If it is fresh, pond for the win. Check the dates and I would say buy the newest one.
On sierra nevada, if you can see the bottles ie: 6pack, look at the code by the bar code and the first number stands for the year in the decade, ie: 2012 = 2 and the next 3 numbers stand for the day of the year ie: 365 = december 31st.
Deschutes is my favorite brewery around. Everything they make is delicious in my opinion. Mirror Pond all the way!
NateLTB said:Deschutes is my favorite brewery around. Everything they make is delicious in my opinion. Mirror Pond all the way!
Have you had their new red chair nwpa?
I tried it for the first time last year and fell in love instantly. Actually had a sixer last night and a clone of it is in my secondary dry-hopping right now. Going to be kegging it early next week.
You're over here in Washington and you're deciding between those two? One of the best examples (to my not-so experienced pallet) of a pale ale is Mannys!
EDIT: I voted for Sierra
Sweet, costco actually has a 24 pack of it right now, but that might be too much of it (but i could use the bottles).
Might pickup a six pack tonight at the local craft beer store.
Have you tried Sweetwater 420? Its made here in Atlanta and is delicious, i believe they only service Ga and the border states, try it. They also have a very good IPA if you are looking for pales.
Belles pale is pretty good, and they sell it everywhere. I used to live in NY and they sell an awesone beer called Saranac, its amazing and i miss it, its actually what got me into pales, now its my fav type of beer!
Mirror pond tastes like piss.
Mirror pond tastes like piss.
I didn't know that, thanks! Do you know if all Sierra Nevada beers are marked the same?
I wish, SWMBO would suggest I have a problem. lmao
Mirror pond tastes like piss.
Neither. If I lived where you do I would buy some Firestone Walker Pale 31.
Hop_tastic said:It's the Pacific NW dude. You can do better than that. My local homebrew store (Hop n' Grape) has over 400 types of beer and 200 are better than those 2.