BringBackFergy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gugny said: Drinking a few of these babies tonight: https://www.saranac.com/brews/inner-circle-series/hoppy-hour-hero/ Yummy. I bet @The Poojer likes Moe. My wife likes those. Edit: I mean...chicks dig those. Edited June 15, 2019 by BringBackFergy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Jesus Christ. A day old beer thread gets to 4 pages and sexy chick squeezing someone's balls barely cracks 3 pages in 3 days! I demand social justice. This @Cripple Creek guy is a complete hack that thinks he has the pulse of the people. I am starting a letter, going above the chain of command... Straight to JC's father! Here's what I got started: Dear God, hope You got the letterAnd I pray You can make it better down hereI don't mean a big reduction in the price of beerBut all the people that You made in Your imageSee them starving on their feet'Cause they don't get enough to eatFrom God, I can't believe in You.Dear God, sorry to disturb YouBut I feel that I should be heard loud and clearWe all need a big reduction in amount of tears... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Stashing away $.....Budweiser keg drafts home beer for the last 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 18 hours ago, Gugny said: Drinking a few of these babies tonight: https://www.saranac.com/brews/inner-circle-series/hoppy-hour-hero/ Yummy. I bet @The Poojer likes Moe. I love that they do moe. related beers. Saw them last year and Philly and the bar brought in some for the show. I really enjoyed both the beer and the band 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 This one is for @BringBackFergy . Next time tell @mead107 to not drink it all! https://indycraftbrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3-Floyds-Zombie-Dust-1210x642.jpg [NOT sure why my pix linx aren't embedding anymore!] But here is an attachment: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 4 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: This one is for @BringBackFergy . Next time tell @mead107 to not drink it all! https://indycraftbrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3-Floyds-Zombie-Dust-1210x642.jpg [NOT sure why my pix linx aren't embedding anymore!] But here is an attachment: @mead107 saved me one. ONE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: @mead107 saved me one. ONE!!! Wow! What a nice pal! Hope it had it on ice for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 29 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Wow! What a nice pal! Hope it had it on ice for you! Lol. He actually gave them all to me and I gave him some to take home. They were fabulous. Go to NE game this year. Will bring you a treat (No...not an energy drink) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: Lol. He actually gave them all to me and I gave him some to take home. They were fabulous. Go to NE game this year. Will bring you a treat (No...not an energy drink) The Heddy Topper (Alchemist, VT) was great too: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 257 × 600 Nice beer after hitting some balls this afternoon and watching the golf now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 5:07 PM, Gugny said: Drinking a few of these babies tonight: https://www.saranac.com/brews/inner-circle-series/hoppy-hour-hero/ Yummy. I bet @The Poojer likes Moe. They look quite large. A few should be plenty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Is Saranac Utica Club? Or should I phrase that differently. The breweries the same? Not sure where I heard that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 13 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Is Saranac Utica Club? Or should I phrase that differently. The breweries the same? Not sure where I heard that. Matt's Brewery (formerly Utica Club) brews Saranac, but I don't know if it's contract brewing or if Saranac is Matt's "high-end" beer line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 15 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Is Saranac Utica Club? Or should I phrase that differently. The breweries the same? Not sure where I heard that. 1 hour ago, WhoTom said: Matt's Brewery (formerly Utica Club) brews Saranac, but I don't know if it's contract brewing or if Saranac is Matt's "high-end" beer line. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Brewing_Company After working at the Duke of Baden Brewery of the Black Forest region in Baden, Germany, Francis Xavier Matt I immigrated to the United States in 1880. Matt worked at the Charles Bierbauer Brewery as lead salesman and brewmaster in Utica for a few years before reorganizing it into The West End Brewing Company in 1888. During Prohibition, the company stayed afloat by producing soft drinks under the label Utica Club, and also made Ginger Ale and non-alcoholic malt tonics.[2] After the end of Prohibition, Utica Club became the name of the brewery's flagship beer, promoted during the 1950s and 1960s by two beer steins, Schultz and Dooley, voiced by Jonathan Winters. Schultz & Dooley were first introduced to television audiences in 1959 and rapidly became the West End Brewing Company's favorite "spokes mugs".