Random Beer Thoughts

[boogercrack]

Showed up at Wakefield just before noon and still got bottles, after chilling in the taproom for an hour drinking the beers that were being sold

NeAt.

 

[steimie]

Parked at a meter without feeding it because I was making a very quick stop at the liquor store

Came out 3 minutes later to a ******* ticket.

So a quarter would've avoid this whole issue?

 

[LukeAleTime]

Bottle shared last night... it just felt like work at about the midway point.

 

[regularjohn]

Showed up at Wakefield just before noon and still got bottles, after chilling in the taproom for an hour drinking the beers that were being sold

that's a ******* lie. everyone knows wakefield bottles are just a myth.

 

[jbeezification1]

Do you ever open a beer and its ****, so then you catch a glimpse of some better beers that you've been "cellaring" and think to yourself; what's the point?

I just opened a 3 year old pumpkin ale that I found on a shelf a couple months ago for $2. I bought it cause $2 bomber and then when I got home I noticed it was a pumpkin ale and I guess today was the day.

 

[LukeAleTime]

A bar here is doing a "grey market" American beer event with no indication on how the beers were acquired and stored before they made it to Australia... but "nearly all" of them were kegged in March/April!

Nearly all of the beers were kegged in March & April & they are highly regarded beers from iconic US breweries, which have not been tapped in Aus before. Don't miss your chance, who knows when & if you'll get to try them again!

Full Tap Lineup:

Alesmith .394 San Diego Pale Ale 6%

American Pale Ale

Alesmith IPA 7.25% IPA

Alesmith X 5.25% Extra Pale Ale

Boulevard Tank 7 8.5% Saison

Boulevard The Calling 8.5% Imperial IPA

Firestone Walker 805 4.7% Golden Ale

Firestone Walker Double Barrel 5% ESB/British Pale

Firestone Walker Double Jack 9.5% Imperial IPA

Firestone Walker Easy Jack 4.5% Session IPA

Firestone Walker Union Jack 7.5% IPA

Lost Abbey Avant Garde 7% Bière de Garde

Lost Abbey Devotion 6.25% Belgian Blonde Ale

Lost Abbey Judgment Day 10.5% Belgian Quadrupel

Lost Abbey Lost & Found 8% Abbey Dubbel

Lost Abbey Red Barn 6.7% lightly spiced Saison

Dogfish Head 90 Minute 9% Imperial IPA

Dogfish Head Immort Ale 11% peat smoked Barley Wine brewed with maple syrup, vanilla, and juniper

Dogfish Head India Brown Ale 7.2% hoppy Brown Ale

Dogfish Head Romantic Chemistry 7.2% IPA with mango, apricot & ginger

 

[RedCoffee]

A bar here is doing a "grey market" American beer event with no indication on how the beers were acquired and stored before they made it to Australia... but "nearly all" of them were kegged in March/April!

Can't believe you fuckers are getting ultra fresh Firestone Walker IPAs.

 

[LukeAleTime]

Can't believe you fuckers are getting ultra fresh Firestone Walker IPAs.

I'm sure they'll be cheap too. $10 for 10oz or something like that.

 

[Hookemhops13]

Do you ever open a beer and its ****, so then you catch a glimpse of some better beers that you've been "cellaring" and think to yourself; what's the point?

I just opened a 3 year old pumpkin ale that I found on a shelf a couple months ago for $2. I bought it cause $2 bomber and then when I got home I noticed it was a pumpkin ale and I guess today was the day.

Have started doing this a lot. I have way too much beer to drink something I'm not enjoying. I have drain poured a number of beers recently that while not specifically bad for any reason just aren't actually good and aren't worth the alcohol/calories/time. Move on to the next one.

 

[LukeAleTime]

Behold Aussie pricing... a pot is 10oz.

 

[beerindex]

Behold Aussie pricing... a pot is 10oz.

On the other hand, I live in the US and can't get Firestone Walker or Lost Abbey without trading for it. And until very recently, the same was true of Alesmith (just landed here on Friday) and Boulevard (a couple of months ago).

 

[LukeAleTime]

On the other hand, I live in the US and can't get Firestone Walker or Lost Abbey without trading for it. And until very recently, the same was true of Alesmith (just landed here on Friday) and Boulevard (a couple of months ago).

