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I'm glad to see I'm not the only one here who goes for "value" over "lowest price" -- that's for college students.
As for wine, I think riojas/tempranillos are a great value. They have a lot of flavor, are generally not too dry or sweet, don't need a lot of aging to be their best, and don't cost much relative to other wines. I always keep a bottle or two of "Manyana" around!
- Scott
As for wine, I think riojas/tempranillos are a great value. They have a lot of flavor, are generally not too dry or sweet, don't need a lot of aging to be their best, and don't cost much relative to other wines. I always keep a bottle or two of "Manyana" around!
- Scott
"Old value investors never die, they just get their fix from rebalancing." -- vineviz
- XtremeSki2001
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Ryuns - How was Russian River and Lagunitas?
I was in Cleveland last week (http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67046) and while I didn't get a chance to hit up Great Lakes Brewing or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I did have some very tasty beverages (many for the first time):
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Hoppin Frog B.O.R.I.S The Crusher
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, Raison D'Etre and Midas Touch
Also had an interesting drink last night for you Philly locals - Sly Fox Black Raspberry Reserve.
I was in Cleveland last week (http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67046) and while I didn't get a chance to hit up Great Lakes Brewing or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I did have some very tasty beverages (many for the first time):
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Hoppin Frog B.O.R.I.S The Crusher
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, Raison D'Etre and Midas Touch
Also had an interesting drink last night for you Philly locals - Sly Fox Black Raspberry Reserve.
A box of rain will ease the pain and love will see you through
Brewing your own beer fits best for a boglehead.
I started brewing in 2006. A great hobby. You can save even more, by growing your own hops, or by re-using yeast, or both. I started growing hops 2 years ago. I have 2 plants, Cascades and Zeus.
My favorite beers are the IPA's. Some IPA's better than the others.
I started brewing in 2006. A great hobby. You can save even more, by growing your own hops, or by re-using yeast, or both. I started growing hops 2 years ago. I have 2 plants, Cascades and Zeus.
My favorite beers are the IPA's. Some IPA's better than the others.
I sometimes start feeling a little beer snobbery about my location, but looking through the best beers lists on Beer Advocate, there are a ton of Midwestern and Northeastern spots I'd like to hit up.XtremeSki2001 wrote:Ryuns - How was Russian River and Lagunitas?
I was in Cleveland last week (http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67046) and while I didn't get a chance to hit up Great Lakes Brewing or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I did have some very tasty beverages (many for the first time):
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Hoppin Frog B.O.R.I.S The Crusher
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, Raison D'Etre and Midas Touch
Also had an interesting drink last night for you Philly locals - Sly Fox Black Raspberry Reserve.
Thanks for asking. Trip was great. Their reputation precedes me (or something like that) and everywhere we went was damn crowded. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Still, pretty awesome to drink pints of Pliny the Elder at Russian River for $4.50 a pop, and all of their wild ales are fantastic of course (Consecration, Descration, Supplication, etc). Weird to be at a bar where it's half the price to get a glass on draft than to buy bottles in the store. A nearby store sells 375ml bottles of Supplication for $12.
Lagunitas was really pleasant, since there's a bit more space at their location in Petaluma and everything was really affordable; plus, their staff is a bunch of hippies. (This is a brewery, after all, with a beer called "censored!" after they weren't allowed to give it a name that was a direct reference to a strain of marijuana.)
Awesome part of the state too--able to get a hike in the redwoods in the morning, tasting and lunch at Bear Republic in Healdsburg then a bluegrass band and pints at Russian River in Santa Rosa at night. Very cool.
Ryan
An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. -- GK Chesterton
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I buy beer which tastes good to me, has a full taste. I drink Saranac Pale Ale which costs about $13.50 for a 12-pack, similar to Sam Adams. I drink one bottle a day, my doctor agrees with that, keeps the heart healthy.
