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Shaun

Funny you should mention that - I had a bottle last night. It had a nice thick mouth feel and was dark and peat smoky and hoppy with obvious toffee flavours. Very enjoyable and cost Â£6 from the local specialist wine/beer merchant. Where is that? There isn't any decent specialist stockists near her...

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I had it done but I want some extra work done on it before I post a pic, and that might be a very long time.

Shaun

Something that might be of interest to a few people on here. Scottish brewers Brew Dog has done a special collaboration beer with Three Floyds brewers at BrewDog. It's a 12% barley wine and called Bitch Please.

Shaun

I think they were available for about 2 weeks. Wish I'd have got one now but it was Â£8.99 a bottle.

Shaun

davedecay wrote:
i did pick up a large bottle of Northern Hemisphere Harvest Wet Hop Ale from Sierra Nevada - the last one.

And how strong is that? Haven't seen any of it available over here yet. I was going to get a bottle ofÂ Hoptimum at 10.4% from Sierra Nevada but it's now sold out....

Shaun

Is that put away extra beer or put away extra $$$, or both....

Shaun

I think I should start saving now for that road trip.

Shaun

That sounds perfectly reasonable to me. With a bit of luck your plans will click into place before too long. I'm probably going to be in Brussels during the summer and there's too many to choose from over there so I won't go short. Thanks anyway...

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Almost every single brewery in Michigan has beer that is brewery only and brewed in tiny batches. There were three on the menu yesterday. Bell's, Founders, Shorts, New Holland etc. So its always worth the drive. And most people aren't as crazy/enthusiastic as myself. Where they would get in their c...

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West Lakeview Liquors is in Chicago. The lady who owns it is a little crazy, but they an amazing selection. Looks a very good store. I wish we had something as good as that over here. We probably do to be fair, i just don't feel it. And their prices seem fairly reasonable too, especially for the hi...

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Just got back from Dark Horse empty handed. Drove 1:20 there and back for nothing. However I did meet a few nice folks while having a pizza and this ridiculous Raspberry Icee Black clocking in at 17% abv. Pissed that the store next door sold out of Plead The Fifth YESTERDAY! I feel like an idiot. H...

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Hopefully I'll be about and perhaps have a bottle or two to trade.

How come not all of the USA bottled beers show the ABV on the labels, is it an individual state law/requirement?

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Wa Hey! It's Short's Anniversary Ale(previously 6th Anniversary Ale) release day. This shocked me. Bought a case. This is the blood orange wheat wine clocking in at nearly 12% abv. With a peppercorn finish. Stunning beer. Tease.... :mrgreen: Drie Fonteinen Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek is one of the rare...

Shaun

The Mikkeller stuff is too expensive over here. Usually it's $6 or $7 for a 12oz bottle. However, the bartender highly recommended It's Alive, so I had one and really enjoyed it. Maybe you can get it cheaper over there? It's very exspensive over here too. The cheapest I've seen for a 12oz bottle is...

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Â Last night I was at a bar in Chicago called Local Option and had the Three Floyds Ham On Rye, which is a fantastic smoked beer. The guy who I phoned up today regarding some of those beers above told me they've been drinkingÂ Mikkeller Beer Geek Bacon and he said that was a fantastic smokey porter...

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The ones I have been able to source so far are... Founders Reds Rye x 1. Founders Porter x 1. Founders Pale Ale x 1. Founders Dirty Bastard x 2. Founder Double Trouble x 3 Dark Horse Sapient Ale x 1. Dark Horse Boffo Brown Ale x 2. Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPA x 4 Plus the guy says he's going to try ...

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I've managed to get 5 different beers from Founders Brewing and 3 different beers from Dark Horse Brewing.

So how are you guys getting on in your endeavour/project/plan on making Hopslam and others available in the UK?

Shaun

Maybe, but it's still as graphic on a waist high shelf in a busy supermarket on a bank holiday.

Shaun

Strange that there hasn't yet been a photo of him dead carried on any of the news channels but there was one on the front page of the local afternoon newspaper that I saw earlier on.

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Alex English wrote: Here is a good list of 10 big U.S. beers: http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2 ... -a-man.php

I have had four of these.

I'm getting one of those beers next week. Raging Bitch. Sounds like a barmaid that once served me.

Shaun

And..... If it's a glorious summers day then just head to the Jazz Stage and get smashed on scrumpy all day long then pop some pills and have casual sex.Â

Shaun

Top tip... Tesco are selling 330ml bottles of an American IPA at 9.2% on their finest range for Â£1:49 (special offer), but I think it's BrewDog Hardcore IPA, only relabelled, which sells for Â£2:59 on their website.

Shaun

BzaInSpace wrote: "It's not rocket science"

Miserable b*****d.

Shaun

If 'regular' means visiting the one time... :D Maybe I should make a phone call and order a couple of discs. Would you be able to pick them up for me? It'll give you first crack at some heavy Japanese psych mind benders, plus a reason to go back.... 8) No problem - as long as I can find it again......

