Two Texas Longhorns Players Accused of Sexual Assault at Hotel in San Antonio
All, College Football, Legal December 28th. 2012, 11:15am
KENS in San Antonio is reporting that two Texas Longhorn football players have been accused of sexual assault and are the subject of a criminal investigation by San Antonio police. The team is in San Antonio in advance of the Alamo Bowl.
According to the station, a woman accused the players of sexual assaulting her at her hotel room after she met them out partying and invited them back to her Holiday Inn hotel room. Team officials have been notified, and the unidentified players are expected to be questioned today. The accuser is reportedly a 21-year old from Texas Tech.
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December 28th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Typical Texas
December 28th, 2012 at 11:23 AM
/Upside down Hook ‘em
December 28th, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Was the victim a dude?
December 28th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
can’t spell sexual assault without “texas.”
December 28th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
the hook ‘em turned into the shocker
December 28th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
They’re all coloring majors?
December 28th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Guns up?
December 28th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
I don’t know who the players were, and of course they should be suspended pending the investigation. But I do wonder why the girl invited two football players back to her room after partying with them at 2AM.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
texas’ coloring department? pssh…clown college, yo.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
good read if you like beer
December 28th, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Natural Light is the best-selling beer in the subpremium segment, the fifth-best-seller overall, and—at this writing, in the view of RateBeer.com—the second-worst beer in the world. (It trails Olde English 800, a malt liquor favored in the 1980s by Eazy-E and more recently by college students.
feel the power!
December 28th, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Fingercuffs.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
The Eugene Robinson incident has scared players on the road from trying to buy some strange, damn shame…is there a greater waste of police budgets than prostitution stings?
December 28th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
medical marijuana dispensary stings.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Speaking of Olde E. Any of you ever play “Edward 40-hands”? Its where you duct tape 40′s to your hands and see who can drink them first. You have to a have a female help you out with going to the bathroom. Its fun
December 28th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
As a former brewery worker, I can tell you that a lot of Busch and Busch Light are Budweiser or Bud Light that got too hot/cold or some other mechanical malfunction affected the brewing process. Back when we made a lot of Michelob, it was brewed at the highest quality and if there was any significant deviation we would turn it into Busch.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Speaking of Olde E. Any of you ever play “Edward 40-hands”? Its where you duct tape 40′s to your hands and see who can drink them first. You have to a have a female help you out with going to the bathroom. Its fun
Never attended one that was a competition but Edward 40-hands was a regular in the college theme party rotation. “Good” times.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
medical marijuana dispensary stings.
pipe down hippy
December 28th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
This is one of my favorite comments in a long time.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:50 AM
quarters, red/black only games i played, other than an occasional game tied to a show or sport on tv.
red/black with jack daniels shots is dangerous and can make 3 out of four high school kids ride through the middle of town on handlebars of a bike driven by a fellow red/black player
December 28th, 2012 at 11:51 AM
pipe down? BONGS UP.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:51 AM
it’s comments like black doug’s that make me wonder about a government conspiracy to keep the proles happy and ignorant with cheap beer
December 28th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Yes, it ended disastrously/awesomely. We played in prep for a concert, four of us. I won by about ten mins, got cocky, and decided I’d drink a third while everyone else finished. I proceeded to pass out and lock my door to avoid being fucked with. Turns out the tickets were in my room, and I was beyond the point of being awoken by pounding on the door. Everyone missed the concert
December 28th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
cheep beer, religion and an unregulated media.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
I worked for A-B for about 7 years in the brewing department. Each brew is checked and re-checked throughout the process. If/when there was a point that the color/taste deviated, we turned it into Busch. Busch had its own recipe, sure, but it was also the safety valve.
/JMorris’d
December 28th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
ohhhhh, I see what you did there.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Yes, it ended disastrously/awesomely. We played in prep for a concert, four of us. I won by about ten mins, got cocky, and decided I’d drink a third while everyone else finished. I proceeded to pass out and lock my door to avoid being fucked with. Turns out the tickets were in my room, and I was beyond the point of being awoken by pounding on the door. Everyone missed the concert
typical trojan
December 28th, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Even if it’s not a race, it’s always a competition to finish before pissing your pants.
