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[quote=fbirks;1116587]Check out Downtown Crown Beer and Wine on Sam Eig Highway just east of Rio. They have 21 taps and a very good craft selection. (my son runs it so I welcome feedback - thanks)[/quote]

thanks birks - went there saturday, good selection. seemed like they had a real good selection for growlers too - clown shoes space cake anyone? you just got your son an extra 30-50 dollar a week customer.

they also had 23 day old sculpin cans which was awesome bc ive been waiting for a new batch to come out here. ive stopped buying sculpin bc every can/bottle the last few months were from april.

prices were also really good for montgomery county where stores have to pay a 25% mark up for beers not in the govt distributor network which im sure is very limited. you can order stuff but if the county needs to get it from a rpiv distributor, it costs the markup.

sculpin at 16.99 vs 14.99 is reasonable given the 25% markup. the "craft beer store" a half mile form my house and also within montgomery county sells it at 24.99.

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[quote=over the mountain;1117398]thanks birks - went there saturday, good selection. seemed like they had a real good selection for growlers too - clown shoes space cake anyone? you just got your son an extra 30-50 dollar a week customer.

they also had 23 day old sculpin cans which was awesome bc ive been waiting for a new batch to come out here. ive stopped buying sculpin bc every can/bottle the last few months were from april.

prices were also really good for montgomery county where stores have to pay a 25% mark up for beers not in the govt distributor network which im sure is very limited. you can order stuff but if the county needs to get it from a rpiv distributor, it costs the markup.

sculpin at 16.99 vs 14.99 is reasonable given the 25% markup. the "craft beer store" a half mile form my house and also within montgomery county sells it at 24.99.[/quote]
Space Cake is the shit!

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I am starting to dig sours. I feel this can't be good. I already spend redonkulas amounts on beer that the normal person would be astonished by. Sours just open a door of crazy expense that I have been able to avoid to this point. God help my wallet.

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i spend $35 to $60 a week. considering how much more other people spend my money, I see it as a race to see who can spend my money quicker - me vs. wife* and kid.

- said by the guy who will never save a penny outside of his 401k

* she moved back in. we have a kid, really hard on the mind and conscience to split. i will never forget that month or so though. good times.


mike - ive been eyeing up sours for a bit now. can you recommend a good one avail in MD?

BD - just saw your post re DTC. spot on man. selection is not as great as perfect pour or bo brooks but for Mo Co it is such a huge find for me. i also have fenwick a block from my work. now that i know you cant get sculpin for less than 16.99 in Mo Co, my grudge for them has disappeared.

at DTC you have to search for freshness, found a 14 day old laguintas ipa and 30 day old sculpin on saturday.

untapped users - anyone get an email/notice about "noble brewing"? I guess you can buy home brewers beer? i wouldnt mind trying a pliny clone and seeing what home brewers are doing.

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picking up 32 oz of alpine hoppy birthday for the season opener tomorrow from DTC ... if the keg hasnt kicked yet

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[quote=over the mountain;1119574]picking up 32 oz of alpine hoppy birthday for the season opener tomorrow from DTC ... if the keg hasnt kicked yet[/quote]

Its good stuff. With the sours I've been trying them when I'm at a place with flights. In the past I've been burned with sours and poured them down the drain. I guess its an acquired taste and I'm starting to get it. I picked up a 4 pack of Boulevard Tell Tale Tart over the weekend and enjoyed it.

I am drinking a Bell's Oracle as I type.

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[URL="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwjojumX3vzHAhUENz4KHbpcD30&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beeradvocate.com%2Fbeer%2Fprofile%2F147%2F181802%2F&usg=AFQjCNGqe4dvw0MRshDSEN1iboXfUt2gdg"]https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwjojumX3vzHAhUENz4KHbpcD30&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beeradvocate.com%2Fbeer%2Fprofile%2F147%2F181802%2F&usg=AFQjCNGqe4dvw0MRshDSEN1iboXfUt2gdg[/URL]Its delicious.

