I read that comment on the blog site and found it to be rather funny actually. And the comment the one poster wrote about OMB not being very good is nuts, he may not like the style but they are really well made and true to their German styles. Some people confuse beers they don't care for with poor quality beers. I generally prefer well balanced beers over really hoppy ones. That does not mean they are bad beers just bad for my taste buds. I would really like to see someone offer up a good selection of Belguim beers on draft. 
Doug S.

First of all I'd like to say that I LOVE that we have a beer thread...second of all, has anyone had any of the Bear Republic beers? Racer 5 is da bomb diggy for you IPA fans. Hop Rod and Red Rocket are pretty much the shiznik too. My wife is from Healdsburg, CA where the Bear Republic brewery/restaurant sits which is why I am so partial to it (we had a keg of Racer 5 at our wedding!). They started a brewery in Cloverdale, CA also to keep up with nationwide demand. It is new to the east coast and NC and I do recommend trying it. 

ps. I do consider myself to have a pretty good sense of what good beers are and what are not, though I am a fan of the hoppy stuff, which happens to be what the Bear specializes in.

hah! I realized that too, he listed "Bells" and "Oberon" as if they were 2 different brands. That post just reeks of Appalachian State freshman.

It makes me want to say to whoever posted it "I remember my first beer."
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yeah...it's 8.99 at my usual Harris Teeters in Davidson and Huntersville. So good though...once it hits your lips

Vasco wrote on 06/17/10 at 5:11pm:

head over to the Outer Banks and try the Weeping Radish.

never tried it, I'm not big on German style beers. They have some cool tshirts on their website though (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

    Beer Theories

    Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed.  Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams.  If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered.  I think, "It is better to drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."

        Babe Ruth
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        "I feel sorry for people who don't drink.  When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."

        Lyndon B. Johnson  
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        "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

        Paul Horning
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        "24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case.  Coincidence?  I think not."

        H. L. Mencken
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        "When we drink, we get drunk.  When we get drunk, we fall asleep.  When we fall asleep, we commit no sin  When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.  So, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!"

        George Bernard Shaw
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        "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

        Benjamin Franklin
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        "Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.  Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."

        Dave Barry
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        BEER: HELPING UGLY PEOPLE HAVE SEX SINCE 3000 B.C.!

        W. C. Fields
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        Remember, "I" before "E," except in "Budweiser."

        Professor Irwin Corey
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        To some it's a six-pack; to me it's a Support Group -- Salvation in a Can!

        Leo Durocher
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        One night at Cheers, Cliff Clavin explained the "Buffalo Theory" to his buddy, Norm: 

        "Well, ya see, Norm, it's like this..  A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo.  And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members!  In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells.  Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells.  But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.  In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine!  That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."

That Babe Ruth quote is one of the best quotes I've ever heard!

flyinelvis, you for got the Norm Peterson clasic of "women, can't live with them.....pour me another beer Woody"

hmm...may have to check that out

I tried some Oskar Blue's Gubna in Boone this past weekend. 16 bucks for a 4-pack? take off eh.
good beer though.