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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 17, 2016 - 03:13pm PT
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We all knew it was coming, ever since Rainbow Bright posted a never-ending topic, this one was long overdue.....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 17, 2016 - 03:24pm PT
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Gimme a break! I just walked in the door from Hamid's Acres of Brews! Dude is Da Man!
He stocks 1200+ brews! I only got a sixer of Urquell - being part Czech I am partial to patronizing my homies.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Nov 17, 2016 - 04:30pm PT
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A triple IPA? Man, that's yesterday's beer. You need to drink a quadruple IPA.
Wrong. Quadruple IPA is yesterday's beer. Triple IPAs are already last year's beer.
I'm supposedly on vacation this week, but have to do a bit of work this afternoon. To overcome my distaste for that I needed something beyond a quadruple IPA. I needed something that will get me through today, not yesterday.
I needed a completely bent IPA...
Monk's Indiscretion -- a cross between a strong Belgian ale and a quad IPA.
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rwedgee
Ice climber
CA
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Nov 17, 2016 - 04:45pm PT
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Bargainhunter
climber
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Nov 18, 2016 - 01:27am PT
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Boundary Bay "Cabin Fever" from Bellingham
Bought 3 cases last winter from the restaurant. Cheers!
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 22, 2016 - 11:12am PT
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Early lunch....
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 03:12pm PT
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Sadly, none. But when I get home I've got some Ballast Point waiting for me.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Nov 22, 2016 - 03:18pm PT
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Same Red Racer IPA as always, but a tip of the hat to the Boundary Bay Bistro and Brewery in Bellingham.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 04:06pm PT
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 22, 2016 - 05:04pm PT
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Michelob Light
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 06:33pm PT
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a Speakeasy Prohibition Ale...
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Nov 22, 2016 - 07:31pm PT
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ummm....Coors light and a shot of Bookers...
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Burnin' Oil
Trad climber
CA
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Nov 22, 2016 - 07:56pm PT
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Ginger..... With Bourbon.
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Eric Beck
Sport climber
Bishop, California
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Nov 22, 2016 - 08:41pm PT
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Deschutes Autumn IPA
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Nov 22, 2016 - 08:47pm PT
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Nov 22, 2016 - 09:36pm PT
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Nothing fancy. Lagunitas ipa draft. Waiting for the fish n chips.
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 25, 2016 - 09:11am PT
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Mmmmm......deeeeeeee-licisous!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Nov 25, 2016 - 11:02am PT
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yesterday
from Off Color Brewing, a 4x IPA: Growl
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from a Stillwater--Cigar-City collaboration, 21st Century Means
which made for a very early night and a long deep sleep...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 25, 2016 - 07:09pm PT
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Might be the best Belgian EVAH! I know thems fightin' werds but I'll stand by them.
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2016 - 01:25pm PT
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TwistedCrank
climber
Released into general population, Idaho
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Does it come in pints?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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A nice Pinot Noir.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Had my fave this weekend
(not my pic)
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Al Matyourdoor
Trad climber
Somewhere on Mateo Tee-pee
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Yep Anita, the Heady Topper is alone worth the drive to Vermont!
Al
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 11, 2016 - 03:15pm PT
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Couldn't resist buying this kit - cute lunch box that would make any kid the king of the lunch room!
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2016 - 02:09pm PT
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T-Crank -
Unfortunately, no. Culture Brewing Co, in Solana Beach, put out a delicious porter that I will never forget. AVB 6.3%, Hard medium barley toasting and a small addition before it went into the bright tank. Great balance with notes of espresso, cocooa and horchata. Only seasonal.
Kern River Brew Company just acquired a new master brewer. Comes from Avery and also Pizza Port. One of his "babies"......Swami's IPA. A personal fave!
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Dec 12, 2016 - 06:40pm PT
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Dec 12, 2016 - 09:29pm PT
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WHAT BEER are you drinking right now?
My fourth one.
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JimT
climber
Munich
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Dec 13, 2016 - 08:10am PT
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Now it´s past 5 (in the evening) here I´m indulging in the usual German after-work beer. Oettinger Export (lager)/5.4% and brewed here in Bavaria without gene manipulated ingredients and $0.56c per liter.
When I crack the next one open I´ll drink a toast to the overpriced sh#t you buy in the USA!
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2016 - 08:41am PT
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Kinda specific on your opinionated post, right? I think the world over, most brewers love to craft their brew.....not manipulate "genes" of a yeast strain (if that's what you mean). You must be thinking about American wine makers. In brewing, its this simple.....
Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Or wort you aware of it? ;)
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JimT
climber
Munich
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Dec 13, 2016 - 10:36am PT
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If you are replying to me then I meant gene manipulated grains.
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2016 - 01:45pm PT
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I raise a brew to the craftsmen of The Hinterlands. Taught us English folks how to make the worlds finest IPA's. I'm sure they'd be proud. ;)
Avast ye maties!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 13, 2016 - 02:04pm PT
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The usual, Long Trail's Double Bag. Get some and take it home if you're on the east coast.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 13, 2016 - 05:03pm PT
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Right now, I'm not drinking any beer. But that's only because I just finished a beer and my glass is empty.
It was a cold day here, and after the ride home from work I was happy to have a keg or two (well, six, actually) right there in the basement where I park my bike. Including a thick, rich stout. Maybe the best one I've brewed.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2016 - 01:43pm PT
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Nice Ghost! 2-row pale malt, medium roasted barley and chocolate malt were the core?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 14, 2016 - 07:32pm PT
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Nice Ghost! 2-row pale malt, medium roasted barley and chocolate malt were the core?
You a brewer?
Base malt is 2-row pale, but that's not saying all that much, cuz there are plenty of choices. I like Gambrinus, but there are other good maltsters. And yes, there is some medium roasted barley and some chocolate, but only 5% each. Way easy to overdo those and get something harsh.
My preference is for stouts that are thick and rich, so I also use a lot of Munich (16%), as well as 5% each of flaked oats and 60L crystal. And mash it fairly hot. Comes out around 10% abv.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Dec 14, 2016 - 07:38pm PT
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Delicious White....:0) gotta prob with it?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 14, 2016 - 07:46pm PT
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I'm in West Hollywood tonight so I'm drinking Sauvignon. When in Rome...
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Dec 14, 2016 - 08:05pm PT
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From the Hilton in Bimini,Bahamas. .
Anita nother beer
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dec 14, 2016 - 08:09pm PT
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2016 - 08:00am PT
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And mash it fairly hot.
160+? Finishing gravity?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 15, 2016 - 08:00pm PT
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160+? Finishing gravity?
Do you brew?
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 19, 2016 - 11:55am PT
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Home and part time work at KRBC.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 19, 2016 - 04:19pm PT
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Home and part time work at KRBC.
Stopped at KRBC once, en route to a week in the Needles. Lucky you to be working so close to such incredible climbing.
160+? Finishing gravity?
157 (which is hot for me). OG was 1.100, finishing at 1.030. So about 9.3% abv, and reasonably thick.
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Randall_C
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Dec 19, 2016 - 06:43pm PT
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Finishing off my last Westvleteren XII all grain clone. No, can't take credit for the recipe, but it turned out great. Bulk aged for 6 months after primary and came in at 10.2% abv. Sure have had a lot of visitors over the last month ;) I do have another batch bulk aging along with a Pliny the Younger all grain clone that I will be bottling next week. Yum!
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Peater
Trad climber
Salt Lake City Ut.
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Dec 19, 2016 - 08:43pm PT
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I live in Utah but I have heard of beer before. I'd like to try it sometime.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 20, 2016 - 09:09am PT
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Party at Ghost's house!! Nice work! Sounds like Dinner to me.....
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slabbo
Trad climber
colo south
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Dec 21, 2016 - 10:53am PT
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Sorry bad photo
Wireless Warlock from Bristol in CoSprings..part of the Nikoli Tesla series. A very nice bourbon stout
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Dec 21, 2016 - 01:33pm PT
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Well. A few minutes ago.
