Sierra Nevada In Perth

[sosman]

Well I have to say that $8.50 for a 350ml stubby of any beer is an outrageous price to pay.

I'll just stick to homebrewing.

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Johnno - you should have been at the Melbourne Brewers club meeting last Wednesday. "Beer of the Month" was APA and we had SNPA as well as the BOS from the aussie championships as well as little creatures.

You would have had to tip in $3 but man, it was worth it.

 

[NRB]

I missed out on the BOS, but Mark's assured me he'll bring one of his last 2 bottles to the next meeting for me to try.

Anyone tried the Matilda Bay Alpha Ale? I reckon its a ripper

Is it close to SNPA?

They're nothing like each other. MBAA is a rather bitter drop, and is more like an IPA to my palate. SNPA isn't. Flavours are distinctly different too, but I've never done a back-to-back tasting.

 

[ant]

FWIW, BWS Alfred Cove is also out of SNPA - I went in Fri arvo and it had been all gone for days, however was told it should only be "a couple of weeks" before it's back in again.

At worst case however, I'm on my 'moon Dec-Jan through US and Canada, so am planning a trip up to Chico CA to visit SN in person, and take a swig from the proverbial horses watertrough. From the assorted voices of experience on the board, has anyone got some "must drink" highlights through the US, either micros or pubs?

 

[Malnourished]

From the assorted voices of experience on the board, has anyone got some "must drink" highlights through the US, either micros or pubs?

[post="87204"][/post]​

1. You're a lucky ******* and I'm jealous.
2. Where abouts in the US? Most major cities seem to have one or two (or more) must-see places, except perhaps in the south (and Utah obviously.)

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

ant, if you make it to Seattle I can thoroughly recommend Pikes Brewery in the Pikes Market Place

http://www.merchantduvin.com/pages/3_pike_brewing/

and Elysian Brewing in Capitol Hill

http://www.elysianbrewing.com/

Also have a look at this website for a good selection of Pacific Northwest Pubs and Breweries

http://www.nwbrewpage.com/

Lucky ******* indeed.

C&B
TDA

 

[ant]

1. Well, yeah, it cost me a wedding to get a 'moon that included fair chunks of beer research. And tickets to a Broadway show while away... and I'm sure some significant shopping...

2. Known stops at this point include the following, but trip is long enough to be flexible

Hawaii, LA, (likely San Diego?), Vegas, San Fran, Seattle, Vancouver and about everywhere that's anywhere thru BC, Miami, Washington, LA, Boston. There's a few flight legs, and a fair bit of driving, so anywhere on the way is probably fair game...

I'm probably more of an ale than a lager fan, but keen to try just about anything... steam beers, Am Browns... and without needing really to be said, the pales. Just looking for places folks might have been too and really enjoyed, or have heard lots of good stuff about and are looking forward to going to.

 

[Trent]

Ant
You are in luck (as if ya needed to be told that). There arent too many lagers coming out of the 1396 US micros (as quoted in July/Aug Zymurgy), most of them are ales. There isnt any micro's in LA, I hate the place anyway, so I would probably steer clear of it, but if ya find yaself there, the Library Alehouse in Venice Beach has a few (29 from memory) good beers on tap, including delirium tremens I think, and Father's Office in Santa Monica has a REALLY good selection, including Russian Imperial Stout (Old Rasputin), Double IPA's (Pliny the Elder), Chimay, Hoegaarden, that sort of thing, all on tap. About 50 taps all up, and not one is Bud/Coors/Miller! San Diego has quite a few good spots to hit, including Alesmith, Stone, Ballast Point and Pizza Port. Doc did some pretty solid reasearch and found just about every brewery worth visiting in SD! And besides, it is much nicer than LA, in my opinion. But when in SoCal, do as the romans do and get a car. Public transport there sucks. San Fran, however, has really good pubnlic transport, and is a great city all round. I enjoyed the couple of Lost Coast Breweries beers that I had (north Cal), and there are plenty of beers to choose from. In BC, I found that hands down the best brewer is a guy by the name of Matt Phillips, of Phillips Brewing. He doesnt have a tasting room, but I called him up and he let me come to the brewery and he gave me a schooner of his excellent Espresso Stout, and showed me round. He has a double chocolate porter called Longboat, and he has one of the best double IPA's I have ever had, called Amnesiac. They are only available in Longnecks, but are cheaper than most of the other beers available - go figure. He is on the Island, in Victoria. The Canoe Club and Spinnakers make some really nice beers there too. If ya make it to the Okanagan Valley, Tree make a really nice APA, very hoppy, and Cannery Brewing make a delicious blackberry porter. If ya want any more beer info, feel free to PM me, but I am sure plenty of others have very good advice to give, so that is my "don't miss" list.
Enjoy yaself, and take plenty of pics for us poor buggers back here.
Trent

 

[Malnourished]

Hawaii, LA, (likely San Diego?), Vegas, San Fran, Seattle, Vancouver and about everywhere that's anywhere thru BC, Miami, Washington, LA, Boston. There's a few flight legs, and a fair bit of driving, so anywhere on the way is probably fair game...

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(NB I've never been to any of these places but they're all places I daydream about on a regular basis.)

From all reports San Diego is beer nirvana and Trent seems to have covered a lot of it. O'Brien's is supposed to be very good, as is Stuffed Sandwich and Lucky Baldwin's (I think the last two are more like south LA than San Diego though.)

Seattle - Big Time is at the top of my list. Bottleworks is supposed to be a great bottle shop. I sent a friend there and she came back with some great stuff.

San Francisco - Toronado

Washington, DC - The Brickskeller.

 

[sosman]

FWIW, BWS Alfred Cove is also out of SNPA - I went in Fri arvo and it had been all gone for days, however was told it should only be "a couple of weeks" before it's back in again.

At worst case however, I'm on my 'moon Dec-Jan through US and Canada, so am planning a trip up to Chico CA to visit SN in person, and take a swig from the proverbial horses watertrough. From the assorted voices of experience on the board, has anyone got some "must drink" highlights through the US, either micros or pubs?

[post="87204"][/post]​

The brickskeller in washington DC is most excellent for its range of beer.

And no, I don't think XXXX is actually on the list.

 

[sosman]

Hawaii, LA, (likely San Diego?), Vegas, San Fran, Seattle, Vancouver and about everywhere that's anywhere thru BC, Miami, Washington, LA, Boston. There's a few flight legs, and a fair bit of driving, so anywhere on the way is probably fair game...

[post="87213"][/post]​

Boston has quite a few microbreweries. One I dropped in on was the Rock Bottom - each of these has a different list of beer, apparently the brewer has a fair bit of say.

If you drop in at the Braintree Rock Bottom, say hello to Scott - he brews a very nice drop and he was very generous with me re tasting various brews.

 

[sosman]

Oh yes and there were two bottles of SNPA left at Purvis in Mont Albert when I was there this afternoon. More coming in "in November".

 

[ant]

Gents, thanks for the tips to date, I appreciate it. So much beer and so little time means sacrifices must be made, and it would be great to be able to cherry-pick the finest on both coasts! :beer:

*Disembodied internet voices of experience come through with the goods once again*

 

[Jim - Perth]

I aim to brew one of TWOC's Sierra Nevada's this weekend - I hope it shapes up to the real thing.

 

[homebrewworld.com]

Anyone tried the Matilda Bay Alpha Ale? I reckon its a ripper

Is it close to SNPA?



Mikem
Yeah, i tried it at a mates 40th last Sat.
I had already had a skin full, but yep a bloody nice drop !
Will get some this week from Liquor on Parade ( Kingsford Syd )

cheers