bleedorange Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I like Firestone Walker's Pivo. Real Ale Hans' Pils is unquestionably the best. I also like Victory's Prima Pils for a more widely distributed one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 North Coast's Scrimshaw is a good pilsner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Real Ale Hans' Pils is unquestionably the best.I tend to buy that more than the Firestone Walker because it is much easier to find on the shelves at local stores. I'm glad that more and more beers are being canned, now that pool season is almost upon us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I had an awesome trip up to Portland, ME last weekend for Allagash's release of Resurgam, one of their limited Coolship beers. This is the type of beer that I'd drink most often, if I could. The bottle reads: Coolship Resurgam is brewed with Pilsner malt, raw wheat and aged hops. The beer is cooled overnight using outside air temperature in a traditional large shallow pan known as a "coolship." During the cooling process, naturally occurring microflora from the air inoculates the beer, and in the morning it is transferred into French oak wine barrels where the entire fermentation and aging takes place. Coolship Resurgam is a blend of this 1, 2, and 3 year old spontaneously fermented beer. The finished beer has aromas of apricot, lemon zest and candied fruit. Notes of tropical fruit and flavors of funk lead to a clean, tart and dry finish. A great beer! I was in line at 8:20AM for the 9AM release. On the same day, Maine Beer Company, which is ~30 min away, released "Dinner," a double IPA. The line for Dinner supposedly began at 9:30PM the previous day. The guys in front of me at Allagash told me they got there at 2AM. I guess MBC had 700 cases (1case/pp) and they all sold out immediately. Dinner's an incredible beer, and I don't mind waiting in line for limited releases, but there's not a chance I'd be staying over night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Coolship Resurgam is brewed with Pilsner malt, raw wheat and aged hops. The beer is cooked overnight using outside air temperature in a traditional large shallow pan known as a "coolship." During the cooling process, naturally occurring microflora from the air inoculates the beer, and in the morning it is transferred into French oak wine barrels where the entire fermentation and aging takes place.It took me a second to realize that "cooked" was a typo. Sounds like a great beer, but I don't know that I'd have the balls to expose thousands of gallons of wort to the open air in the hopes that only "good" yeast and bacteria would settle on it. I've been meaning to try to capture some local wild yeast. I should get on that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 It took me a second to realize that "cooked" was a typo. Sounds like a great beer, but I don't know that I'd have the balls to expose thousands of gallons of wort to the open air in the hopes that only "good" yeast and bacteria would settle on it. I've been meaning to try to capture some local wild yeast. I should get on that.ha! "cooled' is more like it. I'm no expert on the subject, but there was a good piece recently published about wild beers by Wired magazine. The writer actually visits Allagash: http://www.wired.com/2015/03/the-very-best-beer/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plumplechook Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 This list of top 10 beers inspired by music includes 'Pot Kettle Black' from Kiwi craft beer makers The Yeastie Boys. I think they presented Wilco with a case of this last time they toured NZ. More Wilco-inspired beverage from the Yeastie Boys. Cherry Ghost breaks all the beer geek rules. It’s neither hoppy, nor boozy. It’s *sessionable* but it's far from a “Session IPA”. Most importantly, its name includes a potential ingredient that’s not actually in the beer. This will make at least one beer geek rage, possibly a few. But Cherry Ghost is the beer lover's friend... A wonderfully mild, easy drinking pale ale with an intriguing hint of muscatel wine and a long dry finish. A perfect Autumnal pale ale. The “cherry”, in this case, is Buena Vista cascara – the sun-dried pulp of the berry from which coffee beans come (no ghosts were harmed in the making of Cherry Ghost). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I went to Craft Beer Cellar today for the first time. Good shop. Will be back. Got a mixed 6 of mostly IPAs, and two bigger bottles. West Coast Mosaic IPA and Ommegang Three-Eyed Raven. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 nice!i am down to my last Trillium.... gotta re-stock soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Looks like they've installed some giant dildos since the last time I was there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 nice! i am down to my last Trillium.... gotta re-stock soon.If you're willing to make the haul to Monson, MA you should check out Tree House Brewing. They recently started canning their beers (in addition to growler fills), and they are pumping out some amazing beer. I've been drinking more TH than Trillium lately, myself. Looks like they've installed some giant dildos since the last time I was there.Ha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 i grew up right next to Monson (Wilbraham) but have no family or relatives there any longer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 If anybody finds themselves in the middle of nowhere in Southern Illinois - Scratch Brewing Company in Ava, IL is a great little place for a beer. The beer menu changes on each weekend -real nice, laid back atmosphere. The owners are all nice to talk to. This weekend's Beer Menu: http://scratchbeer.com/ Scratch Brewing Company is a farmhouse brewery and restaurant located 5 miles from the beautiful Shawnee National Forest in Ava, Illinois. Started by three award-winning southern Illinois home brewers, Scratch Brewing Company focuses on farmhouse beers and other styles brewed with home grown and locally farmed and foraged ingredients. The brewery has an ever rotating selection of traditional styles, enhanced by the innovative addition of local ingredients, including nettle, elderberry, ginger, dandelion, maple sap, and a variety of wood additions, among others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 My friends are big smokers, but they are not happy about all the crusty, dreadlocked vagrants who have migrated to Denver and beg for weed and change all day. They're even talking about moving out of the city.This is preposterous and a ridiculous stereotype ("crusty, dreadlocked vagrants") to make on a city that has changed for the better due to the legalization of weed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Is Denver a more peaceful and loving city now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 As I said, I was speaking about the people who have flocked to Denver to beg for weed and money, not the average resident. "Crusty, dreadlocked vagrants" describes them very well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Crime is down in Denver since the weed laws changed. So, yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 As I said, I was speaking about the people who have flocked to Denver to beg for weed and money, not the average resident. "Crusty, dreadlocked vagrants" describes them very well.I just don't see these people you describe as being a heavy presence or an increased presence. Doesn't seem to be any more or less panhandlers (crusty, dreadlocked or short-haired) since the weed laws changed, is all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I've only been panhandled twice (both times outside a club where my friends' band was playing) and both guys were dreadlocked bro-hippies, but I'm just going by what my crusty friends have told me. I'll probably see them this weekend in SoCal, so I'll ask for clarification. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 There's been panhandling issues in the city for awhile now, as I'm sure with most cities. They are on nearly every corner downtown, often work in shifts, etc. I haven't noticed an increase in dreadlocked panhandlers, though. Interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Definitely an uptick in younger white people begging for change in downtown Chicago over the last few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26216037/legal-pot-blamed-some-influx-homeless-this-summer I've been panhandled in cities across several continents, but Denver is the only place where they've asked me for weed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Pretty easy to say no to someone asking for weed over money.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Is Denver a more peaceful and loving city now? You off the sauce? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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