jackdaniels1940
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brewt00l said:
howdy neighbor.... i agree with the $10 6-packs.
what beer distributors have you found to be the best in the area?
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howdy neighbor.... i agree with the $10 6-packs.
what beer distributors have you found to be the best in the area?
Nostrildamus
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The best response to a situation like this one where you are totally unhappy with a local MB (short of firebombing 
) is to support another that you like. There are varying palates out there and not everyone will share your opinion. I too have found a local MB that I absolutely despise yet others rave about. I don't understand how they stay open in a place like Vancouver with the number of high quality Micro-brews available here. I guess it's subjective and therefore others like what I find crappy.
The positive spin:
ALWAYS learn from someone else's mistake. Try and find out how they brew their beer or what ingredients they're using and when it comes to designing your own brew, avoid those techniques and ingredients. Let it be a positive experience rather than a negative one.
Ain't homebrewing great? It allows us to be the ultimate selfish beer drinker by brewing exactly what we want.
We are luck folk.
) is to support another that you like. There are varying palates out there and not everyone will share your opinion. I too have found a local MB that I absolutely despise yet others rave about. I don't understand how they stay open in a place like Vancouver with the number of high quality Micro-brews available here. I guess it's subjective and therefore others like what I find crappy.The positive spin:
ALWAYS learn from someone else's mistake. Try and find out how they brew their beer or what ingredients they're using and when it comes to designing your own brew, avoid those techniques and ingredients. Let it be a positive experience rather than a negative one.
Ain't homebrewing great? It allows us to be the ultimate selfish beer drinker by brewing exactly what we want.
We are luck folk.
who ye be callin luck folk?
brewt00l
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jackdaniels1940 said:
Yo!
Close to home I hit B&B in Doylestown...ok pricing and a really good selection of craft/micro and imports. The owner will also get stuff in if you inquire. Further out, you have to hit Shangys and The Beer Yard (you can find some info online). Both will make your wallet burn when you see the selections. Hatboro beverage (I haven't stopped in for a while) supposedly has a good selection too. There are a bunch of places with an ok selection but what's the point when there is sooo much better?
Bottle/6-pack shopwise, you have to check out the Candlewyck close by in Buckingham and Capone's in Norristown. Matt @ Capone's is a great guy that really goes out there and brings some great stuff in. The new Valida Market in Lansdale has a great selection and price on their singles.
Check out ratebeer.com and beeradvocate.com for some of the excellent places to hit in the area. Where do you normally grab your commercial beer?
Brewtopia
"Greenwood Aged Beer"
Rook,
Have you been back to Pike lately? Charles Finkel bought the brewery back from Samuel Smiths. The beers have gotten alot better now that Drew has the freedom to brew what he wants. I think the Monks Uncle Tripel is one of the best domestic Tripels I've had. The IPA is much hoppier and more in line with the NW style. Give it another shot, heck I'll even meet you down there.
ChrisS
I like cold beverages
Until I moved out to the HArrisburg area I didn't realize that some places in PA you can only seem to get 6 packs at the bars. Where I lived before and still visit there are 6 pack shops that will sell single bottles and allow you to mix and match which really helps when you want to try something different. Out here you have the cases and kegs and the overpriced BMC and its awlful. But it is very easy for me to take a long walk or a short drive to ABC for some usually fresh nd usually very tasty brew.
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Rook
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Brewtopia said:
jackdaniels1940
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brewt00l said:
Thirsty's in Warrington is where I usually go when I'm running low in the homebrew dept. They've really started stocking up on the local micros. I've also been to Super Value Beverage in Warminster. Its a much larger store than Thirsty's with a good variety of micros/craft/imports.
I haven't checked out the 6-pack situation in the area since I work just over the border in Jersey and usually pick up the 6-packs here. The only place I remember seeing good 6-ers is at Muggs in Doylestown.
Do you do your HB shopping at Keystone?
Brewtopia
"Greenwood Aged Beer"
Deal went through late last year, changes started becoming apparent around January/February this year.
brewt00l
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jackdaniels1940 said:
I haven't been in thirsty's for a long while. Mugg's selection is nothing compared to the Wyck, Capone's & Vidalia. Though, Mugg's was the place I had my first legal beer when I turned twenty one (but it was called Cheesesteak Charlies at the time aka cheepskate charlies).
kram
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TheJadedDog said:
Which mb's were you at? (There aren't that many here in the biggest little). Being a local myself, I've been to a couple (trinity and union station), and haven't found either to be swill. I haven't been to trinity in quite a while, but I was in union station last fall and was quite pleased. Especially the porter they were serving at the time.
jackdaniels1940
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brewt00l said:
Thanks for the info... I'll definitely have to check these places out!
brewt00l
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jackdaniels1940 said:
For selection and overall offerings, capone's first, vidalia second and the wyck third. Capone's is right up Germantown pike from 202 and well worth the drive. Swing by for dinner and the excellent tap selection. After you have had your fill, hit their take out and prepare to be overwhelmed with goodness.
Stephanies in dtown just did a remodel and is advertising 42 taps or some such.
Brewrats make what they likeand each of us likes something we have made.
I am thrilled with my scottish and i firmly know it is the best beer I've created.
That premise creaps in on each of us. I know it does me! Truth is almost all of us create beer better than AB. And you might not like my scottish(I wouldn't know why) but all of us Micro's and us are pushing the limits of beer brewing and if we are not then we have become AB. Some micro's get rave reviews and I can't figure out why and then there is Founders. Darn I paid $105 for a case. I'm onto their recipe. Applaude your local for trying. at least its not AB. WE are all in this together! Just imagine drinking AB for the rest of your life.
I am thrilled with my scottish and i firmly know it is the best beer I've created.
That premise creaps in on each of us. I know it does me! Truth is almost all of us create beer better than AB. And you might not like my scottish(I wouldn't know why) but all of us Micro's and us are pushing the limits of beer brewing and if we are not then we have become AB. Some micro's get rave reviews and I can't figure out why and then there is Founders. Darn I paid $105 for a case. I'm onto their recipe. Applaude your local for trying. at least its not AB. WE are all in this together! Just imagine drinking AB for the rest of your life.
