Bay Area Thread

[loeyjarko]

I will maybe go tomorrow or today pending on if anything gets released or a dank cask.

 

[DougOLis]

It's a superposition of both, you need to collapse the wavefunction.

 

[evilhead]

ISO: sante glass

 

[tosh1]

....except for Sourdough. Please delete recipe.

My first experience sucked, the bottle was over filled. And to the cap and a drain pour
But this beer has grown on me, been a once a week guy for a while and will continue till my supply runs dry.

 

[evilc]

My first experience sucked, the bottle was over filled. And to the cap and a drain pour
But this beer has grown on me, been a once a week guy for a while and will continue till my supply runs dry.

Wow really? I've done bottle and tap and really bad. I LOVE the rest.

 

[tosh1]

Wow really? I've done bottle and tap and really bad. I LOVE the rest.

I hated all their early stuff ( but I bought them hoping ) but maybe I am nutz, it Took a while but the sourdough is on my list, got a few but aside and buying as I see them - drinking one right now, I ain't arguing I hated at first but won me over

 

[matedog]

I hated all their early stuff ( but I bought them hoping ) but maybe I am nutz, it Took a while but the sourdough is on my list, got a few but aside and buying as I see them - drinking one right now, I ain't arguing I hated at first but won me over

Sourdough I had twice and didn't feel the need to comeback.

Agreed with the other comments regarding the subtlety in fruit flavor. Given my weak ability to pick up on finer sensory nuances, the pluot didn't taste too different from the recent Dogpatch sour.

I'm still buying their stuff, because I really enjoy it, I would just prefer more fruit sometimes. Especially with more potent fruits (cherries, for example).

 

[oddapter]

Just saw that there is 1 Designated Driver ticket now available for the Sante party, in case you wondered.

 

[Arbitrator]

I know Stickee Monkee's official release date is May 17th, but it is available in CO already. On the off chance it makes it out West, has anyone seen it around?

 

[abecall98]

I know Stickee Monkee's official release date is May 17th, but it is available in CO already. On the off chance it makes it out West, has anyone seen it around?

Of course you begin in Colorado Firestone Walker. They are the central state of the America.

Good thing I am patient. I love almost all BA Firestones. Just hope Bevmo gets enough for me to grab 2 or 3.

 

[drgarage1]

Why are they calling it a quad again? It's still made with their house English yeast strain and was always called a barley wine every other time I've seen it...

 

[Arbitrator]

Why are they calling it a quad again? It's still made with their house English yeast strain and was always called a barley wine every other time I've seen it...

Same reason they avoid calling Double DBA a barleywine and Velvet Merkin an imperial stout: to keep their seasonals unique.

 

[drgarage1]

Same reason they're trying to avoid calling Double DBA a barleywine and Velvet Merkin an imperial stout: to keep their seasonals unique.

It seems particularly egregious in this case, though. At least the styles given to Double DBA and Velvet Merkin don't really exist. Quad has a very specific meaning, and Stickee Monkey isn't it.

 

[Arbitrator]

It seems particularly egregious in this case, though. At least the styles given to Double DBA and Velvet Merkin don't really exist. Quad has a very specific meaning, and Stickee Monkey isn't it.

I thought they called Velvet Merkin an "oatmeal stout."

I agree they're being evasive, but in a few years I anticipate they'll have Sucaba, Double DBA, Stickee Monkee, Helldoradok, and Bravo in bottles. I guess they don't want to be known as "that barleywine company" by beer noobs.

 

[drgarage1]

I thought they called Velvet Merkin an "oatmeal stout."

I agree they're being evasive, but in a few years I anticipate they'll have Sucaba, Double DBA, Stickee Monkee, Helldoradok, and Bravo in bottles. I guess they don't want to be known as "that barleywine company" by beer noobs.

Sure, but is it that actually a bad thing? A lot of people are into barley wine because of Abacus...

 

[Arbitrator]

Sure, but is it that actually a bad thing? A lot of people are into barley wine because of Abacus...

I personally don't see it as bad, but maybe they want to be seen as well-rounded and having strong offerings in all styles.

I mean, do you take Stone seriously outside of their hoppy beers?

 

[drgarage1]

I personally don't see it as bad, but maybe they want to be seen as well-rounded and having strong offerings in all styles.

I mean, do you take Stone seriously outside of their hoppy beers?

Definitely not. IRS is OK. But if they made an IPA and called it a Belgian single despite not using Belgian yeast, I would probably roll my eyes at them.

 

[jtmartino1]

I personally don't see it as bad, but maybe they want to be seen as well-rounded and having strong offerings in all styles.

