Highly acclaimed brews that were better than expected?

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  1. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Jumping on the other thread of :
    Highly acclaimed brews that underwhelmed you?


    What beers have you had that were way better than expected even though they had high marks in the reviews.

    Mine were White Rajah and Columbus IPA. I also was really impressed with Jolly pumpkin Bam Biere. There are others but I picked the three above because I sought them out due to reviews. I now have full access to all of them thanks to an Ohio connection. Hope to add at Head IPA to this list but its not readily available to my "mule"


    Enjoy
     
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  2. Douggo

    Douggo Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2009 Minnesota

    Exponential Hoppiness and Parabola both exceeded expectations.
     
    #2 Douggo, Nov 9, 2012
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  3. JimmyGillingham

    JimmyGillingham Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2012 Illinois

    Fresh Hopslam
     
    #3 JimmyGillingham, Nov 9, 2012
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  4. Jugs_McGhee

    Jugs_McGhee Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,140) Aug 15, 2010 Texas
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    Westvleteren 12. Exponential Hoppiness. Narke Kaggen Stormaktsporter. Rochefort 8.
     
    #4 Jugs_McGhee, Nov 9, 2012
  5. yankeefan287

    yankeefan287 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Heady Topper. Went through a lot of effort for this because everyone said it was so amazing and after having it several times it is my favorite beer to date even with trying almost 700 beers this year alone.
     
    #5 yankeefan287, Nov 9, 2012
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  6. wrycon

    wrycon Zealot (637) Apr 22, 2009 Minnesota

    Sculpin and Palate Wrecker impressed me.

    Also, found a cache of 8 Founders Harvest Ales at a local yesterday and while they're a month out, they still tasted better than expected.
     
    #6 wrycon, Nov 9, 2012
  7. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    Armand lente
    Wooden hell
    DDG
    King henry
    BCBS 09
    BCBVS

    Cheers!
     
    #7 FosterJM, Nov 9, 2012
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  8. whendeathsleeps

    whendeathsleeps Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Indiana

    Founder's Breakfast Stout, Ayinger Celebrator.
     
    #8 whendeathsleeps, Nov 9, 2012
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  9. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    Parabola. It's better than the hype!
     
    #9 alexipa, Nov 9, 2012
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  10. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Odell Myrcenary and Moylans Hopsickle. Hopslam is my favorite beer so I guess that one too.
     
    #10 fredmugs, Nov 9, 2012
  11. tectactoe

    tectactoe Pooh-Bah (2,386) Mar 20, 2012 Michigan
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    FBS, all day. Call me crazy, but I actually think its rating should be a bit higher. One of the only beers I've had where I can say it's nearly perfect (for what it is). Great taste, great balance, easy to drink, good fresh or aged, amazing flavor profile, yada yada yada......

    EDIT: also, Espresso OA Yeti. Call me a sucker for coffee stouts, I guess.
     
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  12. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    the first 3 Alpine brews i had
    Duet
    pure hoppiness
    Exponential hoppiness
     
    #12 gatornation, Nov 9, 2012
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  13. slangtruth

    slangtruth Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Kentucky

    Weihenstephaner Vitus. And, it's cheap and easily accessible.
     
    #13 slangtruth, Nov 9, 2012
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  14. SatlyMalty

    SatlyMalty Initiate (0) Sep 12, 2012 Washington

    I've got to say my first Pliny was a phenomenal beer. It exceeded my expectations and has become one of my favorite beers.
     
    #14 SatlyMalty, Nov 9, 2012
  15. Angst

    Angst Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2007 California

    Abyss
    Pliny
    KBS
     
    #15 Angst, Nov 9, 2012
  16. bramsdell

    bramsdell Initiate (0) May 27, 2011 North Carolina

    My first FBS was even better than I expected. Same goes for Blind Pig. Pliny was pretty much exactly as awesome as I expected, but Blind Pig was something else.
     
    #16 bramsdell, Nov 9, 2012
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  17. Daemose

    Daemose Maven (1,407) Oct 3, 2011 Texas

    Boxer's Revenge.
     
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  18. brewbetter

    brewbetter Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2012 Nauru

    Exponential. Duet. Beatification. A lot of Cantillon brews. Sucuba. Oude Tart. Sang Noir. Too many...


    I don't know if you consider these highly acclaimed, but these are also hugely under-rated imo: Hanssens Oude Gueuze, Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge, and Rasputin Anniversary
     
    #18 brewbetter, Nov 9, 2012
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  19. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    Celebrator. Hands down knocked my socks off and slapped me in my face. Such a sexy maltsplosion.
     
    #19 CurtFromHershey, Nov 9, 2012
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  20. whendeathsleeps

    whendeathsleeps Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Indiana

    Amen.
     
    #20 whendeathsleeps, Nov 9, 2012
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