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Heavy Seas Winter Storm Category 5...has anybody had it, is it good? Listed as an ESB, which always grabs my attention.

getting my growler choices lined up...

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Dont you guys like this show?
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[quote=punch it in;1128411]Dont you guys like this show?
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Ha! I saw that at my beer store tonight!

Got a growler of Maine beer company peeper and grab a single ballast point double ipa dorado.

Life is good

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I got a tour of the walk in where they keep the secret beer. Only took 1,000 trips. Settled on winter welcome. Which isnt secret but dang good.

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Here is another one for ya Chico....
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Saving it.

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Ballast Point being bought out for a cool 1 BILLION dollars ... wow.

" Additionally, the bottom 60% of households in income now consume 40% of the nation’s craft beer volume. The Brewers Association pushes craft beer as an “affordable luxury,” and this is obviously catching on."

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Bottom Line

The acquisition of these craft breweries by Big Liquor simply makes sense. Time and time again, and throughout every sector, we see that one of the main obstacles to increasing profit margins is scale. While these local breweries could certainly benefit from nationwide sales, expansion costs would probably be too much for them right now.

Now that they are in the hands of Big Liquor, these companies can leverage existing resources to expand affordably. The real question will be whether the big brands can maintain the homemade quality that gives craft beer some of its appeal. On top of that, it will be interesting to see whether “hip” young consumers move onto new local breweries as their old favorites get bought out.

If one thing is for sure, it’s that people love drinking craft beer. Whether the same consumers will continue to drink craft beer brought to them by Big Liquor remains to be seen, but this could end up being a major cash cow for the industry leaders.

[url]http://finance.yahoo.com/news/craft-beer-boom-big-liquor-211409534.html[/url]


I have no problem with someone like Ballast Point selling out to big biz. As long as the quality is still there, it might make the same beer cheaper. I would love to see sculpin at 10-12 a sixer vs the current 14-16. ballast point is pretty much a big biz beer now anyhow.

Honestly i hope russian river gets sold out so they will distribute out here. i doubt that dude vinny would sell out bc he seems obsessed with his product but i would love to be able to pick up a bottle whenever .. or at least ship it directly to customers so you can control the quality.

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I have no issues with Ballast Point selling to Constellation. I think some people get their panties in a wad over these deals, but there is no way I'd say no to a billion dollars. I think the pressure is on the big boys to keep these products on the same, if not better, level that the smaller guys are currently at. Hopefully these smaller guys make these deals with their product in mind, as opposed to just a cash grab.

I don't see Russian River selling out at any time in the near or distant future. Like you said, they are so particular about their product that I don't see them wanting anyone to undermine that.

I'm splitting a case of Oskar Blues' Death By Coconut with some friends. I pick it up tomorrow. Can't wait to try it.

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DTC has this beer Oxbow farmhouse pale ale ... looks pretty good, expensive at $16 for 32 oz. they also have maine lunch coming up on tap but knowing them they will only do pours and not growlers. they had "another one" and were doing only pours.

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Growler of Terrapin So Fresh & So Green, Green IPA...damn good and fresh!

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Split a case of Oskar Blues Death by Coconut with 2 friends. 8 cans of yummy chocolate coconut deliciousness. This stuff is quite tasty. A Mounds bar in a glass, which if you like chocolate and coconut, is divine.

Had my growler of Wonka Bar last night from Mispillion River. It's a helluva chocolate stout. Definitely can see how it won 3rd Place at GABF.

Heading to my Father In Law's in Dayton, TN for Thanksgiving. He lives in a dry county...so yeah. There is a new brewpub in town that I'll try out.

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DTC wants $12 for a 12 ounce pour of Maine Lunch. $30 for 32 oz.

that is ridiculously high .. even for MoCo. No way im paying that. ill wait to find a few 18 oz bottles for $10.

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Goose Island bourbon barrel stout avail in bottles at 10 am on friday at DTC. ill be there. i think they have it on tap today, cant make it there today ... or can i?

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Arrogant bastard and Sorry Not Sorry IPA...ouch a lil bit of a hangover

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[quote=BDBohnzie;1129700]Split a case of [B]Oskar Blues Death by Coconut[/B] with 2 friends. 8 cans of yummy chocolate coconut deliciousness. This stuff is quite tasty. A Mounds bar in a glass, which if you like chocolate and coconut, is divine.

Had my growler of Wonka Bar last night from Mispillion River. It's a helluva chocolate stout. Definitely can see how it won 3rd Place at GABF.

Heading to my Father In Law's in Dayton, TN for Thanksgiving. He lives in a dry county...so yeah. There is a new brewpub in town that I'll try out.[/quote]

Really looking forward to trying that one... been out of the game for a few days now with a bad cold. No beer for me this weekend. :(

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[QUOTE=MTK;1130138]Really looking forward to trying that one... been out of the game for a few days now with a bad cold. No beer for me this weekend. :([/QUOTE]


MTK......I like it. The artist formerly known as Matty. Hope u feel better soon...that time of year. Sucks.

