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Hoppin' Frog makes some good beers but more in the stout realm. Hoppin Frog Boris and BA Boris are tasty. Seems like the prices you paid are a little high as thata one is $14.95 around here. Hard for me to pay that much for an TIPA or DIAPA but that's just because stouts can be aged if I don't get around to drinking them. I'm assuming you're around Pennsylvania? Think thats about the only place you could get Pliny and Hoppin Frog.Quote:
Originally Posted by stapes
I'm in CO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crass3000
Honestly, I probably wouldn't have picked up the Hoppin' Frog had I known the price. I think they had just set them out and they didn't have the prices labeled. Oh well. I was in the mood for trying some new stuff, but was a little shocked at the register.
And if some of you are looking for a good IPA in a can check out Oskar Blues Gubna.
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Originally Posted by stapes
What liquor store do you frequent to be able to get that many Pliny's? I'm in Lafayette and go to Liquor Mart in Boulder, Harvest in Boulder, and Union Jack in Louisville.
I'll look out for the Oskar Blues IPA, because we do get Oskar Blues out here.
Got some Avery IPA in a can at Beer Revolution last month, and it was damn fine.
Interesting. I knew CO got limited RR but didn't know Hoppin' Frog was out there. They don't even come to MN. Gotta go across the bridge to WI. Decent distro is CO. Given the extra distance to CO I can see Hoppin Frog being fair at a few bucks more per bottle.Quote:
Originally Posted by stapes
Some guys from RR stopped in and dropped off a few pliney the elders for me the other day. I made sure to follow the instructions carefully and drank them immediately. Great beer, had it before but these seemed really fresh.
They have dates on Pliney. You should be ablt to tell how old they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by shredgnar
Oops, already trashed em. Dang. Guess I'll just have to grab some from the brewery in may when I'm out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crass3000
I went to PJ's and Twin Peaks, both in Longtucky. Both places you have to ask for it. They don't put it out on the shelf. PJ's had one left and the guy was kinda of a pretentious douche about it. But I grabbed it along with the Hoppin' Frog and Epic. Twin Peaks the dude was cool as hell. He went in back to check, came back and said they had plenty. I told him I'd take a 6'er! I know a lot places limit it to 2 per customer, like LiquorMart in Boulder. From now on Twin Peaks will get my business. Shot the shit about beer with the guy for about 10 minutes after I paid. Oh and they get a case of Pliny every month. He said all the employees use to take them all but now they're all a little Pliny'd out so they had a bunch in back.Quote:
Originally Posted by guroo270
Speaking of Union Jack, Firestone Walker Double Jack is quite amazing IMO. Apparently started out as a Pliny clone? Maybe some of you west coast mags know more about that. But that along with their IPA are both great.
Oh yea, the bottling date on all of the Pliny's I got is 2/6.
The Avery IPA is another one of my regular go-to's. Can usually pick up a 6'er for $6.99 at one liquor store here. Can't beat that. Was at the brewery last weekend and had the dry-hopped IPA which was very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
That Gubna is an ass-kicker. Smells like freshly trimmed nugs. My buddy and me have an ongoing joke about them causing you to trip cuz one night he had a few too many, went home, and his wife thought he was tripping. Potent.
And while not a true IPA, the G'Night (formerly Gordon) is a super hopped up red ale that is delicious. All of there beers are big and bold, really.
This thread rocks, btw:yourock:
It may have started out that way but Double Jack tastes nothing like Pliny to me or my friends. It's got different fruit qualities to it and totally sweeter malts. Not my style, though certainly not a bad beer.Quote:
Originally Posted by stapes
Honestly, in that 8-9% alcohol range, I've not really ever had an Elder clone. I've had single IPAs that are similar to that style (but dialed down), but all the DIPAs I've had have always had a slightly different blend of hops and malts than the Elder. Usually more of something and less of something else, like caramalt but less plant-resin hops, or more resin-hops but less grapefruity hops, or more grapefruity hops but less silky mouthfeel etc. I wonder if it's just that hard of a recipe to clone due to the blend of wet and dry hopping?
I agree Schralph. I don't think they taste very comparable either. I had just heard that that is how it started off, then they just continued to make it what it is today. To me, Double Jack is a 'bigger' beer than Pliny. Pliny has more subtle tastes to it I think. A little more complex.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
Looking forward to my next trip the Bay Area. The future wife's parents live out there and next time we visited we were going to do the Sonoma/Napa wine thing but I'm going to be pushing for some brewery visits as well!
No reason you can't do both! Ask me about the wineries in a separate thread or PM, and I don't think you'll be disappointed with my advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by stapes
This little NorCal brewery tour can be conducted in a single day, all along one major highway (CA HWY 101):
Bear Republic - in downtown Healdsburg, about 1.5 hours north of SF, and walking distance from several tasting rooms. Cute shopping town makes the family happy.
