Under hyped beers

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  1. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Double barrel baptist was my favorite beer in 16. Fudge in a bottle.
     
    #41 SFACRKnight, Sep 9, 2017
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  2. Zorro

    Zorro Grand Pooh-Bah (3,258) Dec 25, 2003 California
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    That is TERRIBLE! :wink:
     
    #42 Zorro, Sep 9, 2017
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  3. Hoos78

    Hoos78 Maven (1,327) Mar 3, 2015 Ohio

    Can't argue. In the unfortunate situation where I must choose one beer for the rest of time...HeadHunter would be on a very short list...and at the top.
     
    #43 Hoos78, Sep 9, 2017
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  4. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Every lager beer.

    Straub Hefeweizen can stand up to the best from Germany, including Weihenstephaner. Yes, Straub... that old adjunct lager brewer has some tricks up their sleeve.
     
    #44 Ranbot, Sep 9, 2017
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  5. David_Porter

    David_Porter Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2014 Missouri

    Regular, non-additive barrel aged imperial stouts seem to lose hype when compared to adjust laden variants and special edition releases. I personally love a big imperial stout tossed in a barrel for a long time.
     
    #45 David_Porter, Sep 9, 2017
  6. rustyjaw

    rustyjaw Aspirant (211) Jul 16, 2017 California

    I'm surprised to see W00tstout mentioned so often. I tried it without ever hearing of it before, and I thought it was...well not at all like a stout. It was super yeasty/bready and sweet, to me I expected a stout and got a Belgian strong ale. I'm not saying it's bad, but I just felt like it was mischaracterized. I believe the one I had was the 2016 version.
     
    #46 rustyjaw, Sep 9, 2017
  7. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    How about their Extended Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout, aged 5x the usual time? It's excellent, but since they are not saying how long 5x is, I suspect it's under two years. If it were two years or over, they'd be braggin the hell out of it. Still outstanding.
     
    #47 bbtkd, Sep 10, 2017
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  8. MaltheadWeirdo

    MaltheadWeirdo Devotee (310) Nov 18, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Fresh Narwhal is already the smoothest imperial stout I've had, but I'm saving a few to see what happens to it.
     
    #48 MaltheadWeirdo, Sep 10, 2017
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  9. bmugan

    bmugan Aspirant (247) May 10, 2010 Texas

    I'm drinking one right now and it is awesome :slight_smile:
     
    #49 bmugan, Sep 10, 2017
  10. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Maybe it needs a more exciting name and label?
     
    #50 bbtkd, Sep 11, 2017
  11. DJturnstile

    DJturnstile Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2015 California

    I would. Any BA stout that sits on shelves or doesn't have a special release day/raffle formed around it is underhyped.
     
    #51 DJturnstile, Sep 11, 2017
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  12. DJturnstile

    DJturnstile Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2015 California

    I feel like they've gotten WAYYYY better in the last few years. I used to see them a lot on draft and in bottles in NYC and always passed or disliked. Along with my drinking pals. Nowadays they're pretty great.
     
    #52 DJturnstile, Sep 11, 2017
  13. DJturnstile

    DJturnstile Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2015 California

    You seem fun
     
    #53 DJturnstile, Sep 11, 2017
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  14. lotsaswigs

    lotsaswigs Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2006 Michigan

    I'm sure (or at least I hope) I'm not the only one who picks up a sixer every few weeks to mix in with the onslaught of IPA's. I don't know of another standard porter or stout that hits all the right notes when I'm in the mood for a smooth chocolatey malty brew. It really is perfect.
     
    #54 lotsaswigs, Sep 11, 2017
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  15. Sweatshirt

    Sweatshirt Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 New Hampshire

    Guilty.
     
    #55 Sweatshirt, Sep 11, 2017
  16. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    If I answer this question, would I not then be guilty of driving the hype train towards the thing that I enjoy being un-hyped?
     
    #56 BBThunderbolt, Sep 11, 2017
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  17. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,368) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    No disagreement here. And in the same vein Edmund Fitzgerald porter is also subject to the same disregard by so many. I just looked and it's rated a touch higher than Founders too. Both are great!
     
    #57 Fordcoyote15, Sep 11, 2017
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  18. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    Off the top of my head....

    Left Hand Black Jack Porter
    Shiner Bock
    Abita Amber
    Black Xantus
    Belhaven Black Stout
    Golden Pheasant
     
    #58 alucard6679, Sep 11, 2017
  19. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    I see what you did there
     
    #59 alucard6679, Sep 11, 2017
  20. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona


    The funny thing about bourbon is I'm not too worried about my favorites catching on. Most of the time I try to turn people onto something great at work they won't touch it because it didn't come from Buffalo Trace. It's hilarious:grin:
     
    #60 alucard6679, Sep 11, 2017
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