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[quote=over the mountain;1129909]Goose Island bourbon barrel stout avail in bottles at 10 am on friday at DTC. ill be there. i think they have it on tap today, cant make it there today ... or can i?[/quote]
Had the manager at my go-to store put a bottle aside for me because I was out of town. Yeah, someone else that works there sold it. Not too happy. Fortunately a buddy of mine got several bottles and offered one to me.

@MTK - Have you had Death By Coconut yet?

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Spent last Saturday with WillH down at Jailbreak in Laurel, MD. Nice set up. Watched the terps, drank some good beer, and the food truck outside was damn good.

It's a great time we live in where I can drive under 30 minutes to a handful of great breweries and we have more popping up.

From Jailbreak, I recommend the Scoville Jalapeno IPA. It sounds gross, and I don't like other spicy beers- but this one knocks it out of the ball park.

Speaking of gross sounding delicious beers: I had a Flying Dog Cranberry IPA over Thanksgiving. Done very well.

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[QUOTE=BDBohnzie;1130751]Had the manager at my go-to store put a bottle aside for me because I was out of town. Yeah, someone else that works there sold it. Not too happy. Fortunately a buddy of mine got several bottles and offered one to me.



@MTK - Have you had Death By Coconut yet?[/QUOTE]


Went to my local beer store last night and they don't have it yet. Still on the hunt.

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[quote=RobH4413;1130786]Spent last Saturday with WillH down at Jailbreak in Laurel, MD. Nice set up. Watched the terps, drank some good beer, and the food truck outside was damn good.

It's a great time we live in where I can drive under 30 minutes to a handful of great breweries and we have more popping up.

From Jailbreak, I recommend the Scoville Jalapeno IPA. It sounds gross, and I don't like other spicy beers- but this one knocks it out of the ball park.

Speaking of gross sounding delicious beers: I had a Flying Dog Cranberry IPA over Thanksgiving. Done very well.[/quote]
Jailbreak is awesome. Welcome to Scoville is good. The pepper flavor doesn't linger like other pepper beers. Their DIPA, Big Punisher, is good. Their rye ale is good too.

Not too far from there is [URL="http://victoriagastropub.com/"]Victoria's Gastro Pub[/URL], which slings beers from Manor Hill Brewery, among others. One of the better Imperial IPAs in Maryland hails from Manor Hill (Citra Splendor).

@MTK - Happy Hunting. Local place where I got mine got in 2 cases and was sold before it hit the shelves.

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I got to DTC at 11:45 friday for the GI bourbon stout but they were already sold out. the guy said they had people lined up before they opened at 10.

you can get GI stouts and Death by coconut on line at b - l -a -c -k -w- e- l- l- s. there at decent prices but shipping is 25 bucks or so.

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[QUOTE=BDBohnzie;1130804]Jailbreak is awesome. Welcome to Scoville is good. The pepper flavor doesn't linger like other pepper beers. Their DIPA, Big Punisher, is good. Their rye ale is good too.



Not too far from there is [URL="http://victoriagastropub.com/"]Victoria's Gastro Pub[/URL], which slings beers from Manor Hill Brewery, among others. One of the better Imperial IPAs in Maryland hails from Manor Hill (Citra Splendor).



@MTK - Happy Hunting. Local place where I got mine got in 2 cases and was sold before it hit the shelves.[/QUOTE]


Damn, I might be better off calling around then. Thanks for the heads up.

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had to go to the dentist, his office is a few blocks from Rodmans. what a delightful experience. this is my 3rd or 4th time there and it is by far the best selection imo for the hard to find beers.

got some stone enjoy by 12.25.15, double duckpin cans w dob of 11-27-15 and 2 bottles of MO w dob 11.17.15.

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Nice scores.

Got together with 2 of my buddies last night and had a bunch of different things. 2 that stood out to me were [URL="http://www.madsciencebrewing.com/#!beers/clg4"]Mad Science Black Death[/URL], a Black IPA that drank more like a hoppy stout, and [URL="http://www.hardywood.com/content/hardywood-gingerbread-stout"]Hardywood Gingerbread Stout[/URL], which drank like a gingerbread cookie. Not surprising because it's a milk stout, but it was awesome.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;1131192]Nice scores.

Got together with 2 of my buddies last night and had a bunch of different things. 2 that stood out to me were [URL="http://www.madsciencebrewing.com/#!beers/clg4"]Mad Science Black Death[/URL], a Black IPA that drank more like a hoppy stout, and [URL="http://www.hardywood.com/content/hardywood-gingerbread-stout"]Hardywood Gingerbread Stout[/URL], which drank like a gingerbread cookie. Not surprising because it's a milk stout, but it was awesome.[/quote]

The gingerbread stout has become the best brewed beer in the city. Lotta people love that stuff

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[quote=Chico23231;1131197]The gingerbread stout has become the best brewed beer in the city. Lotta people love that stuff[/quote]
I'm definitely gonna seek out more stuff by Hardywood. If they put half the love into their other beers as they did that Gingerbread Stout, it'll be worth it.

