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NewChief · 08:05 PM

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?!

Spoiler!

frankotank · 09-13-2012, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Stingo is incredible, for an English Strong Ale. That small undercurrent of tartness plays so well with the coffee-forward deep malty flavors. That style doesn't quite have the ceiling of a barrel-aged, tart-cherry-added, Belgian Quadrupel. Stingo is a great Right Guard, while BBQ is a great Middle Linebacker.

it IS incredible! very very good. I didn't know there were cherries involved. I think I'll go get some more.....
me likey cherries!
I brew a batch once every several years. my last one I made a wheat and poured a gallon of pure cherry juice into it. it was pretty dang good.

Shag · 09-28-2012, 08:18 PM

Spent the last four days in San Diego on a beer tourism trip. Phenomenal. I love everything about SD. Had some truly amazing beers - here's the full list (spoilered for scrolling)...

Spoiler!

Bump · 09-28-2012, 09:06 PM

damn you had a lot of beer

phisherman · 09-28-2012, 10:09 PM

That list needs more Russian River.

Shag · 09-28-2012, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

That list needs more Russian River.

Didn't run into much RR on tap, sadly. Just missed Supplication on tap by one day...

Brought some RR bottles home with me, though...

phisherman · 09-28-2012, 10:20 PM

Supplication...now you're talking.

Third Eye · 09-28-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Shag

Didn't run into much RR on tap, sadly. Just missed Supplication on tap by one day...

Brought some RR bottles home with me, though...

I see you went to Lost Abbey, their brewmaster is from KC. Park Hill grad. and former Boulevard employee. Good dude.

Chest Rockwell · 10-12-2012, 11:58 AM

All right, I'm headed to this tomorrow and figured this is as good a place as any to help whittle down the list.

Any "must tries" you'd recommend, let me know por favor. List in spoiler below.

I'll probably be avoiding: 1) Pumpkin beers (there are a few I've had that are decent, but honestly, I'm over them) 2) Widely available nationally stuff 3) East Coast stuff (because most of it is as easy for me to get as stuff from #2).

In advance:

Spoiler!

**Reaper16** · 10-12-2012, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Chest Rockwell

All right, I'm headed to this tomorrow and figured this is as good a place as any to help whittle down the list.

Any "must tries" you'd recommend, let me know por favor. List in spoiler below.

I'll probably be avoiding: 1) Pumpkin beers (there are a few I've had that are decent, but honestly, I'm over them) 2) Widely available nationally stuff 3) East Coast stuff (because most of it is as easy for me to get as stuff from #2).

In advance:

Spoiler!

23, 34, and 119 are the ones in that list that I'd order first. If I were there.

**the Talking Can** · 10-12-2012, 01:12 PM

so i had a boulevard tank 7 on draft....it was great

10-12-2012, 01:18 PM

That's a big list. Here's what stood out for me:
Matilda - Goose Island
Tank 7 - Boulevard
Any of the Lips of Faith from New Belgium
Anything from Avery
Looks like a couple of good Dunkels on the list too. Tank 7 isn't going to blow your mind but it's a very drinkable beer. I'm very fortunate to have that on tap at virtually everywhere I go so I underappreciate it.

phisherman · 10-12-2012, 01:25 PM

Even if you don't like pumpkin beers, do yourself a favor and try La Parcela from Jolly Pumpkin. It's a pumpkin beer, but it's a delicious sour pumpkin beer. Those guys make a wild ale like noone else in the states (except Russian River, Lost Abbey, The Bruery or maybe Cigar City).

Phil's list is pretty good too; I particularly enjoy Matilda. The Peach Porch Lounger is also pretty tasty by Lips of Faith/New Belgium.

10-12-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

Even if you don't like pumpkin beers, do yourself a favor and try La Parcela from Jolly Pumpkin.

I will keep my eyes open for that. Some pumpkins are a guilty pleasure for me mostly because my wife doesn't drink beer but she'll crack the right pumpkin with me. She likes the Schlafly Pumpkin and Pumpking but I recently picked up a sixer of Mother's Pumpkin and that's her new favorite.

Chest Rockwell · 10-12-2012, 01:38 PM

Thanks guys, this is exactly why I asked. Rep coming everybody's way.

I'll probably not do the Goose Island and Allegash...I tend to like both those breweries, but I can get the stuff they're offering elsewhere here.

Was definitely going to try the Tank 7 an Lips of Faith (pretty much the only New Belgium I can't get here).

I may give the La Parcela a shot, glad you mentioned it even though I said I'm over pumpkins (Brooklyn's Post Road is about the only one I'll still drink now and then). I'm big on sours and lambics so I was going to give the Timmermans Pumpkin Lambicus a go anyway.

10-12-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Chest Rockwell

I'll probably not do the Goose Island and Allegash...I tend to like both those breweries, but I can get the stuff they're offering elsewhere here.

Yeah. Smart. Although another consideration is if you fall in love with a brew you can't get anywhere. What then?

