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Craft Beer/Micro Brews

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T.L.
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Anyone else enjoy good beer.  There's a time and a place for pounding back Natty and PBR for sure but im talkin' goooooood beer.

I got bomber of Southern Tier Un-Earthly waiting for me at home and my mouth is watering.
Jul 30 2010 12:41PM
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Elijah.
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Try homebrewing, shit's fun and tasty.
Jul 30 2010 12:42PM
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DYFI
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Recently had some Eye of the Hawk, 8% and deeeelicious.
Jul 30 2010 12:43PM
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T.L.
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All the time man.  I have 3 Cascade Hops growing right now.  The cones just started to show up a few days ago.
Jul 30 2010 12:46PM
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Gnarshred
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I live in Fort Collins, CO, pretty much the micro brew capital of the country :)
Jul 30 2010 12:47PM
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Bar_Down
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always wanted to try that

this is what i drink when im in the mood to just moss and have a good fuckin beer:

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Jul 30 2010 12:51PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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i have some dogfish head 90s sitting in my fridge waiting for me to get off of work....i love good beers.
Jul 30 2010 1:02PM
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DOOM.
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FTW!
Jul 30 2010 1:03PM
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T.L.
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Another one of my favorites.  Legacy went out of business not too long ago but i still randomly find some here and there.

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Jul 30 2010 1:04PM
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Brenone
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Jul 30 2010 1:04PM
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T.L.
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Maybe this one?

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Jul 30 2010 1:05PM
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ski_DC
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Shipyaaahd
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other good ones:
Lagunitas IPA
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Affligem Blond
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and if any of you are familiar with Benelux in Montreal, their beer is unbelievably good.
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Jul 30 2010 1:13PM
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Bar_Down
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this is good too

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Jul 30 2010 1:15PM
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SkierX
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Craft/micros are where it's at.

If I'm looking to enjoy the taste of my beer, I will always be drinking a craft.

Cheap stuff has its place, but odds are that I am paying the extra few bucks on a 12-pack of quality tasting beer.

(Granted I am 25 and over the notion of getting drunk every time I drink)
Jul 30 2010 1:20PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Jul 30 2010 1:22PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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SWITCHBACK

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Jul 30 2010 1:31PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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ZUBERFIZZ FOR LIFE

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Jul 30 2010 1:33PM
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SkierX
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Meh, have had better in my personal opinion. I felt a little let down actually considering all the hype I had heard.

One of the best beers I have had to date that fit my personal tastes would be Long Trail Ale's Brewmasters Series Winter White Ale. Straight up perfection. Got a 5 gallon keg of it last year around the holidays. Such a wonderful beer.
Jul 30 2010 1:37PM
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Gnarshred
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haha yeee and here are my favs:
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THat last one is 9.2% gnarly and delicious!

Jul 30 2010 1:45PM
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T.L.
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Would anyone participate in a Craft Beer CULT???

Basically discussions, do reviews, home brew talk, and other stuff related to tasty brews. 
Jul 30 2010 3:01PM
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Bar_Down
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im fuckin down, sign me up. nothin like a good beer, i've been lookin for other ones to try
Jul 30 2010 3:03PM
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SkierX
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I'd swing by on occasion. Likely wouldn't be a permanent fixture, but I would liek to hear about people's suggestions for a good brew.
Jul 30 2010 3:07PM
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Slinger1x1
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craft beers are delicious. I had this amazing beer in Vail, unfortunately i dont remember the name

plus it was really my brothers beer.

see im 17. so basically im stuck pounding shitty beer for a couple years. but i do enjoy the taste of a well made beer.
Jul 30 2010 3:07PM
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Brenone
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Im down.

Im not much of a home brew guy but Im always on the hunt for good craft beers.
Jul 30 2010 3:08PM
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yellav
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send over an invite i love a good beer. my homebrewing operation has been out of commission for the past few months due to funding but hopefully thisll give me a little motivation to get her rippin again.
Jul 30 2010 3:09PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Dude if you haven't been yet check out the spinnerstown in down towards quakertown, their beer list will make you cry. Also the tap and table in emmaus has a wicked selection but is more of a pricey and swanky type place.

