Awful Micro/Nano Breweries

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  1. Aaron_Ramson

    Aaron_Ramson Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2012 California

    Has anyone visited a newly opened micro or nano brewery only to be repulsed by the taste of their beer? Visited a new place in my area called Chino Valley Brewery this past weekend and had a flight of the 4 brews they had on tap. The results were not impressive.. the blonde was mediocre, the porter was mediocre, the strong ale was decent, but the smoked porter tasted like, get ready for it.....soy sauce. Salty, smoky, savory soy sauce (I used to drink Old Milwaukee as a young guy, so there's no such thing as undrinkable beer as far as I'm concerned. I just gulped it down and concentrated on the buzz). Just wondering if anyone else has been to a new local brewery only to find that the beer is poor or even undrinkable?
     
    #1 Aaron_Ramson, Jan 13, 2014
  2. FrogOut69

    FrogOut69 Initiate (0) Sep 24, 2013 California
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    Brew Rebellion.
     
    #2 FrogOut69, Jan 13, 2014
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  3. 01Ryan10

    01Ryan10 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2011 California

    I wouldn't say "awful," but I didn't really care for Old Orange Brewing at all. Just some uninteresting and bland stuff, but nothing that made me cringe.
     
    #3 01Ryan10, Jan 13, 2014
  4. Wowcoolman

    Wowcoolman Pooh-Bah (1,660) Sep 25, 2010 California
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    This is silly. We all know the lower the bottle count the better the beer :wink:
     
    #4 Wowcoolman, Jan 13, 2014
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  5. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    The sours I had from Cellarmaker were pretty awful. I probably just need to hit them again.

    Anything from Hermitage (except their contract-brewed stuff).
     
    #5 jtmartino, Jan 13, 2014
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  6. walterfredo

    walterfredo Savant (1,032) Nov 22, 2011 California
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    Seabright Brewery in Santa Cruz meets the description. Definitely now new though, how do they stay in business?
     
    #6 walterfredo, Jan 13, 2014
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  7. AptosBeerDrinker

    AptosBeerDrinker Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2011 California

    Maybe it's just me but if I go to a new place and don't enjoy it, I just don't spend any more money there. I don't run to the internet and try to shit on them. I mean, overtly rude service, health code issues, etc. then fire away but I don't see the point of everyone listing all the breweries they don't care for. Like I said, maybe it's just me.
     
    #7 AptosBeerDrinker, Jan 13, 2014
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  8. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    BA would sure be a dull place if people weren't constantly complaining about something.





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    #8 jtmartino, Jan 14, 2014
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  9. hiimrichie

    hiimrichie Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2012 California

    Right, but others use threads like this so they don't make the mistake of going to one of these breweries and wasting their money.
     
    #9 hiimrichie, Jan 14, 2014
  10. Aaron_Ramson

    Aaron_Ramson Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2012 California

    Haven't heard a single good thing about Brew Rebellion...big time diacetyl flavors, infected wood aged beer....
     
    #10 Aaron_Ramson, Jan 14, 2014
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  11. Beerthrash

    Beerthrash Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2009 California

    Why not just do a review?
     
    #11 Beerthrash, Jan 14, 2014
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  12. Aaron_Ramson

    Aaron_Ramson Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2012 California

    I applaud you for keeping such a positive mindset even when you've had a negative experience. My point isn't to badmouth or shit on anyones business, rather to know the places to watch out for, and share that knowledge. I will gladly spend $4-7 a pint, but if I could have been warned about the product by reading about it on the internet, then that's money I'd gladly spend at another brewery that people genuinely seem to enjoy.
     
    #12 Aaron_Ramson, Jan 14, 2014
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  13. hiimrichie

    hiimrichie Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2012 California

    Post a review too.

    In threads people can discuss the places or ask questions about them, which cannot be done in a review.
     
    #13 hiimrichie, Jan 14, 2014
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  14. ficklenicholas

    ficklenicholas Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2011 California

    what's with the $20 plus bombers. i laugh every time i see them.
     
    #14 ficklenicholas, Jan 14, 2014
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  15. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Bulldog Brewing in Murrieta.
     
    #15 UCLABrewN84, Jan 14, 2014
  16. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
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    I used to think Noble Ale Works was mediocre.

    Then they came out with Naughty Sauce, which got me to go and actually visit the brewery and thoroughly enjoyed. The rest of my flight was meh at best.
    Then Tongue Tickles came out few months after and got me excited that a solid IPA was available nearby.
    Then Citra Showers came out maybe a month soon after and blew my mind.

    You'll never know, I guess?
     
    #16 Rollzroyce21, Jan 14, 2014
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  17. 01Ryan10

    01Ryan10 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2011 California

    So you've never had Nobility or Royalty?
     
    #17 01Ryan10, Jan 14, 2014
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  18. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
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    Not Royalty, unfortunately.

    Have had Nobility and thought it was decent... didn't make a lasting impression on me.
     
    #18 Rollzroyce21, Jan 14, 2014
  19. FrogOut69

    FrogOut69 Initiate (0) Sep 24, 2013 California
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    Yeah it's bizarre. They don't seem to understand that nobody is going to pay $20+ for bombers of non-BA, bad beer. "Oh let's wax them also!"
     
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  20. Carbon14

    Carbon14 Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2009 Maryland

    You are far too kind in your assessment.
     
    #20 Carbon14, Jan 14, 2014
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