[3] Another very important factor for marketing was the "Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band Beer Drinking Song". On March 21, 1968 members of Utica Club sales previewed a new campaign called "swings". Created by Wells, Rich, Greene, Inc. "The campaign started with introductory television spots featuring a mythical nightclub, the Utica Club, which embodied the most desirable features of the best nightclubs in the world." The campaign introduced "Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band Beer Drinking Song". The selection was created for the Matt Brewing Company by one of commercial music's best-credentialed composers, the great Sasha Burland" (Forgotten Buffalo 2014). This song aimed to persuade the customers that Utica Club was a hip night club, and people would drink Utica Club beer while listening to this song.[4] The brewery, later renamed Matt Brewing Company, became popular throughout the Northeast based on Utica Club and its current flagship beer, Saranac. The company is in its fourth generation of family ownership and is led by Nick Matt (chairman and CEO) and Fred Matt (president). The brewery is served by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W) from their line next to the brewery which runs down the middle of Schuyler Street. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 45 minutes ago, Gugny said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Brewing_Company After working at the Duke of Baden Brewery of the Black Forest region in Baden, Germany, Francis Xavier Matt I immigrated to the United States in 1880. Matt worked at the Charles Bierbauer Brewery as lead salesman and brewmaster in Utica for a few years before reorganizing it into The West End Brewing Company in 1888. During Prohibition, the company stayed afloat by producing soft drinks under the label Utica Club, and also made Ginger Ale and non-alcoholic malt tonics.[2] After the end of Prohibition, Utica Club became the name of the brewery's flagship beer, promoted during the 1950s and 1960s by two beer steins, Schultz and Dooley, voiced by Jonathan Winters. Schultz & Dooley were first introduced to television audiences in 1959 and rapidly became the West End Brewing Company's favorite "spokes mugs".[3] Another very important factor for marketing was the "Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band Beer Drinking Song". On March 21, 1968 members of Utica Club sales previewed a new campaign called "swings". Created by Wells, Rich, Greene, Inc. "The campaign started with introductory television spots featuring a mythical nightclub, the Utica Club, which embodied the most desirable features of the best nightclubs in the world." The campaign introduced "Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band Beer Drinking Song". The selection was created for the Matt Brewing Company by one of commercial music's best-credentialed composers, the great Sasha Burland" (Forgotten Buffalo 2014). This song aimed to persuade the customers that Utica Club was a hip night club, and people would drink Utica Club beer while listening to this song.[4] The brewery, later renamed Matt Brewing Company, became popular throughout the Northeast based on Utica Club and its current flagship beer, Saranac. The company is in its fourth generation of family ownership and is led by Nick Matt (chairman and CEO) and Fred Matt (president). The brewery is served by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W) from their line next to the brewery which runs down the middle of Schuyler Street. I don't use Wikipedia. Contrary to what @BringBackFergy says. Wiki is for hacks. I ski Encyclopedia Britannica: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: I don't use Wikipedia. That's why you didn't know that the Bills signed Eddie Lacy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Gugny said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Brewing_Company After working at the Duke of Baden Brewery of the Black Forest region in Baden, Germany, Francis Xavier Matt I immigrated to the United States in 1880. Matt worked at the Charles Bierbauer Brewery as lead salesman and brewmaster in Utica for a few years before reorganizing it into The West End Brewing Company in 1888. During Prohibition, the company stayed afloat by producing soft drinks under the label Utica Club, and also made Ginger Ale and non-alcoholic malt tonics.[2] After the end of Prohibition, Utica Club became the name of the brewery's flagship beer, promoted during the 1950s and 1960s by two beer steins, Schultz and Dooley, voiced by Jonathan Winters. Schultz & Dooley were first introduced to television audiences in 1959 and rapidly became the West End Brewing Company's favorite "spokes mugs".[3] Another very important factor for marketing was the "Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band Beer Drinking Song". On March 21, 1968 members of Utica Club sales previewed a new campaign called "swings". Created by Wells, Rich, Greene, Inc. "The campaign started with introductory television spots featuring a mythical nightclub, the Utica Club, which embodied the most desirable features of the best nightclubs in the world." The campaign introduced "Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band Beer Drinking Song". The selection was created for the Matt Brewing Company by one of commercial music's best-credentialed composers, the great Sasha Burland" (Forgotten Buffalo 2014). This song aimed to persuade the customers that Utica Club was a hip night club, and people would drink Utica Club beer while listening to this song.