Rampant IIPA.. Now.

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  1. Ivegotmule

    Ivegotmule Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2012 North Carolina

    So, I was going to the beach this week and was looking for some cheap IIPAs for the evenings before the wine comes out. Favorite beer store, boom, a bomber case of Rampant unopened for 32.99. It's 3 days from the best buy date.. So I bought it anyways and I must say it was one of the best price wise purchases I've ever made. I admit, I never tried the beer fresh, so I can't compare but at under 3$ a bomber I'm hoping they have another case when I get back. I know the majority is all about the freshness of IPAs, and I am too when paying big dollar. What says you? Would you buy stuff like this on the regular if it was warm and in a sealed case and borderline old, but dirt cheap?
     
    #1 Ivegotmule, Aug 12, 2013
  2. largadeer

    largadeer Grand Pooh-Bah (3,018) Sep 24, 2006 California
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    I wouldn't take a case of old IPA for free.
     
    #2 largadeer, Aug 12, 2013
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  3. Bond111

    Bond111 Zealot (708) Feb 14, 2011 Minnesota
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    Honestly, I wouldn't, but if you enjoyed it, then who am I to tell you otherwise?
     
    #3 Bond111, Aug 12, 2013
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  4. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    Rampant bombers are pretty damn cheap as it is, I don't know that the savings on the older case would have sold me on the purchase. I would have picked up a case of 24-12oz bottles of a fresh IPA at that price.
     
    #4 kzoobrew, Aug 12, 2013
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  5. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    I wasn't a fan when it was fresh but...if it works for you, that is really all that counts.:wink:
     
    #5 Bitterbill, Aug 12, 2013
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  6. beatenbyjacks

    beatenbyjacks Savant (1,151) Apr 17, 2011 Colorado

    @ $3 a bomber can it really be worse than a 40 of something else? Great price if you ask me. Sure it might not be uber fresh, but that is why it was only $3 a bomber. Nice steal.
     
    #6 beatenbyjacks, Aug 12, 2013
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  7. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
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    Sounds like a steal to me. It seems like I'm in the minority when it comes to Rampant, but it's way affordable and always pretty fresh at my local grocery store.
     
    #7 Eriktheipaman, Aug 12, 2013
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  8. iuindy2l

    iuindy2l Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2013 Indiana

    The one I had tasted like old rotten onions. Not my idea of fun.
     
    #8 iuindy2l, Aug 13, 2013
  9. ZAP

    ZAP Grand Pooh-Bah (4,048) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota
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    I would...still good beer usually just different than when fresh....
     
    #9 ZAP, Aug 13, 2013
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  10. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    If your a malt fan why not? Lots of guys who like BW's and the like enjoy aged DIPA's. Not my taste, but everyone's different.
     
    #10 nc41, Aug 13, 2013
  11. joelwlcx

    joelwlcx Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2007 Minnesota

    If I were to spend $8-10 on something that tastes like onion and garlic...

    I'd buy some pizza. I didn't like this beer even when it was fresh.
     
    #11 joelwlcx, Aug 13, 2013
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  12. ZAP

    ZAP Grand Pooh-Bah (4,048) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota
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    I'm sensitive to those flavors and hate them but barely get them if at all on this beer....not close to Gubna
     
    #12 ZAP, Aug 13, 2013
  13. MNBeerGeek

    MNBeerGeek Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2013 Minnesota

    Oh good lord get over yourself. It's beer. He liked the beer. To the OP nice find for a good price.
     
    #13 MNBeerGeek, Aug 13, 2013
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  14. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    Considering it's $8 a six pack, you should be able to score a fresh case of them for around the same price.
    Lagunitas Maximus too.
     
    #14 tjensen3618, Aug 13, 2013
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  15. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Yuck.
     
    #15 UCLABrewN84, Aug 13, 2013
  16. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Hell if I was going to be sharing it with others, as in drinking it all in one day, I would buy it by all means. However, for personal consumption, a case of an old IPA isn't something I would invest in since it would take me a while to drink it.
     
    #16 otispdriftwood, Aug 13, 2013
  17. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    I sometimes *like* certain IPA's with a little bit of age on them. Not most, but some. Certain hop notes just don't do it for me when fresh, but when they mellow out, things click.
    In the case of Rampant I think it has a lot of fruity character. Melon, strawberries, and just a little pine on the back end. I'd imagine the pine would be the first thing to go, so that might work out well if that's what you want.
     
    #17 Domingo, Aug 13, 2013
  18. dedbeer

    dedbeer Pundit (767) Jun 23, 2013 Illinois

    I don't touch any IPAs with more than 60 days on them. With most the flavor just falls off too dramatically after that. If you liked it though, more power to you.
     
    #18 dedbeer, Aug 13, 2013
  19. TheGator321

    TheGator321 Initiate (0) May 29, 2013 Connecticut

    I have found that ipa's of any sort last longer chilled.
     
    #19 TheGator321, Aug 13, 2013
  20. Ivegotmule

    Ivegotmule Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2012 North Carolina

    Update; I'm 7 out of 12 bombers down... These were just to serve as my daytime beers. We have done a 10,11,&12 Founders RIS vert, and downed a couple 6 packs of 12 Bigfoot. All in all, a good cheap choice for daytime beach beers, albeit higher abv than necessary, I'm happy with my 30$ off purchase.
     
    #20 Ivegotmule, Aug 13, 2013
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