[Insert name] is the exact same beer as last year.

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  1. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Since there are so many "this beer is different than last year" posts [the most recent being PtE], how about all you BAs chiming in about some of the beers that are the same.
    Mine - CCB Jai Alai. Hadn't had it for some time, picked up some 10 days out from canning and it was, as far as I'm concerned, the same as always.
     
    #1 otispdriftwood, Jun 9, 2014
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  2. ThisWangsChung

    ThisWangsChung Pooh-Bah (2,988) Oct 15, 2011 Maryland
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    I'll go one better - I'll talk about a beer that's improved this year.

    '13 Parabola was way too alcoholic and abrasive, but this year's version was absolutely excellent. I never once felt like my palate was being needlessly pummeled by booze just for the sake of complexity; it the perfect balance of depth, richness, and concealed alcohol. Sure, it got a bit sweet at times, but who cares?! I'm now on the Parabola bandwagon.
     
    #2 ThisWangsChung, Jun 9, 2014
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  3. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    99% of beers always taste the same to me, with the exception of beers that vary in barrels used, etc. from year to year. How can someone specifically remember what a beer tasted like a year ago anyway?
     
    #3 Treyliff, Jun 9, 2014
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  4. cyrushire

    cyrushire Initiate (0) May 25, 2012 Florida

    I think most breweries strive for that sort of consistency. Jai Alai changes slightly week by week if you drink it enough. it's never bad though.
     
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  5. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    Celebration is different every year due to the fact that they change the spices slightly each time.
     
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  6. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Drank a PBR on Friday, which I hadn't done for several months. Definitely the same as last year's.
     
    #6 rozzom, Jun 9, 2014
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  7. markdrinksbeer

    markdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Massachusetts

    Budweiser.
     
    #7 markdrinksbeer, Jun 9, 2014
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  8. frazbri

    frazbri Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2003 Ohio

    Good God, I hope that was a joke.
     
    #8 frazbri, Jun 9, 2014
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  9. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

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  10. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

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  11. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado


    Damn. This is good. I should have titled it "the same or better than last year."
     
    #11 otispdriftwood, Jun 9, 2014
  12. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    Ok, I wasn't sure.
     
    #12 offthelevel_bytheplumb, Jun 9, 2014
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  13. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado


    I don't think so either. But many people claim they can. Claim being the operative word here.
     
    #13 otispdriftwood, Jun 9, 2014
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  14. rlcoffey

    rlcoffey Savant (1,207) Apr 20, 2004 Kentucky

    We know that Bud drifts over time, the question is do they do it incrementally or in big jumps? Its quite possible that last years and this years differ by .03 IBUs or something.
     
    #14 rlcoffey, Jun 9, 2014
  15. Uniobrew31

    Uniobrew31 Pooh-Bah (1,567) Jan 16, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Weinheinstaphaner same as last year going on the 980th year in a row! :wink:
     
    #15 Uniobrew31, Jun 9, 2014
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  16. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    I maintain that if you drink a beer regularly, and I mean more than once a year then you can indeed remember what it tasted like and notice the differences between batches. Just my opinion.
     
    #16 utopiajane, Jun 9, 2014
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  17. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    I just had a beer on draught that tasted better from the last time I had it on draught... two weeks back, same bar, same keg. Did the beer change considerably in the keg in those two weeks? Doubtful. Did the circumstances change? Yes.
     
    #17 zid, Jun 9, 2014
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  18. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    And I am glad for that!
     
    #18 GetMeAnIPA, Jun 9, 2014
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  19. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Almost any serious brewery should be able to say this about most of their offerings. I know hop availabilities affect some things, but any mid-size brewery should achieve this more often than not.
     
    #19 Domingo, Jun 9, 2014
  20. TheBrewo

    TheBrewo Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2010 New York

    The answer is never Nugget Nectar.
     
    #20 TheBrewo, Jun 9, 2014
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