I've only seen 1 place where it was cheaper to fill a growler than to buy a 6-pack, but the catch is that they don't bottle (Blue and Gray Brewery in Fredericksburg, VA - $8 growler fill for non-seasonals).

When the Jade IPA came out at Foothills, I picked up a growler of it and it was close to $15...it's a good beer, but not worth that.

3/17/2013 12:50:39 PM

how much is your monthly expenditure on beer?

3/17/2013 1:25:58 PM

^^And you have to drive through a dodgy warehouse district to even get to the place.

3/17/2013 2:11:36 PM

was that $8 for a 64oz growler? If so that's a steal. IIRC most of my Foothills growlers have been in the $12-15 range, a couple bucks less if you bring your own growler.

Wicked Weed in Asheville has pretty decent prices. 32oz mini growler of their Freak DIPA was $10 and Bourbon Barrel Porter was $12. that included cost of the container. not bad for specialty.

3/17/2013 3:00:10 PM

My first ever growler was a swingtop from Front Street back around '04, and fills were $5...they've never had the best beer around, but I've always thought it's decent, and sure as hell didn't care back then.

Blue & Gray on the other hand, not sure I'd even want a $5 fill from them today.

3/17/2013 3:10:44 PM

Spotted the Sam Adams New Albion Ale on markdown for $3.99 already, must not be selling well.

3/17/2013 3:47:17 PM

Picked up a few more tasties yesterday:

Russian River Supplication
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break
Meantime Naval College Porter
Haandbryggeriet Nissefar
Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiac
Oude Gueuze Tilquin
Heretic Worry

3/17/2013 3:50:49 PM

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1732077870/the-tapit-cap-the-beer-growlers-best-friend?ref=live

3/22/2013 2:46:33 PM

if you guys can find it make sure you don't pass up on a bottle of Allagash FV-13. One of the best sours and best beers overall I had at Brewvival this year. Just released in limited amounts here in NC.

3/22/2013 7:16:05 PM

I'm going to take this post to reaffirm that I love the shit out of St Bernardus Abt 12.

3/23/2013 12:14:35 AM

New Albion was a one time thing. All off it has left the warehouse so if it's being marked down its just to clear space for a new product.

3/23/2013 10:11:07 AM

Sam Adam's Thirteenth Hour is pretty damn good... at least I think so.

3/23/2013 11:06:08 PM

boxes in the last week:

cascade noyaux x2
central waters bourbon barrel stout x4
central waters bourbon barrel barleywine x4
central waters peruvian morning x4
arcadia bourbon barrel cereal killer barleywine x1
firestone walker xvi x1
goose island juliet 2010x1, 2011x1, 2012x3
couple headys as extras.

some other assorted things... but if you can get the central waters brewers reserve series, that shit is criminally under appreciated. and inexpensive. a ~$15 four pack of crazy good bourbon barrel stout/bw? yes please.

3/26/2013 10:04:41 AM

^where from?

3/26/2013 10:07:32 AM

i brought a couple Central Waters BBL Barleywines to a bottle share late last year and it was the surprise hit of the night. people who had never had it didn't expect much from the 12oz bottle with an understated label. but it's an amazing beer.



and ^that is quite the haul. i'm pretty jealous. I've curbed my beer buying quite a bit lately.

3/26/2013 10:07:34 AM

yeah cw have changed the labels this year, with a tick for 2013-2018, so i assume they'll be the same for a while. they're a lot less cartoony.

wdprice, i guess central waters only makes it to min/wisc/ill/pa... most of those bottles were from trades or mules. a previous trading partner in the philly area hooked me up with the central waters, firestone walker, and arcadia stuff... for bottles i had in my "cellar" that i have had before and didn't mind parting with. dude loves him some jester king and boulevard love child #2. the cascades were part of a group buy, and the juliets were sent from a friend in massachusetts. paypal cash, get beer.





[Edited on March 26, 2013 at 10:19 AM. Reason : image.]

3/26/2013 10:18:39 AM

I have no such contacts



Do love me some barrel aged beer though.

3/26/2013 10:21:29 AM

i love Central Waters, it's well appreciated. BBS & BBBW FTW!

let me know how cereal killer is, i almost traded for a bottle last month and kind of regret not getting it.

