Let's talk good beer

Drinking a Bell's Oberon as we speak. I love the cloudiness. Not big into wheat beers, but this one drinks nicely. I love Two Hearted. It'll be nice to have a consistent supply of Bell's in MD now. Also got 2 bombers of Heavy Seas/Yards Philtimore (http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/898/176016/). English style Pale Ale. It'll be a nice change of pace from the hoppy beers I've been sucking down lately.

Lunch is brewed every 3 months. They were only sending it our way every 6 but it has been bumped into regular circulation. I don't for see Dinner anytime soon but who knows.

thanks for the info Mike. good the know. where do you hear/learn all this stuff?

BD - yes, its nice to have bells and 2 hearted around now. maybe founders and deschutes will come to MD next? they dist in DC like bells.

BD - yes, its nice to have bells and 2 hearted around now. maybe founders and deschutes will come to MD next? they dist in DC like bells.
Supposedly Founders will be in MD by year's end. There is another "big" brewery (Might have been Three Floyds) that was supposed to be here around the time Founders is coming. From my understanding, it was a package deal for those 3 to come to MD.

Here in Va my beer store guy and I were talking Saturday about the awesomeness which is Avery Brewery, specifically this: The Maharaja - Avery Brewing Company (http://averybrewing.com/maharaja/) and this: duganA - Avery Brewing Company (http://averybrewing.com/dugana/).

He was mentioning how Maharaja didnt show up this last round due to his store to distribution disputes. I dont understand all of it but he was saying that Avery distribution company had recently been sold and Avery might have to pull out the market here.

I really hate stuff like this and this isnt the first time. We have loss Great Divide and Sweetwater for years, only for them to return at a later date.

Its beer, its important, i need it available to me. Im willing to go 15 miles away from where I reside to get a 6 pack of something I can only find there and pay $14.00 or $10 for a bomber in some cases. Im certainly not the only one in doing this, so there is demand. So WTF?

Supposedly Founders will be in MD by year's end. There is another "big" brewery (Might have been Three Floyds) that was supposed to be here around the time Founders is coming. From my understanding, it was a package deal for those 3 to come to MD.

Founders has been working on MD for years now. They have wanted more control to be able to deal with freshness and price gouging on their special beers and the distributors here have told them to fuck off. I don't think the other brewery is Three Floyds. They are only available in 5 states(IL, IN, KY, OH and WI) I just can't see MD as the next in line.

thanks for the info Mike. good the know. where do you hear/learn all this stuff?

BD - yes, its nice to have bells and 2 hearted around now. maybe founders and deschutes will come to MD next? they dist in DC like bells.

I am quite serious about drinking beer.

I am quite serious about drinking beer.

you are ahead of the intel game my friend. i just show up to one of my craft beer stores friday after work and throw my money at them.

I would love to see founders in MD. ive never tried any of their selections.

i understand founders wanting controls on having their beer be fresh ... magruders on conn ave in dc had founders beer brewed in 2014 sitting on the shelf when i went a few weeks ago.

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does anyone home brew?

you are ahead of the intel game my friend. i just show up to one of my craft beer stores friday after work and throw my money at them.

I would love to see founders in MD. ive never tried any of their selections.

i understand founders wanting controls on having their beer be fresh ... magruders on conn ave in dc had founders beer brewed in 2014 sitting on the shelf when i went a few weeks ago.

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does anyone home brew?

That is the reason I will not buy anything without a bottled on date. A best buy date is passable but not ideal. I've spent alot of money on beer in my time and have dropped 10+ bucks on a bomber only to find its oxidized and skunked.

That is the reason I will not buy anything without a bottled on date. A best buy date is passable but not ideal. I've spent alot of money on beer in my time and have dropped 10+ bucks on a bomber only to find its oxidized and skunked.

yeah ive started to only buy beer w born on or best buy dates. burnt too many times. this stuff costs too much money as is.

grapefruit and habernaro sculpin has been on the shelves for the past few weeks in MD but i cant find or figure out the bottle date. regular sculpin has a easy to figure out code printed on each bottle.

Date Stamp Guide | Ballast Point (http://www.ballastpoint.com/date-stamp-guide/)

SC = sculpin
311= batch no.
15=2015
93=93rd day of 2015

but grapefruit doesnt have any such printed on codes. i havent pulled the trigger.

anyone know anything about DOB for grapefruit or hab? their website doesnt help.

fresh beer tastes soo much better. ill drink a 90 day old beer but if i can get 2 hearted that was brewed 14 days ago, its hard to pass up.

i found like a 98 day old duchetes fresh squeeze in the back corner of my fridge and had to pour it out. i felt like such a snobby uppity yuppity bitch .. but it tasted bad.

Born on date is good to see or a date that says best by this date...but ive been screwed before where the bottle date like a month ago and the whole sixer was skunked.

Ive always heard going from warm to cold to warm again (and vice versa) is terrible for beer and will skunk it for sure.