I grew up in Germany. One uncle taught me to drink beer at room temperature to develop full flavour. In our senior year in high school we had a tour of one of the 3 breweries in my town of 250k. Getting home on a bike was a little challenge, in spite of free food. One of my forefathers lived in Pilsen in 1850, then Austrian Empire, now Czech Rep. I bet all my family in the last 150 years drank one bottle of good beer a day, is good and healthy for you! I also lived 2 1/2 years in Munich - good beer!
I grew up in Germany. One uncle taught me to drink beer at room temperature to develop full flavour. In our senior year in high school we had a tour of one of the 3 breweries in my town of 250k. Getting home on a bike was a little challenge, in spite of free food. One of my forefathers lived in Pilsen in 1850, then Austrian Empire, now Czech Rep. I bet all my family in the last 150 years drank one bottle of good beer a day, is good and healthy for you! I also lived 2 1/2 years in Munich - good beer!
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Your trip sounds like a dream vacation to me! I was hoping you would have had Pliny the Younger as I heard it's pretty rare. They had some PtY sixtels tapped in Philly this week that sold out in an hour or two.ryuns wrote:I sometimes start feeling a little beer snobbery about my location, but looking through the best beers lists on Beer Advocate, there are a ton of Midwestern and Northeastern spots I'd like to hit up.XtremeSki2001 wrote:Ryuns - How was Russian River and Lagunitas?
I was in Cleveland last week (http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67046) and while I didn't get a chance to hit up Great Lakes Brewing or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I did have some very tasty beverages (many for the first time):
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Hoppin Frog B.O.R.I.S The Crusher
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, Raison D'Etre and Midas Touch
Also had an interesting drink last night for you Philly locals - Sly Fox Black Raspberry Reserve.
Thanks for asking. Trip was great. Their reputation precedes me (or something like that) and everywhere we went was damn crowded. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Still, pretty awesome to drink pints of Pliny the Elder at Russian River for $4.50 a pop, and all of their wild ales are fantastic of course (Consecration, Descration, Supplication, etc). Weird to be at a bar where it's half the price to get a glass on draft than to buy bottles in the store. A nearby store sells 375ml bottles of Supplication for $12.
Lagunitas was really pleasant, since there's a bit more space at their location in Petaluma and everything was really affordable; plus, their staff is a bunch of hippies. (This is a brewery, after all, with a beer called "censored!" after they weren't allowed to give it a name that was a direct reference to a strain of marijuana.)
Awesome part of the state too--able to get a hike in the redwoods in the morning, tasting and lunch at Bear Republic in Healdsburg then a bluegrass band and pints at Russian River in Santa Rosa at night. Very cool.
Ryan
Did you ask about the censored beer - curious if any marijuana actually made it into the beer. I'm not sure how that would work :lol:
I'm going to have to make a trip out there - perhaps sell it to the fiancee as a trip to see San Fran and Sonoma / Napa 8)
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Right now it's Founders Double Trouble to get my hop fix. Other than that I always have Founders Porter and Goose Island Bourbon County Stout on hand.
I admittedly spend way too much on beer. Have way too much beer on hand. Trying to change that right now and drink down the cellar.
I admittedly spend way too much on beer. Have way too much beer on hand. Trying to change that right now and drink down the cellar.
"Who cares how time advances? I'm drinking ale today." -Edgar Allan Poe
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Perfect Boglehead beer:
Birch beer : 8.33%
Root beer : 8.33%
Miller beer : 8.33%
Heineken beer : 8.33%
Budweiser beer : 8.33%
Guinness beer : 8.33%
Corona beer : 8.33%
Molson beer : 8.33%
Flannigan’s beer : 8.33%
Baltika beer : 8.33%
Ashahi beer : 8.33%
Skol beer : 8.33%
A little more work, doesn’t taste that great, but has all the
Boglehead quality’s, indexing, diversification, no performance chasing.
Thanks
SP-diceman
Birch beer : 8.33%
Root beer : 8.33%
Miller beer : 8.33%
Heineken beer : 8.33%
Budweiser beer : 8.33%
Guinness beer : 8.33%
Corona beer : 8.33%
Molson beer : 8.33%
Flannigan’s beer : 8.33%
Baltika beer : 8.33%
Ashahi beer : 8.33%
Skol beer : 8.33%
A little more work, doesn’t taste that great, but has all the
Boglehead quality’s, indexing, diversification, no performance chasing.