6th Conversation. Discretion Brewery
Beer is no longer simple
6th Conversation
ABV 8.9%
IBUs 27
“This is divinely delicious. Its effervescence makes me want to celebrate something, but it’s so majestic that I almost want to be all alone with it, thinking big thoughts.”
They assumed she was paying attention only to the beer till she set her tiles down and said, “Triple word score.”
“Nice,” was all they could respond.
Everyone took another sip.
Our Belgian-Style Tripel is unfiltered and golden in color. The aroma is full of fruity esters with a bit of spicy/grassy hops in the background. The flavor begins with a malty sweetness, then finishes with some warming alcohol and a moderately dry hop bitterness.
Susan
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GuapoVino
climber
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Dec 21, 2016 - 01:41pm PT
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Stout in the works. Currently resting on oak bourbon barrel chips and cacao nibs soaked in bourbon.
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slabbo
Trad climber
colo south
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Dec 21, 2016 - 02:11pm PT
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Looks very comfortable !
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2016 - 02:37pm PT
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Guapo.........'Art in progress'. Dah man!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Dec 21, 2016 - 03:48pm PT
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Oh gawd, Guapo....wish I'd never seen that. Kinda like the whole thing about not seeing sausage being made.
Susan.
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GuapoVino
climber
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Dec 21, 2016 - 04:13pm PT
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It's not disgusting, Susan. In fact, it smells really good. The grains soak in water at a certain temp for a certain amount of time (150 for 60 minutes for example) to convert the starches to sugars. The the grains are removed and the remaining liquid (wort) is boiled, typically for 60 to 90 minutes. After that it's cooled to yeast pitching temp, usually around 70 degrees. If you saw it in person you wouldn't be grossed out. Think coffee.
But there are types of beer that go through some really weird types of processes, alternative yeast strains, use different types of bacteria, allow spontaneous fermentation, etc.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Dec 21, 2016 - 06:11pm PT
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You mean right now?
With a plate of sauerkraut.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 22, 2016 - 08:47am PT
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Good process description, Guapo! Yah, brett (wild yeast) is great for making sours or barley wine beer. But BAD if introduced or even remotely near another brew that is fermenting. But that's another topic in itself.
3 weeks to settle, Guapo?
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GuapoVino
climber
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Dec 22, 2016 - 01:00pm PT
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Hey Mooch. I've just recently gotten interested in sours and beers that use brett, so have been sampling a lot of them, for academic purposes. I've been reading about the process and want to try my hand and making one. There's a pretty good FB group called Milk The Funk that is about all those types of beers. Lots of experts and professional Brewers on there. They also have a wiki page that goes very in depth into the processes.
Yeah the stout has been in the secondary carboy going on three weeks. I'm about ready to bottle it. I also have a mead with blackberries going.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 22, 2016 - 02:26pm PT
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I've been brewing with brett and various bacteria for years. Also live in a place (Seattle) where these kinds of beers are readily available -- to the point that there's almost always a "sour fest" or "funky beer week" going on somewhere. Often with twenty or more taps devoted to sour and funky.
I'm on the run, but will check back in later, and will be happy to talk funk if you want to.
I think there are a few posts about it on the big "Best Beer Ever" thread. Try this for starters: http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1612031&msg=2858947#msg2858947
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GuapoVino
climber
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Dec 23, 2016 - 05:48am PT
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That's cool Ghost. I've had a few from the PNW. I need to check out a beer fest up there some time.
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Dec 23, 2016 - 01:03pm PT
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Track 7 Blood Transfusion IPA
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slabbo
Trad climber
colo south
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Precipice of Hops 9.9 abv and 110 ibu 32 oz canned at the bar
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Had the Black Tuesday from Bruery recently.
Delicious!
The White Chocolate is up next for me from them.
Mooch, you would enjoy both.
The f'd up thing is having a friend brewing. You end up finding rather quickly what you like and don't like.
Remember the good old days when Coors Light was sufficient to make it through a Joshua Tree weekend or a Colorado River visit?
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2017 - 08:58am PT
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Munge -
The question begs......do either of them have limes? ;) Have limes, will send. Hurry up Winter.....The Tribe needs a fix!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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I haven't seen it yet, but I'm going to put it in their suggestion box for a summer drank.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2017 - 01:14pm PT
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Call it 'Stank Drank'. Tiki-Ger will pony up the label creation :)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Stanky beer is Heineken. Don't let anyone tell you diff'nt!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Just a heads up......if you have been diagnosed with gout, beer is one of the worst alcoholic beverages you can drink. Found that out this weekend as I know someone with that painful disease. Switch to wine or Grey Goose. :)
Also seafood along with red meat are not something you want to eat. Hey, even 30 year old males can contract gout. Women are less apt to have it.
Now back to your regular channel. I still like both lite and dark Modela.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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slabbo
Trad climber
colo south
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Lynee- there are several versions of gout, all have different characteristics and symptoms.
Many variables come into play and beer can be a factor in some of them. Your uric acid level (and SED rate) determines treatments for gout and people have all kinds of uric levels.
I have been diagnosed with a form of gout for years,,,primarilly in the elbows, it's a bit hideous.
Beer doesn't change my uric levels at all (unless I went crazy) some foods do however..badly
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Yeah, what slabbo said.
I have been dealing with Gout for thirty years or so and a lot of new info has come out in that time but still no "cure". There are some myths that still circulate.
I do ok with Lagers and less hoppy ales. Darker malts seem to be worse also. Red wine or booze that has been aged in wood seems to be harder on me also. When I am having a serious attack I don't drink at all but drinking is not the cause of gout or the attacks.
Slabbo, I started with the classic "big toe" attacks but hardly ever have any attacks there anymore, it has gone on to my ankles, knees and elbows and yes it is worse than the big toe. Good sleep is impossible. A drugged-out delirium is the best I can hope for.
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slabbo
Trad climber
colo south
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Never the big toe, not once. Brown Booze can be really bad...
Allopurinol 300mg baby ! Low $$, effective and few side effects
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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End of the day, end of my monthly publication cycle, and I'm in my favorite bottle shop/taproom enjoying a small glass of something truly massive and contemplating one of the five stout fridges. It's a cold night, and I want something warming to take home.
Most of them I know. But the one on the left on that shelf is new to me. "Prestige de Charmes"
And then I saw the price tag. It's hidden by a reflection in the picture, but it was...
Better sit down...
$49.95
I'm sure it's wonderful.
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Cole
Trad climber
los angeles
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PBR.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jan 23, 2017 - 09:17am PT
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Options for this evening...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 23, 2017 - 06:38pm PT
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Guldenberg - one of the lesser known Belgians but, oh baby, don't spread the word, please!
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2017 - 07:37am PT
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Seriously WAAAANT that NZ Funk Estate brew!!!
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2017 - 12:25pm PT
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Shared by Adrian, KRBC's masterbrewer, last night.......TASTY!!
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2017 - 07:53am PT
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COOL BEER NEWS ALERT
The wort has been start for a new epic brew release from Kern River Brewing Co! A Russian Imperial Stout checking in on the recipe card at 13% and labeled as....
Drum roll please.....
IGOR UNCHAINED....with a special notation on the label to honor Herb Laeger and Paul Clark on the masterpiece they created. Finally, a beer with climbing related name vice all the river references. To be release next year as a seasonal.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Alpine Hoppy Birthday and Duet most recently. Along with a host of fruit IPA's and wheat beers made by Green Flash. Variety man.....spice of life
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2017 - 11:53am PT
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skcredic -
All great beers! Yah, Alpine Boys killed it with those two. I think Green Flash bought them out though, on an FYI note.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Kinda fond of the Palate Killer.
Drinking a local Reuben's Gose right now.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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One of my own quadrupels.
Sampled plenty of good ones at Steve Grossman's home yesterday afternoon/evening.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Not much of a drinker but next time I buy one it will be a Bud, a toast to their Superbowl ad. I might not drink it though!
