Random Beer Thoughts

[GoodDon]

I don't know why but this quote from the article made me laugh:



How do you get to be known for some **** everybody everywhere has?

New Jersey has always been known for being on the planet Earth.

New York has always been known for having trees.

Should have said "Wisconsin has always been known for its residents that drink a **** ton of beer each year"

 

[CITC3120327]

I'm not having kids

We're not having kids either

 

[user 312341]

New Jersey has always been known for being on the planet Earth.

Over/under on number of FTFY responses?

2/29. So if anyone has any lambics or huugggeeee stouts from 2/29 hit me up. You have until 2020!

Don't forget, you need them for your cats too!
February birthday share, anyone?

 

[mateoloco]

Hope this ******** doesn't happen.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/...st-minute-regulations-state-budget/427040001/

Wow, that is really ******. Georgia breweries will FINALLY get to sell beer at the source both to consume onsite and to go (up to 288 oz / day), becoming the 50th and last state to allow some form of onsite sale. And now Wisconsin wants to adopt the ****** beer laws we just got rid of, and for no other reason than to pad the pockets of distributors who no doubt donate much more to the politicians.

 

[JulianB1]

The fact that distributors have so much money to throw at lobbying politicians shows just how much of a scam their industry is in terms of financial return compared to services provided.

 

[tikk]

The fact that distributors have so much money to throw at lobbying politicians shows just how much of a scam their industry is in terms of financial return compared to services provided.

It's comical around here how much they have cut their budgets for gifts and such around here. Used to get a case put in my car for putting a certain beer on an endcap. One distributor used to offer a bus trip to a local brewery every time they were in. Asked about it the other day, and they have discontinued that. He didn't even have any hats to give out.

I guess lobbying makes them more money than greasing the palms of local stores.

 

[user 312341]

distributors

politicians

I guess lobbying makes them more money than greasing the palms of local stores.

 

[NAD1983]

The thought of someone giving their kid a bottle of lambic for their 21st birthday is hilarious to me. I always picture the popular kids getting new cars, trips to Europe, etc and then the lonely child of a neckbeard gets stuck with a 2015 Cantillon Kriek. I guess it's symbolic in a way; you're letting your kids down one last time before they move out for good.

I'm sure I'll disappoint my future kids in a plethora of ways, but giving them a bottle of lambic as a present on their 21st birthday is one that even I know to avoid

Still relevant.

 

[lb304854]

One of the very best Simpsons scenes ever. I'm partial to Burns, though.

 

[furley]

Do you really think I'd ever listen to Rush?

did you just doubt Rush? are you trying to get people stabbed in here?

 

[furley]

I don't know why but this quote from the article made me laugh:

"Wisconsin has always been known for its bars."


How do you get to be known for some **** everybody everywhere has?

come visit some day. it's something you have to experience to fully understand.

everywhere has people, too, but maybe not in quite the same way that say .... India does. or a Tokyo subway at morning rush hour.

i live here.. we have lots & lots of bars. lots. but after having just traveled across Wisconsin from east to west, on country highways, i assure you there are lots more than even i realized.

we saw bars materialize out of seemingly thin air on country highways w/o noticeable homes, or even hunting shacks in sight for miles. but there, along the road, up against the highway with nothing but forest for miles... 2 dive bars with trucks parked in tighter than Lil Kim's pants at the BET awards.

to say we have bars is to say that the universe has a lot of space. well, duh, but you don't really realize it until you start to do the math.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

did you just doubt Rush? are you trying to get people stabbed in here?

Tom Sawyer is an *******

 

[sherm10161]

Why is no one able to read this article without jumping to whatever conclusion they so desire?

For those that don't know, the Tavern League of WI is probably the strongest lobby in the state, and is more than likely behind this proposal, although they denied know about it.

Wow, that is really ******. Georgia breweries will FINALLY get to sell beer at the source both to consume onsite and to go (up to 288 oz / day), becoming the 50th and last state to allow some form of onsite sale. And now Wisconsin wants to adopt the ****** beer laws we just got rid of, and for no other reason than to pad the pockets of distributors who no doubt donate much more to the politicians.

The article did not indicate that anyone is actually supporting this proposal. It was sent to a PAC in an effort to garner support (presumably, of the financial kind).

The fact that distributors have so much money to throw at lobbying politicians shows just how much of a scam their industry is in terms of financial return compared to services provided.

The Distributors flat out opposed this proposal, per the article.

 

[JulianB1]

The Distributors flat out opposed this proposal, per the article.

Sorry, I was making that comment in general, not with respect to that particular article/proposal. Should have been more clear it was just follow-up discussion and not direct commentary on this particular circumstance.

 

[BoatsAndHoes]

Box set, small format, wax dipped, case counts. I think you covered it all Gabe

 

[austinbridges]

Box set, small format, wax dipped, case counts. I think you covered it all Gabe

 

[JulianB1]

Not gonna lie, I took a gander at the cost of a flight to Anchorage.

$1300, lol **** that.

 

[brentsdodgers]

I would love to see Anchorage do this a few more months out in the middle of winter. We would actually see our first casualties from people waiting in line.

 

[FTowne1]

Definitely not srs. Do you really think I'd ever listen to Rush?

You sonofabitch

 

[RyanG1]

Box set, small format, wax dipped, case counts. I think you covered it all Gabe

Can they wax the wooden holder, too?

 

[drgarage1]

 

[lb304854]

I would love to see Anchorage do this a few more months out in the middle of winter. We would actually see our first casualties from people waiting in line.

October in Anchorage is probably pretty close to Chicago in February. We don't care.

 

[JCastle1]

Following on from Stone now it's Lagunitas turn to bring the craft beer revolution to Europe.

[READ - Heineken are building a brewery in Manchester].

It's been in planning for a while, pretty sure I mentioned it somewhere earlier in this thread when there was talk of the full Heineken takeover.

 

[litheum94]

Anybody else seeing cryo hopped beers around?

Seem to be all the rage in Portland right now. All the ones I've had have been really good, but I don't know that I'd say that they are much better than an IPA using regular hops.

 

[brentsdodgers]

October in Anchorage is probably pretty close to Chicago in February. We don't care.

Which is why I said a few more months out. What's similar to Anchorage in January/February?
Nevermind, y'all still wouldn't care. Probably just bury the dude in the snow and move up one in line.

 

[lb304854]

Which is why I said a few more months out. What's similar to Anchorage in January/February?
Nevermind, y'all still wouldn't care. Probably just bury the dude in the snow and move up one in line.

Snacks.

 

[brentsdodgers]

Anybody else seeing cryo hopped beers around?

Seem to be all the rage in Portland right now. All the ones I've had have been really good, but I don't know that I'd say that they are much better than an IPA using regular hops.

Comes out tomorrow. We also had another one a few months back "When Does Cryo".

 

[tosh1]

Comes out tomorrow. We also had another one a few months back "When Does Cryo".

When Does Cryo was pretty damn great.

 

[fear0251]

All this talk about giving beer to kids to drink when their young makes me remember AleWatcher 's son Dillan drinking Zombie Dust from the tap at one of his epic birthday parties.

 

[JulianB1]

So wait, is "Cryo" just a fancy brand name for lupulin powder? Because I've definitely seen a lot of breweries using that lately.