Russian River - in downtown Santa Rosa (10 miles from Healdsburg!) and within 15 minutes driving distance from several awesome wineries, most of which have great estate or nearby Russian River valley vineyard Pinot Noirs
Lagunitas - in Petaluma, about half the distance between Santa Rosa and Novato
Moylan's - in Novato, about half-way between SF and Santa Rosa, and sometimes has barrel-conditioned Hopsickle Triple IPA on cask
(yes I'm leaving many out of the tour but these are all along 101 from SF to Healdsburg with minimal side-travel)
get a driver for the brewery tour - and a spare liver.
not sure if it was a misprint but Lagunitas was ad'ving 64oz of beer, in your own container for $2. On tap was an awesome brett'd beer.
Heard good things about 3rd street aleworks in Santa Rosa.
Double Jack's a decent beer but I'm not a fan of the style - I like more hop aroma to my beers.
Sound advice that I left out. No joke! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
Sounds nice. I'll keep this in mind for when we do make it back out there. Busy year already so not sure when that will be. Thanks for the recommendations.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
I had a can of the Alchemist's Heady Topper for the first time this weekend. Ok, I had three. A damned fine beer that will become a regular on my trips to Vermont.
One of the more entertaining beer (IPA) labels I've seen. From Ipswich, MA.
Sweet. Twin Peaks is hookin me up with 4 of them. You rock fasho.Quote:
Originally Posted by stapes
Clown Shoes is good shit, but hard to find.
Awesome.....JUST LEAVE SOME FOR ME!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by guroo270
Mikkeller invasion ipa.
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Knee Deep Citra Extra Pale Ale is tasty - one of the nicer single hops. Still prefer multi-hop beers
Had some Pliny the Younger last night. Taste tested it next to the Elder and found the Elder to be more my style. The Younger had a lot more sugars and floral flavor. Still delicious and strong, but too sweet for me.
Sierra Nevada has their Ruthless Rye IPA seasonal out now. Fairly low ABV (6.6%) compared to what I normally drink, but an excellent daily quaff that is currently at the top of the rotation since it won't be around for much longer. The rye adds spicy notes that complement the hoppiness. And having written this, it's off to the fridge...
Speaking of SV, tried Hoptimum last night. 10% and 100 IBUs. Totally over the top. A little more flowery than I would usually go for, but in this instance it works. Slightly more carbonated than many of the typical PNW IPAs, with a nice head + lacing too.
On a slightly different note, Fremont's 77 is a good one. They call it a "session IPA." In other words it's low in alcohol and body especially compared to your typical Northwest style IPAs. Very quaffable!
http://www.fremontbrewing.com/43/the-beer.html
Expect big things from these guys the next couple of years. I really like what they are doing. No bottling yet, and no distribution outside of OR/WA. They do make the official beer of Libtech, the Skunkape IRA.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
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Saw the Gubna in my local beer store today...$18/4 pack: is it that good? I'm in upstate NY so it's not like I'm local or anything, but damn, that's not cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by stapes
I have been really enjoying Heady Topper though (that's $12/4 pack of 16oz). Hoppy but well distributed (?)...as in it doesn't hit you all at once. The 8% is quick to sneak up on you too. I wasn't impressed the first time I had it, but it's definitely growing on me.
Oh: anyone had Great Divide Fresh Hop? All the fresh hopped IPA's I've tasted have been delicious (usually on draft though), and I'm usually a fan of GD, so I assume it's pretty tasty. Passed on buying it today, but I definitely might buy it later. Oh, and any love for Dogfish Head Burton Baton (Double/Imperial IPA, 10%)? Sounds delicious.
^ Burton Baton is good, but at 10% alcohol + whatever malts are used in each of the IPAs it's just too sweet / too hot of a beer. I can't have more than a half-pint of the stuff before I'm done. I do like the bright hop component of the Imperial IPA for sure though!
hellz yeah!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by splitter
local liquor store is setting me up with some beer packs for the kid's race team fundraising raffle
here's what I've come up with so far...
Sierra Nevada - 4 pack of Hoptimum + Ovila Saison and Quad + Estate + Life and Limb
Stone - 6 pack of Ruination + Cali/Belgique +Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale + Vertical Epic + Imperial Russian Stout
Sierra Nevada Torpedo is coming in tallboy cans now... outdoor drinkers rejoice!
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those cans have been available out here for a little while now. Perfect thing to stow in your pack and crack as a summit beer!
Cool: thanks, Schralph.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
The past few days I did my homework and read this whole entire thread. Based on maggot feedback I answered my own question: the Gubna is a delicious beer, so I may have to pick some up next time. I had Hop Rod Rye this weekend: pretty tasty, a nice change from a pure IPA.
The Gubna is awesome. Almost red, way more citrus stank than I'm usually looking for, and a little bit of chewy, spicy malt before the bitter. But even around here, <10 miles from the brewery, its price is a bit prohibitive. Worth every penny, however.
Been loving me some Flower Power lately. mmm, mmm, GOOD!
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Had a Total Domination IPA from Ninkasi for the first time, man that was nice. They're obviously growing as I've seen them on tap in at least 2 places in Missoula?
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Just finished a bottle of deschutes hop henge. Nice and bitter, tasted hoppier and stronger than the first time I had it about a year ago, but that may be because it wasn't as cold. Highly recommend.
Also had some ruthless rye. Also delicious.
Is hoptimum in Utah stores at all?
Drinking a flower power right now. Yay ithaca
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