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Popular Mechanics rates beers??

Won't post the whole thing but they note:

"Editor's Note: Before you write in about the omission of your favorite porter or stout, note that this list contains mostly lighter beers fit for summertime consumption. Stay tuned in the autumn for our colder season selections."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/beerandcider/50-states-50-best-beers/ss-AAxKB9D?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout#image=1

 

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19 minutes ago, AUld fAUx@ said:

Please forgive the lengthy dissertation

Many, many thanks. 

I don't order bloodies on airplanes or any other place where it looks like it's going to start with tomato juice. Always brutally bitter. And that's not a good bitter.

Clamato imparts a lot of sweetness. But I might have to try the beef broth trick. 

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1 hour ago, McLoofus said:

Many, many thanks. 

I don't order bloodies on airplanes or any other place where it looks like it's going to start with tomato juice. Always brutally bitter. And that's not a good bitter.

Clamato imparts a lot of sweetness. But I might have to try the beef broth trick. 

Tried the Clamato approach, way back when it was rarely even findable (in So. Ala.).

To this day, it's certainly more costly than store-brand broth.

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Cheers folks,.  New to the club,. But not new to loving great beer.  

I will keep it short,.  

Long time Favorite brewer - Deschutes Brewery, Bend Or.  But falling due not Distro in Alabama or Deep South. 

New Favs- Stone Brewing and Left Hand Brewing.  Neither have sold out to big bev.   

Stone Brewing I really just love the Ghost Hammer IPA which I really cannot wait for their next seasonal release (although I had heard they were going to add it to there year round line up)

Left Hand Brewing-. I like their experimental flow of brews and can be found fairly often in Auburn at the Kold Keg or throughout the FL Panhandle   

Now back to Deschutes...   Mirror Pond Pale Ale,.  An all time favorite that I have not had in years.   Ofcourse best by draft,.  But it was the Pacific NW answer to Sierra Nevada's dominance as an alternative beer to big bev 20 to 30 years ago. Mirror Pond had a slight hoppiness but not like the IPA's now days.    It was always a dry clean crisp ale that one could drink by the pitcher...   

I have in my fridge- Sell Out- Ballast Point Sculpin IPA Nd love them,. But I really do not like buying the sell out brewery beers.  

Peace!  

What is in your fridge?  

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Ooh, a fridge rundown.

Currently.

Westbrook Key Lime Pie Gose

SW Hop Hash IPA

Stone Xocoveza (surprisingly)

Lagunitas CitruSinensis

Sam Smith's Nut Brown Ale

Westbrook Mexican Cake

Parish Envie

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I had Deschutes for the first time last year. I can’t remember the name of the IPA I had, but it was fantastic! I thought I saw some Deschutes beer while I was in NC...

Currently in fridge:

A few fridge turds

Burial- Hawkbill IPA

Guinness- 200th

Great Raft- At Arms Lenth IPL, Creature Comforts Imperial Coffee Brown Ale

Flying Tiger- Waves of Grain Belgian Wit, Milk Stout, and Angry Abbott Belgian strong 

Cigar City-Jai Alai

Green Man- IPA

Currahee- Lucky Scars IPA

one gallon of recently expired Brookshires 2% milk

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9 minutes ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Fairhope IPA in a plastic cup to wash down a few dozen oysters. 

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My dad’s a big oyster fan. Eats a few dozen raw every time he goes to the beach. Never been a big fan myself. 

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5 minutes ago, AUDub said:

My dad’s a big oyster fan. Eats a few dozen raw every time he goes to the beach. Never been a big fan myself. 

I prefer char-grilled personally. One guy at the table ate 40. 

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50 minutes ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Fairhope IPA in a plastic cup to wash down a few dozen oysters. 

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Causeway I presume?

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Late to the fridge inventories, but looks like I'll make it through the weekend with:

 - Some PBRs;

 - Some (Fairhope) Crowlers of Causeway IPA, (Along Came A) Cider, and Roy Bean Stout;

 - A sixer of Jai Alai IPA; and

 - Some PBRs.

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46 minutes ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

I prefer char-grilled personally. One guy at the table ate 40. 

People that eat ‘em, love ‘em. 2-3 dozen in a sitting wasn’t unusual for my dad. Always looking for a hole in the wall that sells them when he’s down at the coast. 

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1 hour ago, AUld fAUx@ said:

Causeway I presume?

Correct. Thanks, I had forgotten which one it was. 

1 hour ago, AUDub said:

People that eat ‘em, love ‘em. 2-3 dozen in a sitting wasn’t unusual for my dad. Always looking for a hole in the wall that sells them when he’s down at the coast. 

I like them, but not to that degree. 

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And in the fridge, I’m kinda bare. 

-Sweetwater Tropical Lover. Berlinerweiss that’s actually pretty good considering I typically hate SW. 

-Ballast Point Moscow Mule Ale. Not that bad. Couldn’t drink many in a sitting. 

-Some domestics leftover from the fishing trip. 

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1 hour ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Correct. Thanks, I had forgotten which one it was. 

I like them, but not to that degree. 

and, if I may (nosily) inquire further,

were you at the Felix's on The Causeway? [US 90/98 across Mobile Bay, now officially The Battleship Parkway, but nobody calls it that]

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On 6/16/2018 at 8:01 AM, AUDub said:

Ooh, a fridge rundown.

Currently.

Westbrook Key Lime Pie Gose

SW Hop Hash IPA

Stone Xocoveza (surprisingly)

Lagunitas CitruSinensis

Sam Smith's Nut Brown Ale

Westbrook Mexican Cake

Parish Envie

****. Forgot to crow about my crown jewel. 

WESTY 12, BITCHES! 

