2018 Beer

[Okie State 3889]

Blew the keg of Citramendous as a guest tap out at No Label tonight. Good stuff.

[Okie State 3889]

Also the Hangreek fries from the Hangreek food truck. Got damn those are good.

[mdleast 8521]

Just went to one of the haughtiest beer bars I’ve ever been to here in Georgetown.



But I got to finally try this so it’s all good.

[GreenspointTexas 9969]

18 hours ago, 'stache said:

Going to the Tulsa game with some buddies. What are some can’t miss Austin taprooms? I’m thinking Austin Beerworks, Pinthouse Pizza, and Live Oak.

Depends on if you want good beer or a good taproom setup

['stache 22143]

Depends on if you want good beer or a good taproom setup

Preferably both, but good beer first, taproom second. I have no idea about Live Oaks taproom but I want to go because it’s some of the best stuff.

['stache 22143]

Live Oak, Hi Sign, St. Elmo is a great afternoon. Then Pinthouse South for pizza. 
If you’re north you can do ABW, Adelberts, 4th Tap or any of the other half dozen up there. 

What’s the difference between the two Pinthouse locations?

[HenryJames 67366]

2 minutes ago, 'stache said:

What’s the difference between the two Pinthouse locations?

Different tap list.

http://pinthousepizza.com/beer/live-tap-feed

[HenryJames 67366]

3 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Preferably both, but good beer first, taproom second. I have no idea about Live Oaks taproom but I want to go because it’s some of the best stuff.

Their taproom is very nice.

[GreenspointTexas 9969]

19 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Preferably both, but good beer first, taproom second. I have no idea about Live Oaks taproom but I want to go because it’s some of the best stuff.

Skip Hi Sign. Lots better beer around town

[mdleast 8521]

Big ol beer bonus from our trip to the Maryland game (as we took the train this morning to Philly to see the Phillies-Cubs game before we head home): Pliny, Blind Pig and even some Hill Farmstead Anna at Monk’s Cafe before the game. Good beer nerd times!

[Hank_Hill 20051]

14 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Skip Hi Sign. Lots better beer around town

Lots? Wouldn’t go that far. They’re putting out good stuff 

[4th&Five 42005]

Had a crowler of Hi C earlier tonight. Very good indeed. 

[Larry T. Spider 1747]

Hi sign is making great beer right now.

[deft 7059]

Just bought Oktoberfest party tix for hi sign. Do I need to return them greenspoint?

[HenryJames 67366]

Beer is 25% off at Central Market with no restrictions until 9/4. 

[GreenspointTexas 9969]

14 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Lots? Wouldn’t go that far. They’re putting out good stuff 

 

ABGB

Live Oak

ABW

Hops and Grain

Jester King

Zilker

Pinthouse - all 3 locations

Southern Heights

Oddwood

Red Horn

Adelberts

and maybe St Elmo and 512 and Independence brewing, and Last Stand even (though id prolly put em on the same level)

 

like i said, lots. Hi Sign maybe makes 1-2 good beers. The rest of their stuff is Thirsty  Planet/Circle brewing level. They are a completely medicore brewery

[Okie State 3889]

Jesus Christ. I enjoyed every beer I had there and the guy was cool. It's worth a stop.

[deft 7059]

All three locations? Is round rock even open yet?

[4th&Five 42005]

Not until October, I believe 

[captained 57]

40 minutes ago, Okie State said:

Jesus Christ. I enjoyed every beer I had there and the guy was cool. It's worth a stop.

Greenspoint got an infected barrel aged bottle on 3/31. I reached out to Hi Sign’s founder, who is a friend of mine, on 4/2 and replied in this thread for him to reach out via email to give feedback and be made whole. Not sure if that ever happened, but guessing that’s the impetus for the opinion. Appears he’s in the minority, at least as far as this thread goes. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26851]

Skip Hi Sign. Lots better beer around town

That’s nonsense. Hi Sign is making great beer across the board.

[GreenspointTexas 9969]

Hi sign was a fine tap room with outstanding service. But I thought out of the 9-10 beers I had, only 2 were ones that I would probably order again. Both were IPAs iirc. They did nothing to wow me, unlike Southern Heights or Zilker when they opened. In order to be considered a good brewery, the majority of your beers should be good. Maybe their beer is better now, but when 9 months ago, their beers just werent good.

 

I never say this, but im not the only one who thinks they are meh. Reviews on Untappd, BeerAdvocate, and RateBeer all agree... in fact most reviews are much less kind than I am. There is better beer around Austin, much better. Thats all im saying

[captained 57]

“All agree”. I’ll step aside after this, but >50% of the breweries listed rate below it on Untappd, which is basically beer Yelp and a haven for neckbeards that treat hazy IPAs like their new Magic The Gathering cards. I’m a big fan of drinking what you like, and I love me some Wooderson (and Fire Eagle, and Zoe, and Man O War, and Hi-C, and...). 

[deft 7059]

beer DnD talk not going away

Abw chalkboard is stepping up game against hi sign. I did not write this though I’d be glad to claim it.

[utee05 9]

Not bad for a distributed milkshake

[HenryJames 67366]

2 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

but when 9 months ago, their beers just werent good.

[4th&Five 42005]

Monday so far...

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

4 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

Not until October, I believe 

Yea, but Greenspoint has already tried every beer they make.

[HenryJames 67366]

King of Weizenbocks, imo.

[deft 7059]

Yea, but Greenspoint has already tried every beer they make.

Yeah but only some of the ipas were ok.

[Bottlecap 1523]

Hi Sign is fine. I like their new blueberry blonde. One thing I have noticed is that there is a discernable difference in quality bw their stuff on tap and their stuff in cans. I almost never buy their canned beer, but i'm a big fan when i see it on tap. Strange. I haven't been in months, but do they have a canning line? Or are they doing that two at a time hand canning in open atmosphere for optimal oxidation flavoring kind of thing?

Edited September 4, 2018 by Bottlecap

[chesthair 231]

Any signs of Whole Hog (stevens point) in Texas?  

[HenryJames 67366]

PM Vic Mackey.

[shnsajax 3607]

Deschutes Fresh Haze made it out here. Its not bad, but not like other Hazies just Fresh Squeezed with a little more juice.

[HenryJames 67366]

[shnsajax 3607]

Fresh hop beers are starting to get released. Favorite time of the year.

[mdleast 8521]

Drinking one in honor of The Bandit. You might be asking “why aren’t you drinking Coors to be more authentic to the movie?” Because I don’t roll like that.

[Okie State 3889]

I just saw that Binary at the beer store. Any good?

[mdleast 8521]

It’s pretty solid. Worth picking up

[utee94 16088]

But it ain't no banquet beer.

[HenryJames 67366]

Soon.

[Incredulity 11876]

20 hours ago, shnsajax said:

Deschutes Fresh Haze made it out here. Its not bad, but not like other Hazies just Fresh Squeezed with a little more juice.

I have given up on trying  hazies from old school craft brewers because of exactly this.

[PantsTent 2005]

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

Soon.

Where does one purchase these?

 

[HenryJames 67366]

HEB Hancock. 

[CooterBrown 18288]

Beto Beer was better than I expected coming from Circle.

[utee94 16088]

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

Soon.

Had my first Oktoberfest of the year yesterday, it was LO Oaktoberfest.  IMO.

[HenryJames 67366]

Does it taste like sweat?

[utee94 16088]

Nope, it was cool and rainy when I imbibed. 

It tasted like... Victory.

[HenryJames 67366]

Sorry, meant the Beto Beer.

[QuesoEspecial 262]

Sierra Nevada collaboration with Weihenstephan Oktoberfest is the tits