From Madrid here, I can't drive, so if I go to the east coast and want to go to different places (cities), do I need someone to drive me places or is the public transport good enough to get me from New York to Tree House in MA, for example.
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Beer|OT| Crazy for the hazy
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Unfortunately, there really isn't that good of public transportation options around Tree House (it isn't that close to Boston). Your best bet would be to take a train over to New Haven, then up to Springfield, MA. You would then still need to Uber/Lyft about 30 miles to get there.
On the other hand if you want to go up to Boston, you could just take the Amtrak from Grand Central. While Boston's public transportation isn't nearly as extensive as New York's, it is still decent. Between trains and Uber/Lyft, there are a lot of good places you could go. Trillium (Ft. Point), Night Shift, Aeronaut, etc. Also if you like cocktails, there is a decent place down the road from Trillium called Drink.
On the other hand if you want to go up to Boston, you could just take the Amtrak from Grand Central. While Boston's public transportation isn't nearly as extensive as New York's, it is still decent. Between trains and Uber/Lyft, there are a lot of good places you could go. Trillium (Ft. Point), Night Shift, Aeronaut, etc. Also if you like cocktails, there is a decent place down the road from Trillium called Drink.
Boston and NYC proper are fine for walking and transit but you'd be relying on a combo of bus/train and then an expensive back and forth Uber for the final leg to places like Treehouse. And then you'd have to carry all the beer I'm sure you'd want to buy.
For Vermont you'd need a car, I doubt Uber drivers are big fans of taking people to Hill Farmstead on that busted ass road. Not sure it's even allowed.
It's like Belgium. Cantillon is super easy to get to being right in Brussels proper. Fantome, 3F, Tilquin and the Trappists not so much without a car.
For Vermont you'd need a car, I doubt Uber drivers are big fans of taking people to Hill Farmstead on that busted ass road. Not sure it's even allowed.
It's like Belgium. Cantillon is super easy to get to being right in Brussels proper. Fantome, 3F, Tilquin and the Trappists not so much without a car.
may I ask the region? I've been seeing pretty much the same gose assortment as last summer in New England
Does Reubens distribute to Alaska? Their Gose is year round, solid and in cans.
No Anderson Valley up there? They make a stupid number of canned Gose.
Sierra Nevada Otra Vez for sure has to be up there.
Alaska
I've only seen Sierra Nevada Otra Vez on shelves, but that was last summer, haven't seen it at all this year. Never seen Reubens or Anderson Valley.
Otra Vez should be all over for the summer.
Next time you're down in Seattle for an Ms game stock up on 4-packs of Reubens Gose. It's everywhere.
Ok, I'm going through SeekABrew's Alaska distribution listings...
All kettle sour beers that I know of. Some Gose, some Berlinerweisse...
Lagunitas - Aunt Sally kettle sour
Dogfish Head - Festina Peche
Great Divide - Car Camper Gose
North Coast - assorted fruit Berlinerweisses
Sierra Nevada - Otra Vez
Sixpoint - Jammer
Victory - Kiersch Gose
You also get Shelton Brothers' portfolio up there which includes all of Freigest's Gose from Germany
Freigeist | Shelton Brothers
All kettle sour beers that I know of. Some Gose, some Berlinerweisse...
Lagunitas - Aunt Sally kettle sour
Dogfish Head - Festina Peche
Great Divide - Car Camper Gose
North Coast - assorted fruit Berlinerweisses
Sierra Nevada - Otra Vez
Sixpoint - Jammer
Victory - Kiersch Gose
You also get Shelton Brothers' portfolio up there which includes all of Freigest's Gose from Germany
Freigeist | Shelton Brothers
Saw Otra Vez on the shelf today for the first time of the year in 12oz cans instead of 12oz bottles like last summer.
Oh, $17.99 for a 6 pack isn't a misprint? FUCK that lol. Now to write Sierra Nevada to see who's jacking the price up, because if it's them I can cut them out, as much as I enjoy Torpedo.
Oh, $17.99 for a 6 pack isn't a misprint? FUCK that lol. Now to write Sierra Nevada to see who's jacking the price up, because if it's them I can cut them out, as much as I enjoy Torpedo.
