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Sam Adams in Ontario 2010/2011
Sam Adams in Ontario 2010/2011
http://www.bartowel.com/?p=1334
Lots of nice stuff coming from Sam Adams in 2010/11:
- Winter Lager
- Noble Pils
- Summer Ale
- Octoberfest
- Utopias
- Infinium
Thanks to Moosehead for sharing the great news. Looking forward to everything.
Lots of nice stuff coming from Sam Adams in 2010/11:
- Winter Lager
- Noble Pils
- Summer Ale
- Octoberfest
- Utopias
- Infinium
Thanks to Moosehead for sharing the great news. Looking forward to everything.
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You've obviously never had Utopias. Thats like saying how is this fine scotch worth > 100 bucks. Canadian Club is only 20Belgian wrote:How is Sam Adams Utopias worth > 100 bucks, I wonder. There are some awfully good barley wines for a few dollars at Premier Gourmet.
Still, cool stuff and the Infinium sounds promising. Sam Adams covers a lot of middle ground for new craft beer drinkers.
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I have never had Utopias and I have always been curious is there much carbonation to it. I have always wondered since it seems to be the kind of thing where you sip a little bit at a time to make it last. But if it has any kind off beer like carbonation, that would be gone not long after you open the bottle.viggo wrote:You've obviously never had Utopias. Thats like saying how is this fine scotch worth > 100 bucks. Canadian Club is only 20Belgian wrote:How is Sam Adams Utopias worth > 100 bucks, I wonder. There are some awfully good barley wines for a few dollars at Premier Gourmet.
Still, cool stuff and the Infinium sounds promising. Sam Adams covers a lot of middle ground for new craft beer drinkers.
Saw one place where in the States it would go for $19.95 a bottle.cfrancis wrote:I want infinium but it will probably be only available around Toronto.
Anybody in Ottawa want to go together and call up a case?
Also it alluded to the fact that there would be 2 more collaborations with Weihenstephan coming out in 2011, now whether we would get them here or not. Called MXL and Valtus ale.
Anyone - opinions as to why it's worth getting? Comparisons to other top-rated BWs? Thanks.You've obviously never had Utopias. Thats like saying how is this fine scotch worth > 100 bucks. Canadian Club is only 20Belgian wrote:How is Sam Adams Utopias worth > 100 bucks, I wonder. There are some awfully good barley wines for a few dollars at Premier Gourmet.
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Wasn't Utopias the original super high gravity beer? I think it exceeds your regular BW and would be compared to stuff BrewDog Tokyo or TNP (although Koch is reportedly disdainful of eisbocking to get higher gravity)Belgian wrote:Anyone - opinions as to why it's worth getting? Comparisons to other top-rated BWs? Thanks.You've obviously never had Utopias. Thats like saying how is this fine scotch worth > 100 bucks. Canadian Club is only 20Belgian wrote:How is Sam Adams Utopias worth > 100 bucks, I wonder. There are some awfully good barley wines for a few dollars at Premier Gourmet.
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Why? Look at Utopias as an "event beer". Buy one bottle and invite a whole bunch of friends over. It's something that could anchor an entire gathering. Most people would be attracted to trying a "beer that costs over a hundred dollars!" and it would be a memorable time. Maybe that's just me but not many beers could you do this with.