Pyramid Outburst IIPA

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  1. podunkparte

    podunkparte Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2009 Washington

    How did such a tasty beer come from such a mediocre brewery? I would put this beer above almost every IIPA I've had West of Colorado, and that includes Nugget Nectar (yes, I know it's labeled as an Imperial Amber.) It's easily better than the 3 DFH IPAs (60, 90, 120).

    I'm seriously just impressed with this beer. Nice job Pyramid.
     
    #1 podunkparte, Mar 27, 2012
  2. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Do you mean East of Colorado? I assume so. Even if so, I also assume you've never had Surly Abrasive.
     
    #2 BuckeyeOne, Mar 27, 2012
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  3. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Agree on the Abrasive, and from what I've heard some of those Hill Farmstead IPAs are pretty damn tasty too. But even though he didn't mention it, I think the OP might also be pointing to Outburst's availability. For me at least, a beer's desirability is inversely proportional to the level of effort involved in acquiring it (I realize, for many BAs this is a foreign concept).
     
    #3 Orca, Mar 27, 2012
  4. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    If you've ever had the chance to try Notorious or Hop Venom from Boneyard, than that should give you a very good idea what HF's Ephraim and Abner are like. Both beers are excellent, but styliistically, I can see where they might not be to everyone's taste. Also, both HF beers are quite different from the Pyramid Outburst (IMHO).

    Personally, I could give a fairly lengthy list of "East Coast" DIPA's and IPA's that I think are superior to Outburst, but that's just my opinion, and of course everyone's taste is different. Each to their own....
     
    #4 John_M, Mar 27, 2012
  5. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Anything from Boneyard is on my "must try" list, but AFAIK availability is currently limited to the brewery and/or Portland maybe? Definitely on my radar though.
     
    #5 Orca, Mar 27, 2012
  6. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Funny thing, I had a bottle of it a year ago and liked it, tried it on tap a few weeks ago and thought it was a train-wreck. Oh well, such are the ways of the world.
     
    #6 BBThunderbolt, Mar 27, 2012
  7. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I've seen some tap lists in Eugene that had boneyard beers as well.

    The last time I was in Portland you could find the RPM around town pretty easily, but not the DIPA's unfortunately. They're definitely diffucult to find, even in Portland. So I was stunned when I saw the Union Cafe taplist at 16 Tons list both beers on tap at the same time (have NEVER seen that before). Even now the cafe taplist indicates they have hop venom on tap.
     
    #7 John_M, Mar 27, 2012
  8. dirtylou

    dirtylou Grand Pooh-Bah (3,352) May 12, 2005 Oklahoma
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    These boneyard beers have been around Seattle - Hop Venom was nice
     
    #8 dirtylou, Mar 27, 2012
  9. guajolote

    guajolote Maven (1,359) Sep 12, 2008 Oregon

    I had Outburst once at the Mactarnahan's tap room. I thought it would be pretty good if they called it a regular IPA. As DIPAs go, it didn't measure up, IMO. Still not a bad beer though. And the price is great. I really liked Discord, and you can't beat the $3/bomber price.

    Oh, and don't get me started on Boneyard. Definitely my favorite brewery right now. I've seen Hop Venom more often around PDX, and RPM has even been in Salem a few times now, so that's encouraging. I'm really hoping some Hop Venom makes it to Salem soon. That shit is liquid crack.
     
    #9 guajolote, Mar 27, 2012
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  10. tcampbel1

    tcampbel1 Crusader (443) May 17, 2010 Oregon

    Just did a quick search, and found HV on tap at 5 places in the Portland/Vancouver area. I've never really thought of it as difficult beer to find on draft.
     
    #10 tcampbel1, Mar 27, 2012
  11. Mahlik

    Mahlik Initiate (0) Aug 21, 2010 Oregon
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    For the past month or so, both Hop Venom and Notorious have been on tap at a bunch of places around PDX. The kegs usually get killed rather quickly though. RPM is usually easy to find around town.
     
    #11 Mahlik, Mar 27, 2012
  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    This is great to hear. Last time I was out (back in late December), it was near impossible to find either beer around town (and believe me, I looked!).
     
    #12 John_M, Mar 27, 2012
  13. djbreezy

    djbreezy Maven (1,499) Dec 16, 2008 Washington

    I had it on tap at the brewery last summer on the first day of its release and thought it sucked. I might try it again but I think Pyramid is a weak brewery despite their recent efforts (mostly PR imo) to try and change perception of the brand...YET AGAIN...ugh.
     
    #13 djbreezy, Mar 27, 2012
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  14. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Just saw that Beer Junction will have Boneyard RPM on tap today during the "soft opening"of their new location (4-8 p.m.). I don't pay much attention to what's on tap around town, but this is the first time I've ever seen a Boneyard beer listed anywhere in Seattle. Unfortunately I probably won't be able to make it though...
     
    #14 Orca, Mar 28, 2012
  15. wsucoug96

    wsucoug96 Zealot (572) May 18, 2010 Washington
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    Don't know if you count Federal Way, but I think 99 Bottles has had RPM available for growler fills fairly frequently.
     
    #15 wsucoug96, Mar 28, 2012
  16. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Yeah, I'd count that. I haven't gotten down to 99 Bottles in more than a year though...
     
    #16 Orca, Mar 28, 2012
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  17. RedMedicine

    RedMedicine Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2005 Oregon

    Maybe they should just throw in the towel and stop trying to make money.
     
    #17 RedMedicine, Mar 29, 2012
  18. Smurf2055

    Smurf2055 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2011 Washington

    Boneyard Hop Venom shot up all over the place a few weeks ago

    As far as Outburst goes, it's impressive for a Pyramid Beer. As far as a IIPA goes, nothing even close to special.

    Check out Black Diamond's IPA and IIPA if you can, while they are around.
     
    #18 Smurf2055, Mar 29, 2012
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  19. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    "As far as Outburst goes, it's impressive for a Pyramid Beer. As far as a IIPA goes, nothing even close to special."
    This.
     
    #19 BBThunderbolt, Mar 29, 2012
  20. djbreezy

    djbreezy Maven (1,499) Dec 16, 2008 Washington

    Maybe they should focus on the beer and not the branding.
     
    #20 djbreezy, Mar 29, 2012
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