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Mooch, I know what you mean. A brewer can't help but put his stamp on a recipe. I can tell there are some homebrewers here and I don't know if you are one but looking at the other "beer" thread I can tell you've got some vision when it comes to beer. Porter with notes of coffee, vanilla, and horchata; THAT's vision.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2017 - 07:59am PT
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Thanks! I do homebrew and we actually started a homebrew club with Eric (owner of KRBC) and Adrian (master brewer).....The Saccromyties. "Assisted" with the current release of 'Eddy Flower' (TIPA), checking in at 11.6%. I personally think it's a notch above 'Hop Nookie'. Fruit forward, Simcoe essence, excellent mouth feel, SCM is about a 13. Has that East coast haziness (which I personally like......the Left Coast style is kinda boring to me).
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Feb 23, 2017 - 08:07am PT
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That Eastern flavor ? smudged? I'm not sure what it is but
This local brewery has found the balance These seasonal offerings, and their flagship "Road To Ruin" &
"Route Of All Evil " You probably think I'm ruining both to mix them
There's no Tan to this black & tan.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2017 - 10:40am PT
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Gnome -
I'm referring to the IPA style, specifically how east coast brewers like to make hop additions at the end of fermentation. Hop sediment, even after they have "crashed" (dropped the temp from room temp to the 30's), the color is more of an opaque golden yellow, rather than fairly clear when done Left Coast style.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 25, 2017 - 05:28pm PT
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Has that East coast haziness (which I personally like......the Left Coast style is kinda boring to me).
Well, come on over. I've got a keg of... hmmmm... "Beyond East Coast Style" IPA waiting for you. All the things you're talking about, plus 13.5% abv.
As for right now, sipping in the opposite direction:
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 27, 2017 - 01:46pm PT
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Ghost......time for us to brew! I'll get the rig set up and go halfers on the grain and hops. Fresh Kern River water provided. Photos from last brew sesh. Big Blue Brew Crew working on a recipe for KRBC.....
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 27, 2017 - 05:18pm PT
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Ghost......time for us to brew!
I'd love to brew with you, but today is not the day. The time for us to brew will be in the future, when Seattle is not the 400 square mile parking lot that it has become today.
A propane tanker truck overturned on I-5, at the point where it intersects I-90. Both highways have been closed. And if that weren't enough, it began pounding snow at about 15:00. The entire area is gridlocked, wet, snowy, icy, stormy, rainy, cold, wet, and f*#ked-up to the max.
Fortunately, I commute by bicycle. Which was... uh... interesting, I think is the term for it today. But whereas it took me about 40 minutes to peddle very carefully home (instead of the usual 30), anyone who was hoping to drive home in a car... Well, nuff said.
And even more fortunately (this is the "WHAT BEER are you drinking right now" thread, right?) I have an ample supply of just what is needed when I arrive home after such an adventure...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Feb 27, 2017 - 06:03pm PT
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Moving toward a Negra Modelo.
Buy all the Negra Modelo you can because once the tariffs go in, dats dat.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Feb 27, 2017 - 06:17pm PT
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2017 - 08:47am PT
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Munge........who's gonna harvest your grains? ;)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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harvest grain?
Costco?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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One of those days...
Up way early to drop Mari off at the airport, which puts me in the saddle at work way early, too. But that's okay, cuz I can put in a full day and get out by 15:00.
Then to the gym and push weights that are way too heavy, in an effort to numb myself to what I'm going to confront when I get home... Yeah, a house that will feel empty for two weeks until she gets back from Red Rocks. But there is Gulden Draak in the cellar, and a glass while I start preparing dinner numbs my mind to match what the weights did to my body.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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It's only Bloody Wednesday, you sots!
Just a couple of Trumers Pils for this lightweight. I can't lift anything heavier after rubbing out
the scratch la femme inflicted on my baby Ford.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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...after rubbing out
the scratch la femme inflicted on my baby Ford.
Ho man. I'm thinking that you calling that rig your "baby Ford" is quite the understatement.
Coronado Islander IPA. Adequate for the task.
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Randall_C
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Not quite ready yet, but:
5 gallons all grain Delirium Tremens clone
6 gallons mixed berry melomel
1 gallon chai spiced cyser
1 gallon tart cherry chai spiced cyser
1 gallon cinnamon cyser
1 gallon cyser
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 6, 2017 - 07:59am PT
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Last batch still chillin'. Moved on to making a pilot batch for KRBC......"EZ" Joe Pre-Prohibition Porter. Gonna be big for a porter. 10.3%!!
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2017 - 10:15am PT
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Anyone out there looking to work in the brewing industry and be super close to world class amazing climbing, white water raft/kayaking and fly fishing?
Kern River Brewing Company opened up an Assistant Brewers position....
https://kernriverbrewing.com/job-opportunities/
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Mar 15, 2017 - 10:39am PT
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Damn. If I were only a few decades younger, I'd jump on it.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 15, 2017 - 11:15am PT
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Hopefully nothing....ii's noon.
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chipperdarl
climber
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Mar 15, 2017 - 11:50am PT
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i was drinking a tall coors
and i had to pee.
so i held the wheel with one knee
while attempting to align my pee-hole
with the breached tab of a dead-empty-can.
then i thought,
this is about as close as i'll ever come to gay:
shoving my penis at adolf's mouthpiece.
i hold no judgement against anyone whom exists in
neutrality; gay or straight.
as a matter of fact, my closest companions are gay.
though i am not assigned attraction to the same sex,
i adore them.
but if you exist in ignorant bias, i'll not enjoy your company
but rather i will tangle with you and i'm formidable in my conviction.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2017 - 12:00pm PT
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eKat......this is NOT the 'What SH*T are you drinking right now?' thread. I think that one is lost over in the 'Climber Violate ANL Fire Regulations' thread. Consider yourself "ear marked" by Emperor CMac. ;)
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2017 - 09:35am PT
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Mmmmmmm.......dark chocolate, espresso, black licorice, vanilla bean and cedar notes. 'Igor Unchained' in all its glory....
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Mar 31, 2017 - 01:25pm PT
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Not right now, but starting tomorrow...
Here's the opening day tap list, starting tomorrow, Saturday April 1st at 11AM)
1. Almanac White Label Sour
2. Avery Apricot Sour
3. Avery The Beast Grand Cru (2013)
4. Black Diamond The Twelve Quad (2013)
5. Blackberry Farm Classic Saison
6. Block 15 The Prophecies Quad
7. Boon Oude Kriek
8. Cascade Sang Du Chêne
9. De Garde Petit Blanc
10. De Garde Saison Facile
11. Dogfish Head Fort (2015)
12. Firestone Walker Krieky Bones
13. Gulden Draak (on NITRO)
14. Holy Mountain Demonteller
15. Holy Mountain White Lodge
16. Logsdon Cerasus
17. Off Color Apex Predator
18. Oud Beersel Oude Lambik
19. Petrus Quad (on NITRO)
20. Piraat Belgian Strong Ale
21. Rodenbach Alexander
22. Rodenbach Caractère Rouge
23. Schooner Exact Brett Blackberry Sour
24. Three Magnets 2nd Anniversary Sour Red Rye Ale
25. Tilquin Stout Rullquin
26. Triporteur Full Moon 12 Quad
27. TRVE Ancient Bole Saison
And Van Damme movies playing all week long (except with the basketball games are on)
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Mar 31, 2017 - 05:57pm PT
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None! Alcohol is bad news.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Mar 31, 2017 - 06:03pm PT
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Heh. Works for me! I'm downing Beck's mostly these days. It provides the best ROI (return on investment) that I've found so far. I like the lagers and pilsners mostly--and pretty pale ales and wheats. Not a fan of the high IBU stuff.
BAd
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Mar 31, 2017 - 06:36pm PT
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Big Swill??
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Mar 31, 2017 - 06:39pm PT
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Had a Gulden Draak and a Piraat last week. Now I'm we're onto one of these
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scaredycat
Trad climber
Berkeley,CA
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Mar 31, 2017 - 07:01pm PT
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All things, especially hops, in moderation.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Mar 31, 2017 - 07:17pm PT
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My new favorite, Pfriem IPA
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Mar 31, 2017 - 07:27pm PT
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Just finished a Sierra Torpedo.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Mar 31, 2017 - 08:04pm PT
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i am raising a toast, a lumberyard red, to chipperdarl ...
a hit and run cameo appearance from our woodsman/wordsman laureate
whose mark was left here under a screen name that rhymes with floorsqueegian
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 31, 2017 - 10:16pm PT
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Ya think???
