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PianoMan said:
Glad they held up from growler to bottle and a week of shipping. You're the guinea pig Lou. So hard to get fresh ipa bottles, but fresh PhP beers are fully available.
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To be completely and totally honest, they were great. The ONLY thing was, it seemed the carbonation levels were probably a little less than desired. I wouldn't call them flat or anything, but I couldn't really get a good head on them, as seen in the pictures. Really though, taste-wise, they were great. I'm just doing my best to nit-pick. ;)

Thanks again!
 
afro_lou said:
To be completely and totally honest, they were great. The ONLY thing was, it seemed the carbonation levels were probably a little less than desired. I wouldn't call them flat or anything, but I couldn't really get a good head on them, as seen in the pictures. Really though, taste-wise, they were great. I'm just doing my best to nit-pick. ;)

Thanks again!
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Agreed. Noticed that. But every bottle from California my wife brought back last month, bought in a craft beer store, tasted the same. Little bit of malt and bitter. Like zero aroma/flavor, aka old. So I'd take that trade-off any day.

Think if i could find a long thin funnel to transfer, that may help. Lot of carbonation is lost during growler to bottle transfer.
 
PianoMan said:
Agreed. Noticed that. But every bottle from California my wife brought back last month, bought in a craft beer store, tasted the same. Little bit of malt and bitter. Like zero aroma/flavor, aka old. So I'd take that trade-off any day.

Think if i could find a long thin funnel to transfer, that may help. Lot of carbonation is lost during growler to bottle transfer.
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Sucks that your Cali bottles were lame! How did mine make the trip? It hasn't been too hot around here, so they shouldn't have degraded too much... Then again, depending on the bottle shop, it's quite possible they were stored warm. I can tell you that the bottle I sent never got warm before the trip. Straight from RR's cooler to my fridge, then a couple hour blast in my freezer right before boxing just for the overkill factor.
I'm surprised that these bottles were filled from a growler! I would actually expect MORE carbonation loss and oxidation than what I got! Anyway, maybe a section of silicon tubing at the end of a funnel down into the bottle? I may even blast some co2 in there beforehand just for kicks. But like I said, even with the travel time and a couple days in my fridge, they were still great! I'd drink them all again just as they were!
 
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Good ideas there Lou for next time! That Pliny was the best one I've had since 2014, including other's a month old so perhaps you're correct. Dribble Belt was top notch. It's taken me a few years to warm up to sours. Glad I waited. Wouldn't have appreciated those RR sours like I do now. Superb!

The stouts we're awesome from her trip. And got some nice glasses to make up for the craptastic ipas. 😀
 
I use my SodaStream to shoot co2 in bottles before i fill them from keg. Dont know how well it works but my friend left one a couple weeks and it was ok. If i recall
 
Gourmet on gore today for me. We shared an Elways restaurant green chili hamburger. Larkburgers from larkspur. The Larkburgers have a truffle oil sauce on it, fish tacos, pork tacos and a corn shrimp bisque. No beer just some good rum from a vendor. Actually can't comment on rum too much as it was a drink. First time i can remember where we got a decent size portion.
 
 

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Haha yeah right thedude dont be modest, i bet you could get a sw there at 8000ft. I got a buddy who hits his gap wedge 150, that's what he would use. Ball can definitely fly good up here. What is that a picture of?
Slow play sucks, ahhh

Anybody in front of you playing slow is a hack and anybody behind you playing fast is a maniac
 
Tasting of my HB mosaic pale. Refrigerated for 2 days after just 1.5 weeks in the bottle. Lots of haze, hop debris and yeast still floating around, but flavor's good and a nice fluffy head that stuck around for a while. Should be nice and crisp after fully carbed - probably no more than another week, and will let these chill in the fridge for at least a week before trying another. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1473106644.189402.jpg

Have a 1st stout attempt one week in the bottle, brewed side by side with the pale. First time messing with water adjustments, a la the brewing primer by AJ. Never really had issues previously with flavor, but thought I'd see how it changes things.

Good golfing, jeep fixing, scienceing, and general Labor Day chilling!
 

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