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NewChief In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Fayetteville, AR Casino cash: $8850204	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?! Spoiler! Call it the bucket list of beer. GQ magazine put together a list of 50 beers from around the world all beer enthusiasts need to try before they die. GQ's style editor, Adam Rapoport, narrowed down that list and, along with co-anchor Harry Smith, sampled Rapoport's top half-dozen. All six are readily available across the country, and inexpensive. Rapoport's top six: Allagash White Ommegang Hennepin Oskar Blues Dale Pale Ale Redenbach Grand Cru Anchor Steam Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout All descriptions seen here are from GQ Allagash White - $9 (4-pack bottles) The Portland, Maine-based Allagash makes a lot of excellent, wheat-heavy Belgian beers, and this is their flagship: light and bubbly with a beguiling spice mix no one has been able to guess. This is a wheat beer. Like most, it's a little cloudy and sweet, relatively low alcohol. Often drunk a lemon or orange wedge squeezed into it. I don't want to say it's a beer for girls, but it's a beer for girls. They love it-especially on a hot, summer afternoon. Ommegang Hennepin - $7 (750ML) Earthy yeast plus lemon and clove in a supremely drinkable amber body. This is the best American saison there is. It's a farmhouse ale, aka 'saison' (pronounced SIZE-ON). Similar to a wheat beer, but spicier (a lemony, clove zest). Goes great with ethnic, spicy foods such as Thai food. And it opens like a bottle of champagne, which is cool. Saison (French, "season") is the name originally given to refreshing, low-alcohol pale ales brewed seasonally in farmhouses in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium, to refresh farm workers during harvest season. Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale - $9 (6-pack cans) Packed with tons of citrus from a heavy dose of American hops, this is the quintessential stateside IPA. Like most pale ales, it's on the hoppier side-which means its slightly bitter and sour. You know hops when you taste em. However, it's not as hoppy as a IPA (Indian Pale Ale). And we really like the can, which makes it easily transportable, great to bring to a picnic or barbecue or the beach. Technically speaking, beer lasts longer in a can because no light is allowed in. Rodenbach Grand Cru - $9 (750ML) The classic Flemish red: funky, vinegary, and dark. A blend of one part young and two parts barrel-aged beers makes it deliciously sour with notes of boozy fruit. A fruitier beer, but not fruity sweet, more fruity sour. The fruitiness cleanses your palate so it makes you hungrier. Slightly more expensive, more fancy. More like wine than the six pack you pick up at 7-11. You could bring it to a dinner party. Anchor Steam - $9 (6-pack bottles) The one and only true example of this unique style, Anchor's Steam Beer is a lager in name only. Fermented at higher temperatures than your typical lager, it keeps the style's crisp dryness but adds fruity esters and extra hops. The most accessible and biggest name of the bunch. But it deserves the hype. It's a lager (which most commercial beers are, such as Bud and Heinekin), but it delivers more flavor. It's a good first step into the world of more unique beers. Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout - $3 (12 ounces) The classic oatmeal stout: soft and creamy, with just a touch of roasted bitterness, like the soft poke of feathers in a down pillow. A meal in a bottle! Dark as root beer. Really rich and smooth. Goes down easier than you expect, kind of like Guinness. You don't need dinner when you've got a bottle of this in front of you. Allagash White The Portland, Maine-based Allagash makes a lot of excellent, wheat-heavy Belgian beers, and this is their flagship: light and bubbly with a beguiling spice mix no one has been able to guess. Anchor Christmas Ale Anchor has changed their Christmas Ale recipe every season since 1975 (along with their label design), but they hew pretty close to a classic, festive cold-weather brew: rich and fruity with subtle spice. Last year's had notes of vanilla and cinnamon. Anchor Steam The one and only true example of this unique style, Anchor's Steam Beer is a lager in name only. Fermented at higher temperatures than your typical lager, it keeps the style's crisp dryness but adds fruity esters and extra hops. BrewDog Smokehead The two Scots behind BrewDog look outside their homeland's long but languid beer traditions for the inspiration here, storing a pitch-black stout in smokey Scotch barrels to give it an outrageously salty, earthy tang. Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout Dark stouts usually have hints of cocoa to them already, so the trick with chocolate beers is subtlety. Brooklyn nails it: Not too sweet, not too bitter, but chocolatey enough to make it special. Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron Drink this one for its story, as much as for its taste: Dogfish Head's Sam Caglione traveled to the wilds of Paraguay to find one of the hardest, heaviest woods on earth and used it in a tank built to age just this beer. The dark, extra-strong brown ale gets an added kick of vanilla from the wood's unique oils. Fritz Briem 1809 Berliner Weisse Fritz Briem's is Berlin's take on wheat beer: yeasty and super-carbonated but with a uniquely tart, bright finish, making it the perfect summer beer (with no need for a pansy-ass lemon slice). Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold Richer, hoppier, and maltier than standard American lagers-or even German ones-but crisp enough to be your new go-to session beer. (Note to non-beer nerds, a session beer is usually one that's light in alcohol, allowing you to drink several different ones during the course of an evening. Or day.) Dortmunders are tough to find even in the homeland, but thankfully craft breweries like Great Lakes are making them common fare around here. Hitachino Lacto Stout Skip Hitachino's more common lemonade-y wheat beer and seek out this harder-to-find stout, made with milk sugar for extra creaminess and a slightly sour, Hershey-bar-like kick. Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout One of the best examples of a notoriously tricky style, this one tastes more like the foam of a cappuccino than the espresso, which is to say light, smooth, and just sweet enough to balance the stout's natural bitterness. Leelanau Whaleback White Leelanau is the side project of Ron Jeffries, who also brews at Jolly Pumpkin. Their wheat beer is cidery, sour, fruity, and extra dry, thanks to aging with wild yeasts in French oak barrels. Lion Stout If you only have one Sri Lankan stout before you kick, make it this one. Creamy and bittersweet, with a rich tan head and notes of fruit. Plus, it comes in cans-perfect for spicing up your next barbecue. Ommegang Hennepin Earthy yeast plus lemon and clove in a supremely drinkable amber body. This is the best American saison there is. Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale Packed with tons of citrus from a heavy dose of American hops, this is the quintessential stateside IPA. Oskar Blues Old Chub Thick, sweet, and insanely malty; ruby-red, light on the hops, and heavy on the toffee notes. Old Chub outdoes all other Scottish Ales, even though it's made 4,000 miles from Glasgow. Picobrouwerij Alvinne Melchior Melchior is a solid English-style barleywine-strong, sweet, and malty, with notes of rich, dark fruit-but the extra kick from an infusion of mustard seeds pushes it into mad-science territory. It's so crazy, it has to work. Pretty Things Jack D'Or They call this one a "Saison Americain" thanks to a heavy dose of citrusy, west-coast hops. Belgian yeasts give it a sour kick and a blend of oats and barley smooth it out. Rodenbach Grand Cru The classic Flemish red: funky, vinegary, and dark. A blend of one part young and two parts barrel-aged beers makes it deliciously sour with notes of boozy fruit. Rogue Dead Guy Ale Rogue's Dead Guy is a strong, German-style maibock-full of hearty malts with a bit of spice from Saaz hops. Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout The classic oatmeal stout: soft and creamy, with just a touch of roasted bitterness, like the soft poke of feathers in a down pillow. Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale Sierra's Harvest Ale marked a new trend for west-coast brewers when it debuted in 1996, and it's still the best of the (slightly-bigger-these-days) bunch: wet hopping, in which hops go straight from the vine to the brew kettle without being dried. They use cascade and centennial, grade-A west-coast citrus bombs, with extra earthy, grassy flavors unique to hops picked and brewed right at their prime. Sixpoint Sweet Action Sweet and very hoppy, with a little grass and citrus thrown in. It's mellowed a bit from the original recipe-their Double Sweet Action is closer to the roots, but harder to find. Smuttynose Barleywine This is one of the best barleywines around, but a bit challenging to get into. It's heavy on the caramel, and thick as syrup, like a sherry. Drink it like one, too: This is a perfect dessert beer. Stone Imperial Russian Stout Heavy, thick, and midnight black. Imperial is an understatement-this is a meal in a bottle. If you can find it, try it barrel-aged for an extra level of bourbony, syrupy goodness. Stone Old Guardian Old Guardian is a perfect entry-level barleywine. Not heavy and thick, like the more intense varieties, and with extra hops to balance the boozy, fruity malts. Trumer Pils Forget Pilsner Urquell-that watered-down swill has nothing on Trumer. Started in Salzburg 400 years ago but now made in the Berkeley hills, it's a radically flavorful pils, bitter and bubbly and extra dry with slight floral notes from heavy hopping. Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Cloudy, spicy, crisp, and tart, this might be the perfect wheat beer, and a summertime staple. AleSmith Speedway Stout This artisanal San Diego brewery boasts a line-up that is high in quality, and often in ABV. Speedway Stout just barely edges out their other offerings with its coffee infused richness that opens up more flavors as the beer warms. Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye This brewery's expansion may be built on the deserved growth of Racer 5 IPA, but you'll be greatly rewarded for tracking this down. Everything is on overdrive with huge hops, caramel malts ,and spicy rye, but the balance it maintains makes for an impressive brew. The Bruery Saison Rue The awards and accolades just keep coming for these young brewers. The line-up is always adventurous, but perfectly restrained rather than overt. Saison Rue is a farmhouse-style beer with hints of rye and wild yeast strains that make for a deliciously complex drink. Cantillon Iris The Iris is the flower of Brussels, and this annual brew is barrel-aged for two years. While it is spontaneously fermented like other Cantillon lambics, it differs in that it contains only pale malts and a portion of fresh hops (versus wheat and dried hops). It is tart but complex. Substitute this for sparkling wine and your guests will be glad you did. De Struise Pannepot A vintage-released Belgian Quadruple Ale that is sent forth into the world at least two years after it was brewed. The combination of flavors is compelling and rich while the carbonation keeps the heft of the beer from crushing the palate-which makes for a surprisingly easy drinking 10% ABV. An oak-aged 2008 batch is soon to be released. Dieu du Ciel Route des Epices This Montreal brewery is single-handedly raising the craft-brewing profile of Canada. This selection may not be their best known but it is probably their most intriguing, with its use of peppercorn. The flavoring is unmistakable, and pairs incredibly well with smoked meats. Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA What can we say? If the West Coast Style IPA (arguably) became the USA's contribution to the beer world and is itself an exaggerated version of the English IPA, what is the next level? How about a version boasting 18% alcohol and 120 International Bitterness Units? (Note to non-beer nerds: That's crazy bitter.) Be careful with that 12-oz. bottle. Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Visitors to this Dexter, Michigan, brewery could be forgiven for mistaking it for a winery. Ron Jeffries barrel-ages every release. Most batches are then blended to provide consistency, but all have wonderful tart elements that the used barrels help to impart. La Roja is a delicious sour brown ale in a line-up of excellent brews. Marin Brewing Company IPA In our minds, this is the quintessential interpretation of the West Coast Style IPA. The aroma, color, malt balance, and bittering are perfect and eminently drinkable. There isn't an element that overshadows another, and it's an excellent baseline by which to enjoy other IPAs. Orval Only one beer is made at this Trappist brewery, but that is more than enough. Orval is a worldwide classic Belgian Ale. Proprietary yeasts imparted during secondary fermentation give Orval its subtle and distinctive sourness. Port Brewing Shark Attack Red What started as (and still is) a small pizza chain is now a full-fledged and high-quality craft brewery. Port Brewing is also responsible for the Lost Abbey line; Shark Attack Red is their Imperial Red Ale. It's wonderfully rich and balanced by intense hopping. Russian River Pliny the Elder Perhaps the most well known and sought out double IPA on the planet. The reputation is well earned, as the brewers have found the magic spot between huge flavors and drinkability. This is a hop head's dream. Saison Dupont The style has been making a welcome comeback, and this one is probably the best known progenitor. Saisons are traditionally delicate but flavorful, complex but not overt. They are excellent beers for food pairing, and Saison Dupont is the perfect match for a huge range of flavors. Schneider Aventinus Consistently recognized as one of the top beers in the world, Aventinus is a wheat doppelbock with flavors of bread, caramel, and fruit, and a slightly bitter finish. And the carbonation level makes it a very drinkable 8%. A classic. Westvleteren Abt 12 This Trappist beer is available only at the source and there are strict limits as to how much one can purchase. The monks only make enough to run the monastery. Its difficulty to obtain aside (but not discounted), "Westy" 12 is widely considered one of the best in the world, and is often aged for several years. Harviestoun Old Engine Oil Yep, it's the color of old engine oil. (Is there not a manlier name for a beer?) And, while we haven't actually tasted old engine oil, we're going to say that it tastes nothing like it. A perfect balance of roasted coffee flavor and chocolate, with a slightly bitter finish. For a heavy beer it's surprisingly drinkable. Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout This medium- to full-bodied brew first hits you with a huge toasty espresso taste and then with a bitter, hoppy finish. The Colorado-based Great Divide recommends drinking it for breakfast, but with a cloying high 9.5% ABV you'll need to take a nap for lunch. Double Mountain Black Irish Stout Why do we import Guinness when we have this right here? Brewed in Oregon, this has that creaminess you love in Guinness, but with real flavor-pleasantly roasty, with a hint of dark-chocolate bitterness. Samuel Adams Utopias It's hard to call this a beer because it has no carbonation, has the consistency of brandy, is best sipped from a nosing glass, and, oh yeah, it costs $150 for a 24-oz. bottle. But it's worth a taste if you come across it at a bar: complexly sweet, like a port. Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier We can't pronounce it either, but don't let that keep you from drinking it. Simply ask for it at your finer beer store or bar as "that German Smoke Beer," and they'll most likely bring you this: a beer made with malt toasted over an open fire that gives it a pleasantly smoky flavor-like liquid BBQ. Russian River Valley Brewing Co. Beatification Perhaps the wildest American Wild Ale out there. Mouth-puckeringly sour, funky like a barnyard, with a little bit of oak (it's aged in barrels). Beatification is a super-intense beer that you will either hate or become addicted to. Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale This is like drinking a Sour Patch Kid. Light, with a pleasant, palate-cleansing sourness, it's the perfect partner to a pile of Belgian frites and mussels. Or anything you want to eat a whole bucket of. Last edited by Bearcat; 04-01-2011 at 08:05 PM..
