The Metro Detroit Thread

[cneville1]

Homes does crowlers, right?

Nope. 750ml and 2l growlers.

 

[thebandit1]

Homes does crowlers, right?

Uh, maybe? I don't think so though. Everyone was getting swing tops when I was there.

 

[steimie]

Will there be people in line at midnight for Lord Jim? I say yes.

 

[jdd419]

Will there be people in line at midnight for Lord Jim? I say yes.

Yes. How many of those people will drink it though?

Did you have any of the first batch? I've heard different responses on it being ok to amazing.

 

[steimie]

Yes. How many of those people will drink it though?

Did you have any of the first batch? I've heard different responses on it being ok to amazing.

Nope.

The fact that Black Agnes is made in the quantities it is manages to take care of all my mead needs.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Yes. How many of those people will drink it though?

Did you have any of the first batch? I've heard different responses on it being ok to amazing.

It's ginger for people who don't like ginger. Would x1000 rather have small batch ginger as a ginger lover. As a stand alone offering it's solid

 

[lb304854]

It's ginger for people who don't like ginger. Would x1000 rather have small batch ginger as a ginger lover. As a stand alone offering it's solid

Yeah. If Moonlight put out Lord Jim, it would be a revelation. While excellent, it's like the 15th best mead Schramm's does. I won't wait in line for it.

 

[Jb123]

Man, I really think boss tweed could hang with all the big dog east coast bangers....am I right?

 

[steimie]

Man, I really think boss tweed could hang with all the big dog east coast bangers....am I right?

It's probably closer than anything here, yeah.

Makes M43 look silly.

 

[Jb123]

I'd like to do a side by side with heavy hitters that's the only true way to tell, blind. **** is so good I don't have to look else where for my summer IPA fix

 

[steimie]

Blackrocks Presque on tap at 8 Degrees in Detroit.

That beer just gives me all the best feelings.

 

[steimie]

Urbanrest, anyone?

 

[thebandit1]

Urbanrest, anyone?

I'm really curious. I'm going to Beards though.

 

[thebandit1]

Urbanrest, anyone?

I'm there right now. Really dig the space. IPA is good too.

 

[user 306926]

Kuhnhenn cans is a thing?

 

[user 306926]

Kuhnhenn cans is a thing?

Was a legit question. Not paying attention and apparently these were released at Solstice.
Who knew? Who cares?

 

[thebandit1]

Kuhnhenn cans is a thing?

Is Kuhnhenn still a thing?

 

[Jb123]

How much is a kuhnhenn worth now a days? Less than the American dollar ?

 

[thebandit1]

 

[thunderbirdesq]

Man the last 2013 I had was gifted to me, corked and caged sourish cherry cola and cardboard. Gross as ****.

 

[steimie]

Birmingham and Griffin Claw deserve each other.

 

[thunderbirdesq]

Birmingham and Griffin Claw deserve each other.

Bad beers and beemers. All day long.

 

[user 306926]

Kuhnhenn'd? or Dark Horse'd?

 

[steimie]

Detroit area folks probably already know about this, but just in case:



8 Degrees Plato partnered with Batch to brew a beer that they're selling at Plato tomorrow. All proceeds go towards testing all those untested rape kits in Detroit. Seems like a damn worthy cause. Maybe the beer will be good, maybe it won't. Still, it's worth throwing a few bucks at it if you're around on Saturday.

 

[Jb123]

Detroit area folks probably already know about this, but just in case:



8 Degrees Plato partnered with Batch to brew a beer that they're selling at Plato tomorrow. All proceeds go towards testing all those untested rape kits in Detroit. Seems like a damn worthy cause. Maybe the beer will be good, maybe it won't. Still, it's worth throwing a few bucks at it if you're around on Saturday.

Nice!

 

[steimie]

Stopped at Fillmore 13 brewing in Pontiac today.

The Good: space is nice, mosaic IPA was quite good, the porter was also good, food was above average, service was great.

The Bad: located in ******** downtown Pontiac.

It was better than any brewery in Detroit, as far as I'm concerned. I'll be back for sure.

 

[Jb123]

Stopped at Fillmore 13 brewing in Pontiac today.

The Good: space is nice, mosaic IPA was quite good, the porter was also good, food was above average, service was great.

The Bad: located in ******** downtown Pontiac.

It was better than any brewery in Detroit, as far as I'm concerned. I'll be back for sure.

For as cool as Detroit is it lacks a decent brewery that's for sure, especially if you dont count JP. I love JP I'm simply talking about cooler smaller breweries. I even think this is true when talking about Grand Rapids. Speciation is doing great things but they don't have a tasting room.

 

[user 306926]

My standards are low. I dig Detroit spots. Not talking breweries tho.

 

[user 305963]

For as cool as Detroit is it lacks a decent brewery that's for sure, especially if you dont count JP. I love JP I'm simply talking about cooler smaller breweries. I even think this is true when talking about Grand Rapids. Speciation is doing great things but they don't have a tasting room.

Curious what you're looking for in a "cool, smaller brewery" in GR? I think there are a few, (Vivant, Greyline, Harmony, Harmony Hall, Mitten, White Flame <not in GR proper>. My expectations might be different from yours though. Genuinely curious, since I typically have a mental list of recommended go-to places when out of towners ask. I just want to make sure I'm not sending someone to a place they might not like.

 

[Jb123]

Curious what you're looking for in a "cool, smaller brewery" in GR? I think there are a few, (Vivant, Greyline, Harmony, Harmony Hall, Mitten, White Flame <not in GR proper>. My expectations might be different from yours though. Genuinely curious, since I typically have a mental list of recommended go-to places when out of towners ask. I just want to make sure I'm not sending someone to a place they might not like.

I've got friends in GR, we go there a lot. Vivant is cool, grey line is solid. That's about it. We usually end up and founders because we love the food. The next day we usually drive to transient and enjoy everything they have and grab food across the street. Seems like everything there just doesn't set itself apart I dunno? I like diff **** apparently ? Speciation is definitely amazing me though.