OT: Beer advice...

[TimberBeast]

I'm going to see my brother coming from Athens during Thanksgiving, I am not sure what all they have over there for beer (I'm in MS). I'm trying to give him a list of some stuff to bring, any help would be greatly appreciated. So far I only told him a Dogfish head 90 and Creature Comfort Tropicana (I think that's what it's called). I have had the dogfish head before but it's been a while. I have had a terrapin or two but it's been a while. I am interested in IPAs and pale ales for the most part, but looking for anything different that I should not miss out on. Thanks for any help.

[Jack Lambert]

Schlitz beer in the can.

[BoomBoom]

I'm going to see my brother coming from Athens during Thanksgiving, I am not sure what all they have over there for beer (I'm in MS). I'm trying to give him a list of some stuff to bring, any help would be greatly appreciated. So far I only told him a Dogfish head 90 and Creature Comfort Tropicana (I think that's what it's called). I have had the dogfish head before but it's been a while. I have had a terrapin or two but it's been a while. I am interested in IPAs and pale ales for the most part, but looking for anything different that I should not miss out on. Thanks for any help.

Yuengling, especially if you are not a hops fan. Rumor is we get it in mid January, as reported here, but I've not seen that confirmed anywhere.

[SpeckleDawg]

Good choice on the DF 90. I would add Cigar City Jai Alai and Bell's Two Hearted.

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

DuClaw Serum XX Double IPA

It's a Maryland brew that is only available in MD, NY, PA, VA, and NC but you might want to check if it made its way into GA yet( last time I looked was over a year ago). If you like and IPA you should really like this one.

[notoriousdog]

If you're into IPAs, you should get him to bring some Terrapin Hopsecutioner and since it's Thanksgiving the Pumpkin Fest as well. Looks like they sell Heavy Seas out of Baltimore over there as well. The Loose Canon from Heavy Seas is really good IPA.

[tcdog70]

Schlitz beer in the can.

Schlitz has gone back the the 60's formula---go for the Gusto--you only go around once----the beer that made Milwaukee famous.

[LC Dawg]

Good choice on the DF 90. I would add Cigar City Jai Alai and Bell's Two Hearted.

I agree on all three of these. Also may want to try Stone Ruination and Victory Hop Devil.

[Political Hack]

Good choice on the DF 90. I would add Cigar City Jai Alai and Bell's Two Hearted.

This guy knows his beer. Get some DFH 60 Minute too.

Also, if he can find it, get the Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA. Very hard to find but worth the search.

[missouridawg]

There's a brewery in Wisconsin. Makes awesome beer. Milwaukees best light. Some call it Beast. I call it delicious.

[shannondawg]

None of the above available in the bbq joint in Shannon. Most everything in quarts.

[truevaluedawg]

New Belgium's Slow Ride IPA and Sierra Nevada's Hop Hunter IPA are both quite tasty.

[hailmari]

Jai Alai is great. I brought back a big stockpile of beers from Atlanta in August. I highly recommend Sculpin by Ballast Point, it's great. Terrapin hopsecutioner, Terrapin Moo-hoo milk stout, and Liquid Bliss. Anything by Cigar City.. and Jekyll Cooter Brown. I tried a couple from Red Hare (brewery in ATL), but nothing that stood out.

[msstatelp1]

Stone Brewery Arrogant Bastard Ale but warning, "YOU'RE NOT WORTHY"

http://www.arrogantbastard.com/home.asp

[Dawgtini]

Schlitz beer in the can.

I prefer the bottle, but good call. Old Style if Schlitz is sold out.

[ScoobaDawg]

I'm going to see my brother coming from Athens during Thanksgiving, I am not sure what all they have over there for beer (I'm in MS). I'm trying to give him a list of some stuff to bring, any help would be greatly appreciated. So far I only told him a Dogfish head 90 and Creature Comfort Tropicana (I think that's what it's called). I have had the dogfish head before but it's been a while. I have had a terrapin or two but it's been a while. I am interested in IPAs and pale ales for the most part, but looking for anything different that I should not miss out on. Thanks for any help.

Some good suggestions already made....Here is a compassion of distribution state vs state. Pop in MS vs Georgia...
http://www.seekabrew.com/distro/compare.html

Or here ya go....

