beer hauls - Page 13

Skywalker · 03-10-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

Did you get me some of those Lagunitas?

Do you want me to pick up a few???

newcigarz · 03-11-2010, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

Here is what I picked up tonight!!!

These are big bottles!!!

Have you tried the anniv yet?

Skywalker · 03-11-2010, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by newcigarz

Have you tried the anniv yet?

I plan to tonight!!!

Skywalker · 03-11-2010, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by newcigarz

Have you tried the anniv yet?

Wow!!!

I was not expecting something so rich!!!

This is a dark, thick, roasted stout!!! The flavor is off the hook!!!

The foam looks like a rich cappuccino and it lasts forever!!!

This puts other beers to shame!!!

mastershogun · 03-20-2010, 06:04 PM

New Glarius:
Unplugged Cherry Stout
Unplugged Old English Port
Unplugged Imperial Saison
Road slush
Founders:
Breakfast Stout
Kentucky Bourbon Stout

macpappy · 03-22-2010, 04:53 PM

I had the Kilt Lifter, Extra Stout, Brother Thelonius and Rip Tide at the beer festival this weekend. Haven't tried the Rogue's but found them so decided to buy them.

macpappy · 03-22-2010, 04:55 PM

bigger shot

gvarsity · 03-22-2010, 05:39 PM

08 Stone Vertical Epic Ale bomber

Full Sail Ltd Series Recipe #1

Don't have a camera handy. I know post worthless without pics.

landhoney · 03-22-2010, 08:22 PM

This is a couple weeks old, but didn't get a chance to post it, and its actually two hauls that happened a couple days apart:

The one I'm most excited about is the Fantome, picking up all the non-New Glarus stuff at Total Wine we are at the checkout and I hear my wife behind say, "Fantome?" My ears perked up and I said, "What did you say?"

They only had a couple bottles and I asked the person at checkout why they weren't on the shelf? She said that when they only have a few bottles left of something they are not getting more of they put them up at checkout. So for all you Total wine beer buyers, be sure to look around the checkout area

Fantome is a very small Belgian brewery that you almost never see here in the states (unless you're lucky). They don't really brew to any certain style, most are considered Saisons/Farmhouse Ales, but their beers are all very very unique.
The best part though, as a homebrewer, is the yeast at the bottom of the bottle. It will be harvested to brew my own saison.

BlackDog · 03-22-2010, 11:22 PM

LH, how do you go about harvesting and propgating the yeast from the Fantome saison? Does one bottle yield enough yeast to work with?
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landhoney · 03-23-2010, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackDog

LH, how do you go about harvesting and propgating the yeast from the Fantome saison? Does one bottle yield enough yeast to work with?
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You basically pour the beer out carefully and try not to disturb the bottom of the bottle, leave as much as you can in the bottle before getting any of the yeast from the bottom into the glass, I err on the side of caution. Then you swirl around the remaining beer to get the yeast off the bottom that is stuck there. Have your small starter ready when you drink the beer.

You have to baby the starter, start small (pint or less) and clean (sanitized well, as always) and with low gravity starter wort (say below 1.030) and then build it up (add more starter wort when you see yeast activty for a while), and then build it up again until you get a useasble amount (for your 5gallon batch or whatever). I'd say it has worked nine times out of ten with various bottle conditioned beers, the failures may have been my fault or maybe there just wasn't any viable yeast in the bottle. But most of the time it works, just make sure it is a bottle conditioned beer and that the brewery doesn't pasteurize or filter and bottle with a different yeast strain than you want for your beer.

Hope this covers it, hope I was specific enough, but I'm not very scientific with this stuff.....relatively speaking, it is brewing after all.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

03-23-2010, 07:15 PM

Jbailey · 03-24-2010, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Resipsa

Need any help drinking those Vic?

03-24-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jbailey

Need any help drinking those Vic?

No.

sikk50 · 03-24-2010, 02:43 PM

Picked up two bottles f the Sierra Nevada 30th, thinking I will go pick up two more while they're still on sale

MikeyC · 03-25-2010, 08:19 AM

Went to the new Whole Foods the other day in Dedham, MA. My understanding is this is their largest store in the USA. They have a great selection of beer & wine there. So, I picked up a 4-pack of the new Weyerbacher Double Simcoe and a 6-er of Bear Republic Racer 5.

I love beers that have Simcoe hops in them, but after drinking the Double Simcoe I can honestly say the saying "too much of a good thing" applies here. The Racer 5 was great though. Reminds me a lot of Dogfish 60 with a little less sweetness and a little more of a bitter finish.