My local got in a shipment of the BBA and coffee variant of Modern Times' Monsters Park. 15 bucks a can!! I've never had it, but it can't possibly be that good.
Otra Vez shouldn't be more than $9-$10.
Same here in Seattle. Big old nope.
Same here in Seattle. Big old nope.
review of reverence red ale with honey from viking braggot company
there is a distinct honey note that follows a relatively mild hoppiness that makes this ale slightly less refreshing and lively than i would prefer. the overall sweetness makes me feel like the beer is a touch on the syrupy side, and it loses some identity to the dullness that i feel is the overall result. it tastes good but on the whole i would call it rather boring. maybe if you dont like red ales or aggressive hops it would be a good gateway beer
there is a distinct honey note that follows a relatively mild hoppiness that makes this ale slightly less refreshing and lively than i would prefer. the overall sweetness makes me feel like the beer is a touch on the syrupy side, and it loses some identity to the dullness that i feel is the overall result. it tastes good but on the whole i would call it rather boring. maybe if you dont like red ales or aggressive hops it would be a good gateway beer
Finally picked up one of those dogfish head 120 minute ipas excited.
10.49 for one tho oof.
Edit; I suppose it's a no shit situation given the 18 to 20% abv but wow that has an insane alcohol burn for a beer.
10.49 for one tho oof.
Edit; I suppose it's a no shit situation given the 18 to 20% abv but wow that has an insane alcohol burn for a beer.
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As someone whose taken awful everclear shots I wouldn't go that far but the initial punch is definitely a shock, honestly didn't taste like an ipa at all to me and was super sweet if anything. Glad to have tried it but definitely not going to be stockpiling barrels lol.
I'm definitely buzzed af tho lol.
I'm definitely buzzed af tho lol.
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Anybody had a Brut IPA yet? Seen one on tap at 2 different local breweries so far (of course one is the trend-chaser in the article, Listermann) but didn't try it. Looking like the new fad. It's so dry breh. Ugh.
https://thetakeout.com/brut-ipas-are-the-bone-dry-champagne-like-beer-hophead-1826929332
Just give me a West Coast IPA and I'm good.
https://thetakeout.com/brut-ipas-are-the-bone-dry-champagne-like-beer-hophead-1826929332
Just give me a West Coast IPA and I'm good.
I've had a couple, the collab between Against the Grain and Springdale was really good.
And honestly, they don't seem all that new. They remind me a lot of old school IPAs.
And honestly, they don't seem all that new. They remind me a lot of old school IPAs.
MORE LIST WARS
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/07/324-of-the-best-ipas-blind-tasted-and-ranked.html?p=3
Paste's are always fun and they're done blind.
Surprised at how many of the top 50 I've had. I'll put it in spoilers so as not to ruin the fun of reading the article:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/07/324-of-the-best-ipas-blind-tasted-and-ranked.html?p=3
Paste's are always fun and they're done blind.
Surprised at how many of the top 50 I've had. I'll put it in spoilers so as not to ruin the fun of reading the article:
50. El Segundo Mayberry IPA
45. Silver City Tropic Haze
40. Maine Another One
34. Creature Comforts Tropicalia
32. Barley Browns Occams Hazer
21. Fremont Shingletown
19. Coldfire Tangle of Tigers
14. Breakside Tallguy
13. Great Notion Space Invader
8. Trillium Scaled
2. Offshoot Relax It's Just a Hazy IPA
1. Great Notion Ripe
45. Silver City Tropic Haze
40. Maine Another One
34. Creature Comforts Tropicalia
32. Barley Browns Occams Hazer
21. Fremont Shingletown
19. Coldfire Tangle of Tigers
14. Breakside Tallguy
13. Great Notion Space Invader
8. Trillium Scaled
2. Offshoot Relax It's Just a Hazy IPA
1. Great Notion Ripe
I'll have to go back and read the bigger list. Interesting that Green ended up as the top Tree House beer. Curious what other beers from them were included in the taste test. Personally, when I have done this during beer shares I have ended up with Julius as my favorite.
Also some VT beers I haven't really heard of before. I'll be up there later this year, so will have to make sure I make my way over to Four Quarters.
