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speaking of lambic.. had 2 lindeman's tonight.. the raspberry and peach

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[quote=Coff;770181]My brother left some Stone IPA at my house over Thanksgiving. I left it in the garage until I got home from work last week and didn't have any other beer to drink. Didn't like it at first, but it's grown on me. Not a huge fan of IPAs, but this stuff is good![/quote]

Having some tonight, I forgot how hoppy this stuff is, so tasty

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I've been drinking a lot of Moose Drool lately.
A very nice brown ale.

[url=http://www.bigskybrew.com/Our_Beers/Moose_Drool]Moose Drool Brown Ale[/url]

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[quote=Alvin Walton;775114]I've been drinking a lot of Moose Drool lately.
A very nice brown ale.

[url=http://www.bigskybrew.com/Our_Beers/Moose_Drool]Moose Drool Brown Ale[/url][/quote]

good name...important note in the beer's description: enough hops so not to taste too sweet. Thats the turn off for me with half the browns out there too sweet.

Here in Richmond this Brown gets around. Not bad, Legend Brewery:

[url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/486/1647/?view=beer&sort=&start=50]Brown Ale - Legend Brewing Company - Richmond, VA - BeerAdvocate[/url]

gotta support your local brewerys, Legend is solid

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Was in dc and picked up some Bells two hearted ale and Founders rye PA, neither are available in Md and was floored at how good they were. The two hearted ale might be the best beer I've ever had. Still looking for Pliney the elder though.

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[quote=RedskinMike;775191]Was in dc and picked up some Bells two hearted ale and Founders rye PA, neither are available in Md and was floored at how good they were. The two hearted ale might be the best beer I've ever had. Still looking for Pliney the elder though.[/quote]

Welcome to the Bells Two Hearted party, Mike. If you haven't already seen them, check out previous posts on this thread on the Two Hearted.

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[quote=RedskinMike;775191]Was in dc and picked up some Bells two hearted ale and Founders rye PA, neither are available in Md and was floored at how good they were. The two hearted ale might be the best beer I've ever had. Still looking for Pliney the elder though.[/quote]

Bells 2-Hearted is a beast, just an incredible awesome beer. I talked with someone at my local good beer store and she said Pliney the elder or the younger is only found in Pennsylvania and only found as a draft beer being served. They dont send it bottle to the east coast. Never heard from my uncle who had it at Thanksgiving in a 22...but he didnt get it from a local store.

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For DC area folks:

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/03/AR2011010304382.html]Beer: Six microbreweries race to open[/url]

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nice find BBJT

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[quote=tryfuhl;775487]nice find BBJT[/quote]

Even better, check this out:

[url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/the-25-best-american-breweries-of-the-decade-2000-.html]The 25 Best American Breweries of the Decade (2000-2009) :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste[/url]

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That's cool but I like the local aspect of the other one.

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[quote=BringBackJoeT;775554]Even better, check this out:

[url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/the-25-best-american-breweries-of-the-decade-2000-.html]The 25 Best American Breweries of the Decade (2000-2009) :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste[/url][/quote]

No complaints with that list...only that I think Dogfish has always been a little over rated. Sierra shoulda been a little higher. I agree with his statement of Colorado becoming the mecca for great breweries.

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[quote=Mattyk;770187]Stone puts out some quality brews, I really like their Arrogant Bastard Ale

[URL="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/92"]Arrogant Bastard Ale - Stone Brewing Co. - Escondido, CA - BeerAdvocate[/URL][/quote]


Had the Arrogant Bastard Ale this weekend. Good stuff. Just wish it wasnt' $20 a six pack!

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[quote=tryfuhl;773660]speaking of lambic.. had 2 lindeman's tonight.. the raspberry and peach[/quote]

If you like raspberry lambic, you might like Troeg's Mad Elf. It's not technically a lambic (at least I don't think it is), but it tastes like one.

[url=http://www.troegs.com/our_brews/mad_elf_ale.aspx]Tröegs Brewing Company | Mad Elf Ale[/url]

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Tried the Starr Hill Gift Winter Lager this weekend for the second time. Good stuff, quickly becoming a fan of Starr Hill. Located in Charlottesville, btw.