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09-28-2012, 08:18 PM	#1457
Shag MVP Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Casino cash: $343342	Spent the last four days in San Diego on a beer tourism trip. Phenomenal. I love everything about SD. Had some truly amazing beers - here's the full list (spoilered for scrolling)... Spoiler! Poor Man's IPA (Carlsbad) by Pizza Port at Downtown Johnny Brown's Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter by Ballast Point Brewing Company at Downtown Johnny Brown's Silva Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Downtown Johnny Brown's Silva Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Downtown Johnny Brown's Broadway Brown by The Beer Company at The Beer Company Centurion IPA by The Beer Company at The Beer Company The Dude by The Beer Company at The Beer Company Black Moon Stout by The Beer Company at The Beer Company Speedway Stout by AleSmith Brewing Company at The Beer Company Sculpin IPA by Ballast Point Brewing Company at Knotty Barrel Idiot IPA by Coronado Brewing Company at Knotty Barrel Dark Seas by Mission Brewery at The Hopping Pig Gastro Pub 30th Street Pale Ale by Green Flash Brewing Co. at The Hopping Pig Gastro Pub Old #38 Stout by North Coast Brewing Company at The Hopping Pig Gastro Pub Bacon & Eggs (Ocean Beach) by Pizza Port at Pizza Port (Ocean Beach) Tarantulas 2.1 by Pizza Port at Pizza Port (Ocean Beach) Dale's Pale Ale by Oskar Blues Brewery at Bermuda beach Old Viscosity by Port Brewing Company at Bermuda beach Dale's Pale Ale by Oskar Blues Brewery at Bermuda beach Sculpin IPA by Ballast Point Brewing Company at The Harp Sucaba (formerly Abacus) by Firestone Walker Brewing Company at Newport Pizza & Ale House Stingray Point IPA by Coronado Brewing Company at Coronado Brewing Company Frog's Breath IPA by Coronado Brewing Company at Coronado Brewing Company Idiot IPA by Coronado Brewing Company at Coronado Brewing Company Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter by Ballast Point Brewing Company at Downtown Johnny Brown's Pliny the Elder by Russian River Brewing Company at Downtown Johnny Brown's Silva Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Downtown Johnny Brown's Union Jack IPA by Firestone Walker Brewing Company at Yard House Fallbrook Homegrown by Port Brewing Company at Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Wipeout IPA by Port Brewing Company at Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Deliverance by The Lost Abbey at Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Coffee Talk by The Lost Abbey at Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Serpent's Stout by The Lost Abbey at Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Track #9 by The Lost Abbey at Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Hop 15 Ale by Port Brewing Company at Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Blind Pig IPA by Russian River Brewing Company at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Double Stout by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Stone Levitation Ale by Stone Brewing Co. at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Stone IPA by Stone Brewing Co. at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Stone Smoked Porter by Stone Brewing Co. at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Stone Smoked Porter w/ Chipotle Peppers by Stone Brewing Co. at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens West Coast IPA by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Green Flash Brewing Company Double Stout by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Green Flash Brewing Company Barleywine Style Ale by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Green Flash Brewing Company Fest Beer Oktoberfest by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Green Flash Brewing Company Belgian-Style Tripel (3rd Anniversary) by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Green Flash Brewing Company 30th Street Pale Ale by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Green Flash Brewing Company Imperial India Pale Ale by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Green Flash Brewing Company Park West Porter by Green Flash Brewing Co. at Green Flash Brewing Company The Dandy by Societe Brewing Co. at Societe Brewing Company The Apprentice by Societe Brewing Co. at Societe Brewing Company The Pupil by Societe Brewing Co. at Societe Brewing Company Every Man's DIPA by Societe Brewing Co. at Societe Brewing Company The Butcher by Societe Brewing Co. at Societe Brewing Company Melange No. 3 by The Bruery at Pizza Port (Ocean Beach) Get Wet Fresh Hop IPA (Ocean Beach) by Pizza Port at Pizza Port (Ocean Beach) Man-Baby (Ocean Beach) by Pizza Port at Pizza Port (Ocean Beach) Old Tart by Great Waters Brewing Company at Pizza Port (Ocean Beach) Wailua Wheat by Kona Brewing Company at Lahaina Beach House Restaurant & Cocktails Tower 10 IPA by Karl Strauss Brewing Company at Lahaina Beach House Restaurant & Cocktails Red Trolley Ale by Karl Strauss Brewing Company at Lahaina Beach House Restaurant & Cocktails Nelson by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Duet by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Pure Hoppiness by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Exponential Hoppiness by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Captain Stout by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Chez Monieux by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub FiringsQuad by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Willy Vanilly by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Exponential Hoppiness by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Chez Monieux by Alpine Beer Company (CA) at Alpine Beer Company Pub Man-Baby (Ocean Beach) by Pizza Port at Pizza Port (Ocean Beach) Bacon & Eggs (Ocean Beach) by Pizza Port at Pizza Port (Ocean Beach) Imperial India Pale Ale by Green Flash Brewing Co. 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09-28-2012, 09:06 PM	#1458