Skywalker · 03-25-2010, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeyC

Went to the new Whole Foods the other day in Dedham, MA. My understanding is this is their largest store in the USA. They have a great selection of beer & wine there. So, I picked up a 4-pack of the new Weyerbacher Double Simcoe and a 6-er of Bear Republic Racer 5.

I love beers that have Simcoe hops in them, but after drinking the Double Simcoe I can honestly say the saying "too much of a good thing" applies here. The Racer 5 was great though. Reminds me a lot of Dogfish 60 with a little less sweetness and a little more of a bitter finish.

I'm a big fan of the Racer 5!!!

BlackDog · 03-25-2010, 08:52 AM

Picked up a 6'er of Odell's IPA to take to a buddy's house last night. Was very good, would buy again.

NCRadioMan · 03-25-2010, 02:27 PM

Just made a run:

More Lagunitas IPA Maximus
Chimay taster set with a nice open mouth Chaimay glass
Left Hand Double IPA
Old Rasputin

Jbailey · 03-25-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Just made a run:

Left Hand Double IPA

Is that the twin sister double IPA?

03-20-2010, 06:04 PM	#5
mastershogun Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: having a cigar Posts: 521 Trading: (47)	Re: beer hauls New Glarius: Unplugged Cherry Stout Unplugged Old English Port Unplugged Imperial Saison Road slush Founders: Breakfast Stout Kentucky Bourbon Stout

03-22-2010, 05:39 PM	#8
gvarsity still crazy Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 621 Trading: (15)	Re: beer hauls 08 Stone Vertical Epic Ale bomber Full Sail Ltd Series Recipe #1 Don't have a camera handy. I know post worthless without pics.

03-22-2010, 08:22 PM	#9
landhoney Mr. Charisma Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Seth Location: In the forest Posts: 2,639 Trading: (32)	Re: beer hauls This is a couple weeks old, but didn't get a chance to post it, and its actually two hauls that happened a couple days apart: The one I'm most excited about is the Fantome, picking up all the non-New Glarus stuff at Total Wine we are at the checkout and I hear my wife behind say, "Fantome?" My ears perked up and I said, "What did you say?" They only had a couple bottles and I asked the person at checkout why they weren't on the shelf? She said that when they only have a few bottles left of something they are not getting more of they put them up at checkout. So for all you Total wine beer buyers, be sure to look around the checkout area Fantome is a very small Belgian brewery that you almost never see here in the states (unless you're lucky). They don't really brew to any certain style, most are considered Saisons/Farmhouse Ales, but their beers are all very very unique. The best part though, as a homebrewer, is the yeast at the bottom of the bottle. It will be harvested to brew my own saison. __________________ Fields (to a heckling youngster): You're about to fall heir to a kitten stocking. Kid: What's a kitten stocking? Fields: A sock on the puss!

03-22-2010, 11:22 PM	#10
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Re: beer hauls LH, how do you go about harvesting and propgating the yeast from the Fantome saison? Does one bottle yield enough yeast to work with? Posted via Mobile Device

03-24-2010, 02:43 PM	#15
sikk50 Just Bored Really... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Jefferson State Posts: 2,084 Trading: (13)	Re: beer hauls Picked up two bottles f the Sierra Nevada 30th, thinking I will go pick up two more while they're still on sale __________________ "Not a Headache in a Hogshead"

03-25-2010, 08:19 AM	#16
MikeyC member of the CA MINYAN Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 1,782 Trading: (11)	Re: beer hauls Went to the new Whole Foods the other day in Dedham, MA. My understanding is this is their largest store in the USA. They have a great selection of beer & wine there. So, I picked up a 4-pack of the new Weyerbacher Double Simcoe and a 6-er of Bear Republic Racer 5. I love beers that have Simcoe hops in them, but after drinking the Double Simcoe I can honestly say the saying "too much of a good thing" applies here. The Racer 5 was great though. Reminds me a lot of Dogfish 60 with a little less sweetness and a little more of a bitter finish. __________________ I think Pandora's box was actually a humidor!

03-25-2010, 08:52 AM	#18
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Re: beer hauls Picked up a 6'er of Odell's IPA to take to a buddy's house last night. Was very good, would buy again. __________________ "We live in the good of this."

03-25-2010, 02:27 PM	#19
NCRadioMan Chutney Lovebusciut Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chutney Location: On the shores of Loch Shiel Posts: 4,277 Trading: (66)	Re: beer hauls Just made a run: More Lagunitas IPA Maximus Chimay taster set with a nice open mouth Chaimay glass Left Hand Double IPA Old Rasputin __________________ The path to loyalty is trust.