Beer 2020: Pint glasses or it didn’t happen.

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

Or if you feel the bitter before you small the hops ( if ever).  

[Al_4_ISU 12409]

1 minute ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Or if you feel the bitter before you small the hops ( if ever).  

This is true as well, but I think it applies to multiple styles.

[utee94 15745]

12 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

A good pilsner is a thing of beauty.  A shitty pilsner make me sad. 

 

But this is true of any, and every, beer style.  It's certainly more difficult to disguise off flavors in a pilsner, I'll give you that.

There are so many great pilsners out there, absolutely no reason to drink a bad one.

11 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Agreed.  The mark of a shitty pilsner, IMO, is sweetness.  If the first reaction to my palate is sweet over dry, I'm out.

Eh, lots of US craft breweries are way over-hopping their pilsners now, too.  

The mark of a great pilsner, is balance.  If I get sweet OR bitter, it's a problem.  

[HenryJames 65886]

3 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Eh, lots of US craft breweries are way over-hopping their pilsners now, too.  

Lots of US craft breweries are way over-hopping everything.

[utee94 15745]

2 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Lots of US craft breweries are way over-hopping everything.

Well yeah,definitely agree with you there!

 

[Hank_Hill 18486]

Friend left a case of Miller at my place yesterday so this hits close to home 

[Dark Horse 2263]

Is Jester King pumping out all this Black Metal due to declining demand of sours?

Pastry stouts next?

[Fondren & Main 6665]

4 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Hating pilsners is like hating vagina.  I'm cool if you feel that way, but I sure as fuck don't get it.

I just hate pilsners.  Weak shit.  Not sure what that has to do with my love of pussy though.  Not sure what you're trying to say here...

[Hank_Hill 18486]

Little defensive there bub, should probably drink a nice pilsner

[Al_4_ISU 12409]

33 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

I just hate pilsners.  Weak shit.  Not sure what that has to do with my love of pussy though.  Not sure what you're trying to say here...

They have nothing to do with each other.  I love pilsners, and have a hard time imagining feeling differently.  But I'm cool with people having the differing opinion.

Just like pussy.

[HenryJames 65886]

 

[stc 1451]

 

16 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Saw it on a Craft Beer Austin Instagram post. Someone mentioned in the comments that H&G was the next up for sale. Dunno if that guy is connected.

h&g moved all of their brewing equipment from east austin to san marcos, then there were major infrastructure problems in san marcos and they couldn't brew any beer there for about 7 months. that's why there hasn't been anything on the shelves...they're operating solely on their 5 barrel system in east austin. not sure they can recover from the lost revenue. 

Edited March 12, 2020 by stc

[utee94 15745]

3 hours ago, HenryJames said:

 

I like to mix half a Pilz and half a Grodziskie.  It's called a Pilziskie, of course.

 

[Al_4_ISU 12409]

This is a winner. It’s got the haze and soft mouth feel of NE, with the dry, piney, bitter West Coast finish.

[mdleast 8259]

El Segundo pint glasses or it didn’t happen.

As requested

[hacker 184]

 

[patrickdrinksbeer 788]

 

wow. can’t believe they kept that under wraps for the most part.

[CooterBrown 17904]

wow. can’t believe they kept that under wraps for the most part.

Hopefully they were organized so the SM operation was completely separate from the original location. Otherwise, bye, Felicia.

[HenryJames 65886]

They’re a falling star at this point.

[Okie State 3788]

I went twice when I was in the area. Both times the place was empty.

[4th&Five 41457]

We went once and left after one beer. Never thought about going back. 

[hacker 184]

Went a few times.   Usually pretty empty.  Knew it was doomed when the bartender told me they'd only have beers on tap that could be found in stores.  San Marcos was intended to mainly be for distribution.

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

Are they moving all the equipment back to the Austin location?  

I don't get their beer in San Antonio, but whenever I'm in Austin I always got some Porter culture when in season.  But I was also pissed they discontinued pale dog.  Those were the only two that made me giggle inside. 

[Hank_Hill 18486]

I'd be sad to see Zoe go

[utee94 15745]

1 hour ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Are they moving all the equipment back to the Austin location?  

I don't get their beer in San Antonio, but whenever I'm in Austin I always got some Porter culture when in season.  But I was also pissed they discontinued pale dog.  Those were the only two that made me giggle inside. 

