Ymm, Beer!

[devildeac]

Had some time to kill between shuttling young Turks the other day, so I popped into our local beergeek place the other night. I do not have the vocabulary down pat, but I tripped over this really weird beer and thought I'd have a go at writing it up...

Southern Tier crème brûlée Imperial Milk Stout

You see that on the chalkboard, channel your inner McEnroe disbelief and try not to exclaim, "You cannot be serious!!" The beer lady is indeed serious, and as she pours, it looks like an ordinary black stout with thin tan head, served in a goblet. As she's halfway down the bar bringing the beer, you catch a whiff of vanilla and warmed butterscotch, you think to yourself, "What an interesting perfume..." And then when she goes back to the other end of the bar and the fragrance is still there, you then think to yourself, "Self, it's the beer that smells like that, not her!!" [emit Tim Allen "puzzled" grunt and scratch head]. (And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, or am I wrong?" And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?") You poke at the glass with a perplexed pinkie, sniff at it one more time, confirm this is not a joke, and take a sip or two. Front flavor is classic stout, hint of coffee, but then the finish is all sugar and custard, and you consider asking the beer lady for a spoon to see if it will stand up by itself if you put it in the glass. The finish is pucker-your-mouth sweet, caramel and vanilla, and in what is possibly a Turk first for something this tasty, I only drank one... I would have this at the end of a special-occasion meal, maybe with a small slice of plain cheesecake, or some strawberries or similar fruit. And philistine that I am, I would consider dumping the beverage into a soda glass and plopping a big ol scoop of vanilla ice cream in there. If you were going to make a real beer float, this would be the beer to use. (And I also think I could talk Mrs. Turk into one or two, her sweet tooth overriding her disdain for anything darker than Corona... ooooh baby, we gotta go now...)

Stats from the website: 9.6% abv • 195º L • 25º plato • 22 oz / 1/6 keg
2-row pale malt / dark caramel malt / vanilla bean / lactose sugar / kettle hops: columbus / aroma hops: horizon

Turk, that's about as clever and well-written as just about anything in this thread. Great stuff. You gotta visit this thread more often. I have read the description of that brew from the Southern Tier web site but they do not distribute much down here. Yet. I have seen two of their offerings in Total Wine. Ever. And that has only been in the last couple months. Their concoctions sound adventurous and marvelous and I really enjoy trying new and different brews. The beer float is a great idea and the only brew I have ever used (all of twice) is the Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. Many other stouts and/or porters should make a nice base for a beer float, too. I'd suggest only using about 6 ounces of beer because if you plop that scoop of vanilla (or butter pecan or toffee) ice cream into a full pint glass of stout, Mrs. Turk is not gonna be happy about the ensuing mess and clean up from the beer foam that covers your counter tops and her fine wash cloths and towels. Speaking from experience .

Let's make a deal. You find a buncha odd Southern Tier brews and bring them to a Brunchgate in the fall and we'll feed and entertain you and a Turklet or two. Whaddaya say?

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Ymm, vanilla beer floats! Sounds great to me! Bring it on Turk!

[devildeac]

Sorry I had to miss this:

