ernest_t_bass;1309866 wrote:Hello? Anyone?

Raw Dawgin' it;1309742 wrote:I was for 3 months. I got it as a birthday gift but probably wouldn't pay for it on my own. It's really cool to get beers in the mail though and even better when it's your first time trying each one.

ernest_t_bass;1309866 wrote:Hello? Anyone?

BORIStheCrusher;1309930 wrote:I'm not a part of any but heard the Michael Jackson rare beer club is awesome, but pretty pricey.

http://www.beermonthclub.com/the-rare-beer-club.htm#a_aid=2979&a_bid=ee3dfc4c

Mooney44Cards;1309924 wrote:Yeah I've heard some great things about Portland. They really got a head start on the rest of the country with the craft beer scene because they did away with any archaic prohibition laws forbidding brewing/brewpubs before anyone else did. That being said, I can't really name more than like 2-3 nationally known breweries out of Portland. One of which is Rogue which is pretty much found everywhere but not exactly highly regarded for any of their beers. There may indeed be tons of great beer at those tiny brewpubs on every corner but that really only matters if you live in Portland.

Don't get me wrong, I would prefer to live in a world where there was a brewpub on every corner.

I Wear Pants;1310129 wrote:Deschutes, Full Sail, Widmer Brothers, and MacTarnahans are the ones I've had from Portland other than Rogue.

Deschutes is IMO their best brewery. Some really great beers from them.

Commander of Awesome;1310134 wrote:Agreed on Deschutes. The rest are meh. Widmer's black IPA is pretty good and their Reserve series is good as well. Their other beers are aggressively mediocre to poor. Also I'm not a Rogue fan.

iclfan2;1310136 wrote:Christmas ale came out in stores today. Got two sixers. They also had out the 12 digs of Christmas from Akron which I've heard good things but didn't buy. Sam Adams also has a white Christmas ale out that looked interesting.

I Wear Pants;1310143 wrote:Agreed on Widmer as well. Rogue's Dead Guy is a nice stand by but other than that I think they're severely overrated as a brewery.

I Wear Pants;1310143 wrote:Agreed on Widmer as well. Rogue's Dead Guy is a nice stand by but other than that I think they're severely overrated as a brewery.

I Wear Pants;1310144 wrote:Thirsty Dog's Christmas ale is arguably better than GL.

Mooney44Cards;1310226 wrote:But I like Lake Erie Monster a hell of a lot more than Christmas Ale.

ernest_t_bass;1309866 wrote:Hello? Anyone?

Sonofanump;1310245 wrote:I'd think if one (in example) lived near three state lines that he would be better off getting beers from those states. But that is what I do.

Mooney44Cards;1310226 wrote:While I feel like Christmas Ale is for sure their biggest beer, I feel like Lake Erie Monster is gaining a lot of ground amongst non-craft beer lovers. I read somewhere that it was the best selling craft draft beer of the summer in Ohio. Maybe there were some other caveats to that, I'm not sure.

But I like Lake Erie Monster a hell of a lot more than Christmas Ale.

ernest_t_bass;1310259 wrote:WAT?

O-Trap;1310263 wrote:Yeah, LEM was certainly popular, and it's definitely a VERY good Imperial IPA. I kinda wish it wasn't so seasonal.

I've gotta say, though, that the one beer that I think Great Lakes does just about as well as anybody is the Edmund Fitzgerald, their porter.

Mooney44Cards;1310226 wrote: But I like Lake Erie Monster a hell of a lot more than Christmas Ale.

ernest_t_bass;1309361 wrote:

Commander of Awesome;1310498 wrote:I found Lake Erie Monster to be too sweet for my taste. Definitely an unique Imperial IPA ,I can't think of another beer that taste like it.

Mooney44Cards;1310568 wrote:Double Trouble from Founders and Maharaja from Avery are two I can think of off the top of my head that are similarly sweet. Maybe Hopslam from Bells too.