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Quote (cialda @ Dec 6 2013 07:19am)
i tend to go to blue moon in the summer for session. once in awhile ill throw in three floyd's gumballhead. in winter, blue moon probably is still my go-to, but i tend to try 6'ers of new beer more often.


Three Floyd's makes some killer beer. I traded for a Dark Lord a few years ago and ever since then, I've wanted to visit.
Quote (AriG0Ld @ Dec 6 2013 10:14am)
i really like sweetwater 420 as session beer and its easily accessible.

hard to find great beers by me, really need to  open up a brew store. there is one in our town but its so expensive. they are charging like 4.90 for like an 11% 12 oz brew.

thats insane.

i do drink pbr for session brews, dont judge me, damn hipsters are making that shit more expensive.


Sweetwater 420 is delicious. It's been a while since I've had anything from them. I'll have to pick some up next time I see it around. Good stuff!
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Dec 14 2013 09:40am
Representing Atlanta GA but glad to see SweetWater was just touched on.

Try their IPA!

http://sweetwaterbrew.com/brews/ipa/

It's my go-to. A nice touch of grapefruit. Be mindful of the expiration date (as with all beer) on the bottle.




Terrapin Hopsecutioner is one hell of a beer from Athens GA:

http://terrapinbeer.com/brew/year-round/hopsecutioner-ipa/




Stone is arguably my favorite IPA:

http://www.stonebrewing.com/ipa/

- Their Pale Ale is solid as well but I can't find as much as the IPA (east coast).





In my serving days, a woman wanted to branch out beyond lagers. I recommended an Amber Ale as a step up and I had just sampled and recommended North Coast's Red Seal:

http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-RedSeal.htm

Damn good! This is a great gateway beer to the IPAs. I prefer IPAs but I will definitely go to the Red Seal if it's on draught. Another one I enjoy (again Atlanta bias here) is Laughing Skull's Amber Ale:

http://www.redbrickbrewing.com/?page=beers/beer%5Fskull

If you are ever in Atlanta and want a superb pairing, go to the Vortex Burger (two locations: 1 in midtown, 1 downtown) and get their black and blue:

http://www.google.com/imgres?sa=X&espv=210&es%5Fsm=93&biw=1024&bih=652&tbm=isch&tbnid=NlgmP54U151Y7M:&imgrefurl=http://www.foodspotting.com/places/62128-the-vortex-bar-and-grill-/latest&docid=OhOWF3uVSY-fHM&itg=1&imgurl=http://s3.amazonaws.com/foodspotting-ec2/reviews/1525819/thumb%5F600.jpg3F1333325375&w=590&h=590&ei=l3msUqWGKOSM2gX8pIHACQ&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:11,s:0,i:114

You've got to love blue cheese but holy sh!t is this burger ever good. They use an ice cream scoop and just throw one on there. Press your burger bun down on it and you're in business. The blue cheese is more of a spread than it is a dressing here. Laughing Skull's Amber Ale is featured in the picture link above as well. Good Amber Ale I tried after getting turned on after NC's Red Seal. This place was actually featured on Man vs. Food (not as contest, but one of his stops in the town before the contest at different restaurant):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Tv9Pmn1Zw





I was taught to pour lagers/Amber Ales in cold glasses, but beyond that when you get into the IPAs, Stouts, Porters, etc you want to go with a warm glass. This helps preserve the flavor of the beer and I agree with it; however I may use a cold glass as there's just something nice about a cold glass. I'd say if I'm not familiar with the beer then I'm going warm glass. As anyone reading this I'm sure knows, always use a clean glass. You can tell if it's not clean as small bubbles will accumulate on the interior of the glass. Also, good lacing is a sign of a clean glass. These are the "rings of foam" left when you are taking sips from the glass. You want to see lacing all the way down as you drink that beer.

Everyone has their preferences, these are mine! Hope one of these manages to treat you well, and let me know of recommendations!

This post was edited by Mr_Jeb on Dec 14 2013 09:44am
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Quote (cialda @ Dec 5 2013 09:29pm)
Will if I remember. Brother has a bottle collection so we should have all the bottles yet on the last day and i could make a list. Tbh I don't buy too much beer anymore with home brewing, but every now and again I do. Florida should fill that need for awhile :p gonna be expensive

Oh and in other news, dogfish head is coming back to Wisconsin


:o

Hopefully they'll come to ALL of Wisconsin. If so, a few runs over to Prescott may be in my future.
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Quote (Surfpunk @ Dec 16 2013 12:07pm)
:o

Hopefully they'll come to ALL of Wisconsin. If so, a few runs over to Prescott may be in my future.


in my home town, it wasnt there yet but in madison it is or so i heard. im sure it will be distributed to most places. just small ones up north, probably not.

Quote (tturaiders @ Dec 5 2013 08:16pm)
Come back and tell us what you get.  I am jealous!
I am going to crack open a Rum Barrel Quandry from River North Brewery for an early birthday present to myself.


ended up only going to the store later in the week (30-45 minute drive) and didnt pick out too much since we mainly went to the beach/pool all day long. then i lost my receipt and i dont remember off hand what i all got :cry: ill have to wait till may when the bottles will get transported up. i did see the section for cigar city brewing, but it was empty -.-
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Dec 20 2013 12:28pm
Quote (Mr_Jeb @ Dec 14 2013 09:40am)
I was taught to pour lagers/Amber Ales in cold glasses, but beyond that when you get into the IPAs, Stouts, Porters, etc you want to go with a warm glass. This helps preserve the flavor of the beer and I agree with it; however I may use a cold glass as there's just something nice about a cold glass. I'd say if I'm not familiar with the beer then I'm going warm glass. As anyone reading this I'm sure knows, always use a clean glass. You can tell if it's not clean as small bubbles will accumulate on the interior of the glass. Also, good lacing is a sign of a clean glass. These are the "rings of foam" left when you are taking sips from the glass. You want to see lacing all the way down as you drink that beer.

