Beer 2022: Electric Boogaloo

[HenryJames 66041]

imo.

[Al_4_ISU 12457]

Brew day

[patrickdrinksbeer 788]

we’re all still drinking beer, right? my first beer of the year is roughly my 50 sierra nevada celebration since thanksgiving week.

[Prepuce of Doom 21065]

PBR is starting off with an interesting ad campaign for the new year. 

 

[utee94 15811]

I'm not drinking in January but think I'll pass on the ass.

@DDD Dad you doing sober January again this year too, per usual?

[DDD Dad 14332]

Just now, utee94 said:

I'm not drinking in January but think I'll pass on the ass.

@DDD Dad you doing sober January again this year too, per usual?

Probably.  I did have drinks over the weekend but am gonna try to avoid for the rest of the month.

[utee94 15811]

44 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

Probably.  I did have drinks over the weekend but am gonna try to avoid for the rest of the month.

Yeah, I gave myself a drinking pass through last night since I was still on vacation.  Today's my first day working since 12/16.

So I'll go through at least 2/4 to keep it all square. 

[Dark Horse 2280]

Going seltzer only in 2022, going to get super cut

[Dark Horse 2280]

On 1/2/2022 at 8:20 PM, patrickdrinksbeer said:

we’re all still drinking beer, right? my first beer of the year is roughly my 50 sierra nevada celebration since thanksgiving week.

Is that why Amber is coming back?  

[utee94 15811]

2 hours ago, Dark Horse said:

Going seltzer only in 2022, going to get super cut

negged

[AnotherUTFan 9730]

Pliny the Younger pushed back to March 25 this year. Will be both on draft and in bottles.

https://www.russianriverbrewing.com/pliny-the-younger-release/

[DDD Dad 14332]

Pliny the Younger pushed back to March 25 this year. Will be both on draft and in bottles.

https://www.russianriverbrewing.com/pliny-the-younger-release/

Can you get crowlers to send to Surly friends?

[utee94 15811]

https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2022/01/13/monster-energy-amps-up-portfilio-with-deep-ellum-brewing-acquisition/

 

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Energy drink company Monster buys Deep Ellum Brewing in Dallas

The mega deal brings 6 craft beer brands into Monster’s portfolio.

Acquisition of Oskar Blues and Cigar City included in the deal, as well.

[4th&Five 41525]

Damn.  I enjoyed quite a few of Cigar City's beers.

[mdleast 8289]

Deep Ellum always grabbed me a brewery looking to be acquired

[Al_4_ISU 12457]

Victory beer

[veritas aequitas 443]

Felt like doing something weird at store last night and picked up some Candy Pecan Shiner. It is god awful, taste like bad beer at first and then has very pecan pie after taste.

[4th&Five 41525]

1 hour ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Victory beer

[HenryJames 66041]

2 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Victory beer

[deac_tracy 516]

Great Notion Vanilla Double Stack tonight. Good stuff!

[DDD Dad 14332]

Dinner. 
 

it’s what’s for dinner. 
 

[Al_4_ISU 12457]

A rare Monday night beer. Arvo IPA, Bremer Brewing, Waverly IA. New brewery that opened recently near my in-laws and very close to a place I mountain bike regularly.

This is excellent. Will come in handy when my FIL wants to bail on family events.

[utee94 15811]

@HenryJames

Thought you might be interested, I've been begging Chip to make a Czech Černé for... well... probably 20 years now.  Last night he sent me an email and said this about the most recent beer they've brewed:

"It's got notes of toffee and caramel from a generous dosing of CaraBohemian malt, a touch of dark roasted malt, quite dark.  OG about 12°P, firm bitterness from Sladek and Saaz hops. Likely to find a version in Prague’s oldest brewery."

It's finishing in the bright tank right now but should be packaged in the near future.  I don't know the name, he said he named it after me, but I find that... unlikely. 

