[SEKTape]

Originally Posted by NEp8ntballer

I need to get SEK's package out and pick up more boxes.

Originally Posted by Rattlehead22

Work and school have been royally kicking my *** the past week, haven't had much time to get some good solid drinking in.

Ditto that. I did manage to get out last night, because New Belgium was in town. I had Biere de Garde and Dig on tap, and got to sample the Hoppy Bock and Rampant DIPA that they're releasing in a week or so. Good beers all around, and they showed their collection of short films from last year.

[Kyle]

Event at one of my local places this Saturday morning, not sure if I feel like waiting in line early in the morning for Pliny:

RUSSIAN RIVER PLINY THE YOUNGER
RUSSIAN RIVER PLINY THE ELDER
RUSSIAN RIVER BLIND PIG
RUSSIAN RIVER DAMNATION
HILL FARMSTEAD HARLAN IPA
HILL FARMSTEAD SAISON COLLABORATION w/JACKIE O's
BALLAST POINT SCULPIN IPA
BALLAST POINT HABENARO SCULPIN IPA
TROEGS NUGGET NECTAR
ITHACA FLOWER POWER IPA
FOUNDERS ALL DAY IPA
DOGFISH HEAD RHIZING BINES DIPA COLLABORATION w/SIERRA NEVADA
HOPTIMUS PRIME DOUBLE IPA
GREEN FLASH PALATE WRECKER IMPERIAL IPA
PORT BREWING MONGO DOUBLE IPA
FIRESTONE DOUBLE JACK DIPA
FIRESTONE UNION JACK IPA
FIRESTONE VELVET MERLIN
FIRKIN OF STOUDTS FAT DOG IMPERIAL STOUT w/VANILLA BEANS
SIX POINT 3 BEAN IMPERIAL STOUT
LAGUNITAS MAXIUMUS DOUBLE IPA
STONE RUINATION DOUBLE IPA
YOUNGS DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT "ON NITROGEN POUR"
GREEN FLASH GRAND CRU
MANAYUNK GRAND CRU
VICTORY SMOKED HELLES
ALLAGASH WHITE
GREAT LAKES DORTMUNDER

[4literranger485]

you get in that line, and you wait, you wait for the pliny!

[SEKTape]

Originally Posted by 4literranger485

you get in that line, and you wait, you wait for the pliny!

[NEp8ntballer]

for the record I skipped younger days this year. If I was still working on a schedule that I had weekdays off I probably would have made the trip but I wasn't gonna drive five hours round trip and likely wait in line for younger or burn a day of leave. good beer but once was enough

[Eternal Acacia]

Pliny the Younger tapping this Sunday Gonna have it alongside the Elder so you can differentiate.

[NEp8ntballer]

the cork from Ovila Golden almost made a dent in my ceiling and sounded like a gunshot going off. they put a warning label on that ***** for a reason... removing corks from beer bottles is almost always a battle but that one removed itself in grand fashion.

[ZeroOrDie913]

Haha, I've had hat happen with a couple beers. Mostly saisons and goldens.

Also, Rhizing Bines is incredible. Enjoy by 4.01.13 also bomb.

[Rattlehead22]

Got an interview tomorrow to be the beer manager at my local bottle shop. Here's to hoping I get the job, I would love to have that job. Try to turn that store around and make it a destination for all craft beer lovers in the area.

Just sipping on some Elevated IPA tonight, and maybe some homebrew brown porter.

[NEp8ntballer]

drank Sanctification and Supplication last night. Two kick *** beers. It helps to have people to share them with because it almost seems like a crime to drink a world class beer by yourself.

[Rattlehead22]

Got the job! Gonna be celebrating big time tonight. Gonna have to pop something really special. Either my Life and Limb or Jubel 2010.

[DayoftheGreek]

http://www.phillycraftbeerfest.com/

Went to this last weekend. I didn't do a good job taking notes, but the one standout I remember was a sour beer from a brewery named Round Guys Brewing. I have never had a sour beer and didn't expect to enjoy it so much. I went back three times. Two of which surprised me even more when the beer was served with a green syrup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Weisse
http://www.germandeli.com/4054600095139.html

Totally new beer experience for me. It was great.

[ZeroOrDie913]

ive never been a big fan of the berliner weiss, although ive never tried it with the syrup either. very, very tart beer.

havent been drinking too much lately as ive recently got my *** back in the gym, and have several other projects going. idk if i updated on this, but mymost recent saison experiment came out fantastic, so im greatly looking forward to bottling the brett aged one sometime in the next few months.

just got home from work and popped this, coutesy of NE


nice bitter, roasty flavor with hints coming through of the vanilla and cherry coming through. the brown sugar presents itself, as it usually does, with a lingering caramelly sweetness after the beers gone down. almost thin body with a hint of tartness to it. ive not delved very deep into this category and thus have little to compare it to, so for the time being i will contemplate its deliciousness over the next hour or so as it warms up.

also, any of you in the northwest, my friend has been asking me about Midnight Sun Panty Peeler(tripel), so if any of you have access to it, id really like to arrange a trade.

[NEp8ntballer]

I was less than impressed with it but if he really wants to try it I can try and find it

EDIT: rhizing bines was really good. doc told me to switch to motrin over tylenol but I might be swapping back because tylenol actually works for me and ibuprofen barely takes the edge off.

[ZeroOrDie913]

He's had it before. He just really wants to get some more.

And yes, rhizing bines was awesome.

[Kyle]

I just hit up Capone's and they had Rhizing Bines and Damnation on tap, good times. Picked up a six pack of the new Victory Swing Session Saison too.

[4literranger485]

Delirium Tremens tonight! Probably with arrogant bastard

[mikeyr4444]

Originally Posted by 4literranger485

Delirium Tremens tonight! Probably with arrogant bastard

Never a bad choice, I'm upset I missed the Noel.

[4literranger485]

apparently I was unawares of it. Haven't had delirium in a while....Now I want some nocturnum!

Arrogant and homebrew Black IPA tonight!

[Rattlehead22]

Originally Posted by mikeyr4444

Never a bad choice, I'm upset I missed the Noel.

Noel's some good stuff, we've still got a couple of cases at my work of it. I may just have to relieve them of a few bottles come payday.

[ZeroOrDie913]

ya, i can usually find noel on the shelves year round. pretty good beer. but if you can find it, Fantome de Noel is a fan-****ing-tastic christmas beer.