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So crazy you have to go to the brewery to get that stuff. It really is an amazing beer.

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Case of Surly Abrasive coming tomorrow. Super pumped.

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I'm trying to drink death by coconut...but it's tough. Yuck, very hard to drink

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[quote=Chico23231;1132236]I'm trying to drink death by coconut...but it's tough. Yuck, very hard to drink[/quote]

I have a solution for you....stop

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[quote=Hog1;1132237]I have a solution for you....stop[/quote]

Even if don't like it, I have to finish it...sometimes a beer will be better by the time I finish...pallet adjust and will get the full flavor. Not this one. I grew up on Guinness stout, Black and Tans...

Have moved on to bells third coast ale. Really impressed..bells does it again...this drinks like a strong ale with a fuller body along with the punch. Kinda step out of my comfort zone with beer choices tonight.

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Brought a sixer of some Stone enjoy by 12.25.15 to a friend's place tonight, he returned serve with some Pappy 12 year... Good night

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[quote=MTK;1132241]Brought a sixer of some Stone enjoy by 12.25.15 to a friend's place tonight, he returned serve with some Pappy 12 year... Good night[/quote]

Damn, nice trade off.

Had a couple stop by last night and got turned on to Smartmouth Rule G out of Norfolk. I've been critical of va breweries not bringing enough dankness, but this rule g IPA is a keeper. Complex, balance and Damn hoppy...I just looked it up 88 ibu. That's high.

Even though I shit on Oskar Blues death by coconut, let me say this...Oskar Blues IPA is in my rotation right now as my favorite beer. The next beer you must try is this...really light body and the hops combination is something I've never had...reminds me a little of the floralness of heavy seas, but has a sweet blueberry finish. It's a must try, pour it in a glass

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Oskar Blues Old Chub... love that stuff

Also got a sixer of Ballast Point Victory at Sea coffee and vanilla porter yesterday, very good. Really smooth for 10% abv.

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[quote=MTK;1132256]Oskar Blues Old Chub... love that stuff

Also got a sixer of Ballast Point Victory at Sea coffee and vanilla porter yesterday, very good. Really smooth for 10% abv.[/quote]

I think old chub is just ok...this is the new one which was released I believe just this summer, here is a review:

[url=http://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/8/25/9201433/beer-review-oskar-blues-ipa]Oskar Blues' New IPA Does Things Differently - Eater[/url]

Definitely not a typical IPA

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I'll definitely check out that IPA, thanks

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I'll 2nd Oskar Blues IPA. Good stuff. Definitely a different vibe from it, which I equated to the Aussie hops.

Death by Coconut is definitely not for everyone. I can see someone not liking it. I'm enjoying it though.

Spent Saturday afternoon at my current fave MD Brewery, rar, in Cambridge. My friend got a few flights, while I stuck with pints. I had 2 of their Farmhouse Nectar, which was very good. Kinda like a saison meets an IPA. 7.4%. I got a Boba Fett growler with this in it to share with friends. Also had a blackberry saison that was very good as well.

One of my buddies got a gift from his sister who was in Chicago last week. Half Acre Daisy Cutter, Three Floyds Alpha Klaus, and Ska Brewing Mole Stout. So between those and my growler, we have some good drinkin' to do.

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Just picked up some of the OB IPA, along with a couple of bottles of Bourbon County '15.

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got a growler of alpine pure hoppiness yesterday, really good, 4.5/5.
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nice find - DTC had bottles of alpine's duet. real fresh. i like alpine's line up. still havent had nelson yet.

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Just found out my beer store tapped Maine - Lunch the other day...time to get the growler filled.


Folks, is there a preference "glass ware" you break out for drinking good beer? For the last 6 months I've been using wide mouth mason jars and its great. keeps the beers surprising cold and the wide mouth drinks for maximum consumption when I need to go there( i.e. listening to an annoying conversation by a semi-girlfriend, watching the opposing team score a touchdown against the skins)

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[quote=Chico23231;1133060]Just found out my beer store tapped Maine - Lunch the other day...time to get the growler filled.


Folks, is there a preference "glass ware" you break out for drinking good beer? For the last 6 months I've been using wide mouth mason jars and its great. keeps the beers surprising cold and the wide mouth drinks for maximum consumption when I need to go there( i.e. listening to an annoying conversation by a semi-girlfriend, watching the opposing team score a touchdown against the skins)[/quote]

better hope they still lunch left. stuff goes quick. on tap .. im drooling.

i prefer a tulip glass but i drink mostly american ipas and practically stick my nose in the head right after the pour. i love that new pour smell. if not that, a straight or nonic pint glass is fine. sometimes i drink straight from the bottle just to see if there is a difference and there is imo. the pour done right creates a needed chemical reaction .. plus you cant stick your nose in a bottle.