Happenings in Casper

Yes, Lander Brewing is up there. and Snake River is the main place in Jackson.

 

This isn't about Casper, but was wondering if any of the other Wyoming folk here have been to the Laramie brewfest during their Jubilee Days in the past? I see the breweries that will be pouring on the website, but was wondering if anyone knew if they usually bring anything rare/special to the event. Thanks in advance!

 

I ate at Thai Me Up! in Jackson tonight. First, at it's best, the food was really bland. At its worst, it was disgusting. My wife got pad se ewe, and it tasted like 3 day old sushi. It was nasty. The beer, otoh, was great, although their selection was bizarre. Of the 8 beers or so of theirs on tap, the lowest abv was a belgian pale @ 6%. Pretty much all others were in the 10-12@ range, with one BA beer over 15%. They didn't have any of their ipa's available (gabf winners), which seemed pretty weird. You'd think they'd go well with Thai food, but then again the food blew. I got Brett's Darkness, a cognac BA sour stout, and it was pretty damn good. But the place is like Casa Bonita-don't eat the food.

 

Heh, I didn't mind so much, but my wife was (and still is) pissed! You know what that's like, lol!

I tell you, the Snake River beers are good. I've gotten 6'ers of the Vienna lager and the IPA, and they're nice. That IPA is good! I guess we don't get it in Colorado; I don't remember ever seeing it.

 

Laramie is a solid brewfest. But don't expect too much in the way of rarity. Saratoga is the better brewfest. Better beer, better location, and free hotsprings to detox afterwards.

 

Thank you Bitterbill and mkorpal for the responses. I'll be going regardless, but wanted an idea of what to expect. Slainte!

 

Longtime lurker but finally made an account and was pleased to see another person from Wyoming! Bitterbill I'm up in Sheridan. In the industry as well (my family owns Star Liquor) and we started filling growlers in mid July.

If you are ever headed up to Sheridan stop by, we are starting to have an even nicer bottle selection of craft brew. We had a pretty good one but I've made quite an effort to see it grow. We were pretty much at Rogue & Alaskan Smoked Porter for bombers when I started liking craft more. Now we proudly have Lips of Faith, Avery, all of Odell's Bombers, and more! And on Monday we are getting a keg of La Folie for our growler station! We just got Dugana, Samael, and Beast from Avery today in bottles as well and already have Avery Anniversary on the station as we speak.

 

impressive selectiion for sheridan ! bitter bill knows whats happening in wyo