^^yeah, it should be. There are so many breweries spread out around Raleigh, it would probably be a good idea for us to map out a route

4/24/2013 8:09:29 PM

I found one of those new DFH/Sierra Nevada IPA glasses at Sam's today for $3 and couldn't resist, especially since it was 1/3 of what it costs on their websites:


I figure I'll break it in with some Stone Enjoy By IPA

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4/27/2013 5:11:29 PM

EnjoyBy is so awesome

4/27/2013 8:15:38 PM

Dude who runs a bottle shop I frequent gave me a bottle of this today:


I did not realize it has a 100 on BA and RB

4/30/2013 7:36:41 PM

Just got a bottle of that for a 1:1 trade of Crooked Stave Origins, glad to hear it's worth it.

Prairie Standard tonight, wicked good, best brewery out of OK for sure.

4/30/2013 11:06:48 PM

Got tickets again this year to Avery's Sour Fest, feeling extremely lucky when it comes to tickets, the last year pretty much all the big festivals have sold out near instantaneous and somehow I've lucked out with tickets... probably my last year with my first child on the way.



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5/1/2013 4:37:40 PM

I don't know if any of ya'll ever get out this way, but did anybody try out some of the small batch runs from Carolina Brewery? I tried this one in Pittsboro a couple of weeks ago and loved it. Went back and grabbed a couple of bombers:



Also, not sure if anybody has heard or cares, but Carrboro has a brewery now too. Steel String:

https://www.facebook.com/SteelStringBrew

5/1/2013 6:50:36 PM

Quote :

"EnjoyBy is so awesome"

5/1/2013 6:57:59 PM

5/4/2013 2:22:24 PM

My local Trader Joe's, in walking distance, is now regularly stocking Speedway Stout. This might be dangerous.

5/5/2013 12:27:09 AM

I just did the Cicerone Beer Server certification and it was really a joke. I would be really upset if my employer weren't paying for it.

5/11/2013 4:36:57 PM

Got a case of DFH 120
It's all already spoken for...

5/11/2013 4:59:56 PM

Got a few more goodies this afternoon:

Firestone Parabola 2013
North Coast Class of '88
Meantime Old Naval College Porter
Russian River Damnation
De Struise Pannepot 2011
Midnight Sun Moscow Rye Stout
Bruery White Oak
Dugges/Haandbryggeriet 1/2 Idjit Porter
Haandbryggeriet Dark Force

5/11/2013 7:21:28 PM

enjoying a sculpin while relaxing after attempting an all day ipa (founders) all grain clone. good day.

5/11/2013 10:42:39 PM

got an enjoy by 5/17...better get to it

5/16/2013 6:44:11 PM

I started my evening off with a Thomas Creek Chocolate Orange IPA with a shot of slingshot coffee in it.

5/16/2013 7:19:25 PM

http://threebrosbrew.com

A good buddy of mine got out as a LT in the Navy, joined up with his brothers and they are now brewing from Harrisonburg, VA.

5/17/2013 1:21:43 AM

Just wanted to give a shout out to Mystery Brewing Company.

The family and I tried the new brew pub this past weekend in Hillsborough. They just opened a couple weeks ago. I was really impressed with their house beers as well as the guest taps and wine selection.

http://www.mysterybrewing.com/

Their website says they have beers in a bunch of Raleigh restaurants. Give them a try.

5/17/2013 2:59:57 PM

^^ Additionally, Opening Weekend is this weekend!

5/18/2013 1:37:01 PM

just opened a laughing dog rocketdog rye ipa. really strong citrus smell. really terrible oxidized flavor. was really excited based on the hop and grain profile, but really terrible. did not make it past 3 sips. worse than any homebrew I've had.

5/18/2013 9:17:05 PM

^^^Yea I agree with you. I took the wife and kids to Hillsborough BBQ for Mothers Day because a coworker who lives up there had highly recommended it to me. The BBQ was good, the Pub House was very nice, and the family went down and got some Maple View Farms ice cream at The Depot. We spent a couple of hours just hanging around down there. Wonderful place!

5/18/2013 9:29:55 PM

Six Impossible Things FTW. Love that beer!

