What's your "Non-Whale" surprise beer this year?

Where is this found in New England? Is it released every winter? Hard to find?

 

Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge

 

Thanks brotha!!! Sorry for the headache!! Let me know if you ever come down to So.Cal so I can repay you for the headache and bad beer!!

Cheers!

 

New Glarus R&D Sour Ale
Crooked Stave Persica
Hill Farmstead/Tired Hands Delicado
Pizza Port Dusk til Dawn

 

1. Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA
2. Anchor Humming Ale

 

I feel like the Delicado and Persica, at least, are both whales—just maybe less hyped. SLIGHTLY less hyped, in the case of Delicado (helps that there weren't any official bottles to make the rounds).

 

I got one as an extra in a trade a few months ago. It was phenomenal. Dark Horse hasn't disappointed yet.

 

For me the shear unexpectedness of Enjoy By and the Ruination 10th Anniversary. Also had my first Zombie Dusts acquired in a trade and realized that 12 was not enough. So many great tastes this year. Compiling all of them for my year end list.

Cheers.....

 

I have three: Allagash Four (draft), Boulevard Harvest Dance, and Stewart's Stumblin' Monk.

 

I am not sure but I think it is single batch release, it was around RI for awhile, I think they do a different batch every year but probably didnt make many

 

pretty things our finest regards, probably my favorite non BA barleywine

 

Thanks for the heads up, have 2 bottles I picked up a few months ago.
Perhaps I will crack one soon.

 

For me Lawson's Chinooker'd without a doubt! First thought after trying it was that I think I'd bathe in it and that thought hasn't changed since.

 

Some great surprises (from stuff released for the first time this year):

-Enjoy By
-R&D Sour Ale
-Sour Black

 

Without a doubt, this was my "drive-by" beer of the year, I still can't stop chomping at the bit on this one!

 

Yeti. Rocked my world first taste.
That and Zombie Dust. The hype is warranted.

 

Pretty Things Meadowlark IPA!!!

 

I had the fortune to help out with Toronado's Cascade event here in San Diego during our Beer Week (reads month), awesome time! I enjoyed all of the event beers so much but after the event I tried Sang Royal at the bar...blown away! Really like the way things are now with Cascade, hope I can make it up there later on in the year! All in all, excellent choice! Cheers!

 

I just had a Batch 0 that I picked up while in Amsterdam last year, so freaking good!

My contribution to this thread is Escoffier by Vivant. I keep tooting its horn. Wild Ale with Brett in a can, it is awesome. One of the best food beers I have ever had.

 

Fantome Extra Sour