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Methinks the average climber drinks more than 22 gallons per year.
Three 12 ounce beers per day is 100 gallons per year.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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From Nøgne Øl:
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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We're in the process of sorting out moving back to Canada. Finding this brewery where we really didn't expect it may have just made the choice easier...
The roads from here extend 12 miles in one direction, 16 miles in the other. As the crow flies, it is only 60 miles from Squamish and 70 miles from Vancouver, but no matter where you start, you can't get here without taking two ferries.
But despite the isolation, the local brewery has 12 taps, and, aside from the usual "Pale Ale" and "Blonde", they're all unbelievably good. The brewer is Belgian, and the owners are serious about real beer. Saisons, farmhouse ales, wild yeasts...
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 10, 2017 - 08:29am PT
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Shitty little towns with good beer. It seems that at least half the small towns I have visited recently have their own brew pub. Most of them have really decent beer and a few of them really do a good job. The future looks bright.
When I first hit the local pub in Republic it was full of locals of all ages enjoying beer. I didn't really have much in common with most of these folks except we all enjoyed the beer. Home again.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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Apr 10, 2017 - 02:19pm PT
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 10, 2017 - 04:31pm PT
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Lately I've had:
Ballast Point Unfiltered Sculpin
Mikkeller SD Sensible Sweater
Mikkeller SD Stacks of Haze
Mikkeller SD Hazed and Amused
Sierra Nevada Tropical Torpedo
Alpine Exponential Hoppiness (2017)
You guys down with all those hazy IPAs?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 10, 2017 - 06:49pm PT
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Shitty little towns with good beer. It seems that at least half the small towns I have visited recently have their own brew pub. Most of them have really decent beer and a few of them really do a good job. The future looks bright.
Well, this ain't no shitty little town. Might be little, depending on your ideas of big and little. But it it isn't like the towns of the same size in the US -- definitely not shitty. And just two hours from town center are five granite domes the size of the Squamish Chief.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 10, 2017 - 08:40pm PT
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It's funny how a border can really screw with shet.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Apr 10, 2017 - 11:32pm PT
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turned out to be rather nicely balanced...
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Apr 10, 2017 - 11:35pm PT
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OK, easy to drink a lot of... but it does kick my ass...
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2017 - 05:54am PT
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Sure!...."hazy" IPA's are stellar! F*k IPA west coast style (clear with a medium malt color). The best IPA's I've had were mainly east coast IPA's, that have a hazy hue. It really comes down to when you "crash" a brew after fermentation and the yeast that is used. Love me sum American Ale II yeast strains! And this term "hazy" is something that Left Coast brewers use so they aren't seen "mooching" east coast brewer techniques. ;) Ghost, you with me on that thought?
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2017 - 11:35am PT
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del-
Sorry if you can only stomach the likss of Old Milwakee ;) No one is marketing a "beer race". Imagine if you were limited to top roping The Trough at Tahquitz.....ho-hum thoughtless 'rice' beer. Boring day on your end?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 11, 2017 - 10:08pm PT
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I don't have much truck with "West Coast" or "East Coast". Yeah, sure, there is a "West Coast IPA" style, but with thousands of breweries on the west coast, brewing everything you can think of, plus hundreds of things you could never imagine, and looking for marketing descriptors for each of them, it's become almost useless to try to define anything.
But, for what it's worth, there's a place for both of what Mooch calls West and East Coast style IPAs. Depends on all kinds of things -- is it hot? cold? what food (if any) are you eating with the beer? is it late in the evening with a fire blazing? etc etc etc.
And as to haze, yeah, you can crash it out. But time does a pretty good job, too. Of course, there's haze, and then there's haze.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 8, 2017 - 11:24am PT
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This one is for you, Ghost! Brewing a Pre-Prohibition Porter on the vertical sculpture......rounding out at 10% ABV.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 8, 2017 - 11:52am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dartmoor Legend - hand pumped olde school ale = no fake carbonation. Smooooth!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Thanks Mooch. I can't test-drive your porter, but I raise a glass of Gulden Draak in your honor.
And, to contribute to this thread in a negative way, I offer the photo below of the beer I am NOT drinking right now. And will probably not ever drink.
I stopped in at the local bottle shop/tap room on the way home to pick up the above-mentioned Gulden Draak, and saw... well, you can click on the photo yourself and blow it up to view the new record price for a single bottle of beer.
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MikeL
Social climber
Southern Arizona
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Ghost: I raise a glass of Gulden Draak in your honor.
Nectar of the gods.
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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Burwood pilsner - Walla Walla's finest.
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Not necessarily the best pairing with the last fillet of red salmon from last summer, but the sentiment is proper. Gonna go check out a new clambering zone and the. Catch some freshies on the way back. Love those sockeye.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Lite in alcohol but not in taste.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 12, 2017 - 12:03am PT
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2017 - 07:53am PT
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no fake carbonation
Inoculate to carbonate ;)
"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun....."
- Mary "Brew Master" Poppins
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Ghost -
Racking tonight.....going for a horchata finish.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 12, 2017 - 02:42pm PT
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They've a beer for our Ghost!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jun 12, 2017 - 03:03pm PT
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Anita ,that looks gud.
Mooch ,I like the cornelius keg top on your half keg vessel.....lol.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2017 - 05:20pm PT
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HA! Yah, our fermenting vessel is bomber. Only one problem that day.......I was missing one gasket to fill directly from the heat exchanger. So we transferred through the top. Should do fine regardless.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jun 12, 2017 - 06:04pm PT
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It is a great idea. I brew in half kegs,always keg my brew in Cornelius kegs.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 12, 2017 - 06:21pm PT
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Knowing someone who works with stainless steel is a big plus for any homebrewer. I've got a 10 gallon milk tank with standard corny keg fittings on top.
But, to get back to what's important, i.e. What Beer Am I Drinking Now, well I started the evening with the latest from Lost Abbey
They've changed the label slightly for their distributed sales, but the beer is still the same -- a fine hot-weather ale with both more hops than you'd expect in a Belgian-style blond ale, but also less "Belgian" than you'd expect. And, while they call it "Brett", the brett is not all that forward.
I'd probably just call it a really good Saison.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2017 - 06:24pm PT
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Cheers to you Ghost!! Stuck here at work still :/
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jun 12, 2017 - 06:24pm PT
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Still pretty important.
And cheers ,for sure!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 12, 2017 - 07:15pm PT
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Cheers to you Ghost!! Stuck here at work still
Well, if you're finished now, and can get to our place in Seattle before about 8:30, I have a fine east-coast IPA on tap for you. But much after that and the lights will be out and all you'll hear from the doorstep will be snoring.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 12, 2017 - 07:38pm PT
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Coronado Idiot IPA. Go figure.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jun 12, 2017 - 08:07pm PT
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Good ol King Cobra.
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Jun 12, 2017 - 10:16pm PT
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Just got back from in a push salmon harvest. One of these should do me after being awake for 40 hours.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2017 - 02:17pm PT
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Mmmmm! Especially Mmmmm in the Victoria, whose previous denizens included Charlie Chaplin and Sir Winston, himself!
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Vlada
Trad climber
Redwood City, CA
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Jun 16, 2017 - 04:12pm PT
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As a Czech native living in the US, I am partial to Pilsner Urquell. These 4-packs of 0.5L cans sold at Whole Foods are of the best quality (the 6-pack in glass packaging is not sometimes as good).
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Tadman
Mountain climber
CA
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Jun 16, 2017 - 06:07pm PT
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2017 - 10:27am PT
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Here's that toast to you Ghost........just finished with this porter. Soft cocoa, vanilla bean and horchata notes. Big ABV but not hot.......10.4%.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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What beer am I drinking right now?