Everyone has their preferences, these are mine! Hope one of these manages to treat you well, and let me know of recommendations!


I've never used a "warm" glass but I have used them at room temp and let the beer come up to temperature. This is especially true with the dark stuff (stouts, porters, etc...like you said). I had a bourbon barrel aged stout from a little local brewery a few nights ago. My wife and I cracked it and had a quick little taste.
After we let it sit for about half an hour, we poured a couple glasses. You could definitely taste a distinct difference in flavor. Many of the subtleties started to appear once it wasn't so cold.

What's your "go-to" glass for beer? I always keep a nice red wine glass and a tulip glass handy. Seems to work nicely for most things.

Quote (cialda @ Dec 16 2013 07:11pm)
ended up only going to the store later in the week (30-45 minute drive) and didnt pick out too much since we mainly went to the beach/pool all day long. then i lost my receipt and i dont remember off hand what i all got :cry: ill have to wait till may when the bottles will get transported up. i did see the section for cigar city brewing, but it was empty -.-


That's pretty nifty. Let us know what you scored!
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Dec 20 2013 01:10pm
Florida native ;)

Best IPA brewed in FL is CCB Jai Alai. So citrous, so good.

You won't be able to find any Swamphead beers at the store but if you run into one at a tap house or something I'd strongly recommend trying it out. Microbrewery in Gainesville, FL makes some highly rated beers. Big Nose IPA definitely worth checking out, but anything from Swamphead is good. There's like 5 or 6 beers on fleet and usually a seasonal.
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Quote (Mr_Jeb @ Dec 14 2013 03:40pm)
Representing Atlanta GA but glad to see SweetWater was just touched on.

Try their IPA!

http://sweetwaterbrew.com/brews/ipa/

It's my go-to. A nice touch of grapefruit. Be mindful of the expiration date (as with all beer) on the bottle.




Terrapin Hopsecutioner is one hell of a beer from Athens GA:

http://terrapinbeer.com/brew/year-round/hopsecutioner-ipa/




Stone is arguably my favorite IPA:

http://www.stonebrewing.com/ipa/

- Their Pale Ale is solid as well but I can't find as much as the IPA (east coast).





In my serving days, a woman wanted to branch out beyond lagers. I recommended an Amber Ale as a step up and I had just sampled and recommended North Coast's Red Seal:

http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-RedSeal.htm

Damn good! This is a great gateway beer to the IPAs. I prefer IPAs but I will definitely go to the Red Seal if it's on draught.  Another one I enjoy (again Atlanta bias here) is Laughing Skull's Amber Ale:

http://www.redbrickbrewing.com/?page=beers/beerskull

If you are ever in Atlanta and want a superb pairing, go to the Vortex Burger (two locations: 1 in midtown, 1 downtown) and get their black and blue:

http://www.google.com/imgres?sa=X&espv=210&essm=93&biw=1024&bih=652&tbm=isch&tbnid=NlgmP54U151Y7M:&imgrefurl=http://www.foodspotting.com/places/62128-the-vortex-bar-and-grill-/latest&docid=OhOWF3uVSY-fHM&itg=1&imgurl=http://s3.amazonaws.com/foodspotting-ec2/reviews/1525819/thumb600.jpg3F1333325375&w=590&h=590&ei=l3msUqWGKOSM2gX8pIHACQ&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:11,s:0,i:114

You've got to love blue cheese but holy sh!t is this burger ever good. They use an ice cream scoop and just throw one on there. Press your burger bun down on it and you're in business. The blue cheese is more of a spread than it is a dressing here. Laughing Skull's Amber Ale is featured in the picture link above as well. Good Amber Ale I tried after getting turned on after NC's Red Seal. This place was actually featured on Man vs. Food (not as contest, but one of his stops in the town before the contest at different restaurant):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Tv9Pmn1Zw





I was taught to pour lagers/Amber Ales in cold glasses, but beyond that when you get into the IPAs, Stouts, Porters, etc you want to go with a warm glass. This helps preserve the flavor of the beer and I agree with it; however I may use a cold glass as there's just something nice about a cold glass. I'd say if I'm not familiar with the beer then I'm going warm glass. As anyone reading this I'm sure knows, always use a clean glass. You can tell if it's not clean as small bubbles will accumulate on the interior of the glass. Also, good lacing is a sign of a clean glass. These are the "rings of foam" left when you are taking sips from the glass. You want to see lacing all the way down as you drink that beer.

Everyone has their preferences, these are mine! Hope one of these manages to treat you well, and let me know of recommendations!


Lots of good ones there...

Stone is my all time favorite brewery right now. They are getting very popular around here in Southern California and the surrounding states and apparently across the US haha
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Quote (Killerme99 @ Dec 20 2013 02:06pm)
Lots of good ones there...

Stone is my all time favorite brewery right now. They are getting very popular around here in Southern California and the surrounding states and apparently across the US haha


Yeah Stone has pretty much been dominant in the craft beer world for a long time. They are one of the most well known craft breweries in the world, actually. Ruination is such a good beer. Those hops!
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Quote (tturaiders @ 20 Dec 2013 18:31)
Yeah Stone has pretty much been dominant in the craft beer world for a long time.  They are one of the most well known craft breweries in the world, actually.  Ruination is such a good beer.  Those hops!


Stone is great! !!!
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Dec 21 2013 01:39am
i only craft ammys, soz
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