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Rico444 said:
I've had a few that I've really liked, but part of the problem is that it doesn't sell because of the price point, so most stores I go into have beer that's six months or more older, which is a death sentence for an IPA.
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I think a lot of people miss this point. A lot of the top end ales fall off a cliff after a few months because of the lack of preservatives. People saving their Treehouse or Trillium IPAs/APAs in the fridge for months are wasting it! You'll see "Drink Fresh" plastered all over the cans...for a reason!
 
HooperScooper said:
I went to a restaurant in CT last night and they had a draft beer on the menu from Counterweight called Heavyweight. Never heard of it and can't find it on Untappd. Was this just a mistake and it was supposed to be Headway? That's what I'm guessing.
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I would guess that this is a mistake - I know they've done various DDH and one-off versions of the Headway, but I don't see Heavyweight on untappd either and people are usually really good about getting those beers on the app as soon as they drop, whether it be the breweries or customers themselves
 
Rico444 said:
I've only had 2 of the 6 cans I brought home so far, but Super Sap might be my new favorite from Treehouse. I wasn't a huge fan of the regular Sap last year when I had it, but the double version is fantastic.



I agree about the reset, and the fall/winter is a great time for it. Oktoberfest and stouts are a great style for the season, so I usually make sure to sprinkle those in this time of year. Backwoods Bastard by Founders is an awesome ale aged in bourbon barrels that's great in the colder months.
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Spaten Oktoberfest on tap. Nothing like it.
 
So I go to a really good beer store in Keene, NH (Brewtopia) and get eleven 16oz cans of decent stuff- Hanse Pilsner, Mast Landing something from Maine, I forget the other one. Total was $40.10. Now to compare, I bought today a 12 pack of Lagunitas 12th of Never ale, which is great beer, for $13.99- with tax and deposit, maybe $17? Sometimes it's hard to justify the really good stuff when something so much cheaper tastes great too.
 
Right now I’m drinking a “Softly Spoken Magic Spell” by Singlecut. Easily one of my favorites. It’s only released a couple times a year so it’s on the expensive side but well worth it. Very smooth and at 8+% gives you a nice relaxing buzz...
 
UConnMike04 said:
Right now I’m drinking a “Softly Spoken Magic Spell” by Singlecut. Easily one of my favorites. It’s only released a couple times a year so it’s on the expensive side but well worth it. Very smooth and at 8+% gives you a nice relaxing buzz...
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Love Singlecut, all very good. But I refuse to spend $20+ on a 4 pack. I encourage my friends to splurge, and share
 
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tomtom80 said:
Love Singlecut, all very good. But I refuse to spend $20+ on a 4 pack. I encourage my friends to splurge, and share
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I don’t blame you, but this is a rarity so I’ll spend it. I figured I’d spend $5-6 on this in a bar for much less than a pint so worth it.
 
UConnMike04 said:
Right now I’m drinking a “Softly Spoken Magic Spell” by Singlecut. Easily one of my favorites. It’s only released a couple times a year so it’s on the expensive side but well worth it. Very smooth and at 8+% gives you a nice relaxing buzz...
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Their best beer, and one of the best, period.
 
Why is that the beers that were $ 10.00 last night were only $ 6.00 during the Hartford Athletic games that were played this summer in the RENT? Could it be a special UCONN surcharge? Doesn't one stadium authority run all concessions at the RENT for all events? Why the discrepancy?
I fully expected to pay the $ 10.00. It's just confounding, the price difference. If I hadn't gone to that soccer game with my son-in-law, I wouldn't have known about these shenanigans.
 
Under 229 they just had fridges like you see at the store where you can grab your beer and check out. It was interesting.
 
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Boneyard,

Love everything about Fall, except for Pumpkin Beer. Every year I try to find a gem, but mostly end up with a whole bunch of bottles in the back of the fridge.

Does a good pumpkin beer actually exist?

If so, help me find the diamond in the rough!
 
Boneyard,

Love everything about fall, except for pumpkin beer. Every year I try to find a gem, but mostly end up with a whole bunch of bottles in the back of the fridge.

Does a good pumpkin beer actually exist?

If so, help me find the diamond in the rough!
 
I don't drink much beer anymore, and when I did pumpkin beer was never a favorite style, but I did like a couple I found that tasted like real pumpkin, rather than a bunch of spices. IIRC Cisco's Pumple Drumkin was the best example I found of that--and it was especially good served in a glass that was rimmed with sugar in the raw, which is the way they serve it at Coal's in Port Chester.
 
The only good one is Roadsmary Baby from Two Roads. It’s much more substantial than Shipyard Pumpkinhead or other things that are essentially Bud Light Pumpkin Spice. Anything else that comes in a variety pack when I have people over or bring to a tailgate winds up in back fridge beer purgatory with Sam Adams Chocolate bock and some janky maple porters.
 
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brihman said:
Boneyard,

Love everything about fall, except for pumpkin beer. Every year I try to find a gem, but mostly end up with a whole bunch of bottles in the back of the fridge.

Does a good pumpkin beer actually exist?

If so, help me find the diamond in the rough!
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Trader Joe’s had a good pumpkin beer the last couple of years. Not heavy, not light. I liked it and would buy it again.
 
i unabashedly love pumpkin beer, but i also drink bud light lime on the beach. it's pretty much the same thing.

that being said, have you had the pumpkin porter from thimble island in branford? sort of a different take on the style! i'll drink any of 'em, though.
 
Pumking is pretty good. The first time I had it was at a fall wedding where they were adding a shot of something to it in a tumbler with the rim of the glass dipped in pumpkin pie spice and sugar. Fantastic.

I also like the name. It allows me a lot of jokes with my wife. Like, “Enjoy that beer, then I’ll show you who the real pumking is later”. Good times.
 
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I agree with you on the spices - definitely can be overwhelming. Also tough on the stomach the next morning. Is that the Cisco from Nantucket?

Thanks for the rec.

8893 said:
I don't drink much beer anymore, and when I did pumpkin beer was never a favorite style, but I did like a couple I found that tasted like real pumpkin, rather than a bunch of spices. IIRC Cisco's Pumple Drumkin was the best example I found of that--and it was especially good served in a glass that was rimmed with sugar in the raw, which is the way they serve it at Coal's in Port Chester.
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brihman said:
Boneyard,

Love everything about fall, except for pumpkin beer. Every year I try to find a gem, but mostly end up with a whole bunch of bottles in the back of the fridge.

Does a good pumpkin beer actually exist?

If so, help me find the diamond in the rough!
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Downeast in Boston does hard cider, but their pumpkin is insanely good

I remember Harpoon having a decent pumpkin too
 
I don't drink the stuff and I know they have improved. Wanna be a good host. Anyone know a couple of really good ones??
 
Best one I've ever had is farmhouse hardywooxmd, Richmond va. They also have an AMAZING gingerbread beer!
 
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