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5 gal of EdWorts Haus Pale Ale 5 gal of Lagunitas IPA clone 1 gal oatmeal stout 5 gal of SNPA inspired pale ale 16 + 10849.5 = 10865.5

Guinness - Dublin, Ireland High Sierra Brewing Co - Carson City, NV Great Basin Brewing Co. - Reno, NV Sierra Nevada - Chico, CA Russian River - Santa Rosa, CA Lagunitas - Petaluma, CA Barrio Brewing Co - Tucson, AZ Klamath Basin Brewing Co - Klamath Falls, OR (Geothermally produced beer!)...

+1 to all of that. I like Aloha Beer, Wine, and Liquor in Carson City as well.

That's neither a great beer or consistently held at high regard. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/337/73542

Wow, when I brewed BB Robust Porter, it took about a month or month and a half for it to carb up.

I definitely know where you are coming from on the Sierra Nevada. I used to be able to drink a 6 six pack here and there when I lived in the midwest. After I moved out west, however, I tasted a much more malt forward and balanced beer. It would be my primary beer of choice now if I didn't have a...

I'll go ahead and add Arrogant Bastard as well.

Is there a beer that is consistently held at high regard that you just don't like? Mine: Anchor Porter I picked up a sixer of this and took it up to the counter. Another guy came up to the counter with hands full and saw the Anchor Porter and said "Oh, I'm getting that!" The way the...

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

+1. That was the first coffee flavored beer I ever had. I really enjoy it. Tastes like chocolate covered coffee beans to me.

I remember my first Sunset concert. Quite the culture shock for the Midwest farm kid.

I moved out of the Carbondale area a couple years ago. I visited about a year ago and picked up some Victory Golden Monkey, HopDevil and Duvel at the Warehouse Liquor Mart. I felt that place had the best beer selection while I was there. West Roads was ok.

I don't think that's the problem.

I'll seek that out. No sense in being unfair to them. The buckaroo pale ale is all I've really had. I think it was spillover from me being crabby about the food. I want my Illinois BBQ and fried chicken fix.

Really on the fence about the stuff. Finished off the bottle and didn't really mind it too much at all. I'm still not feeling that it's world class, but I'll reserve judgement for a later time. The biggest knock I have on it so far is being only 7.2% ABV and the alcohol coming through like it...