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Just got back from Blue Max in Burnsville, MN...http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...AxOTIuanBn.jpg

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Great looking haul! I love Dirty Bastard and though I've never had it, the Surly Furious is on my must try list. And some Woodford to boot :dr

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Way to take one for the team. :)

maybe that's what I didn't like about it. :confused:

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I think I am getting the hang of this.........MAN, Greg, I almost picked up that Roquefort today
but it was JUST outside my desire to spend money today, it was 6 and change after I already
had these 3 packs and a bottle of Bacardi Select and one of E.W. Single Barrel. Just couldn't
justify it today.

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Mmmmm the only DT's I enjoy! ;)

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$4.50 a bottle seemed like a good price from what I have seen elsewhere. I have seen this stuff as high as
$18 a freaking bottle, generally in the 8-11 buck range. I guess there is a reduction with the 4 pack anyhow,
but $17.99 was an easy choice. And that's the problem, isn't it?? Freakin 18 bucks a sixer for BEER??

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:r Brad you have yet to learn.....beer is no cheaper than cigars.

If I'm going on the less high end size I'm happy to get away with $18 a sixer. Most often it's more like $30-$35

Rochefort Trappistes 10 is like $8-$8.50 for an 11.3oz
DFH WWS is $10 for a 12oz
Avery Mephistopheles is regularly $8-12 for a 12oz

Plenty more but you get the point. Beer is certainly not cheap.

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Agree 1000%. There was no apricot. I think they confused it with the 60 min. I was realllllllllly disappointed.

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Man, you are killing me with the World Wide Stout. Cannot get that here is the grande republic of Texas.

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While we are on the subject Bill and others, what do the various numbers denote on theose Rocqueforts?? I saw 10, and I think 8 and 3

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I have seen 6, 8 & 10. There is a good bit of flavor differences but the big diff is abv--something like 8, 9 & 11% respectively. I think the flavor gets more concentrated as you go up the series. Kinda like DFH 60, 90, 120 min.

hope that helps

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I appreciate the insight, I can DRINK BEER and still not have read enough to know what I am talking about.
There are sometimes things we just drink on faith, lol. I take great pains to read about stuff I want to
know about and have an interest in, but when I saw this circle with a number in it, and you are likely right,
I only saw the 10, and just fabricated the other numbers, I just put that with my lack of further funds
and passed on the whole lot.

Just drank a Golden Monkey and I was pretty surprised, an abundance of hard-to-pinpoint flavors
and it was pretty damn good. Smoked a Ramonitas with it and prepared it for a blog entry.

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Rocheforts, and if I'm not mistaken they are different kinds of Belgian ale.

Double 6
Triple 8
Quadruple 10

Gaining higher ABV and flavor as you go up. IMHO 10's the best hands down without a doubt. 8 is very good, 6 was kinda meh for me.

I could be partially wrong as I really don't get INTO the way they make it or any of that crap. I focus more on drinking it :D

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Close Chip
6 = 7.5%
8 = 9.2%
10 = 11.3%

Yes not on the same level as DFH IPAs but a great analogy.
60 minute = 6%
90 - 9%
120 - 18% (use to be 21%)

Many would debate the 90 minute being the best, but for me I like the 120 minute. The 21% ABV 120 minute boasted a lot of flavor, complexity and hit's very hard. A really winner for me.


I agree Brad, I'm more into the flavor and drinking it then knowing extensively about the processes in making it.

Go with the 10, it will probably blow your mind. The 8 is no slouch either but the 6 isn't worth the time or money, IMHO.

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I dropped a pretty penny today, what with my liquor needs for my upcoming week in the mountains, so I have been
self-placed on a bit of a hiatus on beer purchases. But man am I stocked, at least for a casual drinker like me.
I have even been hammering away at the Jockamo lately trying to make it go away. Only 4 to go, lol.

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:lr

Just shoot me a PM. I've tried literally 90%+ of the high gravity selections TN has to offer.

I wouldn't set you up with anything $hitty.

I'm am on the same buying hiatus because f**king TN's beer distribution has nothing new for months on end. They've been promising me new beer and more Ten-Fidy for about 6 months now.

It's okay though once they get more Ten-Fidy I'm buying it all.

Supposedly in the next 6 weeks they will get something good.....supposedly

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Bill, as far as DFH, I love the 90min. Probably top 3 IPA (IIPA) for me. I like the 120 and have a few, but I have never been able to drink a whole one by myself. I usually split it with the wife. It is delicious though.

As far as the Rocheforts being Dubbel, Trippel or Quads: I am not sure where the brewery is located, but my understanding is that only breweries in the southern regions (lowcountry?) separate Strong Ales into the different categories. Everything else in this style is simple Strong Ale or Strong Dark Ale. I do not drink a ton of Belgians, but this is how I have always understood it. I could be way off though. If someone knows better, I would be interested to hear it.