Thanks
SP-diceman
Wow, what an interesting topic. I'll add my two pints worth here.
Didn't drink beer until I was 27 (slow learner). Lived in Germany for almost three years. Got depressed when I learned that if I tried a different beer every day, I would never get to sample all the brews made there. So of course, I had to up my consumption. That helped my depression.
Brewed my own beer for about ten years. I hate to brag, but over that ten years, absolutely NOBODY died from drinking my homebrew.
I tend to like dark beers and enjoy a good "black and tan". The Cheapest decent beer I've found is (believe it or not) "Coors Extra Gold". It costs about $18.99 for a 30 pack here in New Mexico. Unfortunately, it is not available in many places. Since I like darker beers, I'll pour 12 ounces of Coors Extra Gold in a pint glass, then top it off with enough stout to make it the way I like it. I often use Guinnes, but a few years ago I discovered "Stockyard Stout" at Trader Joes ($5.99 a six pack)
I also like "Polygamy Porter" (from Utah, of course). Their slogan is "Why have just one?" I also like "Moose Drool" from Montana.
When I want to give a high class gift, I will buy a bottle of "Arrogant Bastard". The story on the bottle is worth the cost: http://www.stonebrew.com/arrogantbastard/
Warning: Only give this beer to someone with a healthy sense of humor.
Thanks to the advice from the wonderful folks on this website my wife and I retired ten years ago. We now cruise the country (and Canada) in our motor home. Every time we come to a town we do a search for local brewpubs. There are nice brewpubs in many cities, and two of our favorites are in Billings, Montana and the Brownstone in Idaho Falls. During our stay in each town we will try to eat out at a brewpub, and if they don't have food to our liking (which is very rare), I will take my growler in and have it filled with my favorite beer at that place. Sometimes I ask for a blend, like 2/3 blonde and 1/3 stout or Porter. Growler costs can vary considerably among brewpubs. We paid $18 to fill one in California a month ago, and $7 for one at the Brewpub in Billings. We need to spend more time in Montana! It is obviously Boglehead friendly.
Party on, but do it safely,
Jim
Didn't drink beer until I was 27 (slow learner). Lived in Germany for almost three years. Got depressed when I learned that if I tried a different beer every day, I would never get to sample all the brews made there. So of course, I had to up my consumption. That helped my depression.
Brewed my own beer for about ten years. I hate to brag, but over that ten years, absolutely NOBODY died from drinking my homebrew.
I tend to like dark beers and enjoy a good "black and tan". The Cheapest decent beer I've found is (believe it or not) "Coors Extra Gold". It costs about $18.99 for a 30 pack here in New Mexico. Unfortunately, it is not available in many places. Since I like darker beers, I'll pour 12 ounces of Coors Extra Gold in a pint glass, then top it off with enough stout to make it the way I like it. I often use Guinnes, but a few years ago I discovered "Stockyard Stout" at Trader Joes ($5.99 a six pack)
I also like "Polygamy Porter" (from Utah, of course). Their slogan is "Why have just one?" I also like "Moose Drool" from Montana.
When I want to give a high class gift, I will buy a bottle of "Arrogant Bastard". The story on the bottle is worth the cost: http://www.stonebrew.com/arrogantbastard/
Warning: Only give this beer to someone with a healthy sense of humor.
Thanks to the advice from the wonderful folks on this website my wife and I retired ten years ago. We now cruise the country (and Canada) in our motor home. Every time we come to a town we do a search for local brewpubs. There are nice brewpubs in many cities, and two of our favorites are in Billings, Montana and the Brownstone in Idaho Falls. During our stay in each town we will try to eat out at a brewpub, and if they don't have food to our liking (which is very rare), I will take my growler in and have it filled with my favorite beer at that place. Sometimes I ask for a blend, like 2/3 blonde and 1/3 stout or Porter. Growler costs can vary considerably among brewpubs. We paid $18 to fill one in California a month ago, and $7 for one at the Brewpub in Billings. We need to spend more time in Montana! It is obviously Boglehead friendly.
