I'm currently in FL and am gonna try like hell to find at least ONE bottle of Hopslam this trip before heading back to TX.
Not available in Lone Star until at least next year when Bell's begins thankfully distributing out our way.
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Not available in Lone Star until at least next year when Bell's begins thankfully distributing out our way.
Okay, sampled two styles so far: Cats Away IPA and 'Round Midnight. Brewed by Genesee, according to a recent lawsuit.
Not bad, but, yeah, also not as solid as you might expect. Unavailable in Austin perhaps for unapproved labeling reasons. Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC) is tough on that ****.
Thanks, bro! Headed there tomorrow or Saturday.
Mom is much better. Flying back Monday. Returning here in mid-June.
Wanna catch some beers and watch the game saturday at noon?
The last two years I've only found it in cans? Idk if that's the only way they are doing it now?
Been hitting up 3 Floyd's from Northern Indiana lately. Alpha King, Yum Yum, & Space Station Middle Finger are all excellent pale ale variety's they serve. They have a nice stout called Robert The Bruce also.
Bought a few of these. Avery is no longer making them anymore. I got one saved back. 17.1% abv
I don't know if 3 floyds makes a bad beer...Gumballhead and Zombie Dust are 2 of my favorites.
Bell's landed in Texas.
The Good: Lager of the Lakes and Am I Right or Amarillo.
The Bad: No Hopslam 2017. Shoulda got in FL when I was there a few days ago per brother @Willy4UK recommendation. I ran outta time.
The Good: Lager of the Lakes and Am I Right or Amarillo.
The Bad: No Hopslam 2017. Shoulda got in FL when I was there a few days ago per brother @Willy4UK recommendation. I ran outta time.
Stopped at a liquor store outside Nashville last night and to my surprise they had some Palate Wrecker. Selection Sunday is going to be a good one.
That beer fest was incredible man. Had some of the more rarer beers in the U.S.
Good stuff! Try any Pliny the Elder/Younger or Heady Topper?
Dude, 3 Floyd's was gone within 1.5 hours. They didn't have Pliny. I looked for it.
3 Floyd's rocks. I always get some when visiting KY, usually in Bowling Green.
Any other interesting brews?
Rapp Brewing had this peanut butter chocolate imperial stout that was amazing
That hunnnapu is great too. Got a lot of cinnamon to it with vanilla notes. Damn good
Got a growler of Terrapin Smoke on the Porter last night and loved it.
Terrapin has been a nice addition to Louisville beer.
Terrapin has been a nice addition to Louisville beer.
Love Bell's Best Brown Ale, but out of season. Got Elliott Ness Amber Ale yesterday. Pretty good and high alcohol content....
Most of the Bell's are too hoppy for me. I'm more of a brown ale/lager man
Just cracked open a can of London Balling from Against The Grain brewery in Louisville. This stuff goes for 35 bucks a four pack...but shew it is strong stuff. Not sure if I like it to be honest. It's a little too hoppy for a barley wine style.
Tried an Olde School barley wine from Dogfish Head tonight. It is brewed with figs and dates and clocks in at 15% abv. It tasted less boozy than London Balling (12.5 abv) and was just all around better.
Both could use some aging though. Wish I had the patience to wait the couple years it would take for these to mellow out.
Both could use some aging though. Wish I had the patience to wait the couple years it would take for these to mellow out.
Picked up some Avery brewing Raja DIPA for the game today. It's one of my favorites right now. I have a about 12 beers in the fridge and could get 3 people a good buzz with them. A hop slam, some palate wrecker, and the raja. I don't drink for quantity.
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Any of you Louisville craft beer aficionados participate in Malt Madness? Contest runs until April 2nd.
That bracket is turning out to be somewhat interesting. Old Louisville Brewing has a beer in 3 of the 4 categories in the Sweet 16. Kind of surprising, given how new and small they are. I wasn't all that impressed by their beers, but they were decent enough. There is potential there.
Kentucky Ale / Alltech having two beers in the running is meh. They barely qualify as a "craft" brewery.
Good to see the Monnik IPA in the running for the crown, since it is probably the best IPA in the city right now, IMO. Hit up their taproom with the wife this afternoon and hoisted up a Live and Let Rye IPA just in time to watch the end of the Louisville game, which made it taste even better. They also had the Path of Totality coffee IPA back on tap, which made a nice followup beer for the start of the UK game.
I visited Monnik with my cousin back in December. Very impressed with the beer.
Damn we made it to the 2nd page. Drinking a Southern Tier 2x IPA. Damn solid beer.
No. Just a local brew contest in southern Indiana every year...well most years
3F Robert The Bruce is actually a Scottish ale. But a good one.
