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"very true - didn't mean to imply that they didn't have old stuff lying aroundn, just that they carry some cool stuff I've never found at tw"

Yeah, you always gotta check the dates at place like TW or Peace Street

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"missing from this thread is 6-12 Market - pretty small selection but singles of anything in-store with no upcharge"

I like 6-12, and the dude who owns it is pretty cool and will order stuff for you, plus the whole not upcharging for singles is awesome, they just don't have the space to get all the new stuff Peace Street can get.

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"the fact that i'm even branching out and buying something other than Miller Lite should result in a pat-on-the-back"

Good for you, drinking craft beer not only helps support small and independent businesses but it tastes great too. It's a very affordable luxury in the scheme of things.

3/8/2010 12:39:40 AM

damn you

[Edited on March 8, 2010 at 12:41 AM. Reason : .]

3/8/2010 12:39:57 AM

North Carolina needs to lax up on the liquor laws so that people can make their own micro batches and sell more variety. getting rid of ABC stores would be a good step in the right direction.

3/8/2010 12:44:12 AM

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"Good for you, drinking craft beer not only helps support small and independent businesses but it tastes great too. It's a very affordable luxury in the scheme of things."

not really a good thing so far. i've spent way more money on different beers (trying all sorts of stuff) and my new favorite place to drink is Village Draft House and Flying Saucer it's a far cry from the $2.50 Domestics i'm used to

3/8/2010 12:45:00 AM

gitchoo a monk's cafe

and a petrus oud bruin

and any other delicious flemish sour

3/8/2010 12:49:47 AM

eh, the sour beers are kind of hard to get into, especially for a recently converted BMC drinker...they're expensive and idiosyncratic though I personally enjoy them.

3/8/2010 12:53:19 AM

i mostly drink PBR and i love sours

just sayin'

3/8/2010 12:54:54 AM

The Total Wine in G'Boro can be decent; they stock a nice selection of seasonals but once they are gone they are gone. They also will clearance sell their seasonals; I got a 2 22oz bottles of Cold Mountain to store away.

3/8/2010 12:55:25 AM

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"gitchoo a monk's cafe"

delicious!

3/8/2010 12:57:17 AM

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"i mostly drink PBR and i love sours just sayin'"

we could probably agree that you are the exception rather than the rule though. Also Allagash Interlude is probably the best sour beer I've ever had...too bad it's almost $20 for a 750ml. I think they have it on tap at The Pitt though.

[Edited on March 8, 2010 at 1:02 AM. Reason : .]

3/8/2010 1:01:39 AM

Iron City Beer is pretty good for when I'm feeling all nostalgic...and Amee (I think that's her name) at Total Wine (on Capital) knows all the best beers.

Pyramid Hefeweizen is one of my favorites, but my all time favorite is Outer Banks Brewing Station's Lemongrass Wheat.

http://www.obbrewing.com/

3/8/2010 1:04:00 AM

I am a fan of Total Wine. I'm not a big wine drinker, but I went there after Christmas this year to find a decent bottle, and the shit the guy suggested based on my preferences turned out to be the best wine I've ever had.

3/8/2010 4:16:02 AM

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"we could probably agree that you are the exception rather than the rule though"

fuck

you just made vinylfaggot's day

3/8/2010 8:50:28 AM

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"and the shit the guy suggested based on my preferences "

soooooo, he did his job?

3/8/2010 9:43:45 AM

Funny story about Friday when I was there. I asked a guy if they carried Dragon's Milk. He says they don't, and is like, "You won't find that stuff around here."

I say to him, "Well, the Saucer had it last weekend."

"No, I'm pretty sure they didn't."

"Uh, yes, they did. That's when my husband tried it, loved it, and that's why I'm here looking for it now."

"Well, we don't have it. And you won't find it in stores around here. Sorry."


Fast forward twenty minutes, and I'm at Whole Foods in Cary getting a salad for dinner. Lo and behold, a 24oz bottle of Dragon's Milk.

I will never ask another TW employee to help me find anything.

3/8/2010 9:48:16 AM

What's Dragon's Milk?

3/8/2010 10:14:11 AM

it's some high-gravity beer by New Holland Brewing Company

http://newhollandbrew.com/corp/beer/high_gravity

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"Dragon's Milk - Ale Aged In Oak Barrels The beer you hold in your hand, Dragon’s Milk Ale, is a crown jewel of New Holland Brewing Company. It is the unrivaled result of painstaking processes - both creative and scientific. We could tell you about the centuries-old tradition of the term, Dragon's Milk, or we could tell you about the history, craftsmanship and challenges of important, the beer inside this bottle. Expect a complex ale with a soft, rich caramel-malt character intermingled with deep vanilla tones; all dancing in an oak bath. Unmistakably distinctive example of New Holland’s Art in Fermented Form. 23° Plato, Alc. 10% by Vol. Available in: 22 oz • Growler • Half Barrel • Pub Draught • Sixth Barrel"

3/8/2010 10:15:04 AM

^^^ so TW proved that their selection is subpar AND their employees don't know their shit and you still made this thread?

