Let's talk good beer

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

That's just hypothetical right? Not like that actually ever happened to anyone whose name rhymed with rover be countin' right?

lol no that never happened to me.

i did slow dance with a tall hot lady in Atlantic city. after the dance, my buddy told me that she was a he. i didnt quite throw up, but it was close.

[Chico23231]

For the 7th straight year, the best beer in America is….

The craft beer industry may be a hotbed of innovation, but one beer continues to reign supreme above them all in an annual poll among homebrewers.

For the seventh year in row, Russian River Brewing Co.'s Pliny The Elder has taken the top spot in Zymurgy magazine's vote of best commercial beers. Pliny the Elder is a Double IPA with alcohol by volume of 8 percent.

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"I say it every year, but we really are honored and humbled. There are so many great beers out there," Vinnie Cilurzo, co-founder and brewmaster of Russian River, told the American Homebrewer's Association, which publishers the magazine.

Zymurgy asked AHA members to vote for up to 20 of their favorite beers among any commercial beer available for sale in the Unites States. More than 19,000 votes were received for almost 6,000 different beers and from 1,763 breweries in the online poll.

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While Russian River continued to rule in the top spot, Michigan-based Bell's Brewery was the only brewery to place two beers in the top 10: Two Hearted Ale at No. 2 and Hopslam Ale at No. 7.

Though much of the top 10 stayed the same as in 2014, Three Floyds Brewing Co.'s Zombie Dust (No. 8) and Firestone Walker Brewing Co.'s Wookey Jack (No. 10) were new entrants to the top 10 this year.


Good list right there folks.


Has anyone had the 3 Floyds Zombie Dust? Was talking to a dude last week in Atlanta who was saying this was the beer i need to try.

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

For the 7th straight year, the best beer in America is….

The craft beer industry may be a hotbed of innovation, but one beer continues to reign supreme above them all in an annual poll among homebrewers.

For the seventh year in row, Russian River Brewing Co.'s Pliny The Elder has taken the top spot in Zymurgy magazine's vote of best commercial beers. Pliny the Elder is a Double IPA with alcohol by volume of 8 percent.

Read More › Beer comes of age in New York as state gets its own ale


"I say it every year, but we really are honored and humbled. There are so many great beers out there," Vinnie Cilurzo, co-founder and brewmaster of Russian River, told the American Homebrewer's Association, which publishers the magazine.

Zymurgy asked AHA members to vote for up to 20 of their favorite beers among any commercial beer available for sale in the Unites States. More than 19,000 votes were received for almost 6,000 different beers and from 1,763 breweries in the online poll.

Read More › The Sam Adams of whiskey

While Russian River continued to rule in the top spot, Michigan-based Bell's Brewery was the only brewery to place two beers in the top 10: Two Hearted Ale at No. 2 and Hopslam Ale at No. 7.

Though much of the top 10 stayed the same as in 2014, Three Floyds Brewing Co.'s Zombie Dust (No. 8) and Firestone Walker Brewing Co.'s Wookey Jack (No. 10) were new entrants to the top 10 this year.


Good list right there folks.


Has anyone had the 3 Floyds Zombie Dust? Was talking to a dude last week in Atlanta who was saying this was the beer i need to try.

Zombie Dust was just ok. It is very hard to get which leads to its mystique but it was nothing that blew my mind.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by RedskinMike

Zombie Dust was just ok. It is very hard to get which leads to its mystique but it was nothing that blew my mind.

Any suggestions for a pale ale? Breckinridge use to have the best, but they stop making it. The world has gone iPa crazy...in the summer sun I like a lighter tasting pale ale...usually go dales...and great divide makes a slamming one when I can find it.

Any suggestions from anyone?

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Any suggestions for a pale ale? Breckinridge use to have the best, but they stop making it. The world has gone iPa crazy...in the summer sun I like a lighter tasting pale ale...usually go dales...and great divide makes a slamming one when I can find it.

Any suggestions from anyone?

Too bad Union only distributes in MD. Their Duckpin and Anthem beers are lighter tasting.

Flying Dog Doggie Style? Founders? Sweetwater 420?

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

Too bad Union only distributes in MD. Their Duckpin and Anthem beers are lighter tasting.

Flying Dog Doggie Style? Founders? Sweetwater 420?

Yeah sweetwater 420 is a staple...looking for something new. Havent had the Flying dog in awhile, gonna remember to grab that next time.

Has anybody ever had this brewery, Maine Beer Company?
Our Beers | Maine Beer Company

Ive heard they super dankness and have a strong lineup. I need to try these.

[over the mountain]

bell's just started distribution in MD and i am going through their offerings not named 2 hearted ale (one of my fav). I used to drive to DC to get 2 hearted.

I tried bells lager by the lake this weekend. pretty good but not something i would routinely buy. im going to try the midwestern ale and another kinda golden ale offering (i forgot the name) next.

chico - ive been meaning to try lagunitas pilsner. that may be a good crisp clean summer beer.

bell's distribution is insanely quick. on md and Dc shelves are beers that are less than 2 weeks old. just insane.

