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50 Beers to Try Before You Die
Thought the beer snobs here might like this article (and probably critique the hell out of it).
http://www.wisdeo.com/articles/view_post/2984 (CBS) You've heard of "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"? How about 50 to try before you die?!
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10-22-2016, 02:06 PM | #3316 |
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Made a field trip over to Transient in Michigan this afternoon. Picked up a couple "Light" (only 10%) version of their coffee, vanilla, maple breakfast stout. A rotating porter, a couple barrel aged saisons, and a brett DIPA. Sucks I was driving and couldn't have anything on tap.
EDIT: Awkward factoid about Transient Artisan Ales. The founder and head brewer has the exact same name, spelled identical and everything, of some chick I used to defile after I got out of high school. I'm talking total ditch pig that I practiced porn moves on so I'd be ready for the real action. I think about her every time I see him or have one of his beers. Last edited by KCUnited; 10-22-2016 at 02:26 PM.. |
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If I were spending a week in KC, would the beer in St Louis be worth making the 4 hour drive there and back in one day in order to visit a couple of the breweries? |
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10-22-2016, 03:01 PM | #3318 | |
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I was on my way to buying a couple bottles of Transient and another four pack of Todd the Axe Man last night from Beer Temple. I thought they had my info stored in their system. They had all except my credit card info, and I was too lazy to get out of bed to go get it. Maybe I'll finish that purchase today. |
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10-22-2016, 03:03 PM | #3319 |
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Also, I had a trade lined up on Reddit for all five bottles of that Pumpkinator and was getting Trillium in return. The guy wanted to do a $ for $ trade, and I accidentally misquoted what I paid for my bottles. I think he thought I was intentionally lying, and it scared him off.
Damn it. I thought the trade was such a sure thing, that I went out and bought four more bottles. Now I'm sitting here with nine bottles of Pumpkinator. |
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10-22-2016, 03:05 PM | #3320 |
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I haven't had the unfiltered, and I am not a fan of black IPAs. That tangerine, though....damn it's good.
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They do have a stout that everyone loves called Hammer Smash Face, and I'm pretty sure it's still on tap right now. Just in case you're looking for something new to try. That brewery is about to make a big come up. |
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10-22-2016, 03:13 PM | #3323 | |
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I don't keep up with Stone's distro, but I know the last unfiltered was only available on tap in IL. Not sure if that was a one off distributor moment (thanks corruption) or if the unfiltered version is more limited. And I typically don't like black IPAs or hopped up stouts, or whatever they call them either, but I enjoy Stone's version which surprised me a bit. |
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10-22-2016, 04:46 PM | #3324 | |
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...and I agree about the east vs west deal. But just like the hip hop coast wars of the '90's, there are Midwest players k8nda being overlooked because of it (pipeworks, Mikerphone). Speaking of Mikerphone, I saw someone on Reddit trying to trade a Special Sauce batch #8. He was looking for hops, but I sent him a note about Pumpkinator on a long shot. I'm headed over to reddit now to see if he responded by laughing at me. |
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10-22-2016, 04:50 PM | #3325 | |
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You're right, that shit is expensive, but very worth it. I hadn't realized I paid that much for it the first time around. I forget to look at prices sometimes (that's partly why I misquoted my price in my reddit trade earlier today), but I noticed the price on the Todd last night when I went to buy more. I wanted to get two more 4 packs....but after seeing the price tag, I switched to one. |
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For sure. Hell, I live in the Midwest, and don't have access to either of those mentioned. There are a few good IPAs made here in the Cities, but most don't compare to the coastal options. Would be interested in trying some of those before I move out to CA in a month - may have to see what I can hook up. |
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I'm not one of those guys that can identify single hops a lot of the time, but I do tend to notice shock hops are in the beers that I always like. For me, when I see that Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin, or Citra on a bottle, then I usually like what's inside. I do wish I was better about identifying hops, though. |
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10-22-2016, 05:59 PM | #3330 |
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I may be getting some Trillium, yet. That dude just got back to me on reddit. Looks like he's willing to send me a four pack of their high end or 5 cans of their regular beers for two Pumpkinators.
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