Forget it, _any_ real beer would be wonderful right now, to wash out the taste of the horrible crap that was on offer at Jim's Latok slide show earlier this evening.
The climbing tales were wonderful. But the store that hosted the event was offering Ranier Beer in cans. We made the mistake of trying it. Yuck.
So the instant we got home, it was straight to the kegs in the cellar... But enough about bad beer. Let's get back to stuff worth drinking.
This from the post above: Here's that toast to you Ghost........just finished with this porter. Soft cocoa, vanilla bean and horchata notes. Big ABV but not hot.......10.4%.
Much appreciated, and I raise a glass of my own 13% IPA to you (believe me, to erase the memory of that Ranier, I really want something closer to 100%). But your post brings up a question: What, really, is Porter? I'm familiar with its history, but until we have access to time travel, we really can't know what it tasted like back when that history was being written (or brewed).
Of course, there are hundreds of "porters" available now, but every single one I've ever tried made me think I'd just wasted some money on something about which the only thing that could be said was "Well, yeah, it's brown."
I love stouts. The bigger, gnarlier, stronger, blacker, the better.(Just ask Steve Grossman, with whom I regularly share the darkness.) But every time I drink a porter, I am left with the feeling that the brewer brewed it only because... "Well... yeah... we've got a blond and an amber and a pale, so I guess we should have a porter, too." And then put just enough dark malt into some inoffensive ale to be able to label it "Porter."
You, on the other hand, have obviously brewed something more than "brown beer." So talk to me about porter.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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local. IPA
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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local. IPA
and brewed by a climber. Or, in a brewery owned by a climber.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Uninformed about the climber owner?
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Forget it, _any_ real beer would be wonderful right now, to wash out the taste of the horrible crap that was on offer at Jim's Latok slide show earlier this evening.
The climbing tales were wonderful. But the store that hosted the event was offering Ranier Beer in cans. We made the mistake of trying it. Yuck.
I drink cheap beer sometimes but that was bad. I hadn't a Rainier in years had and now I'm glad. We had real German beers after that to wash that out.
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newport
Sport climber
UK
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We dragged a couple of bottles of skullsplitter up the Old Man of Hoy with us last week- I think this is available in the US. A great small brewery on mainland Orkney, this one has won quite a few prizes
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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A couple too many of these last weekend then got cut off at the bar. Woops.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Aug 26, 2017 - 08:34pm PT
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Time to get this back where it belongs -- on the front page.
We were doing some grocery shopping in a part of town we don't often get to, and, once done, I said something about how hot it was, and how a beer would taste pretty good, and Mari replied with a vague memory of reading about a new brewery/taproom somewhere around here...
Fifteen minutes of trying to figure out where we were, and where this new brewery might be relative to the only landmark we were familiar with in the area (another pub), had us wondering if we might as well go home and see what was in the fridge. But then, just as Mari pulled the car over, saying something like "F*#k this. Let's stop and sort this out," I saw the sign...
NW Peaks Brewery and Taproom.
Right! Out of the car, across the street, and up to the bar!
Photos below, but the short version is that a PNW climber (Kevin Klein, I think) started a brewing project a few years ago, eventually winding up with a taproom in Seattle's Ballard district. He did his brewing in space leased here and there from other breweries, but, a year or so ago, jumped in when another small brewery (Spinnaker Bay Brewing) went out of business in another part of the city.
We didn't know anything about all this history, just stumbled into the place more or less by accident. But if you're a Seattle-area climber, and a lover of beer, you owe it to yourself to seek out the NWPeaks brewery and taproom in the Hillman City district. Good beer, good ambiance, good folks...
...and I even did a new route on one of the peaks he's named a beer after!
So. Brewery and taproom is at 5718 Rainier Ave S Seattle. Pretty easy to get to from most places.
The space is really pleasant.
And the comfy area
4 oz tastings, at $2 each
The brewery
More of the same
And the for-sale T-shirt
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Aug 28, 2017 - 12:39pm PT
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^^^^^ Bump for the weekday crowd -- and some support for a local climber-turned-brewer.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Aug 28, 2017 - 12:52pm PT
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Wish I was sipping on one of these right about now
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2017 - 01:27pm PT
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Ghost -
Nice taproom! Cool atmosphere, especially that "Comfy Chair" off on the side.....
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 28, 2017 - 03:48pm PT
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Just about beer-thirty here in Quilcene with some Deschutes Black Butte Porter patiently waiting. Had some of their Obsidian Stout last week in John Day. That was really good. Didn't know they are the 8th biggest craft brewery and 15th biggest overall! I guess big can be good.
BTW, if you come through Quilcene do yerself a favor and eat at the Timber House. Boy, howdy, that was some gud eatin'! Best scallops I've had in yonks. The oysters didn't cut the scallops any slack either!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Aug 28, 2017 - 05:49pm PT
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Just about beer-thirty here in Quilcene...
Quilcene? What are you doing in Quilcene?
It's not on the way to or from anywhere, unless you're the kind of weirdo who likes to climb in the Olympics...
...oh, wait. You _are_ the kind of weirdo who likes to climb in the Olympics. Or, you were. A hundred years ago.
So what are you doing in Quilcene?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Aug 28, 2017 - 06:20pm PT
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lol.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 28, 2017 - 09:15pm PT
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So what are you doing in Quilcene?
Visiting an old rope mate. He has Parkinson's and makes me look a punter, at least in terms of his attitude and fortitude. Man, talk about an unprotected runout on heinous choss! He's laughing at it. If you saw his property and house you'd switch inna heartbeat.
Kind of a tough neighborhood though as shot last week on his lawn...
Besides, any place with an intersection like this is OK in my book...
Local literary relevance...
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 29, 2017 - 08:00am PT
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On the "menu", last night......
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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Aug 30, 2017 - 07:22am PT
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Aug 30, 2017 - 04:29pm PT
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^^^^^ I don't know about the Nessie Monster Mash, but I'll gladly let you pour me a glass of the Lagavulin that's lurking in the background.
And right now, to celebrate the transition from a trying day to a pleasant evening (while at the same time doing something for the environment -- see the link at the bottom of this post), I am enjoying a lovely blonde...
About the environmental thing. Check out the Ommegedon Brewery comments on this beer. They're donating a dollar to the Nature Conservancy for every bottle they sell. Here's the story: http://ommegang.com/blog/gnomegeddon-one-small-sip-for-conservation/
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 30, 2017 - 04:47pm PT
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I'm gonna start snorkeling Deschutes porter so I can breathe this air in the Pasayten!
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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Aug 30, 2017 - 05:11pm PT
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I'll gladly let you pour me a glass of the Lagavulin that's lurking in the background.
I'm sorry, this is a beer thread. If you want to try the lagavulin you will need to go to the Scotch thread
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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Aug 30, 2017 - 05:14pm PT
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Aug 30, 2017 - 05:17pm PT
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Ommegang stands alone for sure,good stuff.
Right now....
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Aug 30, 2017 - 08:35pm PT
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Deschutes Black Butte Porter
I may never drink another kind of beer
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Aug 30, 2017 - 08:45pm PT
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Black Butte will get old on you after awhile, you'll grow tired of the chocolate.
A cool "heads up" from Studly on the fluoride free beer. The website is even better. At 3 beers a day (I know, trying to get it down to 2) I think I'll go without the fluoride additive thank you.
Arne
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Aug 30, 2017 - 08:48pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 31, 2017 - 06:16pm PT
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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I am on the edge of giving up beer.
Not that I want to give up beer. I love beer. But unless I can somehow delete what I saw yesterday from my memory, I don't know if I'll ever be able to raise a glass again.
Yesterday, at the end of the afternoon, we went to The Beer Junction. I'd call it a bottle shop, but it's far more than that. With over 1,300 bottles and 50 taps, and just 10 minutes from my home, it's been my go-to beer joint for the last five years.
But yesterday?
My god. It was...
Well, you decide. Steve and I had picked up our pints at the bar and then found a place to sit. But, having got myself seated, and taken the first sip, I looked around...
