Anchor Brewing Liberty IPA

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  1. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    I wasn't diggin this one. Liberty Ale is so distinctive and Liberty "IPA" just felt like part of the crowd by comparison. (but it's just a first impression) Looking at their website, it seems like the regular Anchor IPA is gone. These stabs at capturing more of the IPA market just don't reflect well on the record of the company. I guess they're doing what they need to do.
     
    #41 zid, Jan 15, 2017
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  2. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    Anchor posted a blog today on the difference between Liberty Ale & Liberty IPA. I'm still looking forward to trying this.

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    #42 Jaycase, Jan 24, 2017
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  3. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Why bother calling it Liberty IPA instead of something different?
     
    #43 zid, Jan 24, 2017
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  4. deanzaZZR

    deanzaZZR Maven (1,347) Jan 8, 2015 California

    Would love to see these two along with Double Liberty in a variety pack.
     
    #44 deanzaZZR, Jan 24, 2017
  5. SunDevilBeer

    SunDevilBeer Pooh-Bah (1,945) May 9, 2003 Massachusetts
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    Agree, this was the wrong name for this beer. They should've just went with a distinct brand entirely.

    This kind of gives the impression that somehow Liberty Ale is substandard in its current form. Long time fan of Liberty Pale - I don't necessarily see anything "broke" with it or needing improvement, frankly.
     
    #45 SunDevilBeer, Jan 24, 2017
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  6. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    One more 'vote' that Anchor did some poor Marketing here with the confusing (duplication) beer naming.

    Cheers!
     
    #46 JackHorzempa, Jan 24, 2017
  7. jman005

    jman005 Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2013 Kentucky

    No way, you have to go look at a key to figure out that horrible system. At least Lagunitas is following a more standard method of dating.
     
    #47 jman005, Jan 30, 2017
  8. readyski

    readyski Pooh-Bah (1,557) Jun 4, 2005 California
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    Hey you have to admit it's the best 3 system
     
    #48 readyski, Jan 30, 2017
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