Inveigh: Beer And Music

Inveigh 02.21.12	what you got sputnik
ReturnOfTheDnor 02.21.12	I worked part time at a liquor store. I've had the Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA. 3 of them and you're good to go. So delicious. Also the Celebration Ale is good too. I'd recommend trying Flying Fish Company (Anything made by them is awesome)
ReturnOfTheDnor 02.21.12	Also Clown Shoes makes an 18% alcohol brew...it's terrible. But kicks your ass if you drink enough.
fsharptrit0ne 02.21.12	hows that clown shoes. i rec southern tier 2x ipa. had the trappist rochefort 8 the other day. was delicious
Inveigh 02.21.12	"Mountain Dew. Kicks beers ass if you ask me." technically i did ask but i'm definitely not happy with your answer dan: my issue with clown shoes (indirectly) is that the liquor stores near me all have really old bottles of most of their stuff, like over a year old. so there's quite a few i want to try, but just haven't. I've had the 120 minute IPA as well, it rules. Just expensive. I'll have to check out Flying Fish, not familiar with them. Wear are they from?
sniper 02.21.12	firestone walker double jack double ipa. right now that's my favorite beer. one of the best i've ever had.
Inveigh 02.21.12	I actually almost picked up a bullet of that today sniper
ReturnOfTheDnor 02.21.12	New Jersey - http://flyingfish.com/ And yeah, I know what you mean about the clown shoes. Half the bottles we had made by clown shoes were dustier than a haunted house. lol
BallsToTheWall 02.21.12	Steel Reserve...the beer of champions
Inveigh 02.21.12	dude i know they're all covered in dust with like Feb 2011 bottle dates it's frustrating, because they do make some good stuff
Neenahskater 02.21.12	who said klown? Who dunnit?
killrobotmusic 02.21.12	Here's a few I've tried recently that are pretty good... don't know their availability in your area. Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (Imperial Stout) Brooklyn Local 2 (Belgian Strong Ale) Dogfish Head Midas Touch (Traditional Ale) Dogfish Head Namaste (Belgian White) Ommegang Seduction (Porter) Paulaner Salvator (Doppelbock) Rouge Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout (Stout) Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale (American Strong Ale) Troegs HopBack Amber Ale (Amber Ale) Unibroue La Fin du Monde (Abbey Tripel) Victory Hop Wallop (Imperial/Double IPA)
killrobotmusic 02.21.12	By the way Dnor if you're looking for something else out of NJ, try the River Horse Hopalotamus Imperial/Double IPA from Lambertville, it's good stuff. Flying Fish makes some good stuff though, they make a specialty beer for the Back Bay Ale House in Atlantic City which is one of the best amber ales I've had.
Inveigh 02.21.12	I'm in Chicago so there is a bit of a midwest bias to my taste (Bells, Founders, Metropolitan, Argus, Goose Island) but I definitely try to branch out as much as possible I'm familiar with most of those breweries but have only had the Oaked Arrogant Bastard out of that list. I'll try some of the others. drinking a Torpedo Extra IPA right now because there's a bunch of them in my fridge, it's always a solid beer
killrobotmusic 02.21.12	Yeah I'm in NY now so I'm pretty well versed with east coast stuff like Ommegang, Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Brooklyn Brewing Co., and some others but thankfully there's a pretty good selection from all over the country.
AggravatedYeti 02.21.12	Left Hand MS is so fucking good & loving that Ruthless Rye too. I dont think yall get Heavy Seas brews out in Chicago but if you ever see Loose Cannon (purple bottle, pirate on artwork) I think you'll nom in right up homie. So fucking tasty, a floral IPA that is smooth as fuck at 7.75abv. mmmmmm
Inveigh 02.21.12	nice sounds right up my alley, I can probably have my local store order it and dude the Left Hand MS has quickly become one of my favorite beers, I've gone through an obscene amount of the Ruthless Rye already this season
AggravatedYeti 02.21.12	It is easily sippable similar to Guinness in that I cannot house a lot of stouts or porters but both of those are easy going. Granted Left Hand is so much thicker/better but the same idea a sixer isn't that hard to make it through.
Inveigh 02.21.12	exactly I basically treat them like session beers, which is horrible
ReturnOfTheDnor 02.21.12	lol I have like an entire fridge full of Sam Adams Lat.48 IPA and Yuengling right now. I should probably get on drinking those.
Inveigh 02.21.12	wish i could grab some yuengling anytime i wanted
AggravatedYeti 02.21.12	you do. until you can. then the excitement wears off.
Inveigh 02.21.12	well yeah I'm sure that's true, but just as an alternative to heineken or something when I'm drinking with friends
MartiniKisses 02.21.12	I've never heard of any of those beers -_-
Inveigh 02.21.12	lol i see what's going on here
wakeupdead 02.21.12	Miller Genuine Draft, or if you're a cheap bitch Lakeport, also Venom-Black Magic
AggravatedYeti 02.21.12	yuengling is an excellent bar beer. generally everywhere if available in your area and usually cheap + tasty. I can't get it anymore in RI but don't miss it too much.
Shuyin 02.21.12	'any good beer recs?' yes!
patman1001 02.21.12	natty light cause im a broke college kid :(
ReturnOfTheDnor 02.21.12	My favorite bar beer has to be Amber Bach. It's soooo good, especially on draft in a frosty mug
halloway 02.21.12	A few tastees I've had recently: Left Hand - Fade to Black Pepper Porter (vol. III) Lagunitas - Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Lagunitas - Imperial Red (limited edition; totally amazing) Lakefront - IPA (you should be able to get this by you, eh? Milwaukee isn't too far..) Bear Republic - Racer 5 Founders - Backwoods Bastard Founders - Breakfast Stout (Amazing stout) Founders - Double Trouble (if you like really citrusy grapefruity IPAs)
Apollo 02.21.12	Sam Adams Winter Ale is decent Muskoka Dark Ale Chimay Trappist Ale Leffe Brun Warsteiner Dunkel Schneider Weiss
MartiniKisses 02.21.12	Smirnoff Ice is good :)
ThespianLesbian 02.21.12	smirnoff ice lol
jredmond 02.21.12	Great breweries listed here (except Rogue), but you should try to get ahold of some of their other stuff. Founders KBS, CBS (goodluck), Better Half - all the premium shit will blow your mind. World class craft beer. West Coast - Russian River, Lost Abbey, Port Brewing, Ballast Point, Alesmith The Bruery; East coast - CIGAR CITY
MartiniKisses 02.21.12	Wow, this poser dyke followed me in here
halloway 02.21.12	Anchor Steam is like none other if you haven't had that yet either. Gotta have at least one.
jredmond 02.21.12	also, Ratebeer.com is a great reference for finding, reviewing, and logging your beers. If anybody's on it hit me up, same username
jredmond 02.21.12	Bells is great too
Tyrannic 02.21.12	good list, wrote a couple of these down haha
Satellite 02.21.12	bell's ftw
FromDaHood 02.21.12	Oberon, but that might just be a Michigan thing
sniper 02.21.12	seconding anchor steam. also the 2012 sierra nevada bigfoot is out now and super fuckin' fresh and hoppy and delicious if you see any in your local beer place grab some i've gone through 2 or six-packs between me and a few bros and every bottle is delicious.
jredmond 02.21.12	nah, oberon makes it out to philly atleast. Bells and Lost abbey were the two biggest losses for me (distribution wise) after moving to NYC.
Tyrannic 02.21.12	in honor i've cracked an ice cold fat tire. mmmmm.... ice cold fatties (homer simpson drooling noise)
Satellite 02.21.12	drinking a bell's amber ale right now m/
Tyrannic 02.21.12	bells. less than or greater than fat tire? (quality wise)
Satellite 02.21.12	i'd definitely go with bell's amber ale over fat tire. both are really good, though
Inveigh 02.21.12	yeah I love Lost Abbey too. Bell's Best Brown and Imperial Stout are two of my favorites. I love Founders, have tried all of the ones I can find around here (Red's Rye, Dry Hopped PA, Centennial IPA, Dirty Bastard, Porter, Breakfast Stout, Double Trouble). I really want to try the Curmudgeon, CBS and Backwoods Bastard but seen them around.
Inveigh 02.21.12	yeah Bells amber is better than Fat Tire imo really liked the Snow Day seasonal from New Belgium though
Tyrannic 02.21.12	i know this seems like a stupid statement, but i've never seen bells in the chicago area. i'll be checking my neighborhood obscure-beer place tomorrow though.
snerefedsav 02.21.12	left hand milk stout is pretty delicious. not really a beer connoisseur but the evil twin yin and yang beers are really good, especially if you do it like a black and tan
jredmond 02.21.12	Bells destroys new belgium. Also, not sure if Kuhnhenn is around your area - but everything they make is legit as shit
Inveigh 02.21.12	I'm really not a big fan of most of New Belgium's stuff outside of Ranger as a session IPA and the Snow Day. Their Abbey ales are ok too. Tyrannic: where are you in the Chicago area? I see Bells beers everywhere (grocery stores, small liquor stores, Binny's), it shouldn't be too hard to find.
sniper 02.21.12	new belgium brews are always hella drinkable but are nothing more that decent in terms of flavor/complexity. i'll take. any sierra nevada offering instead any day.
Inveigh 02.21.12	most definitely, don't think I've ever had anything from Sierra Nevada that wasn't great
random 02.22.12	Earth Crisis style recommends you drink Almond Breeze. That was your random comment.
ohfoxxxycole 02.22.12	i thought this was 'bear and music' im disappointed
Nikkolae 02.22.12	"I've never heard of any of those beers -_-" [2] carlsberg and heineken mainly but im developing a new found love for dark beer specially mixed with bands like The Secret, Full Of Hell, Grieved and Runes c:
Nikkolae 02.22.12	your moms anus for example
Inveigh 02.27.12	gonna sip on some dogfish head indian brown ale later today, so pumped
demigod! 02.27.12	we're the brews, sporting anti-swastika tattoos i like stella artois
Inveigh 02.28.12	stella's a decent session beer for sure nothing's better than a nice, dark, high abv brew while listening to Boris though
Spec 02.28.12	Lucky Extra.
sniper 02.28.12	stella is just about the nicest beer that i would still use to play pong with.
Shuyin 02.28.12	Super Bock owns all of those just saying
sniper 02.28.12	lol
Inveigh 04.08.12	just enjoyed a Double Dog Double Pale Ale it was satisfying
sniper 04.08.12	is that actually an ipa or what
Inveigh 04.08.12	nah it's not quite as hoppy as an ipa, it's like an imperial pa or something, it's 11.5% abv flying dog makes it
sniper 04.08.12	sounds creamy. i love high abv pales.
Inveigh 04.08.12	yea it was definitely flavorful i like flying dog but for some reason i'm always just a tad disappointed with their brews
sniper 04.08.12	the only one of had of theirs was like their normal pale ale or whatever. doggie style i think it was. pretty decent but i was already pretty drunk when i opened it...
Inveigh 04.08.12	i've had most the ones that you can find around here (prolly around 6-7 varieties) and they're all good, but none of them really wow me
sniper 05.17.12	listening to debussy and sipping on stone imperial russian stout from a snifter, served at the perfect temperature. heavenly.
sniper 05.17.12	that comment wow fail
sniper 05.17.12	i thought we were bros foxxxy but you're different on this account.
sniper 05.17.12	lol you're alright man. don't mind me i've had a few tonight.
sniper 05.17.12	i am forced to admit i will take a pbr over pretty much any similar shitty lager. but i don't generally spend money on shitty lagers, except if i'm throwing a party and i don't want all kinds of people drinking my good beers.
Spec 05.17.12	pbr is bum
sniper 05.17.12	i usually buy a case or two when i throw a throw a party but i only drink one myself if i run out of good beer.
Spec 05.17.12	Lucky Extra is the best cheap beer.
Inveigh 08.16.12	yea pbr is never a preferred decision, I only drink it in a lesser of two evils type situation #latetotheparty
omnipanzer 08.16.12	Looks like you can handle IPA so if you can find it definitely try Flying Dog "Double Dog Double IPA". It's a savorer so plan on switching to another after you drink one and pack the rest away for special occasions.
omnipanzer 08.16.12	Of course anything by http://brooklynbrewery.com/ is always fuckin tasty.
Inveigh 08.16.12	I do enjoy a good number of Flying Dog brews, and definitely appreciate their double IPA. I've been drinking more Brooklyn Brewery beers as well, but some of their stuff just isn't adventurous enough for me.
Inveigh 08.16.12	been sipping on Sierra Nevada's Hoptimum on and off throughout the summer, that's a nice Imperial IPA.
omnipanzer 08.16.12	No not adventurous but it is strait up good premium brew. you can go through these lists to find something new if you like. This is my favorite local bar. http://www.bobsbar.com/custom/beer.asp there will be more than a few you've never even heard of guaranteed.
Inveigh 08.16.12	nice, that's a very solid beer list. definitely some I haven't tried on there. here's where I'm heading tonight, they have all their draft beers (yes, ALL of them) for $2 on Thursdays.
omnipanzer 08.16.12	That's pretty bad ass, they remind me of a Winking Lizard.
Inveigh 08.16.12	never heard of or been to a Winking Lizard, but I love their name.
Foxhound 08.16.12	heroin and music....
Spec 08.16.12	A few beers helps you see the good in everything.
Foxhound 08.16.12	a few beers and i call my ex girlfriend, tell her what a damn whore she always waz
omnipanzer 08.16.12	^ you've been hurt... I won't hurt you. =-*
Inveigh 12.11.12	tossing back a Lagunitas Brown Shugga right now, fuckin delectable
Sapient. 12.11.12	BEER IS GOOD! BEER IS GOOD! AND STUFF!
Inveigh 12.11.12	good beer is good, I can't even tolerate shitty beer at this point
MO 12.11.12	just had a brew called Winter's Beard a double chocolate cranberry stout...it was fucking intense, but delicious
Inveigh 12.11.12	interesting, not sure how I'd feel about the choco-cran combo, but I'm always down to try new stuff. I've gone through about 6 bombers of Three Floyds Alpha Klaus already this year, not to mention countless Celebration Ales. tis the season and such
BallsToTheWall 12.11.12	Porkslap my nigga, porkslap.
Apollo 12.11.12	Fucking love beer. Canadian beers kicking my ass right now: Amsterdam Boneshaker Unfiltered India Pale Ale Granville Island Lions Winter Ale Howe Sound Pumpkin Eater Mill St. Cobblestone Stout Big Wheel Amber Muscoka Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout Muskoka Harvest Ale Hockley Black And Tan Kawartha Lakes Raspberry Wheat St. Peter's Winter Ale London Porter Granville Island Kitsilano Maple Cream Ale Barking Squirrel Lager fuck too many good beers on the go right now to mention
Apollo 12.11.12	FUCK YES METALLIC M/ probably my favourite beer right now
Inveigh 12.11.12	I know practically nothing about Canadian beer my knowledge is of American Craft, with a little bit of UK and German/Dutch/Bavarian in the mix I'll have to seek some of those out Apollo
Apollo 12.11.12	You could help me out too Blake I love American craft but it's so hard to find here
Apollo 12.11.12	Had the Brooklyn black chocolate stout on Saturday night tho, it was phenomenal
sniper 12.11.12	just had a pliny the elder for the first time the other day, it was fantastic.
Inveigh 12.11.12	yeah that's a great beer, I have two sitting in my fridge right now that I'm holding off on cracking it's probably hard to find where you're at, but if you can get your hands on a Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout or a Founders Breakfast Stout, definitely don't pass it up (since it seems like you're more into the darker stout/porter style)
Inveigh 12.11.12	my last post was aimed at Apollo btw, never heard of pliny the elder...
sniper 12.11.12	stone ris 4.5, lagunitas capp stout 4.25 have you ever had north coast's old rasputin ris? love that shit. also tried the sierra nevada narwhal last week and was pleased to find that it is somewhat unique compared to most (good) imperial stouts.
liledman 12.11.12	How much do you guys pay for this stuff in the states? In Melbourne, at cheapest, I can get a 6-pack of Sierra Nevada pale ale (getting a bit popular here at the moment) for $22. Seriously hampers my efforts to explore international microbreweries and whatnot. If you ever come across Australian beers, or happen to be in Australia, James Squire is our everyman's/most dependable microbrewery, and Mountain Goat is my personal favourite.
MO 12.11.12	I've actually heard of James squire from some aussies who hated how fosters is advertised as australia's beer ha also hell yea Apollo m/
sniper 12.11.12	"In Melbourne, at cheapest, I can get a 6-pack of Sierra Nevada pale ale (getting a bit popular here at the moment) for $22. Seriously hampers my efforts to explore international microbreweries and whatnot." ouch. i pay ~$10 for a 6-pack of snpa. less at good liquor stores. that's a serious shame too if most american craft imports are that expensive, and i'm assuming harder to find as well? "If you ever come across Australian beers, or happen to be in Australia, James Squire is our everyman's/most dependable microbrewery, and Mountain Goat is my personal favourite." word.
liledman 12.11.12	Well we have a great chain of stores which is the cheapest place with the best range, and a large one of these stores is in my town so it's all good. You can find quite a bit of Australian and international, but when it comes to craft beers, only the bigger ones are available, like Sierra Nevada. I've looked for Dogfish Head and a few others to no avail.
sniper 12.11.12	luckily sierra nevada beers are mostly great. i don't think i've ever seen aussie beers besides fosters to my knowledge, which i think is distributed by ab-inbev so no surprises there.
sniper 12.11.12	http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/82076-the-plot-to-destroy-americas-beer people should read this.
liledman 12.11.12	Yeah Fosters is weird though, because it really isn't popular here at all, it's just the chosen export for some reason.
Deviant. 12.11.12	"from some aussies who hated how fosters is advertised as australia's beer ha" hahaha Don't forget VB
VinVal 12.11.12	Dale's Pale Ale Purple Haze Lagunitas Maximus Chimay Rouge Dark Horse Perkulator (Coffee infused; is actually not bad at all) Hill Farmstead Susan
liledman 12.11.12	"Don't forget VB" Some of us try to. Interesting article, Sniper.
sniper 12.11.12	i think so too.
Inveigh 12.11.12	sniper: yes, I actually have one or two Old Rasputin's in my fridge right now. can't believe I forgot that one, definitely an essential RIS. I'll have to give that Narwhal a go too, I've never had a Sierra Nevada that I didn't like (excepting the Imperial Pils from their 2012 beer camp, but I don't really care for Imperial Pilsners).
omnipanzer 12.11.12	I spent the weekend drinking Shiner - Holiday Cheer, I wait for it every year. Peaches and pecans = delicious. http://bgood.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/shiner-holiday-cheer.jpg
Inveigh 12.11.12	nice, I do enjoy that brew omni. I spend all year waiting for Alpha Klaus and Sierra Nevada Celebration.
sniper 12.11.12	yeah celebration is great
Inveigh 12.11.12	have you tried Stone's Enjoy By IPA? ridiculously good
omnipanzer 12.11.12	I keep wanting to try Stone because the have a great rep but it's so expensive. I need to find a place that has it on tap or something.
Inveigh 12.11.12	yea it's not cheap, the best way to do it is trying a 22 oz bomber of Arrogant Bastard. It's generally like $4.99 that Enjoy By IPA goes for like $6.99 I think... Three Floyds makes incredible beer, but THAT stuff is expensive. I have a hard time finding bombers cheaper than $10
omnipanzer 12.11.12	Did you ever get to try Rogue-Chipotle Ale?
Inveigh 12.11.12	no I've been looking for it though. I generally have no issue finding their beers, but that one has been elusive. Love their Yellow Snow IPA though.
halloway 12.11.12	I thought the Yellow Snow was pretty "meh." Three Floyds has the lockdown on the IPAs. Helluva brewery.
Inveigh 12.11.12	yea I don't normally dig Rogue's attempts at IPAs, which is why I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Yellow Snow (I had it on tap). I've got Dreadnaught and Arctic Panzer Wolf bombers at home chilling right now...
klap 12.11.12	had some coors light the other day
Inveigh 12.11.12	did it taste like club soda and corn water?
klap 12.11.12	once it hits your lips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byb_FfxA8hs
omnipanzer 12.11.12	"no I've been looking for it though." It was awesome, smokey and sweet with just a little heat. My buddy and I cleaned out our local bar of the stuff. We've asked when it'll be back but according to the owner it looks like it was a one time run. :-(
Inveigh 12.11.12	damn... might be a lost cause for me then. anyone tried Dogfish Head's Chicory Stout?
omnipanzer 12.11.12	Well, it's on the 2012 release chart. Maybe they'll release it in 2013 as well. http://rogue.com/beers/chipotle-ale.php Release chart is on the left hand side.
omnipanzer 12.11.12	^ good question "anyone tried Dogfish Head's Chicory Stout?" No but it sounds good
klap 12.11.12	Sarcasm you got me andcas
sniper 12.12.12	"have you tried Stone's Enjoy By IPA? ridiculously good" i wish. stone brews are always dope but i haven't seen that one around i gotta hit up a bevmo soon.
Inveigh 12.13.12	purchased a bomber of Three Floyds Dreadnaught (my favorite IPA, probably) today, also grabbed a bomber of Stone's Vertical Epic 12.12.12 -- which I'm super excited about. Unfortunately my local Binny's limited me to one of each...
sniper 12.13.12	i got one of those vertical epics as well, gonna drink it the 20th in anticipation of the world ending.
Inveigh 12.17.12	haha, that's a good idea, I'm still holding onto mine so I maybe I'll crack it on the same night came up on that Rogue Chipotle on Friday, plus I somehow managed to find TWO sixers of Gumballhead
Inveigh 12.17.12	I would rather pay $5 for a good beer
Inveigh 12.17.12	Idk i can get a proper buzz going on $20 of good beer at a bar, and if I didnt have $20 to spare then I probably wouldn't be getting drunk Obviously this doesn't apply to the college drinker
americanohno 12.17.12	I've had that Left hand milk stout before and didn't much care for it. of course it was in the middle of the day in the middle of the summer that i tried it which isn't a great time for a stout.
americanohno 12.17.12	except that it gives you cancer of the heart
Inveigh 12.20.12	was an IPA kind of night for me started out with a Two Brothers Heavy Handed wet-hopped IPA, now polishing off a Dogfish Head 90 Minute DIPA damn tasty
Inveigh 12.20.12	yea I don't think I've listened to them since I made this list, they were just a recent get at the time
omnipanzer 12.20.12	Drink that Chipotle yet?
Inveigh 12.20.12	saving that one for tomorrow actually, I plan on getting nice and toasty between that and my Stone Vertical Epic 12.12.12 brew (for the end of the world, of course)
omnipanzer 12.20.12	Epicly lovely brew that, I hope you enjoy it.
Inveigh 12.20.12	Rogue generally doesn't disappoint, and I trust your recommendation. I'll report back to this thread with a brew soundoff
jrm96 12.20.12	dos equis, tecate, corona, carta blanca, modelo
Inveigh 12.20.12	modelo and victoria are the two mexican brews I normally go for but the others are ok too
jrm96 12.20.12	the tequilas aren't bad either :)
Inveigh 12.20.12	i'm not a big tequila fan, I mean I'm not opposed to a shot of don julio, patron or whatever, or a margarita but I'm mostly a whiskey or gin drinker when it comes to liquor
jrm96 12.20.12	awww i was about to give u a huge ass list
sniper 12.20.12	"i'm not a big tequila fan, I mean I'm not opposed to a shot of don julio, patron or whatever, or a margarita but I'm mostly a whiskey or gin drinker when it comes to liquor" agreed. "Stone Vertical Epic 12.12.12 brew (for the end of the world, of course)" same here, it should be a party. "Idk i can get a proper buzz going on $20 of good beer at a bar, and if I didnt have $20 to spare then I probably wouldn't be getting drunk" agreeeed. but i'm still a college drinker.
Inveigh 12.21.12	so when I poured that Chipotle Ale, it basically exploded everywhere and poured with like 5 inches of head at least. There are tons of giant yeast discs/floaters throughout, to the point of looking like a snow globe. Did I store it too cold? This happened to an Arctic Panzer Wolf I cracked open the other day too... anyone have an idea?
Inveigh 12.25.12	I'm going to make a bold statement, Dreadnaught by Three Floyds is the best IPA in the world (I guess technically it's a DIPA) But yeah seriously it's the best
Inveigh 12.27.12	i'm just going to use this as my 'what i'm drinking now' thread http://oi48.tinypic.com/21mg0sw.jpg
halloway 12.27.12	I scored a bottle of Rogue's Bacon Maple Ale for X-mas. What am I getting into?
Inveigh 12.27.12	Never had it, but if there's one brewery I would trust with that specific task, it'd be Rogue
Inveigh 01.10.13	drinking a 22 ouncer of Hop Rod Rye by Bear Republic damn good brew, they call it an IPA but it tastes more like an American Strong Ale to me
Spec 01.10.13	Drinking Canadian. Bleh.
Inveigh 01.13.13	just cracked my last bottle of Founders Breakfast Stout, leftover from the fall http://tinypic.com/r/a5dw0k/6 so fucking good
Inveigh 01.15.13	just finished off a bomber of Three Floyds Rye'Da Tiger and it was unbelievable. Maybe the best Rye DIPA I've ever had. just cracked a BridgePort Ebenezer Ale leftover from one of my xmas/winter warmer hauls. Decent, but nothing special.
Inveigh 01.15.13	and yes, I know I'm the only one posting here anymore. what's everyone else drinking tonight? assuming you're all functioning alcoholics like I am...
Spec 01.15.13	Sleemans Honey Brown. Also took a lot of codeine and am listening to Codeine. I would recommend it.
Inveigh 01.15.13	damn, care to share some of that codeine? syrup variety I assume?
Spec 01.15.13	Tylenol 3's actually.
Inveigh 02.24.13	Have had some awesome beers over the last week. Tyranena The Devil Made Me Do It Coffee Porter - 4.5/5 Green Flash Palate Wrecker DIPA - 4.5/5 Lagunitas Sucks DIPA - 4.75/5 Founders Backwoods Bastard - 4.25/5 Oskar Blues Deviant Dale IPA - 4.5/5 also came up on a few bombers of Three Floyds Dreadnaught DIPA (otherwise known as the best beer in the world). It's $12.99 per bomber, but totally worth it.
ReturnOfTheDnor 02.24.13	I've had tha Lagunitas before. Stuff absolutely rules.
Inveigh 03.01.13	tying one on tonight, so far I've downed a Lagunitas Sucks, Firestone Walker Double Jack, Three Floyds Alpha King and a Three Floyds Gumballhead
sniper 03.01.13	double jack is so good. one of my favorites drinking a young's double chocolate stout and listening to the men.
Spec 03.01.13	Old Milwaukee tonight. Cheap beer hooray.
sniper 03.01.13	brits really know how to stout
Inveigh 03.02.13	young's double chocolate is easily one of my favorites in that style, obviously Samuel Smith makes a great one as well. Purchased a bomber of Pipeworks' Jones Dog the other day, haven't tried it yet though. Really liked their Galaxy Unicorn, Standard Issue and Close Encounter. Tonight I've gone with Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot, Oskar Blues Deviant Dale and Bell's Two Hearted. It's been a good night.
someguest 03.02.13	You gotta love the skunky Two Hearted. A Michigan classic!
Inveigh 03.02.13	dude Two Hearted is not skunky at all to my taste buds... just grapefruity, orangey, bitter goodness
toxin. 03.02.13	i thought this would be a balls list
someguest 03.02.13	It's skunky to me. I'm still a novice beer drinker.
Inveigh 03.02.13	if you're still in Michigan you're in a good spot. Bell's and Founders are world class breweries, plus Dark Horse, New Holland and Jolly Pumpkin are pretty great too. you're also not too far from awesome breweries like Three Floyds and Pipeworks.
someguest 03.02.13	Sadly, I am still here. Beer is like the only good thing left in this state. Oh, and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. But that's about it.
Inveigh 03.02.13	ah, yes the dunes. Grand Rapids is a pretty cool town, if my memory from the one time I was there serves me. otherwise yeah, michigan's got beer and that's about it
Inveigh 03.14.13	drinking my last bomber of Rye'da Tiger right now... sad, but god damn tasty. probably the best rye IPA (or DIPA) out there imo
someguest 03.14.13	I haven't had a drink in at least two weeks. :(
Inveigh 03.14.13	on purpose?
someguest 03.14.13	Yes and no. Big person problems man.
Inveigh 03.14.13	I'm familiar with those
Apollo 03.14.13	New brews kicking my ass: Howe Sound Pothole Filler Imperial Stout (British Columbia craft) Beau's Coffee Amber (Ontario craft) Kostriker Black Lager (German) Samichlaus (Swiss, this beer is 14%, like a kick in the teeth in a good way) Beau's Hefeweizen Style Wheat Beer Lava Smoked Imperial Stout (Iceland, 9.4% delicious, blacker than black coffee)
someguest 03.14.13	The last one sounds really good.
Apollo 03.14.13	It's awesome man. Only $5 for a bottle where I live too.
tragic.details 03.14.13	I don't care much for beer. I enjoy whisky though.
Inveigh 03.14.13	downing an Alpha King to close the night I love whiskey, it is second only to beer in my booze-love ranking best coffee-ish stout I've had recently was Central Waters Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout. It's 9.5% abv and pure deliciousness.
DominionMM1 03.14.13	drinking an old chub right now. mmmmmmm alcolicious.
sniper 03.14.13	pretty things beer and ale project - our finest regards (barleywine 12.1% ABV) quite a mouthful (as is the flavor)
Inveigh 03.19.13	oh damn dominion didn't know you were up on that oskar blues tip. i love dale's, deviant dale's and g'knight, I really need to try old chub seeing as I love scotch ales. the wife and I celebrated a slightly belated St. Pat's tonight with some homemade corned beef and cabbage, and a bomber of Brian Boru Irish Red Ale. now I'm sipping on a dark horse double crooked tree. damn good.
Inveigh 03.19.13	also sniper i just looked that stuff up, sounds pretty tasty. i've been in a barleywine mood lately. guess it is the season..
DominionMM1 03.19.13	"oh damn dominion didn't know you were up on that oskar blues tip. i love dale's, deviant dale's and g'knight, I really need to try old chub seeing as I love scotch ales." yeah the brewery is a 45 minute drive from my place. you need to try mama's little yells pils and the gubna, too if you haven't.
AngelofDeath 03.19.13	I don't think I'm ever going to drink anything besides Sam Smith's chocolate stout from now on.
Inveigh 03.19.13	yeah I've got a can of Gubna in my fridge now, gonna crack it next time I'm in the mood for an RIS yesssss Angel Sam Smith makes the best chocolate stout around. the oatmeal is damn good as well. I tried something recently called Not Your Father's Root Beer by Small Town Brewery. It was 10% and tasted like the best root beer I've ever had.
Underflow 03.19.13	All I know is is that if you're trashed enough to think Keystone Light tastes awesome, then you're doing a good job.
DominionMM1 03.19.13	keystone doesn't taste like shit because it has no taste whatsoever
sniper 03.19.13	me and the gf split a unibroue terrible for st pattys day along with some irish creme ale in nitrocans i can't remember the name of right now. the amber ale i brewed is ready, bout to open the first one.
Inveigh 03.20.13	nice, I really want to get into home brewing I just cracked my last Founders Russian Imperial Stout for the year, couldn't hold off any longer. It's probably my favorite American take on the style (although I still haven't had Dark Lord).
DominionMM1 03.20.13	have you ever tried old rasputin, veigh?
sniper 03.20.13	@ dominion -- Inveigh: "sniper: yes, I actually have one or two Old Rasputin's in my fridge right now. can't believe I forgot that one, definitely an essential RIS."
Inveigh 03.21.13	lol that's awesome. this is one of my favorite threads, people with good taste in music and beer. drinking my last Hopslam right now, again, wanted to let it mature but couldn't wait. It was bottled on 1/9 and I got it 1/14, I think I've waited long enough. DIPA and YOB are a great combo
sniper 03.21.13	i always buy cellar beers at whole foods and then i never wait to drink them. i have even tried buying 2 of each so i could drink one and save one but i have no willpower at all it seems.
Inveigh 03.22.13	yeah I'm the same way. Just picked up a couple bottles of Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale today and I'm drinking one now, planning on cellaring the other... we'll see if it lasts. I'm making a trip to Three Floyds brewpub on Saturday for a haul of some Zombie Dust and whatever else they have available for growler purchase. It's going to be awesome.
Maniac! 03.22.13	The only good beer I've had is Killian's Red what's the consensus on that one?
ffs 03.22.13	special brew
MO 03.22.13	strange brew
Inveigh 03.22.13	Killian's Red? I used to like it back in the day, and it's pretty good for a Miller-Coors product. But it pales in comparison to other Irish Reds like Brian Boru or even Murphy's.
Maniac! 03.22.13	for a first beer, it was pretty good
Inveigh 03.22.13	yes, definitely good for a first beer. I think of Killian's as like a "gateway beer" -- it's good for the transition from stuff like Bud Light into real beer.
Maniac! 03.22.13	hah. I skipped entry level
Inveigh 03.22.13	that you did. when you're under 21 and the luxury of choice is not on your side, I'd say you did pretty good.
Maniac! 03.22.13	"that you did. when you're under 21 and the luxury of choice is not on your side, I'd say you did pretty good." Fun shit happens at judo camp
Maniac! 03.22.13	like gay sex
Inveigh 03.22.13	damn beat me to it
sniper 03.22.13	ommegang three philosophers and the doppelgangaz
Inveigh 03.31.13	rocked out with some Solemn Oath Kidnapped By Vikings IPA earlier (best IPA I've had recently, brewed 5 minutes from my apartment), along with Ommegang Iron Throne Blonde Ale and Oskar Blues Old Chub Scotch Ale finishing the night off with a dirty martini made with City of London gin
sniper 03.31.13	Kidnapped By Vikings 2nd best beer name ever after bitches brew
Inveigh 04.03.13	^I would actually agree with that drinking a Victory Hop Wallop right now and listening to Let Us Prey by Electric Wizard m/
DominionMM1 04.03.13	bitches brew slays for days. dogfish head is my favorite non- CO brewery.
Inveigh 04.09.13	menu tonight so far has included Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale, Dogfishhead Aprihop IPA and now a Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA
DominionMM1 04.09.13	how's the aprihop?
Inveigh 04.14.13	drinking a Three Floyds Dreadnaught DIPA (probably my favorite overall beer) and jamming Gang Starr while hanging with the wife (who's drinking a Two Brothers Side Kick pale ale) good fucking times
Inveigh 04.16.13	tossing back a Three Floyds Gumballhead right now... jamming Thou
sniper 04.16.13	i need to jam some fucking thou
sniper 04.20.13	trappistes rochefort 10 and living legends fuck yeah
Inveigh 04.21.13	nice choices i'm on my second of two awesome bombers tonight. started off with a Revolution Galaxy Hero IPA, now sipping a Stone Enjoy By 5-17-13 DIPA. so fucking good. currently jamming deftones but it will be a long night of tunes and reefer. Black Domino and Lemon Kush are the strands of the evening (or so I'm told, pretty sure half of these names are just made up)
Inveigh 04.21.13	getting down on my last Aprihop at the moment, been a good night
Inveigh 04.21.13	drinking a Stone Espresso Imperial Russian Stout and listening to Portal it's a good afternoon
Inveigh 04.22.13	Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale canned on 4/3/13. if you can get this stuff fresh it's one of the best APAs on the planet and yes i realize I'm the only one posting in here today.
sniper 04.22.13	westmalle dubbel and the pyramid imperial ipa
sniper 04.22.13	i don't believe i have ever been able to drink a beer that fresh that wasn't a homebrew.
Winsomniac 04.22.13	Figueroa Mtn. Hoppy Poppy Mirror Pond Pale Ale Red Chair Northwestern Pale Ale Inversion IPA Widmer Bros. Pitch Black IPA Ruination IPA All from quite good breweries. Stone is by far the most well-known, but they mostly live up to the hype.
Inveigh 05.03.13	yeah love Stone, we recently started getting Deschuttes here in Chicagoland so I've grown quite fond of Red Chair just finishing my first (and likely only) Three Floyds Permanent Funeral (collab with Pig Destroyer) one of the top 3-4 IPA/DIPAs I've ever had
Inveigh 05.03.13	sniper, freshness is so key with anything hoppy
Inveigh 05.04.13	drinking a Revolution Galaxy Hero atm
chemicalmarriage 05.04.13	Founders KBS. Have a friend close to the brewery. It's fucking amazing. Suck my balls. yes. Suck my balls
Inveigh 05.08.13	last night I got down on a Three Floyds In The Name of Suffering, black IPA collab with Eyehategod. really good beer, but not in the top tier of Black IPAs that I've had (Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous and Firestone Walker Wookie Jack would be in that category). tonight I'm polishing off one of my other Three Floyds limited release bombers, Rabid Rabbit Saison. slightly less impressed with this one than I normally am with their brews.
Jesuslaves 05.08.13	Y U BUMP UR OWN LIST
Inveigh 05.08.13	because it's awesome AND THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT I'M DRINKING
DominionMM1 05.08.13	i certainly hope you were jamming some ehg while enjoying that black ipa
omnipanzer 05.08.13	every time you bump this I want a beer lol [2]
Winsomniac 05.08.13	Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA m/
sniper 05.09.13	had too much coursework to drink/sputnik/sleep much lately but i'm gonna crack a few and jam some deer leap
Inveigh 06.29.13	"i certainly hope you were jamming some ehg while enjoying that black ipa" oh i definitely did. went to the brewpub about 3 weeks later and got one that was bottled fresh, it was infinitely better than the first one I tried. recently been getting down on FFF's Apocalypse Cow, Ballast Point Sculpin, Revolution Very Mad Cow, Pipeworks Centennial Ninja and Stone RuinTen. good times. now i want a beer, fuck
DominionMM1 06.29.13	sup veigh
Inveigh 06.29.13	what up dog how you been and yea i caved in and cracked a beer. figure it's past noon...
DominionMM1 06.29.13	been alright. stuck at work right now. really want a beer.
Titan 06.29.13	check it Inveigh: http://www.rushisaband.com/blog/2013/06/28/3692/Rush-2013-Clockwork-Angels-tour-Chicago-open-thread
Inveigh 06.30.13	not really a huge rush fan tbh Titan, heresy i know you off work yet Dominion? i'm tossing back a Pipeworks MariLime Law Ninja right now. a double IPA with lime zest and lime juice... sounded weird, but the execution is awesome
DominionMM1 06.30.13	yeah. gonna run down to the lq and grab some dales.
Inveigh 06.30.13	fucking love that beer. I tried out the new Gubna (they changed the hop profile from just Summit, to include Centennial and maybe one other), it's still got that weird onion/garic taste going on for me though. it's the only Oskar Blues I can't fully get behind. Old Chub, Dales, Deviant Dales and Ten Fidy are all world class.
Hyperion1001 06.30.13	dude old chub is my favorite beer god damn that shit rules
Inveigh 06.30.13	yea it's one of the best Scotch ales on the planet. I still think I'd take Founders Dirty Bastard over it, considering the price difference, but yeah it's incredible
DominionMM1 06.30.13	update: passed on dales and got a 4 banger of renegade elevation triple ipa. Halfway through the first one and I'm already feelin it.
DominionMM1 06.30.13	Old Chub, Dales, Deviant Dales and Ten Fidy are all world class have you had the g'night yet?
Inveigh 06.30.13	never heard of it before, but just looked it up and it seems right up my alley. doubt I'll be able to find it here in Chicagoland unfortunately though 11% abv is serious fun
Inveigh 06.30.13	"have you had the g'night yet?" ah shit, forgot to include that one. that's the imperial red ale right? grabbed a 4pk of that awhile back and it was definitely awesome. double/imperial reds are one of my new favorite styles.
DominionMM1 06.30.13	yeah a bar down the street has the g'knight on tap. we always pre game there and have a couple of those to get a strong buzz going.
DominionMM1 06.30.13	and I'm sure you could order some renegade stuff up there
Inveigh 06.30.13	you're in denver, correct? I love Great Divide brews as well. lots of good breweries in CO
SteelErectedb4you8er 06.30.13	Founder's Dirty Bastard (Scottish Ale), Founder's Centennial IPA, Revolution (Chicago Brewery): Anti-Hero, Bell's Two Hearted Ale, Belhaven Scottish Ale, Samuel Adams Scottish Ale, Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale, Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout
DominionMM1 06.30.13	Yeah. Renegade is like a mile or two from my place.
SteelErectedb4you8er 06.30.13	I would list some Austin and hill country, tx breweries, but you can't get any!
Inveigh 06.30.13	those are all awesome brews Steel, Two Hearted was the beer that got me into IPAs a few years back. legendary brew. Revolution Galaxy Hero is one of my favorite single hop galaxy IPAs, which is saying a lot considering that's maybe my favorite hop
DominionMM1 06.30.13	need some russian imperial stout recs. only ones ive had are old rasputin and hammer & sickle.
Inveigh 06.30.13	for real? oh man, Stone's Imperial Russian Stout and Espresso Imperial Russian Stout are both incredible and probably still available at most bottle stores. Founders RIS is also the shit, but good luck finding that one right now. you should be able to get your hands on some Founders Breakfast Stout, which is somewhat similar and fucking awesome. Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout and Oskar Blues Ten Fidy are both almost perfect examples of the style, and since you're in Denver they should be easy to get your hands on. If you can ever get some Firestone Walker Parabola, it's really good too. just hard to find. same goes for Bell's Black Note.
SteelErectedb4you8er 06.30.13	Being from Michigan, it is kind of wild that we can get Founders down in Texas now. I am Scottish Ale fanatic and Dirty Bastard is one of my favorites. I had Revolution for the first time when we were on tour in Chicago this month, and I enjoyed it.
DominionMM1 06.30.13	"Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout and Oskar Blues Ten Fidy" had those. i'll keep an eye out for the stone ris. given their track record, it's gotta be pretty good.
Inveigh 06.30.13	yeah the Chicago area has a ton of great breweries cropping up. Revolution, Pipeworks, 18th Street and Finch's in the city; Solemn Oath, Wild Onion, Two Brothers in the burbs. Three Floyds is in Munster Indiana, but that's only like an hour from downtown so it's basically a suburb obviously Michigan has great breweries (Founders, Bells, Dark Horse, etc)
Inveigh 06.30.13	"i'll keep an eye out for the stone ris. given their track record, it's gotta be pretty good." yeah it really is. up there with Old Rasputin, Ten Fidy and Founders as the best on the market imo
someguest 06.30.13	"obviously Michigan has great breweries (Founders, Bells, Dark Horse, etc)" Beer and beaches. All we have.
DominionMM1 06.30.13	you have the red wings, too
Inveigh 06.30.13	yeah but the Blackhawks are better :)
Titan 06.30.13	'not really a huge rush fan tbh Titan, heresy i know' I figured as a Hawks fan (as I presumed from your profile pic), you would appreciate seeing Carcillo on stage with Rush hoisting the cup.....not sure if you watched the video....
DominionMM1 06.30.13	ah dude i have absolutely no love for the wings. But you can't deny their success over the last 2 decades.
Inveigh 06.30.13	"I figured as a Hawks fan (as I presumed from your profile pic), you would appreciate seeing Carcillo on stage with Rush hoisting the cup.....not sure if you watched the video...." lol no shit i saw the link and assumed... i'm an asshole
Inveigh 06.30.13	sierra nevada hoptimum dipa
Tyrannic 07.01.13	I taking my friends to three Floyd's for a bachelor party. That's where the day will begin lol
Inveigh 07.01.13	three floyd's best brewery ever if you're a hop head at least
Apollo 07.01.13	I just had Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. It was pretty good.
Inveigh 07.02.13	Founders makes a pretty good cherry beer, I think it's called Cerise
sniper 07.02.13	i never much liked fruity beers. especially american ones.
sniper 07.03.13	dragon slayer IPA & david bowie's heroes at a bar earlier. was pretty fucking chill.
Inveigh 07.07.13	today been pounding anderson valley summer solstice and sierra nevada torpedo and death metalling hard m/
Psobesri 07.07.13	beer + altars of madness = enlightenment
Inveigh 07.07.13	was jamming abominations earlier, only MA i've jammed today thought you'd like that
Psobesri 07.08.13	sweet abom goes better with hallucinogens imo but yeah dude browning til infinity
Inveigh 07.08.13	even though most of abominations shows up on their later albums, i do like most of the versions from that album better
Psobesri 07.08.13	demon seed m/
Inveigh 07.09.13	sierra nevada torpedo and formulas fatal to the flesh
Psobesri 07.09.13	sounds sweet dude are you at chambers of dis yet omg diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis
Inveigh 07.09.13	lol i'm at troopers, unfortunately bout to go back to the 80s m/
Psobesri 07.09.13	sweet dude abominations til infinity
Psobesri 07.09.13	another sweet ass beer album is necrophagia - season of the dead also imo the purest death metal album ever created, never to be topped by anyone in any dimension or continuum, ever
Inveigh 07.09.13	yeah i dig necrophagia true death metal for sure
someguest 07.09.13	I've been drinking liquor instead of beer lately. Tanqueray and Hendrick's.
Inveigh 07.09.13	i like dirty gin martinis, i had one earlier tonight actually
someguest 07.09.13	Gin and tonic. Sometimes I like to pretend I'm 50 years old. Lol.
Inveigh 07.09.13	gin and tonics are good yeah
liledman 07.11.13	Picked up a bunch of Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest, I feel like I'm straddling the divide here with you Northern types. Great beer.
DominionMM1 07.13.13	so what y'all drinking on this dandy evening?
pribosse 07.13.13	try some necro dogg with your beer: http://necrodogg.bandcamp.com/
DominionMM1 07.13.13	not really my style but ill jam some sad wings just for you bruh
Inveigh 07.15.13	Tonight was Stone IRS and Dales
Inveigh 07.23.13	Sierra Nevada Hoptimum after a couple dirty gin martinis, mixed with some Faith No More, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Deftones, Mother Love Bone and assorted other late 80s and 90s badassness anyone else boozing on a Monday night?
someguest 07.23.13	I was drinking the last two nights. I went out with a woman on Saturday and had cheap ass house vodka, had Killian's last night. I need to step my quality game back up!
Inveigh 07.23.13	no doubt, Killian's around any time other than St Paddy's Day is rough, and cheap vodka is about the worst kind of liquor ever (unless you go Svedka, that's not terrible for $10-12 a bottle). New Belgium Ranger IPA goes for about $12-13 per 12 pack at stores around me, that's a pretty good value
someguest 07.23.13	Well when I go drinking with a woman I tend to stick closer to their track so they don't whine about my drinks all night. I'll have to give that one a whirl.
oltnabrick 07.23.13	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUdYo_N--N4 add this song
Inveigh 07.23.13	lol yeah it's true, women love vodka i mean it's a good mixer and all i just never find myself drinking it unless it's a situation similar to what you describe
someguest 07.23.13	And NONE of the women drink beer here. Not a one. They don't appreciate it!
Inveigh 07.23.13	very tough to find a woman into beer, especially craft beer. i've been able to get my wife into it, at least somewhat. which is cool.
someguest 07.23.13	It sounds like you've found a keeper! haha
Inveigh 07.23.13	@oltna: wish i was smoking herb right now, sounds like fun and yeah guest, definitely homie
oltnabrick 07.23.13	o haha true
DominionMM1 07.26.13	so what y'all drinkin on tonight?
someguest 07.26.13	Nothing. I got fucked up last night. I don't remember my drive home.
MO 07.26.13	fuck yea drinkin and drivin m/
DominionMM1 07.26.13	yeah i remember the list. stay off the pbr, bro. no story that begins with "i drank some pabst last night..." ever ends well.
someguest 07.26.13	I always drive home. Friends always tell me to stay over, but I like pushin' the limits.
someguest 07.26.13	Don't rip me son. I drove right by a cop, windows down, music blasting at 4am in the morning about a month ago and he just kept on cruising.
DominionMM1 07.26.13	"nah its only thrusday hopefully tomorrow night tho" so? you can still enjoy a beer or two on a Thursday night, my friend.
Inveigh 07.30.13	Man, last time I checked Thursday is a prime drinking night... Also someguest, that will catch up to you at some point
Inveigh 08.04.13	been drinking hard today, cracked my first revolution anti-hero ipa at about 10 hours ago. also indulged in coors light, summer shandy, lagunitas lil sumpin, founders devil dancer triple ipa, solemn oath snaggle tooth ipa and founders dry-hopped pale ale. golfed 18, played like shit. it's been a good saturday. death metalling hard with another anti-hero currently m/
DominionMM1 08.04.13	i'm drinkin dales. yeah i'm too predictable
Inveigh 08.04.13	dale's is my go to normally, especially for golf (need cans). but i had to get beer at 7am today and it was relatively slim pickins at the grocery store (hence the shandy, coors light and luckily some anti-hero)
rockandmetaljunkie 08.04.13	Beer and music is a fucking awesome combination. I love drinking beers while listening to Motorhead.
Inveigh 08.04.13	yeah beer is god's gift to man
DominionMM1 08.04.13	hey at least your grocery stores sell real beer
Inveigh 08.04.13	yeah jewel osco keeps it relatively real. they sell 12 packs of ranger ipa for 12.99 which is a pretty good deal
DominionMM1 08.04.13	nice. only thing you can get here at grocery/convenience stores is 3.2 beer
Inveigh 08.04.13	damn, you would think a liberal state like colorado would be past that saw ballast point sculpin ipa in cans today, which was a first for me
DominionMM1 08.04.13	we're progressive on certain things but booze isn't one of them. I mean up until a few years ago liquor stores couldn't open on sundays.
Inveigh 08.04.13	i think i'd trade only being able to buy 3.2 beer in grocery stores for legalized pot
DominionMM1 08.04.13	except on Sunday nights when you need more beer
Inveigh 08.04.13	lol true that law would require a level of planning ahead skill that i do not possess
DominionMM1 08.04.13	besides the whole legalized weed thing is way overblown. I've heard that prices will go way up. like $50 for an eighth.
Inveigh 08.04.13	is that how much you pay now? because most people pay 60 an eight here in chicagoland. one of my good friends happens to be a small time dealer so i usually pay 20-25 for a half eighter of good shit (don't smoke that often anymore), but it's expensive here. dumbasses in the city will pay 70-80 an eighth for sour d and the like
someguest 08.04.13	I had a bottle of The Poet by Holland Brewing last night. It's an oatmeal stout from Michigan. Incredible.
someguest 08.04.13	Oh, and I'm jamming Rush's Fly By Night.
Inveigh 08.07.13	lagunitas ipa can't sleep, fuck
Inveigh 08.07.13	also Holland is hit or miss for me but Poet is outstanding
DominionMM1 08.07.13	"is that how much you pay now? because most people pay 60 an eight here in chicagoland. " god damn man. up until the medical mj laws passed it was typically $50 for an eighth and once those laws passed it went down to like $30 an eighth. maybe $35 for some REALLY good stuff.
Inveigh 08.07.13	holy shit i'm fucking jealous
DominionMM1 08.07.13	now i'm anxious to see what happens to the prices not only in the dispensaries but with the dealers too
Inveigh 08.07.13	what's the product like in the dispensaries? as compared to normal dealer wares
DominionMM1 08.07.13	a lot of dealers get theirs from the dispensaries, so it's often the exact same thing. but i've never been to a dispensary so i don't really know what all they have.
Inveigh 08.07.13	damn. do you know when it's going to be legal for retail sale?
DominionMM1 08.07.13	january 1st if i'm not mistaken
Inveigh 08.07.13	seems so far away lol
DominionMM1 08.07.13	yeah i know. and i'm curious as to what increments people will be able to buy it in. like if you've only got $10 or $15, can you just walk in and pick up 1g? it's gonna be interesting.
Inveigh 08.07.13	right. and will they sell pre-rolled joints for like $5 a pop? i'm definitely going to take a trip to Denver next year to check it out
DominionMM1 08.07.13	i'm also curious to see what kind of edibles will be available and what the prices are on them
someguest 08.08.13	I have a friend that just moved to Denver, but she doesn't smoke.
Banion 08.08.13	Old Engine Oil beer
Wolfhorde 08.11.13	Dayum, how'd I miss this. Gonna need to make a list for when I hit Chicago and Cleveland in fall. (I've wanted to check out some IPAs and so on for some time but they're impossible to find here)
someguest 08.11.13	Cleveland? Eww.
Wolfhorde 08.11.13	Oh hey, someguest still being an off topic asshat. But rest assured, asshat is still better than assjacket, right?
someguest 08.11.13	I'm up here in Michigan, you should meet me in Detroit. Cleveland and Detroit are both nasty cities, it was a bit tongue in cheek.
Wolfhorde 08.11.13	I don't give a shit about your regional affiliations, this is about things LARGER THAN YOU AND ME, SON. This is about good booze!
someguest 08.11.13	Touche. Good luck getting into the US, ya bastard!
Inveigh 08.11.13	Chicago rules, for what's worth. if you hit any breweries in the region (especially Two Brothers, Solemn Oath or Wild Onion as they're near me) hit me up. Also can't go wrong with Three Floyds and (if you're in the city) Revolution and Goose Island
Ire 08.11.13	i drink keystone light cos it tastes like water and im 20 it's sweet
Wolfhorde 08.12.13	Well, Chicago is basically where I'll land so I won't be there for long but since Brandon knows people there I'm sure we could stay there a bit for checking out the place and stuff like that and head back after. Thanks, man - will do!
clercqie 08.12.13	Those are some silly-ass beer names.
Inveigh 08.14.13	@wolfhorde: Brandon, as in Maniac? also, drinking Two Brothers Cane & Ebel hopped up red rye right now. fucking delicious
DominionMM1 08.14.13	changed it up tonight and got the old chub. oskar blues bruh.
Inveigh 08.14.13	old chub would be an excellent choice too. if the weather right now in denver is anything like chicago, it feels like fall. need more color in the beer when the weather turns.
DominionMM1 08.14.13	yeah man weather's been kinda freaky lately. rain every day for the last few weeks, which is not a regular thing for august.
Inveigh 08.14.13	yeah it's been weird here too. i was at the pearl jam show at wrigley and it started thunderstorming. they played like 5 songs then were delayed for 3 hours.. went back on at midnight and they stopped selling booze. it was brutal.
DominionMM1 08.14.13	harsh man. hate it when rain delays shows...except when it was neurosis. it actually added to the atmosphere.
Inveigh 08.14.13	i can definitely see that with neurosis. at wrigley it just turned to chaos because all the thousands of people from the field level were ushered into the stands/concessions area and it just became one giant party. which was cool but created an anxious atmosphere after awhile lol
DominionMM1 08.14.13	yeah it was great. thunder and lightning in the background as they did astns and ateotr.
Inveigh 08.14.13	neurosis is the perfect band for that
DominionMM1 08.14.13	so how was the pj show?
Balarag 08.14.13	"Negra Modelo" is what you are looking for
DominionMM1 08.14.13	dude what the fuck. don't dirty up this thread with that mexican gutter piss.
NightmareCinema16 08.14.13	Take a whole bottle of scotch. it'll leave you wasted for a whole month.
Inveigh 08.14.13	lol negra modelo once pj actually went on and played for an extended amount of time it was great. surprisingly a lot of deep cuts, not all the ones i was looking for though (primarily leash and indifference). they did play corduroy, state of love and trust, bugs and two mother love bone songs though. closed with rocking in the free world, didn't even play ledbetter actually. i guess they had to cut like 5 songs out due to time constrictions (show ended around 230am)
DominionMM1 08.14.13	hunger strike?
Inveigh 08.14.13	no unfortunately, no temple of the dog at all they did a new song with Brendan O'Brien, covered mother by floyd and eruption. porch, which was cool. Release as the opener was awesome. Obviously Rearviewmirror ruled. wasn't my favorite set overall though.
DominionMM1 08.14.13	well you got to see em at least.
Inveigh 08.14.13	oh absolutely, and it was a great time i'm just a sucker for the first three albums as most people probably are
Wolfhorde 08.14.13	"@wolfhorde: Brandon, as in Maniac?" Nah, lol. A pal of mine from Ohio who's more around your age. Maniac should be in basic training in Oct. OT: Will be checking out Orval, Rochefort, Schlenkerla smoke beer, Aventinus Eisbock and 2 BrewDog beers out soon while I'm still here.
Inveigh 08.19.13	Pipeworks Ninja vs Unicorn DIPA and Given to the Rising
Inveigh 08.19.13	hard
clercqie 08.19.13	Orval, Rochefort nomnomnom
Inveigh 08.25.13	Two Brothers Sidekick Extra Pale Ale and the new Ulcerate record m/
Inveigh 08.30.13	Two Brothers Atom Smasher Oktoberfest and Somewhere Along the Highway hard almost didn't want to post this comment because 420
Inveigh 09.05.13	Revolution Eugene Porter, can poured into a snifter. that's not wrong is it? Pixies hard
sniper 09.05.13	having a good old 90 minute and listening to freddie hubbard
Inveigh 09.19.13	three floyds zombie dust and vasaeleth's crypt born & tethered to ruin metal hard m/
SeaAnemone 09.19.13	my local food lion has this deal where it's $8 for a make-you-own-6-pack out of an awesome selection of craft brews it's really fucking awesome not the most obscure stuff but this time I got Old Rasputin, a few local beers, Sierra Nevada double IPA mmmm, dogfish 90, and the New Belgium pumpkin beer talk about a deal
Inveigh 09.19.13	which sierra nevada dipa, torpedo? old rasputin rules. I have that new belgium pumpkin beer sitting in my fridge (from a craft your own 6 pack from my local bottle store), haven't tried it yet though. it's $10 where I'm at though... damn
MrElmo 09.19.13	Sounds like the tits
SeaAnemone 09.19.13	yeah, torpedo I'm very iffy when it comes to SN but I really like Torpedo also: I've been drinking more and more porters and stouts now that I feel like I've exhausted every good IPA haha, if anyone has some recommendations to try that'd be cool
SeaAnemone 09.19.13	oh and I had few beers from goose island and kona brewery lately, wasn't a huge fan of either : /
Winsomniac 09.19.13	Mirror Pond Pale Ale and Inversion IPA from Deschutes is excellent, but tends to be East Coast local. Figueroa Mountain Brewery has Hoppy Poppy IPA which is awesome as well. Also, if you like heavier stuff, Widmer Brothers' Pitch Black IPA is one of my all-time favorites.
