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Is Flounder available at Petrocks Liquors or mostly anywhere in the area ?
Sure, I'll drink lager, but I prefer amber ales and stouts. I consider beer styles, 'beer'. I just don't have the same appreciation for flavored beers. I know, I know, you have lambic beers which have fruit flavoring since the dawn of time and chocolate-flavored stout shortly after Columbus discovered the New World, but I find the flavorings to be too gimmicky.It seems that you are erroneously insinuating that stouts, IPAs, etc. are new. Many, if not most, popular craft beer styles predate "light beer."
Not tried GB yet, but one of my favorite lagers is Full Sail Sessions out of Oregon's Columbia River Valley.You sound like a fan of Lager. I enjoy SA Boston Lager and Guinness Blond. GB now brewed in Latrobe.
Is Flounder available at Petrocks Liquors or mostly anywhere in the area ?
Kudos to you pratyk for some awesome beer choices in your post. Each time I travel to Boston for a game at Fenway the past few years I make a stop at Trillium in the Fort Point section of the city. But the lines on Saturdays have gotten so long that I I couldn't do it last month before the afternoon game.
Love the Maine beers and have heard great things about Nightshift. Boston area microbreweries rock the house !
This was fun when I had it...
One of my buddies works on the bottling line at River Horse. He gets to take home bottles that are either overfilled or underfilled, which is awesome for our tailgates. I haven't been too crazy about many of their beers, but their new IPA, Hippotizing, is actually pretty good.
Anyone been to Cypress in Edison? Their owner is a Rutgers alum. I think their beers are just okay though.
Had that NB W/L on tap, but couldn't really get a distinct taste of either.Pleasantly surprised by this one I tried recently:
Also had the New Belgium Watermelon Lime this month. First few bottles I tasted had more lime than melon and then started tasting the melon. Good stuff. The fall back is NB's Fat Tire and try to buy that in cans.
I'll give it a try, as I'm not a big fan of overhopped IPA's. Deschutes Brewery, out of Bend, Oregon, has a great grapefruit IPA. Can't wait to try it with any kind of OYSTERS! Deschutes makes many other good beers, with Black Butte Porter being my favorite. Readily available back East?
I'm pretty sure they do growler fills, but you might want to reach out to them to find out for sure. Here's their contact info:I haven't been yet. Do they do growler fills there, or are they open just for tastings?
How do you think they compare to Head High, Overhead, and 077XX? To be honest, I think the IPAs produced by Kane and Carton are right up there with Russian River. I think Russian River gets a lot of hype because probably about five or so years ago, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger were about as good as you can get, but in recent years plenty of new breweries and beers have been popping up and while theirs are still very good, I wouldn't consider them the best anymore. Russian River is basically the pioneers of world class IPAs and they certainly deserve credit for that, but fortunately such quality is now being produced by more breweries.Was in Cali last week and made a side trip to The Russian River Brewery (one of the top rated micro-breweries in the country). Blind Pig and Pliney the Elder were both top. Wish we could get 'em here
How do you think they compare to Head High, Overhead, and 077XX? To be honest, I think the IPAs produced by Kane and Carton are right up there with Russian River. I think Russian River gets a lot of hype because probably about five or so years ago, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger were about as good as you can get, but in recent years plenty of new breweries and beers have been popping up and while theirs are still very good, I wouldn't consider them the best anymore. Russian River is basically the pioneers of world class IPAs and they certainly deserve credit for that, but fortunately such quality is now being produced by more breweries.
Anyway, as for getting them here, if you're willing to make a trip to Philly, Pliny the Elder isn't too hard to find if you check www.phillytapfinder.com every now and then. Right now it doesn't look like anyone is listing Elder as being on tap, but two places have Blind Pig. Philly is also one of three places that gets Pliny the Younger (the others being Colorado and obviously the brewery). The amount of effort involved in actually getting it makes it not worth it though in my opinion. You need to find out in advance which bars will be getting it and exactly what day and time they will be putting it on tap (generally late February/early March), and in most cases you need to get to the bar a while before that time to ensure you get some before it kicks. All for a beer that I'm not even sure is better than what is being produced right here in NJ and is always on tap at the breweries.