http://www.oregonbrewfest.com/index.php

10 Barrel Brewing Co
Zitrone Kölsch Kölsch 11.4 5 28 5
21st Amendment Brewery
Hell or High Watermelon Wheat Fruit Beer 11 4.9 17 6
Alameda Brewing Co
Yellow Wolf Imperial IPA American Imperial IPA 20 8.2 103 7
Alaskan Brewing Co
Alaskan White Ale Belgian-Style Witbier 11.8 5.3 15 10
Ale Industries
Orange Kush Hybrid Wheat 11.2 4.5 22 9
Amnesia Brewing
Dopacetic Imperial IPA Imperial IPA 20 7.8 83 6
Anderson Valley Brewing Co
Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema Summer Cream Ale 13.2 5 8 1
Bayern Brewing
Dump Truck Extra Pale Summer Bock Pale Bock Lager 16 6,9 28 6
Bear Republic Brewing Co
Hop Rod Rye Rye IPA 18.8 8 80 4
Beer Valley Brewing Co
Jackalope Imperial Pumpkin Porter Pumpkin Beer 16.1 7.5 15 1
Big Sky Brewing
Big Sky Mexican Lager Dark Mexican Lager 12 5.1 30 5
Bison Brewing Co
Bison Honey Basil Ale Summer Ale 13.5 6 20 4
Black Diamond Brewing Co
Oranje World Saison 13.8 6.2 25 4
Blue Frog Grog & Grill
Ginger & Meyer Ann Belgian Blonde 12.5 6 25 4
Boneyard Beer
Girl Beer Fruit Beer 11 5 15 6
Boulder Beer Co
Hoopla Pale Ale American Pale Ale 12.9 5.7 35 1
Boulevard Brewing Co
Single-Wide IPA IPA 13.7 5.7 57 3
Boundary Bay Brewery
Double Dry Hopped Glacier Pale Ale American Pale Ale 14.5 6 45 9
BridgePort Brewing Co
Summer Squeeze Golden Ale 10.5 4.5 19 10
Burnside Brewing Co
Grätzer Grätzer 13 5.67 9 8
Caldera Brewing Co
Caldera Hop Hash Strong Pale Ale 16.3 7 1
Cascade Brewing
Razberry Wheat Fruit Beer 12.5 4.5 15 1
Cascade Lakes Brewing Co
Cyclops IPA American Style IPA 17.3 6.9 65 10
Coalition Brewing Co
Wu C.R.E.A.M. Cream Ale 12 4.8 28 2
Collaborator
Hopfinium India Pale Lager 9.5 6.6 60 5
Columbia River Brewing Co
Nyctophobia IPA Cascadian Dark Ale 17 7.5 78 9
Deschutes Brewery
Chainbreaker White IPA 17.3 4.7 41 8
Deschutes Brewery
Gluten Free NWPA Northwest Pale Ale 13 5 25
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Black & Red Raspberry Mint Imperial Stout 10 20 10
Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom
Double Mountain Pilsner Czech-Style Lager 12.5 5.4 40 1
Eel River Brewing Co
Organic IPA IPA 15.6 7.2 55 3
Elysian Brewing
Idiot Sauvin New Zealand IPA 17 7 75 8
Fearless Brewing Co
Fearless Scottish Ale Scottish Export Ale 13.8 5.3 31 4
FiftyFifty Brewing Co
Donner Party Porter American Style Imperial Porter 21 8.5 36 4
Fire Mountain Brewery
Tan Line IPA 12.6/3.2 4.6 80 7
Firestone Walker Brewing Co
Double Jack Double IPA 21.5 9.5 100 3
Fort George Brewery & Public House
Sunrise Oatmeal Pale Ale American Style Pale Ale 13 5.2 45 3
Full Sail Brewing Co
Jimvar Bohemian Pilsner Bohemian Pilsner 13.3 5.6 40 10
Gilgamesh Brewing
Mint Kölsch Kölsch 11.5 5.3 0 6
Golden Valley Brewery
Cote d'Or Belgian Golden Ale 17 7 7
Goose Island Beer Co
Pepe Nero Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale 14 6 30 3
Great Divide Brewing Co
Rumble Wood Aged IPA 16.3 7.1 69 1
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub
Hale's Supergoose IPA IPA 17.5 7.4 80 6
Hazel Dell Brewpub
Imperial IPA Imperial IPA 16 6.8 75 5
Hollister Brewing Co
German Alt German Alt 16 6.7 35 7
Hop Valley Brewing Co
Alpha Centauri Double IPA 19.5 8.6 100 5
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Evelyn's Imperial Sunshine Imperial IPA 17 7.5 90 6
Klamath Basin Brewing Co
Crystal Springs IPA American IPA 17.3 7.1 70 7
Kona Brewing Co
Lemongrass Luau Ginger Lemongrass Quencher 11.5 5 17 9
Lagunitas Brewing Co
Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Wild Belgian Strong Pale 20 8.7 73 8
Laht Neppur Brewing Co
Peach Hefeweizen Hefeweizen 13.6 5.6 20 2
Laughing Dog Brewing
Anubis Imperial Porter Imperial Coffee Porter 20.2 9.2 35 3
Laurelwood Brewing Co
Laurelwood Organic Pale Ale American Pale Ale 12.5 5.1 32 6
Lompoc Brewing Co
Kick Axe Dry Hopped Pale Ale 12.5 5.2 35 5
Lucky Labrador Brewing Co
Crazy Foyston's Alt Alt 13.5 6 65 7
Mad River Brewing Co
Jamaica Sunrise ESB ESB 13.5 5.4 36 10
Maui Brewing Co
CoCoNut PorTeR Spiced Porter 15.2 5.7 32 3
McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse
Dark Star Cascadian Dark Ale 18.5 8 8
Mt Emily Ale House
Wildfire Red Ale Imperial American Red Ale 16.8 7.6 55 1
Natian Brewery
CuDA Cascadian Dark Ale 17.3 7.4 2
New Belgium Brewing Co
Somersault Summer Ale 14.7 5.2 28 8
New Holland Brewing Co
Golden Cap Saison 13.5 6.3 23 9
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Helles Belles Munchener Style Helles Lager 12.8 5 22 5
Oakshire Brewing
Daily Dose Summer Ale Citrus Infused Kölsch 11.1 4.9 20 3
Old Market Pub & Brewery
Berried Alive! Belgian Boysenberry Ale 13 5.5 12 2
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Ankle-Buster Ale Belgian-Style Pale Ale 12 5.4 35 9
Pike Brewing Co
Pike Monk's Tripel Belgium Belgian Tripel 18.75 9 34 8
Prodigal Son Brewery & Pub
Bruce/Lee Porter Porter 17.5 8.1 26 2
Pyramid Breweries
Discord Dark IPA Cascadian Dark Ale 16 6.5 69 8
Ram Restaurant & Brewery
Berry White Raspberry Wit 11.5 4.8 16 7
Riverport Brewing Co
Blonde Moment Blonde Ale 10.7 4.3 14 7
Rock Bottom Brewery
Zombie Flanders Flanders Red Ale 17 6.6 29 2
Rogue Ales
22 Ale Belgian Golden Ale 14 6.5 40 10
Salmon Creek Brewery
Otus the Red Red Ale 16.5 7 45 2
Seven Brides Brewing
Lil's Pils Bohemian Pilsner 12 5 33 4
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale 14 5.5 37 10
Stone Brewing Co
Stone Double Dry Hopped IPA West Coast IPA 6.9 77 10
Surly Brewing
Hell Munich Helles 12 4.8 14 9
Terminal Gravity Brewing
TG Pale Ale American Pale Ale 13.8 6.2 41 6
Three Creeks Brewing Co
FivePine Chocolate Porter Porter 14.5 6 50 9
Uncommon Brewers
Siamese Twin Ale Belgian Style Dubbel 17.5 8.5 Low 4
Upright Brewing Co
Offen Weisse Bavarian Hefeweizen 11 4.5 12 1
Vertigo Brewing
Razz Wheat Fruit Beer 12.5 5.1 16 9
Wasatch Beers
Wasatch Summerbrau Lager Bohemian Pilsner 13 5.4 31 5
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co
Foggy Bog Cranberry Ale Tart Wheat Ale 15.5 6 20 2

