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10-15-2007, 10:56 PM
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[ QUOTE ] For whatever reason, the bartender decided to put a hop flower in the glass along with the beer. My friends took turns smelling it and I couldn't smell a thing; wonder what that means? [/ QUOTE ] Wow, I can't imagine a bar even keeping those around. That's pretty cool. If it didn't have much odor, it is probably just a bit old and/or not stored cool. Hops, especially whole flowers, do go "stale" after a while. I think its something to do with the oils evaporating. If you freeze hops they can last a good while, and hop pellets generally last longer than whole hops. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I know breweries and brewpubs keep them around for show, but I've never seen that in a bar. As for the flower itself, it looked pretty yellow and old, but my friends said they could get a pretty good whiff of it. I didn't get a damn thing. Still interesting though. By the way, for any New Yorkers, definitely search for Captain Lawrence beers. The ones you'll see in stores are St. Vecent's Dubbel and Xtra Gold, their take on the hoppy tripel. 
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#2
10-15-2007, 11:07 PM
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Hey Skip, what year was your Czar? I've heard that it needs some time before opening and I have a 2006 in the fridge. [/ QUOTE ] Bottled in 2006.
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#3
10-20-2007, 12:57 AM
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Re: TLDR Beer Club
I like the Belgium beer "LEFFE"... (pretty sure it's Belgium). Awesome!
Also Abbaye de Maredous is good. Last but not least... ANYTHING, ANYTHING, ANYTHING FROM STONE BREWING! The newest release Stone 11th Anniversary Ale... DANG! And Top 3 Favorite- Stone Ruination IPA.
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#4
10-20-2007, 10:23 PM
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Went to the awesome Foodery store in Philly and picked up an expensive Japanese beer - Hitachino Nest Beer - XH
Hey look - the O-RLY owl!!!  Stock photo - This is a strong Brown ale or even perhaps a barley wine style that is aged in sake casks for 3 months. No head at all, very dark and sweet flavor with a slight bitter aftertaste - could this be the sake coming through? A very unique beer that makes you say "wtf" after the first sip, but grows on you bigtime. I'm very impressed but at $7 for a 12oz bottle and like most "strong" ales, it's a beer to be enjoyed once in an evening and you really have to be in the mood for it. At least 3.5 to 4 on the scale. Can't wait to try their White Ale.
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#5
11-16-2007, 10:00 PM
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so im drinking some new belgium La Follie. It is supposedly highly sought after and one of the best so I decided to see what all of the hype was about it. This is the most interesting beer I've ever had. It pours a brownish red w great tan head. The smell is overwhelming of sour fruits. This beer tastes just like it smells. Sour fruits at first and then a hint of a brown ale. This beer is phenomenal if you like sour things, if not I would prob still taste it for the experience of it. This stuff goes fast so if you run into a bottle of it I'd pick it up
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#9
11-17-2007, 02:35 AM
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hey y'all,
I was recently back east visiting folks and family and tried some more beer. Sorry I got no detailed reviews, just a couple of quick notes. I don't get dogfish head in Cali, so I headed to the store for some. I picked up a six of the Indian Brown, a 750mL of Black and Blue, and a 12 oz bottle of the 120. Indian Brown is very solid with a little extra bite than your standard brown ale. I'd probably usually opt for the cheaper versions out there though. Black and blue was good, but wasn't all that memorable either. The 120. Two words. Hated it. Poured out half the bottle. Not sure what it was. Just didn't appeal to me at all, and I love hoppy beers. Hate this crap. Never again. Quick note for any Boston folks who read this: while visiting friends I checked out a bar in Allston called Deep Ellum. It's at Brighton/Cambridge/N. Beacon intersection. The only knock on the place is its in Allston. This place was awesome. I'm assuming its on the new side, as I know it wasn't there when I lived there. Besides the great food, the beer list is incredible. They got everything. Some of the Belgians are pretty expensive and are only available in the 750mL bottle. I must've gone through the Unibroue list (La Fin Du Monde, Maudite, Trois Pistoles, Don de Dieu). Actually, they had Blanche De Chamblay too but I didn't order that. Trois Pistoles was on tap, rest in 12 oz'ers. The waitress was really cool and made fun of pretentious hipsters who order "end of the worlds). I probably should've ordered more stuff on tap. They had a ton of stuff. I was pretty bombed by the time I found the on tap list anyway, so I just settled for a Racer 5 IPA (incredible). But the list was very long. Worth checking out. Probably a hipster madhouse on weekends, but we went on a Sunday and it had a decent crowd but nothing overwhelming.
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#10
11-17-2007, 03:26 PM
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That's still pretty steep. I'll have to see how it compares in price w/ the Rodenbach Grand Cru. [/ QUOTE ] If you ever get a chance to purchase it, I wholeheartedly recommend it. La Folie is spectacular; the best sour ale I've had yet. Are there any folks from Wisconsin out there? If so, there's been an interesting development with our friends at Leinenkugels (AKA Miller). They just bottled their Big Eddy imperial stout and thus far it's been getting rave reviews. I'm curious if anyone has access to it and could give it the ol' yea or nay. What do people think about Miller's (and other macros) dip into the craft brew scene?
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