Let's talk good beer

beer prices are getting out of control.

i paid 18.99 for a sixer of great divide's titus and 14.99 for a sixer of firestones union jack.

Because of the explosion n the last 10 years of good beer and the hops market. It sux.

I think we are going to find much like the Wine market, you wont/dont have to spend $100 to get a good bottle of wine, the you can spend $15 and find wine that has been cared for greater and taste just as good. The first place you need to look is the local market.

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Here's How A Six-Pack Of Craft Beer Ends Up Costing $12 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/12/craft-beer-expensive-cost_n_5670015.html)

they way i justify spending good money on beer is to think how much of a deal i am getting for awesome beer to drink at home vs stadium beer. in that way, $3 for 12 oz of great divide is an awesome deal!

when im at the stadium, i have to adopt the YOLO mindstate.

I'm normally not a big fan of pumpkin beers but Southern Tier Pumking... now we're talking

UFO pumpkin is good too.

Had some of this ,not usually big on the dark beers but this was ok .


Berkshire Brewing Company (http://www.berkshirebrewingcompany.com/imperial.html)

Grabbed a 6er of Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Wild (http://lagunitas.com/beers/little-sumpin-wild/) after enjoying their Little Sumpin' Sumpin Ale'.

Heavy floral and citrus notes, was expecting a hoppy bitterbomb (72 IBUs) while drinking, but because it's a belgium style IPA, it's rather smooth. But at 8.8%, 2 had me feeling pretty good on a Wednesday night. Highly recommend it. Really digging all I can find by Lagunitas.

yeah, ive gone a lagunitas bend lately. I like the lil sumpin for day time sippin but havent seen the "wild" version yet. i probably need to look closer at the labels. i generally dont like belguim styles though ...

stumbled upon a great beer store - canton crossing beer n wine. they have a lil bar and you can get a pour then walk the store browsing (beer stores in balt city can only be open on sunday if you have a lil bar). its in the new target/harris teeter/old navy/chic fil a shopping center right off boston st in baltimore. (would be an easy on n off from 95 for any passersby). they also have a rewards program and the sales clerk started talking all these diff types of hops.

picked up a variety "brewers choice" from great divide for $20 and a sixer of firestone union jack for 12.99. the great divide has 4 beer selections, one of my favorites in titus, but 2 others are belguim and my dreaded belguim white.

their cigar selection is lacking though .. piss poor selection. no patel, no CAI

Picked up my first 12 pack of celebration ale of the season. Looking forward to enjoying a few today with the games.

Picked up my first 12 pack of celebration ale of the season. Looking forward to enjoying a few today with the games.


Is that sierra nevada? Or Sammie Smith? Sammie doesnt make 12 packs so im thinking SN?
Edit: winter welcome is sam smith...