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[quote=SunnySide;1279608]Last time I had SOCO I woke up in a hospital room with huge cuts all over my body. There was a straight jacket by my bed and I grabbed it, opened my door and threw it down the hall and started to yell 'Im not fucking cra .." and as the words were coming out of my mouth, I noticed there was a cop in a chair next to my door .. and I said to myself "ahhh crap maybe I am".

Next day I learned I was running around naked fighting cops with a broom stick. Then they handcuffed and beat me up pretty good. I managed to escape for a moment and started running and just fell chest first down a flight of concrete stairs with my hands cuffed behind my back.

Didnt do any jail time.[/quote]

Go ahead and shut this thread down. Above should be the last regular comment in this thread. Time for Let's Talk Good Beer 2.

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[quote=MTK;1279602]SOCO reminds me of my freshman year in college, gross stuff, sickly sweet[/quote]

Yeah high school for me.

And one time this fuckin chick kept ordering soco and like firefly tea shots (???) on my tab without letting me know and had a triple digit bar tab surprise

I shoulda gotten at least some head bobbin for that..nope

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Has anybody been rocking Bells Hazy? I’m usually a west coast guy, but this is pretty damn good

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[quote=SunnySide;1279608]Last time I had SOCO I woke up in a hospital room with huge cuts all over my body. There was a straight jacket by my bed and I grabbed it, opened my door and threw it down the hall and started to yell 'Im not fucking cra .." and as the words were coming out of my mouth, I noticed there was a cop in a chair next to my door .. and I said to myself "ahhh crap maybe I am".

Next day I learned I was running around naked fighting cops with a broom stick. Then they handcuffed and beat me up pretty good. I managed to escape for a moment and started running and just fell chest first down a flight of concrete stairs with my hands cuffed behind my back.

Didnt do any jail time.[/quote]

I’d probably wouldn’t drink that again

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My favorite kind of beer: Free beer

My neighbor is moving to Oregon and was getting rid of stuff to lighten the load.

Part of that load reaped me a 12 pack of a hazy IPA and a 4 pack of tall cans of West Coast IPA. All from Barrel 10 brewery out here in SD. Haven't tried any of these particular ones before, but I like some of there other beers.

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[quote=SunnySide;1279608]Last time I had SOCO I woke up in a hospital room with huge cuts all over my body. There was a straight jacket by my bed and I grabbed it, opened my door and threw it down the hall and started to yell 'Im not fucking cra .." and as the words were coming out of my mouth, I noticed there was a cop in a chair next to my door .. and I said to myself "ahhh crap maybe I am".

Next day I learned I was running around naked fighting cops with a broom stick. Then they handcuffed and beat me up pretty good. I managed to escape for a moment and started running and just fell chest first down a flight of concrete stairs with my hands cuffed behind my back.

Didnt do any jail time.[/quote]

Cops don't get paid enough. Half their job is tackling naked drunk guys

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1281107]Cops don't get paid enough. Half their job is tackling naked drunk guys[/quote]

Yeah just remember that the next time you're having a bad day at work lol

At least I'm not tackling naked drunk people

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With the warmer weather, im trying different pilsners.

If anyone has a good recommendations, im all ears

3 floyd apocalypse cow dipa was really really good.

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[quote=SunnySide;1282238]With the warmer weather, im trying different pilsners.

If anyone has a good recommendations, im all ears

3 floyd apocalypse cow dipa was really really good.[/quote]

Summertime is pils time

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Hardywood Pils is my go to. Crisp...with a nice bite for a pils at 5.2’abv

Ice cold Heineken is great in the summer as well.

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Mama's Little Yella Pils from Oskar Blues is pretty solid

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Cold Bud Heavy too

An All American Pils

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Speaking of Bud I was actually surprised when I tried their Jim Beam Copper lager and really liked it.

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What is Bud Heavy? I assumed it was a a typo at first ..

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[quote=SunnySide;1282270]What is Bud Heavy? I assumed it was a a typo at first ..[/quote]

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Merica Legend

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[quote=Chico23231;1282271][IMG]https://media1.giphy.com/media/26ufdFG2xCDWIhH2w/giphy.gif[/IMG]


Merica Legend[/quote]

:sleep:

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[quote=SunnySide;1282238]With the warmer weather, im trying different pilsners.

If anyone has a good recommendations, im all ears

3 floyd apocalypse cow dipa was really really good.[/quote]

Are you in VA or semi close to Charlottesville? Shower Beer by Champion is my absolute summer jam. Mama's Yellow Pils also delicious as mentioned below.

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Merica Legend[/quote]

Id love to get my hands on some of that ...

In in Md and cant go to breweries as my wild and crazy weekends are filled with Target and Home Depot runs. relegated to craft beer stores.

