The Beer to End All Beers

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G. Keenan
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The Beer to End All Beers

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My friends, I might have found it. The Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron is one of the best beers I've ever had in my life. It is a miracle. You might recall it from that New Yorker article about craft brews posted a while ago.

It's a very dark brown ale, more of a stout or a porter in appearance, but with a touch of sweetness typical of brown ales. This beer has a terrific body, so the flavors linger on the palate, and caramel and vanilla notes give it a bit of creaminess. Oh, and it's 12% ABV, so at $15.99 for a pack of 4 12oz bottles you are getting bang for your buck. HJ, if you're interested, I got it at Armanetti's at Lincoln and Addison. I believe they've got it at the Binny's on Clark too.

This is a perfect beer, a masterpiece. If you see it in a store or bar near you you owe it to yourself to try it.

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Holy Clomping Clydesdales! That sounds like a real beer! I just had a Bellhaven Stout, otherwise I'd run over to Binny's and buy some.

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Re: The Beer to End All Beers

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Grab some for the weekend, HJ.

I'll add that it tastes even better at or just slightly below room temp. I suppose that's true for most ales though.

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I've always found brown ales the most bland and least interesting of all ales so I may give this one a try. It sounds good.

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Wow. There's a Dogfish Head Ale House in Falls Church, just down the road from where I stay in Virginia.

Gonna have to check that out.

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G. Keenan wrote:My friends, I might have found it. The Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron is one of the best beers I've ever had in my life. It is a miracle. You might recall it from that New Yorker article about craft brews posted a while ago.

It's a very dark brown ale, more of a stout or a porter in appearance, but with a touch of sweetness typical of brown ales. This beer has a terrific body, so the flavors linger on the palate, and caramel and vanilla notes give it a bit of creaminess. Oh, and it's 12% ABV, so at $15.99 for a pack of 4 12oz bottles you are getting bang for your buck. HJ, if you're interested, I got it at Armanetti's at Lincoln and Addison. I believe they've got it at the Binny's on Clark too.

This is a perfect beer, a masterpiece. If you see it in a store or bar near you you owe it to yourself to try it.

That is my favorite beer. I've got about 12 left from the case I bought in November.

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Oh, and to make it, they built the world's largest wooden brewing vessel since prohibition. Something along the line of 10,000 gallons, made of Palo Santo wood. If you're not familiar with it, it's a super hardwood that melts chainsaws.

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$16 for 4 beers?

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A wood that melts chainsaws? This is one special beer.

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Re: The Beer to End All Beers

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cardsfansince82 wrote:$16 for 4 beers?
Yep. Worth every penny.

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