The New Prog Beer Snob Thread

[polmico]

^ Man, that place looks really good! We didn't definitely have anything that awesome when I lived in PHX.

[Firth]

[Firth]

So what brewery has split kegs as urinals[emoji6]

[SteveSly]

I've never felt the need to own a growler of anything. It's just not how beer is supposed to be packaged, imo.... I'm of the opinion that nothing beats the 473ml can. It holds just enough to pour the perfect pint.

Here in Kalamazoo Bell’s Brewery has a very unique growler. They have a machine somewhat similar to the one in the picture. Their growlers have a stoppered top with a clip down thing that seals it. Pretty much the same concept as a Grolsch bottle if you have ever seen one of those. When Bell’s fills their growlers they pressurize the growler. With the stopper seal it stays fresh and carbonated for days. Even after you open the growler you can seal it back up so it still stays relatively fresh even if you don’t drink it all at once. The brewery always has at least one or two beers at their growler station that they do not bottle / can, so getting those in a growler is the only way you can bring it home. One that I like is Roundhouse IRA which is a very hoppy Irish Red Ale. The only place you can get it is at the brewery so I pick up a growler from time to time.

Another trend here in Southwest Michigan are “howlers”. These are half sized growlers (32 oz.) which are much easier to drink in a single setting. The first one I saw was at One Well brewing here in town, but a lot of the other breweries in the area are starting to feature them now too.

[oilersfan]

The best new brewery I've encountered in the past year (and, luckily, one which is a 2 minute drive from where I work) is Central Standard Brewing. They are using a technology introduced by Oskar Blues which enables the selling of 'crowlers', 32 oz. cans of beer filled on demand much like a Growler or 'Squealer' might be. I've found that the beer lasts longer than it does in a typical Growler. The downside, of course, is that it cannot be resealed...but if your beer is as good as CSB's tends to be, leftovers are not an issue.

http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/...e41854203.html

[JKL2000]

So what brewery has split kegs as urinals[emoji6]

Man, I wish I could piss in that!

[polmico]

One that I like is Roundhouse IRA which is a very hoppy Irish Red Ale. The only place you can get it is at the brewery so I pick up a growler from time to time.

Nope. Had some the other night at the gastro pub. It's quite good.

Another trend here in Southwest Michigan are “howlers”. These are half sized growlers (32 oz.) which are much easier to drink in a single setting. The first one I saw was at One Well brewing here in town, but a lot of the other breweries in the area are starting to feature them now too.

Yep. It's a nice alternative to the growler (though I've never heard howler before--must be regional). My neighborhood beer shop also does crowling. Pretty cool deal.
http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blo...-to-Charlotte/

[moecurlythanu]

I've never felt the need to own a growler of anything. It's just not how beer is supposed to be packaged, imo.... I'm of the opinion that nothing beats the 473ml can. It holds just enough to pour the perfect pint.

Don't agree with this at all, though I suppose how one feels about draft beer will have a lot to do with their views on this. I prefer beer on tap, which is part of the reason I bought the kegerator, but growlers allow you to enjoy draft beer at home. Think of them as the brewery's "doggie bag," if you're drinking at the brewery. If you don't want to drink at the brewery, they allow you to get beer from the brewery to drink at home, without exposing yourself to a DUI in this era of very low legal limits. Lastly, many breweries (the new ones especially) only bottle 2-3 styles. Growlers allow you to have take home for their full range of offerings, and if it's a small batch item, a growler is the only way you're going to enjoy it at home. With the exception of my beloved Seventh Son brewing, which keeps selling me 1/6 bbl kegs of small batch items.
As for growlers going flat, I've never had that happen if they are finished within 1-2 days of opening.

[Firth]

Don't agree with this at all, though I suppose how one feels about draft beer will have a lot to do with their views on this. I prefer beer on tap, which is part of the reason I bought the kegerator, but growlers allow you to enjoy draft beer at home. Think of them as the brewery's "doggie bag," if you're drinking at the brewery. If you don't want to drink at the brewery, they allow you to get beer from the brewery to drink at home, without exposing yourself to a DUI in this era of very low legal limits. Lastly, many breweries (the new ones especially) only bottle 2-3 styles. Growlers allow you to have take home for their full range of offerings, and if it's a small batch item, a growler is the only way you're going to enjoy it at home. With the exception of my beloved Seventh Son brewing, which keeps selling me 1/6 bbl kegs of small batch items.
As for growlers going flat, I've never had that happen if they are finished within 1-2 days of opening.

Sounds good. I'm in Palm Beach County this week and there is the Due South Brewery which has the ability to can 32 oz of your choice of tap in what is referred to as a crowler. I got one last year and enjoyed it 2 weeks later. Great head and flavor. Best rated craft beer from Palm Beach county:
http://projects.mypalmbeachpost.com/...al_twitter_sfp

[moecurlythanu]

^ I've seen those at a growler filling retailer.

[moecurlythanu]

Speaking of growlers, up here in Ohio, grocery stores are filling growlers, as are beer distributorships, beer/wine retailers, etc. And then there are the growler filling specialists, such as the one I go to when in Columbus: https://www.thedailygrowler.com/ . 60 taps, they only fill their own growlers, and they get some cool, unique offerings. I just picked up another Stone collab yesterday after picking up a keg at Seventh Son: Stone & 4 Hands & Bale Breaker Collab Sorry, Not Sorry Imperial Peach IPA IPA CA 9.00% $20.00

[SteveSly]

Nope. Had some the other night at the gastro pub. It's quite good.



Yep. It's a nice alternative to the growler (though I've never heard howler before--must be regional). My neighborhood beer shop also does crowling. Pretty cool deal.
http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blo...-to-Charlotte/

That is cool. I have never seen Roundhouse IRA on tap anywhere outside of the brewery.

