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DuClaw has arrived in PA. Had a release party at a local place with 20+ brews on tap. I am super impressed with their rye chocolate porter. It is a standout among other stouts and the best thing i have tried from them thus far. They have a bourbon barrel aged version of it but I think I actually like the base beer better.

They have something strange going on with their hoppy beers. I tried like 3 different ones and they all had an overabundance of residual sugar. Way too sweet for me to enjoy more than a couple ounces of. I look forward to trying more of their stuff.

Joe,
Can I get an update to styles you like and dislike?
Also, breweries you like that arnt available in your area and breweries you would like to try that havent yet?

its going to be easier to say what breweries that actually are available to me from the east (without driving an hour and then even then its hit and miss)

victory storm king, hop wallop, prima pils, something else that seems to rotate
dfh wws, 90 min, burton baton, chicory stout
southern random bombers here and there, unearthly, creme brulee, etc
sam adams lagers, seasonals

i cant think of other brewers that have a real regular presence in my city, list ideas and i can confirm/deny

i drink serum every time i go to duclaw, which is like once every week or two

euphoria is what my wife loves, sometimes i try the seasonals, but usually serum is best

I had a cask version of serum that was aged with pineapple and mango. while it sounded amazing, it was fucking horrible. it was sweeter than candy.

euphoria was also on cask. it was aged over caramel apples and was decent but it had a strange yeasty thing going on with it that I wasnt really thrilled with

sorry bro, usually euphoria is a very drinkable dark beer

and i donno if you would think the normal serum is sweet, its about as sweet as dfh 90 minute

This post has been edited by blackjack21 on Mon - Jul 30 2012 - 20:29:51

what is toffee nut brown?

donno but duclaw calls it euphoria and its 2.49 on happy hour and is nb

This post has been edited by blackjack21 on Mon - Jul 30 2012 - 21:01:13

hey hey it's IPA day

ill drink nothing but sours tonight in celebration

hey hey its IPA day
ill drink nothing but water tonight in celebration

what kind of beer is water

Poor for the next week and a half, Coors light it is

As advertised, just cracked open a growler of berliner weisse from a guy in jersey. It comes from a brewery I never heard of (Carton Brewing Company) and it is fucking solid. Very nice and tart, clearly necessarily sour but tart and almost lemony.

you act like coors light is a bad thing

its ofc beer of choice for drinking 20

coors light is cool i guess

cheap lagers are cool i guess
glad i have great lagers for a few bucks more
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snob out

was content to drink 4.4% yuengling all week
gonna have my bloody mary before the flight and a wine on the plane as is customary for my religious beliefs
I woke up at 6:45am my local time, so i doubt ill be up for anything after an airplane day

better late than never ipa day ruination

Things recently purchased
Sierra Nevada torpedo extra ipa

Dearest Joe,
Package has been in transit for 8 days. Did it land at your place or have you received a notice of missed delivery attempt?

havent drank since saturday

im starting to think somethings wrong with me joe

i have seen nothing
dearest adam, please dont use the pony express

i broke down and drank ton8
the goal has turned into "how much"

You did sound somewhat incoherent when you said "its like 11oclock omg afk gn8"

Pony express is better than the Dan drives across the country and dodges you delivery mode.

Greatest brewery disappointment to date:
Hill Farmstead's hoppy beers.

In the past 2 months I got to try 5 of their hoppy brews which have been hyped to hell and back. In a blind tasting im pretty sure I couldn't tell the difference between their American Blonde, Pale Ale, IPA and DIPA. All of them smell and taste of straw with a lasting grassy bitterness. What a let down.

black butte xxiv released last week
wonder if ill ever see any in salem zzz

Add 2 more to the list. Tried 7 now and only one of them was noticeably different from the others. I will NEVER purchase or actively pursue another hoppy offering from this brewery.

I havent been keeping up to date on this. What are the ingrediants this year?
Chocolate that turns into a turd in the bottle?
Pineapple and rosemary?

(obviously still bitter about clearly being crazy over last years and the year befores being dumped)

Artisanal dark chocolate nibs. Deglet dates. Mission figs

Chocolate growler, orange bottles.

zero orange in my bottle, but i have clearly had one since release

i think ill get some beer for ton8

Sounds awesome.

bud light platinum

i hate you

Started the night with 3 great lakes october fest

old rasputining it until i gn8

i made it to 1:30 without drinking.
moral victory

I started at 3:30 ish.


I figured 5 pm being 2 timezones away was enough of a wait. Besides it's fucking Sunday, and I was cleaning earlier. I earned it.

i took a shower, and did a load of laundry and dishes. does that qualify as "earning it"?

more ton8 picked up 2 12 packs

Buddy of mine is brewing beer now. His second batch tasted amazing but we didn't get to talk to much since it was celebrated at a get together with m8s. Was like a red amber, but was far superior to anything i've tried in the bigger market.

must try more homebrew

i think that joe passed out at like 615 his time, 9/12 out of sierra nevada pale ale

Dan dodged meeting for beers 3 days in a row over the weekend.
Black marketing beer to his local shop has taken precedence.
I am forced to drink rare beer by the growler by myself.

must have at least been 8 pm, i swear