Speaking of IPAs, I tried the Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA on draft at Tyler's in Durham last week and found it to be excellent. Jumped right up to among my favorites of the style, based on that couple of pints at least.

5/26/2011 4:09:11 PM

I love Bear Republic, just wish they distributed more of their specialty beers in CO, we only have Racer 5, Red Rocket, Hop Rod Rye & Racer X that I've seen.

Btw, if you like Racer 5, you gotta try Hop Rod Rye, phenominal!

5/26/2011 7:12:45 PM

Long Hammer Bitches!

5/26/2011 7:59:46 PM

Good stuff, reminds me of Highland Little Hump.

5/26/2011 10:06:14 PM

I gave Modus Hoperandi a try last night after stumbling upon it in Lowes Foods. The can was so distinct I could have sworn I'd seen it in this thread and I guess I was right!

Very pleased. Would drink again. A

5/27/2011 12:02:43 PM

^ I really like that beer too. I find myself primarily buying canned beers these days - less space taken up in the recycle bin. Most of the CO breweries are canning now. Is that common in NC as well?

5/27/2011 2:31:41 PM

^ I'm a big fan of Old Chub. Anyone tried Yella Pils?

5/27/2011 3:12:33 PM

^I've only had Dale's Pale Ale, but Lowes in SC had both of those. My buddy's supposed to get me some Gubna soon.

^^Mother Earth (Kinston, NC) announced this week they'd start canning soon.

5/27/2011 3:19:51 PM

Yella Pils is really good. Might be my favorite pilsner to be honest. I like it better than Noble Pils and Victory Prima Pils. I also love Dale's Pale Ale. Old Chub isn't my style though.

I could really go for a few beers tonight.

5/27/2011 3:36:27 PM

Hell yea, Oskar Blues is the shit! pretty much started the 'craft' canned beer scene here in CO, now Avery, Wynkoop, Upslope, Ska Brewing, Fort Collins, Breckenridge, Big Sky Brewing (in MT) are all in cans...

It's because so many people in CO enjoyed being able to take cans on their adventures... camping, hiking, parks, outdoor concerts, etc...

Odell 90-Schilling right now at work.

[Edited on May 27, 2011 at 5:01 PM. Reason : .]

5/27/2011 4:53:25 PM

add anderson valley to the list of canned brews.


not a canned beer but discussing Pilsners you fans should give Sweetwater Road Trip a try. Very good.

5/27/2011 5:03:13 PM

Oh yeah I had that at Saucer during my plate party and it was really good. My memory is a little foggy from that night.

5/27/2011 5:22:49 PM

Asheville Brewing also cans a couple beers, but I don't think they make it too far from the area

speaking of...picked up some nice stuff there last weekend

Fullsteam First Frost
Foothills Hoppyum
growlers of Craggie PBJ (a belgian with local jam), Nantahala App Trail Pale, Pisgah Endless Summer, and Catawba Valley Oakey Dokey (sour brown ale)

it happened to be craft beer week, so there were some cool events in town as well

5/27/2011 9:33:29 PM

nc beer people, i need a little help -- i'm moving from socal and want to bring some delicious west coast beers with me to enjoy while on the east coast this summer

what west coast brews are readily available (so i don't need to bring them)? i assume stone is everywhere (specifically ruination and sublimely self-righteous), what about ballast point sculpin? and bear republic or green flash? port brewing?

i'm going to be in san diego next weekend just before i leave so i'm hoping to stock up (or at least i'm leaving room in the car for about a case or so) -- i'm planning to grab some alpine, ballast point dorado if i can find it (and sculpin, if it's not in nc), russian river for sure, maybe some alesmith

when i've been back visiting recently i usually like to try local stuff, so i haven't really looked for the west coast beers... thanks for the help

[Edited on May 30, 2011 at 6:07 PM. Reason : english]

5/30/2011 6:03:41 PM

why not enjoy some delicious nc beers instead

5/30/2011 6:12:17 PM

yeah, i'm sure i'll have a few of those as well -- but to my beer tastes, the super hoppy west coast ipas are my favorite kind of beer and so far i haven't had a comparable nc beer

and i'm moving to austria in august, so i wanna get in all the delicious beer i can before i end up in the land of lagers

5/30/2011 6:16:02 PM

well your bbq is shit compared to nc bbq.

5/30/2011 6:23:37 PM

Bear Republic, Green Flash, and Ballast Point are here. Sweetwater IPA is a really good one and it's out of Atlanta.

[Edited on May 30, 2011 at 6:25 PM. Reason : ]

5/30/2011 6:23:58 PM

^^ absolutely agree

^ thanks!

[Edited on May 30, 2011 at 6:25 PM. Reason : ^]

5/30/2011 6:24:30 PM

Bought some Ukrainian beer at Total Wine yesterday.

Absolute piss.

5/30/2011 6:30:31 PM

^^fwiw: http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/3439084

5/30/2011 6:31:44 PM

Had my first run-in with the Randall; Rouge Chocolate with vanilla beans and coffee beans....

5/30/2011 10:15:21 PM

BEER TASTE LIKE PISS

5/30/2011 10:16:42 PM

Got the Tommyknocker variety pack tonight. Had the Butthead Dopplebock and it was really good.