Edit - NM, just found it. Yeah, didn't look like they included any other TH except for Green and the rotating. Same with Trillium. Had A Street and Scaled, but no Congress St.
Also some VT beers I haven't really heard of before. I'll be up there later this year, so will have to make sure I make my way over to Four Quarters.
Edit - NM, just found it. Yeah, didn't look like they included any other TH except for Green and the rotating. Same with Trillium. Had A Street and Scaled, but no Congress St.
Breweries are only allowed to submit two beers each for all of Paste's tasting competitions, so TH chose to send Green and the rotating beer just like Trillium chose to send Scaled and A Street.
Interesting that Alchemist sent Focal Banger and nothing else.
Ah, missed the two beer limit. That makes a lot more sense. The breweries were probably sending what was fresh too at the time. Agreed that I am surprised that Alchemist just sent Focal instead of Heady, even if I personally prefer Focal.
Wish New England Brewing would have been included (or chosen to participate). I would be really interested to see how G-bot and Fuzzy Ducks would have ended up.
Wish New England Brewing would have been included (or chosen to participate). I would be really interested to see how G-bot and Fuzzy Ducks would have ended up.
Heh, I was thinking that as I saw GN post about it on their Instagram feed. I like GN and I'll happily drink their beers at the brewery when I'm in Portland, but I'm not going out of my way for cans or anything.
I was drinking some beers with the brewer at Floodland last week and we were talking about the hazy IPA movement. He was saying that a lot of these beers are so overpowered by the yeast strains to the point where you're tasting that more than the hops themselves.
I think G-Bot was included a past IPA Blind Tasting. They're all archived on their site. This was the first one that was seriously overrun with juice.
Haha yeah; we go to Portland monthly as we have friends there and other things to do. If GN is doing a release, we go, if not, our friends snag us a 4 pack of whatever.
I am not really into hazy IPAs but I do enjoy theirs.
I like hazy IPAs enough but I don't go out of my way for them. We were talking about why Fremont's HFoD series is so terrible and we got on to the hop thing.
Offshoot Relax doesn't surprise me much. It's pretty much a shelf turd around here but I picked one up cause I like whale sharks and wanted to see what the Bruery could do with a hazy IPA. Pillowy is exactly how I would describe it and that kind of mouthfeel is exactly what I'm looking for in a hazy.
For 13 for a six pack the New Belgium honey orange tripel is pretty incredible and 10 % woot
Got an Odell ipa variety pack, I like their Myrcenary a lot.
Got an Odell ipa variety pack, I like their Myrcenary a lot.
Off to Nebraska for a week with in the in-laws tomorrow. Looking forward to drinking much Farmer Wave.
Hello everyone
In Montreal for a few days and we're toying with the idea of driving down to Vermont to get some beer from Alchemist and Hill Farmstead. If I want Heady Topper do I really have to align with the delivery schedule? Am I guaranteed to get some if I go right to the brewery??
In Montreal for a few days and we're toying with the idea of driving down to Vermont to get some beer from Alchemist and Hill Farmstead. If I want Heady Topper do I really have to align with the delivery schedule? Am I guaranteed to get some if I go right to the brewery??
I had no trouble at all finding Heady Topper (as well as Sip of Sunsine, etc) even without going to HF last time I was in VT. My better half's family is from Plattsburgh, NY so we took the ferry over to Burlington, VT and found plenty there. IIRC, you'd be looking at under an hour or so to get there.
Doing this from memory but I think Finnigan's was the name of the place that had an extensive local list but there were a bunch of places all along that same street.
Hermit Thrush was actually the highlight of our trip but you'd easily be tacking in another couple hours to Brattleboro.
Anyone homebrew? I don't think there's a HB thread on here is there?
What you got cooking or racked?
just did a Tombstome Pale Ale that turned out pretty good, and bottling a Imperial Red Cascade IPA on Tue.
Thinking of brewing a Coconut Porter Tue.
What you got cooking or racked?
just did a Tombstome Pale Ale that turned out pretty good, and bottling a Imperial Red Cascade IPA on Tue.
Thinking of brewing a Coconut Porter Tue.
Went to Burlington and got cans of Heady Topper, Focal Banger and Sip of Sunshine! Now to find a way to get it all home to the Pacific Coast without temperature change affecting them....
