Happy Oberon Day
The IGA near the Hilton in Sedona, AZ had Two-Hearted. One of the more random places I've found Bells (the most random being in a bar called Duffy's on Viaques, Puerto Rico)
March 25th, 2013 at 12:52 PM ^
March 25th, 2013 at 10:50 AM ^
Russian River is tremendous. I've had the pleasure of drinking several of their beers as they distribute to the Philly area. The Elder is fantastic but I'd take a Heady Topper over it any day. To me their sours are where they do their best work.
Oberon is way overrated, I agree. It is an old recipe that had its day and has been passed by, much the way Two Hearted has. That said, it is nostalgic for many people because its kind of like Mad Hatter, it was a gateway to better beer. Also it is a widely available seasonal, that got the youngsters tuned into seasonal releases. These are good things.
No Bells in CA, but CA is home to a ton of good craft beers.
You'll never fill the hole in your heart left by Bell's absence, but you'll find a host of good beers that will make life passable.
Lots of great beer in cali and the west coast. If you can find it, the Sierra Nevada Estate is well worth checking out when they do a release around end of summerish. Then there is always Rogue, Stone, Russian River, Widmer Bothers, and a whole host of smaller and specialty beweries.
There was a couple years back a place that basically bootlegged Bell's into cali but they were unfortunately shut down. But there is still a ton of great beer out here. In SF there are a couple stores with catalogs in the several hundreds(upwards of 800) of beers including many very very hard to find beers from both the west coast and the world.
Not sure why there is a day to honor one of the moons of Uranus, but here's to Oberon
#nerdalert
There is 3+ inches of snow on the ground here in Howard County, MD. Thus, schools are closed, and people drive at 10 mph. And more snow coming all day.
Sure as hell looks and feels like winter.
I hate how DC and NoVa get access to Bell's, but Maryland doesn't.
PS I too remember the 22s of Solsun. And mason jars of Oberon at Dominick's back in school/residency. Those were the days.
Walked into Busch's this morning freezing cold, saw the Bell's man dropping off the first batch of Oberon for the year, immediately thought it was spring, and got happy.
Went back outside and got sad.
I miss Oberon days in the Zoo! Delicious!
March 25th, 2013 at 10:53 AM ^
Oberon is fine, but when I go to Bells I always like to try the experimental batches they have up on the chalkboard. You can find some real gems that don't ever get put into bottles.
March 25th, 2013 at 11:13 AM ^
Every year I get into Oberon fights. I like the beer for what it is, and it is one of Bell's most popular because people who aren't into the more aggressive craft beers also like Oberon. I like Founders and Bell's the best out of Michigan, although Michigan is full of great brewing companies. Oberon is a great wheat beer and it is great for its season. I like Hopslam, but I'm not sure that it would be the perfect refreshment on a scorching summer day especially at the price Hopslam goes for. Similarly, I don't drink Oberon in the winter for the most part. To all the Oberon hating snobs, get over it, because it isn't going anywhere since it's the beer that people like from both the Bud Light camp and the more aggressive craft beer loving camp.
