*sigh* 1. Otter Creek Copper Ale 2. Redhook ESB (still made, apparently, but extinct on the East Coast) It seems certain breweries were NOT PAYING ATTENTION the last time I answered this question.
@bambiere: For the 5 seconds it took me to check, I thought this might be a new brewery in my Connecticut hometown. *another sigh, theatrically prolonged*
Was just at the beer store and spied a single of Duck Rabbit Milk Stout. I got a little misty as I put it in my six pack holder.
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster from Short's Brewing. It's the best Belgian dipa that I've ever had (maybe the only beer in that style that I've ever had), and the brewery hasn't brewed it in 5+ years.
Seems to be readily available. https://longtrail.com/beers/ It might not be exactly the same as it passed through private equity into Harpoon's hands. But it's fate could have been much worse. The pub has even survived.
The thing about Short's is like that old saying "Sometimes a blind chicken finds a worm." They put out so many crap one offs that when they actually hit, it's amazing not just for it's quality, but that Short's made a good beer outside of Huma Lupacious. I'm sorry, I've had too many Short's beers that sounded cool but were at best were drinkable. Maybe that's why I don't like crazy flavored stuff? And I also remember the infection issues they had in the mid-late 2000s. All that being said, I love Belgian IPAs when done well and I would've like to try it!
Nope, its been gone for a while now. The Ale and Double Bag survived while most of their old core beers went away. Occasionally they bring some back like the Blackberry Wheat and Belgian White but not the Pale Ale yet.
Yeah, they put out a lot of weird beers early on, and I think the Uber Goober (a peanut ale) was the one with infection issues. I think they also blended it in with their fruit beer (can' think of its name) to make PB&J, which compounded the issue. They learned and quit brewing some of them. I'm pretty sure they knew they had a winner with the PGGB so I don't understand why they stopped brewing it. Short's used to be my favorite brewery, but not anymore.
Good call on Ten Fidy — haven’t seen it here in Cincinnati in years, and especially miss the barrel-aged version.
It's not available in mine either, but there's a little German grocery in Cleveland that carries it. Whenever we're in town, I manage to pick up at least one bottle and some other goodies like Doppelbock Dunkel | Klosterbrauerei Andechs | BeerAdvocate
I miss that the Big national breweries all don`t have one "premium" beer anymore. I`m sure they are capable to do so. Andecker - By Pabst Erlanger - By Schlitz Michelob - By Anheuser Busch ' ' '
