I really think Sweetwater 420 is overrated. It's ok. I once was trying to buy a Carolina Pale Ale (IIRC), and the girl was like "OMFG, EVERYONE LOVES THE SWEETWATER 420." She even had me sample both and have me compare, and I preferred the Carolina Pale Ale. Unfortunately, the tap went dry and I ended up with Sweetwater 420 anyway.

4/5/2010 11:21:58 PM

i would definitely choose a few other beers on tap before i'd choose a 420. i don't LOVE it. but i have become a fan of the blueberry/blackberry beers lately....so i wanna try the SW Blue.

4/5/2010 11:23:57 PM

does woodchuck count???

4/5/2010 11:25:21 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

4/5/2010 11:26:04 PM

bought the magic hat spring mix pack

'tis ok

4/5/2010 11:53:15 PM

What are the beers in the Spring Mix?

4/6/2010 8:36:03 AM

I have had the Magic Hat Hefeweizen. I need to try the #9. I think those are the only 2 I'll actually like though.

4/6/2010 8:36:55 AM

* #9 – Not Quite Pale Ale, a tasty apricot Pale Ale
* Lucky Kat, Magic Hat’s IPA
* Vinyl, the self-described Scrumptious Spring Lager, and I agree
* Odd Notion (spring ‘10 version), “cross-pollinates the classic American Wheat beer with an American Pale Ale.”

4/6/2010 2:49:46 PM

I was never a big fan of Lucky Kat, though it's certainly better than Circus Boy (which tastes like lemon soap). Vinyl is pretty tasty though. Overall, you should have gone with a Troegs or Great Lakes mixed 12 pack.

4/6/2010 2:52:30 PM

Sounds like too much pale ale for me...

4/6/2010 2:53:07 PM

I'm really not a magic hat fan, I've had most of their beers but not the last two you mentioned

#9 is a garbage fad beer

4/6/2010 2:53:20 PM

honestly, i got it b/c the gf was coming into town and likes the #9

i was bored with all the others

i hadnt really given treogs much of a chance, it's (somewhat) local, and the people here dont talk about it like they do other local brews

after looking through their profile on beer advocate, it's next on my list, although i dont buy beer much any more

4/6/2010 2:54:46 PM

Quote :

"honestly, i got it b/c the gf was coming into town and likes the #9"

fair enough, chicks do love #9

Quote :

"i hadnt really given treogs much of a chance, it's (somewhat) local, and the people here dont talk about it like they do other local brews"

All the Troegs stuff I've had has been really solid (and generally pretty reasonable pricewise), the Hopback Amber and Sunshine Pils are the best out of their regular lineup.

4/6/2010 2:59:13 PM

420 is my favorite beer currently

if nothing else looks good to me at HT then i'll just pick up a 6 pack and be happy

i think they should sponsor me or something since every party or bar i go to i am drinking it (i guess that isn't too often anymore)

4/6/2010 3:01:13 PM

Anyone try the Rogue's Chatoe line yet? I had the Single Malt Ale this weekend and it was great. Absolutely delicious, smooth, tasty.

http://www.rogue.com/beers/single-malt-ale.php

4/6/2010 3:03:40 PM

^I wanted to try the fresh hop one, but it seemed like we got it way after the hop harvest so I was iffy about buying it. The black lager didn't have a ton of appeal to me, but the single malt thing is interesting.

4/6/2010 3:05:41 PM

^referencing a post you made earlier...is the rest of the Great Lakes line solid? I've posted my disappointment for Commodore Perry IPA and the Dortmunder was just average as well.

4/6/2010 3:19:53 PM

Considering some of you think Blue Moons in general are mad faggotish

What do you think of beermosas with equal parts Blue Moon and OJ?

Because they are faaaaantastic

4/6/2010 3:22:12 PM

I've never tried anything magic hat. Is the variety pack worth getting for a sample of their products?

4/6/2010 3:22:16 PM

Quote :

"referencing a post you made earlier...is the rest of the Great Lakes line solid?"

I've only had the Burning River Pale and Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, and I thought both of them were really good. Hopefully they show up in the Triangle sooner rather than later.

4/6/2010 3:22:39 PM

my friends from ohio rave about gl

and bring back cases every time they go home

i can't say too much, i do it too with beers i cannot get in delaware

4/6/2010 3:25:03 PM

i would too.

4/6/2010 3:26:27 PM

going to a homebrew event tonight and I am pretty excited

4/6/2010 6:31:12 PM

Having one of these currently:


It was one of my favorite fest beers last fall, and I was glad to see it come back as a year round offering.

[Edited on April 6, 2010 at 8:26 PM. Reason : smaller pic]

4/6/2010 8:24:43 PM

Moving on to one of these:

It's an interesting and delicious dry-hopped coffee oatmeal stout.