Blunts, you amateur
December 28th, 2012 at 11:57 AM
I’m pretty sure that paragraph came from the Bill Gates Commencement Speech and was later co-opted by Morgan Freeman to use in his CT shooting open letter.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:57 AM
cheep beer, religion and an unregulated media.
sometimes, never, and as much as possible
/happy, heathen and ignorant
December 28th, 2012 at 11:58 AM
hahaha…youre calling a guy with a 24″ inch illadelph with waterfall and a separate diffuser an “amateur.” should i tell you about my hash oil setup, while we’re discussing pot amateurism?
December 28th, 2012 at 11:59 AM
You guys are killing the comments right now.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:59 AM
in high school one of my buddies had a pipe made from a fairway wood
December 28th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Might as well
December 28th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Back when we made a lot of Michelob, it was brewed at the highest quality
… yet still sucks.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
What are we all seniors in high school? Let me show you how to drink a whole beer out of a tube and funnel.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
it’s pretty sweet…got a titanium swing arm on a stem with a hood. heat up the titanum plate and swing it under the hood…put a dab of that delicious, delicious hash oil on there and inhale.
im a multiple times daily pothead, and the first time i tried this oil, i was knocked the fuggout. it’s like walter white’s blue of pot.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
the more you know…
December 28th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
I disagree. I don’t know what they are doing with it now but it was as good as any other back in the day. I thought the Michelob Light we brewed around 2006 was the best. Michelob didn’t have any adjunct or rice, it was straight barley malt just like beer was intended to be.
I know everybody loves craft beers these days but the small time brewers can’t match the consistency of the big guys. That too me is their biggest problem.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
That does sound rather sweet. I’ve only smoked hash in rock form. Assuming the oil is much more potent?
Made use of a two story beer bong at UCSB on Halloween. For those of you who aren’t familiar, UCSB is a shitshow, especially on Halloween
December 28th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
well this is quite funny.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Back when we made a lot of Michelob, it was brewed at the highest quality
… yet still sucks.
Weekends were made for Michelob…
December 28th, 2012 at 12:07 PM
UCSB is a shitshow
i see UCSB and i think ‘smokeshow’ not shitshow
/also, banana slugs
December 28th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Black Douglas for poster of the week.
So a chick has to help you to the bathroom. This sounds like all kinds of awesome.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
I bought my pops a percolator for Christmas. He was quite enthused.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Weekends were made for Michelob…
but tonight, let it be lowenbrau
December 28th, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Ice Sculpture that funneled hard liquor was the most exotic thing I ever encountered
December 28th, 2012 at 12:09 PM
classic lake move right here.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Fair enough. There really isn’t a big American beer I like. I’ll still drink them opportunistically, but I can’t see myself opting for one ever again
December 28th, 2012 at 12:11 PM
90+% thc. dude…seriously, a booger-sized dab is all it takes, and im a well seasoned smoker. i couldnt even imagine how much it’d destroy a casual smoker. probably be instant freak out.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Made use of a two story beer bong at UCSB on Halloween. For those of you who aren’t familiar, UCSB is
a shitshow, especiallylegendary on Halloween/fixed
December 28th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Black Douglas, what did you do at the brewery? A college friend of mine is a brewmaster for A-B and she says it’s her favorite urban legend that gets asked on just about every plant tour. It’s just not technically or economically feasible is her response.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Ice Sculpture that funneled hard liquor was the most exotic thing I ever encountered
which prison was this?
December 28th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
I can understand that. Since the In-Bev takeover of A-B, I don’t buy them much anymore. I try to go with Shiner or some of the mid-sized brewers. I don’t like crafts too much because they are always putting unnecessary stuff in there.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Depends on your opinion of “big”. I think Sam Adams does a good job of balancing quality, consistency, and price.
I’m not above slumming it with a Miller Light though. There’s a time and a place for everything.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:13 PM
Roast, this is what makes it great. It’s both. A very synergistic relationship. It’s the only school I consistently left SC to party at. SDSU fits the shitshow/smokeshow bill, but it’s also derisively referred to as STDSU
December 28th, 2012 at 12:14 PM
Black Douglas, what did you do at the brewery? A college friend of mine is a brewmaster for A-B and she says it’s her favorite urban legend that gets asked on just about every plant tour. It’s just not technically or economically feasible is her response.
what is it with you and the cover-ups?
