It’s Beer Thirty Everybody.....What’re Ya Drinking?

posted by TedSheckler

Just got back from four days in Asheville where we did nothing but hit as many breweries as we could.  We did 27 total.

Damn, that must be some sort of record!

Got a bunch of cans from Dankhouse a couple weekends ago. They had 3 Hazy's, an Imperial Stout, and a sour in 4-packs so I bought a couple of each.

posted by TedSheckler

Just got back from four days in Asheville where we did nothing but hit as many breweries as we could.  We did 27 total.

Sounds like a perfect trip

posted by justincredible

Top 5 from your visit.

I assume you went to Catawba, did they still have PB&J and variants?

Dssolvr

Green Man

Funkatorium 

Blue Ghost

Burial

We did go to Catawba. Didn't try PB&J. 

Burial was awesome, I was bummed we basically went there last and didn't have a chance to go multiple times.

How were the covid restrictions? We're hopefully driving thru in July and I'd like to stop for a couple hours.

If you like Burial, hit Dssolvr.

Everything closes at 9PM.  Masks must be worn, except when seated.  The two biggies, Sierra Nevada and New Belgium were curbside pickup only.  Taprooms weren't open.  So were were like fuck it, Ordered a six pack and had a beer in the parking lot.  Had to check in a beer at both those places.  :) 

https://www.hopculture.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-juicy-brews-420-digital-craft-beer-festival/

Might do this. Pretty cool that Dankhouse is involved.

I've done 3 Hop Culture boxes.  I did the FML Festival, the Saturday Morning Festival, and the Extreme Beer Fest.  They were all pretty much drunk buys because the advertisements would come up on Untappd.  They are overpriced in my opinion.  Some decent beers, but $109 for 9 beers?  No thanks.  The FML and Saturday morning box were 18 beers in each.

Justin and Ted did you guys see Southern Grist is delivering to Ohio now. They have by far the best fruited sours I have ever tried. My favorite brewery in Nashville. Their NE IPAs are also good and can compete with the ones from Dankhouse and Hoof. 

posted by TedSheckler

I've done 3 Hop Culture boxes.  I did the FML Festival, the Saturday Morning Festival, and the Extreme Beer Fest.  They were all pretty much drunk buys because the advertisements would come up on Untappd.  They are overpriced in my opinion.  Some decent beers, but $109 for 9 beers?  No thanks.  The FML and Saturday morning box were 18 beers in each.

I agree the price is high, but I'm not really spending money on much else these days. Plus the ability to try some new stuff, there is value there for me.

posted by sportchampps

Justin and Ted did you guys see Southern Grist is delivering to Ohio now. They have by far the best fruited sours I have ever tried. My favorite brewery in Nashville. Their NE IPAs are also good and can compete with the ones from Dankhouse and Hoof. 

Never heard of it. Love sours and NEIPAs, I'll check them out.

posted by sportchampps

Justin and Ted did you guys see Southern Grist is delivering to Ohio now. They have by far the best fruited sours I have ever tried. My favorite brewery in Nashville. Their NE IPAs are also good and can compete with the ones from Dankhouse and Hoof. 

I'll have to check them out.  They better be good if they want to compete with 450 North for fruited sours.  Went there a few weeks ago.  Brought back a few cans.

posted by TedSheckler

I'll have to check them out.  They better be good if they want to compete with 450 North for fruited sours.  Went there a few weeks ago.  Brought back a few cans.

$1088?

or more.  

posted by TedSheckler

or more.  

I went ahead and bought the Juicy Brews festival package.

posted by TedSheckler

I'll have to check them out.  They better be good if they want to compete with 450 North for fruited sours.  Went there a few weeks ago.  Brought back a few cans.

They are better then the slushys IMO plus they don’t lie about their abv.

I would recommend pretty much any of their fruited sours and their upside down cake ipa series are really good. The hill series are probably the best of the fruited sours but all of them are good. 

Also give me a mixed four of those 450 north beers lol

Going straight to the gin tonight .....what a couple weeks.  The Hendricks bottle is going to get dented.