[captmojo]

How long might it take to complete the tour?
A feller could be quite intoxicated by the time he made it to the end of that list.

[devildeac]

How long might it take to complete the tour?
A feller could be quite intoxicated by the time he made it to the end of that list.

The festival is the last full weekend in July every year for the last 24 years. IIRC, hours of operation are noon-10PM daily on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That's 26-28 three ounce samples everyday for 3 days. Still, a lotta brew. They used to limit the # of brewers to 72 for the weekend with 1 keg/brewer/day. This year, it looked like they increased it to 85 brewers .

[devildeac]

Summer Weizen-Smuttynose Brewing

Make mine (another) Smutty!

Glad I only had one of these tonight or I'd think I was looking at an out of focus photo and some brewer's notes :



Light, tasty & full of character, our summer wheat ale is brewed with a combination of domestic and continental wheat and barley malts, lightly hopped & fermented with a Belgian wit yeast, resulting in a delightfully tangy & refreshing flavor.

This beer is brewed for warm weather enjoyment. Bring some to your next picnic, barbeque or Frisbee game.

Available in sixpacks and on draft from May through August.

ABV 5.5%

My musings:

The pour is a slightly hazy yellow with a hint of orange hue and the Belgian yeast imparts a touch of pepper and the wheat malt its usual light lemon-orange flavors. The hops have a minor presence and complement the floral notes of the c(h)amomile flowers with which it is brewed. A wonderful brew for sipping on your porch swing on a hot summer afternoon or evening with some fresh fruit or by itself. This was another moving sale bargain at Total Wine last week at 30% off.

[devildeac]

Boont Amber Ale-Anderson Valley Brewing Company


In a can. It has been a while since sampling one of these and I received this as a trader last week as my drug rep buddy finds this his "go to" beer now.
Well, it is another fine brew from the AVBC and fits the criteria for an amber ale and those would be a toffee/caramel-like malty backbone, the slightest hints of hop bitterness and toasted biscuit and nutty tastes. IBU are low at 15 and the ABV is a modest 5.8%. I find this to have a bit more velvety texture than Fat Tire, almost creamy. It also has a bit more body than what has probably become one of the more trendy beers in the US due to its ever-increasing distribution areas. I received 2 of these and not sure whether the 2nd will go to CB&B or my son,, unless Grandpa Ozzie wants to trade a beer or two .

From the brewer:

From deep in the Anderson Valley comes the world-famous, award-winning, crowd-pleasing Boont Amber Ale. The Anderson Valley Brewing Company has been hand crafting this amazing ale for over twenty years, making Boont Amber Ale one of the most respected, enjoyed, and sought-after craft beers of all time.

Boont Amber Ale is an ode to balance, with a deep copper color offset by an off-white head. The slightly sweet malty backbone is balanced perfectly with a subtle hop bite and aroma, and a wonderfully fruity yeast profile.

Named “the best beer brewed in Northern California,” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian, a beer like this is perfect with any meal, and is enjoyed night-after-night, all year round.

As with all of our products, Boont Amber Ale is never sterile filtered nor heat pasteurized.

5.8% ABV
15 IBU

[havefunexpecttowin]

I just discovered that there is a brewery just across the street from my office that's being run by two guys who used to work for Old Dominion (Dominion Lager, etc) before it was purchased by another company. Their new place is called Lost Rhino Brewing Company and sells growlers on site. I'll be stopping by this afternoon.

http://www.lostrhino.com/

[devildeac]

I just discovered that there is a brewery just across the street from my office that's being run by two guys who used to work for Old Dominion (Dominion Lager, etc) before it was purchased by another company. Their new place is called Lost Rhino Brewing Company and sells growlers on site. I'll be stopping by this afternoon.

http://www.lostrhino.com/

If you drink it, ya gotta review it (hopefully).

[bluebeer]

No beer for 10 days or so for me after a week long stomach bug left me 11 lbs lighter..Perhaps the worst part was that the evening before it hit, I "enjoyed" half a bottle of the Goose Island Vanilla Bourbon County Stout that I've been saving since last winter. It was the last thing I tasted before getting sick and the taste/smell lingered with me for days. I'm a bit too scarred to fairly do a review. I will be staying away from bourbon stouts for some time. I am however hoping to ease back into things tonight by reading some great reviews here and enjoying a Central City Red Racer IPA.

[devildeac]

No beer for 10 days or so for me after a week long stomach bug left me 11 lbs lighter..Perhaps the worst part was that the evening before it hit, I "enjoyed" half a bottle of the Goose Island Vanilla Bourbon County Stout that I've been saving since last winter. It was the last thing I tasted before getting sick and the taste/smell lingered with me for days. I'm a bit too scarred to fairly do a review. I will be staying away from bourbon stouts for some time. I am however hoping to ease back into things tonight by reading some great reviews here and enjoying a Central City Red Racer IPA.

