I'm tempted to rename this thread Craft Brewery Doomscrolling.
To quote @jasoncapecod's favorite line: "It's over, Johnny. IT'S OVER!!!"
To quote @jasoncapecod's favorite line: "It's over, Johnny. IT'S OVER!!!"
Beer thread
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ChrisC
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Well, Craft-Brewing outlasted the Vodka Craze (2010s) by decades. The following are no longer on the shelves: Did we really need Gold-plated vodka, -- or bubblegum, or Cotton Candy flavored? Yikes!
tseeb
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Beer that was on sale at Libation Lodge outpost (barely over 1/2 mile from my family's cabin) of South Lake Tahoe Brewing last week.
$19 for four 16 oz. cans, regular price is $22. Can says "BEER FOR ADVENTURE" and that it has Citra, Citra Cyro, Mosaic and Nelson hops. It is very tasty with an IBU of 45 so not that bitter.
$19 for four 16 oz. cans, regular price is $22. Can says "BEER FOR ADVENTURE" and that it has Citra, Citra Cyro, Mosaic and Nelson hops. It is very tasty with an IBU of 45 so not that bitter.
jimk
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This beer out of Longmont, CO is currently $13.99 for a box of 15 cans at the local supermarket, ABV 4.2, 95 calories. Tastes like typical American light beer, not great, but goes down easy and best served very cold. Anytime I find a drinkable beer for less than a buck a can, that's a cheap buzz 
EMSC
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I feel like Dale's is best known for its basic Dale's Pale Ale vs this light lager. But that is probably more than a buck a can though...
(Some brewed only 20min from my house. They have a couple other brewery locations too).
I’m pretty sure I’ve had the pale ale variety of Dale’s.
Nice score @jimk . $1a can is unheard of here. I’m happy at $2 per can.
jasoncapecod
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Here we go. The weather is boring and I like to stir the pot and break balls. It’s a NY thing
This has become my fav. If you are just a casual low brow beer drinker. And yes alcohol is no bueno. The new non alcoholic brews are amazing.
ChrisC
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I have had the following, and they are not bad.
Tastes like a craft IPA
Tastes like normal Heineken
I went for a quick trip down south to wander about our mole hills over New Year. I went to a few breweries and tried some great beers.
Bright is a small town down the hill from Mt Hotham and Falls Creek which are both on Epic. I think @Patrick has skied at those.
@jamesdeluxe you’ll be interested to know my favourite beer from Bright Brewing was in fact their Pilsner. Very tasty but more balanced than the also very tasty pales and IPAs.
There is a river in town that all the Melbournians like to ride the float devices down. They then walk back a half mile or so and do it again.
Nice scenery up in the mountains with the snow gums and all.
Above was further north near Thredbo ski area. Should have taken the skis.
We flew in and out of Canberra. Bent Spoke brewing is long established and doing well. Their stout and red ale were very good but I had a triple (vaguely Belgian) that was excellent.
I can confirm that lager is still my least preferred beer style.
Bright is a small town down the hill from Mt Hotham and Falls Creek which are both on Epic. I think @Patrick has skied at those.
@jamesdeluxe you’ll be interested to know my favourite beer from Bright Brewing was in fact their Pilsner. Very tasty but more balanced than the also very tasty pales and IPAs.
There is a river in town that all the Melbournians like to ride the float devices down. They then walk back a half mile or so and do it again.
Nice scenery up in the mountains with the snow gums and all.
Above was further north near Thredbo ski area. Should have taken the skis.
We flew in and out of Canberra. Bent Spoke brewing is long established and doing well. Their stout and red ale were very good but I had a triple (vaguely Belgian) that was excellent.
I can confirm that lager is still my least preferred beer style.
A normal Heineken tastes pretty close to water in my opinion.
ChrisC
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I am trying to keep score, but I am not sure what is closing at a faster rate:
Both implosions are impressive, but both markets were so overpopulated. Although I am more interested in and looking forward to all the Hard Seltzer companies going out of business.
www.thespiritsbusiness.com
- MicroBrewries
- Craft Distilleries. Especially Bourbon. How many nearly $100 bourbons can the market support?
Both implosions are impressive, but both markets were so overpopulated. Although I am more interested in and looking forward to all the Hard Seltzer companies going out of business.
US craft distillery numbers drop 25% - The Spirits Business
The number of US craft distilleries plunged by a quarter in the 12 months to August 2025, with the biggest drop in California.
www.thespiritsbusiness.com
ChrisC
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Yes. It does. Hence, it's easy to replicate! I think most Pilsners would be similar.
Like this:
Even worse, 'The Beast' .... Old Milwaukee 'Near Beer.'
I'm surprised to see any snow on the ground in January at that altitude/latitude. Spencer's Creek snow measuring site at 1,830 meters had zero snowpack since mid-November.
This reminds me of a truly odd institution during my tour of duty in 1980s Colorado: 3.2 beer and the bars that served it. My GF back then was a waitress at Pogo's on the hill in Boulder. American beer at the time was for the most part pretty awful so I didn't drink it, "full" strength or not.
snowave
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Here we go. The weather is boring and I like to stir the pot and break balls. It’s a NY thing
This has become my fav. If you are just a casual low brow beer drinker. And yes alcohol is no bueno. The new non alcoholic brews are amazing.
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Does that even qualify as beer?
In winter, I like a dark beer... scotch ales are my go to, although I enjoy a good porter or malty amber, also. I tend to go lighter in summer, however I stay away from IPA's. I really don't know how so many people like them.
tseeb
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A couple of beers from recent 4-packs I bought. First is Trail Builder Pale Ale from South Lake Brewing that I bought after attending Song Bingo at Libation Lodge for the second Tuesday in a row. Even `though we had our son who is a part-time Karaoke DJ, my wife and I and a couple from So. Tahoe with us, we did not win anything. Beer was on sale for $17 for four 16 oz. cans. Cascade, Citra and Idaho 7 hops, 5.4% and 40 IBU. Very good.
Next is 4-pack of 16 oz. cans I bought at store between my house and my Mom's. On sale for $12 and I had to spend $5 to get four free small organic avocados that turned out to be very good and ripe. I've had avocado toast with fried egg using half of one the last two days and my wife had other half. From brewery we've been to in San Luis Obispo where our son went to Cal Poly. My wife liked the Tropical Hazy Citrus. 6.5% and 25 IBU.
Next is 4-pack of 16 oz. cans I bought at store between my house and my Mom's. On sale for $12 and I had to spend $5 to get four free small organic avocados that turned out to be very good and ripe. I've had avocado toast with fried egg using half of one the last two days and my wife had other half. From brewery we've been to in San Luis Obispo where our son went to Cal Poly. My wife liked the Tropical Hazy Citrus. 6.5% and 25 IBU.
I like the ‘Sample the Sierra’ glass. I think I might have had the Trail Builder quite a few years ago.
I’ll be checking out the Japanese beer scene soon. I’ll report back if there’s anything more exciting than Asahi happening. (Not that Asahi is too shabby).
tseeb
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Sample the Sierra vessel is not glass. It's a plastic cup they gave out at event we walked to with friend who came over from his place at Kirkwood to park where event was held a couple of miles from my family's cabin. It was on my last birthday, and we got ride back with friend who was staying at cabin. Also attended it in previous years, but I think this year's was our first since pandemic. Maybe we had conflict in 2024. This year's will event be Sept. 19
And that’s what I like about collecting beer ‘glasses’. Memories are relived each time one comes out of the cupboard.