Old Friends

I wasn't questioning the BA added date, just the claim about recipe change.

Here's the thread (and response from Deschutes) I was thinking of: https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...deschutes-fresh-squeezed.318537/#post-3918125

-- Nathan

 

Not sure about Red Chair, though that one still tastes great to me. (There might have been a change between when it was first brewed originally as a one-off and actually called an IPA, and when they decided to put it in their normal seasonal rotation at which point it became an "NWPA". I never tasted the "IPA" version.)

Hop Henge, being "experimental" by nature, was always a different recipe from year to year.

-- Nathan

 

Agreed on Red Chair, that beer turned me on to hoppier offerings when I first started drinking (haven't been around as many of you). I hadn't revisited it in a few years until just last fall when I picked up a case of it at Costco. Such a great beer.

The same goes for Fresh Squeezed, such a great beer that I'm impressed by whenever I stumble on it.

 

Wow looking back i have not had Blue Dot since i rated it back in 2007!!
BY the sounds of it , now is not the best time to re-sample?

 

No. The beer is a murky mess. Last time I had it was on tap at the brewery and it was a flaming dumpster fire train wreck. It didn't resemble Blue Dot or even an Imperial IPA. I can't believe they were selling it in that shape.

 

[

"I haven't had one for a loooong time, but I'll throw Alaskan Winter Ale out as my contribution. This was one of the first craft beers I was ever served, and it 1) made me realize that beer can be good, and 2) opened my eyes to the possibilities.

Maybe I should grab a sixer for old-times' sake...

-- Nathan[/QUOTE]

That reminds me about their Smoked Porter, Well, off to the grocery

 

That reminds me about their Smoked Porter, Well, off to the grocery[/QUOTE]

Their Baltic porter from the pilot series was awesome!

 

Their Baltic porter from the pilot series was awesome![/QUOTE]

I miss that Baltic Porter so goddamn much.

 

I just recently drank my last one from the 2012 batch, still great too!

 

I have nothing but anecdotal evidence, but my impression back when Fresh Squeezed made the move from Bombers (that first summer it came out) to permanent rotation was that it was different. It didn't seem as bright and hoppy and I felt it was maltier. But I'm also ready to accept that I'm wrong and the beer just wasn't as fresh. I never had the coriander experiment, and that thread never actually refutes that the recipe changed (maybe I missed something?)

Given my memory of this, along with my memory of red chair, this thread has me questioning my palate, memory or both. Hm.

 

These, among others
are good things to question. They
are so often wrong.

 

OK, maybe, I'll start, reviewing, again. Were you drinking when you wrote this?

 

Had my first Lagunitas IPA in some time at the sneak peek last night and immediately thought of this thread. It's been many years, and still holds up very well against current offerings - plus it's availability is nearly omnipresent.

 

Has Lagunitas started brewing anything on-site yet?

Edit: Not until April or May.

 

Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA - only ever have it at Mariner's games or if I am at a crappy beer grocery store and they at least have that. Despite that, it's still fantastic.

Mac & Jacks African Amber - yup I said it, really used to enjoy this. Last time I had it was on tap at Great Wolf Lodge due to lack of choice, still holds up ok even on their suspect lines.

Redhook ESB - well this used to be a staple...no comment now.

Deschutes Black Butte Porter - perfect "well at least they have this" beer, still enjoy today but don't buy often due to desire to have variety.

Pyramid Apricot Amber Ale - I used to buy this by the 6 pack, don't enjoy it as much as I used to but it holds sentimental value. I think I had this in what I think was my first ever taster tray at the brewery by the stadiums.

Shaftebury Cream Ale (BC) - similar to Red Hook issue, but when it was a craft beer 10+ years ago it was amazing. Still holds sentimental value.

 

Fresh Squeezed was my gateway into ipa's..