knotgreen Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 a friend gave me some BBC beer... the 'it's complicated being a wizard' or something that like. it was ok. i didn't like the Juxtaposition blond stout as much. I wasn't crazy about most of their beers. I thought that their Rye IPA was good, but Barista (coffee porter) was definitely the standout IMHO. They're not the star of VT craft beer, but they're certainly the not worst player in the game. FWIW, I really like their aesthetic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Saw this list the other day of craft beers that are actually just shills for corporate beer companies:http://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/drinks/is-that-really-craft-beer-21-surprising-corporate-brewers-20150923 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Many of them brew high quality beer. I let taste guide more than ownership. Didn't know about Lagunitas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Saw this list the other day of craft beers that are actually just shills for corporate beer companies:http://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/drinks/is-that-really-craft-beer-21-surprising-corporate-brewers-20150923i think of it as a musician signing w/ a major label (or maybe even just a distribution deal)... their old stuff and approach hasn't been affected (at least in some cases, like Ballast Point for example). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 i think of it as a musician signing w/ a major label (or maybe even just a distribution deal)... their old stuff and approach hasn't been affected (at least in some cases, like Ballast Point for example).Good point. Either way, I'm still pissed Ballantine XXX Ale no longer exists (I know, Pabst own the name now, and shit, I DRINK Pabst), but I long for it none the less. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 i think of it as a musician signing w/ a major label (or maybe even just a distribution deal)... their old stuff and approach hasn't been affected (at least in some cases, like Ballast Point for example). Finding fresh Sculpin or Grunion in the store always makes my day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Happy National Beer Day to you all! Not a difficult holiday to celebrate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Beer_Day_(United_States) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 ^Really should be combined with National Hot Dog Day.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Finding fresh Sculpin or Grunion in the store always makes my day.I'm sure the Ballast Point bean counters are trying to make sense of a rash of Grunion sales in a 3-store region of grocers. Myself and a few neighbors buy the stuff a case or more at a time. My current go-to beer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Never tried the Grunion - I have seen it in the stores up here, though. Sox park is going to have decent selection this year and as per usual Anheuser-Busch has a strangle hold at Wrigley. https://blu174.mail.live.com/?tid=cm-x2SK-785RGVxgAeC8tyNg2&fid=flinbox Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Never tried the Grunion - I have seen it in the stores up here, though.It's a great pale, give it a try. Make sure the price is right, some places try to charge the same $15/6-pack that they charge for Sculpin. They finally dropped Grunion to $10 and now it's my standard beer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 just had a package arrive... 3 Floyd's Pig Destroyer (6 days old!) and Toppling Goliath's XHops. yay for national beer day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Copenhagen Beer Fest is coming to Boston in September! http://copenhagenbeerfest.com Early bird tickets are pretty affordable, starting around $40. Some cool bands playing, including Yo La Tengo, and lots of great breweries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm in Minneapolis next week. I was thinking about visiting Surly Brewing. Good beer? Good idea? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Surely, it's good beer. My sister lives up there; it's hard to convince them to visit the place, because they are Miller Lite and cocktail drinkers. I do not know one Minnesotan who is a craft beer drinker. Miller Lite, Crown Royal and Bloody Mary's seem to be their drinks of choice -- which is all perfectly fine, I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 i had some Fat Head Headhunter IPA in the Philly airport last night. very good stuff! though i was kind of annoyed that i could only get a 10oz pour since it was over 7% abv. yet that didn't stop them from serving 20oz pours of beers less than 7%. i tweeted to the Philly gov twitter account about it with a #math hashtag.fight the man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 My nearest cinema is an Alamo Drafthouse franchise and for years my neighbors and I would get a growler or two of an IPA to enjoy with the movie, but all of a sudden they changed their policy to forbid growler fills above 8%. It seems that a couple of guys couldn't hold their beer and got a little rowdy. It's frustrating to be denied a 4-pint growler to be shared by 4 people, but they have no qualms about selling 4 individual pints at a higher price than the discounted growler price. Instead of punishing good customers, how about just cutting off the bad apples or barring them from the establishment? I understand the cost of big beers can warrant a smaller pour, but I should still be able to purchase a full pint if that's what I'd like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 hey Virginia beer lovers... check it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I bet if we get this thread going again - Hixter will participate. Odell Brewery will be distributing in Chicago - that's good news. Enjoying a Lagunitas Little Sumpin' tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Odell Brewery will be distributing in Chicago - that's good news. I assumed they had already branched out of the area here. Good beer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I assumed they had already branched out of the area here. Good beer. Illinois has always been a hard state to sell liquor/beer. A lot of red-tape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Illinois has always been a hard state to sell liquor/beer. A lot of red-tape. I may be starting something to find that out first hand. My wife's cousin's husband produces a craft gin in the EU, and wants to crack the American market. I am looking into creating an LLC to obtain a liquor importer's license. I know there are only 4 distributors licensed in Illinois, so there's not much of a free market... The thought is that the LLC I create would import the gin to sell to one of the distributors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I wish there was a nitro stout in my near future but alas.....the heathens in my parts don't seem partial to its magic. Sad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Just secured myself one of these. Oh well, picture too big. It's a chocolate peanut butter imperial stout from Liquid mechanics. Only 350 bottled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 i cracked my 2nd to last one of these during Thursday's blizzard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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