Spinnerstown will fill growlers of anything they have on tap, which happens to include blue point oatmeal stout. If ya need to borrow any let me know I have 8 growlers collecting dust at my house from magic hat.

just a little local beer tip for ya there.


Also I would totally be in on a craft brew cult for sure. I got a home brew kit right now I'm sitting on that I need to fire up.
Jul 30 2010 3:13PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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hell yes, I had a sixer of that toasted lager when I went to the beach for my birthday, that shit was delicious.

Also had the rastafar-rye last time I went to the local beer snob restaurant. I'm liking all the blue point stuff so far, gonna go pick up a growler of the oatmeal stout soon, but they hit us for 20 bucks a growler of it down here. Which is kind of a steap six pack but I think it's worth it.
Jul 30 2010 3:16PM
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T.L.
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Cult create.  i'll kick it off when i get home with proper review of the unearthly i've been drooling over all day.
Jul 30 2010 3:18PM
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T.L.
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good to know about the growlers.  thanks.  never heard of spinnerstown i'll have to look into it.

The Craft Ale House down in the limerick/royersford area is supposed to be incredible.  Something like 100 bottles in house and this is their draft list right now

  • ROGUES SHAKESPEARE STOUT
  • MONK'S CAFE FLEMISH SOUR ALE
  • GEANT'S GOLIATH TRIPLE
  • ST. FEUILLIEN CUVEE DE NOEL
  • FLYING DOG IN-HEAT WHEAT
  • BROOKLYN LAGER
  • AVERY 17th ANNIVERSARY BLACK LAGER
  • LOST ABBEY AVANT GARDE
  • PORT SUMMER PALE ALE
  • HILL FARMSTEAD HARLAN
  • SIERRA NEVADA EXPORTER
  • VICTORY SUMMER OF LOVE GOLDEN ALE
  • ITHACA FLOWER POWER
  • GREAT LAKES LAKE ERIE MONSTER DIPA
  • CORONADO OLD SCALLYWAG BARLEYWINE
  • GREAT DIVIDE CHOCOLATE OAK AGED YETI
special emphasis on the ithaca flower power.  i think i have a boner... no homo.

Jul 30 2010 3:26PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Yeah it's the Spinnerstown inn, if your on 663 from pennsburg toward q-town it's a left at the light before the turnpike where it splits to two lanes. They've got a book that is the beer list it's incredible. Not too pricey either.

I've never heard of that one in limerick, I'll check it out as I've gone up that way to the sly fox brewery before and wasn't really impressed.
Jul 30 2010 3:42PM
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T.L.
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Yeah sly fox has a few good brews but the restaurant kinda blows.  My buddy and his sister work there so most of the time my tab ends up $0 with a $25 tip.  Pretty good deal if you ask me haha
Jul 30 2010 4:20PM
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Spillway_East
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hey luke just out of curiosity, do you know whos uncle and whos dad's cousin owns shipyard?

Jul 30 2010 4:23PM
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Bar_Down
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its auto-accept
https://newschoolers.com/web/members/culthome/id/5001/t/Craft+Brews/
Jul 30 2010 5:22PM
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T.L.
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I think it could turn out pretty well.  Skiing and enjoying a good beer has always gone hand in hand. 
Jul 30 2010 5:32PM
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HenniferLopez
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Jul 30 2010 5:55PM
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T.L.
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had to google that one.  never heard of it.
Jul 30 2010 6:01PM
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HenniferLopez
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iz real tasty. if you try it, let me know what you think. it seems like people either love it or hate it.
Jul 30 2010 6:02PM
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T.L.
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send me one!!! haha
Jul 30 2010 6:09PM
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ClauseFour
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Oh, we have a ton of micro breweries at home. Here's one of my favourites, innit.

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Jul 30 2010 6:10PM
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HenniferLopez
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haha I was going to say that you'd be able to find it where you live (if you're in PA like your profile says) but with some investigating it looks like New Belgium doesn't distribute there.


Jul 30 2010 6:13PM
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Ski_da_Bay
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Best beer I've ever had, Firestone Walker Parabola. Holy shit.

Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot was pretty good.

So is their Hop Stoopid.

Another good one was Deschutes Brewery Abyss.

I had some really really good ale back east in Belfast ME, I think it was like Marina Brewery or some shit, but it was amazing.

Russian River Brewing Company makes some damn good stuff.

Sierra Nevada Summerfest is pretty alright.

Whenever I can get someone to grab me some Sierra Nevada Bigfoot I snatch it up.

Sierra Nevada Stout is meh, I know a lot of people who like it, but I'm not a big fan.

Just about everything made by Bear Republic Brewing Co. is amazing. Racer 5 and Racer X are like, oh my holy shitballs. Red Rocket is pretty nice too.


Jul 30 2010 6:14PM
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T.L.
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stalker...jk i'll allow it lol

once we get some members in the cult we can probably start some kind of beer exchange thing.  a lot of sites do it and have some pretty in depth advice on shipping beer.
Jul 30 2010 6:18PM
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Bar_Down
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whaaat? you can ship beer?? thats a trip
Jul 30 2010 6:19PM
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Pisces
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My dad owns a small brewery in NE PA that I work at and stuff. Haven't started brewing myself yet but maybe some day I will follow in my dads footsteps.
berwickbrewing.com
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Jul 30 2010 6:25PM
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ClauseFour
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Sweet Water?


Isn't that just Budweiser?
Jul 30 2010 6:26PM
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PacificRimJob
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I have proposed an idea to the Travel Channel recently about going around the country (and later the world) and trying all the awesome craft brews... giving people insight into how different beers are made, and what makes a certain beer taste a certain way, and not only that, but showing a little debauchery along the way, and warning people all about drunk driving and effects of alcohol. I know the Idea has been approached before, but the way I have written it up, I see it as a little more unique than anything they've done before.

Pretty much a show that I think anyone in this thread would watch for sure. I hope they continue talking to me about the idea.



Anyways here are some of my favourite microbrewaries in no particular order, just a list of companies I can think of off the top of my head that I've tried or been to.


Sierra Nevada Brewery - Chico, CA
Mendocino Brewing Co. - Ukiah, Ca
Pyramid Breweries - Seattle/ Bay Area
Widmer Bros. Brewery - Portland, OR
Rogue Brewery - Ashland/Newport, OR
Deschutes Brewing Co. - Bend, OR
Anchor Steam Brewery - San Francisco, CA
Henry Weinhard's - Hood River, OR
Big Sky Brewery - Missoula, MT
Full Sail Brewing Co - Hood River, OR
Redhook Ale Brewery - Seattle
Boston Brewing Co. - Boston, MA
Flying Fish Brewing Co. - Cherry Hill, NJ
Victory Brewing Co - Downingtown, PA
Four Peaks Brewery - Tempe, AZ
Snake River Brewing Co - Jackson, WY
Ska Brewing Co - Durango, CO
Great Divide Brewing Co - Denver
Sun Valley Brewing Co - Hailey, ID
Dillon Dam Brewiing Co - Dillon, CO
Libertyville Brewing - Libertyville, IL
Bristol Brewing Co - Colorado Springs, CO
Boulder Beer Co. - Boulder, CO
Great Northern Brewing Co, Whitefish, MT
Montana Brewing Co - Billings, MT
Magic Hat Brewing Co - South Burlington, VT
Long Trail Brewing Co. - Bridgewater Corners, VT
Alaskan Brewing Co - Juneau Alaska
Trout River Brewiing Co. - Lyndonville, VT
Fish Brewing Co. - Olympia, WA

Jul 30 2010 6:40PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Their amber lager (Old Scratch) is the tits, one of my most cherished beers.

I'm also a giant fan of Anchor Steam in San Francisco. Sooo good.
Jul 30 2010 7:54PM
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ski_DC
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haha I dont think so. Wish i did though, that would make me a happy individual haha
Jul 31 2010 11:01PM
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Jul 31 2010 11:20PM
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Freeheel4real
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drinkin a broken halo now
Jul 31 2010 11:32PM
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