One of the best New England beers? Yep.
Outside of Allagash, a few Sam Adams brews, some Pretty Things, etc.. the Double Bag Ale is one of the best beers that's made around here, hands down. 7.2% Alcohol as well, so just a few of these and you're on your way to a nice buzz.

Pick these motherfuckers up next time you're buying a beer.

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i can't believe i didn't drink these all along.

In the parking lot of Austin liquors as we speak. DO NOT DISAPPOINT ME, ARIL or your arrested.

your welcome

you bastard.

I want to drink right now...RIGHT NOW!!!

Noted.

Good beer.

If you're ever in Tortilla Flats in Providence and haven't figured out that it's all shit and you should leave, make sure not to get it there. They have it on tap, but they water it down.

Not a bad brew, for certain. Possibly the best one Long Trail offers.

this was the official herugrim band practice beer thanks to DYA buying it every day

this thread needs more slap the bag

Purchased. Also, as much as i love Sam Adams, they get a BIG FUCK YOU for not having their rye ale available in 6 packs. While I like the shit that comes in the variety pack, 2 beers is not enough of that deliciousness.

/rant.

Resume discussing long trail.

only duppel bochnagars are real

Love this beer, can buy the big bottles for like $3.25 down the street from my work

Ayinger Celebrator is my double bock of choice.



UNNNNGNNGGGGGGGHHGHHHSDAFSDFIASDIFHASDUIF

i've seen celebrator at stores before and was interested in trying it.

it's good but far from the best beer in NE.

BBC coffehouse porter FTW

I back this as well. On tap at Wild Colonial in PVD and they don't cut corners there.

Agreed. Love that one.
I'd still put the Double Bag in my top 15 of new England because of it's price and kick.

A+ thread for encouraging me to currently enjoy this.

this is what we were drinking when we got arrested at that midnight show in haverhill.

That's funny, I was just there and had Long Trail IPA last night. Didn't really seem like regular Long Trail to me.

Haven't had Double Bag but I'll get some ASAP.

The Scotch Ale they have in those variety packs tastes like heaven to me. If they had that stuff in a 6-pack, I'd be buying it on a regular basis.

hahaha, i remember that. didn't I give out a bunch of 5 hour energies too?

True. There are some awesome brews that Sam Adams makes. I think they do sell them in 6 packs, but it's rare. If they don't, that's a shame. I really like the Old Fezziwig Ale as well. I usually always buy a Sam's Mix Pack if it has Scotch/Fezziwig etc in it. I think it's the winter pack, but I could be mistaken.

yea man, i thought my heart was gonna explode. Shits terrifying.

Ayinger Celebrator is indeed good. I had that very cup that's in the picture but it broke when I was washing it one day. :'(
...cool story bro.

old fezziwig and chocolate bock are the best of the winter pack

the chocolate bock is newer, right? they've only been selling that for a year or two. it was delicious. I wouldn't say it's better than Southern Tier's "Mokah" (nothing is, really) or Young's Double Chocolate Stout, but it was good

you disappointed?

that is the saddest story.

I had a small christmas tree this year and we decorated it exclusively with Celebrator charms.

Haven't had it yet. Bought it warm so I could "force" myself to finish my allagash tripel

Pires is back to drinking beer. Don't know how that wasn't my first input on this thread.

Do a ski trip about it.

Double Bag is great, but not a double bock, it's a "Stickebier," like this 8.5% beauty:

Oops. Different variety of same brand. Clearly not 8.5%. No idea why that image is so enormous.

8.5% Doppelsticke

My friend mention having tried Long Trail's "Triple Bag" at a bar in Vermont, but I've yet to find it in stores.

But I have yet to get drunk lol. I've become quite the beer snob. It's all about taste for me. I've been going to gasbarros and creating my own 6-pack. A little more expensive, yes, but worth it. I pay $10-$12 for beer I'd never otherwise have. I'd rather throw a beer away (as I did last week with this bullshit called "Yakima glory"...fucking disgusting) then buy a 6-pack and have it suffer the same fate. I've recently enjoyed hooker blonde and heavy seas pale ale. The latter being incredible IMO.

The one on federal hill? i hate federal hill liquors around the corner but have been avoiding this place cause it seems like just a high end wine joint.

No, in Seekonk. Didn't even know there was one on the hill. Their specialty is "wine" but there's enough beer to satisfy my palate. And it'll take quite sometime to go through all of their choices. It's worth a shot for the store on the hill. At worst, you walk out empty-handed.

lol @ Seekonk.

Let's all drink Double Bags and watch some demolition derby at Seekonk speedway, you won't.

I used to hang at seekonk speedway when I was a kid and my dad drove stock cars.

I just got home from picking up a double bag bomber, a six pack of breckenridge vanilla porter, and a harrow's chicken pie.

