Rank NG Thumbprint releases

My List:
1. IIPA
2. Smoked Rye
T-3. Enigma/Barley Wine
5. Berliner-Weiss (wasnt this 2010?)
6. Imperial Weizen
7. Apple Ale
8. Cran-Bic
9. Chocolate Abbey
10. Saison
11. Abt (wasnt this 2010?)
12. Cherry Stout

Of those, I'd only buy the first 6 again.

 

Well, to be fair, the above listed in my reply are the only NG unpluggeds/thumprints I have had save for maybe 1 or 2 that escape my memory.

 

1.IIPA
2.Cranbic
3.Abt
4.Enigma
5.Barley Wine
6. Imperial Weizen
7. Cherry Stout
8. Apple Ale
9. Chocolate Abbey
10. Saison
11. Smoked Rye

Only ones I wouldnt buy again are the last 3...still buying a 4 pk of IIPA every time I go to Discount, and also stocked up on Abt and Enigma there this week...

 

Smoked beers are so polarizing. Bring on the campfire!

 

Yes, yes, yes!

 

I appreciate that Smoked Rye was well done, I just cant see myself wanting to drink much more of it

 

You should also note there is an Unplugged Imperial Saison and a Thumbprint Saison; two different beers. The Unplugged version was much better if you ask me. Also there have been two barleywines. The Iced Barleywine was an English style released in early 2009 while the one released this year was an American style. I'd take the Iced Barleywine over the one released this year all day. I haven't tried every last one but here are my favorites:

1) Berliner Weiss
2) Olde English Porter
3) Imperial Saison
4) Iced Barleywine
5) Imperial Weizen
6) Bohemian Lager
7) Cran-bic
8) Apple Ale
9) IIPA

Having Cran-bic and Apple Ale in the fall is nice; especially to have with Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts. Although I could go for having just one of the two each year. Just my 2 cents.

 

I gave up on trying iced barleywine forever ago

 

Of the ones I've tried:

1.Bohemian Lager
2.Iced Barleywine
3.IIPA
4.Smoked Rye
5.Berliner Weiss
6. Cherry Stout
7. Enigma
8. Imperial Weizen
9. Imperial Saison

 

We might be able to work something out. I'm still sitting on a few bottles.

 

1 Cranbic
2 Enigma
3 IIPA
4 Barley Wine
5 Saison
6 Abt
7 Imperial Weizen
8 Cherry Stout
9 Smoked Rye
10 Chocolate Abbey
11 Apple Ale

I'm sure I've tried others early in my BA infancy... just can't recall what they were or my impressions.

 

If I continued I'd throw this year's barleywine and the latest saison at the bottom. I've never had Enigma but I'm sure I'll fold this time and get it. I remember a Belgian Quad but that was so long ago I hardly recall the beer. I think that's about it.

 

So the Porter was actually a sour?

 

Yes, it was awesome. For whatever reason, most people didn't bother to read the description on the side and were surprised.

http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/index.cfm/beers/faq

 

I can't recall the what was released in the last two years...but from what I've had:

1. Cran-bic (interesting and tart, a very good fruit beer. I get a ton of oak with each vintage)
2. Iced Barley Wine (why didn't I buy more!!!)
3. Imperial Weizen
4. Berliner Weiss (why didn't I horde this)
5. Enigma
6. Imperial Saison
7. IIPA
8. Apple Ale
9. Olde English Porter
10. Chocolate Abbey

I've got a Bourbon Barrel Bock in the fridge that I haven't had yet. I'd love to try some of their older Unplugged as I'd imagine some of them would measure right up there with their recent releases...

 

Interesting. I started my craft journey in fall of 08-09, and i didnt have my first NG beer until summer 2010, so i probably missed out on all the good early releases