Inveigh 09.20.13	yea kona kinda sucks. i have love for goose island because local brewery and they were my entry to craft, but they've gone downhill ever since Bud bought them (outside of Bourbon County Stout of course). if you're looking for good IPA/DIPA recs, may I suggest... (i'll try to keep it to ones that would be easily found on the east coast) Bells Two Hearted Ale Ballast Point Sculpin Founders Centennial Founders Double Trouble Stone Ruination Stone Enjoy By Bear Republic Racer 5 Three Floyds Dreadnaught Lagunitas Sucks Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Sierra Nevada Hoptimum there's a ton of others obviously, but they're mostly regional. with IPA/DIPAs, it's all about freshness. If you're drinking it after 30-60 days of bottling, it's going to be a completely different beer.
Inveigh 09.20.13	most of the best DIPAs come in 22 oz bombers
SeaAnemone 09.20.13	oh wait I meant stout and porter recs since I've had so so many IPAs haha I worded that really poorly but thanks I've probably had like half of the ones you guys mentioned Founders is god tier beer all round and I love Lagunitas as well
Inveigh 09.20.13	yeah Founders, Lagunitas, Stone and Bells are about as good as it gets when it comes to widely distributed craft brews I'm less well-versed in Stouts and Porters, you've probably had most of my go-tos. I just picked up a 4-pack of Sierra Nevada Narwhal Imperial Stout today though, excited to try that. Three Floyds Moloko Milk Stout is excellent too. If you like that roasty flavor, I just tried the new Founders Black IPA yesterday and was really impressed. Wins: Deschutes is an Oregon based, yes? either way we just started getting their brews in Chicago this year. The Fresh Squeezed IPA is awesome.
SeaAnemone 09.20.13	awesome, well thank you for the IPA recs drinking a Fat Tire right now while I watch the Eagles (fly eagles fly)
Winsomniac 09.20.13	Deschutes is based in Bend, Oregon, yes. And their Red Chair Northwestern Pale Ale is my favorite beer full stop. Lagunitas is amazing for how available it is, yeah. Lil Sumpin' is the dank
DominionMM1 09.20.13	hittin' this joint up tonight: http://trvebrewing.com/
Inveigh 10.11.13	Deschuttes Hop Trip and Torche, and blue dream
Inveigh 10.11.13	feel you brother, chicago baseball was brutal this year. pretty pumped about bears, bulls and blackhawks tho
sniper 10.11.13	dude yeah that game was awful
sniper 10.11.13	i like boston too tho so i still have hope
Inveigh 10.11.13	bears d-line has been and will continue to be their biggest issue this season look at the giants running game and pass protection tonight... it was the worst in the league up until this game
Inveigh 10.11.13	oh damn thought we were talking thursday night football
Inveigh 10.11.13	i find myself easily hating most hockey teams that aren't the hawks, but i do respect san jose
skeames1214 10.11.13	can't wait till I'm 21 and can be a snobbish ass about beer. gon' be swee
sniper 10.11.13	yeah sorry i'm just slow to comment. me and reichy are both bay area though.
Inveigh 10.11.13	bro just wait til you're 28 and can afford it @skeames snipe are you pumped about the warriors this year? sleeper contender status i think...
sniper 10.11.13	my father is from CT and a huge red sox fan, it's just part of my life.
Inveigh 10.11.13	yea the big if will be bogut and lee staying healthy, but if they do oh man. bogut, lee, iggy, curry and thompson will be as scary of a starting 5 as the spurs, bulls and heat or at least close i guess
skeames1214 10.11.13	I'm a journalism major, I'll never be able to afford it.
Inveigh 10.11.13	word, i was at one point too. ended up with a business degree
Inveigh 10.11.13	yea rose has looked ridiculous in the preseason so far, not that it means much. but still. good to see him playing basketball again.
Dunpeal 10.11.13	curry's due for another ankle malfunction
skeames1214 10.11.13	double majoring in journalism and social service, actually. gotta find me a sugar mama
skeames1214 10.11.13	god sports fans (not you guys, referring to the outcry about rose not playing) are the fucking worst.
Dunpeal 10.11.13	that ankle is pretty gimpy. i'll be shocked if he makes it through a full season. if anything i would at least hope his injuries happen early in the season vs late in the season. didn't he almost miss the playoffs cuz he thought the nugs we're aiming for his ankle? lots of ifs on that guys ankle, but he's as pure a shooter as there's ever been
DominionMM1 10.26.13	doin' up some acid bath/deadboy and some sierra nevada narwhal imperial stout this evening
Inveigh 10.27.13	oh man I love Narwhal, got myself a 4 pack a couple of weeks back today's been a great beer/music/football day. Revolution Fistmas, Victory DirtWolf DIPA and Victory Storm King RIS to go with some Sepultura, Sodom, Kendrick Lamar and Pusha T
someguest 10.27.13	I had three pints of Kona Brown on Friday night. It's probably the best thing I've had lately.
Storm In A Teacup 10.27.13	Last time I had alcohol was in August.
JokineAugustus 10.27.13	Samuel adam's summer ale is pretty sweet, as well as Youngs double chocolate stout.
Storm In A Teacup 10.27.13	Give me any kind of alcoholic beverage and I will probably think it is disgusting.
JokineAugustus 10.27.13	There is a alchoholic beverage for everyone.
Inveigh 10.27.13	I'm not usually a fan of Kona's stuff but the Brown is one of their best brews for sure
ZippaThaRippa 10.27.13	Arrogant Bastard is a tastier treat than Sublimely Self Righteous myself. If you like a good bitter red ale I HIGHLY recommend Nectar Copper Ale. It's a bit pricier than your average six pack but worth it. Troeg's - Perpetual IPA Lagunitas - Lucky 13 and for a lighter, high alcohol belgian style try Allagash - Trippel Reserve Victory - Golden Monkey
Storm In A Teacup 10.27.13	I used to like Mickey's but that was kind of nasty. I live in Oklahoma so the highest beer alcohol count is only 3 percent so I think it's kind of pointless.
ZippaThaRippa 10.27.13	I didn't believe you about the 3 percent so I looked it up. I'm so sorry bro.
SeaAnemone 10.27.13	got some New Belgium White IPA over the weekend and it was really bad -- first beer I've really, like, disliked... in a long time, I think.
Inveigh 10.27.13	yea I don't really mess with New Belgium's stuff much anymore outside of Ranger when I'm at a bar with limited choices
SeaAnemone 10.27.13	it's really popular around here for some reason -- I like Fat Tire occasionally and it's also very cheap compared to lots of others for some reason; otherwise I'm ambivalent towards their stuff. but it was $14 for a 15-pack of bottles of a type I've never tried before so I thought "why not?" just made my leftover Golden Monkey taste better, haha
ZippaThaRippa 10.27.13	A Fat Tire now and again isn't so bad. It's a nice throwback to a simpler time when I didn't really know beer. That and Shock Top. Maybe they've lost their luster but a crisp, cold Shock Top takes me back to my first sips
Inveigh 10.29.13	I still kind of dig Fat Tire, but now all I taste is chocolate when I drink it for some reason sippin a Sixpoint Resin DIPA and jamming Talking Heads. waiting for the Bulls to dominate el BJ and the Heat yo
DominionMM1 11.02.13	enjoying some victory storm king imperial stout and a lot of neurosis
Tyrannic 11.02.13	Anyone got a beer recommendation for someone on an irish coffee kick? I'd go guiness but man I cant handle thick beer as easily on an empty stomach. Something to go good with a sandwich would be great if anyone in the chi area knows of anything good
SeaAnemone 11.02.13	try founders kentucky breakfast stout
Tyrannic 11.02.13	Gotchu seaeric I will wander the streets in search of this strange brew. But i am merely a latter day renaissance man. Or...u know... Poser
Inveigh 11.02.13	good luck finding KBS anywhere in Chicago right now... where are you in Chicago? Hop Leaf has a great beer selection if you're in the city. i'm drinking a Founders Porter and listening to... the new eminem album lol.
SeaAnemone 11.02.13	I have port wine tonight; which is like the beer of wines
sniper 11.02.13	i hope this list lasts forever
theacademy 11.02.13	beer has carbs tho
DominionMM1 11.02.13	the beer is gonna be flowin like wine tonight
Tyrannic 11.03.13	@inveigh Southwest suburbs. Think between tinley park and mt greenwood ish
Tyrannic 11.03.13	That information ahould be used to.send hookers to my house, speaking to those with ninja internet powers. And mad hookers.
ZippaThaRippa 11.03.13	Sipping Star Hill - Double Platinum and 21st Amendment's Brew Free or Die Hard. Both are excellent brews. Brew Free has an outstanding green, hoppy flavor.
Inveigh 11.03.13	tyrannic: word i'm in naperville i.e. the northwest end of the southwest suburbs damn Zippa those beers sound elite, haven't even heard of them. even though it's early, i was considering getting my Founders Breakfast Stout on... i mean it is sunday after all
mindleviticus 11.03.13	James Ready 6.0!!!!
Inveigh 11.03.13	Three Floyds Zombie Dust gushing undead pale ale, Revolution Fistmas winter warmer Doomriders - Grand Blood, so awesome
sniper 11.04.13	i need porter recs
Tyrannic 11.04.13	If I had a job I'd drink zombie dust daily. But I mean I've got buddies with great whiskeys so ill be good. Revolution brews I've gotten my hands on are suuuper choice
Inveigh 11.15.13	sniper if you've never had founders porter get on that, assuming you've had that one though. i had stone's suede porter recently and enjoyed that one. tonight it's been founders backwoods bastard, three floyds alpha king, wild onion hopslayer, sixpoint global warmer and sierra nevada celebration... yeah way too much beer new Obliteration m/
demigod! 11.15.13	Tragedy and Integrity have some great beer jams
Winsomniac 11.15.13	....BLOD TORST! BLODTORST!
Inveigh 11.15.13	what is that kvelertak
Inveigh 11.15.13	if so good beer music agreed
sniper 11.15.13	founders porter is very good yeah. never had suede though, i'll check. bout to open a young's dub choc
Inveigh 11.15.13	lol i was pretty hammered last night, i also downed a lagunitas brown shugga and promptly passed the fuck out
MO 11.15.13	I got wasted with a buddy last night and played hacky sack for a couple hours. hurtin' at work today
Inveigh 11.15.13	damn, i haven't hacky sacked in forever, sounds like a good time nothing better than getting hammered and jamming metal
MO 11.15.13	dude once I start dippin into the sauce and turn on some jams I get reaaaaally into it. headbang like a motherfuck, it's always the best
BigPleb 11.15.13	I do that daily in the office lol except don't get on the sauce
Inveigh 11.15.13	we have a fridge dedicated solely to beer in my office. also i have a bottle of jameson in my desk also fuck yea MO m/
sniper 11.15.13	my boss actually buys us beer and lunch on fridays but we aren't encouraged to get drunk obv.
SeaAnemone 11.16.13	got some anchor steam goddam it's really good. wasn't even expensive for a 6pack
Inveigh 11.16.13	definitely, anchor steam is a classic. love their christmas ale too i'm putting down a lagunitas imperial stout right now. it's good, but not my favorite for the style, or in comparison with their other beers. they really do only excel at hops, outside of cappuccino stout. for this price i'd go old rasputin 10 times out of 10
DominionMM1 11.16.13	ive been downin imperial stouts almost exclusively lately
Gwyn. 11.16.13	pretty sure there's nothing better than drinking beer while jamming Minutemen
sniper 11.16.13	lagunitas cappuccino stout is their best dark beer for sure
SeaAnemone 11.16.13	went on a brewery tour this afternoon, actually. alewerks. they have a reeeaaallyyy good coffee stout, I learned.
sniper 11.16.13	i've been really into modelo negra the last couple weeks, it's not the most amazing beer but it's really smooth and tasty without being heavy.
DominionMM1 11.16.13	one of the few Mexican beers i can stand but i tend to avoid imports of any kind
sniper 11.16.13	bohemia is probably my favorite mexican beer, if you ever see it on a menu give it a try, it's a fantastic german-style pils, easily my favorite mass-prodcued mexican beer. there's an awesome taqueria by my house that serves their fresh chips/salsa/guac for free when you order beers, sometimes in the summer i skip dinner and fill up on bohemia/negra and chips.
DominionMM1 11.16.13	bout to go grab a 4 banger of renegade hammer & sickle ris mmmmm alcolicious
Inveigh 11.17.13	sounds badass I used to drink a lot of imports (primarily of the german/dutch variety like Stella, Grolsch, St. Paulie Girl, etc), but these days I go domestic 99% of the time. downed my last Stone Suede Imperial Porter earlier, working on a sixer of Two Brothers Sidekick currently. jamming Grave Miasma. Bear down, Chicago Beeeeaaaars...
Inveigh 11.18.13	god damnit brown shugga is such an excellent brew death metal hard m/
Inveigh 11.18.13	not saying they're not, I just don't drink many of them these days which imports are you a fan of?
Apollo 11.18.13	Moosehead isn't even that good Reich. Ontario has 1000's of craft beers to offer, many of which are affordable and delicious. Not sure what the market in the US is like for them though.
Apollo 11.18.13	Sweet. Fuck, I wish I lived in the US. The craft beer market in the US is insane. I live 5 minutes from Detroit and hop across the border probably once a month and stock up.
SeaAnemone 11.18.13	it's really warm out right now probably the last night I'll be able to comfortably chill on my porch so I'm enjoying a godly, room-temp coffee stout and a nice maduro cigar and watching the wire awwww yea
Apollo 11.18.13	That sounds like a perfect night Sea. I love any kind of stout, and the Wire? m/
SeaAnemone 11.18.13	yeah I was literally in the library all day so I'm treatin' ma'self
Apollo 11.18.13	I'm outta booze almost, drinking some spiced rum and pineapple juice and watching movies. Think I'll head to the States this weekend and pick up some good brews. One small advantage of being a hop skip and a jump from Detroit.
GnarlyShillelagh 11.18.13	hey you should drink beer and listen to kvelertak
GnarlyShillelagh 11.18.13	never mind did not ctrl-f kvelertak before i posted still you should tho
sniper 11.18.13	doing coursework ain't so bad w modelo negra + ugk
SeaAnemone 11.18.13	list + comments is one of the best on the site btw
DominionMM1 11.18.13	"damn imports are great wtf" they give me a horrible hangover. Might be all the preservatives.
Tyrannic 11.18.13	hey guys im gonna not be depressed drink whiskey, coffee, and chase beers while jamming truant / rough sleeper and playing diablo 3. uhhhh, SUP GUYS
Apollo 11.18.13	"they give me a horrible hangover. Might be all the preservatives." The fuck? Do you know anything about beer? Most imports are brewed from 4 ingredients. Water, Barley, malt, hops. They list the ingredients right on the can. Now check your coors/bud/ etc beers. No ingredients listed because various governments allow hundreds of ingredients in the final products. I drink German/Belgian or craft beers only. Get educated on beer and you will be much happier.
Inveigh 11.18.13	Sup Apollo? Good to see you homie. Dominion has awesome taste in beer though, regardless of his feelings on non-US beers. Sounds like you're having a good evening Sea, especially with an Eagles victory. What stout you drinking?
SeaAnemone 11.18.13	Cafe Royale, an imperial coffee stout aged in bourbon barrels from Alewerks, a local brewery
Inveigh 11.18.13	Oh man, Bourbon BA imperial coffee stouts are a top 3 style for me when done right
SeaAnemone 11.18.13	yeah, it was very good. looked it up and it's one of the highest rated of the style in general, highly recommended though I doubt it'd be easy to find outside of the mid-atlantic
someguest 11.18.13	I was drinking Founder's Breakfast Stout on tap and smoking clove cigs on Friday. The best combination ever.
Inveigh 11.18.13	Yeah doubt I'll find it anywhere near Chicago Founders Breakfast Stout probably my favorite stout ever
someguest 11.18.13	It's a beast. I don't mind paying five bucks a pint for it.
Inveigh 11.18.13	for sure, good value at a bar if you get it for $5-6
DominionMM1 11.18.13	" Most imports are brewed from 4 ingredients. Water, Barley, malt, hops." "Get educated on beer" oh the irony
Tyrannic 11.18.13	thread provides me with the full belly and hearty chuckles that all the beers would end up giving me anyway. woah
BigTuna 11.18.13	Celebration is back! Such a good holiday brew. Also, have any of you had Great Lakes Christmas Ale? Usually, I'm not a fan of winter warmers - they're overdone and generally taste the same. But GL's is remarkable, and when I drink it I feel Christmas in my mouth. And I'm spoiled - I live in Grand Rapids, where Founders reigns king ;) The bar/restaurant I work at just had a Founders tap takeover.
DominionMM1 11.20.13	seriously diggin this hammer & sickle. it's got a strong coffee taste to it and a nice sweet finish.
Inveigh 11.22.13	wish i could get that one around here^ and damn what's up tuna? i'm drinking a celebration right now actually... and just finished a Founder Breakfast Stout haha. I love the Great Lakes Christmas Ale, it's of my favorites in that style, up there with Jubilale and Fistmas, and likely better than either of those.
Tyrannic 11.22.13	Gonna need a beer but ain't being a broke ass bitch a BITCH
DominionMM1 11.22.13	dude veigh you got 3 floyds up there so you're not hurtin for quality beer
Inveigh 11.27.13	long day at the office, treating lagunitas ipa like a session beer now sipping a Heineken can so as not to pass out, jamming dm of course
Inveigh 11.28.13	i'm drinking a (gulp) stella while listening to neurosis i have an excuse though... my office bought 192 beers for an in-office happy hour, and considering there's only 20 of us and only 15 or so stayed longer than 30 minutes, there were quite a few leftovers... more for me i guess
ResidentNihilist 11.28.13	Inveigh what're 3,5 and 8 like (the albums and the beers)?
Inveigh 11.28.13	3 - post-metal with saxophone and (i think) christian lyrics; fresh hopped seasonal IPA (although uses the old definition of fresh hops in that they're fresh, but not still wet) 5 - 90s hip hop in the vein of A Tribe Called Quest; a black IPA, citrusy yet roasty. almost like a dark chocolate covered orange. 8 - stoner rap, slightly gangster, slightly southern; a rye IPA with enough malt character to be almost considered a red or amber pale ale. hoppy and sweet, spice from the rye dries out the finish
SeaAnemone 11.28.13	we need a sputnik beer trading system
Inveigh 11.28.13	oh man, great idea
DominionMM1 11.28.13	sippin on some narwhal imperial stout (again) cuz the lq was all sold out of hammer & sickle and a beer trading system would be killer.
Inveigh 11.28.13	narwhal is the business for sure, one of the best imperial stouts out there for the money
DominionMM1 11.28.13	ever had anything from victory brewing?
Inveigh 11.28.13	Yeah victory's awesome, I love dirt wolf and storm king
LambsBread 11.28.13	1 is so damn good... one of the only beers I can ever black out on, can't afford to spend that kinda money though, it's like 12 bucks a 6 pack
Inveigh 11.29.13	I've heard from friends in the industry that Rogue treats their employees like shit. some of their beers are good, but definitely overpriced, so I rarely buy their stuff these days. I think Hazelnut Brown Nectar is their best beer though. Stone Enjoy By 12.13.13 DIPA and Tombs - Winter Hours m/
LambsBread 11.29.13	yeah i'd get a 6 pack of Hazelnut and Dead Guy ale cuz after a while the hazelnut is too sweet you ever tried Ninkasi? they make my favorite IPA its called Total Domination
Inveigh 11.29.13	never had it, I'm not sure that brewery gets distro'd here in Chicagoland. love me some IPAs tho
LambsBread 11.29.13	it's from Eugene, Oregon but I thought they sold it basically nationwide, but it would probably be one of the most expensive ones over there though, cuz its like 12 dollars a 6 pack almost in Oregon. It's like Sierra Nevada's IPA, slightly darker, with more alcohol (that you dont really notice) and a LOT hoppier- like its kinda nasty-bitter at first. Easily my favorite bottled american beer.
Inveigh 11.29.13	interesting. if i ever see it i'll definitely give it a shot
BigTuna 11.29.13	Total Domination is pretty good but the bitter aftertaste lingers too long
ZombicidalMan 11.29.13	I just picked up some Old Rasputin tonight. Looking forward to trying some tomorrow
DominionMM1 11.29.13	ris ftw
Inveigh 11.29.13	yea Old Rasputin is an all time classic
Inveigh 11.30.13	Founders Breakfast Stout and Tygers of Pan Tang m/ m/ m/
DominionMM1 11.30.13	love this thread
Inveigh 12.01.13	it's like a sputnik pub. good users, good brews and of course tunes had a Lagunitas Hop Stoopid this afternoon for the first time in over a year probably. if you get that one within 60 days of bottling, it might be the best DIPA for the dollar out there
Inveigh 12.01.13	also jamming Through Silver in Blood m/
Inveigh 12.03.13	trying out a Goose Island Ten Hills Pale Ale, not bad for 7.99 a sixer Celtic Frost m/
SeaAnemone 12.04.13	nice espresso stout tonight while I study I never really liked coffee-flavored beers nor stouts when I first started drinking beer, definitely one of the more acquired tastes for me, next to IPAs obvi
klap 12.04.13	i think IPAs have become my favorite living on west coast
DominionMM1 12.04.13	temps dropping quick here and the snow is starting to fall so i went for some stormking imperial stout and some agalloch
SeaAnemone 12.04.13	I wish I saw imperial stouts more often around here the only one I see semi-regularly is Old Rasputin, because of its popularity, I can't think of many others that I get to enjoy
DominionMM1 12.04.13	yeah the lq by my place usually only has like 2 or 3 different kinds of imperial stouts so there isn't much variety
Inveigh 12.05.13	man i just go to Binnys and they have somewhere between 10 and 5000 imperial stouts at any one time (of course most of them are like $8-10 a bomber) drinking a Founders Breakfast Stout and jamming Doomriders now. is it bad that I've already gone through a case of this stuff so far this fall? also Victory StormKing rules hard. Sea you should be able to get that one if you're anywhere near Pennsylvania
SeaAnemone 12.05.13	yea I like that! I see a lot of Victory in my area in general my dad got a 24 variety pack of Founders when at their house for Thanksgiving, I didn't want to leave : (
Inveigh 12.05.13	nice. i think the argument could be made that Founders is the best craft brewery in the US that actually gets distro'd to at least half the country.
BigPleb 12.05.13	Fuck me Inveigh, this list shot up!
Inveigh 12.05.13	what you mean dawg
BigPleb 12.05.13	All these comments, sput likes a bevvy or two it seems m/
Inveigh 12.05.13	haha no doubt, it's the Sputnik Pub. also this list is like 2 years old
BigPleb 12.05.13	Oh yeah. Damn I need to learn to read :/
Inveigh 12.05.13	lol whatever man, reading's for chumps. rock on m/ bout to spark some reefer and jam Neurosis, maybe get into something hoppy...
SeaAnemone 12.05.13	latest $8 variety pack purchase tonight: Stone IPA Newcastle Black IPA some sort of Magic Hat stout
SeaAnemone 12.05.13	but my liquid intake lately is limited almost entirely to red bull and coffee ~finals~
Apollo 12.05.13	Drinking some Lowenbrau listening to some Newfie band Repartee
Inveigh 12.05.13	let me know how that Newcastle black is Sea, I love their original brown ale but haven't seemed to have much luck with their seasonals. stone ipa is one of the best ever. only had Lowenbrau once Peter, but I dug it. definitely my favorite style of lager (helles)
Apollo 12.05.13	Yeah it's one of the better German lagers out there I was drinking Howe Sound's Pumpkineater recently, insane brew. 9%, 1 litre bottle of the best pumpkin ale I've ever had.
Inveigh 12.05.13	damn, never had that one. sounds cool though. i'm not an overly big fan of pumpkin ales, but if they're a high abv with really strong pumpkin flavor (that doesn't taste too artificial), then i'm all in. two of the best i've tried are Southern Tier Pumking and Hoppin Frog Double Pumpkin
SeaAnemone 12.05.13	I generally don't like Newcastle at all - but it was one of the only variety-pack choices I hadn't had and I do love black IPAs
Inveigh 12.05.13	I agree with you about black IPAs, easily one of my favorite styles (recently)
DominionMM1 12.05.13	I don't dig stone ipa as much as others seem to
Inveigh 12.05.13	have you had it fresh? that's always the difficult part with non-local IPAs for me, gotta check those bottle dates before purchasing. julien dating is a pain in the ass, but any IPA/DIPA after 45-60 days becomes a completely different beer to me.
DominionMM1 12.05.13	never looked at the dating. guess i'll have to keep that in mind next time.
Inveigh 12.05.13	it's tough with Stone, because i'm not sure they're actually dated on the 6 packs, if they are, it's julien-style on the neck of the bottle
Inveigh 12.06.13	drank my other bomber of Hop Stoopid earlier, confirming my notion that when that beer is less than two months from bottling, it's the best DIPA for the price in the world (i.e. less than $5 a bomber) now on to Zombie Dust (bottled 11/20, hot damn) and diSEMBOWELMENT m/ what's sputnik drinking tonight?
LambsBread 12.06.13	10 dollar gin
SeaAnemone 12.07.13	drinking that Newcastle Black IPA now, Inveigh I dunno - I just really don't like newcastle in general, and this is no different not overly-strong or anything, just a kinda ... odd?... taste with it and I don't care for it at all and I'm usually not too picky when it comes to beer, but yeah I wouldn't get this again
kingsoby1 12.07.13	Goose Island Lolita tonight maybe. definitely some schell's snowstorm (ridiculously good belgian golden at like 8% for $12 a 12er)
kingsoby1 12.07.13	and spotted cow and maybe some tomatin scotch
kingsoby1 12.07.13	what up inveigh bro long time no see
DominionMM1 12.07.13	sippin on some oskar blues old chub at the moment
SeaAnemone 12.07.13	I'm assuming the beer-lovers here look poorly upon Magic Hat? I always associated it with girly drinks because my mom likes it... got the seasonal stout though, it looks good, haven't tried it yet
DominionMM1 12.07.13	never had it so i can't say anything
SeaAnemone 12.07.13	it's named after one of my favorite books, Heart of Darkness, so I had to
Inveigh 12.08.13	i usually despise magic hat beers (everything they put out tastes artificially flavored and cheap), but I had a sixer of Heart of Darkness two years ago before I knew better, and it's actually not bad. wayyyy better than #9, and that elder berry summer beer sup sobhi? how you been dog. wasn't on last night, too hungover from work xmas party on friday night that didn't end until 5am saturday morning... love me some spotted cow, when i can get it. how's that lolita? i've only tried the original 4 belgians/saisons they released (matilda, pepe nero, pere jacques and sophie)
Inveigh 12.08.13	ah, and speaking of scotch ales (old chub), i'm quaffing back a founders backwoods bastard right now, probably a little too quickly considering the 10.2% abv...
kingsoby1 12.08.13	oh not bad, just working my life away. the lolita is a sour, pretty good. goose island is okay overall, considering they're an A-B company.
Apollo 12.08.13	I'm so jealous of you guys in the States. Canada has a great selection of craft brews but the selection I've seen when I'm in the Detroit liquor stores is insane. I'm drinking some Glenlivet 12 right now, cheapest single malt we can buy in Canada.
Inveigh 12.08.13	yeah I'm with you, hate that they're A-B now (well, have been for years). They do still make surprisingly good stuff, even if the BCBS hype is a bit unwarranted. The quality of their seasonals still surprises me. yea Apollo i definitely think the american craft market right now is ridiculous, feel pretty lucky. can be an expensive habit though lol
DominionMM1 12.08.13	yeah it's certainly not cheap
Inveigh 12.08.13	i heard of people paying upwards of $30 for a 4 pack of BCBS last week. great beer, but not worth that price, not by a fucking mile.
DominionMM1 12.09.13	sippin on some goose island sixth day brown ale. no music though. watching the saints-panthers game. WHO DAT!
Inveigh 12.10.13	helluva game for your saints last night man. how is that sixth day? i've almost grabbed it a few times, but never ended up going through with it zombie dust, ulcerate (in the background) and bears-cowboys. bear down, chicago bearrrrrrrrrrs
DominionMM1 12.10.13	sixth days pretty solid. usually don't go for brown ales but i've seen you mention goose island so i figured i'd give it a go. higher abv than i expected. and yeah big win for the saints last night. I think the bears will pull this one out. romo+bears opportunistic defense+cold ass weather=chicago win
Inveigh 12.10.13	i hope you're right but it's going to be tough to overcome the 300 rushing yards the bears will give up and yea goose island is very solid even considering the ab ownership, especially when it comes to older or more english styles like brown ales, ESBs, bitters, etc. they do some of the german/belgian stuff well too.
DominionMM1 12.10.13	told ya man
Inveigh 12.11.13	haha you were right, helluva game for the Bears' offense against a D that's even shittier than ours drinking a Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin Bourbon Barrel Aged Oatmeal Stout. This is one of the more complex/interesting BA beers I've tried... absolutely insane nose on this thing (oak, dark chocolate, toffee, caramel, bourbon, and something I can't pinpoint... maybe oatmeal?). tastes awesome, especially at 8.5%... just finished jamming Talking Heads, might move onto some metal now
Inveigh 12.11.13	man Velvet Merkin is definitely up there with my top wintertime dark brews now, along with Stone Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla Bean, Three Floyds Alpha Klaus and of course FBS
Inveigh 12.13.13	epic evening of beer drinking: Lagunitas Brown Shugga (sweet DIPA) Great Divide Oak Aged Chocolate Yeti (imperial stout) Half Acre Avoine (IPA) Port Santa's Little Helper (imperial stout) Three Floyds Zombie Dust (pale ale) Surly Furious (red ipa) Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald (porter) whew
DominionMM1 12.13.13	i got dales
Inveigh 12.13.13	lol of course you did i was at a bar by my office that has 500 beers (only 30 of which are on tap though), exclusively craft. almost ordered a can of Ten Fidy but went with a flight (three 4 oz tastings) that included the great divide, half acre and port choices above what are jamming tonight Dom
Inveigh 12.13.13	and after re-reading that post, i shouldn't have driven home tonight
DominionMM1 12.13.13	nola man
Inveigh 12.13.13	m/
DominionMM1 12.13.13	how bout you?
Inveigh 12.13.13	death metalling to mitochondrion at the moment, probably gonna sludge it up in a minute. might go dark with some thou or jam out with nola since you brought it up (and it's the best metal album ever)
SeaAnemone 12.15.13	haven't gone out in forever and I'm stuck at my desk studying for the foreseeable future and have been for the past two weeks so I decided to treat ma'self. beers I picked up tonight: new holland dragon's milk dogfish head oak aged imperial ipa (drinking this now, first one) founder's breakfast stout troeg's mad elf green flash double stout bluegrass bourbon barrel stout
sniper 12.15.13	drunk on drakes and oaked bastard listening to lorde with my gf and some friends.
Inveigh 12.16.13	mmm oaked bastard "dogfish head oak aged imperial ipa" is this the Burton Baton? if so, how is it? sipping on a Lagunitas Sucks DIPA... so glad it's back. i missed it dearly. it's like Zombie Dust, only $2 cheaper per sixer and with a higher abv. how could you go wrong? jamming Desolate Shrine of course m/
DominionMM1 12.17.13	burton baton is fantastic. probably my fav dogfish brew.
Inveigh 12.17.13	yeah i remember you talking about it earlier in this thread now that you mention it, i'm gonna have to pick it up. the hefty price tag has led me away in the past, been waiting til i can find a fresher 4 pack. who you got tonight Dom?
DominionMM1 12.17.13	nothing yet. gotta make a run to the lq still. you?
Inveigh 12.17.13	haha i meant in MNF -- Lions or Ravens? was drinking a Sucks, moved onto a Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball strong ale. my first time trying it, pretty good shit
DominionMM1 12.17.13	picked up some upslope Christmas ale. Not bad. and I got Detroit in this one because baltimore is even worse than my saints on the road.
Inveigh 12.17.13	yeah you're probably right. ravens are 1-5 on the road i think. holding out hope for a lions loss anyway though haha never had that one, but it's a winter strong ale in a can so it sounds good to me
DominionMM1 12.17.13	don't worry about the lions man. they'll shit themselves at some point in the next few weeks. i just don't want to see the packers get in.
DominionMM1 12.17.13	and i fucking lol every time i see that profile pic
Inveigh 12.17.13	haha yeah i do too, it embodies a good portion of what i love about cutty i know it's a pipe dream, but if the bears can sneak into the playoffs, then briggs and tillman come back... maybe a couple lucky matchups... i have a bet with my boss, who is a huge peyton manning fan (and hates cutler), that if the bears win the superbowl this year with cutler as their starting QB, he has to get a jay cutler tattoo somewhere on his body. if cutler wins superbowl mvp, the tattoo has to be of that face in my profile pic (obviously smoking a cigarette though)
DominionMM1 12.17.13	think they'll sign him to a new contract next year?
Inveigh 12.17.13	depends on how the rest of this year plays out. they could franchise him, i don't think that's going to happen though
Inveigh 12.19.13	Lagunitas Sucks and Impetuous Ritual m/
SeaAnemone 12.20.13	finished finals today wish I could celebrate with tequila and reckless binge drinking, but I'm home alone because I'm leaving to go skiing out West tomorrow, so I'm celebrating with Founders (variety case mmmm) and Fargo, instead, as sad as that is haha oh well, I'm lucky enough to get a free skiing vacation in CO, can't complain
Inveigh 12.22.13	fuck yeah man, hope you're having fun. i've snowboarded a few times, never skied (sp?) before though sipping a Surly Overrated West Coast IPA and jamming Grave Miasma, about to hit Bavarian Lodge, aka the best German restaurant and craft/import beer spot in the 'states
LambsBread 12.22.13	Surly Overrated West Coast IPA lol
Inveigh 12.23.13	had a Bells Expedition Stout for the first time today (can't believe it's taken me this long to try it). great beer, lives up to the hype. not necessarily what i like in a russian imperial stout (more of a raisin, black cherry, date flavor mixed with a smoky finish), but it for what it's meant to be, it's great. scared to let my other bottles age because it's already really sweet. Pestilence - Consvming Impvlse m/
SeaAnemone 12.26.13	friend of mine got me a pack of green flash west coast ipa to enjoy when I woke up at 9 on xmas morning to drink while I opened presents with my family haha actually might have jumped to the top of my list of favorite ipas, though, can't think of many I like better
sniper 12.26.13	green flash is awesome, my favorite of theirs is probably le freak though
DominionMM1 12.27.13	enjoying some epic brewing imperial stout and some good stoner/sludge stuff
Inveigh 12.27.13	nice, had some hop stoopid earlier now pounding miller high lifes. lol i know. jamming some death metal and now ufomammut m/ i love green flash as well. i'd have a hard time choosing between west coast, green bullet and hop head red out of their beers. le freak and double stout are solid as well.
sniper 12.27.13	my lil bro bought me a bayhawk "zappa brews nelson" dipa for xmas, pretty okay, not great. name is cool tho
DominionMM1 12.27.13	"pounding miller high lifes" please tell me you didn't pay for them. I mean free beer is free beer but if you actually spent your money on high life....
Inveigh 12.27.13	well i picked them up when i was having ppl over who aren't into craft beer. $6 for 12 beers isn't bad. there were 4 left so i figured why not
Inveigh 12.27.13	also i prefer high life to most american bmc type lagers anyway. champagne of beers man
DominionMM1 12.27.13	lemme guess: you got a buzz from the good beer and decided to keep going and started in on the high life
Inveigh 12.27.13	well yea i drank a 22 oz of DIPA first of course
sniper 12.27.13	sometimes bad beer happens to good people
DominionMM1 12.27.13	i feel ya. a couple weeks ago i had a couple good strong beers and then started in on some cheap ass marsala that i use for primarily for cooking.
Inveigh 12.27.13	lol that's great. this instance is probably even worse because I still have good beers in the fridge. just wanted to get rid of these really. i'm almost finished, then it will be time to go to a Revolution Eugene Porter
sniper 12.27.13	i greatly prefer cheap wines to cheap beer when i have no money, there are lots that are good but still cheaper than a 6-pack
DominionMM1 12.27.13	i've never been able to get into porters for some reason
DominionMM1 12.27.13	best thread indeed
Inveigh 12.27.13	sup fti? let's converse of beer and heavy metal what porters have you tried Dom?
Inveigh 12.27.13	also yeah cheap wines are generally the best practice. i mean for that same $6 i could have gotten a cheap cab or pinot noir (even beringer). definitely a different kind of buzz though
DominionMM1 12.27.13	just a couple actually. Odell cutthroat and deschutes black butte. neither did a whole lot for me.
Inveigh 12.27.13	Carcass and Gorguts both ruled, fav's probably Obliteration (along with everyone else). Ulcerate, Grave Miasma and Church of Misery were all great too.
Inveigh 12.27.13	Dom check out Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald or Founders Porter if you can find them around you. those are the best examples of the style that have widespread distribution imo Ska Ten Pin is pretty good too, that's a colorado brew i think
DominionMM1 12.27.13	at some point I will. i'm just stuck on these imperial stouts right now.
Inveigh 12.27.13	agreed imp stouts are just better versions of porters imo if you want a more sessionable dark beer that's the time to go porter
DominionMM1 12.27.13	can't get enough of this renegade hammer & sickle man
Inveigh 12.27.13	i'm eagerly awaiting the jan release of founders imperial stout, and bells hopslam of course
sniper 12.27.13	had a samuel smith chocolate stout for dessert, not my thing actually, and i am generally big on stouts. too sweet.
facupm 12.27.13	quilmes
SeaAnemone 12.27.13	don't have any cool beers at the moment, but my girlfriend's dad bestowed upon me a whole bunch of really nice cuban cigars for christmas and i'm just drooling over them haha; a cohiba siglo ii, montecristo #2, a partagas serie d #4 and some h. upmann not sure which; figured this was the appropriate thread for it haha now I just have to decide what drink I want to pair one of them with... troeg's mad elf, something from my pack of founder's, or tullamore dew...
Inveigh 12.27.13	yes, agreed Sea, this should also be a cigar thread. nice job, i love the first two you list there, haven't tried the others. troegs is a fantastic brewery, wish we could get their stuff here. i've only tried nugget nectar. tullamore dew is my favorite value priced whiskey. what came in your founder's sampler? we should be friends irl
Inveigh 12.27.13	also, sipping a Revolution Anti-Hero IPA after a long day of Firestone Walker Double Jack DIPA. jamming Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain m/ top 3 sludge album ever probably, depending on if you count NOLA and Bullhead as sludge (otherwise probably top 2 or maybe #1 overall)
DominionMM1 12.27.13	it's the trvest sludge record ever
Inveigh 12.27.13	i mean sludge is just such a loose term. Crowbar's self-titled, NOLA, Take as Needed, Bullhead and Through Silver in Blood could all lay claim to the throne
DominionMM1 12.27.13	all great records but for me when i think sludge tanfp is the first record that comes to mind
Inveigh 12.27.13	yeah i agree it's probably the purest definition of the sound, Bullhead is too proto, TSiB too experimental and NOLA too catchy. Crowbar s/t is in the same realm though.
DominionMM1 12.27.13	agreed
Inveigh 12.27.13	seriously not a weak moment on the record, i love ItNoS and Dopesick, but TaNFP is their best album
DominionMM1 12.27.13	oh for sure
Inveigh 12.27.13	what you drinking tonight Dom
DominionMM1 12.27.13	hammer & sickle bro. how's the firestone walker double jack btw?
Inveigh 12.27.13	it's amazing (when fresh, like all IPAs). get it after 60 days and it tastes like every other bitter DIPA that's over 60 days old. honestly, I think most IPA/DIPAs are great when you drink them fresh, it's just a matter of distribution (that's why there's such a regional bias towards them, and why everyone agrees on stouts like Old Rasputin)
DominionMM1 12.27.13	New imperial stouts are kinda hard to come by around here unless you wanna buy a $12 bomber
Inveigh 12.28.13	imperial stouts aren't freshness based imo, in fact, they often get better with age it's the hoppy beers where freshness matters most
SeaAnemone 12.28.13	"yes, agreed Sea, this should also be a cigar thread. nice job, i love the first two you list there, haven't tried the others. troegs is a fantastic brewery, wish we could get their stuff here. i've only tried nugget nectar. tullamore dew is my favorite value priced whiskey. what came in your founder's sampler? we should be friends irl" aww yea. agreed on so many points haha. troeg's is brewed near me so it's pretty popular - I've been to the brewery before. and my friend got me drinking stones for xmas too, they're pretty cool.
DominionMM1 12.29.13	enjoying some renegade elevation triple ipa while jamming some acid bath and asg
Inveigh 12.29.13	oh man sounds badass jamming obliteration, drinking surly overrated and about to watch the bears bring it on home cutty
Inveigh 12.30.13	just a brutal loss by the Bears. in true fashion for 2013, it's all Chris Conte's fault.
DominionMM1 12.30.13	sorry about your bears bro. packers fortune continues. getting down with some dales and some danzig.
Inveigh 12.30.13	nice, i'm drinking the Chicago equivalent of Dales, Revolution Anti-Hero. Which Danzig album? Lucifuge?? and yea Bears woudn't have been able to beat Seattle, SanFran, Carolina or even New Orleans anyway
DominionMM1 12.30.13	4p actually. love that record.
Inveigh 12.30.13	first 4 all rule, as does Deth Red Sabbaoth
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	drinking Dirty Basterd and watching the Eagles flyEaglesflyontheroadtovictory
DominionMM1 12.30.13	yeah deth red was awesome. still haven't heard some of those late 90's/early 00's records he did.
Inveigh 12.30.13	love Dirty Bastard, have a bottle of Backwoods Bastard aging in the cellar. Dirty Bastard was one of my first craft beer loves.
DominionMM1 12.30.13	eagles had this game won last week
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	that's what worries me the most
Inveigh 12.30.13	cowboys minus romo aren't gonna be shit
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	okay guys you can stop jinxing it now thank you
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	AWWWW YEA FUCK THE COWBOYS
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	and troegenator double bock to celebrate the victory. badass beer.
Relinquished 12.30.13	fuck the cowboys agreed
ShadowRemains 12.30.13	lol cowboys
DominionMM1 12.30.13	gotta be honest I was really hoping the cowboys would pull this one out. playing the eagles in philadelphia next week is something i dread.
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	that saints-eagles shootout next week is seriously going to be legendary
DominionMM1 12.30.13	I hope so bro. saints offense needs to show up for that one.
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	it's in philly; more than any other team, that'll give them a big [necessary] advantage, even though philly has been less-than-successful at home this year and troegenator is awesome by the way
DominionMM1 12.30.13	if we can contain mccoy we have a chance
jmnewcomer18 12.30.13	mikes hard lemonade ftw
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	huh what that was directed towards fti : ( ?
SeaAnemone 12.30.13	why wouldn't we be? : (
ZombicidalMan 12.30.13	picked up some kronenbourg today, it's fine. Wouldn't get it again though... I really like wheat beers, can you guys recommend some? Hoegaarden is my go-to.
Inveigh 12.31.13	wheat beers, ay? Three Floyds Gumballhead, Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin and Boulevard 80 Acre are my go-tos for that style, although I do prefer hoppier wheat beers. warming up today with a Bell's Expedition Stout and Revolution Anti-Hero, jamming Neurosis and various other metals m/
DominionMM1 01.01.14	downin some dales and jammin some monster magnet before heading out for a night of gallivanting
Inveigh 01.01.14	had a quiet NYE this year at a pub with the wife, some gourmet burgers at Jackson Ave pub and some Gumballhead. now she's asleep (she worked an early shift as a nurse) and I'm jamming Neurosis and drinking Lil Sumpin Sumpin sup Sputnik?
Inveigh 01.01.14	so much craft beer and rock n roll
Inveigh 01.01.14	anchor steam is a classic man, such a unique beer for the style
Inveigh 01.01.14	anchor to me drinks like a hybrid amber lager/ale and just has a completely unique flavor because of the mix, probably due to the way it's brewed
DominionMM1 01.11.14	enjoying some Avery out of bounds stout and some deadboy and the elephantmen
Inveigh 01.11.14	Founders RIS and the playoff football. it's not looking great for your Saints right now Dom, but if anyone can score points in a hurry it's Breesus jamming Ulcerate - Vermis, so good. also amazing that Founders arguably has 2 of the 5 best stouts in the world (RIS and Breakfast Stout)
jdennis31 01.11.14	Monty Python’s Holy Grail Ale
Inveigh 01.12.14	Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA, one of the beers that inspired this list. when it's fresh (and this one is, bottled on December 13th), it's a top 5 in the "RyePA" style
Inveigh 01.17.14	quaffing back a Bell's Hopslam for the first time since early 2013 (probably quaffing a little too quickly considering the 10% abv). god it's good to have it back. jamming a demo tape that my old band in high school recorded in 2001. literally it was a tape, my buddy just converted it to mp3 this week. kind of a trip to hear something that we wrote/recorded almost 13 years ago. and yeah, it's nu metal.
SeaAnemone 01.17.14	"Bell's Hopslam" I keep hearing about this but have never seen it... thoughts?
FromDaHood 01.17.14	Oberon in the summer, Bud Light in the winter
Relinquished 01.17.14	you'd dig for sure
LambsBread 01.17.14	id take pbr over budlight any day. at least pbr knows it is cheap shit and adjusts their prices accordingly. Bud tries to scam you with these new special series Budweiser Premium shit or "vent cans"!
Winsomniac 01.17.14	Dude Firestone DBA is like a dollar per bottle from costco. Come on, it's really realyl nnot that hard
Inveigh 01.17.14	yeah Hopslam is awesome, it's a DIPA with honey. tough to find though. They got 40 6ers at the big liquor store by my office and sold out within an hour. I got the last 2... pretty stoked about that.
Winsomniac 01.17.14	How much honey though? I'm a pretty big fan of hops so honey just i fogtor what i gonna was saying
LambsBread 01.17.14	btw where are you guys from? Im from Oregon kinda would be helpful to know when RECing beers, most Oregon stuff is local microbreweries.
Inveigh 01.17.14	i'm in the Chicago suburbs and yeah it's only a small amount of honey, just adds a bit of sweetness rather than any distinguishable honey flavor. the honey/sweetness becomes much more pronounced as the beer ages. some people will age it up to a year, i think 3-4 months is more than enough. i prefer it fresh
Inveigh 01.17.14	threw back a couple Three Floyds Alpha Kings after that Hopslam earlier. such a good APA, perfect representation of the style. i know they call Zombie Dust a pale ale, but it's really an IPA. the three most essential APAs are Alpha King, Sierra Nevada PA and Dale's Pale Ale. honorable mention to Founders Dry Hopped and Two Brothers SideKick
larrytheslug 01.17.14	oh fuck, there's a real beer thread :] I am a happy sponge
SeaAnemone 01.17.14	lol I'm so surprised to see Dale's in a "nice beer" list; there was a restaurant by me in college that would offer a special on it for $1 cans, I thought -based on that- that it was shitty beer I'm not a big fan, wasn't bad though
Inveigh 01.17.14	are we talking about the same Dale's Pale Ale? made by Oskar Blues? it's like $10 a sixer by me, and is an amazing beer
SeaAnemone 01.17.14	http://darrylscouch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dales_pale_ale.jpg
Inveigh 01.17.14	holy shit if there was a bar by me that had $1 dales i would shit myself, clean up, and then head over there. every night.
SeaAnemone 01.17.14	yeah there's a special once a week (nice bar with projectors for sports, great burgers, etc.) with $1 beers (and this is in Baltimore, not bumfuck?!) and the choices are basically Dale's or Natty Boh or Coors, I think, so I always thought it was some low-level generic brand something or other haha
Inveigh 01.17.14	sounds badass. never been to baltimore, but i love the wire.
Winsomniac 01.17.14	$3 Hoppy Poppy. Om NOm nom
FromDaHood 01.17.14	Can't wait til I'm old enough to enjoy craft beer on my own time Sea do you legit live in Bmore over the summer? Or do you head back to Amishtown?
sniper 01.20.14	oskar blues ten fidy is so fucking good makes me feel good i feel good.
sniper 01.20.14	i am finishing up a 4 pack and it has been glorious.
SeaAnemone 01.20.14	fromdahood: I went to undergrad there, don't live there any more but some of my friends do so I visit occasionally anyone else home brew? my girlfriend got me a starter kit thing for christmas and I'm excited to break it out, eventually
sniper 01.20.14	ye i've brewed about 5 different beers it's fun and cheap and delicious
SeaAnemone 01.20.14	very cool. I got the thing from Northern brewery, the brown, english ale type.
sniper 01.20.14	me my gf and one of my friends bought a bunch of stuff to start. we usually just try recipes from homebrew forums, most of them have been dope. made an awesome coffee stout this winter, 8.6 abv and a nice caffeine kick too.
SeaAnemone 01.22.14	I luv lists so I made a list of my favorite beers* and a small list of all the breweries I need to try sometime because I've heard so many good things about them favs: Old Rasputin by North Coast West Coast IPA by Green Flash Anchor Steam Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout Golden Monkey by Victory Cafe Royale by Alewerks New Holland Dragon's Milk Founders Dirty Bastard need to try: Ballast Point Bell’s Left Hand Ommegang St. Bernadis Three Floyds Firestone Russian River Cigar City *I'm most definitely forgetting many here, ones that are very localized (I had a bunch in the Pacific NW that were so good but I don't remember); these are all prty readily available to me
Inveigh 01.22.14	great lists, i've had all of the ones on the favs list except KBS (never been lucky enough to find it, only barrel aged founders i've had is Backwoods Bastard) and Cafe Royale (heard it's great) i've tried brews from all of those other breweries except St. Bernadis, Russian River and Cigar City. god i wish i could get RR and CC around here. Ballast Point, Three Floyds, Bells, Firestone and Left Hand are all top notch breweries though.
Inveigh 01.22.14	currently sipping a Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and jamming SubRosa's last album m/
Inveigh 01.23.14	Bell's Hopslam 2014 (fucking incredible) and Arizmenda - Without Circumference Nor Center m/ m/ m/
DominionMM1 01.23.14	gettin down on some upslope foreign style stout and some in the company of serpents
Inveigh 01.23.14	damn, that's a rare and supposedly delicious beer, color me jealous. i'm a fan of any craft stout in a can... you jammed the new Indian yet Dom?
DominionMM1 01.23.14	just a couple tracks that they were streaming last month. pretty damn good man. those vox god damn.
Inveigh 01.23.14	for sure, vocals are killer. the guitar tone gets me too, so crunchy, fuzzy and sludgy all at once. excellent to go with an imperial porter or stout (not to mention a taste of the devil's lettuce)
DominionMM1 01.23.14	never had any kind of imperial porter. any recs (widely distributed)?
Inveigh 01.23.14	Ballast Point - Victory at Sea is awesome, not sure if it comes in sixers though, only seen it in bombers Flying Dog Gonzo is pretty good, especially for the price (I think it's like $10 a six pack). only other one I can think of that would be widely distro'd was Stone's Suede but I think that was just a one off in bombers. I know there are some bottle stores that still have it though.
Inveigh 01.23.14	yeah it's turned out great, turns out there's a lot of very knowledgeable beer drinkers on sputnik
Inveigh 01.23.14	just poured my last Bell's Expedition Stout into a snifter tastes so good had to jam some Axeman m/
DominionMM1 01.23.14	best thread ever yeah
Inveigh 01.24.14	trying Victory's new IIPA -- Hop Ranch. it's got a lot of hype... almost lives up to it. it's kind of an interesting mix between the traditional american west coast ipa and the new trend of belgian/european-influenced DIPAs. nice use of Mosaic and (i think) Columbus hops. it's got a little too much of the more savory/peppery/herbal flavors for my tastes (in IPAs at least), but it's still great beer. As far as the Victory DIPA/IIPAs go, I prefer DirtWolf and maybe even the retired Hop Wallop. jamming some old school Inquisition and Infester m/ grimy bm and dm for the win
Inveigh 01.24.14	I should probably disclaim that this appears to have been bottled at the beginning of December (if I can trust that the "best by" date is 6 months out from bottling), so it's almost 60 days old. this might be more juicy/citrusy (than it already is) when it's under 30 days.
DominionMM1 01.24.14	finishing my sixer of upslope and jammin some ehg in preparation for their show this weekend
Inveigh 01.24.14	damn, i'm super jealous. seeing Carcass and Gorguts in April though... just cracked open Sixpoint's new DIPA - Hi-Res. I guess you could call it a Triple IPA? Resin is their DIPA and clocks in at 9%, this one goes to 11... this is a mango/pineapple/grapefruit bomb. canned a mere 15 days ago... fucking delicious.
DominionMM1 01.24.14	spinal tap reference ftw
sleepdirt 01.24.14	Hopslam and Soft Machine over here
DominionMM1 01.28.14	Enjoying some Santa Fe brewing black ipa and some neurosis
Inveigh 01.28.14	Black IPAs have become one of my favorite styles over the past year. The first one I ever tried was Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous, and I still think it's one of the best. Perfect for sludge metal. Maybe that's why Three Floyds brewed theirs with Eyehategod and called it In the Name of Suffering. jamming Burial Hordes and putting down a Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter. which is awesome. how was the show last night man?
DominionMM1 01.28.14	it was killer dude. they played forever. pretty much did all of tanfp. in the company of serpents ruled too.
Inveigh 01.28.14	god that's awesome, I should've gone to the Chicago date. not sure what I was thinking.
Inveigh 02.04.14	drinking a 16 oz can of Finch's Fascist Pig Amber Ale. at 8.5%, it's more like an American Strong Ale though... Horseback, Bolzer, Cobalt and YOB all night m/
DominionMM1 02.04.14	doin up some ob old chub and some primitive man myself. how's life man?
Inveigh 02.04.14	not bad for a monday night dude, how about yourself? as shitty as that super bowl was from a competitiveness standpoint, i did find it fascinating from the perspective of watching the greatest statistical offense ever get completely dismantled. something seemed off about manning too, he wasn't his normal animated self, he looked dejected... while watching the game i legit started thinking of theories such as: he found out archie had cancer earlier in the day, walked in on his wife banging some dude (possibly a teammate or Richard Sherman), or maybe he had to put his dog down that morning... seriously though he seemed off
DominionMM1 02.04.14	I just don't think he or any of this teammates had seen a defense like that all year. the guy just couldn't get comfortable in the pocket; seattles d was just flying. they jammed his receivers at the line and fucked up the routes so he had to hold onto the ball longer than he's used to. and those underneath routes that the broncos used all year got squashed because the seahawks defenders were on the receiver as soon as the ball was caught.
Inveigh 02.04.14	I definitely think you nailed it there from a football perspective. it seems like a strategy someone should have come up with before the last game of the season, but it's probably easier tried than accomplished. the seahawks have a unique set of athletes on d. the other question though, is... why did Peyton look so rattled? i know he clams up a bit when he's getting hit, but he looked like a dear in headlights. not a 5 time MVP. Carson Palmer looked better against Seattle's D, and that was in Seattle...
Inveigh 02.04.14	fti i'm just not much of a plugger i guess
DominionMM1 02.04.14	I think palmer looked more comfortable (despite throwing 3or 4 picks) because he knew he had a defense that would make up for his mistakes
Inveigh 02.04.14	that makes sense, Denver's D was halfway decent when healthy, but they were missing some key pieces too. fti that amber i was drinking earlier was interesting, but probably a little too sweet for my tastes. prefer the more hoppy and/or bitter stuff mostly haha. you?
ZippaThaRippa 02.04.14	Drinking Sierra Nevada Torpedo. Going in, I thought that it was insanely overrated. After enjoying it a couple of times I can safely say that the hype is spot on. Great IPA. I would rather be drinking Troegg's but for a mainstream brewery this is fucking mint.
DominionMM1 02.04.14	salt?
Inveigh 02.04.14	yeah Torpedo is great for the price and availability (plus the 16 oz can option is good for tailgating our outdoor drinking in general). tougher to find it fresh, but Sierra Nevada IPAs hold up great compared to most.
GnarlyShillelagh 02.04.14	i have beer in my fridge
DominionMM1 02.04.14	so get down to it boss
ZippaThaRippa 02.04.14	I'll see what I can do about getting 16oz cans next. Been drinking from the bottle. Around here they do sell the 220z bottles pretty commonly. Anybody here from the VA area?
DominionMM1 02.05.14	just finishing up my sixer of old chub and jamming some nola
SeaAnemone 02.05.14	I'm in VA, Zippa you had Alewerks? they have some great beers
Inveigh 02.05.14	Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout and some Manilla Road m/
Inveigh 02.06.14	Southern Tier 2X Stout, a recent favorite (I think I've put at least 1 in my last 3 mixed sixers) Captain Beyond, Celtic Frost, Thou and Cobalt m/ grim
DominionMM1 02.06.14	sup veigh really diggin that horseback record
DominionMM1 02.07.14	doin up some avery mephistopheles stout and jammin some slayer (seemed appropriate)
DominionMM1 02.10.14	keep going back to renegade hammer & sickle ris in the company of serpents, primitive man, and pallbearer
Inveigh 02.10.14	ooh nice, dooming hard. what's happening man? that horseback record is definitely dooming hard. i'm going with a ris myself right now, brooklyn black chocolate stout. pairs nicely with this neurosis m/
DominionMM1 02.10.14	yeah did some vinyl shopping today and picked those records up haven't seen you around in a bit how's life?
Inveigh 02.10.14	busy man, workin hard for the man. how bout yourself? also, where do you do your vinyl shopping?
SeaAnemone 02.10.14	my local brewery is releasing their best beer this week -which I think is only out once or twice a year Alewerks's Bourbon Barrel Porter... so so good likely going to break my no-alcohol streak this year for some
DominionMM1 02.10.14	typically I go to twist and shout. but i hit up black & read and wax trax today.
