Troegs - Nimble Giant DIPA

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  1. Boomer4ES

    Boomer4ES Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2012 North Carolina

    A seasonal is a beer that is released for a season (spring, summer, etc). Nimble Giant is intended to hit the market once and then be gone. Yes it is semantics, but there is a reason they have different terms for these things. It is a limited beer that is not intended to be in the market for a more than a few weeks, which is not a season. That's all.
     
    #21 Boomer4ES, Jun 13, 2018
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  2. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Anyone have this year's yet? Better than last year's?
     
    #22 BeastOfTheNortheast, Jun 13, 2018
  3. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    I think that's really splitting hairs, considering that is all dependent on how quickly beer sells out.

    Troegs lists every beer that's not Year Round or part of their Hop Cycle as "Once a Year". But I would certainly call beers like Nugget Nectar and Mad Elf as seasonal, as they are released the same time of year each year and they appear on shelves and taplists for a few months.
     
    #23 jmdrpi, Jun 13, 2018
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  4. Spindelphia

    Spindelphia Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2015 New Jersey

    15 cases dropped in the New Hope,PA Giant. Right across from NJ.
     
    #24 Spindelphia, Jun 13, 2018
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  5. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    My local beer distributor in the Philly NW suburbs also posted pictures of a stack of cases.
     
    #25 jmdrpi, Jun 13, 2018
  6. hillind

    hillind Savant (1,007) Apr 24, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I had a couple cans already and it tastes the same this year as it always has for me. Extremely balanced and easy to drink for the high ABV. Just a really nice well rounded DIPA.
     
    #26 hillind, Jun 13, 2018
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  7. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    I won't pretend that my palate is sophisticated enough to remember nuances from year to the next. My first can from 2018 just disappeared WAY too fast though. I'm looking forward to enjoying one helluva lot of this fresh, local, reasonably priced seasonal DIPA.

    Off-topic, Troegs please bring back Flying Mouflan not in bombers. Thank you.
     
    #27 DIM, Jun 13, 2018
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  8. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,368) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Last year was the only time I'd tried it IIRC.
     
    #28 Fordcoyote15, Jun 14, 2018
  9. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Bought a (rather expensive) four pack yesterday and would agree with the above assessment.
     
    #29 EvenMoreJesus, Jun 15, 2018
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  10. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Ya, little pricey. Was better at $8-9/4 pack.
     
    #30 BeastOfTheNortheast, Jun 15, 2018
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  11. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    $13.99 at Wegman's so for me it was a pass, as I have never been in love with this beer.
     
    #31 ESHBG, Jun 17, 2018
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  12. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Yup, I walked by this beer as well.

    I suppose Troegs is taking 'inspiration' from the Tired Hands price models?

    Cheers!
     
    #32 JackHorzempa, Jun 18, 2018
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  13. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    It's priced the same as last year . . . and I believe the year before . . .
     
    #33 BeastOfTheNortheast, Jun 18, 2018
  14. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    And I walked on by last year and the year before and....

    Cheers!
     
    #34 JackHorzempa, Jun 18, 2018
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  15. anfield86

    anfield86 Pooh-Bah (2,606) Nov 21, 2006 New Jersey
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    I just bought a four pack of Nimble Giant over the weekend. First time trying it. It was okay, probably will not buy again.
     
    #35 anfield86, Jun 18, 2018
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  16. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Did you think it was going to be cheaper?
     
    #36 BeastOfTheNortheast, Jun 18, 2018
  17. phillyale

    phillyale Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Not really, Tired Hands double IPAs range from $18-$22 a 4-pack. Nimble Giant was only $12 at my distributor; Wegman's is always a few dollars higher, in my experience.
     
    #37 phillyale, Jun 18, 2018
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  18. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    And includes two rounds of markup (wholesalers, retailer) that the Tired Hands beers do not. Puts it into perspective how much cash TH is taking in on their direct sales.
     
    #38 jmdrpi, Jun 18, 2018
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  19. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Not that you were saying differently, but the same goes for any brewery selling 4-packs out of their doors.
     
    #39 EvenMoreJesus, Jun 18, 2018
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  20. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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