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When I was in Aruba on my honeymoon I had several Balashi, a pilnser they brew right on the island. Totally decent. Not spectacular, but pretty good.

[url=http://www.balashi.com/balashi/BBeer.htm]Aruba's Beer[/url]

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I keep forgetting to post my stuff in here

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Had [URL="http://www.evolutioncraftbrewing.com"]Evolution Summer Session[/URL] over the weekend. An unfiltered ale (to me, it had similar tones to a Belgium White) with a nice lemon bite to it. Definitely comparable to Sam Adams Summer Ale.

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Really excited to try this Rogue Chipotle Ale later on

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[quote=tryfuhl;711717]Really excited to try this Rogue Chipotle Ale later on[/quote]

Does it make you bleed from your asshole?

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[quote=Angry;711718]Does it make you bleed from your asshole?[/quote]

No that's my hemorrhoids.

j/k

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[quote=tryfuhl;711717]Really excited to try this Rogue Chipotle Ale later on[/quote]

twas pretty damn good

not much of the pepper flavor from what I recall but some good smokiness

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After getting my USCIS badge, I went to [URL="http://www.capcitybrew.com/"]Capital City Brewing Company[/URL] for lunch and had a burger and their Red Wheat and Blue seasonal. A belgian wheat with a raspberry/blueberry finish. After I ordered it, I had 2nd thoughts, thinking since it's a fruit beer that it would be on the sweet side. It wasn't sweet, and the berry flavor complimented the beer justly.

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nice. will have to try

spreaking of fruit Samuel Smith cider is good

anyone had the DFH shelter pale ale?

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[quote=BDBohnzie;711969]After getting my USCIS badge, I went to [URL="http://www.capcitybrew.com/"]Capital City Brewing Company[/URL] for lunch and had a burger and their Red Wheat and Blue seasonal. A belgian wheat with a raspberry/blueberry finish. After I ordered it, I had 2nd thoughts, thinking since it's a fruit beer that it would be on the sweet side. It wasn't sweet, and the berry flavor complimented the beer justly.[/quote]

Fruit beers can be tricky. I like them as long as the fruit is squarely in the background and doesn't overpower the beer.

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[quote=tryfuhl;711998]anyone had the DFH shelter pale ale?[/quote]
You betcha. A good beer and a nice transition into the rest of their line. I haven't had one in several years because I tend to run towards their IPAs, but the Shelter Pale Ale is worth trying.

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[quote=Mattyk;712060]Fruit beers can be tricky. I like them as long as the fruit is squarely in the background and doesn't overpower the beer.[/quote]
And this one was in the background complimenting the wheat beer, and afterthought so to speak.

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Just started brewing my own beer. I'm pretty excited. Started simple because, well... I'm sure I'll screw it up.

I'm brewing a Washington apple ale, and adding a little bit of finishing hops to give it a little kick.

Went here to get all the ingredients. [url=http://www.mdhb.com/]Maryland HomeBrew warehouse and online store for home brew and wine making, brew your own supplies. Kegging, corks, recipes, ingredient kits.[/url]

They were ridiculously helpful, so if anyone was thinking about doing it, try here. I literally just brought my recipe and they weighed everything I needed out for me.

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[quote=RobH4413;718263]Just started brewing my own beer. I'm pretty excited. Started simple because, well... I'm sure I'll screw it up.

I'm brewing a Washington apple ale, and adding a little bit of finishing hops to give it a little kick.

Went here to get all the ingredients. [url=http://www.mdhb.com/]Maryland HomeBrew warehouse and online store for home brew and wine making, brew your own supplies. Kegging, corks, recipes, ingredient kits.[/url]

They were ridiculously helpful, so if anyone was thinking about doing it, try here. I literally just brought my recipe and they weighed everything I needed out for me.[/quote]

I have been brewing for a little while now and absolutely love it. You will find with practice and patience you can brew beer at better quality than anything you can get in a store. I also use Maryland homebrew, they are really nice and helpful. Good luck with your new hobby it can get quite addictive.

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Guess this could go here or in the new tv shows thread, but anyway...

[url=http://beernews.org/2010/10/brew-masters-on-discovery-channel-with-sam-calagione-debuts-in-november/]Brew Masters on Discovery Channel (with Sam Calagione) debuts in November | Beernews.org[/url]

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I tried to brew beer with a kit I got several yrs back and after tasting the beer i threw it and the brew kit away. I'l stick to buying beer or drinking my buddies beer he brews. He makes a honey beer which is great.

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[quote=SmootSmack;747605]Guess this could go here or in the new tv shows thread, but anyway...

