Best Collaboration Beers

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Funkys the only one I didn't get... Not a fan of beer aged in wine barrels... If you have something sick to trade I'll find out about getting you grumpy... That's be the only one I can get though, and it's damn good

 

I'll message you. Would love to try it. Thanks

 

JP and Maui Brewing: Sobre Humano Palena 'Ole

 

Nobody mentioned Gnomegang yet?
slackers

 

One of my favorites has to be the Dogfish/Stone/Victory Saison du BUFF. Such a unique beer. Perfect for a hot summer day.

 

Double Dose, Double Dose, Double Dose. I fiend for that one and would travel far to get more.

 

Knocked off my last Life and Limb 1 with some fellow BAs--magical

Another vote for Super IPA. Would love to have that one again.

 

Collaboration Not Litigation by Avery and RR. That beer was fantastic.

 

I would agree, nothing knock out. You only get a wisp of heat and then its gone, which isn't bad but the background ale was nothing stellar. Not sure what I was expecting, but wish they had done something weirder or ageable. They should have done a stout. NB doesn't have one stout out currently (unless you count the one-off Imperial Chocolate Coffee Stout, but there are 3 retired Pat's Stouts which have very little reviews, don't turn up on a google search and seem to be the precursor for the ICC stout). NB could have used Cigar City's stout expertise and put out a knockout.

 

Oh, forgot this canned beauty: Lemongrass Saison by Maui/Lost Abbey

 

Some collabs I think haven't been mentioned...

BrewDog / Stone Bashah
Three Floyds / Mikkeller Risgoop
Mikkeller/Three Floyds Boogoop

And another vote for:

The Alchemist / Ninkasi / Stone More Brown than Black IPA

 

Mrs. Stoutfire collab from The Bruery and Beachwood Brewing was (and still is) pretty good. I haven't tried too many collaborations, though, to be fair.

 

To Øl and Mikkeller - Sleep Over Coffee IIPA. An astounding and confounding brew.

 

w00tstout

 

To be honest I haven't had too many collaberation beers, but for the most part they have seemed to not be very good and have let me down especially when some big names are attached that usually put out good beers. Just had a Natural Selection by Flying Dog/Evolution the other night and that one was very good. Probably the first collaboration beer I've really thought was stellar. What are your all's experiences and opinions?

 

I haven't had too many collaboration beers to give a well thought out and honest opinion, however, I have noticed that none of them really stand out to me. The only one that I thought was really good was the Otter Creek/Lawson's Double Dose IPA. Bottled was good, but on tap it was extremely pleasant.

 

Had a ton of them, some are novelties, some were innovative experimentations that changed the scene. Good way for a small brewery to spread their name.

 

I'm normally pretty excited when they are released, but usually pretty let down when I drink them.

 

Maybe Shawn Hill and the Alchemist should collaborate and release a beer called "Raiders of the Lost Ale"!