5/31/2011 2:35:01 AM

Enjoyed the hell out of this last weekend in VA. If anyone sees it around the triangle please let me know!

5/31/2011 6:56:28 AM

randomly picked up the Shiner seasonal over the long weekend...it was surprisingly tasty

Pale Ale brewed with Grapefruit and ginger

5/31/2011 8:37:38 AM

lol that shit is terrible

5/31/2011 10:15:38 AM

^Oarsman or the Shiner seasonal?

5/31/2011 10:25:33 AM

the shiner seasonal.

their last seasonal, the dortmunder was ok, but the ruby red one is an abortion.

i guess it's the shitty water, but moving to texas has been really disappointing on the local beer scene.

st. arnolds, spoetzl (i guess counts), real ale, are all mediocre at best. pa/delaware had some major bright spots.

also, i'm still kinda bummed i can't get as much of the colorado micros i would have expected. there's just not the scene for it yet, although it is developing. slowly.

[Edited on May 31, 2011 at 10:37 AM. Reason : e]

5/31/2011 10:33:57 AM

Its not great, by any means, but its better than some of the alternatives.

5/31/2011 10:35:01 AM

5/31/2011 2:47:04 PM

Bring as much Russian River Blind Pig IPA and AleSmith IPA to the East Coast as possible. I am not sure if NC has Port either, but good stuff... really good.

5/31/2011 3:09:36 PM

^prospero, you mentioned Upslope - do they distribute to Denver? I thought they were Boulder county only? REALLY REALLY small operation - they were hand canning when I visited them last. Their pale ale is one of my regular beers.

I volunteered for the Great American Beer Fest last year and got to work with another really small brewery out of Virginia - Devils Backbone. They've cleaned up at GABF and WBC lately, and I know they sure as shit don't distribute out here in Colorado, but if any of you NC guys get a chance, pick up some of their stuff.

http://dbbrewingcompany.com/

Is anyone other than Prospero planning on going to GABF this year?

[Edited on May 31, 2011 at 3:19 PM. Reason : gabf]

5/31/2011 3:19:07 PM

Quote :

"BEER TASTE LIKE PISS"

That's 'cuz we piss in it!

I've been on a Shotgun Betty kick lately. And I'm feeling fine.

5/31/2011 4:03:17 PM

^ My current favorite...doesn't help that I drive pretty much right by that brewery on the way to/from work...and they have a little bar open every Thursday-Sunday

5/31/2011 4:08:40 PM

Quote :

"do they distribute to Denver?"

yes, i can find their Pale, IPA, and Brown at Argonaut year-round. i wasn't too fond if their IPA, but pale is decent and brown i haven't tried yet. gotta get up there to their tasting room, i've heard they have a couple other good seasonals in addition to those three they can.

if you like pale ale's i just had Odell's St. Lupulin Extra Pale Ale at Fallingrock Tap House and it was incredible!!!



and i'm planning on GABF again this year. epic beer fest!

[Edited on May 31, 2011 at 5:14 PM. Reason : .]

5/31/2011 5:14:16 PM

Just got a bottle of CUIR, Bruery's 3rd Anniv. Ale:

6/1/2011 3:29:46 PM

Yummy Yummy Yummy

Also Picked Up

6/10/2011 5:30:02 PM

I got this at the store today, trying it tonight....

6/10/2011 8:02:55 PM

Picked up some Fin Du Monde, Sierra Nevada Summerfest, and Anchor's Summer beer tonight.

6/10/2011 8:20:52 PM

whats the 11% that big boss brews and has in there tap room its on on the net

6/10/2011 9:44:01 PM

this is my favorite beer currently.

6/10/2011 9:46:14 PM

picked up some:

Stone IRS
Stone Belgo IRS
Avery 18th Dry-Hopped Rye Saison
Great Divide 17th Wood-Aged IPA
Funkwerks White (Belgian-White w/ Saison yeast)

6/11/2011 7:04:13 PM

Lagunitas Olde Gnarlywine!!

6/11/2011 10:40:31 PM

DFH 120 Minute IPA is shipping in bottles shortly; none coming to NC but if you get your hands on some I'm up for a trade.

6/15/2011 4:10:29 PM

^ I'd love to get my mitts on 120 too.

Had Anderson Valley's 20th Anniversary IPA & Stone Oaked Bastard Yesterday. A+ will drink again.

6/15/2011 4:11:49 PM

I wasn't a fan of the belgo anise. Helped me realize i didn't like any kind of liquorice taste in my beer.

6/15/2011 4:19:33 PM

alright- i'm in gametime mode. looking for anyone with access to a Dogfish Head 120min IPA. i've got to get my hands on one! up for a trade or whatevz!!!

6/15/2011 4:54:12 PM

Just got back from Tyler's Taproom New Belgium Pint Night. Got a pretty sweet snifter of their Metric 10. Really looking forward to Terrapin's cask night there next week.

6/15/2011 7:34:33 PM

120-minute is coming to Colorado, I'll keep my eye out for extra, but my guess is that the first batch of 100bbl is going to vanish into thin air at the distribution level.

Funny thing is I'm actually going to DFH next Weds. TWO DAYS before they sell it at their brewery and brewpub. I emailed them to see if I could get a 4-pack early... no response.

[Edited on June 16, 2011 at 11:04 AM. Reason : .]

6/16/2011 11:03:32 AM