Ehh, I don't think that someone would spend the time programming a bot just to post something as inane as this. It's human level posting.
Spoiler alert: we already have generative AI. But it turns out that a sentient machine given access to the internet ends up with brain rot just like fleshy brain users
And I understand starting a thread and then getting a little busy, and then not checking in for a bit but...First post and then ghost?
Dude, I wanted AI to be unstoppable killing machines like in the Terminator, not just more of the dumbasses I see every day.
Half dozen of one, six of another. Sleep named the album after the movie. Saw them when they were touring behind playing Holy Mountain in full back in 2017? Also when Dylan Carlson was opening, per my post That was a great beer, and the shows at the 9:30 club are announced far enough in advance that a brewpub should have enough time to brew up a beer and have it available if it's name has any relation to an artist's output. The other story makes it seem like they were really big Ronnie James Dio fans, but somehow overlooked his time in Sabbath. I'm treating this thread as a free for all, and anything that is tangentially related to anything someone else says that crosses my mind, I'm going to post.
Now that the dust is stirred up, I was thirsty for an IPA that refuses to embrace madness. It's from Oregon: Moon Check IPA | Kings & Daughters Brewing Aroma of lime with alfalfa. Light and spritzy body goes nicely with the fruity taste. Light flavors of melon, and that touch of lime. Overall this is a pleasant fizzy and fruity brew in the less bitter vein. It’s a nice change from the alternative, the seriously bitter “West Coast IPA.” Dated 03/16/2026. Hops: Simcoe, Strata, Krush, and Nelson Sauvin.
Exactly. Seen the 1 post and ghost many times and this just feels like another. I love helping noobs to the site. That writeup just felt more like a Vinepair article post than a post from a curious and inquisitive new person to craft beer.
Yep. That is the Seattle brewery I was thinking about. The Beerists podcast reviewed four of their beers last year. The beers sounded wonderful. https://podcasts.apple.com/gh/podcast/machine-house/id523996362?i=1000702460877
We're blessed with some really great cideries here in the Hudson Valley. They're consistently popular around here. I like that you think hyper-focused beer nerds have friends lol Nobody in my life knows about something like De Dolle Brouwers' Stille Nacht, and although I'm thankful for the customers that bought 4 of them, the other 2 haven't moved in over three months. Nobody else coming into the store cares. Anyway, find me a beer store that sells non-mainstream/popular beers that doesn't have product that most of the clientele flat-out ignores. That is the cost of doing business and trying to present the customers a varied and exciting beer wall. It's damage control in all directions (budget/management/customer/one's own pleasure in life/etc). It's the only "grocery" store in town, so most people use it as like a general grocery store.
ah, I did not know that and honestly it has been that long since I've been in there--guess I don't want a bitter as badly as I let on... Edit to add: you could see how he might have been something other than the easiest bloke in the world to work with although I always got on with him when I saw him in there....
Unfortunately I don't think you are alone there. A brand I greatly enjoyed drinking, especially on cask, was Yards ESA. The 'challenge' for me was that this beer served on cask was typically only available in the city (Philly) and I live in the 'burbs. I would order a pint (or 2 or three) when I saw it available on cask but it would seem that the city folks were not as enthusiastic as I was for this Bitter Ale. ESA is still available on draft at the Yards Brewery taproom but typically on regular draft vs. cask. My last time drinking a cask ESA was at the brewery a number of years ago on a pub crawl with a bunch of buddies. Since we are discussing Bitter Ale, I just got done making a yeast starter for my annual batch of Bitter Ale that I will be brewing tomorrow. This will not be a cask beer but since I will be bottle conditioning it is does qualify as a Real Ale. Cheers to Bitter Ales!!
I think I agree IPAs are my everyday beer and I find enough variety to make it interesting I also love Imperiam$l Stouts and Barley Wines
Which Asheville did you go to? You sure you weren't in Ashville, Alabama? Or maybe Asheboro, North Carolina?
Pretty sure both are named after the Alejandro Godorowski film from 1973: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Mountain_(1973_film)
