Highly acclaimed brews that underwhelmed you?

Another vote for blabaer. Good beer, by no means great.

 

...so, how many four packs did you get? :-)

 

The 1990s called, they want their "Highly acclaimed brews" back.

 

I could not agree with you more -- Haters hate, if its not stone, its dfh or rouge.
Plus its all subjective. So stop analyzing and drink good beer.

 

A couple that pop into mind for me are:

Kate
3F Malvasia Rosso

Niether were bad, but just not as good as I expected given the reviews.

 

I don't care much for Stone IPA, but i like Ruination, and Sublimely Self Righteous is killer.

 

Ill give you DarkLord but really? BT and CR? What were you expecting from 19%?

Cheers!

 

It was a brand new And fresh can. I liked it, I just don't think it's the greatest iipa in the world.

 

If Heady isn't, then what is?

 

PtE. I've tried it a couple times now, and while it was very good, it wasn't the "angels singing" experience most people talk about. Once it was about a month old, the other was barely a week. And while they were at different times, the difference was noticeable. I personally am a bit put off by a beer that does drop off that noticeably that quickly. I got some HT over the summer, and had one a week, as my Friday evening kickoff. That held up perfectly; there was no noticeable difference between the first and last, a couple months apart.

 

Don't know, but I don't think it is heady.

 

True, I wasn't expecting them to be that amazing and sure enough they weren't.

 

heady topper, just dont see what all the fuss is about

 

Off the top of my head...

Black Butte Porter
Thomas Hardy Ale
N'Ice Chouffe
Darkness
Oaked Arrogant Bastard

And in a way... FBS and Parabola but not as drastic as the beers above.

 

Ha, a loose turn of phrase on my part, I admit. But here are a few examples of beers I prefer for each style equivalent to the Founders offering I mentioned:

Breakfast Stout (Imperial Coffee stout):
Santa Fe Brewing Imperial Java http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1683/36164
Avery Tweak http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30/56199
Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/20445

KBS (Bourbon Aged Imperial Stout):
Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1549/10672
Avery Uncle Jacob's Stout http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30/80197
Firestone Walker Parabola http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2210/41815
Lost Abbey Angel's Share http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18149/32413

Double Trouble (Double IPA):
Dry Dock's Double IPA http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/12314/59772
Avery Mahajara http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30/22352
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/35738

 

This is exactly how I felt about the first bottle of Hunahpu's I had. The next three bottles, however, were absolutely phenomenal. I'm not sure what the deal is, but it certainly seems that some bottles have a lot more chili and spice than others.

 

I can't wait to see BA 9000 on here, people are asking an arm and a leg for a trade on this.

 

The 2011 incarnation of Surly Darkness was just bad - one-dimensionally sweet with very little else going on. It's probably the only beer on the Top 100 - Popular list that I would turn down if given the option to try it again.

The other one on the Top 100 that I just wasn't a fan of was Peche Mortel - WAY too bitter, like black coffee. I know some people like that in a beer, but it's just not my thing. Founders Breakfast Stout is a much more balanced and delicious version of a coffee stout.

 

Two Hearted. Yeah, i said it.

 

I've heard that there is significant bottle and batch variation, but having only had it the one time, I didn't see what all the fuss was about.