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7/9/2012 1:32:27 PM

Southern tier choklat imperial stout was amazing. great chocolate malt and real chocolate flavors, but a little sweet by the end, like boozy hershey's syrup.



Spanish Peaks Big Bite Peach Wheat was alright, but there was a strong perfumey floral note that I found off-putting and weird aftertaste with the peach flavoring.




I love, love, love this spicy beer! peppercorn rye



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7/9/2012 1:51:17 PM

nice, had a Choklat for V-day with some chocolate fondue and it was phenominal paired with dessert. might try to pick up another bottle with some creme brulee (have 1 creme in cellar)

yea, I had the Fantome Saison (old label) and it's amazing complex and by far the best saison I've ever had.

good to know about the gratitude, that will def. slide it down my list a bit, didn't realize it was that expensive.

[Edited on July 9, 2012 at 2:34 PM. Reason : .]

7/9/2012 2:32:59 PM

Found the other Boulevard beer, it wasn't a Smokestack series.

it was Terra Incognita, a collaboration they did with SN. i knew i wasn't crazy

7/9/2012 2:41:05 PM

i just ordered the ingredients for a fantôme saison clone recipe i found last friday. interested to see how it pans out.

[Edited on July 9, 2012 at 3:33 PM. Reason : i keep making clones without having the original beer. solid plan, right?]

7/9/2012 3:29:15 PM

Those new Sierra Nevada corked & caged 4 packs are pretty baller.

7/10/2012 7:02:31 PM

trying to get my hands on this tonight

7/11/2012 4:38:04 PM

^ Have you seen anything new/interesting at Brawley's lately?

7/11/2012 4:40:52 PM

my SNs, RR stuff, and GI ladies arrive today

7/11/2012 4:43:55 PM

^^which ladies, all 3 sisters?

^^^good stuff, ordered a bottle of 2011 direct from Cascade last month.

[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 4:48 PM. Reason : .]

7/11/2012 4:46:24 PM

hey prospero, i saw on BA you're in my neck of the woods this week..

too bad you're going to miss the jester king releases i think

assuming your username is the same there

*stalkstalkstalk*

[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 4:47 PM. Reason : just juliet/lolita]

[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 4:48 PM. Reason : probably used the wrong names. w/e]

7/11/2012 4:47:34 PM

Yea, in Houston tonight through Sat. night... let me know if there's something on the shelf I should pick up. Looking for Texas stuff as most of the stuff distributed there we get here in CO.

http://www.seekabrew.com/?s=CO&p=TX&sort=alpha


[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 4:52 PM. Reason : .]

7/11/2012 4:48:59 PM

Quote :

"Have you seen anything new/interesting at Brawley's lately?"

the haul i posted on the last page was all from Brawley's. He only had a case of 10th Annv. Ruination so i'm sure that's gone, but had tons of the SN/RR Brux Wild Ale. That's probably the best haul i've gotten from him in more than a month. Most of that is probably due to the slow summer release season though.

7/11/2012 4:54:06 PM

it's unfortunately only growler fills, but the best of houston (and texas in my mind) is by far karbach's BB hellfighter. i've found it at whole foods before.

if you're into wheats, their weisse versa is a wit/hef combo that's pretty tasty. cans/draft.

for a dipa id say st. arnold's endeavour, but the batch that's on the floors right now is super old.

for best bottle shop selection, check out d&q on richmond, and spec's downtown. they're both pretty close to each other.

for joints to check out, hay merchant and petrol station are my normal haunts. really good tap selections.

buffalo bayou is supposed to be decent stuff, draft only, new brewery, but i haven't had much of their stuff yet.

of course, if you find live oak's hef on tap, you better get some. (it's on at hay merchant right now)

there's really not a whole plethora of interesting TX stuff. there's a reason why it's got a shitty reputation


[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 5:00 PM. Reason : karbach only started selling beer in like, september.. as a young brewery, they're promising]

7/11/2012 4:56:23 PM

any of you guise into mikkeller? they have like 19 single hopped IPAs, all different varieties, and a yeast series too... the store I've seen them they're over $5 a bottle though. somebody tell me it's worth it, haha

7/11/2012 4:58:44 PM

so this is where all the hipsters have gone

7/11/2012 5:00:21 PM

i've enjoyed most of the mikkellers i've had. i don't buy it often because there seems like there are 100 different varieties out there and i don't often buy 12oz singles

7/11/2012 5:04:08 PM

there's a bar in portland with all the IPAs on tap. wish i could go.

7/11/2012 5:09:07 PM

^^^^^looks like I'm going to Hay Merchant tonight when I get in

D&Q and Spec's downtown were on my list.

