Beer (and beer pics!)

#9,801
#9,801
VolnTitan said:
Not making it? Should be really great. They gave each of the local breweries a barrel from Corsiar (housed their Quinoa Whiskey) and told them to go crazy...
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I saw that. I wish I could but my wife heads some community wide tree lighting ceremony and I missed last year, it's inaugural year. I will be divorced if I miss again.
 
#9,804
#9,804
I'm waiting for them to come into our market. They are sitting in the warehouse now, but red tape holding them up. Hopefully next week.
 
#9,806
#9,806
Not sure if this was posted before or not. Fairly new brewery in SC - River Dog, near Hilton Head.

Juniper Berry Saison is very good!

Quest Brewery in Greenville - average to above average. Cool brewmaster, helped me solve the liquid yeast issue on my home brews. Quality control still a work in process but they are improving.

9296 or Volntitan - if you ever make it to Greenville, gotta check out Grapes and Grains. Guy from Oregon who usually has 5-7 taps of his own experiments, often local ingredients. Serves pints and growlers there.

Brewery 85 opening mid January in Greenville.

There is hope in our neck of the woods! :dance2:
 
#9,807
#9,807
SmokeySteve said:
Not sure if this was posted before or not. Fairly new brewery in SC - River Dog, near Hilton Head.

Juniper Berry Saison is very good!

Quest Brewery in Greenville - average to above average. Cool brewmaster, helped me solve the liquid yeast issue on my home brews. Quality control still a work in process but they are improving.

9296 or Volntitan - if you ever make it to Greenville, gotta check out Grapes and Grains. Guy from Oregon who usually has 5-7 taps of his own experiments, often local ingredients. Serves pints and growlers there.

Brewery 85 opening mid January in Greenville.

There is hope in our neck of the woods! :dance2:
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Next time I visit my old college roommate I will definitely check that out. Sounds amazing.
 
#9,809
#9,809
BOOM! I just got my first retailer for my new craft beer glassware and accessory line. Now I just have to finalize the initial product release...

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#9,811
#9,811
Truly sad news yesterday. Curtis McArthur, one of the true good guys in the beer industry tragically passed away. I was proud to call him a friend. He was always opening up his home and cellar to our little beer group in Nashville for tastings and was really full of life. He was the Sweetwater Sales manager for this region, so you probably saw him or met him as various festivals and Sweetwater events. The guy will be missed terribly but remembered fondly.

Cheers Curtis.
 
#9,815
#9,815
Hey folks...

As you know the wine in grocery stores is looking like it could pass but now the liquor lobby is trying to remove the admendment where it would allow high grav beer to be sold along side it at grocery stores. Linus Hall, head brewer at Yazoo and member of our local beer group, posted this on our facebook group page.

Hi guys,

I've gotten word that the liquor store lobbyist is pressuring lawmakers to not allow an amendment to the "wine-in-grocery stores" bill that would allow high-gravity beers to be sold in grocery stores.

We need your support in writing your legislators to preserve this amendment in the Senate bill, and to add it to the House bill. You can find your legislator here: Tennessee General Assembly Main Page. We also need to focus on the House State Government committee, where the House bill will be debated. Their emails are here: House State Government Committee - TN General Assembly

Here is something I wrote to them. Feel free to use parts of it but please make it personalized so they don't think they are being robot spammed.

"I am writing you on behalf of Tennessee’s small brewers as the president of the TN Craft Brewers Guild, with the request that you remain open to the idea of allowing an amendment to the current “wine-in-grocery stores” bills in the TN House. An amendment allowing “high-gravity beer” to be sold alongside wine was included in the Senate bill last session.

Tennessee now has the lowest alcohol cap on what is considered “beer” in the Southeast, and only two states have lower limits. Tennessee does have a definition for “high-gravity beer”, defined as any fermented malt beverage between 5% and 20% alcohol by weight. However, the retail sales of high-gravity beers are only allowed in the approximately 560 licensed liquor stores in the state, drastically limiting the availability and selection of these beers to Tennessee consumers. Many of these liquor stores don’t carry high-gravity beers or keep only a limited selection, in a dusty hot corner of the store.

When people hear the terms “wine” and “high-gravity beer”, they often think of wine as a more refined drink, and high-gravity beer as simply the more alcoholic version of the mass-produced industrial beers. However, a quick scan of the market shows that high-gravity beers are more of a niche, connoisseur drink, with a lot of similarity to a fine wine. Furthermore, the alcohol content of most of these beers is between 7-9%, while an average wine rings in around 13%.

The main bright spot in the beer industry now is the resurgence of “craft beer”, from smaller brewers who usually only sell their beer locally. These local brewers often offer more flavorful beers than their big international competitors, and these beers are often higher in alcohol as well. States like Mississippi and Alabama recently responded to voter’s demands for their lawmakers to support their local brewers, by raising their alcohol caps on beer – Alabama first, raising the cap to 13.9%, and then Mississippi by raising the cap to 8%. Most of our neighboring states already have a much higher alcohol cap on beer, and some have no restrictions on the alcohol content of “beer” at all.

