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[Jim]

i ate a cold, two-day-old quarter pounder

decided to never eat cheeseburgers again in my life

I guess what I'm trying to say is that's a stupid fucking reason to never drink beer again.

Anywho, because the liquor store I work at still has no power (our town is experiencing massive power outages), we operated by borrowing some power from our next-door neighbor. Because of this, the owner's son stuck it out with us and then bought us whatever we wanted. I got:

- 750 ml of Chimay Cinq Cents
- 750 ml of Local 1
- 22 oz. of Three Floyd's Dreadnaught IPA

[Jim]

Bought a six-pack of Founder's Red's Rye and a single of Unibroue Blanche de Chambly. Hot momma, the Unibroue is tasty.

And the Dreadnaught is mighty fucking delicious. It's not quite as good as the 90 Minute, but few beers are.

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Unibroue Blanche

The other Golden Girls should tell her to shave that

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

i ate a cold, two-day-old quarter pounder

decided to never eat cheeseburgers again in my life

I guess what I'm trying to say is that's a stupid fucking reason to never drink beer again.

Anywho, because the liquor store I work at still has no power (our town is experiencing massive power outages), we operated by borrowing some power from our next-door neighbor. Because of this, the owner's son stuck it out with us and then bought us whatever we wanted. I got:

- 750 ml of Chimay Cinq Cents
- 750 ml of Local 1
- 22 oz. of Three Floyd's Dreadnaught IPA

beer is stupid and i hate you

[Jim]

Red's Rye is the shit. It's hoppier than your average pale ale, but it's wicked smooth and malty. It's kinda like the Santa's Private Reserve, but a way better balance of hops and malt. I'm adding this stuff to the rotation.

[Jim]

Cinq Cents is really good, but not the best tripel I've had. I'm glad I finally tried it, but trappist beer is definitely overpriced simply because it's trappist beer. La Fin du Monde and Allagash are better tripels and clock in at around $5 less per bottle than Chimay. I don't need some smelly monk to make my beer if it means that it's gonna cost over $10 for a bottle.

[Jim]

Broke down and bought some Bell's Hopslam the other night. One of the tastiest Imperial IPAs on the planet, it's just getting to be way too expensive.

[Jim]

My favorite liquor store just started carrying La Fin Du Monde 4-packs for $7.99. Shit yeah.

Edit: holy hell, I forgot just how delicious it is.

[Jim]

Pretty much talking to myself at this point, but anywho

Boss gave me a free bottle of Okocim Palone tonight. Unlike their outstanding porter, this kinda fucking sucks. Oh well, at least I got ahold of our last bottle of Allagash Curieux. Ever. It was delicious and will be missed.

[Jim]

We got in yet another batch of all new beers. We're carrying most of the Unibroue stuff now. Got a Maudite 750 ml the other night. It's so fucking good. I also bought a six-pack of Bell's Winter White. It's pretty tasty. One of the better American wits I've had.

I've also been picking up quarts of High Life when I need to go cheap. I'm actually gonna have to buy High Life exclusively for the next couple weeks. I'll take it over Bud any day of the week.

[Ed]

Oh come on, if you're on a budget, why not go for the sixer of Mickey's puzzle grenades? Thats all Ive been drinking recently, because I've been far too broke to purchase anything premium. I'd love to jump back in with one of the faves ( La Fin and Brooklyn Local 1 come to mind ), but finances do not permit.

Malt liquor rules though.

[Jim]

Malt liquor tastes like boiled garbage. If I'm gonna assault my body with some adjunct-loaded piss-water, it might as well be something completely inoffensive.

Besides, I can get a six-pack of High Life tall boys for over a dollar less than a six-pack of Mickey's. Plus, I can retain my dignity.

[Just!n]

Private Stock is fucking delicious and I'll not hear anything to the contrary.

[Jim]

Swore off the budget beer for the weekend. Picked up a four pack of North Coast's Pranqster and a 750 ml of Unibroue's Trois Pistoles.

[Jim]

Trois Pistoles is nectar of the gods, folks.

[Jim]

We are the first liquor store in town (that I know of) that has gotten ahold of Stone's IPA in six-packs. This is something I've been wanting for years. Oh, and I also bought a 750 ml of Ommegang's Three Philosophers. Looking forward to that shit.

[Jim]

If you can get a bottle of Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel (fuckin' mouthfull, goddamn), get off of your ass and go get it. Now.

[Ed]

Decided, since I had a little bit of spare scratch, to hit the ol' Beverage Center for some St. Paddy's day expensive beers.

My choices were actually pretty great this time around, they had a 12-bottle Magic Hat sampler, but Magic Hat 9 has soured me on them as a company. They had that Sam Adams sixteen dollar chocolate bomber, but I opted out of that ( too pricey ). WAS Going to get a four pack of Unibroue Maudite, but I didnt ( Though I plan to in the future, because jesus the very words Belgian Strong Dark Ale make me giddy ).

Ended up with two 22 oz. Rogue's Dad's Little Helper, which is a malt liquor ( ! ). The very concept of Rogue slumming it was enticing to me, and as a connoisseur of cheap malt liquor, I had to have it.

Verdict? Shockingly boozy. Incredibly smooth, incredibly malty; Kind of has some caramel flavor to it, and I'd buy it again. I mean, they were selling it for five bucks a pop, that's damned good prices. Not Colt prices, but this is better than Colt by a damn sight.

Also got to try a Duvel and wasn't impressed.