The Official Craft Beer Thread

[Red Man]

Irish Death is good stuff...that’s one of my wife’s favorites!

[HandsomeDave]

Seems like the craft brewery joints in the NW have been taken over by IPA loving zombies. I went to a brewery last winter in Tacoma and there wasn't one beer on their menu that wasn't an IPA. Current favorite is Dragons Milk Stout by New Holland Brewing. Luckily Costco keeps it in regular rotation. For a sort of local beer (in the state) I would have to go with Irish Death, by Iron Horse Brewery in Ellensburg WA.

[Mosca]

Had the pleasure of getting one of these years ago. Quite delicious!
https://troegs.com/beer/troegenator/

A local restaurant, The Anthracite Cafe, makes this; it is as good as it sounds:

"Beef Tenderloin Troeganoff...Tips of beef tenderloin with fresh mushrooms & onions in Troegenator Doublebock & sour creamed rich gravy over fettucine pasta...$16.99"

The ‘Cite is awesome. If you find yourself in Wilkes-Barre, go there. Mike just bought a commercial pellet grill to up his smoke game.

https://anthracitecafe.net/

[Bobmcgahan]

@fjmorris, exactly.

[Bobmcgahan]

Agree on the sours and Gose. I think sometimes the craft breweries try to get a little gimmicky. But, it's amazingly fresh and, as noted, I like the whole craft beer scene. Very family friendly, great meeting houses to meet up with friends. A worthy successor to bowling nights.

[Bobmcgahan]

I will have to get there. I was in Carlisle, PA this weekend and am always a fan of Molly Pitcher Brewing Company. Good assortment of beers and really good food.

[au4stree]

Had the pleasure of getting one of these years ago. Quite delicious!

https://troegs.com/beer/troegenator/

[Red Man]

Fremont is one of my favorites. Don’t think I’ve ever seen Holy Mountain.

[Catmandu]

When in Seattle give these three a try.

Fremont Brewing
Reubens Brewing
Holy Mountain Brewing

[luvthemstillers]

Fury Brewing Company in Irwin, PA is doing some amazing barrel aged beers using whiskey barrels. I recently got to try their Fury of Darkness stout beer that they aged in Buffalo Trace barrels. It's a Bourbon drinkers beer for sure. https://furybrewingcompany.com/

[jfmorris]

I used to brew and drink IPA’s, but got over the hop thing. These days I am brewing blondes, porters, Irish reds, Hefeweizen, and other beers that are not overly hoppy.

[jfmorris]

It’s really a return to what we had for most of history - beer made and sold on premise at local pubs. Housewives made beer in revolutionary times in many households.

[Bumby]

Cheers. Nosferatu from Great Lakes is one of my favorites...

[smokin fool]

Before my sister moved to Dallas she lived in Kaufman when it was in a dry county.
Had to drive to the Walmart in Tyler for your booze and now your can buy direct from the brewer....

[Mr. Bones]

So...

I have this Really Cool, young neighbour, who is also a Pit Member, Rickie ...

Wail, originally, he hails from Virginia Beach, yall see?

He, an Mrs Rickie, an Graham all went back fer a few weeks, a few weeks ago...

I told him to stop by, give a try to Young Veterans Brewing Company, lemme know what he thought, since I ain't been able to make it there, quite yet.

He brought me back some brews (through TSA, yall!), an some swag, in th form of 2 t shirts, one ball cap, an a .50 cal round bottle opener... Guess which one caused his luggage to git thoroughly tossed by TSA????

I'da Loved to seen their eyebulbs go all kinda Barney Fife, when they seen th .50 cal round on their ho-hum, routine scan lol!


Gotta say, in all honesty, truth be told, when it's all been said, an done, I found Private Plumb to be too "In my face", th overall flavour was a good pairin, but I would love to tipple it if they pulled th fruit back, some...

Pineapple Grenade, that was a tasty brew, an not nearly so tart, sour, or puckering...I enjoyed it, on a hot arse Summer day, right after work...

Rickie also brought me back 3 40's of additional YVBC brew, but I ain't tooken no pics of em, jus yet.

Tomorrow's anuther day, way I reckon it.