Beer-a Obscura

[A Perfect Score]

Originally Posted by Giantsfan1080

I recommend you stop being such a puss y.

I knew you would support my genius. It's why we are E-drink buddies.

[Jughead10]

Originally Posted by njx9

i think i have 3 in my closet still, but i haven't seen the others around.

I have since 07. So that's 5.

[nepg]

Originally Posted by A Perfect Score

I will drink your damn country under the table sir.

There are some stellar Canadian microbrews around. Mill Street, Boews, Kawartha Lakes, Creemore, and of course the greatest, Steam Whistle, are all just excellent.

Unibroue (which gives me a head ache for some reason) and Dieu Du Ciel are noticeably missing here.

But that list barely even comes close to Michigan without even going deep into their selection... Bells & Founders...BAM! Just those two beats the entire subcountry of Canada. And Michigan isn't even close to the best state for breweries.

I had this year's Stone Vertical Epic the other day. It was pretty "meh". Most beers have been for me lately, though. I might drink one of my bottles of Boulevard BBQ for Christmas.

And I have friends who have beer shipped all the time. They also travel for work and always load up on $200-300 worth of beer that they pack in a wine box or a bag full of socks and check. These people are good friends for what they do (and it's not illegal).

It's not illegal to ship a small quantity of beer, it's illegal for a distributor to distribute beer in an area they aren't licensed. Pretty sure on this - correct me if I'm wrong.

[draftguru151]

Originally Posted by slightlyaraiderfan

had a glass of st. bernardus xmas ale, it was pretty sweet/tasty.

Had some a few weeks ago, loved it. On par with the abt 12.

[Jughead10]

Has anyone had this yet this year?



I'll have one of those magnums with Christmas Dinner.

[njx9]

Originally Posted by nepg

I had this year's Stone Vertical Epic the other day. It was pretty "meh". Most beers have been for me lately, though. I might drink one of my bottles of Boulevard BBQ for Christmas.

yeah, i bought three ish bottles of the 07, drank one immediately and was unimpressed. i'm curious if the bottle aging will change my opinion.

It's not illegal to ship a small quantity of beer, it's illegal for a distributor to distribute beer in an area they aren't licensed. Pretty sure on this - correct me if I'm wrong.

i believe this is true. though i'm generally carrying wine around, since i don't trust baggage handlers to not screw up my stuff.

[Giantsfan1080]

Well I know in NJ it was illegal for us to ship wine in the mail to someone out of state. I used to work at a liquor store and we weren't allowed to do it but I don't think anyone would care if you were shipping a bottle of beer to someone.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by Jughead10

Has anyone had this yet this year?

Yes, it is wonderful. I love Anchor brews.

[thefalconer]

so i've heard good things about hard cider. anyone try strongbow or woodchuck? have an opinion on whats better?

[A Perfect Score]

Originally Posted by thefalconer

so i've heard good things about hard cider. anyone try strongbow or woodchuck? have an opinion on whats better?

Strongbow is meh. I have lots of friends who drink it, but I've never really warmed up to the taste myself.

[Rob S]

Originally Posted by thefalconer

so i've heard good things about hard cider. anyone try strongbow or woodchuck? have an opinion on whats better?

Not a big cider guy myself. When I was in Ireland though, Magners was the cider of choice and I would have it every now and then. Girls loved it. I suppose it was okay as a change of pace, but I would only drink it when already tanked.

[Giantsfan1080]

Also not a cider person but like Rob S just said Magners and Woodchuck seem to be the most popular.

[SuperMcGee]

Yeah, I can have a bit of cider but it's not really something I go for. Give McKenzie's a shot if it's in your area.

[thefalconer]

i see woodchuck everywhere around my parts. i'll keep an eye out for mckenzie's.

i wanna be a beer connoisseur but there's just so many different beers out there. idk where to start. sweetwater is the local brewery that most people in atlanta like but i really did not like it. with that said, i had yuengling as my first draft beer and it was delicious.

[nepg]

Originally Posted by thefalconer

so i've heard good things about hard cider. anyone try strongbow or woodchuck? have an opinion on whats better?

Been awhile since I've had either. But I remember Strongbow being a bit heavier than Woodchuck and them being in about the same class as far as taste goes.

I prefer Magners or Fox Barrel. Crispin is really good, too.

[Hines]

Originally Posted by Nalej

PA is the worst state IN THE WORLD!
I can remember my first day living in this ****** state...
I get to the gas station and decide, I think I'm going to pick myself up a 6-pack
Looked around at the coolers... couldn't find the beer...
Asked the clerk where the beer was... and learned the horrible truth about this state

Thank God I live next to two distributors though. Total coincidence. I swear.

That's the only bad thing about PA!! You shut your mouth!!! If you live in a small ass town, you'll have 3489344593072832 beer stores in that town alone!

[Brent]

Originally Posted by Rob S

Not a big cider guy myself. When I was in Ireland though, Magners was the cider of choice and I would have it every now and then. Girls loved it. I suppose it was okay as a change of pace, but I would only drink it when already tanked.

Crispin is the **** when it comes to cider.

[Brothgar]

Broth's beer image dump

Lions made the playoffs I went to a new HBS but stumbled into a new found beer store. I got this. I wanted to wait till new years but couldn't wait



A slightly above average IPA but it was well worth the drink.



Widmer Bros Black IPA is very meh in comparison to Stone. I started brewing my own Black IPA I hope it is half as good as either of these.

[Brent]

Widmer is pretty average as a brewery.

[Brothgar]

Originally Posted by Brent

Widmer is pretty average as a brewery.

It depends on what you compare it to I live in upstate NY unless I travel a half an hour I can't get any of Stone's better brews. so Widmer is about as good as I can get except for Victory.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by broth223

It depends on what you compare it to I live in upstate NY unless I travel a half an hour I can't get any of Stone's better brews. so Widmer is about as good as I can get except for Victory.

Fair enough, I can usually get most the major Stone brews in my grocery store. Lots of bars have Widmer on tap here, but I am not a fan.

[thefalconer]

http://www.brickstorepub.com/draughtbeer/

best beer from the main bar in your opinion?

[Brothgar]

Originally Posted by thefalconer

http://www.brickstorepub.com/draughtbeer/

best beer from the main bar in your opinion?

Depends on what you are use to drinking if you are looking for a suggestion. If you are use to drinking things like Coors, Miller, Bud, Etc. then go with the Victory Prima Pils. I personally like that one as well but if I were at this bar I'd likely go with the TERRAPIN HOPSECUTIONER. Although I as a rule tend to go with IPAs as a rule.

Looking over the bottle list I'd suggest Golden Monkey from Victory or Allegash Wit if you like a blue moon type either way it is sweeter type of beer.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by thefalconer

http://www.brickstorepub.com/draughtbeer/

best beer from the main bar in your opinion?

I'm a sucker for Dogfish Head. Plus, it's the Ta Henket, which I've never had, so I would order that first, for sure.

[Giantsfan1080]

Dogfish and Stone are my favorites and in NJ they have most of it available. Some of the smaller released Stone products I can't get my hands on though. That Stone Double IPA would have been delicious and I wish I could have got it here on the East Coast.