Beer in the new era

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dan m. is your ilx webmail valid?

i actually got a fresh supply of ht last weekend, anyone who's never tried it is welcome to webmail me, perhaps we can work something out.

xp it isn't one I check all the time but it works, if I know there's a message there it's no problem

DM'd dan m & cad.

CAD, sent you a note, too!

btw my wife described bottle trading as "beer penpals" and that made me lol

got 'em both--i'll write back later on today.

also beer penpals otm.

lol @ beer penpals!

tried to webmail u dan, just fyi

got it, can you send one with yr email address?

I want to do another trade. But probably not till May.

woops, ok just sent you my email also

pint pals.

new holland/night tripper imperial stout - boooooooze. this is fantastic tbh, i like bitter boozey ashy imperial stouts and this one also nails the right mouthfeel.

Have any NYC-area (or NYC-visiting) ILXORS been to TORST?

i have been to torst, yes

Oh man, Double Daisy Cutter is really hitting the spot tonight.

did you like torst xp

i did like torst tho it's definitely better as a special occasion place. it's much more worth it if you bring some friends and split something crazy from their bottle list--the draft lists i've seen are nothing special, even more so since i don't much care for evil twin.

when i was there we got a bottle of cantillon mamouche for 75 bucks, given standard bar markups plus cantillon plus brooklyn i thought it was pretty well-priced.

Update from yesterday -- no ZD left on the shelves at my local store :( BUT they told me they usually get some in on Tuesdays (?) so I'm going to keep trying & will eventually score some for interested parties itt.

Also Notch Session Saison = great flavor in a non-boozy beer, my wife really dug it as she's a saison fan and has been sticking to low-alcohol beers of late.

Mayflower Spring Hop = very good hop/malt balance, I typically don't really go for reds but this was good. Reminded me a bit of The Future Is Now from Gigantic.

Trillium Fort Point Pale = really nice out of the growler, sort of a midpoint between Founders Dry Hopped Pale and something like ZD? I like these types of beers that walk the line between APA and IPA.

yeah i had that trillium growler last night too, good stuff. tasted ridiculously fresh, so much hop flavor sonsidering the abv, smooth too

glad you both enjoyed the trillium growler--that rapidly has become one of my favorite pale ales and somehow it's still flying a bit under the radar around here.

Hey, speaking of beer in the new era: is it time to start a new thread? This one is getting a bit unwieldy.

Have to wait for a new new era.

Yippee-IA, Motherf***ers! Beer of the New New Era: Still Drunk

Sorry, Yippee-IPA, Motherf***ers! Beer of the New New Era: Still Drunk

drunk dads and beer penpals 2014

post a picture of your latest LOL

BEERchitecture in the new era

Beer 3.0: middle-aged degenerate Pokemon

Posting in this thread to humble brag that a couple nights ago I drove out to this place in Redlands to buy a six pack of their IPA http://www.hangar24brewery.com

i had their apricot wheat wine a while back, i think i remember liking it

I bought two bottles of Lost Abbey Red Poppy a while back and opened one of them last night. Surprisingly dark, but light on the tongue and not-overpowering cherry flavor. The real treat of it was the finish/aftertaste though. Not many beers that I've wanted to swallow and breathe out with quite like that.

ooo, exciting. i'm opening my bottle of red poppy tmmrw.

WTF, which of you lunatics is going to try this:

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/how-not-to-get-drunk?src=soc_fcbks

I admit I'm intruigued

(typo)

so instead of getting drunk and fat from drinking you just get fat. sounds awesome.

btw - had the 2014 version the other day and it was fantastic

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2210/41815/

You'd have to get me drunk to convince me to eat several spoonfuls of active yeast before I drink.

I always thought the Sam Adams dude sounds drunk as shit in his commercials.

lol otm

Koch told me he keeps a breathalyzer around at all times just to assure he’s never too drunk.

i dunno, sounds like a sober guy to me!

He probably poops bread.

Decided to check out the beer shop on the other side of town, they have a pretty good selection (even basic US stuff is rare enough here).

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/14023092162_ffa209b3e1_z.jpg

what's the fourth bottle from the right?

Wild Beer Company Sourdough, it's the one beer I bought that I'd had before - nice and sour and refreshing.