Quote :

"The website lied. It was still $25"

Well at least I don't feel ripped off.

[Edited on July 18, 2014 at 8:32 PM. Reason : edit. ]

7/18/2014 8:31:28 PM

I was really hoping it would be 14, specifically so I could rub it in your face and post about how you were full of shit.

7/18/2014 8:38:15 PM

Haha, I was skeptical they would sell it for that cheap, but grocery stores have been known fuck up with pricing from time to time.

7/18/2014 8:41:59 PM

Got a little tipsy on some good beers yesterday after brunch:





And this one barrel ages in Grand Marnier barrels:



[Edited on July 21, 2014 at 1:58 PM. Reason : .]

7/21/2014 1:58:03 PM

i've only had the two canned beer camp entries but the Oskar Blues Canfusion bock completely blew away the tropical maibock from Cigar City.

7/21/2014 2:02:34 PM

Can't find the beer camp pack, dropped by several stores. Someone mentioned that Lowes Foods was carrying, has anyone else been able to find them at grocery stores?

7/21/2014 10:47:04 PM

I was in Amsterdam this past weekend, and they have an amazing selection of micro brews their (IMHO) if you are looking for IPAs. For Pils and wheat beers, it is better to stick with the German brands, but for IPA, holy hell that place was stacked.


My favorite by far was Butcher's Tears.

7/22/2014 9:27:38 AM

I've had about half of my beer camp pack so far. They've all been good but the double latte was amazing.

7/22/2014 9:53:44 PM

Yeah, rub it in why dontcha..

7/22/2014 10:55:58 PM

We just got a keg of Torch Pilsner and Sisters of the Moon IPA (Mother Earth) at work. Both are fantastic, but I particularly like Torch Pilsner in the summer--just very easy to drink but flavorful.

[Edited on July 22, 2014 at 11:35 PM. Reason : f]

7/22/2014 11:34:55 PM

^^I just happened to be in Tasty last week when their shipment came in. At first I thought $25 for a 12-pack sounded a little high, then I realized 1) that's ~$2/beer, 2) I've paid $25 for a 4-pack of Siberian Night BBA before.

Just got lucky on the timing I suppose.

7/23/2014 8:32:42 AM

I kind of dug this to be honest:

7/24/2014 12:19:55 AM

Pumking Sighting in July

7/24/2014 5:43:52 PM

I tried to hold off on purchasing a pumpkin beer until at least September, but I got caught in a trap today.

Went to Total Wine to pick up a special release of the Holy City Honeycomb Over DIPA:



Then on my way to the counter I caught a stray 6 pack of this out of the corner of my eye and just had to pick it up:



Never had it and Anderson Valley is slowly becoming one of my favorite breweries. I've always loved the Winter and Summer Solstice...but their Amber Ale is one of my faves too. I also like their Gose much better than Westbrooks...which I also picked up a sixer of today:

8/26/2014 1:41:23 PM

Found a nice British pub tucked away in my tiny German town.


I love British Ales


[Edited on August 26, 2014 at 4:03 PM. Reason : f]

8/26/2014 4:02:32 PM

anyone been to the (brewery? pub?) in the old napper tandy's? i've seen it called "clouds brewing" and "storm clouds brewing"...their website sucks donkey balls, but i realize that has very little to do with the quality of their wares

http://www.cloudsbrewing.com/ or http://www.stormcloudsbrewing.com/

9/4/2014 4:02:23 PM

Damn you Holy City Brewing for posting this on your facebook feed!! Pluff Mud Porter is one of my favorites:

Quote :

"Our newest cask beer is on tap. Come try the Pluffernutter Porter. Its Pluff Mud Porter conditioned with Marshmellow Fluff and Peanut butter, whhaaaatt? We're open 2-8pm"

9/4/2014 4:10:30 PM

Yeah I wanna check out that Clouds place...

https://www.get-offline.com/inspiration/experience-the-downpour-at-clouds-brewing?q=from_email

9/5/2014 12:55:40 PM

actually ended up going there last night

beer was a bit overpriced, IMO, as was the food...but the food WAS good and the so was the draft selection

they said they won't have their own beer on tap for 8 months and it's going to be a couple of weeks before pour my beer station is up and running

the remodel of napper tandy's was good...it's an industrial theme with lots of glass, steel, and reclaimed wood...looks good

[Edited on September 5, 2014 at 7:00 PM. Reason : it will be cool when it's up and running: http://pourmybeer.com/]

9/5/2014 6:58:51 PM

My nearby Whole Foods has Foothills Bourbon Barrel Aged People's Porter on tap. It's the one off Strickland if any of y'all are craving a bomber or growler.

9/5/2014 7:43:50 PM

9/5/2014 10:11:48 PM

A couple new things, some good standbys this week:

9/6/2014 6:03:05 PM

it was below 60 on tuesday so i drank a pumpkin beer. i guess fall is here now which means the winter stouts and christmas ales should be here any day.

9/25/2014 11:48:45 AM

I recetly got a sixer of Big Boss's Harvest Time and Fat Tire's Pumpkick. Both were decent.

9/25/2014 11:56:58 AM

I hit up a bottle shop in Beverly Hills that recently relocated and was closed for about 8 months. They had still be receiving inventory during that time, so they had some seasonal stuff that's been long gone from the shelves everywhere else. Picked up a few more bottles of Firestone Walker's Sucaba and North Coast's Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XVI.

9/25/2014 12:17:06 PM

Just had a stout that easily moved into one of my top five stout/porters ever:



Even my wife was drooling (not the biggest fan of stouts/porters...especially when its 75 and sunny outside). This thing was delicious.

