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3/1/2012 12:51:31 PM

If anyone is looking for a reasonably priced, very solid IPA, try out Uinta Hopnotch. Really solid ipa with a good hop and a mild malt backbone with a very crisp finish. You can really slug them back with ease.

7.3%abv, $8 a sixer.

3/1/2012 9:38:41 PM

i dont drink

3/1/2012 9:39:13 PM

Then I guess this aint the thread for you.
Subtract 2 Cred points for you.

3/2/2012 5:04:10 AM

I gave up drinking for lent.

But still acquiring some good stuff, just got some Great Lakes Barrel-Aged Blackout Stout from a trade. I had some at GABF and loved it.

3/2/2012 11:39:09 AM

Great Lakes just did a tasting at Bottle Revolution yesterday afternoon, good stuff. I really like the Eliot Ness Amber Ale.

has anyone ever tried some of Evil Twin's beers? I was eye-ing some of the selection at Bottle Revolution but didnt pull the trigger on buying any

I also had an Old World Russian Imperial Stout last weekend, such a good brew. I tried a Rogue Dad's Little Helper black IPA last weekend too, it was alright, nothing too exciting

[Edited on March 2, 2012 at 11:48 AM. Reason : adfs]

3/2/2012 11:44:35 AM

Oh I also picked up some Belgiums:

Fantome Saison
Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 2008
Cuvée Delphine 2009

3/2/2012 11:46:01 AM

^ I need to blow some cash on Cantillon more often



good stuff here

going out to seattle, portland, and denver at the end of the month - plan to bring a few back, but mostly excited to pub hop around portland

3/3/2012 8:54:06 PM

Highlands little hump is back. Great spring beer

3/3/2012 9:28:48 PM

Picked up some Cantillon Saint Lamvinus too

3/4/2012 7:49:55 PM

alright, i may have a new go-to IPA. (unforunately its $15/6 pack), but its damn good.


[Edited on March 5, 2012 at 4:06 PM. Reason : .]

3/5/2012 4:06:23 PM

3/5/2012 11:40:20 PM

Shouldn't KBS be hitting soon?

3/6/2012 8:13:55 AM

monday the 12th or tuesday the 13th is supposed to be the national release.

my guess is monday, gone in an hour.

3/6/2012 8:14:38 AM

kevmcd that seems expensive for that beer....

3/6/2012 8:19:02 AM

Foothills to release BBL Aged Peoples Porter to wide distribution. Hopefully we'll be able to find it all over the state at a decent price point $8-10 per bottle. Supposed to be out in the next few weeks

3/6/2012 8:26:58 AM

Last night I had an Affligem Blonde Ale and a Dragon's Milk. Good stuff.

3/6/2012 9:49:16 AM

^^^definitely. i was shocked to see it in total wine for $14.99 a six pack. but i bought it anyways. found a pasta place in greensboro that has it on tap, so i'll get my fix from there for 4.50 a pint and call it a day from now on.

3/6/2012 10:02:57 AM

they must have their beers mixed up. I could see Sculpin IPA for 14.99 but Big Eye should not be.

3/6/2012 11:40:51 AM

Just stopped by the Beer Exchange...got a medium growler of the Green Flash Hop Head Red. Will be sharing this with the lady for dinner:



And got a mini-growler of the Holy City Notorious P.I.G. Bacon Porter for myself. Will probably drink tomorrow night. No pictures since it's a very limited keg release, but here's a description I found from Brewvival, our local beerfest:

Quote :

"The beer that generated whispered buzz among local beer geeks before Holy City Brewing even got started makes its official debut at Brewvival! It's a porter made with bacon, and some kind of black magic. The pure essence of bacon is present in the nose and taste, but there is nary an oil in sight. No slick, no fatty mouthfeel, just a porter with a bacon soul."

I'm pumped.

3/7/2012 4:12:03 PM

can't wait for March 16th here in Charlotte. our local beer store hosts an annual festival called Black and Blue. it's all NC/SC dark beers and bluegrass. Here are some of this year's highlights

Highland - Barrel Aged Cold Mountain Cask
Olde Hickory - The Event Horizon
Mother Earth - DIPA Brewed With Honey
Westbrook - Mexican Cake Imperial Stout
Coast - 2010 Blackbeerd
Big Boss - Buffalo Trace Aces & Ates
Nantahala - Belgian Dirty Girl Golden Ale
Loe's Brewing Co. - Chocolate Moose Stout
Ass Clown - Double IPA
Bird Song - Defroster Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Natty Greene's - Cannonball Double IPA
Olde Mecklenburg - A Special One And Done Beer!
Coast - 2010 Blackbeerd
Foothills - Jade and ?
NoDa - Brawler and ?
Green Man
Catawba
Duck Rabbit
Lonerider
Free Range Brewing

also 15 gallons of Hopslam as well just for kicks

3/8/2012 8:49:58 AM

^ How much was that ticket?

3/8/2012 9:07:45 AM

$30

3/8/2012 9:11:22 AM

that sounds awesome.

a quick look around online and it seems the Big Eye really is in that price range. Some sites have it for $11.49 but then you have to add shipping to it.

3/8/2012 12:21:47 PM

I picked up some of my favorite Asheville beers yesterday

a 6 pack of ABC's Shiva IPA (now in cans!)
a growler of a good ESB, Roland's (also from ABC)
and 7 other bottles

3/8/2012 12:27:09 PM

do i want this?



i already have so many glasses its ridiculous.

