Favorite beer of choice?

[SomeDo]

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Hot off the press. I love how New Glarus doesn't worry about following the hype and brews beers they want to brew.

[myersk27]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

Box shipped! ETA Wednesday. Pretty sure a hint isn't necessary. Weather looks mild...thankfully

getting so close to the end!

[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by SomeDo

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Hot off the press. I love how New Glarus doesn't worry about following the hype and brews beers they want to brew.

I would be so fat if I have regular access to new Glarus LOL

[UNC41]

Originally Posted by whodat

Over the summer, Other Half and Veil Brewing did a 0 IBU, 8% Imperial IPA with passion fruit, it was so super juicy. You had to pound it fresh, not much shelf life. But the perfect hot summer beer.

A local brewery is tapping one of these today. Your post is the first time I've ever heard of the concept, but I'm looking forward to trying it this weekend.

[whodat]

Originally Posted by UNC41

A local brewery is tapping one of these today. Your post is the first time I've ever heard of the concept, but I'm looking forward to trying it this weekend.

Oh sweet. Looking forward to hearing what you think. Passion fruit can get a little overwhelming so hopefully the brewers nailed the recipe.

[whodat]

Long weekend = more time to drink beer. Already enjoyed some Other Half and Trillium. What is everyone drinking?

[K270]

Originally Posted by whodat

Long weekend = more time to drink beer. Already enjoyed some Other Half and Trillium. What is everyone drinking?

Sunday night after work I'll grab a Bomber of Strike Brewing Company Extra Pale Ale and a Six Pack of Speakeasy Pop Gun Pilsner. On Monday night I'll down a six pack of Who you callin wussie pilsner from Stone Brewing.

[MtSkier]

Originally Posted by jmkratt

I thought you quit, Kevin?

I only use it to track the beers I've had now, don't check in multiples any more, but I don't drink nearly as much any more either. If I do it's Melvin IPA which untappd says I've had 3 times... probably closer to 300.

It was delicious last night


I pretty much have quit using it too. Occasionally I tick stuff off, but honestly I just stopped caring. It is occasionally nice to check and see if youve had a beer and liked it or not though.


But honestly most of my beer stuff is just instagram now. Would rather take the time to take a cool photo than checkins. Need to get a wifi sd card though to expedite the process.

[MDPrompter]

Prairie stouts are so glorious

[jmkratt]

Originally Posted by MtSkier

It was delicious last night


I pretty much have quit using it too. Occasionally I tick stuff off, but honestly I just stopped caring. It is occasionally nice to check and see if youve had a beer and liked it or not though.


But honestly most of my beer stuff is just instagram now. Would rather take the time to take a cool photo than checkins. Need to get a wifi sd card though to expedite the process.

[Dave G]

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.

I picked up a 4 pack of their The Plague Doctor yesterday and really enjoyed it

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by Dave G

I picked up a 4 pack of their The Plague Doctor yesterday and really enjoyed it

I grabbed a super fresh 4-pack of this a few weeks ago and really liked it. As I said, I've been pleasantly surprised by their output the past few months. Huntress is a favorite of mine as well.

Couple too many All-Day IPAs yesterday at the BBQ. Making work this morning a little rough

[daspfund22]

Anybody in here w/ some Access to Treehouse/Other Half/Trillium wanna help a brother out? Shoot me a PM if so...Thanks

[pathetic]

good dark beer day yesterday. PB&J framinghammer and KBS

[UNC41]

Originally Posted by whodat

Oh sweet. Looking forward to hearing what you think. Passion fruit can get a little overwhelming so hopefully the brewers nailed the recipe.

It was disappointing. The beer had a nice nose and started off with a tropical punch, but then quickly faded to finish with a very flat taste of nothingness.

[whodat]

Originally Posted by UNC41

It was disappointing. The beer had a nice nose and started off with a tropical punch, but then quickly faded to finish with a very flat taste of nothingness.

Bummer! I don't see many IPAs these days with passion fruit so maybe it is a bitch to work with. I only had the one from OH last summer and it was good, so not like I have a large pool of passion fruit IPAs to draw from and compare.

[whodat]

A buddy of mine gave me a growler of Levante The Chief this morning. He was down in West Chester, PA over the weekend and picked it up. Anyone familiar with the brewery or the beer? Also crowler question, will it last until this weekend, unopened?

[M. Steng]

Originally Posted by whodat

A buddy of mine gave me a growler of Levante The Chief this morning. He was down in West Chester, PA over the weekend and picked it up. Anyone familiar with the brewery or the beer? Also crowler question, will it last until this weekend, unopened?

