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[Randy]

yeah summer is def. not stout weather but nothing goes better with dinner

[Jim]

Victory's HopDevil is a tasty IPA. It's nearly identical to Sierra Nevada's Celebration IPA.

[Jim]

A new upscale liquor store recently opened up here. They emphasize wine and liquor so the beer selection isn't very good. This actually turned out to be a good thing.

They have Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout in four packs. Just like everyone else, they charge $19 for the four pack. However, someone apparently fucked up and they're selling single bottles for $2.99. It's pretty goddamn good. Between this and Allagash Curieux, I'm beginning to think I might actually enjoy good bourbon if I were to give it a try.

[Ragingape]

The Goose Island Bourbon County Stout is their tastiest beer. I do like their Summer Seasonal as well although that varies greatly batch to batch.

[Jim]

So at some point last year Brooklyn Brewing and Schneider hooked up and brewed the same beer in one anothers' facilities using different hop varieties. It's a weizenbock that's dry-hopped like an IPA. I got ahold of the Schneider version tonight. Holy shit, it's fucking delicious. It's kinda like Houblon Chouffe, but hoppier and with a hefeweizen vibe moreso than a Belgian vibe (for obvious reasons).

[Jim]

I can vouch for the Weihen Lager.

Finally bought a six-pack. Damn good. Really damn good.

[Jim]

Picked up a 12-pack sampler from Two Brothers Brewing. So far I had the Dog Days (Dortmund lager) and the Domaine DuPage (biere de garde). I tried the Domaine DuPage the other day and really liked it. Dog Days is a really crisp, tasty lager. I'm looking forward to trying the four other beers.