The Beer Thread • Page 181

It's the contract-brewed stuff that was canned 2/7, not the OG beer. Regardless, I'm still stoked!

 

How fresh tho

 

See the last post before yours. :)

 

Oh

 

I completely forgot that Goose Island was opening up a Brewpub in Philly. Opens today!

 

Headed to treehouse tomorrow if anyone is interested in a trade. Can most likely get some other New England beers too if wanted

 

Lunch is amazing

 

I can trade you venmo money

 

Tried a newish brewery in Tampa that’s in my way home from work today — 81 Bay. Cool taproom and pretty good beer. Excited to have a place like that on my commute.

 

I’ll always have a soft spot for Guinness but their Antwerpen stout really surprised and impressed me.

 

How did they handle the crowd? I haven’t been yet, they’re just far enough away that I don’t want to drive down for nothing. My cousin’s husband stopped on his way up from Philly for Thanksgiving and got a few cases. Julius really is worth the hype.

 

They do about as good as they can. The line is still pretty long, takes about an hour to get through and standing outside for most of it. Was able to get 2 cases worth of stuff and that’s not even a third of what the limits are so it’s crazy how much output they have now compared to the 5 cans I was allowed a year ago. Also this is my first time getting to stay and have some drafts and as a brewing nerd I love this new place. So many big and shiny tanks.

 

Tired Hands always kills it

 

Any breweries in the red rocks region of Utah? Only ones I see popping up are Zion Canyon Brewing and Moab Brewing....

 

Went to Final Gravity in Richmond today. Low key good in a city that also has the Veil and the Answer

 

Jack’s Abby makes such clean lagers.

 

Fuck yeah.

 

Update to my posts on Friday - Jai Alai was a really good, crisp IPA, but it tasted comparable to a lot of stuff I've had locally that can be obtained a little fresher usually. If I can get it fresh, it'll be a decent addition to my rotation.

I also had a bomber of Three Floyds Permanent Funeral yesterday, and it held up as well as a I remember it. An amazing imperial pale ale all around.

 

Is Bell's Two Hearted Ale really one of the best beers around ?

 

I enjoyed it when I had it a few years ago. It’s a bit more malty than I like my IPAs to be but it’s a really good beer.

 

Good to hear, I'll try it. I've been getting more into craft beer. Now what about Pilny the Elder ?

 

I texted my brewing buddy simply "gose conditioned on Eucharist wafers and wine grapes for Easter" and he was not nearly as excited about the idea as I felt he should be.

 

I haven’t been lucky enough to try that yet being in New England but I’ve heard good things.

 

In my opinion, yes. When fresh, it's just a great balance of crisp malt backbone and nice pine/citrus hops. It's old school but a classic for areason.

I think Pliny the Elder is fine. It's a beer I would seek out for sure, but it's not otherworldly in this day and age. I find it to be a bit boozy, too malt forward and some old school hops. That said, I'd recommend every person who gets into craft beer to drink it. It's like listening to The Who; in this day and age, nothing they're doing is amazing. For the time period, yeah, it's pretty damn good.

 

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