Im trying to run through the MD breweries but finding it hard to find fresh pils. Everything is 9 months or older. Found a 3 month old manor hill pils and it was outstanding.

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Eviltwin Even More Jesus - imperial stout, tasted muted and a little thin. I like thick mealy stouts that you can almost chew.

3 floyds crom's beard dipa - really good, especially in this day and age of every dipa being a hazy orchard bomb.

astro lab "boom boom" - hazy orchard dipa

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Hazy IPA's are taking over the beer shelves. It's a damn infestation at this point. Between those and all the seltzers, there is no space for good beers.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1293880]Hazy IPA's are taking over the beer shelves. It's a damn infestation at this point. Between those and all the seltzers, there is no space for good beers.[/quote]

I’m a west coast guy. You want haze? Smoke some heavy indica.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1293880]Hazy IPA's are taking over the beer shelves. It's a damn infestation at this point. Between those and all the seltzers, there is no space for good beers.[/quote]

Going on a trip to the Berkshires in four weeks and certainly will stock up.

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Released quarterly by the Alchemist in Vermont. All their beers are superb. Was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these this past weekend. Damn good.

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Heady is definitely one of the top IPAs out there.

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[quote=punch it in;1293908]Released quarterly by the Alchemist in Vermont. All their beers are superb. Was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these this past weekend. Damn good.[/quote]

8%, it'll get you drunk.

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Released quarterly by the Alchemist in Vermont. All their beers are superb. Was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these this past weekend. Damn good.[/quote]

Wow .. jealous. Thats a unicorn right there.

My Pliny the Elder connection got shut down again. This little bottle shop in San Fran would break rules.

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Bunch of RR offerings. He doesnt list it but if you put "russian river" in the search bar it pops up. Years ago we had to use a secret code word to pull it up.

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- no idea why MD is included w utah, NH and N dakota. I used to get shipments from them all the time.

If youre in VA or DC .. hit em up. Pliny for $5 a bottle plus a ton of other RR shipped illegally to anyone east of the Mississippi

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So here is the picture of my can on my buddies porch. Just so nobody thinks i didn’t actually see a unicorn. Lol.
I want to say it is the third time ive had the pleasure. Two times was this same friend- other time we took em skiing and another friend went skiing in vermont and bought some back. Along with others by the alchemist.

I left my wife at home in the middle of an argument that was totally my fault to go drink this. No glass of course. Was worth every dirty look I got when I arrived back home. In return I bought some of the finest erb ive had in a long time. White durban poison energizer grown by rhythm. Was a fantastic 45 minutes and it was Friday night. It was definitely a pinnacle moment in my beer/erb moments.

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Punch -- thats good living right there. Porch sitting on a quiet neighborhood street on a Friday night drinking Heady and partaking. I read an article form the Alchemist guy and its unusual he says drink of out a can. I like pouring into my various glasses.

Expedition Stout - should be in MD any day now, I hope. Last year they did a BA batch as well. Every year I try and "cellar" expedition and it never makes its past winter.

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From their home in Stowe, just 10 miles north of Waterbury, Jen and John and their son, Charlie, watched the storm unfold. When they got the call that Waterbury was being evacuated, John jumped in the car and drove down, powerless but determined to see the destruction with his own eyes.

By the time he arrived at the brewpub, the basement—where he had been brewing for eight years, where he stored the original recipes for more than 70 beers, and where he and Jen had their offices and kept the food—was completely under water. On the first floor, John stepped inside. The water was not yet waist high, but it was well on its way, so he worked his way to the bar and poured himself a final pint of Holy Cow IPA. Then, with the water rising at his feet, he raised his glass skyward and toasted goodbye to everything they’d built.


This mythologizing annoys John to no end. “This isn’t some magic formula,” he says, though Heady’s exact composition is of course a secret. John will reveal that Heady is made with British barley and American hops, and that the beer is a tribute to the hop variety Simcoe in particular. Simcoe hops, developed and patented by Yakima Chief Ranch in Washington state, have been on the market only since 2000. The Alchemist’s yeast, a key contributor to its beers’ flavors, was a gift from John’s brewing mentor, Greg Noonan, who obtained it on a trip to England in the 1980s. The only condition: John could never share the original culture with anyone else.

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Long article but really good read

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KBS cinnamon vanilla cocoa .. do not get.

When I saw it I couldnt understand why cinnamon or vanilla would be a good idea but I trusted Founders to not make such a shitty decision on one of their flagship beers.

It is horrible. After the first sip I almost poured it out. I can still taste it the next day.

Im going to hide the remaining 3 bottles in my basement somewhere in case there is a zombie apocalypse and I completely run out of all other beers .. and then maybe. But probably not.

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[quote=SunnySide;1294326]Punch -- thats good living right there. Porch sitting on a quiet neighborhood street on a Friday night drinking Heady and partaking. I read an article form the Alchemist guy and its unusual he says drink of out a can. I like pouring into my various glasses.

