exactly why

Is that Sam Adams seasonal out now the summer Ale. This is a good beer when it is hitting 90 but just doesn't do it right now. And at this rate the Ocktoberfest will be out in July and who the freak wants that. Sam isn't the only one all of the craft beers are doing this crap now. Guess its a good thing I cam at least control my brew schedule

Go to your local dealership and check out the 2013 Silverados - they're pretty BA.

JeepDiver said:

Is that Sam Adams seasonal out now the summer Ale. This is a good beer when it is hitting 90 but just doesn't do it right now. And at this rate the Ocktoberfest will be out in July and who the freak wants that. Sam isn't the only one all of the craft beers are doing this crap now. Guess its a good thing I cam at least control my brew schedule

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Agreed 10000000%. Their Alpine Spring came out a few months ago, but wait for it.....spring JUST STARTED.

NineMilBill said:

Go to your local dealership and check out the 2013 Silverados - they're pretty BA.

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If I could afford one, then I would. Until that happens, I'm keeping the old 91 Honda running!

It was 97F today in Vegas, so maybe they're running on our schedule...:rockin:

DregAddict said:

It was 97F today in Vegas, so maybe they're running on our schedule...:rockin:

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Jesus dude....how do you guys stand it???

s2cmpugh said:

Jesus dude....how do you guys stand it???

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You look at all the girls wearing next to nothing...and that makes it a little easier!!!

Plus it's a dry heat, so it's really not that bad. Beats 90F in a humid climate.

Oh, Gawd. I was in Vegas in August a few years ago. Going outside even after midnight was like being in a convection oven. It's a DRY heat, ya know, like how you get a nice brown on your rib roast.
I'm from MA, I know humid heat now and then. Got a place in AZ, too. 90 in the house there is fine with me, but dry wind is brutal.

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Plus it's a dry heat, so it's really not that bad. Beats 90F in a humid climate.

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Rub it in.

Sierra Nevada's Summer Fest has been out here for a few weeks. I've been waiting for it to go on sale for 12.99.

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Plus it's a dry heat

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So is my oven, but I don't hang out in there either...

My guess is that Sam Adams is running on an old Roman calendar, and has never adjusted for Leap Year days. That would explain it.

I will probably get about a case and tuck it away in case the pipeline gets too low, it's gonna be summer soon. Besides, buying SA to me is buying empty bottles for my homebrew and getting free beer at the same time

I was pretty happy so the Alpine Spring when it came out. It was nice and warm back then. I was ready to get my spring beer on. They could drop that summer ale and just offer the alpine spring all summer and I'd be happy.

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I was pretty happy so the Alpine Spring when it came out. It was nice and warm back then. I was ready to get my spring beer on. They could drop that summer ale and just offer the alpine spring all summer and I'd be happy.

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Really? I feel like Summer Ale has an unbeatable lemon taste for a beer. I'd take that all spring and summer vs. the Alpine Spring, IMO.

I think the Alpine Spring is a little too hoppy (flavor-wise, not in terms of bitterness) for long drinking, whereas the Summer Ale goes down very smoothly on a hot day. Both are excellent in my book, however.

Saw two more summer beers today. Leinenkrugalasdpnosdnjfsjodnfojsndf Summer Shandy and Shocktop Lemon Shandy. I really could go for a nice Kolsch but so few make their way all the way down here.

Yeah saw 4 or 5 new summer beers at the store yesterday.

My local Hy Vee is pushing all of the Summer beers - SA, SN, New Belgium, Leine, so on and so forth. If they distribute in NE and have a summer ready to put on the shelf, H-V pretty much has them shelved and selling already.

Last night I went to the corner liquor store for a change of pace. They're still selling a New Belgium Winter Folly 12 pack. It's close-dated enough that I should be able to grab it on red-tag clearance next week or the week after, I think.

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