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[quote=RedskinMike;1121013][URL="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwjojumX3vzHAhUENz4KHbpcD30&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beeradvocate.com%2Fbeer%2Fprofile%2F147%2F181802%2F&usg=AFQjCNGqe4dvw0MRshDSEN1iboXfUt2gdg"]https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwjojumX3vzHAhUENz4KHbpcD30&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beeradvocate.com%2Fbeer%2Fprofile%2F147%2F181802%2F&usg=AFQjCNGqe4dvw0MRshDSEN1iboXfUt2gdg[/URL]Its delicious.[/quote]

Damn that looks good.

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I just tried Devils Backbone IPA for the first time yesterday at a company picnic, and it was great.

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Went to a buddy's house over the weekend, who has similar craft beer tastes and a larger checkbook ;) He goes to New England twice a year to bring back stuff from Alchemist, Tree House, Hill Farmstead. For instance, he brought back 100 cans of Heady Topper, which is mind boggling. Even moreso for the cash he shelled out for it.

So I had 2 Heady Toppers, which is amazing...although I think I prefer Union's Double Duckpin more. Both are quality Double IPAs. Which reminds me that I haven't had a 120 from Dogfish Head in a while.

Had a Tree House Julius. Reminded me of Cigar City Jai Alai. The color is outrageous, looks like an Orange Julius (hence the name I assume).

He traded some Heady for Pliny The Elder, so I got to try. Bottled 7/31, the hops had already gone bad. At least that's what it tasted like. I know IPAs should be had fresh, but it could have been how it was treated during transport and whatnot. So I checked it into Untappd but didn't rate. I'd love to try it fresh.

Split a Foundation Wanderlust. A hoppy farmhouse ale. It was a goregous yellow-orange color, and quite tasty. Would make for a great summer session beer.

Split a Lawson's Sip of Sunshine and Noda's Hop Drop n Roll with my buddy's wife (since they were in her beer drawer). Both very good.

I brought a growler of Flying Dog's The Fear, their Imperial Pumpkin Ale. It was my first pumpkin beer of the year and the first time I've had it. Quite tasty.

Last beer I got to try was Hill Farmstead's Grassroots Brewing Brother Soigne, which is a saison with lime and blood orange, which made for a great way to end the evening.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;1122270]Went to a buddy's house over the weekend, who has similar craft beer tastes and a larger checkbook ;) He goes to New England twice a year to bring back stuff from Alchemist, Tree House, Hill Farmstead. For instance, he brought back 100 cans of Heady Topper, which is mind boggling. Even moreso for the cash he shelled out for it.

So I had 2 Heady Toppers, which is amazing...although I think I prefer Union's Double Duckpin more. Both are quality Double IPAs. Which reminds me that I haven't had a 120 from Dogfish Head in a while.

Had a Tree House Julius. Reminded me of Cigar City Jai Alai. The color is outrageous, looks like an Orange Julius (hence the name I assume).

He traded some Heady for Pliny The Elder, so I got to try. Bottled 7/31, the hops had already gone bad. At least that's what it tasted like. I know IPAs should be had fresh, but it could have been how it was treated during transport and whatnot. So I checked it into Untappd but didn't rate. I'd love to try it fresh.

Split a Foundation Wanderlust. A hoppy farmhouse ale. It was a goregous yellow-orange color, and quite tasty. Would make for a great summer session beer.

Split a Lawson's Sip of Sunshine and Noda's Hop Drop n Roll with my buddy's wife (since they were in her beer drawer). Both very good.

I brought a growler of Flying Dog's The Fear, their Imperial Pumpkin Ale. It was my first pumpkin beer of the year and the first time I've had it. Quite tasty.

Last beer I got to try was Hill Farmstead's Grassroots Brewing Brother Soigne, which is a saison with lime and blood orange, which made for a great way to end the evening.[/quote]

Very awesome lineup.

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I'm heading up to Burlington VT this weekend, definitely will be on the hunt for Heady Topper.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;1122270]Went to a buddy's house over the weekend, who has similar craft beer tastes and a larger checkbook ;) He goes to New England twice a year to bring back stuff from Alchemist, Tree House, Hill Farmstead. For instance, he brought back 100 cans of Heady Topper, which is mind boggling. Even moreso for the cash he shelled out for it.

