Founders launch events in Portland

Thank goodness we will at last be taught what it is to have great beer up here.
Eternally grateful.

 

I thought big-boy-brewery GRAPE LOTION finally taught what it is to have great beer up here?

 

I actually am just drinking a Bells Two Hearted Ale.
Very good,,,but still there are better up here. Maybe its just the freshness?

 

I was pretty underwhelmed by it, too. I think it's just that we're used to west coast style ipas and it's very different.

 

I hope General makes sure to dust the kegs off before they get tapped. Just kidding. Does anyone know how the freshness is on these Founders or for that matter Bell's beers have been. I'm a big fan of the centennial ipa, but I have a feeling they have been sitting in a warehouse waiting for a release date.

 

The Backwoods Bastard is infected, don't drink it. Put it back on the truck that is heading to Boise next ;-).

 

The abundant six packs of Centennial IPA which I saw earlier tonight at the Tanasbourne Whole Foods were bottled on 1/12/17. Sounds fresh to me. They also had plenty of Rubaeus and Porter, and a metric crap-ton of All-Day.

 

If I see any this weekend, I'll make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

 

The Bell's Hopslam/Two Hearted I've seen around town are very fresh (early Jan bottled on dates) while the Founders Azacca IPA I'm drinking now was canned Nov 2016. I also saw cans of Centennial and All Day IPA at ABV today (along with Dirty Bastard and Rubaeus).

 

Looking now..yeah my bottle of Two Hearted was packaged on 1/09/2017.
Like i said it was a good beer..but nothing close to what i can get from Oregon or Washington brewers.
But its old style like Rogue or Bridgeport and maybe to be expected?

 

Since we're talking about Bell's, I had a pour of Bell's Smoked Stout last weekend at Apex, and it was magnificent. A smoked beer for people who like smoked beer.

 

All Day IPA
Centennial IPA
Dirty Bastard
Porter
Rubios
Azacca IPA
Nitro Stout
Imperial Stout
Lizard of Coz
Fruitwood
Red's Rye
Backwoods Bastard

 

Just a heads up for anyone going to one of these. Lizard of Koz is SWEET. I'd heard before our release parties that it was sweet but brushed it off. No, it's like drinking soda fountain syrup.

 

Agreed, I had this over Christmas on the east coast and was really disappointed. It's like straight blueberry juice added to a bourbon stout.

 

I wasn't impressed with Hop Slam this year. I also had it back in the day and I think I liked it but still wasn't wowed back then. It's overly malty and I can't detect the honey. At all.

[shrug] no big deal.

 

Unfortunately, I have to agree. Hopslam in the past has always made me giddy. This year, i was taken aback by how sweet it seemed, and how the bitterness seemed to be lacking. It didn't seem to be the same beer that we drank on tap at Quotations or on cask at Rustico. Between the easily available Hop Venom and Sticky Hands, I don't think i'll be buying this in bulk anymore.

 

I see a tap house here in Salem has Founders Azacca IPA..i should be able to sample it along side a couple good Oregon/Washington ones.