Why doesn't 3 Floyds make anything new that isn't an IPA?

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  1. Biff_Tannen

    Biff_Tannen Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2013 Missouri

    And any of their non-IPA year-round offerings are average at best (Robert the Bruce). And I don't care what people say...Zombie Dust and Gumbalhead are IPAs.

    Sure they make some great IPAs but how about some variety? Or is there a reason for this?
     
    #1 Biff_Tannen, Mar 18, 2014
  2. RblWthACoz

    RblWthACoz Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2006 Pennsylvania

    Mo' hops, mo' money.
     
    #2 RblWthACoz, Mar 18, 2014
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  3. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Gumballhead is NOT an IPA..
     
    #3 StoutSnob40, Mar 18, 2014
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  4. Biff_Tannen

    Biff_Tannen Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2013 Missouri

    Fine. American Pale Ale. Close enough
     
    #4 Biff_Tannen, Mar 18, 2014
  5. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    Is it news to you that breweries make a lot of IPAs? It's the craft beer climate right now, and it's probably not going to change for a while.
     
    #5 GreesyFizeek, Mar 18, 2014
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  6. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    The way things are going no brewery is going to make anything but IPAs
     
    #6 mudbug, Mar 18, 2014
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  7. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Well, it has all of the characteristics of a Pale Wheat Ale.. In fact, I think I noticed even less hop character than Lil Sumpin Sumpin.
     
    #7 StoutSnob40, Mar 18, 2014
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  8. Craftonly23121

    Craftonly23121 Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2011 Rhode Island

    They make a lot that isnt IPAs but most of their offerings are IPAs.

    BackMasking - oatmeal stout
    Behemoth - barleywine
    Gumballhead is a pale ale

    They also have numerous stouts and porters
     
    #8 Craftonly23121, Mar 18, 2014
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  9. Pidzik12

    Pidzik12 Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 Illinois

    They just released Backmasking (Oatmeal Stout), Man-o-Awe (Mild Pale), Live a Rich Life (Belgian IPA), and Immutable Dusk (Dark Ale).

    Trends point to making IPAs, which is what they are sticking to, but the other releases at the brewery have been good. Even ones on tap only.
     
    #9 Pidzik12, Mar 18, 2014
  10. Biff_Tannen

    Biff_Tannen Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2013 Missouri

    How about mixing in a sour? Milk stout? Oatmeal stout? Non-Dark Lord RIS? Berliner Weiss?

    Alpha Klaus is great but only because it is hopped up to the point that it more resembles an IPA than a typical Porter.
     
    #10 Biff_Tannen, Mar 18, 2014
  11. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

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  12. ToadiesForCody

    ToadiesForCody Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2013 Minnesota

    I am not really worried. There are so many other breweries that make so much better beer. Do you want whats on the label or in the bottle?
     
    #12 ToadiesForCody, Mar 18, 2014
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  13. Cubatobaco

    Cubatobaco Pooh-Bah (2,057) Jan 27, 2013 Virginia
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    Love me some Gumballhead! I don't care what category you put it in.
     
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  14. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,275) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    Why doesn't Cantillon brew anything but lambics and gueuzes? Why doesn't Fantôme make anything but saisons? Why doesn't Crooked Stave do anything but American wilds and saisons? Why doesn't Allagash do anything that's not Belgian? Why doesn't Jester King brew anything that doesn't have farmhouse yeast in it? Do I even have to mention the Alchemist in this (less relevant after the recent release)?

    The answer to all these questions (except the latter) and yours is another question: why stop doing what works? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    They do have other beers that aren't IPAs that are good (Moloko, Brian Boru, Alpha Klaus, Black Sun, basically any seasonal that isn't an IPA is good to great).
     
    #14 THANAT0PSIS, Mar 18, 2014
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  15. tjensen3618

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

    Why doesn't Stillwater or Upright brew something that's not a Saison?
    Drie Fonteinen and all those Sour beers, brew something else?
    -edit-THANATOPSIS said the same exact thing.

    Some brewers like to focus on one thing.
     
    #15 tjensen3618, Mar 18, 2014
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  16. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    It's not their strong-suit. Why doesn't Russian River make more Stouts?
     
    #16 StoutSnob40, Mar 18, 2014
  17. Biff_Tannen

    Biff_Tannen Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2013 Missouri

    Right but they don't. See Bruce, Robert the

    When they do something else it isn't nearly as good as their IPA's.

    Maybe thread should have been titled "Why is 3 Floyds a World Class IPA brewery and barely above average with everything else"
     
    #17 Biff_Tannen, Mar 18, 2014
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  18. Biff_Tannen

    Biff_Tannen Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2013 Missouri

    Pipeworks is also guilty of this
     
    #18 Biff_Tannen, Mar 18, 2014
  19. Knapp85

    Knapp85 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,712) Dec 25, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Because IPA's rule.
     
    #19 Knapp85, Mar 18, 2014
  20. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    They have tried sours, with disastrous results.
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/75319/?sort=topr&start=0
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/75320/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/82837/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/85618/?sort=topr&start=0

    I'd say they should stick with what they're good at- hoppy beers.
     
    #20 GreesyFizeek, Mar 18, 2014
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