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painless4u2 wrote:A disturbing trend:

Why Are American Drinkers Turning Against Beer?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-ameri ... 02749.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
interesting...you would never know it here in CO. Breweries here keep popping up and are being supported by the local population. I know of several craft breweries that had to pull distribution to some states because they couldn't keep up with demand locally.
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Attempted Pyramid about 2 weeks ago. Upon my return a buddy thoughtfully gave me 6er of the below:
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painless4u2 wrote:A disturbing trend:

Why Are American Drinkers Turning Against Beer?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-ameri ... 02749.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Because the vast majority of beer that has been drunk historically is utter $hite?
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that upslope imperial ipa is pretty damn good, although a little pricy
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Though I like almost all beers, I do agree with this article over the craft craziness with hops.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... ation.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Have a buddy coming into town for the Phish shows who was recently forced to go Gluten Free. Anyone know of a good GF Pale Ale I can have waiting for him? I have had a GF lager that left something to be desired and am hoping there is something good around town that he will enjoy.

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AndYouSeeMe wrote:Have a buddy coming into town for the Phish shows who was recently forced to go Gluten Free. Anyone know of a good GF Pale Ale I can have waiting for him? I have had a GF lager that left something to be desired and am hoping there is something good around town that he will enjoy.

Thanks!
One of the girls in my local beer club is celiac and she brings a different GF offering every week. The majority of Gluten free beers are made with sorghum which makes them lack mouthfeel and flavor. To be honest, 90% of them are just plain bad. But every now and then she stumbles across a good one.

The best I've had is Omission http://omissionbeer.com/. They use actual barley and then remove the gluten.

Not a pale ale, but Tweason'ale from Dogfish Head is near the top as well.

Edited to add one more:

The Dark Ale from Harvester Brewing is solid http://www.harvesterbrewing.com/our-beer though it may be tough to find.
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Dakota007 wrote:Though I like almost all beers, I do agree with this article over the craft craziness with hops.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... ation.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good article! No doubt hop-heads will disagree with the premise. I'm waiting for someone to come out with a beer called "buckets of hops" or "hops overload" much to my disgust.
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Been drinking all summer...

Ska Brewing's...

Modus Hoperandi.

A truly delicious IPA from Durango.
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djkest wrote:
Dakota007 wrote:Though I like almost all beers, I do agree with this article over the craft craziness with hops.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drin ... ation.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good article! No doubt hop-heads will disagree with the premise. I'm waiting for someone to come out with a beer called "buckets of hops" or "hops overload" much to my disgust.
This is just crazy talk....the hoppier the better.
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