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[quote=MTK;1261733]$3 a beer isn't bad when you think about it, at a bar that same beer is probably $8 or $9[/quote]

Yeah I guess. Last time I went on a beer run I notice many of the Craft Beers now are 4 pk pint cans running around 14/16 dollars a 4pk.


If anyone gets a chance to get up there here are a few that you might enjoy..........

[url]https://www.redlioninn.com/best-craft-beer-breweries-in-the-berkshires/[/url]

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Surly's xtra citra pale ale was on some Maryland shelves. Asked about it, they said about once a year Bond Distributors will call them and offer a Surly as some part of a collab. Said they arent getting any more.

Pale ale was okay, I did enjoy the less than 5% abv as I like to put down 6 or so beers on a saturday night because drinking six or so 8% plus beers = a rough sunday morning with family obligations.

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[QUOTE=Giantone;1262416]Yeah I guess. Last time I went on a beer run I notice many of the Craft Beers now are 4 pk pint cans running around 14/16 dollars a 4pk.





If anyone gets a chance to get up there here are a few that you might enjoy..........



[url]https://www.redlioninn.com/best-craft-beer-breweries-in-the-berkshires/[/url][/QUOTE]



Noticed the same And the cans are all works of art. Makes me wonder if im paying for the art or the beer? [emoji848]
I cant bring myself to pay the 15.99 for four - not when there are still soooooo many good beers for under 15.99.

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[url]https://youtu.be/je1NIf8GeeY[/url]

^^ SNL sam adams pumpkin beer commercial with Bill Burr

funny stuff

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KBS espresso and KBS maple fudge - picked up a 4 pack of each for $25. Ive never seen a variation of KBS so im excited. My lady is starting to give me guff for coming home with more beer than usual (just loading up on stouts), I explained that with stouts I just throw them in the basement and will drink them over a years time. I dont think she understood it,she just sees me coming home with a box full of beer a week.

left the KBS in my trunk vs bringing it in. ill sneak it in when shes not looking.

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Saint Archer Mosaic Double IPA

Its 9%

I typically don't like the taste of IPA's above 7.5-8%. But this one packs a flavor wallop. Was at BevMo, and they sell individual skinny tallboys. Only got 1. You drink 2 of those in a reasonable time frame, and you'll be tuned up.

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Yes im biased as a Deadhead but this is good. Usually im not big on dogfish head.

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Goose Island BC stout 2 year reserve ... cost $30, will crack open on xmas eve probably

Monument city early to rise stout - very watery and thin. like drinking a yoohoo. horrible beer

monument city NOBO ipa - really good but not great

burley oak habitual (pale ale) - okay would not buy again

union divine ipa - really good tasty crushable beer at 6.5%, which is my go to type of beer. this, 51 rye or country ride are always in my weekly haul

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[quote=SunnySide;1268650]Goose Island BC stout 2 year reserve ... cost $30, will crack open on xmas eve probably
[/quote]

Took 27 years to make. using 25 year old bourbon barrels then the stout aging 2 years in the barrels.

I love stouts, BA stouts, they are so expensive but I drink them all the time but I just dont like the base taste of BCBS. it has like a raisin taste to it. I thought with all the aging the boozy flavor might mask it but no, I found very little flavor coming from 2 years sitting in a barrel.

Odd and disappointing stout. probably the last time I do a BCBS anything.

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Nostalgia for older maryland beer heads -- just saw Wild Goose Winter Ale back on shelves .. taking me back to my teenage years. if only Petes Wicked came back and did their winter ale.

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Heineken is fucking disgusting. I hope Alex plays all game so I can go with the AleSmith .394.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1271346]Heineken is fucking disgusting. I hope Alex plays all game so I can go with the AleSmith .394.[/quote]

Never liked it . I preferred the Canadian Beers , Moosehead and Molson's .LaPlatt's. They're getting hard to find in the US now.

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[quote=Giantone;1271349]Never liked it . I preferred the Canadian Beers , Moosehead and Molson's .LaPlatt's. They're getting hard to find in the US now.[/quote]

Haven't heard of Moosehead. Unless LaPlatt was meant to be Labatt, not familiar with that one either.

Haven't had a Labatt or a Molson in a long time. If memory serves, I prefer Molson.

