Younger in Philly?

If it was more "syrupy", that goes against everything VC has stated publiclly about brewing a great IIPA.

There is no hop shortage this year (especially for such a small one-off beer) and they don't change the recipe. I suggest the following, in order of decreasing likelihood:

-Your memory is untrustworthy and clouded by the bliss of that long ago experience.
-Your sample was not as fresh this year.
-Agricultural variances in hop variatels from year to year.

 

I personally loved it and I don't think it's overrated...it was clearly better than PtE which is saying a lot because that is one magnificent beer. I could have drank it all night. I'm sure there are a variety of factors that played into the taste difference...regardless, I will seek it out again next year. I hope everyone who wants some gets it this year without too much of a hassle! (Though for some, I realize that's part of the fun)

 

Stop reading my diary.

 

Heady Topper > PtY Not by much though.

 

Want to see this run well in Philly (and I have to say Santa Rosa)...Resurrection Ale. Walked in at 11:25, got 7 ounces of gold. Once it opened to everyone at 12, got another glass.

 

I don't get this thing where someone says, "It's different than last year" and then someone else says, "No, you're wrong!". How ridiculous. There is huge variability at times in seasonal beers. They are absolutely better some years and not as good others. Who is anyone to judge someone else's palate???

 

Not all palates are the same and some *are* better than others. Mine's probably middle of the road, but I don't think that's what's going on here.
"Huge" is a bit of a stretch for most seasonal beers. There's a QC problem with brewers or a recipe change if that's going on and several brewers let us know when they make major changes. I'm sure tweaks occur here and there.

I'm not saying that this year's PtY isn't a little different than previous years, but I really question anyone's memory being that accurate for a beer that they haven't had in almost a year, especially their ability to compare the current version to ones from several years back. Most people seem to agree that it's tasting pretty damn good. If that's not the perception of the beer that others may have, who is right? It sounds like you're 100% sure that anyone who says it's different/worse is right.

I think these bullets sum it up nicely:
-Your memory is untrustworthy and clouded by the bliss of that long ago experience.
-Your sample was not as fresh this year.
-Agricultural variances in hop variatels from year to year.
-Changes in my palate over the past year
-Differing air temperatures in Santa Rosa
-My level of alertness at the time I was drinking the beer
-What I'd had for lunch or breakfast earlier in the day
-An over active imagination on my part
-Agricultural variances in hop varietals from year to year (works for grapes, why not hops)
-Hardness of the water used to make younger each year
-You've had many hoppy beers since the last time you had PtY and your preferences have changed

Sure, it may be a little different, but I find it hard to believe it's drastically different. It's not even that it's not worth talking about as it's beer and we're here to talk about beer. Statements like "totally not worth it" aren't perfectly fine for someone's perception of it this year, but they're also not exactly inviting conversation and they're definitive only for the person who made them.

 

I thought I read about the chance of some PtY at the grand opening of a bottle shop??? I will be in Philly next week for work and have never tried Younger, do I still have a chance? Thanks,
~Phillip

 

some of these are a stretch (over active imagination?). I think more often than not there can be, on and off these pages, a phenomenon of sycophantic allegiance to certain whale-type beers that I and others might find untrustworthy on a level equal to that of your assumed uneducated palate.

 

you are correct. it was Local 44. but now i can't seem to find where i read about it. I believe it's next weekend? see if your google-fu is more powerful than mine.

would also like to commend Station Taproom for their handling of the unannounced surprise Younger tapping last night. unlimited 10oz pours until it kicked. not crowded at all. woooo

 

Going to Philly today. Any update on current tap flow would be appreciated

 

http://philly.thedrinknation.com/ar...liny-the-Younger-in-Philadelphia-2012-Edition-

Friday, March 9

• 3 PM: Sidecar Bar (h/t Eater Philly)

 

Much obliged. I'll try to hit that up but won't be there until around 5. I'll bring a can or 2 of Heady Topper if anyone wants it.

 

Foolish to think there will be any left around 4-5?

 

Just got the email that Hulmeville Inn tapped their PtY in case anybody is out in BucksCo.

 

Any bars have the Younger in Chester County?

 

Side Bar in West Chester is tapping theirs for brunch on Sunday the 18th
also, great for brunch alone.

 

you sure that's what it said?