Beer Thread V2?3?4?

[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by looooob

anyone else 4 days into an advent calendar?

Yep. Custom made.

Feels a bit wrong drinking a high % tall boy on a Tuesday night.

Which calendar did you pick up?

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Is there any market for selling beer glasses locally or here on CP? Not wanting to have to ship them anywhere. Mostly singles or doubles. I amassed a fairly sizeable collection from my days working at a liquor store. I’ve got probably around 50 glasses/mugs. Domestic, imported beer, whiskey (Crown, Johnny Walker etc).

Post them in the buy & sell. We can be a little loose with the "must have price" rule. What you are offering doesn't go against the spirit of the rule.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by looooob

anyone else 4 days into an advent calendar?

I am

https://craftbeerimports.ca/beer-advent

[northcrunk]

Originally Posted by looooob

anyone else 4 days into an advent calendar?

I didn't buy one this year. Picked up the Alberta beer advent last year which was ok but not enough IPAs in those advent calendars for me. If they did a double IPA calendar I would buy that

[powderjunkie]

There were a couple years where I stumbled upon advent calendars for half price in the week or two after Christmas, but not since I moved. Any good bets for this now? Thinking it's more likely they just split unsold cases up as singles now...

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by looooob

anyone else 4 days into an advent calendar?

Night 5 tonight, Red Racer

[CMPunk]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

There were a couple years where I stumbled upon advent calendars for half price in the week or two after Christmas, but not since I moved. Any good bets for this now? Thinking it's more likely they just split unsold cases up as singles now...

Depends on the store I guess. We just keep the calendars til the end of the month and then sell them cheap.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

There were a couple years where I stumbled upon advent calendars for half price in the week or two after Christmas, but not since I moved. Any good bets for this now? Thinking it's more likely they just split unsold cases up as singles now...

I was chatting with a guy at coop liqueur last year and he was saying they don't order nearly as many anymore as they are not big sellers and got burned a few times.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by looooob

anyone else 4 days into an advent calendar?

I'm only two days in, and it is bugging me. I was ready and set to start on the 1st, but I had a stomach bug so I had to push it back a couple of days. Can't decide if I'll make up for it this weekend, or save the final days for Christmas day when we spend time with the in-laws.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

I posted my beer glass collection in the buy/sell if anyone is interested.

[Fuzz]

Any other GF folks try Heathen's Brewing? Thinking of stopping by tomorrow.

[looooob]

yeah I'm going red racer (central city) this year. probably about the 3rd or 4th time I've gone this route (although in the past they have been in collab with Parallel 49)


as with northcrunk I'm a bit of an IPA guy (well almost exclusively the other 11 months of the year) and if someone sold an IPA calendar I would be letting them take my money but I do kind of enjoy that December allows me to go in a different direction.


have certainly made my own in the past too which is fun


I certainly take it pretty seriously. had to fly for a one day trip for work the other day- had to check my suitcase so the the Dec 4 Barrel aged IPA would make the trip

[Fuzz]

Stopped by Heathen's. Planned my day around getting there for their 3pm open time, in the hope of beating rush hour, but alas, they weren't open. Waited a little bit, but the lights were off. No way to run a business, guys!

[Buff]

Originally Posted by looooob

yeah I'm going red racer (central city) this year. probably about the 3rd or 4th time I've gone this route (although in the past they have been in collab with Parallel 49)


as with northcrunk I'm a bit of an IPA guy (well almost exclusively the other 11 months of the year) and if someone sold an IPA calendar I would be letting them take my money but I do kind of enjoy that December allows me to go in a different direction.


have certainly made my own in the past too which is fun


I certainly take it pretty seriously. had to fly for a one day trip for work the other day- had to check my suitcase so the the Dec 4 Barrel aged IPA would make the trip

This is only the 3rd year I did a Beer calender. I never really thought about it and my wife buys one for me each year. My first year was the Red Racer/Parallel 49 version.

That was quite fun. Lots of really off the wall craft beers that year. At least for me. I dumped a couple, like Sour Cherry (or whatever it was that was really sour) and pine needle but for the most part it was really interesting. I think the first one was Chocolate Orange and I was wondering what I was getting into but it was pretty good.

Last year as well as this year my wife has picked up the package from Craft Beer Imports. I really enjoy them. I get to try beer that I normally wouldn't buy.

I usually just stick to basics, like Big Rock (Grasshopper was a part of last year's calendar) or maybe I'll splurge and get some Innis & Gunn so December is a treat.

A few years ago I didn't like much craft beer but it has really grown on me.

[TheSutterDynasty]

I don't know if a lot of it is new stuff coming out or I've just delved really deep into the beer world but there is some really weird #### out there.

For example, this feels like getting punched in the mouth with a cupcake.

Also picking up a lot more nitros because I love a good smooth coffee stout.

Finally, do people actually care for barleywines?

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Stopped by Heathen's. Planned my day around getting there for their 3pm open time, in the hope of beating rush hour, but alas, they weren't open. Waited a little bit, but the lights were off. No way to run a business, guys!

That’s too bad, it’s good beer, but amazing in the context of gluten free beer. Their peanut butter stout is something else. Try the PB&J radler if you go when they’re open.

[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by kermitology

That’s too bad, it’s good beer, but amazing in the context of gluten free beer. Their peanut butter stout is something else. Try the PB&J radler if you go when they’re open.

I think the only two grosser beers I've had were a candy cane stout (like brushing your teeth and drinking a beer) and a maple syrup (NOT subtle.. like a glass of syrup).

[Flabbibulin]

Originally Posted by northcrunk

I didn't buy one this year. Picked up the Alberta beer advent last year which was ok but not enough IPAs in those advent calendars for me. If they did a double IPA calendar I would buy that

Speaking of dipas, Super duper from Cabin and Howling Fantods from Annex are both out again for a limited time. Both fantastic.

I believe the double from Apex will be available soon and hopefully Outcast starts canning again soon and makes Forgetful a permanent selection, as it is possibly the best of the lot.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty

I think the only two grosser beers I've had were a candy cane stout (like brushing your teeth and drinking a beer) and a maple syrup (NOT subtle.. like a glass of syrup).

well wish us red racers well tonight as we have a sweet potato maple ale on the docket

[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by looooob

well wish us red racers well tonight as we have a sweet potato maple ale on the docket

Well don't knock it before you try it. It was the rogue bacon maple syrup beer that I had that was awful. I've had lots of 'subtle' maple flavor beers that are excellent!

Case in point:



Delicious.