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    I may be berated for this thought: Pliny is frankly over-rated. I think it is an extremely good ale, and one that I would certainly drink regularly if it was available in the DFW area.However...here's the "but"...I truly believe it is over-hyped. I've had the pleasure a couple of times when visiting NoCal to have a few...and it's just not the best ale ever, or whatever I've heard proclaimed. I'm not even sure what my "best ale ever" would be, as there are so many excellent ones out there, and Pliny would be among the ones I really like, and would love to have it in my frig, but.... just not worth the buzz it gets. just my $.02.
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    Pliny the Elder is brewed by Russian River Brewing Company, Santa Rosa, CA. Still haven't found it here in WNY.
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    That's Founder's right? They make a nice tropical tasting IPA, I think it's called Azacca and it comes in cans. The 15 pack is a nice touch as well. Their Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale has been a warming companion on a few snow shoeing trips. It'll warm you right up on a chilly morning...but you have to be careful it'll hit you right in the booboo.
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    I tried Pliny the Elder for the first time a couple of weeks ago and it was amazing. I was kind of burned out on IPAs, but this one has renewed my interest.
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    Manta Ray Imperial IPA 8.5% It doesn't suck
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    It's the "West Coast" of NY state which has beach front on 2 Great Lakes. Never been there and haven't tasted the beer. Bell's makes Third Coast Beer, since Michigan is almost all lake shore.
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    I agree west coast and Buffalo don't jive, but the taste is what matters. I have yet to taste Pliny the Elder but have heard great things. Voodoo Ranger is very good as well. Have you tried Space Kitty Double IPA from Rohrbach in Rochester, NY? I'm still searching for that elusive feline....I hear it is sublime.
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    I never tire of a good west coast IPA: 12 Gates looks good, although a brew from Buffalo called "west coast" seems unusual.Once every 5 or 6 weeks I get my mitts on Pliny the Elder; otherwise I'm happy with Odell IPA and more recently Voodoo Ranger from New Belgium. Also from Fort Collins, Zwei Brewing has a Willie Nelson IPA that is very good. A friend brought me a big can (crowler?) of it last week. Closer to Denver, in Lafayette, Odd13 Brewing has been making good hoppy beers. When I lived in Kansas, I really enjoyed their seasonal brews. Rye on Rye and Bourbon barrell Quad really packed a punch! February will bring more stouts and porters: Denver's Dry Dock Brewing has a chocolate peanut butter porter that is really good.
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    West Coast IPA 2 row barley,crystal and victory malt, flaked oats, warrior and citra hops ABV 6.7% a righteous brew
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    Boulevard Rye on Rye X
    It's aged in rye whiskey barrels and flavored like a Sazarac. I tried the Boulevard Rye on Rye on Rye and loved it, so I thought I'd try this. ABV is over 10 so that always makes me happy.
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By suggestion: "In an effort to learn more about the beers other deadheads are imbibing, I was wondering if we have/could have a forum for that." Let the conversation begin!
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For Red Stripe!!
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I have a shirt that says: 'Short and Stubby' and has a bottle of Red Stripe on it.
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That is cool. Man to be sipping one under a palm tree in the hot sun sounds real good right now. I'll have to settle for drinking one under a blanket looking out to the Michigan snow.
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I picked up 3 large (21.5 oz) bottles as soon as the brew became available in my area (last week). The price per bottle is up there ($12.99 per bottle). Cracked my first bottle yesterday to celebrate a Monday bike excursion, and I am as we speak finishing off a jar I had remaining from the trip. 1 down, 2 bottles to go and I'd say it's a winner! The almond note really comes through in the initial tasting. I also appreciate the higher ABV count. The reddish hue reminds me of another IPA favorite, Sierra Nevada Torpedo. Bring on the sixers!
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Somehow, I don't think you mean that killer pot of homemade Ham & Potato soup that I just put away.
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A 4 pack of Great Lakes Chill Wave IPA from Cleveland....
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almost anything from GLBC is the best. can't get it here in Tx without special delivery. Is Lake Erie Monster out yet? mmmmm. just finished my last Christmas ale hand delivered by a friend.currently in fridge? hodge-podge of shrapnel from various 6 packs...mainly big hopped IPAs.
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a friend of mine went to a Dead show with me 7/6/95 (his first). he was really struck by the really nice beer that everyone in the lot seemed to have. I had not thought about it until he brought it up. I'm wondering which breweries I'll see represented in Chi (assuming I still get my miracles of course). Cheers
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What's in MY fridge?Homemade gravey with pork chops, sausage and braised rib meat. ..on the bone of course! Just made for the fam on Sunday. .. wanna trade some pre 78 dead for some frozen homemade gravey??? Mmmmmmmm lets do it
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Monster is a late April offeringRye of the Tiger May Wright Pils July Nosferatu September Blackout Stout January Christmas Ale is a great brew! Have 4 bottles left....