Might have to grab a 6 pack next time I see it.

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Any of you guys do Tavour? That shit is going to make me poor. It's an app that releases two rare beers from across the country a day. You add it, once a month they ship you the crate you built.

Last month 39 beers showed up at our house. :P

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;1272110]Any of you guys do Tavour? That shit is going to make me poor. It's an app that releases two rare beers from across the country a day. You add it, once a month they ship you the crate you built.

Last month 39 beers showed up at our house. :P[/quote]

No but I was thinking of trying it out, how do you like it?

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[quote=MTK;1272559]No but I was thinking of trying it out, how do you like it?[/quote]

We love it, but a little too much. It’s almost addictive the way you get the pop-up notification. What’s your go-to beer style?

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection;1272756]We love it, but a little too much. It’s almost addictive the way you get the pop-up notification. What’s your go-to beer style?[/QUOTE]


Probably IPA, but I love most styles. Not big on sours but I keep trying them.


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my go to beer - "go to" meaning I get to drink a sixer in one night = a west coast ipa or juicy pale ale.

if I only get to drink 1 or 2 beers that night = BA stout

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Tavour - i signed up for their mailing list a few years ago, lots of beers from other parts of the country that I never heard of and had to research. I get overwhelmed with all the different beers and breweries.

Monument City american nut brown ale - real nice, balanced malt sweetness to it and thicker than you would think in a good way, 6% abv .. i like getting a few sixers during the winter months .. the beer farts the next morning though ...

Burley lost ipa - good, would buy again

RAR stunts - sour/wild ale ... not to my liking. im trying to find an affordable always available sour as my go to but it seems with sours i only really like the individual bottles from wicked weed or someone more expensive

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FYI

It’s Bells Hopslam season

Got my 6 pack today...get to hunting!

Those who know, know

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Love me some Hopslam.

Chico, if memory serves me correctly, you're near Richmond right? Ever make it over to The Veil? If you love Hopslam, The Veil (and their fanbois are nuts) makes some of the best IPAs in country. The Veil and Triple Crossing absolutely fucking kill it in RVA.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;1276191]Love me some Hopslam.

Chico, if memory serves me correctly, you're near Richmond right? Ever make it over to The Veil? If you love Hopslam, The Veil (and their fanbois are nuts) makes some of the best IPAs in country. The Veil and Triple Crossing absolutely fucking kill it in RVA.[/quote]

Yeah, I’ve been to both a handful of times...they get a Borat voice “very nice”

The hipster fanboys of veil are super annoying agree for sure but they do a good job. Final Gravity is probably my favorite destination these days...well when covid is over. The Stone brewery here is phenomenal as well.

Final Gravity
Stone Brewery
Hardywood (city location)
Ardent
Triple Cossing (East side location)
The Veil

These are my spots

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[quote=Chico23231;1276196]Yeah, I’ve been to both a handful of times...they get a Borat voice “very nice”

The hipster fanboys of veil are super annoying agree for sure but they do a good job. Final Gravity is probably my favorite destination these days...well when covid is over. The Stone brewery here is phenomenal as well.

Final Gravity
Stone Brewery
Hardywood (city location)
Ardent
Triple Cossing (East side location)
The Veil

These are my spots[/quote]

Ahhh, I always forget about Final Gravity. Most underrated brewery in Richmond IMO. Ever make it out to Richbrau? They're killing it right now.

My wife and I both love Stone and not sure why it gets the hate it does. The spot is bad ass and the beers are always killer. Fear. Movie. Lions is my go to DIPA.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;1276226]Ahhh, I always forget about Final Gravity. Most underrated brewery in Richmond IMO. Ever make it out to Richbrau? They're killing it right now.

My wife and I both love Stone and not sure why it gets the hate it does. The spot is bad ass and the beers are always killer. Fear. Movie. Lions is my go to DIPA.[/quote]

I think there is still some people complaining about the deal they got from the city with Stone. I dunno, but if you like ipa style beers then Stone has been a top 5 brewery in the country... being able to drink them fresh is something I don’t take for granted. I like the industrial design of the brewery too and outdoor spot.

Ohhhhhhh shit...you can tell covid has fucked up my brewery game, as I don’t really go a lot since the outbreak.