5/18/2013 9:37:09 PM

Sick bottle share yesterday waiting in line for the new Crooked Stave WWBV:

another BA nerd geeking out (some may recognize him if you're in the FB Beer group).




[Edited on May 20, 2013 at 2:39 PM. Reason : .]

5/20/2013 2:38:45 PM

Haul

5/27/2013 9:33:57 PM

nice!

got a pretty stellar box from my Crooked Stave member for being a trustee for him:

5/28/2013 10:51:31 AM

Has any one tried the New Castle Bombshell?

5/31/2013 4:15:10 PM

A little celebration for my newborn:

6/10/2013 12:45:31 AM

Was in Illinois last week and got to try some beers I hadn't seen before. Was really impressed with these two:

6/25/2013 10:56:23 AM

So, is there anyone on here that can get some Hill Farmstead or Heady Topper down here to Raleigh? I am in need of my fix and wont be up that way for quite some time.

6/25/2013 11:34:06 AM

popped the cap on a pliny the elder i brought back from russian river last month: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/863/7971

i have some heady topper a friend brought back from vermont a couple of weeks ago...i think i'll do a taste comparison sometime soon

it's rare that i have two "world class" beers in my fridge at same time

6/28/2013 1:41:57 PM

Why are you waiting months and weeks to drink these!?

6/28/2013 3:33:25 PM

^ a tragedy, i know...guy at russian river said they'd do fine in the bottle for a couple of months, and that's what my friend was told by the alchemist guy...i'm breaking most of them out for 4th of july BBQ with friends, though i've had one of each before today (just didn't post about it)

6/28/2013 4:01:41 PM

My hauls usually last as long as they take to chill

6/28/2013 4:11:26 PM

Opened up a BBL aged Bigfoot yesterday and it was A++

6/28/2013 5:07:16 PM

^I thought it burned like bourbon when I tried it...was not a fan.


I'm kinda bummed I can't drink these Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPAs for another week.

6/28/2013 5:44:09 PM

Bruery Bois
Bruery Saison Tonnellerie
Firestone Walker §ucaba
Russian River Supplication
St. Bernardus Abt 12


Yummmmm.

6/28/2013 9:56:16 PM

6/29/2013 12:11:55 AM

went to a de struise even the other night

drank a lot of quads

good times

6/29/2013 12:27:34 AM

Got a few more tasties today:

Bruery Tradewinds
North Coast Old Stock Ale 2009 Cellar Reserve
New Belgium Heavenly Feijoa
Deschutes Class of '88 Smoked Porter
Meantime Naval College Porter
Pretty Things Lovely St. Winefride

6/30/2013 9:11:15 PM

6/30/2013 9:37:08 PM

bought 4 bottles of thirsty dog wee heavy and it might be the best beer i've ever had

6/30/2013 9:48:56 PM

lol

just want to say, you all know beer's purpose is to get drunk

as long as it's not piss (not a license)... it's good by me

7/1/2013 7:32:26 PM

come on, guy

we're in our thirties

7/1/2013 7:46:31 PM

^^^It better be pretty fucking good for $26 a four pack or whatever they're charging.

7/1/2013 8:07:47 PM

^

7/1/2013 9:39:00 PM

Anybody picked up Smuttynose Vunderbar?


I think it's a damn good summer beer, clean and crisp but with just enough of a hoppy bite.

7/8/2013 6:50:58 PM

We talked about "everyday beers" a few pages back...and I'm updating my list to include Sweetwater IPA. I've slowly come around on IPAs (I've been extremely picky with them in the past)...and this one is always available at the Teeter we go grocery shopping at. Really easy drinking IPA and I can put down two or three in between getting home from work and while firing up the grill.

7/8/2013 7:37:02 PM

had some Stone IPA and Founders Centennial IPA this weekend, purchased from a Teeter near jbrick's neck of the woods

both pretty good, supposedly fairly common IPAs, cant believe I hadn't had them previously

7/8/2013 9:50:34 PM

Try Drake's. Even better

[Edited on July 8, 2013 at 10:55 PM. Reason : .]

7/8/2013 10:55:28 PM

^^^Sweetwater IPA is a great year round IPA. always consistent.



so i'm going to Raleigh this weekend. what do i need to try?

7/12/2013 10:47:37 AM