DominionMM1 02.10.14	also, nice sea. don't think I've had anything from them.
DominionMM1 02.12.14	sippin some aspen brewing independence pass ipa and listening to my down- nola lp for the first time I CANT SHAAAAKE
SeaAnemone 02.12.14	had a Bell's Special Double Cream Stout with my burger tonight; it was great, first Bell's I've tried, I think.
DominionMM1 02.12.14	michigan brewer right?
SeaAnemone 02.12.14	bell's? yeah
DominionMM1 02.12.14	wish we got more stuff from back east here but most places here go heavy on stuff from west of the river
DominionMM1 02.12.14	sounds nice. love stouts, especially this time of year.
SeaAnemone 02.13.14	picked up the following tonight, super stoked; ommegang abbey ale allagash black kentucky bourbon barrel ale lagunitas sucks brownshugga' alewerks coffeehouse stout and something by bell's I can't remember
Inveigh 02.13.14	ooh, brown shugga is an all time favorite of mine. love bell's double cream stout too, and that lagunitas cappuccino stout is one of the greats. i'm drinking the last of my 12 bell's hopslams for the year... always a joyous, yet mournful occasion. until next year my friend...
Inveigh 02.13.14	also holy shit Dom missed that comment yesterday about the Nola vinyl... that's badass!
DominionMM1 02.14.14	worth every penny man having a great divide yeti imperial stout and jamming a sun that never sets
Inveigh 02.14.14	oh man yeti is an all time great in my book enjoyed a founders imperial stout and left hand milk stout nitro earlier. now drinking the last of my sam adams rebel ipas (it was 11.99 for a 12er, couldn't pass it up). actually pretty damn good east coast version of a west coast ipa. can't say i want to keep buying it though, after the whole shitstorm with lagunitas... jamming Iron Tongue m/ m/ m/ thanks Dom for the rec
DominionMM1 02.14.14	glad ya dig man. southerners know how to rock it. i've noticed you like the founders stuff. they back east?
Inveigh 02.14.14	grand rapids michigan actually. you guys don't get them in Denver? top 5 overall brewery for me (given that there's a shit ton i've never had anything from) and yea southern metal/rock is where it's at. lived in and around atlanta til i was 14ish
DominionMM1 02.14.14	yeah you're a southerner despite your love for da bulls, bears, blackhawks. not sure about your baseball allegiance. if it's da cubs you have my condolences. and no, i haven't seen founders anywhere around here. some mega liquor stores might carry their stuff but those are all out in the suburbs and I live in the city.
Inveigh 02.14.14	haha yeah i've been a bulls fan since i was a little kid, i had an aunt/uncle that lived up here and they always sent me bulls stuff for christmas and shit, and since the bulls were awesome in the 90s i was automatically a fan. i still have a little love for the falcons i guess, but the mike vick thing might have been the last straw for me. i root for both the cubs and the sox, but the braves will always be my baseball team.
Inveigh 02.14.14	still have a blue david justice jersey, doesn't fit me anymore though you a fan of any denver teams?
DominionMM1 02.14.14	just the Avs really. i don't really follow the nba but i guess i'm a nuggets fan kinda by default.
Inveigh 02.14.14	lol no love for The Brow and the Pellies?
DominionMM1 02.14.14	It's funny because I remember that franchise more for Larry Johnson and Alonzo mourning than for New Orleans and the brow.
DominionMM1 02.14.14	and mugsy of course
Inveigh 02.14.14	haha absolutely, grandmama. kendall gill too the immortal dell curry
DominionMM1 02.14.14	my biggest problem with the nba is a lack of parity. i mean how many teams would you say have a legit shot at a championship this year? like i'll watch the games between two legit teams like okc-mia when I can but it's hard to consistently follow a bunch of also-rans.
Inveigh 02.14.14	if the heat don't win it i'll be shocked and yeah you're right, that is the biggest problem with the nba. if you don't have one of the top 1-2 players in the league (or 3-4 of the top 10 players), you don't have a shot. that's why i'm so pissed the bulls are still this good, and in this shitty of a conference, without rose and deng. a top 5 pick in the draft, with mirotic, and a hypothetically healthy rose (along with whoever they would signed with the $15-18 mil of cap room after amnestying boozer), would MAYBE be able to compete with whatever team lebron is on.
Inveigh 02.14.14	a single player impacts the win probability more in the nba than any other sport (and by a large margin)
DominionMM1 02.14.14	damn shame about rose man. really hope he can stay healthy because when he is he's the best player in the nba.
Inveigh 02.14.14	i agree, if he was lebron's size he would be in the convo for best ever. i'm afraid he might suffer from bill walton / grant hill syndrome (also known as penny hardaway disease). sucks. i've never enjoyed watching a player more than rose (when he's 100%). that includes jordan actually.
DominionMM1 02.14.14	"a single player impacts the win probability more in the nba than any other sport (and by a large margin)" for sure. I'm still convinced the nuggets fired george karl in order to tank so they could get a really high draft pick.
Inveigh 02.14.14	wouldn't be surprised. have you ever looked at the list of winners of the coach of the year award over the last decade or so? all of them are fired within a year or two of winning the award. in karl's case it was a matter of weeks lol.
DominionMM1 02.14.14	the nuggets have always been a poorly run franchise. probably a big reason why I don't really follow the nba.
Inveigh 02.14.14	pretty much true, i thought they at least kind of did well in the carmelo trade at the time, but in hindsight it doesn't seem like it. i gotta admit, i really loved their teams in 2006-2009 era, with melo, nene, kenyon, iverson/chauncey, etc. they were fun to watch. to keep the thread somewhat on subject (4 the modz) i'm drinking a firestone walker velvet merlin oatmeal stout and jamming horseback m/
DominionMM1 02.14.14	lol still on the yeti and just put on nola again
Inveigh 02.14.14	shame the rest of down's records didn't live up to nola. truly the perfect storm. there's no way it ever falls out of my top 5 metal records ever. currently the rest of that list is occupied by Master of Puppets, Through Silver in Blood, Master of Reality and Human.
DominionMM1 02.14.14	nola, tsib, mop, rip, and voo for me
Inveigh 02.14.14	voices of omens hell yeah m/ rust in peace, close to a world below, lightning to the nations would all be up there for me. voices of omens is somewhere in my top 10-20 for sure
Inveigh 02.14.14	take as needed for pain, seasons in the abyss, transcendence into the peripheral m/
Inveigh 02.14.14	everything is fire, to mega therion m/
DominionMM1 02.14.14	tanfp, dirt (if one considers it metal), streetcleaner, symbolic, paranoid, and gttr are right there too
Inveigh 02.14.14	yeah if we're counting dirt it's up there for sure. nice call on streetcleaner too
mindleviticus 02.14.14	if you guys lived in eastern canada you could get some good ol' James Ready
Inveigh 02.15.14	long night of drinking (wife's working the pm shift so vday is tomorrow for us). firestone walker wookie jack black ipa, greenbush distorder porter, ballast point sculpin ipa, goose island 312 urban wheat and now deschuttes red chair nw pale ale. jamming immolation, electric wizard and sponge m/
Apollo 02.15.14	m/
Inveigh 02.15.14	oh snap, what up peter?
Apollo 02.15.14	What's good Blake? I'm drinking a cheap german lager, DAB. Getting ready to go see some free live music with my girl downtown. Some psychedelic rock band called Takers and Leavers.
Inveigh 02.15.14	nice, sounds awesome man. we're going to a tapas spot tomorrow night (plus got her some billy joel at wrigley tix and jewelry, can't go wrong). i hate going from hoppy to malty, but i might have to crack a left hand milk stout next
Apollo 02.15.14	You went all out eh? Sweet man. I've had that Left Hand Milk Stout it's great stuff :)
Inveigh 02.15.14	no doubt man, one of my favorites. and yeah i try to go all out on holidays/bdays/anniversaries because i'm kind of a pain in the ass the rest of the time
Apollo 02.15.14	Haha aren't we all dude I'm owing my old lady a date night soon too. I am taking her to Florida with her parents (something she's really wanted to do for awhile now), so there's that.
SeaAnemone 02.16.14	goddam this Lagunitas Sucks is amazing Ommegang Abbey Ale is notable as a favorite, too
sniper 02.16.14	i can't find left hand milk stout anywhere, someone should seriously mail me some
SeaAnemone 02.16.14	where you at sniper?
sniper 02.16.14	san jose, california
chemicalmarriage 02.16.14	drinkin commodore perry and jammin mouse on the keys. life is good
Inveigh 02.16.14	hell yeah Sea, sucks is good shit. picked up some at the store today, along with Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout and some Surly Furious Ale. enjoying a can of the Furious now along with some Machine Head and various sludge selections
DominionMM1 02.17.14	had a couple left hand milks last night. it's decent. having a dales and jammin some soundgarden at the moment.
Inveigh 02.17.14	Word man, Dale's and Soundgarden are an excellent pairing. I love LH Milk Stout, but I much prefer the nitro bottles to the standard. I'm putting back a Deschuttes Red Chair northwest pale ale after quaffing a Bell's Smitten Golden Rye. Jamming Iron Monkey m/
DominionMM1 02.17.14	nice. still on the dales but now I'm listening to horseback. thanks for the rec man. invisible mountain is killer.
Inveigh 02.17.14	For sure man, you've tossed quite a few great recs my way as well. Invisible Mountain is just ridiculously good
Inveigh 02.18.14	jamming The Jesus Lizard and sipping on a Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro. buried under about 8 more inches of snow (I believe that brings our total to over 6 feet since November), I was feeling like a stout. might follow this one up with a Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout, or maybe switch it up and go with that Old Chub that's been lingering in my fridge for a couple weeks.
LambsBread 02.18.14	whats your favorite budget beer? mines either pabst or coors
Inveigh 02.18.14	i guess it depends on what price limit we're going with but both of those would be in the running for me as for bmc light beers i think coors makes the best one. but i mean the only time i'm drinking it is if it's the only option (i.e. a shitty bar or a sporting event/concert), and they're all so damn similar that i'll take whatever's available / on special
LambsBread 02.18.14	"they're all so damn similar that i'll take whatever's available / on special" true. and yeah thats basically the only time i drink them as well, but add "my broke friends' house" to the list.
LambsBread 02.18.14	I don't always drink beer but when I do I drink Ninkasi Total Domination IPA Stay thirsty my friends!
Inveigh 02.18.14	haha right on man. i think i remember you telling me about that beer before, wish i could get it here
DominionMM1 02.19.14	Having myself some Santa Fe imperial coffee stout and jammin out to some deadbird
MO 02.19.14	nice I'm drinking and listening to music right now
DominionMM1 02.19.14	gotta be more specific man
Inveigh 02.19.14	yeah let the good times roll, doesn't matter what's being drank or jammed, just list it and rock the fuck out lagunitas cappuccino stout and mordicus - dances from left
MO 02.19.14	@ Dom drinking some johnny walker and jamming ion dissonance
Inveigh 02.19.14	hell yeah, scotch and mathcore m/
MO 02.19.14	it's funny i've fallen back in love with ion the newest album is a fucking monster, so damn good veigh m/
Inveigh 02.19.14	shit, i haven't listened to them in years, never lost respect for them though. will have to check out the new one, didn't even know they had one dude if you haven't heard that mordicus album it's ridiculous
MO 02.19.14	fuck yea will check if you check m/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tOH4W9Lf98
DominionMM1 02.19.14	switching to some pallbearer. it's an arkansas kind of night. what up veigh @metallicopeth still haven't acquired a taste for scotch. Any suggestions?
Inveigh 02.19.14	what up dom, pallbearer rules m/ RIP Paul Bearer. m/.
Inveigh 02.19.14	also MO, checking now m/
DominionMM1 02.19.14	"RIP Paul Bearer" lol i'll always remember where i was when i heard the news
MO 02.19.14	"@metallicopeth still haven't acquired a taste for scotch. Any suggestions?" the fuck is a metallicopeth? but yea i've only been re-introducing myself to scotch since my first ever blackout drunk when I was like 16 or so. johnny walker really is one of the staples. also canadian club is fantastic, Gibson aged 12 years. i'd say check angel's whiskey list, he's way more well versed "RIP Paul Bearer. m/. " dude I know right, that chin was a dead (hurr) giveaway though
Inveigh 02.19.14	yeah they do the brutal tech/math sound as well as anyone. that song is nasty check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2VY6ZzDikE
MO 02.19.14	oh bro i'm jamming the full album already m/
Inveigh 02.19.14	Scotch rules. for the $23-27 a bottle it's hard to beat Johnny Walker Black Label and Dewars 12 year
Inveigh 02.19.14	oh damn, fuck yeah m/ i can't get enough of this shit a thorn in holy flesh m/ also, lol, dom where were you when you heard paul bearer died?
MO 02.19.14	yea that's the other thing to. unless you wanna start forking out mad cheddar for REALLY good scotch you can't beat the j walker. but there's different colours, black, red, etc. my buddy bought a bottle of the Blue which is around $180 or so but you really can taste the difference
DominionMM1 02.19.14	sitting on my couch. my knees would've buckled under me but you know, i was on my couch so I didn't. did you know that he was a mortician in real life?
Inveigh 02.19.14	lol no way, i did not know that. his progression over the years was incredible wrestling rules
DominionMM1 02.19.14	i haven't watched in so long. all the guys I grew up watching are either dead or are so pathetic wrestling at like 60 that I can't even watch.
MO 02.19.14	"wrestling rules" imo it died with Stone Cold. but the HHH and edge years were still fun. not a fan of the current era, it just doesn't grab me like it used to
DominionMM1 02.19.14	for me it died with wcw even though the last year or so of that was awful. fingerpoke of doom...such bullshit
Inveigh 02.21.14	I stopped watching wrestling sometime in the very early 2000s, shortly after Owen Hart died actually (not in any way connected). I don't even bother trying to watch/keep up with it anymore. I do, however, watch late 80s and 90s wrestling vids on youtube fairly frequently haha.
Inveigh 02.21.14	drinking a Surly Abrasive Ale, finally. it hit Illinois for the first time today. Been waiting years to try it, and it did not disappoint. Easily in the top 5 DIPAs I've ever had, and well worth the $18 I paid for the 4pk. would buy it again without hesitation. The 9% abv doesn't hurt... jamming some filthy death metal. Infester, Incantation, Demilich, Dead Congregation m/
Apollo 02.21.14	I'm drinking some red wine to settle an upset stomach and re-watching the Walking Dead m/
Inveigh 02.21.14	never seen Walking Dead, always wanted to but haven't spent the time/effort to catch up from the beginning. i do enjoy red wine from time to time, especially a good cab or pinot noir I've now moved on to a Surly Furious m/
DominionMM1 02.21.14	"I do, however, watch late 80s and 90s wrestling vids on youtube fairly frequently haha." lol same. having a dales and listening to some neurosis. sort of my go-to beer/band.
Inveigh 02.21.14	dude i'm with you. my go to "'$10 a 6pk" pa/ipa is either dale's, revolution anti-hero or founder's centennial (now that it's in cans, i like cans). basically whichever one is freshest and/or on sale is what i go with. the founders one is cool because it comes in 12pks for $17-18
Inveigh 02.21.14	and obviously neurosis is best band ever
DominionMM1 02.21.14	when i feel like getting a serious buzz I tend to get some kind of imperial stout, usually hammer & sickle.
Ovrot 02.21.14	Petrus Pale Ale is the best
DominionMM1 02.21.14	"and obviously neurosis is best band ever" agreed. just need to find a copy of tog and my neurosis collection will be complete.
Ovrot 02.21.14	911 comments never forget
SeaAnemone 02.21.14	had some kind of founders limited edition beer tonight alongside my backwoods bastard and it was so good I'm SO irritated that I can't remember what it is / find it... it was 2 words and both were abbreviated with 's ...
Inveigh 02.21.14	Red's Rye IPA?
SeaAnemone 02.21.14	nah - and it's not on their beeradvocate page or their website which makes me think that this place just mislabeled it somehow? it was an english pale ale
SeaAnemone 02.21.14	oh found it! Boilermaker. just spelled "Boil'r Mak'r" on the menu, duh SO GOOD
DominionMM1 02.21.14	boylrmaykr?
SeaAnemone 02.21.14	this pub I've been going to is so expensive but you really can't beat their selection; and about 75% of the on-tap beers change by the week, which is awesome... they have a decent international on-tap selection as well but I have yet to venture that way figured it was worth heading out there with my roommates to celebrate us all securing summer jobs though got some Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA for the weekend, but just chilling on some Yuengling now while I study and listening to Swans
SeaAnemone 02.21.14	hifti
Inveigh 02.21.14	"oh found it! Boilermaker. just spelled "Boil'r Mak'r" on the menu, duh SO GOOD" whoa sounds awesome jamming Souls at Zero, drinking a Southern Tier 2XONE (single malt, single hop) APA
JokineAugustus 02.21.14	Tried my first bock yesterday. Pretty tasty stuff.
Inveigh 02.25.14	Maine Brewing Company - Lunch (IPA). great fucking beer. more floral/piney in terms of the nose and taste, but it still brings the citrus too. maybe the best looking IPA i've ever seen (opaque burnt amber with a 2 inch ivory head that's thick as cream and lasts forever) jamming the new Thou, can't get enough of it
qwe3 02.25.14	INVEEEIIIGGHHHHH
Inveigh 02.25.14	holy shit whats up qwe? long time no see homie
DominionMM1 02.25.14	having some firestone velvet merlin oatmeal stout and jamming a recently purchased horseback record and some thou on wax
Inveigh 02.25.14	ohh shit, how's that horseback on vinyl?
DominionMM1 02.25.14	killer man. just love groovin out to side a then turning it over and spacing out to side b. that lunch ipa sounds awesome. don't think I've seen anything from that brewer around here though.
Inveigh 02.25.14	yeah man I love that record, would love to hear that shit in true lp format I've read about Lunch for years on beer advocate and the like, but I think last week was the first time it was distro'd to Illinois (to my knowledge at least). that Velvet Merlin is great too, one of the best oatmeal stouts out there
DominionMM1 02.25.14	yeah I'm diggin it but I'm just not used to such a low alcohol content when I'm drinking a stout. usually I'm pretty buzzed after two.
Inveigh 02.25.14	agreed, that's its only flaw really. the barrel aged one was a bit better (8.5% i think), but at $14.99 a bomber it's not really practical
DominionMM1 02.25.14	every once in a while i'll splurge and buy a couple bombers but i usually just get 4 or 6 packs. it's easier to regulate intake that way.
qwe3 02.25.14	not much man just working, saving up money to move out and the like. how are you dude?
R6Rider 02.25.14	You're my kinda bro Inveigh. Drinking good beer and jammin' tunes are one of my fave pasttimes. Drinking Batemans mocha beer while listening to Solstafir atm.
Inveigh 02.27.14	right on qwe, i know what that's like. i worked my ass off as soon as i finished college so that i could get back out of the parents house. and Dom I'm with ya. I used to buy bombers all the time but now i only do it if it's a really special release or the bomber is reasonably priced (i.e. Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout or Hop Stoopid at $4.49). There's a brewery in Chicago (Pipeworks) that makes absolutely incredible beer, but they exclusively sell bombers and charge a minimum of $10 for them. I've spent far too much money on them, and have instituted a personal boycott until they start making 4 or 6pks lol thanks R6 m/ you sound like a righteous dude as well I'm drinking a Great Lakes Conway's Irish Red Ale and jamming Clutch - Elephant Riders
BigHans 02.27.14	damn dude this list happened during my retirement missed it hard
Inveigh 02.27.14	it's been going strong for over 2 years man, no better time to start frequenting sputnik pub than the present
DominionMM1 02.27.14	fighting off a cold so it's vodka/oj/cranberry juice and neurosis teoes for me
Inveigh 02.27.14	honestly that's the best cold remedy (booze and neurosis) i usually go with a hot whiskey beverage, but i respect what you're doing with the juice (for vitamin C)
BigHans 02.27.14	throwing down Vodka tonics at the moment. Really want a beer but the liqour store is three blocks from my hotel and its -4 with a 35mph wind right now.
DominionMM1 02.27.14	still don't know how y'all deal with that shit up north
BigHans 02.27.14	dude its fucking crazy
SeaAnemone 02.27.14	have some Abita Purple Haze - not a big fan, though I forget why I thought I liked them, haha oh well, they were cheap probably going to splurge this weekend and get a growler of Alewerks Bourbon Barrel Porter, top notch fucking beer
Inveigh 02.27.14	hey man whatever's close by, that's what you do when you're on the road not sure where else i would post this, so i'm going to put it here. it involves beer and music to a degree... last Friday my boss, my closest work buddy and myself all went to the Tilted Kilt down the street for lunch and a beer (and to watch the USA-Canada hockey game). My boss is only a few years older than me and is a reasonably good friend of mine even outside of work, so I know him well enough to know that if I get a few Bud Lights in him over lunch, we won't go back to the office. So while I'm in the middle of enacting that plan, we start talking to these two dudes sitting near us at the bar; a smaller Asian man in his early 40s and a bearded, nerdy looking fellow in his mid-20s. After a few dirty jokes were exchanged (this is the Tilted Kilt, after all), we discovered they were a potential client for our business. We talked business for awhile, closed them up for a short term engagement and then celebrated with shots and more beer. Well, little Asian man (owner of the company) gets plastered, and decides that he's not going home to his wife tonight and that instead he's going to Scores (a strip club just outside Chicago). And we're all coming with him. 2 hours (and a Limp Bizkit car jam session) later and we're sitting VIP with Ciroc bottle service in a COMPLETELY EMPTY strip club (it's like 3:30 in the afternoon). At least $1000 in lap dances were purchased by this dude, until he gets thrown out for propositioning one of the dancers (probably could've gotten away with it if he was smoother). My night ended with my boss and coworker and myself drunkenly trying to get home and basically pissing everywhere we saw fit. Not the most epic climax to this story other than an elongated trip home and an angry wife, but I felt I should share it.
Inveigh 02.27.14	I should probably mention that those 2 unaccounted for hours included us going with him to a shady neighborhood, him buying cocaine and an interesting drive back to the strip club. details... lol
BigHans 02.27.14	thats the most fucking m/ thing Ive ever heard
DominionMM1 02.27.14	damn dude sounds like fun
Inveigh 02.27.14	jamming Danzig IV now m/ great fucking record
DominionMM1 02.27.14	way underrated record. might have to put that one on the turntable here.
BigHans 02.27.14	seriously, that story rules so fucking hard
RoyalImperialGuard 02.27.14	GO HEAT
SeaAnemone 03.01.14	eating chipotle and drinking some Anchor Liberty Ale, gonna throw on some True Detective soon
someguest 03.01.14	J Cash and mexican food over here
Inveigh 03.02.14	putting back a Surly Coffee Bender (it's a brown ale that's cold-steeped in coarsely ground coffee beans for 24 hours prior to canning). It is the most coffee-forward beer I've ever had; literally it tastes like an iced coffee. Pretty decent dose of caffeine and sessionable ABV (5.1%). jamming Morpheus Descends - Ritual of Infinity m/
LambsBread 03.02.14	Omg just the mention of chipotle makes me have to poop
DominionMM1 03.03.14	havin some more santa fe imperial coffee stout and jammin some sabbath
Inveigh 03.04.14	hell yeah, coffee stouts and sabbath m/ I'm drinking a Brickstone APA and jamming Crowbar - Broken Glass
NordicMindset 03.04.14	Chick-N-Beer
DominionMM1 03.04.14	IN TIME I'M CONQUEEEERRRIIIIIINNNNNNNGGG sippin some more o dat coffee stout and jammin some times of grace myself
Inveigh 03.05.14	drinking my last Surly Abrasive... and jamming the fuck out Ramesses - Possessed by the Rise of Magik such a goddamn fucking good sludge/doom record
DominionMM1 03.05.14	havin some odell lugene chocolate milk stout and listening to neurosis- the word as law. albums way better than I initially gave it credit for.
Inveigh 03.05.14	no doubt man, I'm the same way with their first two records, that one specifically dark beer sounds good, I'm moving on to a lagunitas cappuccino stout. i might catch a buzz here pretty soon... jamming the new Morbus Chron m/
DominionMM1 03.05.14	i'm not much for hardcore so the first one doesn't do much for me but this ones got some great moments. von till's influence can't be overstated.
Inveigh 03.05.14	yeah the first one's much more in the vein of hardcore or crossover thrash, but I dig that stuff. I do agree that the second one is better, and that von till's influence is massively important to the evolution of their sound, and sludge metal as a whole. pretty good hockey game going on right now brother...
DominionMM1 03.05.14	oh fuck I forgot about that. i don't have cable so I wouldn't be able to watch it anyway. I think we're only 2 or 3 points behind you guys right now. it's gonna be a good race to the finish.
Inveigh 03.05.14	yep, the top of the west is scary good with you guys, us, the blues and ducks. I really want that top seed... feel like it's going to be important this year
DominionMM1 03.05.14	it's funny how vastly superior the west is to the east right now
InbredJed 03.05.14	it's funny how vastly superior the west has been to the east for the last 10 years*
DominionMM1 03.05.14	well yeah. you could probably go back another 10 years to the days of the avs-wings-stars heyday. the only legit team from the east back then was jersey.
Inveigh 03.05.14	idk the Pens, Caps and Bs have all had elite status in the last 5-10 years
InbredJed 03.05.14	Boston and Pens for sure, Caps, lol but depends how you quantify, because look how easy the schedule is for those teams, and they still have less points than the top 4-6 teams in the West.
DominionMM1 03.05.14	i'll give ya the pens and bruins. the caps....I don't know. they can never get out of their own way.
InbredJed 03.05.14	maybe they can land Kessler
DominionMM1 03.05.14	and can I just say how awesome it is to see the wings struggling
Inveigh 03.05.14	^haha yes however the series last year against the hawks was a great one, and i respected the way the wings played. it's not like vancouver or phoenix where i hate their guts
InbredJed 03.05.14	you dudes wanna hit up PattonPlug night? http://plug.dj/hard-jammers/
InbredJed 03.05.14	ya I live in Vancouver, and fuck Vancouver
Inveigh 03.05.14	haha shit didn't know you were a canucks fan but seriously though i hate the sedin twins with every fiber of my being
DominionMM1 03.05.14	still surprised they dealt luongo right now. there are also rumors that they're shopping kesler. are they really throwing in the towel at this point?
BigHans 03.05.14	its actually work to comment on this list because it takes so long to load because of the sheer amount of awesome comments about booze and metal and strippers and blow and stuff
DominionMM1 03.05.14	lol yeah that story was like the best thing ever
Inveigh 03.05.14	haha the worst part is I always have to close out of this thread when i step away from the computer now
BigHans 03.05.14	It just goes to show that booze and metal are pretty much the two greatest things in life, why else would this get 1000 comments
DominionMM1 03.05.14	I was just gonna ask if you told the wife everything but it looks like i got my answer
Inveigh 03.05.14	nah she knows everything that happened but would probably give me shit for posting about it on the internet
InbredJed 03.05.14	I just live here, I aint a fan. The Lunogo situation is a complete debaucle. He is a class act, and the management has treated him like a first class chump.
DominionMM1 03.05.14	fucking love vancouver (the city, not the hockey team). if I could live there i'd go in a heartbeat. best beer i've ever had was consumed in mass quantities up there.
Inveigh 03.06.14	Southern Tier 2XONE and Grave - Into the Grave fucking death metal m/
JokineAugustus 03.06.14	Beer > shots Metal > Pop
Inveigh 03.06.14	can't argue with that
Inveigh 03.06.14	moved on to a Great Lakes Chillwave DIPA (formerly known as Alchemy Hour). good beer, but this is the 2nd year I've had it, and I can't help but think it's overrated based on the massive amount of praise it gets. can't complain too much though, it is good beer been jamming Hold Steady all night
sniper 03.06.14	damn inveigh nice lunch excursion story
LambsBread 03.06.14	have been drinking liquor lately because i have been sneaking it in to sporting events where i dont want to pay 9 dollars for a budweiser. shit sucks compared to beer though. bad.
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	Dogfish Indian Brown Ale and pizza mmmm
DominionMM1 03.07.14	having some stillwater artisanal folklore stout and jammin some robert johnson fucking sweetest bottle ever http://beerpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/folklore-09-15-11.png
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	tullamore dew, anyone?
Inveigh 03.07.14	i love when i jump on sputnik and this thread is going strong " stillwater artisanal folklore stout" I've heard this is awesome "Dogfish Indian Brown Ale" this is an all-time classic craft beers, and one of the first ones that got me into craft as a whole. also fuck yea tullamore dew, favorite $18-20 bottle of irish whiskey (yes, even over jameson, which still rules) drinking Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale and jamming Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Dawn to Dusk
DominionMM1 03.07.14	more of a bourbon guy myself man
neurisis17 03.07.14	I'll do it
neurisis17 03.07.14	1000
DominionMM1 03.07.14	"I've heard this is awesome" it's decent. very boozy in smell and taste despite the 8% abv but the artwork on the cardboard case and bottle are just so fucking m/
Inveigh 03.07.14	damn, 1000 comments in the sputnik pub m/ "more of a bourbon guy myself man" i'm actually with you these days. from ages 18-24 i was an irish whiskey drinker, from 24-27 it was scotch, but these last couple years i find myself going to knob creek, wild turkey, bulleit and makers much more often. but still, tullamore dew at $18 a bottle and wild turkey at $21 are the best values in whiskey. jameson at $20 and george dickel rye at $25 aren't bad
MotokoKusanagi 03.07.14	ah don't get me started on maker's mark. that red wax seal contains liquid gold
DominionMM1 03.07.14	bulleit is pretty solid for the price. it's great for when i wanna be like don draper and drink old fashioneds.
neurisis17 03.07.14	I guess I should say something about beer. One of the better ones I've had recently was the Lakewood Temptress (Imperial Milk Stout). It's rich as hell, chocolaty, smooth, dark fruits, little to no bitterness, and quite potent at 9.1 ABV. A great dessert beer. (brewery is in East Dallas)
DominionMM1 03.07.14	sounds awesome. I'll keep my eye out for it, despite it being from...ugh texas.
neurisis17 03.07.14	aww... Where do you hail from DominionMM1?
Inveigh 03.07.14	damn that beer sounds right up my alley, doubt i can find it up here though picked up a Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IIPA today. super old school DIPA/IIPA (i.e. no tropical/citrus fruits to be found, all pine hop resin and malty sweetness, with a 12% abv) once a year, $4 for a 12 oz bottle. I usually buy two, drink one fresh and age the other for a year
DominionMM1 03.07.14	born in little rock and grew up in denver
Inveigh 03.07.14	damn, little rock fuck yeah m/ i had family there for awhile. lived there for 6 months when i was a real little kid
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	this fuckin tread
neurisis17 03.07.14	Man, I would love to start experimenting with aging, alas I still am 2 years under the limit... I'm lucky enough my dad and I share a liking for beer otherwise I'd still probably be stuck in the realm of generic light beer swill that makes up so much of college life. Thank god I was converted to beer enthusiast early on.
DominionMM1 03.07.14	haven't been back since i was a little kid. got family all along the river from illinios down to louisiana though.
neurisis17 03.07.14	Oh ok, gotta give Texas a fair shake though! I realize we're all overproud about our heritage, but we're nice people.
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	checking back in definitely more into bouron as well, but the tullamore dew was a present, goddam I love a smooth irish whisky now and then
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	"I would love to start experimenting with aging" from my out of context perspective lol
cleanpeter 03.07.14	all about that colt 45 and titus andronicus
Inveigh 03.07.14	damn Dom, you should come up for a show one of these times. i got a buddy down in the denver area who just started a craft brewery, i'll be down there to visit him soon enough
NordicMindset 03.07.14	this is still going strong eh?
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	bulleit is my alcohol of choice, besides beer, but I'm really enjoying these Dogfish Brown Ales they just opened up a new bar/hotel/brewery(?) less than a mile from my beach house, so pumped for this summer when I can visit it regularly I'm not a huge fan of their 120 min or even 90 min, but the 60 is amazing, and they have so many other great beers
DominionMM1 03.07.14	"Oh ok, gotta give Texas a fair shake though! I realize we're all overproud about our heritage, but we're nice people." i've always enjoyed austin so there's that
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	also: my girlfriend got me a home-brewing kit for christmas, and I haven't started it yet... any general tips? it's from Northern (I think?), and it's a brown ale, I'm really excited to jump into that haha
neurisis17 03.07.14	I don't understand how it's out of context. I do try and educate myself as much as a I can. I'm definitely an amateur, but I have had larger exposure to this than most people my age (even though it's still greatly limited).
DominionMM1 03.07.14	"my beach house" hate you bro
neurisis17 03.07.14	If you like Austin, Houston's definitely a similar vibe. Less of the pseudo-bohemianism though, and a little bit of New Orleans hospitality for good measure.
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	"my beach house" haha don't worry it's not exactly mine... but my girlfriend is living there for most of the summer / I'll be throwing parties there / going on the weekends so I'm very lucky
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	"I don't understand how it's out of context. I do try and educate myself as much as a I can. I'm definitely an amateur, but I have had larger exposure to this than most people my age (even though it's still greatly limited)." cuz i have no idea what the fuck you are talking about so "i would love to start experiment with aging" sounds like you are talking about literally aging, like growing up, when im sure that is not what you are talking about
NordicMindset 03.07.14	you guys have the Texans good luck w/ or wo Manziel
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	i mean aging alcohol obviously but i just mean i didnt read any of your other posts from this thread hence /out of context /was kind of funny
NordicMindset 03.07.14	Tex(A)ns
neurisis17 03.07.14	oh shit... sorry I thought you had read earlier in the thread (don't know why I would assume that)... I thought when you said "my out of context perspective" you were referring to MY perspective... Now I feel like a dick... My bad man.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	hahaha u didnt say anything dickish at all dude
Inveigh 03.07.14	yeah aging beer is a lot of fun, especially if you buy two so you can age one and try one fresh. then the next year you can try a fresh and a year aged side by side.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	and then reading further still pretending you were talking about physically aging with 'I do try and educate myself as much as a I can. I'm definitely an amateur, but I have had larger exposure to this than most people my age (even though it's still greatly limited)' hehehe silly
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	this is like the least dickish thread in existence I love it but seriously this Brown Ale by Dogfish is awesome might be my favorite Dogfish, 8/10 beer have some Magic Hat Spring Ale in the fridge as well but that shit really isn't good boo
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	I don't know if I have the patience to age beer... plus I generally prefer IPAs and they're generally better fresh as possible, right?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	/canadian /don't have any of your microbrews /you don't have any of ours /fuck
neurisis17 03.07.14	haha It's like Peter Pan is trying to revert to mortality. (and I'm glad we're on the same page now).
NordicMindset 03.07.14	it's all about brew
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	the only american brews where i live are the really shitty standard ones everyones heard of and they are all retardedly overpriced, you guys would have a conniption if i told you how much a 15 pack of something like bud costs here
DominionMM1 03.07.14	y'all gotta have some solid craft brews up there
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	blows my mind that canada doesn't get our good craft brews, that sucks
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	well, vice versa too
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	from my limited experience, the diversity and quality in USA exceeds Canada, but I'm really not in a good place to judge, I've only toured Vancouver's craft brews, would love to try more!
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	lol obviously it's not a competition though; ugh the beers I had in the Northwest / Vancouver were fucking awesome; wish I had a chance to try more!
itsalltherage 03.07.14	jack > vodka > jaeger > beer just sayin
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	ugh get outta here itswhatever that's a ridiculous comparison
Relinquished 03.07.14	damn itswhatever he just owned you the only option left is to foad
DominionMM1 03.07.14	fuck
itsalltherage 03.07.14	just never been a beer kinda guy tbh. spirits > any kind of beer all day every day. my sincere apologies if that offends your cultured tastes
DominionMM1 03.07.14	my extremely cultured taste has been offended more than you'll ever know man
itsalltherage 03.07.14	sorry to hear that. i guess a more comprehensive way of putting it would be: bud > booze
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	"jack > vodka > jaeger > beer just sayin" holy fucking shit there is so much wrong with this i dont even know where to begin. and the issues aren't things being above beer.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	"from my limited experience, the diversity and quality in USA exceeds Canada, but I'm really not in a good place to judge, I've only toured Vancouver's craft brews, would love to try more!" yeah but thats comparing an entire country to one city.....
LambsBread 03.07.14	Jack tastes like shit compared to even the worst beers like Pabst if you ask me
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.07.14	there is far far far worse beer than pabst, you are fortunate if thats the worst you've tried
osmark86 03.07.14	try Stockholms Festivalöl 7,2% if you desire that horrid experience of feeling like a boozed out poverty-struck student/hobo. very undrinkable.
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	"yeah but thats comparing an entire country to one city....." "I'm really not in a good place to judge"
itsalltherage 03.07.14	Jack is delicious. Try the Silver Select & Gentleman Jack series. Only alcohol I bother buying with my own money these days is that or other whiskey. Really wasnt meant to genuinely offend anyone, just offering the viewpoint of someone who doesn't enjoy beer the same way & place the same value on it that so many others seem to; as my own social circles & this thread are evidence of. It's not like I don't drink it on occasion when it's thrust in front of me, but I guess it's just not my thing...would rather have a pint of Strongbow instead tbh
SeaAnemone 03.07.14	itsalltherage confirmed for teenager
itsalltherage 03.07.14	So the fact that I don't like beer is directly correlated to my perceived maturity by your logic? Talk about being a judgemental douchebag. Grow up dude. Beers just not that great for me; & trust me I've consumed enough of it down the years to come to that conclusion. Would prefer getting pissed on vodka limes & screwdrivers. Just don't enjoy beer the way you guys seem to.
DominionMM1 03.08.14	enjoying some mission brewing dark seas ris and rwake
Inveigh 03.11.14	Deschutes Obsidian Stout and Church of Misery - The Second Coming it's been years since I've had one of these, but now that I'm putting this one back I remember why it's attained such legendary status. Definitely one of the best examples of an American Stout out there.
DominionMM1 03.11.14	having some deschutes myself although it's the fresh squeezed ipa and jamming some kyuss
Inveigh 03.11.14	oh damn the fresh squeezed is back? that's a favorite of mine for sure. so juicy.
DominionMM1 03.11.14	light and refreshing man. it's been like 70 and sunny here the last couple days so it works well. how are things up there?
Inveigh 03.11.14	snowed overnight on Friday lol, but then things got a bit warmer (mid 40s Saturday and Sunday). Today was like 52 and fairly sunny. Not sure why I'm drinking a stout all things considering, but whatever it's hitting the spot.
DominionMM1 03.11.14	you're drinking a stout because stouts fucking rule
Apollo 03.11.14	Heading to Florida in 5 days, looking forward to some good US craft beers :-D
Inveigh 03.11.14	nice Apollo, see if you can try some Cigar City Brewing while you're down there and fuck yes Dom, stouts do rule
Inveigh 03.11.14	Tallgrass Brewing Ethos IPA and Deep Purple (Fireball and Burn, seemed appropriate)
Inveigh 03.12.14	Ale Asylum Ambergeddon (amber ale, duh) and more Deep Purple (In Rock) m/ I love hoppy, west coast style ambers, and this one fits that bill to a tee. tasty stuff.
DominionMM1 03.12.14	upslope foreign style stout and type o
Inveigh 03.12.14	sounds like a dark and brooding combo bro
DominionMM1 03.12.14	indeed. hadn't jammed type o in years. forgot how good they were. rip Pete.
Inveigh 03.12.14	I only have October Rust, but it's awesome. are their other ones worth it?
DominionMM1 03.12.14	bloody kisses is as good as october rust. world coming down is killer too.
Inveigh 03.12.14	cool, will check out bloody kisses first. wish i'd done this in the fall haha
DominionMM1 03.12.14	yeah it rules on another subject how do feel about the bears dropping peppers?
Inveigh 03.12.14	i mean they had to do it if he was unwilling to renegotiate that contract i think he still has 1-2 more good years in him, but his cap hit was what, over $18 mil? he's not worth that anymore, if he ever would have been to begin with. I don't mean that he wasn't a great Bear, just that it's hard to justify any player being worth that kind of cap hit outside of QB or maybe the clear #1 at a key position (i.e. Calvin Johnson)
DominionMM1 03.12.14	oh I agree. It's weird that peppers, demarcus ware, and jared Allen are all free agents right now. arguably the 3 best pass rushers of the last 10 years are all unemployed.
Inveigh 03.12.14	old and overpaid in the nfl gets you in the unemployment line every time, regardless of status also how about the browns signing hitner and dansby?
DominionMM1 03.12.14	I think the dansby signing was a good one. whitner i'm still skeptical. i think the guys in front of him in San Fran made him look better than he actually is but i could be wrong. I mean I'd probably make that move if I were the Browns. they need to build a defense fast because they're stuck with a shitty offense.
Inveigh 03.12.14	yeah I'm with you, I also wonder if whitner is a product of the system/people around him. the question is whether he's even an upgrade over tj ward... will be interesting to see what they do in the draft too.
SeaAnemone 03.12.14	really hope Revis makes his way to the Eagles a little doubtful considering the Jenkins signing today, but still also Eyehategod new album m/
DominionMM1 03.12.14	well they've got their first rounder plus another that they fleeced from the colts so they have a chance to get some key pieces. but it's cleveland so they'll probably fuck it up.
Inveigh 03.12.14	fuck yeah, stoked to get a release date on that after joey passed last year (RIP) i think Revis still has something left in the tank, depends on what he would cost
SeaAnemone 03.12.14	absolutely guy's only 27; he's definitely got a bunch of good years left could be this era's Troy Vincent we're dying for some secondary help too, I just miss Dawkins and Vincent so much
Inveigh 03.12.14	"but it's cleveland so they'll probably fuck it up." Johnny Football and Brandin Cooks
DominionMM1 03.12.14	apparently he's not willing to take a pay cut so I don't think the sucs are gonna be able to deal him. maybe Oakland because they have a shitload of cap space with all that dead money off the books.
Inveigh 03.12.14	Left Hand Milk Stout and Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
DominionMM1 03.12.14	nice man. dig left hand.
Inveigh 03.12.14	yeah Left Hand rules. I've heard tell of a Wake Up Dead Nitro bottle... can't wait to get my hands on one. moved on to a Boulevard Pale Ale and Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses digging it so far
DominionMM1 03.12.14	listening to october rust myself
Inveigh 03.12.14	yeah this is hitting the spot right now, even though I normally associate this type of music with fall, for some reason the recent "springy" weather works just as well. mild temps i guess. oh but wait we're supposed to get 3-6 inches tonight.
DominionMM1 03.12.14	we got a little today. temp dropped huge overnight.
Inveigh 03.12.14	ahhh, hence the stout and Type O. it all makes sense now
DominionMM1 03.12.14	lol yeah they seemed an appropriate combination
Inveigh 03.12.14	dude i bloody kisses might actually be better than october rust i was not expecting this
DominionMM1 03.12.14	can't disagree. i've always thought it was the slightly better record. btw saints sign jairus byrd fuck yeah
Inveigh 03.12.14	damn, nice pick up. best safety on the market. what was the dollar?
DominionMM1 03.12.14	6 years $54M which makes me nervous. sure hope loomis knows what he's doing here.
Inveigh 03.12.14	any word on how much guaranteed? that's the most important aspect
Inveigh 03.12.14	a few Boulevard Pale Ales and a Soundgarden jam session
DominionMM1 03.12.14	$28M i believe
Inveigh 03.12.14	that's pretty reasonable, I'd be happy with that signing for sure. would love to have him on the Bears.
DominionMM1 03.12.14	i'm just curious to see how they work it and the cap hit over the life of the contract. i really don't know how all that works in terms of year to year and dead money.
Inveigh 03.13.14	yeah I heard it was back loaded, so that they would be able to sign their picks this year just finished a dirty gin martini with blue cheese stuffed olives (heresy in this thread, I know). however, I've moved on to a Central Waters Satin Solitude Imperial Stout. fucking delicious. jamming Saint Vitus - Born Too Late
SeaAnemone 03.13.14	olives are elite as fuck; I give you permission to mention them anytime in this thread my girlfriend is part lebanese so the good food (so many amazing olives / dishes) are a huge perk, around the holidays haha
Inveigh 03.13.14	nice man, i'm with you on olives. i love all types and varieties, i don't discriminate. the olive bar at whole foods gets me every time. and if that's wrong, i don't want to be right. Founders Porter and Mother Love Bone - Apple
SeaAnemone 03.13.14	I gotta get that Founders variety pack again next time I have the chance easily the best 24 pack price + quality, I think
Inveigh 03.13.14	I wish they sold it in my area, sounds like a hell of a deal. Founders doesn't make a single beer I don't like.
SeaAnemone 03.13.14	agreed, probably the most consistent of my favorite breweries; Breakfast Stout and Dirty Basterd are among my favorite beers too, bar none I'm not too partial to the Centennial IPA, but that may just be because that's one type of beer where I've tried so many greats of
DominionMM1 03.13.14	finishing my sixer of upslope fss and jamming a copy of welcome to sky valley that i picked up at the record store today
Inveigh 03.13.14	the Centennial is a classic to me, but it's like every other IPA -- gotta drink it fresh to know what it really tastes like. I've had bottles that were less than a month old and it stands up to any other standard American IPA out there (imo obviously). it's relatively hard to find it super fresh due to its abundance (similar to Sierra Nevada, Stone and other big craft brewers), which is why I think some of those breweries' IPAs are viewed as average or overhyped.
Inveigh 03.13.14	i'm gonna be pretty pissed if the hawks lose to the avs again
DominionMM1 03.13.14	if the Avs win tonight they'll move in 2nd place in the central but I think I'd rather them finish 3rd
Inveigh 03.13.14	you'd rather play the Kings than the Wild in the 1st round?
DominionMM1 03.13.14	i thought if the Avs finished 3rd in the central they'd play the 2nd place team from the pacific which will probably san Jose and if st louis and anaheim win their divisions they'd play the 2 wild card teams.
DominionMM1 03.13.14	just looked it up: if the Avs finish 2nd in the central and the hawks finish 3rd, they would play each other in the first round, with colorado having home ice. If the hawks finish 2nd and the Avs 3rd, they'd still play each other in the first round but chicago would have home ice.
Inveigh 03.13.14	oh shit, I forgot how the NHL does divisional playoffs. fuck. the avs are such a bad matchup for the hawks
DominionMM1 03.13.14	dude I'd much rather play San Jose than Chicago or L.A.
Inveigh 03.13.14	yeah and i'd rather play san jose or l.a. than colorado haha
DominionMM1 03.13.14	just a heads up- if it is avs-hawks in the first round I may be doing some trash talking
Inveigh 03.13.14	haha that's cool, i'm sure i'll engage as well. helluva game tonight, shitty outcome though... varlamov played his ass off
PuddlesPuddles 03.13.14	Eric Decker comin' over to the Jets. He's all like "Peyton? Nah I want a competent QB, gimme Geno." Wait, what sport are you talking about
DominionMM1 03.13.14	yeah he's been money for us so far. st. patrick has done a killer job with him.
DominionMM1 03.14.14	eddyline brewing crankyanker ipa and some aic
Killerhit 03.14.14	lol jack or die
DominionMM1 03.14.14	lol jack
DominionMM1 03.20.14	doin up some aspen brewing independence pass ipa and jammin some kyuss and qotsa usually drink colorado beers but went with california tonight
Inveigh 03.20.14	Nice, I'm a big fan of drinking local, but it's so tough to hold off on trying great beers from other states. I'm drinking a Three Floyd's Permanent Funeral (it's basically Imperial Zombie Dust) and watching the Hawks-Blues game. Thrilled with how it's going so far.
neurisis17 03.20.14	^Are you for St. Louis or Chicago?
neurisis17 03.20.14	If we turned this into Beer and Music and Hockey... Oh the tears of joy
DominionMM1 03.20.14	Nice. i'm really hoping for the blues to go into the tank for these last dozen games or so. i just wish there was a way for the blues and hawks to both lose tonight. oh well. wasn't sure if you got my dumb and dumber reference btw.
Inveigh 03.20.14	Lol no I didn't, how the fuck did i miss that lol And neurisis I'm for the Hawks
DominionMM1 03.20.14	need a sports thread for sure
Inveigh 03.20.14	Lol there is a sports thread, check the john Tesh page
DominionMM1 03.20.14	lol i stand corrected but seriously who would notice that?
Inveigh 03.20.14	Only those in the know brother, I think its time we resurrect it
DominionMM1 03.20.14	i think you should do the honors
neurisis17 03.20.14	ah... and I'm with Dominion's reference (Stars man myself). The last to games we played were heart rending, especially against Winnipeg.
Inveigh 03.20.14	doing my own personal best of best metal album ever: Through Silver in Blood and best american pale ale ever: Three Floyds Alpha King
Inveigh 03.20.14	i should note that those honors mean no disrespect to the two runners up in each category (Master of Reality and NOLA, Dale's Pale Ale and Sidekick Extra Pale Ale)
Inveigh 03.20.14	god damnit i can't choose between those three metal albums
Relinquished 03.20.14	just choose the one with the most windstorms
Inveigh 03.20.14	also I feel like I cheaped out with that Sidekick choice, it's a great beer but more of a session ipa than a true apa. change my vote to victory headwaters ok that bomber of 10.5% permanent funeral might have taken its toll
DominionMM1 03.20.14	as much as it pains me... nola > tsib
DominionMM1 03.20.14	wait...no...well maybe...fuck I don't know man
sniper 03.20.14	drinking leftover pbr and jamming the new thou album. album rules so much.
SeaAnemone 03.21.14	troeg's nugget nectar aawwwwww yeaaaaa
forkliftjones 03.21.14	shit this has a LOT of comments
SeaAnemone 03.23.14	anyone else have an Untappd acct? I just signed up at the request of iluvatar
Inveigh 03.23.14	damn wish I could get nugget nectar, only had it once and it was amazing I'm drinking a Stone Enjoy By 4.20.14 DIPA. so fucking dank. jamming new War on Drugs. and yeah Sea I had one, not sure why it's not on my phone anymore though... i rarely used it
Inveigh 03.23.14	actually i do still have it. I'm BlakeAM7 if you wanna find me
SeaAnemone 03.23.14	I'm drinking yuengling at the moment; gonna dip into my 6 of Duck-Rabbit Rabid Duck at some point though
Inveigh 03.23.14	yuengling is a great lager, that's another one i wish we got here it's not like chicago is short on good beers or anything, but grass is always greener and such
SeaAnemone 03.23.14	yeah, yuengling is best casually-drinking-lots-and-lots of beer. not as good for 'parties' as natty and stuff, but I can drink yuengling all day and not have an empty wallet, either. it's as cheap as any other beers here... about $19 for a 30.
Inveigh 03.23.14	yeah that's not bad at all. i'm rarely in a situation where I'm going to be drinking tons of beer at a house party over a long period of time, but when I am I usually just go with Coors Light or Budweiser or MGD or something. High Life maybe. jamming Fela Kuti - Zombie (per discussion with Potsy) and cracking a Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA
someguest 03.23.14	"yeah, yuengling is best casually-drinking-lots-and-lots of beer. not as good for 'parties' as natty and stuff, but I can drink yuengling all day and not have an empty wallet, either. it's as cheap as any other beers here... about $19 for a 30." yeah, I do the same with Rolling Rock myself. It's dirt cheap.
Grindalicious 03.23.14	yuengling is ok. if you're gonna go cheap buy some 'gansett
Grindalicious 03.23.14	Marajara imperial ipa is what's crackin' on my end of the computer screen. cheers
Inveigh 03.23.14	^I always want to try Avery's IPAs but it's so tough to find them fresh around here and I want to make sure I drink it with its optimum flavor profile, so I've never tried that one. I love The Czar and Ellie's Brown though.
Grindalicious 03.23.14	They are damn solid. Ellie's Brown is fucking delicious. How's The Czar? How would you compare it to an Old Rasputin?
Inveigh 03.23.14	very similar brews, although I would say Old Rasputin is the superior beer and it's not overly close. It's just hard to beat the combination of world-class flavor and relatively low price of Ol Raspy
Grindalicious 03.23.14	I still gotta take a taste for myself. Tell me about it, dude. I've been on a heavy stout binge all winter and Rasputin has led the numbers because of both things that you mentioned
DominionMM1 03.23.14	hey yo having an eviltwin brewing yin imperial taiji stout and jamming some neurosis
SeaAnemone 03.23.14	ya this duck rabbit rabid duck is delishous
Inveigh 03.26.14	drinking a Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale and jamming Lionize - Space Pope and the Glass Machine Always happy to see this one come around every March, although I'm not quite sure how to categorize it. BeerAdvocate lists it as an American Strong Ale (a la Stone Arrogant Bastard), and I guess I can go with that... but it's really more like a hopped up Imperial ESB. Like if they doubled the abv on Goose Island's Honkers Ale and added a fuck ton of citrusy and piney west coast hops.
zakalwe 03.26.14	Carlsberg Special Brew and jamming Fang
DominionMM1 03.26.14	Santa Fe happy camper ipa and some 90's horrorcore w/ brotha lynch, bone thugs, and three muthafuckin 6
Inveigh 03.26.14	oh damn, Dom's getting down. gotta put in some Gravediggaz next jamming Church of Misery - Vol. 1 and downing a Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA m/ enjoying the Blackhawks too (sorry neurisis)
DominionMM1 03.26.14	i dig the fresh squeezed man. light and refreshing to the max. don't think ive listened to gravediggaz jammin some goodie mob now. black ice is the bees knees.
Inveigh 03.26.14	hell yeah, Still Standing is a great record and dude, you gotta check Gravediggaz, the original horrorcore. RZA and Prince Paul dog
DominionMM1 03.26.14	will do bro Avs just tied it up fuck yeah
Inveigh 03.26.14	can't wait for the western conference playoffs, i'm pretty sure they're going to be incredible also Turbo Teraveinen fuck yeah
DominionMM1 03.26.14	it's awesome to be this excited about hockey again. i mean I've always gotten into it especially the playoffs but now that the avs are relevant again it's different.
Inveigh 03.26.14	i know exactly how you feel man. you avs fans have a lot to be excited about. your team reminds me of the blackhawks of about 5 years ago, which if it turns out to be accurate will be a really fucking fun
ValarMorghulis 03.26.14	holy fuck the amount of comments...
DominionMM1 03.26.14	yeah man I'm sure the citizens of chicago weren't too bummed about bill wirtz. talk about a horrible owner.
Inveigh 03.26.14	dude maybe the worst ever in pro sports. for those who don't know, bill wirtz refused to televise blackhawks home games and they were actually not televised until his death in 2007
Inveigh 03.26.14	and Dom to answer your question, they did a moment of silence for dollar bill at a hawks game shortly after his death, and the crowd actually booed
DominionMM1 03.26.14	well at least hawks fans don't have to deal with the ghost of Harold Ballard so there's that
LambsBread 03.26.14	this has to be most comments w/o trolling sputnik record. what yalls favorite type of beer (IPA, Hefeweisen etc.). I like Ales personally but just drank a pitcher of IPA/Hef and wasn't too disappointed.
sniper 03.26.14	anchor ipa and ugk, really surprisingly chill (given my tendency to introversion) with some distant acquaintances. beer and music are both good.
Inveigh 03.27.14	@lambsbread: what do you mean by ale? all beers are either ales or lagers, to my understanding. to answer your question though I'd probably go with IPAs, although I love stouts, hoppy reds and APAs as well. in other words, i'm like basically every other American craft beer drinker. I haven't been able to hop on the whole Belgian yeast bandwagon (as far as american craft trends go) just yet. as for underutilized styles, i enjoy ESBs, American strong ales and winter warmers quite a bit. yeah basically I just like beer.
DominionMM1 03.27.14	stouts in the winter ipas in the spring and summer and pale ales in the fall
LambsBread 03.27.14	I meant to say Brown Ale (which I just call Ale), like the Newcastle type. semi-light and sweetish relatively. I used to be into IPA's when I drank on a daily basis, but now I find them too bitter.
DominionMM1 03.27.14	scotch ales are righteous too
Inveigh 03.27.14	ah, cool yeah I dig brown ales. Bell's Best Brown is one of my favorites, although I grew up on Newcastle and still love it. and by grew up I mean that was what I drank a lot of in college (at the time I thought it was pretty damn classy) finishing off a Three Floyds Alpha King and the new CunninLynguists mixtape before starting in on the new Horseback record. not sure what's next in terms of a beer... maybe just another Alpha King.
Inveigh 03.27.14	hell yeah scotch ales are great
SeaAnemone 03.27.14	backwoods bastard, great scotch ale by Founders can't think of many others of that variety I've tried
Inveigh 03.27.14	i've got a backwoods aging in my fridge right now, drank the other three fresh sea if you get founders by you you should try dirty bastard, it's the base beer for backwoods, cheaper and more easily available. not sure what other scotch ales are available on the east coast... looks like duck rabbit makes one
DominionMM1 03.27.14	only had old chub and claymore for scotch ales but both slay
SeaAnemone 03.27.14	yup have had the dirty bastard, great beer! haven't had duck rabbits - beer I had from them last weekend was my first time trying that brewery, rabid duck was great!
Inveigh 03.27.14	word, i've heard great things about that brewery, old chub is a classic too jamming the new slough feg record, just riffs for days
Apollo 03.27.14	I was drinking some Sierra Nevada Pale in Florida last week. Great stuff. Also got some Sam Adams Cold Snap and Shock Top Chocolate Wheat. Mmm.
Inveigh 03.27.14	nice, sierra nevada pale ale will always be one of the best decisions one can make at the beer store
DominionMM1 03.27.14	enjoying a great divide rumble oak aged ipa and bumpin some Wu tang- the w
Apollo 03.27.14	1200 comments holy shit
DominionMM1 03.27.14	sput needs more alchies so we can take this motherfucker to 10k
Relinquished 03.27.14	like I would but I'm not even a casual drinker gotta keep this alpha health in top wolfe form
Inveigh 03.27.14	"enjoying a great divide rumble oak aged ipa and bumpin some Wu tang- the w" damn that sounds awesome wolfe you can just post what strain you're smoking instead
Relinquished 03.27.14	homegrown white widow mixed in with my breakfast right before work
DominionMM1 03.27.14	a German who doesn't drink beer? what's the world coming to?
