I work hard to remain unspoiled by making Georgetown Bodhizafa (2016 GABF IPA gold medal winner, and hasn’t declined since) my fridge beer. It’s ubiquitous on draft, but I prefer it at home for a little over $2 per 16oz can.
Yes, Pliny is literally everywhere. I don't take it for granted. I'm thankful every single time. Cheers!
KC Bier, or are you fortunate to have another German-inspired brewery to go along with them? I have KC Bier in my German-inspired spreadsheet but I'll be happy to add another place if you have one.
Granted, I'm going mostly from what it was like back when I lived there over 20 years ago and a couple of stops for a night when driving to Michigan over the ensuing years, but the lack of quality/coolness in the beer available there is more than made up for in the quality/coolness of the experience of drinking in Pittsburgh.
It's in a lot of bars where, if it wasn't there, the best/only thing to drink would be a Coors Banquet a/k/a "regular Coors." Or, whiskey. Like you say, it is the definition of "readily available," at least in metro Denver. Kudos for market penetration. And it is very good.
If this is true, then my respect for Colorado’s celebrated beer scene has just plummeted. I can’t remember the last time—going back to the 1990s—when beer choices in most of the types of establishments you’ve described were limited to 3 or 4 options (though admittedly I spend essentially zero time in casinos or chain restaurants). So yes, again, I guess I am spoiled.
Yuengling is not good. Spotted cow is good, I wish I could get SC and Moon Man around here. I think there is a lot of “local” bias on not a good way. I think there are plenty of really good beers local to me that I have had but don’t go back to due to “out of state must be better” thinking. We have some great local beers, I don’t think most are priced well. I have been on a SN lock of late. Priced well and always made well. I don’t like them all but that’s a taste thing not a brewed poor thing. If they would get back to Keller, Porter, Stout and Rye all year I might not drink any other beers but SN. Got to say that the thumbprint beers I’ve had tasted more like soda than a beer. Enjoy
It's KC Bier. Nothing else to add unless you want to include the second location they are opening sometime this year.
Sure, if you let me know when the new location opens, I'll add it to the spreadsheet. If you add it to BA that will be helpful for me to link it in the Remarks section too. Thanks.
In the NW suburbs of Chicago, people used to follow the delivery truck to buy the stores out of Zombie Dust every Tuesday when it showed up. Now, it's everywhere. Fresh Daisy Cutter from Revolution is great too, and I rarely order it because "I can get this anytime." Two Hearted is easy to find. Founders (love 'em or hate 'em) makes great beer that is in a lot of places too. On the flip side, I come to this site and see people talking about Treehouse, Hill Farmstead, Russian River, Lawson's, and a plethora of other breweries I can't get and I think I'm deprived. So am I spoiled? Yes and no, I guess.
When I got to my son's house in Texas last weekend he had some YingAling that somebody gave him recently(he's on chemo, no drinking at all) and that was the only beer he had. I drank it-I've had tapwater with more flavor and body. I can attest that even though I've never been to Pennsylvania YingAling always tasted like decent beer, but there's no point in buying the Texas version. To the OP's question, I live in beer hell and there's nothing I take for granted. Thankfully the brewpub in town seems to have resolved their consistency problem and their Grumpy Old Troll has been very good the last few times I've been there.
Fifteen years ago I was hiring geologists from around the country to work in the Permian Basin, and I found a bunch of great geologists from Winona State. Many of these new hires figured out I was a beer fiend and brought me their local beers when they would go home for a break. Unfortunately much of it was Spotted Cow. I never understood the appeal. I tried some other New Glaurus beers and in general they were very good, but the love for Spotted cow eluded me.
Not to be THAT guy, but although Daisy Cutter IS amazing, it's brewed by Half Acre. That said, Revolution does make some ridiculous beers and I was SUPER stoked to see Anti-Hero stovepipes the last time I went on an Ohio beer run. Keep seeing their bigger barrel aged beers, a la Cafe Deth, around and have actually had 4 packs in my hands, but $30+ for a 4-pack is steep. Carry on.
