topnotchtouch
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waxnbuff said:
Another good one, unfortunately can't get it here where we live. We usually drink it when we are in Oswego visiting the wife's family during the summer.
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Another good one, unfortunately can't get it here where we live. We usually drink it when we are in Oswego visiting the wife's family during the summer.
holland_patrick
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Well I'm also in to beer and have been to many loca breweries as well as ones in england and out west
Here is a little snipit from a beer new letter from the Package store i go to
""Belgian Beer Tasting at My Place Restaurant (Newtown) Tuesday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m. Mark Tambascio has resurrected our regular beer tasting events which will be run bi-monthly. Our guest speaker will be Greg Glazer--author, beer traveler and bon vivant. We will be tasting Belgian styled beers, mostly from Belgium with a couple of Belgian styled U.S. “ringers� thrown in. If you have attended these sessions, you know we taste the beers blind, discussing style and flavor profiles. It is informative and fun and Mark and I try to find the rare and exotic beers that many of you haven’t had a chance to try. The cost is $35 per person which includes food and at least 12 different beers. Seating is limited so please contact Mark directly at [email protected].
Troutbrook Brewery Tasting at Mountview Plaza Wines & Liquors, Friday March 25th from 5 – 8 p.m.. Stop in and meet brewer Paul Davis who will be tasting two vintages of the Hooker Liberator Doppelbock and two vintages of the Old Marley Barleywine Ale (2005 just released). Stop by and meet one of CT’s top brewers and see how these serious endeavors from Troutbrook age.
Eleventh Annual CT Craft Brewer’s Beer Festival Sat. May 21, 2005 “under the bigtop� at Jesse Camille’s Restaurant. Same format and cost as in past years ($25 for all beer and two food items�hamburgers or hot dogs). There should be around 40 different breweries/brewpubs offering over 100 different craft brewed beers. Participating breweries will be updated to our website (wineCT.com/Mountview) in April. Live music will be provided with the event starting at 5 p.m. winding down around 9:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale April 1st . All proceeds go to the Camille Perugini Memorial Trust Fund which awards college scholarships to deserving high school students in the Waterbury area.
New Arrivals
While there are not a lot of new arrivals this time of year, there are some very interesting items.
United States
Extreme Coastal Brewing (Newport Storm) Limited Edition 2004 (RI)
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA (DE)
Harpoon Union Street Revival Ale “100 BBL Series� – Limited (MA)
Magic Hat HIPA (VT)
New England Brewing 3 Judges Barleywine 12% abv (CT)
Olde Burnside Dirty Penny “Scottish Black & Tan� in 64oz growlers (CT)
Ommegang Cave Aged Abbey Ale, very limited (NY)
Rogue XS Series Imperial Pale Ale, Russian Imperial Stout & Old Crustacean in
750ml ceramic bottles (OR)
Sam Adams Black Lager & White Ale (MA)
Saranac IPA (NY)
Troutbrook’s Liberator Doppelbock & Old Marley Barleywine 2005 (CT)
Victory V-12, 12% strong Belgian golden (PA)
Imports
J..W. Lee’s Manchester Star, 1884 Baltic Porter recipe, arriving mid- March (UK)
J.W. Lee’s Harvest Ale Barleywine 2003 & 2004, arriving mid- March (UK)
Schwelmer Hefeweizen & Pils (Germany)
Lammin Kataja Olut (Finland)
Beer News
At long last Olde Burnside’s Dirty Penny Ale, a blend of their Ten Penny Scottish Ale and an Irish stout brewed at their brewery in East Hartford, has been released in 64 oz. Growlers. This is a great session beer. If you haven’t tried it (previously it has been only available on draft), I highly recommend it. One note of caution on Olde Burnside’s beers, if you buy their growlers or 1.0L swing top seasonals, you must keep them refrigerated. These are bottle conditioned and will begin refermentation is left at room temperature for a period of time.
Mattias Neidhart of B. United International has (as always) a lot of interesting beers on the horizon. First out will probably be the long awaited reserve beers from DeDolle Brouwers. Both the Oerbier Reserva and Dulle Teve Reserva, aged in oak casks, should be arriving in early April. These brews have been aged since last fall and should be very interesting. Kep problem�very limited amounts are being imported. If you want some, pre-porders are strongly recommended. They will be in small bottles and probably retail for around $4.99. Some other beers in the works: Uerige Double Sticke (specifically designed for B. Untied International); Cassissona from Italy [ http://www.birrificio.it/ENGLISH/cassissona.htm ]; the new (old) DeDolle Brouwers Oerbier with its prior sweet-sour lactic flavor profile (the brewer has bas been working on the yeast strain to get back to their old styled beers); Klosterbrauerei’s Ettal Dunkel and Herzoglich-Bayerisches Brauhaus am Tegernsee’s Helles. Mark Tambascio at My Place Restaurant is working with Matthias to set up a B. United International Spring Portfolio Tasting in May (tentatively May 10th)
Several beers which I had expected to arrive have failed to materialize because of my distributors’ failure to order them. These include: Tremont’s Old Scratch Barleywine Ale, Flying Dog’s Imperial Pale Ale (available in the eastern half of the state, however), and DeKoninck’s Winter Ale. Hopefully they will get on board the next time around for these beers. My apologies but there is nothing I can do if my distributors don’t order beers.