Many thanks.

Edit: OH HECK YEAH! Hay Merchant has Real Ale Barrel Aged 15 on tap! W00t! (And St. Arnold Endeavor & Live Oak)

[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 5:34 PM. Reason : .]

7/11/2012 5:15:10 PM

Prospero, how much did you pay for the Sang Noir direct from Cascade? It's going for $25 here. Pricey, but i'm a sucker for rare releases.


picked up a Lynch Pin White IPA as well.

7/11/2012 6:52:19 PM

wednesday.

was a trade extra. bottled july 3rd. nice.

7/11/2012 7:27:41 PM

my my my. a good little hump day. what all was in the box?

7/11/2012 7:49:41 PM

Two more..




Yeah, cider probably doesn't count, but I try them to see if there's something my wife will like. Thought this one was pretty good.

I've had better blueberry flavored beer than Sea Dog. That said, it was pretty good, but I had a better one at Boston Logan. Just can't remember what it was.

7/11/2012 9:29:35 PM

I actually think Crispin is excellent cider...

Quote :

"Yeah I said I was done with OHB"

I've had an Event Horizon, Eiraphiotes, and Irish Walker in the back of the fridge for at least 6 months now. I can't bring myself to open them I took them for granted when I lived in Hickory, and now i'm in VA and they're no where remotely close

7/11/2012 10:59:24 PM

Quote :

"Prospero, how much did you pay for the Sang Noir direct from Cascade? It's going for $25 here. Pricey, but i'm a sucker for rare releases. "

iirc, if you ordered from them, and ordered 6 bottles, it ended up being ~$25-27/bottle. I'd pay $25 locally no problem.

the box had 3 cascade sang noirs, 1 goose island juliet, 1 gi lolita, 2 rr consecrations, 2 rr supplications, and was supposed to be a temptation, but couldn't get it, so we've set up a trade in the future for a later batch... for extras it had a pliny the elder bottled july 3rd(!!!!), a rr row 2 hill 56(!!!!), russian river salvation(!!!), goose island christmas ale, three floyds mild one pale, some barleywines i havent heard of.

despite the temptation hiccup, i will be trading with this guy again.


just heard from my hill farmstead mule... he's picking up 43 growlers there and 8 cases of heady at the alchemist... lol.

[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 11:31 PM. Reason : e]

7/11/2012 11:23:10 PM

wow man, that is one hell of a trade. that's around ~$175 value not including the extras. did you get the better end of that deal? how could you not?

7/12/2012 7:42:40 AM

it ended up being pretty close to $ for $.

I got the better end by like, <$10 for cost. considering i picked up things off the shelf and sent them, i'm pretty satisfied with the deal. i'm not sure how he got the GI/3floyds things around san francisco, but hey, i'm ok with it. not sure if those were parts of other trades, or what.

my end of the trade included 4 boulevard love child #2, and a handful of other boulevard smokestack and limited release and jester king things.

shipping JK farmhouse bottles makes me nervous. JK advises not to ship them, as their yeast strain sometimes goes apeshit at higher temperatures and can burst bottles in transit. gamble gamble.


on the JK front though, a new run of boxer's revenge is supposed to come out soon, and i plan on getting a bunch of it. that shit is delicious. bigger run this round.

i don't care about screwing people. i just want both sides of trades to be happy with what they get and think they got a good deal. if it's kept as close to $ for $, that is what i prefer. in my mind, beers aren't really and shouldn't be considered assets, but i can see how that's evolving in the community...

[Edited on July 12, 2012 at 9:09 AM. Reason : e]

7/12/2012 9:06:57 AM

i want to know how that guy is going to haul 43 growlers home. and the shipping, he must have a lot of time on his hands.



yeah, i would want trades to be fair and as close to $4$ as well. it's like we talked about in PM, I tend to put more value on what i'm receiving than what i would ship as those beers are all new and undiscovered to me.

7/12/2012 10:01:55 AM

exactly.

opening a box is like being 8 on christmas morning all over again.

even if you've essentially "paid" for them already.

i'm not sure how the guy does it either. i'm going in with another guy from houston to cut down on shipping costs, and we paypal him upfront before he goes to HF. thew two of us are in for 6 growlers and 2 HT 4 packs.

their growler glass should be pretty sweet too.

[Edited on July 12, 2012 at 10:39 AM. Reason : e]

also met a local guy in the bruery reserve society who's letting me buy an oude tart off his fall selections. i could have gotten a white chocolate too, but passed. at cost.

