New to Ohio (2018)

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by ClePaul, Jan 3, 2018.

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  1. tepie

    tepie Crusader (466) Aug 26, 2015 Ohio

    Agree, hit the store yesterday and there was just too much going on. Think juju was normally a feb beer when nothing was going on after the holidays and was nice to grab. I saw fresh libre out too, but had to pass for the wet hops right now. I was going to finally grab some spooky tooth for halloween this week, I guess I missed the boat on halloween beers? The floor was covered with christmas beer yesterday.
     
  2. invertalon

    invertalon Pooh-Bah (2,065) Jan 27, 2009 Ohio
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    I'm sure JuJu will also be out in Feb as well. Probably just an extra drop to celebrate the new brewery coming online. They also mentioned it likely will turn into a bi-annual release. The batch out now is awesome, don't let it slip by. Better than the wet hop offerings I've had this far, IMO. My Juju bottle opened tonight was incredible.
     
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  3. CbusBrews13

    CbusBrews13 Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2017 Ohio

    Yeah it seemed like there was literally one drop of Spooky Tooth this year and it was in September? I kept expecting more and it never came

    The Market District Grandview had some of the Thirsty Dog BB Imperial Pumpkin in the "mixed six" section so I got a couple of those, but that was basically it by way of pumpkin beer.
     
  4. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    Headed up to Melt in Columbus today and had some Masthead IPA (my first offering from Masthead)

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    I also got a chicken and waffles grilled cheese

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    Then I picked up another IPA on the way home

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  5. deleted_user_1007501

    deleted_user_1007501 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2015

    Anyone else a little underwhelmed with Juju? It’s obviously very solid, but doesn’t have that pop. A bit better than last year IMO.
     
  6. miketd

    miketd Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2006 Ohio

    It’s on the boozy side this bottling(draft, too), for my liking.
     
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  7. Sabtos

    Sabtos Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,486) Dec 15, 2015 Ohio
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    Yeah I thought it was a little boozier than I was expecting but otherwise still pretty solidly in the very narrow Juju realm.
     
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  8. deleted_user_1007501

    deleted_user_1007501 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2015

    Funnily enough I didn’t notice a huge booze note to it. Although I’ve hardly been drinking IPAs the past couple months, I just expected the heavy ABV flavor.

    I’ve heard through the grapevine that Matt wishes the expansion would’ve been smaller. I wonder how their growth factors in to the quality.

    Also, it’s funny that a lot of people are voicing quality issues yet the beers are still very good compared to other commercial standards. Matt really knows his stuff.

    I just hope they eventually bounce back and get a good groove going on with the new facility.
     
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  9. miketd

    miketd Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2006 Ohio

    It’s just boozy compared to my liking, not really harsh, though.

    My one problem with FH’s is, outside of Matt, it’s all about money. They are definitely squeezing every penny out of the new space, most likely due to necessity.

    Anyway, they had a bit of trouble starting up, but I think it will only get better from here. Hop Stalker was a “Damn, I can’t believe how good this is” beer again this time around.
     
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  10. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,820) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    After 2 of them, I can get on board with that
     
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  11. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    Just picked up Volume 3 of IW

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  12. Hoos78

    Hoos78 Maven (1,303) Mar 3, 2015 Ohio

    And?
     
  13. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    I liked it. It's not as "bright" as the 1st volume, but I really thought it was a well made IPA. It tastes a little more in tune with a "midwest style" IPA. Reminded me of a lower alcohol Creeper.
     
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  14. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,224) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    What's the bottle date on your volume 3?
     
  15. MastaaaGrillaaa

    MastaaaGrillaaa Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio
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    Has anyone seen info on Bourbon County Black Friday events? I feel like we should be hearing about them now / soon?
     
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  16. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    10/25
     
  17. Sabtos

    Sabtos Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,486) Dec 15, 2015 Ohio
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    This was on draft at 101 Bottles a month or two ago, thought it was just some random one-off keg, but looks like bottles are coming next Thursday. It was pretty pretty tasty.

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    Also, 300 is Black Friday. Triple barrel. Not sure how this will turn out, but 200 and 100 were basically extended bourbon barrel aged and they were some of the best BORIS variants I've had.

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  18. Gibspeed

    Gibspeed Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2017 Ohio

    Hopin the club gets ability to purchase bottles early for at least B300, since I'll be in Chicago for Black Friday.
     
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  19. CannedWaggoneer

    CannedWaggoneer Initiate (0) May 1, 2017 Ohio

    Black Friday releases are a cheap way to add that extra layer of hype to your product.
     
  20. wolfatyourdoor

    wolfatyourdoor Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2017 Ohio

    It's a fun day for the beer community, no need to be so skeptical. People aren't exactly clamoring for Hoppin Frog
     
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