Bring back that beer....

I was gonna say this! But I didn't know if they still had plans to make it in the future.

 

Fremont's Oaked Dark Star with Hazlenuts and Smoked Pepercorns.



I can't figure out why this isn't a thing anymore. @Texwild?

I don't know what you're talking about... hehehe.

 

I miss Tremont IPA, that was a fine English style IPA courtesy of Chris Lohring and the Atlantic Coast Brewing company.

 

They've brought that back in the past, but it's not a regular thing. Vita coffee was used in the 2012 release and I know it was on tap at the Woodinville facility in 2016.

 

And Saison Desay. As long as we're shooting for the moon, I'd love it to be $5 per 750ml, but I can live with a higher price point if it returns.

Seconded.

 

Pulp Free. All bias aside, easily top 3 hazy style beer for me.

 

Pulp Free made me think I liked hazy IPAs.

Turns out I just really liked Pulp Free. It ruined so many hazy IPAs that followed it.

Pulp Free: the spoiler.

 

Oh, I was totally on board with your post, until this.

Do we actually miss them? Sure, I enjoy a PtY or Blind Pig when I get one, but, do I, or any of us, crave them?

If they came back, what local favorites would they push off the shelves?

 

I am on board with the OP: I miss that Fort George OPA. Jim Parker repped them up here, and the stuff was on tap and in the stores regularly. Jim left his gig with Ft. George, and, probably coincidentally, they reduced their line-up, and distribution after.

Having OPA gone was like losing a limb. OPA and Mirror Pond were my favorite "Drinking Beers". When ya wanna just hang with friends at a cookout, and not focus on beer, but still drink tasty stuff that went well with the feel of the day, unmatched.

 

I’d love to have access to Temptation bottles again.

 

Cannot argue with that.

 

I had family in SF, and two or three times a year I'd visit, and every time I'd get Pliny the Elder, and RR sours. Every time. There's stuff on the shelves here that wouldn't be missed.

 

Totally agree with everything you say. I would have no complaint finding a place on the shelf for RR stuff. Modern Times give a little perhaps? I much prefer RR to them. But that's just me. YMMV

 

Most of the stuff I miss, I miss because of distro.

I drank a ton of Terrapin Rye back when I lived in Atlanta and I'd love to have a 6er of it right now. Same with Wake n Bake.

 

Washington, yo. We haven't had Russian River since the end of 2012.

 

Sixpoint's RAD — best fuggin' (grapefruit) Radler I've ever had. Sadly, it was a one-off, so I rode my bike around Philly back in the day buying up every damn 4-pack I could find. Then when the distro supply ran out, I found a local bar that was sitting on a couple cases, and just kept going back day after day for cans till I cleaned 'em out. Greatest summer crusher ever.