How could I fucking forget [B]The Answer brewery and brewpub[/B].. A top 3 go to...good food and great beer.

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[quote=Chico23231;1276227]I think there is still some people complaining about the deal they got from the city with Stone. I dunno, but if you like ipa style beers then Stone has been a top 5 brewery in the country... being able to drink them fresh is something I don’t take for granted. I like the industrial design of the brewery too and outdoor spot.

Ohhhhhhh shit...you can tell covid has fucked up my brewery game, as I don’t really go a lot since the outbreak.
[B]
How could I fucking forget [B]The Answer brewery and brewpub[/B].. A top 3 go to...good food and great beer.[/B][/quote]

EXACTLY. It MIGHT be the best one in RVA, but for some reason we always forget it when we head over from Crozet. Their Joose days are just insane. It is beer you could truly feed to a child and they'd have no clue.

Stone is definitely one of our stops and right now the only breweries we're comfortable going to are 1) in HUGE warehouse styles or 2) heated and outside. Summer we were totally fine going to places because we knew we could sit outside. Winter making it a LOT harder now.

Strangeways is also our jam. They don't make the best beer in town, but there's something to be said for getting a flight of twelve. :party-smi

They HAVE upped their game however. Murder Hornet is one of their best IPAs they've put out. Mostly my wife and I don't have a true "preference" on beer, but I tend to migrate to DIPAs/IPAs and she migrates to sours mostly. I am getting over the IPA craze a bit. These douches walk into a place and are like, "Bruuuuuh, what's your haziest IPA?" I'm like, do you just want your palette blown out by hops for hops sake?

The Veil has been notorious for that recently (at least for us). I bought their dry hopped pilsner because that's a style ranking higher and higher for me. Was almost undrinkable because of how bitter it was. Zero balance.

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Southern Tier

3XIPA Triple Unearthly

Not a bad banger...if you can hang

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;1276264]EXACTLY. It MIGHT be the best one in RVA, but for some reason we always forget it when we head over from Crozet. Their Joose days are just insane. It is beer you could truly feed to a child and they'd have no clue.

Stone is definitely one of our stops and right now the only breweries we're comfortable going to are 1) in HUGE warehouse styles or 2) heated and outside. Summer we were totally fine going to places because we knew we could sit outside. Winter making it a LOT harder now.

Strangeways is also our jam. They don't make the best beer in town, but there's something to be said for getting a flight of twelve. :party-smi

They HAVE upped their game however. Murder Hornet is one of their best IPAs they've put out. Mostly my wife and I don't have a true "preference" on beer, but I tend to migrate to DIPAs/IPAs and she migrates to sours mostly. I am getting over the IPA craze a bit. These douches walk into a place and are like, "Bruuuuuh, what's your haziest IPA?" [B]I'm like, do you just want your palette blown out by hops for hops sake?[/B]

The Veil has been notorious for that recently (at least for us). I bought their dry hopped pilsner because that's a style ranking higher and higher for me. Was almost undrinkable because of how bitter it was. Zero balance.[/quote]

The problem I’ve complained about with the hop craze is a lot of the brewed ipa have the body consistency of lemonade. I like a strong hop - balance taste on a full body beer.

If you pour an ipa/dips and it looks like a light beer, you’ve been cheated. Should be a copper color. Now a pale ale, I like them light...as they should be.

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Local craft store had surprise 3 Floyds in stock, one time only. They ran out of zombiedust before I got there. dont think they put a limit so im guessing some asshole just bought out whatever they had

lazer snake ipa, barbarian haze pale, alpha king pale and dreadnaught dipa

next level beers and not overly expensive, like $12 to $16 for each.

singelcut, cushwa etc are starting to charge $18 plus for their 4 packs

Maryland has great beers but I do wish we got at least one of the big guys from RR, 3 floyds, toppling, lawsons, tree house, hill farmstead

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Coors Light. Every once in a while, you just need something nice and simple (more simple than nice).

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[quote=Chico23231;1276741]The problem I’ve complained about with the hop craze is a lot of the brewed ipa have the body consistency of lemonade. I like a strong hop - balance taste on a full body beer.

