state your beer, drinkers

[merzbot]

you going to give it some time before opening the five renski?

one of the perks of being in mn

to the user surly, if you're back from your voyage, there's still some places in st. paul that have it.

[renski]

I think I scored a second in a trade... which means one the other one shows up I'll be drinking one of them.

@walt. if I can mule it...I'll make sure to get you one.

[renski]

more goodies showed up in the mail..

not beer but she finally fits into her beer swag..

[concealed]

do you have access to cans concealed?

I live in Hartford, CT now, so about 3 hours south of the brewery, definitely going to make a trip up there eventually, totally want to support those Alchemist guys during their tough times.

RE: Surly Five. That beer is so fucking good, my favorite beer at the last Beer Advocate Fest I was at.

Have been drinking less beer lately, nothing too noteworthy, following the paleo diet, which calls for a lot less carb intake, but I have been getting my red wine on

wrote a quick article on Portland, Maine's Beer Scene, feel free to check it out and spread it around if you are planning on going there, thanks.

www.portlandcraftbeer.blogspot.com

[renski]

so which is the better lobster roll? traditional or new england?

[shufon]

Did you order those Cascades from the brewery or get them in a trade ren? Also, nice writeup on Portland concealed!

[renski]

ordered them from the brewery. I know they could be found local as well

[shufon]

I dunno if Sang Royal can be found anywhere. Was just wondering how easy the ordering process when and how much they charged for shipping. I'm thinking about ordering some bottles from them.

[renski]

it was easy. Lisa is pretty helpful. it was standard rates plus the bottle crates and box. I think it was about 15 to ship 2 bottles.

[shufon]

^Thanks, probably going to go ahead and grab 2 bottles of Sang Royal while they're on the website then.

[youkinorn2]

If you haven't ordered yet, shufon, I'll get a couple too...maybe cut down on shipping costs if we split it?

[renski]

i gotta say...today was a good day.

[Layne]

^^^ so good

Left Hand Imperial Stout --- not bad, worth a try!

[shufon]

Nice ren-- are those 12 -bal Tokens? Awesome haul

[renski]

it is 12 tokens!

[youkinorn2]

picked up a couple bottles of this today:

[indesertum]

The Chicago BA crew flew out for Toronado's 24th anniversary party, so we had a filthy ridiculous tasting the night before:

L->R across the arc: Alexander Rodenbach, Barrel Aged PBR, 1994 Cantillon Gueuze, Cigar City Jose Marti porter on french oak, Alesmith barrel aged Decadence, 2011 Utopias, 2010 Dark Lord, 100% barrel aged Coton, Stranahan whiskey barrel aged milk porter, brandy barrel Eclipse, Churchill's Finest Hour 2011, 1988 Eylenbosch Faro, 2001 and 2002 Lop Pepe Framboise, 1999 Lou Pepe Gueuze, Hill Farmstead barrel aged smoked porter, apple brandy Smoke from the Oak, Port Le Woody Brune, 2009 and 2010 Fou Foune, (Hand bottle from a privately owned keg of Veritas 004 and Armand Spirit in the back). Front Row: Cantillon Zwanze 2008 and Branantiae(!!!1!1), Brabantse Trotse geuze blended for an Ebeneezer's beer dinner, brandy barrel Dark Lord, vanilla bean brandy barrel Dark Lord, Dark Lord De Muerte, Pappy Van Winkle barrel aged Dark Lord, apple brandy barrel aged Hunahpu's

Sexy Dark Lords

Makin it rain at Toronado: some combination of Marron Acidifie, Foeder no. 3 (hand selected by the owner Dave from the sour project area of New Belgium), Toronado 20th Anniversary, 2010 Cable Car, 2008 Consecration

had to quote for epicness

[shufon]

Few things from the past week

2011 Brute

Double dry hopped Ruination (Citra and Centennial)

Racer 5 and Ommegang Aphrodite

Kuhnhenn American Barleywine (and Contra )

Ithaca 13 and De Proef Monstre Rouge

Greenport Canard Noir on cask (sour porter on cask dry hopped with Cascade.. was interesting to say the least)

[mpcec]

Went to Cisco this past week and it was pretty dope, they were out of any of The Woods beers, tried a decent saison but spent most of the time in the wine building. Amazing space, definitely going to go everytime I'm in Nantucket.

[shufon]

Sucks that they were out of the Woods. That place really is awesome in general though. Did you taste any of the liquors?

[mpcec]

Had way too much of the gin, and tried the rum. I wanted to try the whiskey but but it was $44 for 2oz, and the retail bottles were absurdly over priced so I wasnt really interested. I hear the next incarnation is better and cheaper though, so maybe next year.

[shufon]

Yeah I passed on the whiskey as well. The liquor building was our last stop after the beer and wine so all I remember is the vodka flight, which was awesome. Everything after that (they gave us a free tasting of everything else) is pretty blurry, although I'm sure it was tasty, haha.

[mikeboi]

just tried the troll dau' pretty summery taste anyone familiar with it have recommendations?

[lowrider]

beer haul tonight:

got a free glass:

[eat skull]

I just got a six pack of Joe's American Pilsner by Avery and it s damn good.

[renski]

plz send Avery Immitis to me. Kthxbai

[shufon]

^Eh the one Avery sour I had was nothing to go crazy about and I've heard similar about most of the others as well.

edit: except Meretrix, that one seemed to get way more attention than the rest.

[renski]

the dihos was actually good as well. if that was the one I drank. I've been waiting on some of the crooked stave wild ales but I don't get any movement from offering on my side.

[lowrider]

pliny the elder was ok so i don't know what all the raving is about. anyone else think it's just good but not great? maybe my taste buds are going...

[goodfella]

anyone going to the brew fest in orange county this weekend?