 

 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

I don’t know about you guys, but I can get a six pack from real ale that has 2 each of imperial stout, quad and a we heavy for $9.  I haven’t bought anything different in several weeks.  Is there anything with more bang for your buck?

[CooterBrown 18006]

Spindletap continues to make some of the best hazys in Texas.

[SuckitKevin 920]

On 1/24/2022 at 6:37 PM, Al_4_ISU said:

A rare Monday night beer. Arvo IPA, Bremer Brewing, Waverly IA. New brewery that opened recently near my in-laws and very close to a place I mountain bike regularly.

This is excellent. Will come in handy when my FIL wants to bail on family events.

Hey Al,

I enjoyed Pompeii from Toppling Goliath out of Iowa last year. Are you familiar with them? Anything new from them this year. 

[Incredulity 11665]

Is this a set up?

[SuckitKevin 920]

59 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

Is this a set up?

No, I’m not a beer snob but enjoy trying new beers, especially IPA’s and Hazy IPA’s. I don’t know all the ins and outs of this subject matter but should have expected this kind of response. Go ahead and enlighten me.

[Al_4_ISU 12457]

Hey Al,
I enjoyed Pompeii from Toppling Goliath out of Iowa last year. Are you familiar with them? Anything new from them this year. 

Yes, I’m extremely familiar. I live very close to their brewery and my wife worked there for 5 years. Drink their beer regularly.

Pompeii is my favorite beer of theirs. They tend to keep 7-8 beers on shelves at all times, but rotate their line up a lot. They do a lot of beers that won’t see significant distribution

[utee94 15811]

Live Oak Dark, imo 

 

[HenryJames 66041]

Primus, imo.

[Al_4_ISU 12457]

Pompeii, imo

[HenryJames 66041]

So you weren’t involved?

 

[Al_4_ISU 12457]

So you weren’t involved?
 

Harrison County might as well be Nebraska

[mdleast 8289]

Harrison County might as well be Nebraska

Hmm…didn’t answer the question….

[GreenspointTexas 9600]

RIP 4th Tap

[HenryJames 66041]

Lasted longer than I thought they would.

[utee94 15811]

Yeah same here.  

[stc 1461]

they don't make very good beer. also, i don't see anything about them going out of business...appears they posted on instagram a few hours ago that they're struggling and could use some more sales but nothing indicating they're done. 

[Al_4_ISU 12457]

3 minutes ago, stc said:

they don't make very good beer. also, i don't see anything about them going out of business...appears they posted on instagram a few hours ago that they're struggling and could use some more sales but nothing indicating they're done. 

I know nothing about this place, but that's a pretty good sign they're swirling the drain.

I follow some pretty average to poor breweries on social media and I've never seen one beg for customers.

Edited February 9, 2022 by Al_4_ISU

[HenryJames 66041]

Don’t think I’ve ever had one of their beers, and I am an arbiter of taste.

[4th&Five 41525]

Their beers are pretty meh and there are at least 10 breweries or beer bars within 2 miles that I’d rather hang out at. 

[HenryJames 66041]

Yeah that area is brewery central.

[AnotherUTFan 9730]

Pliny the Younger, IMO.

[HenryJames 66041]

Pecan Porter, imo.

[Rimbo 25919]

Lemme know if you don't see that. It's a Google Photos link.

Alesmith Speedway Stout. This wee little can represents 480 calories of beverage, at a whopping 12.0% alcohol volume.

it is delicious

[Rimbo 25919]

On 2/5/2022 at 10:36 AM, HenryJames said:

Primus, imo.

Les Claypool sez: Primus Sucks

[shnsajax 3591]

Wow, Hair of the Dog in Portland is closing down sometime this summer to retire. Not selling, just closing. Feel like this would be an easy sell too.

[GreenspointTexas 9600]

RIP Modern Times

[AnotherUTFan 9730]

Marin Brewing just shut down a couple weeks ago too. Good on the ones that sold out while the getting was good I guess.