3/8/2012 1:07:27 PM

Man...I'm at home "working"/watching ACC tourney. I really really want to drink my Imperial Bacon Porter!

Gotta stay productive with work and sober enough to work out later...temptations!!

3/8/2012 1:17:45 PM

screw that dude, it's a thursday and you are "working from home". pour a pint.

3/8/2012 1:24:21 PM

^^^if you want to trade some CBS for something let me know:

http://www.syprus.com/beer

3/8/2012 1:57:15 PM

I think I'm going to leave work early for Sam's CBS release tasting on the 17th. Last year, they never even put it on the shelf.

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 4:51 PM. Reason : :]

3/8/2012 4:51:33 PM

Went to Bottle Revolution and had Aviator's Ryenocerous. Buffalo Trace bourbon BBL aged rye IPA. It was incredibly delicious. Had so much more bourbon flavor than I expected. A+

3/8/2012 8:31:06 PM

decent haul today

2x New Holland Blue Sunday Sour (gf loves this stuff)
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2012
Greenman The Dweller Imperial Stout 2012


$20 for the Greenman, but I honestly was never expecting to see it come down the mountain and my store was lucky enough to get a case.

also...my store posted on facebook today a picture of Hopslam and the message "back by popular demand" with a note of only 2 bottles per person. Within the 20-30 minutes i was there probably 12 randoms came through the door trying to hoard up 6 packs and cases were getting mad that they were only limited to 2 bottles. Not to mention the fact they were completely over looking Hoptimum, Burton Baton, Aprihop and several other new IPA releases he had out front.

3/9/2012 4:13:05 PM

Yea, Aprihop, WWS, 120, Tweasin, Red & White all hit this week.

WWS isn't going to be brewed next until 2013, fyi

[Edited on March 9, 2012 at 5:43 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2012 5:43:06 PM

So I opened my bottle of Seven Devils today for the game. BIG bourbon flavor, more than I was expecting. Some serious stuff, almost too much for me. But it had almost no carbonation, and I also noticed that the cap came off much easier than usual. Did I get a bum bottle?

3/9/2012 8:36:20 PM

Dunno, but the bourbon wasn't big in the 2 I've had.

3/9/2012 9:29:17 PM

yumm... probably only keep a bottle of each and trade the rest.

[Edited on March 10, 2012 at 6:01 PM. Reason : /]

3/10/2012 6:00:06 PM

Dark Horse Brewing of Michigan is rolling out their beers in NC...the Crooked Tree IPA is goooood.

3/10/2012 10:25:26 PM

The Art & Science of Bourbon Barrel Aged Beer from Full Sail Brewing on Vimeo.

3/12/2012 1:54:50 PM

For you Charlotte beer drinkers: http://charlottecraftbeerweek.org/

3/13/2012 8:42:55 PM

Drinking my bottle of weyerbacher tiny tonight. Pretty good stuff

3/13/2012 10:38:56 PM

the great KBS race has begun.

3/15/2012 10:49:22 AM

Has anyone tried the new LoneRider seasonal? I think its called The Preacher. I'm interested!

3/15/2012 11:10:53 AM

^^ Looks like carborro beverage sold out in under an hour. I guess I'll keep my eyes on Beer Dispensary's twitter. Not sure if Total Wine gets any?

3/15/2012 12:49:20 PM

fell in love with this beer the past week while I was in Montana...



[Edited on March 15, 2012 at 1:12 PM. Reason : too big]

3/15/2012 1:12:15 PM

I've built my little collection back up

here's what I've got on hand:


French Broad
- Wee Heavy-er Scotch Ale
- 13 Rebels ESB
- Rye Hopper Ale

Asheville Brewing Co.
- Escape Artist Pale Ale
- Ninja Porter
- Shiva IPA
- Shiva IPA [6 pk cans]
- Roland's ESB [growler]

Great Divide
- Yeti Imperial Stout
- Grand Cru

Shmaltz Brewing
- Coney Island Sword Swallower IPA
- Coney Island Human Blockhead Imperial American Bock

New Belgium
- Lips of Faith: Bierre de Mars

Baltika
- some lager
- some other lager

3/15/2012 1:30:36 PM

Quote :

"fell in love with this beer the past week while I was in Montana..."

you should have been drinking anything and everything by Big Sky Brewing. No Moose Drool!?

3/15/2012 1:52:50 PM

i think im the only person who hates moose drool

3/15/2012 1:54:00 PM

Quote :

"you should have been drinking anything and everything by Big Sky Brewing. No Moose Drool!? "

this.

it's a shame no Ivan this year.

3/15/2012 1:56:30 PM

I had other beers, but wasn't too keen on the Moose Drool. Also Big Sky brewery isn't even located in Big Sky (lame). Their Trout Slayer wasn't that bad, but nothing I'd crave again.

Bayern Brewing Co's Schwarzbier wasn't too bad, and their Face Plant Doppleweizen was my 2nd favorite brew had out there. Red Lodge Ale's Glacier Ale was also pretty damn good. Their hefeweizen was a bit bland for my tastes, but not a bad beer.

Spent one night drinking at Lone Peak Brewery and had their Bourbon Barrel Stout (fantastic), Hellroaring ESB (really really great) and Hopfest '09 (so so, but I'm not a huge IPA fan). I also had their winter seasonal Steep N' Deep (above average), but from a bottle not tap.

3/15/2012 2:05:01 PM

were you their to ski? who were you there with?

sounds like a great trip.

3/15/2012 2:10:53 PM