MO 03.27.14	I'm fucking drinking and jamming meshuggah so loud in celebration of my band winning the Ottawa chapter of En Route to Heavy MTL. if we win the finals in montreal we will play heavy mtl omg. feels fucking good
Relinquished 03.27.14	nah dom i'm more italian but either way your point stands and I drink here and there, hell I got cases and coolers full, but it's all for those occassional parties and celebrations.
Relinquished 03.27.14	fuckin right on MO
DominionMM1 03.27.14	that's legit as fuck man. congrats.
MO 03.27.14	thanks bros my band is beyond elated. we think we actually have a very serious chance at taking it all
Inveigh 03.27.14	that's badass MO, congratulations and cheers brother m/
R6Rider 03.27.14	just drank hard cider blackberry by Maeloc from Spain and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout while listening to Plebeian Grandstand and hanging out with the girlfriend
R6Rider 03.27.14	oh yeah and congrats MO link?
MO 03.27.14	yea man https://www.facebook.com/events/595689360501387/?ref=22 check the most recent status update from Pete K. my band is ...From The Deep
Inveigh 03.28.14	hell yeah MO, checked out that and your band's page before signing off last night m/ hard drinking a Ballast Point Sculpin IPA and jamming Helms Alee
DominionMM1 03.28.14	havin some more rumble and bumpin inspectah deck
Inveigh 03.28.14	nice, jamming rap again, i like it
DominionMM1 03.28.14	yeah I'm on a hip hop kick right now. once every few months I'll listen to nothing but hip hop for like a week straight then won't listen again.
DominionMM1 03.28.14	now onto some victory hopdevil ipa (fucking tasty) and back to brotha lynch's season of da siccness
Inveigh 03.29.14	yeah Victory makes some of the best hoppy beers around, when you can find em fresh. Hopdevil, Freshwater and DirtWolf are all world class. i'm throwing back a Bell's Oberon hoppy wheat after putting down a few Dale's earlier. Jamming Godflesh of course.
Inveigh 03.29.14	*headwaters, not freshwater lol
SeaAnemone 03.29.14	drinking a Saison Diego [Green Flash] and listening to Andy Stott out on my porch while reading for Constitutional Law
SeaAnemone 03.29.14	got 6 awesome (assuming) beers I've never tried before for tonight! Dirt Wolf is one of them
Inveigh 03.29.14	dude if your DirtWolf is within 60 days of bottling, you are in for a treat. every bit as good as Lagunitas Sucks (best comparison I can make). what else did you get?
SeaAnemone 03.29.14	bell's two hearted ale dogfish head sixty one (IPA brewed with grapes) terrapin big hoppy monster duck rabbit milk stout
Inveigh 03.29.14	nice, Two Hearted is the beer that got me into IPAs the Sixty One Minute I found a little disappointing, kinda tastes like white wine to me. most people I know love it though.
SeaAnemone 03.29.14	yeah - it doesn't sound superb to me but I had seen a few good reviews, and I've tried just about every DFH before considering their proximity to me
SeaAnemone 03.29.14	and that DirtWolf/Lagunitas Sucks comparison makes me excited- LS is one of my favorite beers and Victory is such a solid brewery in general
Feather 03.29.14	Commenting on this just to keep it in my recent discussions. Great list with an awesome amount of recs. Sierra Nevada is all great from what I've tried. I also like Great Lakes quite a bit, Cleveland brewery. *Note: I'm a poor college kid who often drinks large quantities of Natty Light.
Feather 03.29.14	Also found out this semester how much I like IPA's so thats pretty cool.
someguest 03.29.14	Sea, you'll love Two Hearted Ale. It's the brew that got me into some hot water in the beginning of this year! I had a pint of old fashioned Guinness today, and enjoyed every sip.
SeaAnemone 03.29.14	cool cool, I'll probably hit up the Sixty One next and then the Two Hearted Ale after and nothing wrong with binge drinking on Natty in college, that should be every student's lifeblood
DominionMM1 03.29.14	binged on key light back in the day myself
SeaAnemone 03.30.14	loved the Dirt Wolf, and Big Hoppy Monster was great too, mostly because I've been loving imperial amber ales like that lately
Inveigh 03.30.14	imperial reds/ambers have been a recent favorite of mine as well. mainly Lagunitas Lucky 13, Ballast Point Tongue Buckler and Pipeworks Blood of the Unicorn
Inveigh 03.30.14	jamming Symptom and now Lionize while sipping a 2014 Stone Imperial Russian Stout. still one of the absolute best examples of the style.
DominionMM1 03.30.14	day drinking eh bro?
Wolfhorde 03.30.14	Okay, so I just looked up American crafts (apart from the stuff I already knew) since I'll be in FL in 3 weeks. Got any good recs on where to start, Veigh? (Already had some Sierra Nevada, Flying Dog, Firestone and Anchor) I don't feel like sampling everything, that'd kill my budget. I'm looking to work through the general spectrum, IPAs, Red/Ambers, Russian Imperials, Porters & Stouts
Inveigh 03.30.14	Lol yeah downed a bomber of 11% brew before taking the wife shoe shopping lol Will be boozing again soon, I'm just sitting here at the store phone sputting for now
Inveigh 03.30.14	@Wolfehorde: I'm in Chicago, so I'm not sure what's available down in Florida. If you're at a bar, ask what's fresh on tap and go with that (freshness is huge with IPAs and pale ales). Sine you're in Florida, you should try to find Cigar City brews, Jai Alai if you can find it. As for nationwide stuff, seek out Stone, Bell's, Founders and Lagunitas if you're able. Those are probably the 4 best big craft breweries IMO, maybe alongside Dogfish Head, Victory and Sierra Nevada (but I know you already tried some of those)
Inveigh 03.30.14	Also if you see any Oskar Blues stuff, definitely pick it up, just not sure if they distro to Florida or not. They date on the bottom of their cans, so if youre grabbing Dale's just make sure its 60 days or fresher
Wolfhorde 03.30.14	Oh yeah, they've got shiiiiiiiiiiiiitloads of stuff. (I saw Stone, Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas, Bells, Founders, Rogue, Brooklyn, Cigar City, Unibroue, Bear Republic, Flying Dog, Kona and some more) I was actually surprised since you can't find shit outside of major metropolitan areas here. I also saw there are at least 3-4 "world of beers" with ridiculously large menus around.
SeaAnemone 03.30.14	I wouldn't bother with anything from Kona or Brooklyn - they aren't really on the same tier as the other stuff being discussed, in general but yeah as far as "need to try breweries" go: founders, lagunitas, sierra nevada, stone, anchor, victory, green flash... I'm pretty sure you won't see any troeg's or ommegang down in florida, but go for that if you do! also: john hanson is down in FL and loves gr8 beer and knows his way around the area's beers, so I'm sure he'd have some insight
Wolfhorde 03.30.14	Heh, I did try the Brooklyn IPA once and I was underwhelmed in comparison. Sierra Nevada and Firestone had a lot more flavor, as did Flying Dog. I'll probably also be in some other states up the East Coast, maybe also West Coast or some other random places I haven't planned for yet, I'm quite open really - I just gotta crash somewhere. (considering the duration of my trip hotels would probably eat away too much of my budget) Oh yeah, it's also pretty likely we'll meet up with Hanson and Josh, Zack and Matt.
Inveigh 03.31.14	dude if you're in Florida you should hit up Pit
DominionMM1 03.31.14	that cats over in louisiana i think
Inveigh 03.31.14	Pit moved to Louisiana? I remember Miami, then Omaha, then back to Miami, but then I guess I lost track drinking a Lagunitas New Dogtown Pale Ale and jamming the new Symptom record holy fuck best death/doom since Inverloch
DominionMM1 03.31.14	Think he's in shreveport if I'm not mistaken
Inveigh 03.31.14	damn, a true vagabond if there ever was one you hitting the sauce tonight Dom?
DominionMM1 04.01.14	yeah having some Avery ipa and jammin some acid bath. you?
Wolfhorde 04.01.14	I'll hit up as many people as I can and my budget allows, not everything's in my plan as of now but hey - surprises and just rolling with the flow can be a lot of fun and 3 months is a lot of time.
Waior 04.01.14	fuck
neurisis17 04.01.14	Had a Southern Star Pine Belt Pale Ale (American Pale)... Citrus, pine, upfront hoppiness but not overbearing, slightly sweet, and a bready finish (like their Blonde Ale) 4/5.
DominionMM1 04.02.14	Finishing my sixer of Avery ipa and jammin some clutch
Inveigh 04.02.14	damn, sounds good neurisis and of course Clutch is never a bad thing I'm enjoying a Sierra Nevada 2014 Bigfoot Barleywine and jamming the new Symptom, although I'm about to switch to the new Hold Steady
DominionMM1 04.02.14	barleywine eh? sounds interesting. what's the abv?
Inveigh 04.02.14	9.6% yeah barleywines can be a bit hit or miss for me, but this is one of the best out there. tastes great fresh, or with some age on it (hoppier when it's fresh, sweeter when it's aged)
DominionMM1 04.02.14	mmm don't think i've ever had any kind of barleywine. i'll have to keep my eye out for some.
Inveigh 04.02.14	if you ever see a bottle of Dogfish Head 120 Minute (it usually comes in single, 12 oz bottles that go for $9-10), pick one up. If you have the patience to sit on it for a year, it goes from an "imperial ipa" (i put it in quotes because it's like 20% so imperial is kinda understating it) to an awesome barleywine
DominionMM1 04.02.14	ive had the 120 a few times. my buddy will buy all the bottles they have at the lq by his house when they have it and I'll usually buy a couple off of him. but fuck sit on it for a year? that'd be tough.
Inveigh 04.02.14	i've only been able to make it once, although i don't buy it every time it comes out because of the insane price so i've only tried a few times
DominionMM1 04.02.14	well think of it this way: it's about the price of a good bomber and it'll get you more buzzed. you have two of em and you're flying.
Inveigh 04.02.14	lol if I had two of them I'd be sleeping but yeah that's a good point
DominionMM1 04.02.14	but yeah dogfish head's stuff is pricey in general
Inveigh 04.02.14	very true. i still haven't tried Burton Baton, but only partially because of price. I can't seem to ever find it less than 3-4 months old. I contemplated picking up some Aprihop the other day, that one's always pretty good
DominionMM1 04.02.14	the burton is one of my faves from them. it's worth a try when you feel like splurging.
Wolfhorde 04.02.14	I tried some Anchor Barleywine once and 'twas pretty good. Also, I think there's generally quite a bit of craft stuff that'll hit you harder than the generic store brand shenanigans. I remember pretty much all of the Belgian ones I tried (dear god, Chimay and Rochefort - so delicious) usually had around 8~12%. And they're as deceptive as good mead because you won't notice any of it.
DominionMM1 04.04.14	great divide claymore scotch ale and some godflesh
SeaAnemone 04.04.14	drinking sierra nevada torpedo and rye and catching up on tv and cigar
LambsBread 04.04.14	come in here dear boy have a cigar you're gonna go FAR!!!!
Inveigh 04.15.14	looooooooong time since I've been up in this thread, busy with other shit I suppose.. but let's get the sputnik pub going again been writing verses for the sputnik rap project this evening so far (yes, that is a thing), but now I'm enjoying a Lagunitas Maximus DIPA and jamming some Neurosis
Inveigh 04.15.14	Finch's Wet Hot American Wheat Ale (canned like 3 days ago). awesome, awesome stuff. up there with the best american wheats out there -- Gumballhead, Lil Sumpin Sumpin, 80 Acre and Oberon. jamming The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me and Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Relinquished 04.15.14	i got so much blue dream idk what to do with it
Inveigh 04.15.14	damn, blue dream's one of my all time favorites chillin on some sour d myself
neurisis17 04.16.14	Real Ale Hefeweizen + WTF w/ Marc Maron (Aubrey Plaza... Ep. 199)
SeaAnemone 04.17.14	anyone ever had Firestone Wooky Jack? It sounds awesome but it's pretty pricey for a growler so I was hoping someone could recommend it before I splurge
DominionMM1 04.18.14	can't say I've had that one. I'm always reluctant to spend on bombers just because of what you get for the price. having a rockyard brewing hopyard ipa and jammin some in the company of serpents before I head out to watch the Avs game.
Relinquished 04.18.14	I'm so high on motherfuxking vlue dream holy shit holy shit man i'm listening to everything is fire i am in an collected chaos mode in Wolfe's World Domain
Inveigh 04.18.14	"anyone ever had Firestone Wooky Jack? It sounds awesome but it's pretty pricey for a growler so I was hoping someone could recommend it before I splurge" Sea I highly recommend that beer, if you can find it fresh (within 60 days of bottling, or on tap if you find it at a bar). It's a black IPA, so it has the classic Firestone Walker citrus hop flavor, but mixed with roasted malts. Think of it as a chocolate covered orange rind, with some extra tropical notes mixed in. If you like Black IPAs, this is one of the best ones out there imo.
someguest 04.18.14	I skimped on the beer tonight. I did Patron and Bacardi. Feelin' pretty good.
Inveigh 04.18.14	when I was younger, one of my favorite drinks was a Blue Moon with a shot of Bacardi O and topped with a splash of orange juice. too old to drink that shit now, but man, good times.
someguest 04.18.14	yeah my head's already poundin' m/
Feather 04.18.14	^^ I'll have to try that but a different beer than blue moon. Not a fan. Maybe a 312 or something instead.
Inveigh 04.18.14	any wheat beer will do really, Blue Moon just goes well with orange and is a shitty enough beer that I don't mind ruining it with liquor.. 312 would be fine. I just wouldn't do it with a good wheat beer like Gumballhead, 80 Acre or Lil Sumpin Sumpin. those beers are just too good on their own. been working my way through Sierra Nevada's mixed IPA 12er. Torpedo (their "Extra IPA"), a Black IPA (decent, but nowhere near as good as others that do that style), Snow Wit (a Belgian White IPA that's pretty good) and Nooner (their session IPA, but Founders All Day, Two Brothers Sidekick and Lagunitas Daytime are all better).
LambsBread 04.18.14	"when I was younger, one of my favorite drinks was a Blue Moon with a shot of Bacardi O and topped with a splash of orange juice. too old to drink that shit now, but man, good times." that sounds like the nastiest and best drink at the same time lol yeah being a kid was the shit when you could drink anything and look and feel great. I've been working out every day for the last four months, and basically all the progress on my abs was undone with 4 days of day/night drinking in Vegas, and I felt like an old man who shits himself in the mornings
Grindalicious 04.18.14	drinking a Petrus Aged Pale jamming some Cathedral
SeaAnemone 04.18.14	drinking My Bloody Valentine and listening to Dirty Basterd got that and some Old Rasp in the fridge
DominionMM1 04.19.14	old rasputin is always legit
Wolfhorde 04.19.14	"I've been working out every day for the last four months, and basically all the progress on my abs was undone with 4 days of day/night drinking in Vegas" Sorry to call your bulllshit but I'm calling bullshit. That's literally physiologically not possible. Alcohol may be partially inhibiting during growth/regen phases of muscle, but that is temporary and cannot retrospectively make your muscles atrophy. Neither can 4 days of "drinking in Vegas" offset your energy balance that much. (especially since the absorption rate of cals from booze is exceedingly low) It would also effectively mean that you'd have to up your BF% 4-8% within those few days unless you're bullshitting in general. This is something that is certainly not possible solely or even majorily with booze, unless paired with ridiculous amounts of food/extremely calorie dense food/bad eating habits in general. Also, looks like I'll be able to check out a lot of stuff talked about in here. Bet there'll be some good stuff for BBQ in the mix.
LambsBread 04.19.14	it sounds like an excuse for you to talk snobbishly about your knowledge of biology more than anything Wolfhorde. It has nothing to do with muscles, its the fat i layered on top of my abs. "It would also effectively mean that you'd have to up your BF% 4-8% within those few days" How did you come up with that? It has nothing to do with general body fat and 4% isn't a magic number for having abs while 8 isn't. Liquor has a bloating effect on your stomach and also ads fat specifically to your stomach through the stress it causes.
LambsBread 04.19.14	I guess I shoulda said "I cant see my 6 pack anymore" not "all progress on my abdominal muscles was undone" but I didn't think I was going to be taken to trial on the statement.
Grindalicious 04.19.14	he must frequent the 'misc'
DocSportello 04.19.14	Read this thread up to the point when someone championed Smirnoff Ice
LambsBread 04.20.14	^lol
Inveigh 04.29.14	drinking a Victory DirtWolf DIPA and jamming the new Impetuous Ritual m/ some other beers I tried over the weekend: Founders Rubaeus (Raspberry Ale -- much much better than it sounds) and Stone's new 6pack offering (Saison). both were really good, but that Founders Rubaeus is my new go-to for hot weather, outdoor drinking (if I'm in the mood for something on the sweeter side, that is).
Trebor. 04.29.14	Drank way too much Sierra Nevada out of a keg the other night
SeaAnemone 04.29.14	have a fridge jam packed full of yunegling + yuengling black and tan to celebrate when I finish my first year of law school after my last exam thursday going to being drinking early in the day goddam I miss college m/
Satellite 04.29.14	pretty sure i drink slightly more now (at least on a weekly basis) than i did in college
Inveigh 04.29.14	haha word man, yuengling is awesome getting wasted beer. i only went part-time to grad school, but i definitely know what you mean about missing the college/undergrad days.
SeaAnemone 04.29.14	I mean yea I drink differently prty pumped though my house is gr8 for parties and I never really throw any because, well, law school, but Thursday will be a good time
Satellite 04.29.14	unm is the worst party school in america probably. i live in the university area and you wouldn't believe how big of pussies these kids are when it comes to partying. maybe it's just kids these days idk i'm getting old.
Inveigh 04.29.14	Satty - aren't you a stand-up comic? that would explain the extra drinking i think :)
Satellite 04.29.14	yep. it's necessary honestly. i get nerves sometimes and i'm w/o a doubt funnier buzzed. so at least 2-4x a week i'm imbibing hard.
SeaAnemone 04.29.14	haha I forgot you were around UNM I actually live in the town with the proclaimed "Nerdiest School in America" it's really fucking sad I feel so bad for these kids; on the plus side, 0 distractions for me edit: William & Mary
LambsBread 04.29.14	kids nowdays think partying is playing beer pong and letting girls control the music 100 percent of the time in hopes of getting laid. So sad watching 'grown' men so pussy whipped that they listen to Drake.
LambsBread 04.29.14	At the risk of sounding like a bitch: whats yalls favorite light beer? I hate working out on a daily basis to throw it all away with a weekend of drinking.
Satellite 04.29.14	i can't do light beer. i totally understand yr rationale, and if i ever came upon a light beer that doesn't taste like piss i'd be all over it. i work out basically so i can drink and not put on weight. but i have the body of a senior pga golfer so don't listen to me at all.
guitarded_chuck 04.29.14	waka flocka or gtfo
SeaAnemone 04.29.14	strictly light? I dunno if I'm drinking lt. beer I probably didn't buy it so I'll drink whatever's there natty light is probably my favorite relative to bud/keystone(ew) though as for cheap-beer-consumed en masse: either yuengling or, when available, natty boh
LambsBread 04.29.14	lol i haven't had natty light since i was 15, literally. maybe ill give it a go, but I remember it tasting like watered down piss and (primarily) tin can
Satellite 04.29.14	miller lite isn't really THAT bad. i mean, i'd definitely drink it if it was the only option.
Inveigh 04.29.14	the only reason i drink light beer is if i'm doing some extended drinking, but it has nothing to do with calorie counting. i usually make the switch to lights at some point due to palate fatigue (i.e. after 3 DIPAs you can't taste shit anyway) or because if I keep drinking higher abv beers at that pace i will pass out. in that case yeah it doesn't matter, miller/bud/coors light will do, whatevers cheap man
SeaAnemone 04.29.14	I prefer natty because I'd rather beer for that purpose taste like straight water rather than bad-taste a la Miller or Coors... and actually I don't mind Corona either, relative to those
Winsomniac 04.29.14	Corona is just seltzer water with a vague hint of the idea of hops. It's also the only beer of the big light ones that don't completely repulse me.
MaskAtTheMasquerade 04.29.14	wheres the la guinitas at
Grindalicious 04.30.14	Lagunitas*
LambsBread 05.01.14	Corona is just seltzer water with a vague hint of the idea of hops. lol
ZombicidalMan 05.01.14	I like corona more for nostalgia than anything. But honestly I wouldn't refuse one in the summer, it's passable and doesn't make you bloated at all
betray 05.01.14	idk what the fuck all these obscure ass beers are but I enjoy Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple and Yuengling Traditional Ale. If I'm at a show, PBR.
Emyay 05.01.14	coors light is easily my favorite light beer. bud light/natty are okay. i'm repulsed by miller lite though
Grindalicious 05.01.14	coors lite is the worst of the macros...no taste
Inveigh 05.02.14	There are definitely some obscure beers in the thread but the ones on the actual list are pretty mainstream as far as craft beer goes
LambsBread 05.02.14	no taste is better than piss and tin can though and to answer the list, my favorite drinking album is KRS-One - Keep Right
SeaAnemone 05.04.14	drinking firestone double jack guy at the store told me it's one of his all-time favorites let's find out!
DominionMM1 05.05.14	having a left coast brewing trestles ipa and jamming some zeppelin
Emyay 05.05.14	nola hopitoulas
SeaAnemone 05.05.14	heading to Florida next week, in case anyone has any beer suggestions besides Cigar City (which I've never tried - so feel free to recommend exact beers, too!)
Winsomniac 05.05.14	Double Jack is p good. Firestone Walker does gud sometimes. Wookey Jack is one of my favorites of the dark side.
Feather 05.06.14	Great Lakes ChillWave :)
MunsuLight 05.06.14	You should all come to Quebec to taste some of our craft beers.. I love a lot of them and I can't decide which beer in every category I prefer .. In the stout category, it will probably be L'exploité by Brasseur du Monde In the American I.P.A, it will be I.P.A Américaine by Pit Caribou or our local Evel Knievel from Lagabière In the triple belgian beer, it would be probably DOMINUS VOBISCUM TRIPLE from Microbrasserie de Charlevoix or La buteuse by Le trou du Diable Dubbel one would be for sure DOMINUS VOBISCUM double Barley wine would be la Polissonne from la voix Maltée Anned'ale would be a local one again L'Alegonquienne Sugar Maple Beer would be Suzanne Marceau from Microbrasserie de l'île d'Orléans or our Local one La grand bière dans le Sirop "smoked" beer would be La Charbonnière Scotch ale would be MacCracken flower from Le Bilboquet Russian Imperial Stout would be Peche Mortel by Dieu Du Ciel Sweet Stout would be La Corriveau from Le Bilboquet I think i drink too much beer lol
Inveigh 05.07.14	"drinking firestone double jack" what did you think? not sure how easy it is to get that one fresh on the east coast, but when fresh it's one of the absolute best DIPAs out there. Wookey Jack is great too. speaking of Black IPAs, I was drinking a Three Floyds/Surly Blakkr collab earlier (Three Floyds released it in $10.99 bombers, but I recently discovered that Surly released it in $18.99 4pks of 16 oz cans, much better deal). Also tried a new one today -- Green Flash Road Warrior Rye IIPA. pretty good, though I've had much better in the style (Three Floyds Rye da'Tiger comes to mind). jamming the new Down EP after doing some freestyling to 9th Wonder instrumentals with my homie earlier. watching the Hawks lose...
Trebor. 05.07.14	Drinking PBR and jamming this post-rock/emo band sea recced me
Inveigh 05.07.14	damn, opposite end of the spectrum, but i respect it
Trebor. 05.07.14	I'm poor as shit :( I'd be rocking Sierra Nevada or some IPA if I could afford it brother
Inveigh 05.07.14	word man, i fought that battle for many years. PBR ain't bad for cheap beer at all. i don't mind high life either.
Trebor. 05.07.14	My other go to cheap beer is Rolling Rock It was on sale today and actually cheaper than PBR
DominionMM1 05.08.14	doing up some Avery out of bounds stout and some mercyful fate
LambsBread 05.08.14	Used to drink Pabst daily, cant beat 4.50 6 pack
Relinquished 05.08.14	yes you can
LambsBread 05.08.14	oh you can? my bad how?
Inveigh 05.13.14	Blakkr Imperial Black Ale collab by Three Floyds, Surly and Real Ale Company. probably the best Black IPA/DIPA i've ever had. jamming Indian - Guiltless m/
SeaAnemone 05.14.14	started my first brew today just a pretty standard brown ale from Northern Brewer if it goes well and I learn the process better I figure I can try some more interesting recipes
Inveigh 05.16.14	nice man, I've always wanted to get into that. let me know how it goes for you. i'm sipping on a Dark Horse "Smells Like a Safety Meeting" IPA (really a DIPA at 8.5%). It was just released in bottles this week. Apparently it used to be a draft-only offering at the Dark Horse brew pub and it was called "Smells Like Weed". haha, they weren't kidding. jamming a healthy mix of Orange Goblin, Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Monster Magnet, Clutch, Torche, Dozer and Queens of the Stone Age. any guess what else i'm doing?
DominionMM1 05.16.14	meth?
Inveigh 05.16.14	hahahaha nah that would be pretty dark man long time dom, sup dog? sorry bout your avs
DominionMM1 05.16.14	sup veigh. haven't been here much cuz i been layin off the brew and hitting the gym after work lately but I'm still getting over a cold so no weights this week. anyway, I'm havin a santa fe brewing imperial java stout and jammin some neurosis cuz i just found out they're coming to denver.
DominionMM1 05.16.14	how's life man?
Inveigh 05.16.14	fuck man, hope they come back to chicago soon. enjoy the show bro. and i feel you about the gym. i only work out 3-4 days a week, but i should be going more. just cracked a Revolution Brewing Rosa. it's a summer ale brewed with hibiscus flowers? i love Revolution, but have stayed away from this one in years past. dude at the liquor store recommended it so I picked up a sixer. not bad, but not sure i'll be grabbing another sixer anytime soon.
Inveigh 05.16.14	life is good brother, same shit different day but can't complain. starting to warm up around here. how's things on your end?
DominionMM1 05.16.14	just starting to warm up again here. fucking snowed all day sunday and monday so it's been cold. i've been walking around in jeans and a heavy coat when i should be rockin shorts and flip flops. did you end up checking out godflesh?
Inveigh 05.16.14	no man, wish i could've. i was going to try to make it and just get my ticket at the door, but my wife's sister had her baby that afternoon so I was at the hospital with her all evening
Inveigh 05.16.14	also by starting to warm up i mean it was 88 on monday and it's been 45-50 and rainy every day since lol. so i can sympathize.
DominionMM1 05.16.14	bummer you didn't see them but gotta put family first. so who ya pullin for tomorrow night?
Inveigh 05.16.14	i think both teams are pretty even in terms of how they match up with the Hawks, so I'm pulling for the Kings because I want home ice. although facing a rookie goalie does sound nice... you have any rooting interests left?
DominionMM1 05.16.14	Montreal i suppose but I just want to see good hockey more than anything. i want every game decided by 1 goal and for every series to go a full 7. the bruins and wild are out so the goonery factor has been greatly reduced.
Inveigh 05.16.14	lol so true. i thought the wild played relatively clean (for them) in the series against the hawks. I'd like to see the Habs make it (for MO), but I think the final two rounds will be interesting no matter what.
DominionMM1 05.16.14	thought mo was a sens fan. but yeah I've always liked montreal's style. i usually don't pull for a team that has won it all recently but i really wouldn't mind seeing the hawks take it again. Gotta love hossa, capt. serious, and the q stache. kane's kind of a douche though.
Inveigh 05.16.14	lol i love kaner in the same semi-ironic, semi-totally genuine way i love cutty but yeah the hawks have something pretty special going. best sports team chicago's seen since the jordan-era bulls i think MO's from Montreal, right? MO where are you??
SeaAnemone 05.16.14	drinking troeg's mad elf kinda stole it from my dad but it was in the fridge and a little past "best by" date so hopefully he doesn't care haha first brew seems to be going well, besides the fact that I definitely filled it up too high
DominionMM1 05.16.14	"stole it from my dad" ah I miss those days
Emyay 05.16.14	anyone here had abita andygator? one of my favs right http://abita.com/brews/our_brews/andygator
DotEight 05.16.14	Old Kentucky and Tech N9ne. Awesome night.
DominionMM1 05.16.14	wish I had more access to the la brews although the purple and yellow color scheme makes me want to vomit
DotEight 05.16.14	You watch your tongue I grew up with East Carolina Pirates.
Emyay 05.16.14	dom go to the link i posted. andygator doesn't have that shitty color scheme
DominionMM1 05.16.14	I did. purple and yellow all over the place man.
Emyay 05.16.14	the website, yeah but not the actual design of the beer and what not
DominionMM1 05.16.14	yeah I'm just fucking around dude. just my hate for lsu man.
Tyrannic 05.16.14	Sippin a fat tire listening to a Maya Jane Cole mix is heavenly
Inveigh 05.18.14	drinking a Left Hand Wake Up Dead RIS Nitro and jamming The Eye of Every Storm m/ always been a huge fan of Wake Up Dead, both the original and the barrel aged, but having it in the nitro bottles (and especially considering they come in 12 oz bottle 4pks!) is just the best
DominionMM1 05.18.14	haven't tried the wud yet. i see it at the lq all the time but it's never cold so i don't buy it. anyway, stuck at work for another 2 hours and sitting here thinking about how good that imperial java stout is gonna be when i get home.
JokineAugustus 05.18.14	This list always survives
DominionMM1 05.18.14	that's cuz beer and music rule more than anything
JokineAugustus 05.18.14	tied with music obv
Inveigh 05.19.14	hell yeah Dom, the metal and brew will live on for ever and always m/ can't believe you haven't tried WUD, being that you're in Denver. The only reason I don't buy it more is because I never see the barrel aged, and even though it's delicious, I only rarely by bombers. The fact that the nitros are in 4pks is just awesome. $10 for the most velvety RIS on the market and it's over 10%? sheeeeit
DominionMM1 05.19.14	yeah i really should buy some but like i said, the lq where i always see it doesn't keep it in the coolers so it's always warm. and it's not like i'm the type of guy to buy beer and not drink it right when i get home.
Inveigh 05.19.14	haha, i only go to the liquor store once a week, since i tend to go way over budget every time i'm in there. most of the stuff i buy is warm at time of purchase.
SeaAnemone 05.19.14	drinking a growler of Appalachian Outta Focus 2x IPA it's okay, super high alc. content though. oh and watching Rick & Morty omg this show.
Ire 05.19.14	pbr n cali weed sup watching true detective
SeaAnemone 05.19.14	I'm watching true detective for the second time with my gf in general we're on the 6th episode it's not quite as intriguing the second time around but omgintriguing
ZombicidalMan 05.19.14	probably after the 4th episode of TD I was losing interest. But those first few episodes were freaking incredible also grabbed some orion yesterday and while it ain't great, it's the best japanese beer I've tried so far
SeaAnemone 05.19.14	transition to troeg's perpetual ipa
Inveigh 05.20.14	i loved true detective. i think i've watched the final episode (at least the first two thirds of it) at least 4 times drinking a Three Floyds Blackbeard English IPA and jamming some Blackwater Park m/
Inveigh 05.20.14	lol that should read *Blackheart not Blackbeard
DominionMM1 05.20.14	drinkin some upslope belgian style pale ale and jammin some opeth as well
Inveigh 05.20.14	nice, an Opeth kind of night m/ m/ you dig the belgo PA/IPAs? I used to find that clovey/spicy finish unappealing, but it's grown on me in the last 6 months or so
DominionMM1 05.20.14	it's decent. i picked it up because it's too warm for imperial stouts and because i'll only buy local when it comes to pale ales and ipas. it was something new and different and upslope always brings the quality.
Inveigh 05.20.14	word man, i like the local approach to PA/IPAs for sure. i'll buy non-local if there's a bottled on date and it's relatively fresh though. I just can't stand not trying new beer haha
DominionMM1 05.20.14	i hear ya man. I bought a 4 banger of left coast trestles ipa a few weeks ago and it was literally the worst beer ive ever had in my life. something must have gone wrong in the shipping/handling of it because left coast is usually pretty solid so i decided to only buy local ales.
Inveigh 05.20.14	tbh i've never had good experiences with left coast, at least the hoppy ones. i've had a decent stout (Voodoo i think?), but I bought a 4pk of Hop Juice awhile back and had a similar experience to you, something gave it a chemical or almost metallic taste.
DominionMM1 05.20.14	the trestles literally tasted like tequila. like i'd burp and it would be like I just took a teq shot.
Inveigh 05.20.14	that sounds fucking awful not gonna lie though, i don't hate a margarita on the rocks with an upside down corona in it... at least in the right setting
DominionMM1 05.20.14	yeah a good marg is a different story. but teq in its own is seriously the worst thing ever.
SeaAnemone 05.23.14	Flying Fish Abbey Dubbel and Louie
Apollo 05.23.14	Louie rules. Drinking a Faxe Premium and watching the new Fargo. Show is amazing.
DominionMM1 05.23.14	having a pug Ryan's over the rail pale ale and jamming some robert johnson/bukka white/john lee hooker/elmore james
Inveigh 05.23.14	damn, love me some guitar blues. stevie ray vaughn ftw drinking a dale's currently, rocked out to some Surly Bitter Brewer session IPA earlier, plus some Bell's Two Hearted in a can m/
DominionMM1 05.27.14	downin some mission shipwrecked dipa and bumpin some eazy e shots out to mah doodz veigh holdin it down in chi town, sea in cali, and apollo in da CAN sayin fuk you to DA MAN
Inveigh 05.28.14	m/ m/ m/ i'm always down with sputnik raps drinking a Clown Shoes Space Cake DIPA. ough to find fresh Clown Shoes brews around here, so when I see one of their hoppy ones with a semi recent bottled on date I almost always grab it. This one's pretty great, not a complete hop bomb like most newer DIPAs, kind of like a Hoptimum without the pine overload. Really focuses on the candied fruits (I think that's Simcoe?) rather than a bitter citrus tongue thrashing. jamming new Dead Congregation m/
SeaAnemone 05.28.14	got a 24 variety pack of Heavy Seas stuff for my bday this weekend from a friend yay
Inveigh 05.28.14	nice, sounds like a good brewery from my quick googlage
Inveigh 05.31.14	drinking a Victory DirtWolf (at the same level of freshness, I think it's a better version of Lagunitas Sucks, which is quite a bit more popular) jamming Cult of Luna - Salvation. Best post-metal album ever, if we're not counting Neurosis as post-metal (even though they invented it)
ZombicidalMan 05.31.14	I haven't grabbed any beer in a while but I dig pick up some Laphroaig and goddamn it's good
Inveigh 05.31.14	never heard of it, what is it?
ZombicidalMan 05.31.14	islay single malt. Not as expensive as Arbeg Uigeadail or a highland like MacAllan but it's awesomely smooth, especially if you add a bit of water and let it sit much as I love beer, the stores here don't get much high quality stuff (can't even find Rasputin stout anymore!) so I've switched to whisky and bourbon
Inveigh 05.31.14	oh damn, where do you live? I've gone back to bourbon quite a bit lately, mainly to stop getting fat though haha I like Scotch too, but nothing beats a good rye or bourbon for me lately (love Knob Creek Rye recently)
ZombicidalMan 05.31.14	northern bc (canada), lol. love me some knob creek, haven't tried the rye yet though. I also got some Nikka which is a nice Japanese blended. 51.4%, hella potent
Inveigh 05.31.14	yeah the Japanese are making some great whiskeys. definitely check out Knob Creek's rye if you see it, great bang for buck. especially at 100 proof. doesn't have aging listed, but tastes like about 7 years to me (even though I'm not expert haha)
someguest 05.31.14	Basil Hayden is probably the best bourbon I've tried.
ZombicidalMan 05.31.14	I want to try Booker's next. Has the best packaging
LambsBread 05.31.14	Ive heard liquor and beer cause the same amount of fatness because it takes your body the same amount of effort to digest the alcohol and the water in beer actually helps your metabolism (relative to hardly any water in shots).
Inveigh 05.31.14	i have no knowledge one way or the other, but i know that when i'm drinking a bunch of craft beers versus drinking whiskey straight or on the rocks, one of them makes me gain weight (it's the beer). but maybe i'm drinking a higher volume idk
ZombicidalMan 05.31.14	Can't say for sure either, but beer does have more calories than most hard liquor (if not all...?), plus I'll only have two shots versus several beers. Vodka, gin, and whiskey are supposedly the "best" for your health, and drinking those straight, whiskey wins every time for me. Plus if my whiskey costs $50-100 a bottle, I'm less apt to drink it. I figure it's healthier, ignoring the effects on my body or brain.
Inveigh 06.01.14	drinking a Deschutes Hop in the Dark "cascadian black ale" (i.e. a black IPA). pretty good, definitely more roasty/malty than most of this style that I've tried recently. jamming Pestilence - Testimony of the Ancients m/
Inveigh 06.01.14	finished off a Bell's Two Hearted Ale in a can (phenomenal) and now quaffing down a Founders Rubaeus. midwest craft brews ftw jamming Rwake - Voices of Omens m/
Apollo 06.01.14	Drinking more Faxe and jamming Uneven Structure - Frost
Inveigh 06.01.14	more Founders Rubaeus today (gotta start with something easy to throw back when you start at 1 o'clock). jamming some 2014 metal: Impetuous Ritual - Unholy Congregation of Hypocritical Ambivalence, Autopsy - Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves, and Eyehategod - Eyehategod m/
Inveigh 06.01.14	drinking a Pipeworks Guavanatrix (an imperial pale ale brewed with guava). great stuff, I love everything that Pipeworks is about. I wish they'd do 4 or 6 packs, but they've bottled probably 100 different beers in bombers over the last 3ish years, which is damn impressive. jamming Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
DominionMM1 06.01.14	hey yo veigh having a victory summer love ale and jamming moar opeth
Inveigh 06.01.14	what up Dom?! was wonderin when you'd stop in, big hockey game for us Hawks fans tonight... Victory Summer Love is a great beer, one of my favorite summer seasonals. obv opeth is never a bad thing. what album you jamming?
Inveigh 06.01.14	Bell's Two Hearted Ale and Frank Zappa - Chunga's Revenge
DominionMM1 06.01.14	ghost reveries and my arms your hearse
DominionMM1 06.03.14	doin up some stillwater as follows belgian style golden ale and some amenra
Inveigh 06.03.14	jamming Lvcifyre and drinking a Left Hand Wake Up Dead Nitro RIS m/
Inveigh 06.07.14	jamming Diocletian and sipping a Sixpoint Sweet Action (like a hybrid APA and cream ale -- really tasty). first time ever in 12oz cans in a 6 pack, used to only be 16 ouncers in a 4 pack. and yes, i'm aware of what time it is.
DominionMM1 06.07.14	lol
SeaAnemone 06.07.14	drinking some American Blonde Ales (by 16 Mile, and Heavy Seas) this evening while I watch Hannibal man I just don't dig this style I don't think I've had one before I really like
SeaAnemone 06.07.14	oh and I did try La Folie for the first time the other night -- not a big fan, either; I'm sure it's awesome for people who like sours, but my taste just isn't ready for sours yet I don't really like them
Inveigh 06.08.14	yeah I'm not quite ready for sours yet either Sea, I've only tried a select few but they're super expensive and i don't think my taste has progressed that far just yet. I'm with you on blonde ales too, I liked them quite a bit before I was truly into craft beer (but wanted to be), now they just taste like slightly more flavor-forward and heavier lagers to me (in fact, I'd probably prefer a good pilsner at this point). The wife and I went out to our favorite cajun joint last night (Heaven on Seven) and got down on some Zombie Dust and of course an Abita Turbodog (kinda have to when you're at a place like that). haven't started drinking anything but water and coffee yet today (it's 9:15), but I could go for a Surly Coffee Bender right about now...
Maniac! 06.09.14	memories
Inveigh 06.09.14	whoa what up brandon?
Maniac! 06.09.14	living the nerd life, gettin' paid yourself?
facupm 06.09.14	quilmes -
Maniac! 06.09.14	nobody cares
Relinquished 06.09.14	right on maniac you finally grew some balls
Maniac! 06.09.14	be careful making assumptions
Relinquished 06.09.14	oh right the military aren't as they used to be
Maniac! 06.09.14	I get paid to be a computer/network/radio comms geek. There's not a lot of testosterone involved in that.
Maniac! 06.09.14	Unless I volunteer to get embedded with soldiers as a mobile comms guy. Might do that.
Relinquished 06.09.14	whatever 'action' you can get dude
Maniac! 06.09.14	probably would end up in ukraine anyway
Relinquished 06.09.14	gl with that man that's a hellhole and a half
DominionMM1 06.09.14	stillwater existent american farmhouse ale and neurosis
Maniac! 06.09.14	more like pbr, waffle house, and metallica
Relinquished 06.09.14	more like blue dream, pizza, bongripper
DominionMM1 06.09.14	ah the days of having to shoulder tap. good times.
Maniac! 06.09.14	martinis, texas hold'em, and smooth jazz
Relinquished 06.09.14	an appletini to go with your purse
Maniac! 06.09.14	damn you got me and it's called a satchel, for your information
DominionMM1 06.09.14	thought it was a european carryall
Maniac! 06.09.14	indiana jones has a satchel I'm going with satchel
Inveigh 06.09.14	rolled with Sierra Nevada Hoptimum, some Incantation and then Game of Thrones of course. epic battle episode. good to hear the job's going well Brando, keep up the good fight m/
Inveigh 06.10.14	knob creek rye on the rocks and jamming Incantation - Decimate Christendom m/ the only Incantation full-length I've never listened to before, consistent as ever because it rules. also whiskey in a beer thread sorry
Inveigh 06.10.14	Left Hand Wake Up Dead Nitro RIS and the new Boris record it jams, hard. but seriously i'm amazed at the sheer volume of quality music, across ridiculous genres, that these guys (and girl) make
DominionMM1 06.10.14	havin a Sierra Nevada ovila belgian style abbey saison and jammin some gza
Wolfhorde 06.11.14	Just ordered a new batch of stuff (mostly Belgian - some Westmalle, Chimay, Kasteel, St. Bernardus, Hoegaarden and and Piraat), also still have some leftovers from my trip including a Flying Dog Raging Bitch, Unibroue La Fin Du Monde (which looks awesome) and a Great Divide Claymore Also tried some Stone, Bell's, Founders, Lagunitas, Dogfish Head, Kona and Old Rasputin. Liked most of them although Stone's Levitation, the Dogfish Head 90, Old Rasputin and some Scotch Ale I don't remember were def. the highlights.
Totengott 06.11.14	Beer for any metal really. I like Scotch when listening to progressive rock.
Wolfhorde 06.11.14	Now now, there's a another list for talking about Scotch. This is the definitive beer list.
Inveigh 06.12.14	yep, Angel has an excellent whiskey list. if there's one specifically for scotch, let me know where it is, because that's pretty cool. my beer stock is running unusually low, outside of those that I'm cellaring (some barleywines, imperial stouts, and a few bourbon barrel aged varieties that i'm hanging onto). so i'm sipping a Victoria cerveza haha, dipping into the cheap reserves. may end up running down to the corner bottle store for a 6er of Dales though. My beer buying days are Thursdays (it's when stuff gets distro'd around here). jamming the new Boris m/
ZombicidalMan 06.12.14	inveigh bro what's the best canadian beer? show my country some love
Thibs 06.12.14	La fin du monde... while listening to some Quo Vadis or Cryptopsy
Inveigh 06.12.14	we don't get many canadian brews here man, which is surprising in Chicagoland. Obviously we get the Unibroue stuff (La Fin Du Monde, as previously mentioned, is awesome). other than that it's basically LaBatt and Moosehead lol
sonictheplumber 06.12.14	natty!!
ZombicidalMan 06.12.14	lol bummer. then again I haven't seen beers from your list other than at like speciality import shops fat tug IPA is awesome, it's from my old hometown, and so is Thor's Hammer barley wine (even the name/bottle make it great).
Inveigh 06.12.14	nice, i'm always a fan of drinking local. gotta support your scene had to dip into one of the 2014 bigfoot barleywines, not like it's hard to find so why not. jamming Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom m/
Thibs 06.12.14	drinking local brews is every man's duty
Wolfhorde 06.12.14	Yeah, La Fin Du Monde is supposedly pretty awesome - which is pretty much the reason why I have one of these on my shelf. (apart from the generally awesome bottle design of Unibroue) Speaking of local stuff, my last order also included some more Schneider Weisse (the guys who do the Aventinus Eis- and Doppelbock) - curious to see how their other stuff is like.
ZombicidalMan 06.14.14	grabbed a fat tug tonight and jammed some madvillain. if you like IPAs it is really good but sometimes I find myself overwhelmed by the hoppiness
DominionMM1 06.16.14	doin up some Avery brewing karma belgian style pale ale and some danzig dig the profile pic btw. brings the nostalgia.
Inveigh 06.16.14	Haha right on man, Big Lebowski 4 lyfe Drinking some yuengling in my hotel room, watched the awesome NBA finals and now bored off my ass. Wishing I could find some pot, the concierge was useless lol
DominionMM1 06.16.14	switched to left hand stranger american pale ale and pink floyd it's tough to find weed in the south sometimes. shocked to see the spurs completely dominate the heat the way they did in this series. I mean i expected san antonio to win but not so handily.
Wolfhorde 06.16.14	"bored off my ass." Pretty much how I feel since I've been back from my trip. Even worse, I've got pretty much nothing to do for another 2 months. Makes it really tempting to go to town on my beer stash, but I won't. I did have the Flying Dog Raging Bitch during the Netherlands WC game, though. Wasn't bad, but the hop flavor profile seemed a bit generic - kinda prefer Stone's Levitation, Dogfish's 60/90 and BrewDog's Punk.
Inveigh 06.20.14	ended up having a pretty crazy night on Monday (my last night in Atlanta). as most wild nights go, it involved strangers, cocaine and strippers, and ended around 6am. Hungover in Hartsfield is never a good spot to be in... anyways, i'm jamming the new(est) Down EP and throwing back a Three Floyds Space Station Middle Finger m/ been wanting to try this brew for a loooong time now, and it doesn't really disappoint (although it's tough for a 6% abv APA to live up to that much hype, unless it's name is Zombie Dust). still, another great brew by FFF. it tastes like the same recipe as Zombie Dust, only with a different hop (that I can't put my finger on) rather than Citra.
DominionMM1 06.20.14	sup brutha. never had anything by 3 floyds unfortunately. can't really find it around here. havin some oskar blues old chub and jammin the new ehg
BMDrummer 06.20.14	How did this get 1200+ comments?
Inveigh 06.20.14	what up homie? love the EHG, it's been a great year for sludge-ish metal so far and either that or the new Thou would top the list for me. we gotta organize a beer trade here one of these days dude
Inveigh 06.20.14	"How did this get 1200+ comments?" well it started like 2 and a half years ago, and also alcoholism
DominionMM1 06.20.14	"we gotta organize a beer trade here one of these days dude" I'd be down with it
SeaAnemone 06.20.14	goin beer shoppin tomorrow gonna get somethin fancy
DominionMM1 06.20.14	"also alcoholism" indeed. Nothin better than. spinning something on the old turntable while enjoying a healthy buzz from some tasty libations.
Inveigh 06.20.14	hell yeah man m/ i've moved on to Sierra Nevada Torpedo and Incantation - Dirges of Elysium
Wolfhorde 06.20.14	"well it started like 2 and a half years ago, and also alcoholism " Or maybe we just really like good booze instead of getting wasted off stuff that will bring on the hangover on the same night as you drink it.
Inveigh 06.21.14	^well that's certainly also true. Maine Brewing Lunch IPA (so fucking good) and Pestilence - Consuming Impulse m/
SeaAnemone 06.21.14	brs I got today: left hand nitro founders devil dance triple ipa dogfish palo alto green flash west coast green flash red ipa terrapin hopsecutioner
klap 06.21.14	green flash ~winning~
SeaAnemone 06.21.14	yeah west coast ipa is a top 5 beer for me I haven't had any of the others
Inveigh 06.21.14	green flash is a fantastic brewery, it's just tough finding their IPAs fresh in the midwest. West Coast, Palate Wrecker, Green Bullet and their Rye IPA are all incredible, not to mention the legendary Hop Head Red. Sea I picked up a 4pk of the Devil Dancer TIPA the other day myself. it reminds me of a slightly less awesome Dogfish Head 120 Minute
Maniac! 06.21.14	Mcguire's Irish Red m/
SeaAnemone 06.22.14	drinkin dogfish 90 and watchin fargo those 6 beers I picked up are sooooo good mm
Trebor. 06.22.14	I had this great craft beer at a party but I was so fucking blitzed already I don't remember what it was called
SeaAnemone 06.22.14	oh robert
LambsBread 06.22.14	"I had this great craft beer at a party but I was so fucking blitzed already I don't remember what it was called" cool story bro
Inveigh 06.22.14	went on a craft beer frenzy yesterday at this street festival with the in-laws. had some Solemn Oath Snaggletooth Bandana IPA, Solemn Oath Hexafoos Saison, Penrose P2 Belgian Pale Ale, Penrose Radler and Penrose Devoir Saison. all local, all various levels of great. right now enjoying a Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Cream Ale, after a Three Floyds Alpha King and an Anderson Valley Spring Hornin' IPA. yeah, lots of drinking this weekend. jamming new Incantation - Dirges of Elysium m/
ZombicidalMan 06.23.14	grabbed some la fin du monde and watched the korea vs algeria game. the beer was good, the game was lol. poor korea. next I gotta pick up some macallan or ardbeg uigeadail m/
Inveigh 06.23.14	yeah la fin du monde is money, korean team not so much
DominionMM1 06.23.14	was havin some great divide titan ipa while watching team usa toy with my emotions like only a crazy bitch can Now enjoying some great divide rumble and down
Inveigh 06.23.14	nice, great divide is a top notch brewery, and yeah that last goal was brutal. bring on the Germans I guess drinking Knob Creek Rye and jamming Neurosis - Honor Found in Decay
R6Rider 06.23.14	I'm drinking Ten Fidy Imperial Stout atm. 10.5% Alc. per can. I'm 2 cans in and feelin' the buzz. Sucks I have to work tomorrow.
ValarMorghulis 06.23.14	beer tastes like shit
Inveigh 06.23.14	yeah Ten Fidy is an all-time great RIS, for sure and dude with the Faceless Men reference for a name: you clearly haven't had good beer, or you just have retarded taste buds
ValarMorghulis 06.23.14	probably
Inveigh 06.24.14	also hell yeah 1500 comments m/ looks like R6 had the ceremonial post, and with a classic beer too. nice job. tonight i'm enjoying some Clown Shoes Space Cake DIPA (probably my favorite new beer of 2014 and one of the best DIPA bombers-for-your-buck out there -- it's $5.99 and 9% abv). jamming Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland m/
Inveigh 06.24.14	sorry *The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Inveigh 06.25.14	Sierra Nevada Torpedo "Extra IPA" and jamming the new Tombs album m/ it's good so far
Thibs 06.25.14	looking forward to that Tombs. might rock it tonight with a cold Ontario Rock Cut
Inveigh 06.25.14	nice, do it man. it's a bit more straight forward than their older stuff but still an interesting listen
Thibs 06.25.14	i'm actually glad to hear 'more straight forward' from these guys. that last one, though great, took a while to get into that metalum encyclopedium website refused to put Tombs in their database for not being 'metal'. fuckin BS
Inveigh 06.25.14	what are they if not metal?
Thibs 06.25.14	no shit
Thibs 06.25.14	read that in decibel and couldn't believe it
R6Rider 06.25.14	"also hell yeah 1500 comments m/ looks like R6 had the ceremonial post, and with a classic beer too. nice job." Thanks. Guess I was too drunk to notice lol I dig Clown Shoes but the couple I tried both tasted similar. I'll try the Space Cake DIPA next. Sounds good.
Inveigh 06.25.14	i'm not sure how much of it was placebo effect, but i got the smallest hint of birthday cake when i was halfway through the bomber (it was my second time trying the beer, and it had warmed a bit). the dominant flavors are still citrus and tropical fruit with sweet malts, but i swear i tasted birthday cake
R6Rider 06.25.14	mmmmmmm sounds good. I love sweet tasting beers. I'll try to find it this weekend. I drank some Banana nut bread beer at practice earlier. Wish it had a little more alcohol in it.
Inveigh 06.25.14	was that the Wells Banana Bread beer? if so, good stuff. mixing it with their Double Chocolate Stout is pretty fun too, but it's basically dessert
Inveigh 06.27.14	drinking a bud light, because it's all we have in the office beer fridge right now (well, there were a few mike's hard lemonades in there... ) jamming Peter Gabriel, because that's what's on the radio m/ m/ m/
Inveigh 06.28.14	had a Three Floyds Space Station Middle Finger pale ale earlier, second time I've tried it. not quite as tasty as the first time (nor quite as fresh, though still under 30 days so that certainly isn't the issue). hugely hyped beer, but this taste just didn't quite live up to me.. although i might be suffering hop fatigue. now drinking a Lagunitas Lil Sumpin' Extra hoppy wheat ale and jamming The Who - Quadrophenia m/
SeaAnemone 06.28.14	helped a friend of mine move this morning and he sent me home with some beer as a thank you: Troeg's Scratch Beer Naked Elf Troeg's Scratch Beer Impending Descent Big Boss Aces & Ates Alewerks Shorty Time Three Floyds Pride and Joy Daisy Cutter Half Acre guy knows more about beer than just about anyone I know so expecting some of these to be great
SeaAnemone 06.28.14	that Naked Elf is a beer they're experimenting with. takes the infamous Mad Elf and removes the cherry and honey, making it just a really strong, dark, Belgian Strong Dark Ale. sounds so good.
SeaAnemone 06.28.14	and the Impending Descent is a Russian Imperial Stout, 11% ABV and described as colossal and face-melting mmmm.
Inveigh 06.29.14	check the bottled/canned on dates of those Three Floyds and Daisy Cutter brews... if they're anywhere near fresh, you're in for two of the best examples of a midwest pale ale out there (specifically the chicago area). Pride and Joy isn't nearly my favorite from FFF, but it's got a great hop character for a milder, more sessionable APA.
Inveigh 06.29.14	drinking a Sierra Nevada Torpedo and jamming Corrosion of Conformity - IX
Apollo 06.29.14	Kyuss and DAB m/
Inveigh 06.29.14	nice. i'm still pounding Torpedos (a dangerous game at 7.2% after drinking for almost 12 hours now), but jamming Crowbar - Symmetry in Black digging it so far, maybe a bit more than Sever the Wicked Hand, which was still a damn fine album
Apollo 06.29.14	Crowbar m/
Inveigh 06.29.14	Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA and Blind Faith m/ wait is it too early for a 12% brew?
Wolfhorde 06.29.14	"wait is it too early for a 12% brew?" First American I've seen to ask that question. Most other people I interacted with just made up occasions to drink.
Inveigh 06.29.14	lol well it's not like i'm not drinking it, we americans do enjoy consumption
Wolfhorde 06.29.14	You have the whole "after" or "regular occasion"-beer/[insert any alcoholic beverage] a bit more than we do I feel. When me and my buddy hit the pub it's less after work and we usually don't leave for another 4 hours at least. Oh yeah, also opened one of the Schneiderweisse last weekend (Tap6 "Hopfenweisse") I believe, t'was really good stuff.
cableguy 06.29.14	Hopfen und Malz - Gott erhalt´s !
Inveigh 06.29.14	so what you're saying is that Americans are more into drinking regularly but in smaller quantities, where in your area you might drink less frequently, but go balls out when you do?
SeaAnemone 06.29.14	that sounds backwards
Inveigh 06.29.14	kinda what i was thinking, i've never been to europe though
Wolfhorde 06.29.14	No, not necessarily. I'm just saying that I think there might be a tendency (since I haven't seen all of the U.S. or the major parts yet) where Americans make normal occasions "special ones" like "after work beer", "off day beer" and stuff like that. In addition to talking more about their days, their work and stuff when they hit the pub. And generally just doing more of a "going in, having a quick one and heading out" thing. Wheras the people I've hung out with mostly spent a good chunk of time in a pub, cycled through all kinds of conversational topics and usually just didn't drink whenever. As I said, this seems more like a thing of tendencies at most since there may be big regional differences.
SeaAnemone 06.29.14	"Americans make normal occasions "special ones" like "after work beer", "off day beer" and stuff like that." nah that's not really that big of a thing I don't think "And generally just doing more of a "going in, having a quick one and heading out" thing." nah that's not really the case either like some friends and I might do a happy hour type thing after class or work on friday or something but that'll turn into our night out, anyway
Wolfhorde 06.29.14	I wouldn't know, I wasn't able to go to nearly as many places as I wanted to. Definitely still have some more places to check out that aren't the South. Probably sometime after tripping through Belgium and the Netherlands (and possibly GB).
SeaAnemone 06.29.14	yea didn't you hang out with wylie when you came to the u.s. he's not really indicative of a normally functioning human being lol so he's definitely not indicative of how americans normally act
Inveigh 06.29.14	not sure where you were in the south, but it's very different than the rest of the country, especially florida (which can be vastly different even within itself). i lived my first 13 years in and around atlanta. I do happy hours after work maybe once every week or two, but yeah it's not much of a thing in my area (Chicago area) either. most pubs/bars will be crowded on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, but not other than that (obviously depends on how populated of an area you live in i.e. downtown Chicago will always have something going on and Wrigleyville will be pretty active anytime there's a Cubs game).
Inveigh 06.29.14	Pipeworks Sam vs. Unicorn Double Red Ale and the new COC album m/ Sea have you tried the Three Floyds or Half Acre brews yet? also how is the homebrew brown ale going?
