Beer

[James]

Katie, that would be awesome but figured with the two bottle limit you would want it for yourself.

[katie]

Sorry I can't, I take the train to work now.

[James]

Sorry I can't, I take the train to work now.

My commute down there sucked. I would do the same. 

[eaterfan]

Visiting my grandparents in El Paso. This place is a beer wasteland. So many beers get distributed in Texas and not California, can't get them here either.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

I had a few different sours at Russian River Brewery last week, and now I can say I'm a huge fan of sours.  Wow, I can't believe I hadn't had one before. I must venture out to try more.

 

Any recommendations from the sour lovers? Brandon?

[Brandon]

My favorite is O'de Tart by The Bruery. They have a couple other sours as well. The best of the best, but not cheap, is Cascade Brewery beers. They only do sours that run around $27 a bottle. They are all fruit based sours, for the most part.

There is another one I liked that I think was a Norweigan brew, Ducchess De Bourgogne....I think that is the beer or line they have, I thought these were fruit based as well, but don't really remember. We too looked for other sours and this was recommended. Not as good as the others, but a nice change up.

Outside of that the RR ones you had are also some of the best.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Thanks B for the recs, I remember you telling me about The Bruery.  I must get there next time I'm down that way.

[Brandon]

Because of LT's mention I grabbed the Heretic Evil Twin. Good beer.

Had a RuinTen because it was the last one at Liqourama.

Sofie which is a great Belgian that I don't think I mentioned to Splint earlier. One of my favorites very similar to Tremens.

We also had the Shipyard Smashing Pumpkin which I liked. Sweeter than expected, but I liked it better than the Bootleggers pumpkin beer.

[Aaronkv]

I'm planning on joining the Bruery's Reserve Society next year. If anyone wants to go in with me to have access to the "Exclusive" beers let me know.

 

I've been getting them through a friend who has a membership and sometimes one bottle of each was not enough. Plus you get a 15% discount on all bottles you buy.

 

Oude Tart with Cherries and Sour in the Rye with Kumquat were fantastic to name a few but only available to the club members.

Edited September 23, 2013 by Aaronkv

[James]

Sour Beers:

 

Lost Abbey, Hill Farmstead and Jolly Pumpkin are the other breweries to look at that havent been mentioned. Crooked Stave is also pretty good. 

[James]

Smog City will have a few solid sours on tap for their Rare beer fest this Saturday

[Brandon]

I'm planning on joining the Bruery's Reserve Society next year. If anyone wants to go in with me to have access to the "Exclusive" beers let me know.

I've been getting them through a friend who has a membership and sometimes one bottle of each was not enough. Plus you get a 15% discount on all bottles you buy.

Oude Tart with Cherries and Sour in the Rye with Kumquat were fantastic to name a few but only available to the club members.

They'll sometimes have them available on draft in the tasting room, just not bottled for the public. I had the two you mentioned there.

[Aaronkv]

Yea they tap them often, not really hard to try. Just mainly talking about bottles, and I don't make it up to the Bruery often so that's usually my only way to go.

[Lifetime]

Picked up a Lagunitas Lucky 13 - another Red Ale at Hollingshead the other day. Very good red. 

[James]

Alcatraz Brewing Company closed its doors today. Never much of a fan but interesting that this happens as BJ's opens up across the parking lot. Pretty bad when you can't make it with a brewery these days although I am sure the lease agreement for that spot sucks. 

[katie]

Has anyone had enjoy by yet?

[St1ck]

Has anyone had enjoy by yet?

 

 

yes

[Aaronkv]

Picking up my bottles/fill today after work. Always makes my Monday better.

[Brandon]

Just missed Enjoy By, so I got a Tricerahops and Golden Monkey.

[James]

Got two bottles of Enjoy By, hadnt opened yet. Will do so in a bit. 

 

Brew Dogs airs tonight on Esquire network, ch 235 for Directv. The guys from Brew Dog brewery who make sink the bismark have come to the states to transform people to craft beer drinkers. Tonight is San Diego, shouldnt be too hard for them to do so in that market. 

[Brandon]

HD is right, Tricerahops kind of sucks. I had it before and thought it was alright, but upon further review think I'm never getting it again.

[James]

HD is right, Tricerahops kind of sucks. I had it before and thought it was alright, but upon further review think I'm never getting it again.

Haha, I havent had it since they came back in the market. Now I am curious because on tap I thought it was good. 

[James]

If you guys havent seen it yet, Dudes Double Trunk is a bangin deal. 11.99 for a four pack of 16 oz cans for a DIPA sitting right under 11%. This deal is just as good as Sucks. 

[Brandon]

It might be good on tap. I went in hoping to get us an Enjoy By for Saturday and the last guy that got it picked this up. I looked at what he got and it was this and only $6. I liked it before, but this time it was shit. I feel after our Consecration night years ago that every beer deserves multiple sessions, this one bottled kind of sucked.

[James]

Absolutely correct that each beer deserves multiple tries especially if a high rated one. I still believe we got the end of that keg which is why it sucked.