The OFFICIAL Craft Beer Thread

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:26 pm

sancarlos wrote:Come on out, both of you. We'll tour the San Carlos breweries!

Mikkeller night cap?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:31 pm

Rush2112 wrote:
sancarlos wrote:Come on out, both of you. We'll tour the San Carlos breweries!

Mikkeller night cap?

Mikkeller sounds great - but SF is a ways from SC after an afternoon of drinking!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:37 pm

btw - Ale Arsenal (as seen in my new avatar) is a local San Carlos pub that specializes in Belgian and craft beers.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:49 pm

sancarlos wrote:btw - Ale Arsenal (as seen in my new avatar) is a local San Carlos pub that specializes in Belgian and craft beers.

Is that the place we went to my first trip out? Next door to the restaurant with the amazing beer menu?

BTW, I had a Stickee Monkee last week. Wow, that was fucking awesome. Glad I tried one instead of waiting to let it age. Totally doesn't need it. It'll probably improve, but damn, it's great now. It's super hyped, but it was better than I expected.

ETA: This spell checking software is impressive. I wrote "Monkey," and it correctly suggested "Monkee."

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:57 pm

The Sybian wrote:
sancarlos wrote:btw - Ale Arsenal (as seen in my new avatar) is a local San Carlos pub that specializes in Belgian and craft beers.

Is that the place we went to my first trip out? Next door to the restaurant with the amazing beer menu?

BTW, I had a Stickee Monkee last week. Wow, that was fucking awesome. Glad I tried one instead of waiting to let it age. Totally doesn't need it. It'll probably improve, but damn, it's great now. It's super hyped, but it was better than I expected.

ETA: This spell checking software is impressive. I wrote "Monkey," and it correctly suggested "Monkee."

Good memory! Refuge is the burger place with the big beer menu (Giff and I also dined there, earlier this year.) Ale Arsenal is right next door, and derives a chunk of their business from people waiting to get into the other place.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:31 pm

sancarlos wrote:
The Sybian wrote:
sancarlos wrote:btw - Ale Arsenal (as seen in my new avatar) is a local San Carlos pub that specializes in Belgian and craft beers.

Is that the place we went to my first trip out? Next door to the restaurant with the amazing beer menu?

BTW, I had a Stickee Monkee last week. Wow, that was fucking awesome. Glad I tried one instead of waiting to let it age. Totally doesn't need it. It'll probably improve, but damn, it's great now. It's super hyped, but it was better than I expected.

ETA: This spell checking software is impressive. I wrote "Monkey," and it correctly suggested "Monkee."

Good memory! Refuge is the burger place with the big beer menu (Giff and I also dined there, earlier this year.) Ale Arsenal is right next door, and derives a chunk of their business from people waiting to get into the other place.

I can't believe you took Giff there. I thought that was OUR place.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:29 am

The Sybian wrote:
sancarlos wrote:
The Sybian wrote:
sancarlos wrote:btw - Ale Arsenal (as seen in my new avatar) is a local San Carlos pub that specializes in Belgian and craft beers.

Is that the place we went to my first trip out? Next door to the restaurant with the amazing beer menu?

BTW, I had a Stickee Monkee last week. Wow, that was fucking awesome. Glad I tried one instead of waiting to let it age. Totally doesn't need it. It'll probably improve, but damn, it's great now. It's super hyped, but it was better than I expected.

ETA: This spell checking software is impressive. I wrote "Monkey," and it correctly suggested "Monkee."

Good memory! Refuge is the burger place with the big beer menu (Giff and I also dined there, earlier this year.) Ale Arsenal is right next door, and derives a chunk of their business from people waiting to get into the other place.

I can't believe you took Giff there. I thought that was OUR place.

If it helps, he wouldn't shut up about you.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:57 am

As long as he doesn't take any of you fuckers to the dive bar next to the SAP Center. 'Cause that's OUR place.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:53 am

In news that could range from major to nothing, Sixpoint (who are mostly big-ish and not great) have hired away the Trillium head brewer.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:55 am

Don't really want to start a new thread, but wanted to know if it would be a bad idea to go to the craft brewery place for lunch before I get a crown put on this afternoon. Do IPAs and novocaine mix?

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:03 pm

Giff wrote:Don't really want to start a new thread, but wanted to know if it would be a bad idea to go to the craft brewery place for lunch before I get a crown put on this afternoon. Do IPAs and novocaine mix?

Funny, I was at my dentist yesterday and he now stocks a mini-fridge with local crafts in the waiting area. Gonna go early next time.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:10 pm

P.D.X. wrote:
Giff wrote:Don't really want to start a new thread, but wanted to know if it would be a bad idea to go to the craft brewery place for lunch before I get a crown put on this afternoon. Do IPAs and novocaine mix?

Funny, I was at my dentist yesterday and he now stocks a mini-fridge with local crafts in the waiting area. Gonna go early next time.

I'm going to take this as a yes. If no one sees me posting after 8:30am CST or so tomorrow, you know what to ask.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:09 pm

Just an email from GABF. I go in and help sort some beer for a few hours and they give me a case of beer. Two shifts 2 cases and a GABF ticket!

