Brau Hopsession and Lake Superior Wheat

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  1. incutrav

    incutrav Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2007 Minnesota

    Picked up a sixer of Hopsession the other day. Quite impressive! Light bready malt, great citrus aroma, and 7.99 to boot. Beats out somewhat similiar offerings for me.

    Maybe a bigger suprise was the Lake Superior north shore wheat. I havent bought a LSB product in probably five years, but grabbed a single of this. This was a darn good hefe, lots of your typical clove/banana going on. Good to see them put out a new product- Now if they would update their website, its only been since 2006.

    Two great offerings for summer. Schell Hefe was bottled today, looking forward to grabbing some if I can find it.
     
    #1 incutrav, Jun 20, 2012
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  2. garymuchow

    garymuchow Pooh-Bah (2,878) Aug 31, 2001 Minnesota
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    Sounds like a good hot weather and staying active line-up.
     
    #2 garymuchow, Jun 20, 2012
  3. djschnabel

    djschnabel Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2010 Minnesota

    Yes, the hopsession is fantastic. A bitter pale ale reminiscent of a cross between Summit EPA and Brau's 100 yard dash.
     
    #3 djschnabel, Jun 21, 2012
  4. incutrav

    incutrav Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2007 Minnesota

    I can agree with that. I am enjoying it more then Bitter Brewer or Bitter American thus far- good company to be in.
     
    #4 incutrav, Jun 21, 2012
  5. psychotia

    psychotia Pundit (857) Jun 27, 2009 Wisconsin

    That's a bold statement... I will have to try
     
    #5 psychotia, Jun 21, 2012
  6. mnstorm99

    mnstorm99 Initiate (0) May 11, 2007 Minnesota

    OK, where did you get it? Four Firkins charged me $10.99 for it yesterday.

    Tasty beer though, and I would also say I enjoyed it more that BB and BA as it seems a bit crisper which is nice in the summer months.
     
    #6 mnstorm99, Jun 21, 2012
  7. surlytwinsfan

    surlytwinsfan Zealot (600) Oct 5, 2010 Oregon
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    Four Firkins always has the highest prices in town.
     
    #7 surlytwinsfan, Jun 21, 2012
  8. dc55110

    dc55110 Savant (1,116) Oct 24, 2010 Minnesota

    I can think of a few places that top 4F, and none of them have the selection.
     
    #8 dc55110, Jun 21, 2012
  9. incutrav

    incutrav Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2007 Minnesota

    If it were 10.99, that would lessen my like for it! Was 8 bucks at Cellars
     
    #9 incutrav, Jun 21, 2012
  10. surlytwinsfan

    surlytwinsfan Zealot (600) Oct 5, 2010 Oregon
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    Yes, and I can think of quite a few places that are cheaper and have just as good a selection if not better.
     
    #10 surlytwinsfan, Jun 21, 2012
  11. dc55110

    dc55110 Savant (1,116) Oct 24, 2010 Minnesota

    There is that side of it as well.
     
    #11 dc55110, Jun 21, 2012
  12. jera1350

    jera1350 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2007 Minnesota
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    Paid $9.99 at Ale Jail for it.
     
    #12 jera1350, Jun 21, 2012
  13. incutrav

    incutrav Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2007 Minnesota

    I really think in order to be a 'session' beer, it needs to be priced affordably, whatever you think that might be. Im not going to session a 11 dollar six pack, no matter the ABV.
     
    #13 incutrav, Jun 21, 2012
  14. mnstorm99

    mnstorm99 Initiate (0) May 11, 2007 Minnesota

    If it uses a good amount of hops, I may pay close to the same. I have always had a hard time when Stone IPA and Levitation are next to each other at the same price though. Word is (I've heard, don't quote me) Levitation uses Golden Promise for a bit more backbone which would increase the cost. And, other breweries also will use higher quality base malts for session beers so that can be part of the cost. With all of that said I "really" could care less about ABV when buying beer. Small session ales are harder to brew, so if it is a good one I actually appreciate it more.

    I do get 10% off at 4F which typically brings their prices in line...just not in this instance I guess.
     
    #14 mnstorm99, Jun 21, 2012
  15. mnstorm99

    mnstorm99 Initiate (0) May 11, 2007 Minnesota

    Oh, and I forgot...$10.99 for a Minnesota brew is my main issue here.
     
    #15 mnstorm99, Jun 21, 2012
  16. incutrav

    incutrav Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2007 Minnesota

    Solid points. Biggest issue i have is a 4% brew typically goes down pretty easy, guy could wipeout a sixer in an afternoon pretty easily. My pockets dont run deep enough if said beer is 11 bucks. More of my issue then anything.
     
    #16 incutrav, Jun 21, 2012
  17. mnstorm99

    mnstorm99 Initiate (0) May 11, 2007 Minnesota

    Sadly, on a nice sunny day a sixer of 7% IPA can also go down easy...the result is just different :slight_smile:
     
    #17 mnstorm99, Jun 21, 2012
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  18. pillzsix

    pillzsix Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2008 Minnesota

    Anybody that is charging $8 is only making a quarter a six pack. Please disclose this location so everybody can take advantage of their stupidity
     
    #18 pillzsix, Jun 21, 2012
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  19. mnstorm99

    mnstorm99 Initiate (0) May 11, 2007 Minnesota

    How do you know what they are paying for it?
     
    #19 mnstorm99, Jun 21, 2012
  20. grantcty

    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    Do you work for a distributor or retailer? If so, please let me know which one and I'll make sure to ask you the price of every beer on the market so I know which stores are stupid and I can frequent those. I'll also let the store know that the distributor or retailer you work for thinks they're stupid too.
     
    #20 grantcty, Jun 21, 2012
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