Pipeworks Brewing Company (2020)

Just read the email, 4 packs are officially confirmed! Haven't seen anything on pricing, but assuming $20. While I like Citra, I'm in the minority in that its not one of my favorites from PW (especially compared to Galaxy Unicorn), but I do love Sure Bet. So, I'm excited to pick up a few of these.

 

Like with Citra Ninja, they announced Sure Bet is the OG recipe. So not sure why they changed them but it definitely feels like they knew people wanted their old favorites how they first remembered them.

 

Almost took the hr drive to Dojo for Sure Bet and NvUvH but should score some in distro. And yes Citra cans are fantastic! Can't wait til the barrel program gets back on track.

 

Binny's Schaumburg had both Sure Bet ($20) and NvUvHaze ($16). I've never had Sure Bet so didn't want to take a $20 chance. However, I did splurge for the NvUvH and this batch is really perfect (for me). Great hop bite yet still smooth going down. I am going to pick up another 4-pack, really that good.

 

This batch of Sure Bet is one of the best IIPA's I've had in a long time. Kudos to @NOTpipeworks; you nailed this!

 

Great to hear, I've had mine for a few days and been holding off til this weekend.

 

Rye Lager definitely got my attention. I've been impressed with their brewing of pils and lagers so far

 

The Helles I got this summer was AWESOME.

 

Finishing one now. Excellent stuff for sure

 

Last year's version seemed a little off. This version is dialed in; reminiscent of the previous psychedelic unicorn puke. Fruity taste with a dry piney finish.

 

Random comment - had a Summer 2017 Barrel Aged Hyper Dog this past weekend. It was excellent. That is all.

 

I’ll ask again because I’m super impatient and sad there has been no ba release in forever. Any word or rumor, or even speculation (I’m desperate!) on when the next ba release is going to be?

 

Are you prepared to stroke Beejay's beard for that information?

 

Cracked a Cognac Jones Dog the other night and it had turned. Forgot about it in the back of the fridge. I can't wait for the next release of them. Always some of my favorite beers.

 

I really hope we got some BA Murderous as the next one. That was the last BA released? I don't even care about variants of it. Just regular old BA Murderous is fine with me.

 

I think the barrel aged Jones Dog variants came after BA Murderous. But I agree, I'd like to see regular BA Murderous make its return. I'm assuming it will happen again once Pipeworks ensures that their barrel aged program will be infection-free moving forward. I can't imagine that they didn't have to pay a huge amount of money for all those returned/refunded bottle, and they'd very likely not want to have that happen again anytime soon, hence the delay in the barrel aged beers being released.

 

Man, you sure let me off the hook choosing beard instead of something else.

 

One of the best things about Pipeworks is their consistency...they almost never make a bad beer.

Sundae Sauce, the collaboration with Hacienda, is a really bad beer IMO.

Tastes like rotten cherries with some cream & burnt caramel mixed in.

Doesn't change my opinion of them, and this is just one idiot's take, but if you're worried about spending too much on beer this winter, I'd advise you to stay away.

 

I bought another 4 pack of Sure Bet instead of Hopslam today. Seemed like a no-brainer.

 

That's the one beer that has piqued my interest the most lately. I guess I won't have FOMO now.