Inventory Time

OK, so my commercial brew consumption has really slowed down and the basement fridge is really full. For kicks I did a brief inventory...not the numbers for each, but just an inventory of what commercial beer is in my refrigerator right now:

Wychwood Hobgoblin
Pilsner Urquell
Arrogant Bastard
Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop Ale
Troegs Hopback Amber
Bear Republic Racer 5
Bear Republic Red Rocket
Three Floyds Alpha King
Victory Hop Devil
Victory Hop Wallop
Bell's Kalamazoo Hopsolution
Bell's Hopslam
Paulaner Salvator
Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner
Sam Adams Imperial Stout
Sam Adams Imperial Double Bock
Goose Island Matilda
Mad Anthony's Porter
Lagunitas Red
Flying Dog Double Pale Ale
Very Bad Elf Special Reserve
Coopers Sparkling Ale
Lakefront IPA
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
Fat Tire
New Holland Cabin Fever Brown
Sand Creek Wild Ride IPA

I count 28. Can anyone beat 28?

That depends... does 0 beat 28?

I don't keep commercial in stock. If I want some I'll typically just pick some up on the way home and then it's gone a few hours later.

That's quite a stash. There are quite a few on that list that I've never tried and would *love* to get my hands on:

Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop Ale
Troegs Hopback Amber
Bear Republic Racer 5
Bear Republic Red Rocket
Three Floyds Alpha King
Bell's Kalamazoo Hopsolution
Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner

well OB i'll snag up some bells for ya if ya want.

ohiobrewtus said:

That's quite a stash. There are quite a few on that list that I've never tried and would *love* to get my hands on:

Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop Ale
Troegs Hopback Amber
Bear Republic Racer 5
Bear Republic Red Rocket
Three Floyds Alpha King
Bell's Kalamazoo Hopsolution
Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner

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How far are you from Cincinnati? I'm positive that some of that list came from a place called (I think) Jungle Jim's...or something. Huge food store with a really good beer selection. The Hopsolution came from Sam's in Chicago.

I really enjoy the Bear Republic brews that I've had. The Racer 5 is terrific.

I can get Bell's, I've just never had the Hopsolution.

I'm about 2.5 hours from Cincy. I've heard that Jungle Jim's is just enormous, but I've never been there.

How's the Flying Dog Double Pale Ale??

wildwest450 said:

How's the Flying Dog Double Pale Ale??

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I like it. I think there's only one of the four left. I'm a poor beer reviewer so I'll not try and speak about undercurrents of raisin and a spicy nose reminiscent of herbs and seawater or anything. To me it comes off like a more balanced Double IPA, with the malt character ramped up a bit to match the hops. I think it checks in at 11% ABV and almost has a Barley Wine feel to it, though it doesn't have that sort of cloying sweetness than many Barley Wines have.

It's well worth a try if you like big beers.

Ok, you asked. Here's what I have in my cellar:

Allagash - Belgian Tripel Reserve
Allagash - Odyssey Bottled 2008
Allagash - Hugh Malone Ale
Allagash - Victor
Allagash - Black
Allagash - Interlude December 2007
Allagash - Curiex Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Arbor Brewing - Phat Abbott Tripel
Atlantic Brewing Company - Scotch Ale
Avery - Mephistopheles'
Avery - Salvation Belgian
Bells - Java Stout
Bells - Sparkling Ale
Bells Hop Slam 2007
Bells Hop Slam 2008
Bells Third Coast Old Ale - 2007
Bells Third Coast Old Ale - 2008
Big Eddys Imperial Stout
Big Rock Sour Cherry Trpel
Big Rock Saison
Boulder Brewing - Killer Penguin
Brasserie Dieu Du Cieli - Route desepices
Brooklyn Barley Wine
Brooklyn Local 1
Dark Horse Brewing - Double IPA
Dogfish Head - Burton Baton IIPA
Dogfish Head - Palo Santo Marron
Dogfish Head - 120 IPA
Dogfish Head - Immort Ale
Dogfish Head - Old Scholl Barley Wine
Duchese De Borgone
Founders - Devil Dancer Triple IPA
Harbor Brewing Company - Special Amber Ale
Home Brew - Porter
Home Brew - Ron's Xmas Ale
Home Brew - Winter Wonderful
Jolly Pumpkin - Bam Noire - Dark Farmhjouse Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Fuego del Otono Autumn Fire
Jolly Pumpkin - Biere de Mars - French Style Stock Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Hoppy Farmhouse Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Laroja Artisian Amber Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Lucienrnaga - Grand Cru
Jolly Pumpkin - Madrugada Obscura - Dark Dawn Stout
Jolly Pumpkin - Maracaiibo Especial - Specail Brown Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Pesequator 4
Kuhnhenn - Fourth Dementia - 2007
Kuhnhenn - Fifth Dementia
Kuhnhenn - Jessies' Road Rash
Kuhnhenn - Dark Heathen 2006
Kuhnhenn - Old Ale - 2007
Kuhnhenn - Solar Eclipse
Kuhnhenn - Tanacious Cassis
Kuhnhennn- Rasberry Eisbock 2007
Mikeller - Big Worse
New Glarus - Raspberry Tart
New Glarus - Red
New Glarus - Berliner Weiss
New Holand Brewing - Wheat Wine
Ommegang - Chocolate Indulgence
Ommegang - Ommegeddon Farmhouse Ale
Ommegang -Three Philosophers (2007)
Ommegang- Three Philosophers (2006)
Ommegang- Three Philosophers (2008)
Piratt - Belgian Golden Ale
Promethieous
Rodenbach - Sour Ale
Rouge Double Dead Guy 2008
Ron's Begian Dubbel
Ron's Irish Red Ale
Ron's Sour Ale (1)
Ron's Wizenbock
Skips Scotch Sour
Skips Belgian Sour
Skip & Ron's Belgian Sour
Skip & Ron's Scotch Sour
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale 2008
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale 2009
Skips Orange Blossum Mead
Soudts - Fat Dog Imperial Oatmeal Stout
Southern Tier - Cuvee Series - Series One
Stone/Jolly Pumpkin/Nogne-o Holiday Ale
Stone - Old Guardian Barley Wine
Stone - 070707 Vertical Epic
Stone - 080808 Vertical Epic