December 28th, 2012 at 12:14 PM
Loved the Shiner. Drank it constantly in CA, but don’t see it in CT
Agreed
December 28th, 2012 at 12:14 PM
I had a gas station slushi machine at my all weekend bachelor party. One side was SoCo and coke, the other was margaritas. We had instant mixed booze drinks for 3 days. We also has 2 kegs, but only floated one. Such an epic weekend.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Hey Piers, move to England.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Roast, this is what makes it great. It’s both. A very synergistic relationship. It’s the only school I consistently left SC to party at. SDSU fits the shitshow/smokeshow bill, but it’s also derisively referred to as STDSU
Had friends at both schools, this is unquestionably accurate
December 28th, 2012 at 12:15 PM
I think Sam Adams does a good job of balancing quality, consistency, and price.
i have enjoyed the winter ale recently
December 28th, 2012 at 12:15 PM
I was a process support technician. I know one female brewmaster. Did the one you know go to school at Purdue by any chance?
December 28th, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Del Playa on Halloween gives Bourbon Street a run
December 28th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
I agree that most craft breweries try too hard to be Dogfish Head.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:18 PM
FYI, the two Longhorn players have been suspended for the game and sent back to Austin, per Mack. Names still not released, however.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Negative, but she is an engineering grad.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:18 PM
rainier beer was a fave of mine at the u of idaho. their tv ads were fun too…a big R chasing people
rainier was the beer i first did the six pack at a shot per minute thing. great start to the evening, that
December 28th, 2012 at 12:20 PM
MIght have seen this here, but you’d be suprised jsut how few microbrews there truly are.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Dogfish Head.
this is the place that scraped ale crust from 2k-year-old middle eastern pottery for a recipe right?
December 28th, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Standout beer from last week’s Colorado trip was Ska Brewing’s Modus Hoperandi. Can’t recall the last time I didn’t get worn out on an IPA after a few.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Del Playa on Halloween gives Bourbon Street a run
Had one of the best weekends of my life there one Halloween, Hooked up with one of the hottest chicks in my entire life and Campus Point was firing…
/glory days
//old manned
December 28th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
That’s cool. Anheuser-Busch has always hired the best employees. Their engineers are top notch.
I can’t speak for all breweries but any time there was a major deviation that affected color or taste, it was turned into Busch or Busch Light.
/Light, not Lite. Lite is a Miller thing you see.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:23 PM
I tried watching a couple of shows that featured the brewmaster/owner of Dogfish Head. He was terrible.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:24 PM
I used to drink this all the time in Washington. Sadly I can’t find it anywhere in AZ.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Ska Brewing’s Modus Hoperandi
i had some of ska’s mole beer last week. it grew on me
December 28th, 2012 at 12:24 PM
I dont see what her being ugly has to do with anything.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
He was terrible.
pretentious? i’m imagining an anthony bourdain of beers
December 28th, 2012 at 12:26 PM
He was Bro-tastic. I ruined both documentaries that I saw him on.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Even he would not touch 60 minute doghead. Only 90 minute for him.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:26 PM
/He ruined, not I.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Dogfish Head may put some crazy shit in their beer. But I’ll be damned if it isn’t tasty as hell. I like Brooklyn as well for cheaper “micro” brews. St. Arnolds here in Houston is overrated IMO.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:27 PM
This reminds me of the time my friend ordered one at a bar, not realizing it was an initialism. He pronounced it ee-pa
December 28th, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Same here. That was the worst.
Agree with earlier comment that there is a time and place for most beers, even the likes of Miller Lite. That said, I very rarely buy anything other than craft brews. I have a variety pack of Leinies that I got from my secretary that I need to try this weekend. Interested in how the vanilla porter is.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:28 PM
I agree. Though I do like that you can still do the tours though. We used to have tours here at the A-B brewery in Houston in the 70′s but it has been generally closed to the public ever since. Though there are some occasions when you can bring family and friends there.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:29 PM
sad news yysa
December 28th, 2012 at 12:30 PM
I laughed
What’s wrong with Bourdain?
December 28th, 2012 at 12:31 PM
@angry. the vanilla Porter is delicious.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:31 PM
I think Miller owns Leinenkugel now. I drank some in Illinois a few years ago. I liked it.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:32 PM
/trying to understand the sexual innuendo
December 28th, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Been meaning to try this. Will do so on your recommendation.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Agree with earlier comment that there is a time and place for most beers, even the likes of Miller Lite. That said, I very rarely buy anything other than craft brews. I have a variety pack of Leinies that I got from my secretary that I need to try this weekend. Interested in how the vanilla porter is.
unless cheap beer actually tastes bad, like schaefer or black label, they’re fine on a hot day. and leinies is a favorite brewery of mine. only one of theirs i don;t like is the berry
December 28th, 2012 at 12:33 PM
i think i’m the only person in houston that likes st. arnold’s. the elissa and spring bock, anyway. also, i think i’m the only person in texas that isn’t a big fan of shiner.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Vanilla Java Porter from that brewery in Michigan is great. Not sure if they still make it, I only could find it when I lived in Pittsburgh.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:34 PM
I like it, better on tap than in bottles but both do the trick
December 28th, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Draw your own conclusions.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Fair enough. There really isn’t a big American beer I like. I’ll still drink them opportunistically, but I can’t see myself opting for one ever again
Yep.
