Might have to set up a Toppling Goliath/Trillium trade, if you're game.tinnitus photography wrote:whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:no East Coast bias in that listtinnitus photography wrote:it's funny... the progression of really good beer over the last couple of decades is something like this:
Sam Adams/Sierra Nevada > Harpoon/Smuttynose/Rogue > Dogfish/Lagunitas > Trillium/Tree House/Grimm/etc
i had west coast beers in each of the categories aside from the last one... if there's a West Coast brewery that's as good as trill/TH/grimm, clue me in! or better yet, send some. i've heard good things about monkish but you can't get that shit here. hell, i've never even had Bissell yet.
oh, i'll add Hill Farmstead to the list too. they are amazingly good.
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What I'm actually drinking is FW's Leo vs. Ursus--Fortem. But I wanted to comment on the WW sale. I'm oddly emotional about this one (insofar as one can get emotional about something like this, which is to say, modestly bummed out). I didn't care when AB InBev bought Breckenridge right in my backyard, because I haven't been willing to spend American currency on Breck beer since well before I turned 21. Nothing AB InBev has bought previously has had this kind of street cred.tinnitus photography wrote:and InBev just bought Wicked Weed.
definitely some backlash going on in the community:
http://tenemu.com/news/breweries-pull-w ... se/05/2017
Wicked Weed is different. I guess it's their reputation as sour masters and their penchant for experimentation; they're arguably my favorite brewery in America, as of a week ago. Certainly top five. It's also that my wife is from WNC, and Asheville has become a home away from home over the past few years. I could always look forward to a Mamacita's burrito and a pint (or snifter, I suppose) of WW beer. I have a few good friends from Asheville who know the WW owners, and by all accounts they're awesome dudes.
Wicked Weed just started distributing to Denver a few months ago, and I was looking forward to years and years of drinking their always-welcome additions to local bottle shop shelves. No more. Guess I'll have to make do with the eleventy hundred other great options we have here. I thought our local sour masters, Black Project Brewing, captured my feelings on the whole thing pretty well: http://www.blackprojectbeer.com/report/ ... cquisition
I'll still drink WW when I encounter them in festival atmospheres (ahem, GABF). But for the reasons James spells out in his thoughtful post, my days of spending money on their beer have come to an end. I've got half a sixer of Tropicmost Gose left in my fridge, and then that's it. After the scene dies. Que será, será. Et cetera.
Also, Fortem is damned tasty. Grab that one if you see it. Cheers.
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About to crash hard here- long day- so all I have time for right now is this: Mundane, where in WNC is your wife from? I'm from Asheville, though I've been in California for last 21 years. All of my immediate and extended family are all still there in Buncombe County. Out for now, can barely keep eyes openMundane Mayhem wrote:What I'm actually drinking is FW's Leo vs. Ursus--Fortem. But I wanted to comment on the WW sale. I'm oddly emotional about this one (insofar as one can get emotional about something like this, which is to say, modestly bummed out). I didn't care when AB InBev bought Breckenridge right in my backyard, because I haven't been willing to spend American currency on Breck beer since well before I turned 21. Nothing AB InBev has bought previously has had this kind of street cred.tinnitus photography wrote:and InBev just bought Wicked Weed.
definitely some backlash going on in the community:
http://tenemu.com/news/breweries-pull-w ... se/05/2017
Wicked Weed is different. I guess it's their reputation as sour masters and their penchant for experimentation; they're arguably my favorite brewery in America, as of a week ago. Certainly top five. It's also that my wife is from WNC, and Asheville has become a home away from home over the past few years. I could always look forward to a Mamacita's burrito and a pint (or snifter, I suppose) of WW beer. I have a few good friends from Asheville who know the WW owners, and by all accounts they're awesome dudes.
Wicked Weed just started distributing to Denver a few months ago, and I was looking forward to years and years of drinking their always-welcome additions to local bottle shop shelves. No more. Guess I'll have to make do with the eleventy hundred other great options we have here. I thought our local sour masters, Black Project Brewing, captured my feelings on the whole thing pretty well: http://www.blackprojectbeer.com/report/ ... cquisition
I'll still drink WW when I encounter them in festival atmospheres (ahem, GABF). But for the reasons James spells out in his thoughtful post, my days of spending money on their beer have come to an end. I've got half a sixer of Tropicmost Gose left in my fridge, and then that's it. After the scene dies. Que será, será. Et cetera.
Also, Fortem is damned tasty. Grab that one if you see it. Cheers.
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no, i meant send some WC beers... Monkish is out there, right?whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:we don't get those beers here, so other than one Treehouse from a friend I have had none. I haven't been to RI in 7 years so last time I was there I didn't encounter any of those, alas........tinnitus photography wrote:if there's a West Coast brewery that's as good as trill/TH/grimm, clue me in! or better yet, send some.