So I had 2 Heady Toppers, which is amazing...although I think I prefer Union's Double Duckpin more. Both are quality Double IPAs. Which reminds me that I haven't had a 120 from Dogfish Head in a while.

Had a Tree House Julius. Reminded me of Cigar City Jai Alai. The color is outrageous, looks like an Orange Julius (hence the name I assume).

He traded some Heady for Pliny The Elder, so I got to try. Bottled 7/31, the hops had already gone bad. At least that's what it tasted like. I know IPAs should be had fresh, but it could have been how it was treated during transport and whatnot. So I checked it into Untappd but didn't rate. I'd love to try it fresh.

Split a Foundation Wanderlust. A hoppy farmhouse ale. It was a goregous yellow-orange color, and quite tasty. Would make for a great summer session beer.

Split a Lawson's Sip of Sunshine and Noda's Hop Drop n Roll with my buddy's wife (since they were in her beer drawer). Both very good.

I brought a growler of Flying Dog's The Fear, their Imperial Pumpkin Ale. It was my first pumpkin beer of the year and the first time I've had it. Quite tasty.

Last beer I got to try was Hill Farmstead's Grassroots Brewing Brother Soigne, which is a saison with lime and blood orange, which made for a great way to end the evening.[/quote]

Wow dude...just wow!!

Yall keep listing good beers and Im gonna keep looking for them...like Union Double Duckpin, its on the list.

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BD - nicely done.

schlafy's tasmanian ipa should be on shelves for the next few months.

hope its on the shelf when i stop by DTC today.

might make a run to DC to see what they have. deschutes, founders, etc. havent done a DC run in a while

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Yeah, that lineup dropped into my lap. I knew he had the Heady and Julius, but the rest was stuff he was more than willing to share. From which I was thankful.

I'm going with friends to do a Delmarva Brewery Crawl on Oct 10-11. Hitting up a bunch of places (Fordham/Dominion, Mispillion River, 16 Mile, Dogfish Head, Dewey Beer Co, OC Brewing, Assawoman Bay, Backshore, Burley Oak, Tall Tales, Evo, 3rd Wave and rar) and taking in what we can. My fave is Burley Oak as they do a lot of funky stuff. I have a growler of their Triple IPA in my fridge, waiting for 2 friends' schedules to align. My other fave is Mispillion River. They only distribute in DE for now, but their single IPA is quite good, as are the other beers I've had. They are expanding, and I hope that means more distribution in the future.

@Chico - Union is only distributing in MD as of right now I believe. They do a couple runs of Double Duckpin a year, and when it's out in the wild, it disappears quickly. Their regular Duckpin I've never had, but those who have had both say its good, but can't touch the double.

@otm - Adroit Theory is doing a tap takeover at DTC tonight. I may get by there tomorrow if I can sneak out in between family things and hope they still have stuff on tap.

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never heard of Adroit Theory but im gonna stop by and check it out.

whisper voice - [I]i like the reg duck pin vs the double. the straight pale ale duck pin is tasty, crisp and the perfect nice weather day beer[/I].

really need to find some two hearted and 51 rye, no where to be found in mont county.

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OTM - come up to Frederick. I can get Two Hearted at several of the beer jaunts I hit up. I usually get the tall boys. 51 Rye is a bit harder, but I have seen it. The place I normally go to is DJ Liquors on the Golden Mile. If he doesn't have it, he'll gladly order it if he can get it.

I will eventually try Duckpin, especially since it's more readily available. Union hasn't made a beer I didn't like yet.

Hopefully you got to try the adroit theory wares. They are funky for sure.

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i had a good beer weekend.

went to DTC, got 15 day old tasmanian ipa and 43 days old sculpin cans and a sixer of laguinitas sucks.

i was surprised to still see a sixer of sucks (since they stopped making 6ers) and more surprised that it was so fresh. i think i read that lil julian date wrong (223) bc it tasted like the malt had time to resonate a lil too long. sucks turns sappy or something when it sits too long. sappy isnt the right word.

adroit theory - they had the bottles out but it was like 11:30 and no rep was there to give me a pour. sucked bc their selection looked unique. beer types ive never seen before and i wanna try before dropping money on.

