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I didn't care for Alpine spring at all - it tasted way too sweet. Maybe the bourbon I had beforehand caused that.
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Phanatic posted:Anyone riding the Craft Beer Express in Philly this saturday? My wife and I will be there. Starting at Kite & Key.
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I guess I need to try a Tweasonale out of the bottle, I had it on draft when it first became available at the brewpub and I didn't think it was that bad. Not my thing per se, but you could do far worse if you had celiac. But i've heard nothing but bad reviews since it's been out for regional distribution.
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*shrugs* I had Bed and Breakfast on tap and i enjoyed it. Maybe it's the bottles?
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Kraven Moorhed posted:To piggyback on funkybottoms's much more illustrious destination, I am also going on vacation. To, well, Ocean City, MA. Don't ask. I'm gong to assume you meant MD. Ocean City isn't a great beer destination, but if you are willing to drive there are a few spots you can hit up. The 9th Street Taproom is the only decent beer bar I can recommend that is actually IN OC. Decent selection of locals, don't expect to be wowed by anything. Apparently the west OC Pizza Tugo's has a good draft lineup, but I've never been. Since you mentioned heading into Rehoboth to visit the DFH brewpub, you should definitely visit the Henlopen City Oyster House and Fins, both are in walking distance from the brewpub and have good-to-great tap lists in general (great food as well). Henlopen City Oyster House is pretty good about updating their menu/taplist on their website regularly so you can check it before you go. If you're willing to drive a bit further north from downtown Rehoboth on Rt. 1 (about 5 minutes), the Pickled Pig Pub is another great little gastropub/beer bar. Also nearby is Atlantic Liquors, which has probably the best bottle selection in southern DE. Cape Wine & Spirits is a bit further up and has a good (and complementary) selection as well. About 15 minutes to the west of OC, in Berlin, MD, is Burley Oak brewing, who just opened in August. They have some pretty good stuff and most of it never leaves the taproom, they are only recently beginning to send kegs out to other bars/restaurants. Bryan, the brewmaster, is usually around and fun to talk to. If you're willing to continue west from Berlin another 25 minutes into Salisbury, then you can hit up Specific Gravity, a pizzeria and bottle shop that has a solid tap lineup, and a pretty decent selection of craft bottles. Also in Salisbury is another liquor store called Cheers that is fairly small but usually has a few gems. Head about 15-20 minutes north of Salisbury to Delmar if you want to visit the Evolution Craft Brewery tasting room. They have all of their year-rounds and a seasonal on tap. If you're lucky, they'll have their coffee stout or their double ipa on draft - both are draft only and awesome. If they have either on, I recommend picking up a growler. cryme fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Mar 9, 2012 |
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The pepper beer they have on at the DFH brewpub now is actually pretty good. But Sam had nothing to do with that, it was the winner of an employee contest.
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Well, New Belgium only recently entered the MD market. But it's everywhere now.
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funkybottoms posted:had my first Rodenbach last night, which was sold to me illegally by a bar, and it was good, but i was hoping for something a bit more sour. guess i need to track down the grand cru instead of the classic, huh? The Grand Cru isn't any more sour than the original Rodenbach, it's just a blend of younger and older versions. If you come across any of the oak-aged reserve Rodenbachs, GET IT. It's awesome. I had one from 2007, and there's a bottle at my local store of the 2009 that I hope is still there when I go in search of Hoptimum today.
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lazerwolf posted:Correct me if I'm wrong but each breweries version of Saison du Buff is different right? I've only had the Stone offering the first time it rolled around and I loved it. That's what I've heard. I've only had Dogfish's version, but I should be able to get my hands on Victory's around here.
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Mar 29, 2012 15:42
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Enjoying a Bell's Oberon at the moment. Nice spin on a pale, I think. Good wheat body and sweetness, nice citrus notes. Great warm-weather brew. How long did you wait in line?
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That IS land-locked speak. Oysters rule. Has anyone had White Birch's Barleywine? I'm drinking some now (bottled Jan 2011), and it's completely uncarbonated. Not Cool.
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Speaking of glassware chat, how do you guys clean yours? I generally do a baking soda+salt+water paste and scrub with a small bottle brush, but it takes a while. anyone got some lifehacks for this poo poo?
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Apr 4, 2012 00:38
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lazerwolf posted:Yeah wondering the same about it. Shark attack is delicious but I'm not getting any stout-ness from it. Definitely some caramel sweetness from the malts. I love a good hoppy red any other suggestions? I've had shark attack, long trail centennial red, GF hop hed red Probably too obvious here, but Nugget Nectar.
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mineral posted:Where did you find it? The Alchemist announced they were shipping extra stock to Philadelphia, but I'm not sure where to look. I'm excited to get my hands on a can, but preferably a case if possible. It's supposed to be at Earth Bread & Brewery on Thursday.
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Should be fine - that's a bottle conditioned beer and its only been in bottles for like 3 months at most.
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Arnold of Soissons posted:Even apart from Rogue being dicks, Deadguy sucks rear end. I love belgians, but they get pricey the further you go down that particular rabbit hole.
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Apr 21, 2012 17:12
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Think I might take a half day friday to drive up and attend this Evil Twin showcase (http://www.thefarmerscabinet.com/evil-twin-showcase-w-jeppe/812/), anything in particular I shouldn't miss/or ones i should stay away from? Can't try them all because I'll have to drive home.
