Round 2

Some Vanilla Noir with almond-crusted chicken boobs. Things may quickly escalate into some Wine Barrel Noir.

Steve00 tearin' sh*t up tonight

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Probably my favorite RRBC beer.

It was a good day at my beer store. Eight Plinys in the fridge now.

I've never had a sour beer before. I mostly like hoppy IPAs. It was very tasty, but I'd probably have to have a few more to acquire a taste for sours. Or maybe I just need to pair it with an appropriate food.

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N Co- I will be staying in Centennial with a car. Some of the beers I like are the Bourbon Counties, Prarie Wine Barrel Noir, Founders Black Butte, Lagunitas Undercover, Enjoy By and Belgians. I've had RU 55 and thought it was just okay.

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theres a new brewpub on county line, brew spruce. Only brew pub in the far south east area (aside from chains) haven't been there yet though. They have a Belgian golden strong and a doppelbock, two styles you usually don't see in regular lineups.

If you like Belgians and make it into town go to cheeky monk by the Capitol. Unbelievable selection.

Same here Steve. Started on Saisons to wet my beak.

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It was a good day at my beer store. Eight Plinys in the fridge now.

I've never had a sour beer before. I mostly like hoppy IPAs. It was very tasty, but I'd probably have to have a few more to acquire a taste for sours. Or maybe I just need to pair it with an appropriate food.

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i had my first sour around 2009. Hated it. Now, since about 2011, I love em. My transition sours were Belgians. Flanders red styles like duchesse. I guess I just liked the base beer enough to get used to the tart and sour. Now I like that characteristic enough that the base style doesn't matter.

On other hand, I drank IPAs for 7-8 years. Hoppier the better. Now, haven't touched them in about 2 years.

For sure try food. Two ways to go; compliment it with acid/tart foods, like vinegar, citrus, etc

Or do what seems like a no brainer; sweet foods. I shouldn't have to explain that one


I've definitively learned to not only expect my palate to change over years' time, but also to just go with it. Craft beer drinker for about 11 years now.

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Good seeing you out at JK today, Turfman. Got a few Bombs, a Black Butte XXV and some Enjoy By hanging out in my fridge right now. Should be a good weekend.

Thanks to whoever recommended rubberneck red a few weeks ago. This is a really good summer beer.

Don't gain an appreciation for sours and you will save a lot of money on your beer budget.

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Good advice 62strat. I was thinking that seemed like a beer to have with some pie. I'll see what else I can find at the store next week to get a wider sample of the style.

Back to something I know I like now.

Thanks 62nd. IBrew Spruce sounds interesting. Let me know if you check it out.

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Don't gain an appreciation for sours and you will save a lot of money on your beer budget.

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Worst advice ever! Just get another job or two.

This was my third De garde beer and I have not been blown away by any of them. The vin rougie was one of the most acidic beers I have ever had and it completely killed any grape flavors.
Otto literally had chunks of peaches floating in it. Interesting beer, but the cherries and peaches didn't complement each other.
This bottle of LiL had more cherry than I remembered and it hid some of the sweetness. Really enjoyed this one last night




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I remember LiL from the Bama bottle share. I still have dreams about that

I had the latest St A Icon earlier, and it wasn't bad. It wasn't great but would be good for a session beer.

Had a Boxer's Revenge and wish JK would focus on making their regular beers available year round.

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I had the latest St A Icon earlier, and it wasn't bad. It wasn't great but would be good for a session beer.

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The latest green? Isn't it supposed to be Anchorsteam-ish?

JK run this afternoon...

After months of prep, finally got the house on the market today. This seems like an appropriate way to celebrate.

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I had the latest St A Icon earlier, and it wasn't bad. It wasn't great but would be good for a session beer.

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The latest green? Isn't it supposed to be Anchorsteam-ish?

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Anchor Steam + hops

I really like Anchor Steam, so ymmv.

I like some Buffalo Bayou beers, but I like this more.

Are you suggesting that More Cowbell doesn't stand up to Pliny?

It's been a year or so since I've been to BB. At the time, I remember a couple of good beers and a couple of bad beers, but none that would be worth comparing to Pliny.

They give out better glasses than Karbach though.

Is More Cowbell good? Looks like I can order it from Specs. Anything else worth getting from BB?

I was just kidding, I haven't been that impressed with Buffalo Bayou. I do love their Gingerbread Stout though, and I think they just released a batch.

Peanut butter & crack sandwich!

Made my first trip to Jester King Friday.
I finally found a beer my wife likes. Too bad it's Atrial.
I forsee more trips in my future - which isn't a bad thing.
I also found myself liking the Biere de Miele. And I've got a bottle of Provenance to try that I haven't cracked yet. I'm not big on lemons so I only got the one.

Been in Oregon 2 days and am already spoiled by the availability of great beer. Heading down to Eureka tomorrow, and thinking of stopping in at Mad River Brewing.

Saw this yesterday on RRBC's FB ... Didn't know they made 12's, but it gave me a boner

My beer store gets 1 or 2 of those cases twice a month. They keep them behind the counter and only allow customers to buy one bottle per person.

I have a deal with the owner that I'll buy pretty much whatever high end whiskey he gets in, so he usually sells me 4 bottles. A few weeks ago he called to say he had a bottle of PVW15. When I bought it, he gave me 6 Plinys. I'm pretty sure that if he ever gets a PVW20 or 23, he'd give me a whole case of Pliny.

Trying this today. It's interesting, but the Victoria with white grapes is better.

12s...? You mean 12 pack?
I thought all plinys come in a 12 pack, to ship them stores. That's how they had them stored at the brewery any way. Never saw a six pack.