Barley Brown's "Tank Slapper"

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  1. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    Anyone else try this one yet? I had it at the brewery a couple weeks back and ended up grabbing a growler of it...I think it is not only one of the best DIPAs I have ever had but one of the best beers I have ever had.

    I wish I could taste it side by side with Notorious and Simtra because it has that same high ABV but extremely delicious character.
     
    #1 cherche, Sep 10, 2014
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  2. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    The only problem with Tank Slapper, is that they don't make nearly enough of it to keep me satisfied. We never get it down here in Eugene (most craft beer bars have never heard of it), and I rarely see it even up in PDX.

    It's a beer I order every time I see it on the menu.
     
    #2 John_M, Sep 10, 2014
  3. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    I have only ever seen it at the brewery in Baker City - which I was fortunate enough to visit because I was at a wedding there but it isnt a short drive :slight_smile: I wish we got more of any of the Barley Brown beers in Seattle...I never see any of them...
     
    #3 cherche, Sep 10, 2014
  4. anteater

    anteater Pooh-Bah (1,936) Sep 10, 2012 Oregon
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    Bitch Slapper was even better. I've only ever seen it on tap once but it compared to a lot of the best Alpine, Boneyard and HF IPAs I've had.
     
    #4 anteater, Sep 10, 2014
  5. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    Now I need to find some of that :slight_smile: Glad you mentioned Alpine because I think Tank Slapper was very similar to Bad Boy. Hard to know without having them side by side but I would say it tasted like Bad Boy with a splash of Notorious or Simtra in there...4 of my favorite beers of all time for sure.
     
    #5 cherche, Sep 10, 2014
  6. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    And did you get Bitch Slapper at the brewey or at a bar somewhere?
     
    #6 cherche, Sep 10, 2014
  7. honkduh

    honkduh Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2011 Oregon

    super slapper, bitch slapper and tank slapper have all been on tap in portland
     
    #7 honkduh, Sep 10, 2014
  8. m4ttj0nes

    m4ttj0nes Zealot (611) Feb 21, 2012 Oregon
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    bitch slapper was just super slapper renamed by the staff of apex, same beer.
     
    #8 m4ttj0nes, Sep 10, 2014
  9. Gobigvt7

    Gobigvt7 Zealot (709) Mar 15, 2008 Oregon

    Second'd
     
    #9 Gobigvt7, Sep 10, 2014
  10. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    Why does Portland have such a better beer scene than Seattle...:slight_frown:
     
    #10 cherche, Sep 10, 2014
  11. kscaldef

    kscaldef Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2010 Oregon

    That's good to know. Promoting DV didn't really seem like Barley Brown's sort of thing; it does seem a lot more likely that Apex might do that.
     
    #11 kscaldef, Sep 10, 2014
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  12. Kurmaraja

    Kurmaraja Initiate (0) May 21, 2013 California
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    Thumbs up on the beer but big agreement to a thumbs down on the name; much better to stick with the brewery naming scheme.
     
    #12 Kurmaraja, Sep 10, 2014
  13. crusian

    crusian Pooh-Bah (1,989) May 14, 2010 Oregon
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    Tank is on at imperial bottle shop
     
    #13 crusian, Sep 11, 2014
  14. honkduh

    honkduh Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2011 Oregon

    Not anymore.

    Barley browns tap takeover @ NWIPA on Oct 2nd.
     
    #14 honkduh, Sep 11, 2014
  15. crusian

    crusian Pooh-Bah (1,989) May 14, 2010 Oregon
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    Oh, glad i got my growler filled at noon then. :slight_smile:
     
    #15 crusian, Sep 11, 2014
  16. Shaimless

    Shaimless Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2013 Oregon

    I live 45 mins from the brewery...LOVE Barley Browns's. Tank/Super Slapper are both excellent, but if they ever brew Head Shake again, I'd highly suggest trying it.
     
    #16 Shaimless, Sep 11, 2014
  17. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    I did try Head Shake. Liked it but didnt think it was on the level of Tank Slapper...
     
    #17 cherche, Sep 11, 2014
  18. Phobicsquirrel

    Phobicsquirrel Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Oregon

    Never heard of these, looking forward to hunting these down. Oct 2nd here I come!
     
    #18 Phobicsquirrel, Sep 11, 2014
  19. Shaimless

    Shaimless Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2013 Oregon

    Very cool! I found the last batch of Head Shake to be a strong rival to Hop Venom. Sounds like a couple of growler fills in my immediate future. Life is tough.
     
    #19 Shaimless, Sep 11, 2014
  20. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    So the bar just takes it upon itself to rename a beer? Not only is that extremely douchey, might it not break some truth in advertising laws? Did they even check with the brewery to see if they minded?
     
    #20 BBThunderbolt, Sep 11, 2014
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