I'm a big fan of The One They Call Zoe, such a great summer beer.

Edited March 16, 2020 by utee94

[Dark Horse 2263]

So what’s the best way to support local breweries? Gift cards or beer to go? Is it better to move the inventory?

I have a shit ton of fridge space.

[stc 1451]

13 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Are they moving all the equipment back to the Austin location?  

They sold back most of their Austin space to the landlord...so even if they had the money to move the equipment back, there's nowhere for it to go. They're trying to sell the SM facility to another brewery in hopes of keeping the business afloat. 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

I guess they could go the contract route?  Who s the Austin brewer that's doing a bunch of contract brewing?  Oscar blues right?  I saw a new company in San Antonio https://viva.beer/.  But in their can it says. " brewed in Austin". Wtf?

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

12 hours ago, Dark Horse said:

So what’s the best way to support local breweries? Gift cards or beer to go? Is it better to move the inventory?

I have a shit ton of fridge space.

Yea I'll probably try to buy straight from the source, try to keep 100% of the money in their pockets and not specs or hebs.  

[Dark Horse 2263]

I was very confused by the H&G San Marcos expansion when it was announced and have been even more confused how it’s played out.

[CooterBrown 17904]

1 hour ago, Dark Horse said:

I was very confused by the H&G San Marcos expansion when it was announced and have been even more confused how it’s played out.

It's been very weird.  They've got some great core beers, spotty quality control, misguided expansion goals, and a seemingly lack of interest in being brewers. Very bizarre.

I vaguely remember bottlecap posting that they even tried to sell the eastside operation while SM was under construction. 

 

Edited March 16, 2020 by CooterBrown

[utee94 15745]

Live Oak postponing the anniversary party indefinitely.

On the bright side, they'll be setting up a drive-thru beer-to-go tent on their premises, for those that want to avoid the grocery stores.  I'm assuming they'll sell ALL of their packaged beers from that tent, not just the mainstays+1 seasonal that are typically available on store shelves.

 

[HenryJames 65886]

Free Kittens, imo.

[DDD Dad 14250]

Happy St. Pats!

[Al_4_ISU 12409]

I'll be making the rounds on Saturday, hitting my locals for can and crowler sales.  Get together with less than 10 people on Saturday night and enjoy a few.

Stay sane.

[utee94 15745]

*fewer

 

 

[Damor 1232]

WELCOME LIBERATORS

[Buzzrock 14870]

Isolation beers

[Buzzrock 14870]

[Buzzrock 14870]

New Realm the best of the bunch imo

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

San Antonio just ordered bars, restaurants, gyms, etc closed.  I wonder where liquors stores fall into this mess.  I would consider getting drunk while locked in your house certainly essential.

[patrickdrinksbeer 788]

by the time this whole situation shakes out, i think we’ll lose at least 25% and maybe closer to 50% of the breweries in this country.

[Al_4_ISU 12409]

12 hours ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

by the time this whole situation shakes out, i think we’ll lose at least 25% and maybe closer to 50% of the breweries in this country.

That's going to be 100% dictated by how long they have to stay closed to the public.  If it's less than a month, I don't think you'll see a ton of fallout directly from the virus (although it might be impetus for those who were barely making it to fold), if it's more than a month it's going to be a bloodbath.

There's a brewery being built in the town where I live.  We currently don't have one in town, but are only 20 miles from Toppling Goliath and Pulpit Rock.  I heard someone say the other day that they feel bad for the folks building it, but I think they're looking at a potential windfall.  By the time this place is actually able to open (going to be 7-8 months likely), we'll likely be on the other side of the pandemic, and there's most likely going to be some gaps in the local drinking establishment market.

There are breweries that are going to lose their ass over COVID-19, but I don't think the interest in craft beer will die.  On the back side of the coming recession will be people who see a demand for the product, cheap money, and cheap real estate.

[PantsTent 2002]

A little out of the way but $40 direct to the brewery.

[HenryJames 65886]

 

[DDD Dad 14250]

 

Do they have that in White Claw flavors?

[utee94 15745]

I'll cut you!

[HenryJames 65886]

Pecan Porter, imo.

[4th&Five 41457]

ABW has Sputnik crowlers to go. 

 

[Damor 1232]

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