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38 minutes ago, AUld fAUx@ said:

and, if I may (nosily) inquire further,

were you at the Felix's on The Causeway? [US 90/98 across Mobile Bay, now officially The Battleship Parkway, but nobody calls it that]

It was definitely Felix’s, but I don’t know the street or if they have multiple locations in Biloxi. We had the beach across the street. 

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22 minutes ago, Tiger Refuge said:

I’m watching Parts Unknown. New episode is Cajun Mardi Gras. First party, almost everyone is drinking Parish beers.

Still can’t believe Bourdain is dead.

I ordered an Envie at the Hard Rock casino bar yesterday and the keg kicked about half way through the pour. At least he gave that one to me. 

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2 minutes ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

I ordered an Envie at the Hard Rock casino bar yesterday and the keg kicked about half way through the pour. At least he gave that one to me. 

I’ve been seeing a crap ton of sediment in Envie lately. Anyone else? 

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On 6/16/2018 at 9:26 AM, Tiger Refuge said:

I thought I saw some Deschutes beer while I was in NC...

You did. I remember seeing the tap handle in your pic and wondering where you were that had it.

We love Deschutes. It's a slightly and oddly sentimental brewery for us. The Abyss is an all timer. Their sour quad is really cool. They do a lot of stuff well. And yes, Mirror Pond is one of those classic American microbrews that will always have a place in history.

Fridge:
-1 ea of Westy 8 and 12. I've probably held onto them way too long but will probably pop them in November or December
-1 of the stouts that I brewed for my wedding... in 2012. It wasn't particularly amazing then and it's probably borderline undrinkable now, lol. 
-Scofflaw POG Basement and Double Jeopardy. Not sure what they did with the Jeopardy recipe but it is drinking really nicely now. Dangerously deceptive 10%.
-A mixed 15 pack from Southern Tier. It was cheap and the beers are all decent summer sippers. 
-I think I have a Thomas Hardy in there

Love oysters. Had some char-grilled ones the other day. And a fried oyster slider. Local oysters on the half shell are surprisingly expensive here. But they're damned good. I like them much better than most of what I've had from the Gulf, although I had some from near Appalachiacola recently that blew me away. I think they came out of a river that feeds into the Gulf and maybe the water is colder or something. A lot of my favorites come from around Cape Cod. Super briny. Kinda like the people in Massachusetts :)

I mentioned it at the time, but we went to French Quarter Fest last year and Drago's had an oyster-and-beer truck (actually a retro-fitted fire engine) outside whichever hotel it is that they're in, and the little commuter train stops right there. We hopped off the train, pounded a couple dozen char-grilled oysters and some Envies, and hopped back on. It was glorious. 

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11 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

It was definitely Felix’s, but I don’t know the street or if they have multiple locations in Biloxi. We had the beach across the street. 

Alas, the eponymous Causeway is a bit east of there.

Thought of a Causeway on the Causeway just tickled my weird bone.

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1 hour ago, McLoofus said:

You did. I remember seeing the tap handle in your pic and wondering where you were that had it.

We love Deschutes. It's a slightly and oddly sentimental brewery for us. The Abyss is an all timer. Their sour quad is really cool. They do a lot of stuff well. And yes, Mirror Pond is one of those classic American microbrews that will always have a place in history.

Fridge:
-1 ea of Westy 8 and 12. I've probably held onto them way too long but will probably pop them in November or December
-1 of the stouts that I brewed for my wedding... in 2012. It wasn't particularly amazing then and it's probably borderline undrinkable now, lol. 
-Scofflaw POG Basement and Double Jeopardy. Not sure what they did with the Jeopardy recipe but it is drinking really nicely now. Dangerously deceptive 10%.
-A mixed 15 pack from Southern Tier. It was cheap and the beers are all decent summer sippers. 
-I think I have a Thomas Hardy in there

Love oysters. Had some char-grilled ones the other day. And a fried oyster slider. Local oysters on the half shell are surprisingly expensive here. But they're damned good. I like them much better than most of what I've had from the Gulf, although I had some from near Appalachiacola recently that blew me away. I think they came out of a river that feeds into the Gulf and maybe the water is colder or something. A lot of my favorites come from around Cape Cod. Super briny. Kinda like the people in Massachusetts :)

I mentioned it at the time, but we went to French Quarter Fest last year and Drago's had an oyster-and-beer truck (actually a retro-fitted fire engine) outside whichever hotel it is that they're in, and the little commuter train stops right there. We hopped off the train, pounded a couple dozen char-grilled oysters and some Envies, and hopped back on. It was glorious. 

Appalachicolas are historically the best out of the Gulf, but the reefs are a bit fragile. I think twice in just the last 15-20 yrs, beds have been buried by hurricanes. Each time, the local fleet has donated all the catch in their holds for reseeding, and graciously parked their boats for a few years. During such periods, we have to rely on Cedar Point, a pretty good second in quality but of limited quantity. Dauphin Island Sea Lab has long pushed for sustainable harvests there, and has arranged for a legal prohibition of dredges. Tonging by hand (and ~20 bushels/boat/day limit? I think?) kind'a keeps the local harvest local..

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3 minutes ago, AUld fAUx@ said:

Appalachicolas are historically the best out of the Gulf, but the reefs are a bit fragile. I think twice in just the last 15-20 yrs, beds have been buried by hurricanes. Each time, the local fleet has donated all the catch in their holds for reseeding, and graciously parked their boats for a few years. During such periods, we have to rely on Cedar Point, a pretty good second in quality but of limited quantity. Dauphin Island Sea Lab has long pushed for sustainable harvests there, and has arranged for a legal prohibition of dredges. Tonging by hand (and ~20 bushels/boat/day limit? I think?) kind'a keeps the local harvest local..

Is there much farming/cultivation in your area? Seems that's the future. 

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