Party on, but do it safely,
Jim
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They run out of Pliny the Younger, even at the brewery, insanely fast. Buddy of mine went on opening day to stand in line for about 3 hours. Fortunately, I happened to be at a bar in SF (La Trappe, serves mostly high quality Belgian beers) and they had a keg. It was a Sunday and I just got lucky. Truly a masterpiece. Hops at every angle, but never feels bitter. Not something I'd wait in line for 3 hours for, but great to have had a chance to try.XtremeSki2001 wrote:
Your trip sounds like a dream vacation to me! I was hoping you would have had Pliny the Younger as I heard it's pretty rare. They had some PtY sixtels tapped in Philly this week that sold out in an hour or two.
Did you ask about the censored beer - curious if any marijuana actually made it into the beer. I'm not sure how that would work :lol:
I'm going to have to make a trip out there - perhaps sell it to the fiancee as a trip to see San Fran and Sonoma / Napa 8)
I don't think Lagunitas were actually infusing the beer with the ganja, but who knows? I didn't get to go on the tour because our food had just shown up when they were leaving. Hard to be too bummed about that though...
It is a really cool area to visit. We make regular weekends to SF, Napa, Sonoma, etc and you can do it on any budget you want. (YMMV in summer though, when prices go up and the fog comes in.) Napa can be excruciatingly crowded in the summer, hot too, but it's a beautiful place with great, crazy expensive wine. Sonoma's a little more low key (though still crowded at some locations) and the access to beer is better.
The craft brewery renaissance is just a continued source of joy. Went to a diner in Sacramento last night--a place that had been on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (or something like that). And yet, six rotating taps of California microbrews. Simply because the owner liked beers. Maybe it's a mixed blessing--the first place we went to was an actual microbrewery and it was too crowded to find a seat.
Ryan
An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. -- GK Chesterton
Raging Bitch from Flying Dog (formerly CO, now MD) is one of my recent favorites, a Belgian-style IPA (in general, I love both the Belgian-IPAs and Black IPAs that lots of brewers have started brewing, I'm a hophead and these are a refreshing change from regular IPAs/DIPAs)Frugal Al wrote:I agree. Another one I like is Old Leghumper, by Thirsty Dog Brewing, Akron, Oh. It's a chewy porter for those that like dark brews.KyleAAA wrote:My experience: the dirtier or funnier the name, the better the beer.
And this is literally the most foul liquid I have ever put in my mouth.CassiusKing wrote:Get yourself a bottle of Cave Creek Chili Beer!KyleAAA wrote:My experience: the dirtier or funnier the name, the better the beer.
Rogue Chipotle Ale is a chile beer that is actually drinkable (but still not good, IMO)
I also know Cave Creek. I had that a very long time ago and still remember it (*ugh*). I tried it again a few years later. They must have improved it, as I was able to finish the bottle. The web site says it's now being made in Tecate, Mexico.cubedbee wrote:And this is literally the most foul liquid I have ever put in my mouth.CassiusKing wrote:Get yourself a bottle of Cave Creek Chili Beer!KyleAAA wrote:My experience: the dirtier or funnier the name, the better the beer.
Rogue Chipotle Ale is a chile beer that is actually drinkable (but still not good, IMO)
Ah, good old Sierra Nevada. Always satisfying, always reliable; it's the one beer I stock in the fridge. Sometimes you just want to have a good go-to beer that everybody seems to like. And it's often on sale.jridger2011 wrote:No mention of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale?
That's the one I think I like most out when I'm not drinking lagers.
I'm fond of stouts and porters, myself, and that's usually what I'll order if I see one at a brew pub. Anybody have recommendations for an interesting oatmeal stout?
Huh? I think tc101 is joshing us, and I am definitely chuckling.tc101 wrote:True Bogleheads do not drink beer. It contains very little nutritional value and is mostly empty calories. It is a waste of money. True Bobleheads drink water, fruit juice and skim milk.