On another sad note, Dogfish Head’s Burton Baton (featured at the CT Real Ale Festival) will not be coming to CT this time around. Although some cases had been earmarked for CT, the beer was not registered in time and CT’s allocation was given to another state. Hopefully next time…
More bad news…the producers of Mestreech Aajt, a terrific Flemish sour red style ale, have decided not to purchase/replace their old barrels. Therefore, there will not be any more of this beer brewed. There are about 20 cases left at the importers and I am trying to get a couple for the store. If you haven’t tried this beer, do so. It is the closest thing I have tasted to Rodenbach Grand Cru (although a bit lighter in body). There are also kegs available.
I am now able to get Anchor Steam Beer in logs (1/6 bbl.) for home use. I am working to convince my distributor to keep these regularly in stock but it’s an uphill battle. The initial feedback on the ones sold so far is terrific (how could it not be!).
There is a good possibility that NJ’s Horse River Brewery’s beers will be coming to CT. Discussions continue with Middle Ages Brewery as well. I will keep you posted.
"""
Here is a little snipit from a beer new letter from the Package store i go to
""Belgian Beer Tasting at My Place Restaurant (Newtown) Tuesday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m. Mark Tambascio has resurrected our regular beer tasting events which will be run bi-monthly. Our guest speaker will be Greg Glazer--author, beer traveler and bon vivant. We will be tasting Belgian styled beers, mostly from Belgium with a couple of Belgian styled U.S. “ringers� thrown in. If you have attended these sessions, you know we taste the beers blind, discussing style and flavor profiles. It is informative and fun and Mark and I try to find the rare and exotic beers that many of you haven’t had a chance to try. The cost is $35 per person which includes food and at least 12 different beers. Seating is limited so please contact Mark directly at [email protected].
Troutbrook Brewery Tasting at Mountview Plaza Wines & Liquors, Friday March 25th from 5 – 8 p.m.. Stop in and meet brewer Paul Davis who will be tasting two vintages of the Hooker Liberator Doppelbock and two vintages of the Old Marley Barleywine Ale (2005 just released). Stop by and meet one of CT’s top brewers and see how these serious endeavors from Troutbrook age.
Eleventh Annual CT Craft Brewer’s Beer Festival Sat. May 21, 2005 “under the bigtop� at Jesse Camille’s Restaurant. Same format and cost as in past years ($25 for all beer and two food items�hamburgers or hot dogs). There should be around 40 different breweries/brewpubs offering over 100 different craft brewed beers. Participating breweries will be updated to our website (wineCT.com/Mountview) in April. Live music will be provided with the event starting at 5 p.m. winding down around 9:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale April 1st . All proceeds go to the Camille Perugini Memorial Trust Fund which awards college scholarships to deserving high school students in the Waterbury area.
New Arrivals
While there are not a lot of new arrivals this time of year, there are some very interesting items.
United States
Extreme Coastal Brewing (Newport Storm) Limited Edition 2004 (RI)
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA (DE)
Harpoon Union Street Revival Ale “100 BBL Series� – Limited (MA)
Magic Hat HIPA (VT)
New England Brewing 3 Judges Barleywine 12% abv (CT)
Olde Burnside Dirty Penny “Scottish Black & Tan� in 64oz growlers (CT)
Ommegang Cave Aged Abbey Ale, very limited (NY)
Rogue XS Series Imperial Pale Ale, Russian Imperial Stout & Old Crustacean in
750ml ceramic bottles (OR)
Sam Adams Black Lager & White Ale (MA)
Saranac IPA (NY)
Troutbrook’s Liberator Doppelbock & Old Marley Barleywine 2005 (CT)
Victory V-12, 12% strong Belgian golden (PA)
Imports
J..W. Lee’s Manchester Star, 1884 Baltic Porter recipe, arriving mid- March (UK)
J.W. Lee’s Harvest Ale Barleywine 2003 & 2004, arriving mid- March (UK)
Schwelmer Hefeweizen & Pils (Germany)
Lammin Kataja Olut (Finland)
Beer News
At long last Olde Burnside’s Dirty Penny Ale, a blend of their Ten Penny Scottish Ale and an Irish stout brewed at their brewery in East Hartford, has been released in 64 oz. Growlers. This is a great session beer. If you haven’t tried it (previously it has been only available on draft), I highly recommend it. One note of caution on Olde Burnside’s beers, if you buy their growlers or 1.0L swing top seasonals, you must keep them refrigerated. These are bottle conditioned and will begin refermentation is left at room temperature for a period of time.
