Any 'juicy' IPAs brewed in Texas?

It's basically the first 240 people. I would doubt it makes it past Friday and plan to be there at 9:30 ish

 

I'd say Houston haze is sold out at this point

 

Yeah alot of people showed up around 9:30.
Nice meeting you @cultclassic89

 

Was a bit letdown by the beer. I think @LarryK built up the hype a bit too much with this:
http://houstonbeerguide.com/spindletap-nails-houston-haze/

The beer is pretty good, but hopefully they can continue to refine it. Was a bit of a letdown to me after that review. Then again, I don't really love IPAs and think the only things that should be dry hopped are saisons/sours.

Also, the owner said they're brewing a new batch in 2 weeks for anyone that missed out. With the quick fermenting time of these beers, next batch should be out in less than a month.

 

I thought Houston Haze was the best NEIPA I've had in TX so far. Was able to try some WTF is Juice and some other pinthouse IPAs today as well.

 

Definitely not my intention to overhype, although FWIW you say yourself you "don't love IPAs." Thus far most of the folks I've spoken with who like this style have been happy with Houston Haze. It definitely checked most of the boxes I look for when consuming NEIPA, and it's not like I said "this is the best beer ever brewed in history." Just that it was the first local attempt I had that I thought was actually brewed to style. But at the end of the day we all have different palates. Cheers!

 

Houston Haze was the best thing we've seen in terms of a NEIPA, at least 'round deez parts.

 

You too man!

Honestly, out of the can I think it's fantastic. It's still pretty green, but the nose is incredible. Bubblegum, Dole pineapple banana juice was what I got. I prefer it to Wheez and NEAF, but what's great is that each is unique in its own way. I'll crack a can to review here within the next day or so.

 

Let us know how it goes!

 

Texian had a test batch NEIPA today. They are walking distance from my house and sadly didn't even know about it until an hour ago. Anyone try it?

 

Anyone on this thread know if SpindleTap has Houston Haze on draft at their brewery?

 

They sold out both cans and draft on Friday. They're gonna brew it again very soon though

 

They do a DDH extra pulp...which was my first of theirs to try...and it's their best by far!
They didn't have it out there yesterday.
The plum/boysenberry sour was great.
Their oatmeal stout was way in point as well.

That being said...nine of the other breweries there had anything on Turning Point

 

Sounds promising. Any idea what their timeline is? Based on their social media posts it looks like they've been fairly regularly taking samples around to area bars and festivals, but per their Kickstarter they still appear to be a ways off from producing anything commercially...

 

Kickstarter for breweries always seems like the consumer paying for advertising to me.

 

Yeah in the scheme of things yes, there is no value there for the money. My kids did the kickstarter thing for one of growlers (uKeg). Neat looking thing I have only used twice, but there was value for what they gave, an actual product. I see how this works for physical merchandise, but I don't see how it works for me just funding your brewery because you can't raise the money some other way. There is nothing they are offering that would make me go "hey will help you out". If anything give a coupon book with free pints with expiration dates on them if you don't want to create a release club.

 

This type of fundraising feels like panhandling to me. It feels like the brewery is asking for money and essentially giving up nothing because they aren't willing to give up a percentage of their company or capable of raising money from investors on their own.

 

I poke my head out every now and then to say something incredibly impactful.

 

I give the haze craze another 6 months before it dies down considerably. But I guess it's still new to TX...

 

Prairie did the kickstarter thing to get started, and they screwed people over in the end.

I don't like it.

 

I knew they used kickstarter, but didn't know they screwed people over? How'd they do that?

 

I agree it is a trend, the newest shiniest thing around for people to geek out on and also agree the craze will die down, but not sure how fast or how much? I personally don't have that much interest in the "style", but find the obsession some here have with it to be fascinating...

 

I'm tired of trends.

(Takes a sip of my barrel-aged triple IPA with brettanomyces.)

 

Trillium just celebrated their 4th anniversary and had to open a second facility to try and keep up with demand. Tree House is coming up on their 5th and is about to open their new facility to also try and keep up with demand.

But yeah, this will all pass in a few months, I'm sure.

 

Never said they were going to pass. Just eventually the trend and crazy hype will die down. Not that bold of a prediction at all considering how fast trends come and go with American craft beers.

 

I agree 100% with what you said about this beer and I am an IPA fan. I hope this gets refined with the upcoming batches.

Try some Weathered Souls IPAs. Everything I've had from them has been very tasty.

 

Trillium and Tree House are the flagship purveyors of the recent haze craze, with The Alchemist being somewhat of the genesis of the whole model with Heady... A hazy and tropical IPA sold in tall boy can 4-packs. None of these breweries are going anywhere, definitely.

But people tripping all over themselves for the latest up-start haze producing brewery will die down a lot IMO

 

@zizouandyuki I don't know that we'll ever have a TX version of Tree House, but people are fickle. Hell, The Veil are already making turbid green IPA's lol

 

I wasn't saying it was close in quality.. Those two beers are incredible. I was simply referring to the NE style IPA. You guys on these threads are too intense. It is just beer man. To be enjoyed. It is not a battle. What I usually tell people that don't have the same opinion (Even though I was not suggesting those beers were similar in anything but NE "Juicy") is that there is a reason there are 31 flavors at Baskin and Robbins. Taste buds are different. Doesn't mean yours are better, just different. I have also had Red Horn's "More Better" milkshake DIPA, and I personally think it is awesome. Are you going to say I am wrong about what tastes good to me?

 

Yes.

/s

 

They offered a higher and reward for a large donation and never came through. I think it was $1500 to come for a brew day and have the opportunity to name the beer. I have a friend that paid and was ignored.

 

Wow. There has to be some sort of recourse for this through Kickstarter, doesn't there? If not, how are the businesses supposed to be held accountable for their promises?

 

I'm sure there is, but I guess it didn't work out. Maybe it's like eBay, and there is a deadline. I think they (PAA) strung him along via email for some time.

Yes. That, coupled with their ridiculous pricing, is why I don't support them.