My big issue with AB beers – they seemed to have pumped up the carbonation in them over the last 5-6 years. They’re way too bubbly, which is why I drink hard liquor almost exclusively now.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:35 PM
I have a variety pack of Leinies that I got from my secretary
/trying to understand the sexual innuendo
her name’s freda
December 28th, 2012 at 12:35 PM
#dbu
December 28th, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Consult this chart for ownership. InBev and MillerCoors also have distribution deals with the smaller companies.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Yea that sucks. I am pretty sure I could get a distributor to order it for me but that just seems like a lot of work.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:35 PM
I think the variety pack I have has a berry shandy. That might suck.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:36 PM
.
Have you tried Karbach or some of the other new crafts around town? I work near Karbach and have been meaning to stop by and check them out.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Karbach Rodeo Clown IPA is great. Southern Star out of Conroe makes some solid beers, bombshell blonde is good, buried hatchet stout is excellect.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:39 PM
And yeah, I don’t like Shiner either.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:39 PM
i think i’m the only person in houston that likes st. arnold’s. the elissa and spring bock, anyway. also, i think i’m the only person in texas that isn’t a big fan of shiner.
Try Tito’s or Deep Eddy Vodka
December 28th, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Well since In-bev took over they have done away with a lot of their old Hop growers and such. Quantity over quality. I wouldn’t doubt that they would mess with that. I’m not sure though because that would have to be done at the filler and I didn’t work over there often.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Shiner’s Ruby Redbird was one of my top 5 beer discoveries of the year.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:41 PM
My buddy has asked me to do the tour with him, but I haven’t had a chance yet. Guess I’ll give it a go.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:41 PM
yeah, i like the hopadillo. the beers from southern star in conroe aren’t bad at all. if i really need a texas beer fix, though, i think i would go with something from real ale from blanco.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:42 PM
I’m FAR from being a beer snob, but since I read that article Spencer linked here about In-bev, I’ve tried not to purchase any A-B products.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:43 PM
If you ever get down to Cincinnati, Jungle Jim’s has this for $7.99 a 12 pack. I enjoyed the heck out of it when it was 90 degrees outside.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Bring a huge cup to drink out of. You’ll enjoy it.
We had a family day at A-B Houston a couple of years ago (40th anniversary) and we were giving out free beer, had different bands playing, and free food. It was a blast.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Bell’s Two Hearted, and the debate stops there.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Same here. They’re brewing beers for stockholders now, not beer drinkers.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:45 PM
I think the names of craft beers turns me off to them as anything.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Milk, it’s available in Cbus at Giant Eagle, Whole Foods, etc. I do enjoy the hell out of a half-day spent wandering Jungle Jim’s. We’re going to try to make it to the new store next week.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:47 PM
I think the names of craft beers turns me off to them as anything.
Ha! My brother brews his own beer and I told him that if he wants to sell it the beer doesn’t have to be good, it just has to have a stupid name that people will think is cool.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:48 PM
IN the way back machine, the local A-B brewery here did tours and gave you 3 beers at the end. We’d just wait till the next tour to come thorough and get 3 more. This was one way to get loaded while underage. Then somebody (not me or my friends) drove home drunk after a tour, and no more free beer.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Good stuff, I like the trout on the bottle.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:54 PM
A-B Houston had a Busch Gardens mixed in with the brewery but it was closed in the 70′s. Some of it is still used today but in a different capacity. The bird sanctuary is now a garden where all the smokers hang out. When A-B owned it they would change out the flowers every couple of weeks just for the hell of it.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Says the guy who often goes months without drinking.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:56 PM
If I’m drinking beer, Shiner is my first choice for sure. I also like Magic Hat #9 a lot.
Usually I drink Tito’s, Makers Mark, or Scotch though.
Wish I was drinking instead of working today.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:57 PM
There are more Houstonian commenters on this site than I realized.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
I tried one last night for the first time, it was decent enough, not my favorite though. now the Lagunita’s Little Sumpin Ale about changed my life.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:02 PM
A few more hours and you’re home free.
