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Changed said:
I grabbed a bottle of that too. Only $1.40 too-- supposedly, people are paying $10 for a 4 pack elsewhere. Pretty good beer, but much less hoppy than I thought it would be.
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thats the going rate for a seasonal 4 pack from great lakes. i am also curious where you got it for $1.40 from. even growlers from the brewery are not that cheap.
 
Alright Snobs.
It seems that a lot of you love the IPA's. I havent really tried that many but the ones I had were from Aussie brewers and I thought they tasted of arse (Sail and Anchor, James Squire). I havent been able to locate any from the US but I tried a Brewdog Punk IPA from Scotland and it also was not for me. Is this IPA typical of the style or is it just that the ones I have tried are doinitwrong?

Mostly just too bitter, too hoppy and plain wrong tasting.

The one american ale I could find was a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale which I found much less offensive. I could see myself drinking plenty of these if they didnt cost $6 over here!
 
IndustrialStrength said:
I bought a 4 pack on sale $10 & change so your doing good.
If I recall your relatively local mind if I ask where you acquired Erie Monster at that price? =D
I agree it was less hoppy than I figured but the other flavors really rounded it out imho.

I see you mentioned Southern Tier Un*Earthly is it worth going out of the way to try?
I'm actually making my way through a Southern Tier pack of Pales variety pack as I type this.
I'm thinking I'll also have to try the Weyerbacher you mentioned.
I've had there Hops Infusion IPA & there Blithering Idiot (A personal favorite) but never ran into there Double Simcoe IPA.

For a slightly different take on an IPA I found Flying Dog's Raging Bitch to be interesting.
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In general I've found Flying Dog to be decent & as a Hunter/Ralph fan they get a few bonus points from me on that note.
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The GL Monster was had at the Ithaca Coffee Company, by the Triphammer mall. I don't know how long they'll have it though...

I think Un*Earthly is only sold in 22oz bombers, but it is definitely worth buying. (ST seems to only sell their good beers in the bombers. Most of the shit they put in 12oz's are... shit!)

I've only seen that Simcoe DIPA in Baltimore, for some reason.

Raging Bitch is probably FD's best beer %)
 
ryanlaughlin said:
Hey, Changed, when you say beer swap, do you mean meet up for some beers?

Forgive my ignorance. :D
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Well I meant: if we were looking for beers that can't be had in our area, and somebody else could, we could buy the beer and ship it to the other person in return for a beer(s) from them.

But I wouldn't mind a little meet up.
 
^^ Thanks for the heads up I might be heading up that way later this week I'll have to check it out.
Beats the 5$ I paid for one at the Ithaca Ale House. :p

I'll have to check out the bombers.
Sadly enough most of the Southern Tier I've had has been 12oz varieties.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who enjoys a Raging Bitch. ;)
 
Ithaca Beverage Center has a decent variety of the Southern Tier too. If you are coming this way for beer, definitely stop there first.
 
IndustrialStrength said:
If it's available in your area I recommend trying out Great Lakes Brewing Company's Lake Erie Monster.
I had one over the weekend & enjoyed it enough to seek out & buy some before it was gone as it's a seasonal.
It's an Unfiltered Imperial IPA.
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And that is why I love living 35 minutes from GLBC. All of their brews available, and easily accessible.

If you ever get the chance to go to the actual brewery/pub, anybody should try "Engine 20" and "Market Street Wheat." You can't purchase those outside of the pub, though. Well worth it though, if you're in the area.
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will be giving this a go and report back, although Lagunitas is a bit more on the 'popular' side, i have always liked their brews

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I liked that Wilco Tango Foxtrot they had out a while back. Lagunitas is merely "ok" for me, generally. Not really gonna seek it out, but if that's all they have on draft, ok. I hated that Brown Sugar beer of theirs though. What a misnomer of a name for a crappy tasting beer.
 
Yeah, I can't say I have drank much/any recently. I think the memory is still a good one due to the fact that their IPA was one of the first IPA's I ever drank. The 'undercover' above was pretty good but I probably liked the alcohol % more as I felt like getting typsy on Sat night.
 
The IPA isn't bad it's just nothing special. It's a good session beer.
 
Changed said:
Ithaca Beverage Center has a decent variety of the Southern Tier too. If you are coming this way for beer, definitely stop there first.
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^^ Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. :)
The selection is great compared to anywhere else I've been to in the area.
I didn't realize there was a store with a decent selection within a decent driving distance of my location.
So thanks again for the recommendation I'm loving it.

I tried that double simcoe IPA you recommended it was quite good.
I picked up a good selection of barley wine style ales to try as I'm partial to them.
Had some Weyerbacher Merry Monks last night & found that quite enjoyable.
Now I must go decide what to sample this evening. ;)
 
If anyone comes to Albuquerque (or santa fe, i think) be sure and check out Marble Brewery. Personally I can recommend the Wildflower Wheat, which is almost bitter, in contrast to the overwhelming sweetness of most Wheat beers, and the Oatmeal Stout, which is dark and creamy without being overwhelming. The seasonal beers are usually top shelf as well.
 
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