We get regular grey Alesmith Speedway and Numbskull; and sometimes Firestone.

First time we've had Boulevard tho.

As a whole though we do get a good range of US shelfies.

 

[steimie]

On the other hand, I live in the US and can't get Firestone Walker or Lost Abbey without trading for it. And until very recently, the same was true of Alesmith (just landed here on Friday) and Boulevard (a couple of months ago).

Yeah, getting that seven week old 394 was pretty awesome...

 

[Kasher]

On the other hand, I live in the US and can't get Firestone Walker or Lost Abbey without trading for it. And until very recently, the same was true of Alesmith (just landed here on Friday) and Boulevard (a couple of months ago).

So it's your contention that paying $20 in local currency for a pint of Pale 31 or $24 for a pint of Red Barn is better than just having to choose something else that is distributed to your area?

I wholeheartedly disagree. Those prices are throw at the dartboard and see where it lands.

I could buy a whole lot of All Day IPAs for $20.

 

[CornAndBeer]

Behold Aussie pricing... a pot is 10oz.

I'm sure there's more weird examples but I instantly noticed Pale 31 and Easy Jack are more $ than Double Jack? Then again it's Australia so I guess that does make sense.

 

[beerindex]

Yeah, getting that seven week old 394 was pretty awesome...

I assume you're over in Detroit then, because in West MI, we haven't received any .394.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

I assume you're over in Detroit then, because in West MI, we haven't received any .394.

He's talking about the beer received in Austtalia. Seven weeks isn't very fresh...

 

[steimie]

He's talking about the beer received in Austtalia. Seven weeks isn't very fresh...

No, I meant Detroit. 7 weeks.

Still good, but c'mon.

 

[cneville1]

when yet another turbid tired ass ipa hits the trade block

 

[cneville1]

when you open a gusher but the bros are there to clean you up

 

[drgarage1]

when you open a gusher but the bros are there to clean you up

YAY FOR BOSH GIFS! Best.

 

[cneville1]

when people are getting super into the tasting notes but you're just tryina catch a buzz

 

[trickytunadicky]

Watching people lose their **** over Black Note all afternoon has been fun. It's a distributed ass beer. Coming to a place that sells a lot pf Oberon and Two Hearted near you.

 

[furley]

Watching people lose their **** over Black Note all afternoon has been fun. It's a distributed ass beer. Coming to a place that sells a lot pf Oberon and Two Hearted near you.

when we going to get those Quinine Falls cans? in time for the Olympics hopefully as it would be great to have a vaccine built right in while i get drunk.

 

[JCastle1]

Watching people lose their **** over Black Note all afternoon has been fun. It's a distributed ass beer. Coming to a place that sells a lot pf Oberon and Two Hearted near you.

BLACK NOTE IS BACK?

 

[beerindex]

No, I meant Detroit. 7 weeks.

Still good, but c'mon.

Well, for the first time since Alesmith hit West MI on Friday, I made it to a bottle shop. The IPA was bottle dated 5/10. So I guess I'll be limiting my Alesmith consumption to stouts or barleywines we see on tap.

 

[furley]

Well, for the first time since Alesmith hit West MI on Friday, I made it to a bottle shop. The IPA was bottle dated 5/10. So I guess I'll be limiting my Alesmith consumption to stouts or barleywines we see on tap.

been drinking a bunch of Two Hearted canned around the same time

tastes amazing

:shrug:

 

[drgarage1]

when people are getting super into the tasting notes but you're just tryina catch a buzz

This is the best one.

 

[capnmike]

Watching people lose their **** over Black Note all afternoon has been fun. It's a distributed ass beer. Coming to a place that sells a lot pf Oberon and Two Hearted near you.

This one Michigan guy I know said 500 cases at the brewery only (ala BA Expo)...Fwiw (aka, not much)

 

[trickytunadicky]

when we going to get those Quinine Falls cans? in time for the Olympics hopefully as it would be great to have a vaccine built right in while i get drunk.

Q-Falls and Poolside hit limited distro 2 weeks ago. Unsure if that includes outside Michigan. I was passing through and hit the general store on the way.... Wait, scratch that. I heard yesterday it wAs spotted at Binny's. So now.