Most Overrated Brewery...

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by RLVineh, Jul 20, 2015.

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  1. charlzm

    charlzm Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2007 California

    Green Flash, huh? Let me look at my ratings...

    Rayon Vert - 4.09
    West Coast IPA - 3.45
    Barleywine - 4
    Green Bullet - 4
    Hop Odyssey - 3
    Imperial IPA - 2.26
    Summer Saison - 3.12
    Le Freak - 3.93
    Double Stout - 4.06

    So, am I under-rating or over-rating their beer?
     
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  2. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    LOL.
     
  3. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    I would actualyl support you on that one. However HF and RR are two of the best in the country. Perhaps you just dont care for belgins, sours, and IPA's.
     
  4. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,731) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    I don't think of Green Flash as "overrated" because I figure them to be good, not great, and I don't think they're less than good. I've enjoyed all the beers I've had from them, but they don't have anything I return to - except Palate Wrecker :wink: I'm not usually aware of their special releases, but I had their Cellar 3 Silva Stout and loved it. I know that was not everyone's experience - see this thread or this thread for a taste of their unhappiness :rolling_eyes: lol

    I couldn't name a brewery that I consider over-rated - but maybe I just take a very level approach to them?
     
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  5. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,731) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    Name names!
     
  6. njcraftguy

    njcraftguy Savant (1,046) Apr 6, 2015 New Jersey

    Stone - to me - decent beers, but none have wowed me in the least. N I've tried many.
     
  7. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,201) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    Rare Barrel and Societe I agree with for sure, but I can't name a brewery doing better Saisons in the country (maybe the world) than HF and SARA. I think RR is rated where they should be.
     
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  8. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,201) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    Palates gonna palate I guess. I thought Lil' Opal was average at best, but hey, more for you.
     
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  9. WellRested518

    WellRested518 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2014 New York

    I'll second Maine Brewing Company for being slightly overrated, but I really love Red Wheelbarrow & Weez. All of their beers are great, but I feel like they just do too many ipa's that, in the end, taste similar.
     
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  10. ljbonadonna92

    ljbonadonna92 Initiate (0) Oct 12, 2014 Maryland

    Sixpoint or other half are way overrated
     
  11. deleted_user_950283

    deleted_user_950283 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2015
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    Rogue for me, overpriced and mediocre
     
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  12. peteboiler

    peteboiler Zealot (666) Dec 16, 2010 Florida

    What are the breweries (being a fellow Floridian, I travel around the state to different breweries, and would like to know which ones you speak of).
     
  13. chrisjws

    chrisjws Pooh-Bah (2,768) Dec 3, 2014 California
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    Every single highly touted brewery. People obsess over hot brands and whalez bro and miss out on lots of great breweries that aren't hyped to hell. Just because a brewery makes no highly touted whalez doesn't mean it's not putting out fantastic beer.
     
  14. WellRested518

    WellRested518 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2014 New York

    I've had some pretty terrible/mediocre stuff from Ballast Point, but I also live on the east coast. I'll also have to go out on a limb and say The Alchemist. HT just isn't my bag.
     
  15. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    Problem is that none of these breweries set out to create hype after themselves. They are in the business of making the best beer they know how to make while creating profits. It's the consumer market that creates the hype and puts pressure on the breweries to live up to the, sometimes unrealistic, expectations. Breweries are what they are, take it or leave it.
     
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  16. ianous

    ianous Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2013 Connecticut

    Maine Beer Company for me as well.
     
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  17. BillDon

    BillDon Zealot (589) Jul 16, 2011 Massachusetts

    Love when sex and beer are in the same sentence. :-)

    Really isn't over-hyped not overrated? Its just beer drink what you like, like what you drink.
     
  18. tjwarren

    tjwarren Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2008 Ohio

    Ok I'll say it. 3 Floyds. I would put White Rajah (The Brew Kettle) against Zombie Dust anytime. I get their overpriced bombers and am constantly underwhelmed.
     
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  19. ThisWangsChung

    ThisWangsChung Pooh-Bah (2,914) Oct 15, 2011 Maryland
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    I don't think anyone on BA rates Rogue highly anymore. :confused:
     
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  20. BeerBrose

    BeerBrose Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2015 Illinois

    Bullshit.
    It's called marketing. If you haven't been in craft beer sales or on the beer buying side I doubt you've noticed a huge influence. But the breweries who create "hype" are very much doing intentionally by having reps in the market doing grass roots. Very few times a beer gets hyped without the hype men.
     
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