Bump YOU take YOUR seat Join Date: Nov 2007 Casino cash: $355105	damn you had a lot of beer
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09-28-2012, 10:09 PM	#1459
phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $-254516	That list needs more Russian River.
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09-28-2012, 10:20 PM	#1461
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10-12-2012, 11:58 AM	#1463
Chest Rockwell Y'all are brutalizin' me! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Jim Bob Cooter 4 Heisman Casino cash: $10000985	All right, I'm headed to this tomorrow and figured this is as good a place as any to help whittle down the list. Any "must tries" you'd recommend, let me know por favor. List in spoiler below. I'll probably be avoiding: 1) Pumpkin beers (there are a few I've had that are decent, but honestly, I'm over them) 2) Widely available nationally stuff 3) East Coast stuff (because most of it is as easy for me to get as stuff from #2). In advance: Spoiler! 1.) Arcobräu Zwicklbier \| Arcobräu Gräﬂiches Brauhaus \| Germany \| Draft 2.) Frog’s Hollow Double Pumpkin Ale \| Hoppin’ Frog \| Ohio \| Draft 3.) Freigeist Pimock \| Freigeist Bierkutur \| Germany \| Draft 4.) Spezial Rauchbier \| Brauerei Spezial \| Germany \| Draft 5.) Kraus Hirschen-Trunk \| Brauerei Kraus \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg: USA Debut! 6.) Weißenoher Monk’s Fest \| Klausterbrauerei Weißenohe \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 7.) Mahr’s E.T.A. Homann \| Mahrs Bräu \| Germany \| Draft 8.) Founders Harvest Ale \| Founders Brewing Company \| Michigan \| Cask 9.) Southern Tier Pumking \| Southern Tier Brewing Company \| Draft 10.) Avery Ale to the Chief \| Avery Brewing Company \| Colorado \| Draft 11.) Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouche Brut \| Domaine Familial Dupont \| France \| Cask 12.) Sünner Kölsch \| Sünner \| Germany \| Draft 13.) DuClaw Mad Bishop \| DuClaw Brewing Company \| Maryland \| Draft 14.) Lagunitas Daytime IPA \| Lagunitas Brewing Company \| California \| Draft 15.) Schneider Wiesen Edel-Weisse \| Weissbierbrauerie G. Schneider & Sohn \| Germany \| Wood-Clad Gravity Keg 16.) Hofstettner Hochzeitsbier von 1810 \| Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer \| Austria \| Draft 17.) Sixpoint Autumnation \| Sixpoint Brewery \| New York \| Draft 18.) Peak Organic Fall Summit \| Peak Organic Brewing Company \| Maine \| Draft 19.) Weihenstephaner Festbier \| Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan \| Germany \| Draft 20.) DC Brau \| Epic Imperial Pumpkin Porter \| DC Brau & Epic \| Washington, DC & Utah \| Draft 21.) Leipziger Gose \| Bayerischer Bahnhof \| Germany \| Draft 22.) Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest Ale \| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company \| California \| Draft 23.) Allagash Hugh Malone \| Allagash Brewing Company \| Maine \| Draft 24.) Boxcar Pumpkin Porter \| Starr Hill Brewery \| Virginia \| Draft 25.) Mahr's Ungespundet \| Mahrs Bräu \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 26.) Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale \| Smuttynose Brewing Company \| New Hampshire \| Draft 27.) Schlaﬂy Tasmanian IPA \| TIPA \| Saint Louis Brewery \| Missouri \| Draft 28.) Flying Dog Secret Stash 2012 \| Flying Dog Brewery \| Maryland \| Draft 29.) Sierra Nevada Kolsch \| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company \| California \| Draft 30.) Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale \| Weyerbacher Brewing Company \| Pennsylvania \| Draft 31.) Otter Creek Oktoberfest \| Otter Creek Brewing Company \| Vermont \| Draft 32.) Firestone Walker Wookey Jack \| Firestone Walker Brewing Company \| California \| Draft 33.) Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock \| Brauerei Heller-Trum \| Germany \| Draft 34.) 1809: Zymatore Barrel-Aged \| Professor Fritz Briem \| Schlossbrauerei Au \| Germany \| Draft 35.) Berliner Weisse with Brettanomyces \| Bayerischer Bahnhof \| Germany \| Draft 36.) The Kaiser \| Avery Brewing Company \| Colorado \| Draft 37.) Bell's Octoberfest \| Bell's Brewery \| Michigan \| Draft 38.) Hofbräu München Oktoberfestbier \| Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München \| Germany \| Draft 39.) Fest Devious \| Epic Brewing Company \| Utah \| Draft 40.) Mahr's Hell \| Mahrs Bräu \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 41.) Sauer Urbräu \| Brauerei Sauer \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg; USA Debut! 42.) Weißenoher Zwickelbier \| Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe \| Germany \| Draft 43.) Kulmbacher Eisbock \| Kulmbacher Brauerei \| Germany \| Draft 44.) Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen \| Brauerei Aying \| Germany \| Draft 45.) Fluxus 2012 \| Allagash Brewing Company \| Maine \| Draft 46.) Oktoberﬁsh \| Flying Fish Brewery \| New Jersey \| Draft 47.) Erdinger Oktoberfest Weizen \| Erdinger Weissbräu \| Germany \| Draft 48.) Weißenoher Classic Export \| Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 49.) Strawberry Short Weisse \| Smuttynose Brewing Company \| New Hampshire \| Draft 50.) Fiat Lux \| Brooklyn Brewery \| New York \| Draft 51.) Timmermans Pumpkin Lambicus \| Brouwerij Timmermans/ John Martin \| Belgium \| Draft 52.) Dark O’ the Moon \| Elyisian Brewing Company \| Washington \| Draft 53.) Bitter American \| 21st Amendment \| California \| Draft 54.) Scratch #43: Oktoberfest \| Tröegs Brewing Company \| Pennsylvania \| Draft 55.) Sierra Nevada Porter \| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company \| California \| Cask 56.) Weißenoher Unﬁltered Pils \| Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 57.) Lips of Faith: Cocoa Mole \| New Belgium Brewing Company \| Colorado \| Draft 58.) Harpoon 100 Barrel Series: White IPA \| Harpoon Brewery \| Massachusetts \| Draft 59.) Samuel Adams Hazel Brown \| Boston Beer Company \| Massachusetts \| Draft 60.) Mahrs Bräu Kellerbier Ungespundet Hefetrüb \| Mahrs Bräu \| Germany \| Draft 61.) The Great Pumpkin \| Heavy Seas Brewing Company \| Maryland \| Draft 62.) Mönchshof Kellerbier \| Kulmbacher Brauerei \| Germany \| Draft 63.) Beer of the Gods \| High & Mighty Brewing Company \| Massachusetts \| Draft 64.) Ichabod \| New Holland Brewing Company \| Michigan \| Draft 65.) Kapuziner Weissbier \| Kulmbacher Brauerei \| Germany \| Draft 66.) Dominion Octoberfest \| Coastal Brewing Company \| Delaware \| Draft 67.) Dogﬁsh Head Punkin’ Ale \| Dogﬁsh Head Craft Brewery \| Delaware \| Draft 68.) Blackwing Schwarzbier \| Union Craft Brewing \| Maryland \| Draft 69.) Long Trail Harvest Ale \| Long Trail Brewing Company \| Vermont \| Draft 70.) Oxtoberfest \| Oxbow Brewing Company \| Maine \| Draft 71.) Saphir Weisse \| Mahrs Bräu - Germany \| Draft 72.) Scythe & Sickel \| Brewery Ommegang \| New York \| Draft 73.) Great Lakes Oktoberfest \| Great Lakes Brewing Company \| Ohio \| Draft 74.) Chatoe Rogue: 19 Original Colonies Mead \| Rogue Ales \| Oregon \| Draft 75.) Rocket Dog Rye IPA \| Laughing Dog Brewing Company \| Idaho \| Draft 76.) Mad Jacket Weizenbock \| Bluejacket & Mad Fox Brewing Company \| Washington, DC & Virginia \| Draft 77.) Schlaﬂy Pumpkin Ale \| Saint Louis Brewery \| Missouri \| Draft 78.) 3 Stars Harvest Ale \| 3 Stars Brewing Company \| Washington, DC \| Draft 79.) Torpedo Extra IPA \| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company \| California \| Cask 80.) Matilda \| Goose Island \| Illinois \| Draft 81.) Night Owl Pumpkin Ale \| Elysian Brewing Company \| Washington \| Draft 82.) Wet & Wild: Wet Hop Harvest Ale \| Uinta Brewing Company \| Utah \| Draft 83.) Zambo Imperial Red Ale \| 21st Amendment \| California \| Draft 84.) Brooklyn Oktoberfest \| Brooklyn Brewery \| New York \| Draft 85.) Zeltbier \| Victory Brewing Company \| Pennsylvania \| Draft 86.) Freestyle #10: Rye Session Saison \| Bluejacket & Oxbow Brewing Company \| Washington, DC & Maine \| Draft 87.) Dead Reckoning Porter \| Tröeg's Brewing Company \| Pennsylvania \| Draft 88.) Coney Island Freaktoberfest \| Schmaltz Brewing Company \| New York \| Draft 89.) Wild Dog: The Fear Imperial Pumpkin Ale \| Flying Dog Brewery \| Maryland \| Draft 90.) Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale \| Boulevard Brewing Company \| Missouri \| Draft 91.) The Great Pumpkin \| Elysian Brewing Company \| Washington \| Draft 92.) 3 Stars Southern Belle (Cocoa Nibs) \| 3 Stars Brewing Company \| Washington, DC \| Cask 93.) Blue Star Wheat \| North Coast Brewing Company \| California \| Draft 94.) Minx Belgian Imperial IPA \| Goose Island \| Illinois \| Draft 95.) Hofstettner Hochzeitsbier von 1810 \| Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer \| Austria \| Wood-Clad Gravity Keg 96.) Fordham Helles \| Coastal Brewing Company \| Delaware \| Draft 97.) Hansel & Gretel Pumpkin Pils \| Elysian Brewing Company \| Washington \| Draft 98.) Flying Dog Gose w/ Old Bay \| Flying Dog Brewery \| Maryland \| Draft 99.) Victory Festbier \| Victory Brewing Company \| Pennsylvania \| Draft 100.) Nikl-Bräu Michala \| Brauerei Nikl \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 101.) Dark Cloud Dunkel \| Mother Earth Brewing Company \| North Carolina \| Draft 102.) Adoration \| Brewery Ommegang \| New York \| Draft 103.) Long Trail Pumpkin Ale \| Long Trail Brewing Company \| Vermont \| Draft 104.) Schneider Wiesen Edel-Weisse \| Weissbierbrauerie G. Schneider & Sohn \| Germany \| Wood-Clad Gravity Keg 105.) Winter Storm \| Heavy Seas Brewing Company \| Maryland \| Draft 106.) Tap 5 Meine Hopfen-Weisse: Zymatore Barrel-Aged \| Weissbierbrauerie G. Schneider & Sohn \| Germany \| Draft 107.) Red Hoptober \| New Belgium Brewing Company \| Colorado \| Draft 108.) Löwenbräu Buttenheim Kellerbier \| Löwenbräu Buttenheim \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 109.) Anchor Small Beer \| Anchor Brewing Company \| California \| Draft 110.) AleWerks Pumpkin Ale \| Williamsburg AleWerks \| Virginia \| Draft 111.) Harpoon Octoberfest Beer \| Harpoon Brewery \| Massachusetts \| Draft 112.) Jacques Au Lantern Pumpkin Ale \| Evolution Craft Brewery \| Maryland \| Draft 113.) RhinO'fest \| Lost Rhino Brewing Company \| Virginia \| Draft 114.) Dogﬁsh Head India Brown Ale \| Dogﬁsh Head Craft Brewery \| Delaware \| Draft 115.) Aufsesser Festbier \| Brauereigasthof Rothenbach \| German \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 116.) Autumnal \| Stillwater Artisanal (at DOG Brewing Company) \| Maryland \| Draft 117.) Samuel Adams Brewing Tasman Red IPA \| Boston Beer Company \| Massachusetts \| Draft 118.) Heavy Seas Barrel-Aged Märzen Beer \| Heavy Seas Brewing Company \| Maryland \| Cask 119.) 