NFT: Favorite Beer

and while I’ve had Smuttynose before, I get it every time I’m up there. The bar we go to in Dover is like $3 per pint of it and it’s one of the the most solid IPAs out there.

In comment 14930575 UConn4523 said:

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and while I’ve had Smuttynose before, I get it every time I’m up there. The bar we go to in Dover is like $3 per pint of it and it’s one of the the most solid IPAs out there.

UConn, stick Finestkind into my veins. That's a damn good IPA. I loved their old logo too, with some old dude plopped on a lawn chair. Haha.

I usually run the Smuttynose Half Marathon every October up in Hampton Beach, NH. Each runner gets 2 free beers afterwards & I'm going Finestkind every time.

it’s a great beer. Going to grab a 6er for this weekend in fact since I’m not going on that trip this year (was supposed to be this weekend). Haven’t had it since this time last year.

Enjoy.

Another good NH IPA is Stoneface. I usually get that when visiting cousin in Kittery, ME.

but doesn’t look I can get it in CT. I’ll look out for it though next time I’m up that way.

which was prolly THE beer that propelled them forward into a major US wide producer, there were several elite NorCal craft breweries, and several more in Portland and Seattle and their burbs.

The ones I recall best were Anchor Steam (still brewing), Lagunitas (still brewing), the Medocino Brewing Company (still brewing), New Albion (also in Mendocino, defunct I think), all within a 3 or 4 hour drive of Chico, where Sierra Nevada started up.

I love the old brown dog and really old brown dog ales. I'm actually wearing a Finestkind baseball cap as I type this lol.

I LOVE that area of New Hampshire. Portsmouth is one of my favorite places. You guys been to the Portsmouth brewery/restaurant in town? That place was pretty good.
Also Not sure but I heard Smuttynose owner got ousted in a somewhat hostile take over. Hopefully they don't/didn't change anything.

so we stay at his lake house and visit Dover, Portsmouth, and that general area for a few nights. Dover has a little dive bar called Fury’s which usually has really good cover bands, we try to go there every year.

In comment 14930600 Johnny5 said:

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I love the old brown dog and really old brown dog ales. I'm actually wearing a Finestkind baseball cap as I type this lol. I LOVE that area of New Hampshire. Portsmouth is one of my favorite places. You guys been to the Portsmouth brewery/restaurant in town? That place was pretty good. Also Not sure but I heard Smuttynose owner got ousted in a somewhat hostile take over. Hopefully they don't/didn't change anything.

I would move to Portsmouth tomorrow if I could find a job/wife would be cool with it. That's an incredible city. Again, my cousin lives right across the bridge in Maine & we'd go to The Press Room all the time. That was a great bar. They closed it for awhile to renovate it.

...or Shed Mountain IPA.

Shed is a Vermont brewery that doesn't distribute widely. I haven't seen it in NY. Worth a try if you see it.

Stone Xocoveza Stout is a seasonal release in the winter. Definitely one of the most complex and tasty beers i've ever had. It's inspired by mexican hot chocolate. Not a daily drinker, but a toasty treat on a cold winter night.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/128500/

Right now my absolute fave is Kane Sneakbox. Delicious!

In comment 14930642 jamalduff123 said:

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Stone Xocoveza Stout is a seasonal release in the winter. Definitely one of the most complex and tasty beers i've ever had. It's inspired by mexican hot chocolate. Not a daily drinker, but a toasty treat on a cold winter night. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/128500/

Yep, tasty beverage.

I would also move to Portsmouth tomorrow if I could. If my company had a data center in that area I would move in a minute.