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karstenkibbe said:
Ok, my friend. This is a WILD coincidence. My family just pulled up to our Airbnb in Hyannis for the week, 0.9 miles from Barnstable Brewing. Already prepped my wife that we are definitely hitting Treehouse Sandwich. But I’m game to try something new within walking distance if you recommend.
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I mean do it anyways. At this point I treat breweries as an opportunity to see what people are up to.
 
An excellent IIPA from Fox Farm.

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karstenkibbe said:
Ok, my friend. This is a WILD coincidence. My family just pulled up to our Airbnb in Hyannis for the week, 0.9 miles from Barnstable Brewing. Already prepped my wife that we are definitely hitting Treehouse Sandwich. But I’m game to try something new within walking distance if you recommend.
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It's a good spot. Beers are mostly good but I am not a fan of their main IPA, Jesuit Juice. It isn't bad, but not my style. Worth a stop in.

Cape Cod Beer is also in Hyannis, and the beers are meh (had a pretty good Oyster stout Saturday) but I like it as a location that often has live music and is just fun.

As for Cape Cod breweries. 1. Treehouse. 2. Aquatic (Falmouth) 3. Naukabout (Mashpee). Naukabout has a big outdoor setting, sometimes with water views. Beers are good but with small pours. Naukabout Brewing Also has live music Saturdays.

There's a new small brewery in Hyannis called Oak Bay. I drove by it but haven't had the beer.
 
Patman said:
I mean do it anyways. At this point I treat breweries as an opportunity to see what people are up to.
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Absolutely. I think these small breweries popping up everywhere have become America's Pub Culture. We don't really have what the English & Irish have with local pubs in suburbs. But I see local breweries doing a robust business even when the beer is below average (yes I mean you Ravenous). Just have to create a friendly, fun environment and it becomes a local hangout.

In some ways you don't want your local to be putting out top level beers, because it won't stay what it was.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Absolutely. I think these small breweries popping up everywhere have become America's Pub Culture. We don't really have what the English & Irish have with local pubs in suburbs. But I see local breweries doing a robust business even when the beer is below average (yes I mean you Ravenous). Just have to create a friendly, fun environment and it becomes a local hangout.

In some ways you don't want your local to be putting out top level beers, because it won't stay what it was.
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This is true...

I've been fighting with the owner of my local and he's happy go lucky enough to tolerate it but they make a lot of obvious mistakes (including the time they sold an infected batch). He's a good person and I want him to do well but the things they do sometimes is mind boggling. However, as somebody pointed it out, if they weren't the screwups they are then the place wouldn't be what it is.
 
karstenkibbe said:
Fidens continues to lead the way in the East Coast IPA arms race. Just spectacular.

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That place is a hidden gem. Most people don't know about it. They relatively recently moved into a new spot in Albany. A place around here, Rail Trail Flatbread Company (Hudson, MA and Milford, MA), serves their beer on tap sometimes. Wish I could get the cans around here.
 
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A gift from my sis in law. Purchased at Grand Central in NYC.

A Westie IIPA called 4242. A collab from Weldwerks and Fremont Brewing out in Colorado.

Damned tasty today.
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HooperScooper said:
That place is a hidden gem. Most people don't know about it. They relatively recently moved into a new spot in Albany. A place around here, Rail Trail Flatbread Company (Hudson, MA and Milford, MA), serves their beer on tap sometimes. Wish I could get the cans around here.
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Ooh thanks for the tip. I've been wanting to go to Rail Trail in Milford since it opened. Hoping it can bring a little life to downtown Milford.
 
I tried my first pickle beer last night. The foundation of it was like a yeasty summer ale and the sour notes and dill notes weren't overpowering, but...noticeable.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
I tried my first pickle beer last night. The foundation of it was like a yeasty summer ale and the sour notes and dill notes weren't overpowering, but...noticeable.
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Only a small fraction of breweries who attempt brewing pickle ales actually succeed. Most border on horrible. Four Quarters in Winooski, VT makes a nice one. But the best pickle beer by far is brewed by Plan Bee Farm Brewery in Poughkeepsie, NY. The name of the beer is simply “Pickle”. No pickles. Just cukes and dill grown on the farm. They do a variant called Pickleback, aged in whiskey barrels, which is exceptional.
 
