You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!

[E.H. Ruddock]

Picked up the Green Flash special brew they did for Trader Joe's 50th. It is really really good.

[Orpheus]

I want that.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I want that.

Trader Joes has an overstock of them. Surely you guys have one there, right?

[PHATJ]

It has been a long time since I last posted in this thread, but I haven't stopped drinking/collecting awesome beer. I just finished doing inventory on all my beer and here's everything I currently have in the fridge or cellared.


2016 Ballast Point - Victory At Sea (x3)

2015 Bells - 30th Anniversary Ale (x2)
2017 Bells - Hopslam (x8)

2016 Bent Paddle - BA Double Shot Double Black (x1)

2014 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Barleywine Ale (x3)
2014 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Stout (x2)
2014 Central Waters - Satin Solitude Imperial Stout (x1)
2015 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Barleywine Ale (x1)
2015 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Scotch Ale (x7)
2015 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Stout (x1)
2015 Central Waters - Space Ghost (x1)
2016 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Barleywine Ale (x2)
2016 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Belgian Style Quadruple Ale (x2)
2016 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Cassian Sunset (x1)
2016 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Scotch Ale (x4)
2016 Central Waters - Brewer's Reserve Stout (x6)
2016 Central Waters - Eighteen (x1)
2016 Central Waters - Y2K (Barleywine) (x3)

2016 Clown Shoes - Exorcism of Rachel Wall (x1)
2016 Clown Shoes - Hammer of the Beast (x3)
2016 Clown Shoes - Itasca Loonidragon Aged in Scotch Barrels (x1)
2016 Clown Shoes - Itasca Loonidragon Aged in Bourbon Barrels (x2)
2017 Clown Shoes - Loonidragon

2012 Deschutes - Black Butte XXIV (x1)
2013 Deschutes - Black Butte XXV (x1)
2014 Deschutes - The Abyss (x1)
2014 Deschutes - Black Butte XXVI (x2)
2014 Deschutes - The Dissident (x1)
2015 Deschutes - The Abyss (x2)
2015 Deschutes - Black Butte XXVII (x2)
2016 Deschutes - The Abyss (x3)
2016 Deschutes - Black Butte XXVIII (x1)

2014 Epic Brewing - Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout (x1)

2014 Evil Twin - Imperial Biscotti Break (x1)
2016 Evil Twin - Lil' B (x3)

2013 Founders - Backwoods Bastard (x1)
2014 Founders - Backwoods Bastard (x1)
2014 Founders - Breakfast Stout (x2)
2014 Founders - Imperial Stout (x1)
2015 Founders - Backwoods Bastard (x3)
2015 Founders - Curmudgeon (x2)
2015 Founders - Imperial Stout (x2)
2015 Founders - KBS (x2)
2016 Founders - Backwoods Bastard (x17)
2016 Founders - Breakfast Stout (x8)
2016 Founders - Curmudgeon (x4)
2016 Founders - KBS (x2)
2016 Founders - Lizard of Koz (x1)

2014 Goose Island - Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout (x1)
2016 Goose Island - Bourbon County Brand Barleywine Ale (x1)
2016 Goose Island - Bourbon County Brand Stout (x3)

2015 Great Divide - BA Series Yeti Imperial Stout (x1)

2016 HammerHeart - Weltenwanderer (x2)
2017 HammerHeart - The Baron's Forge (x1)
2017 HammerHeart - Neandertaler (x2)

2015 Indeed Brewing Co. - Rum King (x1)
2016 Indeed Brewing Co. - Rum King (x8)

2017 Lift Bridge Brewing Co. - Silhouette Imperial Stout (x1)

2012 North Coast Brewing Co. - Old Stock Ale (x1)
2014 North Coast Brewing Co. - Old Stock Ale (x3)
2015 North Coast Brewing Co. - BA Old Rasputin XVIII (x1)
2016 North Coast Brewing Co. - BA Old Rasputin XIX (x2)

