RR in Portland

Discussion in 'Northwest' started by Eighty, Apr 13, 2013.

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  1. Gobigvt7

    Gobigvt7 Zealot (709) Mar 15, 2008 Oregon

    haha, an artful touche. They told me it was the same beer! Must have decided to embrace the imperial a little more in order to really justify the name change.
     
    #21 Gobigvt7, May 4, 2013
  2. ramnuts

    ramnuts Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2009 Oregon

    the Pelican reps in VA told you that?
     
    #22 ramnuts, May 4, 2013
  3. oregone

    oregone Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2008 Oregon

    Its been 8% for at least a few years. According to their brewery, its the same recipe. They had toyed with the idea of bringing back the actual Imperial Pelican Ale (still listed on here), but went with the rename and price increase to correspond with the introduction of Silvefspot English IPA. But it IS a big ipa. Again, its been 8% and 80ibu give or take for quite some time.

    Edit: I dont know if it has increased in abv over the years, but a half percent wouldnt be out of the realm of possibility for batch variation. I mean, they have been making this beer for awhile. But be assured, same beer, different name.
     
    #23 oregone, May 4, 2013
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  4. Gobigvt7

    Gobigvt7 Zealot (709) Mar 15, 2008 Oregon

    I live in PDX and I'm the buyer at the Hop & Vine. Didn't realize my location still said VA.
     
    #24 Gobigvt7, May 6, 2013
  5. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I would be curious to know when they changed the label then. It's not something I look for or buy all the time, but I always recalled it being 7.5%. That's the reason I assumed it was a different beer (not that .5% is a huge difference). In addition to the slight increase in the abv., I just assmed the recipe was different as well.
     
    #25 John_M, May 6, 2013
  6. ramnuts

    ramnuts Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2009 Oregon

    Ah, I see now. The VA addy threw me off...:wink:
     
    #26 ramnuts, May 7, 2013
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