First off. Ignore anyone who says Yuengling... Over hyped Budweiser.Highlighted some of my personal favorites.

21st Amendment
Against the Grain
Allagash
Anchorage [Limited]
Anderson Valley
Ass Kisser
Avery
Ballast Point [Limited]
Bard's Tale
Bells
Bison
Blue Point
Blue Tarp [Draft only]
Bottle Tree
Boulder
Boulevard
Breckenridge
BridgePort
Brooklyn
Buffalo Bill's
Burnt Hickory
Butternuts
Chattanooga
Cigar City [Limited]
Cisco
Clown Shoes [Limited]
Coastal Empire [Draft only]
Creature Comforts
Cricket Hill [Limited]
Crooked Stave
Dixie
Dogfish Head (well... Yes its good but there are so many better options now...)
Duck-Rabbit
Evil Twin
Fat Cat
Finch's
Florida Beer Companty
Flying Fish
Founders
French Broad
Full Sail
Great Divide
Harpoon
Heavy Seas - see Clipper City
Highland
Hoppin Frog
Horny Goat
Iron City
Jailhouse
Lakefront
Laughing Dog
Left Hand
Lexington (Alltech/Kentucky)
Mad River (Steelhead)
Matt (Saranac)
McSorley's (Pabst brand)
Monday Night
Moon River [Draft only]
Mother Earth
Moylan's
Napa Smith
New Belgium
Nimbus
O’Dempsey’s
Old Dominion
Ommegang
Orpheus
Oskar Blues
Peak Organic
Penn
Port/Lost Abbey
Prairie Artisan Ales
Pyramid [Limited]
Red Hare
RJ Rockers
Saint Somewhere
Service
Shelton Brothers (importers)
Shmaltz (He'Brew)
Sixpoint
Smuttynose
Southbound
Southampton
Southern Tier
Sprecher
St. George
Starr Hill
Stillwater
Stone
Stoudt's
Strawn
Sweetwater
Terrapin
The Bruery
Thomas Creek
Thomas Hooker
Three Taverns
Uinta
Victory
Westbrook
Weyerbacher
White Birch [Limited]
Wild Heaven
Yuengling

[Dawgbite]

I prefer the bottle, but good call. Old Style if Schlitz is sold out.

Old Style, the memories. What about some Black Label or Scheafer Light?

[Shooter McGavin]

All excellent choices. I really like 21st Amendment and Bells Two Hearted ale.

I'm pretty excited I can buy Southern Tier in Meridian now. I've seen their Pumking on draft at a couple restaurants as well.

[Maroon Diapers]

Get him to stop in Hop City in Atlanta or Birmingham, preferably Atlanta. One of the best beer stores I've been in. Grab a couple bottles of Prairie Bomb! Rated 100 on BeerAdvocate by both users and the Bros. It's as dark as your soul and ~10 bucks a bottle, but delicious. Moylans also has a new quad IPA call Hop Craic. It's delicious but will destroy your palate. Like others have said, Bells Two Hearted is solid. Ballast Point Sculpin is a super IPA. Their Victory at Sea porter is great too if you can go darker.

[Prediction? Pain.]

If you're into IPAs, you should get him to bring some Terrapin Hopsecutioner and since it's Thanksgiving the Pumpkin Fest as well. Looks like they sell Heavy Seas out of Baltimore over there as well. The Loose Canon from Heavy Seas is really good IPA.

Second for Hopsecutioner.

Others from Terrapin to look out for: Moo Hoo Milk Stout, Rye Pale Ale, and Mosaic Red Rye IPA. (The last of those is a spring seasonal, so there may not be any floating around right now.)

Red Hare out of Marietta is fairly solid across the board, though the Sticky Stout and Watership Brown are two of the more prominent ones.

Red Brick out of Atlanta is worth a shot, too. Their Laughing Skull Red Ale is pretty popular around here, but some of the others (like the Porter and Imperial Stout) are probably better.

Another Atlanta brewery, Orpheus, has gotten a lot of hype in the past couple of years. Not sure you can get their stuff outside of the Atlanta area, though.