Help! Amazing Beer Store Selection

[GillettBreweryCnslt]

Hey Everyone,

I'll be in Boston next week and I came across this beer store. I'm quite overwhelmed so I'll crowd source opionions. If you could bring back a couple of different beer, what would they be? Here is the link to all of the breweries they carry and if you click "show" it'll show the beer in stock.

http://www.craftbeercellar.com/location ... php?sort=b" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There are obvious ones like DogFish Head, and Stone IPAs and then I saw Delirium in there as well.....

Thanks

Dave

[canuck]

Dave, how about one or two of everything?

That's quite an impressive Brewery list!

[Keith]

Kid in a candy shop or what! Honnestly I say you go in and spend a few hours finding what you want. Altho I think I'd say go with 1 from each "style" if you can.

[RubberToe]

I brought back a 24 of mostly hoppy brews from NYC earlier this year, I wish I kept notes. My faves were the DFH Burton Baton and Stone Ruination.

[mr x]

I don't know anyone who regretted buying Ruination. One of my favorites.

[CartoonCod]

I missed my opportunity on the last Jolly Pumpkin group by and I'm regretting it. They make artesian ales which are mostly open fermented and barrel aged and blended! They've got a certain funkiness to them, so if that is your thing, then I suggest buying some. I heard the Madrugada Obscura is nice, and I'm currently trying to make a clone of their Bam Bier.

[dexter]

Yours has a much better selection than mine http://www.craftbeercellar.com/location ... .php?p=550" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[gm-]

Some of those Mikkeler beers are pretty great

[hogie]

I would go with some of the localish beers like Allagash (Hugh Malone and Black are great), Maine Brewing Company and Harpoon (anything in a big bottle).


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[PEIBeerGuy]

Ask the staff there. They'll know what's fresh & good. A friend of mine works in a brew store down there in his spare time... may be this one, actually.

[BobbyOK]

I'd suggest a preference for rarity and the ones you may not come across that often. So for me, I'd go for the smaller brewers, particularly West Coast, that don't show up here much - Alesmith, Port, Lost Abbey, Pretty Things, Founders, Jolly Pumpkin, Rock Art, Saint Somewhere - and top it off with seasonal/speciality type stuff from the more well known breweries like Dogfish Head and Stone. Plus Belgian stuff we don't see here often - anything Lambic for example, especially from brewers we haven't seen in special orders, like Hanssen's.

[mr x]

Alesmith if they've got fresh stuff for sure.

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[GillettBreweryCnslt]

Ok, so here's the bounty I brought back, it was a tough call and I spent a long time just looking at the selection. Apparently they had 1054 different beer in the store when I was there. I focused on things I've always wanted to try and some local faves from the staff. The best part was I didn't pay over $5 for any of those bottles! Be envious my friends.

From left to right

Grimbergen Blonde
Delirium Nocturnum
Delirium Tremens
Rochefort 10
St Bernadus 12
Wolavers Organic Pumpkin
Dogfish Head 60
Dogfish Head 60
Pretty Things Jack D-or American Saison
Pretty Things Field Mouse Farewell American Farmhouse Ale
Cambridge Brewing Co's Hoppy Hefe (collab brew with the Craft Brewing Centre)

[LiverDance]

Pretty things and CBC are great brewery's, all the beers I've had by them have been top notch