Best good beer made by mediocre brewery?

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  1. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    Interesting. I really enjoy Hop Juice Black, Hoodwink, Resistance IPA, and Ebel's Weiss. I actually didn't think the Red Eye Coffee Porter was all that great.
     
    #101 pmoney, Jun 25, 2012
  2. egrace84

    egrace84 Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2012 Illinois

    Great River Redband, and Brau Bros. Ryewyne... They killed it with that offering.
     
    #102 egrace84, Jun 25, 2012
  3. Mavajo

    Mavajo Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2007 Georgia

    Black Tuesday, The Bruery
    Sweetwater IPA, Sweetwater
    Wake N Bake, Terrapin
    Beer Geek Brunch/Breakfast, Mikkeller
    Insanity, Weyerbacher
    Mephistopheles, Avery
    Black Ops or Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, Brooklyn Brewery
     
    #103 Mavajo, Jun 25, 2012
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  4. iwantsomerocks

    iwantsomerocks Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2010 Massachusetts

    I've really tried to like Brooklyn, but I just can't. It's a shame, because some of their limited stuff is pretty good. I had their Dark Matter on draft when I first started getting into beer, and so began the trip that propelled me to becoming the 'alcoholic' you see before you today.
     
    #104 iwantsomerocks, Jun 25, 2012
  5. BeerBuckeye

    BeerBuckeye Savant (1,223) Oct 2, 2009 Ohio

    St. Nikolaus by Pennsylvania Brewing
     
    #105 BeerBuckeye, Jun 25, 2012
  6. tobelerone

    tobelerone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,220) Dec 1, 2010 New Jersey
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    Caldera makes a nice IPA
    Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro bottles are cool and I'm not impressed with their other offerings
    Two Brothers makes some nice beers
    How about Coronado's Idiot DIPA?

    I used to like 21st Amendment a lot more but maybe my palate has shifted or grown up. The watermelon is lousy, I don't mind the Black IPA though.

    Almost forgot: Nectar Ales Black Xanthus is pretty great.
     
    #106 tobelerone, Jun 25, 2012
  7. Iriepirate21

    Iriepirate21 Initiate (0) May 2, 2012 California

    Simtra Triple IPA. It is AWESOME. Probably the best beer I've ever tasted that is over 10% alc. But the rest of Knee Deeps offerings are just meh.
     
    #107 Iriepirate21, Jun 25, 2012
  8. CellarGimp

    CellarGimp Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2011 Missouri

    To each their own Mr. Doofus.
     
    #108 CellarGimp, Jun 25, 2012
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  9. pburland23

    pburland23 Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    Lancaster Milk Stout was my first thought. I think Hop Hog and Four Grain are pretty meh but the Milk Stout is delicious.
     
    #109 pburland23, Jun 25, 2012
  10. Jugs_McGhee

    Jugs_McGhee Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,140) Aug 15, 2010 Texas
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    La Folie by New Belgium.
     
    #110 Jugs_McGhee, Jun 25, 2012
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  11. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    #111 pmoney, Jun 25, 2012
  12. pearljam118

    pearljam118 Savant (1,049) Jul 5, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Flying Fish Exit #4 and fresh Hopfish. Haven't had Exit #16 but heard it's good
     
    #112 pearljam118, Jun 26, 2012
  13. shand

    shand Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 13, 2010 Florida
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    Blue Point Hoptical Illusion
     
    #113 shand, Jun 26, 2012
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  14. bigfnjoe

    bigfnjoe Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Lancaster Kolsch is awesome, and after drinking the rest of their lineup weekly for two years, that's pretty much the only one I'll ever buy.
     
    #114 bigfnjoe, Jun 26, 2012
  15. HumphreyLee

    HumphreyLee Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2011 Pennsylvania

    I really like the Vanilla Porter and Oatmeal Stout from Breckenridge but other than that I would agree their stuff is pretty middling as the ratings here attest to. I also dig The Poet and love Dragon's Milk from New Holland but haven't enjoyed anything else from them at all, though they're carrying a 92 so I guess they're not really considered mediocre.
     
    #115 HumphreyLee, Jun 26, 2012
  16. JimKal

    JimKal Savant (1,213) Jul 31, 2011 North Carolina

    I've seen New Belgium beers mentioned a few times on this thread. But when I look at the reviews of their beers I see 16 listed a 4+ ratings and none listed below 3. I don't think they qualify as a mediocre brewery (but that may be because I like almost everything I've had from them).
     
    #116 JimKal, Jun 26, 2012
  17. wdarcy77

    wdarcy77 Pundit (877) Nov 27, 2008 Massachusetts

    Wachusett Larry
     
    #117 wdarcy77, Jun 26, 2012
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  18. thebigredone

    thebigredone Pooh-Bah (1,654) Dec 19, 2011 Wisconsin
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    I agree, I was there in April and has a similar experience. The only beer I enjoyed was the Cocoa Loco. Unfortunately I didn't get to try the BA Shipwreck.
     
    #118 thebigredone, Jun 26, 2012
  19. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    SOS (Save our Shore), Abita...

    The Strawberry lager wasnt too bad the last time I had it, I am overdue for a visit on it.
     
    #119 Smakawhat, Jun 26, 2012
  20. fargoth

    fargoth Initiate (0) Oct 6, 2010 Ohio

    Budweiser American Ale. Not too sure if they still make it, I haven't seen it around for awhile.
     
    #120 fargoth, Jun 26, 2012
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