Oh, we hardly knew ye (breweries gone before their time)

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by fauxpunker, Dec 28, 2012.

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  1. fishtremble

    fishtremble Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Michigan

    The one I miss is Devils Mountain Brewery I believe in Ohio. They did an African Black Honey that blew me away in my youth and I would love to see this many years later what I would think of that beer today.
     
  2. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,611) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    There was the Real Ale company in Chelsea MI, back in 82-83 time frame. That was even before Bells opened. They went under due to being way ahead of their time, and quality issues with the beer (so I have been told, never had it). I do have a bottle from that brewery that a friend gave me.
     
  3. thegift00687

    thegift00687 Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 New Jersey

    I dont know about anyone else but for me it was the times more than the beer. twice a year i go with my girlfriends familly to their place in the mountains and we always went to bullfrog and bavarian (Bullfrog was much better) but still a fun place to go, so i guess it was kind of like a tradition.
     
  4. fauxpunker

    fauxpunker Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2012

    Kinda sad I missed out on some of these. Sounds like a lot of good memories had by many.
     
  5. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,689) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    I remember a Devil Mountain Brewing out of California, I belive. they had a great Oatmeal Stout. I used to drink that when I was just getting started out, maybe 96, 97, 98?
     
  6. macster

    macster Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2003 Florida

    New Amsterdam was a fantastic little craft brewery out of NYC. I recall their amber lager and pale ale which was very good. They also produced an India Dark Ale (IDA on the bottle's label). A very tasty, hoppy ale with a dark color and roasted malt character. Way before the Black Ale became popular as they are today.
     
  7. macster

    macster Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2003 Florida

    Catamount out of VT was another good one gone now.
     
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  8. Ant7780

    Ant7780 Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2012 Michigan

    Although I have enjoyed many pumpkin beers since, Screaming Pumpkin started it all, and it's been hard to find a go-to consistent pumpkin beer since (I'm from Mich).
     
  9. BierStein711

    BierStein711 Initiate (0) Oct 12, 2011 Illinois

    So, does anyone know if Beamish is ever going to return to the US?
     
  10. zsk

    zsk Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2006 Ohio

    Salado Creek in Texas and Miami Trail in Ohio are the two breweries I miss the most. Devil Mountain had some good ones too.
     
  11. Tut

    Tut Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2004 New York

    My friends and I loved Perfect Porter. The recipe should still exist. We've always hoped another brewery would obtain the rights and bring it back. The best porter I ever had!
     
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  12. ypsifly

    ypsifly Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2004 Michigan

    From MI, I wanted to see Duster's expand. Local Color in Novi showed promise as well. I liked the Tom Boy Red and their Pilsener. I REALLY liked drinking at Kraftbrau in Kzoo when my sister's band played there. Great beers and the location was awesome.

    I also have good memories of Grant's, Catamount, North Western, New Amsterdam. We seemed to get a lot of random stuff available back then that might not have made it here today with distribution the way it is. There was even a time when we could get Three Floyds in Ann Arbor. Got it at Village Corner...I miss that place.
     
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  13. Flashy

    Flashy Pooh-Bah (1,755) Oct 22, 2003 Vermont
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    And New Amsterdam had a pub. NYC had the old Thompson Street Brewery and it was awesome as well. Then they had the Salm Taproom, which took the place of another place I can't think of right now.
     
  14. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,772) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    Seek out O'Hara's Irish Stout.
     
  15. SABERG

    SABERG Grand Pooh-Bah (4,777) Sep 16, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Catamount Amber was poured at our wedding so long ago!
    Their porter was fabulous
    Cheers
     
  16. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,071) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    That's up to Heineken International and Heineken USA. Beamish was one of the Scottish & Newcastle breweries and brands that would wind up in Heineken's basket when they and Carlsberg bought S&N and divided up the company. Heineken soon closed the brewery and moved production of the beer crosstown to Murphy's and, about the same time, stopped exporting it to the US (which at the time was handled by the now defunct "Carlsberg USA").

    One would image their thinking was "Why compete with ourselves for the #2 Irish Stout spot in the US market?" but the curious thing is that the Murphy's imported into the US isn't even brewed in Ireland, but in Heineken-owned S&N brewery in the UK or by Heineken itself in The Netherlands.

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    Note, too, that Heineken USA no longer even imports the beer themselves. Heineken actually had two different US import divisions, but closed the secondary one (by then known as "Star Brands") a few years back and made deals with a few independent US importers for their many other European brands, leaving Heineken USA to concentrate of the flagship brand, Amstel, Newcastle and their recently purchased FEMSA brands. Most of the other Heineken brands wound up with US Beverage and TBS. So, if Beamish were to return, it's probably also involve one of the latter two companies.
     
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  17. macster

    macster Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2003 Florida

    On our ski trips to VT back in the 80's we always would seek out Catamount beers. Very tasty!!
     
  18. macster

    macster Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2003 Florida

    Was hard to believe that the Bert Grant brand just vanished and nobody purchased the rights to the brand and reproduced his beers. Most of his line was top notch. Being a hop-head I recall his Scottish Ale being the hoppiest malty style beer I ever tasted at the time!!
     
  19. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,772) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    I honestly don't "see" what all the fuss is about re Beamish. IIRC, it came in Nitro cans and Nitro does thing unpleasant, imho, to beers. Again..I recommend O'Hara's Irish Stout. In bottles. No nitro bs to deal with.
     
  20. JJSmash

    JJSmash Devotee (374) Nov 23, 2011 Connecticut

    I live in Connecticut and we had Hammer and Nail that produced some great beers a few years back, but sadly they are no more.
     
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