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I know the 10 is a quadruple that is it. I mean...I drank probably 10 #10's, 2 #8's and 1 #6. So I really don't know too much about the 6 or 8. Other than the 8 is good, but the 6 isn't worth it.

The 90 minute is great, especially for the price. It might be the best $3 IIPA out there. Probably top 5 for $3 beers period.

The 120 is intense, I guess I got lucky. The 120 minute was my first craft beer. So for me at the time it was nothing short of the best thing I had ever drank. I easily finished my first because I was so overwhelmed from finally tasting "real beer". I couldn't get enough.

The next day I bought 2 more and polished them both off back to back. Then I starting looking at other DFH beers. I was a kid in a candy store, still am.

I spoiled myself early on, I had the Rochefort 10 as my 2nd or 3rd high gravity. Once you taste beers that good....there's no stopping you.

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Some Tank 7 and MikkellerI picked up today and a sixer I bought two days ago and what is left of it, lol

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Yep. DFH is, by far, my favorite brewer.

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Latest haul this past week.

4-bombers of The Abyss
1-bottle of Cigar City Hunahpu
7-4packs of Founds KBS

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Nice, I want to shop where you shop. :dr

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Had a few friends come in from out of town. The Hunahpu and Abyss were brought to me. :tu

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Bot...wha....ehy.....Dayum. :r

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7?!?!?!?! Jealous!!!!!!!!!

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Found this last weekend at a small beer store i found in Dunkirk NY. Couldnt resist picking it up. Came with a nice Mad Elf glass.

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Whoa, how'd you get the Pliny?!

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;)

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2 growlers of Tequesta Brewing Co's Imperial Red. Can't wait until I'm done with work so I can sample this today. :dr

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Up in the mountains of Western NC, and sorry Greg, I ate your ribs......

But I hit Peabody's in Boone, and I have to say it is reveiewd as being expensive, and it is relatively
so, but in case these reviewers haven't noticed, this stuff ain't cheap no matter where you find it.
And in this case, where you find it is at the top of a mountain, and has no competition to speak of,
so what r you gonna do? Two days worth of hauls. One beer, the one that looks like "tokyo" it is 18%
and as such he could not legally sell it to me so he gave it to me. I would also say it helps to have a
pocketfull of CCs when dragging this guy around the store, lol. I made out better than I would have at home,
and found things I couldn't necessarily find.

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Damn fine haul Brad :tu

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Good shopping, Brad! :tu The Dragon's Milk is a damn fine stout, and I really enjoy the Heavy Seas & Great Divide brews. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on the Brewdog stout--I've seen that around here for like $15/12oz, so I've always passed it up.

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That Nogne O collaboration caught my eye, interested to hear what you think of that one. :tu

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hehe, Gerard, I got it free, so the price was awesome! The Beard is a really nice kat. Once he was properly greased
with CCs, I told my sister to grab a few bottles of wine while the iron was hot. ;) Great selection compared to my locals.

And Greg, I didn't eat your ribs, per se. I just knew you'd not be there Thursday, which seemed like my only free day.
Kind of a rain washout as you likely know. Then I found out my Brother-in-law was coming tomorrow, and I re-calculated
the rib count for a fifth mouth.

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Seth, whjich beer are you pointing out? I remember seeing the word collaboration while shopping, but I am having
trouble picking it out of a lineup. I can't see that I bought one of what you are talking about, lol.
-edit------
derh, Google....you mean that Pumpkin deallie-0. The Beard said it was a really good pick. All the holiday beers he had
were 15% off, and once we got chummy, lol, he knocked em down to 30%. I am looking forward to that one, he laughed
at me when I said I was not sure about pumpkin beer. He said he assured me it was NOT a pumpkin beer.
Drinking that bad elf brew now....ehh.

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Superbad Hauls there Brothers!!!:tu:tu

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I love my wife. Here's what she picked up on the way home. :D

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The Nightstalker was bottled in March 2010. :)

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Very cool she was able to get some 2010 Nightstalker. I Haven't opened one in awhile.

Nice haul Mike!

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Deschutes Black Butte Porter XXIII is out and I have my first 9. :)

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Got a bottle of the new 2011 Russian Imperial Stout. I heard the belgo was no good? Opinions?

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I am testing now, will let you know after test is done.

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Ok, the initial test is done. If you like anise then you will be fine with this. If you dont then dont bother buying it.

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That's what I heard, too much anise.....

Shame.

I guess I'll stick with the regular Russian Imperial.

Thanks :tu

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Very curious about the Pitch Black IPA......





Gerard- I firmly believe that Maximus IPA is one of the most grossly underrated IPAs on the market. Absolutely fantastic stuff.

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Great looking beers there, and that KBS is gold. They are here, and gone, in usually less than a day in my area. Enjoy! :tu

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Wish we had NightStalker here in GA, I've heard it's amazing. Awesome haul.

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What's up with the 4pack? Never seen that before is it related to some strange Texas law or something? It is funny to see some of this stuff on here, as much of it is the cheap beer they carry at the grocery store or 7-11... <G> Love the west coast!