Looking for a particular IPA

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  1. Sunnylight017

    Sunnylight017 Initiate (25) Sep 12, 2023

    Hi guys,

    A few months ago I went to the local supermarket and I bought an IPA beer, 330 ml. The cap was like the BERNARD's caps:

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    So, that's what I remember, but I may maybe wrong. The reason I think I am not remembering something correctly is that I went to 2 big stores, especially for beer and they said that they never even have seen an IPA with a cap like this. I searched on the internet and I did not find also.

    Yesterday I went to the same supermarket and bought an IPA that tasted like the one I am looking for, and I think it is the same, but just to make sure, have any of you ever seen an IPA with a cap like the Bernard's beers?

    Kind regards,
    Sunny
     
    #1 Sunnylight017, Sep 12, 2023
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  2. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Would help to narrow down options if we knew where you are located ... not many swing top IPAs being sold in the USA ...
     
    #2 FBarber, Sep 12, 2023
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  3. EmperorBatman

    EmperorBatman Zealot (741) Mar 16, 2018 Tennessee

    Or Swing-Tops in general. I’ve only seen a few sours ever packaged this way. I wonder why the format isn’t as popular? Besides the increasing dominance of cans…
     
    #3 EmperorBatman, Sep 12, 2023
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  4. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,681) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    (stupid American here racking brain for swing tops...)
    Is it Grolsch?
    No?
    Sorry... can't help.
     
    #4 MistaRyte, Sep 12, 2023
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  5. rolltide8425

    rolltide8425 Pooh-Bah (2,470) Feb 18, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    What did you buy that tasted like the beer you're looking for?
     
    #5 rolltide8425, Sep 12, 2023
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  6. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    even if this was a real post( i assume hes a bot) there's no way on hell that beer was good, and if he DID like it go buy a barleywine.
     
    #6 Resistance88, Sep 13, 2023
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  7. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Rogue used to sell ceramic swing tops.
     
    #7 BBThunderbolt, Sep 13, 2023
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  8. BrewsOverHoes

    BrewsOverHoes Grand Pooh-Bah (3,509) Nov 17, 2013 Georgia
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    I’m betting on Grolsch like @MistaRyte stated.

    I was sitting at a Mexican joint the other days at the bar waiting on few having a few Modelos and the waiter asked for what ipas they had, from a customer I assume. Dude said I have Oberon Wheat Ale, Fat Tire and Voodoo Ranger. He looked at me like right? I had no choice to be like uh NO lol. Only one of those is what you are looking for.

    So not everyone is knowledgeable as we are. But troll post? Maybe for whatever reason lol.
     
    #8 BrewsOverHoes, Sep 13, 2023
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  9. Steve_Studnuts

    Steve_Studnuts Maven (1,355) Apr 21, 2015 Pennsylvania

    My first thought.
    My second thought.
     
    #9 Steve_Studnuts, Sep 13, 2023
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  10. Taylor_Maierhofer1996

    Taylor_Maierhofer1996 Savant (1,068) Jun 30, 2021 Illinois
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    Man no website can escape bots. That perfect grammar and punctuation.. if this is not a bot I’m shocked.
     
    #10 Taylor_Maierhofer1996, Sep 13, 2023
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  11. vince4953529

    vince4953529 Pundit (933) Sep 28, 2006 California

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  12. Sunnylight017

    Sunnylight017 Initiate (25) Sep 12, 2023

    No, it's not Bernard IPA, but I will check it out, thank you :slight_smile: And I am no bot :grinning:

    So I spoke with the supermarket's owner and he promised to check all of the IPAs they ordered. Today I will go there to give me the info and I will take a picture of the beer :grinning:

    In relation to your questions. I live in Sofia, Bulgaria in the center. I don't know how to describe how the beer tasted like... more bitter than the usual IPAs I guess. I am not a specialist in beer. Until not long ago I drank the cheapest beers for like 1 BGN /0.5 EUR/. Then I tried some dark beer, more expensive and I liked it. So for the past year, I try different kinds of beers, but did not drink that much.

    BTW, thank you for all the comments, guys.
     
    #12 Sunnylight017, Sep 13, 2023
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  13. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Gotcha, and that is what I feared ... the beer selection in Sofia is going to be very different than here stateside. As such, we're probably not going to be much help.
     
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  14. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    Is it a Bulgarian beer?
     
    #14 Bitterbill, Sep 13, 2023
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  15. spicoli00

    spicoli00 Pooh-Bah (2,305) Jul 6, 2005 Indiana
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    Uerige sells swing tops but i don't see an ipa in their lineup
     
    #15 spicoli00, Sep 13, 2023
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  16. Sunnylight017

    Sunnylight017 Initiate (25) Sep 12, 2023

    No, it is not a Bulgarian beer. Bulgarian beer is usually a very shitty one... Not that we do not have good craft beers as far as I know, but...

    I will upload a photo later today.
     
    #16 Sunnylight017, Sep 13, 2023
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  17. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Grolsch is sold in Bulgaria. I’m betting on Grolsch IPA or NEIPA…
     
    #17 HouseofWortship, Sep 14, 2023
  18. Sunnylight017

    Sunnylight017 Initiate (25) Sep 12, 2023

    The only Grolsh I have seen in Bulgaria is the 330 ml. Pilsner.

    In addition, here is the beer I was looking for :grinning:

    Now that I've tasted it again... Well, it seems more bitter than I remember it. Nevertheless it is still nice, it is cheap /something like 2 EUR, 3.90 BGN/. I am sure there are way more better IPAs, but for that price I think it is GOOD!

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    #18 Sunnylight017, Sep 16, 2023
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  19. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    That’s a capped bottle. Where’s the Damm swing top?
     
    #19 HouseofWortship, Sep 16, 2023
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  20. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Damn my local breweries are way behind the times. When are they going to finally brew a Mediterranean IPA?
     
    #20 unlikelyspiderperson, Sep 16, 2023
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