What beer do you need to revisit?

For me, Orval finds room in the shopping basket every couple of months- it's small enough, and only a $5 adder to the total. Oddly enough, however, I can't say that I've ever shopped specifically for Orval; it's more of an impulse buy. But then whenever I drink it at home I'm always wishing I had picked up a few more...

 

Edgar from Bullfrog in Williamsport, PA. It's been several years since I stopped in on my drives between Lancaster and here in The Wilds. I do remember a Thai IPA on tap that was pretty good and the food there used to be good as well.

 

You know, I barely realized how much of an influence Sam Adams had on American craft after revisiting this week. They're a lot more "balanced" than other Vienna lagers I've had (30 IBU), which is nice.

 

Ommmegang 3 philosophers quad Belgian ale.
Affordable and always consistent.

 

I came back to this thread to add that beer to my (short) list. A great beer I never buy.

 

Great Lakes Eddie Fitz
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
FW Pivo (cause I can never find it with less than a year on it)

 

Victory - Golden Monkey (I know, I know)

North Coast - Le Merle

Tripel Karmelite

Had a sweet spot for tripels early on. Haven’t had one in several years.

 

Bells Expedition Stout. I didn't see it last year and with the massive influx of new stuff hitting shelves on a regular basis, I kinda forgot about it.

 

I received a Blue as a gift last year and was very pleasantly surprised. This beer used to be difficult for my palate but I found it unique and easy to drink.

I would like to take another shot at Peche Mortel.

 

Breckenridge Lucky U IPA. I tried this during my early days on BA and my rating for it was off the charts. I haven't seen it here since.

 

Do you get Troegs Sunshine Pils? That stands up with the best of them, imo. It's year-round now and in cans.

 

I too use to drink a lot of Stoudts 'back in the day'. I thought about this recently when I purchased a 6-pack of Stoudts Oktoberfest: I thought to myself I should buy Stoudts beers more often.

Cheers!

 

I have that exact same problem on the east coast; I have not bought any Pivo Pils (cans/bottles) in over a year. A beer bar near me always has Pivo Pils on draft and when I visit that bar I always order a pint (in a tall Pivo Pils glass).

Cheers!

 

Bell's third coast old ale. I haven't been too long without it, but I don't believe I've ever had a fresh one and it's supposedly on the shelves. All I ever see is 2015 bottles in the stores, thought they stopped making it 3 years ago.

 

Honestly, Goose Island Bourbon County. It was my first bourbon barrel aged stout about 5ish years ago and I wasn't too impressed. However, I have to wonder if it was my palate not being experienced enough - so I've bought several bottles this year + variants. Very excited to revisit this one!

 

I would like to revisit Julius....My only experience was on a day where I wasn't expecting to drink it and I already had a few in me....

 

I agree with you here. A few years ago I 'lucked out' and saw a 6-pack of Pivo Pils on the shelf that was less than 45 days from packaging; that beer was excellent!

I am fortunate that there are a number of small, local breweries that produce high quality Pilsners and I can find them very fresh. My favorite of late has been Root Down Pils; that beer is excellent in my opinion.

Cheers!

Edit: At GABF 2018 Root Down won "Mid-Size Brewpub of the Year":

Mid-Size Brewpub of the Year – Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group

750 – 1,500 barrels produced in 2017

Root Down Brewing Co. – Phoenixville, PA; Brewmaster: Root Down Brew Team

 

Scotty Karate

Boulevard Wheat

Fat Tire