Beer 2020?! F*ck that sh*t! Beer 2021!

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2 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Negged.

Lol.  Knew that was coming.  He can hit up New Belgium instead?!?!    Fly all the we to Asheville and drink the same stuff you can get at your local beer store.

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

I know Wicked Weed is owned by the big guys, but it’s still pretty rare and the only time I had anything from there it slammed

[mdleast 8,491]

The Wicked Weed shade reminds me of the wall of shade found at Libertine Brewing in Morro Bay, California:



RIP Wicked Weed

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

I would predict Toppling Goliath joins that wall by 2025.

Of all those breweries, the only that I’ve tried that really sucks now is Ballast Point.

[mdleast 8,491]

Yeah it was really disappointing to see what happened to Ballast Point’s quality

[HenryJames 67,116]

2 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Of all those breweries, the only that I’ve tried that really sucks now is Ballast Point.

Some of them always sucked.

[WhatTheBuck 28,904]

My favorite beers are moving from bottles to cans. There have been some great new microbrews that are good on tap but I’ve never seen them for sale in bottles. Rhinegeist Truth IPA out of Cincinnati is the best example I know. But I can’t find Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA in bottles anymore. And it’s harder to find Belll’s Two Hearted Ale in bottles anymore. I’ve considered that maybe I was overreacting and tried the cans again but there’s definitely a difference between bottles and cans. I won’t drink beer out of a can. And I’ve heard there’s an aluminum can shortage. And all the beaches and deserts in the world tell us that we’ll never run out of glass.

I really used to like my Commodore Perry. Great (Lakes) IPA that wasn’t fruity at all. It was pretty unique in the IPA world. But I will NOT buy it in a can. 

[HenryJames 67,116]

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

9 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Some of them always sucked.

I've never had a Widmer beer I thought was worth a shit, I suppose.  I didn't see the little ones down in the left hand corner when looking on my phone.  Plenty of "meh" in there.

Edited June 23, 2021 by Al_4_ISU

[Okie State 3,888]

Enjoying some beautiful weather with some Mirror Mirror. No pint glasses in the whole damn house.

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

Apparently I’ve hit some bullshit Tapa upload limit, but I’m drinking a Viva Zoda Czech Pils from Lion Bridge in Cedar Rapids out of a can and it fucking slams.

[Okie State 3,888]

Enigma

[utee94 16,068]

1 hour ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Apparently I’ve hit some bullshit Tapa upload limit, but I’m drinking a Viva Zoda Czech Pils from Lion Bridge in Cedar Rapids out of a can and it fucking slams.

Czech Pilz is best pilz.  It is known.

 

[HenryJames 67,116]

Finally.

[4th&Five 41,904]

[HenryJames 67,116]

Guess what landed in Austin?

 

[Mango4 191]

Pliny The Elder at Falling Rock

[shnsajax 3,605]

Finally back in Seattle

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

11 hours ago, Mango4 said:

Pliny The Elder at Falling Rock

Great bar

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

13 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Guess what landed in Austin?

 

How many different TG beers are you guys getting?

[mdleast 8,491]

Just Pseudo Sue, King Sue and Pompeii here in Dallas.

[HenryJames 67,116]

Just saw King and Pompeii at the place I went.

[HenryJames 67,116]

And the canned date was like 5/13 so apparently they walked it down here.

[956 Worldwide 35,518]

Czech Budweiser (Budvar) Krouzek. Sometimes you just need a gold later. Or five.

[4th&Five 41,904]

Sometimes you eat the bear…

 

[UTCzech III 2,933]

Checking in from Medora ND

[mdleast 8,491]

San Diego collaboration: Mikkeller and Alesmith.

[shnsajax 3,605]

Structures, IMO

[UTCzech III 2,933]

Done hiking in Teddy Roosevelt NP, pool time

 

[shnsajax 3,605]

Boneyard, IMO

[UTCzech III 2,933]

Bell’s Two Hearted Ale IPA at The Bison Turf in Fargo, ND across the street from NDSU

Edited June 30, 2021 by UTCzech III

[UTCzech III 2,933]

Fargo Brewing Stone’s Throw Scottish Ale

[Okie State 3,888]

Been enjoying this one I picked up in Colorado.

[UTCzech III 2,933]

Grapefruit Supreme from Surly Brewing at a Fargo Red Hawks game

[patrickdrinksbeer 811]

Been enjoying this one I picked up in Colorado.

went to colorado to buy oregon beer?

[Okie State 3,888]

went to colorado to buy oregon beer?

Well...no. Bought plenty of Colorado beer, and California beer, and I think one was from Wyoming. While on vacation I buy beer I can't get at home.

[mdleast 8,491]

Well...no. Bought plenty of Colorado beer, and California beer, and I think one was from Wyoming. While on vacation I buy beer I can't get at home.

This is my vacation rule. Going to Monterey/Carmel/Big Sur this weekend and the “no beers I can get at home rule” will be strictly enforced.

[HenryJames 67,116]

Same, especially draft.

[utee94 16,068]

Same here as well.  Sampling the local beers is one of the best parts of any vacation.

[UTCzech III 2,933]

Lake of the Woods Brewing - Lakeside Kolsch by the pool in Fergus Falls, MN

 

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

1 minute ago, UTCzech III said:

Lake of the Woods Brewing - Lakeside Kolsch by the pool in Fergus Falls, MN

 

They have a citra-hopped lager that slams.

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

Also in the "no home beer when traveling" camp.

It annoyed me a bit to see all the ISU people celebrating Busch Light when we went to the Alamo Bowl.  Now, for some of those marathon drunks that weekend I wasn't going to ride craft beer all day, but for fuck's sake, chug a few Lone Stars.  When in Rome...

[UTCzech III 2,933]

19 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

They have a citra-hopped lager that slams.

Cool, will look for that one (Nautical Disaster?)

Edited July 1, 2021 by UTCzech III

[UTCzech III 2,933]

Going to Union Pizza and Brewing Co. this evening, will report back later

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

7 minutes ago, UTCzech III said:

Cool, will look for that one (Nautical Disaster?)

Channel Marker.  It's only 4% but very tasty.

[UTCzech III 2,933]

Fergus Brewing Bawk Bach Maibock

 

[shnsajax 3,605]

Sticky Hands IMO

[shnsajax 3,605]

Varietal Mithril Clouds imo,

[MissingInAction 25,478]

in Denver till Monday morning. Any recs while I'm here?

Also I've been finding Pinthouses Electric Jellyfish every where lately.

[Al_4_ISU 12,612]

Just now, MissingInAction said:

in Denver till Monday morning. Any recs while I'm here?

Also I've been finding Pinthouses Electric Jellyfish every where lately.

Falling Rock taphouse. 

My favorite CO breweries are outside of Denver.  If you're mobile and someone's willing to be soberish, go up to Fort Collins and hit O'Dell and Funkwerks.  I enjoyed stopping at Left Hand in Longmont a lot, too.

There are so many fucking breweries within an hour of you that it's almost impossible to keep up.  My big CO beer trip was 10 years ago and a lot of shit has changed.