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slappy

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #915 on: December 22, 2011, 12:11:31 pm »
Question for those who have a bottle stash in the cellars...

Which brewery do you have the most bottles from? My current top three are:

Founders: 22 bottles
Victory: 20 bottles
Ommegang: 17 bottles

Unibroue (counting TJ's Vintage) and Lagunitas are close behind.



My problem is I buy more beer than i drink.

It sounds like you might have an expiration problem soon.

http://blog.stonebrew.com/?p=2894

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Yada

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #916 on: December 22, 2011, 12:16:59 pm »
Question for those who have a bottle stash in the cellars...

Which brewery do you have the most bottles from? My current top three are:

Founders: 22 bottles
Victory: 20 bottles
Ommegang: 17 bottles

Unibroue (counting TJ's Vintage) and Lagunitas are close behind.



My problem is I buy more beer than i drink.

It sounds like you might have an expiration problem soon.

http://blog.stonebrew.com/?p=2894

There's always people to help with that problem.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #917 on: December 22, 2011, 02:52:42 pm »
Haha. Nah, I meticulously rotate stuff to beat the expiration dates.  :D

Those Victory, Founders, and Ommegang's all have anywhere from nine months to 5+ years left.

Question for those who have a bottle stash in the cellars...

Which brewery do you have the most bottles from? My current top three are:

Founders: 22 bottles
Victory: 20 bottles
Ommegang: 17 bottles

Unibroue (counting TJ's Vintage) and Lagunitas are close behind.



My problem is I buy more beer than i drink.

It sounds like you might have an expiration problem soon.

http://blog.stonebrew.com/?p=2894

There's always people to help with that problem.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #918 on: December 22, 2011, 03:30:39 pm »
I'd be down for a forum tasting sometime - especially seeing as none of us seem to go to actual concerts any more  :P

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #919 on: December 22, 2011, 03:31:05 pm »
I'd be down for a forum tasting sometime - especially seeing as none of us seem to go to actual concerts any more  :P
but only if walkie brings his Founders CBS  ;D

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #920 on: December 22, 2011, 03:33:06 pm »
oh you should see . . . what else i could bring.


 ;D   :D   ;)   :)   :o

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #921 on: December 22, 2011, 03:43:38 pm »
I have a feeling I'd be expected to serve up something better than the Sierra Celebration my wife breaks out when the non-beer snob neighbors stop by.  ;)

I'd be down for a forum tasting sometime - especially seeing as none of us seem to go to actual concerts any more  :P

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #922 on: December 22, 2011, 06:44:01 pm »
So what's the best beer you drank in 2011? You can only pick one. I'll go first:

Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Vanilla Stout.

Was fortunate enough to come across this at a beer store while visiting my parents in Upstate NY. Then I made the stupid mistake of passing on a bottle of BCS Rare for $40. Couldn't justify spending that much on one bomber at the time (though I would have bought it now). Nonetheless, the BCS Vanilla was spectacularly good.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #923 on: December 22, 2011, 11:34:45 pm »
easy one, my friend.

i'll even space it out for added effect.

founders harvest ale.  good lord.  enough said.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #924 on: December 23, 2011, 12:14:48 am »
first . . . my choice for christmas beer of the year (sorry mister ford)




now let me introduce to you my final beer purchases in december, after such an excellent year for drinking beer:

lagunitas sucks  holiday ale (thank you for the mention of this, got 2 six packs and loved it)
bell's  best brown
ovila  saison
rj ruckers  black perle
troegs  mad elf ale
new holland  cabin fever brown ale
duvel
elysian/stone  la citrueille celeste
delirium  noel
moosehead lager (said what the hell, and it was good)
founders  dry hopped pale ale
red hook  (esb / copper hook / long hammer ipa)
dogfish head  pearl jam  twenty  faithful ale
abita  twenty fifth anniversary  vanilla doubledog
abita  restoration ale
anchor brewing   merry christmas and happy new year 2011
williamsburg aleworks   drake tail
hibernator   long trail
erdinger   hefe-weizen  dark
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StoneTheCrow

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #925 on: December 23, 2011, 08:36:21 am »
The Corsendonk ale is my traditional holiday beer.  Unfortunately I haven't bought any this year.

Did buy some Lagunitas Sucks last night.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #926 on: December 23, 2011, 09:36:30 am »
Anyone else battling a stage three hangover at work right now?

Argh!

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #927 on: December 27, 2011, 11:20:46 am »
Tried Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA yesterday . . .whoa . . .amazing beer, but truly must be consumed with caution.  One bottle drunk over about 30 minutes at lunch seemed like 3hrs and 6 beers

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #928 on: December 27, 2011, 01:21:53 pm »
I learned that both Duvel and Goose Island Mathilda go great with a seafood feast.

I also learned that Williamsburg Alewerks Bourbon Barrel Porter, though quite yummy, doesn't pair with chili.

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Re: The Beer Thread
« Reply #929 on: December 27, 2011, 02:27:57 pm »
Courtesy of my wine-drinking Napa Valley relatives, my 2011 xmas gift/beer haul included:

St. Bernardus Christmas Ale
North Coast Brother Thelonius
North Coast Old Rasputin
Hair of the Dog - Fred
Bear Republic Racer 5
Anderson Valley - Brother David's Triple
and and and...
3 bottles of Pliny the Elder!