The Beer Thread (2 Viewers)

[little_joe]

Last weekend, I went to:

• Oskar Blues. Heaven!
  
• Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone. Don't necessarily feel a need to go back.
• Blowing Rock Brewery. Flight of all ales + a pint + awesome food. Love their beers, full of flavor and variety. The boiled peanuts (boiled in their Scotch Ale) alone was worth the visit.
  
• Wicked Weed. Good enough, always packed hence lazy service, perhaps a touch overrated? Didn't find anything exceptional here.
  
• Green Man - awesome laid-back place, awesome beer!
• Burial - watch out for these guys! They're in a dump around the corner from Green Man, only open Thu-Sat, you can play foosball in their nano-brew spot, their beers were fantastic and the guys super cool to talk with.
• Foothills Taphouse - good food, beer was excellent as expected.
• Brueprint in Apex - kind of an odd space in an industrial park, looks like the owner is in for pretty high volume production. Did a flight of their ales, all were good - nice to have another quality microbrew close to home.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

• Wicked Weed. Good enough, always packed hence lazy service, perhaps a touch overrated? Didn't find anything exceptional here.
  
• Green Man - awesome laid-back place, awesome beer!

You and I share opinions on these two breweries. I was completely underwhelmed by wicked weed.

 

[lt1fire]

i posted this on facebook but thought i'd post it here also

Russian Imperial Stout aged in Pappy Van Winkle barrels

One day release only $18 per 22oz bomber. One case per customer (althought it doesn't say what a case consists of)

Sadly i'll be working but I have a friend grabbing me one, if you are around and like a good rare beer i'd go to this if I was you.

http://www.charlottebeer.com/2014/10/10/noda-brewing-to-release-monstro-on-saturday-nov-1/

 

[shellb]

For the prez, courtesy of Moab!

 

[jfz80]

Looks like @GLTHFJ60 is going to CM15

Lil fri night sampler

 

[lt1fire]

love that fresh hop, hows the fathom??

 

[JohnVee]

Looks like @GLTHFJ60 is going to CM15

Lil fri night sampler
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So, do you keep your booze and mirror in the garage, or do you keep a 40 door in your house?

 

[jfz80]

Oh 40 doors in house most definitely, hadn't heard the wife complain once

But i like where your going with the garage bar!

 

[jfz80]

Didnt make it to the fathom. But soon. Been wondering myself, love the sculpin but a bit pricey

 

[JohnVee]

Oh 40 doors in house most definitely, hadn't heard the wife complain once

But i like where your going with the garage bar!

Wife? Are you hiding something, or are you and Alex hiding something?

Yeah, coolers in the garage are sooooo proletariat.

 

[jfz80]

It was simple humor lost on you .l.

Just cause meatball left doesn't mean we need a replacement lol

 

[lt1fire]

Part of Tonights line up after going to trophy and big boss breweries

 

[Phares]

Picked up a growler of NODAs Gorgeous pumpkin and Harpoon's Maple Porter. The pumpkin is surprisingly good. Haven't gotten to the harpoon yet. ETD in 4 hours when I get home from work.

 

[lt1fire]

At fortnight brewery in Cary. Great place all English style ales and four ales on cask..... Yum!!!!!

 

[CharlestonG8R]

Just had a pint of Holy City Pumpkin/Ghost Pepper Stout. So good we bought a growler of the stuff.

 

[weejub]

So I have a bet with a my bosses' peer who is a big Giant's Fan and I am a big KC Royals fan. Our whole organization is on copy on this email that had the bet in it . . .

I have offered up a 6-pack of anything from Freestate, Boulevard or Tallgrass here in Kansas.

The other better, who initiated the bet, didn't have an offer, so I am asking around:

What three breweries would you pick for NC to represent? As background, I like Bells, Founders, Firestone, Lagunitas, Russian River, Bear Republic a lot (just as examples). I can't remember local to NC breweries that I just LOVED as it has been a while. I liked the Duck Rabbit stuff I have tried.

 

[Phares]

Highlands, Green man, NODA, Triple C, Lonerider, Duck Rabbit, are some of my favorites from NC.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

For the prez, courtesy of Moab!

Oh man, that looks good I was just on the phone with a buddy about CM 2015 this weekend. I'll make sure to pick one of those up!!

 

[lt1fire]

At fortnight brewery in Cary. Great place all English style ales and four ales on cask..... Yum!!!!!

I can't say enough about this brewery. If you are a beer fan you have to check it out..... having and ale on cask is one of the most pure ways to enjoy a quality beer.

 

[jfz80]

Bump cause I haven't seen the beer thread on page 2 in a looooooong time


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