Old Favorites

Old Schoolhouse IPAs are always a treat. They have been putting out some fantastic ones lately.

 

With a geographical change and the introduction of Bodhi, Georgetown’s Lucille is not as prevalent in my life as it used to be. When I stumble upon it now, I get that same feeling you did with Ruud Awakening, it’s a Hall of Famer for me.

 

Brooklyn Brown Ale
Wormtown Be Hoppy
Arrogant Bastard
1st Amendment Back in Black
Bass Ale
These are the beers that I have bought the most of over the last 10 years. Whenever I recycle there will be some of these in the garage.

 

As it happens, I'm wearing an old-school Winthrop Brewing (which was the name back when ) t-shirt today.

I'm also a big fan of OSB. And, many other of our less hyped breweries. And, after yesterday, I'm adding San Juan Brewing to that list.

 

I love this thread. I would add (beers stil around):

Maritime Nightwatch
Icecle Bootjack IPA
Hales Pale Ale
Boundary Bay IPA
Laurelwood Workhorse IPA
Mainly old school choices, but there was a time...

 

I was over at a friend's house on Sunday helping with some yard work and had a can of Hale's Supergoose. Just as good as it was years ago.

 

One of my favorite old beers you can never go wrong
Deschutes Jubelale

 

Heater Allen Pils
Rogue Dead Guy
Jubelale......especially on nitro!
Adam and Fred
Hales cream ale....nitro again!
Ten Fidy
Old Rasputin
Racer X
Imperial Biscotti break
Brunch weasel
Dbl MTN Kolsch
Rochefort 8,10,12
Chimay White / blue

 

I think Jubelale is my favorite all time beer. I get giddy every fall when I start seeing it on shelves.

I'll toss in:
Black Butte (a gold standard if you ask me)
Anchor Porter (my favorite porter)
Anchor Steam
SNPA (when's the last time you had one? such a damned simple solid beer)
Workhorse
and an old one that I'd like to see again:
Blue Heron...

 

Brideport has had Blue Heron on tap ever since they remodeled their tap room this past winter, and it is fantastic.

 

A few years ago my wife and I were doing the ale Trail in Bend, and the Deschutes pub was serving Jubelale on hand pump, like it was a cask ale in an English pub.

It was a revelation. The beer had low carbonation and a gorgeous velvety texture which suited the flavors of Jubelale beautifully. Sublime.

 

My old favorites that I still come back to from time to time:

-Fuller's ESB and London Pride
-AleSmith Speedway Stout
-Breakside IPA
-Russian River Blind Pig and Pliny the Elder
-Boneyard Hop Venom
-Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier
-Deschutes Black Butte Porter and Jubelale
-Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock
-Cascade Honey Ginger Lime
-HotD Adam

 

Am I wrong in thinking the jubelale recipe changes from year to year??

 

AFAIK, it's the same every year.

 

I think they just change the label artwork every year, but the recipe stays the same.

 

Man, I loved Racer X when it came out....still good beers from those guys.

 

North Coast Old Rasputin
Big Time Old Wooly
Bear Republic Tartare

 

I've had some years of the Black Butte anniversary in the past that I haven't cared for as much, but they absolutely nailed it this year. The Black Butte Cubed aged in black butte whiskey barrels is also good, and almost tastes like an entirely different beer.