If you could recommend a few "unknown" beers...

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  1. checktherhyme

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

    Fremont's The Brother
     
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  2. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
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    Backcountry's Breakfast Stout
     
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  3. SteveB24

    SteveB24 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 New York

    Not sure if their unknown but they are definitely un-hyped. Bellerose, a French blonde ale, is very good and very reasonably priced. I would say the same for Victory Mad Kings, which might be my favorite belgian style wheat beer, and firestone opal, an excellent saison
     
    #23 SteveB24, Jul 1, 2014
  4. brewskifan55

    brewskifan55 Initiate (0) May 17, 2011 Mississippi

    Mississippi is really starting to kick out some great brews. Lazy Magnolia's Southern Pecan has become a staple here. Crooked Letter's Mystery Romp porter is killer. Southern Prohibition's Ragana Baltic Porter and 2014 IPA lead their pack. Mississippi Brewing Company in Gulfport makes some of the freshest beers around (and can only be bought at the microbrewery). Lucky Town's Ballistic Blond is one of my favorite Belgian Blondes. Yalobusha Brewing's Testify is my #1 at the moment: a bourbon barrel milk stout that begs to be sipped.
     
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  5. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    Very true. I took some liberties since OP used " " for unknown. I would still consider it a beer that many have not had though. Beers like Heady, which I have not had, and Hopslam have roughly 7,000 and 9,200 ratings respectively, where Eliot has 2,300. Edmund Fitzgerald, for example, has 2 1/2 times more reviews. A lot of this is due to lagers and brown ales being passed over for basically any kind of IPA in my opinion. There's the long way of me saying my "unknown" is more "lesser known". Cheers!
     
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  6. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Nice thread!

    1) Anything from Beer'd brewing, a nanobrewery in Stonington, CT. Yes, everyone makes good IPAs and DIPAs; Beer'd makes exceptionally good DIPAs. Additionally, their new Citra single-hop APA, 8 Days a Week, I honestly think is up there in the same air with ZD and APAs by HF (Edward). Exactly as good? Perhaps not (certainly not as hyped). Same weight class? I think it might be. I would love to see a blind taste test between 8DaW, PseudoSue, and ZD.

    2) Echoing @WesMantooth : King Titus from Maine Beer Company. I like Lunch; I love Another One; I think King Titus is out of this world, and quite possibly their best beer. (Full disclosure: I have not yet tried Dinner.) At over 800 reviews, this beer isn't unknown, but considering the MBC lineup, I think it's certainly overlooked.

    3) Southern Tier Oak-Aged Backburner. Virgin oak-aged barleywine. Listed as an American, but came across to me more as an English. The barrel-aging adds a ton. Reminds me of Burton Baton. Delicious.

    Honorable mention (quite well-known, but often overlooked): DFH Burton Baton. Almost certainly my favorite DFH ale.
     
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  7. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    I have not seen that Southern Tier, and they are everywhere around here. Just got added to the hit list.

    * edit It shows as retired. They still making it?
     
    #27 WesMantooth, Jul 1, 2014
  8. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Not sure. I ran into a few bottles at a gas station last year in Syracuse. I had no idea if it was any good or rare or retired or anything; a lucky purchase, it seems. But I thought it was absolutely delicious.
     
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  9. Dan_Inreallife

    Dan_Inreallife Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 Colorado

    I will second this. Their Breakfast Stout rivals a lot of the heavy hitters around here for coffee stouts and their Berliner Weisse is very good as well.
     
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  10. Iamjeff6

    Iamjeff6 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2013 Virginia

    One that comes to mind that I feel is looked over is Epic Big Bad Baptist
     
    #30 Iamjeff6, Jul 1, 2014
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  11. supaadam

    supaadam Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2014 Texas

    BP, I agree with you about Space Cake. I've been loving it lately.
     
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  12. SweetChicken

    SweetChicken Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Massachusetts
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    Yes sir. That sh&t rocks!!!
     
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  13. jakecattleco

    jakecattleco Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Sep 3, 2008 California
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    Fall River Brewing Hexagenia IPA and Widowmaker DIPA.
     
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  14. BeerIslander

    BeerIslander Initiate (0) Jun 27, 2014 Washington

    I nominate Sound Brewing's Monk's Indiscretion. The Latona IPA is spectacular as well (that one is jam packed with juicy tropical fruit).
     
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  15. BullDoza

    BullDoza Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2014 Texas

    Agree with the OP - Dream Crusher is a really good DIPA. Also, agree with the poster that said The One They Call Zoe.

    To add a few:
    Brunch Money - Armadillo Ale Works. Unique, surprising, and tasty.
    Black Thunder - Austin Beerworks. Gold Medal winner in it's style, and a style that's not often discussed here.
    Mosaic - Community Beer Co. Very good mosaic IPA. My favorite Texas IPA, and urged me to seek out more Mosaic IPAs.
    Blood & Honey - Revolver Brewing. Maybe it's the warm weather, but I find myself craving this one a couple times a week.
     
    #35 BullDoza, Jul 1, 2014
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  16. Ilovelampandbeer

    Ilovelampandbeer Pooh-Bah (1,719) Aug 25, 2013 New York
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    Rocky Point Artisan Brewers-Crom
    Barrier Brewing- Daddy Warbucks
     
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  17. rrock44

    rrock44 Pooh-Bah (2,137) Oct 27, 2009 Washington
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    Yes it does. If you can get your hands on BB's topcutter, it may be even better.
     
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  18. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Schells Hefe
    Ale Asylum Bedlam
    Harriet Wodan Weizan
    Wicked Weed Freak of Nature
    Wicked Weed Empyrean
     
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  19. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Bale Breaker Field 41. Brewery calls it a Pale, it's actually an IPA, arguably the best one made in Washington.

    Bale Breaker Topcutter, their "actual" IPA, not as crisp as F41, but still excellent.

    Chuckanut Pilsner. Arguably the Pils made in the USA.

    Skagit River Trumpeter Stout. Great fresh, ages with the best of the style.

    Fremont Fresh-hop Cowiche Canyon Pale. Nothing to see here, move along, no looky-lou's.
     
    #39 BBThunderbolt, Jul 2, 2014
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  20. mychalg9

    mychalg9 Pooh-Bah (2,123) Apr 8, 2010 Illinois
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    Une Annee Quad
     
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