What's the craziest beer you have had?

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  1. smitherz22

    smitherz22 Initiate (0) May 8, 2012 California

    The other day I was drinking a Belgian Style IPA, brewed with Brett, and aged in some kind of wine barrel. It was OUTSTANDING! Just a second ago I saw a stout brewed with oyster shells. I have a black, smoked Saison in my cupboard right next to a bourbon barrel aged barley wine. It seems like craft brew might be getting ready to jump the shark! What's next? ...I have no friggin idea, but I can't wait to drink it! What's the craziest beer you have had, BA land?
     
  2. JuniperJesus

    JuniperJesus Zealot (741) Feb 26, 2011 Illinois

    I had this crazy beer the other day that was brewed with water, yeast, malts, and hops. It's crazy because that's all they used and it was balanced. I was like, "Whoa."
     
  3. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania

    oyster stouts are actually throwbacks, it's not a new thing.

    The weirdest beer I had was the pickle beer from Wormtown a few EBFs ago. It tasted as good as one could expect a pickle beer to taste.
     
  4. flayedandskinned

    flayedandskinned Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2011 California


    Check out Dogfish Head, man. They are really creative.
     
  5. j47paco

    j47paco Zealot (716) Dec 19, 2010 California
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    I though this beer was pretty crazy...crazy awesome!
     
  6. ledzeppelin4

    ledzeppelin4 Initiate (0) May 18, 2011 Illinois

    Am I the only person who finds the smoked saison to be the only "crazy" beer mentioned, or am I just that desensitized? As for the craziest beer(s) I've had, that award would have to go to Southern Tier's Blackwater Series. I never knew you could bottle diabetes.
     
  7. SanFranJake

    SanFranJake Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2012 California
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    21st Ammendment has an oyster stout right now. Might have to grab a box...
     
  8. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,191) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    Whatever happened to beer that just tasted like beer? Why does everybody get so excited when brewers add a bunch of stuff to a beer and then age it in a barrel made for some other beverage? I love drinking different kinds of beer(ales, lagers, sours, etc) but why does the hype machine go apeshit every time a brewer comes up with some 14% ABV barrel aged beer infused with cocoa, vanilla, coffee, turkey gizzards and macaroni? Why is there no celebration of well done traditional beer regardless of the style.
     
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  9. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I think it jumped the shark when beard yeast and pages of a book were seen as valid ingredients.
     
  10. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,191) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    Beard yeast or bread yeast?
     
  11. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

  12. Levitation

    Levitation Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2009 California

    i don't see how the original post relates to "jumping the shark." beer is constantly experimenting and innovating - that's part of what makes this such an exciting time. ya, there are some misses, but i'm really happy with where craft beer is and is going, on the whole.
     
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  13. FlakyBiscuit

    FlakyBiscuit Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Pennsylvania

    It is delicious. Great stout
     
  14. robertrunner

    robertrunner Initiate (0) May 9, 2009 California

    I believe brew dog jumped the shark when they put beer in a taxidermied squirrel
     
  15. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois


    because there are LOTS of celebrations any time this (a well done representation of style) happens. It doesn't mean that people can't also get exicted about innovation. go back to your cave, grumblebear.
     
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  16. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois

  17. Wiscobrew

    Wiscobrew Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2011 Nevada

    Sand Creek - Black Belgian Barley Wine.

    Or as I like to call it a black bbw
     
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  18. beerjerk666

    beerjerk666 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,081) Aug 22, 2010 Florida
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  19. Potemkin

    Potemkin Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2012 California

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