Finally, a email list that I want to be on!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:55 pm

Giff wrote:Don't really want to start a new thread, but wanted to know if it would be a bad idea to go to the craft brewery place for lunch before I get a crown put on this afternoon. Do IPAs and novocaine mix?

2 schools of thought here. First, novocaine is a topical/local anesthesia, so I don't think it would mix with the alcohol. Second, if I'm wrong, mixing alcohol and painkillers are ALWAYS a great idea.

[Enter Howard flaunting his medical degree and decades of experience as an anesthesiologist, as well as experience overcome addiction to prove me wrong]

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:51 pm

"Mixing alcohol and novocaine reminds me of one night hanging out with Jimmy 'Toy Cannon' Wynn and Otis Redding's cousin Dave ..."

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:31 pm

mister d wrote:"Mixing alcohol and novocaine reminds me of one night hanging out with Jimmy 'Toy Cannon' Wynn and Otis Redding's cousin Dave ..."

Crackerjack!

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:36 am

I've been to this place, and had a good time and enjoyed some of their beers, and have even enjoyed the occasional michelada, but...

https://twitter.com/MotherEarthBrew/sta ... 8304842754

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:37 am

You've been to Kinston?

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:44 am

govmentchedda wrote:You've been to Kinston?

My sister and BIL live in Goldsboro (for the time being).

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:48 am

rass wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:You've been to Kinston?

My sister and BIL live in Goldsboro (for the time being).

Kinston's depressing to drive through. I didn't realize they had a hip brewery. Goldsboro's not much better. Good barbecue though.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:55 am

Shirley wrote:
rass wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:You've been to Kinston?

My sister and BIL live in Goldsboro (for the time being).

Kinston's depressing to drive through. I didn't realize they had a hip brewery. Goldsboro's not much better. Good barbecue though.

Yeah. They live outside Goldsboro (near the Cliffs of the Neuse park), and it's...rural. Though I love all of the little roadside Mexican places.

He just retired from the USAF and they're looking to move to the Pittsburgh area, so I likely made my last trip down there this past summer.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:53 pm

My Greenville cousins used to talk about going to Kinston Indians games.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:55 pm

Had this tasty brew with dinner last night. From Fairfield, CA - just east of Oakland where the Bay Area becomes the Central Valley.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:20 pm

So looking to brew a big Double IPA who's should I emulate?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:48 pm

Double Sunshine is pretty sexual.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:10 pm

Rush's Finest Liquids, eh?

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:27 pm

I've had 10 of the 50 that were ranked, probably not heard of another 10 (176 DIPAs ranked)

Also any brewery / beer(s) that are must have at the GABF?

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 4:21 pm

Kane Drift Line is very brown. Very fall (unless you're zman).

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:29 am

Trillium is still as good as ever and I have a new favorite from them: DDH Fort Point Pale Ale. Lamplighter is very solid, only had their Major Tom which is a tier 2 NEIPA and its infuriatingly close to my old place. Aeronaut is even closer but the line was like 75 deep to get in because of capacity and didn't seem to be moving.

On the downside, both Maine Lunch and Lawson's Sip of Sunshine both paled (beer pun) in comparison to the stuff above. An ever-changing world, it is.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:18 pm

Who's chipping in to buy InBev?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:39 pm

Rush2112 wrote:Who's chipping in to buy InBev?

So, right now, they've got pledges worth 0.00000427 of the money they need.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:36 am

sancarlos wrote:
Rush2112 wrote:Who's chipping in to buy InBev?

So, right now, they've got pledges worth 0.00000427 of the money they need.

I don't think Mr. Delaware has seen the post yet.

Post by **brian** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:45 am

So I think it's a pretty funny gag, but who would actually donate real money for that?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:01 am

Seems like a stupid gimmick.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:46 am

brian wrote:So I think it's a pretty funny gag, but who would actually donate real money for that?

Well, they aren't actually collecting money just "pledges." I emailed the marketing director for the BA and he said that it's to up awareness, plus send out some free swag to people.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:56 pm

Rush2112 wrote:
brian wrote:So I think it's a pretty funny gag, but who would actually donate real money for that?

Well, they aren't actually collecting money just "pledges." I emailed the marketing director for the BA and he said that it's to up awareness, plus send out some free swag to people.

So, if we pledge, we get swag?

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:55 pm

That's my understanding.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:57 pm

Any of you Jersey folk been to the Growler & Gill in Nanuet, NY (just up the road from Paramus.) Supposedly a fantastic spot.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:33 am

Never even heard of it but the website looks pretty cool. That whole Bergen/Rockland area is a total dead zone for me.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:40 am

mister d wrote:Never even heard of it but the website looks pretty cool. That whole Bergen/Rockland area is a total dead zone for me.

Saw it on a beer board, evidently, they have a beer mailing list to let you know what's coming in....and they get Lawson's regularly.

ETA: Am going Sip route for the homebrew, but going Triple Sip. 10% or so DIPA.