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BzaInSpace wrote:If 'regular' means visiting the one time...

Maybe I should make a phone call and order a couple of discs. Would you be able to pick them up for me? It'll give you first crack at some heavy Japanese psych mind benders, plus a reason to go back....

Shaun

Turned up this thread tonight - Jandek, yeah Shaun I remember Volcanic Tongue had a fair stack of his stuff. Was some of it not on cassette only? I first read about him in Wire magazine. Sounded interesting if definitely off-kilter. Weirdly enough - and probably through Volcanic Tongue - he played ...

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I thought the shows announced were in support of the new album!! Seems like J Spaceman as forgot he said he would play Spread Your Wings. I think that if a poll were taken on which unplayed gem were to be selected then 'Spread Your Wings' would top it by a country mile. It'd get my vote. Perhaps we...

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I thought the shows announced were in support of the new album!! Seems like J Spaceman as forgot he said he would play Spread Your Wings.

Shaun

angelsighs wrote:
robotoilet wrote:
Minky wrote:Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You. The squeak in the kick drum pedal...classic.
i love the version of it live on BBC Sessions. it's just superb.
thats my favourite version of possibly my favourite Led Zep song.

That's also my favourite version of my co favourite Led Zep song.

Shaun

I'm sure it was Â£3.80 so not cheap, but worth it just to try it. And it's strong.

Shaun

spzretent wrote:My sole experience with the DFH 90 min was last years Opening Day of baseball season mentioned earler in this thread. After 2 pints of it (for $1 each!) it pretty much made the rest of the day a blur.

Drinking this now. I can understand how that day became a blur... Good stuff.

Shaun

I've got a ticket for all England shows, but I really want to get the others. Is it just me or would it be unrealistic to try to catch all of them? Well the band has to travel to them, so why can't you..!!! Not trying to be a voice of reason and trying to put you off but I used to do this sort of t...

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toomilk wrote:I'm trying to work out details of a mini-tour trip.

I could possibly do the Manchester and Bristol leg of your mini-tour trip.

Shaun

Yes we are looking forward to that. Hope that Bell's Hopslam makes an appearance.

Shaun

Not to diss those beers but the beers you ordered are a completely different animal. I saw 4 packs of DFH 90 Min today for $11. Not sure how that compares to UK pricing. I've ordered loads with another wish list ready. $11..!!! You can at least double that over here, then there's postage which vari...

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Manchester on Saturday at a crap venue. Bristol the following day at a venue not much better. Then a night in Bath and on to London for the RAH. I can see a possible tour happening.Â

Purespace, toomilk... when do you guys fly over?

Shaun

Plus you get all these limited releases which are getting harder and harder to obtain. Apparently a brewer, or the brewer, from Ballast Point is or was in Kent guest brewing for a brewery and the beer will be exclusive to the upcoming Wetherspoons beer festival. Will have to try and hunt that one d...

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The DFH 90 Min seem to be gone everywhere around here. Ever since this thread started I have been looking for it in my beer travels. DFH is featured on a cabe television show here and apparently their sales have skyrocketed. Spzretent, that's bonkers. I'd try and save a bottle for you but that migh...

Shaun

I can tell you by experience Double Trouble lives up to its name! Definitely worth picking up. The porter is very highly rated(though I am not a porter fan). The regular IPA is nice as well. Went for 3x Double Trouble on your recommendation, plus a Pale Ale and a Reds Rye. Also from another website...

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I think I've found 4 beers online (UK based) from Founders Brewery. Pale Ale, Porter, Reds Rye and Double Trouble. Are any of these worthwhile buying?

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Les Rallizes Denudes. Jesus Christ. Does it all sound like that? Pushing the obscure and avant garde boundaries to a ridiculous degree. And noisily so! That youtube link? No it's not all exactly like that and their lighter moments are much easier but with the same approach up to a certain degree, b...

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generally they are abit darker and definitely high abv which menas they should last. Thanks, that's good to know. I'll grab a few as the same online place as the 90 minute beer that's been spoke about in this thread and one I'd like to try. I'm going to have about 30-40 different American craft bee...

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WARNING: The following contains STROBE lighting and EXTREME LEVELS of harsh piercing distorted guitar noise. There's no messing about here, especially from 1:08 onwards. Also, check out Mizutani adjusting his hair around the 5:00 mark, cool f****r.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyLje_pHKmQ&f...

Shaun

Wow, thanks for the recommendation for Les Rallizes Denudes. A guy at my local record store was playing them a month or two ago, but I had completely forgot their name. Their stuff is incredible, especially when you think about how long ago it was made. Some of their guitar parts have the most ridi...

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I've found some Hop Wallop at 8.5% by Victory Brewery cheap online, but the best before if 25th Feb. Do these strong double IPA's go off quickly or get better beyond their shelf life?Â

This is obviously the place to ask.