In Germany beer is referred to as "liquid bread".
Jim
If it's available where you are (PA brewery) Troeg's Java Head Stout is very good, and despite the name is more oatmeal than coffee tasting. (although the coffee does come through)jridger2011 wrote:
I'm fond of stouts and porters, myself, and that's usually what I'll order if I see one at a brew pub. Anybody have recommendations for an interesting oatmeal stout?
A drink a day is good for your health. Think of it as a long term investment in reduced health care expenditures.tc101 wrote:True Bogleheads do not drink beer. It contains very little nutritional value and is mostly empty calories. It is a waste of money. True Bobleheads drink water, fruit juice and skim milk.
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I highly recommend Founder's Breakfast Stout. Not strictly oatmeal, it also has coffee and chocolate. It's a complete breakfast .epilnk wrote:I'm fond of stouts and porters, myself, and that's usually what I'll order if I see one at a brew pub. Anybody have recommendations for an interesting oatmeal stout?
I think the classic choice is Samuel Smith's.
A good bargain at $1/bottle is the Stockyard Oatmeal Stout you can get (only?) at Trader Joe's. Mentioned earlier in this thread. I often have this one, as well as TJ's Fat Weasel, on hand.
Here's the Beer Advocate's ranking of oatmeal stouts: http://beeradvocate.com/lists/style/69
I'm a pacific NW native and enjoy the many fine microbrews from the area which have been listed in detail already (had a Widmer Brrr at dinner last night, for example). I'd abstain rather than drink a Bud light, Miller, etc.
The interesting part of this thread is that there seems to be two types of Bogleheads. We all are "cheap" with our investments. But, it looks like one group of bogleheads extend this cheap (sustitute thrifty if you prefer) approach to everything in life. On the other hand the other group seems to try to save money on investing so they can use it on the things they really enjoy. I'm not here to tell people how to live their lives, I guess you just have to take whatever approach suits you best.
As for me, I'll be spending my weekend at my ski condo where Deschutes brewery is having their annual beer festival. There will be locations thoughout the village and mountain to stop and try different beers from Deschutes brewery. I guess now you know which type of Boglehead I am!
Enjoy your weekend.
The interesting part of this thread is that there seems to be two types of Bogleheads. We all are "cheap" with our investments. But, it looks like one group of bogleheads extend this cheap (sustitute thrifty if you prefer) approach to everything in life. On the other hand the other group seems to try to save money on investing so they can use it on the things they really enjoy. I'm not here to tell people how to live their lives, I guess you just have to take whatever approach suits you best.
As for me, I'll be spending my weekend at my ski condo where Deschutes brewery is having their annual beer festival. There will be locations thoughout the village and mountain to stop and try different beers from Deschutes brewery. I guess now you know which type of Boglehead I am!
Enjoy your weekend.
Founder's Breakfast Stout is one of my favorite beers. I try to keep a 4-pack on hand at all times.House Blend wrote:I highly recommend Founder's Breakfast Stout. Not strictly oatmeal, it also has coffee and chocolate. It's a complete breakfast .
Deschutes rocks. If you have never had The Abyss, Dissident, or Black Butte anniversary porter, I would strongly recommend all three. Fantastic beers, wish they had distribution here.fundtalk wrote:As for me, I'll be spending my weekend at my ski condo where Deschutes brewery is having their annual beer festival. There will be locations thoughout the village and mountain to stop and try different beers from Deschutes brewery. I guess now you know which type of Boglehead I am!
Enjoy your weekend.
If you have never had beer from Hair of the Dog in Portland, I would also strongly recommend anything from them. All of their beers are very highly rated on both ratebeer and beeradvocate. HOTD Matt, Adam, and Doggie Claws are their best. HOTD Dave is great too if you are local and the owner ever breaks out some of the remaining supply. I had a sip of it once, incredible beer....but also incredibly expensive. He sells bottles once in a while for $80 each, but they have gone for over $1,000 on ebay and charity auctions. The only batch of Dave ever brewed was made in 1994 and is 29% alcohol, but some still exists today.
