If anyone likes stouts and porters, Mac's (specifically the one in Steele Creek) is having "Darkvember". They put MANY great dark beers on tap for the month of November. They have a 2009 Bell's Expedition and a 2010 Expedition, so you can try them side by side. The Aged Expedition is excellent! Mac's is my new favorite place.

I think it would be a stretch to get it around here. It is a mighty tasty beer though.

I'm not so worried about the beer blog outmatching the carbon thread, but it did remind that I wanted to post that about Mac's. Go on a Monday for half price pints and it's like heaven on earth...they also sell half pints (8oz glasses) which gives you the opportunity of trying more different beers than you usually would on a week night.

(thanks for adding a post though...bwahahaha)

I'm a stout fan myself.  The Oatmeal and Chocolate stouts are my faves.  Java stouts come in at second.  My favorite one right now is Young's Double Chocolate Stout.  Man that stuff is smooth with no bitter after taste!
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And if you're in the Davidson area you need to check out Healthy Home Markets' selection of brews!  Truly amazing for a small chain like this.  Or if you want it on tap check out the Brick House.  Here's what they normally keep on draft... (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

The Pliny is pretty awesome...thanks screamingknees

I also had some Victory Hop Wallop too, not that impressive. Good, but not that delicious.

Just got finished "slummin it" with a can of Dale's Pale Ale.

PainkillerSPE wrote on 11/04/10 at 2:52am:


tenfidy is mighty tasty too. 

Oh, and I thought you were supposed to age the Vertical Epic for a year...until the 11/11/11 comes out.

Screaming Knees wrote on 11/04/10 at 12:35pm:


Yeah I know..  I couldn't help myself.   

I will buy another one for aging.

I too feel the need to jump on this thread now that the carbon bar alert has overtaken it. 

Anyway, I was in San Francisco this week for work, and had a very unique brew at the Rogue Ale House. It started with the Imperial Chocolate Stout, which was fabulous on tap, but that's not really the unique brew I'm talking about. I was trying to get my buddy to branch out from the C-Light bottled water, pointed to a Kriek Rasberry Lambic that he might like to try, and the bartender asked if I've ever mixed the Rasberry Lambic and the Chocolate Stout...uh..no, never thought of that I said.

Talk about a new twist on dessert...at least for me that is....50/50 Kriek Rasberry Lambic and Rogue Imperial Chocolate Stout...I'm a chocolate nut, but don't like the mix of rasberry and chocolate that most folks do, so thought I'd hate it.....NOT.....It was crazy good.

dwright wrote on 11/04/10 at 1:28pm:


I've considered growing hops. The local home brew supplier Sells hop rhizomes in the spring. 

So how does this beer thread work?

Do we argue about strength VS long term use VS home brewing to avoid being marketed?

I need a new topic to beat to death, and this thread is falling behind.