Beer in the new era

(And by easy drinking, I mean easier than some barrel aged monsters with significantly higher ABV).

had some beers from Great Divide. they were ok.

For holiday beers, Puyallup River's Mexican Milkshake is delicious. Has a nice body, and the ghost pepper heat pleasantly balances with the Mexican chocolate spices. Unfortunately, no brewery/pub presence to visit. Tried some at multi-tap Beer Star.

bell's winter white ale is really good. nice to have a holiday/winter ale that isn't gross syrupy nutmeg/cinnamon/vanilla dreck

going to go out on a limb and feel free to judge me for crowdsourcing my beer request, but of the beers on tap here, is there anything in particular that's not missable? this place rotates taps often:
http://elbaitshop.com/beer-menu/

damn 212 taps? overwhelming

there's another restaurant with 118 beers on tap that is _only_ Iowa beers, it's ridiculous

Quick 2 minute list:
Anchorage Nelson Sauvin Saison
Bell's Expedition Stout
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Boon Oude Kriek
Firestone Walker Pivo Hoppy Pils
Founders Breakfast Stout
Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro (never had this variant of it either but would be tempted: Left Hand Bittersweet Imperial Coffee Milk Stout Nitro)
Libertine Summer Breeze
Mikkeller Hallo Ich Bin Berliner Weisse Raspberry
North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Oud Beersel Oude Geuze
Pulpit Rock/Single Speed Coconut Migration
Sierra Nevada Celebration IPA
Stillwater Gose Gone Hopped
Surly Abrasive
Surly Todd The Axe Man
Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue

much obliged

I've had about half of those, will consider the others

Of the stuff I’ve had, I would get the Avery Amicitia, CW BB Scotch ale, Breakfast stout. Of the stuff I haven’t had, I’d probably start with the Crooked Stave stuff, I’ve liked a lot by them and can’t get them frequently. Other than that, I’d just pick random locals.

They are an untappd verified venue, so I would take the app, look at their whole menu and sort by rating. Just go down and get what I haven’t had.

Twin Cities beer scene seems to be blowing up for Fair State Spirit Foul and Insight Terror Bear tonight. Only had the former, it's good, but prices are kinda out of whack with reality.

When in Georgia, it's worth picking up a sixer of Terrapin's Golden Ale. That stuff was good.

Watching BCBS madness unfold on beer forums everywhere

When I was in Atlanta last week I was in a Total Wine and grabbed three of their four Sierra Nevada Beer Camps, two given as gifts. The Raspberry Sundae from The Bruery sounded kind of gimmicky so I drank it early to get it out of the way, but it is a terrific beer.

sierra nevada's celebration ipa is p good

my favorite insane beer story of the moment is about these guys: https://www.instagram.com/vitaminseabrewing/

check out their instagram! looks pretty legit, lots of glassware and cans and merch....except they're a homebrewing operation, straight up. they just did one collaboration with a real brewery that was sold. other than that, if you send them a message, they will supposedly give you some free beer if you can get to hull, which is literally the most isolated town in metro boston:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Hull%2C_Massachusetts_aerial_photograph.jpg/300px-Hull%2C_Massachusetts_aerial_photograph.jpg

they claim to be "in planning" but there's no evidence that they've taken steps to secure a location or do anything that would resemble starting a real business. their main project seems to be generating hype via repetitive posting and untappd checkins. so the local scene is divided into people saying "hey, this is kind of horseshit" and avid fans whose main argument seems to be that they met these guys in line at other breweries and thought they were cool.

What is good from Ohio?

Jackie O's

otm

Though its initial charm has worn off, I could still drink a case of lagunitas sour

Especially if this cute barmaid with bad skin keeps serving it

From Ohio: Madtree (wide range) and Urban Artifact (mostly fruit beers - kumquat and such) are both really good.

I’m a big fan of Braxton, right across the river from Cincinnati in Kentucky.

best beers of November: all the great Oktoberfest beers I buy on clearance for often near half price

hey Jeff is bcbs rare? They have a couple cases left at the grocery here and are just asking ppl if they want any

Not that rare, but a nice buy and keeps well.

Tried all the variants at a tasting tonight and the proprietors is awesome. Who knew that a beer inspired by bananas foster could be so good.

What is good from Ohio?

― El Tomboto, Friday, November 24, 2017 2:24 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea jackie o's otm

great lakes is very reliable

anything from columbus brewing is pretty good generally

platform is extremely hit or miss, they just brew too much beer, they have a new beer like every month and most of them are terrible ill-advised experiments with fruits and spices

rhinegeist from cinci has some good beers

CBS day

bevmo has dozens of bourbon county stouts

might pick one up

Had a Goose Island flight (w/BCS) last night, followed by an 8 oz pour. I think I like Founders Backwoods Bastard more.

my sis came to visit recently for 10 days and we managed to hit 16 breweries, San Diego and AZ. Favorite of the San Diego ones was prob AleSmith. Liked the feel of the place (warehouse-y is always better than "shhh we're actually a restaurant that brews beers, so ha good luck finding a table or spot at the bar if you just came to drink" places), the beers I tried ranged from good to all-time top 5...and it was taco tuesday so there was a taco truck parked by the outdoor patio serving some of the best tacos I've ever had.

AleSmith is good. I've never been to the brewery, though.

xp I will attempt to overpay for CBS today, but I fear that I'll run into the same problem of "this is great, but backwoods is cheaper and better."

if you're in Los Angeles, on the east side specifically, 365 has a ton of bottles of BCS, the Northwoods Stout, and the barleywine (10.99, 22.99, and 13.99 respectively.)

got two 750 ml of CBS at 25 a piece. one is a christmas present, at least :-/

Per 12 oz bottle, omar? I've been buying the backwoods for 14.99 for a 4-pack at WF, so I'll just stick with that.

All BCBS is in 16.9 oz bottles.

i had a sapporo black the other night, i enjoyed it very very much.

#polaris

http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/modist-releases-dilly-dilly-double-ipa-is-immediately-hit-with-hilarious-cease-and-desist-from-anheuser-busch/461346693

Wtf

That piece of marketing ingenuity just blew my friggin mind

Holy mother of god

Our 2018 availability calendar is a doozy so we're going to share the big changes with you over the next week. First up, Breakfast Stout and Backwoods Bastard will be year-round! More here: https://t.co/0o7G4yZmpl pic.twitter.com/ssJKG7XaiY

— Founders Brewing Co. (@foundersbrewing) December 4, 2017

Makes sense, almost feels like they are anyway, they sit on the shelves quite a bit now.

Drank too much good beer yesterday. All kinds of Half Acre Big Hugs variants, bunch of stuff from Side Project, several pours of Vanilla Abraxas. Nightcap of bourbon county.

mikkeler blueberry berliner weisse: A+

Hey mister new jersey, where are you getting your mikkeler? upstate NY or the city? They don't distribute to NJ anymore.

treezy my man

you went to mikkeller? glad you liked it

(I know your name here isn't "new jersey" btw, I was just referencing that in case you implied you got mikkeler somewhere here in NJ where I believe you also reside?)

Don't think I've mentioned before my appreciation for the Founders All-Day Session IPA - packs a lot of flavor into a light-bodied, refreshing beer.

I had this incredible beer last night. It was translucent but called a porter. Hint of vanilla. Googling rn but I can’t find it. #tearsinrain