Scholarship table
Any beer lovers here heading to Great Taste in the Peoples Republic on Saturday? I'll be the bearded one with a beer shirt on.
Sounds like the kind of guy that kicks puppies
Nah, but he PBR-boards people who are withholding information.
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
Counter-intuitively, I have a real problem with bars that have 100 taps of micros and crafts on the wall. Seemingly, it would be heaven for guys like me (us), but it with that many choices, it takes me five minutes to decide what I actually want, and that's four extra minutes of sobriety I'll never get back. Applying the same principle, putting a guy like me in San Diego - micro capital of the world - is pretty much Webster's definition of indecisiveness.... with 120+ breweries in the county and only five days at my disposal (with limited hours each day), I definitely need a plan going in.Accordingly, one would think a family vacation would relieve me of the burden of necessitating a choice, but in my infinite "wisdom" (which, strangely, only manifests when it involves beer), I decided to purchase an airplane ticket for my mother, a/k/a the complimentary babysitting service. Which brings me back to my original quandary... 5 days, 120 choices and so far, Stone is the only one on the list (primarily because it's dinner one of the nights).So, my Cicerones..... what suggestions have you?? Who's been where? Whatdidya think? Whatdya recommend? Etc.All else equal, my wife and I prefer tasting rooms to brewpubs, but good beer and a decent selection (less than 100, of course) wins every time.
Founder's Pale Joe. Special limited edition for Art Prize. Pale Ale brewed with Coffee. Pretty sure it is a love/hate thing.
A friend that works for Anchor Steam brought a few bottles of the legendary Pliny The Elder (Russian River Brewing Company) back from NoCal last week and gave me one. Clean, grapefruit and pine scent, but too bitter for my taste. I'm not, however, much of an IPA fan. Or in this case, a DIPA.
Great beer when fresh. Consecration is my favorite beer of theirs. If you ever get a chance to get up to Santa Rosa (or Napa / Sonoma), their brewpub is a must stop to get the tasting paddle.
I've got a Consecration in my fridge right (distributed around Denver during GABF). Been to the brewery a couple times - if you haven't been recently - go early and prepare to wait. There's almost always a line now.