SeaAnemone 06.29.14	I haven't had the Half Acre yet, but I liked the Three Floyds! Solid 4/5 beer, really makes me curious about some of their bigger names i.e. Zombie Dust. brown ale went ohhhkaayyyy. it had a weird after taste sometimes, and for some reason it tasted worlds better when I drank it at room temp. but I think I know where I went wrong, and my roommate's already ordered us some hops for us to start another batch soon.
SeaAnemone 06.29.14	that Naked Elf was a REALLY awesome beer though. I'm not the biggest fan of Mad Elf because they shove too many sweet flavors in there; Naked Elf strips it down so well but keeps the strength and the core flavors, such a good beer.
Inveigh 06.29.14	how much hops did you put in? if it was even a tad hoppy that would explain the increase in quality as it warms since you drank it fresh (cold fresh hops taste a bit one dimensional and bitter to me). and yeah dude if you liked Pride and Joy then I hope you get to try their other stuff at some point. I mentioned it up there, but we should organize a beer trade with interested users on here (i.e. I can't get Troegs here)
SeaAnemone 06.29.14	we never see Chicago beers like that here in VA, though, even in the best stores. my buddy has a girlfriend in CHI who grabs him beers there all the time because it's his fav beer region and he gave them to me, so it was a rare opportunity, but I'll definitely try the next Three Floyds I see.
Inveigh 06.29.14	yeah the craft beer scene here is awesome. i would say try anything from Three Floyds, Pipeworks, Half Acre, Two Brothers or Revolution that you can
SeaAnemone 07.01.14	stone russian imperial stout and watching AMERICA kick belgium's ass
Ire 07.01.14	my haiku pbr on tap at open mic douchebag steals louie ck jokes
Inveigh 07.03.14	haha nice prose there ire i'm on a red ale kick lately, tonight I'm sipping Oskar Blues G'Knight Imperial Red IPA and jamming Cream - Disraeli Gears m/
Inveigh 07.03.14	Revolution Anti-Hero IPA and Godflesh - Decline and Fall m/
Wolfhorde 07.03.14	Eric, I was actually excluding him from that hypothesis - I was drawing from the experience of meeting other people in and around that area. Ironically I also seem to have been in the worst place for a good bar scene. The West Coast seems to be chock-full, there's stuff in Philly, Boston, I think I also heard about a bunch of stuff being in Chicago. (when I have sufficient time and funds sometime in the future I'm also gonna have to check out all of those places, especially the West Coast though)
Inveigh 07.08.14	yeah Chicago's a great beer/bar town. not sure where you were in Florida, but your best bet for pubs, bars, craft beer spots, etc are going to be in the large cities (NYC, L.A., Chicago, Boston, SanFran, Philly, Seattle, San Diego, etc)
SeaAnemone 07.08.14	I think Seattle and the surrounding area has the most consistent/varied/awesome scene based on my experience none of the Oregon/Washington breweries are my absolute favorite, but there's so many good ones or maybe it's just because I don't see them as often so they look better
Inveigh 07.08.14	also, drinking a Stone RuinTen DIPA and jamming YOB - The Illusion of Motion m/
Inveigh 07.08.14	Sea: I'm with you to an extent, and they definitely have some of the "founding fathers" of American craft beer (Deschutes, for instance). but man it's tough to beat California (Stone, Sierra Nevada, Russian River, Ballast Point, Green Flash, Lagunitas, the list goes on), not to mention the Chicagoland area (of which I'm including Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan, since they're both within an hour). Three Floyds, Bell's, Pipeworks, Goose Island, Two Brothers, Revolution... and man, if you go just another hour into Michigan you get Founders, Dark Horse and New Holland...
SeaAnemone 07.08.14	that's true -- I never really include Chicago and Michigan together, but I think if you do the answer is pretty clear I threw a party at my beach house this weekend and one afternoon like 15 of us went to the Dogfish Head brewery. by far the best brewery experience. you get 4 free eight ounce beers of whichever of their brews, and then pints are only like $4 after that; plus, they have tons of cornhole and bocce ball games set up outside, with amazing food trucks. makes for an awesome afternoon.
kris. 07.08.14	wish i had some beer, only stuff we have in the fridge is some summer shandy because my roommates are asshole and actually drink that shit ughhhh
Inveigh 07.08.14	damn, jealous of that Dogfish Head brewery experience... Summer Shandy does suck for the most part, but it'll do in a pinch
Inveigh 07.11.14	drinking a Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow DIPA and jamming Crowbar - IX m/
Inveigh 07.11.14	lol not gonna lie, i'm a little stoned. I meant to say... jamming Crowbar - Symmetry in Black m/
Thibs 07.11.14	inveigh, that tombs album is solid as fuck. more straightforward riffs for sure and amazing drumming
Thibs 07.11.14	if anyones in ontario (not sure how exported this is) and runs into Saint and Circumstance Blonde Ale, it's a perfect summer brew. perfect balance of hops and citrus zest, very tasty
Feather 07.11.14	I had some natty light last night and a couple bud lights for good measure m/
R6Rider 07.11.14	"wish i had some beer, only stuff we have in the fridge is some summer shandy because my roommates are asshole and actually drink that shit ughhhh" I picked out an assorted 6 pack not too long ago and was pretty disappointed. Summer beers taste good but do nothing for me. Jamming with the band tonight so there will be some brew flowin'.
Emyay 07.11.14	there's some decent strawberry bears in louisiana. we have abita and covington strawberry. not something i'd normally drink but its pretty good on draft every now and then
R6Rider 07.11.14	Beers on draft are almost better than sex.
Inveigh 07.12.14	drinking a Victory Moving Parts 01 IPA and jamming Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley m/ Thibs: yeah I dig it, not as much as Path of Totality or Winter Hours though. still a really fun listen
Inveigh 07.12.14	Three Floyds Gumballhead and rocking the fuck out to Creedence, The Boss, Led Zep, Peter Gabriel, The Rolling Stones, Thin Lizzy, Chicago, Deep Purple, Steve Winwood, Cream and Jimi Hendrix m/ to infinity and beyond
Inveigh 07.12.14	also Van Halen, Billy Joel, Budgie and The Who m/
Inveigh 07.13.14	dale's while golfing and jamming hall & oates radio, now more dale's while jamming mastodon and eyehategod m/
DominionMM1 07.14.14	dales as well. spinnin nola on the turntable.
Wolfhorde 07.14.14	I hear there's this awesome Metal/craft beer pub in Chicago.. local something. You familiar with that one, Blake? Also heard about Revolution, which supposedly has some pretty interesting stuff.
Inveigh 07.15.14	yeah Wolf it's Local Option in Lincoln Park -- they bottle their stuff too. mostly interesting lagers and a few amber ales, great stuff. Their Morning Wood Coffee Amber is pretty incredible. There are a few spots in Chicago that are great for metal and beer (Revolution is a cool brew pub and make fantastic beer, but they're not so much metal oriented). Kuma's Corner has been on food network, famous for their burgers named after metal bands, plus they have a great beer selection. Exit is just a cool metal bar, and they have a decent brew list too.
Inveigh 07.15.14	drinking Founders Double Trouble DIPA (so ridiculously good, and I always forget about it until it comes out every summer). jamming Electric Wizard m/
SeaAnemone 07.15.14	drinking negra modelo and jamming ben frost neither are particularly great
Inveigh 07.15.14	^haha Metropolitan Krank Shaft Kolsch and Down - IV Pt. 2 m/
Wolfhorde 07.15.14	Oh, I know that about Revolution. That was just one of the "bigger" craft beer companies from Chicago I heard about, the metal/craft beer pub comment was mostly about Local Option. Either way, it sounds like you do have a few pretty cool "alternative" places where you can hang and get some good beer. What I've been hearing as of late and what you said actually makes me wanna check out Chicago at some point. Smashed an American porter (forgot the name) Sunday eve during a nightwalk 'cause sleeping wasn't really an option at that time.
Inveigh 07.16.14	nice, porter is an underrated style of beer imo. and yeah Chicago rules man. I've lived in Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago and even though I have love for all three cities, I can't see myself leaving the Chicago area. I'm... uh, drinking a Woodchuck Summer hard cider... i'm sorry it sounded refreshing! i'll be on to a more respectable selection shortly. jamming the new Godflesh to make me feel more manly m/
Inveigh 07.16.14	Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Extra and Truckfighters - Universe m/ might have underrated this album a bit on the first couple of listens. this thing jams. or maybe i'm just buzzed, who knows.
DominionMM1 07.16.14	sn torpedo and some fuckin rwake
Inveigh 07.16.14	fuck yeah man jamming Lionize - Jetpack Soundtrack and another Little Sumpin Extra m/
DominionMM1 07.16.14	nice man switched to full sail ipa and old metallica
Inveigh 07.16.14	i still love metallica, and have no shame in admitting i jam songs off load, reload and death magnetic from time to time
DominionMM1 07.16.14	dude load has some great tracks. pretty good record for what it is.
Inveigh 07.16.14	no doubt. wasting my hate, bleeding me, outlaw torn, the house that jack built, the list goes on. ronnie even has a special, nostalgic place in my heart
DominionMM1 07.16.14	jammin ronnie now just cuz you mentioned it
LambsBread 07.16.14	been drinking more since I stopped smoking weed. Last night I had a pitcher of Sierra Nevada pale ale and a pitcher of some imperial IPA i can't remember, then two pitchers of some kinda Heffeweisen. Heff tastes gross, like water, after all that.
Wolfhorde 07.16.14	"nice, porter is an underrated style of beer imo. and yeah Chicago rules man. I've lived in Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago and even though I have love for all three cities, I can't see myself leaving the Chicago area." The only bad thing I've heard about Chicago is about the crime rate there, haha. Either way, still plenty of stuff to explore on the U.S. Especially in terms of food and beer. Oh yeah, I love me good porters, stouts and scotch ales. Especially the imperial stuff or the stuff that has a good kick to it in general. I think they can get similar to a Bock or a Barleywine where you're good with just having one of those for a few hours.
omnipanzer 07.17.14	My buddy's 40th is this weekend and he talked Goose Island into sponsoring it, yah he's cool like that.
DominionMM1 07.17.14	"The only bad thing I've heard about Chicago is about the crime rate there" yeah but bear in mind that most of the crime occurs in small pockets of the city. and it's not like we're talking about Detroit, Baltimore, or New Orleans here.
LambsBread 07.17.14	the crime in chicago is solely due to drug/gang violence. If they legalized drugs the violence would be gone. As it is politicians are demagogues and try to ban guns because its easier to sell to the public.
LambsBread 07.17.14	also I drank another pitcher of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale while watching Stewart Scott's speach, and it was really good
Wolfhorde 07.17.14	"yeah but bear in mind that most of the crime occurs in small pockets of the city. and it's not like we're talking about Detroit, Baltimore, or New Orleans here." I'm not the type of person who's going to take a statistic as 100% accurate and generalizable anyway, especially if I don't know the details. Admittedly, while I was in Florida I noticed that I'm not necessarily a fan of guns being everywhere and partially how they were being handled. But yeah, as far as I could just do my thing without getting into unnecessary trouble over petty bullshit I'm fine.
SeaAnemone 07.18.14	drinking a St. Bernadus Extra 4 other things I got today in my 6er: Goose Island Matilda Parkway's Get Bent Mountain IPA Dogfish 90 Min 21st Am. Monk's Blood Ommegang Gnomegang
Inveigh 07.18.14	well yeah just stay out of the south side and most of the west side in Chicago and you'll be fine. honestly it's like two different worlds. east of United Center and north of 31st street and you're all good. drinking The Crisp by Sixpoint brewery. one of the best / most interesting lagers I've ever had. plus canned beer ftw jamming Neurosis - Given to the Rising m/ to infinity m/ m/ m/
DominionMM1 07.18.14	THE STITCH IN OUR EEEEYYYYYYEEEEEE
Inveigh 07.18.14	just a ridiculous band/album
SeaAnemone 07.18.14	made some nice homemade burgers tonight and drank all of the above now I'm watching the wire and enjoying that goose island with a nice cigar
LambsBread 07.18.14	canned beer tastes like cans
Thibs 07.18.14	forks taste like forks, stfu
Wolfhorde 07.18.14	Anybody here ever try the the Sierra Nevada Barleywine? Also, somebody have some notes on the Anchor stuff? I've only tried their barleywine but I've heard good stuff. Also, anybody familiar with Midtfyns Bryghus?
betray 07.18.14	i don't really drink craft beer but it's july so my system's been seeing a lot of sam adams summer ale and leinie's summer shandy lately
ILJ 07.18.14	sam adams summer ale is great
omnipanzer 07.18.14	Bell's Golden Rye Ale is perfection.
FigNewtns 07.18.14	anchor as in anchor steam? its a cali common style beer, tastes kinda similar to an amber but has a distinctive fruitiness and is hopped exclusively w/ northern brewer hops (spicy, earthy notes).
Wolfhorde 07.19.14	Generally the Anchor stuff - from the steam to the porter. as I said, I've only tried the barleywine.
Inveigh 07.19.14	Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine is great -- excellent fresh or aged. "canned beer tastes like cans" lol this is retarded
Wolfhorde 07.19.14	Yeah, I've been pondering getting some 'cause I really dug the last time I had barleywine and it's relatively cheap compared to other barleywine. In other beer related news, Stone is apparently expanding into Europe by building a brewery and pub in Berlin - which I personally think is bangin'.
R6Rider 07.19.14	Found out my fave place to get beer has some kind of mocha beer on tap. Time to fill up the growler.
Inveigh 07.22.14	drinking Pipeworks Galaxy Unicorn DIPA/wheat ale. probably my favorite Galaxy-hopped beer out there, which is saying a lot because Galaxy hops rule. expensive ($11 a bomber) but it's worth it once a year. jamming Deep Purple - Fireball m/
SeaAnemone 07.22.14	do you have many favorite hops in particular 'Veigh? brewed an IPA last weekend and we put in our own concoction of hops thought some Amarillo hops would taste good, if you're familiar with them, so threw some of them in I don't know many types of hops besides the popular Cascade, Centennial, and maybe a few others.
Inveigh 07.22.14	Amarillo hops are great -- that's primarily what's used in another great hoppy wheat brew (Three Floyds Gumballhead). Cascade and Centennial are classic "C" hops (along with Columbus and Chinook). The newest and most popular C hop is Citra -- which is featured in Zombie Dust, Surly Abrasive and Kern River Citra (and a million others). Citra is a nose-bomb and was the first I ever tasted that had a really strong melon flavor. I know a lot of people love Simcoe hops, but they've never really done it for me. I always get a bitter onion/garlic flavor from them, although some people either don't taste that when they drink Simcoe or actually enjoy it. I'm not sure what Oskar Blues Gubna recipe is anymore (I heard they changed it to a blend), but I'm pretty sure that one used to be a Simcoe single-hop DIPA.
random 07.22.14	G'day Inveigh, just turned 18.
Inveigh 07.22.14	but back to Galaxy... it's probably my favorite hop, but Citra and Cascade are great too (Cascade shines more in blends than single-hops imo). Galaxy is an Australian hop, it's got a really tropical nose/taste. think mangos and passionfruit. it's got a really strong aroma (I can smell this beer when it's 2-3 feet away from me). some people say it has a "cat piss" aroma (and they mean this as a compliment), and I know what aspect of the nose they're talking about, it just doesn't remind me of cat piss. i guess it's kind of indescribable though.
Inveigh 07.22.14	right on random, happy birthday man. I turned 29 yesterday actually (or as I call it, 30 eve), pretty random how close our birthdays are.
SeaAnemone 07.22.14	nice, thanks for your thoughts. dogfish 60 uses amarillo too. I paired them with cascade.
Inveigh 07.22.14	nice man, sounds delicious. amarillo and cascade should pair nicely. what kind of malt and yeast?
Apollo 07.22.14	Grolsch and Pelican m/
Inveigh 07.22.14	nice, Grolsch is one of my favorite green bottle/skunky beers
SeaAnemone 07.22.14	I don't know much about malt and yeast types but apparently it was American base malt and crystal malt and Safale us-05 yeast
Inveigh 07.22.14	Safale us-05 is pretty much the standard for APAs and American IPAs, a lot of ambers too. depends on the lovibond (roasting time) for the crystal malts, but it sounds like you guys brewed a classic APA. with amarillo and cascade hops, it should be fairly similar to an Alpha King or even 60 Minute, depending on the crystal malt (60L is pretty standard). let me know how it turns out man.
Wolfhorde 07.22.14	I'm digging those NZ Nelson Sauvine hops. I haven't yet been properly able to classify which hops I don't like because I think there's certainly beers that are hoppy to a degree or there's just too much/some hops in there I don't like. Stone and Dogfish have been one of the best hopped beers and hop-intensive beers I've had so far. I'm a real sucker for the dense taste of a good Belgian or Imperial darker beers, though.
FigNewtns 07.25.14	those aus and nz hops are something else. I was skeptical at first b/c the profile of some of them was supposed to be like tropical fruit, but galaxy blew me away. thinking about using them for my next beer, does anybody know any good recipes that include them? also, just bottled an amber that I fermented with some harvested pacman
SeaAnemone 07.25.14	at the beach for the weekend and just located some really awesome breweries and taprooms near me that I somehow didn't know about, and friend got me a gift certificate to this place with amazing drafts and pizza so I'm pretty pumped, will report back at some point about all the cool beers I've had this weekend when I'm not drunk and I don't know if anyone's heard about the hotel that Dogfish just opened but it's pretty stupid overpriced and they don't even serve beer there it's right down the road from Sam (owner)'s house so it seems like more of a pet project for him, and he said he didn't want to take away business from all the other bars in the area
R6Rider 07.25.14	Been getting this Mocha Stout (can't remember what brand) on tap lately and it's really good. Might get some tonight before band practice. Sounds like you're about to have a hell of a weekend Sea m/
Wolfhorde 07.25.14	Sweet digs, Eric. Although I wouldn't go to a hotel to get a good beer tbh. Hotels are for when you have the luxury of blowing money on lodging or if you're going to Vegas. Otherwise, a pub and a restaurant (as in, every place that sells food of your preference - not just the fancy Italian/French stuff) are all you need.
SeaAnemone 07.25.14	beers I got today: Mikkeler Beer Geek Breakfast Stout Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel Samichlaus Classic Bier apparently all are world class and a Caldera IPA and a four pack of Dogfish Palo Alto omg that haul
Inveigh 07.26.14	that is a helluva haul, mikkeler beers aren't cheap and that one's supposed to be awesome i'm drinking a Bells Oberon wheat ale and jamming this Nas/Your Old Droog record
Inveigh 07.26.14	Bells Two Hearted Ale and Immolation - Here in After, after some Black Sabbath - Sabotage m/ both Oberon and Two Hearted were in the new cans, which are incredible. stay fresh longer, not to mention at $6.99 and $7.99 a 4pk (of 16oz cans) respectively, they're a better deal than the 6ers of bottles.
FigNewtns 07.26.14	I feel like cans make the beer way colder. Oberon is such a good sesh beer. Pretty much any Bells is a solid choice, they are so consistently good w/ anything they put out Just got a sixer of Great Lake's Ocktoberfest. So pumped for all the good Marzens to come out
FigNewtns 07.26.14	Hey Sea, did you guys brew extract or an all grain batch?
Inveigh 07.26.14	whoa how old is that Oktoberfest? Great Lakes makes an excellent one though. i'm torn on extract vs whole cone / pellets. lagunitas makes extract taste incredible.
SeaAnemone 07.26.14	extract
DominionMM1 07.26.14	wish I could make beer but apartments aren't really conducive to that having some santa fe after noon imperial java stout and jamming some buzzov*en
Inveigh 07.26.14	fuck yeah buzzov*en m/ m/ m/ yeah i'm in an apartment now too, the wife and i are house hunting hard though. we were looking at this one place recently that would've been a major fixer upper but had potential, only the place gave me the creeps walking through it (especially the giant heart painted in the garage and smaller ones in the laundry room in the basement, considering a single guy lived there). my wife made fun of me for being creeped out, i even started calling the house Carcosa (true detective reference). well come to find out the guy who lives there is in a mental institution because the cops were investigating him for indecently soliciting a child when they found a dead peacock in his garage and determined that he'd been raping it in the house until it died. no joke. http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dupage-county-roselle-sexual-abuse-peacock-206997171.html
Inveigh 07.26.14	needless to say we're not buying that house, no matter how much "potential" it has lol oh i mean beer and music m/
DominionMM1 07.26.14	man i just bought some towels for my bathroom that go perfectly with the rugs and shower curt....i mean.....uh..... Booze and metal yeah
Inveigh 07.26.14	hahaha that rug really tied the room together, did it not
DominionMM1 07.26.14	oh you don't have to tell me bro and true detective fucking ruled. actually about to start reading the king in yellow.
Inveigh 07.26.14	hell yeah man, true detective was the best season of television i've seen since season 1 of the wire jamming Morbid Angel - Formulas Fatal to the Flesh and drinking a Woodchuck Summer Cider. err...
DominionMM1 07.26.14	season 1 of the wire is your favorite season?
Inveigh 07.26.14	yeah, i mean it's my favorite show ever so i love all the seasons but 1 is my fav what's yours?
DominionMM1 07.26.14	probably season 2 followed closely by season 3
Inveigh 07.26.14	interesting, i would rank them 1, 5, 4, 2, 3 but i mean they're all awesome so it's semantics really
DominionMM1 07.26.14	the only season that lost me was the 5th season. the whole mcnulty-lester serial killer thing just didn't do it for me.
Inveigh 07.26.14	not sure why that drew me in so much, but it did. got a thing for serial killers i guess (not to mention peacock rapists)
FigNewtns 07.26.14	Woah man that's seriously fucked! About the peacock I mean. Also, it's cool to see that there are other fellow brewers here. You don't need that much space to brew though, if you're really interested. just a kitchen, and a small space to keep the fermenter for a month or so. the capital costs to buy all the equipment is expensive but it's so worth it in the long run
DominionMM1 07.26.14	anytime any one of my buddies would brew in an apartment the place reeked for weeks afterwards
Inveigh 07.26.14	more Bells Oberon and NOLA of course m/ to infinity
FigNewtns 07.26.14	Yup the stank is unavoidable but then again I love the smell of malt
Wolfhorde 07.26.14	Idk, if you do anything yourself it's probably gonna smell. I knew this guy who dried tobacco under his ceiling, a bunch of people who grew weed themselves and a bunch of dudes who made mead at home. Plus, nothing smells worse than someone with a Jägerhangover. One of the most disgusting things I've ever smelled. Gonna drive up to my buddy in the North in like 2 days, introduce him to some more good beer. (he said he didn't like beer and that other people tried to show him "different" beer until last New Year's when I gave him some Stout, a Lambic and some Trappists) Thinking of doing a big haul next month before I move for uni. Thinking of getting a mix of some darker stuff, more Belgians and some Barleywine.
SeaAnemone 07.26.14	our house didn't smell bad but then again I can't smell anything I tried that Caldera IPA and it was great hating on cans is lol I think LambsBread did it here no surprises like what the fuck do you think draft beer is stored in?
Wolfhorde 07.26.14	I think it's the association of cheap products with cans. Although that's kinda nonsensical as there's just as much cheap shit in bottles.
Inveigh 07.26.14	well they line the inside of beer cans with the same lining that they use on beer bottles. the can lets in less light so canned beer actually tastes a little fresher, to me.
Sabrutin 07.26.14	I just tried Iron Maiden's beer, and I like it.
SeaAnemone 07.27.14	man this Palo Santo Marron is strong as fuck. 12% ABV. switching to Loose Cannon for my next beer.
Wolfhorde 07.27.14	"well they line the inside of beer cans with the same lining that they use on beer bottles. the can lets in less light so canned beer actually tastes a little fresher, to me." Depends on storage too, though. If it's properly stored there shouldn't be much of a difference. Admittedly, I don't know any good canned beer we've got over here - most quality stuff comes in bottles but we may be a bit more "traditional" in that regard. "man this Palo Santo Marron is strong as fuck. 12% ABV. switching to Loose Cannon for my next beer." So you mean you can taste the ABV or is it just not adequate at that time? I've had quite a few beers that "disguised" their ABV really well. Particularly Belgians are sneaky like that. One of the strongest beers I've had in terms of taste was BrewDogs Hardcore IPA. Though that's probably also because of the 130 IBU.
SeaAnemone 07.28.14	that Dogfish is just a heavy brown ale. tasty though.
LambsBread 07.28.14	its more putting your lips, nose and tip of tongue on a can that makes it taste like can
someguest 07.28.14	I had a 25 oz. Bell's Two Hearted draft tonight. This beer is always a go-to for me because it gives me a buzz like no other. It's liquid euphoria.
LambsBread 07.28.14	seems like you get more foam out of a can compared to a bottle too
someguest 07.28.14	I'll take a can over a bottle any day. The risk of personal injury is lower, damage to the product is nearly non-existent, and ease of recycling is higher.
DominionMM1 07.28.14	Mad river steelhead double ipa and some rwake
Wolfhorde 07.28.14	" The risk of personal injury is lower," I don't even, how have you managed to injure yourself with a beer bottle?
Relinquished 07.28.14	when someguest has too many, bottles go where they shouldn't
someguest 07.28.14	You've never been so drunk you've dropped a glass bottle on a dance floor?
Relinquished 07.28.14	were you courteous enough to clean up the mess with your mouth at least?
someguest 07.28.14	No. But I swear the girl I made out with later in the night did. When she flashed her pearly whites I thought I was transported into a funhouse.
Relinquished 07.28.14	didn't peg you be turned on by TEETH
someguest 07.28.14	After I quit dating women in your family I discovered the value of good oral hygiene in sexual partners.
Relinquished 07.28.14	they must've given u advice that rank breath don't help your game
someguest 07.28.14	Who knew ticks use female loins as habitats?
Relinquished 07.28.14	lmao what
Wolfhorde 07.28.14	"You've never been so drunk you've dropped a glass bottle on a dance floor?" No. Where I come from dropping glass will make you wear the proverbial "idiot's hat" for the rest of the evening. Neither do I like binge drinking/going overboard, nor clubs.
Wolfhorde 07.28.14	And even then, I don't see the incredible risk for injury. Unless you happen to get some splinters which I've never seen happen even when people did drop glass.
LambsBread 07.29.14	weird I drank pabst out of a can last night and it tasted better than I remember pabst in a bottle tasting, maybe I just dont like can beers cus usually if I have cans im drinking them warm
LambsBread 07.29.14	I feel like someguest is one of the only users on this site to understand the concept of sarcasm
SeaAnemone 07.29.14	I feel like Wolfhorde just really doesn't understand sarcasm at all is more accurate I think he's German or something
Inveigh 07.29.14	drinking a Stone / Beachwood / Heretic Unapologetic IPA (DIPA at 8.8%? idk they call it an IPA). it's pretty tasty, a little lighter/crisper and floral than I hoped/expected, but they're using "experimental" hops... whatever, it's decent. probably won't grab another bomber though. jamming Truckfighters m/
SeaAnemone 08.01.14	had a Dogfih Palo Santo Marron and a Heavy Seas Loose Cannon, next up is a bomber of Green Flash / Terrapin's Tangerine Dreamsicle
Inveigh 08.02.14	lots of Gumballhead for me today, now on to Bells Oberon and Deftones self-titled m/ Deathblow is so fucking good
Wolfhorde 08.02.14	"I feel like Wolfhorde just really doesn't understand sarcasm at all is more accurate I think he's German or something" Of course, we lost WWII - no sarcasm for us anymore.
DominionMM1 08.02.14	you krauts are a stern people
InbredJed 08.02.14	Holy fuk this thread!
DominionMM1 08.02.14	it's expanding like my beer gut
DominionMM1 08.03.14	Speaking of... enjoying telluride bridal veil rye pale ale and jamming some clutch
Wolfhorde 08.03.14	"you krauts are a stern people" We're the new Spartans. Back to the beer: Tried a buncha stuff at my buddy's house on my trip North. Tried some Altbier (4.2% , German sour), which was nice - definitely a good summer brew. Also tried Satan Red (8% very quaffable strong Belgian ale), Piraat (10.5% ABV, Belgian triple I think, quite the hammer), first SHIPA which was a 7.5% Polaris by Kehrwieder, another good summer brew although I like the "fruity" hops a bit more, BrauKunstKeller Amarsi IPA (7.2%, surprisingly hazy/dark color, fresh taste - more summer stuff), Kasteel Rouge (8%, Belgian cherry beer - ridiculously quaffable and delicious, something you could easily use as a party stock in huge quantities), O' Haras Stout (4.2%, tasted like more though - not bad but nothing special), Hoegaarden Grand Cru (7.5% Belgian Wit with spices, very drinkable - probably great for stuff like Odin's Brew [mead + beer]) Also bought a Leffe Cuvée Vielle, Delirium Tremens, La Trappe Isid'Or and a Fullers 1845. Next haul's probably gonna include some Anchor and Sierra Nevada.
DominionMM1 08.09.14	little over an hour to go...still haven't decided what i'm gonna get at the lq.
Inveigh 08.09.14	Do you get sixpoint beers in Denver?
DominionMM1 08.09.14	Haven't seen it man. where are they from?
Inveigh 08.09.14	They're from NY but they're kind of a mobile brewery (or at least used to be). All cans, all awesome. They're getting pretty big, I'd be surprised if you don't see them out your way so
DominionMM1 08.09.14	it's funny with beer out here; it's pretty regional. majority of the stuff that's widely available is stuff from west of the river. we just don't see too much from the east coast and midwest.
SeaAnemone 08.14.14	thinking of brewing a pumpkin ale this weekend not even a huge fan of pumpkin ales but it could be a fun one to try for something more fruity and seasonal either that or a coffee stout or something, I think
DominionMM1 08.14.14	imperial coffee stout man
NickGerzReturns 08.14.14	quit being a shitty user
Feather 08.14.14	Suggestions for some good widely sold IPA and pale ales. Open to imperial IPA as well. Ive kinda been in a rut always buying Great Lakes varieties, Sierra Nevada and 312 Goose Island.
DominionMM1 08.14.14	dales pale ale is always good. also great divide hercules dipa.
Feather 08.14.14	thank you, I hope those are relatively easy to find.
DominionMM1 08.14.14	and if youre in the upper midwest try 3 floyds mission brewing shipwrecked dipa is good too
SeaAnemone 08.14.14	feather what area of the country are you in?
SeaAnemone 08.14.14	I have a crazy arsenal of nice beer at the moment, gonna try a few tonight I think
SeaAnemone 08.15.14	drinking a Lagunitas NightTime at the moment and shit, it's strong elsewhere on my to-do list in my fridge: Mikkeller 20 Unibrou Trous Pisteles Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Evolution Lot 6
Feather 08.15.14	I currently in Columbus (Ohio State student). Anything I can get in that area would be perfect. I also dont have means to travel too far so I need widely sold.
Feather 08.15.14	Lanunitas are great. btw
SeaAnemone 08.17.14	Feather you should probably be able to find Michigan breweries' stuff pretty easily, Bells and Founders have tons of amazing beers. try Bell's Two Hearted Ale, I'm almost positive you'll be able to find it there and Founders' specialty beers are great too, but I'm not sure what would be readily available right now
Wolfhorde 08.17.14	What's your guys take on Rogue? My retailer of trust got some new shenanigans in including a few of their stuff and I intend to restock again soon. Still gotta find an occasion for that Unibroue LFDM I still have under my bed.
SeaAnemone 08.17.14	just picked up Stone's Unapologetic IPA and a bottle of Gouden Carolus Ambrio Rogue has never stood out to me one way or the other, I think I've only tried one or two of their beers though
DominionMM1 08.19.14	Twisted pine hop zealot ipa and some svt
Inveigh 08.19.14	some of Rogue's beers are pretty good (usually the maltier stuff i.e. Dead Guy, Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Chocolate Stout and Mocha Porter), but I've heard from people in the industry that they treat their employees like shit. plus their beers are overpriced imo i'm sipping a Goose Island Oktoberfest and jamming The Dead - Ritual Executions after jamming the new Yob for like the 5th time in 2 days. I miss GI's Harvest Ale and wish they'd bring it back but gotta admit, this is a damn good Oktoberfest. sup Dom?
R6Rider 08.19.14	Warlock on tap. This shit is gonna put me in debt.
DominionMM1 08.19.14	Not much bro. just jammin some townes van zandt and relaxing after a long weekend up in the mountains. how are things on your end?
evilford 08.19.14	sam adams is the shit i don't care that it's entry level beer m/
DominionMM1 08.19.14	rock out with yer cock out man
evilford 08.19.14	I do on the reg!
Inveigh 08.20.14	sup y'all. life is good brother Dom, football season is almost here. just bought a house and should be moved in by week 3. Bear down m/ how your Saints looking this year? sup ford? as for the brew and tunes, drinking a New Belgium Tour de Fall APA and jamming the new YOB (again) after some Bolzer and Shabazz Palaces
DominionMM1 08.24.14	enjoying some old rasputin and some saints football
Inveigh 08.24.14	Watching the game as well. Saints offense looks good as ever.
DominionMM1 08.24.14	aside from the penalties i'm really liking what i'm seeing. how those bears looking so far? oh, and whatcha drinkin?
Inveigh 08.24.14	Some Larceny bourbon bro Bears have definitely looked good on offense (1st team) but there are still major issues with depth on D and the defensive backfield. Also, special teams units look abysmal. There's still a decent amount of hope and excitement heading in, but I'm also preparing myself for another 8-8 season. I do think the penalties will clear up once the regular season starts up, contrary to what the NFL is saying now
DominionMM1 08.24.14	switched up to some pikes peak brewing elephant rock ipa. i didn't realize hester had signed with atlanta until i was watching hard knocks earlier today
Inveigh 08.24.14	Brian Cox has been hysterical on that show And yeah the loss of Hester isn't great, but that unit's not the same without Dave Toeb. Plus they lost their long snapper of the last 17 years and their two best gunner/tacklers. Looked rough so far.
DominionMM1 08.24.14	"any man that doesn't have a vice has skeletons in his closet" and yeah i really don't know what to expect from the bears this year. all I know is that we gotta play em at soldier field in fucking december which has always been a huge problem for us.
Inveigh 08.24.14	Yeah that's never a fun task, just ask Michael Vick lol Love that quote too, Cox is the man. Been waxing trim since age 10
DominionMM1 08.24.14	yeah I've actually started to like some of those guys. makes me kinda sad knowing how bad they're gonna get waxed in two weeks.
DominionMM1 08.25.14	great divide old ruffian barley wine style ale and some in the company of serpents
SeaAnemone 08.25.14	had a chance to try my IPA yesterday, and I'm so happy with how it turned out combination of Amarillo and Cascade hops, very bitter and hoppy, kinda west coast-y and citrus-y, but still very flavorful and distinct
DominionMM1 08.25.14	sweet man. how long did it take from start to finish?
SeaAnemone 08.25.14	only 4-5 weeks.
DominionMM1 08.25.14	you should make a russian imperial stout next and send me some
Inveigh 08.26.14	nice Sea, glad it turned out well. Amarillo and Cascade is a nice combo. i just switched from bourbon over to a Two Brothers Sidekick extra pale ale and jamming Bolzer - Soma m/
DominionMM1 08.26.14	great divide yeti and some old school ac/ dc
Inveigh 08.26.14	nice Dom, great divide's stuff rules. that old ruffian barleywine you were drinking is one of my favs in the style. actually cracked open a Stone Old Guardian barleywine I'd been aging for almost 8 months the other day, was incredible. the added carbonation from the aging really helped take some of the syrupy sweetness off it.
DominionMM1 08.26.14	yeah great divide might be my favorite brewery. I'm assuming you stored that barleywine at room temp yeah?
Inveigh 08.26.14	nah since i don't have a cellar (yet, that will change in a few weeks), I have a mini fridge dedicated to aging beers. I keep it at about 50-55 degrees usually. it works pretty well, better than just keeping them in the fridge i guess (fridge temps will slow the aging process)
DominionMM1 08.26.14	sweet. might have to try that.
Inveigh 08.26.14	yeah dude you should, mini fridge is definitely a solid cost saving option if space for an actual cellar area is limited plus 55-60 is optimal cellaring temp anyway (the warmest setting of mine keeps it at the 50-55 i mentioned), so you're not even really far off. plus when you're ready to drink, you pop it in the normal fridge for 20-30 minutes (or freezer for 5-10) and you're good to go.
DominionMM1 08.26.14	does that abv % increase at all?
Inveigh 08.26.14	the longer you age it maybe, a tad, but not much. for instance a 12.5% abv barleywine aged at 60 degrees for 3 years might turn into a 12.7% brew. i like to age seasonal imperial stouts like founders, stone, etc then do a 3 year vertical (i.e. 2012, 2013 and 2014 side by side), with a few other people of course lol
DominionMM1 08.26.14	that's a good idea switched to great divide hercules dipa
Inveigh 08.26.14	another great beer. great divide rivals oskar blues for my favorite colorado brewery. ob does fewer beers better, but the sheer number of different great divide brews that knock socks is astounding drinking goose island oktoberfest and jamming the atlas moth - a glorified piece of blue-sky
Inveigh 08.28.14	Stone's new Coffee Milk Stout. bought a sixer expecting good things and gotta say i'm a little disappointed. new it was a session at only 4.2% going in but the mouthfeel is way too thin and carbonated for a milk stout, even a sessionable one. jamming new YOB because it fucking rules. best sludge/doom/stoner record this year besides Thou and maybe EHG
Inveigh 08.28.14	might as well call this a session porter
SeaAnemone 08.28.14	I hate when stouts are noticeably thin
Inveigh 08.28.14	yeah kind of makes them not stouts in a way. not sure why the style denotation influences my opinion of a beer, but i can't help but feel if this had been called a porter i would have gone in with different expectations and thus been less dissatisfied
Inveigh 08.28.14	it does have that lactosey milk stout flavor, but the mouthfeel is so un-stout like it's hard to overlook
Inveigh 08.29.14	had a Bell's Kalamazoo Hopsoulution DIPA on tap tonight at Stonewood by my office. First time trying it and it totally lived up to the hype. Great pineapple sweetness at the front and hop bitterness with a little caramel malt on the back-end. Great DIPA on the sweeter side at 9%. awesome brew, they need to bottle it again. jamming Emptiness - Nothing but the Whole m/ great record, thanks for the rec Balls m/
SeaAnemone 09.04.14	I was gonna make a list of my all-time fav beers paired with my fav 2014 releases but oh man I just picked up so many good beers I've never tried (Skull Splitter, La Fin Du Monde) that I'm gonna hold off until I have them will report back when I'm inevitably buzzed
Gyromania 09.04.14	mmmmmm la fin du monde i thought i had tried a lot of beers (roughly 120 different kinds), but i just found out the other day that my friend has sampled over 500! also: this has to be one of the longest threads for a sputnik list
SeaAnemone 09.04.14	gyro you're in canada right? do you see a lot of unibrou? and since I've started keeping track with untappd I've tried 130 beers maybe like 20-50 or so beers I had tried before that... shame is that they were a bunch of awesome beers that I have no idea what they were called, from when I was in Belgium/Czech/Oregon/Washington : (
Gyromania 09.04.14	eh i'm in canada. i see unibroue pretty often i keep meaning to get untapped, i should do that tonight. and that sucks man. that happened to me a couple years back when i tried this amazingly good stout whose name i sadly couldn't remember and still to this day can't =/ there's this really cool bar i need to check out in ireland when i go next year - they have almost 900 beers on tap. fucking crazy
SeaAnemone 09.04.14	yeah I think Delirium Taphouse in Belgium is like that too, my fav bar in the world and you should get untappd if you do my name is VirtuteTheCat
SeaAnemone 09.06.14	just had a victory golden monkey and a bell's oberon and now am having a local bourbon barrel porter, by alewerks, that's awesome
someguest 09.06.14	I had an Oberon tonight too. Always a good choice.
DominionMM1 09.07.14	havin a great divide yeti oatmeal imperial stout and jamming some nola metal while making gumbo in preparation for tomorrow
LambsBread 09.07.14	Pelican IPA and Deschutes Twilight Summer Ale
DominionMM1 09.07.14	deschutes is always quality
Inveigh 09.11.14	yeah Deschutes Twilight is one of my favorite summer seasonals. Victory Golden Monkey is a classic. got outta work a little early today so hit the gym and started boozing by 6pm in preparation for Thursday night fb. gonna have an epic line-up of craft brew. started out with a Southern Tier Harvest Ale. it's a hoppy-ish ESB (one of the more underrated styles of ale imo) and is probably my favorite September/October seasonal 6 pack. I love a good Oktoberfest, but I was so pissed when Goose Island cancelled their Harvest Ale (also an ESB) in favor of putting out an (admittedly good) Oktoberfest. There are just 100s already out there and not enough fall ESBs, so I was disappoint. also on docket for tonight: Great Lakes Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale (another favorite fall seasonal, and drinking now) Pipeworks Raspberry Truffle Abduction Imperial Stout Southern Tier Pumking (imperial pumpkin ale) Boulevard Hibiscus Gose (ridiculous) also got some Dale's in case I need to even out. yes, at least one other person will be helping me with this task jamming Dead Congregation m/
SeaAnemone 09.12.14	oh what's up veigh stopped at the beer store after my run today liked fin du monde so much I grabbed a four pack along with a Green Flash Road Warrior bomber was just jamming some Beach Slang but I'm on the couch with some wine right now, can't wait for this steelers/ravens game, they're always good
Inveigh 09.12.14	what up homie? love Road Warrior, was drinking that at my local craft beer bar last night. agreed on these Steelers/Ravens games, they rarely disappoint. just hoping I don't have to hear too much Ray Rice talk, obviously it's terrible but i'm just exhausted from having to be outraged at something all the time
SeaAnemone 09.12.14	just went out to share a pitcher of left hand oktoberfest with some guys while watching the game beer was alright, 3/5. their milk stout nitro (cliche as this might be) is still the only thing of theirs I've found above average.
LambsBread 09.12.14	Anyone ever had Rogue's Juniper Pale Ale? smells exactly like piss, literally, but tastes good
someguest 09.12.14	go do some kegels. it'll toughen your pussy right up.
Wolfhorde 09.12.14	"i hate pale ale, just cant stomach it " Then drink something else? There's literally a ton of other beer styles that aren't as hopped up - or at least not with the same kind of hops. Just recently got my hands on some möre Schneider Weisse (that stuff ages ridiculously well), Schönramer (supposedly one of the best Pilsners you can get) and was fortunate enough to grab some Uerige Sticke and Doppel Sticke. Been on a binge to explore the traditional German styles a bit more. Really digging Bock- and Altbier.
LambsBread 09.12.14	lol
SeaAnemone 09.14.14	had a Samichlaus Classic Bier tonight. didnt like it. it was... jarring? and a little sour? I mean it was 14% ABV which is ridiculous so maybe I should have expected that.
Wolfhorde 09.14.14	Maybe it was the style? I've had a bunch of beers with 10+ percent and I liked 'em. In fact, there's a bunch where you barely even notice how strong they are - particularly the Belgian variation or certain Eisbocks.
Inveigh 09.17.14	i've been loving sour beers lately, brother-in-law gave me a bottle of Goose Island Madame Rose that was just ridiculous (he works for GI). The Gose style is great for summer and early fall session drinking drinking a Three Floyds Evil Power Imperial Pilsner and jamming Thou Heathen m/ m/ m/ album is just massive
Relinquished 09.17.14	been drinking vodka for a week now lol i'm fucked up
Inveigh 09.17.14	also when it comes to Oktoberfests, I really hate the new trend of American craft breweries to put one out as their fall seasonal every year. There are some exceptions in cases where breweries will put their own twist on the style, like Two Brothers' Atom Smasher, but most of them are just imitations of the German style. I love Oktoberfests/marzens, but give me Ayinger, Hacker Pschorr, Spaten or Paulaner every time.
Inveigh 09.17.14	man, too much vodka is a recipe for memory loss in my case
Relinquished 09.17.14	I ALMOST lose the memory of nights prior but then again pictures remember for us
LambsBread 09.17.14	i've had German beers with 14+% that taste like candy
Wolfhorde 09.17.14	Blake, check out Freigeist if you dig Gose. It's a German one man brewing OP but apparently he does lot of exporting. Also, that seems like something characteristic for the American scene - some have criticized the idea of experimentation/"moar hops" for the hell of it and I'm inclined to agree with them. Sierra Nevada supposedly makes some really good interpretations of German styles. Also, I still don't understand how you can drink pure vodka. I have no problem chugging White Russians or Painkillers all eve pure vodka? No thanks. "i've had German beers with 14+% that taste like candy" lol, your taste buds must be shot to shit.
Artuma 09.17.14	ugh finnish beer is just bad but it's ok at least they don't make us drink budweiser around here
Wolfhorde 09.17.14	There's two Budweisers, actually. The fake American version and the original Czech version (which was actually good once). From what I got, Malmgård is supposedly not too bad. Although booze in Finland is pretty damn expensive to boot from what I know.
Artuma 09.17.14	"Although booze in Finland is pretty damn expensive to boot from what I know." it is yeah, that's why we visit estonia so often
Inveigh 09.20.14	@Wolfhorde: yeah I know what you mean, although I am guilty of still giving into hop head tendencies at times. although moar hops for the hell of it gives the American scene a very bad name (and there are a lot of brewers doing it). The craft brew scene here is out of control -- a new brewery or brewpub popping up every week, and making the same shit as the rest of them. some, like Solemn Oath and Pipeworks, do it right by taking your traditional American craft styles (big IPAs and stouts, mainly) and adding something unique to them -- usually a Euro flair or some sort of crazy addition (sweet potatoes, smoked chickory, mangos -- whatever). plus they brew about 50 unique beers each year, which adds to it. /rant also I'll have to check out that Freigeist if I can find it, sounds right up my alley
Inveigh 09.20.14	http://pdubs.net/beers/ i mean, c'mon that many beers in one breweries line-up is ridiculous. but they pull it off pretty damn well. now if only they would start making 4 or 6 packs so I could afford their stuff more often... their beers range from $7.99-12.99 per 22oz bottle
SeaAnemone 09.21.14	had a troeg's java head before dinner tonight my local English-style pub recently expanded and it's awesome like 15 amazing beers on tap somehow managed to avoid having java head up until now despite its reputation, and it didn't let down... very well-balanced coffee stout went to a brewery/southern-style restaurant afterwards and their beer was seriously lacking, but great food
sonictheplumber 09.21.14	friday i just had yuengling tonight im drinkin ranger i did try my first hipster bitch beer for my birthday a few weeks back, centennial ipa. good shit. only other "good beers" ive tried are sam adams rebel ipa, goose island ipa which were good, thats it though mostly drink cheap shit but lately ive been tryin to drink the shit that actually tastes good since i got $$ for the time being
sonictheplumber 09.21.14	listenin to sleep
SeaAnemone 09.21.14	centennial is solid and cliche as it is yuengling is definitely the best "macro" or whatever widely available beer don't worry about drinking good beers just pound natty and lion's head and natty boh or whatever you can drink out of a bong all the way through college tbh
sonictheplumber 09.21.14	well once i got a taste for the "good shit" its hard to go back to icehouse all day busch all night
sonictheplumber 09.21.14	but yeah i still love king cobras and shit
SeaAnemone 09.21.14	yea busch is fuckin shit so is keystone two of the only beers I won't drink just drink natty which tastes like water or if it doesn't taste like water just drink it until it until it does
sonictheplumber 09.21.14	dude i love busch and natty never tried keystone
sonictheplumber 09.21.14	coors i dont drink anymore cause of a bad experience but if someone got it for me or if it was around for free i'd drink it
SeaAnemone 09.21.14	I don't mind coors actually either at all had one tonight because my neighbor offered me one with him so I was like sure coors lt. is really watery too and not that bad... definitely upper-tier shit tbh
DominionMM1 09.21.14	new holland dragons milk bourbon barrel stout and some eyehategod
JokineAugustus 09.24.14	Finally tried St. Bernadus Abt 12, and I do believe its my new favourite beer.
Wolfhorde 09.24.14	^ Ridiculous beer, you'd never guess the ABV range from a blind taste. Delicious as hell, too. sweet thing here for good beer is that most of the traditional stuff is comparatively cheap. (1.60€ for a 0.5l of a good Doppelbock is more than a fair deal) Just recently extended my stash a bit more for the coming winter with a bunch of various stouts (Brewfist, Camba and Belhaven), Sam Smith's Brown Ale, some Schwarzbier and a Rochefort 8 and St. Bernardus Prior 8. Also gotta check that brewpub in my new town once I've moved, they also have a bunch of seasonals and apparently most of their stuff is really good and dirt cheap.
Torontonian 09.24.14	damn i didn't know beer was so interesting
AmericanFlagAsh 09.24.14	Mmmm 60 Minute Dogfish Head is my favorite beer IPAs ftw
DominionMM1 09.24.14	it also tastes good and gets you drunk
Froot 09.24.14	if OP is still alive http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Tankard/2488/ bam
Wolfhorde 09.24.14	^ don't be so entry level.
SeaAnemone 09.24.14	I see St. Bernadus errywhere here but it always seems overpriced relative to other beers with great reputations that I haven't tried I had the 4 or 6 once, I can't remember, and it was a solid 4/5 beer should I just splurge and get the 12 or whatever sometime?
Wolfhorde 09.24.14	Definitely. I mean, St. Bernardus is pretty much the closest thing to Westvleteren you can get that's not Westvleteren - they actually use some of the old Saint Sixtus recipes and the same yeast. Usually I'd say watch the shelf-life but considering how high the ABV is and how well Belgians age I doubt that's an issue.
Inveigh 09.25.14	Founders Mosaic Promise IPA and YOB - Clearing a Path to Ascend m/ this beer is awesome. I was hesitant after seeing it was only going to be 5.5% abv, and it does drink pretty light/easy, but it still packs the flavor of a Lagunitas Sucks. just lacking on the mouthfeel. still probably the best single hopped Mosaic i can remember trying.
evilford 09.25.14	I pretty much only drink sam adams these days cuz I'm boring drinking sam adams listening to abhoth m/
SeaAnemone 09.25.14	I like Sam Adams Oktoberfest
evilford 09.25.14	I'm a fan of the boston lager and boston ale (haven't had it in a long time) honestly haven't tried very many beyond that. suppose I could do that soon
DominionMM1 09.25.14	fuck sam adams drink oskar blues instead having a full sail ipa and jammin some c.o.c.
Inveigh 09.25.14	yeah i mean Sam Adams makes some decent brews for sure (as much as I hate the marketing campaign, Rebel is a pretty damn respectable west coast IPA), but they're basically the evil empire of the craft brewing industry. literally just about any of the other "major" craft breweries are more deserving of your money, and make just as good if not better beer. Sierra Nevada, Bell's, Stone, Lagunitas, Deschutes, Brooklyn all come to mind, even Goose Island if you can get past the InBev association
SeaAnemone 09.25.14	I mean for a macro (??) the oktoberfest is good I can get it for $2 with dinner so and oskar blues ten fiddy is getting nation wide release now yaayyyyy not a big fan of their others though, generally
Inveigh 09.25.14	I love almost everything Oskar Blues makes, the trick is getting their hoppier stuff (i.e. Dale's, G'Knight) fresh. BBC (Sam Adams) is probably a macro at this point, though they still consider themselves craft. and yeah they do make pretty good beer for the price, the Oktoberfest is another example.
SeaAnemone 09.25.14	oh ' veigh! I picked up a pack of Clown Shoes Tramp Stamp based on your recommendation went to the most amazing bottle shop I've ever been in for the first time last weekend, and I wasn't drinking anything the past week or two so I'm well-stocked haha also got: Guillotine (from the Delirium brewery) Black Boss Porter (Poland) Ayinger Oktober-Fest Marzen and Smuttynose Pumpkin
Inveigh 09.25.14	drinking an 8 month old bottle of Founders Imperial Stout and jamming The Atlas Moth - The Old Believer m/ one of the all time greats of the RIS game, along with Old Rasputin, Ten Fiddy, Stone IRS and Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
evilford 09.25.14	I'm not as picky w/ beer as I am w/ music. sam adams does the trick for me just fine and I've had a few of those others but I'll check the others out if I can at some point
Inveigh 09.25.14	oh man Sea you will not be disappointed with the Ayinger Oktoberfest, just drank one on Monday night during the Bears game. My favorite Oktoberfest ever for sure. haven't had the Tramp Stamp in years (they don't sell the 4 packs of it near me for some reason), but I used to pick up the bombers pretty regularly. maybe my first Belgian IPA iirc
Inveigh 09.25.14	Clown Shoes Space Cake DIPA is insanely good. not sure if the bottles still on the shelves are fresh or not (think they're bottle dated), but man that was an impressive beer at $5.99
DominionMM1 09.25.14	finally had a bells the other night. didn't think much of it.
Inveigh 09.25.14	which one was it?
DominionMM1 09.25.14	two hearted or something like that. my neighbor brought back a whole case from michigan. it wasn't bad or anything just lacked any real finish.
Inveigh 09.26.14	oh man I still have love for Two Hearted, if it's fresh at least. especially now that it's in cans. might be somewhat sentimental since it's the first IPA I ever loved, but I enjoy the smooth finish after the massive grapefruit hop flavor up front. I see what you mean though, especially if you were looking for something with more bite on the back end (like a Dale's, for instance).
Inveigh 09.26.14	drinking a Three Floyds Yum Yum Pale Ale and jamming YOB - Elaborations of Carbon m/ the wife's best friend is getting marries today so got the day off work, she's at the salon doing the hair/make-up thing so I'm home jamming and drinking (i.e. pre gaming) new FFF's PA is damn good, a worthy replacement for the Pride & Joy Mild Ale. probably the best session APA/IPA on the market imo (barely session at 5.5%). most session ales are a little thin and lack malt backbone, this has that plus the all the juicy hops you want in an American pale. cheers
Wolfhorde 09.26.14	Probably gonna have some beer and burritos tomorrow with one of my oldest pals, wanted to do something before I move next week. After that we'll hit the pub, meet up with some other peeps. Probably also gonna have housewarming beer with my new flatmates and crack open something when another friend from Berlin comes over a few days after I move in. Might just check out the brewpub there next weekend.
Inveigh 09.26.14	very nice, tis the season for constant beer drinking for sure
Wolfhorde 09.26.14	It's the season for dark and strong beer.
DominionMM1 09.26.14	not quite cold enough here for stouts and the like yet
SeaAnemone 09.26.14	drinking dat Clown Shoes Tramp Stamp and listening to The Microphones kinda funky and yeasty, but not in a bad way
SeaAnemone 09.27.14	just spilled 2/3 of my Ayinger Oktoberfest omg
LambsBread 09.28.14	stouts taste like poop anyway
Inveigh 09.28.14	"just spilled 2/3 of my Ayinger Oktoberfest omg" noooooooooooooooooo "stouts taste like poop anyway" lol no
Wolfhorde 09.28.14	"stouts taste like poop anyway" You gotta be tripping. Or your palate is shit.
LambsBread 09.28.14	have you ever actually tasted poop?
guitarded_chuck 09.29.14	speaking of stout had some guinness last night still love it it's light as fuck and an introductory level dark beer but it's such a classic
Wolfhorde 09.29.14	^ I still think Guinness from draft is a solid choice, better than BMC and Fernsehbier at least.
DominionMM1 09.30.14	samuel smiths oatmeal stout and jammin some qotsa
Torontonian 09.30.14	Is this the thread with the most comments on sput?
Inveigh 09.30.14	it might be the list with the most comments, but I have no idea nice choice on the sam smiths oatmeal stout Dom, i love their dark beers (chocolate stout, nut brown, etc). Three Floyds Space Station Middle Finger APA and Incantation - Dirges of Elysium m/
DominionMM1 09.30.14	had their chocolate stout earlier and I was pretty impressed
Inveigh 09.30.14	yeah man, they do traditional english style dark ales better than just about anyone
DominionMM1 09.30.14	bout to open up their imperial stout here in a bit too and put on some neurosis
Inveigh 09.30.14	nice, sounds awesome. just cracked a Tallgrass Brewing Velvet Rooster Belgian-style Tripel and jamming Death From Above 1979 m/ do you get Tallgrass near you Dom? they're from Witchita, so not overly far away. I've been drinking the 8-bit APA for years but recently tried their oatmeal stout, IPA and now the tripel -- they make great stuff and it's reasonably priced.
DominionMM1 09.30.14	nah man they don't distribute here. it's actually tough to find Midwest beers here. there are some exceptions but most of the craft brews here are from western states.
Inveigh 09.30.14	i gotcha, yeah most of the country has awesome regional craft beer at this point, and the west coast as good as any area so it's not like you're hurting for options i'm sure
DominionMM1 09.30.14	I did find a couple brews from new holland last week. the dragons milk was excellent. the mad hatter tasted remarkably similar to the bells two hearted.
omnipanzer 09.30.14	Mmmmmm Bells
omnipanzer 09.30.14	I'm in love with their Smitten Golden Rye.
DominionMM1 09.30.14	seriously need to get some 3 floyds somehow
MuhNamesTyler 09.30.14	Damn this might be the most comments I've ever seen on a list
Inveigh 09.30.14	yeah Dom we gotta organize a beer trade one of these days drinking Tallgrass 8 Bit Pale Ale and jamming Ufomammut - Snailking m/
DominionMM1 09.30.14	http://thesummitmusichall.com/events.cfm?promotion=17931 going to this on Thursday. Not sure if all of these brewers are gonna make their beer available at the show.
omnipanzer 09.30.14	Goose Island - Endless IPA Tried it a couple months ago and I'm in love with it too but I can't find it anywhere.
Inveigh 09.30.14	heard great things about Real Ale and Trve Brewing, but never had any of their stuff. I can verify first hand that Surly and Three Floyds make amazing beer with basically no exceptions in their line ups. Their collab beer earlier this year was amazing (Blakkr)
DominionMM1 09.30.14	trve is killer. definitely my favorite brewery here. http://trvebrewing.com
DominionMM1 09.30.14	omni, goose island is always solid
omnipanzer 09.30.14	Agreed
LambsBread 09.30.14	Pelican IPA is pretty dank
Inveigh 10.01.14	drinking North Coast Old Rasputin RIS and jamming Eyehategod s/t m/
Inveigh 10.01.14	Southern Tier Harvest Ale and Electric Wizard - Time to Die (and some extra curricular fun that I'm told is called "girl scout cookies" but i'm pretty sure most of these names are just made up) only one track into this record, but so far so good. love everything EW does.
