Average acclaimed beers that overwhelmed you?

Had that last night. Silly good RIS

 

I loved it. I was actually kinda shocked when I saw that a lot of people didn't care for it.

 

Mendocino Imperial Barleywine: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/200/58730
Redundant name, yes, but I enjoyed it immensely.

 

Anything by Boulder Beer Co. Particularly Sweaty Betty, Mojo, and Hazed & Infused.

 

I was recently overwhelmed, relatively speaking, by Shiner Oktoberfest. Very clean and not caramelly at all. Middle of the road, very European and true to style, and impressive.

 

Berkshire Coffeehouse Porter and Southern Tier 2xIPA

 

After drinking a fair amount of this for the past 2 months, I'd have to agree. At my previous duty station, this was about the only decent beer that the bar on base carried.

 

I like Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier. Probably a little more than I should.

 

I probably liked Frangelic Mountain Brown a little more than I should 30min ago.

 

Berkshire Coffeehouse is the bomb, super tasty.

I thought Harpoon Rye IPA was amazing, Narragansett Summer is awesome, Ipswich harvest Ale, Hazed and Infused, Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale, Sam Adams Dark Depths.

 

Some will no doubt question my judgement (some already do) but I like Trader Joe's Boatswain HLV strong ale.

Was talking to a friend who also likes it. He said, "Is it a great beer? Definitely not. Is a good beer for $2.25 a bomber? Heck yeah."

 

The Natty Ice of craft

 

Deviant Dale's IPA, one of my favorites.

 

Haverhill Leatherlips and UFO Raspberry.

 

I really liked Ipswich Oatmeal Stout. It does get some love here as shown by its 4.17, but it really blew me away.

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Boston Lager. I got the winter 12pk this week. It may have been the first Boston Lager I've had in a year. It made love to my mouth and wouldn't stop. I was sad there were only two.
Also Smuttynose Finest Kind, Berkshire Russian Imperial Stout, Nebco Sea Hag,

 

Harpoon rye is great. So is BBC coffee. I'll add the whole Narragansett lineup and Magic Hat Heart of Darkness.

 

It is world class.

 

Fresh. it's crazy good. Also the rest of the pack (save the porter) was such ass IMO, it made the fresh BL seem amazing.

 

Southern Tier 2xIPA was very good fresh
Flying Fish Exit 16 Wild Rice DIPA is respected here but should easy be even higher regarded
Joe Coffee Porter