Favorite beer of choice?

[mja271]

Originally Posted by cpxc.

just checked I have tried 21 beers from Trillium and my lowest is a 4

Itty Bitty Goose

I had Dialed In w/ Pinot Gris on Saturday which was a first for me, brought me to 30 different Trillium check ins. Great beer. Of the top of my head my least favorite was probably Broken Angel but still a good beer, just not my favorite style.

[whodat]

Originally Posted by myersk27

congrats on the kid btw!

I've got 2 boys myself and beer can definitely crunch the wallet when you are doing trades and #goandpickitupformebro's. But there should be a balance that you can find that makes it work....definitely involves scaling back though....as you are planning.

Being the loving dad I am to my boy, I hope I haven't erred in letting him try all the craft beers I keep getting. Give him a little sipper of each one, figure at 12 he should start to understand beer, and other alcohol in general. Try and break the stigma of it. However, don't want to set the bar to high, not like when he goes away to college in a few years he will be able to afford any of it. And he sure was hell is not going to be coming home to grab any of my stash. Welcome to the land of PBR and Natty Light, my boy.

[whodat]

Originally Posted by Roose13

So I was told in the Boston thread that Trillium is a must-hit spot when I visit Boston in a couple weeks? Any of their flagships I should look for?

Originally Posted by drop2d

Just bring a big cooler.

Originally Posted by ckramer09

And get ready to spend a lot of money. Their website tells you what they offer each day and limits are high. They say Congress St. and Fort Point are their flagships. Sometimes they have the DDH versions of those.

But like others have said, try everything you can. Even their stouts are good but are obviously known for all their hoppy beers.

Originally Posted by pathetic

and a few hundred $

it adds up at $16-20 per 4pk lol

I dropped over 2 bills when I went in April. Bought 10 4-packs, one 32 oz growler and a 16oz Tulip.

[cpxc.]

Originally Posted by pathetic

I've checked in 13 beers from trillium. lowest is 4 for skimpy sparrow pale

have you had any other from the small bird series?

[cpxc.]

Originally Posted by mja271

I had Dialed In w/ Pinot Gris on Saturday which was a first for me, brought me to 30 different Trillium check ins. Great beer. Of the top of my head my least favorite was probably Broken Angel but still a good beer, just not my favorite style.

that sounds good, the only dialed in I had was with chardonnay and gewurztraminer juice. It was unique to say the least.

[myersk27]

Originally Posted by cpxc.

just checked I have tried 21 beers from Trillium and my lowest is a 4

Itty Bitty Goose

I've largely stopped using untappd for checking beers in....but back in august of last year I had checked into 12 of their beers and nothing less than 4.25. I believe since that time i've probably had 10-12 other unique beers from them and I'd say they've all been in that range of 4-perfect.

[pathetic]

Originally Posted by cpxc.

have you had any other from the small bird series?

yeah I had little rooster and thought it was good

[M. Steng]

Been seeing a lot of stuff from Relic Brewing Co. circulating recently. Everything I've had from them the past few weeks has been spectacular. They've really stepped their game up in the past few months. Have a nice cold sixer of The Flaxen Foal waiting in my fridge for me when I get home, excited to try it.

Also picked up a 22 oz. of Foley Bros. Citrennial, never tried it before, really excited as I've heard nothing but good things.

[myersk27]

Originally Posted by whodat

Being the loving dad I am to my boy, I hope I haven't erred in letting him try all the craft beers I keep getting. Give him a little sipper of each one, figure at 12 he should start to understand beer, and other alcohol in general. Try and break the stigma of it. However, don't want to set the bar to high, not like when he goes away to college in a few years he will be able to afford any of it. And he sure was hell is not going to be coming home to grab any of my stash. Welcome to the land of PBR and Natty Light, my boy.

My little guys (7 & 4) have smelled my beers and they think it all smells gross. Fine with me for now. I wouldn't let them try it now anyway. But at adolescence I think it makes sense to help them understand it a bit.

[cpxc.]

Originally Posted by myersk27

I've largely stopped using untappd for checking beers in....but back in august of last year I had checked into 12 of their beers and nothing less than 4.25. I believe since that time i've probably had 10-12 other unique beers from them and I'd say they've all been in that range of 4-perfect.

stopped using untapp'd?!

ticks or it didn't happen

[myersk27]

Originally Posted by cpxc.

stopped using untapp'd?!

ticks or it didn't happen

oh well then!

[cpxc.]

my buddies and I joke about the rules of untapp'd and checking in beers. how much of a beer do you have to have for it to count? We also rag on friends who don't post pics of their beer like they are just making it up. it's dumb, but fun.

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by cpxc.

my buddies and I joke about the rules of untapp'd and checking in beers. how much of a beer do you have to have for it to count? We also rag on friends who don't post pics of their beer like they are just making it up. it's dumb, but fun.

Interesting question. I've rated a few beers just based off a sample but I've stopped doing that, simply because sometimes beers change during the course of drinking them. Maybe you get a little bit of an after-taste after the first sip which you don't think much of, but then it starts to bother you more as you get deeper into it. Other beers get better as you drink them.