[4] The brewery, later renamed Matt Brewing Company, became popular throughout the Northeast based on Utica Club and its current flagship beer, Saranac. The company is in its fourth generation of family ownership and is led by Nick Matt (chairman and CEO) and Fred Matt (president). The brewery is served by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W) from their line next to the brewery which runs down the middle of Schuyler Street. I always suspected @ExiledInIllinois had a troll account. The use of the word “flagship” is a dead giveaway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Going to go taste some Mead this afternoon. https://www.helderbergmeadworks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Gugny said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Brewing_Company After working at the Duke of Baden Brewery of the Black Forest region in Baden, Germany, Francis Xavier Matt I immigrated to the United States in 1880. Matt worked at the Charles Bierbauer Brewery as lead salesman and brewmaster in Utica for a few years before reorganizing it into The West End Brewing Company in 1888. During Prohibition, the company stayed afloat by producing soft drinks under the label Utica Club, and also made Ginger Ale and non-alcoholic malt tonics.[2] After the end of Prohibition, Utica Club became the name of the brewery's flagship beer, promoted during the 1950s and 1960s by two beer steins, Schultz and Dooley, voiced by Jonathan Winters. Schultz & Dooley were first introduced to television audiences in 1959 and rapidly became the West End Brewing Company's favorite "spokes mugs".[3] Another very important factor for marketing was the "Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band Beer Drinking Song". On March 21, 1968 members of Utica Club sales previewed a new campaign called "swings". Created by Wells, Rich, Greene, Inc. "The campaign started with introductory television spots featuring a mythical nightclub, the Utica Club, which embodied the most desirable features of the best nightclubs in the world." The campaign introduced "Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band Beer Drinking Song". The selection was created for the Matt Brewing Company by one of commercial music's best-credentialed composers, the great Sasha Burland" (Forgotten Buffalo 2014). This song aimed to persuade the customers that Utica Club was a hip night club, and people would drink Utica Club beer while listening to this song.[4] The brewery, later renamed Matt Brewing Company, became popular throughout the Northeast based on Utica Club and its current flagship beer, Saranac. The company is in its fourth generation of family ownership and is led by Nick Matt (chairman and CEO) and Fred Matt (president). The brewery is served by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W) from their line next to the brewery which runs down the middle of Schuyler Street. The trains that run down the middle the residential neighborhoods in Utica to service the brewery are pretty wild. The guy that posted this video has several that show trains and cars getting in each other’s way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 https://vinepair.com/booze-news/best-beers-america-2019/?amp Bells over Pliny? Hmmm I see Alchemist and Treehouse on the list and plan on grabbing some Sip of Sunshine next time I’m in VT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 39 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: https://vinepair.com/booze-news/best-beers-america-2019/?amp Bells over Pliny? Hmmm I see Alchemist and Treehouse on the list and plan on grabbing some Sip of Sunshine next time I’m in VT. They all seem like "famous" beers..i know nothing about homebrewing but maybe those have the most reliable recipes? Tank 7 is my favorite on that list..but at 8.5% it is not in my best interest to keep a lot of them in my fridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 43 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: https://vinepair.com/booze-news/best-beers-america-2019/?amp Bells over Pliny? Hmmm I see Alchemist and Treehouse on the list and plan on grabbing some Sip of Sunshine next time I’m in VT. That list is just plain dumb. You can get Sip o Sunshine basically anywhere now. Instead of a 518 lunch this summer, we should do a 518-802 Beer tour. That would be a lot of fun. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/20681/237200/ Had a few of these ^^^ last night at the advice of the bartender. Great beer to have with dinner. Outstanding depth of taste for an American style Ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 54 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: That list is just plain dumb. You can get Sip o Sunshine basically anywhere now. Instead of a 518 lunch this summer, we should do a 518-802 Beer tour. That would be a lot of fun. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/20681/237200/ Had a few of these ^^^ last night at the advice of the bartender. Great beer to have with dinner. Outstanding depth of taste for an American style Ale. Sounds fun. Can’t get Sip O Sunshine here in NY (and I’m 2 miles from VT border). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, BringBackFergy said: https://vinepair.com/booze-news/best-beers-america-2019/?amp Bells over Pliny? Hmmm I see Alchemist and Treehouse on the list and plan on grabbing some Sip of Sunshine next time I’m in VT. Bells two hearted pounder cans have become my go to house beer about a year ago. They overtook Troegs Perpetual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 http://amp.timeinc.net/foodandwine/slideshows/best-ipas-america Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 10:47 AM, BringBackFergy said: Sounds fun. Can’t get Sip O Sunshine here in NY (and I’m 2 miles from VT border). Why did it take us 4 hours to get across the border? