Fantasy Tap List: The Basement Bar

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  1. mrelizabeth

    mrelizabeth Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 California

    You're handed the keys to a small basement bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You are given unlimited resources for acquiring beer, but only six clean, high-end taps to pour from. You have room for two back-up kegs and two cases of bottles (this place is tiny). Only catch is that your benefactor wants North American beers. He doesn't want to be flying his private jet to Europe just to pick up a case of Westy XII. What do you do?

    And... go.
     
    #1 mrelizabeth, Feb 28, 2013
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  2. Boilerfood

    Boilerfood Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Indiana

    Rotating, seasonally acceptable, crafts, all kegged, with 2 cases of wine.
     
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  3. mrelizabeth

    mrelizabeth Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 California

    1. RR Pliny the Elder
    2. GD Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
    3. Alpine Nelson
    4. RR Consecration
    5. Pizza Port OB Bacon & Eggs
    6. The Bruery Humulus Lager

    Back-ups:
    3floyds Zombie Dust
    North Coast Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Rasputin

    Bottles:
    Alpine Exponential Hoppiness
    Lost Abbey Cable Car

    A little stout heavy, but Humulus gives a really great lager option. Would look at having an Alpine keg once a month, for sure.
     
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  4. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania


    Jack's Abby Session Lager
    Smuttynose IPA
    Russian River Temptation
    New Glarus Raspberry Tart
    Old Rasputin
    Surly Coffee Bender
     
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  5. mrelizabeth

    mrelizabeth Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 California

    Thought about Belgian Red, but went with Russian River instead. Give the Wisconsinites something a bit heavier for a sour. I haven't had Coffee Bender, but probably up there with Bacon & Eggs. Nice.
     
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  6. Dtapeski

    Dtapeski Crusader (429) Oct 26, 2012 Colorado

    Is buying a shit ton kegs of New Glarus and moving the bar to Colorado an option?
     
    #6 Dtapeski, Feb 28, 2013
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  7. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    La Fin du Monde, Old Rasputin (nitro), Chuckanut Kolsch, Flower Power, Mirror Pond, Live Oak Hefe. Spare kegs: Black Butte Anniversary, Jai Alai. Bottles: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, Ommegang Three Philosophers. I'm trying to figure out how to talk him into a case of Logsdon Saizoen Bretta as well.
     
    #7 BBThunderbolt, Feb 28, 2013
  8. mrelizabeth

    mrelizabeth Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 California

    Yes. And don't think I haven't tried to figure a way to "import" NG beers to San Diego.
     
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  9. TomTwanks

    TomTwanks Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2011 Ohio

    CBC Bodhi
    Beatification
    BA Blackout Stout
    Gumball head
    Victory at Sea
    Rotating seasonal HF tap

    Battery back ups
    Hunaphu
    Zombie Dust

    Bottles
    TBA
     
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  10. Resuin

    Resuin Pooh-Bah (2,921) Jun 18, 2012 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    1. Three Floyds Zombie Dust
    2. RR Pliny the Elder
    3. The Alchemist Heady Topper
    4. Goose Island BCBS
    5. The Bruery Black Tuesday
    6. RR Supplication

    Back Up Kegs:
    1. Bell's Black Note Stout
    2. Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy

    Bottles:

    1. Three Floyds Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla Bean Dark Lord
    2. Hill Farmstead Ann

    I would need to use all my "unlimited resources" getting those Vermont kegs out of Vermont though.
     
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  11. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    speedway coconut vanilla, cherry rye, sucks, big john, southern tier choklat, cans of 3 beans, and in the hot summer, koko brown. I know, it's not of the caliber of the others, but it's mighty fine in the summer heat.
     
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  12. EnronCFO

    EnronCFO Pooh-Bah (2,193) Mar 29, 2007 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    Flower Power, BBC Coffeehouse Porter, Jack's Abby Kiwi Rising, Sprecher Black Bavarian, and then I'd leave two taps as rotating. One would be Sierra Nevada's current seasonal and the other would be New Glarus' current Unplugged beer (do they still do these?).

    Not a big sour fan, but if I had to have one on, it would be something from Cambridge Brewing.
     
    #12 EnronCFO, Feb 28, 2013
  13. Thirstygoat

    Thirstygoat Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2012 Illinois
    Trader

    I'd go all midwest One tap each: Founders Dirty Bastard Backwoods Bastard in season
    Bells usually Two Hearted Hopslam in season 1 backup keg
    Capital Blonde Doppelbock
    Goose Island BCBS
    New Glarus rotate by season
    Central Waters rotate BA stouts & porters 1 backup keg

    Bottles Other Capital lagers x8, FBS x8, Expedition Stout x8 , Double Trouble x8
    Founders seasonal x16
     
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  14. Mercury4040

    Mercury4040 Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2012 California

    Can I come over???
     
    #14 Mercury4040, Feb 28, 2013
  15. mrelizabeth

    mrelizabeth Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 California

    NG does still do the Unplugged series. Last was Enigma, which was a sour brown. I'm not sure if they keg them, though. But bottles would be fine. I'm just waiting for NG to nail down a great IPA or finally brew an Imperial Stout.
     
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  16. mrelizabeth

    mrelizabeth Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 California

    You know that there is some filthy rich beer nut somewhere with this set-up in his basement, right? I mean, c'mon, if you've got Paul Allen or John Menard money... only thing is they've probably got more than 6 taps in their home bars.
     
    #16 mrelizabeth, Feb 28, 2013
  17. darky

    darky Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2010 South Dakota

    Boulevard Double Wide IPA
    Schell's Emerald Rye
    St. Bernardus Abt 12
    Pannepot (quad)
    Samuel Smith Imperial Stout
    Duchesse de Bourgogne
     
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  18. tronester

    tronester Pooh-Bah (1,653) Nov 25, 2006 Oklahoma
    Pooh-Bah

    1. Stone Ruination DIPA
    2. Pretty Things Saint Botolph's Town Brown Ale
    3. Marshall Big Jamoke Porter
    4. Victory Prima Pils
    5. Choc Belgian Style Dubbel
    6. Live Oak HefeWeizen

    Runners up
    1. RR Pliny the Elder DIPA
    2. Great Divide Yeti RIS

    Bottles
    1. Stone IPA
    2. Ommegang Hennepin (Farmhouse Saison)
     
    #18 tronester, Feb 28, 2013
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  19. mrelizabeth

    mrelizabeth Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 California

    Nice balance. I would probably choose Alesmith IPA over Stone in the bottles.
     
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  20. Cazlo

    Cazlo Initiate (0) Sep 7, 2011 Pennsylvania

    On Tap-
    Alpine Nelson
    Alpine Bad Boy
    Fat Head's Hop Juju
    Cascade Apricot Ale
    Hill Farmstead Ann
    Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout (Laird's Apple Brandy Barrel)

    Reserve Kegs-
    Alpine Hoppy Birthday
    Hill Farmstead Everett

    Cases-
    Fat Head's Head Hunter
    Russian River Supplication
     
    #20 Cazlo, Feb 28, 2013
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