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+1, La Fin Du Monde is my hands-down favorite.paulsiu wrote:There's also a Candian beer that I order by accident I really like call La Fin Du Monde (end of the world).
However, for more reasonably priced quality beers, I like these Texas offerings:
Real Ale Fireman's #4
Anything by Shiner (I like the Blonde and Standard Bock)
Both are usually $6.99-$7.99 for a six pack, depending on where you go.
Where are you located? Deschutes is pretty good about working out ways to get some of their beers to where the drinkers are. You could also try chatting up the beer folks at your local Whole Foods-esque store and see if they have access to anything.BruDude wrote: Deschutes rocks. If you have never had The Abyss, Dissident, or Black Butte anniversary porter, I would strongly recommend all three. Fantastic beers, wish they had distribution here.
New Black Butte anniversary (XXIII) is out in June. They didn't bottle last year's because the chocolate they used didn't dissolve. They've had occasional problems with Abyss and Mirror Mirror too, where the cask-aged portion of the beer was picking up wild yeast from the old barrels. But what's great is that they're not such a little brewery anymore, but they continue to make experimental and risky beers to this day, instead of just kicking back.
Ryan
An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. -- GK Chesterton
I'm on the east coast and don't think they have distribution anywhere in the area. My local Whole Foods beer guy always keeps a great selection of seasonal and year-round beers and I have never seen a single Deschutes beer for sale there. Dissident is probably my favorite Deschutes beer.ryuns wrote:Where are you located? Deschutes is pretty good about working out ways to get some of their beers to where the drinkers are. You could also try chatting up the beer folks at your local Whole Foods-esque store and see if they have access to anything.BruDude wrote: Deschutes rocks. If you have never had The Abyss, Dissident, or Black Butte anniversary porter, I would strongly recommend all three. Fantastic beers, wish they had distribution here.
New Black Butte anniversary (XXIII) is out in June. They didn't bottle last year's because the chocolate they used didn't dissolve. They've had occasional problems with Abyss and Mirror Mirror too, where the cask-aged portion of the beer was picking up wild yeast from the old barrels. But what's great is that they're not such a little brewery anymore, but they continue to make experimental and risky beers to this day, instead of just kicking back.
Ryan
We have Deschutes in Atlanta, but you usually can't get it in a grocery store.BruDude wrote:I'm on the east coast and don't think they have distribution anywhere in the area. My local Whole Foods beer guy always keeps a great selection of seasonal and year-round beers and I have never seen a single Deschutes beer for sale there. Dissident is probably my favorite Deschutes beer.ryuns wrote:Where are you located? Deschutes is pretty good about working out ways to get some of their beers to where the drinkers are. You could also try chatting up the beer folks at your local Whole Foods-esque store and see if they have access to anything.BruDude wrote: Deschutes rocks. If you have never had The Abyss, Dissident, or Black Butte anniversary porter, I would strongly recommend all three. Fantastic beers, wish they had distribution here.
New Black Butte anniversary (XXIII) is out in June. They didn't bottle last year's because the chocolate they used didn't dissolve. They've had occasional problems with Abyss and Mirror Mirror too, where the cask-aged portion of the beer was picking up wild yeast from the old barrels. But what's great is that they're not such a little brewery anymore, but they continue to make experimental and risky beers to this day, instead of just kicking back.
Ryan
I'm farther north. If it were available here, I'd be buying it.KyleAAA wrote:We have Deschutes in Atlanta, but you usually can't get it in a grocery store.BruDude wrote:I'm on the east coast and don't think they have distribution anywhere in the area. My local Whole Foods beer guy always keeps a great selection of seasonal and year-round beers and I have never seen a single Deschutes beer for sale there. Dissident is probably my favorite Deschutes beer.ryuns wrote:Where are you located? Deschutes is pretty good about working out ways to get some of their beers to where the drinkers are. You could also try chatting up the beer folks at your local Whole Foods-esque store and see if they have access to anything.BruDude wrote: Deschutes rocks. If you have never had The Abyss, Dissident, or Black Butte anniversary porter, I would strongly recommend all three. Fantastic beers, wish they had distribution here.
