state your beer, drinkers

[Happy Hooligan]

^ a good choice..

I'm a nut brown fanatic.

My current favorite is Ellie Brown's by Avery.

I also love, but can't get goose island hex nut brown... seems its not available in LA...

[persephone]

^ a good choice..

I'm a nut brown fanatic.

My current favorite is Ellie Brown's by Avery.

I also love, but can't get goose island hex nut brown... seems its not available in LA...

I live in chicago, want me to see if I can get some for you?

[the_state]

this right here is the shit. and after years and years, they finally have distribution in new york. god bless america.

[Happy Hooligan]

I live in chicago, want me to see if I can get some for you?

Thanks...

I would, but I think shipping would kill me...

[renski]

^ a good choice..

I'm a nut brown fanatic.

My current favorite is Ellie Brown's by Avery.

I also love, but can't get goose island hex nut brown... seems its not available in LA...

id like a avery maharaja right now.

[Happy Hooligan]

id like a avery maharaja right now.

I have an avery Dugana chilling right now....

[nattomoto]

Anyone going to be around for SF Beer Week? My theoretical itinerary:

2/5/10: Russian River @ 9:00-Pliny the Younger and bottled Supplication release

2/6/10: 2:30-5:30-Alesmith tasting at City Beer Store, 6:00-New Belgium night @ Toronado

2/7/10: 6:00-Port and Lost Abbey @ Toronado

2/8/10: 3:00-Sour Fest @ Triple Rock (Berkeley), 6:00-Rare Moonlight beers @ Bobby G's (down the st.), 6:00-Allagash @ Toronado?

2/9/10: 3:00-9:30-Barrel Aged Fest @ Triple Rock?, 3:00-11:00- Russian River @ Pi Bar (in the Mission), 5:00-Moonlight no hop beers @ Monk's Kettle?, 6:00-Russian River 'tion night @ Toronado

Good luck on the 9th.

I am hoping to hit up a few events. Unfortunately, my mom has cancer, and I am going to spend a week with her, so I am probably going to miss most, if not all, of the beer I had scheduled.

[Guest Jack Straw]

Flying Dog

[kiya]

Just got my tickets for the "4 Chefs, 2 Beers, 1 Dinner" event at Bar Tartine for SF Beer Week.

Any chance any other Sufu'rs want to go? We can all sit together at the same table.

I got tickets for the second seating at 9pm.

Info:

4 Chefs, 2 Breweries, 1 Dinner: Magnolia & Dogfish Head

Bar Tartine

561 Valencia Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

Details:

February 8

5:30pm - 12:00am

Admission: $100

Description:

Bar Tartine and Chris Kronner present an evening of food and beer pairings with Magnolia Brewery, Dogfish Head Brewery and fellow Chez Panisse chefs Rusty Packer, Rayneil DeGuzman and Nico Monday. Four courses with select beer pairings. Monday, February 8th.

Two seatings at 6pm and 9pm.

Visit www.tartinebeerweek.eventbrite.com for tickets.

[HOLY]

[bookstore]

hello thread

had these last night:

usually i can dig on most great divide selections (especially titan IPA), but the denver pale ale didn't hit me too much. i don't know. fresh and a lot of flavor, but kind of sharp tasting on its own.

haven't had a chance to get through all of great lakes seasonal beers, but this is definitely my favorite thing they make. really thick and flavorful, delivers what's promised (unlike the christmas ale, which seems to vary from serving to serving -- it was good when chilled but awful at a warmer temp) in a malty and dark flavor

[twistedtrees]

FFFUUUCCCKKK!

Where's $150 when I need it?

http://www.hotchocolatechicago.com/images/sos-anniversary.png

Shit is insane, Goose Island, 3 Floyds, Surly, Rick Bayless, Paul Kahan, etc.

[kiya]

Made my wife a 4 course dinner tonight, all courses used beer as an ingredient and paired each course with a different beer.

Main course was served with a special one.. a beer that's produced only for El Bulli (the world's top restaurant [arguably]), the El Bulli Estrella Damm Inedit.

Just doing all this to get ready for SF Beer Week.

[Telix]

Thought I should post the cellar...

The cellar shelves:

Mostly pulled from the little beer fridge:

And no, I'm not aging the IPA, I just have a bunch of big IPAs that I'm working my way through.

[Happy Hooligan]

^ nice collection,

but unless you're just collecting, most of that stuff does have a shelf life and will not taste near as good as it should when you get to it....

[Telix]

^ nice collection,

but unless you're just collecting, most of that stuff does have a shelf life and will not taste near as good as it should when you get to it....

Most of it doesn't have a "shelf life", actually. The IPAs are all going to be drank soon, everything else is a stout, barleywine, old ale, or sour, all of which can age nicely. The only stuff I'm wanting to drink quickly is the new glarus stuff I got in Wisconsin and the IPAs.

[Shardster]

favorite IPA, no, favorite beer ever.

[persephone]

FFFUUUCCCKKK!

Where's $150 when I need it?

http://www.hotchocolatechicago.com/images/sos-anniversary.png

Shit is insane, Goose Island, 3 Floyds, Surly, Rick Bayless, Paul Kahan, etc.

my friend is a pastry chef at hot chocolate...wonder if she can hook up a ticket or two?

[Happy Hooligan]

Just had my first Piney the Elder... not bad. Light actually. I was expecting more from all the build up...

It's good beer, just not life changing..

[YoungPunch]

"Stone skips across the pond" parts I & II

http://vimeo.com/8858037

http://vimeo.com/9046934

[Trim]

I don't know why but I just love to drink this

[gramps]

Estrella will forever bear an association for me with the guys selling six packs on Las Ramblas, and the sound of "weed, cocaine, hash??" whispered in a sotto voice.

A friend brought a few of these back to Toronto. Last time I lived in the North West I was an underage nipper, but I'm experiencing some willful nostalgia.

[broneck]

ugh, this thread makes me realize just how little variety is readily available at our local State-monopolized liquor distributor.

When drinking to enjoy:

when drinking to forget:

when poor:

[sean_]

my liquor store is undergoing renovations and doesn't have pabst right now and this is the same price, basically the cheapest non lakeport (shit) cans you can get here... beer in canada is really, really expensive, and really limited as im sure everyone else has covered

[enigmatik]

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[renski]

still can't believe Pliny the Younger sold out in 10 hours at the brewer. now the hard part for me is playing the waiting game and waiting for it to arrive in SD.

[holleman]

In the pub :

In the summer:

[Astérix]

[nattomoto]

Anyone been to Wade's Wines in Westlake Village?

http://wadeswines.com/Wades/main.html

Went yesterday and they have a fine selection of beer. If you are in the area, you should really stop by.

[twistedtrees]

Here's one from a couple months back. It's a Christmas ale from a pizza brew pub back home. Rudolph's Revenge - strong stuff.