BEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR

[chronovore]

http://blog.untappd.com/post/98888620536/craft-beer-cellar-glass-giveaway

Get on a plane, Mr. Gundam!

[chronovore]

I helped a bunch of students with their English before they went to the USA. Apparently they’ve brought me back a 12-pack of Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA.

Praise Beer-Jesus.

[Mr. Gundam]

Awwwwwwwwww yeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.

[chronovore]

Also bless the vat-lords of St. Chico.

[Mr. Gundam]

Cans or bottles of Torpedo?

The cans are bigger.

[chronovore]

Bottles!  :'(

My wife had thought they'd come back with bombers of various IPAs, but they just did the Japanese thing and all went for the same.

There's a beer-picnic next weekend; I'll fling you an invite on FB so you can track the shenanigans.

[chronovore]

http://blog.untappd.com/post/100673723466/untappd-turns-four

[sarslip]

whats your untappd chronovore?

[Mr. Gundam]

whats your untappd chronovore?

Just look up chronovore, you'll find him.

[chronovore]

Yeah, I’m just “chronovore” pretty much everywhere. There have only been a few cases where I was beaten to it, such as Steam.

Today I went down to the Antalya cliffside on the Mediterranean, visited the Khoffner Brewery and had a half liter of their “Red.” It was pretty good. Mainly it was nice to find a brewery here, and sit on a quiet patio with a brew.

[sarslip]

ok, schweet breh, friended

[Mr. Gundam]

Bumping for my currently in Seattle bro Chrono.

[chronovore]

Dumpster fest.
Hoppy beers.
Gundam style.

 

[Mr. Gundam]

Dumpster fest.
Hoppy beers.
Gundam style.

 

Gonna try and swing you by Black Raven either before or after DUMPSTER.

Cause when am I actually on the Eastside? Black Raven is a must.

[milchs evil twin]

Man, why must beer trading overseas via the internet be so complicated.

I so wanna try the Maine Beer Company shit.

[sarslip]

Man, why must beer trading overseas via the internet be so complicated.

I so wanna try the Maine Beer Company shit.

pm me, let's make it happen

[nudemacusers]

as I am "impossible to shop for" (probably not a surprise for most here), my mother in law and I have agreed to her getting me a beer stein* every birthday/christmas. Up to two now

*The stein ofc must be made in germany as stein are meant to be.

[Mr. Gundam]

Mapped out the gameplan for Chrono's little beer tour. Toronado by my house and then off to the Eastside for Black Raven Brewing and Tap House in Bellevue since Eastside Bore refuses to leave their suburban sprawl nightmare of an existence. [sigh]

[chronovore]

Yay! So much YAY!

[chronovore]

as I am "impossible to shop for" (probably not a surprise for most here), my mother in law and I have agreed to her getting me a beer stein* every birthday/christmas. Up to two now

*The stein ofc must be made in germany as stein are meant to be.

It would be a PITA to shop for you.

[milchs evil twin]

Man, why must beer trading overseas via the internet be so complicated.

I so wanna try the Maine Beer Company shit.

pm me, let's make it happen

Have you ever traded overseas? Cause I can't imagine that being fun.

[chronovore]

Mapped out the gameplan for Chrono's little beer tour. Toronado by my house and then off to the Eastside for Black Raven Brewing and Tap House in Bellevue since Eastside Bore refuses to leave their suburban sprawl nightmare of an existence. [sigh]

Mr. Gundam, thanks a heap for arranging and transporting me yesterday. You’re the best wingman ever. Or pilot.

Thanks, Treesong, Bride of Treesong, Spawn of Treesong, and the lovely baritone of Van Cruncheon, for coming out and swapping fluids (beer) with me. As awesome as the beer was, the company I kept was far more precious to me.

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[Van Cruncheon]

 

[nudemacusers]

! there was a dumpster party!?

[Mr. Gundam]

Yeah. I picked up Chrono on my way home yesterday. We hung out with my wife and drank a Pliny the Elder at our house while complaining about the election, and then headed over to Bellevue to see Cruncheon and Treesong at Tap House Grill. Then we went to Black Raven Brewing in Redmond. ALL THE BEERS WERE CONSUMED.

Russian River Pliny the Elder
Breakside Wanderlust IPA
Boneyard RPM IPA
Bear Republic Tartare Rouge
Black Raven Trickster IPA with Coffee and Vanilla Beans (cask)
Black Raven Gunpowder Plot (porter with coffee beans and cocoa nibs soaked in Bourbon) on nitro
Black Raven Nothing But Flowers Session IPA

No ghosts were harmed during the course of the night.