[SteveSly]

Speaking of growlers, up here in Ohio, grocery stores are filling growlers, as are beer distributorships, beer/wine retailers, etc. And then there are the growler filling specialists, such as the one I go to when in Columbus: https://www.thedailygrowler.com/ . 60 taps, they only fill their own growlers, and they get some cool, unique offerings. I just picked up another Stone collab yesterday after picking up a keg at Seventh Son: Stone & 4 Hands & Bale Breaker Collab Sorry, Not Sorry Imperial Peach IPA IPA CA 9.00% $20.00

I have heard of this and it sounds like a really cool idea. The closest store that I have heard of doing it in my area is about an hour away which is not really practical, but I am hoping someone starts it up here soon.

[BobM]

Bought myself an Ommegang Game Of Thrones stout. Drank it today, but had to share it a bit with my 2 daughters. A pretty good beer overall, as you would expect from that brewer.

[polmico]

Beer and comic books (and I guess prog because I spent the morning watching Motorpsycho's En Konsert for Folk Flest), two great things that go great together.

I just finished reading The Comic Book Story of Beer. It is surprisingly deep but never strays too far from its geeky and fanboy-ish perspective. This isn't a heavy-handed beer bible or some obscure scientific brewing guide; it's quite entertaining. Very recommended:

http://www.thecomicbookstoryofbeer.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Book-Sto...sap_bc?ie=UTF8

It does make you thirsty, though. I guess 10:00 is too early for a beer . . .

[Firth]

Jupiter (FL) Craft Brewers Festival - Field of Beers
Roger Dean Stadium
OMG look at the list of Brewers :
http://www.jupitercraftbrewersfestiv...!brewers/cb39l

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Jupiter (FL) Craft Brewers Festival - Field of Beers
Roger Dean Stadium
OMG look at the list of Brewers :
http://www.jupitercraftbrewersfestiv...!brewers/cb39l

I lived next door in Palm Beach Gardens for 8 yrs - and there was NEVER anything like this to attend back then...

[Firth]

I lived next door in Palm Beach Gardens for 8 yrs - and there was NEVER anything like this to attend back then...

Of course Roger Dean is a major car dealer in the area. Down in Boynton, Copperpoint brewery served up some the best beers I've had this year. Especially, the Blood Orange Wit.

[polmico]

Something new? My local beer shop has started brewing extremely small batches. They started with a sahti. Never heard of the style before today. It was quite good.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/148/

[moecurlythanu]

^ Pretty sure Dogfish Head brews one in that style.

[NogbadTheBad]

Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball, 9.1% Strong Ale, very very nice

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[Firth]

^ Pretty sure Dogfish Head brews one in that style.

And you be correct. I haven't had one in 5 years. I prefer Midas Touch, an ancient formula recreated by Dogfish.

Dogfish Head Brews Sah'tea

Tue, 05/05/2009 - 8:48am
The fires are burning here at Dogfish Head today as we brew Sah'tea for the first time in full production.

The beer is one we brewed at our brewpub a while back when writer Burkhard Bilger was writing a feature on Dogfish Head for The New Yorker, so you can read all about our first stab at this strange brew.

Our version is a take-off on a Finnish style beer called sahti. Traditional sahti is brewed with a variety of grains, malted and unmalted, including barley, rye, wheat, and oats; then flavored with juniper berries in addition to, or instead of, hops. The old-school style of brewing sahti also includes the step of heating hot rocks over a fire and using them to boil the wort.

In traditional Dogfish-style, we break with tradition by finishing the beer with an exotic black chai tea at the end of the boil.

Mission accomplished! The hot rocks were successfully transferred to the wort and boiling ensued (although we are certainly not winning any safety awards on this one).
http://www.dogfish.com/community/blo...ews-sahtea.htm

[BobM]

There's a new pub in my town called The Tap Room. About 30 beta on tap. They are obviously starting with some good ones to draw the crowd in, and it is working. Had the following yesterday.

Left hand milk stout nitro
Founders breakfast stout
Dogfish head 90

[Lopez]

Here in Kalamazoo Bell’s Brewery has a very unique growler. They have a machine somewhat similar to the one in the picture. Their growlers have a stoppered top with a clip down thing that seals it. Pretty much the same concept as a Grolsch bottle if you have ever seen one of those. When Bell’s fills their growlers they pressurize the growler. With the stopper seal it stays fresh and carbonated for days. Even after you open the growler you can seal it back up so it still stays relatively fresh even if you don’t drink it all at once. The brewery always has at least one or two beers at their growler station that they do not bottle / can, so getting those in a growler is the only way you can bring it home. One that I like is Roundhouse IRA which is a very hoppy Irish Red Ale. The only place you can get it is at the brewery so I pick up a growler from time to time.

Steve, I've been to two breweries that use the type of growler you mentioned (with the porcelain-type cap held on by a side clamp), Troegs in Hershey, PA, and Wachusett here in Massachusetts. You are correct that beer in that type of growler stays fresher longer. They look like they hold more beer than the standard screw-top growler, but that's an illusion.

Speaking of growlers, here in Mass. and above us in New Hampshire, there are laws stating that growlers must have a brewery's name on them and they can only be filled by the brewery with that name on them. While in Pennsylvania, at least at Troegs, they'll fill anyone's growler. "Your money's good here," the receptionist told me.

[oilersfan]

Speaking of growlers, here in Mass. and above us in New Hampshire, there are laws stating that growlers must have a brewery's name on them and they can only be filled by the brewery with that name on them.

That's the practice in many of the states, including my own, though it's rarely enforced.