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[quote=SunnySide;1258221]Singlecut's Jackknifed Juggernaut ... its a dry hopped 2x hazy ipa. it was good, those hazy fruit thick ipas arent my favorite but i wanted to try something different this week and singlecut makes good, albeit a lil too pricey beers.

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Had something that has never happened to me. Got a sixer of cans RAR country ride (simple tasty pale ale). I couldnt see the date as it was all smudgy but the store had a fresh shipment and RAR stuff is usually fresh. Get home, throw a few in the freezer to chill faster.

Pull one out and pour it and it has these like black/brown flakes in it. Ive had beer with trub (grayish cloudy mush) in it before, it wasnt that. Ive had plenty of bottle conditioned beers with yeast, it certainly wasnt that.

Google's only possible explanation was that it was a really old beer. But that doesnt really line up. All the rest of the cans were perfectly fine, RAR is usually fresh. Perhaps that can has a small exposure oxizidation biology thing going on?

I drank half of it then tossed it out.[/quote]

This belongs in the Let's talk bad beer thread. I have no idea what that is but sounds gross.

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I noticed something offensive recently at my fantasy football live draft...a couple guys (not trannys or anything) drinking white claws.

I had to pull one aside and ask if something was wrong...and discuss it with them. Nothing wrong, “they stay hydrated” Better when drinking...?

Still unacceptable correct?

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[quote=Chico23231;1258246]I noticed something offensive recently at my fantasy football live draft...a couple guys (not trannys or anything) drinking white claws.

I had to pull one aside and ask if something was wrong...and discuss it with them. Nothing wrong, “they stay hydrated” Better when drinking...?

Still unacceptable correct?[/quote]

I don't mind hard seltzer sometimes but at a FF draft? C'mon man. Man cards officially revoked. I would have bought them a round of cheap ass tequila shots just to get their karma right.

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[quote=MTK;1258248]I don't mind hard seltzer sometimes but at a FF draft? C'mon man. Man cards officially revoked. I would have bought them a round of cheap ass tequila shots just to get their karma right.[/quote]

I can drink 1 or 2 before the sweetness gets to me. But there is a time and a place. That ain't it. Turrible!

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So I tend to read something said on here then go to google images to see if I can find a funny image to post. Chico mentioned Carson Wentz' vagina, I google image "carson wentz vagina", find photo and post it. He mentions his buddies drinking white claws and trannys.

DO

NOT

GOOGLE

IMAGE

SEARCH

"WHITE

CLAW

TRANNYS"

... especially at work.

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Got back home from the last Beer run and brought back 5 case's assorted beers .

Berkshire Brewery

Big Elm Brewers.

Barrington Brewery

..........................weather was fantastic and the Beer was excellent.

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In the summer I do like a Mikes Hard Lemonade. Does that put me in the same class as White Claw drinker?

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[quote=Giantone;1258957]Got back home from the last Beer run and brought back 5 case's assorted beers .

Berkshire Brewery

Big Elm Brewers.

Barrington Brewery

..........................weather was fantastic and the Beer was excellent.[/quote]

G1 after a night of drinking.

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[quote=SunnySide;1258985]G1 after a night of drinking. [/quote]

How old are you?

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[quote=Giantone;1259009]How old are you?[/quote]

Are we a little cranky today?

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[quote=SunnySide;1259038]Are we a little cranky today?[/quote]

Nope, your response was child like and since this is a thread about beer and not being shit faced I was curious of your age.

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[quote=Giantone;1259053]Nope, your response was child like and since this is a thread about beer and not being shit faced I was curious of your age.[/quote]

You gotta lighten up man. It was just a joke. Geez.

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[quote=SunnySide;1258342]So I tend to read something said on here then go to google images to see if I can find a funny image to post. Chico mentioned Carson Wentz' vagina, I google image "carson wentz vagina", find photo and post it. He mentions his buddies drinking white claws and trannys.

DO

NOT

GOOGLE

IMAGE

SEARCH

"WHITE

CLAW

TRANNYS"

... especially at work.[/quote]

It brings up an image of G1, correct?

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[quote=Chico23231;1259063]It brings up an image of G1, correct?[/quote]

wow, even in the beer thread I'm in your head!

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1259059]You gotta lighten up man. It was just a joke. Geez.[/quote]

Oh, I see your sense of humor isn't very good.

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[quote=Giantone;1259065]wow, even in the beer thread I'm in your head![/quote]

I got GDS!

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Anyways ...

