The Beer Thread • Page 167

I agree with stoneface and garrison city, they’re my favorite too. Haven’t been able to try mozzacalypse yet but really want to. My buddy was telling me deciduous brewing has been killing it with their NEIPAs lately and have good sours. Need to try them soon

 

I’ve heard really good things about Deciduous but haven’t checked them out yet. I’ll have to change that.

 

All 50 States, Ranked by Their Beer

 

Interesting. I do enjoy their quip about Arcadia making a name for Battle Creek when Arcadia has been actively trying to disassociate from Battle Creek the last few years, haha. They've moved everything to Kalamazoo these days for capacity sake (and Arcadia sucks; don't know how they've stayed in business so long. Rumors are they are bleeding so much money).

But yeah, I would add Blackrocks to the most underrated brewery in Michigan. I think they do super clean, simple beer so damn well. Forgot about them the other day when the topic of favorite breweries in your home state came up.

Good link!

 

I live in #3 and am flying to #1 in two hours! :-o

 

in pennsylvania. my favorites are neshaminy creek, tired hands, and pizza boy.

edit: regarding that list, I know I'm biased, but I'm a little shocked that PA isn't higher.

 

Batch in Detroit has become my favorite local brewery. So many solid beers and they are always rotating.

Favorite overall in Michigan still has to be Founders.

 

Forgot about Batch. Awesome people too.

 

My favorite VA brewery is probably The Veil.

 

At batch as we speak :)

 

I had my first hangover of 2017 two weeks ago. It was not fun.

Also, hi.

 

Went to go see Star Wars on Saturday and afterwards I went to this little beer bar out in the burbs by the theater. Just so happens they just tapped a keg of CBS so I finally got to try that without any hassle so that was cool.

 

Ok i forgot founders opened a taproom in Detroit so now my favorite local brewery is Founders. Finally checked it out last night and enjoyed a wonderful barrel aged Sumatra Mountain Brown

 

I should get to one of the two locations. BA Sumatra is something I really want to have. Reg. sumatra is fantastic.

 

If you like the regular Sumatra.... prep yourself.

 

The random beer distributor by my house has a case of CBS just sitting on the shelf. Not sure how that happened.

 

CHICAGOANS: Binny's on Clark/Halsted has BCBS 2017 for $12 a bottle. Snatch 'em up!

 

Thats the best.

 

Typically I saw it after I already picked up 2 bottles at a place I knew had it in stock 30 minutes away.

That said, though it is a really good beer, it's not worth the $30 price tag IMO.

 

I don't think there's a beer that is worth a $30 price tag, to be honest.

 

Dang, you made it pretty far before getting your first haha

 

Ah man that sucks. I didn't bother trying to find any bottles.

Not much is.

Thats the attitude!

Although I do have a couple bottles of wine that are about $30 that are delicious. Susucaru

 

I generally agree with this, but I think (for now) most of the places that are charging those types of prices can at least justify it with the additional costs related to adjuncts/overhead cost of barrel aging/etc. What I'm afraid of is that places are just going to start seeing that as "the going rate" and charging it for things that in no way deserve it.

 

Yeah, my max sits around $25. That's about as much as I could justify spending. In Michigan CBS was going for $25 (I think. I bought a couple bottles of other stuff same day I bought the CBS), so $30 seems right for east coast given the extra shipping time. I agree that some people will see that as the going rate, unfortunately. I was stoked that a smaller brewery, Griffin Claw, dropped their prices on their year BA imperial stout all down to like $16-17. I'll be very curious what my boss prices out our bombers of our imperial stout, assuming we end up bottling it like we plan to do (which will depend on label approval).

 

Yeah, anything that crosses like $1.25/oz I really start to question. Some imperial stout loaded with maple syrup or a sour on a crazy amount of fruit are one thing. But a place like Cycle in Florida, as good as their stuff is, if it's just a straight up barrel aged stout with nothing in it and you're charging $30 for a bomber, it's a little crazy.