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Drinking Bell's Two Hearted in a Chicago hotel room. It is a perfect illustration of what the IPA was before some small New England breweries improved it. Just too. Bitter and harsh.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Drinking Bell's Two Hearted in a Chicago hotel room. It is a perfect illustration of what the IPA was before some small New England breweries improved it. Just too. Bitter and harsh.
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That beer was one of my all-time faves and I just picked up some in Baltimore recently and it broke my heart that it didn't taste special any more. New England IPAs have ruined me.
 
8893 said:
That beer was one of my all-time faves and I just picked up some in Baltimore recently and it broke my heart that it didn't taste special any more. New England IPAs have ruined me.
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Bells (along with Founders) was the mammo-jammo back in the day. What about Hop Slam? That was one of the grails. How does it stand up? I'm not a hop fan, so I wouldn't know.
 
Jay-Bone said:
Bells (along with Founders) was the mammo-jammo back in the day. What about Hop Slam? That was one of the grails. How does it stand up? I'm not a hop fan, so I wouldn't know.
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Last I had Hopslam it was pretty good. I think the issue is hops. Two Hearted is a single hop, I think Centennial. The C hops are really bittering hops now, can't really carry a flavor profile compared to modern hops.
 
Another IPA party tomorrow in New Haven - this is our annual summer bash;

Treehouse
Trillium
Maine Brewing
Alchemist
Fiddlehead
NEBCO

All representing and I was able to get a log of Headway from Counter Weight! Look for late night drunken recruitment posts from me. You've been warned.
 
You are spoiled in New England. Cigar City Jai alai and Maduro are about the only decent FL beers and since being acquired I think the quality has dipped. Lots of fraudulent brewers popping up to cash in on the warm weather/beach/boating scene here. Where most NE brewers are pushing the limits and delivering quality.
 
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Funny - my Dad heard about our party and sent me a 6-pak of Jai Lai - decent. Not sure it will make cut tomorrow. Hopefully things improve for you down there.
 
huskyinfl said:
You are spoiled in New England. Cigar City Jai alai and Maduro are about the only decent FL beers and since being acquired I think the quality has dipped. Lots of fraudulent brewers popping up to cash in on the warm weather/beach/boating scene here. Where most NE brewers are pushing the limits and delivering quality.
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J. Wakefield in Miami makes some excellent beers.

J. Wakefield Brewing | Miami, FL
 
Zionn said:
Hooper - like the DDH Congress Street? Great stuff!
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Haven't cracked them open yet. This weekend. I have 6 different Trillium beers in my refrigerator. Actually 7 since I haven't opened the bottle of Red Broken Angel I bought last month.
 
Pretty eventful week for beer. CT Valley/Trailblazer opened their new brewery in South Windsor on Wednesday, and Tree House's new brewery in Charlton opens today with full pours in their tap room!
 
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Bezzz said:
Pretty eventful week for beer. CT Valley/Trailblazer opened their new brewery in South Windsor on Wednesday, and Tree House's new brewery in Charlton opens today with full pours in their tap room!
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How did you find out about Trailblazer?
 
Bezzz said:
Their Facebook page, but I found out after the fact and they sold out that day. Drove by it about a week ago, place looks awesome.
Trailblazer
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This is the first time I've regretted not being on Facebook. I've been watching for weeks for the opening. Do they have a mug club? It's one of my goals, to join a mug club
 
Connecticut Valley Brewing Company (formerly Pioneer Brewing)
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The new Tree House Brew Co. brewery in Charlton. They've come a long way from the little red barn.
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Watch out, I'm going to send our db pos governer Rick Scott back to CT to steal breweries rather than insurance company jobs to FL.
 
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Too many too juicy's last night. Hop Haus in plantsville had a solid array of good beer on tap last night.
 
Connecticut Valley Brewing just opened in South Windsor. I only tried one at father in law's but it was decent. "Trailblazer" a New England IPA so it was extremely hoppy but not particularly balanced. A bit like Heady Topper.
 
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This beer distributed by Twelve Percent LLC , called Vanilla Burger Bun Crispy Fries by Omnipollo brewed and canned in East Haven is excellent. very juicy and no tartness like Bird Bird has.

Evil Twin Brewing's twin brother is the brewer from Omnipollo and they are both fortunate enough to can and release their beers at Overshores. Smart move by Overshores too since they were literally a few days away from closing for good.
 
Had Two Roads Conntucky Lightnin last weekend and now I'm on a big bourbon barrel aged beer kick.

Sampled Boulevard Quad Barrel Ale and a New Holland Dragons Milk Stout. Both were super flavorful, kinda tasted like dessert.
 
Frozen beer- still drinkable?
I had some cans on top shelf of fridge and that is where the cold air blows to cool fridge. The cans didn't completely freeze and didn't burst. Will beer be okay when it thaws?
 
Conndog said:
Frozen beer- still drinkable?
I had some cans on top shelf of fridge and that is where the cold air blows to cool fridge. The cans didn't completely freeze and didn't burst. Will beer be okay when it thaws?
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Yes.

And if you drink it while some is still frozen it will be stronger. Less water and therefore more concentrated.
 
Conndog said:
Frozen beer- still drinkable?
I had some cans on top shelf of fridge and that is where the cold air blows to cool fridge. The cans didn't completely freeze and didn't burst. Will beer be okay when it thaws?
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8893 said:
Yes.

And if you drink it while some is still frozen it will be stronger. Less water and therefore more concentrated.
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I did this with a double dry hopped Melcher Street yesterday. You can usually smell that beer from across the room, but in concentrated form is was really something else.
 
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