Sorry to read about that experience. Hopefully some other ales will "re-condition" your GI system. Yogurt always helps with mine but a session brew or two may serve for medicinal purposes, too. Up next: Avalanche Amber Ale from the Breckenridge folks.

[devildeac]

Avalanche Amber Ale (can)-Breckenridge Brewing

Pretty standard but solid fare here. Pours a clear amber color ( ) with a modest head and caramel, toasted biscuit flavors. Minimal hop presence.IBU are 19 and the ABV is 5.41% so a fine session brew. This would accompany burgers and brats well along with ribs and BBQ chicken, too. I got this in a trader 6er and it was nice to have the AVBC Boont Amber last PM and this one tonight and be able to compare. I think the AVBC amber is a bit more velvety and smoother with a bit more body but this is Breck's best selling brew and I can certainly taste why. I'd guess the AVBC is another buck or two for the 6er as their brews have traditionally been a bit more spendy than others but they are a great brewery, too, and worth the premium.

From the brewer:


Beer Style: American Amber
Flavor: Caramel maltiness with slight hop character
Yeast: Top Fermenting Ale Yeast
Malts: Two Row Pale, Munich, Roasted Barley, Chocolate
Hops: Willamette, Chinook, Tettnang, Hallertau
Color: Amber
Bitterness Units: 19
Alcohol By Volume: 5.41%
Alcohol By Weight: 4.33%

[Turk]

Had some time to kill between shuttling young Turks the other day, so I popped into our local beergeek place the other night. I do not have the vocabulary down pat, but I tripped over this really weird beer and thought I'd have a go at writing it up...

Southern Tier crème brûlée Imperial Milk Stout

You see that on the chalkboard, channel your inner McEnroe disbelief and try not to exclaim, "You cannot be serious!!" The beer lady is indeed serious, and as she pours, it looks like an ordinary black stout with thin tan head, served in a goblet. As she's halfway down the bar bringing the beer, you catch a whiff of vanilla and warmed butterscotch, you think to yourself, "What an interesting perfume..." And then when she goes back to the other end of the bar and the fragrance is still there, you then think to yourself, "Self, it's the beer that smells like that, not her!!" [emit Tim Allen "puzzled" grunt and scratch head]. (And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, or am I wrong?" And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?") You poke at the glass with a perplexed pinkie, sniff at it one more time, confirm this is not a joke, and take a sip or two. Front flavor is classic stout, hint of coffee, but then the finish is all sugar and custard, and you consider asking the beer lady for a spoon to see if it will stand up by itself if you put it in the glass. The finish is pucker-your-mouth sweet, caramel and vanilla, and in what is possibly a Turk first for something this tasty, I only drank one... I would have this at the end of a special-occasion meal, maybe with a small slice of plain cheesecake, or some strawberries or similar fruit. And philistine that I am, I would consider dumping the beverage into a soda glass and plopping a big ol scoop of vanilla ice cream in there. If you were going to make a real beer float, this would be the beer to use. (And I also think I could talk Mrs. Turk into one or two, her sweet tooth overriding her disdain for anything darker than Corona... ooooh baby, we gotta go now...)

Stats from the website: 9.6% abv • 195º L • 25º plato • 22 oz / 1/6 keg
2-row pale malt / dark caramel malt / vanilla bean / lactose sugar / kettle hops: columbus / aroma hops: horizon

Turk, that's about as clever and well-written as just about anything in this thread. Great stuff. You gotta visit this thread more often. I have read the description of that brew from the Southern Tier web site but they do not distribute much down here. Yet. I have seen two of their offerings in Total Wine. Ever. And that has only been in the last couple months. Their concoctions sound adventurous and marvelous and I really enjoy trying new and different brews. The beer float is a great idea and the only brew I have ever used (all of twice) is the Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. Many other stouts and/or porters should make a nice base for a beer float, too. I'd suggest only using about 6 ounces of beer because if you plop that scoop of vanilla (or butter pecan or toffee) ice cream into a full pint glass of stout, Mrs. Turk is not gonna be happy about the ensuing mess and clean up from the beer foam that covers your counter tops and her fine wash cloths and towels. Speaking from experience .

