For KC United and Bearcat, Fate has Coconut Candy Bar Milkstout on tap as of today and it is delicious! :D

Interesting... thanks! Did you happen to see King Sized? They're terrible at updating anything, but I do see regular candy bar on their website menus (but not even coconut).

King Sized is on hold again. Two years in a row.

Coconut just got tap TODAY and they are updating here on Southern shortly.

Wow, that's really disappointing, wonder what the hell is going on there... it was pretty damn consistent every time they've released it. :shake:

Is coconut fairly coconutty?

Anyone heading to prop days? I looked at my calendar a few days ago and noticed I had a rare weekend with no plans so the wife and I are headed to Chicago on Friday and coming back Sunday.

Yes but not overpowering or too sweet. I thought it was excellent.

****, I'll be in stupid KC!

I could really go for a huge stout right now.

This has landed in the up and coming beer destination of Gilbert, AZ

Psychokinetic Energy

That's great for a cool fall day.

Today is the day! Pregaming prop days at Maplewood

Nice! I wonder how those collabs work, exactly... seems like a good opportunity for Barreled Souls to get their name out there a bit, if nothing else.


How was it?

We need the Prop Day report!


And I've been lacking heavy stouts (hell, looks like the last pic I posted was early September from Equilibrium :shake: ).... this one is amazing, great cinnamon flavor with the maple syrup.

Headed to Prairie in a couple weeks, another long-time bucket list type of breweries (and probably tops Southern Tier in that category, with the amount of beer they produce).

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One of the few times I didn't run out to grab some BCS on Black Friday, but happened to run by a place and got a Banana Foster...it's solid, some good banana but not overpowering. Definitely not the level of OHSO Bananarchy, but a good pour.

Oh hey. Sorry.

I really enjoyed the entire lineup except the Backyard - way too jammy/sweet. Bananas foster is a really good variant and widely available.

I think Goose Island just did a big release of stouts Friday. Looks pretty impressive.

I saw Backyard yesterday and it just didn't sound good enough given the number of Prairie stouts in the fridge at the moment.

Yeah I went there a while back for lunch. Got a single portion of all the snacks with a double portion of the cornbread fritters.

Not bragging but the bill came to $101.

Keep your day job if you have one. :rolleyes:

Dragon's Milk Bourbon Barrel Stout.

Heading to Phoenix for the KU bowl game. What are the best breweries/bars that you guys would recommend?

What do you like to drink and what part of town?

Beer bars:
Sleepy Whale
Beer Barn
The Wandering Tortoise

Breweries
Meh...but if you must then Wren House
The Shop (Tempe)

I'm also watching ticket prices and will probably go, Chase seems like a weird location fitting a football field in a domed stadium when there's a perfectly good college stadium that seats more available but my Guaranteed Rate mortgage was sold to Chase earlier this year so it make sense

I hadn't seen KU was here, so that's cool... Chase Field is an interesting choice to host a bowl game.

Wren House is a local favorite
Tombstone
Arizona Wilderness
Fate in Scottsdale/Tempe
OHSO has several locations around Scottsdale/Tempe/Gilbert... I don't think their regular stuff is anything special, but they make killer stouts.

Downtown-ish... Angel's Trumpet House, The Theodore, Wandering Tortoise, King's Beer & Wine (half bar with like 50 taps, half beer store). Ground Control is great, but it's out a ways from downtown. Rift Wine Bar and Tap in south Scottsdale is cool, but relatively small.

If you're here long enough for a Chiefs game, Rooster Tavern in Scottsdale is a cool Chiefs bar.

Putting more thought in effort into my previous post, I'd recommend the following breweries:

1a Wren House
1b Kitsune
2 Roses by the Stairs
3 Simple Machine
4 Arizona Wilderness (either location)
5 The Shop (their beers are okay but its a cool spot in an ideal location)

I like Tombstone's beers but their PHX location is kind of a turd

I also probably sell PHX breweries short but there's not a ton to be excited about...yet, we're getting there

This distribution footprint here is where its at though which is why I recommended the better beer bars. We get a bunch of stuff from San Diego, LA, Portland, Seattle, Denver, and Florida

Also if you're into mead, the Superstition downtown location is pretty cool

What about sours?

And yeah, granted I haven't been to many of the Arizona breweries, it's mostly because I don't see any killer lineups whenever I do a bit of research... love going to OHSO for a 15% stout or Fate just for the one stout they haven't released in two years (:cuss: ), but not sure I've seen a flight-worthy lineup anywhere for Arizona beers (but need to lookup a couple on your list).

