If you could bring back one beer

Last I heard was the Palo Santo wood I the tank gave all it could and after years of service had to be retired. I haven't heard anything about it being replaced, or if it could be replaced.

 

Yep, I know, booo…
Nevertheless, I miss Citracado from Stone a lot.
And almost every beer that I had for the first time.
I would love to be the me again who had the SNPA or the Ruination for the first time, will never forget those times when everything was new.

 

Catamount Amber

 

I remember that being very popular here in beer advocate. Definitely an OG

 

Smuttynose Big A IPA

 

Rayon Vert

 

Drekker Only Mostly Dead. One of my top 5 all time favorite stouts. I think it was a limited release, I sure could go for one now

 

That was one of the most bitter hopped Stouts ever. And the Wee Heavy!! Oh, such fond memories of those. I still have the labels from the bottles on poster board

 

My first home brew, at a college party thrown by hippies in the 1970s. My first thought: This tastes like warm spit. But I got used to it. Persistence (and free beer) pays off!

 

Oh, how I miss those exploding bottles!

 

Another vote for Pete’s Wicked Ale. Last I had it was probably 2005ish

And as others have mentioned, pretty much anything brewed by the OG Alpine. Nelson, Bad Boy, Pure Hoppiness. I used to make that pilgrimage fairly regularly to fill growlers when I lived in LA. It was such a surreal experience driving into the mountains east of SD, to this sleepy little town, that just happened to produce world class beers out of a nondescript shack. It was a hike, but totally worth it.

 

The shelf turd edition, yes. If you are not splitting a bottle many people do not want to drink 2.5 pints of 8% ale.

 

Narragansett Bock

 

I remember the first time I had Finest Kind. It was almost like. Strawberry quality it’s hard to explain how floral it was. If I could get it like that in that time period I’d seek it out

 

Have you had Finest Kind lately? If so, how does this beer today differ from your first experience?

Cheers!

 

2010 BCBS Rare

 

Before the buyout.

 

I agree with what some other posters have said:
Bass ale (imported, from the 90's or earlier)
Labatt copper was decent
Michael Shea's (my go to beer in the 90's)
OG Flower Power
DFH Palo Santo

If I had to pick just one, I would have to say, Bass Ale.