What's your old reliable?

That and it is noticeably more floral now as well, at least to my nose. I think you’re right @nc41 weve talked a lot about this change on here and Ron’s reasoning was posted too.

Though at this point we’re close to the two year mark I believe, spring 2019 was the change news if I remember correctly.

 

I can’t find any Victory here except Sour Monkey, it’s too bad there are some good Pils here, but there aren’t more than 4-5, and that’s a stretch. I’d count 3 I’d buy weekly, Pivos gone too.

 

Do you get Bell's stuff out there in Wyoming yet?

 

Yep. And Founders, Cigar City.

 

Oh, man. So close to Montana! I hope they expand distro so I can finally drink bells year round!

 

Seems as if many have multiple go to's rather than just the one that they would always select if there was nothing exciting available etc.

 

I wish I could pick just one.
SNPA was a steady for awhile.
Now, I pick up local sixers of Lagers like, Red Oak, or Oscar Blues Mamma's Little Yella Pilsner, or Pitt Street Kolsch.
But it really depends on where I am, I try to buy from local breweries wherever I am at the time.
When I was in Florida a little over a month ago I had a whole different list.
Cheers!

 

I usually have one or more of the following beers in my fridge...
SN Torpedo
Bells Two Hearted
Guinness
Dales Pale Ale

I am starting to notice Fullsteam Humidity in my fridge more and more as well

 

Old reliable is wine.

New reliable over the past 6 months of my new beer journey,
defined by me as:
I can always find it, it is priced right, it tastes great, and it is not hard to find fresh.

Odell IPA and Odell 90 Shilling.

 

I had a Galway Hooker Stout on tap on my first visit to Dublin. Brought back several bottles on my second trip as it seems to be unavailable in the US. Plus it’s fun to watch people’s reactions when you tell them about your Galway Hooker...

 

What an often overlooked local beer that is amazing. Another red headed step child of an all-ipa-everything brewer.

 

Cigar City Jai Lai or Bell's Two Hearted....not expensive and always great....

 

It’s regional so you can’t get it outside the midatlantic but my old reliable has always been union black wing. Nothing crazy just a well made clean black lager. Just enough roast from the black malts to lend a little Something interesting but simple enough to go well with any meal and any occasion.

 

When I lived in Southern California, I drank a lot of Stone IPA in my early drinking years. Later on, when Sculpin IPA became easy to find in six-packs, that became my standby. I have since moved to Wisconsin, when I am now spoiled with the easy availability and umami-triggering beer of Wisconsin Belgian Red.

 

Lagunitas IPA is my old reliable. I can pick it up anywhere in a pinch, and it never lets me down. My #1 go to.

 

Swami is definitely one of my old reliables, too!!!

 

Fiddlehead IPA and Conehead.
Always reliable and always available for me.
Recently moved from NH/VT border to NYC and still always available for great value.

 

Forgot to add that when I am in the mood for a great WCIPA my old reliable is Firefly Hollow's Coneflakes. It is a relic of the IBU wars. Highly underrated beer in my opinion.

 

Bell's Amber Ale. No problem finding at TW, though it 's going to taste great in May when I'm drinking it at The Eccentric.

 

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