Beer shop finds.

It could have been the longer version as mentioned above, but I do think a Row 34 draft release is out of the scope. Otherwise, it'll be anarchy!

 

Grabbed a 4 pack of Mystic DDH Saturation pale ale at One Stop yesterday. Really well done pale ale but at $18.99 a 4 pack I'm going to stick to NS or Fort Hill. I need to start looking for price tags before I pay at the counter...

 

So I just picked up a four pack of this at Fort Point Market and it doesn't look like this at all. It's a nice golden color, and it does have a fair bit of haze for a pils, but nowhere close to this. It's less hazy than most pictures you can find of unfiltered Urquell, for instance.

My cans are dated 1/26/18, if that means anything. Oh yeah, and the beer is pretty good.

 

Well it wouldn’t help @ One stop since NOTHING in the store is labeled for price. Eff them I’m not playing pricing roulette with everything.

 

Bunch from Bacon's in Hudson recently. Went because they tweeted out they got some Foley Bros. cans. I missed out on those, but got:

Beer'd Already Taken - have had two cans, first had kidney stone sized floaties and didn't wow me. Next was better. Sorta weird beer imo.

Exhibit A Fifteen - DDH DIPA w/ Ella and Vic Secret. Good, though getting a little aussie/NZ'd out. I still find EA beers a bit off in the feel/carb department. No head retention, sorta heavy.

Fiddlehead Second Fiddle: Worked 14 hours and still working currently, drinking this now. Superb. Turns out bitter beers are still pretty awesome.

 

I think anything "DDH" has a high price tag.

Does anyone know of a "cheap" double-dry hopped IPA (in the New England style)?

 

Picked up some Brewmaster Jack after a friend let me try a can at a party last weekend. I was a fan back in the pre-hazy/bomber days, but they were slow to change their formatting, so I haven't revisited in years.

I got Ambrewsia and Hoppiness is A Warm Pun, which have since been haze-i-fied. Both are tremendous quality shelf beers, in my opinion. I don't remember exactly what I paid but I want to say roughly $15/4pk. Definitely prefer Warm Pun (Galaxy/Motueka) but both surprised me, even as 5-6 week old IPAs. They hold up well.

 

They’ve gotten slightly better since I started going there but yes I agree completely.

 

Prairie bourbon paradise at CBC Belmont. These will go fast.

 

And.... it's gone.

 

Pragapils, czech plisner, $ 7.00 , 4x 500 mls, nice. CBC Winchester.

 

I thought HIAWP was awesome when I had it recently. Good deal in the grand scheme of things , too

 

Any Prairie bourbon paradise sightings north of Worcester?

 

I find that the majority of high rated limited local distribution beers generally arrive at spots that are slightly too far away and available at times you can't be there.

 

Anyone know the prices of the Prairie stouts that hit MA?

 

Bourbon Paradise and Pirate Noir were $13 where i got them

 

Should also mention that Zero Gravity's Keller is going around again, and it's really tasty. I really like what they've done with the hops in this beer, using Hallertau and Saaz for some classic herbal and spicy notes, then using Mandarina Bavaria for the dry hop which adds a more modern citrusy note, but in a way that builds on the base hops rather than overpowering them. It's a nice way to update a classic flavor profile without turning it into an IPL.

 

The Firestone Lager and Sixpoint Alpenflo I grabbed last night are perfect additions to the shelves in town.

Alpenflo was was complex without getting in the way of the overall beer. Always love drinking out of redbull style cans.

 

And if anyone is still looking for Bourbon Paradise it's $14 at Gordons at DTX