Highly acclaimed brews that underwhelmed you?

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  1. BrownAleMale

    BrownAleMale Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Wisconsin

    Ten fiddy
     
    #501 BrownAleMale, Jan 25, 2013
  2. Raime

    Raime Pooh-Bah (1,935) Jun 4, 2012 North Korea
    Pooh-Bah

    Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout, Hopslam, Stone RIS, Not too sure if Arcadia's Hop Rocket was highly acclaimed but that was a terrible beer.
     
    #502 Raime, Jan 25, 2013
  3. ThirstyFace

    ThirstyFace Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2013 New York

    Against my better judgement I am drinking a Ruthless Rye again, and by Boy, this beer blows.

    Yeah I know it's not overly well regarded, but I loathe it. Horrible combination of flavors. Citrate does not belong in this brew
     
    #503 ThirstyFace, Jan 25, 2013
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  4. thecraftbeerworld

    thecraftbeerworld Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2013

    Stone IPA; my palate is too new to craft beer to like something that hoppy.

    P.S. You know you want to read this: www.thecraftbeerworld.com
     
    #504 thecraftbeerworld, Jan 25, 2013
  5. Hopsiam14

    Hopsiam14 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 Minnesota

    I really don't care for Darklord as much as I thought I would. That said I will still drink one anytime, just not up
    to all the hype I guess. I would like to try the other variations of it though.
     
    #505 Hopsiam14, Jan 25, 2013
  6. PittBeerGirl

    PittBeerGirl Pooh-Bah (2,423) Feb 27, 2007 Ohio
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    uh oh. here we go...

    HOTD Matt (acutally horrible)
    Wisconsin Belgian Red (Very Bad)

    Now onto the solid-but nothing great about them brews...just plain underwhelmed by...

    Parabola
    Dead Guy and Double Dead Guy
    Fat Heads Head Hunter
    Columbus IPA and Bohdi DIPA
    Bells 2 hearted
    Bells Hopslam
    Founders KBS
    Founders Breakfast Stout
    Stone IPA
    Rochefort 10
    Bruery Black Tuesday
    Selins Grove Phoenix Kriek
    Green Flash Silva Stout
    COAST Boy King
    Westvelteren 8
    East End Toaster
    Ithaca LeBleu
    Great Lakes Nosferatu

    sure there's a pretty long list- BUT everyone's tastes are different and for most of the breweries listed above I like some of their other brews much much better than their most popular beer in the beer geek community. (ex. I love Founders Imperial Stout, Backwoods Bastard, and Centennial IPA- I just dont see the big deal with their coffee stouts)
     
    #506 PittBeerGirl, Jan 26, 2013
  7. PittBeerGirl

    PittBeerGirl Pooh-Bah (2,423) Feb 27, 2007 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah

    I really like the difference of opinion- I am seeing Stone IRS and Nugger Nectar come up a lot- they are pretty much my two favorite easy to find-shelf beers
     
    #507 PittBeerGirl, Jan 26, 2013
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  8. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois



    ...Do you... like... any beer????
     
    #508 YogiBeer, Jan 26, 2013
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  9. dougbehn

    dougbehn Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 Ohio

    agree and have a Black Ops 2011 cellaring for a special occaision
     
    #509 dougbehn, Jan 26, 2013
  10. dougbehn

    dougbehn Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 Ohio

    had a 2009 dark lord that was the best stout ever in my life
     
    #510 dougbehn, Jan 26, 2013
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  11. dougbehn

    dougbehn Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 Ohio

    TF DN is good stuff
     
    #511 dougbehn, Jan 26, 2013
  12. Chaney

    Chaney Pooh-Bah (2,031) Apr 20, 2006 District of Columbia
    Pooh-Bah

    Parabola - Big FW fan, but it's never really worked for me.
    Lost Abbey Angel Share (Brandy & Bourbon) - Simply too chalky for my tastes. Not pleasant.
    Olde Hickory Death By Hops - Drain pour.
    Devil Dancer - Not horrible, but I don't feel the love from this one the way my close beer geek friends do.
     
    #512 Chaney, Jan 26, 2013
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  13. CORKSCREWFISH

    CORKSCREWFISH Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2011 Illinois

    Sucaba???........ Come on Man!!
     
    #513 CORKSCREWFISH, Jan 26, 2013
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  14. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    I've heard about the legendary '09. '11 and '12 were garbage. :slight_frown:
     
    #514 evilc, Jan 26, 2013
  15. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

    Hopslam
    Backwoods bastard
    Pliny


    All good, just not great.
     
    #515 beercanman, Jan 26, 2013
  16. CORKSCREWFISH

    CORKSCREWFISH Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2011 Illinois

    Damn! I wish you had some CBS to trade!
     
    #516 CORKSCREWFISH, Jan 26, 2013
  17. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois





    BACKWOODS BASTARD IS THE NECTAR OF THE GODS, YOU TAKE THAT BACK
     
    #517 YogiBeer, Jan 26, 2013
  18. CORKSCREWFISH

    CORKSCREWFISH Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2011 Illinois

    Loosely translated: I HATE BEER!
     
    #518 CORKSCREWFISH, Jan 26, 2013
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  19. StylzMC

    StylzMC Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2012 Canada (YT)

    Hopstoopid
    Yuengling
     
    #519 StylzMC, Jan 26, 2013
  20. CNR76

    CNR76 Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2012 California

    I was actually disappointed with '12 Abyss.

    Parabola, BCBS on another level compared to Abyss IMO.
     
    #520 CNR76, Jan 26, 2013
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