3/26/2013 1:01:31 PM

my haul from last week:

3/26/2013 1:02:41 PM

In case you guys haven't seen these:

http://drinktanks.com/

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1732077870/the-tapit-cap-the-beer-growlers-best-friend

3/26/2013 6:12:27 PM

^the tapit cap is pretty sweet, the other one would be useless in NC.

[Edited on March 26, 2013 at 7:02 PM. Reason : .]

3/26/2013 6:58:24 PM

I forgot about NC's dumb laws...I'm in VA

3/26/2013 8:04:49 PM

some great beers there prospero

the avery barrel aged series are all so good.

have you had those odells before?

3/27/2013 8:46:34 AM

Oud Floris rocks.

3/27/2013 9:11:17 AM

yea, I live in Denver so I get all Odell, I've actually had all of them before.

I had L&L when it came out, Meddler like 10x, Pentagram at GABF, Rumpkin & Oud Floris just added to the 2-3 other bottles of each I have in my cellar, and I've had Deconstruction Batch 2 (2012)...

The interesting thing is this is a Deconstruction Batch 1 (2010/1) that was brewed by Chad Yakobson (who left Odell to start Crooked Stave). Odell's batch 1 was/is Chad's recipe. So I'm going to pair it with a batch 2 and see if Odell could replicate Chad's awesome batch 1. FWIW, without a side-by-side, I have enjoyed batch 2. So anyhow there's some history with this batch 1 of Deconstruction

also picked up some Crooked Stave Origins Burgundy Sour last Friday:


Birthday is coming up on Friday, a week from Saturday I'm having a beer tasting...

Preliminary List:
Cigar City Guava Grove Saison
Elevation Señorita Horchata Imperial Porter
Funkwerks Dark Prophet
Firestone Walker 15 (XV) Anniversary Ale
* Cascade The Vine 2011
* Deschutes The Dissident
Stone EnjoyBy 04.20.13
Alpine Duet IPA
Alpine Nelson IPA
Kern Citra DIPA
* Cantillon Fou' Foune 2011
* Goose Island Juliet
Cigar City Hunaphu's Imperial Stout
Big Sky Ivan the Terrible
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Deschutes The Abyss 2010
Founder's CBS
* Cantillon Classic Gueuze
* Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 2009
Deschutes Mirror Mirror 2009
Dry Dock Bligh's BA Barleywine 2012
Pelican Pub Mother of All Storms 2011
Goose Island King Henry

Should whittle my cellar back below 200.


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3/27/2013 1:24:12 PM

split last night with a friend during the games a tired hands mago tago growler, firestone walker xvi, unita labyrinth, hill farmstead twilight of the idols...

twilight of the idols was far and away in last place... there's something just... not right about this year's release

3/30/2013 9:27:12 AM

Man, I feel like my beer knowledge has slipped every time I read this thread. I drank 4 Lagunitas Sucks last night. Pretty damn good. Gonna hang out at Big Boss tonight after I return some kegs. I bought 3 kegs from them for my wedding and only 1.5 got drank. I bought a keg of their limited release Penny Belle and I think I was the only one to drink any. What a waste.

Some of the older men at the wedding brought in light beer. I overheard one of them saying Hell's Belle was too heavy. Sheesh.

3/30/2013 2:03:29 PM

not going to lie, i put away quite a few Leinenkugel Summer Shandies today after my bike ride. The radler is probably the greatest afternoon drink around.

3/30/2013 7:35:11 PM

When I studied abroad in Austria, nothing was better than a Radler when the weather warmed up. So refreshing.

3/30/2013 9:50:07 PM

Fuck it. 4 tall boy miller lites and some pop corn

3/30/2013 9:55:49 PM

Picked up a few more today:

De Struise Black Albert
De Struise Pannepot 2010
Cismontane Black's Dawn
Pretty Things Our Finest Regards
Meantime Old Naval College Porter (x2)

Seriously, this Meantime porter is amazing for me as a scotch lover. As long as one of my local shops keeps stocking it, I will be a happy beer drinker.

