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Kept it simple yesterday Sammy A. Boston lager and Cherry Wheat. Love me some Cherry Wheat. :dr

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You might as well be speaking Chinese to me with this list. :D
I'm sure they were all great!

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I stopped by Schlafly's taproom on the way home for a pint of Cask Coffee Stout.
It was underwhelming. However, my second try was their Dry Hopped Märzen. Wow! A totally great, new twist on an already great Oktoberfest!

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How did you like the Ephraim landhoney? I had friends that spent a ridiculous amount of money to get growlers of that stuff. Haven't had any myself.

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Samuel Smith - Oatmeal Stout

Not to bad at all

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Im a big fan of Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout. Goes well with a good cigar.

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Did not enjoy --> Mcneills old ringworm last evening

Making up for it with a Southern Tier unearthly imperial IPA and a smoke on the porch right now. 50 degrees today... 5" of snow planned for tomorrow.

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Ya'll aren't done with the snow yet???

Nice choice in IPA though!

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Is it June yet? Then no, we aren't done with snow.

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Terrapin Rye Squared
Sweetwater IPA
DFH Aprihop

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Southern Tier Golden Ale

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Hoppin Frog Boris while watching the Top Chef finale.

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Stone IPA
Alpine Duet
Green Flash IPA

after chicken and mashed potatoes.

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First Oberon of the season. On draft. Summer is coming (I think).

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Last night I had an IPA and a blonde ale from Trader Joe's. Mission St I think was the brand on the label.

Not spectacular, but for about $1/bottle, I'll definitely buy the IPA again -- and the bottles work great for homebrew.

And my girlfriend liked the blonde ale.

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:tu

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It was a very good IIPA, very well made and drinkable(dry finish, not super sweet), nice hop character, left a lingering hoppy/resiny in the mouth that was nice. The hop character was a nice blend of citrus/pine, didn't come overly strong one way or the other if that makes sense (not super piney and not super citrusy).

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Deschutes Mirror Pond
SN Torpedo

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Nice. Makes perfect sense. I don't like them all citrus. It's IPA month a brew pub here. I think they will have some on draft. May have to seek it out.

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Glad I went out tonight.

Enjoying a Founders imperial stout and a Founders KBS.

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Boulevard single wide IPA

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Bells Expedition Stout- very good, little to much wood for me needs to rest.
Founders KBS 2011 first one out of the new bottles little hot, I love this on tap yumm!

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Bells Expedition Stout.
I will agree with woody Ron but there are so many subtle flavors I love this stuff.
(Didn't we just chat on the phone.:r)

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Sierra Nevada Ovila Dubbel!:tu

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Founders Breakfast Stout

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Is that possible? I don't think I've ever said that in my life.







:r

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Last night shared some Cigar City hunahpu and Vuja De with good buddy Seth. Both were really good

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Wow. Obviously not enjoying any GI stuff is he, LOL

Greg*Koch, CEO and co-founder of Stone Brewing in California, is a man on a mission, a search for the authentic, no matter if it’s beer, food, or any other of life’s facets. *

“Mediocrity is dumbfounding to me,” Koch said. “One day, the thought of overly commoditized beer will be confusing for people. They’ll say ‘What? You actually drank that?’”

Stone hit the Twin Cities market in a big way this past week with a flurry of events and promotion around some of their decidedly non-mediocre beers including*Arrogant Bastard Ale, Stone Ruination IPA, and the bold Stone*Imperial Russian Stout. During a press event at the Happy Gnome I attended yesterday, Koch*spoke on a variety of craft beer and industry topics, including preemptively addressing the room full of media by noting “in answer to the question that’s inevitably out there…they sold out years ago.” I failed to ask Koch what WAS his favorite Goose Island beer. **

Founded in 1996 in San Diego, Stone is the 15th largest craft brewery in the country, with international designs that include opening a full-scale production brewery in a yet-to-be named European locale (it’s down to Berlin or Bruges, according to Koch). The brewery is one of the fastest growing in the country, expanding production from a relatively meager 400 barrels in its first year to more than 115,000 in 2010. Not surprisingly,*a “significant” amount of the brewery’s overall sales come from its home state, according to Koch. Yet with their rapid expansion, that number is presumably evening out with Minnesota marking the 34th state “to have the distinct honor and privilege of delighting” in Stone’s offerings,*a tongue-in-cheek nod to*the brewery’s*famous “you’re not worthy” attitude and slogan. Tack on its wildly popular Stone Brewing*World Bistro & Gardens, an oasis of a gastropub in a sea of chain restaurants that Koch said has helped make a significant economic impact in San Diego thanks to increased beer tourism (ahem, Surly!), and it’s easy to see how Stone has made some huge ripples in the beer industry pond.

