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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Anyways, back to talking about SomeGuy.

I have Kona Brewing, Larceny Whiskey and Bush Light for the tailgate tomorrow.

Gonna be pumping some dime piece milf in a toilet stall by halftime. Gonna have her face in the toilet bowl while I smash that from behind.

It's good to have a plan.

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Down here in Florida for Christmas give me 3 picks for a beer for me to drink

Parameters:
Not too heavy
No wheat
Seasonal if possible.
What is you thoughts on Sam Adams Winter Ale?

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Sierra Nevada Celebration
No to Sam Adams

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Keystone
Old Milwaukee
Meister Brau

Florida Beer Company and Cigar City both make fine local choices. Oddly enough, the Cigar City Wit beer is called the Cracker.

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Love Sam Adams winter ale.

Hamms.

Over the weekend I had the following:

Trillium Launch (Pale Ale)
Hill Farmstead Susan (IPA)
Hill Farmstead Sumner (Pale Ale)
Hill Farmstead Harlan (IPA)

All of these beers are utterly fantastic, especially the Launch and Susan.

They were all on tap at a great little spot in Worcester (of all places), the Armsby Abbey, which usually has 3 or 4 HF brews on tap (along with several other great beers). The food there is also fantastic--highly recommended if you're ever passing through Central Mass.

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Anyone been to this place?
http://craftbeertemple.com/videoblog/

Guy is on the radio right now interesting interview

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Been doing some serious binge-drinking lately and have recently consumed the following:

Hill Farmstead Society and Solitude #3 (DIPA)
Hill Farmstead Society and Solitude #9 (DIPA)
Hill Farmstead Self-Reliance #3 (APA)
Hill Farmstead Galaxy (APA)
Hill Farmstead Edward (APA)
Hill Farmstead Sumner (APA)
Hill Farmstead Harlan (IPA)
Hill Farmstead Twilight of the Idols (Porter)
Alchemist Heady Topper (DIPA)
Alchemist Focal Banger (IPA)
Trillium Melcher Street (IPA)
Trillium Launch (APA)
Trillium Fort Point (Pale Ale)
Night Shift Morph (IPA)
Lawson's Sip of Sunshine (IPA)
Lawson's Super Session #2 (IPA)
Lost Nation Mosaic (IPA)
Lost Nation Roll Away (IPA)
14th Star Tribute (DIPA)
Frost Lush (DIPA)
Rock Art Limited Access (IPA)
Zero Gravity Cone Head (IPA)
Four Quarters Funky Monkey
Fiddlehead (IPA)
Brewmaster Jack Art & Industry IPA
Brick and Feather Positively 11th Street (APA)
Brick and Feather Positively 22nd Street (DAPA)
A Bunch of Stuff by Single Cut
Some Other Stuff I'm Not Remembering Right Now

It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that the various Hill Farmstead, Trillium, and Alchemist brews fared extremely well in my recent tastings. Hill Farmstead continues to produce some outrageously fantastic beer that is largely unavailable outside of Central Vermont. The complexity and consistently outstanding quality of their beer is remarkable. Heady Topper and Focal Banger again impressed me, although I prefer Focal to Heady and don't think either one quite ranks with the best of Hill Farmstead. I've really enjoyed the Trillium stuff I've had recently--they are doing great things.

Lawson's is typically grouped with the Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, and Trillium (along with Tree House, Bissell Brothers, Maine Beer Co., Oxbow, etc) in the top tier of New England breweries. While I have enjoyed their beers in the past, I found Sip of Sunshine (and Super Session #2) way too floral this time around. I guess my preferences have changed over the past year or two.

Frost Beer Works, particularly its Lush DIPA, seems to have escaped notice from many beer aficionados and deserves a wider audience. After having a few glasses of this beer recently, I am convinced that it ranks with Vermont's most celebrated brews. A well balanced, juicy New England IPA that finishes on the bready and bitter side, it is simply terrific.

Similarly, Lost Nation Mosaic IPA is another great juicy beer that is beginning to gain traction in Vermont but lacks a serious following. It's easy to find in stores but very difficult to put down. Highly recommended.

I mentioned Brick and Feather earlier in this thread, and that brewery remains impressive. It will be one to watch in the coming year--some of the beer intelligentsia are already describing it as "the next tree House". B & F is doing some very interesting things but its product can still be still somewhat inconsistent.

