Beer in the new era

As far as national brands go, how do we feel about Dogfish Head?

― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, September 9, 2018 12:20 PM (three hours ago)

Once upon a time 60-minute (& 90-minute, and maybe even 120-minute) were among the best in their style. Feels like 2 decades ago, even though it's been half of that.

they made some very good beers but there are few things i’m less interested in than national craft brands and the random shit they throw against the wall these days.

attn call all destroyer

Roaring into MA is @FairStateCoop one of @ratebeer’s Top Ten New Brewers in 2015. Check out
✅ IPA 6.2%
✅ Pils a German style Pilsner
✅ The Brut Squad a Brut IPA w Citra and Idaho 7
✅ Feeling Good Louis! a Brut IPA w kiwi #cbcdeliveryday #fortpoint #southie pic.twitter.com/GilnlIEnut

— CBC Fort Point (@cbc_fortpoint) September 11, 2018

2015? lol hope that's a typo

sweet, i will keep an eye out for those.

xp their website clarifies "Taste why Ratebeer.com named us one of the Top Ten Best New Brewers in the World in 2015."

…or maybe not? I dunno. their product is great.

also wtf I haven't seen brut squad in cans anywhere here and I live three blocks from the damn tap room

Ah, didn't click through to see it was a distro expansion, thought it was just a brewery still coasting on a 3-year old top 10 ranking.

Have you been to Barrel Theory yet? I've running about 50/50 on things I've loved/hated from them.

sadly no. I mostly hit Fair State, Dangerous Man, and Sociable Cider when I have the time/inclination for drinks these days. St Paul might as well be on another planet.

Platform orange blossom
Can almost taste the donuts

gram parsons-cracker notes

I like beer. Beer, beer, beer.

Anyways, Zwanze Day tomorrow: anything interesting going on for the lambic quaffers?

Platform (heart emoji)

This story is really something in this day and age (in LA of all places!):

https://www.gofundme.com/women039s-beer-forum

eh is it? craft beer attracts scumbags.

Yeah not really surprised?

“Career plaintiff “ is a job I’d never heard of before today

That in itself tells you how common these people are in California

https://grimmales.com/beer/lucky-cloud/

Smells like 20 year old lemon pledge

i finally had some Bell's Two Hearted, on draft, and.. kool_ade_man.gif

Narragansett limited edition 1975 16 oz can
Color me excited

Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout is a good example of adding a subtle amount of hops but preserving the things people like in a style.

i finally had some Bell's Two Hearted, on draft, and.. kool_ade_man.gif
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, November 4, 2018 5:53 PM (one week ago)

i think if i had to pick just one ale to drink for the rest of life i might pick this

I live an hour from Bells and Two Hearted is probably the standard beer, in that I could walk into any bar or sports venue within a couple hundred miles and find it on tap, and the only time I ever order it is when I'm in a place that has like bud, bud light, coors, coors light, and two hearted on tap. Which is sad because it's good and I take it for granted.

Bent Paddle Harness rye-pa is like a rye synthesis of Two Hearted. I don't know the hops used but Centennial has to be in there. It's a seasonal I've truly looked forward to.

fun little story from my neck of the woods:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/11/trillium-brewing-co-is-being-raked-over-the-coals.html

Oof

http://a63.tinypic.com/2zpty14.jpg

Rolling into my local today

get in ma bellay

https://thirdcoastreview.com/2018/11/19/draft-bcbs-preview/

Beer budget is busted for this month. November’s are rough.

So is your grammar
But I hear you
The cheapest shit in my local is $7 per

Was seeing BCBS all over the place for weeks last year, including some variants, let's see if 2018 is a repeat. It's a great beer but I don't need more of it.

Blue Cross Blue Shield?

Beer is my health provider.

https://i.imgur.com/OAKrsHe.jpg

Ha, what a dick. I had a pour of Bourbon County Vanilla last night. Was ... sweeeeeeet.

I’ve had reg, coffee barleywine, midnight orange and bramble so far. Midnight orange is my favorite, but I love chocolate orange candy. Now it is in beer form.

My allotment included everything but Reserve, not sure I’ll get to taste that anytime soon, quantities seem low.

There are actually a couple of variants avalable here in Mpls, to my surprise. I went for wheatwine over the orange, there was a two bottle limit.

anyone else just kind of... lose their taste for beer? i still drink it but tbh only really light stuff like high life or pbr which i appreciate for how unobtrusive they are. partly it is a money issue, but that too, spending that much more money on craft beer just ultimately wasn't feeling worth it even though i really felt it was for about 15 years. when i spend money on alcohol now it's mostly cider, and there are some really good ones available now. i can't imagine wanting to order a beer over a good cider right now.

Not a damn bit tbh

I've lost most of the taste for fruit/chocolate/adjunct-of-the-day beers, including coffee stouts, which I used to like. I've also developed a taste for lager styles over the stronger IPAs I used to like, but I'll still go for bourbon barrel aged beers, ambers, and lighter IPAs.

I bought two regular BCBS and one one of the Wheatwine variant today, don't know when I'll try them.

At Whole Foods, and they were sitting out with the other beer, so I guess the bloom is off the rose. The guy there did say the other ones went fast the first day. I wanted to try a Reserve.

I have developed a taste for craft brewed pilsners though

Aren't you in LA? I tried the Iron Triangle lager and it's really good, as is MacLoud's Van Ice.

i think beer contains enough multitudes that it's hard to completely lose one's taste for it. when i'm in doubt i just go back to some classics and do a little reset.

Nickn i split my time between LA and Vancouver, Canada

I never gave craft pilsners or lagers a chance but i vaguely remember us liking similar beers so I’ll check out macloud’swhen I’m in town in a few weeks!

drinking my first sierra nevada celebration of the year which is as good a reset beer as i can think of