bumbillbee
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Anyway, I like the new FW bottle size, makes picking up and actually drinking a huge beer like this a lot more appealing. This tastes a lot like their darker barleywines but there's nothing wrong with that.
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Anyway, I like the new FW bottle size, makes picking up and actually drinking a huge beer like this a lot more appealing. This tastes a lot like their darker barleywines but there's nothing wrong with that.
theSlacker
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Sap was my favorite of the 4 Treehouse ones I tried. Curiosity Thirty One was a closeish second I think with Julius and Green after them. Again, not my top style so my enjoyment doesn't mean anything relating to how good they actually are. Just know I'm happy I got to try them.
the reason you like them despite an aversion to IPAs is because they aren't IPAs they are "New England Style IPAs" which is essentially, a totally different style of beer.
that said, they are the best at what they do; hazy, hop forward NE style ales, far better than Trillium whose best beers have all been Omnipollo collaborations.
theSlacker
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Thanks for the info, it's good to know. Also, only have had one thing from Trillium that wasn't a colab so I am not really able to compare.
distantmantra
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Yeah, they're a different beast. I like them in small doses, but I also tend to call them "IPAs for people who don't like IPAs." The lack of bitterness and juice-like qualities can get a bit overwhelming for my palate.
The nice thing is that a good number of WA breweries have started doing the hazy thing, but they still retain a nice bitter balance to them unlike some of the stuff I've had from the NE and other parts of the country. PNWxNE IPA, yo.
Wait, what? I have no idea what you're saying here.
Tired Hands has done a Milkshake IPA collab with Omnipollo, but that's all I know about. Every Trillium beer I've had was only made by Trillium.
Oh, BEST beers. And that was a stout. Now you're just throwing your opinion into it. ;-)
The nice thing is that a good number of WA breweries have started doing the hazy thing, but they still retain a nice bitter balance to them unlike some of the stuff I've had from the NE and other parts of the country. PNWxNE IPA, yo.
Wait, what? I have no idea what you're saying here.
Tired Hands has done a Milkshake IPA collab with Omnipollo, but that's all I know about. Every Trillium beer I've had was only made by Trillium.
Oh, BEST beers. And that was a stout. Now you're just throwing your opinion into it. ;-)
eyeball_kid
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Picked up a few new ones (new to me anyway) today:
Modern Times - Lomaland (saison)
Founders - Imperial Stout
Mikkeller - Shapes (Former) (supposedly sort of a belgian blonde)
Mikkeller - Spontandryhop (dry hop citra sour ale)
And I've had this one before, it's quite good:
Off Color Brewing - Apex Predator (third trophic farmhouse ale)
Modern Times - Lomaland (saison)
Founders - Imperial Stout
Mikkeller - Shapes (Former) (supposedly sort of a belgian blonde)
Mikkeller - Spontandryhop (dry hop citra sour ale)
And I've had this one before, it's quite good:
Off Color Brewing - Apex Predator (third trophic farmhouse ale)
newdayrocks
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Just had Alesong's Rhino Suit, and wow, that's tremendous.
PhoncipleBone
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Having a Grimm Sumi Ink tonight. Damn yummy BBA stout with some vanilla in there. I needed this after that shitty work day.
eyeball_kid
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I just had Mikkeller's Shapes (Former). Fantastic beer. Whiffs of floral saison, grass, and a strong undertone of smoke and black pepper, with a surprisingly creamy mouthfeel. Finishes clean. Very refreshing when cold. Now I wish I'd gotten more than one can of this.
Tree House is absolutely amazing, but Trillium is right up there in my opinion. Their collab with Omnipollo was a great stout, but their standard IPAs, especially their DDH stuff is excellent.
I'm sitting on the new Sugarmaker. Will probably crack it next weekend. Have you had Double Negative before?
distantmantra
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Fremont is doing a private party tonight to unveil their Black Heron Project series of wild fermentation beers. $15 for a Teku glass, pours of all the beers and the option to buy stuff early at the end of the night. Should be fun.
And Modern Times WA launch parties next week. I live by Toronado, so definitely heading over for some Dinosaur World and Guava Fruitlands.
And Modern Times WA launch parties next week. I live by Toronado, so definitely heading over for some Dinosaur World and Guava Fruitlands.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I have not.
So I misread the label of this Stillwater Tangerine Haze and didn't realize it said Wild on it, and was super surprised at the sour brett character, thought my bottle was infected at first.
Edit: I really liked Double Negative, everything besides the body was absolutely top notch.
Edit: I really liked Double Negative, everything besides the body was absolutely top notch.
Probably Grimm's best stout. Definitely worth seeking out next time they bottle it.
Their sours are equally amazing. More consistent than their IPAs, which have been hit or miss as of late. I expect the quality to go back up though once they open their brewery this year.
distantmantra
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What a fun evening at Fremont. It was nice to be back in the old space that used to be the taproom.
eyeball_kid
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Opened the Modern Times' Lomaland saison tonight. Really disappointing. Tasted more like a pale ale with lemon juice added. I don't get what y'all see in that brewery; completely underwhelmed so far.
Now I'm drinking the Founders Imperial Stout. I prefer a Russian Imperial if I'm going to drink one, but this is a well-done American-style Imperial. It's not overly malty and over-carbonated like many of them are, and it has a really creamy mouthfeel. I'm surprised because my first experience with Founders was the porter and didn't like it at all.
Now I'm drinking the Founders Imperial Stout. I prefer a Russian Imperial if I'm going to drink one, but this is a well-done American-style Imperial. It's not overly malty and over-carbonated like many of them are, and it has a really creamy mouthfeel. I'm surprised because my first experience with Founders was the porter and didn't like it at all.