Expedition Stout - should be in MD any day now, I hope. Last year they did a BA batch as well. Every year I try and "cellar" expedition and it never makes its past winter.[/quote]

Heady looks like shit in a glass. Lots of floaties and chunks. Definately a unicorn and is one of the OG hazy ipas.

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[QUOTE=SunnySide;1294326]Punch -- thats good living right there. Porch sitting on a quiet neighborhood street on a Friday night drinking Heady and partaking. I read an article form the Alchemist guy and its unusual he says drink of out a can. I like pouring into my various glasses.

Expedition Stout - should be in MD any day now, I hope. Last year they did a BA batch as well. Every year I try and "cellar" expedition and it never makes its past winter.[/QUOTE]


Yeah I listen to the man. No glass. I do prefer a glass but i follow the rules! Lol

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[QUOTE=SunnySide;1295310]KBS cinnamon vanilla cocoa .. do not get.

When I saw it I couldnt understand why cinnamon or vanilla would be a good idea but I trusted Founders to not make such a shitty decision on one of their flagship beers.

It is horrible. After the first sip I almost poured it out. I can still taste it the next day.

Im going to hide the remaining 3 bottles in my basement somewhere in case there is a zombie apocalypse and I completely run out of all other beers .. and then maybe. But probably not.[/QUOTE]


I bought a milk stout- forget what. Was about a year ago. Had one sip. Poured it down the drain. The other three were in the fridge for a few weeks and went in the recycle can. Felt bad giving it to someone. It was atrocious. Tasted like throw uo in a can. Live and learn. I wish i could remember the name to warn you all.

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[quote=RedskinMike;1295475]Heady looks like shit in a glass. Lots of floaties and chunks. Definately a unicorn and is one of the OG hazy ipas.[/quote]

Seriously if your Beer /Ale has "floaties and chunks" it's at the point of skunk beer and all beer gets that way when it gets old and goes out of date . Try some fresh stuff.

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[quote=Giantone;1295495]Seriously if your Beer /Ale has "floaties and chunks" it's at the point of skunk beer and all beer gets that way when it gets old and goes out of date . Try some fresh stuff.[/quote]

heady is unfiltered so that's going to happen, doesn't have anything to do with it going bad

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[quote=MTK;1295501]heady is unfiltered so that's going to happen, doesn't have anything to do with it going bad[/quote]

Really ? I'll admit to never having tried it .I 've had none filtered beers before but never had "chunks" in a beer. The floaties I've seen are usually yeast after the beer has turned from age or light .

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There's always a bit of sediment at the bottom of an unfiltered beer. Switchback is a good example.

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Found an amazing NE pale ale ... Cushwa Fog at Daybreak. Im sure it will be a one batch thing like every beer Cushwa/Aslin/OH etc make.

I want to be able to buy this every weekend. These one batch brewing approach kills me. I drop $20 all the time on beers ive never tried and some are good some are just okay .. finally find a gem but know it wont be around again.

Reminded me of Sip o Sunshine, not as good but it reminded me of it with its touch of lemon

So good.

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[QUOTE=SunnySide;1295625]Found an amazing NE pale ale ... Cushwa Fog at Daybreak. Im sure it will be a one batch thing like every beer Cushwa/Aslin/OH etc make.

I want to be able to buy this every weekend. These one batch brewing approach kills me. I drop $20 all the time on beers ive never tried and some are good some are just okay .. finally find a gem but know it wont be around again.

Reminded me of Sip o Sunshine, not as good but it reminded me of it with its touch of lemon

So good.[/QUOTE]


Sip of Sunshine is solid. Very solid.

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So this might have already been mentioned...but I just wanted to give a quick 'shout-out' to Port City Brewing. [URL]https://www.portcitybrewing.com/[/URL]

I am currently living in Alexandria VA, a few months ago I decided to give it a try. The type I see in the stores most frequently is the Monumental IPA, so that is the one I initially purchased. Even though I am not that big on IPAs, I did enjoy it.

I just recently found out that Port City brews several different types of beers. When I saw the Helles German Lager this summer, I bought it and I really liked it!

This October I had the Port City Brewing Oktoberfest Lager at a local restaurant (I think it might have been a local Glory Days) and I really enjoyed it too!

Personally I am planning on considering a visit to the Port City Brewing headquarters.

3950 Wheeler Ave.
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As for another local brewery that I like is Cabbose Brewery that is headquartered in Merrifield VA near Tysons VA.

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Bought a couple more 4 packs of that Fog at Daybreak ... not as good. Probably bc the first time I wasnt expecting much and it beat expectations. Second time I had high expectations and it didnt meet it. I know understand the 85 rating on BA

Port City - they won a Big national beer award for one of their flagship beers a few years ago. Havent seen much of them in Howard County.