I Forgot I Like/Love That Brewery

For me, it's Mayflower. Not the greatest brewery, by any means, but every time I have something from them, I ask myself "why the hell don't I drink more of their stuff?"

 

Brewery Vivant. But I don't think it's so much 'forgetting' about them as there is just so much good beer available that I can't support every brewery with my purchases. Plus I'm drinking more draft beers to support my local breweries to help keep them 'fluid.'

 

Ipswich. I really liked the oatmeal stout, the original ale, and the dark ale. Old line English style ales of distinction.....

 

Their porter may be the best I've ever had.

 

I really like Great Lakes (Toronto, not Cleveland) stuff, but often forget it in favour of Nickel Brook or Collective Arts.

 

Boulevard. They don't get a lot of hype, so it's (too) easy to overlook the fact that they produce consistently great beers of a variety of styles.

 

I'm like an elephant in some ways. I never forget which breweries I love.

 

I had a Tank 7 from a 16 ounce can at Old Chicago yesterday and it was magnificent.

 

Do they still make The Calling? I remember getting that on a sheer whim. And it was easily one of the best IPAs I had back then, probably about 5-6ish years ago. It had so much going on both in terms of hops and yeast profile. It was so deftly balanced. Haven’t seen it since...

 

I miss Dark Horse Brewery

Scotty Karate
Plead the 5th
Fore Smoked Stout
Black Ale

All great beers

 

They're showing hints of making a comeback under the new ownership arrangement, so maybe they'll get back to where they used to be with the supply growing to the old distro footprint.

 

That's the problem (and it's a good problem) with there being so many breweries out there.
A good percentage make good, very good or excellent beers - and old guard ones will drop off the radar for the latest and greatest.

 

North Coast, my goodness is Barrel Aged Old Rasputin good!

 

I had a Sierra Nevada pale ale after not having one for years and I had forgotten how good it is.

 

@JackHorzempa brought them up in another thread, and I just realized how much I miss having Sly Fox as an option. Their Pilsner year round, the Grisette over the summer, and their Octoberfest in the fall were all solid decisions when I lived in Philly.

They're definitely one of those "nothing flashy but everything's solid" regional breweries.

 

I saw a rather full* lineup of their stuff during my last trip to the local Meijer's. So perhaps they have made some significant progress. I may need to get some more Plead the 5th, I'm almost out!
*Full for Meijer's is about 5 varieties, certainly not a full catalog of all they brew.

 

I love North Coast. BA and regular Rasputin are incredibly good. Their small line of Berliners are among the best. Scrimshaw is one of my favorite summer beers. Finding Red Seal fresh is tough, but when I do it is still amazing.

 

For me it's Oskar Blues. The name "Ten Fidy" makes my loins tingle, but it's easy to forget it's an Oskar Blues beer.

Then there's Gubna, G'Knight, and of course Dale's Pale Ale and I always find myself remembering how good this brewery is.

 

+ Firestone Walker, of course, and I only started "forgetting about them" a few years ago when Wookie Jack was discontinued.
But I still love their darker stuff, and anniversary ones. Cheers.