Weeeellllll......you simply have to TIME the times yer gonna, "get bombed" because as I've said many times before (as far as a bomber that can be corked, a growler that can be re-capped or most especially considering an un-closeable-again crowler)... "Once it's opened, ya might (or have to) as well finish it."
I kept my growlers for up to a week. I liked them best after a day or two when the carbonation receded, and thought most were drinkable when the were almost flat, and a few ok when the fizz was all gone. I will buy 1/2 liter bottles because they can be recapped. I hesitate buying 1/2 liter cans, and just won't buy a crowler unless I REALLY wanted the beer. Stovepipes are not in my sights.
I never by stovepipes but I used to drink high ABV bombers in one sitting so I wouldn't be bothered by one higher than 10%
I'd love to have 5 of them per day, ha. My wallet, waist line, and liver would be mad at me. Charlie is a brewer himself and said that he's still going to be putting recipe kits together for folks when he can. He didn't say how or when this would start up, but, once I find out, I will pass the information along to you.
I enjoyed stovepipes when I lived in the US - especially when the local Florida WaWa put up the “2 for $4.00” sign. It got stupid when Cigar City did a Double Jai Alai at 10% and I realized the 19.2 oz format, the abv + the shelf of “Buzz Balls” next to the cash register is for he who requires instant gratification. That, to me, isn’t enjoying craft beer, where the buzz is the reward, not the goal.
I always thought that stuff like Four Loko filled this niche perfectly. If I was looking for a quick buzz, my first thought wouldn't be to grab a 19.2-ounce double Jai Alai or Zombie Ice or any of the other stovepipe "craft" options available at the gas station.
I've never bought any beer in a stovepipe, I'm not even sure if that format is available in NM because I've never looked for it. 33 and 50 cl bottles are my favorites. But I have enjoyed Imperial pints in England/Scotland, though usually not very strong beer at all.
I would be willing to bet you can find a plethora of stovepipes at the convenience stores in Albuquerque. Cheers!
I recently had a stove pipe Good People Brewing Snake Handler DIPA that checked at 10% ABV. Wow, that was way too much. I'll probably have to go the other way vs most others, 7-8% and under.
Since most stovepipes are higher ABV, I generally buy them to share. I bought a 4 pack /16oz cans of Hopslam Tropical the other day and those also are for sharing. Is it just me, or are all the various stovepipe IPAs tasting sort of homogenous these days? Are mass produced, grocery store/stovepipe IPAs turning into the modern AALs?
Just to clarify my previous comment (& I stand by my, "once it's opened, ya gotta/might as well finish it"), you simply have to TIME when yer gonna have a high-alcohol or buttload of a growler/crowler/high % brew....preferably with the car keys (google car keys kids) hidden & behind locked doors & home for the evening. An entire BCBS bomber in one sitting, and/or a 120 minute ipa or (gasp) two?!? No problem. But it's, "Goodnight Irene, indeed!" very quickly after that.
Id say come to LA/818 to go to MacLeod but those fucker done gone 180°( they way of fuckgat commoners) and do seltzers and IPAs now. They only have one cask ale
No such thing as a stovepipe can in Australia. You can get 500ml (16.9oz) cans, but that's as big as they get. Cheers!
Is this an American Foster's can or an Australian one? The Asahi CUB website doesn't have too much to say about Fosters Lager. A 2022 article https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/f...d/news-story/96e0a16f27a39c0d821cb1a62f419590 didn't list Foster's among the top10 sellers in Australia.
That would require going to Albuquerque and I don't see any reason to do that-it's 5 hours from where I live and doesn't have anything that interests me anymore. Been there, done that. We go to Phoenix to visit our daughter, I visit the Total Wine stores there.