I'm taking a trip to Oregon next month and hope to find Pliny the Elder either on tap or in bottles. We don't get it in Texas. I've found that most of these beers tend to be over hyped so I go in with lower expectations.How do you think they compare to Head High, Overhead, and 077XX? To be honest, I think the IPAs produced by Kane and Carton are right up there with Russian River. I think Russian River gets a lot of hype because probably about five or so years ago, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger were about as good as you can get, but in recent years plenty of new breweries and beers have been popping up and while theirs are still very good, I wouldn't consider them the best anymore. Russian River is basically the pioneers of world class IPAs and they certainly deserve credit for that, but fortunately such quality is now being produced by more breweries.
Anyway, as for getting them here, if you're willing to make a trip to Philly, Pliny the Elder isn't too hard to find if you check www.phillytapfinder.com every now and then. Right now it doesn't look like anyone is listing Elder as being on tap, but two places have Blind Pig. Philly is also one of three places that gets Pliny the Younger (the others being Colorado and obviously the brewery). The amount of effort involved in actually getting it makes it not worth it though in my opinion. You need to find out in advance which bars will be getting it and exactly what day and time they will be putting it on tap (generally late February/early March), and in most cases you need to get to the bar a while before that time to ensure you get some before it kicks. All for a beer that I'm not even sure is better than what is being produced right here in NJ and is always on tap at the breweries.
Please report back. Pliny the Elder is on my list but thus far I haven't found it anywhere. I'll likely hit California at some point this year so maybe I can find it there. I agree with your comment about the hype but I just want to try it and taste for myself.I'm taking a trip to Oregon next month and hope to find Pliny the Elder either on tap or in bottles. We don't get it in Texas. I've found that most of these beers tend to be over hyped so I go in with lower expectations.
How do you think they compare to Head High, Overhead, and 077XX? To be honest, I think the IPAs produced by Kane and Carton are right up there with Russian River. I think Russian River gets a lot of hype because probably about five or so years ago, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger were about as good as you can get, but in recent years plenty of new breweries and beers have been popping up and while theirs are still very good, I wouldn't consider them the best anymore. Russian River is basically the pioneers of world class IPAs and they certainly deserve credit for that, but fortunately such quality is now being produced by more breweries.
Anyway, as for getting them here, if you're willing to make a trip to Philly, Pliny the Elder isn't too hard to find if you check www.phillytapfinder.com every now and then. Right now it doesn't look like anyone is listing Elder as being on tap, but two places have Blind Pig. Philly is also one of three places that gets Pliny the Younger (the others being Colorado and obviously the brewery). The amount of effort involved in actually getting it makes it not worth it though in my opinion. You need to find out in advance which bars will be getting it and exactly what day and time they will be putting it on tap (generally late February/early March), and in most cases you need to get to the bar a while before that time to ensure you get some before it kicks. All for a beer that I'm not even sure is better than what is being produced right here in NJ and is always on tap at the breweries.
if you ever get a chance to go to Wisconsin, try any of the New Glarus beers, notably Spotted Cow and Moon Man. some of the best beers ive ever had.
Mentioned trying a couple of the New Belgium beers now available in NJ and yesterday picked up a 12 pack of Snapshot. I like wheat beers generally and this one was tart which was a nice change from the usual sweet.
My personal reenactment of July 3rd 1776. Last pints under British rule - I'll have a hot dog and some apple pie tomorrow.Headed to the Ship Inn for a few pints later today. I'll report back.
That would be great. Always gets high ratings.. would love to see if it is deserved,Was in Cali last week and made a side trip to The Russian River Brewery (one of the top rated micro-breweries in the country). Blind Pig and Pliney the Elder were both top. Wish we could get 'em here
Some great beers here. The best beer for me is anyone which is in my hand...provided it isn't a Bud product. But I support the local microbrews the most. Carton, Kane, Magnify, Cricket Hill, Twin Elephants, etc. Pick up a pizza and head to any of their taprooms..that's the way to go.
Some great beers here. The best beer for me is anyone which is in my hand...provided it isn't a Bud product. But I support the local microbrews the most. Carton, Kane, Magnify, Cricket Hill, Twin Elephants, etc. Pick up a pizza and head to any of their taprooms..that's the way to go.
Flounder brewing in Hillsborough is good, and so is Cypress Brewing in Edison
http://www.flounderbrewing.com/age.php
http://cypressbrewing.com/
Flounder brewing in Hillsborough is good, and so is Cypress Brewing in Edison
http://www.flounderbrewing.com/age.php
http://cypressbrewing.com/