Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews)

Bought an American IPA cost about $6.50 USD. Expectations aren't high as it's an IPA vs anything American. I can get two or 3 NZ ones sane price same %. Still gotta try these things. How will it compare to an NZ or Russian one.

Also aquired a bottle of Samoan beer. Think I've reviewed it before and enjoyed it but it's 4 standard drinks in the bottle.

Had a chat to the manager at store (dedicated bottle shop) and he was saying craft beers have flatlined and the IPA bubble might have popped. The hazy's are the next big thing increasing sales but at the expense of the other craft beers.

I do lean towards hazy APAs myself.

Apparently the local licensing board has been cracking down a bit on the sine of the higher strength beers (kinda stupid) die to student binge drinking.

The eastern European stuff has kinda disappeared as the importer apparently had some issues so Baltika (boycotting anyway) and Obolon (Ukrainian) have disappeared.

Zardnaar said:

Had a chat to the manager at store (dedicated bottle shop) and he was saying craft beers have flatlined and the IPA bubble might have popped. T

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Still IPAs everywhere over here... but joined by lots of sours in the past year as well.

Cadence said:

Still IPAs everywhere over here... but joined by lots of sours in the past year as well.

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Well it's just one dude saying what he has noticed.

I suspect some if the cheap high strength beer might disappear but the expensive craft beers won't go anywhere. He mentioned the strong beers (7-8%) at $2-$3 usd a can. Cheapest way to get plonked with resorting to the really nasty beers. Bought some of the El cheapos as an experiment some are quite decent.

Might explain why Krombacher went up 40%. It was a nice German pilsner at student slop prices.

Cheap nasty wine still available go figure.

Local drinking culture in student area. It's improved since I was that age lol.


Binge drinking 1999


Fires in the streets haven't changed to much. The student pubs that promoted a giveaway for a couch, can of petrol and some matches are long gone.

Went to old haunt happy hour $3.50 craft beers.

Good George Worthy Hazy Pilsner 5%.



Not very hazy but very smooth hopped pilsner. @payn was it you who like NZ hops and hopped pilsners? Not bitter would be very interested in a few of these in a hot summer day. Gonna be generous 8/10 but I admit I like the Good George range so some amount of bias. Nice aftertaste drained the glass fairly quickly.

Fog City Hazy IPA 5.8%



Well no wonder the hazys are killing normally IPAs. A lot smoother, not bitter better balanced hop flavour.

Reasonably low ABV by IPA standards might explain why it's so good.

These can wait due to change of plans tonight.



Samoan lager Valina which I've reviewed before and that American IPA.

Wobrr if it's like normal American beer/coffee/pizza. No flavour and bland (ducks)!!!!

Valima is 4 standard drinks might leave it for the weekend.

Zardnaar said:

Went to old haunt happy hour $3.50 craft beers.

Good George Worthy Hazy Pilsner 5%.

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Not very hazy but very smooth hopped pilsner. @payn was it you who like NZ hops and hopped pilsners? Not bitter would be very interested in a few of these in a hot summer day. Gonna be generous 8/10 but I admit I like the Good George range so some amount of bias. Nice aftertaste drained the glass fairly quickly.

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I have used NZ hops to make a number of IPAs. I love them!

Will I get laughed out of the thread for asking about nonalcholic options?

Aeson said:

Will I get laughed out of the thread for asking about nonalcholic options?

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I sure hope you won't get laughs!!!

I don't think I'll be very helpful unless you want to know who in central SC has good unsweet tea though.