I'll be there next month! Can't wait!

Enjoy! There are plenty of beer options around. Hopefully you are staying in town or have a driver.

No pic, but I had a Hop Fusion Coco Anejo last night that was pretty damn tasty. It's a coconut milk stout - notes of roasted hazelnut, dark chocolate, and toffee, then aged on roasted coconut.

DallasAggie2012 said:

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Opened up a Yabba Dabba-Beetus tonight and hot damn that's a tasty beer. I wondered how that chocolate rice cereal would be and it was perfection. Thanks again Bmac. You guys crushed it with the beer.

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Amazing Bmac. I got to benefit from DallasAggie and tried to get him to open the other. It was delicious. Nice work!

bushytailed said:

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No pic, but I had a Hop Fusion Coco Anejo last night that was pretty damn tasty. It's a coconut milk stout - notes of roasted hazelnut, dark chocolate, and toffee, then aged on roasted coconut.

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I've got 5 more you can have in DFW if you want. It's not for me and I'll just give them to someone who wants to try it.

Made it to Red Horn!

Aurelian on tap is pretty awesome.

It was unexpected,awesome, and expensive. Also the collaboration with JK was great. Both versions were unique and fantastic in their own way.
They also gave RU55 and Black Metal!

DallasAggie2012 said:

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Opened up a Yabba Dabba-Beetus tonight and hot damn that's a tasty beer. I wondered how that chocolate rice cereal would be and it was perfection. Thanks again Bmac. You guys crushed it with the beer.

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Opened my first one tonight as well. Damn tasty indeed.

Union Bear Black Rye IPA. Really tasty if you like the style.
Also, Union Bear brunch is pretty damn tasty.

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bushytailed said:

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No pic, but I had a Hop Fusion Coco Anejo last night that was pretty damn tasty. It's a coconut milk stout - notes of roasted hazelnut, dark chocolate, and toffee, then aged on roasted coconut.

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I've got 5 more you can have in DFW if you want. It's not for me and I'll just give them to someone who wants to try it.

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Thanks for the offer, but I'm in BCS. I'm sure you can find someone in your area that will enjoy them.

I'll be in Monterey/Carmel for a few days later this week - any beer spots I should check out while I'm there?

I haven't been to Monterey/Carmel in about 12 years or so and wasn't into craft beer at the time. Here are my non-beer recommendations.

In Monterey: Must go to the aquarium. When I was there, all the restaurants on the wharf would have chowder samples for folks to try. So go for a walk and sample your way along the wharf.

Make the 17 mile drive from Monterey to Carmel. It's beautiful. I went to Carmel at night so didn't see much other than eating at Clint Eastwood's restaurant. Not sure if it has changed in the last 12 years, but there are not a lot of street lights in Carmel. It makes getting around tough as it's hard to read street signs.

Alvarado Street Brewery in Monterey. They make good stuff, known for their IPAs.

If you're making the drive down from the Bay Area, Sante Adairius is right off the highway in Capitola.

Not beer, but some of the best wine I've ever had was in Carmel. "Sylvestri"

Wife and I had some of those in the neighbor's driveway as well.

I'll be making the drive down/back from Dallas to San Antonio this weekend. Anything special out right now that can be found in stores? Houston Haze? Anything from ABW?

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I'll be making the drive down/back from Dallas to San Antonio this weekend. Anything special out right now that can be found in stores? Houston Haze? Anything from ABW?

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Houston Haze is pretty much everywhere now. I saw several cases on the floor at Lakeline H-E-B. Probably some ABW Gold Fist floating around. I'd snag some Live Oak Gold too... that stuff is delicious.

When in Chicago
https://imgur.com/a/6kslrMI

Moxie said:

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When in Chicago
https://imgur.com/a/6kslrMI

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Nice. Such a good beer.

Where do yall buy your bottles? I have looked and want to try Pliny the Elder for instance, but don't know where to procure any of these harder to find craft beers. I know the names of some well-hyped beers I want to try, but other than looking at Specs downtown (Houston) do you go to a specific bottle shop? Sorry for the rookie question

You won't find pliny in specs, Houston, or even Texas. You'll need to trade or overpay one of the online retailers who will ignore the law and ship ro texas.

Serious answer for Pliny:

Make a trip to Santa Rosa or Windsor. Pliny from a bottle is good, but Pliny on tap with some Drew bites is an experience. While you're there you can also sample some of the other RRBC beers that are awesome as well. Personally I like to alternate Pliny and Supp until I can barely walk.

If you can't get to NorCal, there are other places that have it on tap almost all of the time. Falling Rock in Denver and Apex in PDX come to mind. I'm sure there are others as well.

I'll be in Brooklyn in a couple of weeks visiting my brother. There are a couple breweries (Queens Brewery and Bridge & Tunnel) within walking distance of his place. Are there any can't-miss breweries in Brooklyn that I need to check out?

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You won't find pliny in specs, Houston, or even Texas. You'll need to trade or overpay one of the online retailers who will ignore the law and ship ro texas.

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I don't trade, but will stock-up when I travel. Sometimes I'll fly back with cans / bottles in my suitcase. Other times, like my trip to Boston recently, I shipped back via FedEx.

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AggieOO said:

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You won't find pliny in specs, Houston, or even Texas. You'll need to trade or overpay one of the online retailers who will ignore the law and ship ro texas.

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I don't trade, but will stock-up when I travel. Sometimes I'll fly back with cans / bottles in my suitcase. Other times, like my trip to Boston recently, I shipped back via FedEx.

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thought there were rules about shipping alcohol in the us using UPS or FedEx?