3/30/2013 10:01:04 PM

welp, looks like i have to help a friend move into his new house in may. i hate helping people move, but he's going to open a bourbon vanilla dark lord and a '12 cable car afterwards with the people who help him move.

pretty brilliant plan, actually.

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3/31/2013 12:26:38 PM

got a message around 11 that Tastys had Founders KBS in stock, so I dropped by on my way to lunch at 11:30 and bought the last two bottles. I cant wait to get home and give it a shot.

4/2/2013 2:13:21 PM

One of my all-time favorites. Jealous you get it distro'd in NC.

Just found out, 2014 Craft Brewers Conference, World Beer Cup, and of course GABF are going to be in Denver next year. What an epic year it will be.

4/2/2013 3:28:46 PM

founders is starting to distro to texas this month

they're not sending bottles until a few months, but select accounts are putting one keg each of kbs on tap this week... think larger places like flying saucer

what a shit show that is going to be

4/2/2013 3:31:10 PM

Quote :

" I bought 3 kegs from them for my wedding and only 1.5 got drank. I bought a keg of their limited release Penny Belle and I think I was the only one to drink any. What a waste."

I find this a bit interesting, as the bartenders claimed that one of the kegs was Aviator's Devil's Tramping Grounds. However it definitely wasn't. The menu listing was way off as well, if one of the kegs was Penny Belle. Because nothing there said anything about Penny Bell. The menu said Hell's Bells, Bad Penny, and Devil's Tramping Ground.

Sucks that you had plenty of beer left over but when everyone has to drive home what do you expect?


I had a blast though so thanks for the invitation man.

Also next time give me your extra beer

4/2/2013 4:53:21 PM

had my first Weyerbacher Insanity tonight. Very enjoyable to me.

4/2/2013 7:43:45 PM

My gf is in Asheville so I sent her to Bruisin' Ales to grab some stuff for me (Catawba, Pisgah, etc) She did well, and even surprised me with a bottle of Highland Imperial Kashmir (supposedly they only got a case).

4/3/2013 10:35:41 PM

Due to some good fortune I am now in the possession of a $100 gift certificate for Bottle Revolution.

Any suggestions for me to buy? I know my way around beer, but don't see any harm in asking for suggestions.



FYI I hate IPAs/bitter beers and heavy stouts.

4/4/2013 2:20:18 PM

maybe you should stick to your shock top and give that gift card to someone who likes those styles

4/4/2013 2:27:02 PM

Where is KBS in Charlotte? Salud is already out

4/4/2013 4:42:35 PM

probably gone everywhere. I didn't land any, but i didn't search either.

most places sold it Monday and Tuesday. Jason (Salud) held his because he was on vacation until today.

4/4/2013 4:50:30 PM

I was hoping to get some to try but don't ever have the time to make runs to pick up this stuff that goes so quickly.

4/4/2013 4:56:40 PM

are you on twitter? Follow @drinkblogrepeat

he can be annoying sometimes, thinks he's the end all be all of SC beer news, but he does a pretty good job of covering Greenville area beer events. He'll know when/where you can try KBS on tap if you are interested.

4/4/2013 4:59:00 PM

i don't post but I can follow someone. I am out of town for a job assignment but I am home to Greenville a few times a month still. Plus that's good info in general for when I'm back home. I appreciate it

I usually go to a place called Greenville Beer Exchange and they are pretty good about having stuff on facebook but I've been out of the loop being in a different city.

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4/4/2013 5:06:58 PM

Snagged a bottle of Allagash FV 13 tonight, excited about that one.

4/4/2013 7:30:15 PM

Enjoying a bottle of Pliny the Elder that was bottled on 3/14.

#winning.

4/4/2013 9:44:30 PM

just polished off a 6 of DC Brau On the Wings - it's legit

4/4/2013 11:51:01 PM

Just found out that the first annual Carytown Craft Beer festival will be happening in Richmond two Sundays from now. Doesn't look like it will be a huge event but a lot of the Virginia breweries will be represented. Plus it's within walking distance of my house.

4/5/2013 3:10:08 AM

Austin just loosened up on their micro brew restrictions, and breweries have just exploded over the past couple years. This city is like an oasis of good bears now.

My favorite is everything from Adelbarts


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4/5/2013 3:48:18 AM