The results of a trip south are often a slowly decreasing but merry little stash of singles in the closet and the fridge for the best part of a month as reviews get written. Sweet 1978 Rawlings, too. I am pretty sure I have only had two of the bottles previously, the McEwans Export and the Smuttynose Hefe. The future is unknown and that is great. I see about new brewery reviews including those nine new bottles for me from Middle Ages, three from Wolavers, four from Southern Tier as well as a couple of new Wittes and my first Mackeson’s XXX stout.
One other pick-up at FLBC was a variety 12-pack of Great Divide ales from Denver Colorado which has obeyed my two rules for variety twelve packs: give me four types, three bottles each, and no lager. If you like lager you likely won’t like an ESB or IPA and if you like those the lager is likely just a waste of space. Saranac makes a largely lager 6×2 pack which is quite legitimate…though I don’t think I would buy one with great anticipation.
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Baba Beer – August 9, 2005 11:18 AM
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That’s a beautiful looking stash… I need to replenish mine
Colorado Luis – August 9, 2005 2:29 PM
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I have a Hot Shot ESB and a Titan IPA in my fridge from the last Great Divide 12 pack I bought, and it’s great stuff. But seriously, “If you like lager you likely won’t like an ESB or IPA and if you like those the lager is likely just a waste of space”? I like it all and I definitely would appreciate a mixed twelve pack that had a good pilsener or a bock in it . . .
Alan – August 9, 2005 3:54 PM
That was the inner me speaking. I never like the lager thrown in – except for Paper City’s come to think of it.
Knut Albert Solem – August 10, 2005 9:31 AM
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It is interesting to note that the Great Divide beers also were available at a big beer festival in Copenhagen a month ago, and they were very well received.I might pick up a few bottles the next time I am in Copenhagen, but they are very expensive. 65 Danish kroner in a country where you find discount brews for 2 kroner and more interesing beers for 5-10.
Knut
(back from my holidays and posting over at my blog again. I’ll have something for you as well soon, Alan.)
Alan – August 10, 2005 9:47 AM
Holy Moly! 65 kroner! Even at 20 cents Canadian per kroner, that is about as much per bottle as it costs per case in the eastern USA.
And by the way, while you are in Denmark, ask them about Hans Island for us…