Breakside issues...from an anxious devotee

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by Bitter_Better, Aug 25, 2015.

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  1. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Popped my flip-top of FH Simcoe, & nearly two days of storage finds it just-filled fresh! I have to admit I like it more than FH Cascade. It is likely the best beer I've had, this year!

    Didn't stop me from getting two crowlers of FH Wanderlust, today!
     
    #61 Bitter_Better, Sep 12, 2015
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  2. pianoguy

    pianoguy Pundit (882) Feb 14, 2015 Washington

    Hey I just wanted to say how cool it is that I have found some fellow Breakside Brewery devotees. You guys rock ! ... I thought I was the only one. I discovered Wanderlust earlier this year and just love it to death! I try to tell other Seattle beer drinking musicians about this fabulous beer and they act like I don't know what I'm talking about. (The best way I can describe it to them is to compare it to Georgetown's "Lucille", With a little less of a hop bite) Anyway, thank you to the OP , And thank you to Breakside for doing what you do ! I didn't mind shelling out an extra buck each bottle at Total wine for my Breakside fix this week... Just hope it's trickling down to the brewer.


     
    #62 pianoguy, Sep 13, 2015
  3. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Ok, 4 days in the growler & this FH Simcoe just may be my favorite beer...period. I really believe the freezing/shattering process plays a major role in delivering the fresh hop nuance w/o the vegetal effect.

    I'm sold & so very thankful.
     
    #63 Bitter_Better, Sep 13, 2015
  4. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Last glass looks like what Vermonters crave in every pour...no complaints, as Growlers Hawthorne has half a keg left!
     
    #64 Bitter_Better, Sep 13, 2015
  5. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Huh. Definitely not the same beer filled @ Milwaukie on Wednesday...just seems like uber-fresh flagship. I want that unfiltered taproom beer back, but I'm really spoiled & have more fresh hop crowlers to address. That Weds. fill just shook me...like chewing fresh hops.
     
    #65 Bitter_Better, Sep 14, 2015
  6. MicroFanatic

    MicroFanatic Devotee (389) Mar 21, 2009 Washington

    I would absolutlely love to have a can of Wanderlust! Bring to cans please! Hoping fresh hop Wanderlust makes it up to WA.
     
    #66 MicroFanatic, Sep 14, 2015
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  7. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    I had it at Toronado on Thursday, and it looks like the keg is still there.
     
    #67 distantmantra, Sep 14, 2015
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  8. TheBungyo

    TheBungyo Pooh-Bah (2,037) Dec 1, 2004 Washington
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    It was on over at The Yard as well.
     
    #68 TheBungyo, Sep 14, 2015
  9. PDX_dennis

    PDX_dennis Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2012 Oregon

    If this thread is going to live on, can one of the Mods update the title? I think the "Issues" tagline is unfair to Breakside. Seems like we're talking more about what they're doing right than wrong. How about changing "issues" to "questions"?

    By the way, I'm a huge fan of the India Golden Ale. Glad to see the bottles have outlived the spring seasonal window. Is this now a year-round beer?
     
    #69 PDX_dennis, Sep 14, 2015
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  10. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    Nope. The promo materials and sell sheets list it as being available April-June. I looked back through some of the "specialty package and draft emails" emails from their sales manager, and the last time I can find it listed as in stock was early July. If you're finding it now there's a good chance that it's at least 3 months old and getting older by the day.
     
    #70 maltmaster420, Sep 14, 2015
  11. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    I agree, as the OP. Ben answered my concerns, but I really enjoy using the thread to get news. I think we all learned quite a bit, innit.

    Milwaukie has a few in the cooler, but can't vouch for their freshness. I do believe it's a gamble worth taking, regardless.
     
    #71 Bitter_Better, Sep 15, 2015
  12. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Ok! Got a growler of the new batch of FH Simcoe & tasted the El Dorado Saison (good, if not my style, but the hops helped) & the really great Vienna Coffee.

    W/ two crowlers of FH Wanderlust in the fridge, & the growler draining...I'm on the sidelines. I've now bought a gallon of freshie Wanderlust & two gallons of Simcoe! I was chasing that 1st batch...damned if I didn't prefer it unfiltered. I'll make exceptions for fresh hops.
     
    #72 Bitter_Better, Sep 16, 2015
  13. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Nabbed a bomber of Bon Vivant @ Imperial! Gonna wait a minute to enjoy!
     
    #73 Bitter_Better, Sep 19, 2015
  14. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Ran in to Milwaukie & sniped some FH Mosaic, today! It's always a great experience @ the taproom & nice to see Ben pulling a few pints for the crowd!
    Kudos, ad infinitum, folks!
     
    #74 Bitter_Better, Sep 22, 2015
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  15. Prufrockstar

    Prufrockstar Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2013 Washington

    It's on for growler fills at Bobs Liquors as well.
     
    #75 Prufrockstar, Sep 22, 2015
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  16. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Dry & delicious, this Mosaic is! A wheelhouse bitter, no doubt! Finishes fresh as a daisy!
     
    #76 Bitter_Better, Sep 23, 2015
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  17. dphi

    dphi Zealot (534) Apr 14, 2013 Oregon

    Man, this is a really crappy time to be stuck in Utah for work, I need to stop reading this thread! Hope there's some FH stuff around by the time I get back, really want to try that mosaic.
     
    #77 dphi, Sep 23, 2015
  18. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    If it's anything like the other two freshies (Simcoe flagship & Cascade Wanderlust), availability should stretch out for a few more weeks...hoppy hunting!
     
    #78 Bitter_Better, Sep 23, 2015
  19. chikunwing

    chikunwing Initiate (0) Jul 18, 2013 Oregon

    I had it yesterday, totally agree, really well done!
     
    #79 chikunwing, Sep 23, 2015
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  20. mikey451

    mikey451 Crusader (481) Mar 11, 2003 Utah

    If you're missing Breakside while in Utah, the Beer Bar in SLC carries 3 or 4 Breakside labels. Prost!
     
    #80 mikey451, Sep 23, 2015
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