NT, What Beer Do You Drink?

[masterplanman]

gonna add some short reviews later

 

[based mod]

Jesus, your poor liver.


Any of yall New Yawkers got suggestions for spots to check out around Ronkonkoma/Bohemia? Work might be sending me out there.

 

[lifestooshort80]

Grabbed these today.

 

[swaynomics930]

BYOB sushi tonight guna give this a try. 18th Street brewery has produced some solid brews excited for this one.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Jesus, your poor liver.


Any of yall New Yawkers got suggestions for spots to check out around Ronkonkoma/Bohemia? Work might be sending me out there.

You came to the right place. I'm about 5-10 minutes from the Ronkonkoma/Bohemia area.

Ronkonkoma and Bohemia are generally pretty industrial areas that don't have much to offer. Spider Bite Brewing is in the industrial area of Bohemia and offers mostly middle of the road beers. Their Russian Imperial Stout is pretty good though. Lake Ronkonkoma Beverage has a decent selection and often has local cans (Other Half, LIC, Interboro, Greenpoint, etc.) at exorbitant prices if money isn't an issue.

Now onto the legit spots:

Patchogue (5-10 minute drive): Hoptron Brewtique (great tap list and bottles. Owned by really cool people that care a lot about beer. Also has board games and other stuff to do.). Patchogue in general is a great town for restaurants and bars.

Smithtown (5-10 minute drive): Tap and Barrel (52 taps, many of which are hard to get beers [Hill Farmstead, Tired Hands, Grimm, Other Half, etc.]. Cool atmosphere, arcade games/darts, and it's in a shopping center with a 24-hour bagel spot)

Northport (~20-30 minute drive): Sand City (obviously a bit further out of the way, but worth the drive. They do periodic can releases and have amazing IPAs. Growler fills are also very reasonably priced.)

PM me if you want to know anything else.

 

[based mod]

My man

Yea I'll probably fly into ISP via Southwest so I can check in some cans/growlers for free. Car rental prices at ISP is disgusting though and work probably won't cover it since I'll be shuttled to/from one of the airport hotels for work related stuff. I need to figure out some options and hit you up if I need any help.

 

[Comparison Ford]

One of my favorite beers from last year is officially back:

 

[Mark Antony]

Don't really mess with beer like that anymore for my health (for now), but anyone looking for Teku glasses Haw River ales has some at decent prices.

 

[jbug88]

Anybody pick up Born Again Yesterday yet?
Oh wee, it is excellent. This would be a beer I would have in my fridge at all times if they made it year round.
Only 12 packs available. Might need to pick up a few more.
Just as good as Born Yesterday.

 

[CrownRoyalDaddy]

I had pineapple sculpin on easter. It was decent. About even with the grapefruit sculpin id say

 

[lifestooshort80]

Cracked this one open.

 

[mangudai954]

Excited to try this

 

[masterplanman]

Did you pick up any magnetic tape? 

 

[masterplanman]

 

[Comparison Ford]

 Did you pick up any magnetic tape? 

Nah.  A few bottle shops out my way got cans in late last week, but I work 13 hour shifts Wednesday through Friday so I couldn't make it in time to snag a can or two.  Hearing good things though.

 

[based mod]

I'm convinced masterplanman is a degenerate drunkard who uses craft beer as a guise for his alcohol problems

 

[corymatthews]

I thought I was doing it big...making a black & tan with two of my favorite beers from the past year. Waldo x Westified. What could go wrong? Everything apparently. I guess the abv% in the Westified was too high and so things just kinda mixed. See pic below. I was sad.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Yo that sounds disgusting.

 

[masterplanman]

The high west over powers the Waldo but waldos flavors adds a nice distinction to highlight the coffee and chocolate flavors in the high west

I'm convinced masterplanman is a degenerate drunkard who uses craft beer as a guise for his alcohol problems

If there is any difference between degenerate and drunkard, I would like to think of myself as an honest drunkard

Yo that sounds disgusting.

If you are going to the other half release this Saturday I have some extra magnetic tape

 

[jbug88]

A black and tan with a TIPA?
No thanks..
It didn't work because of the densities of the beers.
I'm almost positive Black and Tans work because typically one beer is on nitro.

Had this tonight. Absolutely delicious. I was hearing people saying it was too hot and needed time. It was perfectly fine and will be stellar in a year or two.

 

[mangudai954]

What does it mean exactly when a beer is hot?

 

[Comparison Ford]

 

 
Yo that sounds disgusting.

If you are going to the other half release this Saturday I have some extra magnetic tape

Gonna be sitting this one out.  Bringing my car to the dealership to get some routine maintenance done Saturday morning.  DDH Cabbage sounds good, but I'm loaded up on beer as is.

What does it mean exactly when a beer is hot?

Boozy.  When you feel the alcohol giving you that "warming sensation" in your stomach and throat.  

 

[masterplanman]

 

[Comparison Ford]

 

I'm still not entirely sold on the whole IPAs with lactose sugar thing.  It was interesting at first, but I prefer OH's other offerings in comparison.  

 

[masterplanman]

^I kind of like the lactose beers as a change of pace but I will say I carefully poured a dream in green and most of the lactose seems to stay on the bottom, tasted better without the lactose backing