...and saw this:
I don't know if the photo will convey the enormity, but... butt... Holy Beer Butt, Batman!!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 11, 2017 - 07:37pm PT
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After the enormity of the beer butt in the above post, there was only one thing to do...
Brew!
The hop farm (a patch in my garden) was ripe for harvest...
Looking so good...
With that available, I mashed up what will become a mid-strength (~7%) east coast style IPA, and, once the boil was well under way, dumped in about two-thirds of this...
Added the other third at flame out.
If you're in Seattle about three weeks from now, and thirsty, there'll be fresh-hop IPA on tap.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 11, 2017 - 08:01pm PT
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Now, two nights ago in Pinedale things were MUCH betta!
Ghost, my nephew's crop in Columbia City...
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 11, 2017 - 08:20pm PT
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my nephew's crop in Columbia City...
What will he do with all that green goodness?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 11, 2017 - 08:27pm PT
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Same thing you would. His last batch equals anything I've had from Belgium! If he didn't have a good day job he would have a future in brewing.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2017 - 10:46am PT
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Ghost -
What hop varietal you growin'?? Citra?
Here's to Ammon!......raising a few pints to you, Sir! Heal fast.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 13, 2017 - 11:12am PT
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Right now you can get 24 packs of Hamms......"From the land of sky blue waters" .... for $11.99.
serve it up ICE cold, in a glass, and enjoy.
I find that those go a lot farther when your at Stoney Point and the thirsty lads ask whats in the ice chest.
And Ghost.... I had to quit brewing beer because if I did not, my butt was going to look like that.....
nice hops, i wish I was going to be in Seattle in 4 weeks.
Do you bottle it in 12oz? Or?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 13, 2017 - 12:41pm PT
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What hop varietal you growin'?? Citra?
It's a mix of hops, most of which I can't even remember. There are six plants in that patch, at least four varietals -- maybe five. Centennial for sure, maybe Cascade, Chinook, Nugget, Mt. Hood, Willamette... Can't remember what got into that patch and what didn't. But definitely no Citra or Mosaic or anything cool and modern.
Do you bottle it in 12oz? Or?
Keg.
And Ghost.... I had to quit brewing beer because if I did not, my butt was going to look like that.....
Quite a lot of big butts (and big guts) in the beer joints around here. That one just stood out because of the way it was encased.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 13, 2017 - 02:07pm PT
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Keg.... good to know.
If I ever start up the old Brewery again it will be Keg only.
When I was doing it a ton, it was only bottles, lots and lots of bottles. Washing and sterilizing 66 bottles was a pain....
opening up and sampling all of the different beers was making my whole body grow in size... so I gave it up "for climbing."
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 13, 2017 - 07:38pm PT
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If I ever start up the old Brewery again it will be Keg only.
Kegging is a lot easier and more convenient in many respects, but there is also a place for bottles.
Still, there is the issue of the keg farm in my cellar...
And then there are a few more kegs in the fridges...
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 14, 2017 - 01:09pm PT
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Ghost..... nice set up.
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Sep 14, 2017 - 05:58pm PT
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Bourbon 🥃
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 27, 2017 - 12:05pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 27, 2017 - 12:11pm PT
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So, Ghost, The Nephew got 5 lbs of buds which dried out to 1.5 lbs, enough he says for 40 gallons? Whoa! Might be time to visit him again in a couple months!
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Sep 27, 2017 - 12:48pm PT
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Excuse the plastic, I brought it (the KBS) over to a friends house so we could share. This is probably the best beer in the world at this moment:
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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East Coast IPA,at it's finest......
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Just got home after four days in the land of sh#t beer and sh#t coffee and am enjoying one of my own IPA's before bed, and looking forward to real coffee in the morning.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Vermont.......man.
The Brewhouse
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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^^^^^ Hoyne Brewing appears to be in Victoria, BC. Not far from where we'll be living next year. Here's what they say about their Dark Matter IPA:
DARK MATTER
Deep inside the Hadron Collider physicists hurtle sub-atomic particles with lightning speed on a collision course with each other. They do so in the pursuit of pure science, in the hope of one day being able to unlock the mystery of the elusive unseen fabric upon which our universe is embroidered: Dark Matter.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 16, 2017 - 10:07am PT
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If you're in the neighborhood, say coming back from a day of climbing at The Needles and such, here's the place to be to enjoy good times and some great craft brews from over 25 brewers in and around the state of California. Hope to see some of you there!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rockin-river-beer-and-music-festival-tickets-35840126784
You can spot me wearing our brew club tee....
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2017 - 10:37am PT
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bump for tomorrow's "Happy Place" in Kernville....
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Oct 19, 2017 - 11:29am PT
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mmmmmmmm
beer
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darkmagus
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Oct 19, 2017 - 11:37am PT
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Had this one the other night, a four-star classic:
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Oct 19, 2017 - 12:38pm PT
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I had a and a .
The latter is rather dull. (I think, there are those who love it).
Then I had a glass of Oregonian zinfadel, Ghost Pines. Is it ok to mention wines in this thread?
The young generation of executives is rather weak. :-) Simply because they only got half a night's sleep before today's work and the dinner we just had, they went to bed, and it's only 9 o'clock! I could be their bloody mother considering age, and I'm the one still unaffected and totally awake. On the other hand, maybe they just wanted a moment off without the boss being around... :-)
I'm rather proud of them. We're a solely female team of executives in a traditionally male oriented field, and we do utterly well. I have great hopes for them.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Oct 19, 2017 - 12:44pm PT
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I'm not. Got about 12 pounds to lose, 11.8 of them are from beer.. :-O
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Oct 19, 2017 - 01:07pm PT
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Kris, do as I did. :-D
Start smoking again and stop eating. 19 pounds gone extremely fast. But alas, you have to lay off the beer too while you do it... it's liquid bread.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Oct 19, 2017 - 02:38pm PT
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Start smoking again and stop eating...
How am I supposed to do that?
Oh, you must be talking about tobacco.
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Oct 19, 2017 - 02:53pm PT
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;-)
Yes. That other green stuff doesn't change your metabolism. Besides, it's illegal here.
(Not the healthiest way to do it, I admit, but who cares? It worked. Add some exercising and the weight stays down.)
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Oct 19, 2017 - 04:06pm PT
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I'll stick to eating less & staying active to lose weight
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frank wyman
Mountain climber
montana
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Oct 26, 2017 - 10:11am PT
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Wife works at Costco and brought me home a 24 pack of German beers,all different.It's called a "beer a day in december" or something like that. A little pricey at around $48 but they are all "Tall Boys" 16ozers. Did not know any of them All good with a split of about 2/3 light pales and the rest more dark. All writing is in German so don't realy know much more. Will have to get another case as they did not last long as I am a thirsty boy....Frank
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Carbo
Trad climber
Too far south
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Oct 26, 2017 - 03:15pm PT
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It's an Advent calendar. You were supposed to drink one a day from December 1 till christmas. You found christmas early this year :)
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Oct 26, 2017 - 04:51pm PT
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End of the work day, and time for a beer.
This one, from the Firestone Walker brewery in Paso Robles will do just fine.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Oct 26, 2017 - 05:29pm PT
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That Advent calendar was pretty damn tasty; all good quality German beer. Granted, you were supposed to drink one a day from December 1 till christmas. But I used it to hydrate in prep for my colonoscopy. Everything passed ;) Wished I could grab another...
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climbrunride
Sport climber
Golf Wall, CO
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Oct 26, 2017 - 08:08pm PT
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It's improved over last year. It no longer has a lot of pumpkin sediment in the can, so you can drink the whole thing.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 26, 2017 - 08:21pm PT
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Oct 27, 2017 - 09:00am PT
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If you want some thing right brew it your self
Loyd Price
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 27, 2017 - 09:33am PT
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Horizontal......sexy! Complete with "hard" lines.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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This one's for Mooch.
From everything you've said about beer, I believe you'd love this one.
Fresh hop IPA, from this fall's harvest, is now in perfect condition. I know, I know, every west-coast brewery does some "fresh hop IPA" thing, but most of them are so one-dimensional that they're not worth drinking. This is more in what you call the east-coast style. Warm, complex, soft... Whatever.
