Let's talk good beer

When I go up to upstate new york, which are some brands I should check out that should be availablel to me? Heady of course...which others?

Im an Ale guy... no porter, stouts, or pumpkin flavors...any suggestions would be great

@Chico - You're missing out if you don't dabble in porters or stouts. Pumpkin I can give or take. Here's a good reference point: 10 Upstate New York breweries you don't want to miss | NewYorkUpstate.com (http://www.newyorkupstate.com/breweries/2015/04/best_breweries_in_new_york_state.html). Matty should be able to point you in the right direction...

Heady is only available in Vermont and only delivers during weekdays (http://alchemistbeer.com/buy/), so timing is of the essence.

@Chico - You're missing out if you don't dabble in porters or stouts. Pumpkin I can give or take. Here's a good reference point: 10 Upstate New York breweries you don't want to miss | NewYorkUpstate.com (http://www.newyorkupstate.com/breweries/2015/04/best_breweries_in_new_york_state.html). Matty should be able to point you in the right direction...

Heady is only available in Vermont and only delivers during weekdays (http://alchemistbeer.com/buy/), so timing is of the essence.

yeah...i just dont do the heaviness of those anymore...Ive already looked at a store near by who carries appearently carries alot of good stuff. Omegang Brewery is on the list...Matty mentioned them

OTM - IPAs tend to lose their hop punch when they aren't fresh. The malt takes over and the hop smell isn't good.

thats def what happened but w a born on date of 223, thats damn fresh beer for something from California. 40 days or so is about as fresh as laguinitas sucks gets around here.

very strange.


matty - lol weve all been there before.

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dogfish is not selling out totally but partially ...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/another-beloved-craft-beer-found-151451684.html

wish some of the hard to get beer makers would sell out a lil so their distribution could reach us.

thats def what happened but w a born on date of 223, thats damn fresh beer for something from California. 40 days or so is about as fresh as laguinitas sucks gets around here.

very strange.


matty - lol weve all been there before.

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dogfish is not selling out totally but partially ...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/another-beloved-craft-beer-found-151451684.html

wish some of the hard to get beer makers would sell out a lil so their distribution could reach us.
I believe Lagunitas should be coming from Chicago, so could be a shipping issue. Could be a storage issue. But 40 days as you said should be ok. I'm starting to become more and more of a fan of canned craft beers. Stays fresher longer for sure.

I read the Dogfish thing yesterday. They get capital for a small part of the company, which I assume that Dogfish can buy them back out at anytime. Sounds like a marketing thing more than anything else.

We're getting to a point where bigger dogs will start buying up smaller dogs and thin out the herd so to speak. Hopefully (not counting on it), the quality does not go down hill...

Groove City out of Cambridge, MD ..... anyone know about them? very little on the internet


Queench craft beer store on new Hampshire Ave - is it worth stopping by? i can take an alternative route home from work to stop by.

they have grapefruit sculpin on tap and i have my growler in the trunk.

Groove City out of Cambridge, MD ..... anyone know about them? very little on the internet


Queench craft beer store on new Hampshire Ave - is it worth stopping by? i can take an alternative route home from work to stop by.

they have grapefruit sculpin on tap and i have my growler in the trunk.
Only folks I know out of Cambridge are rar, and they do good stuff...edit: Groove City is a hefe by rar brewing (http://rarbrewing.com/). Hitting them up next weekend. They just released their DIPA in cans and from what I understand, it's money.

It's worth at least one trip to any beer store...

Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest...hey not bad this year, cheers!

Sooo in the drunk thread I described my Delmarva Brewery Crawl. Spent 2 days with a few friends hitting up as many breweries and brewpubs we could. I checked in 44 beers (mostly samples) on Untappd, but tasted closer to 55, maybe pushing 60.

Here are some highlights:

Mispillion River Wonka Bar: chocolate stout that won a bronze medal at the GABF this year. Very smooth, very nice. Almost like drinking a glass of chocolate milk.

Mispillion River Not Today Satan: Love the name. Nice IPA. Would like to see them add this to their year round rotation.

Lagunitas Fusion 31: Mango IPA. It was like biting a fresh mango. Very nice beer. Would highly recommend it.

Burley Oak Peach Better Have My Money: A peach twist on their dry hopped sour. Very nice. They do some killer sours.

Burley Oak Fair Trade (Nitro): Chocolate Rye Stout. Very smooth, made that much better being on nitro

Evolution Alpha Six: Great belgian style beer. Very smooth. Really enjoyed it.

Evolution Prelude Red: Nice mellow red. Not hoppy.

3rd Wave Blueberry Sour: Aged in bourbon barrels. Very unique flavor. Would drink it again.

rar Chopdank: New guys on the block. This is their take on Heady Topper...and they just about nail it. So good.

rar do their own take on Sculpin called Nanticoke Nectar which was very good. The grapefruit one was bright and flavorful, although i haven't had Ballast Point's.

Overall I had a blast and can't wait to do it again in another area. The only place i didn't care for was OC Brewing Company. They do too many mediocre beers and don't focus enough on making them better. They'll be a tourist trap for better or worse.

big daddy, how do you live the good life with 3 kids? i got 1 and i cant even get away to driving range for an hour.

dang, looks like RAR is doing some good work out there.

Port City is doing a gold medal tour following their wins at the great Amer beer fest and will have their winners on tap. do i have to buy 3 more growlers now?

noticed stone is finally bringing out their "enjoy by" but it is until 10.31.15. its not at DTC yet but they have it listed as coming soon. I was expecting an "enjoy by 11.24.15".

has this 10.31 been out but just not in Mo Co? i like DTC but hate Mo Co distribution.

where the fuck is the bells? where the hell is 51 rye?