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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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50 Beers to Try Before You Die
Thought the beer snobs here might like this article (and probably critique the hell out of it).
http://www.wisdeo.com/articles/view_post/2984 (CBS) You've heard of "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"? How about 50 to try before you die?!
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Would an idiot do that?
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arizona
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As someone who does the opposite and compares stouts as they age, it would be interesting to do the opposite and see how much better an IPA is fresh, then give it some time. Can't say I drink enough IPAs to really notice (or at least not enough fresh). I forgot to check dates on cans when grabbing a few in Florida for a buddy... they were a few months old and he wouldn't even take them. ![]() |
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King Sandbagger
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The Summit, MO
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Disclaimer, I know this because I party with the dude all the time. Well, also because I see TG cans sitting warm on shelves all the time all over the city. Last edited by phisherman; 12-09-2021 at 07:40 PM.. |
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Would an idiot do that?
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arizona
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I took it with a grain of salt... she had worked there for years and I'm sure TG had great intentions when they were smaller, but even then, it's not like you can control 'the last mile', much less every stop along the way. |
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Mostly Ignored
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Funny you mention comparing IPAs to compare fresh to not so fresh, because I did that this year. I saved one can from Parish's DDH Ghost release in May, knowing they'd likely release it again late November. I kept the can in the fridge the entire time. And popped it open with a fresh can from November's release, the night I got home from picking up the November cans. The May can held up enough to still be drinkable, but the fall-off was definitely noticeable. There was a lot less carbonation and even my wife noticed a staleness to the hops. And that's with it being fridge stored. I'm not a super asshole about dates, but I do try to drink IPAs as fresh as possible, and I will always prefer stores/breweries that keep the cans cold in storage. |
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Would an idiot do that?
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arizona
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![]() Ironically, the IPAs I bought in Florida were literally called Fresh, from Civil Society.... after being asked about the dates when I got home and sadly noticing how old they were, I wanted to Sharpie "-ish" on the cans. ![]() |
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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What's the date on your cans? |
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Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: California
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Should merge with Suicide Pod thread
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#5063 |
Would an idiot do that?
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arizona
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The Florida thing was back in early April and I want to say the cans were dated late January or maybe February. Had also picked up some J Wakfield's and stopped in there for a flight of stouts, ended up basically trading one of their collabs for a Mornin Delight from the same guy. It was a pretty good unintentional beer trip considering I didn't even make it to Tampa.... and since I don't do trades besides a few exchanges here, traveling is the main way I fill out the state/region beer map in my head.
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Cheat Death
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Land of Drincoln
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Toppling Goliath sits unrefrigerated on shelves here for months. Not all stores have the fridge capacity so the pecking order goes Bud/Miller/Coors, then locals, then whatevers left.
That said, the DDH King Sue that landed here last week was fire. Also, pre-canning TG wasn't super diligent about making dates clear on their bottles. I spent many a minute trying catch the bottle in the right light at the liquor store just trying to find the date. |
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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Also, DDH King Sue is legit one of the best beers I've had. I have a MN trading partner that hooks me up, and it is ****ing wonderful. |
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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How were the Wakefield stouts? |
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King Sandbagger
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The Summit, MO
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I don't think I've ever had a bad Wakefield stout.
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Would an idiot do that?
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arizona
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We were there just before their Wakefield fest (whatever they call it), so unfortunately they didn't have much to take home, but grabbed a 4 pack of "No Aspirations to Quit the Game" and it's pretty solid.... still have a couple of those. Also brought home a New Image Unreasonable Ninja strawberry stout that was good. The only downer was a Funky Buddha Maple porter, that was just okay despite being rated like a 99 (to the style, of course, as it's not supposed to be a diabetes stout). |
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Cheat Death
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Land of Drincoln
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If I only accomplish one thing here, its to prop up Revolution's barrel program to where it belongs.
X.O. Lynott's - Single Barrel - 14.3% This final Heaven Hill Bourbon barrel of OG Jamo-nilla base has spent five years in our stacks. Rich, silky chocolate notes erupt through a lattice of caramel and American oak. Sanctuary #12 - Double Barrel X.O.D. - Single Barrel - 17.1% A pair of leaky Four Roses Bourbon Deth's Tar barrels were combined to fill a single Heaven Hill Bourbon barrel before aging an additional four years. After roughly five years of aging it's emerged with equally heady measures of rich chocolate, American oak, and alcohol. ![]() |
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