Since it is the 10th of March, I was expecting to start foraging for some 'Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale.' However, I don't see it on the website...that had me looking further and see that 'Sucks' still remains retired. Sadly, it looks like Lagunitas (like Stone and Dogfish Head) is another on-the-larger-scale-craft brewery that is drastically changing their formula in order to keep their shelf space. I am really starting to miss my salad days in craft beer circa 2011/20112 where these three breweries were THE definition of craft beer with their innovation and VARIETY. My question: Does anyone know whether Waldos' will be released in 2020???!!!! Since it is still listed on the website, I assume it will be but I fear that the gem that is Lagunitas is quickly becoming what WAS the gem that was Lagunitas. Do they even publish their yearly release schedule? In the meantime, I will relish the fact that I was able to score a healthy dose of Willettized Coffee Stout from 2019...a fantastic beer at a fantastic value. Cheers, Brent
Pretty positive this https://www.lagunitas.com/beers will be accurate. It lists Hairy Eyeball, and that hasn't been around in a few years.
Already on the website. They just announced hairy eyeball on FB today, but there is some carry over offerings listed from last fall; so they will have to update a couple more to close out the year this summer. Brown Shugga with probably be back in the fall anyways 90% chance.
I’m not knocking Lagunitas, but I’d be surprised if they DID can Waldos’. They only can a couple of their older releases (IPA and Sumpin’) as far as I know, along with some of their newer releases. Waldos’ has been released as a one-hitter for several years and isn’t one of their year-round flagships, so it doesn’t seem to fit the their criteria. That said, I’d love to see it, and all of their IPAs, canned
Aw man. I'm so happy. Does anyone else remember when they put Hairy Eyeball in sixers? That was awesome.
Well Phase Change is a 2020 one hitter and it’s in cans. When I saw that it got me hoping for Waldo cans too.
No, I do not but that sounds super cool. I hadn't had it in years, but I picked up a bomber this year of Eyeballs and loved it. I'll pick up a second the moment I see it.
Your opinion is noted, and also laughed at for being ridiculous. Cans happen to be superior to bottles in every regard for time sensitive product like IPAs. They cost less to ship since the actual cans only weigh a few grams over the several ounces bottles do. They have no possible way of being affected by light. The headspace in a can is minimal. The seal on a can with a good seamer that operates to spec will be vastly superior to a capped bottle.
I started the below thread before seeing this one, as I was surprised to see Phase Change being released in four 16 oz cans this year vs six bottles and it is one of the few newer beers of theirs I have yet to try: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/lagunitas-phase-change-format-change.635966/
I remember them from 2014 or somewhere around there (I only say this because I remember I was living in AZ at the time), but then I found this little blurb dated 2010 so perhaps they did 12oz sixers for a while before that https://chicagoist.com/2010/04/28/chicagoists_beer_of_the_week_laguni_1.php
IMO, bottles are about as old school as it gets. Many more pros to cans than bottles as @MostlyNorwegian pointed out.
I’m still really glad I’m finding New Dogtown Pale Ale in stores. That is one of my favorites to revisit still. I bought a 20oz can of their IPA the other day for like $3 in the front cooler of the beer store. Nothing mind blowing by any means but a solid, drinkable beer. $3 for 20oz, I’m not complaining.
