Beers you will never drink again

Now I want to try SA Triple Bock, just to see what all the ruckus is about. Send them my way if you don't want them!

 

Weird.. I just had a 2010 Old Stock Ale a few days ago and thought it was damn good. I got no heat at all, mostly got that butterscotch flavor.

 

NB Lips of Faith La Follie

 

I'd risk it. Though admittedly I love low carbonation in stouts and the flavor on this was fantastic. Had it from the bottle at Borefts 2012 a few weeks ago. Everyone thought Närke and their Konjaks! Stormaktsporter were going to be the big stars of the festival, which they technically were, at least token-wise. But once everyone tried the Whiskey Rodeo and this one, this was all they talked about. I actually preferred the regular to the Whiskey. It had amazing coffee and I wish I could get more of this stuff.

 

Interestingly, there have been quite a few "clone/homage" ales brewed by craft brewers that were influenced by the Ballantine ales (both XXX and India Pale Ale), including Victory's 3 Ring Ale, City Steam's My Funny Ballantine, Woodstock Ale and Portland Ale from Portland Brewing Co., Syracuse Suds Factory's Pale Ale, Trap Rock Pale Ale, Bosco's XXX Pale Ale, etc. (Any others?)

It does dispel the oft-cited claim by some "craft" brewers that before they came along "...all American beer was fizzy, yellow tasteless light lagers..." and that at least some of their betheren were paying attention to all those "other" beers that still survived in the US in last half of the twentieth century.

Yeah, seems odd to not only use the "wrong" hops but then name the beer with a bad pun after them.

 

Founders Cerise - just didn't like the taste.
Shocktop Belgian White - if I want to eat an orange popsicle, I'll eat an orange popsicle.

 

Whatever beer Hitchino aged in Sake barrels. Also, the Long Trail Triple Bag with Brett that was served at the Vermont Brewfest in 2011. Those were the only two drain pours I have ever had. Too bad too because everything else from those two breweries I dig (especially Long Trail!).

 

The Greene King version or the genuine article by Morlands which was pretty good?
If you've only had it on tap or bottle, I agree. Reasonable pint on cask though.

 

Worth looking at;
http://zythophile.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/aged-white-shield/

Some IPAs don't suffer as much from age as others.

 

And again being imported into the US, by MillerCoors.

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Left Coast Hop Juice

 

Pumking and Stone 16th Anny

 

Peach Tree Porter. Awful, just awful. I might catch some flack for this but I'll never drink Surly 5 again. I'm in no way a Brett fan at all along with a sour drinker.

 

If I ever get Stone 16 again it will be with the intention of blending it; the lemon verbena was too potent on its own. I'm thinking it might just work with something like St Louis Framboise, complementary flavors that each tone down the others excesses. It may go without saying, but I would also have to be pretty bored and flush with cash to actually go through with it.

I like Pumking on its own (it would be better in 12oz. doses), but it also works really well with their 2X Stout.

 

New Belgium Brett was the worst I had this year (I finished it but didn't want to). Also, SN Bigfoot (apparently I don't like barleywine at all).

 

Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. I'd rather drink BMC Light than that crap.

 

Found some information, they used Cluster for bittering, Bullion in the middle, and EKG (IIRC) for finishing.

 

Samuel Adams Coastal Wheat and Guiness Black Lager

 

Dogfish Head Black & Blue.
Any other 10% witbiers.

 

Big Sky Kriek...