Beer in the new era

Not exactly the type of beer to usually get hyped in this thread, but... Stroh's is returning to Detroit, and with a higher alcohol content:

http://www.dailydetroit.com/2016/06/12/strohs-coming-home-detroit-going-stronger/

My Michigan pride has gotten all swole up because of this. Now if they'd only bring back Stroh's Dark...

Chicago dudes... tell me about Kentuckley from Transient.

Good question! I know Transient has usually got the goods. I got a couple of bottles of their collaborative Neckbeard Nectar last winter, and it was great.

I tried a very nice red lager from William Bros brewery in Scotland and started looking at online ale sellers to get some more. I couldn't help notice what a bunch of ripoffs they are, everything marked up way too high. So I went directly to the William Bros site and found I could get a dozen 330ml bottles for £21, including delivery. Well impressed with that.

My inlaws are in Decorah, Iowa, so my 4th of July weekend included a trip to Toppling Goliath Tap Room. Incredible beers from a small (but soon to expand) brewery in a small town.

Pseudo Sue is fantastic. I've never had their BA stouts (only Morning Delight, their coffee & maple stout) but they are probably the hardest beers to obtain in the USA, maybe the world?

There are a few places in Minneapolis that carry Pseudo Sue, but they're often backordered, so I brought some back. It's great you can just pick it up at the grocery store in IA.

I had Pompeii IPA at the taproom, 5.5% but not billed as a session IPA; super-tasty single hop Mosaic. (Rated 100/100 on Ratebeer.)

I am in Toronto. What should I be drinking?

When I was there couple years ago it seemed light on breweries. There was one on Ossington called Bellwoods that I seemed to remember being good,plus I just liked that general area.

I have a friend who gets Bellwoods extras in beer trades and they have all been good to very good when he's shared them with me.

Is there a scene in Bristol, England?

Sitting at Bellwoods now and really enjoying it! Good looking out, Jim. Got a barrel aged stout with cocoa and berries that's very good, plus an IPA, and ciders for my wife. A damn sight better than the stuff on offer near our hotel.

http://www.gooseisland.com/bcsrefund.html

not even sure I want to bother with this. I should just drink them and pretend it's a different beer.

Been following this for what seems like a few months now. Who the fuck keeps receipts from beer purchases, let alone from back in November? Thanks for nothing, GI. Actually, I haven't cracked open any of my bottles from my fall haul, so maybe I dodged a bullet. Has GI been at all specific about which bottling/batches are problematic?

Oh, I see, they just need photos of the date, more or less. I have five affected.

Drinking Magic Rock's sour beer 'Contortionist' on tap. It's so good. Not face-meltingly sour, but not mild either.

Finally found a sour that was kinda meh instead of really good or better: New Belgium's Tart Lychee.

Have you tried Uinta Brewing's Ready, Set, Gose? It is bordering on undrinkable.

No, haven't seen that one. Sours are still trying to get a market foothold down here.

Lindeman's Kriek, Amuse Gooseberry, Sourdough. The second one was amazing!

Checked my remaining bourbon counties, 1 infected prop, 2 infected reg. Annoying, especially with the prop because I never got a chance to try it.

Also, the buyback price of the prop is $10 under list, right?

I only have one and it's on the list :(

I take it the barleywine is safe? Have one of those, too.

Green Flash Sea to Sea lager. Good stuff for the summer.

Xpost I think barleywine and coffee were determined to be infected months ago, with refund.

Fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu

http://www.gooseisland.com/blog.html/blog.html?id=post_11

(re: coffee and barleywine)

Yeah I still have a barleywine. Wish they would still take it in this recall. It's not like it has gotten any less infected.

Many xps but I think that every gose is undrinkable

(otra vez is the worst thing I've ever tasted, anyway. Never again.)

So maybe this is a dumb question, but just because a BCS was within the range of dates for possible infection doesn't mean it WILL develop the flavor issues that the brewers describe, right? I mean, the bottles I've tasted were fine (regular and prop)...

Just trying to convince myself there's hope for my remaining bottles.

No expert, but I think there is hope. But FWIW, just opened my prop and it's bourbon county sour. Not horrible but it tasted like a stout with tart cherries.

I think beer nerds add baking soda or baking powder or something to put the pH back in balance?

My one bottle of BC (the regular) is one of the dates in question. I'm just gonna drink it, but am wondering if drinking sooner rather than later would be advised.

I traded for 15 Prop and now am scared to open it. Even early on people said it was sickly sweet with hints of guajillo.

Over/under on Regal Rye & Prop developing issues?

i guess i should crack all these soon and never buy bottled bcbs again

Funny enough, GI just revealed that 2016 Prop adjuncts will be maple cacao chipotle... :-/

Barf. Stop putting peppers in beer.

The best bourbon county variant I ever had was Ghost Pepper Bourbon county at the first FOBAB I went to. But in general, I agree with you.

opened my '15 barleywine tonight. awful. down the drain.

now having a 10/12/15 bcbs. not totally gone yet but the off flavors are starting to creep in.

a few weeks ago i drank one that was either from the 10/12 or 10/23 run and it was tasting good. drink 'em now if you have them.

What a disaster.

That blows. I have the last three years of regular and barleywine, was so stoked to complete the sixer this past fall.

I think I'll open my 10/23 this week. Friday is a special enough occasion if nothing else crops up.

Funny enough, GI just revealed that 2016 Prop adjuncts will be maple cacao chipotle... :-/

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, July 18, 2016 10:14 AM (2 days ago)

My bad... that was for Maple Rye. 2016 Prop will be reg BCBS aged in Scotch barrels.

Anyone on here live in PDX?

doing my first beer trade in september

kind of exciting

Had my one BCBS a few days ago, it was on the "bad" list but it tasted fine.

my in-laws came last night. i think i did pretty well tbph

http://i.imgur.com/WMVEGqa.jpg

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