Highly acclaimed brews that underwhelmed you?

I guess I don't get "in the mood" for a typical kind of beer. I keep my mind open and make a decision based on what is available when at a bar.

 

As much as I had heard about sculpin I was excited to try it for the first time. It was a great piney IPA but I was expecting a lot more.

 

You've never been 'in the mood' for a particular beer or food? Conversely, you have never had a time when you just didn't feel like having a particular type of beer or an item of food that you would normally enjoy?

 

Food - yes. Beer - no. What I was saying is that when I go out to a bar I don't go with any types or styles in mind. Mostly because I don't have any "epic" craft beer bars in this area, so I have to accept what they have. I literally make up my mind once I see the beer list.

 

Goose Bourbon County
FFF Dark Lord
Founders KBS

I can feel the hate already, but I actually enjoy Dragons Milk, Founders regular breakfast, and Port Old Viscosity more than any of these three, and what's better, I don't have to fight mobs of beer geeks to get hold of them.

 

Trappistes Rochefort 8
wanted to like it... but I walked away thinking "meh". Never bought again. Hate even admitting it, because I feel like my taste buds are dysfunctional.
(my fav go to beer = speedway, so I am out of synch with several of the above posters in that regard too....)

 

That is what FBS tasted to me as well only add hops. I finished the bottle regardless.

 

Damon

Shaun does a lot of things really well (Saisons, IPAs, Porters, etc.) but BA stouts aren't one of them. Also thought Genealogy of Morals was pretty average.

 

I knew this would piss a lot of people off. But I see others in the thread that agreed with me.

I say "Oh come on" when I hear people bitching about availability of a good beer. Never said it was bad, just overrated. I would take a Dreadnaught on tap a thousand times before a ZD.

 

Two Hearted wasn't as good as I expected. Not a bad beer, mind you, but not anywhere in my top 10. Also, when I had Westvleteren 8 I don't remember being blown away.

 

Heady Topper, westvleteren, sublimely self righteous. I need to get some fresh heady cause I'm pretty sure it rules.

 

Bells two hearted. Yuck!

 

Recent ones include Stone 16th, SN Celebration, SN Narwhal, and BCBCS.

 

Simple Hop Slam, was just not what I thought it was going to be. Maybe it was not fresh enough, but the hype is bigger than the beer.

 

Couldn't agree more.

 

SN Celebration

 

OK, so you have your argument covered with the first sentence. That being said, the thread is Highly acclaimed brews that underwhelmed you and you mention 3 breweries that produce at least a dozen brews a year. This is not making much sense to me.

 

Definitely Sucks....

 

Dark Lord. One of the worst stouts I've had.

 

Firestone Walker Abacus
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break
Unibroue La Fin Du Monde