Picked up a 6er of Founders Centenial IPA. I've never had it before and it's not too bad. I also picked up a local brew called Wachusett Larry's IPA. Made by Wachusett brewery which is known for their Blueberry beer (barf!). I hear this Imperial IPA is pretty good though.
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Oh really? :-)
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Tonights Grab

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Don't even go there, Albert!
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:-):-):-)
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I'm sure he's just making conversation, Mike....

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/jots a note in the "special file"
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I've seen how these two guys make conversation. :-)




I have a file of my own
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Just picked up Sam Smith Imperial Stout, Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout, and Rogue Shakespeare. :-)
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:-)
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Has anyone had Sam Smiths Imperial Stout before??
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I have many times. It is a very good stout but not nearly as big a stout as the name might suggest.
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yes many times, it's actually the first stout i had outside of guiness a year or two ago and I haven't looked back. it's very easy to get a hold of up here in MA.

These are my next 3 to pick up (maybe next week): Goose Island Bourbon County 2009, Hoppin Frog BORIS, and The Lost Abbey Serpent Stout.
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Great choices, when I was in Worcester last fall I was surprised by how much GIBCS 2009 I saw on the shelves. I bought one bottle to bring home and enjoyed it. The BORIS is great and the BORIS Barrel Aged is even better but its almost $16 a 22oz here so its a rare treat for me. Matt-n-GA shared his bottle of Serpent Stout with me and it was outstanding
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Ya the prices in Boston aren't that great either. Boris is the cheapest of the 3 at $11 :-)
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Its about the same here, though I can't get Goose Island. If you haven't tries any of the Southern Tier Blackwater Series (Mokah, Choklat, Creme Brulee, Oat, Java) they are readily available up there and, imho, fantastic stouts
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That Lagunitas is a favorite in our house. :-)
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We've had the Choklat, and Ashtonlady brought us a Creme Brulee last time she was over this way. I have to say that the C.B. REALLY smells like c.b. when our open the bottle and take a whiff. It's a quite interesting beer (and good).
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I haven't tried any of those.....I will keep my eye out for them. Btw, what type of glasses do you guys use for stouts? I currently use a new castle glass my buddy got from work. See link for picture: http://www.thebeerspot.com/blogs/0002001259
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I like that one. I use wide, snifter type glasses the majority of the time but sometimes I just use a pint glass. Every now and then I drink from the glass they come in :-)
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I use a snifter glass or a pint glass.
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