“Craft beer is a thing of joy, adventure, and creativity. I’m very proud to be a part of what we do,” Koch said.

Last year, U.S. craft brewers saw volume and sales increases of 11 and 12 percent respectively compared to 2009, according to the Brewers Association. It’s a continuing upward trend for the segment, despite the overall U.S. beer market remaining flat. Yet, craft beer market share by volume*still hovers in the 5 percent range, with commodity brewers making up the vast majority. This doesn’t dissuade Koch, however, as he noted Oregon’s craft beer market share is nearly 30 percent, a potential window into what could be possible here in Minnesota.

“Places that do good business, do good business,” Koch said. “If a dozen breweries opened up here and the beer sucked, that would suck for all of us. If we operate on the artisanal side of the equation, the category will succeed. … As Sam (Calagione of Dogfish Head) likes to say, ‘together we are heavy.’”

Personally, I’m pretty pleased to see Stone here, as it saves me a trip to Hudson. Although,*I’m having a bit of trouble squaring Koch’s nearly fanatical stance against the likes of Anheuser Busch Inbev while he simultaneously uses ABI’s local Twin Cities*distributor to get his products to bars and retailers. Strange bedfellows, I suppose (and not sure what the alternatives might be, Stone is able to self-distribute in California). But with a deluge of out-state breweries flooding the local market recently (with more to come like Brooklyn), it remains to be seen if Minnesota beer drinkers will embrace these new offerings alongside their locally produced brethren, or be paralyzed by too much choice.

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Newcastle Brown.

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Home for the day! Enjoying a crisp Sierra Nevada Summerfest!!!:dr

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Dieu du ciel - Peche mortel

I had always seen this on the shelves, and new it was supposed to be great but I knew no french. I thought it was a peach beer. Turns out it is an imperial stout brewed with coffee. Pretty darn good, and a great surprise when I poured it :D

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Dogfish Head Shelter
Notch Session

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Gonna have a Bell's Expedition Stout later tonight. Batch Number 9971

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http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...Beer/Hoppe.jpg

This is a good IIPA, brewed with just 2 malts (2-row + white wheat) and 2 hops, Amarillo + Columbus.

Amarillo has become my one of my favorite aroma hops.

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I love that beer. Deadly Peach! (not really)

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KBS

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Followed by a Bigfoot with dinner, tonight!!!:dr

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Ale Asylum Ballistic
Goose Island Matilda

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Finally got around to cracking one of my bottles of Gnomegang.

Glad I have a couple back up, cause it's really good. :tu


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:dr:dr:dr

Too bad I won't be able to get any of this, looks amazing.

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Nothing special here just some Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy.

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Shiner 102 anniversary double wheat, good beer from a great little brewery.

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Three Floyds Brian Boru Old Irish Red

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Bell's Amber Ale
Bell's Third Coast Old Ale
Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot
Soutern Tier Imperial Oat

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Had a Great Divide Grand Cru last night. Really good, complex--I should have taken a picture, I've never seen a beer with that much ruby color

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I just have Coors Light.

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Last night we had a little tasting:
Arcadia Bourbon Barrel Aged Shipwreck Porter
Brooklyn Black Ops '11
Founders KBS '10
Founders KBS '11
Lexington Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale
De Struise Black Damnation II Mocha Bomb
Founders Breakfast Stout
Hopping Frog BORIS

We compared these blind. I was surprised we all thought Black Ops got overshadowed and we rated the Arcadia higher than it. The KBS was tops, with the '11 at #1 despite being a tad hot and the '10 #2 having significantly less coffee flavor.

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How was the Black Ops? Ive got a bottle chilling in the fridge. Last night i enjoyed a few Sierra Nevada Torpedo's:dr and way to much Labatt Blue.

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I had 2010 Black Ops fresh, and 1 yr old. Much better fresh IMO. Yes it was quite warm (very hot to some..) but with a beer like that I think it goes well. I expected it to improve greatly, but it ended up being very toned down. Good, not great.