Eric Talve: Updates!

It's been quite a while since my last blog post. My daughter was born
just over two months ago, so between my wife's third trimester and my
daughter's first few weeks, I've been a bit wrapped up. My beer
adventures have been fewer and farther between, so I've tried to make
them count. Here are some quick highlights from the last few months.

- I've been lucky enough to try Founders CBS a few times when it's
popped up in the city. It's damn good, but I still like Goose Island's
Vanilla Rye a bit better. Now if only I could find a bottle of that
Vanilla Rye somewhere, and at a reasonable price. I've seen it going
for around $150 on various beer trade sites. Too rich for my blood.

- Speaking of insanely overpriced beer, a Key Food store in Forest
Hills, Queens, was selling a 4 pack of Founders KBS for $80. That's
$20 a beer! Insanity. I made a trip out to Brooklyn's Prospect Heights
Beer Works to pick up some KBS, at a more reasonable price. I also got
some more at a Whole Foods up in Port Chester for an even more
reasonable price.

- The annual KBS release in NYC sure seemed to be more hyped this
year, at least based on the short window it took for most places to
sell out. Some other places have gotten it in within the last week or
two, so it's still out there if you look.

- Ballast Point Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Porter now comes in 6
packs. Get it when you can find it.

- I've heard some great things about Weyerbacher's Sunday Morning
Stout. Have yet to try it, but I'm definitely looking forward to it.

- I'm not a big hops head, but I did enjoy Bells Hopslam more than I
thought I would. I also liked Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin, but
not as much as the Hopslam

- One of my favorite summer beers, Bells Oberon, was recently released
for the season. The first 6 pack of it I got seems to have way more
sediment than previous years, with sizeable floaties as well as the
typical sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Wondering if it was part
of an off batch. I guess the only way to find out is to get another 6
pack, or maybe the new 4 pack of cans.

That's all I've got right now. Until next time, keep the brews cold for me.