We also made it to a tap house downtown where they had some Hill Farmstead (Citra, specifically). Burlington is a pretty nice little town.
Then went to Alchemist @ Stowe for a visit and tried Crusher which was really good. The moment I pulled up to the obviously new building my thought was 'fuck these guys have done well and they don't mind people knowing it'.
Beautiful drive through Stowe and up the 108 back to Quebec, too. All in all a successful day trip.
Tried New Belgium's The Hemperor, which it's touting as a "hemp pale ale", and yep, that sure does smell and taste like weed!
I'm a member of the local homebrew club, and we brew every few months as a group, including this upcoming weekend. We're doing an Irish stout.
I'm a member of the local homebrew club, and we brew every few months as a group, including this upcoming weekend. We're doing an Irish stout.
Floodland pick up day! Grabbed my allocation, plus I gave the brewer some old stouts he was longing for, so he gave me the two Vast Unknowables, a bottle of a wild foraged cider and rose that he made (both not shown).
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Not sure how wide of distribution Beechwood (Huntington Beach) gets, but their Hoppler Effect anniversary beer with worth checking out. Basically a triple IPA at 10%, but really well balanced.
Nice, I love me some green bottles. Still no plans to distribute outside of Seattle? I noticed the website was simplified so I'm not hopeful.
Adam doesn't distribute outside the brewery and I doubt that's changing any time soon. Bottle sales are mostly for Oakworks members and he's had a couple public online sales where you pick up in person on specified dates with no proxies allowed. Any kegs that show up around Seattle are personally delivered. I think there have been two down in Portland.
Any UK beer fans in here? What's the best supermarket for a range of decent beers? Going away for a long weekend with a few other couples so will be taking a few cans/bottles (we almost had a 72 pint keg coming with us but decided against it considering we all have babies) and will go to a supermarket to stock up sometime this week. Also, any suggestions for specific beers welcomed.
Phooey. Oh well, I should be getting some Sante Adairius stuff from a friend that moved up near the Bay Area. Possibly some Fieldwork stuff too so I'm excited for that.
This was very good. One of the dankest beers I've had in a while and you're 100% right about the balance, pretty easy on the booze, I enjoyed it thoroughly with some co-workers.
This was very good. One of the dankest beers I've had in a while and you're 100% right about the balance, pretty easy on the booze, I enjoyed it thoroughly with some co-workers.
Cool, glad you enjoyed it. Need to pick up some more myself before they're all gone!
Went to Asda and they had quite a lot of choice and a lot in the 4 for £6 deal; then went to Morrisons and it was even better cos every beer was in the same priced deal. Ended up with 4 from Asda and 8 from Morrisons.
Go To IPA by Stone
Lagunitas 12th of Never by Lagunitas
Lawless by Purity
Fourpure Session IPA by Fourpure
Wild Gravity and Boston Tea Party by BAD Co.
All Day IPA by Founders
Little Rock IPA by Harbour
Flight Suit by DE14
Twisted Grapefruit IPA by Belhaven
Disco Forklift Truck by Drygate
Mangoes On The Run by Innis & Gunn
Roll on Friday.
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Go To IPA by Stone
Lagunitas 12th of Never by Lagunitas
Lawless by Purity
Fourpure Session IPA by Fourpure
Wild Gravity and Boston Tea Party by BAD Co.
All Day IPA by Founders
Little Rock IPA by Harbour
Flight Suit by DE14
Twisted Grapefruit IPA by Belhaven
Disco Forklift Truck by Drygate
Mangoes On The Run by Innis & Gunn
Roll on Friday.
(Add me as a friend on Untappd if you haven't already)
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What are the tallboy cans next to Stone's Ripper?
edit: Looks like BAD Co. The Off-Temp Citra Pale and the Dry Hopped Hef don't sound too bad.
Brew go well?
I bottled the Imperial Red Cascade IPA and did brew a Coconut Porter. That's going to force me to get a wide mouth carboy and extra hop bag, have to toast and add at least a pound of coconut for the secondary. But that'll come in handy for all the hop additions I do. Going to do a fresh blueberry chocolate milk stout next, that'll make it easy for the puree too.