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monument city is coming out with a new IPA. i tried a shot from a tester growler and it was pretty good. hard to tell from the little i had but its not as good as 51 rye. its more or less another decent mosaic IPA .. which there are way to many of on the shelves to begin with. i wish they went ahead w a pale ale they had planned instead.

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wow, stone enjoy by and 90 min made the top 10? wow. they are good solid beers but top 10? thats the thing about beer or food or women .... to each his own. there is no right or wrong in the world of personal preference.

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

monument city is coming out with a new IPA. i tried a shot from a tester growler and it was pretty good. hard to tell from the little i had but its not as good as 51 rye. its more or less another decent mosaic IPA .. which there are way to many of on the shelves to begin with. i wish they went ahead w a pale ale they had planned instead.

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wow, stone enjoy by and 90 min made the top 10? wow. they are good solid beers but top 10? thats the thing about beer or food or women .... to each his own. there is no right or wrong in the world of personal preference.

I had Monument City's Battle IPA at the Maryland Craft Brew Festival a few weeks back. I had the first pour off the cask that day, and could possibly be the first person outside the brewery to have it. From what I remember (memory is a bit hazy from that day. Sampled 20+ beers that afternoon), it was very very good. But also heard they are not bottling it...

Here are some of the different things I've had lately...I tend to post everything in Untappd, so if you don't have the app yet, get it and follow all of us who post here...there.

Have 2 bombers (one in fridge, one aging) of the Points Unknown IPA from Stone/Wicked Weed/Ecliptic. Good stuff. Be careful. It's an easy drinker and if you don't sip, you'll miss how complexly good it really is.

Heavy Seas' Blackbeard's Breakfast. Nice porter.

Union Double Duckpin. Quality DIPA. Love the fact that it drinks so nicely out of a can. Nice to see a lot of craft beers going the can route. Something about drinking out of a can in the summer time.

Mispillion River Reach Around IPA. Only distributed in DE. Drinks nicely out of the can. Reminded me of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Could be my go to drinker at the beach.

New Holland Mad Hatter. The pine smell alone makes this worth trying. I really liked this.

[over the mountain]

Bells has a tasting at Canton Wine and Liquor today (tasting just sounds weird re beer .. meh)

they said they do not have Hopslam and they are hoping that if they get in good w Bells they "might be allocated some". WTF, i hate this crap. like we have to beg and kiss a breweries ass to get a case or 2.

so it appears that Md will not be getting a steady supply of Hopslam.

I really hate when breweries low produce their signature beers. maybe its a hops/supply issue but i think its more trying to keep supply low to stay sought after.

i am thankful we get 2 hearted, lagunitas sucks, union jack, sculpin and a few others consistently.

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

Bells has a tasting at Canton Wine and Liquor today (tasting just sounds weird re beer .. meh)

they said they do not have Hopslam and they are hoping that if they get in good w Bells they "might be allocated some". WTF, i hate this crap. like we have to beg and kiss a breweries ass to get a case or 2.

so it appears that Md will not be getting a steady supply of Hopslam.

I really hate when breweries low produce their signature beers. maybe its a hops/supply issue but i think its more trying to keep supply low to stay sought after.

i am thankful we get 2 hearted, lagunitas sucks, union jack, sculpin and a few others consistently.

Hopslam is a seasonal that comes out in January or February. It is normally gone from the shelves within a month and if you find some after a month its already past its prime. Hopslam is allocated by the amount of Bells that is sold per store. If they sell alot they get more hopslam. I would bet come the 2016 release you will see it pop up in MD.

[over the mountain]

Chico mentions maine on friday.

I walk into my beer store friday night and they have bottles of maine lunch! at $9.99 a bottle it is kinda cost prohibitive but I bought 3. dob was 6-5-15. they also had a bottle of "another one" which i have never seen before and got a bottle of that. it was good.

i really really like Lunch. imo one of the best beers you can find in MD, if you can find it. seems like it is coming around more. i wonder if Maine is increasing dist in md.

chico - i usually get GD's english bitter when it comes in variety 12 packs (if the 12 also includes Lasso or Titan). in md, GD selection has really gone up. now i can get about 6 diff selections from GD off the shelf.

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

Chico mentions maine on friday.

I walk into my beer store friday night and they have bottles of maine lunch! at $9.99 a bottle it is kinda cost prohibitive but I bought 3. dob was 6-5-15. they also had a bottle of "another one" which i have never seen before and got a bottle of that. it was good.

i really really like Lunch. imo one of the best beers you can find in MD, if you can find it. seems like it is coming around more. i wonder if Maine is increasing dist in md.

chico - i usually get GD's english bitter when it comes in variety 12 packs (if the 12 also includes Lasso or Titan). in md, GD selection has really gone up. now i can get about 6 diff selections from GD off the shelf.

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.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by RedskinMike

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.

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

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.

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

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.