Highly acclaimed brews that underwhelmed you?

Yes, that.

 

I felt the same about Stone Imperial Russian Stout. Then I had some with a few years on it that knocked my socks off. Then I had some that was older and it fell a little flat. I say give a few different vintages a shot.

 

Zombie Dust is the big standout for me, considering it gets hyped to shit I was literally shitting my pants when the bartender walked in with two sixers of the stuff and put them down in front of us. Turns out it's one of the most drinkable beers I've ever had, just not at all what I was expecting.

 

I will have to do that. I had the 2013 iteration. My housemates, who are more partial to RISes than I am, seemed to love it, but I just couldn't get into it. I'm a fairly big Stone fan, so I was quite disappointed that I didn't love it immediately.

 

Péché Mortel. Maybe the bottle was just ancient, but there was absolutely no coffee to be found. As a result, it was incredibly generic.

 

Sculpin, until I had it on tap. Then I got it.

 

Anything Stone (i think i am the only hater in the world) and Nugget Nectar

 

Maine Brewing Lunch - had my third one last night, each from a different batch. It will be my last one. Although I did have the last few sips with a german dinner, and oddly that combination seemed to work.

 

Nugget nectar, sculpin, sucks brown shugga substitute, and enjoy by 4.1.13

 

Heady Topper
Pliney The Younger
I'm not saying they were bad beers in any way. But I think very overhyped.

 

I'm hoping to try it again, in a different context, but I tried Heady at the DLD Eve Courtyard Marriott share, as well as at DLD, and was completely underwhelmed both times. I'm thinking that this may be attributable to palate fatigue, as I had been trying everything under the sun prior to both tastes, so at some point I'll have to get a fresh 4-pack and really give it a shot.

 

Well! So last night a friend from out of town was visiting, so I used it as an opportunity to open some bottles I had been saving for this type of occasion. The beers were: Kate '11, BA Alpha Klaus '11, and a Doom I had just purchased. I was so upset to say I was completely underwhelmed by all of them, as was my buddy. Mind you, I'm not saying they're bad beers, but based on the hype and notoriety of them, I was let down. If anything, hey, now I know at least. In the end, its just beer. I finished the night off with a Heady Topper to make it up to myself.

 

Brooklyn Black Ops

 

For real...I heard it was hot...but I tried it anyway...and almost died from the myriad layers of ennui...Black Chocolate Stout is so much more awesome.

 

GLBC BA blackout stout, BA Old Rasputin XV

 

Yuppppp sounds bout right to me

Came to say this

 

NN has never lived up the billing.

 

Ruination is pretty good, and the Best By's are damn good, the rest are forgettable.

 

my exact two, speedway had a weird cracker taste to it

 

LOVED PtY but PtE just didn't do anything for me at all. I've tried it on tap multiple times and I keep hoping to like it but it just doesn't happen. Same goes for Zombie Dust...just didn't see what the hype was about in any way whatsoever. Maybe I had an old bottle or something, who knows?

 

CBS. Not enough bourbon if ya ask me.

 

Doom

 

Westy 12

It was good, but for all the hype and hassle, not worth it. I would of rather just grabbed a Rochefort 10 off the shelf.

 

Idk how " highly acclaimed" it is nationally but troegs mad elf

 

Most beers from Hill Farmstead.

 

same thing here

tasted like a malty, alcohol bomb I renamed it hop lay up

 

Nice thread.

There is a lot. These are really good, but not that good, what hype says:
Dark Lord
Hunahpu
Green Flash West Coast IPA
Parabola (tasted only flight) and there is still one bottle my cellar
Stone IRS
Westy 12, 8, Blond
Pliny the Elder
Chimay Blue
Gumballhead
Racer 5
Raspberry Eisbock
Hop Stoopid
Duvel
Torpedo
Dark Horizon 3
Pumking

 

Duvel..extremely average for me

 

do you like beer?

 

Sure!

As you can see, I wrote, that those are still really good.

 

haha! I know, im just messin with ya

 

I waited a year to open my DL '12 (not long enough I know) but the suspense killed me. First syrupy taste and I knew I was gonna hate it. Way too much hype for that mess of a beer. Would like to try another year but cannot justify what I will have to trade for it. I was super disappointed. Behemoth did not blow me away either. So many better beers out there that are easier to get.

 

Dark Lord... blah blah blah... diabetus.

 

Had my first Lawsons Double Sunshine. I obviously loved it but I wasn't blown away, like when I had Heady or Double Galaxy for the first time.

 

DJ needs to be fresh you have to check dates. Fresh it's very good, some age on it , and it's an overly malty mess. I've tried 4 bottles only 1 was amazing the others sucked.

 

Founders Breakfast Stout. Huge let down for me.

 

not fresh if its not refrigerated.

I've stored the some of the same ipas in the fridge and some in my cellar for a month because we got 2 cases of bombers. The ones in in the fridge tasted like a fruit bomb, the one in the cellar straight up malt bomb.

The beer was Just Outstanding by Kern Brewing company got them fresh straight from the source during the citra release. If you want to keep that fruity dankness aspect a lot of great ipas have you have to keep them cold their whole life.

 

2 month DJ I pass, this is one temperamental brew IMO .

 

Rabbid Rabbit. It's not monumentally praised, but it's certainly well received (it's pulling a more-than-solid 3.81 right now). Easily my least favorite saison that I've had. I honesty don't know why FFF even considers it one. It also sits alongside Evil Power as my least favorite FFF brew.