OK- so I don't get Sculpin...

A palate that appreciates Sculpin.

No need to over think it, not everyone will like everything.

 

You know, I've had Sculpin twice. The first time I had it, I thought it was average at best. Later I had it again and liked it a lot more. Perhaps my palate matured or perhaps I just had a bad serving that first time. I find that our fellow beer advocates who use this site are quite adept at identifying good beers so I'm always willing to give highly-rated beers 2nd or even 3rd chances.

That said, I must agree with you. I still don't think it's the best IPA. Just off the top of my head, I think Centennial and Two-Hearted are both better and Fathead's Headhunter simply pulverizes it.

 

That's like poetry man.

 

when fresh it is perfection

 

I "get it" but if you don't, no worries.

And by I get it...I surely don't mean I can actually get it locally or even by buying online.

 

Try Droado, its alot better

 

This is a beer that I feel experiences some significant batch variation. The first time I ever had it, my eyes damn near rolled back into my head. Subsequent experiences have run the gamut, however. I like it when it's got a ton of grapefruit/citrus in it.

 

Ur missing the batches that were made in small amounts with a LOT more love rather than the bastardized version found now. The beer is a shell of what it once was. I love ballast point but hate sculpin.

 

Ive had it 3 times. Its good, but ive had so many better IPAs than it. Fresh Commodore Perry, Uinta Hop Notch, Founders Centennial, and Two-Hearted in no order (and thats off the top of my head). I ripped apart my first bottle when it first came.

But taste is subjective. I know alot of people love it, and I recommend people try it for that reason with the caveat that it doesnt float my boat.

 

Had two bottles of that this year. Thought it was absolute junk. *shrug*

 

Its a great beer but not #1. I am just wondering why White Rajah is not getting any love its way better IMO but its #16

 

I liked Sculpin...didn't LOVE it though. anyone here had Habenero Sculpin? I had it in San Diego about a month ago...pretty damn interesting.

 

Here's my review from 2008:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/199/29619/?ba=Bitterbill

At that time, I thought it was near perfection. If it has "stumbled" since then, that's a pity.

 

Drink a growler to your dome and you'll figure it out. I know i did

 

Was it bottled or on tap? If bottled, did it have a best by date? The few times I've had it on tap it's been hit or miss. If the bottle didn't have a best by date, find another that does and revisit. The best by date is 4 months out from bottling.

 

Also had this year's batch and didn't like it (it was my first time trying it) so I was also left thinking to myself, how did it make it number one.

 

I like it, but it falls off fast. Once I had it on draft within 2 week of kegging, and it was one of the best beers I had in my life, other times it was pretty much a slightly above average IPA.

 

Have you ever had a mango? Sculpin is the mango IPA. It's delicious.