[url=http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/]GABF Winners - Great American Beer Festival[/url]

list of winners from the great american beer fest. read that ppl would wait in line for 1 oz of pliny, drink it then turn around and get back in line. lol. i hope that line wasnt long. pliny is great and all but at 1 oz, russian river can go fuck themselves.

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port city brewing out of alexandria va won in a few categories. happy to see saucony creek win something w a beer ive never seen from them. another VA brewery won as well.

congrats Port City on a really good showing.

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Finally got my hands on some heady topper this weekend, only problem is I was 5-6 beers into the evening so my palate was shot. Still, it was worthy of the hype. Burlington Vt is craft beer heaven.

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OTM - IPAs tend to lose their hop punch when they aren't fresh. The malt takes over and the hop smell isn't good. I'm guessing that it what you're smelling. [URL="http://www.adroit-theory.com/"]Adroit Theory[/URL] is kinda like our area's Wicked Weed. They are super small and really push the limits on all their beers. But since they are so small and do very limited runs, they can get pricey.

Matty - I can see that being an issue but Heady is Heady. So so good.

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When I go up to upstate new york, which are some brands I should check out that should be availablel to me? Heady of course...which others?

Im an Ale guy... no porter, stouts, or pumpkin flavors...any suggestions would be great

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@Chico - You're missing out if you don't dabble in porters or stouts. Pumpkin I can give or take. Here's a good reference point: [url=http://www.newyorkupstate.com/breweries/2015/04/best_breweries_in_new_york_state.html]10 Upstate New York breweries you don't want to miss | NewYorkUpstate.com[/url]. Matty should be able to point you in the right direction...

Heady is only available in Vermont and [URL="http://alchemistbeer.com/buy/"]only delivers during weekdays[/URL], so timing is of the essence.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;1123438]@Chico - You're missing out if you don't dabble in porters or stouts. Pumpkin I can give or take. Here's a good reference point: [url=http://www.newyorkupstate.com/breweries/2015/04/best_breweries_in_new_york_state.html]10 Upstate New York breweries you don't want to miss | NewYorkUpstate.com[/url]. Matty should be able to point you in the right direction...

Heady is only available in Vermont and [URL="http://alchemistbeer.com/buy/"]only delivers during weekdays[/URL], so timing is of the essence.[/quote]

yeah...i just dont do the heaviness of those anymore...Ive already looked at a store near by who carries appearently carries alot of good stuff. Omegang Brewery is on the list...Matty mentioned them

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[quote=BDBohnzie;1123415]OTM - IPAs tend to lose their hop punch when they aren't fresh. The malt takes over and the hop smell isn't good. [/quote]

thats def what happened but w a born on date of 223, thats damn fresh beer for something from California. 40 days or so is about as fresh as laguinitas sucks gets around here.

very strange.


matty - lol weve all been there before.

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dogfish is not selling out totally but partially ...

[url]http://finance.yahoo.com/news/another-beloved-craft-beer-found-151451684.html[/url]

wish some of the hard to get beer makers would sell out a lil so their distribution could reach us.

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[quote=over the mountain;1123450]thats def what happened but w a born on date of 223, thats damn fresh beer for something from California. 40 days or so is about as fresh as laguinitas sucks gets around here.

very strange.


matty - lol weve all been there before.

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dogfish is not selling out totally but partially ...

[url]http://finance.yahoo.com/news/another-beloved-craft-beer-found-151451684.html[/url]

wish some of the hard to get beer makers would sell out a lil so their distribution could reach us.[/quote]
I believe Lagunitas should be coming from Chicago, so could be a shipping issue. Could be a storage issue. But 40 days as you said should be ok. I'm starting to become more and more of a fan of canned craft beers. Stays fresher longer for sure.

I read the Dogfish thing yesterday. They get capital for a small part of the company, which I assume that Dogfish can buy them back out at anytime. Sounds like a marketing thing more than anything else.

We're getting to a point where bigger dogs will start buying up smaller dogs and thin out the herd so to speak. Hopefully (not counting on it), the quality does not go down hill...