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Honest answer is that Wren House and AZ Wilderness have decent sour/wild programs

The barely beer, dessert sours, you can find in abundance everywhere here

On a more positive note BL Darkstar November variants are around the city

DSN 3 - the Rittenhouse barrel is the most fire imo

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Drool.

Plain old Darkstar November is already freaking great.

I need to hit up Craft Beer Quick Stop... if they're keeping untappd up to date, I could spend $500 there right now. LMAO Looks like they have at least a couple of those variants, too.

Bro imagine following this place on Facebook just to see what they got but being too far away to even YOLO on their prices

A lot of places like this also have sneaky good bourbon bottles though

AZ built different

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Yeah, I've been pining over their FB page all this time like they were posting Tyreek highlights.

I haven't really looked for bourbon much around Phoenix, but will have to start.

Two excellent recommendations.

Bought two Fate glasses and a 4 pack of Candy Bar Stout to go. Had a nice lunch too.

Stout season!

Okay, it's 80°....

First time trying this one and it's right up there with Bananarchy... smells like a caramelized banana.

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TFTI

Sounds great

Come on over, we'll open the Barreled Souls. PBJ

Yo who's got me on this?

Kansas City Athletics and Boulevard Brewing Unveil Roo Brew Hazy IPA

https://i.imgur.com/VZyMZBI.jpg

I can grab you some if you want. PM me here or on the book of faces.

Sweet

I'm not expecting greatness so hopefully we can expand

I'll shoot you a message

Roos know beer

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Nick definitely knows beer. I can throw in some of his stuff too if that's what you're looking for. :)

We had our first CP AZ Collab. Well, KCU did all the work, but lewdog and I contributed our expert beer drinking opinions on adjuncts (and then our expert beer drinking).

A sour with peach, mango, and vanilla. Turned out great and a perfect beer for the beautiful 95° day in the shadow of Pool Buddha, along with sampling a few Drekkers, TG Strawberry Shortcake Fandango, Bourbon Barrel Ale, etc. It was the perfect day out in Globe.

A few of the suggested names...
Peach Mandango (lewdog) ....I think this may have been the winner?
FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: They're Coming For Your Mangos
Camp Hype
Three Petez
A Mango Ate My Peach
Felony In TX
8 Game Suspension
Jungle Law
$100 Lunch

Titty Meat Brew
**** It, Mango Down There Somewhere
Peach Me at the George Brett Statue
Peach Jabroni
Won't Sniff the Mangoes



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That beer perch looked like a good idea until some dumbass put his up there and promptly spilled it all over.

Would it be too extreme and possibly sacrilegious to have small Buddha on those ledges where the lower hand doubles as a cupholder?


....I feel like we're going to receive a bill for all the remodeling opinions one day. Look forward to seeing the new place! LMAO
(seriously though, it's an awesome space)

How about Lewdog's Secret Garden Ale

I'm at Grand Canyon Brewing and Distillery in Kingman AZ on my way to Las Vegas.

Having a Just the Spruce Tip Red Ale.
8.5% ABV 32 IBUs

Nice place, good beer and food. Convenient stop a little over halfway there.

You mean The Hand of Instagram (with 5G chemtrail for max effect)for all my beer photos?

https://i.imgur.com/2GKm0S5.jpg

When you do that does a secret passage open up?

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And they really nailed the cherry cola, that was a great find by lewdog.

Seriously y'all need to have lewdog and Bearcat over to your place, they show up with the goods. First class people all the way

Bearcat came in equipped for a Dark Lord Day

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Damn, Dark Lord Day is in two weekends, LFG! (looks like you have to drive through Fallujah to get there, but seems totally worth it)

Thanks for the trade, I'll report back on the Revolution stouts.... it might be a couple weeks though. LMAO

Dark Lord Day Weekend seemed like a good time to try some Chicago area stouts.

Tried and pictured in reverse order of BeerAdvocate reviews.

On and On says it's a stout, "blending into a stout fluent in the language of barleywine"... pours and maybe even leans towards barleywine. Good stuff.

Deth's Tar, a straightforward, big/bold/thick stout. I think I tried this one at Revolution (or maybe a variant), doesn't disappoint, and the body really stuck out drinking it right after On and On.

VSOD, reminiscent of BCBS or the best years of Dragon's Milk, but thicker than both... it has that hard to describe bourbon barrel sweetness to it that makes it the winner of the weekend.


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I'm at Fate's having a Belgian Trippel and it is fantastic.

