I'm not a huge fan of the pumpkin ales. I like them, but can only have a few each year, then its just too much. Its the same with Pumkin Pie for me, so maybe its the pumkin. I normally try and get a mix pack that has a couple in it, that normally satisfies my cravings for the year.

Any news on the Stone Beers hitting the NC markets? I'm in Greenville, SC, but normally make some stock trips to Asheville for the High octane stuff.

[Edited on October 11, 2006 at 11:58 AM. Reason : .]

10/11/2006 11:56:28 AM

No Stone here yet

[Edited on October 11, 2006 at 12:06 PM. Reason : maybe 2007]

10/11/2006 12:03:19 PM

report: rasputin > sammy smith imperial stout (i appreciate any gratitude for taking one for the team on this one...oh man i should NOT be this drunk after 3.5 beers)

10/11/2006 11:56:23 PM

^that's what happens when freshmen drink

10/12/2006 12:29:59 AM

oh shit callahan

10/12/2006 12:30:18 AM

asshole, it's my bday..,,,respect = due, pay it, bitch

10/12/2006 12:31:13 AM

you're so hostile when you drink

10/12/2006 12:31:27 AM

OMFG DOUBLE POST
BAN!

10/12/2006 12:32:00 AM

oh wait, damn

10/12/2006 12:33:19 AM

heh, gg bitch

10/12/2006 12:33:44 AM

...getting back on topic...

Has anyone ever taken the brewery tour at Carolina Brewing Co. in Holly Springs? I'm considering it...

10/12/2006 9:32:30 AM

I would recommend it

[Edited on October 12, 2006 at 10:44 AM. Reason : o]

10/12/2006 10:44:41 AM

The brewery tour is good for free, fresh beer before and after the tour. Arrive early, stay late, have a few pints and socialize. There are a number of regulars who go week to week for the free beer.

10/12/2006 1:00:13 PM

CAROLINA BREWING CO SUCKED....

till they bought cottonwood they didn't have 1 single decent beer.

i would seriously love to go to highland brewing co. in ashville though

the only place i've been too is matt brewing co (saranac)

10/12/2006 1:13:11 PM

you're talking about carolina beer & beverage

carolina brewing company is a brewery in holly springs

[Edited on October 12, 2006 at 1:53 PM. Reason : ;]

10/12/2006 1:52:44 PM

http://sidetrackbrewpub.com/

10/12/2006 5:38:17 PM

drinkin' this 120 Minute IPA

it's a little over the top

10/14/2006 7:34:11 PM

120 minute ipa's are pretty insane.


drinking a Saranac Pale Ale right now

10/14/2006 7:47:30 PM

i'm drinking a hoptown IPA

it's hoppy (obviously), which i like, but it's been overkill so the last 4oz or so of this 22 isn't really that great

also had sierra nevada's IPA on tap at the bar during the state game this morning -- quite tasty!

10/14/2006 8:26:35 PM

Drinking a Rogue Imperial Pilsner now. It's not bad...I guess I'm not a huge fan of pilsners though. Nice bottle though. I'd rather have their Imperial Stout, DIPA, Barleywine, or Shakespeare Stout.

Had Stone Ruination last night. Very tasty. Nice and hoppy...a hophead's wet dream.

I have a bottle of Dogfish World Wide stout that is just begging to be opened. Maybe later.

10/14/2006 8:35:47 PM

mmmm, stone's ruination is one of my favorite beers

10/14/2006 8:36:48 PM

since everyone is posting what they are drinking...

been drinking my homebrew whiskey barrel vanilla stout thats on tap right now. a
little later i will be drinking fantome hiver or jolly pumpkin Oro de Calabaza , or both.

ktcosent2112 i have a world wide stout from 2003. it just won a brone medal at the gabf for aged beer. i should probably drink it soon.

and cheezcurd, bell's may be coming soon.
http://beerinator.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1979

[Edited on October 14, 2006 at 9:26 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on October 14, 2006 at 9:29 PM. Reason : dfh]

10/14/2006 9:23:16 PM

moylans dipa

10/14/2006 9:45:47 PM

abbaye des rocs grand cru.

10/15/2006 12:03:36 AM

Couldn't resist cracking open my DFH World Wide Stout tonight.

Suprisingly drinkable for a 18% a/v brew. I though it would have an alcohol taste that is too overpowering, which it is not. Very thick, leaving my mouth with a nice coat after each and every sip. Very tasty; I wish I had bought more than one bottle while I was in VA.

10/19/2006 3:09:38 AM

brooklyn eipa

10/19/2006 4:23:59 AM

Unibroue Quelque Chose - Very interesting and enjoyable beer. Kinda like a belgian strong ale, but add lots of cherry flavor to it. No carbonation at all. The most unique Unibroue beer on their lineup. Very tasty.