Inveigh 10.02.14	long night of beer drinking, started out with a Three Floyds Pride & Joy (since it's being discontinued), then a Wild Onion Hopslayer DIPA, moved onto a Rogue 7 Hop IPA, Anchor Big Leaf Maple Red Ale, and now enjoying a Three Floyds Yum Yum APA (the replacement for Pride & Joy). jamming Electric Wizard m/ m/ m/
SeaAnemone 10.05.14	ugh I've missed Russian Imperial stouts, I haven't had one in forever drinking my first Bell's Expedition Stout and watching The League it's so good further proof that LambsBread is an idiot
sonictheplumber 10.05.14	lets see yesterday was sam adams summer ale today was yuengling i feel like a pleb but i dig em
Inveigh 10.05.14	yuengling is great for what it is (mass produced lager), not crazy about sam adams summer ale but it's certainly not bad, especially if you're under 21 (I just assume sonic is eternally 18)
SeaAnemone 10.09.14	drinking Flying Dog Bloodline; a blood orange IPA, different and tasty
Inveigh 10.11.14	Blood orange IPA sounds delicious. I love 10% of what Flying Dog puts out and find the other 90% to be mediocre. That sounds good though. Sup sputnik? Long time no see. I've been moving into a new house for the last week and have had no time to sput. Paid my awesome Irish buddies in beer to help me move. Here's some of the incredible beers we've been drinking: Tallgrass Zombie Monkey Robust Porter Founders Breakfast Stout (the best stout in the world) Three Floyd's Gumballhead Three Floyd's BrooDoo (wet hopped DIPA) Founders Dark Pennance Imperial Black IPA Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro Founders All Day IPA Piprworks cinnamon toast crunch imperial cream ale And Coors Light cans. Jamming a lot of Minus the Bear, Deftones, FlyLo, Wu-Tang and The Hold Steady. And The Rolling Stones
BMDrummer 10.11.14	how did this get so many comments
oltnabrick 10.11.14	because there's a lot of beer and a lot of music XD
BMDrummer 10.11.14	agreed
Inveigh 10.17.14	Sputnik pub yo Whole slew of awesome brews today Revolution Unsessionable IIPA Three Floyds Zombie Dust Deschutes Hop Trip IPA Founders Harvest IPA Half Acre Heyoka IPA Basically a ton of hops and lots of Wu-Tang, OutKast, Poison the Well and Botch
ShadowRemains 10.17.14	is that jay cutler in your profile pic? i feel like i've asked this before
Inveigh 10.17.14	Lol yes it is Cutty 4 lyfe
DominionMM1 10.18.14	mission ipa and neurosis- honor found in decay
LambsBread 10.18.14	you should check this out Inveigh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgEEYp8CvEM Never heard of any of those IPAs, I used to like IPAs when I drank more, I feel like most companies are way overdoing the hops
DominionMM1 10.27.14	jamming some down- nola and enjoying some mission dark seas ris WHO DAT
SeaAnemone 10.28.14	got a job offer today, so I'm celebrating with a Tatuaje cigar and a lot of awesome beer I've been saving Rare Vos from Ommegang and Founders Dark Penance at the moment
Tyler. 10.28.14	what kind of job
SeaAnemone 10.28.14	not a job job, I shouldn't say that : ( I'm in law school though and summer internships are super competitive, been interviewing like crazy since summer and finally got an offer from a federal agency something better-paying would be nice but I've been saving a good cigar/beer for when I get my first
Tyler. 10.28.14	nice dude. im a comp science major and soon im going to have to look for internships. kinda not looking forward to that
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	drinking magic hat #9 really not good beer
someguest 11.07.14	only beer I've had lately is Founder's Dirty Bastard two pints and you're lit up
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	woah just bought a 6 of that this evening for this weekend someguest, way2go
someguest 11.07.14	have you had it before? if not, you're in for a treat
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	yeah, I grab it every so often! anything Founders is a favorite of mine happened to be the best thing at the grocery store when I was there today was between that and Victory Golden Monkey which is another fav but it's a few dollars more expensive
someguest 11.07.14	I'll add that to the list to try. I'm proud of our breweries here in Michigan.
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	cool, it's one of my favorite Tripels. Victory is one of the best breweries in PA. not sure how easy it is to find in the midwest but Victory is fairly popular on the East Coast.
DominionMM1 11.07.14	victory is pretty easy to find here. one of my favorite out of state breweries.
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	it's an easy grocery store go-to for me when I don't feel like spending lots / going to a bottle shop. they have a ton of solid beers and and Dirt Wolf is really awesome. Troegs is better as far as Popular PA Breweries go, but still.
AmericanFlagAsh 11.07.14	Should I post this here? http://www.dogfish.com/community/blogfish/members/justin-williams/beer-thousand-celebrates-%E2%80%A820th-anniversary-of-seminal-guided-by-voices-album.htm
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	hey I'm stopping by the Dogfish head brewery next weekend, too!
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	DFH has a ton of really awesome music themed beers though their Miles Davis and Robert Johnson beer rules Sam Calagione is the fucking man tbh
Winsomniac 11.07.14	Dogfish Head is probably the East Coast brewery that I respect the most
Winsomniac 11.07.14	And by respect I mean ingest
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	I used to think DFH was kinda lame because I grew up around where it was so present and available so it didn't seem special but they really do things the right way I met the owner in a bar once and he's the coolest guy
Winsomniac 11.07.14	Their beers taste good, and that's really about all I know about the brewery. That and they make lots of IPAs so they're pretty much got my vote instantly Lately Figueroa Mountain (relatively local to my area) and Ninkasi (Oregon I think?) have been my two go-to's
SeaAnemone 11.07.14	DFH has by far the best brewery I've ever been to they give out 4 free samples of any of their exclusive beers, like 25 to choose from and there's an amazing food truck outside along with a ton of bocce ball courts and yard games and stuff makes for a fucking awesome afternoon, I take all my friends there when we visit DE
AmericanFlagAsh 11.07.14	IPAs [2] 60 Minute is my go to I live near CLE and Great Lakes is fantastic Their Christmas Ale is what I wait for all year
SeaAnemone 11.08.14	trying my first Trappiste Rochefort, the 8
thacoconut94 11.08.14	Sam Adams harvest pumpkin in the seasonal ale box is delicious
Inveigh 11.08.14	congrats Sea on the internship, i know those are super competitive. cheese13: happy to see the comp sci degree -- are you looking for a programming job? i work in that industry, not sure what area you're in but i'm always looking for good entry level OOPers as for beers, been on a crazy binge lately Founders Backwoods Bastard 2014 Solemn Oath Ravaged By Vikings DIPA Pipeworks Unicorn's Revenge Double APA Great Lakes Christmas Ale Small Town Not Your Father's Root Beer Stone Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard Three Floyds Yum Yum APA jamming a lot of stoner/sludge i.e. Electric Wizard and Crowbar m/
SeaAnemone 11.08.14	as far as the Bells planet series: Mars: REALLY good omg Venus: ehhhh nice and strong but a little too fruity
Inveigh 11.08.14	I have not been lucky enough to try any of the Planet series, I heard Mars was awesome though. I'm super jealous. I love their Oracle DIPA
SeaAnemone 11.08.14	things in my mouth tonight: Bells Venus Founders Breakfast Stout Ayinger Oktoberfest Bells Third Coast Old Ale (so good)
SeaAnemone 11.08.14	goddamit someguest fucking up the margins
someguest 11.08.14	for the beer, sea for the beer
Inveigh 11.08.14	no offense someguest but this thread is too large to fuck with margins like that, just post the name and brewery, trust me us beer geeks will google that shit
someguest 11.08.14	Fine. This is what I was drinking: Leffe Blonde by Abbaye de Leffe S.A. It's a Belgian pale ale. And I'm jammin' Shining (SWE).
SeaAnemone 11.08.14	just figured out the brew recipe with my roommate for our next batch 2 brown ales one sweet with brown sugar and one more bitter one with woody earthy tones
someguest 11.08.14	(eventual) lawyer by day, brew master by night totally krieg
SeaAnemone 11.08.14	and I listen to pg. 99 and godspeed you! while studying mergers and acquisitions selling out and loving every second of it
someguest 11.08.14	Good for you. Sell out. Blaze your own path. Fuck the machine.
Inveigh 11.08.14	open up the machine and rage against the gears, to quote POS looks like a good brew 'guest, never tried it. i'm trying to drink more european (good) beers, since i drink so many of their american craft imitations
SeaAnemone 11.08.14	samichlaus classic is still one of my all time favorites it was actually at my bottle shop tonight but that shits too expensive relative to others tbh
Inveigh 11.08.14	yeah samilchlaus is a beer geek rite of passage, classic shit
LambsBread 11.08.14	what do you guys do for hangovers?
DominionMM1 11.08.14	Mexican food, bloody Marys and bananas. other than that you just gotta ride it out.
SeaAnemone 11.08.14	nothing complicated. bacon. anything greasy and filling.
Wolfhorde 11.08.14	^ that, mostly. if I'm extra lazy various forms of PB sandwiches. also, not drinking shit that already makes me nauseaous upon ingestion (tequila, Fernsehbier, Jägermeister etc) and not drinking too many different kinds of booze too quickly.
DominionMM1 11.12.14	First snow of the season drinkin on some breckenridge christmas ale and listening to agalloch
ZombicidalMan 11.12.14	out of beer right now so I'm grabbing some ardbeg uigeadail along with some deathconsciousness m/
DominionMM1 11.12.14	never developed a tongue for scotch
Inveigh 11.12.14	Dom! what up dog. how you been bro? jamming new hip hop (Run the Jewels, Black Milk and Big K.R.I.T.) and then getting back to the metal with the new Execration m/ been drinking Sierra Nevada Celebration fresh hop IPA since it's a classic, but also came across the first APA i've had in a long time that rivals Zombie Dust. Lagunitas new fresh hop beer, Born Yesterday. Anyone who can get their hands on that needs to do it ASAP.
DominionMM1 11.12.14	Been good man. how bout you?
Inveigh 11.13.14	not bad homie, finally getting some time to chill out in my still evolving man cave been drinking Three Floyds YumYum, Wild Onion Hopslayer and Two Brothers Heavy Handed Centennial (so basically a bunch of hoppy chicagoland brews). jamming new Execration and Run the Jewels m/
DominionMM1 11.13.14	weekends at Home Depot and bed bath & beyond with the wife eh?
Inveigh 11.13.14	haha yeah pretty much, been starting to find time for beer and metal again though
DominionMM1 11.13.14	I can just see that framed cutler jersey on the wall now
Inveigh 11.13.14	lol thank god i've never invested in one of those, owning a rose jersey has been painful enough
SeaAnemone 11.14.14	drinking a Weihenstephaner Festbier and watching the fins got a ton of good beers for later in the evening though
SeaAnemone 11.14.14	and goddam this double IPA is one of the best I've ever had... easily rivals Firestone Double Jack Mikkeller's I Hardcore You
Maniac! 11.14.14	ohai
Inveigh 11.18.14	went through some dankness this weekend with Green Flash Cedar Plank (cedar aged APA), Ballast Point Victory at Sea (imperial porter with vanilla and coffee) and Sierra Nevada's 2014 Narwhal RIS. now drinking a YumYum and jamming the new Godflesh m/
omnipanzer 11.18.14	Winter warmers abound. *Tiger Woods style fist pump
Inveigh 11.18.14	absolutely, all grabbed me some Great Lakes Christmas Ale and Revolution Fistmas Ale. definitely miss Goose Island Mild Winter (great beer for $7.99 a sixer), but there are others that will get me through
DominionMM1 11.18.14	good evening gentlemen downin some Avery old jubilation and jammin some rwake- voices of omens
Inveigh 11.18.14	shit sounds like fun your Saints have the same record as my awful Bears, yet still have a shot at the playoffs. you feel good about their chances?
DominionMM1 11.18.14	of making it to the postseason? not really. even if we do make it we'll get crushed in the WC round.
Inveigh 11.18.14	idk man a 7-9 team is going to win that division and host a playoff game. you don't think there's a chance Brees at least wins one game in the dome against someone like Dallas, SanFran or Detroit?
DominionMM1 11.18.14	maybe but I wouldn't have much faith. the team has no identity anymore.
ZombicidalMan 11.18.14	drinking some salty scot and jamming the new weezer m/
Inveigh 11.18.14	went with a Great Lakes Christmas Ale and now kicking off a Green Flash Green Bullet 'Triple IPA' been jamming the 2nd disc (i guess that's what to call it?) of the new Old Man Gloom, shit's insane but awesome. first disc (the one with 8 tracks) was a little easier to digest, but they're both great in their own right.
Maniac! 11.18.14	I forgot how to music. I need good new stuff, Blake. Also this list will be a reference for my birthday next month.
Negator 11.18.14	woah. pretty big list. also coronas.
Maniac! 11.18.14	get outta here with that shit coronas who do you think Inveigh is? Does he look like a bitch?
Negator 11.18.14	coronas are pretty manly as far as im concerned
omnipanzer 11.18.14	"Does he look like a bitch?" ...
Maniac! 11.19.14	Say "..." one more time. I dare you. I double-dare you, motherfucker.
SeaAnemone 11.19.14	has anyone had the Goose Island Bourbon County Stout and is it worth the ridiculous price? that would be the most I've ever paid for a beer I can preorder it at my local store today but I dunno
DominionMM1 11.19.14	how much?
SeaAnemone 11.19.14	$23 for the bomber I think
Winsomniac 11.20.14	They do preorders for beer now wtf
DominionMM1 11.20.14	damn that's a lot for a single bomber but i suppose it depends on how much fun money you have
SeaAnemone 11.20.14	ye it's pretty ridiculous I mean relative to how much that beer usually costs it's normal but am I willing to pay that much for a beer? ehhh might get it as a Christmas gift for somebody so that the cost is justified and I still probably get a taste a least
DominionMM1 11.20.14	or get it as a christmas gift to yourself
LambsBread 11.20.14	OE > Steel Reserve
LambsBread 11.20.14	which reminds me, this is my favorite solo-drinking song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd8mEwi7Scc
SeaAnemone 11.20.14	nah this is better www.youtube.com/watch?v=34LyiriE6eo
Inveigh 11.22.14	"$23 for the bomber I think" not sure if my prices are different because i'm in Chicagoland but that $23.99 price tag should be for a 4 pack of 12 oz bottles of the Bourbon County Brand Stout. They do make bombers of the Bourbon County Barleywine, Proprieters (which usually has coconut and is like 18%) and some of the other special ones (I think those are $14.99 by me), but if you're talking about the original Bourbon County Brand Stout then it's a 4 pack. and yes, it's definitely worth it.
Inveigh 11.22.14	also if you do end up buying a 4 pack, go ahead and drink one right away (because what's the fun otherwise?). but save the other three. i would recommend drinking them at 4, 8 and 12 months. personally, I prefer my bourbon barrel aged beers to sit for awhile in the bottle -- it mellows out the hot booziness of the bourbon barrel and really accentuates some of the sweeter, more vanilla/oak flavors. mmm beer been drinking Revolution Anti-Hero and Founders Breakfast Stout tonight. now sessioning out with St. Pauli Girl
SeaAnemone 11.22.14	shit, I think you were right. but it's sold out already. oh well, might find some elsewhere as I'll be all over the east coast next week.
Inveigh 11.25.14	Thanksgiving week = beer week Founders Breakfast Stout, Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Black IPA, Three Floyds YumYum, Sierra Nevada Celebration IPA and Sixpoint Global Warmer Imperial Red yeah i'm feeling it. jamming Old Man Gloom - The Ape of God I & II honestly probably my album(s) of the year
Inveigh 11.29.14	waited damn near an hour outside my local Binny's this morning to finally get some Goose Island Bourbon County Brand beers in bottled form. grabbed the max available for a single customer: a 4 pack of the original Bourbon Country Brand Stout, a 12 oz of the BCB Coffee Stout, a 12 oz of the BCB Barleywine and a 22 oz of the Proprietor's Blend. all range between 12-14% abv. and yes it was an obscene price ($73 after tax). however, i hear a lot of people that went to smaller liquor stores paid a much steeper price than that. time to age these for a few years... drinking a Tallgrass Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat Milk Stout straight out the can right now, and jamming my current aoty Old Man Gloom - The Ape of God I & II m/
Inveigh 11.29.14	Lagunitas Born Yesterday IPA and Nero di Marte - Derivae m/ m/ m/
DominionMM1 11.30.14	great divide isolation ale and om- advaitic songs
Inveigh 12.04.14	what is the Isolation Ale? love Great Divide for the most part
Inveigh 12.08.14	moved into the final 4 in all three of my fantasy fb leagues m/ celebrating with a lot of beer today; Three Floyds YumYum APA, Founders Breakfast Stout, Bell's Java Stout, Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale and now a Miller Lite because it's in my garage fridge and I need to take it easy been jamming Incantation, Bolzer, Old Man Gloom, Desolate Shrine and Irreversible m/
Inveigh 12.08.14	also Unibroue Don De Dieu, one of the best ever
SeaAnemone 12.08.14	oooo I really like that one too Inveigh I bought a bottle of Unibrou Reserve 17 a few weeks ago that I'm saving for after I finish finals
Inveigh 12.10.14	nice, that will be worth waiting for I've heard it's awesome (never had any of their Reserve series myself) tonight it's Great Lakes Blackout Stout and Autopsy - Tourniquets, Hacksaws & Graves m/
Inveigh 12.11.14	Lagunitas Brown Shugga and The Body - I Shall Die Here m/
Inveigh 12.11.14	Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat Milk Stout w/ Vanilla Bean and Panopticon - Roads to the North m/ been drinking this brew a lot lately (16 oz cans ftw) and honestly i think it's one of my 3 favorite milk stouts
Inveigh 12.11.14	i just posted a malty brew!
Relinquished 12.11.14	I'm so high right fucking now and I'm falling in love CoL's Salvation all over again for the 287th time
Relinquished 12.11.14	and music - thread
ZombicidalMan 12.11.14	finished a unibroue blanche de chambly and now sipping some laphroaig quarter cask jamming pedro the lion m/
Relinquished 12.11.14	point #1 - chevelle
Relinquished 12.11.14	it's like you're higher than me how is that possible
SeaAnemone 12.14.14	ugh just finished 4th final in 5 days and finished the semester today so many good beers to celebrate started with pizza and DFH 60 min then I had some Ayinger Winter something Ommegang winter something now I'm drinking a DFH 120 (omg) and I still have Unibrou reserve 17
DominionMM1 12.15.14	going hard this weekend. it's snowing so it's time for some strong dark beer and music. big sky brewing ivan the terrible ris goose island the muddy imperial stout river north brewing avarice belgian-style imperial stout victory brewing hop ranch imperial ipa
SeaAnemone 12.15.14	I wasn't planning on drinking tonight but this Eagles game might require many beers goddam having an Enjoy By 12.26 right now mmmmm
DominionMM1 12.15.14	stone?
SeaAnemone 12.15.14	Yeah! this is the first Enjoy By I've tried. I bought the same one a few weeks ago and loved it so much I got another. It's fairly cheap for a bomber, as well, I think it was $8.
DominionMM1 12.15.14	i really wish brewers would offer more beers in 4 or 6 packs instead of just bombers
SeaAnemone 12.15.14	Absolutely. I absolutely love being able to pick out a mix of 4 or 6 beers at $2 or $3 a piece; but there's no way I'm going to buy a bunch of bombers at once... it's just more expensive and less convenient. It's a shame that many of the best / limited-release beers are often sold exclusively in that size.
Inveigh 12.15.14	yeah i try to avoid the bombers but it's too difficult. i always walk out way poorer than I intended to be long drinking weekend so far, looking to head to the Super Bowl in all three of my fantasy leagues. been drinking Lagunitas Brown Shugga Lagunitas Maximus DIPA Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose Two Brothers Sidekick Sierra Nevada Celebration Pipeworks Nelson Sauvin Ninja DIPA jamming the new J. Cole right now but mainly been doing metal with EHG, Godflesh, Execration and Entombed m/
SeaAnemone 12.15.14	I'm excited because this 12.26 finally helped me figure out what I'm allergic to. I'll have odd allergic reactions to alcoholic drinks sometimes and I could never figure out what triggered it, but this drink finally narrowed it down: orange peel. It was always citrusy wit beers that triggered it before, but this 12.26 beer makes me certain.
Inveigh 12.15.14	weird, at least you're not allergic to gluten, that would severely limit your beer options. orange peel should be pretty easy to avoid. Sea have you heard of Avery Tweak? not sure if you get it in your area, but if you find a bottle grab one -- expensive but worth it. it's like the 120 minute of bourbon barrel aged imperial coffee stouts (i think it's 18%?).
TheSpaceMan 12.15.14	So bombers are those 22 oz glass bottles that are almost always in the coolers of a packy? thats how I like to sample a new brew, can't believe I've never heard that one before
SeaAnemone 12.15.14	Really? I regularly see relatively rare Avery beers. In fact there's been bombers I've looked at at the place 2 blocks from my house many times but have never tried... I bet that might be one of them. I'll definitely pick it up next time!
Inveigh 12.15.14	it's a 12 oz bottle than usually goes for about $12.99... just hit my local store on Thursday, definitely keep any eye out
LambsBread 12.15.14	Kona Brewing- Longboard - Island Lager + The Game - 400 Bars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhgpY77_tTE
Inveigh 12.17.14	Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball American Strong Ale and Swans - To Be Kind m/
DominionMM1 12.18.14	victory hop ranch imperial ipa and deep purple- burn
JWT155 12.18.14	Victory is great. I'm currently drinking some good old Yuengling. Some Troegs later.
Inveigh 12.18.14	damn Dom, great beer and even better album. nice choices. got down on a bunch of beer with my old homie Pooddag tonight, including (but not limited to): Pipeworks & Forbidden Root (collab) - Ceci n’est pas une bière (an Old Ale with spices, a little underwhelming to be honest) Lagunitas - Brown Shugga Half Acre & Maine Brewing (collab) - Sapping Mammoth IPA (one of the most tropical IPAs i've ever smelled/tasted) Tallgrass Brewing - Buffalo Sweat Milk Stout w/ Vanilla Bean (ridiculous) Deschutes - Black Butte Porter and he also had a nitro keg of Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA. needless to say, I uber'd home. was jamming rap and r&b but now getting down on some Nero di Marte m/
Inveigh 12.18.14	also very jealous of those who can get Troegs, even though we Chicagoans are admittedly spoiled with craft beer. Victory is consistently great, especially DirtWolf and Storm King
LambsBread 12.18.14	"needless to say, I uber'd home." that mean you drove drunk?
JWT155 12.18.14	Uber is a taxi service. He took a taxi home.
DominionMM1 12.18.14	lol
Inveigh 12.19.14	yeah drunk driving isn't cool sipping a Ballast Point Sculpin IPA bottled 2 weeks ago. when fresh, it's one of the best IPAs out there. jamming Today is the Day - Animal Mother m/
DominionMM1 12.19.14	just about to leave work and finish that 4 banger of hop ranch
DominionMM1 12.19.14	also 2k fuck yeah
Inveigh 12.19.14	oh shit nice, epic thread. love that hop ranch, the varieties i've had at least. drinking a beer one of my buddy's gave me, only available in Wisconsin apparently. Steven's Point Whole Hog Espresso Stout. pretty damn good. huge coffee bomb. probably should've classified it as a porter with this level or carbonation (and at only 6.5% abv), but still a damn enjoyable brew. would grab this regularly if it was available by me and at a decent price point (like $9-10 a sixer)
Inveigh 12.19.14	jamming Bathory m/
Deviant. 12.19.14	I was gonna lock the thread at 1999 comments just for lolz, damn!
Inveigh 12.19.14	haha i would've been so furious and confused
MO 12.19.14	would've made too many enemies dev
Inveigh 12.19.14	the sputnik pub cannot close its doors
DominionMM1 12.19.14	now we gotta get to 3k so step up your alchie game fellas jammin that 11paranoias record that wolfe rec'd
Inveigh 12.20.14	yeah dude i dig that one, only listened to it a couple of times through so need to give it another spin, but it's definitely interesting I'm drinking Delirium Noel, haven't had this brew in probably 5 years (back when I was just getting into good beer), and god damn is it delicious. going to have to make this an annual purchase from here on out. jamming Panopticon - Roads to the North m/
SeaAnemone 12.20.14	ooooo I really wanted to try that Inveigh went on a date the other night to a great taphouse with like 120+ choices on tap they had that on the menu but were out : ( tried some Deschutes Jubelale on nitro and Goose Island's The Muddy, instead, really liked both, more so the former
SeaAnemone 12.20.14	working tonight so just coffee, no beer but I got what looks like an amazing few beers in the near future... picked up a Hardywood Gingerbread Stout; I don't put a whoooole lot of stock into online reviews but it's hard not to be excited about it with the hype for this beer
DominionMM1 12.20.14	squatters hop rising double ipa and opeth
Inveigh 12.22.14	long day of beer drinking and football watching Stone Enjoy By 12-26-14 DIPA Deschutes Black Butte Porter Lagunitas Maximus DIPA Lagunitas Brown Shugga (Barleywine/DIPA/strong ale?) Sierra Nevada Celebration Wet Hop IPA Founders Breakfast Stout jamming Old Man Gloom - The Ape of God II m/
sonictheplumber 12.22.14	bit too mainstream for yall but had some new belgium accumulation shit, tastes good
facupm 12.22.14	beer and metal tonight im gonna have fun
Inveigh 12.22.14	sonic i actually really like the accumulation, not bad beer at all drinking an Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose and jamming Morpheus Descends - Chronicles of the Shadowed Ones m/
DominionMM1 12.24.14	picked up some upslope foreign style stout, upslope imperial ipa (10%abv fuck), and renegade hiatus coffee infused oatmeal ale jammin the opeth and isis records i picked up at the record store today
SeaAnemone 12.24.14	picked up hardywood bourbon barrel double IPA for my dad's christmas present, and a Delirium Noel for an xmas present for myself edit: oooooo inveigh that anderson valley gose is great
beefshoes 12.24.14	I bought my first bottle of whiskey over the weekend, and I'm enjoying my first glass of it while I jam Opeth. It's a bit too strong for me I think.
DominionMM1 12.24.14	what kind of whiskey?
Titan 12.24.14	holy shit 2019 comments
DominionMM1 12.24.14	next up 3k
beefshoes 12.24.14	Crown Royal. It's not bad, but I'll definitely be enjoying it in moderation.
Titan 12.24.14	gotta put in a little extra effort to get down here
Thane 12.24.14	carlsberg and whirr currently. prefer cocaine and talking heads but this will do.
DominionMM1 12.24.14	yeah crown isn't really a great sippin' whiskey. better for black tooth grins.
beefshoes 12.24.14	I have some throwback pepsi in the fridge. Might have to try that.
Snake. 12.24.14	lmao why does this have so many comments
DominionMM1 12.24.14	because good beer and good music are among the greatest things life has to offer especially when combined.
Inveigh 12.26.14	yes, thank you Dom well said. anyone enjoy some dank libations over the holiday? personally I got down on some Lagunitas Brown Shugga (and I am currently as well), Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee Stout, Goose Island Festivity hoppy brown ale and Unibroue La Fin Du Monde Tripel been jamming a lot of Today is the Day, as well as Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu. right now it's Symptom - Caverns of Katabasis m/
DoctorDoom 12.26.14	Give me the first three Deicide records and a case of Rolling Rock (I am a simple man with simple needs.)
Inveigh 12.26.14	lol right on man, Rolling Rock and Deicide doesn't sound too bad fti, you can never go wrong with diSEMBOWELMENT m/
DoctorDoom 12.26.14	Absolutely, Transcendence....is such a great record. If I'm going to listen to them, I will for sure need a classier and more sophisticated adult beverage.
DominionMM1 12.26.14	not enough abv in rolling rock for me
DoctorDoom 12.26.14	Can agree with that, Dominion. That's why I often enjoy a few after I've had too much whiskey.
Snake. 12.27.14	i prefer insert death metal band here and water tbh
Inveigh 12.27.14	"not enough abv in rolling rock for me" while i generally agree, sometimes i need a low abv easy drinking lager for a nice long night of boozing (usually after quite a few craft brews). while i can't say rolling rock has really ever been my beer of choice for such occasions, it'll do in a pinch. for that spot, i usually call upon coors/light, high life or mgd/lite. recently been enjoying radaberger for the skunk currently sipping a Revolution Little Crazy belgian ipa, one of my favorite january seasonals, especially at $10 a 6er. jamming Electric Wizard - Time to Die m/
SeaAnemone 12.27.14	speaking of lagers: has anybody had any really good lagers that they recommend? one of my favorite beers I tried all year was Beer Thousand, Dogfish Head's new pale lager that tasted light but had heavy ABV @10% -- and obviously was a tribute to Guided by Voices' Bee Thousand.
DominionMM1 12.30.14	grabbed some lagunitas brown shugga, uinta detour dipa, and uinta anniversary barleywine ale and bout to watch the hogs take on the horns
Inveigh 12.30.14	just finished a Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabazza Beire de Garde (pale sour) and now embarking on a 32 oz bottle of Lagunitas Sucks DIPA (bottled about 2 weeks ago so it's delicious) also watching Bulls-Pacers and jamming Electric Wizard m/
SeaAnemone 12.30.14	I have a ton of good beer on hand I'm so excited tonight it's a growler of Troeg's Impending Descent (was one of their scratch beers I had a while ago, a Rus. Imp. St. that they decided to put on tap and omg it's one of the best of the style) and right now I have a bottle of TO OL's imperial pale ale, which is blowing my mind and I'm watching Edge of Tomorrow, which is surprisingly good
Inveigh 12.30.14	god damnit i wish we got Troeg's here. anywho i saw a bottle of Three Floyds Blot Out the Sun Imperial Stout at the bottle shop today, but it was $18.99. apparently it's a "hoppy imperial stout" which basically just sounds like a double black IPA to me. which is fine, but damn, that price. If it was something barrel aged or cellar worthy even (or fuck, at least higher than the 10.4% that it is), i would probably pay it...
Inveigh 12.30.14	fucking hype machines, in a few days i'll probably be in here posting about how awesome it is
DominionMM1 12.30.14	don't cave bro. i'm all for quality beer but god damn that's just outrageous
Inveigh 12.30.14	i agree man, not sure what they're basing that price on
DominionMM1 12.30.14	arkansas putting the boots to texas yeah might have to put on some rwake or deadbird
SeaAnemone 12.30.14	I paid a pretty penny for a few barrel aged special edition beers for Christmas presents, but no way was I going to spend over like $15 for a bomber and my dad still got a nice barrel aged DIPA and my good friend got some Noel Delirium thought about Deschutes Abyss but fuck $24, I'll be on the west coast in a little so I can be patient for better prices haha
Inveigh 12.30.14	I have to admit to spending $25 on multiple bottles of Goose Island Bourbon County Proprietor's Blend this year (a couple of presents, and one for myself haha). but i had some unexpected access to a rare beer that can age for 5 years (and clocks in at over 13%) so I thought it was worth it. Time will tell... currently still powering through that massive bottle of Sucks and jamming Eyehategod's self-titled -- shit just rips m/
DominionMM1 12.30.14	this uinta barleywine ale is fantastic. much better than the mendocino i grabbed a few days ago.
Inveigh 12.30.14	only uinta i've had is dubhe, which i think is fantastic (one of my first black ipa experiences). i'll keep an eye out for the barleywine. speaking of barleywines (or american strong ales, idk). i'm having a Lagunitas Brown Shugga after finally finishing that Sucks 32ozer. jamming some Old Man Gloom m/
Inveigh 12.30.14	also big ups Bulls and Blackhawks
DominionMM1 12.30.14	sorry veigh but fuck the hawks. love the q stache though. and yeah the brown shugga is pretty damn solid. plus the $9.99 price tag for 9.9%abv is always win
Inveigh 12.30.14	agreed, lagunitas always provides solid bang for the buck, and brown shugga is one of my favorites that they do. it's alright bro, we'll take you in the playoffs this year if you guys make it that far ;)
DominionMM1 12.30.14	I'm actually hoping for a tank job from the avs. would love to be able to draft mcdavid or eichel.
Inveigh 12.30.14	you guys have a ton of young talent, but could probably use one more strong draft. basically the Hawks model.
DominionMM1 12.30.14	we've got talent up front but we don't have anyone like duncan keith on the back end
Inveigh 12.30.14	or Seabrook or Oduya. but yeah get your point, need some defensemen
Inveigh 01.01.15	been jamming on Manilla Road, Thou, Carcass and Dr. John while putting down a bomber of Three Floyds / Half Acre Anicca IPA. juicy as all get out. moving on to New Belgium Lips of Faith Le Terroir (wild/sour ale) and Twilight III m/
DominionMM1 01.01.15	not out celebrating veigh?
beefshoes 01.01.15	I'm on my second Stella watching Anthony Bourdain vids on YouTube.
DominionMM1 01.04.15	snowing like a motherfucker outside so im making green chile, jamming horseback and enjoying 22 oz of goodness in the form of left hand wake up dead oak aged imperial stout
Inveigh 01.04.15	how is that oak aged wake up dead Dom? i bought a bottle and it's sitting in my aging fridge, was thinking about letting it mellow out for a year or so. good enough to be worth it? and yeah didn't go out on NYE. wife was working til 12:30 and didn't feel like going out with the homies in the city so just stayed home and drank dank beer. tonight it's been Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat Vanilla Bean, Vandermill Ginger Peach Cider (don't laugh, it's some dank dry cider) and Lagunitas Brown Shugga. jamming the latest Earth record m/
JamieTwort 01.04.15	This thread is epic. Doom Bar is my brew when it comes to ale, also a fan of Hob Goblin. Both pretty popular here in the UK (although not Spitfire-level popular or anything).
Inveigh 01.04.15	never had nor heard of Doom Bar, but Hob Goblin used to be a favorite of mine a few years back. haven't had one in forever, might have to change that soon.
JamieTwort 01.04.15	Doom Bar has become increasingly popular over here in the last few years. I originally had it when I was away in another part of England and I'd never heard of it before then but now it's everywhere including most of the pubs in my local area.
Inveigh 01.05.15	drank a sixer of Sixpoint Global Warmer Imperial Red Ale today while watching the playoffs, might have been overkill. now i'm chilling on Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils and jamming Emptiness - Nothing But the Whole m/
DominionMM1 01.05.15	"how is that oak aged wake up dead Dom? i bought a bottle and it's sitting in my aging fridge, was thinking about letting it mellow out for a year or so. good enough to be worth it?" it's solid for sure. one imperial stout that i would highly recommend is the epic brewing big bad baptist. might be the best one I've tried but i don't know if y'all get anything from epic up there.
SeaAnemone 01.06.15	just had a Mikkeller Better Half, moving onto my first SN Narwhal
beefshoes 01.06.15	Hoegaarden and Tool m/ m/ m/
DominionMM1 01.06.15	love the narwhal having a river north brewing hoppenberg belgian style dipa and listening to my recently arrived vinyl copy of blackwater park
Inveigh 01.07.15	sounds awesome^ i also love the Narwhal (have two 2014s aging at the moment) drinking a Stone Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla Bean and jamming Thantifaxath - Sacred White Noise m/
thacoconut94 01.07.15	Wow this thread spands the best part of 3 years and is still very much live. That's cool
DominionMM1 01.09.15	new belgium rampant imperial ipa and cough/windhand- reflection of the negative
Nocturnalize 01.09.15	list is lol fuck you're hipster beers faggot
DominionMM1 01.09.15	ain't no pbr itt bruh
SeaAnemone 01.09.15	watching inherent vice and drinking a variety of beers
JWT155 01.09.15	I need to see that. It's a scotch night for me.
SeaAnemone 01.09.15	Anderson Oatmeal Stout at the moment I have a Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast and a Straffe Wild Tripel from today but I'm considering aging those a little : )
Inveigh 01.09.15	it's been a good night. nabbed myself a bottle of Three Floyds (with Pig Destroyer) - Permanent Funeral. Top 3 DIPA on the planet imo. was bottled 12/19/14 so had to drink it today. this is the 5th time i've been lucky enough to have this one, just as good as it was the first time. just finishing up a Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat Vanilla Bean milk stout and moving onto the brand new Stone - Delicious IPA. it's brewed with Amarillo and a new hop called "Lemondrop" and was "crafted to reduce gluten." will let y'all know how that goes, I have high hopes. jamming Truckfighters - Universe m/
Inveigh 01.09.15	how's that Anderson Oatmeal Stout Sea? i had the Beer Geek Breakfast once but couldn't wait to crack the bottle. had it at about 2 months and it was delicious.
SeaAnemone 01.09.15	it's really good! I feel like I've been let down a little by every Anderson Valley beer I've had because I tried their Gose first and just don't really appreciate gose yet : ( but either way the oatmeal stout was great I had a Beer Geek Breakfast in the fall and loved it so I think I'lll hold onto this bottle for at least a year or two, which is new to me... but easier if I've already tried the beer I still haven't seen that many 3F around here, no matter how many bottle shops I visit
Inveigh 01.09.15	correction on the Stone Delicious IPA: it's El Dorado hops, not Amarillo, that are used in conjunction with the Lemondrop. as for the beer itself, it's not exactly what I was expecting (tbh not sure what i was expecting really). very classic Stone-esque floral hops on the nose, but very very piney and spicy on the palate. mouthfeel seems full at first, but the dry finish thins it out in a rather odd way, not sure how to describe it. the aftertaste is where i get the lemon candy flavor that Stone has been advertising, and that part is definitely tasty. I've got a 6 pack, and i think some of my opinion has been tainted by palate-fatigue (especially from that 10.5% Permanent Funeral earlier), so I'll report back on this one at some point.
Inveigh 01.09.15	yeah Anderson Valley was a brewery I grew to love over the years. the first one that got me hooked from them was the Summer cream ale (i think it's called Summer Solstice? idk the orange can). it's so different from everything else that other breweries are pushing during the summertime, and it's just damn delicious. I've heard great things about their oatmeal stout. i love both of their gose beers, but those are definitely an acquired taste. the saline turns a lot of people off.
Negator 01.09.15	aguila beer is the shiiiit
Inveigh 01.10.15	another great beer night: Three Floyds Alpha King APA Three Floyds Gumballhead hoppy wheat Revolution Juke Box Hero Black IPA Stone Delicious IPA (still don't love it) Half Acre Heyoka IPA jamming Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood m/
DominionMM1 01.10.15	fuck you and your access to 3 floyds man having some evil twin i love you with all my stout imperial....wait for it....stout and jammin some shugga for wolfe
Inveigh 01.10.15	Evil Twin is one of the best breweries out there, hands down. there stuff is a little pricey, but totally worth it. Dom I will send you some Three Floyds if you ever want to do a trade (I have weekly access to Alpha King, Gumballhead and Zombie Dust). just let me know man. You get some of the Avery and Great Divide limited release stuff that I never see.
DominionMM1 01.10.15	hey man I'm down with it. never tried to ship beer though. how does that work?
Inveigh 01.10.15	lots of bubble wrap and an expensive shipping cost. i've done it before though (in fact just recently sent some Small Town Not Your Father's Root Beer to a relative in Florida)
DominionMM1 01.10.15	is there any particular great divide or Avery that you're wanting?
Inveigh 01.10.15	If you see any of these, I'd definitely be interested: Avery Uncle Jacob's Stout Odell Myrcenary Double IPA Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Imperial Yeti (or the regular Oak Aged or Chocolate) or basically anything Imperial from Odell or anything barrel aged from Great Divide. Also anything sour or barrel aged from Crooked Stave. or anything local to you that you think is awesome.
DominionMM1 01.10.15	those are all gonna be bombers. don't think I've seen any of those in sixers. cool with that?
Inveigh 01.10.15	yeah i have no issue with bombers. let's connect over email or whatever to figure out pricing, but i'm sure this will work out (we'll just both pay out the ass for shipping)
DominionMM1 01.10.15	fine with me man
Inveigh 01.10.15	besides jamming great music and downing awesome beers, anyone here play guitar? Dom, I assume you do based on your Jackson-based name, but feel free to share what kind of rig you guys have. my main guitar is an ESP Horizon 307 (7 string) in charcoal with a solid body and EMG pickups (double humbuckers). I also have a BC Rich Mockingbird (white) and an Ibanez S-Series (burnt wood-grain orange). for now I'm rocking a Marshall solid state head with a B52 4x12 cab. thinking of downsizing to a combo amp though.
DominionMM1 01.10.15	aside from the jackson, I've got a Gibson sg special and an esp v 200 played through a Mesa/boogie studio 22 and a martin X1 for when I'm feelin mellow. get a tube amp btw man.
Inveigh 01.10.15	i know man, i bought this amp when i was still in high school (so 11+ years ago), i need to get a tube bad. my acoustic is a Seagull, which i love. would love to get a Martin though too.
Inveigh 01.13.15	Half Acre Big Hugs Imperial Coffee Stout and Rwake - Voices of Omens m/ also Bulls and Ducks-Bucks. go Ducks. and obviously Bulls.
beefshoes 01.13.15	I'm pretty fucking drunk on Hoegaardens, but no music :/ I am doing philosophy homework instead, and the beer is only helping.
Inveigh 01.13.15	lol no music because homework, but beer. lots of beer. not sure what's wrong with the bulls lately, and even though i hate ohio state gotta admit they look like a damn SEC team tonight. rooting for Oregon hard, but kind of also not because i told everyone in my office i was putting 50 down on OSU +7 (even thought i didn't actually do it) drinking Victory Hop Ranch DIPA and jamming Desolate Shrine - The Heart of the Netherworld m/
DominionMM1 01.16.15	having an epic big bad baptist imperial stout. seriously one of the best I've ever had. jamming the first 2 ozzy records.
Inveigh 01.16.15	damn, nice combo. been session drinking tonight for some reason. St. Paulie Girl for some skunk then a couple of Left Hand Sawtooth ales. recently i've gotten down on some Monk's Cafe sour ale and Half Acre Heyoka IPA jamming Eyehategod - Eyehategod m/
Snake. 01.16.15	not enough hockey talk itt tbh
DominionMM1 01.16.15	dig the sawtooth Avs got the W fuck yeah although the playoffs are still a long shot
Inveigh 01.16.15	yeah surprised at the season the Avs are having, thought they would continue the up and comer narrative of last year. you guys still have the Hawks number though somehow lol. god damn Varlamov
Inveigh 01.16.15	oh and as for Sawtooth it's the first time i've had it in forever (haven't tried the nitro version, not sure how i'd like it). i used to love this brew as one of my intros to craft beer. i used to think of it as an ESB (one of my favorite styles, i think it's massively underutilized in craft brewing in the US, outside of a few exceptions like Southern Tier Harvest Ale). now it's more of an American Amber imo. either way still refreshing and deliciously quaffable.
DominionMM1 01.16.15	yeah we just don't have anyone on the roster with a good skill/grit combo. plus we don't have any real top flight d-men. i can watch the team and know that we're not suited to playoff hockey right now. even if we were higher in the standings I wouldn't be able to see any real playoff success.
Inveigh 01.16.15	well at least there are some building blocks there. now you get to root for the hawks in the playoffs
Snake. 01.16.15	idk varlamov isn't doing all that bad this season i'm guessing that it's the offense that's just not there :/
Inveigh 01.20.15	had a Sierra Nevada Beer Camp (w/ Ballast Point) Hoppy Lager earlier while watching the Bulls continue to shit all over themselves. now enjoying a Left Hand Sawtooth Ale been jamming Thantifaxath - Sacred White Noise, Full of Hell & Merzbow, and The Dead - Ritual Executions m/
DominionMM1 01.23.15	picked up avery czar ris and dogfish head american beauty ipa. listening to some townes.
Inveigh 01.24.15	how is that American Beauty? I almost grabbed one the other day. tonight's brew list has been Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin, Founders Black Rye and Three Floyds Zombie Dust. been a good Friday. jamming Crowbar - Symmetry in Black and now Pestilence - Consvming Impvlse m/
Wolfhorde 01.24.15	Here goes another attempt. Tried a whole bunch of stuff on New Year's: Unibroue La Fin Du Monde, Kasteel Winter, Bacchus Kriek, Mort Subite Gueuze, Brigand, Duvel, Hook Norton Old Hooky, Ayinger Celebrator, Camba Bavaria Milk Stout, Palm Special Belge and Anchor Liberty Ale. Also had some good stuff I've had before like Rochefort 10 and Liefman's Kriek. Also stocked up after New Year's and leaving each of my buddies a bottle of beer (Brewfist "Fear" Milk Stout, Schneider Weisse Unser Aventinus and a big Kasteel Donker bottle). Now before my bed: Delirium Red/Tremens (ridiculous beer, thanks to curse for that one), Floris Chocolat (because if there's milk stout, why not Belgian chocolate beer), Left Hand Milk Stout (because everybody and their grandma recommends it and I actually managed to get some), Sierra Nevada PA (classic, my favorite PA with Firestone Walker), Viven Porter, Anchor Porter, Sam Smith Taddy Porter (I like Porters, sue me), more Mort Subite, Boon Kriek (love all those wild yeast beers), Karmeliet Tripel (because 2 international & 1 european gold award are convincing to me), St. Bernardus Triple, Pater 6 and Prior 8 (because their Abt 12 convinced me), Westmalle Dubble (the original, love it), Rochefort 8 (curious to try this one), Satan Red (very drinkable Belgian Ale), Samuel Smith Cider (because I wanna try something else than Magners & Strongbow and German cider tastes like dicks and French Cidré is too expensive), Barbär Bok (belgian honey infused strong beer), Greene King Strong Suffolk (Dark Ale blended with a Cask Ale aged for 2 years, very curious to try this) in addition to a bottle of Barrique wine for my dad, some really good Gin and Bourbon aged (2001) Jamaican Rum, Skal!
Wolfhorde 01.24.15	Also, I've been seeing Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale - how's that one? Particularly compared to their PA. And, how is the Sawtooth Ale from Left Hand? Because I've been seeing that too but the best before of that is quite soon and Idk how well it ages.
DominionMM1 01.25.15	the american beauty was good but i don't think i'd buy it again for what i paid for it sawtooth is solid, as is just about everything from left hand. i can't really say how well it ages because the brewery is just about 30 miles from me so it's always fresh.
Wolfhorde 01.25.15	Mhm, I may just hit up that shop and ask them when their next batch comes in. Saugatuck and Latitude °42 ring a bell to anybody here?
DominionMM1 01.28.15	left hand fade to black vol. 1 stout and kyuss- sky valley
Snake. 01.28.15	"Belgian chocolate beer" that's a thing?
Relinquished 01.28.15	OW kush and OMG tonight while reading an Italian Futurism artbook
sonictheplumber 01.28.15	lol
Wolfhorde 01.28.15	"that's a thing?" Yes. Belgians have traditionally been the frontrunners of experimentation in terms of what else you can throw into the wort. (so it's not some shitty alcopop blend)
JWT155 01.28.15	Love me some Chocolate Stouts.
Wolfhorde 01.28.15	I honestly don't know how it is in comparison to a Chocolate Stout. I'll report back when I've tried it, though. Oh yeah, the La fin du monde was definitely the right beer to open at midnight on New Year's - pretty much everyone who drank some of it liked it. Stuff was ridiculous, very close to the traditional Belgians.
Inveigh 01.29.15	yeah la fin du monde is a classic, but almost everything unibroue does is amazing. as for sierra nevada celebration, it's maybe my favorite non-bomber offering they make. however, check the bottled on date next time you see it. if it was bottled in october or earlier it might not be as good -- it's a fresh/wet hopped ipa. drinking a Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout and jamming Nero di Marte - Derivae m/
someguest 01.29.15	Saugatuck Neapolitan Milk Stout is the latest beer I've fallen in love with recently.
Inveigh 01.29.15	wife and i had that on draft a couple of years back and she loved it (she's not a huge beer drinker overall, but does like a few various brews). saw a 4 pack a couple of weeks back (it's been at least a year or so since i've seen it in bottles) so had to pick one up. solid stuff for sure.
someguest 01.29.15	I'd take it over real ice cream any night. They have that badboy on tap at a local bar here.
Wolfhorde 01.29.15	"yeah la fin du monde is a classic, but almost everything unibroue does is amazing. as for sierra nevada celebration, it's maybe my favorite non-bomber offering they make. however, check the bottled on date next time you see it. if it was bottled in october or earlier it might not be as good -- it's a fresh/wet hopped ipa." Yeah, unfortunately they don't sell Unibroue here (yet, maybe CETA's effects will change that). I would wager that Unibroue are pretty much the closest thing to actual Belgians in NA for an affordable price. (if I remember correctly a big bottle of Duvel goes for about ~20$, I can get one for at the most half of that) Heh, I would if it wasn't already sold out. (hot damn some of these editions go fast) Maybe I'll be able to go for another seasonal offering next it comes in, or once they'll stock their barleywine again. Speaking of which, you got any barleywine recs apart from Anchor and SN?
DominionMM1 01.30.15	mission dark seas ris and danzig 4
Titan 01.30.15	i don't mind the pain twice today m/
DominionMM1 01.30.15	it's all about dominion bro
DominionMM1 02.01.15	alaskan hopothermia double ipa and the eagles- hotel california
Inveigh 02.03.15	barleywine recs... Dogfish Head 120 Minute is called a "triple IPA" but really it's more barleywine to me -- especially if it's 6+ months old. Stone Old Guardian is great... it's not a style that I drink overly often, I wish I could be of more assistance. I like Three Floyds Behemoth and Firestone Walker Sucaba, as well as Goose Island's Bourbon County Barleywine, but those can be tough to locate in Europe I imagine. tonight i've had a DFH Burton Baton oak aged IIPA and now a Founders Black Rye ale (wouldn't call it a 'black ipa' at all, just a black ale with rye, and a damn good one). been jamming Dead Congregation, Desolate Shrine and now Old Man Gloom m/
Inveigh 02.03.15	Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA and Morbid Angel - Formulas Fatal to the Flesh m/
DominionMM1 02.03.15	o'dell myrcenary dipa and mickey newbury- his eye is on the sparrow
Inveigh 02.03.15	Evil Twin Molotov Lite DIPA and Emptiness - Nothing But the Whole m/ sup Dom?
DominionMM1 02.03.15	hey yo man. same ol round here. you?
Inveigh 02.03.15	same man, boozin and metallin. shitty ending to a great super bowl last night. too bad we were snowed in. here's to hunkering down for hockey and bball season
DominionMM1 02.03.15	shitty ending? nah man that was great. ive got no love for the pats but it was awesome to see seattle's incredible luck (especially after one of the luckiest catches ever) finally run out. plus we didn't have to be subjected to russell wilson crying.
Inveigh 02.03.15	lol that's true fuck russell wilson, but yeah just didn't like to see it end on some stupidity from pete carrol. have you jammed any of the newish Thou collabs with The Body? Released From Love and You, Whom I Have Always Hated are the names of them. awesome shit m/
Relinquished 02.03.15	dude those collaboration records are amazing, fucking top-notch. thou did it again.
DominionMM1 02.03.15	saw a copy of one of those splits when i was at the record store today. was tempted to buy but didn't. i'll check those out though.
Inveigh 02.03.15	yeah the ones with The Body are fucking incredible. band is unstoppable
Wolfhorde 02.03.15	Hey, recs are appreciated either way. Stone may actually make their way into Europe, given that - afaik - they are currently building a brewery in Berlin. The whole craft beer explosion lagged behind a bit here but it's creeping in slowly in Germany now. (it already has in countries like Italy, GB and Belgium although the latter arguably didn't need any since they always had good shit) Also, tried a Greene King Dark Suffolk, LHMS and Sam Smith Cider with Pizza at the Bavarian's place last weekend. All of them were good. The Dark Suffolk would be perfect to be consumed in higher quantity on a festival or something. The LHMS actually reminded me a bit of Guinness on draft although the LHMS is more tasty. The cider would be perfect for winter. May just try a Saison from a German gypsy brewer brewing at a Belgian brewery next in addition to either a Tripel Karmeliet or Sam Smith's Taddy Porter. (speaking of, porter recs would be much appreciated, too)
JWT155 02.03.15	I could go for an Arrogant Bastard right now.
Inveigh 02.05.15	Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf DIPA and Old Man Gloom - The Ape of God I m/
DominionMM1 02.05.15	sanitas ipa while testing out my new turntable with my favorite and most prized record...fucking NOLA
Inveigh 02.05.15	fuck yes, best metal album ever m/ drinking a Flying Dog Double Dog DIPA and jamming a whole lotta Stones m/
DominionMM1 02.05.15	love the stones. any record in particular?
Inveigh 02.05.15	so far it's been Between the Buttons and Goat's Head Soup. my two favorite records of theirs are Let It Bleed and Exile on Main Street. but honestly they have probably 6 records I would consider near-classics of rock and roll. which ones you dig most?
DominionMM1 02.05.15	let it bleed and sticky fingers. through the past darkly is great too cuz honky tonk women and jumpin Jack flash.
Inveigh 02.05.15	albums i have are the 1964 self titled, Out of Our Heads, Aftermath, Between the Buttons, Their Satanic Majesty's Request, Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, Goat's Head Soup, Some Girls and Tattoo You. I take it I'm missing some good ones?
DominionMM1 02.05.15	well a lot of their stuff was never released on what we would think of as "albums". honky tonk women and jumpin Jack flash, for example, were only available as singles or on compilations, which is what through the past darkly is.
SeaAnemone 02.06.15	earlier tonight I had the Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison and Firestone Double Jack now I'm drinking Troegs Nugget Nectar mmm
JWT155 02.06.15	Had the same Sierra Nevada last night, delicious stuff. I'm about to crack open a Victory Golden Monkey.
DominionMM1 02.06.15	hey yo sea long time no see victory is the bees knees for sure
SeaAnemone 02.07.15	drinking Troegs and watching No Country for Old Men Nugget Nectar is love. Nugget Nectar is life.
DominionMM1 02.07.15	renegade hammer & sickle ris and the zack attack- friends forever
SeaAnemone 02.07.15	well St Bernadus 12 is probably the best quad I've ever had drinking some of the best beers in my fridge before I go on an alcohol hiatus here for a while Victory Dirt Wolf DIPA atm
JWT155 02.07.15	I haven't tried that Victory Brew before.
SeaAnemone 02.07.15	Dirt Wolf? that and Storm King and Golden Monkey are the three Victory brews worth drinking imo
DominionMM1 02.07.15	hop devil is solid too man
Inveigh 02.07.15	got down with Petrus Aged Red, Unibroue La Fin du Monde, Three Floyds Alpha King, Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA and Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Hoppy Lager. needless to say some of these were shared lol. jamming Deftones m/
Wolfhorde 02.07.15	So I kinda splurged and got some more beer in preparation for this year because Idk, right now I can. Got some more Fullers (London Pride & Porter - still think British styles are somewhat underrated), BrewDog (5 AM and Punk IPA - brewery's a bit hit and miss but I dig these, possibly due to the Nelson Sauvin), Brouwerij 't lJ Struis (Dutch craft brewery, this is apparently an English style barleywine, should be interesting), Hoegaarden (Wit Blanche, still think Belgian wits are more adequate summer brews than most Weizens), Schneider Weisse (Tap5 Hopfenweisse - a strong Weizen with noticably more hops and Tap6 Aventinus because I never got to drinking it when I had it), Brewfist (relatively new Italian brewery with some interesting twists, Low Gravity Saison because I haven't tried saisons yet), BrewBaker (brewery from Berlin trying to recreate Berliner Weisse, probably good summer brew, too), Riegele Biermanufaktur (700 year old Bavarian family brewery, recently expanded their range with a bunch of bombers of which I got three, the Noctus 100 - a 10% RIS, the Robustus 6, an English style porter and the Dulcis 12 - a Belgian 'Strong Ale'/Triple at 11%), Rogue (Juniper PA because it sounded interesting), Lindemans (Cuvée Rene Gueuze because I dig that shit) and Liefmans (which I think belongs to Duvel Moortgart with a bunch of other breweries, they do a Kriek based on a Flemish Red/Brown and a Sour Red/Brown which is what I got this time) Now I just need adequate occasions to try all of those for which I've thought of implementing some kind monthly potluck/beer tasting event - now I just need people up for it.
DominionMM1 02.09.15	great divide old ruffian barleywine style ale and acid bath- when the kite string pops
Inveigh 02.10.15	holy shit wolfhorde that's a ton of awesome beer. i'm beginning to dig the belgian styles (mainly tripels, quads, strong darks and sours) a lot more. currently drinking a Bell's Two Hearted Ale and jamming Type O Negative
DominionMM1 02.10.15	having a great divide yeti espresso oak aged imperial stout and jamming townes Van zandt yet again cuz he was so good it's insane
DominionMM1 02.10.15	hey yo what up veigh
Inveigh 02.10.15	what up dog? yeti variants are a prized possession round these parts.. i'm drinking a sixpoint hi-res triple ipa and jamming a mixture of peter gabriel, phil collins, kendrick lamar and action bronson
Inveigh 02.10.15	tough shootout loss by the hawks tonight
Wolfhorde 02.10.15	"holy shit wolfhorde that's a ton of awesome beer. i'm beginning to dig the belgian styles (mainly tripels, quads, strong darks and sours) a lot more" Well, gotta have enough to make my own party given that I really don't like hitting the clubs. Plus it's still cheaper than a night out even in a good pub, mostly. (and most normal pubs here don't even carry any traditionals/crafts and unfortunately our brewpub is a bit remote so getting people to drive up there isn't always easy) Belgian styles are ridiculous. I don't really get into the whole dubbel/tripel/quad distinction though since I think they're a bit too arbitrary. There's a lot of variation in terms of taste. I can only recommend all the wild yeast stuff in terms of sours. Belgians really have a knack for that. Some of current Belgian favs include: Delirium Tremens, St. Bernardus Abt. 12, both Westmalles (as mother of dubbel and tripels), Liefman's Cuvée Brut (the aforementioned kriek based on a strong sour), Duvel, Orval, Satan Red, Mort Subite Gueuze, Bacchus Kriek, Brigand & Rochefort 10. Chimay Blue is nice, too but given the mostly similar prices between the trappists/abbey stuff I'd rather go with St. Bernardus, Rochefort, Westmalle and Orval. (I'm just always super bummed out about how quickly Orval is sold out)
DominionMM1 02.10.15	wolf, any recs from this menu? http://www.thecheekymonk.com/dtdenverd
DominionMM1 02.10.15	"tough shootout loss by the hawks tonight" bro the regular season matters nothing to the hawks
Inveigh 02.10.15	it's true but i still get caught up in it
DominionMM1 02.10.15	lol rest assured the Hawks will be fine. I'm thinking wcf at the least for them you're seriously gonna dig these stouts I've got for ya. i'm seriously excited for your reaction.