2016 Odell Brewing Co. - Jolly Russian (x1)

2015 Ommegang Brewery - Hennepin Farmhouse Ale (x1)
2016 Ommegang Brewery - Shadow Brewer Imperial Stout (x1)

2017 Russian River Brewing Co. - Pliny the Elder (x1)

2007 Sam Adams - Utopias (x1)

2012 Sierra Nevada - Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale (x1)
2013 Sierra Nevada - Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale (x1)
2014 Sierra Nevada - Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale (x1)

2014 Southern Tier - Crème Brûlée (x1)

2017 Summit - Saga (x7)

2015 Surly - BA Darkness (x1)
2015 Surly - Darkness (x2)
2015 Surly - Nein (x1)
2015 Surly - Pentagram (x1)
2015 Surly - Smoke (x1)
2016 Surly - Ten (x1)
2016 Surly - BA Darkness (x4)
2016 Surly - Darkness (x5)
2016 Surly - Misanthrope (x1)

2016 Toppling Goliath - Naughty 90 Oaked Ale (x1)
2017 Toppling Goliath - King Sue (x2)
2017 Toppling Goliath - Pompeii (x1)

[tragabigzanda]

from the ashes of tonkotsu

[PHATJ]

Well-fucking-done, sir.

[PHATJ]

[Chris_H_2]

when are you going to bust open that utopia?

i had a cherry one at the festival of barrel-aged beers last fall and one sip nearly knocked me on my ass.

[PHATJ]

when are you going to bust open that utopia?

i had a cherry one at the festival of barrel-aged beers last fall and one sip nearly knocked me on my ass.

Not sure. I've had Utopias before, it's like a super strong barleywine that I remember being delicious. It's been a long time since I've had it though.

[doone]

So do certain beer get better with age? which ones? I've always been under the impression beer and ale was best fresh.

[Bammer]

That looks like my fridge when I was 25 except I had a very impressive collection of Bud Light, Rolling Rock, and Coors Light.

And it probably only lasted about 2-3 weeks then I refilled.

[PHATJ]

So do certain beer get better with age? which ones? I've always been under the impression beer and ale was best fresh.

It completely depends on the style of beer. Many Stouts, porters, barleywines, and some ales age incredibly well. Other beers like IPAs, Pilsners, etc. are made to be consumed as fresh as possible.

[tragabigzanda]

from the ashes of tonkotsu

[PHATJ]

Hey phatj, what are your top 5 beers of all time, and why?

I'm not sure I can narrow it down like that. I love so many beers for different reasons.

Olaf the Stout from a brewery called HammerHeart is definitely one of my favorites. Barrel Aged Darkness from Surly is another one right up there. BA Old Rasputin is phenomenal. Hugely flavorful Stouts and porters are my favorite. Barrel aging just improves an already great thing. I am super lucky to have some amazing breweries in the Twin Cities area and I definitely drink more local beer than anything else.

[PHATJ]

Today's purchase:

Jack Pine Brewery - Barbwire Imperial IPA
Surly Brewing Co. - Unbridled IPA (x2)
Bells - The Oracle DIPA (six pack)
Founders - Re Dank-ulous Imperial Red IPA (four pack)
Castle Danger Brewery - Ode IPA (six pack)
Bent Paddle - BA Double Shot Double Black (black ale aged in oak barrels with vanilla beans and coffee)
Toppling Goliath - Intergalactic Warrior IPA

[doone]

I am super lucky to have some amazing breweries in the Twin Cities area and I definitely drink more local beer than anything else.

We went to All Pints North beer festival in Duluth last year, you do have many awesome breweries! It was overwhelming.

[tragabigzanda]

from the ashes of tonkotsu

[doone]

I'm curious PHATJ, have you ever had a beer you've aged go bad?

[E.H. Ruddock]

I'm curious PHATJ, have you ever had a beer you've aged go bad?

Not speaking for him, because he is way more experienced than I am at it, but yeah I've had a few go bad, or just not be as good aged. One sip and pour it out.

[PHATJ]

I'm curious PHATJ, have you ever had a beer you've aged go bad?

Not yet, but there are a couple that I currently have that I'm curious about. And there have been some others that I preferred with less aging. But I have yet to kill a beer and dump it.