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Ebby Calvin

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St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« on: June 11, 2008, 02:42:50 pm »
...hits Houston shelves this Thursday and Friday. I'll be on the lookout for a good place to purchase it, but they're usually gone within 2 days.
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2008, 03:41:57 pm »
Quote from: Ebby Calvin on June 11, 2008, 02:42:50 pm
...hits Houston shelves this Thursday and Friday. I'll be on the lookout for a good place to purchase it, but they're usually gone within 2 days.

Thanks for the heads-up.  I still have 4 bottles of last year's model in the back of the fridge.  I need to try one to see how well they've aged.  Any word on the style of this one?
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2008, 03:52:52 pm »
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2008, 04:23:23 pm »
Quote from: BatGirl on June 11, 2008, 03:52:52 pm
http://www.saintarnold.com/blog/index.html

Thanks.  Yeah, I guess I could use Pravata's google.  Here's more info on the American Barleywine.
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2008, 05:35:19 pm »
St. Arnold's Divine No. 6 currently at the Westpark/Buffalo Speedway Kroger.  I only saw three cases on display.  I checked the Spec's on Stella Link and their shipment hadn't yet arrived.
My sixer is currently chilling in the beer fridge.
Cool faster dammit!
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2008, 07:49:01 pm »
spec's champions is out!
guy just said that the computer
shows more at the jones/290 location
doubt there is any left at the louetta store...

managed to get one sixer that will be sampled shortly
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2008, 10:08:46 am »
Quote from: Ebby Calvin on June 12, 2008, 05:35:19 pm
St. Arnold's Divine No. 6 currently at the Westpark/Buffalo Speedway Kroger.  I only saw three cases on display.  I checked the Spec's on Stella Link and their shipment hadn't yet arrived.
My sixer is currently chilling in the beer fridge.
Cool faster dammit!

I have just become familiar with the Kroger of which you speak.  Pretty decent beer selection for a grocery store.
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2008, 01:41:13 pm »
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2008, 03:53:15 pm »
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2008, 08:32:19 pm »
Score!  There were about two cases on display at the Kroger on Montrose near Westheimer just now so I snagged a sixer.

It was at room temperature and by the time I got home I was ready for something appropriately chilled, so it'll have to wait until later.  Has anybody actually tasted the stuff yet?

Oh, and thanks for the heads up that it was out.  Otherwise I'd have had no clue.

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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2008, 09:07:43 pm »
Quote from: Frobie on June 14, 2008, 08:32:19 pm
Score!  There were about two cases on display at the Kroger on Montrose near Westheimer just now so I snagged a sixer.

It was at room temperature and by the time I got home I was ready for something appropriately chilled, so it'll have to wait until later.  Has anybody actually tasted the stuff yet?

Oh, and thanks for the heads up that it was out.  Otherwise I'd have had no clue.



i tasted it...
it's not for me, but i can appreciate it.
super hoppy
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2008, 09:43:55 pm »
Quote from: BatGirl on June 14, 2008, 09:07:43 pm
i tasted it...
it's not for me, but i can appreciate it.
super hoppy


I'm not a fan of any St. Arnold's, for that very reason.
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2008, 09:57:14 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on June 14, 2008, 09:43:55 pm

I'm not a fan of any St. Arnold's, for that very reason.

i dig their texas wheat and oktoberfest
but agree with you on some of the others i've tried
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2008, 07:01:44 pm »
Quote from: Frobie on June 14, 2008, 08:32:19 pm
Score!  There were about two cases on display at the Kroger on Montrose near Westheimer just now so I snagged a sixer.

It was at room temperature and by the time I got home I was ready for something appropriately chilled, so it'll have to wait until later.  Has anybody actually tasted the stuff yet?

Oh, and thanks for the heads up that it was out.  Otherwise I'd have had no clue.



I was at that same location this afternoon and none were left. Dammit.
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2008, 07:56:38 am »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on June 14, 2008, 09:43:55 pm

I'm not a fan of any St. Arnold's, for that very reason.

I'm a fan of every St. Arnold's, for that very reason.  This Divine, however, was a bit too much for my taste.  It didn't stop me from finishing the six pack though.

ETA: The guy at my friendly Spec's said their downtown location went through 90 cases in two hours.  They also limited the amount each consumer could buy.  I bet they had iPhone-type lines there for a while.
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2008, 08:18:33 am »
Quote from: Ebby Calvin on June 17, 2008, 07:56:38 am
I'm a fan of every St. Arnold's, for that very reason.  This Divine, however, was a bit too much for my taste. 


Beer has two basic flavor components:  sweet (malt) and bitter (hops).  When one overwhelms the other, it's not good.  I think St. Arnold's beers in general are way too hoppy/bitter.
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2008, 09:17:32 am »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on June 17, 2008, 08:18:33 am

Beer has two basic flavor components:  sweet (malt) and bitter (hops).  When one overwhelms the other, it's not good.  I think St. Arnold's beers in general are way too hoppy/bitter.

I like the Amber and stuff on the lighter side (Lawnmower etc.), but they do get a little tough on the palate as they go darker.
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Re: St. Arnold's Divine No. 6
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2008, 01:51:50 pm »
Apologies if Cabrera drinks good beer, but it looks like St. Arnold is counting on your continued support.

I finally tried the #6 the other night.  It was a couple of notches below #5 (which has gotten darn near sublime with a little age) but probably better than I expected after reading the comments above.  I am not a hophead--Anchor's Liberty Ale is about where I draw the line between pleasantly hoppy and overdone when I am in the mood for that sort of thing.
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