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Dove said:
A gift from my sis in law. Purchased at Grand Central in NYC.

A Westie IIPA called 4242. A collab from Weldwerks and Fremont Brewing out in Colorado.

Damned tasty today.
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I cut out the important part but I love that can art.
 
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Planning to wear UConn attire to the Beervana Fest this Saturday. I'm going to the 1:00 session. Say hello if you're there. This is always an amazing event and the new location is a big improvement. Some tickets still remain.

Beervana Fest 2024

Celebrate 15 Years of "RI's Ultimate Craft Beer Fest"
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Seems none of you made it. Excellent Beervana. Here is the official beer list. A few unofficial beers appeared. Beervana Fest 2024 Guidebook

highlights. Both J Wakefield stouts were incredible. The Dark Lord variant was almost as good. Some good IPAs bit nothing unique. Two “sour” beers that were not sour were excellent. One a peanut butter and jelly, the other a cider donut sour. Both were mind blowing.
 
I have to ask:

What would possess someone to create (or try) a peanut butter and jelly beer or an cider donut beer?
 
FfldCntyFan said:
I have to ask:

What would possess someone to create (or try) a peanut butter and jelly beer or a cider donut beer?
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Hudson Valley Brewery’s apple cider donut Silhouette is a delicious sour IPA fall beer.
 
karstenkibbe said:
Hudson Valley Brewery’s apple cider donut Silhouette is a delicious sour IPA fall beer.
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To each his own I guess, but sour and IPA, especially with apple cider donut flavoring added seems to me that they're tryng to pile on as many things as possible into a beer.
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
To each his own I guess, but sour and IPA, especially with apple cider donut flavoring added seems to me that they're tryng to pile on as many things as possible into a beer.
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The same way I feel about clams on a pizza. You just answered it…. To each his own
 
I love hops way more than the next guy, but has anyone enjoyed a pilsner or kolsch lately? Something that's difficult to brew well without hiding behind 5+% alcohol, pb&j (or donuts or duck fat, lemongrass or whatever), and a lot of hops?

I loved the original Dogfish Worldwide stout. But beer doesn't have to stop you in your tracks and attack your taste buds to be great.

And "New England" style IPAs didn't exist for the 40 years that I lived in New England. I assume that the lazy/hazy IPAs are largely a response to Heady Topper? The Alchemist tapproom (RIP) was one of a kind, as was their beer. In general, the majority of the current "hazy" IPAs that have flooded the market suck IMHO. So there"s that! ;)
 
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87Xfer said:
I love hops way more than the next guy, but has anyone enjoyed a pilsner or kolsch lately? Something that's difficult to brew well without hiding behind 5+% alcohol, pb&j (or donuts or duck fat, lemongrass or whatever), and a lot of hops?

I loved the original Dogfish Worldwide stout. But beer doesn't have to stop you in your tracks and attack your taste buds to be great.

And "New England" style IPAs didn't exist for the 40 years that I lived in New England. I assume that the lazy/hazy IPAs are largely a response to Heady Topper? The Alchemist tapproom (RIP) was one of a kind, as was their beer. In general, the majority of the current "hazy" IPAs that have flooded the market suck IMHO. So there"s that! ;)
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Yes.

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FfldCntyFan said:
To each his own I guess, but sour and IPA, especially with apple cider donut flavoring added seems to me that they're tryng to pile on as many things as possible into a beer.
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There were loads of people in line for the PBJ beer once word got out. It wasn‘t sour at all. Just had a light base. It smelled like fresh peanut butter and fresh jelly. I agree it’s weird and I wouldn’t have tried it if one of our group hadn’t suggested it.
 
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