll be doing some harvesting this weekend!
Temeculan3000
Member
Just a few beers from last weekend.
Temeculan3000
Member
I've been lucky to have gone to several Dark Lord Days and this year had a group of about 6 guys so we we're able to get all of these direct and not have to go to the secondary market.
The Vanilla Milita was actually my least favorite of the three, I heard 2016 was better as it was aged in congac instead of muscat barrels.
The Handjee was sublime, and the Chemtrailmix tasted like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Can only drink so much of these super sweet stouts though.
I haven't got to try FO, but have heard good things about it.
distantmantra
Member
Too much good local beer, so unless I'm traveling and can get get it on my own I don't really care about out of region stuff.
Had a lot of tasty stuff last weekend down in Seattle, hoping for a repeat this weekend in Portland!
Had a nice Nitro ESB, a good Gose, a decent DIPA all from local Seattle/Washington breweries I hadn't sampled from previously (Rooftop, Reuben's and Walking Man respectively)
Of course I also had some Hop Valley and Rainier while watching baseball, and plenty of what was apparently Two Beers Evo IPA ($5 pints) in the beer garden just outside Key Arena enjoying the sun while watching Dota2 lol
Now to get ready for some Oregon beers before I'm back to drinking just water and coffee for a few months
Had a nice Nitro ESB, a good Gose, a decent DIPA all from local Seattle/Washington breweries I hadn't sampled from previously (Rooftop, Reuben's and Walking Man respectively)
Of course I also had some Hop Valley and Rainier while watching baseball, and plenty of what was apparently Two Beers Evo IPA ($5 pints) in the beer garden just outside Key Arena enjoying the sun while watching Dota2 lol
Now to get ready for some Oregon beers before I'm back to drinking just water and coffee for a few months
Oh yeah just some random beer fodder eh. Last week we beer bonged some Cantillion Fou, then I did keg stand with a keg of ManBearPig.Just a few beers from last weekend.
Cantillon
Easystride
Member
Had a lot of tasty stuff last weekend down in Seattle, hoping for a repeat this weekend in Portland!
Had a nice Nitro ESB, a good Gose, a decent DIPA all from local Seattle/Washington breweries I hadn't sampled from previously (Rooftop, Reuben's and Walking Man respectively)
Of course I also had some Hop Valley and Rainier while watching baseball, and plenty of what was apparently Two Beers Evo IPA ($5 pints) in the beer garden just outside Key Arena enjoying the sun while watching Dota2 lol
Now to get ready for some Oregon beers before I'm back to drinking just water and coffee for a few months
I was just in Oregon (from the Midwest). I was only there for 2 full days, so I didn't get to check out as many breweries as I would have liked, but my favorite was Breakside Brewery. I highly recommend checking it out if you get the chance.
distantmantra
Member
Breakside's new Brew Lab is really awesome. I'd also recommend hitting up Upright, The Commons, Wayfinder, Great Notion, ExNovo and Hair of the Dog.