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Biomute posted:Is Jai Alai a good beer? We got some on shelves pretty recently, and it's not moving. It's very rare that we get anything from the US that does not have a few months on it, so I steered clear. I swear the quality has gone down hill since Oskar Blues started brewing it at larger capacities. I was really excited to see it national, but even fresh cans don't taste as good as I remember it being back when CCB brewed it.
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Rakekniven posted:I swear the quality has gone down hill since Oskar Blues started brewing it at larger capacities. I was really excited to see it national, but even fresh cans don't taste as good as I remember it being back when CCB brewed it. 99.99999% chance that it tastes exactly the same and you're just nostalgia remembering the beer. Like everyone's favorite beer when they're new to craft is "different now" once they start trying other poo poo.
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jai alai to me was always pretty nice if you could grab it w/in 3 weeks of canning but beyond that its a bit meh. i haven't tried one since CCB entered our market yet for that reason
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Epic has Quadruple Barrel Baptist out now and I'm wondering how far they're going to take this. This one includes barrel aged almonds.
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MunchE posted:99.99999% chance that it tastes exactly the same and you're just nostalgia remembering the beer. Like everyone's favorite beer when they're new to craft is "different now" once they start trying other poo poo. i think this is true a lot of the time, but if it's a totally different system with a different water source, it wouldn't be surprising if the beer didn't taste the same. even if they nailed the water profile, hop utilization changes as you scale up, tank geometry has an effect on dry-hopping, and, hell, they might not even be using the same malt or yeast. a few years ago, while we were waiting on new fermenters, we had a few batches contract brewed in a different part of the state and they were terrible despite us sending someone up the first two times to make sure they didn't gently caress up (granted, these dudes were clowns compared to OB)
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funkybottoms posted:i think this is true a lot of the time, but if it's a totally different system with a different water source, it wouldn't be surprising if the beer didn't taste the same. even if they nailed the water profile, hop utilization changes as you scale up, tank geometry has an effect on dry-hopping, and, hell, they might not even be using the same malt or yeast. a few years ago, while we were waiting on new fermenters, we had a few batches contract brewed in a different part of the state and they were terrible despite us sending someone up the first two times to make sure they didn't gently caress up (granted, these dudes were clowns compared to OB) Yeah, but we're not talking a 10bbl brewhouse moving to scale here - Cigar City was already brewing at large scale and they're moving production to an experienced quality facility. Russian River last year quietly brewed some batches at Firestone's facility because their main facility was offline for some reason and nobody even noticed. It's possible to gently caress up beer moving to scale (Green Flash Alpine great example) but I doubt it's likely here
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They seemed to have worked out the kinks in Jai Also and it's tasting like it used to, so that's nice. It's a good, grandpa's ipa of decent ABV I can buy in a singular 16oz in a paper bag.
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MunchE posted:99.99999% chance that it tastes exactly the same and you're just nostalgia remembering the beer. Like everyone's favorite beer when they're new to craft is "different now" once they start trying other poo poo. I've definitely encountered that phenomenon before, but in this case I had some at CCB just prior to the changeover and the hop profile is distinctly different. On a related topic, Barrel Aged Stouts and Selling Out is a really good read for anyone that's interested in the behind the scenes of Goose Island and AB InBev's actions over the past few years.
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dphi posted:Epic has Quadruple Barrel Baptist out now and I'm wondering how far they're going to take this. This one includes barrel aged almonds. It was pretty good, had it at their taproom (brewery?) in Denver. The almonds were a nice little addition.
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Dec 13, 2018 01:28
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10 barrel brewing silently waiting to file a trademark lawsuit against one of these upstarts who take it too far...
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Lyon posted:It was pretty good, had it at their taproom (brewery?) in Denver. The almonds were a nice little addition. I'll be picking up a bottle or two, never disappointed with their stouts. Control Volume posted:10 barrel brewing silently waiting to file a trademark lawsuit against one of these upstarts who take it too far... lol
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Dec 13, 2018 02:24
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Heads up for anyone with a Von's grocery store nearby: my local location has regular BCBS for $11.99 if you're a 'club' member, so you might want to check it out if BCBS interests you
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Got my box from a very stable genius, not sure how you got away with the big "THIS BOX CONTAINS ALCOHOL" stickers
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dphi posted:Got my box from a very stable genius, not sure how you got away with the big "THIS BOX CONTAINS ALCOHOL" stickers I'm pretty sure I got that box from SUPER HASSLER when he sent my Ale Apothecary bottles at the beginning of the year. I seriously considered trying to remove them but they're on pretty tight and I was worried about damaging the integrity of the box. My other 12 bottle shippers are all beat to hell. Glad it arrived safely!
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dphi posted:Got my box from a very stable genius, not sure how you got away with the big "THIS BOX CONTAINS ALCOHOL" stickers I've gotten boxes like that too and my stash of brewery sticker swag took care of that 
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My local shop got their weekly delivery today, and they got 4 beers in from Siren, so I bought them all. Carribean Chocolate Cake Carribean Ginger Chocolate Cake Death by Carribean Chocolate Cake Barrel Aged Carribean Chocolate Cake
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Sirens pastry game is pretty good so I wouldn't feel bad about blind buying them if you're into that stuff.
