Tell me more about this “Irish chicken-finger bar”? Do they allow cats? If so, how is heaven?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/27… This has something to do with it.

Calgary getting screwed out of a goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs? Surely this hasn’t happened before.

I mean, this thing was probably one of the better shots in hockey history. Can’t blame the ghoulie here.

I'm of the opinion that Sip of Sunshine is better than Heady Topper, but ya know, it's a subjective thing. Both are very real.

Thinking about this took a good amount of time out of my day.

Not sure what the wait time was for you, (I know the Maine Brew Bus people sneak in ahead of opening and get a taste then come out and joke that BBB ran out of beer every time I've been there), but when I went in the spring/summer there wasn't truly a wait. I got up there 10 minutes early and just kind of loitered…

How on Earth did this person not go with Patrice Purrgeron?! I am incensed.

Modern Times has some sexy-ass cans, too.

I'm in New England so the destination breweries are spaced out anywhere from walking distance to work to 1 or 2 hours. Very do-able. Plus, we don't have any of those pesky mountains to drive over.

I just went to Waterbury, VT. Switchback, Fiddlehead, Lawson's Finest Liquids, and Hill Farmstead are all great local VT options that are on tap/in can at a good amount of restaurants. I was drinking Lawson's Sip of Sunshine much more than Heady Topper throughout the trip.

I'm someone who doesn't mind a Saturday day trip every few months to go seek out great beer. I think of it as a good way to check out cities around me that I usually don't go to. I get how dumb it might seem to someone who has a family and responsibilities, but I'm young, single, and I don't mind spending money on…

I did a similar thing with my first night of drinking except it was Busch Light and Jolly Ranchers in my mouth. Oh, high school, you were the worst.

I'm not sure if it was first brewed this year but Lawson's Sip of Sunshine fits my list. I went to VT these past few days and ordered it more than any other beer (Heady Topper, Edward, Switchback, Fiddlehead, etc). It's truly exceptional and unfortunately exceptionally rare to find in cans/bottles. I think it's…

I'm going to Vermont with friends, one of whom is from the area but left for CA before we became serious beer dorks. I'm trying to hit all the heavy MA hitters before we go up there. I was thinking about getting TrIPL for a while, seeing as I love Mass Rising. This post confirmed that it's growler-worthy. Also…

I think it's made with brett, which takes a while to develop fully. I've only had one brett beer and absolutely hated it, but I should probably try another 1-2 before forming an opinion on the category as a whole.

I'm with ya on that, I try to wave the Harpoon flag over Sam Adams when I can. I think the Harpoon IPA came out a little later than Boston Lager (could be wrong though), so Sam Adams already made their mark before Harpoon perfected it's flagship IPA. Plus, it was harder to get people to convert to IPA's than the…

As you alluded to in the fact that New Glarus is 21 years old, don't local beer markets just kinda go with the first craft option that is pretty good and wave that flag forever? I feel that's why Boston largely waves the Boston Lager flag. It's usually the first craft beer option you are introduced to because of…

I had Night Shift's Harborside gose and it was just too much. My teeth got that weird feeling like I'd eaten a pound of smarties or something. I almost always like Night Shift but you really need to love gose style beers to enjoy that one.

Anderson Valley's gose is really good. I had another breweries gose last night and my teeth still feel like I ate 4 lbs of candy last night. I hate that. Anderson Valley's is far more balanced and enjoyable than others. One style where less is more.