Wolfhorde 02.10.15	Drafts: Tripel Karmeliet (I've got two bottles of that right now, I haven't had 'em myself yet but given that this is one of the oldest breweries that really knows their shit it should be good - they also do a champagne beer called Deus Brut des Flandres), Delirium Tremens, Kasteel Rouge Bottles: Both Westmalles (they're pretty much the original Dubbel and Triple), Orval (nice feature of this beer is the variation in taste depending on storage given its long shelf life), Duvel, Delirium Nocturnum (anything by Brasserie Huyghe is usually good, though - another old BE family brewery), St. Bernardus Wit (given St. Bernardus' consistency in terms of "tasting awesome" - these guys are pretty much Westvleteren without the hype - literally - they still use the old Westvleteren recipes and their yeast), if you have money definitely also try the Deus.
Wolfhorde 02.10.15	I also find it highly unfair that you suckers have a damn Belgian beer pub when they're like 300km from here and we don't. Oh yeah, you should possibly also try the Sours - I just can't comment on them personally since I'm not familiar with those breweries.
Inveigh 02.11.15	Dom, i'm definitely stoked. i've got a ton of FFF and Founders shit for you but i'm trying to grab a Behemoth Barleywine before shipping
Inveigh 02.12.15	tonight was Southern Tier 2Xpresso Double Milk Stout and Bell's Two Hearted Ale been jamming Ulcerate, Today is the Day and Ufomammut m/
LambsBread 02.12.15	im wondering how much you are paying for these international beers? one 12 oz quality international beer cost more than a 6 pack of coors etc where im from
JWT155 02.13.15	Starting off with a Four Loko (judge me) and have Founders Breakfast Stout and some Yuengling along with a bottle of Gulden Draak.
DominionMM1 02.13.15	can't wait to try the founders breakfast stout. at the moment I'm having a great divide yeti imperial stout and listening to dwight yoakam- guitars cadillacs etc
Wolfhorde 02.13.15	"im wondering how much you are paying for these international beers? one 12 oz quality international beer cost more than a 6 pack of coors etc where im from" Well, there's certainly a price to pay for quality if you want to get hammered you better look somewhere else. I mean look at any of the higher tier types of booze, if we're talking price per volume beer is still the cheapest. (look at stuff like Ron Zacapa and El Dorado rum, certain kinds of Gin/Genever, regional Single Malts and Blends and stuff like that) Tried the Barbär yesterday, Belgian Strong Ale with honey. Taxonomically, I'd say this is almost like a stronger version of Fuller's Honey Dew. Packs more of a punch, still goes down pretty well. If I can some of these lazy fuckers to be down for a chill session of some good beer (given that they aren't all out of town being homesick for .. beats me, Idk or doing some carnival shenanigans, i.e. lying drunk as a pirate in a ditch in their hometown) next up will probably the Fuller's Porter and the Brouwerij tl J Struis (Barleywine), possibly also the Hoegaarden Wit.
Wolfhorde 02.13.15	Quite possibly while jamming either Clutch or Troldhaugen. Because whacky shit rolls with my ADHD.
DominionMM1 02.16.15	having a sierra nevada bigfoot barleywine style ale and jamming cough/windhand- reflection of the negative
LambsBread 02.16.15	inveigh you need a new avatar this is looking more intimidating than Joakim this year http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pau-gasol-picking-nose.jpg
LambsBread 02.16.15	@woflhore im not saying hteres not a reason to pay that much im just wondering how much it costs in different areas. doesnt really make sense where im from though when you can get quality micro brews for a fraction of the cost of about-the-same-quality international beer.
Wolfhorde 02.16.15	Well, yeah. Duh. I mean a lot of people also get stuff via relatives, people that send them shit (i.e. beer trading and so on and so forth). Obviously it's a lot cheaper to get stuff with better availability (which is also definitely favorable with certain types of beer). I mean I don't get American brews all the time either because they can cost up to 1.5-3€/bottle more. As for costs, I'd reckon the E.C. would logically be cheaper due to less transportation but that's just a guess. (particularly with the whole regional price differences) Tried a Floris Chocolate yesterday 4.6%, that was a curious experience. I think the base beer had to be something slightly 'fruity' because it went into that direction, the chocolate was mild - not over the top and fortunatenly not like someone poured chocolate syrup into beer. Interesting experience, I'll probably check out some more Floris stuff. (although I'm not surprised they appear to be solid as Huyghe is generally pretty consistent)
LambsBread 02.16.15	oh so you are from England? you know any good British beer that is reguarly imported to west coast of US? Newcastles ok but im looking for some stuff that was more like it was when i was visiting over there.
Wolfhorde 02.16.15	Nah, Germany. As for good British beer that might exported: Fuller's (London Pride, ESB, Porter, 1845 Ale, Vintage Ale, Imperial Stout etc), Samuel Smith's (Taddy Porter, Oatmeal Stout, Imperial Stout, Nut Brown Ale, Pale Ale etc.), Hook Norton, Robinson's Old Tom, Black Isle, Orkney and Williams Bros. Also, fuck yeah. Beer store just got some new stuff in including NC's Old Rasputin. I may have to get some of that.
DominionMM1 02.16.15	you must, man. old rasp is killer.
Wolfhorde 02.16.15	Oh I know, I've actually been trying to find a RIS as good as Old Rasp since I've tried it in FL. Haven't really been too succesful doing so. The Schönramer RIS I tried wasn't bad but it was very "abrasive". Also getting some more Belgians (including Belgian cookie beer and no I'm not kidding) and some darker stuff (including one of the Old Rasps) for my buddy's birthday in March. You try some other of NC's stuff? Because they got almost their whole repertoire in just now. In addition to some Saugatuck and Urban Chestnut.
DominionMM1 02.16.15	I've had the scrimshaw, red seal, and brother thelonious. they're all pretty damn good, especially the thelonious.
Wolfhorde 02.16.15	Mhm, I'm considering trying the Thelonous and the La Merge or whatever it's spelled (the Farmhouse Ale) at some point. They do seem to be pretty consistent. Plus I'm interested in as to how an American brewery pulls off the Belgian style. Have you tried any Belgians as comparison to the Thelonious? (like, does it go more into the duvel area, more into the triple or something else?)
Flugmorph 02.16.15	biggest list threat i've ever seen
SeaAnemone 02.16.15	Thelonious and Red Seal aren't all that impressive imo, at least relative to Old Rasputin which is in my opinion like the best widely-distributed straight-up (non BA or anything) RIS (though if you count Bell's Expedition as widely-distributed then that's definitely better). and there are tons of American breweries that pull off the Belgian style well, I think. Ommegang comes to mind as one that pumps out awesome Belgians, and then a bunch of single beers come to mind as being able to hold their own with Belgians (21st Am. Monk's Blood, Allagash Black, Victory Golden Monkey), even if some of those like Golden Monkey have a slightly more American(?) feel to them. And then there's Unibrou, which while technically not American, I would put up near any of the big Belgian breweries. Also just sent some local-ish beers out to Inveigh on Friday, really excited to get some Chicago stuff in return!
Wolfhorde 02.16.15	Well, most American stuff isn't widely distributed here. I'm actually surprised to get Old Rasp and stuff like that. Most widely distributed is the Sierra Nevada, Brooklyn and Firestone Walker standard array. Which aren't bad by any means but there's only so many IPAs I need and I can get equally good IPAs for a lower price. Or well, if I have to choose any of these I'll go for the Sierra Nevada given that it's mostly a 1€/bottle cheaper than Firestone. Well yeah, Unibroue is definitely awesome. Maybe CETA will have them expand into European territory, that would be swell. Also, I don't mind if American brewers put an American spin on a Belgian tradition as far as it not one of those "trend" actions as I noted earlier ITT at some point. I mean German brewers that have taken up on stuff like PAs, IPAs and the like do the same. If the "core" is retained I see no issues.
ZombicidalMan 02.16.15	just grabbed more la fin du monde, some cornonitas (with obligatory limes) just for fun, and an official Hobby Gollum Pilsner
DominionMM1 02.17.15	having a boulevard long strange tripel and binging on neurosis
Wolfhorde 02.17.15	Also, do you guys have any experience with Saisons? Because I have a bunch lying around but I never tried em so I don't really know what kind of occasion they're good for.
Inveigh 02.18.15	sup y'all. been awhile since i've hit up the sputpub, so lot's of catching up to do. let's see... brews from Dom (I've made it through a few at this point) Odell Myrcenary DIPA - really tasty, kind of understated actually but in a refreshing way. I got a lemon/lime vibe from the hop profile, which was cool. lives up to its classic rating on BA for sure. Renegade Elevation Triple IPA - incredibly light finish for an 11%er. Most beers like this are syrupy and/or sticky sweet (like Sixpoint HiRes, which is awesome in its own right, and Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail), so I was impressed with how clean Elevation was. The hops were a bit more difficult to pinpoint a specific flavor (compared to the Myrcenary), but they definitely had that mixture of floral/citrus/pine that makes IPAs awesome. Renegade Hammer & Sickle RIS - man, this one was awesome. amazing smell and flavor, it gets the RIS formula exactly how i like it -- bitter chocolate and coffee grounds on the nose, more chocolate and a bit of dark fruit on the palate and pure roasted bitterness on the finish. the surprising thing was how light it was on the mouthfeel (compared with a normally thick, oily RIS), but it worked. currently jamming some Orange Goblin and drinking a little Buffalo Trace bourbon. probably going to get into a Troegs Nugget Nectar from Sea in a hot minute... again my apologies on the lateness of the shipments dudes (you should both have your stuff by Thursday/Friday)
Snake. 02.18.15	the blues are 2nd in the standings! ^_^
Inveigh 02.18.15	just poured the Nugget Nectar. haven't even tasted it yet but holy fuck, this is easily one of the best smelling beers i've ever come across
Wolfhorde 02.18.15	Also just got some Kraft Bräu ("Power Brew") from our local brewpub because what the hell. Gotta support good regional stuff. Got some Helles and some Dunkles. I'll report back with some pictures ("Bügelverschlussflaschen" = winning) and taste notes soon.
DominionMM1 02.19.15	"Bügelverschlussflaschen" was ist das? glad you're enjoying those brews veigh. figured they were right up your alley. having a ballast point victory at sea porter and listening to rwake- xenoglossalgia
Wolfhorde 02.19.15	google it, there's no real translation in English. It's basically a different cap. Tried the Dunkel (5%) yesterday and as you would expect with these (originally) Bavarian brews, it's malty, quaffable as hell and you could probably easily go to town on that stuff without feeling too bad about it. Although you can also feel the Bavarian attitude that "beer is food" after a 0.5l of those. Here's a picture: http://s800.photobucket.com/user/Doom214/media/KraftBraumlu.jpg.html?filters%5Buser%5D=99715942&filters%5Brecent%5D=1&sort=1&o=1 And the current beer collection: http://s800.photobucket.com/user/Doom214/media/currentbeercollection.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
DominionMM1 02.21.15	best day ever. got a substantial raise at work, picked up some brews sent to me by a fellow sputniker, and found my copy of the cough/Windhand split waiting for me when I got home. enjoying a founders imperial stout and jamming said record
sleepdirt 02.21.15	That sounds like fine day. Third Coast Old Ale and some Gil Mantera's Party Dream over here.
Wolfhorde 02.21.15	Just prepared a birthday present for my buddy in march including Satan Gold, Old Rasputin, a Helles & Dunkles of local beer linked above, St. Bernardus 12, Liefman's Fruitesse, St. Louis Peche, Delirium Red, Kasteel Rouge, Belgian Cookie Beer, BrewDog's 5 A.M. Saint, Floris Honey, Lindemans Kriek and Onkel Albert Saison.
DominionMM1 02.22.15	damn man going all out enjoying a 3 floyds zombie dust and rwake- rest
Wolfhorde 02.22.15	Well, that's the m/ way to roll. Speaking of m/ way to roll, a totally not m/ thing was that recently a Bavarian brewery had to discontinue their Milk Stout (which was really good btw) due to the food laws here under which a beer can't be distributed as such unless it complies with the RHG (purity law) conditions wich so utterly retarded it makes me want to punch someone. Makes me wonder how Stone is going to plan to take their operation off the ground with the new brewery they're building in Berlin because I would very much like to see their stuff available for an affordable price here without some petty bureaucratic bullshit. The irony is that beer that is produced outside of Germany and complies with local legislation can be distributed as beer which is why this Bavarian brewery is apparently planning to brew their Milk Stout in Belgium. Still kind of annoying. (apparently Germany is also one of the countries where brewing beer is incredibly expensive while the tradeoffs aren't that huge)
DominionMM1 02.24.15	thought the reinheitsgebot was more of a suggestion to bavarian brewers as opposed to actual law had a dandy beer night myself. managed to try both pliny the elder and the younger at the same time and do a little comparison. then went and had a couple black bottle static age hazelnut breakfast stouts (absolutely incredible).
Wolfhorde 02.25.15	That's the idiocy, the RHG is not an actual law with effects on the whole Bund. But the Lebensmittelrecht (a different code of law) specifices that you can't DISTRIBUTE 'beverages' as beer if they have ingredients like lactose and oats - which is even more problematic because this means it's not simply a labelling issue but an issue of the distribution chains and how you can sell things. So yeah, obviously not a fan. I am, however, a fan of being able to drive to this nice bottleshop in Belgium with my buddy in the army soon. They've got all kinds of goodies.
Inveigh 02.26.15	damn, sucks about that milk stout getting discontinued. i hate when laws/regulations get in the way of common sense. also DAMN, how'd you manage to score some Plinys Dom? ...you know why i'm asking currently drinking a Renegade Hammer & Sickle RIS, the 2nd can sent by Dom (thanks brother) and jamming Cult of Luna - The Beyond m/
Inveigh 02.26.15	shit Wolfe, missed your earlier comment about Saisons. i've only really started liking them in the last year, and it can be a difficult style to pin down (seems to be a lot of variation between saisons). i think they were originally brewed to be warm weather beers, but at this point they seem to be year round.
DominionMM1 02.26.15	"also DAMN, how'd you manage to score some Plinys Dom? ...you know why i'm asking " there's this belgian beer cafe in denver that gets the elder on draft every couple of months and theyre one of the few bars in colorado that gets a couple kegs of the younger in february every year. we actually had to line up and get a ticket to get a glass of the younger. but some of the lq stores around here do get a case or two of the elder every 6 or 7 weeks. if i can get some i'll definitely grab you a bottle or two.
DominionMM1 02.26.15	glad you're digging that h&s man
Inveigh 02.26.15	sweet man, let me know. I've got my eye out for some Permanent Funeral for you the next time it's around. that's probably our midwest Pliny.
DominionMM1 02.26.15	having a founders imperial stout and bumping Wu tang clan- enter the wu tang
Wolfhorde 02.26.15	@Veigh: well, yeah. something like that, they were originally brewed for the farmhands I think either in winter or early spring and then when they would work in the summer they would have it ready for the workers - but those versions were also quite low ABV. I'll probably get me some bottles of Saison Dupont when I'm in that bottleshop in Arlon. In addition to some 3 Fonteinen, Cantillon, Boon and for the rest I'll just let the people there give me some recs. They also have some really good stuff from the rest of Europe so that should def. get interesting. Also, I recently had a wet hop beer by Crew Republic that could stand alongside the 'traditional' West Coast brews in terms of taste so that was interesting. I'm actually planning to do a blind side by side with this one, SNPA and BrewDog's PIPA.
SeaAnemone 02.27.15	just had a Gumballhead -- wow. one of the best Wheat beers I've ever had. not too partial to the style generally, but it's definitely among my favorite wheats. can't wait to share another with my girlfriend whose favorite beer is wheats. and ugh, having my first Hopslam now. while it doesn't live up to the hype or whatever, I didn't expect it to, still an awesome IPA. I'm beginning to prefer this style of IPA to west coast, and this beer kinda solidifies that in my mind - very well-balanced but incredibly strong at the same time.
DominionMM1 02.27.15	just keep reaching for the stars man having a founders breakfast stout and listening to nwa- straight outta compton
Wolfhorde 02.27.15	"just had a Gumballhead -- wow. one of the best Wheat beers I've ever had. not too partial to the style generally, but it's definitely among my favorite wheats. can't wait to share another with my girlfriend whose favorite beer is wheats. " Have you ever had a traditional Wheat like a German Hefeweizen or a Belgian Wit? I often hear the American variations aren't really comparable to the classics like Schneider Weisse, Weihenstephaner and the likes.
SeaAnemone 02.28.15	just had an espresso oak aged yeti it was great; wouldn't pay $12 for it again but glad I tried it now drinking a DFH Burton Baton my opinion of DFH has chanced so much over the years, they're easily one of my favorite breweries now, in part because of beers like this
illmitch 02.28.15	drinking a steel reserve 211 high gravity lager
SeaAnemone 02.28.15	deserves an untappd login tbh
illmitch 02.28.15	i have posted steel reserve and natty daddy on untappd multiple times
Wolfhorde 02.28.15	"just had an espresso oak aged yeti it was great; wouldn't pay $12 for it again but glad I tried it" Pretty sure the majority of aged beers are quite expensive. Just look at all the Goose Island Bourbon County stuff. I may get some Founders if there's still some left (and it isn't super expensive) when I get to that bottleshop in Arlon over the course of the next month.
Inveigh 02.28.15	Founders makes awesome beer. Hoping to get my hands on some KBS in early April when it makes its annual appearance around here. also can't wait for Rubaeus and Double Trouble in the summertime.
illmitch 02.28.15	founders is so fucking elite i lived in michigan for 2 years and drank so much of it
Wolfhorde 03.01.15	I haven't really had any, obviously. Dude who rec'd the bottleshop in Arlon said I should probably try a few if there's still some left. The hype for KBS is definitely pretty strong. I'll have to see whether that's in the budget (or whether there will still be space after all the Belgian stuff), though I'm already prepared to spend around 100-200€. Not like you do stuff like every day. Given that my buddy drives an 80s Mercedes 300 SL we also don't have infinite space.
LambsBread 03.03.15	new Belgium 1554 black lager
Wolfhorde 03.03.15	Also tried the Rogue JPA yesterday, probably a good beer for summer but too expensive at current price points. Had an awesome English style barleywine on Sunday from Brouwerij 't IJ, though. I think I'll have to check out more Dutch breweries.
LambsBread 03.03.15	is that that Rogue Juniper or whatever? beer literally smells like catpiss, doesn't taste bad though
Wolfhorde 03.03.15	Mhm, I did not find it to smell like that but then again - I rarely smell catpiss. Also thinking of throwing a beer themed party the next time I'm in Hamburg, calling it "Ragnaröl". Should be fun, maybe I can even get my hands on some of the monthly beers from Pax Bräu (one of the most highly regarded one man breweries here). I also have to say that I was kinda surprised to see Austin Lunn having his own brewery. People near Lino Lakes, Minnesota should probably give that a shot.
DominionMM1 03.05.15	new holland night tripper imperial stout and some liquid motherfuckin swords
LambsBread 03.05.15	Mhm, I did not find it to smell like that but then again - I rarely smell catpiss. well you're missing out breh, plus who smells the beer?
Wolfhorde 03.05.15	"new holland night tripper imperial stout and some liquid motherfuckin swords" sounds like a winning combo. "well you're missing out breh, plus who smells the beer?" Invariably when my nose when it touches the foam. Tried a Belgian Smoked Porter from Viven yesterday - good stuff. Would be perfect for a barbecue in on a hot summer eve, blasting stuff like Clutch or some random Stoner Rock album. Calabrese was quite fitting too, though. Dom, Blake - you have any specific brewery recs? The owner of the Belgian bottleshop I'll likely frequent at least every few months takes a few trips a year to the U.S. to arrange for new stock rotations so I'm thinking of looking for a few outstanding U.S. brews I can't get here (like Founders or 3F).
DominionMM1 03.05.15	left hand (colorado) great divide (colorado) mission (cali) green flash (cali) victory (pennsylvania) dogfish head (delaware) those are just a few that make a variety of excellent brews
Wolfhorde 03.05.15	Don't think I can get my hands on some DFH but I'll look out for the other one. I did enjoy some DFH in FL, though. Also tried Great Divide's Claymore which was swell. Got any recs for Victory? All I hear about is Hop Devil and Dirt Wolf.
DominionMM1 03.05.15	both of those are awesome. golden monkey and storm king are excellent as well.
Wolfhorde 03.05.15	I'll be on the lookout, with my BaföG approved I'll be able to splurge a bit here and there.
DominionMM1 03.06.15	having a uinta dubhe imperial black ipa and bumping wu tang- the w
Inveigh 03.07.15	Surly - Doomtree (and yes, it was brewed with the hip hop group of the same name). i absolutely love it, but it plays to me hard, even outside of the musical connection. i'm a huge fan of ESBs, especially ones with American twists, and this is right along those lines. Floral/tea-like hop aroma, with some bready/biscuity notes on both nose and palate, plus huge toasted malt flavor on the finish. 16oz cans of 5.7% brew, perfect way to start the evening. jamming Desolate Shrine and Deftones m/
Inveigh 03.07.15	as for breweries to check out, if you end up in the Chicago area you can hit Three Floyds (Munster, IN), Goose Island (Chicago), Revolution (Chicago), Two Brothers (Warrenville, IL), Solemn Oath (Naperville, IL), Wild Onion (Barrington, IL) and Local Option (Chicago) all within like an hour of each other. There's a bunch of others I didn't mention (i.e. Metropolitan, Argus, 5 Rabbit, Penrose), but the ones up top are the best. Also Bells is in Kalamazoo which is less than two hours from downtown Chicago
Relinquished 03.07.15	didn't this thread have 2000 more comments or so?
Thibs 03.07.15	veigh with best chicago travel tip of all time
Wolfhorde 03.07.15	Probably won't anywhere in the near future (want to at some point, but overseas travel is expensive as shit, particularly compared to bumpin' around Europe) Was mostly asking because Jean Chris (owner of the bottleshop in Belgium I'll drive to in 3 weeks) frequents the U.S. to arrange for his stock so he's usually got stuff you barely find anywhere else. Like recently he stocked some Founders (Dirty Bastard, Dark Penance, Centennial & All Day
DominionMM1 03.13.15	having a wynkoop colorojo imperial red ale and bumping some gang starr
JWT155 03.13.15	Very nice. I'm drinking some Penn Brewery St Nicolaus Bock and River Towne Headless Wyle and jamming to some Agalloch and Tame Impala.
DominionMM1 03.13.15	local brews?
DominionMM1 03.13.15	"didn't this thread have 2000 more comments or so?" we'll get there. jump in the beer game and help us out wolfe
LambsBread 03.13.15	Sublime and Kona Brewing Longboard Island Lager ahh
Wolfhorde 03.13.15	Recently got my hands on a traditional Alt that almost died out, a sour Alt from Münster made with American hops, though (Citra and Amarillo) - had two of those suckers yesterday, good stuff. Also, incoming trade with a dude from Norway for some Lervig, Haand and Nogne O and another trade with an American coming here to visit his family in Cologne at the end of may where I'll probably get my hands on either BCBS or SN's BA Narwahl in addition to the BA Barleywine, SN's Celebration, probably some DFH, Unbiroue, Stone and Pliny The Elder for some Cantillon.
SeaAnemone 03.14.15	drinking FFF Alpha King and watching college bball
LambsBread 03.14.15	not eating meat and not drinking on a daily basis like in college has really made me a light weight... i couldnt even think straight while playing poker after having a single hefeweisen... Wolfe, how does Rogue stack up to German beer in general? I didn't think Germans had even heard of Rogue, I actually didn't know anyone outside of Oregon knew Rogue until reading this thread.
Wolfhorde 03.14.15	It's not really much of a comparison, tbh. American styles since the craft revolution of the 80s have mainly been Stouts, Porters and (I)PAs. Germans have traditionally mostly been rolling with Pils (which is dominating the market, a style that is good when well made but not my favorite), Helles/Dunkles (malt-forward Bavarian styles), Kölsch (top-fermented, lagered beer from Cologne - haven't had any good ones so far), Weizen and Bocks (personally digging the latter a lot, not the biggest of the usual Hefe- or Kristallweizen) and Altbier (most common one is the Düsseldorf style, probably the most bitter traditional style with lots of malts). So it's not really much of a good comparison because the market is still mainly traditionals with the addition of the general "Craft" styles in recent years with older breweries producing these styles and new "craft" breweries coming out of nowhere. I can't really tell you how Rogue in general stacks up since I've only had their JPA so far and prices for their stuff have gone up so when I want something American I usually go with Sierra Nevada. However, what I can tell you is that German brewers are struggling with these "Craft" styles. Particularly (D/I)PAs and Stouts. There are some good ones (like Braukunstkeller's Amarsi, Crew's X 1.1. Wet Hop and the Hopfenstopfer lineup). Which is also one of the reasons I'm looking forward to my haul in 2 weeks and those upcoming trades. Germany has a bunch of really good styles and breweries but I'm not one who subscribes to homerism to the degree that I'm just gonna pretend to live in my proverbial "cubicle" and be content with okay to mediocre interpretations of styles when I can get better ones. A few examples of personal favorites regarding Americans (that Germans have come nowhere close to) include Stone's Levitation & Ruination, SNPA, DFH's 60 & 90 Minute and NC's Old Rasputin.
Wolfhorde 03.14.15	Oh, and Firestone Walker's Pale 31.
SeaAnemone 03.15.15	you haven't had that many decent American beers to judge tbh
LambsBread 03.15.15	I'll have to check out Old Rasputin and the 60 minute IPA they're apparently in a store near me. I'd try Rogue's Dead Guy Ale if you can, that is my favorite US beer. Rogue does some ridiculous flavors that oftentimes are over the top (like donut flavor), but Dead Guy Ale is just a near-perfect standard ale.
Wolfhorde 03.15.15	"you haven't had that many decent American beers to judge tbh" That is an inherently asinine sentence. Many brews? No, I didn't have many brews given that the U.S. 5k+ breweries. But please don't give me some pretentious bullshit about taste as if there's some universal standard you could apply to determine what is an objectively good beer and what isn't (except for off-level carbonation, poor quality control and the likes). Obviously I don't have access to all the super-hyped rare brews like Dark Lord, BCBS, KBS and all the other BA and pseudo-Belgian stuff.
Wolfhorde 03.15.15	As for Rogue, yeah - not too interested in those pink bottles. They're also way too expensive here - although Rogue in general isn't all that cheap. I'll give Dead Guy a shot when I can find a bottle under 3€. My next forray into U.S. stuff will likely be the BA Bigfoot and either BA Narwahl or BCBS via trade and maybe I'll get some Founders and Jester King in Belgium. If I'm lucky the trade will also get me some Pliny. Will be interesting to see whether some of that stuff lives up to the hype.
SeaAnemone 03.15.15	rogue is a relatively terrible brewery
JokineAugustus 03.15.15	I wanna try the pig destroyer beer.
LambsBread 03.15.15	Seaanemone where are you from and what are your favorite breweries?
SeaAnemone 03.15.15	from PA school in VA at the moment favorite breweries? local-ish? Hardywood, Lickinghole Creek, and Alewerks are the three decent VA breweries. PA has Victory, Troeg's, and Weyerbacher which all make great beers. I've probably had more Dogfish Head beers than any other breweries (and they have my favorite physical brewery I've been to). I don't know, I'm much more loyal to particular beers than I am to breweries on the whole. And as far as foreign favorites (besides really obvious greats like Rochefort etc.), Delirium makes some of my favorite beers (yeah I guess this is obvious too), and when I can afford it I'll try Mikkeller anything. And To Ol is another recent favorite that makes some really interesting good ones.
LambsBread 03.16.15	cool ill have to try some of those out soon, definitely Dogfish Head drinking samuel smith's nut brown ale right now, good english shit, I really prefered english beer to american beer while I was over there for 2 months, but I can't remember any of the breweries or even the styles... : /
Wolfhorde 03.16.15	Most English styles are akin to American ones except for a few like ESBs. Their interpretations of certain styles are usually also mellower (particularly if we're talking about Stouts, IPAs and the likes). They also have this whole cask ale thing going which is supposedly pretty sweet. Sam Smith and Fullers are pretty are comparatively big and old breweries. A few of the newer ones include Beavertown, Thornbridge, Meantime and if you want to include Scotland Brewdog. Huyghe definitely makes some good stuff, although there's a lot of Belgian goodies. Boon, Girardin, Tilquin, Cantillon, St. Bernardus, Verhaeghe, Viven, Rochefort, Achel, Westmalle, Drie Fonteinen, van Honsebrouck, Dupoint etc. Can't say I've tried anything Scandinavian so far, not willing to pay 5€ for a 0,33l bottle. Stoked to get some of the Norwegian stuff, though. Particularly Nogne Ö and Haandbryggeriet.
SeaAnemone 03.16.15	I've only had Sam Smith and Fullers, neither of which I was that keen on. Don't prefer the mellow style, especially when it comes to IPAs and stouts. Brewdog is great, though. Love I Hardcore You. Beligan beers are much better imo and yeah, out of that list I've had Bernadus, Achel, and (my favorite) Rochefort. Nogne O is great from what I've had too.
JWT155 03.21.15	Another Friday, another weekend to listen to music and drink beer. Pounded through Modest Mouses discography today while drinking some Pumking and an assortment of Great Lakes.
SeaAnemone 03.21.15	wow Evil Twin's I Love You With My Snout is one of the better I've ever had
someguest 03.21.15	lol
JWT155 03.21.15	Nothing wrong with cheap shit.
someguest 03.21.15	when fucking/dating basic bitches, sometimes you gotta drink basic they'll lock it down if they think you're better
JWT155 03.21.15	I'm lucky, my girl lives near a restaurant that's a beer garden and prides themselves on their bottle selection. Has a bottle shop too that has $1 beers that are either out of season or almost expired. Lots of good stuff all the time.
JWT155 03.21.15	Cheap is the way to go. I love a great beer here and there but it's hard for me to justify buying a 4 pack for $12 plus especially in since I don't drink out as much.
LambsBread 03.21.15	used to be all about Pabst when I didn't have a job. glad to be employed lol
SeaAnemone 03.21.15	Eh, beer is really the only vice I spend money on. I buy really cheap food and very rarely eat out, and don't really ever spend money on video games / technology / clothes / entertainment stuff, except going out with friends, but that doesn't happen all that much in law school.
Inveigh 03.25.15	" sour Alt from Münster made with American hops, though (Citra and Amarillo)" whoa that sounds awesome, let me know how it is "i wanna try the pig destroyer beer." that would be FFF Permanent Funeral. had one on Saturday night actually. did a side by side with a Pliny the Elder that my buddy brought home from San Fran. The consensus was that the Pliny smelled better, but Permanent Funeral had a better taste (which was impressive considering it's 10.5% whereas Pliny is only 8%) right now i'm drinking a Clown Shoes Undead Party Crasher Imperial Stout and jamming Opeth - Still Life m/
Inveigh 03.25.15	Bell's Oberon and jamming Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful (sneaky might be my favorite hip hop so far this year) just got done jamming Earl Sweatshirt's new one as well. pretty good listen, seems like it might need time to grow
Inveigh 03.25.15	new Action Bronson is up there with Kendrick as early hip hop aoty contender for me. new Ghostface + BBNG is pretty dank as well. now jamming Cannibal Ox - Blade of the Ronin and drinking a Red Stripe yeaaaaah
Inveigh 03.31.15	jamming Ufomammut - Ecate m/ prolly smoke a bit too much pot before i put this on had a few good brews tonight Lagunitas - Equinox Pale Ale (awesome) Three Floyds - Live A Rich Life Belgian DIPA (decent, but overrated/overpriced to hell) also had a couple of Red Stripes, can't lie guilty pleasure currently sipping a Sixpoint Abigale hoppy abbey ale. it's delicious but i will struggle to finish it
LambsBread 03.31.15	hooray beer
DominionMM1 04.01.15	renegade hiatus and jammin the Rolling Stones- sticky fingers
CK 04.01.15	Primordial's Redemption At The Puritan's Hands - Mayflower Porter Death's Symbolic - Stone Brewing's Arrogant Bastard Ale Genesis' Selling England By The Pound - Ommegang Abbey Ale Dream Theater's Images and Words - Jack's Abbey Lashes Lager Mastodon's Leviathan - Maine Brewing's Mean Old Tom
Inveigh 04.04.15	Maine Brewing makes such awesome stuff currently drinking a Bell's Oberon and jamming Old Man Gloom m/ in the past few days I've enjoyed Founders Blushing Monk Imperial Raspberry Ale, Destihl Wild Sour Series Flanders Red, Sweetwater 420 Pale Ale, Three Floyds Gumballhead, Stone Enjoy By 4:20 and Unibroue La Fin du Monde
JWT155 04.04.15	All great beers! Love Bells and everything Founders does is fantastic. I'm currently drinking some Winter Ales. Brooklyn's Winter Ale along with Fat Head's Winter Ale. Have some Magic Hat #9 as well as some Yuengling. Going to rock out to some Wilco tonight. Cheers
DominionMM1 04.04.15	oskar blues just put out the gubna iipa so I had to grab a 4 banger of that. jamming some rolling stones atm. been on a huge stones kick lately.
JWT155 04.04.15	I have been too lately. Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street have been on repeat as of late.
JWT155 04.04.15	I have been too lately. Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street have been on repeat as of late.
DominionMM1 04.04.15	too bad jumpin jack flash and honky tonk women weren't included on those records
JWT155 04.04.15	That's what Forty Licks is for! The Stones are one of those bands I grew up with their singles but never really delved into their records, and when I did I didn't like what I heard. Now that I'm older and understand more about the Blues and my tastes have matured, listening to a Stones record is like opening a Gold Mine.
DominionMM1 04.04.15	yeah but I hate compilations. but it's all good cuz I just picked up some stones 45's at the record store today.
SeaAnemone 04.05.15	watching the Big Lebowski on netlix drank a Ballast Victory at Sea also drank a homebrewed RIS it obviously wasn't as good as the former, but I'm pumped to brew a coffee stout next week with it in mind, great beer
CK 04.05.15	"drank a Ballast Victory at Sea" Very good choice, that's a great porter. Inveigh, is the Blushing Monk worth getting? I've seen it around, but it's mad expensive for a bottle
DoctorDoom 04.05.15	Gonna spend some time with my dad and brother, spin a few tom waits records and have a few arrogant bastards. Sundays rule.
DocSportello 04.07.15	Beer and music. Scroll down to bottom using trackpad. How long is this thr? Beer and...? Keep scrolling. Beer...? Scroll back up. Start dragging halfway. Beer and music. Oh.
Inveigh 04.08.15	CK, the Blushing Monk is awesome, but I can see why most say it's overpriced. $15 for a bomber of 9% brew is pretty aggressive, but really it's only $3 more than a FFF bomber, and it ages very well. it's basically an Imperial version of their Rubaeus raspberry ale (with a slight belgian twist), so if you like that beer you'll definitely dig it. enjoyed a couple of brews recently from Dom via trade: Renegade Contrarian Imperial Pilsner - pretty great stuff. like a hopped up Trumer Pils, but obviously a lot more citrus on the nose and palate. Sante Fe Imperial Java Stout - one of the more coffee/espresso forward beers of this style that i've ever had (like a thicker more viscous Surly Coffee Bender in terms of it's flatout coffee bombness). great stout overall, but you've gotta be a coffee lover to truly appreciate it i think (luckily i'm a coffee fiend)
DominionMM1 04.08.15	having a surly furious red ipa and jamming windhand- s/t tried the surly abrasive dipa last night. like many ipa's from the midwest it was well balanced and relatively mild. plus the finish didn't taste like a wet dog, which is something i've experienced with d/iipa's before.
Inveigh 04.08.15	man i wish i'd gotten that Abrasive to you when it was fresher (i imagine the hops have mellowed out a bit after ~50-60 days). I've had them at 60-90 days before and it's still great beer, but it's much more "abrasive" when it's fresher (or perhaps you prefer a more balanced offering)
DominionMM1 04.08.15	no i really enjoyed it. can't wait to try the death Viking.
JWT155 04.08.15	Simple night for me, Magic Hat #9.
Inveigh 04.08.15	never been a big fan of Magic Hat myself Dom that Death by Vikings is killer. my last apartment was 5 minutes from the brewery/taproom, so i got very familiar with their line up. so glad they've started bottling. currently drinking a Green Flash Symposium IPA (from the Hop Odyssey series, whatever that is?) and jamming Rwake - If You Walk Before You Crawl, You Crawl Before You Die
DominionMM1 04.08.15	have you listened to xenoglossalgia yet?
Inveigh 04.08.15	i have not... that's the re-release of their first album right?
DominionMM1 04.08.15	it's their demo from like 1998. you should definitely give it a listen.
Inveigh 04.08.15	just copped it, will jam soon m/
DominionMM1 04.09.15	enjoying an aspen this season's blonde and jamming neurosis- given to the rising
SeaAnemone 04.17.15	drinking my last Zombie Dust tonight RIP. however, also got a bunch of great, new beer: Double Duckpin (so good), Maui Lorenzi, Ommegang Rare Vos, and managed to find some Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout.
DominionMM1 04.17.15	great lakes blackout stout and watching some playoff hockey
SeaAnemone 04.17.15	Dominion I know you do -- but if anyone else has access to SMS I HIGHLY recommend it, it easily rivals KBS imo, one of the best stouts I've ever had. I'm buying another 4-pack tomorrow either for trading or drinking purposes.
DominionMM1 04.17.15	actually, I don't think I do. I haven't seen anything from them and according to their website, they don't distribute here.
LambsBread 04.17.15	bow wow wow yipee yo yippe yay Sam Smiths in da muthafuckin hooooouse
CK 04.17.15	@Sea, how is the Sunday Morning Stout? Worth it? Was thinking of picking up a pack of that myself EDIT: I'm dumb and didn't read Sea's second comment. Gonna get the pack I saw yesterday sometime this week
sleepdirt 04.17.15	Just opened a 3 Floyds Arctic Panzer Wof jamming some Zappa- Resolver + Brutality
evilford 04.20.15	I miss inveigh wish he hung out around these parts more often
SeaAnemone 04.26.15	drinking some local beers and watching Reservoir Dogs finally have a semi-decent cellar begun to accumulate, even if it's only 5 beers
DominionMM1 05.16.15	fuck this thread needs resurrecting ninkasi tricerahops dipa and black sabbath- paranoid
LambsBread 05.16.15	Yeah beer is only good thing about portland besides the Blazers.
DominionMM1 05.20.15	tommyknocker olde oaked brown ale and some down IV part 1
Inveigh 05.20.15	been too long since i've visited sputnik pub been drinking FFF Rabid Rabbit and Victory Cherry Kirsch Gose, jamming Down - NOLA m/ how yall doin???
Inveigh 05.20.15	also sup Dom, Sea, ford, fte, Lambs, Wolfe and others m/ my brothers in beer and rock m/ m/
LambsBread 05.20.15	Good man I'm on vacation, have slept like 6 hours in 4 nights though Found some old British beers here Taht I forgot about, not quiteh as good as I remembered, paddingtons pub ale was my favorite You ever check out that Ellay Khule album I've been ranting about for the last 6 months?
SeaAnemone 05.20.15	just got back from vacation in the Pacific Northwest. had so many good beers I don't know where to begin.
LambsBread 05.21.15	Why didn't you hit me up breh?
SeaAnemone 05.21.15	didn't know you were out there / didn't wanna listen to KRS-One
DominionMM1 05.23.15	lol having a uinta anniversary barley wine ale and coolin out to steve von till- a life unto itself
JokineAugustus 05.23.15	Suffocation - Pierced From Within Unibroue Grande Reserve 17 (possibly my favourite beer)
DominionMM1 05.29.15	having a vindication brewing freedom stout and jamming neurosis- times of grace
SeaAnemone 06.07.15	whatsup beersputnik
DominionMM1 06.07.15	hey yo man having a renegade hiatus and jamming fister- IV
someguest 06.07.15	"didn't know you were out there / didn't wanna listen to KRS-One" Sea's best post on this site rip
LambsBread 06.07.15	a krs one joke thats really fresh
DominionMM1 06.08.15	like Doug e
Spec 06.08.15	oh sea's in here sweet lets smoke some prime times
CK 06.08.15	Anybody in Boston should check out the Cambridge Brewing Company. Great beer and if you go to the restaurant / brewery they're such a chill brewery
Inveigh 06.09.15	been sipping on Tyranena Balling the Queen DIPA w/ honey and Revolution 1Znuff DIPA as well. jamming Faith No More - Sol Invictus m/
DominionMM1 06.10.15	having one of my buddy's homebrews (a blueberry dipa) and jammin through silver in blood
SeaAnemone 06.16.15	drinking some Stillwater Folklore it's pr good
argonaut 06.17.15	This is the most awesome thread. Drinking Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and jamming Bruce Springsteen- The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle.
DominionMM1 06.17.15	stillwater is solid but i haven't had anything from them that really impressed me. having some avery perzik saison and enjoying some rwake
CK 06.17.15	Didn't like the only Stillwater I've had thus far. Just had Allagash black for the first time this past weekend, holy fuck that's a good stout. Dragon's Milk is also a good stout, but it's aged in casks which gives it a much harder taste that I don't always find too appealing
argonaut 06.17.15	I love stouts, haven't explored them very much yet.
CK 06.17.15	My personal favorite is Weyerbacher's Old Heathen. If you can get your hands on that, I'd highly recommend it. Founder's Breakfast Stout is also very good. Very highly regarded beer. Buttload of flavors in that one
argonaut 06.17.15	Awesome, thanks. Haven't had either of those. I've seen Founder's before in stores, I'll definitely have to give that a try.
DominionMM1 06.17.15	"I love stouts, haven't explored them very much yet." you need to man. stouts are objectively the best beers on the planet.
CK 06.17.15	Idk about that man. You can get pretty creative with belgians
argonaut 06.17.15	Yeah, stouts rule for sure.
DominionMM1 06.17.15	stouts are awesome because you can do anything you want with them. peanut butter cup? check. blueberry? check. curry? check. Belgians are good but i prefer the inherent stout flavor. belgians can get a bit too sweet for me.
argonaut 06.17.15	I've hardly tried any belgian beers. Leffe Brune is the only one I remember trying, I love that beer though.
DominionMM1 06.17.15	also, stouts are excellent for aging/cellaring (provided, of course, that they're over 8% abv)
argonaut 06.17.15	Good to know. I don't have a good place for cellaring at the moment, but I'll keep that in mind for future reference.
CK 06.17.15	Yeah, you can get pretty crazy with porters too. Jacks Abby did a Barrel Aged PB&J Baltic Porter which was delicious o.O
Inveigh 06.19.15	yeah Stouts have the most variety of flavors, but I've grown to love all Belgian styles especially sours tonight it's been Lagunitas CitriSeninsus DIPA and Revolution 1Znuff Triple IPA jamming the new Third Eye Blind record, so good m/ m/ m/
Thibs 06.20.15	legit third eye blind?
DominionMM1 06.21.15	renegade redacted rye ipa and some acid bath
DominionMM1 06.23.15	upslope thai style white ipa and neurosis- times of grace
DominionMM1 06.23.15	russian river yeah?
CK 06.23.15	Currently drinking Jack's Abby and listening to Talk Talk m/
DominionMM1 06.23.15	you must be in cali then
DominionMM1 06.23.15	the only thing we get from russian river here is pliny and it's very sporadic
DominionMM1 06.23.15	yeah i enjoy it. there's a pub here that has the elder on tap pretty regularly and every year they get a keg of the younger.
Inveigh 06.23.15	enjoying a couple brews from a trade with Dom -- Telluride FISHwater DIPA, Bull & Bush Zeb's DIPA and my last Sante Fe Imperial Java Stout (loved the hell out of those dude). been jamming a ton of shit today, including new Elder and High on Fire, old Cake and My Dying Bride, some Charlie Daniels Band and now Sebadoh m/
ZombicidalMan 06.23.15	sipping on a howe sound devil's elbow ipa and jamming some portishead
Inveigh 06.23.15	just cracked into a year-old bottle of Jolly Pumpkin La Roja oak-aged flanders red. this beer is incredible fresh (if you like sours, buy it on sight), but man with a year on it, this is one of the best sours I've ever had. definitely the best Flanders Red I've ever tasted. the barrel character is so subtle next to the tart berries that i'm afraid i'm going to down it too quickly.
DominionMM1 06.23.15	oy veigh word up man
Inveigh 06.23.15	sup homie? long time no see in the sputnik pub jamming Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets (specifically Crawl Back In). Looking forward to the show in August m/ m/ m/
DominionMM1 06.23.15	oh man I can't wait. wanted to take in a Cubs game (just for laughs) before the show but they're on a road trip that week. hope those brews that I sent are hitting the spot.
Inveigh 06.23.15	they most definitely are man. yeah too bad Cubs are out of town that week, Wrigleyville is a great time. Thalia is in Pilsen, which is a cool area though. I'm sure we'll have out share of brews/good times around the show
DominionMM1 06.23.15	looking forward to brews at a lower altitude
DominionMM1 06.23.15	out of curiousity, how far is solemn oath from the city?
Inveigh 06.23.15	pretty far, it's in Naperville. it's about 5 minutes from my old apartment, but there's no chance we make it there around the show. better off hitting up Local Option or Revolution.
DominionMM1 06.23.15	sweet. I dig both of them.
Inveigh 06.23.15	Local Option is awesome, it's a metal bar. if you get in town early enough we can definitely hit it up. it's on the north side though so it's a ways from the venue
argonaut 06.23.15	Drinking a Bell's Porter and jamming The Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead. m/
Tyler. 06.23.15	Wow this thread is huge
CK 06.23.15	Biggest on Sputnik probably
Inveigh 06.25.15	drinking a Stone Points Unknown DIPA/tripel hybrid and jamming Elder - Lore m/ beer is bizarre, it's a blend of a belgian-style tripel that's been aged in barrels used for pinot noir and subsequently tequila, and a Double IPA. can't say I'm in love with it, but it's definitely worth trying if you like weird beer (i do, but only to an extent, and this one pushes it).
Inveigh 06.25.15	also between this Elder album and the new High on Fire, i've really been feeling the stoner metal jams. two great 2015 albums for the genre. any other albums i'm missing from the stoner realm? they work well with craft ales
Inveigh 06.25.15	dude we need to revive the sputnik rap project
DominionMM1 06.25.15	having a revolution bean gene and jamming neurosis- sovereign
kris. 06.25.15	i discovered what gose is this weekend thanks to boulevard and its hibiscus gose holy shit this stuff is great
Inveigh 06.25.15	dude the Hibiscus gose is probably my favorite in the style (or a tie with Victory's Kirsch Gose w/ cherries). it's awesome. Dom, how you liking the Bean Gene? I went to the store looking for Straight Jacket and found that even though every other store has been out for 6+ months. I have mine sitting in the cellar still.. Cap, I know man. Some of the dudes were really talented (yourself included obvs) and it's a shame it never went through to completion. A couple of those tracks had potential...
kris. 06.25.15	hey if youre close enough that your liquor stores serve boulevard come hang out with me
Inveigh 06.25.15	haha i'm in chicago man, you're near KC right? I travel there on business sometimes (rarely)
kris. 06.25.15	ah dang thats far, neat that boulevard distributes that far tho. so many amazing beers
Inveigh 06.25.15	word man. i grew up in St. Louis for awhile which is where i first fell in love with Boulevard Wheat (back when that was the only one you could find in any bar/lq store), so I have love for the brewery. Tank 7 is one of my all time favorite beers.
kris. 06.25.15	can't stand it tbh. the backend is waaaaay too strong for my liking
Inveigh 06.25.15	ah you'll get there young buck, i didn't start digging that style of brew until my late 20s
kris. 06.25.15	i just wanna drink stouts till i die
DominionMM1 06.25.15	"Dom, how you liking the Bean Gene? I went to the store looking for Straight Jacket and found that even though every other store has been out for 6+ months. I have mine sitting in the cellar still.. " initially I wasn't super impressed but once it warmed up a little bit all those flavors started to reveal themselves. very good overall, man. obviously stouts and porters are meant to be consumed chilled but not cold. the bean gene more so than most. the difference between cold and chilled was huge.
CK 06.25.15	"i just wanna drink stouts till i die" Stouts are da shit. Where are you from / what kinda local stouts in your area would you recommend?
JWT155 06.25.15	I like IPA's but I'm not digging this craze where breweries are trying to see who can make a hoppier IPA.
CK 06.25.15	Yeah I get that feel sometimes too. I feel like Jack's Abby does it a log, especially with the Kiwi Rising. the Mass Rising is great, though
JWT155 06.25.15	I like a good IPA with a nice citrus bite, Lagunitas IPA for instance is fantastic as well as the Head Hunter IPA from Fat Heads.
CK 06.25.15	Have you tried Ballast Point's Grapefruit Sculpin? That's one of my favorite beers and the grapefruit flavor blends really well with the hops
AmericanFlagAsh 06.25.15	I love Head Hunter IPA
kris. 06.25.15	ck check out some big bear black stout if your local place carries it so good
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	sup drinking some grapefruit sculpin and watching jurassic world
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	lol whoa CK just posted about that nice got it fo' free (gift card) from Whole Foods
BigHans 06.27.15	Sea, do you think you can handle that bro
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	holy shit BigHans
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	what even is the question
BigHans 06.27.15	Eric, todays events made me think of you. Jk man, good to see you still active. Maybe Ill make a comeback m/
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	Haha I was pumped, I actually made it to SCOTUS to see the atmosphere after work. And I'm "active" in that I post in this thread once or twice a month, exclusively haha.
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	I assume everywhere else is a swamp of 15 year-olds.
DominionMM1 06.27.15	evenin fellas. having a finkel & garf imperial red and getting down to some danzig
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	I mean here in DC I celebrated the legalization of gay marriage with my legal weed haha. Yeah I work amongst a bunch of civil rights lawyers so we got off early to head down there because everyone was celebrating anyway.
BigHans 06.27.15	Inside that was an old joke between Sea and I that goes back 5 years, don't worry about it. Fun fact. Ive never smoked weed really, but Im waiting in the wings for legalization. As soon as that shit is legal Im going to smoke the SHIT out of it.
deadcrown 06.27.15	WOW an ancient list!!! OMG
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	DC is weird because it's 100% legal to possess but illegal to buy (I guess?). There's no real rule on it but cops aren't going to stop you for having weed in your pocket. Drinking a Stillwater stout rn it's pr good. So excited to pick up a case of Solar Abyss tomorrow.
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	lol TPP is the only downside this week otherwise it's been the best week in DC since 1776
Yazz_Flute 06.27.15	Drinking an Enjoy By 7.04 right now and thinking about weed
Yazz_Flute 06.27.15	lol 2012 as "ancient"
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	09-10 glory years checking in
Yazz_Flute 06.27.15	Got you beat by a few years there worsteric
DeadGuy 06.27.15	Rogue and church of misery baby. Kick ass album and my favorite brewery. Sweetwater's dank tank limited editions are great too.
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	smh I don't even know who you are on mezz
Yazz_Flute 06.27.15	click on my username idiot smh
SeaAnemone 06.27.15	yeah well ur still stupid
DominionMM1 06.27.15	"Drinking a Stillwater stout rn it's pr good." the folklore?
Inveigh 06.27.15	whoa awesome old school users itt today (Hans, Dom, Sea, fti). yazz i don't know you that well but if you're old school too then big ups m/? jamming all kinds of stuff today but currently sipping on a Wiley Roots Red Dirt Imperial Red from Dom -- great stuff. more on the earthy/malty side of Imperial Reds versus the hoppy side, but that's a-ok with me.
Inveigh 06.27.15	lol i've been out of the hxc scene for awhile now. am i missing good stuff?
DeadGuy 06.27.15	I didn't see the clown shoes at first. They got some great stuff too man, but I haven't had one in a long time. I think the one I used to drink frequently was Tramp Stamp
Inveigh 06.27.15	their stouts are amazing, the rest of their beers are hit or miss. if you can find a fresh bomber the Space Cake DIPA is amazing
Inveigh 06.27.15	just cracked into a Paradox Skully Barrel No. 24 (a dark sour ale brewer with dark cherries and cacao nibs, aged in oak wine barrels). Dom sent me this in a trade back in January, been holding off since then but couldn't wait any longer. great dark sour ale -- tastes like black cherry warheads mixed with hints of oak, dark chocolate, pinot grigio and just fucking deliciousness. one of the best sours I've had. thanks Dom m/
Inveigh 06.30.15	Tyranena Balling the Queen DIPA and Nero di Marte - Derivae m/
DominionMM1 07.03.15	left hand twin sister dipa and some rwake
DominionMM1 07.06.15	enjoying a dogfish head immort ale and some Judas Priest- sad wings of destiny
LambsBread 07.06.15	who likes wine?
LambsBread 07.06.15	im starting to like it more and more... it goes a lot better with food than beer. doesnt make your breathe smell like pure ass. girls tend to prefer it over beer. its generally seen as classier. I can drink it at work and no one sees me. seems to create a more euphoric drunk feeling, like the one i got when i first drank. I dont get the shits as bad... still prefer beer over wine but the gap is narrowing, and i dont know shit about wine and am probably drinking bullshit
DominionMM1 07.10.15	santa fe after noon imperial Java stout and deadbird- twilight ritual
Maniac! 07.10.15	most prolific list in sputhistory
FlyheadMetal 07.10.15	2450 COMMENTS!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!??!?!?!?!
Maniac! 07.10.15	and you just wasted one of them. good job spending your life ruining other people's
SomeSayShesNaive 07.10.15	If a single comment on a fucking website can ruin a life, you should just die right now tbh.
FlyheadMetal 07.10.15	how do you waste comments lol
Ocean of Noise 07.10.15	Wine is the shit LambsBread
DominionMM1 07.10.15	da maniac returns
Maniac! 07.10.15	Now just gotta get Inveigh, Pit, Hans, and Apollo in this bizznitch just like the golden era
DominionMM1 07.10.15	hans has been around quite a bit lately. veigh drops by occasionally. haven't seen Apollo in awhile.
Maniac! 07.10.15	wonder where Pit went
Relinquished 07.10.15	he's around, he still posts occasionally more than veigh, pollo, and hans
SeaAnemone 07.16.15	drinking a Troegs Naked Elf and listening to new Beach House thumbs up
LambsBread 07.17.15	mexican beers seems to suck to me, does anyone like mexican beer?
Inveigh 07.22.15	thanks for keeping this thread alive guys, even though I haven't been as frequent 'round these parts lately. what's good in beer and music though? currently I'm jamming ...From the Deep - The Absurd Horror (shoutout to MO) and enjoying Prairie Artisan Ales' Brett C. hoppy saison (with Brett, obviously). great beer. a couple other recent favorites: Clown Shoes Mango American Kolsch, Pipeworks' Dreamsicle Imperial Pale Ale with Oranges and Vanilla, and Avery Insula barrel-aged sour ale (courtesy of Dom via trade -- thanks brother!)
SeaAnemone 07.22.15	hey. jamming the U.S.-Jamaica game right now but was also jamming some Corrupted earlier while enjoying some Three Floyds Yum Yums from Inveigh.
DominionMM1 07.23.15	glad ya dig man having a stone ruination 2.0 dipa and getting down on the body/thou split
LambsBread 07.23.15	shitty generic mexican beer lately, dos equis, corona, pacifico, Tecate. pacifico is my favorite by far
SeaAnemone 07.25.15	la fin du monde is the best beer available in the grocery store imo
DominionMM1 08.01.15	having a wynkoop colorojo ira and jamming neurosis- sovereign in preparation for the weekend
Inveigh 08.11.15	had a Revolution Citra Hero and a Three Floyds Calumet Queen Kolsch and have been jamming the new Lamb of God and Dr. Dre records m/ had an awesome time last week at the Neurosis show with Dominion in Chicago. beers were drank, metal was consumed, earth was shattered. First Sputniker ever met in real life -- great times m/
TheSonomaDude 08.11.15	Is this the most commented on thread?
Inveigh 08.11.15	definitely the most commented on list, probably not overall thread if you count review threads though
deathschool 08.11.15	Like both of these things.
argonaut 08.11.15	Drinking a Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout from Rogue and jamming 500 Miles To Memphis- Sunshine In A Shot Glass.
Inveigh 08.12.15	Rebel IPA isn't bad if it's fresh, still not worth supporting BBC though. tonight i've had a Dogfish Head American Beauty DIPA and now working on a Boulevard Tell Tale Tart "slightly sour ale" jamming Future DS2
Inveigh 08.12.15	drinking Green Flash Soul Style IPA (so good) and jamming Judas Priest - Stained Class m/
Inveigh 08.13.15	Bell's Oracle IIPA and jamming Von Till's A Life Unto Itself m/
DominionMM1 08.13.15	"had an awesome time last week at the Neurosis show with Dominion in Chicago. beers were drank, metal was consumed, earth was shattered. First Sputniker ever met in real life -- great times m/" fuck yeah man. any recollection as to who made that passion fruit imperial stout?