And Loyd, that is some serious steel. Do you weld?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Not over the top,well balanced. Since 81 for me as well.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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A nice pinot noir....beer is for sweaty summer days.
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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What beer am I drinking right now? All of them.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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And for the more bucolic...
THIS is what I was purchasing...
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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The beer selection in Joshua tree has been ruined by tattoo infested hipsters and bunheads! If you don't want IPA or crap PBR etc, you are SOL! Thank goodness there is still tequila 😀
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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The point of my last post.
IPA or nothing,even over here.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Stone "Enjoy by Christmas..."
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GuapoVino
climber
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Q: What beer are you drinking right now?
A: All of them.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2017 - 04:48pm PT
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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WRT ^: Ieeeeee......... . Yuck. Ich. Ieeeee.
Please Mooch, admit that's a troll. You're baiting me/us?
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Whatever the horses are having
You know justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys, you got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singing
Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
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JJK
Gym climber
NC
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BrassNuts - The beer selection in Joshua tree has been ruined by tattoo infested hipsters and bunheads! If you don't want IPA or crap PBR etc, you are SOL! Thank goodness there is still tequila
You must not know about Sam's.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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F'ueco
Boulder climber
Peoples Republic Of Boulder
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One of my favorite local brews.
Upslope Citra Pale Ale (this is brewed about 5.5 miles from my house.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 6, 2017 - 10:38am PT
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A troll?? You lost me at Yuck.....
JJK......Victory At Sea is on my top 10 list!!
Hate to admit it.......I NEVER troll. ;)
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2017 - 10:29am PT
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Starting the Christmas holiday weekend early.....
Have you had your Fuzzy Back Duck lately? *CRRRRRUNNNCHHH*
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Dec 26, 2017 - 05:48pm PT
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Local beers
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 26, 2017 - 06:02pm PT
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daughter brought this over for Christmas dinner... surprisingly good
I guess it's local
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Dec 26, 2017 - 08:54pm PT
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Be careful
consuming at least 80 g of alcohol per day for more than 10 years will develop liver disease at a rate of nearly 100%.
I like those beers as much as the next fellow
But ...
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Dec 26, 2017 - 09:07pm PT
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Fwiw, a 12 oz beer with 4.5% abv has roughly 13 grams of alcohol. So 80 grams would require drinking six "standard" beers.
Of course the Lagunitas Brown Shugga' I'm currently drinking is 9.7%. But I'm only having one.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 27, 2017 - 08:31pm PT
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Lagunitas opened a taproom here in Seattle so the Shugga is flowin' on the far side of town.
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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Dec 27, 2017 - 09:25pm PT
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I live right here in the land of Laugunitas and Pliny elder and younger...but I have a new one here from next county south..Headlands Brewing. Cloudview White Ale
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jan 18, 2018 - 02:46pm PT
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Like the Upslope Citra^^^^^^^
So ,They are standing in line for an hour for a 2 beer limit of this beer.
It is really good and dry.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2018 - 01:29pm PT
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14.5%.....sure to kick you in the mouth!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jan 31, 2018 - 06:22pm PT
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Sorry to hear that Brandon.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Feb 13, 2018 - 05:28pm PT
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 13, 2018 - 08:03pm PT
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I have preached to you sinners about the need for "Even More Jesus" many times. A huge stout from Evil Twin Brewing.
But no more. Even more Jesus is not enough. What you really need is Evil Twin's Even More JCS.
JC, in this case, being a brewer named Jean-Claude who has come up with an Imperial Stout in the realm of 12% abv. They mumble about vanilla and coffee, but what I get is cocoa.
Massive. And wonderful.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 18, 2018 - 07:18pm PT
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F*#k art. Winter is coming.
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stay norwegian. good boy
climber
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Mar 16, 2018 - 06:16am PT
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stawberry is chill the-day.
no skating. no climbing.
just mild-living
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Mar 16, 2018 - 09:08am PT
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My daughter's boyfriend got me some "Prince of Dankness" for my birthday. He is a fine lad.
DEE and I shared an oil can at the Queen Mountain trailhead. Very tasty for a double/imperial.
http://wildbarrelbrewing.com/beers/
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Mar 30, 2018 - 06:45pm PT
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There was still some warmth in the sun when I arrived home today, so I spent a bit of time on the back deck scrubbing out a couple of recently-emptied kegs...
...and, if you're going to be outside, scrubbing beer kegs, you might as well find a keg that isn't empty, and pull yourself a glass.
A fairly big IPA, fermented with brett as well as regular ale yeast. Eight months later, it's incredible. Wild IPA.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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An hour ago...
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Dogfishhead 90. Yum. One and done.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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The actual beer I'm drinking right now -- a Belgian-style quad from Block 15 -- is irrelevant.
What matters is that I'm raising my glass in a toast to Locker. His banning, and that of Kevin Worrall, is a depressing route marker on the decline of Supertopo.
Here's to two guys I don't know, but wish I did. And whom I now have lost my chance to get to know better.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Apr 10, 2018 - 11:36am PT
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Right now? Sumatran dark roast, organic, fair trade, blessed by the Dali Lama and kissed by Scarlet Johansson. Boooyagh.
Last night, a couple of 805's. Can't handle the heavy, hoppy stuff.
@TAd: Dood. You did a sixer of that stuff? Whoa. Ass kicked I'm sure!
BAd
Edit: Yeah, I better toast to Locker, too. RIP!
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Reedly
Social climber
The High Desert, CA
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Apr 12, 2018 - 12:03am PT
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PBR with a touch of lime. AKA a Brittany Special.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 12, 2018 - 07:20pm PT
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Not what beer, but what has been said about beer...
The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind – Humphrey Bogart
Always do sober what you said you would do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. – Ernest Hemingway
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. – Benjamin Franklin
He is a wise man who invented beer. – Plato
I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day. – Frank Sinatra
Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world. – Kaiser Wilhelm
Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. – Dave Berry
24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? – Stephen Wright
Everybody has to believe in something. I believe I’ll have another drink. – W.C. Fields
May your glass be ever full. May the roof over your head be always strong. And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you’re dead. – Irish Toast
You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. – Frank Zappa
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer. – Abraham Lincoln
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. – Earnest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. – Winston Churchill
Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer. – Henry Lawson
I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety. – Shakespeare, Henry V
God made yeast, as well as dough, and loves fermentation just as dearly as he loves vegetation. – Ralph Waldo EmersonDrunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.- Seneca
The good Lord has changed water into wine, so how can drinking beer be a sin? – Sign near a Belgian Monastary
A man can hide all things, excepting twain - That he is drunk, and that he is in love. – Antiphanes
I work until beer o’clock. – Stephen King
He that drinketh strong beer and goes to bed right mellow, lives as he ought to live and dies a hearty fellow.- Anonymous
Tis hard to tell which is best: music, food, beer or rest. – Anonymous
Work is the curse of the drinking classes.- Oscar Wilde
Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder. – Anonymous
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. - Anonymous
There are more old drunks than old doctors. - Anonymous
A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there's more conversation. - Anonymous
They who drink beer will think beer. - Washington Irving
When I heated my home with oil, I used an average of 800 gallons a year. I have found that I can keep comfortably warm for an entire winter with slightly over half that quantity of beer. - Dave Barry
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 22, 2018 - 08:30pm PT
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This one...
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Apr 22, 2018 - 09:00pm PT
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Only two hours of yard work... (might be my max...ha ha)...
Just another low abv effort here in the beer barren wasteland of Utah...
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 19, 2018 - 05:38pm PT
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Fremont (Seattle) Pride Kolsch.
The beer is good, but the can label is awesome. Did I ever mention the time I spent at Cal Ink (now Flint) down in the flats in Berkeley? Developing the ink to have the surfactant profile to print on cans, have the correct color balance and durability is not straightforward. (neither is photographing a can)
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Jun 20, 2018 - 04:54am PT
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jun 22, 2018 - 10:16am PT
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Decent places should never serve good beer in jars.
