Beer

[James]

Bad Boy and Exponential Hoppiness are on the horizon at Alpine they say. Keep an eye out for the second release of the year of these. 

 

Also, pretty funny that the salon got their way with parking after the cone debacle we saw go down.

[katie]

Hundreds of people

[St1ck]

Bad Boy and Exponential Hoppiness are on the horizon at Alpine they say. Keep an eye out for the second release of the year of these. 

 

Also, pretty funny that the salon got their way with parking after the cone debacle we saw go down.

 

 

 

Were you there last Saturday? 

[katie]

Alpine opened early for us.

[tdawg87]

Did you guys try the Heady yet? I was curious if it held up.

[Brandon]

HD did, waiting for an update

[St1ck]

Did you guys try the Heady yet? I was curious if it held up.

My brother cruised over, and we each cracked one can. I can't tell you if it held up because I've never had it completely fresh, but it tasted awesome. We both poured half in a glass, and kept half in the can to try the difference, and oddly enough it did seem to taste slightly better out of the can.

Hopefully the nelson I sent you holds up. I did crack one open the other day from the same batch, and it was one of the best I've had.

[tdawg87]

Well I'm glad it didn't drop off too much. Maybe if we trade again down the road I can send one overnight so you can have one even more fresh.

[St1ck]

Well I'm glad it didn't drop off too much. Maybe if we trade again down the road I can send one overnight so you can have one even more fresh.

 

 

I'll be down for a trade again. I usually hit up Alpine once a month, so maybe next time I'll send some Duet your way.

[Hot Damn!]

Loved the heady. Did a side by side vs pliny and it held up. I did prefer pliny a little more but could be just because I've had it a lot more and am used to it. Definitely a top notch beer that I wish I could get all the time. I'm giving a can to my brother since he provided the shipping (well his company account).

Speaking of trading again ill send a FedEx overnight label next time.

[Aaronkv]

If there is a next time with trading heady I want in too!!

[ScottT]

Were you there last Saturday? 

 

James was there?   Awkward. 

[James]

I must have just missed all you guys, odd.

 

Friday at Beachwood LBC should be awesome as they will have all of the Cascade Sours on tap. Looking forward to sampling the lineup.

[James]

Firestone Walker is opening up a brewpub in West LA. Obviously, they see the growth in the LA craft beer scene over the last few years. Looking forward to getting their one offs much more easily than having my cousin pick it up for me and having to cruise out to Visalia.

[katie]

If there is a next time with trading heady I want in too!!

Me too.

 

If tdawg wants Alpine I will go right now

[tdawg87]

The next time I go up there I will definitely send some to whoever wants to trade. I'll have to see if I've got some time (and money) to go up there next month.

[St1ck]

Did you get the package in yet? 

[James]

tdawg, I am interested as well in an exchange. My buddy that was part of our bottle share group moved down to Georgia recently so I no longer have a connection up there.

[tdawg87]

Did you get the package in yet?

Yeah my dad got it and I'm meeting him for dinner after work so I'll get it then.

[St1ck]

Yeah my dad got it and I'm meeting him for dinner after work so I'll get it then.

 

 

 

Safe to assume it's still intact? 

[tdawg87]

He didn't mention anything but I'll let you know as soon as I open the package.

[St1ck]

Well if it wasn't soggy, and reek of beer, I'm sure it's fine. 

[tdawg87]

That would make a hell of an air freshener. I'd love a Hop-scented glade plugin for my apartment.

This may or may not make me an alcoholic.

[katie]

Sierra Nevada was giving away hops and honey scented chapstick at a beer festival once, it's awesome stuff

[tdawg87]

So Pliny reminds me of a more...I guess balanced Double Jack. It has the very strong hop flavor but there's clearly a lot more going on. Definitely a great beer.