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Postby viachicago » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:21 pm

sierra nevada? come on.
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Postby whatabout tim » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:25 pm

Sierra Nevada kinda always makes these lists because of how influential they were for IPAs and their sustainability in general. Their beers are good shelfies that deserve mention over the latest fads.
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Postby deadwolfbones » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:25 pm

Sierra Nevada still slaps
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Postby deadwolfbones » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:26 pm

Didn't notice it was a 2017 piece tho, my bad.
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Postby easy » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:30 pm

viachicago wrote:sierra nevada? come on.


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Postby epistrophy » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:45 pm

Speaking of Sierra Nevada, went to one of my local stores today and they had bottles of the 2006, 2008 and 2011 iterations of Bigfoot gathering dust. Been in a big boozy, malty beer phase recently, so interested to see how these have aged. Overall finding myself really uninspired lately with beer. Just got back from two weeks in England and had some lovely traditional ales on cask here and there, but nothing that really blew me away. Totally bored by the walls of hazy four packs that are greeting me around town every time I go in a shop.
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Postby southpaw » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:49 pm

Oh holy shit how much for the vintage bigfoots?

I used to have a vertical from 99-14 but I fell off the beer train basically in 2010 and would love to replenish it

They really shine at a decade plus, definitely grab at least one of each of the vintages if they're not ungodly expensive
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Postby southpaw » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:52 pm

I got into bourbon right as the dusty phenomenon was peaking but being able to buy old Bigfoot sixers 2000-2006 that had been kept at cellar temperature the entire time was a luxury I didn't appreciate

Three or four of those a night will up your weightclass quite quickly
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Postby jalapeño ranch » Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:56 pm

I still drink IPAs way too often but I've been on a stout kick all year, which hasn't been optimal in the current weather.

Highland Park Brewery's new member bottle is a barrel aged Neapolitan stout. I'm really excited to try it but I only got two bottles so it's gonna be hard not to crack one open immediately. Their 504 collab with Horus was also really good, as was the MT Mega Devil's Teeth with cocoa, coconut, and macadamia.

Can't remember the last time I've had Bigfoot but now I want some.
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Postby warmjets » Fri Sep 20, 2019 3:59 pm

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Postby klubrick » Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:06 pm

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Postby landspeedrecord » Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:16 pm

goodbye palate!

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love the ones at the top
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Postby brent » Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:21 pm

i have finally almost cleared out my entire beer cellar other than a few BA stouts. feels good
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Postby Kenny » Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:22 pm

Me and my so did a brew your own beer class, where we brewed amber ale, adn I'm picking up the result tomorrow B-)
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Postby deadwolfbones » Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:51 pm

Kenny wrote:Me and my so did a brew your own beer class, where we brewed amber ale, adn I'm picking up the result tomorrow B-)


see u in the homebrew thread
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Postby warmjets » Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:51 pm

landspeedrecord wrote:goodbye palate!

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love the ones at the top


Yeah I prefer lower ABV stuff and the Citra was phenomenal
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Postby gazedo » Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:04 am

Iso Hermosillo 2019 Oktoberfest Stein. Anyone going that might get an extra?
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Postby SonicBoom » Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:03 am

brent wrote:i have finally almost cleared out my entire beer cellar other than a few BA stouts. feels good


I gotta do this, I've been getting a lot better about buying stuff, but I do have a few too many bottles. Probably doing sober october to save money for the holidays.
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Postby schmuck » Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:24 pm

i just bought way too many fresh hop beers...but i couldnt hold myself back. last year this time i had just had a kid and was going insane and i had none, year before i had liver 'issues' so i was dry. guess i'm making up for lost time. looking most forward to trying the reubens double crush fresh hop.
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Postby deadwolfbones » Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:26 pm

what the schmuck wrote:i just bought way too many fresh hop beers...but i couldnt hold myself back. last year this time i had just had a kid and was going insane and i had none, year before i had liver 'issues' so i was dry. guess i'm making up for lost time. looking most forward to trying the reubens double crush fresh hop.


Heard Reubens Crikey is real good too.

I liked the Fremont Centennial/Simcoe, though it was wildly bitter in a way I haven't experienced in a long time. Looking forward to the Citra/Amarillo.

You following this thread? https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/ ... 19.619760/
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Postby schmuck » Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:35 pm

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what the schmuck wrote:i just bought way too many fresh hop beers...but i couldnt hold myself back. last year this time i had just had a kid and was going insane and i had none, year before i had liver 'issues' so i was dry. guess i'm making up for lost time. looking most forward to trying the reubens double crush fresh hop.


Heard Reubens Crikey is real good too.

I liked the Fremont Centennial/Simcoe, though it was wildly bitter in a way I haven't experienced in a long time. Looking forward to the Citra/Amarillo.

You following this thread? https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/ ... 19.619760/


haha, that's what just piqued my interest again. i got a can of the citra/amarillo too. along with the trap door co-hop, crux pert near and matchless fresh fluff. went back to beer junction today and picked up a couple other trap doors and some baerlic beers they just got in too. i'm good for a bit i think.
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Postby deadwolfbones » Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:11 am

Nice. Enjoy!
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Postby Viola Swamp » Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:51 pm

was too busy to make it to full zwanze day/toast but batted cleanup at the local yesterday with cantillon gueuze, farmstead anna and some drie fonteinen and hoof hearted

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Postby deadwolfbones » Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:27 am

Had some Cantillon Kriek at the Mecca Grade Estate Malt harvest fest on Saturday. Ruled, of course. Also lots of rare Ale Apothecary, Alesong, De Garde, and Fremont stuff. Rusty Nail was a highlight.
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Postby Arturo » Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:01 am

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Track brewery in Manchester have got really good lately. The green can is an imperial version of their flagship pale ale Sonoma, brewed at Other Half.

Had a taster at the bar and seemed pretty excellent. Anyone had a can in the US?
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Postby schmuck » Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:55 pm

This fresh hop stuff is getting out of hand. Picked up the Cloudburst/Bale Break Citra Slicker, Reuben's Fresh Hop Crikey, and Matchless/Skookum The Freshmaker.
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Postby warmjets » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:48 pm

powderfinger wrote:Have you DC dudes gone to Astro Lab in Silver Spring yet? They are slinging the good IPAs.


They are canning and distributing now. Having their No Mates Citra IPA right now and it's...fine. Really nothing special.
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Postby warmjets » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:58 pm

Probably QC issues
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Postby brent » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:54 pm

kinda bummed this thread has kinda died
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Postby jalapeño ranch » Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:02 pm

Is anybody heading to Woodshop 13 next month? Last year was a blast, my buddy who makes fun of me for being a beer nerd had such a good time that we're heading down to San Diego for the weekend for it. I haven't been outside of LA in two years so I'm very much looking forward to it.
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