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Midorka posted:Just a warning for those who may see 16 Mile in stores, they're nothing but a mediocre brewery who has the tenacity to charge $10 a 6 pack. I'm about 6 miles from their brewery, and that's pretty much the consensus around here as well. I'd put pretty much every delaware/coastal maryland brewery above them. Didn't realize they were getting distribution out of state.
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Midorka posted:I'm in South Jersey and they recently came here, with not much talk about them. If their beers were priced at $8 a 6 pack it would be fair, but they are definitely going to go bankrupt if they don't do something soon. I can't see how they can sustain a business with mediocre beers far overpriced in an already saturated market. They're pretty popular around here with locals that don't typically do craft. They'll probably always have that niche, but I don't know that it's going to do much for them outside of delaware.
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Phanatic posted:
Of course after I book my hotel & buy tickets this comes up. Buh.
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ShaneB posted:Semi-rare beer chat: Last night there were two Smuttynose beers tapped at the Map Room in Chicago: Brett & I and a Belgian Imperial Stout. The Brett was fabulous, and reminded me of a Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere with the brett dialed up a tiny bit and the carbonation dialed a bit down. The Stout was a mess, for me, with too much clove sweetness. I grabbed a growler of Brett & I on Saturday. It's really, really good, and it was consumed quickly.
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ShaneB posted:WHERE???? Pinocchio's, Media, PA
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Going rate for philly seems to be about 18 bucks. Memphis Taproom discounts 15% (I believe) for to-go bottles, so that's probably the place to score a bottle. Last time I was there they had a bunch of 09 Consecration 750's as well.
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cryme posted:Memphis Taproom discounts 15% (I believe) for to-go bottles, so that's probably the place to score a bottle. Last time I was there they had a bunch of 09 Consecration 750's as well. I drank this tonight and it was incredible.
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dumptruckzzz posted:My old bottle shop just got in 6 packs of Troegs Perpetual, I'm real worried that I won't get it here but I don't think I'm committed enough to drive 4 hours for it. That's one of the best IPAs I've had and I had no idea they started doing sixes of it instead of just bombers. If they get Troegs, you'll get it. It's a year round beer now.
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I got to try four of the Funky Buddha berliners (plus a chocolate porter) on Sunday at Monk's. They were all awesome, but the key lime & passionfruit were the best. The lines were a clusterfuck though, and I think all the kegs kicked within about 45 minutes.
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Greetings from philly beer week. I've had 12? Hill Farmstead offerings so far today. This truly is the best city in the world for beer
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Perfectly Cromulent posted:Haven't been to Philly in a long time and never for beer. What makes it so great? Distribution, variety, number of bars. Even the diviest of dives has a craft tap now. Let's just say that over the past week, I've tried almost 100 beers I've never had before.
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Phanatic posted:Dear Lord, you ran down the entire list?
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Phanatic posted:
Btw these were over the course of an entire day, include grassroots stuff, and most were half pours. I also have a ridiculous tolerance for my size... I'm gonna need a hiatus after this
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http://www.phillytapfinder.com/#bar-monks-cafe- Few days od, but i'd get that Bear Republic Double Apex or the Allagash Old HLT if they still have em.
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enthe0s posted:So Dogfish Head Festina Peche... it's definitely peachy? I didn't really enjoy it all that much but my roommate sure did, which is pretty interesting since I really liked Founder's Cherise and he didn't. It's markedly less tart this year. It really is just all peaches at this point. Any claim to being a berliner weisse is pretty much eradicated at this point.
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It used to be really tart. Every year it gets worse
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rage-saq posted:fixed It's kind of sad but true. Their year rounds haven't really had an appreciable decline in quality, but the ones that initially inspired a bunch of hype have fallen off hard. And they are really obsessed with the ancient ales and this yeast they cultured here in delaware (it's bad and i hate it)
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ShaneB posted:Hilariously bad representation from absolutely phenomenal breweries like Victory, North Coast, Great Lakes, etc. I agreed with you until I got here. Prima, Rasputin, Edmund are all among those breweries' best beers. Unless you meant they should have all been ranked higher?
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Jesus christ it was a typo
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Midorka posted:I'm going to Delaware today to go to the Dogfish Head brewpub and tomorrow the tour. I've never been to Delaware so I'm wondering if there are any beers that I should be on the look-out for that I can't get in NJ. I know there was a site to compare, but I can't find it. Dominion bombers are cheap and decent. Evolution is pretty good. The rest I'm sure you've seen before. Williamsburg Alewerks is not sold here.
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Captain Shortbus posted:So, about the Delirium series, is there a major difference between the two? Is one markedly better? I might just buy both though, because awesome baby Fantasia elepants. Tremens is a belgian strong pale, Nocturnum is a belgian strong dark. Tremens is good, if a bit sweet. I don't care for Nocturnum, it's too hot when fresh.
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Kraven Moorhed posted:
It's really fun to be inside the treehouse. There's a phone powered by hand-crank that can call the tasting room. Gets hot in the summer though. Overlooks my house.
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106 pictures? How long was the tour? That said, I'm gonna steal that tree house one day and live in it. poo poo's awesome.