Tastes just a tinge sour, then has some banana notes, it's dry and finishes nice.

Definitely a favorite.

9.0% ABV
IBU 25

I just decided to make a career change about a year and a half ago.

I work for a beer distributor now and I've drank so much beer the last 1.5 years.

Good, good stuff.

Definitely going to be a mainstay in this thread.

How's the weight and beer belly? :hmmm:

Are there requirements to post in this thread? LMAO

Obese, and big.

Also..

Living in Wisconsin the past 9 years - New Glarus and Spotted Cow are ****ing mid.

No but it helps some of not feel so bad. . :D

Looks a bit too commie for my liking on the branding side. Although let's not pretend that 99% of craft brewers aren't raging lefties.

You must not be FROM Wisky then, that statement is outrageous to the natives.

I have a good friend that always has Spotted Cow at her house. I have one about once a year to see if I will ever understand the hype. It never works, it is beer flavored beer.

I'm from Wichita.

So, it checks out.

But, New Glarus, outside of their actual brewery is just so average.

And honestly, a lot of the Green Bay breweries are very average.

New Glarus makes some really good stuff. But they aren't Moon Man or Spotted Cow. Those are OK but nothing special.

They've done some wild ales and lambic style beers over the years that were world class and super sought after in the beer nerd trader world.

I have missed you so much for years!

Finally got around to drinking these, minus this years Deth's Tar, which I'd compare as Rev's version of BCBS in that it differs every year but doesn't really variate too much and feel they're even steven within the context of who's is better

This years On and On definetely leans towards the barleywine side imo. So if you like sweeter "stouts" without the adjuncts its on point (collab with Half Acre who owns Chicago in BA stouts, primarly because they focus on like 3 or 4 instead of a dozen like the rest)

DBVOSD is nothing but a barrel + age flavor showcase. Rich, decadent, riding the line of almost too much but (hopefully) we're all here for the barrel and blend and thats where I feel Rev bests Goose (not that you were comparing apples to apples between the 2). Goose producing for the masses vs Rev producing because they're invested in their product

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I've missed you too, buddy.

Great looking plant!

LFG!!!!!

I’ve got the inside thriving

Outside looking like I moved to a different planet

Send help

We need to switch you to bubbler emitters. Easy job and I’m part Mexican.

Was in the mood for some craft porters and bought a variety of things. Also picked up a Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA.

$35 six pack

My first is the KBS Spicy Chocolate. This may be the heaviest/thickest beer I ever had. A tinge of spice and definitely has flavor.

Not for the novices....

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Not to be confused with Garage Beer Co from Barcelona which is one of the best breweries in the world. ****ing cool cans too. Hard to get fresh cans in the UK now unfortunately and this picture from pre-covid is the last can of theirs I had.

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This seems like a no brainer investment

Picked up OHSO's latest Knights on Windsor, because what says 'June in Arizona' like a 14% BBA Scotch Ale... they always do an outstanding job of mixing flavors so nothing is overpowering. And it drinks lighter than their stouts, of course.

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Enjoying a hazy as **** DIPA from Sureshot, my favourite brewery in the UK. Sureshot are quite a new brewery and the head brewer/owner used to be the head brewer at Cloudwater when they were awarded 2nd best brewery in the world by Ratebeer. Tastes just like the beers Cloudwater used to make.

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The OHSO location I like in North Scottsdale was shut down for renovations.

You buy these onsite or at store? I don't see their beers carried in many places.

Thats one damn hazy Hazy! :thumb:

I had the Triple Mash from New Holland this past year.

It was surprisingly smooth for 18%.

I love me some stouts, even when it's hot as balls outside.

Was at Wilderness DTPHX yesterday for Shadowcaster, their collab stout with Bottle Logic

Honestly wasn't all that great. Felt like a stout brewed for the 111F temp yesterday. Thin and kind of muted given all the additions

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I never saw that one around, but wanted to try it... Dragon's Milk was a favorite back in the day, before moving here and learning of the super thicccccc stouts of the Southwest.

Damn, only a 4.12 on Untappd.... I think water is rated 4.2 and Fundamental Observation a 4.27, so falling outside that window is rough.

I never enjoyed stouts, but as I've gotten older I've learned to love them. The Triple Mash scared me at first, but you couldn't tell it was 18%. Very chocolate-y. Their variant out now, the Smore's is one of my favorites too.

Granted, I do enjoy pastry stouts the most, I can still appreciate all of them.

The perks of working in the beer industry is telling my wife that I'm buying/drinking for "science." LMAO