Breweries that you used to like but avoid now?

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  1. Beervolcano

    Beervolcano Initiate (0) May 25, 2020 Maryland

    Ommegang. The beer is fine, but it's just too expensive.
     
    #141 Beervolcano, Jun 11, 2020
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  2. onezendad

    onezendad Aspirant (291) Apr 16, 2018 Canada (ON)

    Founders.

    I poured a couple bottles I had in my cellar and would not buy again.
     
    #142 onezendad, Jun 11, 2020
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  3. bsp77

    bsp77 Pooh-Bah (2,185) Apr 27, 2008 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    Compared to other proper Belgian-style beers, it is not
     
    #143 bsp77, Jun 11, 2020
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  4. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    After reading about Founders I have decided not to purchase their beer anymore
     
    #144 cmiller4642, Jun 11, 2020
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  5. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    To be fair, some people are speaking negatively (whether deserved or not) and others are simply mentioning brewers they don't seem to buy much from anymore. With some people talking about brewers they don't buy from due to legal or ethical problems, I want to emphasize that I was just listing brewers that I used to enjoy buying from but no longer have a desire to do so. It's not that I have problems with all of the brewers in my post. It's more a personal case of preferring other options. While writing the above quoted post, I was wondering how long it would take for me to momentarily swing in another direction and buy something from one of those listed brewers. Sure enough, just one week later... I went out and bought a bunch of beers from one of them. I think it's safe to say that it will be an isolated incident rather than a change of habit though.
     
    #145 zid, Jun 13, 2020
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  6. IMFletcher

    IMFletcher Pooh-Bah (2,854) May 2, 2014 Kentucky
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I'm in for their stouts. By and large, haze is haze if you've got a decent haze brewery in your area.
     
    #146 IMFletcher, Jun 13, 2020
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  7. Spade

    Spade Pooh-Bah (2,568) Mar 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Gotta ask- why? I haven't seen their beers on shelves in ages; has something changed?
     
    #147 Spade, Jun 13, 2020
  8. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    What do you mean? You answered your own question.
     
    #148 BeastOfTheNortheast, Jun 13, 2020
  9. Snowcrash000

    Snowcrash000 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,041) Oct 4, 2017 Germany
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    While I haven't quite started avoiding them yet, I very well may if this trend continues with FrauGruber, who used to be THE finest maker of NEIPAs in Germany. Every since they started upping their production volume and using their own malted barley, the body and mouthfeel of their brews have seriously gone downhill, unfortunately.

    This is something that I still hope they will be able to overcome, although maybe it was a conscious decision to focus on quantity over quality as their popularity has soared. If that is truly the case, I sincerely hope that it will end up biting them in the ass.
     
    #149 Snowcrash000, Jun 18, 2020
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