Wicked Weed Dark Age - another BA stout with coffee notes. Like almost all BA stouts, its really good and pretty expensive. Id put this slightly ahead of the Sticky maple I had a few weeks ago.

im just grabbing a different BA stout on my weekly trip at this point.

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[quote=Chico23231;1259071]I got GDS![/quote]

If only you were that smart.

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[QUOTE=Giantone;1259009]How old are you?[/QUOTE][QUOTE=SunnySide;1259038]Are we a little cranky today?[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Giantone;1259053]Nope, your response was child like and since this is a thread about beer and not being shit faced I was curious of your age.[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Chico23231;1259063]It brings up an image of G1, correct?[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Giantone;1259065]wow, even in the beer thread I'm in your head![/QUOTE][QUOTE=Giantone;1259066]Oh, I see your sense of humor isn't very good.[/QUOTE]That Esculated Quickly! [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200916/89232bf1261547bd770d91693ad5176e.jpg[/IMG]

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MD just has too many damn breweries popping up.

true respite
cushwa
inverness farms
mobtown
elder pine
slate farm
black flag
astro lab
denizens
7 locks
crooked crab
oliver

.. and so many more that could be added here. Add in all the VA, PA and NY pop up breweries and its getting ridiculous. Im not dropping $12 for a sixer I know nothing about. When I do, its fucking meh below average quality.

They need to be sending reps to every craft beer store and give out free samples. And not just what the beer store has in their inventory (its usually dated and stuff that doesnt sell quickly). Covid has made free samples impossible right now but ... the market is just flooded with new beers from new breweries i never heard of.

If I like a beer you have, i will buy it in my regular rotation.

Im sticking with the originals like RAR, Union, Manor Hill, Monument etc.

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if beer is this cheap to make and market that any dick and tom can open a brewery .. fuck off with charging us $12 a sixer for a simple pale ale or pils.

Why is every 6 pack $12 and up?

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Burley Oak ... have that shut production down? I havent seen them in a long time. ill happily spend $ on any new offerings from them.

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[quote=SunnySide;1259113]MD just has too many damn breweries popping up.

true respite
cushwa
inverness farms
mobtown
elder pine
slate farm
black flag
astro lab
denizens
7 locks
crooked crab
oliver

.. and so many more that could be added here. Add in all the VA, PA and NY pop up breweries and its getting ridiculous. Im not dropping $12 for a sixer I know nothing about. When I do, its fucking meh below average quality.

They need to be sending reps to every craft beer store and give out free samples. And not just what the beer store has in their inventory (its usually dated and stuff that doesnt sell quickly). Covid has made free samples impossible right now but ... the market is just flooded with new beers from new breweries i never heard of.

If I like a beer you have, i will buy it in my regular rotation.

Im sticking with the originals like RAR, Union, Manor Hill, Monument etc.

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if beer is this cheap to make and market that any dick and tom can open a brewery .. fuck off with charging us $12 a sixer for a simple pale ale or pils.

Why is every 6 pack $12 and up?

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Burley Oak ... have that shut production down? I havent seen them in a long time. ill happily spend $ on any new offerings from them.[/quote]


Overhead, production cost .....typical cost to run a business of that type . License's are not cheap.

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If you had a long ass day and need a fast buzz: Elysian Space Dust IPA.

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Sometimes a ice cold 25 oz bud heavy is perfect

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[quote=SunnySide;1259113]MD just has too many damn breweries popping up.

[B]true respite[/B]
[B]cushwa[/B]
inverness farms
mobtown
elder pine
slate farm
[B]black flag[/B]
[B]astro lab[/B]
denizens
7 locks
[B]crooked crab[/B]
[B]oliver [/B]

.. and so many more that could be added here. Add in all the VA, PA and NY pop up breweries and its getting ridiculous. Im not dropping $12 for a sixer I know nothing about. When I do, its fucking meh below average quality.

They need to be sending reps to every craft beer store and give out free samples. And not just what the beer store has in their inventory (its usually dated and stuff that doesnt sell quickly). Covid has made free samples impossible right now but ... the market is just flooded with new beers from new breweries i never heard of.

If I like a beer you have, i will buy it in my regular rotation.

Im sticking with the originals like RAR, Union, Manor Hill, Monument etc.

-------------

if beer is this cheap to make and market that any dick and tom can open a brewery .. fuck off with charging us $12 a sixer for a simple pale ale or pils.

Why is every 6 pack $12 and up?

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Burley Oak ... have that shut production down? I havent seen them in a long time. ill happily spend $ on any new offerings from them.[/quote]
Don't sleep on these. The newer breweries have been putting the originals to shame. Cushwa may be the best brewery in MD and Oliver has been around longer than all of them.