If you pour an ipa/dips and it looks like a light beer, you’ve been cheated. [B]Should be a copper color.[/B] Now a pale ale, I like them light...as they should be.[/quote]

This, for sure. I'm wondering if the pendulum swings back the other way to where it's a bit more balanced.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1278821]Coors Light. Every once in a while, you just need something nice and simple (more simple than nice).[/quote]

No doubt. Sometimes that (or a PBR) nearly frozen is the SHIT.

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[quote=SunnySide;1278809]Local craft store had surprise 3 Floyds in stock, one time only. They ran out of zombiedust before I got there. dont think they put a limit so im guessing some asshole just bought out whatever they had

lazer snake ipa, barbarian haze pale, alpha king pale and dreadnaught dipa

next level beers and not overly expensive, like $12 to $16 for each.

singelcut, cushwa etc are starting to charge $18 plus for their 4 packs

Maryland has great beers but I do wish we got at least one of the big guys from RR, 3 floyds, toppling, lawsons, tree house, hill farmstead[/quote]

The 3 Floyds drop shouldn't be a one time thing. They are distributing to MD now so it should be around semi regularly. I hadn't had it in a few years but Zombie Dust was a let down this time around.

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[quote=RedskinMike;1278925]The 3 Floyds drop shouldn't be a one time thing. They are distributing to MD now so it should be around semi regularly. I hadn't had it in a few years but Zombie Dust was a let down this time around.[/quote]

ho le chit .. youre right. They distributed it everywhere even the local small liqour store types around Howard County.

[url]https://www.3floyds.com/distribution/[/url]

2021>2020

edit - 3 floyds was smart, the beer i bought was like a week old. Surly dumped a ton of palletes on Perfect Pour about 6 months ago but the pale ale was like 9 months old at that time and its just sitting there for months later growing dust

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Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet Double IPA

1st time having it as I type this. It's 8% and doesn't taste like it. These are dangerously good.

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[quote=RedskinMike;1278925]The 3 Floyds drop shouldn't be a one time thing. They are distributing to MD now so it should be around semi regularly. I hadn't had it in a few years but Zombie Dust was a let down this time around.[/quote]

Got 2 sixers of zombie dust .. its a good beer. Mine is maybe 5-6 weeks old. I read that taste wise it starts to drop off a cliff after 2 weeks or so. But im not sure how its ranked 37 in BA.

The presence of malt was nice, good beer .. i dont know how to say this but Id take monument citys 51 rye over it in terms of everyday regular drinking beer.

Makes me appreciate Other Half, Singlecut and some other breweries that perhaps Im not missing out .. theres great beer evyerwhere

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Had my first heady topper this past weekend. Extremely pricey, but tastes like it.

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[QUOTE=sdskinsfan2001;1279063]Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet Double IPA



1st time having it as I type this. It's 8% and doesn't taste like it. These are dangerously good.[/QUOTE]



All Sierra Nevadas knock me on my ass. Lol. They really are one of the original dank beers. I must have gotten completely fucked up on the original ones a long time ago and now I am afraid of them and their stronger brethren. The sight of one actually makes me dizzy. Lol

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[quote=punch it in;1279474]All Sierra Nevadas knock me on my ass. Lol. They really are one of the original dank beers. I must have gotten completely fucked up on the original ones a long time ago and now I am afraid of them and their stronger brethren. The sight of one actually makes me dizzy. Lol[/quote]

That's how I am about Southern Comfort. Got absolutely housed on a camping trip like at least 15 years ago, still don't think I've had it since.

I bought a 12-pack variety pack. Had 3 of each kind, with that 8%er being the strongest. 12 of those and you might end up in the hospital.

The original is still the best. But breweries are all just pumping out so much variety nowadays.

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SOCO reminds me of my freshman year in college, gross stuff, sickly sweet

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Last time I had SOCO I woke up in a hospital room with huge cuts all over my body. There was a straight jacket by my bed and I grabbed it, opened my door and threw it down the hall and started to yell 'Im not fucking cra .." and as the words were coming out of my mouth, I noticed there was a cop in a chair next to my door .. and I said to myself "ahhh crap maybe I am".

Next day I learned I was running around naked fighting cops with a broom stick. Then they handcuffed and beat me up pretty good. I managed to escape for a moment and started running and just fell chest first down a flight of concrete stairs with my hands cuffed behind my back.

Didnt do any jail time.