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[tryfuhl]

nice. will have to try

spreaking of fruit Samuel Smith cider is good

anyone had the DFH shelter pale ale?

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

anyone had the DFH shelter pale ale?

You betcha. A good beer and a nice transition into the rest of their line. I haven't had one in several years because I tend to run towards their IPAs, but the Shelter Pale Ale is worth trying.

[SmootSmack]

Guess this could go here or in the new tv shows thread, but anyway...

Brew Masters on Discovery Channel (with Sam Calagione) debuts in November | Beernews.org

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Guess this could go here or in the new tv shows thread, but anyway...

Brew Masters on Discovery Channel (with Sam Calagione) debuts in November | Beernews.org

Sounds like a cool show, I'll definitely be checking that out. Can't go wrong with DFH, one of my favorite brewers.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Sounds like a cool show, I'll definitely be checking that out. Can't go wrong with DFH, one of my favorite brewers.

One of my good friends met the brewmaster and actually went to a DFH tasting event here in Richmond bout 6 months ago...dont know if this is the same guy. ...Anyway DFH...I cant say anything bad bout these guys. Been around, established Microbrew, but I cant say favorite to anyone of their beers. Solid, but not great...120 Ipa i had twice, its a real treat. I think 90 min is overrated a bit, but I know that beer gets alot of dap. I need to try more of their beers. Want to say ive had 4-5 types

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Guess this could go here or in the new tv shows thread, but anyway...

Brew Masters on Discovery Channel (with Sam Calagione) debuts in November | Beernews.org

He is in Baltimore tonight at the Alewife with 16 of their beers on tap. Kind of a meet and greet tasting. The guy from Stone was there two weeks ago with 40 of theirs on tap.

[firstdown]

I tried to brew beer with a kit I got several yrs back and after tasting the beer i threw it and the brew kit away. I'l stick to buying beer or drinking my buddies beer he brews. He makes a honey beer which is great.

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I tried to brew beer with a kit I got several yrs back and after tasting the beer i threw it and the brew kit away. I'l stick to buying beer or drinking my buddies beer he brews. He makes a honey beer which is great.

Brewing from a Mr. Beer kit kinda sucks. Very bare bones with no control. Brewing with the right equipment and ingredients make all the difference.

[BDBohnzie]

After reading an article on which 6 Munich breweries are permitted to serve beer at Oktoberfest (Löwenbräu, Spaten, Augustiner, Hofbräu, Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr), I picked up a 6er of Polaner Oktoberfest Marzen yesterday. I can see why Oktoberfest can get out of hand. Drinking liters of it at a time will make anyone nice and happy. The Marzen has a nice smooth taste and goes down quite easy.

[Chico23231]

While up in Maryland over Thanksgiving, I went to my uncles whos been a homebrewer for like 15 years. Got to sample some of his homebrews which where pretty solid while talking bout our favorite breweries. He then pulled out a couple of his favorite beers from these breweries, one was one bad mutherf*cker, called Pliney the Elder from Russian River Brewery outta Cali. I havent tryed looking for it here in Richmond, it might be tough, but apparently it can be found in Pennslyvania, Maryland and Delaware....if you like a solid double IPA do yourself a favor and pick it up if you can find it.

Pliny The Elder - Russian River Brewing Company - Santa Rosa, CA - BeerAdvocate

[BDBohnzie]

I've heard of but never tried Pliny The Elder, but have heard it's awesome. I have a bottle shop here that has some unique and rarer beers, and will have to look for that and see if they have any bottles of DFH's Bitches Brew.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

I've heard of but never tried Pliny The Elder, but have heard it's awesome. I have a bottle shop here that has some unique and rarer beers, and will have to look for that and see if they have any bottles of DFH's Bitches Brew.

I saw a bottle of Bitches Brew this weekend at a small city spot, passed it up for this:
DuganA IPA - Avery Brewing Company - Boulder, CO - BeerAdvocate

Kinda glad I did, that beer above was incredible. Avery Brewry is simply amazing...never had anything i didnt like. Try immediately if your an IPA fan, effing great

[RedskinMike]

I have never found pliney the elder in maryland, been looking for years. Bitches brew was awesome. Get it while you can, they are sold out everywhere. Corridoor fine win sold out 60 cases of 750's in less then a week. Now they are hoping they can get two more but don't know if it will happen.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by RedskinMike

I have never found pliney the elder in maryland, been looking for years. Bitches brew was awesome. Get it while you can, they are sold out everywhere. Corridoor fine win sold out 60 cases of 750's in less then a week. Now they are hoping they can get two more but don't know if it will happen.

Im gonna send my uncle an email to see how he got his hands on Pliney...I looked on their distribution and the only thing east coast I saw was a major distributer out of Philly. The Pliney he had was out of a 22 oz, but think he had a nice stash of them, lives in the south-east part of the state right near the bay, so I have no clue how he got his hands on them.

[Coff]

My brother left some Stone IPA at my house over Thanksgiving. I left it in the garage until I got home from work last week and didn't have any other beer to drink. Didn't like it at first, but it's grown on me. Not a huge fan of IPAs, but this stuff is good!