On the 2nd one now. Holy shit is it smooth for being 7%. Excellent choice. Thanks!

Real men drink 7oz Budweiser bottles.

my ponies stay cold, weird ass eurotrash

of course, I say this ironically (like a faggot)

CRANBERRY
LAMB
DICK



a nice review from Beer Advocate

"Poured a cloudy reddish orange color with quite a bit of quickly dissipating mostly white head. Smells malty and grainy. Taste is not too impressive. Definitely taste the wheat though with a bit of a dry aftertaste from the cranberry coming through. Very bubbly feel. Not too drinkable in my mind. Probably would get sick of this after a couple."

that's being very generous. Such a waste of 2 spots in the winter smapler

All non-traditional Sam Adams flavors suck donkey dick. I miss Manchester Brewing, RIP.

Shit gets you fuckin drunk.

Old Fezziwig is gold, as well as the holiday porter. I'm also a huuge fan of the new wee heavy sam adams has out. Long Trail double bag is so win. My first time trying it, some old guy showed up to a party at my house because he was stalking one of my friends (none of us knew that part for the first like hour until she started freaking out). He brought a 12 pack of this. So I thought he was alright. After we found out the deal and kicked him out, he was still nice enough to leave us his beer, this delicious beer. My vote was for the bitch to get over it and let him come back hahaha.

Another few recents I've fallen in love with: Rogue Chocolate Stout. That shit is fucking awesome. Really sweet, and a much higher quality stout than, say, Guiness, which isn't saying much, but still.

And no microbrew thread about New England Microbrews would be complete without mentioning Smuttynose. My buddy and I went halfs on a keg of Robust Porter, and that shit was gone in like a week.

Oh and Aril, thank you for always posting threads relevant to my interests. I love being a beer nerd.

Stay gold, pony boy

Thanks but no need to thank me.. I'm not the only one to make beer threads!

Oh really? I wonder if your dad knows my uncle. I think he drove stock cars there in the late 70s/80s

http://www.beerfestamerica.com/

Debating going to this later.

fuckin-a. wish i heard about this earlier.

Ditto.

pretty sure i drank everything they had to offer at the beer fest. which means i tried about 3 new beers and the other 100 or so where all old news.......did i mention how drunk i got?

Drinking some of this right now... good recommendation!

glad y'all liked it. it's all dyas fault.

Had some Long Trail at Fenway the other night. Pretty fantastic.

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For anyone in worcester tomorrow.

Any other dark beers with chocolately undertones anyone would like to recommend in this thread while we're at it would be greatly appreciated.

Southern Tier's Mokah.

Will try it out ASAP

Beware: it is a dessert beer. Dont drink it with other stuff.

I literally just stumbled across this shit 'cause it was in the weirdo micro cooler at Blanchard's when I was working there, and I stuffed one in the "employee special" case I was making for myself 'cause it had cow titties on it and made me laugh.

for chocolate there is none better than youngs double chocolate stout.

Yea. There's other beer threads, but I like this one.


I've been enjoying this the past few weeks. Can't seem to stop drinking it.

I don't think I ever even saw this post, but I definitely had some of this shit since it was made and it was damn good.

Great beer!

For other awesome locals check out Clown Shoes and Blue Hills

9.2 and even tastier than the double bag.

Never had. Got to try.

Man... if I drink a six pack of the Double Bag in one night I'll be in vomit city.

Therefore, I'm cutting myself off with two of those when I get to trying them.

i drank 12 Double Bags once before a show, i have no memory of it.

i want to try the Triple Bag.

for high alcohol content, the Sam Adams Wee Heavy and Imperial White are both really good, and 10%.

one of our more hilarious performances i believe.

i have never seen the triple before last night. it was on tap at the scurvy dog in providence. $5.50 for a pint.

i saw it recently at Julio's. it comes in a cardboard box.

bollocks to bags, I'm having one of these as soon as I get home:
http://victorybeer.com/beers/v-12/

"like"

this beer is good but i never buy it, it doesn't touch me in special ways.

Best beer ever. End of thread...

Haha no way. Great beer, but definitely not the best!

NOPE

I had this last night and it was super yummy. I'm not a big dopplebock fan, but apparently I love dopplesticke.




My favorite New England brewer is Maine Beer Company. TOP NOTCH. Smuttynose is my next favorite.

Also...The local stores have been really pushing Boulevard Brewing Company lately (from KC,MO). I tried a few and they all have been very good. The best was their White IPA (a style I have never tried before). It's a limited edition brew, so I encourage people to jump on it while it's around.

i had Laotian beer last night. there wasn't much to it, it was fairly flavorless but it went down easy.

Beerlao

So backed, the Tank 7 farmhouse ale rules.

i was just shittin and saying that, it's like weed there is no best...it is one of my favorites by far. That and this are my favorite Belgians (and this one is from France ha!)