The Beer Thread • Page 511

Go Cats

 

This is Burial’s foudre-aged version of their Baltic porter, Ulfbehrt. I tried the normal Ulfbehrt a while back and it was good but not super remarkable. The aging on this really intensifies everything. It’s super rich and chewy, almost like a dessert beer, but it doesn’t venture into overly sweet territory. Just super well done. Bottle art is amazing as well

 

Only ever had the pleasure of one 'proper' Trillium, which were brought over by a friend who lives in Mass. It was their Big Bird DIPA and it was incredible.

Had to drive down to London to pick them up, so was a 300mile, 8 hour round trip ...but it was worth it (seeing him was pretty good also, but you know, beer)

 

burial is the best brewery

 

Are there any vermont/mass people in here?

I'll be hitting up

Tree House
Greater Good Imperial Brewing
Merrimack Ales
Alchemist
Von Trapp Brewing
Cold Hollow Cider
Champlain Orchards
Burlington Beer
Prohibition Pig
Stowe Cider
Suarez Family (on the way home)

Any other recs in those areas? Unfortunately hill farmstead is closed. I had trillium shipped to my wife's aunt and uncle in NH where we are staying Tuesday night since they aren't open Tuesday.

 

Add Lawson's Finest Liquids to that.

 

Who has a recommendation for a saison (5-7%) or barleywine (10%+) shippable to NC? I know you lot do beer trades, and I'm attempting to one with a neighbor.

 

first abraxas in a minute, still as good as i remembered

 

Definitely seconding the Lawson's rec if you can swing it, it's <half hr from Pro Pig. If you're making your way into Burlington proper, add Foam for sure, pretty much Burlington Trillium. Never been to Fiddlehead and not sure exactly where it is but also good.

If you love lagers, Notch in Salem MA is awesome. Their tap room is currently just serving cans on their patio, but if it's not out of your way the beers they sell at the brewery are excellent, they take those styles super seriously and are among the best at it. Their contract brewed stuff is just OK and all over the place, the lagers are amazing and just at the brewery and sometimes on shelves in Boston. If you go there The Standard is close to a perfect pils.

Schilling in NH also makes great lagers, personally I'd say they're slightly less great than Notch but even easier to find and the actual brewery might be on your route if you're taking 91. If you're going 89 through VT, I've never had it but have heard River Roost is incredible for IPAs and it's right off the highway. Have heard similar about Spyglass in NH but no clue where it is.

Last, you might find HF on tap once you're up to Montpelier or northward. Taplist | Three Penny Taproom - will note not sure what you'll find for outdoor dining assume you don't want to sit inside anywhere.

 

Foam and Notch

go to Parker pie in VT they might have HF on tap or stop by Willey’s they normally have all the standard HF bottles for like $10

 

Absolutely love that Other Half or Veil or whoever was involved with the first one got this going as a trend that more breweries are doing now. Such a fun idea.

 

Honestly surprised I still have more Newgrass haha

 

Yeah it was Other Half, I believe, if you're referring to that recipe they created to raise money for the service industry? The All Together IPA.

I managed to grab most of the UK efforts and some were great. Some, not so great, but a worthy cause indeed so wasn't bothered.

 

Had this last night. Didn’t taste a ton of almond but still really good, you’d never know it’s 10%

 

Happy Oberon szn everyone

 

Ended my Sunday run at Spiteful so I could pick up something tasty to cool off with on my deck.

 

It’s officially deck beer season

 

I have the beers I just need the deck.

 

Not beer obviously, but I made myself a White Russian for the first time in probably years.

Forgot how good they were. It was the perfect day for one.

 

Been havin’ my fair share of Hopslams recently. My word. Good stuff. Gotta be careful not to have more than like, 3 though

 

I cannot wait for this

 

Had tasters of some vvvv good stuff yeterday, some of my favs that I tried:

The Bruery Blue Steel Berry Pie: Old ale with blueberry, graham cracker, and vanilla.
The Bruery Piearesquare: Bourbon barrel-aged ale with huckleberries, blueberries, and Tahitian vanilla beans
The Bruery Fly Me To The Moon Pie: Bourbon barrel-aged stout with graham crackers, cacao nibs, marshmallows, and Tahitian vanilla beans
The Bruery Terreux Seahorse: Bourbon barrel-aged sour blonde ale with citrus and spices
The Bruery Black Tuesday Huck In Vanilla: Black Tuesday variant w/ Huckleberry and Tahitian Vanilla

Modern Times Oblivion Ring - Orange Mocha: Barleywine with generous amounts of orange extract & essence, Dominican cocoa nibs, house-roasted Idea Machine coffee, and vanilla
Modern Times Altar of the Orc Lord - Rocky Road Edition: Barleywine with vanilla, cocoa & pecans.