Full laundry facilities available at a cost. Btw, the sign off means that the closest place as classy as the KDP is a loooooong way away, git.
Anyone here a stout or porter fan? Lienenkugel's makes a vanilla porter. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. On top of that, for you Washington lot, there is a micro brewery out of Oregon, Deschutes I believe is the name. They make a couple of Pale Ale's. First is Mirror Pond, unfecking believable. Best PA I've had. The other is a Northwest PA. Something they've made up I guess. Really hoppy, but it has a hint of grapefruit flavor. Can't have more than a couple at a time, but a damn fine beer.
I'm in Seattle right now, across the road from Taphouse Grill where I intend to put a dent in some of their IPAs. I've had plenty of Deschutes and like their Obsidian Stout and BB Porter. If you really want something good of theirs try their Abyss Imperial Stout - awesome beer. Their PA is really good, clean and well balanced (have you given their fresh hop version a spin? excellent brew). If you think that is tasty, you will fairly wet your pants if you ever get to drink Zombie Dust by Three Floyds (you should find it in Chicago no problem). Even their Alpha King is amazing and that's a distant second. As for Portland breweries, there are so many good ones (and many good brewpubs to drink them in) but one of my favourites of those with a wider distribution is Rogue, simply because I find it everywhere in SoCal and they are quite experimental. Love their Shakespeare Stout.
Holy Christ, you sir are a gentleman, obviously a scholar, and a drunkard (a man after me own heart) . Seriously though, love the discussion. I'm a big fan of all things Deschutes. Any ideas for brew pubs in the Spokane area. I've got two weeks there for work over the next two months.
For a brewpub with house brews I would say Steam Plant, but for my money the better beer selection is at the flying goat. Taphouse tonight was as awesome as ever. Started out with a nicely hopped Black Raven Trickster follows by a smokey Rogue JLS 15,000. Of course, any tasting rounded off by a tulip of Oskar Blues Ten Fidy is going to be solid. Until tonight I'd only had it in a can. Was amazing then, was sublime now. Thanks again TapHouse!
I envy the bear selection you guys have in the states, especailly the ones out west (mouthdrools) i thought Canada was bad, all we have here is Heineken and Carlsberg.
I'll say that the micro brewery explosion here in the States has been fantastic. Chocolate stouts are a big beer right now, and they're worth the pretty penny it costs. We don't do a lot of things right, but when it comes to beer, our selection is top notch.
One of the best beers I've had the past few years was the Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout - their 12th anniversary brew. I have one bottle cellared that is waiting for a big moment. The Great Divide's Yeti is good too - huge beer.
Just talking about them.... Trying to think about some other, ahem, beers. There is a tiny brewery in New Ulm Minnesota, Schell. Place is too drawer, but they make an Octoberfest that is the best I've had, hands down. Stevens Pointe Brewery in Wisconsin makes another fantastic Octoberfest that is up there.
for some reason i'm just stumbling on this thread. i'm in seattle now, was in dallas, can't say the texas beer scene was as mature as out here in the NW obviously, but they had some great up and coming micros popping up down there. but man, the beer i have access to here......it's amazing. i live not far from a bottle shop that has 2400 different brews and a tasting room with 20 rotating taps. it's glorious. anyway, i look to contribute more to the thread, unfortunately for the thread, but fortunately for me, it's time to go home now. also, dont' be fooled by the avatar, i dont' mind a guinness by any means, but it's not my favorite or anything. but the combination of legos, starwars, and beer is well.....priceless.
I do enjoy me a pint of Ireland's finest. It grows on you for sure. Now I'm into Porters and Stouts as I've stated above. Last time I was back in England, I found a fancy for ciders since, well, they're all fecking over the place there. Holy Lord you Brits know how brew a big boy cider. If you haven't yet, try one, or twenty. I recently had a Belgian Triple Lager. One of the best damn beers I've ever had. 21 Proof! Unbelievable for a beer, especially home in the States. So there you go, a few beer stories.
Simple way to remember. Belgians are able to handle their beer and thus after drinking a couple remain vertical (like the stripes). Germans of course are notoriously lightweight and after merely smelling a glass of O'Douls, pass right out and become horizontal (like the stripes). Waits to see if poking the bear gets a reaction