Beers That Have Grown On You

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  1. Thecalmdrinker

    Thecalmdrinker Zealot (659) Jun 27, 2015 Montana

    What are the beers that you didn't like the first time you tried them, but after giving them 1 or more shots, you changed your mind on them and now like or love them?

    Personally, I did not like the first two bottles I had of Wasatch Doppelbock, but after the third one, I started to like it more and more. *NOTE: I did not drink the first two or even the third bottle on my first drinking session. I usually drink 2 or 3 beers, but I mix the beers up.

    Another one was SN: Blindfold Black IPA.

    How about you guys?
     
    #1 Thecalmdrinker, Dec 23, 2015
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  2. NickSMpls

    NickSMpls Grand Pooh-Bah (3,176) Nov 11, 2012 Washington
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I never was a fan of brown ales until I discovered the one from Dogfish Head. Now I have tried others and have found many that I now like.
     
    #2 NickSMpls, Dec 23, 2015
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  3. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    Backwoods Bastard
     
    #3 BrewsingBuffalo, Dec 23, 2015
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  4. CJNAPS

    CJNAPS Pooh-Bah (2,492) Nov 3, 2013 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Their India Brown ale is awesome.
     
    #4 CJNAPS, Dec 23, 2015
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  5. CJNAPS

    CJNAPS Pooh-Bah (2,492) Nov 3, 2013 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Not really a beer but a style for me. I was not a fan of Saisons at all. Then I went to Sante Adairius Rustic ales with a friend of mine and it opened me up to them.
     
    #5 CJNAPS, Dec 23, 2015
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  6. CJNAPS

    CJNAPS Pooh-Bah (2,492) Nov 3, 2013 California
    Pooh-Bah

    B
    Black IPA's had to grow on me too.
     
    #6 CJNAPS, Dec 23, 2015
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  7. Thecalmdrinker

    Thecalmdrinker Zealot (659) Jun 27, 2015 Montana

    I'll have to try that one!
     
    #7 Thecalmdrinker, Dec 23, 2015
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  8. lester619

    lester619 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2009 Wisconsin

    Witbiers. I used to find the orange and coriander disgusting. They are still not my favorite, but I can appreciate a well made one now and then.
     
    #8 lester619, Dec 23, 2015
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  9. lester619

    lester619 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2009 Wisconsin

    :grinning:
    Every beer is better after the fourth one.
     
    #9 lester619, Dec 23, 2015
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  10. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Is blindfold available? One of my favorite BIPAs.
     
    #10 GetMeAnIPA, Dec 23, 2015
  11. Thecalmdrinker

    Thecalmdrinker Zealot (659) Jun 27, 2015 Montana

    It's really damn good! I don't think it is. I tried it when the 4-Way IPA 12 pack was available earlier this year, but I haven't seen it since.
     
    #11 Thecalmdrinker, Dec 23, 2015
  12. MacMalt

    MacMalt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,322) Jan 28, 2015 New Jersey
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    In 2014, I really didn't care for Dark Penance. I thought I'd give it another try this year and I've grown to really enjoy it.
     
    #12 MacMalt, Dec 23, 2015
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  13. Thankin_Hank

    Thankin_Hank Grand Pooh-Bah (4,024) Nov 18, 2013 Texas
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Velvet Hammer by Peticola's, an American Strong Ale. It's fairly hoppy and many, like IPA's, I don't care for that much hops. That's why there are so many, like many other things that we do find we like in our niche of things in life, women, beer, whiskey, tequila, food, cars and music to name a few. Cheers Y'all !!
     
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  14. scottbrew4u

    scottbrew4u Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Did not really find Troëgs Mad Elf that great the first time I had it but I enjoy it now.
    Also kind of funny that the first 30x I had SA Boston Lager I never really enjoyed it much but when I have it now once in a while it goes down well and I appreciate its great qualities.
     
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  15. beerjerk666

    beerjerk666 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,155) Aug 22, 2010 Florida
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I can't really think of one beer in particular, but there are a couple of styles that have grown on me:
    Saisons/Farmhouse Ales: Had a problem with that "barnyard funk" aroma and sour to rotten taste I was getting when first trying them; now when they're done right? I can't get enough!
    Sours: Was like drinking watered down vinegar; now I look for them and keep trying them out!
     
    #15 beerjerk666, Dec 23, 2015
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  16. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    My first bourbon barrel beers were quite bourbon forward, so I got turned off on them. Lately I've had a couple that were less bourbony and I'm warming to them as it were. I like Backwoods Bastard and BCBS as they have some bourbon presence, but not overpowering the other tastes.
     
    #16 bbtkd, Dec 23, 2015
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  17. MikeySea

    MikeySea Pooh-Bah (2,165) Sep 17, 2015 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah

    Summit Horizon Red IPA. I'm actually drinking it now. It has a bit of that onion vibe, but it's not out of control like some of the DIPA's. Some people don't get onion, just fruit. Anyway, It's good chit.
     
    #17 MikeySea, Dec 23, 2015
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  18. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    Double Trouble. I think my initial tastings were of an old product. In 2015 I made it through well over a case and loved it
     
    #18 hopnado, Dec 23, 2015
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  19. Premo88

    Premo88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,682) Jun 6, 2010 Texas
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    Belgian strong dark ales, specifically Chimay Blue and Rochefort 8 ... first time I tried them, tasted like raisin puree and I HATE raisins. Came back to them a couple years (and about 200 reviews) later, and whole-E-crap. Ambrosia!

    Farmhouse ales/saisons and Scottish ales have grown on me big time, too.
     
    #19 Premo88, Dec 23, 2015
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  20. waitwhatamidrinking

    waitwhatamidrinking Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2014 Illinois

    Double Bastard.
     
    #20 waitwhatamidrinking, Dec 23, 2015
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