Potato/Yam Beers? Need help identifying...

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  1. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Also, many brands don't even use potatoes. It's made from grain.
     
    #21 BearsOnAcid, Jan 4, 2014
  2. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    Seems to me you'd be pretty safe staying with hoppy beers like IPAs and lighter beers like Pilsners, Kolschs, etc. My guess is when potatoes or sweet potatoes are used at all, it would be in heavier and slightly sweetish/malt forward beers like stouts, brown ales, etc

    But since breweries are always coming out with new beers, it's not going to do much good to simply ask what beers have those ingredients in them. You're going to have to engage in due diligence and research them yourself, as others have said.
     
    #22 5thOhio, Jan 4, 2014
  3. Kanger

    Kanger Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2013 New York

    #23 Kanger, Jan 4, 2014
  4. Cowabunga

    Cowabunga Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2013 Massachusetts

    I have a severe allergy to potatoes (anaphylaxis). Last year at a craft brew fest I was about to drink a sample when I overheard the brewer say it was brewed with potatoes. Now I feel I have to double check every beer I have now by emailing or calling the brewery and await a response...or google it and chance it. You can imagine how annoying this is!

    Anyway, I've come up w some beers containing potato I've found. Can you guys add any I'm missing? They all seem to name it besides the Autumn Maple.

    • Fullsteam Carver Sweet Potato Beer
    • The Bruery, Autumn Maple
    • Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company, Jefferson Stout
    • Bent River Brewing Company, Sweet Potato Ale
    • Epic Brewing Company, Glutenator
    • Indeed Brewing Company, Sweet Yamma Jamma
    • Piney River Brewing Company, Sweet Potato Ale
    • Salty Nut Brewery, Sweet Potato Ale
    • Blind Bat Brewery, Long Island Potato Stout
    • Blackbeerd-barrel Aged Imperial Sweet Potato Stout - New Holland Brewing Company
     
    #24 Cowabunga, Sep 27, 2014
  5. strohme2

    strohme2 Pooh-Bah (2,001) Nov 3, 2007 Michigan
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    Off the top of my head, Bells has a Sweet Potato Stout.
     
    #25 strohme2, Sep 27, 2014
  6. Mikecap

    Mikecap Pooh-Bah (2,098) May 18, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Won't see it again, but the Tater Ridge from Sierra Nevada's Beer Camp pack.
     
    #26 Mikecap, Sep 27, 2014
  7. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    Sweet potatoes and Potatoes are two very different vegetables. An allergy to one does not mean you are allergic to the other.
    if your allergy is to potatoes I can't imagine there are many beers that will give you a problem.

    Your friends must enjoy eating with you. They don't need to worry about you stealing their fries.
     
    #27 SammyJaxxxx, Sep 27, 2014
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  8. ArkansasTraveller

    ArkansasTraveller Initiate (0) Aug 4, 2014 Arkansas

    I was completely unaware that such a thing existed. Something new to add to the "I gotta try" list!
     
    #28 ArkansasTraveller, Sep 27, 2014
  9. LehighAce06

    LehighAce06 Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    This. Just in case butternut squash is part of the problem, Saucony Creek Maple Mistress is made with them; it's a local PA brewery, but a damn tasty beer so it might travel a bit.
     
    #29 LehighAce06, Sep 27, 2014
  10. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    I think it's pretty safe to say that any beer made with potatoes will clearly tell you on the label.
     
    #30 Treyliff, Sep 27, 2014
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  11. AndrewK

    AndrewK Savant (1,123) Oct 20, 2006 California

    Autumn maple is actually made with yams, not sure if that is part of your allergy or not (as they aren't potatoes).
     
    #31 AndrewK, Sep 27, 2014
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  12. Cowabunga

    Cowabunga Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2013 Massachusetts

    Hey guys I should have added, I'm also allergic to sweet potatoes and Yams, despite them being slightly different (I think it's a root vegetable allergy).

    Thanks for all the input so far guys, I really, really appreciate it!!!

    Please keep them coming if you guys think of anything else.
     
    #32 Cowabunga, Sep 27, 2014
  13. markdrinksbeer

    markdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Massachusetts

    This thread brings up some déjà vu. Wasn't this exact topic asked about 9 months ago?
     
    #33 markdrinksbeer, Sep 28, 2014
  14. TheGent

    TheGent Grand Pooh-Bah (4,235) Jun 29, 2010 New Jersey
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    Stick to beers beers brewed in accordance with the reinheitsgebot and you'll never need to worry again.
     
    #34 TheGent, Sep 28, 2014
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  15. markdrinksbeer

    markdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Massachusetts

    You posted this same exact question in January:

    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/potato-yam-beers-need-help-identifying.142418/
     
    #35 markdrinksbeer, Sep 28, 2014
  16. peetoteeto

    peetoteeto Crusader (451) Sep 30, 2002 North Carolina

    Rats, our sweet potato beer guerrilla marketing campaign has been exposed...
     
    #36 peetoteeto, Sep 28, 2014
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  17. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Coedo Beniaka from Japan. It's a happoshu made from sweet potatoes.
     
    #37 UCLABrewN84, Sep 30, 2014
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