Your best experiences from 2014

Visiting and drinking in Denmark and Germany.

 

focal banger and my first surly

 

Taking my son out to Easy Tiger in Austin on his 21st and having a few good beers with him.
Czech beer and food at Pivovarsky Klub in Prague.
Funky Gold Mosaic on draft at Jester King
My first Heady Topper and Cantillon Gueuze

 

#3 - Attended the Black Friday release at OddSide Ales. Their Morningwood and Hipster Brunch bba stouts are killer and I had a great time there with some buddies.

#2 - Sampled Founders CBS and then realizing it tastes quite similar to that case of Hipster Brunch I got.

#1 - Jumped on the beer bus from Bell's to watch the Cubbies play the Yankees at Wrigley Field. It was my first visit there. All day long I kept remembering memories of old Tiger Stadium from my childhood that I had not thought of in years. The beer on the bus was great. It was Jeter's last game at Wrigley. The game went 14 or 15 innings - who doesn't like free baseball? Best of all, I took my folks with me. They are both 70 years old and had never been to Wrigley before. They enjoyed the day as much as I did. I definitely want to look into Bell's bus trip to Wrigley again next year.

 

Wow, so many great expertness this year.

1. Finally going to Hill Farmstead and drinking the best beer that I have ever had.
2. Finally getting Heady Topper and getting the best American Double I have ever had.
3. Zombie Dust. Best Pale Ale I have ever had.
4. Pliny the Elder
5. Bourbon County Imperial Stout 2013
6. Every time I went to Torst. That places services world class beer.

 

Firestone Fest
Shelton Brothers Fest
Bottle shares with good friends

 

2 words
Black Tuesday!!!

 

My top beer moments 2014...

Allagash Avancé at Brewer's Choice in February
Mugs Split Thy Skull festival in March with a King Henry
My first Bruery RS delivery in April with Sans Pagaie, Loakal Red, Filmishmish and Bryeain among the standouts
WHERE THE WILD BEERS ARE FESTIVAL
My father surprising me with a case of Heady for my birthday in June
Drinking my bottle of BC Backyard Rye while laid up with a nearly broken ankle. Forgot the pain for more than a minute.
Garret Oliver opening Ghost bottles at Astoria Homebrewer's meeting
Going to Modern Times in San Diego
Almanac and Prairie Artisan distributing in NYC
Three of my homebrews this year being pretty damn delicious
Whatever beer I will open with my brother on Christmas