Beer (and beer pics!)

[SDV]

Guys, I’m very sad to report that VN poster and mid state craft beer advocate VolnTitan lost his battle with cancer this morning. You may remember him as the individual the good folks at Mantra Brewing created GooGoo Gish as a fund raiser for. Please keep his family in your prayers.

No!! Rip VolnTitan

 

[kiddiedoc]

Man, that's hard to hear. Prayers for his surviving family and friends.

 

[VolGee4]

That is certainly tough to hear. Prayers for everyone who knew him.

 

[VOLatile]

Didn't get anything special- just got the regular lager and passed on the oatmeal stout that were in grocery stores. I asked, and the guy said everything else is always in high demand. I tried some of the local ones to Okoboji and brought the chocolate stout back. It was a fun time.

Rover Truck is just okay, nothing special. Everything else is really high demand. Even me getting stuff 3 hours away turns into a hunt.

 

[VolGee4]

Rover Truck is just okay, nothing special. Everything else is really high demand. Even me getting stuff 3 hours away turns into a hunt.

That's crazy that you have such a tough time in state. I know there are some limited releases with a lot of breweries that are tough to get, but Toppling Goliath appears to do that with most of their beers. I know they are still a young company, and I wonder if they will consider increasing production.

I never got to try any Peace Tree, but I did try Millstream Iowa Pale Ale, which was fair. I thought Surley's Furious and Summitt's Saga were pretty good.

 

[9296potsguy]

Guys, I’m very sad to report that VN poster and mid state craft beer advocate VolnTitan lost his battle with cancer this morning. You may remember him as the individual the good folks at Mantra Brewing created GooGoo Gish as a fund raiser for. Please keep his family in your prayers.

What an absolute downer for the day. I've had many a beer chat with him here and on BA, good dude and super knowledgeable about beer and the national beer scene. RIP VolnTitan, I will miss your posts here.:cray:

 

[LotteryPick]

Guys, I’m very sad to report that VN poster and mid state craft beer advocate VolnTitan lost his battle with cancer this morning. You may remember him as the individual the good folks at Mantra Brewing created GooGoo Gish as a fund raiser for. Please keep his family in your prayers.

Man, that's tough. Really enjoyed his posts.

Condolences sent to his family.

 

[xJesusx56]

Guys, I’m very sad to report that VN poster and mid state craft beer advocate VolnTitan lost his battle with cancer this morning. You may remember him as the individual the good folks at Mantra Brewing created GooGoo Gish as a fund raiser for. Please keep his family in your prayers.

Damn... Total bummer

 

[Aavoxx]

https://www.seccountry.com/sec/ranking-the-14-sec-cities-based-on-craft-beer

Sixth. I am offended.

 

[VolGee4]

https://www.seccountry.com/sec/ranking-the-14-sec-cities-based-on-craft-beer

Sixth. I am offended.

Thanks for posting. I feel like I am pretty in tune with craft beer, and I wouldn't have guessed that Nashville would be outside the top 3-4. I figured Athens would be first. I guess I didn't realize that Gainesville, Tuscaloosa, and Columbia had great craft beer.

 

[9296potsguy]

Been 2 months...shame, shame. Oh well, here's a couple pics from my trip to San Diego:

 

[9296potsguy]

Left out pic 3:

 

[NorCalVol67]

Been 2 months...shame, shame. Oh well, here's a couple pics from my trip to San Diego:

Modern Times is terrific.

 

[RockyTop411]

If anyone would like to give me recommendations for their favorite bar(s) in Knoxville and what to try, I'd really appreciate it. :hi:

 

[SDV]

Modern Times is terrific.

Indeed it is

 

[BallinVol]

Still my favorite beer. I don't drink very often anymore as it has a tendency to mess with me, but this is my go to.

 

[WestEndVol]

 

[9296potsguy]

If anyone would like to give me recommendations for their favorite bar(s) in Knoxville and what to try, I'd really appreciate it. :hi:

Last Days of Autumn and Crafty Bastards are the breweries I would go to.

 

[9296potsguy]

I'm in barleywine heaven.

 

[KappinSpaulding]

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoRagretsBeer/comments/58hjw1/crescendo_72_is_a_very_hoppy_ipa_with_about_5lbs/

Creature Comforts has a new IPA.

 

[NorCalVol67]

An unfiltered IPA and a Brett Farmhouse Ale from Fieldwork in Berkeley. The brewer moved up here from San Diego where he made beer at Ballast Point & Modern Times to open this place. They have made several beers with Brettanomyces which have been really good. I like the funky barnyard characteristics Brett has, which I first knew about in wine.

 

[SDV]

An unfiltered IPA and a Brett Farmhouse Ale from Fieldwork in Berkeley. The brewer moved up here from San Diego where he made beer at Ballast Point & Modern Times to open this place. They have made several beers with Brettanomyces which have been really good. I like the funky barnyard characteristics Brett has, which I first knew about in wine.

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Sounds awesome

 

[9296potsguy]

Sounds awesome

How about picking me up some Underworld Dreams from Modern Times?

 

[xJesusx56]

In Asheville, about to walk to Wicked Weed and check it out.

 

[InVOLuntary]

In Asheville, about to walk to Wicked Weed and check it out.

I thought this was the beer thread.