[Mr. Gundam]

Today is International Stout Day (yeah, I know, whatever). Drink a stout today and check it in for a badge on Untappd.

[chronovore]

Yeah. I picked up Chrono on my way home yesterday. We hung out with my wife and drank a Pliny the Elder at our house while complaining about the election, and then headed over to Bellevue to see Cruncheon and Treesong at Tap House Grill. Then we went to Black Raven Brewing in Redmond. ALL THE BEERS WERE CONSUMED.

Russian River Pliny the Elder
Breakside Wanderlust IPA
Boneyard RPM IPA
Bear Republic Tartare Rouge
Black Raven Trickster IPA with Coffee and Vanilla Beans (cask)
Black Raven Gunpowder Plot (porter with coffee beans and cocoa nibs soaked in Bourbon) on nitro
Black Raven Nothing But Flowers Session IPA

No ghosts were harmed during the course of the night.

ALL. THE. BEERS.

It was really great. So much tasty beer, and I was feeling it by the end, but Mr. Gundam got me home safely to the hotel, and Cruncheon used enough lube so I’m not even walking funny today. Still smell like a dumpster though.

[tiesto]

Picked up a bottle of Ruination yesterday... first time having it and yeah, it's pretty damn good. I'm not that big on IPAs but the taste really shone through past the hops.

[chronovore]

Picked up a bottle of Ruination yesterday... first time having it and yeah, it's pretty damn good. I'm not that big on IPAs but the taste really shone through past the hops.

Despite Van Cruncheon’s irrational and cruel character assassination of IPAs, there is a wide variety within the style.

Last night I enjoyed a Ninkasi Total Domination, and New Belgium’s Rampant. Both fantastic and substantially different flavor profiles. I also had Manny’s Pale Ale, which was a blast, but unfortunately hard to compare after the IPAs.

[Mr. Gundam]

Picked up a bottle of Ruination yesterday... first time having it and yeah, it's pretty damn good. I'm not that big on IPAs but the taste really shone through past the hops.

Ummm...

What you're tasting....

That's the hops.

[Mr. Gundam]

Chrono, if The Abyss hits Boise before you go home, you need to get a bottle.

[chronovore]

Will do, Gundam! Looks nice. I was searching for bombers of Obsidian, but no place has them. I should probably look once I'm in San Jose, because Idaho's prices are a little higher AND I don't want to transport them twice.

[milchs evil twin]

Any of these Evil Twin ones worth the money?

Sarslip, aren't you somewhat of an Evil Twin expert?

[sarslip]

i like all those except the hop flood, both the ET stouts are smokey (especially ashtray heart), so if you like that youd probably enjoy them

[milchs evil twin]

Today's haul, full of novelty stuff that I'm looking forward to way too much.

[sarslip]

time to trample and stab for bourbon county day 

[chronovore]

Went to Idaho's Sockeye Brewery brewpub today, and had them pull on all 13 taps for me. 3 were great, 2 were meh, the rest were very good. Posting them to my Untappd feed. 

[Mr. Gundam]

Truck chasers aplenty in Nebraska.

Got a pour of BCBS. The hype over this shit is ridiculous.

[chronovore]

My sister and I enjoy big Hoppy IPAs.

Thanks to Mr Gundam, I was able to enjoy these two lovely beers with my sister. A brother and sister enjoyed The Brother and The Sister. Yay!

[sarslip]

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My sister and I enjoy big Hoppy IPAs.

Thanks to Mr Gundam, I was able to enjoy these two lovely beers with my sister. A brother and sister enjoyed The Brother and The Sister. Yay!

IPAs arent that impressive, have you tried a Blue Moon?

[chronovore]

[Mr. Gundam]

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My sister and I enjoy big Hoppy IPAs.

Thanks to Mr Gundam, I was able to enjoy these two lovely beers with my sister. A brother and sister enjoyed The Brother and The Sister. Yay!

[sarslip]

Hey gundam, would you mind telling PG2G at gaf thanks for the excellent beers he sent, and bonus points for stellar packaging. 

Banned till the 12th



cheers bros

[Mr. Gundam]

Hey gundam, would you mind telling PG2G at gaf thanks for the excellent beers he sent, and bonus points for stellar packaging. 

