Highly acclaimed brews that underwhelmed you?

Can I dislike it more than once? Enjoy By is one of my favorite beers hands down. Nugget Nectar is a very solid beer also, but not in the same category. Also, the person who said HF earlier, BLASPHEMOUS! Kidding, but I can't see it. Every beer by them is one of the best I've had for each style.

For me, I think recently it was Pliny. When I first had it I was like oh wow. Then a year later a few weeks ago having it on tap at Monk's in Philly I was underwhelmed (then got a 750 of Iris, made up for it). Pliny is a well brewed beer, but it is not a mind blower Not that it wasn't, but today with everyone taking a stab at that style, there's going to be better. So for that beer to still be so highly rated is beyond me.

 

What DIPAs do you like? It's not like a lot of DIPAs, but it remains at the very top of the list for me. I've had it less than 24 hours old and I couldn't believe a beer could be that good.

 

Rochefort 10, it tasted like vomit when I had it. I need to drink another one in order to make a final verdict.

 

Sucks is my current favorite. I like alchemy hour, Pte, hopslam, jai-alai (not DIPA I guess) and head hunter to name a few.

I asked the guy I traded with if it was fresh and he said it was. I have another one coming this week so ill give it a 3rd attempt.

 

Dark Lord. Too sweet for me.

 

Fresh Dark Lord...here's hoping some cellaring will bring it around.

Lagunitas Sucks...bored me to tears.

 

My first highly acclaimed drainpour was Marshall Zhukov. I tried it again the next day, to see if lower carbonation would help. I just felt like I rather be drinking water. Too sweet for me.

 

BCBS> Very dissapointed after finally getting one. ALmost a drain pour....DFH Bitches Brew better than BCBS. I've brewed whisky stouts better than BCBS.

 

^^^lol Who'da thunk it?

BCBS

 

I found the Old Rasputin Bourbon Barrel Stout to be a little underwhelming, especially for the price point. However, I found the 2013 Firestone Sucaba to be really good! Side note, I got my hands on some 2009 Older Viscosity today! Excited for that one!

Best bourbon forward beers thus far... Bourbon County Stout - 10/10. Fremont Bourbon Abominable Ale - 10/10.

 

Sierra Nevada Torpedo

 

Delirium Tremens

It was good, but not even close to deserving the hype it had at the time.

 

Le Bleu. I've been underwhelmed by a lot of beers, but for the hype this was the biggest surprise let down.

 

Gotta say... I've never been horribly blown away by Founders Breakfast Stout.

With all the praise around here, I thought I'd get my hair blown back! It's not a bad beer (probably an 8/10), but I just don't get the hype surrounding it. It's a nice coffee stout, but I can think of about 5 coffee stouts I'd have before it.

 

fresh black tuesday...a hot mess.

 

Abrasive, was just not for me. Sucks I found OK, maybe good, but not great.

 

I thought hop stupid was pretty bad

 

Wait what?
It's like 6 bux for a 22 oz.

 

7 for their 4 pack? I'm might see that as a top beer per buck at that. I think it's close to double that here.

 

Harpoon Leviathan and Arcadia Hop Rocket were two of the worst IPA's I have ever had