Endeavor launch

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I knew Batman was an eye roller, he just looks like THAT kind of guy.....

I am just going to have to drink an Endeavor, so I can honestly speculate. I have only had DR11.

 

Make sure you rate it and give it all 5s. I wanna score some wales.

 

Didn't mean to open the can of worms. Sorry guys. I just thought that rater was way off base with his review and thought we could share a laugh. I know taste is subjective, but come on his review is biased as hell!

 

I can guarantee that none of the reviews are from employees.

 

That is crap. I have not rated it yet, but I think it is great, and every bit as good a DR 11 if not better. SA hit this out of the park. I can also tell you that nobody from SA hypes up releases or gives false reviews. Maybe the so called SA Army, but I know nobody from the company does that at all.

 

Yeah, if it had huge body, wouldn't that make it an American Barleywine? If it's not a IIPA at 8.9% ABV and 76 IBU, I wonder what he'd classify it being closer to.

 

A number of us have had a number of great IIPAs. Tastes can vary.

I'll also go ahead and guess that the crowd of Endeavour lovers overlaps pretty darned well with the crowd of Lagunitas Sucks lovers.

 

amazing how many endeavour experts havent even tried it yet

 

I actually did a side by side with DR 11, heady topper, pliny, dreadnaught and zombie dust (apa) with similar dates on all of them. I thought the DR 11 was every bit as good as the others. Maybe the national hype of pliny just didn't taste as good as the local hype of the divine. I have yet to try the Endeavour. I'm willing to bet that if St Arnold's put Pliny in a bottle and called it DR 12 there would still be people in this forum that would bash it because it is a St A's product.

 

I was joking!! It is a current joke as it always seems the first handful of reviews on many brews are all high rated. What I believe to be true is that it is the biggest fans of the beers that rush to try it and rate it first, not employees. It happens consistently. I knew someone would take me seriously. It is my karma for taking everyone too seriously last night.

The only real input I have had on this thread was on the pre-release hype, and my thoughts on DR11. I know nothing of Endeavor besides three facts.

1. It is a re-release of a recipe I have tasted on many occassions.
2. It seems to have mixed reactions, many love, many say it is so-so.
3. The reviews seem very one-sided for such a mixed reaction.

If people want their opinion on the record, they should review more beers!....I myself am chilling one now, will certainly post a review when I drink it...should be tomorrow night.

 

Once again. If its biased, report it.

 

i still have some DR11. I guess I need to do a side by side. Come to think of it, i've never actually had any DR11 - i've given away a few bottles tho.

 

How do you have DR11 all this time but you haven't had any?

 

I thought it was a barleywine and was aging it. I only recently found out it was an IPA.

 

I'm not getting the comparisons to Lagunitas Sucks. While I was hoping Endeavor would be close to a Pliny clone or other West Coast style DIPA, it is not quite as forward with the tropical / grapefruit aroma or taste. Its there, but it's more balanced with a spicy hopness and some earthiness. Picking up some herbal/onion notes, also. It is it's own unique style of DIPA, and a pretty complex one at that. My initial slight disappointment has given way to realizing that we now have a high quality year round DIPA that stands on its own merits. I am liking it more and more with each tasting. Cheers!

 

Agreed...I had a Heady Topper, Hopslam and an Endeavor last night. Endeavor just isn't on the same level as the "elite" IIPA's out there. I wanted to love it but ended up only liking it. I would buy it again if the mood struck me but for my tastes, I would never put it in the same category as Pliny, Heady, Hopslam etc....

 

What are the bombers going for ? I don't think it's hit DFW

 

$5.99

 

He doesn't drink beer, he just collects it.