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I just picked up an extra bottle of CCB's new beer, Evander. They just released it in the tap room and have not tried it myself. Apparently it is a brown ale. Let me know if you are interested. Cheers!
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I wasnt impressed either. Snake handler is way better white oak jai alai is so much bettet also
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Is it the first time trying it?
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What have you learned, TBbrewer?
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Well, I -- I think that it -- if
I ever go looking for my heart's desire
again, I won't look any further than my own
backyard. Because if it isn't there, I
never really lost it to begin with! Is
that right?
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passedpawn said:
+1
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No, it has been great in the past.
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Maybe I will try it again next year. My issue with it and pliny immediately were filtering. You dont filter dry hopped beers. And there is no way to get that clarity without doing so unless is sits for a while and loses the quality
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Heady topper rocks. I am sipping one right now
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Zombie dust made me smile!
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Zd was good for sure. I shoulda let u know i had some.
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I am pretty hard headed, so I am not sure......
I guess my issue is when you set the bar at the highest point every year, you have to show up with your A game, and if you dont, it is on you. Bells has been a consistent quality brewery that has always been impressive even when I am not a fan of the style they are brewing. I have a lot of respect and expect nothing but the best from them. Maybe my expectations are too high, or they set the bar that high? Am I in the wrong to expect consistency?
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You coming down for CCB Hunaphu day?
I think I've like all of their beers. I'm pretty sure I've had Hopslam and liked it.
Larry Bell, the founder, shows up down here occasionally. I met him at World of Beer on Linebaugh a couple of years ago. Keep your eyes peeled and maybe you can tell him in person.
He's known as a dick, but I liked him. He told me some great stories of illegal brewing in Michigan.
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Love the place! I was there last weekend. Jay & Colleen are the owners and brewers. They are great people and make great beer. My homebrew club is actually doing a group brew day tomorrow where we get to brew on his electric brewing system. His Unkindness, Quackalope, and Smores stout are quite impressive.
Jay and Colleen couldn't be nicer people. They are living the dream... quit hospitality jobs and stepped up their homebrew game to pro. I haven't been there since their opening, so I can't speak about the beers.
They were in my local club. Another Dunedin Brewer's Guild member is opening a similar place, but with food, in the Feather Sound area.
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Also, dont forget to check out Rapp Brewing. They are another great brewery in the area.
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We actually flew out to GABF with them.
Nice! I've got a homebrewing brother in SF, he gets me my fix (he's a supporting member here at HBT actually). And, I get to the brewery about once a year.
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What are you looking for and what is the date on those?
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My homebrew club, Pubguild, is going to do a group brew day at Barley Mow on Sunday morning. Really looking forward to brewing with Jay and learning about his e-brewing.
What time. I'm gonna crash the party.
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nedvalton said:
You can, but you have to cold crash for a few weeks, dry hop, and then cold crash again. This is a beer I did wasn't filtered and had a stunning hop flavor and aroma. It has a little condensation on the glass, it is nearly as clear as Pliny. But I agree with you 100%. I had a Pliny last night and wondered what it would be like if not for the filtering.
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True not impossible just hard. I always cold crash when dryhopped. I have had pretty clear stuff but when i go over say 5oz in a 5 gallon its tough. But that pellets not leaf. Leaf is another story.
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Mash in at 9am, finish by 3.
They just came off the shelf from RRBC last week. I would trade 1 PTE plus 4oz of Simcoe, Amarillo, or Calypso for a 6 pack of CCB Jai Alai in the can? Still think that is the best beer, even a better beer than PTE.
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I appreciate the offer but I have a fresh shipment of Pliny coming my way.
I can get some port beers tomorrow, willing to trade for cc beers. I miss them so much. I really like the serpent stout from them as well. Can also get alesmith or stone.
Serpent Stout is Lost Abbey, if that's the one you are thinking of.
Port brewing makes lost abbey
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