Of the beers listed above, those that I enjoyed the most include HF Galaxy, Sumner, and Twilight; Trillium Melcher St. and Launch; Focal Banger; Frost Lush; Lost Nation Mosaic; and Brick & Feather Positively 11th St. Special mention also goes to Four Quarters Funky Monkey, which blended some seriously juicy notes with a resinous, almost medicinal finish. It was highly compelling if somewhat confounding. I'd be very interested to try this beer again in a sober state to determine if it's really as good as I initially thought.

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Travelled up to Door County last weekend and didn't bring any beer with, figured I would just pick some up while there.
Not a great selection up in those parts. Here is what I got from the local gas station... Nothing to write home about really,
but I hadn't tried either before. The Ranger was the better of the two but both were forgettable overall.

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New Belgium is extremely average. I used to love Fat Tire.

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I also loved fat tire.
Until I didn't.
Average is the best way to describe it.

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While in North Carolina, had:

Solid IPAs
Crankarm - Rickshaw
Trophy Brewing - Trophy Wife
Wicked Weed - Pernicious

Good Pale Ale
Carolina Brewing Company - Carolina Pale Ale

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I do like 1554.

TM, when are we trading? I had Lush back in August (think I mentioned it here). It was the best beer I had on my VT/ME/NH trip. Loved the list. Think Ive had around half of those. I developed a new appreciation for my HF growlers after I let them sit a couple weeks. They seemed a little green, just like Trillium, when consumed too soon after bottling/canning.

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The one thing about Sip and Super Session is that they're contract brewed in Connecticut in 100 bbl batches unlike the Vermont beers that built up Lawson's reputation in the first place. It always feels like an apples to oranges comparison when people bring them up in the context of ultra fresh IPAs from Tree, Trillium, et. al. I think Sip is probably one of the very best IPAs available at the massive scale at which it's produced, but it's always going to be overshadowed by something like Julius straight off the canning line. That being said I don't really like Super Session at all and don't go out of my way to get Sip often either, as the stores where I could potentially still get it in Connecticut gouge the hell out of it in my experience.

I still dig the Vermont-brewed Lawson's IPAs I've been able to try in the last year or so, though they feel a lot less unique now compared to 3-4 years ago. It seems like more and more breweries are pursuing that same kind of tropical fruit character that made Double Sunshine stand out so much, though newer breweries are pursuing that flavor profile with the trendier English yeast strains that produce a lot more haze and turbidity than Lawson's old school American kind.

Hopslam releases next week in Illinois.

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Found a little piece of heaven today here in St Pete.
Shep's Beer Mart. Awesome store. Basically a old Seven Eleven type place that was gutted and now nothing but beer with a small wine selection.
Three walls of coolers and one wall and an aisle of warms. The wall is all Bombers and big bottles.One thing that is different than most places is the beers are grouped by brewer instead of type.The other great thing is the vast majority of the stock is capable of being bought by the single bottle. Making it possible to try new brews without the trouble of buying an entire six or four pack and if it is a dud being stuck with crap. The other good thing is besides a token one door for the mass produced stuff it is mostly craft beer city time.
Very good selection of Local stuff. So here is what I got
A four can of Jai Ali by Tampa Brewery.
1 each of Sierra Nevada Celebration,Highland Gaelic Ale,McKenzies Seasonal Reserve Hard Cider,Kentucy Burbon Barrel Ale,Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout and Lagunitas Maximus.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Lagunitas Maximus for the game tonight. So far so good. One of the better IPAs I've had lately.
Not quite as good as Hop Jockey from Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee which is the best I've had
Since this fall.

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I had a couple of IPAs from Concrete Beach out of Miami last year that were pretty good. I can't recall the names though...

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Got me a keg of Daisy Cutter arriving this evening.

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Hopslam is out and it is tasting fine while watching the games.

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Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

I grabbed 10 six packs. I have been throwing a can or two back every day.

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I indulged in quite a few Hopslams tonight. My favorite beer and the Packers lost today. Good times indeed.

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It's been pretty easy to find this year. I've seen it all over. Bells must have upped their production.

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They must have because Binny's let me walk out with a case.

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Had a couple of these last night. It was ok, they actually brew it with some tea which gave it a bit of a strange taste. Not as Hoppy as I expected.

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