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1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Hah. They got bought out? When? I came here to comment that HEB is carrying some of their stuff now. Their Jai Alai on draft as of 2-3 years ago was unreal and one of the best beers I've ever had. 

I had a canned double Jai Alai IPA the other night and it was fine. 

Monster bought them in ‘22

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17 minutes ago, ztejas said:

ABV and was it good? I like a good stout from time to time. Love Independence Brewing's Convict Hill.

Not that high actually:  5% ABV for Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout. I think it is excellent. I like all of Samuel Smith's stouts I've tried.

The Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout posted previously is also excellent and 10% ABV. It's a bargain too.

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Just now, sith_horn said:

Not that high actually:  5% ABV for Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout. I think it is excellent. I like all of Samuel Smith's stouts I've tried.

The Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout near the top of this page is also excellent and 10% ABV. It's a bargain too.

Ha. I ain't doing a stout for 5% but glad you like it. 

Have you had the convict hill? I was a big fan of that and the Native Texan recently but got some shit for it. Idk. 

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11 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Are you a fan of their stuff? Do you think that has affected their product?

Just curious. 

When I’m in Florida for work I seek it out on draft, it still kills. They have some other varieties I have not tried. The can is about a notch below the draft quality but what isn’t. There’s some beer snobs on Reddit who aren’t fans of the ownership change.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CraftBeer/s/6zej6NHbP1

 

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1 minute ago, HiggyBaby said:

There’s some beer snobs on Reddit who aren’t fans of the ownership change.

Yeah well that's always going to be the case. You could put a Miller lite and a "highly rated" light pilsner in front of them and they wouldn't be able to tell the difference. 

Your experience aligns with mine. I was drinking Jai Alais on draft quite a bit in 2022-2023 and they were fucking phenomenal.

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14 hours ago, ztejas said:

Ha. I ain't doing a stout for 5% but glad you like it. 

Have you had the convict hill? I was a big fan of that and the Native Texan recently but got some shit for it. Idk. 

Stouts are quite commonly in the 5% or lower range.  Guinness is 4.2%, and only 125 calories/12 oz.  It's my go-to when I want to drink a Light Beer. :)

 

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On 1/31/2025 at 9:41 AM, utee94 said:

Stouts are quite commonly in the 5% or lower range.  Guinness is 4.2%, and only 125 calories/12 oz.  It's my go-to when I want to drink a Light Beer. :)

 

Yeah I didn't mean to come across as snooty - I'm far from a beer snob. It's just a personal preference. If it's 5% or less it has to be pretty light and drinkable for me. Not really a calorie thing - I mean Modelo is 143 and I can knock back quite a few of those.  Just like if I'm having a cocktail I like it to have some edge. 

But some of you are well-meaning beer connoisseurs and not degenerate drunks. Or maybe you're both.

 

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8 hours ago, Iceman said:

Guinness is LIGHT and drinkable.

I get a kick out of the myth that dark beer is 'heavier.'  Pour Guinness in a glass with another "lighter" beer and see what happens.  It's not absolute, but more often the second beer goes to the bottom.

 

I absolutely agree with this. Guinness is not heavy. It’s just smooth and tasty.

19 hours ago, Incredulity said:

They had been rolled up years earlier into CanArchy

Touché

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9 hours ago, Iceman said:

Guinness is LIGHT and drinkable.

I get a kick out of the myth that dark beer is 'heavier.'  Pour Guinness in a glass with another "lighter" beer and see what happens.  It's not absolute, but more often the second beer goes to the bottom.

 

I like the extra stout Guinness that's like 5.4.

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