The Blue Board

Going to Temple?

Gotcha. Makes more sense now. Not many people going up to North Philly to grab some microbrews. I actually got my finished my undergrad at Temple, so thats why I was curious

holy crap, that stuff is like 4 bucks a bottle here. gives me a severe head ache

Ah cool. There's a good beer store up in Southampton actually called The Beer Store and they have all kinds of stuff

I was pleasantly surprised actually. Got a variety pack of 4 belgian abbey ales and a 25 oz. La Trappe Tripel for less than $30. Then again, I'm coming from NYC, where a beer at a bar is $6 or $7 minimum usually.

Nope, you can finally get six packs at the grocery store (or select grocery stores)

you can now get a pimp tag, but its only good in city limits.

i see alot of states are changing the rules as of lately. Washington just droped the state controled alcohol, soon oregon and idaho will do the same.

There are some solid kits out there, and a lot of rubbish ones. The best thing to do is find your local Home Brew store and see if they have a kit put together by the store or buddy up with the owner and he may basically show you what you need to brew 5 gallons with extract (some of the stuff you can buy at a hardware store/walmart for a lot less than what the Home Brew store is going to charge). That is the way I would start. You can find recipes and add specialty grains to make your brews more complex... But get very comfortable with extract brewing before you attempt to do all-grain brewing. The science of all-grain brewing is a bit more complex and if you want to go that route you are going to need to have a few more toys to help you out. But eventually once you get comfortable with brewing and get a nice system down you can be very efficient and make some pretty ambitious beer.

Nah IPA's are for everyday.

I just laugh in their faces as I sip my tasty beverage.

Anybody ever try Bells Two Hearted Ale?

Had some last week, very, very good beer. Extremely hoppy flavor, so much so, that when you take a drink, you get a scent of a greenhouse. Will definitely buy some more. I had it on tap, by the way.

CastAway IPA prety good brew by Kona Brewing

also the Fire Rock is good. also by Kona Brewing

Bell's Two Hearted Ale is plenty good, and what I would call a great starter IPA (maybe even the best). There are better IPAs out there, but you'll never go wrong with Two Hearted Ale. There are better breweries out there, but you'll never go wrong with Bells.