Tennessee has long prided itself as being one of the most business-friendly states in the Southeast, but with those recent changes by our neighbors, Tennessee now has the most regressive beer laws in the South, and it’s hurting Tennessee small brewers. Last year, both the House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to reform the wholesale beer tax in Tennessee, dubbed the “Fix the Beer Tax” reform, after many lawmakers heard broad support for local craft brewers from their constituents.

Tennessee brewers are asking that you support selling high-gravity beer wherever wine is allowed to be sold. If the sale of wine in grocery stores is approved, then we feel that high-gravity beer should be allowed as well."


I've written because it is important to me...so if it is to you, I would suggest that maybe you do the same...cheers!
 
#9,816
#9,816
VolnTitan said:
Hey folks...

As you know the wine in grocery stores is looking like it could pass but now the liquor lobby is trying to remove the admendment where it would allow high grav beer to be sold along side it at grocery stores. Linus Hall, head brewer at Yazoo and member of our local beer group, posted this on our facebook group page.

Hi guys,

I've gotten word that the liquor store lobbyist is pressuring lawmakers to not allow an amendment to the "wine-in-grocery stores" bill that would allow high-gravity beers to be sold in grocery stores.

We need your support in writing your legislators to preserve this amendment in the Senate bill, and to add it to the House bill. You can find your legislator here: Tennessee General Assembly Main Page. We also need to focus on the House State Government committee, where the House bill will be debated. Their emails are here: House State Government Committee - TN General Assembly

Here is something I wrote to them. Feel free to use parts of it but please make it personalized so they don't think they are being robot spammed.

"I am writing you on behalf of Tennessee’s small brewers as the president of the TN Craft Brewers Guild, with the request that you remain open to the idea of allowing an amendment to the current “wine-in-grocery stores” bills in the TN House. An amendment allowing “high-gravity beer” to be sold alongside wine was included in the Senate bill last session.

Tennessee now has the lowest alcohol cap on what is considered “beer” in the Southeast, and only two states have lower limits. Tennessee does have a definition for “high-gravity beer”, defined as any fermented malt beverage between 5% and 20% alcohol by weight. However, the retail sales of high-gravity beers are only allowed in the approximately 560 licensed liquor stores in the state, drastically limiting the availability and selection of these beers to Tennessee consumers. Many of these liquor stores don’t carry high-gravity beers or keep only a limited selection, in a dusty hot corner of the store.

When people hear the terms “wine” and “high-gravity beer”, they often think of wine as a more refined drink, and high-gravity beer as simply the more alcoholic version of the mass-produced industrial beers. However, a quick scan of the market shows that high-gravity beers are more of a niche, connoisseur drink, with a lot of similarity to a fine wine. Furthermore, the alcohol content of most of these beers is between 7-9%, while an average wine rings in around 13%.

The main bright spot in the beer industry now is the resurgence of “craft beer”, from smaller brewers who usually only sell their beer locally. These local brewers often offer more flavorful beers than their big international competitors, and these beers are often higher in alcohol as well. States like Mississippi and Alabama recently responded to voter’s demands for their lawmakers to support their local brewers, by raising their alcohol caps on beer – Alabama first, raising the cap to 13.9%, and then Mississippi by raising the cap to 8%. Most of our neighboring states already have a much higher alcohol cap on beer, and some have no restrictions on the alcohol content of “beer” at all.

Tennessee has long prided itself as being one of the most business-friendly states in the Southeast, but with those recent changes by our neighbors, Tennessee now has the most regressive beer laws in the South, and it’s hurting Tennessee small brewers. Last year, both the House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to reform the wholesale beer tax in Tennessee, dubbed the “Fix the Beer Tax” reform, after many lawmakers heard broad support for local craft brewers from their constituents.

Tennessee brewers are asking that you support selling high-gravity beer wherever wine is allowed to be sold. If the sale of wine in grocery stores is approved, then we feel that high-gravity beer should be allowed as well."


I've written because it is important to me...so if it is to you, I would suggest that maybe you do the same...cheers!
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My second time reaching out to Barrett Rich and have gotten an almost immediate response both times. I wouldn't care if this guy was Republican or Democrat, I can assure you he listens and I'll vote for him regardless. The other time was more personal business related and fought for me against the state which had completely overstepped it's bounds.

/political endorsement
 
#9,817
#9,817
I have been on a Lagunita's Pale Ale kick recently. I know their IPA is more popular, and I do enjoy it, but damn, the Pale Ale is just great.
 
#9,822
#9,822
Orangesmokey said:
The name of it is Sucks?
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Lagunitas Sucks is awesome! It got its name because in 2011 Lagunitas suffered storm damage and repairs made it impossible to have time to brew the seasonal Brown Shugga. They threw this recipe together and called it Lagunitas Sucks as a jab at themselves for not being able to produce Brown Shugga for that year. Everyone loved it so much it was added to their seasonal rotation.
 
#9,823
#9,823
Hopvol said:
Lagunitas Sucks is awesome! It got its name because in 2011 Lagunitas suffered storm damage and repairs made it impossible to have time to brew the seasonal Brown Shugga. They threw this recipe together and called it Lagunitas Sucks as a jab at themselves for not being able to produce Brown Shugga for that year. Everyone loved it so much it was added to their seasonal rotation.
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Thanks for the knowledge Hop. Is it hard to find? What season do they normally produce it?
 
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