Fall 2011 Trades

Avery Rumpkin, pumpkin beer aged in rum barrels

Ummm, Heady Topper!!!

Trade #1 with Matt (Miamilice) from Norfolk , VA
2010 Brooklyn Black OPS. 2x FBS, Surly Furious, Bell's The Oracle DIPA
Trade #2 with Cory (DarthKostrizer) from Palmdale, CA
Speedway Stout, Kern Citra DIPA, Kern Just Outstanding IPA, PTE,  Heady Topper, Jester King Black Metal Stout, Marin Breakout Stout (sent: BA Yeti, Odell BBS, Dark Truth Stout, Double Crooked Tree, Ska Ten Pin Porter)
Trade #3 with Clint (DeutschesBier) from Easton, Maryland
Canadian Breakfast Stout!!! Weyerbacher Blasphemy, Troegs Perpetual IPA, Sixpoint Crisp Pilsner, Great Lakes Nosferatu (sent: BA Yeti, 2x Myrcenary, Odell IPA, Hibernation, Avery Beast)
Trade #4 with Mike(surlytheduff) from Flint, MI
Dark Lord!!2x KBS!!2xFBS!Short's Key Lime Pie and Bloody Beer (just in time for Halloween!), Two Hearted, Founders Imperial Stout (sent: BA Yeti, Abyss '10, Odell 90 Shilling)

First Brew!!!!

 Megan and I decided to attempt to become homebrewers. We started with a extract Porter that we purchased at Hops and Berries! What an experience, more on it later!!!

GABF

GABF 2011. What a great time on a Thursday night in late September. This event sold out in less than a week!! Had a blast with Megan and was able to try many top notch brews! Stuff that might be too expensive, seasonal, rare or hard to get or just something worth trying.

Had my fair fills of Abyss '11. Maybe 3? Heck there was no line, and it's easily one of my favorite brews. Was very impressed with Cigar City out of Florida, Ballast and Alesmith from Cali, Short's in Michigan (very unique styles), Troegs in PA, and Olde Hickory from N. Carolina.

Favorite tastes: Hunahpu's, Sculpin, The Event Horizon, Black OPs, Goose Island BCBCS, Knuckle Sandwich, and BORIS.
Honorable mention: Victory at Sea, Double Simcoe, Flower Power, Armored Fist, Oil of Aphrodite, Duck Rabbit Barleywine, Alesmith Wee Heavy
Had many other great beers!!!! Then also missed many, to many for 4 hours!! After awhile your sense of taste just isn't the same anyway.

Had the opportunity to get a photo with Sam from Dogfish Head and also with the owner of Alesmith Brewery out of San Diego who Beer Advocate ranked the #1 brewery in the US.