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mehall posted:My local shop got their weekly delivery today, and they got 4 beers in from Siren, so I bought them all. Extremely good shout, I just had the death by and it's great. Siren don't go too sweet on the big stouts.
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MunchE posted:Yeah, but we're not talking a 10bbl brewhouse moving to scale here - Cigar City was already brewing at large scale and they're moving production to an experienced quality facility. Russian River last year quietly brewed some batches at Firestone's facility because their main facility was offline for some reason and nobody even noticed. It's possible to gently caress up beer moving to scale (Green Flash Alpine great example) but I doubt it's likely here oh, i'm sure that they nailed it eventually, but it's not crazy to suggest that a beer brewed in a different facility didn't taste the same the first few times. poo poo, the same hop varities from the same farm don't necessarily taste the same from year to year, it could have been something as simple (and uncontrollable) as that Mr. Clark2 posted:Heads up for anyone with a Von's grocery store nearby: my local location has regular BCBS for $11.99 if you're a 'club' member, so you might want to check it out if BCBS interests you takk some heim tonight!
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The death of mary queen of scotts by caribbean chocolate cake
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The beer exchange consumption starts tomorrow right? Counting down from 12 to 1?
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Tomorrow night, I would have thought 1-12 though
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dphi posted:Tomorrow night, I would have thought 1-12 though same here (especially since i opened #1 before realizing i was a day early) ((the wrapping, not the actual bottle)) funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Dec 14, 2018 |
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funkybottoms posted:same here (especially since i opened #1 before realizing i was a day early) Doh, mine were packed to go 12 down to 1.
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I didn't even number them  Clocks if you're reading this, the glass bottle is the 12th beer. The rest are dealers choice.
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:I didn't even number them Dealers choice is my favorite.
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:I didn't even number them I'm picturing you spending half the day in the store picking out one bottle, five minutes before closing you panic and grab a 12-pack of whatever is closest and chug one on the spot. Math checks out.
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dphi posted:Tomorrow night, I would have thought 1-12 though That’s how I ordered them. I put a lot of thought into the order. Way more thought than was necessary.
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Klaus Kinski posted:I'm picturing you spending half the day in the store picking out one bottle, five minutes before closing you panic and grab a 12-pack of whatever is closest and chug one on the spot. Math checks out. Jokes on you. They were 6 packs 
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Apache posted:Doh, mine were packed to go 12 down to 1. Nooooo, start with #1! Edit: oh wait poo poo you mean the ones you sent. Uh, nm then The beers I received were helpful labeled with the date I should be consuming them on. If there's a next year for this BIF we should probably be more explicit with this detail, along with a dollar amount limit since it sounds like some boxes were wildly more expensive than others... Sirotan fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Dec 14, 2018 |
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Sirotan posted:Nooooo, start with #1! I figured people would come up with some sort of a numbering system on their own. And I didn’t want to attach a dollar limit because like every BIF, just spend what you’re comfortable with. This started because I was looking for someone to just do a blind swap of 12 wrapped beers and other people wanted in. I didn’t put a ton of thought into it.
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Cloks used wrapping paper and wrote a personal note on each one. I feel even worse just sending shorty cat newspaper hahaha
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Captain Duvel posted:Cloks used wrapping paper and wrote a personal note on each one. I feel even worse just sending shorty cat newspaper hahaha In case anyone feels bad, the note on the first one starts with "this is not a good beer".
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Winter really is the best, I've had a bunch of different cask cherry stouts this month and they've all been great. I am going to find a log fire and hide beside it with a load of Stay Puft porter all weekend.
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Captain Duvel posted:Cloks used wrapping paper and wrote a personal note on each one. I feel even worse just sending shorty cat newspaper hahaha Hey man I did the same thing. Just my newspaper is in Spanish. I was gonna throw some  authentic Mexican candy in there but that poo poo might have disintegrated by the time they left California. first beer of BIF. Looking like a winner here. A+ name.Sirotan posted:sounds like some boxes were wildly more expensive than others... I'd like to clarify that mine was only expensive because I'm an idiot who paid almost $100 bucks to ship .  Not that I sent cheap beer! I mean...I guess I coulda sent some more expensive bottles... but they arn't bad beers! I swear! 
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Last night I saw a bottle list that had 2013 Rayon Vert and I was in heaven. I super miss that beer and honestly will probably stop by after work tonight for another before my plans.
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ChiTownEddie posted:Last night I saw a bottle list that had 2013 Rayon Vert and I was in heaven. I super miss that beer and honestly will probably stop by after work tonight for another before my plans. Orval tho  Saison Brett is another that I miss a ton since it seems that Boulevard has hardly shown up in shelves lately.
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ChiTownEddie posted:Last night I saw a bottle list that had 2013 Rayon Vert and I was in heaven. I super miss that beer and honestly will probably stop by after work tonight for another before my plans. I’ve got exactly one left. I should probably move it to the fridge so it doesn’t explode in my cellar.
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air- posted:Orval tho At this point I only buy Saison Brett on clearance because no one buys it anymore. Also, I haven't had like the last 4 years of Love Child...
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