Any of you KC guys struggling to get Bell's Two Hearted Ale?

Stores here are completely out and claim that there's a possibility it will no longer be distributed to Missouri. Had to drive 30 minutes into Illinois to get some.

It's worth it on it's own, but found out that Dogfish Head distributes into Illinois. Picked up some 90 Minute IPA - had never been able to try it. Tasty.

Anything else from Dogfish I should check out?

90 minute is a quality IPA.

As far as other Dogfish head beers.....I've heard the Indian Brown Ale, Burton Baton, 120 minute IPA, and Palo Santo Marron are all great.

Yeah, I'm pretty fond of it. Makes the hour round trip and the $40 for a combo case of Two Hearted and 90 minute worth it.

As particular as you guys are here should really get you guys into home brewing... The hobby is fairly cheap and you can produce some quality beers of your own

I'm having a Frambios right now. I love the dry sourness that delivers surprising complexity. I don't drink them often, but they are a nice treat.

I'm not patient enough, and I know I wouldn't be able to make anything I like more than Bells, Lagunitas, Schafly or Dogfish.

Basically this.

Sampled my first big batch earlier and it's coming along well... a stout with bourbon soaked oak chips, and threw in some coffee today.

The patience thing is definitely an issue, at least until I get a bit of a pipeline going... started it three weeks ago and it has at least another couple weeks before bottling.

Definitely an interesting hobby and at ~$50 for ingredients, it comes out to about $1 per 12oz after the initial ~$200 for equipment... well, and maybe other stuff eventually. :D

Just finished bottle conditioning my first homebrew , it was an Irish red and pretty tasty ! Especially for my first time.

As far as beer to try before you die. That list begins and ends with Augustiner Lagerbier Helles! The stuff I can only get in München!

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Is Two Hearted a year round release? Or is it seasonal? I only ask because I never see it in the Spec's warehouse in Houston. They usually have a really good selection from around the country. It may be as simple as Bells not distributing this far south.

Damn....just read that Bells doesn't distribute to Texas or any of its surrounding states.

Yup... If you can make a box of macaroni and cheese you can make beer... Clean/Sanitized equipment and a good thermometer is about the hardest part...

I prefer the 22oz bottles over the 12 ozers, I have even found good success with those plastic PET bottles...

I like Ales.. Mainly Irish Red Ales ...

My red is lighter in color than the homebrew in your pic. Did you use a secondary? I moved it over to the carboy to help with clarity.

I am one of those guys that don't believe in the secondary.. It's just one more step to mess up your beer(in my personal opinion) Lots of people like to use a secondary and alot of people don't... If you do, more power to you. I have been home brewing on and off since the early 90's and I have never felt the need to do so. But it will make the beer clearer .

3 weeks in the primary works wonderful to me, I make it the same way every time and it produces a beer I like to drink so I just don't mess with the system.