Let's make a deal. You find a buncha odd Southern Tier brews and bring them to a Brunchgate in the fall and we'll feed and entertain you and a Turklet or two. Whaddaya say?

Aw shucks, jus spinnin yarns is all... As for the fall, the Travel Committee is assembling the fall schedule as we speak. As usual, there are several conflicting priorities and competing agendi, but a trip to Durham is high on my list, anyway. We'll see...

If such an eventuality should come to pass, I'd be glad to bring an appropriate regional selection. Southern Tier, Great Lakes, Troegs, Victory, Dogfish, Stoudts, etc. usually have a good mix of seasonals and standards.

[devildeac]

Had some time to kill between shuttling young Turks the other day, so I popped into our local beergeek place the other night. I do not have the vocabulary down pat, but I tripped over this really weird beer and thought I'd have a go at writing it up...

Southern Tier crème brûlée Imperial Milk Stout

You see that on the chalkboard, channel your inner McEnroe disbelief and try not to exclaim, "You cannot be serious!!" The beer lady is indeed serious, and as she pours, it looks like an ordinary black stout with thin tan head, served in a goblet. As she's halfway down the bar bringing the beer, you catch a whiff of vanilla and warmed butterscotch, you think to yourself, "What an interesting perfume..." And then when she goes back to the other end of the bar and the fragrance is still there, you then think to yourself, "Self, it's the beer that smells like that, not her!!" [emit Tim Allen "puzzled" grunt and scratch head]. (And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, or am I wrong?" And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?") You poke at the glass with a perplexed pinkie, sniff at it one more time, confirm this is not a joke, and take a sip or two. Front flavor is classic stout, hint of coffee, but then the finish is all sugar and custard, and you consider asking the beer lady for a spoon to see if it will stand up by itself if you put it in the glass. The finish is pucker-your-mouth sweet, caramel and vanilla, and in what is possibly a Turk first for something this tasty, I only drank one... I would have this at the end of a special-occasion meal, maybe with a small slice of plain cheesecake, or some strawberries or similar fruit. And philistine that I am, I would consider dumping the beverage into a soda glass and plopping a big ol scoop of vanilla ice cream in there. If you were going to make a real beer float, this would be the beer to use. (And I also think I could talk Mrs. Turk into one or two, her sweet tooth overriding her disdain for anything darker than Corona... ooooh baby, we gotta go now...)

Stats from the website: 9.6% abv • 195º L • 25º plato • 22 oz / 1/6 keg
2-row pale malt / dark caramel malt / vanilla bean / lactose sugar / kettle hops: columbus / aroma hops: horizon

Turk, that's about as clever and well-written as just about anything in this thread. Great stuff. You gotta visit this thread more often. I have read the description of that brew from the Southern Tier web site but they do not distribute much down here. Yet. I have seen two of their offerings in Total Wine. Ever. And that has only been in the last couple months. Their concoctions sound adventurous and marvelous and I really enjoy trying new and different brews. The beer float is a great idea and the only brew I have ever used (all of twice) is the Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. Many other stouts and/or porters should make a nice base for a beer float, too. I'd suggest only using about 6 ounces of beer because if you plop that scoop of vanilla (or butter pecan or toffee) ice cream into a full pint glass of stout, Mrs. Turk is not gonna be happy about the ensuing mess and clean up from the beer foam that covers your counter tops and her fine wash cloths and towels. Speaking from experience .

Let's make a deal. You find a buncha odd Southern Tier brews and bring them to a Brunchgate in the fall and we'll feed and entertain you and a Turklet or two. Whaddaya say?

Aw shucks, jus spinnin yarns is all... As for the fall, the Travel Committee is assembling the fall schedule as we speak. As usual, there are several conflicting priorities and competing agendi, but a trip to Durham is high on my list, anyway. We'll see...

