Troegs Perpetual IPA

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  1. BoardwalkBock

    BoardwalkBock Pooh-Bah (2,041) Aug 18, 2012 New York
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    Is it me or is this new batch super tropical? Ive had this beer a ton but this new batch is just absurdly good! Wonder if they changed the hop bill?
     
    #1 BoardwalkBock, May 13, 2014
  2. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
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    I don't know about any recipe change but I agree. I have had this beer several times myself and it was always solid but never overly impressed me, but recently had 2 growler fills of it and it was on par with fresh Sculpin IMO. And now that it is in 12 pack cans it could be my new summer go-to beer.
     
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  3. C20Percent

    C20Percent Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2011 Virginia

    Bottles or cans? What the bottling date?
     
    #3 C20Percent, May 13, 2014
  4. BoardwalkBock

    BoardwalkBock Pooh-Bah (2,041) Aug 18, 2012 New York
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    Bottles. The bottling date is a little faded but looks like it says 05-03-14. That 05 could be an 03, but this beer is tastes extremely fresh.
     
    #4 BoardwalkBock, May 13, 2014
  5. rojapa

    rojapa Savant (1,100) Jun 26, 2013 New York

    This is one of my favorite IPAs, but I haven't seen it fresh in my area recently which is a real bummer.
     
    #5 rojapa, May 13, 2014
  6. Mineo

    Mineo Savant (1,115) Jul 7, 2010 New York

    Yeah it would be great to find any of this that isn't 2-3 months old.
     
    #6 Mineo, May 13, 2014
  7. The_Craft_Deviant_Rob

    The_Craft_Deviant_Rob Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2014 New Jersey

    I may be stopping at the brewery tomorrow, I'll be in the area for the Bruce Springsteen concert so I'll see what it takes like straight from them and compare!
     
    #7 The_Craft_Deviant_Rob, May 13, 2014
  8. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Damn. It would be preferable if posts like these were brewery plants, which I know this one is not and very few others, if any, are. Reason? Now I have to go out and buy some and see what I think since I don't believe anybody. If it was a brewery plant, I could ignore it.
     
    #8 otispdriftwood, May 13, 2014
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  9. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    That could be your answer.
     
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  10. BoardwalkBock

    BoardwalkBock Pooh-Bah (2,041) Aug 18, 2012 New York
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    I thought so too. However, I have had this beer within a week or two of bottling before, and this new batch is just something else.
     
    #10 BoardwalkBock, May 14, 2014
  11. TheNightwatchman

    TheNightwatchman Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I haven't had it in the past few months, but maybe I'll give it a shot if they have it at the bar the next time I go. Tropical sounds tasty to me, and living only about 30 mins from the brewery means I never have a problem getting it fresh.
     
    #11 TheNightwatchman, May 14, 2014
  12. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I've had it many times but then didn't have it for months (so this may be a factor). I picked a bottle up the other day that was roughly three weeks old and I agree, it tasted a little different to me...less bitter and more fruity/a little more complex than I remembered it to be.
     
    #12 ESHBG, May 15, 2014
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  13. The_Craft_Deviant_Rob

    The_Craft_Deviant_Rob Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2014 New Jersey

    So I just had some last night at the brewery, tasted pretty much what I recalled it to be, but while thinking about it you definitely see some tropical tastes.
     
    #13 The_Craft_Deviant_Rob, May 15, 2014
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  14. BoardwalkBock

    BoardwalkBock Pooh-Bah (2,041) Aug 18, 2012 New York
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    Just gotta reply to say how awesome your avatar is. My friend won runner-up in the NYS lottery a few years back and rented Beetle Juice out for 4 hours to come party at his house with a bunch of people. Needless to say, it was a very memorable day.

    Surprisingly, it is not as expensive as you may think.
     
    #14 BoardwalkBock, May 16, 2014
  15. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Me?!? :wink:

    Ha ha thank you! That is incredible and I am sure many, many stories have resulted from that memorable day!
     
    #15 ESHBG, May 16, 2014
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