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Two great summertime/lake/lawnmower beers:

Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat

New Belgium Sunshine


And two not-so-greats:

Easy Street Wheat...fair to middling. Not bad, but not great either.

Wild Blue...you better like blueberries....a lot. 8% ABV makes it a whole lot better.

I was in great friends wedding in Highlands, NC this past weekend and bootlegged a few sixers back home. Fat Tire was one of the selected beers at the reception, so it was a great night for that simple fact alone.

The Left Hand Sawtooth Ale is by far my favorite beer. If you can find it buy all you can afford. They only had three six packs and one did not make it home.

The New Belguim Ranger IPA was bought out of curiousity and is okay, real hoppy. It takes a least two to develop a taste for it. The Abita Jackimo IPA and Sweetwater IPA are two IPAs that I really enjoy more.

Hole Hunter wrote:The New Belguim Ranger IPA was bought out of curiousity and is okay, real hoppy. It takes a least two to develop a taste for it.

i thought the same...nice and hoppy on the front, but had a lackluster finish to it.

i gotta start drinking beer again.

gator

HH, I'm a bit envious that you found some Sawtooth. Every place in Bham is OUT. The Milk Stout is gone too. I did pick up a Left Hand Stranger American pale ale. It's tops, if you are a pale ale fan. I generally lean to the darker brews. But this one is a good summer beer.

if you get atlanta, hop city has an outstanding selection...make sure you bring plenty of $$$, as you will want to stock up.....an entire isle dedicated to ipa's . the other side of the store is homebrew goods. nice people.

it is on marietta, 15-20mi from the airport

http://hopcitybeer.com/

cupnglide wrote:HH, I'm a bit envious that you found some Sawtooth. Every place in Bham is OUT. The Milk Stout is gone too. I did pick up a Left Hand Stranger American pale ale. It's tops, if you are a pale ale fan. I generally lean to the darker brews. But this one is a good summer beer.

Vulcan is out as well? That is where I always find it. I buy all I can whenever I run across it. I imagine that my stash will be gone after this weekend and I will be on the hunt for more once again.

Drink up, It's a Celebration!!

I went into the Publix for six beverages in a handy carry container. The beer cooler looked like the bread aisle after the weatherman mentions snow. Shoulda known Memorial Day BBQs would wipe out their supplies.

I picked up a six of Sierra Nevada Porter (one of the very few non-Bud, non-Miller choices still available). This is a good beer! Very surprised. Didn't have much to go on picking it. They aren't known for their porters. Ha!

I tried a six pack of Sweetwater's seasonal "Road Trip" recently. It was really good and not as hoppy as the 420.

If you can find the Sweetwater Boat Trip it is even better. I have only found it in the large promotional box they sometimes have which includes several of their beers.

headed down to destin on the 22nd w/ the fam...........over memorial day i broke my beer fast and drank up a good portion of my stock i had from the past couple of duck seasons........................already got my lil wallet full of benjamins for the beers.......oh the beers.

gator

made it home with:

- stone oaked arrogant "illegitimate child"
- stone ruination IPA
- victory hop devil
- laguantes (can't remember which, but extremely high hop count)
- great divide hercules double IPA

also bought and subsequently drank:

- terrapin hopxecutioner
- dogfish head 60 and 90 min IPA
- bells two hearted ale

Had a couple of Stone Smoked Porters in Nashville recently. Easily my favorite porter now.

farmerc83 wrote:Had a couple of Stone Smoked Porters in Nashville recently. Easily my favorite porter now.

here's some advice................go to kroger and buy a plain cheesecake and pour some of that porter over it..............and enjoy.

just trust me

gator

Shiner 102 Double Wheat is my new favorite.