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She's from Franklin and went to Western. Beautiful part of the country, to be sure.whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:About to crash hard here- long day- so all I have time for right now is this: Mundane, where in WNC is your wife from? I'm from Asheville, though I've been in California for last 21 years. All of my immediate and extended family are all still there in Buncombe County. Out for now, can barely keep eyes openMundane Mayhem wrote:What I'm actually drinking is FW's Leo vs. Ursus--Fortem. But I wanted to comment on the WW sale. I'm oddly emotional about this one (insofar as one can get emotional about something like this, which is to say, modestly bummed out). I didn't care when AB InBev bought Breckenridge right in my backyard, because I haven't been willing to spend American currency on Breck beer since well before I turned 21. Nothing AB InBev has bought previously has had this kind of street cred.tinnitus photography wrote:and InBev just bought Wicked Weed.
definitely some backlash going on in the community:
http://tenemu.com/news/breweries-pull-w ... se/05/2017
Wicked Weed is different. I guess it's their reputation as sour masters and their penchant for experimentation; they're arguably my favorite brewery in America, as of a week ago. Certainly top five. It's also that my wife is from WNC, and Asheville has become a home away from home over the past few years. I could always look forward to a Mamacita's burrito and a pint (or snifter, I suppose) of WW beer. I have a few good friends from Asheville who know the WW owners, and by all accounts they're awesome dudes.
Wicked Weed just started distributing to Denver a few months ago, and I was looking forward to years and years of drinking their always-welcome additions to local bottle shop shelves. No more. Guess I'll have to make do with the eleventy hundred other great options we have here. I thought our local sour masters, Black Project Brewing, captured my feelings on the whole thing pretty well: http://www.blackprojectbeer.com/report/ ... cquisition
I'll still drink WW when I encounter them in festival atmospheres (ahem, GABF). But for the reasons James spells out in his thoughtful post, my days of spending money on their beer have come to an end. I've got half a sixer of Tropicmost Gose left in my fridge, and then that's it. After the scene dies. Que será, será. Et cetera.
Also, Fortem is damned tasty. Grab that one if you see it. Cheers.
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It is in So Cal but I don't see it up here..... and that's a long way for me to drive to get it (8-9 hours at the least)tinnitus photography wrote:no, i meant send some WC beers... Monkish is out there, right?whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:we don't get those beers here, so other than one Treehouse from a friend I have had none. I haven't been to RI in 7 years so last time I was there I didn't encounter any of those, alas........tinnitus photography wrote:if there's a West Coast brewery that's as good as trill/TH/grimm, clue me in! or better yet, send some.
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What's going on around here? The drinking thread almost made it to the bottom of the page.
Brought home choice brews from Fieldwork Brewing. The Override! and Pulp are Northeast IPAs.
Brought home choice brews from Fieldwork Brewing. The Override! and Pulp are Northeast IPAs.
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A collab between 2 of Iowa's best breweries, Pulpit Rock (Decorah) and Alluvial (Ames).
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Berkeley or Sac Fieldwork?bovine knievel wrote:What's going on around here? The drinking thread almost made it to the bottom of the page.
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^^^
Berkeley
There's one in Napa too.
Berkeley
There's one in Napa too.
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I did not know thatbovine knievel wrote:^^^
Berkeley
There's one in Napa too.
What took you to Berkeley?
I plan on hitting Freewheel Brewing in Redwood City tomorrow
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Don't hurt people, and don't take their stuff.
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Had a few El Sully's out on the water.
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awesome, tart as fuck, just how I like it!
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Summertime is fast approaching, so I figured it was time to load up on a case of this.
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Covfefe, it's gonna be great.
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If you don't run you rust
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Just about to dive into a glass of Terrapin Sound Czech, a bowl of White Lotus, and a plate of baby backs.
Now it's dark.
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Every year a good friend of mine visits her family's camp on Lake Winnapesuaki, Wi. She always brings me some regional brew you can't get back east. Nailed it this year.
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A couple of nips of bourbon from the flask while walking the dog
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lots of these...
Mmmmm michelada!!
Mmmmm michelada!!
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these beauties from New Glory
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George A, single barrel
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That's a beer I really wished I like but for me it's one toke over the line sweet Jesus, in the hops department. Surly has some others I like though, the Xtra-Citra is really good. Hoppy, but not crazy hoppy.Beebs wrote:Every year a good friend of mine visits her family's camp on Lake Winnapesuaki, Wi. She always brings me some regional brew you can't get back east. Nailed it this year.
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Try Todd the Axe Man from them if you get a chance. It's hoppy, but has almost no bitterness. I'm always curious to see how people who get turned off by hop bitterness react to hop flavors when they aren't accompanied by that.Tequila Cowboy wrote:That's a beer I really wished I like but for me it's one toke over the line sweet Jesus, in the hops department. Surly has some others I like though, the Xtra-Citra is really good. Hoppy, but not crazy hoppy.Beebs wrote:Every year a good friend of mine visits her family's camp on Lake Winnapesuaki, Wi. She always brings me some regional brew you can't get back east. Nailed it this year.
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Working on an assorted 12 pack from Tallgrass Brewing Company- Manhattan, Kansas
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Lost 40 Look See
Lost 40 is a Little Rock brewery
Lost 40 is a Little Rock brewery
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Tallgrass is awesome. 8 Bit is good stuff.jr29 wrote:Working on an assorted 12 pack from Tallgrass Brewing Company- Manhattan, Kansas
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on tap
also Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet and Audition DIPA, on tap (no images)
also Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet and Audition DIPA, on tap (no images)
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