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Groove City out of Cambridge, MD ..... anyone know about them? very little on the internet


Queench craft beer store on new Hampshire Ave - is it worth stopping by? i can take an alternative route home from work to stop by.

they have grapefruit sculpin on tap and i have my growler in the trunk.

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[quote=over the mountain;1123572]Groove City out of Cambridge, MD ..... anyone know about them? very little on the internet


Queench craft beer store on new Hampshire Ave - is it worth stopping by? i can take an alternative route home from work to stop by.

they have grapefruit sculpin on tap and i have my growler in the trunk.[/quote]
Only folks I know out of Cambridge are rar, and they do good stuff...edit: Groove City is a hefe by [URL="http://rarbrewing.com/"]rar brewing[/URL]. Hitting them up next weekend. They just released their DIPA in cans and from what I understand, it's money.

It's worth at least one trip to any beer store...

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Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest...hey not bad this year, cheers!

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Sooo in the drunk thread I described my Delmarva Brewery Crawl. Spent 2 days with a few friends hitting up as many breweries and brewpubs we could. I checked in 44 beers (mostly samples) on Untappd, but tasted closer to 55, maybe pushing 60.

Here are some highlights:

Mispillion River Wonka Bar: chocolate stout that won a bronze medal at the GABF this year. Very smooth, very nice. Almost like drinking a glass of chocolate milk.

Mispillion River Not Today Satan: Love the name. Nice IPA. Would like to see them add this to their year round rotation.

Lagunitas Fusion 31: Mango IPA. It was like biting a fresh mango. Very nice beer. Would highly recommend it.

Burley Oak Peach Better Have My Money: A peach twist on their dry hopped sour. Very nice. They do some killer sours.

Burley Oak Fair Trade (Nitro): Chocolate Rye Stout. Very smooth, made that much better being on nitro

Evolution Alpha Six: Great belgian style beer. Very smooth. Really enjoyed it.

Evolution Prelude Red: Nice mellow red. Not hoppy.

3rd Wave Blueberry Sour: Aged in bourbon barrels. Very unique flavor. Would drink it again.

rar Chopdank: New guys on the block. This is their take on Heady Topper...and they just about nail it. So good.

rar do their own take on Sculpin called Nanticoke Nectar which was very good. The grapefruit one was bright and flavorful, although i haven't had Ballast Point's.

Overall I had a blast and can't wait to do it again in another area. The only place i didn't care for was OC Brewing Company. They do too many mediocre beers and don't focus enough on making them better. They'll be a tourist trap for better or worse.

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big daddy, how do you live the good life with 3 kids? i got 1 and i cant even get away to driving range for an hour.

dang, looks like RAR is doing some good work out there.

Port City is doing a gold medal tour following their wins at the great Amer beer fest and will have their winners on tap. do i have to buy 3 more growlers now?

noticed stone is finally bringing out their "enjoy by" but it is until 10.31.15. its not at DTC yet but they have it listed as coming soon. I was expecting an "enjoy by 11.24.15".

has this 10.31 been out but just not in Mo Co? i like DTC but hate Mo Co distribution.

where the fuck is the bells? where the hell is 51 rye?

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"a tiny something beautiful" from Maine was awesome. ive never seen it before but a got a real fresh bottle the other night. highly recommend. only thing is it is a light drinker to me, i could drink 10 of these in a night but at $10 a bottle .... i'd need to move up a tax bracket first.

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Maine puts out some quality brews.

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Berkshire lost sailor, just a delightful iPa...brought back some ommegang rare vos and hop house for a bon fire tomorrow night.

Also had to pick up the stone's bomber enjoy by. Always a dank ass treat

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[quote=over the mountain;1125499]big daddy, how do you live the good life with 3 kids? i got 1 and i cant even get away to driving range for an hour.

dang, looks like RAR is doing some good work out there.

Port City is doing a gold medal tour following their wins at the great Amer beer fest and will have their winners on tap. do i have to buy 3 more growlers now?

noticed stone is finally bringing out their "enjoy by" but it is until 10.31.15. its not at DTC yet but they have it listed as coming soon. I was expecting an "enjoy by 11.24.15".

has this 10.31 been out but just not in Mo Co? i like DTC but hate Mo Co distribution.

where the fuck is the bells? where the hell is 51 rye?[/quote]

The enjoy by showed up here about a week and a half ago. That is still late even for MD. The distributors here are the worst and will sit on beers at there warehouses even though the fresher the better.

