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Kiroy
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Well you try evan williams i'll try wild turkey next weekend. Boom it's a date!
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Just tried to request an EW v WT101 taste test. Unfortunately, there's no EW at this bar. Would have been a good virgin run on both (I think. Might have had wild turkey at a camp out in the white mountains like 15 years ago).
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Just tried to request an EW v WT101 taste test. Unfortunately, there's no EW at this bar. Would have been a good virgin run on both (I think. Might have had wild turkey at a camp out in the white mountains like 15 years ago).
Maybe go for wt / makers mark taste test and compare the sweetness, will give you an idea of where it stands for the ew.
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Might be too late. I ordered a Sam Adams Boston Lager... an admitted mistake. I haven't had this beer in a decade and it's pretty terrible. I am tired of bud light and this bar has no selection (see pic). Work tomorrow and getting late. I'll see if I can swing the taste test after the SA.
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My wife is out of town next weekend so I'll have some prime 'taste testing' time. Gonna grab a pint of evan williams and a pint of wild turkey and will directly compare.
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I'll leave this one to you then. This random dude and his wife just offered to buy my a black Cadillac. I can't turn down free drinks.
+1 for Evan Williams.
When not drinking Evan I drink 4 Roses single barrel or Knob Creek single barrel (which I haven't been about to find in SoCal yet)
Costco also had a very good 1 liter Tennessee bourbon (I think single barrel) which was only like $25 or something
When not drinking Evan I drink 4 Roses single barrel or Knob Creek single barrel (which I haven't been about to find in SoCal yet)
Costco also had a very good 1 liter Tennessee bourbon (I think single barrel) which was only like $25 or something
accidentally drank 5 founders "pc pils" tonight, i'm a fan, and local store has 15 packs for 10 bucks.
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Fwiw, don't ever drink a black Cadillac, even if it's free. Fucking sugary garbage shot. Cafe patron and baileys or something similar.
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Man, Boston Lager isn't that bad a beer. And the decoction mash in a modern brewery is absurd.
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Tony Magee (founder, now part owner) is really grating and hypocritical (IMO). With so many choices available it is pretty easy to choose something else.
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While we're on the topic of the beer scene, this article by the founder of Modern Times does a really good job of explaining the purchase of craft brands by big beer and its consequences.
tl;dr - the sold craft label will probably still produce high quality beer, but it will be used to push smaller labels off shelves & taps through distribution muscle and the ability to price at a loss to kill competition.
tl;dr - the sold craft label will probably still produce high quality beer, but it will be used to push smaller labels off shelves & taps through distribution muscle and the ability to price at a loss to kill competition.
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Lagunitas would have been a better choice, but it's a pretty meh IPA given the IPA market these days. I was in the mood to give Boston Lager another try.
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The ramped up production of their acquisitions also makes some specific ingredients harder to come by for the smaller operations.