Safeway, Half Moon Bay, CA.
Not bad....
Safeway, Half Moon Bay, CA.
Not bad....
Must go out and get some tomorrow
Can't wait for the first post on how this years SNCA is not nearly as hoppy/malty/balanced/aggressive/etc. as 2002 SNCA.
mike
Oh, did I forget to mention that? How careless of me!
Actually, this seems like a pretty good one. Though to my taste, the best IPA in bottles these day's is AVBC's Hop Ottin. On tap, they're edged out by Speakeasy's Big Daddy, but Speakeasy hasn't figured out how to get BD into bottles intact.
It seems even hoppier than last year's. Some might not like that, since most Fall/Winter ales are malt-heavy, but I usually buy Tupper's Hop Pocket (which is readily available in Northern VA), so I'm happy.
--dt
Ayup. If all those yearly reports on how it's not a shadow of the previous years version were true, it'd be canoe beer by now.
-- Joel Plutchak | Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots
"I don't like beer. I tried it once and thought it was terrible." - Overheard at a restaurant
plutchak joel peter ( snipped-for-privacy@uiuc.edu) wrote: : : Ayup. If all those yearly reports on how it's not a shadow : of the previous years version were true, it'd be canoe beer : by now.
"canoe beer" ?????
What the hell is that???
snipped-for-privacy@uiuc.edu (plutchak joel peter) wrote in news:vtbmb.971$_U.13027 @vixen.cso.uiuc.edu:
Bigfoot isn't out yet, but can I jump the gun and start talking about how it's nowhere near as good as last year?
Oh, and SNCA 2008 just sucks. The 2006 was much better.
At HEB/Central Market in Austin, TX, too. Will be enjoying my first this afternoon.
Can't wait to get my hands on SNCA. I'm surprised you pick Hop Ottin as best IPA. I've had a lot of it and it *is* good but not very hoppy compared to other IPAs. I guess your tastes are more toward an 'English/Classic' IPA vs 'American' IPA? leo
It's sold as cheap cologne in drug stores.
-Steve
Dammit, you stole my joke.
-Steve
SNCA has landed in western PA. Bought a case last night and am drinking one as I type. A fine brew... I'll be buying at least two more cases.
Between SNCA and my homebrew Imperial IPA (just kegged), I should be good for the holidays. The homebrew is actually closer to a barleywine I guess (not as much hop-smack as hoped for), but it'll hold me until Bigfoot comes out. Of course I still have a case of 2002 and case of 2003 in my beer cellar next to vintage John Hardy and Samiclaus for a bit of variety...
Garry
Why why why isn't it available in Dallas yet then? The Central Market here said it wouldn't be in for another week or so...
_Randal
I got some a week ago in Lancaster, PA, at the Blue Star. Mighty damned tasty, boys.
That is weird. I literally went slack-jawed when I spotted the first display I'd seen in Austin at the HEB in Bee Cave, of all places, a full two weeks ago.
I have a bottle each of the '00, '02 and now '03 set aside for a vertical one of these days. I'd really like to find an '01 - if anybody's willing to sell or trade something, feel free to email through the link below.
dave
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