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[quote=Giantone;1259135]Overhead, production cost .....typical cost to run a business of that type . License's are not cheap.[/quote]
Burley has been having quality control issues. IPA's are oxidized and sours are exploding.

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[quote=Giantone;1259135]Overhead, production cost .....typical cost to run a business of that type . License's are not cheap.[/quote]
Burley has been having quality control issues. IPA's are oxidized and sours are exploding.

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[quote=RedskinMike;1259242]Don't sleep on these. The newer breweries have been putting the originals to shame. Cushwa may be the best brewery in MD and Oliver has been around longer than all of them.[/quote]

Mike glad you chimed in, you and BD know the md beers real well.

Do you have any recommendations from cushwa and others (that I can find on the shelfs)? I knew Oliver has been around, weren’t they part of a bar just outside fells point that brewed their own beer?

Thanks for the info on burley.

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[quote=SunnySide;1259250]Mike glad you chimed in, you and BD know the md beers real well.

Do you have any recommendations from cushwa and others (that I can find on the shelfs)? I knew Oliver has been around, weren’t they part of a bar just outside fells point that brewed their own beer?

Thanks for the info on burley.[/quote]

Just about anything from Cushwa is great. Black Flag does some awesome IPA's but only buy the 4 packs. Most in 6 packs are mediocre. You are right about Oliver, it was originally associated with the Wharf Rat but I think they changed ownership or brewmasters as its way better now.

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Due to the pandemic we are living in the golden age of craft beer. Due to tap rooms being limited or closed they have been forced to distribute. Beer that normally would only be available in the breweries are now readily available at many local stores.

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[quote=RedskinMike;1259283]Just about anything from Cushwa is great. Black Flag does some awesome IPA's but only buy the 4 packs. Most in 6 packs are mediocre. You are right about Oliver, it was originally associated with the Wharf Rat but I think they changed ownership or brewmasters as its way better now.[/quote]

The wharf rat! Yes that’s it. I used to live about 2 blocks away in my party years. I knew I had rats, I knew they had rats .... good times.

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Bells 35th anniversary Expedition Stout.

Wow, its a must buy if seen. Im an expedition fan and usually this is the stout I buy and try to "cellar" in my basement for a year or two. But this special edition is on another level.

Im going to buy a bunch, try to hide it in my basement and try to forget I have it.

This is a must buy. No idea how much they distributed but I imagine this is a one off thing that wont be on shelves again.

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Decided to try some of these breweries Ive been ignoring and did a mix 6 pack of IPAs (expensive came out to about $30 for a sixer of 16 oz cans)

Cushwa - tried the "Cush", "High Hopes" and "Price of Dreams". I think they were all DIPA if I remember right. They were good to very good. Cush I am definitely moving into my regular rotation.

evil twin (not MD, i try a lot of ET) - "Even Less balanced" ... 10% abv tipa with marshmallows .. sounds disgusting but came recommended and was interesting. I would buy this again, 1 can though not a 4 pack.

Aslin (VA) - Bring Sexy Back ... ipa. this was my favorite of the sixer.

black flag (md) - "partial distortion" or something like that. ipa .. it was good.
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I enjoyed the variety ... but a sixer of 51 rye or country ride at $11 cant be beat imo. I cant be dropping over $30 for sixers. Maybe Ill do it once a month.

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Man, the other day i was like let me get a fancy beer a six pack so i pick something out from Independent Brewery (literally in my home town); get to the register 18 dollars and change for a six pack!!!! I was like fawk; tasted like dish soap when i drank it.

I am sticking to my cheap standby's from now on.

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$3 a beer isn't bad when you think about it, at a bar that same beer is probably $8 or $9

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I've had the Einstok pale ale.

To enjoy Washington Fucking Trash games, I need rufees.

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[QUOTE=sdskinsfan2001;1262063]I've had the Einstok pale ale.



To enjoy Washington Fucking Trash games, I need rufees.[/QUOTE]



Lol. Seriously beer doesn’t nearly numb the pain

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Porters ... very much under appreciated.

I got 4 packs of single cuts jackknife (ipa), desert (dry hopped dips) and cut out bin (pale ale) on Wednesday ... drank the last 2 last night so I’m out of beer. Edible Sunday.

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RAR Herb. (west coast dipa) - forgot how much I love west coast ipas ... this was a one time production so im happy i got a pour with dinner and a crowler to go. I dont know if its just the name but it tasted like fresh herbs with a bit of west coast pine to it, clean finish.

RAR imperial first meal (stout) - got a pour with dinner and a crowler to go home. im happy.