Little Nut

Picked some up today. Thanks BM and everyone else for the help. I have been looking for it since early October. I've loved this beer for 20 years. -LN

Sorry DS.....

I think I repaired the link in my original post. JIC here it is LINK

HTH

One of the world's best beers imvho.

So Josh, what is your greatest beer?

Hey Tetu,

Can't help w/ the NOLA.

Tried SN N.Hemisphere and SN Estate Ale. I liked both very much.

The N. Hemisphere had hops crawling out of the bottle when the cap is popped off and out of the glass with every sip.

The Estate Ale is another wet hop beer, but it is more in-balance (for me). There is plenty of hop flavor, aroma, and bitterness, but when you drink it the malt and caramel are right there too. This is one I would like to drink year-round.


As for stores I saw something about Storeon BA, so I made a rip out there. Beer selection is great. Large Wine and Liquor selection as well. Picked up the above beers and some Pannepot2010.

Hey Boondock,

I'm gonna preface my response w/; "Opinions are like A@@holes. Everyone has one and they all smell a little." I think your exploration should start w/ baby steps. Being used to Bud Light means your definition of a beer is one that has little/no body, little/no malt taste, little/no hop bitterness, little/no hop flavor, and little/no hop aroma. For a first step I am thinking Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale or Heineken from a can (again, Heineken can not bottle).

You can tell you are ready to venture further when you switch back to Bud Light you get a laugh from the old joke "What does sex in a canoe and American Beer have in common?" Now is the time to try Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and Ommegang Hennepin.

Where from here......ask the person pouring the beer or the one managing the beer section at the store.


Hope This Helps and GL,



LN

Happy Birthday MLA!!

Similar IPA's;
Sierra Nevada Torpedo (personal favorite available year round)
SN N. Hemisphere Harvest (should be available VERY soon)
SN Celebration Ale (Early November I am guessing. My Personal favorite and wish was available all year.)


How about a change of pace? I have been on a Belgian Quad kick for the last cupla months. How about (In Order of my Preference)

Rochefort 10 (My favorite by quite a bit)
St. Bernardus Abt
Ommegang Three Philosophers

Best Wishes on your birthday and gl. :-)

OP, I need a few more specifics to help you answer your question. From personal experience and several pits the better you know what you want and why you want it, the better a choice you will make. A good start follows.

Price Range?
Cold smoking or Hot smoking?
Just BBQ or BBQ and Grill
Charcoal/wood or gas/wood chips?
Whole log?
Set/Forget or more tending/better Q?
#People cooking for?
Trailer mounted or backyard?

Also, pls let me know if you would like info on additional reading or newsgroups.

HTH,

LN

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FYI: Whole foods has Ommegang Hennapin 4 packs and Three Philosophers in 750ml. I haven't seen those two mentioned anywhere else.

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I hadn't either and thx for the heads up, tetu. Grabbed a 4pak of the Hennepin, some 3Philosophers, and 2 bottles of Life and Limb. (They keep the L&L in the back and you have to ask for it.) They also had some Ommegang Abbey in 750ml btls.

All of the Ommegangs are in the cooler.

Went by Matherne's on Highland and bought some beer. Just to list out, They have

Ommegang
Abbey, 750ml, 4Pak 12oz
BPA, 750ml
Aphrodite, 750ml
Witte, 4Pak 12oz

Abita
25th Anniv. Doubledog, 22oz

I asked about Three Philosophers and Gnommegang. I was told there is no word on other Ommegang brews at Matherne's, but the hope was more to follow in a couple of weeks if the present inventory sells well.

Any sightings of or information for Ommegang at a BR retailer?

I was in Calandro's last Friday and was told best guess week of 19th.

TIA



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