New Black Butte anniversary (XXIII) is out in June. They didn't bottle last year's because the chocolate they used didn't dissolve. They've had occasional problems with Abyss and Mirror Mirror too, where the cask-aged portion of the beer was picking up wild yeast from the old barrels. But what's great is that they're not such a little brewery anymore, but they continue to make experimental and risky beers to this day, instead of just kicking back.
Ryan
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The Breakfast Stout is quite a good beer - nearly a meal. Abyss is also delicious.BruDude wrote:Founder's Breakfast Stout is one of my favorite beers. I try to keep a 4-pack on hand at all times.House Blend wrote:I highly recommend Founder's Breakfast Stout. Not strictly oatmeal, it also has coffee and chocolate. It's a complete breakfast .
Deschutes rocks. If you have never had The Abyssfundtalk wrote:As for me, I'll be spending my weekend at my ski condo where Deschutes brewery is having their annual beer festival. There will be locations thoughout the village and mountain to stop and try different beers from Deschutes brewery. I guess now you know which type of Boglehead I am!
Enjoy your weekend.
Unfortunately, Deschutes does not distribute on the East Coast. Wisconsin is as close as they get. However, Deschutes recommends going here http://www.bottletrek.com to order their beer for delivery (depending on your states local laws).BruDude wrote:I'm on the east coast and don't think they have distribution anywhere in the area. My local Whole Foods beer guy always keeps a great selection of seasonal and year-round beers and I have never seen a single Deschutes beer for sale there. Dissident is probably my favorite Deschutes beer.
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I like Samuel Smith's but it doesn't hold a candle to a good brewpub brew. It sounds like that breakfast stout has my name all over it - I'll be on the lookout for that. And in the meantime I've been meaning to stop by TJ's....House Blend wrote:I highly recommend Founder's Breakfast Stout. Not strictly oatmeal, it also has coffee and chocolate. It's a complete breakfast .epilnk wrote:I'm fond of stouts and porters, myself, and that's usually what I'll order if I see one at a brew pub. Anybody have recommendations for an interesting oatmeal stout?
I think the classic choice is Samuel Smith's.
A good bargain at $1/bottle is the Stockyard Oatmeal Stout you can get (only?) at Trader Joe's. Mentioned earlier in this thread. I often have this one, as well as TJ's Fat Weasel, on hand.
Here's the Beer Advocate's ranking of oatmeal stouts: http://beeradvocate.com/lists/style/69
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IPAs or Stouts for me.
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Bell's Two Hearted, Founders Breakfast Stout, or Stone Imperial Russian Stout when I want something special.
Coronado Idiot IPA or Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout whenever I can find it.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Guinness if selection is limited.
Yuengling when I'm feeling financially conscious.
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Bell's Two Hearted, Founders Breakfast Stout, or Stone Imperial Russian Stout when I want something special.
Coronado Idiot IPA or Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout whenever I can find it.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Guinness if selection is limited.
Yuengling when I'm feeling financially conscious.
I like a cold can of Coors Lite that has been insulated and carried to the top of a 6000 foot NC/TN mountain....or 5500 foot VA mountain.
I remember having a draft Sam Adams at a restaurant in Cleveland that hit the spot. Draft beer seems to taste the best.
An ice cold can of Bush Lite is pretty refreshing after the last leg of a three day winter backpack...even though it's 10 AM. I guess the beer is put on ice to keep it from freezing solid? Does being slightly dehydrated make it taste better?
I remember having a draft Sam Adams at a restaurant in Cleveland that hit the spot. Draft beer seems to taste the best.
An ice cold can of Bush Lite is pretty refreshing after the last leg of a three day winter backpack...even though it's 10 AM. I guess the beer is put on ice to keep it from freezing solid? Does being slightly dehydrated make it taste better?
