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Grabbed a bomber of Three Floyds Behemoth Blonde Barleywine and a bottle of Dogfish Head Raison D'extra.

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Tonight's haul....
4 4-packs of these little guys!!! (Notice that 12 on the neck of the left bottle.... that's ABV!)
They also have 112 IBU!
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_5U7D5eivx-c/TB...0/IMG_0124.jpg

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http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/IMG_2286.jpg

Found some DD here as well!

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http://forums.mg-rover.org/images/sm...miley_moon.gif

Sorry, couldn't help myself. :D

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Today's Beer Haul
1 bottle of Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary #2 (Bock)
3 bottles of Lagunitas Lucky 13
1 bottle Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale
1 bottle of Racer 5 IPA
1 bottle of El Camino (Un)Real Black Ale (collaboration between Stone / 21st Amendment / Firestone Walker)
1 375ml bottle of 2009 Angel's Share

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SO, surely you've had the Devil Dancer by now Al... What did you think?

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I really enjoyed it, however it totally killed my palette for the rest of the evening so next time it will either be the only beer I have or the last. But even as hoppy as it was it was extremely well balanced

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I have the perfect beer for you then.
I'll stash a sixer away. You going to Shack?

***Stu continues to scheme***

edit... nm, I see you on THE LIST muwhahahahahaha

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:lv

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nothing fancy, other then a entire shelf full...

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Founders Devil Dancer :D

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Today's catch... I found a whole case
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_5U7D5eivx-c/TF...1000000151.JPG

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:dr:dr:dr

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Picked up two of these cute lil sons a *****es
http://gasko-meyer.com/Images/Americ...erialStout.jpg
Rouge XS Imperial Stout 7oz. 11%ABV

Specs:
26º PLATO
88 IBU
73 AA
256º Lovibond

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I tried one not that long ago. Interesting.

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These two are going on a road trip with me in a week and a half. ;)

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oh, for the drive? :r

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Maybe..... I hope something makes it to the end of the yellow brick road though.:D

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Dogfish head Theobroma today.

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Received my end of a beer trade on BeerAdvocate.com

2 bottles of Stone Cali-Belgie IPA
Stone 14 Imperial IPA
Stone Squall IPA - Naturally Fermented bottle conditioned 90min IPA

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give me a break down on that squall man..i almost grabbed some but was concerned

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Stan loved it. I cant decide to drink it now or let it "condition" more!
I trade for the Cali-Belgie because you said it was awsome, you better be right!

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No pictures yet, but ...

the 2nd 30th anniversary Sierra nevada (dopplebock)
the 3rd 30th anniversary Sierra nevada (black barley wine)
Aventinus
Stone's Ruination IPA
Oskar blues Gubna

Some of which are no longer with us, they were delicious

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Nice stone haul brother, I've yet to try the cali-belgie and squall let us now how they are :banger

The 14th is delicious, I'll pick up some more of that no doubt.

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"Naturally fermented, bottle conditioned?" You bought a bottle of homebrew?

:D

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Yeah... about this one..... eh, a not so much.:rolleyes:
very dry, not very sweet, and little taste other than slight caramel.

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/...45cb9ea402.jpg
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Killed a couple good ones while back east visiting friends. The Brute was fantastic. Growlers included homebrew gueuze and the keg only release of Brooklyn's braggot. Also had a glass of Brooklyn's Black Ops and Sorachi Ace although those aren't technically my hauls since I did not buy them.

A 2006 BFM Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien came home with me in my luggage. Quite a few others stayed back in NY in my parents basement to wait for their demise on my Christmas visit.

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Nice pickups!

Sours are something I haven't tried much off but what I've had I liked.

So how was the Black Ops?

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My picks from last night

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O_O Dogfish head I haven't tried...*gives TN the finger*. It's an imperial stout too :dr:dr

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Just hit shelves here in GA this weekend so it may be around. Not sure how good beer availability is there but it sucked here until the last couple of years.

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Yeah it sucks here, badly....I've literally drank about 75% of the available beers here. The other 25% aren't worth mentioning...high gravity that is. I don't drink anything that isn't 7%+

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You're could be missing out then, a good brew isn't always high abv. High alcohol does tend to help with the complexity but isn't what makes craft beer good. I've had many a good brew under 7%. For example the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout I drink frequently is only 5.7% but its a damn fine beer. I've seen you mention Rate Beer, they score it a 94. Sure most Imperial Stouts (my favorite) are higher, but my advice would not to go by abv alone but let taste dictate what you drink. With that said I do find myself gravitating (excuse the pun) towards higher abv beers but I will never limit my experience based on a alcohol content.

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That's sums up pretty much how I feel. I'd RATHER drink higher ABV 7%+ but occasionally I'll dip into the lower ABV beers. Yeah Imperial stouts are always HIGH ABV, and are my favorite type of beer.

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Then you are missing out on an awful lot of good/great beer.

Edit: Looks like Albert beat me to the punch. :)

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Better late then never, but you did miss my post where it said I do dip into the low gravity beers occasionally but I like the complexity of the high gravity brews. Just a preference, again though you have to factor in TN's HORRIBLE distribution. I drink the best of what is available to me....you can bet on that.

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Squall is a DFH brew. Great beer!

May I ask what you traded for this? This stuff is easy to get for me :)

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They finally released *****es Brew?!!! I was expecting so see that when I was back east but it wasn't out yet...nice haul!

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Low gravity beers with complexity include many Belgians & American craft beers brewed with Belgian ale yeast strains (seems to be a growing trend,) as well as your brown ale/porter/stout category beers. Try those if you get them in your area.

Here's a pretty timely article from a DC paper, interviewing the brewers at SN & Allagash about this topic:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/b...ecialty-beers/

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Right DFH, not Stone. Sorry for the typo.
Nothing major, just some local Boulevard & Schlafly beers.
I was more interested in the Stone Cali-Belgie, he just threw in the Squall

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Albert inspired me to head to the local store...*****es brew is in, along with a good few of the oktoberfest beers...today's haul:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/...18b1fbca_z.jpg

Has anyone had that Stone, DFH, Victory colab yet? I've heard decent things.

Cracked open one of the bottles of *****es brew...wow, the mouthfeel is amazing...very 'fluffy' for such a beer, I like. Don't regret the knee jerk three bottle grab at all...woops! :)

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Looking for the Dogfish Head B!tches Brew but wasn't in yet.

So I grabbed some Raison D'extra.
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ooo, nice...I've never had the extra.

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two more bottles of b!tches brew for me...now time to get some more cantillon. What'd everyone haul for the weekend?

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No pics sorry:

Terrapin Hopzilla
Terrapin Reunion '10
Left Hand/Terrapin Oxymoron
DFH Punkin
Post Road Pumpkin
Stone Imperial Russian Stout '10

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Punkin out already? Nice haul.

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Drinking one right now along with a monster series Tat Boris...is it Halloween?

:ss

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Man how is punkin out in your area and not mine ARG TN ARG! Once its out I'm getting a case, love that stuff. Good pick up on the Russian imperial stout

I picked up
Stone's Emperial IPA 14th anniversary
Abita SoS, got talked into this one we'll see......

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Another haul today
stones double bastard
stones old guardian
dfh sautea
Avery the czar

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picked up

3 bombers of Sculpin IPA
A sixer of Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale
A sixer of Bells Two Hearted
A sixer of Bells Oberon