Right now I'm drinking

[baffled]

Had a couple of these at the Pyramid Alehouse in Walnut Creek today.



I like it.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

I visited Stone Brewing on Sunday. I highly recommend this place to anyone rolling through San Diego County. Huge outdoor space w/ bars and lounging areas in a country-garden-backyard atmosphere. Decent food I guess. They have a ton of beers, some of which are very interesting and are not limited to just Stone offerings.

Actual brewery tour was OK, worth the 3 bucks but maybe not worth your time if you're limited (45 mins including sampling at the end).

http://www.stoneworldbistro.com/home.asp

[DrDonkeyLove]

Never heard of it until last week. I liked it a lot.

[davidc]

Founders' Red Rye PA is a delicious IPA with a lot of body.



The two-hearted ale is good but it has all the body of a pilsner after having the Rye

[Holland Oates]

[tough old man]

I can't describe how excellent this is. I was truly surprised.

[Sandman]

I visited Stone Brewing on Sunday. I highly recommend this place to anyone rolling through San Diego County. Huge outdoor space w/ bars and lounging areas in a country-garden-backyard atmosphere. Decent food I guess. They have a ton of beers, some of which are very interesting and are not limited to just Stone offerings.

Actual brewery tour was OK, worth the 3 bucks but maybe not worth your time if you're limited (45 mins including sampling at the end).

http://www.stoneworldbistro.com/home.asp

Stone is the best. Regular Stone IPA is great. Arrogant Bastard may be even better and their Ruination IPA is the best I've had.

[emac437]

Stone Levitation. Had Ruination last night.

t.o.m., that specialty batch Leinie's really surprised me. Good stuff!

[Turdacious]

Recommended for hopheads.

[The Crawdaddy]

Fan-freakin-tastic

[Cave Canem]

Fan-freakin-tastic

Better than Blanton's at a much friendlier price. It's just a little hard to find sometimes.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Fan-freakin-tastic

Better than Blanton's at a much friendlier price. It's just a little hard to find sometimes.

Whoa whoa whoa! Slow down there. Blanton's is fucking awesome, tops of the widely available small batch bourbons and about the closest thing to PVW, IMO.

I don't believe the Eagle Rare is wheated, maybe you're just not as much a fan of the wheated mashbill? Either way, puttin these two side by side would certainly make for an interesting comparison.

[The Crawdaddy]

Fan-freakin-tastic

Better than Blanton's at a much friendlier price. It's just a little hard to find sometimes.

Whoa whoa whoa! Slow down there. Blanton's is fucking awesome, tops of the widely available small batch bourbons and about the closest thing to PVW, IMO.

I don't believe the Eagle Rare is wheated, maybe you're just not as much a fan of the wheated mashbill? Either way, puttin these two side by side would certainly make for an interesting comparison.

Eagle Rare is not wheated, but neither is Blanton's. At least according to this:



http://www.gq.com/images/life/2013/11/b ... -large.jpg

and this...

Blanton’s really shines straight from the first sip. Lots of vanilla sweetness with a bit of a wheat taste despite it not showing up in the mash bill. No distinguishable rye present as far as I can tell, which is perfect for my taste! Seems similar to Buffalo Trace, although higher proof and smoother.

Emphasis added. linkage: http://whiskey-reviews.com/2012/06/blan ... on-review/

FWIW, wheated is nice, but not necessary for an excellent bourbon. I have as yet to try Blanton's, but it is on my list.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Fan-freakin-tastic

Better than Blanton's at a much friendlier price. It's just a little hard to find sometimes.

Whoa whoa whoa! Slow down there. Blanton's is fucking awesome, tops of the widely available small batch bourbons and about the closest thing to PVW, IMO.

I don't believe the Eagle Rare is wheated, maybe you're just not as much a fan of the wheated mashbill? Either way, puttin these two side by side would certainly make for an interesting comparison.

Eagle Rare is not wheated, but neither is Blanton's. At least according to this:



http://www.gq.com/images/life/2013/11/b ... -large.jpg

and this...

Blanton’s really shines straight from the first sip. Lots of vanilla sweetness with a bit of a wheat taste despite it not showing up in the mash bill. No distinguishable rye present as far as I can tell, which is perfect for my taste! Seems similar to Buffalo Trace, although higher proof and smoother.

Emphasis added. linkage: http://whiskey-reviews.com/2012/06/blan ... on-review/

FWIW, wheated is nice, but not necessary for an excellent bourbon. I have as yet to try Blanton's, but it is on my list.

Nice link. I would have sworn it came from that same buff trace wheated mashbill by the taste. Either way, I didn't mean to imply that wheat was necessary for an excellent bourbon, just that maybe your taste preference was for non-wheated thus elevating the Eagle Rare. That is probably still a valid reason too, since even though there's no wheat in the mashbill at least one professional seems to also get that flavor presence. Still, would love to put these two side by side over a few hours.

[The Crawdaddy]

Agreed, although after a bit my taster begins to be a bit non-discriminatiing.

[Shapecharge]

Interdasting.

[Alfred_E._Neuman]

Nice, mellow bourbon. Worthy contender in the ~$30/bottle range.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Had one of these the other day. It was awesome. Tasted like a typical triple at first then finished with that barrel aged funk and just a hint of sour dark fruit flavor. Worth a second purchase.

[DrDonkeyLove]

Longmont, CO is about 1/2 hour north of Denver. Had this beloved stout at Left Hand Brewing (only beer, no food)

Then ate at Oskar Blues home of Dale's Pale Ale and Ten Fidy. I had the Velvet Elvis stout mainly because it was called Velvet Elvis. Good beer, good food.


Longmont is worth a stop for beer lovers in the Denver area.

[davidc]

Simply incredible



Excellent, although I prefer Stone's smoked porter

[Holland Oates]

Right now I'm giving this a try.

[Holland Oates]

Well that shit was a waste of money. I won't be buying that again.

Now I'm drinking this


And all I can say is

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[Turdacious]

Heavy, a little citrusy. Pretty good.

[Turdacious]

Stone Go To IPA

Not bad, a little too much hop sweetness for me, but still enjoyable.

[Anon]

Longmont, CO is about 1/2 hour north of Denver. Had this beloved stout at Left Hand Brewing (only beer, no food)

Then ate at Oskar Blues home of Dale's Pale Ale and Ten Fidy. I had the Velvet Elvis stout mainly because it was called Velvet Elvis. Good beer, good food.


Longmont is worth a stop for beer lovers in the Denver area.

Oskar Blues - not a fan.
There is something wrong with their beer.
I am sure a microbiologist could pin it down.
Jumped the Shark when they left Lyons.
Tastes better than Flat Tire (sic), but still makes me ill.