My lineup tonight is:
Sierra Nevada Harvest
Cigar City Jai Ali
Founders Dark Penance
Founders Breakfast Stout
Genesee Cream Ale sprinkled in between.

I was hoping to get Founders Harvest today but the store I was at wasn't getting it in until later.

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The stone enjoy by I'm sipping on now is freakin top notch. Tasty....nice and cold too.

I'm gonna tell u what gets me pissed is at whole foods in Connecticut I'm looking at all the great beers I can't can't get in va. I reach for Cambridge brewing company bombers...bottling date is from May. Are u fucking serious? Whole foods gonna peddle beers bottle in May while charging me an arm and leg? So disappointing...clown shoes brewery same deal...really wanted to try

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[quote=Chico23231;1125585]Berkshire lost sailor, just a delightful iPa...brought back some ommegang rare vos and hop house for a bon fire tomorrow night.

Also had to pick up the stone's bomber enjoy by. Always a dank ass treat[/quote]

Did you get a chance to try their Steel Rail Pale Ale ,very nice .Haven't had their Lost Sailor it will be on my list for the week,thanks.

Some of the beers based up their (BBC are some) are not pasteurized so they don't have very much of a shelve life some as little as 30/60 days.I buy a case or two to bring back but it's always gone by December.

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[quote=RedskinMike;1125586]The enjoy by showed up here about a week and a half ago. That is still late even for MD. The distributors here are the worst and will sit on beers at there warehouses even though the fresher the better.

My lineup tonight is:
Sierra Nevada Harvest
[B]Cigar City Jai Ali[/B]
Founders Dark Penance
[B]Founders Breakfast Stout[/B]
Genesee Cream Ale sprinkled in between.

I was hoping to get Founders Harvest today but the store I was at wasn't getting it in until later.[/quote]

I didnt even know stone did any enjoy by 9.24.15. didnt see in MoCo.

Where did you find the 2 bolded above? ive seen it show up on untappd lately but havent seen either personally.

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[quote=Chico23231;1125588]The stone enjoy by I'm sipping on now is freakin top notch. Tasty....nice and cold too.

I'm gonna tell u what gets me pissed is at whole foods in Connecticut I'm looking at all the great beers I can't can't get in va. I reach for Cambridge brewing company bombers...bottling date is from May. Are u fucking serious? Whole foods gonna peddle beers bottle in May while charging me an arm and leg? So disappointing...clown shoes brewery same deal...really wanted to try[/quote]

you gotta get up to DC or go south to N Carolina i ssuppose. I thought Richmond would have a good distribution going on down there w some really good local breweries. i guess not. sucks.

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[quote=over the mountain;1126026]you gotta get up to DC or go south to N Carolina i ssuppose. I thought Richmond would have a good distribution going on down there w some really good local breweries. i guess not. sucks.[/quote]

Those beer bottling issues was from a Whole Foods up in Connecticut. We have pretty decent selections down here when it come to distribution. Our breweries and Va beer in general...gotta say its just ok. Lotta newbies.



In regards to the Stone's Enjoy by (which i did get in Connecticut) was bottled on 9/24 with the Enjoy by 10/31.

the one I drank on friday was top notch, very crisp hops. I thought it drank really light...which could be dangerous if i got the 6 pack.

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[quote=Chico23231;1126035]Those beer bottling issues was from a Whole Foods up in Connecticut. We have pretty decent selections down here when it come to distribution. Our breweries and Va beer in general...gotta say its just ok. Lotta newbies.



In regards to the Stone's Enjoy by (which i did get in Connecticut) was bottled on 9/24 with the Enjoy by 10/31.

the one I drank on friday was top notch, very crisp hops. I thought it drank really light...which could be dangerous if i got the 6 pack.[/quote]

the one i drank sunday was bottled on 9/24 as well. sooooo good. at 9%, it is dangerous.