Mattias Neidhart of B. United International has (as always) a lot of interesting beers on the horizon. First out will probably be the long awaited reserve beers from DeDolle Brouwers. Both the Oerbier Reserva and Dulle Teve Reserva, aged in oak casks, should be arriving in early April. These brews have been aged since last fall and should be very interesting. Kep problem�very limited amounts are being imported. If you want some, pre-porders are strongly recommended. They will be in small bottles and probably retail for around $4.99. Some other beers in the works: Uerige Double Sticke (specifically designed for B. Untied International); Cassissona from Italy [ http://www.birrificio.it/ENGLISH/cassissona.htm ]; the new (old) DeDolle Brouwers Oerbier with its prior sweet-sour lactic flavor profile (the brewer has bas been working on the yeast strain to get back to their old styled beers); Klosterbrauerei’s Ettal Dunkel and Herzoglich-Bayerisches Brauhaus am Tegernsee’s Helles. Mark Tambascio at My Place Restaurant is working with Matthias to set up a B. United International Spring Portfolio Tasting in May (tentatively May 10th)
Several beers which I had expected to arrive have failed to materialize because of my distributors’ failure to order them. These include: Tremont’s Old Scratch Barleywine Ale, Flying Dog’s Imperial Pale Ale (available in the eastern half of the state, however), and DeKoninck’s Winter Ale. Hopefully they will get on board the next time around for these beers. My apologies but there is nothing I can do if my distributors don’t order beers.
On another sad note, Dogfish Head’s Burton Baton (featured at the CT Real Ale Festival) will not be coming to CT this time around. Although some cases had been earmarked for CT, the beer was not registered in time and CT’s allocation was given to another state. Hopefully next time…
More bad news…the producers of Mestreech Aajt, a terrific Flemish sour red style ale, have decided not to purchase/replace their old barrels. Therefore, there will not be any more of this beer brewed. There are about 20 cases left at the importers and I am trying to get a couple for the store. If you haven’t tried this beer, do so. It is the closest thing I have tasted to Rodenbach Grand Cru (although a bit lighter in body). There are also kegs available.
I am now able to get Anchor Steam Beer in logs (1/6 bbl.) for home use. I am working to convince my distributor to keep these regularly in stock but it’s an uphill battle. The initial feedback on the ones sold so far is terrific (how could it not be!).
There is a good possibility that NJ’s Horse River Brewery’s beers will be coming to CT. Discussions continue with Middle Ages Brewery as well. I will keep you posted.
"""
atticdog
New member
Tom where can i get some of that arrogant?
Nobody drinks Sam Adams?
Nobody drinks Sam Adams?
DaGonz
Autopia fire/rescue.
I am into microbrews, Sam Adams and Guinness. I also love going to brewpubs. I enjoy everything from light ales to stouts.
There is a great little place that recently opened up in our downtown area called "the Vin Bin" they feature fine wines, cheeses and a great variety of microbrew beers. As a matter of fact, they just had a sale of microbrews by the bottle. I made up a "six pack" consisiting of Otter Creek Pale Ale, Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter, Brooklyn Brewery's Black Chocolate Stout and Wolaver's Oatmeal stout. It was just a $1 a bottle. I have it in the fridge along with a six pack of Sam Adam's Summer Ale.
Whenever I go on vacation, I sample the microbrews of the region. When I go to Wells Beach, Maine, it's brews from the Shipyard Bewing Company, Gritty McDuffs and Smuttynose Brewing (Smuttynose is in Portsmouth, New Hamshire, but it's close enough!
).
While in Colorado Springs, I had a microbrew called "Laughing Lab" Ale... quite tasty!
If you are in Sedona, Arizona... visit the Oak Creek Canyon brewpub... fantatsic brews made on the premesis!
There is a great little place that recently opened up in our downtown area called "the Vin Bin" they feature fine wines, cheeses and a great variety of microbrew beers. As a matter of fact, they just had a sale of microbrews by the bottle. I made up a "six pack" consisiting of Otter Creek Pale Ale, Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter, Brooklyn Brewery's Black Chocolate Stout and Wolaver's Oatmeal stout. It was just a $1 a bottle. I have it in the fridge along with a six pack of Sam Adam's Summer Ale.