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thanks, could not recall release timing for monster.
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In my fridge? That's not past expiration?Maybe I'm just too embarrassed to say PBR.
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St. Paddy's Day and today - 14.9 fl. oz. pasteurized stout, brewed in Dublin since 1759 (Mozart was three), Guinness Draught cans. My goodness, my Guinness! It's a good day to be a Guinness - be the Guinness. It's in the hole! 3/19/77 and Guinness? Works for me! Cheers.
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Wisconsin Brewing Co. (Verona, WI) 'Wisconsite' Summer Weiss BeerAle Asylum (Madison, WI) 'Unshadowed' Hefeweisen Geneva Lake Brewing Co. (Lake Geneva, WI) 'Black Point' Oatmeal Stout Tyranena Brewing (Lake Mills, WI) 'Rocky's Revenge' Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale New Glarus Brewing Company 'Yokel' Wisconsin Lager Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) 'Torpedo' Extra IPA Sprecher Brewing (Glendale, WI) Ginger Ale and Raspberry Sodas I shortly will have a pounds worth of hamburger patties mixed with bread crumbs, milk, egg, garlic, onion and pepper, slices of bacon, a homemade topping of sour cream and bleu cheese and Pretzilla Burger Buns. I am heading down to the market in a bit and no doubt will pick up either a cookie or brownie for dessert. I am going mountain biking for the holiday and I always like to travel well. I've got one for YOU if you care to "hit the slopes" with me. Bring your backpack and your biking shoes! :-) Happy and SAFE Fourth of July everyone! P.S. Just picked this up today from my local co-op: Capital Brewery (Madison, WI) 'Grateful Red' Red IPA From the packaging ..."the play of toasty malt flavors with sharp, resiny hops will bring you to the strangest of places, if you're drinkin' it right."
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Geneva Lake Brewing Co. (Lake Geneva, WI) 'Black Point' Oatmeal StoutTyranena Brewing (Lake Mills, WI) 'Rocky's Revenge' Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale Wisconsin Brewing Co. (Verona, WI) 'Yankee Buzzard' (cans!) New Glarus Brewing Co. 'Pumpkin Pie Lust' oh God this is good! (saving it for biking) Anchor Steam (San Francisco, CA) Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) 'Pale Ale' Summit Brewing Company (St. Paul, MN) 'Octoberfest' Sprecher Brewing (Glendale, WI) Puma Kola, Cream and Grape Sodas
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quite the culinary connoisseur aren't we.... gonna be a whole lotta shitty beer I reckon :-)
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The Kansas City Royals come on the tv in an hour for ALCS game 2 with the Canadian team. Frig has a Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin, Odell IPA, Dry Dock Vanilla Porter (my wife likes the porters and stouts) Boulevard Imperial Stout, and Stone's Enjoy By 10/31/2015. Go Royals!!
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Variety of Sierra Nevada. ... and Deep Ellum IPA. Local brewery in Dallas. Excellent. Bitter of course but fairly well balanced.
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Alpine Brewery Green Flash IPA mashup.....called Duet.....22 oz bottles only....worthy
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I bet they went down smoother after the 7th eh Gr8fulTed?
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sounds yummy. snow in buff today? watching NFL channel and just saw flurries. ugh. we're in flip flops and shorts here in DFW.
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...Porter Joe by Wisconsin Brewing Co.Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale by Central Waters (Amherst, WI) Warped Speed Scotch Ale by Lake Louie (Arena, WI) mmmmmmmmmmmmm... Yankee Buzzard (WBC, Verona, WI) Still have some Sprecher Sodas, an Anchor Steam or 2 and last but not least Pumpkin Pie Lust by New Glarus. Hoping to get out and hit the bike slopes next week for one more time this fall?? Hope so. Today went to Mirror Lake St. Park at dusk for a fried Chicken dinner and before that an afternoon of hiking along the Crawfish River in Dodge Co., WI. Finally got to stop in to see the nice trails there at a park I'd never visited but have happened upon several times whilst zipping through WI on WI-16 West. Went to visit the folks this weekend and enjoy the 80% popping fall colors as much as I could before the snow flies here in WI.
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1 Case of: Bourbon Barrel Stout by Central Waters, Amherst, WI 12'ers Yankee Buzzard American IPA and 'Ol Reliable Munich Style Lager by WI Brewing Sampler Pack of Lake Louie (Arena, WI) consisting of: Mr. Mephisto Imperial Stout, Warped Speed Scotch Ale (double yum) and Golden Booty Cream Style Ale Single bottles of New Glarus Coffee Stout and Two Women Lager 6'er of Sand Creek Brewing American Ale IPA, Black River Falls, WI Lots of Sprecher Brewing Gourmet Sodas, Glendale, WI
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If anyone wants to taste a fantastic IPA, give this year's Sierra Nevada Spring Seasonal a try. It's described as a tropical IPA, and I'd say it's a good description with citrus, papaya, and mango notes. What a tasty beer! Yum.
