Well I took Lew's advice (trusting him once again) and bought a growler
of Hurricane Kitty, which was the only Keegan Ale on tap at my local
beer store. Lew was right again.(anybody surprised?) It was a
fabulously hoppy beer, close to Rogue's I2PA, but for less than half the
price. Thanks Lew, I never would have tried it without your advice.
It's always nice to find a new, great beer. I can't wait to try their
other offerings.

My real mission was to find the elusive Celebration Ale. For at least 5
years, this bear has ALWAYS showed up by November 1st at the latest.
This year nobody has it! I've checked around at various web sites
(www.beeradvocate.com, www.ratebeer.com, etc.) and see that SNCA is in
NYC, Mass., New Jersey, Ohio, Pa.! Everywhere but
Kingston/Poughkeepsie, NY. Hurricane Kitty is holding me over tonight,
but I don't know what I'll do tomorrow. Has anybody spotted it anywhere
near the Kingston/Poughkeepsie area? I openly admit that I am an SNCA
addict and I am happy being so.

Sponge Monkey Bob


Lew Bryson wrote:

Understandable, especially the part about trusting me. Mother's Milk is a
milk stout, Hurricane Kitty is a bitchin' IPA, and the Golden is, well, a
pretty decent blonde ale. As for being poured from a home tap into a
growler, it's poured at the brewery from their tap, which has a run of about
four feet. It's probably cleaner than you'll see in most bars. And if the
idea of hand-bottled beer on the shelf bugs ya, well, again understandable,
but I had a hand-poured growler of Berkshire in my fridge for two
YEARS...and it was fine. It's up to you, but if I WERE you, I'd hike my ass
up to Kingston, try the beers, and then start buying growlers. You'll want
to refill them.