10/2/2014 7:20:12 PM

^that stuff is off the charts good, and ridiculously drinkable for being 8%. I bought 4 bottles and wish I had snagged more when it was on the shelves.

While we're talking about stouts/porters, one of the bottle shops in Raleigh is selling a blend called "Stoned Bliss" that is 1/3 Terrapin Liquid Bliss and 2/3 Stone Coffee Milk Stout, needless to say it's incredible.

10/2/2014 9:30:48 PM

Yumm... think I'm good until 2015.

10/5/2014 2:38:14 PM

http://www.wral.com/nc-breweries-win-medals-at-great-american-beer-festival/14056387/

Quote :

"Five North Carolina breweries took home medals from the Great American Beer Festival, which was held last week in Denver, Colo. Mystery Brewing Company earned a silver medal for La Querelle, a Belgian-style ale. Duck-Rabbit Brewery won two medals - a silver for their Marzen and a bronze for their Schwarzbier. Breweries west of the Triangle took home some hardware too: Pisgah Brewing Company - Chocolatized (Chocolate Beer) - Gold medal Fonta Flora Brewery - Irish Table (Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout) - Gold medal Wicked Weed Brewing - Mampara (Specialty Honey Beer) - Gold medal"

10/8/2014 10:07:17 AM

Charlotte breweries shutout this year. That doesn't surprise me because none of them have really done anything new of note in that time. I still need to visit Fonta-Flora in Morganton.

10/8/2014 11:48:22 AM

Commercial Taphouse in Richmond re-opened this weekend after being purchased by a rather noteworthy guy in the Richmond beer scene (An Bui of Mekong and the Answer brewpub), and for the occasion he brought out some kegs that he'd been hanging onto for a while.

So last night they had 4 varieties of Hardywood Gingerbread Stout on draft. In October. Bourbon Barrel Gingerbread Stout is a beautiful thing...damn.

10/12/2014 1:17:54 PM

Picked up a case of 120 minute. Little excessive...but oh well.

10/14/2014 10:53:44 AM

am i the only one who thinks 120 is overrated...especially at $10/bottle?

10/14/2014 4:37:13 PM

you are not alone









i am here with you

10/14/2014 4:38:38 PM

OMGBFF

10/14/2014 4:39:58 PM

It's def overrated. But if you can tell yourself that going in it's a really enjoyable beer. It's not the best imp ipa by any means...or even close.

The high alochol content makes it unique to me, though. The finish is so sweet and booze filled...that's usually something that's reserved for imp stouts or quads etc. It's nice to have that attached to a hoppy beer.

Also trade bait...

10/15/2014 8:38:09 AM

Wine and beer rep dropped off a bottle of Goose Island Sofie last night. Not normally my type of beer, but I hear its good shit.

10/16/2014 9:11:26 AM

Picked up some of my holiday staples today: St Bernardus Christmas, great lakes Christmas, corsendonk Christmas, trader joes vintage ale 2014.

On a related note: anyone on here tried fireside chat?

11/15/2014 9:16:00 PM

I have had fire side chat a couple times. Nice beer strong but doesn't take like it and not overly spiced.

11/15/2014 10:11:28 PM

I quite liked last year's fireside chat. Assuming they haven't changed the recipe...it's good stuff.

Also noticed a few posts up all the love for Xocoveza...there's a bottle of that in my fridge right now that I picked up because it looked interesting. Should have gotten more!

11/16/2014 4:48:23 AM

Picked up some Moo Hoo Chiato and Xocoveza yesterday. Was suprised to find either!

11/16/2014 11:31:32 AM

picked up some Fireside Chat tonight. Had one and definitely enjoyed it. I'll probably bring some to my father in law's place for Thanksgiving.

We'll be doing a 4 year vertical of TJ's Vintage Ale this year. Yes, it's not that fancy and certainly not rare but it's actually a solid beer, especially for the price. The 2011 was the best I've had so far and we still have a few of those left, so it will be interesting to see how it stacks up 3 years later.

11/18/2014 8:23:55 PM

Starting off November pretty well:







Pirate Bomb! & Sip of Sunshine both awesome

[Edited on November 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM. Reason : .]

11/18/2014 9:13:40 PM

Had some Cold Mountain Winter Ale the other night (had a creamier aftertaste than I remembered, which I enjoyed), and a bomber of St. Lenny's Belgian Style Double Rye IPA last night (10% ABV but it certainly didn't seem that strong).

11/20/2014 9:59:31 AM

Should be a good week for Thanksgiving.

The beer guy at one of my bottle shops also said he was getting some Bourbon County stuff in next week and would save me a few bottles. Still have several Mirror Mirrors in the closet and some Innis and Gunn Rum Aged, so I should be all set for a while.


[Edited on November 21, 2014 at 12:30 PM. Reason : ]

11/21/2014 12:21:31 PM

Was really disappointed in Moo Hoo Chiato. The flavor was good, but it was way too thin. Can Great Lakes Christmas Ale stop being so goddamned expensive? I know $13 for a sixer isn't outrageous, but that was $10 just a couple years ago.

11/22/2014 8:53:09 AM

Had Railhouse Brewery IPA last night. Really good, would drink again.

11/22/2014 12:44:50 PM

Bought wayyyyy to much Bourbon County today. Hoping some if it does well in trades.

11/28/2014 7:31:49 PM

How about this?

11/28/2014 10:25:18 PM

11/28/2014 10:50:42 PM