Where to start with Clown Shoes

Just put one clown foot in front of the other. You'll be fine.

 

Third Party Candidate was great, the guy on the bottle is Geoff Dale from Three Heads Brewing, out of Rochester, NY. It's a collaboration, half Eagle Claw Fist Imperial Amber ale from Clown Shoes and half Loopy Oatmeal Red Ale from 3HB. I have to mention that this particular beer was brewed months ago... but I would still give it a try. I was fortunate enough to enjoy a growler of it fresh. Finished the whole thing in one night...

 

Clownshoes isn't perfect, but they make a lot of good beer
Hoppy Feet 1.5 is great, Luchador en Fuego is amazing, Blaecorn Unidragon was really good.
Ghengis Pecan Pie Porter was too

 

Just had my first two (one- Tramp Stamp the other week, Two- Vampire Slayer tonight) Enjoyed both of them but Vampire Slayer was pretty delicious. Just like you I have always just passed it by. Looking forward to trying other brews from such as Hoppy Feet.

 

I've had the Hoppy Feet 1.5 which was a pretty solid beer. I agree with the names and label though, I passed on them for a while. Admittedly I did the same with Bear Republic for a while, their logos and packaging looked (looks) so cheesy and poorly done that I assumed it was just some junk brand. Then of course I came onto this site and did a bit of research and saw how wrong I was. Another brewery that falls under awful marketing/labeling is Hoppin Frog, some great beers but terrible labels.

 

Big fan of Chocolate Sombrero but their stouts in general are pretty solid.

 

I haven't had any Clown Shoes in a long time but I love the brewery in general for sure. Both Hoppy Feets were good and Blaecorn Unidragon was real good as well. I remember Vampire Slayer being good just from my review of it. If you read this whole message then here is what I'll tell you: don't hesitate to try anything from them.

 

I'm a Puritan and frankly, find their names to be downright OFFENSIVE!

 

I suggest Clementine, Blaecorn, Vampire Slayer, and Chocolate Sombrero. Brown Angel was a hoppy brown ale, I didn't like it much but some people are into that. Hoppy Feet and Hoppy Feet 1.5 are the beers they were first well-known for, some of the first talked about black IPA's; I'm not in to those either, but if you like them you will probably like the Feet.

I haven't had any of the other ones. Luchador En Fuego and Genghis Pecan were both good, if they ever get those in.

 

I've only had the Genghis Pecan and Third Party Candidate. I had the same reaction to both: "Hey, that's pretty tasty." And then the liquid quickly disappeared from my glass.

 

The Unidragons and Vampire Slayer for sure. Guilty if enjoying Clementine, personally. Muffin Top scores an 86 on BA, but a lot of people drink it. Chocolate Sombrero was a miss for me - thought the alcohol was overpowering. Luchador is the barrel aged version, have not opened it yet.

 

Some of their beers are drinkable (moreso the stouts IMO), but they aren't really brewers per se. They are AFAIK just some business guys/marketing who have mercury brewing contract brew what style they want to slap a label on. Not bad stuff in most cases, but the craft ethos is missing a bit there from I understand.

 

I kind of liked Luchador en Fuego. All their stouts have been decent

 

They one where the robot on the label is made of dicks.

 

I loved luchador en fuego as well. My friend and I had it last week and thought it was very interesting... Think a Mexican coffee with a hint of chocolate minimal carbonation. I haven't seen anyone mention Brown Angel, which looks like it has Beyonce' on the label... I wasn't too crazy for that double brown. Speaking of Clown Shoes, has anyone sampled anything from Brash? One of the guys from Clown Shoes started it with a guy from Texas. Cheers.

 

I have had just about every beer from Clown Shoes apart from Porcine, which I was trying to seek out with no success. Every brew I have had from them borders on good to exceptional. Hoppy Feet 1.5 and Blaecorn are 2 amazing brews

 

Porcine Unidragon was by far my favorite
Followed by Vampire Slare, Blaecorn, and Supa hero.