Daisy Cutter v. Zombie Dust "Battle Round"

As a huge fan of local beers (half acre is brewed 2 miles from me) I've never really been super into Daisy Cutter. Zombie Dust though... Thats a beast of a different color. I'd drink that any time.

 

Daisy Cutter, like a lot of Half Acre pale ales, is way too dry and grassy. Pretty boring beer, in my opinion. I much prefer Zombie Dust.

 

Tough to beat ZD.

 

I agree with the crew. Daisy Cutter is no where near ZD

 

Look at the hate for DC...

Personally, I like them both, and regardless, I wouldn't turn either of them down. Two different styles of the same style.

 

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An ipa, but definitely in zd range.

 

Just did my first all citra pale ale and I think Citra cannot be beat for how it works in a single hop pale ale.

Zombie Dust has Daisy Cutter for breakfast all day every day and twice on Sunday.

Now Head Hunter and White Rajah? Those would be worthy to do side by side with ZD.

 

Zd> diasy cutter

 

I would be happy to have access to both of them on a regular basis.

I thought the Citra was more muted than I remember, definitely not as prominent as I would have wished.

 

Totally agree. I've done a couple all Citra batches and it totally stands up to other/more complex pale ales.

 

The bottles i had were surprising to me. Did a side by side and neither could out do the other I thought. Its the closest I have found yet.

 

These are two beers you really need to experience. Either would make anyone a beer drinker... Even my mother-in-law. DC is awesome, so is ZD. In a blind test, it maybe hard to tell the difference at times. I have had many batches of both and at times, one may be better than the other. I like DC because of the can and availability, but ZD just has something about it..... The beer gods of Munster know how to make a beer people dream about.

 

If someone would kindly send me a DC I would be happy to weigh in on this one. As of now, ZD is in a class of its own. I would drink it every night if I had the chance.

 

We did a blinded tasting and those two beers came in first and second. Zombie Dust scored a perfect score and all 5 judges agreed that it was the best APA in the challenge. Daisy Cutter is fantastic, but it is a tier below Zombie Dust. Blinded APA Tasting Results

 

Wish I could try just one of them, let alone both...

 

Exactly how I'd describe Daisy Cutter....not even comparable to Zombie Dust.

 

Daisy Cutter is good, but Zombie Dust for the easy win

 

Without any doubt, what so ever, Zombie Dust hands down!

 

I wouldn't kick either out of bed!

Probably go with Zombie Dust on a slight edge

 

I question how many of you are voting for Zombie Dust over Daisy Cutter for the simple fact that one is somewhat of a chase and the other is readily available at all times in most markets. I say this, because I say over and over that Daisy Cutter on tap is the best Pale Ale I've every had and in my opinion the best Pale Ale in the world, right now. It's a Summer day at noon with a freshly cut lawn and a cool breeze at 86 degrees. I swear, the chase factor goes to many of your heads as meaning the beer is better. Zombie Dust is great, but Daisy Cutter just shits on cats.

 

Knee Deep's CITRA Pale is one of the worst pales I've had. Didn't do the Citra hop justice by any means.

 

Nope. I've had just as much ZD as DC and I just find ZD tastes so much better, DC comes across too grassy while I love the citra flavor in the ZD. My personal opinion though.

 

Never had Daisy Cutter, but I have a hard time imagining many beers of that style that are better than Zombie Dust.

 

I like Daisy Cutter better..

Also prefer Gumballhead over Zombie Dust

 

Half Acre's distribution sucks. They won't even go to the south side, let along the western suburbs. Zombie Dust is a lot easier for me to obtain -- two stores I frequent get deliveries almost every week.

So my massive preference for ZD over DC has nothing to do with "the hunt."

 

Same issue for me on the Daisy Cutter issue, but I drive into the city 1-2 times a month so I stock up

 

I love drinking the 16oz cans of DC riding around on the lawnmower, it's a great citrusy, crisp pale. One of my favorite pales. ZD is an IPA, so not in the same category, but I love it as well...I'm a Citra whore. I have a hard time writing a homebrew recipe without it in there somewhere.

 

I'm a huge DC fan. But honestly, they're both amazing beers and I wouldn't turn down either. DC is just more convenient to buy (like walk down the street convenient.) I personally think that the dry quality of DC makes it easier to pair with a wider variety of foods too.

 

I like Zombie Dust much, much better than Daisy Cutter.

 

Totally different beers. I prefer Daisy Cutter.

ZD is volatile. Sometimes it tastes great. Sometimes it doesn't. The ratings are jacked up by marketing.

 

Shewolf. Boom!

on this site it's listed as brewed by .5 acre but really a collab between .5 acre and FFF.

 

St. Lupulin is the answer.

 

I agree. There have been times I opened a fresh bottle and wondered what happened. They are both awesome beers!!!

 

ZD is so out of Daisy Cutters league (IMO) that this isn't a fair fight at all. This is the equivalent of Mike Tyson in his prime boxing Urkel.

 

Odd Side Citra Pale Ale swings the axe on both of them.

 

Chicago rules!

 

Unless Daisy Cutter dramatically altered their recipe in the last year, then this is a battle in the same way that Little Big Horn was a battle.

 

The Dust is the ruler of all

 

ZD rules! Not even close.