state your beer, drinkers

[kiya]

Brian! Respond to my email about Beer Week, we gotta get on this before they close admissions!

[thomas_collins]

i'm down for a swap!

[woody]

I'm flying into LA next week (from Australia). I was just curious if there are any good pubs/liquor stores that have a decent range of good micros near the West Hollywood area?

[renski]

i have only been to fathers office when drinking beer in LA.

[concealed]

I am definitely in for a swap, I can get most East Coast/New England stuff

[shufon]

Haven't had it in forever, but was drinking Old Rasputin earlier. Drinking Yazoo Rye Saison right now, great session beer. Will hopefully be doing a tasting of a lot of good beers + my friend's homebrews on Friday, will throw up some pics if it happens.

[Appleseed]

Woody, if you are stuck in West Hollywood, try Surly Goat.

[aho]

Anyone willing to do hook ups for Pliny?

[renski]

if you need any west coast stuff, feel free to send me a PM.

[guiltybyassociation]

I've been really diggin on the Stone IPA

[renski]

lost abbey angels share available soon. I have to add that as much as I can't do belgiums anymore this years stone old guardian looks like it'd be worth a try since it's a Belgian styled barley wine.

[concealed]

odd beers for odd years?

[renski]

they scrapped that whole idea after people said they don't consistantly want belgians. 2011 double and OG will be Belgian yeast based.

[shufon]

They're using Belgian yeast in Old Guardian this year?? I doubt I'll like it :\

[renski]

it might just balance out the flavor since OG has a strong taste. people love their Belgian IPA so it's worth trying once. best barley wine I had used English yeast which made it really subtle for a beer that's at 12%.

I need to get my w2 already so I can waste monies on homebrew equipment.

[Happy Hooligan]

actually the Stone Cali-Belgique was the only stone I've didn't finish. Couldn't stand it, and I love stone...

[shufon]

^Yeah I gotta agree, I think Old Guardian is great the way it is and I haven't really liked Belgian yeast in a long time..

[renski]

the original release of the cali-belguque was actually pretty good, i haven't one in 2-3 years so i can't comment on recent batches. i'll probably try at least one bottle. for as much hype that lucky got, i thought it was over rated.

[Happy Hooligan]

It's been a few years for me on the cali, and I agree, that Lucky's not THE most amazing beer in the world, but it is really good...

Anyone going to the Eagle Rock 1 Year Anniversary?

[shufon]

^Not going to that, but you reminded me that I am going to the Hill Farmstead Winter Rare Beer Gathering up in Vermont.

Should be a good time

[renski]

I think I have to make it a definite trip to the gabf this year.

[concealed]

^Not going to that, but you reminded me that I am going to the Hill Farmstead Winter Rare Beer Gathering up in Vermont.

Should be a good time

This looks amazing, I tried Hill Farmstead - Edward when I was in VT, which was delish.

The rest of those beers they are pouring should be great too, I wish I wasnt a broke ass beer fan!

Where you from shufon? NY?

[concealed]

Anyone else excited for Nugget Nectar?

I also wish I could get Hopslam in New England, any midwest/atlantic coast people want to help me out

[shufon]

^Yeah I go to school upstate, it's still a pretty good drive from where I am but I have friends coming all the way from Nashville for it so it's somewhat about going to hang out with them as much as it is about going to the festival.

Anyway, some of the friends going have gotten to know some of the people at Hill Farmstead and they've been raving about the beer. I've yet to drink any but I'm looking forward to it.

[concealed]

damn thats some commitment

you are going to really enjoy the beers, i am sure

take pics/post in thread

[B-Dawg]

Enjoyed a bottle of 2009 XII in appropriate attire

Acquired an absurd amount of Fifty Fifty Imperial Eclipse Stout variations

The Evan Williams bourbon barrel version

The Four Roses bourbon barrel version

The aptly named Great, Alpine Beer Co.'s Jack Daniels barrel aged barleywine. One of the most complex beers I have ever had

[concealed]

crate and barrel tulips for the Eclipse stouts eh?

awesome stuff, i want that duck duck gueze behind there

[B-Dawg]

They're actually The Bruery tulips haha. The Great is in a dollar store tulip though! Dollar store has mad durable beer appropriate stemware.

Duck Duck Gooze is so good. Glad I've got one more left.

[concealed]

The third is clearly different, but the other two look exactly the same as my Crate & Barrel tulips (6$) made in Germany, its exactly the same, minus the logo as the one from Portsmouth Brewery that I have.

Either way your beer is awesome, keep it up.

[renski]

bdawg if you see "good" from alpine it's strong barley wine. I sampled a friends and didnt have enough courage to have pint for myself.