The Beer Thread • Page 174

thanks! def something i'll keep in mind

isn't this how Arrogant Bastard is marketed? lol

 

I'm drinking a Bitburger right now and it's pretty shitty but that's where I'm at as a person

 

We are the exact opposite. There's nothing I hate more than a malty IPA.

 

Related, I've become obsessed with Equilibrium. They're slowly becoming some of the best in the hop game.

 

This counts as coffee not beer right?

 

honestly feel like burial is becoming my favorite brewery. really nice to have them so close.

 

My wife found this glorious swill today. I've been looking for it for weeks. She's the best.

 

a perfect sour

 

all of the almanac sours are fantastic but this may be my new favorite. the peach notes are just wonderful.

 

I love Almanac, that sounds amazing

 

I should of been in here before. Here for the sours/gose

 

I still haven't tried an Almanac because they're so fucking expensive per ounce.

 

While true, I'm sure it's way better for me in CA than for you

 

i'm happy i get everything at cost

 

haven't had any of their stuff in cans but I just recently stopped there in November. I was blown away by everything I had, they're killing it.

 

Super expensive and super tart from my experience.

 

Smuttynose is up for sale

News | Smuttynose Brewing Company

 

Interesting news. I've never been a fan of their beers but I knew they were big in the area and never understood why. I knew they were starting to struggle financially when they allowed Night Shift to start contract brewing there since they had a lot of empty tanks not being used. I wonder if more of these bigger breweries are going to start doing similar things where they just spent millions on upgrading and people seem to be flocking more and more to the smaller, more local places.

 

I think they have a really solid, if unexciting, core line up. They’re a go to for me when I want something that I know I’ll enjoy and don’t feel like experimenting. I do think the amount of smaller breweries on the sea coast like Stoneface and Garrison City that are putting out good product is having an impact. Seems like they expanded at the wrong time with the new facility and restaurant.

 

That's been my biggest barrier to trying them at all as well. I always see them on the shelves at the local bottle shops around here, and they always look appealing until I see the price tag. Plus the more I hear about their tartness, the less I want to try them, as someone not into super cloyingly sour beers.

 

Probably stay away from Stone, Ballast Point and other older San Diego area beers.

 

Guys lets buy Smuttynose.

 

any fans of Ukrainian beer here?

 

Met a buddy at a dive last night, had some classic grain belt for 2 dollars.

 

if you guys come across this, buy all of it because it's the best.