Best (and worst) beers you’ve ever had - redux

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

I’m back to Nashville Tuesday-Thursday for the Phish shows. 

I don’t want to go anywhere but Southern Grist. **** Bearded Iris. But not really. 

[Tiger Refuge 6,662]

1 minute ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Gracias. And a brewery name would be nice 👍 

Ha! My edit an your quote were simultaneous.

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

That new bomb s***. SoPro doing it right. They just moved Crowd Control to 6pks too.

[McLoofus 35,182]

On 10/20/2018 at 5:37 PM, Tiger Refuge said:

Post half marathon brews at our local brewery. 

Congrats! Hope it went well.

 

[McLoofus 35,182]

11 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Well wtf are they? Cmon bro, you know better. 

Lol. I actually fussed at my local FB beer group. All they do is post pictures. Don't even offer opinions. I was like I know I'm the new guy here but what is the point?

 

11 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

2018 Narwhal. Fuego. Big roast. Coffee. Bitter chocolate. 

Waiting for the warm up and will report. 

 

10 hours ago, Tiger Refuge said:

One of my favorites. God, I love Narwhal.

Co-signed. Right there with Expedition Stout as the best of the widely available seasonal imperial stouts IMO. And way more reasonably priced.

Really, I just love Sierra Nevada. Picked up a 12 pack of Torpedo for $14 this weekend for beach beer. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

Can’t get enough. Strawberry Upside Down Cake IPA at Southern Grist. 

[AUDub 11,147]

Hop City has BBA Ten Fidy on the keg list.

May go get me a growler fill tonight. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

2 minutes ago, AUDub said:

Hop City has BBA Ten Fidy on the keg list.

May go get me a growler fill tonight. 

That’s a growler full of regret for the following day. Go for it. 

[AUDub 11,147]

1 minute ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

That’s a growler full of regret for the following day. Go for it. 

Probably save it for a special occasion. Basketball tipoff or my lottery win tonight.

Edited October 23, 2018 by AUDub

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

1 hour ago, AUDub said:

Probably save it for a special occasion. Basketball tipoff or my lottery win tonight.

Yeah...good luck with that! My wife and I were fantasizing what we’d do with that money on the way over to Nashville. 

[McLoofus 35,182]

16 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Yeah...good luck with that! My wife and I were fantasizing what we’d do with that money on the way over to Nashville. 

I take it her answer wasn't "two chicks at the same time". I get that, I guess.

The winning ticket was sold in my new home state, and I bought my ticket yesterday in... Savannah. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

BB4 11/18. 😑

Massive mistake on my part to not look at the bottom of the can. 

Omnipollo Oaxaca. Tastes fine, but flavors are muted and hops have faded. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

Tastes like the beach. Southern Grist Coconut Cream Pie Gose. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

As a big supporter of citra, I’m digging this Bearded Iris offering. Canned 10/8. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

If Nashville wasn’t turning into Atlanta, I’d seriously consider moving there just for the beer. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

Also, I want to tell everyone about something I did last night. Something I’m not sure I’ve ever done before. 

I stiffed a bartender. 

City Tap House Nashville. This is probably the fanciest bar food spot I’ve ever been to. They have a handful of locations about the country. 

Why I stiffed the bartender:

1. I ordered a pint of Bearded Iris Homestyle at $8(!), she charged me for the seasonal tap...something from TN Brewworks priced at $9(!). Wasn’t a pint, served in a 12oz plastic beer cup. 

2. Wife ordered a cocktail($10) and it was the most miserable looking skimpy cocktail I’ve ever seen in my life and it tasted awful. Bartender asked her if it tasted okay, to which my wife told her the truth...it was skimp and bad. Wife ordered a replacement cocktail for $6, which is fair. 

We got charged for the wrong beer and we’re also charged for the full price of the s*** cocktail wife was originally provided instead of the cocktail she actually enjoyed. We had to request an itemized receipt. 

Sorry to any service workers, current or present, but that’s how a customer feels swindled and how your tip gets taken away. And yes, I worked in the food service industry for a long time.

This was after we tipped the girl $20 at Southern Grist for pouring 4 pints and filling a couple crowlers. 

We wont be returning to City Tap, and I would suggest anyone else use caution. 

Edited October 26, 2018 by ShocksMyBrain

[Tiger Refuge 6,662]

2 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Tastes like the beach. Southern Grist Coconut Cream Pie Gose. 

Dude. You’re killing it tonight! 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

2 hours ago, Tiger Refuge said:

Dude. You’re killing it tonight! 

Wife was like, “is it bad that I think we should drink as many of these beers that we can because they’re fresh?”

My response 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

She’s asleep now and my current status 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,364]

Also, this was bomb

[AUDub 11,147]

In all its glory, BBA Ten Fidy. Almost a dollar an ounce down here though. Howler fill cost 30.99. 

[Tiger Refuge 6,662]

My first 120 Minute....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Tiger Refuge 6,662]

120 isn’t a barley wine? Geeze it tastes like one...

[McLoofus 35,182]

On 10/25/2018 at 8:16 PM, ShocksMyBrain said:

Sorry to any service workers

I am confident that none of the regulars in this thread would do this without good reason and I have done it myself in extreme circumstances. 

Fellow former service industry guy and chronic overtipper myself. But aggressively bad service puts me in a dark place. 

[McLoofus 35,182]

On 10/27/2018 at 8:18 PM, Tiger Refuge said:

120 isn’t a barley wine? Geeze it tastes like one...

I've had "high alcohol IPA isn't barley wine" explained to me before, but I still don't really get it.

And I really can't *taste* a difference between a, say, 3 year old 120 and a big barley wine.