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I Wear Pants

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Jul 9, 2012 12:55pm

Ridgeway Brewing in England. Or so BA tells me.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/7944/20907

O-Trap

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Jul 9, 2012 12:58pm

Reps.

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Sonofanump

Jul 9, 2012 10:25pm

Fruit lagers tonight doing some paperwork. Wild Blue Blueberry, Meh. Abita Strawberry (It's COA's fav right?), above average.

THE4RINGZ

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Jul 9, 2012 10:32pm

Sonofanump;1221995 wrote:Fruit lagers tonight doing some paperwork. Wild Blue Blueberry, Meh. Abita Strawberry (It's COA's fav right?), above average.

IC Light has a mango flavored beer. I saw it at the store last week, I passed.

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Sonofanump

Jul 9, 2012 10:33pm

THE4RINGZ;1222005 wrote:IC Light has a mango flavored beer. I saw it at the store last week, I passed.

Iron City? WTF. I love mango, but not sure about it in beer unless it is a hoppy IPA.

THE4RINGZ

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Jul 9, 2012 10:37pm

Sonofanump;1222008 wrote:Iron City? WTF. I love mango, but not sure about it in beer unless it is a hoppy IPA.

Yes Iron City. I'll get a picture next time I am at that store.

Curly J

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Jul 10, 2012 2:38am

Tonight was a couple of White Rajah's to start then on to the Palate Wreckers. Damn good night.

O-Trap

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Jul 10, 2012 2:40am

Wife was in a car accident tonight, so the night was pretty hectic, but prior to that, I had a Rogue Dad's Little Helper Black IPA. It went well with steak.

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I Wear Pants

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Jul 10, 2012 3:02am

O-Trap;1222178 wrote:Wife was in a car accident tonight, so the night was pretty hectic, but prior to that, I had a Rogue Dad's Little Helper Black IPA. It went well with steak.

Bolded the important parts.

But really, hope your wife is okay.

BORIStheCrusher

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Jul 10, 2012 10:37am

Curly J;1222177 wrote:Tonight was a couple of White Rajah's to start then on to the Palate Wreckers. Damn good night.

For some reason I've yet to try Palate Wrecker. I love Green Flash but I just always pass it over at the store. I see it mentioned a lot in the thread so I'm sure it's good.

Felt like shit the past week so I've hardly drank any beer. Pretty much the worst part about being sick.

O-Trap

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Jul 10, 2012 11:46am

I Wear Pants;1222180 wrote:Bolded the important parts.

But really, hope your wife is okay.

Beer was delicious.

Wife had a concussion, but is okay.

BORIStheCrusher

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Jul 10, 2012 9:29pm

Stopped in Granite City and filled up my two growlers; got their pale ale and their bock. I don't drink too many Bocks, but theirs is pretty good, easily their best beer. Pale Ale isn't bad, kind of like a poor mans version of Smuttynose Shoals. I had their Lager while waiting for my food and was pretty bland.

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Sonofanump

Jul 10, 2012 11:00pm

Stone Ruination IPA 10th anniversary. Smooth for 10.8%. </SPAN>

Me like.</SPAN>

Curly J

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Jul 11, 2012 2:16am

First some wine tonight. Then the same as last night. White Ragah followed by Palate Wrecker. Sucks being predictable. But I'll drink them until they are gone, which will be tonight.

vdubb96

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Jul 11, 2012 8:52am

Going with some GL Commodore Perry IPA tonight.

Commander of Awesome

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Jul 11, 2012 8:03pm

Enjoying a nice Hop Head Red IPA from Green Flash. Its the last of the main GF brews that I haven't tried. It doesn't disappoint. GF is just quaility. Anyone have this before?

DeyDurkie5

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Jul 11, 2012 8:16pm

Moerlein Northern Liberties IPA

BORIStheCrusher

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Jul 11, 2012 9:19pm

Trying to finish off the Granite City Pale Ale growler from last night (guessing there's about 20oz left). It's not very good though so I doubt I drink any more. I can't tell if it's because it's lost it's carbonation and tasting flat or is just not a good beer, I think a bit of both.

THE4RINGZ

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Jul 11, 2012 9:41pm

Commander of Awesome;1223765 wrote:Enjoying a nice Hop Head Red IPA from Green Flash. Its the last of the main GF brews that I haven't tried. It doesn't disappoint. GF is just quaility. Anyone have this before?

No. I want some, but can't find it here locally.

Curly J

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Jul 12, 2012 1:28am

Commander of Awesome;1223765 wrote:Enjoying a nice Hop Head Red IPA from Green Flash. Its the last of the main GF brews that I haven't tried. It doesn't disappoint. GF is just quaility. Anyone have this before?

I think I might have. Even mentioned it to The Wife and she believes we have. I decided to check old posts on this thread. I started at page 1. It was nice re-reading some of those pages. I only got to page 19, but I will go back and read it all. Nice to see how others have become more knowledgeable and drinking more craft beer. Wish some of them posting on this thread a year ago were still posting. We even got a comment or two from Society, not anything important like most of his posts.

Tonight it was a couple of White Rajah's. Now I'm finishing a JP Fuego del Otono. Great beer. Like Boris posted back in the early pages, typical JP sour with some nice spices. Might be moving on to a JP Madrugada Obscura next, and a cigar. And yes I had to look at the bottles while typing their names.

Raw Dawgin' it

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Jul 12, 2012 9:05am

I haven't had a quality beer in a while. Here's the list of brews at my local beer store, what are some you'd recommend i pick up for the weekend?

http://fenwickbeerandwine.com/list_of_beers_we_sell

Commander of Awesome

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Jul 12, 2012 9:14am

What type are you looking for?

Wooball

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Jul 12, 2012 9:18am

THE4RINGZ;1223833 wrote:No. I want some, but can't find it here locally.

Buehlers in Dover has it, surprised the Wooster one doesn't.

Raw Dawgin' it

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Jul 12, 2012 9:24am

Commander of Awesome;1224026 wrote:What type are you looking for?

Pretty open to anything - not a huge ipa fan. I like dogfish 60 min because it doesn't have that hoppy bitter taste. Not a big fan of pale ales either. Lagers, ambers, stouts, porters, pilsners, hefeweizens etc. Pretty much everything as long as it tastes good ha.

Wooball

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Jul 12, 2012 9:51am

Raw Dawgin' it;1224020 wrote:I haven't had a quality beer in a while. Here's the list of brews at my local beer store, what are some you'd recommend i pick up for the weekend?

http://fenwickbeerandwine.com/list_of_beers_we_sell

Nice list. The Baltimore/DC area is great for beer. A friend lives in Columbia, MD and I've been to Clipper City(Heavy Seas), DuClaw and Pub Dog. The DuClaw Colossus(21% abv) is something you've got to try at least once. For 21% abv it is pretty drinkable, but a little too sweet for my tastes. Pumped to head back for the Browns v Ravens game in September, think we are heading over to Delaware to Dogfish Head.

tough to make a suggestion, but there are plenty of quality breweries listed. Some personal favorites there are Porterhouse Oyster Stout, Oskar Blues Old Chub(great beer in a can), Troegs Mad Elf and Troegenator, Victory Golden Monkey and Storm King. Pretty much anything from DFH, Great Divide, Stone and Southern Tier.