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Bell's Hopslam, 10% alc, DIPA with honey.
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KBS!!!!!
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Bell's: Oberon, Hopslam, Hopsoulution, 30th Anniversary, Neptune, Hell Hath No Fury.New Holland: Vanilla Chai Dragons Milk. Orpheus: Serpent Bite Creature Comforts: Tropicalia, Cosmik Debris.
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still haven't found the Duet, tho' i keep an eye out for it every time i'm in a fine beer store. anything with green flash has to be tasty
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I'll post this over here too, since there's this nice dedicated page. There are so many excellent craft breweries around ATL that it is hard to narrow it down. I love a bright IPA like Creature Comforts Tropicalia, or Terrapin Hi-5. Sometimes I'm at the other ends of the rainbow, drinking a local porter or a gose. Orpheus, Second Self, Monday Night, and Sweetwater all make some great beers. But my current fave of all is a summer ale homebrew I made a few weeks ago featuring infused fresh ginger root. I got lucky making that one and I immediately made another batch because we (friends & neighbors) plowed through 5 gallons pretty fast.
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In the fridge: Summit Sága IPA (St. Paul, MN) Bubbler Hefeweiss (New Glarus, WI) Naked Lager (New Glarus, WI) Torpedo Extra IPA (Sierra Nevada Brewing) I tried some Terrapin beers last month when I was further south, and I agree Hi-5 is a very tasty IPA...
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The available selection keeps getting bigger and better.It's a good time to be a beer drinker. I've got an eye out for Creature Comforts Bibo 6-packs but haven't scored any yet (I've had it on draft before).
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I hear the cloudy juicy IPA from back east is good: haven't seen any in Colorado.Heady Topper has always been a fave, but my New Hampshire friend hasn't been able to buy any as it must fly off the shelves. We do have several good breweries in Colorado, so here's a few in my frig: Fate Brewing Osura Gose (sour), from Boulder Funkwerks Dry hopped Provincial (sour), from Ft Collins Odell St Lupulin (pale ale), from Ft Collins Oskar Blues Beerito (mexican lager), from Longmont Out-of-state beers: Epic Sour Apple (Utah, but they might brew in Denver too) Uinta Tangerine IPA, from Utah Russian River Pliny the Elder IPA (down to my last bottle)
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Try Troegs Nimble Giant cloudy imperial IPA 9% 69 IBU.... tropical fruit hints, beer advocate gives it a 93% rating....comes in 16 oz can 4 packs....pineapple grapefruit honeysuckle with azacca mosaic and simcoe hops...Hershey PA
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Creature Comforts:Bibo Pilsner (6 pack) Automatic Pale Ale (6 pack) Tropicalia (6 pack)
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Hobgoblin Ruby and Golden AlesSome Sainsbury IPA Innis and something or other... I'm on vacation in England and it's fun to try some of the local Ales, Beers, and Lagers! :-)
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Nice beer vacation.And while the Pound is down.
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Down to my last saga now and it's time for bed...and a beer run tomorrow. And, a jump in the river, with a couple beers (ride down there with my bike)... Effin hot in Sheffield, and Effin hot here in WI (thanks God no flooding) :-)
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In retrospect, saving my beer and my energy for tomorrow. Can't wait to ride!
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I'm currently riding my couch, drinking coffee, and watching TDF.
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Ain't a damn thing wrong wit a 'lil coffee and some couch lock imo!!
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Sittin around watchin Crimson White and Indigo,and havin a cold one,next up Ticket to New Year s
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Hey now, all! I have some free and discount coupons for yummy Springfield Creamery products I am not able to use because the products are not available in my area. If anyone wants them, PM me your address. The coupons expire on 10-31-2016.
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No Nancy's in your area... Nancy's stuff is the best. For one thing, it is the only cream cheese I know of that does not have carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, or other bogus thickener, but actually contains nothing but milk and cultures. (Also, my friend Jan works there, but that's another story.) I recommend taking Wilfred up on his kind offer.
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I essentially gave up drinking altogether when my wife got pregnant almost five years ago, and in that time my tastes in what beer I like has changed drastically. I used to be heavily into IPAs but now find them too bitter and/or hoppy. I live just outside of Baltimore City, and Charm City Meadworks has an excellent line of mead that's both enjoyable and refreshing. I just don't keep much alcohol in the house anymore; I much prefer listening to my records with my daughter.
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I have Rochester NY Wild Wing 7 % IPA with the cascade hop very tasty on a gorgeous august day stuck into October here in the MW Western Indiana about 25 miles from the IL border and 50 to Champaign Urbanna IL. Recently had Old 85 from Lafayette Brewing Company IPA 85% hops 6.6 %, and Mound Builder 6.7% from People's Brewing. This summer had a Great Lakes Commadore Perry IPA from Cleveland OH real good at 6.9 bpu's around 90 IBU