TNL Pub 2010

**FirstBlood** · 08 Jan 2010, 12:55 PM

I had a Dogfish Raison D'extra last night.

Wonderful. And for $12 a bottle at a fancy Belgian cafe, the price was very right (that's what, only a $3 markup or so?)

**Josh** · 08 Jan 2010, 12:59 PM

Yeah, I think I paid around $9 a bottle for mine. How does it compare to the Raison D'Etera? I'm trying to figure out a good food pairing.

**Drewbacca** · 08 Jan 2010, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Rich

The regular is horrible, but they make one of the best white's i've ever had, and I particularly enjoy wheats.

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*note-- you probably won't find this in the States. Lord knows I've tried for 2 years now.

Josh-- where do you go around the Baltimore area for places with very large micro selections? (and I hope it's ~driveable from Annapolis)

I've had it on tap already. Very citrusy if I can recall.

I bought a pint of Stella Artois the other night to see what all the fuss was about. Didn't get it. It tasted like a shitty Budweiser. (and I actually don't mind Canadian-brewed Bud for a casual drunkeness)

**Rich** · 08 Jan 2010, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Josh

The Perfect Pour will blow your fucking mind. For real.

Sweet--it's pretty damn close to Linthicum/Ft. Meade where my gf works. It's about 28 miles from her place, but if I take the train there we can swing by from BWI or I could drive there on my way to Annapolis.

Thanks.

**Rich** · 08 Jan 2010, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Drewbacca

I've had it on tap already. Very citrusy if I can recall.

I believe it was. It was delicious, though.

**Josh** · 08 Jan 2010, 01:04 PM

Thank Hubbitron... he told me about that place.

I went in and spent $138 my first time there. Be careful!

**Rich** · 08 Jan 2010, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by Josh

Thank Hubbitron... he told me about that place.

I went in and spent $138 my first time there. Be careful!

Hubbitron is always forcing people to spend money.

That titty joint loving son of a bitch.

**FirstBlood** · 08 Jan 2010, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Josh

Yeah, I think I paid around $9 a bottle for mine. How does it compare to the Raison D'Etera? I'm trying to figure out a good food pairing.

It has a very similar overall flavor to the D'etre but much, much darker. It has a really deep caramel raisin flavor to it. It's also surprisingly smooth for being 18%.

**Rich** · 08 Jan 2010, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Drewbacca

I've had it on tap already. Very citrusy if I can recall.

I bought a pint of Stella Artois the other night to see what all the fuss was about. Didn't get it. It tasted like a shitty Budweiser. (and I actually don't mind Canadian-brewed Bud for a casual drunkeness)

I hate Stella, but it's cheap and packs a nice punch at 5.2% so when it was b1g1 in the UK, it was my get drunk beer of choice.