Great Taste - Underrated Beers/Breweries

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by Teakbucki62, Aug 10, 2016.

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  1. Teakbucki62

    Teakbucki62 Initiate (0) May 18, 2012 Illinois

    What are some beers/breweries people are looking forward to, which may fly under the radar?
     
  2. Andrew_P

    Andrew_P Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2014 Wisconsin

    I could see a lot of people unfamiliar with WI breweries to overlook Tyranena. They have some really nice offerings per usual.
     
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  3. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Upper Hand. They don't have the craft beer-iest distro footprint, but they brew solid beer. This is their first Great Taste and will be good opportunity for folks, outside of distro, to give them a try.
     
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  4. Soneast

    Soneast Pooh-Bah (1,751) May 9, 2008 Wisconsin
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    I'll definitely be checking out Haymarket Pub & Brewery. Always been impressed with their beers.
     
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  5. Gotti311

    Gotti311 Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2009 Wisconsin
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    New breweries I am excited to try some beers from: Barley Johns, Burnt City, Imperial Oak, One Trick Pony, Corridor, Forager, Triptych

    My favorite, under appreciated homer brewery is easily 2nd Shift
     
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  6. hopsngrains

    hopsngrains Devotee (353) Jun 12, 2006 Michigan

    Right..I'm looking forward to an Upper Hand taste or two. They do not distribute to the lower peninsula (yet).
     
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  7. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Good call. I must have glossed over them in the program. Katy is one of my all time favorite beers. I am a bit biased though, because it also my wife's name.
     
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  8. MilwaukeeBeerMaker

    MilwaukeeBeerMaker Pooh-Bah (1,792) Jun 30, 2014 Wisconsin
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    This is my first time going; hopefully see you there man!
     
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  9. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,275) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    The Real Ale tent in general is way, way too overlooked. The most interesting beers are there, and cask is the best way to drink beer if you ask me.

    Off Color anything not Dino Smores. Dino is a great beer (especially with Coffee), but their Tooth and Claw is a phenomenal Pilsner, Yuzu Fierce is a fantastic Berliner, Whiskers was one of the best wilds at FoBaB last year, Hyper Predator is one of the only coffee saisons I've had (and it totally worked), and they brewed a collab with Miller High Life, what's not to love and laugh about with that?

    2nd Shift is bringing a ton of really interesting stuff this year.

    3 Sheeps is better than you'd expect, especially the dark wheat stuff.

    Barley John's Dark Knight is one of the best BA stouts I've ever had. Think Black Tuesday but without the thinness that plagues high ABV Bruery beers.

    I think Bells/Upper Hand are underrated in the New World of Hype, and they usually bring the best/most interesting stuff outside of the Real Ale.

    Dangerous Man does awesome stuff.

    Forager has a ton of potential.

    Illuminated is doing off-the-wall stuff and really nice classic Belgian fare.

    Right Brain does the weirdest stuff and somehow it works.

    Spiteful isn't bringing anything insane, but they're a very good brewery nonetheless.

    Urban Chestnut does some wonderful lagers.

    I think a lot of people forget that Willoughby is there.
     
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  10. aussiebeer

    aussiebeer Savant (1,209) Oct 23, 2013 Illinois

    Check out Alarmist (obvious plug for a mate's brewery)
     
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  11. aep

    aep Aspirant (228) Nov 26, 2013 Wisconsin

    Yes! The real ale tent is always one of my first stops, I'm a fan of cask ales.
     
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