Beer/wine/liquor

Thank you! I am going to bookmark this for the future and you made my shopping today a lot faster.

 

Last night I was drinking Lagunitas' A Little Sumpin Wild begian IPA. On draft of course. So so good and 8.80 abv, heavy and good buzz. Anyone had this?

 

Just got back from a stealth mission to the off-license for a bottle of the cheapest yet still drinkable red.

 

I have not seen this drink before in Russia, to yesterday evening.



I like it very much!

 

sure, boiling kills bacteria, but you said earlier that the alcohol kills them. not true.

and after boiling the wort, it sits there for weeks to ferment, and has the chance of getting contaminated (if not done properly like you said)


the alcohol in beer in not strong enough to kill bacteria.

 

drinking evo's rise up stout. just maybe my favorite beer.

 

had a Mutt (8%) from Roger's brewing company or something like that with dinner.

my wife had a Windblown Amber from Naked Dove Brewing company. we actually visited there when we did a wine tour on the finger lakes. that amber ale was REALLY good.

then i bought a saranac sampler at the store. enjoying their belgian pale ale right now.


there is a new beer store opening tomorrow - AJ's beer warehouse, on Clay road (for pressed rat's info). i'm hoping they might have pumpking...


edit in reply to rat's post below:

one good thing about this new store for me, it's open til 9PM rather than 7 like BotW.
i think this store's focus is micro/craft brews, so while they probably won't have the "wordly" selection of BotW, they should have an equally impressive collection of domestics.
and yeah, it'd be sweet if it was a little cheaper than BotW

 

Cool! I hadn't even heard about it. I will have to check it out. I can't imagine them having any better of a selection than BotW, but it will be interesting to see what their prices are like.

 

Well, I checked it out this morning (the grand opening) because I was out in Henrietta at Lori's (a natural food store, for you non-Rochesterians). It's a pretty cool store, but a work in progress as of right now, and there is a lot of empty space since they are still adding to their selection. In fact, the first thing you notice when you walk in the store is how much empty space there is. Still, they have a pretty good selection so far, including some things I hadn't seen before. Right now things seem to be pretty concentrated on domestics, though I suspect that will change with time. They also have a pretty wicked beer cave of mostly/all domestic brews, though, surprisingly, I don't recall seeing any Southern Tier beers. They had a lot of the other big-name domestics (and a lot of lesser-known ones), though, like Dogfish Head, Smuttynose, Stone, Founders, Victory, and a whole bunch of others.

Overall, it doesn't compare to Beers of the World, or even come close to BotW, but it's good to see some competition in the area.

I snapped a few pictures while I was there. (Some of them are a bit shit because of poor lighting, my shaky hand, and/or the fact they were taken with my phone.)

Outside


The Belgian wall (sorry for the poor quality)


Beer cave (again, poor quality)


Three bottles I picked up there (note one is called Morning Wood... lol)

 

what's a beer cave? a walk in fridge?

i think i might head there tonight to check it out. get some use out of my car before it gets taken off the road..

 

I likes saranac pumpkin ale. broinlaw had some. havent bought it myself yet. probably missed that til next year.

 

i've seen that one around at a few stores still

 

Yeah, a walk-in fridge, but bigger than most and made to resemble a cave on the inside (at least this one is, slightly).

 

LOL!!!

I just saw your post on their Facebook page asking about Pumking.

 

Going to be at our local brewery for some IPAs in about half an hour. :sunny:

 

he said there might be good news on that front in a couple weeks. he's not saying "yes," but they might get it...

i got a 4 pack of ommegang scythe and sickle (my new favorite beer that i tasted at the bar on tap...it was better on tap, but it's still good)
i got one each of ommegang rare vos amber ale
shiner bock
..and some others

 

I can't see how they would get it since Pumking is a seasonal beer, and they're already making 2Xmas for the Christmas season.

 

maybe there was some sitting in a warehouse somewhere? i know that other store near my hometown still has pumpking on tap, and they told my mom that they might still have it near christmas time.

oh yeah, i got one bottle of that 2xmas stuff
and one of celebration by sierra nevada
and a winter white ale from missouri

 

I was disappointed by the 2Xmas this year... way too spicy (in a bad way). Last year's version had a nicely subtle gingerbread taste.

 

yeah, that's why i'm so damn worried about the pumpking. WHAT IF IT'S NOT AS GOOD NEXT YEAR?!


EDIT:
they have pumpking!!!
i'm heading over there right after i vape this weed



EDIT #2:
i'm sipping on a pumpking as we type. pretty damn good, but it kinda has a funky initial taste or smell. it reminds me of my home-made beer from the mr. beer kit.
it's good, but maybe not quite as good as i was thinking it was gonna be.