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Drumguy said:
Lawsens is now contract brewing sip o sunshine from two roads so it's probably more available in ct now than Vermont. When you are up in Vermont try to get some hill farmstead. Usually Edward is available on tap around the state.
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I'll be on the lookout for Hill Farmstead, thanks. Any chance I find Heady down in the Southern part of the state? I think we're only 10-15 minutes north of the Mass border, so I'm not optimistic.
 
I scored a beer exacta last week and bought a 4-pack each of SOS and Grey Sail Captain's Daughter. The SOS is good but the Captain's Daughter won the taste tests. They both have that citrus burst but the CA also has a nice pine nut note and a cleaner finish.
 
Best is to start with and SoS and than go double with CD. That is my combo.
 
Rico444 said:
I'll be on the lookout for Hill Farmstead, thanks. Any chance I find Heady down in the Southern part of the state? I think we're only 10-15 minutes north of the Mass border, so I'm not optimistic.
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I think Alchemist does distribute around the state. Hard to get outside of VT but you might get lucky. I look for beer stores on Beer Advocate (in Places) then call around to them. I found some Dreadnaught and Zombie Dust in Indy that way.
 
Drumguy said:
I think Alchemist does distribute around the state. Hard to get outside of VT but you might get lucky. I look for beer stores on Beer Advocate (in Places) then call around to them. I found some Dreadnaught and Zombie Dust in Indy that way.
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It was mentioned above, but this is THE resource for finding HT. http://www.headyspotter.com/
 
In my opinion Heady Topper is a very over rated beer. It is a very solid beer, but the exclusivity of getting it and the name make people over hype it. If you tried it in a blind taste test with out knowing what it was you would think it is a good IPA, but not worth a 100 on beer advocate.
 
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That video above is an eye opener for me. That a beer can go from hazy and gold in the first weeks to amber and clear after a couple months basically shows that WHEN you drink a beer makes a lot of difference.
 
cw00dson24 said:
In my opinion Heady Topper is a very over rated beer. It is a very solid beer, but the exclusivity of getting it and the name make people over hype it. If you tried it in a blind taste test with out knowing what it was you would think it is a good IPA, but not worth a 100 on beer advocate.
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I do think Heady Topper is a very good beer, but I won't trade or ask for it unless I know exactly how it's going to get to me in North Carolina. It's a fragile beer. I have a friend that goes up once a year, gets two cases puts in a cooler and drives it right back to North Carolina. If it's not handled correctly it drops off in quality fast.
 
upstater said:
That video above is an eye opener for me. That a beer can go from hazy and gold in the first weeks to amber and clear after a couple months basically shows that WHEN you drink a beer makes a lot of difference.
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Watch the second video when you have time. Really educational.
 
Rico444 said:
I'll be on the lookout for Hill Farmstead, thanks. Any chance I find Heady down in the Southern part of the state? I think we're only 10-15 minutes north of the Mass border, so I'm not optimistic.
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Plus one on the hill farmstead they were pouring Susan at the Farmhouse last week. Very nice.
 
August_West said:
I agree. Everyone jumped on the SoS bandwagon early as a heady alternative but it is not as good and the craziness is dying down around sos a bit now. It's still very very good though
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Count me in as well. It's a very good DIPA, but not up to the hype. Meanwhile, Foley Brothers is killing it. Fair Maiden is very very good and Pieces of Eight is amazing. I do hope to land Double Sunshine eventually, I suspect that one will match the hype.

Meanwhile, anyone driving through VT on I-89 should consider a stop at Worthy Burger. Amazing wood fired hamburgers with all local ingredients and a great tap list, including a couple of offerings from Hill Farmstead most of the time. Armsby Abby in Worcester will usually have several from Hill Farmstead.
 
Just finishing a long bike ride at my favorite bar. Started w/ an Almanac Famers Reserve Pluot (talk about hops), second was a
heavy quad, Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien (dark, hoppy, bittersweet), followed up w/ De Proef Sour Barrel #2 (wow holy bitter acid attack!). Only a few miles from home
 
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Mmmmmm, Sip of Sunshine. Always nice when you randomly find it on tap at the bar.
 
Rico444 said:
Yup. Same thing in Milford. Can't wait to try Lunch!
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Lunch is very good, but don't expect it to be other worldly. It is a "regular" IPA, not Imperial/Double. It's also expensive and some people mark it down for that.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Lunch is very good, but don't expect it to be other worldly. It is a "regular" IPA, not Imperial/Double. It's also expensive and some people mark it down for that.
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That's fine by me. Doesn't have to be a monster to be one of my favorites!
 
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August_West said:
Plus one on the hill farmstead they were pouring Susan at the Farmhouse last week. Very nice.
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A buddy of mine took a ride up there last week and brought me back a growler of Susan and Everett too! Did you know the woman who does the tasting line is Shaun hill's mom?
 
image.jpg I wasn't able to get the Heady Topper. Their truck broke down and threw off the deliveries for the day. That sucked. Had some good brews in Montreal as my family took us to multiple brew pubs. Had some luck today at the local package store finding SOS.
 
alexd. said:
the Newcomer was Kent Falls Brewing:
Juicemaker: waymaker aged on mangos. I’m an IPA guy and loved this
Field Beer – Saison – farmhouse ale
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Wow these guys make a tremendous IPA. I have had their Gose and thought it was excellent, especially for an American brewer. Then I heard raves about their Awkward Hug IPA but I missed it when it was on tap locally because I was away. Last night I finally had a chance to try their Ale for ALS, a one-off IPA they are making to raise money for treatment of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Get it while you can. As good as any CT IPA, NEBCO included, IMO. Really fantastic stuff (not to mention a good cause).
 
Tried Jack's Abby Hoponius Union last night for the first time, wasn't much of a fan. Was the second of their beers I've had (along with Oktoberfest last year). I guess I don't like that lager-style tatse, which is what they specialize in.
 
New Wheaties Beer... Coming soon. No joke either. Just saw it on the news.
Beer of Champions! Mmmmm..

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Season is getting close. Here's one that sounds insane and I would be reluctant to take a free sample of it, but hear it is.

The first beer for 2015 football season.

Dogfish Head. A brewery many of us know and have tried many of their beers.

Porter? Check.

Chocolate? Check. Nothing new there.

Lobster? Check.

Wait, what? Lobster? Apparently so.

And of course, basil tea leaves.

I give to you, Choc Lobster



The beer is almost thoroughly jet black, with a towering head that settles to a henna cap. The combination of the shellfish’s sea salt and chocolate morphs into a flinty, smoky, lemon tea aberration that, dangit all, smells awesome! That dose of basil tea shows most prominently on the nose with a minty, herbaceous scent. Chocolate is the driving flavor here, with an almost York Peppermint Patty aftertaste. Faint sea air and brine notes fill up the middle.

http://www.pnj.com/story/entertainm...hocolate-lobster-beer-yes-delicious/31930515/

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I heard about lobster beer while in Maine last week. This sounds interesting.
 
When you're throwing lobsters in beer, you're trying way too hard.

We were up in Lake George this weekend and went to the Adirondack Brewery - they had us trying tangerine beer.

Stop being cute and just make beer-flavored beer.
 
All these fancy craft beers and yet still nothing holds a candle to a nice pint of Guiness.

Agree with the sentiment that less is more. Any guy drinking fruit flavored beer drop your man card off at Fishy's cubicle and await your just desserts.
 
I'll try it, but dogfish is definitely trying waaaaaay too hard.
 
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