[URL="http://beernews.org/2010/10/brew-masters-on-discovery-channel-with-sam-calagione-debuts-in-november/"]Brew Masters on Discovery Channel (with Sam Calagione) debuts in November | Beernews.org[/URL][/quote]

Sounds like a cool show, I'll definitely be checking that out. Can't go wrong with DFH, one of my favorite brewers.

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[quote=Mattyk;747619]Sounds like a cool show, I'll definitely be checking that out. Can't go wrong with DFH, one of my favorite brewers.[/quote]

One of my good friends met the brewmaster and actually went to a DFH tasting event here in Richmond bout 6 months ago...dont know if this is the same guy. ...Anyway DFH...I cant say anything bad bout these guys. Been around, established Microbrew, but I cant say favorite to anyone of their beers. Solid, but not great...120 Ipa i had twice, its a real treat. I think 90 min is overrated a bit, but I know that beer gets alot of dap. I need to try more of their beers. Want to say ive had 4-5 types

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[quote=SmootSmack;747605]Guess this could go here or in the new tv shows thread, but anyway...

[url=http://beernews.org/2010/10/brew-masters-on-discovery-channel-with-sam-calagione-debuts-in-november/]Brew Masters on Discovery Channel (with Sam Calagione) debuts in November | Beernews.org[/url][/quote]

He is in Baltimore tonight at the Alewife with 16 of their beers on tap. Kind of a meet and greet tasting. The guy from Stone was there two weeks ago with 40 of theirs on tap.

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[quote=firstdown;747610]I tried to brew beer with a kit I got several yrs back and after tasting the beer i threw it and the brew kit away. I'l stick to buying beer or drinking my buddies beer he brews. He makes a honey beer which is great.[/quote]

Brewing from a Mr. Beer kit kinda sucks. Very bare bones with no control. Brewing with the right equipment and ingredients make all the difference.

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After reading an article on which 6 Munich breweries are permitted to serve beer at Oktoberfest (Löwenbräu, Spaten, Augustiner, Hofbräu, Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr), I picked up a 6er of Polaner Oktoberfest Marzen yesterday. I can see why Oktoberfest can get out of hand. Drinking liters of it at a time will make anyone nice and happy. The Marzen has a nice smooth taste and goes down quite easy.

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While up in Maryland over Thanksgiving, I went to my uncles whos been a homebrewer for like 15 years. Got to sample some of his homebrews which where pretty solid while talking bout our favorite breweries. He then pulled out a couple of his favorite beers from these breweries, one was one bad mutherf*cker, called Pliney the Elder from Russian River Brewery outta Cali. I havent tryed looking for it here in Richmond, it might be tough, but apparently it can be found in Pennslyvania, Maryland and Delaware....if you like a solid double IPA do yourself a favor and pick it up if you can find it.

[url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/863/7971]Pliny The Elder - Russian River Brewing Company - Santa Rosa, CA - BeerAdvocate[/url]

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I've heard of but never tried Pliny The Elder, but have heard it's awesome. I have a bottle shop here that has some unique and rarer beers, and will have to look for that and see if they have any bottles of DFH's Bitches Brew.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;763684]I've heard of but never tried Pliny The Elder, but have heard it's awesome. I have a bottle shop here that has some unique and rarer beers, and will have to look for that and see if they have any bottles of DFH's Bitches Brew.[/quote]

I saw a bottle of Bitches Brew this weekend at a small city spot, passed it up for this:
[url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30/53167]DuganA IPA - Avery Brewing Company - Boulder, CO - BeerAdvocate[/url]

Kinda glad I did, that beer above was incredible. Avery Brewry is simply amazing...never had anything i didnt like. Try immediately if your an IPA fan, effing great

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I have never found pliney the elder in maryland, been looking for years. Bitches brew was awesome. Get it while you can, they are sold out everywhere. Corridoor fine win sold out 60 cases of 750's in less then a week. Now they are hoping they can get two more but don't know if it will happen.

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[quote=RedskinMike;763856]I have never found pliney the elder in maryland, been looking for years. Bitches brew was awesome. Get it while you can, they are sold out everywhere. Corridoor fine win sold out 60 cases of 750's in less then a week. Now they are hoping they can get two more but don't know if it will happen.[/quote]

Im gonna send my uncle an email to see how he got his hands on Pliney...I looked on their distribution and the only thing east coast I saw was a major distributer out of Philly. The Pliney he had was out of a 22 oz, but think he had a nice stash of them, lives in the south-east part of the state right near the bay, so I have no clue how he got his hands on them.

