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  • vdubb96
    My mom bought me an beer advent calender, its pretty sweet. So far out of the 5 days I've only every had 1 of the beers. Pretty neat idea.
  • Sonofanump
    vdubb96;1827713 wrote:Munchie Emporium for food and beer. Mad Anthony Brewery is in there, the beer is ok. Food is great.
    If you want the one of the best selections of beer and very good bar food go to Trion Tavern in New Haven, Very close to Ft wayne and their beer selection is top notch.
    Thank you, I've tried a few of theirs and was not impressed. So far looks like Summit City to be the best selection of local beer.
  • vdubb96
    Sonofanump;1827715 wrote:Thank you, I've tried a few of theirs and was not impressed. So far looks like Summit City to be the best selection of local beer.
    Yeah their beer isn't the best but the atmosphere and food at Muchie's is great
  • Iliketurtles
    Pretty pumped for El Gordo day at Good People Brewing tomorrow. Had a 2013 bottle a couple months ago and it was delicious.
  • O-Trap
    Iliketurtles;1828129 wrote:Pretty pumped for El Gordo day at Good People Brewing tomorrow. Had a 2013 bottle a couple months ago and it was delicious.
    I've aged beer a couple times, but it's hard. Most of them are so good, I just want to drink them. :D
  • Iliketurtles
    O-Trap;1828130 wrote:I've aged beer a couple times, but it's hard. Most of them are so good, I just want to drink them. :D
    Yeah it wasn't mine. Some people at the tap room I frequent do a "fight club" and do their own bottle shares there on Tuesdays. I was up there and they gave me some.

    I'm trying to age some right now but like you said it's hard because they are good. Thankfully now I've bought so many and just keep buying more beers it makes it easier to let them age.

    The best part about the El Gordo event is they are supposed to have some of their 2014 and 2015 bottles available. Just hope I get there earlier enough to get one.
  • OSH
    Drank a Hefeweizen last night from Hacker-Pschorr...delicious!

    Found a radler that's from a California microbrewery that's pretty tasty. Hard to find as it's not distributed in many states. Friend of mine owns a liquor store and ordered some, bought me a flat. T.W. Pitchers Radler, it's grapefruit with a hint of blood orange. Probably the best radler I've ever had.
  • vdubb96
    Todays Advent beer is Fat Tire's Chocolate chip cookie dough ale, anyone had that?
  • bases_loaded
    My pick for beer of the year I drank. Still have one left in the fridge I think.


  • Ironman92
    Sister brought a bottle of Tito's Homemade vodka from Austin Texas. Some good vodka
  • O-Trap
    Had myself a merry little Christmas:

    - New Belgium Fat Tire
    - New Belgium Citradelic IPA
    - New Belgium 2 Below Ale
    - New Belgium/Ben + Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ale
    - Weyerbacher Berry Monks
    - Founder's Breakfast Stout
    - Anchor Brotherhood Steam
    - Clown Shoes Mango Kolsch
    - Arcadia Bourbon Barrel Loch Down (2014)
    - Fort Collins Major Tom's Pomegranate Wheat
    - Latitude 42 Lucifer's Cuvee Double Chocolate Stout
    - Jackie O's Oro Negro
    - Coronado Snowy Plover Winter IPA
    - Brew Kettle Route 21 IPA
    - Rogue Santa's Private Reserve Ale
    - GLBC Christmas Ale
    - Thirsty Dog 12 Dogs of Christmas
    - a home-brewed imperial coffee stout

    There were others, but I don't remember what they were.
  • GOONx19
    O-Trap;1830835 wrote:Had myself a merry little Christmas:
    - New Belgium/Ben + Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ale
    I'm interested to hear about this one.
  • Iliketurtles
    GOONx19;1830847 wrote:I'm interested to hear about this one.
    I've had it before. It was pretty good. Tasted like eating Cookie Crisp cereal to me.
  • like_that
    Had this over the holidays. Fantastic.
  • O-Trap
    GOONx19;1830847 wrote:I'm interested to hear about this one.
    I've never had an ale that incorporated something sweet like this. Only stouts. As such, I was skeptical.

    However, it's honestly pretty good. It's lighter than even an amber ... maybe golden ... almost blonde, so it sits light. Head had medium thickness and was as white as any, but it dissipates quickly. The sweetness doesn't overpower the beer, and the "cookie" part is on the back end.

    My initial thought was that it tasted like a cream soda ale, but on the back, I can get where one might say it tastes like Cookie Crisp cereal.

    I'd give it a 3.75/5.
  • O-Trap
    like_that;1830860 wrote:Had this over the holidays. Fantastic.
    Looks good. What was it like?
  • Apple
    Wall Street Journal had a piece on craft brews across America.... Rhinegeist from Cincy was spotlighted.
    http://www.wsj.com/articles/where-the-beers-are-a-region-by-region-guide-to-u-s-craft-brews-1482424724?mod=e2fb
  • like_that
    O-Trap;1830875 wrote:Looks good. What was it like?
    Big Bad Baptista from epic brewing co.

    A stout reward with Mexican coffee, cacao, vanilla and cinnamon. Aged in Whiskey Barrels.
  • Sonofanump
    like_that;1831233 wrote:Big Bad Baptista from epic brewing co.

    A stout reward with Mexican coffee, cacao, vanilla and cinnamon. Aged in Whiskey Barrels.
    Did you drink it cold? I didn't notice at first, but the pint glass looks frosted.
  • O-Trap
    like_that;1831233 wrote:Big Bad Baptista from epic brewing co.

    A stout reward with Mexican coffee, cacao, vanilla and cinnamon. Aged in Whiskey Barrels.
    Oh, that sounds fantastic.
  • BRF
    So.....anyone interested in the FatHeads out of North Olmsted?

    Good brewery, imo.
  • Sonofanump
    North Olmsted is hard to get into. The Berea warehouse is better to drink at, limited food.
  • BRF
    Sonofanump;1831296 wrote:North Olmsted is hard to get into. The Berea warehouse is better to drink at, limited food.

    You must not be used to inner suburban traffic, then. It's not that hard to get to at all.

    Fat Heads is known for good food, too. That is where they get their name from. The bun on the top of their burgers.........."fat head".
  • Commander of Awesome
    Sonofanump;1831296 wrote:North Olmsted is hard to get into. The Berea warehouse is better to drink at, limited food.
    They sold the Berea location to Williboughy Brewing Company.
  • Sonofanump
    Commander of Awesome;1831300 wrote:They sold the Berea location to Williboughy Brewing Company.
    Did not hear this, do you have a link? All I found was this:

    http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/11/fat_heads_brewery_expansion_in.html