I mean, do you take Stone seriously outside of their hoppy beers Enjoy By?

Fixed.

 

[drgarage1]

Fixed.

Go To isn't horrendous.

 

[falc0n26001]

Milkhail's Odd (2013 BBA Espresso IRS) was pretty damn good. And I love their hoppy stuff when it's fresh. Ruinten? Mmmm. But compared to Daytime and Easy Jack, Go To is expensive as hell.

 

[drgarage1]

Milkhail's Odd (2013 BBA Espresso IRS) was pretty damn good. And I love their hoppy stuff when it's fresh. Ruinten? Mmmm. But compared to Daytime and Easy Jack, Go To is expensive as hell.

It's also capable of being better than either DayTime or Easy Jack, based on my experiences. It's hit and miss, as all session IPAs other than Founders All-Day IPA have been in my experience.

 

[jtmartino1]

It's also capable of being better than either DayTime or Easy Jack, based on my experiences. It's hit and miss, as all session IPAs other than Founders All-Day IPA have been in my experience.

Even if Pizza Port Ponto misses, it's still a great deal at $10 for a sixer of pints. I'm trying to make mine last as long as possible.

 

[drgarage1]

Even if Pizza Port Ponto misses, it's still a great deal at $10 for a sixer of pints. I'm trying to make mine last as long as possible.

My first Ponto had a weird corn malt flavor to it (not diacetyl) that I've found in some session IPAs, including Go To on one or two occasions. It's a great value, though. I'll just make mine Swami's given the choice.

 

[jtmartino1]

My first Ponto had a weird corn malt flavor to it (not diacetyl) that I've found in some session IPAs, including Go To on one or two occasions. It's a great value, though. I'll just make mine Swami's given the choice.

Good call. I get weird malt from Carlsbad Chronic - tastes like straight DME. I also got it at Cellarmaker when they first opened...not sure, but I think it's just due to them working on new brewing equipment.

Out of 14 cans of Ponto so far, I thought there has been some variation, but it's all been pretty acceptable in my book. Especially at that price!

Speaking of corn, have you tried any Toppling Goliath hoppy beers lately? I had 2 bottles of Pseudo Sue and Golden Nugget and both were super corny. Not sure if DMS or something else...everyone who I shared with said the same thing.

 

[drgarage1]

Good call. I get weird malt from Carlsbad Chronic - tastes like straight DME. I also got it at Cellarmaker when they first opened...not sure, but I think it's just due to them working on new brewing equipment.

Out of 14 cans of Ponto so far, I thought there has been some variation, but it's all been pretty acceptable in my book. Especially at that price!

Speaking of corn, have you tried any Toppling Goliath hoppy beers lately? I had 2 bottles of Pseudo Sue and Golden Nugget and both were super corny. Not sure if DMS or something else...everyone who I shared with said the same thing.

I definitely got it when I first went to Cellarmaker -- and I told Connor about it. I thought it was diacetyl, but he didn't taste, it because it probably wasn't diacetyle. I've now encountered it enough, and at enough breweries with really excellent quality control (Stone and Firestone) to believe it's a flavor expressed by certain grains in low gravity beers with clean yeast.

I've actually never had any TG beers.

 

[Arbitrator]

Speaking of corn, have you tried any Toppling Goliath hoppy beers lately? I had 2 bottles of Pseudo Sue and Golden Nugget and both were super corny. Not sure if DMS or something else...everyone who I shared with said the same thing.

Corny and -- while cliche, it is true -- not as hoppy as I remembered. Golden Nugget in particular was pretty malty and disappointing.

 

[stupac2]

Corny and -- while cliche, it is true -- not as hoppy as I remembered. Golden Nugget in particular was pretty malty and disappointing.

I was underwhelmed by those bottles too.

 

[bdogg1]

Did any of you make it out to Rare Barrel on Saturday for their bottle release? It was my first time there and I really enjoyed it.

 

[abecall98]

Did any of you make it out to Rare Barrel on Saturday for their bottle release? It was my first time there and I really enjoyed it.

My friends went over, they said it was the best organized release yet from Rare Barrel. Gotta like that they are making improvements on releases whereas a lot of other breweries are having their releases get worse. Hunahpus.

 

[falc0n26001]

My friends went over, they said it was the best organized release yet from Rare Barrel. Gotta like that they are making improvements on releases whereas a lot of other breweries are having their releases get worse. Hunahpus.

I think Rare Barrel and SARA are doing the best releases right now. Either be like Rare Barrel and be prepared with an easy wristband system if you're gonna announce the release, or simply do what SARA does and don't announce any releases, just release a **** ton of amazing bottles all the time without warning.