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BrewPalace Summary
Total Bottles	2,377
Total Beers	2,057
Countries	74
States	42
Companies	794
Average Rating	3.21
Average Alcohol	6.12%
Total Kegs	18.26
Total Company Logos	180
Total Beer Labels	519
Total Bottle Photos	1,770

Recently Sampled Beers

These are some of the beers recently reviewed by the BrewPalace staff along with their official rating.

Full Sail	Slipknot Imperial IPA	Ale	4.5
Coronado	Hoppy Daze	Ale	5
Butte Creek	Train Wreck Organic Barleywine	Barley Wine	4.5
Central Coast Brewing	Scotch Ale	Scottish Ale	3
Left Coast	Black Magic Stout	Stout	5
Sailer	Altenmunster Winterbier Doppelbock	Bock	4
Rubicon Brewing Co	IPA	Ale	4

The Beer of the Month for December, 2007

Its been a while since my last update, but don't worry - I'm still here and sucking down new beers at my usual clip. Recently though, I had two killers that you need to know about.
First, Allagash hits another Belgian homerun from Maine with their Grand Cru. Aside from Unibroue, these guys are the only ones outside of the belgium/Holland area who know how to make Belgian Ales. This one packs an interesting spicy flavor for you.
Next, Lagunitas from NorCal domiates with their Cappuccino Stout. This has about everything you'd every want in a stout, plus some stuff you probably don't want. Thick as syrup, only consume if you love stouts that will knock yo uon your ass.
Check out the complete Beer of the Month Archive to see other BrewPalace recommendations.

BrewPalace Updates:

May 5, 2008
My hero. I'd probably choose a bottle of Jack Daniels though.

March 21, 2008
Ever wonder how much square footage my bottle collection consumes? I estimate about 30sqft/100 bottles. Since most are in boxes now :( I can't say exactly, but I did the math on a sample set. By the end of 2008 I should be at 750sqft. For reference, that is a 75ft long wall 10ft high, or in other terms, 2/3rds of a regulation Tennis Court, 0.2% of the exterior wall surface of the Pentagon, or 67 Fooseball tables.

In more modern economic terms, that translates to just over 7 barrels (oil barrels that is). To demonstrate to you that oil is still cheap, that would mean my whole collection accounts for only $718USD. Doing even more math, I recently spent $250 on about 40 22oz bottles (mostly local California beers; I only did a few Belgians which would have cost a ton more). That same volume (26 Liters) if it were oil would be $22 USD. Thus beer is about 11X more expensive than Oil.

But oil is an unfinished good; beer is a finished good, so comparing them is apples to apple pie. How about vs. gas? Where I live, a gallon of low grade gas costs about $3.60/gallon. Well, it translates to only $26, or 9X the price. Take the taxes out (much higher for gas), we're more like 11X. This means that beer is an order of magnitude more expensive than gas. Thank god we don't drive on gas! Plus, beer is getting more expensive, thanks to the tools in the gvt who are pushing Ethanol at all costs, which drives the price of commodities way up, and that affects beer too (and pizza and tacos :( )

This is either totally interesting or totally stupid. I am not sure which.

March 18, 2008
This weekend I had an impromptu beer tasting to help get into a new stash of beers I picked up. I bought 41 beers - it should last me for a bit. A couple of buddies came over and we sampled about 8 different ones.

March 2, 2008
Well, it finally happened. It took a while, but I finally reached beer #2,000. Bottle #2,000 occurred a while ago, but as there are so many beers with different bottle sizes and labels, I will always have more bottles than beers.
It is now 2008, and I started this back in 1994.

This chart shows my progress over the years - still going strong, but it just takes a while, particularly when you drink the whole damned beer and not just a few sips & pour it out like others do. I'd also say that California has had some part in slowing me down, as so many of their beers are 22ozers, meaning 1 for the price of 2!
Wish me luck on my next milestone, 2,500 bottles, which might happen this year if I really bust my ass.

March 2, 2008
Well, it finally happened. It took a while, but I finally reached beer #2,000. Bottle #2,000 occurred a while ago, but as there are so many beers with different bottle sizes and labels, it looks like I had spent some time having some duplicates.
It in now 2008, and I started this back in 2004.

This chart shows my progress over the years - still going strong, but it just takes a while, particularly when you drink the whole damned beer and not just a few sips & pour it out like others do. I'd also say that California has has some part in slowing me down, as so many of their beers are 22ozers, meaning 1 for the price of 2!
Wish me luck on my next milestone, 2,500 bottles, which might happen this year if I really bust my ass.

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Recent Visitor Beer Comments

These are the most recent comments visitors have made regarding beers.

Schoenling Little Kings Cream Ale	Same question as everyone else. Where can I purchase Little Kings? I haven't been able to get them here or surrounding towns in three years. Really miss the taste. Thank you. Reply
Schoenling Little Kings Cream Ale	Mine is the same question. Where can I purchase Little Kings. I have ask several places around here and they say the can't get them. It been over three years since there was any here. I think best tasting beer/ale. Thank YOu Reply
Anheuser Busch Tequiza	My wife and I love Tequiza. It is so much better than the new Chili or Bud Light Lime. I can't believe that Anheuser/Busch haven't done a better job marketing it. It's almost impossible to find. Somebody with some clout, please encourage AB to distribute more widely. I think they are missing a great sales opportunity. Reply
Kropf Dark	Usually you can find Kropf Beer only in specialty beer stores. I have never ever seen the beer in a large grocery store. I don't have the name of a store. Reply
Watneys Red Barrel	My family have a long history of working at the Watney breweries and hold a record for long service totalling 346 years. My fore fathers where all coopers and the trade was handed down father to son. We lived in the brewery owned street named Watney Road at Mortlake for 14 years which formed the back drop of my early years of growing up. Mortlake was dominated by the brewery and life revolved around it's activities, the brewery hooter was a big influence on life as it went off at 0700 hrs, 1300 hrs and 1700 hrs and could be heard for many miles around. My father who was the last in the line of coopers worked as an area manager, managing the sales of beer to the pubs after many years following the family trade as coopers. I never joined the brewery breaking the family tradition which must have been a bit upsetting for the older members of the family. Watneys certainly looked after their staff with many welfare benefits and sports opportunites, My father was capatian of the 1st eleven cricket club so all of my younger summer weekends where spent on a cricket ground in Surrey and South London. Watneys looked after us as a family well and the family trade of coopers was well paid if you could turn out the barrels fast enough. Many happy memories from this period. Reply
Kalik Kalik	we were just in the palm beach area and found kalik in a publix grocery store. it was north p.b. area where rt.1, rt. a1a and pga blvd intersect. on sale for 6.99 a six pack! oh well, push the amstell to the back of the fridge and make room! fortunate enough to do a fishing trip and bring back our catch, cut and cleaned. what a meal with a great beer! Reply
Cooper's Dark Ale	I finally found this wonderful drop in Brizzy! Thank you Dan Murphy! Reply

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