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I've tried Hopslam on tap and also on the firkin (the winner).

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Nope. In fact nothing Bell's
Only wish I had gotten more into beer while I was still in Chicago...

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I almost always prefer the cask (firkin) version of a beer.

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Can't argue that, just was saying I preferred it to Double Trouble.

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Abrasive is good, but I have to be in the mood for a malty double IPA. My friend has family in MN, so whenever he goes there he always brings back Surly.

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I had the pleasure of cask Hopslam and Expedition Stout last year and both were most excellent.

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Damn, cask Expy sounds amazing.

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Cask Hopslam? Whoa. :dr

Had some cask Hop Wallop tonight, felt lucky to get that

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It was, it was :tu

Matt-n-GA and I had it at a special Bell's tasting last year, very memorable

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I was going to grab some Hopslam but saw these.

Bomber of Boris the Crushed and Boris the Destroyer.
And a few bombers of Three Floyds Behmoth Barleywine. :r (one of my favorite Barleywines)

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Oh yeah...
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new belgium cocoa mole
founders better half (limit one bottle per person)

I was about to walk after buying the mole but turned around and asked the girl behind the counter if they were getting in a few different beer. She said we have better half it's just in the back. I guess it never hurts to ask. :tu

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Just got a text from a friend... There's some 2008 Bells Third Coast Ale that just came in.. I may need to make a run.

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Unibroue makes some nice beers especially that Trois Pistoles.

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Founders Better half
Dogfish Head Noble Rot
Brooklyn Black Ops
AleSmith Speedway Stout

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I haven't tried any yet, nice to hear it is good. it was $20 for a sampler so I grabbed it.

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Yeah the Trois is one of my favs. Which reminds me i havent had it in while and need to pick some up

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Got some Better Half a few days ago. Figured a CBS would look good next to it:D

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:tu

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Couldn't make it to New Orleans, so I had to settle for a Mardi Gras haul:

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Picked up some Speedway through Bill86's recomendation. Can't wait to crack her open this week!

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Beer from a couple of trades I did recently.

Jester King Thrash Metal, FreeTail La Muerta, Real Ale Coffee Porter, Real Ale 15 Anniv. , and Real Ale Pheonix Double ESB.
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Russian River Blind Pig, Port Brewing WipeOut IPA, NE Brewing Imperial Stout Trooper.

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I love it - Imperial Stout Trooper!!!:tu

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LoL +1 on that! I wouldn't have been able to resist picking that one up

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I thought that "piggy" looked familiar. Back in the late 90', there was a brewery in Temecula, CA named "Blind Pig Brewery," and they produced a great little IPA for the period. Then I heard they folded and lost contact. Here's a bit from Wikipedia:

"Russian River Brewing Company was created in 1997 when Korbel Champagne Cellars of Guerneville, California decided to try their hand at brewing beer.[1] Brewer Vinnie Cilurzo was hired as brewmaster. Korbel quit the brewing business, and sold the brewery to Cilurzo and his wife Natalie in 2002. Vinnie's Blind Pig brewery changed names to Russian River, remodeled and expanded in 2004, eventually moving to Santa Rosa, at their current 4th Street location. Cilurzo is regarded as one of the most innovative microbrewers in the country[1] and credited with inventing the beer style Double India Pale Ale, known alternately as Imperial IPA, when he was the head brewer at Blind Pig Brewing Company in Temecula, California."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian...rewing_Company

http://russianriverbrewing.com/

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Nice, looking forward to Hoptimum this year.
Love to get some of that Audition, is that brewery only?

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Yes. Unfortunately the Audition is only at the brewery!:(

It is a very tasty Imperial Smoked Porter!

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A few of my pick up from my visit to Total Wine in Richmond. Alot of good stuff i cant find up here.

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I visited my first Total Wine store recently in Florida. These places are AWESOME. I wish we had that chain up here. Unfortunately, we have some pretty out dated alcohol laws here in MA. I believe a corporation can only own so many liquor licenses. It really prevents large chains like this from coming into the area. Most liquor stores in these parts are mom & pop operations. Few supermarkets carry alcohol and some wholesale clubs have some locations that sell alcohol.

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Which Total Wine had the Hopslam?

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The one on Robius/ midlothian. It was behind the front counter. I saw it by chance and had to ask for it. I got it on thursday and it looked like they still had a few left.

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Lost Abby
Judgement Day
Red Barn Ale
10 Commandments
Inferno Ale
Deliverance x4

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:dr

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Goose Island Sofie
2011 Lost Abbey Serpent's Stout
2010 Three Floyds Dark Lord
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From a recent trade

Town Hall BA Buffalo Bock and Tumaltuos Rare, Steel Toe Size 7 and Rainmaker, and Surly Coffee Bender.

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Surly Coffee Bender...YUM!!!

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Picked up some VooDoo American Stout and some Espresso Oak Aged Yeti

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My favorite beer & wine B&M closed this week, I picked up a few items from their "look what we found" inventory. The Avery's are both from 2009, the Weyerbacher (x2) is a 2006 triple IPAs.

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curious how those IPAs have held up.

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http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/...rg/photo31.jpg :)

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No pics sorry:

2 Upland Gilgamesh (has anyone had it yet? At $25 a bottle is better be good!)
2 Founders Backwoods Bastard ('08)
1 BCBS ('08)

Last three were from a member here, but I'm not telling, curious to see how they are holding up ;)

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Nice haul Seth :dr

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:dr

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DLD tickets on sale 3/17 at noon

http://www.darklordday.com/