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Tried these a few nights back: Black Xantus Imperial Stout and Founders Breakfast Stout for me and a St. Bernardus Abt 12 for the lady. Huge fan of quads but I'm slowly becoming a huge fan of stouts.
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Copped these today
Wasn't too big on FBS either.
Granted, it was my first stout/porter.
Wasn't too big on FBS either.
Granted, it was my first stout/porter.
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^ I felt the same way about FBS when I first started out.
I tried everything and then revisited FBS. Has been in rotation and love that it's available at most stores.
I tried everything and then revisited FBS. Has been in rotation and love that it's available at most stores.
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That's exactly what I said after I had it. I plan to revisit it some time next year.
Im done trying to look for xoco. If I come across it I'll cop.
Anyone try merry maker?
Im done trying to look for xoco. If I come across it I'll cop.
Anyone try merry maker?
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Good but i dont think its worth $20
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^ I agree. Worth trying but I wouldn't buy it again at that price.
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$20 for the Black Butte?!
Paid $11 at my local Whole Foods. I've never actually cracked one before the best after date. It's one of those beers like The Abyss that I buy and try to forget about for at least a year.
Paid $11 at my local Whole Foods. I've never actually cracked one before the best after date. It's one of those beers like The Abyss that I buy and try to forget about for at least a year.
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Copped these today
Wasn't too big on FBS either.
Granted, it was my first stout/porter.
Super solid doppelbock
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Nope Founders doesn't distribute to SoCal yet
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Current Situation (not bad)
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^ Have you had their gingerbread spiced ale?
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Anybody try the Blue Moon Horchata? Thoughts?
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I had it last year, most Blue Moon and Shock Top stuff is pretty mediocre to me
I think still think regular Blue Moon is a very solid beer
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A very unique Imperial IPA. Haven't had Wa-Iti or Southern Cross hops on their own before. Not their best offering, but still blows a majority of the competition out of the water:
I'm fairly confident saying Grimm>Other Half at this point.
I'm fairly confident saying Grimm>Other Half at this point.
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Had a few Ballast Point beers this past week:
GOOD
- Grapefruit Sculpin
PASS
- Commodore
- Calm Before the Storm
GOOD
- Grapefruit Sculpin
PASS
- Commodore
- Calm Before the Storm
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Grapefruit Sculpin as that deal 
Been going Two Hearted and FBS this weekend.
Been going Two Hearted and FBS this weekend.
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I like Ballast Point stuff but out in Philly it's easily $15 a 6 pack so I pass a lot
Habanero Sculpin is one of my favorites though so I will pay the $16 it cost me here, they also had their pumpkin ale on draft my local watering hole I go to often and that was good, a scotch pumpkin ale was something different
Habanero Sculpin is one of my favorites though so I will pay the $16 it cost me here, they also had their pumpkin ale on draft my local watering hole I go to often and that was good, a scotch pumpkin ale was something different
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I grabbed a Blue Moon sampler this week with that Cappuccino Oatmeal stout, gingerbread ale, and the horchata... Was really underwhelmed by the first two but I thought the horchata was really good actually.
I'm generally a stout guy and have been hunting that Xocoveza for the past couple weeks now but can't get it anywhere near me
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Man. I just bought one of each. I had the grapefruit, which was good, but I hope I like the stout and Porter better than you did.
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Copped these tonight
Giving IPAs one last try.
Had the Christmas Ale last night. Not bad at all.
Giving IPAs one last try.
Had the Christmas Ale last night. Not bad at all.
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Dude, two hearted tastes great.
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I think retail on Ballast Point beers are generally a little higher than most breweries
Not sure on offerings other than Sculpin (regular and variants), but I think $16 for a six pack is a pretty common price
My wife got a couple of six packs for about $14 in New Jersey and that's the cheapest I've ever heard it costing
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What the hell do they do differently that makes them so expensive? Walked out with a pack for around 18 after tax and I almost doubled back because I thought they rang me up wrong. Cheapest I've seen is around 12 bucks at trader Joe's, but those are the smaller cans.
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Grapefruit Sculpin as that deal
Been going Two Hearted and FBS this weekend.
Been off beer but it's fbs season? Might pick one up.