Anyone have good New Year’s Eve plans? Friend’s dad shuts down one of his restaurants and throws a party there. Has his chef cater it and it’s open bar. In other words, one of the funnest parties of the year
December 28th, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Shiner’s Holiday Cheer reminds me of a jacked up #9 (stronger peach flavor, but along the lines of #9′s apricot).
December 28th, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Seriously. Houston and Ohio dominated
December 28th, 2012 at 1:05 PM
That doesn’t make me appreciate good beer any less.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:06 PM
+1 Blue Moon Holiday Sampler
December 28th, 2012 at 1:08 PM
I am from Houston too, live in Austin now. Never realized how many commenters are from the H until now.
Watched a PBS show about Houston architecture last night (while downing Magic Hat). Philip Johnson, I.M. Pei, Renzo Piano, the Menil, Rice Campus, Enron tower, downtown, all discussed. Made me really homesick.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:11 PM
I tried one last night for the first time, it was decent enough, not my favorite though. now the Lagunita’s Little Sumpin Ale about changed my life.
Wasn’t a craft beer drinker back in the college days. During road trip after graduation drove Portland to Danville, CA. Exhausted/thirsty upon arriving at 10 p.m. Guy we were staying with gave us some Lagunitas IPA. Changed my life.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
lol, well played
December 28th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Just bustin’ balls lil’ bit. I still remember the day you announced you bought that. I almost heard your heart break at the derision your purchase received.
/Team Octoberfest
December 28th, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Late with this comment, but two top flight beers there. Never had anything bad from Lagunita or Bells.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:30 PM
North Texas Mean Peen
December 28th, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Son of a bitch. I always miss the beer threads.
Ska is one of the best breweries in the West. They get less pub than New Belgium, Odell’s, Great Divide, etc., but their roster is fantastic. Modus in particular is a triumph. Steamworks (also out of Durango) is another really good one. Their Colorado Kolsch is one of the best summer beers ever.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Fuck you.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Good to know. I will keep a look out for this.
December 28th, 2012 at 2:51 PM
To show them the spread option.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Same here. Thanks for the heads up, Gerard. My girlfriend, and Colorado native, became a big fan of Kolsch beers this past Summer, so it gives me another to search for. Tragically, it looks like Illinois is the closest Ska gets.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:04 PM
Colorado folks…anything to look out for from Oskar Blues Brewery? They now distribute in Ohio, but I haven’t had any of their beers other than the Dale’s Pale Ale, which is getting traction on tap around Columbus. I have a great store across the street from me that stocks several of their flavors.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Oskar Blues: can’t go wrong with anything in my opinion. Just finished a six of Old Chub, fantastic. They are a tad pricey, but worth it.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:09 PM
My new fave local brewery is Upslope; haven’t had anything from them yet that hasn’t been stellar. I kinda doubt they distribute very far, unfortunately.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Thanks for the insight, Gerard. I tend to enjoy when we can’t get the beers in Ohio. Makes me enjoy them a bit more when I can find them. We’ve had some good micros pull out in recent years due to low capacity/high demand issues.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Yeah, I love finding something unusual/unavailable locally — Pliny, say, although that happens much less frequently these days now that all of the cats left their bag.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Colorado folks…anything to look out for from Oskar Blues Brewery? They now distribute in Ohio, but I haven’t had any of their beers other than the Dale’s Pale Ale, which is getting traction on tap around Columbus. I have a great store across the street from me that stocks several of their flavors.
Deviant Dale’s has been popping up around Baltimore bars lately. I believe its the Double IPA version of Dale’s. Pretty solid if you are only drinking 3-4 brews. Old Chub also one of the better Scottish ales I’ve had.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Old Chub for tonight it is. Thanks, gents.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
/no hef
December 28th, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Westword’s beer guy just named this his #1 new Colorado brew of 2012. I’m chastened that I haven’t tried it yet. Tonight we will rectify this.
December 28th, 2012 at 9:01 PM
This year’s batch had a much stronger ginger flavor than I remember, could barely taste the grapefruit.
Favorite beers since I moved to Austin are 512′ Pecan Porter and Austin Beerwork’s Pearl Snap Pilsner. I don’t think either brewery has much distribution outside of Texas, though.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:09 PM
Fox Deluxe – 3 cases for $13 – deposit included. Worked out to about $0.14/beer