[Edited on July 12, 2012 at 10:47 AM. Reason : e]

7/12/2012 10:35:56 AM

can't wait for Restricted to post his haul from NoVA

7/12/2012 3:42:45 PM

I need an entire thread about my trip through Richmond

7/12/2012 5:04:29 PM

Recent purchases, not pictured are Burton Baton and Stone Smoker Porter.

7/12/2012 6:38:15 PM

Going to hay merchant tonight, got in too late last night, probably hit specs on way back walking from downtown.

Yeah cascade sang noir was 25 in a group ship

7/12/2012 9:41:26 PM

Long Trail Brewing Co. Double IPA (Brewmaster Series)
Long Trail Brewing Co. Coffee Stout (Brewmaster Series)
Schlafly Bière De Garde
DC Brau Penn Quarter Porter
Blue Mountain Barrel House Local Species
Blue Mountain Barrel House Dark Hollow
Boulevard Brewing Co. Tank 7
Boulevard Brewing Co. Long Strange Tripel
Boulevard Brewing Co. The Sixth Glass
Boulevard Brewing Co. Double Wide I.P.A.
Starr Hill Double Platinum
Cigar City Maduro Brown
Dogfish Head WorldWideStout
Dogfish Head 120

7/12/2012 9:48:49 PM

nothing fancy, Sierra Nevada Summerfest 2012. Love that shit, been getting it since 2006

7/12/2012 10:00:43 PM

Quote :

"Boulevard Brewing Co. Double Wide I.P.A."

be careful with the dates on these... i could tell a distinct difference in two bottles, one being a month or so older than the other one.

the sixth glass is one of my favorite beers right now. readily available to me at grocery stores and bottle shops, cheap (<$10), and a delicious quad me and the wife really enjoy. has been a friday night staple for a while now.

7/13/2012 9:04:12 AM

^^^let me know how that double platinum goes. I work for them and I haven't had it yet

7/13/2012 12:14:30 PM

I want to find this guy...



Edit, nevermind. It's for sale on The Bruery's Reserve Society site but that's it.

7/13/2012 2:24:36 PM

they're $30/bottle for RS members. that's why i shied away from picking one up from a buddy of mine. bruery sometimes is a miss. but sometimes is a huge hit. idk.

7/14/2012 11:16:14 AM

Wadhead1 enjoy the monk's blood!

7/14/2012 11:55:46 AM

Picked these up today:

Widmer Brothers Brrrbon 2011



Lost Abbey Lost and Found



Estrella Damm Inedit (by Ferran Adria of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElBulli)



Paulaner Salvator Doppel Bock



Abita 25th Anniversary Vanilla Double Dog



Corsendonk Pater Dubbel



Allagash Tripel Reserve




Gonna be a good week.

7/15/2012 6:56:12 PM

Baltika 9. Real beer for Real Russians.

Edit: First in circle reads "Nine", Second line reads "Strong"

[Edited on July 15, 2012 at 7:05 PM. Reason : .]

7/15/2012 7:01:33 PM

Port Older Viscosity 2011
Widmer Kill Devil Brown
Lost Abbey Avent Garde
Lost Abbey Devotion
Lost Abbey Seduction Stout
Mississippi Mud
Jailhouse Brewing Mugshot IPA

7/15/2012 7:18:17 PM

Quote :

"Mississippi Mud"

Attn: drinkers w/ < 1000 sips.

7/16/2012 4:15:24 AM

LOL. it was $3.50


first time i'd ever seen the infamous glass jug.

7/16/2012 8:27:39 AM

Thanks Dammit100. Pretty good stuff, I'm really liking canned beers.

I think Shadowrunner and I would get along, based on his beer selections.

7/16/2012 8:37:14 AM

just a quick poll


how to you pronounce Dubbel?





a guy in my expanded beer circle says "dooble" and, if it's correct that's all well and good, he sounds like such a pretentious tool.

7/16/2012 8:50:08 AM

yall get LA?

7/16/2012 8:58:31 AM

no, i was down in Atlanta and picked up a few at Hop City downtown.


and that Seduction Stout was supposed to be Serpent's Stout

7/16/2012 9:02:11 AM

Dubbel = Double
Tripel = Triple
Quadrupel = Quadruple

This is how it is in the English language. Belgian's may pronounce it differently (although I don't think so) but they're probably speaking Dutch or English with a Belgian-accent. I would seriously laugh at anyone who called it Dooble. I hate it when people try to sound smart when they actually are incredibly ignorant.

http://translate.google.com/#auto|en|Dubbel%20

^and Avent = Avant

http://www.tastybrew.com/forum/thread/60671

[Edited on July 16, 2012 at 3:06 PM. Reason : ,]

7/16/2012 2:59:10 PM