Think I might crack one too.

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

Any recs for beer in Miami/The Keys? Going there for a wedding in a couple of weeks.

J Wakefield Brewing

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J Wakefield Brewing

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Thanks. They look good.
Anything in FL worth bringing back? We're flying Southwest so I'll have two wine shippers with me.

I can tell I'm getting older because two of those on a weeknight sounds like a rough morning the next morning for me.

Patiently waiting for BMAC beer posts from Tampa bay beer week. So I can envy all his amazing beers and ask my wife why can't I go next year.

I'm actually going to Tampa next week (with my beer hating boss). My days/nights are completely booked (I might get to sleep). I MAY be able to drag him to the Arkane event on Tuesday, but that's all I'm counting on. Second time this has happened... I need to plan better.

If you need any ideas on events let me know.

Nashville haze.

Frio (pre-name-change) and MattJaxson steered me in the right direction.

I was stuck in the Gaylord Opryland most of the time I was in Nashville last week, but I made it to Germantown one night for Butchertown Hall and Bearded Iris (freestyle rap circle night was an interesting surprise), Southern Grist and Husk another night, and managed to grab some hot chicken on my way out of town.

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I'm actually going to Tampa next week (with my beer hating boss). My days/nights are completely booked (I might get to sleep). I MAY be able to drag him to the Arkane event on Tuesday, but that's all I'm counting on. Second time this has happened... I need to plan better.

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You need to bring back some crowlers from those big brewery's there

Looks like orange juice

Glad to help. Just got back from from Nashville as well. Bearded Iris and Southern Grist were great as always!

Some great choices. For those of y'all that may have came when we played Vandy in football a few years back, the scene really has really grown in a great way since then.

Chipotlemonger said:

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Some great choices. For those of y'all that may have came when we played Vandy in football a few years back, the scene really has really grown in a great way since then.

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I've got friends in Franklin that we stayed with for that game. I'll have to find a reason to visit again.

Haven't made it to any of the suggested bottle shops yet, but picked this up at Ralph's. Forgive the hotel glassware.

How was Husk?

Oh, most definitely could not have drank two of those Paradox last night, only meant to say I found two. Wouldn't want to consume that much of it, even on the weekend. Like I said, it's no easy sipper, and you honestly need 1+ hrs to enjoy it properly. I mainly wanted to see how it was drinking, because it could still go another 4 years according to the bottle-- and I believe it.

Husk was great, I'd been wanting to try Sean Brock's food for a while.
I had fried chicken livers sort of in the style of Nashville hot chicken, brassicas salad, pork "prime rib" with a sweet potato and pretty amazing peanut sauce, a few pours of bourbon/rye and another bearded iris.
Great food, and the restaurant was really unique, converted from a big old house just south of Broadway.

Very cool. Ever since watching Mind of a Chef, I've been wanting to try his food too.

Inspector Spacetime said:

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Beer thread discussions tend to focus a lot more on IPAs than Tripel/Trippels

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No offense to the IPA folks, but I have never understood this emphasis. I LOVE me a malty beer, and wonder why they do not get the attention of an IPA. I personally think 99% of IPAs are unpalatable drek. In my brewing, I often cut back the hops on many recipes.

Obviously, tastes will vary.

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Inspector Spacetime said:

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Beer thread discussions tend to focus a lot more on IPAs than Tripel/Trippels

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No offense to the IPA folks, but I have never understood this emphasis. I LOVE me a malty beer, and I personally think 99% of IPAs are unpalatable drek. Obviously, tastes will vary.

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I drank IPAs exclusively from about '06-'12. Then my palette abruptly changed. Weird coincidence, it happened right when I moved to Denver, and since then I've maybe had a few Plinys and other IPAs a year. Now I'm all belgians, stouts, germans, sours, etc now. And anything barrel aged for the most part, especially wine barrel aged.

Conversely, the wifey started on hefe's and changed over to pale ales and ipas, by way of odell 5 barrel, an esb. It happened right at the same timeline my tastes changed. It was weird. We still both like sours though.

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I drank IPAs exclusively from about '06-'12. Then my palette abruptly changed. Weird coincidence, it happened right when I moved to Denver, and since then I've maybe had a few Plinys and other IPAs a year. Now I'm all belgians, stouts, germans, sours, etc now. And anything barrel aged for the most part, especially wine barrel aged.

Conversely, the wifey started on hefe's and changed over to pale ales and ipas, by way of odell 5 barrel, an esb. It happened right at the same timeline my tastes changed. It was weird. We still both like sours though.

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I enjoy everything from gose to kentucky common and from stout to Irish red and from dubbel to vienna lager. But I simply cannot abide IPA. Odd, I suppose.

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62strat said:

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I drank IPAs exclusively from about '06-'12. Then my palette abruptly changed. Weird coincidence, it happened right when I moved to Denver, and since then I've maybe had a few Plinys and other IPAs a year. Now I'm all belgians, stouts, germans, sours, etc now. And anything barrel aged for the most part, especially wine barrel aged.

Conversely, the wifey started on hefe's and changed over to pale ales and ipas, by way of odell 5 barrel, an esb. It happened right at the same timeline my tastes changed. It was weird. We still both like sours though.

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I enjoy everything from gose to kentucky common and from stout to Irish red and from dubbel to vienna lager. But I simply cannot abide IPA. Odd, I suppose.

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Was the same way. Also happened like 62strat said your pallet just changes. Was strictly stouts and porters. Could not stand IPAs and didn't understand how people like em. Started to try some of these NEIPAs and man they are tasty. Lighter during the summer months to drink. I like that I have expanded into them. Also dabbled into some of the jk sours some but haven't made that jump yet.

I'm afraid my palate may have changed. I didn't drink for almost a month when I was in the hospital, and since I got out I've had mostly wine with an occasional beer or bourbon mixed in. For beers, a buddy brought a Temptation over for the Super Bowl, and it was a delicious as ever. In the weeks since I've heard had a Yellow Rose, a Sculpin, a Pub Crawl, and a Brooklyn Lager. I didn't really like any of them. I'm hoping it was something with the medicine I was taking.