I might be done giving hopcat any of my money. Their prices have always sucked, but their service is a joke at this point. I believe the last time I mentioned this to Brocktoon he called them the "Applebee's of craft beer bars". Sadly, that's pretty true at this point. Drinking a backwoods @ Ashley's now, and feeling better.
New isn't necessarily a bad thing. We'll try some new stuff, and if it sucks well then it will close...or all those truly annoying people will always flock there. Which is fine, better there than some place I'd actually want to go to.
They have a huge selection, and some of their food is decent. But there's something soul-less about the place. If I'm in Ann Arbor, I'm going to Ashley's every time. If I'm in east Lansing, I'm going to crunchy's. You'll probably love it the first few times, then get more and more disinterested in it.
never had the original Alpine stuff, but I did really enjoy the GF Nelson and Duet. Was whelmed with Hoppy Birthday. Also, Matt Foley Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy Special Winter bottles are a godsend. Drinking that with Avery Celebration tonight. Even though I've had a stomach bug, I'm still doing my thing.
I had the GF Duet once on draft and thought it was pretty good. I think they've gotten very close to the original on Nelson. Hoppy Birthday tastes like me trying to brew a clone of it / while using every hop pellet in my freezer.
GF Duet is a really solid beer. Nelson is one that I had to think about and savor the memory for a day or two afterward.
Yes, yes it is. I helped brew this batch, so hopefully I didn't fuck it up. Pounded a BUNCH of it last year with the father in law without telling him the abv. He walked around the next morning taking bottles out of the trash can trying to figure out what gave him the hangover.
Whatever happened with Evan? He used to own a homebrew shop in Athens but went out to Wild Heaven a year or so ago. He was occasionally quite abrasive and unpleasant, but really knew his way around a rauchbier.
Idk any details but he pretty much disappeared. Think he ended up moving to Oregon earlier this fall.
i had rough morning today.. had a glass of Velvet Merkin last night & a Xocoveza and felt like I got punched by tyson. wtf. been away from the brew too long.
Lagunitas Sucks, and so does Baylor. Great day to make 11-0 with a little orange tint from the tents to go with it