Whenever I go on vacation, I sample the microbrews of the region. When I go to Wells Beach, Maine, it's brews from the Shipyard Bewing Company, Gritty McDuffs and Smuttynose Brewing (Smuttynose is in Portsmouth, New Hamshire, but it's close enough!
).While in Colorado Springs, I had a microbrew called "Laughing Lab" Ale... quite tasty!
If you are in Sedona, Arizona... visit the Oak Creek Canyon brewpub... fantatsic brews made on the premesis!
John Styrnol said:
The Arrogant ******* Ale that I posted the picture of. I just finished a 16-case.
I've had the Celebrator recently, several of the Dogfish Head (the IPA and 3 or 4 others but not the WW Stout). I've had some of the others, but not for several years. I used to collect the tastes, but I'm diabetic now and can only have one or two a week. I've visited a local brewpub a few times recently, the Barley Creek in Tannersville . They make a nice brew, very appealing. I like the Maibock, the Brown Antler Ale, the Black Widow Lager and the Renovator Stout.
Tom
Spilchy
New member
Tought some of you might like this link
http://directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Food/Drink/Beer/Guides/
http://directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Food/Drink/Beer/Guides/
wifehatescar
My L5-S1 is killing me!
Keep seeing Dog Fish Head....funny and true story...
me and a friend "toured" their brewery in DE the day before Thanksgiving last year. Usually they give the normal samples but this day only 1 person was working there, he stepped away for about 20 minutes for some unknown reason after the tour and the 6 of us on the tour proceeded to serve ourselves at the bar there (from behind the bar!). Within 15 minutes I had about 6 GOOD beers in addition to what the server had given out previously. I felt like guzzling from the tap but held back :nono. I passed out as soon as we got home
:up
me and a friend "toured" their brewery in DE the day before Thanksgiving last year. Usually they give the normal samples but this day only 1 person was working there, he stepped away for about 20 minutes for some unknown reason after the tour and the 6 of us on the tour proceeded to serve ourselves at the bar there (from behind the bar!). Within 15 minutes I had about 6 GOOD beers in addition to what the server had given out previously. I felt like guzzling from the tap but held back :nono. I passed out as soon as we got home
:up
Wasatch
New member
atticdog said:
I like Sam's Pale Ale and Boston Ale, drink it once in awhile.
Wasatch
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Mosca said:
Tom,
I was at work when you post that, for some reason the pic did not show up. Now I can see it. I will put that on my list as well if I can get it over to me, thanks.
Wasatch
New member
Spilchy said:
Seth,
Thanks for the links.
Wasatch
New member
Tom,
Did you know there was a Double ******* as well? I found that this is what it sez on the back of the bottle:
This beer has plenty of malt, plenty of hop, plenty of flavor and a respectable 7.2% alcohol. This beer is not for everyone. To quote the back of the bottle….
“Arrogant ******* Ale: This is an aggressive beer. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory – maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it’s made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beer will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make beer taste better. Perhaps you’re mouthing your words as you read this.�
The bottle alone is worth it, luckily the beer is great to boot.
Did you know there was a Double ******* as well? I found that this is what it sez on the back of the bottle:
This beer has plenty of malt, plenty of hop, plenty of flavor and a respectable 7.2% alcohol. This beer is not for everyone. To quote the back of the bottle….
“Arrogant ******* Ale: This is an aggressive beer. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory – maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it’s made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beer will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make beer taste better. Perhaps you’re mouthing your words as you read this.�
The bottle alone is worth it, luckily the beer is great to boot.
BottleHead
New member
Accept no substitute!
....BH
imported_themightytimmah
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Shipyard Export Ale is a local favorite - although for me, its usually whatever is cold and on hand. Being underage has its drawbacks
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Mochamanz1
Sun Blinded Detailer
Mosca said:
The only thing wrong with it is that it is about 7.5% alcohol and the smallest size bottle is 22oz, so you kind of can't just drink a beer without getting a bit looped. I just finished a case that I bought back in April some time, maybe March.
Tom
OK, where is this stuff sold... the bottle alone is worth it ! Hmmmm... go into the house sit down with it right in front of the wife....:woot2:
ALSO.... Yay to Samuel Adams !:bounce
Actually, I dont drink that much beer, cause I am lazy....I dont like to run for the you know where so often~ Thats why Bourbon is my weakness I guess
Spilchy
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tegboy said:
That's what my friends and I drink on his boat all the time. Not the best beer in the world, but with the lime and lighter taste, it's quenching to drink in the summer. We like it with salty pretzels to snack on.
Wasatch
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mochamanz said:
Brewed in CA (Stone) 22oz. $3.70 Good Luck