First WOW beer

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  1. SpruceFish

    SpruceFish Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2009 Washington

    So I have seen the thread asking what everyones most recent WOW beer was. But I was wondering, what was the first beer that really made you take a step back and think wow is this really what beer can taste like?

    For me it was KBS a number of years ago. I had had some pretty good beer up until that point, but the minute it tried KBS I was floored.


    So what beer did it for you?
     
    #1 SpruceFish, Mar 18, 2015
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  2. Robtobfest

    Robtobfest Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2009 Connecticut

    Berkshire Octoberfest. Picked it up on a camping trip with my brother in late August 2009 as a joke because of the ugly label. Was a coors light drinker. As soon as we shared that bomber we both never looked back.
     
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  3. NoYouDidnt

    NoYouDidnt Savant (1,045) Feb 15, 2015 Indiana

    Hadn't really tasted any craft beers til a year and a half ago. Then I had a Duvel or two out at dinner. Changed my relationship with beer for good. Thank you Duvel!
     
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  4. microbrewlover

    microbrewlover Initiate (0) Oct 5, 2006 Pennsylvania

    "Imperial Pumpkin Ale" By Wyerbacher- That was the beer that got me into craft beers.
    "Double Simcoe" also by Wyerbacher- The beer that got me drinking IPA's
     
    #4 microbrewlover, Mar 18, 2015
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  5. surfrogue1

    surfrogue1 Zealot (605) Mar 14, 2013 Maryland

    Oskar Blues Ten Fidy. WOW.
    Oskar Blues Deviant Dales. Wow Again!

    and a couple years later whilst in the Chicago/Naperville, IL area...
    Solemn Oath's Combat Marshmallow (American Double Stout). Wow x 3
     
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  6. Jamie4beer

    Jamie4beer Aspirant (296) Jul 20, 2014 Missouri

    Dark Lord Vanilla Bean at Firestone Walker's first Invitational... I think June 2011. I had a few good ones before but that was clearly the WOW beer for me and changed the way I looked at craft beer since. Next was Abraxas.
     
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  7. mikevanatta

    mikevanatta Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2014 Minnesota

    Stone Ruination. It was one of the first DIPAs I had and about 1/3 of the way in, I looked at my friend and said, "This is a really good fucking beer." I still stay that every time I have it.
     
    #7 mikevanatta, Mar 18, 2015
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  8. Beerdudenumberone

    Beerdudenumberone Pundit (996) Dec 9, 2012 Indiana
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    A few years ago I was at Wings Etc for some High life and football. I decided to try an Alpha King because a guy from work was telling me how good it was and I really needed to try it. I figured they had it so why not....Craft ever since. I'm sure my wife would love to knock him out. I Would probably be drinking $25 30 packs, but now I'm lucky to buy a $12 4 or 6 pack.
     
    #8 Beerdudenumberone, Mar 18, 2015
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  9. 1upstate

    1upstate Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2015 New York

    My first was a KBS last year. My last one was during a long weekend in Burlington/ Stowe last weekend when I had a Hill Farmstead Edward
     
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  10. basics

    basics Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 North Carolina

    This is mine also. I think if Ruination were released yearly in one batch like Hopslam people would go nuts over it.
     
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  11. cducap

    cducap Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2011 Indiana

    Many years ago a military buddy bought me a Sam Adams Boston Lager. This was before the big boom in craft beer, mind you. I was amazed since all I had ever had prior to that was macro swill. It was a "wow" moment as it was this first beer I actually tasted although I had drank so-called beers before then.
     
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  12. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Pete's Wicked Ale
     
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  13. enternalhoppiness

    enternalhoppiness Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2015 Connecticut

    Ten Fidy four years aged, one of the best stouts I've had.
     
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  14. stoutmasterjames

    stoutmasterjames Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2010 Maryland

    Orval. I mean dogfish 60 was my first real craft, but Orval is the beer that really made me say WOW and made me start taking my drinking habit more seriously.
     
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  15. Mrchato

    Mrchato Initiate (0) Oct 10, 2014 California

    Mine was Pizza Port's Sharknado, and although it's not my all time favorite, it was one that I tried and said "wow, a high ABV beer that actually tastes like a sessionable beer!" If this ever makes it to 6 packs it'll be my go to session beer
     
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  16. gcamparone

    gcamparone Pooh-Bah (2,131) Dec 6, 2011 Rhode Island
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    First craft beer: Sam Adams Honey Porter ("wow! beer doesn't suck after all. I'm going to buy more of this")
    First IPA: Dogfish head 60 minute ("wow! this smells like weed and tastes like heaven. I'm going to order another one")
     
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  17. sarcastro

    sarcastro Savant (1,133) Sep 20, 2006 Michigan

    Kentucky breakfast stout, before founders changed the name to kbs.
     
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  18. beersnewb

    beersnewb Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2015 Canada (ON)

    In ontario my response would have to be la fin du monde.. It's pretty well known but mmmmmmm is it tasty. Drink better, drink less... I like it!
     
    #18 beersnewb, Mar 18, 2015
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  19. CoffeePorter

    CoffeePorter Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2015 Massachusetts

    Berkshire Coffeehouse Porter (see avatar) totally blew me away. It still is my "special occasion beer of choice".
     
    #19 CoffeePorter, Mar 18, 2015
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  20. Duhast500

    Duhast500 Pooh-Bah (1,597) Nov 14, 2007 Rhode Island
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    My first wow beer had to be Sierra Nevada Celebration, beers were good up till then but that beer blew mind. I thought I was drinking a Christmas tree.
     
    #20 Duhast500, Mar 18, 2015
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