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My brother left some Stone IPA at my house over Thanksgiving. I left it in the garage until I got home from work last week and didn't have any other beer to drink. Didn't like it at first, but it's grown on me. Not a huge fan of IPAs, but this stuff is good!

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Stone puts out some quality brews, I really like their Arrogant Bastard Ale

[url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/92]Arrogant Bastard Ale - Stone Brewing Co. - Escondido, CA - BeerAdvocate[/url]

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[quote=Mattyk;770187]Stone puts out some quality brews, I really like their Arrogant Bastard Ale

[url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/92]Arrogant Bastard Ale - Stone Brewing Co. - Escondido, CA - BeerAdvocate[/url][/quote]Agreed, great beer.

I'm sure it's been mentioned in this thread already (possibly by me) but I've really gotten into Heavy Seas lately, especially their[URL="http://www.hsbeer.com/beers/mutiny-fleet"] Mutiny Fleet beers. [/URL] The [URL="http://www.hsbeer.com/prosit-imperial-oktoberfest-lager"]Prosit Oktoberfest[/URL] is my favorite. I have a 22oz bottle in my fridge that I'll probably enjoy after I get home from a Christmas party tonight.

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I had a few Troegs Hopback Amber Ales last night. Delicious beer.

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Couple weeks ago had couple really good beers:

Southern Tier 2 x IPA [url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/57908]2XIPA - Southern Tier Brewing Company - Lakewood, NY - BeerAdvocate[/url]
Pretty good, one of the better Southern Tiers Ive had

Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale [url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/158/26233]Fresh Hop Pale Ale - Great Divide Brewing Company - Denver, CO - BeerAdvocate[/url]
F*cking excellent beer, always good. A really citrus-hoppy beer. I might have to move to Colorado just based on abundantly great breweries.

Then I had a couple disappointments:

Mad Hatter IPA [url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/335/2904]New Holland Mad Hatter India Pale Ale - New Holland Brewing Company - Holland, MI - BeerAdvocate[/url]

Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale: [url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/141/186]Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale - Smuttynose Brewing Company - Portsmouth, NH - BeerAdvocate[/url]
Really surprised by the Smuttynose, their pretty solid usually

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That fresh hop sounds tasty, I'll have to look for that one

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Got a chance to try brew dog sink the bismark which is 41%. Very pleased for what it was. More like rum with a strong hop profile but was easier to drink than liquor.

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I picked up a bottle of Sam Adams Infinium the other day. Probably have my hopes up WAY too much for it, but oh well; I think I'm going to save it for New Years.

[IMG]http://www.focusofswfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAMUEL-ADAMS-INFINIUM.jpg[/IMG]

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^^^ So I save this for tonight, popped the cork at around 10:30 or 11 and by the first sip I could tell that this is a headache in a fancy bottle. I've been WAY too excited about finally trying this and personally I'm disappointed and I can't say I'd recommend it. To me it tastes like a Trappist or a lambic (I'm not a big fan of either) with champagne literally mixed in. Very dry and kind of fruity. I wish I had stuck with the Heavy Seas Ocktoberfest that is still available at my liquor store. Oh well, Happy New Year!!!

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speaking of lambic.. had 2 lindeman's tonight.. the raspberry and peach

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[quote=Coff;770181]My brother left some Stone IPA at my house over Thanksgiving. I left it in the garage until I got home from work last week and didn't have any other beer to drink. Didn't like it at first, but it's grown on me. Not a huge fan of IPAs, but this stuff is good![/quote]

Having some tonight, I forgot how hoppy this stuff is, so tasty

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I've been drinking a lot of Moose Drool lately.
A very nice brown ale.

[url=http://www.bigskybrew.com/Our_Beers/Moose_Drool]Moose Drool Brown Ale[/url]

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[quote=Alvin Walton;775114]I've been drinking a lot of Moose Drool lately.
A very nice brown ale.

[url=http://www.bigskybrew.com/Our_Beers/Moose_Drool]Moose Drool Brown Ale[/url][/quote]

good name...important note in the beer's description: enough hops so not to taste too sweet. Thats the turn off for me with half the browns out there too sweet.

Here in Richmond this Brown gets around. Not bad, Legend Brewery:

[url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/486/1647/?view=beer&sort=&start=50]Brown Ale - Legend Brewing Company - Richmond, VA - BeerAdvocate[/url]

gotta support your local brewerys, Legend is solid

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Was in dc and picked up some Bells two hearted ale and Founders rye PA, neither are available in Md and was floored at how good they were. The two hearted ale might be the best beer I've ever had. Still looking for Pliney the elder though.