4/6/2010 9:33:27 PM

Having a Troegs Hopback Amber at the moment, and man it's fucking good. Hopefully they'll start distributing in NC soon

4/7/2010 11:19:52 PM

I'm having a really hard time finding good coffee/espresso/chocolate stouts that are distributed in bottles out in california. all of the ones you people are posting in this thread have been making me crave them, but they aren't sold here.

4/8/2010 12:20:17 AM

It'll do.

4/8/2010 12:49:26 AM

good god this stuff is amazing, I'm liking it better than KBS so far. I've got to get a bottle of the Bourbon County Coffee Stout somehow.

4/8/2010 12:59:44 AM

^^^ you can buy alesmith's speedway stout at bevmo!

http://www.alesmith.com/speedwaystout.html

i'm not much of a stout drinker though...

4/8/2010 12:47:38 PM

4/8/2010 12:58:32 PM

ok im going to pick up some troegs tonight

will report later

4/8/2010 1:10:09 PM

i do not lie

i picked up the last one of these in the store

http://www.troegs.com/our_brews/troegs_anthology.aspx

trying the hopback first and it's nommy

4/8/2010 5:55:49 PM

Couple of things...

got my package from Sierra Nevada...I ordered a few pint glasses, shirt, and their 30th annv. snifter. I'm a little disappointed in the snifter's quality as it's pretty thin and feeble. We'll see how long it stands up.


Tried a couple new beers last night.
1. Avery Maharajah, the DIPA entry in their emperor line of beers. Great aroma and a surprisingly smooth finish. I must be a hop head because a few around me were commenting about how it was a tough one to finish and I had mine and was on to the next before they finished #1.

2. Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale. Ballast Point is a new one to me. It's a San Diego brewery and this was the first time i'd ever heard of it. I picked the amber ale after it was recommended by the beer goddess i trust the most. It was pretty damn good, and a great change of pace after two big DIPAS. I have yet to see them in stores, but keep your eyes peeled.

That being said, i'm making another pilgrimage to the beer store tomorrow. Will post my bounty when i return home.

Tonight....a sam adams summer ale for now, perhaps a few bigfoots or the 30th annv. stout.

4/8/2010 6:48:48 PM

maharajah is lurb

4/8/2010 6:57:44 PM

ballast point is excellent -- their double ipa (dorado) is probably my favorite beer

i don't love their standard lineup (yellowtail/calico/big eye/etc) as much, but they make some fantastic seasonal releases -- i think they just released a batch of sculpin ipa which is amazing (sadly they haven't made dorado in what feels like forever)

and if you're not exclusively a hophead, the sea monster stout and victory at sea porter are excellent too

great to see they've kicked up their distribution outside of socal

4/8/2010 7:08:30 PM

i didn't make it to Total Wine (mainly cuz I didn't wanna spend $60 on beer) so i brought home from the Teeter a 6pk of Hell's Belle, a 6pk of Sam Adam's Blackberry Witbier (my new fruity fave), and a 4pk of Sam Adam's Imperial White.

4/8/2010 7:47:42 PM

malheur 12 on tap at my local beer bar -- gonna grab a glass or two before kickball tonight

i've only had it in bottles before, can't wait to try it on draft...

4/9/2010 6:51:58 PM

Man Gubna is amazing!

4/9/2010 9:24:21 PM

Had a beer tower's worth of this tonight:

4/9/2010 9:58:46 PM

Made a 6-pack of these at Total Wine today:











I can't remember the sixth beer

4/10/2010 10:49:11 PM

Now I remember the sixth beer

4/10/2010 11:22:23 PM

I rarely ever get the make your own six packs and i remember why now. I made a six pack of stuff from mendecino brewing and all of my Red Tail Ales had a bland slightly skunk flavor to them. Definitely not the way it's supposed to taste. Will not do that anymore.


thank god the Ballast Point Calico is fresh

4/11/2010 3:37:59 PM

^the problem is not the mixed six pack, it's that you chose Mendocino beers which are all pretty bad with the exception of their Imperial IPA.

4/11/2010 3:46:34 PM

i've never gotten a skunky beer and i've made at least 5 or 6 of those 6packs

4/11/2010 3:47:22 PM

^^ you may be right, but this was definitely not a fresh bottle.

4/11/2010 3:56:29 PM

Oyster Stout




4 pack of Burton Baton

4/11/2010 4:02:54 PM

^that oyster stout is interesting, in a good way.

I bought a bottle of this today (it was on sale for $2.99 and I'm a sucker for smoked beers):

4/11/2010 4:06:22 PM

how much was the 4-pack of Burton Baton?

4/11/2010 4:07:38 PM

$12

4/11/2010 7:40:00 PM