Inveigh 08.13.15	it was Pipeworks. Part of their Abduction series of Imperial Stouts (I think I sent you the "Coffee Break Abduction w/ vanilla and coffee in one of our trades). i might still be able to find a bomber of that if you're interested
Inveigh 08.13.15	*that being the Passionfruit Abduction
DominionMM1 08.13.15	yeah anything by pipeworks im down with glad you're digging that svt record. I think it's his best. enjoying a black shirt american red Porter and jamming megadeth- rip
Inveigh 08.13.15	nice. yeah I only have that and Grim Horse and i like them both, but definitely dig ALUI a bit more. drinking a Revolution Wicked Fist Double Red Rye Ale and jamming High on Fire - Luminiferous m/
DominionMM1 08.13.15	if I should fall is really good too
DominionMM1 08.19.15	having an oskar blues ipa and jamming some pantera- cowboys from hell. stoked that they've finally put out a real ipa.
DominionMM1 08.21.15	enjoying a logan street ghetto blonde and yob- catharsis
Ocean of Noise 08.21.15	dude stop trying to keep this thread alive it's had a good long life lmao
Inveigh 08.21.15	this thread needs not "keeping alive" -- it is a living, breathing internet organism. Dom, how is that Oskar Blues IPA? we haven't seen distro here yet drinking a St. Pauli Girl currently, but have been enjoying Petrus Aged Red, Green Flash Soul Style IPA and Brasserie de Silly S.A.'s Stupid Silly Sour. snagged a 4pk of Sixpoint 4beans Imperial Porter (it's brewed with coffee, chocolate and vanilla, and clocks in at 10%). waiting for it to chill, can't wait to try it. jamming Iron Maiden's self-titled m/
Ocean of Noise 08.21.15	well THERE we go I just thought Dominion was the only guy who ever posted in this thread anymore lol
Inveigh 08.21.15	the Sputnik Pub will never die
Spec 08.21.15	Wild Rose: Velvet Fog Unfiltered, delicious and refreshing alongside the sufferer and the witness that im jamming again for some reason.
DominionMM1 08.22.15	"the Sputnik Pub will never die" damn straight. functional alcoholism is the best. I really like that ob ipa, veigh. it's much more mild than a lot of the ipas here.
DominionMM1 08.22.15	having a tommyknocker imperial nut brown ale and enjoying some more yob
Inveigh 08.30.15	if i wasn't so drunk i would crack one of the tommyknockers that I have left, but that would fuck me up. the OB IPA hasn't made it here yet, but i will try it when it does. Had quite a few Oktoberfests today, as I had a couple fantasy drafts (yearly tradition for me). Ayinger remains my favorite. jamming a lot of hip hop i.e. new Guilty Simpson and Method Man records. Dom you up this late??
DominionMM1 08.30.15	having a horny goat hornacopia pumpkin ale and watching the saints game
DominionMM1 09.03.15	odyssey fluffy pumpkin porter and the flight of sleipnir- v (thanks veigh)
SeaAnemone 09.06.15	drinking a Bell's Neptune
Wolfhorde 09.06.15	Recently got smashed after moving into my new place. Probably wasn't the smartest move to start drinking without having properly eaten all day but whatevs. Lineup: Boon's Framboise - slightly sour, very fruity - nice for the summer and considering how hot it was on Monday Maisel's Weisse - one damn fine Weizen, a good banana note and drinkable as hell Boon's 2011/2012 Gueuze - more sour than the Framboise, lots of carbonation - not sure whether I prefer this over the Mort Subite Kraft Bräu Pale Ale - PA from the regional brewery, it was a solid Pale Ale - something Germans tend to be very hit-and-miss with Brooklyn Brewery Blast - Good DIPA, I'd still prefer DFH 90, though - some interesting hops in this one Firestone Walker Double Jack - What a bomb, super drinkable for a 9.5 and surprisingly enough the hops aren't wrecking the palate - will probably have to get a bottle of this for my friends down South Still have some HP-Oktoberfest in my fridge I'm looking forward to trying, just caught a cold so I'm not gonna do the beer a disservice with my taste buds all mucked up.
Wolfhorde 09.06.15	Also still have about 5 x Kraft Bräu Weizen, 3 x Liefman's Cuvée Brut, 1 x Bacchus Framboise, 2 x 2011/2012 Gueuze Boon, 1 x BrewDog's Nanny State, 1 x Orkney's Skull Splitter, 2 x Westmalle Tripel, 1 x Ballast Point Big Eye IPA, 1 x Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin, 1 x Palm Steenberge Tripel for my pals South. Plus I already sent my "sistah" down there some Duvel, Mort Subite Kriek, 2 more bottles of Ballast Point and something I probably forgot already.
Wolfhorde 09.06.15	As for music, recently been bumping a lot of the "party music" and stuff I listened to years ago. Equilibrium, Alestorm, Finntroll, Maiden, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Troldhaugen, Swashbuckle and stuff like that.
DominionMM1 09.12.15	wolf so gut dich zu sehen (or something like that) having a santa fe imperial java stout and spinning neurosis- times of grace. Stout must've sat for awhile or something because it tastes more like a ris that a real coffee stout. really digging it.
Wolfhorde 09.12.15	Thanks, Dom. Sounds like some good stuff you're having there. Also, actually tried the H/P Oktoberfest recently - pretty solid and drinkable (as it should be).
Inveigh 09.17.15	my favorite Oktoberfest will always be Ayinger, but Paulaner does a great one too a few American breweries do great takes on the style (Surly, Great Lakes and Two Brothers primarily) but the German breweries do it best.
Wolfhorde 09.17.15	Haven't been able to get my hands on Ayinger, I think I had Paulaner on tap last year. I also got some Hofbräu recently which was nice, too. Also got myself some more Schneider Weisse, Andechser and Weihenstephaner.
Inveigh 09.18.15	don't you live in Germany Wolfhorde? sorry if I'm mistaken
Wolfhorde 09.18.15	Nah, you're not mistaken. I live close to the Benelux area currently (although I may be moving up to Hamburg next year) And yeah, we have some odd distribution chains which makes some regional stuff harder to get at than you'd think.
Wolfhorde 09.26.15	Also "damn straight. functional alcoholism is the best." This so much. Fighting the depression with booze and music. m/ Drank Aventinus today and yesterday and holy shit that stuff rocks and hits like a sledgehammer. Drinking a bomber of 2012/2013 gueze now. Good stuff, too.
Inveigh 10.07.15	sup Sputnik pub? been drinking Rodenbach Grand Cru, Revolution Unsessionable DIPA and Crazy Mountain Lawyers, Guns & Money Barleywine jamming sludge/stoner metal in honor of seeing Clutch with COC (w/ Pepper!) next week m/
Sunnyvale 10.07.15	Where are you seeing them? I'm going to the Indianapolis show, m/
Inveigh 10.07.15	Chicago yo m/
Sunnyvale 10.07.15	Nice, I'm pumped for it.
Inveigh 10.07.15	yea me too. i saw Clutch in May in Milwaukee with Mastodon. Clutch killed it.
Sunnyvale 10.07.15	Sweet. I've never seen them before, going with a buddy who's been to 3 previous shows and he says they're great though.
SeaAnemone 10.09.15	drinking an Anchorage Bitter Monk -- a double IPA with brett, and calling my mom
MonotoneMop 10.09.15	Iv'e got a quarter growler left of Wander Brewing's Farmhouse Saison I might finish tonight. I've been hoping to see Jubelale 2015 on shelves, but it hasn't shown up in my area yet.
Wolfhorde 10.09.15	You fuckers having seen Clutch. I'm still mad I've only so far known of them doing bigger festivals here. Also, been drinking a lot of Schneider Weisse lately - it's like they don't do anything bad.
SeaAnemone 10.09.15	damn I need more Brett beers this IPA is dank imo
Maniac! 10.09.15	I need more Stouts in my life
SeaAnemone 10.09.15	holy shit I don't post on Sputnik for 6 months and Maniac appears I thought the feds got him
Ashen 10.09.15	some dude drank enough beer to send a box of bottle caps to bethesda as "payment" for a preorder of fo4. something like 2000+ bottle caps lol.
Maniac! 10.09.15	SeaEric, I was around a month or so ago too
Maniac! 10.09.15	Has anyone mentioned Dominion Oak Barrel Stout and/or Dominion Espresso Stout? Those are a couple of my favorites
SeaAnemone 10.09.15	yeah we get a lot of Dominion in the mid-Atlantic not a big fan generally but the oak barrel stout is definitely their best
Maniac! 10.09.15	Something I just tried recently (I'm way behind on beer) was Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale. I'd never heard of it before, but it was delicious. Can't seem to find it around these parts very often though
Wolfhorde 10.10.15	"some dude drank enough beer to send a box of bottle caps to bethesda as "payment" for a preorder of fo4. something like 2000+ bottle caps lol." Not that hard if you collect them over a long enough period. Lots of good stuff out there, Brandon. Use that sweet gov't money to try some.
DominionMM1 10.22.15	went back to cutty, eh veigh? having a finkel & garf oatmeal milk stout and jamming yob, cough, and windhand cuz the weather is shitty and it's a dark doomy kind of night
CK 10.22.15	I have not been drinking beer as much lately, but I am currently jamming GY!BE's debut for the first time in full while sipping away at a CBC Srgt Pepper Ale
Feather 10.22.15	I am currently hammered off of bloom moon glasses, fat tire glasses and much more, but regardless, Silversun Pickups sounds amazing to me at the moment. Specifically Skin Graphs and The Pit
SeaAnemone 11.01.15	got some Hardywood Trickery, a HF Arthur, Gumbalhead, Westbrook Gose, and a Bruery Grey Monday today, it was a good day.
SeaAnemone 11.01.15	right now drinking a Strangeways barrel-aged Gingerbread Good Gourd (quite the mouthful) and watching Pulp Fiction.
MonotoneMop 11.01.15	Currently pre-drinking for some Halloween parties with a No-Li Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout brewed in my hometown of Spokane while watching Curb Your Enthusiasm with my roommate. It's a good night.
DominionMM1 11.07.15	enjoying some avery olde jubilation and some rwake
DominionMM1 11.14.15	been having some left hand wake up dead nitro ris and some ballast point victory at sea (2nd best beer ever) and jamming some dreadnought
random 11.14.15	Molson Exel is my favorite.
Wolfhorde 11.14.15	Recently tried a bunch of local stuff from Hamburg - that shit was pretty good (Baltic Porter, Chocolate Stout, IPA from the keg and a Cider). "some ballast point victory at sea (2nd best beer ever)" Ugh, I'm still dying to try that. I also still have a Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter, FW Double Jack, SW Hopfenweisse and a Coisbo RIS in my fridge. Very curious about the Hop Hunter and the RIS since I haven't tried those, they may be in there until New Year's, though. I also left some stuff up in Hamburg but I can't recall what it was. Currently jamming tons of BM. Panopticon, Windfaerer, Addaura, Saor and stuff like that.
Nocturnalize 11.15.15	Holy shit way to much hipster beer here you guys suck
Wolfhorde 11.15.15	Says someone who 5d Emmure and probably doesn't even know the faintest thing about microbrewing or brewing history.
user 11.15.15	is it bad to prefer wine and music...? will take straight to the point answers.
Wolfhorde 11.15.15	Legit matter of preference. This may just not be the thread for you then.
user 11.15.15	I guess it depends on the proposed length of the music sesh. beer is a long sesh, wine for a short sesh, mixed for a 20 min r kelly sesh then getting thrown out of bars sesh
DominionMM1 11.21.15	santa fe imperial Java stout and some neurosis- given to the rising
user 11.26.15	thanksgiving eve, 4 steelie tall boys by myself. gobble gobble, brothas.
JWT155 11.26.15	I picked up a Magic Hat Seasonal pack as well Sam Adams Winter Lager and a 6 pack of Coors Banquet Beer. I'm a basic beer bitch tonight.
ZippaThaRippa 11.26.15	Having Dragon's Milk (Bourbon Barrel) for the first time. It's decent but Double Barrel Jesus from Evil Twin and Dark Star Bourbon Barrel are better.
ZippaThaRippa 11.26.15	How in the world was "User" not taken.
user 11.26.15	people tend to be too clever to see what's right in front of them.
JWT155 11.26.15	Alrighty Confucious
user 11.26.15	it's confucius you twerp
Wolfhorde 11.27.15	Trying the "wait beer" from the local burger joint while enjoying a good bacon BBQ burger and not listening to any music because I watch shit when I eat. I did listen to Equilibrium before. Beer is pretty damn good, it's a Pale Ale from the original Burgeramt in Berlin. Loooooooooooads of C-hops, would probably be awesome in summer.
dbizzles 11.27.15	Green Flash Jibe- I didn't read the prior 2k comments, so sorry if that has been recommended, but that's just what I have been buying lately- I usually drink liquor or my own beer. I just brewed a Baltic 'porter' that is ready to keg/bottle, so I hope it turns out.
Sunnyvale 11.28.15	Drinking a Left Hand Wake Up Dead Nitro and listening to the new Freddie Gibbs.
chemicalmarriage 11.28.15	Never turn your back on the liquor
DominionMM1 12.02.15	enjoying some renegade hammer & sickle (it's back fuck yeah) and listening to ulcerate- everything is fire
DominionMM1 12.04.15	having a fort collins double chocolate stout and watching the packers-lions
JWT155 12.04.15	Very nice, I'm watching the Lions Packers game as well with a 6 pack of Rivertowne's Rudolph's Red, 8.1% ale with a heavy ginger taste.
SeaAnemone 12.04.15	drinking some Sip of Sunshine and studying it's pr dank. that Lions Packers game was such bullshit, I'm playing against Lacy and Rogers in fantasy this week and I almost had an orgasm based on their collective first 3 quarters.
DominionMM1 12.05.15	odyssey no safe harbor Baltic porter and jamming some stp. rip.
Inveigh 12.05.15	long time no see Sputnik pub, good to see the thread alive and kickin. tonight enjoyed a Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout (thanks Sea), Dry Dock BBA Double Vanilla Porter (thanks Dom), Tyranena The Devil Made Me Do It Coffee Imperial Oatmeal Porter and finishing the night off with an Almanac Farmers Reserve Citrus Sour jamming Stone Temple Pilots, TAD, Black Label Society and Soundgarden m/
SeaAnemone 12.05.15	oh sweet good to hear you still had a SMS left recently made a trade with another Sputnik user for the Sip o' Sunshine and he also got me a Fuzzy Baby Ducks growler and some other Connecticut stuff, so many good IPAs probably going to enjoy some of my homebrew for dinner (a tripel that sat on fresh blueberries for a while)
DominionMM1 12.06.15	we made a blueberry imperial ipa awhile back. great beer but we should've used corn sugar instead of regular sugar during bottling.
RunOfTheMill 12.08.15	Hey folks, been thinking I've brewing my own beer sometime soon. I've seen kits at the store with prepared bags of hops and whatnot. Was wondering if y'all had some advice on how to get started and what I should expect. Cheers
JWT155 12.08.15	Haven't done it myself yet, best of luck, from what I've heard the upfront cost to get the right gear is expensive, but once you have the right utensils it's a fun hobby.
BeyondCosby 12.08.15	@runofthemill I brew with my friend and have yet to have an unsuccessful batch. If you haven't bought it yet buy "How to Brew" by John J. Palmer. That book is the bible and will teach you literally everything about the process. Don't go too crazy the first time around, try to make something simple like an amber or pale ale. From there you can start to experiment with other styles. Brewing is a lot like cooking anything: if you've never done it it seems hard but once you have a few successes and learn to troubleshoot it's pretty straightforward.
RunOfTheMill 12.09.15	Thank you Mr Cosby, I'll take your word for it!
dbizzles 12.09.15	You can dive in. Follow the kit instructions very closely and make sure to get some star san or something to make sure everything is clean. I haven't ruined a batch either, but my friend and I keep everything pretty clean throughout the process. You can try just brewing a gallon batch and see how you like it and go from there.
DominionMM1 12.09.15	keeping things sterile is key yeah
BeyondCosby 12.09.15	Also, favorite beers right now are: Pinner - Oskar Blues Mercenary & St. Lupulin - Odell Accumulation - New Belgium
RunOfTheMill 12.09.15	^Are those local beers? Half the things you guys talk about I've never heard of before.
dbizzles 12.09.15	New Belgium is distributed pretty much everywhere. I can find Odell often too, but they are out of Colorado and I live in Utah. Never heard of Oskar Blues.
BeyondCosby 12.09.15	Yeah man I'm a huge Colorado beer fan. St. Lup and Accumulation are seasonal but Pinner is in Oskar Blues 12 pack. Mercenary you might have to get in one of Odell's distribution states.
dbizzles 12.09.15	Where are you from, Cosby? If you don't mind me asking.
BeyondCosby 12.09.15	I'm from Colorado. Grew up in the greater Denver area; went to college in Fort Collins. I look to be moving back there in half a year. Colorado has such a strong collection of breweries.
RunOfTheMill 12.09.15	I live in Quebec, so that explains a lot lol
dbizzles 12.09.15	I have family in Grand Junction, so I drink a lot of Colorado beer. If you like IPA's, there is a Brewery in SLC called EPIC that branched into Denver and when they made the move, they started brewing a beer called Escape to Colorado. Grab one if you see one. It is delicious.
DominionMM1 12.09.15	epic's big bad baptist is the best beer on the planet (or at least the best bba imperial stout) so you really should try that
dbizzles 12.09.15	That shit is so mean. I love a big beer, but I had no idea how brutal that thing would be. I didn't care for it too much, but I know some people that agree with you for sure.
DominionMM1 12.10.15	i take it that you're not a fan of barrel aged beers then
Boyproblems 12.10.15	I once drank cider and listened to tinie tempah. Am i one of the lads now?
dbizzles 12.10.15	Yeah, I don't like how prominent the alcohol flavor is in anything barrel aged. It is one of a few beer styles I don't generally enjoy.
DominionMM1 12.10.15	just thinking about a nice bba brown is making my mouth water...
BeyondCosby 12.10.15	Last summer I was into a huge "gose" phase. It'll be interesting to see if my palette changes when the warm weather comes back.
dbizzles 12.11.15	Anderson Valley is finally distributed in stores around SLC. Had a sixer of Holy Gose and the blood orange gose the other day. I'm good for a while.
BeyondCosby 12.11.15	Oh man the blood orange gose is so good. I found that allowing it to hand warm for five minutes really brought out the blood orange aroma and flavor.
dbizzles 12.11.15	It was a lot better midway, I agree.
DominionMM1 12.16.15	having a great divide oak aged yeti and jamming some pallbearer- sorrow and extinction
JWT155 12.16.15	I'm drinking some Great Lakes Christmas Ale while watching the Republican Debate.
ZippaThaRippa 12.16.15	Gonna drink a Sixpoint Resin that I brought back from VA while listening to Sondra & Harska by Totalt Javla Morker.
ZippaThaRippa 12.16.15	A blood orange gose sounds like it would be fuckin money. Can't get Founders here in CO
DominionMM1 12.16.15	yeah you can. You just gotta get a buddy to get some for you while they're up there.
JWT155 12.16.15	Good beer choices gents, cheers
ZippaThaRippa 12.16.15	One of the cashiers at work is bringing back a case of Heady Topper. I don't really ever talk to her but I guess I should start. It's kind of irritating how many breweries won't ship to Colorado because they don't want to deal with the competition. The Alchemist, Troegs, Founders, Smuttynose, etc etc etc. We just got Bell's and Anderson Valley into the state for the first time this year for GABF. Cigar City as well. It's about fucking time.
dbizzles 12.16.15	God damn, I want a heady topper. I was lucky enough to snag a Pliny the Elder earlier this year and it was sooo damn good.
JWT155 12.16.15	Damn sucks you can't find Troegs and Founders.
BeyondCosby 12.16.15	I pretty sure you can find almost anything in Colorado. If you live in Northern CO check Wilbur's and if you live closer to Denver Daveco is a great place. The only state I really haven't found stuff from is Alaska but even then you can still find Anchorage Brewing.
dbizzles 12.16.15	You guys should try living in Utah before you complain about anything distribution related. Our DABC decides what beers to stock and the options are generally pretty limited (it has gotten much better over the last few years). You can't buy beer over 4% in a grocery store, you have to go to a state-run liquor store- of which there are maybe 10-15 in Salt Lake City. There are also not any coolers in the Liquor Stores so as to avoid cost for the state, so your beer is warm.
BeyondCosby 12.16.15	That truly sounds like Hell on Earth.
dbizzles 12.16.15	It is. Luckily a few of our bigger local breweries have gotten special licensing to sell their 'high-point' beer in their own store front locations. But... even then I can only get high point beers in bottles/cans- it is illegal to serve beer over 5% on tap here. When I go to Colorado I feel liberated.
Ashen 12.16.15	it's winter lads, and a fine afternoon for a toke and a pint of Old Rasputin. music of choice is Derek and the Dominoes, because 2015 just doesn't rub me the same way.
DominionMM1 12.16.15	"I want a heady topper" overrated "Daveco is a great place." still prefer argonaut
Inveigh 12.17.15	jamming some Celtic Frost and Howls of Ebb m/ had a new Pipeworks DIPA called Killer Bee (brewed with blueberries). fairly disappointing overall. now i'm drinking a SixPoint Global Warmer Imperial Red Ale. much better. sup Sputnik Pub?
DominionMM1 12.17.15	having a 4 noses ritual rivers coffee porter and jamming some windhand
Inveigh 12.17.15	whoa sounds like an awesome brew. jamming Therapy? - Troublegum m/ Dom do you agree that Orion is the best Metallica instrumental?
Inveigh 12.17.15	also, i am drinking a Bud Diesel. doesn't really fit the theme of the thread but occasionally i crave an American adjunct lager (i.e. Bud Diesel, Miller High Life, Coors Banquet, etc.)
DominionMM1 12.17.15	what is bud diesel? and call of ktulu is metallica's best instrumental
Inveigh 12.17.15	aka bud heavy aka the king of beers (just regular budweiser) man i love ktulu but the solos/leads on Orion just destroy everything
DominionMM1 12.17.15	didn't I send you a couple of the coffee porters?
Inveigh 12.17.15	i don't think so... unless i drank them without remembering lol
Inveigh 12.17.15	ah shit just looked up the images -- yes you did. I remember them now. they were delicious
DominionMM1 12.17.15	Lol I thought I did. and I love ktulu because of the dynamics. it just builds and builds with each passage . the leads are great too.
Inveigh 12.17.15	can't argue with that, the composition is top notch. but man i just love everything about the atmosphere on Orion. close call obviously.
DominionMM1 12.17.15	my two favorite tallica tracks for sure
Inveigh 12.17.15	for real? that's interesting. tough to choose a favorite tallica track since they were such a seminal band for me, but Creeping Death, Disposable Heroes, The God That Failed, Bleeding Me, Hit the Lights, Battery and Fade to Black are all in the conversation
Inveigh 12.17.15	if i had to pick just two it would be Creeping Death and Disposable Heroes though. i think.
DominionMM1 12.17.15	bleeding me doesn't get the love man. It's a killer track. one, master of puppets, and creeping death are up there too. astronomy is another one that gets me.
random 12.19.15	Molson Exel.
DominionMM1 12.31.15	fremont dark star imperial oatmeal stout and some liquid swords
Inveigh 12.31.15	word up Dom. god i love this thread and everyone in it. been jamming with BigHans tonight. Drinking Alewerks Cafe Royal BBA Coffee Stout (thanks Sea). Tastes like a Jamocha Shake from Arby's soaked in bourbon. also been going with Weihenstephaner Original, and Glenfiddich 12 year Scotch. jamming Baroness - Purple, Danzig, Great White (on Hans' rec), Gaslight Anthem and of course MOTORHEAD m/ sup Sputnik Pub???
ZippaThaRippa 12.31.15	I'm going to Crooked Stave's 5th anniversary thing in Denver next wednesday, any other Colorado folks around here?
ZippaThaRippa 12.31.15	Yo Dom, if you get a chance, get your hands on the bourbon barrel variant. I am really not a fan of overhyped bourbon barrel bullshit but that one is the absolute tits. Blows Bourbon County and BBA Ten Fidy out of the water.
Inveigh 12.31.15	never had BBA Ten Fidy (imagine it's amazing), but Bourbon County never disappoints (this year's original is maybe the best yet). that being said, Dom sent me a couple Big Bad Baptists and that is a competitor for best BBA beer I've had. Honestly, had KBS both out of the bottle and on tap, was pretty underwhelmed. I've only had a few Crooked Stave beers (sours and saisons) that Dom has sent me, but they've all been awesome.
ZippaThaRippa 12.31.15	I don't really mean to put it down, it's actually very good. Not quite as syrupy sweet as some of the others, still retains a good amount of the Russian Imperial bitterness. It also had a pretty impressive collar for a beer that was 12.7 percent. The BBA Dark Star was completely on another level though. It was rich, creamy, boozy, decadent and absolutely loaded with bourbon. Least regrettable 16 dollars I have ever blown on a single bottle. One of my buds is always raving about Big Bad but I have been too lazy to pick it up. There is always some other sour that I want to try first. If you manage to get your hands on a Mama Bear's Sour Cherry Pie or Nightmare on Brett be sure to savor them. They are the best sours you'll ever have (imo)
Inveigh 12.31.15	Nice. The 2015 Bourbon County Brand Stout is 14.3% abv and I think it's the best they've put out. They usually get better with age (at least 2012, 2013 and 2014 have), so I'm excited to do a vertical one of these years. I don't have access to BBA Dark Star so my only hope is if Dom can grab one for me for trade. Dude you should try Big Bad Baptist if you ever have the chance, well worth it if you like that style. I love sours too, but they're more of a warm weather beer for me (we've recently started getting Paradox and Almanac sours, which I've really enjoyed). since I'm already drunk, I'm drinking a St. Pauli Girl and listening to Vince Staples
Inveigh 12.31.15	nope now Freddie Gibbs hard
ZippaThaRippa 12.31.15	Wasn't a huge fan of the Bourbon County but I might have just been a bit burned out on stouts. Lately I've mostly been shooting for the more experimental shit with strange ingredients. Picked up a collab from Evil Twin and Two Roads called Geyser Gose. Gose with rye, kelp, moss, yogurt and smoked sea salt. It was a tasty one for sure. I guess I'll have to grab one, I can't ignore what people are saying haha. You're not wrong since most sours are based off of pale ales, goldens and saisons. However the Nightmare on Brett starts its life as a porter (I believe). You definitely get a pretty good dose of roastiness alongside the tartness. Almanac are one of my favorite sour breweries. The Farmer's Reserve Blueberry is a killer. Savor every Paradox you can get your hands on, particularly the Skully Barrel series. They never, NEVER make the same Skully Barrel twice. They are one and done. Knowing that I'll never drink another Salty Watermelon Sour is worse than going through a breakup.
Inveigh 12.31.15	I've had 4 of the Skully Barrel series, my most recent being #35 (with Plums). Love those. I tried the Almanac Blueberry last week. It was great, but tasted a lot like all the other Farmer's Reserves i've had (Dogpatch, Citrus, etc.). I actually really liked their Pumpkin Sour. i agree with you that the Skully Barrel series is incredible. I savor all of those beers, even though it's not from that series I'm still sitting on an End of the Beginning Vol II from Paradox my favorite Skully Barrel was No. 24 (a dark sour ale brewer with dark cherries and cacao nibs, aged in oak wine barrels)
ZippaThaRippa 12.31.15	We just got the Salty Plum and Spiced Pear in today so I'll be getting both of them soon. That's kind of what I like about the Farm to Barrel. It really is the same beer just with subtle variations of the fruit (or hop if you're getting the single hop sours). It's cool to see how each individual ingredient impacts the flavor and appearance. I never got my hands on the pumpkin one, I am sure it was good. Man that sounds like a hell of a beer. Mmm mmm.
Inveigh 12.31.15	nice I think I missed out on the Spiced Pear. i agree with you on the Farm to Barrel series, it's a blessing and a curse. They're all very similar, but they're all awesome so I'm cool with it. I've had a few of the single hopped ones, but prefer the fruit variants. The blackberry and strawberry were mindblowing. Avery has a great souring program too. Especially the barrel aged ones, like Tectum and Insula
DominionMM1 01.13.16	having grandpa ryan's oaked brown (homebrew) and jamming ulcerate- the destroyers of all
Inveigh 01.13.16	damn that's a great album. how'd the homebrew turn out? i just downed a Delirium Nocturnum, now working on a glass of Knob Creek. jamming Corrosion of Conformity - In the Arms of God m/
DominionMM1 01.13.16	dude I'm diggin the fuck out of ulcerate. if only all dm was as good. the homebrews turned out ok. some of them didn't carbonate as well as others. it's something with the yeast; it's like some bottles didn't have enough to produce an adequate amount of carbon dioxide. but the one that did are awesome. exactly what I was going for.
DominionMM1 01.15.16	having an odyssey no safe harbor baltic porter, jamming some isis, and playing tecmo super bowl
DominionMM1 01.20.16	black bottle liquid metal impy rye stout and neurosis- given to the rising
DominionMM1 01.28.16	having a great divide hibernation and listening to some townes
Maniac! 01.28.16	Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout is the fucking shit. Picked it up with some Left Hand Milk Stout yesterday
RunOfTheMill 01.28.16	Beer and Townes, sounds emotional haha
Sunnyvale 02.02.16	Left Hand Fade To Black and Drudkh- Microcosmos. Good times.
DominionMM1 02.02.16	"Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout is the fucking shit." have you tried all the variants?
Maniac! 02.02.16	Not yet. Shit's expensive.
dbizzles 02.02.16	'Left Hand Fade To Black and Drudkh- Microcosmos. Good times.' I fucking love that album.
RunOfTheMill 02.22.16	Any thoughts on Iron Maiden's Trooper beer? Had my first bottle this weekend, pretty good, but not amazing imo
dbizzles 02.22.16	I've never had it. I'm not sure if it is distributed in Utah. Related news: My friend and I officially entered the 2016 National Homebrew Competition. Time to start refining a IIPA recipe.
Tunaboy45 02.22.16	John Smith's does me fine, good stuff. I mean it's technically ale but whatever.
RunOfTheMill 02.22.16	I've got all the equipment to make my first homebrew, waiting for an opportunity to get together with my uncle so he can teach me. What's the National Homebrew Competition? Never heard of it
RunOfTheMill 02.22.16	Also if any of y'all come to Québec, get yourself some Coup de Grisou, been my favourite for the past couple years.
dbizzles 02.22.16	Not to sound like a dickbag, but it is pretty much exactly what is sounds like. You pay an entry fee for each beer you'd like judged and send it in for them to taste. Thy hold a convention in June to announce the winners and what not. They judge by style, so you've got to really nail down a recipe to fit the style's criteria or your beer will probably get a poor score. Last year there were almost 8,000 entries. We mostly want feedback, we aren't expecting to win or anything.
Inveigh 02.25.16	been awhile since I've visited the Sputnik Pub. how y'all doing? tonight it's been Clown Shoes - Gargoyle Love 2015, Ballast Point - Pineapple Sculpin, and a homebrewed Imperial Stout from Dom (very good btw). jamming Inverloch - Distance \| Collapsed m/ m/ m/
Ire 02.25.16	Genesee tall boys pizza and 70s prog
DominionMM1 02.25.16	hey bro which impy stout are you drinking? having a chai milk stout homebrew and jamming neurosis- enemy of the sun
Inveigh 02.25.16	black bottle cap bro it's actually the first beer I've cracked that you sent me. i try to make them last as long as possible haha
Inveigh 02.25.16	first of the most recent batch i should say
DominionMM1 02.25.16	the other two are much better, especially the chai milk stout (yellow cap). I already drank all the surly that you sent me plus a backwoods bastard. gonna have to bust out that pipeworks mint stout soon.
Inveigh 02.25.16	lol nice. what did you think of the backwoods? the surly coffee bender is basically a beer version of iced black coffee... and it's amazing.
DominionMM1 02.25.16	the bb was killer man. i have a semi-aversion to scotch ales but god damn was it good. apparently very hard to come by, even in michigan.
Inveigh 02.25.16	yeah a couple years ago it was a total whale. these days in Chicagoland you can find it for most of early November. I actually ran across a 4 pack today at a random liquor store. it's nowhere near the whale that is BCBS, but it's a nice find. and definitely my favorite BBA scotch ale (close 2nd/3rd being Central Waters and Revolution) looking forward to trying your Chai stout. i think that's on the docket for Friday...
DominionMM1 02.25.16	I'm assuming you bought it.
Inveigh 02.25.16	i actually didn't, but if you'd like more in your next shipment i'll grab it tomorrow (they had like 6 of them). i have a few left from my haul earlier this year.
DominionMM1 02.25.16	yes I would. that kind of stuff is like gold here. any idea if/when the wrath of rocky is coming out again?
Inveigh 02.25.16	dude it came out in February last year, but there's been no word on a 2016 release. i'll grab that backwoods for you. trust me in that i will grab as much Wrath of Rocky as I can if/when it comes out, and will split my share with you.
DominionMM1 02.25.16	sweet. are you familiar with the rare barrel?
Inveigh 02.25.16	like Goose Island Bourbon County Rare? or something different
DominionMM1 02.25.16	no it's a brewery in the bay area that does sours exclusively. they're considered one of the elite producers of sours in the us. i'll be out there next week so would you be interested in a bottle if I can get one?
Inveigh 02.25.16	yep just looked em up. anything you can grab i'll be interested in. they look awesome.
Trebor. 02.25.16	Been sober for a year and a half goddamn cheers in spirit though
DominionMM1 02.25.16	I'll see what I can do. I have no idea if they'll have anything available in bottles or what the prices are. I guess their stuff is like the heady topper or kate the great of sours.
Inveigh 02.25.16	damn, yeah their stuff looks awesome on the website. i know you're not much of an IPA/DIPA guy anymore, but would you be interested in Surly Abrasive or Surly Todd the Axeman? or Blakkkr for that matter
Inveigh 02.25.16	also what's up Trebor? stay strong brother m/
DominionMM1 02.25.16	as long as they're fresh I'm down. it's not that I don't like ipas; it's that i don't like colorado ipas. If local brews made stuff similar to something like bells two hearted I'd be all over it.
Inveigh 02.25.16	the trend these days in the midwest (and west coast) seems to be the "juicy ipas" that's what Oskar Blues did with their "IPA" (as opposed to something like Dale's, which is a bit more traditional American IPA imo) if i run across anything local and great/fresh right before shipment (i.e. Pipeworks, Surly, Three Floyds) i'll throw it in
Trebor. 02.25.16	Nothing much, just hitting some push ups and checking NBA scores sup with you?
Storm In A Teacup 02.25.16	I drink once or a couple times a month and it's either go to the bar have 3 or 4 Budweiser's and a couple shots of crown or we get a bottle of vodka and make mixes if we want to drink two nights in a row. Also margaritas if we're eating Mexican. I'm going to have a few mudslides myself whenever we go to red lobster. Gonna definitely try to get drunk.
JokineAugustus 02.26.16	Tried Half Pints La Temps Noir yesterday from my local brewery, got some merch, than puked my guts out later. Tasted great though. The beer, not the puke.
DominionMM1 03.01.16	having a butt out kurt imperial smoked porter and spinning neurosis- the word as law, gearing up for their 30th anniversary shows
BeyondCosby 03.02.16	"it's not that I don't like ipas; it's that i don't like colorado ipas." Have you had any Odells?
dbizzles 03.02.16	MMM I love Colorado IPA's. I always dry-hop my single and double IPA's with at least 4 oz. of hops per 5/gal.
SeaAnemone 03.03.16	opened up my Hunahpu the other night to celebrate a job offer. absolutely delicious. even though it was a 2014 bottle, the cinnamon and vanilla was definitely present, and the flavors blended perfectly. have some Rare Barrel I might pop open tonight, as well, after sipping on some local IPAs.
DominionMM1 03.03.16	what did you get from rare barrel?
SeaAnemone 03.03.16	I traded for a Home, Sour Home; it sounds amazing
SeaAnemone 03.03.16	big beer week: I'm going to Despot Day at Lickinghole Creek on Saturday and grabbing some Enlightened Despot (Pappy-barrel aged stout) and its variants, and gonna get some Tired Hands cans next week, pretty pumped
oWhoadYo 03.03.16	Southern Tier is made about 15 minutes from me. This whole region is shit but at least there's that.
SeaAnemone 03.04.16	not a Southern Tier fan but NY's got some dank brews
oWhoadYo 03.04.16	yay
DominionMM1 03.05.16	Having a black hammer deep haus impy stout and about to see neurosis
Sunnyvale 03.05.16	Drinking a Left Hand Fade To Black and jamming Ulcerate- Everything Is Fire. m/
Maniac! 03.05.16	Left Hand Wake Up Dead Nitro is the bee's knees. Fucking expensive though
DominionMM1 03.06.16	Modern times devils teeth impy coffee stout and Steve miller band
Maniac! 03.06.16	Jacaszek - Treny and a plethora of beers. Time to get emotional. Also I'm of the opinion that every stout should be a nitro. They're far superior to the traditional carbonation.
Inveigh 03.06.16	^don't agree with that, but i do love a good nitro stout (especially Left Hand's varieties). Their Nitro Coffee Porter rules hard too. Weihenstephaner Vitus and Anthrax hard m/
Maniac! 03.06.16	AGREE WITH ME, 'VEIGH. BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY.
SeaAnemone 03.06.16	nitro beers are okay in the right context... aka like... just left hand's stout every once in a while imo but when you get that creamy texture you also give up flavors so eh I can only imagine a handful of beers that benefit from it
Maniac! 03.06.16	That's fair. They do lose a fair amount of depth. But I do love that creamy nitro goodness.
SeaAnemone 03.18.16	drinking a Grimm Double Negative while catching up on some Better Call Saul
Maniac! 03.18.16	I just looked that up. That sounds fucking delicious.
Maniac! 03.18.16	I really like DuClaw's Sweet Baby Jesus more than I should
SeaAnemone 03.18.16	mixed feelings about SBJ -- that type of beer is usually atrocious, and DuClaw is usually super underwhelming, but SBJ is actually pretty tasty. the flavors blend decently well and it doesn't have that plastic taste that most peanut butter porters (ugh) do. that being said, it's one of the few beers where 12 oz is more than enough... I'm fine with a 750ml barrel-aged stout or barleywine but the sweetness of SBJ is way too cloying after a full glass. got some a bunch of oak aged saisons in the fridge for this weekend to down with March Madness. one from Tired Hands (Ourison) and one from Green Bench (Monsieur Ed).
Maniac! 03.18.16	even my fancy beer store doesn't have half of this fancy beer you guys are always on about. I need to find a good place. I do have a bar that has a lot of shit on tap, but that place is expensive as fuck.
SeaAnemone 03.18.16	I think the Deep South is probably the only area of the country that gets really screwed with beer selection everywhere else I can think of either has some top-tier choices in-state or nearby
Maniac! 03.18.16	I live in DC. I can find a place.
SeaAnemone 03.18.16	ah I lived in DC last year their breweries in the city are kinda underwhelming, besides some of the IPAs from DC Brau (sent Inveigh some of their Solar Abyss last year)... Bluejacket and Right Proper are okay I guess but Churchkey is one of the better beer bars in the country the surrounding areas are decent though, as NoVA has Aslin and Ocelot making good stuff, very small operations at this point though
Maniac! 03.18.16	I'm missing out because I don't drink IPAs. Half the good shit around here is an IPA.
Inveigh 03.31.16	jamming manly metal and drinking Lagunitas Aunt Sally Sour Mash Ale and Founders Mosaic Promise IPA m/
JokineAugustus 03.31.16	I'm not sure what I'll get when I stop at the LC later. Any recs? I like mostly stouts, belgian ale, and porters. Preferably ones that are pretty commonplace as Canada has worse selection for beer than the states or UK.
DominionMM1 03.31.16	do you get stuff from ballast point? great divide?
dbizzles 03.31.16	Imperial Java Stout \| Santa Fe Brewing Company, get on it.
JokineAugustus 03.31.16	I don't think I've seen any of those mentioned
JokineAugustus 03.31.16	I usually go with Unibroue or Mill street when idk what to get
DominionMM1 03.31.16	what part of cananadada are you in?
JokineAugustus 03.31.16	Winnipeg. This could be why. Half Pints brewery does make some great beer though
DominionMM1 03.31.16	oh god. do you get anything from michigan like founders or bells?
JokineAugustus 03.31.16	nothing by either of those, except a mix box of founders tasters
DominionMM1 03.31.16	what about fort garry? their kona stout looks interesting.
DominionMM1 04.01.16	avery bba vanilla bean stout and macho man randy savage- be a man
RunOfTheMill 04.01.16	Jokine, is it true that basically everything in Winnipeg is closed by midnight?
DominionMM1 04.02.16	having a bells third coast old ale (thanks veigh) and jamming some hulk hogan and the wrestling boot band
SeaAnemone 04.08.16	drinking a 18th Street Devil's Cup pale ale rn and eating a Southwest chicken wrap. scored a big 'ol box of Chicago beers lately, would be curious to see if you have any thoughts on them in particular, 'Veigh 18th St Rise of the Angels DIPA 18th St Hunter Revolution Galaxy Hero Dark Horse bourbon barrel Plead the 5th (already know this is dank) Dark Horse BA Sarsaparilla (or something) Mikerphone Smells like Bean Spirit Oddside BA Imperial Mayan Mocha (already know how great this is too) Pipeworks Coconut Jones Dog and some Dinos'mores
Tyler. 04.08.16	i dont like beer
random 04.08.16	Presidents' Choice Red Brew for me.
dbizzles 04.08.16	Tyler. There is a beer for everyone.
Inveigh 04.11.16	tonight it was some Eagle Rare bourbon, Dogfish Head 120 Minute (aged for 15 months) and Two Brothers + Metropolitan Brewery False Dichotomy IPL. 120 Minute is the best American barleywine ever if it has at least a year on it, and packs a punch at somewhere between 18-21% abv. been jamming new Deftones, The Body and M83 in addition to Parliament - Mothership Connection m/
RunOfTheMill 04.11.16	"Presidents' Choice Red Brew for me." Had no idea Presidents Choice made beer
SeaAnemone 05.18.16	drinking some White Oak Aged Jai Alai rn have some Russian River Consecration to pop later and maybe some Tree House stuffs
DominionMM1 05.19.16	stuck at work for a little while longer but will be having an odd 13 vincent van couch session sour when i get home
BeyondCosby 05.19.16	Last weekend my buddy graduated from college and to celebrate we grabbed a keg of 5 Barrel from Odell. It's such an underrated, easy drinking beer.
Maniac! 06.02.16	troegenator is fucking delicious
DominionMM1 06.09.16	tommyknocker old oaked brown and some corrosion of conformity sweet scarn pic btw
betray 06.09.16	lagunitas and katatonia
Nocturnalize 06.09.16	umm nah molson and ion
Inveigh 06.09.16	hell yeah nice to see the sputnik pub still going. sup Dom? i still have one tommyknocker oaked brown in the cellar that you gave me. damn fine beer. Straffe Hendrik Bruges Tripel 2015, Avery Insula Multos Collibus 2015 (bba sour with cherries) and Bell's Oberon for me tonight. jamming Y&T, Motorhead, Clutch and COC of course m/
dbizzles 06.09.16	I finally got to brew again last weekend. Can't wait to fill my keg. I had a pound of Amarillo hops just chilling in my freezer, so I went for a straight forward IIPA. Can't wait to dry-hop the shit out of it.
Inveigh 06.10.16	been drinking Fremont - Bonfire Ale (thanks Dom), Weihenstephaner - 1516 Kellerbier, Dark Horse - BBA Scotty Karate and Clown Shoes - The Peace that Money Can't Buy (BBA Quad) tonight jamming Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest, Type O Negative - October Rust and Motorhead - March or Die m/
random 06.15.16	Budweiser Prohibition Brew.
Flugmorph 06.15.16	just drank a Beck's Gold fuck this thread is huge
ArsMoriendi 06.15.16	Beck's... Mellow Gold? ;)
guitarded_chuck 06.15.16	just drank a protein shake tbh
Asdfp277 06.15.16	just drank water
MO 06.15.16	"jamming Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest" fuck yes veigh m/
guitarded_chuck 06.15.16	"just drank water" where can i buy that
BallsDeep 06.15.16	So this is basically the gossip column of sputnik haha
dbizzles 06.15.16	'"just drank water" where can i buy that' In Utah. We call it Bud Light.
MO 06.15.16	that's giving bud light too much credit
Asdfp277 06.15.16	lmao
dbizzles 06.15.16	Yeah, probably. My entire hometown only drinks that shit, but it's not their fault. There are more cows there than people. I'd still rather have a Bud Light than a Shock Top or Blue Moon, which seem to be the rookie beers in my city.
Snake. 06.15.16	alcohol-reduced champagne was like the closest thing i've had to drinking in like 2 years
ArsMoriendi 06.15.16	Snake was a real alcoholic at 15, at 17 he's a changed man!
Flugmorph 06.15.16	didnt got that reference ars
Snake. 06.16.16	pretty sure ars was just trying to make fun of me for not drinking alcohol and failed really good for ars' standards i give it a 1/10
dbizzles 06.16.16	Here's a joke I saw the other day. Ahem: Q: What does having sex in a canoe have in common with PBR? A: It's fucking close to water.
Inveigh 06.17.16	american adjunct lagers will always have a special place in my heart. high life, coors banquet, bud heavy and yuengling m/ tonight it's prairie gold 2015 and Megadeth hard gossip away i guess?
DominionMM1 06.17.16	gossiping hard man
Inveigh 06.17.16	sputnikpub now sputniktmz? sputnikclub?
DominionMM1 06.17.16	the fucks wolfhorde when you need him?
Inveigh 06.17.16	i'm sure he's quaffing a dank belgian somewhere
Inveigh 06.17.16	random story, there used to be this semi-hot, but prim/proper girl that worked in my office. religious i think, but not sure. anyway, one of my goofy coworkers started an email chain talking about another coworker's "coiffed" hair, but he misspelled it "quaffed". previously mentioned chick immediately stands up out of her chair and says "that's disgusting Dave, THAT'S not even how it's spelled" we learned something about her that day
Maniac! 06.17.16	Hahahahahaha
DominionMM1 07.01.16	rumours brewing ghetto blonde and some ted nugent
SeaAnemone 07.04.16	drinking a variety of Trillium at the moment, Mikerphone Smells Like Bean Spirit and Firestone Walker XIX Anniversary in the lineup, and cooking some homemade burgers with a side of crispy homefries and poblano peppers to celebrate the 4th while my gf is out of town and all my friends are away A+
Chortles 07.04.16	Anyone had Sierra Nevada's Otra Vez? It's a little girly but idgaf honestly it's so delicious, I've been pretty addicted to it recently
SeaAnemone 07.04.16	it's okay as far as widely distib'd sours go (which is like not many at all), I like Lagunitas Aunt Sally a little more in that category though if that counts
Chortles 07.04.16	I'll have to give that one a try, Lagunitas has never done me wrong
SeaAnemone 07.04.16	yeah it's not super special and (depending on where you are) I'm sure there's lots more better sours available (though they might be at a crazy price point) but it's definitely enjoyable for what it is... aka what Lagunitas is gr8 at brewing
DominionMM1 07.05.16	how was that rare barrel sour sea?
SeaAnemone 07.06.16	I've had 3 of them now (I think) and they've all been superb. Pretty sure Hypnotized was my favorite. Raspberries, wine barrels, brett... crazy acidity and super complex flavor.
Inveigh 07.06.16	Almanac Vanilla Cherry Dogpatch Sour Red Ale and Bells Quinannan Falls Lager Down - NOLA, Every Time I Die - Hot Damn! and Y&T - Earthshaker m/
LambsBread 07.06.16	just had two number 1s - rogue hazelnut pretty good.
DominionMM1 07.07.16	epic brainless raspberries ale and Rwake- rest
DominionMM1 07.09.16	dogfish head festina peche and mastodon- remission
DominionMM1 07.09.16	having a crooked stave (best sour brewer ever) motif and bumping some deltron 3030
DominionMM1 07.14.16	anderson valley briney melon gose and brotha lynch hung- season of da siccness
dbizzles 07.14.16	That melon gose sounds good. Hope it gets to utah. I've been drinking Santa Fe Java Stout and listening to Sulphur - Omens of Doom which has been flying under the radar. Check out the title track if you like.
dbizzles 07.14.16	Dominion, good to see someone drinking some Epic. They're out of SLC (and Denver now) and they crank out some good beers. Try their Escape to Colorado if you like an IPA.
porcupinetheater 07.14.16	Anybody in the Chicago area should pop around a new brewery called Hopewell in Logan Square. They're looking to start distributing cans sometime in the future, but they're still way young, and their Swift IPA's too fucking die for
DominionMM1 07.15.16	"Dominion, good to see someone drinking some Epic. They're out of SLC (and Denver now) and they crank out some good beers. Try their Escape to Colorado if you like an IPA." yeah man i know. i frequent their brewery in denver on a semi regular basis. the big bad baptist is one of the best, if not the best, bba impy stouts I've ever had. etc is decent for what it is but i don't love it or anything. having a copper kettle milk stout and jamming metallica- ride the lightning
FacelessMan 07.15.16	holy fuck longest thread ever
miketunneyiscool123 07.15.16	Busch, buddies, and bangin' tunes = my kind of party.
DominionMM1 07.15.16	busch and other beers of its ilk have their place i suppose
dbizzles 07.15.16	I drink PBR and Coors when I'm on a budget. I'm not a beer snob, but I'd much rather have beers that can actually get you shitty.
DominionMM1 07.16.16	new holland imperial hatter and some waylon jennings
LambsBread 07.16.16	New Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPA
Wolfhorde 07.16.16	Stone just opened up their Berlin op and I'm kinda hyped. Their prices are not over the top, they actually have a canning line (something that not a lot of good breweries do in Germany for some dumb reason because cans somehow associate with bad or cheap beer) so yeah, got myself 6 IPAs and 3 Arrogant Bastards. Will be thrilled to try em once my nose has fully healed from the surgery on Monday and I kick my cold. Been listenin to the latest Avatar LP and old In Flames a lot.
random 07.16.16	Budweiser Prohibition Brew.
DominionMM1 07.22.16	having some pipeworks blood of the unicorn hoppy red and some avery perzik saison and jamming some in the company of serpents
DominionMM1 07.27.16	great divide whitewater (kinda boring i know) and jamming in the company of serpents
SeaAnemone 08.04.16	drinking my most recent homebrew batch -a ginger saison- right now will probably crack open a BA Sunny Side Up from Pizza Boy tonight, and maybe barrel-aged Bomb! from Prairie as well been drinking tons of good beer lately to (1) celebrate having finished the bar exam and (2) celebrate being done with a month-and-a-half-ish long no-alcohol drought
Wolfhorde 08.04.16	^ you studying law, medicine or something like that? also, got a 6p of cali-belgique and ruination. May not open any of them until I have a new flat, tho.
Maniac! 08.04.16	I want to try Stone's Mocha IPA but they're charging like 20 bucks for a 6 pack here
Maniac! 08.04.16	Also Cult of Luna/Julie - Mariner is still kicking massive amounts of ass. Still sitting as AOTY for me
Sunnyvale 08.30.16	Drinking a Rogue Dead Guy Ale and jamming Dinosaur Jr.- You're Living All Over Me.
Maniac! 08.31.16	Evil Twin's Even More Jesus and Black Swan - The Quiet Divide
Inveigh 08.31.16	Paradox - Skully Barrel No. 34 (Spiced Pear Sour Amber Ale) and Cobalt - Slow Forever + Blood Incantation - Starspawn m/
betray 08.31.16	New Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPANew Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPA
DominionMM1 09.11.16	Oskar Blues ten fidy and down- nola while making gumbo for tomorrow WHO DAT
Maniac! 09.18.16	Battle of Mice/ CoL - Mariner/ Isis - Panopticon and Allagash Curieux
kris. 09.18.16	im drinking miller lite and listening to dropdead whats up fam
Maniac! 09.18.16	well at least dropdead is good
kris. 09.18.16	gotta make do with what's in the fridge sometimes bro
Maniac! 09.18.16	true enough
Sunnyvale 09.28.16	Drinking a Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale and jamming Slayer- Show No Mercy. m/
DominionMM1 10.06.16	alaskan heritage coffee brown and cuts from the first 4 danzig records
BeyondCosby 10.06.16	My buddy and I just brewed a saison in the style of a farmhouse ale. It actually turned out really nice and a really great fall drinking beer. The color is darker than we had initially imagined but it's really smooth and has a complex malt character.
SeaAnemone 10.10.16	watching the Giants lose, hopefully, and drinking a bunch of fresh Other Half beers, Grape Conversate right now
Maniac! 10.10.16	Anderson Valley Boont Amber and the Packers/Giants game... and the presidential debate
BallsToTheWall 10.10.16	Steel Reserve and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Cheers bud.
dbizzles 10.10.16	Wasatch Ghost Rider and Meshuggah
StrikeOfTheBeast 10.10.16	Mike's hard(er) lemonade anyone?
dbizzles 10.10.16	Hold on, let me start a wine cooler thread lol.
Maniac! 10.16.16	South Street's Twisted Gourd and Crowbar's self-titled m/
Maniac! 10.16.16	and going to watch my team get assraped by drew brees
dbizzles 10.16.16	Geaux Saints. Having an 11 AM PBR watching PHI/WAS.
Maniac! 10.16.16	fuck the saints
dbizzles 10.17.16	It'll get better, holmes.
dbizzles 10.18.16	Today features Uinta Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, chocolate heavy with a nice, dry finish, paired with the new Botanist/Oskoreien split.
Maniac! 10.21.16	New Ulcerate album and drinking "Melange" from Bruery m/
Inveigh 10.27.16	the quest for 3000 comments continues drinking Three Floyds Alpha Kong "Belgian Sextuple Ale" that's been aged about 15 months. honestly would've been better fresh (the fresh pour i had on draft after the Neurosis show with Dom last August was much better). Also drank a Trinity Brewing 7 Day Sour Golden Ale that I procured via trade with Dom. Excellent brew, one of the best kettle golden sours I've ever had. Much appreciate brother. jamming my top 5 dm albums of the year so far: Howls of Ebb - Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows Blood Incantation - Starspawn Ulcerate - Shrines of Paralysis Inverloch - Distance \| Collapsed Chthe'ilist - Le Dernier Crepuscule honorable mention Zealotry - The Last Witness
DominionMM1 10.28.16	having a tyranena rocky's revenge and jamming danzig
BallsToTheWall 10.28.16	My dude Dom. I'm havin a Golden Monkey/Dark Side of the Moon kind of night.
Storm In A Teacup 10.28.16	Water, coca-cola, and music!
DominionMM1 11.01.16	no prob veigh. thanks again for the kbs. Not sure how long I'm gonna be able to hold out. hey yo bttw having a great divide Hercules dipa and jamming some samhain for the occasion
Sunnyvale 11.14.16	Drinking a Left Hand Fade To Black and watching a great Sunday Night Football game. m/
Tyler. 11.14.16	I need a beer
Spec 11.14.16	same
Sunnyvale 11.14.16	It is a tasty beverage. Also quite the finish to the game.
RLWFormula 11.14.16	list needs more comments
Sunnyvale 11.14.16	Yeah, it truly deserves at least 5000.
RLWFormula 11.14.16	yeah. beer and thrash is da best
RunOfTheMill 11.14.16	Got my first homebrew bottled. Gonna be ready in a few weeks. Pretty excited to see if it's any good or if I totally fucked up :D
dbizzles 11.14.16	You'll be fine. Probably. What did you make?
RunOfTheMill 11.14.16	Coopers Canadian Blonde concentrate. Nothing too complicated and very little residue (compared to real hops). It was just a little stressful getting all the equipment together and whatnot.
DominionMM1 11.15.16	"compared to real hops" you didn't use real hops in your beer?
RunOfTheMill 11.15.16	Well, it's a concentrate - essentially just mixing in a thick syrup into water. Seemed a lot simpler as a first-timer.
DominionMM1 11.15.16	do you mean malt extract?
RunOfTheMill 11.15.16	Yeah, it's the same thing no? Came in one of these cans: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/aplusautomation/vendorimages/0e916b62-8d8b-431b-be52-95740cf2dda6.png._V345511478_.png
oltnabrick 11.15.16	drinking the finest natural light tonight + jameson
DominionMM1 11.20.16	got all the great divide yeti variants (regular, oatmeal, chocolate, bba, oak aged, and espresso oak aged) ready to go for tonight. gonna drink those and cook some steaks and watch roadhouse and bloodsport.
Sunnyvale 12.19.16	Wow, no comments for a month. Gotta fix that.
DominionMM1 12.23.16	oskar blues ten fidy and iron maiden- piece of mind
Inveigh 01.09.17	its been far too long... Drinking a Revolution Ryeway to Heaven and jamming YOB m/
DominionMM1 01.09.17	Horny goat salted caramel brown ale and a mix of opeths last 3 records
Inveigh 01.09.17	What's your favorite of Opeth's last three? I might go Sorceress...
Satellite 01.09.17	sup inveigh this thread makes me wish my chromebook had an end key
Grimlin 01.09.17	Dude, Ryeway to Heaven is fucking killer. I'm having a 3 day old Ninja vs Unicorn myself. Easily my favorite double IPA I can get regularly. Listening to Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice.
DominionMM1 01.09.17	Sorceress for sure just because of sorceress 2 and spring 1974. those tracks are killer.
Inveigh 01.09.17	sup Satty?! How's the southwest treating ya? Strange Brew is my favorite off Sorceress m/ Grimlin Pipeworks rules
dbizzles 01.09.17	Been on a kick with Squatter's Hop Rising IIPA
Inveigh 01.09.17	Now jamming Zhrine - Unortheta m/ and drinking Larceny bourbon
DominionMM1 01.09.17	I'm assuming zhrine is some tech death yeah? profile pic rules btw
DominionMM1 01.21.17	Stillwater on fleek impy stout and mercyful fate- melissa
Snake. 01.21.17	i promised to break edge and get absolutely smashed on this frightful day but i failed ):
betray 01.21.17	ballast point mantaray
MonotoneMop 01.21.17