It's also tough trying/rating different beers in one sitting. It becomes more about comparison than the merits of the beer itself. If you rate the first beer a 4.25, and the second beer isn't quite as good, does that automatically make it a 4? Or would it have been a 4.25 if you didn't have the first one?

[pathetic]

If I have a taste I won't rate it. If it's in a 4-6oz flight, I will

[jmkratt]

I just used untappd to track beers I had. Stopped rating beers a long time ago.

[myersk27]

Originally Posted by cpxc.

my buddies and I joke about the rules of untapp'd and checking in beers. how much of a beer do you have to have for it to count? We also rag on friends who don't post pics of their beer like they are just making it up. it's dumb, but fun.

i love all of this.

[whodat]

Originally Posted by myersk27

My little guys (7 & 4) have smelled my beers and they think it all smells gross. Fine with me for now. I wouldn't let them try it now anyway. But at adolescence I think it makes sense to help them understand it a bit.

Only in like the past year have I allowed my son to try any alcohol. And for me it is more about knowledge and not making it a taboo. It is just beer or wine or whisky. But you have to understand what it is and respect that if drink too much you may regret it.

[iammine]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

Been seeing a lot of stuff from Relic Brewing Co. circulating recently. Everything I've had from them the past few weeks has been spectacular. They've really stepped their game up in the past few months. Have a nice cold sixer of The Flaxen Foal waiting in my fridge for me when I get home, excited to try it.

Also picked up a 22 oz. of Foley Bros. Citrennial, never tried it before, really excited as I've heard nothing but good things.

Picked up some of the Flaxen Foal myself. Going to try it tonight and I'm pretty excited about it. Looks decent.

As far as Untappd, I usually check in after I have a beer so I can remember which ones I enjoyed. I have a friend who will check in every beer he drinks, which can get annoying. The kid usually tries a lot of different stuff, but during a game he'll check in each beer from a six pack of Sam Adams.

[krecster23]

52 different trillium check ins for me

[krecster23]

Also found a local store that had almost 2 cases worth of kbs left today. A place I would never thought to check, but now i Know for next year. $25 for a 4pack, I'm fine with that. Grabbed 2 4packs and may go grab some more next week on payday.

[MDPrompter]

Hi-wire blackberry sour.

Hugely complex. Great funk/sour/fruit balance. Fermented in stainless with saccharomyces. Then whiskey/run/wine barrels for 16 months with Brett, pediococcus, & lacto. Then bottle conditioned with more Brett and champagne yeast.

[MDPrompter]

^plus the bottle is pretty sexy

[K270]

I don't think this available everywhere, but what do you all think of Hopsy?

https://www.hopsy.beer

[whodat]

Originally Posted by K270

I don't think this available everywhere, but what do you all think of Hopsy?

https://www.hopsy.beer

Never heard of it and it is an interesting concept. Says NYC coming soon. The key will be what breweries get on board and how far there delivery range is.

[mr. testaverde]

Originally Posted by krecster23

52 different trillium check ins for me

speaking of, and not sure if this has been posted yet, but Trillium's Boston location is gonna be a LOT bigger than their current spot

http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2017/0...h-st-location/


my first thought when i saw the headline was "oh crap they may not be walking distance from my office anymore" . thankfully, they will still be roughly 15 min away....whew

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by iammine

Picked up some of the Flaxen Foal myself. Going to try it tonight and I'm pretty excited about it. Looks decent.

As far as Untappd, I usually check in after I have a beer so I can remember which ones I enjoyed. I have a friend who will check in every beer he drinks, which can get annoying. The kid usually tries a lot of different stuff, but during a game he'll check in each beer from a six pack of Sam Adams.

Flaxen Foal grew on me as I got deeper into it. First sip was overwhelmingly tropical fruit which is a tough line to toe sometimes when it comes to these NE style IPAs. But by the time I got to the bottom the intensity had subsided a bit and it turned into a nice and easy, smooth drinker. By the fourth one it tasted pretty damn good!

[iammine]

Originally Posted by mr. testaverde

speaking of, and not sure if this has been posted yet, but Trillium's Boston location is gonna be a LOT bigger than their current spot

http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2017/0...h-st-location/


my first thought when i saw the headline was "oh crap they may not be walking distance from my office anymore" . thankfully, they will still be roughly 15 min away....whew

Wow. That sounds incredible.

I have a few buddies who are going to be steps from the beer garden this summer, and they can't be happier about it.

[iammine]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

Flaxen Foal grew on me as I got deeper into it. First sip was overwhelmingly tropical fruit which is a tough line to toe sometimes when it comes to these NE style IPAs. But by the time I got to the bottom the intensity had subsided a bit and it turned into a nice and easy, smooth drinker. By the fourth one it tasted pretty damn good!

^I agree with all of this. It was a little intense at first, but definitely mellowed out at it went along.

[cpxc.]

what breweries do you guys have the most check ins from?

[mja271]

Trillium 30
Tree House 23