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    • BroarkB
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      Drank this last night, I would love to find some more Speedway Stout variants along the way.
      Very pleased with this stout, everything I've had from Alesmith so far has been great.

      And here's my haul from Jester King today.
      Left to right: WW Oblivion, WW Marina, WW La Bonté with plum, WW/JK Parking Lot (x2), JK x Green Bench Beachtimez Sportsketball (x2), Ranger Creek imperial strawberry milk stout with coconut and vanilla.

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      • SeulS
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        Ranger Creek Brewing Imperial Strawberry Milk Stout With Vanilla & Coconut

        Let me know how this is… It sounds absolutely awful, and it's only 7.5%, but I'm intruiged  😃

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        • BroarkB
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          I had to try it because the normal strawberry milk stout is surprisingly good.
          I remember before I tried it I thought it was going to be terrible, but it's not too overly sweet.
          I'll report back on the imperial version!

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          • BroarkB
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            Also when I was at the brewery today I saw an Italian brewery called Le Baladin.
            My interested was piqued when I saw the Beeradvocate rankings for Lune and Terre which Jester King had for sale.
            Then immediately I saw the price tag: $42 dollars!!!
            Am I crazy for thinking that this is an insane price for beer? Or is it really that good?

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            • ChrisC
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              In my experience, Ranger Creek does a good job of taking ingredients that sound like they'd be terrible together and turning the mess into quality beer.  I'll try basically anything they put out.

              And $42 is really high, imo.  I've had really fantastic beer for a lot less.  That better be mind blowing.

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              • BroarkB
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                I agree on Ranger Creek, I don't think I've had an outright bad beer from them.

                That was my thinking too, I scoff at what Cascade goes for down here (28 bucks a bottle…) and I thought it was a typo at 42 dollars for 50 cl of barley wine...

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                • AnesthetistA
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                  I went to a beer tasting while on vacation and the couple next to me bought a bottle of Utopias. $330!

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                  IG: bluehandsslim

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                  • BroarkB
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                    $330 bucks is a bit rich for my blood. Would really take some kind of event for me to buy that!

                    Here's what I drank tonight.
                    First up was Adelbert's Barrel Aged Trifecta 2016 edition. A blend of three of their beers: gin barrel aged saison, another barrel fermented saison and a spontaneously fermented barrel aged wit. I'd love to find a bottle of this…

                    Then after I got home I decided to open one of the Wicked Weed / Jester King Parking Lots. Great beer, slightly funky and somewhat sour. I might be going out to the brewery again tomorrow to get some more of these!

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                    • ?
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                      You should try this solid Denver offering @Chris, it's delicious

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                      • SeulS
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                        Sunday - Monday - Tuesday

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                        • BroarkB
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                          Recent ones from me too.
                          Jester King and Green Bench Brewing Beachtimez Sportzketball.
                          Grisette inspired farmhouse ale refermented with loquats. Ideal summer beer for me.

                          Live Oak Big Bark.
                          Always good, had to try out the canned version. Hoping Live Oak continues to can more of their beers.

                          Goose Island Juliette.
                          Really impressed with this, tart and sour without being too sweet. I'll have to try the other variants.

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                          • SeulS
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                            Need that JULIET… How much does it cost over there, Bro?..

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                            • BroarkB
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                              I think the Juliet was around 18-20 dollars, but I took advantage of the Central Market beer week and got it last night along with a sixer of Big Bark. Came out to 27 dollars in total!

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                              • BroarkB
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                                Drinking this tonight, a bit mediocre. Nothing special…

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                                • SeulS
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                                  Would've guessed raspberry, would've guessed 8%.

                                  Thank you, Crooked Stave, for this superb 12% OA blueberry sour.

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    ^ looks and sounds ace!

                                    This was so hilariously bad. Everything that's wrong with a lot of newer  ipa/dipa. Over hopped, dry hopped, wet hopped, and 1293 different types of hop does not make for a "hop explosion" it makes for a nasty hop smell in your sink after you ditch the stuff for tasting shite.

                                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      A better IPA. Solid offering from a new Norwegian brewery. I'd buy it again.

                                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        I've been off IPA's for a while but some decent ones from Garage Project turned me on to the hops again.

                                        Seriously tempting fate with the 3rd one but whaddya know, it's the winner. Neither crisp, nor dry; but dirty, sweet, resinous and citrusy. Different in a good way.

                                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                        • BroarkB
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                                          So turns out that this was absolutely delicious.
                                          The vanilla and coconut were very subdued, and it just makes sense with the strawberries.
                                          Might grab another bottle. 
                                          😘

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            Finishing off with a Brazilian Porter for the Welsh game. Hoping a bit of S. American magic rubs off on Bale and the boys.

                                            Cymru am byth!

                                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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