I was there last night. About a 10 minute wait for a booth, but well worth it. The have samplers of five brews or you can pick and choose your samplers at a reasonable price. I would guess they had 16 to 20 varieties on tap. Good stuff. I tried a brew called Wild World that was 18% alcohol just because I had never tasted anything such as that. Good flavor, but I'm not sure I'd go for a 22oz mug of it....cubedbee wrote:For those who enjoy Dogfish, I highly recommend visiting their brewpub in Rehoboth in the off-season. Hotels in the area can be had for $39 a night. The brewpub has an amazing selection of Dogfish beers, including a handful that never make it out of DE, at a reasonable $4.50 - $6 a piece (you get less than a pint of the high alcohol ones). They also distill their own vodka/rum/gin if you have a non-beer drinking significant other. In years past, the brewpub would have been pretty empty in the offseason, but due to the popularity of Brewmasters tv show, it get's pretty crowded, so be prepared to wait for a table.
Also their food is solid and reasonably priced. They give free brewery tours in Milton De. My wife picked up a fifth of their Dogfish peanut butter Vodka, not for me, but it made a nice mixed drink...
One other Delaware beer that I like is.. 16 mile...
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Good pick-up. Any chance you're in the Philly area? My local Whole Foods beer guy also keeps a great selection of seasonal and year-round beers. Wondering if we hit up the same WF? If we are hitting up the same WF, I know you didn't get any Hopslam from them as they ran out a few weeks ago.BruDude wrote:Grabbed the last six-pack of Hopslam in the area today....score. Enjoying as I'm typing this.
According to my local WF beer guy, they get beer roughly two weeks after the release date. This means bottles of Dogfish 120 should be in stock in one month 8)
Unfortunately, Hopslam is a winter beer so you likely picked up the last case you'll see this year.
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Nope, don't live anywhere close to Philly, sorry. There were two shipments of Hopslam this year. I missed the first one, but was lucky to grab a sixer the second time around. My other local store sold out of five cases on the second shipment within 15 minutes of sending an e-mail blast saying it was in. I remember just a few years ago you could pick up a case of Hopslam for $50 without any trouble. Now a six-pack is $22 and you can't find them anywhere....getting a little ridiculous, but it's still one of the best DIPA's out there. I wish they would just make a year-round beer like Two Hearted.XtremeSki2001 wrote:Good pick-up. Any chance you're in the Philly area? My local Whole Foods beer guy also keeps a great selection of seasonal and year-round beers. Wondering if we hit up the same WF? If we are hitting up the same WF, I know you didn't get any Hopslam from them as they ran out a few weeks ago.BruDude wrote:Grabbed the last six-pack of Hopslam in the area today....score. Enjoying as I'm typing this.
According to my local WF beer guy, they get beer roughly two weeks after the release date. This means bottles of Dogfish 120 should be in stock in one month 8)
Unfortunately, Hopslam is a winter beer so you likely picked up the last case you'll see this year.
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Funny about the Hopslam. Over the weekend I revisited my local Food Snob Emporium, hoping to pick up some up some interesting beers. No Breakfast Stout (grr), but there was an ample supply of Hopslam at about $3.50/bottle (with discount).
For the record, I picked out a sampler of these:
Founder's Dirty Bastard Ale
Bell's Hopslam Ale
Bell's Kalamazoo Stout (has licorice)
Dogfish Raison D'Etre
New Holland's The Poet (another oatmeal stout)
Great Lakes' Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Let me put in a shout-out for the Edmund Fitzgerald. It's not one of these fancy schmanzy high ABV brews that calls attention to itself. But I keep coming back to it--haven't found any porter that's consistently better.
For the record, I picked out a sampler of these:
Founder's Dirty Bastard Ale
Bell's Hopslam Ale
Bell's Kalamazoo Stout (has licorice)
Dogfish Raison D'Etre
New Holland's The Poet (another oatmeal stout)
Great Lakes' Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Let me put in a shout-out for the Edmund Fitzgerald. It's not one of these fancy schmanzy high ABV brews that calls attention to itself. But I keep coming back to it--haven't found any porter that's consistently better.