Re: Craft beer

by **The Pantry** 2018-10-02, 19:37

Never been a Budweiser fan but picked up a six of the copper lager. Not great but better than Bud or Bud light

by **The Pantry** 2018-11-10, 16:02

Considered this my holy grail of beers because I'd been trying to find it for years. Finally got my hands on a bottle today

by Guest 2018-11-10, 17:47

Assuming no rice was used in the production of that beer.

by **The Pantry** 2018-11-16, 19:28

Managed to get a 2nd bottle of CBS. Haven't cracked either of them. Maybe over the holidays when the kids are over.

@WBH The corner beer store closed a couple days ago. Talked with the owner and discovered he's moving to the old Agrusa unit. Got a partner (think it's one of the Agrusa's) and is expanding into the grocery and deli business. Says the place will be nice (which is good because his current unit is a dump) and that they've been remodeling it for 3 months. Only thing that sucks is parking isn't always convenient in that corner. Says they might not open until New Years. He's been very secretive about the move. Been lying to me a couple weeks now after I asked why his inventory was so low...first said he was going to re-tile the floor. Told me not to tell anyone about it. Craft beer - Page 12 502811600

by Bill Cain 2018-11-16, 22:32

Tried CBS. Bocce IPA and any NEIPAs are usually my go to. But Backwoods Bastard is my favorite. I’d bathe in that beer

by **The Pantry** 2018-12-20, 19:44

My secondary beer guy showed me this the other day. Haven't cracked it yet. Very interesting ingredient list...maple syrup, coffee, and bacon. Aged in rye whiskey barrels.

by Guest 2018-12-20, 19:52

Might as well have thrown in some pancakes and sausage too.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-12-20, 19:53

Had two High Life's tonight.

by **The Pantry** 2018-12-20, 20:28

LooseGoose wrote:Might as well have thrown in some pancakes and sausage too.

I'd skip the pancakes but some egg yolk might be nice.

by **InTenSity** 2018-12-20, 20:47

That sounds delicious.

by Guest 2018-12-27, 11:32

From Groupon today....

General or VIP Admission for Two at Winter Beer Festival on January 19, 2019 (Up to 31% Off)

Participants can welcome Jack Frost and celebrate with craft beers, ciders, and enjoy live music during the event

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2018-12-27, 11:39

LooseGoose wrote:From Groupon today....

General or VIP Admission for Two at Winter Beer Festival on January 19, 2019 (Up to 31% Off)

Participants can welcome Jack Frost and celebrate with craft beers, ciders, and enjoy live music during the event

I went to that a few years back. I won the Hammerschlagen game in one hit. Panties got moist.

by **Rocinante** 2018-12-27, 12:39

That looks like a fascinating spectator sport, Pylon.

by **tGreenWay** 2018-12-27, 16:05

The dude was wearing a Carolina sweatshirt and a Twins hat. How gauche.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-12-27, 22:02

Had a Stroh's at the Peanut Barrel.. was dragged to LBC - had an IPA there.. then a High Life at Stobers.

Now I'm propped up watching football.

by Guest 2019-01-07, 13:51

Every Aldi Beer, Ranked by a Certified Cicerone

Aldi -- the German-based discount grocery that's basically the less-flashy cousin of Trader Joe's -- has developed a nearly Wegman's-caliber following of loyal customers on the strength of its extremely inexpensive line of organics, cured meats, frozen pizzas, and spreads. But it's also got a hell of a booze selection, including a crazy-inexpensive wine section to rival Two-Buck Chuck and a formidable beer aisle stocking 12 Aldi-exclusive brews, including imports, IPAs, and more.

Aldi's beer is remarkably cheap and robust in its offerings. But which beers belong in your fridge? To find out, we enlisted Eric Sadovnick, certified cicerone and bar manager at LA's Arts District Brewing, to rank every beer during a marathon blind taste test. Sadovnick, who wasn't even familiar with the ever-expanding international grocer, found a lot to love among the 12 beers Aldi offers, and ranked them based on flavor, aroma, pairing-possibilities, and general enjoyability. Here's how they stacked up.

by AvgMSUJoe 2019-02-13, 15:28

Anyone have Lagunitas "Little Sumpin Sumpin"?

Got a 6 in my garage... waiting to partake. Maybe tonight.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2019-02-13, 15:36

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Anyone have Lagunitas "Little Sumpin Sumpin"?

Got a 6 in my garage... waiting to partake. Maybe tonight.

never had one, though I've seen them on the shelf at Oades - seems like there's some sort of vintage-looking young lady on the label?

by **tGreenWay** 2019-02-13, 15:45

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
AvgMSUJoe wrote:Anyone have Lagunitas "Little Sumpin Sumpin"?