Unibroue La Seigneuriale - Bleh. Fruity flavors, with banana and clove tastes, and a certain unique spiceyness to it. Typical Unibroue mouthfeel with a lot of carbonation. I didn't like this one at all. Give me Fin Du Monde, thanks.

I just placed an order online for some beer not available locally:

Westvleteren 12 - 2 bottles
Westvelteren 8 - 1 bottle
Westvelteren Blonde - 1 bottle

10/20/2006 10:38:09 PM

had a chance to have firestone's 10th anniversary ale last night

very tasty

10/21/2006 11:49:03 PM

I was in Portsmouth, NH last week. We hit up 8 bars/breweries. I had a few good local microbrews but by the end of the night I was back on Newcastles.

Red Hook is brewed up there. Not that good in my opinion

10/22/2006 8:44:15 PM

stoudt's double ipa is one of my new favorites, hopefully they'll make it to the raleigh market sometime soon.

10/22/2006 9:14:47 PM

new glarus - unplugged enigma

10/22/2006 9:50:13 PM

highland's Oatmeal

A part of this complete breakfast

(just kidding... it would be funny tho)

10/24/2006 8:03:14 AM

Delirium Tremens...leaves something to be desired...Duvel does the same style and does it better.

10/24/2006 9:43:38 AM

i hate Belgium if for no other reason then their poopie beers.

10/24/2006 9:59:55 AM

Not a fan of Redhook either.

10/24/2006 10:17:25 AM

winterhook was a fave last year.. but.... that was a year ago.

10/24/2006 10:46:45 AM

Quote :

"bell's may be coming soon"

apparently this is in the bag, and we should be seeing it in weeks instead of months

for those of you unfamiliar, this is a brewery out of kalamazoo, MI that produces some of the best beer in the nation (my personal favorite, probably)

http://www.bellsbeer.com

10/25/2006 2:11:25 PM

I'm still waiting for Stone beers to get here...I will throw a welcome party for Stone beers when they arrive...they are that good (I've had them when on the west coast).

10/25/2006 2:26:02 PM

http://www.beerinator.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2003

It's official, Bells is coming here!

I can't wait for Stone to start coming here as well, I don't to keep making trips up to VA for their beers. Just finished my last 22oz of Stone Ruination tonight...mmmmm.

10/26/2006 1:04:52 AM

Hey, that reminds me...I'm going to VA this weekend. Hmm...I need to find a place to get some Stone beer while I'm up there...

10/26/2006 9:22:12 AM

HOORAY BEER!

10/26/2006 10:57:59 AM

^^ http://www.stonebrew.com/about_us/distributors/index.html#VA

10/26/2006 12:01:11 PM

i found some good stuff in NOVA last weekend:


1-dfh 120 ipa
2-dfh raison d'extras
2-dfh world wide stout
2-avery mephistopeles
2-monks cafe flemish sour
1-weyerbacher quad
2-weyerbacher imperial pumpkin
4-2006 north coast old stock
6-green flash ipa
1-smuttynose big a ipa
1-southampton saison
1-arrogant bastard
1-russian river damnation

today i ordered online

3-alesmith speedway stouts
2-alesmith old numbskull
3-alesmith ipa

and now i am drinking fantome hiver. yum.

10/27/2006 8:53:11 PM

got a taste of stone's 10th anniversary ale last night -- so good! they're already all sold out, but a friend saved me one that i will be drinking soon (also had a ruination last night, always good)

^ alesmith is pretty good, i like their ipa -- not a fan of green flash beers though

10/28/2006 7:46:54 PM

Drinking this Allagash Curieux (bourbon barrel aged tripel) from last year before I head out. It's good, but I was hoping for a little more bourbon in the flavor.

10/28/2006 10:10:04 PM

^ i thought allagash curieux was awsome. after a year. way better than weybacher propahcy(barrel aged merry monks). allagash interlude is where its at. fucking amazing.

current drink of choice is rogue old crustacean. from last year. agood solid aggressive barleywine. mmmm caramel, grapefruit and pine resin.

10/28/2006 10:17:50 PM

^^^^Where'd you find the DFH 120s and Raison d'extras?

10/29/2006 12:42:36 AM

I could have sworn that Total Wine in Cary had Raison d'extras.

10/29/2006 2:09:19 AM

probably not, that shit's like 20%

10/29/2006 10:54:24 AM

they were both at whole foods and norm's in vienna, va.

total wine in cary has raison d'etre (8%). this years raison d'extra is 18% it was 20 point something before. i wish they were still bottling thiese big beers in corked and caged 750ml bottles.

10/29/2006 12:33:46 PM