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Picked up 2 bottles of Stone's Russian Imperial Stout. UN****ING BELIEVABLY good! Well worth the $8/bottle price.
 
mitchrock said:
Picked up 2 bottles of Stone's Russian Imperial Stout. UN****ING BELIEVABLY good! Well worth the $8/bottle price.
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I agree that **** is great stuff, but I think it's the other way around. Imperial Russian Stout.

or IRS, if you will.




















I know, bad reminder.

but damn! $8 a bottle? what did you get? a 3 litre?
 
BeerMan said:
I agree that **** is great stuff, but I think it's the other way around. Imperial Russian Stout.

or IRS, if you will.


I know, bad reminder.

but damn! $8 a bottle? what did you get? a 3 litre?
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Don't know the size precisely. IT's the same size bottle that the Old Guardian and Double AB bottles. Don't have them in sixers.

Also forgot to add, Bevmo now carries Stone's Ruination in 6 packs.
 
Yo Beerman, Mitch and Doug - we need to plan a trip down to Stone. You will not regret it nor be disappointed.
 
FYI to all. Since I have moved up to the Seattle area I have now visited the Red Hook Brewery. For those that don't know in the mid-90's Red Hook was all the rage and was pretty good. They then went the IPO route and very commercial. I think they are now available nationally but can't remember. I fell off them as a result of over exposure about 10 years ago. But now after visiting the brewery I think they have gotten over themselves. The ESB is what they are famous for but I like the Blonde and CopperHook.

http://www.redhook.com/
 
roenick said:
FYI to all. Since I have moved up to the Seattle area I have now visited the Red Hook Brewery. For those that don't know in the mid-90's Red Hook was all the rage and was pretty good. They then went the IPO route and very commercial. I think they are now available nationally but can't remember. I fell off them as a result of over exposure about 10 years ago. But now after visiting the brewery I think they have gotten over themselves. The ESB is what they are famous for but I like the Blonde and CopperHook.

http://www.redhook.com/
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have you tried their Long Hammer?
 
roenick said:
FYI to all. Since I have moved up to the Seattle area I have now visited the Red Hook Brewery. For those that don't know in the mid-90's Red Hook was all the rage and was pretty good. They then went the IPO route and very commercial. I think they are now available nationally but can't remember. I fell off them as a result of over exposure about 10 years ago. But now after visiting the brewery I think they have gotten over themselves. The ESB is what they are famous for but I like the Blonde and CopperHook.

http://www.redhook.com/
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Their old original brewery has been gone for some time now. That was a cool place. Little tasting room/den. The ESB was better back then. I used to really like Blackhook, Ballards Bitter, and in the summer - Wheathook. Once they were bought by Budweiser (I think), the quality went down a notch.
 
I want in on the trip down to stone- I'll be headed down for my buddy's bachelor party in about two months- the goal (I'm planning) is to hit stone, alesmith, coronado/ballast point... we'll probably hit stone twice :)
 
Had a few of these last night:

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Piraat from Belgium. THAT is one damn fine ale. Awesome flavor, and VERY full bodied. At 10% alcohol, it'll put the wobble in your boot toot-sweet.
 
BeerMan said:
have you tried their Long Hammer?
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It isn't bad and would probably be worth a 6-pack purchase if you found it but I am not a big IPA fan. The thing about Red Hook is they are big on the "Cascade hops" that are hops grown locally in the Cascade Mountains in WA. That's the thing that Red Hook says sets them apart.

I will say it doesn't suck moving to a place that so much loves beer ...
 
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Bought a sixer of these last night at Bevmo, and enjoyed a couple. For an ale, I was shocked to see how thick this brew was. Blocked almost all light from a 100W bulb. Less carbonated than a lot of ales, too. Tough to get a good head. I'll be honest, after the pour I didn't think I was going to enjoy it.

That all changed once it hit my lips. Very nice brew. Smoother than I expected, and held up very well as it warmed a little.

It's from Pizza Port, with a couple of locations in the San Diego area, although I've never been.

I recommend giving this one a shot.
 
Arrogant Ba$tard said:
Yo Beerman, Mitch and Doug - we need to plan a trip down to Stone. You will not regret it nor be disappointed.
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I gotta tell you...the brewery is fantastic, the beer out of this world, but what's up with the menu at Stone's? I mean you have all these very interesting entree's. My all time favorite is the, Tasty Tamari Tofu Stir-fry .....yummmmy I'll have two!!!
 
I would like to recommend this summers Alaskan Summer Ale. Very nice and refreshing. (if you like Alaskan Brews).
They did a nice job of blending the malt and hops. Give a 6er a try, I don't think you'll be disappointed
 
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