Minnesota "NE style" IPA's

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  1. HammsMeASAP

    HammsMeASAP Pundit (931) Jun 14, 2012 Minnesota

    Anyone had Batch #100 from Lupulin?
     
    #41 HammsMeASAP, Jan 13, 2017
  2. ZAP

    ZAP Grand Pooh-Bah (4,048) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota
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    How long has that been on? I'll be going past there one week from tomorrow...hope it is still on.
     
    #42 ZAP, Jan 13, 2017
  3. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    I"m a fan of the Sisyphus tap room & they've made some great stuff, but The First Beer We Distributed was a miss for me, both as a beer & definitely as an "East Coast IPA". There was something odd going on in the beer that almost tasted like oxidation to me & detracted from the brew significantly. The mouthfeel was there, but the taste & "the look" were off base.

    That said, I could taste a really good beer under there, so I'll give it another try if there are subsequent batches.
     
    #43 maximum12, Jan 13, 2017
  4. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
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    This leads me to think they had capping issues. Especially if they was their first experience bottling. (Have they sold bottles to the brewery before?) How did it sound when you opened the bottle?
     
    #44 KarlHungus, Jan 13, 2017
  5. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    That was my first thought as well, that the bottle/cap had been compromised. I wasn't paying much attention when I popped it open, so no help there.
     
    #45 maximum12, Jan 13, 2017
  6. Josholson666

    Josholson666 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2015 Minnesota

    I had a similar experience when I popped mine, didn't seem like a capping issue the bottle sounded just fine when I opened it, but it almost tasted soapy, a little medicinal. It tasted better as the beer warmed up, but it almost tasted like maybe the bottles still had cleaning agents in them or something. I'm a big fan of theirs so I'll attribute it to just being the first bottle run, hope that it's not a constant issue.
     
    #46 Josholson666, Jan 13, 2017
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  7. Oneeighthcuban

    Oneeighthcuban Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2010 Minnesota

    #@$&$##@#!?# Man, I'm sorry guys. We kept a case in house for QC and have been opening them daily since sending them out, and haven't seen that issue here, but a friend messaged me yesterday with similar comments about the beer. Seems like it is some of the bottles.

    If you got a shitty bottle, bring it into the brewery for a free pint. Hopefully this just was intermittent capping issues we can fix for the next batch.

    Owning a brewery is hard, btw
     
    #47 Oneeighthcuban, Jan 13, 2017
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  8. Josholson666

    Josholson666 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2015 Minnesota

    Thanks man, appreciate that. I will continue to support ya'll, it happens.
     
    #48 Josholson666, Jan 13, 2017
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  9. Dizmal

    Dizmal Crusader (437) Oct 28, 2009 Minnesota

    My first bottle I thought was pretty killer. I just got home from getting 2 more.. Hopefully no issues with them. Keep up the good work!
     
    #49 Dizmal, Jan 13, 2017
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  10. TooGood

    TooGood Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2014 Minnesota

    I have several times, it's very good.
     
    #50 TooGood, Jan 13, 2017
  11. MNBeerGeek

    MNBeerGeek Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2013 Minnesota

    Shit happens. Nice offer and good on you for offering compensation even though you are small! You can avoid negative reputation issues by confronting them head-on like this. Wouldn't hurt to put it out there on FB and/or twitter if you think the issues are wide spread enough that more people than us beer knerds would benefit from knowing about it. Not my most well-constructed thoughts, but I'm tired.. what can I say.
     
    #51 MNBeerGeek, Jan 13, 2017
  12. HeadRetention

    HeadRetention Devotee (341) Jul 13, 2015 Minnesota

    Sam you might not had this problem if you done a Kickstarter campaign :grinning:
     
    #52 HeadRetention, Jan 14, 2017
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  13. MwMiller330

    MwMiller330 Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2015 Iowa

    A buddy in MN just sent me three "NE IPA" offerings from Forager in Rochester. Decent, Haka and Cloudy Daze. All were great but the Haka really stood out to me, a juicy Nelson and Moteuka hopped DIPA. I would definitely recommend checking them out.
     
    #53 MwMiller330, Jan 14, 2017
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  14. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
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    I see what you did there.:stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #54 KarlHungus, Jan 14, 2017
  15. Josholson666

    Josholson666 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2015 Minnesota

    Would definitely recommend announcing on Facebook, a few friends said they also had some off flavors (I don't if this is any relevance but we all got it from zipps, so presumably the same line of bottles that were off?) who would've been off of ya'll had I not mentioned this to 'em.
     
    #55 Josholson666, Jan 14, 2017
  16. Dizmal

    Dizmal Crusader (437) Oct 28, 2009 Minnesota

    Having a Batch 100 now @ 3 Squares. It's good, but not exactly "NE".

    [​IMG]
     
    #56 Dizmal, Jan 14, 2017
  17. HoudiniRN

    HoudiniRN Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Minnesota

    Couldn't agree more... Haka is in my top tier of DIPAs... It's not on now, but their Session IPA (Shag) is 100% worth checking out when it comes back on. It's fun getting to enjoy their stuff now while its low key - b/c I gotta feeling things are going to happen to this place.
     
    #57 HoudiniRN, Jan 14, 2017
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  18. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    [​IMG]The Mid-west has the NE IPA look and taste for sure Turbid & Juicy.
     
    #58 gatornation, Jan 14, 2017
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  19. aliving1

    aliving1 Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2011 Minnesota

    I agree, and they're bottling some now which is awesome.
     
    #59 aliving1, Jan 14, 2017
  20. DriftlessFarmer

    DriftlessFarmer Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2016 Iowa

    Forager is going to explode in the next year. I had some Moon Hops yesterday. So, so, so good.
     
    #60 DriftlessFarmer, Jan 14, 2017
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