The Official Beer Thread

[yamifixer]

Just put a espresso porter on draft at my house. I made it for the local Home brew competition and boy is it good. I'll share but you have to come to NC

It scored well But it didn't win anything at the show.

[DesmoDiva]

Speedbag, you should try Long Trail's Limbo IPA.

Have you had a Heady Topper?

[Speedbag]

Speedbag, you should try Long Trail's Limbo IPA.

Have you had a Heady Topper?

I don't believe I've had either....both highly rated, I see.

[yamifixer]

Heady topper is very good but you can only get it from the brewery and 6 gas stations in Vermont.  But it is almost worth the trip that far north

[DesmoDiva]

That's a bit of an exaggeration.  

You can no longer purchase Heady at the brewery.   :'(

They are redistributing all of the production to their retail accounts, which more than 6 gas stations.  

Brewery retail sales will resume when they are finished building a new brewery (still looking for a location), just for brewery sales.  The current location will produce for retail accounts, and special brews.

Also, many other excellent brewers in VT to visit; Farm Hillstead, Lawson's Liquids, etc.

[sno_duc]

Had a great one at our local micro-brewey.
Due to the complexities in AK ABC rules, micro-brewery "tasting rooms " are not allowed to serve food. (different license)
So our local brewery has a tradition of customers bringing in snacks to share.  (which is allowed)
Any way, every had an AW rootbeer float.
Try it with real beer. (choose wisely) (choose the ice cream wisely also)
May I suggest, an oatmeal stout with a scoop of Haagen Daaz Dark Chocolate / Chocolate chip Gelato.
  

[d3vi@nt]

Lagunitas Censored: a "Rich copper ale". I'm usually a fan of their brews, but this tastes odd to me. Still on the hunt for a good red. Seems they're getting harder to find...

[brix821]

we are having a blow out for our 10th anniversary @ 821 cafe. We are going to have a cask of a beer made just for us, and our fellow 10 year anni business, salvation tattoo.  The beer is a barrel aged belgian IPA with mangos, limes and tangerines. here is the full taplist, and i wish i could buy you all a beer!
*2012 bells expedition stout
* Off color dinosmores
*Evil Twin justin blaeber
*hardywood Park 2013 gingerbread stout
*cuvee de jacobins rogue
*lagunitas sucks
*hofbrau maibock
*bee nektar necromangocon
*perennial 17
*hebrew funky jewbilation
*breckenridge oaked 471
*blue mountain dipa
*blue mountain maresdon quad
*allagash odyssey
*avery salvation
*alewerks bourbon barrel porter
*duclaw Devine retribution
* saphouse sugar maple mead on cask

[tuxicle]

Try it with real beer. (choose wisely) (choose the ice cream wisely also)
May I suggest, an oatmeal stout with a scoop of Haagen Daaz Dark Chocolate / Chocolate chip Gelato.

How about a coffee stout (say, Twisted Pine's Big Shot Espresso Stout) with plain old vanilla?

[yamifixer]

Looks like i need to go to Richmond......

we are having a blow out for our 10th anniversary @ 821 cafe. We are going to have a cask of a beer made just for us, and our fellow 10 year anni business, salvation tattoo.  The beer is a barrel aged belgian IPA with mangos, limes and tangerines. here is the full taplist, and i wish i could buy you all a beer!
*2012 bells expedition stout
* Off color dinosmores
*Evil Twin justin blaeber
*hardywood Park 2013 gingerbread stout
*cuvee de jacobins rogue
*lagunitas sucks
*hofbrau maibock
*bee nektar necromangocon
*perennial 17
*hebrew funky jewbilation
*breckenridge oaked 471
*blue mountain dipa
*blue mountain maresdon quad
*allagash odyssey
*avery salvation
*alewerks bourbon barrel porter
*duclaw Devine retribution
* saphouse sugar maple mead on cask

[Howie]

Good food at 821 cafe' too

[d3vi@nt]

Downed some of my favorite after-ride beer, Trumer Pils. Then on to some Victory HopDevil.   

[Speedbag]

After a couple year hiatus, I am getting back on the homebrewing horse.

First up: concocting/perfecting the ultimate IPA. 

[MendoDave]

Lagunitas Censored: a "Rich copper ale". I'm usually a fan of their brews, but this tastes odd to me. Still on the hunt for a good red. Seems they're getting harder to find...

Try the Red Seal Ale



http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/index2.php

[Triple J]

Red Seal is very good.