Banned till the 12th

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cheers bros

Only if you send me the FW bottles.

Yeah, no problem.

[milchs evil twin]

Pirate Bomb is the... well... bomb.

[chronovore]

I’ve been having so much good beer for the last month or so. Man. It’s all coming to an end tomorrow.

Yesterday was crazy: Sins of the Father Imp. Stout, The Abyss 2014, Kern River Brewing’s award-winning Citra DIPA, Gen. Sherman’s DIPA. It was a big, big day. I was paying for it a little this morning. WORTH IT.

[milchs evil twin]

Why would Founders get in bed with San Miguel of all possible partners...

[sarslip]

Why would Founders get in bed with San Miguel of all possible partners...

do go on.  no idea who that is, or if this is seen as a bad move, all i know is there will be more stories likes this in coming years, not less.

[milchs evil twin]

Why would Founders get in bed with San Miguel of all possible partners...

do go on.  no idea who that is, or if this is seen as a bad move, all i know is there will be more stories likes this in coming years, not less.

Well, it's a big Spanish brewery that I know very little about beyond the fact that we used to share big bottles of their unremarkable beer some years ago.

Now apparently they're family owned and I haven't gone back and tried their stuff ever since I actually started caring about beer, but it still seems like a weird match. If Founder's wanted to grow globally, a Spanish macrobrewery seemed pretty far down the list of possible partners to me.

Wish they'd sold out to someone in the UK/Belgium/Germany. Then you could at least expect distibution around here to pick up earlier...

Also, has anyone followed the development of Goose Island? Seems like they haven't changed too much after selling out, have they?

[sarslip]

nope they havent changed much, for better or worse.

[MrAngryFace]

Had Shiner's birthday chocolate stout- wanted to barf- the finish on the chocolate flavor is gross

[chronovore]

Bro in law is fond of Goose Island. Had it while stateside. Thought it was okay.

Currently lit at 2:23 AM in a countryside inn in Japan. Worried that I'm living in a j-drama. 

[Mr. Gundam]

Goose Island's standard beers are bland and inoffensive but absolutely everywhere thanks to ABInbev. There are better options.

[milchs evil twin]

Friend of mine is looking for beer suggestions in Japan, both places/bars and brands.

Any must haves?

Think he's pretty clueless about the Japanese beer scene, so anything would probably be appreciated.

[chronovore]

Swan Lake, Baird, and Coedo are my current favorites.

[Mr. Gundam]

I'd also suggest Minoh, Oh! La! Ho! And Tamamura Honten/Shiga Kogen.

Where at in Japan? Ushitora in Shimokitazawa (Tokyo) is my favorite bar.

[chronovore]

I'd also suggest Minoh, Oh! La! Ho! And Tamamura Honten/Shiga Kogen.

Where at in Japan? Ushitora in Shimokitazawa (Tokyo) is my favorite bar.

BTW, Baird was a featured beer at Mikkeller Bar in San Francisco in December. I opted out in favor of things I can’t get in Japan, but it was nice to see my feeling that Baird is “the real deal” backed up by a beer snoot place like Mikkeller. BTW, Mikkeller’s Tenderloin IPA is one of the best I’ve had. Christ, it was stunning.

[milchs evil twin]

Mikkeller distributed some Baird beers like 1.5 years ago. It's how I got to try some of them.

Mikkeller itself can be really disappointing. I think I've had more bad than good Mikkeller beers, which shouldn't happen considering the prices.

[Mr. Gundam]

Shelton Brothers handle Baird here in the states, unfortunately everything is way old and the hops are gone by the time we get bottles. The darker beers hold up well.

Everything from them has been stellar when I've visited the Harajuku and Nakameguro taprooms, though.

[chronovore]

Yeah, I’ve only had Baird in Japan, so it’s pretty fresh. Mostly I’ve had it on tap, but I did have a bottle of Suruga Bay IPA, and it held up alright.

My first Mikkeller was “Geek’s Breakfast” - a stout with bacon, coffee, and oatmeal. Thirteen dollars. It tasted like bicycle inner tube. I was not anxious to try more. The San Francisco taproom was awesome though; my first beer there was their Jackie Brown, just about the nicest brown ale I’ve ever had. They also have a Real Fucking Chef on staff (that’s a technical term) who specializes in sausage. Consequently, it was also one of the best sausages I’ve ever had.

So now my thoughts on Mikkeller are kindly.