Founder's has great offerings all around even shit like Old Curmudgeon which no one talks about is fantastic.
Lomaland is one of my least favorites from them but then again I'm not too big on saisons. Booming Rollers is just around the corner. Pick that up instead, it's one of my favorite rotating cans they have.
newdayrocks
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distantmantra
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I've used them before but I only pick stuff up directly at the warehouse.
newdayrocks
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Yeah, that $15 shipping kind of sucks. I just registered today, but don't see myself buying much unless there's something super special I can't find around here.
newdayrocks
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Ale Apothecary tasting event at my local beer place this afternoon. Wouldn't miss it for the world!
distantmantra
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I use them quite often; like distantmantra though I pick up at the warehouse. I work 5 minutes from it.
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It was nice cant wait until March once they actually start brewing the beer there. I only had the Elvis Juice and Dead Pony.
Brewed a saison this weekend, my original gravity reading weas super on point so it should turn out pretty tasty. Brewed primarily with Hersbrucker hops.
Also I wish there was more active discussion about homebrewing in this thread
Liking the styles youre brewing up. Keep up the good work.
Ron Mexico
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Brewed a saison this weekend, my original gravity reading weas super on point so it should turn out pretty tasty. Brewed primarily with Hersbrucker hops.
Also I wish there was more active discussion about homebrewing in this thread
Never had much success with saisons but I put that more on my execution of the recipe than anything. Been meaning to give it another go but I have a Steam-esque backlog of recipes I want to try.
From the picture, I can say the biggest single upgrade to my brew setup was a Blichmann burner. Was using a turkey fryer for the longest time but was taking forever and inconsistent at best. The Blichmann wasn't cheap but well worth it.
Also think there used to be a homebrew thread floating around somewhere but it didn't get a lot of activity
Canal Winchester, Ohio
Gonna have to make a trip then
Thanks for the kind words, it's been a very rewarding recent hobby of mine
What problem did you run into with your saison? Only thing I'm slightly worried about is fermentation temperature, the yeast I used likes to ferment at a higher temperature than most ales. Defintely a lot of activity going on when I checked it this morning, though.
I love the burner I have, it's a Darkstar 2.0. My mother picked it up as a Christmas gift from Northern Brewer's site.
Ron Mexico
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Thanks for the kind words, it's been a very rewarding recent hobby of mine
What problem did you run into with your saison? Only thing I'm slightly worried about is fermentation temperature, the yeast I used likes to ferment at a higher temperature than most ales. Defintely a lot of activity going on when I checked it this morning, though.
I love the burner I have, it's a Darkstar 2.0. My mother picked it up as a Christmas gift from Northern Brewer's site.
My saison was a comedy of errors I think. Went a little heavy on the candi sugar, was still bottling at that point so I over-carbonated as well, mostly due to the added sugar from the recipe. I also have only done all grain recipes and I'm not sure my spectrometer (or my reading of) or my math was accurate so I ended up with a boozy bottle rocket.
ErnieMcCracken
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You been to Athens yet? Definitely worth it to hit Jackie O's and Little Fish.
Brewed a saison this weekend, my original gravity reading weas super on point so it should turn out pretty tasty. Brewed primarily with Hersbrucker hops.
Also I wish there was more active discussion about homebrewing in this thread
I don't homebrew much but I've recently brewed some hype juicy IPA that I'm pretty happy with. I loosely followed a Tired Hands Hop Hands clone recipe but substituted most of the hops for whatever I had available. I used Chinook, Colombus, Citra, and Bravo. I tried not to deviate too much from the recipe since I'm still pretty new at it and just wanted to make something solid. Really like the mouthfeel and flavor it ended up with, kinda bummed we only brewed a 2.5 gallon batch though, going through it rather quickly.. All my brews before this one have been 5 gallon all-grain batches but since we found it harder to consume it all we're trying smaller batches, heh. Go figure the one we can drink a lot of we make a smaller batch.. I'd like to try and make a sour/funky beer at some point but still need to do research. Anyways, keep on brewing!
Haven't heard of any of those, but I've really only seen their beer in one location in Maryland near Baltimore. TBH I first bought them because Hop Knife sounded good and I wanted something new. Stuck with them since, trying a new beer each time.
I got a 6 pack of Nugget Nectar. Drank 2 the first night, thought it was pretty good, nothing amazing. Drank another the next night and thought it was fantastic. Funny how context, mood, pallet etc can change taste for one person.
eyeball_kid
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Opened the Mikkeller Citra Spontandryhop tonight. Sour, sour, sour. Tasty, but too tart for me.
So true. I was actually gifted a 6 pack of it for my birthday this weekend and thought it was much better than when I tried it last year. I thought it was excellent this time around. And I doubt the beer changed much, taste really can depend on so many outside factors.
distantmantra
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Set up an in-person trade while I'm in Orlando next week. Bringing a guy a bottle of HM Midnight Still for a bottle of Cycle's 3rd Anniversary BA Blue Mountain coffee stout.
I traded for a Cycle Stout, did not open it yet but everyone raves about their stouts.
distantmantra
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The only Florida stout I've ever had was Cigar City's Apple Brandy barrel-aged Marshall Zhukov.
That beer was fucking ridiculous. Wow.
Ah, ya'll are more hardcore than I am. I've only done extracts stuff to start out with. I'd like to try all grain at some point. Also, I fucking love Hop Hands. I get a growler fill of it pretty regularly.
Screw bourbon, more apple brandy barrel beers!