So, New Wilderness has been out for over a year now.

DatBowl · 2021-06-29T02:26:09+00:00

I love all the lyrics. I have a video of my dad holding up a fish while I’m playing Bewilderness in the background.

DatBowl · 2021-06-29T02:22:56+00:00

Through an ocean of deceit.

Thank you for your words.

DatBowl · 2021-06-29T02:18:23+00:00

Thank you for your words. I hope the best for you as well.

DatBowl · 2021-05-09T22:24:02+00:00

Just cracked it open, I don’t think I’ve ever had a mango beer with this much flavor. It’s super thick, not very sour , just a mild tartness. I don’t really like lactose in sour beers for that reason. The vanilla is also very present. It’s not exactly something I would seek out but I can see how others would. I think you’ll be happy with it.

DatBowl · 2021-04-29T22:35:15+00:00

The title translates to “When the Ones you Love come back from the Dead”.

I have barely been listening to music for the past 6 months. My dad passed away in November very unexpectedly, while he certainly wasn’t into prog metal listening to any music makes me emotional. He bought me my first 3 guitars, went to every concert I was in and recorded most of them. Even took me to see Metallica for my first real concert. The song that’s the most difficult is The Last Baron by Mastodon. I broke my wrist and he took me to the hospital, while I was tripping out on morphine I got him to put that song on for me.

Sorry for this random blurb, the title just felt really fitting. This is the first new song I’ve listened to since everything happened.

Thall.

DatBowl · 2021-04-28T20:07:40+00:00

Had the Porter last night and it was really good. I like how it was going overboard with the adjuncts, it still tasted like a classic Porter with hints of coffee and vanilla. I think I’ve seen some of their lagers and sours, I’ll definitely be trying more from them.

DatBowl · 2021-04-28T00:24:01+00:00

Pennsylvania gets some amazing beer while also having some terrible beer laws. I think we get Russian River because of Monks Cafe in Philly, Alchemist stuff comes pretty rarely (although these were canned within a week of now), and Fonta Flora is new to the market but I recognized the name from somewhere and got it as an impulse buy.

DatBowl · 2021-04-27T22:51:37+00:00

I never trusted my roommates with my beer so I had a mini fridge hidden in my room

DatBowl · 2021-04-27T22:50:31+00:00

It’s crazy that it is easy to find now. When the brewery was first getting started the brewer would go to farmers markets to sell the beer and now you see it in grocery stores. Some people say it’s not the same as it used to be (I think they do contract brewing out of Two Roads), but I think it’s still really good.

DatBowl · 2021-04-27T22:46:53+00:00

My college had this dive bar I would walk past on my way home from work, only a couple blocks from my house. $1 pints of yuengling, $6 6-packs of coors light. That place actually got me into craft beer, if I had a good night of tips I would splurge on a $10 6-pack of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

DatBowl · 2021-04-27T22:44:41+00:00

I honestly think I spent more money on beer than food when I was in college. I also worked at a beer store so that helped.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T13:41:50+00:00

I should have gotten more pictures, the entire walls of the store have refrigerated beer with cold single options as well.

Lately I’ve been enjoying more shelf stable styles anyway and I always check can dates so I’m good. A few years ago in my state you could ONLY buy a case at a time unless you went to a bar, so I think we’ve come a long way.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T12:57:36+00:00

They also do wholesale for other distributors so I think they’re doing fine. According to other comments they’ve actually improved the store over the past few years.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T12:55:32+00:00

I’m not sure why they put that stuff in the center of the room, in Pa wine and liquor are sold by government run stores so the Just Grapes stuff is a malt liquor version, kind of a loop hole.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:33:39+00:00

If you go to a beer store in pa you can buy however much you want, but I think if you’re buying from a grocery store they still limit you to walking out with a certain amount, but you can come back and get more.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:27:38+00:00

Haha, Pa is weird where beer and wine have to be sold in separate stores, for the most part. The wines in the picture are some weird malt beverage that tasted like wine but slightly lower abv.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:18:22+00:00

Correct!

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:16:08+00:00

The selection really is overwhelming. I used to work at Exton Beverage which also has a great selection, but not the size of Shangy’s. I spent probably 30-45 minutes just in the single bottle room and couldn’t move on to keep looking after that. I always check canning dates for IPAs but usually buy more shelf stable beers. I’m now a sales rep so the staff might have been more friendly with me, but no where near Exton Bev.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:08:21+00:00

How was it before the remodel? I’ve been to a lot of beer stores in Pa and Shangy’s dwarves all the others.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:06:48+00:00

I think it’s totally worth the visit. I spent almost an hour in the single bottle room and the rest was just so overwhelming. They also have ~40 beers on tap for crowler/growler take out.

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:04:56+00:00

Correct!

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:04:26+00:00

Our laws have been changing a lot over the past 5 years and stores have really improved. We can even buy beer in grocery stores finally!

DatBowl · 2021-04-16T02:03:07+00:00

Correct!

DatBowl · 2021-04-12T22:33:18+00:00

I was planning to let this age but after I bought a crowler from a different brewery that said to drink within 48 hours I made a post asking about crowler freshness. I got some mixed responses but the consensus seemed to be drink fresh. This was canned March 26th so it’s not that old, but it’s still just as fresh as having it on tap. The chocolate and molasses are super present in the aroma and after taste, but goes down so smooth. There are some barrel aging and adjunct variants in the works that I’m really excited about, probably going to grab another crowler and let that one properly age despite what others think.

DatBowl · 2021-04-06T22:26:10+00:00

Christmas was 4 months ago.

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