Got a 6 in my garage... waiting to partake. Maybe tonight.
never had one, though I've seen them on the shelf at Oades - seems like there's some sort of vintage-looking young lady on the label?

Did you see Oades on Grand River was sold and closed? Not sure what’s coming next in that spot.

by AvgMSUJoe 2019-02-13, 15:52

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
AvgMSUJoe wrote:Anyone have Lagunitas "Little Sumpin Sumpin"?

Got a 6 in my garage... waiting to partake. Maybe tonight.
never had one, though I've seen them on the shelf at Oades - seems like there's some sort of vintage-looking young lady on the label?

That would be the one...
Read an article ranking US wheat beers. This was second, figured I would try it.

Odes on Grand River is gone? Dang. East Lansing/Campus is virtually unrecognizable to a early 90's grad.

by **tGreenWay** 2019-02-13, 15:54

AvgMSUJoe wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:never had one, though I've seen them on the shelf at Oades - seems like there's some sort of vintage-looking young lady on the label?
That would be the one...
Read an article ranking US wheat beers. This was second, figured I would try it.

Odes on Grand River is gone? Dang. East Lansing/Campus is virtually unrecognizable to a early 90's grad.

I drive downtown three or four times a week and it’s pretty much unrecognizable to me, too.

by **InTenSity** 2019-02-13, 16:08

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Anyone have Lagunitas "Little Sumpin Sumpin"?

Got a 6 in my garage... waiting to partake. Maybe tonight.

One of my favorites. It's a good standby when I can't decide on anything else. It's probably been a month or so since I've had one though.

by **Tim Wakefield** 2019-02-13, 16:15

Bell's Hopsolution is great. I like it better than hopslam.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2019-02-13, 16:37

Hopslam is everywhere this year.

by **The Pantry** 2019-02-13, 16:38

Tried Little Sumpin Sumpin a couple years ago and didn't care for it. Maximus is my favorite from Lagunitas.

by **NigelUno** 2019-02-13, 16:53

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Just cracked one of these. Letting it breathe a little bit.

by **The Pantry** 2019-03-15, 17:55

Just picked up a 4-pack of KBS...only $24. Last few years I've only seen it sold by the bottle at $10 each.

by **Jake from State Farm** 2019-03-15, 19:16

Meijer in Dewitt has a stack of it for $24.99/4.

by **tGreenWay** 2019-03-22, 17:05

Jolly Pumpkin opening in the Center City development in downtown EL.

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales coming to East Lansing this fall

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2019/03/21/jolly-pumpkin-east-lansing/3232530002/

by **The Pantry** 2019-03-22, 18:12

KBS not selling as quick as years before despite the cheaper price. My local store still has 5-6 cases a week after receiving it.

by AvgMSUJoe 2019-03-22, 19:39

M43 catches you quickly.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2019-03-22, 19:40

Try Boss Tweed

by AvgMSUJoe 2019-03-22, 19:42

Can't. Drunk.

by Izzo Court 2019-03-22, 20:40

AvgMSUJoe wrote:M43 catches you quickly.

It's sneaky sneaky. Boss Tweed is good, but it's flavor slows you down, until you drink enough it doesn't, and you end up trying to explain to tWife why your sinus meds made you piss the bed, and not the 6 moonshine beers.

by **NigelUno** 2019-03-22, 20:43

AvgMSUJoe wrote:M43 catches you quickly.

Try Cart Horse. Similar to M-43. Not as grapefruity.

by **InTenSity** 2019-05-10, 11:54

Sam Adams and DFH are merging. Interesting.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2019-05-10, 12:16

had a Colt .45 the other night.. a 25 oz can - been a while since I rocked some malt liquor. Was quite nice.

by **InTenSity** 2019-05-10, 12:52

Founders has a Malt liquor beer, somthing like XXML, anyway, it is part of their bourbon barrel series. Was tasty, but a single bottle runs around $5.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2019-05-10, 13:00

InTenSity wrote:Founders has a Malt liquor beer, somthing like XXML, anyway, it is part of their bourbon barrel series. Was tasty, but a single bottle runs around $5.

didn't know they had a malt liquor - pretty funny. The Colt .45 was as bad as I remembered.. which means it was good. Haven't had Mickey's big mouth in a while.. could've gone for one of those.

by **steveschneider** 2019-05-10, 14:23

Founders Solid Gold is a delicious beer. They've had that and Mosaic out here. I really like them both.

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