3/8/2010 10:15:30 AM

no, it proved that the kid walking around offering to help people didn't know his stuff. and they had everything else i went for. dragon's milk was the only one i didn't find there.

oh no, there's one beer they don't carry that i was looking for. i should boycott them.

3/8/2010 10:16:46 AM

Since I first opened this thread at 9:47AM, I'm just going to assume that the OP was made then, regardless of the timestamp.


Way to wake up and get crunk.

3/8/2010 10:17:32 AM

Dragon's Milk sounds pretty good, will have to try it if I ever stumble across it in Charlotte.

3/8/2010 10:18:35 AM

^^haha

^check Saucer, since the one in Raleigh has it i would ASSume the Charlotte location has it as well

3/8/2010 10:18:47 AM

YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR WEAKEST LINK

(all gingers say this. fact.)

3/8/2010 10:18:47 AM

you callin' me a ginger? i ain't no redhead.

well, not entirely anyways.

(that is what ginger means in that context, right?)

3/8/2010 10:19:33 AM

it was a reference to that bitch from the weakest link

and me

because i said it

you didn't say it

so why would i be referring to you

3/8/2010 10:22:29 AM

i don't know, because you seem like you wanna insult me and that last post of yours sounded like it could be a thinly veiled insult.

3/8/2010 10:23:20 AM

Nothing wrong with gingers

3/8/2010 10:23:23 AM

i found one in springfield the other night - it was closed by soooooo much closer than dulles

3/8/2010 10:23:25 AM

confirmed. charlotte saucer does carry Dragon's Milk.

3/8/2010 10:43:59 AM

^

i tried evan's when i was there... blech!

3/8/2010 10:44:46 AM

i too, am not a fan.

3/8/2010 10:45:10 AM

I went back today! I gotta quit going to that store

I got these for hubby (cuz he likes Belgians and High Gravity stuffs):

4pk Brasserie Des Rocs Triple Imperiale (10% ABV)
750mL V-Twelve (12% ABV)
Nostradamus (9.5% ABV)

I got these for me (mostly individuals):

6pk Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen
Dundee Honey Brown
Ommegang Witte
Sam Adam's Imperial White
Sweetwater 420
Harpoon's UFO Hefeweizen
Delirium Tremens
Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss



Also, I found this on one of the beer aisles

3/11/2010 8:59:37 PM

Good selection! I love Delirium.

3/11/2010 9:04:24 PM

^I will soon love it too! Because after Delirium and the SA Imperial White, I'll probably be tanked

3/11/2010 9:05:16 PM

total wine i <3 you too

3/12/2010 9:20:24 PM

ooh it's a raspberry something or other

lemme know how it tastes!

3/12/2010 9:20:48 PM

yes ma'am

3/12/2010 9:21:17 PM

so what're you waiting for???


POST YOUR BOOTY ALREADY

3/12/2010 9:23:52 PM

lolwut?

3/12/2010 9:24:10 PM

booty = loot

LIKE A PIRATE K?


duh


quit bein dirty

3/12/2010 9:24:45 PM

lol i realized that about a minute after i posted my response

okay

6 pack of granny smith woodchuck cider
Purple Haze
Wild Blueberry
Lancaster Strawberry Wheat
Unibroue Ephemere
Leinie's Berry Weiss
Irish Kelly's Rasberry Hard Cider


Bree Reisling
Bitch Bubbly
Relax Cool Red

3/12/2010 9:28:24 PM

is the Wild Blueberry the Sea Dog brand? or something else?

3/12/2010 9:29:11 PM

sea dog

3/12/2010 9:31:20 PM

then it's called Blue Paw

3/12/2010 9:32:21 PM

oh i'm sorry - it says wild blueberry



(and yes i know it also says bluepaw)

3/12/2010 9:35:16 PM

OH YOU'RE SO GOOD WITH THE PICTURES

3/12/2010 9:35:37 PM

i really just wanted to be a wench

3/12/2010 9:36:07 PM

you should try being a wrench, then you'd be way more useful

3/12/2010 9:36:31 PM

is the best blueberry beer, no contest

3/12/2010 9:37:21 PM

what ever happened to Boone's Farm?

3/12/2010 9:37:50 PM