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 28 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: Why did it take us 4 hours to get across the border? I had to evade border security at The People's Republic of Vermont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 minute ago, BringBackFergy said: I had to evade border security at The People's Republic of Vermont ahhhh, they don't like Pennsyltuckians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: ahhhh, they don't like Pennsyltuckians? Absolutely not. Pennsyltuckians wear camo....Vermonters wear red plaid Woolrich, even in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 50 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: Absolutely not. Pennsyltuckians wear camo....Vermonters wear red plaid Woolrich, even in the summer. Carhartt pants/shorts, a “Don’t New Jersey Vermont” or “Keep Vermont Weird” t-shirt, shoes made of free-range fibers, and a Patagonia trucker hat. Get it right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 12:23 PM, ShadyBillsFan said: by request Fergy is a dolt. Brings back memories of a younger time when, every trip back home, I ‘d pick up a couple cases of Extra Stock and Brador, and a quarter pound of vegetables. For at least a couple of weeks, I was the most popular guy in High Rise One! . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatnot78 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Bells no longer distributes to VA thanks to the idiot distribution people. So now I have to get my 2-hearted and Hopslam from family in NY or when I go visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I live in the land of Pliny, but not a big fan of the Russian River brews...Moonlight Brewery is down the street from our house. Everyone has raved about this gem for some time, but it's dark nature scared me away (more of a Pils guy, Moonlight's Reality Czeck is outstanding)...but Death & Taxes, a black lager is an excellent brew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, 707BillsFan said: I live in the land of Pliny, but not a big fan of the Russian River brews...Moonlight Brewery is down the street from our house. Everyone has raved about this gem for some time, but it's dark nature scared me away (more of a Pils guy, Moonlight's Reality Czeck is outstanding)...but Death & Taxes, a black lager is an excellent brew. I’ll have to give it a try. I also don’t get the RRB hype. I didn’t think Pliny was anything special. Lagunitas is still my favorite. I discovered the summer lager recently and it is terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, KD in CA said: I’ll have to give it a try. I also don’t get the RRB hype. I didn’t think Pliny was anything special. Lagunitas is still my favorite. I discovered the summer lager recently and it is terrific. This little gem? My fridge is stocked w/ them. We went tasting at the new RRB site and I didn't care for any of the beers I tasted (they weren't brewing STS at the new site yet). I believe both Death & Taxes and Reality Czeck are in cans at various locations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 53 minutes ago, KD in CA said: Lagunitas is still my favorite. I discovered the summer lager recently and it is terrific. My daughter’s apartment complex (Chicago) keeps a fridge in the rec room stocked with them. Nice benefit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 48 minutes ago, 707BillsFan said: This little gem? My fridge is stocked w/ them. We went tasting at the new RRB site and I didn't care for any of the beers I tasted (they weren't brewing STS at the new site yet). I believe both Death & Taxes and Reality Czeck are in cans at various locations. i will have to try one of those... funny how beer geeks and small brewery owners get all pissed when one of their brethern get bought by a giant..but seems to me most of these places are still turning out great beer..like above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 40 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: i will have to try one of those... funny how beer geeks and small brewery owners get all pissed when one of their brethern get bought by a giant..but seems to me most of these places are still turning out great beer..like above Most of them are also anti vax and flat earthers so I get their confusion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 2 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: i will have to try one of those... funny how beer geeks and small brewery owners get all pissed when one of their brethern get bought by a giant..but seems to me most of these places are still turning out great beer..like above I'd like to think Heineken would just let Lagunitas to continue to do what they've been doing w/o too much interference, but it's a huge corporation and that's probably not reasonable to expect that to happen. There have been a few high level people who have left that have said it's not the same anymore (big corporate interference). It's no longer our little Sonoma County brewery, but as long as they keep pumping out good alternatives to their standard batches...I'm fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdutton Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Here are a few pics of my current brews on deck... Blowoff tubes from my Arrogant Bastard Clone: This is the secondary fermentation for my modified Commodore Perry IPA (With chopped grapefruit added to the fermenter: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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