I could be wrong, but my understanding of crowlers is that they're sealed the same as a normal can would be, thus preserving the beer for longer. I've only ever had one experience with a crowler before so I'm speaking from a place of mostly ignorance, but I always thought crowlers had a longer shelf life than growlers.

[myersk27]

Originally Posted by whodat

A buddy of mine gave me a growler of Levante The Chief this morning. He was down in West Chester, PA over the weekend and picked it up. Anyone familiar with the brewery or the beer? Also crowler question, will it last until this weekend, unopened?

Originally Posted by M. Steng

I could be wrong, but my understanding of crowlers is that they're sealed the same as a normal can would be, thus preserving the beer for longer. I've only ever had one experience with a crowler before so I'm speaking from a place of mostly ignorance, but I always thought crowlers had a longer shelf life than growlers.

yes, crowlers are superior to growlers in just about every category...other than you can't close them once they are open. I usually try to drink my crowlers within a week or two of getting them, but there is no reason the quality would fade....

[UNC41]

Originally Posted by whodat

Bummer! I don't see many IPAs these days with passion fruit so maybe it is a bitch to work with. I only had the one from OH last summer and it was good, so not like I have a large pool of passion fruit IPAs to draw from and compare.

I don't think it was the use of passion fruit, as there were floral elements to the initial flavor as well. Something made any semblance of flavor in the bar fall completely off. One other thing to note is that I drank it from a growler about 24 hours after it was filled. It could have been a bad fill, as I haven't gone back to look at comments on Untappd or elsewhere.

[cpxc.]

Originally Posted by whodat

A buddy of mine gave me a growler of Levante The Chief this morning. He was down in West Chester, PA over the weekend and picked it up. Anyone familiar with the brewery or the beer? Also crowler question, will it last until this weekend, unopened?

yeah levante is good

[whodat]

Originally Posted by M. Steng

I could be wrong, but my understanding of crowlers is that they're sealed the same as a normal can would be, thus preserving the beer for longer. I've only ever had one experience with a crowler before so I'm speaking from a place of mostly ignorance, but I always thought crowlers had a longer shelf life than growlers.

Originally Posted by myersk27

yes, crowlers are superior to growlers in just about every category...other than you can't close them once they are open. I usually try to drink my crowlers within a week or two of getting them, but there is no reason the quality would fade....

Thanks for the info gents. I won't crack it until this weekend, so just wanted to make sure it would be good until then. It will be consumed in one sitting too.

Originally Posted by cpxc.

yeah levante is good

Awesome. Always down to try new beers so looking forward to it.

[cpxc.]

Originally Posted by whodat

Awesome. Always down to try new beers so looking forward to it.

never tried it personally, but all the neck beards at tired hands rave about it.

[whodat]

Originally Posted by cpxc.

never tried it personally, but all the neck beards at tired hands rave about it.

Yeah, those neck beards seem to make or break a brewery.

[myersk27]

Anyone know how early lines start forming for Tired Hands can releases? Have a buddy in the area who might try and make the release tomorrow.

[whodat]

Originally Posted by myersk27

Anyone know how early lines start forming for Tired Hands can releases? Have a buddy in the area who might try and make the release tomorrow.

All I know is you can't line up before noon. Parking seems to be the real bitch at TH. Like most other releases, the rarerzzz the beerzzz, the quicker the line fills up. Looks like tomorrow is two cans with a regular release, so may keep the line down. Plus, TH keeps allotments pretty low, like 3 4-packs per beer low. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[cpxc.]

Originally Posted by myersk27

Anyone know how early lines start forming for Tired Hands can releases? Have a buddy in the area who might try and make the release tomorrow.

all depends on the release.

tired hands allows people to put up folding chairs at noon. people starting lining up ~ 3PM. Last week for the Vanilla Milkshake I got there at 4:15 and had no issue. Tomorrow release shouldn't be an issue.

[cpxc.]

Originally Posted by whodat

All I know is you can't line up before noon. Parking seems to be the real bitch at TH. Like most other releases, the rarerzzz the beerzzz, the quicker the line fills up. Looks like tomorrow is two cans with a regular release, so may keep the line down. Plus, TH keeps allotments pretty low, like 3 4-packs per beer low. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

parking is shitty. I live 3 miles away and I've gotten a ticket.

general store opens up soon, so hopefully it will change how releases are done.

[dmbfd15]

Drinking a can of Treehouse's Bright with Citra. Fantastic beer and may be on par with one of my favorites, Lone Pint Yellow Rose.

[myersk27]

Originally Posted by cpxc.

all depends on the release.

tired hands allows people to put up folding chairs at noon. people starting lining up ~ 3PM. Last week for the Vanilla Milkshake I got there at 4:15 and had no issue. Tomorrow release shouldn't be an issue.

thanks. passed the info on!