OK, at home I drink margaritas and tequila sunrises from a quart jar, but I live in a f*#king fruit grove, not at the beach.
Last night I was at a joint in Long Beach WA (Pickled Fish) right on the beach, enjoying the billion-dollar view from their fourth-floor bar, watching whales in the Pacific Ocean spouting in the sunset (no shit!) while drinking a nice Fort George IPA from a mason jar.
C'mon guys. Next time one of their numerous local craft beer distributors shows up to re-up the beer stock, they should have them leave a case or two of their logo pint glasses.
The Pickled Fish is also a tip-free establishment, which makes me uncomfortable. I just can't bring myself to stiff a bartender, so I tipped her anyway. How does that taste?
Now I'm off to Astoria, to check out Buoy Brewing, which comes highly recommended from a gal at the bar at Fort George Brewery.
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grover
climber
Castlegar BC
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Jun 22, 2018 - 02:41pm PT
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A tasty ale fit for any occasion.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 22, 2018 - 03:11pm PT
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It was sumpin’ wierd like Olde Janky at The Swan at Shakespeare’s Globe.
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Jun 23, 2018 - 08:20am PT
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What ever beer I feel like brewing
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 23, 2018 - 09:17am PT
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What ever beer I feel like brewing
Ditto.
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Risk
Mountain climber
Marooned, 855 miles from Tuolumne Meadows
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Jun 23, 2018 - 04:56pm PT
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“Meine Hopfenweisse”
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 23, 2018 - 05:35pm PT
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Steve called and said Perihelion Brewery had just won an award for their Tripel at... Well I don't remember. Some kind of Washington State beer competiton. So, with the sun out, and the afternoon waning, we decided to check it out.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 28, 2018 - 01:15am PT
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gud sunset watching beer at 2245...
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2018 - 07:43am PT
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Loyd......nice horizontal sculpture!! Tight!! Left you with a thin wallet I suppose.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jun 28, 2018 - 09:01am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Øl is ‘beer’ in Norweegian. I guess I’m drinking fat beer?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Remember Pete’s Wicked ale,this ones a bit stronger. and hoppier.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 10, 2018 - 02:21pm PT
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Not wicked but a really gud pils...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 10, 2018 - 11:48pm PT
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Aug 29, 2018 - 06:58pm PT
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This isn't what I'm drinking now, but the foundation of what I'll be drinking in about a month.
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Adventurer
Mountain climber
Virginia
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A nice Devils Backbone Vienna Lager brings to mind one of my favorite quotes,
“24 hours in a day and 24 beers in a case; Coincidence?? I don’t think so”
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looks easy from here
climber
Santa Cruzish
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Keeping it simple: cold Pacifico right out of the bottle after 2 1/2 hour drive each way for a 2 hour birthday party in Oakdale.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Riverkern Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2018 - 03:14pm PT
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13.2%......Power Plant for the one two punch on the Champ.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 10, 2018 - 04:42pm PT
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One of my all-time favorites. Just poured a glass of...
Seattle is a great place to find pretty much any beer from any place in the world, but the level of beer snobbery there is so intense, and beer snobs' income levels are so high, that retailers can raise prices to unimaginable levels and barely see any slowing in demand.
But when Gulden Draak hit $16.95 for a 750ml bottle I could no longer justify buying it
And moving to my new home in Powell River -- a small city on the BC coast that is so isolated that you have to take two ferries to get to it -- didn't seem likely to help. Not only has the price of beer in Canada historically been higher than in the US, but given the isolation, I expected selection to be severely limited. (I knew there was a good brewpub in town, but they only offer half a dozen beers.)
Ha! Was I ever wrong. Okay, the selection isn't quite what you would find in Seattle or Portland or San Francisco, but it's far wider than I expected, and today, wonder of wonders, there on the shelf was Gulden Draak. 333ml bottles for CAD$3.79
Converting that to US$, and scaling up to 750 mls means I'm paying US$6.35 per 750 mls. just over 1/3 what I'd be paying in Seattle.
Hmmm. I think I might just crack another bottle...
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Mar 10, 2019 - 08:42am PT
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mike a.
Sport climber
ca
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Mar 10, 2019 - 03:54pm PT
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mike a.
Sport climber
ca
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Mar 10, 2019 - 03:54pm PT
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Mar 10, 2019 - 04:24pm PT
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After a day of scrubbing on one of the local crags a glass of tripel at the local brewpub hit the spot.
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mike a.
Sport climber
ca
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Mar 10, 2019 - 05:04pm PT
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Chaz
Trad climber
Straight Outta Crafton
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Mar 10, 2019 - 05:08pm PT
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I got a 5.12% abv vanilla porter that I brewed on my birthday and bottled on Valentines Day working right now.
I wasn't real excited when I popped the top on the first one last week - it tasted just like A&W Root Beer, but with no head - but that's changed.
It's coming right along with carbonation and tastes like beer now.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Mar 18, 2019 - 08:59pm PT
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Guinness extra stout
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Mar 18, 2019 - 09:27pm PT
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Miller High Life.
Nine bucks a twelver at Von's and besides, it's a work night.
Went okay with my wife's pan fried mahi-mahi fish burger.
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Loyd
Big Wall climber
Roseburg, OR
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Mar 19, 2019 - 08:57am PT
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Ijust tried my first beer from the Tapper I built a Founders IPA
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Mar 19, 2019 - 09:45am PT
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^^^Nice
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Mar 19, 2019 - 07:21pm PT
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Hazy Little Thing IPA
ABV 6.7%
IBU 40
I’ve only seen it in cans. Anyone know why they don’t sell it in bottles? Does it have anything to do with the beer itself, or did they just decide to go with cans for this one? Had it on tap too. Yum, yum!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 19, 2019 - 07:53pm PT
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Old Rasputin, about as good a stout as there is and at 9% good value.
Dunno why it’s ‘old’ Rasputin as he died young, to the tsarina’s horror.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Mar 19, 2019 - 08:52pm PT
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Reilly, you need to get out more. To places where they sell stouts.
Not that Old Rasputin is bad, but the world has not stood still in the last 20 years.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 19, 2019 - 08:59pm PT
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I came out long ago.
And I was speaking of what’s available within a 5 minute drive and under 15 bucks for 4.
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Chaz
Trad climber
Straight Outta Crafton
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Mar 21, 2019 - 08:47am PT
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Lloyd's beer tap looks like it belongs in the house instead out in the brewery.
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brotherbbock
climber
So-Cal
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Mar 21, 2019 - 09:14am PT
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A few home brews I have on tap as well...
A Helles Bock lager coming in at 7.8%!!! Smooth and it will mess you up!
An Oatmeal Stout at session strength so you can drink several pints and get no hangovers. 5% ABV
Lastly my annual seasonal Tangerine Honey Wheat, with fresh tangerines from my mother's tree. 5.8% ABV
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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After a couple of days of cold wind and rain, it's suddenly summer again. Well, okay, not quite summer, but damn warm and sunny for spring.
And a perfect beer to go with it.
If you're interested, visit https://category12beer.com/
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Be careful out there
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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May 28, 2019 - 09:36pm PT
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Time to raise a glass to the memory of the great beer threads on Supertopo. I guess the threads, minus the photos we've posted over the years, will still be there, frozen in some kind of weird internet time warp, but no one will ever ever wander through that part of the museum, so they might as well be gone.
But, for the next three days, they'll still exist, and I can tell this one last beer story with the expectation that someone might read it.
Life took a sharp turn last year, and, after working for almost 20 years in the US (Seattle) we returned to Canada. Bought a place in a small isolated city on the BC coast, sold our Seattle house, packed a lot of stuff into trucks, and headed north.
Maybe you've had a similar experience -- a massive life change that doesn't seem real until some odd little something, some trivial thing that you normally wouldn't even notice, suddenly wakes you to the fact that the world has changed.
For me, it was the beer in this photo. First taste of the first glass of the first beer I brewed here.
Something in that glass brought me to earth in my new home.
Cheers to all of you!
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brotherbbock
climber
So-Cal
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May 29, 2019 - 10:05am PT
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Cheers mate...
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