If such an eventuality should come to pass, I'd be glad to bring an appropriate regional selection. Southern Tier, Great Lakes, Troegs, Victory, Dogfish, Stoudts, etc. usually have a good mix of seasonals and standards.

Any of the seasonals, especially the 750 ml bottles from ST or Stoudt's would be great. GL and Troeg's does not distribute here so 12 ouncers are fine. We get all the Victory products and most of the DFH stuff. And I never buy the DFH Old Shoe Leather Stout or Gravel to your Gut Barleywine. I have my standards. They are pretty lenient as I will taste almost any small batch beers but not stuff made with roadside debris or construction project failures.

Keep us posted on your itinerary and watch the home FB schedule for Brunchgate/TrueBlueCueCrew updates.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Aw shucks, jus spinnin yarns is all... As for the fall, the Travel Committee is assembling the fall schedule as we speak. As usual, there are several conflicting priorities and competing agendi, but a trip to Durham is high on my list, anyway. We'll see...

If such an eventuality should come to pass, I'd be glad to bring an appropriate regional selection. Southern Tier, Great Lakes, Troegs, Victory, Dogfish, Stoudts, etc. usually have a good mix of seasonals and standards.

As I said in the tailgate thread

We do have four (4) General Admission tickets available for sale to all games at face value. Purchasing these tickets from us gives you admission to the football game and the tailgate and includes your monetary contribution to the food fund. If you need to buy a ticket anyway, this is a great deal! If you are interested in getting any or all of these tickets, please PM me through the board or contact me otherwise if you have other means to (Facebook, phone, etc.).

Bob Green has the Stanford tix and two of the VT tix are spoken for, but all four are available for all the other games as of right now. So make your plans and let me know when you can!

[Turk]

Any of the seasonals, especially the 750 ml bottles from ST or Stoudt's would be great. GL and Troeg's does not distribute here so 12 ouncers are fine. We get all the Victory products and most of the DFH stuff. And I never buy the DFH Old Shoe Leather Stout or Gravel to your Gut Barleywine. I have my standards. They are pretty lenient as I will taste almost any small batch beers but not stuff made with roadside debris or construction project failures.

Keep us posted on your itinerary and watch the home FB schedule for Brunchgate/TrueBlueCueCrew updates.

You're absolutely right re DFH - those are my standards too. Coincidentally enough, Brother Turk happened into town a couple weeks ago, and we went out for a couple. We were reviewing the tap list and I suggested DFH 90 minute IPA. My brother replied, "Dogfish?!? Isn't that place run by that wacko guy who makes beer out of rocks, dirty socks, and tofu?"

Were you eavesdropping? You're stealing my material!!

(That might be a fun topic: "Guess the next weird DFH concoction". "Roadside debris" for the win!!)

[Turk]

(On the other hand, maybe not. Wouldn't want to give that nutball any more ideas...)

[captmojo]

I may have enjoyed too many Spaten Oktoberfests while awaiting the arrival of a pizza.

No work available until 10am tomorrow.


They're tasty!

[devildeac]

HiPA-Magic Hat Brewing

A single variety of hops and a single malt make up this IPA. There is a sweet grapefruit taste to the Columbus hops and minimal balance with the pale malt but the IBU of 70 are not overwhelming and the ABV of 6.7% is not either. This was a trader last week and worth seeking out on draft or as a single bottle. It has enough body and bite to handle spicy foods.

From their web site:

* India Pale Ale
* YEAST: English Ale
* HOPS: Columbus
* MALTS: Pale

* ABV: 6.7
* GRAVITY: 15.50 Plato
* BITTERNESS: 70
* SRM: 3.5

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Harpoon Octoberfest at Tyler's on Friday night. On tap. Good stuff! Very drinkable. Too bad it wasn't pint night, and no, I didn't improvise... ;) Also had a taste of Foothills Hoppyum, which I had had when I visited the brewery in WS last fall when I had their Sexual Chocolate on tap Still lightly bitter, but I liked it too! They were actually serving that outside, along with a couple of other brews, and grilling hot dogs for the outdoor band that was playing in the courtyard. Quite a hoppyum place on a Friday night!