1809 \| Professor Fritz Briem (Schlossbrauerei Au) \| Germany \| Draft 120.) Second Wind Pale Ale \| Mother Earth Brewing Company \| North Carolina \| Draft 121.) Wolaver's Will Stevens' Organic Pumpkin Ale \| Otter Creek Brewing Company \| Vermont \| Draft 122.) Zymaster Series #2: Mark's Mild \| Anchor Brewing Company \| California \| Draft 123.) Lips of Faith: Peach Porch Lounger \| New Belgium Brewing Company \| Colorado \| Draft 124.) Port City Oktoberfest \| Port City Brewing Company \| Virginia \| Draft 125.) Autumn Maple \| The Bruery \| California \| Draft 126.) Alpha Dog Imperial IPA \| Laughing Dog Brewing Company \| Idaho \| Draft 127.) Jakobi Weißbier Hell \| Brauerei Hacklberg \| Germany \| Draft 128.) Uncle Jacob’s Stout \| Avery Brewing Company \| Colorado \| Draft 129.) Mahrs Bräu Hell \| Mahrs Bräu \| Germany \| Draft 130.) Schlägl Doppel Bock \| Stiftsbrauerei Schlägl \| Germany \| Draft 131.) Weißenoher Monk’s Fest \| Klausterbrauerei Weißenohe \| Germany \| Draft 132.) Innstadt Extra Schwarze \| Innstadt Brauerei \| Germany \| Draft 133.) Tumbler \| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company \| California \| Cask 134.) Hoppeditz \| Freigeist Bierkutur \| Germany \| Draft 135.) Mönchshof Schwarzbier \| Kulmbacher Brauerei \| Germany \| Draft 136.) Bonator Doppelbock \| Klausterbrauerei Weißenohe \| Germany \| Draft 137.) Lilikoi Kepolo Wit \| Avery Brewing Company \| Colorado \| Draft 138.) Mahr's Unﬁltered Pilsner \| Mahrs Bräu \| Germany \| Anstich Rubber-Clad Gravity Keg 139.) Weißenoher Export Dunkel \| Klausterbrauerei Weißenohe \| Germany \| Draft 140.) Fumata Nera \| High & Mighty Brewing Company \| Massachusetts \| Draft 141.) Mad Fox Saison \| Mad Fox Brewing Company \| Virginia \| Draft 142.) Punkinator \| Mad Fox Brewing Company \| Virginia \| Draft 143.) Smuttynose Red Wine Barrel Scotch Ale \| Smuttynose Brewing Company \| New Hampshire \| Draft 144.) The Duck-Rabbit Märzen \| The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery \| North Carolina \| Draft 145.) La Parcela No. 1 Pumpkin Ale \| Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales \| Michigan \| Draft 146.) Bitches Brew \| Dogﬁsh Head Craft Brewery \| Delaware \| Draft 147.) Skull Crushing Ape \| Devils Backbone Brewing Company \| Virginia \| Draft 148.) Hardywood Singel \| Hardywood Park Craft Brewery \| Virginia \| Draft 149.) Le Canard \| The Brewer’s Art \| Maryland \| Draft 150.) Woodchuck Amber Cider \| Vermont Hard Cider Company \| Vermont \| Draft 151.) Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider \| Boston Beer Company \| Massachusetts \| Draft 152.) Raging Bitch (Habanero & Mango) \| Flying Dog Brewery \| Maryland \| Cask 153.) Underdog (Dry-Hopped) \| Flying Dog Brewery \| Maryland \| Cask __________________ MASTER CYLINDER!
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10-12-2012, 01:12 PM	#1465
the Talking Can Supporter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: street Casino cash: $10012208	so i had a boulevard tank 7 on draft....it was great __________________ Clark Hunt: "Thank god for the Dominican pool boy"
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10-12-2012, 01:18 PM	#1466
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	That's a big list. Here's what stood out for me: Matilda - Goose Island Tank 7 - Boulevard Any of the Lips of Faith from New Belgium Anything from Avery Looks like a couple of good Dunkels on the list too. Tank 7 isn't going to blow your mind but it's a very drinkable beer. I'm very fortunate to have that on tap at virtually everywhere I go so I underappreciate it.
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10-12-2012, 01:25 PM	#1467
phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $-254516	Even if you don't like pumpkin beers, do yourself a favor and try La Parcela from Jolly Pumpkin. It's a pumpkin beer, but it's a delicious sour pumpkin beer. Those guys make a wild ale like noone else in the states (except Russian River, Lost Abbey, The Bruery or maybe Cigar City). Phil's list is pretty good too; I particularly enjoy Matilda. The Peach Porch Lounger is also pretty tasty by Lips of Faith/New Belgium.
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10-12-2012, 01:38 PM	#1469
Chest Rockwell Y'all are brutalizin' me! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Jim Bob Cooter 4 Heisman Casino cash: $10000985	Thanks guys, this is exactly why I asked. Rep coming everybody's way. I'll probably not do the Goose Island and Allegash...I tend to like both those breweries, but I can get the stuff they're offering elsewhere here. Was definitely going to try the Tank 7 an Lips of Faith (pretty much the only New Belgium I can't get here). I may give the La Parcela a shot, glad you mentioned it even though I said I'm over pumpkins (Brooklyn's Post Road is about the only one I'll still drink now and then). I'm big on sours and lambics so I was going to give the Timmermans Pumpkin Lambicus a go anyway. __________________ MASTER CYLINDER!
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