Shaun

I cannot believe, or should be proud of, that this monstrous sound existed in Japan about 40 years ago. My favorite tracks are "ice fire" and also "people can choose". I hadn't thought of it like that, almost 40 years ago. Amazing sounds created back then. I have read somewhere ...

Shaun

The Oaked worked out cheaper, Â£3.79 for a 355ml bottle as opposed to Â£8.29 for a 650ml normal and same strength, but it's sold out anyway so I won't be buying that. There's an Imperial Russian Stout available by Stone at 10.5%.

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TheWarmth wrote:Last night I discovered that Empty Bottle sells bombers of Stone Arrogant Bastard for $8.

I might be getting a 650ml bottle of this but at Â£8.00. Is there much difference in taste between this and Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale?

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Ordering a bottle of Uinta Crooked Line Detour Double IPA at 9.5%. I've never been more interested in trying USA crafts beers.

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Les Rallizes Denudes - Heavier Than A Death In The Family It's fair to say the amount of people on this forum who has not heard this album yet would easily outweigh the people who has. However, you can't go wrong with this and, in my opinion, it would appeal to plenty on here. Buy it and enjoy it f...

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I've decide to buy a variety of USA beers from the following brewers....Sierra Nevada, Odell, Ballast Point, Caldera, Indigo Imp, Rogue, Smuttynose, Uinta, Dogfish Head , Goose Island, Brooklyn, Coronado, Eel River and Stone. Dogfish Head IPAs are fantastic, some of my favorites. YEP. 60-min, 90-mi...

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Les Rallizes Denudes - Heavier Than A Death In The Family I love that album, 'people can choose' is immense. At 2:16 in it just becomes hypnotic. I'd go as far as saying the first time I heard it I was absolutely floored by it's continuous pace and ferocity. But what are the lyrics about? Last thin...

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I've decide to buy a variety of USA beers from the following brewers....Sierra Nevada, Odell, Ballast Point, Caldera, Indigo Imp, Rogue, Smuttynose, Uinta, Dogfish Head, Goose Island, Brooklyn, Coronado, Eel River and Stone. The majority of the ones I've choose are way higher in strength than I woul...

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What brewery does the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale? From what I've seen online I think it's called Kentucky Brewery and in Lexington. My geographical knowledge of US States and cities isn't great so I'm not sure if it is from the same brewers of the breakfast stout. I'm going to get a bottle of each...

Shaun

Never heard of it. Get a bottle if you can. Save it for the coming Spz season. It will be appreciated. It's an Austrian beer. I'll try very hard not to drink it before October. There's some Kentucky beers on beer of Europe website. Kentucky Ale, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Kentucky Light... but...

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We should all bring beer from our respective regions and have a tasting party the day before or the day after the RAH gig. Sounds like a plan, yes? Yes. Or alternatively, go on a real ale trail pub crawl around London. Plus I know a place that does a load of Belgium beers. Can we just do both? Prob...

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Such a strange name too, Breakfast Stout. At 11.2% it'll be the last thing I'd want at breakfast time.

Shaun

Spzretent, that's a crazy scenario. The retailers know there's a captive audience and they've got you. Anyway, is it a nice drink? I can't think of any beer release days over here that cause such excitement.

Can't get the link to work.

Shaun

toomilk wrote:We should all bring beer from our respective regions and have a tasting party the day before or the day after the RAH gig.

Sounds like a plan, yes?

Yes.

Or alternatively, go on a real ale trail pub crawl around London. Plus I know a place that does a load of Belgium beers.

Shaun

the 90 minute is more viscous, almost like a sour. It is definitely a beast with that smooth taste and its 9% abv. After two or three of those in a pint glass (which I've also come across at a couple bars down here) you begin speaking in tongues. There is supposedly a 120 minute that they make. I h...

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Many a best laid plan and all that. Some beers can be quite deceptive.

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Looks like Beer Ritz as sold out and Beers of Europe have only Palo Santo and Festina Peche left. Was hoping to try the ones called 60 and 90 minutes.

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Already got few on the wishlist. Dogfish Head and Eel River breweries both look decent.

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It's worth searching Jandek on here, http://www.volcanictongue.com/ I have a 2 disc release by Jandek, can't remember the title, but it's certainly a little bit challenging to listen to (even by my standards.) If you want I'll do you a copy. Also, if you are listening to this, perhaps Ignatz might a...

Shaun

I've tried seaweed beer and also corriander beer. Two weeks ago there was a Lemon beer available in a pub I was in and that was ok. The tickers over here are going mad for beers brewed with a hop called citra.

A visit to York soon should be good.

Shaun

I've told some people about Hopslam and they're keen to try it when it's available. Blood orange wheat wine too if it ever hit these shores. Spzretent, you should coincide a trip over with the great British beer festival.

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