It makes me weep for America when the genius of "I see Oj and he looks scared" devolves into "FHRITP," which is just so dumb. At least stupid anchor people are still stupid.

Can someone explain to me why these beers (prairie, almanac, etc.) are so expensive? Are their costs high because they use rare ingredients or have virgins hand-massage the hops with buttermilk? Is it artificial scarcity? Is it one of those luxury items where people think its better just because it costs more? Or is…

wow, never heard of it.

Can you ask your new friend at Victory when the hell is their helles showing up on the west coast?

I think its the best IPL going. Avoids the bitterness that doesn't work so well with lager yeasts.

I've been enjoying the shit out of their Hoppy Lager, which is another one of their attempts to be hoppy without the bitterness, and its pretty successful at doing just that, avoiding the pitfalls of most other IPL's I've tried. I recommend.

Will, have you tried Heineken 12 packs? (probably not cause you hate the beer) For what its worth, they come in cardboard box. For green-bottled Spaten, at least, I haven't had a skunked one when I purchased a 12 pack as opposed to a sixer, but since I am not a beer blogger, I haven't done a double blind test on the…

Funny you mention the Grolsch top in a post talking about weed. Did anyone else use those things as roach holders?

-16?!? With Maibock being traditional Spring seasonal beer, you are being pretty optimistic about the weather.

I think Lagunitas was the first one to use the name IPA in the mid 90s, but not positive.

Its gotta start with Liberty Ale, no? Even though they don't use the term IPA, it has American hops, 47 IBUs, and was born in 1975.

My favorite seasonal is anything that ends with the suffix "ator."

That matches the 1:1 IPA to rest of beer ratio I see on the shelfs. Depressing when there are literally 20 IPAs and 3 craft lagers, and one of the lagers is an IPL.

Wow, I always thought it was a misogynistic shout out to a douchebag. The moar you know.

Tolomeo rip off actually.

Tolomeo rip off actually.

I had one at a shitty office job. Biggest regret was not stealing it when I got RIF'd.

I had one at a shitty office job. Biggest regret was not stealing it when I got RIF'd.

Craftsman tools are crap and your kids will hate you for not leaving them quality tools after you die a lonely, miserable, ill-equipped death. trust me.

Since we know that the quality of beer is related to its context, and given that the context of this beer is that you are made to drive around vermont hunting it down because FOMO, then no, this is not the world's best beer.*

Agreed. Very balance. When I get another IPA, I am always a little disappointed that I didn't just get a Racer.

I think people are over-playing that angle. Conglomerates have a million different brands, and marketing one in a way that tangentially makes fun of another in house brand isn't exactly the gotcha! moment beer geeks think it is.