New England Whales?

Discussion in 'New England' started by Kitsune82, Nov 27, 2019.

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  1. Kitsune82

    Kitsune82 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2019

    What are some really sought after beers from the New England area? I know Tree House and New England Brewing are both popular since they do not distribute. Who/what else is on anyone’s want-list? Back East, Beer’d, Fox Hill, CT Valley, Two Roads, Spencer Trappist, City Steam, Thomas Hooker, Counter Weight, Lawson’s, Harpoon....
     
    #1 Kitsune82, Nov 27, 2019
  2. NYR-Zuuuuc

    NYR-Zuuuuc Maven (1,351) Jan 1, 2013 Connecticut

    NEBCO (good stuff and they do distribute a lot of their stuff)
    Back East (No)
    Beer'd (Good stuff)
    Fox Hill? (assume you mean Fox Farm?) (Yes)
    CT Valley (Hell no)
    Two Roads (No)
    Spencer (Good stuff, can get it anywhere)
    City Steam (Lol no)
    Thomas Hooker (Hell No)
    Counterweight (Good Stuff)
    Lawson's (good stuff, relatively easy to find)
    Harpoon (OG Brewery but...it's everywhere)
     
    #2 NYR-Zuuuuc, Nov 27, 2019
  3. TheEpeeist

    TheEpeeist Maven (1,434) Nov 5, 2008 Virginia
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    if you click the Top Rated tab and select United States in the drop-down you can then select the State where it says Show All and see the top 100 rated beers.

    for example, if you select Vermont most of the list will be Hill Farmstead.
     
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  4. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
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    Dominant first post
     
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  5. GonzoHomebrewer

    GonzoHomebrewer Savant (1,166) Sep 15, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Kate the Great.
     
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  6. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    This is obviously an alien trying to fit in with humans.
     
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  7. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,516) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Well, if we're gonna talk about whales:
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    #7 Sheppard, Nov 27, 2019
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  8. Stormfield

    Stormfield Savant (1,065) Feb 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    How old would a bottle of one of the last batches of Kate the Great be these days do you think? When was the last time Mott brewed it?
     
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  9. Kitsune82

    Kitsune82 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2019

    When I looked at the top rated for Vermont, I see The Alchemist not Hill Farmstead. Am I looking in the right spot? Also looks like Fuzzy Baby Ducks is the most popular from CT. New England Brewing is less than an hour for me but they rarely do FBD can events.
     
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  10. GonzoHomebrewer

    GonzoHomebrewer Savant (1,166) Sep 15, 2012 Massachusetts
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    2012 was the last year for Kate as brewed by Todd Mott, it was in stubby bottles, 11.2 or 12, cant recall. Next few years his assistant Tyler, now at Black Hog in CT, brewed Royal Impy, that was conditioned on bourbon oak as oppose to port oak spirals. I haven't been to Portsmouth Brewpub in a bit, but I don't think they make royal impy anymore.
     
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  11. mrmattosgood

    mrmattosgood Maven (1,301) Nov 6, 2010 Canada (BC)

    Mott the Lesser is Kate the Great (essentially). Like any recipe, it had undergone tweaks and changes, but this is true even for the years of Kate the Great. If only there was an article on CraftBeer.com recently about this very topic ...
     
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  12. Kitsune82

    Kitsune82 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2019

    Not an alien. Just a Millennial trying to figure out how this old school style forum works. Sorry for being a noob
     
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  13. Stormfield

    Stormfield Savant (1,065) Feb 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    I’ve had several versions of MtL. Enjoyed them all. Was at the brewery for the release of version #1. (Sorry I don’t typically visit craftbeer.com - I guess I didn’t get the memo about the MtL article.)
     
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  14. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Just joking at the response you got, this place is weird sometimes.
     
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  15. mrmattosgood

    mrmattosgood Maven (1,301) Nov 6, 2010 Canada (BC)

    we had Tod and Tyler talking about the beer. Good times were had by all. I really enjoyed this latest iteration of the beer.
     
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  16. TheEpeeist

    TheEpeeist Maven (1,434) Nov 5, 2008 Virginia
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    https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/top-rated/us/vt/
    Heady is #1 but Hill has 65 of top 100.
     
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  17. oldbean

    oldbean Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2005 Massachusetts

    Are you asking what beers/breweries we think are the best, or specifically what's considered rare/desirable/exclusive?
     
    #17 oldbean, Nov 28, 2019
  18. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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  19. Stormfield

    Stormfield Savant (1,065) Feb 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    Oh dude! You wrote the piece. My bad! Going to check it out now.
     
    #19 Stormfield, Nov 28, 2019
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  20. Kitsune82

    Kitsune82 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2019

    yes! Trying to find something I’d have of value to trade for. So far, Tree House and Fuzzy Baby Ducks seem quite valuable
     
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